soon Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 On 10/27/2020 at 5:27 AM, DTJ80 said: Interesting article on BBC today which says Taylor Swift is the first artist to sell over a million copies of an album in 2020 in the US. And was the only artist in 2019......I knew physical sales had crumbled but not to that extent?!?! And these have been given a boost already with loads of signed copies being made available. Maybe a slightly different demographic I guess (Swift fans probably consume music via streaming I’d guess) and a properly promoted new GNR album would shift some units (us old folk ‘like to have the music in our hands and read the linear notes’...😂) but the numbers would still be lower than I would have originally thought. Iirc Swifts recent, folklore, was the first time that she had streaming (along with deluxe cd and vinyl packages) available on its own first. The standard CD was only released a few weeks later. She does really well with physical copies and has traditionally really leaned into that. One can speculate that her success in cds is in part due to her origins in country music, whose fans buy the most CDs. But also the diary style lyrics. Folklore was a surprise release when it hit streaming. Likely many Swifties opted to buy the entire digital album the day of the surprise drop, with many also later buying the physical album. but the initial few weeks of streaming (combined with lock downs and general caution) likely cut into her cd sales. I think Guns could at least match it, they’d just need way more of a roll out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTJ80 Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 3 hours ago, soon said: Iirc Swifts recent, folklore, was the first time that she had streaming (along with deluxe cd and vinyl packages) available on its own first. The standard CD was only released a few weeks later. She does really well with physical copies and has traditionally really leaned into that. One can speculate that her success in cds is in part due to her origins in country music, whose fans buy the most CDs. But also the diary style lyrics. Folklore was a surprise release when it hit streaming. Likely many Swifties opted to buy the entire digital album the day of the surprise drop, with many also later buying the physical album. but the initial few weeks of streaming (combined with lock downs and general caution) likely cut into her cd sales. I think Guns could at least match it, they’d just need way more of a roll out. Yeah - GNR could (and will.....I’m still sure of it...😂) deffo shift some numbers. It just boggles my mind that only Swift can break that million barrier....changed days indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony adler Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Gnr official Instagram says “ stay ready”, probably nothing but one could hope 💽 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweersa Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 18 minutes ago, tony adler said: Gnr official Instagram says “ stay ready”, probably nothing but one could hope 💽 2020 would be a killer release year for an album. It just has a good ring to it, everything else being equal. (Obviously it was a bad year for other reasons) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianluca87 Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 new NITL selections 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweersa Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 On 10/29/2020 at 9:54 PM, Sydney Fan said: The exception was CD when i ripped it from a torrent site when it was released. CD dominated all other albums in the "torrent charts" that came out around that time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtle Signs Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 2 hours ago, tony adler said: Gnr official Instagram says “ stay ready”, probably nothing but one could hope 💽 New GNR pinball merch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony adler Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 45 minutes ago, Subtle Signs said: New GNR pinball merch 🙄 this band has done everything to kill its fan base ( more leaks please, ASAP !) 🖕🏾 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Guapo Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 GnR diapers probably. They are really not in a position to tease stuff now, but they are absolutly clueless. Gimme some more shitty "selects" in the next 3 to 30 days, yaayyy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allwaystired Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Wonder how GNAIR is doing? That truly was one of the strangest moments of recent years- pilot badges and shirts for a fake airline! Imagine trying to explain that to someone who asked why you were wearing a big pair of aviators with 'GNAIR' on the side! Bonkers. Merchandises based around a pinball game is sane in comparison to that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaskingApathy Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 On 10/27/2020 at 2:27 AM, DTJ80 said: Interesting article on BBC today which says Taylor Swift is the first artist to sell over a million copies of an album in 2020 in the US. And was the only artist in 2019......I knew physical sales had crumbled but not to that extent?!?! And these have been given a boost already with loads of signed copies being made available. Maybe a slightly different demographic I guess (Swift fans probably consume music via streaming I’d guess) and a properly promoted new GNR album would shift some units (us old folk ‘like to have the music in our hands and read the linear notes’...😂) but the numbers would still be lower than I would have originally thought. On 10/31/2020 at 12:16 PM, soon said: Iirc Swifts recent, folklore, was the first time that she had streaming (along with deluxe cd and vinyl packages) available on its own first. The standard CD was only released a few weeks later. She does really well with physical copies and has traditionally really leaned into that. One can speculate that her success in cds is in part due to her origins in country music, whose fans buy the most CDs. But also the diary style lyrics. Folklore was a surprise release when it hit streaming. Likely many Swifties opted to buy the entire digital album the day of the surprise drop, with many also later buying the physical album. but the initial few weeks of streaming (combined with lock downs and general caution) likely cut into her cd sales. I think Guns could at least match it, they’d just need way more of a roll out. There were also some bonus tracks on that album that were only available on the physical release, so that increased sales also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney Fan Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 7 hours ago, Sweersa said: CD dominated all other albums in the "torrent charts" that came out around that time. Well glad to know my thieving had its benefits. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranich Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 That sheet with 25th november date of release is circling over Facebook again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betterman Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Is it real this time? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxximiliano Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 https://ibb.co/yWYGQHn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rumandraisin Posted November 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 3, 2020 There's something very sad about a fully grown man printing this off after typing it on ms word and taking a photo of it. I can understand maybe a teen doing it fir a younger band but this was probably done by someone in his 50s. Cringey. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimiRose Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 4 minutes ago, maxxximiliano said: https://ibb.co/yWYGQHn Fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allwaystired Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 47 minutes ago, rumandraisin said: There's something very sad about a fully grown man printing this off after typing it on ms word and taking a photo of it. I can understand maybe a teen doing it fir a younger band but this was probably done by someone in his 50s. Cringey. It's absolutely pathetic. And people must have been born yesterday if they think it's genuine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweersa Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 I expect the next next album to have more than 13 tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTJ80 Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 The last track is clearly OMG based on credits which kills this IMO - although I’d love it to be legit! 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweersa Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 1 minute ago, DTJ80 said: The last track is clearly OMG based on credits which kills this IMO - although I’d love it to be legit! 😂 OMG2 being on the next album is not out of the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackparker123 Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 (edited) 15 original Axl Rose tracks released in the last 29 years. It's still crazy to type that out. #TheNextChapter Edited November 3, 2020 by jackparker123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allwaystired Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Sweersa said: OMG2 being on the next album is not out of the question. 'the next album' is out of the question though! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTJ80 Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 15 minutes ago, Sweersa said: OMG2 being on the next album is not out of the question. I mean - I know it was rumoured for CD2 and hope it IS on there but I’d be expecting to see Slash/McKagan on the credits too as I’d expect there would be some input into its final form particularly given that it was apparently soundchecked so probably had bits reworked there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweersa Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 7 minutes ago, DTJ80 said: I mean - I know it was rumoured for CD2 and hope it IS on there but I’d be expecting to see Slash/McKagan on the credits too as I’d expect there would be some input into its final form particularly given that it was apparently soundchecked so probably had bits reworked there? Maybe, it's possible (if anything) they would only play on the song and have no other input to justify a writing credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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