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#201 Re: The Garden » Pepsi altering course for dumbed down public » 870 weeks ago
I'm not a fan of Pepsi in the first place but it is a bit of a blow to myself as well. I think some people are missing the point, it isn't just because Pepsi is choosing a more "modern" approach to their style it is because Pepsi is in effect "marketing down" (intellectually) to their perceived potential customers. It comes off a bit like being belittled and is annoying.
James may sound like he is making a big deal out of nothing but he really isn't. Once a door is opened it is hard to close. It's kind of like the Hardee's commercials that make it look like we guys are too fucking dumb to open a can of biscuits. Many people are "molded" by what they are being fed, sad but very true. So if they see sitcoms, advertisements etc etc demonstrating the "dumb man" persona (or whatever) it becomes a type of association/assimilation issue with them. "Dumbing down" is the last thing we need. What's next...a warning sticker on your .357 magnum that says "holding loaded gun to head and pulling trigger may cause death?"
#202 Re: Guns N' Roses » Axl on Stern from 1988 » 870 weeks ago
Thanks Faldor, I had almost forgot about this!
#203 Re: The Sunset Strip » John Travolta’s 16-year-old son dies » 871 weeks ago
L. Ron Hubbard isn't God.
That's it in a nutshell. Scientology is more than just a tool for alienating yourself from the rest of the "real world" (whatever the fuck that is) it's no better than any other religious fanatics.
Dianetics changed many people but I'm not sure it was for the better.
Sad tragedy.
#204 Re: Guns N' Roses » Beating A Dead Horse » 871 weeks ago
Gunslinger wrote:For the lack of promo I definitely think that it is selliing well. As far as world sales it is #15 after five weeks, I wouldn't call that bad. It also went platinum in a fairly quick manor (world sales) so again I don't see that as too bad.
Many argue (and don't get me wrong they are good arguments) that CD had a HUGE amount of promo over the past 17 years. I can't deny that BUT my argument here is that the promo has been a double edged sword. Because of the delays (mostly) I think the album went from "mythical" to "joke" in many peoples' minds so in the end I'm not sure this promo really helped much.
I agree but they get no pass because it is their fault.
...And I agree with your statement. So many blown chances it's not even funny, even NOW!
#205 Re: The Sunset Strip » Rob Zombie's Halloween 2 » 871 weeks ago
Looks like we have our answer of what happened at the end of the last film, grazed...but not shaken. Call me crazy but I'm looking forward to this movie.
#206 Re: Soundtracks » Soundtrack: Body Of Lies » 871 weeks ago
Another blown opportunity, ITW is a GREAT song...sucks they couldn't have produced a little chatter from this.
#207 Re: The Garden » Anyone else losing interest? » 871 weeks ago
Yeah, my interest level is fairly low right now. As James stated earlier it's the community that now holds my interest for the most part rather than the band. Of course a new album, unheard tracks surfacing and a few other things could respark my interest if it were to come within a reasonable time frame.
#208 Re: The Sunset Strip » Prince To Roll Out Three Albums This Year » 871 weeks ago
I loved the Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic album but I didn't think Musicology was nearly as good as the critics did.
I liked moments on Rave and a little of Musicology but I agree that critics definitely overrated the album. To be honest the last album by Prince I was totally satisfied with was Emancipation. Hopefully he'll return to form. It's odd, his biggest attributes are song-writing and his excellent guitar work but he has abandoned both over the past decade for the most part.
#209 Re: Guns N' Roses » Beating A Dead Horse » 871 weeks ago
For the lack of promo I definitely think that it is selliing well. As far as world sales it is #15 after five weeks, I wouldn't call that bad. It also went platinum in a fairly quick manor (world sales) so again I don't see that as too bad.
Many argue (and don't get me wrong they are good arguments) that CD had a HUGE amount of promo over the past 17 years. I can't deny that BUT my argument here is that the promo has been a double edged sword. Because of the delays (mostly) I think the album went from "mythical" to "joke" in many peoples' minds so in the end I'm not sure this promo really helped much.
#210 Guns N' Roses » Beating A Dead Horse » 871 weeks ago
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I know this debate has been brought up often before BUT I think it still may have a little life left in it.
I dropped by my local Best Buy yesterday and being a GNR fan I naturally wanted to see how the Chinese Democracy cds were (or weren't) selling. They have a huge stack of Chinese Democracy cds in their own special display area as well as some copies put in with the regular main section. I noticed that there was only a couple copies left in the main section and didn't know if this was a good sign or just the way they were stocked.
There was an eighteen-ish looking female store clerk near the music section so I asked her how the "infamous" Chinese Democracy was selling. To my surprise she said that it had been the store's best seller since arrival. There for a minute I thought she may actually be a GNR fan and the "kids of today" had perhaps came around to the "New Guns"!! That was shot down with her next statement..."Have you heard it? Any good?" 
Still the point is this album was their best seller "since arrival". That got me to thinking. The album has been out four or five weeks now and the sales (outside of the debut) have maintained so far. To me this means the album may not be the big failure many have tried to make it. Of course NOTHING outside of several times multi-platinum sold could warrant the time and hype this album has been overshadowed by, still yet given today's economy and the state of cd sales (by most all bands) I'm not sure this is doing so badly.
The Killers and Kanye West are much more "hip" to most of today's youth than the New Guns but they aren't fairing much better in sales and this is WITH the advantage of having their albums sold everywhere. Kanye's album is doing better this week but that is with a repacking scheme and The Killers album is only four positions higher than CD and they have the youth crowd and a video on the countdown doing fairly well.
My whole point is Chinese Democracy is selling well at the only place you can get it which happens to be Best Buy. Best Buy in my opinion is nothing more than a generic Circuit City and wasn't the best place to get an exclusive deal. I own AC/DC Black Ice for instance BUT I wouldn't have bought it online nor drove out of my way to get it. You know why I picked it up? I was at Wally-World picking up some basic weekly supplies (toilet paper, shaving cream, etc etc) but went by the electronics dept and Black Ice was ALL OVER the place. It also was cheap so I picked up a copy. CD is #25 after 5 wks on the chart with no video, no promo and a lousy (outside of the initial money for the deal) Best Buy exclusive. Had CD been given the Wally-World treatment that Black Ice had received I am totally convinced the sales would be VERY similar if not better.
Rant over...anyone have any thoughts?
