Lie (single) commentary on airplay

Dream Theater, “Lie”, East/West

Building on the last project’s momentum, DT racks up a quick 30 stations, led by KEGL, KISS, KISW, KMOD, KUPD, WBAB, WBZX, WCCC, WKDF, WLZR, WRCN, WSHE and WXKE. Obviously plenty of quality in this week’s wash, eh? Chartwise, COR leads with a 47* debut, with mainstream radio awarding a 86* entry. Tom Marshall at ‘KLQ is in early, and here’s why: “We added them early last time, they played the market three times, and that alone deserves a shot. I’m not convinced it will be a smash, but it’s a decent song, and definitely heavy enough for anyone who thought they were too retro”... From John Rozz at WSHE, “We played the two previous hits and this is a great response record at night. Every time we play it they want to find out who it is”. And from Duane Dougherty at the Eagle. “They’ve got a solid fan base here and the early phone reaction has been very positive”.

(from 1994/09/09)

Dream Theater, “Lie,” East West

Last week’s #2 Most Added track comes back with another 14 stations, good for #3 overall, with KLOL, KLPX, KQRC, KRRK, and WAXQ heading the list KQRC’s Valerie Knight comments, “Definitely the strongest track on the album. Lots of curiosity calls and a good buzz here.” From Vinnie at Q104.3, “We like it a lot and the phone response has been amazing.” WKLQ’s Dave Wellington adds “Its’ heavier than what I was expecting, but we’ve had good success with them before and we’re already getting some good response.” And from Phil Marlowe, WCCC, “We had tremendous success with ‘Pull Me Under’ and the other two tracks. This is real consistent with that work, but shows a little more depth.”

Key calls to date: KEGL, KIBZ, KLAQ, KMOD, KUPD, WRY, WKDF WKLL, WKLQ, WLZR, WUFX KBPI, KILO and KIOZ. Up 86-50* Mainstream, 47-29* COR.