U2 Saves Nobody

The day the U2 album came out, there was a story on ABC Radio news on whether the album will give the record biz a kick in the butt. I was perplexed. Even though their last album moved 800,000 units, this album didn't have the buzz. Lead single a dud, and no Apple Itunes ad to fuel interest. But then again a publicity blitz had me thinking that it would do alright. And sure enough 500,000 is not a bad number. But U2 and January's Springsteen aren't going to save nobody. U2 will be a monster on tour, but the biz needs these types of event albums once a month, not every 3 years.