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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Jul 16, 2020 23:08:59 GMT -5
The Chicks have officially returned! Their eighth studio album and first in 14 years, Gaslighter, is available now!
I'll come back around to add my own thoughts after I've let the album germinate :)
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Post by Dustin J. on Jul 17, 2020 0:29:34 GMT -5
I want to like this, but I can't.
I loved their music in the 90s and, even after Gaslighter, I thought maybe they would return to the sound that made them popular. Instead, this album has little direction and little resembling the DIXIE Chicks we all grew up listening too.
I'm sure my opinion will be in the minority ... but this one is hard pass for me.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jul 17, 2020 0:38:40 GMT -5
Music video for "Sleep at Night" also dropped w/ the album:
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Jul 17, 2020 18:01:06 GMT -5
First listen, didn't hate. Need to let it sit a while, very different for them overall.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2020 18:06:27 GMT -5
I think Natalie’s ex husband cheated on her. 🤣
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2020 18:09:02 GMT -5
I want to like this, but I can't. I loved their music in the 90s and, even after Gaslighter, I thought maybe they would return to the sound that made them popular. Instead, this album has little direction and little resembling the DIXIE Chicks we all grew up listening too. I'm sure my opinion will be in the minority ... but this one is hard pass for me. I agree 100% “Gas lighter” & “sleep at night” are the only 2 songs I like. Definitely sounds nothing like the old DC. |
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Post by edph1 on Jul 18, 2020 19:02:27 GMT -5
After a few plays, I really like it! Definitely need more time with it, it’s pretty ballad heavy and isn’t country at all but those aren’t negative things.
They’ve grown, they’re different people now.
They may not make country music anymore but well they haven’t since Home.... so why would you think they would now?....
Anyway, Sleep At Night, Gaslighter and Tights on My Boat are my current standouts!
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Post by recordyear on Jul 18, 2020 21:57:37 GMT -5
Predicted to have 65-75k pure sales and 75-85k SPS first week.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2020 2:24:06 GMT -5
Predicted to have 65-75k pure sales and 75-85k SPS first week. That’s crazy! I didn’t think it would be anywhere near that much with corona and them not really able to promote it like normal. Good for them. |
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jul 19, 2020 11:42:11 GMT -5
I think the album is fantastic and not really that far removed stylistically than their fourth record was. It's not noticeably any less country than that one in sound to me, though it obviously isn't as country as their first few records. But they'd kinda already morphed their sound after the controversy, and this feels like a continuation of what they started with Taking the Long Way. It's definitely not quite as much of a home run for me as that record was (which is my fave project of theirs), but I think they did a great job here. A few of the songs aren't clicking with me fully yet, but so far I love all of these:
Gaslighter
Sleep at Night
Texas Man
Everybody Loves You
My Best Friend's Weddings
Tights on My Boat
The title track is a fucking JAM. "Sleep at Night" and "Everybody Loves You" are both beautiful songs and Natalie's delivery on both is so perfect and emotional (especially on the later). "Tights on My Boat" is fucking savage. "March March" isn't a real 'standout' for me, but I must note that the last minute or so of instrumental work is GORGEOUS, so it gets brownie points for that. "Julianna Calm Down" is also very overhated imo and I think it's a really pleasant, soothing song. The few songs at the end kinda blend together for me so far after just a couple listens; I'll need more time to figure out my thoughts on them.
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Post by codyj100 on Jul 19, 2020 16:42:06 GMT -5
So far I am really enjoying the album. I'd say I like it just as much as Taking the Long Way, which I loved. I don't understand the comments about this being a departure for them as it doesn't sound that different sonically from the Taking the Long Way album. I agree with .indulgecountry that the album is pretty on par. I will say that I didn't expect this album to revolve so much around Natalie's divorce and her ex-husband's infidelity. It's funny based on the descriptions of Shania's Now album, I expected her music, both lyrically and sonically to be just like what the Chicks have released on Gaslighter. I still think Shania and Jack Antanoff would make a good pair but that's a conversation for another day. I'd say on this album, the only song I don't care for is "March March" and it's the production that throws me off. Top five: "Hope It's Something Good" "Tights On My Boat" "Sleep At Night" "Everybody Loves You" "Set Me Free" |
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Post by austin on Jul 19, 2020 18:03:46 GMT -5
The album is great! I wish they had ordered the tracklist a little different (Especially to break up the ballads at the end) but the songs themselves are great.
The only two I don’t care for after listening all weekend are “For Her” and “Julianna Never Listen To This Horrible Song Again.”
I LOVE “Sleep At Night,” “Tights on my Boat” and “Texas Man.”
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Post by tommy on Jul 22, 2020 15:43:23 GMT -5
Gaslighter is a wonderful album all the way through. Many have said it doesn't sound country. I'd implore you to listen to this several times. The more you listen the more you hear the county elements throughout. The writing is fantastic especially the track Young Man.. Other highlights include Sleep at Night, Everybody Loves You, Set Me Free and Hope It's Something Good.
Fantastic effort.
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Post by drock89 on Jul 22, 2020 15:54:02 GMT -5
I'm gonna poo-poo on this part and ask the obvious question: is "Everyone Loves You" about a sexual assault?
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Post by recordyear on Jul 22, 2020 22:39:34 GMT -5
I'm gonna poo-poo on this part and ask the obvious question: is "Everyone Loves You" about a sexual assault? Yes. It is a cover of Charlotte Lawrence's song. |
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Jul 23, 2020 15:43:51 GMT -5
Alrighty, I've given this album enough spins for it to have germinated and I have to say this is an incredible album in every aspect. It's much more subdued than I had thought it would be given the title track, but it's still incredible. The title track worked perfectly as the album opener, and "Sleep At Night" is a perfect follow-up. That video btw...wow. Incredible. I do think the album should've had a slight reshuffling of the tracklist as it gets rather boring towards the end (three ballads in a row, while none of them were boring themselves and were all great, had me wondering when the album would be done. That kind of boring). I'll go ahead and re-spin the album later in the order of austin's list and see if that helps any. All in all incredible. Personal favorites: Gaslighter, Sleep At Night, Texas Man, My Best Friend's Weddings, Julianna Calm Down, Young Man |
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Post by recordyear on Jul 27, 2020 2:06:59 GMT -5
71k pure sales and 84k SPS first week. #3 overall on Billboard 200.
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Post by someguy on Jul 30, 2020 14:28:59 GMT -5
This album is so, so good. I'm glad that they opened well, all things considered (global pandemic, lack of radio support, album delay, 14 year hiatus, etc.).
My initial favourites are "Gaslighter", "Sleep At Night", "Texas Man", "March March", "My Best Friend's Wedding", "Tights On My Boat" and "Young Man", but there is not a weak link on here. I agree with others in saying that a bit of a tracklist reshuffle would be nice to space out the slower songs at the end of the album, but that's a minor complaint with this great album. I'm so glad that The Chicks are back!
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