Everything posted by biophiliac.
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X Factor 2012 - Live Shows: The Final
I think every bit of hype surrounding Rita Ora died with Shine Ya Light, it's pleasant but so underwhelming.
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X Factor 2012 - Live Shows: The Final
Thought the sub-standard Make You Feel My Love renditions had been left in 2010...
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Emeli Sandé - Clown
I think releasing this could be a mistake, it's probably my least favourite from the album and this is coming from a huge Emeli fan. Agree that Maybe would have been a better choice, it's fantastic.
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iTunes Weekly Thread: W/C 2nd December 2012
Massive boost for Spectrum please. Ella, however brief, was amazing.
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'Unapologetic' // 7th Album
It's just all about Love Without Tragedy atm. I hope she releases it and does a single version without Mother Mary on, I do like it but LWT is far superior and it seems completely pointless to put the two songs together as one.
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Kesha - Warrior
Why why why did I ask for this for Christmas? Gonna have to live like 3 weeks with the knowledge that there is a Ke$Ha album out there I don't own. Hope it's as good as Animal.
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Angel Haze - Cleaning Out My Closet
U7bZ08RNUyM I've not entirely familiar with Eminem's version, but this is really good. So far this and New York are all I've heard from Angel Haze and both are quite appealing. I've just downloaded 'Classick' and 'Reservation' and will be giving them a listen later!
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iTunes Weekly Thread: W/C 18th November 2012
Alicia might be a bit of a wildcard because she'll have two versions of GOF doing well this week - the normal version and the 'inferno' version with Nicki Minaj that's being played on Capital. Keys/Aloud for #1
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iTunes Weekly Thread: W/C 11th November 2012
I really hope Alicia can put herself up there with the other 2 big releases. I'm anticipating at least Top 5. The last couple of weeks have been hectic as far as the upper regions of the chart are concerned!
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Reggie Yates says charts are 'healthier than ever'
The charts aren't irrelevant but I don't think they matter as much as they used to. I doubt many people know what song is #1 at any given time.
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Nicki Minaj 'The Boys' // 'Va Va Voom'
I hope Nicki releases another song like Super Bass, because that epitomises everything I love about her. I think the choruses are some of the best from any song she's done and the chorus is undeniable. I think she works the best when she basically raps over pop songs.
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Figure 8 | 2nd single
Figure 8's a really good song, my favourite from the album, but unfortunately I just can't see it doing well as a single. However much I love Halcyon I don't think anything else on it will be successful. Hopefully I'll be proven wrong.
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Ben's UK Singles Top 10 Prediction Game 2012/2
01 // Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven 02 // Little Mix - DNA 03 // One Direction - Little Things 04 // Gabrielle Aplin - The Power Of Love 05 // Labrinth feat. Emeli Sande - Beneath Your Beautiful 06 // Robbie Williams - Candy 07 // McFly - Love Is Easy 08 // Psy - Gangnam Style 09 // Rihanna - Diamonds 10 // Adele - Skyfall 11 // The Lumineers - Ho Hey 12 // Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child 13 // Maroon 5 - One More Night 14 // Stooshe - Waterfalls 15 // Wiley - Can You Hear Me 1. (for 5 pts) Which song will be the biggest faller within the top 75 next week? (Artist name and song title needed!) Fun. - We Are Young 2. (for 5 pts) Which song will be the highest climber within the top 75 next week? (Artist name and song title needed!) Gabrielle Alpine - The Power Of Love 3. (for 3 pts) How many new/re/chart entries will be altogether in the top 40 next week? 10 4. (for 3 pts) How many climbers will be in the top 40 next week? (climbers from outside the top 40 don't count!) 5 5. (for 3 pts) How many non movers will be in the top 40 next week? 2 6. (for 2 pts) Will Christina Aguilera - Lotus debut in the top 5 albums next week? yes
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Singles Chart Prediction Game
SECTION A 61 // Mumford & Sons – I Will Wait 15 // Maroon 5 – One More Night 53 // Lawson – Standing In The Dark 51 // fun. - Some Nights 48 // Naughty Boy feat Emeli Sande - Wonder 34 // Christina Aguilera – Your Body 20 // Sub Focus – Tidal Wave 37 // Ellie Goulding – Anything Could Happen 46 // Willy Moon – Yeah Yeaah 02 // Little Mix - DNA 34 // Pink - Try 04 // Gabrielle Aplin – The Power Of Love 62 // Of Monsters And Men - Little Talks 38 // Otto Knows – Million Voices SECTION B Bonus 1) - 8 points Will the number of single word song titles in the top 40 (on the OCC website) be a) odd or b) even? DNA counts as a single word. Bonus 2) - 12 points Will the lowest non-mover within the top 40 be a) between 1 and 15, b) between 16 and 30, c) between 31 and 40 or d) there won’t be any non-movers? Bonus 3) - 12 points How many new entries will there be in the top 40 Singles Chart? 10 Spot on - 12 points 1 away - 8 points 2 away - 4 points
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MDNA | Album Discussion
I don't know why MDNA flopped so badly, it's a really strong album in my opinion. Girl Gone Wild and Masterpiece could have been huge had they have been promoted correctly. It just sounds so summery, it's the album I listened to the most when I was on holiday.
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Jessie Ware 'Devotion' ıı August 20 2012
Devotion's clicked with me suddenly! At first it was just meh, but in the last week I've started listening to it and it's really good. There isn't really a song on here I dislike; it's effortless and easy to listen to.
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Florence + The Machine // 'Ceremonials' October 31
Lover To Lover's a really good song, but it's going to flop. I really don't see the point in releasing a new single, she's admitted herself that she isn't a singles artist so it would be logical to move onto the next album after the surprising success of Spectrum. Saying that, I would have said the same about Spectrum's release and that did amazingly well, so you never whether Lover To Lover could do the same. #unlikely
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This years X Factor guest performances boosts
I was hoping Nicki Minaj might have a slot, but seeing as though she's ending her UK tour soon it doesn't seem likely. Looking forward to seeing Alicia Keys though, Girl On Fire is pretty epic.
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Ben's UK Singles Top 10 Prediction Game 2012/2
01 // Robbie Williams - Candy 02 // Labrinth feat. Emeli Sande - Beneath Your Beautiful 03 // Adele - Skyfall 04 // The Wanted - I Found You 05 // Misha B - Do You Think Of Me 06 // Wiley - Can You Hear Me 07 // Rita Ora - Shine Ya Light 08 // Rihanna - Diamons 09 // Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child 10 // PSY - Gangnam Style 1. (for 5 pts) Which song will be #41 and just miss the top 40 next week? (Artist name and song title needed!) Little Mix - Wings 2. (for 3 pts) How many new/re/chart entries will be altogether in the top 40 next week? 8 3. (for 2 pts) Which album will be higher next week: JLS – Evolution or Ne-Yo - R.E.D.? jLS
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Singles Chart Prediction Game
52 // Mumford & Sons – I Will Wait 44 // Florence + The Machine – Spectrum 33 // Lawson – Standing In The Dark 48 // Jake Bugg – Two Fingers 50 // Naughty Boy feat Emeli Sande - Wonder 17 // Christina Aguilera – Your Body 15 // Sub Foc us – Tidal Wave 31 // Ellie Goulding – Anything Could Happen 27 // Asaf Avidan – One Day / Reckoning Song 42 // Little Mix - Wings 40 // Pink - Try 57 // David Guetta / Sia - Titanium 54 // Of Monsters And Men - Little Talks 25 // Otto Knows – Million Voices Bonus 1) - 8 points Will the number of two word song titles in the top 40 (on the OCC website) be a) odd or b) even? Bonus 2) - 12 points Will the lowest climber within the top 40 be a) between 1 and 15, b) between 16 and 30, c) between 31 and 40 or d) there won’t be any climbers? Bonus 3) - 12 points How many new entries will there be in the top 40 Singles Chart? 6 Spot on - 12 points 1 away - 8 points 2 away - 4 points
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iTunes Weekly Thread: W/C 4th November 2012
Va Va Voom's up to #20, it could outpeak itself this week. The video does at last seem to be having an effect, but the chart run is going to look really odd! LWWY is almost out of the T40 now, proof that despite beating Ellie in its peak she will have the better longevity and (hopefully) better sales.
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Nicki Minaj 'The Boys' // 'Va Va Voom'
I went to see Nicki last night too! I thought she'd have been on a little bit longer though, and she did a lot of songs that she features on and no one's ever heard of so that was a bit disappointing. Overall she was really good, she sounds good live and is quite an amazing dancer.
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Sunday music quiz
33/40, wooo! Quite a lot were guesses, but most of them were educated. The one about CIA couldn't have been anything other than Clique really, could it? Nice idea.
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iTunes Weekly Thread: W/C 4th November 2012
Nicki Minaj has just premiered a new song, Freedom, and she's usually good at releasing songs quickly in the UK so it should be available this week. I don't think it will do very well, as with a lot of Nicki's pre-album releases, but on first listen it sounded good so you never know.
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Predict the top 40 songs of 2012
I really hope 212 can keep Top 40 at least, but sales are always high around Christmas so it could quite easily be pushed out.