Comments on: 400,000 People Really Don’t Care About AC/DC Holding Itself Back From The Internet

By: davidm

davidm — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:27:20 +0000

@Maura Johnston: I drove out to WalMart last night (36 miles!) but alas they aren't there. I'm fairly positive I didn't imagine it, and the strip of Ne-Yo/NKOTB cds in the AC/DC standee further leads me to believe I'm not imaging it. But alas, no picture to be had of street date broken Black Ice. Sorry!

By: The New Rockstar Philosophy

The New Rockstar Philosophy — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:36:54 +0000

We all knew this would happen.

What AC/DC should be focused on now is (as mentioned) get their album on Itunes immediately. The hardcore fans will still buy the physical copy and even the digital copy. The torrent copy will spread and most likely introduce a younger audience to AC/DC.

Concentrating on merch and live show revenue is obvious.

Change is tough I know, but it's been around 10 years since Napster took off. Why can't more established artists and the industry listen to the fans and adapt?

Hoover

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:52:31 +0000

@2ironic4u:

Well the music would be pretty crappy, however sure some people would show up for it.

By: GhostOfDuane

GhostOfDuane — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:50:38 +0000

AC/DC didn’t even have a website until a few months ago. ACDC.com used to be a porn site. It’s not that they are resistant to the internet. They just have no clue what the internet is.

By: T'Challa

T'Challa — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:34:56 +0000

Yeah, the boys are more than a little out of touch with the times. But I can’t be mad at them for doing what they think is necessary to sell a new AC/DC album in 2008. Lord knows they’ll make enough scrilla on their upcoming U.S. tour. I’ll certainly be there. Meet me in the parking lot of the LA Forum–it’s gonna be craaaaaazy…

By: Captain Wrong

Captain Wrong — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:55:44 +0000

@Chris N.: LOL. Thanks for putting more humorously (AC/DC hardly an album band) what I was thinking. I love AC/DC, but come on. That is a weak, weak argument coming from these guys.

By: djmedi4

djmedi4 — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:40:10 +0000

as a long time fan of this band (more Bon than Brian, but...), the band should be happy that anyone wants to buy a new album (ahem, Rolling Stones).

don't f*&k around and do exclusives, espcially with Wal-Mart, with a long history of censorship and forcing artists to change artwork, etc. it only alienates and segments your audience. just put the product out on all platforms & outlets, and tour.

If you wanna do an exclusive, do one with Amazon. Between hard copies and digital, they could have cleaned up.

i'm actually stunned that they did 400K on BT alone. hope they read this article...

By: davidm

davidm — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:01:11 +0000

@Maura – I’ll try and stop over there tonight. They were definitely there 2 weeks ago when I was buying stuff. No quarantee they’re still out, but I’ll try and run over there tonight.

By: Maura Johnston

Maura Johnston — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:37:46 +0000

@davidm: Can you send me photographic evidence of that claim??

By: doublewhiskycokenoice

doublewhiskycokenoice — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:36:31 +0000

the internet pirating of this album is just another specific issue in a bevy of factors in proving ac/dc’s thesis, that it really is a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll.