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METALLICA Among Biggest Moneymakers In 2004
- Feb. 9, 2005
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METALLICA were among the biggest pop-music earners in 2004, according to Rolling Stone's list of top moneymakers, the New York Post said on Wednesday.
The San Francisco-based heavy metal act placed third on the chart after taking in about $43 million in 2004, thanks to their "Madly in Anger With the World Tour", and sales of 1.4 million copies of their old records, CNN reports.
PRINCE took in $56.5 million to place him first on Rolling Stone's annual list of top 50 moneymakers of 2004.
PRINCE, whose chart-topping hits include "Purple Rain" and "1999", beat out pop diva MADONNA, who placed second, with $54.9 million, thanks to her "Re-Invention Tour", four children's books and the "American Life" CD, according to the Post.
Rolling Stone bases its annual list on ticket and record sales, publishing and other related revenue.
Rolling Stone magazine's list of top moneymakers:
01. PRINCE: $56.5 million
02. MADONNA: $54.9 million
03. METALLICA: $43 million
04. SIR ELTON JOHN: $42.9 million
05. JIMMY BUFFET: $36.5 million
06. ROD STEWART: $34.6 million
07. SHANIA TWAIN: $33.2 million
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COMMENT | I WOULDN'T EXPEXT ANYTHING LESS...
posted by :
2/9/2005 1:27:17 PM
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...from the money making machine called Metallica.
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COMMENT | of course
posted by :
2/9/2005 1:31:46 PM
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its a simple formula.
Bad music + Selling out to your metal roots + Bob Cock + an angry midgit + suing napster = lots and lots of money, duh!
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COMMENT | 1.4 million
posted by : master_music_man
2/9/2005 1:33:35 PM
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who's betting most of those sales come from the black album though master of puppets is the best one they have only song i don't care for on that album is leper messiah
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COMMENT | sell outs
posted by : Dmoz
2/9/2005 1:34:04 PM
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As Jason Newstead once said...
"Yeah we sell out... every seat in the house"
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COMMENT | yeah.....
posted by :
2/9/2005 1:36:56 PM
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right before he quit.....for that very reason
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COMMENT | Gee i wonder why
posted by :
2/9/2005 1:37:09 PM
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cough... sellouts
Wow, Prince is still makin $ and Rod Stewart HA
actually that whole list is very entertaining!
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COMMENT | HOW????
posted by :
2/9/2005 1:39:42 PM
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how on earth are these fucking fake assholes still making money ... STOP GIVING THEM YOUR MONEY!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
2/9/2005 1:43:28 PM
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I'm still curious to see "Some Kind of Sellouts". I've only seen
clips of this but it looks damn entertaining!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
2/9/2005 1:45:11 PM
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I guarantee you that Metallica played two or three times as many shows as any of those other wastes of spaces did. Those other fuks were charging in the upwards of $100 - $300 per ticket.
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COMMENT | Yo, Yo, Yo,
posted by : Criswell
2/9/2005 1:45:43 PM
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I fucked up and forgot, I was bobbing my head to one of Metallica's dope jams. "We Did it Again" with my niggas Swizz Beats and Ja Rule. Now that shit alone was worth at least a couple of mill. Maybe Metallica should get Pharell or Dr. Dre to produce their next album, put some street flava on that bad boy. Make all the kids bob they heads!!!
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COMMENT | .....
posted by :
2/9/2005 1:46:33 PM
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I stopped giving my money to metallica after st. anger and the summer sanitarium tour. I should have done it sooner. They honestly play the same fucking show these days.....basically some good, old shit. Then Fuel, then some old shit, then somthin off st. anger.....yeah, theyre shows rely heavily on pre-black album shit. Which is weird because they have like 3 other CD's since.....so what does that say about the new music??
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COMMENT | Hate to tell ya, gimmefuel
posted by :
2/9/2005 1:46:58 PM
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It wasn't far from it
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COMMENT | 100-300? ouch
posted by : master_music_man
2/9/2005 1:48:29 PM
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I take it most of them charged that to take care of their old age pensions and for what criswell said "this is a public service annoucement for not following trends and planned parenthood make sure you monitor your kids actions so they don't try to emulate their favorite artists be yourself not something you could never be" and that is all just say no to trends
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COMMENT | master_music_man
posted by :
2/9/2005 1:50:15 PM
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I think the thing that should not be is the worst song on master of puppets. Leper Messiah has awesome solos
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COMMENT |
posted by :
2/9/2005 1:50:43 PM
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My friend payed almost $90 bucks for his ticket, which is a
waste of $ if ya ask me. I think all those guys see anymore
is $$$. Lets do a little better uh guys than...
clock tick tick tick tock
GOOD LORD!!!
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COMMENT | The Mighty M
posted by : ~CAIN~
2/9/2005 1:57:59 PM
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They didn't get a dime from me!
In fact I haven't given Metallica a dime scince August 12, 1991. That was the last date they ever recieved a cent from me. After that shitty ass BLACK album I swore to boycott them.
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COMMENT | Wow, I never thought I'd see it in the same sentence
posted by : Hellfire(~\m/~)
2/9/2005 2:12:14 PM
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"METALLICA were among the biggest pop-music earners in 2004, according to Rolling Stone's list of top moneymakers, the New York Post said on Wednesday."
Metallica and pop-music. Can't say that about Slayer or Kreator among many others.
I saw Some Kind Of Monster. Yep, it was interesting, but painful to watch. It's actually kind of...well, gay. I don't hate Metallica, but I certainly am not the fan I was back in the day. Oh, and the way Mustaine was portrayed...that was pathetic.
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COMMENT | And the moral of the story is...
posted by :
2/9/2005 2:22:21 PM
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make crappy music, get rich
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COMMENT | METALLICA ARE GODS
posted by : Jizz_Master_0
2/9/2005 2:27:34 PM
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i love these guys ...
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COMMENT | hahaha
posted by :
2/9/2005 2:36:38 PM
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what a funny name......jizz master
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COMMENT | ektalipka
posted by :
2/9/2005 3:27:45 PM
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i don't think these guys would love your wigga rap rock nu-metal retro grunge band
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COMMENT |
posted by : HIValicious
2/9/2005 3:28:13 PM
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I actually bought Prince's and Rod Stewart's new albums... Haha... They've got nothing on the new Tears for Fears album though... It's pretty sweet!
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COMMENT | Huh?
posted by : CronosWarchild
2/9/2005 3:57:51 PM
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No Kiss? I had expected them to do better.
And who the flying FUCK is still buying ROD STEWART albums?!
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COMMENT | All right!
posted by : Raven779
2/9/2005 4:05:01 PM
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Good for them. They deserve it for being great musicians, they just better donate some of it to South-East Asia.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
2/9/2005 4:42:46 PM
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LONG LIVE NAPSTER!!!!!!!!!
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COMMENT | Napster
posted by :
2/9/2005 5:12:35 PM
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yay, i'll screw bands out of money so i can save $10-$15. take a look in the mirror retards, hte real sellouts are on this fucking board. dicks
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COMMENT |
posted by :
2/9/2005 5:29:35 PM
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PIRACY!!!!!!!!!
HELL YEAH MOTHERFUCKERS!!!!!!!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
2/9/2005 5:31:10 PM
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I got so much metal music on my computer it's overflowing!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
2/9/2005 5:32:41 PM
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---------->''I'll happily pay $30 to see Opeth or In Flames or Dark Tranquillity.''<----------
Damn straight. Fuck Metallica, bring on the HEAVIER and more TALENTED bands!
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COMMENT | $43 million well deserved...
posted by : EvilJebus821
2/9/2005 5:55:11 PM
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That tour kicked ass, and I'd gladly pay another 65 bucks to see it again. (Not the Godsmack opening though.. they sucked.)
As for the comments about how Mustaine was "portrayed" in SKOM... He wasn't portrayed, he ACTUALLY said that stuff. That's right, no script and nobody was holding a gun to his head, and they didn't edit his voice lol. His music is worse than Metallica's and he openly admits it, as we all saw. It's a fact so stop bitching and deal with it.
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COMMENT | Ya' know, I have to say
posted by :
2/9/2005 5:57:52 PM
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still, to this day, it really blows my mind that Metallica have become such an overwhelmingly huge success. It's just ridiculous. $43 million, in just one fucking year. Must be nice...
As for Jason Newsted, talk about keeping a low profile!!!
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COMMENT | Man...
posted by :
2/9/2005 6:22:17 PM
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What a bunch of jealous whiners? Don't you shmucks have anything better to do? Maybe you can stop dreaming about a fortune, and instead go out and earn one.
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COMMENT | Mustaine never said Metallica were better
posted by :
2/9/2005 6:33:30 PM
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He's just mad that Metallica managed to make a ton of money with his songs. ahah
Seriously, he's mad because of Metallica's popularity. It must be hard being so much better in writing music and seeing a simple band with simple music for 10 years old retarded childrens having bigger success.
Imagine your girlfriend (fame) leaving you for a dumb and ugly retard (Metallica) who get girls a lot more than you when you know you're 1000 times better (Megadeth) than the ugly bastard (Still Metallica) You'd be pissed!!
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COMMENT | yes he did
posted by : EvilJebus821
2/9/2005 7:04:40 PM
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Quoteth Mustaine, "Am I happy being number 2? No."
And there you have it. He's number 2 and he's not happy about it.
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COMMENT | Prince
posted by :
2/9/2005 8:02:18 PM
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charged $80 and $50 for tickets to his shows...and you got a copy of his new album when you bought a ticket. He played at least as many shows as Metallica, sold out a higher percentage of shows than Metallica did, and I'll guarantee he outperformed them. I've seen Metallica 3 times and Prince once, and he just
BURIED them...sad, but true.
blessed be.
www.aishwaryaworld.com!!!!!!!!!!!
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COMMENT | UNDERGROUND
posted by : mastronaut
2/9/2005 8:16:25 PM
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That is some fuckin funny shit!!!!!! True though.........
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COMMENT | Grrrrr...!
posted by : the clown who lived forever
2/9/2005 8:26:40 PM
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Damn I HATE these sellouts! They make money therefore they are sellouts. Grrr, how I hate them. They also have no souls! YES! Everything I'm saying is logical.
*cough* sellouts *cough*
Har har har! did anyone catch that? I was pretending to cough on the internet. Man, that never gets old and it always makes anyone who does it look cool!
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COMMENT | The clown who lived forever
posted by :
2/9/2005 8:49:19 PM
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That's a cool name and you're very funny with your last paragraph. ahah
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COMMENT | fucks...
posted by : trevil
2/9/2005 8:55:14 PM
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if i could make as much money as metallica, i couldnt care less what ppl say...hell i think would come here every day to laugh my ass off to u guys and drinks some beer sametime...but im not rich or talented so im here writing instead of laughing...
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COMMENT | PRINCE...
posted by :
2/9/2005 9:47:05 PM
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Wow...that is very impressive...i am not a fan...but i did not even know the guy was still touring or anything.....
Awesome post...UNDERGROUND.....
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COMMENT | this
posted by : platinum maze
2/9/2005 9:48:28 PM
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should be called "top ticket prices." I'd rather spend $16 to see Into Eternity. I'm getting so much more for my money.
Jimmy Buffet sucks.
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COMMENT | Jason
posted by : houde666
2/9/2005 9:56:58 PM
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"Yeah we sell out... every seat in the house"
Well said Jay.
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COMMENT | ^^^Yeah...
posted by :
2/9/2005 10:19:53 PM
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Too bad Jason couldn't sell out a fucking McDonald's playland now if he wanted to.
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COMMENT | I don't get you guys
posted by :
2/9/2005 10:26:13 PM
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Most of the smaller metal bands (many are great) who charge $20-30 for tickets play in small clubs with low charges, play for mostly 90 mins..and very low production...
Metallica plays bigger avenue - (with charges, insurance being hiked by the venue owners annualy)-metallica plays for more than 2.5 hours non-stop...In toronto they played for 2hrs and 45 mins. Sometime these guys end up paying penalties for noise and exceeding timelimit...IF you are a band playing in these big areas your ticket price is bound to exceed $50.00..It is the law of supply and demand...
It is unfair to compare metallica to Opeth...regarding ticket prices..
But when you compare the band to big name acts like Rolling stone, U2, MAdonna, Paul Mcartney...Metallcia are actually have much reasonable prices...
MAdonna and some similar pop acts were charging over $120 to $300 per ticket and only performed for 90 mins...
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COMMENT | so fucking what
posted by :
2/9/2005 10:27:52 PM
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did it not occur to you people in spite of your opinions the fact is metallica toured their ass off globally for the last 18 months everynight...... some kindda monster was cool as fuck and st anger is cool to hate when im willing to bet so few have dug beyond hearing frantic on kerrang!
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COMMENT | METALLICA Among Biggest Moneymakers In 2004?
posted by :
2/9/2005 10:59:03 PM
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I never doubted that.
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COMMENT | Haha Prince
posted by :
2/9/2005 11:33:33 PM
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Sooo that is why I keep on hearing about him.. he does make money
About Metallica Now: Sellouts.. hmm, They were making money before they changed their sound... they were selling Records before the lightened up their sound!!! Sellingout means..?!? Changing to make more money and selling more records.. Metallica was making money and selling records.. I don't like anything starting from Re Load and up.. But meh.. They still rip live!! They still play the oldies LIVE... that's what matters.. People are allowed to get older.. ie Metallica.. And For them Sueing Napster.. they did go pretty far with it.. BUT IT"S THEIR FUCKING MUSIC.. THEY ARE ALLOWED TO GET MAD IF SOME LITTLE PUNKS WANNA RIP IT OFF THE NET AND LISTENING FOR FREE.. IT IS TECHNICALLY STEALING!!!! I donno.. I am on the fence with downloading music from the internet.. I don't have a downloading program on my computer.. If the band doesn't mind then fuck whatever.. but if they chose to get mad about it.. SO BE IT.. they made it.. they spend money in the studio to make it.. which they gotta pay the label back.. they spent the last 10- whatever years perfecting their art/music.. just for someone to rip it off...then they get mad and suddenly their sellouts and they're just in it for the money.. BAH.. fuck that
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COMMENT |
posted by :
2/9/2005 11:37:32 PM
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Metallica looks right at home on a list with Prince and Elton John, don't they?
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COMMENT | concerning metallica news
posted by :
2/10/2005 1:21:50 AM
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metallica news is now catared to the masses largely by VH1 now, I'd say stop writing news about them seeing as how they havent been a viable metal band since...well...since Mustaine left
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COMMENT | spelling
posted by :
2/10/2005 2:29:36 AM
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catered (I think I'm not big into checking my grammar on metal message boards)
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COMMENT | 'Tween Madonna and Sir Elton John...
posted by : Maylight_On
2/10/2005 11:40:12 PM
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Right where they belong.
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