tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post8939087860468538121..comments2024-03-29T10:17:18.826+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: Duffy has had enough-fySimon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-89756121665722959152011-02-21T14:09:40.496+00:002011-02-21T14:09:40.496+00:00Wish I could find the brilliantly snarktastic twee...Wish I could find the brilliantly snarktastic tweet from @BBCEntsTeam, which said something along the lines of "Duffy unveils shock new look for second album", and linked to a promo photo in which Duffy was, erm, wearing a 60s-style black-and-white striped top, sporting a 60s-style Dusty Springfield hairdo and leaning against a 60s-style moped. <br /><br />I do wonder if that was part of the problem; Maybe she's in the same territory as The Darkness (not literally, I'm fairly sure Wales isn't in Norfolk) - Releasing a hugely successful debut album that sounds like it was recorded in a different era, then struggling with the follow-up which tries to do the same.Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-1643774179697428762011-02-21T10:17:15.854+00:002011-02-21T10:17:15.854+00:00"The suspicion has to be that she was a highl..."The suspicion has to be that she was a highly-weaponised delivery system for Bernard Butler's work"<br /><br />...that and that getting rid of jeanette lee as manager was one of the worst decisions in music in recent memoryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-14690889332043343242011-02-20T21:37:45.009+00:002011-02-20T21:37:45.009+00:00But really, her comeback sing was awful which cert...But really, her comeback sing was awful which certainly didn't inspire me to buy her album. Plus the diet coke advert must've been tuned by a two year old.Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-1864471640993300032011-02-20T12:42:27.894+00:002011-02-20T12:42:27.894+00:00So she should realise that maybe all she ever was ...So she should realise that maybe all she ever was was the non-threatening alternative to David McAlmont and rebuild from there?Mark Kardwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791352096505994671noreply@blogger.com