I've never heard it so I can't comment. :lol:

 

@ Janets Nipple - You talk about Dido as if she's fukking god. :lol: And it wouldn't surprise me if Britney's 'Blackout' was a million times better than Dido's album in terms of quality.

 

 

Could be but won't sell anywhere near as many as Dido's.

I've never heard it so I can't comment. :lol:

 

@ Janets Nipple - You talk about Dido as if she's fukking god. :lol: And it wouldn't surprise me if Britney's 'Blackout' was a million times better than Dido's album in terms of quality.

 

I PERSONALLY think HNC is 10x better than IKAG but alot of people seem to disagree :(

Stereophonics are releasing a greatest hits not number one but deffo top 10 and maybe top 5

I've never heard it so I can't comment. :lol:

 

@ Janets Nipple - You talk about Dido as if she's fukking god. :lol: And it wouldn't surprise me if Britney's 'Blackout' was a million times better than Dido's album in terms of quality.

 

Comparing Dido with Britney, Pink, Kelly Clarkson, Anastacia, etc, is not comparing like with like. Each artist has its different areas of work. Dido is a singer/songwriter, and that´s it. Obviously, someone who expects a circus show or a dance number will find it boring... On the other hands, Britney is a performing act. She is all to do with dancing, wearing different clothes for each song in the tour, giving the press what they want (scandals), etc. But she´s no songwriter, and her quality as a singer is questionable. It´s not a fair comparison at all. It´s like comparing a singer with an actress, or a sportsman with a desginer. It´s not comparing like with like cause they´re in different types of work, which requires different types of talent. Honestly, we can´t even compare Dido´s songwriting habilities with the ones like Britney or Pink, for a very simple reason: Dido makes her music, wether is dull or not. Britney and Pink are just stage acts, but they have professional hitmakers behind her music. Their input in songwriting is minimal. They might be just responsible for the lyrics (which are stupid anyway, any 13 year old school girl can write verses like the average pop song) and get their name alongside someone like Linda Perry, Max Martin, Danja, Glen Ballard, etc. So in the end, "dull" is who compares different types of art to say Dido is boring. Compare Dido to other singer/songwriters, not with dancers or entertaining acts.

 

But, for some reason, the "etertaining act" model has been failing badly in the last years... maybe it´s the internet, youtube, that makes people find other types of entertainment so they don´t need to buy these artists material. But look at the record sales of current Madonna, Mariah Carey and Britney, Kelly Clarkson releases... it´s laughable. I mean, Britney´s last album have not even sold 1.8 million worldwide. That´s less then the sales of Dido´s last album in the USA alone. And Kelly Clarkson, I wonder if her last album even crossed the million mark worldwide... In USA I know it´s stuck with like 700k. On the other hand, when you look at the sales of Coldplay, Amy Winehouse or Duffy, and Alicia Keys in the USA... you see people are interested in "music only" acts, rather then performing divas. That´s why I think the time is suitable for a new Dido release. SonyBMG has already noticed it and is putting loads of money into promoting it... The era of performatic pop acts is fading since the Spice Girls and Backstreet Boys in the 90´s, and the backlash in Madonna, Mariah, Kelly Clarkson anb Britney sales just shows it...

What's your point though? I still can't stand her music. :/ and I find her overatted.

That´s just personal opinion anyway. Dido has nothing to do with James Blunt by the way. But I mean in relative terms. One who likes Pink Floyd or AC/DC can say that Dido is simply dull and boring. But come one, somebody who likes Pink, Sugababes, Girls Aloud, Britney, is not in a serious position to say anything about a serious pop artist - that is Dido. There is no dispute that she is musically superior then teenage discartable pop.

How exactly is it that Fans of Sugababes, GA, Pink etc can't say Dido is dull?

 

lets be honest here, paint drying is more exciting than a Dido album, Get off your high horse mate just because you worship Dido doesn't make your opinion more valid than someone who worships the Sugababes or any other of your 'teenage discardable pop'

 

FYI, non of those acts are teenagers and many of their fans are 18/19/20/21 having grown up with them, more like young adults than teens

How exactly is it that Fans of Sugababes, GA, Pink etc can't say Dido is dull?

 

lets be honest here, paint drying is more exciting than a Dido album, Get off your high horse mate just because you worship Dido doesn't make your opinion more valid than someone who worships the Sugababes or any other of your 'teenage discardable pop'

 

FYI, non of those acts are teenagers and many of their fans are 18/19/20/21 having grown up with them, more like young adults than teens

 

It does not make my opinion more valid, but the fact that Dido´s music is taken seriously in a much wider audience then Sugas/Girls Aloud means its more credible. I have a point when I can´t stand people sayng Dido is "dull" or "boring". People find it "boring" because they can´t stand their favourite divas doing 500k at best, while someone with absolutely no shine and glamour can shift millions of copies worldwide. Me, and millions of others find her music exciting. In fact, I find any real music exciting. Not karaoke songs sung by three models over a pre-recorded track they bought from Xenomania.

Britney is a performing act. She is all to do with dancing, wearing different clothes for each song in the tour, giving the press what they want (scandals), etc. But she´s no songwriter, and her quality as a singer is questionable.

 

But, for some reason, the "etertaining act" model has been failing badly in the last years... maybe it´s the internet, youtube, that makes people find other types of entertainment so they don´t need to buy these artists material. But look at the record sales of current Madonna, Mariah Carey and Britney, Kelly Clarkson releases... it´s laughable. I mean, Britney´s last album have not even sold 1.8 million worldwide. That´s less then the sales of Dido´s last album in the USA alone. And Kelly Clarkson, I wonder if her last album even crossed the million mark worldwide... In USA I know it´s stuck with like 700k. On the other hand, when you look at the sales of Coldplay, Amy Winehouse or Duffy, and Alicia Keys in the USA... you see people are interested in "music only" acts, rather then performing divas. That´s why I think the time is suitable for a new Dido release. SonyBMG has already noticed it and is putting loads of money into promoting it... The era of performatic pop acts is fading since the Spice Girls and Backstreet Boys in the 90´s, and the backlash in Madonna, Mariah, Kelly Clarkson anb Britney sales just shows it...

 

Britney DOES have a good voice, better than Didos... visit the Britney Spears forum will ya :rolleyes:

 

So what if Britney, Madonna, Mariah, & Kelly underperform with their albums. They have BIGGER fanbases than Dido EVER will, so its harder to please More fans than less fans. Didos sales are due to being released at the right time. and If Britney was to release Blackout after 'Piece Of Me' for example, then i think we'd be seeing a whole different story. She probably would have had a number 1 album and probably had big sales in her first week. Hence Leonas success, The single and Album were released around the same time as she performed on X Factor (The Show that made her) so she has one of the fastest & biggest selling albums in the UK as a result of it. Dido released her album in time for the christmas rush, when Kids knew what to get their mums for christmas etc... Everything is based on timing and promotion, Madonna, Britney & Kelly did next to nothing for promoting their albums, and to say they have that many sales with NO promotion is IMPRESSIVE!

I like both Dido and those so called 'karaoke songs bought from Xenomania' (which they are not...).

 

The fact is Dido's music has a broad appeal. It's liked by people of all ages, it appeals to a lot of the usual 'pop' fans as well as some of the older generation who seem to be the key album buyers. Stuff like Girls Aloud, Sugababes, Britney, even Kylie and Madonna doesn't have as broad an appeal but they still do decently enough, so I'm satisfied with that.

 

And for the record, Britney CAN'T sing a note to save her life. :P

 

Im looking forward to pcd,nkotb's & bsb's new album.

kelly clarkson is being released on 18th nov - i think it will be a return to the breakaway sound with a killer "since u been gone" esq single to lead the album - my december didnt do that terribly in the uk - was number 2 and sold reasonably considering the lack of promotion compared to breakaway - it will be a success here imo.

Britney DOES have a good voice, better than Didos... visit the Britney Spears forum will ya :rolleyes:

 

So what if Britney, Madonna, Mariah, & Kelly underperform with their albums. They have BIGGER fanbases than Dido EVER will, so its harder to please More fans than less fans. Didos sales are due to being released at the right time.

What makes you think Kelly Clarkson has a bigger fanbase then Dido??? Dido had two consistent, back to back, million selling albums that topped 10 and 12 million worldwide respectively... Kelly Clarkson had a massive worldwide smash of 12 million, followed by an album that strugled to achieve 1 million worldwide sales. That´s what you call "FANBASE"???? With Madonna and Mariah, no arguing, since they´re around since decades... altough Mariah´s fanbase in UK is not particularly big since ages.

 

And are you seriously sayng that the reason Britney, Madonna, Mariah and Kelly´s last albums flopped because of them having a BIGGER FANBASE??? What the heck... A bigger fanbase will NEVER be a cause of smaller sales. Even if fans are not pleased, they will buy an album... Every Madonna or Britney addict have bought their last albums even if they thought it sucked! They´re fans, and fans collect stuff from their idols.

 

To blame the poor sales of the above mentioned albums of fanbase, period of the year released, lack of promo, etc, is just denyng the obvious truth: the musical material featured there was pure $h!t, and no one with minimal musical knowledge would ever take that seriously, so not even the heavyweight name of the artist was enough to ensure decent sales. Just listen to Give It To Me? What the heck was she thinking??? If that´s the quality of a single from that album, I wonder how are the filler tracks, or even the b-sides. It´s HIDEOUS.

 

and If Britney was to release Blackout after 'Piece Of Me' for example, then i think we'd be seeing a whole different story. She probably would have had a number 1 album and probably had big sales in her first week. Hence Leonas success, The single and Album were released around the same time as she performed on X Factor (The Show that made her) so she has one of the fastest & biggest selling albums in the UK as a result of it. Dido released her album in time for the christmas rush, when Kids knew what to get their mums for christmas etc... Everything is based on timing and promotion, Madonna, Britney & Kelly did next to nothing for promoting their albums, and to say they have that many sales with NO promotion is IMPRESSIVE!

Please... to say Madonna, Britney and Kelly have no promotion has got to be a joke. Dido released an album in the rush to christmas (well, not at all since it came out in september but was consistent enough to stay around the top 3 until february of the following year), and even after selling 5 million copies until the end of the year, it still had strenght to sell another 5 million worldwide in the rest of its run... Far from being a Christmas-only sucess. I believe when an artist is coming from a huge selling album and has a consistent fanbase, it does well in its first few weeks even without much promo, because of fanbase. When an artist goes from a 12 million seller to a 950k seller you can´t really talk much about "fanbase". Talk about a fever that passed quick... People who demand much promo and a big hit to buy an album are not really "fans", they are just eventual buyer. A "fan" would buy an album even without hearing the songs.

 

Hot N Cold is a guaranteed top 10 :P

 

I wouldn't be so sure about that...she screams 'one hit wonder'

 

but then so did Rihanna when she came out with Pon De Replay

followed by an album that strugled to achieve 1 million worldwide sales

 

The majority of that came from the half a million or so fans i suppose... :rolleyes:

The Mighty Boosh should be releasing in the autumn I would imagine that thier album would be massive

The Mighty Boosh should be releasing in the autumn I would imagine that thier album would be massive

Hopefully will be! :dance:

Is this the Mighty Boosh that we see on tv? :unsure: or is there a band or something :lol:

 

Will it have The Crimpings that they do on it? Or is it more for things like 'Future Sailors'?

yep tv's mighty boosh

 

Dido will have massive sales worldwide, whether she's boring, bland or whatever in some peoples eyes, the fact remains

that she's far more liable to sell on the basis of you always get what it says on the tin with Dido. Nobody's going to be shocked

by her wearing a set of chaps, gyrating and flashing off her crotch in her videos, or singing songs about being a maneater or kissing a girl. Not that there's anything wrong with those that do. :D

 

Kelly Clarkson's My December has sold over 2,000,000 worldwide.

If Ryan Tedder is right, I think Kelly's album could be huge.

Kelly's also getting the correct promotion this time around, with the switch around at BMG.

The "new guy in charge" is in full support of Kelly and believes the new album will beat Breakaway sales wise, as do I.

She has some great production this time around and with her voice, she should do well.

 

I like Dido's radio friendly tunes, but they never made me want to buy her album.

Hopefully she won't do as well as she and her record label think she will, just to show her.