keller1
(Taco Bell is a phone company in Mexico) | | Posted: Sep 13, 2007 - 05:35 | |
Paul_in_Australia wrote:
I will take your word for that as I had never heard of Ryan Adams, but I'm sure he is a really big star. Somewhere. If you follow this link , you will see that in the UK, this track was rated as the best British song of all time!
1. Oasis - Wonderwall
2. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
3. Led Zeppelin- Stairway to Heaven
4. The Beatles - Let It Be
5. John Lennon - Imagine
6. Police- Every Breath You Take
7. The Jam- Going Underground
8. Verve- Bitter Sweet Symphony
9. Robbie Williams - Angels
10. The Stranglers- Golden Brown
Now it was not a big sample, and the kids tend to have short memories, but however big Ryan Adams may be with 'alt-country' fans, Rush Limbaugh has a bigger profile than Ryan Adams outside America, and outside America Rush Limbaugh has no profile at all...
That is excellent news about Rush Limbaugh --- at least the stupidity is somewhat contained.
On the list, from a Canadian standpoint at least, the first half dozen things aren't too controversial but your Rush Limbaugh comment could probably be applied to the last four tunes --- I mean, nobody knows who Robbie Williams is in North America.
As for the Oasis/Ryan Adams thing, it's really not a question of the quality of the music but of the reach, and right now Oasis wins hands down. One of these days, though, Ryan Adams is going to be huge.
For what it's worth, Noel Gallagher apparently prefers Ryan's version of Wonderwall to the Oasis version. |
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Paul_in_Australia
(Melbourne) | | Posted: Sep 13, 2007 - 04:27 | |
keller1 wrote:
Oasis made two great albums and look to be finished. Ryan Adams has already made four or five great ones (don't forget Whiskeytown) and is still growing up as a songwriter. He is going to be a big star --- bigger than Oasis, I'd wager.
I will take your word for that as I had never heard of Ryan Adams, but I'm sure he is a really big star. Somewhere. If you follow this link , you will see that in the UK, this track was rated as the best British song of all time!
1. Oasis - Wonderwall
2. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
3. Led Zeppelin- Stairway to Heaven
4. The Beatles - Let It Be
5. John Lennon - Imagine
6. Police- Every Breath You Take
7. The Jam- Going Underground
8. Verve- Bitter Sweet Symphony
9. Robbie Williams - Angels
10. The Stranglers- Golden Brown
Now it was not a big sample, and the kids tend to have short memories, but however big Ryan Adams may be with 'alt-country' fans, Rush Limbaugh has a bigger profile than Ryan Adams outside America, and outside America Rush Limbaugh has no profile at all... |
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firerytrigon
(East Anglia, UK) | | Posted: Sep 13, 2007 - 02:11 | |
Personally I've had a gut full of these Manc T*ats....whining voices and very bad eyebrows are all they are and likely to be. If commercial success equals worth god help us all....mind you he's had quite a lot of commercial success himself, so perhaps I'm asking the wrong person there........A 1 (sucko barfo) and they're lucky to get that!  |
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miahfost
(Svensk Socialist Soviet Monarki) | | Posted: Sep 13, 2007 - 02:04 | |
robco1 wrote:Like the song. Hate these arrogant pricks.
robco1++ |
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keller1
(Taco Bell is a phone company in Mexico) | | Posted: Aug 28, 2007 - 09:02 | |
cc_rider wrote:
You think? Your prophesy has long since come true. Nothin' personal, but Oracle at Delphi, you ain't.
Sorry for the snark attack, it just hit me. Comparing Ryan Adams and Oasis just seems ridiculous. I LIKE Oasis, even this song. But any single Whiskeytown album kicks the snot out of everything Oasis did. Emphasis on 'DID', while Ryan Adams is one of the hardest workin' dudes in music.
Sorry again for snappin' at ya. Peace.
c.
It's "prophecy", Einstein.
You aren't paying attention. Read the string and get some context.
Oasis has sold 60 million records, Ryan/Whiskeytown a fraction of that. "Star" in this context means a commercial success. Pound for pound, song for song, I'll take Ryan too --- he just has a long way to go to match Oasis' commercial success. |
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cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.) | | Posted: Aug 28, 2007 - 08:52 | |
keller1 wrote:
He is going to be a big star --- bigger than Oasis, I'd wager.
You think? Your prophesy has long since come true. Nothin' personal, but Oracle at Delphi, you ain't.
Sorry for the snark attack, it just hit me. Comparing Ryan Adams and Oasis just seems ridiculous. I LIKE Oasis, even this song. But any single Whiskeytown album kicks the snot out of everything Oasis did. Emphasis on 'DID', while Ryan Adams is one of the hardest workin' dudes in music.
Sorry again for snappin' at ya. Peace.
c. |
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Hannio
(Austin, TX) | | Posted: Aug 28, 2007 - 08:52 | |
DoctorHooey wrote:what is a wonderwall anyway?
I wonder if it is a reference to George Harrison's Wonderwall Music.
Never mind, a quick check in wikipedia confirmed my suspicions. |
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Cambot
(Never mind where I am now - I'm from Chicago) | | Posted: Aug 28, 2007 - 08:49 | |
Marina1 wrote:No No No. Too commercial.
You sound like one of those people who refuse to listen to acts you didn't personally discover. Maybe it's time to ignore the 'commercial' stigma and start enjoying music. |
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robco1
(Chicago, IL) | | Posted: Aug 28, 2007 - 08:48 | |
Like the song. Hate these arrogant pricks.
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1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California) | | Posted: Aug 28, 2007 - 08:48 | |
There are many things that I'd like to say to you, but I don't know how.. meydele wrote:
I don't give a damn what anyone says . . . commercial is not always "bad". |
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DoctorHooey
(/etc) | | Posted: Aug 28, 2007 - 08:47 | |
what is a wonderwall anyway?
I much prefer 'Champagne Supernova' or 'Don't Walk Away in Anger'
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keller1
(Taco Bell is a phone company in Mexico) | | Posted: Aug 15, 2007 - 11:09 | |
Paul_in_Australia wrote:
I suspect that long after Ryan Adams (who?) has been consigned to the status of where-are-they-now? trivia questions, this track will continue to pentrate the hearts of lovers everywhere...
Oasis made two great albums and look to be finished. Ryan Adams has already made four or five great ones (don't forget Whiskeytown) and is still growing up as a songwriter. He is going to be a big star --- bigger than Oasis, I'd wager. |
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thekid
(St. Louis, Misery) | | Posted: Aug 12, 2007 - 16:19 | |
Paul_in_Australia wrote:
I suspect that long after Ryan Adams (who?) has been consigned to the status of where-are-they-now? trivia questions, this track will continue to pentrate the hearts of lovers everywhere...
What a horrible thing to say! |
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Paul_in_Australia
(Melbourne) | | Posted: Aug 12, 2007 - 15:56 | |
roodboy wrote:i dont care what any of you heathens say - this is an all time classic ...
I suspect that long after Ryan Adams (who?) has been consigned to the status of where-are-they-now? trivia questions, this track will continue to pentrate the hearts of lovers everywhere... |
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roodboy
(MADchester, UK) | | Posted: Aug 12, 2007 - 15:45 | |
i dont care what any of you heathens say - this is an all time classic ...
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thekid
(St. Louis, Misery) | | Posted: Aug 12, 2007 - 15:43 | |
No better way to help free up rp bandwidth than to play this song.
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shakitten
| | Posted: Jul 27, 2007 - 21:58 | |
toomanyollys wrote:
agreed. first time I've had to hit the mute button.
Yep, I'm on board, too. A totally pretentious band who were overly full of themselves and then couldn't even get it together enough to perform. How many shows did they cancel because they were fighting? Pleeez.... |
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toomanyollys
| | Posted: Jul 12, 2007 - 03:37 | |
h2o2kat wrote:I did not like this song when it came out, I learned to hate it when it was over played. Apparently I still haven't gotten over my loathing of this song and this band in general.  agreed. first time I've had to hit the mute button. |
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h2o2kat
(Body in Seattle Heart in NYC Mind in Ibiza) | | Posted: Jun 10, 2007 - 18:51 | |
I did not like this song when it came out, I learned to hate it when it was over played. Apparently I still haven't gotten over my loathing of this song and this band in general. |
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monanotlisa
| | Posted: May 26, 2007 - 01:53 | |
Thanks, but no thanks. Played to death on public radio stations everywhere in this country, which is why I don't listen to them any more.
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nigelr
(Coffs Harbour, Australia) | | Posted: May 26, 2007 - 01:53 | |
Have to admit I like this song!
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drmaybe
| | Posted: May 10, 2007 - 09:35 | |
UltraNurd wrote:
That is a fascinating abbreviation for "nineties". Usually, I see '90s (the apostrophe indicating that the "19" has been elided), and sometimes incorrectly 90's (not a possessive).
Actually, standard punctuation guides traditionally recommend the use of an apostrophe to indicate a plural with numbers and individual letters ("three n's", or "90's"). In recent years some guides have changed the recommendation to not use the apostrophe with numbers, but it's definitely still acceptable either way. |
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tiggers
| | Posted: May 10, 2007 - 09:32 | |
Frater_Kork wrote:Blargh, Brit Emo anthem of the 90:ies...
Emo???? Saints preserve us  |
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tiggers
| | Posted: May 10, 2007 - 09:29 | |
thewiseking wrote:oy. stop whining thru yer goddamn nose you little putz.
strictly for teenangst soap opera soundtracks.
pure rubbish.
No need to repeat yourself, we read the same comment the first time you posted it a couple of months ago |
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sutcliff
(Saint Louis) | | Posted: May 10, 2007 - 09:29 | |
Best thing about Oasis...helped me discover Travis.
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wally42
(Between a Rock and a Hard Place) | | Posted: May 10, 2007 - 09:25 | |
drmaybe wrote:I can't remember going a week without hearing this #$%#* song in the last couple of years.
Tired much? Please, some relief from this bunch of egomaniac poseurs! I listen to RP to avoid hearing the same crap you can hear on every top 40 radio station in the country!
Exactly!!! |
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UltraNurd
(Boston, MA) | | Posted: May 10, 2007 - 09:25 | |
Frater_Kork wrote:Blargh, Brit Emo anthem of the 90:ies...
That is a fascinating abbreviation for "nineties". Usually, I see '90s (the apostrophe indicating that the "19" has been elided), and sometimes incorrectly 90's (not a possessive). |
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drmaybe
| | Posted: May 10, 2007 - 09:23 | |
I can't remember going a week without hearing this #$%#* song in the last couple of years.
Tired much? Please, some relief from this bunch of egomaniac poseurs! I listen to RP to avoid hearing the same crap you can hear on every top 40 radio station in the country!
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UltraNurd
(Boston, MA) | | Posted: May 10, 2007 - 09:23 | |
Marina1 wrote:No No No. Too commercial.
IMO, "too commercial" should never be a reason not to play a song. Consider the commercial success achieved by some of the artists that are generally highly rated and considered classic. |
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wally42
(Between a Rock and a Hard Place) | | Posted: May 10, 2007 - 09:22 | |
Oh please make it stop.............
I rarely ever, damn near never, question your taste Bill....but....well... ick
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