lots of new Foo Fighters details

[Narsh]

Well, lets hope for the best.

It will. It always does.

[RedStratocas]

Well, lets hope for the best.

Leakings aren't what effect album sales anyway. The new Shins album was leaked 5 months before it was released and it went to #2 on the charts.

[Smiddy]

in the UK.. I imagine that Rhianna song which I hate just EVER so slightly has been downloaded umpteen times (and the rest) on limewire.. and it's been No.1 for 8 weeks now? |)

Loads of stuff is leaked, always is. Some people download it first and then purchase it when it is released. Some people see leaking as "What they're going to get" so they know whether to fork out £8-10 on it or not!

[RedStratocas]

in the UK.. I imagine that Rhianna song which I hate just EVER so slightly has been downloaded umpteen times (and the rest) on limewire.. and it's been No.1 for 8 weeks now? |)

Loads of stuff is leaked, always is. Some people download it first and then purchase it when it is released. Some people see leaking as "What they're going to get" so they know whether to fork out £8-10 on it or not!

People who get leaked albums are either 1) Fans who are going to buy the album anyway or 2) people who would just download it once it was released anyway. So they dont really effect sales.

[English]

I disagree. It'll probably marginly reflect on the sales. Say if there is a hugely hyped album and it turns out to be crap, people aren't going to buy it if it's been leaked. However, bands often get around this by releasing a song that has a huge impact and based on that 1 single they get many sales. For example, Linkin Park's album was hugely hyped up and when leaked many people thought it was totally rubbish. However, because of the overly-played and really liked song 'What I've Done' many people (who don't use torrents) bought the album based on that 1 song.

It'll get leaked on the internet but I won't be torrenting it. If I want to see if it's a good album I'll give them my money for their hard work.

[RedStratocas]

I disagree. It'll probably marginly reflect on the sales. Say if there is a hugely hyped album and it turns out to be crap, people aren't going to buy it if it's been leaked. However, bands often get around this by releasing a song that has a huge impact and based on that 1 single they get many sales. For example, Linkin Park's album was hugely hyped up and when leaked many people thought it was totally rubbish. However, because of the overly-played and really liked song 'What I've Done' many people (who don't use torrents) bought the album based on that 1 song.

It'll get leaked on the internet but I won't be torrenting it. If I want to see if it's a good album I'll give them my money for their hard work.

Not quite, because leaked albums are only hyped or flopped through word of mouth and various small time internet sources, which most people dont get their major reliance on.