Posted on 09/18/2006 4:18:25 PM PDT by pissant
Bob Dylan`s 'Modern Times' (Columbia) ascends from 2 to 1 on European Top 100 Albums, fuelled by a No. 2 debut in Italy and climbs of 3 to 2 in Holland and 6 to 5 in Wallony. It also holds at No. 2 in the fellow Belgian region of Flanders. Dylan`s 2001 album 'Love & Theft' also debuted at No. 2 on the pan-European chart, holding there a second week before falling away from 4 to 13 to 22.
'Modern Times' takes over at the top from Iron Maiden`s 'A Matter of Life and Death' (Capitol/EMI), despite that album`s latest debuts at No. 1 in Sweden, No. 2 in Hungary and No. 3 in Greece. 'Matter' also holds at No. 1 in Finland but falls from 1 to 6 in Germany, from 1 to 3 in Italy, from 2 to 4 in Norway, from 4 to 17 in the United Kingdom, from 4 to 7 in Spain and from 5 to 9 in France.
Dylan`s achievement in rising to the top of the Europe-wide chart is underlined by the fact that labelmate Beyonce "only" debuts at No. 3 with 'B`Day.' That`s also where the album opens its U.K. account on opening sales of 35,000 units, well-below those of 2003`s 'Dangerously In Love,' which topped the British chart for five weeks and Top 100 Albums for three. 'B`Day' is new at No. 2 in Switzerland, No. 3 in Ireland, No. 5 in Spain and Germany, No. 5 in Holland and No. 10 in Italy. The single "Deja Vu," featuring Jay-Z, dips from 4 to 6 on Eurochart Hot 100 Singles, on which it peaked at No. 2.
The EMI compilation 'Lover of Life, Singer of Songs: The Very Best of Freddie Mercury,' released to mark what would have been the singer`s 60th birthday Sept. 5, opens at No. 5 on Top 100 Albums. Its most notable performance is a No. 1 debut in Italy. It also arrives at No. 6 in Spain and in the United Kingdom, the latter on sales of 23,000 copies, according to charts compiler, the Official U.K. Charts Company. A remix of 'Love Kills,' Mercury`s 1984 hit, has been released in some European territories, and charts at No. 4 in Spain and No. 8 in Italy.
Audioslave`s 'Revelations' (Epic/Interscope) debuts at No. 7 on Top 100 Albums, securing entries at No. 2 in Finland, No. 5 in Norway, No. 8 in Germany and No. 12 in the United Kingdom. Further afield, it`s new at No. 1 in both Australia and New Zealand.
German pop-rock group Pur`s 'Es Ist Wie Es Ist' (Capitol) opens at No. 9 on the pan-European list, thanks to a No. 1 debut in its home market. That mirrors the performance of its 2003 predecessor 'Was Ist Passiert?'
Justin Timberlake`s "SexyBack" (Jive), which assumed leadership of the Eurochart last week, gets a second week at No. 1, climbing from 5 to 1 in Norway and debuting at No. 3 in Italy and No. 4 in Sweden. His album 'Futuresex/Lovesounds' was released throughout Europe on Monday (Sept. 11).
But Timberlake faces a substantial challenge for next week`s top spot from Robbie Williams, whose 'Rudebox' (Chrysalis) races from 83 to 2 on the Eurochart. In the United Kingdom, the track climbs from 30 to 4 on sales of 24,000, and makes some lofty debuts, at No. 1 in Germany, Italy and Switzerland, No. 2 in Finland, No. 5 in Austria and No. 6 in Spain.
Also climbing well on the Eurochart is Scissor Sisters` "I Don`t Feel Like Dancin`" (Polydor), co-written by and featuring Elton John, which rises from 15 to 4 after ascending from 4 to 1 in the United Kingdom, with sales of 66,000. It`s new at No. 3 in Norway, No. 4 in Switzerland and jumps from 11 to 3 in Ireland. "Promiscuous" (Geffen) by Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland is up from 18 to 5 overall, climbing from 15 to 3 in the United Kingdom, from 18 to 5 in Ireland and from 9 to 7 in Germany.
I thought Bob worked for AccounTemps.
I think my cold is breaking up, I can be in by noon.
You're Bob ?????????????
No, I'm Snerdelman.
Saw Bob Dylan several years ago...
Dried up, incoherent, but I thought I was seeing a real diva there.
pissant always has a BIG smile on his face while flipping hamburgers for the neighborhood cookout, doncha know.
LOL. He puts on the best show in R&R when he's "on". Musta been a bad night. Last I saw him a few years back, even the non-dylan fans were blown away.
Ping.
For a newbie, you seem to like trash talk. No worries though, I'll be gentle with ya.
Going to see him Oct 13, BTW.
Dylan music videos
http://video.google.com/dylan.html
just stating what I saw...he was good...my experience seeing Bob Dylan goes down as one of my all time favorite concert experiences.
But he did look like a weasel. I saw him with Santana, btw.
and don't hate me because I'm a newbie. please
If I hated ya, you'd know. LOL. No worries.
30 Y.O. Dylanoid here. I think the new album is great. Maybe not in "Blood on The Tracks" territory, but on the same level with "Time Out of Mind."
I'm guessing he'll finally debut a song or two from Modern Times.
I'm listening to a video you linked to of Dignity. He could have written that in 1965.
I still think Blonde on Blonde is the best pop record ever made. That said, some of my absolute fave songs, if not albums, have come from his work 1980 onward. A couple of songs off Slow Train Coming, a couple from Shot of Love, a couple from Infidels and some outakes from the Infidels, Brownsville Girl from Knocked out Loaded and Cold Irons Bound from TOOM.
BTW, you traded the NW for NJ? Are you nuts?
"Cause its home...the only life I've eva known..."
Couldn't take the birkenstocks and bad Italian food anymore.
Exactly how do I know when you hate me?
That's a weird statement.
Dude, the best Italian food I've had (besides my wife's - she's a 100 percenter) is in Tacoma. My mouth is waterin just thinking about it.
I'd tell you, that's how.
Tacoma is an UNDERRATED town, btw.
I love T-town. But eating at the Java Jive is risky bizness. Course, the 1.50 beers should be able to wash away any contracted stomach ailments, if you drink enough of them.
cool... I don't have time for innuendos.
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