re: Bands Big Internationally, Not in USA

Posted by Marco Esquandolas

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Posted on 9/21/16 at 6:09 pm to Kafka

quote:
The Move

Wasn't this the beginning of ELO?

Posted by Kafka

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Posted on 9/21/16 at 6:13 pm to Marco Esquandolas

quote:
quote:
The Move
Wasn't this the beginning of ELO?

No, ELO was the end of The Move

Posted by Nolaphried

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Posted on 9/21/16 at 7:02 pm to Kafka

Jamiroquai

Posted by TheIrishFro

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Posted on 9/21/16 at 7:07 pm to MikeHoncho47

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Posted by monsterballads

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Posted on 9/21/16 at 7:21 pm to TheIrishFro

electric six

Posted by Bunk Moreland

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Posted on 9/21/16 at 8:39 pm to monsterballads

Posted by Tiger in Texas

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Posted on 9/21/16 at 9:25 pm to Cdawg

quote:
Status Quo

Yep, along with The Move, Small Faces, not to mention Slade, T Rex & Roxy Music were megastars in the UK.

Posted by LSU Jax

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Posted on 9/21/16 at 10:45 pm to Bunk Moreland

quote:
Bunk Moreland

Curse you. You beat me to it.

Posted by LSU Jax

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Posted on 9/21/16 at 10:47 pm to TejasHorn

quote:
Not in USA

quote:
Queen

Hmmm.

Posted by Paul Allen

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Posted on 9/21/16 at 10:47 pm to LSU Jax

Franz Ferdinand

Julian Casablancas

Posted by Chitter Chatter

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Posted on 9/22/16 at 12:15 am to TheIrishFro

Robbie Williams - I've seen videos of the guys concerts and he is quite remarkable live. I dug into his discography and found some good stuff (once you get past the tongue in cheek kinda stuff). The album Reality Killed The Video Star is very good. He also loves Sinatra and has done two albums of swing type material

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Posted by Dandy Lion

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Posted on 9/22/16 at 11:05 am to Chitter Chatter

Blur
Suede
JAMC
Chemical Brothers
Libertines

Posted by Lakeboy7

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Posted on 9/22/16 at 11:22 am to MikeHoncho47

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UFO & Thin Lizzy off the top of my head.

Two good ones and I'll add one of my favorites:

Golden Earring

Posted by Dandy Lion

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Posted on 9/22/16 at 11:33 am to MikeHoncho47

Specials
Madness
The (English) Beat
Gang of Four

Posted by Forkbeard3777

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Posted on 9/22/16 at 11:45 am to Dandy Lion

Husker Du

Posted by Jester

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Posted on 9/22/16 at 11:46 am to Nolaphried

quote:
Jamiroquai

Yeah, this is my family road trip music. Basically, my 7 year old daughter can enjoy the poppiness of it while I can enjoy the musicianship of it.

Posted by Cooter Davenport

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Posted on 9/22/16 at 1:21 pm to MikeHoncho47

Rodriguez was a sensation in South Africa but was a completely unknown day laborer in Detroit (and still is).

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Posted by Cooter Davenport

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Posted on 9/22/16 at 1:31 pm to Cooter Davenport

Muse, Oasis, Franz Ferdinand, and Thin Lizzie don't count. Those aren't HUGE in the states, but they're/were all plenty big here.

Robbie Williams though is a GREAT example. He was absolutely enormous in the UK, but not one person in the US cares about him.

Blur had Song #2 make it on the radio here, but they're considered a one hit wonder of no significance. In the UK their whole catalog is beloved and they were one of the biggest bands of that generation.

Similar to Blur because they were out at the same time: Pulp. Pulp sold 10 million records! I bet maybe 7 of them were sold in the US.