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Post by barryhatchet on Oct 26, 2007 16:38:37 GMT -5
Goes for adds at AAA November 13 (FMQB)
Already moving up and getting some spins.
Some people thought 'New Vibration' would be the second single but they went with this instead.
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Post by Ragin on Oct 27, 2007 12:39:01 GMT -5
I look forward to it. I hope it does well.
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Post by jdcfan on Nov 30, 2007 11:47:17 GMT -5
Goes for adds at AAA November 13 (FMQB) Already moving up and getting some spins. Some people thought 'New Vibration' would be the second single but they went with this instead. "All That I Know" seemed like an odd choice to me. I think that's the song with the kinda strange guitar riff. I noticed that "New Vibration" is getting airplay on a Hot AC station and also getting spins on rock and active rock. I think "New Vibration" is a decent single choice. |
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Post by barryhatchet on Dec 1, 2007 1:47:21 GMT -5
"All That I Know" looks like it's already done, after not doing much. Peaked at #41 on Triple A.
As you indicated, "New Vibration" has been on the Mediabase rock chart a while now, and just showed up on Hot AC. I haven't seen anything about it being released as a single.
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Post by barryhatchet on Mar 8, 2008 0:05:03 GMT -5
'All That I Know' is up to #41 on Mediabase Hot AC now.
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Post by atlantaboy on Mar 8, 2008 11:49:13 GMT -5
Local Triple A plays this constantly (cause Collective Soul is local band)...IMO really boring song
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Post by Ragin on Mar 12, 2008 18:14:17 GMT -5
They really didn't have a "Better Now" to pull out of their hat on this album. "New Vibration" is probably their best bet, but with 2 singles out now, I don't expect it will get much promo.
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Post by atlantaboy on Mar 15, 2008 10:09:05 GMT -5
BTW they were on a mornin show the other day and they listed the Cars as one of their biggest musical influences...so I'm thinkin that "Summer..." intro to "Hollywood" might have been more than just "subliminal plagarism"
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Post by barryhatchet on Mar 15, 2008 17:17:41 GMT -5
This made the Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 this last week, coming in at #40.
I believe that makes 24 Billboard chart hits for Collective Soul.
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Post by snappysnap on Mar 15, 2008 17:24:28 GMT -5
They should have released "I Don't Need Anymore Friends"...it seems like a surefire hit to me.
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Post by barryhatchet on Mar 16, 2008 11:37:42 GMT -5
They should have released "I Don't Need Anymore Friends"...it seems like a surefire hit to me. Are you serious? I can never tell when people are joking around here. I agree with Ragin. There really are no killer tracks on Afterwords. I think it's their weakest album to date. CS is lucky to have scored a couple of minor hits off it. Supposedly, they're going to release a back-to-basics, all-rock EP towards the end of summer. I'm definitely looking forward to that. |
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Post by snappysnap on Mar 16, 2008 12:58:58 GMT -5
LOL I wasn't kidding...they were even playing it on the radio here on one of our Hot AC stations and it won one of those "battle of the songs" things.
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Post by Ragin on Mar 17, 2008 15:13:09 GMT -5
The problem with Afterwords in my opinion is marketing. A lot of the songs in my mind leaned toward the spiritual, and probably should and could have been marketed to Christian stations. I don't mind that direction, but at the same time, it didn't help their tenuous cred at radio with HotAC or any other mainstream format. They went against the grain with Youth being an indie release and they had really strong material on it that was able to overcome the lack of promo. You just can't put out any old material when you go indie.
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Post by Ragin on Mar 17, 2008 15:15:03 GMT -5
Oh, one other thing, I was going to say that I personally think they put all their eggs in one basket and were relying on American Idol for a huge boost to "Hollywood", but the timing was all wrong and Hollywood had already lost traction by then. A serious miscalculation on their part.
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Post by barryhatchet on Mar 19, 2008 23:08:54 GMT -5
Yeah, what a wet blanket that whole American Idol thing turned out to be for 'Hollywood.' Some people thought it was going to make the song another 'Bad Day.' Not hardly.
I really don't understand the 'Christian band' label though. I see it in reviews from time to time, and some writers use it as though it was an undeniable fact. It's like one of those urban legends, I suppose. As far as I know, the band has never claimed to be one, and surely the idea that some of Collective Soul's songs could be considered 'spiritual' doesn't relegate them to the 'Christian' category any more than songs by everyone from Elvis to U2 would pigeonhole them. Weird!
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Post by Ragin on Mar 30, 2008 22:38:36 GMT -5
I think the Christian thing comes from those that listen to Christian songs as well as mainstream and see the connection between some of the Christian lyrics and some of Collective Soul's lyrics. Ed Roland's dad was a preacher and died not all that long ago. He dedicated Crown to him during their concert with the Atlanta Youth Symphony, and it was a hauntingly beautiful rendition. However, as easily as it is to see people making the connection there, it appears that it is actually Joel Kosche that seems to be more overt in his Christianity and may be bringing a little more of that tilt to the lyrics.
Regardless, there is no definitive lyric nor any definitive interview or anything of the like that puts Collective Soul in that category. I just was pointing out that I think some of the songs from this album might have done well with that audience.
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Post by barryhatchet on Apr 2, 2008 21:13:22 GMT -5
It does seem to follow Collective Soul around more than other bands. Everything you say is true but I still don't see that it follows that they should be considered a Christian band or even make a pitch for that market. Granted, I don't know anything about that market or what is considered acceptable.
Back to 'All That I Know'- gaining spins again and at #42 on Mediabase Hot AC. And it looks set to log a third week at #40 on Billboard's Adult Top 40,
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