Discussion: Why are the UK so fickle with female artists? - Page 6

STMG23

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Originally posted by TheEdgeOfGaga

It is weird how Sugababes & Girls Aloud survived for years but if they were all solo, they would have disappeared within a couple of years.

I don't know any GA somgs but SUGABABES were amazing. Their lead (and many follow up) singles up to "About You Now" still slay and they were real quality, not just bops but smashes. "Push The Button" is a ****ing classic.

I feel that any artist/band able to come up with something that is commercially appealing AND of such high quality will survive.

Most people in this thread just failed to do that. If you're unlikable/badly marketed on top of that you're done. But not only in the UK.

RoarRiteNow1

Don't forget Eliza Doolittle and Little Boots, they had some bops

Hoping Jess Glynne can break the curse

Lukey

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Originally posted by Jack!

You're essentially backing up my points. Alive was mismanaged, Wild was really the only hit from the album. They picked the "wrong songs" i.e. the ones not good enough. Sexy Lady is still played in the No. 7 advert, why was it never a single?

Heartbreak on Hold had pre-album hits, but they gave up afterwards, a cheap generic side-project indeed.

Young Foolish Happy is okay I admit, but again like Echo, a dip in quality resonated with the GP. For all these examples there's an acknowledgement of bad management or declines in quality. That's still a reason why they weren't as successful.

Sexy Lady should have been a single, however for whatever reasons, Jessie and the label thought Thunder was a better idea. After that it was the whole mess of Alive being re-recorded for America but that never came to surface and Jessie ended up ending the era and recording Sweet Talker (which wasn't as good as Alive imho)

Heartbreak on Hold had one pre-album hit and that was pretty lucky to be honest, considering radio didn't play Elephant, so it was down to the few live performances. They gave up because Let It Go flopped however it's no surprise as radio blacklisted her and RCA UK gave her no promotion, there wasn't any point in releasing another single. After this, Alexandra left them.