Filter - "No Love"

[lockebox]

Second single from "The Trouble with Angels".

[Devin]

Hot Eminem remake!

[jvandyck87]

I would have preferred "Clouds", which as a non-single, is one of the finest album tracks of 2010. This song could have done a bit of damage perhaps if "Inevitable Relapse" had fared better. I worry that the auto-tune verses turned some people off.

[pen]

I really wanted "No Re-Entry".

[jvandyck87]

Wow, my drummer never actually showed me "No Re-entry" as one of the 8 songs he considered among the highlights on the album, so I had never sought it out. I gotta say, he's objectively wrong. That song is fucking AWESOME!

I still think I'd prefer "Clouds" as a single because I think it'd have a better chance to be a hit, and I wouldn't want them to make a radio edit of "No Re-Entry" because the bridge as well as other parts of the song that give it length that might have been cut are part of what adds to the epic feel of the song. But thanks for pointing this song out. It's at least as good as "Clouds" and may ultimately beat it for my favorite song on the album. It may even rival "Where Do We Go From Here" for my all-time favorite Filter song.

[pen]

You're welcome.

[lockebox]

Goes for adds November 9th (allaccess)

[Shadows in the Dark]

With The Inevitable Relapse barely hitting Top 50, I don't think this is gonna do anything.

[pen]

It's a shame because this is the kind of band active rock should be supporting, not the shitty cock rock bands.

[lockebox]

Nov 9, 2010 13:19:32 GMT -5 Shadows in the Dark said:

With The Inevitable Relapse barely hitting Top 50, I don't think this is gonna do anything.

They could do a Soil, where the lead single fails to hit the chart then the second single hits the top 30

[jvandyck87]

That'd be awesome, but unlikely...especially given Filter is a much more high profile band than Soil where if a lead single couldn't do anything, it seems like radio stations are consciously choosing not to play them.

I wish this album had come out in place of Anthems For The Damned. That album killed any hype for a comeback. "Clouds" or "No Love" as the lead single back in '07 or '08 or whenever that was probably would have been a top 20 on active.

[pen]

I don't see why people bash Anthems. "Soldiers Of Misfortune" and "What's Next" were fine singles, but radio just flat out ignored them.

[jvandyck87]

'Angels' also is more consistent with their older style so had the albums been released in reverse-order, I think both would have seen more success. Obviously the order in which they were written and recorded is a product of where Richard Patrick was in his life artistically and can't seriously be questioned or criticized at all. But the album 'Angels' dropping then with a good ("safe") choice of lead single (like "Clouds" or "No Love" or even "What's Next" if it could have been first)...I believe that would have cemented them back on the map to try releasing songs like "No Re-Entry" off their current record, or softer tracks like "Fades Like A Photograph" and "Soldiers Of Misfortune".

[pen]

Considering that their biggest (or second biggest, depends how you look at it) hit was a total departure from their typical output, I'm not so sure they needed to start heavy, although maybe I see your point. I still think the singles should've done well regardless. I don't think radio in general was receptive to Filter's return, especially since they gave so little love to Army Of Anyone.

[jvandyck87]

Well active rock liked "Goodbye". And "Father Figure" was a questionable choice when they had "It Doesn't Seem To Matter" and a handful of other (imo better) possibilities available.

[pen]

Nov 9, 2010 19:54:07 GMT -5 jvandyck87 said:

Well active rock liked "Goodbye". And "Father Figure" was a questionable choice when they had "It Doesn't Seem To Matter" and a handful of other (imo better) possibilities available.

That is true.