We could be looking at another M.I.A. syndrome of massive hype but little commercial success
Just for the record, MIA did nearly 300,000 albums worldwide without the benefit of anything like a big radio/club hit or high-profile film/TV/ad synch. While those numbers aren't that impressive in comparison to, say, T.I's first week, it still ain't too shabby for a new, non-mainstream, female artist's first album, which was on an indie everywhere else in the world except the US.
I don't want to take any shine away from MIA- but one of her songs actually was featured in a car advertisement that got heavy play on TV for like a month
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We could be looking at another M.I.A. syndrome of massive hype but little commercial success
Just for the record, MIA did nearly 300,000 albums worldwide without the benefit of anything like a big radio/club hit or high-profile film/TV/ad synch. While those numbers aren't that impressive in comparison to, say, T.I's first week, it still ain't too shabby for a new, non-mainstream, female artist's first album, which was on an indie everywhere else in the world except the US.
I don't want to take any shine away from MIA- but one of her songs actually was featured in a car advertisement that got heavy play on TV for like a month
Ah, OK - I never knew that. It wasn't something which ran in the UK. US car ads use some pretty leftfield music sometimes - I remember seeing that Ford Probe "Detroit Techno" ad when I was in NYC about five years back. I think I was cleaning my teeth or something, and I ran out of the bathroom, wondering why the fuck Model 500's "No UFOs" was on the TV.
We could be looking at another M.I.A. syndrome of massive hype but little commercial success
Just for the record, MIA did nearly 300,000 albums worldwide without the benefit of anything like a big radio/club hit or high-profile film/TV/ad synch. While those numbers aren't that impressive in comparison to, say, T.I's first week, it still ain't too shabby for a new, non-mainstream, female artist's first album, which was on an indie everywhere else in the world except the US.
I don't want to take any shine away from MIA- but one of her songs actually was featured in a car advertisement that got heavy play on TV for like a month
And she was on MTV all the time. Did her album deserve more shine than it got?
DocMcCoy"Go and laugh in your own country!" 5,917 Posts
We could be looking at another M.I.A. syndrome of massive hype but little commercial success
Just for the record, MIA did nearly 300,000 albums worldwide without the benefit of anything like a big radio/club hit or high-profile film/TV/ad synch. While those numbers aren't that impressive in comparison to, say, T.I's first week, it still ain't too shabby for a new, non-mainstream, female artist's first album, which was on an indie everywhere else in the world except the US.
I don't want to take any shine away from MIA- but one of her songs actually was featured in a car advertisement that got heavy play on TV for like a month
And she was on MTV all the time. Did her album deserve more shine than it got?
I thought it was pretty good - not great, but a decent enough debut. What she does maybe isn't quite as unusual-sounding to British ears, but it surprises me a little that she got such an enthusiastic push from a major in the US, where people are notoriously sceptical towards the latest hot UK act. If any act is going to be another MIA in the way soulmarcosa suggests, it'll be Lady Sovereign. I have it on good authority that they're breaking out the heavy artillery for that kid, but I don't see it happening for her at all.
And she was on MTV all the time. Did her album deserve more shine than it got?
I thought it was pretty good - not great, but a decent enough debut. What she does maybe isn't quite as unusual-sounding to British ears, but it surprises me a little that she got such an enthusiastic push from a major in the US, where people are notoriously sceptical towards the latest hot UK act. If any act is going to be another MIA in the way soulmarcosa suggests, it'll be Lady Sovereign. I have it on good authority that they're breaking out the heavy artillery for that kid, but I don't see it happening for her at all. I like her in small doses. my girlfriend has the cd and the idea of listening to the whole thing straight through is . Too much going on, not really a soulful experience.
The Gnarls Barkley cd was dissapointing, but more because I had hoped that all the songs would be the same style as Crazy, and they aren't. I don't know if you can compare them with MIA, except to say that they both got internet buzz.
strange! i saw his music video on mtv last week. i liked it a lot and told my girlfriend to check him out. but his name?! charles or gnarles barkley?
i remember another r&b singer from the US that i liked a lot. he didn't sing like the current r&b guys. way more soulful and a bit more classic. he was a afro-american guy with a bold head. i know that's very few info... does anyone know his name? the music was similar to gnarles barkley. more popish maybe. but fantastic music.
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I don't want to take any shine away from MIA- but one of her songs actually was featured in a car advertisement that got heavy play on TV for like a month
Ah, OK - I never knew that. It wasn't something which ran in the UK. US car ads use some pretty leftfield music sometimes - I remember seeing that Ford Probe "Detroit Techno" ad when I was in NYC about five years back. I think I was cleaning my teeth or something, and I ran out of the bathroom, wondering why the fuck Model 500's "No UFOs" was on the TV.
And she was on MTV all the time. Did her album deserve more shine than it got?
I thought it was pretty good - not great, but a decent enough debut. What she does maybe isn't quite as unusual-sounding to British ears, but it surprises me a little that she got such an enthusiastic push from a major in the US, where people are notoriously sceptical towards the latest hot UK act. If any act is going to be another MIA in the way soulmarcosa suggests, it'll be Lady Sovereign. I have it on good authority that they're breaking out the heavy artillery for that kid, but I don't see it happening for her at all.
I thought it was pretty good - not great, but a decent enough debut. What she does maybe isn't quite as unusual-sounding to British ears, but it surprises me a little that she got such an enthusiastic push from a major in the US, where people are notoriously sceptical towards the latest hot UK act. If any act is going to be another MIA in the way soulmarcosa suggests, it'll be Lady Sovereign. I have it on good authority that they're breaking out the heavy artillery for that kid, but I don't see it happening for her at all.
I like her in small doses. my girlfriend has the cd and the idea of listening to the whole thing straight through is
The Gnarls Barkley cd was dissapointing, but more because I had hoped that all the songs would be the same style as Crazy, and they aren't. I don't know if you can compare them with MIA, except to say that they both got internet buzz.
i remember another r&b singer from the US that i liked a lot. he didn't sing like the current r&b guys. way more soulful and a bit more classic. he was a afro-american guy with a bold head. i know that's very few info... does anyone know his name? the music was similar to gnarles barkley. more popish maybe. but fantastic music.
Don't know what the facemelt is meant to imply, but these songs are highly overrated IMO
My single of the year thus far is probably Too Short ft Jay-Z "Six Figga" which seems to be pretty unknown
was this project concocted solely for the production of one good song and a shitload of quirky-ironic photo shoots?
siccavica!!!