Free Nellie

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/03/arts/music/03nell.html

[Arlette]

She obviously went to the Fiona Apple school of record promotion.

[ggw]

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[BookerT]

why do so many musicians insist on releasing these 23-song, 65-minute albums? it's fucking ridiculous and i will never understand it. at least when guided by voices did 28 songs it was over in under 45 minutes.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Because they have a lot to say?
 
 I think several of the tracks were short intro/outro type things, making 23 an inflated number.
 
 Why should the record company care how many tracks are on the album? Do they think that decreasing it from 23 to 16 tracks is going to increase the amount of sales the album does?
 
 
 

Originally posted by BookerT:
  why do so many musicians insist on releasing these 23-song, 65-minute albums? it's fucking ridiculous and i will never understand it. at least when guided by voices did 28 songs it was over in under 45 minutes.

[ggw]

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
  Why should the record company care how many tracks are on the album? Do they think that decreasing it from 23 to 16 tracks is going to increase the amount of sales the album does?
 

The record company realizes that there are millions of dolts like you who will buy two albums that sound the same, just with different songs.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Where is she going to pick up these millions of dolts if her first album only sold 104,000 copies?
 
 

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
   

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
  Why should the record company care how many tracks are on the album? Do they think that decreasing it from 23 to 16 tracks is going to increase the amount of sales the album does?
 

The record company realizes that there are millions of dolts like you who will buy two albums that sound the same, just with different songs. [/b]

[markie]

Probably through some crazy viral marketing campaign where the record label pretends to screw over the artist which then generates tons of internet buzz.

[ggw]

Originally posted by MTB-Markie:
  Probably through some crazy viral marketing campaign where the record label pretends to screw over the artist which then generates tons of internet buzz.

It worked for Wilco.  YHF sold more than the first three albums combined.

[banky33]

I bought her first album and thought it was great. I would buy her new one no matter what the controversy is. I think more artist should fight the industry execs instead of bowing down to them.