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Are JLS overrated .... ?
Wondering if oneone here think JLS are overrated, maybe cause their prolonged appearance on the Xfactor made them popular!
Their two singles were complete average to me, beat again slighly better But "Everybody in Love" was totally dreadful |
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beat again was pop by numbers. everybody in love for a basic pop song at least had a tune
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I agree. It's all based on looks these days. I mean look at cheryl cole
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Beat Again was pretty good but considering what else was out around that time (Beyonce - Sweet Dreams, GaGa - Paparazzi, Jordin Sparks - Battlefield) it shouldn't have been #1.
As for EIL, awful song. Absolutely awful. |
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JLS are just a really bad version of Another Level and Blue.
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Of course they are overrated. Is their music actually any good? Is there anything about them that makes them better than any other manufactured boyband that have come and gone in the last 10 years? Well, no there isn't.
But X Factor fame, huge army of young girl fans, cheesy songs/silly dancing/image aimed directly at those fans, endless tv appearances and radio airplay = instant success (in terms of sales). That's the only difference with JLS. Also, why do so many people seem to love saying that JLS have 'worked hard' and 'deserve their success'? What do they actually mean by that? They've had it so easy it's unreal, they haven't had to 'work' for anything, they're just joyriding off the back of their X Factor fame. And why do their fans think that just because they were together as a group before appearing on X Factor means they aren't manufactured? They didn't have to be, but Epic saw the perfect opportunity to package them that way to ensure they make money out of them. If JLS really were passionate about making good music - rather than just record sales - they would of gone with a more mature image (which I believe they had the potential to be), instead of becoming just another formulaic cheesy boyband aimed at kids. |
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Yea they seem like nice guys and they've probably released the best post X Factor music but yes they're definitely overrated.
I remember having an argument with someone on here about them. This person loved them on X Factor and was bigging them up majorly even before their album came out and I asked "what if you don't like the album when it comes out, won't you look like a fool?" their reply was. "I guaruntee that won't happen" just makes me think the poeple that say they aren't sheep or are brainwashed don't make it easy for themselves. |
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The word overrated is subjective.
They might not be your cup of tea, but there are many many people out there who do like them & believe that they are a good group. Take one look at their album sales if you don't believe me. |
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They definitely are.
I can understand why Beat Again was popular, but Everybody In Love... oh dear. It sounds like a 90s American boyband flop effort. It's terrible and I have no idea why it is so big. Apparently their album is more like Everybody In Love than Beat Again? As with most bands like them, they'll end up going away eventually. There's a few reasons they are big; XFactor, people fancy them and Blue are not around any more so there's a place in the market for them. |
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Yes !!
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I agree!! Very overrated!! I didn't mind them when they were on X Factor last year but they've been overexposed majorly this year i.e. pictures of Aston & Marvin in particular on the town....again *yawn*
Everybody In Love is possibly the worst no.1 of the year in my opinion as well..... |
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The word overrated is subjective.
They might not be your cup of tea, but there are many many people out there who do like them & believe that they are a good group. Take one look at their album sales if you don't believe me. It still strikes me as strange when if you criticize an artist people throw sales figures at you as if that somehow proves an artist is good |
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The word overrated is subjective.
They might not be your cup of tea, but there are many many people out there who do like them & believe that they are a good group. Take one look at their album sales if you don't believe me. |
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For anyone that thinks they havent had to work hard then you really dont know much about them.. They are far from manufactured and were put together by Oritse around a year before X factor started
Their cheesy songs etc are down to their management, record label etc.. & not them One Shot is a much better song imo.. You should all have a listen Yes they may not be the most amazing boyband ever.. but they are doing well for themselves so at least let them enjoy their success If people like their music and want to buy it then fair enough its up to them |
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The word overrated is subjective.
They might not be your cup of tea, but there are many many people out there who do like them & believe that they are a good group. Take one look at their album sales if you don't believe me. If they weren't off X Factor, would they have sold anywhere near the amount of albums they have? Not a chance. That's why I don't get it when people say they've 'worked hard' for their success, as I said in my earlier post. |
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What has album sales got to do with anything? For a start, they released it with 5 different covers, and I know for a fact that many of their fans bought all of them.
If they weren't off X Factor, would they have sold anywhere near the amount of albums they have? Not a chance. That's why I don't get it when people say they've 'worked hard' for their success, as I said in my earlier post. ![]() Surely their fanbase wouldnt have enough money to buy 5 copies each Poll on their official forum.. where you could say the dedicated fans are http://www.jlsofficial.com/gb/forums/viewthread/66835/ & if thats the case with X factor.. why havent all x factor winners, runners up etc.. done that well |
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high sales of albums and singles does not mean anything.
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jls are doing great
2 number 1 singles and number 1 album their new single One Shot is out in Feburay |
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So they sold 100k for 7 weeks and are close to 1 million sales because their fans went out and bought multiple copies
![]() Surely their fanbase wouldnt have enough money to buy 5 copies each Poll on their official forum.. where you could say the dedicated fans are http://www.jlsofficial.com/gb/forums/viewthread/66835/ & if thats the case with X factor.. why havent all x factor winners, runners up etc.. done that well And the reason other X Factor hopefuls flopped is because they weren't marketable and didn't appeal to X Factor viewers - remember that the majority of those are young girls, and therefore JLS were the absolute ideal act to make money out of off the back of the show. Well done Epic. |
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They harmonise well. I find them harmless, nice boys who work hard. Obviously there album sales have been suprising. Beat Again is better than Everybody in Love. I wish them more success in the future
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I never "rated" then in the first place, so I can't say they are overrated.
I see them as a manufactured pop band for wee girls, who will soon tire of them and move onto the next fashionable boyband. |
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Yes, but t don't stop girls buying there songs making them no.1, they probaly at awsome to other people but not to me.
IMO they are nothing special, what done it for me is they have an arena tour with only 2 no.1 singles, and everyone moans when Other artist lyp sync but nothing gets said when they lyp sync. |
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Wondering if oneone here think JLS are overrated, maybe cause their prolonged appearance on the Xfactor made them popular!
Their two singles were complete average to me, beat again slighly better But "Everybody in Love" was totally dreadful |
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Beat again and EIL are not that good but i think 'one shot' is pretty good.
i am a JLS fan but find them highly overrated |
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Ironic how you say overrated is subjective but then mention their record sales.... Sales are subjective and not to be taken as gospel when it comes to deciding wheather music is good or not... Bob The Builder, Mr Blobby.. I could go on.
It still strikes me as strange when if you criticize an artist people throw sales figures at you as if that somehow proves an artist is good What it all boils down to is personal taste. I used to the sales figures to highlight the fact that there are a lot of people who do like them, so maybe, just maybe, they're doing something right. Just because you don't like a particular group or act, does not mean they're rubbish. |
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