yassskween Posted October 11, 2023 Posted October 11, 2023 Mama she was struggling. She's just not a live singer. 1
SinnerCity Posted October 11, 2023 Posted October 11, 2023 All of you are doing too much. These are stripped-down renditions and for the most part, they're ok. PTTR was a choice though, she should've done a ballad. My Love was cute, and very similar to our other performances. 1
Xpress2019 Posted October 11, 2023 Posted October 11, 2023 1 minute ago, SinnerCity said: All of you are doing too much. These are stripped-down renditions and for the most part, they're ok. PTTR was a choice though, she should've done a ballad. My Love was cute, and very similar to our other performances. Na sis. She was off key and nervous (which I understand). We can’t deceive ourselves into thinking these were good for her standards. She can do better than this. Period. 3
SinnerCity Posted October 11, 2023 Posted October 11, 2023 1 minute ago, Xpress2019 said: Na sis. She was off key and nervous (which I understand). We can’t deceive ourselves into thinking these were good for her standards. She can do better than this. Period. I mean, Leigh-Anne has always struggled to sing live a bit to be fair hence why I think a ballad would've been better, My Love wasn't that bad but the song is not meant to be performed that way, even with the new key arrangements there needs to be a lot of vocal support either a backing track or louder background singers.
Exzime. Posted October 11, 2023 Posted October 11, 2023 13 minutes ago, SinnerCity said: All of you are doing too much. These are stripped-down renditions and for the most part, they're ok. PTTR was a choice though, she should've done a ballad. My Love was cute, and very similar to our other performances. She was really flat. 1 2
SinnerCity Posted October 11, 2023 Posted October 11, 2023 Ok, have you guys watched the other two 'My Love' performances? This one for instance had great support vocally from her background singers, something the Live Lounge ones didn't do. They did a new vocal arrangement for a reason. I love Leigh-Anne and I will say that she's a great studio vocalist but she does struggle a lot with singing live.
Harrier Posted October 11, 2023 Posted October 11, 2023 Leigh is gorgeous and a nice girl, but she was always the weakest vocalist in LM. She also lacked charisma\personality compared to the other three in interviews and such. I do like her songs but I am not surprised tnat she hasnt found success, it felt inevitable 1 1 1
Xpress2019 Posted October 11, 2023 Posted October 11, 2023 2 hours ago, SinnerCity said: I mean, Leigh-Anne has always struggled to sing live a bit to be fair hence why I think a ballad would've been better, My Love wasn't that bad but the song is not meant to be performed that way, even with the new key arrangements there needs to be a lot of vocal support either a backing track or louder background singers. I think her vocal delivery on the song as a whole is a bit weak. I remember listening to it for the first time and I just felt it needed a PUNCH. Like some attitude and sass. I think had she approached the song that way from the beginning, no matter what live arrangement was added, her vocals would shine.
SinnerCity Posted October 11, 2023 Posted October 11, 2023 17 minutes ago, Xpress2019 said: I think her vocal delivery on the song as a whole is a bit weak. I remember listening to it for the first time and I just felt it needed a PUNCH. Like some attitude and sass. I think had she approached the song that way from the beginning, no matter what live arrangement was added, her vocals would shine. Yeah, I don't disagree
The Slayer Posted October 11, 2023 Posted October 11, 2023 4 hours ago, DRod93 said: If we're being honest, that persona is currently being filled by Maya Jama and she was quite good on Chicken Shop Date. I feel Leigh-Anne's problem isn't her persona, but that she's never really had much of a personality beyond being nice. I feel like even within Little Mix, that was all she was given. Jade and Perrie (and Jesy tbh) always had more outgoing personas that shone more on the non-music related moments. I feel like Jesy would be good on Chicken Shop as she has the personality for it but Leigh would be awkward/boring. Leigh was always my least favourite out of the group as I just didn't click with her personality BUT I loved what she brought to the group and how nice she was. With this solo journey everything is coming off so rehearsed, fake laughs etc, so many 'mhmms', the repeated 'poor me' stuff. I mean she has it so much easier than new artists, they would not have had the opportunities Leigh has had so far, she's not exactly a new artist so we had higher expectations for her as she had a built in fan base. From people I know irl they feel she comes across stuck up, which I do kinda get plus the recent comments she made about money that didn't come across too well with me I just need her to BRING IT in performances and dance. Radio interviews alone and talking about how hard you've had it is not enough. 1
reymiu Posted October 11, 2023 Posted October 11, 2023 Her tone is soft , on the 2 dance/ up-tempo tracks that were released so far, her vocal was just there tbh. Maybe she's better suited for a mid-tempo / R&B ballad (but still including choreography in visuals / performance) Frankly I think she needs to sell smth more ... outlandish for the 3rd single after these 2 singles flop. IDK if she had it in her, but if she could - she should try a sex slow jam ala Kelly Rowland's Motivation or Doja Cat's Streets. 3
kishi Posted October 11, 2023 Posted October 11, 2023 19 hours ago, The Slayer said: For those who want to watch:
Cbreezy Posted October 11, 2023 Posted October 11, 2023 18 minutes ago, reymiu said: Her tone is soft , on the 2 dance/ up-tempo tracks that were released so far, her vocal was just there tbh. Maybe she's better suited for a mid-tempo / R&B ballad (but still including choreography in visuals / performance) Frankly I think she needs to sell smth more ... outlandish for the 3rd single after these 2 singles flop. IDK if she had it in her, but if she could - she should try a sex slow jam ala Kelly Rowland's Motivation or Doja Cat's Streets. Love the Kelly and Doja songs, but no. The additional issue Leigh has is the market she's in. The UK does not go up for those kind of songs commercially speaking. Not back then (with Motivation) and not so much now. Like covered by many others in the thread, Leigh also doesn't really have the pizzazz persona required to pull off the mysterious seductress sound or image. Which is fine. Her angle is "nice girl next door" who can transform into a beast on stage. Not to beat a dead horse, but her team messing things up strategically speaking annoys me even more because it has us nitpicking the material when the music is not the issue.
WERKER Posted October 11, 2023 Posted October 11, 2023 I've been really quiet for a reason and it's because I don't want to post negative comments or be negative about Leigh because I adored her in LM, I enjoyed DSL and ML is growing on me but these live performances I have not been impressed by any performance she has done solo, she looks so lost - her vocals are weak in every performance also and she has little to no confidence. That PTTR performance is awful. She appears like she's brand new to the industry not a 10 year+ industry veteran, who was in one of the biggest selling female acts in the UK of all time. Maybe I'll enjoy a body of work and a few visuals (DSL video was boring) I just don't know what sis is doing. 1 1 1
Power love Posted October 13, 2023 Posted October 13, 2023 Does little Mix as a group have their own thread here? If not how would you guys rank their discography? Best to Alright all 6 albums.
SinnerCity Posted October 13, 2023 Posted October 13, 2023 On 10/11/2023 at 11:23 PM, WERKER said: I've been really quiet for a reason and it's because I don't want to post negative comments or be negative about Leigh because I adored her in LM, I enjoyed DSL and ML is growing on me but these live performances I have not been impressed by any performance she has done solo, she looks so lost - her vocals are weak in every performance also and she has little to no confidence. That PTTR performance is awful. She appears like she's brand new to the industry not a 10 year+ industry veteran, who was in one of the biggest selling female acts in the UK of all time. Maybe I'll enjoy a body of work and a few visuals (DSL video was boring) I just don't know what sis is doing. I love Leigh-Anne to bits, I truly do, but she's giving Victoria Beckham when she debuted solo. I think Little Mix is very much like the Spice Girls, they all worked perfectly together but individually they weren't strong enough, not even Geri despite having quality music and serving in the MV, they all lacked something and it was just evident in their live performances. Fingers crossed Jade and Perrie can serve Cheryl's type of excellence otherwise they're better off regrouping 5-6 years from now. 3
Gwendolyn Posted October 13, 2023 Posted October 13, 2023 I doubt any of them will go on to have Cheryl, Harry or even Geri kinda solo career success, if they went solo after LM5 they may have had a better chance; I don't think the UK gives a **** about any of their solo careers anymore. Jade had potential but she left it so late 1
SinnerCity Posted October 13, 2023 Posted October 13, 2023 14 minutes ago, Gwendolyn said: I doubt any of them will go on to have Cheryl, Harry or even Geri kinda solo career success, if they went solo after LM5 they may have had a better chance; I don't think the UK gives a **** about any of their solo careers anymore. Jade had potential but she left it so late LM were never as big as the Spice Girls or One Direction so to believe any of the girls could be as big as Geri or Harry is silly. However, I think Jade and Perry can still find moderate success if the material is good and if they play their cards right they could have a career similar to Cheryl's. I mean, back in 2007 no one expected Cheryl to smash the way she did after Girls Aloud hiatus and look at how we all were proven wrong. 1
BryceG Posted October 13, 2023 Posted October 13, 2023 Her live vocals are missing some bass and grittiness. If she sorts that out, should be okay.
The Slayer Posted October 13, 2023 Posted October 13, 2023 I think Perrie has the best chance at being the most successful.
tbhmatt Posted October 14, 2023 Posted October 14, 2023 Honestly, I think some of you just need to outright admit that you are just not fans of Leigh-Anne and just keep it moving at this point It’s fine for everyone to have their opinions and thoughts on what they think Leigh-Anne should be doing, but the constant little digs when she does (or doesn’t do) something that doesn’t fit your ideal perception for her solo career is getting a little tiring at this point. She doesn’t owe anybody anything at this point and is using this opportunity to express her own individuality and artistry through her music. If you don’t like it, fine, but just keep it moving! 4
Power love Posted October 14, 2023 Posted October 14, 2023 5 minutes ago, tbhmatt said: Honestly, I think some of you just need to outright admit that you are just not fans of Leigh-Anne and just keep it moving at this point It’s fine for everyone to have their opinions and thoughts on what they think Leigh-Anne should be doing, but the constant little digs when she does (or doesn’t do) something that doesn’t fit your ideal perception for her solo career is getting a little tiring at this point. She doesn’t owe anybody anything at this point and is using this opportunity to express her own individuality and artistry through her music. If you don’t like it, fine, but just keep it moving! You’re doing too much. Literally nobody is throwing jabs or insulting her. We are allowed to give basic criticism and have discussions, which is whats happening. It’s not always gonna be positive. Sorry.. I’m sure she has a fan page somewhere where you can be delusional and only talk about positive things! 1
Power love Posted October 14, 2023 Posted October 14, 2023 Does anyone know if Little Mix has their own stan page here? I want to have a discussion on their discography!
tbhmatt Posted October 14, 2023 Posted October 14, 2023 7 minutes ago, Power love said: You’re doing too much. Literally nobody is throwing jabs or insulting her. We are allowed to give basic criticism and have discussions, which is whats happening. It’s not always gonna be positive. Sorry.. I’m sure she has a fan page somewhere where you can be delusional and only talk about positive things! I’m not getting in to all of this but that’s absolutely not what’s happening in this thread and it’s pretty obvious when every single post by certain users is nothing but complaining, and I’m pretty sure I explicitly said in my post that it’s fine for people to express their opinions, which will of course sometimes be negative! If you look back at my own posts I’m sure you’ll find comments myself where I’ve not liked certain things. .. but if your opinion is always constant negativity about almost every aspect of her career so far, it’s time to accept that you’re just not here for Leigh-Anne’s solo career, which is equally fine. Nobody’s forcing people to invest in the music or her career, so if you’re not happy with what she’s doing you can keep it moving. The “discussion” here so far is the same comments over and over just being rinsed and repeated; I’m not sure what’s actually being achieved by it. Coming in here to complain about “no promo!!!” Every three weeks is not a discussion, it’s just moaning for the sake of moaning at this point, sorry. Also, insinuating that nobody is making sly digs at her when there are multiple posts in this thread where users are criticising her personality and calling her boring and saying “Leigh Anne won’t be successful but jade and Perrie might” is an insult. Be serious. I’m not going to drag this out anymore though because it’s not going to get us anywhere. We’ve both said our piece on how we feel about the “discourse” in this thread, so let’s just agree to disagree!
shark_heather Posted October 14, 2023 Posted October 14, 2023 Well . . . I will not criticize the average live performances... We are not in the 2010s anyways, live performances bring minimum to nothing to the GP BUT I will say for sure that im EXTREMELY SURPRISED this wasn't a hit in the UK . I was expecting UK radio to EAT ALIVE both of Leigh's songs and this didn't happen. So at this point i really don't see any of the girls having a solo hit . It just won't happen . Blame it on the ageism , blame it on the fact that LM were big as a group and not as individuals like the Spice Girls ? Its just a fact
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