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Post by Shireblogger on Aug 28, 2023 12:44:22 GMT 1
4 of the acts have never scored a UK hit single or a hit album.
6 have scored both a hit single and a hit album.
10 have one or the other.
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Post by TheThorne on Aug 28, 2023 12:46:46 GMT 1
Oh that last clue has me thinking, can only think of two acts who have one album and multiple eps. Both I love one more than the other
10 from the 10s is very interesting, as it is a decade of two halves pre and post streaming suspect they will be mostly pre streaming but who knows. Bizarrely I think one of the acts we might see is playing right now on Radio 1 as part of 10s Day.
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Post by Shireblogger on Aug 28, 2023 12:48:27 GMT 1
How many are obscure, how many are reasonably familiar, and how many are well known but unsuccessful ?
I have scored them into four categories, based solely on my own appreciation of them:-
I own albums by 5 of the acts. I own singles or downloaded tracks by 6 of the acts. I knew of 4 of the acts. 5 of the acts I had to look up as I hadn't heard of them.
So, based solely on my own musical awareness, we have a very tidy split from obscure to well known.
As far as I am concerned, no-one came even remotely close to invoking the "taking the p*ss" rule.
(Although one contestant was very keen to tell me which artist I should look out for, and ban. Had that artist appeared, I would have let them play, without hesitation.)
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Post by Shireblogger on Aug 28, 2023 12:49:07 GMT 1
Enough for now. I'll reveal all 20 acts between 5pm and 6pm tonight. And then the game will begin.
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Post by Smurfie on Aug 28, 2023 12:53:02 GMT 1
Very intriguing. Interesting that half are from the 10s, which probably means I haven’t heard of most of them. Very excited for the reveal!
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Post by Mic1812 on Aug 28, 2023 12:53:03 GMT 1
Can we have some nice pictures of the artists in the reveal please Shireblogger
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Post by Whitneyfan on Aug 28, 2023 13:31:22 GMT 1
All very intriguing.
I have absolutely no idea who that artist could be, who was suggested be banned.
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Post by o on Aug 28, 2023 13:34:27 GMT 1
I need to set a timer on my phone as I'm busy painting and collecting berries, but not at the same time, as that would be messy...
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Post by Dave on Aug 28, 2023 13:52:43 GMT 1
It's good that no one has tried to bend the rules to the max and everyone is playing an obscure act that they like.
It should be a fun competition for everyone even with an early elimination.
With 4 songs going into sing offs in most rounds you could need about 12 songs if you scrape you're way to the final.
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Post by Shireblogger on Aug 28, 2023 14:10:44 GMT 1
It's good that no one has tried to bend the rules to the max and everyone is playing an obscure act that they like. Just to be clear, this isn't a competition designed for obscure acts. Lots of people have picked acts which definitely aren't obscure. They just don't have a long list of hits.
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Post by Jordan on Aug 28, 2023 14:29:32 GMT 1
Hmmm. Overall I'm not expecting a very obscure lineup now, but we'll see.
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Aug 28, 2023 14:43:41 GMT 1
Yeah im expecting acts we all know, if 10 are from 2010s then they can be headlining music festivals and on radio every day, been in a few Haven competitions in three past and still not have a top 40 hit
Maybe a few on the obscure end but then we always do even in the main HF
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Post by Mic1812 on Aug 28, 2023 14:44:05 GMT 1
All very intriguing. I have absolutely no idea who that artist could be, who was suggested be banned. Ive an idea who said it if its who i think it is
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Post by greendemon on Aug 28, 2023 15:01:13 GMT 1
That bubbling you can hear is the sound of me running an early bath 😅
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Post by o on Aug 28, 2023 16:50:40 GMT 1
I'm having slow home cooked lasagne for tea, I'm also drinking a chocolate caramel cookie stout, could these be clues to the identity of my act?
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Post by Shireblogger on Aug 28, 2023 17:01:18 GMT 1
20 acts, 60 minutes. By my reckoning that's one act to be revealed every 3 minutes.
So, without further ado, and in a random order...
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Post by Shireblogger on Aug 28, 2023 17:01:49 GMT 1
Haven Factor Express welcomes The Regrettes In two words: Haven darlings Shireblogger's forecast: They've been entered in Haven Hidden Treasures, Xmasvision and Haven Time Machine, and regularly feature in several people's personal charts. They are therefore 8-1 joint favourites.
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Post by Smurfie on Aug 28, 2023 17:02:52 GMT 1
Good start!
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Post by Shireblogger on Aug 28, 2023 17:04:49 GMT 1
Haven Factor Express welcomes Nada Surf In four words: Alt Rock Beach Boys Shireblogger's forecast: Their music is widely used on tv, in films and for adverts, and the people who pick songs for those purposes know what they're talking about. 8-1 joint favourites.
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Post by Shireblogger on Aug 28, 2023 17:07:21 GMT 1
Haven Factor Express welcomes Ladyhawke In two words: Kiwi Gaga Shireblogger's forecast: She has an album inside the Haven Combi Chart all-time Top 200. 8-1 joint favourites.
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