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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Mar 21, 2011 13:35:10 GMT -5
According to www.closertokol.com this is next. No official radio date yet I've seen. EDIT : MODIFIED TITLE |
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Post by lockebox on Mar 21, 2011 13:41:17 GMT -5
Surely if Billboard hasn't confirmed it, it's not official.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Apr 26, 2011 11:54:58 GMT -5
According to Billboard.biz, The Immortals is being sent to England. Americans will get Back Down South (and possibly a C&W remix) in May.
My absolute favorite track on the album. I think.
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Post by Devin on Apr 26, 2011 11:58:26 GMT -5
This won't do well on Alternative if released. Triple A, could be a hit there, maybe even a country cross-over.  |
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Apr 26, 2011 12:01:03 GMT -5
It's Kings Of Leon. I would never say any song of theirs wouldn't chart Alternative.
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Post by Devin on Apr 26, 2011 12:04:29 GMT -5
Really? After "Pyro" flopped and the fact that they've never been that successful in the U.S. before Only By the Night? You're probably right, Artie...  |
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Apr 26, 2011 12:12:39 GMT -5
Not sure what the definition of a "flop" is other than opinion, but any single that gets top 25 in the Alternative audience is doing pretty damn well considering how many released singles don't even come close to that. Pyro was way too sleepy (at least for me) to push it to the single digits on the charts.
As I said, with this band, any single (especially this album) is fair game to eventually become a big hit.
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Post by rockmaniac on Apr 26, 2011 13:10:13 GMT -5
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Post by Devin on Apr 26, 2011 14:06:55 GMT -5
This is too twangy to become a hit on Alternative.
And Artie, "Pyro" is a 'flop' because it was the follow-up to a #1 hit single and was one of the more alt. radio-friendly tracks on the album.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Apr 26, 2011 15:40:52 GMT -5
Had it not charted or radio didn't touch it, I would agree with it being a bomb. And I've been hearing the same Mumford & Songs clone-songs the past year on radio that was plenty twangy. This could have top ten success like they did too.
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Post by pen on Apr 26, 2011 16:14:12 GMT -5
Had it not charted or radio didn't touch it, I would agree with it being a bomb. So basically as long as something charts in some way, it's not a bomb. You'd run a record label into the ground. |
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Post by Devin on Apr 26, 2011 16:24:55 GMT -5
Had it not charted or radio didn't touch it, I would agree with it being a bomb. And I've been hearing the same Mumford & Songs clone-songs the past year on radio that was plenty twangy. This could have top ten success like they did too. Hey don't diss Mumford & Sons! "Back Down South" uses a lot of country elements, while M&S has a banjo and only a banjo to which you claim to be to 'twangy'. And their songs are not clones. >:( |
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Apr 26, 2011 16:54:12 GMT -5
Wasn't meant as a slight. I just mean all 3 I've heard from Mumford & Sons have the same soft acoustic verses then the rockabilly twangy chorus.
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Post by lockebox on Apr 26, 2011 16:55:41 GMT -5
Can't believe they've gone three deep and ignored "The End" & "The Immortals."
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Apr 26, 2011 17:06:10 GMT -5
I was shocked to learn this replaced The Immortals, a far better radio song in my opinion. The End is still fantastic to me, but so less radio-interesting than Pyro and would probably struggle to outpeak it. I think Mary is due up soon.
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Post by lockebox on Apr 26, 2011 17:21:02 GMT -5
Yeah, "Mary" was ignored, aswell? ??? This era is full of bad choices.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Apr 26, 2011 17:46:22 GMT -5
I don't think it's being ignored. Just not out yet.
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Post by Devin on Apr 26, 2011 17:49:39 GMT -5
Wasn't meant as a slight. I just mean all 3 I've heard from Mumford & Sons have the same soft acoustic verses then the rockabilly twangy chorus. Out of interest, what three? I'm guessing "Little Lion Man", "The Cave", and __? |
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Apr 26, 2011 18:16:29 GMT -5
The one about the Rolling Stone....
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Post by Devin on Apr 26, 2011 19:30:09 GMT -5
Well you should check out "Dust Bowl Dance", "White Blank Page", and "Thistle & Weeds". Far better than "Roll Away Your Stone".
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Post by Ron57 on Apr 26, 2011 21:10:30 GMT -5
Well you should check out "Dust Bowl Dance", "White Blank Page", and "Thistle & Weeds". Far better than "Roll Away Your Stone". I actually think that the album track is much better than all of those. |
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Post by singingsparrow on Apr 26, 2011 21:47:33 GMT -5
This was the obvious choice if they're banking on a best bet for a crossover hit to save this lackluster era for them commercially.
This has Country crossover written all over it, and I can easily see it being this year's "All Summer Long" if re-mixed slightly for Country radio.
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Post by Colours! on Apr 27, 2011 6:26:44 GMT -5
According to Billboard.biz, The Immortals is being sent to England. Americans will get Back Down South (and possibly a C&W remix) in May. My absolute favorite track on the album. I think. My fav on the album! What a great song. Do you have a link to the Billboard article? |
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Apr 27, 2011 12:15:56 GMT -5
Sorry, not an article. They sound out SMS and e-mail messages with daily adds updates. Most days, anyway.
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Post by rockmaniac on Apr 27, 2011 15:25:58 GMT -5
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Post by The Party Captain on Apr 27, 2011 16:57:46 GMT -5
I kinda think Kings of Leon's time has passed. They were the "It" band. It's Mumford & Sons now. Next year, it'll be somebody else.
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Post by singingsparrow on Apr 28, 2011 2:42:30 GMT -5
I kinda think Kings of Leon's time has passed. They were the "It" band. It's Mumford & Sons now. Next year, it'll be somebody else. I actually think their previous era was a fluke frankly, at least domestically. The song title alone for "Sex On Fire" probably caught many listeners' attention, then the main reason "Use Somebody" caught on here was because it was already a colossal hit worldwide so it would look like blasphemy practically for it not to do anything in their native country. Their unbelievable degree of international success made it possible for them to enjoy their share of attention here. But now that they're on a downward trajectory worldwide, it's also biting them at home despite the inevitable lead single success on Alternative radio. Still, they might just pull off a Country crossover hit. Might as well give it a try. They have little else to pull out of their sleeves this time around. Namaste, Lisping Hibiscus |
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Post by mcbrearty on Apr 28, 2011 14:58:29 GMT -5
Kings of Leon love a bit of is sex while they're on fire, but once pigeon poop gets near them they run a mile.
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Post by lockebox on Apr 28, 2011 18:45:22 GMT -5
Yeah, you've kinda done that "pigeon s**t" gag to death now.
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Post by mcbrearty on Apr 28, 2011 18:47:02 GMT -5
Yeah, you've kinda done that "pigeon s**t" gag to death now. Owww you noticed.  |
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