Press Coverage, for American Idol - I Walk the Line Options

[jaybb]

So many people are starting to notice it was not LIVE's version, from About.com's news section:

http://top40.about.com/b/a/207909.htm

and from USA Today:

http://blogs.usatoday.com/idolchatter/

[mrmcpheezy]

Live covered I Walk the Line? Not cool.

[Schlomo]

Why not?

[mrmcpheezy]

Because they're not awesome enough to be playing that song.

[jaybb]

Live covered I Walk the Line? Not cool.

You really didn't know that? It was on the Awake CD.

[mrmcpheezy]

I don't own that.

[Jennyfoo]

Um yeah, it was very obvious to anyone that's ever heard Ed sing that song that Chris was singing ED'S version of it! Not his own.

[Soxwsc]

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/commentary/0,...73_3_0_,00.html

"Still, I don't see why the bald and beautiful Chris should suffer a backlash. For one thing, his performance was a heckuva lot better than Live's." - Michael Slezak

This post has been edited by Soxwsc: Mar 23 2006, 10:26 am

[EdsIris]

It was on the 10:00 news last night on Fox 5 in NYC... they played a clip of Chris' performance (which I missed the first time around), and then they played LIVE's version.

BTW, why did my account get deleted? I know I haven't posted in a while, but BOOO!!!

This post has been edited by EdsIris: Mar 23 2006, 10:46 am

[digthetones24]

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/commentary/0,...73_3_0_,00.html

"Still, I don't see why the bald and beautiful Chris should suffer a backlash. For one thing, his performance was a heckuva lot better than Live's." - Michael Slezak

Ah yes, another music critic who clearly has never had a music lesson in his life. The writing of the version was note for note the same as Live's. Also, better than the Live performance? Did this guy hear Chris struggle to hit the low notes on the opening verse (The part that is down the octave)? What a jack-ass.

As for the possibility of credit being cut from pre-performance interviews, I can imagine that happening. It would be a shame, because there were enough people irritated over the situation.

Finally, these damn judges. I watch the show every week. My wife teaches vocal ped. at a university, and we kind of do vocal analysis on the contestants. It's interesting to see who has had good training and who has not. They could not have found three people with more awful ears than these three. Simon is a genius when it comes to marketing and image, but doesn't know that much about the technical side of music. Paula is a blabbering idiot who sold albums because of her dancing in her music videos, not her voice. I'm pretty sure Randy is retarded... Make a note of how, whenever a singer is flat, he will consistently tell them they are sharp. Live TV can change pitch slightly, but not entire half steps. The orchestra also provides a guidline for pitch. So, anyone who is surprised that the judges did not catch that it was the Live version...

[mrmcpheezy]

YOU MEAN AMERICAN IDOL ISN'T THE BEST PLACE TO GO FOR OBJECTIVELY ACCURATE MUSIC CRITIQUE AND THAT THE SINGERS THAT WIN AREN'T NECESSARILY ALL THAT GOOD?!

*head explodes*

[Soxwsc]

Looking over Entertainment Weekly, I found this: http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1171870_3_0_,00.html

"Is there any particular song you've been dying to perform that you haven't yet?"
CHRIS "I'd love to do something from Live — that's my favorite band."

[digthetones24]

YOU MEAN AMERICAN IDOL ISN'T THE BEST PLACE TO GO FOR OBJECTIVELY ACCURATE MUSIC CRITIQUE AND THAT THE SINGERS THAT WIN AREN'T NECESSARILY ALL THAT GOOD?!

*head explodes*

Like I said, how could anyone be surprised that the judges drop the ball on something. I don't watch the show for their critique, but to study vocalists from a vocal ped. aspect. Believe it or not, there are some very good singers on the show. Kathleen has been very well trained, though I don't know that her classical training is going to sit well with the average audience. Kelly Clarkson was once the same type of singer, and the pop world has destroyed her voice to the point that I would not be surprised to see her develop vocal nodes (a la Mariah Carey and Gwen Stefani). Even though he's lord of the dorks, and the writing they do for him is horrendous, Clay is a phenomenal vocal technician.

Anyway, I was in no way saying that I expected American Idol to be the place to go for objectively accurate music critique. I was simply asking that people keep these things in mind when showing surprise over the recent, and probably ridiculous, "scandal."

[mrmcpheezy]

Like I said, how could anyone be surprised that the judges drop the ball on something. I don't watch the show for their critique, but to study vocalists from a vocal ped. aspect. Believe it or not, there are some very good singers on the show. Kathleen has been very well trained, though I don't know that her classical training is going to sit well with the average audience. Kelly Clarkson was once the same type of singer, and the pop world has destroyed her voice to the point that I would not be surprised to see her develop vocal nodes (a la Mariah Carey and Gwen Stefani). Even though he's lord of the dorks, and the writing they do for him is horrendous, Clay is a phenomenal vocal technician.

Anyway, I was in no way saying that I expected American Idol to be the place to go for objectively accurate music critique. I was simply asking that people keep these things in mind when showing surprise over the recent, and probably ridiculous, "scandal."

I feel you.