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Originally Posted by MBrevard
Let me ask you something, if you don't mind. Being Number 1 on the Rock Charts: Does that not mean anything to Meat? Is it only the Pop chart which is important to him right now!
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Has anybody heard about how Meat Loaf regards being #31 in the charts?
Before I get started, let me just point out that the following is MY interpretation of the facts (MY opinion and nobody else’s).
Personally I don’t think that #1 in the rock charts is anything to get too excited about. It’s good that he’s #1 there but the song that is #2 in the Rock Chart (Linkin Park – Somewhere I Belong) is only #35 in the Singles chart and the song that is #3 in the Rock Chart (Def Leppard – Long Long way To Go) is only #40 in the charts. The rest of the Rock Chart aren’t even in the Top 40 Singles chart which should put this in some form of perspective.
If you’re saying “yipeee, he’s #1 in the rock charts” then, IMHO you should equally be saying “darn, he’s not in the Indie chart” and “darn, he’s not in the Dance chart” and “darn, he’s not in the R&B chart” and so on. All of those are just charts for totally different genres of music.
It’s the Singles chart that matters the most. (Incidentally Madonna’s new entry debuted this week at #2. Robbie Williams at #4 and Blur at #5.)
Personally I dread to think about how badly CHSIB would have done if it hadn’t been for Meat Loaf’s plea on this board. I imagine that loads of fans have bought more copies than they would normally have done so (I personally know a couple of people who have bought 20 or more each) and it still *only* got to #31 – not even in the Top 30.
I know that there were dreadful distribution problems but I wonder how much actual airplay CHSIB received? I have the radio on in my salon 11 hours a day 7 days a week and I keep switching around the stations but, other than once (on Virgin), the only time I’ve heard any station play the song has been when Meat Loaf has been in the studio (I’m in the London area).
Again, this is just my opinion but I think that most Meat Loaf fans will probably now have bought the single so it’s time to try to get non-Meat Loaf fans to buy it. The only way to do that is for it to get loads of airplay.
It’s just a suggestion but I think that we should concentrate this week on e-mailing and telephoning radio stations asking them to play it (say that it’s #31 in the Official Singles charts and #1 in the rock singles chart).
I know that most people on this board like the song just because it’s by Meat Loaf but if you actually listen to the song, it’s strong in it’s own right. Unfortunately in some circles some people will discount the song because it’s by Meat Loaf so that’s something else that the song has to get above.
A lot of radio stations are listed near the bottom of the front page of
http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/ but does anyone know of any other sites that list more?
My two locals stations (London) are
programming.enquiries@heart1062.co.uk and
Studio@magicradio.com Also Virgin have a free phone number 0800 30 1215.
Sue
http://www.KasimInfo.com
Again, I’d like to reiterate that all the above is just my personal opinion.