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In Reply to: LOL posted by Sugardawg34 on May 9, 2006 at 22:16:04:
Come on, can't we give it a rest already? If someone's going to try to tell me that something is good merely because it is popular, then McDonald's is a fitting analogy. Not a direct comparison, I'm not suggesting that, so give me a break.Thriller's sold more, whether you like it or not, do you like the idea that someone's going to insist it's a superior album just because it sold a ton? I like to make up my own mind, thank you. And I still like DSOTM even if I find the worship baffling. That it's sold a lot don't mean jack to me, so McDonald's being the most popular restaurant shouldn't mean anything either...except to point out the absurdity & illogic behind 'the masses have spoken.'
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just because something sells well doesnt mean its great or trash. I could think of many things that are huge sellers that I love, hate, like, dislike, or just neutral about.I have always been surprised that DSOTM sold so well...it seems like a piece that has a niche following to me. Its really baffling. I think a lot of the sells stem from whoever started ranking it in the top albums of all time. Radio play increased over the years 10000 times. Just everything started telling people this was the album to have even though its pretty obscure, odd stuff relatively speaking (compared to pop music).
I will say that even though so many people evidently have it, noone that I know is indifferent about the album. It has also been re-released 5 million times, and a lot of the enthusiasts buy every damn copy. Pink Floyd has a large following with collectors, of Floyd, of vinyl, etc. These things contribute to the albums sells Im sure....I'd say probably half of them are duplicates (different versions) in collections. The number of sells is misleading with this record.
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