sMoRTy71.com: U2 might rush album release

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Monday, July 26, 2004

U2 might rush album release

For the 3rd time in their career, those self-righteous lads known as U2 have misplaced the demos to their upcoming album, tentatively titled "Vertigo." I can maybe understand losing them once, but three times verges on the absurd!

Now the band (or Bono, but he is the band anyway, right?) is claiming that they will release the album on iTunes immediately (and to retailers by the end of the month), if the stolen tracks show up on peer-to-peer networks.

I'm not sure what the point of this is. Is the advanced released meant to thwart pirates? If so, I really don't see how. After all, the album will show up on peer-to-peer networks as soon as its released, so why rush it?

Maybe they should change the title from "Vertigo" to "Panic Room."

¶ 7:49 AM

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