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Post by areyoureadytojump on Sept 15, 2014 12:40:35 GMT -5
recode.net/2014/09/15/apple-lets-you-remove-free-u2-album-you-didnt-ask-for/Apple Lets You Remove Free U2 Album You Didn’t Ask ForSeptember 15, 2014, 10:27 AM PDT By Peter Kafka Are you one of the people who complained about that new U2 album Apple gave you last week — the one it inserted into your cloud-based iTunes account without asking if you wanted it, and which would show up as “purchased” in your file history even if you never downloaded it? Then maybe this will help: Apple has changed course and decided to let you delete the album from your collection. It should take a couple steps, but it shouldn’t be that difficult. Head over to this page, which Apple put up this morning. Now you can make your collection Bono-free, or just “Songs of Innocence”-free, or whatever. The only catch appears to be that if you decide you do want your new free U2 album, you’ve only got a month to change your mind: After October 13, the only way to get it from iTunes will be by actually spending money. Here’s Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr’s explanation: “Some customers asked for the ability to delete ‘Songs of Innocence’ from their library, so we set up www.itunes.com/soi-remove to let them easily do so. Any customer that needs additional help should contact AppleCare.”
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on Sept 15, 2014 12:46:48 GMT -5
I feel like this tactic backfired to an extent (probably more for Apple than U2), because a lot of people are complaining that they didn't want the album on their devices. Tyler the Creator chimed in: Tyler, The Creator @fucktyler · Sep 12 f**k YOU BONO YOU OLD f**k I DONT WANT YOU ON MY PHONE ***I'M RACIST*** BITCH STUPID GLASSES f**k BONO http://instagram.com/p/s3QZy-nADp Tyler, The Creator @fucktyler · Sep 12 f**k BONO Tyler, The Creator @fucktyler · Sep 12 GET OFF MY f**king PHONE. YOU COULDNT COME UP WITH AN ACTUAL MARKETING IDEA? f**k @u2 I DONT WANT YOU. f**k BONO. I DIDNT ASK FOR YOU IM MAD Tyler, The Creator @fucktyler · Sep 12 I DID NOT YOU WERE ON MY PHONE. ITS LEGIT LIKE WAKING UP WITH A PIMPLE OR LIKE A HERPE IDK I DID KNOW YOU WERE ON MY PHONE WHAT THE f**k You can bet he wouldn't be flipping a shit if it was his album on every iphone in the world...
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Post by SHOOTER on Sept 15, 2014 17:21:44 GMT -5
It really ain't that deep.
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Post by Nick on Sept 15, 2014 18:10:48 GMT -5
I feel like this tactic backfired to an extent (probably more for Apple than U2), because a lot of people are complaining that they didn't want the album on their devices. Tyler the Creator chimed in: Tyler, The Creator @fucktyler · Sep 12 f**k YOU BONO YOU OLD f**k I DONT WANT YOU ON MY PHONE ***I'M RACIST*** BITCH STUPID GLASSES f**k BONO http://instagram.com/p/s3QZy-nADp Tyler, The Creator @fucktyler · Sep 12 f**k BONO Tyler, The Creator @fucktyler · Sep 12 GET OFF MY f**king PHONE. YOU COULDNT COME UP WITH AN ACTUAL MARKETING IDEA? f**k @u2 I DONT WANT YOU. f**k BONO. I DIDNT ASK FOR YOU IM MAD Tyler, The Creator @fucktyler · Sep 12 I DID NOT YOU WERE ON MY PHONE. ITS LEGIT LIKE WAKING UP WITH A PIMPLE OR LIKE A HERPE IDK I DID KNOW YOU WERE ON MY PHONE WHAT THE f**k It could be worse, we could have a Tyler, The Creator album in our itunes. GTFOOH. #Ghettotrash
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Post by maine on Sept 26, 2014 16:43:37 GMT -5
Physical edition cover: Would have stuck with the other cover...
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Post by SHOOTER on Sept 26, 2014 18:15:08 GMT -5
W T F
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Sept 26, 2014 20:49:55 GMT -5
Who's the shirtless guy? Got any pics of his face? I wanna see if he's as cute as his lips suggest.
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Post by KeepDeanWeird on Sept 27, 2014 2:05:44 GMT -5
Who's the shirtless guy? Got any pics of his face? I wanna see if he's as cute as his lips suggest. It's Larry Mullen's 18-year old son. U2 was trying to evoke "Boy" and "War."
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Sept 27, 2014 3:57:48 GMT -5
I'm so glad he's at least 18 lmao
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Post by Carlitoz on Oct 3, 2014 12:06:05 GMT -5
This era feels so weird to me. Yeah, it had the big Apple announcement and the controversy that came right after, but it seems to me that now all buzz is gone. It feels as if there's not A song to which anybody can relate this album. Usually their first singles are BIG and great promotion for the album too. Haven't come across a video either for whatever single they chose. I guess they want everybody to focus on the album as a whole?? The reviews are not great either. Does anybody know how tracks of the album are doing on rock/alternative radio? I'm sure they will as usual massive while touring.
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Post by newpower on Oct 14, 2014 13:37:49 GMT -5
The Deluxe edition is available for streaming in Spotify/Rdio/Google Music. The acoustic versions are really great. The Crystal Ballroom is fantastic too.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Oct 14, 2014 18:27:29 GMT -5
This is a disaster: www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/rumormill.cgiYOUR EARLY READS: Next week’s retail picture is still a bit hazy, but we have a few early numbers for y’all to chaw on. Florida Georgia Line (Republic Nashville) 180-200k Bob Seger (Capitol) 50-60k You+Me (RCA) 40-50k Hoodie Allen (Hoodie Allen) 35-45k U2 (Interscope) 25-30kJessie J (Lava/Republic) 20-25k Nico & Vinz (Warner Bros.) 10-15k We’ll have a clearer picture tomorrow morning; please take these figures with the requisite grain of salt. (10/14p)
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Post by SHOOTER on Oct 15, 2014 18:15:44 GMT -5
24-27k is the prediction as of today.
Zooropa debuted at #1 with 377k (1.8m to date).
Pop debuted at #1 with 349k (1m to date).
All That You Can't Leave Behind debuted at #3 with 427k (4.4m to date).
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb debuted at #1 with 840k (3.3m to date).
No Line on the Horizon debuted at #1 with 484k (1.3m to date).
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Post by Nick on Oct 15, 2014 18:30:01 GMT -5
They were paid handsomely by Apple. These sales don't mean sh*t.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2014 18:36:55 GMT -5
I'm sure U2 are just absolutely devastated that they sold 25k after a huge Apple deal where they already gave people the opportunity to get it for FREE, and when they're destined to be one of the top touring acts of the next year. Must be rough.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Oct 15, 2014 18:39:17 GMT -5
This is a disaster: www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/rumormill.cgiYOUR EARLY READS: Next week’s retail picture is still a bit hazy, but we have a few early numbers for y’all to chaw on. Florida Georgia Line (Republic Nashville) 180-200k Bob Seger (Capitol) 50-60k You+Me (RCA) 40-50k Hoodie Allen (Hoodie Allen) 35-45k U2 (Interscope) 25-30kJessie J (Lava/Republic) 20-25k Nico & Vinz (Warner Bros.) 10-15k We’ll have a clearer picture tomorrow morning; please take these figures with the requisite grain of salt. (10/14p) You really need to stop making this "disaster" happen. It's not going to Gretchen.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Oct 15, 2014 18:47:30 GMT -5
Where do you all read such great things about this album??
I've only read negative.
The label was expecting 70k in sales.
A deluxe edition was sent to retailers to goose traditional sales. It didn't work.
No hits + bad publicity + no promotion + mediocre reviews = sh*t sales.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Oct 15, 2014 18:50:27 GMT -5
Where do you all read such great things about this album?? No hits + bad publicity + no promotion = a bat sh!t crazy areyoureadytojump I'm so gonna get a warning for this :kii: You really need to calm down when people oppose your "opinion."
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Post by Nick on Oct 15, 2014 19:17:07 GMT -5
Who really cares though? They will still make money when they tour. If this album wasn't given away for free, these numbers would've been a lot higher. They have a loyal fan base. Considering the crap that's on the current Billboard Hot 100 chart, I'm glad their songs don't fit in.
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Post by newpower on Oct 16, 2014 4:53:13 GMT -5
A 5 star review in Rolling Stone is mediocre?
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Oct 16, 2014 5:28:38 GMT -5
Where do you all read such great things about this album?? I've only read negative. The label was expecting 70k in sales. A deluxe edition was sent to retailers to goose traditional sales. It didn't work. No hits + bad publicity + no promotion + mediocre reviews = sh*t sales. You're completely stuck on the idea that sales are the only indicator of any sort of success here. If the label actually thought they could do 70K after making the album freely available to half the popular of America (or whatever the number is that have iTunes) then they're the only ones. Despite the bad press, the album has still received a lot of attention and probably received more ears than a U2 record has in two decades. I think the rollout of this album was different enough that traditional numbers really don't count for it. 20-25k in sales for a deluxe edition for a band like U2 isn't terrible at all.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Nov 18, 2014 18:43:55 GMT -5
So they're now releasing 11 videos inspired by the album's songs. LOL @ their pressedness to reproduce BEYONCE. Girl gone! That ship sailed when people saw the album on their iTunes and gave the ultimate side-eye by demanding a "return to sender" policy
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Post by newpower on Nov 19, 2014 6:02:03 GMT -5
So they're now releasing 11 videos inspired by the album's songs. LOL @ their pressedness to reproduce BEYONCE. Girl gone! That ship sailed when people saw the album on their iTunes and gave the ultimate side-eye by demanding a "return to sender" policy and you think Beyoncé was the first artist to release music videos for all the songs? Eurythmics did it with Savage in 1987, Beck with The Information in 2006.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Nov 19, 2014 14:48:33 GMT -5
So they're now releasing 11 videos inspired by the album's songs. LOL @ their pressedness to reproduce BEYONCE. Girl gone! That ship sailed when people saw the album on their iTunes and gave the ultimate side-eye by demanding a "return to sender" policy and you think Beyoncé was the first artist to release music videos for all the songs? Eurythmics did it with Savage in 1987, Beck with The Information in 2006. Did I say that? They obviously didn't get the Apple deal idea from Eurythmics. So yeah that's the template they were trying to follow.
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Post by newpower on Nov 19, 2014 15:30:59 GMT -5
and you think Beyoncé was the first artist to release music videos for all the songs? Eurythmics did it with Savage in 1987, Beck with The Information in 2006. Did I say that? They obviously didn't get the Apple deal idea from Eurythmics. So yeah that's the template they were trying to follow. Your comment seems to imply that because they are releasing one music video for each song they are copying Beyoncé. I just pointed out that it was not the first time it was done. I might also misundertood. Sorry if that's the case.
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Post by jenglisbe on Nov 20, 2014 23:48:07 GMT -5
and you think Beyoncé was the first artist to release music videos for all the songs? Eurythmics did it with Savage in 1987, Beck with The Information in 2006. Did I say that? They obviously didn't get the Apple deal idea from Eurythmics. So yeah that's the template they were trying to follow. Huh? U2 has had a deal with Apple for basically as long as Beyonce has been releasing solo music. Back in 2004 U2 literally had its own iPod: www.u2.com/news/article/985It came with a $50 coupon that could be redeemed toward downloading their catalog of music to that point. The automatic download of their album is simply the 2014 edition of what they were doing back in 2004. Why are you going in threads simply to diss artists in relation to Beyonce? It makes you look pressed.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Nov 21, 2014 7:13:03 GMT -5
Did I say that? They obviously didn't get the Apple deal idea from Eurythmics. So yeah that's the template they were trying to follow. Why are you going in threads simply to diss artists in relation to Beyonce? It makes you look pressed. I'm not pressed don't worry.
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Post by jenglisbe on Nov 21, 2014 16:55:00 GMT -5
If anything U2 followed Jay-Z's release plan more than Beyonce. Jay-Z had an exclusive preview release with Samsung prior to the wide release of his album just like U2 had with iTunes before the release of their album.
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Post by winstonhollen22 on Dec 16, 2014 1:59:13 GMT -5
If anything U2 followed Jay-Z's release plan more than Beyonce. Jay-Z had an exclusive preview release with Samsung prior to the wide release of his album just like U2 had with iTunes before the release of their album. always and forever U2!!!
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Bono on New York Bike Accident: 'I May Never Play Guitar Again'
U2 frontman publishes frank and revealing A to Z review of the year and discusses the aftermath of his New York bike accident, iTunes giveaway, Kanye and why Edge is “the most influential guitar player in a quarter century.” Bono has said that he may never "play guitar again" following his bike accident in New York last November. The U2 frontman made the comments in a lengthy and deeply personal A to Z review of the year, published on the band's website yesterday (Jan. 1). "For the last few weeks I haven't been able to move around physically so I have more than made up for it by leaving my mind to wanderlust, untethered except electronically," states the 54-year-old, who said that his on-going rehabilitation had given him the opportunity "to look back and review the year in a way I've never had time to do before." Bono goes on to say that as a result of his "freak accident," in which the singer broke his arm in six places and fractured his eye socket, he would "have to concentrate hard to be ready for the U2 tour in fitness terms." "I broke my hand, my shoulder, my elbow and my face but the real injury this year was to my Irish pride as it was discovered that under my tracksuit I was wearing yellow and black Lycra cycling shorts. Yes, LYCRA. This is not very rock 'n' roll," Bono writes, adding that "recovery has been more difficult than I thought." "As I write this, it is not clear that I will ever play guitar again. The band have reminded me that neither they nor Western civilization are depending on this," he goes on to say, later revealing that he now has a titanium elbow. "I personally would very much miss fingering the frets of my green Irish falcon or my (RED) Gretsch. Just for the pleasure, aside from writing tunes. But then does the Edge, or Jimmy Page, or any guitarist you know have a titanium elbow, as I do now? I'm all elbows, I am," deadpans the singer and activist. In addition to discussing his biking injury, Bono's humorous, at times moving "Little Book of a Big Year" covers a wide range of topics, including U2's headline-making decision to release its latest album Songs of Innocence as a free download on iTunes. "Our album was to be like a bottle of milk dropped at the door of anyone interested in music and iTunes," he states under the heading "I Is For iTunes." He continues: "That's about it...no flagrant abuse of human rights, but very annoying to people who a) like being annoyed, and/or b) felt it was like someone robbing their phone in the pub and taking a couple of photos before leaving it back on the table... some kind of breach of privacy which was really not intended. I empathise with the b)'s, but for the a)'s I've started referring them to the philosopher Jimmy Kimmel." The singer adds: "That Apple remains a music company is the best news for anyone who wakes up with a melody in their head or wanting to hear one. Apple is unique in big tech in trying to get artists paid. That they would agree to pay Universal for Songs of Innocence, and then gift it to all the people who still believe music is worth paying for, both makes sense and is a beautiful thing." Bono also pays tribute to bandmates Adam Clayton and Edge, calling the latter "one of my dearest friends." "Though he is U2's lightning conductor, he moves like a very calm breeze...you might not notice it but for the ripples in the sand, the subtleties in his playing, his songwriting hooks… some of them not obvious at first turn out to be eternal. He is the only one who doesn't know that he is the most influential guitar player in a quarter century," says Bono of Edge. Under "G is for Glaucoma," the singer discusses the chronic eye condition, which he revealed earlier this year that he has had for over twenty years. "It certainly surprised the band that I'd gone public, but maybe it is time to be honest about such things," says Bono. "I remember the agony of flashbulb staying permanently in my vision for the rest of the day after I'd been photographed. I had many eye checks over the years but one of the sly things about this 'silent thief' is that you can have 20/20 vision straight ahead for some years even after your peripheral vision goes." Other topics covered in the lengthy article include Jimmy Fallon ("the second coming of the late show - not just a friend of the famous he is everybody's friend"), Kanye West ("a real innovator"), Noel Gallagher ("one of the truly great British songsters") and U2's long-time manager Paul McGuinness, who stepped down from handling the band's affairs in late 2013. Speaking about the group's upcoming live tour, Bono says: "U2 is a live band. Live is where we live or die. The songs continue to grow night after night. We have some extraordinary ideas up our sleeve for this tour I've just got to be rebuilt by 14th May." He also addresses the issue of streaming services stating: "songwriters are getting a poor deal right now," but "the reason I respect for-fee services like Spotify is that they are slowly turning people who are used to getting their music for-FREE, into paying ten dollars a month for a subscription model." "These payments don't add up to replacement for income from physical or digital sales at the moment - but I think they can if everyone sits down -- record companies, artists and digital services -- to figure out a fairer way of doing business," Bono goes on to say. "U2 is like the mafia. You can never really get out. Don McGuinness may be in the back garden petting his cat but he still whispers in our ears," says Bono of the band's so-called fifth member. He continues: "I'm proud of Universal group, not least because Lucian Grainge took at big risk with our Apple release, but David Joseph, CEO of the UK, encouraged by his boss, is beta-testing a fresh approach to transparency ... a Universal artist will be able to find out weekly, maybe even daily, on their cell phones, how many plays they've had and where in the world they've had them; also they can be direct-credited the payment. U2 can survive without these changes, but we can't live with ourselves if other artists cannot." www.billboard.com/articles/news/6429340/bono-on-new-york-bike-accident-i-may-never-play-guitar-again
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