atlantaboy
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Post by atlantaboy on Jan 21, 2011 20:42:43 GMT -5
I think Maroon 5 is still a core HAC artist - if stations are dropping this song this quickly, I think it's gotta be because callout isn't good for this one song
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HereIsGone
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Post by HereIsGone on Jan 21, 2011 20:45:07 GMT -5
Ouch, that smarts! 11 13 17 MAROON 5 Give A Little More A&M/Octone/Interscope 2010 1480 2205 -725 84 15.9 23.7 -7.8Ow, ow, owwww. I hadn't even seen that one! Yikes...
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Post by singingsparrow on Jan 21, 2011 20:47:47 GMT -5
i wouldn't say by any means maroon 5 aren't core at hot ac, they had a #1 hit with "misery", "give a little more" went to #10-11 who cares, some of the classics we listen to today weren't even top 10's, off top of my head "melt with you" modern english and tom petty's "refugee" which peaked at #11 for 1 week in 1980. no song had long chart runs back then, put out the singles peeps will buy,4get all the stats lol. but back to point of core: on my hot ac station these are in rotation: "harder to breathe" "this love" "she will be loved" "sunday morning" "makes me wonder" "wake up call" "won't go home without you" "misery" "give a little more" just added "never gonna leave this bed" if 1 song underperforming ruined careers even Elvis wouldn't have made it lol I never claimed Maroon 5's career would be ruined because their previous single barely made the Top Ten here. I argued that I think their days of being a prominent format staple may be over, and I didn't even claim that in the previous post in that I just said I'm not sure now. One underperforming single certainly won't kill a career. However, it has been repeatedly proven that one underperforming single can seriously halt an artist's momentum and/or stature. I think the performance of "If I Never See your Face Again" was a minor warning sign, and the underwhelming run of "Give A Little More" as a second single is their warning shot over the bow. Namaste, Lisping Hibiscus
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Post by musicfanpete on Jan 22, 2011 16:50:07 GMT -5
I never claimed Maroon 5's career would be ruined because their previous single barely made the Top Ten here. I argued that I think their days of being a prominent format staple may be over, and I didn't even claim that in the previous post in that I just said I'm not sure now. One underperforming single certainly won't kill a career. However, it has been repeatedly proven that one underperforming single can seriously halt an artist's momentum and/or stature. I think the performance of "If I Never See your Face Again" was a minor warning sign, and the underwhelming run of "Give A Little More" as a second single is their warning shot over the bow. Namaste, Lisping Hibiscus Their days as a prominent format staple may be done because most of their songs sound exactly alike, not because they had one slightly lesser hit. The big exception was "Misery" with its fresher, more rhythmic sound, along with a more memorable hook. "Give A Little More" has far more in common with their overplayed earlier hits like "Makes Me Wonder" and "This Love" than it does with "Misery". That's why GALM has underperformed. I have many criticisms with what gets played on radio these days, but once in awhile they get things right. This is definitely one of those times! Hopefully they come up with something a little more orignial for their next release.
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Post by atlantaboy on Jan 22, 2011 21:25:46 GMT -5
I never claimed Maroon 5's career would be ruined because their previous single barely made the Top Ten here. I argued that I think their days of being a prominent format staple may be over, and I didn't even claim that in the previous post in that I just said I'm not sure now. One underperforming single certainly won't kill a career. However, it has been repeatedly proven that one underperforming single can seriously halt an artist's momentum and/or stature. I think the performance of "If I Never See your Face Again" was a minor warning sign, and the underwhelming run of "Give A Little More" as a second single is their warning shot over the bow. Namaste, Lisping Hibiscus Their days as a prominent format staple may be done because most of their songs sound exactly alike, not because they had one slightly lesser hit. The big exception was "Misery" with its fresher, more rhythmic sound, along with a more memorable hook. "Give A Little More" has far more in common with their overplayed earlier hits like "Makes Me Wonder" and "This Love" than it does with "Misery". That's why GALM has underperformed. I have many criticisms with what gets played on radio these days, but once in awhile they get things right. This is definitely one of those times! Hopefully they come up with something a little more orignial for their next release. Completely agree with this - I think you can only go so far with the same stuff before people would just rather hear Makes Me Wonder and Misery again, rather than a new song that sounds exactly the same On their first (and most successful) CD, they played around with rock on Harder To Breathe and even jazz on Sunday Morning - I don't think it was just a coincidence that Songs About Jane was their most successful CD, and it had the most diverse singles They need to move on from this Bee Gees thing - when Makes Me Wonder came out, it was new and "fresh" sounding - now IMO it's been done to death
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HereIsGone
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Post by HereIsGone on Jan 22, 2011 21:47:16 GMT -5
Harder to Breathe's probably my favorite Maroon 5 song for a reason. :)
I have noticed that they don't seem to be very diverse lyrically. Maybe it's a wrong impression because I only know the singles, but you're right and maybe that possibly wrong impression is an indication that they need to mix it up a bit more. If not in songs but the picks for their singles.
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Post by musicfanpete on Jan 23, 2011 0:02:23 GMT -5
Completely agree with this - I think you can only go so far with the same stuff before people would just rather hear Makes Me Wonder and Misery again, rather than a new song that sounds exactly the same On their first (and most successful) CD, they played around with rock on Harder To Breathe and even jazz on Sunday Morning - I don't think it was just a coincidence that Songs About Jane was their most successful CD, and it had the most diverse singles They need to move on from this Bee Gees thing - when Makes Me Wonder came out, it was new and "fresh" sounding - now IMO it's been done to death That's a great way to put it. The Bee Gees thing that is. :) That's about what they have sounded like for the past two or three years. It's about time that they use their first CD as an influence for their next CD.
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