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Post by onebuffalo on May 17, 2019 15:47:49 GMT -5
I have seen this in another section of Pulse Music Board. I hope this thread does not become locked. In any case, what kind of random thoughts do you have about country music in general? What kind of comments would you like to make that would not necessarily fit in an artist's singles thread? Remember, kindly keep it about the artists, albums, and songs. ALL other Pulse rules apply. Thanks.
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Post by Wackadoodle on Jun 2, 2019 4:28:36 GMT -5
There are a lot of songs that drive me crazy frankly.
Good as You Whiskey Glasses Look What God Gave Her Beer Never Broke My Heart Raised on Country All to Myself Every Little Honky Tonk Bar Knockin' Boots Mr. Lonely
I guess since Kane's on the way down and there will soon only be eight of these, I'll call them the evil eight, and I'll spend the summer trying to avoid them on the radio. Lol.
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Post by Sambalada on Jun 4, 2019 8:58:36 GMT -5
I'm very happy with the success of country songs on the Hot 100 currently. Despite the country hits this year was weaker quality-wise than last year's (nothing that touched Mercy or such), I'm very excited to see how'd they perform on the YE RD.
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Post by Wackadoodle on Jun 5, 2019 6:02:12 GMT -5
Here's where I think every song currently available to country radio will end up. It'll be fun to come back and see the results in a few months.
Miss Me More [2] Rumor [1] Love Someone [1] Look What God Gave Her [1] God's Country [1] *2 weeks Girl [2] Some of It [1] On My Way to You [11] Raised on Country [1] All to Myself [2] Rearview Town [1] Talk You Out of It [15] The Ones That Didn't Make It Back Home [1] Knockin' Boots [7] Every Little Honky Tonk Bar [17] What Happens in a Small Town [3] Buy My Own Drinks [14] Back to Life [20] Thought About You [9] Day Drunk [4] We Were [1] Somebody's Daughter [22] Every Little Thing [1] Southbound [2] What If I Never Get Over You [1] Closer to You [10] Living [1] Prayed for You [1] Rednecker [1] Good Vibes [2] Mr. Lonely [24] I Don't Remember Me (Before You) [32] Make Me Want To [2] Nothing to Do Town [2] My Miracle [42] Someone I Used to Know [2] To a T [36] Ridin' Roads [1] *3 weeks Alcohol You Later [3] After a Few [35] Slow Dance in a Parking Lot [1] Catch [1] One Big Country Song [1] Old Town Road [45] Slower [2] Family Tree [32] In Between [35] Love Me Anyway [50] Better Off Gone [53] Rival [39] Her World or Mine [26] World for You [56] Homemade [1] No Zip Code [58]
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Post by raylatch98 on Jun 5, 2019 6:07:42 GMT -5
Seriously you think none of the female songs will go #1? That's real encouraging.
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Post by lady𝓐fan on Jun 5, 2019 7:30:13 GMT -5
Seriously you think none of the female songs will go #1? That's real encouraging. This is country radio, after all...
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Post by Wackadoodle on Jun 5, 2019 7:38:23 GMT -5
Seriously you think none of the female songs will go #1? That's real encouraging. I mean, I'm just being honest based on numbers.
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Post by raylatch98 on Jun 5, 2019 7:38:28 GMT -5
Seriously you think none of the female songs will go #1? That's real encouraging. This is country radio, after all... Right, but I would have to think that at least one of "Miss Me More", "Girl" or "Southbound" will hit #1.
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Post by Wackadoodle on Jun 5, 2019 7:46:45 GMT -5
Maybe on Mediabase.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 5, 2019 11:34:46 GMT -5
This is country radio, after all... Right, but I would have to think that at least one of "Miss Me More", "Girl" or "Southbound" will hit #1. They're just predictions though and I'm sure many of them will be wrong because country radio is hard to predict (until a song gets to the top 10 and then everyone just starts to fall in line). He also pegged Zac Brown Band as making it to the top 2 and I don't think there's any likelihood of their current single coming anywhere close to that.
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Post by raylatch98 on Jun 5, 2019 12:06:10 GMT -5
Right, but I would have to think that at least one of "Miss Me More", "Girl" or "Southbound" will hit #1. They're just predictions though and I'm sure many of them will be wrong because country radio is hard to predict (until a song gets to the top 10 and then everyone just starts to fall in line). He also pegged Zac Brown Band as making it to the top 2 and I don't think there's any likelihood of their current single coming anywhere close to that. Oh that definitely makes me feel better. I am just hoping we can get at least one solo female #1. If Zac Brown Band makes the Top 20 I'd be stunned but that's the fun in predictions I guess.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 5, 2019 12:24:01 GMT -5
I wish Kelsea Ballerini could've gotten to #1 with "Miss Me More" because by all accounts the song has been a smash and deserved to get there, but it just ran in to unlucky timing with when it was peaking. I could see Maren Morris getting there though soon, because "Girl" has been continuing to put up strong gains and has also been well-received like Kelsea's hit was with it consistently selling strongly. Too early to say about "Southbound," but it's off to a good start and I'd be willing to guess it'll at least return her to the top 5 again, but Carrie Underwood is cursed with coming up short of a Billboard #1 more than just about anyone in the business even when she had a true smash on her hands, so we'll see what happens.
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Post by Wackadoodle on Jun 5, 2019 13:24:57 GMT -5
Yeah, it’s all just good fun. I don’t have a crystal ball lol. I might later on post where I want each song to peak.
Oh, and ironically I forgot about my favorite singer.
Love You Too Late [3]
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Post by Wackadoodle on Jun 13, 2019 2:44:04 GMT -5
Blair Garner doesn't suck anymore. I heard his show on the radio tonight and it was really good. His wheelhouse truly is the late night shows where he can be himself. I'm glad he stopped with the lame morning show on Cumulus and went back to doing what's truly his thing.
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Post by Wackadoodle on Jun 20, 2019 17:24:42 GMT -5
Would anyone be interested in starting a blog to review country music and discuss current issues in the country music world? It could probably grow to cover other forms of entertainment in the future and eventually turn into a pretty lucrative business. It could be even be a Pulse blog, where we only allow members of this board to blog and it'd be a way to encourage people to sign up for this board.
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Post by bigd79 on Jun 20, 2019 22:23:07 GMT -5
I find it very interesting that you think ridin roads is gonna be the biggest hit of all the current songs at the moment.
Wait, did i say interesting? I mean vomit inducing🤮
That stupid song deserves to peak where its at right now. Along with alcohol you later, rednecker, and every little thing also. The sooner those songs go away, the better.
I will be shocked if knockin boots only reaches #7
I sure hope mr lonely gets at least top 10, same with buy my own drinks.
You forgot about beer never broke my heart. There's your biggest hit right there. I say minimum 4 weeks at the top, on BB at least.
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Post by Wackadoodle on Jun 23, 2019 2:26:07 GMT -5
Congrats to Warner Music Nashville! They've got the top 5 lowest negatives on the Mediabase callout report this week.
Chris Janson - Good Vibes - 9.6% Cody Johnson - On My Way to You - 9.9% Cole Swindell - Love You Too Late - 10.6% Brett Eldredge - Love Someone - 11.9% Blake Shelton - God's Country - 12%
They're just delivering the best music right now.
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Post by recordyear on Jun 23, 2019 7:16:08 GMT -5
What are the examples of songs that have their titles changed after release to general public?
I remember LANco's Greatest Love Story being one as it was named American Love Story before sent to radio.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 23, 2019 12:29:11 GMT -5
Random thought I had about Lauren Alaina: I think her next single needs to be a power ballad. She's done 4 uptempo radio-friendly style tracks in a row now and only one of them hit big with radio, but I was just thinking about her vocals and I feel like if she gave radio something like Sara Evans' "A Little Bit Stronger" or a Martina McBride-style belted number, she could have a true "moment." Something stylistically similar to "Pretty" from the last album, where it starts off slow but builds into this big vocal showcase, because she certainly has the pipes for it and I have the feeling that something like that would go over really well for her.
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Post by Mauricio on Jun 23, 2019 12:31:40 GMT -5
Will radio play the new marshmello and kane brown song?
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 23, 2019 12:33:40 GMT -5
Will radio play the new marshmello and kane brown song? Country radio won't, but it could get played on CHR if they release it as a single over there. "Homesick" will be going to country radio soon as the third single from Experiment.
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Post by raylatch98 on Jun 23, 2019 12:53:16 GMT -5
Random thought I had about Lauren Alaina: I think her next single needs to be a power ballad. She's done 4 uptempo radio-friendly style tracks in a row now and only one of them hit big with radio, but I was just thinking about her vocals and I feel like if she gave radio something like Sara Evans' "A Little Bit Stronger" or a Martina McBride-style belted number, she could have a true "moment." Something stylistically similar to "Pretty" from the last album, where it starts off slow but builds into this big vocal showcase, because she certainly has the pipes for it and I have the feeling that something like that would go over really well for her. Isn't that what "Painting Pillows", "Three" were as well. I have always felt like one of those 2 specifically the latter should have been the followup to "Road Less Traveled", I get why they went with "Doin Fine". But I did feel like radio was interested in "Three" (early radio add, was one of the higher selling songs when the album was dropped, standing ovation at CRS). Hopefully Lauren Alaina has a new single soon as I doubt the Chris Young or Jon Pardi duet will be coming out anytime soon.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 23, 2019 13:02:04 GMT -5
Random thought I had about Lauren Alaina: I think her next single needs to be a power ballad. She's done 4 uptempo radio-friendly style tracks in a row now and only one of them hit big with radio, but I was just thinking about her vocals and I feel like if she gave radio something like Sara Evans' "A Little Bit Stronger" or a Martina McBride-style belted number, she could have a true "moment." Something stylistically similar to "Pretty" from the last album, where it starts off slow but builds into this big vocal showcase, because she certainly has the pipes for it and I have the feeling that something like that would go over really well for her. Isn't that what "Painting Pillows", "Three" were as well. I have always felt like one of those 2 specifically the latter should have been the followup to "Road Less Traveled", I get why they went with "Doin Fine". But I did feel like radio was interested in "Three" (early radio add, was one of the higher selling songs when the album was dropped, standing ovation at CRS). Hopefully Lauren Alaina has a new single soon as I doubt the Chris Young or Jon Pardi duet will be coming out anytime soon. "Three" didn't feel so much like a power ballad though; it was rather slow, and it didn't pick up in the same way that "Pretty" does. She sings the fire out of the back half of the song, but musically it was pretty sparse the whole way through and didn't have the same punch a power ballad would for radio. I don't think it would've hurt to possibly try that one at radio if they were interested (an early add or two is nice, but would it have done well on a wider scale?), but I still believe it would've ultimately struggled because it was too lowkey and it wouldn't have been something that fans could relate to, either. I don't think anything on the album would've had an easier time at radio than "Doin' Fine" did, so I still think probably they made the best choice they could. She just needs something to really captivate people imo, and releasing a power ballad would be the way to go for her after all these failed uptempos and considering she has the voice to do a Martina McBride-style song and have it go over really well. Most of the new girls couldn't deliver anything on that magnitude vocally, so she should just flex what she has. If she dropped something similar in style to "A Little Bit Stronger," I feel like it could be huge for her.
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Post by Wackadoodle on Jun 23, 2019 13:08:11 GMT -5
I want a re-release of "Eighteen Inches." That's like one of my all-time favorite songs. I can't believe it wasn't a hit.
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Post by bboat11 on Jun 24, 2019 2:49:29 GMT -5
Isn't that what "Painting Pillows", "Three" were as well. I have always felt like one of those 2 specifically the latter should have been the followup to "Road Less Traveled", I get why they went with "Doin Fine". But I did feel like radio was interested in "Three" (early radio add, was one of the higher selling songs when the album was dropped, standing ovation at CRS). Hopefully Lauren Alaina has a new single soon as I doubt the Chris Young or Jon Pardi duet will be coming out anytime soon. "Three" didn't feel so much like a power ballad though; it was rather slow, and it didn't pick up in the same way that "Pretty" does. She sings the fire out of the back half of the song, but musically it was pretty sparse the whole way through and didn't have the same punch a power ballad would for radio. I don't think it would've hurt to possibly try that one at radio if they were interested (an early add or two is nice, but would it have done well on a wider scale?), but I still believe it would've ultimately struggled because it was too lowkey and it wouldn't have been something that fans could relate to, either. I don't think anything on the album would've had an easier time at radio than "Doin' Fine" did, so I still think probably they made the best choice they could. She just needs something to really captivate people imo, and releasing a power ballad would be the way to go for her after all these failed uptempos and considering she has the voice to do a Martina McBride-style song and have it go over really well. Most of the new girls couldn't deliver anything on that magnitude vocally, so she should just flex what she has. If she dropped something similar in style to "A Little Bit Stronger," I feel like it could be huge for her. 100% agree with this! She needs a "Jesus, Take The Wheel" moment... She has the voice, but I am not at all surprised that nothing she has released has connected in the way that songs like JTTW, "Concrete Angel", or "A Little Bit Stronger" did. A large portion of her music basically just feels like songs that Kelsea Ballerini already put out, which is ridiculous because she has the voice to truly set herself apart from the crowd!
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Post by Wackadoodle on Jun 26, 2019 1:48:09 GMT -5
Revisiting predictions to look at which ones were right and wrong and add a few new ones:
Miss Me More [2]- CORRECT Rumor [1]- will definitely be correct Love Someone [1]- INCORRECT Look What God Gave Her [1]- CORRECT, although I waffled on this one several times during the final push week lol God's Country [1] *2 weeks- now I'm thinking more likely to be 3 weeks Girl [2] - same Some of It [1]- this could get blocked by "God's Country" but I think it's more likely to sneak in a week in between Blake and Luke On My Way to You [11] - CORRECT Raised on Country [1] - same All to Myself [2] - same Rearview Town [1] - same Talk You Out of It [15] - might sneak up to #14 next week but after that I think it's done The Ones That Didn't Make It Back Home [1] - same Knockin' Boots [7] - same Every Little Honky Tonk Bar [17] - CORRECT What Happens in a Small Town [3] - same Buy My Own Drinks [14] - now I'm thinking this will go top 5, maybe #4 Love You Too Late [3] - same Back to Life [20] - same Thought About You [9] - same Day Drunk [4] - same We Were [1] - same Somebody's Daughter [22] - I thought this would go a little higher but it's actually looking like it might fizzle out now, peaking at #26 Every Little Thing [1] - same Southbound [2] - now I'm thinking this'll hit #1 What If I Never Get Over You [1] - same Closer to You [10] Living [1] Prayed for You [1] Rednecker [1] Good Vibes [2]- same Mr. Lonely [24]- maybe a little bit higher, like #15 I Don't Remember Me (Before You) [32] - maybe a little higher, like #28 Make Me Want To [2] - same Nothing to Do Town [2] - same My Miracle [42] - same Someone I Used to Know [2] - same To a T [36]- actually taking off now, so maybe #2 Ridin' Roads [1] *3 weeks - same, still think this is going to turn into Small Town Boy Part 2, which I am totally not here for btw Alcohol You Later [3] - same After a Few [35] - same Slow Dance in a Parking Lot [1] - same Catch [1] - maybe #2, after a few listens this just doesn't really sound all that great so I think it might end up being one of those fake Mediabase #1s One Big Country Song [1] - definitely a big hit waiting Old Town Road [45] - INCORRECT, peaked at #50 Slower [2] - same Family Tree [32] - same In Between [35] - same Love Me Anyway [50] - maybe a little lower, like #54 Better Off Gone [53] - a bit higher, like #38 Rival [39] - same Her World or Mine [26] - same World for You [56] - higher, #44 Homemade [1] - same No Zip Code [58] - maybe this won't even chart
Here are some new songs' predictions: In Love By Now [12] Kiss That Girl Goodbye [57] Prove You Wrong [33] Lonely If You Are [1] No Stone Unturned [54] Don't Let Her [--] Every Girl In This Town [21] Dive Bar [16] Homesick [1] I Like Where This Is Going [--] - unfortunately, although I thought this would be a hit at first, I have to admit it's just not taking off One Man Band [1] Nothin' on You [50] I Don't Know About You [1] - forgot about this one last time
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 26, 2019 2:02:17 GMT -5
Here are some new songs' predictions: Prove You Wrong [51] Did you forget this one already debuted at #33?
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Post by Wackadoodle on Jun 26, 2019 2:03:57 GMT -5
Here are some new songs' predictions: Prove You Wrong [51] Did you forget this one already debuted at #33? Oops! You literally proved me wrong about Prove Me Wrong.
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Post by travelrocks24 on Jul 2, 2019 6:01:25 GMT -5
Is it just me, or do a lot of unsigned/independent artists have no idea how to market themselves?
Not everyone is on social media and not everyone "stalks" every single account they are following. Some artists do not advertise gigs on Bands in Town or their own website. Some artists don't have e-mail lists to subscribe to. These artists don't realize that you don't know when a fan of yours may be in Nashville (or elsewhere) that you could be performing at.
The running joke about Nashville is it is a 10 year town, but some artists aren't doing what they should be doing to get traction to get a publishing deal and eventually a record deal.
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Post by Wackadoodle on Jul 2, 2019 22:29:53 GMT -5
Is it just me, or do a lot of unsigned/independent artists have no idea how to market themselves? Not everyone is on social media and not everyone "stalks" every single account they are following. Some artists do not advertise gigs on Bands in Town or their own website. Some artists don't have e-mail lists to subscribe to. These artists don't realize that you don't know when a fan of yours may be in Nashville (or elsewhere) that you could be performing at. The running joke about Nashville is it is a 10 year town, but some artists aren't doing what they should be doing to get traction to get a publishing deal and eventually a record deal. I wish we'd keep it much simpler. Artists would just send the music to their local radio stations, which would then play the records they receive, test the response with their local audiences, and play the top testers more until they caught on nationally. We don't need corporate record labels at all. All they do is take artists' money and force them to record garbage they don't actually enjoy, then force the crap on radio using money, name recognition, and other tomfoolery that these rich labels use to manipulate radio into giving songs more spins.
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