Indie is the new mainstream

tthorn · **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:41 pm

This week, Billboard's Top 10 album sales chart includes Thom Yorke, Johnny Cash, Muse, and Gnarls Barkley. While these aren't exactly "indie", it's certainly the highest quality of music I've seen on the Billboard charts in sometime. Discuss or something.

Elvis Fu · **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:43 pm

Remember "Alternative"?

Kingfish · **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:44 pm

Whenever I hear Gnarls Barkley - Crazy, I think man, my mom would love this song. But I do agree that this is the closest indie, underground, or whatever you want to call it has been to the mainstream in a long time.

timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:44 pm

Are you saying Indie is higher quality?

wenchlette · **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:46 pm

If indie is the new mainstream does that mean I'm going to have to start listening to Creed again to be cool?

rogneeb · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:07 pm **Posts:** 12618

start?

thrillhouse · **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:47 pm

again?

wenchlette · **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:48 pm

rparis74 Wrote:

start?

You're right. I never stopped. Scott Stap is a dreamy hunka hunka burnin' God love.

thisotherkingdom · **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:50 pm

SpontaneousPoet Wrote:

rparis74 Wrote:

start?

You're right. I never stopped. Scott Stap is a dreamy hunka hunka burnin' God love.

It's the Christ-poses. They get me too. :oops:

HaqDiesel · **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:52 pm

timmy, joe, 42 Wrote:

Are you saying Indie is higher quality?

Spontaneous Poet Wrote:

Creed

"CAN YOU TAKE ME HIGHER?"

wenchlette · **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:52 pm

thrillhouse Wrote:

again?

I admit to, at one point, owning two Creed CDs.

That fact from my past is how I keep it real in the present, yo.

e-stone · **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:55 pm

[hijack]hey stacey...we saw alexi murdoch last night. i knew you'd be the only one to appreciate. he was awesome...and i think my wife might be leaving me for him. seriously though, the guy was so cool and friendly and this was in a small wine bar that held maybe 75 people. good times. ok, back to creed[/hijack]

tthorn · **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:59 pm

No, not saying indie is higher quality, but it's nice when music I like actually makes it big. It's not great when the concert sizes get bigger, but hey, you can't keep everything to yourself. After always hearing people say my music taste is 'obscure', it's nice when occasionally that's not actually true. You know.

- T

wenchlette · **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:00 pm

elephantstone Wrote:

[hijack]hey stacey...we saw alexi murdoch last night. i knew you'd be the only one to appreciate. he was awesome...and i think my wife might be leaving me for him. seriously though, the guy was so cool and friendly and this was in a small wine bar that held maybe 75 people. good times. ok, back to creed[/hijack]

AWESOME.

When I saw him I was seated with a couple and it felt a bit awkward being the third wheel to strangers, but as soon as he started his set I completely forgot my seating situation. He very subtlety captures the audience.

puma · **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:04 pm

tthorn Wrote:

This week, Billboard's Top 10 album sales chart includes Thom Yorke, Johnny Cash, Muse, and Gnarls Barkley. While these aren't exactly "indie", it's certainly the highest quality of music I've seen on the Billboard charts in sometime. Discuss or something.

wow thom yorke at #2 in the first week.

the way i look at it, it just means more people are starting to realize what quality music is. (ok maybe not really, but i like to think that way just to make myself feel better).

and i swear, i never got sick of a band so fast than i did with gnarls barkley. my goodness.

Dalen · **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:08 pm

pumachik Wrote:

tthorn Wrote:

This week, Billboard's Top 10 album sales chart includes Thom Yorke, Johnny Cash, Muse, and Gnarls Barkley. While these aren't exactly "indie", it's certainly the highest quality of music I've seen on the Billboard charts in sometime. Discuss or something.

the way i look at it, it just means more people are starting to realize what quality music is. (ok maybe not really, but i like to think that way just to make myself feel better).

Hegel · **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:08 pm

elephantstone Wrote:

[hijack]hey stacey...we saw alexi murdoch last night. i knew you'd be the only one to appreciate. he was awesome...and i think my wife might be leaving me for him. seriously though, the guy was so cool and friendly and this was in a small wine bar that held maybe 75 people. good times. ok, back to creed[/hijack]

What do you mean you know she's the only to appreciate? I am hurt. Deeply.

STACEY, you could either go back to creed or break out the Matchbox Twenty discs and give em some spins again.

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

I can't think of a single indie thing about Johnny Cash.

Dalen · **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:12 pm

the redworm Wrote:

I can't think of a single indie thing about Johnny Cash.

when he went through that messy hair stage.

wenchlette · **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:12 pm

Hegel-Oh's Wrote:

break out the Matchbox Twenty discs and give em some spins again.

Not that I wouldn't enjoy some of that, but I think it would be... weird.

Mr. Mister · **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:12 pm

tthorn Wrote:

This week, Billboard's Top 10 album sales chart includes Thom Yorke, Johnny Cash, Muse, and Gnarls Barkley. While these aren't exactly "indie", it's certainly the highest quality of music I've seen on the Billboard charts in sometime. Discuss or something.

i must not be looking in the right place, 'cause when I went to their website I saw a different list. Is this last week, or next week, or perhaps a link will clear things up.

but yeah, even if those bands aren't all my cup of tea, i'm all for them pushing off some of the other shit that's normally there, if only to reinforce that there are significant segments of the music buying public that purchase music that's been championed outside of traditional media channels.

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

Dalen Wrote:

the redworm Wrote:

I can't think of a single indie thing about Johnny Cash.

when he went through that messy hair stage.

awesome. i guess he did wear black as well.

not really any sort of commentary, just an excuse to post this pic again.

oh shit google "james brown hair" and you get a veritable cornucopia of insane hairstyles.

Kingfish · **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:17 pm

the redworm Wrote:

I can't think of a single indie thing about Johnny Cash.

You mean other than him being marketed to the indie type kids to rejuvenate his career in the mid 90's?

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

Hegel-Oh's Wrote:

break out the Matchbox Twenty discs and give em some spins again.

<--- was told a few weeks ago by Lady Squirrgle that he looked just like Rob Thomas.

puma · **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:18 pm

Mr. Mister Wrote:

i must not be looking in the right place, 'cause when I went to their website I saw a different list. Is this last week, or next week, or perhaps a link will clear things up.

the list i have is an internal thing from soundscan - doesn't look like billboard updated their charts on the website and can't find a link...

top ten goes like this:
01. now that's what i call music - vol. 22*
02. thom yorke- the eraser*
03. pimp c - pimpalation*
04. nelly furtado - loose [4]
05. gnarls barkley - st. elsewhere [10]
06. johnny cash - american v: hundred highway [2]
07. high school musical - soundtrack [27]
08. rascal flatts - me and my gang [15]
09. muse- black holes & revelations*
10. rhanna- girl like me [12]

*indicates 1st week on billboard top 200
the numbers in the brackets indicate how many weeks on bb 200

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