Atlantic will make a huge mistake if Fast As I Can isnt released sometime
I will be the first to say that Fast As I Can is the most overrated track on the album so far among the BE community. Everyone is gushing over the track, and I just don't see it. It certainly rocks and is the most up-tempo track, but I don't find it near half as memorable or marketable as Huckleberry or Hickory. IMO, it's just a filler rocker, nothing more and nothing less. If it were a single, it would chart poorly.
I completely disagree. I feel like Fast As I can is much more marketable than Huckleberry or Hickory because it has a more mainstream sound. HC and HD have more classic rock/country feels to them. The fact that that a lot of people in the BE community love it shows that it has a chance to get off the ground. I personally think the band is sitting on a top 10 rock single in Fast As I Can. Fast As I Can and Take a Load off are the most classic STP sounding songs on the album. I absolutely love the bridge and chorus of FAIC. The verses are a little sketchy but the song has such a great overall feel to it.
I understand that you don't like the song but it certainly isn't a filler if it has been played on ESPN and so many people are in love with it. There's only a handfull of songs that have been exposed to the public via TV and Radio and FAIC is one of them, it definately isn't a filler.
I never said I didn't like the track. I just didn't think it lives up to the hype that everyone gives it. Secondly, Huckleberry and Hickory IMO have much better hooks and much more memorable choruses, thus making them single material. I don't think FAIC has that. FAIC certainly has a country rocker vibe to it as well. It's just much more up-tempo the the other tracks. Just because it's up-tempo doesn't mean it's a great track nor automatically single material. Yeah, I get that it's gotten exposure on ESPN, but how much exactly? 10-15 seconds as a background track? That doesn't translate to anything sales related, nor does it give anyone any indication that it would be a single.
It kind of reminds me of MC5 from No.4 in a sense. Decent track, but you everyone is just holding out to hear the epic closer Atlanta. For me, it's a solid rocker, but I'm just anticipating listening to First Kiss From Mars and Maver.
