U2's new album released for FREE on iTunes, the largest release ever!

[PopBitch 1,218]

Is anybody as into Sleep Like a Baby Tonight as I am?  The duller-sounding youtube link doesn't do the exquisite sound production justice, but this song and melody and Bono's vocals is a mesmerizing trip.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz0F1G8zNC0

[Rat Boy 36,965]

So everyone who has an apple account get this album automatically? 

[Paper Gangsta 6,692]

Everyone pulling a Beyonce....I knew it would become the new way of releasing albums and getting rush immediate sales for the first week

It's not like Beyonce did it first

[RAMROD 96,576]

So everyone who has an apple account get this album automatically?

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Yes, all around the world, 191 cozntries where iTunes store are available.

[Kermit the frog 1,761]

I hate how Bono assumes that "pop" is a synonym for "bad".

[Chucky 39]

Gaga had mentioned releasing an album for free 2 years ago and change the way music is distributed.... Looks like Beyonce and u2 have beat her to the punch.... This could have been huge for her had she been the first.... Instead we got the ARTPOP app

[ThatSLAYGUY 68]

Listening rn  

[Jenniferella 2,774]

Everyone pulling a Beyonce....I knew it would become the new way of releasing albums and getting rush immediate sales for the first week

Did you read the whole post or even the fukcing thread title ?

[GagaMyBlood95 9,808]

Wow, that was unexpected but good for them, I'm sure they have some sort of a deal with Apple

[PopBitch 1,218]

I hate how Bono assumes that "pop" is a synonym for "bad".

Bono has never felt that way.  They made an album called Pop in the '90s, did a Popmart tour.  Pop has gotten a bad name and has become identified with basic, generic music here in the U.S..  He's saying there's great pop out there, in other words, great music.  In the UK, pop has never been a bad word.  Bands used the word pop a lot when pop was innovative and just great melodies.  Pop nowdays has so much watered down, generic crap that people look at pop as just that, and not as some truly great music out there under the "pop" label also that's just straight-up great music.  At least, that's what I took from it.

[craig 680]

The U2 rock fanbase reacted very badly to the Pop album.

Rockers have been looking down at pop since the 60's for many contradictory reasons.  Never mind that there has been plenty of generic corporate rock over the years.

[faux 2,190]

I JUST CHECKED MY MUSIC LIBRARY AND IT WAS JUST THERE WHAT

[LaLuna 12,732]

The thing is, they can afford to give their album for free, they know they're gonna make a buttload of money with their tour anyway. Plus, it's great promo for the band. Great move, if you ask me.

 

I'm actually listening to the album right now, and I quite like it

[One Five Ten 70]

Was this the billboard surprise release?

[One Five Ten 70]

Downloading this not because I love U2 or the album, but because I love this release strategy and I really want free albums to become the norm in the industry, with artists paid by Apple/whoever in exchange for promo of their products.