David Cook – New Album Drops Today!

I already downloaded mine! iTunes sent me an email timed at 10:23 (CST) so I downloaded it right then. WOO WOOOOO!!

There are some awesome pictures we haven’t seen yet in the digital booklet. They’re goofy “photo booth” style little pics.

This Archie wishes you well, Cookie. Go get em’ tiger! Have fun on your big day.

And to all the Cookies here…enjoy all the events and let the spazzing begin! Been there, done that. We probably should have warned you to get plenty of sleep beforehand….because you will all be bleary-eyed for the next few days. LOL!

Let the spazzing begin. Enjoy guys! This is going to be one heck of a ride.

The iTunes bonus track My Last Request has some nice soaring vocals on the chorus. BUT – no Kiss on the Neck on the iTunes, as far as I can see. The digital booklet (which is just a PDF of the cd booklet/liner notes) lists ADAM with the 15:24 time, but no KOTN as the download of ADAM times at 4:23. Bummed about that, although I expect it’ll be on the Walmart hard copy I plan to buy tomorrow, so hopefully that will have both KOTN and Breathe Tonight.

Kiss on the Neck isn’t on the iTunes version, or at least I haven’t found it so far. It goes straight from ADA to TOML. :down_tb:

My Last Request is a ballady love song, but it’s got an interesting arrangement, kind of different from the rest of the album. The writing is more interesting than almost anything else on there (this part is being dictated by my husband, JohnM- he thinks Avalanche is the best song on the album).

And, WOW, the sound quality is so much better than the stream! Heroes is like a different song. We couldn’t even hear the acoustic guitars before.

“lists ADAM with the 15:24 time, but no KOTN as the download of ADAM times at 4:23. ”

I wonder if iTunes put up the wrong copy of the song?

This Archie sending best wishes for a great week to Cook! And, to his fans, enjoy! You have a fun week in store!!!

Is it only on my computer…off subject mj but don’t know where to post..first thing i see on your site: there’s an ebay advertisement showing what looks like poss.porn…it says japanese idol girl booklet w/provactive pose and says teen u15 idol dvd and list names of girls at top of your site and it takes up a large space again just below David Cooks spot. Just checked ebay separately and what they’re advertising is in the Adult section of ebay. (which didn’t know they had ha ha). But not funny if they’re under 18. Just FYI.

btw…go David Cook!!

Lets all sing along with the boy… from the top of our lungs.

Too bad about KOTN, it’s one of my favorite songs.

I was just coming to say the same thing about Kiss on the Neck not being there and A Daily Anthem being 4:23 on the iTunes version, even though the booklet says 15:24. Weird that it doesn’t match.

I’m buying the real cd tomorrow at WalMart, too, so I’m not too bugged by not getting KotN on this one. It’s all good. But weird.

I’m just imagining sticking the cd in my car and sitting there with silence for eight minutes waiting to get to KotN. I find the whole hidden song thing a little strange, I have to admit. Why not just give it to us as an uncredited bonus track?

I do like My Last Request, although it kind of reminds me of Avalanche, so I can see why CathyMK’s husband would like those two best. I’m kind of a slutpuppy on this thing. Whatever I’m listening to at the moment is what I like the best. Kind of a love-the-one-you’re-with thing.

I just downloaded from itunes. I have avoided streaming so it is first listen for me for the non-Soundcheck songs. I am surprised by how much I like A Daily Anthem. I know it was written before Idol, but it seems perfect for the AI goodbye song. – Back to listening.

ETA: I love Lie. I would have bet money that it was written with the GooGoo Dolls guy. I would have lost.

IIIIIIII’d like to introduce Mr. Sensitiiiiiiive!

Listening to the record right now and freaking the hell out! AHHHHHH!

So many songs can be hits! Declaration, Heroes, Mr. Sensitive, Avalanche, Bar-Ba-Sol, Permanent, Lie, Life on the Moon…

*faint*

PS – - I love the silly faces in the booklet!

Just checked ebay separately and what theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re advertising is in the Adult section of ebay. (which didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know they had ha ha). Just FYI.

The ads on my site are from Google Ad sense, and they don’t do porn. I’d make sure your computer hasn’t been infected with spyware.

I can see the ads up top also. Looks like a girl in a bikini lying down and stretching out? Kinda porny looking. I can definitely say I do not have spyware on my cpu.

it says japanese idol girl booklet w/provactive pose and says teen u15 idol dvd and list names of girls at top of your site and it takes up a large space again just below David Cooks spot. Just checked ebay separately and what theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re advertising is in the Adult section of ebay. (which didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know they had ha ha). But not funny if theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re under 18

I saw that too. I looked at the ebay ad as well and they aren’t talking about singing idols! It’s creepy that they’re advertising girl “idols” as young as 12 and 13. I don’t see this as porn but it sure is not in good taste.

Have fun cookies..please give some reviews..i am going to download the 3 best ones.

Will be downloading the album too

…ditto on the ebay/japanese girl adds…creepy.

My favorites are Lie, Bar-Ba-Sol, Life on the Moon, Declaration, Permanent, and the hidden track (which appears to be only on the physical records and does not appear to be on the downloads) Kiss on the Neck.

I am also getting the japanese porn ebay ads- I’m sure it is because they say “Japanese Idol” and have ages of the girls. I don’t know how you can report that- but it’s not my ultra-protected computer.

I saw that too. I looked at the ebay ad as well and they aren’t talking about singing idols! It’s creepy that they’re advertising girl “idols” as young as 12 and 13.

I can’t see it. If someone can right click on the ad, grab the link and email it to me, I’ll make sure it’s blocked.

The sound quality coming from the iPod straight into my brain is fantastic, 1000x better than the stream. Vocals are nice and bright and right up front. Can. Not Wait. until I’m home alone tomorrow while husband and children are gone, I’m gonna blow the speakers and my vocal cords!

Ephemera from the booklet:

Neal seems to be the only band member actually playing on the album with Dave, the rest must be session guys. Already cannot wait for the next album to hear how different that might be with the EEB on board for the whole process. But the band members are each thanked by name in the booklet.

Also interesting that he thanks the Top 10, and lists Archie by full first and last name but all the rest by nicknames.

Lots of adorkable pictures.

Got mine! It sounds amaaazing even at iTunes’ 128 kbps. I can’t wait to get the CD and crank that ish in my car!

For non-Pod owners: it’s also up at Amazon mp3s.

Love all the little silly photobooth pics (THE EYE!!!) Nice way to balance out the badass glare we’ve gotten in most of the promo pics so far.

ONLY bad thing: no Kiss On The Neck!

OMG, the pic on the digital booklet holding up the giant eye tat so that it takes the place of one of his actual eyes…bwah! I *heart* you, David Cook.

iiiiiiiiIIIIIIII would like to introduce Mr. Sensitive…..the oooooOOOOOONE who never let the worst get the best of him… This sounds even better than the stream. Is that possible?

Isn’t it common that hidden tracks are only found on hard copies? It’s a treat for those who get a physical CD, I thought….

There’s also the one in the middle of the first page where he’s standing with the guitar, and it’s like, Hello, David Cook and his gigantic feet!

Best wishes to David for a successful album.
Enjoy your special week, Cookies! :bye_tb:

Recommendations: Bar-ba-sol, Mr. Sensitive, Lie.

But of course, ymmv.

OK I’ve listened to it all. It is far better than I expected it to be given the time constraints and the fact that he had so much creative input with such a haphazard writing and recording process. Really the only meh songs on the whole album for me are I Did It For You and the pre-order bonus track, My Last Request. The latter is the only song on the album I could see being on a Daughtry album, especially the last minute or so. (I don’t mean to start comparisons at all – it just struck me listening to the back end of the song.) I love hearing the pretty on Avalanche, Bar-Ba-Sol is just amazing amounts of fun, and… I can’t pick favorites yet. I keep changing my mind. Permanent is beautiful.

It is remarkable how cohesive and how much the album sounds like him…except of course the two singles. I like both ToML and LO, but they both stick out compared to the rest of the album.

khomphuong, if I HAD to choose three: Bar-ba-sol, Mr. Sensitive, and Heroes. That doesn’t capture all the great slower songs though cause I’m not in a slower-song mood right now.

Happy DC Album Release Day! :clap_tb:

My favorites are Lie, Bar-Ba-Sol, Life on the Moon, Declaration, Permanent, and the hidden track (which appears to be only on the physical records and does not appear to be on the downloads) Kiss on the Neck.

Those are my favorites as well.

Those are my favorites as well.

Same here shell.

Wow, ADAM just moved back up quite a bit on my list of favorites. It’s kind of Across the Universe/Beatles-ish. I’m starting to think listening to the stream might not have been a good thing. THe sound mix on a lot of the songs sounds better on the downloaded versions…

Top three recommendations? Arrrg…Mr. Sensitive, Bar Ba Sol, and Lie or ADAM or Permanent. That was tough, though. For an extra 7 bucks you can download the whole album and have twelve songs.

If I had to pick three, I’d go with Lie, Heroes and Declaration. But I love Barbasol and Life on the Moon and Permanent, too. And Kiss on the Neck (which I think is about shallow LA girls who dress up to go to the clubs, looking to hook up, and some guy who looks down on them, but finds he is not as unaffected as he thought, and a kiss on the neck is all he needs to find out he really, really wants the Paris Nicole Jessica wannabe.)

My Last Request. The latter is the only song on the album I could see being on a Daughtry album

Interesting- I hear Daughtry on LO (specifically What About Now has a similar opening chord, and a voice and piano only part), but not on My Last Request. I think MLR sounds more like Journey, in the chorus anyway, while my husband thinks it’s very 70s. I don’t hear Journey on LO, though I know other people do. Funny how we all hear such different things in the same song!

For top 3/purchase recommendations- if you like ballads, I’d go with Permanent, Lie, and Avalanche. If you’re up for stronger stuff, I’d say Declaration, Bar-Ba-Sol, and Life on the Moon. I can’t pick my own top 3- I love all of the songs David had a hand in writing, and am kind of so-so on Light On and Come Back to Me.

Looking at the booklet, I notice that DC doesn’t have any credits for playing an instrument. Bet that was a rough compromise. I’m greedy- can’t wait for the next album, when he’ll really be able to be fully involved, hopefully along with the rest of the band.

I blocked the ad, but it will take a few hours to disappear completely. Thanks to those who sent me links, and I apologize to anyone who was offended.

Awwww, I didn’t get “My Last Request”…but instead, it gave me an extra copy of “Light On.” Making it so that I now have THREE copies of LO on my iTunes. Only ONE of which I’ve actually purchased. But there was the single…then the copy on the album…and then an extra copy that downloaded after the album finished downloading. But no “My Last Request.”

I know how you feel, dreamr. I’m up to my 4th Light On (only 1 actually purchased) with no My Last Request. :confused_wp:

My last request can now be found on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKSYctChtZo

I’m gonna buy my hard copy after work. *is excited*

“Awwww, I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“My Last Requestà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦but instead, it gave me an extra copy of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Light On.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Send a message to iTunes customer support if you didn’t get My Last Request. Mix ups like that aren’t unusual with popular downloads. I remember the Coldplay album’s downloads were a mess for the first couple of days last summer. I think customer service sent my son a new link 3 different times before he could get the entire album downloaded. They’re very nice and helpful there.

The ads are gone. Good job mj.

This is interesting. My favorites are sill my faves but the ones I was meh about before are slowly winning me over. Anyway, my top 3 is Lie, Bar-ba-sol and Life on the Moon.

Anyway, I bought 3 copies — one for the house, one for my car and one to keep hermetically sealed. Heh.

p.s. My mom likes Cookie even if she thinks his music is too loud.

The itunes bonus track is good, but on second listen, I can see why it didn’t fit on the main record. And the hidden track on the physical CDs (Kiss On the Neck) is better. Now I just need to hear the wal-mart bonus track.

My Amazon preorders arrived yesterday…at the wrong address. LOL. But it’s ok; they’re retrievable.

Word to those who said this sounds like a whole new album in high quality. It’s like I’m hearing it for the first time all over again, and it’s better than I remember it. :thumbup_tb:

Have fun cookies..please give some reviews..i am going to download the 3 best ones.

Everyone seems to have different favorites, so I don’t know what would appeal to you, but for what it’s worth… If you like the harder-rocking stuff, I’d recommend Mr. Sensitive and Bar-ba-sol. If you prefer the softer, ballady stuff, I’d recommend Avalanche and Lie. There are also some good upbeat, inspirational tracks like Declaration and Heroes. A Daily AntheM is good too (but not as upbeat). If you can handle your heart being ripped out of your chest, I’d suggest Permanent.

Choices, choices!

is there a bonus track from amazon? i know walmart will have a special bonus track but will target?

My faves are still the same as the ones that grabbed me on first listen: Declaration, Come Back to Me, Bar-ba-sol, Lie, and Permanent.

Honorable mentions to: Heroes, Life on the Moon, Mr. Sensitive, Avalance, and A Daily AntheM.

I Did It For You is just kinda meh for me, and I’ve never been a huge fan of Light On. And TOML is TOML.

Thanks Michelle.. what the heck, I am going to grab the CD tomorrow at walmart. :thumbup_tb: :thumbup_tb: :thumbup_tb:

LOL *excellent* decision khomphuong!

No bonuses on Amazon or Target, which is too bad cause those would be my preferred retailers. Oh wait, I am still buying from Target for my Hermetically Sealed, “someday DC will sign this and I won’t mind cause it has no bonuses and therefore I will never play it” copy.

I broke up with my Amazon preorder yesterday cause I couldn’t justify getting both that and the Newbury Comics autographed one. I felt sad, we were together since May.

“I broke up with my Amazon preorder yesterday cause I couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t justify getting both that and the Newbury Comics autographed one. I felt sad, we were together since May. ”

LOL Michelle. I finally let mine go after it broke up with me the third time. It was very passive-aggressive, breaking up and immediately asking to get back together.

Thanks so much, CathyMK for the advice. I sent them a message. Let’s hope they can fix this. I mean, I don’t hate LO, but I really only need one copy. XD

Best to Worst:

1. Heroes
2. Permanent
3. Mr. Sensitive
4. Bar-ba-sol
5. Lie
6. A Daily AntheM
7. Avalanche
8. Declaration
9. Life On The Moon
10. Light On

(All of these are good, and in some cases great, songs and strengthen the album.)

11. I Did It For You

(Borderline– it adds nothing to the record, but if this was the worst song on your record, then it would be a pretty good record indeed.)

12. Come Back To Me

(This song should not have made the album (not surprisingly, Cook doesn’t have a writing credit on it). Breathe Tonight (Walmart) should have replaced it).

I finally let mine go after it broke up with me the third time. It was very passive-aggressive, breaking up and immediately asking to get back together.

Mine was playing hard-to-get too much so I broke up and immediately got involved with a threesome.

p.s. mj, I appreciate your thoughts on the album. I didn’t realize I was waiting for your opinion until I read it and I breathed a very big sigh of relief that you liked the album.

I have a question. Looking at the writing credits, the songs Cook has a writing credit on were published by Analog Heart Music. ToML is published by 19E. While I’m sure 19 will still get it’s cut, I’m surprised they let Cook establish his own publishing brand. Is this normal for idols who can also write?

I’m more of a pop fan, and after several listens my favorite is still Declaration. It will hit radio nicely.

12. Come Back To Me

(This song should not have made the album (not surprisingly, Cook doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have a writing credit on it). Breathe Tonight (Walmart) should have replaced it).

I actually would put this song before “I Did It For You,” but I also get why you say that it doesn’t belong on the album. It’s just not Cook at all though his voice sounds great on it. But I suspect it’s there to satisfy the folks who wanted to hear ABMB redux. Between this, I Did It For You, Lie, Permanent, and maybe Avalanche, there’s a enough on the album to satisfy folks who became Cook fans because of Little Sparrow/Music of the Night/ABMB, etc.

Also, I’m glad you mentioned “Heroes.” I love that song and the live performances of it that I’ve seen so far (Soundcheck and David Wright Gala) sounded even better than the album. Generally, I’ve found that Cook and band sound better (much, much better) than the album.

Damn, talk about being a demanding whore (TM someone awesome). Now that David Cook: THE Record is here, I’ve become already impatient for the David Cook tewer. Now please.

So far my favorites are Avalanche, Heroes, Lie, Mr. Sensitive, Permanent and ADAM…. so far.

Not in love with I did it for you and I haven’t decided about Come Back To Me.

I still LOVE Light On. Oh and Bar-Ba-Sol. And Declaration! Pretty much 98% of the album. It makes me very very happy.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I broke up with my Amazon preorder yesterday cause I couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t justify getting both that and the Newbury Comics autographed one. I felt sad, we were together since May. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Half my record collection comes from Newbury Comics, which is local to New England. GREAT store. It cracks me up that they cut a deal with the Idols, as they have a reputation for selling comics, hip toys and things, and alternative music…

Wow, it’s the big day for all Cook fans! I just took my first listen through the album. I couldn’t do it all at once – I like good rock music, but I have a hard time listening to 12 or 13 rock songs in a row (anything by U2, Garbage, or The Killers being the exceptions). I agree with MJ, I like this a lot more than I expected to. I need to listen again, but I’m thinking I’ll be downloading Avalanche, Lie, and Come Back to Me. I like the lyrics to Life on the Moon, but not totally sold on the melody yet. As I said, need another listen.

Anyway, congrats to the WordNerds/Cooktards/etc. I think he did you proud!

I pre-ordered about 5 days ago- and today there is no record that I ever did- except the extra LO I received- and now trying to buy it- you get “Could not purchase “David Cook” An unknown error occurred. (5002) There was an error in the iTunes Store. Please try again later”

HELP ME!!! Any ideas for me? (so, I don’t get my extra track now either?!?!)

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! :mad_tb:

^Contact iTunes.

I’ve been listening to the online streams so much these last few days that I just never expected how new and FRESH the real thing would be! It’s like listening to whole new songs, mainly because the instrumentation is so strong on this record. It’s awesome to pick out a riff or a layer that you missed on the crappy laptop speakers / low bitrate upload LOL!

If you’re not buying the whole album, songs I’d recommend:

-Bar Ba Sol – if you like bluesy hard rock (and to pole dance – yeah, I went there *LMAO*),
-Lie – if you like a haunting power rock ballad driven by acoustic guitar
-Life On The Moon – if you like soulful power rock ballads
-Permanent – if you like piano strings soaring vocals and buckets and buckets of tears
-Kiss On The Neck – if you like dark moody altgrunge angst and wicked lyrics
-Declaration – if you like full on bass driven grunge anthems,
-Avalanche – if you like melodic rockiefied country songs,
-Come Back To Me – if you like melodic europoprock,
-A Daily Anthem – if you like an oldfashioned rock anthem concert rouser

*sigh* you might as well get the whole album….

still crying… reported problem- still not has “unknown problem” try back later….

DivaE, I actually got that error several times tonight. Then after that error disappeared, I got an error that I needed to upgrade iTunes. So I had to do that. Then I rebooted my computer and was finally able to get the tracks. But then, instead of getting the bonus track, “My Last Request,” I got a third copy of LO. Gah.

CathyMK suggested sending a notice to iTunes, which I did (through the “Report A Problem” in my purchase history). Hopefully, it all will get fixed soon. For now, I would just recommend rebooting iTunes or your computer. Good luck. :confused_wp:

Happy Album Release Day to Cook and all his fans!

Okay, I laid off of the streaming for a few days so I could have a fresh perspective. The interesting thing is that my favorite is still the one I fell in love with from the 30-second snippets- Shaving Cream Song. Yep! That’s hot.

I too am slightly disappointed that “Kiss on the Neck” is not on the iTunes version. But, all’s well because Wal-Mart is right down the road.

My other must-listens: “Heroes”, “Declaration”, “Permanent” (because I’m a glutton for punishment), and “Lie”.

Overall, it’s a great one. The only song I could have done without is definitely “I Did it for You”. Meh.

Funny side note, Ken Barnes reviewed the album and recommended downloading “Permanent” and skipping Shaving Cream Song. Hehehehe. Seriously different strokes for different folks.

Lie is a great song. I didn’t think about it being in waltz time ’til MJ mentioned it. I wonder how fast it will appear on SYTYCD? Also, listening to the words, I wonder if it is not a bittersweet song about a relationships end, but a Wednesday night ode to Ryan Seacrest? Lol.

I wonder if it is not a bittersweet song about a relationships end, but a Wednesday night ode to Ryan Seacrest?

Ha! No kidding. Or, a post-performance plea to Simon Cowell.

Ok so I’m lame and don’t have an ipod. I pre ordered the album on Amzon. I’m just wondering for anyone else who pre ordered the album got a lovely email this morning like me from Amazon saying they lost my pre order and asked me to re order. I just want to know if I’m the only one.

No, I think that Bar-Ba-Sol is the ode to Simon Cowell. “I feel sick/I feel nervous/I know just what I did to deserve this….”

People are camped out at the Virgin Megastore trying to get wristbands for tonight’s concert at HardRock. I understand that David just sent them donuts. Hehe.

ok i love this album davidCook is awesome

the writing the production just everything is so good

gold star!

Confession: lovelovelove Permanent, but I have real trouble listening to it all the way through because he bares his soul so much on this one, I get frogs in my throat and have to skip it. The only time I could listen to it all the way through was when I had someone with me chatting away in the background. His honesty is amazing – and scary.

OoooOO, update from the frontlines: the EEB actually turned up like cheerleaders at the Virgin store frontlines, and gave away free cds (what cds I’d like to know!) to those luck-ee souls who could answer trivia questions (like: what’s our first public gig as a band? Guh!). Oh, and David? Couldn’t be there, but sent boxes of DONUTS to the masses! – from dco.

MJ, it’s always great to read your opinions.

I just listened to the whole album and bonus songs (didn’t listen to TOML).
Overall it’s a great work, and if we consider the conditions and how this album was made I say it’s pretty amazing. Not just the tour but all the many things he had to attend for beeing the American Idol.
He was able to put those twists and turns, and for a rushed work that’s pretty good.

I can’t pick a favorite song, but I think the best ones are:
- Declaration
- Heroes (ready to rock the live shows)
- Come Back To Me (the lyrics may not be the best, but it has a great hook. I expect this to be single #2 or #3)
- Bar-Ba-Sol (This is a gem. Great rock song, and some great guitar work. David’s voice here is just fitting)
- Lie
- Avalanche (This one is in my top 3. I love the melody and Cook’s falsetos really work here)
- Permanent
- A Daily AntheM (This one was also made to live shows… I’m pretty sure. It’s a powefull anthem)
- Kiss On The Neck (Wish it was there instead of I Did It For You)

I think the chorus of I Did It For You is actually nice and catchy, but the rest of the song is just meh. And IMO it loses from beeing between Lie and Avalanche. It’s the weakest song, I believe.
I like Kiss On The Neck more than Breathe Tonight btw. The later is just Ok.

Man, I’m drained and exhausted. I was punched in the teeth, and I ran a “5K marathon” with no sleep (the no sleep part is true). I’m neglecting work and the only think I want to do is listen to record some more. I still think live Lie kicks the studio’s butt, but my top 3 from the record for the moment are Lie, Declaration, and Permanent. Bar-ba-sol is really close behind, and the rest of it is still awesome.

Though I have to say I’m really peeved at the lack of KOTN on iTunes… to the point I might have to run out and get myself a physical Walmart sometime this week (getting that bonus track while I’m at it). I can’t believe I might buy more than one copy of a record for 2 extra songs. I’ve lost my mind.

the EEB actually turned up like cheerleaders at the Virgin store frontlines, and gave away free cds (what cds Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d like to know!) to those luck-ee souls who could answer trivia questions (like: whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s our first public gig as a band? Guh!).

Guh! Why am I not there? I want to answer trivia questions! ETA: More than that, I want to be at that concert!!

My guess is that if I’m only buying one, which I am, it may as well be the Walmart one with the extra track. I always liked DC during the show so am happy that his album is one worth picking up.

the EEB actually turned up like cheerleaders at the Virgin store frontlines

Help me out here. The only EEB I know is the European Environment Bureau and if they showed up at the Virgin stores giving out CDs, that would be an interesting turn of events.

ETA: oops, wrong quote.

The EEB is the nickname given to Cook’s bandmates. (Easy on the Eyes Band)

My guess is that if Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m only buying one, which I am, it may as well be the Walmart one with the extra track.

Walmart seems to be the best deal. You get the hidden track and the bonus track.

Happy Cook Day to all his fans!!!!!!

WooHoo! I got my CD and wristband from Virgin and met some cool fans online. I’m so excited for the show tonight. I didn’t see him, but I heard Rickey was online and is cellcasting tonight. I’m not sure if you all already know this but if anyone was interested – and didn’t know – thought I’d mention it.

Love this CD, he’s definitely met and exceeded my expectations. I don’t have a favorite song from the CD yet but I have several that are top of the list: Declaration, Lie, Heroes, Permanent, Bar-ba-sol, KOTN and LOTM. Well, at least that’s the list at this moment, it can change yet again, lol. What makes me love this CD is that there are no skips for me (meaning, no songs I’ll feel the need to skip over, unless you count TOML).

Happy Cookie day!!!!!

AInoob, how many people were online at Virgin megastore?

I suck at judging crowd sizes, but if I had to guess I’d say I was maybe at around the 200 mark. I got there shortly after 7 a.m. and there weren’t too many behind me, maybe 30 or 40. The line moved crazy fast.

Cool. The concert should be packed

I understand that David just sent them donuts. Hehe.

How awesome is that man? Really. What a nice guy.

AInoob:

Bring back a trip report! .

Hey, quick question: was this Virgin Records thing a signing or just wristband thing?

Woo! Got back a little while ago! I’m so pumped! Got my wristband and a doughnut. Um yes, I actually saved the doughnut *hangsheadinshame* I’ve reached a new level of patheticness. Is that a word?

sma11ie it was just the bands given out. Tonight is the signing and concert.

sigh

so I went to bed after reporting my problem to iTunes- this morning, I rebooted and looked for updates…and still getting the unknown error. WTF.

guess I’m driving to Walmart on my way to work.

needless to say- since I’ve been waiting frantically for the album for months- I am quite sad.

Looking at a #5 album overall and a #1 Rock album on iTunes right now.

Here is a nice a MyFox KC interview David did this morning.

David Cook Chat

Who the hell at NASA created the eff’ing glue they use to seal the freaking cd’s with?? Good lord. I can bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan…but can’t open a fucking cd to save my life!!!

BTW….after 2 broken nails and a 1 small cut on my fingers, I must say KUDOS to DC. Well done!! Loving Bar-Ba-sol and Declaration. Permanent is heart twisting and Lie is just beautiful.

Just got my copy through MJ’s link! Listening to shaving cream without that annoying female streaming voice. Shaving Cream FTMFW!!!! I am so tempted to keep this one on a loop. LOL. Who am I kidding? I will keep this one on a loop.

Great news Gwen on *#5 album overall and a #1 Rock album on iTunes right now.*!!

Z100 live chart with Cookie going on now HERE.

Well I went to that chat. Funny thing, they make you do some type of setup wizard before you can actually talk in the chat. By the time I was done the chat was over. MADDENING.

I wanted to ask him if Shaving Cream was going to be one of the next singles. *sigh*

Thanks for the FoxKC link, Pam. That Z100 chat was painful to watch. BF looked great (though fuzzy) but the starting and stopping and bad sound quality was FTL. Anyone garner any highlights? I didn’t catch any interesting questions…

Okay, what is the Shaving Cream song?

And I love this album!

Okay, what is the Shaving Cream song?

Bar-Ba-Sol – that’s a shaving cream brand.

Bar-Ba-Sol – thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a shaving cream brand.

Well, DUH! Thank you, Gwendolyn. I knew there was an obvious answer. More coffee, please.

smallie:
Favorite color: platinum
Current reading: A.J.Jacobs ‘Year of Living Biblically’ (sorry, religious folks, it’s a humor book!)
Favorite teeshirt: Says ‘I Don’t Give a (picture of rat)’s (picture of donkey)
The hidden song is indeed titled ‘Kiss on the Neck’
Does he have allergies: Why, are you planning on sabotaging me?

Most of the questions picked were of the ‘what’s your favorite food’ ‘are you going to tour with Archie’ ‘will you use green nailpolish again’ variety.

Hehehehe, sorry I was not here or I would have answered you Just sayin!

Anyone remember those old Bar-ba-sol commercials? Or am I really dating myself here? LOL

Thanks for the highlights, fallforever!

Most of the questions picked were of the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s your favorite foodà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹are you going to tour with Archieà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹will you use green nailpolish againà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ variety.

Ooh, at the risk of sounding greedy/condoning the frivolous questions, what were some of those answers =P? [/embarrassed at self...]

Well, I heard back from the iTunes customer service. The dude who replied to me said that he didn’t see any “My Last Request” listed for the album (gah!) but he credited my account three songs for not getting MLR and for the multiple copies of LO. So I guess that works. I’ll just have to get MLR elsewhere. lol

I now have three copies of Light On too. One I bought and I am guessing two came with the album? Wth?

So yesterday I run to the record store not sure if they’ve started selling David Cook’s record. (I go to the biggest store in the area, to increase the chances). I’m trying to be cool while scanning the store for the new releases shelf. Then from the store’s PA I hear the opening chords of Declaration. They’re playing Declaration à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ loud! Talk about a heartflip!

I finally get to listen to the CD twice. I love it all! I even listened to TOML on the first go-round, and I could bear it! And Light On is much better now that it’s in the middle of the record than by itself!

Still like best:
Bar-ba-sol
Come Back to Me à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ Not so much for the lyrics as the arrangement. I guess I like europoprock (per Daenarys). It reminds me of something from the 80s, although I can’t recall what or who exactly, haha.
A Daily Anthem à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ Maybe because it’s the closest to David’s old music? There’s something innocently earnest about it. (Even if AI didn’t change him fundamentally, I imagine I hear in this song whatever it was that he lost as a consequence of AI. LOL)

Now include in the like-best list:
Declaration and Kiss on the Neck

Still like least (aside from LO):
Avalanche à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ I was thinking maybe because it’s the closest to pop ( I too heard something akin to à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Crushà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  from the first snippet, and I still hear it.) If it is a melodic rockified country song, as described by Daenarys, that may explain it. I just don’t get country music. Whatever it is, I find that dragging beat somewhat annoying.
Permanent à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ I know I’m in the minority here, but bald ballads and bald lyrics are just not my thing, although the record now makes me appreciate the song more for the emotion and the way that emotion was framed by the instrumentation.

Like as much now as before:
I Did it For You à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ Again in the minority, but I like the rhythm and the melody.

Liking even more now:
Mr. Sensitive (BTW, Daenarys, you left out Mr. Sensitive in your summary. Does that mean you didn’t like it? And can you tell that I really liked your summary?)
Life on the Moon
Lie (but I do like the live version much, much more)
Heroes

I was hoping the CD here would have one or two of the bonus tracks, but all we got was TOML. :frown_tb: So I am going to download those two tracks wherever I can get them. Since they were given away free, that wouldn’t be illegal, would it?

Regarding the packaging of the CD:

Does the CD booklet in the US contain the lyrics? It doesn’t here, and I’m very disappointed. Yes, I know I can get it in the net (and here at MJ’s), still I like the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“old-fashionedà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  practice of singing along from the lyrics in the booklet.

Is it just me, or does David’s head in all of those pictures look really long?

What’s with the demonic David face in the inside back of the CD case?

I also noticed the Analog Heart Music publishing credits.

But I reiterate, I’m very happy and I love it all!

Just got back from Walmart. I’m loving Breathe Tonight. Not a surprise to me, since the cowriters helped write the We Are the Kings song Check Yes Juliet, which I’m addicted to right now. I could definitely see swapping this one for I Did It for You on the album. It’d be a great single.

That being said, I guess I’m one of the only 3 people who actually don’t mind I Did It for You. I like the lyrics, which sound to me like they’re written for Andrew. And it’s just mild and pretty, something the 1 million people who bought TOML will like. Another AC hit perhaps?

One other thought about the album- I really like the way Declaration and A Daily AntheM bookend the album thematically. Both sound like he’s talking to us, his fans. In Declaration he’s grateful to his fans, but unsure about how this whole fame thing is going to work out, and if his fans will stick around or not. By A Daily AntheM he’s more self-assured, he’s come to terms with some things, and we’re all singing along together instead of just being “anyone who’s listening”.

I’m back from WalMart with (tactile) cd in hand. I’m playing it on my laptop and my husband is listening and not complaining, so that’s good. I’m going to guess he will like Avalanche the best since he’s a country rock boy from way back, but we’ll see. Right now, it’s more like he’s tolerating than actually appreciating. I have to think he likes this better than the usual show tunes and 70s singer-songwriter stuff I come home with.

Anyway, no, the cd doesn’t have lyrics here, either, and I don’t know why. I find that disappointing, too. But mostly I’m just happy to have the cd. WalMart had eight left of a bin in which it’s clear 14 fit. (Beyonce and Nickelback still had all 14 in their next-door bins.) At Target, DC was at what we used to call snake level in the book biz. This indicates that the racker (or whatever you call those people. I think they’re actually jobbers, but that sounds stupid.) does not like David Cook. Or Nickelback. There were ten times as many Beyonce as anyone else, btw. So either she has a deal with Target or the guy who fills the racks loves him some Beyonce.

Smallie, Cook’s answers to the frivolous chat questions were:

1. Favorite food: QuickTrip taquitos. He mentioned it twice and joked about how he was angling for a free lifetime card for QT Taquitos. He is shameless, yet endearing in his love for gas station food.

2. Green nailpolish/malepolish: Yes, he will wear it again if the occasion warrants. He also said that he puts it on himself which is why it looks like crap.

3. Didn’t see his response about touring with Archie.

[/hangs head in shame for knowing the above]

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s your favorite foodà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢

His favorite food was those Quik Trip taquitos, and least favorite was “anything with mustard” (which breaks my mustard-loving heart.)

Favorite donut: original glazed

Declaration is for the fans, Heroes is for his family.

The “favorite color” question was pretty funny, he sort of made this mischievous grin on the video feed and replied “is platinum a color?” LOL

At Target, DC was at what we used to call snake level in the book biz. This indicates that the racker (or whatever you call those people. I think theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re actually jobbers, but that sounds stupid.) does not like David Cook.

Not saying these sort of tactics are necessary for DC, but I remember when Blake’s CD came out we fans sometimes, er, rearranged the shelf position of CDs so his CD was more visible. (Obviously those tactics were necessary for Blake, sigh.)

Oh by the way, thanks for your thoughts on the album, MJ. I read it this morning and realized that I’d been waiting for theml Hehe.

I got my i-tunes download of the album last night and had no problems. Yay! Then off to WalMart for the hard copy. My WalMart did not even have the CDs out on the racks and this was this morning around 8:30. The sales clerk had to search for the box with the CDs. Not a good start for my WalMart. Anyway I now have 3 hard copies, and the i-tunes download. Cook Overload!! Yes!
My favorite songs depend on the mood I’m in, but overall I love Declaration, Bar ba sol, Lie and Permanent not necessarily in that order, with Avalanche, ADAM, Heroes right there with them. I’m sure my favorites will change as I continuously listen to this awesome Record.
Great job, David! I am so proud of you.

3. Didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t see his response about touring with Archie.

From what little I could get out of the video that DCO links to, it sounded like one of the radio guys answered, “You already did,” then David repeated “I already did.” Is there a better video, or a transcript out there somewhere?

I was waiting for your review too MJ, and getting worried that you did indeed think it sucked. Glad to hear you like it. Have you heard Breathe Tonight yet? What do you think of it?

1. Favorite food: QuickTrip taquitos. He mentioned it twice and joked about how he was angling for a free lifetime card for QT Taquitos. He is shameless, yet endearing in his love for gas station food.

Ok I have to stick up for Cookie here. I too live in Tulsa and Quik Trip taquito’s are something of a staple here and are really really really great! Especially the chicken ones. Sure it’s fast food, but for being from a convienence store, shockingly great.

I’m a mexican food junkie, lol.

Also glazed plain donuts are my fave too and the rest of my family goes in for all the different types.

Shaving Cream has been on a loop a pretty good part of the day. No surprise there. I hope I make it to Wally World tonight. If not then definitely tomorrow!

ETA… Great review MJ!!

Thanks for indulging me with those frivolous questions guys . The questions may be frivolous, but DC’s responses are always fun to read. LOL at “malepolish”. That’s a new term I will use. Though personally, I hope the occasion won’t warrant in the future haha.

#2 on itunes between Sasha Fierce and Nickelback….

Ok, someone may have already mentioned this (so sorry) but is Bar-ba-sol a cover? I think that I read that somewhere on You Tube. It doesn’t matter because it is definately one of my favorite songs on the album. I was just curious.

#2 on itunes between Sasha Fierce and Nickelbackà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

WooHoo!!! Go David!!!

Ok, someone may have already mentioned this (so sorry) but is Bar-ba-sol a cover?

Yes, by Injected. However, David has some songwriting credit, I believe.

My Target was exactly the same way at 8:00 this morning when they opened. Bottom row. And I was disappointed to get TOML as the bonus track when y’all have been talking about how great the other stores’ bonus tracks are!

#2 on itunes between Sasha Fierce and Nickelbackà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

Yay! “I Am…David Cook, so get out of the way Beyonce!”

I think that BBS is technically not a cover, because it was never released. There is a demo of it on the internet, but as it was not released, it is a DC original. DC does have a songwriting credit on it—from what he said on the Soundcheck interview, he added some guitar parts, etc. I haven’t compared the demo with DC’s version to see what the differences are.

Bar Ba Sol would be a cover in the same way that TOML is a cover, though unlike TOML, Cook actually received songwriting credit on Bar Ba Sol because I guess he sufficiently changed it up that it’s a much different arrangement from the original.

In other words, if you search the AI site or Reggie Hamm’s myspace, you’ll hear a version of TOML sung by Reggie Hamm, the songwriter, but the only publicly released record of TOML is Cook’s version, thus making Cook the original artist on the song. Same story with Bar Ba Sol, which started out in life as a song called Spun Again by the Injected which never got released by the band and which Cook is releasing for the first time on his album, thus making him the original artist on the song. He actually talked about this in the interview on Walmart Soundcheck and another interview that I can’t remember where I heard now. He talked about he and Neal contacting the band and asking whether they could have a “go” at the song, and the band agreeing. It’s a great song and I’m glad he rescued it from the vaults of obscurity.

But why do you suppose they called it Bar-ba-sol? I think I remember hearing that BBS is an Andy Skib nickname. Maybe he lives the Bar-ba-sol lifestyle. Or wears BaBy Shoes or dates Blonde BombShells.

Oh by the way, thanks for your thoughts on the album, MJ. I read it this morning and realized that Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d been waiting for theml Hehe.

Thanks peeps. . I was thinking, I better get them up. Everyone probably thinks I hate the album. lol.

I just got home and have not read any comments, but I am so p#ssed off – I have had so much trouble with iTunes – I CANNOT download my preorder (it says it has expired)!!!!!!! This is after several emails back and forth a few weeks ago and they assured me it was fixed, but no……. so I have emailed them again.

Sigh……

I need to get my hands on this thing. D: But it’s beyond me to spend money on albums…

I’ve heard Light On, Declaration, Heroes, and Bar-ba-sol so far from Youtube videos. I must say, Bar-ba-sol is so good it’s almost epic.

Side Note: Hubby just called me from his cell at Wally World and asked, *What would make you scream all girly and jump up and down?* I immediately replied, *You bought me David’s cd!*… He said *No but I can, LOL*. He got a big kick out of my answer.

Sooo hubby is bringing home the cd! andsomechocolatecoveredcherries….

From what little I could get out of the video that DCO links to, it sounded like one of the radio guys answered, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“You already did,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  then David repeated à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I already did.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Is there a better video, or a transcript out there somewhere?

Not that I think it’s ever going to happen, but man, that tour would be a horrible idea. Not because their musical audience is different. I was reading TwoP thread today, and the fanwar over there made me go, “Oh lord, is this for real?” =O

Which TWoP thread? The one on DCO has not been at all fanwarrish.

I am having a lot of trouble with iTunes. I tried to pre-order it and it said I already did and I didn’t. Then last light I tried again and there was an “error…something.” I tried this morning and still no luck. I cam home and I finally got to not “error” and I chose to “Complete my Album” but nothing happened even though it was it was downloading but it didn’t. I checked my recent purchases and no, its not there.

After repeated attempts, I chose to “Buy Album” and finally it downloaded. Now I just tried to gift two copies of the album and it says “store is busy or check your internet connection. This is really pissing me off!!! What the heck is wrong? I’ve heard a lot of people having problem with downloading the songs off of iTunes all over the place.

reinharv try ordering it through MJ’s link up top. It worked for me just fine.

Which TWoP thread? The one on DCO has not been at all fanwarrish.

FolkFan, I think littlepark is referring to the David Cook thread on TWoP. I’ve gone back there every once in a while and it is ridiculous. The new mod had to tell people to knock it off this morning with fanwarring on the DC thread.

Sooo hubby is bringing home the cd! andsomechocolatecoveredcherriesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

Hubby must want something tonight :blush_tb:

According to the live blog at DCO, there were at least 500 fans at the Hard Rock concert/signing tonight.

Has anybody heard about that acoustic concert that was scheduled at WPJL today?

Here are the top 40 adds for LO from All Access:

WBZW-FM Pittsburgh (#24)
WKKF-FM Albany, NY (#63)
KHTT-FM Tulsa (#65)
WWST-FM Knoxville (#71)
WYKS-FM Gainesville (#83)
WABB-FM Mobile (#93)
WDOD-FM Chattanooga (#107)
KMXF-FM Fayetteville, AR (#134)
KTRS-FM Casper, WY (#301)

FolkFan, I think littlepark is referring to the David Cook thread on TWoP. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve gone back there every once in a while and it is ridiculous. The new mod had to tell people to knock it off this morning with fanwarring on the DC thread.

It’s one person, baiting the Cook fans. And at this point, she knows better than to pull that shit here. .

If you’re lurking and feel tempted, I will be banning peeps who show up to bait.

The WPLJ interview can be downloaded here.

Totally off topic here……sorry MJ…but HISAKI…where the hell have you been?? and can you not get your hands on DC’s cd??? I can mail it to you if you want??? Can’t have my chat child cd-less!!

Wow, I had all this trouble buying David Cook’s album off of iTunes since yesterday. Earlier today is was #2 top album and now it’s #1. It’s under MUSIC>ROCK>TOP ALBUMS. I am not surprised he’s got some gems on this album. I just love it and I can’t stop listening to it. These songs are also perfect songs to sing at a concert and are radio friendly. It really has something for everyone. Just love it!! :clap_tb:

FolkFan, I think littlepark is referring to the David Cook thread on TWoP. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve gone back there every once in a while and it is ridiculous. The new mod had to tell people to knock it off this morning with fanwarring on the DC thread.

Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s one person, baiting the Cook fans. And at this point, she knows better than to pull that shit here. .

I have to tell you that this fanwar stuff makes me sick to my stomach and it is ridiculous. You see it everywhere and in excess. Cook was asked about that and he said “it’s better to be loved or hated than to be ignored.” Got to love him for that. He’s so grounded and he knows fame is fleeting and he’s right, it is.

Just looked at the album sales on Itunes and noticed that the overall rating by those who commented (528 at the time of this post) give him 4 1/2 stars. I think that’s really telling. It’s one thing to be a fan and buy it but I really like to see that people are happy with their purchase, regardless of what the media critics say.

Any sales predictions yet? With Nickleback and Beyonce’s albums coming out hopefully his cd does well.

The link above is to a “recycled interview” that the DJ did with DC. (Pretty funny.) But the performance(s) should ultimately be available at the following link: http://www.wplj.com/sectional.asp?id=25797. At least that’s where the other acoustic cafe performances can be found. I hope that WPLJ does post it—DC (accompanied by Neal) did a gorgeous acoustic version of LO. In my opinion, the best version of LO yet by a long shot.

ETA: DC’s record just passed Beyonce for the number one spot on itunes.

Totally off topic hereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦sorry MJà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦but HISAKIà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦where the hell have you been?? and can you not get your hands on DCà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s cd??? I can mail it to you if you want??? Canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have my chat child cd-less!!

Freshman year kills me (not really, but there IS an increase in work…I have two effing major papers due within the next week not to mention daily homework on top of that). And thanks for the offer, but my real mom will become very worried if she sees seemingly random people sending me Cook merchandise. lol

On-topic, I found Youtube videos of most of the tracks. I still hold my ground that Bar-ba-sol is practically epic. I’m also loving Lie and Mr. Sensitive. And Permanent just makes me want to curl up in a ball and cry in a corner.

iTunes:
#1 overall
#1 Rock
http://ax.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wpa/MRSS/topalbums/sf=443441/limit=150/rss.xml

Amazon:
#1 overall
#1 Rock
#1 Pop

Wow! I can’t believe David took out Beyonce on iTunes. That is massive! Love seeing all those #1′s. Thanks widz.

I can’t believe that…

And can you believe that he competed Beyonce and Nickelback for those #1′s??
SQUEEEEEEEEE

Amazon MP3 downloads:

Come Back To Me – #14
Light On – #26
Time of My Life – #31——> MAGIC RAINBOW!! David’s fave colour is PLATINUM!
Declaration – #43
Heroes – #53
Permanent – #54
I Did It For You – #60
Lie – #61
Avalanche – #65
Bar-ba-sol – #66
Life On The Moon – #67
Mr. Sensitive – #69
A Daily AntheM – #71

Come Back to Me seems to be a crowd favorite. It has high popularity bars in iTunes also. I do love that song, but I’m surprised BBS isn’t doing better. That’s my most fav song on the album. Maybe it is too rock for some people. I think it kicks butt though!

Hard Rock was freaking awesome tonight! I thought there were about 500 as I was watching the performance but as the mob started forming forming for the autographs it (total time consuming chaos thanks to the people there not even forming lines) I thought it may have been more. I had heard earlier today the allotment for wristbands were 500 and additional amounts being held for VIP.

David was just darling and the band kicked major ass even more so than the gala. Was it mentioned they did the Fleetwood Mac song Little Lies? Incredible. He asked if everyone was having a good time and made some joke “it’s not like Beyonce is performing after us” and the audience cracked up. That led to him saying he “cheated” and looked at the charts today. I thought he seemed over the moon about the #2 overall/#1 rock position. Then during the autographs as I was waiting on the floor level still someone told him he just hit #1 and he started crying aww. I’ll try and think of more stuff.

Reportedly from the signing:

While waiting in line for David to sign a girl in front of her told him that he was #1 on iTunes and he started crying and had to take a minute to compose himself.

ETA: Oops. Just read the above posted. My mind is reeling….he actually passed Sasha.

iTunes:
#1 overall
#1 Rock

WooHoo!! Go David!

These thoughts about the HRC show are going to be very random. The performances were fantastic. I got my CD signed and it was so cool to meet David (fangirl/ I have to gush for a second and say I think he’s even hotter up close and he’s got some seriously pretty eyes /fangirl). I love how he makes eye contact when he speaks to someone and that when people handed him things, other than the CD, he didn’t rush them along at all and took his time speaking to them. They didn’t allow pictures with David since they wanted to move the crowd along but in my case it wouldn’t have mattered anyway since my borrowed camera gave me fits from the start and then just totally crapped out on me. There is some lens issue going on now so I think I have to get it fixed since its the office camera (I digress, but this seriously pissed me off. I had a fantastic view of him and he came right over to my side and was right there twice and would’ve made some awesome shots *grumble**gripe**bitch*). So the few pictures I got sucked and are kinda grainy (I need a new camera, any suggestions? lol).

The HRC show was all kinds of awesome, David and the band sounded incredible and the crowd was excellent. He even did a cover of a Fleetwood Mac song, Little Lies, which sounded great! He sang Heroes, Declaration, Lie, Life on the Moon, Bar-ba-sol (which was even better than it was at the gala, and it was fantastic then) and Light On. David was charming as usual and he really knows how to work an audience. He admitted that he peeked at the charts and thanked his fans a few times for everything and said “to quote Christina, this just keeps getting better”.

I get a kick out of Animal when he drums, he’s all over the place. Joey and Neal do some thrashing of their own but its not quite as overt as Kyle’s, lol. Toward the end Andy, the quietest of the band IMO, started throwing out picks (one was coming right at me until the lady in front of my caught it) and you can tell he’s still getting adjusted to the audiences. After they bowed and were walking off, David tousled Andy’s head, it was pretty cute.

Also, I was very pleased by the number of men there, all bobbing their heads along and enjoying the show. I had two of them standing directly behind me and could hear their conversations and comments on the songs they hadn’t heard yet that David performed and it was all positive feedback.

There was a VIP section and David’s mom was there (he mentioned it, I’m not a stalker, lol) and David Wright was directly behind me in that area as well. Guess he really loves him some Cookie too!

Davidà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s fave colour is PLATINUM!

I just read that, lol. It made me laugh for some reason.

Come Back to Me’s hook isn’t getting lost on people, I see. And maybe I’m just weird, but that song doesn’t strike a chord with me at all…

Come Back to Meà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s hook isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t getting lost on people, I see. And maybe Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m just weird, but that song doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t strike a chord with me at allà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

I think a lot of AI fans that liked him and ABMB, MOTN, TOML now like CBTM..

There was a VIP section and Davidà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s mom was there

How cool that his mom is sharing his debut day….

AInoob, thank you for the recap. Aw, David Wright…

I didn’t think Sasha’s new album would sell that great but that SNL sketch with Justin no less was just… And Nick got their ticketmaster thing… Check out how their songs are selling, also all the softer songs are selling better. That’s how iTunes rolls.

Aw, David Wrightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Apparently, Cook is a bromance slut. How many bromances can one man have? MJ, Andy, Neal and now David Wright. And who knows what’s going on behind the scene with Kyle and Joey.

Wow, #1?? I thought he had a chance against Nickleback because of the pre-orders, but not against Sasha. I hope he can sustain it and have a great opening week!

Congrats, David (and thanks for crying about it — so sweet)!

Holy epicness! Cookie passed Beyonce. Oh yeah, who’s fierce now? *snap*

David Wright was directly behind me in that area as well. Guess he really loves him some Cookie too!

How many bromances can one guy have? He’s like Mango or something. Hee.

Sorry for the randomness of it, just trying to get out whatever I could as I remembered.

I know my pictures came out lousy but there should be oodles of quality videos and pictures coming out soon. I’ll post some below for anyone interested in what Cookie was wearing (he was wearing the same outfit he had on for the interviews today). My picture of David Wright is awful, he’s got devilish looking eyes (this even after the red-eye fix).

David Wright
DC1
DC2
DC3
DC4

FULL UPDATE

iTunes:
#1 overall
#1 Rock

iTunes Top Rock Songs:
#11 – Declaration
#17 – Permanent
#19 – Come Back To Me
#25 – Lie
#31 – Heroes
#37 – A Daily AntheM
#38 – I Did It For You
#39 – Light On (album version)
#52 – Bar-Ba-Sol
#56 – Life On The Moon
#64 – Avalanche
#75 – Time Of My Life (album version)

Amazon:
#1 overall
#1 Rock
#1 Pop

Amazon MP3 downloads
Come Back To Me – #14
Light On – #26
Time of My Life – #31
Declaration – #43
Heroes – #53
Permanent – #54
I Did It For You – #60
Lie – #61
Avalanche – #65
Bar-ba-sol – #66
Life On The Moon – #67
Mr. Sensitive – #69
A Daily AntheM – #71

BTW, AINoob are you Tee? hehe
Thanks for the pics..
*clicks links*

Yep, widz its me Thanks for those numbers, I love seeing them! I see Magic Rainbows is getting a nice healthy boost. Maybe David will be seeing the Rainbow in his favorite color next week.

Holy. Shit. I never expected him to pass Beyonce on the iTunes top albums, even for a minute. Even if it doesn’t stay that way, that’s still awesome. Color me shocked.

AI Noob:

When you have some video up, shoot me an email at mjsbigblog at gmail.com . I really want to do a post on this event.

I didn’t get any footage, MJ. I know there were several people recording it around me so some should pop up on youtube soon. Unfortunately, my camera crapped out during Declaration which was only the second song in the set :rolleyes_wp:

I am in shock he passed Beyonce. WOW I hoped, but yeah WOW.

Go DAVID!!!!!

Here is a vid of the band performing Fleetwood Mac’s “Little Lies”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0d_5jzewy0

Rickey was there tonight and got everything except for Barbasol. He did get most of it.

He’s replaying his footage now HERE.

Aww, thanks for the recaps, AInoob and Trina. Aww to David Wright and mom being there, Andy head tousle, and his tears. LOL at name-checking the pop chart competition with Xtina and Beyonce. Keeps Gettin Better is an awesome song btw, and that Target commercial with Xtina is pretty cool. And WTG DC for passing Sasha! I like B (please let her new album end this Rihanna radio domination insanity I am so sick of her) but of course I like DC better .

He passed effing Beyonce? Holy CRAP.

That’s news :0 Good news, of course, but news all the same.

Holy Jesus. He passed Beyonce?

“Little Lies” is awesome, btw, so thanks, Pam, for sharing. Awesome.

He passed BEYONCE??!!? I’m still in shock here. I mean, I was hoping it would be an auspicious debut, but kind of fearing the worst. Optimistically pessimistic, y’know?

And the Magic Rainbow may be a platinum rainbow? Hokey smokey. I’m afraid this will all be gone when I wake up tomorrow.

Screencaps of the charts HERE

^Your welcome

I figured at the most, David would make it to #2 by the end of the day so when I started seeing those posts at DCO, I was in shock too but I couldn’t be more thrilled for David.

I heard from a fan and posted a little recap out front of the show.

Congrats to Cookie for having an awesome opening day! I can’t believe he surpassed Beyonce. That is why he won idol, because he has mass appeal. “Permanent” is still my favorite track next to “BBS”.

David Wright came, having just seen the concert the week before at the Gala? That’s awesome. And he had to know that there was a risk that he’d be re-guylinered….

Color me fangirly, but I am not in the least shocked. It is a great CD. Every song is a statement. There is something on this CD for everyone. The only thing that shocked me was that Light On was not embraced immediately by the radio stations. He is bringing millions of fans along with him for this ride. I would have thought that they would be playing his songs immediately and often. There were so many of us out here just waiting for anything from him and Light On is not just any song. It is a great song in the poprock genre that is his bread and butter. If the radio stations, pop, rock, and hot adult contemporary start playing the songs from this CD, he will stay on top for a long time. If they don’t, this bump will pass, but regardless, it is a solid hit right now and certainly deserves to be number one. He has done it on his own terms making the kind of music that means something to him. I’m so proud of this CD and of him and that it is making its mark on the rock charts, where he wants to be, is a bonus.

Ok, I’m totally confused. Some people are listing Adam as a favorite song-I do not see it on the cd. Is it a bonus track? Also The Neck Kissing Song-how does one find it? I have a copy from Walmart.

ADAM = A Daily Anthem (Track 12). The hidden song (Kiss on the Neck) is at minute 12 on Track 12.

ah,
thanks folk. do you have to do anything to hear the Kiss on the Neck song?

Hmmm…. after listening I’m surprised that LO was the single. I really like DC but I could never warm up to that song. There are so many others that are better on his cd imo.

You can either just sit through the silence to get to minute 12 or else fast forward through the song to minute 12. If you have two copies of ADAM on itunes (either because you acquired two copies of the disc or because you burned two copies from a hard CD), you can adjust the running tiime on ADAM by putting your mouse on it, right-clicking on it, selecting Get Info, selecting Options, and then adjusting the start or end songs. So, one copy of ADAM would end immediately after the Anthem ends, and the other would start at minute 12, when Kiss on the Neck starts.

Is he still #1 on iTunes? And how is he doing on Amazon?

I really, really, really hope he keeps it up and ends up with a really great debut. He certainly deserves it. He gave us an amazing album. :biggrin_wp:

Is he still #1 on iTunes? And how is he doing on Amazon?

LOL, I just posted about this on another thread. He is still #1 on iTunes, also #1 CD on amazon and #2 mp3 album (but, Nickelback’s mp3 album is being sold for half the price, so take from that what you will).