From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V3 #286 Reply-To: basia@smoe.org Sender: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "basia-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. basia-digest Tuesday, December 15 1998 Volume 03 : Number 286 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: basia-digest V3 #283 [Ray Navarra ] Re: basia-digest V3 #285 [Richard216@aol.com] Re: basia-digest V3 #283 ["Leslie Brown" ] Re: basia-digest V3 #283 [Jeff Wasilko ] Re: basia-digest V3 #283 [Joel Cairo ] OHIO? [tom@cse.unl.edu, kelly&jordan ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 12:48:45 +0100 (CET) From: Ray Navarra Subject: Re: basia-digest V3 #283 Hey all, Leslie (hi, Leslie!) wrote: > I'm going strictly by memory, but Time and Tide got to about 25-30 and > Cruising for Bruising got to around the teens range. Of course this is > the Bilboard charts, I have a Dick Clark cuntdown that says New Day For > You was number one on his charts- I think he went by the Radio & Records > AC chart. Weird. Does USA have _any_ chart that would say how do the records sale? The Billboard chart is based in 80% on airplay and in _20%_ on sales, and radio-only singles go to top ten... That's a weird country. And I'm a chart freak... :D > Cruising for Bruising was a big deal here in the States, though, at it's > time. LWNY went gold in 3 weeks. I'm really glad about it; LWNY is my fave Basia album, because of Cruising For Bruising, Baby You're Mine and energy-packed Copernicus. Tomasz wrote: > No--that's impossible!! Well, it _is_ possible to hear good things about "Bilingual", for example is you ask me, what do I think about it, believe me. :) > Second, when I'm listening to any of PSB record I hear something > different: "This music has no ambition, is too easy, how can you > like them?!" and then I read--you, Leslie, like it! > Wow, that's.. hard to express. Simply: I'm very glad. > That's all. And that's it!!! NO AMBITION?! TOO EASY?! Oh *Gawd* That made me mad. PSB were too often criticized for being too intelectual... lyrics for Bilingual contain references to World War II, Cold war and Communism, glib businessmen, AIDS, Christmas, Saturday night clubbing (that's not really intelectual, I know.) ... They had recorded songs about Thatcherism, mass media appeal and history; there's a full time historic track "Don Juan" (at Alternative CD) which deals with reasons for World War I. If somebody says the PSB are too easy and have no ambition, he must be a fan of Hanson. :) (Sorry for a PSB content... I couldn't help it. Being a PSB fan ain't easy... ;) (-) Ray [::: Ray, obviously: go to :: Regrets promo MP3 already available! :::] [::: members.xoom.com/obvious :: Check also for Discovering preview... :::] [::: Quite Pet Shop Boys: members.xoom.com/quite_psb :::] [::: Current number one: Robbie Williams "No regrets" :::] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 09:45:11 EST From: Richard216@aol.com Subject: Re: basia-digest V3 #285 Ashoke, I grew up in and still consider Chardon home! I think that moving to Chardon would be an excellent choice for you. If you have any questions about that wonderful little town please let me know. Richard from Ohio, living in Elyria, hometown Chardon :-) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 09:58:39 PST From: "Leslie Brown" Subject: Re: basia-digest V3 #283 >Leslie (hi, Leslie!) Hey, Ray! :) >Does USA have _any_ chart that would say how do the records sale? The >Billboard chart is based in 80% on airplay and in _20%_ on sales, and >radio-only singles go to top ten... That's a weird country. And I'm a >chart freak... :D Wow- I didn't know about the airplay/sales ratio. wish i could answer that one- I always thouhgt Billboard was sales. maybe Radio & Records is sales? Hmmm.... >CD) which deals with reasons for World War I. If somebody says the PSB are >too easy and have no ambition, he must be a fan of Hanson. :) LOL! "Too ambitious" or "not ambitious enough" seems an odd way to talk of music to me (no offense to your friends, Tomasz) >(Sorry for a PSB content... I couldn't help it. Being a PSB fan ain't >easy... ;) Look what ML you're on! We know how hard it can be! - --Leslie ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 13:26:31 -0500 From: Jeff Wasilko Subject: Re: basia-digest V3 #283 On Mon, Dec 14, 1998 at 12:48:45PM +0100, Ray Navarra wrote: > Does USA have _any_ chart that would say how do the records sale? The > Billboard chart is based in 80% on airplay and in _20%_ on sales, and > radio-only singles go to top ten... That's a weird country. And I'm a > chart freak... :D There's something called SoundScan which tracks sales at the register. Jeff ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 17:54:04 -0800 From: Joel Cairo Subject: Re: basia-digest V3 #283 Jeff Wasilko wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 14, 1998 at 12:48:45PM +0100, Ray Navarra wrote: > > Does USA have _any_ chart that would say how do the records sale? The > > Billboard chart is based in 80% on airplay and in _20%_ on sales, and > > radio-only singles go to top ten... That's a weird country. And I'm a > > chart freak... :D > > There's something called SoundScan which tracks sales at the > register. > Billboard's US charts have been based on SoundScan sales numbers since 1991-- this was a huge break with their past tradition of "units shipped + airplay", and caused a great deal of agitation when it was first introduced. Although I don't have figures for singles (yet), both the "Time & Tide" and "London Warsaw New York" LPs were certified platinum (1 million+ copies sold), while "The Sweetest Illusion" was certified gold (over 500,000 copies sold) by the RIAA. Incidentally, the Japanese "Clear Horizon" single dropped to #24 on the J-WAVE chart for this week... a slight dip from last week's position. Just to keep everyone posted... - -Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 21:50:46 -0600 From: tom@cse.unl.edu, kelly&jordan Subject: OHIO? Hello, Can it be true. Ohio has the largest per capita Basia fan base on this list? Go Midwest!!!!! Irie, Tom ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V3 #286 ***************************