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Old 20-11-2006, 23:00
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Biggest week of album releases for years

But who will get the Number 1 out of that lot.

I reckon U2.
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Old 20-11-2006, 23:04
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The Beatles will win this contest.
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Old 20-11-2006, 23:04
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Oasis....it better be , after last nights documentary on Four theyre even better. Showed a totally different family-guy side to liam, not to mention some awesome live performances.
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Old 20-11-2006, 23:25
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Dunno.
All those groups are very popular.

I'd put my money on Westlife. No matter what garbage they put out, no matter who they're up against, they always get to number one.

Plus, I'd imagine that there are more important things to Beatles, U2 & Oasis fans than getting their band to No.1. A lot "Westlifers" will probably buy about 10 copies each for this purpose.

Also, the Westlife one is the only "new" album, with the rest being compilations. Well, I use the word "new" loosely as it's likely all covers.
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Old 20-11-2006, 23:28
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U2 or Oasis!
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Old 21-11-2006, 09:34
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I hope The Beatles obviously, and if it was as successful as "1" back in the christmas period of 2000, it would wipe the floor with the other 3.....but this album isn't, its more for Beatles fans than the wider audience.

Back in 2000, the Beatles competition was also Oasis and Westlife, and sold far more than both combined. But Oasis' album was aimed more at fans being a live album.....this time its a greatest hits package, so Oasis will edge it this time.

The Beatles "Love" album is however the best value for money of all 4.....it contains the most songs, the better songs AND its more original than U2's and Oasis's greatest hits, and more so than all those Westlife covers.
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Old 21-11-2006, 09:38
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According to this morning's news, The Beatles are ahead of Oasis, but only just!! I'd be appalled if Westlife beat any of them though.
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Old 21-11-2006, 09:53
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Originally Posted by Jan001
According to this morning's news, The Beatles are ahead of Oasis, but only just!! I'd be appalled if Westlife beat any of them though.
Apple and EMI need to start promoting more!

You've got a choice of 4 albums.....2 albums with songs you've heard before and lazily put on to another CD, 1 album of songs you've heard before with Westlife ruining them! OR.....an album of the most songs, re-mixed, re-mastered of some of the greatest songs in existence: Strawberry Fields, Day in the Life, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Revolution etc etc....

....if the UK public had any sense, "Love" would outsell the rest of the top 10 combined....
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Old 21-11-2006, 11:22
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"Re-issue! Re-package! Re-package!
Re-evaluate the songs
Double-pack with a photograph
Extra Track (and a tacky badge)"


Makes me sick to be honest....especially when there are so many good new artists around getting no promotion.....
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Old 21-11-2006, 11:33
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Originally Posted by delgado
"Re-issue! Re-package! Re-package!
Re-evaluate the songs
Double-pack with a photograph
Extra Track (and a tacky badge)"


Makes me sick to be honest....especially when there are so many good new artists around getting no promotion.....
I understand your point, but if its the choice out of the 4 artists, it has to be the Beatles. They have the most original album of the 4 by far.

With the Oasis album, you may as well just go and buy Def Maybe and Morning Glory. U2 aren't offering anything new, and Westlife will never offer anything original or worthwhile.
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Old 21-11-2006, 11:50
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Oasis are currently #1

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Old 21-11-2006, 11:53
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Originally Posted by Mikey100
Better them than Westlife.

"Love" is a more specialised album for Beatles fans, where as the Greatest Hits Oasis package any old person will buy it. Back in 2000 the roles were reversed, whereby Oasis had a more specialised Live album for fans, and the Beatles had a greatest hits, which was why the Beatles came out selling more.

I wonder which album will lead the European-wide charts. Be interesting to see.

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Old 21-11-2006, 12:06
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To be honest I prefer The Beatles are #1, it seems more appealing than Oasis
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Old 21-11-2006, 12:33
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I would predict Oasis will be number one. Its their first greatest hits (I think) and they have a loyal fanbase, as well as large numbers of people (like myself) who like a few of their best songs and will buy the album. Westlife have released 7 albums in 7 years, they will probably still do more than 200,000 though.
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Old 21-11-2006, 12:43
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U2 are completely out of the race, behind George Michael It looks like Westlife vs Oasis, and its alot closer than I would have thought, if only 1300 albums separate them. Either way, both are selling well, over 50,000 in one day is very good.
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Old 21-11-2006, 14:47
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Originally Posted by delgado
"Re-issue! Re-package! Re-package!
Re-evaluate the songs
Double-pack with a photograph
Extra Track (and a tacky badge)"


Makes me sick to be honest....especially when there are so many good new artists around getting no promotion.....
Spot on delgado! Morrissey's song captured this aspect of the business, but the lemmings will still dive off the cliffs. I bet old John Lennon's laughing somewhere
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Old 21-11-2006, 15:12
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Originally Posted by mr. mustard
Spot on delgado! Morrissey's song captured this aspect of the business, but the lemmings will still dive off the cliffs. I bet old John Lennon's laughing somewhere
So long as the majority of fans are as well.

Love is a great album.
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Old 21-11-2006, 15:32
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Originally Posted by BeatleGod
So long as the majority of fans are as well.

Love is a great album.
If I'm in the minority, so be it. "No one I think is in my tree" means you stand apart from the herd
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Old 21-11-2006, 15:41
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Originally Posted by mr. mustard
If I'm in the minority, so be it. "No one I think is in my tree" means you stand apart from the herd
So do rapists and serial killers!
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Old 21-11-2006, 15:59
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Originally Posted by BeatleGod
So do rapists and serial killers!
I don't think that's what John Lennon's lyric actually meant However, the debate seems to be going off the subject of The Beatles "Love" album, which I still think is lowering The Beatles impeccable catalogue of music. There's no need for comments about rapists, BeatleGod, after all we're only swapping opinions
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