KISS has released ‘Sonic Boom’ last week. It’s the band’s first studio effort in eleven years and people are saying that it’s poised to sell big time. According to early sales reports, the new record is expected to sell between 150,000 to 175,000 copies on its first week out. That is huge for the band who would be getting their first chart topping release ever. The album is being sold exclusively at Wal-Mart and will feature 3 discs, 1 with all new material, a greatest hits CD and a live DVD from their KISS Alive 35 South American tour in Argentina.
Black Eyed Peas ‘The E.N.D.’ Lands At #1 On The Billboard 200 Chart
Black Eyed Peas’ “The E.N.D.” bows at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 304,000 — the hip-pop act’s best sales week ever. It’s also the first No. 1 album for the group, which had previously gone as high as No. 2. Its last set, 2005’s “Monkey Business,” bowed in the runner-up slot with a then-best 291,000. It had the unfortunate luck to come out the same week as Coldplay’s “X&Y,” which kept the Peas’ at bay when it started at No. 1 with 737,000. -via Billboard.com
AC/DC continues to rock the charts as the old Australian rockers’ new release ‘Black Ice’ has sold 271,000 copies during the week which ended on November 2. That number was good enough to put them at the top spot for the second week in a row. To this date, the band has sold 1 million copies of their newest album. Good job oldies! I guess being old school pays. Pink came in at the runner up spot by selling 180,000 copies of ‘Funhouse’. Zac Efron and his ‘High School Musical’ crew took the third spot by selling 162,000 copies of the movie’s soundtrack.
AC/DC has had an amazing week. The old school rockers from down under just scored the biggest sales debut of the year by selling 784,000 copies of their newest release ‘Black ice’. Lil Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter III’ currently holds the year’s top spot in sales by selling 1 million copies in a week. In this week’s race, AC/DC was able to block the soundtrack to ‘High School Musical 3’ from the top spot. Zac Efron and crew only managed to move 297,000 copies of the soundtrack. AC/DC kicked HSM3 to the curb hard! It just goes to show that rock still rules over pop.
Metallica’s first album in over five years, Death Magnetic, is projected to be doing fairly well.
According to statistics, the album is well on its way to top U.S. album charts this week.
The official data will be released before the week ends, but according to preliminary estimates, their new album will make it big.
According to many sources, Death Magnetic is said to have sold 450,000 – 500,000 copies last week, even though the album was only on sale for three days.
Good job, oldies!!!
Their last album, St. Anger, also sold very well during its first week of release, selling 419,000 copies in just three days as well.
A good reason why the sales are up is because some stores, like Best Buy, are bundling the album with Guitar Hero and even with some Metallica headphones.
Ticketmaster is also offering a ticket/album deal for buyers.
Hmmm… Are you gonna buy a rock album by a bunch of old guys?
The New Kids on the Block must be so happy that they decided to make a comeback as it’s actually working. NKOTB just got their new Interscope album ‘The Block’ released and their tour is sold out. The estimates for their first week sales is said to be around 115,000. That should be good enough to get them a top 5 spot. Congratulations to them. Apparently, a lot of their fans are still losers. Does this mean that NSYNC will be making a comeback too? I don’t think it’s likely. Lance is too big of a diva to make a comeback.
Jools Holland: surely won’t be long before the fourth plinth on Trafalgar Square is occupied with his statue. His vision to enjoy himself, act as a tasteful musical arbiter and share his influences with the general public has now given him a glittering 30 year career. To tie in with the publication of his autobiography, Barefaced Lies & Boogie-Woogie Boasts comes this CD/DVD package of him, his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra and the best selections from his well-thumbed Rolodex of stellar chums.
Some of this is fairly standard boogie fare, but there are moments of beauty. Possibly the most unfashionable pairing of all time, Holland and the Stereophonics, deliver a truly beautiful version of Ewan McColl’s “First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”. The song may indeed be unbreakable, but this version really is something else. Shane MacGowan sounds on the verge of collapse on “Just To Be Home With You”, and long-time collaborator Sam Brown delivers the genuinely warm “Valentine Moon”. Edwin Starr sings a rambunctious “Snowflake Boogie” and Joe Strummer plays himself perfectly on “The Return Of The Blues Cowboy” – to hear them again sounding so relaxed in the freewheeling company is heart-warming.
However, there are some troublespots – Tom Jones’ “Think” and the Orchestra alone blazing through “Tuxedo Junction” are enough to make any reasonable soul feel queasy. If you like him, you’ll love this. If you don’t, go back to Joan As Policewoman. An accompanying DVD of the making of album and a Gilson Lavis (surely the world’s greatest drummer) interview further add to the fun.
Garth Brooks, who edged out Elvis Presley in 1999 for the title of best-selling solo artist of all time, only to lose it five years later, reclaimed the crown from the King Monday The announcement was made on the eve of the release of Brooks’ latest collection, The Ultimate Hits, due out Tuesday. Ok Garth is not a bad country singer. In fact I like him… But the man could never hold a candle to Elvis. Mass production, distribution, and all might have helped him sell more records but there is no comparison between Elvis and Brooks. They don’t even sing the same kind of music. Someone has way too much time on their hands. Elvis will always be king!!! He might have the numbers and he might have made an ever lasting impact too which is evident from his awards and records but truly we should lay to rest this question, no matter what happened for the next fifty years there never going to be someone better and greater than Elvis Presley.
Mick Jagger is one of rock’s greatest singers and songwriters. That is common knowledge. This should be: He has written and recorded superb work outside the double-guitar tangle of the Rolling Stones, and this collection proves it, going back to the sneering evil of 1970’s “Memo From Turner” and climaxing with the sublime country soul of “Evening Gown,” from 1993’s Wandering Spirit. Many of these songs are about having it all and realizing that still isn’t enough: the pneumatic rock of “God Gave Me Everything‚” the dark jangle of “Old Habits Die Hard,” from the Alfie soundtrack; the ironic jump of the 1992 demo “Charmed Life.” That is also a recurring theme in Jagger’s determined R&B modernism, from the synth drums that time-stamp 1985’s “Just another Night”to the wiry funk of Spirit’s “Sweet Thing” and Jagger’s pop-gospel romp with Bono, “Joy,” from 2001’s Goddess in the Doorway. But it is in the ballads –the dynamic climb of “Don’t Call Me Up,” the heated devotion in “Evening Gown”–where confession and exploration quietly meet and burn. In comparison, the rarities here are straightforward fun: a 1973 soul fling with John Lennon and a Sonny Boy Williamson cover from Jagger’s all-blues ‘92 session with L.A. band the Red Devils, which still deserves to be an album in its own right.
Since fans had been asking why it had been months since Mikey Dread made any public appearances, the DJ/performer/reggae advocate’s record label Dread at the Controls issued a press release explaining it’s a good news/bad news situation. The good news is that Mikey and his wife Monika welcomed a healthy baby boy into their life this past October 12th. “The bad news is that Mikey Dread has been diagnosed with a Brain Tumor,” the press release explained. “He is in the care of the best Doctors at Duke University in North Carolina and is undergoing chemotherapy. Mikey is working towards recovery and does not give up his faith in God.”
Anyone familiar with Mikey can tell you that besides all the great work he’s done under his own name or with the Clash (try “Bankrobber” off the Singles collection or the dub cuts on Sandinista!) that his greatest gift could be his ability to communicate love of reggae music in a playful, informative, and intoxicating manner. Try his podcasts for a taste, then check this ridiculously fun flash animation, grab yourself a record from the record box, and let the music take over. Get well soon Mikey; we need you at the controls!
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