Comments on: Tuesday Open Thread

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:29:15 +0000

Kristy Lee lost me, not when she mangled that Beatles tune, but rather when she did the “play-to-the-audience” version of God Bless The USA. Of course, being a Canadian, I didn’t immediately take off my hat and stand at attention.

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:32:22 +0000

Looking forward to Kristy Lee’s album… Despite her live vocal shortcomings, her studio recordings actually showed a really pretty voice with a lovely tone!

By: Hard Times

Hard Times — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:23:45 +0000

I’m agnostic when it comes to whether A1 is an asset or a bane to the music industry. But I will say this — at least it requires its contestants to have a fairly sizable amount of vocal and performance ability. They have to perform live every week, so there’s no lip-synching or studio dubbing. Taylor Swift would never have made the AI cut, given her recent pitchy performances on awards shows.

By: LeeAnn S.

LeeAnn S. — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:00:56 +0000

Problem is with Kristy Lee Cook is that despite Pickler’s lack of vocal skills, like her or not, she has a charismatic personality and a self-developed “persona” for entertainment. I’m not a fan, but I can certainly understand why she appeals to some. Carrie U. could be bland, but she has the pipes. KLC had poor vocal skills and lacked a pleasant personality. She came across as smug and had a bland interpretation of her music.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:46:02 +0000

I couldn’t stand Kristy Lee Cook on AI this season. However I think if she wants any kind of success she should aim for a Kellie Pickler type album (friendly and safe) and not aim for the poppy/shrieky Taylor Swift style or the full-blown diva style of Carrie Underwood. It would probably work best for her.

As for Taylor Hicks…there’s no logical explanation.

By: Dan M.

Dan M. — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:36:13 +0000

Matt and Roger – I actually own Yamin’s album as something of an impulse buy. I was actually a fan of his when he was on the show and I liked his first single a lot, so during an iTunes splurge I grabbed it. It is certainly a solid set, but it does lack some personality, a problem which I felt sort of marred Yamin’s time on the show (especially because he was juxtaposed with the wild-’n'-crazy Hicks, though both had great throwback voices). I’d love to see him score another hit, though.

By: Roger Newcomb

Roger Newcomb — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:49:37 +0000

Elliott Yamin was my favorite that season followed by Daughtry. Pop radio barely gives these folks the time of day but country radio seems to embrace them as special while treating artists like Pam Tillis, who released a great album last year, and Dolly Parton, who realeased a great album this year, like they are worthless.

By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:31:27 +0000

Dan,

Of the three finalists from Taylor’s season, Elliot Yamin made the best record. It was R&B/pop that was smartly written. The best part of it for Yamin, he self-released it with Sony/ATV Publishing so they both reaped the benefits of the gold success.

By: Dan M.

Dan M. — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:37:41 +0000

I think the thing was that Taylor was fun to root for on the show (certainly more interesting than Katharine McPhee or Elliott Yamin) but nobody really saw him as a viable recording artist.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:32:49 +0000

I think Fantasia has done really well in R&B but we hear about it less because it’s genre success. I still believe Ruben’s win was an anti-Clay vote and Taylor Hicks, well, I don’t have a rationale for that, other than the fact that Daughtry was unexpectedly eliminated a couple of weeks earlier. Maybe America was just screwing with us on that one.