General Sugababes Discussion

[upyours7890]

Is it true that there will now be 4 singles before the album?

[LaLaLa2592]

Is it true that there will now be 4 singles before the album?

That would be a total disaster.

[Kirkland]

Heidi, Jade and Amelle will be on tonights Xtra Factor.

Why the Xtra Factor?  That's where Mutya was last year.  I thought the 'Sugababes' would be on the main show?

[In Denial?]

Heidi, Jade and Amelle will be on tonights Xtra Factor.

Why the Xtra Factor?  That's where Mutya was last year.  I thought the 'Sugababes' would be on the main show?

Mutya was performing. Like a house entertainer, the babes will be interviewed.

[integrity]

Heidi, Jade and Amelle will be on tonights Xtra Factor.

Why the Xtra Factor?  That's where Mutya was last year.  I thought the 'Sugababes' would be on the main show?

Mutya was performing. Like a house entertainer, the babes will be interviewed.

are u sure? because tv guide does not mention them and you were wrong about Capital FM yesterday, sorry if i dont believe it, but thanks anyway x

[In Denial?]

The official website announced the capital thing so you can't blame me for that. The Scottish Daily Record are the one's announcing the Xtra Factor slot.

[Kirkland]

Sugababes1 had great voices but not a lot else going for them.

This isn't true though.  Certain people seem to think the original Sugababes were huge flops but One Touch sold more than Catfights (as you know) and Overload and New Year did okay.  Overload is a song that still gets into polls for Best Single.  Their singles collection is named after it.  It is still THE Sugababes song.  And without the first era, Heidi would still be doing panto, or singing with Atomic Kittenalikes.  Well, I suppose she's got there in the end.  But my point is that the first Sugababes weren't shit until Heidi came along.  She was such a bonus to the group in those days though.  She's so wonderful on Angels With Dirty Faces.  But after a while she becomes less and less worthwhile...

[watchamacallit]

Sugababes1 had great voices but not a lot else going for them.

That's just not true. From the moment they came out they were so visually seperate from other groups. Whatever people say Mutya is so memorable- her style, her looks... it's inimitable. Also, they had this whole new generation thing going on... the press was always banging on about them being "multi-ethnic." It gave them a huge cross-over fanbase. It wasn't like the Spice Girls where there was four white girls and one black girl. It was so much more.. "real"(girls)!

There was also something so languid and effortless about them.

I do like Siobhain's voice, but it is too sweet and pretty for me. But, mixed with Mutya's "edge" and Keisha's "oomph" they really had a special combination.

[Kirkland]

Like a house entertainer, the babes will be interviewed.

They're not going to sing?  Will they ever sing as a group?

[aussie]

First it was Amelle who made the babes "shit", now Heidi.
Now I've heard everything.
Heidi ditched Atomic Kitten due to their sound/shitness, she's not naive. She would have got her break regardless of whether with the Sugababes or elsewhere..
Siobhan also had TWO chances to connect with the general public in regards to her solo material too. Her and Alexis Strum should start a two piece band.

[Hazuki]

2.0's albums would've done just as well if Siobhan was still in the group though. It was the music and a record label that actually had faith in them. Heidi mostly only sung the bridges and scraps until Change.

[Kirkland]

That's just not true. From the moment they came out they were so visually seperate from other groups. Whatever people say Mutya is so memorable- her style, her looks... it's inimitable.

Exactly.  I remember seeing Overload for the first time and just loving how sullen they looked.  Heidi sort of ruined that but then they couldn't continue the whole laconic thing forever I suppose.


The more I listen to them and the more we talk about this, the more I really want some kind of new Sugababes project to happen, but it has to be with Keisha as well.  I can understand why Heidi is so rattled with this and it's probably not very nice to endure but I've got no sympathy for her anymore.  It's not in me.  The other two aren't worth any consideration at all.

2.0's albums would've done just as well if Siobhan was still in the group though. It was the music and a record label that actually had faith in them. Heidi mostly only sung the bridges and scraps until Change.

I wonder whether Freak Like Me would have been a #1 smash with Siobhan.  I think it probably would have.  But Round Round is a Heidi song and I can't imagine Siobhan doing it.

First it was Amelle who made the babes "shit", now Heidi.
Now I've heard everything.

No you haven't.  Nobody here has said Heidi made them shit because nobody believes it.  We all love 2.0 (their defining era with the public) but Heidi has no claim to the originals and her fans need to accept that.  They've no choice.  If the original Sugababes (to some their best lineup) want to reform then I for one can't wait to see what happens.  IF it happens.

[Dag]

2.0's albums would've done just as well if Siobhan was still in the group though. It was the music and a record label that actually had faith in them. Heidi mostly only sung the bridges and scraps until Change.

The point is that Freak Like Me and most of Angels With Dirty Faces would not have happened with Siobhan in the group. She would never have agreed on those songs and that image.

And I'm not convinced it would have been as successful had she agreed to do it either. Like it or not, the introduction of Heidi did change their image somewhat and allowed them to be sexier than they could have been with Siobhan as a member. It's not unreasonable to assume that Heidi was a better match than Siobhan to their more commercial sound.

[Tommie]

Is it monday yet?

We'll never know how 1.0 would've done on their second album - but you're right. Even Siobhán admits that there would've been a stricter quality control from her part - which would probably lead to better albums... however, who knows if Siobhán would've done Freak or not! I could see her doing it...

[Sugasatz]

Listen to Every Heart Broken. It would be great to hear Mutya sing this song.
Amelle sounds great on it, but it would be intresting anyway.