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Post by ClevelandRox on Apr 16, 2009 22:21:24 GMT -5
I'm not seeing the draw to this song other than the band name attached.
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Post by Pipa on Apr 16, 2009 22:26:29 GMT -5
I'm not seeing the draw to this song other than the band name attached. ' Welcome to Alternative.
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Post by pen on Apr 16, 2009 22:32:43 GMT -5
I'm not seeing the draw to this song other than the band name attached. Because nothing says "summer's coming" like a new 311 song.
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Post by Matt4319 on Apr 16, 2009 22:43:09 GMT -5
I was lukewarm on this for 3 or 4 days, but then it clicked. It's probably my favorite 311 track since "Creatures".
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Post by fran182 on Apr 18, 2009 15:58:43 GMT -5
Today, it reached top 10 on Mediabase Alternative:
29 10 311 Hey You 1233 498 735 5.572
74 stations playing.
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Post by fran182 on Apr 20, 2009 15:33:19 GMT -5
Yesterday, it reached top 50 on Mediabase Active. Here's today's update:
56 48 311 Hey You 185 113 72 0.539
19 stations playing.
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Post by American Idiot on Apr 23, 2009 13:33:31 GMT -5
And we have a tracklisting for "Uplifter" now.
01. Hey You 02. It's Alright 03. Mix It Up 04. Golden Sunlight 05. India Ink 06. Daisy Cutter 07. Too Much Too Fast 08. Never Ending Summer 09. Two Drops In The Ocean 10. Something Out Of Nothing 11. Jackpot 12. My Heart Sings
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Post by fran182 on Apr 26, 2009 13:09:48 GMT -5
Today, it reached top 5 on Mediabase Alternative:
9 5 311 Hey You 1487 1281 206 5.904
75 stations playing.
Today, it reached top 50 on Mediabase Active:
47 40 311 Hey You 244 176 68 0.656
25 stations playing.
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Post by weaver on Apr 27, 2009 21:09:15 GMT -5
I am a huge 311 fan and this is a great song. That said, it is so utterly predictable that I'm left a little cold. It's great, yet SO similar to so many of their other songs, or a conglomeration of them, or something. I feel like this will be ravaged by the critics, but I guess that's typically the case with 311.
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Post by @DiegoMarcondes_ on May 7, 2009 11:40:30 GMT -5
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Post by weaver on May 17, 2009 19:30:00 GMT -5
Any updates on this? When does the album drop? Doesn't seem like a good sign that people aren't even discussing it on here.
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Post by pen on May 17, 2009 19:42:19 GMT -5
Any updates on this? When does the album drop? Doesn't seem like a good sign that people aren't even discussing it on here. Well we're not exactly a microcosm of the universe here. It's still #3 on Alternative, although it's lost the bullet. Climbing active a little bit. Uplifter comes out June 2nd.
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Post by American Idiot on May 18, 2009 0:15:05 GMT -5
I'm thinking a leak of the new album should happen within a week/week and a half or so.
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Post by metalfan87 on May 26, 2009 14:33:59 GMT -5
the album streamed on their myspace.
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Post by American Idiot on May 26, 2009 20:25:12 GMT -5
Holy shiskabobs! The first half of the album seemed decent at best to me, but wow the second half is as I already described to penance earlier is "flippin sick!" "Jackpot" is a great representation of their older material and definitely needs to be a single at some point because it may be my favorite song from them in years. I also like "Mix It Up," "Something Out Of Nothing," "I Like The Way", and "Get Down" quite a bit. I have a feeling that "My Heart Sings" will be a single too since it's very similar to "Amber" or "Love Song." Overall, I am very impressed and would hope most 311 fans would be as well.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on May 27, 2009 2:56:07 GMT -5
Holy shiskabobs! The first half of the album seemed decent at best to me, but wow the second half is as I already described to penance earlier is "flippin sick!" "Jackpot" is a great representation of their older material and definitely needs to be a single at some point because it may be my favorite song from them in years. I also like "Mix It Up," "Something Out Of Nothing," "I Like The Way", and "Get Down" quite a bit. I have a feeling that "My Heart Sings" will be a single too since it's very similar to "Amber" or "Love Song." Overall, I am very impressed and would hope most 311 fans would be as well. Hope I am.... Speaking of streams, not impressed with the new Marilyn Manson. Hopefully I'll get the chance to stream it at least a few more times and make a fully informed decision before my sale window closes at the end of the week. And I can hold off another week to hear Rancid when I buy it, although I did listen to that second song they posted last week and wasn't impressed by it.
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Post by borlando on May 28, 2009 0:14:29 GMT -5
Holy shiskabobs! The first half of the album seemed decent at best to me, but wow the second half is as I already described to penance earlier is "flippin sick!" "Jackpot" is a great representation of their older material and definitely needs to be a single at some point because it may be my favorite song from them in years. I also like "Mix It Up," "Something Out Of Nothing," "I Like The Way", and "Get Down" quite a bit. I have a feeling that "My Heart Sings" will be a single too since it's very similar to "Amber" or "Love Song." Overall, I am very impressed and would hope most 311 fans would be as well. definitely the strongest 311 album since soundsystem. they obviously took their time with this one and found the right producer in bob rock. some of the lyrics are straight cheese, but im really impressed with the album musically. i recommend this to any rock fan, which is something i couldnt have said about their last 3 albums.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on May 28, 2009 1:09:02 GMT -5
some of the lyrics are straight cheese, but im really impressed with the album musically. that's par for the course. Fixed.
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Post by weaver on May 31, 2009 15:09:06 GMT -5
I have a local store that is only open on weekends, so they offer new releases the weekend previous to the Tuesday release. They were sold out when I went in today. That's never happened with any album I've gone there for. Maybe they didn't order many of them though, I don't know. So I haven't heard it, but apparently I can just visit their myspace page? Ugh I hate myspace. I can't read the pages with all the crap behind the writing.
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Post by Matt4319 on Jun 28, 2009 22:25:41 GMT -5
Jeez, down to #24 already.
15 24 311 Hey You 593 892 -299
A little excessive?
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Jun 29, 2009 4:31:45 GMT -5
Jeez, down to #24 already. 15 24 311 Hey You 593 892 -299 A little excessive? Eh, it was never that good to begin with, though I know you enjoy it and "It's Alright" both quite a bit. If it's any consolation, "It's Alright" was the biggest jumper this week, moving from 46-34. So, y'know, it's that whole circle of life, natural order of things...
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Post by Cody on Jun 29, 2009 9:22:58 GMT -5
yeah plus 311 is no Green Day. You'll notice Know Your Enemy stick around long enough in the top 20 to eventually fall recurrent even with their second single surging, 311 just isnt that good.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Jun 29, 2009 16:27:02 GMT -5
311 just isnt that good popular. Fixed.
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Post by Cody on Jun 29, 2009 16:43:32 GMT -5
no I didnt mean that they arent good, I like 311, by "not that good" I mean not as good as Green Day, and popularity reflects that
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Post by American Idiot on Jun 29, 2009 19:15:45 GMT -5
I had to say my input here because we're talking about two of my top 3 favorite all-time bands. The way I see it, 311 is definitely no other band I've ever heard. With the way they mix so many varieties of music together like rock, rap, jazz, funk, reggae, etc is amazing. Although Green Day's music may not be completely in a category by themselves like 311, they are incredibly influential in many bands that are big today and some of their albums, which are almost like musical stories are absolutely epic. 311's had some of their singles hit big, especially their earlier stuff, but Green Day has been huge since "Dookie" was released and almost every single of theirs since then has done well. Either way I am proud to say that I own every album from both of these extremely talented bands. 311 will probably never be as big as Green Day, but I'm glad at least they're getting the recognition years later that they deserve.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Jun 29, 2009 23:06:30 GMT -5
no I didnt mean that they arent good, I like 311, by "not that good" I mean not as good as Green Day, and popularity reflects that Popularity and quality are correlated but they are by no means synonymous. By that logic, Lady GaGa is the best artist out there right now. And I don't think you'd agree with that.
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