September 24, 20231 yr Pleased that they made it to No.1 too. Been enjoying this album a lot, moreso the Hits versions though which are mostly strong re-recordings. A lot of the duet versions add nothing, or make the songs worse. Maybe it was just as well I was sent the wrong CD, as the music on it is better anyway :lol: What was the story again with She Wants To Be Me? It was released as their final single (of their first run) in late 2004 wasn't it, but was excluded from the chart due to the format IIRC? Does anyone remember where it would have charted if it had been allowed to chart? I remember hearing it a lot at the time and it was so odd that it just didn't chart and then they disappeared after such a successful two years.
September 24, 20231 yr Agree that they will hopefully have a stronger 2nd week rather than 1-57 type of release. They had some signings that have gone into week 2 and both versions have held up on iTunes - even if sales are low there they are still at #2 and #10.
September 25, 20231 yr Saw them last night and they were brilliant. The crowd were so loud singing along that throughout a lot of it, they were drowning out Matt's voice a bit (I think his mic was a little quieter compared to the other 2) but what a concert. That setlist was... perfect! 'Thunderbirds Are Go' was the ABSOLUTE highlight for me! Incredible! I also love 'Good One' and thought that translated incredibly well live! I will never tire of seeing them live. Every time has been brilliant. The only criticism I have of this show is that I wish they used theatrics and flames/smoke/wind machines/whatever a bit more! It was a bit "safe" just having a stage where Matt and James (more James) was running around the stage all the time :lol:
September 29, 20231 yr Ended up at #14 today so a bit of a slump from its #6 midweek position but still holding up better than the majority of #1 albums this year especially with such a high first week physical number, they’ve just announced a London signing for next week - great way to boost sales over multiple weeks!
October 2, 20231 yr #47 in todays mids - I know it’s 1-14-47 but it’s held up much better than most would’ve expected for essentially a defunct album concept in the streaming era.
October 2, 20231 yr I expected it to be where it is now last week so its def held up better than i thought.
October 3, 20231 yr Author If you fancy more new Charlie vocals, check out ‘Tech Noir 2’ on Gunship’s new album! They’re a synth-pop side band from two other Fightstar members.
October 6, 20231 yr 1-14-22 Good run for this album so far actually! :o (Even more impressive considering they were #47 in Monday's update!)
October 6, 20231 yr 1-14-22 Good run for this album so far actually! :o (Even more impressive considering they were #47 in Monday's update!) Their London album signing done wonders for them in the chart this week! Love that they’ve done signings outside of week 1, surprised more physical selling artists don’t do this.
October 6, 20231 yr They also sent a tweet out to remind people who purchased the £10 lanyards at their gigs to scan the QR code and get the album sent to their addresses. The post-album campaigns have been smartly done and more artists should do this nowadays!
October 7, 20231 yr They also sent a tweet out to remind people who purchased the £10 lanyards at their gigs to scan the QR code and get the album sent to their addresses. The post-album campaigns have been smartly done and more artists should do this nowadays! JLS tried this and it didn’t really help that much. People forgot about it after the fact.
October 10, 20231 yr Went to the 02 show tonight - Ed Sheeran joined them on stage as a surprise guest for ‘Who’s David’, they also done ‘MMM Bop’ and ‘Sleeping With The Lights On’ with Hanson - epic night.
October 13, 20231 yr Has anybody else still not had their replacement disc for the misprinted Guest Features Edition CD? I have had to chase the supplier that HMV provided me contact details for for weeks and I still haven't had it, and the window to get it closes next week. 😠
October 14, 20231 yr I received an automatic refund from Amazon and then ordered a new one from their official store.
October 16, 20231 yr Has anybody else still not had their replacement disc for the misprinted Guest Features Edition CD? I have had to chase the supplier that HMV provided me contact details for for weeks and I still haven't had it, and the window to get it closes next week. 😠 I registered for mine the day I received the email from HMV and it arrived this morning!
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