Throughout history, it all boils down to what you're used to. Most bands from England had to go elsewhere to REALLY become big. The same can be said for the legends of U.S. rock and most other nations. To wit: Zeppelin never really hit it big until they came to the U.S. Neither did bands like: The Who, The Rolling Stones, and I dare say the Beatles. On the other hand, Jimmi Hendrix had to spend what would turn out to be 80% of his career in England before he was ever recognized in the U.S. It's funny that way. I guess in the end we all seek something different. Something like we've never heard before that totally moves us and that's what we roll with. Sometimes, as in Zeppelin and Hendrix's case, it comes full circle to where they're world renouned. Sometimes it doesn't. The best test of how popular someone is is simply this: Do people who were not alive when they were big even know who they are? The litmus test: Ask someone that's 15 or 20 if they have any idea who Led Zeppelin is. I'm willing to bet that about 70% will know who they are. They may not be a fan, but they'll have heard something from them. Ask those same young folks who Bush or the Stone Temple Pilots is. I'm willing to bet less than 15% have ever even heard of them. It's like my old saying: 1000 years from now, they'll STILL be listening to Beethoven, Motzart, Zeppelin and the Stones. 10 years from now, they'll never remember the band that had a great album and was king of the hill for a year...such as most music these days is. Regards, Tom