FW: [Powderworks] Thanks Pete
rick
rickysan@speedlink.com.au
Wed, 4 Dec 2002 13:41:13 +1100
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Maybe the Oils just didn't get that wanky "rock star" =
thing down pat enough.
I still remember a music awards show where they were =
announcing the nominees and showing a shot of the band in the audience =
while their names were being read out,like they do.And when they got to =
U2, Bono was lighting up a cigar!He couldn't wait 3 minutes until that =
award was over, nope he had to light up during the nominations.And of =
course U2 won so he just walked on stage cigar in hand.
Whilst in wanky "rockstar" actions this isn't exactly throwing a =
t.v set out a hotel window,i think it's a rock star image thing that =
maybe you need for superstardom and the oils didn't have it.Just humble =
regular blokes.
They *shock,horror* let the music speak for themselves.
Rick
P.S i know the dangers of slagging off U2,so please go easy on me.
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From: Bawolski@aol.com=20
To: mrnoisy@iprimus.com.au ; powderworks@cs.colorado.edu=20
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: FW: [Powderworks] Thanks Pete
In a message dated 12/3/2002 2:24:36 AM Pacific Standard Time, =
mrnoisy@iprimus.com.au writes:
I'm just wondering why U2 have just gotten bigger, whereas the Oils
popularity waned so much during the 90's that a lot of people are =
surprised
when they hear that they are still around.
Is it because they are Aussie? Did ESM/Breathe turn mainstream =
audiences
off?
I think all of their albums post D&D could have been top 10 in the =
states
had things been a little different.
When Blue Sky Mining was released it seemed like the Oils were on the =
verge=20
of U2 type stardom. I felt that CD was going to be their Joshua Tree. =
I=20
remember that it was the feature review in Rolling Stone (U.S.) =
magazine
and got an excellent write up (whereas Capricornia didn't get reviewed
at all). The tour that year was pretty big from what I remember =
(three=20
nights here in L.A. at pretty sizeable venues) but obviously in the =
end
U2 like stardom wasn't to be. It's funny that you mention the =
possibility
that some of their other '90's albums may have turned off mainstream=20
audiences when you look at the limited work that U2 did during that=20
same period after Achtung Baby - Zooropa and Pop were pretty =
challenging
albums that I wouldn't consider among their best, yet they retained =
their=20
audience and are now bigger than ever. =20
Mike.
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remember a music awards show where they were announcing the nominees and =
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they do.And when they got to U2, Bono was lighting up a cigar!He =
couldn't wait 3=20
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nominations.And of course U2 won so he just walked on stage cigar in=20
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size=3D2> Whilst=20
in wanky "rockstar" actions this isn't exactly throwing a t.v set out a =
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window,i think it's a rock star image thing that maybe you need for =
superstardom=20
and the oils didn't have it.Just humble regular blokes.</FONT></DIV>
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*shock,horror* let the music speak for themselves.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>P.S i know the dangers of slagging off =
U2,so please=20
go easy on me.</FONT></DIV>
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2002 12:08=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: FW: [Powderworks] =
Thanks=20
Pete</DIV>
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FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF">In a message dated 12/3/2002 2:24:36 AM Pacific =
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Time, <A =
href=3D"mailto:mrnoisy@iprimus.com.au">mrnoisy@iprimus.com.au</A>=20
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style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px =
solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20
TYPE=3D"CITE">I'm just wondering why U2 have just gotten bigger, =
whereas the=20
Oils<BR>popularity waned so much during the 90's that a lot of =
people are=20
surprised<BR>when they hear that they are still around.<BR>Is it =
because=20
they are Aussie? Did ESM/Breathe turn mainstream =
audiences<BR>off?<BR>I=20
think all of their albums post D&D could have been top 10 in the =
states<BR>had things been a little =
different.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>When=20
Blue Sky Mining was released it seemed like the Oils were on the verge =
<BR>of=20
U2 type stardom. I felt that CD was going to be their Joshua =
Tree. =20
I <BR>remember that it was the feature review in Rolling Stone (U.S.)=20
magazine<BR>and got an excellent write up (whereas Capricornia didn't =
get=20
reviewed<BR>at all). The tour that year was pretty big from what =
I=20
remember (three <BR>nights here in L.A. at pretty sizeable venues) but =
obviously in the end<BR>U2 like stardom wasn't to be. It's funny =
that=20
you mention the possibility<BR>that some of their other '90's albums =
may have=20
turned off mainstream <BR>audiences when you look at the limited work =
that U2=20
did during that <BR>same period after Achtung Baby - Zooropa and =
Pop=20
were pretty challenging<BR>albums that I wouldn't consider among their =
best,=20
yet they retained their <BR>audience and are now bigger than =
ever. =20
<BR><BR>Mike.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>
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