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Perhaps this album just wasn't very good, and Wu-Tang (or their managers) realized they could make more money by boosting their fame with this stunt release tha
by beloch 11y ago
Perhaps this album just wasn't very good, and Wu-Tang (or their managers) realized they could make more money by boosting their fame with this stunt release than they would by actually releasing a crappy album.
- IshKebab 11y agoThat actually makes a lot of sense. At most it must be mediocre. If it was amazing they'd definitely want to release it and make money.
- michaelt 11y agoIf they'd just released the album, I don't think it would be on the front page of HN getting compared to Ai Weiwei, and covered in forbes, the guardian and the atlantic. Perhaps they value the publicity (and resulting discussion of their work as "serious art") more than the extra money a regular release could have brought.
- 59nadir 11y ago> Perhaps they value the publicity (and resulting discussion of their work as "serious art") more than the extra money a regular release could have brought. ... which is exactly what the previous posters said: The album isn't good enough to sell great and would likely hurt them in the long run and so a gimmick release will at least have positive publicity and wouldn't ruin the brand. If it was good enough, that publicity would outshine the gimmick release and would also bring in more money short-term.
- michaelt 11y agoNo, the previous poster said at most the album must be mediocre. It's possible the album is really great, but they place an exceptionally high value on the publicity.
- oldmanjay 11y agoAt most it must be? Have you ever heard the story of the fox and the grapes?
- jccalhoun 11y agoI wouldn't be surprised if it was total crap and it was little more than some outtakes and demos.