Maybe it is just me but, if an album is good does it need a corporate sponsor behind it? I don't remember who sponsored Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, Miles Davis' Kind of Blue, or the Beatles' White album. Can someone help me on that?
To me this sounds like an announcement from U2 that says "Hey we realize this album sucks so we're going to pick-up some extra revenue from a cell phone company."
RIM is sponsoring the Tour, not the Album. All artists these days goes by Live Nation and some sponsors...
And with that said, I think the title of the article is misleading.
U2 is what you listen to if your a soccer mom on your way to Ikea to buy candles on a Sunday afternoon and do your laundry. Why would Apple want to associate with that?
I'm not sure that was the type of crowd I saw last week on GMA last Friday.
U2 has also patrnered with Amazon.com to offer their new album No Line On The Horizon at the drastically reduced price of only $3.99
Why? Because Amazon wants people to experience buying DRM music from them rather than iTunes. U2 gives Amazon the opportunity to introduce tens of thousands of customers to an alternative to iTunes.
It worked on me. This was my first time buying music from MP3s from Amazon and it probably won't be the last.
U2 has also patrnered with Amazon.com to offer their new album No Line On The Horizon at the drastically reduced price of only $3.99
Why? Because Amazon wants people to experience buying DRM music from them rather than iTunes. U2 gives Amazon the opportunity to introduce tens of thousands of customers to an alternative to iTunes.
It worked on me. This was my first time buying music from MP3s from Amazon and it probably won't be the last.
I bought something remixed from them that wasn't available on Itunes. It was pretty easy to buy it but browsing on there for music is a pain. In other words if you know what you want beforehand and it's cheaper I say why not?
U2 has also patrnered with Amazon.com to offer their new album No Line On The Horizon at the drastically reduced price of only $3.99
Why? Because Amazon wants people to experience buying DRM music from them rather than iTunes. U2 gives Amazon the opportunity to introduce tens of thousands of customers to an alternative to iTunes.
It worked on me. This was my first time buying music from MP3s from Amazon and it probably won't be the last.
Thanks for the link. Although the album isn't worth full price to me, maybe I'll buy this.
I could care less about Bono and Edge and U2. This is all about money, and they've obviously decided to venture forth for more cash. Shows they are more about themselves then anyone else. Live and let live.
Despite what you may have been taught in school, doing things "for money" is not necessarily a bad thing.
But it's their whole body of work and band name recognition. When you hear iPod you think of U2, not "How to bla , bla, bla".
Err... no. No, that's not true at all. I do not associate them with the iPod at all. I'm having trouble understanding why this story is even relevant - so Bono wrote on an iPod once and now he's selling Blackberries. So what?
Err... no. No, that's not true at all. I do not associate them with the iPod at all. I'm having trouble understanding why this story is even relevant - so Bono wrote on an iPod once and now he's selling Blackberries. So what?
U2 was not a good band in the 80s and became a parody of themselves in the 90s - how serious they took themselves! Today U2 is just another stupid-group of blow dried leather guys that mistake their fan size with their musical abilities and intellect. Music for mouth breathers.
What Apple should do:
Do not focus on a single stupid-group. Rather, feature the kind of bands that have credit among talented working bands - a bands band. Do not focus on one band but several. Rather than the over produced studio bands carted around by major labels look for the unplugged type band - stripped down to rock and roll, rap, hip-hop. soul, folk, world... whatever genre or style - just make sure they are interesting, talented, and have something to say with their music. Have them use Garage Band or Logic and how they use Apple as intelligent people with something to say and something to bring to the world.
Let's see the news from the past week. U2 gets a street named after them in Manhattan (NYC) then decides to partner with a Canadian-based firm.
So much for ... "Where the streets have no name"
I know- why the hell did Bloomberg do that? What have they done for NYC? I don't recall proceeds from their concerts at Madison Square Garden ever going to feed the NYC's homeless.
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Maybe it is just me but, if an album is good does it need a corporate sponsor behind it? I don't remember who sponsored Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, Miles Davis' Kind of Blue, or the Beatles' White album. Can someone help me on that?
To me this sounds like an announcement from U2 that says "Hey we realize this album sucks so we're going to pick-up some extra revenue from a cell phone company."
RIM is sponsoring the Tour, not the Album. All artists these days goes by Live Nation and some sponsors...
And with that said, I think the title of the article is misleading.
U2 is what you listen to if your a soccer mom on your way to Ikea to buy candles on a Sunday afternoon and do your laundry. Why would Apple want to associate with that?
I'm not sure that was the type of crowd I saw last week on GMA last Friday.
Bono is making a joke out of what used to be a great band. Buh-by.
Really, what's next- a duet with Cher?
Cher Bono?
(just bored waiting for our server to come alive- yawn)
Why? Because Amazon wants people to experience buying DRM music from them rather than iTunes. U2 gives Amazon the opportunity to introduce tens of thousands of customers to an alternative to iTunes.
It worked on me. This was my first time buying music from MP3s from Amazon and it probably won't be the last.
U2 has also patrnered with Amazon.com to offer their new album No Line On The Horizon at the drastically reduced price of only $3.99
Why? Because Amazon wants people to experience buying DRM music from them rather than iTunes. U2 gives Amazon the opportunity to introduce tens of thousands of customers to an alternative to iTunes.
It worked on me. This was my first time buying music from MP3s from Amazon and it probably won't be the last.
I thought their music was DRM free?
I thought their music was DRM free?
Oops! I meant DRM-free!
Oops! I meant DRM-free!
I bought something remixed from them that wasn't available on Itunes. It was pretty easy to buy it but browsing on there for music is a pain. In other words if you know what you want beforehand and it's cheaper I say why not?
U2 has also patrnered with Amazon.com to offer their new album No Line On The Horizon at the drastically reduced price of only $3.99
Why? Because Amazon wants people to experience buying DRM music from them rather than iTunes. U2 gives Amazon the opportunity to introduce tens of thousands of customers to an alternative to iTunes.
It worked on me. This was my first time buying music from MP3s from Amazon and it probably won't be the last.
Thanks for the link. Although the album isn't worth full price to me, maybe I'll buy this.
Has-been obscurity?
I could care less about Bono and Edge and U2. This is all about money, and they've obviously decided to venture forth for more cash. Shows they are more about themselves then anyone else. Live and let live.
Despite what you may have been taught in school, doing things "for money" is not necessarily a bad thing.
But it's their whole body of work and band name recognition. When you hear iPod you think of U2, not "How to bla , bla, bla".
Err... no. No, that's not true at all. I do not associate them with the iPod at all. I'm having trouble understanding why this story is even relevant - so Bono wrote on an iPod once and now he's selling Blackberries. So what?
Err... no. No, that's not true at all. I do not associate them with the iPod at all. I'm having trouble understanding why this story is even relevant - so Bono wrote on an iPod once and now he's selling Blackberries. So what?
It's blasphemy, man, blasphemy.
Thanks for the link. Although the album isn't worth full price to me, maybe I'll buy this.
Hmm, maybe that's why it's 3.99 - they know it's only worth about 4 singles worth so they are pricing it where it should be sold...
What Apple should do:
Do not focus on a single stupid-group. Rather, feature the kind of bands that have credit among talented working bands - a bands band. Do not focus on one band but several. Rather than the over produced studio bands carted around by major labels look for the unplugged type band - stripped down to rock and roll, rap, hip-hop. soul, folk, world... whatever genre or style - just make sure they are interesting, talented, and have something to say with their music. Have them use Garage Band or Logic and how they use Apple as intelligent people with something to say and something to bring to the world.
Please no more droll super bands for the masses!
So much for ... "Where the streets have no name"
Let's see the news from the past week. U2 gets a street named after them in Manhattan (NYC) then decides to partner with a Canadian-based firm.
So much for ... "Where the streets have no name"
I know- why the hell did Bloomberg do that? What have they done for NYC? I don't recall proceeds from their concerts at Madison Square Garden ever going to feed the NYC's homeless.
the last U2 albums SUCK BALLS
Why is that phrase used to mean something bad? It can be a very, very good thing -- especially if you are on the receiving end.
Sorry, but they jumped the shark at "In the Name of Love."
When was the last time they did something that could compare to "I Will Follow", "Gloria", "New Year's Day" or "Sunday Bloody Sunday?"