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:lol: Bruno haters will be gutted once more, I think he is going to get another no1 this week.

I imagine he must have sold 141k albums last week as well :lol: Hopelfull Different will get some success in December. 1D are releasing their album this week but there is a good chance Robbie will hold on to the top spot if his sales do not decrease critically. 1D have never been that great album sellers, and if they follow this years pattern of XF acts... :lol:

Candy almost back to no1 combined (possibly already if you count the EP as well as physical sales). I believe Robbie will get a 2nd week at no1 although sales should be very close. Candy is doing way better than I would have expected...

Moyles was really unbearable.. and so is Grimshaw. On Grim: Playing all low-quality music and drenched to the skin in it he suddenly confesses he likes Robbie but not his music... So is Robbie too old for R1 (10 years older than Grim) or just rubbish? How can a person who is living on this island and is willing to climb the ladder of the MAINSTEAM (and most commonly low-quality) radio say he has never listened to a Robbie song really? :o Grim is just rude and disgusting. Plus the fact that he is 'kind' enough to 'like the old mans personality even if he doesn't like his music' doesn't make things any better. On R1's choice to make this demographic map: FAIL. (I wouldn't be shocked if they change this policy very soon) Calling a 40 y.o. man too old is offensive for the audience as well, almost racism. Music has no such borders. What if they do not playlist the likes of Madonna, Coldplay or Robbie to make room of Minaj or Bieber? The joke's on them! I hate playlists to start with... If Grim and co. were any relevant or important themselves they wouldn't need them, they would have the right judgement, taste and authority to choose what to play rather than just push the play button. On Candy: If the point was x-29 R1 , 29-x R2 it would still be more suitable for R1 :lol: Like almost every review has pointed out, Candy is, not representative of TTC. (thank god)

Emeli and Adele. Adele's 21 success will be enough to keep her going for a few more years. I expect her future albums will (at least) sell well enough to be 'hits'. (despite nowhere near 21). And Emeli because she HAS something to say as an artist. She can write music, fine lyrics and hit songs. I doubt she can ever be as mainstream (/popular) as Adele but it will be a terrible waste of tallent if she is somehow forgotten during the next 5 years.

I don't know about you, but I'm feeling 22! :P (and not only feeling)

Patronising who? :blink: :wacko: All of them are self-obsessed to some extend :huh:

The demo of it has leaked a long time ago. I listened to this song (the demo version) about 14 months ago for the first time, so it is no wonder it has collected so many views. Do not get me wrong, I like lovebirds but it is too much like 'Better in Time' and is not any news for Leona. It is a good wrap-up of what she's been in the past. Fireflies is a special modern ballad of what she is now imo as an artist. You could expect that a mid-tempo like Lovebirds would attract radioplay but Trouble didn't. Looks like a lot more than just the radio stations have lost interest over who Leona is and a deja-vu song cannot do anything against this. People need to see her reinvented side, some steps forward (and the album IS a lot of steps forward damn it!) but Lovebirds is not. If the first single was a success she could follow with Lovebirds indeed because we fans love it but I fear the rest won't even get a glimpse of it in this 'snobbery' climate.

Having a look at how TTC is doing at itunes WW (only representative to his status, obviously it is physical album sales that matter the most): No1 Netherlands Germany Austria Top 5 UK Denmark Finland Ireland Italy Luxenburg Portugal Swizerland Top10 Greece Norway Spain Sweden Top15 France Australia Belgium New Zealand He has two entries one close to the other in the chart so he is much higher combined ;) He should chart high in UK, Ireland, Italy and the 'German Teritory' on Sunday. :D

Fireflies is really special, Lovebirds is a nicely polished deja-vu imo. Wrong choice once more... Lovebirds is a good song with a catchy chorus of course but it is not special in any way. Hopefully it will turn out well in the end. :unsure:

I am confident Robbie will do much better than JLS this time ;) (I remember he was ahead at day1 even when JLS beat him in the end so he should be 2-3 times ahead this time) But the whole thing with Ne Yo is shocking really. Everyone I know dislikes him :blink: Why would they? I am not a big fan but I do not find him hate-able really. Plus he is really easy to ignore...

I finally have sometime to write my thoughts about this album now I've listened to the real album (of my very own coppy of TTC :dancing:) quality rather than the poor quality youtube clips. Be A Boy - The chorus (and the bridge) is ace. Verses are not bad as well. Lyrically it is what you would expect Robbie to write about: himself :lol: . The music is nice and the backing vocals scream U2. 9/10 Gospel - The verses are stronger than the chorus (which is also bizzare lyrically). That's it, I like the verses but not the chorus. 7/10 Candy - I've already said to much about this one. Hugely successful choice to target people outside his fanbase but the rest of us will somehow hate it. I enjoy his humour and irony but 'less is more' sometimes and there is too much of it in this song. If you combine it with the plaground singing and tune it is infectious yet slightly embarassing. Served its purpose as lead single but 4/10 Different - A classic Robbie song with a U2 feel and a pop addition at the second half of the chorus. It is a very strong song (especially for the radio). My only complaint is that at parts he 'filled the blanks' with some not so cool lyrics. (for example 'please god make it so'). I would prefer this one a bit more crude than sentimental. Music is a highlight here as well. 9/10 S**t On The Radio - Fun at first, but too repetitive around the chorus in an annoying (and embarassing way). The humour here at good proportions but honestly the best part is "I know you know when we'll get together, love you like a hurricane". That's because we all love the Escapology Robbie and not the Mika-like uh-uh pop bridges! I dislike the pop side of this song for sure. If it was a bit more LMEY I wouldn't mind all the s**t. 5/10 All That I Want - Musically the weakest of the album imo. This song does not stand out in any way. Ok lyrics but bland. Would have prefered something edgier since it is Robbie we are talking about. 4/10 Hunting For You - I like the start of the song and the chorus but the uh-uh is really too loud and disturbing. MAKE IT CRUDE IDIOT this is too pop for no reason! Has some very good lyrics here and there. I think I like this song, 8/10 Into The Silence - I love almost everything about this one: Lyrics, music, singing. And the chorus is really alternative, would stand out of the commercial stuff around nowadays (s**t on the radio :P) . I have not given up hope he will finally release this as a single, he enjoys drama! :lol: Could say a lot about this song but less is more (once again): 10/10 Hey Wow Yeah Yeah - Tried to do a 2013 LMEY perhaps? Missed anyway... Unbearable lyrics (not common for a Robbie song). It should sound entertaining in a big live show but it is not suitable for any other occasion imo. Only plus, though slighly irrelevant to the song, it I like Robbies low synth-voice (also see Happy Now verses). 4/10 (which could as well be a 2/10 if we count out live shows) Not Like The Others - I like the rythm and I partly like the lyrics but there is something about it that irritates me. Just good 6/10 Losers (feat. Lissie) - Interesting lyrically (and of course fitting Robbie) but I feel this one is either underproduced or not sung good enough at parts. Other than that it is a very good song. Builds up after the first half. 9/10 Reverse - I love how the chorus builds and the finale (of the chorus) is grand. It also has a very strong oppening and closing. All around good song. 8.5/10 Eight Letters - It sounds more sentimental and sincere when sung by Robbie that's for sure. I realised it actually is a very warm ballad after all :o ! But what the f**k happened to the producer? At parts Robbie is off tune or does not hit the nigh notes fully... why didn't they re-record these parts? And where is the music? I can almost hear Robbie squeaking at parts ... :blink: This could have been a masterpiece ballad but because of all these flaws (definitely unnecessary) it is not 8/10 All things considered it is not much like Escapology (like Robbie claimed) but it bears some resemblence at parts. It sounds like the producers didn't do a clean job everywhere... I also sense some lack of direction throughout this album (or some confusion at least). There has been a considerable attempt to make music like that of his golden era but he somehow wouldn't let go of some glossy (and totally unnecessary) pop details. Other than that it is a strong album and a good sign that he has (at least partially) realised what kind of songs fans want him to write. I would love to see some worthy collaborations in his future work like Dogs and Birds or Long Walk Home but I understand they wouldn't fit the concept of this album (in terms of coherence). It is not as good as the 'sunswept-rodeo' Escapology but I would give an 8+ for this album totally. Weiter so! ;)

I wouldn't call 8 likes a fast start :unsure: I doubt such groups get much support anyway. If you manage 4 digits I will like it though :D

I doubt anyone believed they could beat Robbie but they are definitely doing worse than expected for now... (considering Calvin/Emeli could be no2/3 with even less that 35k sales) What a bad year for XF :o :lol: I am starting to feel 1D will follow the same pattern :lol: and even possibly Little Wings (to some extend) :unsure:

Maybe MW will give us some of his up-to-date sales in their report after he gets to no1 this week. ;)

A very special tune for the chorus in this one (definitely reminds me of sth classic I cannot find right now as well). It builds nice during the verses and the chorus is an updated version Lazy Days. It is a hugely radio-friendy song all over. It is a Robbie signature song otherwise (good old Robbie) but it does hove some pop elements (2nd half of the chorus) that remind me of how Gary writes as well. I like this song but it will be very optimistic to predict anything higher than low top10. Robbie is an album seller so if the single is succesful it should push album sales instead. :winner:

Did the sailor man have a drum belly as well? :lol: Lets hope Robbie does not get addicted to gym suplements now. The good thing is he does not look that much of gym-buffy but also kind of eating well-buffy for now so I expect he doesn't take a bunch of pills.

Spinach? :lol: He needs to lose some weight soon imo <_<

Currently on itunes UK #3 (should be no1 sometime soon) Germany #9 Austria #8 Luxemburg #7 Italy #3 Netherlands #9 Swizerland #12 I wonder if he has any promo lined up outside the UK. :unsure: The acoustic version of candy is horrible :wacko: Different sound good though. :cheer:

:o Looks like he will get to no1 even before the XF performance. Either the sales of the top are going to be lower this week or he is selling hot :blink:

It is the most special song o this album (although not the catchiest). Has some surprisingly good lyrics in it :) Plus, it is a nice Christmas tune and becomes very powerful towards the end. I do not care if it charts well, I love everything about it and I believe these kind of songs will always be closer to what Leona is as an artist in contrast to outta my head etc. And of course this is what I like about her as well. My guess is they didn't want Glassheart to be 1st or 2nd single because it would be difficult to stage it on XF without Leona doing some spectacular dancing but she is not the dancer-kind.. I could be 3rd single instead (XF will be over by then) so that she wont have to do any apperances in big stages where people would expect a 'Where have you been' dance.

But if you never liked her how can you tell the difference? ^_^ WANGBT is her worst single yet imo, switching from cheap, (I am so over it pose) to ridiculous, to twisted (the animal thing :puke2: ) so my opinion has to be unpopular too. I do not get the 'hatred' though, it is fine to worship every cheap pop, hip hot(/p), urban junk coming from overseas but somehow TS is too american? :wacko:

I think it was about time.. she was ridiculously neglected here. :)

Goldfinger (despite the terrible movie)

It is more of 'Run' style though, something like Leona's 'Angels'. People usually fall for that around Christmas :lol: And the last third of the song will sound good live. It has some potential imo (bigger than Trouble).