Biggest Band in The World has No Record Label and their releasing a New Album

[Gryph]

Wiz, what are your thoughts on this? http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/cop-out/radiohe...uary-309948.php

[JKKDARK]

Well we are too biased towards the bands we love. Chart placings since these count just as much as total wide sales of albums sold.

 

1993	Pablo Honey		The Billboard 200	 32
1995	The Bends		The Billboard 200	88
1997	OK Computer		The Billboard 200	21
1997	OK Computer		Top Canadian Albums	3
2000	Kid A		The Billboard 200	1
2000	Kid A		Top Canadian Albums	1
2001	Amnesiac		The Billboard 200	2
2001	Amnesiac		Top Canadian Albums	1
2003	Hail to the Thief		The Billboard 200	3
2003	Hail to the Thief		Top Canadian Albums	1

Well in comparison too RHCP;

 

1987	The Uplift Mofo Party Plan		The Billboard 200	148
1989	Mother's Milk		The Billboard 200	52
1991	Blood Sugar Sex Magik		The Billboard 200	3
1992	What Hits!?		The Billboard 200	22
1994	Out in L.A.		The Billboard 200	82
1995	One Hot Minute		The Billboard 200	4
1999	Californication		The Billboard 200	3
1999	Californication		Top Canadian Albums	4
2002	By the Way		The Billboard 200	2
2002	By the Way		Top Canadian Albums	1
2004	Greatest Hits [Warner Bros]		The Billboard 200	18
2006	Stadium Arcadium		The Billboard 200	1
2006	Stadium Arcadium		Top Canadian Albums	1

 

RHCP has 2 more top 10 hits then Radiohead does. And there you have it, your numbers.

 

Radiohead sold less than 15 million albums worldwide

 

Red Hot Chili Peppers sold 55 million albums worldwide

 

Enough said

[Gryph]

RHCP hasn't really evolved as a band though.

[JKKDARK]

RHCP hasn't really evolved as a band though.

 

evolved? In the sound? In the lyrics? Any band with a few years on the big scene evolved

[L.S.D]

They did evolve when they come out with the Californication.

[Gryph]

I haven't found their last two albums to be as good as Californication. Stadium Arcadium had way too much crap in it.

[L.S.D]

Stadium Arcadium is also one of the album where you need to take a few listening to it. I thought I buy a dud too when I discover I only like two songs from it, Dani California and Hey oh. But after a few listening, i begin to like some of the slower/weirder songs too. But I think the By the way album is still much better though

[Wizard]

Wiz, what are your thoughts on this? http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/cop-out/radiohe...uary-309948.php

I already knew about this. They are still thinking which label to go too, or maybe they'll go with XL. The plan is to get that CD out in January 08.

 

As for RHCP, they aren't constantly challenging themselves to change their style (like Radiohead). I do love the Peppers, but Stadium Arcadium was a disappointment (ref: I made a journal entry that cut it from 27 to 12 tracks. I find my selection of tracks to be more cohesive then the actual album as a whole). By The Way had some a few memorables, but to date, Californication is there best album after 1995. While undoutebly Blood Sex Sugar Magik remains to be their top album. Artisic in melody and style and it strongly complements Californication.

 

I guess we could bring R.E.M. into the equation sometime soon, possibly even The Cure as well.

[Thaggomizer]

Radiohead is for pseudo-intellectual fags who think they're listening to provocative stuff when in fact they're listening to a piece of crap singer like Thom Yorke with a his cadre of half-talent assclowns.

 

I do like Street Spirit though.

 

I think Thom Yorke kinda looks like a monkey :3

That he does.

[Jitway]

Did you guys here about Purebuttons LLC paying $1000 for the album to support Radiohead in their venture to do this?