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Harry Styles and his Brand New Single

It's out tomorrow and he looks hot as hell on the cover art.

Continuation of Harry Styles Sets the Record Straight

by Anonymousreply 243October 19, 2019 10:37 AM

I am a Larry shipper, a Larry believer if you will.

by Anonymousreply 1October 11, 2019 12:18 AM

It's already on UK playlists.

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by Anonymousreply 2October 11, 2019 12:19 AM

Louis posted another of his grim, miserable car selfies.

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by Anonymousreply 3October 11, 2019 12:23 AM

The new single might be called Lights Up, NOT Do You Know Who You Are, as previously believed.

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by Anonymousreply 4October 11, 2019 12:29 AM

New artwork.

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by Anonymousreply 5October 11, 2019 12:31 AM

Hot as hell

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by Anonymousreply 6October 11, 2019 12:40 AM

I wonder where he will get put on today’s top hits

by Anonymousreply 7October 11, 2019 1:09 AM

Definitely in the top ten.

by Anonymousreply 8October 11, 2019 1:14 AM

Yasss, yet another Vogue article.

The boy is beloved of all the best media.

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by Anonymousreply 9October 11, 2019 2:17 AM

So many posts missing. Harry Styles/spazz troll, hope you get that volume bonus you are gunning for.

Hope the song is decent.

by Anonymousreply 10October 11, 2019 2:40 AM

OKay, this is not a drill! The single drops in just 30 minutes' time.

by Anonymousreply 11October 11, 2019 3:28 AM

1 minute...

by Anonymousreply 12October 11, 2019 4:01 AM

I like it. It's pretty good.

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by Anonymousreply 13October 11, 2019 4:16 AM

Wow, that's not AT ALL what I expected. Damn.

by Anonymousreply 14October 11, 2019 4:20 AM

Dafuq at that song structure. The first verse was ok, pre-chorus and chorus were basic. Should have made the hook in bridge the chorus

Liked the production. Who produced?

by Anonymousreply 15October 11, 2019 4:24 AM

Tyler Johnson - he was also a producer for his first album.

by Anonymousreply 16October 11, 2019 4:44 AM

I can't understand the words.

by Anonymousreply 17October 11, 2019 4:51 AM

Lyrics

What do you mean? I’m sorry by the way, I’m never coming back down, Can’t you see, I could but wouldn’t stay, I wouldn’t put it like that,

What do you mean? I’m sorry by the way, I’m never coming around, It’d be so sweet if things just stayed the same, La da da da dah,

All the lights couldn’t put out the dark, Running through my heart, Lights up and they know who you are, Know who you are, Do you know who you are?,

Shine, Step into the light, It’s so bright sometimes, I’m not ever going back,

by Anonymousreply 18October 11, 2019 5:37 AM

I really liked it, really liked it.

It's a radio song and instantly memorable.

The video is absolutely stunning, and on National Coming Out Day, too. He is having a bisexual orgy like some modern day Bacchus with his curly hair and strong, muscled throat and chest.

by Anonymousreply 19October 11, 2019 5:38 AM

The video already made it onto gay porn blogs.

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by Anonymousreply 20October 11, 2019 6:31 AM

those scenes look like a gay orgy

by Anonymousreply 21October 11, 2019 6:43 AM

He is such a fucking flop!

by Anonymousreply 22October 11, 2019 6:44 AM

R21, it is a bisexual orgy with women too but definitely it's his coming out single.

by Anonymousreply 23October 11, 2019 6:48 AM

I'm not sure the direction he wants to go with this song.

by Anonymousreply 24October 11, 2019 6:50 AM

What do you mean?

I’m sorry by the way,

I’m never coming back down, (never going back to 1d)

Can’t you see,

I could but wouldn’t stay,

I wouldn’t put it like that,

What do you mean?

I’m sorry by the way,

I’m never coming around,

It’d be so sweet if things just stayed the same,

La da da da dah,

All the lights couldn’t put out the dark,

Running through my heart,

Lights up and they know who you are,

Know who you are,

Do you know who you are?,

Shine,

Step into the light,

It’s so bright sometimes,

I’m not ever going back.

by Anonymousreply 25October 11, 2019 6:51 AM

The Welp Troll will have fifty fits over this.

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by Anonymousreply 26October 11, 2019 7:48 AM

Except it is also SO dorky, R21.

I do not see this expanding his core audience and many of them may more on.

The song is meh.

I have listened to Naill a few times lately, the song could be better, the bridge sucks, but it is appealing. That said, I am a huge fan of Alex Turner and his ass, so Niall doing his best imitation works for me. Given the success of AM and FS they were stacking the deck that the song would appeal. I have heard it on the radio. What are the people around Harry aiming for? The song sounds like a Shaun Mendes reject. Surely they have the money to hire good writers. The lyrics are so Tumblresque, I do not see this catching on with adults. I like Harry, hoping the second single is stronger.

Harry needs better people around him. He seems to just be floundering. What appealed about his voice is lost in the songs he is putting out. That silly website is so stunty and lame. The clothes in the video are cringy. He is not being well served. He could have a much stronger career. Why is his voice so processed in most of his own songs? I guess the website is supposed to get the young girls interacting and engaged and this is supposed to be some sort of anthem except it is so limp. Hoping the album has some better tunes.

by Anonymousreply 27October 11, 2019 1:11 PM

Flop is such an apt word when you add in the floppy hair and floppy clothes. His stylist needed to be fired a long time ago.

Harry has the vibe of Liberace in the over the top effete details, which does not seem cool, but try hard and missing the mark. Someone like Freddie could carry that off, or Bowie, or some of the glam rockers. Even Steven Tyler. If the song was better the visuals would not matter so much but the combo is not ideal.

by Anonymousreply 28October 11, 2019 1:19 PM

Just realized the release coincides with National Coming Out Day which seem to tie into the premise of the campaign.

I personally could care less about his sexuality if he had better MUSIC. It is all some celebrity brand where the music seems ancillary.

Has the older Asian guy been around lately?

by Anonymousreply 29October 11, 2019 1:35 PM

Zayn?

by Anonymousreply 30October 11, 2019 1:42 PM

Niall has stabilised on iTunes and is chilling near the top 20, I thought he would free fall out of the top 100. Radio updates are very good, already 28th on pop radio and +1.6m update today on overall radio, and He is climbing back on Spotify steadily as well. He won’t chart well this week but he has a chance with this song. I think Harry will have a bigger hit though unless it’s all front loaded like sott was. This song seems to be more radio friendly though so maybe not.

by Anonymousreply 31October 11, 2019 2:12 PM

New official Top 40 UK and Ireland charts are up, and Niall scored his lowest debut yet - #51 in the UK and #15 in Ireland.

Harry is already at #1 in over 40 itunes charts, including the US.

by Anonymousreply 32October 11, 2019 6:27 PM

It's trending no. 1 on You-Tube. But I don't care for the song or the vid. He looks like he's on drugs and in an orgy.

by Anonymousreply 33October 11, 2019 7:10 PM

R33 I think that's what he wants us to think.

by Anonymousreply 34October 11, 2019 8:46 PM

Both Niall and Harry releasing singles at the same time....

Selena Gomez and Shawn gave shoutouts to Niall about his new single on IG. IMO, he's become the most talented and likable one. Rumors about he and Selena will up his profile.

Btw, anyone see him in his purple pants on James Corden? They're too distracting.

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by Anonymousreply 35October 11, 2019 10:41 PM

Oh man.... I'm so disappointed :(( And I was one of Harry's biggest fans here on DL, I think. I absolutely loved the vintage rock sound he had on his first album. I didn't know 1D's music at all, it was his solo music that made me notice and google him (because I didn't know anything except his name) and in the end the music is what made me a huge fan. Sure, it doesn't hurt that he seems to be a nice guy and very handsome too, although sometimes his fashion was a bit over the top and too much Gucci, but I always said that for me it's first and foremost about his amazing voice and music. I had such hopes that his second album would explore this rock sound more or even veer into blues, then the RS profile dropped and people talked more about Joni Mitchell and Bon Iver and I expected more of an introspective folk based album. It's not what I initially hoped for, but it's still a genre I'm okay with and listen to occasionally.

And now this .. what is it called? Is it R&B pop? It's 110 % NOT what I expected in any way or form. So I guess kudos for not being predictable? The sad thing for me personally is just that I really don't like it, even far less than 1D (and I didn't really listen to 1D either). I don't like R&B, I hardly listen to any contemporary pop, and his voice sounds pretty generic in it. I feel it could have been sung by anyone, is even quite reminiscent of Zayn, but it's not something you hear and immediately think "oh, that's Harry Style's voice!".

Most people seem to love the new song, it has a lot of youtube views already and some of the reviews rate it higher than SOTT (really? ugh), so I guess it's a success for him. Congrats on that, but oh boy, personally I'm so so disappointed and really going through it right at the moment. I feel like I started stanning one guy and he was secretly replaced by someone else.

by Anonymousreply 36October 11, 2019 11:00 PM

He looks so out of place among those people in the video; perpetually befuddled and more interested in his hair than in what's happening around him. Like he hasn't interacted with humans for years before that shot. 😬

by Anonymousreply 37October 11, 2019 11:17 PM

R27 Sadly, I have to agree with some of the things you've pointed out, at least to some extent. The whole website thing was a bit too gimmicky for me too, but rather harmless. A lot of the younger fans and older insecure fraus seemed to love it and if it makes them happy, so be it. Obviously I wasn't the target audience for this. Maybe it was meant to balance out a bit the trippy weird drug orgy video, for which I wasn't the target audience either, so I don't know. It all makes me feel rather old and old fashioned.

I can't say how much of this new vibe comes from himself or the people around him, no idea if there was pressure from the record label to create a radio friendly hit, but yes, this new direction seems very random to me too. I really thought they tried to build a brand with the first album, that they would try to strengthen with the second one, and I would have loved it. Instead they are doing a 180 in a way that gives me whiplash and makes me even wish his YSL wearing, long haired 1D self back - and that's saying something, considering that I'm not that much into their music and they all had a (at least to some extent) controlled image.

I agree with your verdict on Niall's song, it's catchy, pleasant, despite being somewhat uninspired due to the obvious AM sound. The lyrics could be better, but yeah, it's a nice song, even though personally I probably wouldn't seek it out if I heard it on the radio or play it all the time. Unfortunately I never found Niall's music or person as interesting or appealing as (the old) Harry.

by Anonymousreply 38October 11, 2019 11:26 PM

wow..gay/bi as fuck.....well done..time to tissue

by Anonymousreply 39October 11, 2019 11:39 PM

R27 Just wanted to add a response to "He could have a much stronger career. "

All I write about Harry's new single/music/vibe is from a very personal point of view. It's what I personally have hoped and expected from him and why I personally feel so disappointed. But in general terms it seems that people like everything about the new era so far? Maybe he even attracts a new audience with this generic sounding pop song? I really can't say, because I have to admit that most stuff I listen to is not really in the charts and most stuff in the charts I don't really listen to. So I might actually be a fairly bad advisor for a conventional pop career.

I guess I just hoped he would have found the balance between appealing to a broad audience and the sound I personally loved. With people like Florence + the Machine, Lewis Capaldi and now also Sam Fender there are several UK artists out there that chart well, but still have their own, different sound and are somewhat rock or guitar ballad leaning with distinctive vocals. With his popularity I feel he could have gotten away with a lot of individuality in his sound. Especially if he's willing to run around naked a lot of the time like in his new video lol. It certainly helps with the youtube views.

by Anonymousreply 40October 11, 2019 11:43 PM

The video has over 7m views in 19 hours. Harry really indulged his fans with a glorious thirst video, which he didn't do for HS1. I think people outside the Harry fandom are watching it as well. The Guardian, NME and Vulture have all given it 4/5. If you listen, his voice is definitely recognisable - and I've heard him sound like that on 1d songs, so it's not 100% new. I'm sure there will be more stripped back songs on the album.

Niall's week old video only has just over 8m views, which surprises me as he delivered classic rock and roll, written by three of the songwriters who worked with 1d. He had his lowest charting debut, only 51 in the UK.

I like the song a lot, much more than folky tracks like Sweet Creature or old fashioned Americana like Carolina or Anna. I always hoped solo Harrie would be more layered and a little electronic. I loved Pillowtalk and Entertainer by Zayn, and my favorite 1d songs were Clouds and Infinity.

by Anonymousreply 41October 11, 2019 11:56 PM

I thought Harry was targeting the olds, is the video their cup of tea?

by Anonymousreply 42October 11, 2019 11:59 PM

The Larries have analyzed the video and decided that Louis is the one on the motorcycle, taking Harry away from the maenad mayhem.

They ignore the men in the video, of course.

by Anonymousreply 43October 11, 2019 11:59 PM

PANDERING.

by Anonymousreply 44October 12, 2019 12:09 AM

Blue and yellow wear them fine fellows.

by Anonymousreply 45October 12, 2019 12:09 AM

Just for variety, let's have a shot of his nipples.

(not that I am complaining)

by Anonymousreply 46October 12, 2019 12:14 AM

"Sometimes you just want to drive them to Rehab yourself."

by Anonymousreply 47October 12, 2019 12:15 AM

It only has 8 million views, but 945,000 thumbs up. That's an insanely devoted fan base. Most videos have an extremely low % of thumbs up related to view counts.

1:18 should have been the repeated chorus.

by Anonymousreply 48October 12, 2019 1:41 AM

Nialls song is not a front loaded hit but it will continue to rise like slow hands did it seems. Idk why thats even a comparison Harry has way More hype than Niall of course his view will be way better.

by Anonymousreply 49October 12, 2019 1:43 AM

Nialls views aren’t even bad, Harry’s are just really really good, he even surpassed Ed sheeran Camilo and Cardi relative to their first day I think.

by Anonymousreply 50October 12, 2019 1:48 AM

When are Louis’ and/or Zayn’s singles being released?

by Anonymousreply 51October 12, 2019 1:59 AM

[QUOTE] Idk why thats even a comparison Harry has way More hype than Niall of course his view will be way better.

There was no hype for Harry. His song was released with an hour's notice. Niall gave a week's notice and has lived at radio stations for the past week, in the Uk and the US, hyping the song and even performing it at a youtube live event. Harry hasn't made a single appearance anywhere.

Harry has overtaken Niall's week old video's views already because he is more talented and a million times more attractive. That video is a thirst trap.

by Anonymousreply 52October 12, 2019 2:18 AM

[QUOTE] When are Louis’ and/or Zayn’s singles being released?

They've been released and they flopped.

by Anonymousreply 53October 12, 2019 2:25 AM

[quote] They've been released and they flopped.

Their next ones, dummy.

by Anonymousreply 54October 12, 2019 2:26 AM

I don't find Harry attractive at all. He's decent looking but he is losing his hair.

I find Niall more attractive and Shawn impossibly gorgeous but I feel meh with Harry. I just don't get why he is attracting so much attention, on a scale of 1-10, I give him a 5.

by Anonymousreply 55October 12, 2019 3:32 AM

ugly as fuck

by Anonymousreply 56October 12, 2019 3:38 AM

^Uh, no, he’s at least a 9.

by Anonymousreply 57October 12, 2019 3:39 AM

What are Harry’s and Niall’s respective skin colors?

by Anonymousreply 58October 12, 2019 3:39 AM

Any reason Harry's video needed to be shot in Mexico ?

by Anonymousreply 59October 12, 2019 4:46 AM

Colton Haynes was in the video!

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by Anonymousreply 60October 12, 2019 5:02 AM

Haha yes Niall did do a bunch of promo and radio stations, and it paid of because look at the radio play of the song, harry won’t get as much radio play. But let me school you on what’s even bigger promo than radio promo. Harry’s label paying To Get him 9th on todays top hits despite not showing a history of beastly streaming numbers trumps any promo Niall could ever do.

Today’s top hits has 27 million followers on Spotify and Could easily be the difference between your song tanking or becoming a hit. Niall only got added on Wednesday and you can already see the massive increases on his song, and he is only 25th on the list. And also Harry did have way more hype, he creates more hype by saying less, good strategy and good marketing on his part, sometimes saying less is saying and being mysterious creates higher demand. On top of that he is a bigger name so like I said he is expected to get more views upfront.

by Anonymousreply 61October 12, 2019 5:23 AM

You don't need to 'school' me. Columbia has a huge budget for Harry and they also paid for him to be on the cover of Spotify's New Music Friday playlists in his top markets. LU was streamed 7m times on Spotify in its first 24 hrs and is on the A radio playlists in the UK/US.

by Anonymousreply 62October 12, 2019 8:11 AM

[QUOTE] On top of that he is a bigger name so like I said he is expected to get more views upfront.

The music industry observed all these guys for five years. Niall wasn't the magnetic creature Harry is. He isn't tall, lean and muscular with biceps and pecs. He doesn't have a highly expressive, fine boned face, high cheekbones and flashing green eyes.

People say looks don't matter but H and N's original audience were all about the aesthetics and Niall took the risk of piling on 30 pounds. Harry looks the same as he did in 2015, just with clearer skin and shorter hair.

Objectively, Harry also has a much better voice than Niall - more capable of conveying emotion, more range, more distinctive.

by Anonymousreply 63October 12, 2019 8:18 AM

Sorry, R38. I’m sure Harry didn’t mean to make you panic by hearing R&B. I hope you can one day recover from this affront to your delicate aural holes.

by Anonymousreply 64October 12, 2019 11:03 AM

Wanna suk his cute boy ass hole out soooooo bad.

by Anonymousreply 65October 12, 2019 11:59 AM

zayn is a big flop and junkie ?

nial has a hit fat ass! cute!

harry wants to be a big movie star and he will, is being passed around like oprah's lube?

by Anonymousreply 66October 12, 2019 12:02 PM

Not a 9 anymore, R57. Whatever appeal he had seems to be dissipating. Shame as he is so young. It is not just the hair, I suspect he had scalp surgery re: that as his eyebrows have changed a bit. The subtle difference in his face is not as attractive.

He seems to be a combo of smug and cringing as he goes through his life, as though dialing it in, with embrassment. Niall seems much more comfortable in his skin and that is attractive.

by Anonymousreply 67October 12, 2019 2:39 PM

I only got through the first part of the video, the shots were so repetitive. Did I miss anything interesting?

by Anonymousreply 68October 12, 2019 5:58 PM

R67 has been here years. He's a brand manager for Niall Horan, paid to make negative comments about the other boys.

by Anonymousreply 69October 12, 2019 6:11 PM

R68 Nope

by Anonymousreply 70October 12, 2019 6:23 PM

Oh dear, R67, the Capitol shill, will not be happy. Niall debuted at #51 in the UK charts, his lowest by a long way for a non album single. I guess the teens were turned off by his double denim and dad bod, plus the fact that he can't emulate the Alex T vocals live, and just sounds like a drunk shouting in an Irish pub. His promo pictures were all heavily edited to remove his jowls and double chin.

Harry already has 11m views for Lights Up, whereas Niall's week old single has just 8m. Guess it really is game over. Niall tweeted late last night, desperately demanding fans buy and stream, but he hasn't reached a new audience and the 1d kids who fell in love with a skinny cute blond boy have all defected to Shawn and BTS.

by Anonymousreply 71October 12, 2019 6:25 PM

It was hard to tell if he looked uncomfortable because he was, or if he was self conscious and did not want to look TOO comfortable. He is not sexy, he just seems super self conscious all the time or trying too hard. First he was all, not a druggie like Zain, then he is banging on about mushrooms and biting off the end of his tongue. It all feels contrived.

The only person he looked truly smitten with was the British dj he used to hang on. Maybe then he was pressured to hide it better?

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by Anonymousreply 72October 12, 2019 6:57 PM

R72 He has always looked more comfortable around men.

by Anonymousreply 73October 12, 2019 9:03 PM

R64 Yes, sorry, that I don't just lap up everything he does, just because he's pretty. Sorry, that I actually liked his (old) music and not just his abs, so yeah, making me listen to bad R&B (because let's be real, even for R&B it's not very inspired - of the 1D boys Zayn was much more natural and comfortable in this genre) is obviously a signal for me to move on. It's sad for me, because I really liked his first album, but apparently Harry has made the (not very understandable decision) to alienate his newfound audience that came for his new music and just depend on his old rabid 1D fan base, that will hype everthing he does, no matter if it's good, bad, idiotic or great.

I hope everything works out for him, and from what I've seen the song has amazing youtube views, but is already falling in the iTunes charts and had far less #1 positions than Sign of the Times. I guess most people like to look at the video, but don't bother buying that song, which says a lot about what appeals to people about Harry Styles these days. When Sign of the Times was released people were talking about his voice and the song itself - now people are mostly talking about his looks and his sexuality. From everything he has said in the past and how private he acted, I never thought that he actually wanted to make his sexuality his main selling point, but here we are. It's disappointing.

by Anonymousreply 74October 12, 2019 9:11 PM

The video is far better than the song itself. Gonna be a short ride. Up the acting career, Harry, while you're still pretty.

by Anonymousreply 75October 12, 2019 9:13 PM

[quote] First he was all, not a druggie like Zain, then he is banging on about mushrooms and biting off the end of his tongue. It all feels contrived.

R72 He really did a 180 in everything he does: his focus on music instead his private life/sexuality, his image of having a good head on his shoulders and not being sucked in by the fame & drugs, his vintage inspired music - everything is completely different now. I just really fail to understand why. Did he really change that much in the past 1.5-2 years? Or why would he feel the need to create a completely new persona?

by Anonymousreply 76October 12, 2019 9:18 PM

He is not pretty.

by Anonymousreply 77October 12, 2019 9:40 PM

R76 Or was this what he was all along and the other was a made up persona?

JMO But the small amount of PR leading up to the release certainly seemed to be directed at the old 1D, younger fans. So, I wasn't sure what the new song was going to be like.

by Anonymousreply 78October 12, 2019 10:08 PM

No, R77, he is not pretty. Not handsome either. Whatever happened to his face that changed his eyebrow shape so much might have helped his hairline but somehow now, he has lost his appeal.

They need to find a persona for his PR that he seems invested in and comfortable with. Otherwise, maybe he should live in the country and raise alpacas or something. He likes LA, maybe avocados?

by Anonymousreply 79October 12, 2019 10:42 PM

R78 Maybe, but so far I found him to be fairly.. consistent? Definitely older, of course he wasn't the little boy anymore from X Factor. And he developed in 1D and especially afterwards - like all the boys, when they didn't have to keep up the 1D image. But it still all made sense in a way and I never felt he got replaced by someone I don't know. It always seemed to me that there was something essentially and genuinely... Harry.

But of course I don't know him personally. If he is really such a fabulous actor and lived as this made up persona for all those years, I guess good for him to be finally free? For me personally it would be extremely disappointing, because it invalidates everything up until now - the persona I really liked and especially the music of his first album, that I loved very much (and always thought he loved it too). So if everything was fake, it's worse than if he just changed a lot in the recent past.

I always admired about him very much, that he seemed to be fairly steady during all the craziness of fame. Sure, he is was and is also a young guy having fun in life, wearing fun fashion and all that. But he always seemed fairly grounded, with a good understanding of the music industry and himself and how he wanted to have his career.

Now it appears all that and his image radically changed and he seems a bit lost to me.

by Anonymousreply 80October 12, 2019 10:44 PM

I think we need another 2 paragraphs about how much he’s changed and “R&B” sucks.

Is anyone willing to post that? Anyone at all?

by Anonymousreply 81October 12, 2019 10:46 PM

R81 lol you seem pressed. If you can't deal with people talking about how different his new song and image is, after he made very different music and portrayed a very different image for 9 years, you might prefer to go somewhere, where everyone just gushes about how good his body looks or whatever you'd prefer to talk about.

by Anonymousreply 82October 12, 2019 10:54 PM

So many posts missing. Niall Horan/Welp troll, hope you get that volume bonus you are gunning for.

Still can't believe that he only charted at 15 in Ireland and 51 in the UK.

by Anonymousreply 83October 12, 2019 11:01 PM

I certainly won't be dismissing him just because one song isn't rock and roll. I was bored by the folk songs on HS1 and am pleased with this new track. It's been well received critically by the Guardian, Pitchfork, the Independent, the NME and Vulture. All of these publications ignored Niall, Liam, Louis and Zayn's latest singles.

Rob Sheffield, who is Harry's friend, said there was plenty of rock and roll on the album. It is possible for a 25 year old singer to experiment with different genres, and to be expected really. Harry has been predictably unpredictable throughout his solo career.

by Anonymousreply 84October 12, 2019 11:10 PM

On this song he kept a few songwriters and dumped a bunch of others. Might be a good thing.

by Anonymousreply 85October 12, 2019 11:23 PM

R85, he wrote it with Kid Harpoon and a guy called Tyler who is also on HS1. I kind of wish he'd move away from that team as I'm sure there are better songwriters out there. He probably writes all his own lyrics and insists on too much involvement in the melody instead of letting the professionals get on with it. Even as a kid he used to write copious poems.

The song dethroned Senorita on the Worldwide itunes, unlike Niall's song.

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by Anonymousreply 86October 12, 2019 11:27 PM

What's not to like about Harry? The greasy, stringy hair, the multitude of trashy tats, the skinny, scrawny body, the stank sleeve?

by Anonymousreply 87October 12, 2019 11:29 PM

'For me personally it would be extremely disappointing, because it invalidates everything up until now - the persona I really liked and especially the music of his first album, that I loved very much (and always thought he loved it too). So if everything was fake, it's worse than if he just changed a lot in the recent past.'

He's dressed in that video almost exactly as he dressed on tour, so his style hasn't changed. The video is sensual but he isn't making out with any of them like Bieber and Mendes do in their videos. Yes, he's half naked for some of it but we know he likes showing off his chest and arms from how he dressed, even in 1d days. So for me, he hasn't done a 180 on his style and image.

Medicine and Anna were indie rock and soft Americana respectively. Psychedelic rock might take him down the path of Doors sounding music. This new one is similar to Tame Impala. I really do think he is still pretty fluid with his musical tastes. He might be like Taylor Swift, a commercial first single but more stripped back or wilder songs on the album. I'm not bothered at all about the drugs. Recording studios are infamously a hotbed of hook ups and drugs. His studio was on the beach in Malibu. He has a strong work ethic but also a hedonist streak, and I'm happy with that. If the drugs were wrecking his confidence and career, as they do with Zayn, or making him overweight and ugly, as alcohol has Niall, I'd have more of a problem.

by Anonymousreply 88October 12, 2019 11:35 PM

'What's not to like about Harry? The greasy, stringy hair, the multitude of trashy tats, the skinny, scrawny body'

Hey 600 pounder, isn't it time your nurse changed your pee pad? Styles was last skinny in 2013.

by Anonymousreply 89October 12, 2019 11:37 PM

Niall looks unhealthy. Always flushed, and that double chin is gross.

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by Anonymousreply 90October 12, 2019 11:39 PM

She’s on the sauce.

by Anonymousreply 91October 12, 2019 11:40 PM

R84 Yes, you are probably right, there might be songs on his album that are more to my liking and I'll definitely give it a listen. I expected him to experiment with his sound on his second album, just nothing that's so far away from everything he did so far (I remember that Liam even said back when SOTT came out that it isn't his music taste, but Harry isn't into R&B either) and that he makes it his lead single, which often reflects the tone of the upcoming album. And as I said, even apart from the sound of the song, the whole video and new music roll out so far seems to concentrate very much on drugs and his sexuality, which is also different. It already felt a bit strange to me when the Rolling Stone magazine came out and, contrary to his 2017 Rolling Stone interview, it was all about mushrooms, other psychedelics and naked beach parties, he can't remember anymore. So I guess it's more than just one song not sounding rock n' roll. An image change is one thing, a sound change another, both together is a bit much for me.

But of course Harry always was an amazing singer, so hopefully there'll be some songs on his new album, where you can actually hear his vocal skills. And maybe he'll also appear to be his old self when the TV & radio interviews for his album promo start, I don't know. So far I don't really recognise him (as I've already said), which is disappointing to me.

However all the responses I've seen so far were very positive towards his new song and people seem to love the trippy orgy music video and the mushroom stories. So maybe he's doing everything right these days and the fans were bored with his previous portrayal and music.

by Anonymousreply 92October 12, 2019 11:40 PM

Hey fangurlina at R89: go shove a rolled up Tiger Beat magazine up your prolapsed mangina.

by Anonymousreply 93October 12, 2019 11:43 PM

R88 Yeah, I don't have that much of a problem with his clothes in the video. Sure, his fashion in general is sometimes a bit over the top for me and often I think his YSL days were nicer than his Gucci clothes (although he certainly served some really nice looks in Gucci too). But I mean, I can pretty much ignore any fashion I don't like if the rest is appealing to me. Although I do think that nearly all of Harris Reed's creations only look good on himself (= perfect for his slim, tall frame, long red hair, gender fluid look etc.) and not so much on others.

But in the end I'm mostly put off by the sound and the whole sweaty drug orgy thing. It's good that most people are okay with the drugs, I'm somewhat put off by it, especially since I didn't get to know Harry like for example Jim Morrison (= a known mess and already dead by the time I first listened to his music), but as a rather wholesome fellow. Maybe I'm just too old fashioned for this. Maybe it's due to the personal negative expriences I have with friends and psychedelics specifically. Because let's be real, he already had 1-2 songs on his debut album that were in some way or another about cocaine. But that's a) a very common rock music trope and b) I never thought he didn't experiment ever. But it's a difference to me if he privately does coke at a party once in a blue moon (like basically everyone in the entertainment industry) and it becomes a veiled or fun reference in a song like in Kiwi, or if drugs become both a key part of his whole music creation and his image both in interviews and music videos.

I usually don't care that much what famous people do or don't do, but I haven't been a fan of anyone like I've been a fan of Harry in some time, so I guess that's why it's more disappointing to me. It's probably my own fault.

by Anonymousreply 94October 13, 2019 12:03 AM

For anyone who loves rock pop Harry. His vocals on this are extraordinary. He sings every chorus on his own.

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by Anonymousreply 95October 13, 2019 12:18 AM

This is also incredible beautiful and really showcases his emotional and vocal range.

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by Anonymousreply 96October 13, 2019 12:20 AM

This is the best song Sheeran wrote for them. Harry and Zayn sing the vast majority of it. Louis gets two lines at the end.

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by Anonymousreply 97October 13, 2019 12:27 AM

'I only got through the first part of the video, the shots were so repetitive. Did I miss anything interesting?'

Guess you are a lesbian or a chubby chaser, as you keep drooling over piggy Horan.

by Anonymousreply 98October 13, 2019 12:32 AM

Guys it doesn’t matter where Niall debut it matters where’s he is in 2-4 weeks. He didn’t get put on today’s top hits until Wednesday which would make his debut much lower than usual. Harrys label paid for him to get straight to 9th on today’s top hits, if he wasn’t he would get less than half the streams he got and that’s how Spotify works if you didn’t know.

by Anonymousreply 99October 13, 2019 12:35 AM

And here's the song that first made me notice One Direction. They all look so different here. Liam has actually lost weight since this, Harry has gained breadth and muscle, Zayn and Louis have become skeletal, and as for Niall...he looks twenty years older and thirty pounds heavier.

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by Anonymousreply 100October 13, 2019 12:37 AM

Harry’s ugly as fuck now as well. Don’t know why people here are attacking the others looks as if harry doesn’t loook like his hairline is degrading and as if he won’t be bold within 5-10 years, and as if he hasn’t aged 30 years. His body is the only thing that has remained constant.

by Anonymousreply 101October 13, 2019 12:40 AM

I never listened much to One Direction, but ugh, these songs make me realise that I'd even prefer such a sound vastly to the new Harry Styles song. It makes me miss a band I was never a fan of musically lol. I even like Zayn's music better and it's R&B influenced pop as well and therefore not quite my genre. But it still sounds better to me than Lights Up. :/

by Anonymousreply 102October 13, 2019 12:42 AM

R101 Tastes are and will always be different, but Harry is far from being objectively ugly. To most people he is extremely attractive and he knows very well how to showcase that. Or do you think that his (to me still incredibly generic sounding) song would have gotten as many views if it were done by a singer that looked like Lewis Capaldi? No. The fact that he looks like he looks will ensure that his fans will follow him, no matter what he sounds like. If he were ugly, he couldn't do that.

by Anonymousreply 103October 13, 2019 12:46 AM

Yeah, his face has really aged. The lines on that Rolling Stone cover were deep.

He has always had love handles.

by Anonymousreply 104October 13, 2019 12:53 AM

He had lines on his Rolling Stones cover, because he was laughing and it was a high contrast photo. Do you see an old, lined face in his new music video? And where do you see any love handles???

by Anonymousreply 105October 13, 2019 1:05 AM

[QUOTE] Or do you think that his (to me still incredibly generic sounding) song would have gotten as many views if it were done by a singer that looked like Lewis Capaldi? No.

Agree 100%. The video had 13m views a few hours ago and his fans and other celebs like Corden, Halsey and Kevin Abstract are sharing gifs and lusting over them. The contrast between the big green eyes, delicate jawline, curls, and his powerful, muscled neck, arms, back and torso is very sexy. He totally pulls off the role of Bacchus surrounded by maenads. Nobody is taking the piss.

by Anonymousreply 106October 13, 2019 2:30 AM

I don't know why people are saying Niall is fat, he doesn't look fat in this recent video, in fact, those pants are highly distracting--he's packed! He just has a stocky build compared to Harry, Zayn and the others. I think he will go far because he has the best personality of the group and he's made friendships and personal connections within the industry. I like his music better, it's more acoustic and melodic. I just think Harry is a poser.

Niall may not have as many fans as Harry but I like him more and think he's cute. I always thought he was the more grounded, friendliest and sane one of the group. He may also be dating Selena- which will be interesting to watch if true.

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by Anonymousreply 107October 13, 2019 2:40 AM

The troll will get this shut down soon enough. Talking to himself, posting over and over, calling others names. Enjoy it while you can loser.

by Anonymousreply 108October 13, 2019 2:52 AM

These days Harry looks like Rupert Graves and River Phoenix's butt baby.

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by Anonymousreply 109October 13, 2019 2:57 AM

Niall in 2014 and 2019. He looks as if he's aged 20 years, not five.

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by Anonymousreply 110October 13, 2019 3:41 AM

well, everyone takes a bad pic. Even Harry who looks 20 years older with his receding hairline.

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by Anonymousreply 111October 13, 2019 5:35 AM

R111 And the sad thing is he wanted to look like that.

by Anonymousreply 112October 13, 2019 5:59 AM

At least Niall has a full head of hair, he just needs a personal trainer. Harry will need hair transplants soon.

by Anonymousreply 113October 13, 2019 6:01 AM

Niall has bad-drunk-face. That, plus apparently terrible genes. Sorry, but that’s what it is. To be in his 20s and look that rough, it’s the only explanation.

by Anonymousreply 114October 13, 2019 6:03 AM

Niall looks very nice.

by Anonymousreply 115October 13, 2019 6:10 AM

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by Anonymousreply 116October 13, 2019 6:41 AM

[QUOTE] Niall has bad-drunk-face. That, plus apparently terrible genes. Sorry, but that’s what it is. To be in his 20s and look that rough, it’s the only explanation.

Yep, he looks very rough. It's not just the weight gain, his complexion is florrid now too and greasy.

He talks and is pictured having heavy nights out regularly, even has a hangover meme he uses (about himself). Whilst on tour he said he went out drinking every night and he famously auditioned the short list for his backing band in a pub to see if they could keep up with him. His guitarist Jake Curran said they had 'a pint or more like ten' each.

He also has an anthem to alcoholism on his album called On My Own about 'drinking til I'm dead'.

I kiss all the women

Get punched in the head

You could offer me the world babe

But I'd take this instead.

by Anonymousreply 117October 13, 2019 8:43 AM

Harry has had that M shaped hairline forever. Here he is in 2015. He is famous for having a full head of glossy, thick hair. Niall's hair has a stiff quality and his haircut looks too small for his head. And that double chin is horrible on a 26 year old.

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by Anonymousreply 118October 13, 2019 8:50 AM

Face it, he's losing his hair. Even he admitted it on James Corden's show.

by Anonymousreply 119October 13, 2019 9:22 AM

Niall recently. He looks like his own dad.

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by Anonymousreply 120October 13, 2019 9:22 AM

One of his few tour reviews said Niall moved 'like a much older man'. And here's the proof. No wild rock star moves.

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by Anonymousreply 121October 13, 2019 10:38 AM

Someone is trying hard to make Niall look bad because Harry is losing his looks (and his hair).

At least he's the most masculine of the group.

by Anonymousreply 122October 13, 2019 10:43 AM

[quote]Face it, he's losing his hair. Even he admitted it on James Corden's show.

It's called a mature hairline. It can remain like that for decades before progressing further.

by Anonymousreply 123October 13, 2019 3:02 PM

Keep arguing, ladies! This debate won't be solved with civility.

by Anonymousreply 124October 13, 2019 5:22 PM

How I imagine the posters in these threads.

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by Anonymousreply 125October 13, 2019 5:44 PM

The endless bickering between people saying Niall or Harry looks bad/old/fat/weird is getting tired....

by Anonymousreply 126October 13, 2019 8:41 PM

Both are good looking young men and neither looks old, they're just different types and as such appealing to different people. Niall is your friendly neighbourhood guy, nice blue eyes, short and stocky built, but not fat. Harry looks less smiley-friendly, has a sharper defined face & muscular body, interesting green eyes and looks a lot like River Phoenix as someone mentioned above. Let's hope he doesn't end like him.

by Anonymousreply 127October 13, 2019 8:48 PM

Has Harry already done some promo interviews for his new single? I don't really want to go to twitter/tumblr to find out, because all the fangirls have descended into incoherent screeching over his naked body.

by Anonymousreply 128October 13, 2019 8:53 PM

R128 No. I'm wondering if he will.

by Anonymousreply 129October 13, 2019 9:13 PM

Thank you R129 ! How was it during his first album roll-out? Did he give interviews for SOTT or did promo only start when the album came out? And didn't Ash London write that she'll do an interview or something?

by Anonymousreply 130October 13, 2019 9:19 PM

Niall’s new song is great! And what comes to the looks I like Niall’s chunky body type. He is hot.

by Anonymousreply 131October 13, 2019 9:27 PM

I just wonder why both Niall and Harry released new songs only days apart from each other. They had 2 years between albums, why release songs so close together. It's almost like a competition or maybe on Harry's part. He kinda blew Niall away with the larger views, like he wanted to prove a point.

by Anonymousreply 132October 13, 2019 9:42 PM

They were a week apart.

by Anonymousreply 133October 13, 2019 9:46 PM

R132 All the boys released singles quite close to each other this autumn. Louis in early September, Liam mid September, Niall early October, Harry mid October. Zayn had Trampoline and Rumors coming out too. I doubt there is any conspiracy behind that, it's just a really packed years for releases. We know that Liam pushed his Stack It Up back, it's clear that it was intended to be a summer hit. But the charts in summer were hopelessly dominated by Lil Nas X and Shawmila. And later this year will come Adele and possibly Lady Gaga, which would mean the boys don't stand a chance. They all had to work with a fairly narrow time window.

I can't imagine Harry's team thought much about Niall's release date or sees him that much as competition. I really don't think he has to prove any point. It was clear that Harry would get the most attention for his new song, because he's the most well known in the general public and also got the most attention during the first single/album round. If anything I can imagine that there's some truth to the notion that all the boys wanted to release before Harry, so their initial monumentum doesn't get drowned out by him. Niall will release his album in March, so his single coming out in early October (5 months before!) would support that.

However as I said, there are many other factors in the music industry and many other releases, so their release dates very likely don't have anything to do with each other. And I mean, we also know now that Harry and Niall don't even share a genre or sound in any way. Their first albums sounded different too, but you could still say that one makes rock folk and the other folk pop. Now one makes contemporary R&B influenced pop and the other indie rock pop. If you don't count the rabid 1D fan base that will gobble anything up they release, no matter what it sounds like, they should have very different target audiences.

by Anonymousreply 134October 13, 2019 10:03 PM

[QUOTE] Now one makes contemporary R&B influenced pop and the other indie rock pop.

I doubt Harry's album will feature all R and B and I don't think LU is R and B really. More just straightforward pop.

by Anonymousreply 135October 13, 2019 10:20 PM

R135 Yeah, that's why I wrote "R&B influenced". The song has some straightforward pop elements (the piano, autotune etc.), but the rhythm is somewhat R&B and in general people have said it reminds them of Frank Ocean, Justin Timberlake or Zayn and all of them are known for their R&B pop. In any case it sounds very different to Niall's song.

I also don't think Harry's album will feature all R&B, probably just a general pop album, but who knows... Usually the lead single gives you a taste of the upcoming album, so I'm not sure what his team wants to tell us or what kind of era they want to prepare. I also have no idea how he wants to play something like Lights Up in the same live set as songs from the first album. He had a classic rock band line up (rhythm, lead, bass guitar, drums and keyboard), which was perfect for his first album. But Lights Up has beats instead of drums, lots of vocal effects, synths etc. I can imagine it much more on stage with background singers/dancers - rather like Zayn's live performance on the Honda Stage at the iHeartRadio Theater in New York.

And even if he has a completely different setup for every song, can you imagine him playing Lights Up and then Kiwi afterwards? I think it would be jarring. But maybe he doesn't intend to play songs from his first album on his second tour.

by Anonymousreply 136October 13, 2019 10:44 PM

My first thought was, how is he going to sing that live ?

by Anonymousreply 137October 13, 2019 10:59 PM

My first thought was, how is he going to sing that live ?

by Anonymousreply 138October 13, 2019 10:59 PM

[QUOTE] I also have no idea how he wants to play something like Lights Up in the same live set as songs from the first album.

Like many of his contemporaries , Harry is a postmodern kind of guy who magpies from.different genres and sounds. We see that aesthetic in the LU video and in his Gucci shoots, esp the third one.

With bands like The 1975 being mega successful and priding themselves on releasing singles that sound entirely different from each other (Somebody Else and People for example), I don't see it as a problem.

The unifying factor is Harry's incredible voice and emotional range, and his dramatic and magnetic stage presence and connection to the audience. Matty Healy sounds like a crow squawking in comparison. Harry already named some jazz/R&B/soul influences in his RS interview so I'm not surprised by Lights Up. I really like it.

by Anonymousreply 139October 13, 2019 11:41 PM

I didn’t enjoy Lights Up. Whenever I hear it on the radio I have to turn it off.

by Anonymousreply 140October 13, 2019 11:43 PM

[QUOTE] My first thought was, how is he going to sing that live ?

Same way he sang songs like Infinity and 18 live. His band will help with the SHINE! chorus.

by Anonymousreply 141October 13, 2019 11:44 PM

[QUOTE] Now one makes contemporary R&B influenced pop and the other indie rock pop.

They've made one song each in those genres. Niall's next song is a big ballad called Put A Little Love On Me, produced by Adele's producer, Greg Kurstin.

by Anonymousreply 142October 13, 2019 11:49 PM

R141 Infinity and 18 sound nothing like Lights Up though. Both are pop rock/a pop rock ballad and were very on brand for the 1D sound. In their live performances the later 1D sound wasn't that dissimilar to something between Mumford & Sons and stadium rock (like Bon Jovi or the pop versions of Van Halen and Def Leppard) and these songs fit in with their live band line-up.

Harry's band helped with the chorus and vocals for the songs of his first album as well and I'm not concerned about the "shine" (that can easily be done by his band), but the general sound - the beats, the layering, the vocal effects like heavy autotune, delay echoes etc. The 1975 have different sounding songs, but they always used eletronic elements and vocal effects in their general sound, either those 80s synths or the vocal distortion of People. Harry didn't use a lot of effects in his music so far, mostly just a bit of reverb and the choir for SOTT. And now he has a song that heavily depends on beats and effects.

"The unifying factor is Harry's incredible voice" - that's actually my main problem with Lights Up, due to the composition and production you can hardly hear his unique voice. There's a lot of falsetto and so many effects. If you'd played that song for me without saying who the artists is, I probably wouldn't have recognised his voice. The only part that gives us a glimpse of Harry's voice is the "step into the light" line, but even that is nearly drowned in the music/production.

by Anonymousreply 143October 14, 2019 12:16 AM

R143 You're right. If I wasn't watching the video, I wouldn't have known it was Harry.

by Anonymousreply 144October 14, 2019 12:28 AM

R143, his voice is definitely there, just different - like it is in Perfect, where he sounds French. The effects can easily be programmed in and managed by the keyboardist, like bands like New Order do. Maybe he will have autotune for that song.

Liam Gallagher said the album sounded like Bon Iver, so this song may be a stand alone.

by Anonymousreply 145October 14, 2019 12:29 AM

R142 Yes, I was talking about the songs that were released fairly close together. With their current singles there's no competition, because they sound very different and have very different target audiences. We don't know yet if the next singles will be released close together or not or what they'll sound like, but yes, Niall has teased a ballad.

As I said, usually a lead single gives the audience a taste of the upcoming album, and even though Niall will release a ballad next, he has often said that his next album will be a continuation of his first album, just like NTMY is kind of a continuation of Slow Hands, but will have more rock pop and less folk ballads than Flicker.

With Harry we don't know. We have now this lead single and people saying stuff about dulcimers, Joni Mitchell and Bon Iver, which doesn't fit the lead single at all. None of this makes it seem like his second album will be a continuation of his first album in any way or form. Or if we take the second album completely separate, that it will have a coherent sound. Because I can't really imagine Lights Up next to a Joni Mitchell sounding song on the album or in a live performance.

It's interesting, because an often remarked upon point of his first album was, that it was fairly diverse and critics often said it seems like hasn't found a coherent sound yet. But it seems like his second album will make the first one look like the picture of coherence.

by Anonymousreply 146October 14, 2019 12:32 AM

The only thing Lights Up and Bon Iver have in common is loads of falsetto. Hopefully he hasn't ruined his voice with too much belting and avoids it now for that reason.

by Anonymousreply 147October 14, 2019 12:39 AM

[QUOTE] But it seems like his second album will make the first one look like the picture of coherence.

This is what the Pitchfork interview said about that.

[QUOTE] It’s hard to know what the show is—just that Styles is the man putting it on.

by Anonymousreply 148October 14, 2019 12:43 AM

His PR approach going forward will be interesting. Everything with this song so far was directed towards 1D fans or similar.

by Anonymousreply 149October 14, 2019 12:43 AM

Meant Pitchfork review, not interview.

by Anonymousreply 150October 14, 2019 12:47 AM

[QUOTE] Everything with this song so far was directed towards 1D fans or similar.

How? I saw a lot of 1d fans very upset on social media because he sings 'I'm sorry but I'm never going back' and the 1d fans think he"s singing about how much he enjoys the solo spotlight.

All fans enjoyed the thirst trap video. People were sick of seeing that hot body trussed up in Elton John suits and huge flared baggyvGucci trousers.

by Anonymousreply 151October 14, 2019 12:56 AM

Maybe R149 meant directed towards his younger, already existing mostly female fan base? Because I agree with that. Apart from the handful of posters in a few places only hardcore fans would understand and the compliment generator, which was mostly a hit among young females, the only "appearance" he made so far was liking people's tweets and following fans on twitter, causing stan twitter to go into a "notice me" frenzy. All he did - and it wasn't much - was focused on online stuff and certainly not usual single promo (with an announcement & release date) for people outside his existing fan base or people older than their 20s.

And yes, the thirst trap video definitely sells the song. But with the sexy orgy and drug party vibe it's also very much for a female audience in their late teens/20s (and some gays).

by Anonymousreply 152October 14, 2019 1:15 AM

Harry has always had plenty of older female fans in their 30s-60s who cougar over him.

I think he is dropping another single and HS2 soon, and he's saving the chat show/radio show performances for then. Adele is releasing on 18 November, on Harry's label, so he needs to release before then if he wants a #1 album.

His video got 1.2m thumbs up, over twice as many as Niall and four times as many as Louis, so he still has a very dedicated fandom, who will buy the album and turn out for another tour.

by Anonymousreply 153October 14, 2019 1:31 AM

Pathetic he's panedering hard and the lame gays eat this shit up, I bet he'd squeal like a bitch if a gay guy threw himself at him and wanted to fuck.

by Anonymousreply 154October 14, 2019 1:41 AM

[quote]Harry has always had plenty of older female fans in their 30s-60s who cougar over him.

Yes, but they act like fangirls in their 20s, so I'm not sure I'd call them a different target demographic.

The music video was a thirst trap, as you said, for fangirls and fangays. It wasn't made to be universally appealing to a wide audience of all ages and all genders (like for example an Adele video would be). The whole song was tailored to a (younger) streaming audience in genre, sound, length and placement. His label has put the song on playlists with millions of followers. They clearly wanted a hit among the young pop crowd with this one.

And while the youtube views are great and streaming is fine as well, I'm not sure it will be such a chart hit. It dropped very fast on the iTunes charts after only three days (the only big country where it's still #1 is Brazil). SOTT dropped fairly fast as well, but LU didn't reach #1 in as many countries as SOTT or as fast as SOTT became #1 in the US. But I guess we'll see how LU is actually doing next Friday when we get some real charts.

But I agree with you, his core audience will still buy the album and go to his concerts. He's still fairly successful by anyone's standards as the core fan base carries his career so far. Maybe that's why he's focusing all his efforts on the fangirls, it might make commercial sense.

I just found that musicians with the longest careers and/or that showed true artistry in their music (no matter if pop or any other genre) always strived for and had rather diverse audiences and I really thought that he tried to slowly build that with his first album. Guess I was wrong.

(And I wouldn't really compare his numbers to Louis, it feels like kicking people, who are already lying on the ground. Everyone knows that Kill My Mind did not well at all.)

by Anonymousreply 155October 14, 2019 2:10 AM

Wow, spazz troll is on a tear. I am missing so many posts.

Does Simon still have finanacial hooks in them somehow? Dude is richer than Midas. You would think he could have afforded a better plastic surgeon.

I heard Nice To Meet Ya in a coffee house today. People smiled and seemed to like it.

Hope Harry has a strong second single, maybe this one should have come out in May for Pride or something? It is not really anthemic enough though. Anyway, fingers crossed for a banger.

by Anonymousreply 156October 14, 2019 2:22 AM

R156 Yes, the troll must be at it again. This will get shut down soon.

by Anonymousreply 157October 14, 2019 2:30 AM

R120 is a horrible gif. He must have packed on about 40 pounds since his lithe 1d days.

by Anonymousreply 158October 14, 2019 2:32 AM

R156 is that notorious poster, the Welp Troll. He's a conspiracy theorist who used to be a Larrie and never forgave HS for splitting 1d. He's deeply into false flag shit as well, and even crazies like Danja Zone, who is a youtuber who thinks Prince Harry shape shifts into a lizard and that Meghan Markle has Deep State backers and is in a lavender marriage with Prince Harry.

Trolldar reveals he said this to a poster who objected to a Danja Zone link:

'Fuck off, R216. Stop playing hall monitor before everyone blocks YOU. Scroll on by if your delicate sensibilities are triggered. R215 can post LINKS if he wants to.'

This poster has said Harry looks like Michael Jackson, is a pedophile, is fat (and yet Niall is 'masculine'), only attracts 8 year old girls to his concerts, and has been bald since 2017. He always says he hears Niall's music in grocery stores or coffee shops, and people around him always smile and notice (which never happens when people hear music. This guy is out of his cage).

An actual infamous troll. He has threads about him if you search. Only ever posts here and on the Markle threads. Usually accuses others of being brand managers who are paid to post, but acts like a shill for Niall's management Modest.

The best thing to do is put him on block. He has been on the Harry Styles/1d threads since 2012. He was all about Larry until 2015, then did an 180 and decided to rant about him. He's obviously still obsessed with the guy or he wouldn't be here. But he will never comtribute anything positive or even interesting to the thread, just banal comments like 'Harry has love handles'. 'I heard Niall in a grocery store'.

by Anonymousreply 159October 14, 2019 2:46 AM

My grandmother had drapes/curtains made of of this fabric. I am not kidding.

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by Anonymousreply 160October 14, 2019 3:10 AM

R160 That's what I meant when I said Harris Reed's creations look mostly just good on himself. Harris is so tall, slim and very gender fluid, the whole cut works for him somehow. Also the blue is a great contrast to his long red hair. But I can't help but thinking Harry just looks awkward and out of place in this. And the way he's holding the top makes him look like a weird marionette.

He has a great body and very handsome face, there are so many possibilities to dress him that would bring out the very best in him. I don't really get his stylist's concept, more often than not it's very costumey. It feels like Harry is a person that goes along with a lot of stuff the professionals suggest and they gleefully bounce on the chance to use him as their dress up doll. At least that's what the end result sometimes looks like.

by Anonymousreply 161October 14, 2019 3:34 AM

R161 You're right. I think Harry lets people that are his friends do whatever they want with him. That's why we may never know who Harry really is. He has a lot of people throwing advice at him. And, it's not all good.

by Anonymousreply 162October 14, 2019 3:40 AM

'And the way he's holding the top makes him look like a weird marionette.'

He played the part of an actual marionette in the video, so maybe it's deliberate. I really liked the tight wool black trousers and big flouncy New Romantic shirts Reed made for Harry for HS1, much better than the Elton suits which aged him, or the dreadful baggy cream Gucci trousers which make him look heavy and huge waisted. He looks much better in tailored, fitted trousers.

by Anonymousreply 163October 14, 2019 3:59 AM

R107, the only one saying that is the Harry Styles/spazz troll. Block him like most others have.

by Anonymousreply 164October 14, 2019 4:13 AM

R162 This might explain what happened with the sound of his new single.

I think he was on a good way to create a certain reputation and musical signature for him, that would have ensured musical longevity beyond streaming numbers. But usually that takes longer for any artist than just one album. Maybe he or people around him got impatient, because he wasn't a newcomer, but already established through 1D and they didn't want to wait 2 or 3 albums for Harry to slowly expand his fan base and solidify his sound. They might have wanted a superstar and decided to go back to the core fanbase of younger females and give them a generic, but contemporary pop song that should stream well and bring in big numbers.

If he just wanted to experiment and do something new, it would have been better to wait until the third or fourth album. It would have been seen as an (interesting or at least brave) deviation from an established sound. Creating a completely new sound for every album might be brave for some music journalists, but will probably give people whiplash and any new fans one sound may attract will be lost with the suddenly completely different sound.

I also have to admit that from everything I know about Harry and his personal music taste I would never have thought that such a heavily autotuned pop song would be his idea of exploring his musical tastes. None of the songs he quoted/tweeted during his 1D days, no matter if from the 70s or contemporary, sound like that and neither do the musicians mentioned in his Rolling Stone profile. Therefore I suspect while the piano and "shine" and soul influence in LU might be Harry's thing, the general feel and sound of it was very much a collaborative effort (as in: something the label or the producers might have suggested and he just said yes).

In general the notion that Harry is so susceptible to advice from his friends (especially when it comes to fashion), no matter if it's good or bad, makes sense, but it's pretty depressing.

by Anonymousreply 165October 14, 2019 4:14 AM

The fans are so happy. After a year of being aloof, he downloads a virtual orgy and they can see what his sex face looks like.

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by Anonymousreply 166October 14, 2019 4:19 AM

R163 I think he looked best from 2015 to about early 2017, at least most of the time. He was always a bit fashion forward, especially when the occasion called for it, not afraid to take a risk, but it didn't look like a costume.

Oh man, looking back makes me miss this Harry so much, both vocally and musically, but also in regards to his fashion and general vibe. It's so sad to me that we'll likely never get this guy back.

by Anonymousreply 167October 14, 2019 4:21 AM

Posting Harry's lush body to annoy the troll who hates him but can't keep away from his thread, so is low key a stan. Yes you, R164. Imagine calling someone posting on a Harry Styles thread a 'Harry Styles troll.'

And you ALWAYS give your identity away by misspelling 'spaz'.

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by Anonymousreply 168October 14, 2019 4:25 AM

Harry cuddling up to his male friends. The Welp Troll thinks the Japanese guy was his boyfriend at one point.

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by Anonymousreply 169October 14, 2019 4:34 AM

He said he was straight in some interview and only wanted to be inclusive but all the signs and pics shout BI.

by Anonymousreply 170October 14, 2019 4:43 AM

So many thirst gifs.

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by Anonymousreply 171October 14, 2019 4:52 AM

Harry shared his orgasm face with the world.

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by Anonymousreply 172October 14, 2019 5:03 AM

R2 his eyes look dead.

by Anonymousreply 173October 14, 2019 5:13 AM

R165 Maybe he just wants to be a pop star. And, that's ok. If that's what he wants and not others.

by Anonymousreply 174October 14, 2019 7:26 AM

YOU hve no idea how pissed ! the other members of his boy band are. they could have put out like he did and had a bit of success, but they waited too long and now nobody wants their skinny or fat asses cept j corden….

go git ur fame harry:::u deserve every inch.

by Anonymousreply 175October 14, 2019 8:25 AM

Harry in court.

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by Anonymousreply 176October 14, 2019 12:05 PM

R174 Nothing wrong with that. But of course it's somewhat unexpected that suddenly he wants to be a pop star, after he apparently wanted to be a rock star only a short time ago (or at least someone who plays his own instrument, has a classic rock band line-up and is musically way closer to classic rock and folk). If he wanted to be a pop star right after 1D, people wouldn't be so surprised, but his first album era happened in between.

If anything it would have made much more sense to be a pop star right after 1D, he had the perfect basis for that with the boy band, a lot of monumentum and hype etc. He would have been huge as pop star after 1D, much bigger than with the route he went. As he was willing took his chances and decided to NOT do conventional pop, everyone assumed this rock/folk sound is just really what he wants to do instead.

So of course people are wondering why he is now abandoning this sound, his "established" sound in order to do something that would have been much more successful 2.5 years ago, but he refused to do it back then. What prompted this sudden change? What was the reasoning behind it?

by Anonymousreply 177October 14, 2019 8:16 PM

R176 Awful, that this is happening to him. He sounds like a very genuinly kind and nice person, really, but also a bit like a hopelessly naive idiot. I mean, he offered this man money and food and when he said he can't take money for religious reasons (?? yeah, sure) and wants edamame - of all things! - he went and got him some from a vegan store?? Oh Harry... Edamame? What's next - wheatgrass smothies for the raw vegan homeless? It's great that he wants to use his good fortune in life to help the less fortunate, but if a homeless person seems rather weird or isn't after the usual stuff (like money for booze or just a warm meal, no matter if vegan or not), you better get away, because people with dangerous mental problems exist.

I feel bad for him. I guess he never got the chance to develop some street smarts after his sheltered childhood in the English countryside and from 16 on, he probably didn't have much actual contact to some harsh realities of normal life.

The fact that he's both so kind, such a good sport and still can be rather naive, makes me wonder if R162 is maybe right - at least in some regards.

I hope this trial goes well for him and that stalker stays very far away from him. He sounds like he has serious problems, I hope he gets help. But still far away from Harry.

by Anonymousreply 178October 14, 2019 8:29 PM

Niall debut 82 on the hot 100. Not bad considering Louis and Liam didn’t even come close to debuting and Niall has shown to start low and rise over time in the past. I wonder if Harry can debut top 10 next week.

by Anonymousreply 179October 14, 2019 8:51 PM

R179 I think Harry will get the top 10, but he might not chart higher than with SOTT in 2017.

And yes, finger's crossed for Niall.

by Anonymousreply 180October 14, 2019 8:58 PM

I hate to admit it, but I do find him very handsome in a weird sort of way. He definitely can sing.

by Anonymousreply 181October 14, 2019 11:48 PM

He really does look like a Star. The Ken Doll types go to the CW. Harry can write his own offbeat ticket.

by Anonymousreply 182October 15, 2019 12:00 AM

niall cute as heck,

tho harry loves showing off his fine body, so more naked equal more sales. show them buttocks all u can harry.

by Anonymousreply 183October 15, 2019 3:25 AM

We love this song. It’s sexy. He is adorable. We hate his hat, though.

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by Anonymousreply 184October 15, 2019 3:28 AM

A girl named Joalin from the band Now United is in the new Harry Styles and her (bi?) band mate, Noah Urrea, is extremely jealous. He wants to the one who's on Harry's shoulder.

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by Anonymousreply 185October 15, 2019 3:35 AM

Cute

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by Anonymousreply 186October 15, 2019 3:38 AM

Yeah, he's cute. It's mostly his jolly personality-- he laughs a lot and has that twinkle in his eye. I prefer his music more, it's leans towards country-folk rock, like The Eagles. Coincidentally, he and Don Henley are close, Henley is like a mentor to him. I remember Niall's songs more because the tunes are catchier, like On the Loose-- which reminds me of an Eagles song.

Harry's music is more psychedelic, British 60's rock. I like some of Harry's songs when I hear them but I can't remember the tune, much like his current song. If Harry was looking for a mentor, it would be Mick Jagger.

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by Anonymousreply 187October 15, 2019 3:56 AM

I take that back, Harry's music is not like Mick Jagger's which is Blues-rock, he's more John Lennon and Pink Floyd.

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by Anonymousreply 188October 15, 2019 4:06 AM

I want to see Niall bulk-up/tone-up so he can complete his transition to Allen Leech 2.0

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by Anonymousreply 189October 15, 2019 4:08 AM

I think what makes people call to mind Pink Floyd in relation to SOTT are little production touches, like the slide guitar that leads into the chorus that (calling mind Gilmour's pedal steel guitars on Comfortably Numb) and that dry 70s drum sound. But as a whole, to my ears it has a stronger connection to Coldplay/James Blunt/Snow Patrol. An early-to-mid 2000s, MOR stadium ballad.

by Anonymousreply 190October 15, 2019 4:20 AM

*calling to mind

by Anonymousreply 191October 15, 2019 4:20 AM

R185, we covered the lovely Noah and his Canadian band mate Josh Beauchamp some time ago in a “Who Will Come Out...” thread. It’s tough to tell nowadays though, as “straight” guys will sometimes post all of that shit ironically.

by Anonymousreply 192October 15, 2019 7:21 AM

This is really interesting. The guy is a professional musician and he identifies and names all the different instruments and special effects, including the voice processor.

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by Anonymousreply 193October 15, 2019 8:30 AM

I don't think HS1 was all that rocky. There were a lot of pop elements.

by Anonymousreply 194October 15, 2019 8:36 AM

This was the best performance of SOTT. His vocals were atrong, his hair exactly the right length, his face tanned and his suit interesting without being silly. The funny thing about it is that he looks as if he's about to burst out laughing at any moment.

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by Anonymousreply 195October 15, 2019 11:10 AM

No one cares, R185.

by Anonymousreply 196October 15, 2019 12:47 PM

No, R188, Haro is nothing like Jagger, Lennon OR Pink Floyd. Nothing. I will shoot down the Cobain comparison before you trot that one out, despite his cosplay in Japan, not like him either.

The shills do their best to be as dumb as possible to shut down discussions on these threads. That way they can use the same script as they do on Tumblr. Remember when the spazz troll ued to regale us with posts about his blog? Lazy SOB.

With all the PR behind him, he is not going to expand his audience with shit music. Not even amongst gay men, even with that vid.

by Anonymousreply 197October 15, 2019 12:55 PM

R190 I agree to some extent. I never got it when people said he's a Pink Floyd/Bowie/whatever copycat, because while it's clear there was some inspiration, Sign of the Times is (ironically) kind of a timeless song to me, because - as you said - this kind of (pop) rock ballad was also something you got in the early 2000s. It was Harry's vintage rock influenced equivalent to Robbie's Angels imho.

R194 Yes, HS1 combined a few genres. It was pop, rock pop, rock, folk, some psychedelic elements and such. Nobody could call Sweet Creature rock, it's very much folk. Sign of the Times is a pop rock ballad imho, but songs like Kiwi, Only Angel and Carolina were rock. The lovely thing for me was that despite the different genres, it all fit very well together. I think the common link was the classic arrangement, the guitar based sound and the focus on his great voice. And I like all those genres.

Unfortunately his new song doesn't share the sound of HS1, even though it might share the "pop" label with some of the songs (but "pop" can be very diverse as it's usually influenced by a lot of other genres) and I don't like it. At all. :( I've tried getting into it again and again, but it's just not my thing, no matter what you call the genre.

In fact I actually prefer the fall singles of all the other 1D guys so far, even Stack It Up (at least musically, the lyrics are pretty dumb), to Lights Up and I never thought I would say that. I wish it were different.

R197 Funny that you mention Cobain. I just realised that I might like the folky songs of HS1 so much, because Nirvana's Unplugged in New York is one of my favourite albums for nearly 20 years now. I never listened to much other Nirvana stuff (just their more famous songs), but I absolutely love the Unplugged album.

by Anonymousreply 198October 15, 2019 1:12 PM

eager to see tape of niall fuking the fuk out of harry.....and harry eats it.

by Anonymousreply 199October 16, 2019 2:55 AM

R199 is some kind of illiterate pornographic pond spawn. Blocked.

by Anonymousreply 200October 16, 2019 3:41 AM

The unifying sound on HS1 was the Pink Floydy slide guitar.

The new song begins just like a HS1 song, then has a kind of discordant slide into synths and kick drums and bass. It's a very clever, complex song.

by Anonymousreply 201October 16, 2019 4:11 AM

Liam in a new interview talked about going to therapy and how he no longer wanted to be a reclusive pop star who stayed in a lot. He also says his new girlfriend brought back "happy and fun" Liam.

by Anonymousreply 202October 16, 2019 9:38 AM

Wonder how often Liam sees his kid? The mom is some racist freak who punched another woman in a loo, seems you would want to try to offset some of that crazy.

Liam did not really get to be 19, it does not surprise me he is dating young, most of them do, but he is kind of getting a do over for that life stage.

by Anonymousreply 203October 16, 2019 1:34 PM

1d had plenty of down time and Liam had his gf on tour with him a lot of the time. They used to post from idyllic villas in places like Thailand, or yachts on the Med. Liam did 19 on steroids. He isn't academic at all and would have been stuck in a minimum wage job if not for 1d, barely able to afford a round of drinks.

by Anonymousreply 204October 16, 2019 2:14 PM

R201 Yes, the slide guitar is on several songs, but not all of them (Sweet Creature?). The unifying sound of HS1 comes from several elements and the new song's intro is not that far away, but of course develops quite differently.

R202 & R203 He seems to be in a fairly good place these days and looks a lot happier than in the last few months with Cheryl. His new girlfriend is quite young, but seems nice (? as in: inoffensive and not trying to get into the papers a lot). A lot of people seem to wonder how often he sees his son, but since we hardly know anything about the kid and Cheryl keeps him away from any publicity, we really can't say. It's clear that when he's working and doing all the promo for his new single and upcoming album (I've seen a rumour for a 6 December release date?), he's probably less with his son. But otherwise it's not like we know the ins and outs of Liam's daily life.

R204 Yes, 1D provided them all with something they will benefit from for the rest of their lives. It's a dream come true. But I can also imagine that the pressure was immense, the schedule crazy and it's especially hard in such an environment to not lose your head. Most 19 year olds are fairly stupid anyway, if you have the chance to be stupid with all of the 1D money and fame, it's often a recipe for desaster.

by Anonymousreply 205October 16, 2019 4:36 PM

R205, Liam has spoken about having a problem with a alcohol a lot. He said he was 'usually drunk' on stage in 1d, was drunk during the making of the STD video and, just yesterday, that he had to drink 'a lot of Tequila' to be able to relax whilst doing his Hugo Boss underwear shoot.

by Anonymousreply 206October 16, 2019 6:35 PM

R206 Yes, he candidly spoke about having had a toxic relationship with alcohol during 1D (and probably shortly afterwards). But he has also spoken about therapy and being in a much better place these days. We just don't know if he still has an alcohol problem. If he has it under control now it doesn't mean, that he's never allowed to drink anymore (unless he was a full blown alcoholic). Sure, being drunk on a photo set in order to take off your clothes doesn't sound that healthy. And it's actually pretty awful of that photographer - apparently Liam wasn't warned before, he had to be fully nude, the nude shoot took a lot longer than the actual underwear shoot (I think he said 5 hours?), there was alcohol on set to help the models "relax"... if Liam were a woman this would be a #metoo case tbh.

Anyway, I think unfortunately the boys ALL learned to use substances to achieve certain states like relaxation, fun, boldness on stage etc. Liam drank tequila during the Hugo shoot, Louis drank vodka during the KMM shoot (and smoked weed while recording), Harry was so high on shrooms during recording his new album that he injured himself and he's also obviously high/drunk in his new music video orgy. Niall has said that he can't really write songs while drunk, because they end up sounding like garbage, but it's been known that he likes a "boozy jam sessions" and to relax with a few pints. And Zayn.. well.. who knows what's going on there.

With 1D's tight schedule and need to function at all times and be "on" at all times, no matter how they actually felt, it's not surprising that they might not feel much hesitation to use whatever may help them to get in the state they want to be in. They got used to it during their formative years and were probably aided by their mentors and minders.

Despite that, they still all seem to be in a better, slightly healthier place these days. Even Zayn does at least not look like he's on the brink of starving anymore.

by Anonymousreply 207October 16, 2019 6:53 PM

First pic from Liam's underwear shoot.

The guy is worth £40m and could have walked from that shoot at any time if he objected to being naked. He's a huge attention seeker and exhibitionist. He's posed on over 20 red carpets this year, more than all other men combined, whilst wailing about his agoraphobia in interviews.

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by Anonymousreply 208October 16, 2019 7:06 PM

Liam absolutely agreed to the underwear shoot and it's clear he's comfortable with showing of his naked chest. But he probably had no clue that they'd want to shoot him completely nude, without even a cock sock, most of the time. And it's easy to imagine that he wasn't as comfortable with that.

Hugo is probably Liam's most high profile jobs these days and actively helps promoting his music career as well. If he wants to have a career and not just retire in the countryside, he certainly didn't want to annoy someone or end a shoot, when Hugo is willing to work with him on several campaigns and lets him design a capsule collection (and wasn't there talk about a perfume as well?).

And honestly, I have a hard time calling him an exhibitionist, when Harry was either bare chested or in skimpy shorts for basically everything in this era - the Rolling Stone shoot, the Face shoot, the orgy music video, all promo shoots for Lights Up...

by Anonymousreply 209October 16, 2019 7:24 PM

Video is stupid. He looks uncomfortable, drunk, and drugged up. Not hot. Boring pandering gaybaiting bullshit once again. Just like everyone else noticed. What a retard you must be to buy into this and defend it. Haha. Geez. He looks like a pug or whatever they are called. Song was best part and I still never wanna hear it again. It sounded like a song I've heard before in parts.

by Anonymousreply 210October 16, 2019 8:12 PM

Video is stupid. He looks uncomfortable, drunk, and drugged up. Not hot. Boring pandering gaybaiting bullshit once again. Just like everyone else noticed. What a retard you must be to buy into this and defend it. Haha. Geez. He looks like a pug or whatever they are called. Song was best part and I still never wanna hear it again. It sounded like a song I've heard before in parts.

by Anonymousreply 211October 16, 2019 8:12 PM

Apparently a director's cut of the video will soon be released with more outfits in his current aesthetic - transparent white and pink ruffled blouses, lavender grandpa trousers, a lacy dress, ballet slippers, a fully sequined suit thing with high heels... The fangirls are losing their minds over it, but at this point I'm not sure if they are truly thrilled with this or just pretending, because Harry could wear the most hideous thing imaginable (I mean, he's already quite close) and they'd declare it the height of sexiness. Because honestly, this fashion.... idk... I was quite okay with Harry just in black jeans and a simple sleeveless white t-shirt?

It's interesting though that from the screenshots it's apparent that the full video had actually some kind of storyline or at least a lot more locations and visuals. But they still chose to make the drugged naked orgy at least 70 % of the whole video - apparently they knew that they need to up the whole (bi)sexuality to sell that song and the target audience cares way more about people grinding on bare chested Harry than an actual story.

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by Anonymousreply 212October 16, 2019 8:44 PM

Zayn's collab with Sabrina Claudio has a music video now as well. Is this R&B pop too? Because if so... damn. I've always said here that I'm not into Harry's song because I just don't like R&B pop. But I quite like Zayn's/Sabrina's song. Liked it when it came out and still like it now with the video Her voice reminds me a bit of Lana Del Rey. And the video even has a kind of slightly similar fuzzy midnight neon lights infused vibe.

So this means I just don't like Harry's song rip. :/

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by Anonymousreply 213October 16, 2019 11:27 PM

Liam released an acoustic version of SIU. I like it better than the original version.

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by Anonymousreply 214October 17, 2019 12:04 AM

Someone give this man a part in a movie as one of the Romantic poets.

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by Anonymousreply 215October 17, 2019 12:22 AM

I had no idea there were fans of the music in this thread. I thought everybody else just wanted to gnaw on his taint like me.

by Anonymousreply 216October 17, 2019 12:22 AM

'And honestly, I have a hard time calling him an exhibitionist, when Harry was either bare chested or in skimpy shorts for basically everything in this era - the Rolling Stone shoot, the Face shoot, the orgy music video, all promo shoots for Lights Up'

Big difference between displaying your chest in a seriously arty video by a big name director, and showing off your ass crack and pubes and post coital PDA on Instagram. And the RS pictures were balanced by Harry's four Gucci shoots,which were all fully clothed.

Hugo want pictures of underwear. This can easily be accomplished without anybody, let alone a big celeb worth 40m, being naked in front of a huge room of people and having to get drunk of Tequila to cope with it all. Liam was fine with it but he was also, as usual, desperate for attention. So he pretends he wasn't fine with it for more attention. Just like he pretends to be agoraphobic for attention but then captions a picture of him hosting a big London party 'The Great Gatsby is my spirit animal'.

Not a week has gone by without him posing it up on IG since 1d split. The Guardian even took the piss out of him for it. He needs likes and comments and Sun articles like other people need oxygen. Harry isn't like this.

by Anonymousreply 217October 17, 2019 12:39 AM

Harry is the type to reinvent himself, like many big stars. Anyone expecting introspective folk needs to join the Welp Troll and its endless bitching. Most of his fans like this new song better than any of the HS1 tunes.

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by Anonymousreply 218October 17, 2019 1:04 AM

R218 lol not everyone not loving Lights Up is on the same level as the Welp troll. Generalisations like that are what derail any discussion into blind Harry adoration and blind Harry hate.

by Anonymousreply 219October 17, 2019 1:08 AM

At a Climbing Centre in London.

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by Anonymousreply 220October 17, 2019 1:13 AM

R219, 95% of H's fandom are still really young. He gave them all something to dance to in clubs and at parties. People are already posting videos of themselves doing just that. He's 25 and he has always, always been unpredictable. Who would have thought in 2013 that in 2015 he'd have hair down below his shoulders and be wearing huge floral suits?

I can't ever see him being tied down to one particular genre or look. He'll always be Harry Styles, though. He can get away with it, as Pitchfork said. He's the one putting on the show. I'm quite glad he's moved away (if only temporarily) from the earnest Sweet Creature type songs.

by Anonymousreply 221October 17, 2019 1:18 AM

Niall is embarrassing as fuck. Literally shaking his ass. Someone must have told him he was sexy.

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by Anonymousreply 222October 17, 2019 1:35 AM

For the Welp Troll, who still thinks Louis' kid isn't his own.

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by Anonymousreply 223October 17, 2019 1:54 AM

R223 Little Freddie looks so much like Louis. That some people still don't believe it shows their level of delusion. It's such an incredibly cute kid too.

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by Anonymousreply 224October 17, 2019 1:59 AM

R221 Probably. I guess he also brings back those fans that only grudgingly accepted HS1's sound. I've seen a few people, who kind of "admitted" now, that they were never really into HS1, and prefer the new sound. It's a bit hard for me to wrap my head around, because those were people with fan accounts on social media and all that. They were literally singing his and his music's praises for 2.5 years now (and therefore his whole solo career) and went to his concerts without really liking it? Without knowing if he'll ever change the sound? Wild. I guess especially the younger fans are often more into Harry himself instead any music he puts out. But we see the same phenomenon with the other 1D boys too.

by Anonymousreply 225October 17, 2019 2:07 AM

This is his peak sound to me, absolutely amazing cover, amazing voice, amazing everything. It's pretty clear that HS2 won't sound anything like this, but I'd have loved that. However it's probably not a sound that would appeal to a broad audience or chart well? I'm not even sure if Harry himself likes it as he only did that cover one single time at his very first concert and never ever again. I wonder why...

(Also like his look here - simple black shirt, not too buttoned up, somewhat extravagant trousers, but not the grandpa variety from what I can see. Very nice.)

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by Anonymousreply 226October 17, 2019 2:18 AM

I'm going to give Louis, Liam and Niall a lot of credit for hustling every radio and tv gig they could to promote their singles. Harry has done nothing.

Now before the troll says that Harry doesn't need to do that cuz he is more popular. Bullshit. Every artist that gives a damn does as much PR as they can, even the singers way more popular than Harry. It does several things to help sales and it makes fans happy. No brainer.

by Anonymousreply 227October 17, 2019 5:27 AM

Rumors are that the Directors Cut actually tells a story.

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by Anonymousreply 228October 17, 2019 5:43 AM

R227 I agree, Louis, Liam and Niall worked hard during their single promo and I really respect a their hustle. Louis has taken two weeks off to be with his son, I think, but Liam & Niall are doing stuff all the time and it's commendable.

However I honestly don't think Harry is sitting around and twiddling his thumbs, just because. He might avoid doing radio stuff (because he might not like it in general or because he doesn't want answer questions about his single/music video or whatever else), but I really think his team has planned... something. This is not just an unknown artist bumbling along and avoiding work, he's surrounded by professionals - a big label, management, marketing, PR, he has plenty of connections and mentors in the music industry. There also must be a budget for promo, that was hardly spent so far. And it doesn't even have something to do with liking Harry, to me it's just common sense, that his label wouldn't basically ignore what one of their biggest artists is or isn't doing.

And so far it hasn't exactly been a traditional single roll-out - there was no real announcement (nearly a surprise drop), no promo whatsoever except a few posters only superfans would recognise, a website generator, a few strategic placements (spotify, amazon), a few tweets. We still have no idea if there will be a second single and when. Or an album announcement. Nothing.

I mean, Louis' fans like to claim that his label is actively sabotaging him, because according to them, they don't do enough. But Louis' label still did more promo than there was for Light's Up so far. This screams to me that there are some surprises planned.

by Anonymousreply 229October 17, 2019 6:07 AM

R229 His single needs PR now, not later.

by Anonymousreply 230October 17, 2019 10:55 AM

His court case has only just finished but I think he's going to drop hs2 soon and all the major promo will take place for that.

Niall dropped to #64 on the US itunes despite impacting radio there this week. Harry impacts today.

by Anonymousreply 231October 17, 2019 11:34 AM

I think he just does not care, honestly, and goes through the motions to a minimal degree.

Why does he keep creating singles that will be difficult for him to sing live? Why not make music that works well for his voice?

At least --the bullets! the bullets!-- stuck with the listener in a hilarious way. This single leaves no impression at all.

Harry does not seem comfortable with himself or his career and that diminishes the experience for the listener/watcher. Hope the next singlr is a storng one.

by Anonymousreply 232October 17, 2019 12:02 PM

Welpyyyyyyy at R232, this is a very strong song and he absolutely does care. So much attention to detail went into the making of the video. Looking forward to the director's cut.

He'll use a voice processor live for Lights Up. Many artists do this. Zayn used one to record Pillowtalk.

by Anonymousreply 233October 17, 2019 12:50 PM

I wonder how tf he'll sing that live as well, but NOT because he doesn't have the skill lol. I mean, Harry has shown again and again that he's a very skilled singer. SOTT is an incredibly difficult song for anyone to sing live - some people have tried it using it for casting shows like The Voice, but most have both changed it and failed. It requires range, power, modulation, excellent breath control etc. all at once. The grand finale of that song is just.. crazy, but that's a big part of its appeal. Harry changed the end a bit for his tour, because it's so taxing, but he did sing the full song plenty of times on live TV, Live Lounge, Carpool Karaoke, sitting on a couch in his Behind the Album doc with Mitch in his arm etc. And he showed that he can definitely sing it. The only time he didn't reach the final high notes was on SNL - one time and people act like he can't sing lol.

No, the real reason why I wonder how Harry will sing Lights Up live - not so much for radio/TV, but rather on tour - is that the sound requires a different line-up and has a very different feeling than HS1 and to me it feels like he would require a completely different stage. So the question is: will he change his live sound as well? From a classic rock band line-up to a pop set and use a voice processor, beats and plenty of backing tracks? Or will he change the song and create a different non-pop version for live performances, maybe even forgo the voice processing? The latter would be more interesting to me, basically an "unplugged" version of Lights Up.

by Anonymousreply 234October 17, 2019 6:27 PM

R235, you can still have a live tock band with processing effects controlled by the keyboardist, like New Order do.

by Anonymousreply 235October 17, 2019 11:52 PM

Will he be performing it shirtless ?

by Anonymousreply 236October 18, 2019 3:40 AM

R235 I've never seen New Order performing live, just looked up several live performances of Blue Monday. Of the traditional instruments they just keep the bass. There's the keyboard of course, the drummer switches to synths and the guitarist plays something idk what it's called... looks like a mini electric drum kit?

But yeah, this switching instruments thing could function for Harry as well as nearly all of his band members play multiple instruments and Sarah for example comes from electronic music/synth pop anyway.

A stripped down "acoustic" version would still be interesting. Maybe if Harry does a tiny desk concert one day.

by Anonymousreply 237October 18, 2019 4:52 AM

🎶 All the light couldn't put out the dark

In the Welp Troll's heart... 🎶

by Anonymousreply 238October 18, 2019 10:22 AM

Harry is #3 on the Official Uk Charts.

by Anonymousreply 239October 18, 2019 7:16 PM

Harry is #3 in the UK Top 40.

by Anonymousreply 240October 18, 2019 7:17 PM

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by Anonymousreply 241October 18, 2019 7:39 PM

I'd like to hang with him.

by Anonymousreply 242October 19, 2019 7:22 AM

harry has it all

a star is born

by Anonymousreply 243October 19, 2019 10:37 AM
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