150: Five Directions: How do the solo efforts of One Direction stack up?
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The boy band One Direction has been on hiatus for nearly five years, yet only now have all of the members of the group released a solo album. But how do these efforts from Niall, Liam, Harry, Louis and Zayn stack up? Vox Writer (and One Direction fan) Alexa Lee compares albums as a challenge for each member to rise to their greatest artistic potential.
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Read Alexa’s piece “2 winners and 3 losers from One Direction’s solo albums”
Listen to Nate convince Charlie to love One Direction in an early episode of Switched On Pop
SONGS DISCUSSED
- Zayne - Let Me
- Zayne - Entertainer
- Niall Horan - Nice To Meet You
- Niall Horan - Put A Little Love On Me
- Liam Payne - Strip That Down
- Liam Payne - Hips Don't Lie
- Louis Tomlinson - Walls
- Louis Tomlinson - Kill My Mind
- Harry Styles - Adore You
- Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar
- Harry Styles - Cherry
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