Gnarls Barkley To Raconteurs: Anything You Can Do We Can Do Better (Maybe) - Idolator Comments

Gnarls Barkley To Raconteurs: Anything You Can Do We Can Do Better (Maybe)

Feh Am Legend — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:59:03 EDT

I heard this playing at a local Newbury Comics, where it was on sale. I didn't hate it. Or buy it.

Feh Am Legend

Gnarls Barkley To Raconteurs: Anything You Can Do We Can Do Better (Maybe)

Handsome Pete — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:04:58 EDT

Man. These guys are zany.

Handsome Pete

Gnarls Barkley To Raconteurs: Anything You Can Do We Can Do Better (Maybe)

lukaskaiser — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:17:49 EDT

ollie, you think these companies know what they're doing to that extent? dude, duuude, cmon

lukaskaiser

Gnarls Barkley To Raconteurs: Anything You Can Do We Can Do Better (Maybe)

lukaskaiser — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:42:51 EDT

too bad this album blows, also (leak *cough* leak)

lukaskaiser

Gnarls Barkley To Raconteurs: Anything You Can Do We Can Do Better (Maybe)

blackmailismylife — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:48:48 EDT

This is in Rhapsody as of this morning.

blackmailismylife

Gnarls Barkley To Raconteurs: Anything You Can Do We Can Do Better (Maybe)

ollie — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:37:57 EDT

I think it isn't the leaks themselves that dictate release schedule changes, but rather the reactions to leaks. If it's well received and generates a lot of blogobuzz, they keep things unchanged and let hype/word-of-mouth grow for a while, so they can later milk it. It's all about those first-week sales.

If the reaction however is somewhat lukewarm, putting it on the shelves (virtual and otherwise) quickly is better. A bizarre flawed strategy to be sure, but I've seen it time and again and it's par with the level of marketing genius we've come to expect from record companies.

ollie