LIONEL RICHIE

[mrtourette]

He was so crap in the 80s he sold over 100m records,

Spice Girls, EastEnders, Transformers, etc.

[justperfect]

The lionel announcement has (in my opinion) received alot more publicity in newspapers, radio and online than the fleetwood mac IOM reveal.

I definitely now think that glastonbury has tried to get one up(and succeeded)on their rivals here

[LondonTom]

Maybe Lionel just wanted increased Christmas album sales?

[Big Vern]

Spice Girls, EastEnders, Transformers, etc.

All so crap, they were massively successful and some continue to be? Horses for courses and all that. Just cos it aint your cuppa tea, doesnt mean its crap.

[5co77ie]

The lionel announcement has (in my opinion) received alot more publicity in newspapers, radio and online than the fleetwood mac IOM reveal.

I definitely now think that glastonbury has tried to get one up(and succeeded)on their rivals here

Isle Of Man?

[ghostdancer1]

Did anyone mention him as a potential act before the announcement?

yes, mentioned several times in the sunday legend thread.

Richie himself said that he wanted to do it back in September, so he was probably already booked at that stage, or at least in negotiations:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/5948815/Lionel-Richie-wants-to-play-Glastonbury-2015.html

[eFestivals]

Emily has said at least twice that Richie has been booked since early July.

[Bisque]

He was on alan carrs chat show and said he wanted to do glastonbury so not a suprise

What drink did he have?

[mrtourette]

All so crap, they were massively successful and some continue to be?

Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying.

Horses for courses and all that. Just cos it aint your cuppa tea, doesnt mean its crap.

And to counter your point, just because he sold 100 million records doesn't mean he isn't crap.

[Big Vern]

Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying.

And to counter your point, just because he sold 100 million records doesn't mean he isn't crap.

All a matter of taste, but my point being if they were so "crap" they wouldn't be so successful would they? Help me get your point, if he is so shit why has he been so successful?

[FloorFiller]

All a matter of taste, but my point being if they were so "crap" they wouldn't be so successful would they? Help me get your point, if he is so shit why has he been so successful?

i'm a fan of Lionel, but your point doesn't stand. a LOT of shit music is very successful. just look at the charts these days

[Big Vern]

i'm a fan of Lionel, but your point doesn't stand. a LOT of shit music is very successful. just look at the charts these days

My point is that being shit or not is a matter of opinion. However, if somebody has sold 100m + albums, they cannot be "that" shit can they. You can fool all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time, but not all of the people all of the time. If he was that shit he would have been found out long before now.

[Bradders]

Lee Evans

[FloorFiller]

Nickelback

[Ted Dansons Wig]

Radiohead

[dentalplan]

Glastonbury

[Wooderson]

Phil Collins. 150 million records.

[Thearg]

Cliff.

[russycarps]

ha ha this racist dolt thinking popularity equates to quality. What a buffoon.

[The Nal]

Celine Dion. 200 million albums.

Think about that for a minute. 200 million people have picked up one of her records in a shop, queued up and paid their hard earned money for it.

A lot of them went to the shop with the express purpose of buying the album.

[CaledonianGonzo]

If they bought the one with It's All Coming Back To Me Now on it they also went home in possession of an absolutely belting tune.

[The Nal]

If they bought the one with It's All Coming Back To Me Now on it they also went home in possession of an absolutely belting tune.

We part like like the red sea there. Thats one of her worst offences.

[CaledonianGonzo]

We part like like the red sea there. Thats one of her worst offences.

If the Red Sea is parting then that makes Jim Steinman Moses!

[Ted Dansons Wig]

Phil Collins. 150 million records.

In one line. Proof there is no God.

[The Nal]

Non threatening, short white male pop star in the 80s. Perfect timing.

Phil gets a rough time. Great drummer, bit of a twat at times but fairly harmless and pretty normal.

Edited December 3, 2014 by The Nal