WAS SAY YOU WILL A BOMB? Please Read

[David A]

Was SYW a bomb?

It’s something I have been pondering for some time. I am usually all about numbers, and it’s hard for me to admit, but I think SYW sales wise may be a bomb. Here is the thing, I have always been able to make arguments with people about sales, etc. and say “well, it didn’t sell” etc. , and usually FM I don’t need to defend it much, but I have to say, SYW has not even gone platinum, and its hard if someone said it WAS a bomb to defend it. The only argument I can see that is valid is that it did DEBUT at #3 on the Charts which is impressive, but then it fell off quickly and had no legs. The Eagles new album is what I think SYW could have been SALES WISE I mean, where it debuts high on the charts (which it did) but had legs and stayed on the charts and sold XXX million copies. The Eagles new album I THINK has sold 2-4 million copies and I just wish SYW could have said the same. I tend to bash the POST LB FM albums like Behind The Mask, but you know what, sadly, and I DON’T Know it is a fact, but I think BTM may have sold almost or more than SYW which is pretty sad, because in my opinion, BTM is total crap and a complete embarrassment, where as SYW is a pretty good record.

The point of this thread, was SYW a bomb? And I am talking pure sales, I mean, going INTO SYW, FM Was considered a solid bet to sell, look at the Dance and even the Best OF as example, but it seems that SYW was just a total bomb, and I hope that FM don’t end up having to play local fairs like Hall & Oates, Rick Springfield (even though his last album did real well) or Styx.

But, usually weak sales are the 1st sign that maybe their ABILITY to sell records has gone down.

I love FM, but the sales of SYW always leave me feeling sad