I was just reading over some best-seller lists and came across something that suprised me: No. 1 on the Top Music Video Sales list is “Mindcrime at the Moore” by Queensryche.
1. People still actively like Queensryche? Enough to know when a video is released? Enough to buy it?
2. Queensryche still exists?
My point here is not to knock the band. I once owned a Queensryche album, and might still have it in a box somewhere under my bed. The issue isn't whether Queensryche deserves to have the No. 1 music DVD on sale right now. The issue is: Where on Earth did this popularity come from? It looks like the band released a greatest hits album in June, and the aforementioned DVD (Amazon.com Sales Rank: No. 1,257 in DVD as of this writing) and a related CD on July 3. Are we in for a Queensryche resurgence? Should I expect to hear "Silent Lucidity" on the radio during my drive home?
I guess being on a VH1 Celebreality show isn't the only way for has-beens (or perhaps seemingly has-beens) to sell some records.
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