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PJ Fan est. 1990PJ Fan est. 1990 Posts: 1,788
edited March 2009 in The Porch
anybody see a Green Day effect starting?...before all of you get all pissy with me comparing Pearl Jam to Green Day, i'm talking about how Green Day was famous in like the mid-late 90's and then had a re-birth into the mainstream within that passed few years...i feel that PJ is having the same thing happen but this time, it's with a good band...

i dunno i just feel that with brother hitting #1 and the entire Ten album available on rock band, i feel that perhaps my feelings on the ten re-release being a sell-out situation, was really a stroke of genius...it really is bringing them back into the main stream and i feel that mainstream rock radio will no longer suck, if every 10 songs or so i hear a PJ tune (even if it is the same one every time)

am i naive for thinking this?
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  • Cinnamon GirlCinnamon Girl Posts: 1,854
    NOT that this is how I feel about Green day, but I think that PJ is seriously reaching that "Legend" status to the mainstream. (well deserved)
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  • smithnicsmithnic Posts: 1,563
    Cinnamon Girl wrote:
    NOT that this is how I feel about Green day, but I think that PJ is seriously reaching that "Legend" status to the mainstream. (well deserved)


    I think that's what their record company wants for sure with this reissue of Ten. As far as other members of the band, they seem to be like whatever in terms of this release, at least Ed.
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  • WildsWilds Posts: 4,329
    Agreed on the Legend Status and totally agree that they could become relevant again within the mainstream, but THAT depends on the next album.

    We all know it will kick ass, but will it tap into that broader audience. If it does then viola. If not, then so be it, just remain legends that put out kick ass music to a loyal and rabid fan base.
  • bazzerbazzer Posts: 3,125
    Wilds wrote:
    We all know it will kick ass, but will it tap into that broader audience. If it does then viola. If not, then so be it, just remain legends that put out kick ass music to a loyal and rabid fan base.
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  • PJ Fan est. 1990PJ Fan est. 1990 Posts: 1,788
    Wilds wrote:
    totally agree that they could become relevant again within the mainstream, but THAT depends on the next album.

    well yeah...i mean after brother hitting #1 on the modern rock charts and 8 (last time i checked) on the mainstream charts, they pretty much HAVE to come out with a more ten-esque album that will really kick major fuckin ass
  • wnh1977wnh1977 Iowa Posts: 639
    Green Day became a mainstream/crossover hit. I thought American Idiot was ok. If you recall, that album had songs that could be played on a variety of radio formats (Rock, Alternative, Soft Rock, Pop, Top 40, etc.). In my opinion, Green Day made a conscious decision to put out an album that would appeal to as many people as possible. Team that up with a healthy marketing campaign and that seems to be how you sell huge these days. When I saw Green Day on the American Idiot tour, I felt like 90% of the audience were teenagers. At my age (late 20's at the time), I felt a little out of place.

    It seems to me that the artists that make a conscious decision to appeal to the masses are the ones that sell huge. Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Shania a few years ago, etc. Heck, a Kid Rock song was being played on country stations in the past year. Look at Darius Rucker and Jessica Simpson trying to milk the cross-over country cow! To me, country is Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard... not this bubble gum bullshit!

    Metallica and Tool are a couple artists in the "rock" format that don't crossover that still go multi-platinum. I can't really think of too many others. Pearl Jam has opened up to marketing since "Avacado". That may have improved sales a little, but after all us diehards buy the new stuff in the first week it quickly plummets. Long story short, I don't see Pearl Jam making a conscious decision to make music that crosses genres just to sell more albums. I think they're comfortable with what they got. And why wouldn't they be??! Look how much money we spend on them!!
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  • PJRock75PJRock75 Posts: 869
    I've noticed PJ vids, including TB2000 and Unplugged footage, airing quite frequently on all the music channels. When you see it you can't stop watching no matter what you were watching before 8-)
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