Brett Anderson announces solo gig!!!

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It's in Copenhagen.

A bit strange he's doing Suede tracks (why break up the band then?) but you can all share your anticpation for future gigs here.

― CRW (CRW), Friday, 23 April 2004 23:38 (twenty-two years ago)

I can do that elsewhere, so.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 23 April 2004 23:40 (twenty-two years ago)

You just like being unpleasant. I bet he doesn't come to the States anyway. They never went there.

― CRW (CRW), Friday, 23 April 2004 23:43 (twenty-two years ago)

For some reason, I always get Brett Anderson's name confused with Brett Michaels (of Poison...er..fame)...which is a very sad thing indeed.h

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 23 April 2004 23:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Whenever I've been to America and I play Suede to people I'm always, always amazed by the hugely positive reaction. I think they could have had a fair shot at the country if they just cared more. A great shame.

― CRW (CRW), Friday, 23 April 2004 23:52 (twenty-two years ago)

I saw suede in san francisco after the first album came out, at the warfield. admittedly they were opening for the fucking cranberries. I know they played here in 1995 as well.

― kyle (akmonday), Saturday, 24 April 2004 00:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Never got to see Suede, sadly.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 24 April 2004 00:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Hahaha Calum if you worked in music writing you'd know how DESPERATE Suede were to break here - the college radio blitz for "Coming Up" was just sad, phone calls to radio stations every other day - "So how many spins are you giving 'Trash' this week?" As it happens I like Suede, but you're kidding yourself (again) if you think that Suede didn't succeed here for lack of wanting it real, real bad.

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Saturday, 24 April 2004 01:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Didn't they break up the first tour after only a few shows and then barely tour after that? I doubt they wanted "real, real bad".

― CRW (CRW), Saturday, 24 April 2004 02:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Their first tour of North America, which I got to see, was well attended in an indie-brit band sort of way. THe second tour, with Cranberries opening for them, turned into a flop when the cranberries got a minor hit off of dreams or whatever the single was on their first album. I believe Bernard hurt himself and they went home early, cancelling lots of shows.
Not sure if bernard's injury was real or fake.

― Jonathan (Jonathan), Saturday, 24 April 2004 02:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Calum your doubts are meaningless - you've never taken a call from a publicist, now have you? Suede wanted it bad enough to change their name in the U.S. to the extremely laughable "the London Suede" - don't you suppose if they didn't give a shit they'd've said "fuck it, then, if we have to change our name it isn't worth it?" As usual, dear boy, you're wrong.

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Saturday, 24 April 2004 02:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Actually, that second tour was cancelled due to "exhaustion" (so went the explanation at the time). They were even supposed to appear live on one of the US late night talk shows, but had to cancel.
They wanted it bad. They toured a lot over here, but gave up after "Coming Up" and never visited again.

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Saturday, 24 April 2004 06:19 (twenty-two years ago)

exaustion = cirrhosis

― Broheems (diamond), Saturday, 24 April 2004 06:30 (twenty-two years ago)

I've taken many a call from publicists.

― CRW (CRW), Saturday, 24 April 2004 12:31 (twenty-two years ago)

And the common opinion is still that they didn't care enough to break America (not touring there since 97 still indicates that to me).

― CRW (CRW), Saturday, 24 April 2004 12:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Does the phrase "cutting their losses" mean anything to you?

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Saturday, 24 April 2004 12:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes well C. that "common opinion" is pure fantasy. The name change seals it, really, as does the sheer amount of money spent on both the Coming Up and Head Music campaigns. Not touring indicates that their management did a little math and said "Well, boys, if you want to tour the U.S., you can, but you'll lose a lot of money because hardly anyone there gives a shit about your music, and besides, you're called 'The London Suede' there which is one of the worst band names in the history of the world." If you want to say "I like to think that Suede didn't really care about making it in America," that's fine, but imagining that there's any truth to your imaginings is a bit ripe, yes? Yes.

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Saturday, 24 April 2004 14:49 (twenty-two years ago)

John, it's like hitting a puppy on the nose with a newspaper, but the puppy thinks it's a sign of approval.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 24 April 2004 15:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Ned. you are a knob with too much time to waste on this board.

― CRW (CRW), Saturday, 24 April 2004 16:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Considering no name change would have meant no Suede albums in the US (right?), I don't see how the name change implies Suede wanted to make it in America at any cost. There's cutting your losses, sure, but that would have been like cutting off a rather large limb. And the only Brit pop band of that era that I feel actively sought US adulation was Oasis. I never got to see Blur, Suede, Pulp, etc., in their prime, but I can't even recall the opportunity to do so. Oasis, on the other hand, I know I skipped on many an occasion.

I think someone like Robbie Williams is a clear example of an artist cutting his losses. He really seemed like he wanted Stateside success, then gave up after the first album. Suede ... I really don't remember them kissing up to us Yanks much at all.

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Saturday, 24 April 2004 16:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Obviously, Sony wanted them to succeed in America at any cost, but that's something else, innit?

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Saturday, 24 April 2004 16:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Why would an Important Band like Suede want stupid americans to listen to them?

― Sonny A. (Keiko), Saturday, 24 April 2004 16:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Oasis did want more adulation than the other Britpop bands of the era, but only in the sense that they were arrogant pricks who couldn't stop talking about their own greatness for more than five seconds.
The more grounded personalities who were able to put together a sentence without the words "John" and "Lennon" toured the same cities, played the same talk shows, and were written up in the same mags as Oasis were.

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Saturday, 24 April 2004 16:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Sonny I love Suede but you're kidding right?

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Saturday, 24 April 2004 16:29 (twenty-two years ago)

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