Rage Against The Machine

[scottt]

My problem is that (although i dont like the song), the campaign started before the single was even announced. What if it was a very good song? I dont see the point in a campaign for the sake of it. If youre tired of the xfactor producing what you think are shit number one singles, fair enough. But no one had any idea what this song was gonna be.

I sitll think it shouldve deffinitly been Dont let the sun go down on me, but whatever. Not like i watch the xfactor.

[benissright]

My problem is that (although i dont like the song), the campaign started before the single was even announced. What if it was a very good song? I dont see the point in a campaign for the sake of it. If youre tired of the xfactor producing what you think are shit number one singles, fair enough. But no one had any idea what this song was gonna be.

I sitll think it shouldve deffinitly been Dont let the sun go down on me, but whatever. Not like i watch the xfactor.

[Poleski]

Actually the campaign started at around the time when the big rumour was it was going to be journey - dont stop believin' or the climb. When it started everyone was sure it was going to be one of those two songs.

But again, irrelevent. Its purely about the predictability factor. We all know that if this hadnt been done, x factor would get christmas number 1. Im tired of X Factor every single year, having a tv show, then producing a number 1 single at christmas. Its annoying. Its not the quality of the single, its the fact that whatever they produce, they will get number 1.

Remember that year where the winner of the show was the group that actually got the christmas number 1. It was a show where they knew from the offset that they would get the christmas number 1. Arrogance is not something we brits appreciate.

Also, it wouldnt actually be close if the single wasnt so dull. Joe is massively underselling Alex from last year.

[r0w]

Wow talk about you lot missing the point.

Its purely an attack on x factor making the christmas number 1 so dull and inevitable.

Not sony. Who cares what label a band is signed to?

Not necessarily x factor. Many of us choose this as a guilty pleasure.

Purely and utterly, our christmas number 1 has for the last x amount of years either been x factor, or dull charity single. I miss the days of crap music making it to the number 1 spot and the debates about who could get there.

If RATM get to number 2, i dont care, because at least in the week to the chart announcement we have had something to talk about! Rather than ignoring the chart altogether.

Incidentally, RATM, according to figures released today, are winning by 60,000 votes. So basically they've sold an equal amount in the day that Joes single got released. I think RATM are favourites to be number 1, and that to me, is a christmas miracle.

[benissright]

Nah RATM are far from favourites if u check all the betting sites.....looks like No.2 unless spomething drastic happens! XFactor is 1/5 on with some bookies and RATM as far out as 3/1 with william hill http://www.oddschecker.com/specials/christ...-one/win-market

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[dakyras]

Never gonna happen is it, lets be honest. The one trying to get Journey to Number 1 is more likely.

[scottt]

Bet you all feel a bit silly.

[Budweiser]

Why?

[benissright]

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/michaeld...tragic-isnt-it/

Read this article!!

WHAT A MORON!!

Joe McElderlly has more talent?

This makes me wanna download it again...COME ON GUYS

RAGE AGAINST THE X-FACTOR

[thetime]

Quite ironic that people who are downloading the ratm, are actully doing what people tell them what to do.

[benissright]

Not really that ironic.

[r0w]

Yesterday they were favourites.

The day before they were outsiders.

Today they are outsiders.

I wouldnt trust the bookies. (even if my money would be on Joe)

[VCK]

If Rage do get to number one then I promise you all I'll start a campaign to get I Wanna Be Adored to the top spot at Christmas 2010.

Mind you, The Stone Roses aren't a fashion statement like Rage have become, so I'm unsure if I'll get many cool kids backing my cause to, like, fight the power and stuff after I've been to Topshop, man!

Edited December 18, 2009 by VCK

[scottt]

Because they're going to be no1?

[VCK]

Joe is very quickly catching up, with a gap of a few thousand sales just one day after it being released. No brainer.

The funny thing about this campaign is, I bet a lot of people backing it are the same people who decided they didn't like KOL any more when Sex On Fire got to number one. I'd call them hypocrites but that goes without saying as they're participating in this "we hate commercialism, so we're going to get someone to number one in the charts!" farce.

[benissright]

Joe is very quickly catching up, with a gap of a few thousand sales just one day after it being released. No brainer.

The funny thing about this campaign is, I bet a lot of people backing it are the same people who decided they didn't like KOL any more when Sex On Fire got to number one. I'd call them hypocrites but that goes without saying as they're participating in this "we hate commercialism, so we're going to get someone to number one in the charts!" farce.

[Lithium05]

You can get 5 free from nokia that count toward the chart

Clicky

[benissright]

Think nokia might be a bit confused monday morning when they see a bill for a few grand on that.

[VCK]

Joe's ahead of Rage now.

GG.

[jordanuk90]

Must admit I joined the group and bought the single but I also have had the album for a few years now I just did it because I was thinking if they're heard more there's a chance of them coming over and performing more

[rivalschools.price]

ha ha,it makes me laugh how many people want to have a dig at rage.

anyway,does anyone think that maybe about 0.01% of simon cowell would chuckle if rage got to number 1?

[rexclark]

ha ha,it makes me laugh how many people want to have a dig at rage.

anyway,does anyone think that maybe about 0.01% of simon cowell would chuckle if rage got to number 1?

[rivalschools.price]

My problem is that (although i dont like the song), the campaign started before the single was even announced. What if it was a very good song? I dont see the point in a campaign for the sake of it. If youre tired of the xfactor producing what you think are shit number one singles, fair enough. But no one had any idea what this song was gonna be.

I sitll think it shouldve deffinitly been Dont let the sun go down on me, but whatever. Not like i watch the xfactor.

[scottt]

X factor is just a glorified karaoke competition.the chances of the song being any good is remote.the point is that the campaign is against X factors domination of the xmas number 1,not whether u like rage of x factor the most.