You have a romantic revisionist history of the world. Sorry to break it to you, but that simply wasn't true. Nearly every CD release is coordinated with radio stations play time. There are rare exceptions, but that's more in the modern era then the past. Do you really think every kid would know about the Police before they got radio play? How? MP3? Internet? Records? From where? Tapes? from where?
im not talking a bout the police, im talking about the song FCK the POLICE by NWA. how in the world did ever kid in white suburbia know that song? it sure wasnt played on the radio. there was no internet when NWA started. They might be the exception, but if you really listened to rap music back in the day, you know damn well they didnt play it on the radio. Tapes. Someone lent me a tape of NWA.
i dont want to offend any Dixie Chick lovers, or fat people in general. But the chubby fat chick who's angry.. that's not actractive in my book. she's a couple cheeseburgers away from rossane barr status. shania.. she's got it.
Description of Straw Man The Straw Man fallacy is committed when a person simply ignores a person's actual position and substitutes a distorted, exaggerated or misrepresented version of that position. This sort of "reasoning" has the following pattern: 1. Person A has position X. 2. Person B presents position Y (which is a distorted version of X). 3. Person B attacks position Y. 4. Therefore X is false/incorrect/flawed. This sort of "reasoning" is fallacious because attacking a distorted version of a position simply does not constitute an attack on the position itself. One might as well expect an attack on a poor drawing of a person to hurt the person. http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/straw-man.html
I'm not sure how many CD's sales NWA had either. It's sort of like Jane's Addiction. The wouldn't get radio play, but their album caused some buzz (mostly for the lyrics). BUt how many records did they actually sell with that semi-ban on them.
No love in Htown for Dixie Chicks. Dixie Chicks tour struggling in several markets By Ray WaddellWed Jun 7, 7:07 PM ET Initial ticket sales for the Dixie Chicks' upcoming tour are far below expectations and several dates will likely be canceled or postoned. Ticket counts for the 20-plus arena shows that went on sale last weekend were averaging 5,000-6,000 per show in major markets and less in secondaries, according to sources contacted by Billboard. Venue capacities on the tour generally top 15,000. In contrast, the band's new album, "Taking the Long Way," sold 526,000 units in its first week, according to Nielsen Soundscan, the third-largest sales week of 2006. The album logged a second week in the period ended June 4, according to sales data issued Wednesday. Despite those numbers, early ticket sales are clearly not meeting projections. The plug was pulled on public on-sales for shows in Indianapolis (August 23), Oklahoma City (September 26), Memphis (September 27) and Houston (September 30) because of tepid pre-sales in a national promotion with Target stores. The Memphis show has been pulled off the route and the status of the shows in Indianapolis, Houston and Oklahoma City remains uncertain. Industry speculation has it that much or all of the tour may be postponed. At the very least, it is likely routing and capacity will be reconfigured. Early ticket sales for this tour are in marked contrast to the Chicks' last proper outing in 2003 when a national on-sale moved some 867,000 tickets the first weekend, and second shows were added in several markets. The Chicks ended up with the top-grossing country tour of 2003 at $62 million. But not all shows on this tour are below projections. "We're happy (with our on-sale) and comparatively seem to be ahead of most," says John Page, Global Spectrum COO/GM at Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, where the trio is booked for July 25. A second date was added for the Air Canada Center in Toronto, where the first show sold out in eight minutes. "Canada loves the Chicks," says ACC booking director Patti-Ann Tarlton. After two shows in London, the North American tour was set to begin July 21 in Detroit. But with ticket sales below expectations, it is possible the route and capacities may be further reconfigured. The Chicks are managed by Simon Renshaw and booked by Rob Light at Creative Artists Agency, both of whom declined to comment. Reuters/Billboard But Shakira is probably going to sell out! Shakira > Dixie Chicks Shakira with special guest Wyclef Jean Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 Time: 7:30 pm Ticket Prices: $19.50, $35, $55, $85 Many Latin artists have accomplished mainstream success, but Shakira has achieved the most dramatic cross-over in music history. Since the release of her debut album in 1996 Shakira has earned a Grammy for best Latin Rock/Alternative album as well as selling over 13 million albums worldwide. Don’t miss your chance to see Shakira with special guest Wyclef Jean live at Toyota Center September 19th!
Actually most women are a couple of cheeseburgers away from rossane barr status. This usually occurs shortly after you say "I do". Of course that whole growing and pushing a baby out thing may contribute to the problem, but I'm blaming McDonalds.
LOL...looks like the Dixie Libpigs are having to cancel dates on their tour because nobody's buying tickets. Even the Houston show is getting sacked. The whole tour appears to be in jeopardy. Tears. http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/09/dixie.chicks.reut/index.html
Their whole tour is not in jeopardy. They are just cancelling some shows in cities dominated by inbred rednecks such as yourself, that's all.
li'l t, I think the Dixie Chicks are doing just fine- The Billboard 200 This Wk Last Wk Artist Name Album Title ----1------1----Dixie Chicks Taking The Long Way Top Country Albums This Wk Last Wk Artist Name Album Title ----1------1----Dixie Chicks Taking The Long Way http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts.jsp
no one is denying they are making money. they just are not going to playing in places where they are not popular (the entire south). meanwhile, Shakira is playing everywhere. Shakira > Dixie Chicks. Dixie Chicks doesnt even represent the south. Shakira unites all. Shakira also isn't fat like Natalie Maines.
