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I have listened to ATCYLB and HTDAAB. It's just my memory blocked it out.
Coldplay - The only one that has a shot. And that's not because of what they've done already, but because - like U2 - they're trying to innovate their music. I'm not saying they're going AB style, but at least something is being done about it. And like it or not, VLV could have gone wrong and fucked them up. Instead, it renewed their popularity, and be sure: they have a lot of new fans right now. And they have the worldwide appeal, even though they're not selling that well in North America. Of course, they're the ones that are closer, I'm not saying they're close.
I also would like to add, even though there has been bands that came close (sorry, but R.E.M. didn't - not in worldwide level.), only other three bands managed to get this big.
Led Zeppelin
The Rolling Stones
The Beatles
It is of interest to note that all of those were formed in the sixties and U2 in the seventies. Since then, no other band did it.
Nirvana had the bigger chances if you ask me. Radiohead, no - that's mixing up critical acclaim with popularity. Metallica, their audience is way to specific. Same for Guns, and there's the fact that Axl was a hard to deal figure for some. Oasis also came near and passed U2 in the U.K. indeed, but again, the worldwide appeal is lacking. Aerosmith on the other hand was managing to rule all over the place but Europe.
Also, most of you seem to forget one factor: Bono. There hasn't been another vocalist as charismatic as him. He has a lot to do with all of this. And like it or not, Chris Martin is what comes closer to him too.
I have listened to ATCYLB and HTDAAB. It's just my memory blocked it out.
Coldplay - The only one that has a shot. Also, most of you seem to forget one factor: Bono. There hasn't been another vocalist as charismatic as him. He has a lot to do with all of this. And like it or not, Chris Martin is what comes closer to him too.
anyone think eminem could play a stadium? in the us he also had dominated sales. he is proly one huge album away being iconic. thats the truth. i;m not a big fan, but i would say he proly the artist who gained the most this decade. he can rival coldplay in the us at just about anything. But he is not a rock artist. so i dunno.
my big problem with that though is that Coldplay isn't innovative. i haven't heard one thing from them that sounds original.
Ah, Interference. Love these "like it or not, but it's the fact" posts. Well, in my humble opinion, my toilet seat has more charisma than Chris Martin. And I tend to believe there are other vocalists as charismatic as Bono, if not more so. Looking at popularity, I don't know if U2 is the last of the greats, but what I do know is that all kinds of crap is selling like crazy tonight (pun intended). So I REALLY don't give a shit what sells and how many followers a band has.
Well, Coldplay is the nº2 rock band in worldwide popularity right after U2 now. You just don't get that without a charismatic performer.
Says who? The Billboard table? According to your perspective, this would mean that Justin Timberlake and Lady GaGa are charismatic performers. Not to me.
my big problem with that though is that Coldplay isn't innovative. i haven't heard one thing from them that sounds original.
every once in while i hear something that makes such little sense, i laugh quite hard.
keep them coming. your making my day.
oh please, please, please give me 1 more chance.....pppppllllleeeeaaaaassssseeeeeee!!!!
I'm not a Coldplay-basher (I like a number of their songs) but I don't think they are nearly as big as U2. One of their problems is a lot of their catalogue sounds like TUF-esque U2... nothing inherently wrong with that except that it's already been done before. On stage, Chris Martin seems to think he IS Bono, which annoys me for some reason.
I think the only band capable of "taking up the mantle" from U2 is Green Day. They have the talent to push themselves in new directions if they wish to pursue it. They also have great energy and a stage presence that seems to work better the more people they play in front of.
Ultimately, the band that becomes "the next U2" will probably not SOUND like U2 (ala Coldplay). Think of the three all-time biggest touring rock acts - U2, Pink Floyd and the Stones - they all brought something different to the table which helped take them to the highest level. I think Green Day fits the bill a lot better than Coldplay.
That said, thus far I've seen no one today that can compete on a level playing field with U2. Their shows right now are just way bigger and better than everyone else's.
keep them coming. your making my day.
I'm not a Coldplay-basher (I like a number of their songs) but I don't think they are nearly as big as U2. One of their problems is a lot of their catalogue sounds like TUF-esque U2... nothing inherently wrong with that except that it's already been done before. On stage, Chris Martin seems to think he IS Bono, which annoys me for some reason.
I think the only band capable of "taking up the mantle" from U2 is Green Day. They have the talent to push themselves in new directions if they wish to pursue it. They also have great energy and a stage presence that seems to work better the more people they play in front of.
Ultimately, the band that becomes "the next U2" will probably not SOUND like U2 (ala Coldplay). Think of the three all-time biggest touring rock acts - U2, Pink Floyd and the Stones - they all brought something different to the table which helped take them to the highest level. I think Green Day fits the bill a lot better than Coldplay.
That said, thus far I've seen no one today that can compete on a level playing field with U2. Their shows right now are just way bigger and better than everyone else's.
Radiohead - a group of men who increasingly only make music to suit themselves.
Why do they seem to find being in a band so miserable? Their job is basically their hobby, so cheer up, for God's sake! After OK Computer, they could've risen even higher, but they deliberately chose a more personal, uncommercial approach.