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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Apr 13, 2010 20:02:19 GMT -5
Lead track from album three debuted on XM this afternoon. They said Sirius would premiere another track called Loredo tomorrow. But Compliments is the one heading to radio apparently.
EDIT : MODIFIED TITLE
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Post by My Life Is A Stereo on Apr 14, 2010 23:30:14 GMT -5
Another sucky song compliments of the Band of Donkeys. Coming from a guy that's listening to Ke$ha. You are 1000 shades of annoying. I feel sorry for the people that have to deal with your overly negative attitude in real life.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Apr 15, 2010 1:51:27 GMT -5
Another sucky song compliments of the Band of Donkeys. Coming from a guy that's listening to Ke$ha. You are 1000 shades of annoying. I feel sorry for the people that have to deal with your overly negative attitude in real life. This. Seriously dude, about 80 percent of the posts you make here are negative and judgmental. All you do is whine and complain about how much a song sucks. If you don't like most of the songs that are being discussed here, why do you bother posting? You should really stick to the CHR forum where you belong. Oh by the way, Ke$ha makes horrible music. I don't know how you can stand listening to that crap without banging your head on a wall.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Apr 15, 2010 3:04:01 GMT -5
Coming from a guy that's listening to Ke$ha. Ke$ha makes horrible music. I don't know how you can stand listening to that crap without banging your head on a wall. "Tik Tok" hit the Top 10 on my personal chart and "Blah Blah Blah" is currently in my Top 30, soon to get shafted because America shortchanged it and has already moved on to "Your Love Is My Drug." (To be fair, I can't watch the "Tik Tok" video, though, and am scared to try any others, because it's so clearly calculated and phony, and not genuine at all, obviously conceptualized by somebody with no clue how to convey any authenticity to the dumb lyrics she's singing in the first place.) Another sucky song compliments of the Band of Donkeys. Seriously, fuck off already. "Is There a Ghost" and "Detlef Schrempf," ftw.
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Post by My Life Is A Stereo on Apr 15, 2010 3:57:23 GMT -5
If you really want to be scared by a video , go check out the video for a song called "Keep It Goin' Louder" by Major Lazer ft. Nina Sky.
Although I have obviously drifted far away from most pop music for what I personally listen to, I do have to mindful of it all because I DJ. I can understand the catchiness of Tik Tok as a song to dance to but as music that I would personally find any real attachment to its a no-go. Blah Blah Blah is just terrible, and the atrocious performance of it on American Idol, which thank god I only saw the last thirty seconds of, made me just about lose my dinner.
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Post by onefrayedrepublic on Apr 15, 2010 11:08:00 GMT -5
I like rock too: www.last.fm/user/jaguarsfan77 . I just haven't been happy with the past year or two. The bands in this forum I really like (Fair To Midland, Linkin Park, Chevelle, Green Day, Weezer, Sick Puppies, Our Lady Peace, Three Days Grace, etc.) have either not been releasing new material or their new stuff has not been pleasing to me. The good cds of the bunch such as the ones from Chevelle and Sick Puppies have brought head-scratching single choices (Letter to a Thief, Odd One, etc.) I can't listen to Active Rock or Alt. Rock stations for an extended period of time due to the nauseatingly high amount of either gold songs, old songs ("currents" that last 6 months at a time), or subpar songs by the bands I do love. But I have faith that the genres will be restored to a point of greatness soon -- and Band of Horses won't be leading the charge.
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Post by pen on Apr 15, 2010 11:21:31 GMT -5
Yeah but you don't have to be such a dick about it, Gattica Egotista McSucksMcSucks.
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Post by lockebox on Apr 15, 2010 11:24:30 GMT -5
What? How are "Odd One" and "Letter from a Thief'' head scratching single choices? "Ordinary World" and "If Today Was Your Last Day" yes.
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Post by onefrayedrepublic on Apr 15, 2010 11:27:28 GMT -5
Yeah but you don't have to be such a dick about it, Gattica Egotista McSucksMcSucks Onefrayedrepublic. Duly noted. I really need two profiles here. One to $tan over in the pop forum cause it's fun feeling like a dumb 13-year-old again in the pop forum and one for my serious music.
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Post by lockebox on Apr 15, 2010 11:30:28 GMT -5
Yeah but you don't have to be such a dick about it, Gattica Egotista McSucksMcSucks Onefrayedrepublic. Duly noted. I really need two profiles here. One to $tan over in the pop forum cause it's fun feeling like a dumb 13-year-old again in the pop forum and one for my serious music. ... such as Onerepublic and 3OH!3.
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Post by onefrayedrepublic on Apr 15, 2010 11:30:58 GMT -5
What? How are "Odd One" and "Letter from a Thief'' head scratching single choices? "Ordinary World" and "If Today Was Your Last Day" yes. Much of Sick Puppies' cd is far better than Odd One, and Sleep Apnea so owns Letter to a Thief that it isn't funny. I also agree with the missteps by Red and Nickelback. Those may not have been the best examples to use in that Odd One (oddly enough) and Letter to a Thief still succeeded. Perhaps I should have gone the more obscure route and pointed to disastrous lead singles from bands who released good albums such as "I'm Alive" (Story of the Year).
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Post by onefrayedrepublic on Apr 15, 2010 11:31:55 GMT -5
Duly noted. I really need two profiles here. One to $tan over in the pop forum cause it's fun feeling like a dumb 13-year-old again in the pop forum and one for my serious music. ... such as Onerepublic and 3OH!3. Both of which are from right here in Colorado and who I have seen live. Don't be hating on local music.
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Post by lockebox on Apr 15, 2010 11:38:51 GMT -5
What? How are "Odd One" and "Letter from a Thief'' head scratching single choices? "Ordinary World" and "If Today Was Your Last Day" yes. Much of Sick Puppies' cd is far better than Odd One, and Sleep Apnea so owns Letter to a Thief that it isn't funny. I also agree with the missteps by Red and Nickelback. Those may not have been the best examples to use in that Odd One (oddly enough) and Letter to a Thief still succeeded. Perhaps I should have gone the more obscure route and pointed to disastrous lead singles from bands who released good albums such as "I'm Alive" (Story of the Year). Yeah, that's why I didn't understand the comment. They're hardly poor single choices when both have been pretty decent sized hits. And I would disagree with the Story of the Year remark. Whatever they sent, it wouldn't have done anything. "Ghost of You and I" for example (my fav) wouldn't have done any better. ... such as Onerepublic and 3OH!3. Both of which are from right here in Colorado and who I have seen live. Don't be hating on local music. I don't care if they're from Pluto, you can't call it ''serious music''.
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Post by onefrayedrepublic on Apr 15, 2010 11:43:00 GMT -5
There's something wrong with the format when a band like Story of the Year can't get any airplay whatsoever. And what's wrong with Onerepublic? Our local alternative station played Apologize. If they hadn't hooked up with Timbaland for a remix, they'd be perceived in the same category as The Fray -- not a band that draws much pathological hatred. Actually our alternative plays the crap out of 3OH!3 as well -- I discovered Don't Trust Me after hearing it 3 times in one day on 93.3 here in Colorado.
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Post by lockebox on Apr 15, 2010 12:22:52 GMT -5
There's something wrong with the format when a band like Story of the Year can't get any airplay whatsoever. And what's wrong with Onerepublic? Our local alternative station played Apologize. If they hadn't hooked up with Timbaland for a remix, they'd be perceived in the same category as The Fray -- not a band that draws much pathological hatred. Actually our alternative plays the crap out of 3OH!3 as well -- I discovered Don't Trust Me after hearing it 3 times in one day on 93.3 here in Colorado. Have to agree with that. ''I'm Alive'' didn't even reach the top 50 >:( And well, there's nothing wrong with them. I'm just not a fan. 3OH!3 are appallingly bad as I've previously stated, as is the rest of this so-called ''crunkcore'' sub-genre.
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Post by American Idiot on Apr 15, 2010 13:47:08 GMT -5
There's something wrong with the format when a band like Story of the Year can't get any airplay whatsoever. I have to completely agree with you at least on that point.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Apr 15, 2010 14:52:13 GMT -5
Detlef Schrempf is my all-time favorite from these guys.
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Post by My Life Is A Stereo on Apr 16, 2010 0:44:16 GMT -5
Trippy video
Like the song though
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Post by My Life Is A Stereo on Apr 16, 2010 0:50:34 GMT -5
Allaccess has Laredo listed as the song going for adds on May 4th
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Apr 16, 2010 14:56:43 GMT -5
If I had my choice it would be Laredo. But both sound like potential hits.
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Post by Amnesiac on Apr 16, 2010 23:06:30 GMT -5
I like this band alot. I was both really surprised and really happy that "Is There A Ghost" got the airplay it did. Not sure how much airplay this song will get though.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Apr 17, 2010 3:04:29 GMT -5
There's something wrong with the format when a band like Story of the Year can't get any airplay whatsoever. And what's wrong with Onerepublic? Our local alternative station played Apologize. If they hadn't hooked up with Timbaland for a remix, they'd be perceived in the same category as The Fray -- not a band that draws much pathological hatred. Actually our alternative plays the crap out of 3OH!3 as well -- I discovered Don't Trust Me after hearing it 3 times in one day on 93.3 here in Colorado. See, now that you've taken the time to open up and write more than a quick disparaging sentence, I can respect what you have to say now. You've fully demonstrated that you can be a reasonable person with intellectual contributions. I actually agree with you 100% about OneRepublic being a respectable band.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Apr 17, 2010 16:16:21 GMT -5
Didn't care for Is There A Ghost so much. But I've heard both Compliments and Laredo today. Maybe both will get a chance to reach the alternative crowds.
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Post by onefrayedrepublic on Apr 18, 2010 3:00:44 GMT -5
I think I'll stop writing pithy one-line insults. I feel bad for polluting this thread.
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Post by pen on Apr 18, 2010 3:32:21 GMT -5
Together we can make a difference.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Apr 18, 2010 10:24:21 GMT -5
Or just savor the irony that you made a poor judgmental post in a topic called Compliments. Good choice on deleting it, but it's unfortunate somebody already quoted in in Reply #1. I think I'll stop writing pithy one-line insults. I feel bad for polluting this thread.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Apr 19, 2010 4:16:11 GMT -5
Together we can make a difference. :)
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Post by Walking Contradiction on May 1, 2010 12:30:21 GMT -5
So far I like "Compliments" more than "Laredo". But they'd probably achieve about the same level of success with both songs: a healthy amount of airplay on indie-leaning stations, but not enough to get to the high ranges of the chart. Then again, this chart has really surprised me lately.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on May 9, 2010 22:36:49 GMT -5
Top 50 on Alternative:
61 50 BAND OF HORSES Laredo 146 81 65 0.459
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on May 12, 2010 18:43:34 GMT -5
Bigger jump than I could have expected.
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