Yeah FAA abruptly (and probably quite unexpectedly) moved them back to the centre, following Shining Light and Burn Baby Burn (which, along with Girl From Mars, I feel are their three most famous in the UK). I do get the impression that, nicely for them, a lot of it honestly probably was down to just people - radio and the public - taking to those songs so much. Because was their initial profile or promotional gambit of the period necessarily any stronger than that which Nu-Clear Sounds had? I don't get the impression they were. (Nu-Clear Sounds has a distinct lack of obvious single material imo, but I guess for them it's the Dog Man Star to Free All Angels' Coming Up.)
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Thursday, 21 September 2023 23:52 (seven months ago) link
I don't understand how Parklife could be considered a bounceback?
― Stomp Jomperson (dog latin), Friday, 22 September 2023 01:32 (seven months ago) link
Parklife is really it's own thing where their own 1991 success became wholly overshadowed/steps to the main event.
It was success in 1991 though. A proper hit single
and
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Friday, 22 September 2023 02:18 (seven months ago) link
(idk how that happened)
Parklife was a bouceback because Blur were in the wilderness starting w "Bang". They basically lost all their casual fans (most of their fans would have been casual at this point)... then slowly gained new "real" fans when ppl twigged how enjoyable MLIR was. But that def took time. 1992 wasn't that fun of a year for them, I'd imagine?
― mr.raffles, Friday, 22 September 2023 03:00 (seven months ago) link
The situation is similar to Radiohead in America (not the UK where the Bends was soon enough a bona fide hit)
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Friday, 22 September 2023 03:04 (seven months ago) link
(The somewhat odd thing with the Blur story is that Bang actually precedes Leisure by a month. Goodwill from TNOW wasn't enough to sustain another hit single but the album then went on to do fine.)
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Friday, 22 September 2023 03:07 (seven months ago) link
What's the situation like in the US with Heart? I'm looking at Bad Animals' performance and wondering if that could be one? Sure there's 'Alone' but even New Jersey has 'Bad Medicine' so I don't know if I'd be right to dismiss the notion solely on that.
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Monday, 13 November 2023 07:11 (five months ago) link
Brigade would be a better one for Heart because it also had big hits and went 2x platinum but that was it for them - the next album sold far less and I'm not sure if many people remember it
― Josefa, Monday, 13 November 2023 13:37 (five months ago) link
Brigade's a good one.
― stuffing your suit pockets with cold, stale chicken tende (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 13 November 2023 13:59 (five months ago) link
the next album sold far less and I'm not sure if many people remember it
Has a very "It's 1993 and we're still relevant, damnit!" album cover.
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81EgDFlwSbL._UF350,350_QL50_.jpg
After that they spend the next several years releasing live stuff (including a non-MTV 'unplugged' effort), compilations, and a Christmas album before their next proper studio album in 2004.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 13 November 2023 18:37 (five months ago) link
There's also The Lovemongers' Whirlygig, which is a Heart side-project that became their main band for a bit in 1997
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 29 January 2024 05:51 (three months ago) link
Pink Friday 2
― under the cherry goon (Extended Mix), Wednesday, 31 January 2024 04:48 (three months ago) link
Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots― Mr. Snrub, Friday, 23 May 2014 19:13 (nine years ago) linki dunno, isn't it at war with the mystics? yoshimi has "do you realize"― i also enjoy in line skateing (spazzmatazz), Friday, 23 May 2014 19:18 (nine years ago) linkthe yeah yeah yeah song from at war with the mystics did fairly well, yeah? no one remembers that one― i also enjoy in line skateing (spazzmatazz), Friday, 23 May 2014 19:18 (nine years ago) link
― Mr. Snrub, Friday, 23 May 2014 19:13 (nine years ago) link
i dunno, isn't it at war with the mystics? yoshimi has "do you realize"
― i also enjoy in line skateing (spazzmatazz), Friday, 23 May 2014 19:18 (nine years ago) link
the yeah yeah yeah song from at war with the mystics did fairly well, yeah? no one remembers that one
glad someone beat me to this
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Wednesday, 31 January 2024 05:04 (three months ago) link
If “Houdini”, “Training Season”, and “Illusion” are any indication, we might be looking at the single biggest New Jersey since New Jersey.
― Mr. Snrub, Monday, 15 April 2024 13:28 (three weeks ago) link
Was going to say "don't the singles have to be relatively successful for it to be an NJ?" then I checked and saw that the first two hit the top 10. Shocking. This has felt floptastic from word go.
― mr.raffles, Monday, 15 April 2024 13:41 (three weeks ago) link
the only thing is the singles from Future Nostalgia did pretty well, so I don't expect this album to outperform (if that is a requirement for an NJ). Otherwise, it does feel like the jig is up. I enjoy "Training Season" but it's not a patch on any of the Future Nostalgia singles. and "Illusion" is a poor excuse for a single
― Vinnie, Monday, 15 April 2024 16:43 (three weeks ago) link
i heard a dua song in public recently and thought "oh this must be one of her not-quite-a-hit songs that didn't really connect from a few years ago" (like "we're good" or "idgaf" or w/e -- yes i know the latter was an actual hit in the uk, but not here). the song turned out to be current (or should i say past) single "training season"
― dyl, Monday, 15 April 2024 20:40 (three weeks ago) link
song is bad btw
idgaf is at 1.5 billion Spotify streams
― Never fight uphill 'o me, boys! (President Keyes), Monday, 15 April 2024 20:43 (three weeks ago) link