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AC/DC Disses iTunes | ||||||||||||
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| Wendy Aron, 09.28.2008, 09:00 AM | ||||||||||||
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| (EZ-Tracks) - Don’t expect the tunes from AC/DC’s new album, Black Ice, to be available on iTunes; the metal veterans are not releasing any singles through the digital music store, according to a report on RollingStone.com When it’s released on October 20th exclusively through Wal-Mart stores, Black Ice will join the Beatles catalog and Kid Rock’s Rock N Roll Jesus in the small “Not Available on iTunes” club, the Web site reported.
“We don’t make singles, we make albums,” said AC/DC’s Angus Young, explaining his band’s position. “We honestly believe the songs on any of our albums belong together.” RollingStone also reports that Young has recently met some bands that discussed withdrawing from iTunes as well because “I told them that since iTunes came into existence, we’ve actually increased our back catalog sales without being on the site.” According to RollingStone Young may be right-- the Beatles and AC/DC rank one and two on the list of highest-selling back catalogs, and neither appear on iTunes. The Rolling Stones, meanwhile, ranked sixth on the list and are available on iTunes. | ||||||||||||
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