Comments on: Return To Sender Dept. http://idolator.com/5107858/return-to-sender-dept Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com Sat, 26 May 2012 21:05:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chris Molanphy http://idolator.com/5107858/return-to-sender-dept/comment-page-1#comment-793552 Chris Molanphy Sat, 13 Dec 2008 02:54:06 +0000 http://6cc219e51ba8f2bce64d8b0873568c62#comment-793552 <p>@<a href="#c9443259">tribefreak</a>: <i>Give Up sold over 500k </i></p> <p>Try nearly a million: it's the second best-selling album in Sub Pop history, after Nirvana's <i>Bleach</i> (at least it was as of ~2 years ago; one of the Shins' records might finally have beaten it by now).</p> <p>Anyway, <i>Give Up</i> is near-platinum, which makes people's confusion as to why anyone -- not least Jonathan Poneman -- would want a followup sort of naive.</p> @tribefreak: Give Up sold over 500k

Try nearly a million: it’s the second best-selling album in Sub Pop history, after Nirvana’s Bleach (at least it was as of ~2 years ago; one of the Shins’ records might finally have beaten it by now).

Anyway, Give Up is near-platinum, which makes people’s confusion as to why anyone — not least Jonathan Poneman — would want a followup sort of naive.

]]> By: dreamsneverend http://idolator.com/5107858/return-to-sender-dept/comment-page-1#comment-793692 dreamsneverend Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:57:55 +0000 http://6cc219e51ba8f2bce64d8b0873568c62#comment-793692 <p>Yeaaaaah pressure them to release something just to fancy fans...</p> Yeaaaaah pressure them to release something just to fancy fans…

]]> By: How do I say this ... THROWDINI! http://idolator.com/5107858/return-to-sender-dept/comment-page-1#comment-793702 How do I say this ... THROWDINI! Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:56:02 +0000 http://6cc219e51ba8f2bce64d8b0873568c62#comment-793702 <P>@<A href="http://idolator.com/5107858/return-to-sender-dept#c9418448">goldsounds</A>: Did you get bulk rate for those messages?</P> @goldsounds: Did you get bulk rate for those messages?

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/5107858/return-to-sender-dept/comment-page-1#comment-793562 Anonymous Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:34:30 +0000 http://6cc219e51ba8f2bce64d8b0873568c62#comment-793562 <p>Oh and btw, I hate their response to this. Give Up sold over 500k and is one of the best albums of this decade and they have the nerve to just write it off like its nothing. I understand its their mjusic but its kinda s**** to the many fans to act so nonchalant about it.</p> Oh and btw, I hate their response to this. Give Up sold over 500k and is one of the best albums of this decade and they have the nerve to just write it off like its nothing. I understand its their mjusic but its kinda s**** to the many fans to act so nonchalant about it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/5107858/return-to-sender-dept/comment-page-1#comment-793572 Anonymous Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:31:06 +0000 http://6cc219e51ba8f2bce64d8b0873568c62#comment-793572 <p>Death Cab is actually a very good band. I like all their album s except the latest one, Narrow Stairs. I think I like maybe 3 songs on that one. Can't believe it's actually selling well too. It pops up occasionally in the iTunes top 100 albums list even now..</p> Death Cab is actually a very good band. I like all their album s except the latest one, Narrow Stairs. I think I like maybe 3 songs on that one. Can’t believe it’s actually selling well too. It pops up occasionally in the iTunes top 100 albums list even now..

]]> By: Murk http://idolator.com/5107858/return-to-sender-dept/comment-page-1#comment-793642 Murk Fri, 12 Dec 2008 07:22:08 +0000 http://6cc219e51ba8f2bce64d8b0873568c62#comment-793642 <p>Four, the album was one of the best of the decade, whereas nothing their main projects has ever recorded is worth listening to once.</p> Four, the album was one of the best of the decade, whereas nothing their main projects has ever recorded is worth listening to once.

]]> By: mreasy http://idolator.com/5107858/return-to-sender-dept/comment-page-1#comment-793582 mreasy Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:02:24 +0000 http://6cc219e51ba8f2bce64d8b0873568c62#comment-793582 <p>Oh come now, Tamborello's made some good records. There is no way a new Postal Service record will be good though.</p> Oh come now, Tamborello’s made some good records. There is no way a new Postal Service record will be good though.

]]> By: Michaelangelo Matos http://idolator.com/5107858/return-to-sender-dept/comment-page-1#comment-793652 Michaelangelo Matos Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:26:14 +0000 http://6cc219e51ba8f2bce64d8b0873568c62#comment-793652 <p>@<a href="#c9421280">lempha</a>: One, <i>Give Up</i> sold a lot of copies. Two, five years between albums is not uncommon even with non-side-project bands. Three, the follow-up has been announced at least once, followed by demurrals.</p> @lempha: One, Give Up sold a lot of copies. Two, five years between albums is not uncommon even with non-side-project bands. Three, the follow-up has been announced at least once, followed by demurrals.

]]> By: dyfl http://idolator.com/5107858/return-to-sender-dept/comment-page-1#comment-793592 dyfl Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:19:59 +0000 http://6cc219e51ba8f2bce64d8b0873568c62#comment-793592 <p>I hope they really push the envelope the second time out.</p> I hope they really push the envelope the second time out.

]]> By: bcapirigi http://idolator.com/5107858/return-to-sender-dept/comment-page-1#comment-793602 bcapirigi Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:03:16 +0000 http://6cc219e51ba8f2bce64d8b0873568c62#comment-793602 <p>@<a href="#c9426965">Halfwit</a>: Murk's right, though.</p> @Halfwit: Murk’s right, though.

]]> By: Chris N. http://idolator.com/5107858/return-to-sender-dept/comment-page-1#comment-793612 Chris N. Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:31:01 +0000 http://6cc219e51ba8f2bce64d8b0873568c62#comment-793612 <p>Will impatient fans go postal?</p> Will impatient fans go postal?

]]> By: moomintroll http://idolator.com/5107858/return-to-sender-dept/comment-page-1#comment-793622 moomintroll Fri, 12 Dec 2008 02:48:10 +0000 http://6cc219e51ba8f2bce64d8b0873568c62#comment-793622 <p>Their attitude seems quite fitting for their moniker.<br> If you get it you get it, if not, don't blame us because we never promised anything to you anyway. Next customer please...<br> Ahh Chicago mail.</p> Their attitude seems quite fitting for their moniker.
If you get it you get it, if not, don’t blame us because we never promised anything to you anyway. Next customer please…
Ahh Chicago mail.

]]> By: Halfwit http://idolator.com/5107858/return-to-sender-dept/comment-page-1#comment-793632 Halfwit Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:59:29 +0000 http://6cc219e51ba8f2bce64d8b0873568c62#comment-793632 <p>@<a href="#c9425146">Murk</a>: We get it. You don't like Death Cab for Cutie... no one responded to you the first time, deal with it.</p> @Murk: We get it. You don’t like Death Cab for Cutie… no one responded to you the first time, deal with it.

]]> By: lempha http://idolator.com/5107858/return-to-sender-dept/comment-page-1#comment-793662 lempha Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:58:14 +0000 http://6cc219e51ba8f2bce64d8b0873568c62#comment-793662 <p>I am confused as to how a "band", that was more of a novelty act side project in the first place, that released one LP <i>five years ago</i> could garner so much anticipation for a second album that no one had any right to presume would ever come out in the first place.</p> <p>Granted it was a good LP and they played the songs on <i>The OC</i> and it charted very well for an indie release, but still...</p> I am confused as to how a “band”, that was more of a novelty act side project in the first place, that released one LP five years ago could garner so much anticipation for a second album that no one had any right to presume would ever come out in the first place.

Granted it was a good LP and they played the songs on The OC and it charted very well for an indie release, but still…

]]> By: T'Challa http://idolator.com/5107858/return-to-sender-dept/comment-page-1#comment-793672 T'Challa Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:36:12 +0000 http://6cc219e51ba8f2bce64d8b0873568c62#comment-793672 <p>...I heard something about it getting lost in the dead letter office...</p> …I heard something about it getting lost in the dead letter office…

]]> By: Murk http://idolator.com/5107858/return-to-sender-dept/comment-page-1#comment-793682 Murk Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:11:57 +0000 http://6cc219e51ba8f2bce64d8b0873568c62#comment-793682 <p>Maybe someone should tell them that their other bands suck.</p> Maybe someone should tell them that their other bands suck.

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/5107858/return-to-sender-dept/comment-page-1#comment-793712 Anonymous Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:43:13 +0000 http://6cc219e51ba8f2bce64d8b0873568c62#comment-793712 <p>@<a href="#c9418352">goldsounds</a>: NICE. Consider that second one junk mail.</p> @goldsounds: NICE. Consider that second one junk mail.

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/5107858/return-to-sender-dept/comment-page-1#comment-793722 Anonymous Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:39:24 +0000 http://6cc219e51ba8f2bce64d8b0873568c62#comment-793722 <p>Should it come out, will it be addressed here?</p> Should it come out, will it be addressed here?

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/5107858/return-to-sender-dept/comment-page-1#comment-793732 Anonymous Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:36:51 +0000 http://6cc219e51ba8f2bce64d8b0873568c62#comment-793732 <p>Should it come out, will the new record be addressed on here?</p> Should it come out, will the new record be addressed on here?

]]> By: Ted Striker http://idolator.com/5107858/return-to-sender-dept/comment-page-1#comment-793742 Ted Striker Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:20:38 +0000 http://6cc219e51ba8f2bce64d8b0873568c62#comment-793742 <P>Whenever it comes out, it will have my stamp of approval.</P> Whenever it comes out, it will have my stamp of approval.

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