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Post by Pipa on Oct 23, 2010 11:17:26 GMT -5
I wasn't even talking about Sweet, or covers. I basically said that this song reminds me of the singer Matthew Sweet, and it's surprisingly earnest for a song called "Sex is Good". Alright, so the real title is "The Sex is Good". So sue me. But that wasn't even the point of the post.
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Post by Pipa on Oct 23, 2010 13:04:43 GMT -5
Come to think of it, I may have given you too much credit for thinking you knew Matthew Sweet and Sweet were two separate bands.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Oct 23, 2010 16:49:46 GMT -5
I think you gave just enough credit. Own 1 CD from both artists.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Nov 7, 2010 12:50:06 GMT -5
Top 40 on Alternative:
41 39 SAVING ABEL Sex Is Good 207 171 36 0.448
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Post by Devin on Nov 7, 2010 12:55:10 GMT -5
^ Ha Ha! Mega-hit!
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Post by singingsparrow on Nov 7, 2010 17:52:39 GMT -5
Let's see them score a mega hit off of a song not related to sex, drinking and/or how much they hate their lives! ;) Namaste, Lisping Hibiscus
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Nov 9, 2010 17:00:14 GMT -5
"Mega hit" is a bit of a stretch this early in the run. But considering there is absolutely nothing modern about the song, I'm a little surprised it will debut on next week's Alternative chart.
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Post by Devin on Nov 9, 2010 17:16:26 GMT -5
Because radio can't let go of the fact that they played "Addicted" and "18 Days" enough to get them to be Top 10 hits.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Nov 12, 2010 18:39:10 GMT -5
Not sure I'll ever forgive rock for attaching to 18 Days.
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Post by lockebox on Nov 13, 2010 15:36:02 GMT -5
Top 5 - Active 7 5 SAVING ABEL - Sex Is Good 1331 1283 48 3.837
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Post by rockmaniac on Nov 13, 2010 17:36:14 GMT -5
i'm shocked that this is doing better than Stupid Girl
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Post by Devin on Nov 13, 2010 18:50:12 GMT -5
I'm not
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Nov 14, 2010 0:52:04 GMT -5
Agreed. Stupid Girl didn't catch for me. This is pretty strong.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Nov 14, 2010 4:43:54 GMT -5
This sounds more like a hit to me than "Stupid Girl" as well. I don't think I'm necessarily the best suited to judge Saving Abel singles, but some of the guitar chord voicings are kinda interesting at times, and I like that they went with a somewhat less traditional instrumentation than typical active rock fodder. I give it a "So so" in the weekly rate-the-music active rock surveys whereas I gave everything else "Dislike" (with the exception of "Drowning" which I also graded in the "So so" range). No "Strongly Dislikes" for them though; I save that for gems like "Porn Star Dancing", "All Night Long", and "Hate My Life".
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Nov 22, 2010 20:17:30 GMT -5
Which All Night Long is that?
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Post by lockebox on Nov 22, 2010 20:25:49 GMT -5
Well, It's not the cock-rock of Lionel Richie, obviously. It's Buckcherry.
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Post by Devin on Nov 22, 2010 20:25:51 GMT -5
Which All Night Long is that? He is most likely referring to Buckcherry's.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Nov 22, 2010 20:26:54 GMT -5
You're probably right.
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Post by Devin on Nov 22, 2010 20:27:55 GMT -5
I know I am.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Nov 22, 2010 20:29:51 GMT -5
Nope you're all wrong. I was referring to Lionel Ritchie on the 2010 Active Rock surveys.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Nov 22, 2010 20:30:34 GMT -5
There's a Lionel Ritchie now? I bet they're totally ironic.
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Post by Devin on Nov 22, 2010 20:30:57 GMT -5
Nope you're all wrong. I was referring to Lionel Ritchie on the 2010 Active Rock surveys. Shoot.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Nov 27, 2010 14:42:02 GMT -5
Unofficially #1 on Rock. If it holds through the weekend, it will be the band's second chart topper.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Dec 5, 2010 12:31:54 GMT -5
Top 30 on Alternative:
35 30 SAVING ABEL Sex Is Good 291 251 40 0.587
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Post by lockebox on Dec 5, 2010 17:35:18 GMT -5
^ 4 3 SAVING ABEL - Sex Is Good 1497 1492 5 4.425 Once again...
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Post by Devin on Dec 5, 2010 19:06:09 GMT -5
The last album was miles better than this. Hopefully their next album will lure away fom the cock-rock so we can have more songs like "Drowning (Face Down)", "Sailed Away" and "She Got Over Me".
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Post by lockebox on Dec 5, 2010 19:09:12 GMT -5
They could redeem themselves by releasing either "Bloody Sunday" or "I'm Still Alive" next.
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Post by Devin on Dec 6, 2010 20:13:14 GMT -5
"The Sex Is Good" isn't a ballad ???
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Post by lockebox on Dec 6, 2010 20:15:13 GMT -5
"Bloody Sunday" & "I'm Still Alive" aren't either. "Tap Out" is cock-rock, so no.
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Post by Devin on Dec 6, 2010 20:18:36 GMT -5
Artie likes his cock rocked all the time, so we'll take him out of the equation.
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