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Post by PHOBES on Sept 28, 2009 23:12:28 GMT -5
"Someone Who Cares" is about 10 times better than "Pain," I think you're stretching it a bit there. "The Good Life" and "Riot" are both about the same caliber of meh but I don't think "Lost In You" is in the same league as "Never too Late."
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Post by Cody on Sept 28, 2009 23:30:29 GMT -5
yeah Im talking sounds not rating
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Post by pen on Sept 28, 2009 23:56:01 GMT -5
I've never really enjoyed much of 3DG. I kinda tolerated "I Hate Everything About You." Their music seems almost manufactured, instead of written recorded. Anyone else get this vibe? Not really. I don't know what you mean. Three Days Grace writes their stuff. I mean, they used to be called Groundswell and released an EP under that name too. I'm not real sure what you mean by manufactured.
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Post by The Party Captain on Sept 29, 2009 0:29:28 GMT -5
Well I suppose I should expand on that. When I listen to their guitar sound, I hear something that seems almost like something spat out of a computer. If I wanted to, I could easily make some of the same guitar parts with FL Studio. The recording quality of some of the guitar tracks is almost too well produced. There is no reverb, delay, chorus, etc. and I also don't hear anything that suggest their music is recorded live.
The vocals are a different story. And granted, this is only what I have heard from them.
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Post by aTunes on Sept 29, 2009 1:44:55 GMT -5
I've never really enjoyed much of 3DG. I kinda tolerated "I Hate Everything About You." Their music seems almost manufactured, instead of written recorded. Anyone else get this vibe? Not really. I don't know what you mean. Three Days Grace writes their stuff. I mean, they used to be called Groundswell and released an EP under that name too. I'm not real sure what you mean by manufactured. Yeah, I'm not sure what he means either. Mainstream does not automatically equal manufactured.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Sept 29, 2009 3:55:41 GMT -5
Their music seems almost manufactured, instead of written recorded. Anyone else get this vibe? Yes.
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Post by Pipa on Sept 29, 2009 9:21:11 GMT -5
Their music seems almost manufactured, instead of written recorded. Anyone else get this vibe? I get that more from Linkin Park's older material than 3DG.
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Post by pen on Sept 29, 2009 9:55:56 GMT -5
I don't know, just because a song is short and concise doesn't mean it's manufactured. I hate that term in general anyway, every time I hear it I think of some factory somewhere pumping out guitar riffs. Even the guys that stitch songs together on a computer have to do some mental brainwork to make it sound like a good song, and even then they still have to be able to play it back live.
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Post by Rich P. on Sept 29, 2009 10:10:57 GMT -5
and even then they still have to be able to play it back live. Unless the band's name is 3 Oh! 3... (PS, trying out the quote function for the first time, hope it worked!)
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Post by pen on Sept 29, 2009 10:21:49 GMT -5
Like a little baby bird taking first steps out of the nest.
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Post by metalfan87 on Sept 29, 2009 15:08:52 GMT -5
IT CRACKED THE TOP 5, according to Hits Daily Double
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Post by gerry on Sept 30, 2009 1:53:00 GMT -5
-- 3 THREE DAYS GRACE JIVE/JLG 83,913 -- LIFE STARTS NOW
Great sales too.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Sept 30, 2009 4:13:40 GMT -5
Like a little baby bird taking first steps out of the nest. :)
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Post by metalfan87 on Sept 30, 2009 13:44:46 GMT -5
#3 on the Top 200 chart
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Post by PHOBES on Sept 30, 2009 15:31:02 GMT -5
-- 3 THREE DAYS GRACE JIVE/JLG 83,913 -- LIFE STARTS NOW Hits is reporting that but billboard is reporting 79,230. I never know which to go with.
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Post by Taylor. on Sept 30, 2009 16:15:47 GMT -5
Billboard/Soundscan is the official chart.
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Post by PHOBES on Sept 30, 2009 20:57:21 GMT -5
Billboard/Soundscan is the official chart. Ah ok, thanks. Anyone know what One-X opened with? I'm kinda disappointed they weren't able to move more than 80,000.
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Post by metalfan87 on Sept 30, 2009 21:14:26 GMT -5
Billboard/Soundscan is the official chart. Ah ok, thanks. Anyone know what One-X opened with? I'm kinda disappointed they weren't able to move more than 80,000. pretty much the same as LSN
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Post by aTunes on Sept 30, 2009 21:45:14 GMT -5
Billboard/Soundscan is the official chart. Ah ok, thanks. Anyone know what One-X opened with? I'm kinda disappointed they weren't able to move more than 80,000. 78k. I expected more between 85-90k, but they still had a good opening. Their albums' strength has always been longevity, not big openings.
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Post by gerry on Oct 2, 2009 9:48:28 GMT -5
78k. I expected more between 85-90k, but they still had a good opening. Their albums' strength has always been longevity, not big openings. Yeah, first week sales have never really been their thing. Hit after hit is what propels their albums to sell over a million copies.
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Post by fran182 on Oct 2, 2009 11:39:13 GMT -5
Disappointed with Life Starts Now first week sales. After the success of One-X, a big improvement had to happen, imo. I thought it could have opened with 100-120k. Well, at least it was #3. :) About "Break", I seriously think it's flopping. Have in consideration Three Days Grace standards, please... It's not looking like it will rise much more on Alternative and Active Rock.
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Post by lockebox on Oct 2, 2009 13:12:47 GMT -5
Right. They bring new meaning to the word "flopping" then.
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Post by pen on Oct 2, 2009 14:10:19 GMT -5
It's not looking like it will rise much more on Alternative and Active Rock. To be fair, it's competing against a LOT. And it still has a bullet.
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Post by Rich P. on Oct 2, 2009 14:14:20 GMT -5
(Note: non-chart-related comment) I was divorced in 2003 and spent time from 2000 - 2002 feeling pretty miserable about everything. Looking back, it's not too surprising that the music of Linkin Park, in particular In the End, helped get me through those tough times.
I'm past that point in my life, but when I listen to Life Starts Now I remember that place. I'm betting lots of people are hearing Lost in You, World So Cold, Last To Know, heck just about all of Life Starts Now, and it's helping them through the same kind of tough times. Thank you Three Days Grace! (I also hope that the effort of writing and performing such songs is part of the process of healing for tortured rock stars...)
Back to the charts... IMO, the worst song on Life Starts Now: Break. This album is excellent, and may eventually climb that last step to become a top shelf album in my collection. I think there could be several hits here across multiple formats, even bigger than I Hate Everything.
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Post by halo19 on Oct 3, 2009 12:39:40 GMT -5
Right. They bring new meaning to the word "flopping" then. In all fairness, the new song was barely released and 3DG are the kind of band who needs a big radio hit for people to know they've got a new album let alone buy it. I don't think it was too bad a flop, at least it was a little better opening than the last one.
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Post by gerry on Oct 8, 2009 15:32:13 GMT -5
Disappointed with Life Starts Now first week sales. After the success of One-X, a big improvement had to happen, imo. I thought it could have opened with 100-120k. Well, at least it was #3. :) About "Break", I seriously think it's flopping. Have in consideration Three Days Grace standards, please... It's not looking like it will rise much more on Alternative and Active Rock. Looks like you may be wrong. Their bullet is recovering and it's Top 10 on Active and almost Top 10 on Alternative.
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Post by Stephen on Oct 9, 2009 12:55:35 GMT -5
I think the main problem is this song burns quickly. Plus, I agree with whoever said that after listening to the album this is one of the weaker tracks. Bitter Taste on the other hand is incredible. It NEEDS to be released.
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Post by Ron57 on Oct 9, 2009 12:57:39 GMT -5
I think the main problem is this song burns quickly. Plus, I agree with whoever said that after listening to the album this is one of the weaker tracks. Bitter Taste on the other hand is incredible. It NEEDS to be released. I honestly don't like that one at all xD
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Post by PHOBES on Oct 9, 2009 13:06:06 GMT -5
"World So Cold" second would be very much appreciated.
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Post by Rich P. on Oct 9, 2009 13:18:02 GMT -5
I've listed to this album on my commute about 15 times over the past week. The album as a whole is musically very very good; this is the best new album I've heard in a while. The one problem I've been having lately is that many songs on here are lyrically very weak. World so Cold and Last to Know each have four sentences of lyrics, including introduction, verses, and chorus. Bully breaks the mold... it has five sentences! After I started listening for this, I noticed that some other songs do say more than that, but two of the best songs on the album are just too simple.
Am I alone in this criticism? Will this factor hold these songs back from chart success?
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