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Post by carriekins on Jan 25, 2014 14:52:22 GMT -5
Marv, their CD is due March 4th.
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Post by Kentucky25 on Jan 27, 2014 12:46:49 GMT -5
I don't know if I missed it if someone posted this already, but has it been announced when this will hit iTunes?
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Post by CoJoFan on Jan 27, 2014 17:31:29 GMT -5
I don't know if I missed it if someone posted this already, but has it been announced when this will hit iTunes? I haven't heard nothing officially but I would expect it to be on iTunes tonight or in the next couple weeks as part of an album prebuy.
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Post by phil1996 on Jan 27, 2014 17:45:30 GMT -5
These guys may not be flashy, they may not win all the awards, may not be the most popular, but they are very, very steady. Single after Single, Album after Album, they never disappoint. It's not "Guinevere", but it is another extremely solid, radio friendly effort here, love the beat of this song. Should do well for them.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2014 20:33:55 GMT -5
These guys may not be flashy, they may not win all the awards, may not be the most popular, but they are very, very steady. Single after Single, Album after Album, they never disappoint. It's not "Guinevere", but it is another extremely solid, radio friendly effort here, love the beat of this song. Should do well for them. Couldn't agree more. I'll bet that they continue to get more and more popular, though. And man, I absolutely love Mike Eli's voice. I actually think that EYB edges out LBT for my favorite band, and there's no shortage of good bands in country music.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Jan 27, 2014 22:17:00 GMT -5
Liddell and Wrucke's production is just God-awful when it comes to guitars. They always make the guitar parts as loud and overdriven as possible, then compress them so tightly that it's just a hot mess. For instance: the screeching solo that I always thought was so out of place on "Over You", the chorus of "Red Light", and the solo on "Drunk Last Night". It doesn't even sound like actual notes, just like someone turned it up to 12 and aimed a tennis ball launcher at the strings. It's a shame too, because outside that, they can be somewhat creative, interesting producers.
And this song isn't that different on the guitar part. It's so damn loud that I couldn't make out a single word the first time I heard it, but I liked the sound of it at least.
I've liked almost all of EYB's songs, but I think that Mike Eli's voice is the very definition of generic.
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Post by tim on Mar 30, 2014 0:53:04 GMT -5
Heard this for the first time on the radio tonight and have to say this is now one of my favorite songs out right now. This is just a great jam that I can get out there and root for. Yet again the Eli Young Band delivers...this should be a big hit for them this summer.
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Post by Marv on Apr 7, 2014 18:55:29 GMT -5
My opinion on this standout tune has really soared over the past couple of weeks, and I certainly agree that Mike Eli's voice is among the most distinctive voices ever, certainly on a par with Tracy Lawrence, Dwight Yoakam, and another band from days gone by with an equally underappreciated lead vocalist, Henry Paul of Blackhawk, whose 'Postmarked Birmingham' remains an instant classic and all-time favorite of mine to this day for yours truly.
I certainly hope this rockin' tune becomes one of the very biggest hits of the summer, certainly as rousing and cantankerous as 'Whiskey Girl' was a decade ago.
Any opinions on this CD would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2014 20:09:18 GMT -5
Any opinions on this CD would be appreciated. Thanks! There's a listening party thread for their album here; it's up on Spotify :) And I believe you'll find plenty of glowing reviews in the LP thread. I personally think it's a 5-star effort...one of the best of the year so far for me, that's for sure. EYB has never disappointed me.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Apr 8, 2014 0:20:33 GMT -5
Okay, I was a bit snarky on my first take. Now that I've heard this a few more times, I definitely hear more of a Texas country edge and energy. Reminds me a bit of Pat Green when he was just first starting to chart.
I still think Mike Eli's voice is rather generic, but he uses it very well.
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Post by sabre14 on May 1, 2014 12:50:44 GMT -5
Seems though EYB is the casualty right now in the #25-30 range. With George gaining new life, the fast starts from Dustin and Swon Brothers, along with the consistent pace of Paslay and Lee, the updates for "Dust" is not what I expected. I was thinking this would slow down some but the moves are minimal with a bullet of 41 today on Mediabase and it's audience on Billboard was below .500 this past week after 13 weeks.
I still believe that "Dust" will make a run but perhaps I will have to lower my expectations for this a tad. I still have immense faith in the promotion by their label though, and perhaps this will pick up after the load of BMLG artists in the top 5 have peaked.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2014 18:00:19 GMT -5
I think the writing on the wall indicates that this one will have to go up slowly, or not go up at all. There really is no other way. Like you said, George's song has caught a big 2nd (3rd?) wind, Dustin's had a fast start (mostly thanks to Clear Channel), and both Paslay and the Swon Brothers have done pretty well also. And with Brad and Blake going up so fast, not to mention songs from Lee Brice, Joe Nichols, and Chris Young all getting top 20 to top 30 rotation, that makes for a lot of competition for "Dust".
What EYB really needs is for some older songs up ahead to give up--those from Hunter (although his isn't old at all...it's just not going anywhere), Sara Evans, Craig Morgan...throw in Brett Eldredge and Rascal Flatts as well. That would help "Dust" out a lot.
I'd like to see this fend off Dustin Lynch and The Swon Brothers--and "Dust" is back ahead of Dustin as of today's MB update. On The Verge or not, I see no reason why EYB should let "Where It's At" go by 'just because' of Clear Channel.
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Post by tim on May 1, 2014 23:38:09 GMT -5
I have been hearing this quite a bit locally, albeit only on two of the more traditional stations. And on a random side note, I don't usually listen to much country music during my long runs but I have found this to be a great song to run along with! This is definitely one of my top five songs on radio right now. But, I also agree that it is going to be a slow climb for them.
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Post by sabre14 on May 1, 2014 23:50:44 GMT -5
And on a random side note, I don't usually listen to much country music during my long runs but I have found this to be a great song to run along with! Usually EYB is at the top of the lists of artists that I like to run to; especially "Dust". "Radio Waves" and "Skeletons" are great as well. :)
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Post by drummerman2009 on May 20, 2014 9:40:01 GMT -5
Don't tell me that this is done!! Every time that a song of theirs that I like and I like all of their songs and especially after a #1 the next song doesn't do as well or just falls apart after 3 months.
This makes 5 songs that have stiffed.
1. When It Rains 2. Radio Waves 3. Guinevere 4. Say Goodnight 5. Dust
If someone can tell me why "Dust" didn't make it, I would like to know.
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Post by sabre14 on May 20, 2014 12:36:33 GMT -5
Don't tell me that this is done!! Every time that a song of theirs that I like and I like all of their songs and especially after a #1 the next song doesn't do as well or just falls apart after 3 months. This makes 5 songs that have stiffed. 1. When It Rains 2. Radio Waves 3. Guinevere 4. Say Goodnight 5. Dust If someone can tell me why "Dust" didn't make it, I would like to know. I would give this at least a few more days to see how Republic handles this. Just a bunch of promotion with other BMLG artists along with a ridiculous amount of competition surrounding it (George, Dustin, Lee, Tim, Swon Brothers). Though what does have me concerned is that "Dust" has been around breaking even with it's bullet the past 7-10 days or so. The -81 bullet on Mediabase is an ugly update, but I'm not saying this is quite done yet after just 16 weeks. But it's not looking promising either. To answer why "Dust" is not doing good? I really have no ggod explanation other than the competition factor. But this song is catchy and perfect for spring/summer, so it's disheartening that this has struggled so far.
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2014 13:25:56 GMT -5
Who cares if it's lost a few spins? It's up over 200k in audience today. I don't think this is anywhere close to being done and I wouldn't be surprised if it has a 30 week run into the top 10.
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Post by sabre14 on May 24, 2014 13:21:34 GMT -5
I still think "Dust" can go top 10 and be a sizable hit but I'm waiting for them to have that great update that will have me feeling at ease. Today is the day I thought that would come with some house cleaning going on. But "Dust" has by far the lowest bullet in the top 30 on Mediabase today with a 71. In a day and week where many songs are seeing good to even fantastic increases in spins and audience (Blake, Chris, Joe, George, Tim), EYB is just holding in there (Swon Brothers are dangerously close to passing them). I can't speak for it's audience increase thus far on Billboard as of this afternoon but this song better get a move on. I'm all for being patient with singles in today's radio but I want better than what this songs numbers are showing.
I've actually heard this quite often over the past two weeks, so I really don't understand why this catchy perfect summertime tune is moving as slow as it has.
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Post by sabre14 on May 29, 2014 19:42:22 GMT -5
Official Music Video: Again, sorry for a double post. BTW: Finally starting to pick up on the charts. Bullet of 334 on Mediabase, and with some house cleaning should be moving up 4 spots on MB this week. :)
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Post by sabre14 on Jul 8, 2014 12:59:33 GMT -5
Just like it did back in May, this song has really hit it rough the past three weeks. It currently has a break even bullet on MB today (0) and down 1 spot to 21 on this weeks update, while it manages to climb one spot to #20 on BB. The total audience "Dust" has accumulated on BB the past three weeks combined is just 0.830, and it's total points in that amount of time on MB is just 261 with -131 total points the past two weeks with this week having no bullet as they've lost 45 spins. It's at 23 weeks on the chart and hasn't had a great update since the house cleaning we got over a month ago. I thought that this would start to pick up the pace after that but it's gradually slowed down again.
There will be two re-currents on MB next week with Craig and Justin and they did get 4 new stations but Cole has already passed him as of today and Miranda/Carrie will likely pass them as well. On BB Miranda/Carrie will pass but there is two potential re-currents (George, The Band Perry). Things are not looking promising for "Dust" right now and the time for EYB to make it top 10 is running out.
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Post by countrymusic20 on Jul 8, 2014 20:15:36 GMT -5
Yawners like this usually do have a bumpy road up the chart. It's not a bad song .... There's just nothing special or unique or exciting about it. I previewed the McGraw record the other day through a survey thing and he has a song called Dust on his new record ... It's twice as good as EYB's Dust.
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Post by renee75 on Jul 8, 2014 21:34:47 GMT -5
When I came in the forum just now, the "Dust" thread was right above the "Dirt" thread. Someone needs to release a song called "Soap" or "Windex" or "Dust Rag" or something, just to keep the place from getting totally grimy. :)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2014 0:58:18 GMT -5
This hasn't been a huge seller but it's testing extremely well (#2 at Callout America), so I think there is still some potential here, although I agree that this getting to the top 10 seems rather unlikely at this point. Top 15 is still a decent possibility but I guess it all depends on how long Republic Nashville wants to stick with this.
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Post by sabre14 on Aug 3, 2014 18:57:36 GMT -5
"Dust" has had a rather rocky and slow climb up the charts, especially since EYB is coming off a #1 single with "Drunk Last Night". It's now on week 27 and will move down 3 spots to #19 on MB from #16, while barely maintaining their bullet. It moved down three spots on BB last week to #20 after a peak of #17. It's total spin gains on MB over the past four weeks (not counting this chart week) have been +254, and average of just +63. It's total audience gained in that time have been just over 1.5 million, just a .380 average. It's total points over that time was just 625, and average of +156 per week. It has a bullet of just 46 on MB this week, but is up .700 in audience.
I just don't see Republic Nashville sticking with this song much longer. Even though it's been among the best among call-out scores with a very positive listener reaction, which makes rooting for this song even more frustrating. I would love to see this stay alive as long as possible and get a top 10 peak but with a rather competitive chart in front and behind them along with the minimal gains, and how old this single is, I think the end is near for "Dust".
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2014 19:05:50 GMT -5
Yeah, just look at all the new releases they've had to deal with since the release of "Dust"...new tunes from Dierks Bentley, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Lady Antebellum, Kenny Chesney, Brantley Gilbert, and Miranda & Carrie were all released after "Dust" was. And plus we have the most recent releases from FGL, Luke, and Jason, as well as tunes from artists like ZBB and Eric Church, who are still behind Eli Young Band, and who have also been forced to climb slower due to all the big names ahead.
Furthermore, we've seen Arista fervently working rookie act The Swon Brothers, and Columbia doing the same with Chase Rice. The only new-ish artists to slip into the top 15 ahead of EYB have been Dustin Lynch, Cole Swindell, and Eric Paslay (and Paslay's tune looks to be about done, on the cusp of the top 10). Dustin's is a lead single, and Cole's song took a while to catch on, for the same reasons why "Dust" has struggled--just so many big names out in the top half of the chart right now.
When you look at all those names, it makes sense that artists like Cole Swindell, the Eli Young Band, Eric Paslay, and The Swon Brothers have moved up more slowly, as opposed to artists like Kenny, FGL, and Luke (etc).
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Post by dm2081 on Sept 16, 2014 1:07:54 GMT -5
The weeks are really starting to rack up for this one (33 weeks old now), and with only a #15 peak to show for it so far, I'm wondering how much longer they want to hold on to this one. Does anyone know how many weeks it took "Drunk Last Night" to peak? Anyways, this song doesn't even appear to be in the next crop/batch of heavy airplay songs (Blake, Frankie, Carrie/Miranda, Brantley, Chase, and Sam Hunt), so they'd be lucky to creep into the top 10 (especially since it has been posting some very minimal/stagnant updates). Might be time to pull the plug like Eric did and put out something more fresh?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2014 1:48:33 GMT -5
The weeks are really starting to rack up for this one (33 weeks old now), and with only a #15 peak to show for it so far, I'm wondering how much longer they want to hold on to this one. Does anyone know how many weeks it took "Drunk Last Night" to peak? Anyways, this song doesn't even appear to be in the next crop/batch of heavy airplay songs (Blake, Frankie, Carrie/Miranda, Brantley, Chase, and Sam Hunt), so they'd be lucky to creep into the top 10 (especially since it has been posting some very minimal/stagnant updates). Might be time to pull the plug like Eric did and put out something more fresh? I have some chart info for their last several singles: "Drunk Last Night" took 27 weeks to hit #1 (12/28/13 chart), and went recurrent after 31 weeks. "Say Goodnight" hit its #22 peak in its 23rd chart week, and went recurrent right after that. "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" took 31 weeks to hit #1 (07/28/12 chart), and went recurrent after 33 weeks. "Crazy Girl" took 38 weeks to hit #1 (11/19/11 chart), and went recurrent after 40 total chart weeks. ** Now that "Dust" has made the top 15 it probably would be smart for them to move on. There is just too much competition for this to move up much higher. Right now they would be 5th in line for a top 10 spot, but in reality they might actually be 7th or 8th in line, since they're not too far ahead of Keith Urban and Maddie & Tae, and Garth will probably start climbing fast again. The Swon Brothers and Big & Rich are other possibilities to pass "Dust" as well.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2014 19:28:19 GMT -5
If Eli Young Band moves on to a new single after "Dust" achieving only a #15 peak, I can't imagine a third release from this album getting even close to the top 15 unless it had some kind of huge impact with listeners. I see the best bet for Republic Nashville as to push "Dust" as long and hard as they can to get as high a peak position as possible and then cut the album era after two singles. Eli Young Band just isn't really popular as a band and so a third single would most likely get lost at the bottom of the chart (anywhere from the 30's to the 50's). Just look at the nosedive Thompson Square's career has taken this past album. The duo had two singles in a row not even make the top 50 even though "Everything I Shouldn't Be Thinking About" peaked in the top 5.
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Post by sabre14 on Sept 16, 2014 19:52:33 GMT -5
If Eli Young Band moves on to a new single after "Dust" achieving only a #15 peak, I can't imagine a third release from this album getting even close to the top 15 unless it had some kind of huge impact with listeners. I see the best bet for Republic Nashville as to push "Dust" as long and hard as they can to get as high a peak position as possible and then cut the album era after two singles. Eli Young Band just isn't really popular as a band and so a third single would most likely get lost at the bottom of the chart (anywhere from the 30's to the 50's). Just look at the nosedive Thompson Square's career has taken this past album. The duo had two singles in a row not even make the top 50 even though "Everything I Shouldn't Be Thinking About" peaked in the top 5. Unfortunately I agree with this. EYB (even though they are one of my personal favorite artists) aren't near as popular as other acts on today's radio. It's frustrating that "Dust" tested well and had good single sales yet it has moved up the chart incredibly slow for a group coming off a #1 single. I didn't imagine "Dust" being as big as "Drunk Last Night" or even "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" but I didn't envision it taking well over 30 weeks to obtain a top 15 peak. This may be why Republic is trying to keep this single alive as long as possible - they might be done with singles once "Dust" goes recurrent. The last time they tried a third single was "Say Goodnight", which even though I strongly disagreed with that particular single selection (probably the last song I wanted seen released off Life At Best), it crawled it's way to the top 30 even after two huge #1 singles. I also am an advocate for laying low and coming back with unheard new material, and this scenario might be one to utilize that strategy. Selfishly I would like to see another release from this album which I do still think is possible, but the long chart run from "Dust" does have me wondering.
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Post by dm2081 on Sept 16, 2014 19:54:50 GMT -5
If Eli Young Band moves on to a new single after "Dust" achieving only a #15 peak, I can't imagine a third release from this album getting even close to the top 15 unless it had some kind of huge impact with listeners. I see the best bet for Republic Nashville as to push "Dust" as long and hard as they can to get as high a peak position as possible and then cut the album era after two singles. Eli Young Band just isn't really popular as a band and so a third single would most likely get lost at the bottom of the chart (anywhere from the 30's to the 50's). Just look at the nosedive Thompson Square's career has taken this past album. The duo had two singles in a row not even make the top 50 even though "Everything I Shouldn't Be Thinking About" peaked in the top 5. I think they have enough radio friendly material on their album to take the risk of a 3rd single. I remember "Just Add Moonlight" sold pretty well when the album came out, so maybe they could go with that. But this song just doesn't seem to be making an impact anywhere, either performances, single sales, album sales, music video, or radio for that matter. It seems a little surprising because this song seemed like such a safe pick when they chose it, and it's pretty uptempo, but it just hasn't connected well enough. A #15 peak isn't something to laugh about, especially one that's been in the top 30 for months now.
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