Everything posted by Rena
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N-Dubz - Uncle B [DEBUT ALBUM]
Lol, yeah. I would actually die if that was the real name of her lead single. Its so painful to even read. :puke2: As much as i'd love to see her get away from just pop, I would be so scared to see her come on with one of those really un-contempary Neo-soul albums. I hope she keeps it varied with RnB, Neo-soul, pop, even rock. I hope her lead single is a This Time/The Way You Do Me type song. NONE OF THOSE MISLEADING SIMPLE POP BREAKUP SINGLES! :angry: And yeah, glad she's on interscope because blackground f***ed up not one, but two of her albums. And as for N-Dubz (to stay on topic), well they were averaging around 50,000 a week so of course 50,000 x 6 = 300,000. They probably were awarded platinum due to the amount of shipped copies, but I they will sell 300,000 very soon if they havent already. Do you know the reason that they didn't end up in the top 10 or 5 was because the singles had already run out in most places by the wednesday :o. And they took ages to refill the shelves.
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Alexandra Burke || Signs £2.4 million US record deal
When does woolworths close? Because Leona has been making some serious ground on Alex and she could overtake Alex. The good thing about these two is that they obviously have a big link to each other and are vaguely (and I use that term very lightly) similar artists with quite similar songs so I bet its likey that someone who downloads one single will download the other. Hopefully if Alex can stay close to Leona then the physicals can tae her home for the next couple of weeks.
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Alexandra Burke || Signs £2.4 million US record deal
I don't think you are getting me. Just because she understands the song in a different way to the way in which Leonard Cohen intended for it, it doesn't mean that she can't still, as you put it, sing the song with "emotion, feeling and genuine bona fide passion". When there are songs as amazingly written as this one, there is undoutebly going to be different ways of interpreting (notice that word again) and people are going to have different ideas about how its meant to be sung, but as long as someone is able to attatch themselves to the song emotionally and tell the story the way in which they believe it, then that is valid, period. Its a different interpretation and spin on the song altogether. Fair enough if she copied Leonard Cohen's or Jeff Buckley's version and their styles completely and didn't understand the song in the way they do, then I would agree that it isn't a very valid version, but shes come with a whole new outlook on the song and although you may not agree with it, you just have to suck it up because that is the beauty of music. Although I do have reservations about the "perfection" of the studio version and they way IMO it takes away from the emotion of the song which is so vital in this song, for me the version on the X Factor completely blew me away, and it still gives me goosebumps when I listen to it now. And im sure there are a lot of people in the world who feel the same about her version. Just because you don't, doesn't mean that it should automatically be thrown into the garbage bin.
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N-Dubz - Uncle B [DEBUT ALBUM]
Yeah. :heart: I wish her album would just leak or something!! Been waiting so long. : <_<
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Alexandra Burke || Signs £2.4 million US record deal
Hello? Do you not know the meaning of INTERPRETATION? I mean it was Jeff Buckley who first meantioned it being about a female orgasm, not Leonard Cohen who had other ideas for the song. A person can understand it anyway they like, and do you really think a female singer is gonna relate to it as a female orgasm? :lol: Its another interpretation of the song, just like Jeff Buckleys version and to be honest, each are as valid as each other. I don't think you have the right to say which interpretation of the song is "right" or "wrong" you may prefer Jeff Buckleys version but there is nothing which makes your opinion more valid than any others, unless you yourself are Leonard Cohen? And for me, Alex's version of Hallelujah on the night absolutely blew me away. And evidently the judges and some of the public (not the "brainwashed" ones obviously :rolleyes:)
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N-Dubz - Uncle B [DEBUT ALBUM]
Oh fair enough. :puke2: But still +1 to her for the sig.
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N-Dubz - Uncle B [DEBUT ALBUM]
Well then you were right. :)
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Alexandra Burke || Signs £2.4 million US record deal
Uhhmm, you just have to go on to youtube to see people singing their asses off better than 95% of these "professional" singers but who are still without record contracts of their own. But whatever, its obvious that your not gonna be coming out of your own ass anytime soon so there's no point of continuing this argument.....
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Alexandra Burke || Signs £2.4 million US record deal
Amen.
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☃ iTunes Chart // Christmas 2008
:o I cant see it. :(
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Alexandra Burke || Signs £2.4 million US record deal
:cheer:
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Alexandra Burke || Signs £2.4 million US record deal
I looved the performance. And yeah, I just don't think they get it. -_-
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N-Dubz - Uncle B [DEBUT ALBUM]
Lol only one of them actually speaks like that. Their music is great so I don't know how they can't be taken seriously. They're not like "So solid crew" or something.
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☃ iTunes Chart // Christmas 2008
When is Strong Again released?
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Alexandra Burke || Signs £2.4 million US record deal
As I said before, not everyone has the same taste as you. There might just be people who like the song? Or is that too absurd? :rolleyes:
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Alexandra Burke || Signs £2.4 million US record deal
Yeah, I get why you hate everything that the X Fatctor stands for. But how do you know that alex isn't gonna go away and make something fresh, new and blow everyone away with her first album? Even though I like this song, I know that it is there just to make quick money for Cowell but you can't afely say that she isn't gonna come back with something innovative and BIG. Sucess as an X Factor winner isn't guarenteed, just look at Steve Brookstein and Leon. The reason I like Alex is because I feel she can do exactly that and make some amazing music. Writing her own songs as well as working with the very best.
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Alexandra Burke || Signs £2.4 million US record deal
Wow at all these conpiracy theories. I get that Syco are just in it for the money and whatever but I have to tell you, some of these conspiracy theories are PATHETIC. Especially Simon didn't even care about Alex until much later in the competition... Especially considering she was always near the bottom of the voting until WEEK 8. And, well, you jst completely murdered the whole basis of your argument by saying that you believe what papers like the sun and the news of the world. Even when they come with no facts or references. And as for the british public being "sheeps" argument. No Alex probably wouldn't have gotten to number one if she had done this song on her own, but why? The X factor exposes you to so many different types of people, they will obviously be a fraction of people who might just LIKE the song and want to buy it. Look, the first week sold 576,000 or something that means that only 4% of the viewers bought it. Don't you think that maybe that relatively small fraction of people could have actually liked it? Or is that too absurd for you to consider? :rolleyes: And just because you think that shes not a great singer, doesn't mean that its the gospel. I personally think she has a beautiful voice. It wasn't her best performance but I don't even think it was that far off leona, typically with us british there is a lot of overrating going on with leona, as there was with tim henman and the England football team. For someone even to claim that she is better than 90's Mariah is CRAZY. I love Alexandra's voice and prefer it to Leona's. It has a beautiful tone compared to leona's thinner and much more poppy tone and for me she is able to connect with the music and be more emotional than leona. Although she may not have the range of leona, I think her range is quite underrated and we havent seen the best of it yet at all, she was already belting E5s which is no mean feat and I think she can go further with vocal training. Don't get me wrong, I love leona. But I prefer Alexandra and her voice much more.
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N-Dubz - Uncle B [DEBUT ALBUM]
Seriously? :o where did you get that info from?
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N-Dubz - Uncle B [DEBUT ALBUM]
Lol, I think you're right, some of the lyrics are $h!t and chliched like Papa and Ouch (Although thats just $h!t, there's nothing cliched about "Name's Shaniqua and what? :lol:), lol. But songs like "Better not waste my time" just strike me as genius for some reason. And "Wouldn't you" is amazing. I went out and got drunk yesterday and me and my friend were singing it in the middle of the street for everyone to hear. :lol: My favourite song of 08. I think they have the right balance. I'd like to see them really try to switch it up and use more kind of real instruments and maybe a more traditional Hip pop'n' b (if there is any) approach. I do like the way they've crossed Genres for this album. No two tracks sound the same.
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Alexandra Burke || Signs £2.4 million US record deal
Well IMO she made Hallelujah her own. I guess thats part of the reason people hate her version. But what im saying is, if Leona was ever to start singing and dancing to Toxic by Britney, that would be car crash TV at its worse. And go Alex. Very impressive.
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N-Dubz - Uncle B [DEBUT ALBUM]
Wow, they climbed back up to 14. WAS NOT expecting that.
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☃ iTunes Chart // Christmas 2008
Yeah, I think Just Dance will be BIG here. Even I like it and it is NOT my type of music.
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Alexandra Burke || Signs £2.4 million US record deal
LOL. No Leona is certainly an amazing talent but her main strength is both her belting range and full range, and: Mariah live: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-fOr8wLVRTo Leona live: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6G7F2Bgb9qU Even Jojo has a wider live range than her. :P And when describing someone's voice. Many people are forgetting that versatility of voice is a big factor. And Alexandra has sooo much versatility. She can sing anything, unlike Leona. Im not a fan of her at all but even with all the stick that Mariah gets nowadays due to the fact that the direction she was going with her music had changed dramatically, it just strengthens her claim to the greatest voice ever due to the massive difference between the music she was making in the 90s to now. She she is really comfortable with uptempos as well as being an amazing ballad singer. I am a big admirer of Leona's voice but I do think it can be overrated sometimes. But anyway, Alex and Leona are to completely different singers. You never see people comparing Toni braxton and Mariah. They have completely different strengths and weaknesses and I think britain should just appreciate the fact that we have two singers of their calibur now, rather than constantly comparing them.
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☃ iTunes Chart // Christmas 2008
Go N-Dubz!
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Kardinal Offishall Ft. Keri Hilson / Numba 1 (Tide Is High)
No it's different to LYL. As someone said, Live your life is definatly more of an anthem and its a really good song. On the other hand, this was extremely painful for me and Keri Hilson sounds a lot like Rihanna.