January 19, 201213 yr What are u talking about? :blink: if she ended up winning and has had three number 1s and a number 1 album how is she not liked by many and what backlash most songs now days have autotune in it and there have been far worst songs with it used in think your being a dit deluded Unlike Elephants people have short memories and move on very quickly. As long as Elephant is strong enough to get good reviews, strong radio airplay and good promotion then Alex will be fine. Radio tour starts tomorrow and Alex at video shoot-her weave better be good. https://twitter.com/#!/alexandramusic/s...8499200/photo/1
January 19, 201213 yr Starts regional I assume then moves to London(she will need Capital radio support) KEY103 On tomorrow's Breakfast show @alexandramusic will be live after 8:30am. Lincs FM Morning from Sam! We'll hear from @alexandramusic on the @LincsFM Breakfast Show on Monday morning!
January 19, 201213 yr Starts regional I assume then moves to London(she will need Capital radio support) KEY103 On tomorrow's Breakfast show @alexandramusic will be live after 8:30am. Lincs FM Morning from Sam! We'll hear from @alexandramusic on the @LincsFM Breakfast Show on Monday morning! Oh ok. So nothing major atm. Yeah she will need Capital support if Radio 1 still won't playlist her. Heart should support her too. She is one of the Heart FM staples (along with Michael Buble and Olly Murs :lol:).
January 21, 201213 yr This could be the beginning of the end for her. Not many people liked her on X Factor and with a single like this that has been autotuned to death...well, there could be a backlash against her music I agree and the song is generic. No artist development whatsoever with this new release.
January 21, 201213 yr I agree and the song is generic. No artist development whatsoever with this new release. I disagree. I think it's a progression from the electro-pop sound she had with Overcome. 'Elephant' is the kind of song that 'Bad Boys' wanted to be. It's, to a lesser extent, what 'We Found Love' was to 'Only Girl (In the World)'. A successor that is far more experimental commercially with a full-on dance sound and leaving behind the generic pop/dance sound (I absolutely love OG(ITW) though). The phrase "no artistic development" applies to artists such as Guetta, Taio Cruz etc. I wouldn't apply this to Alexandra (yet - she may disappoint with follow-ups).
January 21, 201213 yr It's more jumping on Rihanna's bandwagon than artist development. I've noticed Jessie J is another one of the bandwagon jumpers ala 'Laserlight'. Mind you, I love both 'Elephant' and 'Laserlight'. I wouldn't be suprised if the likes of Alexis Jordan, Nicole Scherzinger, Keri Hilson etc start jumping on the same bandwagon with their forthcoming new material...
January 21, 201213 yr I disagree. I think it's a progression from the electro-pop sound she had with Overcome. 'Elephant' is the kind of song that 'Bad Boys' wanted to be. It's, to a lesser extent, what 'We Found Love' was to 'Only Girl (In the World)'. A successor that is far more experimental commercially with a full-on dance sound and leaving behind the generic pop/dance sound (I absolutely love OG(ITW) though). The phrase "no artistic development" applies to artists such as Guetta, Taio Cruz etc. I wouldn't apply this to Alexandra (yet - she may disappoint with follow-ups). The phrase I used was artist development and I don't see any in her. Someone else also mentioned she is no longer at Syco and is with RCA. As far as I am aware it is a joint deal and her official vevo account states her music is licensed through Simco.
January 21, 201213 yr Alex on the set of the video, the weave is looking good but will there be Elephants? http://yfrog.com/oe2x2ij Alex needed to come back with a newer sound she could not stay doing bubble gum pop for this era. Her young fans are growing up and she needs a more adult sound. Sticking to just pop will not work this era. No artist development is what Kate Nash, Duffy, Pixie and The Saturdays stuck to.
January 21, 201213 yr It's more jumping on Rihanna's bandwagon than artist development. I've noticed Jessie J is another one of the bandwagon jumpers ala 'Laserlight'. Mind you, I love both 'Elephant' and 'Laserlight'. I wouldn't be suprised if the likes of Alexis Jordan, Nicole Scherzinger, Keri Hilson etc start jumping on the same bandwagon with their forthcoming new material... Elephant doesn't even sound like WFL to me, its not jumping on the Rihanna bandwagon. Jessie J is not jumping on any bandwagon, its produced by Guetta, as she did a song for his album and he was returning the favour, its not her usual sound. Its like saying Rihanna is jumping on the bandwagon for doing WTC? because thats with Guetta, its ridicilous. Not everyone is trying to copy Rihanna and Guetta.
January 21, 201213 yr Alex on the set of the video, the weave is looking good but will there be Elephants? http://yfrog.com/oe2x2ij Alex needed to come back with a newer sound she could not stay doing bubble gum pop for this era. Her young fans are growing up and she needs a more adult sound. Sticking to just pop will not work this era. No artist development is what Kate Nash, Duffy, Pixie and The Saturdays stuck to. The "artist development"/jumping on Rihanna's bandwagon didn't go all to well down with Leona Lewis. 'Collide' wasn't a big hit by Leona standards and her era is a bit of a mess now as a result. Pixie and The Sats did actually have an artist development. Pixie's album is more R&B/soul-like than the poppiness of Turn It Up. And The Sats have a stronger influence of dance on their latest album. It's always a major risk unless you're Rihanna or Lady Gaga...
January 21, 201213 yr Elephant doesn't even sound like WFL to me, its not jumping on the Rihanna bandwagon. Jessie J is not jumping on any bandwagon, its produced by Guetta, as she did a song for his album and he was returning the favour, its not her usual sound. Its like saying Rihanna is jumping on the bandwagon for doing WTC? because thats with Guetta, its ridicilous. Not everyone is trying to copy Rihanna and Guetta. 'Elephant' doesn't sound too much like 'We Found Love' for me either. It sounds more like 'Where Have You Been' but is similar to WFL in structure. WFL becoming a smash has set a trend for other pop artists to adopt the 'feat. DJ/producer'/'electro house aspect to their material. When did songs with more production and beat display become popular? After WFL. All of a sudden pop artists aren't scared to release house tracks and let their producer shine as apposed to singing their whole songs over the production. The likes of 'Elephant', 'Collide' and 'Laserlight' are all examples of this.
January 21, 201213 yr Elephant doesn't even sound like WFL to me, its not jumping on the Rihanna bandwagon. Jessie J is not jumping on any bandwagon, its produced by Guetta, as she did a song for his album and he was returning the favour, its not her usual sound. Its like saying Rihanna is jumping on the bandwagon for doing WTC? because thats with Guetta, its ridicilous. Not everyone is trying to copy Rihanna and Guetta. There is nothing original about Rihanna she has been jumping on Beyonces bandwagon since she started but still cannot sing as well or perform as well. Alex has done dance tracks before All Night Long and Nothing But the Girl. How can Elephant be jumping on the We Found Love bandwagon when Elephant is an older song that fans first heard about in August last year.
January 21, 201213 yr There is nothing original about Rihanna she has been jumping on Beyonces bandwagon since she started but still cannot sing as well or perform as well. Alex has done dance tracks before All Night Long and Nothing But the Girl. How can Elephant be jumping on the We Found Love bandwagon when Elephant is an older song that fans first heard about in August last year. LOL. #LoonOnTheDefenceAlert
January 21, 201213 yr 'Elephant' is the kind of song that 'Bad Boys' wanted to be. Except not. I mean for one they're absolutely nothing alike - one is a melodic pop stomper whilst the other is purely a dance track - and on top of that Bad Boys shits all over Elephant from a great height.
January 21, 201213 yr LOL. #LoonOnTheDefenceAlert Right back at you but would sooner loon for someone who can actually sing. :P
January 21, 201213 yr 'Elephant' doesn't sound too much like 'We Found Love' for me either. It sounds more like 'Where Have You Been' but is similar to WFL in structure. WFL becoming a smash has set a trend for other pop artists to adopt the 'feat. DJ/producer'/'electro house aspect to their material. When did songs with more production and beat display become popular? After WFL. All of a sudden pop artists aren't scared to release house tracks and let their producer shine as apposed to singing their whole songs over the production. The likes of 'Elephant', 'Collide' and 'Laserlight' are all examples of this. Sorry but you're being ridiculous now. The whole "performer feat. producer" idea was not down to Rihanna and didn't become popular because of Rihanna. 'Beautiful People' and 'Give Me Everything' are two examples of a song released BEFORE 'We Found Love' that credits the producers as well as the performers. Again, 'Collide' was released BEFORE 'We Found Love' so your point is invalid. I like Rihanna but I don't stan her so hard that I start to think illogically. And Marrb, Rihanna doesn't jump on Beyonce's bandwagon. They are nothing alike musically and they have never been. Beyonce's always been retro R&B mixed with Hip-Hop while Rihanna has been reggae/dark R&B/dance-pop. Edited January 21, 201213 yr by SceneofSIXCrimes
January 21, 201213 yr Sorry but you're being ridiculous now. The whole "performer feat. producer" idea was not down to Rihanna and didn't become popular because of Rihanna. 'Beautiful People' and 'Give Me Everything' are two examples of a song released BEFORE 'We Found Love' that credits the producers as well as the performers. Again, 'Collide' was released BEFORE 'We Found Love' so your point is invalid. I like Rihanna but I don't stan her so hard that I start to think illogically. And Marrb, Rihanna doesn't jump on Beyonce's bandwagon. They are nothing alike musically and they have never been. Beyonce's always been retro R&B mixed with Hip-Hop while Rihanna has been reggae/dark R&B/dance-pop. It's not illogical thinking at all. My bandwagon point was in reference to female pop artists - Pitbull and Chris Brown are female pop artists? And my point was regarding not only 'the dj feat' aspect but a song with parts where it features more beat and production and less vocal than usual - like I said not a pop song sung fully over production. Rihanna's artist development has now resulted in other female artist jumping on her bandwagon, in the same vein the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Nicole Scherzinger, Keri Hilson jumping on the 'What's My Name' bandwagon. Perhaps you're thinking illogically? Your reading ability clearly manifests this. And your point regarding 'Collide' is incorrect. WFL and 'Collide' were released at the same time and WFL leaked before 'Collide'. And the loon accusations @ me are quite laughable when my point is 100% valid. I actually really like Alexandra Burke, Jessie J and Leona Lewis so it's not even a dig at them - merely a summary of the similarties between their music and Rihanna's music.
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