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Kings of the Hill ... Sort of...
Submitted by Erik Gonzalez on April 12, 2007.As we all wait to see where Conor ends up on the charts next week, Billboard reports that the Kings of Leon debuted at #25 on the Top 200 albums this week. That's a bit of a surprise to me, I guess the Kings have more fans out there than I thought, but kudos to them. There were a lot of familiar names (tee hee) debuting in the Top 10 this week including Hillary Duff!, Martina McBride, Timbaland! and Allison Krauss.
And to show you what a megahit like "Stacy's Mom" buys you, Fountains of Wayne's new album debuted at ... #97. Ouch. Such short memories we Americans can have for bubblegum pop-rock.
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imaginary liz said on April 12, 2007:
I've listened to the new Fountains of Wayne it is completely soulless and relies on trite easy-A pop-culture referencing in order to appear clever. I do think the crowds at Applebees will love it!
Bright Eyes, at least, is condescending when he offends people's sensibilities... and my fingers are crossed he debuts in the top 10. That will totally RULE MY DAY!
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imaginary embracey said on April 13, 2007:
Thanks for throwing in some familiar names for us non-MTV-watchers. :)
Oddly, one of Alison Krauss' older albums was being played at The Hideout last evening...
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imaginary dana said on April 12, 2007:
Huh. I must admit that I've hated what I've heard from the new Kings of Leon. There, I've said it. That endless "I'll be there" from the song "On Call" makes me want to beat people up.
And that "She's gonna have my baby" stupid "Knocked Up" song? Bleh. It's like "Papa Don't Preach," only gender-reversed for a new generation.
I'm not digging it.