Subject: How Will These Albums Do in 06-07?

Written By: velvetoneo on 05/27/06 at 3:19 pm

The following artists are releasing albums this summer and fall. How do you think they'll do?

Busta Rhymes
Nelly Furtado
Dashboard Confessional
Thom Yorke
Muse
Alien Ant Farm
Gin Blossoms
OutKast
Christina Aguilera
The Roots
Beyonce
Janet Jackson
The Shins
The Killers
Kanye West
Simple Plan
My Chemical Romance
Jessica Simpson
Smash Mouth
Hilary Duff
Backstreet Boys
Celine Dion
Britney Spears
Green Day
Senses Fail

I'll post my opinions later...

Subject: Re: How Will These Albums Do in 06-07?

Written By: Donnie Darko on 05/27/06 at 5:07 pm

The following artists are releasing albums this summer and fall. How do you think they'll do?

Busta Rhymes - fairly good
Nelly Furtado - okay
Dashboard Confessional - very popular
Thom Yorke - ?
Muse - okay
Alien Ant Farm - tank
Gin Blossoms - decent
OutKast - popular
Christina Aguilera - popular
The Roots - okay
Beyonce - popular
Janet Jackson - popular
The Shins - decent
The Killers - popular
Kanye West - very popular
Simple Plan - popular
My Chemical Romance - very popular
Jessica Simpson - popular
Smash Mouth - decent
Hilary Duff - okay
Backstreet Boys - tank
Celine Dion - okay
Britney Spears - tank
Green Day - very popular
Senses Fail - ?

I'll post my opinions later...

Subject: Re: How Will These Albums Do in 06-07?

Written By: bbigd04 on 05/27/06 at 5:29 pm

Busta Rhymes- okay
Nelly Furtado- very well
Dashboard Confessional- okay
Thom Yorke- ?
Muse- okay
Alien Ant Farm- okay
Gin Blossoms- okay
OutKast- very well
Christina Aguilera- very well
The Roots- okay
Beyonce- very well
Janet Jackson- fail
The Shins- okay
The Killers- okay
Kanye West- very well
Simple Plan- okay
My Chemical Romance- okay
Jessica Simpson- okay
Smash Mouth- okay
Hilary Duff- fail
Backstreet Boys- fail
Celine Dion- okay
Britney Spears- okay
Green Day- very well
Senses Fail-?

Subject: Re: How Will These Albums Do in 06-07?

Written By: velvetoneo on 05/27/06 at 8:57 pm

Busta Rhymes- okay
Nelly Furtado- very well
Dashboard Confessional- okay
Thom Yorke- ?
Muse- okay
Alien Ant Farm- okay
Gin Blossoms- okay
OutKast- very well
Christina Aguilera- very well
The Roots- okay
Beyonce- very well
Janet Jackson- fail
The Shins- okay
The Killers- okay
Kanye West- very well
Simple Plan- okay
My Chemical Romance- okay
Jessica Simpson- okay
Smash Mouth- okay
Hilary Duff- fail
Backstreet Boys- fail
Celine Dion- okay
Britney Spears- okay
Green Day- very well
Senses Fail-?

I actually think Janet Jackson's album will do quite well and Britney Spears' will do quite badly.

Subject: Re: How Will These Albums Do in 06-07?

Written By: bbigd04 on 05/27/06 at 9:07 pm

I actually think Janet Jackson's album will do quite well and Britney Spears' will do quite badly.

It might, her last album in 2004 didn't do so hot, but that was probably related to the whole super bowl wardrobe malfunction thing. Britney's last album did fairly well, Toxic was a big hit on the radio as well in 2004. Britney probably has ruined herself now, and has become more of a joke in the tabloids because of her marriage to that federline guy. So yeah her album actually might fail.

Subject: Re: How Will These Albums Do in 06-07?

Written By: Trimac20 on 05/27/06 at 9:07 pm

Just cos an artist is past their revival doesn't mean they can't stage a huge comeback and become popular again, I think it depends on what the times' need... Not too familiar with the music of many of these artists (and I doubt I'll buy any of these albums), but I couldn't really judge until I know what sort of album each artist is making. The artist, of course, is
is not always enough to sell records (but in the super mainstream music industry it may be the case).

Subject: Re: How Will These Albums Do in 06-07?

Written By: bbigd04 on 05/27/06 at 9:10 pm

Just cos an artist is past their revival doesn't mean they can't stage a huge comeback and become popular again, I think it depends on what the times' need... Not too familiar with the music of many of these artists (and I doubt I'll buy any of these albums), but I couldn't really judge until I know what sort of album each artist is making. The artist, of course, is
is not always enough to sell records (but in the super mainstream music industry it may be the case).

And nowadays you don't have to sell that many albums to be popular really, though really the goal is selling albums for record companies not radio airplay. Rihanna's first album didn't even go platnum and she was huge last year.

Subject: Re: How Will These Albums Do in 06-07?

Written By: Apricot on 05/27/06 at 9:12 pm

Thom Yorke- Will be disappointing
The Shins- Will suck, yet be worshipped
The Killers- Will be over-rated, yet impressive
Kanye West- Will be disappointing in comparison
Simple Plan- Will be an album
My Chemical Romance- Will also be an album
Jessica Simpson- Will not do well
Smash Mouth- Will not do well
Hilary Duff- Will not do well
Backstreet Boys- Will do mediocre
Celine Dion- Will not do well
Britney Spears- Will have very slight success
Green Day- Will be worshipped despite unbearableness
Senses Fail- Will be an album
Gin Blossoms- Wait.. isn't their lead singer dead?

Subject: Re: How Will These Albums Do in 06-07?

Written By: Trimac20 on 05/27/06 at 9:20 pm

And nowadays you don't have to sell that many albums to be popular really, though really the goal is selling albums for record companies not radio airplay. Rihanna's first album didn't even go platnum and she was huge last year.

Yeah, itunes/internet downloading is becoming such an interest part of marketing music these days.

Subject: Re: How Will These Albums Do in 06-07?

Written By: GoodRedShirt on 05/27/06 at 9:35 pm

Dashboard Confessional ...will suck, but do well
Thom Yorke ...will only be a hit with fans
Muse ...won't do so well
Alien Ant Farm ...will crash and burn
OutKast ...will do well enough
Christina Aguilera ...will do OK
Beyonce ...will be a hit
The Shins ...will be a hit with indie kids
The Killers ...will also be a hit with indie kids
Kanye West ...will do very well
Simple Plan ...will probably do well with emo kids
My Chemical Romance ...ditto
Jessica Simpson ...will do very well
Smash Mouth ...are they still around?
Hilary Duff ...will do very well
Backstreet Boys ...are THEY still around?
Celine Dion ...hopefully won't be released down here
Britney Spears ...will do OK
Green Day ...will be considered "the album of the year" or something. It will suck though, as usual

Subject: Re: How Will These Albums Do in 06-07?

Written By: velvetoneo on 05/28/06 at 9:59 am

Thom Yorke- Will be disappointing
The Shins- Will suck, yet be worshipped
The Killers- Will be over-rated, yet impressive
Kanye West- Will be disappointing in comparison
Simple Plan- Will be an album
My Chemical Romance- Will also be an album
Jessica Simpson- Will not do well
Smash Mouth- Will not do well
Hilary Duff- Will not do well
Backstreet Boys- Will do mediocre
Celine Dion- Will not do well
Britney Spears- Will have very slight success
Green Day- Will be worshipped despite unbearableness
Senses Fail- Will be an album
Gin Blossoms- Wait.. isn't their lead singer dead?

Yeah, I think Thom Yorke's album will be pretty disappointing. Isn't the Radiohead album due in 2007? I also think it'll be somewhat disappointing. I think OutKast's album will be big but also won't do as well as expected, since it's driving away some of their original fanbase. The same with Kanye West. Beyonce's will be a pretty big hit and Christina's will do all right. Britney's, Jessica's, Hilary's, Celine's, Backstreet Boys, etc. won't do that well. All the emo releases will probably do well...I think emo might peak in 06-07, actually.

Subject: Re: How Will These Albums Do in 06-07?

Written By: JamieMcBain on 05/28/06 at 12:12 pm

Busta Rhymes - will do ok
Nelly Furtado - will do ok
Dashboard Confessional - will probally do ok
Thom Yorke - will do ok, fans will want to wait for
the next Radiohead album, if it does
get made
Muse - will do ok
Alien Ant Farm - will do badly
Gin Blossoms - will probally do ok
OutKast - average
Christina Aguilera - will sell, but not hugely
The Roots - will do ok
Beyonce - big hit
Janet Jackson - will probally do ok
The Shins - average
The Killers - average
Kanye West - big hit
Simple Plan - will do ok
My Chemical Romance - will probally do ok
Jessica Simpson - fail big time
Smash Mouth - fail
Hilary Duff - will do ok
Backstreet Boys - fail
Celine Dion - will sell, but not hugely
Britney Spears - fail big time
Green Day - average
Senses Fail - average

Subject: Re: How Will These Albums Do in 06-07?

Written By: velvetoneo on 05/28/06 at 12:33 pm

Busta Rhymes - will do ok
Nelly Furtado - will do ok
Dashboard Confessional - will probally do ok
Thom Yorke - will do ok, fans will want to wait for
the next Radiohead album, if it does
get made
Muse - will do ok
Alien Ant Farm - will do badly
Gin Blossoms - will probally do ok
OutKast - average
Christina Aguilera - will sell, but not hugely
The Roots - will do ok
Beyonce - big hit
Janet Jackson - will probally do ok
The Shins - average
The Killers - average
Kanye West - big hit
Simple Plan - will do ok
My Chemical Romance - will probally do ok
Jessica Simpson - fail big time
Smash Mouth - fail
Hilary Duff - will do ok
Backstreet Boys - fail
Celine Dion - will sell, but not hugely
Britney Spears - fail big time
Green Day - average
Senses Fail - average

Yeah....I think OutKast's new album is too far from their big hits around the 03-04 season to do that well. It's more their original style with 1930s influences. I think the Killers CD will either be huge or disappointing, somehow.

Subject: Re: How Will These Albums Do in 06-07?

Written By: Apricot on 05/28/06 at 2:26 pm

Yeah, I think Thom Yorke's album will be pretty disappointing. Isn't the Radiohead album due in 2007? I also think it'll be somewhat disappointing. I think OutKast's album will be big but also won't do as well as expected, since it's driving away some of their original fanbase. The same with Kanye West. Beyonce's will be a pretty big hit and Christina's will do all right. Britney's, Jessica's, Hilary's, Celine's, Backstreet Boys, etc. won't do that well. All the emo releases will probably do well...I think emo might peak in 06-07, actually.

Thom Yorke and Radiohead kinda set the bar too high with OK Computer... every release they ever do, solo, group, or otherwise will always be compared to it. Want to or not, you know you'll always think "Well, this is no OK Computer, but it's okay, I guess...".. that's the downfall of making such a great album.

I think EMO is actually on it's way out. If you notice, EMO fans rarely stick with a band beyond 1-2 albums.

Subject: Re: How Will These Albums Do in 06-07?

Written By: velvetoneo on 05/28/06 at 2:43 pm

Thom Yorke and Radiohead kinda set the bar too high with OK Computer... every release they ever do, solo, group, or otherwise will always be compared to it. Want to or not, you know you'll always think "Well, this is no OK Computer, but it's okay, I guess...".. that's the downfall of making such a great album.

I think EMO is actually on it's way out. If you notice, EMO fans rarely stick with a band beyond 1-2 albums.

Yeah. Alot of artists have fallen into that trap. Liz Phair, Tori Amos, Pavement, Suzanne Vega, The Pixies, and Nirvana all produced great albums early on in their careers that their later releases would always be compared to. Like Tori Amos' albums after Little Earthquakes are always said to be "Good, but no Little Earthquakes."