nightshade
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Post by nightshade on Aug 5, 2011 16:43:17 GMT -5
Every artist has a gimmick. Y'all can hang that up. oop. thank you. favorite nĂĽ poster.
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Agent Yoncé
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Post by Agent Yoncé on Aug 5, 2011 23:41:36 GMT -5
Every artist has a gimmick. Y'all can hang that up. oop. thank you. favorite nĂĽ poster. Lol.
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Post by Hook on Aug 6, 2011 10:31:00 GMT -5
Adele may be single-handedly propping up the British music industry, but the north London singer is looking across the pond for her third album. The follow-up to smash-hit 21 will be inspired by American roots music, she said this week. "I want to spend some time in Austin, Texas and Nashville, Tennessee, and learn about it."
Adele, 23, has already expressed plans to write, record, produce and master her next album on her own. "I want it to be quite acoustic and piano-led," she said in July. "It won't be a big production." Now the singer has revealed she is drifting away from her original R&B and girl-group influences, and exploring the country music she discovered during a US tour.
"I feel like a four-year-old in a candy shop who's discovering sweets again," Adele recently told the Sun. "The melodies and to-the-point lyrics I have found in a lot of American styles of music is definitely something I'm going be pursuing heavily from now on ... Every day is amazing when it comes to discovering new artists."
Adele is a huge success in America, topping the charts for 11 weeks. She was introduced to country music during the US tour for 19, thanks to a bus driver with good taste. "He would be rocking out to all this amazing country and blues and gospel and bluegrass, and I was constantly like, 'Who's this? Where's this from?'" she said earlier this year. "He used to radio all the other bus drivers, 'Can you pick your favourite country and blues songs and send them to me?' ... All sorts – Wanda Jackson, Garth Brooks, early Johnny Cash, early Dolly Parton, the Carter Family."
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Post by CriminallySmooth on Aug 6, 2011 12:00:12 GMT -5
^ I love Adele she embodies everything I love about music. Can't wait to hear her do some country tunes. And I couldn't be more excited that shes gonna be so hands on. I don't think every artist has to do everything for their music but I really do appreciate the ones that try. It always results in a massive growth in the artist.
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Post by Envoirment on Aug 6, 2011 15:48:57 GMT -5
21 #2- 224,000 (8,258,000 - sales increase this week)
19 #12 - 50,000 (1,555,000 in 25 weeks)
RITD #6 - 196,000 (7,419,000)
SFTTR #18 - 114,000 (803,000 - points increase this week)
SLY #32 - 79,000 (2,085,000 - 1 week missing)
Should be 9mil by the end up August/beginning of september. :)
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WTF
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Post by WTF on Aug 6, 2011 17:58:45 GMT -5
Anyone else thinks that she should have followed RITD with RHI (in the US)?
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Post by hidizzyguy on Aug 6, 2011 18:57:00 GMT -5
I've been saying that since Day 2.
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WTF
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Post by WTF on Aug 6, 2011 21:39:10 GMT -5
^ I said that on another forum and people were like "The Tedder song? Ugh, no."
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Post by Hook on Aug 6, 2011 23:29:07 GMT -5
Anyone else thinks that she should have followed RITD with RHI (in the US)? My local HAC added RHI instead of SLY last week, for some reason. It definitely sounds great on the radio. I know the big concern I saw a few people mention is that it's too similar to RITD. I would have been happy with it though. Honestly, between that, SFTTR, and SLY, I don't think she could go wrong.
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Post by Agent Yoncé on Aug 7, 2011 0:01:52 GMT -5
I'm looking forward to her new direction.
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Post by cufan7 on Aug 7, 2011 0:03:06 GMT -5
Anyone else thinks that she should have followed RITD with RHI (in the US)? No. I think if anything other then SLY, SFTTR. But SLY will become HUGE. And what was said in that interview with Adele is EXACTLY what I've been wanting. I always thought the PERFECT artist would make music along the line of "Adele-meets-country". Since Adele seems to be picking up some country-influence, I'm so excited. Adele is simply put, incredible.
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Post by tonytaylor on Aug 7, 2011 8:32:42 GMT -5
SLY is IMO the right choice as 2nd single as it shows Adele's versatility - RHI and SFTTR are both stellar songs but too close to the tempo of RITD. Releasing a ballad after RITD will sell the album to a different demographic altogether. And seriously when was the last time you heard a ballad as amazing/affecting/engaging/'relatable' as SLY?
PS I agree, SLY is going to be absolutely massive!
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nightshade
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Post by nightshade on Aug 7, 2011 10:34:25 GMT -5
I seriously hope that if RHI gets released it's the final single. This is how I feel the singles should be released.
001. Rolling In the Deep 002. Someone Like You 003. Set Fire to the Rain 004. Turning Tables 005. Rumour Has It
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Post by tonytaylor on Aug 7, 2011 10:51:27 GMT -5
I agree entirely.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2011 10:57:38 GMT -5
Anyone else thinks that she should have followed RITD with RHI (in the US)? My local HAC added RHI instead of SLY last week, for some reason. It definitely sounds great on the radio. I know the big concern I saw a few people mention is that it's too similar to RITD. I would have been happy with it though. Honestly, between that, SFTTR, and SLY, I don't think she could go wrong. I LOVE the photo of Adele in your banner! Anyway, this is the album of the year and Adele slays. :) I agree with your single choices as well Fading, I REALLY hope "Set Fire The Rain" gets released here.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Aug 7, 2011 12:06:18 GMT -5
I seriously hope that if RHI gets released it's the final single. This is how I feel the singles should be released. 001. Rolling In the Deep 002. Someone Like You 003. Set Fire to the Rain 004. Turning Tables 005. Rumour Has It With the singles in that order Adele would slaughter the competition for at least another good year and some change. All those songs would work well for TV and Movie ads which would help in the popularity of the songs sales-wise. With the variety of tempo she wouldn't be put into a niche that could hinder her radio airplay.
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tonytaylor
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Post by tonytaylor on Aug 7, 2011 12:24:19 GMT -5
I seriously hope that if RHI gets released it's the final single. This is how I feel the singles should be released. 001. Rolling In the Deep 002. Someone Like You 003. Set Fire to the Rain 004. Turning Tables 005. Rumour Has It With the singles in that order Adele would slaughter the competition for at least another good year and some change. All those songs would work well for TV and Movie ads which would help in the popularity of the songs sales-wise. With the variety of tempo she wouldn't be put into a niche that could hinder her radio airplay. I totally agree. If you look at the list it goes 'uptempo' to ballad to 'uptempo' to ballad to 'uptempo' - perfect scenario. Stops the casual listener from labeling her a 1 trick pony.
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Post by ListenToItTwice on Aug 7, 2011 12:25:10 GMT -5
"Someone Like You" update:
Triple A: #18 Hot AC: #24 Pop: #57 (as of Thursday) - 9 days until adds iTunes: #35 AC: #40
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Post by tonytaylor on Aug 7, 2011 12:26:19 GMT -5
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Post by ListenToItTwice on Aug 7, 2011 12:28:55 GMT -5
SLY is just waiting to blow up with a high profile performance. She really needs to sing it at the VMAs. I can see it entering the top 5 of the Hot 100 from a VMAs performance and then hanging out there for a while until airplay gets high enough for it to be her second #1
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nightshade
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Post by nightshade on Aug 7, 2011 13:16:21 GMT -5
I REALLY hope "Set Fire The Rain" gets released here. It needs to get a stateside release. It is so perfect for Pop radio. With the singles in that order Adele would slaughter the competition for at least another good year and some change. All those songs would work well for TV and Movie ads which would help in the popularity of the songs sales-wise. With the variety of tempo she wouldn't be put into a niche that could hinder her radio airplay. Agreed. All those songs would really boost album sales as well; not that it needs any help. She really needs to sing it at the VMAs. Yes! I really want to see this especially since her performance of it at the Brit Awards really helped the song. I really hope she performs SLY at the Grammys as well!
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Aug 7, 2011 13:25:01 GMT -5
I want her to perform SLY at the VMAs because of the grandeur of the event. Something EPIC could surface with a performance at either the beginning or the end since those are usually where the more memorably performances occur (whether good or bad). For the Grammy's I want something more a long the lines of Set Fire to the Rain. The epic-ness of the last minute would have people running to the shelves.
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Post by doak on Aug 7, 2011 13:34:11 GMT -5
Every artist has a gimmick. Y'all can hang that up. Adele's gimmick is her talent. That's why she can sit in a chair and get more nominations for a worthless VMA than your fav.
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nightshade
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Post by nightshade on Aug 7, 2011 15:41:27 GMT -5
Every artist has a gimmick. Y'all can hang that up. Adele's gimmick is her talent. That's why she can sit in a chair and get more nominations for a worthless VMA than your fav. Except GaGa holds the most nominations for VMAs.
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Post by tonytaylor on Aug 7, 2011 16:31:08 GMT -5
Adele's gimmick is her talent. That's why she can sit in a chair and get more nominations for a worthless VMA than your fav. Except GaGa holds the most nominations for VMAs. To be fair she's also released a sh*t load more videos than Adele.
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Post by doak on Aug 7, 2011 17:26:39 GMT -5
Adele's gimmick is her talent. That's why she can sit in a chair and get more nominations for a worthless VMA than your fav. Except GaGa holds the most nominations for VMAs. You're confusing hype with gimmick. Adele doesn't have a gimmick. She won't be wearing ridiculous clothes and I'm 95% sure she won't have stage props in her performance at the VMAs. Instead most of the time she wears black, a simple bun or hair pulled back, no back up dancers, a mic and sometimes a stool on stage. Where's the gimmick? There's nothing wrong with gimmicks, I suppose, because if there was everyone in music industry would probably be the same. But you will not classify one of the few non-gimmick artist as such. And Gaga doesn't have the most nominations, Katy Perry does, with more than 1 video might I add. Adele is getting noticed without all the extra mess. The end. :)
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Post by Jack on Aug 7, 2011 18:36:00 GMT -5
The whole 'everyone has a gimmick' thing is just a nonsense. One of those things that people say but it actually doesn't really mean anything (like "love and hate are the same thing you know", actually they're not, they're completely opposite). To fit that narrative I suppose one could characterize traits or incorrectly define words to make it seem like 'everyone has a gimmick', but I think everyone knows what does and doesn't constitute as a gimmick. Oh I know, I know, pianos are gimmicks, love songs are gimmicks, there's no such thing as a selfless deed etc. But in the real world, I think it's perfectly obvious what most people mean, and with that in mind it's perfectly obvious to anybody that Adele doesn't subscribe to cheap tricks and attention grabbing stunts. She just doesn't. Consolidating every pop singer into one group, or splitting hairs and arguing semantics to make it seem like she does is just silly.
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Post by neally on Aug 7, 2011 22:50:00 GMT -5
The whole 'everyone has a gimmick' thing is just a nonsense. One of those things that people say but it actually doesn't really mean anything (like "love and hate are the same thing you know", actually they're not, they're completely opposite). To fit that narrative I suppose one could characterize traits or incorrectly define words to make it seem like 'everyone has a gimmick', but I think everyone knows what does and doesn't constitute as a gimmick. Oh I know, I know, pianos are gimmicks, love songs are gimmicks, there's no such thing as a selfless deed etc. But in the real world, I think it's perfectly obvious what most people mean, and with that in mind it's perfectly obvious to anybody that Adele doesn't subscribe to cheap tricks and attention grabbing stunts. She just doesn't. Consolidating every pop singer into one group, or splitting hairs and arguing semantics to make it seem like she does is just silly. ^5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2011 12:38:47 GMT -5
Adele's gimmick is being awesome.
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Post by Sir Benji on Aug 8, 2011 12:58:49 GMT -5
The whole 'everyone has a gimmick' thing is just a nonsense. One of those things that people say but it actually doesn't really mean anything (like "love and hate are the same thing you know", actually they're not, they're completely opposite). To fit that narrative I suppose one could characterize traits or incorrectly define words to make it seem like 'everyone has a gimmick', but I think everyone knows what does and doesn't constitute as a gimmick. Oh I know, I know, pianos are gimmicks, love songs are gimmicks, there's no such thing as a selfless deed etc. But in the real world, I think it's perfectly obvious what most people mean, and with that in mind it's perfectly obvious to anybody that Adele doesn't subscribe to cheap tricks and attention grabbing stunts. She just doesn't. Consolidating every pop singer into one group, or splitting hairs and arguing semantics to make it seem like she does is just silly. Thank for having sense! I almost broke out my dictionary on the last page. I cannot....
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