Thrown Down On The Radio.....

[GardenStateGirlie]

Philadelphia's 102.9 WMGK has added both Steal Your Heart Away and Thrown Down to its playlist so call and request. I haven't heard Steal Your Heart Away yet but a friend of mine did. Thrown Down is the one, the only, WALL OF SOUND version. This excites me greatly but i'm sure will dissapoint others. At any rate, it looks like it'll be getting some play around the Delaware Valley (that sounded so dirty...lol)

[The Chain]

I completley love the wall of sound. It should've on the album Stevie's vocie/harmony is just so much better. Wouldn't it be great if they played Wall Of Sound on the AMA's

[sodascouts]

The Wall of Sound version? Oh, man! It's good, but not nearly as good as the album version!

[wondergirl9847]

I love the WOS version of TD!! I hope they play both songs in the Dallas/Fort Worth area!!

[DownOnRodeo]

Originally posted by sodascouts
It's good, but not nearly as good as the album version!

I'm with Nancy on this one - 'Wall of Sound' was not meant as a compliment I'm afraid. It is still a great song but quite over the top, if you know what I mean.

And no 'faith' verse. <---- That's why if they do TD at the AMAs I hope they do the album version.

I guess radio stations have been given these two versions and play which they choose. Don't people think it's bizarre and unheralded to have two rather different versions of the same new song being played depending on which DJ you listen to? Make that - very different versions. But that sort of quirky scenario could only help foster interest, with people who are interested in one of the songs being intrigued about the other version, and eventually looking into it. Releasing two different versions (ie as opposed to a remix of the same version) could be a whole new radio strategy that FM has stumbled on to. I wouldn't put it past em.

[darklinensuit]

Christy, the radio stations are one of the few things that I miss about Philly.

And BTW, I'm still not enthralled by the WOS version. JMO once more.

- Jake

[Ali]

God bless WMGK - and the fact I'll be home tomorrow to listen to it! WOOT!

I just *know* Debbi Calton is behind this...she's too cool not to be :o)

[Merf]

Not a WOS fan. The album version is the one that is played on RadioRecords.com in that ad (The one where we found out about New Year's rockin eve). So maybe they were sent both. Regardless, I'm calling my radio stations and emailing them and asking them to play whichever versions they have!

[Johnny Stew]

I do like the "work-in-progress/Wall Of Sound" version quite a bit, but I favor the album version.

The song just isn't complete without the "shaking your faith" 2nd verse.

[GardenStateGirlie]

I adore both versions of the song and yes, what I don't like about the WOS version is the exclusion of the second verse because to me, it's incredibly powerful. I think it's a matter of the WOS version being more radio friendly...the emphasis on the guitar...the added backing vocals...it gets me everytime I listen.

I called 96.5 The Point tonight and Mix 95.7...neither one of them have copies yet but said they wanted to add it to their playlists so who knows what will happen there. If you live in this area, these will probably be the stations that will play the songs along with most likely 93.7 and 99.5 in Delaware (you get them if you live in South Jersey) so get calling and requesting

Debbi Calton--bless her heart. The woman ROCKS. I called her one day while driving to PA to work and requested some Fleetwood Mac and we talked for like, 5 minutes. If I have a question, she always answers her e-mails. She's just a very cool lady. Well, I guess when I called her, she/someone liked my voice because they snipped me saying Fleetwood Mac and i'm in some commerical with people saying random band names...lmao...

[Jason T.]

This is great. The "Wall Of Sound" version is ten times better than the album one, IMO. I always thought that it sounded single-ish...

[louielouie2000]

I think the album version is more progressive sounding, but the WOS version is more "classic Mac" sounding. I've preferred the WOS version since day one... I just can't stand the shaking the faith verse. It sounds like something *I'D* write... and that's not a compliment .

[dissention]

Originally posted by DownOnRodeo
I'm with Nancy on this one - 'Wall of Sound' was not meant as a compliment I'm afraid. It is still a great song but quite over the top, if you know what I mean.

And no 'faith' verse. <---- That's why if they do TD at the AMAs I hope they do the album version.

My local radio station has been playing the WOS version.

It wouldn't really make sense for them to play the album version at the AMAs. If the WOS version is the single that was released to radio (the album version was taken right off the album by the stations, it wasn't released as a single), it would only make sense for them to play it. The WOS version will reach a broader audience (i.e. younger music fans), whereas the album version will mostly appeal to an older audience.

I prefer the WOS version because Stevie gives a MUCH better performance (day by daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy), Lindsey's backing vocals are his best ever, the beat rocks, and I love the intro. It may be a bit more generic, but I could care less. The album version sucks teabags. Stevie's vocals at the start of the song are just as annoying as her vocals on WISYA and the only thing that stands out is the chorus. The vocals are rather monotone and the ending is anti-climactic. It's as if they didn't know what to do to finish the song. And some of the musical nuances aggravate me intensely.

We have to look at it from a business point of view. Then it's easy to see why the WOS version was released!

[Carolina Girl]

Pardon my ignorance, but what is Wall of Sound?

[HomerMcvie]

I believe it was originally used to describe producer Phil Spector's sound in the 60s.
Every sonic space filled with something. Apparently, the Wall of Sound can eventually lead to murder...