Did U2 want it to leak? - Album to stream on My Space - ARTICLES REGARDING THE LEAK

[silverfish]

It was leaked from a Universal website, so ..... it makes you wonder why and how this could happen.

Does anyone think they deliberately leaked it to stimulate publicity? Some music analysts argue that leaks actually help the sales of an album. Basically people sample the music for free and if they like it many purchase it. I'm not in the music biz so if anyone can shed light on this for me - much appreciated.

 

[Mr. V]

no.

 

[dan_smee]

The only thing I am thinking is it was a guy who signed up, pointed us to the page, then vanished.

Never saw him again. It was his first post.

Maybe they wanted feedback as to what the next single should be?

I have no idea why it happened, but thank fuck that it did!

 

[angel_28]

Probably not ...

 

[Aardvark747]

They knew it would put Martin off his game at the Brits, the little scallywags.

 

[angel_28]

The only thing I am thinking is it was a guy who signed up, pointed us to the page, then vanished.

Never saw him again. It was his first post.

Maybe they wanted feedback as to what the next single should be?

I have no idea why it happened, but thank fuck that it did!

That's true he pointed it out then disappeared...he was like Santa Clause!..
But god bless him whom ever he was

 

[silverfish]

Maybe they wanted feedback as to what the next single should be?

very possible.

 

[simonapplewhite]

The only thing I am thinking is it was a guy who signed up, pointed us to the page, then vanished.

Never saw him again. It was his first post.

Maybe they wanted feedback as to what the next single should be?

I have no idea why it happened, but thank fuck that it did!

The guy jumped back on later -- he was 1012 or something on the last LEAKY page (I miss screaming Leeeaaaakkkkkk!!!!!) -- said he was a long time lurker searching for previews and the getmusic page popped up -- he didn't realize he could buy the songs, just that the previews were really long. Someone else found out they could buy 'em.

 

[silverfish]

The media is already all over it See: U2’s New Album Leaks Early Despite ‘Private Hearings’ | TorrentFreak

"The source of the leak is unknown, but it has to come from someone close to the band as there were no preview copies sent out to the press."

 

[jecofficial]

ur statement assumes the u2 camp has a supremely modern understanding of todays music industry, so in a resounding word....NO

 

[ramblin rose]

There's also an article on Forbes.com.

A spokesman from Universal said that he was not aware of the leak, and calls to Interscope, the label that put out the record, were not returned.

What The U2 Leak Says About Music Biz - Forbes.com

Although we must be the elated fans.

 

[God Part III]

Although we must be the elated fans.

 

[KEVIN051269]

All publicity is good publicity

Lortonz = Paul McGuiness

 

[ramblin rose]

The media is already all over it See: U2’s New Album Leaks Early Despite ‘Private Hearings’ | TorrentFreak

"The source of the leak is unknown, but it has to come from someone close to the band as there were no preview copies sent out to the press."

Whoever wrote this particular article is a moron. God, can't he do a little research.

 

[ramblin rose]

Lorontz = Paul McGuiness

He actually did post again. Doesn't seem like he is an insider. He said he didn't even realize there were buy links but was just focused on the 1 minute previews.

 

[KEVIN051269]

He actually did post again. Doesn't seem like he is an insider. He said he didn't even realize there were buy links but was just focused on the 1 minute previews.

Never let the facts get in the way of a good conspiracy

 

[brianvox]

No way The 2 wanted to leak. They'll sell 6M albums no matter what though.

jeez bono was locked at the Brits.

 

[ramblin rose]

Funny the Universal Australia page took down the album completely. You can't even see it on their website at all.

 

[KEVIN051269]

Funny the Universal Australia page took down the album completely. You can't even see it on their website at all.

Its out of stock!

 

[silverfish]

Its out of stock!

Where does it say that? I cant see anything at all. I did a search for U2 and nothing came up.

 

[brianvox]

Funny the Universal Australia page took down the album completely. You can't even see it on their website at all.

classic.

heads will roll.

 

[ramblin rose]

Yeah, I did a search by Artist and Title, it's no where to be found. Disappeared from the faith of the earth, all evidence destroyed.

 

[KEVIN051269]

Where does it say that? I cant see anything at all. I did a search for U2 and nothing came up.

 

[silverfish]

classic.

heads will roll.

Wouldnt ya just love to me a fly on the wall there. I bet McGuinness was on the phone to them. Big blunder

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

i wouldn't he stunned if they did it on purpose, perhaps as a pre-emptive strike against a known leak.

that said, i'm thinking it was just a mistake by a tech guy who's currently looking for new work.

 

[KEVIN051269]

i wouldn't he stunned if they did it on purpose, perhaps as a pre-emptive strike against a known leak.

that said, i'm thinking it was just a mistake by a tech guy who's currently looking for new work.

Lortonz = Tech Guy

 

[silverfish]

i wouldn't he stunned if they did it on purpose, perhaps as a pre-emptive strike against a known leak.

that said, i'm thinking it was just a mistake by a tech guy who's currently looking for new work.

I wonder if the official release date will be moved forward?

 

[ramblin rose]

My God, even Alan Cross is rewriting history. Does he really consider himself a music journalist?

A similar thing happened this morning just after 8am ET. I’m listening to the final and finished version of the album as I type this.

Apparently, there was a leak through an Australian online music store called Get Music at around 4am ET today. For a brief time, they apparently made the album available for sale.

 

[LastNameonEarth]

The cynical part of my brain says they did it deliberately - maybe they felt Boots hasn't promoted the album well enough, and that a small leak would get everyone talking and give NLOTH a bit of a stimulus. My other brain cell tells me someone just fucked up, or was very silly.

I didn't want it to leak, cos I wanted the songs to be fresh to my ears when I buy the album from a high street store in a week-and-a-half. 11 days of temptation to go!

 

[Earnie Shavers]

i wouldn't he stunned if they did it on purpose, perhaps as a pre-emptive strike against a known leak.

that said, i'm thinking it was just a mistake by a tech guy who's currently looking for new work.

Yep – and maybe not actually from Universal. Their shop front site could very likely be managed by a third party.

And it’s weird seeing the little disclosure statement at the bottom of that Forbes article. “Oh yeah, and by the way, Bono owns all this shit”.