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Post by tekkenguy on Aug 30, 2014 22:02:11 GMT -5
Is the great Alternative-to-Pop crossover wave over?
We haven't had a really big pop hit from alternative music since "Pompeii." "Come With Me Now" fizzled out in the teens; "Do I Wanna Know" and "The Walker" did nothing; and "I Wanna Get Better" is DOA on pop radio.
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Post by Green Baron on Aug 30, 2014 22:05:23 GMT -5
The current wave doesn't look too promising. Riptide, Stolen Chance, ugh.
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Post by Lahey's Lucky Star on Aug 31, 2014 9:27:06 GMT -5
Then there's "A Sky Full Of Stars".
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2014 10:30:54 GMT -5
I hope it's done.
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Post by Lahey's Lucky Star on Aug 31, 2014 11:14:29 GMT -5
Pop:28 24 COLDPLAY A Sky Full Of Stars 3213 2694 519 23.455 + 111 spins + 14 bullet + 1.283 Audience |
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Post by maine on Aug 31, 2014 13:04:22 GMT -5
I hope not, at least for the moment. I want "Dangerous" and "Riptide" to smash, then it could be over lol.
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Post by Web on Aug 31, 2014 13:43:06 GMT -5
Riptide has a pretty good chance to be successful as does Stolen Dance to a slightly lesser degree. I'd love to see Dangerous and Take Me To Church crossover but they're definitely shakier. But no, I don't think the wave is over, I'm sure one of those four songs will go Top 10, probably Top 5 pop. It just comes in cycles and we're in an off cycle.
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Post by icefire9 on Aug 31, 2014 13:55:36 GMT -5
I'd like to see how Fun., Lorde, and Imagine Dragons do if/when they release new music. Anyway, 'A Sky Full of Stars' seems to be doing well and 'Come With Me Now' had some minor success.
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Post by M1tchD on Aug 31, 2014 15:55:09 GMT -5
I really hope it's done. I've never been much of a fan of the alternative genre. My work has a playlist of today's hits and I always find myself groaning when something alternative comes on.
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Post by mkarns on Aug 31, 2014 23:31:43 GMT -5
Too soon to tell. In any event, this "wave" lately has been songs popping up every so often to fill the (too few IMO) "rock slots" (in Sean Ross' term) at CHR, not a whole bunch of genre songs hitting at once. Since these hits have kind of come out of left field and in some cases taken us by surprise, more such hit songs certainly can't be ruled out. Plus some of the recent hitmaking acts have good potential for followups, particularly those that have had more than one hit so far.
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Sept 1, 2014 0:10:05 GMT -5
I'd like to see how Fun., Lorde, and Imagine Dragons do if/when they release new music. Anyway, 'A Sky Full of Stars' seems to be doing well and 'Come With Me Now' had some minor success. I feel like in fun's case, they're more likely to follow in the footsteps of someone like maroon 5 with their next album, meaning it won't (or shouldn't) really quality as alternative. It'll be a hit out of the box though. I was expecting it this fall really |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2014 2:05:39 GMT -5
Then there's "A Sky Full Of Stars". That song is more Pop than Alternative - the only reason it's charting on Alt is because it's from Coldplay, a traditionally rock band. Heck, even Linkin Park's dubstep track made the top 10 on Alt. |
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Post by jdanton2 on Sept 1, 2014 5:15:41 GMT -5
i hope it is done . Pop radio is in a good place right now with alot of Rhythmic type songs dominating.
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Post by surfy on Sept 1, 2014 13:53:18 GMT -5
I like having the Alternative diversity in there, not an overload of it, but I love listening to radio and hearing an alt song, then a urban song, and then a pop song! It keeps it fresh! I hope Riptide smashes!!!
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Post by allow that on Sept 1, 2014 15:44:14 GMT -5
I don't think we can say the Alternative crossover is dead at Pop right now when "Stolen Dance" and "Riptide" are both destined for overplay by year's end.
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Post by Green Baron on Sept 1, 2014 15:47:25 GMT -5
I don't think we can say the Alternative crossover is dead at Pop right now when "Stolen Dance" and "Riptide" are both destined for overplay by year's end. why can't it be Dangerous and Cardiac Arrest instead |
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Post by allow that on Sept 1, 2014 16:52:40 GMT -5
I don't think we can say the Alternative crossover is dead at Pop right now when "Stolen Dance" and "Riptide" are both destined for overplay by year's end. why can't it be Dangerous and Cardiac Arrest instead  |
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Post by Lahey's Lucky Star on Sept 1, 2014 21:04:42 GMT -5
Honestly, Stolen Dance, Dangerous and even Floptide are destined to be hits given their success on the format.
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