I'm going strictly on gut instinct here. Seems to me that Dino Jr. was pretty much the biggest Indie band in the 90s, and White Stripes are the biggest of the 2000s. Both have recently put out albums. Dino's fan base is clearly fading-- they've moved something like 50k copies. And White Stripes are getting bigger...I think they are playing MSG this week?
So, it's a weird, shifting dynamic. Early movers get an advantage, so Dino has the edge there. (Would WS exist if Mascis hadn't paved the way?) And in the 90s, to be indie was more important, culturally speaking, cause there weren't that many indie bands. But going strictly by overall popularity, WS has it wrapped up. They're not even indie anymore, at least in the sense that a major label has picked them up, and they are playing MSG.
So who is bigger? And if you say WS is bigger, would you also say that WS is bigger today than Dino was when Spin made the famous "J Mascis is God" issue?
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I'm familiar with both of those bands, just don't know any of their songs off hand. I'll need to check'em out!
Good for people to know.
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