Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic recently spoke with ABC News Radio, and here’s what he had to say about Kelly Clarkson’s upcoming CD, due to drop in November:
OneRepublicà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Ryan Tedder did quite a bit of work on Kelly Clarksonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s forthcoming CD, and when asked to describe it, Tedder told ABC News Radio, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The sound is, in a word, amazing.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ He added, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“She was talking about how she thinks ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll be better than any album sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s put out so far. The last song we did [together] is my favorite song Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve done since à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Apologizeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ or à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Bleeding Loveà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ or whatever. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s very haunting.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ Tedder raves, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve never been more excited about material that Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve worked on with any artist, to be quite frank.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬
Saying the sound of the record is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“all over the place,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ Tedder explains, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s gonna have really aggressive, in-your-face rock/pop, but sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s also gonna have orchestral, Mozart moments of classical rhythmic stuff. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s great.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬
No doubt Kelly is going back to the formula that worked for her–made-for-radio hits. But, I hope, in the meantime, she’s brought along at least a bit of the adventurousness displayed on My December. Which, by the way, is one of those underrated albums that will be appreciated more as time passes, I predict…
I have do disagree with Archuleta having powerhouse vocals. Who got the powerhouse vocals on Shout to the Lord? Archuleta has a beautiful voice, but I don’t find him to be a powerhouse. How out of breath he gets between songs on the tour kinda scares me for him. I guess he’s ok because he keeps doing it however.
Oh crap, I forgot about Chivas, I loved that too……running to retrieve my ipod……
“Both of their pure voices have such a beautiful, soulful tone to them and would complement each other well.”
You took the words right outta my mouth abbysee! :happy_tb: Their voices both have some deep soul underpinnings that I can’t wait to hear them explore as they continue putting out material. Miss Kelly can hang with the best of em – anybody that can sing Etta James’s soul classic AT LAST like she did… Lord have mercy… She’s alright in my book!
That breathiness for DA is most likely the lingering effects from his vocal paralysis… I read somewhere that he has to employ conscious breathing techniques in order to compensate… and in spite of that he still delivers a purity of tone and clarity in his singing that to me is remarkable…. I guess the term powerhouse is relative, but in my book – he’s got the vocal gravitas to sing and sell everything from SHOP AROUND to IMAGINE to APOLOGIZE …. on through to CRUSH and beyond… maybe vocal dynamite is more apropos? :happy_tb:
There’s a song Kelly sang on the soundtrack of the Hugh Grant movie “Love Actually”… does anyone know the name? I had that movie on CD somewhere, can’t find it… it’s a kicking song……
What is: The Trouble With Love Is, Alex.
Sorry, random “Jeopardy” moment lol. Anyway, love the song, LOVE the movie.
maturin… i’d definitely recommend “sober” and “irvine.”
there are so many songs on this album i could’ve seen being huge singles, but she just never got the support. such a shame..
Thanks Sarah! Maybe I can find it somewhere on itunes or youtube…
Kelly might be my all time favorite Idol. Love her like crazy and I’ve been so anxious for this new album mostly because I love her voice. I’m not terribly impressed with Ryan Tedder though so I’m trying to stay open-minded. With the exception of Bleeding Love I’m not crazy about much else he’s done.
I always saw DC as the male Kelly..voice wise and his AI journey reminded me so much of hers. That said if they ever sang, or toured, or so much as a took a picture together I think I’d combust :jittery_tb:
Yeah I saw that article earlier and I was a little surprised she wasn’t mentioned =/ I tend to agree expectations for her will be lower this time around, plus Kelly for some reason actually never really gets huge first week sales so, I don’t know.
Gushing now, The Trouble With Love……incredible song.
I love Kelly…..
Me 2…. Hope she really knocks it outta the park w/this next album……
Kelly/Cook would be a fantastic tour. It could even be an arena tour. Their musical styles would be very complementary I think.
The new album sounds great. I did really love My December. The quality of an album should never be judged by the number it sells.
For me there has never been a voice on Idol that compares to Kellyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s. She has so much power to her voice and this extra ability to add so much emotion in her voice just by using that breathy tone. I remember reading that she had a horrible case of laryngitis when she did that version of “Shelter” and ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just heartbreaking. If you want an incredible version of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The Trouble with Loveà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the performance she did on Ryan Seacrestà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s show. The last notes she hits are out of this world. I love “My December” and think 90% of the disc is excellent.
Ditto and Ditto.
Kelly’s voice is a truly amazing thing. I also enjoyed a good portion of My December, and I’m looking forward to her next cd.
Right on Steven D… Kelly is the real deal… a natural born SINGER who can kill ya softly, or pin you to the wall – and stay on pitch and in the pocket at all times… she’ll be on my buy list whenever her album drops…
“Sober” and “Be Still” are my personal favorites. I never got into “Never Again.”
Add me to the list of people who can’t wait to buy her new album. She’s the only female Idol I go crazy about, and I only saw youtube clips of Season 1.
Sober, Be Still, Irvine, and Chivas are my favorites from My December, as well.
Oh, I liked “Maybe” as well.
Besides those, Fall Out Boy’s new album comes out on Nov. 4th, Taylor Swift Nov. 11th, Christina Aguilera may have some Greatest Hits album as well. So I don’t think the idols would rule the charts completely.
Thanks so much for the recs, peeps!
So what your telling me, is basically, the whole album! Cool.
Now I got a whole bunch of new songs to explore.
I like Kelly too – I have been looking forward to some new music from her. Wouldn’t mind her touring with Clay. That was a great tour. Clive has probably spewed his last poison. Now if only Clay would leave RCA!