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U2 and Apple release meant to be annoying
DIR By: Mac
Date: September 19, 2014, 11:56 am
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I can't disagree with Bono, but then again, I don't care and
doesn't matter to me.
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> Irish rockers U2 wanted to annoy the record-buying public with
their Apple-managed album release, according to frontman Bono.
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> The singer admits he knew making new record Songs of Innocence
available for free download to half a billion Apple users
earlier this month would cause controversy.
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> Many recipients were annoyed because the album had been made
available to their 'cloud' storage system and appeared on their
devices without their permission, and Odd Future rapper Tyler,
The Creator was among those who hit out, comparing the release
to a sexually transmitted disease.
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> However, Bono is adamant the stunt was a success, telling BBC
Radio 2, "Well that's kind of our job isn't it? To stir things
up a bit, that's why we wanted to be in a rock and roll band in
the first place... That's always been the way, it was the same
with our first album. It's kind of why you got into a band - to
stir things up and annoy people, that was the whole punk rock
thing. If you weren't doing that, you weren't doing anything.
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> "So I'm very excited that we got so many people annoyed and
just being discussed. The only thing that could have gone wrong
is being ignored which is perfectly understandable after all
these years of being around."
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Re: U2 and Apple release meant to be annoying
DIR By: Chiprocks1
Date: September 19, 2014, 4:51 pm
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Since I am not a subscriber to iTunes, this doesn't affect me.
If the CD or Vinyl is there for the consumer, I'd definitely get
it. If it's truly an iTunes exclusive, then I'd probably be
p*ssed. But since this is the day and age of YouTube, you won't
have to wait long before people upload it there and you can
check them out that way.
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Re: U2 and Apple release meant to be annoying
DIR By: Mac
Date: September 19, 2014, 10:39 pm
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I think it will be released to stores in October
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Re: U2 and Apple release meant to be annoying
DIR By: Chiprocks1
Date: October 14, 2014, 10:27 pm
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[center]Bono apologizes for U2’s Apple release stunt: “Oops …
I’m sorry about that”
HTML http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/10/bono-apologizes-for-u2s-apple-release-stunt/
I don't think they will be doing this again anytime soon in the
future........
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Re: U2 and Apple release meant to be annoying
DIR By: Mac
Date: October 15, 2014, 5:48 am
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So it really backfired eh
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