Jason Dunn
05-22-2006, 01:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2006/05/18/chili-pepper-charts.html?ref=rss' target='_blank'>http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2006/05/18/chili-pepper-charts.html?ref=rss</a><br /><br /></div><i>"California rockers the Red Hot Chili Peppers have discovered that having a new album leaked online may not be a bad thing. Despite the leak, the band's latest album Stadium Arcadium has topped the latest Nielsen SoundScan music chart in the U.S. – the first time for the Los Angeles-based quartet in its 22-year history.The new album has also topped music charts in Canada, across Europe and in Japan, Mexico and Israel, according to a spokesperson for the band. In early May, the Chili Peppers discovered that the new album – a double-disc and the group's first album since 2002's By the Way – had been leaked onto the internet about a week before its May 9 release date. Bassist Flea spoke out on the band's website, pleading with fans not to download the pirated version."</i><br /><br />The article goes on to say that many who downloaded the album were probably eager fans who couldn't wait for the CD to be released. Makes sense, though my band had a CD coming out, I sure as heck wouldn't be excited about it being leaked online. 8O