http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Mon, 7 Apr 2003 14:48:03 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/04/02/151602.php#comment-7132 but how is the music??? that's the main question. Of course they are blaming sagging sales on downloading..... it COULDN'T possibly be a crappy product or that people are sick of being force-fed shit by the marketing reps who detirmine what to push... no, that couldn't be it? 7132@blogcritics.org Mon, 7 Apr 2003 14:48:03 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/04/02/151602.php#comment-6768 too true too true. peace. 6768@blogcritics.org Wed, 2 Apr 2003 18:20:13 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/04/02/151602.php#comment-6766 According to SoundScan, they sold over 800K units the first week, and will debut at the top of the charts. The question is, how well will they do in weeks to follow? I agree with you about the quality of the music being the primary factor in album sales. If people really want something, they'll pay for it, even if the mp3 is free online. It's just easier to blame slow sales on downloading than crappy music. 6766@blogcritics.org Wed, 2 Apr 2003 18:04:52 EST