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Post by pen on Mar 28, 2011 14:14:06 GMT -5
It'd be awesome if they went back to a nu-metal sound after this.
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Post by lockebox on Mar 28, 2011 14:16:04 GMT -5
It would. "Above" is one of my favorite Finger Eleven tracks. They may aswell market themselves primarily towards Active now.
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Post by Devin on Mar 28, 2011 16:37:06 GMT -5
But this song is alt-leaning. The singles from The Greyest of Blue Skies should've charted. Fantasy Finger Eleven (Rainbow Butt Monkeys) success:"Circles" - #31 Alt, #40 Active "Dananana" - #38 Active "As Far As I Can Spit" - #16 Active, #35 Alt"Tip" - #20 Active, #27 Alt "Quicksand" - #5 Active, #11 Alt, #109 U.S. Hot 100 "Above" - #9 Active, #17 Alt "Thin Spirits" - #23 Active, #37 Alt"First Time" - #3 Active, #8 Alt, #91 U.S. "Drag You Down" - #21 Active, #40 Alt "Bones + Joints" - #16 Active, #19 Alt, #26 HAC, #94 U.S. "Stay and Drown" - #28 Active"Good Times" - #13 Active, #22 Alt "One Thing" - #1 (3 weeks) Alt, #20 Active, #1 (6 weeks), HAC #5 Pop, #7 U.S. "Absent Elements" - #29 Active "Stay In Shadow" - #35 Active "Thousand Mile Wish" - #17 Alt, #32 Active, #14 HAC, #30 Pop, #65 U.S."Paralyzer" - #1 (10 weeks) Active, #1 (9 weeks) Alt, #1 (4 weeks) HAC, #1 (2 weeks) Pop, #1 (5 weeks) U.S. "Falling On" - #8 Active, #13 Alt, #120 U.S. "I'll Keep Your Memory Vague" - #10 Alt, #21 Active, #7 HAC, #24 Pop, #39 U.S. "Talking to the Walls" - #25 Active, #29 Alt, #21 HAC, #40 Pop, #68 U.S. "Change the World" - #36 Active, #34 HAC"Living In A Dream" - #2 Active, #3 Alt, #22 HAC, #31 Pop, #33 U.S. "Whatever Doesn't Kill Me" - #11 Active, #14 Alt, #8 HAC, #20 Pop, #40 U.S. "Any Moment Now" - #28 Active "Stone Soul" - #31 Alt, #38 Active, #30 HAC, #107 U.S. (due to being used in numorous car ads)
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- Tip
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Post by pen on Mar 28, 2011 17:00:13 GMT -5
I'm confused, is this what you think they should have charted or is this what they did chart?
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Post by jvandyck87 on Mar 28, 2011 17:05:29 GMT -5
Where he thinks they should have charted. This is proof that Devin is just as weird as I am, though I've never posted fantasy chart data before on a band I thought deserved better. I've certainly thought about it before though.
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Post by Devin on Mar 28, 2011 17:12:21 GMT -5
^ Ha, thanks alot. Your turn now ;)
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Post by pen on Mar 28, 2011 17:15:05 GMT -5
^ Ha, thanks alot. Your turn now ;) If this is fantasy data, then I would've replaced the terrible "Drag You Down" for the awesome "For The Ocean".
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Post by Devin on Mar 28, 2011 17:27:15 GMT -5
^ I like "Drag You Down", but I can only fully enjoy it when I'm pissed off ;)
I was going back and forth between "For the Ocean" and "Stay and Drown" for the last single, but I thought had more edge if Finger 11 wanted extended radio success from that album.
Also note that "First Time" hit Top 3 in my fantasy data, while "Drag You Down" failed to hit Top 20. I don't think it was radio material really. "Bones + Joints" on the other hand, is very much radio material.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Mar 28, 2011 18:30:18 GMT -5
I discovered Finger Eleven because I heard "First Time" a couple of times on my local alternative station. A year later I decided to buy the album. I wouldn't say it's a bad album, but I don't like it, so I kinda regret it.
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Post by pen on Mar 28, 2011 18:31:45 GMT -5
I discovered Finger Eleven because I was looking for Suffocate by Green Day and ended up with a much better song.
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Post by Devin on Mar 28, 2011 18:41:29 GMT -5
I basically discovered Finger Eleven with "Paralyzer" being played everywhere. Sorry if that makes anyone feel old.
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Post by rockmaniac on Apr 22, 2011 6:48:30 GMT -5
they should release Stone Soul to rock
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Post by Devin on Apr 22, 2011 8:23:17 GMT -5
they should release Stone Soul to rock They probably will unless they wanna stay with an active rock audience. Then I think they should release "Any Moment Now."
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Post by The Party Captain on Apr 25, 2011 23:12:24 GMT -5
This seems to be one of those bands that does its best when no one's looking.
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Post by Devin on Apr 25, 2011 23:45:14 GMT -5
This seems to be one of those bands that does its best when no one's looking. 30 38 FINGER ELEVEN Whatever Doesn't Kill Me 241 349 -108 0.423 >:(
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Post by lockebox on Apr 26, 2011 17:26:28 GMT -5
It still did better than most of us expected. So many single options on this album. "Any Moment Now", "Good Intentions", "Ordinary Life" & "Pieces Fit" would all make good singles for rock radio.
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