Comments on: Single Review: Lady Antebellum, “Wanted You More”

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:55:48 +0000

I’m going to the Atlanta show in June. The doors open at 5:30. I have General Admission Floor tix that i get from Ticketpolice.com , so, there is no seat or row number. I’m just wondering when other people got there so I know how early I need to be in line waiting for the doors to open. ?!

By: grumpiestoldman

grumpiestoldman — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:25:54 +0000

For Lady Antebellum, AC doesn’t mean Adult Contemporary as much as aborted crap.

By: Susan K.

Susan K. — Mon, 14 May 2012 23:28:14 +0000

I was so vocal about how much I loved Lady Antebellum when their first record came out, that I recommended them to anyone and everyone. Now, I’m just embarrassed. Perfect review.

By: Vicki

Vicki — Fri, 11 May 2012 02:40:10 +0000

Like the last song, I can’t get into this song. Lady Antebellum is Nashville’s fav band of the moment and they are terrific people, but I haven’t seen the spark that came from their first album and “need you now” in this album. I wonder how long their special harmonies and personalities can hold on without the special writing underneath?

By: RowdyRed

RowdyRed — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:34:29 +0000

Another vote for the assertion that “Love Don’t Live Here” is this band’s high water mark. That song had several hooks in it, it stayed interesting lyrically, musically and vocally from start to end.

I’ve been thinking about the concept of hooks lately, too. Just MHO, but the hook-iest song in history is the original Bill Withers recording of “Lean On Me.” That song musically dynamic from the first note. Poetic, meaningful and endlessly fresh from one stanza to the next. That was some awesome great writing.

This stuff is like sonic Sominex. What a shame. More like Love Don’t Live Here…PLEASE! WAKE UP!!

By: Ben Foster

Ben Foster — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:15:19 +0000

Everything after “Breathe” (Cry, Fireflies, etc.) > Everything after “Need You Now”

Just sayin’ :)

By: Erik the Pink

Erik the Pink — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:13:05 +0000

“Need You Now” = “Breathe”

Everything after “Need You Now” = Everything after “Breathe”

By: Ben Foster

Ben Foster — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:01:43 +0000

It seems like “Need You Now” was something of a pivot point for Lady Antebellum, at least according to my observation. It was a great single that was a huge hit, but it seems like they’ve kept mining the moody adult pop zone trying to find another “Need You Now,” and their music has degenerated as a result, though their commercial success has continued.

By: kerwin

kerwin — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:23:38 +0000

Dave, I think the title track of their second album made them superstars. No other single from that era duplicated its success.

Save “Need You Now”, their sophomore effort was blah. “Own the Night” was even worse. The only interesting part of it is the cover and its middling first single.

By: Adam James

Adam James — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:32:15 +0000

@Dan

Yep, I’m with you on that. “Love Don’t Live Here” was fresh, had attitude and even a different kind of sound.

NOW they’re doing the milquetoast adult-contemporary crossover thing now. They couldn’t give a damn about the country audience.