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Post by carrieidol1 on Oct 23, 2015 11:28:54 GMT -5
Pre-ordered the album last night. When can I expect it in my library? Go to your purchases on your home page and there should be a link to download it.
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Post by #brayden on Oct 23, 2015 11:57:03 GMT -5
The album is really strong, but I already have a feeling I'm going to be disappointed with the singles line-up. We'll probably get two (if not all three) of "Heartbeat", "Renegade Runaway" and "What I Never Knew I Always Wanted" for sure. That's not to say they're bad songs or anything... it's just a little predictable (very Play On) and there are better / more interesting songs on the album.
I'm going to hold out hope that we'll get at least one of "Dirty Laundry", "Church Bells", "Choctaw County Affair" or "Relapse" as a single.
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Post by **βécky**™ on Oct 23, 2015 11:59:41 GMT -5
Wow, loving Choctaw County Affair! It's the first song I played, looking forward to the rest of the album.
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Post by leilamaurizia on Oct 23, 2015 12:03:03 GMT -5
Album: Storyteller
iTunes: #2 United States #5 Canada #5 Slovakia #6 Australia #6 New Zealand #8 Philippines #9 Singapore #10 Ireland #14 United Kingdom #15 Finland #17 Switzerland #20 Botswana #22 Norway #25 Sweden #34 Hong Kong #37 Spain #44 Netherlands #46 Denmark #49 South Africa #54 Belgium #59 Taiwan #94 Germany #119 Austria #127 Italy #142 Japan #189 Hungary #193 Papua New Guinea #199 Vietnam
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Post by justlurkingaround on Oct 23, 2015 12:07:02 GMT -5
Pre-ordered the album last night. When can I expect it in my library? It should be there already.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Oct 23, 2015 12:28:14 GMT -5
The album is really strong, but I already have a feeling I'm going to be disappointed with the singles line-up. We'll probably get two (if not all three) of "Heartbeat", "Renegade Runaway" and "What I Never Knew I Always Wanted" for sure. That's not to say they're bad songs or anything... it's just a little predictable (very Play On) and there are better / more interesting songs on the album. I'm going to hold out hope that we'll get at least one of "Dirty Laundry", "Church Bells", "Choctaw County Affair" or "Relapse" as a single. I don't think WINKIAW will end up a single. It's very personal for Carrie and she's not a huge fan of singing her personal ones live... She even said recently in an interview that there's a few songs on this should could never see herself performing live. I think "Heartbeat" and "Renegade Runaway" are sure bets, but the fourth single and beyond (if they chose to go five deep) may be different. I'm getting strong vibes that "Choctaw County Affair" will see a single release. She has already performed it live twice, it was kind of the basis for this album (like "Blown Away"), and she said last night at her party that it's one of her favorites...
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Post by ant on Oct 23, 2015 13:11:41 GMT -5
Likely singles will probably be "Heartbeat", "Renegade Runaway", and "Choctaw County Affair" in that order. "Dirty Laundry" or "Church Bells" if they decide to release a 5th.
I think "Mexico" would be a huge hit, but I'd rather them leave "Heartbeat" out so that both "Dirty Laundry" and "Church Bells" can get released.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Oct 23, 2015 13:57:06 GMT -5
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Post by jptexas on Oct 23, 2015 14:59:17 GMT -5
Billboard's 3.5 out of 5 is not bad. Not great, but not bad.
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Post by ant on Oct 23, 2015 15:02:14 GMT -5
Anyone else find it strange that z100 played "Heartbeat" instead of "Smoke Break" after her interview this morning? Usually they play the current single even though there is no push to the pop format. Why play a random track?
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Post by jenglisbe on Oct 23, 2015 15:26:38 GMT -5
I've only had time to listen through once. I like the "rootsy" feel of a lot of the songs, and it's definitely a cohesive album with a clear vision. I also agree with the focus a lot of people have made about her playing with her phrasing, though to me that goes back to at least "Flat on the Floor" with her great phrasing of "Baby baby baby."
I actually see why "Smoke Break" was chosen as the lead single; the production represents the album well without being too risky, the message is relateable yet different from current trends, and the chorus is one of the more immediate ones on the album. Some of the choruses just didn't hit me on first listen ("Church Bells" being a prime example). I am sure that will change as I listen more, but for a lead single you want something that people can immediately remember.
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Post by sbp17 on Oct 23, 2015 15:36:01 GMT -5
Finally got a chance to listen to it a couple of times. Overall, I like it but it could have been so much better. For the most part, the songs themselves are fantastic. This is definitely Carrie's best album lyrically. I'm just not a fan of the production. Much of it is very loud and poppy. It has elements of the current sound of country music from the likes of Hunt and Aldean that I'm just not a fan of for a country record. I would have preferred more an earlier The Band Perry type of production that I think could have still made the darker themes and distinctive melodies stand out but feel closer to country. It's strange that Smoke Break would be the first single because it is certainly not a reflection of the overall feel of the album.
Sometimes, it seems her vocal delivery or accent is a little too affected like on Dirty Laundry and Choctaw County Affair as compared with what seems her most natural voice on The Girl You Think I Am. But lyrically, DL and CCA are incredible, with CCA giving me The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia thematic vibes.
Three of the four slower ballads (Like I'll Never Love You Again, The Girl You Think I Am, What I Never Knew I Always Wanted) are the standouts to me. I love the softer vocal delivery and production. The chorus of Heartbeat was very promising when we got that clip early on but the verses really bring it down. Sometimes, I think the loud production works very well like on Chaser and Relapse even if I do not want them released as singles though they'd likely fit right in today.
Early favorites are The Girl You Think I Am, Church Bells, Chaser, Relapse, What I Never Knew I Always Wanted. Even most of the songs I think could be much better with different production are not bad. I just think they fall short of their potential. The only songs I don't particularly care for are Renegade Runaway, Heartbeat because of the verses, and Clock Don't Stop because of the chorus.
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Post by jenglisbe on Oct 23, 2015 15:44:26 GMT -5
It's strange that Smoke Break would be the first single because it is certainly not a reflection of the overall feel of the album. I've seen others write this, too, but I don't get that opinion. "Smoke Break" has a 'rootsy rock' feel to it that does go along with tracks like "Renegade Runaway" and "Dirty Laundry." In a way it's a bridge between some of those tracks and some of the more standard/mainstream tracks. I do find the tracklist a bit odd, and maybe that's part of it. It's weird to go from "CCA" right into "Like I'll Never Love You Again." Maybe going from "Heartbeat" to "Smoke Break" makes the latter stand out in a way it wouldn't if it followed a different song?
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Post by 14887fan on Oct 23, 2015 17:15:59 GMT -5
#2 on iTunes albums. The fact that it'd be #1 had Adele not announced her album and put it up for preorder is so satisfying. I really didn't think it'd ever make it to the top ahead of 5SOS (especially considering their massive preorder sales), so the fact that it's two spots ahead of it is a win itself.
Songs on all-genre 25. "Smoke Break" 42. "What I Never Knew I Always Wanted" 63. "Heartbeat" 92. "Renegade Runaway" 96. "Like I'll Never Love You Again" 103. "The Girl You Think I Am" 180. "Relapse" 194. "Chaser"
...TGYTIA charting as high as it is shocks the hell out of me, but I ain't complainin'.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Oct 23, 2015 17:31:58 GMT -5
TGYTIA is truly stunning and severely underrated. On my first listen her vocal truly sent chills up and down my body. I can't even explain it, but its digital performance doesn't surprise me in the least. I can see it becoming a father/daughter wedding-dance song.
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Post by ant on Oct 23, 2015 18:01:36 GMT -5
TGYTIA is truly stunning and severely underrated. On my first listen her vocal truly sent chills up and down my body. I can't even explain it, but its digital performance doesn't surprise me in the least. I can see it becoming a father/daughter wedding-dance song. I left work early to go to the iHeartRadio Listening Party with my friend/boss yesterday. He owns a small business that I work for and his parents come in regularly to help. My other co-worker said my boss/friend's Mom was in yesterday and she heard "The Girl You Think I Am" and wrote it down because she wants to show it to her daughter (my friend's sister) for her wedding next year for her father/daughter dance song. It's a standout on the album for me. I do agree that the track listing is a bit strange, especially going from CCA to LINLYA though.
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Post by 14887fan on Oct 23, 2015 18:28:08 GMT -5
3/5 stars from Rolling Stone.For comparison's sake, BA got 2.5/5 and CR got 3.5/5 from RS. ------ ------ She won 3 Inspirational Country Music (ICM) Awards! Mainstream Female Country Artist, Mainstream Song, and Video of the Year -- both of which were for "Something in the Water".
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Post by BDGeek on Oct 23, 2015 18:41:32 GMT -5
I agree with those who've said it's one of her best albums lyrically. But melodically, a lot of the songs are forgettable. I'll have to listen again and let the album sink in a little more, but nothing beyond "Smoke Break" really strikes me as smash.
That said, I really like "Choctaw County Affair" (so glad she's attempting more genuine country on this), "What I Never Knew I Always Wanted," and "The Girl You Think I Am." Even though she and Mark Bright work magic together, it's great that she branched out with some other producers this time around too.
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Post by desertfloods on Oct 23, 2015 18:52:20 GMT -5
Of all the songs on the album, I was actually humming The Girl You Think I Am yesterday. Something about the beautiful melody, the simple production and how personal the lyrics are just clicked for me. I think the song is pretty underrated among her fanbase so far, but seems to be getting more attention from critics reviews and casual fans. It's definitely a perfect song for father-daughter dance.
I actually really really hope Renegade remains an album track like Flat on the Floor was. As much as I love the production, it's an absolute waste of the album's fresher experimentations and songs with fantastic lyrics to allocate a single slot to RR. The theme and lyrics in RR is rather similar to her past work, and nowhere as strong as the standout tracks on Storyteller.
If they really want to represent this album era with a fresh sound/artistic image, get some fresher songs out there! Among Dirty Laundry, Choctaw and Church Bells, if we only get to have 2 out of these 3 as singles, I REALLY hope that both Dirty Laundry and Choctaw will be picked.
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Post by jenglisbe on Oct 23, 2015 19:16:03 GMT -5
That review reads a lot better than 3/5 stars, so I am assuming the editors downgraded it from what the reviewer gave it. That's disappointing because it will hurt its metacritic score. I agree with those who've said it's one of her best albums lyrically. But melodically, a lot of the songs are forgettable. I'll have to listen again and let the album sink in a little more, but nothing beyond "Smoke Break" really strikes me as smash. That said, I really like "Choctaw County Affair" (so glad she's attempting more genuine country on this), "What I Never Knew I Always Wanted," and "The Girl You Think I Am." Even though she and Mark Bright work magic together, it's great that she branched out with some other producers this time around too. I completely agree about the melodies; the production for me is the best part of this album. I also have some of the same favorites as you. I actually have to agree with some of the reviews who have said the more personal songs are the best. As fun as some of the story songs are, they just don't hit me in the gut like songs where she is clearly personally invested. I'd say Storyteller is her second or even third best album. Blown Away is still tops to me.
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Post by musicfan134 on Oct 23, 2015 19:19:48 GMT -5
Loving the album so far! My immediate favorites are Chaser, Relapse, LINLYA and TGYTIA. I'm not feeling Dirty Laundry, Church Bells and CCA as much as some others on here are apparently. I mean, they're good songs but I almost feel like she was trying too hard sometimes with those songs to recreate Blown Away. I dunno, maybe they'll grow on me. Although I've always liked Carrie's poppier songs more than her other songs.
I think the singles should go: Smoke Break Heartbeat RR either LINLYA or TGYTIA either Chaser or Relapse
How I think the singles will go: Smoke Break Heartbeat Renegade Runaway Chcoctaw County Affair
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Post by ant on Oct 23, 2015 19:25:00 GMT -5
Yeah, I would love an album where Carrie doesn't do any story songs and just gives us songs straight from the heart, but I doubt it'll ever happen. It doesn't need to be sappy, but just something that she bases off of things she personally has felt, experienced, etc. She can sing anything and make it sound amazing, but you definitely hear a difference in "The Girl You Think I Am" and the songs that are just fictional stories. "Like I'll Never Love You Again" is another beautiful one that I feel like she really connected with.
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Post by jenglisbe on Oct 23, 2015 19:26:14 GMT -5
Yeah, I would love an album where Carrie doesn't do any story songs and just gives us songs straight from the heart, but I doubt it'll ever happen. It doesn't need to be sappy, but just something that she bases off of things she personally has felt, experienced, etc. She can sing anything and make it sound amazing, but you definitely hear a difference in "The Girl You Think I Am" and the songs that are just fictional stories. "Like I'll Never Love You Again" is another beautiful one that I feel like she really connected with. Even "Blown Away," which isn't about her, feels personal. I think she can do songs that aren't directly about her life but still have emotional investment.
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Post by jenglisbe on Oct 23, 2015 19:30:41 GMT -5
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Post by carrieidol1 on Oct 23, 2015 19:34:33 GMT -5
I'd LOVE a personal album from Carrie, it is true that you can definitely hear a difference between her story songs and her personal ones. I think we'll get one eventually, perhaps when Carrie isn't such a force in country music. For now, the story/personal/catchy mixed formula has worked for her commercially, so I don't see a deviation any time soon.
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Post by desertfloods on Oct 23, 2015 19:40:06 GMT -5
Yeah, I would love an album where Carrie doesn't do any story songs and just gives us songs straight from the heart, but I doubt it'll ever happen. It doesn't need to be sappy, but just something that she bases off of things she personally has felt, experienced, etc. She can sing anything and make it sound amazing, but you definitely hear a difference in "The Girl You Think I Am" and the songs that are just fictional stories. "Like I'll Never Love You Again" is another beautiful one that I feel like she really connected with. It's something that will likely never ever happen, because she just seems to REALLY love her fictional drama lol. And it might be too risky right now to alienate a significant portion of her fanbase who really love the dramatic in-your-face songs. I get what you're saying though. Somehow people tend to equate personal songs to sappiness, but it really doesn't have to be all mushy and sappy. Upbeat/fun/sassy/etc songs can come from personal experiences too.
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Post by jenglisbe on Oct 23, 2015 19:52:12 GMT -5
Yeah, I would love an album where Carrie doesn't do any story songs and just gives us songs straight from the heart, but I doubt it'll ever happen. It doesn't need to be sappy, but just something that she bases off of things she personally has felt, experienced, etc. She can sing anything and make it sound amazing, but you definitely hear a difference in "The Girl You Think I Am" and the songs that are just fictional stories. "Like I'll Never Love You Again" is another beautiful one that I feel like she really connected with. It's something that will likely never ever happen, because she just seems to REALLY love her fictional drama lol. And it might be too risky right now to alienate a significant portion of her fanbase who really love the dramatic in-your-face songs. I get what you're saying though. Somehow people tend to equate personal songs to sappiness, but it really doesn't have to be all mushy and sappy. Upbeat/fun/sassy/etc songs can come from personal experiences too. The thing is, few of those "fictional drama" songs have been singles, and none of them are among her biggest hits, so I don't see where it would alienate her fan base. Her biggest, most iconic hits at this point are Jesus Take The Wheel, Before He Cheats, Blown Away, and Something in the Water. The only one of those that might fall into "fictional drama" is BA, but that feels a lot more personal/emotions than the mini-movie songs we're talking about. But, really, I have an appreciation for songs like Two Black Cadillacs, Choctaw County Affair, etc. That isn't really my point. I am just saying that an album with a lot of those songs isn't going to hit me in the gut like an album where it feels an artist is revealing themselves. Sorry to bring up Miranda Lambert, but a lot of the reason Platinum worked so well is it felt like a real dissection of Lambert's life as a platinum selling celebrity. Having said that, I don't think Carrie as a personality is someone who is going to have the drama/heartbreak of someone like Lambert or Taylor Swift. As Carrie has said, her life is fairly "boring." I actually think if she just had a more acoustic sounding album, it would do wonders for her. She didn't write a song like "I'll Stand By You," but her voice against that scaled down production is magical. It's also why songs like "The Girl You Think I Am" and "Someday When I Stop Loving You" work so well.
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Post by desertfloods on Oct 23, 2015 20:46:25 GMT -5
^I'm not sure a more acoustic, scaled down album will work at this time of her career. I realize she seems to have many fans who just love the bombast in production, hearing her soar to her high notes etc.
I do count BA as a drama song, and to be honest, SITW was too loud for me.
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Post by jenglisbe on Oct 23, 2015 20:59:51 GMT -5
^I'm not sure a more acoustic, scaled down album will work at this time of her career. I realize she seems to have many fans who just love the bombast in production, hearing her soar to her high notes etc. Why does a more acoustic album mean she can't soar with her voice? She also has some fans who love her singing scaled back ballads. I don't know why people seem to only focus on fans who love bombast.
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Post by _adriano. on Oct 23, 2015 21:05:01 GMT -5
The thing is Carrie has a very broad fan-base, so it seems to me like she tries to please everyone when she's making a new record. Also, that seems to be the kind of artist she wants to be, at least for now.
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