<![CDATA[What Radio Rock Hopefuls Will Get To Say "Thanks For The Add"? - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[What Radio Rock Hopefuls Will Get To Say "Thanks For The Add"? - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:07:20 EST Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:07:20 EST http://idolator.com/358624/what-radio-rock-hopefuls-will-get-to-say-thanks-for-the-add <![CDATA[What Radio Rock Hopefuls Will Get To Say "Thanks For The Add"?]]> http://idolator.com/358624/what-radio-rock-hopefuls-will-get-to-say-thanks-for-the-add#c4309974 @jordan_s: The Panic song has been emerging remarkably slowly, as I noted in my column a couple of weeks ago. It only ranks 49th on iTunes right now, and on SoundScan's all-store digital-sales chart, it's down in the 70s as of last week.

It's weird, because if you take label-mates/fellow TRL-friendly emo guyliner dudes Fall Out Boy as the model for second-album-first-single, they should be positively exploding right now (cf. "This Ain't a Scene...," which opened in the Billboard Top 10 a year ago, almost entirely on the strength of first-week iTunes sales).

Bottom line, this all supports Al's theory that Panic is about to smack into a fairly thick sophomore wall.

Chris Molanphy

]]> 33:358624:c4309974 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:07:20 EST <![CDATA[What Radio Rock Hopefuls Will Get To Say "Thanks For The Add"?]]> http://idolator.com/358624/what-radio-rock-hopefuls-will-get-to-say-thanks-for-the-add#c4309433 @jordan_s: Yeah, it's already there, and because you're obviously a fan, you may be interested to know that you can "pre-order" a deluxe version of the album with all sorts of extra goodies (videos, alternate mixes, etc.).

Rob Murphy

]]> 33:358624:c4309433 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:53:05 EST <![CDATA[What Radio Rock Hopefuls Will Get To Say "Thanks For The Add"?]]> http://idolator.com/358624/what-radio-rock-hopefuls-will-get-to-say-thanks-for-the-add#c4309023 is the panic song on itunes yet? i'd be pretty surprised if it wasn't entrenched in the itunes top 10 for 3-4 weeks, personally. (side note: are itunes purchases only counted towards the hot 100, or the sub-charts as well?).
maybe you're right about fickle tweens, but if i know fickle tweens it means they love the fuck out of panic.

dunno if this has any significance either and doesn't pertain at all to this post, but my chem is touring again in the next few months so we'll probably see a new album from them by fall (black parade's probably my favorite major label rock album of the decade.)

jordan_s

]]> 33:358624:c4309023 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:42:01 EST <![CDATA[What Radio Rock Hopefuls Will Get To Say "Thanks For The Add"?]]> http://idolator.com/358624/what-radio-rock-hopefuls-will-get-to-say-thanks-for-the-add#c4308182 Great piece as always, Al.

Apropos of nothing, really, but...

I don't find myself in a position to listen to a lot of radio, as I don't drive very often. But yesterday, I and a colleague had to drive to a data center, and we decided to check out some tunes in our zipcar. I know he prefers "lite"/AAC stuff, whereas I usually head for the "hits"/"top 40" station, so as a compromise, we found Fredericksburg VA's WBQB "B101.5". Wow, but that was one great mix of stuff. Everything from Rihanna to Nickelback to Underwood to Timberlake to Caillat to Furtado to Finger Eleven -- back-to-back with The Wreckers! I was impressed and entertained.

And yes, I know that list reads kinda lame, but it was an impressive array of hits mixed all together with no "guilty pleasure" shame.

Rob Murphy

]]> 33:358624:c4308182 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:17:06 EST <![CDATA[What Radio Rock Hopefuls Will Get To Say "Thanks For The Add"?]]> http://idolator.com/358624/what-radio-rock-hopefuls-will-get-to-say-thanks-for-the-add#c4307958 Yeah, like I said, 3DD are a sure thing relatively speaking. But they had 5 singles that hit #1 on one chart or another on their first two albums, and none on their third, so their momentum may be slowing down.

Al Shipley

]]> 33:358624:c4307958 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:09:46 EST <![CDATA[What Radio Rock Hopefuls Will Get To Say "Thanks For The Add"?]]> http://idolator.com/358624/what-radio-rock-hopefuls-will-get-to-say-thanks-for-the-add#c4307426 I hate to say it but there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that 3 Doors Down will have another hit. They timed this perfectly to release a new song just as Nickelback finally doesn't have any more songs on the radio. Considering they are essentially the same band, 3 Doors Down will fill the void left by Nickelback until they decide to put out another album. *sigh*

The Van Buren Boys

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