12-10-2012, 07:58
i could be way off with what i think the main reason is, but i'd suggest "cultural location" being the main factor...
as an example take Boston,Chicago,Steely Dan,Beach Boys as four artists off the top of my head...have a distinct "US Rock" sound,big out there, odd chart success elsewhere due to their "US" sounds, people couldnt relate to them...
same thing goes for Sex Pistols,Clash,The Jam...uniquely British themes.
Midnight Oil,Split Enz,Slim Dusty...uniquely Australian themes
Soundgarden,Pearl Jam,Nirvana...uniquely Seatle sounds...
that said,those artists did score a few big hits in other countries,but it wore thin,i suspect they had those hits they had elsewhere because they may have sounded different at the time(a breath of fresh air for a short while,so to speak!??)
obviously there are other acts that were bigger in other countries than in their homeland also like Stray Cats,Billy Idol,Suzi Quatro,Pink,Eddie Cochran, Carl Perkins to name some off the top of my head.
and there are obviously artists who 'speak to the world'..why some and not others,i dont know neither...IMO The Beatles(as good as they were) were no better at musicianship than Small Faces,Who,Kinks,yet they succeeded internationally where the others had spasmodic chart success, go figure out that one, because i cant??!!!???
maybe some research into this phenomena would be a good idea...its something i need to think about a bit more though before posting a thread on it....
as an example take Boston,Chicago,Steely Dan,Beach Boys as four artists off the top of my head...have a distinct "US Rock" sound,big out there, odd chart success elsewhere due to their "US" sounds, people couldnt relate to them...
same thing goes for Sex Pistols,Clash,The Jam...uniquely British themes.
Midnight Oil,Split Enz,Slim Dusty...uniquely Australian themes
Soundgarden,Pearl Jam,Nirvana...uniquely Seatle sounds...
that said,those artists did score a few big hits in other countries,but it wore thin,i suspect they had those hits they had elsewhere because they may have sounded different at the time(a breath of fresh air for a short while,so to speak!??)
obviously there are other acts that were bigger in other countries than in their homeland also like Stray Cats,Billy Idol,Suzi Quatro,Pink,Eddie Cochran, Carl Perkins to name some off the top of my head.
and there are obviously artists who 'speak to the world'..why some and not others,i dont know neither...IMO The Beatles(as good as they were) were no better at musicianship than Small Faces,Who,Kinks,yet they succeeded internationally where the others had spasmodic chart success, go figure out that one, because i cant??!!!???
maybe some research into this phenomena would be a good idea...its something i need to think about a bit more though before posting a thread on it....
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.