| Author | Message | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1914 Registered: 4-2004 |
yes i watch this show check this "kid" doing imagine and then realize that he is only 16 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpVuogzmWhg ps- ricky minor who leads the band is one solid bass man | ||
| olieoliver
Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 1770 Registered: 2-2006 |
Flax, the band is why I watch the show. Those cats can play anything and play it well! This is kid is good though and at 16. WOW | ||
| rami
Senior Member Username: rami Post Number: 755 Registered: 6-2002 |
Paula Abdul's comments to him after his performance really creeped me out. | ||
| jakebass
Junior Username: jakebass Post Number: 40 Registered: 7-2007 |
The Band are fantastic on that show. They make the UK version pale into insignificance. I wish Cowell would take note, it might mean some more gigs for some of the great players in the uk. | ||
| 2400wattman
Senior Member Username: 2400wattman Post Number: 509 Registered: 11-2005 |
Hey Rami that's because she's frustrated she can't legally turn this kid into her boy toy!! hehehehe Now he had good tone and a decent vibrato but I wish he and the rest of the contestants would drop the Jive Records school of scaling down to the target note. Ya'll know what I'm talking about. | ||
| 0vid
Intermediate Member Username: 0vid Post Number: 124 Registered: 4-2003 |
I watched it but didn't think it was that fantastic a vocal, it was good but not like the hype that came with it later. I thought it was odd no one chose 'Bridge over troubled Water' - a 70's singer's song if there ever was one. The kid who sang Long Train Running will get culled. | ||
| briant
Intermediate Member Username: briant Post Number: 121 Registered: 12-2004 |
Crap. Sorry but this is over-wanking of an otherwise great and simple song. I can't stand it when people do this to a song. There was absolutely nothing wrong with the original version, it was perfect, and this is just stretching out to make it more "interesting" to how people today think a great singer should sound. It adds nothing to the song. Add to the song or composition if you are going to change something. | ||
| grateful
Advanced Member Username: grateful Post Number: 267 Registered: 12-2004 |
I too hate this "modern method" of warbling round the right note: it suggests to me they can't actually hit the right note. According to the vid, he's 17 Flax: same age as Bobby Weir when the Dead started. | ||
| hankster
Intermediate Member Username: hankster Post Number: 162 Registered: 6-2004 |
Whatever you can say about the vocalists, the band is great. Ricky Miner also leads the band on "Don't Forget the Lyrics", which airs here right after AI, so we get a double dose of a great bassist-led band. | ||
| white_cloud
Advanced Member Username: white_cloud Post Number: 320 Registered: 11-2007 |
Very very talented kid - but I agree with Grateful. I would call this over-doing it somewhat! However I make that comment whilst taking nothing away from the youngster - I could never sing like that lol! Totally agree with the comments about the band and the the assertion that the UK version of this show is ABSOLUTE RUBBISH! Some of the so called "talent" on show is cringe-worthy (including this years winner Leon - wholly average in every respect!) John. | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 1919 Registered: 4-2004 |
i am always of the opinion that once the song is written it is free to be interpreted. That being said- remembering the kid is only 17 and came up with a very decent version says a lot about his talent. Ricky was one smart dude- they begged him to do the show for 2 years until they gave him total control. good thing- The thing i likr sbout the show is the transition of the more talented people. as the show goes on they develop more stage presence and morph in front of your eyes. Great case in point is carrie underwood. she is one fine singer. look out for a new show next year. next afganistan idol......one judge yes......... osama...... lol you remember him right- the guy who bush promised to get dead or alive.... | ||
| rami
Senior Member Username: rami Post Number: 756 Registered: 6-2002 |
I thought David Archuleta's version was amazing beyond words. An incredibly talented young man with one of the best sounding voices I've ever heard. I think he can sing the phone book and it would sound great. He's got an amazing future ahead of him. I'd definitely buy THAT CD when it comes out. I'm personally not a fan of Carrie Underwood, but there's no denying her great talent and enormous success. Everyone has a right to their likes and dislikes. I definitely like David Archuleta. For me, I thought that they could have ended the show right after his performance - He's already the winner. | ||
| cozmik_cowboy
Advanced Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 268 Registered: 10-2006 |
Lounge singer. Ho hum. Peter | ||
| dannobasso
Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 710 Registered: 3-2004 |
The vocal technique has been referred to as "urban yodeling" . Though I don't care for that style, it is amazing achievement to make it through a competition and sing on tv and all the other electronic media associated with it. Thats even harder than getting a record deal (which I'm sure he will have shortly if not already) and how many of us can boast that? A great accomplishment for a young vocalist. | ||
| rami
Senior Member Username: rami Post Number: 758 Registered: 6-2002 |
I'm actually a HUGE fan of Chris Cornell. I think he' got the ultimate Rock 'n Roll voice. I think I have just about everything he's ever recorded. | ||
| olieoliver
Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 1776 Registered: 2-2006 |
Some of the Idol contestants have been dropped from their record deals. The ability to sing is not a guarantee to success. Being marketable, how ever unfortunate is. Chris is a good singer but my favorite all time Rock-n-Roll voice IMHO, Paul Rodgers, hands down. Although one of my favorite male singers is Brad Delp. Olie. (I like this post number) (Message edited by olieoliver on March 01, 2008) | ||
| 811952
Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 1351 Registered: 10-2003 |
Chris Cornell is my favorite vocalist. I agree, his voice is the ultimate Rock 'n Roll voice. Of all the people I'd give my left bit to ever work with, he's at the top of that list. Paul Rodgers definitely has an iconic voice, but Brad Delp (RIP), while exceptionally talented and by all accounts a great person, just never did it for me. Hijack: I recently discovered that a local guy was Boston's original bassist and quit 6 months before they hit big. Apparently he was the only member who wasn't financially secure (i.e. didn't drive a Jaguar or Benz) and left the band so he could eat. He's done jazz gigs in the region forever, but I recently overheard someone say that he's now quit playing music altogether..  I can't help but wonder if a life feels more empty if you've never really had to struggle to achieve a certain lifestyle, and how much of a factor (if any) that might play in someone's (such as Brad) willingness to check out early. Also a reminder that we're all just people, record deal or no... John | ||
| anarchyx
Member Username: anarchyx Post Number: 64 Registered: 10-2007 |
I would have to disagree with you guys. I don't really like Chris Cornell. i personally think that the only thing good related to Chris was Audioslave because the rest of the band were from Rage Against The Machine. Or was that the case with Soundgarden? | ||
| rami
Senior Member Username: rami Post Number: 760 Registered: 6-2002 |
The Audioslave musicians were all from Rage Against The Machine - I think they all went back and reformed the group. As with Soundgarden, Chris Cornell wrote virtually all the music. As well as his amazing talent for writing great music, I REALLY like his voice. To each their own. | ||
| richbass939
Senior Member Username: richbass939 Post Number: 917 Registered: 11-2004 |
I'm not a big fan of some vocal styles (or musical styles, in general). However, people sing and play styles that they like and that complement their talents. I read something that Steve Morse said years ago. He said something like that he would rather be remembered as a good composer than as a good guitarist. A good song will go from one generation to the next and from one genre to another long after his guitar playing style isn't in vogue anymore. I may like Lennon's version of "Imagine" better than David Archuleta's but he isn't 52 years old and he probably is just adapting it to a style that he likes and can sing well. I think his voice, talent, and stage presence are great. I think it's really cool that kids appreciate the stuff that came out 30 or 40 years ago. Rich I agree with Rami about Paula Abdul. I wish she had just wept instead. | ||
| jedisan
New Username: jedisan Post Number: 2 Registered: 3-2008 |
Tried the link, and video has already been removed. I personally am not a big Idol watcher, but I did here about this guy from others. While mentioning other vocalists, I do agree Paul Rogers is great. I also think Ronny James Dio, when he doesn't scream, and Freddie Mecury were great vocalists as well. | ||
| rami
Senior Member Username: rami Post Number: 764 Registered: 6-2002 |
Ronnie Jame Dio IS definitely one of the greats. It's such a shame that he only made two studio albums with Black Sabbath. "Heaven and Hell" is one of my all time favorites - a true classic. Dio is also personally responsible for the hand gesture we associate with Rock - you know, the one with the thumb, index and pinky extended with the middle and ring finger tucked. |
