Are you worried that you aren't as famous as Oasis or Radiohead?
Kelly: Ahhh Radiohead. Everyone loves them. But me, well, I think we're better
songwriters. Lots of people think we're too simple, that's a pity. We can get
60,000 people to go to our concerts and who know our songs off by heart, I
don't think Radiohead could do that.
--
"And we used to sleep on the beach,
they don't do it anymore.
Things change."
GYBE! - murray ostril: "...they don't sleep anymore on the beach..."
He's not been paying attention again has he?
--
I hear that you and your band have sold your guitars
and bought turntables, I hear that your band have sold
your turntables and bought guitars, I hear that everyone
you know is more relavent than anyone I know...
who's he again?
RAINDROPS.
--
she's not coming home
turn out the stars
unhook the phone
she's not coming home
> Interview in a French magazine...
>
> Are you worried that you aren't as famous as Oasis or Radiohead?
> Kelly: Ahhh Radiohead. Everyone loves them. But me, well, I think we're
better
> songwriters. Lots of people think we're too simple, that's a pity. We can
get
> 60,000 people to go to our concerts and who know our songs off by heart, I
> don't think Radiohead could do that.
I reckon it's cos they're English - I bet the fucker burnt down holiday
cottages too (wondering if anyone is older enough to remember that).
I know that one
/Dances like a spastic whilst chanting RAINDROPS
I was 30 when that happened
> > I reckon it's cos they're English - I bet the fucker burnt down holiday
> > cottages too (wondering if anyone is older enough to remember that).
>
> I was 30 when that happened
It was not that long ago... I`m only 23
stereophonics are pretty unknown in the US. that must be frustrating
for him.
--
Leslie
...
...and a lucky escape for Americky.
--
Let's have a snare drum rush
Yeah that'll be really fucking interesting
Nope, nope, and nope. No one outside the UK has any clue who the bastards are.
the feeling is, that there's something wrong
because i can't find the words and i can't find the songs.
stop whispering
start shouting
Celine Dion is bigger than both added together. Big has many aspects.
When I'm alone in bed at night, talking to my cat, I boast about being able
to enjoy all music to some extent and yet even in this arrogant mood I have
to confess that I really hate the Stereophonics. I don't believe in bad
music, so I'm just assuming Kelly Jones' overwhelmingly evil nature has
reached such levels that it poisons not just into the tiny interview
fragments I have seen, but also into his music. And as one of the most
righteous beings currently on the planet, I'm very sensitive to such things.
Of course, you sinners might get off on that kind of thing, but remember,
it's the musical equivalent of baby death or something. It's not evil per
se, but it's poisoned with evil, and is suffering very much. As for
Radiohead, I'm sure they suck too, but let that not distract us from the
task of saving music from the threat of Kelly Jones. Music lovers of the
world, unite!
Colin
What kind of name is 'Kelly' for a boy, anyway? Girls should wear pink
clothes
--
"This is a ballad for the good times..."
Now playing: Winamp stopped
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Composed by Mailer Signature (http://www.unusualworks.com)
NO ONE I know or have ever met listens to stereophonics.
Stereophonics sell records outside the UK?
--
Jonathan McArthur
Songs: http://www.mp3.com/jonathanmcarthur/
"Wow Jonathan McArthur doesn't like something, there's a fucking shock.
It's people like this that ruin the community kids." - Greg Kavchak
HAVE A NICE DAY
BUP BADUP BUP, BUP BUP BADABUP
HAVE A NICE DAY
BUP BADUP BUP, BUP BUP BADABUP
That guy is a fuckin' retard. Possibly the most insipid, vacuous
drivel-merchant on the face of the songwriting planet. With the
exception of me, maybe. But at least I'm not Welsh.
No, they should wear black sheets from head to toe, maybe [MAYBE] with a
couple of holes cut out in the face-masking bit to let them see where
they're going [if they're lucky]. Also the only males they should be
allowed to talk to would be their husband [marriage arranged before age
six], male members of their family and eunuchs. Thankfully there are a
lot of eunuchs now so the women won't have to get bored talking to other
women [pfft! Why would they want to?!].
Also if they get caught talking to a non-familial/husband-ish/castrated
male, they should be stoned at the village gates by the town elders,
perhaps after being stripped naked to encourage the demons to leave
their bodies. Also the man involved should be given a fruit basket and
100 gold coins from the woman's family to help him get over the stress
and spiritual jeopardy of being tempted by a licentious and morally
bankrupt harlot.
Stereophonics sell records inside the UK?
I mean, I know it happens, but still.
tim.
Chart-wise it's debatable - Radiohead as a whole have sold a LOT more
units. At this moment the Stereophonics album is a couple of
positions higher in the "official" UK album chart but many vendors
(HMV, Amazon etc) are selling more of the Radiohead album.
Bigger - hardly. They're practically unheard of outside the UK. HTTT
is top ten is pretty much any country it's been released in whereas
the 'phonics struggle to chart outside any country with a large
sheep-loving contingent. In many countries The Bends and OK Computer
*alone* are *still* outselling the *entire* 'phonics catalogue!
More awards; perhaps, as they appear to attract more mainstream
acclaim. Unfortunately most awards and the associated pomp which goes
with them are about as close to being a good indication of their
musical prowess as Thom's turd is a measure of the GNP of the European
Union.
And if we're going to use music sales as an indication of musical
credibility it means anything Beyonce says goes because she's "kicking
the arse" of both of them at the moment! I can only presume you
treat any commentary from the likes of the Spice Girls, Take That,
S-Club 7 et al with almost god-like significance?
--
>iv< Doctor Paul >iv<
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Also, I'm not saying that Stereophonics deserve to be bigger than
Radiohead in the UK, and I'm surprised they are, but that's the way it
is. Maybe the Glastonbury performance will change that over the next
few weeks, but the new Stereophonics single is dreadful (probably
their worst) and it's on various Sky music channels nonstop. There's
no stopping them! We're all doomed! Etc.
>Bigger - hardly. They're practically unheard of outside the UK. HTTT
>is top ten is pretty much any country it's been released in whereas
>the 'phonics struggle to chart outside any country with a large
>sheep-loving contingent. In many countries The Bends and OK Computer
>*alone* are *still* outselling the *entire* 'phonics catalogue!
Oh, and I forgot to mention, even the friggin Radiohead tribute album
is outselling Stereophonics in the US!!
[snipped all over the place]
> in the UK at the moment, Stereophonics are bigger that Radiohead,
> and Coldplay overshadow both bands
Is that really true? I mean, I haven't seen any figures for record
sales or anything else you might judge a bands "bigness" on, and
you might have, but I personally reckon that Radiohead are probably
the most popular band in the UK at the moment, by quite some
margin... I would have said they're much much "bigger" than
Stereophonics and Coldplay... but then again, I could be wrong and
probably am.
Does anyone else in the UK agree or disagree...?
--
-televisionfoot.
www.televisionfoot.co.uk
Shit and here's me thinking Gareth Gates was crap, but I guess if he's good
'cos he sold a million singles.
> When I'm alone in bed at night, talking to my cat, I boast about being
able
> to enjoy all music to some extent and yet even in this arrogant mood I
have
> to confess that I really hate the Stereophonics.
I read up until there then I thought it was going to be another 'Tom' post
so never read the rest, sorry. But I would just luike to say I don't like
them either but I do like one of their songs... ok two.. I can *put* up with
Mr Writer if I watch the video at the same time and I quite like that one
about matches and trees getting burnt.
I think among teenagers Stereophonics might be as big or bigger than
Radiohead, but Radiohead have captured the "dad's that listen to prog rock"
market and thus reign supreme overall.
tom
RAINDROPS
RAINDROPS
It's OK you're American.
> I seriously thought it was a girl.
'It' is about right.
> I have heard of stereophonics, but have never heard ANY of their music.
Lucky bastard.
> Comparing Radiohead to them here in the States is ludicrous.
Its ludicrous in any country in the world nost just the States.
> NO ONE I know or have ever met listens to stereophonics.
You lucky lucky bastard.
I know a guy called, Dale.
I think they get the shops to do it, rather than the band themselves.
Dude, he watches MTV2 he has the *know*
> Oh, and I forgot to mention, even the friggin Radiohead tribute album
> is outselling Stereophonics in the US!!
Talking about Radiohead tributes, I was speaking to a girl who works at the
Wedgewood rooms in Portsmouth, and when The Coral were doing a sound check
and before they opened the doors, they did a cover of You Never Wash up
After Yourself.
:(
that's a sad face, that
No tears tho
I will put warnings for you in future "Tom" posts. Yes.
Damn it, you could of warned me this was a "Tom" post. Bastard.
Singing "raindrops" over and over is far more palatable than "have a
nice day" ad infinitum.
LAMAYO LAMAYO LAMAYO LAMAYO LAMAYO LAMAYO LAMAYO LAMAYO LAMAYO dip dip
dipshit
Album charts:
3. YOU GOTTA GO THERE TO COME BACK - STEREOPHONICS
8. HAIL TO THE THIEF - RADIOHEAD
73. JUST ENOUGH EDUCATION TO PERFORM - STEREOPHONICS
Singles charts:
84. MADAME HELGA - STEREOPHONICS
Remember that both the Stereophonics' most recent album and single
were released before Radiohead's. This has been the current pattern
for the last few years. And, yes, Coldplay have easily outsold them
both... probably in the US too, but I don't know that. As for live
shows, Stereophonics will be playing to crowds of over 60,000 on their
stadium tour later in the year. I don't know why that is, but it's
just the way it is.
Now if anyone wants to argue with facts, that's fine. As I said, I
think Radiohead are the better band but Stereophonics are the bigger.
"Dale" <no.spam.r....@thanks.com> wrote in message news:<10570971...@ananke.eclipse.net.uk>...
on the american billboard charts rh are currently sitting at #4, coldplay
are at #24, and stereophonics aren't even in the top 50.
internationally, i'd say rh are a bigger band.
sorry for top posting.
"Woo!" <woohoo...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:8e707cf0.03070...@posting.google.com...
Tour size?
The Stereophonics arena tour is larger than Radiohead's, and they're
doing a 50,000+ capacity stadium show less than a month later.
--
she's not coming home
turn out the stars
unhook the phone
she's not coming home
>Now if anyone wants to argue with facts, that's fine. As I said, I
>think Radiohead are the better band but Stereophonics are the bigger.
And, as I said, they're not actually bigger.
At this very point in time their album happens to be outselling HTTT
in the UK *only* but it's rather shallow to measure the "size" of a
band by a weeks record sale, don't you think?
>> Is that really true? I mean, I haven't seen any figures for record
>> sales or anything else you might judge a bands "bigness" on
>Tour size?
>The Stereophonics arena tour is larger than Radiohead's, and they're
>doing a 50,000+ capacity stadium show less than a month later.
Stereophonics are habitual tourers. Radiohead tour less often. It's
hardly an indication of size of the band. On that basis U2 and REM
and tiny insignificant bands and Blue are rock deities!!
Radiohead tickets routinely sell out within hours of going on sale
while at least half of the Stereophonics tickets are still available,
despite being available much longer. Radiohead have been playing
arenas in the USA and routinely headlining European festivals for the
last six or seven years while the Stereophonics struggle to fill a
venue much larger than the back of a transit van outside of the UK.
I happen to like both bands, to differing degrees, but the logic
behind your conclusion that the 'phonics are "bigger" than Radiohead
is, at best, somewhat flawed.
> And, as I said, they're not actually bigger.
>
> At this very point in time their album happens to be outselling HTTT
> in the UK *only* but it's rather shallow to measure the "size" of a
> band by a weeks record sale, don't you think?
To start off, yes, I'm going by UK sales data only. I've no doubt that
Radiohead are bigger in the US.
But the simple fact is that Stereophonics have easily outsold
Radiohead when it comes to record and ticket sales in the last five
years. Just Enough Education to Perform has been in the Top 100 most
weeks for over two years now. And, yes, it's a shit album :D
Remember, that this was a week in which Radiohead headlined
Glastonbury and received an unordinarily high amount of press
coverage, so this isn't an anomaly as far as album sales go. But I'm
not going to go on about it anymore because I don't care and I'm sure
no one else does either. I don't know why I went on about it this long
to be honest, it's just that, according to the statistics I have, what
I have said is correct. It doesn't matter at the end of the day. There
are inferior acts out there who outsell Radiohead and Stereophonics
combined.
Well done, you've totally ignored the fact that the interview was done for a
French magazine, where, like the US, the Stereophonics are practically
unheard of.
--
"And we used to sleep on the beach,
they don't do it anymore.
Things change."
GYBE! - murray ostril: "...they don't sleep anymore on the beach..."
Irie.
"Jonathan McArthur" <dynamit...@paradise.net.nz> wrote in message news:<D6fMa.2291$9f7.2...@news02.tsnz.net>...
> "Stilgar, do we have wormsign?"
> "Usul, we have wormsign the likes of which even Woo! has never seen!"
Are they any good? Worthy of a taking the time to Soulseek 'em?
~j
I am a lady wrote:
> stereophonics are pretty unknown in the US. that must be frustrating
> for him.
>
> --
> Leslie
> ...
They are anathema
In return, you've failed to appreciate that I've been arguing who is
the bigger act in the UK. It was Stereophonics last week, it is
Stereophonics this week (by an even larger margin)and it will be
Stereophonics next week (by a larger margin still). As soon as people
can accpet that fact, then there's no longer a need for me to argue
it. I can accept that Radiohead are bigger in other countries, because
I'm not bothered.
You've failed to accept the point, i.e. that Kelley Jones is a twat.
Not true. I'm happy to accept that ;)
I had the misfortune of hearing "Madame Helga". Sounds like the cunt's
taken to raping T. Rex [who were never that great anyway] by crossing
"20th Century Boy" with, well, anything by The Datsuns. Ugh.
Sorry mate i just have to correct you.
True the stereophonics do outsell Radiohead in the UK, this is mainly
down to the likes of my 10 year old niece liking them.
But to say that the stereophonics are a bigger live draw is rediculous.
The only 60,000+ venue the stereophonics are playing on their current
tour is the millenium stadium, which last timed they played was half
empty.
Other than that the only major venue they are playing is two dates at
Earls Court. Which they announced about two months before Radiohead
anounced two dates there. Tickets for the Stereophonics are still
available, Radiohead sold out both nights in 24hours.