It's a great CD. A lot of people my age (mid 30s) don't know N Sync from a bar of soap. I couldn't have picked them out or recognised one of their songs two years ago. Friends of my age give me grief when I play them.
JC's album will appeal to people my age because it's wall to wall fabulous homage to our decadent 80s youth. But they need time to find out it's there. They will, because word of mouth is the most powerful marketing tool of all, it's the one we trust.
JC will be making great music for the next 30 years. Why? You guys know him - he might be a pretty kitty but he's not a pussy. He wants to make music, he's going to keep making music.
I wonder if we're duped into to measuring JC's success by the kind of success that 'N Sync had? Or the kind of success that makes the 'opening weekend' phenomenon the motivation for a lot of movie marketing these days? Sell enough tickets before anyone realises it's a lemon, the anti-word of mouth campaign. JC's a stayer.
The success is already there because it's a great CD. It will always be a great CD and cash won't change that. It's a wonderful, sparkling, funny, invigorating CD that makes me want to shimmy shimmy shake. I'm insanely happy that I'll have my own real copy in less than two weeks (or sooner! Fly little Amazon transport contractor! Fly!) and a copy to send to my doubting Thomas of a good friend who will love it like her own child.
Don't lose the squee. It's too fabulous a CD to let anything spoil the enjoyment of it.
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Date: 2004-02-25 11:13 am (UTC)JC's album will appeal to people my age because it's wall to wall fabulous homage to our decadent 80s youth. But they need time to find out it's there. They will, because word of mouth is the most powerful marketing tool of all, it's the one we trust.
JC will be making great music for the next 30 years. Why? You guys know him - he might be a pretty kitty but he's not a pussy. He wants to make music, he's going to keep making music.
I wonder if we're duped into to measuring JC's success by the kind of success that 'N Sync had? Or the kind of success that makes the 'opening weekend' phenomenon the motivation for a lot of movie marketing these days? Sell enough tickets before anyone realises it's a lemon, the anti-word of mouth campaign. JC's a stayer.
The success is already there because it's a great CD. It will always be a great CD and cash won't change that. It's a wonderful, sparkling, funny, invigorating CD that makes me want to shimmy shimmy shake. I'm insanely happy that I'll have my own real copy in less than two weeks (or sooner! Fly little Amazon transport contractor! Fly!) and a copy to send to my doubting Thomas of a good friend who will love it like her own child.
Don't lose the squee. It's too fabulous a CD to let anything spoil the enjoyment of it.