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Since I "found" LM in the summer of 2012, I have paid next to no attention to the Xfactor - mostly because I can't stand watching painful attempts from wannabe's and mostly any winner's follow up works don't appeal to me.. However - prompted by some posts here, I decided to watch Saara Aalto's audition. . . . I am really quite impressed.So I will be watching XF this weekend for two - or is it three ?? - reasons - Then I might catch up with the rest of her performances..
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I'm with you on that one. They have the Xfactor.
This show should be axed, it's damaging the music market and giving false hope to candidates. I do not watch it, I do not support it. I only catch up whenever LM is on, via YT links. |
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I'm with you on that one. They have the Xfactor.
This show should be axed, it's damaging the music market and giving false hope to candidates. I do not watch it, I do not support it. I only catch up whenever LM is on, via YT links. Candidates get the sense that because they reach Top 5 on the show and have had the judges and producers of the show blow steam up their butt for months, they are deluded into thinking they will instantly become the world's next superstar. All we have to do is look at a lot of the past contestants especially the ones who had no originality or real sense of artistry to begin with. I don't think any of the current finalists have what it takes no shade. |
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I'm with you on that one. They have the Xfactor.
This show should be axed, it's damaging the music market and giving false hope to candidates. I do not watch it, I do not support it. I only catch up whenever LM is on, via YT links. |
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So I will be watching XF this weekend for two - or is it three ?? - reasons - ![]() Does anyone know, is The Weeknd any good as a performer? And where is ol Charlie? |
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Love Saara, I hope she becomes big somehow, maybe in musical theatre.
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I'm not going to dispute the attitude of some contestants but do you really think that the XF is responsible for the whiney, snowflake generation of music that populates the upper regions of the chart these days?
I am skeptical of this crop as well. I still think 4oD could be coachable into something decent (yes, really) but they need a ton of work. Saara has an amazing voice but only addresses the song directly sometimes, other times she slips into being overly theatrical and just riding her vibrato. To repeat myself, don't skip her Winner Takes it All performance... that one was about a lot of things. I think the main current push in anglophone pop & rock music is towards more "authenticity" as the internet has thoroughly exposed the manufactured elements, but the end result is something a bit drab and really no more genuine. It's really about how the artist approaches the song, whether they are willing to put themselves on the line and be present and open, far more than the tone or how many cooks were in the kitchen. Kids being kids though, they will attempt to find easy signifiers. |
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That should be, four reasons.
![]() Does anyone know, is The Weeknd any good as a performer? And where is ol Charlie? https://twitter.com/perrieschick/sta...34051280596992 But is Charlie there
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Jade's delivering a smackdown on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/LittleMix/status/807632494887575553 He said he was quoting someone else, without quotes, and then proceeds to call her a moron. Shades of "I'm asking for a friend". |
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I can definitely see her on the West End.
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Jade's delivering a smackdown on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/LittleMix/status/807632494887575553 He said he was quoting someone else, without quotes, and then proceeds to call her a moron. Shades of "I'm asking for a friend".
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Love her! She pulls no punches
![]() OT This wil be an interesting chart week. We have 2 ex 1D, Little Mix and the XF winner with an original song going head to head. |
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I think the main current push in anglophone pop & rock music is towards more "authenticity" as the internet has thoroughly exposed the manufactured elements, but the end result is something a bit drab and really no more genuine. It's really about how the artist approaches the song, whether they are willing to put themselves on the line and be present and open, far more than the tone or how many cooks were in the kitchen. Kids being kids though, they will attempt to find easy signifiers. That's why LM sound so much better. They are in your face at times or saying '**** it, let's dance' or just having fun. And they've done that with two very diverse, very successful albums now. Admittedly, Beyonce's 'Lemonade' is the most authentic record this year. |
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Jade's delivering a smackdown on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/LittleMix/status/807632494887575553 He said he was quoting someone else, without quotes, and then proceeds to call her a moron. Shades of "I'm asking for a friend".
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She'll be a great MP.
OT This wil be an interesting chart week. We have 2 ex 1D, Little Mix and the XF winner with an original song going head to head. I really really wanted Leave Me Lonely by Ariana Grande from her DW album to be the lead single for the movie - it has 50 Shades written all over it. Will be tough for LM to get the number 1 spot but I'd rather they shift lots of albums and get that platinum quicker
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XF finalists singing SOTME
Ironic, it was Little Mix this time five years ago http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/...20140610065234 Apparently, Zayn is at the final tonight. |
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Ooo, the group song on X Factor final is SOTMX!
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XF finalists singing SOTME
Ironic, it was Little Mix this time five years ago http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/...20140610065234 Apparently, Zayn is at the final tonight. |
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I think Louis performance will so emotional given light of recent events. What do you guys think of Zayn and Taylor Swift duet for 50 Shades? I think it's a bit of a let down after Earned It and Love Me Like You Do.
5/5 1D at Wembley right now. Making me a little emotional and they're not even my group. |
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But now I think it is actually music by numbers and all the songs have more or less the same drab tone and structure. They also have little to say and when they do, it's on the back of a nursery rhyme level chorus (Cleanbandit) and the songs sit around for weeks atop the charts!
That's why LM sound so much better. They are in your face at times or saying '**** it, let's dance' or just having fun. And they've done that with two very diverse, very successful albums now. Admittedly, Beyonce's 'Lemonade' is the most authentic record this year. I agree on loving the fun on LM albums. I would like to see the mainstream move back that way a little. 5 years ago maybe it got to be too much, a bit like eating candy all day, but I'm really tired of dark depressed videos. Even if it's been a messy year, how about some positivity for still fighting the good fight. Give us something to believe in. Don't sleep on the new J. Cole album if you want a big dose authentic btw. I think the hip-hop community is having less problems navigating that issue than the pop & rock communities. |
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I wish this thread would just do one- #boring
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I wish this thread would just do one- #boring
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I wish this thread would just do one- #boring
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A Little Mix + The Weeknd collab would be FIRE! That is all.
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A Little Mix + The Weeknd collab would be FIRE! That is all.
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