The other day as I was listening to the radio – I don’t recall which station, though I could probably guess if I really had to put my mind to it – I heard an advertisement about an upcoming show. During this ad, they mentioned something about the “biggest bands” and how they were coming to town and naturally, that piqued my interest.
When you think of the biggest bands, what do you think? I’m figuring it has to be one of the bands that is on a perpetual farewell tour. Someone like The Eagles or Kiss or someone. Maybe even someone who hasn’t been around for a while, like AC/DC or Def Leppard. Now I know that the they aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, and that’s okay – they sold a lot of records.
There are, quite simply, a number of choices you can make to decide who might be in such a lineup. But when it got to the point where they delivered the bands, I was left trying to figure out just what it was I heard. Maybe I blacked out for a bit or something (not unheard of, but it was the middle of the day).
I was left wishing that there was a TiVo for the car radio, because I frankly couldn’t believe what I had just heard.
Anyway – the biggest band? It was Three Doors Down. Now nothing against the band – they have a few songs that I like and all. I did find one link showing that they had sold some 150 thousand copies of their debut CD, but that was on some guys blog, so I have no idea if it’s accurate or not.
Let’s assume that it is. There are many, many bands who have sold more than that. Heck, William Hung (the goofy guy from American Idol sold thirty to forty thousand in the first week or so. Selling just a few times that? Not so great any more if it is true.
I won’t go so far as to say that the band is responsible for the ad, because I can’t even say that I heard it correctly. I’m just saying that it’s a bit of a stretch is all. Did anyone else hear this ad played?