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A new album will help sell tickets for the upcoming tour even if they ignore playing 90% of it.
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Certainly, I know Steve Jordan has worked with Keith (and Don Was) .. many times over the years on various projects .. but has he ever been involved in an 'all rolling stones' album?
Well, Steve is on DIRTY WORK if that counts.
I didn't know Steve had worked with Don Was before. Not doubting you, just unaware of it.
Not certain, but I don't think Don has been at any of the sessions with Steve this time around. Likewise, Carl Falk and Matt Clifford. Soldatti may know otherwise, but I'm not certain how much he is at liberty to say.
Steve looks a bit like Wesley Snipes as Blade.
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Hairball
A new album will help sell tickets for the upcoming tour even if they ignore playing 90% of it.
A touch it will. However I think a new tour will benefit the album more over (even if they only play a few songs a night from (2-3) .. I don't think it will help it out a ton ..but it will give it a 'slight boost' than what it otherwise would have sales wise (I still feel a new RS will sell rather well). It will outsell Blue & Lonesome .. (which also sold well and was actually a surprise hit record).
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A new album will help sell tickets for the upcoming tour even if they ignore playing 90% of it.
A touch it will. However I think a new tour will benefit the album more over (even if they only play a few songs a night from (2-3) .. I don't think it will help it out a ton ..but it will give it a 'slight boost' than what it otherwise would have sales wise (I still feel a new RS will sell rather well). It will outsell Blue & Lonesome .. (which also sold well and was actually a surprise hit record).
Ian
It works both ways.
A massive ad campaign for the new album with a mention of "see the Stones live in select cities" will help sell tickets. Likewise, promotion for the tour with a mention of "new album out now" will help sell albums.
And if they sell it at the merch stands, plenty of casual fans who don't already have it might purchase it. Blue and Lonesome sold fairly well partially because it was released just prior to Christmas during the gift buying season. Overall, not sure how well the new album will sell in this day and age - time will tell, but alot of it will depend on the quality of it and the reviews that follow.
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I def hope they don't sell it at merch stands at the show ..that's tacky ..
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I def hope they don't sell it at merch stands at the show ..that's tacky ..
They can give it away for free with every ticket purchased to bump up the numbers. David Gilmour did it when he last toured with a new album a few years ago, and lo and behold he had a number one hit!
Alot of bands give out "freebies" with the purchase of a ticket these days - whether a physical cd or download, and the Stones will probably do the same.
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I def hope they don't sell it at merch stands at the show ..that's tacky ..
They can give it away for free with every ticket purchased to bump up the numbers. David Gilmour did it when he last toured with a new album a few years ago, and lo and behold he had a number one hit!
Alot of bands give out "freebies" with the purchase of a ticket these days - whether a physical cd or download, and the Stones will probably do the same.
Well sure, ok .. I get all that ..but I don't consider that actual sales of an album ... Not sure how soundscan counted that but I got it. Did it hit number one in US or only UK? (only curious). Regardless ... it's still pretty darn tacky .. It's not The Stones style (thankfully). Why not throw in a pack of Mcdonald's gift certificates with the package .. while we're visiting tacky-ville?
Besides .. I thought we agreed that I was taking over from this point on? < bahahah ... kidding, naturally
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The microphone is a Shure SM7 .. that much I know and the amp next to and behind him are Fender 'Tweed' series amps .. from the late forties and 1950's. Looking close to the amp to the right of him seems to be miced with an SM57 ($80 - $100 microphone) << Not to worry .. it's used in EVERY studio .. Tis 'theee' all-around benchmark dynamic microphone. I'm not sure exactly which models of the Tweed series amps are being used as there were several year variations/models of these during that time frame ...However, they both are Fender Tweeds. As was noted... The guitar looks to be a Gibson (<I'm not sure on that one though).
Ian
Great, new music - soon a new record
Soon??about 9 more months likely
Waiting since 2005 for a new record with own new material - then 9 more months is "soon"..
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A new album will help sell tickets for the upcoming tour even if they ignore playing 90% of it.
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I def hope they don't sell it at merch stands at the show ..that's tacky ..
They can give it away for free with every ticket purchased to bump up the numbers. David Gilmour did it when he last toured with a new album a few years ago, and lo and behold he had a number one hit!
Alot of bands give out "freebies" with the purchase of a ticket these days - whether a physical cd or download, and the Stones will probably do the same.
Well sure, ok .. I get all that ..but I don't consider that actual sales of an album ... Not sure how soundscan counted that but I got it. Did it hit number one in US or only UK? (only curious). Regardless ... it's still pretty darn tacky .. It's not The Stones style (thankfully). Why not throw in a pack of Mcdonald's gift certificates with the package .. while we're visiting tacky-ville?
Besides .. I thought we agreed that I was taking over from this point on? < bahahah ... kidding, naturally
Rattle That Lock via wiki: David Gilmour
UK Albums - 1
US Billboard - 5
US Top Rock Albums - 1
And number 1 (and top 10) in many other countries. Not sure how the free giveaways were tallied, but evidently they counted - perhaps georgelicks can fill us in on that process.
As for tacky not being the Stones style...GRRRRegory the gorilla begs to differ
PS - We're now at page 200, and that recent pic of Keith and Mick finally together in the studio fulfills my prediction of something "big" happening when we hit page 200!
The next big newsworthy event will happen on page 250...perhaps a pic or a clip of them actually jamming together...or having lunch together...stay tuned and keep the thread alive!