Crappler El 0 M
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Sept 18, 2014 0:06:15 GMT -5
You'd be surprised by how many bands who have such worldwide appeal would be able to say 'screw the sales, we'll have the future tour promotion' if they struck a decent deal with Apple/their own label who take profit from usual sales. Everything is a test run to see how it could work in future. I do hope you're right though. I could be wrong, but I believe I read U2 gave Apple $100 million to do this. Basically, they bought half a billion their album. It wasn't cheap. I'm pretty sure it's the other way around. Apple paid U2 $100 million in order to release the album on itunes the way they did.
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Cranjis McBasketball
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Sept 18, 2014 0:19:41 GMT -5
I could be wrong, but I believe I read U2 gave Apple $100 million to do this. Basically, they bought half a billion their album. It wasn't cheap. I'm pretty sure it's the other way around. Apple paid U2 $100 million in order to release the album on itunes the way they did. You could be right. I just briefly skimmed the article to see what was up because I saw people on Twitter talking about it, without detail. I just wanted to see what was up. I certainly was under the impression U2 paid to cover royalties and all the things musicians have to pay for, normally their album. I could be completely wrong about who paid who.
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khali
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Post by khali on Sept 18, 2014 0:29:35 GMT -5
I'm happy I have free music. And I had no U2 was so hated now.
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Post by willywonka666 on Sept 18, 2014 7:05:28 GMT -5
I have never liked U2. I guess mainly because I thought their music sucked, and Bono seemed to get a free pass to do anything. Give Frank Sinatra a lifetime achievement Grammy? Induct Bob Marley into the R'n'R HOF? Who the f*** is this guy? I think he would be a great friend though. Anyway, the entire world seemed to love them, but they are older now and the younger audience doesn't care, and this is proof.
Had this happened in the 90s, people would have been elated.
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Post by Hit Girl on Sept 18, 2014 15:59:53 GMT -5
Bono comes across as annoying. That's why people get irritated with U2.
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Post by 'Foretold' Joker on Sept 21, 2014 7:14:16 GMT -5
Finally got round to listening to the 'Free' Album and to be honest it's solid U2 whihc cost me nothing and I am happy with that.
Unlike that Prince album - Planet Earth that had a free release a few years back which was incredibly meh.
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Post by willywonka666 on Sept 21, 2014 7:43:24 GMT -5
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Post by Apricots And A Pear Tree on Sept 21, 2014 10:05:30 GMT -5
Nothing is more Punk then selling out.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2014 10:17:15 GMT -5
Nothing is more Punk then selling out. U2 have supposedly sold out at least 5 or 6 times already.
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Post by Apricots And A Pear Tree on Sept 21, 2014 10:24:54 GMT -5
Nothing is more Punk then selling out. U2 have supposedly sold out at least 5 or 6 times already. I would too.
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Post by SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman on Sept 21, 2014 10:37:19 GMT -5
Nothing is more Punk then selling out. Well considering the Sex Pistols were created as publicity stunt for Vivienne Westwood and their image was carefully crafted to be as profitable as possible... that's not too far off, actually.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2014 11:02:46 GMT -5
I like U2, so I'm okay with this.
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adamclark52
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Post by adamclark52 on Sept 21, 2014 11:05:04 GMT -5
Yeah, U2 are way past their time of relevance. I think U2's biggest fans are old executives who don't have a clue and U2. If they'd even done this fifteen years ago more people would've cared. But most people hate on anything U2 does because it's U2 doing it, not because of what they're doing.
My only other comment is that I've been a U2 fan for twenty years. But I've tolerated or hated everything they've put out since 2000. So I'm just more mad that it's another shitty album.
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Ultimo Gallos
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Sept 21, 2014 11:27:59 GMT -5
Just more reason as to why I have been boycotting Apple since 1988.
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