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Old 07-11-2004, 14:19
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At the start of the live competition the groups was arguably the strongest category. I was quite impressed by the diversity of the groups Louis picked and the absence of cheesy boyband material.

However... since then, Louis seems to have found his self destruct button and his mismanagement of his acts is solely responsible for the precarious position they seem to be in now.

G4 - They are a class act, but Louis just does not seem to know how to handle them at all. Rediculous song choices, confused styling. He's turned them into a novelty act.

VWS - They lack the mental strength to survive. They crumble at negative feedback and their performances have got worse. Changing their song at the last minute because it wasn't working out (as he said on The Xtra Factor after) was the worse thing he could do for their confidence.

2 to Go - I think Louis only really picked them to get the sympathy vote. They could have worked if they had the right songs and performing as a duo. Instead Louis focused too much on patronising the group by the "Look, peter's blind but look how talented he is... oh and his best friend can sing a bit as well" . Last week peter played the piano, this week the keyboard and sax... what would it have been next week if they had got through? A one man band??

And what's more Louis can't even defend himself. Simon was absolutely right in his comments last night and all Louis can do is insult him. He offers no constructive criticism.

It's a shame cos up until last night I had a lot of admiration for Louis. He's completely lost it.
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Old 07-11-2004, 15:43
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he seems out of his depth
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Old 07-11-2004, 15:49
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I'm starting to wonder if G4 are massively ahead in the voting and that has given Louis the confidence to try different things with them knowing their fan base will still support them. Louis knows there is absolutely no way VWS are going to win or even survive another week. I reckon he has sacrificed 2 to go and VWS for G4 and he knows he can experiment with them on live TV to see what does and doesn't work.
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Old 07-11-2004, 16:08
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Originally Posted by moogester
I'm starting to wonder if G4 are massively ahead in the voting and that has given Louis the confidence to try different things with them knowing their fan base will still support them. Louis knows there is absolutely no way VWS are going to win or even survive another week. I reckon he has sacrificed 2 to go and VWS for G4 and he knows he can experiment with them on live TV to see what does and doesn't work.
'G4' were in the bottom 3 last week ('VWS' were not) so they can't be well ahead in the voting! I think Louis big mistake was in the choice of acts for his final three - '2 To Go' are ok, but were never going to win as the act is too dated. As for 'G4', what exactly is the point with them? A rehash of pop songs sung in a light operatic style does have a 'so what?' factor and again, is dated and has been done before - it's not different or unique. 'G4' may get close to the final with Saturday night television voters, but they are never going to cross-over as a mainstream chart act or sell many records. Very few people who vote, actually buy the product!
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Old 07-11-2004, 16:17
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Originally Posted by zilch
'G4' were in the bottom 3 last week ('VWS' were not) so they can't be well ahead in the voting! I think Louis big mistake was in the choice of acts for his final three - '2 To Go' are ok, but were never going to win as the act is too dated. As for 'G4', what exactly is the point with them? A rehash of pop songs sung in a light operatic style does have a 'so what?' factor and again, is dated and has been done before - it's not different or unique. 'G4' may get close to the final with Saturday night television voters, but they are never going to cross-over as a mainstream chart act or sell many records. Very few people who vote, actually buy the product!
The order they are called out in is not the order the voting goes. Anyone of them could have been 3rd to bottom in the voting.
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Old 07-11-2004, 16:20
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Originally Posted by zilch
'G4' were in the bottom 3 last week ('VWS' were not) so they can't be well ahead in the voting! I think Louis big mistake was in the choice of acts for his final three - '2 To Go' are ok, but were never going to win as the act is too dated. As for 'G4', what exactly is the point with them? A rehash of pop songs sung in a light operatic style does have a 'so what?' factor and again, is dated and has been done before - it's not different or unique. 'G4' may get close to the final with Saturday night television voters, but they are never going to cross-over as a mainstream chart act or sell many records. Very few people who vote, actually buy the product!
......correction - there is no bottom 3, only a bottom 2. G4 were the last act to go through last week. I tend to agree with the theory that perhaps they are ahead in the voting and that is why he has been experimenting. I don`t think he would have dared do it had it been too close to call.
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Old 07-11-2004, 16:31
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Originally Posted by pennycandle
......correction - there is no bottom 3, only a bottom 2. G4 were the last act to go through last week. I tend to agree with the theory that perhaps they are ahead in the voting and that is why he has been experimenting. I don`t think he would have dared do it had it been too close to call.
I think that's a bit of wishful thinking, pennycandle....even G4's biggest fans generally seem aghast at what the song choice has been, so I don't think the average GBP voter is likely to have been that impressed so as to have them out in front at this point. I really don't think Louis knows what to do with them.
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