Why does alot of UK music listeners hate on their own successful artists ??
Barry_Clarke
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Im just putting this question out there as today Emeli Sande has beaten a 50 year record held by the beatles. And so many people are trying to put the achievement down as best they can. That achievement is very hard to do, there is enough interest with those who still by records, and that has kept her there.
Adele was and still is massively successful, and during teh 06-09 period so was Leona Lewis. But yet it seems that so many people cannot wait to see the fall of these artists. Also One Direction on a commercial level also, and Ed Sheeran. It baffles me why a country feels the need to knock those that are successful.
Adele was and still is massively successful, and during teh 06-09 period so was Leona Lewis. But yet it seems that so many people cannot wait to see the fall of these artists. Also One Direction on a commercial level also, and Ed Sheeran. It baffles me why a country feels the need to knock those that are successful.
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Because successful doesn't automatically mean good.
But the UK does seem to have this attitude where it's bad to be successful or at least if you get too successful , you have to be brought down a peg. I have heard many UK artists talk about this and they also say it is not like that in the US and other countries.
Its hard to compare decades. Is a record broken because of increased ways of buying music. Or the way sales are measured.
The poor state of the music industry means a few select rise to the top.?
Even with various ways to buy music, I doubt that single sales will ever reach the 3/4 million that it used to need to top the charts.
The Beatles had many competitors. I don't know how many bands or singers are around now than in the 60's. So an overhyped artist such as Emili Sande has got a bigger chance as I think music knowledge is going down a bit.
As for Florence and Ed can't stand their dirge either.
Successful doesn't automatically mean good but long term popularity is usually a good indicator. And to be fair you don't get many UK listeners putting down The Beatles, Bowie, Queen or Adele, or do you?
I'm not a Beatles obsessive, I like some of their songs.
My personal opinion of Emeli Sande is she has a pleasant voice. Sings songs that are a bit preachy but if its a lot of other peoples bag then fine.
It isn't mine. There are loads of bands and singers I wish were as successful as The Beatles. It just happens that the majority I like are not chart acts.
Btw how many worldwide smash hits has Dido & Samantha Mumba had in the past few years? the same hype was put on them also..
thats right I don't remember them either.
or something to smooth wood with.
And anyway, I doubt an artist like Emeli even cares. It's her first album, she's new to the industry and very successful, so she's pissing herself all the way to the bank. Lord knows how much money she's made from this first era of her career, what with the fact she writes her music and performs it any chance she gets.
According to the Sunday times rich list £5million as has Ed and the 1D boys each.
As for Ed he may not hit the radar here but on other music forums he is well and truly hated with the nickname the dirge with the guitar
The thread topic wasn't a statement, it's a question. No one said you're not allowed to dislike them, they're just asking why in the context of their success.
But the final sentence of the first post seemed to imply that because an act is successful they should be immune from criticism
It baffles me why a country feels the need to knock those that are successful.
then there was the scenario with michael jackson, who opted for a london residency, because of opinion back home. yes, there is undoubtedly an unhealthy obsession in our press with personal failure and many people seem to lap that up, but its not exclusively a british trait in my opinion.
Queen
The Rolling Stones
Madness
The Kinks
David Bowie
Elton John
The Beatles
Iron Maiden & Muse etc etc who have spent Hours on Guitars making their fingers bleed to master a hit.
I have no respect for auto tuned idiots like 1D who would probably cry like little girls for breaking a nail on an electric guitar. There is no doubt that they are successful thanks to auto tuning equipment, Simon Cowell & make up artists making these boys look pretty for teenage girls, but they do not appeal to me as they don't provide the type of music that I would listen to.
like you, i am simply looking at it from an outsiders point of view, but the fact remains the american press was incredibly negative towards them. now the press there are focusing on the downfall of lohan. they all have been controversial figures, but the press there did/do hound them like the press do here with our controversial characters.
the press in general have been quite positive to the singers you mention, so what exactly are you basing your opinion on with this alleged negativity on those singers? forum comments? youtube videos?
For instance I can't stand Ed Sheeran, so I quite often complain when I hear his songs or see him in the newspapers or on TV (which is a lot). I also can't stand Frankie Cocozza, but I rarely whinge about him, because he's less successful and so he's off my radar most of the time.
It's not the the UK are against people being successful per se, but that a lot of what is successful has to be irredeemably 'safe' (and therefore usually mediocre) to appeal to enough people to sell in large enough quantities to be successful.