Let Me Hear You Scream (Ozzy Osbourne)

[(Artie Ziff)]

Debuts on one of the CBS CSI franchises next week. Lead track from solo album 10, his first without Zakk Wylde since he joined. Have not heard yet, but his lead singles always score high.

[Shadows in the Dark]

Top 40 on Active:

0 40 OZZY OSBOURNE Let Me Hear You Scream 237 0 237 1.138

[Shadows in the Dark]

Top 30 on Active:

0 28 OZZY OSBOURNE Let Me Hear You Scream 368 0 368 1.67

[Shadows in the Dark]

Top 20 on Active:

0 19 OZZY OSBOURNE Let Me Hear You Scream 723 0 723 3.137

[(Artie Ziff)]

Despite its formulaic sound, this song rocks. Can't tell if Wylde is gone or not.

[metalfan87]

Apr 21, 2010 17:22:52 GMT -5 (Artie Ziff) said:

Despite its formulaic sound, this song rocks. Can't tell if Wylde is gone or not.

in case u haven't noticed, Wylde's no longer Ozzy's guitarist

[(Artie Ziff)]

Agreed as the first post said. But I sure can't tell based on this new guy's technique.

[Shadows in the Dark]

Top 10 on Active:

21 9 OZZY OSBOURNE Let Me Hear You Scre... 1116 595 521 3.945

[(Artie Ziff)]

As expected. Can anything keep this from #1?

[singingsparrow]

Apr 26, 2010 14:55:10 GMT -5 (Artie Ziff) said:

As expected. Can anything keep this from #1?

Only the song's own demise will keep it from topping the chart, I think.

The feedback for this song has been reasonably sound, so I don't think it's stall.

Namaste,
Lisping Hibiscus

[(Artie Ziff)]

True. But his lead singles almost never falter.

[singingsparrow]

Apr 26, 2010 17:25:12 GMT -5 (Artie Ziff) said:

True. But his lead singles almost never falter.

I agree, but critical reception could still adversely affect even an established staple artist's product.

Take "St. Anger", for instance. The fact the two Metallica singles preceding that came from a live album (S&M) and a soundtrack respectively and outperformed "St. Anger" I believe says a lot.

I know a #2 peak seems like no biggie as it is, but it's clear it would have been a multi-week #1 had it not been subjected to tireless criticism.

Namaste,
Lisping Hibiscus

[(Artie Ziff)]

I'm not sure the Metallica example would've peaked any higher with great critical response. It just didn't seem like a radio song at all. On the other hand, there are many critically acclaimed bands that put out singles (The National and Grizzly Bear come to mind) that never get an airplay despite being loved.

As for this Osbourne song, I assume it would've done this well if it was just him playing a harp and covering The Muppets again. Headbangers miss their Ozzy!

[My Life Is A Stereo]

Apr 26, 2010 19:30:05 GMT -5 (Artie Ziff) said:

On the other hand, there are many critically acclaimed bands that put out singles (The National and Grizzly Bear come to mind) that never get an airplay despite being loved.

There is a huge difference between being critically acclaimed and being liked by a mainstream audience. I never understood how someone might not figure out that the vast majority of the listening public could care less about critics response to artists and their music. They want catchy songs that are easy to remember. That's not necessarily what every person that would come to a board like this looks for every time but we are a very small minority of the actual music listeners. Many bands who are "critically acclaimed" aren't necessarily geared to being on the radio. The National is one of those bands as an example. I get why some music lovers would be into them, however, they are not in any way catchy enough to be radio friendly to the average listener. It's also why Puddle of Mudd can be so successful. If you put out catchy songs that people will remember the basic lyrics to it has a much better chance of catching on with the average Joe who listens to radio on the way to work or at the gym and no matter what you think of a band like that, with sometimes gawd awful lyrics or generic sound, it's easy for that average radio person to find an attachment to.

[(Artie Ziff)]

That was my point. Great reviews do not equal great airplay.

[My Life Is A Stereo]

My point though is that they are not as LOVED as one would think. They have fanbases that definitely aren't large enough to even sustain it as radio fare. I would venture the guess that if you played a song by The National and had the listeners of that station give a thumbs up or down, you would have a high level of thumbs down because most of the audience wouldn't get it or like it. The fact that a few reviewers like it and, like with any band, it's going to have its fans, doesn't necessarily mean it actually loved by more than a very small percentage of the actual market.

Sometimes I honestly think that all of us on this board forget that we are the minority of a minority of the actual rock radio fans.

[(Artie Ziff)]

Loved by those with the pen. Those with the 'blogs. Those that influence. Often what leads to commercial success. Sometimes not. Sort of brings us back to LispingHibiscus's point.

[jvandyck87]

Just to go back a few posts, the reason why "St. Anger" tanked had nothing to do with critical reception. It had to with the fact that most Metallica FANS hated the song, and they didn't pick up many new fans with it either. When your fanbase doesn't like the single, chances are, it's pretty much fucked.

[Nicholas2.0]

Apr 26, 2010 21:55:13 GMT -5 jvandyck87 said:

Just to go back a few posts, the reason why "St. Anger" tanked had nothing to do with critical reception. It had to with the fact that most Metallica FANS hated the song, and they didn't pick up many new fans with it either. When your fanbase doesn't like the single, chances are, it's pretty much f**ked.

I liked "St. Anger." And "Frantic." The whole album, while I like it okay, doesn't have much replay value. And that's just because the songs were so goddamned long. I'm not always in the mood for epic Metallica songs that actually have guitar solos, but when you don't have any solos, your songs need to be shorter, otherwise you're just repeating the same parts ad nauseum, which is what Metallica were guilty of, bizarrely. It's like, with no solos, they felt like the songs weren't long enough. (Although "St. Anger," at 7+ minutes, and "Frantic," at 5+ minutes, never made me check my watch.)

[(Artie Ziff)]

It makes it more astounding it went as high as it did. I personally liked St. Anger just because it was great to have them back.

[Shadows in the Dark]

Top 5 on Active:

6 5 OZZY OSBOURNE Let Me Hear You Scream 1465 1325 140 4.718

[(Artie Ziff)]

Finally hearing this about every other hour. Strong song for me.

[PDC1987]

"Let Me Hear You Scream" reaches a new peak of #3 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart this week.

Currently Mediabase has it at #1 on Mainstream and #2 on Active, so it should become Ozzy's second #1 soon.

[(Artie Ziff)]

#1 in next week's Billboard for Rock airplay. His 13th I believe without checking.

[Shadows in the Dark]

#1 on Active:

2 1 Up this week OZZY OSBOURNE Let Me Hear You Scream 1762 1703 59 5.25

[evermore]

Ozzy is epic

[PDC1987]

Billboard - Mainstream Rock Tracks (7/3/10)

tw-lw-wo-Title-Artist
01-02-10 Let Me Hear You Scream - Ozzy Osbourne

Chart run: 20-8-5-4-4-3-2-2-2-1

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"Let Me Hear You Scream" is Ozzy's 2nd #1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. His first was "I Don't Wanna Stop," the lead single from his 2007 album Black Rain. Ozzy also has 3 #2 entries, 5 Top 2 entries, 3 #3 entries, 8 Top 3 entries, 11 Top 5 entries, 18 Top 10 entries, 22 Top 20 entries, 25 Top 40 entries, and 26 total entries on the chart.

Ozzy Osbourne on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart:

"Crazy Train" - #9
"Mr. Crowley" - #8
"Flying High Again" - #2
"Over the Mountain" - #13
"You Can't Kill Rock N' Roll" - #41
"Symptom of the Universe" - DNC
"Iron Man/Children of the Grave" - DNC
"Bark at the Moon" - #12
"So Tired" - DNC
"Shot in the Dark" - #4
"The Ultimate Sin" - DNC
"Crazy Train (Live)" - DNC
"Miracle Man" - DNC
"Close My Eyes Forever" (Ozzy Osbourne & Lita Ford) - #25
"No More Tears" - #5
"Time After Time" - #6
"Road to Nowhere" - #3
"Mama, I'm Coming Home" - #2
"Mr. Tinkertrain" - #34
"Changes" - #9
"Perry Mason" - #3
"See You on the Other Side" - #5
"I Just Want You" - #24
"Walk on Water" - #6
"Back on Earth" - #3
"Gets Me Through" - #2
"Dreamer" - #10
"Changes" (Ozzy Osbourne & Kelly Osbourne) - DNC
"Mississippi Queen" - #10
"In My Life" - DNC
"I Don't Wanna Stop" - #1
"Not Going Away" - #14
"Black Rain" - #19
"Let Me Hear You Scream" - #1

[Nic (Britney Spears)]

but bitches keep it clean

[lockebox]

"Scream" debuts at #4. "Let It Die" or "Soul Sucker" for the next single.

[marv1978]

Apr 26, 2010 21:34:36 GMT -5 My Life Is A Stereo said:

Apr 26, 2010 19:30:05 GMT -5 (Artie Ziff) said:

On the other hand, there are many critically acclaimed bands that put out singles (The National and Grizzly Bear come to mind) that never get an airplay despite being loved.

There is a huge difference between being critically acclaimed and being liked by a mainstream audience. I never understood how someone might not figure out that the vast majority of the listening public could care less about critics response to artists and their music. They want catchy songs that are easy to remember. That's not necessarily what every person that would come to a board like this looks for every time but we are a very small minority of the actual music listeners. Many bands who are "critically acclaimed" aren't necessarily geared to being on the radio. The National is one of those bands as an example. I get why some music lovers would be into them, however, they are not in any way catchy enough to be radio friendly to the average listener. It's also why Puddle of Mudd can be so successful. If you put out catchy songs that people will remember the basic lyrics to it has a much better chance of catching on with the average Joe who listens to radio on the way to work or at the gym and no matter what you think of a band like that, with sometimes gawd awful lyrics or generic sound, it's easy for that average radio person to find an attachment to.

Amen! you just said it all :) i try not 2 come to this board anymore than i haft to just 2 see new upcoming releases mainly, because of the criticism. It goes back 2 Elvis and The Beatles, catchy songs are hits! Critics are just another opinion like a##holes we all have them lol...loved your message,i've been trying to explain that 4 years and everytime someone says a single will fail,it never does lol//half the board was saying Hey, Soul Sister wouldnt go top 10 at hot ac because they read to much into the stats crap and 4get what music is really about. Good songs! Good songs will always find a way! It wound up being a #1 and huge at CHR too,haha i called it from first listen, same with every Rob Thomas single,he's always betted gainst,but i will never bet against that man lol