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PrintableOthers have commented on it already, but all of these commercially successful "modern soul divas" have faded into the background after their big hit record. Norah Jones, Duffy, Gabriella Cilmi... you could add even Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu to that list. I have hard time believing Amy Winehouse could have kept her popularity on the same level, for that matter.
I think it's just because female artists just are treated as a product by their record companies and they are also treated like a product by the record buyers. People buy these type of records because they want a break from all the teeny pop, but I don't think the vast majority of those buyers will ever develop a true appreciation for decent music in the end.
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Agree 100%.
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Dominant artists of each decade
50s Elvis 60s The Beatles 70s The Eagles 80s Michael Jackson 90s Mariah Carey 00s ? 10s Adele
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Sounds like a smart move to me. In some ways, I'm surprised by some of the responses here to her plans to take a break (...and in many ways not). If you're gonna take a 5 year break, immediately after sweeping the Grammy's sounds like a good time to do it. Go out on top, leave 'em wanting more. I think she's a very gifted singer, and young. In 5 years she'll only be 28. At the Grammy's she spoke about having learned "Quality Control", and I believe that taking some time between albums is part of that process. Look at how long Stevie Wonder takes between albums. I see that as part of his formula for longevity (...and no, I'm not comparing the talent of Stevie to Adele, although again; I think she's an awesome talent). In any event, I don't think she'd ultimately take a full 5 years off anyway. But if she did, I don't think it would hurt her in the long run.
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Adele debunks five-year break claim: 'I'm straight back in the studio'Published Wednesday, Feb 15 2012, 09:00 GMT | By Daniel Sperling
Adele has backtracked on her claim that she will take a five-year break fr...king music, revealing that she is heading "straight into the studio".
I've a few days off now, and then it's the Brit Awards here at home and then I'm straight into the studio," Adele wrote on her official blog. "BOYYAHH! 5 years? More like 5 days!"
"Despite the phenomenal year, I swear I didn't think I had any chance," she said. "All the categories were full of people I adore with brilliant songs, records and performances. So not in my wildest dreams did I think to actually prepare anything proper to say just in case."
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a365840/adele-debunks-five-year-break-claim-im-straight-back-in-the-studio.html
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Smartest thing she could do. She should be like a Sade that disappears for 5 years and just do her own thing. Please don't start tweeting your every f**kin thought. | |
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Jones is a multimillionaire who calls her own shots and has effectively postioned herself so she doesn't have the pressure of topping herself every time. Seems to me like she did it right.
And I think many, many folks on this site wish Prince would take a little longer to work on some of his recent output. [Edited 2/15/12 4:06am] |
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Wow......I'm glad my music world is different than yours. 50s James Brown/Lil Richard 60s James Brown/Ohio Players 70s P-Funk/Bootsy/Ohio Players/Donny Hathaway 80s Michael Jackson/Prince/Dazz Band/Gap Band 90s Prince/Mint Condition 00s Mint Condition 10s ??? 2 early 2 make predictions [Edited 2/15/12 6:14am] | |
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Of course she's backtracking from her statement about a 5-year sabbatical. Once the label exes saw that article, they got her on the phone. | |
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"With that being said, she'll probably be inspired before 5 years to put something else out.
2) Her label will definitely urge her to come back sooner versus later. Too much money to be made. To quote Billy from Purple Rain, "This is a BIDNESS!"
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How did Ohio Players and Mint Condition dominate the music industry? | |
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Adele is cool, i don't think she trying to be anyone but Adele .... I do however thing she has had a number of thinks going for her....
1. She sings with an RnB/Soul voice and she's a White Girl 2. She British 3. This should be number one .... She follows on the back tails of the - Game Changer "Amy Winehouse" .. she would never have won this many Grammy if it was not for Amy! 4. Her songs ...she writes most if not all of them and they are from her soul ... it shows in the music and sound. 5. Most US "modern" female pop singers can't seem to produce more than one good album of orginal writing / songs
Eye Was Born & Raised On The Same Plantation In The United States Of The Red, White And Blue Eye Never Knew That Eye Was Different Til Dr. King Was On The Balcony
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Dominate my music world............. | |
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"This is a BIDNESS"! | |
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OK. I was listing who I believed to be the most successful act of each decade and predicting Adele would be this decade. | |
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I understand but that listing doesn't ring true 2 someone who doesn't listen 2 or like the groups listed. | |
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You should have put Prince in the 80's as well
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50's Elvis 60's The Beates 70's Elton John 80's Prince 90's U2 00's Crap 10's Crap |
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Lol.....I did. | |
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ooops my mistake, too early in the morning, need my coffee |
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My terrible typing........... | |
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First off....what is wrong with most of you people?????
Adele is extremly talented and a great singer!!!! This CD is awesome!
Not some BS pop-shit-hop crap but a real singer singing real songs!!!!
HELLOOOOOOOOO!!!
Well i'm glad she reverted on her position and will be back in the studio soon...
Adele is a great talent and I for one (and maybe the only one on the org) look forward to hearing more from this incredible singer.
[Edited 2/15/12 9:58am] The greatest live performer of our times was is and always will be Prince.
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PERFECT comparisons. I can remember all the overstatements about their abilities too. And now look at 'em. Winehouse (to a certain extent) and Joss Stone are the only ones of the recent "white Soul" group whose voices had lasting potential, but they, of course, were dogged out.
And I disagree about Lauryn and Erykah though. Their output and/or popularity were pretty steady for about 10 years before they faded in the background. "You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup...Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend." - Bruce Lee
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That's not a reason that we should like her. | |
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I didn't mean to imply that Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu were bad. I probably prefer Erykah's newer stuff over what she did on Baduizm.
I just think they were female artists that were hyped quite a lot at the time. The marketing departments got a lot of people interested that weren't usually interested in the style of music they were making. It might have even had more to do with how their type of female artists are pushed forward in lifestyle magazines - especially those read by women - rather than how they are written about in the music press. It seems that there's always a new female artist around that's sold to the masses as offering something "more real" than what the rest have to offer. Then she's more or less forgotten and replaced with another female artist that is supposed to be "more real" than the rest.
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Add some Stevie Wonder to your 70's list. 99.9% of everything I say is strictly for my own entertainment | |
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I sense a bit of jealousy from our Militant there. aww, poor kitten.
Adele is one of our best singers. There really should be no debate on this. Some things just are.
I thought she was going to tour? All you others say Hell Yea!!  | |
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A few of you know, from threads in 2009/2010, I'm good friends with Adele, and as far as I'm aware, the five year thing in a load of bollocks. She is loved up with Simon, and the time off with the throat gave her a chance to get back to the real world.
I spoke to her a couple of weeks ago and she was looking forward to getting back to work.
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