Lp wanted to bring back rock and be heavy again, but are they scared for kttk or a line in the sand to be single because they are too heavy for radio play? Since they are both fan favorite's. What's your opinion, should KTTK and ALITS be a single?
Yes. Obviously, they've consciously avoided using the exact two songs (out of eleven) that you want them to use because they're scared
Well, the problem is that they ran their mouths way too much before the album came out. They criticized the actual "softness" of rock music on the radios. Unfortunately for them, Warner has a lot to do with their singles and therefore they made them release the two slow songs on the album as singles. I mean, you consider everything they said about rock music and then you turn on the radio and hear 'Final Masquerade' and you are like "Wait a minute ... WTF?". As someone mentioned, ALITS is way too long for a single. KTTK can perfectly be a single but I don't even think LP considered it as one. 3rd single will probably be Rebellion.
You got it wrong. Final Masquerade is one of my favorite songs on THP and by far the best ballad LP has ever released. I was just contrasting what Mike and Chester said while promoting THP versus what LP ended up doing with their singles. They did exactly what they criticized from other bands.
Which I'm asking specifically about. "Visceral" or whatever the fuck they were saying before the album dropped didn't necessarily disqualify power ballads, especially since as far as LP ballads go FM is about as gritty and stripped down as they've ever done them.
rekt m8 -- Anyway, with both "Until It's Gone" and "Final Masquerade" expended, the next single has to be an aggressive song ... unless they really switch it up on us and use "Drawbar" instead
Guilty All the Same, Until It's Gone and Final Masquerade are singles, Wastelands and Rebellion are promotional singles. There will be no more singles from THP. --- What are singles about? They're released to radio stations and YouTube so that as many people as possible see that there's new music from the band. Outside from fan forums no one would notice if KTTK or ALITS would be released as singles. What sense would that make?
1) ALITS is too long for the radio (also, it's not that good). 2) Keys to the Kingdom isn't quite fit for radio, it's a bit too much on the heavy side for what people are used to hearing on the radio.
I imagine it would have something to do with the success of the other singles. Anyone know how those did? Anyways, if the initial singles didn't do well there's no point in releasing more.