POP TRUMPS: Week 6

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

The rules are here but it couldn't be simpler. 10 is the highest, 0 is the lowest, if you really don't know then go for 5. Giving reasons for your scores in the comments is encouraged!

These girls were the very first poptimists canon victims just over two years ago. Since then they've acquired a new member, scored another number one, and secured themselves a firm place in the poptimst bosom. Hurhurhur I said bosom. But how good are they at being popstars? Only you can decide!


Sugababes

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Backstreet Boys ratings:
- Singing voice/musical ability: 7
- Consistency: 6
- H0TTness: 4
- Dancing Skillz/Visual: 7
- Chart success: 8
- Extra-curricular activity: 3
- Party Animal Rating: 4
- Eccentricity: 3
- Legacy: 6
- Best track: Everybody (Backstreet's Back)
- Botherdness rating: 23

Comments

[umlauts.livejournal.com]

To be honest, I think they should give up now. They're creating a nasty pall behind them. While the Sugababes are there getting credibility for no good reason (Um, yes, I'm sure they really have that much input into the songs, look how many co-writers they have, and also, Keisha pretty much admitted that they had little control over what they did when she badmouthed a label exec for insisting that "Ugly" be a single), other pop acts are being negatively compared to them for unfair reasons.

I should of course mention I don't care whether people write their own songs or make their own choices or not but when part of a band's angling for credibility is that they do these things when they don't, they're not entitled to the product differention, the credibility, or the benefit of the doubt.

Quality's gone down, time to leave, girls. Change is sub-par except for maybe 3 songs, and I don't even rate "About You Now" that highly, Luke and Cathy have written so many other better songs for other people, this just isn't even average for them.