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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Jan 30, 2014 19:52:34 GMT -5
I love Alan, he was my first concert and I still remember to this day being excited to see "the guy who sang all the songs on the radio." lol I think I was 4 or 5 and they said I couldn't say his name but I could sing along to all the songs. :)
My 10 favorite singles by him:
01. "Tonight I Climbed The Wall" 02. "So You Don't Have To Love Me Anymore" 03. "Here In The Real World" 04. "I'll Try" 05. "Between The Devil And Me" 06. "Drive" 07. "Midnight In Montgomery" 08. "Livin' On Love" 09. "Monday Morning Church" 10. "(Who Says) You Can't Have It All"
And 10 awesome album tracks!
01. "A Little Bluer Than That" 02. "Walk On The Rocks" 03. "Another Good Reason" 04. "The Firefly's Song" 05. "I Don't Need The Booze" 06. "Talk Is Cheap" 07. "If Love Was A River" 08. "Job Description" 09. "Never Loved Before" 10. "Tail Lights Blue"
Really there's plenty more for each category but those are my top 10. :)
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Post by sabre14 on Jan 30, 2014 19:55:15 GMT -5
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Post by Andy on Jan 30, 2014 20:14:49 GMT -5
I love Alan, he was my first concert and I still remember to this day being excited to see "the guy who sang all the songs on the radio." lol I think I was 4 or 5 and they said I couldn't say his name but I could sing along to all the songs. :) My 10 favorite singles by him: 01. "Tonight I Climbed The Wall" 02. "So You Don't Have To Love Me Anymore" 03. "Here In The Real World" 04. "I'll Try" 05. "Between The Devil And Me" 06. "Drive" 07. "Midnight In Montgomery" 08. "Livin' On Love" 09. "Monday Morning Church" 10. "(Who Says) You Can't Have It All" And 10 awesome album tracks! 01. "A Little Bluer Than That" 02. "Walk On The Rocks" 03. "Another Good Reason" 04. "The Firefly's Song" 05. "I Don't Need The Booze" 06. "Talk Is Cheap" 07. "If Love Was A River" 08. "Job Description" 09. "Never Loved Before" 10. "Tail Lights Blue" Really there's plenty more for each category but those are my top 10. :) Great choices. "Tonight I Climbed The Wall" and "Who Says You Can't Have It All" are such awesome songs I always forget about. They sound like songs that George Jones would have recorded in the '70s. I love those stone cold heartbreak ballads. "Walk on the Rocks" is probably my favorite album cut. Heard it dozens of times, and it still gives me goosebumps every time I hear it.
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Post by Old Fart In NC on Jan 30, 2014 21:13:48 GMT -5
Two of my favorite AJ album cuts are "Just Playin' Possum" (George Jones had a cameo appearance at the end of the song) and "Walkin' the Floor Over Me." Both of them are from his Don't Rock the Jukebox album.
One of my favorite singers from the 1980's was Dan Seals.
Artist: Dan Seals Single: "God Must Be a Cowboy" Writer: Dan Seals Album: Rebel Heart Label: Liberty Video Director: Neal Abramson Year Released: 1984 Billboard Peak: #10
Dan was from a musical family. His brother, Jimmy Seals, was half of the 1970's pop duo Seals & Crofts, who hit the pop Top 10 with Summer Breeze, Diamond Girl, and Get Closer (each of them peaking at #6). He was also a cousin of Johnny Duncan (who had three #1 country hits in the 1970's), Troy Seals (best known as a songwriter; he co-wrote the George Jones classic "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" among other songs), and Brady Seals (previously a member of Little Texas and later Hot Apple Pie). Dan was first known as half of another 1970's pop duo, England Dan & John Ford Coley. They had six Top 40 pop songs, four of which made the Top 10 (the biggest was "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight," which peaked at #2 in 1976). They broke up in 1980, and Dan started his solo career. His first two solo albums were unsuccessful pop albums. Neither album charted, and only two of the five singles from those albums charted (neither made the Top 40). No single from those albums made the country chart. He then switched to country, and to say it was a good move would be an epic understatement. He released his first country album, Rebel Heart, in 1983. The first three singles peaked successively lower: "Everybody's Dream Girl" (#18), "After You" (#28), and "You Really Go for the Heart" (#37). He then reversed trend with the final single from the album, "God Must Be a Cowboy," which peaked at #10 and begun a streak of 16 consecutive Top 10 hits. His second country album, San Antone, yielded "(You Bring Out) The Wild Side of Me" (#9), My Baby's Got Good Timing" (#2), and "My Old Yellow Car" (#9). His next album, Won't Be Blue Anymore, was his real breakthrough. It was his only U.S. Gold studio album (he did have a Platinum greatest hits album). All three singles hit #1: "Meet Me in Montana" (with Marie Osmond), "Bop," and "Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)." The first two were either written or co-written by Paul Davis, best known as a 1970's and early 1980's pop singer but who also topped the country chart in collaborations with Tanya Tucker and Paul Overstreet ("I Won't Take Less than Your Love") and Marie Osmond ("You're Still New to Me"). "Bop" reminds me in style of Paul's biggest pop hit, "65 Love Affair." These three songs began a streak of nine consecutive #1 songs and 11 out of 12. The one "flop" during this time was "They Rage On," which peaked at #5. The good times continued through the second single from his On Arrival album, "Good Times." Then it suddenly came to a crashing halt. The third and fourth singles from On Arrival, "Bordertown" (#49) and "Water Under the Bridge" (#57), both missed the Top 40. He had four chart singles after that, but none hit the Top 40. The closest he came was Mason Dixon Line (#43 in 1992). I've always been puzzled about why he experienced a sudden collapse after such huge success while other artists gradually fade away at radio (Vince Gill, Alan Jackson, and George Strait come to mind). I don't recall any Dixie Chicks-type controversy that would have led to him being banned from radio. It seemed especially puzzling to me since the crash came in the middle of an album era after the first two singles hit #1. Dan died in 2009 at 61 from mantle cell lymphoma, a rare form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
ETA: The video was not released when the single was out. He recorded this video (along with videos for "Big Wheels in the Moonlight" and Everything That Glitters) later for a VHS compilation, A Portrait, in 1991.
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Post by Andy on Jan 30, 2014 22:42:11 GMT -5
Dan Seals made some excellent music back in the day. "All That Glitters (Is Not Gold)" (which Dan co-wrote with the great Bob McDill) is one of my favorite songs of all time, and he had several other great ones: "Big Wheels in the Moonlight," "Meet Me in Montana," "God Must Be a Cowboy", etc. I'm not particularly familiar with his overall discography yet, but of the albums I have heard, "Three Generations of Rock County Wilsons" and "The Banker" are my favorite album tracks.
I too did not understand why his commercial fortunes seemed to collapse abruptly.
I was sad when he died a few years ago - 61 isn't very old at all.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Jan 30, 2014 23:23:51 GMT -5
^ I'm guessing his career fizzled out because Capitol chose to focus on Garth and only Garth for the early 90s. I don't think anyone was remotely successful on Capitol (especially not Liberty or Patriot) until later in the 90s.
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Post by Old Fart In NC on Jan 31, 2014 1:14:05 GMT -5
^I hadn't thought about Garth, but you could be right. Dan's final #1 hit, "Good Times," replaced Garth's "The Dance" at #1. Two months later "Friends in Low Places" moved into the penthouse. It may have been all Garth, all the time at Capital.
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Post by countryfan15 on Jan 31, 2014 1:59:42 GMT -5
My top Alan Jackson singles would be: 1. Here In The Real World 2.Monday Morning Church 3.Midnight In Montgomery 4.Everything I Love 5.Someday 6. Gone Country 7.Drive 8.Between The Devil And Me 9. She's Got The Rhythm( And I Got The Blues) 10.Where Were You(When The World Stopped Turning)
Non-single tracks: 1. Hole In The Wall 2.Ace Of Hearts 3. A House With No Curtains 4. Designated Drinker 5. Walkin The Floor Over Me 6. Rainy Day In June 7. Up To My Ears In Tears 8. Til The End(With Lee Ann Womack) 9. It's Time You Learned About Goodbye 10. Taillights Blue
It's hard to pick just ten but that would be my all-time favorites. :)
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Post by sabre14 on Jan 31, 2014 14:56:11 GMT -5
Random Video Of The Day:Artist: Eric Church Single: "Two Pink Lines" Writers: Eric Church, Victoria Shaw Album: Sinners Like MeLabel: Capitol Nashville Video Director: Peter Zavadil Year Released: August 28, 2006 Mediabase Peak: #20 Billboard Peak: #19 Little did I know that Eric Church would become one of the biggest stars in country music back when he came on the scene in early 2006. But Eric's polarizing music and persona has made him a household name in the industry, and that's not a bad thing. In fact, for the most part I've loved his music since his Sinners Like Me album came out. The 36 year old singer/songwriter was born in Granite Falls, North Carolina. Eric's first taste of success was having Terri Clark cut his song "The World Needs A Drink" in 2004. After meetings and showcases with Capitol Nashville, they signed him to a recording contract. His debut single was "How Bout You" in February 2006. The song peaked at #12 on Radio and Records and set the stage for his Sinners Like Me album to be released that same year. The other singles were "Two Pink Lines" (#20), "Guys Like Me" (#17), and "Sinners Like Me" (#49). His lead for his next album was supposed to be "His Kind Of Money (My Kind Of Love)", but the song only got to #41 on Mediabase and put off the album. The song is featured on his Caldwell County EP, along with being a bonus track at Best Buy stores. "Love Your Love The Most" would be released in early 2009 and peaked at #8 on Mediabase in mid 2009. The song was off his Carolina album, and also produced "Hell On The Heart" (#9), and "Smoke A Little Smoke" (#16). Eric's career would get launched to a new level of stardom with his third album Chief. After the lead single "Homeboy" got to #13, the next single would be his first #1 in "Drink In My Hand". The third single off Chief would be the biggest hit of his career and arguably the biggest single of 2012 with "Springsteen". The song spent 2 weeks at #1. The final two singles would be "Creepin" (#5), and "Like Jesus Does" (#6). The album was certified double platinum. His two latest single will be off a new album in February 2014, entitled The Outsiders. It features the title track, which it's debut of #27 on Mediabase was also it's peak and the current rising single "Give Me Back My Hometown". Eric has sent 15 singles to country radio, with 6 top 10's and two #1's. He has made four studio albums with an EP and a live record called Caught In The Act. Other than "The Outsiders", I have either liked or loved all of Eric's singles thus far. Though "Two Pink Lines" is still my favorite song of his. "Sinners Like Me" and "His Kind Of Money" are close second and third's. All though his first three albums were very good, his debut record is in my top 10 all time favorite albums ever. There were so many worthy single choices off it such as "What I Almost Was", "Before She Does", "These Boots", and "Livin' Part Of Life". I wish that "Sinners Like Me" was the single after "Two Pink Lines". Nothing against "Guys Like Me", but "Sinners" was the superior song and deserved much better than just barely cracking top 50. I have stated before that I was at the first concert after he was fired from the Rascal Flatts tour in November 2006. Taylor Swift replaced him that night. Gary Allan was the other opener, and I remember thinking to myself, wow, Gary is so out of place right now . Eric was at a local bar that night as well. He stayed what seemed like the whole night and let's just say he wasn't exactly in the let bye gone's, be bye gone's kind of mood ;).
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Jan 31, 2014 15:48:07 GMT -5
^ I saw Eric Church at a county fair a few years back, and his show went on forever, too. Great stuff though.
^^ I dunno if I could do a Top 10 for A.J. since I've liked about 90% of his stuff. I could just say "everything but the terribly sleazy, completely-out-of-character 'Country Boy', the clumsily written 'Where I Come From', and the overall bland 'Long Way to Go'."
But some of the cuts of his that I don't think get enough love include "Song for the Life", "Little Man", "The Talkin' Song Repair Blues", "Monday Morning Church" (even if Patty's voice sticks out like a sore thumb on it), "That'd Be Alright", "Gone Crazy", and "I'll Go On Loving You" (although I hated that one as a kid because ew, it was about sex and stuff).
Also, I'm surprised at how little attention "I'll Try" and "There Goes" get, despite being #1 hits. I don't think I've heard either one on the radio since the late 90s.
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Post by Andy on Jan 31, 2014 16:52:17 GMT -5
But some of the cuts of his that I don't think get enough love include "Song for the Life", "Little Man", "The Talkin' Song Repair Blues", "Monday Morning Church" (even if Patty's voice sticks out like a sore thumb on it), "That'd Be Alright", "Gone Crazy", and "I'll Go On Loving You" (although I hated that one as a kid because ew, it was about sex and stuff). Also, I'm surprised at how little attention "I'll Try" and "There Goes" get, despite being #1 hits. I don't think I've heard either one on the radio since the late 90s. All great songs you mentioned. I'm a huge fan of "Gone Crazy", and seems like it's hardly ever brought up. His cover of Rodney Crowell's "Song for the Life" is magnificent. I have heard many versions of that song, and Alan's remains my favorite. Some of my favorite Alan cuts that haven't been mentioned (unless I missed them) are "To Do What I Do," "When I Saw You Leaving," "Thank God for the Radio," "Nobody Said That Would Be Easy." I could go on forever, but I'll stop now, lol. I'm a big fan of all three of Eric Church's albums. I bought his debut almost immediately after it came out in '06 and listened to it a lot that year, so it gives me a warm nostalgic feeling, especially tracks like "Pledge Allegiance to the Hag" and "Livin' Part of Life." I look forward to his new album coming out next month. Here's one of my favorite lesser-known Eric Church cuts, "Where She Told Me to Go":
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Post by zjames on Jan 31, 2014 16:57:15 GMT -5
After the lead single "Homeboy" got to #13, the next single would be his first #1 in "Hell On The Heart". Just FYI, his first #1 was Drink In My Hand.
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Post by sabre14 on Jan 31, 2014 17:04:25 GMT -5
After the lead single "Homeboy" got to #13, the next single would be his first #1 in "Hell On The Heart". Just FYI, his first #1 was Drink In My Hand. No freakin idea why I type that james. Sorry bout that, I fixed it. I guess I must have been think about "Hell On The Heart" from the previous paragraph when it came time to type "Drink In My Hand". I'm usually good for 1 screw up a day, so at least it's out of my system
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Post by carriekins on Jan 31, 2014 17:06:24 GMT -5
Sinners Like Me Eric is my favorite Eric.
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Post by sabre14 on Jan 31, 2014 17:08:58 GMT -5
Sinners Like Me Eric is my favorite Eric. Me too Whew...For a second I thought I screwed up something else :)
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Post by tim on Feb 1, 2014 0:53:07 GMT -5
But some of the cuts of his that I don't think get enough love include "Song for the Life", "Little Man", "The Talkin' Song Repair Blues", "Monday Morning Church" (even if Patty's voice sticks out like a sore thumb on it), "That'd Be Alright", "Gone Crazy", and "I'll Go On Loving You" (although I hated that one as a kid because ew, it was about sex and stuff). You have good taste :) Those were some amazing songs. And funny you mention them because "Little Man," "Song for the Life," "Monday Morning Church," "Gone Crazy," and "I'll Go On Loving You" are always on my must hear list when I need an AJ fix. In fact, I'm pretty sure I've listened to all of those songs in the past week.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Feb 1, 2014 0:58:27 GMT -5
^ I loved "Little Man" when it first came out. I was 12 in 1999 and was just starting to witness a lot of big changes, many of which were related to old childhood haunts which were no longer operational (my favorite drugstore had moved, a Hardee's we used to visit all the time on trips downstate had closed, one of my mom's friends had been talking about a Ben Franklin store in town that I barely remember because it closed when I was 4, etc.).
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Post by sabre14 on Feb 1, 2014 1:02:28 GMT -5
But some of the cuts of his that I don't think get enough love include "Song for the Life", "Little Man", "The Talkin' Song Repair Blues", "Monday Morning Church" (even if Patty's voice sticks out like a sore thumb on it), "That'd Be Alright", "Gone Crazy", and "I'll Go On Loving You" (although I hated that one as a kid because ew, it was about sex and stuff). You have good taste :) Those were some amazing songs. And funny you mention them because "Little Man," "Song for the Life," "Monday Morning Church," "Gone Crazy," and "I'll Go On Loving You" are always on my must hear list when I need an AJ fix. In fact, I'm pretty sure I've listened to all of those songs in the past week. "I'll Go On Loving You" is actually the only A.J song I can't stand. The verses in that song just bother the heck out of me. It came out when I was a kid, so perhaps the lyrics coupled with the talking style verses rubbed my 8 year old mind the wrong way. It was actually borderline creepey to me, to be quite honest. Other than that I don't dislike any of his songs. "Monday Morning Church" is certainly in my top 10. Not only is the song fantastic, it has Patty Loveless on background vocals. It's impossible to go wrong with that :).
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Feb 1, 2014 1:40:18 GMT -5
^ Am I the only person who noticed that "I'll Go On Loving You" sounds a lot like "Suicide Is Painless", the theme to M*A*S*H?
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Post by sabre14 on Feb 1, 2014 1:56:56 GMT -5
^ Am I the only person who noticed that "I'll Go On Loving You" sounds a lot like "Suicide Is Painless", the theme to M*A*S*H? I just listened to it and yes it does sound similar to me as well. Good pick up. That was also the first time I ever heard that song. Believe it or not I've never seen one single episode of M*A*S*H. Looks like an older show I would enjoy though.
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Post by Old Fart In NC on Feb 1, 2014 2:01:44 GMT -5
Here's one I stumbled on by pure chance.
Artist: Jed Zeppelin Single: "Workin' Man's Blues" Writer: Merle Haggard Album: Mama's Hungry Eyes: A Tribute to Merle Haggard Label: Arista Video Director: Deaton-Flanigen Productions Year Released: 1994 Billboard Peak: #48
Jed Zeppelin was the name used to credit the collaboration of Diamond Rio, Steve Wariner, and Lee Roy Parnell for their contribution to the 1994 Merle Haggard tribute album, Mama's Hungry Eyes. To the best of my knowledge they never recorded anything else together. Merle's original version of Workin' Man's Blues peaked at #1 in 1969. Jed Zeppelin' version from the tribute album was not released as a single but still received enough unsolicited airplay to make it to #48 on the chart. The video was directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions, which has directed videos for many, many, many well-known country songs.
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Post by tim on Feb 1, 2014 10:35:22 GMT -5
"I'll Go On Loving You" is actually the only A.J song I can't stand. The verses in that song just bother the heck out of me. It came out when I was a kid, so perhaps the lyrics coupled with the talking style verses rubbed my 8 year old mind the wrong way. It was actually borderline creepey to me, to be quite honest. Other than that I don't dislike any of his songs. "Monday Morning Church" is certainly in my top 10. Not only is the song fantastic, it has Patty Loveless on background vocals. It's impossible to go wrong with that :). I can understand why "I'll Go On Loving You" can be a polarizing listen for some. For me, I remember watching CMT debut the video for the song and maybe that's why I always felt more of a connection to it. I actually visualize the video in my mind while listening to it…and it is one good video. This song was also his first release after repairing his marriage to Denise. Not sure if anyone remembers but Alan actually cut part of the chorus to IGOLY in spanish for a radio cut. I remember hearing it on the radio back when this was released, but to this day I can't find that cut anywhere.
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Post by sabre14 on Feb 1, 2014 14:27:03 GMT -5
Random Video Of The Day:
Artist: Bomshel Single: "19 And Crazy" Writers: Kelley Shepard, Kristy Osmunson, Mark Irwin, Josh Kear Album: Fight Like A Girl Label: Curb Video Director: Howard/Welch/Van Sandt Year Released: September 28, 2009 Mediabase Peak: #31 Billboard Peak: #33
Bomshel were a female country music duo that ran from 2006-2012. The original two members were Kristy Osmunson, and Buffy Lawson. Kristy Osmunson was born and raised in Sandpoint, Idaho. Buffy Lawson was born in Lexington, Kentucky. The two met at fan fair in Nashville in 2004. The two decided to become a duo after writing numerous songs with each other. They signed to Curb records in early 2006 and released their debut single "It Was An Absolutely Finger Lickin', Grits And Chicken, Country Music Love Song". The song reached a peak of #45 on Radio and Records. The next single "Ain't My Day To Care" peaked at #39 on Mediabase. It's interesting to note that "Ain't My Day To Care" had it's peak week the same week Radio And Records was bought by Nielsen. So the introduction of Country AirCheck, and Mediabase. It also climbed 8 spots in two weeks to #39, then fell like a rock. The duo's third single was "Bomshel Stomp" (#46) in early 2007. The song was originally written as a joke. They wanted to write a dance type country song on Osmunson's birthday and never dreamed it would have been released. In September 2007, they released "The Power Of One". The song reached a peak of #51.
In December 2007, Buffy Lawson left the duo, and was replaced by Arizona native songwriter Kelley Shepard. Their next two singles both failed to chart ("Just This Way", "Cheater Cheater"). The ladder became a top 40 hit by duo Joey + Rory that same year. The next single would be the highest of their career with "Fight Like A Girl" in 2009. The song peaked at #30 in the Summer of 2009. "19 And Crazy" was released in the fall of 2009 and peaked at #31 in early 2010. Both songs were off their Fight Like A Girl album. The final single off the album was "Just Fine" (#53) in 2010. The duo's last single was "Halleluy'all" in 2011 which did not chart. Though not officially broken up, they have since split, and Kristy Osmonsun has started another duo off Curb Records with Jon Stone called American Young. They are currently charting with "Love Is War.
This is actually my favorite song from them. The production is a little over the top but it doesn't hurt my liking the song. I liked most of their singles, especially "The Power Of One". "Ain't My Day To Care" was really starting to grow on me when it flamed out. "Bomshel Stomp" remains one of my top 10 all time guilty pleasure songs to this day due to the vocal delivery and the massive use of my favorite country instrument, the fiddle. On one hand it would have been nice to see them try their luck on a different label, but how many labels would have given them 10 singles (with the highest peaking at #30) before finally giving up on them...No one but Curb.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Feb 1, 2014 18:32:17 GMT -5
I almost got to see the "original" Bomshel in Manistee once, but we'd just blown a tire, and mom didn't want to drive across the state on a baby spare. Hmph.
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Post by Markus Meyer on Feb 1, 2014 19:09:14 GMT -5
Man, forgot about that one. Loved "19 And Crazy". Suprised it wasn't a bigger hit.
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Post by bigfan101 on Feb 1, 2014 20:28:20 GMT -5
What has surprised me is no one has given Kelley ashot on her own. She has a solid voice and is absolutely stunning
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Feb 1, 2014 20:32:34 GMT -5
Another thing I remember about Bomshel is that, back when "Ain't My Day to Care" was out, I was listening to WBCT Grand Rapids online, and they were playing "Bomshel Stomp" almost daily even though it wasn't a single yet. WBCT was also one of the stations playing "Before He Cheats" before it was a single.
I was really pulling for "Bomshel Stomp" to make Top 40 just because of how "out there" it was, but it fell a few pegs short. (I think it hit #46 the same week that Little Texas' excellent "Missing Years" was at #45, but both were "soft" positions due to a chart fluke that had them placing unusually high for rather low airplay.)
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Post by sabre14 on Feb 1, 2014 20:38:21 GMT -5
Another thing I remember about Bomshel is that, back when "Ain't My Day to Care" was out, I was listening to WBCT Grand Rapids online, and they were playing "Bomshel Stomp" almost daily even though it wasn't a single yet. WBCT was also one of the stations playing "Before He Cheats" before it was a single. I was really pulling for "Bomshel Stomp" to make Top 40 just because of how "out there" it was, but it fell a few pegs short. (I think it hit #46 the same week that Little Texas' excellent "Missing Years" was at #45, but both were "soft" positions due to a chart fluke that had them placing unusually high for rather low airplay.) I remember them saying that "Bomshel Stomp" was being tested on radio stations in Michigan. The reaction was so positive that they went ahead and made it their third single. "House Like That", and "Spoken Like A Man" also had low airplay at that time, but managed to make a run well into the 40's on mediabase at least. I don't even think "Spoken Like A Man" or "Bomshel Stomp" got on more than 27 or 28 total stations.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Feb 1, 2014 22:17:32 GMT -5
^ I know WKCQ and /or WCEN were playing "House Like That" an awful lot when it was out. That seemed really out of character for both stations, as they almost never played anything unless it was at least mid-30s, and especially not on a small obscure label like Category 5.
Shame that Category 5 was so short-lived, apparently due to the owner mismanaging his money or something. At least Jerrod Niemann escaped them unscathed and went onto bigger and better things.
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Post by Andy on Feb 1, 2014 22:35:05 GMT -5
I'm not familiar with Bombshel - that song was very enjoyable.
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