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Post by phil1996 on Jan 5, 2019 18:17:13 GMT -5
Did someone really just say that Kip Moore is a bigger star than Chris Young???? Nobody said that. And we all have usernames on here if by chance you thought ‘someone’ implied that, Jacob. I’m also done debating over the artists. I spoke my mind. Chris was once one of my absolute favorite artists. Top 5 in the genre at a point. Back to the song.
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Post by raylatch98 on Jan 5, 2019 19:30:26 GMT -5
Holy fuck at this thread. Mess.
This song is better than a lot of pre-Neon songs for Chris Young, but still pretty boring. I will say that it is nice to hear Chris Young give a passionate vocal performance in the first time in a while.
Thankful this song didn't get an iHeartMedia debut (at least I don't think?) yesterday as the charts are at such a standstill and I didn't want to see this song have an artificial debut to continue slow down the charts even more.
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Post by Wackadoodle on Jan 6, 2019 23:39:35 GMT -5
I'm Comin' Over and Losing Sleep didn't get the iHeartMedia debuts either. Wonder why Chris always gets passed on? He's certainly got at least as much star power as plenty of other artists who have gotten the treatment, considering literally every song he's released in the past decade besides one has gone top 5 at radio.
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Post by matty005 on Jan 6, 2019 23:52:05 GMT -5
I'm Comin' Over and Losing Sleep didn't get the iHeartMedia debuts either. Wonder why Chris always gets passed on? He's certainly got at least as much star power as plenty of other artists who have gotten the treatment, considering literally every song he's released in the past decade besides one has gone top 5 at radio. Because his fans only listen to his songs so they have a reason to drink. /sarcasm
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Post by collinkottke on Jan 7, 2019 13:33:21 GMT -5
I found myself singing along to the chorus on the first listen to this one. It is currently at #10 on iTunes' country section which seems like a nice start to this one commercially. Hopefully this re-sparks the interest that some of y'all have lost in Chris Young! ;)
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Post by kirkw on Jan 8, 2019 14:33:17 GMT -5
The other other day, I went back and listened to CY's first three albums, which had been a number of years since I had done so and what's striking is the level of depth and feeling I came away listening to those early tracks compared to what we've heard these last few albums produced by Chris and Corey Crowder. Something is missing since James Stroud was producing. Looking back, it's hard to believe Young didn't have more success with that first CD in 2006. Maybe the timing wasn't right then for him not to become a A-Lister with that music, but whatever the case I believe if those first three albums were released in today's environment where more country fans than ever before are starved to hear a more traditional sound, he would strike much bigger than 12 years ago.
My favorite from his first album, "White Lightning Hit the Family Tree." a funny and very entertaining country romp that would burn down what we know now of country radio. My favorite from the second project, "The Shoebox" which is the definition of country music in my mind. Most underrated from "Neon" "Old Love Feels New." If you listen to his work going backwards, the best is most certainly in the back half.
Chris Young was "Raised on Country"
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Post by Troublemaker on Jan 8, 2019 18:12:13 GMT -5
Chris Young was "Raised on Country" Chris might have been "raised on country", but his roots aren't showing...
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Post by jimmy's carhartt on Jan 8, 2019 19:13:46 GMT -5
The other other day, I went back and listened to CY's first three albums, which had been a number of years since I had done so and what's striking is the level of depth and feeling I came away listening to those early tracks compared to what we've heard these last few albums produced by Chris and Corey Crowder. Something is missing since James Stroud was producing. My favorite from his first album, "White Lightning Hit the Family Tree." a funny and very entertaining country romp that would burn down what we know now of country radio. My favorite from the second project, "The Shoebox" which is the definition of country music in my mind. Most underrated from "Neon" "Old Love Feels New." If you listen to his work going backwards, the best is most certainly in the back half. "The Shoebox", "The Dashboard", and "It Takes a Man" are my favorites. Early Chris Young was very underrated.
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Post by phil1996 on Jan 8, 2019 21:22:31 GMT -5
The other other day, I went back and listened to CY's first three albums, which had been a number of years since I had done so and what's striking is the level of depth and feeling I came away listening to those early tracks compared to what we've heard these last few albums produced by Chris and Corey Crowder. Something is missing since James Stroud was producing. Looking back, it's hard to believe Young didn't have more success with that first CD in 2006. Maybe the timing wasn't right then for him not to become a A-Lister with that music, but whatever the case I believe if those first three albums were released in today's environment where more country fans than ever before are starved to hear a more traditional sound, he would strike much bigger than 12 years ago. My favorite from his first album, "White Lightning Hit the Family Tree." a funny and very entertaining country romp that would burn down what we know now of country radio. My favorite from the second project, "The Shoebox" which is the definition of country music in my mind. Most underrated from "Neon" "Old Love Feels New." If you listen to his work going backwards, the best is most certainly in the back half. Chris Young was "Raised on Country" He’s a once in a generational talent. Could’ve been this generations Keith Whitley but instead followed Dustin Lynch’s shoes. Would rather make music for the average millennial rather than stick to his roots.
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Post by thewp on Jan 8, 2019 22:22:50 GMT -5
😬 He’s just not a star. Fine, he forsake his “talent” for success, but who cares. He wasn’t going to blow up anyway.
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Post by matty005 on Jan 8, 2019 22:27:28 GMT -5
The other other day, I went back and listened to CY's first three albums, which had been a number of years since I had done so and what's striking is the level of depth and feeling I came away listening to those early tracks compared to what we've heard these last few albums produced by Chris and Corey Crowder. Something is missing since James Stroud was producing. Looking back, it's hard to believe Young didn't have more success with that first CD in 2006. Maybe the timing wasn't right then for him not to become a A-Lister with that music, but whatever the case I believe if those first three albums were released in today's environment where more country fans than ever before are starved to hear a more traditional sound, he would strike much bigger than 12 years ago. My favorite from his first album, "White Lightning Hit the Family Tree." a funny and very entertaining country romp that would burn down what we know now of country radio. My favorite from the second project, "The Shoebox" which is the definition of country music in my mind. Most underrated from "Neon" "Old Love Feels New." If you listen to his work going backwards, the best is most certainly in the back half. Chris Young was "Raised on Country" He’s a once in a generational talent. Could’ve been this generations Keith Whitley but instead followed Dustin Lynch’s shoes. Would rather make music for the average millennial rather than stick to his roots. Whitley only recorded two albums. If CY was going to be the next him, it would have already happened.
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Post by phil1996 on Jan 8, 2019 23:04:14 GMT -5
He’s a once in a generational talent. Could’ve been this generations Keith Whitley but instead followed Dustin Lynch’s shoes. Would rather make music for the average millennial rather than stick to his roots. Whitley only recorded two albums. If CY was going to be the next him, it would have already happened. Wow. But yeah, regardless of his output today; I have a hard time thinking of artists who pack the punch CY does vocally. I hope he makes a Houser-esque comeback. Will certainly be excited, one way or another for his upcoming album. As I always am. It’ll just be interesting to see how he does long term. I wanna see a talent like his stay around a while - he certainly can - but with the right material.
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Post by matty005 on Jan 8, 2019 23:12:47 GMT -5
Whitley only recorded two albums. If CY was going to be the next him, it would have already happened. Wow. But yeah, regardless of his output today; I have a hard time thinking of artists who pack the punch CY does vocally. I hope he makes a Houser-esque comeback. Will certainly be excited, one way or another for his upcoming album. As I always am. It’ll just be interesting to see how he does long term. I wanna see a talent like his stay around a while - he certainly can - but with the right material. Wow what, Phil? Whitley only released two. CY was never going to get to his level regardless of what he released. Maybe in your mind his talent is up there, but the general public didn’t agreee. That has nothing to do against you. I for sure see the similarities. But he wasn’t going to become Keith by releasing the same type of albums he released the first 3 (why wouldn’t he become KW within the first 3?).
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Post by kirkw on Jan 9, 2019 13:15:53 GMT -5
Wow. But yeah, regardless of his output today; I have a hard time thinking of artists who pack the punch CY does vocally. I hope he makes a Houser-esque comeback. Will certainly be excited, one way or another for his upcoming album. As I always am. It’ll just be interesting to see how he does long term. I wanna see a talent like his stay around a while - he certainly can - but with the right material. Wow what, Phil? Whitley only released two. CY was never going to get to his level regardless of what he released. Maybe in your mind his talent is up there, but the general public didn’t agreee. That has nothing to do against you. I for sure see the similarities. But he wasn’t going to become Keith by releasing the same type of albums he released the first 3 (why wouldn’t he become KW within the first 3?). Not many non A-List artists in the country genre have ever had the staying power over 10 years CY has had. He's carried average to decent material to reliable success at country radio because of his exceptional singing talent. Think what he could do with high level ground-breaking material that fit that great country voice. He's still relevant, certainly talented enough, and young enough to rise above the crowd.
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Post by Uncle Lumpy on Jan 9, 2019 14:07:06 GMT -5
Meh . I like the melody & don't mind the name dropping (especially Joe Diffie). But that busy ass production is a big no for me. Still , a small step in the right direction.
As far as the claims that Maybe Chris always wanted to cut the music he's making now, There was no hint of that when he was on Nashville Star. Quite the opposite actually. There was one judge that constantly pestered him to stretch his musical visions and lose the hat and he steadfast told her no week after week. Besides his obvious vocal talent, its what I endeared & respected about him. It seems silly , but as soon as he lost the hat , I knew THAT Chris Young was gone. A lot of you might not like the "sell out" tag , but for others .... it fits like a glove.
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Post by matty005 on Jan 9, 2019 14:32:57 GMT -5
Wow what, Phil? Whitley only released two. CY was never going to get to his level regardless of what he released. Maybe in your mind his talent is up there, but the general public didn’t agreee. That has nothing to do against you. I for sure see the similarities. But he wasn’t going to become Keith by releasing the same type of albums he released the first 3 (why wouldn’t he become KW within the first 3?). Not many non A-List artists in the country genre have ever had the staying power over 10 years CY has had. He's carried average to decent material to reliable success at country radio because of his exceptional singing talent. Think what he could do with high level ground-breaking material that fit that great country voice. He's still relevant, certainly talented enough, and young enough to rise above the crowd. I like him a lot. My point was if he was going to be Keith Whitley level, it would have happened by now (it wasn't going to magically happen with his 6th or 7th album(. He's had a very solid career and one many would wish for. Like you said, it's hard to still have hits 10 years after having your first.
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Post by kirkw on Jan 9, 2019 16:58:19 GMT -5
Meh . I like the melody & don't mind the name dropping (especially Joe Diffie). But that busy ass production is a big no for me. Still , a small step in the right direction. As far as the claims that Maybe Chris always wanted to cut the music he's making now, There was no hint of that when he was on Nashville Star. Quite the opposite actually. There was one judge that constantly pestered him to stretch his musical visions and lose the hat and he steadfast told her no week after week. Besides his obvious vocal talent, its what I endeared & respected about him. It seems silly , but as soon as he lost the hat , I knew THAT Chris Young was gone. A lot of you might not like the "sell out" tag , but for others .... it fits like a glove. You make a good point about the "busy ass" production. With that great voice, less is more. A lot of what CY and Crowder have done with the production takes away from the vocals instead of enhancing it.
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Post by jimmy's carhartt on Jan 9, 2019 21:09:40 GMT -5
Not many non A-List artists in the country genre have ever had the staying power over 10 years CY has had. He's carried average to decent material to reliable success at country radio because of his exceptional singing talent. Think what he could do with high level ground-breaking material that fit that great country voice. He's still relevant, certainly talented enough, and young enough to rise above the crowd. I like him a lot. My point was if he was going to be Keith Whitley level, it would have happened by now (it wasn't going to magically happen with his 6th or 7th album(. He's had a very solid career and one many would wish for. Like you said, it's hard to still have hits 10 years after having your first. I think the point is CY could have been at Whitley's level IF his material was better, because his vocal talent is good enough. That he never actually made it to that level of output is not in dispute.
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Post by TheWolverine on Jan 10, 2019 11:02:49 GMT -5
He’s a once in a generational talent. Could’ve been this generations Keith Whitley but instead followed Dustin Lynch’s shoes. Would rather make music for the average millennial rather than stick to his roots. Whitley only recorded two albums. If CY was going to be the next him, it would have already happened. KW wouldn't be KW if he didnt die young...
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Post by TheWolverine on Jan 10, 2019 11:03:13 GMT -5
😬 He’s just not a star. Fine, he forsake his “talent” for success, but who cares. He wasn’t going to blow up anyway. He blew up in other ways..
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Post by CoJoFan on Jan 14, 2019 14:46:14 GMT -5
Debuts at #56 on Country Airplay.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2019 6:07:42 GMT -5
Looks like CY has been demoted to Y2Country. I’ve yet to hear it on the highway.
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Post by countryisking on Jan 27, 2019 7:04:04 GMT -5
Looks like CY has been demoted to Y2Country. I’ve yet to hear it on the highway. Yeah The Higheay must be spooked that it has "country" in the title. They'd rather play the Backstreet Boys five times a day. This song is sonically better than the singles off his last album but the more I hear it, the more I hate the lyrics. Seriously sounds like a middle-schooler could have written it. My upbringing sounds like George Strait singing? I wish we would have gotten a country song, not an overproduced whatever-this-is telling us that Chris is country. Chris is a downright awesome guy and he puts on a great live show, but I'm just not here for his music anymore.
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Post by collinkottke on Jan 27, 2019 9:59:49 GMT -5
Looks like CY has been demoted to Y2Country. I’ve yet to hear it on the highway. Yeah The Higheay must be spooked that it has "country" in the title. They'd rather play the Backstreet Boys five times a day. This song is sonically better than the singles off his last album but the more I hear it, the more I hate the lyrics. Seriously sounds like a middle-schooler could have written it. My upbringing sounds like George Strait singing? I wish we would have gotten a country song, not an overproduced whatever-this-is telling us that Chris is country. Chris is a downright awesome guy and he puts on a great live show, but I'm just not here for his music anymore. In the last seven days, The Highway has not played “Raised On Country” (at least it isn’t in their Top 50 played songs and it only takes 9 spins to hit number 50). While the Backstreet Boys got 43 spins for their song “No Place” which is good for the 15th most played song on The Highway the past seven days.
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Post by countryisking on Jan 27, 2019 10:30:24 GMT -5
Yeah The Higheay must be spooked that it has "country" in the title. They'd rather play the Backstreet Boys five times a day. This song is sonically better than the singles off his last album but the more I hear it, the more I hate the lyrics. Seriously sounds like a middle-schooler could have written it. My upbringing sounds like George Strait singing? I wish we would have gotten a country song, not an overproduced whatever-this-is telling us that Chris is country. Chris is a downright awesome guy and he puts on a great live show, but I'm just not here for his music anymore. In the last seven days, The Highway has not played “Raised On Country” (at least it isn’t in their Top 50 played songs and it only takes 9 spins to hit number 50). While the Backstreet Boys got 43 spins for their song “No Place” which is good for the 15th most played song on The Highway the past seven days. I'm on the verge of cancelling my subscription; at the price I pay there's no reason why I need to listen to the Backstreet Boys, Brandon Ratcliff and Ryan Follese as the "next generation of country." I must say Y2Kountry's playlist is miles better but they get a little repetitive with their songs especially since they've added the years 2010-2015. Before it was good 2000s country but now they play plenty of post-bro type music that, again, I have no desire to pay to hear.
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Post by raylatch98 on Jan 28, 2019 17:31:09 GMT -5
Second most added song this week with 34 adds.
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Post by onebuffalo on Feb 4, 2019 17:30:38 GMT -5
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Post by CoJoFan on Feb 4, 2019 17:44:28 GMT -5
Enters the Country Airplay Top 40 at #37.
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Post by raylatch98 on Feb 4, 2019 17:45:36 GMT -5
Kind of annoyed Chris Young couldn't at least have 1 female act for an opener. 4 other acts will be on the tour and they are all male acts. I am kind of annoyed that these big tours are gender divided almost (Maren Morris and Carrie Underwood have only female acts, while tours like this, Luke Bryan, and Florida Georgia Line are a full male tour) as of late.
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 3, 2019 12:18:59 GMT -5
I don't like this at all. I hate the production. It's overbearing compared to Chris' vocals and the lyrics are not only cliched, but they just don't work with the music in the song. It's a narrator saying how he was raised on country and the song isn't something I would associate with any of the artists or songs he mentions. I suppose it has more spark than songs like "Hangin' On" and isn't as bad as "Losing Sleep" but pass for me.
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