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How many of these stupid compilation CD's do we need a year ? I mean, all they do is get two cd's full of what is played on your local radio station and the albums are released nearly everytime radio stations change their playlist don' t they ?
I don't see the point of these albums, as you can simply shove a cassette, or minidisc into your Hi-Fi and record this "music" which is played repeatedly on radio anyway. And at first the Now albums and so on (there are a few of these compilation albums) were realeased every year, now they are every few month. Surely all they are doing is exploiting the people who buy them. Also, it's not like the CD's are worth playing again when they go out of fashion. OK, I found a Now 24 CD, and when I put it on I cringed. Your thoughts please.... |
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It just shows how desperate the music industry is for sales these days.
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Originally posted by Ian How so true so so true It just shows how desperate the music industry is for sales these days. i hate the Now collection |
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I don't think they are desperate for sales, but they are simply releasing the albums because they make money, and those who buy them don't realise that they are released every so often. Ya know; peer pressure and all that. Teenage girls (not all of them - I'm talking about "girly girls" otherwise known as airheads) for example buy them simply because their friends have them and so on. :yawn:
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..... or the songs could even be recorded on music tv stations. The Hits = a now album on your TV
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Originally posted by a morrison Ah yes, teenie boppers?Teenage girls (not all of them - I'm talking about "girly girls" otherwise known as airheads) for example buy them simply because their friends have them and so on. :yawn:
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I remember when the Now series started and when the music was a whole lot better than the rubbish that is produced today!
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Originally posted by starfruit I couldn't agree with you more. All the acts today manufactured.I remember when the Now series started and when the music was a whole lot better than the rubbish that is produced today! I bet if I started a group, the record companies would soon turn me into a clone of one of their successful artists. |
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Originally posted by Ian How I couldn't agree with you more. All the acts today manufactured. I bet if I started a group, the record companies would soon turn me into a clone of one of their successful artists. Any acts today with a bit of talent inside of them does not chart as highly as they should! |
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I like the Now series, it does what it sais on the tin ,it's a compilation of the chart over a period of 4 months. Although now with competition from BMG et al it now has to share with the awful Hits series. If you don't like the NOW collection it means you don't see anything in the chart music of today which rules you out of the NOW series really doesn't it. It's not meant to be Kerrang the album or the Q awards and for what it is it does feature a wide selection of music. If it's been in the charts no matter if it's rock, reggae, R&B or even Opera it'll get on the NOW album. It's like blaming Sky Premier for being crap when really the problem is with Hollywood not creating good enough films, the NOW series has the same problems with slumpy chart periods. And it's not all bad, at least we've got Coldplay, Travis & The Stereophonics.
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Also, it's not like the CD's are worth playing again when they go out of fashion. OK, I found a Now 24 CD, and when I put it on I cringed.
That's a bit hard on the series isn't it, slating the whole series on the basis of one CD from 1993. I bet I can name some of the songs from Now 24 that made you cringe the most. 2 Unlimited - No Limit Sister Sledge - We Are Family (Remix) West End feat Sybil - The Love I Lost and frankly it didn't improve until Now 26 which was a great album. But every Now is different it just depends on the quality of what's been out at the time. Take Now 23 for example it's a very different picture would these songs make you cringe? Tasmin Archer - Sleeping Satellite Charles n Eddie - Would I Lie To You Arrested Development - People Everyday Sophie B Hawkins - Damn i Wish I Was Your Lover They include a couple of the best songs of the 90's. And as for coming out too often well it's been 3 times a year for a very long time, back to at least 1990, so if people haven't cottoned on to that by now... Buying them is a consumer choice and it's a lot better value than buying everything on singles, I'm sure most NOW buyers must realise that they are out 3 times a year. Quote:
I don't see the point of these albums, as you can simply shove a cassette, or minidisc into your Hi-Fi and record this "music" which is played repeatedly on radio anyway.
It's not like taping or minidisc recording of the radio is the same as owning the CD original. Radio stations such as Key 103 and City 96.7 often speed up their songs and then there is the DJ waffle and commercials, the reasons why you would want to own the hits on CD speak for themselves. I suppose you could say that you could always download them but then where would the MP3 files come from if there were no CD.
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I have to agree with Bill on this one.
The NOW collection is probably the best reflection there is of popular music from the past four months. If you haven't liked anything in the charts for the past four months, then you're not going to like the NOW collection; that's fairly self-explanatory. It doesn't make the NOW collection shit, it merely makes it not to your liking. NOW don't make the music, they just choose it. There are few compilations that are as varied as the NOW series. On NOW 55, we go from 50 Cent through Paul Van Dyke to Benny Benassi and from Busted through Amy Studt to Coldplay; samey they certainly are not. Those of you who have complained, what would [b]YOU{/b] have put on NOW 55? I'd be interested to hear. Noone blames UCI or Odeon when there's no decent films on; why blame NOW if there's no decent songs out? |
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Originally posted by Bill Clinton Hey, 1999 called. They want their bands back And it's not all bad, at least we've got Coldplay, Travis & The Stereophonics.
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Originally posted by FastEddie There's no pleasing some people.Hey, 1999 called. They want their bands back
Half the time people moan about the 'bands of today' being easy-come easy-go, nothing special, popular for three months, nondescript nothingness. Comments like "they won't be around next year" and "what's next on the cards for this lot? McDonalds?" are very common indeed. Then you get bands who DO have a decent shelf-life - and 4 years is quite a long time for one band to be popular - and you get people making stupid comments like yours. Okay, so Travis and Stereophonics may be a little past their prime but they are still making music which outstrips a lot of what is in the charts, so they're not dead in the water or outstaying their 1999 welcome just yet. And to be honest, I don't think Coldplay have ever been better. Just my 2p worth. |
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At the end of the day, if you don't like the Now compilations, you're not obliged to buy them!
These days, I wouldn't dream of buying one, but I think they certainly have a place in today's music environment. These compilations are a way of getting lots of different bands and artists into people's stereos. If people want to buy them, more power to them! |
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Personally I'm not a fan so much now as I used to be, but I think they do have their place. Very often people will just listen to the radio, and enjoy the songs they hear, but dont want to buy an album just because they enjoy one or two songs, or buy the singles, as, lets face it, if you want to listen to a compilation of music you dont want to be constantly taking cds out of the cd player and putting new ones in. These compilations give the best sort of, well compilation, of what is 'popular' at the moment which most chart listeners to should like. They've been very popular today in Smiths! he he!
As for other types of music, there are tons of compilation albums out there. R+b, jazz, hip hop, classical, funk....whatever, trust me, there is plenty of choice. |
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Teenage girls (not all of them - I'm talking about "girly girls" otherwise known as airheads) for example buy them simply because their friends have them and so on.
I am a teenage girl, I buy NOW albums, and I am NOT an airhead. I buy them because I like the songs on them, as do all the other people who buy them and make them successful. If a friend has a CD I like, I borrow it and only buy it myself if I really like it. I also know a lot of people who are not teenage girls (or airheads), that buy NOW albums. So, before you start stereotyping everyone, think about how pathetic you really are. |
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Originally posted by aanddfan I dont think he meant EVERY teenages girl he was using a stereotype of a certain type of teenage girl. Obviuosly you are not one of those. But there are girls like it.I am a teenage girl, I buy NOW albums, and I am NOT an airhead. I buy them because I like the songs on them, as do all the other people who buy them and make them successful. If a friend has a CD I like, I borrow it and only buy it myself if I really like it. I also know a lot of people who are not teenage girls (or airheads), that buy NOW albums. So, before you start stereotyping everyone, think about how pathetic you really are.
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Those of you who have complained, what would [b]YOU{/b] have put on NOW 55? I'd be interested to hear.
The content of the albums aren't the problem.The problem is that it isn't just NOW is it ? Your missing my point. It's the fact that there are several copy cat albums all on the market - nearly all with the same music on them, and all they are doing is exploiting the people that buy them and feel the need to own them all. Quote:
I am a teenage girl, I buy NOW albums, and I am NOT an airhead. I buy them because I like the songs on them, as do all the other people who buy them and make them successful. If a friend has a CD I like, I borrow it and only buy it myself if I really like it. I also know a lot of people who are not teenage girls (or airheads), that buy NOW albums.
As said, before you start posting in a derogatory manner, it is a stereotype . Now you say you aren't an airhead - fair 'nuff. So therefore you would have the intelligence to know what a stereotype is:Meaning: 1. A conventional, oversimplified conception, opinion or image. 2. One regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type. And, did I say you ? When did I mention the WHOLE market that NOW is aimed at are the stereotype I refered to ? What I did say is "for example". What I am saying is there are too many similar albums that are released nearly all the time. |
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Originally posted by a morrison, or Mr_X, or whatever the f**k he's calling himself at the minute: Well if you made your point a bit clearer, it might have helped. So, it's not the content of the CDs that bothers you (despite your diatribe about it 'only being what local radio stations play anyway') but the sheer number of them. A fair enough point but is that really the fault of the NOW series? Let's not forget that we are now on NOW 55 - as far as I know there is been no compilation series that has been running longer. The only near-contender is Hits, which was around back in the 80s and then relaunched at Hits 50 back when NOW was on NOW 49 - so by that token it fails to match.The content of the albums aren't the problem. The problem is that it isn't just NOW is it ? Your missing my point. Anyway my point is, you can't blame the NOW series for the amount of copy-cat albums there are on the market. If a formula works then, yes, people will copy it; the only "fault" is that the formula was so good in the first place. Whether or not you like the music on there, you have to agree that the NOW series is probably the finest representation of recent and future hits. And with an average of 15 singles released each week in the UK, to go back to an annual release of the NOW series would be fairly pointless. I think three releases a year is just fine. |
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Whether or not you like the music on there, you have to agree that the NOW series is probably the finest representation of recent and future hits. And with an average of 15 singles released each week in the UK, to go back to an annual release of the NOW series would be fairly pointless. I think three releases a year is just fine.
Well, maybe an annual release not of the latest hits, but the finest of the year. That is the format I prefer, as I used to find myself skipping sections of NOW CD's because I didn't like some singles - fair enough. However, you filter out the cr@p inbetween with an annual album. There is ones like this out on the market already, and I tend to buy them.But still, the albums will be released more frequently if people continue to buy them. And sometimes music is popular for a period, but then later it goes out of fashion - that happens with music. Really, when was the last time you played an old CD from say - the mid 1990's and listened to it in the same way as you used to at the time ? |
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Originally posted by Mr_X In my case, rarely, because I have my entire CD collection on my computer and pick and choose ad hoc what to listen to today without the constraints of a 20-track maximum CD; however, the same question is true too of annually released CDs which you are singing the praises of. I have NOW 1994 which is an annual release but I've not listened to it for ages.And sometimes music is popular for a period, but then later it goes out of fashion - that happens with music. Really, when was the last time you played an old CD from say - the mid 1990's and listened to it in the same way as you used to at the time ? "The cream of the year" and "the cr@p inbetween" are both very subjective comments also. What I might find 'cream', the makers of the annual NOW might find 'crap'; as a result I would rather have 3 CDs ( =120+ tracks) released a year than just one CD ( =40ish tracks), so that by the law of averages I end up with more music that I like. Okay, I get some songs I don't like. But I guess because of the nature of how I listen to my music, it's not such a problem for me. |
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Well, of course, I do prefer to channel hop between the EMap stations on Sky (Magic, The Box, and so on) and then you get to see them too
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Originally posted by Mr_X How many of these stupid compilation CD's do we need a year ? I mean, all they do is get two cd's full of what is played on your local radio station and the albums are released nearly everytime radio stations change their playlist don' t they ? I don't see the point of these albums, as you can simply shove a cassette, or minidisc into your Hi-Fi and record this "music" which is played repeatedly on radio anyway. And at first the Now albums and so on (there are a few of these compilation albums) were realeased every year, now they are every few month. Surely all they are doing is exploiting the people who buy them. Also, it's not like the CD's are worth playing again when they go out of fashion. OK, I found a Now 24 CD, and when I put it on I cringed. Your thoughts please.... Don't mind them cause I don't buy them. |
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