Lily Allen's coming...now all we need is Amy!!!

Oh. The female James Blunt?

No, the British No Doubt.

Since when did Lily Allen "come out of nowhere"?

She did. She was on no label and posted demos on myspace and within 3 months had a 6-time #1 in the UK. That's coming out of nowhere. Obviously, her US ascension is not.

Who on the forum is even going to the show????

I am.

And for the "who is Lily Allen a cross between" discussion, it's Lady Soverign and Nelly Furtado.

I will see ya there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyone know where her album charted in the US?????

I will see ya there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great! I'll be the guy with the huge beard and leather jacket. I'll buy you a drink, mate!

I will be the tall African American!!!!

does a trail of exclamation marks follow you in real life, too?

When I made the James Blunt reference, I meant more in regard to her "coming out of nowhere" and selling out shows, staying power? / one hit wonder, etc…

Ah, that makes sense. Please forgive our (or mine at least) lack of reading comprehension!

Can we get back to Amy Winehouse?
Looking at her web site, she's done with
the US as far as that's concerned. Anyone
know if she's planning on coming back over
and maybe hitting our little town?

p.s. I have Lily tickets. Just for fun

I bought Amy Winehouse's debute import cd for 25 cents at Tower.

And I have to say the Amy Winehouse debut is much better than the Lily Allen debut.

I haven't heard her music, but something about Amy Winehouse seems so fake and manufactured. All I read about is how much weight she lost and how self-destructive she is and how she's three whiskeys away from drinking herself to death. Two years ago she was a relatively normal-looking pop singer, and now all of a sudden she's copping an Elvira DiFranco look. It feels like she saw all the press that Pete Doherty was getting and thought, I need to re-do my image.

There's a lengthy article on Amy Winehouse in today's Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/06/AR2007020601885.html

Something about any musician getting any press is fake and manufactured.

"I haven't heard her music, but something about Amy Winehouse seems so fake and manufactured. All I read about is how much weight she lost and how self-destructive she is and how she's three whiskeys away from drinking herself to death. Two years ago she was a relatively normal-looking pop singer, and now all of a sudden she's copping an Elvira DiFranco look. It feels like she saw all the press that Pete Doherty was getting and thought, I need to re-do my image."

I would try listening to the music. But I'm curious how you got "fake and manufactured" out of what you read of her seemingly self-destructive tendencies, who's faking and who's manufacturing here?

Are those categorizations you've made meant to be negative, or merely objective?

I guess I'm trying to understand whether you're providing the reason for why you're not listening to her, or pointing out to others why they shouldn't?

The lyrics from her latest release go a long way in explaining part of the source of her ill fated ways, might want to give it chance…acusing anyone of mimicking Pete Doherty is pretty malicious and his ability to live off of Libertine royalties is quickly diminishing so his behavior has led to anything but fame and riches, more like infamy and incarceration.

I would try listening to the music. But I'm curious how you got "fake and manufactured" out of what you read of her seemingly self-destructive tendencies, who's faking and who's manufacturing here?

Are those categorizations you've made meant to be negative, or merely objective?

Merely objective. I have nothing against her, and as I said, I haven't heard her music. But your head is in the sand if you think that the image of "elegantly wasted, barely teetering on the brink of destruction" hasn't been done to death since the Strokes hit it big, and that many, many bands are trying to use that template to make it big. And the fact that she's copped this image so recently makes me cynical about how genuine it is.

Every interview I've read has included lots of quotes from her on how wasted she gets, how "they" keep telling her to stop drinking, but dammit she's just gonna keep being a violent drunk. Do you think Amy was pissed that the first sentence in her Post profile is about her drinking habits?

I also am suspect of anyone who puts so much energy into their looks, and does it in such a cliche way, which she absolutely does. I have no problems with sporting a beehive, tattoos, piercings, and super-clingy clothes that show off that heroin chic, newly won bod. But don't try and say that it's original or unique. It's a schtick, and if her music is that good, I hope it works for her.

I guess I'm trying to understand whether you're providing the reason for why you're not listening to her, or pointing out to others why they shouldn't?

It's a message board for people to post opinions. We have just done as such.

I guess my head must be in the sand. I wasn't aware of the image thing you are talking about. When has a certain element of rockers NOT been given to self-destruction? Did Jimi Hendrix, Janis Jopin, Keith Moon, and Kurt Cobain's deaths all image driven as well? To me, the choice to indulge in self-destructive behavior is more stupid than trying to cultivate an image of any sort.

I guess I don't really pay attention to the stories behind the performers. When it comes to music publications, I usually skip by the performer profiles, and just read the album reviews.


Relax: Merely objective. I have nothing against her, and as I said, I haven't heard her music. But your head is in the sand if you think that the image of "elegantly wasted, barely teetering on the brink of destruction" hasn't been done to death since the Strokes hit it big, and that many, many bands are trying to use that template to make it big. And the fact that she's copped this image so recently makes me cynical about how genuine it is.