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Originally posted by the_stillness
I hear of boy/girl bands splitting regularly and it is sad news sometimes.
Preston was the main celebrity and because of his inclusion in the Big Brother house - that is really the only reason why they got on. If they are splitting, then it won't be long before each and every band member will be doing some mundane 9 - 5 job earning very little. But perhaps that is where they belong? A boy band today means nothing, unless they are like Westlife or Take That, who were and still are giants in that field - but IMO their cover-version successes just disgust me I prefer talent - original songs written by the band or artist themselves, I do realise and understand that bands like the Ordinary Boys will write their own stuff, but they are still going to fail miserably in the long run, as they just don't cut it in todays industry, but still these bands are pretty poor in comparison to some genuine bands and artists who are like Elephants in reflection to Westlife and Take That - but the Ordinary Boys are soooooooooo much less than even that. [A boil on an Ants backside - sizewize]
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All these comments make me laugh because they in no way set out to be a boyband! I'm sure eac h and everyone of them would find it a compliment that you don't consider them up there with the 'greats' such as Westlife!
The Ordinary Boys already had decent music careers before CBB.Just because you hadn't heard of them does not mean they didn't exist they had two albums and plenty of tours before.They did well in Japan also and had a number one album there.
It's all down to opinion if you like them or not.But to me it says it all when you measure their appeal to the likes of Westlife who are at opposite ends of the musical spectrum.
As for your experience of them Spacebandit well you saw them at a mixed festival.In that situation there are bound to be younger fans there that may be on the 'Prestelle' bandwagon but maybe if you saw them at one of their own gigs and experienced that you'd see that the younger 'we love Preston' lot only make up a small proportion of their fanbase largely out-numbered by the more mature follower.