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Post by Wackadoodle on Sept 28, 2019 13:27:21 GMT -5
I'll never enjoy his voice but this is at least a dull, inoffensive melody. On a scale of -2 to 2, I'd give it a 0. This is probably the best he'll ever deliver. What’s wrong with his voice? I think his songs are legit jams and this is no exception. I love the raspiness of his voice personally. Eh, I didn't mind it when I enjoyed the music (i.e. "Hurricane"). I've never minded raspy voices when the music itself was good. For example, I've never minded Kid Rock or Drake White because their music has been fine. But on the past few songs I've just found Luke's voice kind of overbearing and obnoxious, probably because I also disliked the melodies. His voice has grated on my ears. If the songs were better, like this one, the vocals would be more tolerable. Tbh I'm just not a Luke Combs fan in any way, shape or form. He's just one of those cultural phenomena I'll never be able to get into. I do understand his appeal, however. In the era of populism, he's a regular, average-looking guy. He's not super fit or attractive like most rich and famous music stars, and he comes across as an ordinary person making and singing music he loves. He's relatable. I understand that and respect his shtick. I was a little off-put when I saw him attack a guy on Twitter for sharing his opinion that he didn't care for Luke Combs' music, however. It's a bad look when rich and famous stars appear so thin-skinned that they can't handle seeing a single individual who doesn't care for their product. But, of course, everyone's entitled to their opinion and, as always, no hard feelings or disrespect intended towards anyone who enjoys it. I'll never enjoy his voice but this is at least a dull, inoffensive melody. On a scale of -2 to 2, I'd give it a 0. This is probably the best he'll ever deliver. On a scale of unicorns to tennis shoes, I give this post a harmonica. Lmao! This will become a meme in the future. It's something my older brother thought up. Basically, he doesn't like to use a scale of 1 - 5 because all of those numbers are positive, and thinks the implication is that any rating above zero means the song is good. The idea is that a 0 is just indifference, where as -1 and -2 are negative ratings and 1 and 2 are positive ratings. He's a super mathematical guy, lol.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2019 7:37:53 GMT -5
This might be my favorite by him, which is a pleasant surprise after the awful "Beer Never Broke My Heart".
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Post by nick64 on Oct 13, 2019 16:31:52 GMT -5
I finally listened to this song in the car yesterday and I cried. I seriously can not remember the last time that's happened. The lyrics and performance here are simply perfection. My dad is alive, but he's almost 70 and we've had the occasional scare. He is truly my best friend and the thought of losing him one day is just...unthinkable. This song so perfectly captures the the impact of a father at any stage in your life, and the relatability is almost too much to handle. I don't know how many listens of this I'll be able to sit through and that's probably the best compliment I can give. Major props to you, Luke.
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Post by rbundy1987 on Oct 13, 2019 16:35:30 GMT -5
I finally listened to this song in the car yesterday and I cried. I seriously can not remember the last time that's happened. The lyrics and performance here are simply perfection. My dad is alive, but he's almost 70 and we've had the occasional scare. He is truly my best friend and the thought of losing him one day is just...unthinkable. This song so perfectly captures the the impact of a father at any stage in your life, and the relatability is almost too much to handle. I don't know how many listens of this I'll be able to sit through and that's probably the best compliment I can give. Major props to you, Luke. When it comes to Father's Day type of songs and songs that deal with father and their son, my personal favorite is 1987's "That's My Job" by Conway Twitty. Now this song still makes me weep every time I hear it and I still have my Dad as well.
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Post by lady𝓐fan on Oct 14, 2019 13:21:19 GMT -5
Luke blasts into the top 10 at #8 in only his 10th (technically 7th) week! I know it's unrealistic, but I would've loved to see Luke pass "Love You Too Late" a third time with this.
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Post by HeyHeyHey on Oct 14, 2019 14:04:48 GMT -5
Luke blasts into the top 10 at #8 in only his 10th (technically 7th) week! I know it's unrealistic, but I would've loved to see Luke pass "Love You Too Late" a third time with this. Wow he is seriously on such a roll! I thought he would hit #1 near the end of December but it will be earlier than that. This right now is Chris’ push week followed by Cole, Russell and Brantley/Lindsay in that order. It would be interesting to see him block some of them.
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Post by Jrod82 on Oct 15, 2019 13:02:15 GMT -5
I finally listened to this song in the car yesterday and I cried. I seriously can not remember the last time that's happened. The lyrics and performance here are simply perfection. My dad is alive, but he's almost 70 and we've had the occasional scare. He is truly my best friend and the thought of losing him one day is just...unthinkable. This song so perfectly captures the the impact of a father at any stage in your life, and the relatability is almost too much to handle. I don't know how many listens of this I'll be able to sit through and that's probably the best compliment I can give. Major props to you, Luke. When it comes to Father's Day type of songs and songs that deal with father and their son, my personal favorite is 1987's "That's My Job" by Conway Twitty. Now this song still makes me weep every time I hear it and I still have my Dad as well. That Conway song is a big song to live up to but Luke does it with this one. The only difference being is Luke will get a #1 with this and sadly Conway didn’t with his and that’s a shame if you ask me.
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Post by Wackadoodle on Oct 19, 2019 18:14:31 GMT -5
Alpha sees a competition between this and "Remember You Young" for the holiday shutdown. Kenny and Lady A are looking like #2 peaks behind one of the two. Luke will get at least three weeks before the holiday shutdown even begins, so it's a question of whether this can hold out for an insane, almost record-breaking amount of weeks at #1 like "Beautiful Crazy," or if it falls from the #1 spot and spends a bunch of post-#1 weeks hanging around in the top 5 like "She Got the Best of Me" or "Body Like a Back Road." Will be an exciting battle to watch!
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Post by matty005 on Oct 19, 2019 18:55:54 GMT -5
Alpha sees a competition between this and "Remember You Young" for the holiday shutdown. Kenny and Lady A are looking like #2 peaks behind one of the two. Luke will get at least three weeks before the holiday shutdown even begins, so it's a question of whether this can hold out for an insane, almost record-breaking amount of weeks at #1 like "Beautiful Crazy," or if it falls from the #1 spot and spends a bunch of post-#1 weeks hanging around in the top 5 like "She Got the Best of Me" or "Body Like a Back Road." Will be an exciting battle to watch! Do you refer to yourself in 3rd person in your speeches while you’re running for senate too?
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Post by lady𝓐fan on Oct 19, 2019 19:50:46 GMT -5
Alpha sees a competition between this and "Remember You Young" for the holiday shutdown. Kenny and Lady A are looking like #2 peaks behind one of the two. Luke will get at least three weeks before the holiday shutdown even begins, so it's a question of whether this can hold out for an insane, almost record-breaking amount of weeks at #1 like "Beautiful Crazy," or if it falls from the #1 spot and spends a bunch of post-#1 weeks hanging around in the top 5 like "She Got the Best of Me" or "Body Like a Back Road." Will be an exciting battle to watch! Do you refer to yourself in 3rd person in your speeches while you’re running for senate too? Let's keep that out of this thread, please. But yes.
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Post by Naos on Oct 21, 2019 17:54:06 GMT -5
Hot 100: #39 (+10)
Combs now has his 7th Top 40 entry on the Hot 100.
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Post by taylor on Oct 21, 2019 18:16:00 GMT -5
I absolutely loved every second of Luke's debut album and honestly think he could've pulled a Shania and dropped nearly all of it as a single at one point and then the next. I haven't heard the EP and I don't want to since 1) it's close enough to album release that I can hold it and 2) the five songs are on said album. That being said, I have heard these two singles and ETIL blows BNBMH out of the world. I think "Even Though I'm Leaving" was a. the exceptionally right choice for the second single (who is his single-picker A&R person cause they're a genius). This also happens to be my favorite release of his so far. Between the relatability of the lyrics (not my own dad per se) and the classic structure and sound, I would be beyond happy to see this break the record for most weeks at #1. This song deserves it, and I couldn't be prouder to stan God bless this man for helping bring back the sound of the 90s country music! ETA: Luke is up for "New Artist of the Year" as well as "Favorite Male Artist - Country" for this year's AMAs. Beautiful Crazy is also up for "Favorite Song - Country." You can vote up to 30 for each category per day; here's a link: AMAs vote - Google Search
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Post by joey2002 on Oct 25, 2019 0:16:07 GMT -5
It's refreshing hearing this one on the radio, I really love it.
Nothing groundbreaking in the lyrics, but it brings back nostalgic memories of '90s country.
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Post by onebuffalo on Oct 28, 2019 9:59:53 GMT -5
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Post by taylor on Oct 28, 2019 13:35:07 GMT -5
I NEVER thought I'd see this in my lifetime. I would've thought her record would be untouched forever, but all records are made to be broken...
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Post by matty005 on Oct 28, 2019 13:48:06 GMT -5
I NEVER thought I'd see this in my lifetime. I would've thought her record would be untouched forever, but all records are made to be broken... Both huge accomplishments, no doubt and not taking any thing away from Luke, but the eras are totally different now. What Shania did when people actually bought CDs (and was the only way to listen to music) was a much bigger deal. Again, I am not taking anything away from Luke, but times are extremely different.
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Post by onebuffalo on Oct 28, 2019 13:57:13 GMT -5
I NEVER thought I'd see this in my lifetime. I would've thought her record would be untouched forever, but all records are made to be broken... Both huge accomplishments, no doubt and not taking any thing away from Luke, but the eras are totally different now. What Shania did when people actually bought CDs (and was the only way to listen to music) was a much bigger deal. Again, I am not taking anything away from Luke, but times are extremely different. I agree. I'll take Shania Twain's double diamond status over the triple platinum status of Luke Combs.
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Post by taylor on Oct 28, 2019 14:16:28 GMT -5
I NEVER thought I'd see this in my lifetime. I would've thought her record would be untouched forever, but all records are made to be broken... Both huge accomplishments, no doubt and not taking any thing away from Luke, but the eras are totally different now. What Shania did when people actually bought CDs (and was the only way to listen to music) was a much bigger deal. Again, I am not taking anything away from Luke, but times are extremely different. The eras are different, and I can see your point. The record may be tied (possibly broken next week) but it's true that we'll never have another physical album seller like Shania. I do think though (and I'm not disagreeing with you) that Luke's accomplishment is just as huge considering that it's *Shania's album* he may topple next week. No other country album had come close to her sales. Anyways I'm rambling
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2019 14:55:32 GMT -5
I like this song much more than the previous single.
I discovered Hurricane way early and I was happy that it eventually became a big hit and got him started on a very successful career so far.
And I wonder what will be the third single? Besides this and the lead, I only know 1, 2 Many, which sounds like another hit eventually.
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Post by HeyHeyHey on Oct 28, 2019 20:12:19 GMT -5
This is gaining so quickly that I wonder how much longer it will take for this to reach the top. I know “Every Little Thing” is making a big push this coming week but I think this will get it the very next week.
Also, this is #34 on the Hot 100!
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Post by sabre14 on Oct 29, 2019 0:26:03 GMT -5
This is gaining so quickly that I wonder how much longer it will take for this to reach the top. I know “Every Little Thing” is making a big push this coming week but I think this will get it the very next week. Also, this is #34 on the Hot 100! Triple Tigers is pushing for #1 with "Every Little Thing" this week. The week after (starting November 3rd), Valory will be going for #1 with "What Happens In a Small Town." I'm sure Brantley and Lindsey will get the Mediabase #1 by November 10th but the Billboard Airplay #1 might be Combs' by November 11th. They're virtually tied in audience this week. I'm expecting huge gains for Brantley that week though. UMG is asking stations to "power up" for Keith Urban but he's now six million back of Combs in total Billboard audience. At worst, "Even Though I'm Leaving" will be #1 by November 17th/18th. I'm expecting it to spend more than one week at #1, too. It's only at 12 weeks old on Billboard and will reach #1 within 14-15 weeks. Sony also has a pretty good-sized hit with "One Man Band" by Old Dominion too, so they'll be pushing them to #1 at some point in November. Sony would love for Luke to stay in high rotation as long as possible since his song is so young and has flown up the chart. "Even Though I'm Leaving" absolutely flew up the chart. I was thinking maybe by Thanksgiving when it was first released but it should get there before that. What's amazing is it isn't even on the free look at Mediabase's national call-out, which means it still has a relatively low familiarity, which should equate to plenty of growth...which is crazy since it's well within the top 10 at radio already. Also, it officially impacted on September 8th and it's already at #6 on Billboard Airplay by October 28th lol. It charted a few weeks before it impacted. This is like those Kenny Chesney or Rascal Flatts chart climbs from the mid-2000's.
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Post by onebuffalo on Oct 29, 2019 11:05:18 GMT -5
Shania Twain's 50th week at the top:
BILLBOARD TOP TEN FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 8, 2000: 1. COME ON OVER-SHANIA TWAIN-MERCURY 2. Fly-the Dixie Chicks-Monument 3. Breathe-Faith Hill-Warner Bros. 4. The Magic Of Christmas-Garth Brooks-Capitol 5. A Place In The Sun-Tim McGraw-Curb 6. LeAnn Rimes-LeAnn Rimes-Curb 7. Under The Influence-Alan Jackson-Arista 8. Wide Open Spaces-Dixie Chicks-Monument 9. So Good Together-Reba McEntire-MCA 10. Lonely Grill-Lonestar-BNA
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Post by nick64 on Oct 29, 2019 20:53:43 GMT -5
My apologies if this has already been discussed to some degree, but this song gives him his 7th consecutive Top 40 hit on the Hot 100...and he only has 7 singles (literally his lowest peak is #34, just insane). That’d be an impressive feat for even a pop act, but would this be a record for a country singer? I know this forum isn’t too Hot 100 focused, but curious if anyone knows.
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Post by taylor on Oct 29, 2019 20:56:10 GMT -5
My apologies if this has already been discussed to some degree, but this song gives him his 7th consecutive Top 40 hit on the Hot 100...and he only has 7 singles (literally his lowest peak is #34, just insane). That’d be an impressive feat for even a pop act, but would this be a record for a country singer? I know this forum isn’t too Hot 100 focused, but curious if anyone knows. I mean I only turned 19 this month, but I have never seen this with a country artist in my life.
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Post by nick64 on Oct 29, 2019 20:57:54 GMT -5
My apologies if this has already been discussed to some degree, but this song gives him his 7th consecutive Top 40 hit on the Hot 100...and he only has 7 singles (literally his lowest peak is #34, just insane). That’d be an impressive feat for even a pop act, but would this be a record for a country singer? I know this forum isn’t too Hot 100 focused, but curious if anyone knows. I mean I only turned 19 this month, but I have never seen this with a country artist in my life. Yeah I’m 23 and have only been following charts since about 2010. I can say with certainty he’s the most successful country artist out of the gate this decade, but unsure about prior to that.
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Oct 30, 2019 8:51:12 GMT -5
Carrie Underwood almost did it, same with Florida Georgia Line.
Taylor Swift though had all 19 of her country singles make the top 40.
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Post by austin on Oct 30, 2019 9:09:36 GMT -5
I mean I only turned 19 this month, but I have never seen this with a country artist in my life. Yeah I’m 23 and have only been following charts since about 2010. I can say with certainty he’s the most successful country artist out of the gate this decade, but unsure about prior to that. Taylor did it <3
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Post by taylor on Oct 30, 2019 10:05:23 GMT -5
Yeah I’m 23 and have only been following charts since about 2010. I can say with certainty he’s the most successful country artist out of the gate this decade, but unsure about prior to that. Taylor did it <3 We stan her, what a legend! Glad to have Luke join such company! He definitely deserves it! (I do wonder: is that 19 of hers a record? If so, I wonder if Luke will eventually break it)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2019 14:32:33 GMT -5
I think its impressive he managed to do that without ever crossing over. A modern legend.
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Oct 30, 2019 14:44:09 GMT -5
I think its impressive he managed to do that without ever crossing over. A modern legend. Agreed, Taylor had massive cross over success which helped. And for Carrie and FGL who came close to matching they also crossed over or in Carrie's case had American Idol launching her (back when that meant something). Luke has done it solely on Country backing, it's really impressive. Edit: Just checked and Zac Brown Band had also done it with their first 9 singles going top 40.
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