4.24.15 Ghost Town Train Keeps Rolling

This YouTube has sound:


The British LGBT Awards 2015

www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1slNwx29Dw

I got Ghost Town

www.buzzfeed.com/kelleydunlap/what-song-should-you-play-on-repeat-this-weekend-19?utm_term=.buoPJRORz#.ywa9J9kZD

I have and posted it  Talon's Entry

But thanks for looking out for me :D  Always appreciated!  I remember when this leaked - Brian was pissed because it wasn't finished.  It was one of the last recordings he made with Cozy Powell.  I always thought it was fun...I wouldn't be surprised to see Brian try to complete it with Adam for something....

Well interesting that you say that, because I agree with you in some way, and yet am surprised to see this posted in response to mine, because my post was actually targeted at tacking the boat the other way.

I have been thinking for a while that all these suggestions to loop GT endlessly, while they give Adam approximately 0.003463yxz pennies per spin, and do help the chart, they are narrow in focus. That does not mean they are not doing what they are intended to do (maybe, given the doubts around loop plays), but I think there are stronger mechanisms to use, than maximizing our own spins.

 I am also someone who likes other music too, and while I want to give Adam's GT a lot of hits right now, I also like other stuff and supporting Adam is still a hobby in my life and not a full time profession, call me a bad fan all you like. It's supposed to be fun, not a chore, and some posts here sound like people are seeing it as a chore. But anyways, back to the question at hand.

If his music is going up the charts, it is not because 100 people here have sacrificed themselves, but rather because thousands of other people start playing it, outside of this circle. And therefore much more useful than the looping, is sharing. So finding ways to bind Adam into playlists and finding an audience for them is wonderful, better than looping a track in your own home.

Many people are using the public lists on Spotify and other places to discover their music. So Adam being in those lists, is far more useful, because then other people hear it, who may not be listening to radio at all and are not reached with tweets.

So, to the extent that streaming his music helps him climb these charts, it is very useful. But any opportunity to share is probably worth more than a stream. I wish Adam were in the lists above, because then other folks, that we cannot reach via social media would start playing it. Some playlists on Spotify have many millions of followers. He is presently not yet on those lists, not even the HOUSE music ones, or others that might apply. I don't know how many people are listening to the music on the first page, but I would assume it is a lot, the house music lists I looked at, still had a few 100K listeners.

And yes, I am agreeing with you on wbr doing a ton to promote this track. It is wonderful to see and I am so grateful to see it happening. Can you imagine a song like TSP would have received this kind of a kick? grrrrrrrr   And, I believe, that once he releases TOH, it will be totally different sound and just like on idol, where he swung from more internal performances to wild ones, it did not maximize votes in just one round, but rather made you think, what is he going to do next, and the album will answer that. Really smart strategy.