Gravity how will it do
Gravity how will it do
how well do you think gravity will do.
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trentm32
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Probably do FANTASTIC in the U.S. Just not sure if that's a good thing... 
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I think it'll be their biggest in the U.S. Considering the "success" of recent albums in America, that won't be much of a problem. Clumsy went platinum, though, and in today's world of declining record sales, Gravity might not be able to reach a similar mark. It depends on what they release as singles, too... SWOT will inspire a fair amount of sales by itself, I think.
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In terms of US sales, Gravity has a chance of topping Clumsy, but it is still questionable. SOT has been a radio hit, but the key will be the second single, if they can score a radio hit with that single (i'd really go with all for you), then i do believe that they can hit that platinum mark.
In terms of Canadian sales, i think the album will be successful but won't touch clumsy. In this day of age, getting a diamond album is very, very difficult. Even getting 5x platnum is hard. Part of the problem is that, when Clumsy came out the grunge/ alt rock thing was huge at the time. Bands like Moist, IME among others were easily cracking the platinum mark, OLP came in at the right time and hit it big (albeit, Clumsy was an excellent album!) These days, the market just isn't the same for rock bands, the huge sales just isn't there.
If i remeber right, in canada, OLP's albums have sold:
Naveed: 4x platinum (i think it was around 450 000 units)
Clumsy: diamond (that's 1 000 000 units)
Happiness.... 3x platinum (around 350 000 units, mostly due to the success of OMA and IAH, and the fact Happiness was the followup to Clumsy)
SM: 2x platnum (i think that one is around 250 00 units, commercialy, in repair was a bad choice for a first single, life was a hit, but it was not much of a rock hit, it made a dent in the pop charts..)
I figure gravity will sell somewhere in the 350 000- 400 0000 unit mark. That is quite successful for this day in age. Not many rock bands are able to sell that much (for instance MGB's Audio of Being has sold only about 90 000 units so far i believe... and they are probably the 4th biggest Canadian Rock band at the moment..)
That would make it more successul than SM, and somewhere around what Happiness.... Sold. OLP is a known band, that will probably help them sell 200 000 right there, with the success of SOT that should also help sell records. But once again, it's all about the next few singles ( i'd go with All for You, Sorry and Not Enough..)
Yikes, that was long!!!
In terms of US sales, Gravity has a chance of topping Clumsy, but it is still questionable. SOT has been a radio hit, but the key will be the second single, if they can score a radio hit with that single (i'd really go with all for you), then i do believe that they can hit that platinum mark.
In terms of Canadian sales, i think the album will be successful but won't touch clumsy. In this day of age, getting a diamond album is very, very difficult. Even getting 5x platnum is hard. Part of the problem is that, when Clumsy came out the grunge/ alt rock thing was huge at the time. Bands like Moist, IME among others were easily cracking the platinum mark, OLP came in at the right time and hit it big (albeit, Clumsy was an excellent album!) These days, the market just isn't the same for rock bands, the huge sales just isn't there.
If i remeber right, in canada, OLP's albums have sold:
Naveed: 4x platinum (i think it was around 450 000 units)
Clumsy: diamond (that's 1 000 000 units)
Happiness.... 3x platinum (around 350 000 units, mostly due to the success of OMA and IAH, and the fact Happiness was the followup to Clumsy)
SM: 2x platnum (i think that one is around 250 00 units, commercialy, in repair was a bad choice for a first single, life was a hit, but it was not much of a rock hit, it made a dent in the pop charts..)
I figure gravity will sell somewhere in the 350 000- 400 0000 unit mark. That is quite successful for this day in age. Not many rock bands are able to sell that much (for instance MGB's Audio of Being has sold only about 90 000 units so far i believe... and they are probably the 4th biggest Canadian Rock band at the moment..)
That would make it more successul than SM, and somewhere around what Happiness.... Sold. OLP is a known band, that will probably help them sell 200 000 right there, with the success of SOT that should also help sell records. But once again, it's all about the next few singles ( i'd go with All for You, Sorry and Not Enough..)
Yikes, that was long!!!
**NOTE: Massive post ahead**
*Sorry*
I think Gravity could do as well as or better than Clumsy, BUT it might not. From my memory, when Superman's Dead hit the airwaves and was at the height of its popularity the album was available, at least that's how it was around where I lived. The song got really popular and then everyone went out and bought the CD because they couldn't get the song out of their heads. SOT was released premature to the album, maybe too much so in my mind. Although the song is very likable, it is also very forgetable to someone who is not specifically a fan. I've mentioned this before, being in the car with friends and the song coming on and them turning it up, enjoying it, but having no idea who made it. Then when I tell them that its Our Lady Peace they're like, "oh, it's pretty good", but that's the end of it. None of them asked anything about a CD or whatnot.
From that I too agree with the previous person about now it depends on the second single off the CD. It has to be as successful, if not more than SOT for people to buy the CD. When I told my friends, the ones who I was in the car with, that the cd was called Gravity and to go buy it June 18th they were like, well....we'll see if I like anything else on it. I don't want to waste my money if I only like one song. They all vowed to borrow mine first.
People are surprisingly cheap. Another thing that could hurt this album's sale, is the the whole Audiogalaxy thing. If SOT is the only hit off the cd then what's to stop people from just downloading that song, the one they like, and burning it on to a mix cd. I hate to say it, but if I didn't love OLP that's what I would do, and sometimes that IS what I do with other bands.
So, in conclusion, because I forget what I was even writing about to begin with. I don't think that Gravity will be the massive hit of a CD that everyone is saying. I think it will be real close to Clumsy, maybe a little worse, maybe a little better. BUT hopefully OLP will prove me wrong, cause I'd like to see that.
*Sorry*
I think Gravity could do as well as or better than Clumsy, BUT it might not. From my memory, when Superman's Dead hit the airwaves and was at the height of its popularity the album was available, at least that's how it was around where I lived. The song got really popular and then everyone went out and bought the CD because they couldn't get the song out of their heads. SOT was released premature to the album, maybe too much so in my mind. Although the song is very likable, it is also very forgetable to someone who is not specifically a fan. I've mentioned this before, being in the car with friends and the song coming on and them turning it up, enjoying it, but having no idea who made it. Then when I tell them that its Our Lady Peace they're like, "oh, it's pretty good", but that's the end of it. None of them asked anything about a CD or whatnot.
From that I too agree with the previous person about now it depends on the second single off the CD. It has to be as successful, if not more than SOT for people to buy the CD. When I told my friends, the ones who I was in the car with, that the cd was called Gravity and to go buy it June 18th they were like, well....we'll see if I like anything else on it. I don't want to waste my money if I only like one song. They all vowed to borrow mine first.
People are surprisingly cheap. Another thing that could hurt this album's sale, is the the whole Audiogalaxy thing. If SOT is the only hit off the cd then what's to stop people from just downloading that song, the one they like, and burning it on to a mix cd. I hate to say it, but if I didn't love OLP that's what I would do, and sometimes that IS what I do with other bands.
So, in conclusion, because I forget what I was even writing about to begin with. I don't think that Gravity will be the massive hit of a CD that everyone is saying. I think it will be real close to Clumsy, maybe a little worse, maybe a little better. BUT hopefully OLP will prove me wrong, cause I'd like to see that.
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If OLP follows SOT up with something like "Do You Like It" or "Innocent" I am positive this will be their best selling cd. Those two songs are the most radio friendly and would probably be able to stick with people to make them buy the cd. All For You is a great song and all, but honestly, it's not the type of song to follow up a big hit with. I am worried that people will shy away because of the lyrics and expect their next song to be like SOT, and if they wanna hit it big with this cd, they should go with the first two I mentioned. All For You would just not be something to follow a big hit with.
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Krammit wrote:haha i just thought that id bring back sme much-needed nosalgia
One of the top ten reasons people don't like newbies is because they bring back old useless threads for no reason.
Another is when they can't spell worth shit.
Seriously. "Nosalgia"?
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It's okay to bring back old threads if they were fun or had some sort of good memory attached to them. This does nothing... it's like you randomly clicked some links and decided this would be a revived thread despite the fact is does nothing, and wasn't even a popular thread when it was started 2 years ago.
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megxyz128 wrote:the only thing more lame than bringing back old threads is complaining EVERY SINGLE TIME it happens. not cool, if you don't want them brought back or whatever, erase them.
That's probably the worst idea I've ever heard. Why would you want to erase the archives just so some stupid newbie can't resurrect a dead thread
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DA-DUM!
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Korzic wrote:megxyz128 wrote:the only thing more lame than bringing back old threads is complaining EVERY SINGLE TIME it happens. not cool, if you don't want them brought back or whatever, erase them.
That's probably the worst idea I've ever heard. Why would you want to erase the archives just so some stupid newbie can't resurrect a dead thread
i don't want them erased either, but i think it's stupid to flame every single person who brings back another thread. i don't even know why it's a big deal in the first place, maybe people just need something to bitch about.
and dude, for not even getting it, that was harsh.
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Are you talking about me? Because I commented in two threads that Krammit just brought back?
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Every now and then I fall out into open air just to feel the wind, rain and everything.
And though the hum and sway gets me down, I'll find the way to peace and openness.
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Every now and then I fall out into open air just to feel the wind, rain and everything.
And though the hum and sway gets me down, I'll find the way to peace and openness.
"Robbo" - © Alex (happeningfish)...^5 ^5 v v