Al Shipley commented on What Use Are "Best Of" Lists, Anyhow?, at 8:33 PM on Dec 2 @eriq78: Seriously. more » [idolator]

Al Shipley commented on What Should The Suits Blame: The Economy Or The Leaks?, at 2:26 PM on Dec 2 @Maura Johnston: haha are you trying to prove my point? more » [idolator]

Al Shipley commented on What Should The Suits Blame: The Economy Or The Leaks?, at 2:04 PM on Dec 2 Side note that should probably saved for a seperate discussion: are there any potential big sellers left for December? more » [idolator]

Al Shipley commented on What Should The Suits Blame: The Economy Or The Leaks?, at 1:57 PM on Dec 2 When I heard the first 2 singles off [i]808s[/i] and was underwhelmed I thought, "I'll still buy it, Kanye always has some good deep cuts." But by the time the release date had rolled around, I had gotten really sick of the singles and outright hated most of the other leaks I heard, so there was pretty much no way I was going to buy it. I still bought [i]Chinese Democracy[/i], even though I didn't much like the leaks, because it still felt like kind of a kind of a big deal that I was even able to buy it. more » [idolator]

Al Shipley commented on The Record Business Celebrates The Bad Kind Of Black Friday, at 10:21 AM on Dec 2 The Axl press blackout could've worked in CD's favor if this was 5 years ago and there weren't tons of advance leaks. more » [idolator]

Al Shipley commented on Stephen King Takes A Shine To Girl Talk And Al Green, at 1:20 PM on Dec 1 giving 2 albums one spot as an excuse to fit 11 albums into a top 10 is such a scam (unless it's a poll, and 2 albums are tied for last). more » [idolator]

Al Shipley commented on Bruce Springsteen Plays In The Clover Patch, at 11:48 AM on Dec 1 I operate on a strict policy of reasonably low expectations when it comes to new Springsteen music...using a "Rosalita" comparison makes it very difficult to not get my hopes way up. more » [idolator]

Al Shipley commented on The Killers Can't Escape Las Vegas' Glare, at 3:04 PM on Nov 24 Pretty sad that three albums in, there are still crits who can't say anything about the Killers without leaning on flimsy Vegas metaphors. more » [idolator]

Al Shipley commented on Show Of Hands, at 2:06 PM on Nov 24 You would think, since the GNR album is only being sold at one retail chain, that they should've been able to just work something out where all participating stores have a deal where you can purchase the CD and the soda together at no extra price for the latter. more » [idolator]

Al Shipley commented on The Rainbow Connection: Are Music Critics Too Tolerant?, at 10:57 AM on Nov 24 Film is just a very different medium than music, and the idea of success or failure is a much more all-or-nothing proposition. more » [idolator]