This really, really sucks. I don't understand this one bit. I can't comprehend this.

i have not heard the single on the radio at all. granted, i live in denver.... not exactly the epicenter of musical culture, but we have a few stations that have been kind to moz over the years. i reckon this has more to do with lack of promotion stateside than anything else. it seems to be doing fine in europe where it has been heavily promoted and he is in the midst of touring. all that being said, i could care less where it charts. the only thing i wonder about is if such things can have an effect on determining where/how many u.s. dates there will be. does anyone know if these things matter in determining dates?

as great an artist as he is, this album would not appeal to the mainstream w/or w/out airplay.

Although a drop is to be expected, the reality is too many people aren't aware that Moz even came out with a new album. Sanctuary's fianancial issues in the U.S. has caused ROTT to not get the proper promotions that YATQ did.
but hey, Queensryche's second week drop was even worse! hehe

can you be at number 12 with sales of 526?? If that is the case why not buy a couple of hundred more and you have a number 1!!!!!

while not a huge amount of record sold, 50k in 2 weeks isnt that horrible. the album will continue to sell, and will hit the 100k mark eventually. the new album, world wide, will end up selling very well for an alternative artist, and may reach the million mark.

is there a website where you can look up these sales figures? I'd be curious to see the numbers sold on his other cds.

It seems that Morrissey and America have finally had a spiritual parting of the ways. It was inevitable, the way things were going. That sort of James Dean, Elvis, all-American rebel image must have worn thin a while ago, and we have now become the one to be rebelled against.

Yep, he's a Euro/Brit now, what with the Italian flag, Sacha Distel, a UK no. 1, etc. It's easy to see why he would have feelings of irritation and cultural alienation (FBI rough-ups, stalkers, a certain president, etc.)

Still, his American fans are as supportive and loyal as ever, as he undoubtedly knows, and we will greet him with open arms upon his return to our troubled shores.

Why? 'Cause it sucks! Face it people! This shit is not good at all. Take it from Moz himself...

- Oh, you silly old man
You silly old man
You're making a fool of yourself
So get off the stage.

-Morrissey

in a country where william hung sold over 50,000 records his first week, do we really want moz selling alot in US...maybe that would mean he sucks, besides most albums or singles that sell alot, seem to be easily forgotten

Morrissey's last album sold 56k the first week! It just missed the Top 10.(=0(
Why? The Kilborn shows,interviews with CNN and Spin Magazine (Hell he was on the front cover!) Plus he did a highly press publicized 5 night stint in both LA and NY before the album came out. People simply dont know there's a new album out in the US. Maybe once Morrissey announces a tour and does a little promotion here (if he does at all!)things might pick up a bit...but the tide has turned. The early 90's saw Morrissey selling out arenas all over the US in record time! Morrissey knows his audience are now in Europe-He opened his tour to a packed Scandanavian arena followed by a continuing near sold out tour all through Europe. Enough said! Moz dont forget about your loyal 150,000 American fans! Please come back!

#12. That's not bad. I would like to buy it here but there's no place on this mountain that sells Morrissey. Without ebay I'd be lost..

"I thought that the vocal was uninspiring, the lyrics too simple & mainstream for Morrissey, and the beat, while sounding very 80s & 90s Smiths-sounding, not up to par. That's my honest take on the song." This was a quote from a Program director I email here on Long Island, NY radio.I emailed him saying why are you not playing the song? He also said that Moz's record label ignored other requests regarding his music. So he dropped it from being played. I hate radio!
The UK will always be a step above the US in that dept.

I have been a Smiths fan and MOZ fan since 1985. I have everything the 2 bands have ever done and this is the best I have EVER heard. I bought the new cd 3 days ago and have listened to it more then 10 times. Amazing stuff. Since I am from So Cal I'm sorry he left US but Italy has treated him well. Hats off to Visconti I hope they work together more in the future.

Sincerely,

Andrew "MOZ for President in 08" Saksa

...in the past. it makes little difference.

Often times a record company will spend big money on getting an album together, the studio time, the actual pressing of the discs, the promotions etc and when they do this and the band goes on tour, the tour generally makes money. The first whiff of any profits go to the record company to pay off the costs incurred by the artist to make the record.

That is how it works for unestablished artists.

Morrissey probably has a deal that covers all the costs and has a set amount of money for promotion. He and the songwriters probably get 50% of the publishing rights and Sanctuary would get the other half. The last piece of the deal is the cut of the sales. I have no idea if Moz has a good deal or not hear but he definitely gets some money.

If is likely that he can do tours at his own expense and in turn take all the profits. The record company might throw some promotional dollars around if they thought it would increase record sales or airplay which in turn would generate publishing revenue.

Based on the ticket prices and his ability to sell out most venues plus the incredibly high margin on merchandise, it's safe to say Morrissey will make substantially more money doing the tour than doing the album and the singles.