why is there a U2 iPod, but not a Queen one?

iLOVEFREDDiEMERCURY wrote:

Ha ha.. you guys are hilarious...Queen dosen't need to put their name on a material object to get people to like them or listen to them....Bono is so annoying...he's in almost every issue of Rolling Stone....can't we trap him in the iPod and leave him there?

yes i also think that Bono is annoying. My aunty's friend thinks he's sexy....ewwwwww that is just dripping with disgusting-ness...
anyway, thats what i mean: Queen are the best, no doubt in my mind about that, and i reckon that they probably have more fans than U2. EVERYBODY LOVES QUEEN!!! :) (or else they should...) therefore, their name should be everywhere!!! : ) :o)

QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN !!!!!!! FREDDIE FOREVER!!! : ) : ) : )

Ew, she thinks he's sexy? That's pretty gross...I almost puked...he like wears ugly glasses and cowboy hats...I'm sorry but does he want to join the village people

"Well...for one, Bono, U2, and their Manager, Paul McGuninness are VERY business savvy"

Heh too bad their music sucks.

Actually, if someone wanted to make a fake iPod ad with Queen instead, they could just nick the footage from Invisible Man and modify that. Heck, I'd do it if I didn't hate iPod ads so much.

iLOVEFREDDiEMERCURY wrote:

Ew, she thinks he's sexy? That's pretty gross...I almost puked...he like wears ugly glasses and cowboy hats...I'm sorry but does he want to join the village people

ewwwww...village people, U2 and sexy don't go well in the same sentance....gives me bad thoughts, that does....

-i feel a disturbance in the force...

(sorry...just got a bit carried away...)

Yoda wrote:

iLOVEFREDDiEMERCURY wrote:

Ew, she thinks he's sexy? That's pretty gross...I almost puked...he like wears ugly glasses and cowboy hats...I'm sorry but does he want to join the village people

ewwwww...village people, U2 and sexy don't go well in the same sentance....gives me bad thoughts, that does....

-i feel a disturbance in the force...

(sorry...just got a bit carried away...)

Anyone remember the video for 'Discoteque' were U2 dressed up as The Village People.

That was even more gay than the 'I Want To Break Free' video.

iLOVEFREDDiEMERCURY wrote:

Ha ha.. you guys are hilarious...Queen dosen't need to put their name on a material object to get people to like them or listen to them....Bono is so annoying...he's in almost every issue of Rolling Stone....can't we trap him in the iPod and leave him there?

and honestly WHAT planet are you living on? is the air you are breathing incredibly thin? - because SOMETHING is starving your brain of oxygen...Right now, Queen only have any kind of marketable/known presence in Europe and Sth America. They are completely ignored in USA (the biggest music market in the world), theeir UK star has been on the decendency for about 14 years, and the latest tour and album are not going to change that fact very much...check out the LIVE AT THE BOWL cd - how long was that in the charts for?
Queen DO need marketing and advertising to promote their cause....U2 on the other hand - have continually GOT IT RIGHT on every level - worldwide for about 15 years....
queen need material/prduct placement NOW more than ever...they are in danger of disappearing into a musical abyss - commercially speaking...
and before you spout such utter rubbish again - think about this one point....WORD needs to get around to reach new audiences and increase sales and fan base....bands that are no longer popular split/die/retire - because it ain't worth it carrying on if THEY don't make some money - THEY DON'T DO IT FOR LOVE, YOU KNOW!!!!

q: what was the only Queen record that achieved worldwide acknowledgement in the last 14 years?
a: (the re-release of) Bo Rhap...and why did it gain worldwide exposure? because of it being placed on a material object - WAYNE'S WORLD

<font color=green>Bren<font color=orange>ski wrote:

iLOVEFREDDiEMERCURY wrote:

Ha ha.. you guys are hilarious...Queen dosen't need to put their name on a material object to get people to like them or listen to them....Bono is so annoying...he's in almost every issue of Rolling Stone....can't we trap him in the iPod and leave him there?

and honestly WHAT planet are you living on? is the air you are breathing incredibly thin? - because SOMETHING is starving your brain of oxygen...Right now, Queen only have any kind of marketable/known presence in Europe and Sth America. They are completely ignored in USA (the biggest music market in the world), theeir UK star has been on the decendency for about 14 years, and the latest tour and album are not going to change that fact very much...check out the LIVE AT THE BOWL cd - how long was that in the charts for?
Queen DO need marketing and advertising to promote their cause....U2 on the other hand - have continually GOT IT RIGHT on every level - worldwide for about 15 years....
queen need material/prduct placement NOW more than ever...they are in danger of disappearing into a musical abyss - commercially speaking...
and before you spout such utter rubbish again - think about this one point....WORD needs to get around to reach new audiences and increase sales and fan base....bands that are no longer popular split/die/retire - because it ain't worth it carrying on if THEY don't make some money - THEY DON'T DO IT FOR LOVE, YOU KNOW!!!!

q: what was the only Queen record that achieved worldwide acknowledgement in the last 14 years?
a: (the re-release of) Bo Rhap...and why did it gain worldwide exposure? because of it being placed on a material object - WAYNE'S WORLD

Applause Martin.

If you read my first post, I explained all that with U2, as well as that is what MANY artists (I discussed Robbie Williams and Madonna) are all doing.

Product Placement, exclusive digital music/video downloads on IPODS, Cell Phones, etc.

It's the wave of the future, keeps your music relevant with each new generation and in different geographic markets.

Old saying....''You SNOOZE, you LOSE''. That's what Queen has done marketing/promotions/relevanct wise.

P.S. Please READ my first post and the music industry news links on there.

notice how ILOVEFreddieMercury hasn't retorted this time?
odd the way some people make outlandish claims they can't back up, and ratehr than come back and say 'i was wrong' they abandon their arguement and go fight another war....

c'mon ILOVEFreddieMercury, have a read of the last couple of posts...and STILL insist you are right? or just admit you were wrong - we're quite friendly round here...we won't slaughter you for being wrong, - only for insisting you're right when you ain't ;-)

Mr.Jingles wrote:

Yoda wrote:

iLOVEFREDDiEMERCURY wrote:

Ew, she thinks he's sexy? That's pretty gross...I almost puked...he like wears ugly glasses and cowboy hats...I'm sorry but does he want to join the village people

ewwwww...village people, U2 and sexy don't go well in the same sentance....gives me bad thoughts, that does....

-i feel a disturbance in the force...

(sorry...just got a bit carried away...)

Anyone remember the video for 'Discoteque' were U2 dressed up as The Village People.

That was even more gay than the 'I Want To Break Free' video.

Oh, yeah, Edge as a gay cowboy that looked like he wanted to molest everyone was awesome. Boom-cha all the way.

<font color=green>Bren<font color=orange>ski wrote:

Yoda wrote:

why is there a U2 iPod, but not a Queen one?
disturb me very much, this does...

because U2 were used in the ipod ads? d'oh!!!

I think the whole thing was planned, I don't think they did the U2 iPod on the back of adverts did they?

Oberon wrote:

<font color=green>Bren<font color=orange>ski wrote:

Yoda wrote:

why is there a U2 iPod, but not a Queen one?
disturb me very much, this does...

because U2 were used in the ipod ads? d'oh!!!

I think the whole thing was planned, I don't think they did the U2 iPod on the back of adverts did they?

hence - that's the reason. i merely answered the question - there is a U2 iPod because they were in the ads....ie - Apple and U2 struck a deal and the word was made flesh....it came to pass that ipods sold by the zillions and both Apple and U2 benefitted - bigtime....

ONCE AGAIN....

Arlene R. Weiss wrote:

Well...for one, Bono, U2, and their Manager, Paul McGuninness are VERY business savvy and also very savvy into tapping into and staying relevant with the YOUNGER generation of file sharing/digital music users...

....and are personal friends with IPOD Apple Demigod...Steve Jobs...

....so U2 signed an exclusive deal with ITunes to put their catalog and their newest album ...''How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb's'' FIRST single release, ''Vertigo'', BEFORE it was released to radio, as an an exclusive FIRST with ITunes and did a commercial for IPOD...with that release/single, ''Vertigo''...

...ON a commercial FOR IPOD.

....It was a 2 way street deal. U2 doing a commercial FOR and promoting IPOD, and on the commercial..they sang ''Vertigo'', also promoting their new single and album BEFORE it was released to radio.

.....Called CROSS PROMOTION..............

Many other artists are signing exclusive deals such as this tapping into the digital market because that is the future of music.

...Queenzone's ''beloved'' Robbie Williams just signed earlier this month a MULTI-MILLION dollar exclusive deal with T-Mobile Cell Phones in the European market to listen to and download his brand new album and the videos from it, BEFORE it's released to radio, as well as EXCLUSIVE to
T-Mobile ONLY, concert footage, VIP Concert Tickets, BEFORE any tickets even go on sale. READ THIS!

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/13581.php

...last week...Madonna, just did the same exact thing with Motorola's new IPOD cell phone with her NEW album to be released later this fall, but you can listen to the songs first, legally download it, and watch videos on Motorola's NEW IPOD Cell phones. (Plus she just released her music catalog in ITunes.) READ THIS!

http://top40.about.com/b/a/201177.htm

http://www.jossip.com/gossip/madonna/madonna-sings-for-motorola-20050902.php


...Just ONE thing.....IF Queen did do this, which I think would be great...then do NOT BALK about them..selling out, which people on QZ tend to do.

Do NOT complain that Queen has no special digital deal with IPOD, or a cell phone company or what have you, but then if Queen DOES sign such a deal, go whining about their selling out.

You can't have your cake and eat it too.

That's the wave of the future.

Music artists signing exclusive deals with digital music suppliers for their music and videos, concerts, etc.