i see them have a thread on here

granted only one person seems to keep it alive!

but why are these girls even successful?

they dont write their songs, dont produce their songs and are just puppets for a very good management team

it must be hard for them to know that sugababes and atomic kitten have sold more records than them this past decade and that girls aloud cant even have a hit single outside the uk

girls aloud also rip off everyone elses style

Ok, calm down. Obviously your a sugababes fan. I believe these girls can sing and also have the looks. These girls are sucessful because they have the likeability factor.

Very few bands and groups write their own songs these days though, so I don't hold that against them. They are not my cup of tea personally but I think that there is a lot worse in the charts. I think that they are probably succesful because they are all pretty and this gives the media something to fuss over. Their sons are sort of anthemic and annoyingly catchy.
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Im that fan no offence but if you dont like them why are you looking in their appreciation thread.
and i can answer your question for you, no you are not the only person who dislikes them, the world would be dull if we liked everything.

Oh I hope this isn't going to be a fan war between Sugababe and Girls Aloud fans.

What I don't get is that, you can be a fan of both and just a fan of one without having to hate or dislike the other.

Not to do with here but I notice The Saturdays are getting stick from Girls Aloud fans on Youtube! whats that about!!!

I love Girls Aloud, Sugababes and The Saturdays. There's no rivalry between the groups (Girls Aloud are mates with both), so why the need for fans to start things and stir up animosity? Genuinely confusing.

I love Girls Aloud and I love The Saturdays too. I don't like all the rivalry between girl band fans and the "you can only like one" mentality.

I love all three, of course there is a rivalry but it's mainly caused by the fans.

Can I just ask- Have Sugababes ever had a hit outside the UK?

I love The Saturdays but I doubt they are rivarly to Sugababes and Girls Aloud.

They properly won't last past the 1st album.

New Zealand and Netherlands mostly, it seems.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugabab...graphy#Singles

I know Girls Aloud had a #1 with Call The Shots in Croatia. No, seriously.

I just had a flashback to Britain's Got the Pop Factor last night

Pete Waterman: But have you got the pop factor?

2 Up 2 Down: We've got more than the pop factor - we've got the likeability factor!

They're ok, I personally prefer Sugababes and Saturdays though.

I don't hate them, but I fail to see the hype, the group is based on overstyling and catchy songs written for them which they're just an "outfit" for - anyone can have a hit with their songs - their personalities don't shine through at all, its fairly lifeless music in all fairness.

Agree, if Destiny's Child were still about, no one would care for Girls Aloud. Girls Aloud just fill a gap because no other decent girl groups are around. If they were then Girls Aloud wouldn't even be noticed. They are no different to the hundreds of girl groups who came and flopped from the 2000 era. They just hit lucky with timings. That's all it is. Anyone could sing the records Girls Aloud are singing and have success with it. So it's not about who they are as artists, which is the telling factor in the whole thing.

I wouldn't mind the ginger one and rather liked the single Call The Shots but the one in French got on meh tatties abit.

That is what was said about Girls Aloud though

In response to the question posed by the thread, I for one don't like Girls Aloud much either.

I grew to resent 'Sound of the underground' pretty quickly because of the sheer amount of requests for the darn thing when doing the old mobile dj routine. I also absolutely hated the arrangement and their inferior vocals on the cover of the classic Pointer Sister's 'Jump.' Admittedly the Pointer Sister's version is definitely very 1980s in sound, but how anybody could prefer Girls Aloud's vocals defies belief. I used to get asked specifically NOT to play the Girls Aloud version of 'Jump' when DJing. I would put it in the same category as pretty bad cover versions such as Westlife's 'Uptown Girl' and Steps' 'Chain Reaction.'

I haven't liked a single thing they have released. I think a lot of their 'original' hits are too formulaic. In my opinion, they have recorded pretty dire cover versions of 1980s classics specifically Dee C. Lee's "See the day," Tiffany's "I think we're alone now," and THATcollaboration with Sugababes...

Elvis didn't write his own songs, didn't produce his own songs and was a puppet for a very good management team and he became the King of Rock 'n' Roll

I disagree. I think it's because of the girls themselves that the band are as successful as they are. If it was solely because of the songs, then why do Xenomania struggle to have success outside of Girls Aloud? They seem to need each other.

Besides, the songs are written specifically for Girls Aloud - the writers draw influence from each girl, and they'll offer imput and each sing the lines in order to create the best version of the song possible. They don't just turn up, sing a designated line and then go home again. The two are very much a team.

Hmm yea nice legs but less talent that a jacket potato...

If you havn't guessed i like real music and so and agree with this poster...

They may not write or produce their music but their songs are brilliant.

i dont care who produces their music, as long as those brilliant songs keep on coming!

Wow. I didn't know this.

That's a good defence for people trying to say that if you don't write or produce your own music then you're shit.

Which BTW is total BS. If the song is good, who cares who has written or produced it.

Can you define "real music"? Girls Aloud have had 18 top 10 hits,that seems pretty "real" to me.

EXACTLY!. I would also go as far as to say it doesnt matter what the lyrics are. It is how the overall song SOUNDS that matters. Oh, and Frank Sinatra only sang other peoples songs. I didnt like their earlie stuff but their new one is really quite good.