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Old 09-05-2010, 09:13
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what are leona fans trying to acheive? i like her but this whole era has been a massive flop. the uk and american charts are rejecting her. i hate to say it but she is stuck in a rut. her whole style needs to switch and outta my head isnt the answer as it is shit. just like the echo album in general.

people are just bored of her. the fact she has zero personality is probably why

dull dull dull
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Old 09-05-2010, 10:05
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What's the purpose of this thread? There are other Leona threads you could pop your view in on which direction you think she could go in so what's the point of this one?

And it's getting tiring saying she has "zero" personality, if she doesn't cover the papers with some hot-headed opinion or something, it's not that she is just a nice keep-to-herself girl, but instead is that she's "dull"
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Old 09-05-2010, 11:28
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I like Leona but I must admit, i doubt this campaign will even launch the song into the top 100. That campaign for 'Untouchable' was far bigger and hyped more yet only got the song to like #112 or something.
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Old 09-05-2010, 12:37
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what are leona fans trying to acheive?
i) recognition from the label.
ii) top 40 would be nice but not essential.
iii) a thing for FANS to do to celebrate Leona's tour since there's no official single to do that.

i like her but this whole era has been a massive flop.
Off the back of an underperforming worldwide lead single and a severely underperforming second single (due to Leona's sloppy management), Echo has sold over 1.3 million copies worldwide and 600k in the UK. Hardly a flop. More of an underperformance.

the uk and american charts are rejecting her.
No they are not. If you actually stop being ignorant and educate yourself, she's done well in the UK charts this era with pretty "uncommercial" material. Just not to the crazy levels of the Spirit era. In the US, Happy sold 450,000 copies (despite peaking at #31) and is close to a Gold certification. Due to her stupid management, no follow-up single has been released over there - hence why Echo has such low US sales.

i hate to say it
Yeah sure you do.

but she is stuck in a rut. her whole style needs to switch and outta my head isnt the answer as it is shit. just like the echo album in general.
I'd love to know what music you listen too. Again, Echo might not have hit material but, unlike Ke$ha, Rihanna, Britney etc, Leona sticks to music she believes in which has depth. Outta My Head isn't the best up-tempo she has done - Scene of the Crime is.

people are just bored of her. the fact she has zero personality is probably why
Again, you show your ignorance. Everyone has a personality. She's just not insane like GaGa or attention-seeking like Rihanna and Ke$ha. She actually has these things called morals. Ever heard of them?

dull dull dull
Just like the post i'm quoting.

There's been billions of threads about "Is Leona flopping?", "Leona's got zero personality" and "Leona is boring" so why couldn't you post your comment in those threads?

It's such a shame there are loads of people who are in need of education. Ignorance and arrogance aren't attractive.
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Old 09-05-2010, 12:50
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Off the back of an underperforming worldwide lead single and a severely underperforming second single (due to Leona's sloppy management), Echo has sold over 1.3 million copies worldwide and 600k in the UK. Hardly a flop. More of an underperformance.
Echo has been a flop considering she got to perform TWICE on X Factor last year in front of millions of viewers each time, and it was timed to take full advantage of the Christmas market (as usual).

As long as X Factor is still going, Leona's albums will only ever be released at the end of the year so Simon Cowell can book her to perform on the live shows to maximize sales. It's no coincidence that she has performed every year on the X Factor live shows since she won. I would bet my house that Echo will be re-released at the end of this year with a new single for her to perform on X Factor, just like with Spirit. Alexandra Burke will probably do the same this year.

It's all contrived, Simon Cowell is only bothered about sales figures, and he does absolutely everything possible to ensure his puppets sell as many records as they can, for reasons other than the music itself. If every other singer had those luxuries they would never have to worry about a thing.
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Old 09-05-2010, 12:57
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Echo has been a flop considering she got to perform TWICE on X Factor last year in front of millions of viewers each time, and it was timed to take full advantage of the Christmas market (as usual).

As long as X Factor is still going, Leona's albums will only ever be released at the end of the year so Simon Cowell can book her to perform on the live shows to maximize sales. It's no coincidence that she has performed every year on the X Factor live shows since she won. I would bet my house that Echo will be re-released at the end of this year with a new single for her to perform on X Factor, just like with Spirit. Alexandra Burke will probably do the same this year.

It's all contrived, Simon Cowell is only bothered about sales figures, and he does absolutely everything possible to ensure his puppets sell as many records as they can, for reasons other than the music itself. If every other singer had those luxuries they would never have to worry about a thing.
Trust you to show up.

You really wanna bet your house that there will be a re-release? Well i hope you keep your house cos a re-release is what she needs so that the general public can see how good Echo is.

I think you'll be homeless by the end of the year though.
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Old 09-05-2010, 13:13
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I love Leona but this has no hype behind it. Its the thought that counts, I guess.
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Old 09-05-2010, 13:15
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The "I like ___ but [insert silly comments intended to catch the attention of fans and annoy them]" technique is perfect for the simple, unimaginative novice who is just starting out and has only recently found accomodation under their bridge. The lack of mental capacity and experience of the troll who employs this technique is directly proportional to blatant obviousness of their attempt. This technique, however, is foolproof and guaranteed to gain at least a short-term reaction, so even the most simple beginners can have their fun!
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Old 09-05-2010, 13:29
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The "I like ___ but [insert silly comments intended to catch the attention of fans and annoy them]" technique is perfect for the simple, unimaginative novice who is just starting out and has only recently found accomodation under their bridge. The lack of mental capacity and experience of the troll who employs this technique is directly proportional to blatant obviousness of their attempt. This technique, however, is foolproof and guaranteed to gain at least a short-term reaction, so even the most simple beginners can have their fun!
It's either a techniqe to annoy fans or it's just honesty. Fans are entitled to criticise things related to the artist you know, not all of us are oblivious to failure and dissapointment.
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Old 09-05-2010, 13:46
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Trust you to show up.

You really wanna bet your house that there will be a re-release? Well i hope you keep your house cos a re-release is what she needs so that the general public can see how good Echo is.

I think you'll be homeless by the end of the year though.
Yeah yeah very funny I couldn't bet the house even if I wanted to - it's not even mine

But seriously, I know I always have something to say about X Factor and the people from it etc. But you agree what I'm saying is true?
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Old 09-05-2010, 14:48
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Yeah yeah very funny I couldn't bet the house even if I wanted to - it's not even mine

But seriously, I know I always have something to say about X Factor and the people from it etc. But you agree what I'm saying is true?
Don't get me wrong, I see where you're coming from. The thing is though, it comes across that you don't see XF alumini as artists - which I think is definitely wrong in some cases (Diana and Leona both (co-)wrote a great deal of their albums). Plus, every record label boss is like that. Simon is seen as evil from the music perspective but he's no different from other label managers. The only difference is Simon is smart enough to build a platform for his acts.
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