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Old 07-03-2013, 23:28
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Just watching a repeat of him on The Graham Norton Show from last week. How does this guy sell millions of records? Is there some billionaire somewhere paying people to buy his music? Is the end nigh? How do they get the figs into the fig rolls?
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Old 07-03-2013, 23:37
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Olly can be abit up himself sometimes...but i got to admit he's very good at what he does, and is easily entertaining when performing. I think he's better than Robbie Williams, then again i've never liked Robbie from Day One - too over the top for me. My fave male solo artist is Will Young full stop.

Olly is for a different market, and to be fair i've heard all three albums all very good, all his singles have been outstanding and he's warming to me...over the years. I hated him on the X Factor and was surprised he was top 2, but some amazing songs so far and not totally up himself as much as say Robbie...

Might be a sweeping statement but could inherit the Robbie Williams throne...
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Old 07-03-2013, 23:45
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Olly can be abit up himself sometimes...but i got to admit he's very good at what he does, and is easily entertaining when performing. I think he's better than Robbie Williams, then again i've never liked Robbie from Day One - too over the top for me. My fave male solo artist is Will Young full stop.

Olly is for a different market, and to be fair i've heard all three albums all very good, all his singles have been outstanding and he's warming to me...over the years. I hated him on the X Factor and was surprised he was top 2, but some amazing songs so far and not totally up himself as much as say Robbie...

Might be a sweeping statement but could inherit the Robbie Williams throne...
Now there's a terrifying thought! At least Robbie has had some peak moments with his songs (like Angels), and can talk to an audience a bit. Not saying I'm a massive fan or anything remotely close to it but I can see how he's done well. Olly Murs? More like Olly Blurs imo!
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Old 07-03-2013, 23:58
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There'll be an empty chair/one with Olly sitting on it next to Steve Buscemi in the re-do of the restaurant scene and a dollar on the table in front. No one will mention the chair/Olly or the dollar and the argument about tipping the waitress will continue from where it left off last time. (Has anyone checked the odds on Olly sneaking in as next Pope?)
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Old 08-03-2013, 00:03
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Is there some billionaire somewhere paying people to buy his music?
I dont know if this happen with Olly but Im sure it happened with certain brat girl and certain music mogul!

I love Olly but his latest record is seriously awful.
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Old 08-03-2013, 00:09
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I dont know if this happen with Olly but Im sure it happened with certain brat girl and certain music mogul!

I love Olly but his latest record is seriously awful.
Tell me more!
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Old 08-03-2013, 00:18
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I dont know if this happen with Olly but Im sure it happened with certain brat girl and certain music mogul!

I love Olly but his latest record is seriously awful.
He gets A lot of airplay ..not sure why? But it translates into sales so i presume that its current and what peeps want to hear ...
I did not connect with him on the x factor ..far from it .but good on him. he has a persona and a brand of music which has been very succesful and as far as i can see he works very hard at what he does
I will always remember the awful comments and the complete slamming of him that went on on this forum when he was in the X factor
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Old 08-03-2013, 00:37
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Releasing music while being the host of Xtra Factor helped a lot.
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Old 08-03-2013, 07:06
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Olly can be abit up himself sometimes...but i got to admit he's very good at what he does, and is easily entertaining when performing. I think he's better than Robbie Williams, then again i've never liked Robbie from Day One - too over the top for me. My fave male solo artist is Will Young full stop.

Olly is for a different market, and to be fair i've heard all three albums all very good, all his singles have been outstanding and he's warming to me...over the years. I hated him on the X Factor and was surprised he was top 2, but some amazing songs so far and not totally up himself as much as say Robbie...

Might be a sweeping statement but could inherit the Robbie Williams throne...
They are very similar in some ways. Both have the "cheeky chappy" persona. Just that Robbie did it first and he is from the North. Neither are brilliant vocalists IMO but both have had some decent tunes.

I think Will is a far superior singer than either but he is more of a complex person & he is not quite so willing to compromise himself as Olly does.
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Old 08-03-2013, 07:47
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They are very similar in some ways. Both have the "cheeky chappy" persona. Just that Robbie did it first and he is from the North. Neither are brilliant vocalists IMO but both have had some decent tunes.

I think Will is a far superior singer than either but he is more of a complex person & he is not quite so willing to compromise himself as Olly does.
Agreed he's fiercely private.and won't play the fame game. Whereas Olly IS the fame game. What gets me about OM is his huge ego . Robbie had/has a huge ego but he also has an introspective and vulnerable side which makes him more interesting.. Olly doesn't give me the impression he even thinks about anything but his sales figures and getting his name in the papers and on Twitter.
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Old 08-03-2013, 15:36
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Agreed he's fiercely private.and won't play the fame game. Whereas Olly IS the fame game. What gets me about OM is his huge ego . Robbie had/has a huge ego but he also has an introspective and vulnerable side which makes him more interesting.. Olly doesn't give me the impression he even thinks about anything but his sales figures and getting his name in the papers and on Twitter.
Sorry but this is so flawed. What you mean to say is that YOU think he has a huge ego. He always compliments the XF, saying that he respects his roots (I have to applaud anyone who has enough courage to say this to the tabloids), and the only news article where he even mentions his popularity are the ones describing his efforts to be respected by the music industry which he can't get because of music industry snobbery. How you've got the impression that he only cares about sales and his name on papers is beyond me. Doesn't every pop star want that anyway??? Isn't that part of their job???

If you're judging his pop star quality based off the Army of Two song, Reven, then tell me do you know what kind of vocal range is required for Army of Two? It's like Nicole trying to sing Poison or Don't Hold Your Breath (albeit Nicole's is way more difficult and she sings MUCH better). Olly's track is very difficult to sing. Also if you are basing this off his GNS performance then also use the same bit of reasoning for Little Mix, Katy Perry, JLS, Kesha, Cyndi Lauper, Of Monsters and Men because their performances were just as tacky.

And at the moment Olly's music is the only one which feels pop, everyone else is releasing dance track after dance track which I absolutely loathe. Olly's singles haven't been generic dance tracks and have been incredibly catchy. Another things is that his music transcends gender stereotypes. BOTH girls and guys can listen to his tracks.

Also can I just say your arguments are all very subjective. FACTS - he has 4 #1 singles, 3 #1 albums, 2 Brit nominations. He also has overall 4 star reviews for nearly each single. I love it how you can even say things like this.
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Old 08-03-2013, 19:40
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Sorry but this is so flawed. What you mean to say is that YOU think he has a huge ego. He always compliments the XF, saying that he respects his roots (I have to applaud anyone who has enough courage to say this to the tabloids), and the only news article where he even mentions his popularity are the ones describing his efforts to be respected by the music industry which he can't get because of music industry snobbery. How you've got the impression that he only cares about sales and his name on papers is beyond me. Doesn't every pop star want that anyway??? Isn't that part of their job???

If you're judging his pop star quality based off the Army of Two song, Reven, then tell me do you know what kind of vocal range is required for Army of Two? It's like Nicole trying to sing Poison or Don't Hold Your Breath (albeit Nicole's is way more difficult and she sings MUCH better). Olly's track is very difficult to sing. Also if you are basing this off his GNS performance then also use the same bit of reasoning for Little Mix, Katy Perry, JLS, Kesha, Cyndi Lauper, Of Monsters and Men because their performances were just as tacky.

And at the moment Olly's music is the only one which feels pop, everyone else is releasing dance track after dance track which I absolutely loathe. Olly's singles haven't been generic dance tracks and have been incredibly catchy. Another things is that his music transcends gender stereotypes. BOTH girls and guys can listen to his tracks.

Also can I just say your arguments are all very subjective. FACTS - he has 4 #1 singles, 3 #1 albums, 2 Brit nominations. He also has overall 4 star reviews for nearly each single. I love it how you can even say things like this.
The reason he sells records is he makes what you used to call MOR (middle of the road) records. It is bland inoffensive pop that you hear in supermarkets, and it does sell but is ultimately boring. It drills into your brain and bounces around like those annoying records you hum and cant get rid of.

Personally, I really wish he would stick to presenting and being a TV personality, as he does have one (unlike most of what comes out of X Factor). He really is good at that, and I like seeing him on TV. It is just when he opens his gob to sing I switch off....... I heard Army Of Two the other day - it is really bad!

I actually like dance music - but it has become boring because too many R&B dance artists are jumping on the bandwagon of pop dance records. Proper dance music is much better.
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Old 08-03-2013, 20:33
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Sorry but this is so flawed. What you mean to say is that YOU think he has a huge ego. He always compliments the XF, saying that he respects his roots (I have to applaud anyone who has enough courage to say this to the tabloids), and the only news article where he even mentions his popularity are the ones describing his efforts to be respected by the music industry which he can't get because of music industry snobbery. How you've got the impression that he only cares about sales and his name on papers is beyond me. Doesn't every pop star want that anyway??? Isn't that part of their job???
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Seeing as you responded to my post I'll comment on yours. He has said in interviews countless times that he 'deserves' to be better recognized for his talent because he sells a lot of units. Why does he think he is more deserving than hundreds of other artists out there who don't sell as much because, quite frankly, they haven't been handed all the promotional slots on a plate that Olly has .
If you can honestly say that Olly is not obsessed with his 'fame' and sales then your judgment has to be ' so flawed' to use your own words. The man is a walking megalomaniac who boasts about his achievements in nearly every interview he gives .
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Old 08-03-2013, 22:25
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He has done well for himself and to be honest, many people who come off the X Factor don't get near the sort of success he has had. So fair play to him. People might call him a fame seeker but then I think that can be used for anyone in showbiz and the music industry. They are all battling for attention and money at the end of the day.
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