Mylene is a has been

[Alizée_Fan_UK]

hmmmm... i hope mylène releases some new stuff soon!! and big praises to her as she is a good songwriter!! and alizée is good, but she won't compare to mylène! (but i somehow prefer alizée... hmmm...)
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[Mayhem]

Some people write, some people interpret. Just like some people direct, and actors just interpret the work. Doesn't make them any less great. If Lili starts writing, cool, but I won't sleight her for not doing it, just like I wouldn't sleight Edward Norton for not writing Fight Club. Great interpretation is just as important, and with her charm and grace and classy yet sexy style and magnetic personality, Lili out interprets Mylene any day. But I do respect Mylene for what she does. I just dont' like her presense.
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[diceyuk]

Just stumbled across this very old thread which was started in 2004. Not only is it interesting to read peoples thoughts at that time but it is quite topical as it touches on a period of Mylene inactivity not dissimilar from that which we are experiencing now.
It's only 2 pages long & it's well worth a read.
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[isis]

Wow.... people complaining about Mylène's long absences in between albums?? Haaa... newbies! :p

Being a newbie myself (relatively speaking), I learned this very early on. As someone else said... as fans, we get used to it, we might not like it, but we accept whatever we can get! lol We all know how Mylène works and most of us respect her times because we know that a few years later, we will be rewarded... at least in my case, Mylène has never failed to impress me with each new album, so I never feel "cheated" in any aspect... despite the long periods of inactivity.

The other interesting detail... people crying out loud for Alizée to go solo (sans Mylène/Laurent), to get her independence, thinking that was what she needed to better her career... and I won't go into it, but, in the end, where has that led her??

Going back to Mylène's periods of inactivity, thankfully, it seems like this time around we won't have to wait as long....
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[Anna]

isis wrote:

as fans, we get used to it, we might not like it, but we accept whatever we can get! lol We all know how Mylène works and most of us respect her times because we know that a few years later, we will be rewarded... at least in my case, Mylène has never failed to impress me with each new album, so I never feel "cheated" in any aspect... despite the long periods of inactivity.

Oh, really, Isis?
I thought you discovered Innamoramento album in 2007 , you didn't know Les Mots at that time, either...So how was it possible that you ever experienced "the long period of Mylene's inactivity"? Are you talking about these three/two years you were waiting for Point de suture ? Or, are you living in the reversed time continuity and can experience things back in the past?

[Clouseau]

diceyuk wrote:

Just stumbled across this very old thread which was started in 2004. Not only is it interesting to read peoples thoughts at that time but it is quite topical as it touches on a period of Mylene inactivity not dissimilar from that which we are experiencing now. It's only 2 pages long & it's well worth a read.

Yes, I agree dicey. Thanks for commenting on it, and it was definitely an interesting read. It makes me lament Ricky's present-day absence on this forum . . . his posts were great. The initial prediction that Mylene was a "has been" however has obviously been proven false. I may be a novice Mylene fan, but I've listened to every one of her albums a gajillion times, and at least as far as I'm concerned, the quality of EVERY studio album she has done since Anamorphosee has been mind blowing. The remix albums are lame (especially the 2003 one), but the albums that have been released since those posts were made (Avant Que L'Ombre & Point de Suture) were freakishly good with sold out concerts including the Stade de France in 2009. I think that takes her out of the realm of "has-beens!"

It's also interesting to note the uncertainty and/or differing opinions as to whether Alizee would sink or swim once she severed ties with Mylene & Laurent. I love Alizee, and have all of her albums - but in my opinion, the two she did with Mylene & Laurent were far superior to the ones after severing ties. I'm pretty certain that the sales of Psychédélices and Une Enfant Du Siècle were inferior to Gourmandises and Mes Courants Électriques (although it's perhaps a little unfair to draw comparisons to Une Enfant considering it was so recently released).

[isis]

Anna wrote:

Oh, really, Isis? I thought you discovered Innamoramento album in 2007 , you didn't know Les Mots at that time, either...So how was it possible that you ever experienced "the long period of Mylene's inactivity"? Are you talking about these three/two years you were waiting for Point de suture ? Or, are you living in the reversed time continuity and can experience things back in the past?

Yessss, as a matter of fact, I am living in the reversed time continuity and can experience things back in the past... you didn't know this?? tsk tsk tsk :p

Lol... anyways... to me a "long period of inactivity" is subjective... so maybe 4 or 5 years is a long period for you, while 1 year might be a long period for me... And even though, as I did mention in my post, I am in fact a newbie to the whole Mylène fan thing, I am certain that I would respect Mylène's "silence" for 4 or 5 years just the same as I've respected her "silence" for a year or for a few months or for whatever period of time...
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[jonah]

Totally agree with you on that Isis M8, I feel the same way, In some ways I'd rather wait for her to do a really good album than to just turn out any old dross on a regular basis.

Trouble with Mylene is....I miss her

Don't hear anything for ages and then she just appears and does a blinder!!

At least she's not legging it around the globe adopting babies and stuff...well at least I don't think she is lol

Anyway in my opinion she's definately not past it, not by a long way
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[espoac]

I often hear people telling me that she's a has-been. Yet she keeps setting records. In my opinion she keeps succeeding because she's different. Her music is obviously unlike anything else (French or otherwise) as is her marketing/business strategy. What she does strikes a chord with the public and it always will because she plays on emotions that are timeless. Mylene will sell out stadiums and have number 1 singles for as long as she likes. The fact that she's mysterious and unattainable certainly doesn't hurt either. People love and desire what they can't have.

[isis]

espoac wrote:

I often hear people telling me that she's a has-been. Yet she keeps setting records. In my opinion she keeps succeeding because she's different. Her music is obviously unlike anything else (French or otherwise) as is her marketing/business strategy. What she does strikes a chord with the public and it always will because she plays on emotions that are timeless. Mylene will sell out stadiums and have number 1 singles for as long as she likes. The fact that she's mysterious and unattainable certainly doesn't hurt either. People love and desire what they can't have.

Whoaaa, 3 posts and I'm already starting to like u espoac!! hahaha... You're right on spot on everything you just said... it's true, Mylène plays on timeless emotions and by now she has captured her public in such a way that she knows she'll always have a sizeable market for whatever she throws at them... plus somehow (without much marketing/promotion) she keeps making new fans!
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[espoac]

isis wrote:

espoac wrote: I often hear people telling me that she's a has-been. Yet she keeps setting records. In my opinion she keeps succeeding because she's different. Her music is obviously unlike anything else (French or otherwise) as is her marketing/business strategy. What she does strikes a chord with the public and it always will because she plays on emotions that are timeless. Mylene will sell out stadiums and have number 1 singles for as long as she likes. The fact that she's mysterious and unattainable certainly doesn't hurt either. People love and desire what they can't have. Whoaaa, 3 posts and I'm already starting to like u espoac!! hahaha... You're right on spot on everything you just said... it's true, Mylène plays on timeless emotions and by now she has captured her public in such a way that she knows she'll always have a sizeable market for whatever she throws at them... plus somehow (without much marketing/promotion) she keeps making new fans!

Nice to know I'm appreciated haha! I also wanted to add that I mostly hear this from Americans (not that there are any French people with whom I can talk about Mylene; I live in NY lol). I think that's because there really aren't any comparable artists in the US in terms of longevity. Sure there's Madonna but she's far from still being on top and her following has only grown weaker with time. The idea that a popular singer could stay relevant for 25 years is foreign to American audiences.