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Post by rockmaniac on Jan 3, 2011 17:34:44 GMT -5
first single off upcoming album, titled "Time Of My Life". goes for adds January 18
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Post by Gravity. on Jan 3, 2011 18:24:04 GMT -5
I just need Matchbox 20 now and it'll feel like the early 2000s.
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Post by mcbrearty on Jan 3, 2011 18:35:33 GMT -5
first single off upcoming album, tentatively titled "Time Of My Life". goes for adds January 18 Hmm with album and song titles like these, its safe to say thats theres gonna be some reminiscing going on.
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Post by Devin on Jan 3, 2011 21:50:51 GMT -5
Hopefully it's a solid lead single. "It's Not My Time" was enjoyable, but kinda meh. Is this avaliable to listen to yet?
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Post by rockmaniac on Jan 3, 2011 22:54:44 GMT -5
Hopefully it's a solid lead single. "It's Not My Time" was enjoyable, but kinda meh. Is this avaliable to listen to yet? nope. maybe next week we could get it
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Post by Ron57 on Jan 3, 2011 23:02:22 GMT -5
I hope they can make a comeback. Unfortunately whenever they release something now it sounds like they've already done it before. Which is a shame, I really liked these guys growing up.
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Post by HereIsGone on Jan 4, 2011 2:43:14 GMT -5
Ooooh. New 3 Doors Down. Excellent. It's been awhile. Gotta say it though, I'm not in love with the possible album title. My brain keeps on associating it with the David Cook single.
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Post by mcbrearty on Jan 4, 2011 12:52:43 GMT -5
Ooooh. New 3 Doors Down. Excellent. It's been awhile. Gotta say it though, I'm not in love with the possible album title. My brain keeps on associating it with the David Cook single. Indeed, but he did well didn't he.........
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Post by singingsparrow on Jan 4, 2011 23:39:02 GMT -5
Earlier on they said this era would be louder and less commercial than their other eras, but the title can't help but lead me to believe this will be more like "Away From the Sun" among all their eras.
Namaste, Lisping Hibiscus
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jan 5, 2011 0:27:02 GMT -5
Almost a hot Killers remake.
Hopefully this one sounds good.
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Post by tamed09 on Jan 5, 2011 0:28:05 GMT -5
Can't Wait! Love them!
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Post by HereIsGone on Jan 5, 2011 1:21:42 GMT -5
Earlier on they said this era would be louder and less commercial than their other eras, but the title can't help but lead me to believe this will be more like "Away From the Sun" among all their eras. Namaste, Lisping Hibiscus I believe you'll be right. Everything I've heard (On the Run/When You're Young) reminds me of that record so far. When You're Young is like a softer When I'm Gone. Just reposting the link Adam provided in the Hot AC section: www.musicinfosystems.com/mmrwebinclude/player.asp?sngcde=3+DOWYY
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Post by rockmaniac on Jan 5, 2011 7:44:21 GMT -5
just listened to the song. it's really good. this should top Active for sure
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Post by mcbrearty on Jan 5, 2011 9:32:33 GMT -5
Earlier on they said this era would be louder and less commercial than their other eras, but the title can't help but lead me to believe this will be more like "Away From the Sun" among all their eras. Namaste, Lisping Hibiscus Just after hearing it and it's as commercial as anything they've previously released. But I do like it alot.
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Post by HereIsGone on Jan 12, 2011 1:00:25 GMT -5
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Post by jvandyck87 on Jan 12, 2011 1:29:51 GMT -5
This sounds too much like so many of their other singles. I disagree with whomever it was that said this will do very well on active. For these guys, #1 is the criteria for doing well for a lead single, and I don't think this song will do that. I expect a performance similar to "Let Me Go" on both rock formats without quite as much pop success. I do probably like the song better than "Let Me Go" though.
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Post by thisbeautifulmess on Jan 12, 2011 10:52:20 GMT -5
It would have been nice if they could have come up with something original for the first three seconds, instead of redoing "when I'm gone".
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Post by Mega248 on Jan 12, 2011 11:01:41 GMT -5
It would have been nice if they could have come up with something original for the first three seconds, instead of redoing "when I'm gone". Wow, you weren't kidding. Isn't this like the 3rd album in a row that they've advertised as a 'return to their roots'? I'm not hearing it with this song, although for whatever reason I find it quite a bit less bland than anything off the last album, and I may like it quite a bit after more listens.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Jan 12, 2011 12:32:23 GMT -5
I thought "Citizen/Soldier" was quite far from bland. One of the most interesting songs that they had done, probably the most interesting besides "This Time" which was an awesome bonus track off 'Away From The Sun' and probably my favorite track of their career.
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Post by Ron57 on Jan 12, 2011 15:22:03 GMT -5
I thought "Citizen/Soldier" was quite far from bland. One of the most interesting songs that they had done, probably the most interesting besides "This Time" which was an awesome bonus track off 'Away From The Sun' and probably my favorite track of their career. I agree completely.
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Post by Devin on Jan 12, 2011 15:37:28 GMT -5
Um yeah just finished listening to this. This is definitely a re-hashed version of "When I'm Gone". It's okay I guess, but it gets points took away for re-doing a past song
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Post by HereIsGone on Jan 12, 2011 15:41:30 GMT -5
I love how everyone is accusing this of being a rehash just because a teeny part sounds like When I'm Gone. I take it that no one is listening to the lyrics?
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Post by jvandyck87 on Jan 12, 2011 15:45:04 GMT -5
What about them?
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Post by out of reach on Jan 12, 2011 15:49:29 GMT -5
I love how everyone is accusing this of being a rehash just because a teeny part sounds like When I'm Gone. I take it that no one is listening to the lyrics? the problem is it's the very the first impression and it's pretty blatant. Other than that the song is very good but it still leaves me with a little bitter taste, how difficult would it have been to change that or did nobody on their team notice that?
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Post by jvandyck87 on Jan 12, 2011 15:56:28 GMT -5
Well the reason I asked 'what about the lyrics' is given the obvious relationship between the titles and themes of "When I'm Gone" and "When You're Young", while I don't listen very intently to lyrics so they tend to seep in over time, it is very possible that a lyrical link confirms a relationship between these two songs, and that "When You're Young" very much intentionally references "When I'm Gone" as sorta a nostalgic retrospective take on where they are in their lives now vs. then. I don't know if that's what HereIsGone meant by "I take it that no one is listening to the lyrics", but it's worth exploring the potential for purposeful similarities between the two songs. While I could investigate that, I didn't particularly like the song enough to seek it out again, though I probably liked it a notch better than "Let Me Go" and "It's Not My Time" and a notch below their first two lead singles.
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Post by HereIsGone on Jan 12, 2011 17:42:16 GMT -5
I meant it in the sense that everyone is so worked up about the bit that resembles When I'm Gone that they're ignoring the lyrics which are not tackling the same thing lyrically as When I'm Gone (it's more like Train if we're going to play the comparison game), so I think it's a bit extreme to call it a rehash/redo.
It would be like me saying that all Gin Blossoms songs are just redoing the same thing over and over again simply because the musical aspect tends to sound same-y in my ears.
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Post by mcbrearty on Jan 12, 2011 17:42:59 GMT -5
Intro aside, this song is pretty amazing. I think this is best thing they've done in a long time.
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Post by thisbeautifulmess on Jan 12, 2011 18:32:42 GMT -5
For the record on my personal thoughts, I never said that I didn't like the song. My point was they could have at least attempted to differentiate the song from past singles. Releasing a new lead single that starts exactly like a previous lead single can't be an artistic positive. When the song starts, I subconsciously think "when I'm gone" instead of "new 3 doors down song", which I would think wasn't what they were going after.
I do agree that lyrical context is an important consideration. Personally, I can't understand why people so often say that Nickelback singles all sound the same when there is such a wide range of subject matter and topics within their singles. Yet off the top of my head I can't think of any of their singles that start exactly the same.
The possible intentional relationship between the two songs as described above is a very intriguing theory.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jan 13, 2011 13:05:28 GMT -5
Sounds good to me.
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Post by singingsparrow on Jan 14, 2011 2:26:06 GMT -5
For the record on my personal thoughts, I never said that I didn't like the song. My point was they could have at least attempted to differentiate the song from past singles. Releasing a new lead single that starts exactly like a previous lead single can't be an artistic positive. When the song starts, I subconsciously think "when I'm gone" instead of "new 3 doors down song", which I would think wasn't what they were going after. I do agree that lyrical context is an important consideration. Personally, I can't understand why people so often say that Nickelback singles all sound the same when there is such a wide range of subject matter and topics within their singles. Yet off the top of my head I can't think of any of their singles that start exactly the same. The possible intentional relationship between the two songs as described above is a very intriguing theory. Even though this sounds closest to "Away From The Sun" to me of all their album eras to date, I don't necessarily agree with the "When I'm Gone" comparisons. This track chugs along at a slower BPM compared to all their other lead releases to date, and lyrically I'd say it's closest to "Let Me Be Myself" and "Be Like That". Namaste, Lisping Hibiscus
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