In Rainbows - Where will it chart?

Dirty0900 · #1 01-01-2008, 08:32 AM

Im really interested to see where this will chart after the whole pay your own way thing has died down now. I guess it will see if people want something physical to hold on to rather then a MP3.

cacophony · #2 01-01-2008, 08:41 AM

i don't think it's going to be particularly informative. it will illustrate what we already know, that superfans want to own every incarnation of a release, and that casual listeners just want to listen to it, regardless of format, and don't need to own a physical copy for the sake of owning a physical copy.

oh, and also there are luddites out there who won't get on the MP3 train, no matter how cheap the fare is.

matt · #3 01-01-2008, 02:49 PM

i think it will chart fairly highly if not right at the top

i bought a copy from HMV yesterday as i was in town. i couldn't find it so asked the assisstant where the new releases were and he said there weren't many this week other than radiohead (which had a huge display in the shop that i'd missed - hey, it's christmas you know and it's been a bit messy)

it's traditionally a slow week for new releases and record sales in general so i imagine in rainbows will sell enough to hit the top spot...

Drix · #4 01-01-2008, 04:46 PM

I'm definitely no superfan, but i thought it was a good album and have bought the cd already.. I don't think i represent the masses in that, but a lot of people still want cd's so i don't think it will affect the sales too much.

jOHN rODRIGUEZ · #5 01-01-2008, 10:47 PM

Don't expect anything on the StateSide, as we know the fiasco which occurred when "Hail To the Thief" was released.

holden · #6 01-02-2008, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by jOHN rODRIGUEZ

Don't expect anything on the StateSide, as we know the fiasco which occurred when "Hail To the Thief" was released.

I forget..what happened with HTTT? I know it was leaked early...did it chart poorly on release?

joethelion · #7 01-02-2008, 09:08 AM

yea... I don't remember any 'fiasco'

except for the fact that HTTT wasn't that good...
but that call-in 800 number deal was pretty cool (come to think of it)

(oh and does anyone know where I can download their NYE "broadcast"? - as in, I'd like to have it other than on youtube & one long mp3 file...)

GreenPea · #8 01-02-2008, 09:34 AM

Hail to the Thief was a horrible album, I made me lost interest on Radiohead for a couple of years somehow.