| marcio17@queenzone.com 14.08.2009 17:20 |
I just wanted to know that fact, and contribute to Queen's archives, as they don't count their sales. I checked several days ago on wikipedia, and only the U.S. sales numbers are shown, and on queenpedia, no data available. Cheers. |
| PauloPanucci 14.08.2009 17:24 |
<2>marcio17@queenzone.com wrote: I just wanted to know that fact, and contribute to Queen's archives, as they don't count their sales. I checked several days ago on wikipedia, and only the U.S. sales numbers are shown, and on queenpedia, no data available. Cheers. Alot of album!!!! this i know!!!! But a lot of Queen fans doesn't bought it!!!! |
| brENsKi 14.08.2009 17:41 |
<2>marcio17@queenzone.com wrote: How many The Cosmos Rocks copies have been sold? I just wanted to know that fact, and contribute to Queen's archives, as they don't count their sales. I checked several days ago on wikipedia, and only the U.S. sales numbers are shown, and on queenpedia, no data available. Cheers. 37 |
| Simon Brown 14.08.2009 18:16 |
about 500000 physical copies apparently |
| marcio17@queenzone.com 14.08.2009 18:31 |
...half a million is good enough, thanks. How did you know that? |
| PauloPanucci 14.08.2009 19:42 |
internet.... internet is a very good tool!!! Wow... it's a really great information!!!!!! half a milion!!!! they could sell more!!!! |
| rhyeking 14.08.2009 20:21 |
I bought 3 copies, believe it or not. 1) The Tour Edition - UK Import (because I didn't want to wait a month after it came out in the UK for it to get released in Canada). 2) The CD + Live In Japan DVD Edition (when it was finally released in US at Best Buy because it had the DVD, bought while visiting family in Michigan) 3) The 2 LP Gatefold (it was on sale during a Boxing Day [a Canadian post-Xmas retail sale day] Sale, because I had every other Queen LP, so I figured I should have this too). |
| marcio17@queenzone.com 14.08.2009 22:30 |
I bought the Tour Edition, and the Live in Ukraine DVD. |
| woodi485485 15.08.2009 04:06 |
Cosmos Rock is now on sale for £3 in HMV, but the edition which has the Japan Live DVD is £22. In all my years of collecting Queen and Queen related stuff, I have never seen a CD at such a low price, not even tribute CD's!!! |
| john bodega 15.08.2009 05:49 |
It depends who you ask. I've heard figures ranging from "too many" to "not enough". |
| queenside 15.08.2009 06:18 |
half a millions isn't bad considering very poor promotion and the fact that a lot of people don't know that it exist. for example new heaven and hell album the devil you know (and H&H is black sabbath with dio so it also has 3 legendary musicans in dio, iommi and butler with a new name) has sold circa 100 000 copies. i know that's different kind of music but still i think half a million for TCR is decent result. but you have to consider the fact that H&H fans are not divided like QPR fans, basically everybody loves that band and the fact that they're touring. |
| sexmachine 15.08.2009 15:53 |
much more i would like to know how many of these 500 000 buyer have listened to it in the last 6 month. i havn't. |
| onevsion 15.08.2009 15:58 |
sexmachine wrote: much more i would like to know how many of these 500 000 buyer have listened to it in the last 6 month. i havn't. Same here. Bought the cd (remember: normally I buy new releases on vinyl) for $ 5,- on ebay. Listened to it once... |
| kosimodo 15.08.2009 16:30 |
Mine is for sale... Anyone?? As new... |
| rhyeking 16.08.2009 00:02 |
When was the last time anyone listened to Flash Gordon or Hot Space all the way through here? I've listened to The Cosmos Rocks more than I've listened to Pink Floyd's The Wall or The Beatles' White Album. They're brilliant, but it's like watching Schinder's List from start to finish. When was the last time anyone here did *that* by choice (history classes don't count)? |
| Mr. Scully 16.08.2009 08:01 |
Actually Cosmos Rocks is in the CD player in my car all the time. Certainly far more often than Hot Space, Worksor AKOM. |
| Pim Derks 16.08.2009 08:04 |
Let's face it - Cosmos Rocks isn't a masterpiece or a magnum opus. It is however the most FUN album they've ever made in my opinion and it shows. The whole album flows really well from start to finish and it's definitely in my top 5 of favourite Queenalbums. Music doesn't have to be intelligent with clever lyrics, strange melodies or big choirs to be enjoyed. |
| john bodega 16.08.2009 09:22 |
rhyeking wrote: When was the last time anyone listened to Flash Gordon or Hot Space all the way through here? I've listened to The Cosmos Rocks more than I've listened to Pink Floyd's The Wall or The Beatles' White Album. They're brilliant, but it's like watching Schinder's List from start to finish. When was the last time anyone here did *that* by choice (history classes don't count)?It must be an attention span thing. I did that easily a few months ago. Hahaha. All 3 of those things, in fact. |
| john bodega 16.08.2009 09:23 |
Pim Derks wrote: Let's face it - Cosmos Rocks isn't a masterpiece or a magnum opus. It is however the most FUN album they've ever made in my opinion and it shows. The whole album flows really well from start to finish and it's definitely in my top 5 of favourite Queenalbums. Music doesn't have to be intelligent with clever lyrics, strange melodies or big choirs to be enjoyed.I'd say it has a good, fun atmosphere (or at least portrays that they had fun while doing it) but not enough to justify it being on my computer for repeated listenings. I mean just because I get to hear Paul laugh at the end of a couple of tracks doesn't really make it an inclusive bonding experience with the band. |
| rhyeking 16.08.2009 12:21 |
Zebonka12 wrote:rhyeking wrote: When was the last time anyone listened to Flash Gordon or Hot Space all the way through here? I've listened to The Cosmos Rocks more than I've listened to Pink Floyd's The Wall or The Beatles' White Album. They're brilliant, but it's like watching Schinder's List from start to finish. When was the last time anyone here did *that* by choice (history classes don't count)?It must be an attention span thing. I did that easily a few months ago. Hahaha. All 3 of those things, in fact. Actually, I confess that I did listen to The White Album from start to finish last month. A while back I got board and compiled all The Beatles original albums and singles (not the Anthologies or the BBC sessions) in chronological order onto 10 CDs. I listened to them all while playing Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, so naturally I listened to The White Album amongst all of those. I don't think I've listened to The Wall all the way through since I was in high school. I've listened to tracks from it at different times, but I haven't put it on just to listen to it. I haven't watch Schindler's List since it came out and I saw it in the theatre. It's the only movie I ever saw that had an actual intermission halfway through (Monty Python And the Holy Grail doesn't count!). |
| Holly2003 16.08.2009 12:27 |
I have never heard anything more than a few minutes of a Pink Floyd song before falling asleep. It's great: the songs go on forever, but I don't. A mutually beneficial arrangement.. |
| pittrek 16.08.2009 12:40 |
sexmachine wrote: much more i would like to know how many of these 500 000 buyer have listened to it in the last 6 month. i havn't. E.g. me. |
| L-R-TIGER1994 17.08.2009 13:28 |
Number of copies?should be around minus 1500. |
| Holly2003 17.08.2009 14:11 |
L-R-TIGER1994 wrote: Number of copies?should be around minus 1500. That doesn't make any sense. |
| Wiley 17.08.2009 14:28 |
Holly2003 wrote:L-R-TIGER1994 wrote: Number of copies?should be around minus 1500.That doesn't make any sense. Obviously it means that 0 copies were sold but somehow people got a hold of 1500 units which were then bought back by EMI or Hollywood Records. So it now makes sense but is still a stupid remark. |
| kansas666 17.08.2009 17:02 |
queenside wrote: you have to consider the fact that H&H fans are not divided like QPR fans, basically everybody loves that band and the fact that they're touring. Bring back Ozzie!!! |
| Crisstti 17.08.2009 21:23 |
I found the album to be very, very cheesy... As for the White Album, if you take out Revolution number 9, it's quite listenable. It has many great songs, and a few that are just regular... OK, I'd skip Don't Pass me by as well. |
| sbrown 18.08.2009 08:10 |
sexmachine wrote: much more i would like to know how many of these 500 000 buyer have listened to it in the last 6 month. i havn't. yeah, I have. And the live downloads of the new album tracks. And watched Ukraine start to finish. I really really like it. |
| Queen On Ice 18.08.2009 18:24 |
I listen still, perhaps not too often, but enough to know that each time I do I love it that bit more. THere are more songs on there that I don't like than any 'actual' Queen album, but for one thing, it's NOT 'actual' Queen, and for another there are some marvelous songs on there. I certainly do not regret buying it. I also saw Ukraine at the cinema last December and thoroughly enjoyed it, as did most of the audience - even though it was clear which were the Queen fans, which were the Paul fans, and which were both LOL. Plenty of young people there too. What I don't like is the amount of posts/threads here and on other forums where people see it as some kind of CRIME and vilify all three members of the line up as being heathens who have blasphemed against all things decent. At the end of the day, if you don't like the album, fine. If you didn't buy it because you just don't like the IDEA of it then you have issues. If you criticise it despite never having heard more than a few songs then you are a time waster. |
| The Real Wizard 18.08.2009 20:36 |
*applauds* I like your posts, a lot. |
| john bodega 19.08.2009 03:44 |
Queen On Ice wrote: At the end of the day, if you don't like the album, fine. If you didn't buy it because you just don't like the IDEA of it then you have issues. If you criticise it despite never having heard more than a few songs then you are a time waster.If only more people would live by that credo. True, I don't like the album very much - but it does have merits and I listened to the whole thing twice before I made my mind up. |
| Voice of Reason 2018 19.08.2009 07:25 |
L-R-TIGER1994 wrote: Number of copies?should be around minus 1500. Perhaps there were 1,500 promo copies that got returned?!! |
| JoxerTheDeityPirate 19.08.2009 15:10 |
Holly2003 wrote: I have never heard anything more than a few minutes of a Pink Floyd song before falling asleep. It's great: the songs go on forever, but I don't. A mutually beneficial arrangement.. im glad its not just me it happens to,Man Utd on tv have the same effect on me as well... |
| PauloPanucci 19.08.2009 17:46 |
JoxerTheDeityPirate wrote:Holly2003 wrote: I have never heard anything more than a few minutes of a Pink Floyd song before falling asleep. It's great: the songs go on forever, but I don't. A mutually beneficial arrangement..im glad its not just me it happens to,Man Utd on tv have the same effect on me as well... it hapend with me too... the same effect!!! |