lockebox
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Post by lockebox on May 4, 2010 14:26:19 GMT -5
Well Anberlin comes out of a punk/emo/screamo/post-hardcore affiliation that would never do well on active. Same thing with Phoenix and their very indie sound. Kings Of Leon has pop sensibilities that lend them more to alternative than active rock. "Rise Up" has that sorta "badass" (really sucky in this case) riff that active rock eats up. What I meant was that these are older bands that had been around awhile before hitting radio on Alternative. I can't think of many examples on Active.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on May 10, 2010 11:39:33 GMT -5
Top 20 on Alternative:
23 20 CYPRESS HILL Rise Up 575 615 -40 1.632
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