Members Ernest Buckley Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 Originally Posted by Gus Lozada It is a LOGISTICS problem.They need to wait until Mick Jagger's death. Then, It can be sold. Great point. You know this stuff will sell like hot cakes when him or Richards kick the can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ernest Buckley Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 Originally Posted by learjeff I had to look up "nescience" ! me too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members urca Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 Originally Posted by MikeRivers As for the Stones' new collection of greatest hits, I expect that the price kept most but really serious fans or collectors away. Even just the "ordinary" 3 CD set for $30 (not such a bad deal, actually) is quite foreign to the download generation, much less the $160 Deluxe set. And it's probably on "the torrents" already. Sure is! Got mine last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Bookumdano2 Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 Originally Posted by Anderton This is the quote that caught my eye, but it's not an isolated incident:The Rolling Stones' GRRR! drops from #19 to #64 in its second week, proving that a 50th anniversary hook isn't enough to sell a three-disk album in this market Wouldn't the drop in the charts be partially due to 4,239 Stones fans dying of old age in that one week period? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sventvkg Posted November 30, 2012 Members Share Posted November 30, 2012 Originally Posted by roomjello I just picked up the new Nora Jones with Danger Mouse.Wow,.What the {censored} happened there?Pure poop. UH.....It's obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mark L Posted November 30, 2012 Members Share Posted November 30, 2012 Originally Posted by Bookumdano2 Wouldn't the drop in the charts be partially due to 4,239 Stones fans dying of old age in that one week period? Hee hee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted December 1, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 1, 2012 Originally Posted by UstadKhanAli And I'd love an honest marketing hack for a major label... Ken, you are somewhere beyond the eternal optimist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ggm1960 Posted December 1, 2012 Members Share Posted December 1, 2012 The last Stones CD I bought was Voodoo Lounge (also the only time I ever saw them live was the accompanying tour) back in the mid 90's, however I did buy Let It Bleed in mp3 format from Amazon for $5 within the last couple years. The boys continue to send me happy birthday e-mails. They really are a great bunch of fellas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rangefinder Posted December 1, 2012 Members Share Posted December 1, 2012 Originally Posted by Anderton Of course not, but what's surprising is that it's surprising to the record companies, who put endless amounts of hype into all these releases. They are in the business of selling stuff. First, they scrounge around for stuff they can sell, since it's hard work and risky to develop it from scratch. Then, to try to get it to sell, they hype it. If it so happens that it doesn't sell all that well, they make excuses.It just happens to be music they are selling, but it could be anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jorge7 Posted December 1, 2012 Members Share Posted December 1, 2012 Originally Posted by blue2blue As an experiment, I'm going to see how long I can go without looking up Gangham Style in Wikipedia.No doubt I'll live to regret my willful nescience. Slickly produced Korean pop video with a vague social message about materialistic priorities and double lives in Gangnam, the glamor district of Seoul, South Korea. Oh, and over a BILLION YouTube hits when you add up the different versions. I never saw that B word used in context of YouTube hits before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Geoff Grace Posted December 1, 2012 Members Share Posted December 1, 2012 If the mighty keep falling, give 'em this: Best, Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ernest Buckley Posted December 1, 2012 Members Share Posted December 1, 2012 Originally Posted by Geoff Grace If the mighty keep falling, give 'em this: Best,Geoff may be more appropriate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members electrochrisso Posted December 3, 2012 Members Share Posted December 3, 2012 Originally Posted by rangefinder They are in the business of selling stuff. First, they scrounge around for stuff they can sell, since it's hard work and risky to develop it from scratch. Then, to try to get it to sell, they hype it. If it so happens that it doesn't sell all that well, they make excuses.It just happens to be music they are selling, but it could be anything. Well, I suppose they could start selling Mick's lips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted December 3, 2012 Members Share Posted December 3, 2012 This isn't the 90s. Nobody cares about boxed sets anymore, and the Stones have already had several big selling compilation albums and boxed sets in the past. What's on here for anyone that wasn't on "40 Licks" a few years back? Either you love the Stones and have most everything anyway, or you're a casual fan and any number of much-cheaper compilations will do you well. Although I see the label thought they were clever and have released this in 2, 3 AND 4-disc versions. This really is little more than a shameless attempt to milk a few more dollars out of the most ardant fans who consider themselves to be 'completists' and maybe snag a few other more-casual fans along the way. Just in time for Christmas. Don't know what else to get Uncle Robbie? Well, he IS a Stones fan so we can always buy him that new Stones boxed set (even though he doesn't really care about it). Better than a tie, I suppose?FWIW, my personal Stones CD collection consists of Hot Rocks, More Hot Rocks, Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed and the mini-LP versions of the Atlantic-years stuff (Sticky Fingers thru Tattoo You) that were released in the early 90s. Is there anything much I'm missing that I NEED (besides maybe "Get Your Ya Yas Out")? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted December 4, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 4, 2012 Originally Posted by guido61 FWIW, my personal Stones CD collection consists of Hot Rocks, More Hot Rocks, Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed and the mini-LP versions of the Atlantic-years stuff (Sticky Fingers thru Tattoo You) that were released in the early 90s. Is there anything much I'm missing that I NEED (besides maybe "Get Your Ya Yas Out")? If I had 12 X 5, Beggar's Banquet, and Exile on Main Street, I'd be covered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members beatpoet Posted December 4, 2012 Members Share Posted December 4, 2012 Originally Posted by guido61 This isn't the 90s. Nobody cares about boxed sets anymore, and the Stones have already had several big selling compilation albums and boxed sets in the past. What's on here for anyone that wasn't on "40 Licks" a few years back? That was my impression when they came out of hiding this year, "didn't they just release a greatest hits and tour it forever?". Even by pricing people out, the Stones can still sell a truckload of tickets. I have to question someone on the news here recently who said they paid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted December 4, 2012 Members Share Posted December 4, 2012 Originally Posted by beatpoet The other thing about any "career-spanning" Stones greatest hits album is that the adverts cycle through the videos from their career and they always stop at Start Me Up...which was thirty years ago! That they had a 20-year long career of being a relevant, hit-making band was impressive then and still is today. But the truth is they've been riding on their past success since "Tattoo You". Sure, they've managed to still chart a couple of hits since then, but nobody is paying $600 to hear them play "One Hit To The Body". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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