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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Nov 13, 2010 9:21:19 GMT -5
Third single from their covers album due out to rock and 3A next week from Billboard.biz. Assuming it's a Def Leppard cover it should get some attention. And Chris's first release apart from the band I assume?
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Post by Devin on Nov 13, 2010 11:08:13 GMT -5
^ Nope. He was on Sevendust's "The Past" and Theory of a Deadman's "By the Way" in 2008 and was on Lifehouse's "Had Enough" from this year.
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Post by lockebox on Nov 13, 2010 15:37:06 GMT -5
Good cover. This won't hit rock, though.
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Post by Gravity. on Nov 13, 2010 19:54:44 GMT -5
Very nice cover, but like lockebox said, it'll do nothing at Active or Alt.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Nov 14, 2010 0:51:00 GMT -5
If this hits top 40 on Alternative, I'll be amazed. Not so much if it charts on Mainstream or Rock, which it may.
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Post by mcbrearty on Nov 14, 2010 10:05:01 GMT -5
Nickelback cover ?  |
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Post by lockebox on Nov 14, 2010 13:28:08 GMT -5
I was thinking more The Verve Pipe or Weezer.
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Post by pen on Nov 14, 2010 19:43:14 GMT -5
Nickelback cover ? Imagine. Def Leppard traveled back in time so they could cover Nickelback, just so that Santana could cover them in the future. Blows my fucking mind, dude. |
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Post by Pipa on Nov 14, 2010 20:19:01 GMT -5
Nah, it's a Gary Numan or Ringo Starr cover.
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Post by mcbrearty on Nov 14, 2010 20:39:33 GMT -5
Imagine. Def Leppard traveled back in time so they could cover Nickelback, just so that Santana could cover them in the future. Blows my f**king mind, dude. This. |
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Post by The Party Captain on Nov 15, 2010 12:22:01 GMT -5
If this hits top 40 on Alternative, I'll be amazed. Not so much if it charts on Mainstream or Rock, which it may. The fact that songs like this (legitimate rock songs aimed at a pop audience) wouldn't do well at Mainstream astonishes me. Rock radio needs to stop alienating itself and start growing. |
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Post by marv1978 on Nov 15, 2010 13:10:38 GMT -5
If this hits top 40 on Alternative, I'll be amazed. Not so much if it charts on Mainstream or Rock, which it may. The fact that songs like this (legitimate rock songs aimed at a pop audience) wouldn't do well at Mainstream astonishes me. Rock radio needs to stop alienating itself and start growing. Amen!!!!!!! most rock pd's need to take rock 101 lol, i mean my local rock station will play a recurrent or gold track from an artist they won't touch new, wtf??? |
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Nov 16, 2010 8:18:20 GMT -5
Heard today. Not exactly the best I've heard Santana or Daughtry, but catchy enough I guess.
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Post by WotUNeed on Nov 21, 2010 22:53:18 GMT -5
Heard today. Not exactly the best I've heard Santana or Daughtry, but catchy enough I guess. Ha. I was just coming to post basically the same thing. I don't know what it is, but there's something about this performance that's just missing some of the spark of the Def Leppard version, even though Santana and Daughtry both turn in serviceable performances. I don't even know how to describe what could be better, but, it's like, in the Def Lep version, "Photograph" has one of the best pre-choruses of 80s rock. I mean, it's almost frustrating if you're listening to that song and someone pauses it right after the pre-chorus, because it does its job that well. I don't think this version carries that same quality. Same basic elements, but somehow nothing is as engaging as in the original. |
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Post by marv1978 on Nov 22, 2010 10:44:24 GMT -5
Heard today. Not exactly the best I've heard Santana or Daughtry, but catchy enough I guess. Ha. I was just coming to post basically the same thing. I don't know what it is, but there's something about this performance that's just missing some of the spark of the Def Leppard version, even though Santana and Daughtry both turn in serviceable performances. I don't even know how to describe what could be better, but, it's like, in the Def Lep version, "Photograph" has one of the best pre-choruses of 80s rock. I mean, it's almost frustrating if you're listening to that song and someone pauses it right after the pre-chorus, because it does its job that well. I don't think this version carries that same quality. Same basic elements, but somehow nothing is as engaging as in the original. well the original is better for one and two, mutt lange is one of the best producers ever and made def leppard sound awesome and remember he loved to layer pre choruses and choruses, where in the new version you just have a solo vocal and carlos as the shell instead of Def Lepard singing as a band layered with Joe Elliots voice upfront in the mix. |
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Nov 22, 2010 20:35:31 GMT -5
I agree, the original will be, if not already, considered a rock classic and possibly Def Leppard's signature song.
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