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Post by The Invisible Sun on Mar 27, 2014 12:47:23 GMT -5
If Oasis sold only 50 million, they are the equivalent to Nickelback.  |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Mar 27, 2014 12:53:30 GMT -5
If Oasis sold only 50 million, they are the equivalent to Nickelback. To be fair, Nickelback sold a shit ton of albums in the US over the last 10-12 years. I have no idea how they did it or who was buying them. I've still yet to meet a single Nickelback fan. I'd say Oasis sold between 50-55 million albums. Pretty solid numbers. |
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Post by allingoodtime on Mar 27, 2014 13:15:55 GMT -5
Oasis' problem is probably that they were disliked in America..and thats quite a big population
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Post by The Invisible Sun on Mar 27, 2014 14:21:09 GMT -5
If Oasis sold only 50 million, they are the equivalent to Nickelback. To be fair, Nickelback sold a shit ton of albums in the US over the last 10-12 years. I have no idea how they did it or who was buying them. I've still yet to meet a single Nickelback fan. I'd say Oasis sold between 50-55 million albums. Pretty solid numbers. I can't really say I'm a Nickelback fan because I only like less than a dozen of their songs and they have well over a hundred. I've never bought their albums though. My mother did, she liked their early stuff a lot. |
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Post by Rain on Mar 27, 2014 14:33:13 GMT -5
If Oasis sold only 50 million, they are the equivalent to Nickelback. To be fair, Nickelback sold a shit ton of albums in the US over the last 10-12 years. I have no idea how they did it or who was buying them. I've still yet to meet a single Nickelback fan. I'd say Oasis sold between 50-55 million albums. Pretty solid numbers. Mostly women in their 40's try to keep with todays music bought their albums in last 12 years. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Mar 27, 2014 15:32:10 GMT -5
To be fair, Nickelback sold a shit ton of albums in the US over the last 10-12 years. I have no idea how they did it or who was buying them. I've still yet to meet a single Nickelback fan. I'd say Oasis sold between 50-55 million albums. Pretty solid numbers. Mostly women in their 40's try to keep with todays music bought their albums in last 12 years.  |
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Post by Rain on Mar 27, 2014 15:43:12 GMT -5
Mostly women in their 40's try to keep with todays music bought their albums in last 12 years. True, I asked many older women I worked through the years with who they like for music. The big 80's or 70's bands were named, then all of sudden Nickelback, Linkin Park and Maroon 5 are mentioned.... Train too. After that, then I realize they have no taste. |
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Post by shoes222 on Mar 27, 2014 19:08:19 GMT -5
Lennon2217I know that you know what I mean. Where's problem? Live Forever, Wonderwall, Don't Look Back In Anger, Champagne Supernova - beautiful rock n roll ballads. I'm just saying you can't call Coldplay a pop band when Oasis' biggest moments is when they released pop singles. Same deal as Coldplay. They have rockers and dark tunes as well. It's the catchy stuff that gets you the mansions and expensive cars. I don't understand the point here... ANY artist that sells tens of millions of records is considered "pop". Jay-Z and Kanye West are considered pop hip-hop. Even Nevermind by Nirvana is considered mainstream pop rock. Being pop is what ALL high sellers have in common...it means they appeal to the general public. But stylistically Coldplay is a different kind of band than Oasis is, and Coldplay's style of music provides an easier path to commercial success than Oasis. That's the only point being made. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Mar 27, 2014 19:30:53 GMT -5
I'm just saying you can't call Coldplay a pop band when Oasis' biggest moments is when they released pop singles. Same deal as Coldplay. They have rockers and dark tunes as well. It's the catchy stuff that gets you the mansions and expensive cars. I don't understand the point here... ANY artist that sells tens of millions of records is considered "pop". Jay-Z and Kanye West are considered pop hip-hop. Even Nevermind by Nirvana is considered mainstream pop rock. Being pop is what ALL high sellers have in common...it means they appeal to the general public. But stylistically Coldplay is a different kind of band than Oasis is, and Coldplay's style of music provides an easier path to commercial success than Oasis. That's the only point being made. Well that is what "Pop" music means........... My point is both bands, Oasis and Coldplay, made their millions with pop rock tunes. I consider Coldplay rock, much lighter than Oasis but still rock. I merely responded to the idea that Oasis was the last great rock band to sell that many albums which is not true because Coldplay surpassed them commercially, and maintained it longer. |
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Post by vespa on Mar 28, 2014 10:46:14 GMT -5
Its actually more than people think,they sold 41 million albums under alan mcghee ,and theyve never seem to have had an update of sales of there early albums, morning glory has been on 22 million now for years and sales have never changed even the uk theyve been stuck on about 4.5 mill copies for that album for years , i think it works out theyve sold about 75 million records worldwide thats albums and single sales .
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Post by stevemeister on Mar 28, 2014 10:51:40 GMT -5
If Oasis sold only 50 million, they are the equivalent to Nickelback. To be fair, Nickelback sold a shit ton of albums in the US over the last 10-12 years. I have no idea how they did it or who was buying them. I've still yet to meet a single Nickelback fan. I'd say Oasis sold between 50-55 million albums. Pretty solid numbers. They're all hidden in a closet somewhere, Canadians love bashing this band. I live in Alberta, their home Province, but these fuckers will sell out every single time. |
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Post by themanwithnoname on Mar 28, 2014 11:07:17 GMT -5
If Oasis sold only 50 million, they are the equivalent to Nickelback. I'd say Oasis sold between 50-55 million albums. Pretty solid numbers. Spooky. Noel predicted it in 1994 and it probably sounded ridiculous at the time - see 4.38 mins in... |
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Post by allingoodtime on Mar 28, 2014 15:17:45 GMT -5
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Post by TheEyeballTickler on Mar 28, 2014 19:39:02 GMT -5
Zeppelin have sold around 200mill, haven't they? Pretty good for their type of music. May have been "pop" in the 70s though..
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Post by Lennon2217 on Mar 29, 2014 8:17:40 GMT -5
Zeppelin have sold around 200mill, haven't they? Pretty good for their type of music. May have been "pop" in the 70s though.. Pop isn't a set term. I know in our modern heads we think of pop as Taylor Swift, One Direction, Beiber and all that shit because it's all over the charts. However, it wasn't too long ago in the 90s when grunge dominated, british guitar bands soared and alternative music was cool. It's a free flowing thing. Hopefully it sways back to the 1991-1996 feeling. |
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Post by tomlivesforever on Mar 29, 2014 9:55:49 GMT -5
'pop' music is just popular music right? There is a massive difference between consciously creating pop music and having people follow the type of music you are making.
Coldplay for example made a conscious grab for that audience with there last album. I don't really think of Oasis doing the same thing. Oasis made music that people brought into rather than deliberately craft albums to appeal to a mass.
You would never describe Bob Marley say as 'reggae pop'. Neil Young and Bob Dylan both created popular albums but entirely on their own terms and for there own enjoyment. People just went along with it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2014 10:08:31 GMT -5
Zeppelin have sold around 200mill, haven't they? Pretty good for their type of music. May have been "pop" in the 70s though.. Ah. NO NOT A FUCKING CHANCE .......and for one simple reason , THEY NEVER RELEASED A SINGLE ......EVER .......you can't be pop if the top 40 radio don't play it , back then they were not plsyed on top 40 because they didn't fit the genre however what Lennon2217 and tomlivesforever said about pop is spot on .,... Pop found oasis oasis didn't look to be " pop ". big difference .....and zep was never ever ever ever Pop ( sorry Lennon2217  for Taylor ref) they never even won a Grammy when making music or nominated |
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Post by Officer Jim Kurring on Mar 29, 2014 11:26:55 GMT -5
i'll be honest with you, i love Michael Bolton's music. I do. i'm a Michael Bolton fan...for my money, i don't know if it gets any better than when he sings "When a Man Loves a Woman".
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Post by Lennon2217 on Mar 29, 2014 11:33:24 GMT -5
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Post by shoes222 on Mar 29, 2014 21:13:01 GMT -5
'pop' music is just popular music right? There is a massive difference between consciously creating pop music and having people follow the type of music you are making. Coldplay for example made a conscious grab for that audience with there last album. I don't really think of Oasis doing the same thing. Oasis made music that people brought into rather than deliberately craft albums to appeal to a mass.You could argue Oasis was trying to do exactly that with What's The Story. Noel was consciously and purposely trying to write anthems with mass appeal. To his credit, he succeeded. |
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Post by TheEyeballTickler on Mar 30, 2014 18:16:04 GMT -5
I know Zep didn't have any singles.However they surely must have been played on the radio in 70s?? They already got the attention when they formed the supergroup, didn't they? Didn't need singles to get popular?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2014 18:25:11 GMT -5
I know Zep didn't have any singles.However they surely must have been played on the radio in 70s?? They already got the attention when they formed the supergroup, didn't they? Didn't need singles to get popular? I assume your quoting me ,,,,yes they were on radio but AOR format album or classic rock if you will , they were not played on pop stations , they were not mainstream . When the Grammys were on they were never mentioned. As a matter of fact they were described " as a a good joint passed down from your older brother " I forget where I read that ,but it's. A quote .....in the 70 s mate in the USA they were plsyed on rock format stations but the POP never touched them , the mainstream never talked of them , lok at the Grammy winners from there era , rock was not pop then as it is now , that's all I mean |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Mar 30, 2014 21:25:05 GMT -5
Zeppelin let their music do the talking. It's true. They had very few singles. They basically let DJs decide what to play and how often it would be played. Literally anything off IV could be a radio hit. Most were...
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Post by TheEyeballTickler on Mar 31, 2014 7:28:09 GMT -5
Allright:) I believe most bestselling rockbands have been mainstream from time to time. It's pretty exeptional Zep never were. The amount of records they've sold is amazing. I suppose it wouldn't be possible if they weren't already well known musicians?
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Post by Lennon2217 on Mar 31, 2014 7:32:36 GMT -5
Allright:) I believe most bestselling rockbands have been mainstream from time to time. It's pretty exeptional Zep never were. The amount of records they've sold is amazing. I suppose it wouldn't be possible if they weren't already well known musicians? It's never more amazing considering how musical journalists dumped on the band all the time. Especially Rolling Stone magazine. This is also back in the day when that magazine wielded a ton of power. |
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