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Post by leonagwen on Aug 27, 2014 19:34:13 GMT -5
I thought the video was great.Well done.
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Post by Live Your Life on Aug 27, 2014 19:41:46 GMT -5
Yeah, Jessie's always had great stage presence. She's carried multiple big festivals with just her and her band.
Anyway, this song is #1 on Spotify.
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Post by fire on Aug 27, 2014 22:59:54 GMT -5
^so true! i remember when she had her foot hurt, she'd do a performance of Who's laughing now sitting on a chair - and her presence was amazing (she did not move around at all)
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Post by stunnedout on Aug 28, 2014 3:08:38 GMT -5
I really like this video!!!! Ari was cute! Jessie was... present. Nicki slayed! My thoughts exactly. Jessie could go. Replace her with pink or x tina.
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Post by Keelzit on Aug 28, 2014 3:55:05 GMT -5
I'm not a vocal teacher or anything close to that but the one thing that bothers me the most about Jessie is that she tends to 'scream' a lot. I don't know if it's actual screaming or a vocal talent kind of thing but whatever that is is extremely irritating to my ears. That said I think she's a great songwriter and a good performer that with the right material has the potential to score big. I'm rooting for her despite her abysmal 2nd album. Bang Bang gives me hope she'll go the Do It Like A Dude route with this album and drop all the cheesiness of Price Tag and Domino (which I love btw) cause her voice (and let's not hide behind our fingers... her looks as well) are not made for such cutesy tunes. She has all the attitude to support anthemic 'fuck u' songs and I wanna see that translated to reality stat!
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Post by jjose712 on Aug 28, 2014 6:34:11 GMT -5
I'm not a vocal teacher or anything close to that but the one thing that bothers me the most about Jessie is that she tends to 'scream' a lot. I don't know if it's actual screaming or a vocal talent kind of thing but whatever that is is extremely irritating to my ears. That said I think she's a great songwriter and a good performer that with the right material has the potential to score big. I'm rooting for her despite her abysmal 2nd album. Bang Bang gives me hope she'll go the Do It Like A Dude route with this album and drop all the cheesiness of Price Tag and Domino (which I love btw) cause her voice (and let's not hide behind our fingers... her looks as well) are not made for such cutesy tunes. She has all the attitude to support anthemic 'f**k u' songs and I wanna see that translated to reality stat! The problem is her voice lacks harmonics and that's make it sound plain. She has a wide range and she really knows how to use her voice, but her voice doesn't impact you emotionally, it's just acrobatics. But i don't complain about that because she is way above the average in pop business wich is full of divas unable to carry a tune live
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Post by Az Paynter on Aug 28, 2014 6:41:29 GMT -5
POP: 15 16 JESSIE J/A. GRANDE/N. MINAJ Bang Bang 7469 6777 692 46.696
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HOT AC: 37 32 JESSIE J/A. GRANDE/N. MINAJ Bang Bang 736 560 176 4.434
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RHYTHMIC: 21 19 JESSIE J/A. GRANDE/N. MINAJ Bang Bang 1688 1354 334 7.086
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Post by think pink. on Aug 28, 2014 10:18:47 GMT -5
Great spins and bullet increases.
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Post by Lahey's Lucky Star on Aug 28, 2014 10:21:46 GMT -5
I come into the thread and there's so much hate for Jessie J. I mean, she also killed it in the song with her powerful voice.
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Post by Albie on Aug 28, 2014 11:11:52 GMT -5
I'm not a vocal teacher or anything close to that but the one thing that bothers me the most about Jessie is that she tends to 'scream' a lot. I don't know if it's actual screaming or a vocal talent kind of thing but whatever that is is extremely irritating to my ears. That said I think she's a great songwriter and a good performer that with the right material has the potential to score big. I'm rooting for her despite her abysmal 2nd album. Bang Bang gives me hope she'll go the Do It Like A Dude route with this album and drop all the cheesiness of Price Tag and Domino (which I love btw) cause her voice (and let's not hide behind our fingers... her looks as well) are not made for such cutesy tunes. She has all the attitude to support anthemic 'f**k u' songs and I wanna see that translated to reality stat! I do agree that she can get a little 'screamy' at times but I'm also a Christina fan, and while that's not always my favorite tactic, I'm able to look beyond that and enjoy her work. I'm all for Jessie taking on some anthemic f-you songs, as you say, but I don't see why that should mean that she should stop making 'cutesy' songs. Especially when these are songs that have brought her relative success and have resonated with some - including you, in the case of 'Domino' (which is one my favorites from her).
It does seem like she's making a bit of a progression though with 'Bang Bang' and I'm definitely looking forward to seeing what this album brings!
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Aug 28, 2014 11:30:52 GMT -5
I come into the thread and there's so much hate for Jessie J. I mean, she also killed it in the song with her powerful voice. Let me switch it off. I find Ariana's high notes grating in parts. She does it here and on 'Problems' to name a few...when she sings, "got no weight on my shouldersss". That shoulders part is like eeek.
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Post by toomuchboy on Aug 28, 2014 14:16:13 GMT -5
Personally, I like both Jessie J and Ariana on this song. Of course, Jessie gets to show off more, but she sounds amazing. I really hope this gets to the top 10.
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Post by surfy on Aug 28, 2014 17:39:31 GMT -5
I love both Ariana and Jessie's live performances, they kill it!
Nicki would've been better w/o the wardrobe malfunction.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 21:19:24 GMT -5
Jessie's part of the performance of the VMA's reminded me a lot of what some of the really big established divas do. She didn't use any background dancers, etc. It was just her, her big voice, and the mic doing some applicable hand movements. Jessie hasn't established herself as a "big diva", especially here in the US, but I saw it in her on that stage while she was performing. So I think she did great. I really want her to have some hits off her upcoming album.
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Post by Az Paynter on Aug 29, 2014 6:09:39 GMT -5
POP: 15 15 JESSIE J/A. GRANDE/N. MINAJ Bang Bang 7606 6849 757 47.472
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Post by Dreams on Aug 29, 2014 11:25:58 GMT -5
I really like how Ariana looks in the video; she's not hot, but she has that romantic, princess-like aura to her that makes her so beautiful IMO. Jessie J (who's my favorite of the three) on the other hand... I had to LOL @ how everyone was acting when she got out of the car in the video. You'd think they were staring at some Jessica Alba kind of knock-out or something. Anyway, I'm so glad for Jessie that this song is a hit!
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Post by musicfan20 on Aug 29, 2014 16:56:44 GMT -5
^My thoughts were the same about that scene. There were women on that street who were 10 times more attractive than her yet they were turning to her for some reason lol.
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Post by cause_for_celebration on Aug 29, 2014 17:44:44 GMT -5
I can't believe this is #1 on Spotify
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Post by poplife on Aug 29, 2014 18:18:08 GMT -5
Jessie is definitely an amazing live performer. Her stage presence is great and she's really entertaining to watch. I do agree with comments above with her whole "scream" singing. It's an incredibly strong instrument but it can really be too much. Its completely grown on me after the VMAs and the excellent video, but I was initially turned off to Bang Bang because of her shouting the lyrics.. And that acapella part toward the end "You need a bad girl.." It's so forced it sounds scratchy and awful! But she sounded great on that live performance on Elvis Duran. Maybe over time she'll tone it down, I think she's gonna have throat and vocal problems from long term over singing.
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Post by Az Paynter on Aug 30, 2014 5:59:58 GMT -5
POP: 15 15 JESSIE J/A. GRANDE/N. MINAJ Bang Bang 7664 7011 653 47.775
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Post by Az Paynter on Aug 31, 2014 5:57:56 GMT -5
POP: 16 15 JESSIE J/A. GRANDE/N. MINAJ Bang Bang 7685 7140 545 48.056
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Post by think pink. on Aug 31, 2014 7:11:05 GMT -5
I hope this isn't peaking . It shouldn't be, it hasn't left the top 3 on iTunes since it's release.
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Post by Fancy on Aug 31, 2014 7:12:50 GMT -5
I hope this isn't peaking . It shouldn't be, it hasn't left the top 3 on iTunes since it's release. i don't think it is. a lot of songs in the top 20 today seemed to have abnormal/shitty updates today.
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Post by musicfan20 on Aug 31, 2014 8:18:07 GMT -5
It should pick up this week. It'll also get to a higher position on the Hot 100.
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Post by ILLUSION on Aug 31, 2014 9:27:23 GMT -5
It can't be peaking. This hasn't left the Top 10 on iTunes since its release and has even seldom left the Top 5. Currently #3 still. People like this track.
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Post by think pink. on Sept 1, 2014 7:15:08 GMT -5
POP 15 = JESSIE J/A. GRANDE/N. MINAJ Bang Bang 7716 +31 499 -46 48.189 +31 spins -46 bullet +0.133 audience
HOT AC 29 +2 JESSIE J/A. GRANDE/N. MINAJ Bang Bang 890 +46 245 +26 5.251 +46 spins +26 bullet +0.289 audience
RHYTHMIC 19 = JESSIE J/A. GRANDE/N. MINAJ Bang Bang 1777 +13 241 -32 7.742 +13 spins -32 bullet +0.146 audience
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Sept 2, 2014 4:01:50 GMT -5
One of the 10 good songs on Pop charts and its moving down?
BTW, the other 9 good songs. "Cool Kids" "Really Don't Care', "Stay With Me", "Rude", "Boom Clap" "Habits(Stay High)", "Love Runs Out", "Girls", "Girls Chase Boys" HM: "Hidaway" that's it.
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Post by think pink. on Sept 2, 2014 7:16:06 GMT -5
POP 15 = JESSIE J/A. GRANDE/N. MINAJ Bang Bang 7834 +118 571 +72 48.930 +118 spins +72 bullet +0.741 audience
HOT AC 28 +1 JESSIE J/A. GRANDE/N. MINAJ Bang Bang 924 +34 248 +3 5.486 +34 spins +3 bullet +0.235 audience
RHYTHMIC 19 = JESSIE J/A. GRANDE/N. MINAJ Bang Bang 1800 +23 203 -38 7.974 +23 spins -38 bullet +0.232 audience
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Post by jjose712 on Sept 2, 2014 9:00:38 GMT -5
It's curious how stalled (even if it's still climbing). The song had a stellar starting, it's sales are still great, but suddenly everything slowed down. The callout scores are not good, but with such sales that shouldn't stop the song on being a solid top 10
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Post by josh on Sept 2, 2014 9:24:20 GMT -5
Labor Day weekend really slowed this down a lot. It was already slowing down before the weekend, but not nearly this much.
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