Zodduska
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I completely agree on all other points, but I was actually surprised to learn of Tool's main stream popularity myself. It's very hard to compare generally since today's mainstream music is a lot more diverse in it's genres.. but last month Chicago's biggest "alternative" station had a contest that lasted several weeks as a tribute to college basketball's March Madness, they would play blocks of songs from each artist head to head with another and then people could vote for their favorite band.. here are the results:
http://q101.com/madness/bracket.htm
interesting side note, maynard held 2 places in the final four
Originally Posted by Aman /img/forum/go_quote.gif Walk throughout a typical high school or college, and you will find a large number of students have never heard of Tool, let alone be able to hum one of their tunes to you. Radiohead is more likely to be known by the masses, but I still challenge you to find a large number of people who can sing any of their "classics". Pink Floyd was as synonymous of a name as The Rolling Stones or The Beatles at their height. And that's only on the level of popularity. Neither groups have done anything noteworthy in terms of innovative uses of the studio, fantastic live performances, etc. Regardless of your feelings for all of these bands, it is difficult to deny that Pink Floyd's music completely changed popular music, whereas these effects DEFINITELY haven't been felt yet from Tool or Radiohead. |
I completely agree on all other points, but I was actually surprised to learn of Tool's main stream popularity myself. It's very hard to compare generally since today's mainstream music is a lot more diverse in it's genres.. but last month Chicago's biggest "alternative" station had a contest that lasted several weeks as a tribute to college basketball's March Madness, they would play blocks of songs from each artist head to head with another and then people could vote for their favorite band.. here are the results:
http://q101.com/madness/bracket.htm
interesting side note, maynard held 2 places in the final four