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FITZZ wrote:

Perkustin wrote:There is plenty of good rap music at the moment, personally i am not a fan but Tyler the Creator / Odd future Wolfgang are pretty brave/unique musically and lyrically.

Plus don't be bashing Eminem, his first album is great, the lyrics are actually hilarious in a totally puerile and reprehensible way.

Oh and you haven't heard garbage music 'till you've worked in a supermarket. Their playlists are compiled by Satan himself. Suffice it to say th songs are so bad Enrique Englesias' 'escape' is IMO the pick of the bunch

I actually like the first few Eminem albums, made me chuckle quite a bit, but as far as most Rap/Hip Hop...haven't heard much that I like since the mid 90's...it all just seems a bit "cookie cutter" now.

If you're of that opinion then I would agree with Perkustin and recommend Tyler the Creator (technically the full name is Odd Future Wolfgang Kill Them All) as his stuff is, shall we say, different..

Cheesecat wrote:

Mike Noble wrote:

Cheesecat wrote:
I'm pretty sure most of those bands (except Rush) were pretty popular back in the 70's at least with the general public. Also mainstream has nothing to do with being critically acclaimed or fans only knowing a

handful of songs it's a word that can be used to describe a dominant, well known group (it has several definitions) which I think bands like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, etc would have been in the 70's.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mainstream

Thick as a Brick, by Jethro Tull got to number 1 one the record charts. Close to the Edge, by Yes, got to 3. Rush has more consecutive Gold/Platinum than anyone other than the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.

I think it's safe to say, they were pretty big. Just because they got beat out by disposable Pop songs on the radio back then, doesn't mean they weren't popular.

Well being Canadian, I didn't know if they were popular outside their home country. Thanks for the clarification.

Anyone who likes tasteful rock music likes Rush, however, they have a couple of songs that have crept into the musical zeitgeist due to Guitar Hero. Now, I am not a huge fan of Guitar Hero, it's a fun party game, but it has also made a bunch of cool kid, poseur fans of awesome bands (like the foul abomination of a movie called "Across The Universe" made a bunch of poseur Beatles fans, they act like they've been fans for years when they had only seen the movie a few months ago and act like you're latching onto the movie, while the opposite is true, this actually happened to me) like Rush. You'll see kids try to be cool and song drop "Tom Sawyer" and "YYZ" like they've listened to every track on Moving Pictures multiple times. Bunch of bullshitters. I have every Rush Studio album and have been meaning to get all of their live albums. But some kid acts like he knows more about them just because he's heard a handful of songs. Call me after you've listened to "The Necromancer" you rookies.

Another band that get zero respect from the so called "experts" that pick Rock 'N' Roll HOF members is Grand Funk Railroad. They had their first 10 albums go Platinum, no other American band beat them too that.

/ rant

Obviously you'll have more exposure to them since you're in Canada. But here's the States, I only know a few hardcore Rush fans. They've kept their Cult Band Status quite well. There's no denying their talent and sheer awesomeness, but a lot of people don't truly know them, just a couple songs.

^But most people only know popular musicians for a few songs, that's how it is.
even the best selling bands have a much smaller fanbase that knows most of their work. Granted in some cases that's still pretty big, but, you know.

Take Genesis for example. Ask a random person to name one of their songs. I doubt many will know more than 2 or 3.

Mike Noble wrote:^But most people only know popular musicians for a few songs, that's how it is.
even the best selling bands have a much smaller fanbase that knows most of their work. Granted in some cases that's still pretty big, but, you know.

Take Genesis for example. Ask a random person to name one of their songs. I doubt many will know more than 2 or 3.

Ay, you've got a point, and it's a damn sad reality.

Mike Noble wrote:^But most people only know popular musicians for a few songs, that's how it is.
even the best selling bands have a much smaller fanbase that knows most of their work. Granted in some cases that's still pretty big, but, you know.

Take Genesis for example. Ask a random person to name one of their songs. I doubt many will know more than 2 or 3.

abacab, lamb lies down on broadway, I can't dance

My parents are both massive genesis fans.