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Post by Troublemaker on Oct 20, 2017 3:00:09 GMT -5
1. "Losing Sleep" (Chris Young, Chris DeStefano, Josh Hoge) 2. "Hangin' On" (Chris Young, Corey Crowder, Josh Hoge) 3. "Holiday" (Chris Young, Cary Barlowe, Johnny Bulford, Corey Crowder) 4. "Radio and the Rain" (Chris Young, Corey Crowder, Josh Hoge) 5. "Where I Go When I Drink" (Chris Young, Tyler Reeve, Trent Tomlinson) 6. "She's Got a Way" (Chris Young, Cary Barlowe, Corey Crowder) 7. "Leave Me Wanting More" (Chris Young, Corey Crowder, John Pierce) 8. "Trouble Looking" (Chris Young, Corey Crowder, Liz Rose) 9. "Woke Up Like This" (Chris Young, Corey Crowder, Josh Hoge) 10. "Blacked Out" (Chris Young, Josh Hoge, Jon Randall)
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Post by recordyear on Oct 20, 2017 4:14:32 GMT -5
On first listen only track 5 and 10 stand out.
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Post by phil1996 on Oct 20, 2017 5:39:08 GMT -5
I'll keep it short and sweet.
Like: Holiday, Where I Go When I Drink, Blacked Out. Dislike: Every other song on the album
What a wasted talent. Wow. From Whitley-esque to sellout.
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Post by bjer127 on Oct 20, 2017 9:08:16 GMT -5
I was coming here to post the same sentiment as the first 2 posters lol tracks 5 and 10 are the only standouts. And I do agree what a wasted talent. You have to think when he is in studio and steps up to the microphone , he wishes other songs were coming out
Look I get the Nashville machine and Hollywood machine. But a part of me thinks if I was in his shoes I’d tell them to shove it. I’m recording music I want to record. Then again money talks and bullshit walks. It’s sad makes you wonder if Nashville just has no songs left
Even Where I go when I drink , stellar song written by Trent Tomlinson , really could have been upped with some sweeping steel guitar. Just the piano just makes it sounds like it’s missing something.
Blacked out was really good tho. I just wished rest of album didn’t sound like the same song over and over and over.
I predict Holiday will be a huge smash as next single , FYI
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Post by justin5545 on Oct 20, 2017 10:01:30 GMT -5
Wow I have the same exact opinion as everyone else. Tracks 5 & 10 are the only songs I like and we all know neither will become a single.
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Post by Kentucky25 on Oct 20, 2017 11:43:31 GMT -5
Same as others. 5 & 10 are very good, but I’m left disappointed with this album. There’s about 3 songs that are the same story; pretty girl at the bar has him captivated. I’m cool with one of those, but not 3/10 on an album. I do think Where I Go When I Drink will get released, it has more plays than I’d expect on YouTube for being released late (away from my computer but I believe it has more than either Hanging On or Holiday which were released weeks before). Blacked Out is unlikely to get a release though.
I think they’ll go 1. Losing Sleep 2. Holiday 3. Hanging On/Woke Up Like This 4. Where I Go When I Drink
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Post by sgtoddball on Oct 20, 2017 13:46:41 GMT -5
It has to be said...Chris Young was much better before he let Corey Crowder have so much control over his music. Sad when these producers are also on almost all the songwriting credits.
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Post by vann on Oct 20, 2017 14:17:47 GMT -5
Well I had to listen the album twice to check if my mind would turn around about it.The first thought that came on my mind was "I´m Comin Over" album is better because I miss some powerful songs on it like "Sober Saturday Night" or "Think Of You" I mean something that could stand out more.Although I liked the album somehow I missed Chris´s voice be more (well) explored "Where I Go When I Drink" and "Blacked Out" were the closest it got.
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Post by countrymusicjunkie on Oct 20, 2017 17:03:10 GMT -5
I completely agree with everyone else, "Blacked Out" and "Where I Go When I Drink" are the only standout songs on the album. What a disappointment.
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Post by George Strait Junkie on Oct 20, 2017 18:29:24 GMT -5
I dont even have to type it. ya'll gave my review for me. worst album of his ever. 2 out of 10. and even those 2 ain't anything to scream about.
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Post by dm2081 on Oct 20, 2017 19:29:58 GMT -5
Well, not to sound like a copy cat, but I agree with everybody else on here with the exception that I also enjoy "Holiday". Everything else just sounded like mediocre album filler. I'm going to predict a relatively quiet era from Chris this time around. He might still get decent hits radio wise, but I don't see many of these connecting well. In a time where we have so many popular newcomers springing up, I could see an artist like Chris being one that gets lost in the crowd.
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Post by thewp on Oct 21, 2017 12:50:56 GMT -5
Not really sure how you can blame Nashville or Hollywood when he’s listed as a co-writer on all songs. He just seems like a dull guy in looks and personality, and clearly writing if the consensus is that only 20% of the songs are decent. He’s just not superstar material.
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Post by bjer127 on Oct 21, 2017 16:11:40 GMT -5
Not really sure how you can blame Nashville or Hollywood when he’s listed as a co-writer on all songs. He just seems like a dull guy in looks and personality, and clearly writing if the consensus is that only 20% of the songs are decent. He’s just not superstar material. Yes I know he’s a co writer. What I meant was they may not be the songs he really wants to write. As in “no get back in the room and write something fluffier “. I’m not a Nashville expert but I do believe only a few superstars have complete autonomy when recording. Case in point randy houser recent comments. Just waiting for the tides to change that’s all
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Post by Troublemaker on Oct 21, 2017 18:30:06 GMT -5
According to HDD he’s on track to do 32-39k (SPS), 28-32k (sales)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2017 19:26:13 GMT -5
Well, not to sound like a copy cat, but I agree with everybody else on here with the exception that I also enjoy "Holiday". Everything else just sounded like mediocre album filler. I'm going to predict a relatively quiet era from Chris this time around. He might still get decent hits radio wise, but I don't see many of these connecting well. In a time where we have so many popular newcomers springing up, I could see an artist like Chris being one that gets lost in the crowd. Honestly, until he improves on quality or at least being memorable that might be a good thing he gets lost in the shuffle. So much potential now wasted and it's a shame how much of a bore this guys music is now.
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Post by bigfan101 on Oct 22, 2017 8:55:22 GMT -5
I’m about halfway through this....I’m not in hate as much as y’all, but I agree Where I Go When I Drink is a major standout. Must be a single; the imagery in the song would be an incredible video.
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Post by Kentucky25 on Oct 22, 2017 16:35:09 GMT -5
Based on a Facebook live video I saw from release day, Chris mentioned Where I Go When I Drink to be his favorite song on the album. So I do think it will be released. A lot of what I’ve read has been talk of how Chris was more involved in the production of this album. He admitted in the interview (I want to say it was from rolling stone but I don’t have my computer to easily pull it up) that this album is a pop leaning one, but that his voice is undeniably country. I think the mindset some of these artists like Chris have is that, no matter what he sings it will be country based on his voice, so the opportunity to explore other sounds is “safer”.
I’ve listened to the album a lot this weekend. I’m still disappointed in the album, but it is a quick easy listen. I think it could’ve been a really good album with the songs included if it were 12-14 songs long and those other 4 songs were more Blacked Out and Where I Go When I Drink. Because right now, the balance of fluff songs and substance is pretty heavily in favor of fluff.
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Post by vann on Oct 22, 2017 21:01:22 GMT -5
Based on a Facebook live video I saw from release day, Chris mentioned Where I Go When I Drink to be his favorite song on the album. So I do think it will be released. A lot of what I’ve read has been talk of how Chris was more involved in the production of this album. He admitted in the interview (I want to say it was from rolling stone but I don’t have my computer to easily pull it up) that this album is a pop leaning one, but that his voice is undeniably country. I think the mindset some of these artists like Chris have is that, no matter what he sings it will be country based on his voice, so the opportunity to explore other sounds is “safer”. I’ve listened to the album a lot this weekend. I’m still disappointed in the album, but it is a quick easy listen. I think it could’ve been a really good album with the songs included if it were 12-14 songs long and those other 4 songs were more Blacked Out and Where I Go When I Drink. Because right now, the balance of fluff songs and substance is pretty heavily in favor of fluff. I know it can sound the same old story but its not the first time that Chris says "his voice is undeniably country" and I am gettin sick of it because I agree with you that "the opportunity to explore is something "safer" but to me it all depends how you explore it because when the production gets on the way and how the artist wants to approach the new album no matter how country your voice sounds it wont cause the same impact that it could.I like Dustin Lynch´s voice too but I couldnt listen more than once his latest album.
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Post by Kentucky25 on Oct 22, 2017 21:13:29 GMT -5
Based on a Facebook live video I saw from release day, Chris mentioned Where I Go When I Drink to be his favorite song on the album. So I do think it will be released. A lot of what I’ve read has been talk of how Chris was more involved in the production of this album. He admitted in the interview (I want to say it was from rolling stone but I don’t have my computer to easily pull it up) that this album is a pop leaning one, but that his voice is undeniably country. I think the mindset some of these artists like Chris have is that, no matter what he sings it will be country based on his voice, so the opportunity to explore other sounds is “safer”. I’ve listened to the album a lot this weekend. I’m still disappointed in the album, but it is a quick easy listen. I think it could’ve been a really good album with the songs included if it were 12-14 songs long and those other 4 songs were more Blacked Out and Where I Go When I Drink. Because right now, the balance of fluff songs and substance is pretty heavily in favor of fluff. I know it can sound the same old story but its not the first time that Chris says "his voice is undeniably country" and I am gettin sick of it because I agree with you that "the opportunity to explore is something "safer" but to me it all depends how you explore it because when the production gets on the way and how the artist wants to approach the new album no matter how country your voice sounds it wont cause the same impact that it could.I like Dustin Lynch´s voice too but I couldnt listen more than once his latest album. I’d agree. I wouldn’t say the production is too bad toward Pop if the songs weren’t so similar. I don’t think many people have issues with pop leaning music here and there, it’s whenever there’s not enough traditional sounds and quality lyrics/production to counterbalance it all.
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Post by vann on Oct 22, 2017 21:19:14 GMT -5
I know it can sound the same old story but its not the first time that Chris says "his voice is undeniably country" and I am gettin sick of it because I agree with you that "the opportunity to explore is something "safer" but to me it all depends how you explore it because when the production gets on the way and how the artist wants to approach the new album no matter how country your voice sounds it wont cause the same impact that it could.I like Dustin Lynch´s voice too but I couldnt listen more than once his latest album. I’d agree. I wouldn’t say the production is too bad toward Pop if the songs weren’t so similar. I don’t think many people have issues with pop leaning music here and there, it’s whenever there’s not enough traditional sounds and quality lyrics/production to counterbalance it all. Sure although in " Losing Sleep" album the songs are so similar and we see so much potential on Chris that we know he could have made a better job.I listened the album twice and I hope it grows on me somehow but I already know that I probably wont listen as I listen the others ones.
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Post by phil1996 on Oct 23, 2017 7:27:26 GMT -5
His debut, Man I Want to Be, and (especially) Neon have been on repeat this week. It's like listening to an artist who retired.
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Post by James on Oct 23, 2017 10:49:16 GMT -5
There's a "deluxe edition" of this album at Cracker Barrel with one bonus track, 'Encore.'
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Post by renee75 on Oct 23, 2017 19:06:05 GMT -5
Geesh, you guys had me really worried. :)) It's not his best, I agree, but it's not nearly as horrible as some of you made it sound!
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Post by ethanhunt on Oct 23, 2017 23:30:40 GMT -5
I think Hangin' On is the worst song I've heard all year(and I listened to Lil Yachty's album)
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Post by mrldt on Oct 24, 2017 11:22:09 GMT -5
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Post by Kentucky25 on Oct 24, 2017 14:31:40 GMT -5
Not to overpost in this thread, but it looks as though the listening audience agrees with Pulse thus far. Going off YouTube plays (some songs have two videos, but they were just added last night so i'm going off the audio videos)
1. Losing Sleep (just lyric video) - 3.6 Million views 2. Hanging On - 421k 3. Where I Go When I Drink 339k 4. Holiday - 82k 5. Blacked Out - 76k 6. She's Got a Way - 60k 7. Leave Me Wanting More - 47k 8. Radio and the Rain - 32k 9. Woke Up Like This 30k 10. Trouble Looking 26k
Now, to be fair, the top four songs were out before the album was released but WIGWID was released a week after Holiday (two weeks after Hanging On) and has a substantial amount of views. Blacked Out and the remaining 6 songs were all uploaded the same night and it has a 16k lead over the others. Obviously YouTube plays isn't the only thing to consider, but it is pretty clear that the rest of the album (apart from losing sleep, the top 5 songs have all had varying degrees of praise here). Just an interesting look at the songs at this point.
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Post by jhomes87 on Oct 25, 2017 14:22:37 GMT -5
I haven't listened to the album yet so I can't offer any thoughts at this point...but how about a sales forecast from HDD?
*Chris Young (RCA Nashville) 37-40k, 31-34k *Darius Rucker (Capitol) 31-34k, 26-29k *Turnpike Troubadours (Bossier City/Thirty Tigers) 19-22k, 18-21k
Not terrible numbers for Young, but it shows that he's not likely to become one of the genre's top stars anytime soon, and I personally doubt that it ever happens. I'm Comin' Over debuted with 57,000 in November 2015, and A.M. debuted with 53,000 in September 2013. I'd say Rucker's numbers are decent, especially since the lead single peaked a while ago, his overall radio presence hasn't been very strong for the last 2-3 years, and he's expected to debut just below Young. Rucker's last album, Southern Style, debuted with 52,000 in March 2015, and True Believers debuted with an impressive 83,000 in May 2013. Lastly, those are extremely good numbers for the Turnpike Troubadours.
It's crazy to me how a hit radio single often has almost no effect on album sales these days. I mean, we still see cases where a radio hit or a string of radio hits can lead to strong album sales and sales longevity, but then we have artists like Canaan Smith, Frankie Ballard, William Michael Morgan, Michael Ray, Charlie Worsham, Chris Janson, Carly Pearce, Dylan Scott, and Chris Lane who either fall below 10k or manage just above it. And their labels sink a ton of money into radio promotion for a hit single, but then the album doesn't sell hardly at all. It makes me wonder why the Nashville industry operates the way it does when "outside" acts like Turnpike Troubadours, Jessie James Decker, Cody Johnson, Aaron Watson, Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, Josh Abbott Band, Casey Donahew, Blackberry Smoke, The Cadillac Three, Aaron Lewis, and yes, even some more well-known artists like Chris Stapleton and Kacey Musgraves are all able to out-sell a lot of the new artists that the major labels sign. Sure, Sturgill now has a big label (Atlantic) backing him, TC3 and Aaron Lewis are on Big Machine, and Stapleton and Musgraves are with UMG, but most of these artists are largely ignored by mainstream radio despite solid to even excellent sales numbers and strong touring numbers as well.
And yet, the labels continue to throw their resources behind artists that just aren't connecting with the public. Seriously, Chris Lane's Girl Problems had sold only 22,000 as of July 2017. There's no way it's even to 30,000 sold, and those are awful numbers. Why is radio playing music from an artist that hardly anyone cares about? Big Loud Records can't be making much money off Lane. I know a lot of new contracts these days allow labels to take a cut of the artist's touring revenue (otherwise the label wouldn't make any money, given the overall decline in album sales), but even then, I doubt the labels are able to turn much of a profit. I'm sure it cost Big Loud thousands and thousands of dollars to turn "Fix" and "For Her" into hits, and what do they have to show for it? An artist that's not nearly as popular as some regional acts who have toured for years and released the kind of music that they want to make, but apparently radio doesn't want to play. I'm sure Canaan Smith has been an extremely poor investment for UMG too, as have the other artists I named.
I know I'm getting way off topic and this is a big tangent to discussing Chris Young, but every time I see an artist like Turnpike Troubadours selling 20k while a number of major label artists with a top 10 or #1 radio hit struggle to scrape 10k, I always wonder why things are the way they are, with radio and labels and the whole industry in general.
Anyway...Young should debut at #1 on Top Country Albums (with Rucker at #2 and Turnpike Troubadours at #3) and "Losing Sleep" looks like a future #1 radio hit that'll probably at least go Gold as well, but I think Chris Young is an artist that's going to be stuck in the B-list for the rest of his radio career. I just don't ever see him becoming one of the biggest stars in the genre.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 26, 2017 21:05:28 GMT -5
I thought I'm Comin' Over was a really solid album and a step above the awful A.M. record, but this one is definitely a step backwards in the direction of A.M. Meh. I do like it decently well because of Chris Young's voice, but it definitely feels like another A.M. to me where even the standouts feel less impressive.
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Post by George Strait Junkie on Oct 27, 2017 19:07:24 GMT -5
after a few more listens i have made a final review of this cd
here are the songs i like
1. Where I Go To Drink 2. Blacked Out 3. Holiday - more i listened to this song it stuck out and i kinda enjoyed it some 4. Encore - the CB exclusive track its not that good but to me way better than the trash on the rest of this cd
rest of the cd i hate
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Oct 29, 2017 8:20:47 GMT -5
He needs James Stroud back, or at least a more seasoned producer. Corey Crowder's production is almost Michael Carter bad.
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