When We Were Young - Akira The Don

[AdamW]

Excellent!
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[John Mc]

That's cool Adam, the stuff about Interscope is interesting. I'd have taken "Thanks For All The Aids" off the album and sold out to The Man instantly in his position but I am a money hungry man with no morals who would sell his own Gran for the right price. Send me a private message with bids for my Gran if you're interested.

[AdamW]

Thanks, John... I would have done the same [relating to Interscope, not my gran!]. The things is, Adam is even less likely to compromise than the man whose ex-pseudonym graces this website; that's [one of the reasons] why we love them, isn't it? It's probably one of the reasons they love each other.

I think that - in the long run - it's a good thing that Adam and Interscope parted company. He'll be able to find his own level now, and once that story is well and truly yesterday's papers, people will start taking him on the undoubted strength of his music and ideas.
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[John Mc]

Obviously sticking up for what you believe in is to be applauded, unless it's playing Steven Gerrard out on the wing so he can sulk, that should be frowned upon.

The plus side of the interscope thing is that the album sounds really lush and ace cos of the producers he's been able to get in. The downside of not being on a major label is that people who would otherwise be interested in Mr ATD won't get to hear the record, none of the record shops in Liverpool had it in on the day of release and I had to cancel my order with HMV online cos they didn't have any copies. Obviously it doesn't bother me how many copies peoples records sell but surely there's something wrong with a system where the Akira The Don album currently rests at number 23,000-something in the Amazon chart and this album is in the top 700:

http://tinyurl.com/y6nf9z

[AdamW]

Thanks for making me click on that link, John!

It is wrong that 'When We Were Young' and 'distractions' will - probably - get to fewer people than a Billy Idol album of festive cheer [who would want to listen to it? old punks? [no] the blue rinse brigade? [no]... it's bafflement in CD form.

You know what, though, John?

I can cope,

I'm dope
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[John Mc]

I can cope, I'm dope is a great phrase, I hope he just made that up.

Record quality and sales figures aren't always related as this list of the UK's biggest selling albums that I've just typed out proves. Maroon 5 anyone?


1 GREATEST HITS QUEEN 5,407,587
2 SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND BEATLES 4,811,996
3 WHAT'S THE STORY MORNING GLORY OASIS 4,314,715
4 BROTHERS IN ARMS DIRE STRAITS 3,956,704
5 GOLD - GREATEST HITS ABBA 3,943,950
6 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON PINK FLOYD 3,781,993
7 GREATEST HITS II QUEEN 3,644,619
8 THRILLER MICHAEL JACKSON 3,578,107
9 BAD MICHAEL JACKSON 3,554,301
10 THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION MADONNA 3,402,160
11 STARS SIMPLY RED 3,361,115
12 COME ON OVER SHANIA TWAIN 3,344,280
13 RUMOURS FLEETWOOD MAC 3,135,844
14 URBAN HYMNS VERVE 3,054,374
15 NO ANGEL DIDO 3,002,194
16 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER SIMON & GARFUNKEL 3,001,062
17 TALK ON CORNERS CORRS 2,944,547
18 SPICE SPICE GIRLS 2,920,669
19 BACK TO BEDLAM JAMES BLUNT 2,895,874
20 WHITE LADDER DAVID GRAY 2,851,429
21 BAT OUT OF HELL MEAT LOAF 2,837,285
22 LIFE FOR RENT DIDO 2,789,719
23 BUT SERIOUSLY PHIL COLLINS 2,737,932
24 1 BEATLES 2,690,318
25 THE MAN WHO TRAVIS 2,669,825
26 THE JOSHUA TREE U2 2,665,553
27 GREATEST HITS ABBA 2,598,576
28 TUBULAR BELLS MIKE OLDFIELD 2,575,099
29 A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD COLDPLAY 2,574,249
30 I'VE BEEN EXPECTING YOU ROBBIE WILLIAMS 2,556,042
31 JAGGED LITTLE PILL ALANIS MORISSETTE 2,551,238
32 SCISSOR SISTERS SCISSOR SISTERS 2,535,983
33 LEGEND BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS 2,520,486
34 HOPES AND FEARS KEANE 2,498,950
35 WAR OF THE WORLDS JEFF WAYNE'S MUSICAL VERSION 2,452,236
36 THE SOUND OF MUSIC ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 2,438,695
37 DIRTY DANCING ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 2,435,109
38 LADIES & GENTLEMEN - THE BEST OF GEORGE MICHAEL 2,408,810
39 GREASE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 2,373,621
40 COME AWAY WITH ME NORAH JONES 2,369,847
41 X&Y COLDPLAY 2,345,126
42 TRACY CHAPMAN TRACY CHAPMAN 2,342,506
43 ROBSON & JEROME ROBSON & JEROME 2,336,086
44 TANGO IN THE NIGHT FLEETWOOD MAC 2,333,819
45 PARACHUTES COLDPLAY 2,324,783
46 AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE REM 2,270,332
47 WHITNEY WHITNEY HOUSTON 2,237,603
48 THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP EMINEM 2,233,158
49 SWING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING ROBBIE WILLIAMS 2,205,028
50 GRACELAND PAUL SIMON 2,203,381
51 SING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING ROBBIE WILLIAMS 2,182,097
52 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 2,151,142
53 THE BODYGUARD ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 2,138,030
54 THE VERY BEST OF ELTON JOHN 2,134,524
55 SIMPLY THE BEST TINA TURNER 2,121,000
56 KYLIE - THE ALBUM KYLIE MINOGUE 2,105,698
57 FALLING INTO YOU CELINE DION 2,093,363
58 LIFE THRU A LENS ROBBIE WILLIAMS 2,074,860
59 GREATEST HITS EURYTHMICS 2,055,996
60 ESCAPOLOGY ROBBIE WILLIAMS 2,037,380
61 GREATEST HITS ROBBIE WILLIAMS 1,998,668
62 LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE CELINE DION 1,984,152
63 DANGEROUS MICHAEL JACKSON 1,983,954
64 TRUE BLUE MADONNA 1,961,164
65 APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION GUNS N' ROSES 1,945,240
66 NO JACKET REQUIRED PHIL COLLINS 1,934,912
67 ABBEY ROAD BEATLES 1,925,783
68 A NEW FLAME SIMPLY RED 1,923,366
69 BY THE WAY RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS 1,915,008
70 CAN'T SLOW DOWN LIONEL RICHIE 1,891,896
71 SONGS ABOUT JANE MAROON 5 1,868,548
72 CROSS ROAD - THE BEST OF BON JOVI 1,867,427
73 STRIPPED CHRISTINA AGUILERA 1,850,852
74 GREATEST HITS SIMON & GARFUNKEL 1,840,454
75 CARRY ON UP THE CHARTS - THE BEST OF BEAUTIFUL SOUTH 1,828,890
76 PLAY MOBY 1,819,938
77 THE COLOUR OF MY LOVE CELINE DION 1,816,915
78 BORN TO DO IT CRAIG DAVID 1,816,781
79 THE GREATEST HITS TEXAS 1,809,480
80 NEVERMIND NIRVANA 1,807,142
81 SOUTH PACIFIC ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 1,803,681
82 JUSTIFIED JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 1,802,172
83 AMERICAN IDIOT GREEN DAY 1,800,144
84 BE HERE NOW OASIS 1,799,784
85 BACK TO FRONT LIONEL RICHIE 1,793,978
86 OUT OF TIME REM 1,786,954
87 CALL OFF THE SEARCH KATIE MELUA 1,780,817
88 EMPLOYMENT KAISER CHIEFS 1,772,936
89 BY REQUEST BOYZONE 1,770,728
90 BAT OUT OF HELL II MEAT LOAF 1,745,974
91 DEFINITELY MAYBE OASIS 1,740,386
92 JUST ENOUGH EDUCATION TO PERFORM STEREOPHONICS 1,731,863
93 INTRODUCING THE HARDLINE ACCORDING TO… TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY 1,721,685
94 MISSUNDAZTOOD PINK 1,712,173
95 LET GO AVRIL LAVIGNE 1,711,088
96 PERFORMANCE AND COCKTAILS STEREOPHONICS 1,710,522
97 OLDER GEORGE MICHAEL 1,708,555
98 PARALLEL LINES BLONDIE 1,694,353
99 FEVER KYLIE MINOGUE 1,682,387
100 10 GOOD REASONS JASON DONOVAN 1,680,651
101 RAY OF LIGHT MADONNA 1,677,925
102 COAST TO COAST WESTLIFE 1,675,804
103 IN CONCERT CARRERAS/DOMINGO/PAVAROTTI 1,668,571
104 ARRIVAL ABBA 1,653,225
105 FRIDAY'S CHILD WILL YOUNG 1,640,090 thumbup.gif
106 MY WAY - THE BEST OF FRANK SINATRA 1,639,353
107 WHITE ON BLONDE TEXAS 1,639,327
108 OCEAN DRIVE LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY 1,633,722
109 LIKE A VIRGIN MADONNA 1,626,126
110 GOTTA GET THRU THIS DANIEL BEDINGFIELD 1,614,517

[Hew]

i think its funny that swing when you're winning has sold more than sing when youre winning. I do not think its funny that Keane are on that list.
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[CiaranMac]

It's bad but it's not that bad, most of the stuff in the top 10 is well regarded, I would have thought the top 10 would have been Girls aloud, westlife, take that all the way..

It's middle of the road alright, but sure that's what the masses want.
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[Melz]

Okay, I finally got around to buying "When We Were Young" today. Thankfully, Virgin Megastore seem happy to stock several copies of it. I'll post my thoughts when I've had a listen.
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[AdamW]

I think you're in for a treat, melz; but it is one of those albums that polarizes opinion!
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[Melz]

I'm impressed.

The front cover, I agree, is a little odd. A friend of mine said it looked more like the sleeveart for a heavy metal CD than a rap album. That aside, the songs are fantastic. I loved Clones when it was out as a single, and now I'm really enjoying "Oh! (What A Glorious Thing)" and "Thanks For All The AIDS". Somehow I was expecting to hear "I Love Living In The Future" (or whatever it was called) on there. But I wasn't disappointed at all.
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[John Mc]

[Hew]

shit. he didn't like it did he.
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Turns out that ATD is mates with my mate Dayrl AKA 'ddd', and also with my band's manager, Sarah. What a small world eh?

We recorded an Xfm session last week, I was so excited about it, but then it turned out to be pretty boring really - just in and out and we only met the sound engineer. Still, cool to be on Xfm - shame we didn't have time to learn a cover of 'Xfm Is Ace'!

It's broadcast on Thursday - Fanfarlo recorded in session thing. John Kennedy played a demo of my other band, Wolfie too last week, he's my new favorite DJ!

Mark.x
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