I look forward to finding out where they take the band musically in the future.

me too..and i look forward to the name of the band as well!!! Rickey calls it the Kyle Peek band (very appropriate given the awesomeness of Kyle’s drumming and also his super cute smile) :lol_tb:

i love DCà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s band though and i dont think there needs to be comparison between the band members as suchà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Ditto. Individually, they are all talented, and collectively, they have mad chemistry and seem to be enjoying themselves. I look forward to finding out where they take the band musically in the future.

Noctem, define à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“what he doesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ? *scratches head*.

No, “what he does” refers to his singing. As I said, Cook’s a very good singer. But, Neal is a GREAT guitarist.

You think Kyle is good? I thought he is the weakest one of the band. His drumming always comes across as manic rather than effective, sometimes it sounds good when a song requires the manic energy, a lot of times it doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t.

It may be a case of mileage, then. But, I’ve seen Kyle singled out for praise in reviews. And my personal take is that his drumming provides an extremely strong backbone for each song.

i love DCà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s band though and i dont think there needs to be comparison between the band members as suchà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

I agree there’s no NEED for it. I simply did it just to illustrate how talented the ensemble is around him. And I don’t think Cook fans need to threatened by the fact that he has people equally or even more talented around him. It’s possible that some fans of the band may be hooked in by, for instance, the lead guitar work. It certainly happened with Guns and Roses and, obviously, Van Halen.

As good as they are, I wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t follow any of them if DC wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t involved

which makes it sad for guitarists and drummers and bassists and all those instrumentalists who cant or dont sing! cos as talented and gifted as they are, there arent many notable instrumentalists (except for Slash maybe) and its sad that usually the frontman gets all the attention and the band members dont

i love DC’s band though and i dont think there needs to be comparison between the band members as such…

Let me put it this way: David Cook is a very good singer, but I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the best in his band at *what he does*. In fact, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not even sure heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s second best (Kyle).

Noctem, define “what he does”? *scratches head*. Is it his songwriting? I think David’s discography that I listed in my earlier post speaks for itself. I don’t know if the other band members are as prolific (maybe Neal? I dunno. It’d be close anyway). In any event, he fronted and managed a band many more years before he joined up with MWK. Then, when his band broke up, he joined up close friends MWK to be rythm guitarist & back-up vocalist, while working on his own solo project. Somehow that move alone earns him a ton of brownie points in my book. Then when in a fit of insanity (I kid, I kid LOL!) he falls into Idol, he makes one of the most intelligent runs in this cheesy contest evah – using a lot of his musical and non-musical ingenuity to ‘break’ this show (it’s all about meshing great vocals with songwriting and songarranging skills now, besides the malepolish. Hee).

But if “what he does” refers to his guitar skills, then I’d agree with you. Since he’s the only one who hasn’t had any formal training though (just picked it up and played it by ear), then I cut him hyoooooge slack in the technical department.

I’m okay with anyone not liking his music (art is subjective anyway. One guy’s cake is another guy’s poison). Just thought your statement was interestingly confuzzling (I think someone made that word up before me somewhere!).

Let me put it this way: David Cook is a very good singer, but I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the best in his band at *what he does*. In fact, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not even sure heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s second best (Kyle).

You think Kyle is good? I thought he is the weakest one of the band. His drumming always comes across as manic rather than effective, sometimes it sounds good when a song requires the manic energy, a lot of times it doesn’t.

I’m not too keen on this version of Died In Your Arms, perhaps it’ll grow on me later.

Is there a David Cook Anonymous? Someone stop me…

(I know, only going to 2 shows is not an addict… why is he so sexy?!??!?!!) And why isn’t he playing L.A.? My poor car…

As good as they are, I wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t follow any of them if DC wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t involved

Good way to put things in perspective. No, neither would I. Let’s face it, for 99.9% of the fans, though we like the band, it’s David who is the draw. Love the band, but it’s for David that I go to webpages and watch videos and buy concert tickets and cds … not for anyone else.

As good as they are, I wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t follow any of them if DC wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t involved

This. Seriously, I don’t care how well a person plays the guitar or the drums if what they’re playing isn’t my cup of tea… I’m here because I love David’s music. I’m happy he has a great band around him because they help bring that music to life in the best way possible. JMHO, YMMV and all that good stuff.

David Cook is a very good singer

This is the understatement of 2009, IMO.

Cookie is smart to surround himself with talented folks

And they are very, very lucky that he chose, and maybe fought to surround himself with them. I don’t really *care* who is better than who. More AI comparisons, only with his own band. As good as they are, I wouldn’t follow any of them if DC wasn’t involved (nope, not even Neal, who does absolutely nothing for me). I will always follow David no matter who is playing behind him.

I absolutely love the new cover. He’s re-worked two 80′s songs that I had completely forgotten about, into gritty, rock songs. I hope I hear “Died in Your Arms” next month at my first!!!eleventy!! concert.

LOL. I think Neal can play,

Understatement of 2009. I think Neal could competently play guitar for any
rock band on earth

Let me put it this way: David Cook is a very good singer, but I don’t think he’s the best in his band at *what he does*. In fact, I’m not even sure he’s second best (Kyle).