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Post by arden on Jun 15, 2008 12:32:39 GMT -5
www.lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.phpWAL-MART It's about the ****ing price. Enough already. You get three discs for $11.88? That's quite the value proposition. Old Journey, new Journey and video Journey. And do most people care? NO! What, they sold 100,000 in a country of 300 million? I'm happy for Neal Schon, that somebody cares. But they don't really give a **** about your new music, they just want the classics. Maybe, if you're lucky, they'll spin the new disc... But not enough people own this new product to drive your concert business, where the real profits are. As for the vaunted promotional value of Wal-Mart deals... HORSE****! Most people are not paying attention. This is not 1965, when we were limited to three networks and young people were thrilled to get junk mail, ANY MAIL! Albums at Wal-Mart are impulse buys. You're there, you've heard of the act, THEY'RE CHEAP! But these albums are like trees falling in a forest... THEY MAKE NO SOUND! Other than for the people who buy them, listen to them once and then go back to their greatest hits on their iPods... (Come on, do you really believe the new Journey material IS ANY GOOD??)
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Post by happycamper on Jun 15, 2008 15:08:42 GMT -5
Someone in the know had to say it. IMO, using Walmart is hitting a new low, no matter how you cut it. The material for the CD's is probably made in China , lol.
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Post by perrynow on Jun 17, 2008 18:45:15 GMT -5
Walmart was their very last hope to move CD's. They had to GIVE their last one away at the concerts last year, a move they took from Prince. Too bad it didn't help! LOL! If it weren't for the classic Perry songs, Walmart wouldn't want them either. It was part of their negotiation. Neal can say he's tired of Perry "whining and bitching" that he's riding his coat tails, but it's still true, even with their new CD. No Perry classics, no Walmart deal.
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Post by sparkle2 on Jun 19, 2008 11:32:55 GMT -5
Yeah, but Prince did it to get back at his record company, Journey did it out of desperation. Frankly I'm surprised they've sold as many as they have. Aside from the fact that it's crappy New Journey stuff, people don't seem to buy cds much any more, they download music. I'm not exactly on the cutting edge of technology and I haven't bought an actual cd in over a year.
sparkle
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