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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Dec 24, 2010 15:23:28 GMT -5
Agreed on Kennedy. My favorite vocalist out there. I believe Slash has already announced that Kennedy will be the only singer on his next solo album.
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Post by lockebox on Jan 2, 2011 11:36:39 GMT -5
2 2 ALTER BRIDGE - Isolation 1647 1623 24 5.104
Now within 1 spin of top spot. I'm hoping it pips "The Animal" to #1 on Billboard, atleast.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jan 2, 2011 14:07:44 GMT -5
Finally gave this a listen. Pretty good!
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Post by Devin on Jan 6, 2011 22:27:14 GMT -5
2nd single preditions? I'd say the best picks are "Fallout", "Show Me a Sign", "Make It Right", "Ghosts of Days Gone By", and "Slip to the Void". Send "Wonderlife Life" to HAC too, since it's the only HAC-friendly track on the album.
I think I'd like "Ghosts of Days Gone By". Seems the catchiest to me. Also "Slip to the Void" would be an interesting choice.
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Post by rockmaniac on Jan 6, 2011 22:43:52 GMT -5
I would choose Wonderful Life as the follow-up.
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Post by Devin on Jan 6, 2011 22:54:17 GMT -5
^ Ballads aren't really what active rock radio like to play at the moment.
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Post by Jorge_Str [Som3on3] on Jan 6, 2011 23:07:50 GMT -5
I would choose Wonderful Life as the follow-up. i guess it's the obvious choice for next single, though i think it will end up like "watch over you" (my favorite of them) that didn't come close to the top 10
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Post by pen on Jan 6, 2011 23:28:13 GMT -5
"Ghosts Of Days Gone By" for second single, then "Make It Right" and "Wonderful Life" as dual singles.
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Post by lockebox on Jan 7, 2011 17:07:22 GMT -5
"Wonderful Life" would flop, sadly. "Ghosts of Days Gone By" next, followed by "I Know It Hurts".
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Post by rockmaniac on Jan 7, 2011 17:22:03 GMT -5
^ Ballads aren't really what active rock radio like to play at the moment. if i recall, Watch Over You reached the top 20
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Post by lockebox on Jan 7, 2011 17:26:03 GMT -5
Top 20 ain't good enough. They're looking to cement themselves on Active. The two songs I mentioned would help towards that.
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Post by Devin on Jan 7, 2011 17:34:20 GMT -5
^ Yah after their lead single peaked at #3, you'd think their second single would do better than a #19 peak.
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Post by pen on Jan 7, 2011 20:19:08 GMT -5
followed by "I Know It Hurts". Terrible choice. Come on now, you know "Make It Right" is ten times a better single option.
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Post by Devin on Jan 7, 2011 20:27:57 GMT -5
I think "I Know It Hurts" is kinda generic. "Make It Right" or "Slip to the Void" for third. I think were gettin a little ahead of ourselves lol
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Post by jvandyck87 on Jan 8, 2011 1:56:50 GMT -5
followed by "I Know It Hurts". Terrible choice. Come on now, you know "Make It Right" is ten times a better single option. I'm actually not aware of that. And I'm not quite sure I ever will be. I guess I'm doomed to be ill-informed and wrong for all of eternity. Oh well. "I know It Hurts" >>>> "Make It Right" though the bridge of "Make It Right" is pretty darn cool. I don't think it should be a serious single consideration though. A lot of people seem to really like "Show Me A Sign" even though it's really long, and it's easily my favorite on the album, so I'll be pulling for that while arguing that "Ghosts" and "Hurts" are the choices I would expect most and would then figure "Wonderful Life" third once they've truly established that they can have two big rock format singles on one album prior to going for the crossover.
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Post by pen on Jan 8, 2011 7:09:04 GMT -5
Terrible choice. Come on now, you know "Make It Right" is ten times a better single option. I'm actually not aware of that. And I'm not quite sure I ever will be. I guess I'm doomed to be ill-informed and wrong for all of eternity. Oh well. I'll keep you in my prayers.
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Post by PHOBES on Jan 8, 2011 13:51:54 GMT -5
"I Know It Hurts" is probably the most generic song on the album, if not then it's right up there with "Still Remains" and "All Hope is Gone." "Ghosts" is the obvious second choice, and "Wonderful Life" or "Breathe Again" would both be great as the third single. If they don't wanna go the ballad-route then I'd say go with "Fallout" or "Make it Right," preferable the former.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jan 9, 2011 19:30:49 GMT -5
Top 40 on Alternative:
46 39 ALTER BRIDGE Isolation 188 183 5 0.507
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Post by jvandyck87 on Jan 9, 2011 20:24:29 GMT -5
^^How is "Breathe Again" a great third single while "All Hope Is Gone" is generic? Really? And of course "Breathe Again" makes sense as a third single because it sounds just like their previous third single "Before Tomorrow Comes". And we all know how much of a smash that song was. It seems like you just picked the heaviest songs as the most generic because "Still Remains" is quite dissonant and quite unique harmonically. If by generic you mean less catchy then I guess I'd understand, but "I Know It Hurts" is extremely catchy, so I have a hard time really getting a handle on what constitutes being generic when "Life Must Go On" and "Breathe Again" aren't even in the running and they easily sound the most like an average rock song that could have been written by anyone. Those two songs easily have the least semblance of an identity.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Jan 11, 2011 12:27:45 GMT -5
Finally! #1 baby! :) Let's hope it holds up for the end of the week and reaches #1 on Billboard as well.
2 1 ALTER BRIDGE Isolation 1785 1648 137 5.747
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Post by lockebox on Jan 11, 2011 12:31:29 GMT -5
Thank god for that! Far better than "The Animal"... and "The Sex is Good" for that matter. My favorite #1 in a long time.
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Post by HereIsGone on Jan 11, 2011 12:41:02 GMT -5
Sweet. Good on them. I've always liked Isolation since I first heard it. :)
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jan 11, 2011 12:51:39 GMT -5
Nice, their first #1.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Jan 11, 2011 12:55:48 GMT -5
^It still needs to hold up five more days, so let's remain cautiously optimistic. :)
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Post by singingsparrow on Jan 12, 2011 1:39:27 GMT -5
^It still needs to hold up five more days, so let's remain cautiously optimistic. :) I'm predicting they'll maintain their gripping. It's surely impressive that they've charted their biggest hit to date here. With their debut record it's safe to say, while a respectable effort, they mostly rode a wave of anticipation following Creed's supposed permanent disbanding at the time, so there was a fierce sentimental streak buoying their release. Since then, with Creed's commercial clout tanking and the band making a continuous effort to one-up themselves musically and in terms of their craftsmanship, it's surely safe to say since "Blackbird" that they now are moving along mostly on the strength of their musicianship and that the Creed factor is quite negligible now. Inevitably those who haven't given them a fair listen will refuse to cease with the Creed comparisons, but that's predictable anyhow, and the exposure of "Isolation" is just what they need to begin establishing the band commercially as what they really are: a solid, cohesive unit in control of its own vision, on its own terms. Namaste, Lisping Hibiscus
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Post by pen on Jan 12, 2011 1:57:00 GMT -5
I just think it's amazing that a single they released themselves is doing better than any of the singles they released through a label.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jan 20, 2011 13:43:21 GMT -5
Top 30 on Alternative:
41 30 ALTER BRIDGE Isolation 276 197 79 0.751
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Jan 20, 2011 14:35:54 GMT -5
Even if it stops in the top thirty, it's higher than I could've guessed for Alt.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Feb 1, 2011 10:45:59 GMT -5
31 23 ALTER BRIDGE Isolation 354 307 47 1.018
Possibly first Top 20 on Alt?
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Post by Devin on Feb 1, 2011 10:55:27 GMT -5
Looking like it if it keeps up the good updates :)
I was doubtful this would get Top 30, or maybe even Top 40 at first.
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