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Post by Rumors on Feb 19, 2011 12:44:14 GMT -5
I love Dave as a musician but aside from a song or two I just don't care for the FF. Dave's just an average songwriter to me. And generally their music is a little harder than I listen to. Having said that, I hope this is the year of a big rock comeback. I was reading in RS about big bands with new albums this year Coldplay, FF, Radiohead, etc. (of course they failed to mention Matchbox Twenty who have been twittering this is their best album by leaps and bounds). I think they may surprise their critics.
So...I look forward to a lot of new rock this year. I hope Coldplay's is also better than their last. I have two of their albums but I've never had either one on serious repeat. I can only take Chris' vocals in small doses or something.
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Post by rockmaniac on Feb 22, 2011 15:40:37 GMT -5
song to premiere tomorrow.
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Post by pen on Feb 23, 2011 0:50:42 GMT -5
Is Matchbox 20 still a rock band? They have always been a rock band. |
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Post by @DiegoMarcondes_ on Feb 23, 2011 5:26:11 GMT -5
Bad quality, but here is it!
YAAAAAAAAAAAAY
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Post by jvandyck87 on Feb 23, 2011 5:33:04 GMT -5
Wow this song is really cool and has a very unique sound especially in the verses (the chorus is more standard). This is the second consecutive lead single I've REALLY liked from these guys. I'm usually a casual Foo Fighters fan at best, but "The Pretender", "Let It Die" and now this are all awesome. So I guess every other single over the last five I've been big fans of. I thought "Long Road To Ruin" was ehhh. I liked "Wheels" fine, but it didn't blow me away. Before that, the only Foo Fighters songs that had wowed me were "Everlong" and the gorgeous "Aurora". I found a lot of their other singles likable, but none of them floored me. I'm assuming this will go #1 on both rock formats, but it doesn't sound quite as commercial / rock radio tailored as "The Pretender".
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Post by pen on Feb 23, 2011 6:11:57 GMT -5
This is very different coming from them.
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Post by rockmaniac on Feb 23, 2011 7:58:43 GMT -5
I liked it. it's really good.
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Post by HereIsGone on Feb 23, 2011 9:39:29 GMT -5
It's different but nice, not as catchy as though. Not white sure how well it'd do either but if Wheels managed top 5 on Active, then I suppose it'll do fine.
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Post by HereIsGone on Feb 23, 2011 9:41:27 GMT -5
Is Matchbox 20 still a rock band? They have always been a rock band. They've gotten much poppy-ier though. I'm hoping for some rockier material this go around. |
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Post by jvandyck87 on Feb 23, 2011 9:44:19 GMT -5
Yeah, I gotta say, "How Far We've Come" wasn't really a rock song by current standards. "Bent", "Push", "Crutch", "Real World", "Long Day", "Mad Season", and "Disease" would at least be borderline.
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Post by HereIsGone on Feb 23, 2011 9:47:08 GMT -5
Yeah, they've never been a true 'rock' band, as if they could chart here. 'Rockier' works. :)
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Post by jvandyck87 on Feb 23, 2011 10:01:38 GMT -5
Well they did used to chart here, so no that's not true.
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Post by HereIsGone on Feb 23, 2011 10:07:40 GMT -5
Well they did used to chart here, so no that's not true. I meant in their later releases. |
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Post by jvandyck87 on Feb 23, 2011 10:13:42 GMT -5
Ok, so by never, you mean for the last 10 years then. But I get what you're saying. Even when they were charting here, they were more of a pop/rock band.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Feb 23, 2011 10:14:44 GMT -5
Agreed on the first few singles charting. But I haven't heard anything from Matchbox 20 in over a decade I believe.
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Post by HereIsGone on Feb 23, 2011 10:14:51 GMT -5
Ok, so by never, you mean for the last 10 years then. But I get what you're saying. Even when they were charting here, they were more of a pop/rock band. Exactly. :) |
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Post by HereIsGone on Feb 23, 2011 10:15:53 GMT -5
Agreed on the first few singles charting. But I haven't heard anything from Matchbox 20 in over a decade I believe. Well, their last proper release was in '02, so that's probably why. |
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Post by jvandyck87 on Feb 23, 2011 10:18:59 GMT -5
Artie also exclusively listens to rock radio, so he probably hasn't heard anything since "Bent" or "Crutch".
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Post by @DiegoMarcondes_ on Feb 23, 2011 10:27:14 GMT -5
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Post by jvandyck87 on Feb 23, 2011 10:37:49 GMT -5
Not even maybe if you're talking about this week. Unless you meant tomorrow, which I think is fairly likely. Diego, how does one register to get the mediabase access to what you just linked us to? |
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Post by @DiegoMarcondes_ on Feb 23, 2011 10:42:29 GMT -5
Not even maybe if you're talking about this week. Unless you meant tomorrow, which I think is fairly likely. Diego, how does one register to get the mediabase access to what you just linked us to? I meant tomorrow! With 45 spins so far they are on the top 100! sorry I didnt understand your question at all lol I have the mediabase access and a printed the building chart for this song... What u want to know ? Sorry Im dont know English that much lol |
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Post by jvandyck87 on Feb 23, 2011 10:44:56 GMT -5
I was asking how to get mediabase access and how much money does it cost.
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Post by @DiegoMarcondes_ on Feb 23, 2011 10:50:11 GMT -5
I was asking how to get mediabase access and how much money does it cost. Hmm ok, I really dont know haha I get this password from a friend! |
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Feb 23, 2011 12:49:04 GMT -5
Would you mind sharing it with us? :)
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Post by American Idiot on Feb 23, 2011 14:07:18 GMT -5
I'm definitely very impressed with this, but I would be no matter what it sounded like since it's the mother fucking FOO FIGHTERS! I don't see it as strong as some of the other debut singles, but still an excellent track. I agree that they're getting a bit poppier compared to the past, so I'm hoping some of the other choices on the new album have a bit of a harder edge to them. I wouldn't mind some ballads in there as well.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Feb 23, 2011 14:40:01 GMT -5
This song doesn't sound poppy to me. While it's not as heavy as some of their past singles, it compensates by being edgier. And the second half is pretty in-your-face.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Feb 23, 2011 15:17:43 GMT -5
Heard twice in an hour. Much more melodic than Grohl was hinting. Very Rush-like, as never before. Solid #1 on the way across all three rock formats I assume.
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Post by pen on Feb 23, 2011 15:35:01 GMT -5
Yeah, I gotta say, "How Far We've Come" wasn't really a rock song by current standards. "Bent", "Push", "Crutch", "Real World", "Long Day", "Mad Season", and "Disease" would at least be borderline. I thought "How Far We Come" was easily rockier and darker overall than say, Rob Thomas' solo work. |
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Post by HereIsGone on Feb 23, 2011 15:38:40 GMT -5
Yeah, I gotta say, "How Far We've Come" wasn't really a rock song by current standards. "Bent", "Push", "Crutch", "Real World", "Long Day", "Mad Season", and "Disease" would at least be borderline. I thought "How Far We Come" was easily rockier and darker overall than say, Rob Thomas' solo work. Well, yeah, but it doesn't take much to be rockier than Thomas's solo work. His solo stuff is really poppy. |
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Post by debbielowler on Feb 23, 2011 15:47:00 GMT -5
Wasn't super impressed by what I've heard so far.
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