powerhour24
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While I understand it isn't the massive flop that some media haters would like to spin it as, but it will be difficult for it to go much past 2x platinum at best.
So my question to you, is what do you think this will do for their boldness/furthering of music exploration? NLOTH has what's left of some of their experiments, but to me definitely reflects their cautiousness to be commercially viable as well (whereas AB seemed to very much forego worrying about casual fans turned onto them by the very different JT sound). So as that hasn't gone as well as they might like, do you think they'll go ahead and release the more ambient/meditative Songs of Ascent, and then move on to doing whatever they want, or will they go back and try and make a new ATYCLB?
I'd love to see SOA, but we knew before that there was always a possibility it might linger in the gestation, and now I'm worried about them reworking that as well. I think NLOTH's reception might make them think about being free to do whatever they want with future releases, and not worry about standing up to the JT, AB, ATYCLB size of record sales. But sometimes they seem more cautious, and Paul McG might convince them they need one more try at reclaiming their mantle.
What do you guys think??
So my question to you, is what do you think this will do for their boldness/furthering of music exploration? NLOTH has what's left of some of their experiments, but to me definitely reflects their cautiousness to be commercially viable as well (whereas AB seemed to very much forego worrying about casual fans turned onto them by the very different JT sound). So as that hasn't gone as well as they might like, do you think they'll go ahead and release the more ambient/meditative Songs of Ascent, and then move on to doing whatever they want, or will they go back and try and make a new ATYCLB?
I'd love to see SOA, but we knew before that there was always a possibility it might linger in the gestation, and now I'm worried about them reworking that as well. I think NLOTH's reception might make them think about being free to do whatever they want with future releases, and not worry about standing up to the JT, AB, ATYCLB size of record sales. But sometimes they seem more cautious, and Paul McG might convince them they need one more try at reclaiming their mantle.
What do you guys think??