BigMacPhisto said:Seems to be holding up strongly.
jick said:
Holding up strongly? Look past those rosy tinted shades and see the world outside your window. U2 aren't holding up at all. They are dropping like a hot potato. The momentum has all but died and U2 won't be pulling anything up soon thanks to no Grammy push and the postponed tour.
Cheers,
J
jick said:
Holding up strongly? Look past those rosy tinted shades and see the world outside your window. U2 aren't holding up at all. They are dropping like a hot potato. The momentum has all but died and U2 won't be pulling anything up soon thanks to no Grammy push and the postponed tour.
But right now, promotions and touring aren't important for U2. They have more pressing family matters to deal with and I wish them well. It doesn't matter if HTDAAB will end up "tanking" like POP did. If it does, then at least U2 can market their next album as a "comeback" and then get the same exposure and marketing hype as ATYCLB.
Cheers,
J
jick said:A 21% drop in sales this week, despite the increased airplay and MTV play of ABOY. All indications show that my 10,000 to 20,000 average weekly sales for 2005 are realistic (as opposed to pessimistic). Moreover, Vertigo only nabbed Grammy nominations for non-televised categories and they will be hard-pressed to win with the strength of the competition (such as Green Day). So there will be no Grammy push.
Also, if a fast and upbeat rocker can't save the fast declining sales of HTDAAB - how would you expect a slow driving song like SYCMIOYO (which will be the 3rd single in the US) boost sales? By the time they release a fourth single, HTDAAB will no longer be the "in" album and it will be all but forgotten.
Sure it got to a great headstart but now I predict it will be hard-pressed to even match ATYCLB numbers.
Cheers,
J
xovonob now! said:FYI: Jick's negative comments are usually not worth responding to.
fedeu2 said:Yeah, I know it. The guy is a troll. Sure not a blatant troll like Metfield but a troll all the same.
So, every now and then he has to be reminded of that!
After several years trolling the Wire forum he finally left for good. Maybe we are lucky enough and the same will happen here.
F.
fedeu2 said:Yeah, I know it. The guy is a troll. Sure not a blatant troll like Metfield but a troll all the same.
So, every now and then he has to be reminded of that!
After several years trolling the Wire forum he finally left for good. Maybe we are lucky enough and the same will happen here.
F.
Dima said:
don't be so rude! Jick has just a different point of view (ok, a negative point of view) but no question about the fact he's a true U2 fan...from what i've read he doesn't like HTDAAB and ATYCLB but again that's just a point of view...we can discuss: consider him as a sort of devil's lawyer