They didn't sell many records, but "Float On" became a major song — one that the general public still recognizes.
The problem is that Modest Mouse didn't stay active enough after their mainstream breakthrough to fully capitalize on that momentum. Their follow‑up album took three years to arrive, and it sold one-fourth of the previous album.
They're unlikely to get nominated, but "Float On" ensures they'll always retain a degree of cultural relevance. Similar to Jimmy Eat World with "The Middle" or Hoobastank with "The Reason". This band is mostly remembered for one song.
The reason that the White Stripes are nominated and inducted so soon (first eligible in 2023 and inducted in 2025)
1. Jack White is well beloved, respected and connected figure in music industry.
2. The White Stripes have one mega song "Seven Nation Army", probably one of the last huge rock songs. Jimmy Jam nominated them, but I think he only knew one of WS songs...
The Strokes are as deserving as White Stripes, but unfortunately, these two may be the reason that WS was pushed soon, but Strokes may wait.
Also, feel from the tone of John Sykes, seems that he is indifferent about the Strokes, "they are important, but..." When he said something like this, I won't expect their nomination will happen very soon.
And if they are not instantly pushed, they will wait their name to be called in that 90/00s modern rock lines, after Oasis included, still can have Alice in Chains, Coldplay, Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer, Linkin Park and some others stand in the line as well, and then the Strokes may have to wait several more years.
The Strokes' new singles are terrible. The auto tune vocals make decent songs headache inducing. It is shockingly bad. They have lost the plot. They still have a shot at being nominated, but really, this was a huge miss.
Wasn't the original iteration of "Musical Excellence" ie. Sideman made for people like Sheena Easton? Maybe she doesn't have enough for Performer, but wouldn't it be nice if ME was used for its original purpose rather than…course correcting multiple nomination failures/skipping main category nominations????
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