Ashlee Simpson

[Rye]

Addition to the whole SNL accident, now when Ashlee actually tried singing at a football game recently, the whole stadium booed her because she sang off-key.

Apparantly ever since the SNL accident which was cause because, in her words "acid reflux ruins her voice chords" she's been trying to sing live without lip-synching. It hasn't been working out well.

Seems like some people should stick to acting. What's your opinion on Ashlee?

[Flying Mullet]

She sucks.

[Pure Strife]

She sucks.

[m4tt]

She should stick to mooching off her sister. She sucks at acting too.

[Rye]

She should stick to mooching off her sister. She sucks at acting too.

xD True. Now Jessica Simpson is a very talented singer. I know her songs aren't all that good, but she's an amazing singer both live and on CD.

[Aurey]

I don't like her.

I find her voice very annoying. Same with Jessica Simpson. But, maybe that's just me. :/

[TheAbominatrix]

She should stick to mooching off her sister. She sucks at acting too.

[edczxcvbnm]

Is she legal XD

[DMKA]

SNL accident? I haven't heard about this...would you have a link to an article about it or something?

Anyway, I've only heard one song by her, "Pieces of Me"...and...I don't like it. Then again, I never did like these "ooo since my sibling can sing I can too!" acts anyway...cept the Jacksons...they were good.

[TheAbominatrix]

DMKA - She got caught lip-synching on SNL when they cued up the wrong song. She tried to blame it on her band, but no one bought it.

[Rye]

http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2004-10-24-ashlee-snl_x.htm

And she did this funny jig at the end for some reason. xD

[Shockwave Pulsar]

You know, the other day i was thinking about the whole Ashlee simpson image/product. i think this is a boarderline strategy to make publicity out of humiliation. Let me explain, in her show she's humiliated tons of times, she can't sing, or she gets lost, and so forth. When i see that she can't sing a note, and she can't write a thing, that makes me (being a musician) angry, and makes me wanna go bash her with everyone i can. it is at this point that i fell in the trap, because what i'm doing is giving her publicity. That's what happened with many people i know. But still she wasn't so big, because not everyone saw her show. So they decided to do something "big". The lip-sync incident was probably one of the most talked about issues i've seen, especially in the net, which is something rather rare, there was at least 1 thread in every message board i go to and add to that the creation of a whole website just because of this.
And now this?


IMO

[Rye]

But do people thinking she's untalented sell records?

[Shockwave Pulsar]

Apparently, good or bad publicity introduces the "artist" to the masses, which can lead them to look into her/his work, and meaby they'll like it. I've seen many people do it big that way, at least in my country.
I know my theory sounds rather weird, but hey i just though i'll share it.

[TheAbominatrix]

All I know is that certain record stores (I think it may have been Ameoba), offered a deal where people could come in and trade their Ashlee Simpson cd for "good music". I think the list of good included Led Zeppelin and Modest Mouse and so on. It was awesome.

[Rye]

xD That's so awesome. I wish record stores near me did that.

[DMKA]

OMG...I found the video online... (http://www.collegehumor.com/news/ashlee_snl.wmv)

That has to be the highlight of humor in 2004. I especially loved how the band members looked at each other and grinned. :p

You know, someone really needs to stick an "OWNED!" image in there somewhere.

[Bloodline666]

In all honesty, I could not only care less about Ashlee Simpson, but I could also care less about pop music in general. I'd like to know what the recording industry has been smoking. Here's all this cheesy pop, and out of all of these cheesy pop musicians, you've got one who's not at all talented, but they say, "well, she's related to Jessica Simpson, so why not hook the audience onto her music, too?" And while they clearly show bias towards pop and rap, the RIAA treats one genre of music I really enjoy like <img src=http://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gif><img src=http://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gif><img src=http://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gif><img src=http://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gif>; that being Metal. Is this cool? No! Not at all! I feel that Ashlee Simpson rightfully deserved to be booed, because she sucks, and yet, she's still reaping the benefits of the recording industry.

[DMKA]

In all honesty, I could not only care less about Ashlee Simpson, but I could also care less about pop music in general. I'd like to know what the recording industry has been smoking. Here's all this cheesy pop, and out of all of these cheesy pop musicians, you've got one who's not at all talented, but they say, "well, she's related to Jessica Simpson, so why not hook the audience onto her music, too?" And while they clearly show bias towards pop and rap, the RIAA treats one genre of music I really enjoy like <img src=http://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gif><img src=http://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gif><img src=http://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gif><img src=http://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gif>; that being Metal. Is this cool? No! Not at all! I feel that Ashlee Simpson rightfully deserved to be booed, because she sucks, and yet, she's still reaping the benefits of the recording industry.
But you see, thats the thing - it's what the people are buying, it's where the cash is at, and that's all that matters to them. Reguardless of how much you may think it sucks, to others, I guess it doesn't. Therefore, they aren't "smoking" anything...they're interested in making money, and that's what they're doing...it's intellegent to do what you're going to make the most money with in the business world, and they're doing it.

Sad fact? Perhaps.

[White Raven]

Seems like some people should stick to acting.

It seems like some people should stick to staying out of the spotlight and just be happy that your sister is mildly talented and making money.

[Sweet Beloved]

Well, to be honest, I don't like the way she sings either. She'd probably be better off letting her sister make all the cash. That I bet, was embarrassing.

[Miriel]

The awesomness of yesterday's football game (National champs, whoo!!) was marred only by that atrocious half-time show. Seriously, on top of the bad singing, Simpson was gyrating like some diseased animal. I don't like her much. =/

[RSL]

Ashlee Simpson is not the only person to use backing tracks and such during "live" performances. I also find the comparison to Milli Vinili (or however it's spelled) to be very annoying. Milli Vinili didn't even record the songs that they lip synched to. They tried to pass it off as though they were. Ashlee, on the other hand, did sing the studio version that she was lip synching to.

That being said, I don't enjoy her music. She probably can't sing live to save her life. She should probably quit while she's ahead.

[TheAbominatrix]

Yeah, lots of singers do it. She got caught, so now it's time to mock.

[Shlup]

I think it sucks that she's a pretty solid failure. Poor girl just wanted to live a dream, but she forgot that you have to not suck at least a little bit.

[nik0tine]

Everything went down hill after she dyed her hair. Man that's ugly!

[*ETERNAL FANTASY*]

i feel sorry for her...shes falling fast...and shes oing to be backed up into a wall so early...poor thing!

Am i the only one feeling sympathetic towards her? she does suck but i feel sorry for her though

[TheAbominatrix]

I dont feel sorry for anyone who piggy-back's another's fame. She had no talent on her own, she's famous because her sister is famous. Just like Jack and Kelley Osbourne, famous because of their father. Or Hailey Duff, famous because of her sister.

While I may not like all the people piggy-backed, they at least worked hard to get to the top. Their families did not, so I have no sympathy for them.

Ashlee probably could have saved face by owning up rather than blaming her band.

[DMKA]

Ashlee probably could have saved face by owning up rather than blaming her band.
I thought she blamed it on heartburn.

[TheAbominatrix]

She blamed the mistake on SNL on her band. She giggled and said "Oh, my band started playing the wrong song." she later said that she was lip synching because her voice was tired, and then changed it to acid reflux later.

I know plenty of singers that tour for months on end and sing/scream everynight without fail. She has no excuse.

[lordblazer]

i feel sorry for her...shes falling fast...and shes oing to be backed up into a wall so early...poor thing!

Am i the only one feeling sympathetic towards her? she does suck but i feel sorry for her though
I hate pop stars lol if anything I hope they catch every single pop star/boy band doing htis lmao and see them get booed off.

[SomethingBig]

Ashlee should so pull a Vanilla Ice.

[DMKA]

She blamed the mistake on SNL on her band. She giggled and said "Oh, my band started playing the wrong song." she later said that she was lip synching because her voice was tired, and then changed it to acid reflux later.
Ok...got it.

I don't see how and why she'd be going on tour now and MTV is starting the new season of her show this month, after all this.

Mainstream music has reached a new low when you've been publicly exposed as a fraud and people are still throwing money at you. :(

[Dingo Jellybean]

As a person, I won't judge her for this one incident, even if she did blame it on the band. And for reference, her dad, not Ashlee, made the excuse of acid-reflux...not her. She's just a good girl using what her daddy told her.

As for her career, she's still doing well. "La la" has been playing on the radio constantly, as well as Shadows and Pieces of Me.

She's not even that pretty either, she's probably borderline ugly if not for all that makeup and dyed hair. But look at BS, she lip-synched and she's still popular, so I doubt this will hurt her career. I did like Pieces of Me, and I still do. But she probably made enough money to support her for the rest of her life. If not, she can probably bum off Nick Lachey...who bums off Jessica.


i feel sorry for her...shes falling fast...and shes oing to be backed up into a wall so early...poor thing!

Am i the only one feeling sympathetic towards her? she does suck but i feel sorry for her though

I do have some sympathy for her, even if she blamed it on her band. She probably panicked and couldn't get her thoughts straight and just blamed the band. I'm sure she apologized to them...or gave them a hefty amount of keep their mouth shut. But the band doesn't have much of a choice, since bands are a dime a dozen, if they say anything her dad will probably fire them.


<font SIZE=1>Addition to the whole SNL accident, now when Ashlee actually tried singing at a football game recently, the whole stadium booed her because she sang off-key. </font>

I don't think they booed her because of that. Many people don't know how to differentiate a note in singing...or in music in general. They booed her, IMO, because of her lip-syncing fiasco and how she handled it.

She's not the greatest singer, but she should stick to writing her songs. She's not a bad writer, with or without help, and she can be like Michelle Branch or Vanessa Carlton...neither are great singers, but has lyrical talent and composing to back them up.

Anyone who wants to see it can click the link below:

http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2662083?htv=12

Again, it doesn't take a real music genius to tell that not only were her notes off-key...they were off-base. I don't care if she can't sing octaves, can she even sing a note? One of the most horrible performances ever, too bad ABC panned away from her face after the boos. Not that I would take pleasure in others' misery, but it would have been nice to keep the camera in place.

Lastly, wasn't Gwen Stefani suppose to perform? I guess she feared the same treatment as well. Some reports indicate she had a scheduling conflict(yeah right), but I doubt it. If you have a chance to perform in front of a national audience, I don't see how any artist would turn that down.

[Rye]

Gwen Stefani is horrible live. It's sad. Half of singers these days cannot sing live for the life.

[Dingo Jellybean]

Gwen Stefani is horrible live. It's sad. Half of singers these days cannot sing live for the life.

I think the percentage is much greater than that. I would say of all mainstream music, maybe 5% of the artists can actually sing...which is why I like Bonnie McKee and Toby Lightman. I suggest everyone buy their albums, you'll get great lyrics, real singing, and satsifaction.

[Rye]

Of the pop singers, the only ones I've heard who sing good live are Christina (obviously, she's amazing) and Jessica Simpson.

[Dingo Jellybean]

Of the pop singers, the only ones I've heard who sing good live are Christina (obviously, she's amazing) and Jessica Simpson.

CA is almost hip-hop now, at least from her lyrics and who she does her songs with. But Kelly Clarkson is pop also, and she can probably sing better than CA or JS.

[Rye]

Oh yeah, Kelly is great live too. I think it goes CA > KC > JS for me. No one I've heard has a better voice than Christina.

[Dingo Jellybean]

Oh yeah, Kelly is great live too. I think it goes CA > KC > JS for me. No one I've heard has a better voice than Christina.

You're sexist. :-/

I'm going to give R.Kelly the nod for best live performance. He's just so talented...R&B singers are just...whew, I love their music. His I Believe I can Fly is the best live performance I have ever seen. It's too bad his music has gone down hill.

[Rye]

No, I think Chad Kroeger is good live too. I don't like Nickelback, but his voice is very good.

[escobert]

You're sexist. :-/

I'm going to give R.Kelly the nod for best live performance. He's just so talented...R&B singers are just...whew, I love their music. His I Believe I can Fly is the best live performance I have ever seen. It's too bad his music has gone down hill.
and he lieks to hump little girls and pee on them :smash: :smash: :smash: :smash:

EDIT: DINgo since you R. Kelly, BIG, and 2pac right? You may liek the song We will Survive by NaS ft R. Kelly a speaks about BIG and 2Pac in it.

[Dingo Jellybean]

and he lieks to hump little girls and pee on them :smash: :smash: :smash: :smash:

EDIT: DINgo since you R. Kelly, BIG, and 2pac right? You may liek the song We will Survive by NaS ft R. Kelly a speaks about BIG and 2Pac in it.

I won't touch R.Kelly's legal troubles...but that doesn't diminish his talent. As for Nas's We Will Survive, yeah...it's like the song Mosh. I like the lyrics, but the song isn't that great.

When he talks of "Thug Life", I thought he meant Bone Thugs n' Harmony. Bone will always be my top rap artists. Their style, it's so unique. I'm probably one of the few people who actually understands what they're saying without reading lyrics.

[kikimm]

Ugh. Blaming it on her band, was in my opinion, a real low blow. Just `fess up, jeez, and laugh it off---it would have been better than what she did.

But honestly, I really don't care. I'm worrying about my own life, not some "singer" who made a mistake on live television. It's nothing to get all huffy over, like at the football stadium. :rolleyes2


:D

[darkchrono]

Have you ever heard interviews of the Simpson girls or clips where they are just being themselves. Both those girls have an IQ of an acorn.

[Silmaril]

Ashlee Simpson and Haily Duff are major moochers.

[Linus]

The USC Vs. Oklahoma game was not only one of the worst bowl games I've ever seen, but having Ashlee Simpson as part of a halftime show is just beyond me. She was strictly awful.

[Pure Strife]

She was just "live" on Top Of The Pops. That was a damn long/dull song. Pop music with guitars, she's basically America's answer to Busted from what I can see.

As a side note, Green Day did Boulevard Of Broken Dreams on that show, and Billie looked stoned out of his mind. Great stuff.

[SadisticStreetSoldie]

Ashlee doesn't deserve all that money and the fancy clothes that she has. She blamed the musicians working with her (God help those poor men) for the whole Saturday Night Live incident and it wasn't their fault. She's too stuck-up and selfish to admit that she has no talent whatsoever and that she is nothing but a puppet of L.A. fatcats. I think she should give up before someone comes to assassinate her and that the musicians deserve that luxury lifestyle of hers. They're the ones who are working hard and are actually talented.

[Dingo Jellybean]

She was just "live" on Top Of The Pops. That was a damn long/dull song. Pop music with guitars, she's basically America's answer to Busted from what I can see.

As a side note, Green Day did Boulevard Of Broken Dreams on that show, and Billie looked stoned out of his mind. Great stuff.

ROFL, Green Day always looks like they're high on something. With the puffy eyes, I swear...I can't tell whether it's just a trend among them or they're high.

But I am anxiously awaiting an acoustic version of Boulevard of Broken Dreams. I know GD isn't known for acoustics, but I usually like acoustics of hit songs.

[Rye]

Green Day is awesome. I was watching them on Fuse live (AOL concert thing or whatever. I hate AOL. Green Day was one of the first good bands they've done like that) and Billie did look pretty stoned.

[Pure Strife]

She was live on CD:UK this morning too, having a chat about some videos they show to guests. Yep, that's one more little pop star that no one will care about soon enough.

There's probably an acoustic of BoBD somewhere on Kazaa already I expect. And yeah, Billie especially tends to look wasted, and Tre is a right laugh to watch.

[Shoeberto]

INTERJECTION

I lost respect for Greenday when they started wearing eye makeup.

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[Dingo Jellybean]

INTERJECTION

I lost respect for Greenday when they started wearing eye makeup.

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[GhandiOwnsYou]

let's make a little statement here. Ashlee Simpson is not a bad live singer. She is a bad singer period. You ever listened to what computers can do to a craptastic voice? They can make it sound like ashlee simpson does on the Radio. Passable and Poppy. Come on people, think about it. Every major female pop stars sister just HAPPENS to equal the talent of her sister? freaking computers.... they record the track, edit it by wave, distort it a twee little bit, give the girl a fashion makeover and a band that looks hot and can play, and release the music video to MTV. the end, insta-fake-star. and we, as moron consumers, eat it up. it's ridiculous, but so long as MTV exists to influence every moron around, we will have to deal with it.

[muchacho]

you guys are being so harsh, you could clearly see that her band was playing one scale to high which made her have to go to such a hard octave of singing that nobody could have sung it..... i mean, her drummer was playing WAY to fast for the song...........

J/K

ashlEE simpson is just rideing the wave of a crappy TV show and her sister. i think my butt could pull a better tune than her voice. her sister has a great vocie and is hot..... unlike ashlee simpson (at least go back to the blonde hair ashlee)