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Post by pen on Mar 5, 2009 22:24:25 GMT -5
Well now we know another b-side that will be on the second disc.
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Post by singingsparrow on Mar 6, 2009 0:48:27 GMT -5
I'm not convinced that "Talk Shows On Mute" or "Oil And Water" will make it. While these songs were top 10 hits, I don't hear these songs getting much gold/recurrent airplay, and at this point, anything Incubus releases as a single does moderately well, so just because it's released as a single and does well doesn't mean it's one of their most popular songs among fans. We'll see. "Nice To Know You" should make it. The song is still getting close to 200 plays a week between alternative and active rock stations. Only "Love Hurts," "Dig," "Drive," "Pardon Me," and "Wish You Were Here" are currently getting more. I'm convinced "Talk Shows On Mute" will make it; not only considering it was one of only two singles from the "A Crow Left Of The Murder" era to chart well, but also because it has a particular sentimental significance to Boyd himself, from what I've read. However, I can see "Oil And Water" not making the final cut. It charted respectably surely, but "Light Grenades" is the only era where the band went more than three singles deep, and with two chart-toppers and another track also having immense chart longevity and becoming a fan favorite ("Dig"), "Oil And Water" will inevitably be the odd one out if they're trying to tidy their collection to where there's no more than three tracks representing each era. Sincerely, Noah Eaton
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Post by pen on Mar 6, 2009 1:17:59 GMT -5
but "Light Grenades" is the only era where the band went more than three singles deep Mmm, not true. From Morning View there were five singles. I'm sure "Circles" and "Are You In" will be fighting to make the cut, but they are still singles, along with "Nice To Know You", "Wish You Were Here", and "Warning". Also, Crow went four if you want to consider the fact that "Agoraphobia" and "Sick Sad Little World" were played on some stations. The former was a real single and the latter considered unofficial. Neither of them were pushed at all though. Just a minor quibble.
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Post by Walking Contradiction on Mar 10, 2009 20:42:53 GMT -5
Here's the official track listing...
DISC ONE 1. Black Heart Inertia 2. Drive 3. Megalomaniac 4. Anna-Molly 5. Love Hurts 6. Wish You Were Here 7. Warning 8. Stellar 9. Talk Shows On Mute 10. Pardon Me 11. Dig 12. Oil And Water 13. Are You In? 14. Nice To Know You 15. Midnight Swim
DISC TWO 1. Neither Of Us Can See 2. Look Alive 3. While All The Vultures Feed 4. Pantomime 5. Anything 6. Punch Drunk 7. Admiration 8. Martini 9. A Certain Shade Of Green (Acoustic) 10. Monuments And Melodies 11. Let’s Go Crazy
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Post by singingsparrow on Mar 10, 2009 20:48:42 GMT -5
Here's the official track listing... DISC ONE 1. Black Heart Inertia 2. Drive 3. Megalomaniac 4. Anna-Molly 5. Love Hurts 6. Wish You Were Here 7. Warning 8. Stellar 9. Talk Shows On Mute 10. Pardon Me 11. Dig 12. Oil And Water 13. Are You In? 14. Nice To Know You 15. Midnight Swim DISC TWO 1. Neither Of Us Can See 2. Look Alive 3. While All The Vultures Feed 4. Pantomime 5. Anything 6. Punch Drunk 7. Admiration 8. Martini 9. A Certain Shade Of Green (Acoustic) 10. Monuments And Melodies 11. Let’s Go Crazy Disc One was pretty much what I was expecting to see, with "Oil & Water" being the only track I was unsure of. It's great to see an acoustic version of "A Certain Shade of Green" make the final cut on the complementing disc. Sincerely, Noah Eaton
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Post by pen on Mar 10, 2009 21:12:28 GMT -5
I just hope you all remember who called it. I mean, it wasn't very hard, but it's to see I was right about "Nice To Know You" and the lack of SCIENCE tracks.
And now, seeing the second disc, I'm annoyed, because while I'm glad to see some b-sides I haven't heard before, what about "Make A Move"? "Familiar"? "Crowded Elevator"? "Follow"? Really lame to see that it's as I expected, and incomplete. I'd rather one of those than an acoustic version of "A Certain Shade Of Green", which is unnecessary.
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Post by Walking Contradiction on Mar 10, 2009 21:51:32 GMT -5
incubusview.com/messboard/viewtopic.php?t=27710&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=980More information... apparently the album has been delayed to June 16, and the single won't be released until April 16. Also, each copy of the album will come with a code that will allow you to download more rare material, and a presale code for their upcoming tour (dates are in the link above). I'll agree that it would have been nice to have a more comprehensive B-side collection, but I'm still excited for the completely unreleased material.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Mar 11, 2009 2:54:10 GMT -5
So apparently they covered "Let's Go Crazy" at some point...
That's a really stupid, random order for the "hits," though.
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Post by PHOBES on Mar 11, 2009 11:55:44 GMT -5
That's a really stupid, random order for the "hits," though. Not if you look at where each of the songs peaked on alternative. 1. Black Heart Inertia - NA 2. Drive - 1 3. Megalomaniac - 1 4. Anna-Molly - 1 5. Love Hurts - 1 6. Wish You Were Here - 2 7. Warning - 2 8. Stellar - 2 9. Talk Shows On Mute - 3 10. Pardon Me - 3 11. Dig - 4 12. Oil And Water - 7 13. Are You In? - NA 14. Nice To Know You - 9 15. Midnight Swim - NA Does that make more sense? ;)
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Post by pen on Mar 11, 2009 12:16:03 GMT -5
Oh wow, that's actually interesting.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Mar 11, 2009 15:11:16 GMT -5
I think they are also sorted by # of weeks at that peak position. Based on that, "Black Heart Inertia" is gonna have to be #1 longer than "Drive" was. They must think it's a pretty damn awesome song.
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Post by singingsparrow on Mar 11, 2009 15:25:19 GMT -5
I think they are also sorted by # of weeks at that peak position. Based on that, "Black Heart Inertia" is gonna have to be #1 longer than "Drive" was. They must think it's a pretty damn awesome song. They must also assume that "Midnight Swim" will peak lower than all their other hits should that be released as the compilation's second single (but perhaps STILL peak at #10) Sincerely, Noah Eaton
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Post by pen on Mar 11, 2009 15:29:59 GMT -5
I think they are also sorted by # of weeks at that peak position. Based on that, "Black Heart Inertia" is gonna have to be #1 longer than "Drive" was. They must think it's a pretty damn awesome song. They must also assume that "Midnight Swim" will peak lower than all their other hits should that be released as the compilation's second single (but perhaps STILL peak at #10) Sincerely, Noah Eaton Heh. But isn't that the tradition usually though? Sandwich the hits with the new tracks? Mmm. Sandwich.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Mar 11, 2009 15:36:46 GMT -5
They also often don't release the second new tune as a single. So a peak of N/A may be enough to justify putting it last.
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Post by Walking Contradiction on Mar 12, 2009 0:30:55 GMT -5
If you go to enjoyincubus.com you will be greeted with a clip. Sounds promising to me.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Mar 12, 2009 1:35:33 GMT -5
That's a really stupid, random order for the "hits," though. Not if you look at where each of the songs peaked on alternative. OK, so it's not random. It's still stupid to sequence them like that, from the standpoint of the musical flow of an album. Particularly to have "Drive" batting lead-off after the new song, and having "Pardon Me" so far to the back. From a lyrical standpoint (well the chorus, anyway), "Nice to Know You" makes sense pulling up the rear (not counting the other new song).
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Post by My Life Is A Stereo on Mar 30, 2009 18:03:39 GMT -5
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Post by American Idiot on Mar 30, 2009 18:08:04 GMT -5
That sounded like a pretty good start to a probable heavier song, which I'm certainly all for.
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Post by PHOBES on Mar 30, 2009 19:27:36 GMT -5
Too soon to really tell, but whether I like it or not I'm still gonna get the record.
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Post by fran182 on Mar 31, 2009 6:50:05 GMT -5
Sounds like Incubus, sounds great. It will be interesting to see how well this performs on radio. I believe "Love Hurts" might prejudice this one. Still, this is a new Incubus song, so I can't see it not going top 5 on Alternative.
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Post by roentgenizdat on Mar 31, 2009 20:37:21 GMT -5
SHOT: Incubus - Petro, director
artist: Incubus song: "Black Heart Inertia" label: Epic director(s): Petro production co: Draw Pictures rep: Laure Scott
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Post by Cody on Apr 1, 2009 15:07:38 GMT -5
Liking this
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Post by fran182 on Apr 2, 2009 18:10:26 GMT -5
The song is out! I'm in love with the opening and guitars in this song sound really good. I confess that I wasn't expecting such good stuff for a compilation, I could see this song as a single from a new studio album. :) According to All Access, there are already 40 stations playing this with 96 spins as of today's update and the song only leaked like 1 day ago. :) Hear it here: It's also on their official website: www.enjoyincubus.com/
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Post by Physical on Apr 2, 2009 20:34:52 GMT -5
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Post by jvandyck87 on Apr 2, 2009 21:20:06 GMT -5
I agree...I don't think this song has a good shot at #1. The chorus is not very memorable. It's almost like "Love Hurts" is the lead single from this greatest hits collection with this as the follow-up based on the timing.
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Post by Pipa on Apr 2, 2009 21:21:38 GMT -5
This is their weakest single since "Make a Move".
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Post by Matt4319 on Apr 2, 2009 21:24:19 GMT -5
I like it. I'd put this below "Anna Molly" and "Dig" but above "Love Hurts" and maybe "Oil and Water". Maybe won't go #1, but I'd think top 5.
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Post by Walking Contradiction on Apr 3, 2009 1:11:45 GMT -5
The chorus is not very memorable. I agree... it's honestly the only thing keeping me from totally loving this song. But I still think this is one of their better recent efforts.
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Post by fran182 on Apr 3, 2009 18:07:40 GMT -5
Today, it reached top 50 on Mediabase Alternative:
- 49 INCUBUS Black Heart Inertia 181 - 181 1.557
47 stations playing.
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Post by Cody on Apr 3, 2009 19:02:45 GMT -5
I like it. I'd put this below "Anna Molly" and "Dig" but above "Love Hurts" and maybe "Oil and Water". Maybe won't go #1, but I'd think top 5. Id rank the 5 of them as so Anna Molly > Dig > Black Heart Inertia > Oil & Water > Love Hurts
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