Brian's collaborative Spotify playlist

Just launched the new #WonderfulLife Collaborative Playlist!  Add your favorite wonderful life themed tracks to help unlock two songs that you won't find anywhere else... not even on the upcoming album

https://www.facebook.com/thebrianfallon/photos/a.926143477423279.1073741828.919742001396760/987964234574536/?type=3

https://open.spotify.com/user/brianfallonofficial/playlist/1VeUUm1xebOodraQ9al3tc

Perhaps this will unlock Low Love?

very curious what those 2 songs are

Cool idea, and I'm really excited we're getting another two songs soon.

Prisoner wrote:

Perhaps this will unlock Low Love?

Looks like Low Love will be a record store day release: http://thebrianfallon.tumblr.com/post/138739913714/any-chance-we-are-going-to-get-studio-versions-of

Bring on the b-sides.

So that's Low Love, Digging In The Dirt, and The Blues Mary that we know of. Wonder if these two songs will be a combination of those b-sides or something else all together.I still don't understand this promotion and who and how we get the songs, but I want the songs.

This album should really be coming out now and not in March. Hype is right at it's peak with 3 songs released, a video for Wonderful Life, radio appearances, a tour, articles, Tumblr ask session. Plus Brian wants it in peoples hands too.

Is it me? Why can't I figure out how to add songs

Not just you, I had to google it. Once you're following the playlist (not sure if that's the right word) search for the song you want using the normal search function. Then the menu on the dots at the right hand side of the song has an 'add to playlist' option, and one of the choices will be this playlist.

I've added some! Wonder where this gets unlocked and how u get to hear it

Really hoping you can download them and not just have them on Spotify... I signed up for the 30 day free trial specifically for this, so I don't want to lose the tracks at the end of that time!

This is kind of cool. Does anyone know if there's any sort of minimum per person for how many you have to add or are we all just working toward one total together? Also "Shot at the Night" by The Killers is very popular apparently.

And some people don't get the assignment, haha. Not sure these have a "wonderful life" theme...

"I wish I were Blind" by Bruce Springsteen - He's upset because the girl he loves is with another dude
"Autism Vaccine Blues" by Dave Hause -he's literally saying he has the blues and contemplates if he's better off dead.

^good songs though

I'd love to know how this thing is gonna work. It's all been very vague so far. As in how many songs do we need to add? When's the deadline etc. Its pointless if they're not downloads let as mp3

StitchesOnTheRadio wrote:

"Autism Vaccine Blues" by Dave Hause -he's literally saying he has the blues and contemplates if he's better off dead.

This made me laugh so hard.

I don't quite get it, but it seems like a cool idea.

People in the Facebook comments are bitchy. But what else is new.

EDIT: Is this true? ""You will allow Universal Music to manage who you are following"" (comment on FB)

I also just signed up for 30 days free...so I hope those songs will also be available somewhere else

cowgirlwiththeblues wrote:

Not just you, I had to google it.   Once you're following the playlist (not sure if that's the right word) search for the song you want using the normal search function.  Then the menu on the dots at the right hand side  of the song has an 'add to playlist' option, and one of the choices will be this playlist.

ok great...than I have done it right..took me very long figuring out how it works

Not absolutely sure how it all works but I like the concept! Just tried to go with songs that made me happy?! Haha

NeverTrustAJunkie wrote:

StitchesOnTheRadio wrote:

"Autism Vaccine Blues" by Dave Hause -he's literally saying he has the blues and contemplates if he's better off dead.

This made me laugh so hard.

I don't quite get it, but it seems like a cool idea.

People in the Facebook comments are bitchy. But what else is new.

EDIT: Is this true? ""You will allow Universal Music to manage who you are following"" (comment on FB)

Yeah it's true. That's why I started bitching on Facebook.

I get that one wants to promote an album on as many platforms as possible, as most people (not fans) would probabaly only come across one promotion.

That said, I guess I am rather old fashioned in that I'd simply like an album with all the stuff considered good enough to be heard. If there is other good stuff that doesn't fit the theme, etc. of the album, then by all means release some bonus tracks, but put them on an EP, not scattered all over the place. (Anyway, why include MatZ 'covers' on the album, but release previously unreleased material as bonus tracks?)

As for this Spotify promotion, given that we have a carefully spaced out release of tracks from the album, how are two non-album tracks going to fit in with all this? I wouldn't be surprised if we have to wait until late in March. After all, it seems that Universal is using this to push other artists onto us, if they really do set whom we follow.

I've added about ten songs so hopefully that's enough to trigger whatever songs they are. I'm really hoping Italian Lightnings one of them. I wish we knew more though. Timeframe and how this is gonna work!

I'm guessing it's likely The Blues Mary and Digging In The Dirt if we get to hear them at all.

It does say tracks that we won't hear anywhere else, and we already know those two are on the box set version of the album.

I was hoping at this point we'd at least know more about these songs. Is there a time frame on this?

oh yeah....there was something about a spotify list... anyhow maybe we will get more information just before the album release or so?

Noticed this morning that most of the songs have gone from this now - there were hundreds, and now there are only 45. Does that mean that the rest of us don't get the songs? Very confused as to how this works.

cowgirlwiththeblues wrote:

Noticed this morning that most of the songs have gone from this now - there were hundreds, and now there are only 45.  Does that mean that the rest of us don't get the songs?  Very confused as to how this works.

haven't checked yet...maybe he just picked out his favorite songs and will post the 2 new songs on his own playlist or so... (I have no idea, I am not familiar with spotify)