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Post by mairy on Dec 1, 2010 4:34:36 GMT -5
 New single by Aaron Lewis - "Country Boy" (Atlantic/Stroudavarious) DIGITAL RELEASE: DEC 7 ADD DATE: FEB 21 VIDEO PREMIERE: www.cmt.com/videos/aaron-lewis/602049/country-boy.jhtml From Country Aircheck: » It's Been A While: Atlantic's Aaron Lewis, frontman for rock group Staind, has recorded a country album, signing with Stroudavarious for promotion, sales and marketing. The album, Town Line, produced by James Stroud, will be advanced by the first single "Country Boy" featuring George Jones, Charlie Daniels and Chris Young. The video premieres on CMT.com Dec.1 and CMT Dec. 6. Stroudavarious/Pres. Bill Catino says, "We will be working the single to Country radio in the New Year, focusing on a mid-to-late February add date." Look for Lewis on his acoustic solo tour in the New Year and spring.Here's a live performance: |
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Post by kevin59 on Dec 1, 2010 13:48:01 GMT -5
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Post by ontheroadwith on Dec 1, 2010 13:54:06 GMT -5
Can anyone in Nashville think of another title for a song? Feel like this one has been overused.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2010 17:49:00 GMT -5
Wow, I just watched the video...and I'm a big fan of this. I saw the title and thought "Oh, no", another stereotypical "country boy" song (we've had quite a few recently, it seems)...but I really like the country-rock production on this one, and I personally find the lyrics to be more specific, as in a story, rather than just general stereotypes or name-dropping. Sure, he pays tribute to Hank Williams and even includes George Jones on vocals (as well as featuring Charlie Daniels and Chris Young), but Aaron really makes this song work, in my opinion.
I wasn't too familiar with Staind, but vaguely enough that I recognized a few of their songs. I'll be rooting for this song on country radio, however. I think it has the potential to be a big hit--but the only thing that worries me is that Stroudavarious is promoting it. They haven't exactly had any big hits recently...or hardly any at all, for that matter. And breaking in someone new certainly doesn't seem to be their talent (see: LoCash Cowboys, Houston County, Margaret Durante, etc). And even their semi-established artists Darryl Worley and Blaine Larsen have fallen off the map. But maybe Aaron will catch a break here, and this one will be a decent-sized hit.
Another thing I noticed--he sounds a lot like Nickelback. I don't listen to anything other than country radio, but it's hard not to hear Nickelback every now and then, and know what they sound like. Can't say I like or dislike Nickelback, but the sound of Aaron's voice really works well with the country-rock elements of this song, so again, here's hoping it does well.
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Post by onebuffalo on Dec 8, 2010 17:12:36 GMT -5
Radio And Records is tracking this song in Active Rock.
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Post by steelzus on Dec 8, 2010 17:43:54 GMT -5
Can anyone in Nashville think of another title for a song? Feel like this one has been overused. This song is so different though so it doesn't matter. I really like this one, and there's some things in it I relate to which make it even better. It's great that this is #1 on CMT but I'm not sure if I can see it doing that well on radio even though I really wish it will. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2010 17:48:02 GMT -5
I'm really unsure of how radio will respond to this...it seems like such a hit, such a different song...but the promotion by Stroudavarious discourages me. I think this could be a surprise hit, though, if radio decides to play it...
I'm not surprised that it is getting played in active rock, either. It is Aaron Lewis, and while the lyrics are clearly country, the production is certainly rock, with a slight pinch of country to it...I think it works well in both formats...
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Post by steelzus on Dec 8, 2010 17:55:02 GMT -5
It's doing pretty well in digital sales too, #8 on iTunes.
Also will radio play a 4:49 song? If they cut anything they would cut some original lyrics :/
edit: course they could cut it at about 4:20.
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Post by singingsparrow on Dec 8, 2010 20:29:43 GMT -5
This is by far one of the worst country singles of 2010.
It gets progressively worse as it goes on too. By the end, all I can say is that Lewis spends way too much time expressing a simple point he could have laid bare in fourteen seconds: Los Angeles, fancier clothes and rock and roll are the devil, but tractors, oversized clothes and jingoism are good.
If that wasn't bad enough, the music video only makes it worse. He uses George Jones and Charlie Daniels as though Lewis is saying "Oh, you don't believe I'm country, do you? Well (expletive) you! I have references to prove I'm countrier than thou! Charlie Daniels and George Jones themselves think I'm countrier as country can be! How do you like that? Yeah, bet you didn't see that coming, (expletive)!"
Fortunately, this isn't going to be a hit on any format. Country radio won't eat this up because in spite of its utmost magnitude of pandering lyrically, it's anti-climatic, too acoustic and mellow for a format heavy lately on lazy beer-drinking anthems and loud-and-proud "Hell yeah, I'm country!" barnburners.
Active Rock won't eat this up either because while they're more open than ever to country-leaning material (i.e. Hellyeah) they still tend to shy away from overtly country topics on the format, and even there I think this is too sleep-inducing musically.
Namaste,
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Post by joey2002 on Dec 8, 2010 21:06:05 GMT -5
Yeah, this doesn't really sound country at all... and why even include the lyrics "I'll smoke a little weed"?
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Post by singingsparrow on Dec 8, 2010 21:13:57 GMT -5
Yeah, this doesn't really sound country at all... and why even include the lyrics "I'll smoke a little weed"? To be fair, country radio hasn't necessarily shied away entirely from mentioning smoking a little smoke, as they say. We even had a reference to a Copenhagen ring on a #2 song (also one of the most-played songs of last year) which is the bulge that shows in the back of ones pants due to a tin containing either weed or tobacco being lodged deep in its pockets. Musically, to me this sounds like "Outside" (Staind's brooding, breakthrough record) with stereotypically country themes. Namaste, Lisping Hibiscus |
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Post by cufan7 on Dec 8, 2010 21:35:34 GMT -5
I like it and it's doing good on itunes. I think this one might be a suprise hit.
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Post by onebuffalo on Dec 9, 2010 13:15:51 GMT -5
Maybe Aaron Lewis is saying 'I'm A Little Less Country Than That'!
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Post by ontheroadwith on Dec 9, 2010 15:58:23 GMT -5
Yeah, this doesn't really sound country at all... and why even include the lyrics "I'll smoke a little weed"? To be fair, country radio hasn't necessarily shied away entirely from mentioning smoking a little smoke, as they say. We even had a reference to a Copenhagen ring on a #2 song (also one of the most-played songs of last year) which is the bulge that shows in the back of ones pants due to a tin containing either weed or tobacco being lodged deep in its pockets. Musically, to me this sounds like "Outside" (Staind's brooding, breakthrough record) with stereotypically country themes. Namaste, Lisping Hibiscus Just to clarify, Copenhagen is just chewing tobacco, has nothing to do with weed. Just saying. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2011 3:54:41 GMT -5
- Debuts in Heavy Rotation on CMT - #1 on CMT.com 4 weeks in a row (and counting) - Over 400,000 CMT.com views - Over 1.2 million YouTube views - 50,000 singles sold in just 3 weeks On your desk this week. Official Adds Date: 2/21/11Source: Country Aircheck Weekly (Jan. 3) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New single by Aaron Lewis - "Country Boy" (AllAccess) AllAccess now has a streaming link up for this one, and it's MUCH better than the streaming link that was/is on Mediabase. The AA link is the exact same recording as the CMT video, except George Jones does not sing, and I could never really hear Chris Young's harmonies (only if I watched the video). And I think Charlie Daniels only added instrumentation. The video views and digital sales have been remarkable. From the first time I heard it, I thought this one could be a big hit, and I maintain that view. It wouldn't be a surprise to me, but I can see this one being a big surprise hit to a lot of people in 2011. Anyway, I'm wondering if the current AA link is the radio version? And will George, Charlie, and Chris get credited as featured artists? |
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Post by Jonsolo on Jan 13, 2011 10:49:25 GMT -5
And will George, Charlie, and Chris get credited as featured artists? Jones and Daniels were listed on the song entry on this week's BCU New & Active section. So if it does enter the full chart, they might keep that listing, and thus give them credit as well (and maybe there just wasn't enough room in that N&A window to fit in Chris' name as well). It only had 0.16 mill on that N&A list (well behind #60 Rimes' 0.36 total), but has added 0.09 mill on Mediabase for these first three days of the week. If Strait and Reba's Radio go recurrent next week, it could compete for the bottom four slots of the chart with Wise, Montana, Reba's Boy, Durante, and the Harters. Of course, if it does chart, and give George Jones a new charting song, that will give him some more points on the Joel Whitburn list, and make George Strait have to earn a few more points himself to eventually try to catch Jones for the #2 postion all-time on that list. So, regardless of the song's quality, I have to root against it just for that sole reason! |
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Post by singingsparrow on Jan 14, 2011 3:38:08 GMT -5
- Debuts in Heavy Rotation on CMT - #1 on CMT.com 4 weeks in a row (and counting) - Over 400,000 CMT.com views - Over 1.2 million YouTube views - 50,000 singles sold in just 3 weeks On your desk this week. Official Adds Date: 2/21/11Source: Country Aircheck Weekly (Jan. 3) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New single by Aaron Lewis - "Country Boy" (AllAccess) AllAccess now has a streaming link up for this one, and it's MUCH better than the streaming link that was/is on Mediabase. The AA link is the exact same recording as the CMT video, except George Jones does not sing, and I could never really hear Chris Young's harmonies (only if I watched the video). And I think Charlie Daniels only added instrumentation. The video views and digital sales have been remarkable. From the first time I heard it, I thought this one could be a big hit, and I maintain that view. It wouldn't be a surprise to me, but I can see this one being a big surprise hit to a lot of people in 2011. Anyway, I'm wondering if the current AA link is the radio version? And will George, Charlie, and Chris get credited as featured artists? I certainly hope not, and I'll still be surprised if it does given how mellow it is musically. However, given how blatantly it panders to Country radio stereotypes in its lyrics, not to mention being infused with populist discontent with the government and larger institutions........that alone might just buoy the track similar to how "Shuttin' Detroit Down" was. This track obviously isn't political in the way "Shuttin' Detroit Down" was, but it does obviously allude to the same sentiments in the later verses, not to mention succumbs to the often-traversed divisive heartland vs. Hollywood dichotomy that often peps Country listeners up. That's the main reason why I hope this doesn't become a hit. For anyone who has been following Staind along to some extent knows all too well, Lewis is a much more capable and effective songwriter than this. As generic as some argue many of their singles are musically, Lewis nonetheless gets high marks from much of the same listeners for the honesty to his songwriting and emotive appeal, in tracks such as "Outside", "Right Here" and "Everything Changes". Here, he just sounds like he's phoning in on list song fragments. Namaste, Lisping Hibiscus |
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Post by Devin on Jan 15, 2011 16:14:24 GMT -5
Like the instrumental, hate the lyrics. And either George Jones or Charlie Daniels sing horrible in this song  |
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Post by Zazie on Jan 15, 2011 22:52:43 GMT -5
I thought it sounded very good. I can't say I'm a big fan of its lyrics, but the guitar work is good and the song doesn't sound like everything else out there. The arrangement is not noisy and annoying, and maybe if we had 10 songs with good arrangements on the radio, other artists would get the idea.
I can root for songs whose politics I don't like. I expect political songs that aspire to mainstream radio airplay to be pretty shallow, no matter where on the political spectrum they fall. And I'm rarely surprised.
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Post by singingsparrow on Jan 15, 2011 23:53:39 GMT -5
I thought it sounded very good. I can't say I'm a big fan of its lyrics, but the guitar work is good and the song doesn't sound like everything else out there. The arrangement is not noisy and annoying, and maybe if we had 10 songs with good arrangements on the radio, other artists would get the idea. I can root for songs whose politics I don't like. I expect political songs that aspire to mainstream radio airplay to be pretty shallow, no matter where on the political spectrum they fall. And I'm rarely surprised. It's not the politics that aggravate me so much as that Lewis felt like he HAD to tap into that dualistic heartland versus Hollywood vein in order to cut his teeth into the country music business. Which only offers more evidence that the country radio establishment has become increasingly cultural-based and less musically-based. I agree about the song's production, but just because its composition resists the bombast that saturates most Country music songs presently on the chart.........doesn't mean it automatically deserves a free pass. I made the same case about "Chicken Fried" during its chart run, and also regarding "A Little More Country Than That". I gave some credit to both songs with regard to the relaxed, comely feel they consist of in terms of their production, but both lose points heavily for their terribly lazy songwriting. Namaste, Lisping Hibiscus |
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Post by Zazie on Jan 16, 2011 14:25:03 GMT -5
I thought it sounded very good. I can't say I'm a big fan of its lyrics, but the guitar work is good and the song doesn't sound like everything else out there. The arrangement is not noisy and annoying, and maybe if we had 10 songs with good arrangements on the radio, other artists would get the idea. I can root for songs whose politics I don't like. I expect political songs that aspire to mainstream radio airplay to be pretty shallow, no matter where on the political spectrum they fall. And I'm rarely surprised. It's not the politics that aggravate me so much as that Lewis felt like he HAD to tap into that dualistic heartland versus Hollywood vein in order to cut his teeth into the country music business. Which only offers more evidence that the country radio establishment has become increasingly cultural-based and less musically-based. I agree about the song's production, but just because its composition resists the bombast that saturates most Country music songs presently on the chart.........doesn't mean it automatically deserves a free pass. I made the same case about "Chicken Fried" during its chart run, and also regarding "A Little More Country Than That". I gave some credit to both songs with regard to the relaxed, comely feel they consist of in terms of their production, but both lose points heavily for their terribly lazy songwriting. Namaste, Lisping Hibiscus You make some good points. I don't think I made my point clearly, because the "politics" I'm trying to comment on include the insistence on the simplistic duality you're calling the song out for. We don't disagree, but maybe I should not assume people will understand what the heck I'm talking about. The production doesn't outweigh everything, and these are pretty bad lyrics, for the reasons you offer. The "no free pass" rule is a good one. I lose you on the relaxed, comely feel of those other songs. "Comely" might refer to a person's attractive face (as opposed to "homely"), but not, as I understand it, to a song. Still, even if you don't have the words right, I think your assessment is pretty accurate, to the extent I can follow you. |
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Post by onebuffalo on Jan 31, 2011 16:59:10 GMT -5
Debuts at #47 on Rock Songs chart.
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Post by onebuffalo on Mar 9, 2011 10:35:20 GMT -5
Town Line, Aaron Lewis' CD, will be the top selling country CD at 38,000. Congratulations.
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Post by stvhllywd on Apr 25, 2011 22:09:18 GMT -5
Title is lame but a good song. Too bad Stroudavarious can't get over the hump with these artists. I do like Margaret Durante and think Lo Cash is decent enough-certainly to compete and win against some of the noise out there today....Maybe Aaron can lead them all in a solid charge.
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