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Post by lockebox on Sept 11, 2010 12:39:10 GMT -5
Third single from their self-titled debut album.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Oct 12, 2010 12:44:28 GMT -5
Top 50 on Alternative: 60 50 PAPER TONGUES Get Higher 114 98 16 0.397 These guys just keep on trying.  |
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Post by jvandyck87 on Oct 12, 2010 12:57:08 GMT -5
These guys just keep on trying. What's that supposed to mean? I think the fact that this is charting is more of a testament to the fact that the stations that have added them have had a favorable response, so they're a major new artist in some markets, and completely overlooked in others. And if by trying you mean trying to make everyone realize how much better they are than 90% of the new artists charting on alternative radio, then I agree. (I'm not sure I actually believe that they're THAT good, but "Trinity" was one of the best singles to come out this year, and "Ride To California" sounded like a pretty undeniable hit to me. |
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Post by American Idiot on Oct 12, 2010 13:52:26 GMT -5
I decided to check out their album recently and I've really been enjoying it after about five listens. There are some awesome non-singles like "For The People," "Everybody," and "Rich & Poor." I see this as a band only moving up and not slowing down anytime soon with future releases. Definitely one to watch out for.
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Post by lockebox on Oct 31, 2010 18:42:14 GMT -5
Top 40 - Alternative
43 38 PAPER TONGUES - Get Higher 217 186 31 1.039
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Post by atlantaboy on Nov 28, 2010 20:03:54 GMT -5
Really like this - glad my Alt. station played it while I was listening  |
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Nov 30, 2010 0:16:46 GMT -5
Not nearly as good as "Ride to California" and "Trinity" were.
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Post by lockebox on Nov 30, 2010 17:40:11 GMT -5
"Trinity" wins it for me. That should have gone top 20.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Nov 30, 2010 19:15:32 GMT -5
^Trinity tops the trifecta for me too. And this is on the bottom of the three, but it's still a song I'd root for to do well.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Dec 20, 2010 13:46:59 GMT -5
Top 30 on Alternative:
34 30 PAPER TONGUES Get Higher 283 268 15 0.915
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Post by lockebox on Jan 18, 2011 17:24:36 GMT -5
30 25 PAPER TONGUES - Get Higher 307 286 21 1.078 Climbing up steadily Their three singles have done similiarly well without one of them smashing. I hope this manages to rise higher on Billboard too. It's stuck at #37 atm :( |
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Post by Devin on Jan 18, 2011 20:54:08 GMT -5
Well from the looks of the Mediabase update it may climb close to #30 for the next official week.
I'm not a big fan of this song, although I enjoy the last two singles.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Jan 18, 2011 21:45:15 GMT -5
I like a lot of songs on the album and really am starting to dig this band. While their previous two singles are better, if this can be the one that sends them over the edge, I'm fine with that.
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Post by American Idiot on Jan 18, 2011 22:02:33 GMT -5
This was one of the better albums that I gave a try last year, which I absolutely never would have expected before listening to it. They just have a catchy sound which is so rare and unlike much else out there. Many of the albums tracks I think are even better than the singles. Just going down the list on the tracklisting, "For The People," What If" "Everybody," and "Rich And Poor" all would have been single material for sure.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Jan 18, 2011 22:21:15 GMT -5
Well if this song outpeaks the others, would may turn to will hopefully. "What If" is an awesome song. I don't really like it as a title, but between Paper Tongues, Godsmack, and Creed, I tend to like each of their songs entitled "What If" substantially better than most of their other work.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jan 18, 2011 22:25:55 GMT -5
Not a bad song I guess, another slow riser. I wonder how the lead single from their next album will do.
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Post by atlantaboy on Jan 18, 2011 22:31:36 GMT -5
It's a great song, it just doesn't seem that Alternative to me (it's only on 22 stations) - they need to send it to Hot AC
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Post by lockebox on Jan 18, 2011 22:42:43 GMT -5
Next lead single could smash I think. They should be able to consolidate on the format, on the back of three consecutive top 30's. By the way, there has been a 'rock-mix' of this released to Alt. 22 stations does seem minimal for a song doing this well, though.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Jan 18, 2011 23:47:51 GMT -5
I've never heard the rock mix because no stations in my area play it. Anybody know where I can hear it?
KROQ hasn't been on board for these guys which has been a big problem in getting them and all their imitators consolidated in following this. You'd think they would have backed "Ride To California" at least, yanno?
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Post by lockebox on Jan 19, 2011 14:37:26 GMT -5
Slips a place to #38 on Billboard >:(
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jan 19, 2011 22:40:53 GMT -5
^^Haha, Cold War Kids leapfrogged them and debuted at #37. |
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Post by Pipa on Jan 19, 2011 23:13:51 GMT -5
I wish these guys could get a bonafide hit, so I wouldn't be so late on their singles. I was late on this and I was late on "Trinity", and they're both great.
Makes me wonder why they tried "Ride to California" first, actually.
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Post by pen on Jan 19, 2011 23:17:25 GMT -5
I'm a little surprised by that myself because "Ride To California" isn't really that immediate of a single to justify it being the first.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Jan 20, 2011 22:09:05 GMT -5
Yeah, but "Ride To California" has the most of a gimmick/novelty factor of any of their songs to get people's attention. "Trinity" to me is the most likable of the three, but "Ride To California" was the right song to raise eyebrows before releasing the song that might get people hooked on them. I guess considering they've consistently managed to chart so far that it's sorta worked.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Jan 23, 2011 3:36:30 GMT -5
I've never heard the rock mix because no stations in my area play it. Anybody know where I can hear it? On this page. |
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Post by jvandyck87 on Jan 23, 2011 5:49:07 GMT -5
That's where I'd found out about it in the first place, but every time I click to play it, it says I need to have QuickTime player installed on my computer and won't play, but I have QuickTime. It's very frustrating. I think I need some Flip4Mac thing, probably because it's a window's media formatted file. Boo.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Jan 25, 2011 15:10:11 GMT -5
Let me see what I can do.
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Post by thisbeautifulmess on Jan 26, 2011 0:17:46 GMT -5
I've never heard the rock mix because no stations in my area play it. Anybody know where I can hear it? On this page. Interesting. I didn't know about this page. In case anyone is interested, there is a specific code for songs on allaccess. For example, mms://66.186.0.101/allaccess/papegeth.wma is "get higher". It's always 4 characters of the artist, and 4 characters of the song. There are songs on there back to 2005. For example, mms://66.186.0.101/allaccess/gorifeel.wma. |
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Jan 26, 2011 1:58:09 GMT -5
There are songs on there back to 2005. For example, mms://66.186.0.101/allaccess/gorifeel.wma. Interesting. I had no idea they kept their streams archived after the songs get dumped off their current lists. What page are you looking at, then, that lists all the available songs and how far back it all goes? |
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Post by thisbeautifulmess on Jan 26, 2011 9:26:23 GMT -5
There are songs on there back to 2005. For example, mms://66.186.0.101/allaccess/gorifeel.wma. Interesting. I had no idea they kept their streams archived after the songs get dumped off their current lists. What page are you looking at, then, that lists all the available songs and how far back it all goes? I haven't found a page like the one you linked. It's just that at some point I figured out their code. I just tried a few songs last night and I could go as far back as "feel good inc." I tried a few 2004 songs but they weren't there, so I concluded that around 2005 must be the time when they started streaming. I have always liked the streams as a way of hearing new singles, since I don't have a true alternative station anywhere close to me. |
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