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The Idols sang two Neil Diamond songs this week, but only recorded one. Here’s my take on this week’s recordings.
I’m listing the tunes in order of popularity, according to Rickey’s iTunes chart.
- David Cook - “I’m Alive” - I hear that the DC fans would love a recorded version of “All I Ever Really Need is You”. So would I. I wish it would have been recorded instead of “I’m Alive”. But such as it is, this version rocks as much as it can, driven by Cookie’s passionate delivery.
- Brooke White - “I Am…I Said” - Brooke’s live version of this song was moving and beautifully rendered. The recorded version isn’t as intimate as the live version, but it doesn’t disappoint.
- Jason Castro - “Forever in Blue Jeans” - I’d love a truly acoustic version of this song. The strings are a bit much, but Jason’s quirky, laid back vocals are perfect for the breezy material.
- David Archuleta - “Sweet Caroline” - I’m a little surprised that the rousing “America” wasn’t chosen as the studio recording. At this point, the overplayed original sounds karaoke. It’s tough to listen to knock-offs. Nevertheless, Archie does a nice job with the tired material.
- Syesha Mercado - “Hello Again” - The scrappy Syesha delivers a sweet and understated performance here. As long as she backs off the high notes, which she does for the most part here, she sounds great. The arrangement is heavy on the syrupy strings. I wish the arrangers would knock that off.
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I love the way Jason breathes when he sings and I absolutely love his phrasing. Different strokes.
ohhhhh pm- Please let that happen and make sure I’m in chat when it does…bwahahahahhahahahah. Talk about the scream heard round the world…:)
LOL. We’d need paramedics or something in chat that night if what pm said becomes true.
I totally agree with this. A good vocal coach will do him a world of good. Another problem I’ve noticed is his posture when singing - whether he’s standing or sitting, he appears to be slightly hunched over. It cuts of his free air circulation. But…yeah, that can be remedied.
Thanks I know nothing about singing technique. I only know what I like.
I hate to admit my stupidity but I went to Rickey’s to look for the live mp3’s and I can’t find any mp3’s - could someone tell me how to find them? Do I have to register? Thanks - I really really want DC’s other song from this week.
No need to register. Just find the performance post via the contestant links on the top right of the page, and at the bottom of the post there’s usually a link that says “Continue reading: [Contestant] — [Song] — MP3 Video”. After the jump, there’ll be something that says “Direct link to MP3 and video clip:”. The links to the mp3’s are after that, which you can right click and save.
LOL, right. Definitely, definitely not as bad.
LMAO. Talk about me having to work damage control in chat. ;)
I remember we found out pre-finale last year what the winning coronation song was. I wonder if that will happen again this year. I hope so.
I will be really curious to see what the “change” to this year’s coronation song will be. I hope it’s two different ones. I like those finales a lot better.
Thanks so much Hisaki - That was SO easy!!!! I was looking for a thread or file with just mp3’s. I went there several times looking all over the site but didn’t go far enough under the contestants. I am happy now even though I hope they make a full length version of AIRNIY.
I love the studio version of “I Am… I Said” :) It’s been on repeat in my iTunes since yesterday.
for the final 2 song… i think its gonna be the same song… (or else why vote for the songwriting competition again this year) but they will be able to change it up
one can hope anyway