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Originally Posted by MisterPeabody
Wow great list!! I've heard of two of them so need to check the rest out for sure.
The "indie/alternative' scene you describe reminds me a LOT of the late 1980's/early 1990's, right before grunge hit. MTV was getting stale and "indie" bands like Throwing Muses, Happy Mondays, Dinosaur Jr., Goo Goo Dolls, The La's and so on were big. We called them 'college bands' back then. LOL But then grunge came and BOOM everyone was wearing flannel.
But maybe many of the above bands you named you 'recognize instantly' because you are obviously a music lover and someone who pays attention. Would someone hearing any of these bands on the radio recognize them if they were casual fans? I know I don't know all of Rod Stewart's music - I stopped listening to him when left the Faces in 1975 - but I can tell it's him every time. (This is not necassarily a GOOD thing, especially when it comes to the Rod Stewarts, Phil Collins and Celine Dions of the world. :D )
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I guess that is what I mean..there isn't much casual listening these days unless you want to listen to hip hop.
That said, I would imagine most people that have listened to the radio or seen tv commercials in the last year will know the voice of the singer from Fun. I like the band but if I heard their songs one more time last year I was going to have to fight stabbing myself in the ear.
In this country, the casual rock listener might just about know Bellamy now since Muse finally got big here after a decade of super stardom elsewhere.
Other than that, in this country I am not sure. Coincidentally, I'm watching highlights from last night's Galstonbury and the Artics are the headliners that night for the biggest festival in the world. Meanwhile, come to this country and in October the same band is playing the fairly small venue down the street from me. I sort of like that though. It has meant I can see giant acts from other parts of the world here for a lot cheaper and in small venues.