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Post by Russg on Jan 2, 2018 16:00:08 GMT
His song Sign Of The Times was glorious and his accompanying album was just as good.
His album got a rating of 8.2 on Metacritic. Rolling Stone described it as 'superb' and I never read a single review slagging it off, which is quite something for an ex boy band member to get such critical acclaim. The UK broadsheets and even the NME were favourable.
I was was never into 1D (I generally don’t like boy bands), but he is definitely one to watch for imo.
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Post by Liberian Girl on Jan 2, 2018 21:11:03 GMT
I did really like his first single, Sign Of The Times, that was a great song. Wasn't so fussed on the other tracks I streamed, so didn't bother checking out the whole album.
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Post by TonyR on Jan 2, 2018 23:05:46 GMT
The title of this thread is very wrong.
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Post by HIStoric on Jan 3, 2018 2:48:43 GMT
It's a fantastic debut album and I wish it was getting more attention (although SotT got a great amount of attention so there is that). For me the standout song was Carolina - the chorus is absolutely infectious! I wish it was the second single or something. From the Dining Table is a beautifully simplistic song too - just the way how it's him and an acoustic guitar for almost 2 minutes, before a violin kicks in and his vocals layer up, with him offering some nice high pitch vocals to compliment too. Great stuff.
I'm really keen to see more from Harry Styles, I'm digging his whole get-up right now and I think he has great potential.
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Post by ghost on Jan 3, 2018 10:10:20 GMT
The title of this thread is very wrong. Why? Have you heard the album? It's actually quite good, if you can get past the stigma of him being in a boyband. |
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Post by TonyR on Jan 3, 2018 12:54:33 GMT
The title of this thread is very wrong. Why? Have you heard the album? It's actually quite good, if you can get past the stigma of him being in a boyband. Sorry for my flippant first reply! Yes, I've heard a lot, it seemed very angst by numbers to me. Very, look at me I'm not in a boyband anymore, I'm a serious musician!!! The guy seems talented enough, but he's surrounded by too much hyperbole at the moment. |
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Post by ChrisC on Jan 3, 2018 19:41:48 GMT
Isn't he just a lucky, good looking boy?
Still I liked that song.
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Post by Russg on Jan 4, 2018 13:03:40 GMT
Isn't he just a lucky, good looking boy? Still I liked that song. The whole album is surprisingly good.
If you liked the first single, check out a song called "Carolina", it's even better.
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Post by HIStoric on Jan 4, 2018 13:55:42 GMT
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Post by aazzaabb on Jan 5, 2018 21:42:27 GMT
Why? Have you heard the album? It's actually quite good, if you can get past the stigma of him being in a boyband. Sorry for my flippant first reply! Yes, I've heard a lot, it seemed very angst by numbers to me. Very, look at me I'm not in a boyband anymore, I'm a serious musician!!! The guy seems talented enough, but he's surrounded by too much hyperbole at the moment. Yeah, this is pretty much me. He's being marketed as this sort of musically introspective Bowie type of guy but I find the image and aesthetic a little manufactured. I suppose Kylie went down that road also in the 90's and I love a lot of her catalogue so I might give Harry's album a go at some point. |
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Post by SmoothGangsta on Jan 7, 2018 16:59:57 GMT
Yeah, as others have said I feel he's being marketed as something he's not. The songs are decent but I'm not sure how much he had to do with them.
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Post by HIStoric on Jan 8, 2018 4:58:07 GMT
The songs are decent but I'm not sure how much he had to do with them. He was pretty involved. I watched a BTS of the album not long after it came out. |
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Post by respect77 on Jan 8, 2018 5:57:31 GMT
I have listened to it on Spotify last week. I found it boring with no desire for me to listen to it again.
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Post by LindavG on Jan 24, 2018 21:38:22 GMT
I don't know about best album but I can't argue with Sign Of The Times as best single of 2017, that is an amazing song. I really liked Sweet Creature as well:
All of the ex-1D singers have put out solid songs so far tbh. I was never really into 1D so I don't know much about them, I think that helps because a lot of people don't take them seriously as artists just because they used to be in a boyband. Their loss, I guess.
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Post by LindavG on Jan 24, 2018 21:54:24 GMT
^ Speaking of, can I just point out how awesome this song is? Also a contender for best song of 2017!
It's soooo good.
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