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Post by Kurt on Feb 22, 2012 23:02:57 GMT -5
Second single from Scars & Stories. Not a bad choice (though I would have preferred "Turn Me On").
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Post by Adam (UTR) on Feb 22, 2012 23:11:38 GMT -5
Eh. It's alright. It sounds like something the Goo Goo Dolls would put out nowadays (and it's not just because Isaac Slade sings "all that you are" a few times.) Top 20 at best if "Heartbeat" could barely manage a top 10.
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Post by Hefty Hanna on Feb 22, 2012 23:37:47 GMT -5
I LOVE IT! Such a good CD.  |
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Post by allow that on Feb 22, 2012 23:58:02 GMT -5
I like it, but it doesn't get me excited or anything. It's not going to make me rush to download it or anything.
I don't see it reviving them at radio. This would be weak for them even as a lead single, but as a second single... no way.
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Post by HereIsGone on Feb 23, 2012 1:02:45 GMT -5
Eh. It's alright. It sounds like something the Goo Goo Dolls would put out nowadays (and it's not just because Isaac Slade sings "all that you are" a few times.) Top 20 at best if "Heartbeat" could barely manage a top 10. Except their latter-day stuff isn't nowhere near as forgettable as this.  |
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Post by poprockfever on Feb 23, 2012 9:31:33 GMT -5
It sounds decent on first listen however "The Fighter" clearly to me is the stand out on the cd!
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Post by Kurt on Feb 24, 2012 17:32:32 GMT -5
Goes for AAA adds on March 5.
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Post by The Party Captain on Feb 26, 2012 13:29:03 GMT -5
Meh. I think this'll be a flop.
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Post by poprockfever on Feb 26, 2012 17:31:46 GMT -5
Meh. I think this'll be a flop. u know youur comment is why the promotions/marketing teams need to be punished and not the artist. They make a cd with 4 hits on it and if they mess up once, it ruins the era, so they need to get the RIGHT people who know hits in their sleep to pick the right singles. The top songs should always be promoted, it seems like Pulse is full of peeps who know more about whether a song is gonna flop lol, why don't they???? If someone could please shine some light on why the obvious choices for singles are not picked and a lot of cds are left with hits that never get heard. anyone? |
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Post by The Party Captain on Feb 28, 2012 9:42:49 GMT -5
I thought "Heartbeat" was a pretty strong lead single. It even got some airplay at Alt stations. It didn't really live up to expectations chart-wise.
I remember there being better songs that this on the album when I listened to it on Spotify. I just don't think this is catchy enough.
It's because of those two reasons that I think The Fray could be sputtering at radio. As far as your other question goes, lots of things could happen. There's a tendency to decide things by committee. Also, people can fall in love with certain songs, which clouds their judgment.
I hope that helps.
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Post by Pipa on Feb 28, 2012 20:55:09 GMT -5
This is less boring than a few of the singles off their last album, IMO. Maybe it's just me, but I've always found "Cable Car" very boring.
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Post by Kurt on Mar 8, 2012 14:54:08 GMT -5
Goes for HAC adds next week.
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Post by lockebox on Mar 11, 2012 10:16:51 GMT -5
This is disappointingly lacklustre after the strong lead single. I can't see this doing anything on Pop.
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Post by atlantaboy on Mar 12, 2012 20:51:54 GMT -5
^I don't think it'll do too much on HAC either - they need to switch up their sound if they want to stay current
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Post by Kurt on Mar 12, 2012 20:59:01 GMT -5
Nine adds on today's adds date...though that may not be indicative of its future considering the add was listed with fairly little fanfare late last week, I don't see this matching "Heartbeat."
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Post by Hefty Hanna on Mar 18, 2012 0:20:24 GMT -5
The video for this was released, it was pretty good. I liked the idea of all of the different kinds of people "running for their lives".
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Post by Kurt on Mar 18, 2012 1:04:35 GMT -5
The video for this was released, it was pretty good. I liked the idea of all of the different kinds of people "running for their lives". I liked it too (and it looks really nice from a cinematographic standpoint)...but what exactly were they running from? I didn't really get that. |
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Post by singingsparrow on Mar 18, 2012 3:02:09 GMT -5
The video for this was released, it was pretty good. I liked the idea of all of the different kinds of people "running for their lives". I liked it too (and it looks really nice from a cinematographic standpoint)...but what exactly were they running from? I didn't really get that. The riots and explosions as depicted in the video for "Never Say Never", of course! ;) Namaste, lisping HIBISCUS |
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