SOE 23 - Return of the Trolls
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womanfish
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I actually had forgotten about that. For some reason i thought TBT was played as well, but I must have just misremembered.
So yeah, The Blackout definitely looks like a lock for first single.
Strange that the reports that came after that video shoot, still kept saying TBT would be the first single.
I like the mystery.
Registered Dude
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well they did shoot a video for Best Thing too, so it's easy to be confused.
maybe we're getting more than 1-2 songs before the album drops
maybe we're getting more than 1-2 songs before the album drops
Gonna Run 2 U
New Yorker
Do you know where/when it was shot or with who? All I remember is the notification that a video was being shot during a concert and a woman had best thing lyrics on the back of her shirt on stage. Was there further clarification from other fans/listeners/witnesses that I missed that it was indeed done?
womanfish
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Well, i don't blame them for wanting the first two singles in the can now, so they don't have to worry about that part while they wrap up the JT tour and then start in on promo stuff for the new album.
lazarus
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Yeah it makes sense. Usually you wouldn't be on tour while the new album hype machine starts.
charleswise
Acrobat
I was skeptical of the letters when I first read about them. Looked too fan made. That being said I got one in the mail today so I guess it's real. I'm in Georgia if anyone is wondering.
Registered Dude
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It was around Amsterdam shows...
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zoocarolina
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womanfish
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Ok, so Valencia is jumping in the mix.
I can't post the FB post right now from my phone, but it says "Pretty soon the lights will turn out"
Then under that
Everything you know is wrong..... ?.... ?
Hmmmmm
I can't post the FB post right now from my phone, but it says "Pretty soon the lights will turn out"
Then under that
Everything you know is wrong..... ?.... ?
Hmmmmm
prbiker15
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I don't think Valencia knows more than we do this time around.
womanfish
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
Yeah, I tend to agree. The Everything you know is wrong thing is a little weird. But the Blackout part is nothing special.
popacrobat
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
Valencia lost all credibility over recent years to me.
If they're right now... congrats, they can add 2+2 given yesterday's letter.
If they're right now... congrats, they can add 2+2 given yesterday's letter.
womanfish
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
I would think they would play it, but only after the 8th once its hit the general public.
Last song or not is a tough one. Would love it if they played it as the first song of the encore.
womanfish
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I think they could do some pretty cool visuals for Blackout.
Gonna Run 2 U
New Yorker
Miley Cyrus has 3 singles out with her album due at the end of September. First single came out way back in May. Certainly possible we get 3 from U2 before dec.
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super fly guy
New Yorker
I laughed a little to hard at that![emoji1]
womanfish
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Yep. Lol. Just remember elevation tour when they started with the lights up and then dropped them halfway through the song and crowd goes nuts. Could be cool to do something like that again. And yeah, very simple
womanfish
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I didn't know that, but the one cool thing that streaming has done is open that sort of thing up like it wasn't before. It'll be interesting
david
ONE love, blood, life
Well, The War on Drugs have released 5 songs ahead of their release this week. So the idea of releasing new songs ahead of the proper album release has changed thanks to streaming.
JamietheEdgefan
Refugee
The simultaneous video shoots for different songs, and reported indecision about a lead single makes me think we could indeed see more than one song released within a few days of the album announcement.
A lot of artists already do it that way, it keeps publicity up, and they can have their cake and eat it too by releasing a song that 'makes a statement' without being diluted into a commercial form, and then releasing a more radio-friendly track.
Can't decide between Moment of Surrender or Get on Your Boots? The Troubles or the Miracle? Why not both?
Sure it may not happen, but I could certainly see the Blackout being released with the announcement of SoE, with the 'proper' single of The Best Thing following a few days/ a week later.
womanfish
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
Good point.
And a band like U2 could cover more radio ground with 2. TBT gonna be more adult contemp, Blackout more adult alt., alt. Rock stations.
And double the streaming and downloading
JamietheEdgefan
Refugee
Yeah, exactly. Why limit themselves to one particular audience/direction/area when they can offer multiple tracks at the same time?
It doesn't even negate having that one 'big' single. The initial track can just be the announcement, and raise some eyebrows about the bands new sound (imagine if the very first thing people heard after Vertigo was Moment of Surrender). And then once they have the spotlight, and have turned a few heads, they can hit us with the big late summer single.
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Gonna Run 2 U
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