Her debut album is better than any other pop album released in that same year, brah.
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Her debut album is better than any other pop album released in that same year, brah.
Wafflecakes
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Thats not bad at all. Especially considering the free promo.
Throw me a link? I like a few of their songs....will give it a try.
lol I know who she is and bought her album (granted it was 99c on Amazon).
She is good. Her live work is brilliant.....I liked her album even if not as much as most here.
....Ah, it took me a Second.
I use that as praise for Aaliyah despite it being a common criticism of my fave because Aaliyah had more obvious "limits" as a singer. But she was musically intelligent, as you pointed out, and was able to refine her instrument into something genuinely formidable despite what it lacked in size.
I get similar teas from Lana Del Rey, tbh. But she's not under nearly the same pressure to be a competent live performer as an artist debuting around the time Aaliyah did, so I don't think she'll quite reach Aaliyah's level.
That's a lot of albums lol!!!
Supermanisdead
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And yet she will only be remembered as the girl from that Gotye song.
...I thought that was Katy Perry? :conniving:
So far, yeah, basically that. Which is really sad.
But I can't complain since I found out about her because of that song.
I actually forgot she was in that, I just remember her from the Miami Horror song -_-
Wafflecakes
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So sad but true
Unless she adopts a far more mainstream sound, but i doubt she will.
I have the same general feeling about Sia (prove me wrong gurl!) after being featured on two David Guetta tracks. I just can't see her making it with the market for female singers so crowded right now.
That was exactly who I thought it was the first time I watched the video lol.
ahahaha
Right. Aaliyah did not have a belting voice, in other words. I think there's, what, one belt in her entire discography? It was fine technically but nothing to write home about either. I wouldn't necessarily call her limited; she had a wonderful lower register, a flexible voice, and a nice tone, and that's far more than what most people have to work with. She just didn't have a voice suited to louder pyrotechnics.
#deathhh
I found out about her when she was getting a lot of itunes promo earlier this year. Her music isn't bad, and she actually does have a good voice.
Wafflecakes
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lol B-Dex.......
I will say there IS room for a good SOLO male artist right now.
The Boyband sector has a glut of talent right now.....
I will say there IS room for a good SOLO male artist right now.
The Boyband sector has a glut of talent right now.....
So sad but true
Unless she adopts a far more mainstream sound, but i doubt she will.
I have the same general feeling about Sia (prove me wrong gurl!) after being featured on two David Guetta tracks. I just can't see her making it with the market for female singers so crowded right now.
That was exactly who I thought it was the first time I watched the video lol.
Lol Sia has been around for forever bro.
Wafflecakes
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...and I have never heard of her before now.
Whatever she has been trying hasn't been working
Well Buble did have a Christmas special last week.... I guess there are more R&B male acts than anything else right now... for a solo artist I mean.
Crumpet Trumpet
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There's a special place in Underworld Hell for those who continue to perpetuate the Kweenbra/Perra comparisons.
...and I have never heard of her before now.
Whatever she has been trying hasn't been working
You might have heard of a minor song that she penned called Diamonds.
...and I have never heard of her before now.
Whatever she has been trying hasn't been working
She's an Australian super indie act. The reason she has been getting more exposure now is because artists like Guetta discovered her and decided to feature her due to her amazing voice and talent. She's also more of a writer when it comes to mainstream, seeing as how she wrote Diamonds, among other big songs for big artists.
Wafflecakes
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Its actually been a long time since pop has had just a really great male singer....I am shocked none of the reality TV shows have managed to produce one. The few out there as "solo" acts still use the band type sound which makes the redundant.
Wafflecakes
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Good for her. Glad to hear.
I never really followed her but I may look into some of her other work then. (not really into the indie stuff in general)
Edit: Ugh...need to watch those DP's.
This is true. Maybe if Justin does return it'll start an outbreak
Wafflecakes
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Xmas vacation and new thread hype I guess.
At least thats it for me.
@Blad
Yeah, other than Buble there isn't a lot out there as far as male "singers". It almost feels like any great male pop singer ends up banished to the AC charts.
I had kind of hoped Adam Lambert would fill the void in Pop (despite the fact that he annoys me) for an amazing male singer that isn't AC, but it didn't pan out.
Lambert is a really great male singer. Shame about the direction he went and his fanbase making the #Navy look presentable.
Majmun
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I think Sia's on the cusp of EXPLODING, tbh.
Sia's very capable of making mainstream songs, as evidenced by her work for other albums. But her OWN music also has very commercial appeal. She has some real BOPS on her last two albums:
The Fight (We Are Born)
You've Changed
Clap Your Hands <-- Probably her biggest song in the US since Breathe Me. Was used in a ton of ads.
Day Too Soon
I Go To Sleep <--My favorite.
Seriously, her albums are AMAZING. Only problem until now was nobody knew who she was, and she never really tried to be a HUGE global artist. But she's been building some SERIOUS rep since working with Xtina in 2010. More importantly, she's building the kind of rep that makes people purchase your ALBUM.
Sia has an album coming out in 2013, and it's my most anticipated album of the year EASILY. If she can lead with a hit (which we know she's well capable of creating) I see her blowing up in a big way thanks to all this brand-building she's been doing.
No. Xtina is the first major artist Sia worked with and even Sia credits her with opening the door to where she is now.
Crumpet Trumpet
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So, uh...how's that new Bruno Mars album?
Wafflecakes
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Yeah I posted about him right before you. He is amazing.....I just think he went way too niche. He tried (and failed) at being a male Gaga I feel like.
I still <3 Whataya Want From Me though.
Wafflecakes! I thought of someone recent who I like: Esperanza Spalding. See? I can like someone before they are legendary.
Thank you!
I cannot stand it when people have weird diction. He sounds so affected.
Thank you!
I cannot stand it when people have weird diction. He sounds so affected.
Yeah, Micheal Bubbles does nothing for me. He's a decent crooner I guess, but so boring.
Wafflecakes
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Yep.
And it was a dumb direction to take. I know that his pre-Idol stuff had more of an electronic bent to it and he was wearing stupid outfits for years before Idol, so it was more that Gaga was a distillation of something he'd been wanting to do himself than purely an attempt at bandwagon jumping.
But.
The moment she owned that sort of look and sound in the public consciousness, he really should have rethought where he was going, because he was inevitably going to look like a wannabe copycat and have no artistic credibility because of it.
Wafflecakes
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I'm so proud of you <3
Now....step two. Getting you to like someone relevant.
I do admit Esperanza Spalding is a queen
Oh, I like relevant people. Beyonce is relevant, right? I like her. Now stanning is another thing entirely.
Wafflecakes
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I also felt like he kind of wanted to prove and show what an amazing singer he was with every live performance. His voice is actually heavenly (and perfect for pop imo) when he dials it back a bit......I think he just makes himself very inaccessible to the core pop audience of 15-25 year old females.
Well we are specifically talking about great singers.
Do you actually like her music? Or just her vocal skills?
i like it. I should really go listen to more of her
I don't why i havnt already, I love everything she produced for Xtina
in that video, she has the same distracting tooth Ellen Bryne has watching her in Damages
Not here for this Michael Buble hate. He's amazing and you will all deal.
Also Sia might have worked with Xtina in 2010, but in terms of her getting features that made her more well known to the public, that didn't happen until later on in 2011 and beyond. I could be wrong, but I think Titanium was her first big feature.
Also Sia might have worked with Xtina in 2010, but in terms of her getting features that made her more well known to the public, that didn't happen until later on in 2011 and beyond. I could be wrong, but I think Titanium was her first big feature.
This is a good question...
You're right in that her work with Guetta is what put her in the public spotlight. But it was her work with Xtina that even put her on that track. Bionic may have tanked, but there was a lot of industry talk about the woman responsible for the best songs on the album.
He's a mediocre singer tho.
Majmun
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For the better.
Now why did you have to bring him up
Frank Ocean and Miguel are basically the only modern male singers who are good. Not really pop, I guess, but whatever.
Wafflecakes
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He is amazing. I have nothing but respect for his music and abilities.
I just have gotten bored with him over time (like I do with most AC songs/artists).
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