[luceknight]

if they work on the songs...like they did now with Something for the Pain, it comes out so great!

[ticos_stick]

Originally Posted by Makedde

Does Jon rate These Days as one of the best albums? Whats his opinion on it?

He was proud of it, just read the album notes. But the fact it bombed so badly in America changed everything, so they've played it safe ever since.

[Makedde]

Originally Posted by ticos_stick

He was proud of it, just read the album notes. But the fact it bombed so badly in America changed everything, so they've played it safe ever since.

I am thinking that America has bad taste in music.

Where did the album debut in the states?

[ticos_stick]

Originally Posted by Makedde

I am thinking that America has bad taste in music.

Where did the album debut in the states?

Here's how it did all over. You can see it was very successful in Europe and Asia but not America.

1995 UK Top 75 Albums Chart #1 (4 weeks)

1995 European Top 100 Albums #1 (7 weeks)

1995 Germany #1 (3 weeks)

1995 Japan #1

1995 Australian Albums Chart #1(2 weeks)

1995 Austria #1(5 weeks)

1995 Finland #1

1995 Switzerland #1(2 weeks)

1995 Ireland #1(5 weeks)

1995 Denmark #1

1995 Hungary #2

1995 The Netherlands #2

1995 Sweden #2

1995 Italy #3

1995 Norway #7

1995 US Billboard 200 #9

[Rob]

Originally Posted by Makedde

I am thinking that America has bad taste in music.

Agreed. It went to number 1 in 9 or more countries but just because it didn't make the top 5 in America means we rarely get to hear it live. Who's bothered about charts anyway? If anything it's a good thing that it didn't reach number 1 in the US, because over 90% of chart music is pure shite anyway.