Comments on: David Archuleta – Crush – The Tonight Show with Jay Leno – VIDEO

By: Jabkmc

Jabkmc — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:46:33 +0000

K4dc – Me too! Work the mic stand David! LOL!

From a poster at NotingDavid…

I was fortunate enough to be there too, and echo kindredspiritÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s account, with one thing to add: When I played it back on TV, the band seemed to overpower David in parts; but live was just about perfect. He sounded clear and strong, his voice filled the entire room (as usual), and blended with the band beautifully. ItÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s almost as if they turned him down for the broadcast.

I found this when googling about LenoÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s broadcast quality regarding audio:
Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…â€œRather than go all-out with 5.1 surround sound, The Tonight Show is broadcast in standard Dolby 2.0. Realistically, there would be little to no benefit of employing more complex sound for a program like this. The vast majority of the show is comprised of Leno talking with his guests. The short band segments before and after the commercials and the musical guests, who usually have five minutes or less to perform, do not warrant or require better audio.Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬

I couldnÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t find anything more current than this 2004 excerpt, so I would think theyÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve upgraded since then. IÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d always heard about LenoÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s sound quality not being the greatest, and was admittedly a bit nervous for him and what people would think of the broadcast. But he did GREAT, to which you can all attest. So proud of him. He rocked it!

By: k4dc

k4dc — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:40:16 +0000

I must say I enjoyed the mic stand work much more than the holding-the-tummy pose, LOL.

By: cruzceleste

cruzceleste — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:39:59 +0000

^Is already posted at Headlines thread…. but thanks…

By: houstonrufus

houstonrufus — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:37:38 +0000

Sorry!

By: gabam

gabam — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:52:38 +0000

I think that the non-invested watchers thought Archie did a great job on Leno. I did. On my TV, the band only seemed overly-loud a few times on the chorus. One spot when the backup singers were supposed to take the lead, the back up singers were not loud enough. They need to step up and fix that before Jive gives Archie a backing track for the song.

Good going on the first appearance, Archie.

By: JudyOhio

JudyOhio — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:08:44 +0000

Hmmm, no itunes bump from the Leno appearance. Crush the single is in the same position in all music and in pop. And, the DA CD is in the same position in all music and in pop. I was expecting a little bump.

:down_tb:

By: sue

sue — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:38:30 +0000

I tried to stay up for the performance and fell asleep, lol. Archie did fine for being the first time singing “Crush” on tv. He was a little nervous in the beginning but once he got into it, he was his normal amazing self. The band seem so far back from him. They need to move up closer, lol. Archie is looking really cute in that outfit, I am sure the youngins are swooning over him. Leno did look like giant next to petite little Archie. Awwww….that was cute though.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:20:46 +0000

I saw the nerves during the first verse, but only a bit, and then after that I thought David did great. I agree about the band. (Actually, I thought that same thing for about half of Jason Castro’s performances on AI last year.) This is the first time out–hopefully, we aren’t the only people noticing that the band mics need to be turned down a bit and David’s needs to go up.

One thing I thought last night watching the broadcast–David is so good looking.

By: gerreb

gerreb — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:00:29 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnIFYrBCW0s

Wow that version is SO CLEAR…both audio and video

By: LK08

LK08 — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:51:04 +0000

I think he only recently, in the last week went to rehearse for the first time with his band. Someone said he had only practiced about 4-5 times with them. That is amazing. I am sure it takes a while to get used to each other and the sound in every place is different.

By: leome

leome — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:41:21 +0000

I think the overpowering is more in the second half of the song… I thought the band would be just 3 members, was surprised to see 5 people there. Why 2 guitars?
I’m sure he was nervous, but who wouldn’t? He has a lot to improve, but it’s the first appearence and he sang good.

By: Pam

Pam — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:58:29 +0000

I watched Leno last night to basically see Archie’s performance. After seeing it for the 2nd time, I thought the band was overpowering on the chorus but Archie did a great job!

:thumbup_tb:

By: frogcooke

frogcooke — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:24:12 +0000

Smallie, he didnt use the mic stand on AI but did on tour though. He always had at least one hand on the mic during wysylm, except for that big note lol. There was more foot stomping here too lol.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:18:04 +0000

David sounded great as always. But the band seemed to be rushing the song a bit and it seemed David was trying to keep up (breath wise) towards the end. I am still so impressed that he is only 17. Also, I must say that both David A. and David C. have singles out right now, that are not easy songs to sing live. Having said that, I think they both sound better live than many popular artists sound when performing live. Great job David A. This girl is a fan!

By: Deejay

Deejay — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:16:44 +0000

I read on another fansite that whether you thought he was overpowered by the band depended upon where you watch it. I watched on tv last night and he wasnÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t overpowered at all. I expect the sound isnÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t very good on youtube/computer.

I watched on tv and thought the band did overpower him a bit on the chorus, but I didn’t mind the loud backup because I thought it added to the energy of the performance. The band and vocals almost seemed to be fighting with each other, but he pulled it off. Someone without his chops could have been lost totally.