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Originally Posted by Thinny
You can't blame file sharing. The file sharing issue is nowhere near as prominent in the days of streaming. Most people have Spotify, or Apple music etc, so the market for illegal downloads in minimal now. The people that were so excited about the album release are the ones that downloaded it when it leaked, and they are mostly the ones that would have had it pre-ordered anyway.
You also talk as if file sharing only effect Bon Jovi, but every artist has the same issue...pretty much every album released this week will have leaked at day or two before at least.
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I'm not denying that there is some truth in that however Bon Jovi are dead last in streams and we all witnessed the shit show that took place on this board so there is definitely some connection.
Fans might be older but they aren't that old where they cant navigate a computer.
The reason why bands are now putting full albums under their main youtube accounts is for that very reason. When you share files it stops those people from going onto YouTube Or Spotify to listen.
And maybe the impact isn't as sever as you think but it obviously doesn't help the situation either... This is what stops Box Sets and Special Editions.
There is no way a band like Savage Garden who have a fraction of the fans Bon Jovi has, who also have zero mainstream promo and haven't done anything of any relevance since the mid 90s are beating them in sales.
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