Achtung Billy
The Fly
AmenCould not give a fuck,i love the album and thats all that matters in my world.
AmenCould not give a fuck,i love the album and thats all that matters in my world.
yea, just like last year right? Pff, the lakers suck, they won't even make the finals this yearThe Lakers
your welcome.
mmmm.. i thought about bono's haircut too. The last time it was short it was during pop. but this album has better songs than pop. Pop had one good song "GONE" NLOTH has at least 5. NLOTH, MAGNIFICENT, MOMENT OF SURRENDER and I'LL GO CRAZY..and boots/breathe (tied in my book)
all i have to say is, POP was made 12 years ago...
Here are the problems with the article:
1) HTDAAB was released right after Thanksgiving - meaning holiday $ales were kicking in. HTDAAB sold over 200K copies in the U.S. the first five weeks of its release. In March, the #1 album may only sell 150K copies. For NLOTH to achieve sales of 400-500K in March is impressive.
2) ATYCLB had the mega-hit, "Beautiful Day". First week sales? 428K in the U.S. NLOTH appears to be on pace to match that.
3) "POP" was released in March. Back then, there were no illegal downloads to steal away sales. First week sales were 347K. NLOTH appears to be headed toward a significantly higher total.
4) AB's first week sales were a mere 295K in the U.S. It went on to be certified as 8x Platinum in the U.S. If this were 1991, this article might question why sales for U2 - the juggernauts that released JT and R&H - were so low as well. But the second and third singles from AB were huge and generated monster sales for the album. GOYB is similar to "The Fly" - informed the public of new U2 and that it may be a slightly different sound. That's it. Now it's up to the next few singles to really sell NLOTH.
5) Like it or not, the members of U2 are nearing 50. Age plays a role. This is why Coldplay can have big numbers. But even they needed a huge single to help.
6) The economy is abysmal. If one doesn't have a job and needs to determine whether $$ should be put aside for an album or for food or bills, guess which one wins? People are more worried about paying bills than rushing out to enjoy something liesurely.
Bottom line: the first week sales are pretty much were most of us who play in the "Peeling Off" forum predicted. This article focuses on a very small part - the fact that GOYB wasn't huge. Neither was "The Fly" or "Numb" (as "Numb" wasn't even available for purchase as a single). Yet, "Zooropa" is the only U2 album in the SoundScan era to spend more than one week at #1.
Plus, at this point in their lives, does U2 really need another monster selling album? Didn't they already prove themselves with the last two albums (that sold over 20M copies worldwide, despite illegal downloads)?
If the second and third single take off and the tour is popular, NLOTH will linger for a while, just like ATYCLB and HTDAAB. Sales may not be overwhelming, but they will be consistent. And consistent weekly sales will add up. In other words, weeks 2 through 102 are just as, if not more important, than week 1.
No way is NLOTH crap and I am still surprised by the amount of negativity. If you don't like it fair enough, but slagging it off, saying hardly any of it is any good is just pointless, you might as well not bother posting here.
No way is NLOTH crap and I am still surprised by the amount of negativity. If you don't like it fair enough, but slagging it off, saying hardly any of it is any good is just pointless, you might as well not bother posting here.
At least they've made a proper album this time than regurgating the same shit for the last 2 albums. I mean is this a very big surprise that this album might not sell as well as the past 2. The last 2 albums were obviously made for the American market where all they want to hear is Edge playing the same old coke riff and a nice catchy chorus that every fuc#er can sing along to in a big stadium! As far as I'm concerned it makes no difference to me if this album doesn't sell well. Its the best they've done since Pop which was also a brilliant album. By the way NLOTH isn't as good as Pop though!
yea, just like last year right? Pff, the lakers suck, they won't even make the finals this year
Ironically enough, the live versions on Letterman this week were nothing but the "classic Coke Riff" on every tune.
The live versions of the tunes resort back to the WTSHNN riff and sound every time, even though the album version may be different.
Check out this article about general reception so far of NLOTH. I wonder if we're seeing Pop all over again. Initial rave reviews, corny and unreceived first single, then album fades to black.
Why Is U2 Projecting So Low? | U2 news article from @U2
Note the article's point on how the masses have concluded GOYB blows. That's what some of us got destroyed on here for saying, yet the statistics show our initial disappointment with the song has been echoed by the general music audience.
Does anyone think that this may be the beginning of the end of them? Just a thought. Personally, I love Magnificent and Breathe, but the rest of the album just doesn't do it for me.
Pop had more than one good song!
Try about 7 great songs: MOFO, If God Would Send His Angels, Staring at the Sun, Gone, Velvet Dress, Please, Wake Up Dead Man
Two better than average but not great songs: Do You Feel Loved, Last Night on Earth
One okay song: Playboy Mansion
Two shit songs: Discotheque, Miami.
Any band in the world would be happy with that! Oh, and it sold about 6-8 million copies and was number one in over 30 different countries. Some flop!