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Originally posted by Adam10:
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Originally posted by thirsty man:
I think leaving Garth Brooks out of the discussion is a mistake. He brought much of country mainstream. He also killed the "country" sound that many old school country fans miss. He is in semi-retirement. He announced on October 28 that he was going to do a tribute show in Nashville after the flood in 2010 to raise money for the flood victims. He sold out immediately. He then decided to add 8 dates which also sold out almost immediately. He raised millions for flooded out people in Nashville. He is also doing a "stripped down" verison of his act in Vegas off and on. Remember he was one of the first country acts to treat the show as a show and not just a guy in front of a microphone.

On that same note, Johnny Cash was tailing off at the begining of the 25 year period (still sold out shows all over the US) and then he hooked up with Rubin and suddenly he was a top act again. Probably not in the top 2-5, but in the top 10.

Alan Jackson also shot to the top during his time and included many cross over hits... Although his shows are more of a return to guy with a guitar in front of a mic. Probably not in the top 5...

I guess I need a better understanding of the parameters. Both Garth and Cash crossed genre lines, no offense to U2, REM and others mentioned, but they weren't dragging country fans, punk fans, etc to their concerts....

Green day also hit the scene in the early 90s and puts on a great show and I have really enjoyed their albums.

Finally, Jimmy Buffet has continued to sell out shows whereever he goes and people continue to wear those stupid parrot hats (and i like his music).

G


Again, it's Q magazine.


So are we forumites all collectively ignorant for not recognizing the stadium-packing power of Paul Oakenfold? Roll Eyes

While it's understandable that a music/entertainment mag directed toward a UK market would ignore country music (or country crossover), my impression was that the purpose of this thread was not to take issue with Q's judgment specifically, but to open the topic up for discussion at large.

And this is not a UK-focused music board, it's an English-language wine board for crying out loud. So it's implicit that as we're discussing the greatest pop/rock act of the past 25 years, we're ignoring Mandarin or Spanish-language superstars... but I don't see why we can't be discussing Garth Brooks, even if he never got much Limey love.

And before you make any noise about how Brooks' language isn't really "English", remember that the vast majority of Anglophones worldwide will never understand a word out of Dizzee Rascal or M.I.A.'s mouth, either.
I would just like to add my thanks for nobody thinking Radiohead should be part of the conversation.

Big Grin

Given that it is a Q magazine thing, I automatically thought Anglo/American/European and didn't consider the folks who sell a billion copies of hot Hindi hits or killer cuts in Cantonese.

I'll cop to a cultural bias!

On the country front...

I think Allison Kraus would be it for me, but I'm more of an Alt Country guy - Son Volt/Uncle Tupelo/Richmond Fontaine would be my personal top grouping for country.

Johhny Cash hit the ball solid with the Rick Rubin sessions but it gave me more of a past tense vibe than a present tense feeling.

Anybody hear the new metallica with Lou Reed album yet?
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Originally posted by vinole:
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Originally posted by The Cabernet of Doctor Caligari:
I would just like to add my thanks for nobody thinking Radiohead should be part of the conversation.

Big Grin



You must of skipped over p.1 then. Eek Big Grin



Crud.

I have such a bias my eyes must have filtered that abominable band from my mind as I read the thread.

Now, pardon me while I go hold a live mic up to the speaker its hooked up to and I will create the next Radiohead album.

Wink
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Originally posted by Adam10:
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Originally posted by DJ Hombre:
Foo Fighters shall be included in this discussion. They've been around for at least 15 years, and have an incredible body of work, including their new albums still making a mark on todays music scene.


C*ckrock won't ever win either...


You seriously put The Foo Fighters in that category? That's hilarious.

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