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Post by roentgenizdat on Jul 26, 2007 5:13:57 GMT -5
08/04: 10 35 SPOON GA GA GA GA GA 19,413 46,190 -58 65,834
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Post by roentgenizdat on Aug 2, 2007 6:31:02 GMT -5
08/11: 35 55 SPOON GA GA GA GA GA 12,525 19,413 -35 78,359
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Post by roentgenizdat on Aug 7, 2007 0:40:52 GMT -5
VH1 added The Underdog! SPOON - The UnderdogProducer(s): Jon Brion Writer: B. Daniel Publishers: various Label: Merge Records "The Underdog" is a detour from the rest of Austin indie rock band Spoon's sixth album, "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga," and one of its most commercially approachable tracks since the piano-driven "The Way We Get By" from 2002's "Kill the Moonlight." Producer Jon Brion makes his only appearance on this single. It sounds deliciously polished alongside the remainder of the disc, which debuted at No. 10 on The Billboard 200 in July. Spacious, stripped-down verses build to a ska-like brassy chorus steered by snare, tambourine and what sounds like a cruise-ship horn. Britt Daniel's serrated voice boasts of the underling aiming to defeat the Establishment -- "You've got no fear of the underdog, that's why you will not survive" -- before the band bursts in with a celebratory shower of bright acoustics, hand claps and horns catchy enough to give the track an ironic twist on its title. - Sarah Kingsbury SPOON - Ga Ga Ga Ga GaProducer(s): Spoon, Mike McCarthy, Jon Brion Genre: ROCK Label: Merge The baby-talk title here is actually indicative of what propels each song: rhythm and repetition. Spoon has always applied choppy cadences to its guitar-and piano-driven pop songs, punctuated by hand claps, shakers, tambourine and, this time around, a horn section. The brass particularly enhances the explosive "You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb" and "The Underdog." With its skeletal structure and startling piano beat, "The Ghost of You Lingers" sticks out like "Paper Tiger" did on 2002's "Kill the Moonlight." Other highlights like the trippy "Don't You Evah" and lyrically loaded "Finer Feelings" help "Ga Ga" stand out as a fun, if somewhat peculiar, addition to the Spoon catalog. Only complaint: At less than 40 minutes, it just makes us fantasize about what Spoon is capable of next. - Katie Hasty
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Post by roentgenizdat on Aug 9, 2007 6:54:05 GMT -5
08/18: 55 58 SPOON GA GA GA GA GA 11,687 12,525 -7 90,046
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Post by roentgenizdat on Aug 15, 2007 19:30:06 GMT -5
08/25: 58 63 SPOON GA GA GA GA GA 10,146 11,687 -13 100,192
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Post by roentgenizdat on Aug 23, 2007 5:10:47 GMT -5
09/01: 63 71 SPOON GA GA GA GA GA 9,351 10,146 -8 109,543
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Post by roentgenizdat on Aug 30, 2007 5:29:22 GMT -5
09/08: 71 94 SPOON GA GA GA GA GA 7,417 9,351 -21 116,960
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Post by roentgenizdat on Sept 6, 2007 11:02:28 GMT -5
09/15: 94 119 SPOON GA GA GA GA GA 5,831 7,417 122,791
Amazing show last night! PDX tonight!
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Post by roentgenizdat on Sept 13, 2007 7:14:38 GMT -5
09/22: 119 120 SPOON GA GA GA GA GA 5,054 5,831 -13 127,845
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Post by roentgenizdat on Sept 20, 2007 5:11:59 GMT -5
09/29: 120 120 SPOON GA GA GA GA GA 4,927 5,054 -3 132,772
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Post by Active Aggressive on Sept 20, 2007 15:02:40 GMT -5
This low sale count is unacceptable for such an amazing group. I can't wait to see them in a few weeks in Boston. General admission!!
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Post by roentgenizdat on Sept 27, 2007 5:39:21 GMT -5
10/06: 120 156 SPOON GA GA GA GA GA 4,355 4,927 -12 137,127
"The Underdog" jumps to #5 on Triple A and debuts at #40 on Modern Rock.
Upcoming TV appearances...
10/06 - Saturday Night Live 10/18 - Late Night with Conan O'Brien (airs early Friday morning)
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Post by roentgenizdat on Oct 4, 2007 5:18:10 GMT -5
10/13: 156 183 SPOON GA GA GA GA GA 4,040 4,355 -7 141,167
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Post by busyboy on Oct 5, 2007 16:22:45 GMT -5
The album's a few weeks away from outselling Gimme Fiction, which sold about 150K IIRC. Now if only "The Underdog" took off for good...
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Post by roentgenizdat on Oct 11, 2007 5:33:14 GMT -5
10/20: 183 195 SPOON GA GA GA GA GA 4,054 4,040 0 145,221
"The Underdog" is #4 on Triple A and #33 on Modern Rock.
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Post by busyboy on Oct 18, 2007 5:07:13 GMT -5
10/27 independent albums chart:
15 SPOON GA GA GA GA GA 5,115 150,336
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Post by roentgenizdat on Oct 18, 2007 5:09:23 GMT -5
10/27: 195 147 SPOON GA GA GA GA GA 5,115 4,054 150,336
"The Underdog" spends a second week at #4 on Triple A and moves up to #30 on Modern Rock.
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Post by roentgenizdat on Oct 25, 2007 5:11:27 GMT -5
11/03: 147 200 SPOON GA GA GA GA GA 3,847 5,115 -25 154,183
"The Underdog" spends a third week at #4 on Triple A and drops to #31 on Modern Rock.
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Post by roentgenizdat on Nov 1, 2007 5:13:33 GMT -5
"The Underdog" moves up to #3 on Triple A and spends a second week at #31 on Modern Rock.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jan 7, 2008 11:22:38 GMT -5
1/12/08 chart:
Re-ENTRY 174 SPOON GA GA GA GA GA 8,041 -16% 9,545 200,704
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Post by roentgenizdat on Jan 8, 2008 18:33:46 GMT -5
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga was the best selling album on eMusic in 2007!
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jan 8, 2008 18:41:52 GMT -5
As it should be...it's my #6 album of 2007!
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Post by roentgenizdat on Jan 10, 2008 12:56:31 GMT -5
01/19: 174 141 SPOON GA GA GA GA GA 6,121 8,041 -23.9% 206,825
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Post by roentgenizdat on Jan 15, 2008 12:45:23 GMT -5
01/19: 174 141 SPOON GA GA GA GA GA 6,121 8,041 -24 206,825
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Post by roentgenizdat on Jan 16, 2008 19:33:21 GMT -5
01/26: 141 130 SPOON GA GA GA GA GA 4,911 6,121 -19.8%, 211,736
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Post by roentgenizdat on Jan 24, 2008 12:25:06 GMT -5
02/02: 130 146 SPOON GA GA GA GA GA 4,116 4,911 -16 215,852
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Feb 2, 2008 12:09:05 GMT -5
2/9 chart:
130 146 168 SPOON GA GA GA GA GA 3,836 -7% 4,116 219,688
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Post by busyboy on Feb 16, 2008 4:36:00 GMT -5
Spoon's Spring: New EP, Remixes, TourKatie Hasty, N.Y. Fans hungry for a taste for new Spoon material need only wait until April 8 when Merge releases the single/EP "Don't You Evah," a tune originally penned by the Natural History. The 8-song EP features the Natural History's version of "Don't You Evah," Spoon's version as previously released on last year's "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga" and new song "All I Got Is Me." Additionally, Diplo, Matthew Dear, Ted Leo, DJ Amaze and Alan Astor and newcomer Doc Delay Fixerupper all had a hand in remixing the track. "Doc Delay Fixerupper just did a remix of his own and threw it up on MySpace. Someone forwarded it and I thought it was just great," Daniel tells Billboard.com. "The new Spoon track just didn't fit in with the last record ... but I like putting out singles. It's fun to find these random little B-sides -- stuff that's hard to find." Spoon has been busy touring in support of 2007's "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga," having just returned from Australia and revving up to take on London and Lisbon at the end of this month. More U.S. dates are set for April, and a West Coast tour is slated for September. "We always do a different set list every night," Daniel says. "We're trying to learn some new songs, plus some older Spoon songs or covers. We've been partial to 'Peace Like a River' by Paul Simon and I've been forcing myself to play 'Finer Feelings' [from 'Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga'] live." Click to learn more... The Portland, Ore.-based songwriter plans a long stint of time off from the road later this year to continue writing new material, though there's no current plans to release a new album any time soon. "We're always evaluating the recording cycle and the pace. There's never really time to rest," Daniel says. "I just want to make as much music as I can and, having to write the songs before I bring them to the band, that's what my position is all about -- it's more important that playing shows." Daniel's move from Austin to Portland has at least given him new lyrical and inspirational fodder while crafting new track ideas. "I lived in Austin the whole time we were getting the band going, and even before," he says. "I've always lived in Austin. But when you come to someplace new, you learn to drive the streets, learn about the restaurants, bars and people I don't know. It's invigorating. I'm just jazzed." Aside from Spoon's slate, Daniel also recently busied himself with another remix opportunity: he tackled Feist's "I Feel It All" for a digital-only single package, released Feb. 12 online through the Arts & Crafts label. "I think that she's kind of amazing, and it was great to be able to separate her vocals from the other tracks and just hear that," he reports. "I just took some elements that were buried in the recording that weren't the focus in the original release and bring them to light."
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