Comments on: Paramore Tops Album Chart, Barbra Snags Second Place

By: Thierry

Thierry — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:18:20 +0000

@ObtuseIntolerant: No kidding – on my first listen, I kept waiting – in vain – for the first so-so song. It actually reminded me a lot of Patty Griffin’s Flaming Red, but with a tougher and (somewhat surprisingly) stronger set of songs.

By: ObtuseIntolerant

ObtuseIntolerant — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:13:56 +0000

@Thierry: That is a fantastic album, for sure.

By: Thierry

Thierry — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:12:48 +0000

Never mind – I just found it. 67,000 isn’t bad, especially considering that neither singles has lit up the charts. Maybe they’ll rush to release “The House That Built Me”, co-written by tearjerker specialist Allen Shamblin (”I Can’t Make You Love”, “Don’t Laugh At Me”, “He Walked on Water” – like I said, “tearjerker specialist”) next…

By: Maura

Maura — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:11:09 +0000

@Thierry: No. 8, 68,000 copies.

By: SamAdams

SamAdams — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:07:19 +0000

Actually, it’s Brabra.

By: Thierry

Thierry — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:05:53 +0000

How did Miranda Lambert do? That album won’t be getting out of my rotation for a while…

By: nOvaMatic

nOvaMatic — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:02:15 +0000

Cut to: Lambs suddenly declaring that “charts don’t matter” when charts were the primary device used to defend her output in the past.

By: VivaLaMainstream

VivaLaMainstream — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:34:54 +0000

True, but a year from now, few people going to remember how many copies each album sold in their debut week; the only statistic that’ll get repeated is where they debuted. In that case, great news for Paramore, less so for Mariah.