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Post by sabre14 on Apr 11, 2016 11:17:02 GMT -5
Official Music Video: :)
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Post by blueguitar on Apr 11, 2016 12:35:42 GMT -5
WOW! This is the best country song I have heard in a long time. I love everything about it!!! Can't get it out of my head!
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Post by phil1996 on Apr 11, 2016 12:36:12 GMT -5
Hopefully the video boosts it a bit. This has been moving really slowly the past few weeks. Was thinking it was an easy top 5 about two months ago
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 14:34:57 GMT -5
Hopefully the video boosts it a bit. This has been moving really slowly the past few weeks. Was thinking it was an easy top 5 about two months ago I still think this will be a big hit; I see it heading for #1 before all is said and done. I'm expecting some big-time conversions in the next few weeks. By the end of the month, half of the artists that are currently in the top 10 will have either gone recurrent or be falling quickly (Cole Swindell, Rascal Flatts, Chase Bryant, Florida Georgia Line, Brett Eldredge), and I expect the Lee Brice and Chris Stapleton singles to be done soon as well. Jon's gonna have some competition from Kenny, Keith, and Jason, but I expect "Head Over Boots" to really start hitting its stride in the next few weeks.
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Post by ryanroberts on Apr 11, 2016 14:47:59 GMT -5
Love that video! Fantastic throwback!
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Post by zjames on Apr 11, 2016 15:24:03 GMT -5
I love that music video. It's very simple but it fits the song perfectly. I'm still confident this will end up being a #1 hit. It's selling fantastically right now (#55 all-genre); radio can't ignore that people want to hear this song.
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Post by robenglund on Apr 11, 2016 16:22:14 GMT -5
I love that music video. It's very simple but it fits the song perfectly. I'm still confident this will end up being a #1 hit. It's selling fantastically right now (#55 all-genre); radio can't ignore that people want to hear this song. I don't mean to be "that guy" or a pessimist but "Nobody To Blame" is right below it at #56 and look what's happening to that song. Anyway back to "Head Over Boots" that was the best music video I have seen in a long time. I couldn't stop smiling while I was watching it. Keep it country Jon!
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Post by bksouthga on Apr 11, 2016 16:47:13 GMT -5
Please don't shoot me over this, but I really don't care for this song. I haven't quite put my finger on the reasons why, but you know I will give them once I do. I almost always turn the station when this one comes on.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 17:05:22 GMT -5
Please don't shoot me over this, but I really don't care for this song. I haven't quite put my finger on the reasons why, but you know I will give them once I do. I almost always turn the station when this one comes on. Could it be the atypical chord progression? That turned me off at first but once this song clicked for me it clicked good. Love this. Can't wait to buy his album.
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Post by dm2081 on Apr 11, 2016 17:06:44 GMT -5
I'm just ready for the album already. Its easily one of my most anticipated releases of the year, all genres considered.
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Post by bksouthga on Apr 11, 2016 17:14:36 GMT -5
Please don't shoot me over this, but I really don't care for this song. I haven't quite put my finger on the reasons why, but you know I will give them once I do. I almost always turn the station when this one comes on. Could it be the atypical chord progression? That turned me off at first but once this song clicked for me it clicked good. Love this. Can't wait to buy his album. I don't think that's it, although I think that does factor into my belief that this song is not as traditional country as some on this thread believe. The IVm chord is much more common in music like 50s rock 'n' roll or soul. But I definitely don't hate that. I really liked Easton Corbin's song "loving you is fun" which had a very country groove but a very non-country chord progression.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 19:15:44 GMT -5
Could it be the atypical chord progression? That turned me off at first but once this song clicked for me it clicked good. Love this. Can't wait to buy his album. I don't think that's it, although I think that does factor into my belief that this song is not as traditional country as some on this thread believe. The IVm chord is much more common in music like 50s rock 'n' roll or soul. But I definitely don't hate that. I really liked Easton Corbin's song "loving you is fun" which had a very country groove but a very non-country chord progression. True. Good point. It's definitely not a traditional progression but I think we'd both agree that everything else from a musical standpoint is traditional. From the tempo to the thumpa-dumpa beat to the alternating bass notes. He did say his album would be "groovy" country. By no means do I think it will be Thomas Rhett "groovy" (please no) but I can see how this particular song fits that description.
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Post by zjames on Apr 11, 2016 20:02:44 GMT -5
I don't think that's it, although I think that does factor into my belief that this song is not as traditional country as some on this thread believe. The IVm chord is much more common in music like 50s rock 'n' roll or soul. But I definitely don't hate that. I really liked Easton Corbin's song "loving you is fun" which had a very country groove but a very non-country chord progression. True. Good point. It's definitely not a traditional progression but I think we'd both agree that everything else from a musical standpoint is traditional. From the tempo to the thumpa-dumpa beat to the alternating bass notes. He did say his album would be "groovy" country. By no means do I think it will be Thomas Rhett "groovy" (please no) but I can see how this particular song fits that description. Here's an example or that "grooviness" he was talking about. Honestly, this sounds like a Thomas Rhett b-side with a little more country instrumentation.
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Post by phil1996 on Apr 11, 2016 20:12:37 GMT -5
True. Good point. It's definitely not a traditional progression but I think we'd both agree that everything else from a musical standpoint is traditional. From the tempo to the thumpa-dumpa beat to the alternating bass notes. He did say his album would be "groovy" country. By no means do I think it will be Thomas Rhett "groovy" (please no) but I can see how this particular song fits that description. Here's an example or that "grooviness" he was talking about. Honestly, this sounds like a Thomas Rhett b-side with a little more country instrumentation. I've heard live versions of probably 5-6 songs off the album, and they all (besides the above link) sound like old-school country, just like the first album. While it isn't really traditional country like the rest of his stuff, that link of "Heartache on the Dance Floor" I absolutely LOVE.
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Post by zjames on Apr 11, 2016 20:14:47 GMT -5
Here's an example or that "grooviness" he was talking about. Honestly, this sounds like a Thomas Rhett b-side with a little more country instrumentation. I've heard live versions of probably 5-6 songs off the album, and they all sound like old-school country, just like the first album. The above link of "Heartache on the Dance Floor" I absolutely LOVE. I've heard 5-6 live versions on YouTube and "Heartache On The Dance Floor" is the only one I really don't like. Everything else sounds very traditional and sounds like a natural progression for Jon.
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Post by robenglund on Apr 11, 2016 23:35:01 GMT -5
Could it be the atypical chord progression? That turned me off at first but once this song clicked for me it clicked good. Love this. Can't wait to buy his album. I don't think that's it, although I think that does factor into my belief that this song is not as traditional country as some on this thread believe. The IVm chord is much more common in music like 50s rock 'n' roll or soul. But I definitely don't hate that. I really liked Easton Corbin's song "loving you is fun" which had a very country groove but a very non-country chord progression. I love when music theory comes up in the conversation on Pulse. Way too many songs nowadays use some variation of the I-V-VIm-IV pattern or the 4 chord pattern which I guess could be considered the typical chord progression @nickv1025 brought up. It's a proven formula for success. I decided to look at the current published Mediabase top 10 to see how many songs use the 4 chord progression at some point during the song. I was going to look at the Top 40 but I quickly realized that would take way too long since there are so many 4 chord songs. The only Top 10 songs that don't use it are "Somewhere On A Beach" and "That Don't Sound Like You". Interesting huh? Is "Head Over Boots" a 4 chord song? Sort of. It uses the I-V-VIm-IV pattern until the IVm comes in that bksouthga talked about so really the chord progression is I-V-VIm-IV-IVm. The IVm kind of has a syncopated feel to it but the IVm provides a transition back to the I chord.
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Post by bksouthga on Apr 12, 2016 23:07:43 GMT -5
Ok, maybe just talking this out has helped. I don't full-on like this song yet, but I have quit changing the station whenever it comes on.
I think maybe my dislike had come from some of the production aspects. The vocals sound kind of compressed and a little heavy on the reverb. I tend to like vocals with a little more presence and light on the reverb. Another song I didn't like for this reason is "Tornado" by LBT. Or anything from LeeAnn Rimes early career (the wall of reverb). It's also the only thing that I dislike about Maren Morris's "My Church". It makes me feel like the vocals are hiding from something.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2016 6:35:50 GMT -5
Ok, maybe just talking this out has helped. I don't full-on like this song yet, but I have quit changing the station whenever it comes on. I think maybe my dislike had come from some of the production aspects. The vocals sound kind of compressed and a little heavy on the reverb. I tend to like vocals with a little more presence and light on the reverb. Another song I didn't like for this reason is "Tornado" by LBT. Or anything from LeeAnn Rimes early career (the wall of reverb). It's also the only thing that I dislike about Maren Morris's "My Church". It makes me feel like the vocals are hiding from something. Now that you mention it--and this is something that completely slipped my mind before--I was a little turned off by the vocal production at first. I think my belief was that Jon was overproducing himself and I worried he was getting away from that raw sound of his first album. But then as I listened to more of his earlier songs, the vocals aren't really produced that differently. There's definitely some reverb or layering on the vocals in this song but I think Jon also has the type of voice that has a little natural reverb to it in the first place.
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Post by bksouthga on Apr 13, 2016 7:14:47 GMT -5
I assume you were joking about natural reverb. Rooms have reverb, voices do not. It's a function of the reflectivity of a surface and the delays due to the speed of sound hearing that and subsequent reflections. The voice creates the sound. There's nothing to reflect off of.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2016 7:50:08 GMT -5
I assume you were joking about natural reverb. Rooms have reverb, voices do not. It's a function of the reflectivity of a surface and the delays due to the speed of sound hearing that and subsequent reflections. The voice creates the sound. There's nothing to reflect off of. No I wasn't joking. This is a music discussion board not a science board and while I appreciate basing my opinions in fact when possible, if I hear the sound I describe as "reverb" in someone's voice then I have no problem describing it as such.
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Post by bksouthga on Apr 13, 2016 16:56:00 GMT -5
I assume you were joking about natural reverb. Rooms have reverb, voices do not. It's a function of the reflectivity of a surface and the delays due to the speed of sound hearing that and subsequent reflections. The voice creates the sound. There's nothing to reflect off of. No I wasn't joking. This is a music discussion board not a science board and while I appreciate basing my opinions in fact when possible, if I hear the sound I describe as "reverb" in someone's voice then I have no problem describing it as such. Well, I wasn't trying to be a smart ass, but science aside, I think we are still discussing music. My contention is that the source of the reverb is solely in the production, whereas I think you're saying that some of it is inherent in the voice. The purpose of reverb as a production or sound effect is to make voices or instruments sound more like what we naturally hear. Depending on how dead or sterile a studio environment is, microphones pick up much more of the voice without the effect of the acoustical environment. Reverb has to be added for it not to sound funny or artificial to our ears. Sometimes it is also desirable to add more reverb then what is natural for effect. In one of my classes in college, we got to go inside and anechoic chamber. In other words, absolutely no reverb. It was so weird! You can almost hear blood flowing through the vessels in your head.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2016 17:17:43 GMT -5
No I wasn't joking. This is a music discussion board not a science board and while I appreciate basing my opinions in fact when possible, if I hear the sound I describe as "reverb" in someone's voice then I have no problem describing it as such. Well, I wasn't trying to be a smart ass, but science aside, I think we are still discussing music. My contention is that the source of the reverb is solely in the production, whereas I think you're saying that some of it is inherent in the voice. The purpose of reverb as a production or sound effect is to make voices or instruments sound more like what we naturally hear. Depending on how dead or sterile a studio environment is, microphones pick up much more of the voice without the effect of the acoustical environment. Reverb has to be added for it not to sound funny or artificial to our ears. Sometimes it is also desirable to add more reverb then what is natural for effect. In one of my classes in college, we got to go inside and anechoic chamber. In other words, absolutely no reverb. It was so weird! You can almost hear blood flowing through the vessels in your head. That sounds pretty awesome. I never thought of it that much. I guess it's just a natural rasp/twang in his voice that sounds almost like it's naturally layered.
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Post by countryboy79 on May 2, 2016 11:03:29 GMT -5
Love this song (belatedly)
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Post by gonecountry on May 2, 2016 12:27:42 GMT -5
Damn this song keeps getting better and better with time
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Post by phil1996 on May 4, 2016 21:51:19 GMT -5
How much longer can this one go? It's having a pretty slow week, but seems as though a lot of people love this song.
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Post by dm2081 on May 4, 2016 21:58:27 GMT -5
How much longer can this one go? It's having a pretty slow week, but seems as though a lot of people love this song. I imagine this will get pushed at least until the album release, and maybe longer if it's only a few spots from the top.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on May 13, 2016 11:59:30 GMT -5
I think maybe my dislike had come from some of the production aspects. The vocals sound kind of compressed and a little heavy on the reverb. I tend to like vocals with a little more presence and light on the reverb. Another song I didn't like for this reason is "Tornado" by LBT. Or anything from LeeAnn Rimes early career (the wall of reverb). It's also the only thing that I dislike about Maren Morris's "My Church". It makes me feel like the vocals are hiding from something. More accurately, what you're hearing on LeAnn's early stuff is a mix of reverb and multi-tracking. That means that the lead and/or BGVs are overdubbed multiple times to sound "fuller". Think the beginning of "Bohemian Rhapsody". I'm surprised at how common this technique is in country: Eddie Rabbitt used it a lot in the 80s, Alan Jackson frequently sang his own multi-tracked BGVs, and Lila McCann's "Down Came a Blackbird" is almost ridiculously full of it. I actually like Jon's vocals a lot on this. There is a bit of reverb, but it also sounds like he's singing a lot less nasally than on the first album, which I know was a turnoff for some. Is "Head Over Boots" a 4 chord song? Sort of. It uses the I-V-VIm-IV pattern until the IVm comes in that bksouthga talked about so really the chord progression is I-V-VIm-IV-IVm. I'm also hearing a couple transitory chords. The chords mainly go G-D-Em-C-Cm, but it also sounds like there's a one-beat B chord between the D and the Em, which gives a more complete modulation to the minor chord. Also, the "I'm here to pick you up" has a descending G-F-Em-Eb transition.
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Post by rjz on May 13, 2016 16:55:11 GMT -5
Just started hearing this song the past week on my station. The first time I heard it I loved it and immediately picked it up on iTunes. Haven't bought anything of his in the past, but wow, this is just the perfect example of how to make a real Country song sound fresh and current. My favorite summer song so far.
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Post by .indulgecountry on May 13, 2016 17:38:26 GMT -5
I actually like Jon's vocals a lot on this. There is a bit of reverb, but it also sounds like he's singing a lot less nasally than on the first album, which I know was a turnoff for some. *raises hand* This is the first tolerable thing he's put out since his debut single (which I vastly prefer to this tune), and while his voice doesn't quite irritate me on this song as much as on say the awful "Up All Night," he still sounds congested to me. Usually I don't mind a nasally sound on female singers, but I think it works a lot less for me with male artists as I also find Garth Brooks and Dwight Yoakam to be some of my least-favorite vocalists as well. I wanna like this guy because of his musical style, but his voice just hasn't been working for me. I enjoy the melody of the chorus on this song in particular, and I like the general feel of it, but I think I'd like it a whole lot more with almost anyone else singing it.
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Post by straitouttanashville on May 14, 2016 2:54:03 GMT -5
I hope this goes number 1.
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