pen
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Post by pen on Jan 8, 2009 17:06:06 GMT -5
FMQB actually says that Skindred has a song coming to Active Rock radio January 26th called "Electric Avenue", but as far as I know, Skindred has no song called "Electric Avenue", they have no new album in the works, and Bieler Bros. has no news up about this development at all.
However, Skindred does have a song called "Destroy The Dancefloor" from their last album Roots Rock Riot which does have the words "Electric avenue" in the chorus, so I think somehow FMQB got confused. So for now I'm choosing to believe this means that this song is now the third single from Roots Rock Riot. We'll see.
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Post by American Idiot on Jan 9, 2009 0:46:39 GMT -5
I wouldn't mind at all if this is the next single. It's probably my favorite song on the album.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Jan 9, 2009 4:46:50 GMT -5
Mine too.
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Post by pen on Jan 11, 2009 12:21:42 GMT -5
I was wrong. It is "Electric Avenue". It's a cover.
From Bieler.
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Skindred will release “Electric Avenue” a cover of the classic Eddy Grant song through Myspace this Monday January 13th. “Electric Avenue” became a cross-Atlantic smash, topping the charts in both the US and UK. The original most recently gained notoriety by being prominently featured in the hit Seth Rogen comedy, “Pineapple Express”
Having become an international phenomenon world-wide and being called “The best live band in Britain” by Kerrang!, Skindred are set to triumphantly return to the States later this month when they will tour the country with Disturbed and Sevendust.
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Post by halo19 on Jan 11, 2009 21:52:05 GMT -5
And here I was about to make a smart "hot remake!" post to realize that it is.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Jan 13, 2009 1:23:09 GMT -5
Wow, I wish they'd released "Destroy The Dancefloor" instead. I'm not digging this. Or they could release "Roots Rock Riot." Or just hope that they pick a better lead single off their next album to repair the damage of "Ratrace."
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Post by jvandyck87 on Feb 11, 2009 16:30:41 GMT -5
Wow, this is surprisingly Top 50 on active rock with a nearly +100 bullet. This looks like it'll be bigger than either of the Roots Rock Riot singles. I don't think it's anywhere nearly as good as anything off the RRR album, but whatever brings them success I'll be happy about. I hope it goes top 40 and returns them to the success of the Babylon era.
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Post by My Life Is A Stereo on Feb 17, 2009 2:14:39 GMT -5
It really is a pretty kick ass remake considering, they do both jobs of taking their own take on it and at the same time keep the vibe of the original. I actually really like this.
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Post by American Idiot on Feb 17, 2009 15:07:32 GMT -5
This one of the lightest Skindred songs I've heard. When I first heard it, for the first 20-30 seconds or so, I almost wouldn't have thought it was the same band, but I have to say I like it quite a bit.
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