$ales predictions? Metallica vs. AC/DC

Metal Misfit wrote:

GrandNational wrote:

Black Ice - In its first week, it sold 784,000 copies in the US alone.

Stiff Upper Lip (2000) - Barely sold over 1,000,000 copies in US in 8 years.

Go Figure!

The Power of Wal-Mart. This is why exclusives are good for bands.

It is good for bands, but it sucks for people who don't have a Wal-Mart near them.

I usually wait for stuff to show up in the local indie shop used.

AC/DC's Wal-Mart-exclusive release, "Black Ice" (Columbia), sold 1.92 million copies to rank No. 5 for the year. It was also held back from digital retailers. METALLICA's "Death Magnetic" (Warner Bros.) came in at No. 7 with 1.57 million

I like both albums alot. But, the Metallica platter gets more spins at my house. Peace.

Although i like both releases, i feel they both were a let down.

MetalRob331 wrote:

Although i like both releases, i feel they both were a let down.

This is one where we disagree Rob.

I can't stand Death Magnetic. I don't find the songs to be memorable at all; just a lot of riffing.

On the other hand, I haven't cared much for anything AC/DC has put out after Back In Black - I much prefer Bon Scott on vocals. However, I found a lot to like on Black Ice. Do I think it deserves all the hype? No, but it's a lot better than I expected and the best post-Bon Scott album since Back In Black IMO.

AC/DC's Wal-Mart exclusive release, "Black Ice" (Columbia), sold 1.92 million copies to rank No. 5 for the year. It was also held back from digital retailers. Metallica's "Death Magnetic" (Warner Bros.) came in at No. 7 with 1.57 million, followed by T.I.'s "Paper Trail" (Grand Hustle/Atlantic) at No. 8 with 1.52 million.

tohostudios wrote:

MetalRob331 wrote:

Although i like both releases, i feel they both were a let down.

This is one where we disagree Rob.

I can't stand Death Magnetic. I don't find the songs to be memorable at all; just a lot of riffing.

On the other hand, I haven't cared much for anything AC/DC has put out after Back In Black - I much prefer Bon Scott on vocals. However, I found a lot to like on Black Ice. Do I think it deserves all the hype? No, but it's a lot better than I expected and the best post-Bon Scott album since Back In Black IMO.

We can disagree to agree, The only songs I find memorable on DM are All Nightmare Long and Broken Beat and Scarred other then that i agree it sounds like a bunch of riffs thrown on an album. As for Ac/Dc I'm not the hugest fan as I think the band is way overrated with there very repetitive style of music. I liked a few of the songs of of Black Ice

If you ask me, making an album and not putting it on iTunes is kind of stupid. Because if its on iTunes they can make a lot more money off it. Of course people will be able to get ripped copies for free, but it's not like that won't happen anyway.

According to the final SoundScan results for the year, AC/DC's Wal-Mart exclusive release, "Black Ice" (Columbia), sold 1.92 million copies to rank No. 5 for the year. Metallica's "Death Magnetic" (Warner Bros.) came in at No. 7 with 1.57 million.

I also just read that AC/DC just passed 2 million in the US in the past day or two.



Arttie

My bad...saw that someone had already posted these figures.



Arttie

arttieTHE1manparty wrote:

According to the final SoundScan results for the year, AC/DC's Wal-Mart exclusive release, "Black Ice" (Columbia), sold 1.92 million copies to rank No. 5 for the year. Metallica's "Death Magnetic" (Warner Bros.) came in at No. 7 with 1.57 million.

I also just read that AC/DC just passed 2 million in the US in the past day or two.



Arttie

AC/DC is probably gonna go out on top when they retire.

Mattallica667 wrote:

If you ask me, making an album and not putting it on iTunes is kind of stupid. Because if its on iTunes they can make a lot more money off it. Of course people will be able to get ripped copies for free, but it's not like that won't happen anyway.

This has been addressed already. Sales of AC/DC's back catalog continues to grow in recent years, some speculate this is because they AREN'T on iTunes. Angus has said they are against iTunes because the band wants you to experience their albums as a whole and not just a song or two or a corporate-forced single.