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Now I'm a champion for good pop tunes, most dismiss it but a good pop tune (and there are vast differences between good and bad) is fantastic.
But I have one question for fans of Australian Idol or in particular Ricki-lee fans.
Her 1st single "Hell No" was an ordinary piece of pop music, and no stage did I like it, I think even the most ardent pop fans would admit it was tuneless.
However it debuted in the top 5 (i know that is tiny sales in this country but I have a point, I think). Which leads me to believe that she has fans and there is obvious carry-over of Idol fans.
Yet her next single which is an undeniable pop gem, how pop music should be done, it only debuts in the top 20 and then actually falls this week.
My question to the Idol/Ricki-lee fans is what the hell is going on that her first single does so well but the same artist releases an even better single (better times a million) that even the biggest pop music haters would have to agree is a fairly decent pop tune (if some people are willing to put aside their Idol hatred and just listen to the track) and it is completely ignored.
If she had no fanbase and didn't have Idol behind her and her 1st single went sh*thouse I could understand this type of response. But for the life of me I get confused when an artist has all this and then follows it up with a pop song like "Sunshine" and is completely ignored by these same people who bought the first single.
It's a rant and I know I'll get the "Idol sucks", "They only get released because of Idol", "She can't sing anyway" type of responses. But the truth is she has released a fantastic pop song and I know she won't get a lump of new fans buying it but for gods sake the people who bought the 1st crappy single surely would go and get it.
I mean this is barely top 20 and Nickelback debut in the top 5, something isn't right. The idea that they have any credibility is absurd.
But I have one question for fans of Australian Idol or in particular Ricki-lee fans.
Her 1st single "Hell No" was an ordinary piece of pop music, and no stage did I like it, I think even the most ardent pop fans would admit it was tuneless.
However it debuted in the top 5 (i know that is tiny sales in this country but I have a point, I think). Which leads me to believe that she has fans and there is obvious carry-over of Idol fans.
Yet her next single which is an undeniable pop gem, how pop music should be done, it only debuts in the top 20 and then actually falls this week.
My question to the Idol/Ricki-lee fans is what the hell is going on that her first single does so well but the same artist releases an even better single (better times a million) that even the biggest pop music haters would have to agree is a fairly decent pop tune (if some people are willing to put aside their Idol hatred and just listen to the track) and it is completely ignored.
If she had no fanbase and didn't have Idol behind her and her 1st single went sh*thouse I could understand this type of response. But for the life of me I get confused when an artist has all this and then follows it up with a pop song like "Sunshine" and is completely ignored by these same people who bought the first single.
It's a rant and I know I'll get the "Idol sucks", "They only get released because of Idol", "She can't sing anyway" type of responses. But the truth is she has released a fantastic pop song and I know she won't get a lump of new fans buying it but for gods sake the people who bought the 1st crappy single surely would go and get it.
I mean this is barely top 20 and Nickelback debut in the top 5, something isn't right. The idea that they have any credibility is absurd.

