A perfect storm is upon us.
It's the type that will leave ears ringing and wallets barren; an event so epic, a day so important that even the struggling music industry can't help but be captivated by its possibilities.
And to think, it has nothing to do with the next copyright infringement lawsuit, or earnings report from another bankrupt label. No, if all holds true, November 25, 2008 will prove to be the sort of day music fans and industry bigwigs dream of. It will be a day that reflects the best of music as a media not bogged down in frivolous lawsuits and questions over its future, but one still offering the ability to captivate and delight, and ultimately, remind us why we fell in love with the sounds resonating from those crackling speakers in the first place.
You see, November 25th could very well end up being one of the most exciting days in the history of music. It's a Tuesday, a day of new releases, in the midst of the biggest shopping time of the year So it already reasonable to expect big things -- big new music from big names. But this big?
If all holds true, the final Tuesday in November will offer three of the year's most anticipated new releases in music. So anticipated in fact, that there aren't enough adjectives in the English dictionary to do these releases justice. Think I'm kidding?
Kanye West, the Killers, and Guns N' Roses
Yeah. That's no typo. And you thought I was just trying to be cute.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, a perfect storm is in our sights, one ready to slam us with a tidal wave of new music that can't help but makes heads spin and wallets burn. Oh, the humanity!
So how'd we get there? What evil masterminds (aka geniuses) made Tuesday, November 25, 2008, music's closest version to an apocalypse? Well, lets see. Best Buy, 50 Cent, and some dude over at Island Records who thought that day would be a good time to release the Killers' third full-length studio album.
Since Gun N' Roses have been making us wait the longest, lets give Axl and Co. a taste of their own medicine and instead, start dissecting this madness by taking a look at Mr. Kanye West's latest creative endeavor. After spending the summer feuding with Bonnarooers, hanging with Obama, and getting arrested, the Chicago hip-hopper recently took some time to record his fourth studio album. Originally scheduled to hit stores on December 16th, 808’s & Heartbreak, headed by its stunningly awesome first single Love Lockdown, was to make the perfect holiday gift. But then greedy old 50 Cent got involved, calling out Kanye for another one of those tiring record release rematches (see: 2007). Kanye was unwilling to oblige, instead choosing to move the release date for 808 up to November 25th.
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