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Post by sabre14 on Sept 6, 2019 13:19:24 GMT -5
Artist: Jason Aldean Single: "We Back" Album: 9Label: Broken Bow Records/BMG/Macon Music Impact Date: September 16th, 2019 The New Jason Aldean single is called "We Back." The ad in both Country Aircheck and Billboard this past Tuesday teases a release date of Monday, which is rare these days to have a song debut on a Monday. I believe the writers are Tyler Hubbard, Jordan Schmidt and The Warren Brothers. Spotify already teasing the song, plus three new songs from an upcoming album called 9...which would be his ninth studio album lol. Makes sense. Also makes sense to drop something on 9/9/2019 lol.
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Post by bigd79 on Sept 6, 2019 19:45:19 GMT -5
This guy just never want to give us a break from him, does he? 🙄
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Post by lady𝓐fan on Sept 7, 2019 9:08:27 GMT -5
THIS is the song he’s going to close out the decade with? Yikes!
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Post by sabre14 on Sept 9, 2019 0:56:43 GMT -5
This one is now out. Impacting now but an official add date of next Monday. There's also three new songs that are available off Jason's upcoming album, 9.
"Blame It On You"
"Keeping It Small Town"
"I Don't Drink Anymore"
The album will drop on November 22nd.
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Post by recordyear on Sept 9, 2019 1:22:30 GMT -5
Writing credits for the other three songs.
Blame It On You: Brian White, John Edwards, Kurt Allison, Michael Tyler, Tully Kennedy
I Don't Drink Anymore: CJ Solar, Kelley Lovelace, Neil Thrasher
Keeping It Small Town: Ben Hayslip, Jaron Boyer, Morgan Wallen
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Sept 9, 2019 6:38:24 GMT -5
Ah, there's the classic Aldean sound I can't stand. After his last two albums, I was worried I was maybe becoming a fan...
Also how is this 9th album!? It's crazy he has more albums than good singles.
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Post by dm2081 on Sept 9, 2019 6:48:12 GMT -5
This is pretty weak from him, sounds like an album cut from 2014. I like all 3 of the other pre-release songs better, especially “I Don’t Drink Anymore”. Hoping the future singles are more exciting than this one.
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Post by recordyear on Sept 9, 2019 7:01:47 GMT -5
Agree with above. But the lyrics of I Don’t Drink Anymore are so nondescript aside from the hook...The auto-piloting is real.
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Post by winstonmurdock on Sept 9, 2019 9:19:46 GMT -5
Maybe it will grow on me, but I swear he's sung this same song like five different times. "I Don't Drink Anymore" is pretty decent, but I'm with the rest in that these four songs seem mailed in from Aldean.
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Post by seak05 on Sept 9, 2019 9:50:33 GMT -5
Yikes, this is not fairing well on itunes. Not that that is a great metric...but still
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Post by recordyear on Sept 9, 2019 10:31:32 GMT -5
Yikes, this is not fairing well on itunes. Not that that is a great metric...but still Plus I Don't Drink Anymore being the lowest out of four songs, duh. |
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Post by mus1cr0w on Sept 9, 2019 12:32:25 GMT -5
This is garbage.
It's a worse version of "When the lights come on" but without any of the good (fml.. I said that) writing.
Instant station changer for me.
MR
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Post by LBTrocks on Sept 9, 2019 14:59:02 GMT -5
Definitely not as bad as you all are making it out to be but it isn’t that good either, I will admit. I like the production and the melody is fine in the verse and even some of the chorus, but the repeated ‘we back we back we back’ is annoying, and the annoyance factor is enhanced by the fact that ‘we back’ is grammatically incorrect and sounds stupid.
It’s like a less good version of “When The Lights Come On” essentially, and while I like that song, it isn’t one of my favorite Jason tunes either.
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Post by sabre14 on Sept 9, 2019 15:38:35 GMT -5
Definitely not as bad as you all are making it out to be but it isn’t that good either, I will admit. I like the production and the melody is fine in the verse and even some of the chorus, but the repeated ‘we back we back we back’ is annoying, and the annoyance factor is enhanced by the fact that ‘we back’ is grammatically incorrect and sounds stupid. It’s like a less good version of “When The Lights Come On” essentially, and while I like that song, it isn’t one of my favorite Jason tunes either. This is my takeaway from this song as well. It's not that bad but my goodness, have we not had this same song by Aldean countless times before? Usually, artists stick to their signature sound and that's fine but something about Jason's music, production, mixes and melodies all make them kind of blend together. The "we back" repetition will part will definitely be grating after a while. It's almost as annoying as the "baby you a little mind reader" in Dustin Lynch's "Mind Reader", when it should be "you're a little mind reader." |
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Post by .indulgecountry on Sept 9, 2019 17:51:58 GMT -5
Auto-pilot Blandean strikes again. I knew I was going to hate this the moment I saw that cringeworthy title. Awful. His last era's singles showed promise, but he's clearly content with just regurgitating the same crap he's been recording for years.
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Post by bigd79 on Sept 9, 2019 18:37:42 GMT -5
How this guy manages to stay on the A list completely baffles me. Half of his songs feel like the same song with somewhat modified lyrics. This is another one that i feel like i've heard from him a number of times before. Hard pass.
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Post by Troublemaker on Sept 9, 2019 18:40:39 GMT -5
See that's the problem, unless people STOP encouraging him by not buying/streaming his music and actually giving him bad callout scores he ain't gonna change. He belongs to "if it ain't broke don't fix it" mentality.
I wish all this attention was going to someone else, someone who was worth listening to
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Post by countryisking on Sept 9, 2019 19:44:29 GMT -5
I think this one won’t perform that well. It’ll still be a decent hit but early sales are an indicator of fatigue. Not to mention I think the title will likely irritate more than a few folks...
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Post by countrymusicjunkie on Sept 9, 2019 22:03:19 GMT -5
"I Don't Drink Anymore" is definitely the standout track of the 4 songs that were released. "We Back" and "Small Town Living" are more of the same old same material we've heard him do countless times before. I used to be a fairly big fan of Aldean but I've become really burnt out on his music.
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Post by someguy on Sept 10, 2019 5:55:23 GMT -5
I don't find this to be awful or anything, but it's lazy and more of the same from him that we didn't need. I thought the singles from the last album were a step in the right direction for him, but this is a big step backwards.
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Post by nncountrykid on Sept 10, 2019 8:09:45 GMT -5
It's certainly nothing groundbreaking, like everyone has said, but I'm fine with it.
At this point, Jason Aldean's audience is what it is. Nobody who wants traditional storytelling country is listening to Jason Aldean and even if he changed, it's too late to turn many or any of those people. All he would do is alienate the ones who still love his stuff.
I love country that tells a great story. But I also love to just lounge in the backyard and listen to fun stuff that isn't so heavy and just makes me enjoy myself and the time I'm spending with others. Jason Aldean fits with the latter. There's room for everyone.
That said, it's definitely not the best version of what he does, so I wouldn't be surprised if there's some struggle.
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Post by CoJoFan on Sept 10, 2019 14:02:13 GMT -5
His lead singles have mostly been rockers with the exception of “You Make It Easy”. This isn’t bad but I would’ve went with “Keeping It Small Town” as I feel it would’ve kept his #1 streak in tact more than likely. This will be a top 10 probably but I’m iffy on it being a #1.
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Post by Uncle Lumpy on Sept 10, 2019 14:59:16 GMT -5
I liked Nickelback better when they were a group.
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Post by justin5545 on Sept 10, 2019 16:36:57 GMT -5
None of the four songs are very good. It looks like his next album will be a big step back.
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Post by rbundy1987 on Sept 10, 2019 20:15:33 GMT -5
Enters Mediabase Top 50 today at #40, iHeartRadio World Premiere Hour by Hour airplay yesterday contributed to this.
0 40 Up this week JASON ALDEAN We Back 1218 0 1218 8.21
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Post by lady𝓐fan on Sept 10, 2019 20:22:00 GMT -5
Enters Mediabase Top 50 today at #40, iHeartRadio World Premiere Hour by Hour airplay yesterday contributed to this. 0 40 Up this week JASON ALDEAN We Back 1218 0 1218 8.21 Interesting that Kelsea debuted with higher audience and spins than this one. I'm sure Jason will far exceed her debut come the end of the week, but I love seeing fresh material perform better than Jason's tired "rocker" dreck! |
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Post by LBTrocks on Sept 10, 2019 22:09:33 GMT -5
"I Don't Drink Anymore" is really good. Love the melody, it's the most 'country' sounding of the new ones, and I like the instrumentation overall, aside from that beat.
"Keeping It Small Town" is dreadful. This is the modern style of country I absolutely detest. "Blame It On You" isn't nearly as bad, but it's still bad.
Hoping there's way stronger material on the album but I'm becoming worried.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Sept 11, 2019 6:17:24 GMT -5
"I Don't Drink Anymore" is really good. Love the melody, it's the most 'country' sounding of the new ones, and I like the instrumentation overall, aside from that beat. "Keeping It Small Town" is dreadful. This is the modern style of country I absolutely detest. "Blame It On You" isn't nearly as bad, but it's still bad. Hoping there's way stronger material on the album but I'm becoming worried. I'd say it's a pretty bad sign if even you aren't feeling his new stuff. Yikes.  |
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Post by austin on Sept 11, 2019 7:07:16 GMT -5
This sounds like several of the singles I have already heard from him, which is really surprising since IMO his last album delivered singles that all sounded fresh for him.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2019 15:18:32 GMT -5
Why does Chris Stapleton take 6 months off between singles and this guy releases a new single the exact moment his current one peaks.
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