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Post by fran182 on Mar 29, 2009 18:15:06 GMT -5
Today's update on Mediabase Alternative:
2 1 KINGS OF LEON Use Somebody 2001 1665 336 9.400
78 stations playing.
Omg! :o What this band is achieving is impressive! It will become their second #1 on Modern Rock on this upcoming week.
Look at the bullet! My bet is that only "Green Day" will stop this one.
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Post by pen on Mar 29, 2009 18:41:17 GMT -5
I don't think this band is great enough to have achieved two #1s. It's really awkward.
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Post by Cody on Mar 29, 2009 19:43:00 GMT -5
I don't think this band is great enough to have achieved two #1s. It's really awkward. I agree, and it feels even more awkward knowing that because of this, at the very least the next album's lead single is gonna hit #1 too. Thank God Green Day will limit this to like 3-4 weeks or so at #1
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Post by jvandyck87 on Mar 29, 2009 20:02:17 GMT -5
I like this song way better than "Sex On Fire." Meaning, unlike "Sex On Fire," I understand why this is #1.
And while people set "Sex On Fire" had no crossover success, hold your horses:
Mediabase Hot AC:
48 49 KINGS OF LEON Sex On Fire 173 152 21 0.614
Not yet a hit, but nonetheless a contender.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Mar 29, 2009 20:05:30 GMT -5
Sex On Fire is clearly a more pop-friendly song than Use Somebody to me. I'm only surprised that Kings Of Leon just added a CHR date in April for Sex On Fire. It should have been there all winter.
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Post by pen on Mar 29, 2009 20:05:24 GMT -5
I understand why this is #1 too. Because "Sex On Fire" was #1.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Mar 29, 2009 21:42:40 GMT -5
I understand why this is #1 too. Because "Sex On Fire" was #1. That may be true, but this also sounds more like a hit to me. I never had "Sex On Fire" stuck in my head. This song on the other hand gets stuck in my head a lot, even if I wouldn't rate it higher than maybe a 7/10.
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Post by Physical on Mar 30, 2009 15:20:54 GMT -5
You guys are crazy lol. They are a GREAT band, and this is a GREAT song. Seriously, what other song in the Top 10 is more deserving of a #1 than this?
It's so weird, because EVERYONE I know likes them, and then I come here on Pulse, and they aren't liked at all. They deserve all of their success IMO.
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Post by Cody on Mar 30, 2009 15:32:11 GMT -5
Seriously, what other song in the Top 10 is more deserving of a #1 than this? It's so weird, because even counting the songs that already hit #1, the only song in the top 10 that Id rather see this #1 over is Sex On Boring
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Post by pen on Mar 30, 2009 15:59:10 GMT -5
You guys are crazy lol. They are a GREAT band, and this is a GREAT song. Seriously, what other song in the Top 10 is more deserving of a #1 than this? It's so weird, because EVERYONE I know likes them, and then I come here on Pulse, and they aren't liked at all. They deserve all of their success IMO. I think you're exaggerating. I like them, but they're not a #1 band to me. The music they make just doesn't feel #1. There's nothing special or unique about it. But I recognize that's not what hits #1 these days.
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Post by Physical on Mar 30, 2009 18:13:23 GMT -5
I'd say they're pretty unique. What other bands are they similar to that's on the chart right now? I think this is a fresh and different #1. Most #1's are usually by already established bands on the format. It's nice to see a new band emerging and scoring back to back Alternative #1's. I guess I'm just happy because this isn't your typical nu-metal/post-grunge song topping the chart.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2009 18:15:56 GMT -5
You guys are crazy lol. They are a GREAT band, and this is a GREAT song. Seriously, what other song in the Top 10 is more deserving of a #1 than this? It's so weird, because EVERYONE I know likes them, and then I come here on Pulse, and they aren't liked at all. They deserve all of their success IMO. Agreed. My bet is that only "Green Day" will stop this one.
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Post by pen on Mar 30, 2009 18:24:38 GMT -5
I'd say they're pretty unique. What other bands are they similar to that's on the chart right now? I think this is a fresh and different #1. Most #1's are usually by already established bands on the format. It's nice to see a new band emerging and scoring back to back Alternative #1's. I guess I'm just happy because this isn't your typical nu-metal/post-grunge song topping the chart. Well they're not a new band though, are they? I mean, this is their third album. And they just seem like another garage band, although admittedly their music is a little slower paced than those of the Strokes and their sort. I'm not saying I'd rather have another familiar face, but...I dunno. When I think #1 song, I think of something epic. I can't remember the last time I saw that.
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Post by My Life Is A Stereo on Mar 30, 2009 18:33:10 GMT -5
There is nothing epic about alternative right now. It's either pretty good, average, or bad. Nothing really stands out above the rest. Just looking at the top 40 on the chart I don't see one song that I believe will have huge status 5 years from now on a widescale level. The only song that I can really say has a shot for me to still come back to a few years from now is Second Chance and that's only because I fell in love with the song. I highly doubt it will be overly remembered down the road by the general masses. It's just the cycle, it'll probably all change when summer rolls around.
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Post by Physical on Mar 30, 2009 18:35:03 GMT -5
I said new because to most people they are new. This album is their breakthrough on Alternative and so many people are hearing them for the first time. And yeah, I can see where you're coming from, but the days of epic #1's are long gone sadly.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Mar 30, 2009 18:42:27 GMT -5
I've never heard anyone around here bash Kings Of Leon, so I'm not sure where Degausser is coming from. But I do agree that Kings Of Leon is the freshest band than Modern has heard in many years. In fact I can't think of a band that had this different of a sound and made this big of a splash.
And I'm also not sure what a number one single "feels like" on Modern, so I don't get Pen's post either.
But as for the song, it will be #1 on next week's Billboard Modern chart as well as its biggest airplay gainer. Congrats again to these boys for finally scoring on their fourth album.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Mar 31, 2009 1:43:56 GMT -5
That episode of Friends was just on in the last couple of weeks. I saw it for the first time.
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Post by crash46 on Mar 31, 2009 2:03:11 GMT -5
Seriously, what other song in the Top 10 is more deserving of a #1 than this? Even though the top 10 is pretty stale overall, out of the nine songs in the top 10 I've heard, only "Brother" and "Lifeline" are less deserving (I have never heard "Second Chance").
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Post by fran182 on Mar 31, 2009 5:01:32 GMT -5
That episode of Friends was just on in the last couple of weeks. I saw it for the first time. Sorry for the ignorance and I only saw a bit of it, but what has that to do with my post? ???
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2009 5:25:48 GMT -5
You don't know how to use quotes, so when I read that post I heard it in Joey's voice from that episode.
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Post by Ragin on Mar 31, 2009 10:39:23 GMT -5
I don't think this band is great enough to have achieved two #1s. It's really awkward. I WOULD have thought that as well, however, both songs are great and worthy of #1's in my opinion. I can't get on their case for pulling a rabbit out of their hat twice.
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Post by Ragin on Mar 31, 2009 10:41:55 GMT -5
You guys are crazy lol. They are a GREAT band, and this is a GREAT song. Seriously, what other song in the Top 10 is more deserving of a #1 than this? It's so weird, because EVERYONE I know likes them, and then I come here on Pulse, and they aren't liked at all. They deserve all of their success IMO. I think you're exaggerating. I like them, but they're not a #1 band to me. The music they make just doesn't feel #1. There's nothing special or unique about it. But I recognize that's not what hits #1 these days. seriously? Both songs jumped out at me immediately as being unique and amazing songs. I listen to a lot of music and I hear a lot of bland alternative sound-alike bands, and these songs definitely are not under that umbrella.
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Post by fran182 on Mar 31, 2009 11:23:56 GMT -5
You don't know how to use quotes, so when I read that post I heard it in Joey's voice from that episode. Lol, I don't get you. Why are you saying that? Was I supposed to quote someone? ???
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2009 11:28:10 GMT -5
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Post by pen on Mar 31, 2009 11:40:53 GMT -5
I guess I just don't get the same amount of awe and excitement out of them as other people seem to be. To me, a Top 10 band, okay. A top 5 band....maybe. I can kind of get that. But two songs straight to #1? I just don't think they're that great of songs. To me a #1 should be like a f**king dynamite song. Like, holy s**t, this is a great song kind of song. I guess it's all down to individual tastes.
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Post by fran182 on Mar 31, 2009 12:25:13 GMT -5
Ah! The inverted commas! Sometimes I use them when referring to band names sometimes I don't. No big deal.
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Post by WotUNeed on Mar 31, 2009 12:31:12 GMT -5
I guess I just don't get the same amount of awe and excitement out of them as other people seem to be. To me, a Top 10 band, okay. A top 5 band....maybe. I can kind of get that. But two songs straight to #1? I just don't think they're that great of songs. To me a #1 should be like a f**king dynamite song. Like, holy s**t, this is a great song kind of song. I guess it's all down to individual tastes. I think some of it has to do with the way the band has evolved. Not only have they somewhat polished their sound, but they've also started writing songs that are lyrically more accessible without resorting to baseness. At rock formats, lyrics still count for more than they do at, say, CHR, where songs like "Right Round" and "Poker Face" can achieve great things with words that are at best, unintelligent and, at worst, relatively meaningless. Because lyrics still matter, songs like "Sex on Fire" and "Use Somebody," which not only sound good (or, at least, do so in my opinion), but also have a fairly straightforward delivery and address subjects to which most people can relate, are naturally going to have a broader appeal and a decent shot at high spots, including the apex of the charts. I think this goes a long way into considering why something like "Rise Above This," which is both musically and lyrically generic, can also do quite well here. (And don't get me wrong, while I don't worship it as wonderful, I don't dislike "Rise Above This," but it seems like an obvious example of a recent song that doesn't really stand out in any way, but still did well and connected with a decent number of people.) I may be biased, since the Only by the Night era has changed what was my relative prior general disinterest in Kings of Leon to the point where even "The Bucket" has been kicked into higher rotation, but such is my take on the matter.
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Post by pen on Mar 31, 2009 14:51:35 GMT -5
Ah! The inverted commas! Sometimes I use them when referring to band names sometimes I don't. No big deal. You do realize that punctuation is called a quotation mark, right?
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Post by pen on Mar 31, 2009 14:54:10 GMT -5
I guess I just don't get the same amount of awe and excitement out of them as other people seem to be. To me, a Top 10 band, okay. A top 5 band....maybe. I can kind of get that. But two songs straight to #1? I just don't think they're that great of songs. To me a #1 should be like a f**king dynamite song. Like, holy s**t, this is a great song kind of song. I guess it's all down to individual tastes. I think some of it has to do with the way the band has evolved. Not only have they somewhat polished their sound, but they've also started writing songs that are lyrically more accessible without resorting to baseness. At rock formats, lyrics still count for more than they do at, say, CHR, where songs like "Right Round" and "Poker Face" can achieve great things with words that are at best, unintelligent and, at worst, relatively meaningless. Because lyrics still matter, songs like "Sex on Fire" and "Use Somebody," which not only sound good (or, at least, do so in my opinion), but also have a fairly straightforward delivery and address subjects to which most people can relate, are naturally going to have a broader appeal and a decent shot at high spots, including the apex of the charts. I think this goes a long way into considering why something like "Rise Above This," which is both musically and lyrically generic, can also do quite well here. (And don't get me wrong, while I don't worship it as wonderful, I don't dislike "Rise Above This," but it seems like an obvious example of a recent song that doesn't really stand out in any way, but still did well and connected with a decent number of people.) I may be biased, since the Only by the Night era has changed what was my relative prior general disinterest in Kings of Leon to the point where even "The Bucket" has been kicked into higher rotation, but such is my take on the matter. I got more out of the lyrics of "Rise Above This" than I do out of the lyrics of "Use Somebody" or "Sex On Fire". But I'm also not saying that "Rise Above This" was a #1 either.
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Post by WotUNeed on Mar 31, 2009 14:54:21 GMT -5
Ah! The inverted commas! Sometimes I use them when referring to band names sometimes I don't. No big deal. You do realize that punctuation is called a quotation mark, right? Some call them that, however...
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