Let's find an act that everyone on ILM hates.

The success of Westlife is easily explicable.

- Pre-existing demographic: the Boyzone fans who were slowly growing out of Boyzone.
- Sharply focused on identifiable market winner: MoR ballads delivered in a style approachable to both very young and very old fans.
- Astute marketing by Cowell and Walsh: coordination of fanbase and marketing ensure near-automatic number ones as fans all flock to buy their records in the week of release.
- Brand maintenance: because they were MoR to begin with the transition to "adult contemporary" was not an obstacle, whereas Take That had to wait a decade for theirs.

At least Westlife >>>>> New Kids On The Block.

BULL AND BUNK

see that's what i'm saying. NKOTB > x1 million Westlife, and anyone who isn't insane will think so.

they're not oldie music, of course.

Pre-existing demographic: the Boyzone fans who were slowly growing out of Boyzone.
- Sharply focused on identifiable market winner: MoR ballads delivered in a style approachable to both very young and very old fans.
- Astute marketing by Cowell and Walsh: coordination of fanbase and marketing ensure near-automatic number ones as fans all flock to buy their records in the week of release.
- Brand maintenance: because they were MoR to begin with the transition to "adult contemporary" was not an obstacle, whereas Take That had to wait a decade for theirs.

yes all very good, one problem though: THE MUSIC.

ie im playing chess at the end, but you will not get me to say i love big brother.

We're not talking about whether you like them or not. You said that their success was inexplicable. I have given you four clear and cogent reasons why they were successful. What you have to understand is that Westlife don't need "us," whereas, for example, Girls Aloud clearly do.

Or to put it a Riot Grrl way, Westlife are happening without our permission.

If there is hope, lies in the proles!

o fuk

The MOR element is probably a very important reason why Westlife have lasted at the top for so long (after all, 8 years is a long time for a boyband). Today's boy band fans are usually tomorrow's MOR/adult contemporary fans. Westlife's musical style makes the change easier.

Yes. Right, WL done into the ground.

Who else?

Daniel O'Donnel. Have at he!

Holl', watch it son

James Brown is the A.Q. Khan of music Geir dislikes.

Insane Clown Posse?

Rednex

Can't say I hate ICP- their comedy's more than a bit lame, and the music's terrible, but don't care about them enough to hate.

same goes for Rednex and whoever did the Birdy Song any other novelty comedy act

Rednex are total harmless fluff. ICP, on the other hand, are really quite unpleasant.

ICP have made many valid contributions to the world of pro-wrestling, perhaps only third in the world of music to Cyndi Lauper and Billy Corgan.

Widespread Panic

trolls are a part of Norwegian folklore, right? maybe it's just his culture.

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Citizen Cope?

Michael Bolton.

I don't hate him

Jamie Cullum?

Spin Doctors

Toploader?

Toploader's a good one. Also, Jamiroquai?

I'm sure there's lots of ILMers who'll rep for some of Jamiroquai's stuff. Me for a start.

First couple of singles were OK.

Aye, first Jamiroquai album wasn't too bad.

Toploader remain the worst band I have ever seen live.

Jamiroquai's done some OK stuff

There was definitely one Toploader song that I liked. I doubt there is anyone all ilm hates. But someone might not admit to owning an Il Divo album, but we know people do. Like my mum for instance. Although she's not a regular poster to the board.

Some people on here (me included) like Rednex just fine.

And there are definitely people who like a couple Spin Doctors singles. (There was a thread to that effect a couple weeks ago.)

I'm guessing lots of Americans here have no idea who Toploader are. Hard to hate something you never even heard of.

Celine Dion?

"Achilles Heel"?

Oh, how can you hate TLoader, they are in the past! It's not like ol' curlybonce is running around you going "Hey, didja ever hear where we got the name from?"

La Celine is fine by me.

Where is that thread where (k*l*an) pretended to be "andy paltridge" and crossly extolled the virtues of "toploder" throughout?

Jamiroquai's "Cosmic Girl" is wicked.

No metion for James Blunt yet? Doubt if he'll 'win' anyway.

Ah, found it.

"Toploader?"

Never heard of them, so can't hate them.

Blunt is a good one

Toploader - Dancing in the Moonlight

Not that bad.

Nickelback?

New Kids On The Block were far better than Westlife. Fact.

And what about James Blunt/Daniel Powter/etc?

They're too mediocre to hate.

I didn't read all the posts. Kenny G?

I liked Kenny G's work with Barry White, but yeah pretty downhill after that.

Actually I bet I'd like his early albums with Jeff Lorber as well.

Bands that EVERYONE hates

Nickelback have had their (partial) defenders on here lately.

Find a song on ILM that everybody HATES

It's bound to be indie or metal judging by this thread

Can't find the act everyone likes thread. But if I could I would revive it and suggest Portishead.

there's no way you could find an indie band that everyone hates, or a metal band