No Brake$
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Post by No Brake$ on Jul 6, 2010 16:36:22 GMT -5
Just heard this, sounds like they are maturing into possibly Hot AC. This should do very well, I like it.
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Post by American Idiot on Jul 7, 2010 18:31:26 GMT -5
KROQ has it streaming on their site. It sounds like a typical Anberlin song to me, which is not necessarily a bad thing at all since they're growing tremendously up the list of my favorite bands, but it doesn't grab me like say "Paperthin Hymn" or "Breaking" did. It is indeed better than "Feel Good Drag" IMO though. I agree with the Hot AC possibility. This could do quite well on there if given the chance. kroq.radio.com/2010/07/07/new-kroq-music-anberlin-impossible/
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Post by Jorge_Str [Som3on3] on Jul 7, 2010 21:47:51 GMT -5
don't wanna sound disappointed but i don't think this will do as good as Feel Good Drag did
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Post by American Idiot on Jul 7, 2010 22:52:20 GMT -5
don't wanna sound disappointed but i don't think this will do as good as Feel Good Drag did Me either. I'm definitely predicting a Top 10 on Alternative, but I'd say it's very unlikely that it will hit #1. We'll see if I eat my words in a couple of months.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jul 8, 2010 1:19:57 GMT -5
That was really good, I found it a bit stronger than Feel Good Drag. Hopefully it'll do as well.
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Post by jgsports37 on Jul 8, 2010 15:35:20 GMT -5
According to allaccess this song has already been added to 13 stations. They have the song officially being released the 19th not the 12th though hmmm...
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Post by My Life Is A Stereo on Jul 9, 2010 11:32:52 GMT -5
Feels like a hit to me. I think this song might end up all over radio in different formats before the summer is over. This even has a shot at seeing CHR radio following success seen by Shinedown.
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Post by No Brake$ on Jul 12, 2010 16:28:14 GMT -5
KROQ has it streaming on their site. It sounds like a typical Anberlin song to me, which is not necessarily a bad thing at all since they're growing tremendously up the list of my favorite bands, but it doesn't grab me like say "Paperthin Hymn" or "Breaking" did. It is indeed better than "Feel Good Drag" IMO though. I agree with the Hot AC possibility. This could do quite well on there if given the chance. kroq.radio.com/2010/07/07/new-kroq-music-anberlin-impossible/Pretty difficult for ANYONE to match the feat that 'Feel Good Drag' did. If anyone is crossing over on the chart right now besides Brandon Flowers, my money is on these guys. CHR\Hot AC is desperate for a new Alt\Rock act, like, REAL BAD.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jul 13, 2010 7:38:49 GMT -5
Top 50 on Alternative:
0 46 ANBERLIN Impossible 162 0 162 1.321
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jul 16, 2010 11:56:48 GMT -5
Top 40 on Alternative:
87 40 ANBERLIN Impossible 221 61 160 1.461
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Post by fran182 on Jul 16, 2010 18:46:28 GMT -5
I love both "Impossible" and "We Owe This to Ourselves". The first one more, but what matters is that so far I got what I was expecting in terms of quality. :)
Everything is on the good way for the album to correspond to my high expectations. I hope at the end of the year I will place it in my top 5 of 2010. That would be a great sign!
Now, about "Impossible"! It's indeed something different from Anberlin. The intro sounds like Angels & Airwaves and I also get a Kings Of Leon vibe. It's radio-friendly, so I would say top 10 is a good possibility. If it reaches that, I think it accomplished its mission.
Prediction: -#8 on Alternative.
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reid
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Post by reid on Jul 19, 2010 14:32:14 GMT -5
#33 and climbing
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Post by onefrayedrepublic on Jul 20, 2010 22:21:24 GMT -5
The intro sounds like Angels & Airwaves and I also get a Kings Of Leon vibe. This sounds like a recipe for a disaster. Can't find a working studio link on youtube, but if it sounds like KOL, I will be throwing myself off the Anberlin bandwagon.
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Post by fran182 on Jul 20, 2010 22:34:10 GMT -5
The intro sounds like Angels & Airwaves and I also get a Kings Of Leon vibe. This sounds like a recipe for a disaster. Can't find a working studio link on youtube, but if it sounds like KOL, I will be throwing myself off the Anberlin bandwagon. Don't worry. While I've read lots of comments that reference similarities with Angels & Airwaves in the intro, I may be alone in saying that the song somehow resembles Kings Of Leon. Also, I should have been more specific: "Impossible" makes me remember of Kings Of Leon's "Sex On Fire", due to the melody and the pace of both songs sounding similar, to me. That's it! ;)
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Post by onefrayedrepublic on Jul 20, 2010 22:46:49 GMT -5
that's a relief. Thanks for the clarification. While I'm not a fan of A & A, being compared to them isn't a kiss of death. I hope they don't go the HAC route though ... they're best with a hard edge. That said, I can't find a good quality version of this song anywhere, and I refuse to be introduced via a low quality rip.
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Post by reid on Jul 21, 2010 7:58:29 GMT -5
that's a relief. Thanks for the clarification. While I'm not a fan of A & A, being compared to them isn't a kiss of death. I hope they don't go the HAC route though ... they're best with a hard edge. That said, I can't find a good quality version of this song anywhere, and I refuse to be introduced via a low quality rip. Song is on vevo/YouTube. And the band's myspace. Video is for sale on iTunes, too.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jul 21, 2010 9:42:10 GMT -5
Top 30 on Alternative:
44 29 Up this week ANBERLIN Impossible 369 186 183 1.628
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Post by halo19 on Jul 21, 2010 18:55:44 GMT -5
I think I actually like it more than "FGD"... but not as much as "Paperthin Hymn."
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Jul 22, 2010 2:28:36 GMT -5
This sounds like a recipe for a disaster. Can't find a working studio link on youtube, but if it sounds like KOL, I will be throwing myself off the Anberlin bandwagon. Your Kings of Leon-related melodrama is getting really tiresome. And sad.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jul 24, 2010 9:30:37 GMT -5
Teh music video:
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Post by Radical347 on Jul 24, 2010 15:00:57 GMT -5
So far it's my third favorite Anbelin song, behind "True Faith" & "Breaking" and just ahead of "Paperthin Hymn."
The back beat of this sounds almost exactly the same as that of "Space Age Love Song" by a Flock of Seagulls. Love it.
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Post by Sounds from the Other Side on Jul 26, 2010 17:07:40 GMT -5
I like this song a lot. It has a very catchy sound too.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jul 31, 2010 9:29:52 GMT -5
Top 20 on Alternative:
24 19 ANBERLIN Impossible 609 437 172 2.754
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Post by Matt4319 on Jul 31, 2010 14:25:05 GMT -5
Good to see it staying consistent with strong gains after it didn't exactly explode out of the gate.
As far as lead singles, I'd say: Feel Good Drag > Paperthin Hymn* > Godspeed > Impossible > Change the World. All except "Change the World" I'd rate in the A-range, though.
*I could go either way with my top 2; I actually put "PH" ahead at first, but checking my top 400 of the decade list, I put "FGD" at #44 and "Paperthin Hymn" at #72. I could go either way. "FGD" was helped by finishing in my year-end top 10 of two separate years (2005 and 2008).
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Post by jgsports37 on Aug 4, 2010 7:51:40 GMT -5
Top 15 on Alternative:
23 14 ANBERLIN Impossible 714 524 190 3.137
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Post by lockebox on Aug 4, 2010 9:39:54 GMT -5
Looks and sounds like a #1 to me.
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Post by Jorge_Str [Som3on3] on Aug 4, 2010 10:45:28 GMT -5
i think #1 is locked right now
btw, what position is the song on active rock chart?
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Aug 4, 2010 12:40:22 GMT -5
This should definitely go Top 5.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Aug 4, 2010 14:03:43 GMT -5
Looks and sounds like a #1 to me. Kick ass. Why not? Not sure "Feel Good Drag" deserved to pave the way for this to happen (especially since "Breaking" and "True Faith," both way better, in my opinion, got hosed), but this is certainly more likely and deserving than most everything else in its path right now. I also like how this isn't even hard rock or indie-leaning, but just a fairly poppy alt-rock song. And bonus: it's a song/band my station actually plays!
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Post by jvandyck87 on Aug 5, 2010 16:25:31 GMT -5
While I get this song is good and all, I don't why an Anberlin lead single gets such a free pass up the alternative chart considering the struggles of "Breaking" and "True Faith". Or maybe what I don't understand are the struggles those songs had. It's like alternative radio pigeonholed them as a one hit wonder, and then decided...oh you're a staple artist now.
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