tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821606831567903255.post2209630301468880068..comments2023-10-23T14:49:22.253-05:00Comments on Waiting On Idiots: Why does America like crappy music?Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896663149861074430noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821606831567903255.post-64061800103406019162011-10-03T10:53:36.174-05:002011-10-03T10:53:36.174-05:00Actually, Umbrella and Rehab are classics. Umbrell...Actually, Umbrella and Rehab are classics. Umbrella is one of the best pop songs of the decade. Rehab probably #2 or #3. Everything else is forgettable. You have to be able to distinguish classic, lasting masterpieces in the pop world, from the 99.9% of shit that the rest is.<br /><br />And America doesn't like crappy music, it's just that we don't deserve anything better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821606831567903255.post-38238970041751736102007-07-24T18:15:00.000-05:002007-07-24T18:15:00.000-05:00Lol, here is a link to even more recent platinum a...Lol, here is a link to even more recent platinum albums. <BR/><BR/>http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/riaa/index.jspJeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02896663149861074430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821606831567903255.post-9684797937023132142007-07-24T18:08:00.000-05:002007-07-24T18:08:00.000-05:00"if you're going by billboard to decipher what is ..."if you're going by billboard to decipher what is "popular" that's your first mistake. sure it's how many copies are sold in a given time..."<BR/><BR/>Hmmm... If those songs are currently selling the most, wouldn't that make them the most popular at the time? <BR/><BR/>Finally, a lot of people still buy music. <BR/><BR/>Here is a list of records that have gone platinum since 2000:<BR/><BR/> 1. N'Sync - No Strings Attached (2000) 12.6 million. 11.1 million copies Soundscan, 1.54 million BMG [3]<BR/> 2. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) 11.5 million. 10 million copies Soundscan, 1.5 million BMG [4]<BR/> 3. Creed - Human Clay (1999) 11.5 million copies (1999 album with most sales occurring after December 1999)<BR/> 4. ≈ Shania Twain - Up! (2002) 11 million units (5.5 million copies)<BR/> 5. ≈ OutKast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003) 11 million units (5.5 million copies)<BR/> 6. The Beatles - 1 (2001) 10.9 million<BR/> 7. Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again (2000) 10 million copies<BR/> 8. Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000) 10 million copies<BR/> 9. Norah Jones - Come Away with Me (2002) 10 million copies<BR/> 10. Usher - Confessions (2004) 9 million copies<BR/> 11. Nelly - Country Grammar (2000) 9 million copies<BR/> 12. Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002) 9 million copies<BR/> 13. Backstreet Boys - Black and Blue (2000) 8 million<BR/><BR/>Yup, clearly since the creation of down loadable music everyone has stopped purchasing cd's.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02896663149861074430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821606831567903255.post-29982786486515024992007-07-24T17:57:00.000-05:002007-07-24T17:57:00.000-05:00if you're going by billboard to decipher what is "...if you're going by billboard to decipher what is "popular" that's your first mistake. sure it's how many copies are sold in a given time, but it doesn't mean it's good music. <BR/><BR/>second, it's called "taste". a lot of people don't have it. case in point, you enjoy enya and not rihanna.<BR/><BR/>third, who buys music anymore anyways? everyone i know torrents music or pays per song on itunes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821606831567903255.post-1922872966038323652007-07-13T20:35:00.000-05:002007-07-13T20:35:00.000-05:001) umberella is incredibly annoying, and though I ...1) umberella is incredibly annoying, and though I don't totally understand it, it seems to have a nice message. You can stand under my umberella. <BR/>2) Hey there Delilah was amazing, I bought the whole Plain White T's album. Rehab was great. <BR/>3) Avril was good, then she started trying to dance. Didn't work. <BR/>nothing else was worth commenting on. I like your taste.fieryredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07807540872923553953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821606831567903255.post-32386754647894592972007-07-12T17:19:00.000-05:002007-07-12T17:19:00.000-05:00According to BBC.co.uk, Avril is even more popular...According to BBC.co.uk, Avril is even more popular over there than she is here? <BR/><BR/>Sadly, it looks like America is to blame for the poor music in your area as well. <BR/><BR/>I have no problem with our music infiltrating other nations, but why can't it at least be good music...Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02896663149861074430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821606831567903255.post-57594795610139488312007-07-12T08:20:00.000-05:002007-07-12T08:20:00.000-05:00Oi! Avril! No!Hate it. Hate it. Hate it.The Brit c...Oi! Avril! No!<BR/><BR/>Hate it. Hate it. Hate it.<BR/><BR/>The Brit charts are no better. Umbrella has been at number one forever. :@(<BR/><BR/>And we don't even have charts here. :@(6000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10828090445653134789noreply@blogger.com