Saturday, March 23, 2013

American Idol 12: Top 9 Studio Versions

.. and then they were down to 9. During the live performance night, almost everyone rose to the challenge with the Lennon-McCartney songbook, but was it the same story when it comes to the studio recordings? Not exactly.

RANDOM THOUGHTS: Amber Holcomb probably has the BEST recording this week - or even this season. I honestly could listen to this over and over. I honestly don't know what is it about Amber's voice, maybe the mixture of tone, effortlessness and clarity, but it's absolutely divine. Janelle Arthur also has a nice recording with a very appealing old country sound to her voice. Candice Glover, yet again, has a better live performance than her studio version. Oh, and sue me, but I hated Angie Miller's version of Yesterday. Just like her live performance, she overly interpreted the song. It's pageanty with no nuance whatsoever. 

Amber Holcomb: She's Leaving Home
Angela Miller: Yesterday
Burnell Taylor: Let It Be
Candice Glover: Come Together
Devin Velez: A Long and Winding Road
Janelle Arthur: I Will
Kree Harrison: With A Little Help From My Friends
Lazaro Arbos: In My Life
Paul Jolley: Eleanor Rigby

2 comments:

benj said...

hehe.. thanks for that review dam.. me too.. i feel the same everytime i listen to ambers voice and her studio recordings.. so so so good.. LSS with her she's leaving home version.. i love her to death.. she reminds me of vonzell.. always smiling.. fun to watch and easy to relate with.. her tone is so smooth and clear.. all her live performances were great.. i love her!

Unknown said...

As always, thank you thank you thank you!!!

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