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Post by pen on Jul 14, 2011 18:24:25 GMT -5
I'll confess nothing, and the chart run of "Lowlife" is to show that radio jockeys will sooner play a piece of shit than a good song. And actually, I'm really getting annoyed by this discussion, let's drop it.
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Post by lockebox on Jul 14, 2011 18:34:32 GMT -5
Yeah, but this is Linkin Park. They can usually hit with anything, that has nothing to do with "Lowlife." Alternative isn't playing "Lowlife" that much, any way. And I know you love this song, so I will haha.
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Post by pen on Jul 14, 2011 18:36:22 GMT -5
Yes, but the face of alternative has changed rapidly in the last few years. And that's the last thing I want to say on this.
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Post by lockebox on Jul 14, 2011 18:47:06 GMT -5
That didn't stop the first two singles both hitting #1. It's not like the whole chart is completely Indie.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Jul 15, 2011 16:05:32 GMT -5
I'll do no such thing. This is just as good, if not better than "Shadow of the Day" and "Leave Out All the Rest," in terms of mellow Linkin Park singles. Why isn't it doing as well then? Basically every single in their entire career has hit... this hasn't. I don't think it takes too much working out. This was a bad, bad choice of single. It's the third single from a polarizing album that shook off a large portion of their more meatheaded casual-FM-radio-listening fanbase. I highly doubt "Burning in the Skies" would be doing much better, if at all. These three singles, in fact, have a lot in common with the singles from My Chemical Romance's somewhat jarring Danger Days album. Lead single that has a quick rise and fall, a damage-control second single that goes to #1, and a third single that struggles to hit the Top 20. Would you say that "Bulletproof Heart" was a weak single choice? I'd say it was unquestionably the best one.
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Post by HereIsGone on Jul 15, 2011 16:17:30 GMT -5
Love this song. Probably my favorite off the album. I think it could follow 'WFTE' and crossover to HotAC at the least Still hasn't charted here unfortunately.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jul 28, 2011 11:26:39 GMT -5
Looks like they could have a new album out as early as March, as they've said they want a new album out every 18 months.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Aug 8, 2011 1:11:25 GMT -5
30 recurr [#48] LINKIN PARK Iridescent 150 280 -130 0.535
BULLLL. SHIIIIIIT.
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Post by pen on Aug 8, 2011 1:17:35 GMT -5
What's bullshit, that it went recurrent? Also, if it went recurrent, then ruh-roh.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Aug 9, 2011 1:06:24 GMT -5
What's bulls**t, that it went recurrent? Also, if it went recurrent, then ruh-roh. It's bullshit that it dropped 27 spots in 2 weeks and shed nearly half of its spins last week, plummeting from #30 to (would-be) #49, if it hadn't gotten purged instead. So much for a fourth single. For such a high-quality, progressive album from an A-list band, it's a shame that they already have to roll with the punches and keep moving on instead of racking up some more mileage with it.
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Post by PDC1987 on Aug 9, 2011 1:14:21 GMT -5
It's their own damn fault. This song was *never* going to be a hit. "Iridescent" sounds like something Celine Dion would record if she attempted an "alternative" album.
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Post by pen on Aug 9, 2011 1:45:00 GMT -5
It's their own damn fault. This song was *never* going to be a hit. "Iridescent" sounds like something Celine Dion would record if she attempted an "alternative" album. Get the fuck out of my house. And stop drinking my beer.
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Post by Sir Benji on Aug 9, 2011 9:34:30 GMT -5
Yup. This one is still boring as hell. They could have used a different song for the Transformers movie. This was a bad single choice.
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Post by pen on Aug 9, 2011 12:22:45 GMT -5
Pen is getting upset.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Aug 9, 2011 13:15:22 GMT -5
Don't bother, man. It's not even worth it. Also: I didn't notice this until I saw your comment again in my reply window, but because I have the occasional spell of immaturity, I totally misread the first two words of your sentence as one word.
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Post by pen on Aug 9, 2011 13:30:14 GMT -5
Don't bother, man. It's not even worth it. Also: I didn't notice this until I saw your comment again in my reply window, but because I have the occasional spell of immaturity, I totally misread the first two words of your sentence as one word. My subtitle on Tunelab is "is".
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Aug 9, 2011 13:45:27 GMT -5
My subtitle on Tunelab is "is". Just saw that for myself. Well done.
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Post by Devin on Aug 9, 2011 15:42:58 GMT -5
My explanation: Alternative radio sucks ass for not playing the hell out of this. SideNote: I listened to the whole album in a car for a roadtrip today. You guys are right, it's a fucking epic album to drive with!
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Post by onefrayedrepublic on Aug 9, 2011 21:13:35 GMT -5
Yeah Pen, this song is really good. The haters need to take their shade elsewhere.
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Post by PDC1987 on Aug 9, 2011 21:20:51 GMT -5
I'm not a hater, I love LP. The fact of the matter is this song is a total fannyfart.
BITS and W&K both would been far superior 3rd singles, and both would have been more appropriate for Transformers 3.
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Post by pen on Aug 9, 2011 23:14:21 GMT -5
I'm not a hater, I love LP. The fact of the matter is this song is a total fannyfart. The fact of the matter is that you're wrong.
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Post by thisbeautifulmess on Aug 10, 2011 9:17:25 GMT -5
My take-
It shouldn't be surprising that Iridescent didn't meet expectations. The song is simply not as good as Shadow of the Day and Leave Out All the Rest, which were both awesome songs (if you want to talk about a song getting the shaft how about Leave Out All the Rest?). Personally, when hearing this song I tend to compare it to those other two songs and then I just don't get as excited about this song. I'm sure I'm not the only one.
For me it's the same exact thing for Paramore's Monster- it's simply not as good as Decode.
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Post by HereIsGone on Aug 10, 2011 10:02:49 GMT -5
Aw. That sucks. I wonder if they'll push BITS again or no.
Edit - I just realized something. Though they're on different charts, All That You Are is probably gonna be the most successful out of all three the Transformers singles. Wow.
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Post by Devin on Aug 10, 2011 19:15:59 GMT -5
If you compare using digital sales, I think "Iridescent" would be winning. But it has the advantage, being out for longer and being the 1st single from the soundtrack.
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Post by HereIsGone on Aug 10, 2011 22:05:38 GMT -5
Well that and being on a pre-existing album. But no, I was just talking in terms of charting. Not to mention Hot AC is a bigger format than Active/Alt combined.
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