Lily Allen

Sajan

Hey all..
Just read an interview with this girl in the Observer Music Monthly and checked out her myspace..

The first tune 'smile' certainly has the sound of summer about it..

What yah all think?

www.myspace.com/lilymusic

legologic

Yeah. She's getting some good press... She's a song LDN that I quite like. I can see her ending up another sideline pop act, like a solo Sugababes tho'. I like her style, the ska-pop thing sounds good.

MrJoeSoap

I think she's excellent, LDN is one of the best pop singles I've heard in ages. Saw her singing an acoustic version of it on Jonathon Ross, well worth a look.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2d7jq97Hn4

giddyup

You little gem. I was hoping someone would get that up on youtube. The album version is good but that acoustic version was superb. Last time I saw something similar was when Amy Winehouse on JR and the song she did was acoustic and superb. Bought the album but I didn't get the same vibe.

MrJoeSoap

I've the album and its quite good, but I have to agree that the acoustic version was much better. Would be interesting to see her live, she certainly has the voice for it.

Nightwish

I'll acknowledge she has talent, and is a hell of a lot better an artist than a lot of the crap out there but christ her songs are overplayed on the radio, which makes them just plain annoying.

Laguna

I find her desperately arrogant tbh, just like Amy -Where are you now- Winehouse..

almv

Laguna wrote:

I find her desperately arrogant tbh, just like Amy -Where are you now- Winehouse..

Seeming Amy is about to returmn with a CD that is getting rave reviews....

Executive Steve

like her! darren and 2d from drum and bass duo Future Cut did the production and songwriting for about 70% of the album, and they know how to make music...

hope it goes well for her, she's certainly the most interesting "pop" thing i've heard in a while...

"LDN" is very good indeed.

Laguna

almv wrote:

Seeming Amy is about to returmn with a CD that is getting rave reviews....

Well, I hope it turns out to be big, so she can shove in her oversized gob!

RE*AC*TOR

Nightwish wrote:

I'll acknowledge she has talent, and is a hell of a lot better an artist than a lot of the crap out there but christ her songs are overplayed on the radio, which makes them just plain annoying.

Thankfully I don't listen to radio (well not "music" stations anyway) - so I'm not sufferring from over-exposure.

Quite enjoying the album, I think its very good - clever lyrics, good melodies. I like it.

Pighead

Nightwish wrote:

I'll acknowledge she has talent, and is a hell of a lot better an artist than a lot of the crap out there but christ her songs are overplayed on the radio, which makes them just plain annoying.

Terrible reason for calling somebody annoying. As REACTOR has already alluded to its quite easy to switch off the radio and put on a tune you want to listen to. What if Tristania suddenly had a huge radio hit on their hands would you be so quick to denounce them as annoying? Not a chance. There's a whiff of musical snobbery in the air.

hallelujah

Pighead wrote:

Terrible reason for calling somebody annoying. As REACTOR has already alluded to its quite easy to switch off the radio and put on a tune you want to listen to. What if Tristania suddenly had a huge radio hit on their hands would you be so quick to denounce them as annoying? Not a chance. There's a whiff of musical snobbery in the air.

In fairness to Nightwish, he/she said the songs were annoying, not Lily Allen.

*ducks*

RE*AC*TOR

Pighead wrote:

Terrible reason for calling somebody annoying. As REACTOR has already alluded to its quite easy to switch off the radio and put on a tune you want to listen to. What if Tristania suddenly had a huge radio hit on their hands would you be so quick to denounce them as annoying? Not a chance. There's a whiff of musical snobbery in the air.

Ahhh... be fair... there's plenty of situations where someone won't necessarily have a choice in what they are listening to. For instance in plenty of shops/cafés they have radio on over the speakers. As much as some people try they may be subjected to environmental exposure to radio.

Pighead

hallelujah wrote:

In fairness to Nightwish, he/she said the songs were annoying, not Lily Allen.

*ducks*

Yeah but by association that would make Lily Allen annoying. I mean people think Pigheads 3rd person talk is extremely annoying. And how do they express this annoyance. They say "Pigheads a twat". Same idea with Lily Allen and her "annoying" songs

Pighead

RE*AC*TOR wrote:

Ahhh... be fair... there's plenty of situations where someone won't necessarily have a choice in what they are listening to. For instance in plenty of shops/cafés they have radio on over the speakers. As much as some people try they may be subjected to environmental exposure to radio.

Ahhh...be fair... of course you don't have to listen to a song on the radio if you don't want to. Pigheads at work and the radios been on all. What songs have been played? Don't know.Sort of tune out til I hear something that I like and then listen to it. Not listening to the radio is incredibly easy.

BaZmO*

From what I've heard of her music so far I think it's ok as pop fodder goes.

I was actually interested to see how her interview with Jonathan Ross would go and for some reason I was expecting her to be just as annoying as her twat of a Dad, and fairplay to her she didn't let me down.

Judes

Give the girl a break - the album is refreshing. When you hear half the manufactured crap out there from "Popstar" , "X-Factor" "how to make a boy/girly band" TV shows and then Lily comes along with this fun, chirpy sound and her own sense of style. It's like phew, there are people out there who can make music. "LDN" is the most catchy song and if you've ever lived in London - "it makes you smile" just to hear the words. I missed the Jonathan Ross interview last Friday so not sure how she came across - but she's young and in time she'll learn how to twist the media, in the same way they like to twist others. So just enjoy the album for what it is! Entertainment!!!

spacecoyote

its not a bad song, not really my cup of tea tbh & i think she might just be a bit of a flash in the pan type. I watched her on Johnathon Ross & I must say she didn't do herself any favours at all. she did come across as quite rude, arrogant & spoilt, and the fact that her interview was considerable shorter than the others & fairly abruptly stopped by Ross said it all really

Mossy Monk

BaZmO* wrote:

I was expecting her to be just as annoying as her twat of a Dad

who is that then?

podgewalsh

Her Dad is the actor Keith Allen

mountainyman

Fat Les of Vindaloo 'fame'

She is mediocre MIA, Lady Sov and especially Shystie kick her arse but they don't have rich dads.

She hasn't even the grace to admit that being rich helped her career.

Budd

Where do you start with Lily Allen? I think this review says it better than I'm ever going to.
http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/lily-allen/alright-still.htm

She does this working class street bull**** and people just lap it up. The video to that Smile track is jsut so offensive. You're not that pretty Lily and please do us all a favour and close your mouth for your press shots.

slipss

Yeah actually that review is spot on. I hate Lily Allen, well actually I don't "hate" her, I nothing her. She is run of the mill contrived manufactured pop at it's worst in that she won't admit to being or doesn't realise that she is run of the mill contrived manufactured pop, at least Britney Spears knows shes nothing more than a pop singer. I'm sure someones going to protest "but she writes her own songs", well no she doesn't write her own songs. She co-writes crap lyrics that desperately try to convince people that shes "street" and then slaps them over ruined samples, other peoples melodies and boring heard it a thousand time beats.

Nightwish

Pighead wrote:

Terrible reason for calling somebody annoying. As REACTOR has already alluded to its quite easy to switch off the radio and put on a tune you want to listen to. What if Tristania suddenly had a huge radio hit on their hands would you be so quick to denounce them as annoying? Not a chance. There's a whiff of musical snobbery in the air.

I cant turn off the radio. Theres 7 other people in my office who seem to think Today FM is a good radio station, so I have to put up. I didnt mind Lily Allen when Smile was released, but there is such a thing as over-exposure, which the aforementioned radio station is guilty of many times over with many artists, not just Lily.

And believe me Pighead, I'd fcuking love it if Tristania had a massive radio hit

stovelid

My wife loves the album and made me download it for her.

Although I'd rather somebody like her have some success than a lot of other pop acts; I still can't help that she's gets on my wick a bit.

All those self conscious chavvy lahndan-isms and that vanilla faux-reggae sound.

I'm coming to the conclusion that she's probably just Mike Skinner in drag.

Morf

stovelid wrote:

I'm coming to the conclusion that she's probably just Mike Skinner in drag.

Genius.

Lilly Allen is middle class trying to be a chav. Oh and her music is crap.

I hated her singing live on Jonathan Ross, her breaths were so loud and annoying, give her singing lessons FFS.

Sinfonia

slipss wrote:

I hate Lily Allen, well actually I don't "hate" her, I nothing her.

seconded!

Kevster

Morf wrote:

Genius.

Lilly Allen is middle class trying to be a chav. Oh and her music is crap.

I hated her singing live on Jonathan Ross, her breaths were so loud and annoying, give her singing lessons FFS.

I don't think she's trying to be a 'chav'. However, you are trying (and succeeding) in being a jerk. Congratulations

hiscan

that song alfie from her album is not too bad , catchy

JP Liz V1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0CazRHB0so

Her comeback track and video out now