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Post by rbundy1987 on May 30, 2014 9:24:34 GMT -5
Um radio, needs to play Luke Bryan- "Not Play It Again", I am getting totally burnt out on this song, I hear it all the time. Way too overplayed for my take. Country Radio is drunk on Luke Bryan that's for sure!!!!
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Post by Marv on May 30, 2014 23:20:01 GMT -5
He's on track to be the format's most played artist for the second time in three years, which shows you how far the format has regressed, due in large part to the deliberate freeze-out of format icons such as George Strait & Alan Jackson, who are still putting out top-notch music which matches anything they released 5 or 10 years ago, or as far back as you want to go.
One thing's for certain IMHO; the quality of music from the ladies of the format including gems such as Shawna Thompson, Hillary Scott and Kimberly Perry fronting three superb multi-person acts absolutely trounces the current crop of male artists, and there's also little doubt in my mind that the gap between the ladies and 'bro-country' acts who've commandeered the airwaves over the past few years has never been this wide and one-sided in favor of the ladies, and certainly not during the past twenty years at least.
Ditto for the new crop of solo females encompassing everyone from Carrie Underwood in 2005 to Kacey Musgraves in 2013 and everyone in between; what a lopsided mismatch that is when compared to the males who've 'blown up' since Carrie came along.
At least the top three new singles artists of 1989 @ Billboard (Clint Black, Garth Brooks & Lorrie Morgan) all proved essential in driving millions of new listeners to the format back then, with plenty of help from early nineties newcomers-and-soon-to-be-superstars including Alan Jackson, Tracy Lawrence, Trisha Yearwood, Brooks And Dunn, Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, Kenny Chesney, Martina McBride and Faith Hill among them.
OTOH, the crop of newcomers who have followed Ms. Underwood into the upper echelon of country music just don't seem to match up IMHO, but that's the way it is, I guess.
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Post by dm2081 on May 31, 2014 16:09:58 GMT -5
There's never been a fifth single from Luke Bryan and despite the many radio friendly songs left on the album, I do not see them releasing anything else. "Beer in the Headlights" should have been a single. It's the best song on the entire CD, besides "Play It Again". He's also never had 4 singles peak so quickly. They're not anywhere near putting out a new album, so it wouldn't make any sense to not release another single. I think this could be one of the rare albums where we get 6 singles. "Beer in the Headlights" is a good song, but I See You, Roller Coaster, and even Dirt Road Diary would all be better single choices with more substance in the subject matter. Doubt they would release yet another trucks and beer song.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2014 17:20:42 GMT -5
There's never been a fifth single from Luke Bryan and despite the many radio friendly songs left on the album, I do not see them releasing anything else. Jason Aldean never put out 5 singles from an album until My Kinda Party and Night Train. Blake Shelton never released 5 singles from an album until Based On A True Story...I am sure there will be more singles from Crash My Party. At least 1 more, with a decent shot at 2, given how fast Luke's songs have been climbing the charts. I don't think he's even started thinking about his next album yet.
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Post by sabre14 on May 31, 2014 17:31:09 GMT -5
There will most definitely be a fifth single from Crash My Party. It would not be wise for Capitol to move on anyway. Every single goes to #1 at warp speed (yes I know "That's My Kind Of Night" was a MB only #1), every single sells unbelievably well, and the album hasn't even been out a year yet. Why wouldn't you try to get as much out of this wildly successful album as possible? I don't expect a Shania's Come On Over single release scenario here (11) but we will get one or two more.
I'm at the point now where I'd be shocked if it's not "Roller Coaster". Seems to be the perfect song to peak at the end of summer or early fall and the song is so good IMO. There's also that unconfirmed report of Luke shooting a video for it. "Roller Coaster" needs to be released and I think will be the follow up to "Play It Again".
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Post by kml567 on May 31, 2014 20:21:51 GMT -5
There better be a fifth AND sixth single. He still hasn't released the 2 best songs on the album yet ("I See You" and "Roller Coaster"). RC has an Indian Summer imagery that is perfect timing for next single (plus there's no way they'll release another "bro" song with CMA voting right around the corner), and "I See You" was originally a candidate as the 1st single so it seems like a song Luke would release eventually.
Although my friend vehemently disagrees with me and wants "Beer In The Headlights" and "We Run This Town" next. The album is so deep that he could pull off 8 #1's on Mediabase if he wants to. Tracks #8, 10, 12 are really the only songs that wouldn't hit #1 if released.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2014 21:55:46 GMT -5
He's on track to be the format's most played artist for the second time in three years, which shows you how far the format has regressed, due in large part to the deliberate freeze-out of format icons such as George Strait & Alan Jackson, who are still putting out top-notch music which matches anything they released 5 or 10 years ago, or as far back as you want to go.One thing's for certain IMHO; the quality of music from the ladies of the format including gems such as Shawna Thompson, Hillary Scott and Kimberly Perry fronting three superb multi-person acts absolutely trounces the current crop of male artists, and there's also little doubt in my mind that the gap between the ladies and 'bro-country' acts who've commandeered the airwaves over the past few years has never been this wide and one-sided in favor of the ladies, and certainly not during the past twenty years at least. Ditto for the new crop of solo females encompassing everyone from Carrie Underwood in 2005 to Kacey Musgraves in 2013 and everyone in between; what a lopsided mismatch that is when compared to the males who've 'blown up' since Carrie came along. At least the top three new singles artists of 1989 @ Billboard (Clint Black, Garth Brooks & Lorrie Morgan) all proved essential in driving millions of new listeners to the format back then, with plenty of help from early nineties newcomers-and-soon-to-be-superstars including Alan Jackson, Tracy Lawrence, Trisha Yearwood, Brooks And Dunn, Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, Kenny Chesney, Martina McBride and Faith Hill among them. OTOH, the crop of newcomers who have followed Ms. Underwood into the upper echelon of country music just don't seem to match up IMHO, but that's the way it is, I guess.
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Post by jaseboyhyde on Jun 1, 2014 8:11:29 GMT -5
This is actually one of my favorite Luke Bryan songs of the last several years. I'm not a big Luke fan, but I appreciate this one. One thing I noticed... in the last verse, he pulls out his guitar, but the chorus doesn't reflect that he's the one playing...So if he's playing the song, how does he get up and dance with her? In a story song, I like the chorus to change to match what's happening. I know lots of songs have little lyrical inaccuracies like that, and most people probably don't mind. Sometimes I get hung up on stuff like that though and it makes the song less enjoyable to me (like Bucky Covington singing about times he was too young to even remember). This song is so good though, in my opinion, that the lyrical issues in the last chorus don't make me enjoy it any less.
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Post by layne on Jun 1, 2014 18:34:53 GMT -5
Been in my car traveling much of the weekend. Across several states this song was played so much that I ended up turning the radio off and putting on a CD. The frequency with which this song is being played is a complete turnoff and I'd feel that way whether I liked the song or not.
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Post by Kat5Kind on Jun 1, 2014 18:36:39 GMT -5
I hope Dirt Road Diary and I See You are the next two singles. Dirt Road Diary is one of my favorites on the album.
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Post by SoMuchToSay on Jun 1, 2014 22:12:47 GMT -5
Why would they not put out another single? It's only been like 10 months since the album was released, it's still selling better than any other country album, and every single song released so far has gone #1. They HAVE to go w/ Roller Coaster. That song is PERFECT for summer, and has always been my favorite from the album (and ever for that matter).
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Post by jdbowman on Jun 1, 2014 22:26:36 GMT -5
Swindell retweeted something from a fan about the next single being Roller Coaster (he co-wrote). Not a full confirmation, but I definitely hope so. I like it much better than PIA.
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Post by kml567 on Jun 1, 2014 22:33:57 GMT -5
Luke announced at his NJ concert tonight that Roller Coaster is the next single. It's pretty much 99.9% confirmed.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2014 23:47:58 GMT -5
When was the last time an audience was this high? On this week's Mediabase, it's now at 60! It's hard to compare now to even just a few weeks ago because audience numbers fluctuate from time to time, on both charts, whenever new estimates come in. If there's a slight adjustment to the Nielsen ratings, then the Billboard audience numbers will change a bit, and Mediabase does the same when the Arbitron ratings are adjusted (in fact there was a slight downward adjustment back on May 3; several songs lost 1-2 million that day). "Bottoms Up" peaked with 60.794 million, "Goodnight Kiss" peaked at 60.154, and "Drink To That All Night" peaked at 61.797, but those peaks were all before the slight percentage decrease. If "Play It Again" had peaked prior to May 3, it would have probably peaked near 62 million. The way radio plays their "powers" has changed quite a bit over a very short period of time. For example (and now I'm looking at Billboard), at this time last year (the June 1st Billboard chart), Darius Rucker's "Wagon Wheel" was the Billboard #1 but with 'only' 39.446 million. But now, since radio plays the top few songs more and more and the bottom songs less and less, it typically requires at least 44-46 million, if not more, to hit #1 on Billboard. Later last summer and fall, the Billboard audience records were broken multiple times. Brett Eldredge's "Don't Ya" set a new record last year became the first song to eclipse 48 million on Billboard; he did so on the chart dated August 31, with a peak of 48.270 million. Two weeks later, on the September 14 chart, Keith Urban's "Little Bit Of Everything" fell just short of Brett's record with a peak of 48.049 million. Then on the October 12 chart, in its 2nd week at #1, Aldean's "Night Train" set the bar higher with a record 49.066 million. The next week, on the 10/19 chart, Billy's "Hey Girl" was #1 but with 'only' 46.561 million. Aldean has slipped to #2 (barely) with 46.417 million, and Tyler Farr was #1 with 46.099 million (that was the week "Redneck Crazy" was pushed to the Mediabase #1; its BB peak was #3). Thomas Rhett's "It Goes Like This" then broke Aldean's record; Rhett put up 49.343 million on the November 2 chart, and then hit 50.272 million on the November 9 chart (his 3rd week at #1). That 50.272 million total is the Billboard record. And of course Rhett's 3-week #1 was the one that kept "That's My Kind Of Night" from going #1 on Billboard. Blake's "Mine Would Be You" then spent 3 weeks at #1 after Thomas was done, but MWBY 'only' had a maximum of 47.210 million on the on the November 23 chart, the 2nd of his 3 weeks at #1.
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Post by dgarcia3377 on Jun 2, 2014 9:53:43 GMT -5
When was the last time Luke Bryan had a song not top the chart? Was it Country Girl? If that is the case, then he has had 7 straight number ones I think.
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Post by onebuffalo on Jun 2, 2014 9:55:12 GMT -5
When was the last time Luke Bryan had a song not top the chart? Was it Country Girl? If that is the case, then he has had 7 straight number ones I think. That's My Kind Of Night peaked at #2 on the Airplay chart. Country Girl Shake It For Me hit #4 in 2011.
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Post by dgarcia3377 on Jun 2, 2014 10:07:06 GMT -5
OK thanks for the reply. Did not know it peaked at number 2.
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Post by onebuffalo on Jun 2, 2014 10:11:30 GMT -5
OK thanks for the reply. Did not know it peaked at number 2. #1 on the mongrel chart, of course!
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Post by rsmatto on Jun 2, 2014 10:40:25 GMT -5
When was the last time Luke Bryan had a song not top the chart? Was it Country Girl? If that is the case, then he has had 7 straight number ones I think. The label says he's had 10 overall counting this one. But that's for various charts.
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Post by sabre14 on Jun 2, 2014 11:46:35 GMT -5
OK thanks for the reply. Did not know it peaked at number 2. #1 on the mongrel chart, of course! #1 on Mediabase. The only question remains, did it go # 1 in Canada?
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Post by onebuffalo on Jun 2, 2014 11:53:07 GMT -5
#1 on the mongrel chart, of course! #1 on Mediabase. The only question remains, did it go # 1 in Canada? Yes, sir it did. I just looked it up in my thread in the World Hits section of this website!
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Post by kml567 on Jun 2, 2014 22:02:14 GMT -5
When was the last time Luke Bryan had a song not top the chart? Was it Country Girl? If that is the case, then he has had 7 straight number ones I think. The label says he's had 10 overall counting this one. But that's for various charts. Luke has 11 number ones on MB and 9 number ones on BB Airplay. Strange that the label is saying 10 overall. Why would they not count a legit #1 on Mediabase? In fact, if we also count BB Hot Country Songs #1s (TIHWR) to the tally, then Luke has racked up 12 career number ones!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2014 22:17:15 GMT -5
The label says he's had 10 overall counting this one. But that's for various charts. Luke has 11 number ones on MB Perhaps the label isn't including "The Only Way I Know" with Jason and Eric? Obviously it counts as a #1 but they might not have included it in their list since it was promoted by Broken Bow and not Capitol. If you leave that one out, Luke indeed has 10 overall #1's on Mediabase: "Do I", "Rain Is A Good Thing", "Someone Else Calling You Baby", "I Don't Want This Night To End", "Drunk On You", "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye", "Crash My Party", "That's My Kind Of Night", "Drink A Beer", and "Play It Again"...that's 7 in a row at MB, 8 if you want to count TOWIK as part of the streak. But on BB he's only got back-to-back #1's since TMKON got stuck at #2 behind Thomas Rhett's "It Goes Like This".
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Post by rsmatto on Jun 3, 2014 9:40:15 GMT -5
Yes, they wouldn't count that as it wasn't on his own album (though if he ever were to release a "greatest hits" collection, I bet "The Only Way I Know" would be on there).
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Post by onebuffalo on Jun 3, 2014 17:34:42 GMT -5
Can Luke Bryan hold off Brett Eldredge for a fourth week at #1?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2014 18:00:26 GMT -5
Can Luke Bryan hold off Brett Eldredge for a fourth week at #1? I hope so. I like Brett's song much better (although I'm completely sick of hearing both of them), but PIA just has that 'feel' of a really big, 4-week #1 hit. I like it when the airplay charts reflect which songs were the really big hits, rather than a bunch of 1-week #1's and the occasional 2-weeker, because it just so happened that the next song in line wasn't quite ready to put up #1-worthy audience levels. PIA has had the sales and the call-out deserving of a 4-week #1 hit. I like that it still gained a bit today, and I hope Capitol hangs with it. Another incentive of posting a small gain is that Luke is within about 600k of the all-time Billboard audience record (50.272 million impressions, set by Thomas Rhett's "It Goes Like This" last fall). So I like that this didn't 'predictably' start falling on MB today (I say 'predictably' because usually a #1 song will start dropping early in the week if it is completely done, but that didn't happen here). Both Miranda and Brett have a chance at the MB #1 (Brett probably also has a chance at the BB #1 but probably not Miranda). I'd love to see Miranda get to #1 on Billboard but she's probably in the worst position of the 3 of them...she co-hosted Lon's countdown this past weekend, and this week is street week for Platinum as well, so I can't imagine that "Automatic" has too many more bullets left. I think this might be "now or never" week for Miranda. And since she's a full 6 million behind Luke--and Luke seems unwilling to fall and meet her in the middle--I think her current chances of getting to #1 on Billboard are pretty low (under 15%). I think "Automatic" has had a strong and swift enough run that it feels deserving of a #1, but Brett's song has just kinda slipped through the cracks (it's 36 weeks old and has never been a huge seller), and that also goes for #4 Justin Moore who has a good chance to hit #1 due to good timing. Thus, I'd rather see Luke hold them off and get a 4th week at #1. If "Automatic" can't crank out one more bullet next week then it missing out on #1 will simply be because it couldn't put up the required audience numbers to get there. We've seen huge gains for artists like Jake Owen, Blake Shelton, Tyler Farr, Chris Young, Craig Campbell, Joe Nichols, and Lee Brice over the past 2-3 weeks, largely due to a pretty big housecleaning in the BB top 20 after we said goodbye to Rascal Flatts, Thomas Rhett, Keith Urban, Sara Evans, Craig Morgan, Brantley Gilbert, Jerrod Niemann, and Eric Church all over the past few weeks. So a lot of those artists just outside the top 10 started seeing major conversions at the same time, and Justin Moore is going to luck out because he was far enough behind the big hits (Luke, FGL, Thomas, Brantley, Eric, etc.) but also far ahead of the next batch of big hits (Jake, Blake, Chris, etc.) Miranda probably won't have that luxury, as she's closer to Luke--who doesn't appear to be done--and she also has her hands full with Brett. It'll be interesting to see whether or not PIA can hang on for a 4th week at #1. I actually find myself rooting for it to do so, unless Miranda can somehow have a big enough rally to get there. No, I take that back. Miranda would need a pretty monstrous push or a pretty big tumble by Luke...and since it seems unlikely that Luke is going to start falling hard this week, the only other option would be a mega-push in the works from RCA Nashville, and I detest those final pushes.
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Post by sabre14 on Jun 3, 2014 18:07:42 GMT -5
Unless it's a song I flat out despise ("This Is How We Roll"), I find myself now and days wanting songs to spend 3-4-5 weeks at #1. When I was younger, back in the mid 2000's, I hated when songs spent so many weeks at #1. Now we seemingly have an ungodly amount of singles spending just one sole week at #1, and it actually makes me miss those days of multi-week chart toppers. It just feels so many of them (manipulation or not) feel cheap. "Play It Again" I don't dislike, nor to I enjoy but I too am rooting for a long stay just so I can be convinced it is in fact still possible to do this kind of thing. Though it is the biggest star in the genre, so I guess Luke's the only artist who seems capable of this right now.
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Post by CoJoFan on Jun 5, 2014 19:41:31 GMT -5
If we get a 5th single I'm hoping for Roller Coaster or We Run This Town!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2014 19:48:45 GMT -5
If we get a 5th single I'm hoping for Roller Coaster or We Run This Town! See previous page in this thread: Luke announced at his NJ concert tonight that Roller Coaster is the next single. It's pretty much 99.9% confirmed.
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