Hat Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 If you can't tell the difference between a famous band and a local band then I don't know what to do with you. I really don't. ...I'm asking where the limit for "famous" is? How many people has to recognise your name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButterflyPyromaniac Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 ...I'm asking where the limit for "famous" is? How many people has to recognise your name? I'm not aware of any evidence to quantify. It generally comes from common sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Then I don't really know how you can pinpoint anything, since everyone will have their own definition of fame, and that people recognise your name is relative to where you live and who you meet. If you have an artist like Gotye, it's pretty easy to pinpoint, but Muse's fame have been growing pretty steadily since the first album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButterflyPyromaniac Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Okay, you win. /thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaking Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Then I don't really know how you can pinpoint anything, since everyone will have their own definition of fame, and that people recognise your name is relative to where you live and who you meet. If you have an artist like Gotye, it's pretty easy to pinpoint, but Muse's fame have been growing pretty steadily since the first album. Didn't you say this a few pages ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HannahG123 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 What's wrong with being famous? And this is still a silly subject, because what made them famous is STILL not a single event or song. Plug In Baby made them bigger than they were before, so did TIRO, SMBH, Uprising, Twilight, Glastonbury 2004 etc Nothing. I have just never liked coldplay and don't like the way they are always advertised and such a big fuss is made of them recently when their old music was better than the last album. I still think muse became popular due to their live reputation. As someone said, muse are not A reeeally 'famous' band as such, but they are a huge band, due to the amount of people who see them live or hears of their live performances which invites them to explore the music and see what all the fuss is about. Saying that the first time I heard muse was on trigger happy tv, unintended was playing whilst Dom Joly dressed as a snail slid across a zebra crossing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Nothing. I have just never liked coldplay and don't like the way they are always advertised and such a big fuss is made of them recently when their old music was better than the last album. But you like Muse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DifferentPerson Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Nothing. I have just never liked coldplay and don't like the way they are always advertised and such a big fuss is made of them recently when their old music was better than the last album. I think I can see where you're coming from here. I like coldplay, and I don't think there's anything wrong with bands being famous. But I hate the fact that they're now so mainstream that they're getting associated with people like Rihanna or Justin Bieber. I mean just look at the rest of the lineup for the Capital FM Summertime Ball I just pray that the same thing never happens to Muse.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabriPav Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I just pray that the same thing never happens to Muse.... It depends on what music they make in the future, too. Coldplay made the poppiest album they could ever make, so this mainstream-ness has been just a natural consequence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HannahG123 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 But you like Muse? And? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee3Dee Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 And? It's the same thing with Muse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Didn't you say this a few pages ago? Yes. It depends on what music they make in the future, too. Coldplay made the poppiest album they could ever make, so this mainstream-ness has been just a natural consequence.Coldplay have been straight forward pop since the first album though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFan9876 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 You are tearing me apart lisa Johnny doesn't drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabriPav Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Yes. Coldplay have been straight forward pop since the first album though. That's true, but MX was way poppier (if possible) even than Viva la Vida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HannahG123 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 It's the same thing with Muse. Not where I live. Half my school have never heard of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kueller Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Not where I live. Half my school have never heard of them I'm very similar, but I get the feeling almost everyone would recognize the Starlight piano or Uprising's drum and bass if played. At least from my experience, they haven't gotten nearly the popularity as Coldplay, but they have been pretty advertised and the new stuff vs. old stuff should go without saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HannahG123 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I'm very similar, but I get the feeling almost everyone would recognize the Starlight piano or Uprising's drum and bass if played. At least from my experience, they haven't gotten nearly the popularity as Coldplay, but they have been pretty advertised and the new stuff vs. old stuff should go without saying. I've never heard muse on edinburghs 2 most popular mainstream radio stations, I hear Coldplay all the time. I think uprising must have been on once or twice because I didn't know of muse then but I remember recognising uprising when I heard it in a shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFan9876 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Not where I live. Half my school have never heard of them Half the people? Over here, probably five people in my whole school know who they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HannahG123 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Half the people? Over here, probably five people in my whole school know who they are. About half have heard of them (most due to me) and even less would be able to name any of their songs/albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kueller Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 About half have heard of them (most due to me) and even less would be able to name any of their songs/albums You must have a pretty small school to have influence over half the students. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
static shadows Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Writing some songs. /Thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HannahG123 Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 You must have a pretty small school to have influence over half the students. Ok then No not my school, just my year then (200 as opposed to 1250) and that's really due to facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim59 Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Half the people? Over here, probably five people in my whole school know who they are. This. If not less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tofu Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 This really boggles me as, being American, I know more people that love Muse than not, and have even been approached by random strangers if I wear a Muse shirts declaring their love for them, and supposedly it's in my country they're unknown. And a lot of people I know have known them since Origin or Abso. So at least from what I've seen, Muse's popularity have spread mostly through word of mouth and there really never seemed to be a point where they just suddenly got bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kueller Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 This really boggles me as, being American, I know more people that love Muse than not, and have even been approached by random strangers if I wear a Muse shirts declaring their love for them, and supposedly it's in my country they're unknown. And a lot of people I know have known them since Origin or Abso. That's very strange. I think that's the first time I've heard of a fanbase that big in the US that's not at an actual gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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