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Post by sabre14 on Oct 18, 2015 12:41:35 GMT -5
The "On The Verge" program is in full gear right now as "Backroad Song" gained 747 spins and 4.7 million in audience on MB this week.
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Post by bksouthga on Oct 18, 2015 23:54:48 GMT -5
As for the Bro was so 2013/it's dead, I certainly enjoyed the Bro phase more than the current Pop/R&B phase because sonically Bro songs sounded more like Rock which is what I liked first before Country. Also Country and Rock have similar roots and sound similar (Elvis for example) so in a way I feel like that's more acceptable to call these Bro/Rock songs Country. Country and Pop/R&B do not have similar roots and sound nothing alike so calling these Pop/R&B songs country is just absurd in my opinion. I have to disagree with you on this point. The roots of rock are in the blues (Elvis for example), the roots of Rhythm and Blues are certainly in the blues, and the blues are one of two major roots of country (Appalachian/bluegrass being the other). Jimmie rodgers and hank williams sr were certainly singing a lot of blues. Obviously all three genres have added other influences in all along in the last 50 years, but I don't think they have dissimilar roots.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 19, 2015 1:19:47 GMT -5
There's been as much pop/R&B influences in country music history as rock influences, so I don't agree with this statement either that rock-leaning country is somehow more genuine and excusable.
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Post by bksouthga on Oct 19, 2015 6:01:50 GMT -5
Another thing to keep in mind is that even though we say something has "pop" influences that doesnt really mean a lot. Pop is not a genre or style. It's a status. It stands for "popular". So it's whatever kind of music is popular at any given time. And country down through the ages has always been influenced to more or less a degree by the prevailing popular music. At the time, the hip-hop/R&B sound is what is "popular" or pop. Bro country is very much indebted to hip-hop for a lot of its beats and phrasing.
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Post by rsmatto on Oct 19, 2015 17:11:52 GMT -5
Country artists record music with influences from the songs they grew up listening to so of course stuff like hip hop/R&B or even Nickelback-like rock would come to be part of country music's overall sound. Granger is no different as most artists grew up listening to so many diverse influences. The days of country artists only listening to country is pretty much gone.
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Post by phil1996 on Nov 18, 2015 20:58:57 GMT -5
This may be the most boring song I have EVER heard in my LIFE. Oh my goodness. This makes "Gonna" by Blake Shelton look groundbreaking. Holy cow.
An absolute SHAME that this garbage gets played over Kip Moore/Gary Allan/artists who give their all and struggle to get songs with meaning up the charts.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2015 9:11:02 GMT -5
I'm honestly surprised at how much negative feedback this one has gotten on Pulse. I literally love this song. Such a great melody and a great feel. It "feels" like a backroad song.
Not every song is going to be "Whiskey Lullaby" or "The Dance".
People here are calling it boring and bro...for me that's far from the truth. Driving through the town I live in (and geez I'm in New England, not even the midwest/south) this song is just stuck in my head. Because you better believe I sing the song every time I see a barbed wire fence carving out a hillside. I legitimately laugh out loud every time I hit the brakes for an old New Holland, hammer down and pass him on up (which happens frequently in the summer).
I don't know about you guys, but where I live and apparently where Granger lives, this is real life. We're not talking kicking dust up in a corn field. Granger succeeds in painting a vivid picture of backroad living.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Nov 19, 2015 10:47:17 GMT -5
I dunno, I don't think this is a bad song at all, but boring? Yeah, I get that complaint. This song has been done a million times over and in much more interesting ways with better lyrics/production/melody/etc. "Backroad Song," right down to its title, reads as very formulaic and basic, imo. Granger's got a decently good voice and I like that he seems country, especially by today's standards, but to me this is a really generic single in every form of the word.
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Post by phil1996 on Nov 19, 2015 11:23:34 GMT -5
I'm honestly surprised at how much negative feedback this one has gotten on Pulse. I literally love this song. Such a great melody and a great feel. It "feels" like a backroad song. Not every song is going to be "Whiskey Lullaby" or "The Dance". Kind of a weak argument considering most songs that get played on radio all are about the same Let Me See Ya Girl/Backroad Song subject. I'm just asking for stuff with substance. Don't have to be "The Dance" material.
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Post by gonecountry on Nov 19, 2015 13:25:48 GMT -5
Yes this is somewhat light and fluffy, but I do think it evokes some good imagery and does get me humming. I'd take this any day over "Ready Set Let's Go" lyrics. I'd also take Granger's personality over many other singers these days.
This is the country music version of Chinese food IMO. It's not going to stick with you for a long time, but good at the time.
When I go for depth, I'll go to Dierks and others.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2015 14:16:42 GMT -5
I'm honestly surprised at how much negative feedback this one has gotten on Pulse. I literally love this song. Such a great melody and a great feel. It "feels" like a backroad song. Not every song is going to be "Whiskey Lullaby" or "The Dance". Kind of a weak argument considering most songs that get played on radio all are about the same Let Me See Ya Girl/Backroad Song subject. I'm just asking for stuff with substance. Don't have to be "The Dance" material. I'm all for deeper songs. But the simple songs should at least paint me a picture and make me feel good. I don't think there's any similarities between the two songs. I couldn't even tell you what "Let Me See Ya Girl" is about besides let me see ya do it in the bed of my truck. Do what? This song is about something, albeit something simple.
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Post by trebor on Nov 19, 2015 14:50:27 GMT -5
i actually don't mind this. Agree that it's a bit generic and the "oooh ooooh" part is quite unnerving. Also the structure and rhythm reminds a bit of Sam Hunt and Florida Georgia Line. This went for adds at least twice and I would have preferred that his previous single was selected for "On The Verge".
Here it is: "Bury Me In Blue Jeans"
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Nov 20, 2015 12:53:02 GMT -5
Blue Jeans was all right but it didn't quite grab me for some reason. This one seems just fine. If it's "bro" in any way, it's at least trying to be more evocative and picturesque with it.
However, Saving Country Music HATES this song. They even hate "Shut Up and Fish", everything on Chris Young's new album, and they were only "meh" about "Burning House". It's like to them, anything in the Top 40 is a total sellout. I wouldn't be surprised to see him bashing Chris Stapleton next.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2015 13:35:15 GMT -5
Blue Jeans was all right but it didn't quite grab me for some reason. This one seems just fine. If it's "bro" in any way, it's at least trying to be more evocative and picturesque with it. However, Saving Country Music HATES this song. They even hate "Shut Up and Fish", everything on Chris Young's new album, and they were only "meh" about "Burning House". It's like to them, anything in the Top 40 is a total sellout. I wouldn't be surprised to see him bashing Chris Stapleton next. Hates "Shut Up and Fish"? I guess a 7/10 is the new hate then? He didn't like it as much as other songs on the album but hate? I don't think so. And yeah he's really bashing Chris Stapleton.... says so here! www.savingcountrymusic.com/just-shut-up-and-get-chris-stapletons-traveller-alreadyAnd yeah, he might hate Chris Young's album, but look at the overall views of it. Heck, even most people on here are rather lukewarm to it. It's fine if you don't like him. Heck, I get why he's hated around these parts, but don't misrepresent facts or act like he hates everything on top 40.
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Post by Marv on Nov 24, 2015 18:01:43 GMT -5
Color me as definitely being on board with yet another standout debut single following other such tunes going back to Maddie & Tae as well as Kelsea Ballerini over the past 12-15 months, and seamlessly rolling right into 2015 with the exceptional 'Smoke'; this is definitely going to be enormous in 2016, and gets my vote as a very solid debut.
There's definitely no shortage of top-notch talent (songwriters as well as artists hoping to be discovered) throughout the country let alone Nashville, so I'm delighted that this gentleman has made it onto the radio.
A very promising debut that really stands out---to me at least.
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Post by sabre14 on Nov 24, 2015 18:57:42 GMT -5
Color me as definitely being on board with yet another standout debut single Technically, this is Granger's mainstream debut single, but he's released over a dozen singles in Texas and has been making albums for a few years now.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2015 18:59:38 GMT -5
A few years would be an understatement. Not sure how old Granger is (not that old) but his first came out in 1998--self-released, of course.
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Post by sabre14 on Nov 24, 2015 19:05:33 GMT -5
A few years would be an understatement. Not sure how old Granger is (not that old) but his first came out in 1998--self-released, of course. Right (I just looked it up now, lol). First album was in 1998 but his second didn't come until 2004. Granger's first real single was in 2008, with "Colorblind." He really hit his stride in the 2010's, though.
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Post by Marv on Nov 25, 2015 11:29:12 GMT -5
I didn't know that so thanks for pointing that out, so would that mean that he was essentially fairly well known throughout Texas and had built a very respectable and passionate fanbase a la Pat Green, whose rousing 'Feels Just Like It Should' should have been downright HUGE IMHO.
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Post by sabre14 on Nov 25, 2015 14:38:19 GMT -5
I didn't know that so thanks for pointing that out, so would that mean that he was essentially fairly well known throughout Texas and had built a very respectable and passionate fanbase a la Pat Green, whose rousing 'Feels Just Like It Should' should have been downright HUGE IMHO? I loved "Feels Just Like It Should." It raced out of the gates pretty fast when Pat signed with BNA but it kind of stalled in the teens and ended up peaking at #10 on MB (#13 on Billboard); August/September of 2006 peaking singles, saw some of the biggest discrepancies of the 2000's. "Dixie Lullaby" was a masterpiece.
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Post by bksouthga on Dec 11, 2015 0:52:50 GMT -5
The more I've heard this song, the more I've liked it, after an initial "meh" phase. I think the verses are good, downright compelling. I think it loses me in the chorus though. Although this song, as some others have mentioned, is not a "bro" song, the production on the chorus is. It sounds so much like "Get Me Some of That" and "Let Me See Ya Girl" that I can't quite get those songs out of my head. I'm Certainly not going to write Granger off, and I hope his next single will show me a little more originality on the production side and chord progressions.
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Post by zjames on Dec 13, 2015 19:46:59 GMT -5
I heard this on the radio for the first time the other day. I listened to it a couple times when it first became the On The Verge choice, but I had no idea what song this was on the radio. The first verse sounded like so many songs and I could not figure out who was singing. I finally determined it was "Backroad Song" from the chorus. I mostly have a pretty good memory with songs and I can determine them pretty quickly, but I guess "Backroad Song" left absolutely NO impression on me.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2016 3:55:50 GMT -5
As posted in the Upcoming albums thread, Granger's major label debut Remington will be released on March 4 via BBR Music Group's Wheelhouse Records imprint. The video for "Backroad Song" is also on the way: Source: Forbes website
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Jan 16, 2016 21:54:07 GMT -5
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Post by Jrod82 on Jan 17, 2016 10:23:50 GMT -5
I guess the album name at the start of the thread should be changed to "Remington" now instead of "4x4" since this is the lead single from the album.
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Post by sabre14 on Jan 17, 2016 11:56:03 GMT -5
I guess the album name at the start of the thread should be changed to "Remington" now instead of "4x4" since this is the lead single from the album. If it's bothering you that much... Sometimes I forget I even started the thread, lol. :)
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Post by Jrod82 on Jan 17, 2016 17:40:40 GMT -5
I guess the album name at the start of the thread should be changed to "Remington" now instead of "4x4" since this is the lead single from the album. If it's bothering you that much... Sometimes I forget I even started the thread, lol. :) No. It wasn't bothering me considering it is a part of the 4x4 EP. All the songs on the EP did make it to the album so I guess it doesn't matter, lol.
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Post by phil1996 on Jan 30, 2016 15:34:14 GMT -5
It just really ticks me off how this guy can just come out of nowhere, release one of the most forgettable songs of the god damn century to radio, and get a huge hit out of it, while artists who work their tail off like Kip Moore, Kacey Musgraves and Jamey Johnson have seen their radio careers basically come to an end, because they make real, passionate music. Frustrating.
Edit: Nothing against Granger at all, probably a great dude, I could've used Chris Lane/Michael Ray as examples too, it's just that this song is on a whole different level of bland than Lane/Ray's debuts. (Though theirs are awful too)
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Post by dajire4 on Jan 30, 2016 16:11:08 GMT -5
It just really ticks me off how this guy can just come out of nowhere, release one of the most forgettable songs of the god damn century to radio, and get a huge hit out of it, while artists who work their tail off like Kip Moore, Kacey Musgraves and Jamey Johnson have seen their radio careers basically come to an end, because they make real, passionate music. Frustrating. Edit: Nothing against Granger at all, probably a great dude, I could've used Chris Lane/Michael Ray as examples too, it's just that this song is on a whole different level of bland than Lane/Ray's debuts. (Though theirs are awful too) I'd take Backroad Song over Kiss You In The Morning and Fix any time of day, but of course that it's completely a matter of opinion. I know Granger's song is not anything groundbreaking, but I find it to be very catchy and his voice is so alluring
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Post by sabre14 on Jan 30, 2016 16:28:37 GMT -5
Video was uploaded to YouTube last week:
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