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Re: Was PJ ever The Biggest Band In The World?
Posted: Wed April 11, 2018 8:42 pm
by McParadigm
Wendy Carlos's Twin wrote:- "Brothers In Arms" was pushed as a state-of-the-art digital recording and was one of the first albums to be marketed/hyped as an essential compact disc to own, and was thus the first compact disc to sell over a million copies.
An example of the stars aligning for a band at just the right time.
And like Dark Side of the Moon, it blew up in part because its production outperformed the supposed technical revolution it was trying to take advantage of. It sounded a lot better than most of the records being pushed as innovators.
Re: Was PJ ever The Biggest Band In The World?
Posted: Wed April 11, 2018 9:52 pm
by littlecomment
Bammer wrote:And if so ... when exactly?
I would argue no. Nirvana was more popular throughout the world 1991-1994.
PJ went through the whole Ticketmaster / difficulty touring normal venues thing...
And then Hootie & The Blowfish hit the scene in ‘95.
Re: Was PJ ever The Biggest Band In The World?
Posted: Thu April 12, 2018 1:46 am
by Got Some
Yes
Re: Was PJ ever The Biggest Band In The World?
Posted: Thu April 12, 2018 1:49 am
by 96583UP
Yes, when Santz Cruz was released it finally put them over the top
Re: Was PJ ever The Biggest Band In The World?
Posted: Thu April 12, 2018 3:32 am
by E.H. Ruddock
96583UP wrote:Yes, when Santz Cruz was released it finally put them over the top
*Turning Mist
Re: Was PJ ever The Biggest Band In The World?
Posted: Thu April 12, 2018 11:36 am
by stip
I think it's safe to say that in 1993-1994 Pearl Jam was the biggest rock band in America. The world is tough. If you told me it's still u2 I'd probably believe you.