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oasis sold about 10 million album in america in a very short time
And even more than that elsewhere. Love 'em or hate 'em, they were very successful at their peak.
I must admit I preferred the early 80s line-up though.
The true absolute objective sign as to whether a band is famous or not.
looks like oasis was hugely popular in the uk, usa, ireland, sweden, japan and australia
Last Friday in a small club in Germany I saw a woman running around with an "Alternative Tentacles" shirt...wondered whether I should give Jello Biafra a call to make sure he´s aware being a global player....
what are you talking about. go look at their chart positions and you'll see they were pretty popular all over the world. oasis hold the record for longest run of top 10 singles in the uk. looks like the had number 1 albums in basically every major country at some point
They were huge for the entire time that they existed as a recording act which was around 14-15 years.
They sold over 70 million records in that time.
You really DO live on a different planet.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2011-10-17 00:26 by Gazza.
They're certainly taller.
since they hold the record for longest streak of uk top 10 singles i guess in that since they were bigger than the beatles
How many did they have? Cliff Richard had 23 UK top 10 hits in a row from 1960 to 1965.
I just checked, Oasis had 22 UK top 10 hits from 'Live Forever' to 'The Shock Of Lightning', one less than Cliff had in the early 60s!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2011-10-17 01:11 by Sleepy City.
yes but the streak for oasis was BAND. cliff is 1 guy
Not at the time he wasn't. These records were all by Cliff Richard & The Shadows, just as much a band as Gerry & The Pacemakers or Johnny Kidd & The Pirates.
i looked it up and they are counting him as a solo artist
Who are "they"???
Cliff has only really been a solo act since 1967.
the guiness book of world records
They're wrong, at least for the first 8 years of his career they are.
no they are correct i looked it up. the shadows were not part of the same recording contract and received no royalties for the studio backing of cliff richards so by industry standards they were nothing more than a group of guys who always backed cliff richards.
well thats not the point. we were talking about bands and popularity. cliff richards was never anything over in the states and there are plenty of examples of other hugely famous backing bands that don't get counted in a singles tally. most of bruce springsteen's albums were backed by the e street band yet the singles are credited to bruce. same with thorogood and the destroyers the hit count is credited only to george
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OT."Almost Famous Bands" who think they'll Famous
Posted by:
colonial
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Date: October 16, 2011 23:40
What "Almost famous" Bands and Musicians actually think they'll famous..
Oasis
Oasis
Re: OT.Almost Famous Bands who thought they were Famous
Posted by:
keefriffhard4life
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Date: October 16, 2011 23:42
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colonial
What almost famous bands who actually thought they were famous..
Oasis
oasis sold about 10 million album in america in a very short time
Re: OT.Almost Famous Bands who thought they were Famous
Posted by:
Edith Grove
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Date: October 16, 2011 23:43
Hootie & the Blowfish ?
Re: OT.Almost Famous Bands who thought they were Famous
Posted by:
Sleepy City
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Date: October 16, 2011 23:43
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colonial
What almost famous bands who actually thought they were famous..
Oasis
oasis sold about 10 million album in america in a very short time
And even more than that elsewhere. Love 'em or hate 'em, they were very successful at their peak.
Re: OT."Almost Famous Bands" who think they'll Famous
Posted by:
stones78
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Date: October 16, 2011 23:59
What do you mean "they'll famous"? You mean "they'll BE famous"?
And Oasis? They are pretty famous worlwide, and were one of the biggest bands of the 90's, whether you like it or not.
And Oasis? They are pretty famous worlwide, and were one of the biggest bands of the 90's, whether you like it or not.
Re: OT."Almost Famous Bands" who think they'll Famous
Posted by:
Sleepy City
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Date: October 17, 2011 00:00
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stones78
What do you mean "they'll famous"? You mean "they'll BE famous"?
And Oasis? They are pretty famous worlwide, and were one of the biggest bands of the 90's, whether you like it or not.
I must admit I preferred the early 80s line-up though.
Re: OT.Almost Famous Bands who thought they were Famous
Posted by:
colonial
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Date: October 17, 2011 00:01
Sleepy City..yea' But thats not Global fame like The Stones..Beatles..U2..Elvis etc. i've never meet an Oasis fan yetQuote
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colonial
What almost famous bands who actually thought they were famous..
Oasis
oasis sold about 10 million album in america in a very short time
And even more than that elsewhere. Love 'em or hate 'em, they were very successful at their peak.
Re: OT.Almost Famous Bands who thought they were Famous
Posted by:
stones78
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Date: October 17, 2011 00:03
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colonial
i've never meet an Oasis fan yet
The true absolute objective sign as to whether a band is famous or not.
Re: OT.Almost Famous Bands who thought they were Famous
Posted by:
keefriffhard4life
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Date: October 17, 2011 00:06
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colonialSleepy City..yea' But thats not Global fame like The Stones..Beatles..U2..Elvis etc. i've never meet an Oasis fan yetQuote
Sleepy CityQuote
keefriffhard4lifeQuote
colonial
What almost famous bands who actually thought they were famous..
Oasis
oasis sold about 10 million album in america in a very short time
And even more than that elsewhere. Love 'em or hate 'em, they were very successful at their peak.
looks like oasis was hugely popular in the uk, usa, ireland, sweden, japan and australia
Re: OT.Almost Famous Bands who thought they were Famous
Posted by:
colonial
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Date: October 17, 2011 00:14
They might of had some short term success bordering on been famous but thats about itQuote
keefriffhard4lifeQuote
colonialSleepy City..yea' But thats not Global fame like The Stones..Beatles..U2..Elvis etc. i've never meet an Oasis fan yetQuote
Sleepy CityQuote
keefriffhard4lifeQuote
colonial
What almost famous bands who actually thought they were famous..
Oasis
oasis sold about 10 million album in america in a very short time
And even more than that elsewhere. Love 'em or hate 'em, they were very successful at their peak.
looks like oasis was hugely popular in the uk, usa, ireland, sweden, japan and australia
Re: OT.Almost Famous Bands who thought they were Famous
Posted by:
shortfatfanny
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Date: October 17, 2011 00:18
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colonialSleepy City..yea' But thats not Global fame like The Stones..Beatles..U2..Elvis etc. i've never meet an Oasis fan yetQuote
Sleepy CityQuote
keefriffhard4lifeQuote
colonial
What almost famous bands who actually thought they were famous..
Oasis
oasis sold about 10 million album in america in a very short time
And even more than that elsewhere. Love 'em or hate 'em, they were very successful at their peak.
Last Friday in a small club in Germany I saw a woman running around with an "Alternative Tentacles" shirt...wondered whether I should give Jello Biafra a call to make sure he´s aware being a global player....
Re: OT.Almost Famous Bands who thought they were Famous
Posted by:
keefriffhard4life
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Date: October 17, 2011 00:23
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colonialThey might of had some short term success bordering on famousQuote
keefriffhard4lifeQuote
colonialSleepy City..yea' But thats not Global fame like The Stones..Beatles..U2..Elvis etc. i've never meet an Oasis fan yetQuote
Sleepy CityQuote
keefriffhard4lifeQuote
colonial
What almost famous bands who actually thought they were famous..
Oasis
oasis sold about 10 million album in america in a very short time
And even more than that elsewhere. Love 'em or hate 'em, they were very successful at their peak.
looks like oasis was hugely popular in the uk, usa, ireland, sweden, japan and australia
what are you talking about. go look at their chart positions and you'll see they were pretty popular all over the world. oasis hold the record for longest run of top 10 singles in the uk. looks like the had number 1 albums in basically every major country at some point
Re: OT.Almost Famous Bands who thought they were Famous
Posted by:
Gazza
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Date: October 17, 2011 00:25
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colonialThey might of had some short term success bordering on been famous but thats about itQuote
keefriffhard4lifeQuote
colonialSleepy City..yea' But thats not Global fame like The Stones..Beatles..U2..Elvis etc. i've never meet an Oasis fan yetQuote
Sleepy CityQuote
keefriffhard4lifeQuote
colonial
What almost famous bands who actually thought they were famous..
Oasis
oasis sold about 10 million album in america in a very short time
And even more than that elsewhere. Love 'em or hate 'em, they were very successful at their peak.
looks like oasis was hugely popular in the uk, usa, ireland, sweden, japan and australia
They were huge for the entire time that they existed as a recording act which was around 14-15 years.
They sold over 70 million records in that time.
You really DO live on a different planet.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2011-10-17 00:26 by Gazza.
Re: OT."Almost Famous Bands" who think they'll Famous
Posted by:
melillo
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Date: October 17, 2011 00:26
LED ZEPPELIN LOL
Re: OT."Almost Famous Bands" who think they'll Famous
Posted by:
colonial
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Date: October 17, 2011 00:49
Didn't one of the brothers from Oasis say they were bigger than The Beatles..yea' right 
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2011-10-17 00:51 by colonial.
Re: OT."Almost Famous Bands" who think they'll Famous
Posted by:
Sleepy City
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Date: October 17, 2011 00:50
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colonial
Oasis is bigger than The Beatles
They're certainly taller.
Re: OT."Almost Famous Bands" who think they'll Famous
Posted by:
keefriffhard4life
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Date: October 17, 2011 00:57
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colonial
Didn't one of the brothers from Oasis say they were bigger than The Beatles..yea' right
since they hold the record for longest streak of uk top 10 singles i guess in that since they were bigger than the beatles
Re: OT."Almost Famous Bands" who think they'll Famous
Posted by:
Deltics
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Date: October 17, 2011 01:04
They might of have had some short term success bordering on been being famous, but that's about it.
Grammar!
"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"
Grammar!
"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"
Re: OT."Almost Famous Bands" who think they'll Famous
Posted by:
Sleepy City
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Date: October 17, 2011 01:04
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keefriffhard4lifeQuote
colonial
Didn't one of the brothers from Oasis say they were bigger than The Beatles..yea' right
since they hold the record for longest streak of uk top 10 singles i guess in that since they were bigger than the beatles
How many did they have? Cliff Richard had 23 UK top 10 hits in a row from 1960 to 1965.
Re: OT."Almost Famous Bands" who think they'll Famous
Posted by:
Sleepy City
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Date: October 17, 2011 01:10
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Sleepy CityQuote
keefriffhard4lifeQuote
colonial
Didn't one of the brothers from Oasis say they were bigger than The Beatles..yea' right
since they hold the record for longest streak of uk top 10 singles i guess in that since they were bigger than the beatles
How many did they have? Cliff Richard had 23 UK top 10 hits in a row from 1960 to 1965.
I just checked, Oasis had 22 UK top 10 hits from 'Live Forever' to 'The Shock Of Lightning', one less than Cliff had in the early 60s!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2011-10-17 01:11 by Sleepy City.
Re: OT."Almost Famous Bands" who think they'll Famous
Posted by:
keefriffhard4life
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Date: October 17, 2011 01:50
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Sleepy CityQuote
Sleepy CityQuote
keefriffhard4lifeQuote
colonial
Didn't one of the brothers from Oasis say they were bigger than The Beatles..yea' right
since they hold the record for longest streak of uk top 10 singles i guess in that since they were bigger than the beatles
How many did they have? Cliff Richard had 23 UK top 10 hits in a row from 1960 to 1965.
I just checked, Oasis had 22 UK top 10 hits from 'Live Forever' to 'The Shock Of Lightning', one less than Cliff had in the early 60s!
yes but the streak for oasis was BAND. cliff is 1 guy
Re: OT."Almost Famous Bands" who think they'll Famous
Posted by:
Sleepy City
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Date: October 17, 2011 02:42
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keefriffhard4lifeQuote
Sleepy CityQuote
Sleepy CityQuote
keefriffhard4lifeQuote
colonial
Didn't one of the brothers from Oasis say they were bigger than The Beatles..yea' right
since they hold the record for longest streak of uk top 10 singles i guess in that since they were bigger than the beatles
How many did they have? Cliff Richard had 23 UK top 10 hits in a row from 1960 to 1965.
I just checked, Oasis had 22 UK top 10 hits from 'Live Forever' to 'The Shock Of Lightning', one less than Cliff had in the early 60s!
yes but the streak for oasis was BAND. cliff is 1 guy
Not at the time he wasn't. These records were all by Cliff Richard & The Shadows, just as much a band as Gerry & The Pacemakers or Johnny Kidd & The Pirates.
Re: OT."Almost Famous Bands" who think they'll Famous
Posted by:
keefriffhard4life
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Date: October 17, 2011 02:54
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Sleepy CityQuote
keefriffhard4lifeQuote
Sleepy CityQuote
Sleepy CityQuote
keefriffhard4lifeQuote
colonial
Didn't one of the brothers from Oasis say they were bigger than The Beatles..yea' right
since they hold the record for longest streak of uk top 10 singles i guess in that since they were bigger than the beatles
How many did they have? Cliff Richard had 23 UK top 10 hits in a row from 1960 to 1965.
I just checked, Oasis had 22 UK top 10 hits from 'Live Forever' to 'The Shock Of Lightning', one less than Cliff had in the early 60s!
yes but the streak for oasis was BAND. cliff is 1 guy
Not at the time he wasn't. These records were all by Cliff Richard & The Shadows, just as much a band as Gerry & The Pacemakers or Johnny Kidd & The Pirates.
i looked it up and they are counting him as a solo artist
Re: OT."Almost Famous Bands" who think they'll Famous
Posted by:
Sleepy City
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Date: October 17, 2011 02:57
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keefriffhard4lifeQuote
Sleepy CityQuote
keefriffhard4lifeQuote
Sleepy CityQuote
Sleepy CityQuote
keefriffhard4lifeQuote
colonial
Didn't one of the brothers from Oasis say they were bigger than The Beatles..yea' right
since they hold the record for longest streak of uk top 10 singles i guess in that since they were bigger than the beatles
How many did they have? Cliff Richard had 23 UK top 10 hits in a row from 1960 to 1965.
I just checked, Oasis had 22 UK top 10 hits from 'Live Forever' to 'The Shock Of Lightning', one less than Cliff had in the early 60s!
yes but the streak for oasis was BAND. cliff is 1 guy
Not at the time he wasn't. These records were all by Cliff Richard & The Shadows, just as much a band as Gerry & The Pacemakers or Johnny Kidd & The Pirates.
i looked it up and they are counting him as a solo artist
Who are "they"???
Cliff has only really been a solo act since 1967.
Re: OT."Almost Famous Bands" who think they'll Famous
Posted by:
keefriffhard4life
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Date: October 17, 2011 03:06
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Sleepy CityQuote
keefriffhard4lifeQuote
Sleepy CityQuote
keefriffhard4lifeQuote
Sleepy CityQuote
Sleepy CityQuote
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colonial
Didn't one of the brothers from Oasis say they were bigger than The Beatles..yea' right
since they hold the record for longest streak of uk top 10 singles i guess in that since they were bigger than the beatles
How many did they have? Cliff Richard had 23 UK top 10 hits in a row from 1960 to 1965.
I just checked, Oasis had 22 UK top 10 hits from 'Live Forever' to 'The Shock Of Lightning', one less than Cliff had in the early 60s!
yes but the streak for oasis was BAND. cliff is 1 guy
Not at the time he wasn't. These records were all by Cliff Richard & The Shadows, just as much a band as Gerry & The Pacemakers or Johnny Kidd & The Pirates.
i looked it up and they are counting him as a solo artist
Who are "they"???
Cliff has only really been a solo act since 1967.
the guiness book of world records
Re: OT."Almost Famous Bands" who think they'll Famous
Posted by:
Sleepy City
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Date: October 17, 2011 03:08
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keefriffhard4life
the guiness book of world records
They're wrong, at least for the first 8 years of his career they are.
Re: OT."Almost Famous Bands" who think they'll Famous
Posted by:
keefriffhard4life
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Date: October 17, 2011 03:13
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Sleepy CityQuote
keefriffhard4life
the guiness book of world records
They're wrong, at least for the first 8 years of his career they are.
no they are correct i looked it up. the shadows were not part of the same recording contract and received no royalties for the studio backing of cliff richards so by industry standards they were nothing more than a group of guys who always backed cliff richards.
Re: OT."Almost Famous Bands" who think they'll Famous
Posted by:
Sleepy City
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Date: October 17, 2011 03:18
Whatever, by your defining standards Cliff Richard (with or without The Shadows) is clearly greater than The Beatles & Oasis. 
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since they hold the record for longest streak of uk top 10 singles i guess in that since they were bigger than the beatles
Re: OT."Almost Famous Bands" who think they'll Famous
Posted by:
keefriffhard4life
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Date: October 17, 2011 03:21
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Sleepy City
Whatever, by your defining standards Cliff Richard (with or without The Shadows) is clearly greater than The Beatles & Oasis.Quote
keefriffhard4life
since they hold the record for longest streak of uk top 10 singles i guess in that since they were bigger than the beatles
well thats not the point. we were talking about bands and popularity. cliff richards was never anything over in the states and there are plenty of examples of other hugely famous backing bands that don't get counted in a singles tally. most of bruce springsteen's albums were backed by the e street band yet the singles are credited to bruce. same with thorogood and the destroyers the hit count is credited only to george
Re: OT."Almost Famous Bands" who think they'll Famous
Posted by:
colonial
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Date: October 17, 2011 05:24
I meet a few wannabe Punk band members in Londons, Kings Rd that often reminded me they were famous..
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