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Post by pen on Jun 14, 2009 18:40:16 GMT -5
whats up with this? why is it flopping :( Where? If you mean in the U.S., it's cause it just came out and they didn't sing about tits and beer.
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Post by Cody on Jun 14, 2009 20:38:48 GMT -5
In Canada its doing alright, but I really want US success for this lol, lets hope it does take off on Alternative at least. It's just a nervous feeling because Where Are You underachieved in the US and Angels Losing Sleep bombed there completely
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Post by pen on Jun 14, 2009 21:02:08 GMT -5
It's not going to get U.S. success. That's flat. Our Lady Peace is a band that has always underperformed in the States. The only really huge hits they've ever had here are "Starseed", "Superman's Dead", "Clumsy", and "Somewhere Out There". Everything else has largely tanked. I don't know why, I can't really explain it. Any answer I give is only going to sound jaded and cynical, even though they're probably accurate.
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Post by pen on Jun 14, 2009 21:03:35 GMT -5
The awkward thing is that Clumsy went platinum in the U.S. and Gravity went gold, and those are the only albums to ever be certified here in the States.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Jun 14, 2009 21:14:13 GMT -5
I'm kinda disappointed by this. It's still pretty good I guess, but I usually like their singles better than this. The lyrics are good, and it's catchy, but I'm not remotely wowed by it.
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Post by lockebox on Jun 15, 2009 7:03:33 GMT -5
It's pretty annoying that this isn't doing so well. It's far better than most of the stuff on Alternative at the moment.
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Post by erzo01 on Jul 5, 2009 7:47:17 GMT -5
Top 50 in Alternative!
56 50 OUR LADY PEACE All You Did Was Save... 173 141 32 0.592
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Post by Cody on Jul 5, 2009 8:31:57 GMT -5
Finally!!!
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Post by fran182 on Jul 5, 2009 16:41:43 GMT -5
Great news! I just want it to hit the top 40. This is such a good song. Imo, it's one of their best songs ever.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Jul 14, 2009 2:19:15 GMT -5
Considering how much I've heard it in two separate cities over the past week or two, I'd be disturbed if this doesn't become a decent-sized hit. I'd expect this song to be in the Top 30 or 20 already, based on how much I've heard it thus far.
It's not bad or anything, but they've had quite a few songs much better than this.
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Post by lockebox on Jul 14, 2009 6:47:36 GMT -5
They've had far worse songs as this aswell to be fair. Their last lead single "Where Are You?" reached the top 30 and this blows that outta the water.
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Post by pen on Jul 14, 2009 9:32:19 GMT -5
Why don't people like "Where Are You"? I thought that was such a solid anthem.
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Post by Cody on Jul 14, 2009 12:26:23 GMT -5
Why don't people like "Where Are You"? I thought that was such a solid anthem.
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Post by American Idiot on Jul 14, 2009 13:30:58 GMT -5
Why don't people like "Where Are You"? I thought that was such a solid anthem. I don't know either. It's one of my favorite all-time OLP songs.
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Post by fran182 on Jul 15, 2009 7:22:31 GMT -5
Burn Burn leaked yesterday.
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Post by pen on Jul 15, 2009 9:59:06 GMT -5
In shitty quality.
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Post by pen on Jul 16, 2009 1:44:32 GMT -5
Ah, now there's juicy quality. My thoughts on this album: some songs definitely throw back to their older days, especially "Monkey Brains", and the rest sound like they either fit on Gravity or on Healthy In Paranoid Times. They continue their U2 phase on "Refuge" and "Signs Of Life" while "All You Did" and "Never Get Over You" are easily Gravity influenced single options. But overall, even though this is their shortest album ever, it's quite a variety of sounds. A little bit of old OLP and a little bit of new, which is exactly what I expected. I kind of want the bonus tracks though to make it 12 tracks cause it still does feel a little scant as is.
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Post by Ron57 on Jul 16, 2009 21:12:50 GMT -5
Gave my first real listen to this song today xD I really like it, surprisingly, just scrolling through and I'm like, hey I haven't really listened to this. Making me interested in the album
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Post by fran182 on Jul 17, 2009 9:02:44 GMT -5
First impression is that it's much better than Healthy In Paranoid Times. That record had some good songs but, imo, tracks 6 to 9 were too weak.
Burn Burn may be their shortest album to date but it's at least one of their most consistent ones. I like the fact they put some different moods on the same album. There's a little bit of every OLP record on Burn Burn and still, the record has a good flow.
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Post by pen on Jul 17, 2009 10:46:27 GMT -5
Surprisingly, I agree with your synopsis on Healthy, although I did love "World On A String". But "Boy", "An Apology", and "Love And Trust" are all tracks I really only ever listen to if I'm listening to the whole album.
And I also agree with your synopsis on Burn Burn. I don't know if I like it better than Healthy yet, but I do like it a lot.
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Post by pen on Jul 17, 2009 10:46:58 GMT -5
I think I'd probably rank the albums like this.
Happiness Spiritual Machines Healthy In Paranoid Times Clumsy Burn Burn Gravity Naveed
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Post by Ron57 on Jul 17, 2009 12:02:36 GMT -5
I like Paper Moons and Signs of Life from this album.
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Post by pen on Jul 17, 2009 12:04:09 GMT -5
"Paper Moon" is constantly stuck in my head. I also love "All You Did", "Dreamland", "Monkey Brains", and "Never Get Over You".
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Post by Ron57 on Jul 17, 2009 12:06:33 GMT -5
I'll have to check them out, but those were the 2 that stuck out upon first listen.
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Post by fran182 on Jul 17, 2009 16:43:01 GMT -5
Album ranking:
1. Happiness Is Not A Fish That You Can Catch A- 2. Gravity B+ 3. Spiritual Machines B+ 4. Burn Burn B+ 5. Healthy In Paranoid Times C+ 6. Clumsy C 7. Naveed C-
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Post by fran182 on Jul 17, 2009 16:47:49 GMT -5
I like Paper Moons and Signs of Life from this album. I love those two, too. My favorites along with "All You Did Was Save My Life" and "Escape Artist". Hopefully one of those three, will be the 2nd single. I also like "The End Is Where We Begin" a lot.
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Post by Gravity on Jul 17, 2009 20:56:42 GMT -5
Here's what I'm thinking.
Spiritual Machines A+ Gravity A Happiness... A Burn Burn B Healthy In Paranoid Times B- Naveed C Clumsy C
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Post by onefrayedrepublic on Jul 18, 2009 0:34:01 GMT -5
Album ranking:
1. Happiness Is Not A Fish That You Can Catch A+ 2. Gravity A+ 3. Spiritual Machines A- 4. Clumsy B 5. Burn Burn B 6. Naveed C 7. Healthy In Paranoid Times C-
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Post by pen on Jul 18, 2009 0:41:05 GMT -5
It's funny that people are ranking Gravity so high because most OLP fans on their boards hate Gravity as well as Healthy with a passion and also think "All You Did" is a terrible song.
On the other hand, they love "Monkey Brains" and it's rumored that it's the second single.
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Post by pen on Jul 18, 2009 0:46:47 GMT -5
I'm also surprised you guys like Gravity so much more than Healthy. I think both albums have their share of hits and misfires. I never got into "Innocent", "Made Of Steel", or "Bring Back The Sun" on Gravity but I also never loved "An Apology", "Boy", or "Walking In Circles" all that much either. On the other hand, they both have some of my favorite OLP songs. "Not Enough", "All For You", "Somewhere Out There", and "A Story About A Girl" on Gravity and "Angels/Losing/Sleep", "Don't Stop", "Will The Future Blame Us", "Where Are You", "Wipe That Smile Off Your Face", and "World On A String" on Healthy.
Actually based on that, Healthy almost wins for me. Which is why I ranked it higher.
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