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Post by lockebox on Mar 10, 2011 13:53:46 GMT -5
Lead single from their upcoming album, "Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy". Hopefully an adds date comes along soon, although, maybe they won't bother with radio again, considering some pretty epic songs of theirs have been ignored, previously.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Mar 10, 2011 14:33:50 GMT -5
Woah, already!? I'm used to them taking centuries anticipating the last album. Where's the source for this? And is there a clip of the song available to listen anywhere?
Alternative radio in some ways is moving more in the direction where they would be accepted, but "I Don't Know" should have cleaned house as a single, so if that couldn't, I don't know what will.
'The Pariah' was my favorite album of 2009.
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Post by lockebox on Mar 10, 2011 14:37:04 GMT -5
They've been announcing it all on their twitter. ;) twitter.com/dredgYeah, "I Don't Know" should have ripped up radio. :( |
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Post by crash46 on Mar 10, 2011 15:46:56 GMT -5
I'd say, given the same amount of underground buzz provided by their El Cielo record, "Bug Eyes" would have blown up if it only had today's radio climate. Hell, El Cielo itself may have just as well.
Very excited about this new record and headlining tour I'll have the pleasure of witnessing on May 16th. :).
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Post by pen on Mar 10, 2011 18:24:16 GMT -5
Woah, already!? I'm used to them taking centuries anticipating the last album. Where's the source for this? And is there a clip of the song available to listen anywhere? Alternative radio in some ways is moving more in the direction where they would be accepted, but "I Don't Know" should have cleaned house as a single, so if that couldn't, I don't know what will. 'The Pariah' was my favorite album of 2009. You are so out of the loop, man. |
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Post by jvandyck87 on Mar 10, 2011 19:15:01 GMT -5
Hehe I don't use Twitter. Maybe I should. Either way, this comes as a pleasant surprise. I hope they continue to kick ass.
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Post by pen on Mar 10, 2011 19:56:59 GMT -5
Their label is quickly becoming a one to watch for me. They're on the same label as Trail Of Dead, Cog, InMe, The Butterfly Effect, and Oceansize was on the label before they broke up.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Mar 10, 2011 20:18:05 GMT -5
So basically they're a label with awesome bands and no US radio success. But if they can help put out promote Dredg albums as well as those other bands, then I'm obviously all for it.
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Post by lockebox on May 9, 2011 11:09:14 GMT -5
Another good album, but no radio push. >:(
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on May 9, 2011 11:10:16 GMT -5
Have they ever made the Top 50? I remember hearing "Ode to the Sun" a couple times.
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Post by lockebox on May 9, 2011 11:18:59 GMT -5
^ "Bug Eyes" topped out around 51-60 on Alternative. That's as far as they've got.
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Post by pen on May 9, 2011 14:05:14 GMT -5
Another good album, but no radio push. >:( I don't think Dredg is made for radio, man. |
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Post by lockebox on May 9, 2011 14:33:56 GMT -5
People said that about Mumford & Sons, they then went on to hit #1. Songs like "I Don't Know" & "Savior" sounded radio friendly, to me. You're probably right, though. I can't see this band ever being big on radio, sadly.
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Post by pen on May 9, 2011 14:57:34 GMT -5
Well it's not really about radio friendliness though. I just mean that I don't think they're a band that's really actively trying for radio success.
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Post by jvandyck87 on May 9, 2011 15:17:18 GMT -5
I think it's also just an issue of how long they've been around. They were one of the big three So-Cal hot prospects along with Korn and Incubus in the 90's. That's when they were supposed to make it. El Cielo was supposed to be their breakout album, and it wasn't. Catch Without Arms was their next shot, and it didn't get them over the hump either. After that, I think they were just destined for underground success. Papa Roach and Trapt came up opening for Dredg, and they know what a big deal they were in that scene.
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Post by pen on May 9, 2011 16:10:11 GMT -5
I think it's also just an issue of how long they've been around. They were one of the big three So-Cal hot prospects along with Korn and Incubus in the 90's. That's when they were supposed to make it. El Cielo was supposed to be their breakout album, and it wasn't. Catch Without Arms was their next shot, and it didn't get them over the hump either. After that, I think they were just destined for underground success. Papa Roach and Trapt came up opening for Dredg, and they know what a big deal they were in that scene. Really? I never knew any of this. When did Trapt ever open for Dredg? |
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Post by jvandyck87 on May 9, 2011 18:10:18 GMT -5
I'll admit that I'm fuzzy on the details. I went to college with this kid from Los Gatos, CA where both Dredg and Trapt are from. He told me about how Dredg was massive on the scene and was the band that the whole town identifies as their big band even though Trapt got way huger. He also told me that when Trapt was in high school, Dredg was the biggest local band. And I don't know how much you've heard from Dredg in the early days, but their early stuff was pretty heavy.
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Post by pen on May 9, 2011 18:21:01 GMT -5
I'll admit that I'm fuzzy on the details. I went to college with this kid from Los Gatos, CA where both Dredg and Trapt are from. He told me about how Dredg was massive on the scene and was the band that the whole town identifies as their big band even though Trapt got way huger. He also told me that when Trapt was in high school, Dredg was the biggest local band. And I don't know how much you've heard from Dredg in the early days, but their early stuff was pretty heavy. I know Wiki says Dredg has been around since 1993 and Trapt has been active since 1995, so I suppose it is possible. It's just hard to imagine that when Trapt released their self-titled in 2002 that it would've been the same way. |
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Post by jvandyck87 on May 9, 2011 18:38:16 GMT -5
Oh it definitely wasn't. This was in the '90s. I think Los Gatos as a town probably respects Dredg more to this day though, partly because I imagine they aren't really a nu-metal/alt-metal market anymore.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on May 12, 2011 23:03:01 GMT -5
Lead single from their upcoming album, "Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy". I still can't believe, like Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water before it, that something that painfully stupid ended up being the real title. Definitely a head-scratching first-listen, even you actually remembered it was produced by Dan the Automator of Gorillaz, Cornershop, Peeping Tom, etc. fame (which I did not, obviously). With second and third listens, though, the songs surprisingly familiarize themselves quickly. |
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