Reg McGowan
War Child
I believe him...
So do I...Seems very legit, confident and in-the-know. Come on, we're a few days away from the event, seems alright to spill the beans to fans
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I believe him...
I hope you're right. Cause Jay-Z packs a little more punch than U2 at the moment.
I guess it just gives me pause since they gave away Invisible for free to 3 million people. And it didn't break the top 15 on iTunes download chart, or make any noticeable showing on the hot100.
I trust they would still sell a decent amount, and you may be right that the buzz would hopefully counter the fact of putting out that many albums out there.
I think the smartest thing they could do would be to put it on the phone preloaded, but make it so you can only stream it and you can't skip songs, and obviously you can't burn it to any other media.
This might just then make a person with a new iphone still buy a regular version cause they like it but they want the flexibility of a regular download.
Based on years past, the iPhone 6 will likely launch in stores on Friday, Sept. 19.
Since 2011, Apple has unveiled its new iPhones on a Tuesday, released the new mobile update that supports those devices that following Wednesday, and then launched the new handsets two days later on that Friday.
So do I...Seems very legit, confident and in-the-know. Come on, we're a few days away from the event, seems alright to spill the beans to fans
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Ok, I'm probably the biggest proponent of a U2/Apple partnership. But I just don't see how this makes any sense.
Unless they are saying it comes preloaded and is only "active" for a limited time, or maybe you get some sort of discount to download the album if you buy the phone...
I just can't imagine that U2 giving away 6 million copies of their album makes any kind of sense. The album wouldn't hardly chart cause half the people that would have bought it would already have it on their new iphone.
I'm not a marketing genius. Can anyone else think of a scenario where they could preload the album and still somehow get "sales" to put them on Billboard?
Giving away six million albums doesn't make your album go 6X's platinum. It makes it go - 0.
After all this time waiting and getting nothing, being (supposedly) this close feels a little bit surreal.
I think I'm gonna miss these "new albuns thread" with everyone losing their minds because the new album was delayed.
Yeah, this place will melt down if nothing is announced next Tuesday...
Which it shouldn't. This rumor has a bit of traction now, but it's still a long shot, and if Tuesday passes without an announcement, it really doesn't have any actual impact on whether or not U2 is releasing an album this fall or not.
As much as I think both apple and u2 will take a little heat for repeating the past, at this point I just want this shit to be over with. So hopefully this guy's right.
As much as I think both apple and u2 will take a little heat for repeating the past, at this point I just want this shit to be over with. So hopefully this guy's right.
At least they didn't end up doing it for No Line/ Get on your Boots. Probably would've been killed for doing it for consecutive albums and all the promotion in the world wasn't going to make Boots a hit.
Both corporations are entering a phase of uncertainty, where dominance is no longer assured, and the kids are starting to look upon them as old and out of touch.
So this could be disastrous for both if done incorrectly.
So I had a dream that U2 just kicked off a promo gig with a virtually unchanged rendition of "Glastonbury." When the crowd didn't react well (and people on here started jumping off the cliff anticipating North Star and new mercy for the album) the band looked shaken. Afterwards Bono admitted "a couple weeks ago" there were feelings in the band that there "weren't enough hits." The failed promo gig gave them severe pause and they were considering putting everything on hold for awhile so they could "find the perfect pop song."
That dream sucked.
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I think I'm better off being skeptical until September 9th. I want to believe...lordy. could we be that close?
If the album is pre-loaded onto the iPhone 6, I'm not wasting any time and I'm gonna upgrade.
10:00 AM PST, 1:00 PM EST, so on...What time is this Apple event happening? So that I may set my alarm for the celebrations/meltdowns...
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What time is this Apple event happening? So that I may set my alarm for the celebrations/meltdowns...
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Usually mid morning Aus EST
If the album is pre-loaded onto the iPhone 6, I am not wasting any time and I'm going to upgrade once it's out in stores.