7Lions - "Born 2 Run"

[lockebox]

Under CNM on Allaccess with a bullet of 18 on both Alternative & Active.

I'm unsure of how much of a dent this'll make, but it's fairly catchy for the whole rap/rock, Paper Tongues-type sound.


You can also grab a free download of the song at alternativeaddiction.

[Devin]

It's pretty borderline pop, but I'm digging it.

[American Idiot]

Very interesting sound. More rap than most of these rap/rock songs and the vocalist sounds a bit like David Draiman to me. Also, has poppy sound like HelloGoodbye. I'm interested to see how well this does.

[stone88]

Great summer song...wouldn't be surprised if this hits big

[Pipa]

Great, right after 7Horse these guys come out to confuse me.

[jvandyck87]

All we need now is for Sevendust to officially change their name to 7Dust this time around.

[Shadows in the Dark]

This isn't bad. Don't really think it'll do too much though.

[lockebox]

I guess I better change the title to "Born 2 Run" incase Artie is watching.

7dayBinge is another similarly titled band I'll throw in.

[Devin]

May 15, 2012 19:57:30 GMT -5 American Idiot said:

... and the vocalist sounds a bit like David Draiman to me.

Really? Maybe when he does the background vocals, but it's pretty poppy. I think his voice is more like Jon Bon Jovi or Myles Kennedy.

I feel like this has the potential to be a big hit, but not necessarily on rock formats (because of mainly the auto-tune and the heavy electro-pop synthesizer use). Their label should push them to pop, where it has the best chances of becoming big, like "Blackout" by Breathe Carolina.

[lockebox]

You contradicted yourself there slightly by labeling the vocals as poppy, but then comparing them to Jon Bon Jovi & Myles Kennedy. To me, the vocalist sounds more like someone who would front an indie rock band. The influences they list on their Facebook page would indicate that they like some hard rock, though.

7eventh Time Down is another band I have thought of, by the way.

[Devin]

Well, I could probably get away with the Jon Bon Jovi comparison, as nowadays he is an adult pop/country singer, and I could also say he sounds like a less-talented poppy version of Myles Kennedy. ;)

But I think the comparison to David Draiman was a bit more incorrect than mine.

[The Party Captain]

This is a good song, but I won't forgive them for naming it "Born to Run." Too much of a Springsteen fan. Blasphemy.

I get so annoyed when a band will conjure up a great single and just slap on the same title as some other famous hit or something bland like "Someday."

[Pipa]

This reminds me of something might chart on Alt the way "Blackout" did. I doubt it will, but it's not a far stretch.