Catch a Glimpse of Carly Smithson in the Studio – VIDEO

Can’t underestimate what having a journalist in your corner can accomplish. This article is a very nice step in the right direction for Carly.
I’m not a fan and never was, and yet this made me curious to see what’s coming up for her. I wish her the best.

Generally speaking – are there examples where Idols shopped around finished material and got a record deal that way? I can think of pros and cons for that strategy, but I wonder if she might still have a major label in her future.

Oooh, these songs sound AMAZING! I totally dig this sound on Carly! While I was a fan of hers on the show, she grew frustrating for me to watch as she was so undefined, but she really impressed me on the tour. I definitely think getting this demo together will help her tons. And it would be a crying shame and waste of tremendous talent if a label didn’t snatch her up. A talent like hers needs to be signed stat!

Thanks for posting this MJ. I love her new songs-they are beyond amazing!! I can’t wait for her album-the recording companies will be fighting over her when they hear her new stuff along with that powerful voice.

IdolFanatic, I couldn’t agree with you more. She really needs to be heard. She sings better than most I hear these days. For her not to have a music career would definitely be a waste of talent.

Maybe it’s just me… but her voice, the singing, the songs, remind me a lot of Celine Dion.

Really nice of Rushfield to write this about her, I like that some people don’t give up on idols.

I’ve been having some problems getting the video to load on the LA Times site, so here’s the You Tube version of it :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo26k6DWhFA

“Maybe ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just meà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ but her voice, the singing, the songs, remind me a lot of Celine Dion.”

I get that vibe too………..am wondering though if thats good or bad?

I get that vibe tooà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..am wondering though if thats good or bad?

LOL I don’t know… In terms of voice, it’s a good thing. I think Celine has a great voice, so does Carly, it’s flawless.
As for the songs, it’s a bit dated for me and not my thing. I do know people who enjoy it though.

To be honest I don’t get the Evanescence-ish vibe, but I’m only familiar with their hits anyway.

Wow. I liked what I heard of those songs! Yay, Carly. I hope she is able to make a career out of singing, because she is really good. I’ve heard snippets of a couple other Idolettes post show songs, and haven’t been impressed, so here’s hoping this all works out for her.

man…i still can’t believe she and michael didn’t make top 5. i can’t wait to see new music from the two of them.

Carly’s just got a great instrument to work with (her voice) and I’ll be buying any and all future output that she has. I’ve got her Ultimate High CD too and it is, more or less, Carly Smithson channeling Danielle Brisbrois’ demo recordings. Richard Rushfield has been in Carly’s Corner since pretty early on last year and as a fan of Smithson I’m pleased to see him following up on what she is currently doing. I hope there is a good mix of ballads, pop and some edgier rock stuff in the mix because I think those are areas that allow her to use what she has to best advantage.

So far I like what I heard – both the snippets of the songs and Carly’s attitude on recording an album.

Love Carly and her voice. I sure hope she gets to put out this album.

I can so see why she and Michael didn’t make it further than they did. I don’t think either of them showed who they truly were on Idol. With Carly, I think she was trying so hard to be everything to everybody that as she even said, we don’t know who she was from Idol. With Michael, I think his Idol performances, other than IAWBIAR, were bordering on meh karaoke.

I can so see why she and Michael didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t make it further than they did. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think either of them showed who they truly were on Idol. With Carly, I think she was trying so hard to be everything to everybody that as she even said, we donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know who she was from Idol. With Michael, I think his Idol performances, other than IAWBIAR, were bordering on meh karaoke.

Agreed. Right from the start, I thought these two would go all the way or at least Top 3. They became two of the most frustrating performers to watch because we knew they could kick ass every week, but it just didn’t happen. I’d venture to say that the cappy themes did not help any. Now I realize that you have to make the themes, however crappy they are, work for you like Cook always did and sometimes Brooke and Jason did. But honestly, when you’ve got two semi-rock voices up against the creative Cook and the very specialized styles of Brooke and Jason, I can see why they got lost in the shuffle a bit and had trouble with defining themselves more.

Dear Recording Industry Executives,

Please sign Carly now. Love her voice, will definitely buy her music. I was sorry she was not in the Idol top 3 but not surprised given the dynamics. Rock on Carly.

What I’ve heard so far is impressive. Carly has one of the best voices to come off that show. I hope it pays off for her. I still want some funky Carly though, in another thread I said a cross between Chaka and Celine. Just one cut like that along with what I’ve heard and I am on it!

I was not fan of Carly during the season but her original songs sound really good. I wish her well and if the biz wasn’t in such sorry state she’d have an easier time. I don’t think she came off Idol with enough fans to break through the way many S5 folks did but maybe she can do it the old fashioned way.

I really like the songs and think she sounds great on them. I hope she does well and plan to buy her album when it comes out. Great job, Carly!!

her voice sounds GREAT

Here’s the link to the PDF file of the printed version of today’s paper. She’s on the front page of the Calendar section. Go Carly!!!

http://www.latimes.com/includes/sectionfronts/E1.pdf