As some of you know I live in Slovakia.
I've seen many posters promoting Death Magnetic everywhere, radio adverts, TV commercials, reviews in magazines ....
I have seen absolutely nothing about TCR, nowhere .
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I would also add that there was absolutely no advertising in Russia as well. Only the concert was advertised with help of posters. Once I heard some songs from the album on the radio, about three running, and that`s it. But the songs were not aired on the radio to attract other people`s attention, who are not die-hard fans. That was a great minus of the promotion team. I am absolutely sure that if the album had been better promoted on the radio and on TV it would have sold more copies. Cause on the whole Russian youth like rocky music. In this case the non-fans just didn`t know much about it and preferred to buy some more "modern" music.
mike hunt · Member since
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Mike Hunt, when Queen fans heard Staying Power and Radio Ga Ga it was probably a bit of a shock. But then again, long time fans who were into Queen from the early days were used to left field choices. So when Jazz rolled around, the idea of a bicycle bell break in a song that featured multiple time signatures was not a surprise, it was a joy, considering the previous albums lead singles were stomping on boards with no music backed by a 12/8 waltz about being champions, which of course followed singles in the mock opera and gospel genres. When AOBTD came about, it seemed they'd lost their minds, but it worked for Queen. Even the misses like Staying Power and Body Language fit into the Queen catalogue of "out there" songs. I think an AC/DC fan would burn their collection if they heard any of those songs in those style on an AC/DC album. Queen fans were always open monded, and part of the anticipation of what a new album would be like musically was the joy of being a Queen fan. Hearing TCR was such a pedestrian experience, it was like Bad Company music, big, corporate, predictable and ultimately forgettable. [/QUOTE]
I agree with what your saying, I wouldn't be the queen fan I am if they were like AC/DC. 15 Queen2 Albums! lol..... and yes, TCR was/is forgettable.
Makka · Member since
Sheesh, the name of the album put me off straight away. A few of the songs worked but it didn't really inspire me at all. Here in Australia I didn't see any advertising for it. I'm glad this has now all been put to bed!
little foetus · Member since
In France, the record was very little promoted. There were some occasionnal ads on radio, it was promoted in big shops during 1 or 2 weeks but then it disappeared. Bercy was far from sold out but it was not a surprise to me as even in 2005, the Zenith, a much smaller place, wasn't even full. About the lack of commercial success of the album, one reason: Freddie is not here and most people think that Queen = Freddie. And don't forget that many fans felt betrayed by the Queen name use and did not buy the album for this reason.
Well, then, let's talk about it, I listened to the album and it is a nice blues rock album but nothing more. There are some nice moments (I love Call Me...) but I think most of it isn't original at all and sounds very dated. That's my opinion and I don't think I'm the only one to think so.
JoxerTheDeityPirate · Member since
there was a fair bit of promotion in the UK for the release of the album.
Al Murray,Radio2's record of the week[album and single,so TCR got a fair bit of airplay to start with],steve wright [roger interview],virgin radio, but they could of at least done a promotional video for the single so it might of been played on VH1 or the other video music stations.When the song entered the charts at 33 the bloke doing the voice over on the video chart programme said "Queen & Paul Rodgers are new entries at 33 but they havent made a video so we move on to number 32",that for me summed up the whole scenario of the album and promotion of it,it seemed to be misguided into the wrong direction of old school radio but not the 'mainstream' of tv.they could of easily done a big brother mock up style video with 'wannabes' instead of themselves if need be like Nickelback.
who's to blame? i think its a mixture of all involved from the record company being non-productive to the band itself being out of touch with modern trends and being a tad compacent with it.
however,i must point out that U2 went completely overboard with the promotion of their new album in the UK when it was released and it went straight in at number one [compared to 5 for TCR] but vanished down the chart quicker than Lord Lucan in a Freddie look-a-like contest,so its a double edged sword when it comes to getting the PR right..
how much did U2 spend on their promotion and how much did Queen spend on theirs for roughly the same outcome?
the money is in the tours these days anyway..
tilomagnet · Member since
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I cannot think of any promotion tool that would have increased the sales figures in Germany, for example - there were four concerts, lots of radio promotion, lots of airplay, posters, TV ads - everything you need to sell an album but it did not sell.
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Huh!? Must have missed this. Without the www I wouldn't even know QPR existed.
john bodega · Member since
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[b]JoxerTheDeityPirate wrote:[/b]
how much did U2 spend on their promotion and how much did Queen spend on theirs for roughly the same outcome?
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True but at least those U2 jerks got a video out of it all. I wanted to see Brian in the Cosmos.
doxonrox · Member since
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I think that TCR did not sell well because people simply did not give this line-up a chance. They did not buy it because Freddie is not on the album. Very similar to the Genesis album "Calling All Stations" which was virtually boycotted by the fans because Phil Collins was not on it.
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Phil Collins isn't on that album? I'm off to buy it immediately!
