Anyone else miss the Sugababes?
Its been years since we have seen the sugababes and i was listening to some of their singles and albums which were fantastic! ( especially angels with dirty faces!)
Its such a shame how they ended with a flop and bad press
Anyone else miss them? And which lineup?
My best to worst-
mutya keisha heidi
Amelle keisha heidi
Mutya keisha siobhan
Amelle jade heidi
Its such a shame how they ended with a flop and bad press
Anyone else miss them? And which lineup?
My best to worst-
mutya keisha heidi
Amelle keisha heidi
Mutya keisha siobhan
Amelle jade heidi
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Best line up is Mutya, Keisha and Heidi. They were never the same after Mutya left, and I really never warmed to Amelle. She always struck me as being their for the fame as opposed to the music. Poor Jade never had a chance though!
It's sad the way they ended and I think Heidi and Amelle got a bit too much bad publicity but it's a good thing that Amelle and Heidi didn't take anymore of Keisha's bullying as it could have ended a lot worse, sad how Mutya took Keisha's side too
Tbh I get a bit annoyed when people say that Heidi wasn't an original member, especially since she's been the longest out of the whole band, it wasn't until she joined the Sugababes that they got the success it deserved and Mutya, Keisha and Heidi's voices rubbed along nicely and they seemed to get along well as it always looked very tense when Siobhan was in the group.
I doubt MKS are going to go very far, if anyone does buy their music or see their concert I think it will be more for novelly reasons.
They released some real pop classics like Freak, Round Round, Hole In The Head, Push The Button and their ballads were brilliant. All six girls can sing which is a rarity in girl groups lol.
And I agree about Heidi too. She got thrown under the bus by Mutya after the Keisha situation and I hate that after all those years (where lets be honest, nobody gave a shit about the original line-up) she was reduced to simply being a replacement by fans and the media.
I remember just after MKS announced their re/formation, my local radio station started constantly pushing how great the original line-up was, they were the best line-up and then followed up that line by playing Freak, Too Lost In You and About You Now one after the other which show just how bothered they were.
Though to be fair, the same DJ was bleating on about Robbie re-joining Take That, how what they've done since he left wasn't good enough then played Rule The World so I don't think he's that clever
All the sweet 7 singles went top 10 even though the album did not do so well.
I think they could have done another album with the right production.
They have a great vocal sound and produced some very diverse and innovatory sounds in the early to mid 00s. Probably the girl group I listen to the most and the best of the modern UK girl groups.
I treasure my signed copy of 'Three'
And I don't think the story is over quite yet...
Not so much otherwise. I don't get the hype for MKS either and it seems most don't either.
I'm with what seems to be a majority view - for me it's Keisha, Heidi and Mutya, with no scorn meant to Siobhan but 'Freak Like Me' was and will always remain bloody brilliant and what introduced me to them as a 13 year old. But then, as mentioned, 'About You Now' deserves to be included in their imperial phase even if it's the start of the Amelle era.
Anyone else really enjoy Mutya's brief solo career too? Was relistening to them recently and 'Song 4 Mutya' in particular is astonishingly good, mostly the work of Groove Armada but it's like every 80s pop group you can imagine playing behind her at once.
Despite what occured behind the scenes and the many line up changes, i consider them as one of my fav girlbands and my fav british girlband of all time.
I think the thing that annoys me about fans reaction to Sweet 7 (people saying they weren't Sugababes, the album wasn't a Sugababes album and they had killed the Sugababes) was a lot of people seemed to ignore that the album, with the exception of Crash and Burn, was going to be released with Keisha still in the band.
To be clear though, not saying you're doing that lol but the reaction to Sweet 7 was ridiculous at times. Especially when a year later, they were about to release what was arguably the most Sugababes-esque single in years with Freedom.
Agree with pretty much all of this. I've said before there are two members that have a claim to the Sugababes and they are Heidi and Keisha. Siobhan lost her claim to the band when she climbed out of that window (surely that can't be true lol) and Mutya did the same when she quit at what was possibly one of the vital times in Sugababes history.
Heidi might not have been an original member but she had so much more of an impact on the success of the group than Siobhan ever did. And I believe Amelle had a big impact on the group too, again more than Siobhan did.
Keisha knew that Heidi was more important to Sugababes when she said in 2006 "When Heidi joined the band, that's when we became THE Sugababes" and I believe deep down, she still believes that to be the case. She's never bad mouthed Heidi like she did "the other girl" AKA Siobhan and to an extent Mutya.
My favourite Sugababes albums are definitely; One Touch, Three, Taller In More Ways (original Mutya version) and Angels With Dirty Faces, in that order. I quite like Change although not crazy about it. The other 2 albums I don't care for at all.
I just wish MKS would hurry up and bring out this album they recorded, if they ever will! I'm beginning to doubt it. I mean, one single release, over a year ago now and nothing else. I don't care whether they change their name to Sugababes or keep MKS, I just want to hear the music!
Btw, I adored Siobhan as a solo artist too and have both her albums and all her singles. Her solo music is stunning, imo. But I love her with Keisha and Mutya too. Their voices blend so well together.
As for those who say they love 2.0. but not 1.0. must mean they only really like Heidi as 1.0 is 2/3rd's the same group! It's still Mutya and Keisha in both versions of the group! Actually I think a 5.0. of Sugababes featuring a Mutya, Keisha, Siobhan AND Heidi four-piece would be brilliant.
I think Sugababes (1.0. and 2.0.) were one of the best groups of the 00's, for me coming a close second to Girls Aloud. Girls Aloud will always be my favourite girl group, with the most stunning collection of classic pop songs.
I always liked Sweet & Amazing. It doesn't compare to their earlier stuff, but it really stood out on Sweet 7 to me. Very nice melody.
To be honest i've not listened to Sweet 7 in ages - probabbly a few months after it came out. I might give it another listen.
As a side note though, aside from 'Angels With Dirty Faces', why did all of their albums have such terrible or unimaginative titles.
And they definitely picked the wrong singles. I love Wear My Kiss but I don't think it was single worthy. I would have gone, had Keisha remained in the band:
About A Girl (August)
No More You (November)
Thank You For The Heartbreak (February)
Sweet & Amazing (May)
With Jade, I probably would have switched No More You for Crash & Burn.