A fresh new face, at this point, is the quickest way to guarantee a flop for the girls. The fact that they don't know anything at all about the newcomer, as you would have it, is surely to leave their fans with many more questions than answers; whereas Fefe, who has sold at least 304,000 copies of her first album, is not so well-known, but not so unknown that people will ask "Who is she?"
With regard to what kind of group this group should be, I don't think the Cheetahs should follow the example of either Destiny's Child or the Spice Girls. For one, there are too many sex vixens in pop and R&B today; for another, groups like the Spice Girls seemed way too manufactured. I said it before, and I'll say it again: In some aspects, the Cheetahs (with Raven) reminded me of TLC; not much sex, but plenty of messages embedded in their lyrics. They go in the direction of TLC on their next try, they'll be fine, so long as they have someone who can sell the group even half as well as Raven did.
Speaking of which, as far as the current leader is concerned, we on this thread have been saying all along that Adrienne, although regarded as the best vocalist of the group, can't sell this group like Raven did. Furthermore, as a real group on the road, they're not exactly obliged to re-enact a book, or phrases in the book. They are not their characters when they're in the studio or on tour.
By the way, 3LW did work, for about a year (platinum in 2000), until an incident and the acrimony that followed forced Naturi out. The remaining 2 members paid dearly for it, with a huge flop in 2002, and an even embarrassing Christmas album that same year (where they kept the name, but only the 2 of them recorded it). That is probably why they auditioned for the Cheetah Girls.
Technically, Raven has not been a Cheetah Girl that long. In fact, the Cheetah Girls as a real group are not that old. She came for the 2002 filming of the first movie, and the recording of the corresponding soundtrack, but after the 2003 premiere she went back to her own projects, and had almost nothing to do with the group until the script for the 2nd movie was finished and they were ready to go to production.
I say again, though Raven may be popular as an actress, she has not been very popular as a solo singer. Her 3 flops are a testament to her lack of popularity. And by the way, she is also someone who seems to be more independently driven, maybe even more so than Fefe. The fact that she has never toured with the group makes that point very obvious.
It is not unheard of to put 2 flop acts together and come up with a hit group. Everlast, who was a flop as a rapper in 1989, straightened his $#!+ out, hooked up with unknowns Danny Boy and D.J. Lethal, and formed the House of Pain, and went double-platinum. The same seems to apply for the Cheetahs (2xP and G), with Raven being a flop solo artist and 2 members of 3LW being one-album-wonder almost-has-beens. |
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I like her even though I don't know anyone else who actually likes her. :/
Aren't 3LW supposed to be putting out a new album this fall? How do Adrienne and Kiely plan to manage that?![[image]](http://www.zap2it.com/media/photo/2006-08/24981344.jpg)
.. Raven better be there.
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