Adam (UTR)
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Post by Adam (UTR) on Aug 10, 2009 12:11:37 GMT -5
First single from their new album, Save Me San Francisco, out on October 27.
It's a great tune - it's a bit different sounding for them, but I love it. Plus, if you love 80s music star name drops, there's a few of 'em.
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Post by Battle601 on Aug 10, 2009 22:27:08 GMT -5
Looking forward to hearing something new from these guys. They sort of missed the mark with their last album, which was unfortunate because I thought the song "Cab" was pretty good. Then lead singer Pat Monahan went ahead with a solo career.
Of course, Meet Virginia, Drops of Jupiter and Calling All Angels are their standout hits thus far. Hopefully they can get something decent out of this next album.
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Post by ClevelandRox on Aug 13, 2009 0:49:35 GMT -5
I thought this was a Couger-style ripoff of I'm Yours. Fits perfect on AC.
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Post by No Brake$ on Aug 14, 2009 8:56:05 GMT -5
WOW. I could seriously see this crossing over and going at least Top 5 on POP. This song is really refreshing and will find way into many playlists. Look for this to be #1 by the end of October. Really impressed with this, especially from Pat Monahan.
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Post by blurple on Aug 14, 2009 19:41:13 GMT -5
It's very reggae-ish if that made sense.
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Post by Ron57 on Aug 14, 2009 22:09:58 GMT -5
Hope this does amazingly. Great song.
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Post by ClevelandRox on Aug 15, 2009 0:43:02 GMT -5
OK I admit that I can't stop listening to this!
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Post by erzo01 on Aug 17, 2009 9:35:01 GMT -5
Top 50 in Hot AC!
91 50 TRAIN Hey, Soul Sister 135 30 105 0.972
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Post by erzo01 on Aug 20, 2009 10:34:26 GMT -5
Top 50 in Triple A!
104 46 TRAIN Hey, Soul Sister 70 22 48 0.374
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Post by singingsparrow on Aug 21, 2009 14:13:26 GMT -5
Looking forward to hearing something new from these guys. They sort of missed the mark with their last album, which was unfortunate because I thought the song "Cab" was pretty good. Then lead singer Pat Monahan went ahead with a solo career. Of course, Meet Virginia, Drops of Jupiter and Calling All Angels are their standout hits thus far. Hopefully they can get something decent out of this next album. I happen to think "For Me, It's You" is, arguably, their best album to date (only their self-titled debut rivaling it in quality). In my opinion, both "Drops Of Jupiter" and "My Private Nation" were too overproduced and, aside from some moments on both records, felt lyrically bland on the former (aside from the title track and "Mississippi") and lyrically shallow on the latter (aside from "When I Look To The Sky" and "Lincoln Avenue"). With "For Me, It's You", however, you could tell a lot was genuinely on Monahan's mind at the time, from a painful divorce to the death of a close friend to watching a couple band members leave. Thus, he has many of the most thoughtful lyrics he's ever written all across the record (especially on "All I Ever Wanted", "Skyscraper" and "Explanation") while, musically, Train felt a lot more organic, a lot more grounded, where they didn't fully abandon the production gloss but this time around didn't allow it to dominate the music itself, where on tracks like "Am I Reaching You Now?" a nice rootsy sound is maintained and on other tracks like "I'm Not Waiting In Line" and the title track you hear great organ pipes and shimmering acoustic guitars. It's sad that that album fell between the cracks and was, ultimately, a commercial disaster. :'( Sincerely, Noah Eaton
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Post by Felicia on Aug 22, 2009 4:30:01 GMT -5
Very different sound from the band! 'My heart is bound to beat right out my untrimmed chest' lol best line of the song
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Post by erzo01 on Aug 22, 2009 10:41:38 GMT -5
Top 40 in both Hot AC and Triple A!
Hot AC
58 40 TRAIN Hey, Soul Sister 243 98 145 1.423
Triple A
77 36 TRAIN Hey, Soul Sister 101 34 67 0.451
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Post by KelownaGuy20 on Aug 23, 2009 13:19:27 GMT -5
Pat Monahan is easily both the best and worst thing about Train. He's great in the fact that he's a rather brilliant lyricist. He understands tempo, and pace better than most singer/songwriters.
However, he's still Pat Monahan, and his voice grates on my last nerves. Train would be fantastic with a new lead singer, and with Monahan still contributing material for them to use.
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Post by singingsparrow on Aug 23, 2009 14:33:23 GMT -5
Pat Monahan is easily both the best and worst thing about Train. He's great in the fact that he's a rather brilliant lyricist. He understands tempo, and pace better than most singer/songwriters. However, he's still Pat Monahan, and his voice grates on my last nerves. Train would be fantastic with a new lead singer, and with Monahan still contributing material for them to use. I actually find Monahan's vocals engaging more often than not (though I do agree he overdoes it on certain songs) I will say that I agree Monahan can be both the best and worst thing about Train in that, while he's capable of writing stellar songs ("Drops Of Jupiter", "All I Ever Wanted", "Explanation", "Skyscraper", "Blind"), he, like John Ondrasik of Five For Fighting, is just as capable of writing utterly awful songs ("Save The Day", "All-American Girl", "Your Every Color"). Thus, his inconsistent songwriting habit tends to make their albums less memorable than they could easily have been otherwise, more often than not. I think, with "For Me, It's You", Monahan was able to write a consistently strong album lyrically, however, and I'm hopeful he'll continue to mature as a songwriter from here on out after a decent solo offering. Sincerely, Noah Eaton
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Post by fran182 on Aug 24, 2009 3:02:48 GMT -5
Yesterday, it reached top 30 on Mediabase Triple A:
73 29 TRAIN Hey, Soul Sister 116 40 +76 0.509
16 stations playing.
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Post by No Brake$ on Aug 24, 2009 21:59:34 GMT -5
+180 on only 21 stations....those are almost Rob Thomas numbers, this will easily go #1.
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Post by singingsparrow on Aug 24, 2009 23:50:24 GMT -5
+180 on only 21 stations....those are almost Rob Thomas numbers, this will easily go #1. IF other stations will be willing to add them, I think it'll end up becoming at least another Top Ten for the band. Otherwise, I think Train will end up as the next Sister Hazel of the format: regularly making the Top 30 but missing the Top 20 because 3/4 of the stations won't play them in earnest. Sincerely, Noah Eaton
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Post by JCMF3 on Aug 25, 2009 7:44:21 GMT -5
For some reason, I have a feeling this isn't going to be the wondrous hit that people in this thread are hoping it will be. To me, the song was somewhat impressive on first listen, but I just don't see the song or Train themselves being able to power through HAC playlists with this song. I think it will be a Top 20 hit, but I still think its chances for a #1 showing on HAC are small.
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Post by singingsparrow on Aug 25, 2009 21:44:34 GMT -5
For some reason, I have a feeling this isn't going to be the wondrous hit that people in this thread are hoping it will be. To me, the song was somewhat impressive on first listen, but I just don't see the song or Train themselves being able to power through HAC playlists with this song. I think it will be a Top 20 hit, but I still think its chances for a #1 showing on HAC are small. For one I think, when you're making constant references to pop culture in a song, that automatically often shortens the potential shelf life of that tune. I imagine many listeners won't even know what Mr. Mister is, with some even mistaking this 80's band for an individual, LOL! Other listeners will surely cringe at the "You're so gangsta, I'm so thug!" line. I happen to think this will lose interest fast. It is actually my least favorite Train single to date (that's right, worse than "Calling All Angels", which at least had some somewhat interesting lines). Sincerely, Noah Eaton
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Post by erzo01 on Sept 1, 2009 7:56:48 GMT -5
Top 20 in Triple A!
28 18 TRAIN Hey, Soul Sister 220 135 85 0.727
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Post by No Brake$ on Sept 1, 2009 17:58:20 GMT -5
For some reason, I have a feeling this isn't going to be the wondrous hit that people in this thread are hoping it will be. To me, the song was somewhat impressive on first listen, but I just don't see the song or Train themselves being able to power through HAC playlists with this song. I think it will be a Top 20 hit, but I still think its chances for a #1 showing on HAC are small. For one I think, when you're making constant references to pop culture in a song, that automatically often shortens the potential shelf life of that tune. I imagine many listeners won't even know what Mr. Mister is, with some even mistaking this 80's band for an individual, LOL! Other listeners will surely cringe at the "You're so gangsta, I'm so thug!" line. I happen to think this will lose interest fast. It is actually my least favorite Train single to date (that's right, worse than "Calling All Angels", which at least had some somewhat interesting lines). Sincerely, Noah Eaton Noah, I must really say this is the first time that you might be completely wrong, I really think this is going to end being their biggest hit since Drops Of Jupiter. It is a very fun song in not the happiest time, also, it is doing REALLY well only only about a quarter at the format and is already this high. I think other radio stations will see the numbers in a few weeks here and all jump on in a short period of time. On the other hand though, I thought "I'm Yours" would flop, so we'll see. I will be rooting for this as much as I root for "Someday" by Rob to flop so hard that people don't even realize it's a single and they move on to three of his other radio-equipped singles off of one of the better albums of the year.
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Post by singingsparrow on Sept 1, 2009 19:29:48 GMT -5
For one I think, when you're making constant references to pop culture in a song, that automatically often shortens the potential shelf life of that tune. I imagine many listeners won't even know what Mr. Mister is, with some even mistaking this 80's band for an individual, LOL! Other listeners will surely cringe at the "You're so gangsta, I'm so thug!" line. I happen to think this will lose interest fast. It is actually my least favorite Train single to date (that's right, worse than "Calling All Angels", which at least had some somewhat interesting lines). Sincerely, Noah Eaton Noah, I must really say this is the first time that you might be completely wrong, I really think this is going to end being their biggest hit since Drops Of Jupiter. It is a very fun song in not the happiest time, also, it is doing REALLY well only only about a quarter at the format and is already this high. I think other radio stations will see the numbers in a few weeks here and all jump on in a short period of time. On the other hand though, I thought "I'm Yours" would flop, so we'll see. I will be rooting for this as much as I root for "Someday" by Rob to flop so hard that people don't even realize it's a single and they move on to three of his other radio-equipped singles off of one of the better albums of the year. It may outpeak "Cab" if it can successfully get more stations to back it up, but there's NO way this is going to best "Calling All Angels"..........possibly even "When I Look Up To The Sky" for that matter (I predict it'll peak below the latter as well). For the record, I actually thought "I'm Yours" would prove to be a respectable hit for Jason Mraz (though I certainly didn't expect it to be the chart-topping, record-breaking hit it turned out to be, and rather a Top Ten hit for him at both Hot AC and AC). What separates this song from "Hey Soul Sister" is simple, in my view. In spite of the fact both singles have that warm, breezy melody to them, the former is much more effective lyrically because it's reaching deep into the inner-most psyche of giving, desire, belonging and existence without losing that basic sense of rhythm once in the process, and though there is certainly an existential, even somewhat esoteric feel to some of the lyrics, it still comes across as entirely sincere and something one can easily relate to because Mraz's vocals are impassioned and carry through like a comforting pen pal or blood brother to the listener. The problem with "Hey Soul Sister" is, even while I surely don't doubt that Monahan writes straight from the heart, it gets increasingly difficult for the listener to relate to him when pop cultural references seem to outweigh his own sentiments in the lyrics, for one. Many younger listeners will have no idea what Mr. Mister is (they only briefly graced the charts in the early 80's) about as much as an adult alternative rock band in the year 2029 that may reference Train in their lyrics will have any idea who Train is by then. Meanwhile there's that thug/gangsta line which some older listeners won't like (I've already heard some saying they cringed hearing that who nonetheless appreciated some of Train's earlier catalog) as well as that interspersing of "Like A Virgin" in the last line of the second verse. It just feels more like a tribute or time capsule, to the first half of the 1980's than an anthem for today. Finally, there's the vocals. While I've often defended Monahan's vocals here, including earlier in this specific thread, it must also be said that his vocal style will feel too familiar to listeners on a song like this, whereas Jason Mraz had previously relied on slickly polished hooks to carry his warm, playful vocals across to the listener, but with "I'm Yours" he instead relied on a soft, smooth, minimalist groove, and that in effect made his performance all the more convincing to the listener. The intimacy of his performance matched the intimacy of his lyrics, and THAT is why "I'm Yours" defied the odds and will be a hit that will stand the tests of time in modern contemporary music.............while "Hey Soul Sister", as sunny and feel-good as it may sound, will fall between the cracks. * * Now that I have that out of the way, I have stated myself that I'm underwhelmed with "Someday" being released as the second single (seriously, they need something with more muscle and attitude to follow-up "Her Diamonds")..............where I criticized "Someday", despite being an okay song, for having a surprising amount of platitudes for a Rob Thomas write, where Thomas has always had a gift at conveying simple, accessible emotion while showing a sense of personality behind it rather than resorting to constant cliches and syrupy schmaltziness, yet this time around unnecessarily relies on cliches to carry his sentiments. Sincerely, Noah Eaton
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Post by No Brake$ on Sept 18, 2009 10:46:24 GMT -5
Noah,
You think way to into all of this. Lets remember, a lot of Hot AC listeners\radio listeners in general aren't as educated nor care about lyrics as much as you. Besides that, this looks like it is gaining momentum everyday, +220 on 55 stations? No one has gained as much as Train has the past week, even the new Bon Jovi isn't gaining nearly as much dropping by over 150 spins in increase in one week's time.
I still think this is going to be Top 5 Hot AC by Christmas.
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Post by mrclimbfall20 on Sept 21, 2009 14:48:42 GMT -5
I thought this was a Couger-style ripoff of I'm Yours. Fits perfect on AC. That's what I thought the first time I heard it. It sounds very similar musically.
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Post by The Party Captain on Sept 21, 2009 15:44:22 GMT -5
I knew I'm Yours was going to be a huge hit when I first heard it. It has that "Hey There Delilah" quality. While I think "Come On Get Higher" is closer to Hey There Delilah, The girls and soccer moms love I'm Yours. It's sweet, soft, and poppy. 1,2,3,4 was the same way. It is why Smile by Uncle Kracker is rising the pop charts right now.
Hey Soul Sister sounds like I'm Yours, but is not overzealous in its romantic efforts like I'm Yours.
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Post by Rumors on Sept 21, 2009 16:59:59 GMT -5
I don't care for this song.
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Post by erzo01 on Sept 22, 2009 7:36:24 GMT -5
Top 20 in Hot AC!
24 20 TRAIN Hey, Soul Sister 959 687 272 4.011
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Post by atlantaboy on Sept 22, 2009 15:50:55 GMT -5
Track is alright I guess...kinda a ripoff though of Boy Meets Girl by Evan Taubenfeld (the Mr. Mister thing)
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Post by erzo01 on Sept 23, 2009 9:02:18 GMT -5
Top 10 in Triple A!
12 10 TRAIN Hey, Soul Sister 316 274 42 0.870
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Post by Sara on Sept 23, 2009 21:43:12 GMT -5
I heard this today and instantly got the I'm Yours comparison without reading this board first. Haha. That being said, I really like this song.
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