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...[Fred Durst's] Einstein of an idea to shoot the seven-song EP "The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)" into stores this month while barely whispering a word to anyone outside his record company and his official Web site.
The philosophy, according to a knowledgeable source, was to build a buzz through the fan site to prove the power of Durst's connection to "the people." Media, be damned.
Unfortunately for the band, it hasn't quite worked out that way.
The stealth CD opened on the Billboard charts at an awful No. 24 with flaccid sales of 37,083. In this, its second week, it free-fell to No. 82 and is sure to dive-bomb further from there. [16 minutes and counting...see full story for more] - Click here for the Full Story
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