I went to play with a friend of mine since we're forming a garage thrash cover band just for shits and giggles and I brought the album over. After being blown away by it of course, he and I then started talking about the music industry and how much of an impact this album is gonna have.
In my opinion, it's going to be good for the music industry because EVERYONE'S going to buy this album if they like AIC. However, I believe it's also going to prove once and for all to the industry suits that downloading isn't killing music. This album leaked and now everyone is uber-excited about its release because it's a great album. I think it goes to show that if you put out a damn good album, if you take your time and ignore what the rest of the world is telling you and do what's right for you and write the album you've always wanted to write, that's going to shine through in the music and people will come in droves to buy it. If anything, the leak HELPED this album's sales because now everyone knows just how great this album is and they can't wait to get it.
Write great songs and you'll find success in the music industry, with or without downloading. This is what it all comes down to.
Write shitty ones while trying to ride a bandwagon because the label told you to and we'll see right through you and leave your bloated, stinking carcass of an album to rot in the hot desert sun.
