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Post by ben545 on Aug 9, 2019 20:37:45 GMT
I've just listened to the HAW album again from beginning to end to try and familiarise myself with it better. I think the songs will be good on a tour I just don't think they're very radio friendly. They're not commercial big selling hit songs that she has achieved in the past. It's good to to hear Avril sing anything because I like her as an artist so in some ways I'm not fussed. I agree AL was worse. At least HAW has consistency from beginning to end.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2019 21:36:24 GMT
Who cares if it plays to radio? Kacey Musgraves put out the best record last year (Golden Hour) and it didn’t get a lot of airplay. It’s about the Art, man. 👩🏼🎨
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Post by lajra on Aug 10, 2019 2:48:30 GMT
I've just listened to the HAW album again from beginning to end to try and familiarise myself with it better. I think the songs will be good on a tour I just don't think they're very radio friendly. They're not commercial big selling hit songs that she has achieved in the past. It's good to to hear Avril sing anything because I like her as an artist so in some ways I'm not fussed. I agree AL was worse. At least HAW has consistency from beginning to end. I think she didn't even plan her songs to be radio friendly, at the point with her health issues, she just wanted to make a small step in the music industry again. I think we should be happy that we have her back and hope, that she will be someday big again.
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Post by MPone01 on Aug 10, 2019 11:50:32 GMT
For me, the way I see it, I'm not really eager to have Avril BIG again. I really just what her to achieve some respect in the music industry and to be treated as a legacy artist from the GP perspective. Even of the songs don't get airplay.
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Post by BogoGog24 on Aug 10, 2019 11:57:44 GMT
Her days as a big artist are long gone. I don’t think she cares anymore either. And neither do I.
I don’t think she made this album with the intention of getting hits. Let’s face it, no matter how good the songs are she’s not going to get radio play because she doesn’t fit the trend right now. A song like Devil especially won’t get radio play on a top 40 pop station. In the middle of summer. I don’t have much faith in IWIM either, it’s a rather generic, trite sounding ballad that isn’t that particularly special. Only fans would make the connection to IWY and that’s about the only special thing about it as a song.
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Post by Gab on Aug 10, 2019 12:11:20 GMT
^ I disagree on that, I think IWIM is brilliant, connection with IWY or not. Does this imply it will chart in good positions? Nope. I agree it will be difficult for Avril to chart again, regardless of what she puts out. She is not even supported enough by radio. Anyway difficult is not impossible. Mariah Carey's 10th studio album, "The Emancipation of Mimi", was considered her comeback album and was very successful, although they are very different artists and on different levels and their respective "flops" have had different weights. Who knows, maybe Avril will have the same "luck" or conjunction of events one day and will get a hit again.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2019 12:31:19 GMT
Was she even played that much on radio anyway? Now I am purely speaking about my own country 🇬🇧 but the only songs that really got any airplay here were: Complicated Sk8er Boi I’m With You Don’t Tell Me My Happy Ending Girlfriend When You’re Gone Hot What The Hell.
Yep unless I’m wrong I’m pretty sure What The Hell was the last song here that got any spins (on Radio 1 anyway). I think Let Me Go may have been added to Radio 2’s playlist but the other day I actually heard Radio 1 play Complicated during an ‘anthems’ section. I don’t think IWIM will be a huge hit. Although it is obvious Radio 2 material. She may have a big hit once more who knows. I remember Blondie did with Maria in 1999. I think that was some time after their last hit before that!
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Post by Gab on Aug 10, 2019 12:49:03 GMT
Was she even played that much on radio anyway? Now I am purely speaking about my own country 🇬🇧 but the only songs that really got any airplay here were: Complicated Sk8er Boi I’m With You Don’t Tell Me My Happy Ending Girlfriend When You’re Gone Hot What The Hell. I think the general situation in other countries is more or less the same, song less, song more. In fact the flops began when radios stopped playing her songs. So I would say yes, she was played on the radio until WTH. And maybe HTNGU got a decent airplay in the US, if I remember correctly.
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Post by Hellelujah on Aug 10, 2019 12:59:58 GMT
It Was In Me generic? Yeah because there are thousands of songs about inner strength in mainstream artists. So all songs are generic, Birdie another song about a toxic relationship? The second half , more generic love songs, Warrior another cliche title with the exact same message that all the songs called warrior? What do you want her to sing? About maths?
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Post by StrongSweet on Aug 10, 2019 14:44:08 GMT
For me, the way I see it, I'm not really eager to have Avril BIG again. I really just what her to achieve some respect in the music industry and to be treated as a legacy artist from the GP perspective. Even of the songs don't get airplay. Unfortunately, since the day after "Girlfriend", public doesn't take her seriously anymore and lose a lot of respect in her music writing
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Post by MPone01 on Aug 10, 2019 15:08:15 GMT
For me, the way I see it, I'm not really eager to have Avril BIG again. I really just what her to achieve some respect in the music industry and to be treated as a legacy artist from the GP perspective. Even of the songs don't get airplay. Unfortunately, since the day after "Girlfriend", public doesn't take her seriously anymore and lose a lot of respect in her music writing Agree. But maybe if she wanted or cared she could reverse that. But as someone said here once she's a bit sheltered so she might not even have any real input to this situation.
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Post by biggerwow on Aug 10, 2019 16:26:20 GMT
Exactly, I would like people to stop seeing her as a joke. I don't care if she has another hit. Because the only way she would ever have a hit is if it's a collab with a top artist that follows the trend and probably sounds nothing like her usual music/lyrics.
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Post by BogoGog24 on Aug 10, 2019 22:40:05 GMT
It Was In Me generic? Yeah because there are thousands of songs about inner strength in mainstream artists. So all songs are generic, Birdie another song about a toxic relationship? The second half , more generic love songs, Warrior another cliche title with the exact same message that all the songs called warrior? What do you want her to sing? About maths? IMO the melody is nothing special and the lyrics are kind of cheesy and cliche (all I ever needed was a little faith in myself, to find the truth in my heart... yuck)
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Post by MPone01 on Aug 10, 2019 23:11:02 GMT
It Was In Me generic? Yeah because there are thousands of songs about inner strength in mainstream artists. So all songs are generic, Birdie another song about a toxic relationship? The second half , more generic love songs, Warrior another cliche title with the exact same message that all the songs called warrior? What do you want her to sing? About maths? IMO the melody is nothing special and the lyrics are kind of cheesy and cliche (all I ever needed was a little faith in myself, to find the truth in my heart... yuck) I also don't hear the masterpiece everyone keeps bragging about in this song. Its enjoyable, I don't skip it but it's not one of the best songs in her entire discography and nowhere near it. Still... I like the song but seems forced the way they made it sound like IWY.
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Post by biggerwow on Aug 10, 2019 23:56:46 GMT
Since we're being honest here, I don't know how she will be able to mashup the songs. Having a Melody sounds good in theory but how will that happen? I just don't see where they will mesh together.
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