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Re: Future Digital Releases?

Postby AlejandraDD » Mon Jul 04, 2011 6:45 pm

Bruce the Duck wrote:A better solution - don't wait 5 stinkin years between albums.

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Re: Future Digital Releases?

Postby Iamabrawler » Mon Jul 04, 2011 7:06 pm

The second longest time between two albums was between RWS and PH. About four years. I`ll say it will be perfect as long as it takes only two or three years, and not 4 or 5.
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Re: Future Digital Releases?

Postby minnick27 » Mon Jul 04, 2011 7:18 pm

I think 4 years is good. Yes its hard for us, but think of it this way, Al tours for two years at a time. Why cant he have two years for his family? The wait sucks, but so does being awy from your family
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Re: Future Digital Releases?

Postby eleventhirtyfour » Mon Jul 04, 2011 7:34 pm

IDEA: put out more content and tour less often. maybe an album every year and a half. and a tour every 3 or 4 years. i prefer more recorded material to tours anyways.
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Re: Future Digital Releases?

Postby the Dingo » Mon Jul 04, 2011 8:23 pm

I fully support this.

And I'm sure Al's body does too....he ain't getting any younger.
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Re: Future Digital Releases?

Postby Bruce the Duck » Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:30 pm

The problem with that is that the parodies are the selling point to people outside the fanbase. If fewer of the parodies from an album are new when the album is released, it will likely not sell as well.
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Re: Future Digital Releases?

Postby minnick27 » Mon Jul 04, 2011 11:28 pm

Yeah, but touring is where the money is
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Future Digital Releases?

Postby Kevbo1987 » Mon Jul 04, 2011 11:52 pm

Bruce the Duck wrote:The problem with that is that the parodies are the selling point to people outside the fanbase. If fewer of the parodies from an album are new when the album is released, it will likely not sell as well.

And that would result in an originals-only album, which Al has already said he's not interested in doing.
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Re: Future Digital Releases?

Postby OneWAY » Tue Jul 05, 2011 12:41 am

Well it's not like there won't be any parodies on the next album because of that.

If Al were to preview four parodies as soon as they're ready, it's not like it would be much longer. The parodies are the last thing Al writes and records for a reason. Also, Alpocalypse did pretty awesome for an album that with half the album already made commercially available. You should also take into consideration that everyone could listen to Alpocalypse in its entirety for free, days before the album came out. I highly doubt the sales figures are a concern as far as that goes.
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Re: Future Digital Releases?

Postby Bruce the Duck » Tue Jul 05, 2011 2:58 am

I think if Al does the leaks thing again, he should wait until just before the album is released and release them one at a time over a period of no more than a few months. To release them two and three years ahead of the album is not a good idea.
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