I never said that, I know they've always wanted to reach the widest audience possible, or be on the biggest stage (though, that used to a be a figurative thing!
) but my point is, try and find a quote back in the day where the band talk about sales as it relates to their next musical direction the way we've heard in the past year or so, you can't deny there's a difference. There's also a complete disconnect with industry reality, let's be honest, yes they could have had stronger single reception on NLOTH, but it's still one of 2009's biggest albums simply on their pull, and they're having the biggest tour of all time using that pull as well, quit worrying about the sales, your core will always be there in spite of piracy or your age. If an album sold as well as the Bomb in 2010 it would be far and away the biggest album in years... times have changed.
I'm not worried about what they're doing with DangerMouse, I'm just disappointed that they wouldn't let the world hear Songs of Ascent, even just as a digital release, or as a repackaged version of NLOTH.