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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jun 23, 2009 21:14:26 GMT -5
Announced by Pat at their Memphis show as the song premiered.
Their rock days may (or may not) be gone. And with Johnny Colt missing from the band, they may have lost the Black Crowes edge they needed to get rock airplay. I've only heard the live, but I've liked a lot of stuff from these guys.
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Post by The Party Captain on Jun 23, 2009 22:16:46 GMT -5
Hmm...never really thought Train had much of a edge. I mean their most popular songs, "Calling All Angels" and "Drops Of Jupiter" were so pop. Meet Virginia has an edge to it. Still, given Pat Monahan's and Train career, I'm thinking this is heading to AC.
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Post by PHOBES on Jun 24, 2009 0:38:54 GMT -5
I love Train, just like I love Lifehouse and Switchfoot. However, I don't expect any of them to chart on alt again though.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Jun 24, 2009 1:55:26 GMT -5
Switchfoot is realistic. The others aren't. If Switchfoot cranks out a riff-heavy song like "Stars" or "Meant To Live" that has a good chorus and a secular enough message, it'll certainly contend.
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Post by halo19 on Jun 24, 2009 9:37:23 GMT -5
I didn't know they were even still around. I guess I assumed this after that album with "Cab" didn't really have anything remotely big and the fact that "Calling All Angels" did so much on pop/hot ac and nothing on alternative. Basically, after the first two albums the format was too far away from them.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jun 24, 2009 10:13:14 GMT -5
Well if Train's Tell Me went top 10 (I think), I'd say any ballad from them has a chance. This really is midtempo so that doesn't fit anyway. But they added Colt on bass to give them rock credibility. Now he's mysteriously gone.
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Post by PHOBES on Jun 24, 2009 11:57:16 GMT -5
I realize this, but at this point I still wouldn't expect it to do well, if anything.
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Post by Slinky on Jun 24, 2009 13:00:44 GMT -5
Well if Train's Tell Me went top 10 (I think), I'd say any ballad from them has a chance. This really is midtempo so that doesn't fit anyway. But they added Colt on bass to give them rock credibility. Now he's mysteriously gone. You mean "Drops Of Jupiter"? That was a different era in Alternative history, and I think it was only their 3rd single. (Their first, "Free", did well only at Mainstream Rock and maybe AAA. Their second was Meet Virginia.) I can't see this band having success at any Rock format other than AAA ever again. After "Drops of Jupiter", they were shipped to Hot AC along with Lifehouse.
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Post by Ron57 on Jun 24, 2009 15:09:48 GMT -5
Wasn't All I Ever Wanted their last album?
I really like Train, I'll be looking into this...Their older stuff is a bit better, but I'm still confident with them.
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Post by Crushcrushchris on Jun 24, 2009 17:31:28 GMT -5
Hey sister, go sister...?
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jun 24, 2009 18:08:02 GMT -5
That was the last band album. Monahan put out a Train-like solo album after that also. This should be fun to hear.
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Post by PHOBES on Jun 24, 2009 23:44:58 GMT -5
Wasn't All I Ever Wanted their last album? I don't even think they have an album called that... Their last album was "For Me, It's You." Unless I'm missing something...
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Post by pen on Jun 25, 2009 0:04:14 GMT -5
Wasn't All I Ever Wanted their last album? I don't even think they have an album called that... Their last album was "For Me, It's You." Unless I'm missing something... "All I Ever Wanted" was the first track of that album. He obviously got confused somewhere.
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Post by The Party Captain on Jun 25, 2009 0:14:08 GMT -5
Monahan's solo album was so Hot AC. "Her Eyes" and "Two Ways to Say Goodbye" reflected most of what Train has become. POP rock.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Jun 25, 2009 0:15:42 GMT -5
They did have that one soundtrack cut "Ordinary." That song is pretty meaty. Music Choice Rock (Music Choice's Active Rock station) throws it on from time to time.
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Post by The Party Captain on Jun 25, 2009 1:22:30 GMT -5
Oh God, Music Choice is still around?
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Post by pen on Jun 25, 2009 1:42:27 GMT -5
Oh God, Music Choice is still around? Yeah, it is. And I'm glad, because it's one of my main reasons for wanting to get digital cable. I'd love to hear new or old stuff from it. Certainly much better than the radio, I think.
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Post by halo19 on Jun 25, 2009 8:29:02 GMT -5
...is certainly much better than the radio, I think. Yeah, radio is unlistenable here, and that's actually a primary reason I got digital cable as well. My radio format choice isn't even on HD so I think I did the right thing, ultimately.
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Post by Ron57 on Jun 25, 2009 11:16:10 GMT -5
Wasn't All I Ever Wanted their last album? I don't even think they have an album called that... Their last album was "For Me, It's You." Unless I'm missing something... Just thinkin off the top of my head, I haven't listened to it for a while...And that was the track I remembered I guess. Haha. I loved the solo album by the way, Her Eyes is one of my favorites.
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Post by Matt4319 on Jun 25, 2009 11:39:03 GMT -5
They did have that one soundtrack cut "Ordinary." That song is pretty meaty. Music Choice Rock (Music Choice's Active Rock station) throws it on from time to time. That's easily my favorite Train song.
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Post by PHOBES on Jun 25, 2009 13:27:33 GMT -5
They did have that one soundtrack cut "Ordinary." That song is pretty meaty. Music Choice Rock (Music Choice's Active Rock station) throws it on from time to time. That's easily my favorite Train song. I don't know if it's my favorite, but it's definitely one of my top 3. Right up there with "Drops of Jupiter" and "Calling All Angels."
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jun 25, 2009 13:33:17 GMT -5
Of the 5 charting Modern / Active singles, in order for me are 1 Meet Virginia, 2 Free, 3 She's On Fire, 4 Drops Of Jupiter, and 5 Calling All Angels.
Including their singles that did not chart, I'd go 1 Meet Virginia, 2 Ramble On, 3 Free, 4 Ordinary, 5 I Am.
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Post by Ron57 on Jun 26, 2009 15:30:21 GMT -5
I may be way out there, but my favorite is probably Get To Me.
All of those other big hits (Meet Virginia, Drops o Jupiter, Calling All Angels) are classics in my opinion.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jun 26, 2009 22:39:15 GMT -5
I liked Get To Me until it was taken over by some telephone service as their advertising.
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Post by Ron57 on Jun 26, 2009 22:45:40 GMT -5
I liked Get To Me until it was taken over by some telephone service as their advertising. Luckily, I never heard that. So it never ruined it for me, haha.
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Post by PHOBES on Jun 26, 2009 23:54:56 GMT -5
I liked Get To Me until it was taken over by some telephone service as their advertising. Luckily, I never heard that. So it never ruined it for me, haha. That's the only reason I even know that song.
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Post by Ron57 on Jun 27, 2009 0:03:32 GMT -5
Luckily, I never heard that. So it never ruined it for me, haha. That's the only reason I even know that song. Haha. I found it my own way...I thought I was unique for liking it at the time XD
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Post by Young Money on Jun 27, 2009 11:03:23 GMT -5
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jun 27, 2009 11:17:58 GMT -5
I was lucky enough last summer to get a drum stick from Pat in Chicago. Yeah he was playing drums on the last few songs, and he was pretty decent at it. I'll see train next weekend at Fair Saint Louis. Looking forward to hearing this.
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Post by atlantaboy on Jun 27, 2009 13:41:06 GMT -5
That was a different era in Alternative history, and I think it was only their 3rd single. (Their first, "Free", did well only at Mainstream Rock and maybe AAA. Their second was Meet Virginia.) I can't see this band having success at any Rock format other than AAA ever again. After "Drops of Jupiter", they were shipped to Hot AC along with Lifehouse. Yeah completely agree...don't think Ordinary did much at Rock/Alt., and that was the hardest single they've put out IMO Calling All Angels drove Train away from Rock Formats just like You And Me did for Lifehouse...almost like they traded up Rock/Alt. for mainstream AC (since it's so hard to be on both IMO)
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