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Post by McCreerian on Nov 29, 2013 16:43:49 GMT -5
Here is a link to the story of how "Better than Words" came about. Very clever I must say! /photo/1
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Post by Active Aggressive on Nov 30, 2013 6:40:32 GMT -5
Better Than Words is a great song. Story of My Life is still my go-to track of this album (and of 1D in general). It's so beautiful and poetic. Right Now is a close second and yes, it is because of Zayn's chorus. Still not a fan of him as a vocalist. #teamliam.
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Post by McCreerian on Nov 30, 2013 13:35:37 GMT -5
I happen to think they all are master vocalists in their own way. If they weren't they never would have been given this chance in the first place by Simon. I would buy a solo album by any of the guys. Liam's got that tight classic voice. Harry's got the edgy rock voice. Louis has a twangy voice almost suited for Country (Like a British Hunter Hayes). Zayn has the smooth R&B voice. Niall has a voice that is perfect for Acoustic Pop. So they all blend together masterfully. That is one of the big reasons 1D has worked so well. Looks only get them so far. It's their great voices and infectious music that take them the rest of the way.
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Post by think pink. on Nov 30, 2013 13:37:55 GMT -5
Zayn was born to sing R&B. Waiting for that solo album, boo.
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Post by WolfSpear on Nov 30, 2013 13:49:27 GMT -5
I wonder if they'll ever release solo albums...
I can't see any of them doing one at this point.
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Post by McCreerian on Nov 30, 2013 13:56:13 GMT -5
I don't expect them to go solo anytime soon, but I never expected two of the Jonas Brothers to release albums then break up after a failed reunion attempt. I would love 1D to be the like the Rolling Stones or Aerosmith(even Hanson) and be together for decades. The odds are against that when you look at music history, but for the time being 1D are happy (as far as we know) as a group and should stay that way hopefully the remainder of this decade. Ya ever know though, one of them may want to do a "harmless" side project in a few years.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2013 13:58:03 GMT -5
"Better Than Words" is definitely one of my favorites and that story about how it was made is pretty cool. Zayn and Liam albums are the only solo projects I'd have any interest in.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Nov 30, 2013 16:32:02 GMT -5
Hits: 550-600k HITS for next week's chart: 1. One Direction (SYCO/Columbia) 550-575k
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2013 18:28:50 GMT -5
Oh and for you Canadians reading this, I wanted to give you a heads up that the deluxe version is only $8.99 at Costco right now.
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Nov 30, 2013 21:42:25 GMT -5
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Post by Active Aggressive on Dec 1, 2013 9:59:20 GMT -5
Zayn was born to sing R&B. Waiting for that solo album, boo. Out of curiosity, who are your favorite R&B artists?
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Post by think pink. on Dec 1, 2013 12:50:59 GMT -5
Zayn was born to sing R&B. Waiting for that solo album, boo. Out of curiosity, who are your favorite R&B artists? How much time do you have?
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Post by think pink. on Dec 1, 2013 14:09:12 GMT -5
Midnight Memories becomes the fastest selling album of One Direction's career to date, and the fastest selling artist album of 2013 so far.
:O WOW! Congrats to the boys!
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Post by McCreerian on Dec 1, 2013 15:14:46 GMT -5
I wonder what the world wide first week sales will be? Surely close to a million when all Countries are added up!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2013 22:18:21 GMT -5
According to this article, the title track will be performed on the UK X Factor on December 15th and will serve as the third single off their new record "Midnight Memories". There's no confirmation for the US, so I thought I'd make it here and it could me moved whenever/if it's confirmed for the US.
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Post by McCreerian on Dec 1, 2013 23:09:57 GMT -5
According to this article, the title track will be performed on the UK X Factor on December 15th and will serve as the third single off their new record "Midnight Memories". There's no confirmation for the US, so I thought I'd make it here and it could me moved whenever/if it's confirmed for the US. The song, MM, was also performed when they were on Xfactor US, it was recorded and will air on the Finale in 2 weeks. So that could be an indication it'll be the 3rd single here too. Honestly I don't know how that would do getting past the Top 15 on the chart. "Right Now" "Happily" and "You and I" seem to be the obvious Top 10 hits in waiting.
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Post by anafan on Dec 2, 2013 12:42:07 GMT -5
Impressive debut in the UK.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2013 21:36:22 GMT -5
Alright, Louis. Tom Daley's out - your turn!
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Post by allow that on Dec 2, 2013 22:33:59 GMT -5
Alright, Louis. Tom Daley's out - your turn! Throooooooowbaaaaaaaaaack. His eyes seem to be more on the prize, why the lies? <3
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2013 22:51:48 GMT -5
Could he actually be the guy Tom is dating??
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Post by josh on Dec 2, 2013 23:08:44 GMT -5
Could he actually be the guy Tom is dating?? Literally just popped in my head.
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Post by allow that on Dec 2, 2013 23:33:01 GMT -5
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Post by josh on Dec 2, 2013 23:40:06 GMT -5
omg it's real
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Post by WolfSpear on Dec 3, 2013 14:01:04 GMT -5
Who knows? Maybe they're making some 'midnight memories' together.
One of the 1D boys will eventually escape the closet.
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Post by McCreerian on Dec 3, 2013 18:27:19 GMT -5
Opening week sales 530K. That's awesome!
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Post by think pink. on Dec 6, 2013 21:34:11 GMT -5
One Direction's "Midnight Memories" debuts #1 Worldwide with 1.2 million!
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Post by allow that on Dec 8, 2013 0:14:09 GMT -5
The boys just sang to save their lives on SNL apart from Louis. Can we just fire him already?
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Dec 8, 2013 0:17:11 GMT -5
Which one is Louis?
I only like Nial and Liam.
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Post by Kurt on Dec 8, 2013 0:18:57 GMT -5
Harry was kinda flat, though. (Max: Louis sings the pre-chorus before the second chorus in SOML.)
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Post by allow that on Dec 8, 2013 0:22:31 GMT -5
He's the one that was wearing what appeared to be a woman's blazer and gave up on singing to the point where he recited his last line spoken-word style. In terms of looks, singing, or overall? J/w because Zayn hit the best notes and held them the longest tonight. Also, while I rank Liam higher than Harry as a singer, I thought Harry did a stand-up job singing the chorus just now (he did better on the AMA's though).
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