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Garp
19-03-2009, 08:40
Tuesday night it was "Country Night" on American Idol. Seems unnecessarily cruel to me forcing people to sing country. No one should have to do that.
Seriously..

*hopes country-lovin' Lana doesn't see these comments or he's in for a world of hurt*

There were a few good performances, and a few dire ones, and a surprisingly good one for someone suffering flu.

Then there was Adam Lambert's take on a take of "Ring Of Fire"

I'm not sure the original source for this, but .. well.. yeah.

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In some regards it reminds me of the pretentiousness of the latter day prog rock stuff, and in other ways it seems inspired. Maybe just a little too much of the pretentiousness.
I don't think most of the audience would probably have known what just hit them.
leowyatt
19-03-2009, 08:44
Just heard the start of and omg it is ruined, dreadful version.
Garp
19-03-2009, 09:00
Just heard the start of and omg it is ruined, dreadful version.

Not a fan? Can't think why not :huh::huh::confused:


;D
leowyatt
19-03-2009, 09:58
I also skipped forward to a bit in the song and it sounded like someone had his balls in a vice, horrible, horrible, horrible :p
Belmit
19-03-2009, 10:00
Haha! It's a bit like a Muse cover! But yes, seems very pretentious in a Jim Morrison kind of way.
Jingo
19-03-2009, 16:13
Very pretentious but hey- He's got some singing talent; even if it is shown through the butchering of JC's song. Like Mr.Cheese said, rather Matt Bellamy-esque.

I do like cover's to be very different though, even if I'm not a fan of the song- hats off for trying something different i.e. Scissor Sisters-Comfotably Numb et al.
_dogma_
19-03-2009, 16:29
It's not bad. I like how it's incredibly different to the original.

Slightly OT but for anyone that watches American Idol religiously; Is the dude whos wife died still in? I watched the auditions for comedy value but really liked this guy. Also, the labourer, is he still there? Oh, and that really, really annoying girl who kept asking god for help?
Dymetrie
19-03-2009, 17:12
The way a cover should be done (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go)

;)
Mark
19-03-2009, 18:10
I was left almost as speechless as one of the judges. Then I saw Simon Cowell, and expected him to rip it to shreds. Whatever you may think of Adam, Simon didn't disappoint. ;D

The way a cover should be done (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go)
Valid point, but legendary status aside, I do wonder what would happen to that if it were ever judged to modern 'standards' (not that those standards are necessarily right either).
Garp
19-03-2009, 19:34
Slightly OT but for anyone that watches American Idol religiously; Is the dude whos wife died still in? I watched the auditions for comedy value but really liked this guy. Also, the labourer, is he still there? Oh, and that really, really annoying girl who kept asking god for help?

I don't watch it religiously, literally this was the second episode I've seen. Watched the same episode you did from the auditions. He's still in, Danny Gokey. And yes the dead wife thing gets flogged around a lot.

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Not a bad performance at all from him. Song suited his voice to a tee.
Pumpkinstew
20-03-2009, 16:59
Well, I liked it.
Cowell didn't.

This reassures me.
semi-pro waster
22-03-2009, 14:45
That's odd, despite every instinct I have telling me that I should hate it I don't mind it anywhere nearly as much as I should do. I don't think the style suits the song very well but at the very least he has tried to do something different which is rather better than just doing the same basic song without adding anything new. What was he wearing though?