rather ripped sales in various countries
 

I was on allofmp3.com this morning out of boredom and decided to look at the top album sales posted for Germany, France, US, and UK. Rather ripped showed up at #25 for France, #64 for UK, and didn't show up at all for US or Germany. I thought it was interesting that it #25 in France and didn't show up at all in the US. It's not by the way, available for download yet which is a good thing.

SY have a big following nowadays in France so that is expected

i think the best SY has ever debuted was #8 in the UK for Dirty i believe

sonic youth fans in the uk are few and far between. we are special.

I always knew I was special in some way. I work with a couple of (young) people who absolutely HATE SY. I didn't realise they stirred up such emotion! It's not like you're forced to listen to them in Tesco.

I know my friends hate SY! I suppose its better have people love or hate you then just be indifferent. The must be doing something right to get the extreme reactions. I'm really proud though that Daydream Nation hit No1 in the UK (or so I beileve)

unlike us shit-fuck american who bootleg albums then shit on em'. Most of us atleast.:)

God bless you.

I wasn't able to buy it yet I haven't seen it in stores yet.

they seems to be popular in france, allright.
you can see nice crowds in all french concerts from '05.

the majority of the US is only concerned with pop culture bands (like Simple Plan and Fall Out Boy. ugghhh) so it doesn't come as much of a surprise

the same goes in the u.s.

You know, majority of France, too... If you look this week's top 25 in France:

01. Nadiya - Nadiya (shitty R&B)
02. Diam's - Dans ma bulle (shitty hip hop)
03. Sniper - Trait pour trait (shitty gangsta rap)
04. Pascal Obispo - Les fleurs du bien (shitty song singer)
05. Florent Pagny - Abracadabra (shitty song singer)
06. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium
07. Grand Corps Malade - Midi 20 (slam)
08. Najoua Belyzel - Entre deux mondes (don't know her but it's probably some shitty hiphop)
09. Olivia Ruiz (song singer)
10. Roberto Alagna - Roberto Alagna Chante Luis Mariano (shit)
11. Raphael - Caravane (SHITTY song singer)
12. Les Enfoirées - ... (an association for poor people)
13. Anais - The Cheap Show (song singer)
14. Shakira - Oral Fixation Vol. 2
15. The Black Eyed Peas - Monkey Bussiness
16. Tina Arena - Un autre univers (shitty song singer)
17. Juanes - Mi sangre (shit)
18. Sinik - Sang froid (shitty gangsta rap)
19. Gotan Project - Lunatico (tango/electro)
20. Patrick Bruel - Des souvenirs devant... (SHIT SHIT SHIT!!!)
21. Le roi soleil - Le roi soleil ("comedie musicale...")
22. Jean-Louis Aubert - Ideal Standard (shitty pop rock)
23. Upa Dance - Un, dos, tres (???)
24. Nightwish - End of an Era
25. Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped

Well...