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Quote from: GimmeYourShoes on May 27, 2009, 03:34:30 AMBad economy isn't that significant factor for poor album sales. Even in tougher times consumers like to have luxuries. They rather hold on big investments like houses and cars than buying music.What really kills album sales today is Itunes. In the '90s when people heard a song that they liked they would go to a record store and buy the whole album. Today they don' have to do that, they just log on to Itunes, get the song and perhaps preview some of the songs from the album and purchase the ones they liked. truth ^^^^ (although album sales may still be slightly affected by the economy - unemplyoment rising means people may be struggling and aren't gonna waste $10 on an album when it could buy them food).
Bad economy isn't that significant factor for poor album sales. Even in tougher times consumers like to have luxuries. They rather hold on big investments like houses and cars than buying music.What really kills album sales today is Itunes. In the '90s when people heard a song that they liked they would go to a record store and buy the whole album. Today they don' have to do that, they just log on to Itunes, get the song and perhaps preview some of the songs from the album and purchase the ones they liked.
Quote from: MediumL on May 27, 2009, 04:06:14 AMQuote from: GimmeYourShoes on May 27, 2009, 03:34:30 AMBad economy isn't that significant factor for poor album sales. Even in tougher times consumers like to have luxuries. They rather hold on big investments like houses and cars than buying music.What really kills album sales today is Itunes. In the '90s when people heard a song that they liked they would go to a record store and buy the whole album. Today they don' have to do that, they just log on to Itunes, get the song and perhaps preview some of the songs from the album and purchase the ones they liked. truth ^^^^ (although album sales may still be slightly affected by the economy - unemplyoment rising means people may be struggling and aren't gonna waste $10 on an album when it could buy them food). Yeah that is true. Of course if you live with a strict budget you'll weight your spendings more carefully but the bad economy = low album sales is exaggerated . Perhaps the music is just so damn uninspired these days. I must say that I haven't heard anything stunning in a long time. In my opinion labels should start showing statistics of how much money they made of record sales in 2009 and in 1999. That way you could tell if music business has really suffered.
Yeah his first week numbers could've been bigger for about 200k if he had a better single and not some recycled bullshit but calling this a flop is reaching. And mentioning Kanye, Wayne and Jigga is also reaching. Kanye did 900k but that was when he and 50 created this event, 808's only did 400k. Jigga sold like 750k with his comeback album but then had a 80& drop in 2nd week, simillar story with 50 and Curtis. And then there's Wayne who did 1 mill but that was hype, his new rock album is getting pushed back for like 6 months now.First week sales are overrated, flop will be if in the end he's like under 3mill. And to say that the economy doesn't play part is also a weird statement. And you keep saying how the promotion for this album was amazing but I don't see it. They mostly relied on the name Eminem and that he is back. He had normal TV and radio appearances for any Interscope artist and when they started with the whole drug, rehab campaign it was mostly for Internet users and it was a little late (it was like 3 weeks until the record dropped).
Quote from: Action! on May 26, 2009, 06:45:51 PMShows how much downloading has changed the industry but I have a feeling his numbers would have been lower anyways. He's been gone for a minute, people taste's have changed, and none of his singles were true radio bangers. The most played one was We Made You. Based on those freestyles I'm looking forward to his future stuff more then I have enjoyed relapse. I could feel him having fun on that Chonkyfire freestyle. I actually think they should use that chorus for a track. "i got you slipping on my swag juice." That shit is on constant rotation.downloading isn't hurting Eminem that much, as he's selling like crack on itunes
Shows how much downloading has changed the industry but I have a feeling his numbers would have been lower anyways. He's been gone for a minute, people taste's have changed, and none of his singles were true radio bangers. The most played one was We Made You. Based on those freestyles I'm looking forward to his future stuff more then I have enjoyed relapse. I could feel him having fun on that Chonkyfire freestyle. I actually think they should use that chorus for a track. "i got you slipping on my swag juice." That shit is on constant rotation.
Quote from: From Dre-Day to Helter Skelter on May 27, 2009, 12:35:10 AMQuote from: Action! on May 26, 2009, 06:45:51 PMShows how much downloading has changed the industry but I have a feeling his numbers would have been lower anyways. He's been gone for a minute, people taste's have changed, and none of his singles were true radio bangers. The most played one was We Made You. Based on those freestyles I'm looking forward to his future stuff more then I have enjoyed relapse. I could feel him having fun on that Chonkyfire freestyle. I actually think they should use that chorus for a track. "i got you slipping on my swag juice." That shit is on constant rotation.downloading isn't hurting Eminem that much, as he's selling like crack on itunes I don't believe that one minute. Downloading has changed the name of the game. I don't understand why people don't think this is the case.
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