So Where Do Things Stand with the New U2 Album Now? [SPOILER: It’s Not All Positive]
Got your copy of Songs of Innocence yet? In case you were orbiting Ganymede for the last couple of days and didn’t year the news, some 500 million iTunes users received the new U2 album for free, whether they asked for it or not. So where do things stand today?
- American iTunes users downloaded the album 200,000 times on the first day. When the physical version comes out October 14, Universal expects it to sell about 150,000 copies in its first week.
- New U2 manager Guy Oseary (who is also Madonna’s manager) was obviously one of the main architects of this strategy. Here’s his take on everything.
- Here’s what retailers are going to get when the physical version comes out next month.
- What does this record say about the future of the album? Here’s one opinion.
- Vice REALLY hates U2. This guy takes to much too far.
- Cult of Mac calls U2’s “sad show” a “swan song for iTunes.”
- The Washington Post called Songs of Innocence “dystopian junk mail.” Ouch.
- FYI Music News accuses Apple of using U2 to cover up its “lackluster range of new offerings.”
- It seems cool to hate U2 these days. The BBC gives directions on how to delete U2 from your iTunes. (Another link from Greggory)
- Here’s a digest of more reviews.
- I don’t mind the album. I really don’t.
