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Post by countrymusic20 on Jul 26, 2014 12:00:25 GMT -5
Still #1 on iTunes all genre chart. Damn. This one is selling like gangbusters.
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Post by killintime on Jul 27, 2014 12:32:04 GMT -5
WOW, TRIGGER goes after Jason in this HUGE NASTY RANT!!! Source: Saving Country Music: www.savingcountrymusic.com/jason-aldeans-burnin-it-down-a-roastOh Jason, this is most unfortunate. Since Jason Aldean has re-entered the single life after getting caught in a douche-soaked nightclub on the Sunset Strip handling up on some American Idol semifinalist castoff, now he thinks he’s Mr. Sexy, taking cues from Jerrod Niemann and entering the EDM space to keep the child support money streaming in. As the first single from his upcoming album, “Burnin’ It Down” is a Casiotone piece of impersonal electronic awfulness in which any sign of true human inspiration or involvement has been so antiseptically scrubbed in lieu of animatronic tones and absolutist perfectitudes, the term “soul” has been completely and forever banished from being associated with this robotic piece of misanthropic pap. This isn’t a song, this is some guy with a MacBook Pro, a tub of Red Vines, and the cool tingle of cocaine tickling the edge of his nostrils creating an electronic sound bed to send over to Aldean’s studio so he can overlay his Auto-tune’d vocals and call it good. As Tom Petty would say, “You put your name on it, but you didn’t do that.” Even the guitar tones have been been so exhaustively massaged by 1′s and 0′s they sound like the warning signals emitted from a Star Wars protocol droid right before it explosively self-destructs. A kitten aimlessly careening across a Korg keyboard in a catnip stupor could make a more compelling composition than this. Sorry Jason Aldean, but this song isn’t sexy, it’s creepy. “…with you baby layin’ right here naked in my bed.” They should exhume Barry White and make it the sole goal of the international scientific community to revive him for the exclusive purpose of kicking Jason Aldean’s ass for this song. What does Aldean know about sexy time anyhow? Aldean ain’t got the moves like Jagger, he’s got the moves like Grimmace. Mating couples won’t find “Burnin’ It Down” sexy unless they get equally horny for the annual return of the McRib. This song is a awkward as a hard on in a Speedo. “Burnin’ It Down” isn’t for intimate couples, it’s for lonely women to get all lubed up with in anticipation of an intimate encounter with Clyde the battery-powered hammerer. How the hell is this considered “country” in any capacity? Talk about “Burnin’ It Down”, I wish the palette of votive candles featured in the stupid lyric video would set fire to the studio that birthed this monstrosity with the masters still in it. If the couple in this video gets turned on by shadow puppets, I can make my middle finger erect and have it look just like a love bird. The best part of this song ran down Aldean’s pasty inner thigh and ended up as an embarrassing stain on his $700 sheets. He should have worn a rubber instead of inseminating our ear holes with this public health audio pandemic. No, that burning you feel in your genitals isn’t from erotic allure, it’s because this song is the audio equivalent of a pussing venereal onslaught. Oh, and Florida-Georgia Line took time from rolling naked in their own piles of money to co-write this song. So there’s that. Yeah, Aldean should have gotten the hint when country music’s boy band was handing him down their sloppy seconds that it would result in a career embarrassment. Come on Jason Aldean, stick to singing about the common man and their struggles. That’s what you’re good at. You should have kept this one in your pants. Two guns way down. You gotta admit some parts of this are funny... Moves like Grimmace? And then the McRib joke. Worth a laugh but can come off rude nonetheless.
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Post by sabre14 on Jul 27, 2014 16:21:37 GMT -5
I'd imagine this song has to be going to iTunes tonight. My computer couldn't have crashed at a worser time lol. Question to all y'all chart watchers, have you guys got a prediction on where this will debut on the charts at? Not sure if you guys can make that kind of prediction, but if you can lemme know! It all depends but I would assume a similar debut to FGL's "Dirt", which was also a Tuesday debut. Probably looking at a debut in the 20's on MB. Almost matched "Dirt's" debut of #26 on Mediabase. "Burnin' It Down" will officially debut at #27 come tomorrow's published issue of Country Aircheck. It's Billboard will be higher but not quite as high as "Dirt's" #16.
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Post by Kari on Jul 27, 2014 18:17:23 GMT -5
Please do not throw rocks at me. I like Jason and a lot of his other work. This song. Not so much.
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Post by Marv on Jul 27, 2014 20:06:21 GMT -5
^^^^^Kari---First of all, no one is going to abuse you on this board without risking a severe reprimand from our best-in-existence crew of moderators, so you have nothing to worry about.
Secondly, welcome to this board; I'm glad you discovered it, and posts from newcomers are ALWAYS welcome, even if you disagree with someone else, which is what discussions are all about in the first place.
Finally, since this is a discussion board, rest assured that personal attacks towards you or anyone else are most assuredly NOT tolerated.
Again, welcome!
I have no idea who the heck 'Trigger' is, but his remarks referencing Barry White are spot-on; the line about 'lying naked in my bed' is indeed extremely offensive as well as just as juvenile as anything out of the FGL/Thomas Rhett realm of bottom-fishing lyrics, and a smooth & suave soul singer such as Barry White would never have written such a demeaning and reprehensible lyric.
When praising the members of the opposite sex with classic tunes ranging from 'You're The First, The Last, My Everything' to 'It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me', White always realized that allowing listeners to imagine the joy of being with a woman in an intimate position as opposed to the in-your-face vulgarity and offensive nature as sadly exhibited by Mr. Aldean and many others inside and outside of the country music genre was a far more respectful method of conveying your message.
The late Conway Twitty exemplified my point about imagining being in the arms of a woman whom you absolutely adore with his towering 1973 masterpiece, 'You've Never Been This Far Before', which is certainly as flattering yet undeniably nuanced as anything Barry White ever wrote, and this African-American baby-boomer certainly misses both of those esteemed gentlemen a lot.
Suffice it to say that Mr. Twitty certainly towers over the overwhelming majority of today's country artists and the 'bro-country' peddlers in particular.
The fact that yet another smooth & suave legend named Charlie Rich won Single of The Year and Song of The Year at the 1974 ACM Awards for 'Behind Closed Doors' over Mr. Twitty's tribute to ladies in general irrefutably proves that imagination trumps brutal over-the-head lyrics anytime, and there's no doubt in my mind that Mr. Rich & Mr. Twitty certainly respected the heck out of each other during their long and respective careers, and would undoubtedly be repulsed at this 'bro-country' crap that folks such as Aldean, Rhett & FGL have been polluting the airwaves with for what seems like an eternity.
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Post by mylifeback on Jul 28, 2014 14:01:12 GMT -5
Still holding at #1 on iTunes, and even expanding its lead today after almost giving up the #1 overnight. If it can hold on until Tuesday morning, that would be a full week at #1 all-genre.
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Post by onebuffalo on Jul 28, 2014 17:13:37 GMT -5
Debuts at #27 MediaBase and #19 at Billboard.
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Post by sabre14 on Jul 28, 2014 17:28:27 GMT -5
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Post by onebuffalo on Jul 28, 2014 17:38:02 GMT -5
You didn't say how high it was on Billboard!
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Post by sabre14 on Jul 28, 2014 17:42:04 GMT -5
You didn't say how high it was on Billboard! Which is why I quoted the Mediabase part of you're post. :)
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Post by mylifeback on Jul 28, 2014 20:57:09 GMT -5
Broken Bow's ad in Country Aircheck Weekly says 177,945 first week iTunes downloads and 135 first week adds (although 22 of those were last week before the song was officially released plus 113 today). www.countryaircheck.com/pdfs/current072814.pdf
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Post by someguy on Jul 29, 2014 1:06:16 GMT -5
Will that be enough to get #1 on the Mongrel chart this week? I think so, actually. Regardless, Jason and FGL will probably be #1 and #2 on that chart for weeks to come.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2014 1:19:33 GMT -5
Will that be enough to get #1 on the Mongrel chart this week? I think so, actually. Regardless, Jason and FGL will probably be #1 and #2 on that chart for weeks to come. It it weren't for "Dirt", then I'd say Jason would definitely be #1 on Hot Country Songs. But I still think he's got at least an 70% chance to get there...the sales are huge ("Dirt" is still selling well, but I believe it's down to #8 on iTunes all-genre), and Jason isn't too far behind FGL in airplay, either. Then again, FGL has a music video out, so they're probably gonna beat Jason in streaming points quite easily. Hmm...not gonna think too hard about it though, as I think it's a pretty silly chart
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Post by trebor on Jul 29, 2014 5:08:31 GMT -5
Will that be enough to get #1 on the Mongrel chart this week? I think so, actually. Regardless, Jason and FGL will probably be #1 and #2 on that chart for weeks to come. It it weren't for "Dirt", then I'd say Jason would definitely be #1 on Hot Country Songs. But I still think he's got at least an 70% chance to get there...the sales are huge ("Dirt" is still selling well, but I believe it's down to #8 on iTunes all-genre), and Jason isn't too far behind FGL in airplay, either. Then again, FGL has a music video out, so they're probably gonna beat Jason in streaming points quite easily. Hmm...not gonna think too hard about it though, as I think it's a pretty silly chart I'm quite convinced that Jason will go to #1 The bulk points come from sales and airplay. Projected digital sales for Jason are to be around >170K and FGL will stay shy of <100K. The airplay difference between them is 4.67 Mio. with FGL 23.45 Mio. and Jason 18.78 Mio. Streaming counts to a lesser extent and FGL will certainly barely make the General Top 50. All IMO; and I could be completely wrong. PS: I quite like the Mongrel Chart since more data flows in it. Should be a Top 100 with no recurrent rule.
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Post by trebor on Jul 29, 2014 6:14:03 GMT -5
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Post by Kari on Jul 29, 2014 13:46:08 GMT -5
^^^^^ Kari---First of all, no one is going to abuse you on this board without risking a severe reprimand from our best-in-existence crew of moderators, so you have nothing to worry about. Secondly, welcome to this board; I'm glad you discovered it, and posts from newcomers are ALWAYS welcome, even if you disagree with someone else, which is what discussions are all about in the first place. Finally, since this is a discussion board, rest assured that personal attacks towards you or anyone else are most assuredly NOT tolerated. Again, welcome! I have no idea who the heck 'Trigger' is, but his remarks referencing Barry White are spot-on; the line about 'lying naked in my bed' is indeed extremely offensive as well as just as juvenile as anything out of the FGL/Thomas Rhett realm of bottom-fishing lyrics, and a smooth & suave soul singer such as Barry White would never have written such a demeaning and reprehensible lyric. When praising the members of the opposite sex with classic tunes ranging from 'You're The First, The Last, My Everything' to 'It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me', White always realized that allowing listeners to imagine the joy of being with a woman in an intimate position as opposed to the in-your-face vulgarity and offensive nature as sadly exhibited by Mr. Aldean and many others inside and outside of the country music genre was a far more respectful method of conveying your message. The late Conway Twitty exemplified my point about imagining being in the arms of a woman whom you absolutely adore with his towering 1973 masterpiece, 'You've Never Been This Far Before', which is certainly as flattering yet undeniably nuanced as anything Barry White ever wrote, and this African-American baby-boomer certainly misses both of those esteemed gentlemen a lot. Suffice it to say that Mr. Twitty certainly towers over the overwhelming majority of today's country artists and the 'bro-country' peddlers in particular. The fact that yet another smooth & suave legend named Charlie Rich won Single of The Year and Song of The Year at the 1974 ACM Awards for 'Behind Closed Doors' over Mr. Twitty's tribute to ladies in general irrefutably proves that imagination trumps brutal over-the-head lyrics anytime, and there's no doubt in my mind that Mr. Rich & Mr. Twitty certainly respected the heck out of each other during their long and respective careers, and would undoubtedly be repulsed at this 'bro-country' crap that folks such as Aldean, Rhett & FGL have been polluting the airwaves with for what seems like an eternity. Thank you. It was just a figure of speech. Everyone has been great here
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jul 29, 2014 22:13:57 GMT -5
This is just completely uninteresting. I've never cared for any of his lead singles, and even though he switched it up for this one a bit after five same-y sounding lead singles, this one is by no means an improvement. I just felt bored listening to this, like the song went nowhere. Not fond of the production choices either and that 'naked' line is just blegh.
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Post by trebor on Jul 30, 2014 15:07:29 GMT -5
Congrats to Jason! >. Hot Country Songs: 42 to 1 (FGLs record 40 to 1 has been broken) >. Hot Digital Songs: New Entry at Number ONE. 183K sold He did not make the Top 10 of The HOT 100 chart. Would have been too good to be true that a country artist would debut that high. Charts unveiled tomorrow.
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Post by tim on Jul 30, 2014 16:01:08 GMT -5
^I no longer consider Billboard's Hot Country Songs an actual chart. It's a popularity contest. This is yet another example of what a joke this chart has become. So no congrats from me to Jason for his 42 to 1 jump, especially with a song that doesn't belong on the country genre chart. It's a r&b/ac song with a country artist attached to it.
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Post by trebor on Jul 30, 2014 16:59:14 GMT -5
^I no longer consider Billboard's Hot Country Songs an actual chart. It's a popularity contest. This is yet another example of what a joke this chart has become. So no congrats from me to Jason for his 42 to 1 jump, especially with a song that doesn't belong on the country genre chart. It's a r&b/ac song with a country artist attached to it. For the record: A) I am not a particular fan of Jason Aldean . B) I did not buy the song (I swear! :) C) I seem the only one defending the Mongrel Chart openly I do believe that it is justified to be "happy" with an artist's personal achievement; regardless, whether one personally likes or dislikes the song/album and whether it is too "this" and too "that" and too little of "that again" and lacking "X" and "Y" and not in conformity with "Z". Since everything has to be slavishly categorised, I believe the rule is when a record is being promoted, pushed and worked at Country Radio: then it will be automatically labelled as such. It is a simple logic that does not question the "work of art" concerned. Admittedly, it is everything and anything but country; lyric wise: don't even mention it. However, it found 183'000 buyers and that is good news, because: A) The market share for country music will be strengthened B) This will make the headline news and generate publicity for country in general C) "Broken Bow" generates turnover and workplaces; and hopefully so, have budgets opened to invest in existing and future talent who possibly are true to country As a matter of fact, any chart is a reflection of popularity. The Mongrel Chart is the only one that we, the consumer / the fan, can actually influence. This is not the end of the world and certainly not the fall of the country genre as we know it. Better times and tunes will come. I am certain of it. Free your minds and be more tolerant. We are not talking rap mixes here. It is just a misguided first track released on purpose to ride the current wave and to generate promotion for the lead album outside of its original spectrum. As always IMO. No embarrassment and criticism to fellow-members intended
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Post by onebuffalo on Jul 30, 2014 17:12:19 GMT -5
For trebor and tim: Great posts from the two of you. However, it is a chart worthy story which is why trebor posted what he did (I would have done the same if I wasn't at work when Billboard released their Hot 100 top ten chart peek earlier today). On the other hand, SOME people may like the Hot Country Songs chart (I don't), so anything going on there is legitimate to post here.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2014 17:17:55 GMT -5
I don't know why I'm shocked this song is selling so well, but I am. I like some of Jason's material, but this is so bad.
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Post by tim on Jul 30, 2014 21:29:25 GMT -5
For trebor and tim: Great posts from the two of you. However, it is a chart worthy story which is why trebor posted what he did (I would have done the same if I wasn't at work when Billboard released their Hot 100 top ten chart peek earlier today). On the other hand, SOME people may like the Hot Country Songs chart (I don't), so anything going on there is legitimate to post here. To clarify, it was a snarky post and opinion about how crazy it is that songs that jump from #42 to #1 is now used for country chart historical record keeping. If there was something in there that made it seem like I was saying no reference can be made to the Hot Country Songs chart, well, that wasn't the point. Anyways... I've already stated my opinion of this song, and since we are on page 6 of this thread already I don't see any reason to discuss said opinion further. No doubt the more songs like this that come our way the more heated threads like this seem to become.
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Post by SoMuchToSay on Jul 30, 2014 21:43:47 GMT -5
It's not very often that a COUNTRY song (I use that term loosely in this case) debuts at #1 OVERALL in digital sales. For that reason, I think this extreme jump to the top spot is justified. In a way, I'm glad they did this new "popularity contest" way. Labels can no longer depend on radio promoters to get a #1, it has to have the public support both digitally + streaming. It's not just a revolving door of what labels + dj's decide they want reporting stations to play.
This takes me back to 2009, when Kelly Clarkson jumped from 97-1 on the Hot 100. Compared to every other song, it blew them away. When you compare Burnin' It Down to the #2 song, it wasn't even close!
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Post by tim on Jul 30, 2014 21:54:09 GMT -5
This takes me back to 2009, when Kelly Clarkson jumped from 97-1 on the Hot 100. Compared to every other song, it blew them away. When you compare Burnin' It Down to the #2 song, it wasn't even close! Well, I have to add to this because Kelly Clarkson was able to accomplish this feat only because of the changes Billboard made between 2005 and 2007 to how this chart is tabulated. These are the same changes that were similarly made to the Hot Country Songs chart. The Hot Country Chart and the Hot 100 are now more or less tabulated the same. Just noting this for historical reference. Again, we've all hashed out our thoughts on the changes Billboard made to the chart so no need to do that again. The absurdity of it isn't going to change, hence why I've more or less stopped following the charts (at least to the extent of which I used to).
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Post by trebor on Jul 31, 2014 7:35:46 GMT -5
Well, these are the missing figures for the first week: >. Billboard Country Streaming Song: New in at 13 >. Billboard The Hot 100: New in at 12 >. Billboard Artist 100: up to 10 from 72
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Post by mylifeback on Aug 4, 2014 20:17:05 GMT -5
When will we see the first callout scores start to come in on this? I'm curious to see them because of the initial negative reaction of some fans (or at least people who posted on Jason's facebook among other places) at the direction he took with this vs. the strong sales & airplay so far. I predict it will be one of those hot or cold songs that evokes strong reactions in both directions.
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Post by mnopom on Aug 5, 2014 20:21:54 GMT -5
According to Rich Redmond's instagram they were shooting the music video today. I'm curious to see the video and how far they will go with it.
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Post by dajross6 on Aug 6, 2014 12:48:58 GMT -5
A non-country song by a country artist makes waves by trying to push the envelope. This results in non-country fans buying the song and pushing it to #1.
More news at 11.
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Post by mylifeback on Aug 7, 2014 13:07:26 GMT -5
115k in downloads last week; 298k for the two weeks it's been out.
Still hovering around #5-#7 all-genre on iTunes, so another solid week of sales forthcoming.
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