Brit girls- your opinions (plus a selection of mine)
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La Roux- best thing Ive heard in a long time- powerful synths, catchy lyrics and a cool, shrill voice, sounds a bit iffy live, so probably wouldn't see her on tour 10/10 (However, while I think she's great I do understand a lot why people might find her irritating)
Lily Allen- Opinionated feisty pop (with lyrics like her's. no wonder she is so opinionated in public) with quirky beats and fun lyrics. Her first album is better than the second overall (however when the second is good- its VERY good) shes got a good voice- not very powerful though 9/10
Florence and the Machine- I LOVE Kiss with a fist, but her album Lungs is overrated, its good in parts, I also love hurricane drunk, but most of the album seems a bit mundane with no spark. 6/10
Amy W- Legendary talent, probably under utilised a little, but Back to Black and Frank are brilliant albums and her voice is the best on this list (IMO) 9/10
Leona L- Great voice- average execution on about half of her album- I like Better In time, Run, Footprints in the sand and Angel- but the rest is uninspired and beige. 5/10
Bat for Lashes- Great sound from her, unique and mystical. Prescilla, Daniel and Pearls dream are great. However, her melodies are more ambitious than the lyrical content. 8/10
Pixie Lott- Only heard two tracks- both poor in my opinion, the second worst than the first (Mama do, forgot the second) seems like a watered down Natasha B and Duffy. However, she seems ambitious and hard working and the rest of the album could be great so i reserve complete judgment 4+/10
Little Boots- Voted Sound of 2009 by the BBC, but I do feel things might have stalled a bit for her- the La roux duo seem to have zipped by and stolen her crown for best new electropop of 2009. However Hands has got some great songs Meddle, Mathematics and Symmetry, but releasing New In town as the first single was a bad mistake by the record company 7/10
Five best brit girl songs this year
1. La Roux- quicksand
2.Lily Allen- the fear
3.Bat for lashes- Daniel
4 La Roux- bulletproof
5.La Roux. In for the kill
But thats my opinion What do you think? ( I expect a backlash on my La Roux praise):D
Lily Allen- Opinionated feisty pop (with lyrics like her's. no wonder she is so opinionated in public) with quirky beats and fun lyrics. Her first album is better than the second overall (however when the second is good- its VERY good) shes got a good voice- not very powerful though 9/10
Florence and the Machine- I LOVE Kiss with a fist, but her album Lungs is overrated, its good in parts, I also love hurricane drunk, but most of the album seems a bit mundane with no spark. 6/10
Amy W- Legendary talent, probably under utilised a little, but Back to Black and Frank are brilliant albums and her voice is the best on this list (IMO) 9/10
Leona L- Great voice- average execution on about half of her album- I like Better In time, Run, Footprints in the sand and Angel- but the rest is uninspired and beige. 5/10
Bat for Lashes- Great sound from her, unique and mystical. Prescilla, Daniel and Pearls dream are great. However, her melodies are more ambitious than the lyrical content. 8/10
Pixie Lott- Only heard two tracks- both poor in my opinion, the second worst than the first (Mama do, forgot the second) seems like a watered down Natasha B and Duffy. However, she seems ambitious and hard working and the rest of the album could be great so i reserve complete judgment 4+/10
Little Boots- Voted Sound of 2009 by the BBC, but I do feel things might have stalled a bit for her- the La roux duo seem to have zipped by and stolen her crown for best new electropop of 2009. However Hands has got some great songs Meddle, Mathematics and Symmetry, but releasing New In town as the first single was a bad mistake by the record company 7/10
Five best brit girl songs this year
1. La Roux- quicksand
2.Lily Allen- the fear
3.Bat for lashes- Daniel
4 La Roux- bulletproof
5.La Roux. In for the kill
But thats my opinion What do you think? ( I expect a backlash on my La Roux praise):D
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I like La Roux, Little Boots, Leona, Florence and Amy Winehouse. Not fussed about the others.
I quite like Pixie Lott and Little Boots has really grown on me now
La Roux is amazing and is pretty good live too
Amy Winehouse is probably the best from the list, lyrically she's amazing and when she's at her best she's a really good singer. She doesn't overdo it like Duffy who has gone downhill as she's become an exagerated self-stereotype. Paloma Faith is really good but I doubt she'll get a look in with Amy W., Duffy, Gabriela Cilmi et al already out there.
Lily Allen's voice isn't all that great but she makes good music.
Bat for Lashes= amazing.
Leona Lewis has a pretty voice but no depth or artistry to her music at all, still nice to listen to!
And as far as Pixie Lott is concerned, she has a pretty voice and a pretty face and Mama Do is a good song. Boys and Girls not so much.
I like Pixie Lott a lot too. Saw her live on The Saturdays tour and she was amazing. Her singles don't do her powerful voice justice.
Amy is awsome, musically, lyrically and vocally.
Leona has a nice voice and had some nice songs on her debut, but im looking for her to show more identity on her second album.
I'd also add Corinne Bailey Rae and Laura Izibor to that list, both have unique sounds and good debut albums. Corinne Bailey Rae is a particular favourite of mine.
Love Amy Winehouse and Bat for Lashes
Leona and Pixie have great voices but are personality free.
I think the singer from La Roux is taking the piss by going anywhere near a microphone her voice is awful though Bulletproof is a good song.
La Roux I really love to. Took a while but my ears finally excepted her shrill voice. 'Quicksand' was the song that made me fall in love with their music. The first song I heard was 'In For The Kill' which I wasnt sure about to begin with. Of course I love all their stuff now though.
Love love love Little Boots. I think she is very creative. Her voice is nothing amazing but it's perfectly acceptable for the type of songs she sings. One of my favourite albums of the year is Hands. I enjoy every single track.
Florence and the Machine is amazing to. Love her album!! Very good songs.
Amy Winehouse is indeed a legend and one of the greatest soul singer ever. LOVE her!
Lily Allen's earlier stuff I liked (adore Littlest Things) but im really not keen of her new songs.
Leona Lewis has an amazing voice but theres nothing special about the songs.
Pixie Lott I fail to see what the fuss is about at the moment. That Mama Do song was (I thought) quite bad. Nice voice though I suppose.
Some other amazing current british chicks I really like..
Beverly Knight
Corinne Bailey Rae
V V Brown
Jem
Dido
and...
PALOMA FAITH!!!!! who I think is flipping marverlous. Cannot wait for her album. 'Stone Cold Sober' was wild and fun but oh my god 'New York' is just such a stunning, emotional, powerful song! Her voice gives me shivers.
So ya I think it's a good time for Brit chicks!:D
Amy Winehouse is talented but she would be far better if she got help for her drug/alcohol addiction
Leona Lewis has a good voice but sometimes I feel she "overdoes" it
I like Pixie Lott too, I hope she does well.
My favourite is La Roux, think both Bulletproof and In the Kill are fab. Love that her voice is well high.
Also quite like Little Boots but that's more for her new one, Remedy. Watched her video for New in Town but am not that keen on it.
Boys and Girls by Pixie Lott is quite good, but the video for it reminds me a lot of Lady Gaga's for Just Dance. I don't really like Mama Do that much. I suppose others did as it got to number 1!
Florence and the Machine and Bat for Lashes are really different and I'm not really sure what I think of them yet.
I haven't heard many Amy Winehouse songs but I like the cover of Valerie she did with Mark Ronson and Back to Black *goes off to find more*
I like Leona's voice and her song Better in Time, and I think that her cover of Run was good too.
Not that bothered about Lily Allen tbh, The Fear was ok.
I quite like Beverly Knight too, and Corinne Bailey Rae, well i did like her but she hasnt released anything recently or has she? and this is just me living under my rock again?
As an artist though Bat for Lashes is my favourite. I feel like I'm in a bizarre dream when listening to any one of her songs, so mystical and odd, and Daniel is a bloody brilliant song, I can't stop listening to it. Plus her voice is just..agh.
One of the few females that's doing something interesting. Utilizing her influences to turn herself into the best British Female artist around
La Roux 6/10
Overrated is an understatement, just rehashed versions of 80's electro pop songs. There's far better and more original female/male electro duo's groups etc, CRYSTAL CASTLES spring to mind
PJ Harvey 8/10
Always been a fan, great songwriter/musician, the very definition of talent
Adele 6/10
Loved "Hometown Glory" other than that just average songs
Little Boots 5/10
Never understood the hype and still don't. Just boring pop music
Amy Winehouse 7/10
Talented but actually preferred her first album
Duffy 7/10
Like her songs. Will be interesting to see how she can reinvent herself if she wants to survive
VV Brown 2/10
One of her songs is basically a cover of "Monster Mash" trying to disguise itself as a cool creative soul record. No thanks
Florence And The Machine 6/10
She's alright but let's be honest, its just forgettable second rate indie
Pixie Lott 3/10
Seen it all before, boring songs, boring lyrics
Leona Lewis 2/10
Boring, unoriginal, uncreative, no personal identity.. just a pop puppet really
Lily Allen 5/10
Her personality far outweighs her musical ability. And people are falling for it
Lily Allen's F**k You is a song where i totally agree with it's meaning. 7.5/10
Amy's You Know I'm No Good/BTB are great. 7/10
Leona's voice is phenomenal 10/10
Pixie is a credible artist too. 6/10