TheGeneral Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I don't think it's made up. If you make up a rumour saying "Kim Kardashian is a lesbian" that will spread over all the media and it's worth it. Most of the population couldn't care less about a GNR album, that would make a small headline for like one day so its not worth making that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get In the Ring Motherfker Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 (edited) 14 minutes ago, TheGeneral said: I don't think it's made up. If you make up a rumour saying "Kim Kardashian is a lesbian" that will spread over all the media and it's worth it. Most of the population couldn't care less about a GNR album, that would make a small headline for like one day so its not worth making that up. I don’t necessarily find that kind of logic right. You can make up a rumor for the clicks on your website but also for the fun of people believing it, no matter how many there will be. Sometimes you do things just because you can Edited January 22, 2018 by Get In the Ring Motherfker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gackt Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 2 hours ago, Dcrazed212 said: So in the UK, Radiohead would be a bigger draw on tour then GNR ? Radiohead is much bigger than GNR worldwide. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Jaro- Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, Gackt said: Radiohead is much bigger than GNR worldwide. LoL 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killuridols Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 (edited) 23 minutes ago, TheGeneral said: I don't think it's made up. If you make up a rumour saying "Kim Kardashian is a lesbian" that will spread over all the media and it's worth it. Most of the population couldn't care less about a GNR album, that would make a small headline for like one day so its not worth making that up. If most people don't care about a GN'R album then why even bother making a rumour about GN'R in first place Most rock bands are in decadence nowadays and GN'R is in the spotlight only because of their very successful "reunion" tour. Rumors about an album from them makes sense because it's the logical next step. So the website could be using that either to get clicks for themselves or because it is actually true. Time will tell but they've already gotten their clicks, their traffic and probably new readers. Edited January 22, 2018 by killuridols Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gackt Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 7 minutes ago, -Jaro- said: LoL Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it's not true 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvanG Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 31 minutes ago, TheGeneral said: Most of the population couldn't care less about a GNR album, that would make a small headline for like one day so its not worth making that up. It would take one minute to make this up, so it's not like it's a lot of work. I'm not saying it's made up, probably not, but just saying... it could have easily been made up, even if it's to mess with just a few people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alejandro GNR Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 19 minutes ago, Gackt said: Radiohead is much bigger than GNR worldwide. Are you serious???? No fucking way... We may discuss U2...but Radiohead???? Really??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 5 minutes ago, tremolo said: It’s funny how you think that to get radio play you need to be big. It’s a matter of money. Radio play is promotion for bands. Labels PAY radio stations to give certain songs a certain amount of airplay. Payola is illegal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Jaro- Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 2 minutes ago, tremolo said: It’s funny how you think that to get radio play you need to be big. It’s a matter of money. Radio play is promotion for bands. Labels PAY radio stations to give certain songs a certain amount of airplay. I don't really think that labels PAY radio stations to play 20-30 yes old songs . . . Sure not for small markets like Croatia... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teroz Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I hope that Max Martin is the producer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvanG Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, Teroz said: I hope that Max Martin is the producer. Because you are both Scandinavion or because he has such an excellent track record? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Jaro- Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 6 minutes ago, Teroz said: I hope that Max Martin is the producer. great references I see - special in rock music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nytunz Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 45 minutes ago, Gackt said: Radiohead is much bigger than GNR worldwide. No... they are not.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alejandro GNR Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 27 minutes ago, tremolo said: Radiohead are the sacred cow of “alternative” music. They have managed to remain relevant for a long time, pretty much every single release is seen as a new masterpiece or some shit like that. I’m not a big fan of them (although I love The Bends, OK Computer and some of In Rainbows), but they are huge and way more relevant than GNR. GNR were big in the late 80s - early 90s. Their current “bigness” is temporary for a very particular reason. I disagree... I like Radiohead a lot, specially those albums you've pointed out. That being said, I think GnR are seen as one of the bests ever, specially Axl and Slash, together and on their own. I understand what you said though...they've been relevant for a lot of time, but I think they are nowhere near GnR in terms of popularity and relevance. Just an opinion. I think U2 may be compared to GnR, they are even bigger...but U2 is far away from Radiohead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludurigan Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 31 minutes ago, tremolo said: Radiohead are the sacred cow of “alternative” music. They have managed to remain relevant for a long time, pretty much every single release is seen as a new masterpiece or some shit like that. I’m not a big fan of them (although I love The Bends, OK Computer and some of In Rainbows), but they are huge and way more relevant than GNR. GNR were big in the late 80s - early 90s. Their current “bigness” is temporary for a very particular reason. radiohead was never bigger than gnr and will never be the fact that 90% of the rock music critics love them and praise them all the time -- "every single release is seen as a new masterpiece or some shit like that" as you mentioned -- doesnt make them remotely closer to GNR in popularity which is something you can quantify === relevance? relevance for whom? for music critics and journalists and similar types radiohead is like 180 billion times more relevant than GNR will ever be for the rest of the world population GNR is at least 180 zillion times more relevant than radiohead and that "position" was never ever remotely threatened by radiohead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I wonder what kinda stipulations (if any) were put on Aerosmith when they reunited in the studio. They leaned heavily on their A&R and had outside writers, was this a producers call? To be clear I do not think there will be outside writers, but maybe theres other similarities to be found? Also... My local rock station plays a ZZ Top song every three tracks. To fill the remaining space they rotate through: - Jeff Healy's "Angel Eyes" - Tom Cochrane's "Life Is A Highway" - Boston's "More Than a Feeling" - A band called The Headstones entire catalogue. 30% must be Canadian Content after all. They used to have the Ronnie Wood show which was awesome. They dont play GNR but they did, sparingly, around the week of the announcement for NITL. I knew I had a bad station, but after hearing these reports from all over the world now Im pissed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvanG Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Radiohead is huge, at least in Europe, I don't know how big they are outside of Europe, though. But they never achieved the kind of fame GnR achieved in their heyday, but that goes for most bands. So if we're talking about popularity, then GnR is ''bigger''. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratam Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 24 minutes ago, ludurigan said: radiohead was never bigger than gnr and will never be the fact that 90% of the rock music critics love them and praise them all the time -- "every single release is seen as a new masterpiece or some shit like that" as you mentioned -- doesnt make them remotely closer to GNR in popularity which is something you can quantify === relevance? relevance for whom? for music critics and journalists and similar types radiohead is like 180 billion times more relevant than GNR will ever be for the rest of the world population GNR is at least 180 zillion times more relevant than radiohead and that "position" was never ever remotely threatened by radiohead 👍👍👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Guitto Posted January 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Gackt said: Radiohead is much bigger than GNR worldwide. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slim26 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Unfortunately Radiohead is much more relevant and popular than GNR in the US as well. The demand for their shows is through the roof. I believe the difference is their ability to produce new music and make actual efforts to please their fanbase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post allwaystired Posted January 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 22, 2018 Radiohead are massive in Europe. A huge deal - big shows sell out instantly. Comparing them to GNR in terms of popularity is impossible though- you're talking about a band who have toured regularly throughout a career that has seen continual album releases on one hand, and a band that.....well, haven't done those things. So what criteria can you ever compare them on? Album sales mean nothing, as people buy less albums now. Ticket sales aren't a fair comparison, as Radiohead have toured regularly. Anecdotally I know loads of loads of people who love Radiohead. And none who really like GNR. That means nothing of course, in the same way that someone saying "everyone I know hates Radiohead" means nothing. It depends on who you know. In the UK, and I don't say this at all because I want to, since UYI 2 the band have been regarded as the butt of a lot of jokes. I've had the piss taken out of my so so may times about my love of them. It is what it is- they just aren't regarded as a serious band by a lot of people, whereas Radiohead, Oasis, Coldplay, Muse, whoever, are. It is what it is- I think they're wrong. Getting played on radio is also not even a comparison or sign of popularity. The only place GNR get played here is a few minority 'classic rock' stations, which is fine. It's old stuff now- you can't expect a radio station wanting to play new music to be pumping them out. And why you want them to? If I want to hear GNR I have all the CDs/tapes/records I need. I'd rather be listening to a station on which I might hear some great new stuff rather than stuff I've had for years, and can play anytime I fancy. I also have no desire to hear my favourite band sandwiched between Bon Jovi and Saxon in some sort of nostalgia hell-fest radio station that wishes it was still 1989! 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmenjello Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 This „who is bigger than who“ discussion is boring and ridiculous and doesnt add anything to the topic for which i am hoping to see some news about every time i come here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcrazed212 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 1 hour ago, slim26 said: Unfortunately Radiohead is much more relevant and popular than GNR in the US as well. The demand for their shows is through the roof. I believe the difference is their ability to produce new music and make actual efforts to please their fanbase. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDemocracyRose Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 We need more to this rumor now to keep this thread interesting... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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