One Direction - is this a legit new threat wrt to a new boy band invasion? y/n

Question: who the hell is singing the "Am I the only? Only believer?" bit in Girl Almighty? Rapgenius doesn't say and I can't tell if its Harry or Zayn. My gut says Zayn but sometimes I hear it otherwise

Another Question: Does anyone else with the CD feel like the mastering is much worse/thinner/quieter on Steal My Girl than on the rest of the tracks?

To insert myself clean into the narrative now: I was very 1d skeptic since they dropped, but I dug WMYB and Little Things. Then the one-two punch of Best Song Ever and SOML hit me like a rocketship and I had to buy Midnight Memories on release day. The rest is stanning alone on the internet history

Also to comment on one thing way upthread re: personal 1d power rankings.

I think how you rank the band members is one thing, and the power rankings are spirit. The one is your solid favs list and is filled with your own biases and the latter is a more fluid thing.

For me my 1-5 is:
Harry
Louis
Liam
Niall
Zayn

But I think the current (Jan 23 2015) 1d power ranking is:
Harry
Zayn
Louis
Niall
Liam

C/D?

*sits on hands*

"Question: who the hell is singing the "Am I the only? Only believer?" bit in Girl Almighty? Rapgenius doesn't say and I can't tell if its Harry or Zayn. My gut says Zayn but sometimes I hear it otherwise"

It's Zayn, i'm pretty sure.

https://41.media.tumblr.com/f790a696cea561bb7af9e22d888e230f/tumblr_nip6e9jpz21qjo1fpo2_540.png

FUCK

"Night Changes" peaking at #31 on Billboard after 16 weeks is sad.

their 3rd-biggest US radio hit, which tells you how little time US radio has for them outside of "What Makes You Beautiful" and "Story of My Life"

i love "night changes" so much

what's the next single? idk if there's anything obvious

I could see them going with "Ready to Run" but it seems like maybe heroic Mumford-style power folk is on the way out? Fans have embraced "Stockholm Syndrome" but I don't see it doing much on radio. Maybe "Where Do Broken Hearts Go?"

Personally hoping for sentimental faves "No Control" or "Girl Almighty" but, I mean, they probably wouldn't even scrape the top 40 if "Night Changes" peaked so low.

i was thinking maybe "fireproof" but it doesn't really have a chorus

i think "girl almighty" could do alright... never count out the big strummy stompers

i saw something that suggested "Clouds" is the next single, which is my favorite song by them so i would totally support that even though i dunno if it has a ton of commercial potential.

I'll get down on my knees for you.

I always forget about "18" cuz it's the only skipper on the standard album but, damn, a big ballad with the Sheeran stamp might be their best bet. Hoping I'm wrong!

I'm torn between these guys and grizzly bear as the bands with the most punchable faces.

still obsessed with the "night changes" video clip.

it has made me like the song

I like the song regardless but the clip pushes it to another level for me.

We should poll the competing dates.

Louis' date looks kinda boring TBH. He seems very pleased with himself.

that's the point, i would pay good money to watch louis' smug face get arrested

a friend of mine did a pretty decent analysis of this when the video came out, let me see if i can find it

well i did find this, which is otm http://sashayed.tumblr.com/post/103430837635/unbornwhiskey-replied-to-your-post-i-just-had-the

that's the point, i would pay good money to watch louis' smug face get arrested

haha i actually was coming back to add this caveat.

also agree re zayn.

Puppy is the cutest thing in it obv but reminds me too much of my old puppy ;_;

oh it's in the tags here: http://sashayed.tumblr.com/post/103223773440/herstrionics-night-changes-gone-wrong

I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY WATCHED IT
BUT HERE'S WHAT I DON'T GET
ALL OF THIS JUST SEEMS MORE RIGHT
EXCEPT I GUESS NIALL BEING ON FIRE
THAT SUCKS
BUT LIKE
LIAM THREW UP IN MY HIDEOUS HAT SO NOW I DON'T HAVE TO WEAR IT ANYMORE
LOUIS GOT BENT OVER A CAR AND HAULED OFF BY THE SCRUFF
HARRY IS WHATEVER BECAUSE I'M A FAILURESEXUAL SO THAT IS JUST GENERALLY REAL AROUSING FOR ME
AND AS FOR ZAYN
HE'S JUST COMBINED 2 OF MY FAVORITE THINGS
SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATES AND ZAYN
PLUS
HE STILL
LOOKS
GOOD
HOW

otm

can we poll their hair

zayn
...
.....
....
the rest

i used to be fascinated by harry's ringlets but i don't think he's washed his hair in three years

HARRY IS WHATEVER BECAUSE I'M A FAILURESEXUAL SO THAT IS JUST GENERALLY REAL AROUSING FOR ME

this is awesome

I can't deal with their faces. i die each time i see zayn's new haircut: http://36.media.tumblr.com/d2503bca64ec819d96e4ec5d50078d81/tumblr_nl5qbq1thw1rqv2jbo1_500.png

damn, i need a new video.

Lol at another britfailure

internet_exploding.jpg

it seemed to me, you lived your life, like chin stubble in the wind

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/25/one-direction-confirm-zayn-malik-has-left-the-group

First Jeremy Clarkson gets fired and now this! #bestdayever

it's always a good idea to italicise useless Guardian comment box posts otherwise people might think it was you that wrote that

zayyyyn

I'm loving Twitter today

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

The comments section is pure gold

someone set up a tumblr with those quotes

good luck being a "normal 22 year old", super-famous guy

he left the group to marry me

given the pace of constant tours and albums that they've kept up the last 4 years, i can imagine being an unemployed rich guy who merely gets recognized/photographed as he goes about his business would seem pretty appealing

it hasn't hurt Jon Knight anyway, not when Zayn can join the reunion tour in 2031.

this is the saddest day of my life.

farewell, Directioneer with the best hair miss you boo

http://queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com/wp/docs/2014/01/One-Direction-Fragrance-1954241.jpg

RIP