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Old 31-12-2009, 14:03
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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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Old 31-12-2009, 14:04
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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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Old 31-12-2009, 14:10
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I agree. It's all based on looks these days. I mean look at cheryl cole
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Old 31-12-2009, 14:16
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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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Old 31-12-2009, 14:38
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JLS are just a really bad version of Another Level and Blue.
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Old 31-12-2009, 14:38
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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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Old 31-12-2009, 14:43
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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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Old 31-12-2009, 14:46
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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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Old 31-12-2009, 14:48
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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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Old 31-12-2009, 14:51
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Yes !!
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Old 31-12-2009, 14:53
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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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Old 31-12-2009, 14:56
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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.
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
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Old 31-12-2009, 15:13
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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.
Good sales figures don't necessairily mean the band or the record is any good. To use the old argument,The Sun is the best selling newspaper but that doesn't mean it's any good.
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Old 31-12-2009, 15:17
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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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Old 31-12-2009, 15:22
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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.
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.
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Old 31-12-2009, 15:34
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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.
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
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Old 31-12-2009, 16:09
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high sales of albums and singles does not mean anything.
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Old 31-12-2009, 16:46
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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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Old 31-12-2009, 16:51
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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
So, a few people in a poll of 152 people is indicative of everyone is it? Anyway, it wasn't even my argument that those sales are purely down to the fans who bought all 5. I'm sure most of their fans did buy only 1. I'm just saying that it's mainly their young girl fans gained from X Factor who think JLS are 'well fit' that are ensuring they are selling. You can't honestly say it's down to their music being brilliant. Yes that's just my opinion, but I can usually appreciate if something i dislike personally is actually very good musically, but JLS just aren't, and it doesn't take a genius to notice that. If they weren't off X Factor, they would of had to work hard to get noticed, work hard to get signed, work hard to make good music, work hard to get their songs played on the radio and make tv appearances etc.

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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Old 31-12-2009, 18:11
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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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Old 31-12-2009, 18:18
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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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Old 31-12-2009, 18:35
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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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Old 31-12-2009, 18:40
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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
I have grown to like them, hated Beat Again when it first came out but love it now!
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Old 31-12-2009, 18:43
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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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Old 31-12-2009, 19:05
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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
You're quite right, it's all subjective.

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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