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Post by roentgenizdat on Mar 18, 2009 23:12:11 GMT -5
Goes for adds in April according to Billboard.
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Post by pen on Mar 18, 2009 23:18:59 GMT -5
I was wondering if they were gonna release something new, since "Dirt Room"'s been out for a while now.
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Post by halo19 on Mar 18, 2009 23:51:09 GMT -5
It's not like it was wrong for them not to do it, with it being a lead single from an album released next week.
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Post by pen on Mar 19, 2009 7:44:52 GMT -5
It's not like it was wrong for them not to do it, with it being a lead single from an album released next week. I didn't say it was wrong, but when a single is out for a long time before an album release, to help push the album, sometimes it's best to have another single in tow.
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Post by Ron57 on Mar 23, 2009 16:01:14 GMT -5
Currently listening to it. Sa-sa-sa-sa-sa-sa-sa-say it. I see it doing better than Dirt Room for sure, but definitely not as good as Hate Me or Into the Ocean. Still a decent song though...Chorus is a little odd. Edit: Upon a full album listen. Wow. This is a VERY soft album. Like every song is a ballad. I thought Blue October was usually angrier than that in their old stuff?
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Post by pen on Mar 24, 2009 23:46:08 GMT -5
Justin is a sad sack of sad on this album. But yeah, it does seem farily lighter and softer than their past albums. It's not bad, just kind of different.
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Post by Slinky on Mar 25, 2009 0:06:22 GMT -5
I'm liking this better than Dirt Room so far. Dirt Room was kinda weird in that impacted me immediately, then I got bored of it, then it hit a second wind and I liked it again.
The album is a bit of a surprise for me. Foiled was softer than their first two albums, and after I heard Dirt Room, I though they were going back to more of a harder sound for this one. In fact, the rest of the album is even more mellow than Foiled. Still good though. I haven't heard it enough to make a real judgment, but I wouldn't be surprised if this is one of my top albums of the year.
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Post by pen on Mar 25, 2009 0:08:57 GMT -5
My thoughts are that "Weight Of The World" is an awkward song to open with. "Jump Rope" needs to be a single at some point. "Blue Skies" and "Blue Does" both in a row made me get misty-eyed, god they are so touching. "The End" is a really really disturbing song.
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Post by Ron57 on Mar 25, 2009 13:31:42 GMT -5
As corny as it is, I started to like Jump Rope kinda just because it sounded catchy, and it was kinda an interesting idea for a song...up until the point that the kids started singing...That kinda ruined it for me.
This is probably my favorite song on the album. Dirt Room is just okay for me.
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Post by pen on Mar 25, 2009 13:33:17 GMT -5
Really? I thought the kids joining in made the song.
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Post by Ron57 on Mar 25, 2009 13:37:42 GMT -5
It just kinda drew the imaginary line of corniness for me I guess. Ha.
It's not that I don't think it could work, I mean, What Do We Know by Thousand Foot Krutch does it, and that's one of my favorite songs.
In Jump Rope though...ehh I think it coulda been fine without it. I mean I get the meaning behind it, (kids playing jump rope), but I just can't bear the sound lol.
I also really like Kangaroo Cry.
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Post by pen on Mar 25, 2009 14:14:37 GMT -5
I don't mind corny. Corny has its moments.
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Post by Slinky on Mar 26, 2009 1:12:26 GMT -5
"Jump Rope" is a great song, and I don't think it's even that corny, just simplistic, but it sounds like an album track to me. Alt. won't play it, might get some Hot AC/AAA play, but it's not the kind of song I see doing that well there either. On another note, "up, down, up, down, it will get hard" has to be the best unintentional double entendre I've heard in a while.
"Kangaroo Cry" with an edit to take out the instrumental at the end sounds like the 3rd single to me.
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Post by Ron57 on Mar 26, 2009 11:19:18 GMT -5
"Jump Rope" is a great song, and I don't think it's even that corny, just simplistic, but it sounds like an album track to me. Alt. won't play it, might get some Hot AC/AAA play, but it's not the kind of song I see doing that well there either. On another note, "up, down, up, down, it will get hard" has to be the best unintentional double entendre I've heard in a while.xDDD. I needed that laugh. I hadn't even thought of that!
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Apr 8, 2009 2:35:24 GMT -5
I had the opportunity to check these guys out the other night. I read you guys saying what a soft album Approaching Normal is, but it wasn't really apparent to me until seeing them live that they are really not a hard rock band at all. And that was very refreshing; that they defied my preconceived notion of their catalog. Though it wasn't really evident to me until the end of the night during their encore, I came away really impressed by the eclecticism of their music and their overall presentation. To tell you the truth, I wish I'd paid better attention to the whole show.
It definitely made me interested in checking out the new record as well as Foiled. Based on this topic, I was able to pick out "Say It" and "Jump Rope," in addition to their 3 biggest hits. (They didn't play "Calling You.") I was also surprised how many older people were in attendance. Like, adults well into their 40's.
One of my friends there said they reminded him of Genesis. I asked him Peter Gabriel Genesis or Phil Collins? He said both. It never would've occurred to me otherwise, but I got where he was coming from. And afterward, looking up their discography on Wikipedia, to my surprise I came across this, under "style":
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Post by pen on Apr 8, 2009 9:41:47 GMT -5
Yes, they are certainly a very multifaceted band. Which is why I usually tell people not to rely on singles. It's the same thing with Hurt, although not exactly.
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Post by Rich P. on Apr 8, 2009 9:50:49 GMT -5
Nicholas, glad you enjoyed them!
A Blue October show withoug Calling You? Reminds me of when I saw People in Planes and they didn't play If You Talk Too Much My Head Will Explode. I was disappointed that night, but that was because that song was both my favorite and just about the only one that I really liked. Calling You is my favorite Blue October song but both Foiled and History For Sale are great from start to finish so I wouldn't miss it THAT much.
(Didn't include Approaching Normal in that list because I haven't had a chance to pick it up yet. I guess "buying it in the first week" requires me to step foot into my favorite CD store, which I haven't done in about a month.)
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Post by American Idiot on Apr 8, 2009 13:31:53 GMT -5
Hmm. I didn't realize I didn't comment on this yet. I think overall "Approaching Normal" is a great album as I thought the previous two are as well, but besides "Say It" & "Jump Rope," nothing else really sticks out to me as single material. I can see this doing about as well as "Dirt Room" once it actually gets going.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Apr 8, 2009 15:58:41 GMT -5
Yes, they are certainly a very multifaceted band. Which is why I usually tell people not to rely on singles. It's the same thing with Hurt, although not exactly. I'll get the chance to watch them soon and am interested in giving them my attention, based on things you've said previously about their album cuts.
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Post by pen on Apr 8, 2009 16:06:07 GMT -5
I hope I'm not setting you up to be disappointed, but if so, nothin I can do bout it.
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Post by Slinky on Apr 8, 2009 18:07:23 GMT -5
One of my friends there said they reminded him of Genesis. I asked him Peter Gabriel Genesis or Phil Collins? He said both. It never would've occurred to me otherwise, but I got where he was coming from. Never would have occurred to me either but I can definitely see the Peter Gabriel parallels. Phil Collins is a bit of a stretch, but I wouldn't mind hearing what a Blue October cover of "In The Air Tonight" sounded like.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Apr 8, 2009 18:57:08 GMT -5
Haven't heard this song. But Dirt Room didn't click at all for me. Nothing from Foiled did as I recall either, except for the one that was feature in The Sopranos. Maybe this will work for them.
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Post by Pipa on Apr 8, 2009 19:53:16 GMT -5
One of my friends there said they reminded him of Genesis. I asked him Peter Gabriel Genesis or Phil Collins? He said both. It never would've occurred to me otherwise, but I got where he was coming from. Never would have occurred to me either but I can definitely see the Peter Gabriel parallels. Phil Collins is a bit of a stretch, but I wouldn't mind hearing what a Blue October cover of "In The Air Tonight" sounded like. I can hear Phil Collins in songs like "Into The Ocean".
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Post by fran182 on May 6, 2009 9:16:50 GMT -5
Today, it reached top 50 on Mediabase Alternative:
73 50 BLUE OCTOBER Say It 140 71 69 0.564
25 stations playing.
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Post by fran182 on Jun 2, 2009 15:08:26 GMT -5
Today, it reached top 40 on Mediabase Alternative:
47 40 BLUE OCTOBER Say It 248 183 65 1.195
27 stations playing.
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Post by metalfan87 on Jun 2, 2009 15:40:02 GMT -5
should be another great alternative hit, just like Dirt Room
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jun 7, 2009 10:03:07 GMT -5
I've liked both so far. Two songs I like is usually what it takes for me to get the disc. Never heard Foiled, but this could be good.
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Post by Matt4319 on Jun 10, 2009 8:37:44 GMT -5
This is a decent song, but probably about the least interesting one I've heard from Blue October. That's sort of a backhanded compliment because I'll still listen to this occasionally.
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Post by Rich P. on Jun 10, 2009 9:32:32 GMT -5
Artie, just noticed in your message that you don't own Foiled. I thought that album was great from start to finish, but when I was going to my first Blue October show I bought History for Sale and it was even better. For what it's worth both albums have my recommendation.
Bought the new one last week but haven't listened yet... have to prepare for my next show!
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Post by Rich P. on Jul 24, 2009 11:18:50 GMT -5
Finally had the opportunity to listen to Approaching Normal and I wonder... does this band still belong in the Alternative forum? Nothing grabbed me the way multiple songs on History for Sale and Foiled did. I hate when that happens!
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