Congratulations to Carrie Underwood for earning 4 Grammy nominations today!
Song of the Year - Jesus, Take the Wheel
New Artist
Country Female Vocal - Jesus, Take the Wheel
Best Country Song - Jesus, Take the Wheel
Personally, I think she will only win Country Female Vocal. Best New Artist would be great but going up against James Blunt and Corrine Rae Bailey will be tough. I still think the Recording Academy will want to reward someone that didn't come from Idol for this category.
Congratulations Carrie!
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Idol Albums
So now that Fall/Winter is upon we're getting a slew of Idol albums that are arriving just in time for Christmas. Some will probably be good, some will probably be not so good and maybe some will even be great. I have heard some of the albums (or clips of albums) and singles and have some thoughts. Here I go...
Clay Aiken - A Thousand Different Ways - At first I had no desire to buy this CD. When Clay was on the show I was a die-hard Clay fan. He had a great voice, a great stage presence and it was always a highlight to watch him perform. When he lost to Ruben I was shocked but I went ahead and bought his CD anyway. It was pretty underwhelming. I bought his Christmas album and enjoyed that a lot more but by that time I had really began to lose my interest in him. So when this CD was announced I didn't really care about it and told myself I was done with Clay. But then I heard the entire CD on AOL and really liked it. It turns out that I don't really care for anything original that Clay does but love his cover versions of songs. He always make old songs sound new. I think it worked for this album and I went ahead and bought it. This is my favorite Clay album so far. So if you're a fan of Clay doing cover songs then this is the one for you.
Kellie Pickler - Small Town Girl - I'm a fan of country but I wasn't a fan of Kellie when she was on the show. She doesn't really know how to sing well and had no sense of what she could/couldn't do. It was painful watching her move from genre to genre each week. I was curious to see what her album would sound like. Well, I heard it this morning (again, on AOL) and I am not all that excited about it. First of all, this girl is COUNTRY. She's not like Carrie Underwood, Faith Hill, Shania Twain country. She's more like Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn country. She has a full twang and everything. Her voice tends to be a little annoying because of that twang. The songs are no where near as good as what Carrie has on her CD so it feels as if this CD is mostly just filler for something better later on. Her first single "Red High Heels" is catchy and fun but I don't really see it making a big wave in country (nor will the rest of her CD).
Ayla Brown - Forward - Probably one of the worst CD covers ever, this album is actually a surprise. I was surprised that Ayla got a record deal (and so quickly too) considering her vocals weren't shown too much. But I heard clips of the entire album and her voice sounds really good on it. The songs are standard pop but she sounds amazing. I think this CD is a good start towards a career but she really needs to be signed to a real label and have some real songwriters working with her. It's a good start.
Ace Young - Scattered - I've just heard this single from his supposedly forthcoming album. I think this song is pretty standard guy pop but he sounds great on it. The song fits him perfectly, it's got a nice catchy beat and he even slips his falsetto into it. I think it's a great first track from Ace and if the rest of his album sounds like this I think he'll sell really well.
Daughtry - Chris Daughtry's band "Daughtry" has released clips of 4 songs from their upcoming album next month. Chris was very smart to not take the Fuel gig and hold out for a label to allow him do his own stuff. And from what I've heard he's made the right decision. The clips that I've heard sound like they can be on the radio right now. There's a Nickelback or Matchbox 20 feel to it but I think radio might actually respond to what they are putting out. Chris should have a good start to a career once this is released.
Clay Aiken - A Thousand Different Ways - At first I had no desire to buy this CD. When Clay was on the show I was a die-hard Clay fan. He had a great voice, a great stage presence and it was always a highlight to watch him perform. When he lost to Ruben I was shocked but I went ahead and bought his CD anyway. It was pretty underwhelming. I bought his Christmas album and enjoyed that a lot more but by that time I had really began to lose my interest in him. So when this CD was announced I didn't really care about it and told myself I was done with Clay. But then I heard the entire CD on AOL and really liked it. It turns out that I don't really care for anything original that Clay does but love his cover versions of songs. He always make old songs sound new. I think it worked for this album and I went ahead and bought it. This is my favorite Clay album so far. So if you're a fan of Clay doing cover songs then this is the one for you.
Kellie Pickler - Small Town Girl - I'm a fan of country but I wasn't a fan of Kellie when she was on the show. She doesn't really know how to sing well and had no sense of what she could/couldn't do. It was painful watching her move from genre to genre each week. I was curious to see what her album would sound like. Well, I heard it this morning (again, on AOL) and I am not all that excited about it. First of all, this girl is COUNTRY. She's not like Carrie Underwood, Faith Hill, Shania Twain country. She's more like Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn country. She has a full twang and everything. Her voice tends to be a little annoying because of that twang. The songs are no where near as good as what Carrie has on her CD so it feels as if this CD is mostly just filler for something better later on. Her first single "Red High Heels" is catchy and fun but I don't really see it making a big wave in country (nor will the rest of her CD).
Ayla Brown - Forward - Probably one of the worst CD covers ever, this album is actually a surprise. I was surprised that Ayla got a record deal (and so quickly too) considering her vocals weren't shown too much. But I heard clips of the entire album and her voice sounds really good on it. The songs are standard pop but she sounds amazing. I think this CD is a good start towards a career but she really needs to be signed to a real label and have some real songwriters working with her. It's a good start.
Ace Young - Scattered - I've just heard this single from his supposedly forthcoming album. I think this song is pretty standard guy pop but he sounds great on it. The song fits him perfectly, it's got a nice catchy beat and he even slips his falsetto into it. I think it's a great first track from Ace and if the rest of his album sounds like this I think he'll sell really well.
Daughtry - Chris Daughtry's band "Daughtry" has released clips of 4 songs from their upcoming album next month. Chris was very smart to not take the Fuel gig and hold out for a label to allow him do his own stuff. And from what I've heard he's made the right decision. The clips that I've heard sound like they can be on the radio right now. There's a Nickelback or Matchbox 20 feel to it but I think radio might actually respond to what they are putting out. Chris should have a good start to a career once this is released.
Monday, September 11, 2006
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
A Thousand Different Ways
Claymates rejoice! If you'd like to hear a clip of one of the songs, head over to Clay's MySpace page.
Here is the track listing:
1. Without You
2. When I See You Smile
3. Everything I Do (I Do It For You)
4. Right Here Waiting
5. Glory Of Love
6. Broken Wings
7. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest
8. I Wanna Know What Love Is
9. If You Don't Know Me By Now
10. Everytime You Go Away
11. Something About You
12. Here You Come Again
13. Mysterious
14. A Thousand Days *NEW*
15. Lonely No More *NEW*
16. Everything I Have *NEW*
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Get Ready for the Music
September 12th
[Season 4] Mario Vazquez - 1st album
September 19th
[Season 2] Clay Aiken - 3rd album
September 26th
[Season 2] Ruben Studdard - 3rd album
October 17th
[Season 3] Fantasia Barrino - 2nd album
November 14th
[Season 4] Taylor Hicks - 1st album
[Season 4] Katharine McPhee - 1st album
[Season 4] Kellie Pickler - 1st album
[Season 4] Mario Vazquez - 1st album
September 19th
[Season 2] Clay Aiken - 3rd album
September 26th
[Season 2] Ruben Studdard - 3rd album
October 17th
[Season 3] Fantasia Barrino - 2nd album
November 14th
[Season 4] Taylor Hicks - 1st album
[Season 4] Katharine McPhee - 1st album
[Season 4] Kellie Pickler - 1st album
Thursday, February 16, 2006
VERY early
Jeez people! You can't get enough Idol, can you?!?! *smiles in understanding*
Well, stick with the AI Season 5 blog for now.
Well, stick with the AI Season 5 blog for now.
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