Rhetorical question (but feel free to answer if you wish): Had Olly Murs won the X Factor, would he be having the success he's having at the moment, and would Joe McElledry be the one with a multi-platinum album?

 

Hmm.. I think Epic is definitely better with him than Syco - Joe may have been given the chance to sing an original song with a different label, but I still think the problem is mainly him- he's really a West end star not a pop star

Olly Murs is older and has more idea of what sort of songs suit his voice.

 

Obviously, we don't know for certain what happened behind the scenes, etc, but I get the impression Joe didn't have a whole lot of choice on what to sing, and not as much input on his album as Olly did. I get the impression that Joe was just handed a bunch of songs by his managers to sing on. Like I really think Joe would've chosen different types of music to put on his album than what ended up on it in the end.

Barbra Streisand still fresh. It should have been number 1!

 

I got bored of it INSANELY quickly. I can't believe he didn't mention Boney M after playing that though, RIP Bobby Farrell :snif:

I thought we'd be seeing Barbara Streisand come back up top 40, played alot new years and on 2010 charts shown on TV.

 

Jester, kind of is guaranteed :lol:

I don't agree - as I said, there are hardly any indications either way!

Okay, we'll see soon. :lol: ;)

37 (from 25) Biffy Clyro - Many Of Horror (When We Collide) [P]

 

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Chart Run: 38-20-25-30-34-39-42-57-73-xx[39 wks]-8-25-37 [12 wks]

 

Release date: 18-01-2010

Format: CDS

Number of Discs: 1

Catalogue Number: 14FLR41CD

Label: 14thfloor

 

Scottish alternative rock band, Biffy Clyro, formed in the mid-1990s, and released their first single æIname' in May 1999. The THEKIDSWHOPOPTODAYWILLROCKTOMORROW EP was released by the Electric Honey imprint the following June, and helped pave the way for a recording contract with Beggars Banquet Records. The trio's first album for Beggars Banquet, BLACKENED SKY, was an amalgam of US alternative rock and technical metal. The follow-up, THE VERTIGO OF BLISS--released June 2003--was a more experimental collection of modern rock tracks, mixing quirky guitar riffs, acoustic interludes and lush strings. PUZZLE--the band's fourth album, released in 2007ùincluded collaborations with the contemporary composer Graeme Revell, and the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. - HMV

 

Video here:

 

Chart history (Year peak title):

 

2002 61 57

2003 46 The Ideal Height

2003 26 Questions And Answers

2004 21 Glitter And Trauma

2004 24 My Recovery Injection

2005 27 Only One Word Comes To Mind

2007 13 Saturday Superhouse

2007 19 Living Is A Problem Because Everything Dies

2007 18 Folding Stars

2007 29 Machines

2008 27 Who's Got A Match?

2008 05 Mountains

2009 10 That Golden Rule

2009 17 The Captain

2010 08 Many Of Horror (When We Collide)

2010 34 Bubbles

2010 36 God & Satan

 

Album Discussion Here

This era had been great for Biffy Clyro. Given their ever growing, loyal fanbase, I can see their next album being their most successful, with their lead single going to number 1. It's safe to say that they're well on their way to becoming the UK's biggest band.

37 (from 25) Biffy Clyro - Many Of Horror (When We Collide) [P]

 

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Chart Run: 38-20-25-30-34-39-42-57-73-xx[39 wks]-8-2537 [12 wks]

That's a big drop :kink:

Wouldnt go as fas as saying UK's biggest band :wacko: But they are great and have benefited from a lot of exposure from X Factor. :)

That's a big drop :kink:

Whoops, it's my birthday so you didn't see anything :kink:

Pass Out? :lol:

Obviously, we don't know for certain what happened behind the scenes, etc, but I get the impression Joe didn't have a whole lot of choice on what to sing, and not as much input on his album as Olly did. I get the impression that Joe was just handed a bunch of songs by his managers to sing on. Like I really think Joe would've chosen different types of music to put on his album than what ended up on it in the end.

Pretty sure I read in an interview (why was I reading a Joe McElderry interview?? I have no idea) that Joe actually picked Ambitions after he was played it, and then the rest of the album was kind of built to go in that kind of direction. So he had more say than you might think...

Whoops, it's my birthday so you didn't see anything :kink:

It magically corrected itself :lol:

Pass Out #36 :w00t: Tinie Tempah doing well this week, his album set to see a good climb, and Invincible hopefully. :)

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36 (from 56) Tinie Tempah - Pass Out [D]

 

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Chart Run: 1-1-2-2-5-5-9-13-17-24-25-25-24-31-34-34-35-39-41-46-48-50-57-55-56-61-69-71-69-57-43-56-49-53-54-48-47-63-xx-75-69-56-36 [43 wks]

 

Release date: 28-02-2010

Format: download only single

Label: Disturbing London Records/EMI Records

 

Video here:

 

Chart history (Year peak title):

 

2010 01 Pass Out

2010 02 Frisky (Tinie Tempah Feat. Labrinth)

2010 01 Written In The Stars (Tinie Tempah Feat. Eric Turner)

2010 04 Miami 2 Ibiza (Swedish House Mafia Feat. Tinie Tempah)

2010 45 Wonderman (Tinie Tempah Feat. Ellie Goulding)

2010 15 Invincible (Tinie Tempah Feat. Kelly Rowland)

2010 22 Game Over (Tinchy Stryder, Giggs, Professor Green, Tinie Tempah, Devlin, Example & Chipmunk)

 

Discussion Thread Here

Looks like The Sats failed to re-enter with Higher. :(

Obviously, we don't know for certain what happened behind the scenes, etc, but I get the impression Joe didn't have a whole lot of choice on what to sing, and not as much input on his album as Olly did. I get the impression that Joe was just handed a bunch of songs by his managers to sing on. Like I really think Joe would've chosen different types of music to put on his album than what ended up on it in the end.

That's consistent with my point. I don't think Joe will have had the confidence to reject the songs he was given.

[56] 36 // TINIE TEMPAH – “Pass Out”

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[25] 37 // BIFFY CLYRO – “Many Of Horror”

77-38-20-25-30-34-39-42-57-73-x(39)-8-25-37-

 

[45] 38 // DUCK SAUCE – “Barbra Streisand”

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[44] 39 // OLLY MURS – “Please Don’t Let Me Go”

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[48] 40 // B.O.B FEAT. RIVERS CUOMO – “Magic”

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Pretty sure I read in an interview (why was I reading a Joe McElderry interview?? I have no idea) that Joe actually picked Ambitions after he was played it, and then the rest of the album was kind of built to go in that kind of direction. So he had more say than you might think...

 

Maybe I'm a cynic, but perhaps Joe McElderry's media training from Syco taught him to say just that. Saying "Cowell told me to sing these songs, and threatened to beat me with a piano stool if I didn't" doesn't sound as good in an interview.

Looks like The Sats failed to re-enter with Higher. :(

 

You were saying... :lol: