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At this point I don't like there being a 4th single (especially if it's not Breathe!), let's just move on to EBW!
I saw that. It can't be a coincidence that 12 different radio stations suddenly started spinning a 7-minute track from a 36-week old album, can it?
Doesn't matter. Still matches the incompetence of the marketing team of U2, taking months and months to release a single.
Sometimes I have the sensation that U2 and its marketing team don't notice that this is not the 80's anymore and that the time-between singles, the strategies for first single, among others are not the same anymore and that things changed a lot...
...and that's one of the reasons why U2's singles these days fail to chart or don't last long, neither have good peaks on the charts.
There's much more in the forms of art validation than the amount of money you make, did you know that?ummmmmmmmmm
hmmmmmmmmmm
So we got u2 who has made a billion dollars and 25 cents the last 30 years and then we have you
other than the 'sensations' ( is that Spider sense or disturbance in the Force ?) what have you accomplished in the music business?
Sorry, but my money is on the "incompetent" camp .
Despite all the big hits and record sales, have U2 gained artistic recognition by the critics and some part of the public? I have many doubts...
If you think that the Grammies says it all... For me it doesn't. And for me, there's much more than what the american market consumes, even though the Grammies try to bring something here and there from the outside, but it's not even close to be representative of what's going on.
HTDAAB won 8 Grammies? Come on! HTDAAB is one of U2's least well accepted albums by the general public (even by fans!).
Plus, U2 never attracted so much negative publicity and criticism as during this decade.
Just to finish, besides that, NLOTH may've had sucess but is it really a sucess? Did the public really pay attention to U2's last album? I don't think so.
There's much more in the forms of art validation than the amount of money you make, did you know that?
Are U2 richer than ever? No doubt!
Despite all the big hits and record sales, have U2 gained artistic recognition by the critics and some part of the public? I have many doubts...
If you think that the Grammies says it all... For me it doesn't. And for me, there's much more than what the american market consumes, even though the Grammies try to bring something here and there from the outside, but it's not even close to be representative of what's going on.
HTDAAB won 8 Grammies? Come on! HTDAAB is one of U2's least well accepted albums by the general public (even by fans!).
Plus, U2 never attracted so much negative publicity and criticism as during this decade.
Just to finish, besides that, NLOTH may've had sucess but is it really a sucess? Did the public really pay attention to U2's last album? I don't think so.
did the public pay attention ?
the PUBLIC is generally stupid !!!!!
the PUBLIC is who buys Jonas Bros records and Britney Spears records in bigger numbers than they do u2
who gives a rats ass about the "public"
besides my point was simply taking aim at your comment that their is some "incompetence" in the u2 camp
you are not the biggest and the best because of incompetence
singles shmingles shingles , big effin deal
singles? singles ? you want hit singles
i will take great art and timeless full length albums over singles
three masterpieces in 30 years : Joshua Tree, Achtung and No Line . Nuff said .
If you think that the Grammies says it all... For me it doesn't. And for me, there's much more than what the american market consumes, even though the Grammies try to bring something here and there from the outside, but it's not even close to be representative of what's going on.
HTDAAB won 8 Grammies? Come on! HTDAAB is one of U2's least well accepted albums by the general public (even by fans!).
Plus, U2 never attracted so much negative publicity and criticism as during this decade.
Just to finish, besides that, NLOTH may've had sucess but is it really a sucess? Did the public really pay attention to U2's last album? I don't think so.
how many times must it be said, this forum is regarding U2 album sales, and hence those of us who post here, WILL care about sales, hit singles etc. theres plenty of other areas of the forum, where you can bitch all you like.
Alison Krauss (who?) got 26 of those statues....
I think the YouTube broadcast was the single best publicity step U2 could have taken in marketing NLOTH.
I think the YouTube broadcast was the single best publicity step U2 could have taken in marketing NLOTH.
Although I think it was a brilliant move and created a ton of traffic and good publicity for the band, i really doubt that it resulted in a lot more record sales. We didn't see any noticeable jump in NLOTH sales after the concert as far as I know, even though their youtube page got roughly 9 million hits in the wake of it. NLOTH sales didn't take off because of the lack of a successful single, plain and simple.
I'm convinced it just wasn't a very radio friendly album, but ultimately GOYB just was not a good choice for the first single and it poisoned the success of the others. I honestly think Moment of Surrender would have been a good choice (Eno's right again... surprise, surprise) because it's melodic and clearly signals a new direction. Magnificent would have also been a much bigger hit had it been the first single I think - it's clearly the most beloved song on NLOTH. In an age where short, snappy, poppy songs are dominating the charts, U2 just wasn't going in that direction. Many mainstream publications (Rolling Stone, Q, USA Today, People, Entertainment Weekely, Blender, etc) realized the brilliance of this album. Sadly, many did not (including the Grammys) so NLOTH will not go down as one U2's biggest - but it may go down as one of their best among U2's true fans. I still find it pretty amazing that it's like the #2 or #3 selling album of the year with no truly big single.
I have the same feeling. It might be the new Pop. Interference generally likes it but the general public sees it as one of their worst albums.so NLOTH will not go down as one U2's biggest - but it may go down as one of their best among U2's true fans.
I have the same feeling. It might be the new Pop. Interference generally likes it but the general public sees it as one of their worst albums.