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Post by Kat5Kind on Feb 9, 2015 9:14:14 GMT -5
Is them filming the video and confirming it as a single enough evidence? Did they confirm it though? I haven't seen anything in the press about it yet. And a video doesn't also mean a single release (See Jake Owen's "Ghost Town" and Eli Young Band's "Prayer For The Road"). It does appear that this is the next single regardless though. Yup, they've confirmed it :)
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Post by Dustin J. on Feb 9, 2015 9:48:16 GMT -5
If "Confession" doesn't get released as a single, it'll be a damn shame.
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Post by ethanhunt on Feb 9, 2015 21:30:23 GMT -5
Outside of Riser Anything Goes was my favorite album released in 2014 :/
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Post by countrymusic20 on Feb 11, 2015 21:52:08 GMT -5
Music: 5.5 Lyrics: 7.5 Production: 9.5 Overall: 7.5 You put the production that high? Seriously? I can't STAND Joey Moi's production and I will never understand what the hell he does to electric guitars that makes them sound like nails on a chalkboard. To me, this song says nothing new, adds nothing worthwhile to FGL's already fairly dismal offerings, and is pretty much same-ole same-ole as far as their music goes. I'd grade this song a C-. And I will probably never listen to it again. Yep, pretty much the same-ole same-ole ... another #1.
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Feb 12, 2015 10:58:34 GMT -5
Honestly, the story and point of the song isn't much different than "Lonely Tonight" by Blake Shelton. Sure the lyrics lean a little but more bro, but at heart this is really similar to lots of songs that are getting praise on Pulse. I can't speak for this song because I've yet to hear it (not in a hurry to change that, either -- I did look up the lyrics though), but if the message of this is similar to "Lonely Tonight," then so is "I May Hate Myself in the Morning." I think that proves that songs can be written about the same topic and not be anywhere on the same caliber at all, and I feel the same way about the Blake Shelton song as well. A hook-up song is not 'bro' by definition; it's FGL's style of lyrics and production, etc. that make it so.
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Post by rsmatto on Feb 12, 2015 13:37:46 GMT -5
This has been confirmed as the official third single from Anything Goes.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2015 16:33:02 GMT -5
Wow, I'm not even sure what I just listened to. I can't make out any of the lyrics during the chorus at all...the production is so freaking loud.
I have no idea how this one will do. I mean, it's FGL so I'm sure radio will jump on it. And I could see it going to #1 because, well, country radio 2015...but at the same time, I could see this one flaming out in the teens simply because it's so damn hard to understand. I don't care for Joey Moi's production but at least on songs like "This Is How We Roll" and "Sun Daze" you could hear what they were singing. On this one I can't make out the chorus at all. The production is a big wall of sound and Tyler is straining to be heard above the noise and it just doesn't work, at all.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2015 19:16:08 GMT -5
I didn't particularly have any trouble making out the lyrics and I just really doubt this will be an issue for most listeners (especially Florida Georgia Line's fan base). No offense to those who do...I'm not saying there is any right or wrong opinion here, but I honestly can't imagine the production being a noteworthy issue in this chart run. I definitely see this one as a big multi-week #1, certainly much more successful than "Sun Daze." Perhaps I just need to hear this on the radio to make a final evaluation of the production.
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Post by dm2081 on Feb 12, 2015 23:11:41 GMT -5
Yeah this one is already selling better than some songs charting ahead of it, and we don't even have a release date yet. "Sun Daze" seemed like a single that went against the grain and typicality (summer song released in dead middle of winter), whereas this one seems to be a fan favorite. The fact that it's already charting before Sun Daze even peaks tells me that radio is ready to play this one. I think this song or Jason Aldean's "Sweet Little Somethin'" (if it's released next) will end up being the song of the summer (at least of songs currently already available). edit: and the new Luke Bryan single obviously.
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Post by mus1cr0w on Feb 13, 2015 10:51:31 GMT -5
The drummer in this band must be the most bored dude.
Trigger sample, play the same beat over and over, trigger another sample that plays the same beat you were just playing (which was sampled already).
Agreed, another #1.
MR
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Post by rsmatto on Feb 13, 2015 12:35:58 GMT -5
Yeah this one is already selling better than some songs charting ahead of it, and we don't even have a release date yet. "Sun Daze" seemed like a single that went against the grain and typicality (summer song released in dead middle of winter), whereas this one seems to be a fan favorite. The fact that it's already charting before Sun Daze even peaks tells me that radio is ready to play this one. I think this song or Jason Aldean's "Sweet Little Somethin'" (if it's released next) will end up being the song of the summer (at least of songs currently already available). edit: and the new Luke Bryan single obviously. Quite possibly will be the Song of the Summer though I tend to think something we've not yet heard (or know is coming) could end up with that distinction. That being said, I fully expect this one to return the duo to Platinum and probably #1 ahead of Sam Hunt.
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Post by sabre14 on Feb 13, 2015 12:53:55 GMT -5
This is the exact kind of music FGL fans and (so far) country radio eats up. I don't know if this will be the "song of the summer" but this one will be another #1 single. I think this one will make a bigger impact than "Sun Daze" and might end up being in the top 10 on Medaibase and Billboard's Year End Chart. I really hope I'm wrong on all of those fronts but I'm just going with my gut.
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Post by zjames on Feb 14, 2015 11:43:07 GMT -5
I can't handle the autotune in the verses, and then the chorus is an overproduced mess. The song would be tolerable if it didn't sound so cluttered. It's kind of catchy and it's got a nice groove to it, but everything else about it ruins the little it had going for it.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2015 12:28:26 GMT -5
I didn't particularly have any trouble making out the lyrics and I just really doubt this will be an issue for most listeners (especially Florida Georgia Line's fan base). No offense to those who do...I'm not saying there is any right or wrong opinion here, but I honestly can't imagine the production being a noteworthy issue in this chart run. I definitely see this one as a big multi-week #1, certainly much more successful than "Sun Daze." Perhaps I just need to hear this on the radio to make a final evaluation of the production. Lol, this is embarrassing, but I just realized the reason why "Sippin' On Fire" sounded so incredibly bad to me. I went to YouTube to listen to it and apparently the "version" that I listened to was pitched upward a bunch (most likely to avoid copyright issues). Now I've heard it again (how it sounds on the album), and it doesn't sound like a couple of chipmunks straining to be heard over a wall of sound (although I still find it to be horribly over-produced, just no more so than the typical FGL single). I should've realized that Tyler's voice sounded a little too chipmunk-y the first time I listened, but his voice is already nails on a chalkboard to me, so I was thinking that it must've just gotten a little worse. Anyway...because I CAN actually make out the words to it now, I do think this will probably be another #1 for them. I still don't care for the song, but it doesn't sound nearly as bad as it did the first time I listened to it, and hey, at least it doesn't take on a misogynistic viewpoint (at least from what I can tell) like a lot of other bro-country songs. So, in a sense, "Sippin' On Fire" isn't really all that bro-country...it's mostly just Nickelback country.
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Post by sabre14 on Feb 17, 2015 15:02:49 GMT -5
Delivered this afternoon to country radio. No add date was listed.
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Feb 17, 2015 15:09:17 GMT -5
Delivered this afternoon to country radio. No add date was listed. What a cheap looking single cover. That font.
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Post by rsmatto on Feb 17, 2015 18:25:49 GMT -5
It was cheap. It's not even a square image. But hey, at least it's single art. As for this song, I like it. It's fun. But I like this version (a youtube cover artist version) even better: youtu.be/c62Mm3mg0Gg
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Post by sabre14 on Feb 17, 2015 18:32:33 GMT -5
It was cheap. It's not even a square image. But hey, at least it's single art. Even if they threw it together quick, why in the world would they or anyone use red lettering on a black backdrop?
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Post by rsmatto on Feb 17, 2015 18:51:42 GMT -5
It was cheap. It's not even a square image. But hey, at least it's single art. Even if they threw it together quick, why in the world would they or anyone use red lettering on a black backdrop? Pretty much Red on anything. But it was probably done by one of the guys or an intern...
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Post by dm2081 on Feb 17, 2015 19:17:43 GMT -5
It was cheap. It's not even a square image. But hey, at least it's single art. Even if they threw it together quick, why in the world would they or anyone use red lettering on a black backdrop? Probably because red font is kind of similar to fire, although it would look a lot better if they used orange lettering with flames coming from it or something.
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Post by matty005 on Feb 17, 2015 19:24:45 GMT -5
Even if they threw it together quick, why in the world would they or anyone use red lettering on a black backdrop? Probably because red font is kind of similar to fire, although it would look a lot better if they used orange lettering with flames coming from it or something. I agree with you, but then I go back to Matt's point about single covers having absolutely zero significance if the songs sells, becomes a hit, etc. :)
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Post by dm2081 on Feb 17, 2015 19:26:52 GMT -5
^Oh I definitely agree. If I was FGL, I sure wouldn't spend much at all on a single cover, I would save the budget for the tour or a really solid music video.
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sabre14
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Post by sabre14 on Feb 17, 2015 19:46:49 GMT -5
Probably because red font is kind of similar to fire, although it would look a lot better if they used orange lettering with flames coming from it or something. I agree with you, but then I go back to Matt's point about single covers having absolutely zero significance if the songs sells, becomes a hit, etc. :) Yes they absolutely don't, but if you're going to do one, why not use some common sense (not trying to be mean) and don't use red letters on a black backdrop - simply because it's hard to see. No harm no foul though; whoever's idea that single cover was. :)
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Post by Uncle Lumpy on Feb 18, 2015 14:32:13 GMT -5
"Girl you melt me like ice and whiskey" . Geez. How exciting ...another Rodney Clawson co-write. Quite possibly the least talented big name writer this side of Dallas Davidson. Not that I expect to be wowed by a Florida Georgia Line song lyrically at this point , but I find it amazing that they seem to keep using the same tired marginally talented writers over & over & over. Its no wonder all their material sounds the same. But hey , at least they skipped any references to genitalia this time around.....
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Post by trebor on Feb 18, 2015 15:00:41 GMT -5
^ Whiskey, Sparkle & Sippin' are repeated on the track: "Smoke" that follows "Sippin' On Fire" on the album. Talking about lyrical diversity here...
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Post by countrymusic20 on Feb 18, 2015 18:12:44 GMT -5
"Girl you melt me like ice and whiskey" . Geez. How exciting ...another Rodney Clawson co-write. Quite possibly the least talented big name writer this side of Dallas Davidson. Not that I expect to be wowed by a Florida Georgia Line song lyrically at this point , but I find it amazing that they seem to keep using the same tired marginally talented writers over & over & over. Its no wonder all their material sounds the same. But hey , at least they skipped any references to genitalia this time around..... Success breeds jealousy. 40 plus #1's between these 2 writers makes for a lot of jealous wanna be and washed up songwriters around Nashville.
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Post by Uncle Lumpy on Feb 18, 2015 21:17:11 GMT -5
"Girl you melt me like ice and whiskey" . Geez. How exciting ...another Rodney Clawson co-write. Quite possibly the least talented big name writer this side of Dallas Davidson. Not that I expect to be wowed by a Florida Georgia Line song lyrically at this point , but I find it amazing that they seem to keep using the same tired marginally talented writers over & over & over. Its no wonder all their material sounds the same. But hey , at least they skipped any references to genitalia this time around..... Success breeds jealousy. 40 plus #1's between these 2 writers makes for a lot of jealous wanna be and washed up songwriters around Nashville. I've never quite understood that whole jealousy argument. While it's true , I probably am jealous of alot of folks in this town, Dallas Davidson & Rodney Clawson would be the at the bottom of that list. I would have to respect either writers talents for jealousy to play a part in my opinion... and well.....
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Post by 43dudleyvillas on Feb 18, 2015 23:38:54 GMT -5
"Girl you melt me like ice and whiskey" . Geez. How exciting ...another Rodney Clawson co-write. Quite possibly the least talented big name writer this side of Dallas Davidson. Not that I expect to be wowed by a Florida Georgia Line song lyrically at this point , but I find it amazing that they seem to keep using the same tired marginally talented writers over & over & over. Its no wonder all their material sounds the same. But hey , at least they skipped any references to genitalia this time around..... Success breeds jealousy. 40 plus #1's between these 2 writers makes for a lot of jealous wanna be and washed up songwriters around Nashville. I've never been a fan of the "dislike/criticism = jealousy" line of argument. I mean, would it be fair to to chalk up a songwriter's opinions about an artist to jealousy, whether because the songwriter couldn't hack it as a performer himself, or because the artist didn't cut his songs for a current project? Maybe sometimes, the shoe fits, but sometimes, it's a simple matter of taste. Anyway, I'm hesitant to lump Rodney Clawson in with confirmed racist and homophobe Dallas Davidson on character grounds, and don't think that Clawson is untalented. But I have found that the only times that I've enjoyed a Clawson co-write lately are when he has ventured outside of Big Loud Shirt Publishing's roster for collaborations, because that's the only scenario in which his cowrites don't feel recycled in one way or the other. "American Kids," a collaboration between Luke Laird, Shane McAnally and Clawson, was a good example of that. But to be fair, I would say the same thing about all the male writers on the BLS roster -- Chris Tompkins has won two songwriting Grammys, but for work he did with Josh Kear. His work inside the BLS roster has mostly been the same formulaic tailgate/truck/beer-fest. We know from a "Makin' Tracks" feature in Billboard's Midweek Country Update that Tompkins is the one who came up with the hilarious "I feel like a plastic groom alone there at top of the cake" line from "Drunk on a Plane" (cowritten with Josh Kear and Dierks Bentley) so it's not like he's not capable of being clever. Sometimes, it's just a matter of being pushed outside of the usual boxes. And it seems to me that the same is true of Rodney Clawson. Capable writer, and much, much better when he gets out a little to find fresh melodies and imagery via other, often younger songwriters. Speaking of fresh melodies and imagery, neither is in evidence on "Sippin' On Fire," but that's no surprise considering that the song is two-thirds a Big Loud Shirt job (Clawson and Matt Dragstrem) and another guy whose only other major cut trades in the same tired lyrical clichés (Cole Taylor). Sure, it will still be a hit due to Florida-Georgia Line's status as a core radio artist, and I'm sure BLS will only be too happy to cash the resulting royalty checks. But as much as bro country songwriters like the Peach Pickers and the folks at BLS like to wave those checks and #1s around as proof that they deserve respect (as if their hits aren't the by-product of country radio closing itself off to variety in its 2-3 year pursuit of former rock radio listeners), it's quite telling how defensive they have had to be over the last couple of years. Respect has accrued much more readily for the likes of Brandy Clark, Nicolle Galyon, Natalie Hemby, Josh Kear, Luke Laird, Hillary Lindsey and Shane McAnally (for example), and that has everything to do with the fact that their success hasn't come at the expense of originality and quality.
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Post by sgtoddball on Feb 19, 2015 14:39:01 GMT -5
It's hard to call Rodney Clawson untalented. This is the same guy that wrote "I saw God Today". I just feel like he's getting blamed for bro country, but in reality his job is to write hit songs. I think he's more than capable of writing big hits no matter the trend. Can't blame the man for doing his job.
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Post by matty005 on Feb 19, 2015 15:50:24 GMT -5
It's hard to call Rodney Clawson untalented. This is the same guy that wrote "I saw God Today". I just feel like he's getting blamed for bro country, but in reality his job is to write hit songs. I think he's more than capable of writing big hits no matter the trend. Can't blame the man for doing his job. Agreed. And also because everything is so subjective. I think, "I Saw God" is an awful song but like you said, his job is to write hit songs. He does that. That in itself makes it successful.
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