Release Date List for Speculation [rendered irrelevant]

[UofLCard]

That's only if he follows the exact same release pattern as Recovery.

[JAGODA]

I don't mind waiting provided the album is a bomb!

[NextEpisode]

That's only if he follows the exact same release pattern as Recovery.

With a plus/minus 1 week confidence interval, it doesn't have to follow the exact same pattern. But yes, the predictions are based on the Recovery album-tour-cycle. Why? Well, first, why not use historic data, if you have such information available. Second, Em & his management has a tendency to follow patterns of what has previously worked. The way in which Em & co. selected these festivals, the location, and the "do as much in one week as possible"-type thinking is very reminiscent of the summer of 2010, don't you agree?

I guess one could argue that the 'BME: HTS' release in 2011 further solidifies my prediction. You'll see that Em performed his first post-album festival 16 days after the release date (compared to 17 days for Recovery). HTS was released June 13, 2011 and he performed at Osheaga Music and Arts Festival june 29, 2011.

That said, I was just playing with numbers because I was bored. No more, no less.

[SG.]

^What about Relapse?

[NextEpisode]

^ The only festival/show Em did in 2009 was the Voodoo festival, I believe. A lot of factors contributed to this lack of touring (Among other things, Em wasn't satisfied with the response Relapse got, and as he described it himself, it wasn't very easy getting back on stage either). Consequently, this information isn't very useful for prediction-purposes.

[SG.]

^Alright, Michael Pachter, I got you.

[NextEpisode]

^Alright, Michael Pachter, I got you.

[kokasov]

^ Speaking of Michael Pachter...

(That's the same guy, right? I live under a rock.)

[NextEpisode]

^I had not heard about this dude prior to Zabe mentioning him, tbh. But from the results I got from the Google-search, it's quite clear that the Zabe comment wasn't a complementary one, lol.

[kokasov]

^I'd never heard of this "Pachter" character until I found out that I've become a better videogame industry analyst than him just by using Google too much. If I knew you could get paid for talking out of your ass, I'd be rich by now.

[SG.]

He's a horrible video game analyst, I was poking fun. I wasn't trying to offend NextEpisode though.