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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jun 20, 2009 8:43:29 GMT -5
No adds date found, but it's been added by 19 stations and gained 44 spins over the week. It is also on the sticker of the 4 LP along with Black Heart Inertia. Looks like the next single from the album.
Yes, it is actually a cover of the Prince / Revolution song. I have not opened the LP set yet to hear it, but on first glance it seems a bit gimmicky for a band that does not really need to do this. Maybe they saw Seether's monster success and put out a song from the same era.
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Post by Walking Contradiction on Jun 20, 2009 9:30:37 GMT -5
They were performing this live for a while, and decided to record it. I don't know if this was planned as a single, but as is often the case with covers, stations are jumping on it so they'll probably be forced to release it.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jun 20, 2009 9:32:36 GMT -5
I'm not sure "forced" is the right word. Any time radio still plays your new material, it's an honor. I will hear this shortly.
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Post by Walking Contradiction on Jun 20, 2009 9:34:02 GMT -5
Well, I think sometimes bands don't really want to release a cover as a single, but it becomes so popular that it's unavoidable.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jun 20, 2009 9:37:21 GMT -5
I guess sometimes that might be true. But the easier way would be not to record the thing at all if a band doesn't want it out. I'm guessing Incubus was proud of their recording enought to put it on the album.
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Post by Young Money on Jun 20, 2009 10:39:08 GMT -5
Haven't had a chance to listen to this album yet, but I will hopefully. I do enjoy the Prince original.
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Post by pen on Jun 20, 2009 11:46:10 GMT -5
If they're going to release anything from the second disc as a single, it should be "Pantomime". That song is easily the best song out of all of them. My next vote would be for "Neither Of Us Can See".
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Post by Matt4319 on Jun 20, 2009 12:08:56 GMT -5
I heard their cover of Massive Attack's "Teardrop" the other day, which was very good. Hopefully that will hold true for this one.
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Post by Walking Contradiction on Jun 20, 2009 15:14:38 GMT -5
Yes, I'd love to hear "Pantomime" on the radio. I also like "While All The Vultures Feed" a lot.
This is a decent cover, and it's probably fun to see them do it live, but I don't feel they really did much to make it their own.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Jun 21, 2009 2:17:46 GMT -5
I heard their cover of Massive Attack's "Teardrop" the other day, which was very good. Is that a studio recording included in the new set or was it a live performance? |
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Post by pen on Jun 21, 2009 2:22:24 GMT -5
It had to have been live, there is no cover of "Teardrop" on Monuments And Melodies.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Jun 21, 2009 2:32:31 GMT -5
I'd be all over a studio version of Incubus covering "Teardrop." But live, I'd have to witness it for myself for it to have any value for me. If it was definite that they'd play it at the St. Louis show, that'd almost be worth somehow securing a free ticket to go.
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Post by Matt4319 on Jun 21, 2009 11:31:46 GMT -5
I'd be all over a studio version of Incubus covering "Teardrop." But live, I'd have to witness it for myself for it to have any value for me. If it was definite that they'd play it at the St. Louis show, that'd almost be worth somehow securing a free ticket to go. Yeah, it was live. I didn't witness it live, mind you. It's from at least a couple of years ago. But I like it better than "Let's Go Crazy". That one doesn't compare favorably to "Careless Whisper" for me. |
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Post by halo19 on Jun 21, 2009 15:58:32 GMT -5
It's pretty faithful to the original arrangement. I need to pop in my cassette of Purple Rain again some day soon. The subconscious note came both from this song and Spin's 25th-anniversary feature of the movie/album.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Jun 27, 2009 13:03:43 GMT -5
"Teardrop" was alright. Again, I iterate that a studio version would be ideal, just as I suspected.
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Post by Ron57 on Jul 20, 2009 23:45:39 GMT -5
To Matt - Sorry didn't see that. Surprised I missed it.
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Post by pen on Jul 20, 2009 23:57:39 GMT -5
Link or it didn't happen. What the heck? Why wouldn't they release "Midnight Swim", which is the other new song on the Greatest Hits portion, or at least a better b-side from the second disc like "Pantomime" or "Neither Of Us Can See"? This is a waste.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Jul 21, 2009 3:58:07 GMT -5
It sounded good on when I heard it on the radio in Cleveland last weekend.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jul 22, 2009 7:17:45 GMT -5
I figured this song would be top forty by now based on its opening numbers.
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Post by lockebox on Aug 22, 2009 15:53:43 GMT -5
A Incubus flop? :o
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Post by Cody on Aug 22, 2009 19:37:41 GMT -5
When has a 2nd single of a greatest hits album not flopped  |
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Post by pen on Aug 22, 2009 21:28:09 GMT -5
Plus it's a cover. And not a very memorable one.
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Post by Pipa on Aug 22, 2009 22:49:36 GMT -5
I was thinking about this. Is this the first officially released Incubus single to completely miss the Alternative chart? (Ignoring "Are You In?", "Circles", "Agoraphobia", and the S.C.I.E.N.C.E. singles?) |
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Post by Walking Contradiction on Aug 23, 2009 11:39:18 GMT -5
And "Circles" wasn't sent to Alternative.
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