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Saw a programme about the demise of this "band", and one of the judge from Pop Rivals said the reason they failed was the mismatched people in the band, the lack of chemistry.
In short, he blamed everything but the reason that bands like Hearsay et al crash and burn so quickly.
Because the fans soon discover pregnancy, petrol sniffing and pubs.
The market for this kareoke stuff is pree-teen kids that dont know any better. And their tastes change rapidly and with no indication (where are The Teletubbies now?).
It's nothing to do with "chemistry", it's to do with the fact that these products (I refuse to call them bands) suck.
In every way imaginable. They dont write their own songs, they dont play instruments, they do nothing except mouth words in harmony (using pro-tool and autotuner) and dance like performing seals to an auditorium of screaming children.
Who grow up and think "Actually, I want something more from music" and start to realise that their parent's record collections are goldmines for soul, heart, passion and emotion.
Look at the Pop Idol blokes, G-G-G-Gareth and Will "I'm gay but not predatory in any way whatsoever".
"Oh they've got good voices".
No they dont. They have emasculated, soul-less crooning. How many covers are people going to buy before they think "Hang on, we're getting hosed here"?
Hearsay complained they were abused in the street and reviewers never took them seriously.
So? I'd like to think this was a sea-change in people's tastes in music. I'd *like* to think that people have realised that music should be more than blokes in suits mix'n'matching faces that look good and then sticking them in a house and teaching them to sing and dance like good little bears.
The viewing figures for Pop-This-and-that have been astronomical, with millions of people voting for who should win. Yet the previous elections suffered from a 30% no-turn out.
Worrying? Possibly. An indication of the mindset of "the public"? Yep.
Hearsay etc require no effort, no input from you to listen. It's music to do other stuff to. And that's fine, just dont think that they matter for one single second. Because another will come along in 20 mins, just like the last one, to provide another set of happy faces churning out prefab singles that people will buy,listen to and forget all about.
I'm sitting here laughing my head off, because whilst they were thinking they figured at all in the scheme of this planet? In 2 months time they'll be packing your shopping and saying "I used to be a star".
That's the only sad thing about this product splitting - some people may have had longer to wait for their burger because the local outlet was 5 staff missing.
No longer though, get your P45 and wonder exactly why you now reside in the "I remember them I think...no I don't" file.
Good riddance.
I'm going to write a script about a serial killer that offs boy/girl bands for "crimes committed against humanity".
In short, he blamed everything but the reason that bands like Hearsay et al crash and burn so quickly.
Because the fans soon discover pregnancy, petrol sniffing and pubs.
The market for this kareoke stuff is pree-teen kids that dont know any better. And their tastes change rapidly and with no indication (where are The Teletubbies now?).
It's nothing to do with "chemistry", it's to do with the fact that these products (I refuse to call them bands) suck.
In every way imaginable. They dont write their own songs, they dont play instruments, they do nothing except mouth words in harmony (using pro-tool and autotuner) and dance like performing seals to an auditorium of screaming children.
Who grow up and think "Actually, I want something more from music" and start to realise that their parent's record collections are goldmines for soul, heart, passion and emotion.
Look at the Pop Idol blokes, G-G-G-Gareth and Will "I'm gay but not predatory in any way whatsoever".
"Oh they've got good voices".
No they dont. They have emasculated, soul-less crooning. How many covers are people going to buy before they think "Hang on, we're getting hosed here"?
Hearsay complained they were abused in the street and reviewers never took them seriously.
So? I'd like to think this was a sea-change in people's tastes in music. I'd *like* to think that people have realised that music should be more than blokes in suits mix'n'matching faces that look good and then sticking them in a house and teaching them to sing and dance like good little bears.
The viewing figures for Pop-This-and-that have been astronomical, with millions of people voting for who should win. Yet the previous elections suffered from a 30% no-turn out.
Worrying? Possibly. An indication of the mindset of "the public"? Yep.
Hearsay etc require no effort, no input from you to listen. It's music to do other stuff to. And that's fine, just dont think that they matter for one single second. Because another will come along in 20 mins, just like the last one, to provide another set of happy faces churning out prefab singles that people will buy,listen to and forget all about.
I'm sitting here laughing my head off, because whilst they were thinking they figured at all in the scheme of this planet? In 2 months time they'll be packing your shopping and saying "I used to be a star".
That's the only sad thing about this product splitting - some people may have had longer to wait for their burger because the local outlet was 5 staff missing.
No longer though, get your P45 and wonder exactly why you now reside in the "I remember them I think...no I don't" file.
Good riddance.
I'm going to write a script about a serial killer that offs boy/girl bands for "crimes committed against humanity".
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I'm glad to see them gone, just hope they all stay away from a solo career too.
Bands like that damage the industy, shoddy covers and clever marketing gimicks is all it is. Hopefully Will and Gareth will follow soon along with the new pop idols.
The new one annoys me, pick two bands who then fight it ouf for X-mas number one. Are only two bands fighting for the number one this year?? No didn't think so. I for one hope that some crappy kids program release a song that beats them both.
The music pop industry could do without all the crappy cover versions, I want to see raw talent, someone who can sing their own songs their own way.
Bands like that damage the industy, shoddy covers and clever marketing gimicks is all it is. Hopefully Will and Gareth will follow soon along with the new pop idols.
The new one annoys me, pick two bands who then fight it ouf for X-mas number one. Are only two bands fighting for the number one this year?? No didn't think so. I for one hope that some crappy kids program release a song that beats them both.
The music pop industry could do without all the crappy cover versions, I want to see raw talent, someone who can sing their own songs their own way.
Rosalind wrote:
Don't forget that dancing is a talent and an entertainment to.
Anything that an Alaskan Bear can do shouldn't really be considered a talent by a human being.
there is always going to be a niche for this sort of music. You and I
> may not like it, but its innoffensive (unlike a lot of the stuff I
> like) and not giving a bad example to children
--
I think it is giving a bad example to kids. It's telling them that mediocrity is ok. Dont bother to learn to play an instrument, you dont need to do that. It's not that it's inoffensive, it's that it is water.
Tasteless, bland and just there.
It's not the fact that kids listen to it that galls me, it's the fact that the people in the group actually think they matter outside of children's party entertainment.
Which brings me, again, to the Alaskan Bear analogy.
It doesn't require skill to dance. And they don't sing well. Anyone can do that, put 5 people together and sing softly and you'll sound great.
Try lung-busting volume. That is an indication of singing.
Aretha Franklin could sing. Shirley Bassey can sing, Anastasia can sing.
Mylene cannot.
Kelly Jones can sing, Tom Jones can sing, Thom Yorke can sing, James Hetfield can sing.
That bloke that looks like Shrek can't
Don't forget that dancing is a talent and an entertainment to.
Anything that an Alaskan Bear can do shouldn't really be considered a talent by a human being.
there is always going to be a niche for this sort of music. You and I
> may not like it, but its innoffensive (unlike a lot of the stuff I
> like) and not giving a bad example to children
--
I think it is giving a bad example to kids. It's telling them that mediocrity is ok. Dont bother to learn to play an instrument, you dont need to do that. It's not that it's inoffensive, it's that it is water.
Tasteless, bland and just there.
It's not the fact that kids listen to it that galls me, it's the fact that the people in the group actually think they matter outside of children's party entertainment.
Which brings me, again, to the Alaskan Bear analogy.
It doesn't require skill to dance. And they don't sing well. Anyone can do that, put 5 people together and sing softly and you'll sound great.
Try lung-busting volume. That is an indication of singing.
Aretha Franklin could sing. Shirley Bassey can sing, Anastasia can sing.
Mylene cannot.
Kelly Jones can sing, Tom Jones can sing, Thom Yorke can sing, James Hetfield can sing.
That bloke that looks like Shrek can't
Mr.Snuggly wrote:
> She does have a point, of sorts.
You sound suprised.
> She does have a point, of sorts.
You sound suprised.
She does have a point, of sorts. It is kids music, it's seeing adults get upset about 'bands' like this splitting up that's the stupid thing. Hear'Say were blatantly for kids, were blatantly rubbish and were blatantly going to split up. So, who cares?
Goatboy wrote:
> Saw a programme about the demise of this "band", and one of
> the judge from Pop Rivals said the reason they failed was the
> mismatched people in the band, the lack of chemistry.
> In short, he blamed everything but the reason that bands like Hearsay
> et al crash and burn so quickly.
Hearsay have split up very quickly even considering the fact that these sort of bands have a short shelf life. The comment about personalities could well be true. They must have all had driving outgoing ambitious personalities to have got through to the final band. There is probably only room for one of the egos in the band.
> They dont write their own songs, they dont play instruments, they do nothing except mouth words in harmony (using pro-tool and autotuner) and dance like performing seals to an auditorium of screaming children.
Hearsay did write some of their own songs, and they can actually sing. (unlike the spice girls). Don't forget that dancing is a talent and an entertainment to.
> So? I'd like to think this was a sea-change in people's tastes in
> music. I'd *like* to think that people have realised that music should
> be more than blokes in suits mix'n'matching faces that look good and
> then sticking them in a house and teaching them to sing and dance like
> good little bears.
there is always going to be a niche for this sort of music. You and I may not like it, but its innoffensive (unlike a lot of the stuff I like) and not giving a bad example to children
>
> The viewing figures for Pop-This-and-that have been astronomical, with
> millions of people voting for who should win. Yet the previous
> elections suffered from a 30% no-turn out.
> Worrying? Possibly. An indication of the mindset of "the
> public"? Yep.
Maybe if people didn't have to trapse down to polling stations to vote and could just pick up the phone more people would vote in elections. I don't think the population are apethetic, just lazy.
Oh and I like Britney Spears.
Ros
> Saw a programme about the demise of this "band", and one of
> the judge from Pop Rivals said the reason they failed was the
> mismatched people in the band, the lack of chemistry.
> In short, he blamed everything but the reason that bands like Hearsay
> et al crash and burn so quickly.
Hearsay have split up very quickly even considering the fact that these sort of bands have a short shelf life. The comment about personalities could well be true. They must have all had driving outgoing ambitious personalities to have got through to the final band. There is probably only room for one of the egos in the band.
> They dont write their own songs, they dont play instruments, they do nothing except mouth words in harmony (using pro-tool and autotuner) and dance like performing seals to an auditorium of screaming children.
Hearsay did write some of their own songs, and they can actually sing. (unlike the spice girls). Don't forget that dancing is a talent and an entertainment to.
> So? I'd like to think this was a sea-change in people's tastes in
> music. I'd *like* to think that people have realised that music should
> be more than blokes in suits mix'n'matching faces that look good and
> then sticking them in a house and teaching them to sing and dance like
> good little bears.
there is always going to be a niche for this sort of music. You and I may not like it, but its innoffensive (unlike a lot of the stuff I like) and not giving a bad example to children
>
> The viewing figures for Pop-This-and-that have been astronomical, with
> millions of people voting for who should win. Yet the previous
> elections suffered from a 30% no-turn out.
> Worrying? Possibly. An indication of the mindset of "the
> public"? Yep.
Maybe if people didn't have to trapse down to polling stations to vote and could just pick up the phone more people would vote in elections. I don't think the population are apethetic, just lazy.
Oh and I like Britney Spears.
Ros
Saw a programme about the demise of this "band", and one of the judge from Pop Rivals said the reason they failed was the mismatched people in the band, the lack of chemistry.
In short, he blamed everything but the reason that bands like Hearsay et al crash and burn so quickly.
Because the fans soon discover pregnancy, petrol sniffing and pubs.
The market for this kareoke stuff is pree-teen kids that dont know any better. And their tastes change rapidly and with no indication (where are The Teletubbies now?).
It's nothing to do with "chemistry", it's to do with the fact that these products (I refuse to call them bands) suck.
In every way imaginable. They dont write their own songs, they dont play instruments, they do nothing except mouth words in harmony (using pro-tool and autotuner) and dance like performing seals to an auditorium of screaming children.
Who grow up and think "Actually, I want something more from music" and start to realise that their parent's record collections are goldmines for soul, heart, passion and emotion.
Look at the Pop Idol blokes, G-G-G-Gareth and Will "I'm gay but not predatory in any way whatsoever".
"Oh they've got good voices".
No they dont. They have emasculated, soul-less crooning. How many covers are people going to buy before they think "Hang on, we're getting hosed here"?
Hearsay complained they were abused in the street and reviewers never took them seriously.
So? I'd like to think this was a sea-change in people's tastes in music. I'd *like* to think that people have realised that music should be more than blokes in suits mix'n'matching faces that look good and then sticking them in a house and teaching them to sing and dance like good little bears.
The viewing figures for Pop-This-and-that have been astronomical, with millions of people voting for who should win. Yet the previous elections suffered from a 30% no-turn out.
Worrying? Possibly. An indication of the mindset of "the public"? Yep.
Hearsay etc require no effort, no input from you to listen. It's music to do other stuff to. And that's fine, just dont think that they matter for one single second. Because another will come along in 20 mins, just like the last one, to provide another set of happy faces churning out prefab singles that people will buy,listen to and forget all about.
I'm sitting here laughing my head off, because whilst they were thinking they figured at all in the scheme of this planet? In 2 months time they'll be packing your shopping and saying "I used to be a star".
That's the only sad thing about this product splitting - some people may have had longer to wait for their burger because the local outlet was 5 staff missing.
No longer though, get your P45 and wonder exactly why you now reside in the "I remember them I think...no I don't" file.
Good riddance.
I'm going to write a script about a serial killer that offs boy/girl bands for "crimes committed against humanity".
In short, he blamed everything but the reason that bands like Hearsay et al crash and burn so quickly.
Because the fans soon discover pregnancy, petrol sniffing and pubs.
The market for this kareoke stuff is pree-teen kids that dont know any better. And their tastes change rapidly and with no indication (where are The Teletubbies now?).
It's nothing to do with "chemistry", it's to do with the fact that these products (I refuse to call them bands) suck.
In every way imaginable. They dont write their own songs, they dont play instruments, they do nothing except mouth words in harmony (using pro-tool and autotuner) and dance like performing seals to an auditorium of screaming children.
Who grow up and think "Actually, I want something more from music" and start to realise that their parent's record collections are goldmines for soul, heart, passion and emotion.
Look at the Pop Idol blokes, G-G-G-Gareth and Will "I'm gay but not predatory in any way whatsoever".
"Oh they've got good voices".
No they dont. They have emasculated, soul-less crooning. How many covers are people going to buy before they think "Hang on, we're getting hosed here"?
Hearsay complained they were abused in the street and reviewers never took them seriously.
So? I'd like to think this was a sea-change in people's tastes in music. I'd *like* to think that people have realised that music should be more than blokes in suits mix'n'matching faces that look good and then sticking them in a house and teaching them to sing and dance like good little bears.
The viewing figures for Pop-This-and-that have been astronomical, with millions of people voting for who should win. Yet the previous elections suffered from a 30% no-turn out.
Worrying? Possibly. An indication of the mindset of "the public"? Yep.
Hearsay etc require no effort, no input from you to listen. It's music to do other stuff to. And that's fine, just dont think that they matter for one single second. Because another will come along in 20 mins, just like the last one, to provide another set of happy faces churning out prefab singles that people will buy,listen to and forget all about.
I'm sitting here laughing my head off, because whilst they were thinking they figured at all in the scheme of this planet? In 2 months time they'll be packing your shopping and saying "I used to be a star".
That's the only sad thing about this product splitting - some people may have had longer to wait for their burger because the local outlet was 5 staff missing.
No longer though, get your P45 and wonder exactly why you now reside in the "I remember them I think...no I don't" file.
Good riddance.
I'm going to write a script about a serial killer that offs boy/girl bands for "crimes committed against humanity".
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