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beeGees
Posted: 03 Sep 2003, 13:24
by ryan
Just read something intresting
When the beegees best of record came out- sales were pretty standard for a beegees record- it was only in the 2 days following Morris Gibbs death that record sales really went up and the stores actually ran out of the cd
My question is this:
why did those people have to wait till he was dead before they thought "hey, i like beegees, might buy a record". Why does this happen when dead rockstars die?? Do they think that its going to be a rare cd even though its gone like triple platinum or something?
or is it a conspiracy to bring him back from the dead?
hmmmmm
Posted: 03 Sep 2003, 13:28
by Quiff Boy
i think its that the general public are stupid, fickle and have very bad memories...
when a star dies the radio and tv always start playing their stuff again, the public get a reminder of *that* song they thought they liked from years ago, which just so happens to coincide with a greatest hits lp release!
Posted: 03 Sep 2003, 13:33
by ryan
yes, his death seems almost 'too' planned
Posted: 03 Sep 2003, 13:36
by Big Si
The Beautiful South's "best of" album made them millions
but every album released before it only reached gold status
The general public are very fickle and stupid
Posted: 03 Sep 2003, 13:36
by Quiff Boy
ryan_w_0000 wrote:yes, his death seems almost 'too' planned
yup, they had him put down.
the brothers knew they were past their sell-by-dates and so they all drew straws to see which one would die, in order that their surviving brothers would benefit financially from the increased sales of their greatest hits album.
maybe
Posted: 03 Sep 2003, 13:36
by MrChris
Hmm, I'm not sure that's QUITE what Quiffy was suggesting, though I shan't put words in his mouth...I think the point to note is that the record was already out when said Manx whiner snuffed it...Yes, it certainly helps sales, but I think we can probably rule out murder by the record company, or selfless suicide to help his brothers' bank balances...
Posted: 03 Sep 2003, 13:37
by Quiff Boy
Big Si wrote:The Beautiful South's "best of" album made them millions
but every album released before it only reached gold status
The general public are very fickle and stupid
paul heaton's a blade, so i'll let him live
Posted: 03 Sep 2003, 13:37
by Quiff Boy
Posted: 03 Sep 2003, 13:39
by Big Si
Quiff Boy wrote:ryan_w_0000 wrote:yes, his death seems almost 'too' planned
yup, they had him put down.
the brothers knew they were past their sell-by-dates and so they all drew straws to see which one would die, in order that their surviving brothers would benefit financially from the increased sales of their greatest hits album.
maybe
Err...which one died?
Posted: 03 Sep 2003, 13:40
by ryan
he wasnt pulling his weight
Posted: 03 Sep 2003, 13:41
by MrChris
the gay looking one with big teeth
Posted: 03 Sep 2003, 13:43
by ryan
MrChris wrote:the gay looking one with big teeth
dosnt narrow it down!!!!
Posted: 03 Sep 2003, 13:43
by Tinkerbell
Tell me about it, Im a huge Micheal Hutchence / INXS fan who got the p*ss taken out of me royally until he died and then oooh suddenly evryone thought they were great ............. :evil
One of the last great Rock God's IMHO
Posted: 03 Sep 2003, 13:46
by ryan
its strange but for some resason some of my favourite bands now and before have always had dead singers in them
kurt cobain
ian curtis
jim morrison
not that im saying im gonna be a beegees fan but its always after i get into them i found out they died
f**k
Posted: 03 Sep 2003, 13:48
by Quiff Boy
Posted: 03 Sep 2003, 13:50
by ryan
Posted: 03 Sep 2003, 13:51
by ryan
tips for begginers in a band- commit suicide
youll sell more records that way
Posted: 03 Sep 2003, 13:56
by MrChris
There aren't any hard and fast rules here - Ian Curtis - god. Jim Morrison - fat idiot, wrote poor sixth-form poetry. Kurt Cobain - wrote one or two good songs, and pinched a great one from Killing Joke. Michael Hutchence - are you joking? See Jim Morrison. His only achievement was the corruption of Kylie.
Posted: 03 Sep 2003, 14:00
by ryan
thats the thing with the doors:
they were the worst f**king band live
and jim morrision wrote about 2 good songs and the rest being s**t meanignless lyrics over a blues riff
yet now theve sold millions of records
go figure
Posted: 03 Sep 2003, 14:02
by ryan
what did kurt cobain steal from killing joke then?
Posted: 03 Sep 2003, 14:07
by MrChris
The music to 'Come As You Are'. From the Killing Joke song 'Eighties'. One of the most blatant rip-offs in the history of rock, and Nirvana had the cheek to pretend they'd never heard of KJ. Until, as I understand it, KJ produced Christmas cards from Kurt. Kind of dented any confidence I might have had in his integrity. Which wasn't much anyway, to be honest. Genius = screwed up perhaps, but screwed up = genius doesn't work.
Posted: 03 Sep 2003, 14:09
by ryan
ah, ok
Posted: 03 Sep 2003, 14:13
by ryan
im listening to a bit of that song now
your right- extremely copied.
Shame really, knowing that nirvana didnt have that as their original idea. when i was into the grunge stuff a few years ago it was better then that bloody smells like teen spirit
Posted: 03 Sep 2003, 14:13
by Black Dahlia
MrChris wrote:There aren't any hard and fast rules here - Ian Curtis - god. Jim Morrison - fat idiot, wrote poor sixth-form poetry. Kurt Cobain - wrote one or two good songs, and pinched a great one from Killing Joke. Michael Hutchence - are you joking? See Jim Morrison. His only achievement was the corruption of Kylie.
"Are you joking" - no I dont think she is. INXS are still a great band, but Michael was the driving force. Though of course he may not seem as "worthy" as Ian Curtis ................
each to their own.
Posted: 03 Sep 2003, 14:16
by ryan
ian curtis was truly god
hey, does anyone know if joy division/new order records boosted since that movie, 24 hour party people?
i bought a happy monday record after watching it- just wondering if anyone else fell into the void
