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Originally Posted by Faceman
@Captain_jovi
You're absolutely right with what you're saying.
But ironically Only Lonely (54) was a bigger "hit" in the US than I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (97), We Weren't Born To Follow (68 ) or Whole Lot Of Leavin', which wasn't even released as a single.
So once again it's all up to Jon. If he wouldn't have laid that song to rest for 20+ years, even the casuals would probably know it and thus wouldn't go for a piss break.
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Right but the discussion isn't "What could Jon have done differently so people knew it when it came back" it's "how is the song being received in 2010".
Follow didn't do great and Leaving I'm fairly certain was a single in America which is where we're talking about. What it boils down to is....I'd wager more people know Follow (especially on the tour the album is supporting) and Leaving. While the new material didn't sell loads, more people at a 2010 show will have the previous two or three albums than the pre Slippery albums).
It's absolutely a piss break moment for a lot of people but the idea that people are going nuts for Only Lonely and Hardest Part Is The Night is a pipe dream at best. We would, sure.