QueenZone discussion #1276014
Views on how badly EMI promoted Queen+Paul Rodgers The Comos Rocks???
| GOATHEAD1985 26.06.2011 17:47 |
Whats everyones views on how the comsos rocks was promoted? Roger Taylor has said in a convention video message that he was proud of the album but EMI promoted badly. I was looking forward on see them on somthing like jonathan ross or loose woman, some fucking thing??????????? My view the song 'Small' should have been the first single???!!! C-lebrity is a great song and a good piss take at simon cowell, x-factor etc...... |
| e-man 26.06.2011 18:26 |
one tv appearence 6 months before the album was released = no promotion had they pushed it properyly it would have done alot better. I don't think it would have sold millions, but loads of potential buyers had no idea the album was released |
| Isle0fRed 27.06.2011 05:54 |
The Comos Rocks was lacking in; 1 TV/Video Promotions. There was very little. 2 Music Videos. Queen are one of thoses bands which made the music video popular, and the comos rocks is only Queen album not to have a music video. Music videos really help sell albums. 3 The Title, The cover art. Lets face it, the album title and the cover art is horrible. The album would look more appealing if it was just like the White Album. 4 Say its not true single for free download. That in my opinion was the biggest mistake as I remember Bri and Rog going on The Morning promoting the single (and the album), and having the single for free download doesnt help in its favour. |
| Rubbersuit 27.06.2011 08:27 |
I don't blame them. It wasn't very good. Really... would you throw a million dollars pushing C-Lebrity? |
| AlexRocks 27.06.2011 08:44 |
Hands down one of the best Queen studio l.p.s of all time!!! I LOVE it!!! I will FOREVER be FURIOUS at how bad that was sold both in the U.S. and worldwide. The cover sucks as well as the cover for "Return Of The Champions". Those can be redone on a re-release. The answers given above a few posts back basically sum it all up. |
| Makka 27.06.2011 09:14 |
The cover is right up there with Brian's Live At Brixton Academy! ;) |
| Soundfreak 27.06.2011 09:24 |
EMI had little to do with that album except distributing it. It always depends on the deal how much a record company invests in the promotion. Why did the album go down? I think it was too british, the single "C-lebrity" was maybe a good wordplay but only for english people. And the song had no real hook. Also I think the band itself didn't really believe in the album, there was no tv performance in other countries and even in the concerts only few songs were played. It's always difficult when you have such a huge history and then come up with something new. Anyone remember the last Rolling Stones album ??? Or the last McCartney album ? |
| The Fairy King 27.06.2011 10:55 |
Rubbersuit wrote: I don't blame them. It wasn't very good. Really... would you throw a million dollars pushing C-Lebrity? QFT |
| k-m 27.06.2011 12:41 |
I second what someone said about C-lebrity above - wouldn't pour a million dollars into it. And even if EMI did, I still don't think it would help. In fact, much better albums made similar flops, so I wouldn't take it very seriously. Besides, ugly PR sang on it, so even better it didn't ship too many units and utilise itself amongst the people. More disappointing is the fact that a song like The Unblinking Eye went virtually unnoticed. Poor Rog. |
| popy 27.06.2011 13:44 |
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| GOATHEAD1985 27.06.2011 14:09 |
Fair points people, tough crowd on this subject. I agree that the album cover and title was shit and should have done some video. To say it was a bad album is a load of shit. It was, what it was: Queen(Brian May and Roger Taylor) and Paul Rodgers album. Its makes me laugh sometimes, I can understand being loyal to the band, but everytime they do somthing new, tour or somthing its always a backlash. Of course and rightly so everything they do will be compared to everything that come before it. I can understand people seeing Paul Rodgers on the tours and or buying albums (live/studio) they have done but it was the power of Brian and Roger that the bluck of people wanted. Like it or not they are Queen. For younger fans like me this was the only and closest to seeing Queen. The fact is most or all shows were sold sold out(could be wrong) speaks for it self. I think we should be happy that Queen are still current. But thats my view. Each to their own! |
| Isle0fRed 27.06.2011 15:09 |
GOATHEAD1985 wrote: Fair points people, tough crowd on this subject. I agree that the album cover and title was shit and should have done some video. To say it was a bad album is a load of shit. It was, what it was: Queen(Brian May and Roger Taylor) and Paul Rodgers album. Its makes me laugh sometimes, I can understand being loyal to the band, but everytime they do somthing new, tour or somthing its always a backlash. Of course and rightly so everything they do will be compared to everything that come before it. I can understand people seeing Paul Rodgers on the tours and or buying albums (live/studio) they have done but it was the power of Brian and Roger that the bluck of people wanted. Like it or not they are Queen. For younger fans like me this was the only and closest to seeing Queen. The fact is most or all shows were sold sold out(could be wrong) speaks for it self. I think we should be happy that Queen are still current. But thats my view. Each to their own! I agree with you. I quite liked The Comos Rocks album myself (dispite the title and album cover). The songs from that album worked very well live. |
| brENsKi 27.06.2011 16:37 |
my best guess? the whole thing was not EMI's fault....the whole things has the smell of a "contractural obligation" on boths sides... the RoTC etc etc didn't do what anyone expected....EMI/queen proabably signed a 2 cd deal....so EMI did the minimum...and so (unfortunately) did Queen...cos TCR is a bag of shite of the most humungous proportions |
| david (galashiels) 27.06.2011 16:55 |
/queenzone/1177212.html |
| david (galashiels) 27.06.2011 16:56 |
in case the above link wont work.............................................. would ,the cosmos rocks,been a bigger hit if advertising was better.in my region(the scottish borders),there was little or no adverts for it.and as for the forethcoming release.live in the ukraine.i dont expect much more.if queen productions had been a bit more on the ball it could have been a massive hit.i and many others loved the album,went ballistic at the secc,and thought it was so so much better than,return of the champions(basicly queens greatest hits with a few extra tracks).maybe queen productions or a couple of band members thought it would fail.i think that had a massive advertising campaing been launched it could.and should,have been a bigger hit.i even know someone who knows i am a lover of queen and q+pr,(not a lover a such lol),and is a queen fan in a very small way herself.that she didnt even know about ,the comos rocks,till 2 weeks after it's release..so maybe this time they will go for glory,a massive advertising blitz.maybe even posters lol.after all apart from rock in rio,this is queen or queen+paul rodgers second biggest concert ever(now the purists will tell me there was a bigger one lol).in fact for a 1 night concert this may have been the biggest.(sorry if rio was bigger).yes i know that this release is nearly the same as return of the champions.but there was 1extra song(cleb)lol.so for fuck sake....queen productions.get your act together and advertise.unless you want one of the biggest bands in history to fade away(no pun intended)..me myself i will be buying the tin(cd,dvd,tshirt).but i will still be watching the uncut version i downloaded from my friends at queenzone.complete with ukranian comments between songs..nice. |
| Ken8 27.06.2011 23:19 |
All involved knew they had a turkey on their hands. Trying to sell "Queen" without Mercury was going to be about impossible. The crap music they came up with without him didn't help......and they wonder why the general public still think Mercury WAS Queen...... |
| Pim Derks 28.06.2011 00:30 |
At least Cosmos Rocks didn't include crap songs like Delilah, My Baby Does Me, Pain Is So Close To Pleasure, Friends Will Be Friends, Man On The Prowl, ... |
| mike hunt 28.06.2011 01:13 |
The album wasn't promoted because Brian, roger, paul and everyone else involved knew the album wasn't very good.......the title track is possibly the worse Queen related song of all time...yes, worse than the above songs mentioned...a few songs are decent. "butterfly" and "small" but overall it's not good. Still burnin?.....warboys? We believe is ten times more cringe worthy than Friends will be friends. Call Me?.....Don't try and blame poor promotion for it's lack of success. just be honest and say the album wasn't any good! |
| mike hunt 28.06.2011 01:46 |
Ken8 wrote: All involved knew they had a turkey on their hands. Trying to sell "Queen" without Mercury was going to be about impossible. The crap music they came up with without him didn't help......and they wonder why the general public still think Mercury WAS Queen...... most of the general public doesn't even know about the cosmo rocks, or doesn't care to know....sadly, in most people's eye's mercury =Queen. I personally think Brian is one of the best guitarist in rock history, but when i say that to people they don't want to hear it........They say he's pretty good, but freddie is Queen.....i understand Freddie was a great frontman and original for sure, but other bands had great frontmen, and the other members of those bands still get their due respect. The Who, Zep, The Stones, Van halen all had legendary frontmen... what was Brian missing?.....maybe because he wasn't a great shredder?...but gilmore gets a lot of respect from the general public, he's also not a shredder. I think no one knows how good Brian is because most of the hits don't have much guitar...Radio Ga Ga type of songs....Even the 70's hits don't have much guitar. Bo Rhap, Somebody to love, ect.....only in the solo's, which were good but short. If 'it's late' was among queen's most popular songs people would see them in a whole different light. |
| Pandy Legend 28.06.2011 02:03 |
I think TCR had so much potential to do well, but as stated above the promotion just wasn't there - I always feel this happens with any new Queen related stuff since Made In Heaven. The Eye game was reportedly going to have an "unprecedented" media campaign surrounding its launch. The launch was then delayed and the game was released almost unnoticed, with staff in shops such as Game having never heard of it two weeks after its release. Another World and Electric Fire had some marketing, but all I can really remember was Brian going on the Smith and Jones show to appear in a sketch and maybe an interview on BBC Breakfast (which no-one watches). And then the same happened with TCR. When they appeared on the Al Murray show and performed C-lebrity I actually thought there may be some hope, as that show was a prime time ITV show but 6 months went by with virtually nothing in the way of build up or promotion. In my mind TCR stands up well against other Queen / BM / RT / Bad Co / Free / PR albums - yes there are some duff tracks as with any album, but that is more a matter of personal taste than anything. C-lebrity could have done well as a single if released to coincide with a reality TV show such as X Factor or Big Brother. Cosmos Rocking whilst a little cheesy is a good rocking, dance along track which would appeal on many levels and would have made a better first single. Small is to my mind the weakest song on the album, along with Surfs Up and is certainly not single material. For me, the best tracks are Voodoo (but I like blues) and Warboys (more for the lyrics as they reflect my own views). SINT is a good single to promote the charity, but to provide it as a free download and then as a paid for single was a mistake. People would not have minded paying for the download if the money was going to the MPT/46664. With regards to the album covers, I get the impression that Brian is making them himself nowadays on his computer. The TCR cover and album title is clearly a Brian concept as it connects to his love of space and the fact that he has to use the word "rocks" in everything he does. ROTC looks like it was done in MS-Word. Putting all that aside though, for me it's the music thats important and if Queen/EMI or whoever don't promote it, then it's their loss, not mine. |
| Tommilaiho 28.06.2011 04:03 |
The Cosmos Rocks is definetly not a bad album. It's not one of their best studiowork, but it's not a bad album! To those people who hate Paul Rodgers: 1) I don't quite understand you guys. Why? 2) Would you still see Brian and Roger play together to massive audiences? I sure would, 'cause i saw them live with paul and i saw how very much they enjoyed it. If the answer is yes, then how would you suggest they'd do that? Meaning who should be the singer? Would you prefer somebody who'se trying to imitate Freddie, which would totally suck , 'cause as we all know nobody's gonna succeed in doing that? Or would you prefer somebody who tries to give something new to the song, like paul did? |
| Back2TheLight 28.06.2011 04:56 |
Oy...The Cosmos Rocks thread eh? Well...everyone has their opinions, one way or another... EMI and Hollywood DID do a poor job in promoting it. Their tour did OK here in the States, I saw them in San Diego and they were on FIRE! I've seen alot of great bands over the years live, and they just absolutely killed it! So I think to myself, God if these guys put a CD together... Couple of years pass by, Cosmos Rocks comes out. I was stoked for them, couldn't wait to get my hands on it. C-Lebrity was...meh...ok. Not a single by any means. They had some good tracks on there, but honestly it sounded...err...they could have written a few stronger tracks. 'Voodoo' I never cared for. There were a few key elements, but it was just not that cohesive. I thought 'Still Burnin' and 'Small' were really good, as was a few others. But the weaker tracks kinda overshadowed the other good moments. With the caliber of musicians, with the artistic ability, I expected more. I needed more guitar on there, and it just wasn't happening. I wasn't expecting Freddie on there, nor should've anyone who bought that CD. Otherwise you've already let yourself down. I thought Q+PR was a good combo, and still could be. They just needed...some stronger songs. They sounded a bit lost, and therefore I think it shows in the final product. That being said, I would like to see them have another go at something sometime in the future. Just my thoughts, and I know there's gonna be quite a few that disagree with me, and that's ok too... |
| Russian Headlong 28.06.2011 10:33 |
imo the cosmos rocks has better tracks on it than a lot of the dance/pop pap on lots of the later Queen albums. |
| DaveyLane 28.06.2011 11:06 |
Soundfreak wrote: EMI had little to do with that album except distributing it. It always depends on the deal how much a record company invests in the promotion. Why did the album go down? I think it was too british, the single "C-lebrity" was maybe a good wordplay but only for english people. And the song had no real hook. Also I think the band itself didn't really believe in the album, there was no tv performance in other countries and even in the concerts only few songs were played. It's always difficult when you have such a huge history and then come up with something new. Anyone remember the last Rolling Stones album ??? Or the last McCartney album ? Yep the last Stones album had Rough Justice, something that could stand up with any of their greatest, and McCartney is still making brilliant records. People seem to dwell on the one or two duds on his records, Queen had at least one or two duds per record in their heyday! |
| theultimatequeenpage 28.06.2011 11:29 |
Hate the album, hate the cover, hate the whole lot DO NOT BUY THIS |
| Pandy Legend 28.06.2011 12:23 |
theultimatequeenpage wrote: Hate the album, hate the cover, hate the whole lot DO NOT BUY THIS Any chance of a reason why? |
| GOATHEAD1985 28.06.2011 16:20 |
bambams-paradise thank you for your comments my friend, I agree with you. Paul Rodgers is his own man, not trying to copy anyone else and why should he, hes Paul Rodgers for fuck sakes. Question: Why does everyone hate Queen and Paul Rodgers????? The album is better than Hot Space, surely people??? Or would everyone perfer just Brian May and Roger Taylor??? |
| GonnaUseMyPrisoners 28.06.2011 18:40 |
I liked TCR a great deal. While some of the songs weren't to my liking, I found myself in the minority opinion defending its many merits at the time it was released. It's stunning to me how much opinion on this has changed since then! I'm reading probably more than half of the responses to this thread saying positive, logical, and valid things about the Q+PR merger. How nice to finally see this! It makes me think that maybe Q+PR were smarter than the room (is this a surprise?), so to speak, and we're all finally listening to it and hence catching up with the recognition of this album for what it is (and not what it's not). It's a Q+PR album, and it rocks in an impressive variety of ways. It's NOT an album with Freddie, nor is it just a Queen album, for the same reason. So any mention thereof tells me that listener (reviewer) is too distracted by anal-retentive angst to listen objectively to a different band. So screw'em. I'm in the USA, I fully "got" C-lebrity, and I gently disagree that it was too British in tone/emphasis. We got it. I loved it! But Rolling Stone and American Radio (Classic Rock stations & Popular Music stations) are still often quite dismissive of Queen (which format would they fit, I wonder?), and while I did hear promotional mentions of their new album on the radio (WLUP Chicago), the DJ basically made a sarcastic joke out of it, scoffing as he read the scripted ad... very insulting, and no wonder that kind of childish crap didn't help them out. Sooo... what's my point? It was politics. Again. It has been that way, here in the States, ever since Sun City. The powers that were around at that time are still around, still way too influential, and they will never, ever let that one go. So sad... (her eyes)... p.s. Thank you Pim Derks for lending your "spot on" perspective - it's scary how precisely your "dreaded tracks" list coincides with my own! LOL |
| Sheer Brass Neck 28.06.2011 23:03 |
Not politics, just weak songs and the fact that whether it was Q & PR it was a new band that paled in comparison to the Q part of their name. If they had a Bohemian Rhapsody or WWRY on the album, do you really think all of the record companies would've under promoted it, or the radio stations would run from a hit (read $) over alleged politics? Not a chance. |
| mike hunt 28.06.2011 23:11 |
GOATHEAD1985 wrote: bambams-paradise thank you for your comments my friend, I agree with you. Paul Rodgers is his own man, not trying to copy anyone else and why should he, hes Paul Rodgers for fuck sakes. Question: Why does everyone hate Queen and Paul Rodgers????? The album is better than Hot Space, surely people??? Or would everyone perfer just Brian May and Roger Taylor??? Hot space is Better IMO..... |
| Rubbersuit 29.06.2011 07:53 |
mike hunt wrote: GOATHEAD1985 wrote: bambams-paradise thank you for your comments my friend, I agree with you. Paul Rodgers is his own man, not trying to copy anyone else and why should he, hes Paul Rodgers for fuck sakes. Question: Why does everyone hate Queen and Paul Rodgers????? The album is better than Hot Space, surely people??? Or would everyone perfer just Brian May and Roger Taylor??? Hot space is Better IMO..... 1. I don't "hate" Queen with Paul Rodgers. He's actually a pretty good choice if you're going to go that route. I enjoyed seeing them in concert, but I didn't really like Cosmos Rocks. It lacked spark, or inspiration. It's like how Brian May's 'Back to the Light" was an amazing solo CD, but "Another World" was lacking. On the surface, you could like each song, but there was something missing.... (hard to define and personal I guess). 2. I was 11 when Hot Space came out. It's a nostalgia trip for me. If Hot Space never existed and Queen + somebody released it today, I'm sure I would hate it. As it is, it's my least favourite Queen + nobody album. 3. Yes. I would prefer Brian May and Roger Taylor working together on new songs and performing all those great old songs. Both can sing. |
| dagi 29.06.2011 11:12 |
I speak as a fan who bought all albums, singles and solo material; as well as attending gigs including the Magic tour and solo concerts. However. I didn't buy Cosmos Rocks, indeed I've not bought any material by the BM / RT version of "Queen". A big part of me is glad CR bombed. It should never been released as a Queen album. |
| Your Fairy King 29.06.2011 18:47 |
I'm sure EMI didn't want to spend the money promoting an inferior product. |
| dowens 29.06.2011 21:09 |
First, I think "Hot Space" is way better than "The Cosmos Rocks." However, when I bought TCR I didn't think 'boy, I hope this is as good as other Queen albums with Freddie.' I approached it as a different album, not so much Queen, but Brian and Roger playing with Paul. When I approached it from that point of view, I was satisfied. I think "C-lebrity" is a great track, btw. I enjoy listening to TCR, but there are some tracks I skip. I think "Surf's Up" is horrible. BUT, I still appreciate Brian and Roger making music and I hope they continue. I just wish they would combine forces and do an album on their own (maybe have a couple of guest vocalists on the album, but they mostly cover vocals). I have no problems with them still making albums, as we've learned after Freddie's death...make as much music as possible!!! For it being promoted badly...no clue why. Hell, I didn't even know who Paul Rodgers was before his collaboration with Queen...guess I should have, but I didn't. I knew "All Right Now" and that's about it. |
| mike hunt 30.06.2011 00:57 |
I don't dislike Paul Rodger's, he's a fine singer. I just don't like the album. |
| Pandy Legend 30.06.2011 02:08 |
dagi wrote: " I speak as a fan who bought all albums, singles and solo material; as well as attending gigs including the Magic tour and solo concerts. However. I didn't buy Cosmos Rocks, indeed I've not bought any material by the BM / RT version of "Queen". A big part of me is glad CR bombed. It should never been released as a Queen album. " I read somewhere that at one point they were debating what to call the collaboration with PR and they considered simply calling it Rodgers, Taylor and May (in a similar vein to Emerson, Lake and Palmer) but they settled on Queen+Paul Rodgers purely for the fact that it was much more marketable (ironic that the subsequent marketing was so poor!). I wonder though, if they had decided to call themselves R, T & M whether those who refuse to buy any Q+PR material would think any differently. Whether you like the music or not, why does it matter what the bloody thing's called? |
| mike hunt 30.06.2011 02:53 |
it really doesn't matter about the name, but Rodger's, May, Talyor would have been better I think.......In the end it's about the music. In the begginning a fan is most likely gonna enjoy any new album their favorite artists make, but after time has passed do you find yourself going back to that album again and again. Innuendo took me years to get tired of, and even now, 20 years later i still go back to that album after a certain amount of time not listening to it. TCR I got tired of in a few weeks, and aside from the "butterfly" song I have no disire to listen to it ever again. Indvidually they all sound fine....roger's playing real drums, lol. Brian has some fine moments, and Rodger's vocals are good, but it's the songs that are lacking. |
| dagi 30.06.2011 04:01 |
Mr Debauchery wrote: "I read somewhere that at one point they were debating what to call the collaboration with PR and they considered simply calling it Rodgers, Taylor and May (in a similar vein to Emerson, Lake and Palmer) but they settled on Queen+Paul Rodgers purely for the fact that it was much more marketable (ironic that the subsequent marketing was so poor!). I wonder though, if they had decided to call themselves R, T & M whether those who refuse to buy any Q+PR material would think any differently. Whether you like the music or not, why does it matter what the bloody thing's called?" For me at least, it does matter "what the blood thing's called". I know to many this will be illogical, but I just may have bought the album if they hadn't issued it under the Queen name. |
| matt z 10.11.2011 19:27 |
dagi wrote: Mr Debauchery wrote: "I read somewhere that at one point they were debating what to call the collaboration with PR and they considered simply calling it Rodgers, Taylor and May (in a similar vein to Emerson, Lake and Palmer) but they settled on Queen+Paul Rodgers purely for the fact that it was much more marketable (ironic that the subsequent marketing was so poor!). I wonder though, if they had decided to call themselves R, T & M whether those who refuse to buy any Q+PR material would think any differently. Whether you like the music or not, why does it matter what the bloody thing's called?" For me at least, it does matter "what the blood thing's called". I know to many this will be illogical, but I just may have bought the album if they hadn't issued it under the Queen name. The album should have been called PBR. Paul, Brian, Roger... and released with a mock up cover similar to Judas Priest's ROCKA ROLLA album... only the drink would be a can of PABST BLUE RIBBON... since it was MOR rock. Then they could have sponsored the tours with PABST'S BLUE RIBBON... the CLASSIC "cheapest" beer on the market, until the extra pale ultra filtered craze happened in the 2000's |
| NOTWMEDDLE 12.11.2011 20:30 |
Isle0fRed wrote: The Comos Rocks was lacking in; 1 TV/Video Promotions. There was very little. 2 Music Videos. Queen are one of thoses bands which made the music video popular, and the comos rocks is only Queen album not to have a music video. Music videos really help sell albums. 3 The Title, The cover art. Lets face it, the album title and the cover art is horrible. The album would look more appealing if it was just like the White Album. 4 Say its not true single for free download. That in my opinion was the biggest mistake as I remember Bri and Rog going on The Morning promoting the single (and the album), and having the single for free download doesnt help in its favour. Queen and Paul Rodgers put out their album the same day as AC/DC's Black Ice, right there SUICIDE (AC/DC last put out an album in 2000)! Queen + Paul Rodgers was a disaster. I heard the album and it BORED ME (glad I sold it to buy a replacement for Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms CD). |
| dysan 14.11.2011 04:27 |
The only think I've heard from the album is C-lebrity and I thought it stank. I can't remember if I've listened to the rest. And this is from someone who was inpressed by what they heard of the Q+PR tour. Although as with all good QZ threads, I want to investigate it again so will return with my findings! The best thing I've heard from the Q+PR stuff is the remix of Runaway that our own Piotre whatsisname did. |
| NOTWMEDDLE 14.11.2011 18:04 |
DaveyLane wrote: Soundfreak wrote: EMI had little to do with that album except distributing it. It always depends on the deal how much a record company invests in the promotion. Why did the album go down? I think it was too british, the single "C-lebrity" was maybe a good wordplay but only for english people. And the song had no real hook. Also I think the band itself didn't really believe in the album, there was no tv performance in other countries and even in the concerts only few songs were played. It's always difficult when you have such a huge history and then come up with something new. Anyone remember the last Rolling Stones album ??? Or the last McCartney album ? Yep the last Stones album had Rough Justice, something that could stand up with any of their greatest, and McCartney is still making brilliant records. People seem to dwell on the one or two duds on his records, Queen had at least one or two duds per record in their heyday! David Gilmour's last solo album On an Island got boatloads of promo by EMI in Europe and it sold big (hit #1 in the UK and other European territories). |
| john bodega 15.11.2011 04:34 |
David Gilmour's last solo album On An Island was *actually good*, though. |
| NOTWMEDDLE 15.11.2011 17:29 |
Zebonka12 wrote: David Gilmour's last solo album On An Island was *actually good*, though. On an Island was Gilmour's best solo effort since his 1978 solo debut. EMI did a great job promoting the album like no tomorrow and sold huge throughout Europe. Columbia/Sony here in the States anyway (who released the album in the States and Canada) did squat and were more concerned with pushing Matisyauh, Carrie Underwood, Beyonce and Britney. The Cosmos Rocks was doomed to tank as it was also being released the same day as AC/DC's Black Ice. Queen + Paul Rodgers' album was awful whereas AC/DC's last album was their best since Fly On the Wall (in my view). Also, I believe EMI was more interested in their new cash cows Katy Perry (who is an ugly looking skank who can't sing) and Coldplay. |