Greenlight said:
Razorlight are a newish UK band. Had a couple of good albums and a recent number 1 single "America" which is brilliant. Their lead singer Johnny Borrell has an ego probably bigger than Bono's Don't think they're that known outside the UK yet though but they've got the potential.
yeah Razorlight is pretty awesome. In the Morning off the new album is amazingly catchy but in a way that lasts. It's not throw away catchy. Plus Stumble and fall and Golden Touch should have been great singles but not a sniff here in North America. I don't know if they have the sound to be the next big thing especially here in North America. Nobody even knows who the hell they are. I like them alot but it won't be them.
It won't be Coldplay either as I think they've peaked. They've put out three albums that are all pretty much the same. Boring. They have some nice songs but they just don't have what it takes to explode to the next level.
Right now I would have thought The Killers would be the one but I was surprised to see how little fanfare Sam's Town seems to have recieved. I mean Evanescence's new album had a stronger opening week. Also I think it's hilarious how one writer slammed Sam's Town for ripping off Bruce Sprongstien and now it's the "cool" thing to do and agree with it. Gimmie a break. Better to "rip off" the Boss than their peers which seems to be the trend these days.
Snow Patrol doesn't have it either. I love them but the are two slow.
I'd like to see Muse take it but I can't see it happening. I mean their new album "Black Holes and Revelations" is fucking amazing and should have been the one to break here in North America but it hasn't happend and I can't figure out why. Maybe Hip Hop simply has more of strangle hold on the scene than anyone realy knows. Because songs like Starlight. Exo-Politics and Supermassive Black Hole should be hit single son the radio here. I've heard Knights of Cydonia once and that was about 2 months ago. Sad that radio and MTV and Muvh Music don't support great music overe here.
Another abnd that is underrated in my opinion is Blue October. they ahve five albums yet we're all led to belive that the new album Foil with Hate Me on it is their debute. History for Sale blows Foil outta the water in terms of everything. hooks, melody, popiness, rockness. So why have they not been mainstreme before now?
And anyone who mentioend RHCP needs to wake up. That is a band that is so obvioulsy past it's prime and over the last 6 years has done nothing but regurgitate the same old crap. Rather than releasing three albums these last few years they should have just relased one long epicly boring song because that's what the three albums sound like.
When we talk about "the next big thing" what are we talking about anyways? Are we talking about the next hot ticket or the next legendary band? If it's the next big hot ticket I would say Guns N' Roses(assuming Chinese Democracy ever surfaces). They've already got some epics that have leaked in demo form. Madagascar, The Blues and There Was a Time. As well as some kick ass rockers with super catchy guitar riffs like Better and Chinese Democracy. I could see them easily being the next big thing as long as peopel could embrace Axl rose. I know that's hard but the music that I've heard so far should make a really huge impact and the music scene but not even close to being the next band to carry the U2 mantle. Sadly if Window in the Skies is any indication of what's to come from our boys I think the mantle will be vacant for some time.
Another big problems that the industry has changed and no lable and no casual listener seems to have the attention span to let a band become the next legendary act. It's all about the now and the money and artists aren't allowed to develope. It's sick and it's cheapening the music world. In fact teh next big thing will probably be force fed to us. It will be whatever the industry decides. the buying public has no say becasue whatevre the industry wants that's what the'll push. Everyone could all go out and buy the new Sigur Ros album or a new Shins album and it wouldn't make a difference. It's not about quality, it's about what sells fast and what shakes ass in the clubs. Nobody wants an album you have to listen to and nobody wants to relase an album that ages like fine wine. It's all about the cash grab. So basically the next legendary band is no where in sight.