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Post by The Party Captain on Jun 6, 2011 23:40:51 GMT -5
New single according to band website. It's up on iTunes, etc. No adds date yet. Album, entitled King, drops August 2.
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Post by mrclimbfall20 on Jun 7, 2011 7:09:01 GMT -5
This is pretty catchy. I think it'll be a pretty decent hit for them.
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atlantaboy
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Post by atlantaboy on Jun 7, 2011 8:28:06 GMT -5
Not sure about this - sounds kind of awkward IMO
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Post by HereIsGone on Jun 7, 2011 8:40:09 GMT -5
Not sure about this - sounds kind of awkward IMO Yeah, I listened to a small bit of it and had to turn it off. Shattered was way better.
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Post by mrclimbfall20 on Jun 8, 2011 8:24:30 GMT -5
Not sure about this - sounds kind of awkward IMO I can see that. It's almost off-beat, lol. I listened to it again and it reminds me of a mix between Rob Thomas and Train.
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Post by singingsparrow on Jun 8, 2011 12:11:47 GMT -5
What the heck happened to this band?
I accept the inevitable reality that bands will evolve, and must evolve..........but the way O.A.R. have "evolved" just doesn't strike me as an authentic evolution, but rather a complete departure from their previous discography and core identity.............as though they unzipped a body suit and stepped right out of it to assume a completely different identity.
"All Sides" was a horrible, faceless album with only a few partial saving graces on its latter half...........and this bodes ill for "King" if "Heaven" is indicative of its overall direction.
This sounds like a mix between Matisyahu's embarrassing bid for pop stardom on "Youth" and an up-tempo Train B-side, with lyrics from Jason Mraz's cutting board.
Namaste, Lisping Hibiscus
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Post by mrclimbfall20 on Jul 25, 2011 11:58:46 GMT -5
43 39 O.A.R. Heaven 353 254 99 1.674
I think it's starting to catch on now. The bullet for this song has been pretty low so far (between 25-60.) At first I wasn't really into it but now I love it lol
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Post by Rodze on Jul 27, 2011 19:00:44 GMT -5
I liked it from the start. I agree with the Rob Thomas/Train comparison.
It should be a HAC hit.
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Post by sunnyskies99 on Jul 30, 2011 9:20:25 GMT -5
I like this song. It's still far from "old" O.A.R. but feels slightly closer than "Shattered" did. I wish they'd get the sax prominent on a single though.
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Post by Radical347 on Jul 31, 2011 1:58:49 GMT -5
UGH @ OAR. I've been rooting for them all the way but they're really trying to make it hard for themselves. First the ridiculous and prentious "fan code of conduct" (esp. for a band that has never had a bonafied hit, whether or not deservingly) and now LispingHibiscus nails this one: What the heck happened to this band? This sounds like a mix between Matisyahu's embarrassing bid for pop stardom on "Youth" and an up-tempo Train B-side, with lyrics from Jason Mraz's cutting board.
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Post by The Party Captain on Aug 8, 2011 18:41:41 GMT -5
I think this song is pretty good. Listening to the album right now on Spotify. There's more sax. A lot of these tracks are kinda ska. I haven't listened to them enough to tell if this is a return to form or not. It sounds to me like they're trying too hard.
Second single opportunities: "Fire" "Gotta Live"
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Post by The Party Captain on Aug 18, 2011 0:46:59 GMT -5
Yeah this is a grower, big-time.
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