roentgenizdat
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Post by roentgenizdat on Jul 17, 2008 15:31:08 GMT -5
Goes for adds August 12th.
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Post by erzo01 on Sept 12, 2008 0:22:12 GMT -5
Currently #1 in New Zealand iTunes!  |
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Post by fran182 on Sept 12, 2008 2:40:36 GMT -5
Why is this doing so well in New Zealand and Australia?
They never had success there
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Post by Nevermind on Sept 12, 2008 16:38:20 GMT -5
Why is this doing so well in New Zealand and Australia? They never had success there That's because its fucking amazing. |
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Post by crash46 on Sept 12, 2008 16:43:45 GMT -5
They've never had success in the US either. Seems like the 'buzz' was a lot bigger over their last two albums than it was for this one, and now that they're more under the radar, their song's blowing up. I don't get it.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Sept 13, 2008 2:05:01 GMT -5
Seems like the 'buzz' was a lot bigger over their last two albums than it was for this one, and now that they're more under the radar, their song's blowing up. I don't get it. Yeah, it does seem like that, now that you mention it... |
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Post by Pipa on Sept 13, 2008 10:00:51 GMT -5
This song's doing great in Canada too:
43 28 KINGS OF LEON Sex On Fire 157 79 78 0.622
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Post by Cody on Sept 13, 2008 10:11:19 GMT -5
ok Ive listened to this like 5 times, its officially ANNOYING
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Post by fran182 on Sept 13, 2008 10:30:15 GMT -5
Why is this doing so well in New Zealand and Australia? They never had success there That's because its f**king amazing. It's just decent dude |
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Post by musicaddict on Sept 13, 2008 10:32:52 GMT -5
too indie for me
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Post by fran182 on Sept 13, 2008 10:36:11 GMT -5
Lol I don't think this song is even indie...but well
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Post by American Idiot on Sept 13, 2008 13:28:25 GMT -5
Yeah I don't think the "indieness" has much to do with why I think it's just a decent song too. Indie songs do bore me much faster than any other sub-genre I have to admit. There's many many songs out there that I've heard over the past few years just like this one that I'll download, but after a few listens I'm bored of it and don't care if I really hear it again because there's nothing that really attracts my attention to it.
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Post by musicaddict on Sept 13, 2008 13:55:36 GMT -5
indie is generally boring. i don't get the appeal for it (especially on last fm, where many hipsters reside)
i mean, i like indie music, but some of them are just trashy
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Post by fran182 on Sept 14, 2008 6:25:18 GMT -5
I don't care much for Indie either
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Post by Young Money on Sept 14, 2008 8:10:22 GMT -5
They are performing next week on SNL.
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Post by Nevermind on Sept 14, 2008 13:04:51 GMT -5
That's because its f**king amazing. It's just decent dude its amazing. But w/e lol.  |
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Post by busyboy on Sept 14, 2008 13:44:07 GMT -5
When did they become the new Coldplay? They have all their albums on the UK chart, it's pretty rare. I don't even imagine the week the new one charts... |
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Post by fran182 on Sept 14, 2008 14:33:54 GMT -5
and the single is #1 in Uk singles chart
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Pipa
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Post by Pipa on Sept 14, 2008 15:06:49 GMT -5
It's not that good of a song!
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Post by fran182 on Sept 14, 2008 15:42:19 GMT -5
It's really surprising me!!
Why is this doing this way in New Zealand, Australia and UK
What will happen next?? Chart in hot 100??
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Post by allnightmarelong on Sept 15, 2008 13:15:01 GMT -5
I was never a big fan of this band. this song was a surprise though. not enough to buy the album and become a fan, but it's a good enough song to put on my ipod |
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Post by Pipa on Sept 15, 2008 13:59:41 GMT -5
I was never a big fan of this band. this song was a surprise though. not enough to buy the album and become a fan, but it's a good enough song to put on my ipod Heh, I put it on mine yesterday too... |
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Post by musicaddict on Sept 22, 2008 15:44:15 GMT -5
It's quite decent. Added on iTunes today.
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Post by WotUNeed on Sept 22, 2008 15:48:19 GMT -5
I was way late to actually hear this, and at first, it was a big ol' anticlimax, since I'd seen/heard all of the hype. I do like it way more than the few songs of theirs I'd heard in the past, which didn't do much for me, and it's growing on me fairly quickly, so I guess I can understand why it's doing so well even if it's not earth-shatteringly amazing.
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Post by WotUNeed on Sept 22, 2008 15:59:03 GMT -5
Looking at the Modern top 40, there's absolutely nothing earth-shatteringly amazing there. M.I.A. just missing the top 10 is shocking, especially to them I'm sure. All of the veteran acts seem to be content with rehashing their old material, although Metallica came close to escaping that with their hit. Kings Of Leon might be the only Modern song there? Sorry, I should have clarified that I meant moreso on various national charts. It's easier for me to see why this is doing something here, because it's a step toward appeasing Alternative listeners who actually want to hear something remotely alternative. |
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Post by Young Money on Sept 22, 2008 17:35:06 GMT -5
At first I didn't really like this, but its pretty good now
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Post by busyboy on Sept 23, 2008 14:31:51 GMT -5
The new album sold 80k copies in the UK during the first day of release. Impressive.
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Post by oscillations. on Sept 24, 2008 0:49:12 GMT -5
They just finished a pretty solid performance on Letterman. I wouldn't call myself their "fan" per se, but it seems they are on the cusp of breaking out on a larger scale, so I hope they find success. This song is enjoyable enough.
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Post by annie on Sept 24, 2008 1:09:37 GMT -5
They were not bad on SNL, but not like surprisingly good either. Good for them to have no.1 in UK.
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Post by oscillations. on Sept 24, 2008 1:26:42 GMT -5
Someone in their PR dept. is really pulling out all the stops for them this time. It's rare that an unproven band gets to book so many well-timed TV appearances at their convenience. Timing is key and will translate to healthy first-week sales. More importantly, though, will be following up on this initial publicity push and keeping their name out there in the coming weeks and months. Most indie bands frontload their promotional campaign, because a.) their budget demands it b.) first-week sales are often the barometer by which other media outlets determine their own interest in the band's career/profile.
Hopefully, KoL (or rather, their handlers) won't take such a myopic approach.
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