Albums in Stores: March 13th, 2007

[Jason Tate]

Here are the (http://www.absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getall&day=07-03-13&c=3) albums in stores today, what did you pick up and what do you think? I want to take a moment and ask that fans of Sherwood (http://www.absolutepunk.net/sherwood) go out and pick up their album this week -- first week numbers are really important (and yes, the better the band does the better AP.net looks).

[Darren McLeod]

I'd also recommend that fans of The Lawrence Arms go pick up Sundowner... it's Chris from TLA's side project.

[Drew Beringer]

Hopefully, the Best Buy or Target around this town in Texas has Sherwood, cause I def want it. That and Casino Royale on DVD!

[abbietoeknee]

I'd also recommend that fans of The Lawrence Arms go pick up Sundowner... it's Chris from TLA's side project.

<3 da lawrence arms

[Drew Beringer]

So I just checked the Best Buy store availability for Sherwood, and it's not going to be in stock anywhere near me. I thought that signing to Myspace Records was going to help distribute them more? Fuck.

[CLoach]

downloaded the sherwood cd 2 weeks ago and got the real cd in the mail today. amazing cd. everyone should buy it...

[marksescon]

I'm getting it on Wednesday night. It's decent!

[Jacktheskipper]

Sundowner is just awesome ...

[nickstetina]

damn pre-ordering. i hope it comes today, biggest pet peeve is cd's coming in the mail after their release date.

[notoaststereo]

sherwood... maybe william tell

[Rich Duncan]

I will be getting Sherwood today

[FUCKDIRTYWIPES]

im not getting any of these.

[Silver Bullets]

Hopefully, the Best Buy or Target around this town in Texas has Sherwood, cause I def want it. That and Casino Royale on DVD!

Casino Royale!

[Tom Good]

yep looks like I'm gettin Casino Royale and God Of War 2 for PS2

[tacosforcharles]

I'm hoping my Best Buy has it. Dang...I got like 2 Best Buy's, Target, Walmart, Circuit City, and some other places around me. If none of them have it, I'll be pissed.

[TasonJate]

none of the BB's around me have it available

[tacosforcharles]

Well, sometimes they say that in the store availablility, but then they still have it. I'd call them.

[StartingLine182]

The target here didnt have it and I got the one and only copy from Best Buy. I was expecting this to be easy to find. Great CD, but it bugs me when bands dont put lyrics in the book.

[TheArdentLove]

I'll eventually buy the Sherwood album I imagine. I dunno, I listened to half of the record on their MySpace page, and even though it was good, it just seemed that I would get tired of it pretty quick.

[brandonrocks]

I'll be picking up Casino Royale. That's about it.

[brianl7]

Has anyone recieved their pre-order yet?

[ansonyuhas]

What ever happened to the post that listed prices of cd's. I liked that a lot on tuesdays when new cd's came out.

[AbeLurkin]

do pre-orders count for first week sales?

[blimpcityhero11]

I'll be getting Sherwood and William Tell for sure...William Tell is just $7.99 at Best Buy!

[InaGreendase]

-I assume the Geeks album is worth picking up if that's your bag.
-Daggermouth's album is decent. I'd buy that if you consider Set Your Goals one of your top 5 all-time favorite bands.
-Anyone else think the Sherwood album is incredibly mediocre?
-Sundowner's album is worth a purchase. Probably one of the only solo efforts that'll get much play from me this year.
-Permanent's album is pretty solid if you like raspy modern hardcore with some fairly creative touches.

[ThatGuy]

soap and shampoo at the pharmacy

[spikestoyou]

I'll be buying the Sherwood album, but it has nothing to do with making Sherwood or AP.net look good. I just think it will be an enjoyable album for this summer.

[StimulisRocker]

i picked it up. its ok, but def. not as good as the full length. nothing will ever beat that. the mood on that album is awesome. on the new album a few songs are awesome (1,2,3,8) and some arent that outstanding. one song reminded me of a used song

[bradyreier]

i'll be picking up sherwood.

[Drew Beringer]

The target here didnt have it and I got the one and only copy from Best Buy. I was expecting this to be easy to find. Great CD, but it bugs me when bands dont put lyrics in the book.
No lyrics in the booklet? Fuck, I HATE that!
What ever happened to the post that listed prices of cd's. I liked that a lot on tuesdays when new cd's came out.

I've been busy and have forgotten about it, but I can bring it back. :-)

[0Zero0]

sherwood... maybe william tellTate said it was disappointing, but if even one song just kinda sorta maybe lives up to half the greatness of Just For You, I'll be pleased.

[lassise]

Hopefully, the Best Buy or Target around this town in Texas has Sherwood, cause I def want it. That and Casino Royale on DVD!

both are awesome. i'm listening to sherwood right now, really diggin it

[tacosforcharles]

Got Sherwood at Best Buy, however they only had one copy. And also online it said there were none available. So even if it says that online...you might still wanna check. Either way, I don't think the distro for this album is as big as we had hoped.

[TBSEmoKid]

soap and shampoo at the pharmacy

LOL!

[stickfigures]

sherwood

[BridgeJumper]

Just realized William Tell is the album by the guy that use to be in Something Corporate...wonder if it's worth a listen..

[TasonJate]

how much was it a best buy ?

[tacosforcharles]

how much was it a best buy ?
$7.99

[notoaststereo]

Tate said it was disappointing, but if even one song just kinda sorta maybe lives up to half the greatness of Just For You, I'll be pleased.

i liked what i heard of his stuff, but i didnt really give it a good listen.

[xerovision1]

cbbsasfasfasfas

[steve-0]

Sherwood wasnt on the shelf at BEst Buy. When I asked about it, the guy was like "Yea I didnt put it out because it didnt have a price sticker on it. This is the only copy we have"

It was 11.99.

and the no lyrics in the booklet annoys me, but it is an enjoyable album nonetheless

[ansonyuhas]

I've been busy and have forgotten about it, but I can bring it back. :-)
Thanks, i would always jump on here on tuesday mornings so I wouldnt have to drive around town.

[Scott Weber]

I bought it at Silver Platters, a large indie record store in Seattle and they had 2 copies when I went in at 11:45 this morning. $11.99.

[Paterson]

Probably Sherwood, and definitely God of War 2.

[S84newt2000]

Sherwood and William Tell

[Waitingtofall4]

Sherwood is amazing, ahh

[AKrowdy]

i got sherwood today its well worth buying

[radiofriendly]

i love the new aqualung cd. i think he is an enormously underappreciated artist. or maybe he's more popular than i think he is...

[thechrisformat]

sherwood is amazing, but i still dont know if william tell is worth buying...

[CyberInferno]

The target here didnt have it and I got the one and only copy from Best Buy. I was expecting this to be easy to find. Great CD, but it bugs me when bands dont put lyrics in the book.
It could be worse, though, right? They could ask for a dollar for handwritten lyrics then never send them...

[irishpunk14]

definitely going to get sherwood.

[Drew Beringer]

It seems Myspace Records is doing very little for Sherwood.

[offsetgroupie]

It seems Myspace Records is doing very little for Sherwood.

I somewhat agree with that. They do have them on a pretty big tour right now though, and have done a fair amount of promotion. Maybe the slow start is part of some bigger marketing plan that we are unaware of.

I picked up the CD at Best Buy today for $11.99. There were 2 or 3 other copies there along with it. Artwork is lovely.... and I found my name in the Thank You's. I felt loved for a moment.

[Scott Weber]

It seems Myspace Records is doing very little for Sherwood.
I wouldn't call a huge 2 month nationwide tour with Relient K and constant promotion on the #1 website in America "very little" but that's just me.

[NameTaken69]

my FYE had a couple copies of Sherwood i was excited.

[tacosforcharles]

It seems Myspace Records is doing very little for Sherwood.
I think they did a fair job of promoting the album, but the distrobution doesn't appear to be very big. I mean...I got the only copy at Best Buy and I know I wasn't the only one who got the only copy. Wal Mart appears not to carry it, as well as Target. Better distro and I think this album would have sold a lot more. But I guess we will have to wait until next week to see the numbers.

[dafockup]

I wouldn't call a huge 2 month nationwide tour with Relient K and constant promotion on the #1 website in America "very little" but that's just me.

Im about 95% positive that myspace had nothing to do with them getting on that tour, and if they didnt promote them on their own website they would just look like douche bags. you can promote the record all you want but if its not in stores where kids in middle america can purchase it the numbers wont come in

[Scott Weber]

Im about 95% positive that myspace had nothing to do with them getting on that tour, and if they didnt promote them on their own website they would just look like douche bags. you can promote the record all you want but if its not in stores where kids in middle america can purchase it the numbers wont come in
You're saying that they would have gotten on the Relient K/Mae tour as an unsigned band? I just want to make sure that's clear.

[Darren McLeod]

I wouldn't call a huge 2 month nationwide tour with Relient K and constant promotion on the #1 website in America "very little" but that's just me.
i love how you refer to AP.net as the #1 website in America
I realize you meant myspace, but a boy can dream, can't he?

[SungDuck88]

hell yeah sherwood.

[dafockup]

You're saying that they would have gotten on the Relient K/Mae tour as an unsigned band? I just want to make sure that's clear.

Im about 95% positive that myspace had nothing to do with them getting on that tour, and if they didnt promote them on their own website they would just look like douche bags. you can promote the record all you want but if its not in stores where kids in middle america can purchase it the numbers wont come in

read it again so its clear....

i didnt say anything about them getting that tour if they were an unsigned band, but i believe that relient k and sherwood are pals, like i said im not 100% i just dont think myspace had much to do with them getting that tour, im sure they will pay for promotion towards the tour but i think if they were still on sidecho they could have gotten on that tour, myspace records is a joke, sign to myspace records if you want more friends and pics not if you want a properly distributed record.

[PlasticEyes]

one song reminded me of a used song
Yeah....buried myself alive.......A pretty weak record in my opinion....but i'm just some dude posting on a website, so don't take my word for it

[Scott Weber]

read it again so its clear....

i didnt say anything about them getting that tour if they were an unsigned band, but i believe that relient k and sherwood are pals, like i said im not 100% i just dont think myspace had much to do with them getting that tour, im sure they will pay for promotion towards the tour but i think if they were still on sidecho they could have gotten on that tour, myspace records is a joke, sign to myspace records if you want more friends and pics not if you want a properly distributed record.
I think you're dead wrong, but that's ok.

[AbeLurkin]

read it again so its clear....

i didnt say anything about them getting that tour if they were an unsigned band, but i believe that relient k and sherwood are pals, like i said im not 100% i just dont think myspace had much to do with them getting that tour, im sure they will pay for promotion towards the tour but i think if they were still on sidecho they could have gotten on that tour, myspace records is a joke, sign to myspace records if you want more friends and pics not if you want a properly distributed record.

MySpace Records: Distribution is contracted to Universal Music Group's Fontana Distribution, with manufacturing and external marketing by Universal's Interscope Records.

MySpace Records operates as an independent label located in Santa Monica, California. The President is MySpace co-founder Tom Anderson and the A&R head is Jon Pikus, former A&R representative of Columbia Records, operating from Beverly Hills. The General Manager is J Scavo, who was recently the Executive Director, Marketing & Artist Development at Hollywood Records, a subsidiary of Disney.

If you think that MySpace Records is a joke, you need to realize that it's 2007. MySpace is the biggest social network in the world right now...rediculous or not. The distribution is handled by a major label. As one of the first few bands to sign to MySpace, Sherwood has the opportunity to make more decisions than a lot of bands. MySpace Records was an awesome move for a band who works hard for their own success.

[radxbandit]

hell yeah dude, got mine in the mail yesterday

[Ruggiero2oo8]

my Sherwood didn't come in yet.:-(

[Drew Beringer]

I wouldn't call a huge 2 month nationwide tour with Relient K and constant promotion on the #1 website in America "very little" but that's just me.

Myspace could have promoted them more I think on their website, I mean all they did today was send out messages right? Why not any banners or being the featured band on the site today?

And yeah, good job on the tour, that is good. But the distribution of the album is what makes me most confused. I went to a Circuit City, Sam Goody, Walmart, Target, and Best Buy and found only 2 Sherwood CDs in stock. That's not good.

[Drew Beringer]

For the record, I don't think Myspace Records is a joke, I think it will be huge, I just wish they would have done more for Sherwood. Getting on a major tour is really good, but that's all really. They could do more. It's not like they have many other bands to support.

[Scott Weber]

Myspace could have promoted them more I think on their website, I mean all they did today was send out messages right? Why not any banners or being the featured band on the site today?

And yeah, good job on the tour, that is good. But the distribution of the album is what makes me most confused. I went to a Circuit City, Sam Goody, Walmart, Target, and Best Buy and found only 2 Sherwood CDs in stock. That's not good.
They were on the front page of Myspace the past 2 days.

And it must be your city. I know somebody who bought the CD at Best Buy, there were copies at an indie store in my area.

[Tmovielife16]

i picked up sherwood, im 3 songs in and love it

[goughjustin]

I think they did a fair job of promoting the album, but the distrobution doesn't appear to be very big. I mean...I got the only copy at Best Buy and I know I wasn't the only one who got the only copy. Wal Mart appears not to carry it, as well as Target. Better distro and I think this album would have sold a lot more. But I guess we will have to wait until next week to see the numbers.

you guys have no idea how distro works. record store general managers decide how many of each copy to buy into their store. and outside of this website, this band is a complete unknown. no radio. no mtv/fuse. it doesn't make send to carrry 20 sherwood cd's because their previous retail effort only sold under 15k... as the record sells, store will re order...this is the same thing that happened with panic.

I'm sure that this cd only shipped 10k first week...so devide that among the thousand record store around the country and you'll have you answer

[offsetgroupie]

read it again so its clear....

like i said im not 100% i just dont think myspace had much to do with them getting that tour

You are incorrect. Myspace had a big part in them getting this tour.