Earnie Shavers
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A Single Plan
Just been reading some of the threads on how both 'Sometimes' and 'All Because Of You' are going on the charts. ABOY was always going to get decent airplay. Sometimes is a 'nice' song that a lot of people will love, and will get good enough airplay etc, but it's not a great radio song because of it's tempo and spirit, and that will hit sales.
Since the album was released I've been screaming the same thing. There are 2 songs on the album that can impact the market. One, with better production, sounds original, would sound great, would get excellent airplay and sell well - it would be a commercial success. The other is a fantastic track that would go a long, long way to getting U2 some credibility. Mix it with an outstanding clip and you don't necessarily have a massive seller, but certainly something that gets people talking and puts U2 back at the front of minds.
The first song is City of Blinding Lights (the production needs more work, but the structure is there) the second is Love And Peace.
I'm tellin' ya.... ABOY won't sell. Sometimes won't sell. Original of the Species sure as sh*t won't sell. That doesn't mean any of these are bad songs, they're all fantastic, but they won't sell.
Just been reading some of the threads on how both 'Sometimes' and 'All Because Of You' are going on the charts. ABOY was always going to get decent airplay. Sometimes is a 'nice' song that a lot of people will love, and will get good enough airplay etc, but it's not a great radio song because of it's tempo and spirit, and that will hit sales.
Since the album was released I've been screaming the same thing. There are 2 songs on the album that can impact the market. One, with better production, sounds original, would sound great, would get excellent airplay and sell well - it would be a commercial success. The other is a fantastic track that would go a long, long way to getting U2 some credibility. Mix it with an outstanding clip and you don't necessarily have a massive seller, but certainly something that gets people talking and puts U2 back at the front of minds.
The first song is City of Blinding Lights (the production needs more work, but the structure is there) the second is Love And Peace.
I'm tellin' ya.... ABOY won't sell. Sometimes won't sell. Original of the Species sure as sh*t won't sell. That doesn't mean any of these are bad songs, they're all fantastic, but they won't sell.