Post subject: [2014-07-15] Weird Al Yankovic "Mandatory Fun" (RCA)
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 1:38 am
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The title and cover art are confirmed (now in the first post), and here's an article about it "possibly" being Weird Al's final album:
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'Weird Al' Yankovic announces new album, reignites controversy over Morning Call interview
“Weird Al” Yankovic’s announcement Monday that he will release his first new album in three years has reignited controversy over the singer’s interview with Lehigh Valley music a year ago, in which he said this album could be his last.
Yankovic’s publicist record company on Monday publicly revealed a July 15 release date for his next album, “Mandatory Fun” – his 15th overall and his first since 2011’s “Alpocalypse.”
The disc marks the end of his RCA Records recording contract, and Yankovic told The Morning Call in an interview before his June 4, 2013, performance at Sands Bethlehem Event Center that a world where virtually everyone has access to YouTube or other Internet video sites, and far more immediately than he does with physical CDs, that his next album was likely to be his last.
Yankovic quickly backpedaled, taking to his website blog in the only time he has posted in the past year to say he only “would be weighing my options.”
Here’s what he said:
“I did a print interview recently where I talked about how I only had one more album left on my current record contract, and how after that I would be weighing my options. I talked about how at that point I might be more inclined to focus on digital distribution, since theoretically that would allow my releases to be more timely and topical. I talked about how quickly the industry is evolving, and how perhaps it might not even make sense to continue releasing conventional albums at that point. In fairness, my quotes in the article seemed pretty accurate. But the headline screamed, “WEIRD AL SAYS HIS NEXT ALBUM WILL BE HIS LAST!” Well, um… no, I didn’t. That’s inaccurate, and extremely misleading, and has caused more than a few fans to freak out. But I guess “WEIRD AL IS CAREFULLY WEIGHING HIS OPTIONS AND ISN’T ENTIRELY SURE WHAT HE’S DOING AFTER HIS NEXT ALBUM!” isn’t quite as catchy, headline-wise. So again, to be clear… if you were led to believe that I’m planning on retiring any time soon, I’m not (sorry, haters). I truly love what I do, and if I ever stop working, it won’t be of my own free will.”
Well, um, Al, Lehigh Valley Music has a recording of the interview in which you say precisely this:
“I have one more album on my contract, and I’m looking forward to doing more digital distribution, ‘cause I think particularly with what I have to do, I need to be as immediate as possible, and that means getting my material out quickly. So I don’t even know after this next CD if I’ll be doing any kind of traditional releases anymore because it seems like everything I do is geared more toward being online and being immediate.”
It’s not “pretty” accurate, it’s perfectly accurate. And after all, it’s not like you’re The Beatles – you can’t break up.
Now let’s see if he puts out any physical albums ever again after "Mandatory Fun."
Post subject: [2014-07-15] Weird Al Yankovic "Mandatory Fun" (RCA)
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 6:53 am
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Well, um, Al, Lehigh Valley Music has a recording of the interview in which you say precisely this:
“I have one more album on my contract, and I’m looking forward to doing more digital distribution, ‘cause I think particularly with what I have to do, I need to be as immediate as possible, and that means getting my material out quickly. So I don’t even know after this next CD if I’ll be doing any kind of traditional releases anymore because it seems like everything I do is geared more toward being online and being immediate.”
It’s not “pretty” accurate, it’s perfectly accurate. And after all, it’s not like you’re The Beatles – you can’t break up.
Now let’s see if he puts out any physical albums ever again after "Mandatory Fun."
So, when Al says "I don't even know after this next CD if I'll be doing any kind of traditional releases anymore", that's exactly the same as "I'm not doing any more albums"? I'll admit, my verbal scores on my SATs weren't fantastic, but that doesn't seem the same to me.
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