Comments on: What Should The Suits Blame: The Economy Or The Leaks? http://idolator.com/5100865/what-should-the-suits-blame-the-economy-or-the-leaks Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com Sat, 26 May 2012 20:42:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Halfwit http://idolator.com/5100865/what-should-the-suits-blame-the-economy-or-the-leaks/comment-page-1#comment-782812 Halfwit Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:18:10 +0000 http://b86a2f1ef5150929c1cad9b8282d1793#comment-782812 <p>@<a href="#c9210699">offthekolas</a>: $8.99 dude... it was $5 last weekend on Amazon. Don't be full of shit.</p> @offthekolas: $8.99 dude… it was $5 last weekend on Amazon. Don’t be full of shit.

]]> By: Tenno http://idolator.com/5100865/what-should-the-suits-blame-the-economy-or-the-leaks/comment-page-1#comment-782822 Tenno Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:18:57 +0000 http://b86a2f1ef5150929c1cad9b8282d1793#comment-782822 <p>I just bought a shitload of other albums: Skinny Puppy's newest, Black Light Burns newest,Blackmothsuperrainbow, etc...</p> <p>I normally buy albums; just rarely any of the big releases...</p> <p>I have zero Beatles, GnR, etc.</p> I just bought a shitload of other albums: Skinny Puppy’s newest, Black Light Burns newest,Blackmothsuperrainbow, etc…

I normally buy albums; just rarely any of the big releases…

I have zero Beatles, GnR, etc.

]]> By: RaptorAvatar http://idolator.com/5100865/what-should-the-suits-blame-the-economy-or-the-leaks/comment-page-1#comment-782832 RaptorAvatar Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:45:42 +0000 http://b86a2f1ef5150929c1cad9b8282d1793#comment-782832 <P>In this case, the music industry has the same problem as the auto industry; creating outdated, inefficient crap that people don't want to spend what little money they have on. I grabbed leaks of both of these records and spent most of my listening time with them feeling like I was being glazed through the speakers with a thin slime of egotism, production gloss, and the artists' contempt for me as a both a consumer and a thinking person. Yeah, the leaks hurt them. However, the leaks were also a corrective to a pair of records that are the equivelant of having the artist plant their ballsack on your face and force a nut into each eye socket.</P> In this case, the music industry has the same problem as the auto industry; creating outdated, inefficient crap that people don’t want to spend what little money they have on. I grabbed leaks of both of these records and spent most of my listening time with them feeling like I was being glazed through the speakers with a thin slime of egotism, production gloss, and the artists’ contempt for me as a both a consumer and a thinking person. Yeah, the leaks hurt them. However, the leaks were also a corrective to a pair of records that are the equivelant of having the artist plant their ballsack on your face and force a nut into each eye socket.

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/5100865/what-should-the-suits-blame-the-economy-or-the-leaks/comment-page-1#comment-782842 Anonymous Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:45:40 +0000 http://b86a2f1ef5150929c1cad9b8282d1793#comment-782842 <p>@<a href="#c9212435">Al Shipley</a>: Fall Out Boy will ABSOLUTELY do less than Infinity on High (in both the first week and overall sales).</p> @Al Shipley: Fall Out Boy will ABSOLUTELY do less than Infinity on High (in both the first week and overall sales).

]]> By: Rob Murphy http://idolator.com/5100865/what-should-the-suits-blame-the-economy-or-the-leaks/comment-page-1#comment-782852 Rob Murphy Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:31:07 +0000 http://b86a2f1ef5150929c1cad9b8282d1793#comment-782852 <p>@<a href="#c9212981">Michaelangelo Matos</a>: And further on that note, I am so far very <b>un</b>impressed by <i>Circus</i>.</p> @Michaelangelo Matos: And further on that note, I am so far very unimpressed by Circus.

]]> By: Poubelle http://idolator.com/5100865/what-should-the-suits-blame-the-economy-or-the-leaks/comment-page-1#comment-782862 Poubelle Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:28:32 +0000 http://b86a2f1ef5150929c1cad9b8282d1793#comment-782862 <p>@<a href="#c9210219">silkyjumbo</a>: Yeah, this is pretty much where I am, too. Payday's not til the end of this week. (Also, why spend money on an album right before a holiday when I can ask my family to spend money on it?)</p> <p>G'n'R, however--haven't spent money on them yet, and I see no reason to start now.</p> @silkyjumbo: Yeah, this is pretty much where I am, too. Payday’s not til the end of this week. (Also, why spend money on an album right before a holiday when I can ask my family to spend money on it?)

G’n'R, however–haven’t spent money on them yet, and I see no reason to start now.

]]> By: Al Shipley http://idolator.com/5100865/what-should-the-suits-blame-the-economy-or-the-leaks/comment-page-1#comment-782872 Al Shipley Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:26:45 +0000 http://b86a2f1ef5150929c1cad9b8282d1793#comment-782872 <P>@<A href="http://idolator.com/5100865/what-should-the-suits-blame-the-economy-or-the-leaks#c9212779">Maura Johnston</A>: haha are you trying to prove my point? I didn't even know Akon was out today until I heard someone mention it on the radio this morning.</P> @Maura Johnston: haha are you trying to prove my point? I didn’t even know Akon was out today until I heard someone mention it on the radio this morning.

]]> By: Skwerl http://idolator.com/5100865/what-should-the-suits-blame-the-economy-or-the-leaks/comment-page-1#comment-782882 Skwerl Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:23:18 +0000 http://b86a2f1ef5150929c1cad9b8282d1793#comment-782882 <p>oh so it's all my fault.</p> oh so it’s all my fault.

]]> By: Michaelangelo Matos http://idolator.com/5100865/what-should-the-suits-blame-the-economy-or-the-leaks/comment-page-1#comment-782892 Michaelangelo Matos Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:23:10 +0000 http://b86a2f1ef5150929c1cad9b8282d1793#comment-782892 <p>This has to be the worst blockbuster week I can remember in terms of the major albums being any good at all. (I'm also counting that awful Beyonce album.)</p> This has to be the worst blockbuster week I can remember in terms of the major albums being any good at all. (I’m also counting that awful Beyonce album.)

]]> By: Chris N. http://idolator.com/5100865/what-should-the-suits-blame-the-economy-or-the-leaks/comment-page-1#comment-782902 Chris N. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:18:04 +0000 http://b86a2f1ef5150929c1cad9b8282d1793#comment-782902 <p>Common!</p> Common!

]]> By: Maura Johnston http://idolator.com/5100865/what-should-the-suits-blame-the-economy-or-the-leaks/comment-page-1#comment-782912 Maura Johnston Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:16:25 +0000 http://b86a2f1ef5150929c1cad9b8282d1793#comment-782912 <p>@<a href="#c9212435">Al Shipley</a>: akon? plies? soulja boy?</p> @Al Shipley: akon? plies? soulja boy?

]]> By: Al Shipley http://idolator.com/5100865/what-should-the-suits-blame-the-economy-or-the-leaks/comment-page-1#comment-782922 Al Shipley Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:04:50 +0000 http://b86a2f1ef5150929c1cad9b8282d1793#comment-782922 <P>Side note that should probably saved for a seperate discussion: are there <I>any</I> potential big sellers left for December? Other than Britney and Fall Out Boy (which may disappoint, sales-wise) I can't think of any big ticket releases that haven't been pushed back to '09 already.</P> Side note that should probably saved for a seperate discussion: are there any potential big sellers left for December? Other than Britney and Fall Out Boy (which may disappoint, sales-wise) I can’t think of any big ticket releases that haven’t been pushed back to ’09 already.

]]> By: Al Shipley http://idolator.com/5100865/what-should-the-suits-blame-the-economy-or-the-leaks/comment-page-1#comment-782932 Al Shipley Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:57:40 +0000 http://b86a2f1ef5150929c1cad9b8282d1793#comment-782932 <P>When I heard the first 2 singles off [i]808s[/i] and was underwhelmed I thought, "I'll still buy it, Kanye always has some good deep cuts." But by the time the release date had rolled around, I had gotten really sick of the singles and outright hated most of the other leaks I heard, so there was pretty much no way I was going to buy it.</P> <P>I still bought [i]Chinese Democracy[/i], even though I didn't much like the leaks, because it still felt like kind of a kind of a big deal that I was even able to buy it.</P> When I heard the first 2 singles off [i]808s[/i] and was underwhelmed I thought, “I’ll still buy it, Kanye always has some good deep cuts.” But by the time the release date had rolled around, I had gotten really sick of the singles and outright hated most of the other leaks I heard, so there was pretty much no way I was going to buy it.

I still bought [i]Chinese Democracy[/i], even though I didn’t much like the leaks, because it still felt like kind of a kind of a big deal that I was even able to buy it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/5100865/what-should-the-suits-blame-the-economy-or-the-leaks/comment-page-1#comment-782942 Anonymous Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:34:39 +0000 http://b86a2f1ef5150929c1cad9b8282d1793#comment-782942 <p>Chinese Democracy took too long and wasn't worth the wait.</p> Chinese Democracy took too long and wasn’t worth the wait.

]]> By: Lax Danja House http://idolator.com/5100865/what-should-the-suits-blame-the-economy-or-the-leaks/comment-page-1#comment-782952 Lax Danja House Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:33:50 +0000 http://b86a2f1ef5150929c1cad9b8282d1793#comment-782952 <p>I forecasted Kanye would be doing well if he broke the 500,000 mark this time around, which is probably the first time I've ever gotten something correct.</p> <p>I think the main point of the post is a good one though. The fact Axl doesn't do any press is one of the reasons CD sold poorly, but the interest was still there. The stream broke records on MySpace, so people were definitely curious, I just think that when people are curious about a record they're far less inclined to take a punt and actually buy the thing.</p> <p>To answer the poll, I bought them both :o</p> I forecasted Kanye would be doing well if he broke the 500,000 mark this time around, which is probably the first time I’ve ever gotten something correct.

I think the main point of the post is a good one though. The fact Axl doesn’t do any press is one of the reasons CD sold poorly, but the interest was still there. The stream broke records on MySpace, so people were definitely curious, I just think that when people are curious about a record they’re far less inclined to take a punt and actually buy the thing.

To answer the poll, I bought them both :o

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/5100865/what-should-the-suits-blame-the-economy-or-the-leaks/comment-page-1#comment-782962 Anonymous Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:05:49 +0000 http://b86a2f1ef5150929c1cad9b8282d1793#comment-782962 <p>Honestly, I got every track on 808s as soon as they leaked. As a result, I didn't buy the album. Not because I didn't like it, but because Kanye doesn't need my money. Now I realize that is bringing up a whole other debate, but still, I'm broke as hell and though I love the album, I don't need the plastic and liner notes. I've read enough about it online to know what I need to know, so I suppose maybe I could take a whole "save the paper" line here and argue for stealing the album off the internet as a way to save the environment. As far as Gnr goes, the album just seems like a novelty. I don't have the time now to look it up, but I think a fair comparison might be made to Metallica's most recent album sales.</p> Honestly, I got every track on 808s as soon as they leaked. As a result, I didn’t buy the album. Not because I didn’t like it, but because Kanye doesn’t need my money. Now I realize that is bringing up a whole other debate, but still, I’m broke as hell and though I love the album, I don’t need the plastic and liner notes. I’ve read enough about it online to know what I need to know, so I suppose maybe I could take a whole “save the paper” line here and argue for stealing the album off the internet as a way to save the environment. As far as Gnr goes, the album just seems like a novelty. I don’t have the time now to look it up, but I think a fair comparison might be made to Metallica’s most recent album sales.

]]> By: NoOneCaresAboutYourFuckingBlog http://idolator.com/5100865/what-should-the-suits-blame-the-economy-or-the-leaks/comment-page-1#comment-782972 NoOneCaresAboutYourFuckingBlog Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:03:51 +0000 http://b86a2f1ef5150929c1cad9b8282d1793#comment-782972 <p>I don't care what the economy says, Auto-Tune is awesome.</p> I don’t care what the economy says, Auto-Tune is awesome.

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/5100865/what-should-the-suits-blame-the-economy-or-the-leaks/comment-page-1#comment-782982 Anonymous Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:59:45 +0000 http://b86a2f1ef5150929c1cad9b8282d1793#comment-782982 <P>@<A href="http://idolator.com/5100865/what-should-the-suits-blame-the-economy-or-the-leaks#c9210219">silkyjumbo</A>: I'm in this camp.</P> <P>Although, i have promised myself I will be buying the fall out boy first day as long as Tunes in Hoboken stocks it.</P> @silkyjumbo: I’m in this camp.

Although, i have promised myself I will be buying the fall out boy first day as long as Tunes in Hoboken stocks it.

]]> By: OJS http://idolator.com/5100865/what-should-the-suits-blame-the-economy-or-the-leaks/comment-page-1#comment-782992 OJS Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:53:41 +0000 http://b86a2f1ef5150929c1cad9b8282d1793#comment-782992 <p>I downloaded both and can't stop listening to 808s. Haven't really sunk my teeth into Chinese Democracy yet.</p> I downloaded both and can’t stop listening to 808s. Haven’t really sunk my teeth into Chinese Democracy yet.

]]> By: silkyjumbo http://idolator.com/5100865/what-should-the-suits-blame-the-economy-or-the-leaks/comment-page-1#comment-783002 silkyjumbo Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:49:18 +0000 http://b86a2f1ef5150929c1cad9b8282d1793#comment-783002 <p>@<a href="#c9209905">Rob Murphy</a>: or maybe a button for "i'm thinking about getting one/both of them but i don't have to buy them the first week - i'm not some 12-year-old who must have it NOW or else my friends will laugh at me"?</p> @Rob Murphy: or maybe a button for “i’m thinking about getting one/both of them but i don’t have to buy them the first week – i’m not some 12-year-old who must have it NOW or else my friends will laugh at me”?

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