Big in japan

[grübermeister]

I know some well known American bands which are fairly big in England but haven't broke through in america yet. I've noticed this with kings of leon and oddly enough Sonic youth charted a lot better in england than america (Dirty came to 6 in the english charts whereas it only reached 83 in America) I never really thought of Sonic Youth like that before.

[ARMslingerJoshua]

Because only the American charts count, der. If you arent charting here you're a "has-been" or worse as "one hit wonder."

[gheorghe]

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[America: Fuck Yea!]

jimi hendrix is the most famous and obvious example.

[gheorghe]

pixies, too

i think the question the dude is trying to ask is why

i don't know / care

[nathaniel]

conversely, some american bands have no presence overseas

dave matthews and similarly jammy horse shit. no one cares about that anywhere but here

[:bang:]

is this about the band big in japan? i thought they were from liverpool

[Larson Something]

I thought it was about the Alphaville song, which I haven't thought about in years.

[Greased Scotsman]

Bon Jovi are pretty big in Japan, they hold the record for the most #1 albums of any group. They hadn't charted well in the US for almost 20 years until they got a #1 album last year.

Scissor Sisters have had a few hit singles in the UK, but I haven't heard of anyone in the US who likes them.

Oh, and it's BRITISH, not English. We buy albums too, you know.

[nathaniel]

i heard the gossip is big in britian. #1 single big

theyre just another indie band here

[gonz]

i heard the gossip is big in britian. #1 single big

theyre just another indie band here

Yeah they're talked about a lot over here. I remember once they were being interviewed on a british tv show and they said they're nowhere near as well-known in the states as they are in the UK.

[caribou]

http://www.mtv.com/news/photos/m/misshapes_08282007/BethDitto_The_Gossip.jpg

[grübermeister]

is this about the band big in japan? i thought they were from liverpool

Nah, it's just a fairly suitable thread title.

[gheorghe]

is that a rash on her thigh face?

[Slack Motherfucker]

because of canadian content laws, there's alot of bands here that become quite big but can't break through in america (or elsewhere) I assume. Examples: Sloan, Our Lady Peace, Arcade Fire, I Mother Earth, etc.

I also heard Pointed Sticks are really popular in Japan, which is strange but I think it's more that they have a following there, not like big hits. and for the record the best "big in japan" song is by Tom Waits.

[caribou]

arcade fire are extremely well known in the us, neon bible debuted at #2

would love to see that happen to sloan though