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Post by My Life Is A Stereo on Mar 29, 2010 3:07:48 GMT -5
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This track will spark your interest if you like late 60's early 70's rock. There is a very cool breakdown for the ending. I'm sure it'll have a rough time catching the ear of the younger generation (of average radio listeners) however I'm sure there are some discerning types who will find it a treat as it sounds very little like anything else out there right now on the radio.
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Post by halo19 on Apr 6, 2010 2:32:30 GMT -5
I gave it a listen because I enjoyed Attack & Release so much. This is okay.
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Post by Coin-Operated [Boy] on Apr 18, 2010 2:07:23 GMT -5
Another commendable song from them! I'm hoping the album will be good. I was also fond of Attack & Release.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Apr 18, 2010 23:32:10 GMT -5
This one was nothing special. The melody's pretty catchy though.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on May 6, 2010 8:00:01 GMT -5
Top 50 on Alternative:
57 48 BLACK KEYS Tighten Up 144 94 50 0.248
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jun 2, 2010 6:56:20 GMT -5
Top 40 on Alternative:
46 40 BLACK KEYS Tighten Up 184 168 16 0.421
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Post by No Brake$ on Jun 2, 2010 7:58:35 GMT -5
Last album was great, this album is OK. No great singles material though.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jul 3, 2010 8:00:09 GMT -5
Top 30 on Alternative:
35 30 BLACK KEYS Tighten Up 339 279 60 0.937
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Post by Radical347 on Jul 3, 2010 23:51:36 GMT -5
This is the first song by them that doesn't make me want to rip my ears out.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Jul 4, 2010 2:26:53 GMT -5
Recently read an endearing article on the Black Keys in Rolling Stone, which included Dan Auerbach describing to Patrick Carney a director's treatment for the "Tighten Up" video. (Patrick: "Oh, I gotta read it, that sounds good. Who plays the hot mom?" Dan: " Your mom, actually...And I f**k her." ) Thankfully they went with the treatment Dan was telling him about and it turned out even funnier than I was expecting. I don't get much out of their music, generally speaking, but "Tighten Up" is actually my favorite song of theirs I've heard to date.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jul 8, 2010 1:28:17 GMT -5
That was an awesome video. Song's grown on me a bit too.
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Post by lockebox on Jul 8, 2010 9:53:11 GMT -5
This has grown on me a lot too. I really like it.
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Post by Pipa on Jul 8, 2010 23:50:55 GMT -5
This video is even better:
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jul 18, 2010 19:08:26 GMT -5
Top 20 on Alternative:
24 20 BLACK KEYS Tighten Up 515 430 85 1.707
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Post by lockebox on Sept 3, 2010 9:02:03 GMT -5
Top 10 - Alternative
11 10 BLACK KEYS - Tighten Up 971 877 94 3.923
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Post by Pipa on Sept 3, 2010 9:22:12 GMT -5
First Mumford and Sons, now this? Now we're making progress.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Sept 6, 2010 21:06:46 GMT -5
Great band and a great song/video. I saw it when I was away on business and was amazed.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Sept 12, 2010 19:22:02 GMT -5
Top 50 on Active:
54 50 BLACK KEYS Tighten Up 95 78 17 0.335
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Sept 24, 2010 13:01:26 GMT -5
Top 5 on Alternative:
8 4 BLACK KEYS Tighten Up 1218 1097 121 5.144
Did not think it would get this high.
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Post by crash46 on Sept 24, 2010 14:12:56 GMT -5
I sure didn't either. Now that the former proudest son of Akron, Ohio has 'taken his talents to South Beach', these fellas have that title all to themselves now.
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Post by Radical347 on Sept 26, 2010 12:42:13 GMT -5
This one too?!?!?
Live 105 usually doesn't play songs like this, but they added both this and the Mumfords when they were barely in the Top 50. I wonder if they knew something.
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Post by lockebox on Oct 23, 2010 14:00:42 GMT -5
#1 - Alternative
2 1 BLACK KEYS - Tighten Up 1645 1522 123 8.057
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Oct 23, 2010 14:05:54 GMT -5
Shocking :O
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Post by lockebox on Oct 23, 2010 14:10:27 GMT -5
No more shocking than Cage the Elephant, Crash Kings, The Dirty Heads, Mumford & Sons, Neon Trees & Phoenix all hitting #1 to me.
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Post by Chato on Oct 28, 2010 10:40:50 GMT -5
Congratulations!
When was the last time we had such a high turnover rate at the top of the Alternative chart?
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Post by crash46 on Oct 28, 2010 11:39:45 GMT -5
Seems like everything that's been approaching #1 this year has eventually gotten there. Except "My Best Theory", of course. And that sucks, but having a #1 hit at this point in their career (opposed to just a #2 hit) is probably least significant to Jimmy Eat World compared to all the others in lockebox's list.
Looks like "Tighten Up" is trying to run away with the #1 spot now...
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Post by Devin on Oct 28, 2010 14:18:28 GMT -5
I feel like I heard this on a commercial at one point. Maybe an Apple commercial.
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Post by Radical347 on Oct 28, 2010 14:42:34 GMT -5
No more shocking than Cage the Elephant, Crash Kings, The Dirty Heads, Mumford & Sons, Neon Trees & Phoenix all hitting #1 to me. Yeah. It's getting to the point where it's not funny anymore. Oh well, I guess I'd rather have a high turnover, payola or not, than songs that don't hold up too well to begin with becoming massive runaway #1s.
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Post by halo19 on Oct 29, 2010 12:27:42 GMT -5
No more shocking than Cage the Elephant, Crash Kings, The Dirty Heads, Mumford & Sons, Neon Trees & Phoenix all hitting #1 to me. Yeah. It's getting to the point where it's not funny anymore. Oh well, I guess I'd rather have a high turnover, payola or not, than songs that don't hold up too well to begin with becoming massive runaway #1s. Dirty Heads has to be one of the biggest anomalies this year. Plus, face it, "Strange Times" was just setting the stage for this to happen. Then they released another acclaimed album & made a more accessible song than before. It's good seeing them on top, for me. The difference is that all of the above-mentioned didn't even have a following.
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Post by crash46 on Oct 29, 2010 13:07:54 GMT -5
"Strange Times" also was released into a wolfpack chart of active-leaning singles on modern rock. I don't think "Tighten Up" would have fared a whole lot better three years ago, and I do think "Strange Times" would have performed much better in an atmosphere like the one we currently have.
Shoot, it's not even entirely impossible that "Strange Times" gets re-released as the next single. Obviously it far more than likely won't be, but record labels these days have shown that they're not afraid to chop a band's head off just to revive the dead. You can ask Silverchair, Blue October, or Lady Antebellum how well that actually works, but for some reason, those amateurs working for those labels think they can be the first one to pull it off.
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