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So guys, I just wanted to get your opinion on One Direction. Personally, I think that they are f.a.n.t.a.s.t.i.c. both in their music and in general, my favourite song at the moment being 'what makes you beautiful', but what do you think?
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they're definitely in some way talented but i don't agree with the amount of fame they have, especially where their music is concerned. yeah, they do have some alright songs but i wouldn't say they have amazing voices. they're nothing new rly..
I think there... But music is good :P
The vast majority of their songs are good, think only one I wasn't keen on.
And it is rare for me to like an most of/an entire album.
I've recently started to really like some of their songs actually xD
@J-Raviv; linked me to an acoustic version of urm... 1 thing I think, earlier and I thought that was alright. Never really got into their other songs though, they're quite good singers but I just dislike the songs :(
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Originally Posted by Jurv
true lol they are only famous cause they are young and good looking sorta haha. But when they sing i wouldn't compare them to big names
I love their music and I love them! Can't wait for their new album!
Love every single one of their songs to pieces, their music means so much and I just love them and their music!
I've always liked One Direction, not just because they're so hot but I really like their music. There actually isn't one song that I don't like. I currently have their calendar, limited yearbook edition 'up all night' CD, the official annual 2012, dare to dream: life as one direction hardcover book, one direction test your super-fan status book, two t-shirts, loads of posters and pictures and I have tickets for their tour next year :)
I think they're hyped up a lot because they were like unknown until X Factor, they were solo artists and they all got put together and it worked? They're not God's gift or anything and they're ok but I don't agree with people throwing themselves at them and crying when they just see them lmao. They sound ok but I wouldn't go overboard, they have way too much fame than other people who haven't come from a talent show.
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Well the xfactor is what made them. I agree that some fans go a bit obsessive which isn't necessary. One person actually fainted when she touched zayn at an album signing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Samanfa
I guess but really even without the Syco label they have (don't they?) I believe they could have done well regardless maybe not as good as what Simon Cowell made them admittedly (such as he flies them off to USA to do their videos but with people like Misha B and Ronan Parke he puts them in front of a green screen), they have the likability factor which I think contributes a lot. I suppose the fame hasn't gone to their head really? Not like some people may be.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris
Yeah I'm sure they would have done well regardless, they have the looks and decent voices so it would be hard for them not to. I don't think anythings gone to their heads, they seem to appreciate the fan support a lot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Samanfa
I love them so much! They all seem so lovely too.
Their music is good and I'm glad they get so much of a hype really. I like how most of them try their hardest to get to know the fans and things and try interacting with them on Twitter, it's nice.
I love them but I really think their Up All Night album did them no justice, they do have talent but they ruined it by using auto tune too much on the album. They were very good on the xfactor but they have improved a lot as you can tell with their acoustic stuff they do and the live tour (i've only watched videos cause I can't go to them due to lack of money *+*+) but yeah when I have money I do and try and buy their merch like I have 6 large posters of them and magazine ones (my wallpaper is just posters now), I have their Dare To Dream book, Up all night album, All their singles (WMYB, GBY & OT) and their Up All Night live tour DVD. I still have't managed to see them live and I've not got tickets to their next tour either so I can't really say how good they are live accurately since I've only seen videos! But I hope to see them live in the future :')
they are alright, although i think liam is the only truly talented singer out of them, the other 4 just got incredibly lucky
None of them are exceptionally talented in any way. They are, at the end of the day, a good looking bunch of guys with decent voices who found themselves in a lucky situation on The X Factor. Throw in some good stylists and a marketing team and you get success. They're doing very well for themselves and they seem like nice enough guys so fair play to them, make the most of it I say. I doubt it will last though as they are too reliant on other people, and just like other teen sensations, their fan-base will grow out of them eventually and then what?
With a group like Take That though, they write their own music so they have their own identity. One Direction are just singing generic songs that could be sung by any group of 5 boys chucked together. Unless they can break out of that mould, it won't last for them.
omfg so here we go, get ready guys.
i really love them, and idk if i love them them, but i love how tumblr shows them in the fandom. like we each have taken it to a new level, i fell in love with the guys through stories and through gifs of them and it's just hyklasdf the feels man.
i really love liam, he is so adorable and cute and nice and caring and ugh, and he love danielle which is adorable and she's nice but then there is zayn, who looks like he's in love with liam but liam isn't getting it and it's just heartache okay, so then he takes his sexual frustration out on harry or niall who welcome it cause that's what friends do, right, and ik about the larry stuff but harry isn't rly cheating cos he feels just as bad as zayn cause louis with eleanor and it's just a mess of sexual frustration with them all, bless them all x
and ik it's probs all in our heads but i don't care, i ship ziam more than i do myself with air okay ok
like i can't even imagine my life without shipping now
like i can't even
i think liam and zayn are really great singers, i don't care for their overall songs tbh tho cause it isn't really my style, ofc it's aimed at young teen girls which i'm not and yh
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like i feel so bad for my future boyfriend because the 1d boys have built such a high pedestal
i want someone as caring as liam, as gorgeous as zayn, as fun as niall, as energetic as louis, and as irresistible as harry
is that really to much to ask for
like really
am i asking too much
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and like if zayn and liam don't end up married or dating
or any of the boys don't end up publicly announcing their relationship
then i will have lost all faith in life and idk what i would do with myself, sighs
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i mean, i didn't ask for this you know
do you really think any of us would have asked for this
to cry ourselves to sleep at night because our ship is sinking or what not
to have to watch them love one another so closely yet so far away and ugh
just i can't even
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and really it scares me because i've never been so involved before
i've never been in a fandom before i don't think
not like this
like i know i had a thing for the jonas brothers when they were around
and then in like 2010 i was a belieber, i bought so many posters of him and omfg, his books, a backpack, t-shirts, even a pre-screening of his movie
but then 1d came along, and i wasn't even a fan, really, i just thought zayn looked cute, that was it, and i went on tumblr and BAM! it just happened
and i've been shipping ziam ever since
i didn't ask for this
i didn't mean to make my life so hard
but i wouldn't take it back for anything
what is wrong with me omg
i can't even
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i'm in such a fragile state right now
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i need a moment
oh. my god. hahahahaaQuote:
Originally Posted by J-Raviv
and like i feel as though zayn has given up on ziam
and it just breaks my heart because he is so in love with liam and liam is just so cruel to just be all happy with danielle and just neglect his best friend
like there have not been any ziam moments in forever, there has been an unhealthy drought
and he is just pictured with danielle all everywhere and then we see zayn looking like a sexy hobo in rugged clothes, all torn, and it's cos of liam, i just know it
but liam just doesn't get it and it's all ugh
like i don't want zayn to give up hope on him and liam
i mean i know how painful it is to ship ziam but damn
this is zayn
and he is part of ziam
and if it kills us can you just imagine how he feels
like i can't even
why does liam have to be so cruel
why does he have to be so in love with danielle
i love her, too, but why does he have to make him so happy
like ugh
i like zayn and liam
cause theyre fit
and i can listen to their music
cause theyre fit
and i think its funny when u see guys call them/justin bieber gay just
cause theyre fit
and they're not. they're not even BAD singers n if they are they can just get better at miming and everyone is happy
end of the way people are always gonna like them
cause they fit
yh sameQuote:
Originally Posted by buttons
like i won't deny they're great singers, they've got great voices
i just don't like their musifc
but they're fit
and zayn and liam are the most fit
for one another
Hmm, some of my favorite One Direction songs include "More than this" and "Same Mistakes". I have to agree that Liam and Zayn are quite dashing.
Their music is ok. Not my type but it is still good.
There are pretty famous as well, getting lots and lots of chicks.
ummm, you a fan or something? :L holy crap ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Paige
I haven't really listened to them, but all my mates say they are gay and there songs aren't any good - only head what makes you beautiful and it's alright..
I'll bring some realism here, cannot stand them (not on a Bieber level- but close). Their music is manufactured by a bunch of songwriters and producers and they get the credit for the artist, when all they do is be the puppets of Cowell whilst millions of delusional teens go crazy over them for being the best band EVARR. Pretty disappointing what music has accumulated to but that's just my opinion. :)
your mates are stupid if they think being gay devalues their position as musiciansQuote:
Originally Posted by JerseyShore
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what the hell...Quote:
Originally Posted by Darkred,
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I'd agree but then I looked at your last.fm and saw that you're a fan of Britney, Rihanna and Cheryl Cole so had to ask myself... what's the differenceQuote:
Originally Posted by Rixion
Gotta love them :D
They are totally gay, but they are still hot and they sing really well.
One Direction is the only direction. End of.
What does listening to them have to do with it? Britney and Rihanna made it on their own without any X-Factor TV show/Cowell backup and Cheryl Cole is manufactured but atleast listenable.Quote:
Originally Posted by Judas
cheryl cole listenable omg hahahahaha or maybe tolerable because she's fit? same with one direction. they both get by on looks, one direction for the females (males too ofc), cheryl cole primarily for the males and they both mine too. you could argue you like cheryl's music but it's just the same as one direction. people genuinely like them and why not? they're not BAD singers like jedward/cheeky girls/chico etcQuote:
Originally Posted by Rixion
also don't see the problem with getting your record deals through x-factor, there have been successful and talented artists who got known through x-factor and would be unheard of without it :S people busk in the streets, get spotted through youtube videos etc too it's just the same.
eh people have different tastes we just have to accept that even if you don't like them
You make it sound as if they spent years playing clubs in the underground before finally getting a record deal lol. You do not have to come from the X-Factor to be manufactured. Listening to them has everything to do with it because you imply that's a reason they're bad when many of the artists you admire are exactly the same. Let's just put it into perspective unless it's still hard to understand.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rixion
Their music is manufactured by a bunch of songwriters and producers - go ahead and check the credits on all three of those artists' latest album. I know it happens for Rihanna, I don't know about the others but her label organises "writing camps" (you can actually read an article about it here) where a group of writers and producers get flown out and they get paid to write the album over a couple of weeks, then Rihanna comes in afterwards and records it. They pay tens of thousands of dollars for lyrical gems such as; "I love it I love it I love it when you eat it (x8)" and "cake cake cake cake cake cake cake cake cake cake cake cake cake cake cake"
when all they do is be the puppets of Cowell whilst millions of delusional teens go crazy over them - need I even say anything? Replace "Cowell" with the respective labels of Britney, Rihanna and Cheryl, and there you have it.
Same thing. I just think you don't like One Direction and are looking for reasons to make them look bad.
I don't really have a problem with 1D, I just didn't think they should really have been at the closing ceremony of the Olympics like that, they just kinda stuck out to me :(
They have good voices, I'm just not a fan of boy bands at all soo :(
Well you're right, I don't like them at all and just don't find their music appealing. That's my opinion for that and we can agree to disagree on anything else:) & Cheryl Cole is not that attractive in the slightest :L
Exactly my point. Their song that's what makes you beautiful got the song of the year or something award wise and it just reminded me of every other boyband love song.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rixion
I can understand why people like them but it's not for me. I like proper music, not a group thrown together without really any input. It seems people who wan't to be an artist these day's like to take the fast track to stardom. I do like the unheard artists out there fighting to survive with their own style, image and voice. There are some amazing artists who rarely get radio time and definitely deserve it.
Please never use the phrase "proper music" again, there's no such thingQuote:
Originally Posted by peteyt
I know you post this comment a while ago butQuote:
Originally Posted by Rixion
if you actually looked at the booklet inside their album they are credited for 3 out of the 13 songs on their normal album (not the limited edition one) and they did actually help to write them 3 songs. Yes its still a small percentage of the actual album, but at least they've been honest about the songs they did and didn't write unlike a few well known artists :')
Personally, I can't stand them. I actually prefer Justin Bieber because I believe he's an alright person, but with One Direction they seem just arrogant and cocky. Their music isn't too my taste either.
Other people can like them (mainly all the young teenage girls and my mother), but once they start spouting on about how they're the best boy band ever and how they'll be together for years and years, that's what annoys me :)