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#46 Post by glennjridge »

ultraplus wrote:OK, fair enough. I will explain my point of view and then maybe you can explain yours...

This West End Girls thing is nice and 'cute' but that's pretty much it. They're novelty, which is fine...But by virtue of what they are releasing, this group is entirely uncreative (therefore uninspired) and... well, I find that boring. For the record, I also found the A-Teens nauseating.

'Domino dancing' is a wonderful song being mimicked by a couple of Swedish teenagers who can't sing and were probably not even born when these songs first came out. These girls make T.A.T.U. look credible.

It's just the old formula of taking classic pop, and putting it through the Swedish sausage machine of pop. It all sounds the same. Call me crazy, but I find it rather pointless. There's absolutely nothing creative going on.
I have always had a liking for overly produced pop. I may be in the minority but I even have no problem with teen pop if it sounds good. I am not a musical snob, not to suggest you are, but I dont get so deep when I listen to music. West End girls music for me is catchy and well produced and I will buy it. other than that I really havent thought it out.

like a monkey ,I'm attracted to bright shiney things.

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#47 Post by BlueSwan »

glennjridge wrote:I have always had a liking for overly produced pop. I may be in the minority but I even have no problem with teen pop if it sounds good. I am not a musical snob, not to suggest you are, but I dont get so deep when I listen to music. West End girls music for me is catchy and well produced and I will buy it. other than that I really havent thought it out.

like a monkey ,I'm attracted to bright shiney things.
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#48 Post by Pani »

virtual1 wrote:You're nuts...
Could be ... Image
virtual wrote:the girls are from a suburb to Stockholm ... bla bla
Are the above ones really meant to be arguments
against my theory ... ? It was just a thought and
quite a brilliant one.
Why can't you just let people have another opinion
on this matter, why can't you let them speculate if,
when, why, what ... ?
virtual wrote:... don't speculate ....
Ermmm, I thought this is a forum, a platform were
pple. usually talk one with another, give and take
ideas, say ones opinions ...

Won't you pls. take me and it all tooo serious? Image

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#49 Post by Henrik Powers »

ultraplus wrote:OK, fair enough. I will explain my point of view and then maybe you can explain yours...

This West End Girls thing is nice and 'cute' but that's pretty much it. They're novelty, which is fine...But by virtue of what they are releasing, this group is entirely uncreative (therefore uninspired) and... well, I find that boring. For the record, I also found the A-Teens nauseating.

'Domino dancing' is a wonderful song being mimicked by a couple of Swedish teenagers who can't sing and were probably not even born when these songs first came out. These girls make T.A.T.U. look credible.

It's just the old formula of taking classic pop, and putting it through the Swedish sausage machine of pop. It all sounds the same. Call me crazy, but I find it rather pointless. There's absolutely nothing creative going on.
Wow.. quite well said..

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#50 Post by virtual1 »

Pani wrote:
virtual1 wrote:You're nuts...
Could be ... Image
virtual wrote:the girls are from a suburb to Stockholm ... bla bla
Are the above ones really meant to be arguments
against my theory ... ? It was just a thought and
quite a brilliant one.
Why can't you just let people have another opinion
on this matter, why can't you let them speculate if,
when, why, what ... ?
Cause I don't see the point in slagging ppl off! - I don't go in to a Mötley Crue or Nirvana or Dolly Parton forum and express my dislikeness of them cause there's no point in it! I hate peas as well as I hate corn, but I don't try to convince ppl not to eat it! I think Tarantino-movies are highly overrated and mostly shit but why would I express that opinion to anyone when I know that it won't do any good!

If ppl likes West End girls and likes to discuss around them, what's the problem with that? - it's not like you'll convince anyone that likes them today to dislike them tomorrow! - your negative opinions doesn't fill any purpose so to speak! Let ppl enjoy their music and express yourself when you're happy about something instead of spilling your negative vibes to ppl who doesn't give a damn anyway!
Because you dance to disco, and you don't like rock...

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#51 Post by Pani »

virtual1 wrote:Cause I don't see the point in slagging ppl off!
Amusing how you still take it very serious
and personal. Nobody else does.
What about picking at other ppl.'s 'negati-
ve' statements for a change?
Besides: It's not me slagging people off ...
virtual1 wrote:I don't go in to a Mötley Crue or Nirvana or Dolly Parton forum ...
1. You needn't to ...
2. THIS isn't a West End Girls forum. :wink:

I haven't read the rest ... sorry.

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#52 Post by virtual1 »

Pani wrote:
virtual1 wrote:I don't go in to a Mötley Crue or Nirvana or Dolly Parton forum ...
1. You needn't to ...
Neither do you have to go into a PSB-forum... - but now when you have chosen to, why vomiting over things that you cannot change?
2. THIS isn't a West End Girls forum. :wink:
No, but their existiance has relevance to this forum so!
I haven't read the rest ... sorry.
Wasn't fun enough for you?
Because you dance to disco, and you don't like rock...

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#53 Post by Pani »

virtual1 wrote:Neither do you have to go into a PSB-forum...
How old are you again ?
virtual1 wrote: Wasn't fun enough for you?
Pardon? I don't know as
I haven't read ... :mrgreen:

Please accept my opinion
and thoughts about that
matter + leave it at that ,
OK?

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#54 Post by Vince »

Thats it. I'm gonna avoid this thread like the plague..
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#55 Post by Broooklyn »

I personally will not be purchasing this album. I took a look at their home page and watched the 2 videos provided, and I did not really care for it. The lead singers voice is really annoying to listen to. It is too highly pitched, and watching the blonde trying her hardest to act as though she did not care, truly became a bore to watch after the first 1 minute of each video. Also, what is with the helmets? I am sure some here will like it, I personally just did not.

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#56 Post by skyhigh »

Helmets? harping back to the performance at the Brits a while back when they were on with the miners singing Go West.

I didnt care for the West End Girls video as it was too cliched. The production values on Domino Dancing however were far superior. I liked the production and enjoyed the video but her voice grates a little in her mispronunciation.

Has anyone else noticed that she sings the wrong lyrics too......"Thought that when we thought i was to blame?" Either that or the swedish accent causes it to sound wrong. If you listen there are other errors.
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#57 Post by Pertan »

Taken from Anders Nunstedt blog in swedish newspaper "expressen"
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West End Girls - The other day I heard their cover on "I'm not scared" produced
by Kent-Sami. That will be their next hit!

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#58 Post by BlueSwan »

Pertan wrote:Taken from Anders Nunstedt blog in swedish newspaper "expressen"
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West End Girls - The other day I heard their cover on "I'm not scared" produced
by Kent-Sami. That will be their next hit!

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Kent-Sami?? This means that the whole album is not produced by the brilliant Johan Fjellström! Tragic!
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#59 Post by Pertan »

BlueSwan wrote: Kent-Sami?? This means that the whole album is not produced by the brilliant Johan Fjellström! Tragic!
Kent... swedish most popular band right now
check out their 2005 album Du och jag döden

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#60 Post by Jareth »

I like the production, but I hate their voices! They sound about 12! I might buy it and imagine Neil is singing. :wink:

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