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Post by Tylerjamesnerd on May 28, 2014 17:14:25 GMT -5
WOW I Really LOVE this song!!! I honestly wasnt expecting to., but i really hope it does really well. I think it will do well. it sounds like somthing country wouldnt play but still i feel like this is gonna go straight for number 1.
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Post by nncountrykid on May 28, 2014 18:17:23 GMT -5
This is gonna be big. I'm not sure how much I like it yet though. It's like Mat Kearney covered a Luke Bryan song.
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Post by tim on May 28, 2014 23:15:57 GMT -5
I had no idea what to expect when I clicked on the audio for this song and was intrigued by the recent Country Aircheck ads. I actually really, really enjoy this. I found it refreshing. I'm going to go all out and say that an artist like Sam Hunt is likely both the kind of sound and look of the next generation of country artist(s). I also agree with nncountrykid, this is going to be big and Sam is going to find a huge audience across all spectrums of radio (which brings us to a new generation of country radio stations I believe). I have no doubt that country radio will be split, and in fact here in Austin you are already seeing that with three stations, one mainstream, one mainstream/traditional, and the other traditional (that being KOKE FM which is finding a huge following and success in this area). Anyways, I'm really looking forward to hearing more from Sam in the future. |
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Post by rsmatto on May 29, 2014 12:26:47 GMT -5
I had no idea what to expect when I clicked on the audio for this song and was intrigued by the recent Country Aircheck ads. I actually really, really enjoy this. I found it refreshing. I'm going to go all out and say that an artist like Sam Hunt is likely both the kind of sound and look of the next generation of country artist(s). I also agree with nncountrykid, this is going to be big and Sam is going to find a huge audience across all spectrums of radio (which brings us to a new generation of country radio stations I believe). I have no doubt that country radio will be split, and in fact here in Austin you are already seeing that with three stations, one mainstream, one mainstream/traditional, and the other traditional (that being KOKE FM which is finding a huge following and success in this area). Anyways, I'm really looking forward to hearing more from Sam in the future. Go to Spotify or Youtube and checkout his acoustic mixtape songs that are there. Songs like "Houseparty" and "Ex To See." In fact, he really could be the 'male Taylor Swift' if there's such a thing. He'll be grounded in Country music (however tenuous sonically) but has much appeal outside of Country. |
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Post by Tylerjamesnerd on May 29, 2014 14:20:41 GMT -5
Thanks for the recommendation of the acoustic audio tapes! MAN HE IS ONE HELL OF A ARTIST! He is gonna be a big deal! IM CALLIN NOW! FUTURE NUMBER 1 hitmaker!! Wow I cant stop listening! LOVE IT!!!!
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Post by wilbur on May 29, 2014 14:29:06 GMT -5
yea I hope "raised on it" gets re released in the future. "The Highway" was really the only station that played it and I think it could be a big hit for him still.
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Post by rgreen0625 on May 29, 2014 15:14:27 GMT -5
I saw Sam Hunt a few months ago opening for Chase Rice, I had no idea who he was at the time & came away very impressed. The free acoustic mix-tape is really good too, I'd definitely recommend that to anyone that enjoyed "Leave The Night On". I'm not sure if this song will make any waves on the charts though, as much as I'd enjoy watching it climb. "Raised On It" didn't do anything for the most part & that's kind of surprising since it fits in well with the current vibe of country radio
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2014 16:40:51 GMT -5
I saw Sam Hunt a few months ago opening for Chase Rice, I had no idea who he was at the time & came away very impressed. The free acoustic mix-tape is really good too, I'd definitely recommend that to anyone that enjoyed "Leave The Night On". I'm not sure if this song will make any waves on the charts though, as much as I'd enjoy watching it climb. "Raised On It" didn't do anything for the most part & that's kind of surprising since it fits in well with the current vibe of country radio "Raised On It" was never released to radio. That was Sam's independent release prior to getting signed to MCA. "Leave The Night On" is his major label debut. Unless this proves too polarizing with the more conservative demo (a demo which is shrinking), I see nothing stopping it from becoming one of the biggest breakthrough hits of late 2014/early 2015. This is a situation very similar to what happened with FGL and Cole Swindell. They had released "Cruise" and "Chillin' It" respectively to iTunes and The Highway and the songs were selling very well, so well that they caught the attention of major labels. Both songs had actually been released and were out there for weeks/months before they hit radio and blew up big time. Well, FGL of course signed to Republic Nashville who picked up promotion of "Cruise" (and the rest is history). Cole went to WMN who picked up promotion for "Chillin' It". The only difference with Sam is that instead of simply picking up promotion for "Raised On It", MCA decided to go with a fresh new track instead. Had MCA decided to stay with "Raised On It", I have no doubt that that would've been a pretty big hit as well. They just apparently liked this one better and/or felt that it would serve better as Sam's debut single. It's quite possible that "Raised On It" gets released in the future but that'll depend on what else makes his album and of course on how LTNO does (and again, I think this one will do very well. It's not a country song to me but I definitely see today's country radio jumping all over it). |
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Post by tim on May 29, 2014 22:34:44 GMT -5
Go to Spotify or Youtube and checkout his acoustic mixtape songs that are there. Songs like "Houseparty" and "Ex To See." In fact, he really could be the 'male Taylor Swift' if there's such a thing. He'll be grounded in Country music (however tenuous sonically) but has much appeal outside of Country. I actually checked out Sam on Spotify last night and I'm sold...I really like his style. MCA Nashville is taking a risk on someone I think will be a huge star. I'm excited to hear much more from Sam! |
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Post by mus1cr0w on May 30, 2014 9:00:56 GMT -5
He's good but he's not anywhere near country... just because he's from some rural town in Georgia the label tries to play that up like he's legit..
He would make a great pop artist.
This genre needs a serious realignment.
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Post by rsmatto on May 30, 2014 10:40:19 GMT -5
He's good but he's not anywhere near country... just because he's from some rural town in Georgia the label tries to play that up like he's legit.. He would make a great pop artist. This genre needs a serious realignment. mus1cr0w The label isn't playing up were's from or his 'country credibility'. He moved to Nashville, he wrote the songs he sings. They're actually letting him be who he is, a guy who blends his influences and this is what comes out. Does he have some songs that'll crossover to pop? Yes. Which is why he has the potential to be a Taylor Swift-like star. Did you know he originally trotted around doing songs that were more traditional leaning? He got no bites from any labels. He didn't get ANYWHERE until he delivered stuff like he has now. |
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Post by matty005 on May 30, 2014 10:50:29 GMT -5
He's good but he's not anywhere near country... just because he's from some rural town in Georgia the label tries to play that up like he's legit.. He would make a great pop artist. This genre needs a serious realignment. mus1cr0w Didn't you say a change is happening VERY soon (but that was a month ago)? Here is what you said but never followed up on it: "This is not the change that I was talking about in another thread... that will be here soon. Very soon, and it will spell the end of Bro-Country. But, this is a step in the right direction. " pulsemusic.proboards.com/thread/139462/randy-houser-cowboy |
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Post by carriekins on May 30, 2014 10:55:19 GMT -5
He's good but he's not anywhere near country... just because he's from some rural town in Georgia the label tries to play that up like he's legit.. He would make a great pop artist. This genre needs a serious realignment. mus1cr0w Didn't you say a change is happening VERY soon (but that was a month ago)? Here is what you said but never followed up on it: "This is not the change that I was talking about in another thread... that will be here soon. Very soon, and it will spell the end of Bro-Country. But, this is a step in the right direction. " pulsemusic.proboards.com/thread/139462/randy-houser-cowboyAccording to the Record Label thread, it's next week. |
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Post by mus1cr0w on May 30, 2014 14:42:11 GMT -5
He's good but he's not anywhere near country... just because he's from some rural town in Georgia the label tries to play that up like he's legit.. He would make a great pop artist. This genre needs a serious realignment. mus1cr0w The label isn't playing up were's from or his 'country credibility'. He moved to Nashville, he wrote the songs he sings. They're actually letting him be who he is, a guy who blends his influences and this is what comes out. Does he have some songs that'll crossover to pop? Yes. Which is why he has the potential to be a Taylor Swift-like star. Did you know he originally trotted around doing songs that were more traditional leaning? He got no bites from any labels. He didn't get ANYWHERE until he delivered stuff like he has now. you know what - you're right. My previous comment sounded like it was aimed at him instead of his music... good on him for breaking through! That's tough to do in Nashville. He might be a huge Garth or Jones fan and can sing every word to their respective catalogs. who knows? I should have said that his music isn't really country. It's kinda like "pop-bro" to me. mus1cr0w |
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Post by rsmatto on May 30, 2014 14:58:02 GMT -5
The label isn't playing up were's from or his 'country credibility'. He moved to Nashville, he wrote the songs he sings. They're actually letting him be who he is, a guy who blends his influences and this is what comes out. Does he have some songs that'll crossover to pop? Yes. Which is why he has the potential to be a Taylor Swift-like star. Did you know he originally trotted around doing songs that were more traditional leaning? He got no bites from any labels. He didn't get ANYWHERE until he delivered stuff like he has now. you know what - you're right. My previous comment sounded like it was aimed at him instead of his music... good on him for breaking through! That's tough to do in Nashville. He might be a huge Garth or Jones fan and can sing every word to their respective catalogs. who knows? I should have said that his music isn't really country. It's kinda like "pop-bro" to me. mus1cr0w At his live show he sang a medley of 90s Country and then right after it sang "This Is How We Do It," the Montel Jordan song from the 90s. He very easily could sing what was popular in the 90s/2000s but would that get him signed to a major label these days? No. I don't see a lot of 'bro' in his songs even if he's talking about some of those same themes. |
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Post by kml567 on May 30, 2014 21:50:43 GMT -5
Sam is crazy talented!! The new songs on Spotify ("Speakers" and "Ex To See" in particular) are so fresh and unique.
Although I'm a bit scared he signed with MCA. Wish he signed with a better label like Big Machine or Warner that have a higher success rate promoting new artists. Can't help but notice Kip Moore flopping badly right now.
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Post by sbp17 on May 31, 2014 6:22:52 GMT -5
The "fans/artists grew up listening to everything" trope is probably going to compete one day with the "critics of country's beer/truck/party overload are traditionalists resistant to evolution" line of thinking as my pick for the most specious defense of singles promoted to country radio that don't sound remotely country from artists marketed to country who don't sound remotely country. The "influenced by everything" argument falls apart when, as is the case on this song and too much of country radio today, "everything" drowns out anything that could be tied to the signature features of country music. But I'll play, anyway. I grew up listening to a lot of different sounds, primarily country as long as my parents were deciding what we listened to. I actually left country when Garth started to revolutionize the genre, and spent much of the next decade listening to music categorized as alternative -- Arrested Development, Digable Planets, Cornershop, and Morcheeba among artists who landed somewhere at the intersection of hiphop, dance, and pop or rock, as well as Toad the Wet Sprocket, Sarah McLachlan, Tori Amos, and others on the more mainstream side of things, and I've picked up an appreciation of neo-soul artists like Jill Scott, Anthony Hamilton, and Heather Headley along the way. The Dixie Chicks were probably the only country artists I still followed closely during that time, which meant that I was playing catchup on the likes of Trisha Yearwood, Patty Loveless, Pam Tillis, and even Brad Paisley when I returned to country around 2005. Despite that, I don't understand what a guy like Sam Hunt, who sounds to me like a lesser Jason Mraz in terms of vocal tone and his adeptness with wordplay, is doing calling himself country. I get that Jason Mraz guested on a "country" single last year, but that seems like something less than a red carpet invitation for similar artists. Well, maybe I do understand -- if the ace marketers have their way, "country" may come to mean nothing but an occasional rural point of view, and accordingly, being a "country" artist will only take having grown up somewhere in the country, and will have nothing to do with the vocal and instrumental stylizations that have come to identify country music as country. But it is precisely because I, like many other people who post here, listen to many genres of music that I see the root sounds and styles of country as distinctive and important (as are the root sounds & style of soul, the root sounds and styles of blues, the root sounds and styles of rock, and so on). It is precisely because I, like many other people who post here, listen to many genres of music that I find it illogical to recategorize something that in vocal, lyrical, instrumental, and melodic elements sounds entirely like something already done in pop (or another genre) as "country." My boundaries are pretty liberal in this regard (regarding the Eric Church and Miranda/Carrie examples, the vocals are generally enough for me to accept the work in the country market), but Sam Hunt, along with much of what is being marketed to country radio today, doesn't qualify as far as I'm concerned. I'm a little late to this thread and this post but with masterpieces like this, you really do need to get back to posting more frequently. |
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Post by countrymusic20 on May 31, 2014 8:34:04 GMT -5
Sam is crazy talented!! The new songs on Spotify ("Speakers" and "Ex To See" in particular) are so fresh and unique. Although I'm a bit scared he signed with MCA. Wish he signed with a better label like Big Machine or Warner that have a higher success rate promoting new artists. Can't help but notice Kip Moore flopping badly right now. Kip Moore is flopping because his last 2 singles are just bad songs - plain and simple. Sam Hunt is a very talented singer songwriter, but will struggle because there's not anything country sounding about what he does, and most important IMO, there is nothing remotely country about his image. Don't do a pop marketing campaign to country radio. Square peg round hole. And ... if previous trends continue, Sam will do something crazy to self sabotage his artist career anyway. |
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Post by wilbur on Jun 16, 2014 13:21:15 GMT -5
this is on iTunes today!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2014 14:23:38 GMT -5
I just heard on Clear Channel KNIX that Sam is iHeartRadio's new "On The Verge" artist, so expect this one to move up the chart fairly quickly like the Craig Campbell and Dustin Lynch tunes did...corporate radio at its finest!  |
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Post by sabre14 on Jun 16, 2014 14:43:31 GMT -5
I just heard on Clear Channel KNIX that Sam is iHeartRadio's new "On The Verge" artist, so expect this one to move up the chart fairly quickly like the Craig Campbell and Dustin Lynch tunes did...corporate radio at its finest! Good God, each one is with an artist who's newer than the last one. And each one is less country than the previous as well. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2014 16:13:48 GMT -5
50 adds on Mediabase today makes this most added, along with Rascal Flatts' "Payback" (also 50 adds). Another 49 adds for "Somethin' Bad".
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 16, 2014 16:18:46 GMT -5
Can they at least give the added boost to someone who needs it, like a female artist? I wouldn't exactly approve of the procedure then, but at least it would be more justifiable if it was Jana Kramer or Leah Turner or someone who actually needed the help. There's enough brand new male artists scoring big hits already with little resistance.
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Post by zjames on Jun 16, 2014 16:30:59 GMT -5
This song's catchy but it in no way deserves to be played on country stations. This is a pop song, and I just can't root for this. I'm very disappointed to hear that he's the new On The Verge artist.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2014 16:43:16 GMT -5
Can they at least give the added boost to someone who needs it, like a female artist? I wouldn't exactly approve of the procedure then, but at least it would be more justifiable if it was Jana Kramer or Leah Turner or someone who actually needed the help. There's enough brand new male artists scoring big hits already with little resistance. I wouldn't be completely opposed to the 'procedure' if it's based off early listener feedback, but if it's just the big Clear Channel CEO telling all CC stations "play this song because we decided that Sam is the new On The Verge artist" then that's just not cool. That's essentially syndicated playlists and we already have far too many syndicated countdown shows and programs on the radio, but that's the way that corporate radio is heading in. They really ought to select a promising new female talent for On The Verge, though, if they're going to continue with the program (and it certainly seems that they will). Sam probably won't need the help anyway...he's got a lot of hype because he's yet another new 'sound'. The problem is that it's not country at all. |
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Post by rsmatto on Jun 16, 2014 17:57:56 GMT -5
Can they at least give the added boost to someone who needs it, like a female artist? I wouldn't exactly approve of the procedure then, but at least it would be more justifiable if it was Jana Kramer or Leah Turner or someone who actually needed the help. There's enough brand new male artists scoring big hits already with little resistance. I wouldn't be completely opposed to the 'procedure' if it's based off early listener feedback, but if it's just the big Clear Channel CEO telling all CC stations "play this song because we decided that Sam is the new On The Verge artist" then that's just not cool. That's essentially syndicated playlists and we already have far too many syndicated countdown shows and programs on the radio, but that's the way that corporate radio is heading in. They really ought to select a promising new female talent for On The Verge, though, if they're going to continue with the program (and it certainly seems that they will). Sam probably won't need the help anyway...he's got a lot of hype because he's yet another new 'sound'. The problem is that it's not country at all. Given how much Sam's been embraced by virtually every Radio and 'tastemaker' around town that I've personally talked to, I'm not surprised by the fat that CC chose Sam for the On The Verge program. Honestly, he may not have needed it at all. I would've loved to see Leah Turner get it and maybe Maggie Rose's next single WILL Get it. We'll see. |
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Post by kanimal on Jun 18, 2014 1:12:06 GMT -5
Absolutely excellent jam - definite hit.
It's what Chase Rice has been trying to do but thus far unable to figure it out.
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Post by McCreerian on Jun 18, 2014 14:49:01 GMT -5
I just got to put this out there even though I'm sure it'll piss some people off who like this who won't agree at all. Sam Hunt having a +377 bullet with his debut single like he is a mega A lister is an even bigger load of BS than "Donkey" is! This is the ultimate proof that talent, quality, and fans do not matter. It is all about who you know, who you've written for, and that there is someone on the "inside" of his label (UMG!!) that is willing to stoop to the lowest level of immorality to get him on the radio. So if any songwriter on Music Row wants a shot at radio now he has a free ride as long as he writes Bro-Rock-Pop-Rap with Country words in it. This makes me so happy I never went into a career at radio like I had planned on after college. I would had been fired years ago for calling out the rats, cause I don't believe in keeping the public dumb to the hypocrisy like music row wants them to be. Sam Hunt is the new poster boy for everything that is wrong with Nashville.
And about this song, I listened to it. Nothing special about it, just same old crap, different artist. I don't hear a damn thing Country about it. Of course it'll be a hit. And Sam in particular has no voice or look that is ground breaking either. Boring...next!
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Post by tonyei31 on Jun 18, 2014 19:04:08 GMT -5
I just got to put this out there even though I'm sure it'll piss some people off who like this who won't agree at all. Sam Hunt having a +377 bullet with his debut single like he is a mega A lister is an even bigger load of BS than "Donkey" is! This is the ultimate proof that talent, quality, and fans do not matter. It is all about who you know, who you've written for, and that there is someone on the "inside" of his label (UMG!!) that is willing to stoop to the lowest level of immorality to get him on the radio. So if any songwriter on Music Row wants a shot at radio now he has a free ride as long as he writes Bro-Rock-Pop-Rap with Country words in it. This makes me so happy I never went into a career at radio like I had planned on after college. I would had been fired years ago for calling out the rats, cause I don't believe in keeping the public dumb to the hypocrisy like music row wants them to be. Sam Hunt is the new poster boy for everything that is wrong with Nashville. And about this song, I listened to it. Nothing special about it, just same old crap, different artist. I don't hear a damn thing Country about it. Of course it'll be a hit. And Sam in particular has no voice or look that is ground breaking either. Boring...next! Bolded are the main two points. I would have to add you have to have the looks as well. These two reasons bolded are the main ways to have success. If it was truly about who you have written for and about who you know Chris Stapleton would be pumping through airwaves right now. Chris has a legion of supporters in the industry but hasn't succumb to the Bro Country Crap and he doesn't have the cookie cutter 2000's "country" look the industry is looking for. If it has to be this bro country crap I would rather have it be Sam.
The music industry is much like politics though, you have bills and acts that favor the extreme left or extreme right and time and time again they are reevaluated and redone to gravtitate towards the middle.
I guess old school (50's and 60's country) was the "extreme right" and this bro country crap is the "extreme left" on the political spectrum. The pendulum will swing back to a median it's just taking longer than normal.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2014 19:28:25 GMT -5
I just got to put this out there even though I'm sure it'll piss some people off who like this who won't agree at all. Sam Hunt having a +377 bullet with his debut single like he is a mega A lister is an even bigger load of BS than "Donkey" is! This is the ultimate proof that talent, quality, and fans do not matter. It is all about who you know, who you've written for, and that there is someone on the "inside" of his label (UMG!!) that is willing to stoop to the lowest level of immorality to get him on the radio. So if any songwriter on Music Row wants a shot at radio now he has a free ride as long as he writes Bro-Rock-Pop-Rap with Country words in it. This makes me so happy I never went into a career at radio like I had planned on after college. I would had been fired years ago for calling out the rats, cause I don't believe in keeping the public dumb to the hypocrisy like music row wants them to be. Sam Hunt is the new poster boy for everything that is wrong with Nashville. And about this song, I listened to it. Nothing special about it, just same old crap, different artist. I don't hear a damn thing Country about it. Of course it'll be a hit. And Sam in particular has no voice or look that is ground breaking either. Boring...next! As I said a few posts above, Sam has been selected as iHeartRadio's new "On The Verge" artist. That's why this song is blasting up the chart so quickly. On The Verge is basically the Clear Channel hourly debut only it's applied to new artists, and the airplay is spread out over a couple of weeks rather than hyping up a high debut. This is the 3rd instance we have seen it. Remember a couple months ago, when Craig Campbell's "Keep Them Kisses Comin'" blasted from the mid 40's on MB to around #31 in just 1 week? Craig was the first "On The Verge" artist. The 2nd was Dustin Lynch with "Where It's At". It's just another corporate radio programming tactic. For whatever reason the big head honchos at Clear Channel/iHeartRadio decided they liked Sam and/or "Leave The Night On" so much that they selected him for On The Verge and now he's going to bypass a bunch of the slow-movers because of it. |
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