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Post by 43dudleyvillas on Mar 27, 2016 0:15:01 GMT -5
I'm not going to argue against anyone who thinks that the live tour video should logically have gone to "Dirty Laundry" over "Church Bells." However, on the subject of lower-budget videos, might I suggest that this is possibly the path to five singles in an era of declining sales (four singles probably meant more available budget per single, and that budget was probably applied to the videos)? I do concede that this a hard argument to accept when five singles from an album have yet to materialize. I do find myself wondering if Arista Nashville switched the singles order for some reason. There is currently some kind of video for "Dirty Laundry" airing on tour, right? "Dirty Laundry" would have made more sense for a concert video, as well, to be integrated with live footage à la the "Undo It" video. And then I remember the daily Spotify streams (where "Church Bells" has consistently led the remaining album tracks) and wonder if Arista Nashville may have called an audible. If so, the bright side is that the single order may not be as predetermined as some here fear (the singles still may be, I don't know). ^ just want to say I thoroughly enjoy reading all of your detailed posts!! I apologize if you've already discussed this at some point, but which songs do you think will be released from Storyteller? Do you think we will have any surprises? like The Girl You Think I Am or Relapse or Mexico? Thanks for the kind words. On the subject of surprise singles, I feel pretty confident that "Mexico" isn't in consideration -- it is running far behind all of the other Storyteller on both Spotify and YouTube, it was the least popular album track at iTunes during Storyteller's first week of release and it has no critical cachet of any kind (in fact, when reviews mentioned "Mexico" at all, it was generally dismissed as the album's weakest track). And apropos of the NPR article I linked above, it doesn't feature the kind of vocals or production that are working at the front edge of the market right now. Looking at the family-oriented tracks on Storyteller, both "The Girl You Think I Am" and "What I Never Knew I Always Wanted" have shown pretty good strength among album tracks at Spotify and YouTube, and both showed pretty solid strength on iTunes when Storyteller was released. Both feature really pretty, laid-back vocals from Carrie. To me, "The Girl You Think I Am" is the kind of song that would have played better on country radio ten to fifteen years ago when country radio was more interested in appealing to multiple generations. I tend to think that "What I Never Knew I Always Wanted" stands the stronger chance of becoming a single because it speaks so directly to Carrie's present (and because we live in times that overpraise and over-reward personal songs for being personal) and because it's easy to imagine the low-cost personal scrapbook video (sore subject right now, I know). I don't have a great read on how "What I Never I Always Wanted" would do on country radio; part of me thinks that it is such a sweet, pleasant and melodic listen that it would fit right into playlists (probably without selling a whole lot, but who knows?), another part of me thinks that it isn't enough of an impact track to make much of a mark (but then I remember some of the recent Kenny Chesney singles that have become hits...). As for "Relapse," while I'm one of the few who doesn't especially care for it (I don't dislike it at all, I just don't think it's a very interesting song), it is up there with "Renegade Runaway" and "What I Never Knew I Always Wanted" in terms of daily Spotify streams (that group trails "Church Bells" and Storyteller's first two singles). So from that alone, I feel like it's probably not out of the running. Kelsea Ballerini singled out the song among Storyteller tracks for her AMA playlist, which feels noteworthy if only because Kelsea's team has solidified her as part of the next generation of country hitmakers. So if there is a big (vocally & production-wise) song from Storyteller that could connect in the current market, "Relapse" is probably it. Personally, my guess is that the remaining singles from the album will be from among this batch: "Dirty Laundry," "What I Never Knew I Always Wanted," "Choctaw County Affair" and "Renegade Runaway," and I guess I listed them in the order of likelihood that I would personally assign to their release. I kept "Renegade Runaway" in there solely because of its relative strength at Spotify and because its production fits where current country is trending. But I think that Carrie's vocal on the song wouldn't play well at radio today, and to me, it works far better as a track to set up many of the characters on Storyteller than as a stand-alone single. "Choctaw County Affair" is in there largely because Carrie included it in her iHeartRadio setlist and gives the song a showcase slot on tour, and also because it seems like the song on the album most likely to spur buzz (especially from a live performance). My hope, if it isn't already obvious, would be for "Choctaw County Affair" and "Dirty Laundry" as fourth and fifth singles (if there are five singles) because my preference is always to release an album's best stuff. However, I think that Arista Nashville will want to return to the "happy" well once more before the era ends out of the belief that the market will respond well to being able to identify Carrie in her music, and I think that "What I Never Knew I Always Wanted" is the likeliest candidate among Storyteller's remaining happy songs to see a release.
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Post by greger on Mar 27, 2016 0:34:27 GMT -5
I'm so shocked if it's true that it's a live video. Carrie has become such an amazing video artist and this is a huge let down. Church Bells just scream epic video treatment. In the same vane, so do Dirty Layndry and Choctaw (which I believe both should be videos. Of all the singles that have released I feel smoke break is the only one that I would have been ok with being a live video (although I'm not a fan of live videos)
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Post by countrygirl918 on Mar 27, 2016 0:43:51 GMT -5
I, too, feel like "Church Bells" getting a live video may signal that the album could go five singles deep. I won't hold my breath, but I think this makes it likelier.
I'm actually fine with "Church Bells" getting the live treatment. I think this will help it feel less like "Two Black Cadillacs" Part Two, plus now is a great time to showcase the tour (with the second leg about to be announced/go on sale). I think CMA voting usually starts in the spring, too, doesn't it? A live video will help show voters how huge this tour is for Carrie. Of course, the song also isn't one of my personal favorites, so that could also be why I'm fine with it getting a lower budget video treatment.
Personally, I'd rather they save the epic video treatment for "Choctaw County Affair". ;)
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Post by bornfearless2000 on Mar 27, 2016 4:04:18 GMT -5
After Heartbeat's low budget video, i thought we're going to get an epic video...
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Post by desertfloods on Mar 27, 2016 5:23:09 GMT -5
Live video, seriously? Especially after the lukewarm reception of first 2 singles?!!
Have they completely given up on this era already???
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Post by maddkat on Mar 27, 2016 5:46:32 GMT -5
^ yeah, what's with the lack of anything video wise this era.SB was acceptable, HB was horrendous and now a cheapo live video for CB?What gives?
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Post by desertfloods on Mar 27, 2016 6:29:19 GMT -5
I just... can't. This is the worst-handled Carrie era ever. Is the label in financial problem?!
If they want to go cheap with live video, should pick Dirty Laundry as 3rd single instead. At least, DL works better in live performances. CB is a story song screaming for a proper story video treatment!
I am not hanging on to hopes of 5 singles either. Looking at the way they handled singles so far, it's rather unlikely that CB and the 4th single will smash enough to justify the need for 5th single.
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Post by jenglisbe on Mar 27, 2016 7:57:30 GMT -5
If CCA is a single, and that's a big if, it probably won't be until the final single from the album. Even if it's not a single, though, I have a strong feeling Carrie will do a high-profile performance of it. It's a great live song and really shows off a side of her as a performer that not a lot of people have seen before. My ideal situation would be a Grammy performance next year when the album is up for - and wins - country album. That's a big ideal considering she's never even been nominated for Country Album. That's the first step. I also don't know how often an artist gets to perform in back-to-back years for the same project.
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Post by countrygirl918 on Mar 27, 2016 10:01:50 GMT -5
Wow, I'm surprised at the massive amount of negativity about this. I understand a little disappointment, and the first 2 singles haven't been my favourites, but I'd hardly call this her "worst handled era ever". It's clear they've been trying to reach new fans this era, rather than catering to her core fanbase. Touring is where artists make most of their money. so it makes perfect sense to showcase The Storyteller Tour, which seems to be Carrie's biggest tour yet. Plus, the tour is very visually interesting, so I'm excited to see the video. Sure, "Church Bells" is a story song, but so are most of the songs on the album. I bet 99% of people will be fine with this decision if it means "Choctaw County Affair" gets a big budget mini-movie video later down the line.
If we get to the end of the era and there's no epic story video, then I'll be a little disappointed. But I think it's kind of silly to write off the era as a disaster when there's still at least 1-2 singles left to go, and CB hasn't even gotten started yet.
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Post by matty005 on Mar 27, 2016 10:31:55 GMT -5
Wow, I'm surprised at the massive amount of negativity about this. I understand a little disappointment, and the first 2 singles haven't been my favourites, but I'd hardly call this her "worst handled era ever". It's clear they've been trying to reach new fans this era, rather than catering to her core fanbase. Touring is where artists make most of their money. so it makes perfect sense to showcase The Storyteller Tour, which seems to be Carrie's biggest tour yet. Plus, the tour is very visually interesting, so I'm excited to see the video. Sure, "Church Bells" is a story song, but so are most of the songs on the album. I bet 99% of people will be fine with this decision if it means "Choctaw County Affair" gets a big budget mini-movie video later down the line. If we get to the end of the era and there's no epic story video, then I'll be a little disappointed. But I think it's kind of silly to write off the era as a disaster when there's still at least 1-2 singles left to go, and CB hasn't even gotten started yet. What would you call her worst era ever then?
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Post by cufan7 on Mar 27, 2016 10:38:10 GMT -5
Wow, I'm surprised at the massive amount of negativity about this. I understand a little disappointment, and the first 2 singles haven't been my favourites, but I'd hardly call this her "worst handled era ever". It's clear they've been trying to reach new fans this era, rather than catering to her core fanbase. Touring is where artists make most of their money. so it makes perfect sense to showcase The Storyteller Tour, which seems to be Carrie's biggest tour yet. Plus, the tour is very visually interesting, so I'm excited to see the video. Sure, "Church Bells" is a story song, but so are most of the songs on the album. I bet 99% of people will be fine with this decision if it means "Choctaw County Affair" gets a big budget mini-movie video later down the line. If we get to the end of the era and there's no epic story video, then I'll be a little disappointed. But I think it's kind of silly to write off the era as a disaster when there's still at least 1-2 singles left to go, and CB hasn't even gotten started yet. What would you call her worst era ever then? Singles wise, easily "Play On". I just feel that they really got the "Blown Away" era pretty good. Although I still would have made BA the lead single and put "Wine After Whiskey" in the 5th single slot. So coming off of that era and then having a huge song like SITW makes SB and "Heartbeat" seem pretty underwhelming, in my opinion.
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Post by desertfloods on Mar 27, 2016 11:01:16 GMT -5
Wow, I'm surprised at the massive amount of negativity about this. I understand a little disappointment, and the first 2 singles haven't been my favourites, but I'd hardly call this her "worst handled era ever". It's clear they've been trying to reach new fans this era, rather than catering to her core fanbase. Touring is where artists make most of their money. so it makes perfect sense to showcase The Storyteller Tour, which seems to be Carrie's biggest tour yet. Plus, the tour is very visually interesting, so I'm excited to see the video. Sure, "Church Bells" is a story song, but so are most of the songs on the album. I bet 99% of people will be fine with this decision if it means "Choctaw County Affair" gets a big budget mini-movie video later down the line. If we get to the end of the era and there's no epic story video, then I'll be a little disappointed. But I think it's kind of silly to write off the era as a disaster when there's still at least 1-2 singles left to go, and CB hasn't even gotten started yet. I admire your ability to stay positive. It's hard for me still be excited about this era. 3 strikes in a row for me, tbh. I would think that after attempting to reach new fans with 2 singles and not getting a huge response, it's time to go big for 3rd single, not go cheap. Live video is fine, but it should be done for a single more suited for it. I just find it a complete waste of opportunity to pair CB with a live video. I still hope all these tweets were wrong and they will actually film a proper video.
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Post by matty005 on Mar 27, 2016 11:14:26 GMT -5
Wow, I'm surprised at the massive amount of negativity about this. I understand a little disappointment, and the first 2 singles haven't been my favourites, but I'd hardly call this her "worst handled era ever". It's clear they've been trying to reach new fans this era, rather than catering to her core fanbase. Touring is where artists make most of their money. so it makes perfect sense to showcase The Storyteller Tour, which seems to be Carrie's biggest tour yet. Plus, the tour is very visually interesting, so I'm excited to see the video. Sure, "Church Bells" is a story song, but so are most of the songs on the album. I bet 99% of people will be fine with this decision if it means "Choctaw County Affair" gets a big budget mini-movie video later down the line. If we get to the end of the era and there's no epic story video, then I'll be a little disappointed. But I think it's kind of silly to write off the era as a disaster when there's still at least 1-2 singles left to go, and CB hasn't even gotten started yet. I admire your ability to stay positive. It's hard for me still be excited about this era. 3 strikes in a row for me, tbh. I would think that after attempting to reach new fans with 2 singles and not getting a huge response, it's time to go big for 3rd single, not go cheap. Live video is fine, but it should be done for a single more suited for it. I just find it a complete waste of opportunity to pair CB with a live video. I still hope all these tweets were wrong and they will actually film a proper video. It's true. Carrie announced at her concert last night that they were filming a live video for "Church Bells," right then and there.
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Post by ant on Mar 27, 2016 12:22:13 GMT -5
It would be nice if there is still a "real" video, but the live video they recorded are just for some brief clips of Carrie/the audience shown throughout it, but I'm not sure how that would work for a song like this.
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Post by 14887fan on Mar 27, 2016 14:55:36 GMT -5
Perhaps they're making CB a tour video because she just confirmed a fall leg of the tour, and this has been, far and away, the biggest tour of her career, with every show selling out to generally nothing short of a 11-13k crowd. Those numbers were on the highest of high ends of her previous tours, and now that's become the norm. With that, maybe they're really pushing to keep that sustained for the second half of the tour by making the show into a video for the next single so it'll help push fall ticket sales, purely via viewer interest? If that's the case to why single #3 is getting a live video, then it wouldn't have mattered if it was CB or any other song, because that would be the primary purpose for the treatment.
That's my take on it, at least. Trying to put some sort of method to an otherwise lazy approach to a music video, especially just three singles deep into an era.
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Post by 43dudleyvillas on Mar 27, 2016 21:04:25 GMT -5
I just... can't. This is the worst-handled Carrie era ever. Is the label in financial problem?! Yes. Or, at the very least it is clear that with the new regime has come cutbacks. One confirmed example: the fact that there was no Sony boat show at Country Radio Seminar this year - that has traditionally been a huge event at CRS. Writing for Billboard, Chris Willman had this to say:I will note, for what it's worth, that I was told that most of the majors (UMG Nashville excepted, obviously) were reluctant to spend big on CRS this year because of one-off scheduling irregularities (it ran Monday to Wednesday this year instead of the traditional Wednesday to Friday, it kicked off right after the Super Bowl instead of running later in February/early March, and this was its first year in a new location). So we'll see what happens next year. Regardless, I do think it's clear that the new regime is on a shorter financial leash. Specifically in Carrie's case, the "Smoke Break" video was combined with an album photo shoot (though she did have more than one album photo shoot), and the cheapness of the "Heartbeat" video has been much discussed. Add to that the fact that Carrie's team is devoting more effort to UK promo and perhaps there's just less money allocated to video spend. I am not hanging on to hopes of 5 singles either. Looking at the way they handled singles so far, it's rather unlikely that CB and the 4th single will smash enough to justify the need for 5th single. This is fair enough. I've been a "more than four singles" skeptic for a while on the grounds of Carrie's contract set-up and because it seems like a tough ask with the market down. But the video outlay so far has made me wonder. Just to be clear, here's where I was coming from. It was, I think, predetermined that Carrie's previous two albums would have four singles apiece, that a set promo budget would be split over four singles. This was without consideration for how the albums would be doing later in their respective runs. And so in this scenario, there would have been a pre-established promo budget that all parties agreed would be split over five singles in the interest of keeping the album on the radio longer and thus giving the album more time to build up sales (disclaimer: whether "Chaser" in the UK will wind up counting as the fifth single remains to be seen). It wouldn't be dependent on a dynamic analysis of the performance of the album any more than cutting Blown Away off after four singles was based a dynamic analysis of how that album was doing when "See You Again" peaked (which was every bit as well as Blake Shelton & Jason Aldean albums that got fifth singles were doing on a weekly basis, with higher total sales). Obviously, there has to be some dynamic element to promotional spend, as well. But the argument I set out was independent of that. Wow, I'm surprised at the massive amount of negativity about this. I understand a little disappointment, and the first 2 singles haven't been my favourites, but I'd hardly call this her "worst handled era ever". It's clear they've been trying to reach new fans this era, rather than catering to her core fanbase. Touring is where artists make most of their money. so it makes perfect sense to showcase The Storyteller Tour, which seems to be Carrie's biggest tour yet. Plus, the tour is very visually interesting, so I'm excited to see the video. Sure, "Church Bells" is a story song, but so are most of the songs on the album. I bet 99% of people will be fine with this decision if it means "Choctaw County Affair" gets a big budget mini-movie video later down the line. Your point about the tour focus is very sensible. I've re-calibrated my video expectations considerably lower at this point, but I would be very happy if you turned out to be right that this is all about saving for a big budget "Choctaw County Affair" video.
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Post by Anticonformity on Mar 28, 2016 5:46:11 GMT -5
I've re-calibrated my video expectations considerably lower at this point, but I would be very happy if you turned out to be right that this is all about saving for a big budget "Choctaw County Affair" video.Literally the only thing that can redeem this era imo... Storyteller is my 2nd fave album after Blown Away but GEEZUS sadly the singles they picked (SB, HB) have been on the end of "worst" tracks" on the album! Now a tour video to one of the BEST on the album? i swear CCA BETTER be the next single and it better have an epic video and so much promo that it becomes one of her greatest success cause its one of her BEST...
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Post by jptexas on Mar 28, 2016 7:49:50 GMT -5
So the video is not out yet and we are already condemning the era. Ok.
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Post by cufan7 on Mar 28, 2016 8:13:31 GMT -5
I'm wondering if Carrie will stay with a label that is struggling financially. Didn't "Storyteller" fulfill her contract with Arista Nashville?
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Post by ant on Mar 28, 2016 8:49:38 GMT -5
I'm wondering if Carrie will stay with a label that is struggling financially. Didn't "Storyteller" fulfill her contract with Arista Nashville? Honestly, if this is how they are treating one of, if not their biggest asset, then I hope she doesn't stay with them. She deserves better than this. I would love to see her sign with Big Machine. It seems like they gave her a big budget for the tour though. I'm just really underwhelmed so far. I'm honestly ready for album #6 lol.
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Post by bornfearless2000 on Mar 28, 2016 9:18:50 GMT -5
I'm wondering if Carrie will stay with a label that is struggling financially. Didn't "Storyteller" fulfill her contract with Arista Nashville? Honestly, if this is how they are treating one of, if not their biggest asset, then I hope she doesn't stay with them. She deserves better than this. I would love to see her sign with Big Machine. It seems like they gave her a big budget for the tour though. I'm just really underwhelmed so far. I'm honestly ready for album #6 lol. Her label may be failing to get her awards and is struggling financially, but i doubt they will let Carrie go that easy. They will fight to keep her. Besides, Carrie looks comfortable under this label, and they let Carrie does what she wants (mostly). So i dont see her moving to other label. Big Machine might do massive promo for her and shower her with awards, but they will do anything, i mean anything, to 'sell' her. For example, remixing Carrie's songs to pop, something that Carrie againsts.
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Post by matty005 on Mar 28, 2016 9:37:26 GMT -5
So the video is not out yet and we are already condemning the era. Ok. Because even an amazing live video for this song, won't be as good as an amazing standard video. This is a story song that screams video, and a live version (no matter how good it is) won't cut it.
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Post by 43dudleyvillas on Mar 28, 2016 9:54:10 GMT -5
I'm wondering if Carrie will stay with a label that is struggling financially. Didn't "Storyteller" fulfill her contract with Arista Nashville? If it did, there would likely have been industry buzz about contract renewal prospects or Carrie being a free agent. It's much more likely that in the course of contract renegotiations (of which we know at least one occurred), Carrie traded more favorable contract terms for a contract extension. I would be surprised if Carrie's total contract term were for less than six studio albums, so I think the next studio album would be the earliest that she would be fulfilling her contract. I'm wondering if Carrie will stay with a label that is struggling financially. Didn't "Storyteller" fulfill her contract with Arista Nashville? Honestly, if this is how they are treating one of, if not their biggest asset, then I hope she doesn't stay with them. She deserves better than this. I would love to see her sign with Big Machine. I don't know why anyone would persist in thinking that Big Machine is somehow in a position of the strength relative to other country labels at this point or that it is any more willing to throw gobs of money at any established artist than any other established label right now. Big Machine has lost quite a bit of momentum over the last few years - it has had as many failures as successes, has shown no signs of disproportionate strength at radio (as the fortunes of the current Maddie & Tae single unfortunately illustrate) and it is not a label of consequence at country awards shows or within the Grammy country categories. Moreover, the realities faced by Sony are pretty much identical to those faced by the other majors and I don't think the calculations for Carrie would be much different at another label. To the extent that any artist receives disproportionately high investment in a declining sales climate, it will be a new artist on a 360-deal. Not a superstar who has been around for over ten years and on a deal in which she commands a much higher royalty rate and advance via 19R than a newbie while not sharing any of her tour revenue. It seems like they gave her a big budget for the tour though. The label has nothing to do with the tour budget in Carrie's case. Her tour budget is dictated by the guarantees she receives from her tour promoter, AEG Live, and from any and all sponsors (like Almay) who help defray costs. One look at the sales grosses Carrie is pulling in for this tour should illustrate for everyone why she was able to mount such an impressive production for her tour.
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Post by ant on Mar 28, 2016 10:49:38 GMT -5
I'm wondering if Carrie will stay with a label that is struggling financially. Didn't "Storyteller" fulfill her contract with Arista Nashville? If it did, there would likely have been industry buzz about contract renewal prospects or Carrie being a free agent. It's much more likely that in the course of contract renegotiations (of which we know at least one occurred), Carrie traded more favorable contract terms for a contract extension. I would be surprised if Carrie's total contract term were for less than six studio albums, so I think the next studio album would be the earliest that she would be fulfilling her contract. Honestly, if this is how they are treating one of, if not their biggest asset, then I hope she doesn't stay with them. She deserves better than this. I would love to see her sign with Big Machine. I don't know why anyone would persist in thinking that Big Machine is somehow in a position of the strength relative to other country labels at this point or that it is any more willing to throw gobs of money at any established artist than any other established label right now. Big Machine has lost quite a bit of momentum over the last few years - it has had as many failures as successes, has shown no signs of disproportionate strength at radio (as the fortunes of the current Maddie & Tae single unfortunately illustrate) and it is not a label of consequence at country awards shows or within the Grammy country categories. Moreover, the realities faced by Sony are pretty much identical to those faced by the other majors and I don't think the calculations for Carrie would be much different at another label. To the extent that any artist receives disproportionately high investment in a declining sales climate, it will be a new artist on a 360-deal. Not a superstar who has been around for over ten years and on a deal in which she commands a much higher royalty rate and advance via 19R than a newbie while not sharing any of her tour revenue. It seems like they gave her a big budget for the tour though. The label has nothing to do with the tour budget in Carrie's case. Her tour budget is dictated by the guarantees she receives from her tour promoter, AEG Live, and from any and all sponsors (like Almay) who help defray costs. One look at the sales grosses Carrie is pulling in for this tour should illustrate for everyone why she was able to mount such an impressive production for her tour. I actually didn't know that, so thanks for educating me on that matter. Do you think perhaps Carrie and/or her team were hesitant to release another video where someone is basically getting murdered/dying, like in the "Blown Away" and "Two Black Cadillacs" videos? Although if that's the case, I don't know why they would bother to release the song in the first place and I'm sure they could've been creative enough to come up with a video that is different enough from those 2 videos from the last album era.
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Post by Stephen on Mar 28, 2016 13:26:10 GMT -5
I really don't think she cares about excessive murder videos and I firmly believe they are waiting to save the big budget for the CCA video.
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Post by jptexas on Mar 28, 2016 13:59:07 GMT -5
So the video is not out yet and we are already condemning the era. Ok. Because even an amazing live video for this song, won't be as good as an amazing standard video. This is a story song that screams video, and a live version (no matter how good it is) won't cut it. I get it, but normally I look at a video before I critique it. Just sayin.
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Post by matty005 on Mar 28, 2016 14:31:40 GMT -5
Because even an amazing live video for this song, won't be as good as an amazing standard video. This is a story song that screams video, and a live version (no matter how good it is) won't cut it. I get it, but normally I look at a video before I critique it. Just sayin. No one is critiquing the video. They are criticizing the choice to do a live video instead of a full standard video. If all of a sudden, Carrie announced her next album would be trap music, many people would be criticizing the choice before hearing the music.
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Post by #brayden on Mar 28, 2016 20:14:34 GMT -5
I highly doubt "Choctaw County Affair" is getting released next. That would be two murder songs in a row. I doubt it'll be released at all now, actually.
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Post by brinkeronline on Mar 28, 2016 23:20:00 GMT -5
Fingers crossed that Church Bells was filmed from tour for a lyric video, with a full fledged M/V to come later.
Not because I think a full story video is best/what is needed, but because I want all the complaints on here and CarrieFans to be in vain. Too much complaining about a music video that hasn't even premiered yet.
Now that I've typed it out, I'm excited at the prospect of a lyric-tour video. Premiere it after ACMs performance and overall Hot Country Songs performance will boost and sustain a while down the road when a real M/V is put out.
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jptexas
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Post by jptexas on Mar 29, 2016 0:20:25 GMT -5
So the video is not out yet and we are already condemning the era. Ok. Because even an amazing live video for this song, won't be as good as an amazing standard video. This is a story song that screams video, and a live version (no matter how good it is) won't cut it. And you know that how?
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