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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2003 12:23:50 GMT -5
This is the next single. I assume it's a slower song since it's going for CHR/Pop adds.
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Post by iceman on Dec 7, 2003 1:51:08 GMT -5
It is slower. Its Ok.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2003 10:25:57 GMT -5
This is really bland.
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Post by reception on Dec 7, 2003 15:04:43 GMT -5
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Post by reception on Jan 27, 2004 9:40:03 GMT -5
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Post by jimmy74747 on Jan 27, 2004 18:33:51 GMT -5
Much better than "Running Away"
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Post by jond7699 on Jan 27, 2004 21:15:57 GMT -5
Anything is better than OOC which was horrid.
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Post by dragoneyez on Jan 29, 2004 20:40:19 GMT -5
It's okay, but I wouldn't go so far as to say it's better than "Running Away," or even "Out of Control." The lyrics sound contrived, and it's nothing that hasn't been heard before.
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Post by BFMR on Jan 30, 2004 12:27:27 GMT -5
this isn't too bad... i gotta hope this gets pushed rather decently so to at least not pass just under the radar
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Post by pkwi on Jan 30, 2004 20:18:46 GMT -5
"Out Of Control" was definetely not the right first single for their second record.
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Post by Matt4319 on Feb 8, 2004 22:47:43 GMT -5
Why is this gaining so much? +417??
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Post by rockmaster on Feb 9, 2004 12:53:00 GMT -5
I love this song and am thrilled to see it exploding like it is. I think this will be in the top 3 (potentially No.1) on the Alt. Rock charts with it crossing over to CHR. These guys really stepped it up with this album as a whole.
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Post by Unexpected on Feb 14, 2004 17:50:18 GMT -5
I just started to really like this one...
Mediabase update for Sat Feb 14 12:30 PM PST:
ALTERNATIVE: 26 20 HOOBASTANK The Reason 1170 829 (+341) 8.071 CHR/Pop 82 69 HOOBASTANK The Reason 252 189 (+63) 1.038
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Post by hamjerzee on Feb 14, 2004 22:20:01 GMT -5
This song sounds specially made for pop. Since they've got some history on alternative, it'll experience even just some success, but though I like the song a little, as a music critic, they tried too hard to make a pop song out of this one.
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Post by thisbeautifulmess on Feb 15, 2004 3:12:16 GMT -5
"Out Of Control" was definetely not the right first single for their second record. I don't know why- it was very reminiscent of "crawling in the dark". They haven't had a bad radio single yet. I have no idea why this didn't go top 5. I can't comment on "the reason" because I haven't heard it yet.
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Post by pkwi on Feb 15, 2004 21:26:28 GMT -5
Isn't there a contest to make the video for "The Reason"? Anywho, OOC should not have been released as a first single, "The Reason" should have been the first single, then again there aren't many bright spots on their second album at all.
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Post by thisbeautifulmess on Feb 15, 2004 21:54:56 GMT -5
Isn't there a contest to make the video for "The Reason"? Anywho, OOC should not have been released as a first single, "The Reason" should have been the first single, then again there aren't many bright spots on their second album at all. If "the reason" is as mellow as it appears (since I haven't heard it yet), releasing this first would have forever moved the band to pop/hot ac and off the rock formats.
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Post by reception on Feb 22, 2004 6:41:03 GMT -5
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Mar 14, 2004 1:45:41 GMT -5
I've only heard this song in full 2-3 times and every time it's come on since then, I immediately change the station. I'm sure at some point I'll be able to give it the fair chance that a Hoobastank single deserves, but this is such a contrived, sappy, date-hugging, lighter-waving, cross-over power-ballad (- the power, maybe?) that it's nauseating enough to hear on a rock station but even worse to listen to on Pop, because Hoobastank aren't a pop band.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2004 7:03:45 GMT -5
I've only heard this song in full 2-3 times and every time it's come on since then, I immediately change the station. I'm sure at some point I'll be able to give it the fair chance that a Hoobastank single deserves, but this is such a contrived, sappy, date-hugging, lighter-waving, cross-over power-ballad (- the power, maybe?) that it's nauseating enough to hear on a rock station but even worse to listen to on Pop, because Hoobastank aren't a pop band. I can't even tolerate this song. It's the worst they've ever done.
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Post by jond7699 on Mar 14, 2004 11:01:46 GMT -5
I was right. I finally heard this song and wow is this boring. I don't like Hoobastank they became famous only because they sound so much like Incubus.
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Post by halo19 on Mar 14, 2004 16:05:28 GMT -5
Well a lot of bands get popular for sounding like other bands, but at least "Crawling In The Dark" and "Remember Me" were actually good. The only reason why it's doing so good is because it's extremely accessible, and this is also in line with "So Far Away" and 3 Doors Down's recent output as songs that shouldn't be accepted on alternative, yet are.
I didn't like "Out Of Control" that much... it just seemed real contrived. I am not interested in their new stuff at all.
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Post by crash46 on Mar 15, 2004 0:18:42 GMT -5
I've yet to dislike a Hoobastank song. I seem to be the only one here that really enjoyed "Out Of Control". It's probably their second best song besides "Remember Me".
This song, well it's probably the one I like the least. It's dull and a little whiny, but I'm still impressed enough by the melody of the song to give it a thumbs up.
This is so going to #1 on pop, probably for the year. Which is too bad, because I'll be seeing them next friday for Mtv's campus invasion tour accompanied by the Lostprophets (who I'm really going to see). All of last year's 4th quarter I couldn't stress enough how shocked I was over Hoobastanks low profile upon their second album's release. That would have been the perfect time for me to see them.
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Post by Matt4319 on Mar 15, 2004 2:03:37 GMT -5
I've yet to dislike a Hoobastank song. I seem to be the only one here that really enjoyed "Out Of Control". It's probably their second best song besides "Remember Me". This song, well it's probably the one I like the least. It's dull and a little whiny, but I'm still impressed enough by the melody of the song to give it a thumbs up. Actually I pretty much agree with all of this except for "Crawling In the Dark" getting the nod over "Out of Control" (even though it somehow outpeaked "CITD" by one spot on my chart), with "RM" in a solid third.
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Post by kingLUKE22 on Mar 15, 2004 2:14:23 GMT -5
I didn't even bother to listen to this song at first, but when I heard it on the radio the other day, it was one of the rare times where I said, "Damn, that's good! What is this?" I really don't know what it is, but I'm loving this song right now and I'm not even a fan of slower tempo music. Something about the chords in the song really clicks with me.
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Post by insect2 on Mar 15, 2004 2:20:09 GMT -5
I've yet to dislike a Hoobastank song. I seem to be the only one here that really enjoyed "Out Of Control". It's probably their second best song besides "Remember Me". Actually, I liked it a lot too. And even though I rarely heard it outside of Fuse, it somehow managed to sneak into the top 10 and outpeak "Crawling In The Dark" and "Running Away". Yeah, I'm thinking people should cut this some slack. It's definitely not their best, but if this really needs to be deemed a "power ballad", it's awfully restrained, but maybe that's because of Doug's voice. As for whether they intentionally created a pop song - I honestly don't see this band as the type that says "OK guys, we need to make a song that will get a lot of people to like us and will sell thousands of copies of our record." I'm thinking whoever wrote this felt that musically it shouldn't be as heavy as their other stuff otherwise, it would just sound forced. And then some dude at the record label figures that because it's not heavy that it should be released to CHR/Pop. Personally, I think they should have released "Out Of Control" to CHR/Pop first. It certainly had the catch appeal. Besides, if it flops, then it flops, and if it's a hit, then I don't see how it could be detrimental to the band.
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Post by crash46 on Mar 15, 2004 16:13:35 GMT -5
Actually I pretty much agree with all of this except for "Crawling In the Dark" getting the nod over "Out of Control" ... Those two are really close for me. The intro to "Crawling In The Dark" is amazing. It was a great song to jump start their career. I think these guys are unfairly taken as Incubus wanna-be's, and that the thought may have gotten into the band's head. The two singles from The Reason sound absolutely nothing like anything Incubus would do. That might be the reason the album got such poor reviews as it did--the band perhaps compromising their sound just to distance themself from Incubus.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2004 16:14:39 GMT -5
I liked "Out Of Control". "Crawling In The Dark" is still my favorite by them though. Those are my top 2 and I like "Running Away" now too. That one took me almost a year to start liking. "Remember Me" isn't bad either.
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Post by crash46 on Mar 29, 2004 0:34:17 GMT -5
At the Hoobastank portion of the concert on Friday, there were about 6 kids in the back of the dance floor (in front of the bleachers) head banging as if it's the last concert on earth. That is, until they played "The Reason", which is when all 6 of them lay on the ground and fell asleep. The song ended, and then they popped up and went right back at it again. The most hilarious concert moment I've ever witnessed.
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Post by pkwi on Mar 29, 2004 18:57:28 GMT -5
Which song is going to be Hoobastank's third single off of The Reason?
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