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To: GraniteStateConservative

I only got one of the others to work. For some reason musicmatch (which I never use) tries to open it and it won't work.

Is there a way to get another player to open it?

I'm also having trouble with MSN messenger not signing in.

I've run all kinds of scans and nothing comes up.


10,270 posted on 05/31/2005 6:56:30 PM PDT by texasflower (Graybeard is a hottie and Rodney King is yummy.....)
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To: texasflower; silent_jonny; doodlelady; All
Just FYI. Some news from the recording industry. Hits Daily Double is the industry organization that tracks gross sales numbers weekly -- gross meaning it doesn't split albums by genre, but combines them all on one chart. It feeds the gross data into the more detailed Billboard and other tracking orgs.

This week's HDD update shows that rock is making a big comeback. For the 5th week in a row, a rock artist has topped the charts. First came Bruce Springsteen, then Nine Inch Nails, then the Dave Matthews Band (#7 this week), who handed off to System of a Down, and now comes the latest recipient of the Rock’s Not Dead trophy, Audioslave.

Bo is coming into the industry at a good time for him.

In addition, Kelly Clarkson's decidedly light rock album "Breakaway" is still in the top 20 after six months on the charts. (Kelly's staying power in the top 10 and top 20 has been remarkable.) In fact, this week she had an 11% increase in sales over last week -- and even beat the AI 4 cast album, which saw a 34% decrease in sales over last. It's in 19th, after dropping like a stone from its high of 7th on the HDD charts. So far, it's the weakest selling AI cast album of the four seasons to date.

Here's the link to the HDD chart for those who may want to see for themselves.

This next bit of news is something I haven't researched personally, since I don't know where on Amazon to find the info. However, reports on the AI forum are that the AI producers are going to release both Carrie's and Bo's versions of the songs they were given to sing last Tuesday. To the best of my recollection, this is a first. Usually only the winner releases those songs.

For season 1, Kelly definitely was the only one to release "A Moment Like This" (which became a big hit). In season 2, I don't remember what Ruben's winner song was, but Clay released his version of "Bridge Over Troubled Water," and it was a hit. In season 3, Fantasia released the winner's song, which was forgettable and was not as big a hit as Kelly's and Clay's first singles. Diana DeGarmo, the 2nd place contestant last year, didn't even get a contract, let alone a chance to release the same single Fantasia did.

In fact, it's sort of odd that the AI producers are doing this now, because the two records by Carrie and Bo will be competing against one another. It doesn't seem particularly fair to either Carrie or Bo, and it doesn't seem to suggest the AI producers have all that much faith in Carrie.

However, the AI producers are all about making the quickest possible buck off each current season. They've seen Kelly's amazing success with the light rock "Breakaway," and they certainly track trends in the industry closer than I do. So they know rock is hot again. Maybe they want to take advantage of that by making the most of Bo while they can -- before he eventually follows Clay's and Kelly's lead and moves on to a more fair contract elsewhere.

Anyway, word on the AI boards is that Bo's version is out-stripping the pre-sales orders for Carrie's version on Amazon.com. I have no way to know for certain if this is true, and time will tell.

If you'd like, I'll keep you updated on their sales progress since I follow the various charts.

10,271 posted on 05/31/2005 8:51:00 PM PDT by Wolfstar (U.S.M.C. -- when it absolutely, positively has to be destroyed over night)
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To: texasflower

It should just be a regular mp3 file that plays on any mp3 media player.

I'll upload it again.

Try this link:

http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0TMXAIR3706MU0BJEKD3E42YRC


10,274 posted on 06/01/2005 5:29:12 AM PDT by GraniteStateConservative (...He had committed no crime against America so I did not bring him here...-- Worst.President.Ever.)
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