Why weren't they widely considered the Beatles of the 80s as Oasis was considered the Beatles of the 90s?
Why weren't they widely considered the Beatles of the 80s as Oasis was considered the Beatles of the 90s?
Parker King
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Cooper Mitchell
because ELO existed
Jordan Reyes
Because it's sporkwave pop.
Also this.
Zachary Scott
Never had a universally recognized international hit
A couple of songs that Britbongs know, a couple that played on VH1/120 Minutes, one known primarily for controversy. But never quite became a wholly mainstream act, always just on the fringes
Samuel Baker
It’s garbage level joke music for closeted homosexual boomer yuppies
Ryan Reed
Difford and Tilbrook of Squeeze were compared to Lennon and McCartney in the music press more often than XTC were back then.
Thomas Adams
ELO are overrated and nowhere near as good as either The Beatles or XTC, but comparing them to The Beatles makes much more sense in the 70s than it does in the 80s.
What's some good music from the 1980s then?
They were great, but certainly more new-wave than Beatles-esque
Hudson Kelly
>some good music from the 1980s then?
Almost everything, but not xtc, prefab sprout, crowded house or whatever else you like
Christian Jackson
>Almost everything
Then name the 5-10 best, in your estimation
Jonathan Jenkins
No I don’t like to play this autism xtc game with you, sorry you like trash and are old
Bentley Nelson
I'm not old, but I accept your concession nonetheless.
Colton Gutierrez
Oasis are only considered the Beatles of the 90s because they make homages to them in every song and just shoehorn beatles lyrics every now and then. Also they stopped being popular after English Settlement, with the exception of Nonsuch.
Eli Gray
They were too good to be compared to the Beatles tbqhf
Mason Price
this is the only correct answer. they had some flirtations with popularity but never became a household name like the beatles or the stones. they're a band more recognized for their influence than their impact
Brayden Cooper
I would lick andy partridge's body all over and I would KICK todd rundgren's face and he would fly out of the trailer
Brandon Ward
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I hate the bonglish music scene so much
Isaac Parker
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Matthew Howard
Oranges and Lemons has retroactively been pretty big for adult contemporary radio in the US, you hear "King for a Day" and "Mayor of Simpleton" on muzak systems all the time in random places if you pay attention
Grayson Thompson
they were from fucking Swindon and had names like Partridge and Moulding, they were never going to be 'cool'
Lincoln Davis
Pussy
Colton Edwards
I heard Mayor of Simpleton in Vegas, but have never XTC on the radio in this cunt otherwise.
Zachary Thompson
Normies and critics don't like music they have to spend too much time paying attention to, for completely different reasons.