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Originally Posted by Deepwaters
To start with, because how good an album is, and how well it sells, are two virtually unrelated subjects. H.L. Mencken once famously stated that nobody ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the American people. One may extend the same observation to the population of other countries as well, and substitute "taste" for "intelligence" without losing relevance.
It's entirely possible for something to be a great work of art and sell miserably. In fact, that's generally the way it is with most great works of art. Don't get me wrong, I wish the album had been more of a success, and in order to keep going Alizée needs to do better commercially; however, the lack of commercial success of UEDS says NOTHING about the quality of the album itself.
Obviously not. But that says more about your own lack of perception than it does about anything else.
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The album was rather dreary minus a few songs. It was good sure, but it was no masterpiece. It also had next to no promotion, what do you expect to happen? And yes, its almost entirely her fault if an album fails. Like you said, its HER judgement calls on who is writing her music and promoting it. She needs to stop targeting such a little audience and look at the big picture.