Rage Against the Cowell Machine!

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Check this out, more peeps required!

http://www.rockradio.co.uk/rock-news/rage-against-...

[FourWheelDrift]

I've read about that via Kerrang, but I'd rather put my weight behind the Muppet's Bohemian Rhapsody than that pile of garbage.

[tim2100]

FourWheelDrift said:

I've read about that via Kerrang, but I'd rather put my weight behind the Muppet's Bohemian Rhapsody than that pile of garbage.

Surely anything is better than Cowells manufactured crap.

[FourWheelDrift]

Exactly that's why I'm backing the Muppets....that's the Muppets not Cowell's muppets.

[becksW]

I'd be happy for either Rage against the Machine or The Muppets to get no. 1 (Though as a lifelong Muppet fan I'd have to buy their single) Anything to beat Cowell.

Christmas no. 1 is no fun anymore. Most christmas songs are cheesy etc but at least there was a bit of joy finding out who'd got it, these days its a foregone conclusion and that's ashame.

[jamoor]

How much does it cost to go against cowell?

[StevenJJ]

I get the feeling I am being scammed when it comes to things like this.

Does Cowell have some holdings in something to do with the RATM release as well as 'his own'?

[MrV]

StevenJJ said:

I get the feeling I am being scammed when it comes to things like this.

Does Cowell have some holdings in something to do with the RATM release as well as 'his own'?

RATM are on the Epic label which is owned by Sony,care to take a guess what Syco(Cowells label) are under ?



Cowell claims Syco accounted for approximately 40% of Sony Music Entertainment profit in 2006, despite only employing 14 people. By 2008, it was believed that Syco accounted for as much as 70% of Sony profits. In 2008 Sony music entertainment forecasted a net profit of $1.5 billion, thus making Simon Cowell’s companies estimated at $1.05 billion if they indeed did 70% of the profits.

[StevenJJ]

I honestly did not know that. Not surprised AT ALL.

[Man-At-Arms]

jamoor said:

How much does it cost to go against cowell?

more than the GDP of a small country !

[MiniMan64]

I'm amazed how many people keep mentioning this, "go on stuff it to Simon!" without realising who they are all signed to in the first place.

To be honest I couldn't give a stuff who is #1 these days, it's so irrelevant with smaller sales and the song is usually rubbish anyway. I mean come on, look at the list of #1's in 2009 and pick out the "great" songs for me?

Alexandra Burke "Hallelujah" 02009-01-04 4 January 2009 1
Lady GaGa featuring Colby O'Donis "Just Dance" 02009-01-11 11 January 2009 3
Lily Allen "The Fear" 02009-02-01 1 February 2009 4
Kelly Clarkson "My Life Would Suck Without You" 02009-03-01 1 March 2009 1
Flo Rida featuring Ke$ha "Right Round" 02009-03-08 8 March 2009 1
Vanessa Jenkins and Bryn West featuring Sir Tom Jones and Robin Gibb "Islands in the Stream" 02009-03-15 15 March 2009 1
Lady Gaga "Poker Face" 02009-03-22 22 March 2009 3
Calvin Harris "I'm Not alone" 02009-04-12 12 April 2009 2
Tinchy Stryder featuring N-Dubz "Number 1" 02009-04-26 26 April 2009 3
Black Eyed Peas "Boom Boom Pow" 02009-05-17 17 May 2009 1
Dizzee Rascal and Armand Van Helden "Bonkers" 02009-05-24 24 May 2009 2
Black Eyed Peas "Boom Boom Pow" 02009-06-07 7 June 2009 1
Pixie Lott "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)" 02009-06-14 14 June 2009 1
David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland "When Love Takes Over" 02009-06-21 21 June 2009 1
La Roux "Bulletproof" 02009-06-28 28 June 2009 1
Cascada "Evacuate the Dancefloor" 02009-07-05 5 July 2009 2
JLS "Beat Again" 02009-07-19 19 July 2009 2
Black Eyed Peas "I Gotta Feeling" 02009-08-02 2 August 2009 1
Tinchy Stryder featuring Amelle "Never Leave You" 02009-08-09 9 August 2009 1
Black Eyed Peas "I Gotta Feeling" 02009-08-16 16 August 2009 1
David Guetta featuring Akon "Sexy bh" 02009-08-23 23 August 2009 1
Dizzee Rascal "Holiday" 02009-08-30 30 August 2009 1
Jay-Z featuring Rihanna and Kanye West "Run This Town" 02009-09-06 6 September 2009 1
Pixie Lott "Boys and Girls" 02009-09-13 13 September 2009 1
Taio Cruz "Break Your Heart" 02009-09-20 20 September 2009 3
Chipmunk featuring Dayo Olatunji "Oopsy Daisy" 02009-10-11 11 October 2009 1
Alexandra Burke featuring Flo Rida "Bad Boys" 02009-10-18 18 October 2009 1
Cheryl Cole "Fight for This Love" 02009-10-25 25 October 2009 2
JLS "Everybody In Love" 02009-11-08 8 November 2009 1
Black Eyed Peas "Meet Me Halfway" 02009-11-15 15 November 2009 1
The X Factor Finalists 2009 "You Are Not Alone" 02009-11-22 22 November 2009 1
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band "The Official BBC Children in Need Medley"

???

[Morningside]

tim2100 said:

FourWheelDrift said:

I've read about that via Kerrang, but I'd rather put my weight behind the Muppet's Bohemian Rhapsody than that pile of garbage.

Surely anything is better than Cowells manufactured crap.

Yeah, lets bring back "Stock, Aitken and Waterman" as I think this is where the real rot started to set in.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_written...
or even worse. fking "Jive Bunny" - Anyone else remember this crap?

Edited by Morningside on Thursday 10th December 19:36

[DJC]

Actually Ill go with Lily and The Fear and Lady G with Poker Face. I think those 2 are superb, Poker Face being a stunning pop tune, worthy of anything from Madge's top 10 and Lily A. I think writes excellent lyrics with a very canny and caustic eye upon society.

Cant deny Lady G is a pop star diva. She might be as bonkers as a box of deranged frogs, but she has the pop music biz sorted to a T.

[Tiggsy]

dont get this at all...charts are based on who buys the records. Are the old people sad that the kids are buying X factor songs? Surley the kids can buy what they want. and to have a "dont buy that buy mine" campaign isnt very rock and roll.....we dont like this tv show so gives us your money?????

[Mark34bn]

Remember Cliff hasn't released his annual Christmas guff yet. There is something very satisfying in having an inappropriate Christmas No1 though, what year was it when Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter was at the top slot ?
Edit - it wasn't Christmas No1, released 24th Dec 1990 and then went straight to the top

Edited by Mark34bn on Thursday 10th December 20:21

[Tiggsy]

becksW said:

Christmas no. 1 is no fun anymore. Most christmas songs are cheesy etc but at least there was a bit of joy finding out who'd got it, these days its a foregone conclusion and that's ashame.

??? How far back are you going with this rose tinted view? In the last 20 years the xmas number 1's have included:

Band Aid ...twice
Cliff Richard
Mr Blobby (no, not robbie williams)
Earth Song (bet thats a fav on PH!)
Spice Girls....three times
Westlife (lousie walsh)
Girls Aloud (louise walsh)
Xfactor Singers....4 times
Robbie Williams
oh, and bob the builder.

[becksW]

Tiggsy said:

becksW said:

Christmas no. 1 is no fun anymore. Most christmas songs are cheesy etc but at least there was a bit of joy finding out who'd got it, these days its a foregone conclusion and that's ashame.

??? How far back are you going with this rose tinted view? In the last 20 years the xmas number 1's have included:

Band Aid ...twice
Cliff Richard
Mr Blobby (no, not robbie williams)
Earth Song (bet thats a fav on PH!)
Spice Girls....three times
Westlife (lousie walsh)
Girls Aloud (louise walsh)
Xfactor Singers....4 times
Robbie Williams
oh, and bob the builder.

Only the last few, why how far am I supposed to go back? do tell. Isn't the last four or five years far back enough? To me even that is too many, so no rose tinted view here just finally fed up of the crap churned out by Xfactor. (And yes I know their is plenty of other crap out there etc etc)

[Chris77]

I think what most people (i.e me and my mates) want is to have the unpredictability back. I know that x factor will be no. 1 for Christmas every year, and it will be some big key change emotional song. At Least without x factor you get a variety of bad songs, and a genuine surprise result.

[DJC]

Well get buying Sir Noddy of Holder then!

[Vron]

DJC said:

Well get buying Sir Noddy of Holder then!

IT'S CHHRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSTMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS!