Soundscan Results: Week Ending May 21, 2006

[Rohan Kohli]

Here are the Soundscan results for this past week (and total sold):

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium: 157,012 (600,100)
Tool - 10,000 Days: 82,659 (804,237)
Ashley Parker Angel - Soundtrack to Your Life: 72,447 (72,531)
Rascal Flatts - Me and My Gang: 64,463 (1,580,535)
The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers: 60,937 (61,248)
VA - Now 21: 59,589 (1,076,197)
Nick Lachey - What's Left of Me: 58,250 (230,126)
Pearl Jam - s/t: 53,652 (419,151)
Hoobastank - Every Man for Himself: 49,924 (50,015)
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere: 41,943 (95,976)
James Blunt - Back to Bedlam: 40,579 (1,752,795)
Bruce Springsteen - We Shall Overcome: 37,978 (333,532)
Paul Simon - Surprise: 34,596 (95,690)
Neil Young - Living With War: 34,365 (96,109)
Panic! At the Disco - A Fever You Can't Sweat Out: 30,031 (615,841)
The Fray - How to Save a Life: 26,443 (352,183)
Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway: 25,239 (5,255,898)
Taking Back Sunday - Louder Now: 24,636 (267,527)
KT Tunstall - Eye to the Telescope: 23,882 (324,605)
Johnny Cash - Legend of Johnny Cash: 21,306 (1,722,614)
Snow Patrol - Eyes Open: 20,485 (56,739)
Goo Goo Dolls - Let Love In: 19,079 (169,735)
All-American Rejects - Move Along: 17,783 (1,104,494)
Buckcherry - 15: 16,150 (103,295)
Rascal Flatts - Feels Like Today: 15,930 (4,170,602)
Wolfmother - s/t: 14,754 (71,278)
Josh Turner - Your Man: 14,388 (652,680)
Guns n Roses - Greatest Hits: 13,765 (2,949,907)
Fall Out Boy - From Under the Cork Tree: 13,415 (2,272,646)
Ben Harper - Both Sides of the Gun: 9,639 (173,466)
Thursday - A City By the Light Divided: 8,329 (68,476)
Hawthorne Heights - If Only You Were Lonely: 7,616 (348,011)
Kidz Bop Kids - Vol.9: 7,284 (359,358)
Coldplay - X&Y: 7,138 (2,883,205)
As I Lay Dying - Long March: First Recordings: 7,031 (7,107)
Rebel Meets Rebel - s/t: 6,871 (42,831)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones: 6,723 (151,451)
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am...: 6,690 (200,272)
Green Day - American Idiot: 5,932 (5,456,627)
She Wants Revenge - s/t: 5,927 (179,085)
Atreyu - Deathgrip on Yesterday: 5,375 (150,799)
System of a Down - Hypnotize: 5,313 (1,110,849)
HIM - Dark Light: 5,260 (418,805)
Avenged Sevenfold - City of Evil: 5,165 (609,664)
Flaming Lips - At War With the Mystics: 5,115 (110,455)
30 Seconds to Mars - Beautiful Lie: 4,874 (150,179)
Lewis Black - Carnegie Hall Performance: 4,773 (21,792)
Punk Goes 90s: 4,688 (10,036)
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans: 4,300 (676,093)
NOFX - Wolves in Wolves' Clothing: 3,397 (39,860)
Dresden Dolls - Yes Virginia: 3,045 (36,722)
Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood: 2,999 (80,367)
Eagles of Death Metal - Death by Sexy: 2,554 (30,604)
Hawthorne Heights - The Silence In Black & White: 2,452 (838,039)
From First to Last - Heroine: 2,397 (78,416)
Black Keys - Chulahoma: 2,336 (10,399)
Calexico - Garden Ruin: 2,109 (20,556)
Saves the Day - Sound the Alarm: 1,975 (37,781)
Bullet For My Valentine - Poison: 1,951 (52,146)
Josh Ritter - Animal Years: 1,843 (12,724)
Atreyu - The Curse: 1,779 (337,145)
Editors - Back Room: 1,632 (23,044)
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois: 1,608 (163,718)
Aiden - Nightmare Anatomy: 1,546 (74,058)
Aiden - Our Gangs Dark Oath: 1,484 (8,695)
Cat Power - Greatest: 1,464 (96,812)
The Sounds - Dying to Say This to You: 1,429 (34,809)
Jenny Lewis w/Watson Twins - Rabbit Fur Coat: 1,414 (68,011)
Ignite - Our Darkest Days: 1,408 (1,656)
Belle & Sebastian - Life Pursuit: 1,336 (81,725)
Matchbook Romance - Voices: 1,315 (75,333)
As I Lay Dying - Shadows Are Security: 1,262 (205,631)
Silverstein - Discovering the Waterfront: 1,259 (174,435)
Motion City Soundtrack - Commit This to Memory: 1,184 (194,185)
This Is Hell - Sundowning: 1,181 (1,229)
Taking Back Sunday - Where You Want to Be: 1,147 (710,182)
Armor For Sleep - What to Do When You Are Dead: 1,134 (172,935)
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - s/t: 1,116 (97,939)
Melvins - Houdini Live 2005: 1,090 (1,134)
Eleventyseven - And the Land of Fake...: 1,082 (160)
Pretty Girls Make Graves - Elan Vital: 1,059 (12,648)
Islands - Return to the Sea: 1,053 (11,027)
Arcade Fire - Funeral: 1,038 (286,981)
Plain White Ts - Hey There Delilah: 976 (3,296)
Black Heart Procession - Spell: 940 (2,497)
Cartel - Chroma: 936 (35,248)
Spoon - Gimme Fiction: 906 (131,958)
Chiodos - All's Well That Ends Well: 894 (52,157)
Senses Fail - Let It Enfold You: 877 (298,318)
Interpol - Antics: 824 (428,149)
Mogwai - Mr. Beast: 822 (25,655)
Misery Index - Discordia: 806 (833)
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake: 757 (359,975)
Plain White Ts - All That We needed: 699 (62,925)
Mates of State - Bring It Back: 681 (13,978)
From First to Last - Dear Diary: 666 (137,171)
Bleeding Through - Truth: 659 (64,092)

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[zizou1790]

ehhh its sad HTL and Punchline dropped off

[zizou1790]

Aiden - Nightmare Anatomy: 1,546 (74,058)
Aiden - Our Gangs Dark Oath: 1,484 (8,695)


HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA

[irishpunk14]

I thought Hoobastank would sell more.

[the sob]

why arent people buying jacks mannequin?

[fedhed7]

Haha, I can't believe FUCT is still selling 13k a week, more than a year after it comes out.

[Chriz2z]

I thought Hoobastank would sell more.
Haha, I didn't even know there was a new Hoobastank out.

[chcougar1]

wow....fall out boy has almost fallen off the face of the earth only 12,000 albums this week? WTF? hahahahhah How has PAnic! been doing 30's for so long? seriously? Not too long before a platinum for them too!

and whoa...Chiodos has sold more than Cartel? probably not for long huh?

[moore182]

I hope AvA does well this week.

[PopPunkKid]

Suprised NOFX is doing so bad. I mean, I know their not a band that really goes for mainstream attention- but damn, I thought they had a much bigger cult fanbase than that. I heard somewhere that they've sold over 6 million albums throughout their career.

[Get Fucked]

How the fuck is P!ATD still pushing 30K+ a week? That's ridiculous.

[PopPunkKid]

I hope AvA does well this week.


Ditto. The leak will probably hurt its sales, though. This is just a rough prediction but I'm guessing somewhere between 80-120,000 for the 1st week.

[hot time in DE]

tool selling more than rhcp????

[preppyak]

ehhh its sad HTL and Punchline dropped off
HTL's got old fast for me...and the buzz is gone mostly for them...so I'd expect it to drop off.

why arent people buying jacks mannequin?
Pretty sure they are...it just may not be on the list. With all the WB exposure they got...they've done fairly well I'd imagine. Plus, any SoCo fans.


Tate, any chance you know Damiera's sale #'s

[Nolessthanblink]

Panic blows... they can't play live at all... fuckers... can't believe they're gonna go platinum before a band like Cartel, who almost sounds better live than on the album... that's wild.

[shtjames]

wow....fall out boy has almost fallen off the face of the earth only 12,000 albums this week? WTF? hahahahhah How has PAnic! been doing 30's for so long? seriously? Not too long before a platinum for them too!

and whoa...Chiodos has sold more than Cartel? probably not for long huh?

so fucking retarded

[Member]

Where's Rock Kills Kid?

[punkrawkgoddess]

What about Yellowcard? Are they still tanking?

[BettyDavisDance]

I agree about Punchline and Hit the Lights. They should still be on that chart

[Jamie Pham]

kelly clarkson has sold 5 million cds? thats insane

[PunkRocks]

From First to Last - Dear Diary: 666 (137,171)

haha.

[shtjames]

heres the deal

chili peppers--expected...tool----ruling shit because of their cultlike following---who the fuck is rascal flatts?---panic at the disco? still? seriously?---the fray..full credit goes to vh1---all american rejects platinum? (fluke of the year)-----kelly clarkson 5x platinum? (fluke of a fucking lifetime)----thursday...picked a single with an awkward chorus..but an amazing bands who deserves so much more---arctic monkeys...correct me if i'm wrong but is this not the group of paleass annoying british kids? 200,000?---30 seconds to mars...jared letos so hot----chiodos. awkwardly high melodies and awkwardly executed out of nowhere chug chug metal parts.

thats it for me kids

[Rufio21]

Saves the Day - Sound the Alarm: 1,975 (37,781)


WOWOOWOOWOW

[preppyak]

who the fuck is rascal flatts?

all american rejects platinum? (fluke of the year)

kelly clarkson 5x platinum? (fluke of a fucking lifetime)
these three allow me to believe you are

a. an elitist prick
b. an idiot
c. both

Of course, judging off your profile, being a spoiled pretentious prick wouldn't be much of a stretch for your repertoire
Whichever it is...you're inability to see AAR as a decent album, and Kelly Clarkson as an album with the first (is it 5 now) songs being singles...and to be honest, the whole album is good enough to be singles. She is talented as a vocalist, and she has decent writers...it works out. It's no fluke that she is basically the only American Idol still selling a lot.

And Rascal Flatts, I believe, won some country grammies the other day...though I don't follow it closely enough to remember

[team vheissu]

tool selling more than rhcp????

last time i checked 157,000 is bigger than 82,000.

Although if they count each album sold for rhcp as 2, because it's a double disc, then i am mistaken.

[zizou1790]

i hope AVA fails so i can see blink again

[meeotch]

thursday is getting screwed

[CorporateFish]

tool selling more than rhcp????
That surprised me. Stadium Arcadium is sooooo good.

[shtjames]

these three allow me to believe you are

a. an elitist prick
b. an idiot
c. both

Of course, judging off your profile, being a spoiled pretentious prick wouldn't be much of a stretch for your repertoire
Whichever it is...you're inability to see AAR as a decent album, and Kelly Clarkson as an album with the first (is it 5 now) songs being singles...and to be honest, the whole album is good enough to be singles. She is talented as a vocalist, and she has decent writers...it works out. It's no fluke that she is basically the only American Idol still selling a lot.

And Rascal Flatts, I believe, won some country grammies the other day...though I don't follow it closely enough to remember

an elitist prick...for not following a pop-country band.
an idiot...hey buddy..kelly clarkson sucks. its old, its stale, its regurgitated. good writers, good voice, woohoo..heard of christina aguilera? want to defend her too? it's a fluke she's the only american idol selling cause she was the first and the only! she's famous from a tv show that can't replicate its record-selling success with anyone else....the definition of a fucking fluke!
and the all american rejects...i really don't even need to address this.

have a problem with anything else i said or were those the only examples you could form weak, recycled arguements around before proceeding to insult me? pretentious? repertoire? these are big words kid. stick to kicking your shit around THE MIDDLE OF FUCKING NOWHERE, USA.

[CorporateFish]

last time i checked 157,000 is bigger than 82,000.

Although if they count each album sold for rhcp as 2, because it's a double disc, then i am mistaken.
I'm sure he meant total. Tool has sold 804,000, RHCP has sold 600,000.

[masonic]

Anyone who didn't buy the new Ignite cd is a bastard son of a bitch. But seriously, people should check it out if they even remotely like good melodic hardcore/punk, or hell, it even has great rock elements. It quite possibly could be the top of my 2006 list. If you like good music, buy the album.

[invincibleXL]

hooba's cd is good.

[fallingapart101]

What did Run Kid Run score, anyone know?

[moonlights]

thursday is getting screwed
seriously :[

i'm impressed chiodos is doing so well, though. that's awesome.

[KetchupMan36]

Ditto. The leak will probably hurt its sales, though. This is just a rough prediction but I'm guessing somewhere between 80-120,000 for the 1st week.

i'm guessing they will sell no more than 50k.

[preppyak]

an elitist prick...for not following a pop-country band.
an idiot...hey buddy..kelly clarkson sucks. its old, its stale, its regurgitated. good writers, good voice, woohoo..heard of christina aguilera? want to defend her too? it's a fluke she's the only american idol selling cause she was the first and the only! she's famous from a tv show that can't replicate its record-selling success with anyone else....the definition of a fucking fluke!

stick to kicking your shit around THE MIDDLE OF FUCKING NOWHERE, USA. Christina Aguilera sang songs with a voice that in no way matched them...think of Dirty and tell me that her voice, which is suprisingly full and loud anway matches the way that song should be sung...so, no, not a chance in hell I'd defend it.

I was actually thinking about this the other day...Kelly Clarkson may be one of the few pop acts that actually has her voice match her songs. I mean, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, etc...all had good voices, but the music in no way suited it, and to be fair, Mariah Carey most of all makes her songs sound like trash by showing her range.

Kelly Clarkson's songs on the other hand are suprisngly tight in the way they are made...her voice matches the music very well.

But, I guess me being from the middle of nowhere nulls all my arguments...because that makes sense.

And now looking more...please tell me Shining Through is your band...it will make this all so much easier.

[kailygail]

im happy to see RHCP doing the best

[Adeniz19]

Tool has been out a couple weeks longer then RHCP. I doubt Tool's sales will keep them higher then RHCP for much longer

[ambiotic]

last time i checked 157,000 is bigger than 82,000.

Although if they count each album sold for rhcp as 2, because it's a double disc, then i am mistaken.


Your wrong... Tool > RHCP .... Ask Rev. Maynard he will show you the path to rightousness

[kailygail]

Christina Aguilera sang songs with a voice that in no way matched them...think of Dirty and tell me that her voice, which is suprisingly full and loud anway matches the way that song should be sung...so, no, not a chance in hell I'd defend it.

I was actually thinking about this the other day...Kelly Clarkson may be one of the few pop acts that actually has her voice match her songs. I mean, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, etc...all had good voices, but the music in no way suited it, and to be fair, Mariah Carey most of all makes her songs sound like trash by showing her range.

Kelly Clarkson's songs on the other hand are suprisngly tight in the way they are made...her voice matches the music very well.

But, I guess me being from the middle of nowhere nulls all my arguments...because that makes sense.

And now looking more...please tell me Shining Through is your band...it will make this all so much easier.

Im stepping in and apologize but i have a response.

preppyak you are not from the middle of nowhere so dont listen to what he says. ha.
nextly i completely agree with you about kelly clarkson. although some people may feel they are too good or too whatever for her music, everyone must admit and cannot deny that they find themselves singing along or wanting to very badly.
christina aguilera drives me insane.

oh and for whoever hasnt heard of rascal flatts, thats kinda weird, but maybe thats just my location.

[chcougar1]

so fucking retarded

What's retarded? my comments? or the numbers that i mentioned?

[kailygail]

Your wrong... Tool > RHCP .... Ask Rev. Maynard he will show you the path to rightousness

that may be true

but
stadium arcadium > 10,000 days

[ambiotic]

Tool has been out a couple weeks longer then RHCP. I doubt Tool's sales will keep them higher then RHCP for much longer

You need enlightenment as well.... Tool will sell more in the us and its killing it worldwide too, if you count their charts they sold almost 1 mill worldwide so far.. agian if you just listen to the two cds youll know one is just plain amazing and the other is a poppy itunes cd, which is not saying bad just not setting the standard for music right now good, like 10,000 days

[kailygail]

whatever you say

[KEB182]

People Go Out And Buy The Saves The Day Record. One Of The Best Of The Year, Goooooooo.

Interested To See Next Weeks Numbers

[kailygail]

People Go Out And Buy The Saves The Day Record. One Of The Best Of The Year, Goooooooo.

Interested To See Next Weeks Numbers


head for the hills is absolutely amazing
so is hell is here

[bbelair]

Christina Aguilera sang songs with a voice that in no way matched them...think of Dirty and tell me that her voice, which is suprisingly full and loud anway matches the way that song should be sung...so, no, not a chance in hell I'd defend it.

I was actually thinking about this the other day...Kelly Clarkson may be one of the few pop acts that actually has her voice match her songs. I mean, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, etc...all had good voices, but the music in no way suited it, and to be fair, Mariah Carey most of all makes her songs sound like trash by showing her range.

Kelly Clarkson's songs on the other hand are suprisngly tight in the way they are made...her voice matches the music very well.

But, I guess me being from the middle of nowhere nulls all my arguments...because that makes sense.

And now looking more...please tell me Shining Through is your band...it will make this all so much easier.

i agree with you. kelly clarkson is a good singer. end of story. not to mention she's just so much more respectable and likable as a person in comparison to say a christina aguilera or a britney spears. If there's one pop girl singer that deserves success it is kelly clarkson.

[moises_naruto]

thursday and saves the day's new cds are my respective n1 and 2 for cd of the year... its so sad that they aren't selling very well

[Chemical Love]

I hope TBS sells a lot more of Louder Now.

[jpgretzky15]

why arent people buying jacks mannequin?

thats what i always wonder, how many they are selling.

[shtjames]

Christina Aguilera sang songs with a voice that in no way matched them...think of Dirty and tell me that her voice, which is suprisingly full and loud anway matches the way that song should be sung...so, no, not a chance in hell I'd defend it.

I was actually thinking about this the other day...Kelly Clarkson may be one of the few pop acts that actually has her voice match her songs. I mean, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, etc...all had good voices, but the music in no way suited it, and to be fair, Mariah Carey most of all makes her songs sound like trash by showing her range.

Kelly Clarkson's songs on the other hand are suprisngly tight in the way they are made...her voice matches the music very well.

But, I guess me being from the middle of nowhere nulls all my arguments...because that makes sense.

And now looking more...please tell me Shining Through is your band...it will make this all so much easier.

so now that youre done with your detailed history on our country's beautiful pop voices it would be sweet if you would maybe address an issue that is even remotely related to what started this argument...but you wouldnt do something silly like that cause i prettttty much correctly contradicted everything you said.
ps. kellly clarkson is fat

hahahha. and it says take your best shot for a reason! i'd really like to hear what you have to say about my band since it would really "make it all so much easier". how about all the rest of you too:

www.myspace.com/shiningthrough

[PlusDanny]

Kelly Clarkson is freaking amazing. Every single song on Breakaway is good and it deserves all the praise it has received. She could have easily sophomore slumped this out on the heels of a fairly mediocre album and her American Idol win, but she turned out one of the best of 2004 and as lame as it feels to say it, broke away from the standards a lot of people expected her to fall into. So infectious.

[bradyreier]

so now that youre done with your detailed history on our country's beautiful pop voices it would be sweet if you would maybe address an issue that is even remotely related to what started this argument...but you wouldnt do something silly like that cause i prettttty much correctly contradicted everything you said.
ps. kellly clarkson is fat

hahahha. and it says take your best shot for a reason! i'd really like to hear what you have to say about my band since it would really "make it all so much easier". how about all the rest of you too:

www.myspace.com/shiningthrough (http://www.myspace.com/shiningthrough)

kelly is hot. and a very good singer. you're stupid.

[Signals Corrupted]

From First to Last - Dear Diary: 666 (137,171)

omgomgomg

[SydBarrett 420]

Kelly Clarkson is freaking amazing. Every single song on Breakaway is good and it deserves all the praise it has received. She could have easily sophomore slumped this out on the heels of a fairly mediocre album and her American Idol win, but she turned out one of the best of 2004 and as lame as it feels to say it, broke away from the standards a lot of people expected her to fall into. So infectious.

That would all actually matter if, IF.........................SHE WROTE THE MUSIC

[PlusDanny]

That would all actually matter if, IF.........................SHE WROTE THE MUSIC

Hmm, yeah, it does matter because she wrote a lot of the lyrics and she sung all of the songs with her amazing voice and that's just as important as the addictive music from a couple songs. If she did the entire album a cappella, I would still feel the same way. All of that does matter and I never said she wrote the music. I directly referred to the album and she had a lot more to do with Breakaway than her first album, so it is really important to say how significant the improvement is on every aspect and how it came out of nowhere. This isn't some puppet that just anyone could effectively control and sell millions of albums. She knows what she's doing, she had more artistic freedom with Breakaway, and is really good at what she performs.

[ishotthepilot]

That would all actually matter if, IF.........................SHE WROTE THE MUSIC

oh, get a clue.

[AEast317]

i hope these numbers will make a few people realize they should go BUY the thursday album.

[Klondike Joel]

Best shirt seen at Coachella this year: "I bet you're here to see Tool."

I'm not going to hate.

I just think 10,000 Days is regurgitated and the band as a whole is overrated. Danny Carrey is an amazing drummer, don't get me wrong. Maynard has a great voice. But I find it all a bit pretentious, especially when most Tool fans believe they are on some sort of higher plane of existence because they listen to them.

I fucking hate elitists.

[aminorthreat55]

HOLY SHIT Neko Case cracked 80K copies, thats impressive.

[rewindthistime]

wait so how many albums does a band have to sell to show up on this chart? i'm just curious since punchline & hit the lights have disappeared from this list. oh & where is moneen?!

good to see this is hell on the list, though. i'm glad they're doing well.

hmm. i'll be curious to find out how much halifax is selling this week.

[atomicgarden134]

dude boys night out, when they come out with the waking video, Album sales wont mean anything. Boys night out will sell like 5,000,000 records. Probally not, but i can dream.

[S84newt2000]

I'm really liking that Wolfmother cd

[SydBarrett 420]

Hmm, yeah, it does matter because she wrote a lot of the lyrics and she sung all of the songs with her amazing voice and that's just as important as the addictive music from a couple songs. If she did the entire album a cappella, I would still feel the same way. All of that does matter and I never said she wrote the music. I directly referred to the album and she had a lot more to do with Breakaway than her first album, so it is really important to say how significant the improvement is on every aspect and how it came out of nowhere. This isn't some puppet that just anyone could effectively control and sell millions of albums. She knows what she's doing, she had more artistic freedom with Breakaway, and is really good at what she performs.

Not denying she can sing, bu so what? She wrote a word in a song. Shes not a musician

[PlusDanny]

Not denying she can sing, bu so what? She wrote a word in a song. Shes not a musician

So what? to that. I just said I would still feel the same if she did the entire album a cappela. Quite a few popular artists today aren't "musicians", but they're part of a band that works very well. Her voice is her instrument and she's one of the best at it. No one says Adam Lazzara sucks because he wrote a few TBS words but never plays an instrument and he's no Kelly Clarkson vocally. But he's gritty, emotional, intense, and has a way with the words, so a lot of people love him and the band. Would it make Kelly better if she was the lead singer of a fairly unknown indie/emo band called Lessismore or something? I can't think of an artist better for that material and can bring those words alive so well and be so impactful. They're not the most brilliant words in the word either, but she has a way with them.

[preppyak]

hahahha. and it says take your best shot for a reason! i'd really like to hear what you have to say about my band since it would really "make it all so much easier". how about all the rest of you too:

www.myspace.com/shiningthrough (http://www.myspace.com/shiningthrough) musically, you're pretty tight...but in the first two songs, the lyrics made me cringe at points...I can point out specific parts...like "My eyes burn red tonight..." to start things off. Yeah, they are unusually sexualized, but I don't think it's particularly successful.

you want to call Kelly Clarkson...old, regurgitated...yet you place yourself in a constantly recycled genre, and you make little effort to distinguish yourself in it. (Want an example of how to...see The Format's new album). I think with better lyrics and a less whiny singer (especially in "34") you'd have something...but the drawbacks in your band are the common among many pop-punk bands, mediocre lyrics and vocals really. You're not bad...and I don't know how long you've been around...but the right producer could tighten up the little parts more and you'd be better. Actually, I don't know if you posted your band in the Pop forum at all (It's mostly pop-punk), but you should if you haven't, you'd get a broader insight

As for Kelly Clarkson, I think I covered it fairly well. Going into it, you don't expect a large amount of orginality...it's a genre built of cliches usually...but her lyrics and the way they flow with the vocals are actually fairly refreshing for it. I never called her album great...decent lyrics (especially for pop, still mediocre though), good vocals, decent music...overall its' an above average record...and one that remains consistent throughout, which is also suprisingly rare. Those considered, you calling it a fluke and terrible would, in turn, be wrong...

Anything else you want me to answer?

That would all actually matter if, IF.........................SHE WROTE THE MUSIC True there...except name me a pop act that writes their own anything... Now, I'm guessing she had a hand in the writing/direction of the album...especially after previous successful ablums, but I don't know to what extent.

I look at the album in it's genre...and it's heads and tails above the shit that's come from it the last 5 years.

Not denying she can sing, bu so what? She wrote a word in a song. Shes not a musician I really have to say, I fucking hate this part of the argument. So you don't consider any world-class choir to be good, simply because they are reciting composers lines and don't play instruments? I mean, Yo-Yo Ma can play a mean cello, but he can't sing for shit...does that mean he's not great. I don't think it's required of a person to be completely capable in every aspect...though I have more respect for those people that are. I mean, chances are Kelly Clarkson isn't a great writer...but she can fucking sing, and she utilizes that talent

[PopPunkKid]

kelly clarkson has sold 5 million cds? thats insane


Thats what happens when you have 6 different singles from 1 album all played in constant rotation on every pop & easy listening station in the US ;)

[lbc182]

tool selling more than rhcp????
tool's album has been put longer. just wait Chilli Peppers will blow it away.

[satanisanerd]

Anyone who didn't buy the new Ignite cd is a bastard son of a bitch. But seriously, people should check it out if they even remotely like good melodic hardcore/punk, or hell, it even has great rock elements. It quite possibly could be the top of my 2006 list. If you like good music, buy the album.

I'm totally with you pal. The Ignite cd is quite possibly one of my favorite releases of 2006.

[lbc182]

thursday will never sell alot of albums in the mainstream media.

[Mitch]

People need to buy the new Ignite album.

[Bury Your Head]

buy new saves the day!!!!


i cant wait to see the numbers on new billy talent and the sleeping.
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

p.s. i hope staduim arcadium (ifthatshowyouspellit) sells more than tool. i dont get whats the great thing with that band. just being honest

[shes soo lovely]

You need enlightenment as well.... Tool will sell more in the us and its killing it worldwide too, if you count their charts they sold almost 1 mill worldwide so far.. agian if you just listen to the two cds youll know one is just plain amazing and the other is a poppy itunes cd, which is not saying bad just not setting the standard for music right now good, like 10,000 dayswe all know the quality of the cd doesnt determine how well it will sell. plenty of 'poppy itunes cd's" beat out "plain amazing cd's"

[SummerxStars]

who the fuck bought ashley parker angel? seriously. is the world ending?

[Nate_RAWKS]

Saves the Day are my favorite band and it hurts to see them not selling that great....

:(

[Say Hello 87]

i hope AVA fails so i can see blink again

Dude, honestly...blink is over...i know its hard to believe but maybe you should try showing interest in something besides a band thats not going to release another record for at least a few years if ever again....AVA is going to succeed because their amazing...so please dont wish blink will be back...cause if you, your going to be extremely lonely for a few years..sorry buddy

[Rouse Diaz]

267 for TBS, ehhhhh.. what's going on here? this album needs to SELL MOREEEEE

[earlynovemberX]

That would all actually matter if, IF.........................SHE WROTE THE MUSIC

jesus. will you all get over this 'it sucks because she didnt write it' crap. honestly. its the same song that you are listening to whether or not she wrote it. its the same melodies, the same harmonies, the same guitar parts. enjoy music for what it is not where it came from. its a song. get over it.

[etwiels]

What the fuck? I always thought Gnarls Barkley was some shitty experimental grind band like Test Icicles or something. I just listened to it and I think I would like it better if it was just another Cee-Lo album. But it's good. Looking the pictures on the Myspace I remember reading about this group a few months ago.

[thesiz]

Tool fans believe they are on some sort of higher plane of existence because they listen to them.

totally agree. i know some people who think they are fucking einstein simply because they listen to tool.

[shtjames]

[QUOTE=preppyak]musically, you're pretty tight...but in the first two songs, the lyrics made me cringe at points...I can point out specific parts...like "My eyes burn red tonight..." to start things off. Yeah, they are unusually sexualized, but I don't think it's particularly successful.

you want to call Kelly Clarkson...old, regurgitated...yet you place yourself in a constantly recycled genre, and you make little effort to distinguish yourself in it. (Want an example of how to...see The Format's new album). I think with better lyrics and a less whiny singer (especially in "34") you'd have something...but the drawbacks in your band are the common among many pop-punk bands, mediocre lyrics and vocals really. You're not bad...and I don't know how long you've been around...but the right producer could tighten up the little parts more and you'd be better. Actually, I don't know if you posted your band in the Pop forum at all (It's mostly pop-punk), but you should if you haven't, you'd get a broader insight

thanks for actually giving a somewhat educated, human response..i obviously disagree with you in lots of areas because its my band, but i wasnt expectiving constructive criticism so much as childish potshots, and they didnt come. i was pleasantly surprised! i'm going to remember this and send you our new songs when theyre recorded.

ps the quote got fucked up

[avitabully]

this is always the worst thread on the site, week after week.

"why isnt this band selling more?"

"tate do you know how much X sold?"

"i cant believe X sold this much"

"this band > that band"

who cares

[mattregan]

I concur. This thread is one of the better reads as well as that entertainment report thread. Something actually worth reading, cause it's different each week.

[atouchoverrated]

*insert witty comment by Jason Tate commenting on the fact that Yellowcard is no where to be found on this list*

[xxnfg05xx]

I like the ashley parker angel cd. very catchy,pop music. It's good. wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy better then otown.

[ambiotic]

Best shirt seen at Coachella this year: "I bet you're here to see Tool."

I'm not going to hate.

I just think 10,000 Days is regurgitated and the band as a whole is overrated. Danny Carrey is an amazing drummer, don't get me wrong. Maynard has a great voice. But I find it all a bit pretentious, especially when most Tool fans believe they are on some sort of higher plane of existence because they listen to them.

I fucking hate elitists.


and you should die.

[HungJury]

I'm a huge fan of As I Lay Dying, after Taste Of Chaos. Wow.

[Klondike Joel]

and you should die.

How clever of you.

[SydBarrett 420]

I really have to say, I fucking hate this part of the argument. So you don't consider any world-class choir to be good, simply because they are reciting composers lines and don't play instruments? I mean, Yo-Yo Ma can play a mean cello, but he can't sing for shit...does that mean he's not great. I don't think it's required of a person to be completely capable in every aspect...though I have more respect for those people that are. I mean, chances are Kelly Clarkson isn't a great writer...but she can fucking sing, and she utilizes that talent

Yo-Yo plays a Cello. What instrument does Clarkson play? Sucking dick well does not mean she is can play an instrument. Yo-Yo Ma is a musician. Kelly Clakrson is a vocalist.

GOD I WISH BILL HICKS WOULD COME BACK FROM THE DEAD TO PUT YOU PEOPLE STRAIGHT.

DIET COKE, YEAH!!!!!!!

[SydBarrett 420]

jesus. will you all get over this 'it sucks because she didnt write it' crap. honestly. its the same song that you are listening to whether or not she wrote it. its the same melodies, the same harmonies, the same guitar parts. enjoy music for what it is not where it came from. its a song. get over it.

Umm ok then. Next time Deftones go on tour Chino and Co. will sit in a bus and let some kids who are local and sound close to Deftones play. Who cares if they didnt write it. As long as someone plays it and it sounds good. I mean you just said you didnt care who wrote the song as long as it is performed well to your ears.

If you didnt write the music or have a major hand in wiritng it, I dont want to hear it. We have enough local karaoke. You think Kelly Clarkson is sitting at home penning new tunes right now or while she is on the road? LOL, come on now

[em0_stars]

This Is Hell - Sundowning: 1,181 (1,229)



i was one of those people.

[jpgretzky15]

*insert witty comment by Jason Tate commenting on the fact that Yellowcard is no where to be found on this list*

where is yellowcard? there is absolutely no way that some of these bands sell more than yellowcard. no offense to them, they might even be better than YC, but nowhere near as popular.

[avitabully]

I concur. This thread is one of the better reads as well as that entertainment report thread. Something actually worth reading, cause it's different each week.

Concur means agree. There ya go, you can say you learned something new today.

[mm30]

I actually bought the Punchline record last week and it really is good. Also Aiden sells so many cd's because their live show is definitely one of the best around. No they are not supremely talented but they are A GREAT LIVE BAND!

[Storybookhero]

What did Run Kid Run score, anyone know?

Run Kid Run - This is who we are - 2,135 (2,158)