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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jun 9, 2010 16:37:30 GMT -5
But Lange's not in the band. They are mainstream, no doubt about it. I didn't mean that song specifically, just many like it. Many artists want to get their feelings on record, but not necessarily to radio.
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Post by mcbrearty on Jun 9, 2010 17:09:58 GMT -5
But Lange's not in the band. Yes but I was countering your statement that Nickelbacks record label was forcing their hand with the lead single, when in fact it was a decision made by the band and the album producer.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jun 9, 2010 17:40:24 GMT -5
But I'm not so sure the band had any say. I'm sure Roadrunner or whomever would take Lange's suggestion no matter what he picked.
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Post by mcbrearty on Jun 9, 2010 18:05:20 GMT -5
^^^ They did, because Chad siad they intended to go with ITWLD as the lead single but Lange rang him up and advised him that "Gotta Be Somebody" would be a better first single.
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Post by The Party Captain on Jun 9, 2010 18:49:06 GMT -5
Having heard most of this album, "Gotta Be Somebody" was the best choice for lead single.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jun 9, 2010 19:15:47 GMT -5
Yes, I agree for a general audience that was the best choice for a first single.
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Post by mcbrearty on Jun 9, 2010 19:17:25 GMT -5
I mean they also released "Something In Your Mouth" to rock at the same time,(which is the polar opposite) so they're not shying away from pushing things.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jun 9, 2010 19:19:16 GMT -5
To be fair, Gotta Be Somebody already had 5 charted weeks before Something In Your Mouth charted. They paused a little I'm sure as to not confuse fans.
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Post by mcbrearty on Jun 9, 2010 19:22:54 GMT -5
To be fair, Gotta Be Somebody already had 5 charted weeks before Something In Your Mouth charted. They paused a little I'm sure as to not confuse fans. :)Well you have your thoughts on this album and band and I have mine. I respectively disagree with some of your points.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jun 9, 2010 19:24:05 GMT -5
Nothing wrong with that at all. Either way, Dark Horse gave us Shakin' Hands, my all time favorite Nickelback song. I only wished they had a little more to go with that!
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Post by mcbrearty on Jun 9, 2010 19:26:42 GMT -5
Nothing wrong with that at all. Either way, Dark Horse gave us Shakin' Hands, my all time favorite Nickelback song. I only wished they had a little more to go with that! Well we both can agree that, that song kicks ass. "Just To Get High" is also amazing.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jun 9, 2010 19:28:37 GMT -5
Ha, I liked the title until I heard the song. Kind of a bummer to see the irony in the title. But they didn't let me down a few songs later with This Afternoon. To each his own I guess.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Jun 9, 2010 19:30:42 GMT -5
I never got the line in "Shakin' Hands": "She rocks it like the naughty wicked witch of the west"...
Have they ever seen Wizard of Oz? The wicked witch of the west was UGLY!!!
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jun 9, 2010 19:37:27 GMT -5
Maybe it wasn't an Oz reference? And a common sexy fantasy is a woman dressed as a witch. But if the stripper mentioned in the song looks like the Oz witch from the west, I'd be leaving in a hurry.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Jun 9, 2010 19:39:33 GMT -5
That's true about the witch, but given they said wicked witch of the west...that's the name of the Oz character. That HAS to be an Oz reference. Maybe Chad has gotten with some groupies like that as well as some hotties.
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Post by lockebox on Jun 9, 2010 19:41:07 GMT -5
Nothing wrong with that at all. Either way, Dark Horse gave us Shakin' Hands, my all time favorite Nickelback song. I only wished they had a little more to go with that! Well we both can agree that, that song kicks ass. "Just To Get High" is also amazing. How was that not released to Active? :o Guess they kinda blew it with "ITWYLD".
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jun 9, 2010 19:42:27 GMT -5
Some one-eyed green-faced groupies kind of frightens me.
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Post by lockebox on Jun 9, 2010 19:44:33 GMT -5
Artie's clearly just been turned on.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jun 9, 2010 19:51:25 GMT -5
Nah, Dorothy is more my type.
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Post by lockebox on Jun 9, 2010 19:59:29 GMT -5
So, young underage girls?
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jun 9, 2010 20:03:59 GMT -5
Given the choice between a teenaged Dorothy and a green cyclops, sure!
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Post by mcbrearty on Jun 9, 2010 20:30:02 GMT -5
I actually think "Shakin' Hands" is about a gold digger not a stripper. :0
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jun 9, 2010 20:33:50 GMT -5
Why the heck would she be gold digging if she's making 100k a year working three days a week? Call girl or stripper. Plus her "little black book" with all of the city officials hints at hooking.
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Post by mcbrearty on Jun 9, 2010 20:45:04 GMT -5
Why the heck would she be gold digging if she's making 100k a year working three days a week? Call girl or stripper. Plus her "little black book" with all of the city officials hints at hooking. Can't say I know the financial state of any of these occupations, but I'm doubting a stripper makes that much money.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jun 13, 2010 14:39:20 GMT -5
An outside shot at making it to #3 on Hot Adult by the end of the day. Too bad rock radio is barely touching it.
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Post by sadchild on Jun 14, 2010 13:42:50 GMT -5
Having heard most of this album, "Gotta Be Somebody" was the best choice for lead single. here's how i reviewed it back in 2008..... Poser-rock giants Nickelback have returned with yet another mainstream rock ballad that will get both your father and kid sister pumping their fists. Their new album's lead single, "Gotta Be Somebody," bursts forth with the band's familiar homogenized sound, leaving their Russell Brand-chastising fans starry-eyed and their critics yawning.
The track is four minutes of watered-down post-grunge created using the band's tried-and-true formula previously applied to earlier pop hits "Photograph," "If Everyone Cared," and "How You Remind Me." Producer Mutt Lange adds an old Def Leppard feel borrowed from such Aquanet-laced songs of yesteryear as "Armageddon It" and "Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)."
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Nickelback's "Gotta Be Somebody" is heavily battered in sap, broiled in overproduction and served on a bed of cheese with plenty of saltpeter on top. If you're looking for a well-sanitized power ballad for your daughter's purity ball, this song will fit nicely between Bon Jovi and Lifehouse.
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Post by lockebox on Jun 14, 2010 13:44:19 GMT -5
Sounds like a hater review to me. Better luck next time.
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Post by mcbrearty on Jun 14, 2010 19:03:45 GMT -5
Gotta Be Somebody was a great start to this album. It had different feel to it than other Nickelback songs.
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Jun 14, 2010 19:23:59 GMT -5
Having heard most of this album, "Gotta Be Somebody" was the best choice for lead single. here's how i reviewed it back in 2008..... Poser-rock giants Nickelback have returned with yet another mainstream rock ballad that will get both your father and kid sister pumping their fists. Their new album's lead single, "Gotta Be Somebody," bursts forth with the band's familiar homogenized sound, leaving their Russell Brand-chastising fans starry-eyed and their critics yawning.
The track is four minutes of watered-down post-grunge created using the band's tried-and-true formula previously applied to earlier pop hits "Photograph," "If Everyone Cared," and "How You Remind Me." Producer Mutt Lange adds an old Def Leppard feel borrowed from such Aquanet-laced songs of yesteryear as "Armageddon It" and "Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)."
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Nickelback's "Gotta Be Somebody" is heavily battered in sap, broiled in overproduction and served on a bed of cheese with plenty of saltpeter on top. If you're looking for a well-sanitized power ballad for your daughter's purity ball, this song will fit nicely between Bon Jovi and Lifehouse. *yawn* You know who does genuinely interesting deconstructions of mainstream rock? Pitchfork. pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1043-weird-revolution/pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7486-two-against-nature/pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6926-siren-song-of-the-counter-culture/
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jun 28, 2010 12:55:00 GMT -5
Debuts on Rock Band tonight.
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