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Post by ontheroadwith on Aug 6, 2008 19:45:47 GMT -5
Gabe's talent and voice IS a dime a dozen here in Nashville. What I always loved about Melissa was that she was consistantly the only one who worked on making all the songs she did different from the originals. She always put her own little spin on them. I have always felt that Nashville Star was sort of a karaoke contest that the producers can never get right. I am glad Melissa won because she is unconventional in this world of country music....give her a chance.
They did miss the boat on the single. They should have released her self-penned READY TO STAND.
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Post by ontheroadwith on Aug 7, 2008 1:59:28 GMT -5
Oh...and by missing the boat I mean the production stinks. It sounds like it was recording in a cellar somewhere.
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Post by maverick on Aug 7, 2008 7:38:37 GMT -5
The fact that Gabe is a dime a dozen in Nashville is the reason mainstream country music has gone down hill, everything starts to sound the same.
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Post by JamaicaFunk² on Aug 7, 2008 11:38:09 GMT -5
This is doing quite well on Itunes. #11 on the overall chart. That's pretty great.
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Post by zaclord on Aug 10, 2008 22:09:13 GMT -5
i bet this song will show up in the Chart Highlights tomorrow.
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Post by kw9461 on Aug 10, 2008 23:13:02 GMT -5
i bet this song will show up in the Chart Highlights tomorrow. Yep, and then I bet it will disappear just as quickly. Anyone remember Erika Jo?
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Post by musicbuff78 on Aug 11, 2008 6:50:13 GMT -5
Yes, and she actually had a good CD.
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Post by Massikur on Aug 11, 2008 7:04:34 GMT -5
i bet this song will show up in the Chart Highlights tomorrow. Yep, and then I bet it will disappear just as quickly. Anyone remember Erika Jo? I bought Erika Jo's album and I liked it very much, though I must say the songs were mediocre and the first single, "The Break Things" was lacking in the music and vocal and was paired with bad lyrics. Still, there was something catchy about a few of the tracks (two of which were penned by Katrina Elam, who is a great songwriter) though nothing said "hit." She really had no chance to do well with that album, because it had nothing the offer country radio. As far as this season of Nashville Star goes, the whole show and cast was wrong. They tried to include people with different backgrounds, styles, and appearances to attract a wider audience, and it didn't turn out well at all. There was no true talent this season with the exception of Gabe in my opinion, though as pointed out he's not exactly unique. Melissa Lawson oversang every song, adding horrendous bombastic vocals where they were not needed and received praise for such destruction. She will not make it anywhere in the music business, and I will say that without hesitation because she doesn't have anything special to give to an audience. That and her debut album will probably be out next month (just like Erika Jo's) and it'll have subpar material on it because it was given no time to mature as a musical endeavor and Melissa and her producer(s) will have no direction for it. It's the same-old song and dance that is Nashville Star
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Post by somebody60 on Aug 11, 2008 14:09:06 GMT -5
Well, on my way home this afternoon, I received a huge shock. I heard this song on one of my stations. I never expected to hear it so soon.
It does sound better on the radio (of course, almost all songs do), but I still don't see it taking off.
About Gabe, I have to agree with several others here. He definitely has a country sound, but he really is nothing unique from hundreds of other people trying to make it into country. Having said that, since he's had some exposure, if he can release the right songs to country radio, he could be pretty successful, perhaps even more successful than Melissa (after all, it is easier for males to make it in this business).
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Post by zaclord on Aug 11, 2008 17:11:36 GMT -5
there was not one person this season that would have made the top 24 on American Idol this season. That is why i stopped watching. there was no talent, so it is pointless to watch a bunch of talentless people sing songs knowing that none of them will have a career in the future
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Post by nsfb17 on Aug 11, 2008 17:23:14 GMT -5
I wouldn't say that there was no talent this season. There were decent singers (Melissa, Gabe, Shawn, Pearl Heart, Alyson), a few mediocre ones (Ashlee) and some that were beyond horrible (Coffey, Justin, the trio that was the first act to be kicked off). That said, I really don't see any of them going on to have an actual career. Ashlee probably has the best shot, just because she's basically a Taylor Swift clone - cute, young blonde who writes her own music and plays the guitar.
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Post by kw9461 on Aug 11, 2008 20:17:12 GMT -5
Yes, and she actually had a good CD. What I meant was that she debuted the week after she won the show, then the song dropped off, and she never returned to the country charts. I expected Melissa to do the same (about 2/3 of her spins for the week came from the day after the finale), however just like somebody, I heard this song on the way home from work today, so maybe it'll hang around a while.
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Post by musicbuff78 on Aug 12, 2008 6:54:39 GMT -5
Ya, I know what you are talking about. For being put together so quickly, Erika Jo's cd was actually quite good. I, like you, expect something of the same sort to happen to Melissa.
On a brighter note (if you wanna call it that), at least Melissa's cd won't be exclusive to Wal-Mart like Angela Hacker's was.
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Post by nncountrykid on Aug 12, 2008 13:02:36 GMT -5
there was not one person this season that would have made the top 2400 on American Idol this season. That is why i stopped watching. there was no talent, so it is pointless to watch a bunch of talentless people sing songs knowing that none of them will have a career in the future fixed
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Post by Dustin J. on Aug 12, 2008 13:17:50 GMT -5
there was not one person this season that would have made the top 24 on American Idol this season. That is why i stopped watching. there was no talent, so it is pointless to watch a bunch of talentless people sing songs knowing that none of them will have a career in the future While I may not have cared for several of the voices, I would never go so far as to call them "talentless". They can all sing circles around me (some of them better than others), so I'll keep my trap shut.
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Post by kevin59 on Aug 15, 2008 16:04:23 GMT -5
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Post by jptexas on Aug 17, 2008 1:51:30 GMT -5
Well, on my way home this afternoon, I received a huge shock. I heard this song on one of my stations. I never expected to hear it so soon. It does sound better on the radio (of course, almost all songs do), but I still don't see it taking off. About Gabe, I have to agree with several others here. He definitely has a country sound, but he really is nothing unique from hundreds of other people trying to make it into country. Having said that, since he's had some exposure, if he can release the right songs to country radio, he could be pretty successful, perhaps even more successful than Melissa (after all, it is easier for males to make it in this business). How about the fact that he's Hispanic and bi-lingual. He has a very distinct, George Strait sounding kind of voice. That's always a plus. IMO, he'll probably be more successful than Melissa. She sings well, but so do hundreds of other female singers in Nashville. As shallow as this sounds, she just doesn' t have the "look". Don't bite my head off, you're all very aware of how Nashville and the recording industry works. Look at the best selling female artists in country music today and tell me what they all have in common. They don't all have the same talent level, they don't all sell at the same level, they all don't have number one songs, but they all have the "looks". jmo
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Post by kw9461 on Aug 17, 2008 2:15:31 GMT -5
Well, on my way home this afternoon, I received a huge shock. I heard this song on one of my stations. I never expected to hear it so soon. It does sound better on the radio (of course, almost all songs do), but I still don't see it taking off. About Gabe, I have to agree with several others here. He definitely has a country sound, but he really is nothing unique from hundreds of other people trying to make it into country. Having said that, since he's had some exposure, if he can release the right songs to country radio, he could be pretty successful, perhaps even more successful than Melissa (after all, it is easier for males to make it in this business). How about the fact that he's Hispanic and bi-lingual. He has a very distinct, George Strait sounding kind of voice. That's always a plus. IMO, he'll probably be more successful than Melissa. She sings well, but so do hundreds of other female singers in Nashville. I understand what you're saying, but being a minority isn't going to open any extra doors for him. If that were true then Rick Trevino would still be a format staple. He is everything that Gabe is, except that his voice is stronger and more distinctive. Yet he never yielded more than a few top 10 hits. It still takes exceptional talent (or at least the appearance of talent) to become a star these days.
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Post by musicbuff78 on Aug 17, 2008 13:02:07 GMT -5
Well, on my way home this afternoon, I received a huge shock. I heard this song on one of my stations. I never expected to hear it so soon. It does sound better on the radio (of course, almost all songs do), but I still don't see it taking off. About Gabe, I have to agree with several others here. He definitely has a country sound, but he really is nothing unique from hundreds of other people trying to make it into country. Having said that, since he's had some exposure, if he can release the right songs to country radio, he could be pretty successful, perhaps even more successful than Melissa (after all, it is easier for males to make it in this business). How about the fact that he's Hispanic and bi-lingual. He has a very distinct, George Strait sounding kind of voice. That's always a plus. IMO, he'll probably be more successful than Melissa. She sings well, but so do hundreds of other female singers in Nashville. As shallow as this sounds, she just doesn' t have the "look". Don't bite my head off, you're all very aware of how Nashville and the recording industry works. Look at the best selling female artists in country music today and tell me what they all have in common. They don't all have the same talent level, they don't all sell at the same level, they all don't have number one songs, but they all have the "looks". jmo Most people that I know that listen to country music aren't interested in bilingual artists so I actually think that's a MAJOR strike against him. I also didn't hear anything in his voice to make him stand out and when you say it's very distinct and Strait sounding, how could it be distinct if it sounds like someone else in the industry?? There was already another hispanic on the show the first year and I believe he placed 2nd and where is he??????? Again, the country market doesn't have the appeal for hispanic, let alone, biligual artists.
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Post by kw9461 on Aug 17, 2008 21:06:19 GMT -5
There was already another hispanic on the show the first year and I believe he placed 2nd and where is he??????? Again, the country market doesn't have the appeal for hispanic, let alone, biligual artists. Yep, John Arthur Martinez. I believe he released 1 unsuccessful album and essentially disappeared.
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Post by somebody60 on Aug 17, 2008 21:28:59 GMT -5
How about the fact that he's Hispanic and bi-lingual. He has a very distinct, George Strait sounding kind of voice. That's always a plus. IMO I really don't think the fact that he's Hispanic will help him succeed. Sure, it may make him stand out somewhat, but I think he's going to need more than that. And, I have to disagree with you about having a distinct voice like George Strait. Even though George is one of the biggest Country stars ever, his voice really isn't very unique or distinctive, in my opinion. I have heard many people on talent shows have a voice that is similar to George. I believe what's made George so big are his songs and his interpretation of them. Many people just relate to him, and when he sings these songs, he sounds believable. If George had to rely on just his voice alone, he would be doomed. This is something I think Gabe lacks. While I was watching him on Nashville Star, his movements on stage always reminded me of George. The way he tiled his head while he sang and held his guitar was just like George. I don't know if anyone ever noticed this, but it was pretty freaky. But anyways, even though his stage performances are similar to George's, I just don't think he was as convincing as George. I think for Gabe to make it, he's going to need some really great songs that fit him and are believable. I agree with you about Melissa (and also stated it in a earlier post of mine), so I'm not going to bite your head off for that.
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Post by jptexas on Aug 18, 2008 0:04:15 GMT -5
How about the fact that he's Hispanic and bi-lingual. He has a very distinct, George Strait sounding kind of voice. That's always a plus. IMO I really don't think the fact that he's Hispanic will help him succeed. Sure, it may make him stand out somewhat, but I think he's going to need more than that. And, I have to disagree with you about having a distinct voice like George Strait. Even though George is one of the biggest Country stars ever, his voice really isn't very unique or distinctive, in my opinion. I have heard many people on talent shows have a voice that is similar to George. I believe what's made George so big are his songs and his interpretation of them. Many people just relate to him, and when he sings these songs, he sounds believable. If George had to rely on just his voice alone, he would be doomed. This is something I think Gabe lacks. While I was watching him on Nashville Star, his movements on stage always reminded me of George. The way he tiled his head while he sang and held his guitar was just like George. I don't know if anyone ever noticed this, but it was pretty freaky. But anyways, even though his stage performances are similar to George's, I just don't think he was as convincing as George. I think for Gabe to make it, he's going to need some really great songs that fit him and are believable. I agree with you about Melissa (and also stated it in a earlier post of mine), so I'm not going to bite your head off for that. I agree about his stage presence looking like George. But, like I said, his voice is the kicker here. He's got a really good country voice. I think Jeffery Steel and John Rich probably have some pretty songs in mind for this guy. I think you'll see an album from Gabe in early 09. I don't know how well he'll do, but if he gets the right song, you never know. Still, I think he'll end up doing better than Melissa. He's this year's Miranda Lambert, so to speak. jmo
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Post by S4C on Oct 22, 2008 20:10:59 GMT -5
I don't know if anyone else had noticed, but I found this outstanding. This re-entered the chart this week at #60.. with only seventeen plays. :o
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Oct 22, 2008 20:21:27 GMT -5
I don't know if anyone else had noticed, but I found this outstanding. This re-entered the chart this week at #60.. with only seventeen plays. :o Not quite as amazing as Rhonda Vincent getting #60 for "I've Forgotten You" with only 7 spins, but pretty close. I'm surprised that Melissa got the big push for one whole week and then went splat.
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Jan 7, 2009 21:02:35 GMT -5
well it's back on again, anyone think it's gonna make top 40 eventually?
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Post by zaclord on Jan 8, 2009 17:06:56 GMT -5
strangest chart run ever. wait for this to fall back off in 2 weeks and then re-enter at #1.
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Jan 8, 2009 18:25:39 GMT -5
i doubt it'll ever go top 20, but I think Warner Bros. is putting some effort behind this otherwise why would it still be charting?
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Post by rsmatto on Jan 9, 2009 0:20:21 GMT -5
WB is definitely behind the single...
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Post by ontheroadwith on Jan 9, 2009 14:50:12 GMT -5
We have one station here in Nashville that plays this song, what seems like, ALL THE TIME. The strange thing is, it is the one station here that usually only plays the big artists or songs in the Top 30. Not sure why they hooked themselves on this one.
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Post by rowdawg21 on Jan 9, 2009 14:54:40 GMT -5
I doubt that Warner Bros. is pushing this hard. Even though it's #48 on Billboard this week, it has just 60 spins. Only Trent Tomlinson and Rehab have fewer spins.
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