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Old 17-12-2011, 15:44
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My main one has to Adele. Common as muck woman, dull songs, no stage presence yet she sells thousands of albums every week and I just don't get why everyone likes her so much

Who are yours?
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Old 17-12-2011, 15:47
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There are loads, i suppose, but the first ones to enter my mind when I saw the thread were Katy Perry, Britney and Rihanna. I suppose you could say I'm not in love with artists who need studio trickery to make them sound like they can sing.
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Old 17-12-2011, 15:54
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Pitbull....surely someone in the music buisness has the balls to say no to him to feature on a song?
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Old 17-12-2011, 15:56
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Another one - B.o.B. - shameless generic rent a rapper.

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Old 17-12-2011, 15:58
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My main one has to Adele. Common as muck woman, dull songs, no stage presence yet she sells thousands of albums every week and I just don't get why everyone likes her so much

Who are yours?
Singer/Songwriter with a beautiful soulful voice.


For me it's Britney. Most abhorrent music I've ever known and she actually does not have any musical talent. How people can by such a robotic, droning album and go to concerts where she justs dances around while lip synching is beyond me. :yawn:
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Old 17-12-2011, 15:58
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another one B.o.B. - shameless generic rent a rapper. Is your single failing in the charts? Then Call BOB today for a free quote. No job too small or demeaning. No call out charges.
BOB must be broke. I mean if his own stuff fails "I'll be in the sky", he must only have a small percentage on the royalities for a featuring single?
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Old 17-12-2011, 16:01
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The one I really cant stand is Britney Spears, can't stand her voice or her songs. She's just someone who got lucky by singing a song dressed as a half naked schoolgirl. That is 'common as muck' in my book.
Which is ok in a porn film, but for music I prefer people who can actually sing and dont rely on flashing their half naked bodies to get noticed.
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Old 17-12-2011, 16:24
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T-Pain, that 5 O'Clock song of his is one of the most repulsive things I've heard this year. Also, artists like Inna and Alexandra Stan - annoying voices and Eurodance music. That Mr. Saxobeat song really winds me up.
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Old 17-12-2011, 16:27
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I'll probably get some flack for this, but Florence + The Machine - I find Florences voice very overbearing, it's kind of shrieky and then especially the chorus of 'Shake It Out' (first verse I like) It just sounds like she's screaming. She is really starting to take off in the states, but despite my opinion, I commend her for doing it herself - writing/co-writing her own songs, and not using guest features.

Also, Jason Derulo. Funny enough I loved half of his first album, but with his second album it was just so generic and sounds like every other electro-pop/r&b songs we have out at the moment, he's is like the poor mans Chris Brown/Usher. He isn't good live either, it consists of him letting the background music do all the singing as he throws in unnecessary runs everywhere
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Old 17-12-2011, 16:35
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Old 17-12-2011, 16:37
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Morrisey.I mean,who told the poor bloke he could sing.
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Old 17-12-2011, 16:42
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Surely the reasons behind the success of Rihanna/Katy Perry/Britney/whoever are obvious? Catchy songs and good looks. If anything, a reason to be baffled by Adele's success is that she's not exactly premiership in the looks department rather than those listed in the OP.
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Old 17-12-2011, 16:48
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Drake. His voice is so boring and lifeless. His songs are not that special either
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Old 17-12-2011, 16:58
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Justin Bieber - HIs music isn't groundbreaking. At all. All I can say is that little girls who fancy the pants of him think they have a chance of being with him, and just buy his boring music as if he were singing those generic songs to them. Apart from that, I'm clueless.
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Old 17-12-2011, 17:10
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Justin Bieber - HIs music isn't groundbreaking. At all. All I can say is that little girls who fancy the pants of him think they have a chance of being with him, and just buy his boring music as if he were singing those generic songs to them. Apart from that, I'm clueless.
God yes. Kid needs to hit puberty, 'cept I think he already has, which is scary. He might become this creepy man child even more.
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Old 17-12-2011, 17:26
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God yes. Kid needs to hit puberty, 'cept I think he already has, which is scary. He might become this creepy man child even more.
Agreed. You know it's a few paedos keeping him in the buisness. Has NO talent at all.

Another one is 1Direction, but that is thanks to Simon Cowell.
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Old 17-12-2011, 17:31
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Singer/Songwriter with a beautiful soulful voice.


For me it's Britney. Most abhorrent music I've ever known and she actually does not have any musical talent. How people can by such a robotic, droning album and go to concerts where she justs dances around while lip synching is beyond me. :yawn:
I am struggling to think of one good song she has written
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Old 17-12-2011, 17:31
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The one I really cant stand is Britney Spears, can't stand her voice or her songs. She's just someone who got lucky by singing a song dressed as a half naked schoolgirl. That is 'common as muck' in my book.
Which is ok in a porn film, but for music I prefer people who can actually sing and dont rely on flashing their half naked bodies to get noticed.
Except Britney CAN sing. When she sings in her own register she is actually quite good. She also writes music but ehr record company reject it as it is not commercial enough for her. The songs she writes show off her voice. Maybe you should research before being so arrogant.

Examples of her REAL voice and talent...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0s2VfWR9Ro

http://youtu.be/kBtBfGxNqpY

http://youtu.be/Rdd4dlss7TA

http://youtu.be/Af0mFPAjFuk
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Old 17-12-2011, 17:35
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Rihanna.

The other popstars can at least do something - Britney could dance/write a few songs/generally entertain, Katy can play the guitar and write a few songs, Gaga can write/play piano/sing, Ke$ha can write a catchy tune, etc.

Rihanna has no qualities. At all. Not even one. She is completely and utterly talentless. I can't even warm to her personality.

I do really like Rated R and some songs from LOUD, but generally her try-hard attitude and lack of everything bores me.:sleep:
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Old 17-12-2011, 17:40
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Rihanna.

The other popstars can at least do something - Britney could dance/write a few songs/generally entertain, Katy can play the guitar and write a few songs, Gaga can write/play piano/sing, Ke$ha can write a catchy tune, etc.

Rihanna has no qualities. At all. Not even one. She is completely and utterly talentless. I can't even warm to her personality.

I do really like Rated R and some songs from LOUD, but generally her try-hard attitude and lack of everything bores me.:sleep:
Completely agree with you!!
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Old 17-12-2011, 18:04
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Numero Uno of artists I don't understand how they have so much success: ADELE.

Similar reasons the the OP, boring songs (and I like my soulful slowies, trust me) mediocre voice, bad attitude and bad looks.

Others include Susan Boyle, for the same reasons as Adele to be honest!

And Flo Rider, T-Pain and Will.I.Am/Black Eyed Peas.

BEP and Will.I.Am had some pretty cool tues to begin with, but have gradually been getting worse and worse imo with TERRIBLE lyrics that could have been written by a 4 year old

"I say you, are, the light of my life,
and one, day, you're gonna be my wife
and we, are, gonna have some babies together"

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Old 17-12-2011, 18:09
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Rihanna.

The other popstars can at least do something - Britney could dance/write a few songs/generally entertain, Katy can play the guitar and write a few songs, Gaga can write/play piano/sing, Ke$ha can write a catchy tune, etc.

Rihanna has no qualities. At all. Not even one. She is completely and utterly talentless. I can't even warm to her personality.

I do really like Rated R and some songs from LOUD, but generally her try-hard attitude and lack of everything bores me.:sleep:
I actually agree. Her looks i guess
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Old 17-12-2011, 18:11
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JUSTIN BEIBER??? seriously i mean if he can make a music career so can anyone
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Old 17-12-2011, 18:35
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I knew Britney would get some trash thrown her way in this thread, it irritates me that people dont actually do the research before posting such idiotic comments.
Anyways, for me its Justin Bieber, dreadful voice, dreadful songs, largely dreadful fanbase, cant really dance even though he tries, the list goes on....
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Old 17-12-2011, 18:47
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Rihanna. I seriously... what, why, when? *falls over*
She's not particularly good looking (I remember when she came on the scene and her alien forehead distracted me in her music videos).
She has not a shred of musical talent. This refers to singing and writing. Some artists can do one (Beyonce), some can do both (Mariah Carey), but she can't do either. When she performed on X Factor the other week, I was embarrassed for her. The studio version of We Found Love was being played over her live vocals and she still sounded awful.
She also can't dance. She just shakes her hips around. It wouldn't be so bad if she was actually sexy but she looks like Ronald McDonald these days.
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