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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 4, 2015 12:43:52 GMT -5
With the exception of maybe Florida Georgia Line, I can't think of another artist where his songs all sound the same more than with Jason Aldean. Listening to this now I feel like he's given us this exact song like 6 times already, and the newer versions just continue to get worse. He's such an incredibly boring artist. I wish he'd at least try to switch it up. Yeah, but when he 'switches up' to stuff like "Dirt Road Anthem" and "Burnin' It Down," people hate that too. Can't win/can't lose. Oh no, you must've misunderstood me. I meant switch it up like record and release actual thought-provoking country-sounding music (crazy idea right?). In today's times and given his musical output, I guess I could see where you got confused though.
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Post by dm2081 on Aug 4, 2015 12:55:40 GMT -5
Yeah, but when he 'switches up' to stuff like "Dirt Road Anthem" and "Burnin' It Down," people hate that too. Can't win/can't lose. Oh no, you must've misunderstood me. I meant switch it up like record and release actual thought-provoking country-sounding music (crazy idea right?). In today's times and given his musical output, I guess I could see where you got confused though. He has thought-provoking or at least great story/message songs on his albums, but unfortunately the current radio climate dictates that the opposite is more popular. Go listen to "Old Boots, New Dirt", "Two Night Town", "Too Fast", and "Black Tears" for recent examples. I wish his label had more guts to release those particular songs, but it's not like he doesn't record solid country songs.
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Post by robenglund on Aug 4, 2015 13:27:45 GMT -5
Has anyone noticed that the singles have all been the songs that have been pre-released before the whole album came out? So maybe that means we'll get Sweet Little Somethin' then Two Night Town? I think they'll only do one more not two so probably Two Night Town and that'll be it from this album.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 4, 2015 16:17:22 GMT -5
Oh no, you must've misunderstood me. I meant switch it up like record and release actual thought-provoking country-sounding music (crazy idea right?). In today's times and given his musical output, I guess I could see where you got confused though. He has thought-provoking or at least great story/message songs on his albums, but unfortunately the current radio climate dictates that the opposite is more popular. Go listen to "Old Boots, New Dirt", "Two Night Town", "Too Fast", and "Black Tears" for recent examples. I wish his label had more guts to release those particular songs, but it's not like he doesn't record solid country songs. I'll admit I haven't heard any of those (I barely like any of his singles so that persuades me against checking him out further, lol), but I've heard many people mention "Two Night Town" and "Too Fast" as potential singles on this forum, so I don't buy the idea that a solid country song that doesn't sound like a boring re-tread of every other single he's released in the past 5 years would be shunned from radio. I'm sure something like "The Truth" (his very best single, imo) would be just as successful today as it was then because he's Jason Aldean. Country radio is going to play him, Luke, and Blake, etc. regardless of what they release, so they should take advantage of that privilege and release much better music to radio. Blake's current era has taken a turn more towards a country style and he's been releasing more interesting and country-leaning music to radio over the past year and he's doing fine, so I'm sure Jason would as well. I don't think it's too much to ask for an occasional song like "The Truth" or "Why."
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Post by dm2081 on Aug 4, 2015 16:31:19 GMT -5
He has thought-provoking or at least great story/message songs on his albums, but unfortunately the current radio climate dictates that the opposite is more popular. Go listen to "Old Boots, New Dirt", "Two Night Town", "Too Fast", and "Black Tears" for recent examples. I wish his label had more guts to release those particular songs, but it's not like he doesn't record solid country songs. I'll admit I haven't heard any of those (I barely like any of his singles so that persuades me against checking him out further, lol), but I've heard many people mention "Two Night Town" and "Too Fast" as potential singles on this forum, so I don't buy the idea that a solid country song that doesn't sound like a boring re-tread of every other single he's released in the past 5 years would be shunned from radio. I'm sure something like "The Truth" (his very best single, imo) would be just as successful today as it was then because he's Jason Aldean. Country radio is going to play him, Luke, and Blake, etc. regardless of what they release, so they should take advantage of that privilege and release much better music to radio. Blake's current era has taken a turn more towards a country style and he's been releasing more interesting and country-leaning music to radio over the past year and he's doing fine, so I'm sure Jason would as well. I don't think it's too much to ask for an occasional song like "The Truth" or "Why." I agree with you for the most part, but Jason is really outselling Blake right now in album sales, so unfortunately that doesn't help support that Blake's slightly more original sound is making him better off. It's tough to tell who is picking Jason's singles. For all we know, he could pushing for more of the traditional stuff but the label might be making him release the stadium anthems.
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Post by onebuffalo on Aug 4, 2015 16:36:39 GMT -5
I'll admit I haven't heard any of those (I barely like any of his singles so that persuades me against checking him out further, lol), but I've heard many people mention "Two Night Town" and "Too Fast" as potential singles on this forum, so I don't buy the idea that a solid country song that doesn't sound like a boring re-tread of every other single he's released in the past 5 years would be shunned from radio. I'm sure something like "The Truth" (his very best single, imo) would be just as successful today as it was then because he's Jason Aldean. Country radio is going to play him, Luke, and Blake, etc. regardless of what they release, so they should take advantage of that privilege and release much better music to radio. Blake's current era has taken a turn more towards a country style and he's been releasing more interesting and country-leaning music to radio over the past year and he's doing fine, so I'm sure Jason would as well. I don't think it's too much to ask for an occasional song like "The Truth" or "Why." I agree with you for the most part, but Jason is really outselling Blake right now in album sales, so unfortunately that doesn't help support that Blake's slightly more original sound is making him better off. It's tough to tell who is picking Jason's singles. For all we know, he could pushing for more of the traditional stuff but the label might be making him release the stadium anthems. I agree. Even Crash My Party (on the chart for two years now) is outselling Bringing Back The Sunshine.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 4, 2015 16:48:45 GMT -5
I'll admit I haven't heard any of those (I barely like any of his singles so that persuades me against checking him out further, lol), but I've heard many people mention "Two Night Town" and "Too Fast" as potential singles on this forum, so I don't buy the idea that a solid country song that doesn't sound like a boring re-tread of every other single he's released in the past 5 years would be shunned from radio. I'm sure something like "The Truth" (his very best single, imo) would be just as successful today as it was then because he's Jason Aldean. Country radio is going to play him, Luke, and Blake, etc. regardless of what they release, so they should take advantage of that privilege and release much better music to radio. Blake's current era has taken a turn more towards a country style and he's been releasing more interesting and country-leaning music to radio over the past year and he's doing fine, so I'm sure Jason would as well. I don't think it's too much to ask for an occasional song like "The Truth" or "Why." I agree with you for the most part, but Jason is really outselling Blake right now in album sales, so unfortunately that doesn't help support that Blake's slightly more original sound is making him better off. It's tough to tell who is picking Jason's singles. For all we know, he could pushing for more of the traditional stuff but the label might be making him release the stadium anthems. I don't think Blake is necessarily "better off" in anything other than critical acclaim/industry recognition, but all of his recent singles have been successful and they've all been original and country-leaning material. Aside from "Burnin' It Down," Shelton's actually having a bit better of an era overall in terms of singles success even if his album sales are way behind, too. I have no idea how anyone could think Jason Aldean would stop being successful if he released something like "The Truth" to radio now though. Like, he released something generic as hell and boring like "Just Gettin' Started" and it really didn't do much for him at all and it'll probably go down as one of his most forgettable singles. I absolutely think a strong country-sounding ballad about a deeper topic would be huge for him right now. I just fail to see any signs that point to Aldean's 'play it safe' formula is the only thing keeping him relevant and anything outside the narrow confines of the singles he releases now would be a mistake. I also doubt that his label has much control over what gets released to radio. With someone as big as Jason Aldean, I would be stunned if he doesn't pick his own singles 9/10 times and fully agree with any of the choices his label does come up with. This isn't Curb Records we're talking about.
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Post by dm2081 on Aug 4, 2015 17:19:23 GMT -5
^I'm not really arguing against anything you're saying really. I will say though that even if his singles sell slightly better than Jason, I'm sure Blake would rather swap spots and have a better selling album.
Anyways, I'll just leave it at this. I consider myself to be the typical Aldean fan. I download every album, enjoy his sound, and will eventually make it to one of his shows. Past singles aside, "Gonna Know We Were Here" is exactly the type of song I've come to expect and want from him. I'm not saying I don't want to hear anything ever different, but I love this specific style/sound and no one does it better IMO.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2015 21:04:45 GMT -5
I don't like this one at all as I find it to be boring, unoriginal, and not the least bit catchy, but I will say I'm surprised to see this one get way less love than "Tonight Looks Good on You," which imo was even less creative. TLGOY was basically, "You look good here...You look good there...You look good everywhere." This one at least tries to have a bit of a message. It just falls flat and feels stale.
As for the argument about "story songs," I have to agree with indulge and others that country radio would have no problem playing a fun, uptempo, catchy tune with a message. Programmers are really just looking for music that matches the sound that fits their station. It's not so much about lyrics. They give stuff like "She Don't Love You" and "Girl Crush" a harder time than sales would suggest they should because they lack the tempo and production that most songs have, not because they have a message. I'd be shocked to see a song like "Two Night Town" or "Too Fast" flop for Jason Aldean. "Dirt" worked just fine for Florida Georgia Line. "Roller Coaster" worked just fine for Luke Bryan. "Black Tears" may be a risky choice because of its dark subject matter but that one's not a fair representation of the "story song" category.
I must also agree that aside from Florida Georgia Line, who are still able to crank out fun songs with catchy melodies and clever lyrics, I've found the format's A-listers seem to be releasing material that is rather...uninspiring, lately. I've only liked two Jason Aldean singles from his most recent two records. Luke Bryan's starting to lose his knack for finding catchy tunes. I'm surprised to see Blake Shelton get a pass simply because his last album is mostly traditional music, though. His songs are still really generic and forgettable. So far from this BS album we've gotten a cliche "screw you" song, a typical booty call song, a sex song, and now "Gonna," which really seems to hardly be about anything. Sure some could find these catchy, but it's not like Blake is really doing anything to move or shake the format with his music just because he's gone traditional, and I think Blake's low album sales last time around reflect that his music as a whole isn't really resonating much with any particular demographic, even if some singles like "Sangria" might occasionally score big on iTunes.
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Post by sabre14 on Aug 10, 2015 20:08:07 GMT -5
"Gonna Know We Were Here" is the third most added song on MB this week with 67 adds on impact day.
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Post by someguy on Aug 10, 2015 20:23:56 GMT -5
This isn't a bad single choice (it could have been a whole lot worse), but I was really hoping for "Two Night Town". I agree that Jason has done the same thing many times over, and this is now one more song that sounds very similar to many of his recent singles. I expect it to soar up the airplay charts though, even if it doesn't do a whole lot in terms of single/album sales.
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Post by dm2081 on Aug 18, 2015 16:17:16 GMT -5
Sales are pretty slow out of the gate on this one, similar to "Gonna". Seeing how FGL are moving on after 4 singles, I wonder if Jason will follow suit? He's already been recording material, so that could be one sign. It seems like it's getting tougher these days in the digital/streaming era to keep the momentum sustained so far into an album cycle.
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Post by onebuffalo on Aug 18, 2015 17:14:51 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2015 17:17:26 GMT -5
Sales are pretty slow out of the gate on this one, similar to "Gonna". Seeing how FGL are moving on after 4 singles, I wonder if Jason will follow suit? He's already been recording material, so that could be one sign. It seems like it's getting tougher these days in the digital/streaming era to keep the momentum sustained so far into an album cycle. You might have a point, but I also think this one is a pretty weak song. It's just more of the same from Aldean...nothing new to see here. I'm sure it'll be a hit and sell a few hundred thousand downloads, but this is yet another disappointing release that'll do nothing to further his career. They needed to release either "Too Fast" or "Two Night Town", but they continue to shy away from those tracks. "Gonna Know We Were Here" is quite generic, even for an Aldean track, whereas a song like "Two Night Town" actually has a lot of depth to it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2015 19:58:26 GMT -5
Sales are pretty slow out of the gate on this one, similar to "Gonna". Seeing how FGL are moving on after 4 singles, I wonder if Jason will follow suit? He's already been recording material, so that could be one sign. It seems like it's getting tougher these days in the digital/streaming era to keep the momentum sustained so far into an album cycle. You might have a point, but I also think this one is a pretty weak song. It's just more of the same from Aldean...nothing new to see here. I'm sure it'll be a hit and sell a few hundred thousand downloads, but this is yet another disappointing release that'll do nothing to further his career. They needed to release either "Too Fast" or "Two Night Town", but they continue to shy away from those tracks. "Gonna Know We Were Here" is quite generic, even for an Aldean track, whereas a song like "Two Night Town" actually has a lot of depth to it. Even though I do like this song and Aldean does this type of cut better than anyone, I agree. Most artists these days aren't doing anything to better their musical and artistical career. The ones who do will have staying power as the genre changes in the next couple years. Aldean has some GREAT tracks on this record (two of which you mentioned) that will never see the light of day. At this point, he's more concerned with $$ signs than anything else. That's why he had to fight with his label to release "Burnin' it Down". Also why he went to Dallas Davidson and co. and asked for a list of songs that "sound just like 'That's My Kind of Night'" (before picking "Tonight Looks Good on You").
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Post by sabre14 on Aug 24, 2015 11:28:44 GMT -5
Jason Aldean stood by his stance to pull his music from Spotify in a interview with the St. Louis Post Dispatch: Music Row
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2015 11:52:42 GMT -5
Jason Aldean stood by his stance to pull his music from Spotify in a interview with the St. Louis Post Dispatch: Music RowThe irony of all this (coming from Aldean, of all people), is just too much. . An artist who can go from recording some of the best songs in recent years (The Truth, Flyover States, etc), to releasing the most generic, radio-friendly (and yes, bro Country), junk you can imagine in one album era really has no room to be talking about being the "little guy" who isn't about commercialism. Aldean and Co. found their formula, and have milked it for all it's worth since Jason has reached the upper ranks of Country stardom. If he wants to claim he's so anti-commercial, going back to his roots (and hoping off the trend he continues to perpetuate), would certainly be a place to start. I used to love some of Aldean's material, but he has completely lost me with both his attitude and his music. This sounds like a carbon copy of everything else he's released in the past few years, but I don't doubt that means it'll smash at radio.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2015 12:23:26 GMT -5
Songs I hear when I shop at the Mom and Pop country store: "The Truth", "Amarillo Sky", "Big Green Tractor", "Relentless"
Songs I hear when I shop at the big commercial grocery store: "Burnin' it Down", "Tonight Looks Good on You", "1994", "Just Gettin' Started"
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Post by Kentucky25 on Aug 24, 2015 19:01:39 GMT -5
Whether you dislike him and his music, you can't not respect what artists like him and Swift are doing here...they could just as easily stay out of it. I'm not a fan of Swift's music but I respect her decision with regards to Spotify.
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Post by defying gravity on Sept 2, 2015 15:51:34 GMT -5
IMO, this is without a doubt the best single Jason has put out since "Fly Over States". I hope this becomes a multi-week number one.
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Post by straitouttanashville on Sept 9, 2015 9:58:06 GMT -5
I am huge Jason Aldean fan, I have seen him live so many times over the past 5 years. I saw him at Red Rocks last year with FGL. His last two albums I have not heard too much country music, but that is a whole other argument in itself. "Gonna Know We Were Here" sounds the same as so many other Jason Aldean songs. For the record, my favorite JA songs are "The Truth", "Laughed Until We Cried" & "Amarillo Sky". "GKWWH" is terrible, and it's the same concept lyrically as "Tattoos On This Town". I understand playing it safe but I for one am going to get bored if JA and other artists just keep releasing the same song or sound over and over. I personally hate this song choice for a new single, does nothing for me and I change the station every time it comes on, bores me to tears.
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Post by bboat11 on Sept 9, 2015 13:12:45 GMT -5
I understand playing it safe but I for one am going to get bored if JA and other artists just keep releasing the same song or sound over and over. That's why I have been bored of Jason Aldean since like 2005...
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Sept 13, 2015 11:33:01 GMT -5
I managed not to hear this one until just now. Just from the title I knew it'd be a watered down "Tattoos on This Town". Bob Kingsley only drove that point home by playing Tattoos right after it.
I actually liked "Burnin' It Down" because of how markedly different it was, but this is the third song in a row that just sounds like a rehash. (Well, I guess he hasn't really covered "Tonight Looks Good on You"'s subject matter in any of his other singles, but just about every other male singer in the last 25 years has, and it still SOUNDS like all his other songs.)
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Post by sabre14 on Sept 14, 2015 11:37:16 GMT -5
Jason Aldean recently did an interview with the Washington Post. In the article, he expands on his stance with "bro-country", the country music industry, and this quote about female artists.
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Post by carriekins on Sept 14, 2015 11:37:54 GMT -5
Go ahead and start kicking yourself, buddy.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2015 11:43:47 GMT -5
Jason Aldean recently did an interview with the Washington Post. In the article, he expands on his stance with "bro-country", the country music industry, and this quote about female artists. Jesus fucking Christ Aldean. The more I hear this man speak, the more I wish he didn't.
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Post by phil1996 on Sept 14, 2015 11:45:24 GMT -5
"I can't distinguish one from another". I mean I definitely understand what he's saying but of all people to say something like that....if his songs were easy to tell apart then I'm cool with him saying that but...
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Post by carriekins on Sept 14, 2015 11:55:38 GMT -5
"I can't distinguish one from another". I mean I definitely understand what he's saying but of all people to say something like that....if his songs were easy to tell apart then I'm cool with him saying that but... Exactly. And in an era when so many people are complaining that the men are also becoming indistinguishable. Pot, meet Kettle.
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Post by phil1996 on Sept 14, 2015 11:59:33 GMT -5
"I can't distinguish one from another". I mean I definitely understand what he's saying but of all people to say something like that....if his songs were easy to tell apart then I'm cool with him saying that but... Exactly. And in an era when so many people are complaining that the men are also becoming indistinguishable. Pot, meet Kettle. Which is why I have no problem with Thomas Rhett changing his sound. I completely understand his reasoning for that, because while the material on his debut wasn't bad, it definitely wasn't good enough (along with his voice) to stay relevant in the long term.
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Post by ryanroberts on Sept 14, 2015 12:29:28 GMT -5
I think y'all are viewing his comments in an individual sense instead of group. Yes if you look at Jason Aldean's catalog there are some similar sounding songs ( more recently I'd say with Just Getting Started and When She Says Baby), however be that as it may in the grand scheme of things you can tell when Jason Aldean is on the radio. He can be distinguished by his voice and sound from the rest. With Country females ( yes and male too , but for the sake of the original question asked) there are a ton of female artists that sound exactly alike and cannot be distinguished. I'd say Carrie, Miranda, Maddie and Tae, Kacey Musgraves and maybe the two from Little Big Town can truly hear differences.
Whatever the case, I'll go kick myself now as well.
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