LP13 Discussion - Rumor Has It: Sirens, iTunes Festival, etc.

[bono_212]

I don't think anyone unwilling to spend $18 on a U2 album was going to buy the album anyways.

And thank you for the information, I thought that was true, about them counting 2x, but didn't know about the 100 min. limit. It's the reason why The Wall outsold Dark Side of the Moon.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

This isn't like Solar or Manhattan. This was leaked by a verified Universal Music office, not some troll on the internet.

It doesn't mean that it's all verified and confirmed... It could be incomplete information, a place holder, partially inaccurate (as has been stated there were many reports that Vertigo was going to be the album name a week or two before we learned that it would be How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb)...

but it holds a lot more weight than some random internet forum post.

 

[BVS]

Actually, true double albums are counted twice -

Multi-disc albums are counted once for each disc within the album if it is over 100 minutes in length or is from the vinyl era. For example, each copy of The Smashing Pumpkins's Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (running time of 121:39), OutKast's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (running time of 134:56), and Shania Twain's Up! (145:44), all double albums, were counted twice, meaning each album was certified diamond after 5 million copies were shipped



BUT - Here is my thought. A double album is dangerous for U2. They are at a point now where they will have a couple of weeks of big sales from their die-hard fans. Maybe a few hundred thousand. But remember that double albums also cost more. So beyond the die-hard fans, you are gonna lose a lot of casual fans, and new fans that aren't gonna shell out 18 bucks for an album, but they may shell out 8 to 10 bucks much more readily. More likely they would download the one big single if they manage to get one off this album.

Ok, I stand corrected.


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[morgan1098]

Actually, true double albums are counted twice -
Multi-disc albums are counted once for each disc within the album if it is over 100 minutes in length or is from the vinyl era. For example, each copy of The Smashing Pumpkins's Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (running time of 121:39), OutKast's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (running time of 134:56), and Shania Twain's Up! (145:44), all double albums, were counted twice, meaning each album was certified diamond after 5 million copies were shipped

BUT - Here is my thought. A double album is dangerous for U2. They are at a point now where they will have a couple of weeks of big sales from their die-hard fans. Maybe a few hundred thousand. But remember that double albums also cost more. So beyond the die-hard fans, you are gonna lose a lot of casual fans, and new fans that aren't gonna shell out 18 bucks for an album, but they may shell out 8 to 10 bucks much more readily. More likely they would download the one big single if they manage to get one off this album.

The 100-minute length is weird. That means Boy and October or War and TUF could be packaged together but wouldn't count as a "double album" because they don't add up to 100 minutes.

 

[Numb1075]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG9nqWoLjns

Thank you, that was amazing !!

 

[Galeongirl]

Woaaa 11 pages in one day? Must be a new rumour then.

 

[Super Yo]

Today in St Tropez...
Bono Troppan - YouTube

 

[Super Yo]

https://twitter.com/atu2/status/492400280118362112

I wouldn’t put any stock in Interscope statement. They have to deny.

 

[topplehatU2]

probably gonna be a triple album (named U2+1)

 

[mikal]

https://twitter.com/atu2/status/492400280118362112

Exactly. Silence equals acknowledgement of truth. They want the album release statement to be on their terms.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Who's u2?

 

[bono_212]

Exactly. Silence equals acknowledgement of truth. They want the album release statement to be on their terms.

It's piling up, now, and seeming like this is in fact going to be it.

 

[PhilsFan]

what if the album is called u2 and the band name is now sirens

 

[ClaytonsKitten]

It's piling up, now, and seeming like this is in fact going to be it.

Yeah, two different Universal offices having tweets deleted is awfully suspicious. Best rumor we've had in months. And it falls in line with things the band has said. (Except Bono, he lies. )

 

[topplehatU2]

what if the album is called u2 and the band name is now sirens

dang that would be a twist

 

[mikal]

It's piling up, now, and seeming like this is in fact going to be it.

Yeah, I'm as cynical as they come with U2 and I'm definitely sold after these tweets. We're getting a new album soon.

 

[Galeongirl]

what if the album is called u2 and the band name is now sirens

 

[prbiker15]

Yeah, I'm as cynical as they come with U2 and I'm definitely sold after these tweets. We're getting a new album soon.

I hope so.

 

[dan_smee]

The kicker for me is u2valencia posting hints over 2 months ago. They are two different sources, and their information matches. If I were a journalist, I'd go to print!


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[allaras]

Mark your calenders for Oct. 21st folks

 

[prbiker15]

The kicker for me is u2valencia posting hints over 2 months ago. They are two different sources, and their information matches. If I were a journalist, I'd go to print!


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I agree, that's really interesting.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Mark your calenders for Oct. 21st folks

It already is, for different reasons

 

[Dragonfave]

Mark your calenders for Oct. 21st folks

Your first post. Not reliable.

 

[Reggie Thee Dog]

Mark your calenders for Oct. 21st folks

"Friday the 13th Marathon"?

 

[rennowba]

Does today's tweets make that gig at the iTunes festival more believable?? I think it does!


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[dan_smee]

On the double album speculation - I still think that IF they were going to release two albums, they will be separate. It has always been possible (though very unlikely) that the delay is finishing a second album (see quotes from Larry, Bono and Broken Bells dude). They will have learnt that the SOA model didn't work, and they need it finished, and also they know that they are getting older and the window is closing.

Again, I think this is only about a 5% possibility, but it could happen. The double album scenario with sales records is very interesting, and I'm sure they know it though.

All very interesting. My excitement metre has gone to optimistic from forced pessimism


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[prbiker15]

This has been quite the day...the problem is we haven't reached the finish line yet.

 

[morgan1098]

What if the "September" in those Universal tweets referred to "September 2015"? Ha.

 

[topplehatU2]

What if the "September" in those Universal tweets referred to "September 2015"? Ha.

no way.....no way....

 

[prbiker15]

What if the "September" in those Universal tweets referred to "September 2015"? Ha.

Is that a confirmed rumor?