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Post by pen on May 29, 2009 17:37:08 GMT -5
This first single from their fourth album, Consciousness, comes out on June 15th through their own label FOF with distribution through EMI. I'm not a huge fan of this band but I have to applaud the way they've managed to last despite their first album only going Gold off one single, their second album being shelved indefinitely and leaked online, and their third album on Bieler mostly tanking. They're not a terrible band, so I hope they manage to get some success this time around.
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Post by American Idiot on May 30, 2009 0:20:16 GMT -5
I think Smile Empty Soul can be amazing on certain songs, however most of their singles were horrible choices in my opinion and don't really represent their material as a whole. I'm looking forward to new stuff from them for sure, even though I'm not expecting much success.
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Post by metalfan87 on May 30, 2009 10:29:04 GMT -5
I think Smile Empty Soul can be amazing on certain songs, however most of their singles were horrible choices in my opinion and don't really represent their material as a whole. I'm looking forward to new stuff from them for sure, even though I'm not expecting much success. the only good choice for a single was Bottom of a Bottle
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Post by onefrayedrepublic on May 30, 2009 10:35:41 GMT -5
"The Hit" was awesome--was it ever a single?
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Post by Matt4319 on May 30, 2009 10:38:46 GMT -5
I can't remember whether I hate this band or think they're just OK. I'm leaning toward the latter based upon "Bottom of a Bottle", but I thought there was some atrocious song they came out with sometime later.
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Post by lockebox on May 30, 2009 11:13:27 GMT -5
I can't remember whether I hate this band or think they're just OK. I'm leaning toward the latter based upon "Bottom of a Bottle", but I thought there was some atrocious song they came out with sometime later. Every song that they've released since "Bottom of a Bottle" has been atrocious.
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Post by pen on May 30, 2009 11:50:04 GMT -5
I think "Bottom Of A Bottle" is actually their worst song, but that's me.
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Post by Matt4319 on May 30, 2009 14:25:48 GMT -5
I looked it up and it was "Jesus Is The Manager At Wal-Mart". What the fuck was that?
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Post by American Idiot on May 30, 2009 15:22:12 GMT -5
"The Hit" was awesome--was it ever a single? I believe it was, but ended up doing nothing. It sucks because you're right. That song is a good representation of the awesomeness Smile Empty Soul brings to the table. I also think "Bottle Of A Bottle" is probably the worst song they've ever put out. There's so many better songs on all of the albums.
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Post by pen on May 30, 2009 16:16:59 GMT -5
I looked it up and it was "Jesus Is The Manager At Wal-Mart". What the f**k was that? You know, I thought that was a dumb song at first too, and I still kind of do, but after actually reading the lyrics, I get what they're getting at. They're getting out how Wal-Mart paints this ultra-conservative family friendly image (like only selling clean CDs) while being like the biggest retailer in the entire world, and they're basically poking at the duplicity of crass commerce. Granted, it's not a very well-written song, but I see what's it's about.
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Post by pen on May 30, 2009 16:19:08 GMT -5
Come on in little one but remember where you are Hold your thought and your tongue and grab yourself a cart To fill with all the s**t that keeps you on your knees And if you lead a life of sin, when you're here pretend you're clean
[Chorus] Because Jesus is the manager at walmart Because Jesus is the manager at walmart He freed us from our sins, and gave the world a new start And now Jesus is the manager at walmart
Close your mind with the door to keep the demons out Everyone in the store has shut their little mouths Except when to say, "look how much we saved" And all we have to do is smile, while our minds decay
[Chorus]
And if you say, he died for you, you'll be saved And if you say, he died for you, then you'll save
Close your mind with the door Close your mind with the door
[Chorus]
I mean, it's not poetry, but I get what they're singing about.
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Post by metalfan87 on May 31, 2009 10:55:20 GMT -5
bad news for Smile Empty Soul fans:
Consciousness has moved up to July
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Post by pen on May 31, 2009 11:10:40 GMT -5
I'd be surprised if there was someone who didn't see that coming. I actually knew for a few weeks now.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Jun 1, 2009 2:09:43 GMT -5
bad news for Smile Empty Soul fans: Consciousness has moved up to July You mean "moved back." "Moved up" implies that it was planned for August or later. So having said "bad" news, I thought you were being sarcastic.
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Post by Rich P. on Jun 1, 2009 13:25:56 GMT -5
I remember loving Silhouettes when I played the first album, the message just got to me:
I don't wanna live like my mother I don't wanna let fear rule my life And I don't wanna live like my father I don't wanna give up before I die
When i have kids I won't put any chains on their wrists, I won't I'll tell them this There's nothing in this world that you can't be if you want it enough
I'll be keeping my fingers crossed.
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Post by allnightmarelong on Jun 16, 2009 16:18:10 GMT -5
I heard the stream over at tunelabmusic. pretty good... won't do much though
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Post by lockebox on Jun 17, 2009 12:26:31 GMT -5
They're a pretty "mainstream" band. Well, mainstream sounding atleast. I haven't heard this yet, but why do you think it won't do much?
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Post by pen on Jun 17, 2009 12:41:02 GMT -5
They're a pretty "mainstream" band. Well, mainstream sounding atleast. I haven't heard this yet, but why do you think it won't do much? He probably thinks that because the band hasn't had a hit since their 2003 debut, and even then "Bottom Of A Bottle" was the only song that did well. And that album only went Gold if I recall. And since then they've had one album that was shelved just prior to release with a song that bombed, and another album that sold miserably with a song that also bombed. Now this new one is being put out through their own label so they won't be able to push it much and to make matters worse, I notice they're pushing it to alternative and not their home format on active, which is a huge misallocation of resources on their part.
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Post by American Idiot on Jul 16, 2009 17:51:27 GMT -5
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Jul 17, 2009 2:16:11 GMT -5
Hot Rancid remake! Wow! The turnaround on that was fast!
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Post by American Idiot on Jul 18, 2009 0:07:27 GMT -5
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Post by lockebox on Jul 31, 2009 7:15:24 GMT -5
Top 50 - Active
57 50 SMILE EMPTY SOUL - Don't Ever Leave 109 95 14 0.198
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Post by lockebox on Dec 3, 2009 15:57:38 GMT -5
This is refusing to die.
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53 51 SMILE EMPTY SOUL - Don't Ever Leave 118 111 7 0.027
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Post by jvandyck87 on Dec 3, 2009 16:01:13 GMT -5
It's like this song is taking its title too literally.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on May 2, 2010 18:28:49 GMT -5
Top 50 on Active Re-Entry:
59 50 SMILE EMPTY SOUL Don't Ever Leave 126 83 43 0.195
Wow, 5 months after it last hit Top 50.
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Post by lockebox on May 4, 2010 14:16:43 GMT -5
Top 50 on Active Re-Entry: 59 50 SMILE EMPTY SOUL Don't Ever Leave 126 83 43 0.195 Wow, 5 months after it last hit Top 50. What the hell? Ha. Amazing really. Radio even ignored "Alone With Nothing" to continue playing this. One can only imagine how big this would have been had the band been signed to a major label.
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Post by lockebox on May 9, 2010 11:42:10 GMT -5
This is now up to #44 with the biggest bullet outside the top 40. This couldn't possibly hit Billboard could it? :o
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Post by jvandyck87 on May 9, 2010 12:05:22 GMT -5
These were the same numbers as yesterday. What's up with mediabase not updating? Are they just waiting for the Sunday evening update to dump all the recurrents and call that the official chart?
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Post by lockebox on May 9, 2010 12:07:49 GMT -5
I didn't even notice that ha. Slow updates often happen on Sunday.
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Post by lockebox on May 9, 2010 18:40:28 GMT -5
Now up to #42.
50 42 SMILE EMPTY SOUL - Don't Ever Leave 150 126 24 0.278
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