Originally Posted by RosiePosiiiee:
“their latest album is their second big flop”
And what are you basing that on? The chart position rather than the sales, which is what actually matters more?
Their new album has almost sold the same amount in 4 weeks as their debut Chasing Lights did in 4 weeks, which eventually sold just shy of 400k. Whether they'll be able to salvage the era with a 4th single sharpish remains to be seen but I doubt it.
Saying that though, yes, the album has underperformed and I'm a big fan but I think they'll split sometime next year, which is a shame as they are genuinely talented (well, Una, Vanessa and Rochelle are, to me, anyway). They just don't connect with the general public anymore, for whatever reason. They do have each have a personality but they never manage to get it across in interviews or their videos. Just when you think they're finally going to explode/become bigger, they take two steps back again. That's literally their career summed up - two steps forward, then two steps back... frustrating being a Sats fan. Like waiting for a bus that never comes.
But I hate that there always has to be an unnecessary rivalry between girlbands. We're suffocated with 3 boybands, why can't we have 2 girlbands on the scene at the same time? I don't see why there needs to be endless comparisons when The Saturdays and Little Mix are clearly different groups from an image and sound perspective - Little Mix are more 'gritty' and 'youthful' and have said they want to go down the RnB/urban route. It's ok to like more than one girlband without feeling the need to put one down to big the other up!

I like both Little Mix and The Sats.
And since 2008, they've sold 3 million records, had 10 top 10 singles and achieved 3 top 10 albums, which is reasonably impressive and nothing to slate.