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Post by areyoureadytojump on Oct 2, 2014 20:31:51 GMT -5
Sorry if this has been bought up before, or not the right thread for the question. But what type of numbers do you think Garth will put up for his new album in its first week, he's not with Itunes, but hes is with Ghost Tunes. He is also at all retail. He has the November 11th date to himself, the following week, there's One direction then Eminem after that. I dont see him doing some crazy number for the first week, but I also dont see him putting up mediocre numbers. I think selling about 500 thousand for his first week, and opening at No1 on Billboard top 200 sounds about right? and him and his label will be pleased with that. I don't know. HITS said 250k. I think that sounds right. He's been gone a long time and his new single is not very good.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2014 20:38:05 GMT -5
I don't know. HITS said 250k. I think that sounds right. He's been gone a long time and his new single is not very good. I'm not necessarily saying HITS is wrong, nor am I saying that Garth's single is very good, but his return alone will get this to sell. Maybe 250k is an accurate guess from industry insiders, or maybe it will really surprise people. It's hard to say. All I know is that Garth can sell out a dozen shows in basically a 2-week span in Chicago, and his "un-retirement" has been heavily publicized. I think that as we get closer to 11/11 (and as a title and track-list are released), the hype will really start to grow. I think most people are just excited that he started touring again, but once a lot of casual fans realize he has a brand new full album out, they'll buy it without thinking twice (whether or not they like the single probably won't matter much). I would not be surprised if Garth's album outdoes the HITS projection by a long shot, nor would I be surprised if HITS has a fairly good estimate here. I don't think a 250k opening would be bad at all...I'm just saying that I wouldn't be surprised if estimates trend much higher as we get closer to the album release, mainly because this is such a unique situation with Garth.
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A very touching interview about Allison Moorer's upcoming album. Can't wait to get it In February 2010, when sultry Alabama-born singer Allison Moorer released her last album, Crows, she was married (to fellow musician Steve Earle) and was just two months away from the birth of the couple's son, John Henry. Now, nearly five years later, as she prepares for the release of her next LP, the brilliant — and extraordinarily candid — Down to Believing (due March 17, 2015, on E1 Records), she is separated from Earle and navigating the bewildering diagnosis of John Henry's autism. It's hardly the first time Moorer has addressed personal struggles (or tragedies) on record. Those tragedies include the murder-suicide of her parents in 1986, when Moorer was 14 and older sister, singer Sheby Lynne, was 17. Moorer was in Nashville last week to debut songs from the new album at the Americana Music Association conference. She sat down with Rolling Stone Country for a revealing conversation about the life-changing events that shaped the songs for the record, her eighth studio album since the release of 1998's Alabama Song, and without a doubt her most personal collection to date. When did you actually find out about your son having autism? He was diagnosed at 23 months, which is almost 2 1/2 years ago. It's not something that you ever get used to because it constantly changes. John Henry has been in a special school and has done ABA [applied behavior analysis] therapy since two weeks after we found out. He started speech therapy and occupational therapy even before that because we knew something was going on. It's something that we were able to jump right on because we were lucky and caught it. A lot of kids don't get diagnosed until way later, whether it's through denial or whatever. We were just very aware of it. So I spend a lot of my time paying attention to that, making sure that he's OK. I'm living in New York because there is a school there that really is great and provides everything that he needs under one roof. And his dad lives in New York. Well, he tours most of the time but John Henry and I live in New York state. One of the standouts on Down to Believing is "Thunderstorm Hurricane." In addition to having some amazing guitar work, it's more than a little dark, so anyone who didn't have some idea about things going on in your personal life probably couldn't help but wonder where the idea came from. It came from feeling very frustrated and sad over miscommunication and not being able to get on the same page so to speak with someone that I love very much. It's a funny song because it's 13 lines. That's all it is. It's probably the most economical song that I've ever written. I got really lucky and didn't need any more words than are there. Musically, I've sort of mined that territory before, but I feel like it's probably the best I've done that particular thing to date. There's no wasted energy on it. I knew what I wanted it to sound like. The day I recorded it I had a 102-degree fever. Kenny Greenberg, who produced this record, it was the second time we had worked together in 12 years. He produced my first two albums. I was just writing songs and when I was making demos for my publishing deal, I called Kenny because I needed a guitar player that could make things sound fabulous in a really short amount of time. He's just fantastic, one of the best guitar players in the world. He's also very nurturing to me, we have a long relationship and I felt like we needed to make music together again for a lot of reasons. This particular day we cut four or five songs in the morning and "Thunderstorm Hurricane" was on the list. He made it really, really special. "Mama Let the Wolf In" has some of the most ferocious vocals you've probably ever done. There's a line about the wolf being a "big bad motherfucker," which is kind of startling. It's about how I feel about my son having autism. As a parent, whatever your children go through I think there's a certain amount of it that you feel responsible for, even if you know it has nothing to do with you, even if you know that there's absolutely no way to protect them from the world or what they have to go through, whether it's being bullied, having a hard time in school, or being an addict. When you can't protect them from going through something that's hard, you feel responsible for it. No one knows what causes autism; no one knows how to cure autism. It's a confounding condition. I admittedly have lied awake at night and asked myself what did I do, where did I go wrong? I know I must have done something to cause this. If I had just not done this or if I hadn't exposed him to that. A million things have gone through my head. Basically the song is channeling that energy and expressing that extreme frustration at not being able to protect him. It makes me feel very powerless. "Down to Believing" is one of the more painfully beautiful songs on the record. It's about the end of my marriage. It's about acceptance, figuring out which way to go, just taking it on the chin. We've been separated for two years. We're not actually divorced yet, but working on it. [Laughs] Music has obviously played a huge role in getting you through some very tough times. It's my saving grace. A lot of people seem to view it as a burden because it does hurt to try to sit down and try to get the words and the music right. It's not an easy job, but it's an important job. I have always thought that writing songs and singing was my way of communicating and my way of putting out something that I needed to put out there. I've had quite a few hard experiences in my life, from losing my parents at a young age, to difficult relationships, to just having a hard time in the music business. I do seem to have a life that is pretty tumultuous but I also know that I can absorb it and reflect it back out so that someone else might feel less alone in their own experience. That's why I'm going to say I wrote a song about autism ... about feeling powerless as a parent and not being very happy about it. I'm going to say I wrote a song about the end of my marriage because marriages end every day. A lot of them. It's just what the job is — being able to reflect your own experience and put it in a common language so that people can commune. Your sister Shelby Lynne has her own record label and has been self-releasing her albums. Will your new one be self-released? No, E1 is releasing it. I couldn't self-release a to-do list! [Laughs] I have so much to do, running a record label is not one of the things I want to put on my list! That's why I say this record exists because people love me. I wouldn't have a record if it weren't for those relationships that I've had for so long. www.rollingstone.com/music/features/allison-moorer-battles-wolves-hurricanes-on-new-album-20140926
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Post by StrongerThanTheTruth on Oct 3, 2014 15:26:44 GMT -5
I didn't see this posted yet which I'm surprised about....Garth's album cover November 11th, 2014Man Against Machine Garth Brooks Pearl/RCA Nashville “Music has always been a reflection of where mankind is at the time. For 14 years, I have watched heart and soul, dreams and individualism, fighting for their very existence in a world of increasing technology. This album is a reminder to all those who dream, work, and fight for what they believe; do not give up your vision,” Source: MusicRow---------------------------------- I'm starting to get annoyed with Garth for the reason that everything seems to be about him being anti-technology. I understand he has his way of doing things and that is the way he likes them. But honestly for other artists his approach would crash and burn. I just hope the press tour for the album isn't Garth ranting about the technical "advancements" or steps ahead in the music industry.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2014 16:42:48 GMT -5
Oh my god please tell me that Garth cover is fake...
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Post by liza on Oct 5, 2014 0:29:36 GMT -5
Garth sounds and looks dated. The photoshop/airbrush or whatever it is is absurd. I just saw him. He looks nothing like that. He looks good in this video as he is, so I just don't get this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=opgsXrNVtkU
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2014 1:09:52 GMT -5
Garth sounds and looks dated. The photoshop/airbrush or whatever it is is absurd. I just saw him. He looks nothing like that. He looks good in this video as he is, so I just don't get this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=opgsXrNVtkUThat's an interesting interview. From the things Garth said, it sounds like it was RCA's choice to release "People Loving People" instead of a different song. I guess I was under the impression that Garth would basically have the final say but from that interview he made it sound like it was completely RCA's decision, which would be a total surprise to me.
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Post by Uncle Lumpy on Oct 6, 2014 8:26:05 GMT -5
Garth sounds and looks dated. The photoshop/airbrush or whatever it is is absurd. I just saw him. He looks nothing like that. He looks good in this video as he is, so I just don't get this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=opgsXrNVtkUThat's an interesting interview. From the things Garth said, it sounds like it was RCA's choice to release "People Loving People" instead of a different song. I guess I was under the impression that Garth would basically have the final say but from that interview he made it sound like it was completely RCA's decision, which would be a total surprise to me. I don't care what he said in the interview, there is zero chance it wasnt his final say as to which single was chosen. I like a good portion of Garths material & I respect him for doing his own thing & telling iTunes to go pound sand. But Garth is a complete control freak & micro manages everything. RCA may have suggested the single , it was Garths decision in the end though.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2014 8:48:42 GMT -5
I don't care what he said in the interview, there is zero chance it wasnt his final say as to which single was chosen. I like a good portion of Garths material & I respect him for doing his own thing & telling iTunes to go pound sand. But Garth is a complete control freak & micro manages everything. RCA may have suggested the single , it was Garths decision in the end though. Oh, that's definitely how I think it went down. It just seems odd that Garth would say otherwise...basically I'm just surprised that he would give the impression that the label made the decision and not him, because again, I really do think he has control over these things--I don't think he would have signed with Sony if that wasn't the case.
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Post by onebuffalo on Oct 6, 2014 11:49:33 GMT -5
I didn't see this posted yet which I'm surprised about....Garth's album cover November 11th, 2014Man Against Machine Garth Brooks Pearl/RCA Nashville “Music has always been a reflection of where mankind is at the time. For 14 years, I have watched heart and soul, dreams and individualism, fighting for their very existence in a world of increasing technology. This album is a reminder to all those who dream, work, and fight for what they believe; do not give up your vision,” Source: MusicRow---------------------------------- I'm starting to get annoyed with Garth for the reason that everything seems to be about him being anti-technology. I understand he has his way of doing things and that is the way he likes them. But honestly for other artists his approach would crash and burn. I just hope the press tour for the album isn't Garth ranting about the technical "advancements" or steps ahead in the music industry. Certainly will not be mistaking it for No Fences. What kind of look is Garth Brooks going after?
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Post by slowmo on Oct 6, 2014 17:59:14 GMT -5
A bit of a stretch, but he just needs a huge "cowboy" tattoo across his forearm. Garth's picture is so ridiculous.
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Post by echocountry on Oct 6, 2014 18:25:04 GMT -5
Garth's first album in 13 years and this is the best cover they could come up with?? Why does he look angry?
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Post by sabre14 on Oct 6, 2014 18:29:48 GMT -5
Garth's first album in 13 years and this is the best cover they could come up with?? Why does he look angry? I guess he's preparing to battle the machine. I agree on the album cover. I really don't like it at all and am surprised that Garth decided on that style and look.
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Post by jesster on Oct 6, 2014 19:52:54 GMT -5
Sunglasses endorsement?
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Post by dm2081 on Oct 6, 2014 22:18:48 GMT -5
He does look like a person loving people in that album cover lol
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Post by zjames on Oct 7, 2014 12:22:01 GMT -5
This is now available for pre-order on iTunes with a release date of November 10. The track listing is every single before "All Alright". It's $10.99.
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Post by sabre14 on Oct 7, 2014 19:48:45 GMT -5
Canadian duo brothers (previously trio brothers) High Valley will release their debut American album County Line on October 14th. High Valley is made up of Brad and Curtis Rempel. Track Listing: 1. "County Line" (Brad Rempel, Ben Stennis, Seth Mosley) 2. " Make You Mine" f/Ricky Skaggs (Brad Rempel, Ben Stennis, Seth Mosley) 3. "Be You" (Brad Rempel, Ben Stennis, Seth Mosley) 4. "Fathers And Sons" (Brad Rempel, Travis Meadows, Blake Bollinger) 5. "Farm Girl" (Brad Rempel, Deric Ruttan, Jim Beavers) 6. "Why God Made A River" (Brad Rempel, Don Poythress, Seth Mosley) 7. "She's With Me" (Brad Rempel, Ben Stennis, Seth Mosley) 8. "Come On Down" (Brad Rempel, Fred Wilhelm, Jared Crump) 9. "While The Gettin's Good" (Dave Berg, Deanna Bryant, Tommy Lee James) 10. "Rescue You" (Brad Rempel, Ben Stennis) Source
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Post by rbundy1987 on Oct 7, 2014 23:32:36 GMT -5
This is now available for pre-order on iTunes with a release date of November 10. The track listing is every single before "All Alright". It's $10.99. 1. Chicken Fried 2. Whatever It Is 3. Toes 4. Highway 20 Ride 5. Free 6. As She's Walking Away (ft Alan Jackson) 7. Colder Weather 8. Knee Deep (ft Jimmy Buffett) 9. Keep Me In Mind 10. No Hurry 11. The Wind 12. Goodbye In Her Eyes 13. Jump Right In 14. Sweet Annie
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Post by buythecaseof12 on Oct 8, 2014 8:03:55 GMT -5
For ZBB: Too bad Atlantic couldn't include a track or two that didn't make any of their previous CDs. It did not have to be any new songs, but a demo, live, or alternative version of one of their bigger hits would have been some incentive to buy this CD. Otherwise, this looks like a $6.99 CD at most. >
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Post by someguy on Oct 8, 2014 19:16:18 GMT -5
For ZBB: Too bad Atlantic couldn't include a track or two that didn't make any of their previous CDs. It did not have to be any new songs, but a demo, live, or alternative version of one of their bigger hits would have been some incentive to buy this CD. Otherwise, this looks like a $6.99 CD at most. > I was hoping for something outside of the singles too (or at least including "All Alright"). There is no point in me getting this, since I have all of the studio albums.
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Post by Markus Meyer on Oct 8, 2014 20:04:39 GMT -5
I wish ZZB would do what Craig Morgan did, half hits, half new material.
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Post by sabre14 on Oct 8, 2014 20:08:52 GMT -5
I wish ZZB would do what Craig Morgan did, half hits, half new material. Wasn't Craig's like 4 new songs and the rest his previous hits? Maybe it was 5?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2014 20:26:26 GMT -5
sabre14 it was 4 new songs however the rest of his hits were all rerecorded(except for maybe This Ole Boy and More Trucks Than Cars)
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Post by sabre14 on Oct 8, 2014 20:28:09 GMT -5
sabre14 it was 4 new songs however the rest of his hits were all rerecorded(except for maybe This Ole Boy and More Trucks Than Cars) Yeah, I knew there was something different about it. I knew it was only 4 new songs though. :)
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Post by wonderstruck on Oct 8, 2014 20:29:19 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2014 20:31:41 GMT -5
I wish ZZB would do what Craig Morgan did, half hits, half new material. This is not a ZBB release--it's simply Atlantic re-packaging their hits into a Greatest Hits album and trying to make some money over the holiday season. ZBB is no longer with Atlantic so they had no say in this album, and Atlantic has no rights to any material the band has recorded since they left. Which brings me to this... I was hoping for something outside of the singles too (or at least including "All Alright"). There is no point in me getting this, since I have all of the studio albums. Atlantic couldn't have gotten "All Alright" unless they got Zac's permission, as that EP and the single were the band's first releases after leaving Atlantic. But I do agree, they maybe could have included a couple of other album tracks that were somewhat popular from the first 3 albums ("Where The Boat Leaves From", "Island Song", and "Day That I Die" immediately come to mind) or some tracks recorded live. In any case, it's likely that Atlantic only had access to the material on ZBB's first 3 albums as well as the live CD/DVD Pass The Jar.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 8, 2014 22:50:38 GMT -5
Super excited about this, though I wish it were a full album! But I'm hoping that with the success of GIACS that their debut effort will come out in early 2015, maybe coinciding with a possible Number One airplay hit.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2014 23:01:36 GMT -5
Super excited about this, though I wish it were a full album! But I'm hoping that with the success of GIACS that their debut effort will come out in early 2015, maybe coinciding with a possible Number One airplay hit. I'm super excited for this as well, but I'm honestly a little worried that Borchetta is going to pull another "hold the album back until the 2nd single is high up on the charts" with this. The EP releases 4 weeks from now and "Girl In A Country Song" will be inside the top 10 by then. I don't know if the full album is ready yet (and if it's not, then obviously I can't blame Borchetta), but if it is, an early December release would have been ideal, as GIACS is on pace to be top 5 by then. That would erase the 'need' to put out an EP in the fist place since the success of GIACS already warrants a full-album release. All I know is, if they don't release the album in January or February, I think this will be a huge mistake. I'll definitely get the EP (seriously, I love these girls), but my point still stands. A full album could come out now already and it would do great. I mean, if Dan + Shay, Danielle Bradbery, Jon Pardi, and The Swon Brothers (among others) can get albums out based off only one top 15 hit, then I don't see why Borchetta/Dot Records can't release a full album for Maddie & Tae, too, given that GIACS is already bigger than anything those other artists had released leading up to their albums. Again, if their full album isn't quite ready yet, then I would completely understand not releasing it until very early in 2015. But I just hope that a January/February release for the full album is in the cards, because saving it for summer or fall of 2015 would be a huge mistake, in my opinion.
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Oct 9, 2014 9:05:45 GMT -5
I agree with you jhomes87, with all the hype surrounding these girls in the beginning and how fast this one flew out of the gate, I would have thought an album would have been hurried to get out before Christmas to optimize sales through the holidays. "Girl In A Country Song" has been out since July, and has not once shown any signs of slowing down, so you'd think Dot Records would have been smart to make sure an album was ready to go as soon as possible. However, the fact that Dot Records is so new may also have hindered the earlier release of a full album. Maddie & Tae are the only ones on the Dot roster, or at least the only active ones, which you'd think would mean all forces would be behind them and getting their album out, but with the opening of a brand new imprint, BMLG could be going through a lot of other things that they need to do before launching a full album from these girls. Regardless, I would assume the album is being heavily worked on and will be out early 2015. Releasing it around the time GIACS is hopefully hitting #1 would be ideal and that may be what the label is going for as well, since as mentioned, this has shown no signs of going anywhere other than the penthouse. On a note related to the EP: the cover is stunning (really can these girls get any more beautiful!?) and I am absolutely stoked to own more of their material. I wish there were more than 3 new songs on it, but I'll take what I can get for now.
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