Blog: don't believe the hype

U2 are the Biggest Band In The World. Everyone knows that. There last album 'No Line On The Horizon' must be a global sales behemoth, right? Well, yes and no. In the US the album shifted around half as many copies in its first week as the band's previous long-player 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb'. I imagine there will be a dozen or so articles blaming the weakish sales on filesharing, but in another way. It's not difficult to think that the tepid reaction to the first single "Get On Your Boots" has poisoned the well for [...]