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Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 6:50 am
by TMBJon
OE, I will concede your point. I still think BHD was a much bigger hit as Amish Paradise punctured the pop realm more than either RWS single, but platinum is platinum. Either way, seven years is still a while and I don't think Al would want to make any mistakes like the Eminem situation which would lead to less success. I'd much rather wait for Al to get the perfect chance for a huge hit than to get a quick album with a sub-par parody. You know with this wait Al is going to have a killer new album.
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:07 am
by Cinnamon
You still have a good point, though, TMBJon. The quickness of BHD going gold/ platinum helped define it as a smash success, as well. RWS wasn't too far behind, was it?
Yankovic Farley Posted on Jun 28 2006, 10:09 PM
...being so close to an album and having that juicy comedy carrot dangled in front of us . . .
True. Anyone have $27,000 laying around? Oh, wait! What year was that? Prices have probably gone up.
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 3:52 am
by Orthography Enthusiast
After having album-besetting problems with lead-parody original artists (or their peeps) on TWO albums in a row, Al undeniably deserves a smash hit. By any definition.
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 5:53 am
by Patrick
Orthography Enthusiast @ Jul 3 2006, 09:52 PM wrote:
After having album-besetting problems with lead-parody original artists (or their peeps) on TWO albums in a row, Al undeniably deserves a smash hit. By any definition.
Lets just hope that Al does indeed get his come-uppance in respect to that. And, just think, BHD sold as well as it did without a video. RWS had at least two that I can think off of the top of my head, and didn't sell as well. Here's hoping that perhaps with a marketable single (and subsequent video) that the fourthcoming album can become a multi-platinum hit.
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 6:02 am
by algonacchick
Um, BHD did indeed have a video. Two, in fact. Amish Paradise and Gump.
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 6:07 am
by Patrick
Yeah, I got my albums mixed up, I was thinking Poodle Hat but typed BHD.
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 6:15 am
by algonacchick
Well, Poodle Hat wasn't as big a success as it could have been, but it did earn Al a third Grammy. Let's just keep our fingers crossed that album 12 does very well.
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 6:18 am
by Dumb N00b
Very, very well. Amen to that.
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:07 pm
by The Ice Cream Man
I would be surprised if there wasn't a parody of Green Day on the album. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if he had a parody of American Idiot titled "American Idol" It's just such an obvious parody!
Anyways if you go to weirdal.com it looks like it's coming out 9/26/06