Comments on: http://idolator.com/366785/366785 Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com Sat, 26 May 2012 16:47:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: MrStarhead http://idolator.com/366785/366785/comment-page-1#comment-492982 MrStarhead Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:43:26 +0000 http://3b1f2865c3760f0b9ceda7bf5216e33b#comment-492982 <p>@<a href="#c4659923">Dickdogfood</a>: Somebody smarter than me correct me if I'm wrong, but i believe the European and American markets are about equal at this point in terms of sales.</p> @Dickdogfood: Somebody smarter than me correct me if I’m wrong, but i believe the European and American markets are about equal at this point in terms of sales.

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/366785/366785/comment-page-1#comment-492992 Anonymous Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:53:03 +0000 http://3b1f2865c3760f0b9ceda7bf5216e33b#comment-492992 <p>I'm sorry to see the lazy Columbia records only at #10 for dropping Alicia Keys. They also dropped Usher before he hit it big, and actually spent money on Will Smith's recording career post-"Gettin Jiggy Wit It".</p> <p>They sunk any and all marketing dollars in the late 90's (after Mariah split)and early/mid 00's on All-Things-Beyonce, and they wonder why they're in the crapper after the profits from Bday and it's 13 costly music videos only came out to about 50 bucks and some change.</p> I’m sorry to see the lazy Columbia records only at #10 for dropping Alicia Keys. They also dropped Usher before he hit it big, and actually spent money on Will Smith’s recording career post-”Gettin Jiggy Wit It”.

They sunk any and all marketing dollars in the late 90′s (after Mariah split)and early/mid 00′s on All-Things-Beyonce, and they wonder why they’re in the crapper after the profits from Bday and it’s 13 costly music videos only came out to about 50 bucks and some change.

]]> By: Dickdogfood http://idolator.com/366785/366785/comment-page-1#comment-493002 Dickdogfood Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:02:33 +0000 http://3b1f2865c3760f0b9ceda7bf5216e33b#comment-493002 <P>@<A href="http://idolator.com/366785/#c4658985">MrStarhead</A>: An interesting point, but what is the European market compared to the US market? Smaller, equivalent, bigger?</P> @MrStarhead: An interesting point, but what is the European market compared to the US market? Smaller, equivalent, bigger?

]]> By: MrStarhead http://idolator.com/366785/366785/comment-page-1#comment-493012 MrStarhead Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:29:18 +0000 http://3b1f2865c3760f0b9ceda7bf5216e33b#comment-493012 <p>I'm not so sure Warners hasn't made their money back with that $80 million REM deal. You've got to remember they're bigger than ever in Europe (playing stadiums all summer over there); their greatest hits is one of the biggest-selling albums of all time in the UK, and "Great Beyond" is their biggest European single, bigger than "Losing My Religion," "Man on the Moon," or "Everybody Hurts."</p> I’m not so sure Warners hasn’t made their money back with that $80 million REM deal. You’ve got to remember they’re bigger than ever in Europe (playing stadiums all summer over there); their greatest hits is one of the biggest-selling albums of all time in the UK, and “Great Beyond” is their biggest European single, bigger than “Losing My Religion,” “Man on the Moon,” or “Everybody Hurts.”

]]> By: Dickdogfood http://idolator.com/366785/366785/comment-page-1#comment-493022 Dickdogfood Wed, 12 Mar 2008 02:01:49 +0000 http://3b1f2865c3760f0b9ceda7bf5216e33b#comment-493022 <P>Did they mention Mariah? Can't tell from the article. Compared to Virgin paying $80 million for Mariah Carey's contract, then $28 million to end it after <I>only one album</I> (in an era of crazy-ass lady superduperstars, an obviously short-sighted decision), Axl's shenanigans seem like a handful of straw. Wouldn't suprise me if Mariah's not on the list: unlike Axl, she's still a viable recording artist--and potential Maxim cover model--and as such, not really somebody you want to annoy.</P> Did they mention Mariah? Can’t tell from the article. Compared to Virgin paying $80 million for Mariah Carey’s contract, then $28 million to end it after only one album (in an era of crazy-ass lady superduperstars, an obviously short-sighted decision), Axl’s shenanigans seem like a handful of straw. Wouldn’t suprise me if Mariah’s not on the list: unlike Axl, she’s still a viable recording artist–and potential Maxim cover model–and as such, not really somebody you want to annoy.

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/366785/366785/comment-page-1#comment-493032 Anonymous Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:59:51 +0000 http://3b1f2865c3760f0b9ceda7bf5216e33b#comment-493032 <P>No mention of Moby Grape? Bollocks!</P> No mention of Moby Grape? Bollocks!

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