Albums used to b special because they were worth it
These days it's really rare to find a full album that is worth it
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Albums used to b special because they were worth it
These days it's really rare to find a full album that is worth it
Certainly not to listen to a fucking hip hop album.Quote:
Originally Posted by ShaDynasty
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Originally Posted by CL2coming
I could see Tarantino buying this and hopefully he would get it pressed for fans.
Or like the wuki package just 36,000 fans pay 100 bucks each to reach 3.6 mil and Cilva gets it pressed.
Guys, first of all.. Try looking deeper into the idea ok? It's really an incredible approach, read the CONCEPTUS part on scluzay.com and try to understand that this was done for the benefit of all music, not for my pockets or fame. The model as we know it nowadays in music, is simply not sustainable. I'm trying to make great music, but at the same time do something historical and beneficial for the game.
Furthermore, look at how much press we generated with this one article today. This has been unreal. The writer of Forbes Zack Greenberg got a congratulations from the head honchos at Forbes for an incredible story, calling it "an extraordinaire coup for Forbes".
The article, which I believe is still number one at Most Popular Articles on Forbes was getting 10.000 unique reads per hour and then went up even more. They told us it was equal to Grammy Awards / Super Bowl Halftime / Justin Bieber stories. As far as numbers go, that's incredible. Not just for me, but for the Wu, the brand.
This has rocketed the Wu back in a way thatcant be denied. Within minutes we the story snowballed to Time Magazine, RollingStone, Complex, Billboard, XXL, Vibe, MTV, VH1, The Guardian, Spin, NME, The Verge, Hot97, etc etc etc... and it's still going..
This is great for the brand and I always knew it was going to explode, but never thought it would explode like this.
The concept is genuine, we really want to try and revive the perception and value of music as a work of art and therefore have to give the same trajectory to this album as any normal art piece, from creation to exhibition to sale. The story, which is based on the Renaissance form of music exploitation, is a very unique one and that's why it's gone viral the way it did.
This is the first step. And this is brilliant marketing which I created with the help of some very notable individuals, and Im very proud it worked so well around the world.
Leave it at that for the moment, then allow us to make more steps with it. As I always said, this is just the first part, just an announcement. The plan has been carefully drafted for years, so there is more to come, including hope.
Don't just knock it down with some negative BS. Try to engage to see it for what it is and can be. I understand people are frustrated, dont blame ya. But it's bigger than all of us, and if things go right, all will be happy sooner or later.
Wu Tang haven't given a flying fuck about the fans for about 15 years. We get the wack off cuts for A Better Tomorrow though.
The public will get to enjoy it, only not from pressing a download button behind your computer, but in a space that we dictate. Everyone's entitled to their opinion though and it's great there's already so much debate!
a lot of things would have to work just right for this to be a huge success, but if they did, wu-tang will be the first to have done it. it's been a long time since the wu has been "the first to...", it would be amazing if they were able to do something this monumental 20 years later.
cilvaringz, just curious, how much of this musuem/tour thing was your idea and how much was it rza's or others?
The only people who want to be enjoying this you've flipped both fingers at with this move.
Releasing ABT is the biggest insult in all of this. I'm not buying that half arsed bullshit knowing the real release is locked away for some millionaire and that maybe one day if we beg enough like peasants the museum tour will reach Sydney and I can pay double for a 1 time listen :lmao:
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All of it was my idea, the entire thing, but media has a way of spinning things.. all good though, it's for a greater than myself.. official follow up interview with rollingstoneQuote:
Originally Posted by Art Vandelay
This reminds me a bit of the 1983 album Music for Supermarkets. Was composed as background music for a art exhibition, single copy was pressed and sold, masters were destroyed and later it was played once on the radio.
Cilva - How extensive of a museum tour are you planning? Worldwide? Are you planning a bunch of US locations? Have you actually had discussions with any museums/venues yet, and are they willing to accommodate?