David Ayers Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/17441921 Glad about this if only so that I don't have to hear that boring stat about DSotM any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 That list was only for the UK, it does not reflect world-wide album sales. Pink Floyd is still safe and sound on that list with over 50 million copies of Dark Side Of The Moon sold, 2nd only to Michael Jackson's Thriller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikelz777 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 If I had to choose between the two, I'd choose Pink Floyd with little to no deliberation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Here are the top 10 U.S. only albums sales figures taken from the RIAA website, which is interesting to compare to the U.K. only list posted earlier in the thread. 1. The Eagles - Greatest Hits 1971-1975 - 29 Million 2. Michael Jackson - Thriller - 27 Million 3. Led Zeppelin - IV - 23 Million 4. Pink Floyd - The Wall - 23 Million 5. AC/DC - Back In Black - 22 Million 6. Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & 2 - 21 Million 7. Garth Brooks - Double Live - 21 Million 8. Shania Twain - Come On Over - 20 Million 9. The Beatles - The Beatles - 19 Million 10. Fleetwood Mac - Rumors - 19 Million Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted March 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Hm yes, that U.S. list is interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 I've yet to hear this Adele person..is she like a Alice-Russell-without-as-much-substance thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 She's a decent singer and song-writer. My GF likes her a lot, and a lot of people do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 So what "genre" does she work in, broadly speaking? Pop, dance-pop, hip-hop-pop, rock-pop, mom-pop, pop-pop? I like Alice Russell pretty well, often enough. If she's out of that bag, I might want to check her out. If it's just More Pop for More Radio. I think I'd just as soon leave it alone, that much more for everybody else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 So what "genre" does she work in, broadly speaking? Pop, dance-pop, hip-hop-pop, rock-pop, mom-pop, pop-pop? I like Alice Russell pretty well, often enough. If she's out of that bag, I might want to check her out. If it's just More Pop for More Radio. I think I'd just as soon leave it alone, that much more for everybody else. Take a chance. She's pretty good IMHO. As they say YMMV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 If I'm going to go to YouTube and pick one song to determine if there will or won't be any further interest, which one would you recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeith Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 If I'm going to go to YouTube and pick one song to determine if there will or won't be any further interest, which one would you recommend? From the latest album either "Someone Like You" or "Rollin' in the Deep" ... and I will be stunned if you haven't heard one of these. I have never sought these out and hear them all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Here's a performance clip from Saturday Night Live. It just sounds like polite, white R&B to me, but I don't pay attention to genre designations, so it could be considered something else entirely. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVpk8xZR7Ek It doesn't do anything for me. I much prefer Laura Marling for current UK singers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 She came more into her own style last year with "21". . . I'd recommend trying a track from there. I'm not a big fan, but she's not some record-company-manufactured pop star. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 I think "Rolling in the Deep" is quite good, but this is one of my favorite parodies. Even my wife, who is an Adele fan, thinks it is hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 "Rolling in the Deep" is, imo, a terrific song. I also really like her cover of The Cure's Lovesong." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Here's some very early Adele, prior to her Susan Boyle-like transformation. I enjoy her...She has a pleasant enough voice, but I find her to be kind of one-dimensional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Ok, thanks for the tips, I checked her out and I think I'm gonna pass. She's got a real voice for sure (always appreciated, believe me), but her phrasing is always square on the beat, doesn't float, and there's not a lot-of intra-phrasal dynamics. Everything sounds kind of plodding to me (not helped by the sing-song melodies and also-square-on-the-beat backings), although that's probably too harsh a word, given the general connotations. She's not gonna be for me, but hey, she doesn't suck either, so good for her. Live long, prosper, and we'll continue to live lives of non-intersection. Win-win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 I think the very things that make her of lesser interest to jazz guys. . . are strengths for her in the general marketplace. She doesn't suck, which is actually good news for pop music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Really good news for pop music would be grooves that don't plod, textures that evolve as the song goes along, and harmonies that surprise, but hey, it's not my world, ya' know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 I had heard of her but not much. Music seems pleasant enough but doesn't really float my boat, as they say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Rumor Has It is a song I like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Really good news for pop music would be grooves that don't plod, textures that evolve as the song goes along, and harmonies that surprise, but hey, it's not my world, ya' know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Am I the only one hear who thinks "Rolling in the Deep" sounds like Gnarls Barkley's "Driving Me Crazy" (just the hook)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Really good news for pop music would be grooves that don't plod, textures that evolve as the song goes along, and harmonies that surprise, but hey, it's not my world, ya' know? What's a good example, currently, that fits this description? Or, if there is nothing current, how far back do you have to go to find pop music that fits this description? Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 All of this seems like the Republican primaries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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