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Post by myeverything on Mar 30, 2016 11:19:34 GMT -5
Can't stop listening. I can't wait to see it on live television tomorrow night (Idol) and again on Sunday night (ACMs) - Also so glad he's performing with Miranda (she's also one of my all time faves and seeing them together is always like heaven for me, lol)
Looks like a solid Top 40 debut!
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 30, 2016 12:19:10 GMT -5
Can't stop listening. I can't wait to see it on live television tomorrow night (Idol) and again on Sunday night (ACMs) - Also so glad he's performing with Miranda (she's also one of my all time faves and seeing them together is always like heaven for me, lol) Looks like a solid Top 40 debut! This one will debut well inside the Billboard top 30 and good shot to debut top 30 on Mediabase.
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Post by DJ General on Mar 30, 2016 15:41:56 GMT -5
Excited to hear this over the weekend.
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Post by someguy on Mar 30, 2016 17:29:42 GMT -5
I don't mind this, but I agree with much of what has been said about the production. It's a very catchy song, but not country at all. Still, for what it is, I like it, and I don't see it stopping Keith's momentum at all.
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Post by onebuffalo on Mar 30, 2016 18:00:46 GMT -5
Off to a good start:
KENNY CHESNEY Noise 120 2808 KEITH URBAN Wasted Time 59 1024 KELSEA BALLERINI Peter Pan 3 39 LUKE BRYAN Huntin', Fishin' And Lovin'...2 36 ZAC BROWN BAND Castaway 2 36
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Post by Libra on Mar 30, 2016 18:31:05 GMT -5
With a synth-laden ballad and an outright EDM song as the Top 2 on my own personal chart this week, electronic production obviously isn't going to bother me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ But hearing the result of it in this song is IMO like hearing an audio equivalent of an oil and water mix. That is to say that the elements do not blend well together to say the least. I can't keep myself from thinking, "Keith - what are you doing?"
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Post by HeyHeyHey on Mar 30, 2016 20:49:07 GMT -5
I'm going to disagree with most people here on this one. I LOVE this song. It has been stuck in my head all day and I think the part where it's just instrument is awesome. I love how he always incorporates his guitar in a cool way.
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Post by matty005 on Mar 30, 2016 21:18:38 GMT -5
I'm going to disagree with most people here on this one. I LOVE this song. It has been stuck in my head all day and I think the part where it's just instrument is awesome. I love how he always incorporates his guitar in a cool way. Reading all the posts, the majority here actually like it. Not a huge majority, but a majority nonetheless. And does anyone know what this line means? Sipping on the local's spark of light
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2016 22:02:24 GMT -5
I'll never understand why so many producers use the "wall of sound" approach that makes so many songs borderline unbearable to listen to.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 30, 2016 22:20:36 GMT -5
Yikes... not a fan of this one at all. Not a fan of the production at all, save for the little banjo instrumental at the bridge, and this is way over the line into pop and just not country. Color me disappointed. "Break on Me" was solid, but I disliked "John x3" and now this, so I'm pretty bummed, because I thought Fuse was a pretty great album aside from a few songs.
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Post by Mr. Thonk Eyes on Mar 30, 2016 22:33:39 GMT -5
Yikes, I'm with everyone else so far. What an overproduced, non-country mess. The verses are tolerable enough, I guess, but I don't like the hook at all. It's way too loud and overproduced, I can barely even hear Keith singing through that loud wall of sound.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2016 1:53:38 GMT -5
And does anyone know what this line means? Sipping on the local's spark of light According to SiriusXM and Keith himself, the line is actually "sippin' on the Lokos, spark a light". I believe that "Lokos" refers to a type of alcoholic energy drink that is no longer manufactured. Or at least, that's what I got when I googled the term. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_LokoFour Loko was only around from 2005-2014 before it was banned, and therefore the inclusion of the term "Lokos" in this song to me is rather odd mainly because "Wasted Time" gives off the impression that Keith is singing about his high school/college days, which would have been way before 2005. But of course artists oftentimes sing lyrics that aren't necessarily from their POV, so that could be the case here (ie, Keith is simply the narrator). I'm sure some of these lyrics were experienced firsthand by Keith, but not all of them had to be.
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Post by trebor on Mar 31, 2016 7:43:21 GMT -5
Wow! We reached yet another low with this new sound. This couldn't be farther away from what my listening habits are. The general production is high-standard (as expected) but, leaving the wall-of-sound aside, this is a mediocre yet catchy pop song and an awful country song featuring the nowadays omnipresent banjo as a cheap excuse. Very sorry but I'm disappointed. [PS The "Ripcord" album cover is ghastly!] /rant
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 31, 2016 7:43:44 GMT -5
I believe that "Lokos" refers to a type of alcoholic energy drink that is no longer manufactured. Or at least, that's what I got when I googled the term. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_LokoFour Loko was only around from 2005-2014 before it was banned, and therefore the inclusion of the term "Lokos" in this song to me is rather odd mainly because "Wasted Time" gives off the impression that Keith is singing about his high school/college days, which would have been way before 2005. But of course artists oftentimes sing lyrics that aren't necessarily from their POV, so that could be the case here (ie, Keith is simply the narrator). I'm sure some of these lyrics were experienced firsthand by Keith, but not all of them had to be. Not sure where you're getting this from, but they still make and sell Four Lokos.
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Post by matty005 on Mar 31, 2016 8:26:51 GMT -5
Thanks, jhomes87, I thought that he was saying something about Lokos, but that makes no sense. I mean, I know anyone can listen to Guns and Roses and what not, but the whole jest of the song is talking about it being a long time ago. Not barely 10 years. Not a fan of that line at all. And Four Lokos is banned in some states and not in others, .indulgecountry. :)
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Post by mus1cr0w on Mar 31, 2016 9:17:00 GMT -5
Anyone else noticing that all of the songs on iTunes are grayed out? Strange.
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Post by trebor on Mar 31, 2016 9:54:39 GMT -5
Anyone else noticing that all of the songs on iTunes are grayed out? Strange. MR Yes. That's peculiar. It's the same with iTunes Canada. All Ripcord singles are pulled; but still available in the UK and Australia.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2016 10:23:34 GMT -5
My girlfriend got in her car the other day and this was playing and she literally exlaimed "what the hell station is this?" cause she usually only keeps it on country.
This is coming from someone who accepts Thomas Rhett and Sam Hunt.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 31, 2016 10:52:57 GMT -5
And Four Lokos is banned in some states and not in others, .indulgecountry. :) Thanks for clarifying. I didn't know it was banned in some states (or at all anywhere really), but I definitely knew it wasn't here, which is why I was confused because her original statement said that they were "no longer manufactured" as of 2014 (which isn't the same as banning them in some places).
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Post by myeverything on Mar 31, 2016 11:07:08 GMT -5
I'm probably going to get mauled for saying this, but here goes: I understand that obviously the electronic parts don't sound "country" - but are we really going to have this discussion again? WHAT is country is these days? FGL? Thomas Rhett? If it's a good song and you relate to it, then who cares what "genre" it is. And with that being said, what about that ridiculous BANJO solo? You don't hear that in too many "country" songs these days either. Killer.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 31, 2016 11:12:43 GMT -5
I'm probably going to get mauled for saying this, but here goes: I understand that obviously the electronic parts don't sound "country" - but are we really going to have this discussion again? WHAT is country is these days? FGL? Thomas Rhett? If it's a good song and you relate to it, then who cares what "genre" it is. And with that being said, what about that ridiculous BANJO solo? You don't hear that in too many "country" songs these days either. Killer. I'm disappointed because that banjo solo was the only good thing about the production. If it was more of that, less of the electronic elements of the rest of the song, I think it would've been a lot better. The electronic production and processing of his voice doesn't do justice to Keith Urban for me musically or vocally, and he's very talented in both departments. So, I think this is an unfortunate direction for him to take. I like pop music a lot, but I probably wouldn't even enjoy this if I were listening to CHR, because I just think it's not that strong of a song honestly.
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Post by countrymusicjunkie on Mar 31, 2016 14:23:13 GMT -5
I like the lyrics and love the banjo, but I agree with a lot of other posters that the electronic production is just awful. Too bad they chose this production because this could have been a very good song.
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Post by mus1cr0w on Mar 31, 2016 14:52:20 GMT -5
It's back up now, with "Boy Gets A Truck" added.
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Post by Libra on Mar 31, 2016 15:10:27 GMT -5
All I'm going to say with regards to the banjo solo is it's certainly not the first time a not-that-country song would have one; Matchbox Twenty's "Unwell" says hi.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2016 16:14:24 GMT -5
And Four Lokos is banned in some states and not in others, .indulgecountry . :) Thanks for clarifying. I didn't know it was banned in some states (or at all anywhere really), but I definitely knew it wasn't here, which is why I was confused because her original statement said that they were "no longer manufactured" as of 2014 (which isn't the same as banning them in some places). What I meant is that the original drink is no longer produced anymore (after it was banned in several states, and came under heavy criticism for its dangerous side effects). The Four Loko name still lives on, but the current version is much different, mainly because it no longer combines caffeine and alcohol (the new version doesn't have any caffeine in it). I read up on it at this link: www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/03/rip-four-loko/359602/I'm probably going to get mauled for saying this, but here goes: I understand that obviously the electronic parts don't sound "country" - but are we really going to have this discussion again? WHAT is country is these days? FGL? Thomas Rhett? If it's a good song and you relate to it, then who cares what "genre" it is. And with that being said, what about that ridiculous BANJO solo? You don't hear that in too many "country" songs these days either. Killer. This debate is never going to end (and I don't think it should). I like "Wasted Time", but I have no problem saying that it's not a country song. And surely you can understand that others aren't going to like it, and won't accept it as country? Keith has more than earned his place on country radio, but here's where things get tricky. What does country radio do when an artist who has always primarily been a country artist (or country-pop at least) starts making music that gets so far away from the genre? Taylor Swift at least called a spade a spade and took her new music to pop radio. The problem with Keith and most other country/country-pop artists is that they really don't have that option (if they want to continue having a presence on the radio, that is). Pop radio is not about to start supporting artists that are in their 40's and 50's and have been getting played on country radio for 10-15+ years now. There are obviously a lot of people that enjoy more than one genre of music, and when it comes to radio formats, the genre lines are blurring. But the fact remains that we live in a world where radio stations are still categorized by formats (country, AC, rock, pop, etc), and so it's only logical for people to want to put different musical styles into different "boxes" because that's the way that radio has operated for decades. When people tune in to a country station, they expect to hear country music. When they tune into a rock station, they expect to hear rock music, etc. In other words, there will always be people who, when they listen to country radio, only want to hear country music that's closer to the core/traditional sounds of the genre. Country radio plays all kinds of sounds these days, but that's exactly why the genre/radio format has come under a lot of fire. Country radio has an identity crisis, and the discussion isn't likely to go away. There are a lot of artists out there that are making music that is much more rooted in country, and yet they aren't given the time of day by radio. And again, it gets complicated because the people that don't like this song (or the really pop-leaning artists like Sam Hunt and Thomas Rhett) are gonna be sitting there and wondering why country radio would support non-country music like this, but has quit supporting traditional country artists, whether they are newer (Kacey Musgraves, Brandy Clark, Mo Pitney), have been around for a few years (Aaron Watson, Easton Corbin, Ashley Monroe), or are veteran artists (George Strait, Alan Jackson, etc.) So I think that's why artists like Sam Hunt and Thomas Rhett have come under such heavy criticism from a lot of country fans, because their music is a little too far outside the lines of what many people consider to be 'country'. I have no problem when artists want to explore a new sound, but things get tricky when they start to market the new music as country. That's where all this discussion (what is and isn't "country"?) comes from. Some people might not have a problem with country radio mixing in songs that aren't country in the slightest, but there are a lot of people who will vehemently reject the ultra pop/rock songs that are getting supported by country radio. It's just the way it is. I really like the banjo in this one, but that alone doesn't make it a country song. By that logic, couldn't you just stick a banjo in a Katy Perry or Lady Gaga song and call it country? I think "Wasted Time" will probably be a hit, but I also think that Keith needs to be really careful with where he goes from here. His core fan-base will no doubt love just about everything that he puts out, but there are other country fans who will not like this new musical direction at all.
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Post by justme60 on Mar 31, 2016 16:39:04 GMT -5
The more I hear the song, the more I like it. Especially since I know the words now! I keep hearing it in my head. Country music is so different now and every sort of singer with their brand of music is dipping into the genre.
Keith is just experimenting...I think. I loved JJJ and Break on Me and Wasted Time is getting up there too! He is just a great singer and entertainer to me and I'm more anxious to hear RIPCORD more than ever.
BTW...I think the RIPCORD cover is gorgeous!
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Post by northwestfan on Mar 31, 2016 22:58:25 GMT -5
I like what Rollingstone said about "Wasted Time" -- "Keith Urban's brand-new single "Wasted Time" is three minutes and 41 seconds of sheer exhilaration."
I totally agree. I absolutely love it! I can hear Keith's voice just fine -- not sure why anyone is saying his voice is drowned out from the production. It's so refreshing to hear something on country radio that is different -- what's wrong with stretching the boundaries and putting something out there with cross-over appeal.
And I, too, LOVE the album cover! Gorgeous man!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2016 5:10:14 GMT -5
American Idol performance: Also, the official single cover:
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Post by bksouthga on Apr 1, 2016 6:47:17 GMT -5
I don't know why anyone is surprised at the production on this one. The other singles own "ripcord" are also heavily electronic,as were several off of "fuse".
Also let's not imply that Keith is all of a sudden including banjo in his songs to make them country. Keith is one of two or three artists whom I consider most responsible for the current popularity of the banjo.
Anyone see Idol last night? Keith played a double neck guitar that was different than any others I have seen. I have typically seen either a 6 string 12 string combo or a standard guitar and baritone guitar combo. The one Keith had was a regular six string electric and then some type of "banjitar". Interestingly, although he was equipped with the double neck, I really only saw him play the banjitar.
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Post by myeverything on Apr 1, 2016 13:17:33 GMT -5
I don't know why anyone is surprised at the production on this one. The other singles own "ripcord" are also heavily electronic,as were several off of "fuse". Also let's not imply that Keith is all of a sudden including banjo in his songs to make them country. Keith is one of two or three artists whom I consider most responsible for the current popularity of the banjo. Anyone see Idol last night? Keith played a double neck guitar that was different than any others I have seen. I have typically seen either a 6 string 12 string combo or a standard guitar and baritone guitar combo. The one Keith had was a regular six string electric and then some type of "banjitar". Interestingly, although he was equipped with the double neck, I really only saw him play the banjitar. I believe Keith referred to it last night as a "Ganjocaster." I'm not an instrument person so I'm not sure if that's just a nickname that he calls it or if that's the actual legitimate name, lol. Fun fact (not that anyone probably cares) but that was actually handmade by his longtime ex-lead guitarist, Brian Nutter (who now is playing for Dierks Bentley) And if you were referring to me being the one "implying" that he's now including banjo in his stuff, that's definitely not what I meant at all! I totally agree with you about Keith being one of the few to keep banjo in the mix. He always has... To me, that's half of his signature sound!
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