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Marina and The Diamonds (What went wrong ?)
I loved this band, however they never really caught on, and Marinaa was a fantastic vocalist. It was really strange> Opinions guys,, what do you think happened
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I loved this band, however they never really caught on, and Marinaa was a fantastic vocalist. It was really strange> Opinions guys,, what do you think happened
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Is it a band? I just thought it was Marina but it was her stage name as her real surname is Diamondis. Also, has she even released her second album?
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I think she set her sights too high. I think she was hoping to be as big as Lady Gaga by now.
And she made the mainstream after the Timbaland craze, which meant that alternative music was struggling, and electro music was bigger than ever, and it's all that people want to listen to on the radio anymore. If she was before (or even during) the Timbaland explosion in 2006, she might've been able to get popular before everybody was obsessed with dance music. So basically, she set unrealistic goals, I think, and also, just bad timing. Her type of music doesn't do well commercially anymore. |
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Is it a band? I just thought it was Marina but it was her stage name as her real surname is Diamondis. Also, has she even released her second album?
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I thought she was doing ok. She never had that much mainstream appeal but managed to carve out a niche for herself.
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So because she isn't having Adele like sales she's a failure her commercial success has not been that huge but she is a critical darling and has carved out a niche for herself she is doing fine.
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I thought she was doing ok. She never had that much mainstream appeal but managed to carve out a niche for herself.
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"I feel more like a failure than a success,I haven’t done anything I want to do. For someone who wants to be one of the best artists of her generation, I've done f*ck all" - Marina Diamandis
Where did she go wrong? 1. Weird voice, too deep 2. Strange incoherant lyrics 3. Quirky uncatchy songs 4. Forceful personality Everything that's right about Ellie, Florence and Adele is wrong when it comes to Marina! Also rumours abound that her 2nd album is being scrapped. |
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She's currently working on her new album, she has released a few songs from it online on YouTube. She released a single from it last year in September (I think) It did okay in the charts, but I don't think she should have released it, her album was originally planned for release around February, but she said on twitter a while ago that it will now be released later. I'm actually listening to her debut album right now, it is my favourite album ever, and I'm really not sure if her new album will be better, but hopefully it will. Anyway, yeah, she's still working on her album. I have been reading rumours that she might possibly have been dropped, but as I said they were just rumours and hopefully they're not true. I'll stop typing now.
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^ There are rumours going around that Electra Heart is being scrapped so she may have been dropped.
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^ There are rumours going around that Electra Heart is being scrapped so she may have been dropped.
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^ There are rumours going around that Electra Heart is being scrapped so she may have been dropped.
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No way she is just so brilliant i mean its not like she has done a Claire Maguire she could easily become an indie artist like fleet foxes etc
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Just doing a little research and it would seem that her label are no strangers to scrapping completed albums and dropping artists just before they're about to launch an album. And there are plenty of rumours that they're are dropping Marina and couple of other artists.
The fact that the label has stoppped following her, the album has been pushed back indefinately and she's not mentioned anything about the album in almost a month is not a good sign. Knowing Marina she'll act as if nothing is wrong and then out of nowhere we'll get some batsh*t crazy two hour rant on twitter. |
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it'd be a real shame if they do sales are not everything
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it'd be a real shame if they do sales are not everything
as a lovely singer once said, breaking even is the new platinum and quite often for a pop artist...getting platinum is only breaking even! I love Marina and want her new material, I hope she tries a release and just compensates on a strong uk tour schedule. |
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I'd say for the label and business they are.
as a lovely singer once said, breaking even is the new platinum and quite often for a pop artist...getting platinum is only breaking even! I love Marina and want her new material, I hope she tries a release and just compensates on a strong uk tour schedule. |
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Her material to date hasn't really been the kind of stuff that would properly break through to major success. Not a question of quality though, her album was brilliant.
That being said, I wouldn't say she's far behind her closest peers Little Boots and Ellie Goulding. Hollywood was big enough, but she's just waiting for 'the hit' to happen, her Starry Eyed or Bulletproof...and I think she's more than capable. She/we just have to hope her label has faith and patience. If she wants to be a popstar, she'll have to make adjustments. She can't realistically expect mainstream to pay much attention unless her material is radio friendly, commercial and easily accessible. As it is, she's too quirky for them. She's going in at her "weird level" set to high, when even Gaga debuted with it set to low. But yeah, just waiting on 'that song'. |
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Her material to date hasn't really been the kind of stuff that would properly break through to major success. Not a question of quality though, her album was brilliant.
That being said, I wouldn't say she's far behind her closest peers Little Boots and Ellie Goulding. Hollywood was big enough, but she's just waiting for 'the hit' to happen, her Starry Eyed or Bulletproof...and I think she's more than capable. She/we just have to hope her label has faith and patience. If she wants to be a popstar, she'll have to make adjustments. She can't realistically expect mainstream to pay much attention unless her material is radio friendly, commercial and easily accessible. As it is, she's too quirky for them. She's going in at her "weird level" set to high, when even Gaga debuted with it set to low. But yeah, just waiting on 'that song'.
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She's just tweeted that she's in Santa Monica mixing her album, so maybe she hasn't been dropped.
https://twitter.com/#!/MarinasDiamon...98666202988545 |
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As if the shut the rumours down before they even properly started: Quote:
Originally Posted by Marina Diamandis
MarinasDiamonds MARINA &THE DIAMONDS
I'm here to mix my album (!!!!!!!!!) 10 Minutes ago |
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As if the shut the rumours down before they even properly started:
However that doesn't mean it will see the light of day...679 really want to push Oh My! and it has alot of dead wood, Plan B of course is safe and Little Boots will get another crack at the whip because she's at least had some degree of success, Marina is the one on shakey ground. |
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"I feel more like a failure than a success,I haven’t done anything I want to do. For someone who wants to be one of the best artists of her generation, I've done f*ck all" - Marina Diamandis
Where did she go wrong? 1. Weird voice, too deep 2. Strange incoherant lyrics 3. Quirky uncatchy songs 4. Forceful personality Everything that's right about Ellie, Florence and Adele is wrong when it comes to Marina! Also rumours abound that her 2nd album is being scrapped. However, I watched an interview of her once, where she was saying she's a failure, and then she went on to criticize all my favourite artists, and then she went on to say something along the lines of the public being too stupid to appreciate her amazing lyrics. So I'm honestly not surprised that people are put off her, when she insults them and the music they like. That said, I do think some of her songs are good. I was just a bit upset to watch an interview where she basically told me that I was stupid. lol |
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I disagree if you look objectively both LB and Marina have had equal success and hype
If it came down to the two I think Marina would get the boot. |
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