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Re: AC/DC For Christmas No.1

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 21:05:33 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/12/2013 02:05

alelsupreme wrote:

Link

all i'm gonna say.

Yes.

Re: AC/DC For Christmas No.1

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 18:32:25 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/11/2013 23:32

lethalnezzle wrote:

Ah yes, Jeff Buckley and RATM, those commercially unsuccessful multi-million-selling artists.

Not as commercially successful is what I mean. Also, AC/DC are undoubtedly a lot more famous.

Re: AC/DC For Christmas No.1

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 18:29:07 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/11/2013 23:29

Ochurch25 wrote:

One thing that I don't like about the campaign for AC/DC is that they are already commercially successful. The idea with picks like Jeff Buckley, John Cage, Rage Against The Machine and the like are that they aren't commercially successful.

Ah yes, Jeff Buckley and RATM, those commercially unsuccessful multi-million-selling artists.

Re: AC/DC For Christmas No.1

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 18:25:05 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/11/2013 23:25

One thing that I don't like about the campaign for AC/DC is that they are already commercially successful. The idea with picks like Jeff Buckley, John Cage, Rage Against The Machine and the like are that they aren't commercially successful.

Re: AC/DC For Christmas No.1

latenighttv — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 18:22:27 GMT

Author: latenighttv

Posted: 11/11/2013 23:22

alelsupreme wrote:

Link

all i'm gonna say.

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Re: AC/DC For Christmas No.1

latenighttv — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 18:19:23 GMT

Author: latenighttv

Posted: 11/11/2013 23:19

Puncture Repair wrote:

In only the past 3 years:

Cee Lo Green - Fuck You
Adele - Someone Like You
Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know
Justin Timberlake - Mirrors
Daft Punk - Get Lucky
Naughty Boy - La La La

That's my preference. I'd be surprised if you could actually justify that none of the songs in the recent charts have any 'artistic credibility' compared to any of the songs in your own chart.

Thanks for providing that song list, Puncture Repair. It was a genuine question, by the way, and in no way was it a wholesale claim that there is no enjoyment or value to be found in the current charts. I personally have not listened to commercial radio (which I used to take a certain amount of enjoyment from once upon a time) for about five years but I will admit that I have found quite limited value in any of the #1 hit songs that I have been exposed to since then.

Re: AC/DC For Christmas No.1

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 17:04:22 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/11/2013 22:04

ihh2013 wrote:

When was the last #1 single with any semblance of artistic credibility :?:

Re: AC/DC For Christmas No.1

alelsupreme — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 16:41:48 GMT

Author: alelsupreme

Posted: 11/11/2013 21:41

Link

all i'm gonna say.

Re: AC/DC For Christmas No.1

latenighttv — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 15:54:33 GMT

Author: latenighttv

Posted: 11/11/2013 20:54

alelsupreme wrote:

Seriously now?

Eh?

Re: AC/DC For Christmas No.1

alelsupreme — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 15:46:58 GMT

Author: alelsupreme

Posted: 11/11/2013 20:46

ihh2013 wrote:

When was the last #1 single with any semblance of artistic credibility :?:

Seriously now?

Re: AC/DC For Christmas No.1

latenighttv — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 15:42:26 GMT

Author: latenighttv

Posted: 11/11/2013 20:42

an_outlaw wrote:

There have always been great songs in the top 40, even in the last few years. Ofcourse it can get more exciting. Still there is so much to like.

You're probably right with this. It was kind of pleasing for me to find out recently that 'Long Time Coming' by Delays had been a UK top 20 hit.

Re: AC/DC For Christmas No.1

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 15:36:42 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/11/2013 20:36

Artistic credibility sounds like something I can't get behind. I could just see muscians whos greatest hit reached 171 on the chart claming they had 'artistic credibility' and the ones getting near the top were walking commercials.

This said, I can't find a number 1 on the UK chart I have had on repeat this year. There were some favorites of mine making number 1 last year.

There have always been great songs in the top 40, even in the last few years. Ofcourse it can get more exciting. Still there is so much to like.

Re: AC/DC For Christmas No.1

latenighttv — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 15:24:39 GMT

Author: latenighttv

Posted: 11/11/2013 20:24

Obviously nowadays the charts are bunk, but until maybe the early '90s they were not completely at the mercy of marketing. When was the last #1 single with any semblance of artistic credibility ❓ In previous decades, singles like 'Space Oddity', 'Wuthering Heights' or this were number one hits.

I'm not sure the public really embrace new Christmas songs. I think the Darkness had some success with one a while back, but a really good Christmas song I know of from a couple of years ago got only a couple of thousand youtube views.

Re: AC/DC For Christmas No.1

Evandar — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 14:58:05 GMT

Author: Evandar

Posted: 11/11/2013 19:58

an_outlaw wrote:

The charts are one of the best things about music. It's wonderful to see who is the best at the moment. I wouldn't find music as exciting without the chart side of things.

Best ≠ Most popular, which is what charts are all about. If you enjoy the charts, good for you, though, my bf does the same.

Re: AC/DC For Christmas No.1

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 14:52:32 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/11/2013 19:52

an_outlaw wrote:

It would be lovely to have a new song about Christmas as Christmas number 1 as the radios rely too much on the older Christmas songs.

Yeah, that would be cool. I really love Christmas music, it has a lovely cozy warm nostalgia to it, I've never understood why so many people/scrooges dislike it.

Re: AC/DC For Christmas No.1

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 14:36:48 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/11/2013 19:36

The charts are one of the best things about music. It's wonderful to see who is the best at the moment. I wouldn't find music as exciting without the chart side of things.

It would be lovely to have a new song about Christmas as Christmas number 1 as the radios rely too much on the older Christmas songs.

Re: AC/DC For Christmas No.1

Evandar — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 08:20:50 GMT

Author: Evandar

Posted: 11/11/2013 13:20

Patman360 wrote:

Does it really matter what's number 1 at Christmas?
In fact, does it really matter what goes on in the charts at all?

This.

Re: AC/DC For Christmas No.1

HigherThanTheSun — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 18:08:43 GMT

Author: HigherThanTheSun

Posted: 11/10/2013 23:08

Patman360 wrote:

Does it really matter what's number 1 at Christmas?
In fact, does it really matter what goes on in the charts at all?

Yeah this. Don't know why people act like christmas number one is something sacred that needs protecting, we've had Mr Blobby and Bob the Builder before ffs.

Saying that, Danny would make a great christmas number one, better than ACDC anyway.

Re: AC/DC For Christmas No.1

alelsupreme — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 09:14:49 GMT

Author: alelsupreme

Posted: 11/10/2013 14:14

D4nny 4 christmas no.1

Link

Re: AC/DC For Christmas No.1

Applerill — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 09:08:47 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 11/10/2013 14:08

lethalnezzle wrote:

They aren't better at all. Leona Lewis is far superior to AC/DC.

Tru dat.

In fact, we might as well just get "Freaxxx" by Brokencyde to #1. They even do their own production!