Sunday Mar 18

Listen up, Daughtry fans!

Listen up, Daughtry fans! The chart toppin’ rockers roll into Greensboro later this week for a free concert in Hamburger Square.

Chris Daughtry, frontman and Guilford County resident, snuck away from his hectic tour schedule a few weeks ago to talk to us about life, love and sleeping on a bus…

http://www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070318/NEWSREC0101/70314012/-1/NEWSREC0201

St. Patrick’s Day Serves as Warmup for Daughtry Concert in Greensboro

…On Saturday, downtown turns green to celebrate the most famous non-Irish Irish saint. (St. Patrick, in fact, was born in Roman Britain in the fourth century.) On Friday, March 23, Chris Daughtry returns home to perform a free concert as part of the “Tournament Town” celebrations for the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament…

http://www.myfoxwghp.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=2694112&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

A new blue-eyed soul man in town

Blue-eyed soul.
The Righteous Brothers made it.

Philly’s Todd Rundgren and Hall & Oates were past masters (although both objected to the label)…

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/entertainment/20070318_A_new_blue-eyed_soul_man_in_town.html

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Oversingingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ style creates awful earfuls

Bigger isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t better à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ particularly when it comes to pop music.
Like a sinister disease that seems to infect every solo artist who steps onstage, the practice of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“oversingingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“ has become rampant à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ from Christina Aguilera and Mary J. Blige to Josh Groban and Meat Loaf, plenty of powerful vocalists are bending, stretching and otherwise torturing notes that donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t deserve such brutal fates…

http://www.thenewstribune.com/ae/story/6420964p-5723399c.html

‘American Idol’ and democracy

We’ve already made instant food and instant information part of our culture. Now, thanks to “American Idol,” we’ve got instant celebrities.

Last Tuesday night, I joined most of the rest of the planet (or at least the U.S.) and tuned in for the first time. I knew about “American Idol” alums like Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, Carrie Underwood and Fantasia (would she have won if her name was Gloria or Maureen?), because the pop culture machine wouldn’t allow me to ignore them….

http://www.newsadvance.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=LNA/MGArticle/LNA_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173350270388&path=

It’s Show Time!

… Those of you that are faithful fans of the show, know that the annual “Idol” tradition, is voting for those that are attractive instead of their singing ability. Most likely, you’ll have Sanjaya in the top 12, I could be wrong though. Then we have Chris Richardson ( the Justin Timberlake look-alike), who’s been getting a lot of buzz from the teenagers. So far, it looks like Lakisha Jones, Melinda Doolittle, and Blake Lewis will be on top. What happened to Kelly Pickler who appeared on the show a few weeks ago? Who is her make-up artist? Her new hairdo reminds me of Ethel Mertz in “I Love Lucy”, and boy did she blossom. I say no more…

http://www.canyon-news.com/artman/publish/article_5355.php

PrideFest of the Palm Beaches

Organized by Compass this 14th annual two-day festival is among the largest gay and lesbian festivals in Florida. Pridefest is headlined by former American Idol contestant Frenchie Davis, a contestant on season two of the hit Fox television show…

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/events/events2/etc/userEventDisplay.jspd?eventStatus=Approved&eventid=84397

Westgate rolls out plans to fete Glendale’s own ‘Idol’

She used to sing in a restaurant known for its Friday night fish fry and at her family’s church in north Phoenix.

Jordin Sparks has hit the big time…

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0318idol0318.html

Jason Michael Carroll Among Country Newcomers to Watch in 2007

…Like Jason Michael Carroll, newcomer Kellie Pickler dealt with a very emotional subject in her new hit, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I Wonder.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Kellie co-wrote the song about her estranged mother, who left Kellie when she was only two years-old. The 20-year-old singer came to international attention as a finalist on last yearà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  competition. Kellie placed sixth, which was good enough to secure a recording deal with BNA Records… …

http://mensnewsdaily.com/2007/03/17/jason-michael-carroll-among-country-newcomers-to-watch-in-2007/

‘Idol’ worship is nothing new

Sunday morning seems like a good time for a confession. So here goes.

Yes, that à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idol,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  the one that shows up each winter and spring on the FOX television network. The one with the singers in their teens and 20s, some of whom can actually sing. The one with the vanilla host and judges Randy, Paula and Simon, aka Goofy, Weepy and Nasty….

http://www.niagara-gazette.com/opinion/local_story_077013105.html?keyword=topstory

The reason I watch the reality shows

…My husband thought I was getting way too worked up about a stupid television show and truth be told, I was. But thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the problem with reality shows à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  you are invested in the outcome, you want the best person to win. If it doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t happen, you feel ripped off. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s happened with other shows sometimes, but mostly, the person with the most talent wins, making everything alright in the world. My world, anyway…

http://www.journal-news.net/columns/articles.asp?articleID=7875

Diva’s not doin’ it for herself

SHE is the kitemark for trendy causes, the person whose very presence in a concert or photocall lends an enterprise the aura of right-on liberal respectability.

…Her next venture is a massive anti-poverty charity event in the US next month, featuring the finalists of the American Idol talent show – producer and star Simon Cowell has been her long-term manager. But last week it was the Trident vote, and along with Bianca Jagger and Vivienne Westwood, Lennox could be found outside the House of Commons protesting against the government’s proposal to spend tens of billions on a new nuclear deterrent for the UK.

Just another celebrity endorsement of a populist cause? As a cynic might ask, does Annie have a new record out soon? (actually, she is in the process of finishing it, and it will released later this year)…

http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/opinion.cfm?id=421342007

So what’s British Invasion Music?

Some folks are looking forward to American Idol tackling British Invasion Music on this week’s show. Not sure what that means?

What songs should the remaining contestants be singing

http://blog.mlive.com/idolchatter/2007/03/so_whats_british_invasion_music.html

Free tickets to see Idol? One Flint columnist says no

Free tickets to see “American Idol” read the subject field of an e-mail I received last week.
I promptly hit the delete button.

But further research proves I probably made the right move. For one thing, tickets to see the “Idol” show taping are always free, but there is a long waiting list to get them, according to the show’s official Web site…

http://blog.mlive.com/idolchatter/2007/03/free_tickets_to_see_idol.html

NASCAR Driver to Critique American Idol Judge Simon Cowell

NASCAR Nextel Cup driver Kurt Busch is among the three à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“judgesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  who critique Simon Cowellà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s high-speed driving abilities in a segment in Sundayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s edition of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“60 Minutesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  on CBS-TV.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“We may have been a bit harsh on Simon,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Busch said. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s known for being such a blatant and outspoken judge on à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹American Idol,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ but he was a pretty nice guy in person. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll be interesting to see how the feature turns out on Sunday.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

http://www.paddocktalk.com/news/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=50520

Don’t Disrespect American Idol Sanjaya

For several weeks now I predicted correctly that Sanjaya would continue on in his quest to become the next American Idol. It is amazing that a shy 17-year-old could elicit such strong emotions from so many across the U.S. Love him or hate him, everyone has an opinion…

http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/03/17/120819.php

MEL C DISMISSES SPICE GIRL REUNION REPORTS

…The group’s creator and former manager, AMERICAN IDOL boss SIMON FULLER, recently accused Sporty Spice of blocking the reunion, claiming, “Mel C thinks her solo career is bigger than the band, which is just not the case.”…

http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/mel%20c%20dismisses%20spice%20girl%20reunion%20reports_1025304

Make a difference with a song

…Save the Children spokeswoman Wendy Christian said an “American Idol” film crew was documenting Save the Children’s U.S. program sites in Appalachia in the past week.

http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/local/scn-sa-child.side5amar18,0,1565030.story?coll=stam-news-local-headlines

New British invasion
Crop of U.K. musicians making big waves in U.S.

…So what changed?

Corinne Bailey Rae only broke through after an appearance on “Oprah.” Likewise, Snow Patrol cracked the U.S. market by getting their song “Chasing Cars” on “Grey’s Anatomy” before they made headway on radio…

http://www.spokesmanreview.com/features/story.asp?ID=179561

Long John Baldry – Let the heartaches begin

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_K5qu5nkoFY

Release me – Engelbert Humperdinck

http://youtube.com/watch?v=vgbLRN1_2Co

Chad & Jeremy – Willow Weep For Me

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9WV99z3Dapc

Chad and Jeremy with anthony Fedorov Part 1
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OtnQNxtT33k

Chad and Jeremy with Anthony Fedorov Part 2

http://youtube.com/watch?v=97rWcyqhYHU

Whistling Jack Smith – I Was Kaiser Bill’s Batman

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zQQ5sEOhbjQ

Can Sanjaya whistle? Just a thought.

Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas -I’ll Keep You Satisfied

http://youtube.com/watch?v=09PCVcCZWSA

Massachusetts – The Bee Gees

http://youtube.com/watch?v=mj2Lc_OFHBo

Tremeloes – Silence is Golden

http://youtube.com/watch?v=qcm0nmhlZik

Small Faces – Itchychoo Park

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fofNPJ8RGdQ

The Moody Blues Tuesday Afternoon

http://youtube.com/watch?v=JjBvPHqO9KU

Review: ‘American Idol’ Taylor Hicks shares his soul

…Although the show was little more than half full (the Majestic had sold only about 1,200 tickets three hours before the show), the rabid Soul Patrol, as Hicks’ fans call themselves, more than made up for the disappointing attendance with screams and much snapping of camera phones. The audience was predominantly female, and some of Hicksà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ most vocal fans were old enough to be his mother….

http://www.mysanantonio.com/global-includes/javascript/navigation/pixel.gif

The Foundations – Build Me Up Buttercup

http://youtube.com/watch?v=nQ3W9c_2jks

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – Hold Tight

http://youtube.com/watch?v=kD02PU28NNw

dave dee dozy beaky mick & tich – bend it

http://youtube.com/watch?v=LOCsNgEThnw

Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn

http://youtube.com/watch?v=euplbmD0zU4

Good morning Lisa B. You and MJ get a mention in the idol chatter article! Pretty cool!

The Easybeats Friday on My Mind

http://youtube.com/watch?v=PJBBy9iWDZs

Morning Jersey, I must do some work, may pop back later with more music links.

Don’t know if anyone has posted this yet. It’s the latest installment of EW’s Judging the Judges, in a new interactive format.

Judging the Judges: Diana Ross Week
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20007164_20008533_20015252_,00.html

American Idol finalist Anthony Fedorov launches Extreme Summer 2007

SEMBACH AIR BASE, Germany — American Idol Season Four Finalist Anthony Fedorov will tour US Air Forces in Europe bases in April promoting the kick-off of the annual USAFE Services Extreme Summer program.

http://www.usafe.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123042893

Couple of thoughts:

1. What did did we do before youtube? Youtube is one of the best things to come around in a long time. When did it come out? According to Wikepedia, youtube was founded in February 2005 and now in March 2007 we get these AMAZING videos from 10, 20, 30, 40+ years ago. Youtube is like a history book. We are blessed to have this site so that we can check out videos from such historical eras such as the British Invasion. I agree with Time magazine labeling it “invention of the year in 2006″.

2. Looking forward to the Simon Cowell interview on 60 minutes tonight. We should have a drinking contest and drink every time he touches his moobs.

Freddie and the Dreamers – Do the Freddie!!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0Rt4VSKvU8Q

Crispian St. Peters – Pied Piper

http://youtube.com/watch?v=vgDtQ4Ov76Y

The Searchers Love Potion # 9

http://youtube.com/watch?v=aKSy5I3zsAA

Dave Clark 5_Glad All Over

http://youtube.com/watch?v=QInCFH8KOE4

Dave Clark Five , Glad All Over (Live)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=HO91-Z1QMNE

For those that may have missed them, there are numerous song links in Saturdays thread.

Lisa B
Mar 18th, 2007 at 5:33 am
So whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s British Invasion Music?

MJ is HUGE!!!

And Lisa B is wonderful!!!

Good morning.

The above link to the review of Taylor’s San Antonio show doesn’t work. Here’s the right link:

http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/music/stories/MYSA031807.hicks.e-n.23054ea4.html

Lisa B Mar 18th, 2007 at 8:21 am
For those that may have missed them, there are numerous song links in Saturdays thread.

Great links, Lisa!

And now I’ve finally settled on a song for Sanjaya~ The Troggs’ “Love is All Around”.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=w2A0FLpLP9U

This is an easy song to sing, very laid back , perfect for his soft voice, and after all, Diana Ross did proclaim last week that “Sanjaya is Love”!

And in my perfect world, he will come out with moptop hair, dressed in a flowing, flowery hippie shirt and a pair of skintight bellbottoms.
Fragrant tendrils of mind altering incense will waft towards the judges table, ensuring a glowing critique from each of them.
And Sanjaya, the Love Child, will make it through yet another week as Simon is left curled up on the floor, mumbling incoherently as he fondles his manboobs.

So many great links. Thank you. Two articles in the NYPost one about the AI6 guys and one just about Sanjaya. You can imagine what they’re saying. Question to people who know about the industry — if an album ships 150,000 CDS, does that mean that amount has been sold to retailers? I know return policies vary but isn’t that how CDs can become gold even before that many have been “bought”?

Re. Sanjaya, I’m not a fan of his, but admit it would be hard for anyone to compete in a field of so many big-voiced/power singers. I mean, yeah, he’s got other problems (eg, lack of confidence, stage presence) but subtlety is gonna inevitably get lost in the shuffle that is American Idol. A gentle voice–even one that is in tune, on pitch or whatever–just won’t take him far.

Peter Noone, this week’s Guest Coach for British Invasion week was interviewed last night on WABC’s Saturday Night Oldies show.. I listened to a stream this morning..

Interviewer: Simon has such respect [for oldies] and know how much people love it.
PN: Anybody whoà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s paying attention canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t deny the fact that that has been the best musical period, and hasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t really been replaced. I saw Diana Ross the other night on AI, the Supremes were at the same time as the Brit Invasion, and you think about who their competition was during that period, the fact that any Motown act ever got heard was amazing, cause everyone was running around à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ Beatles, Stones, Hermanà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Hermits, Dave Clark 5, and guess what, they shown through, the good ones.

Interviewer: Our music just got wiped out by all of you guys.
I think it was the enthusiasm. 1962 or 1963 was about, the music business was about in the same shape it is now. They were going and finding guys and saying, You look good, sing on this record, youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll be on American Bandstand. In England everyone was playing in bars, nightclubs, building up this following in a self-contained outfits. When we showed up we had everything with us, we didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t need a musical director, and an entourage. We just showed up. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the bass drummer, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the drummer, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m the singer. We could show up in a van, you could get us for half the price of a bigger act. Now everyone needs an entourage — or a karaoke machine.

Peter Noone on the American Idol kids:
A band can only get good if they can play The ones who seem to be good on American Idol are the ones who seem to have been out singing more than once. Their mom didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t just say, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“go and audition for AI.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re all been around a little bit. Some guy with spiky hair from Washington, you can tell heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s been around a bit, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s been in a band, and been around locally, and he can be the boss.

I will say to these contestants, At the end of this, if anyone remembers your name, youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve won American Idol.

Mornin’ everyone. Just saw this in my local paper. LisaB…my apologies if it’s been posted, but I have been away and may have missed it.

Jordin toured with Michael W. Smith?? Am I the only one who didn’t know that? And Melinda is *yawn* really that humble?

http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070318/COLUMNIST0501/703180372/1121/ENTERTAINMENT06

ETA: Ewwwwwww, there’s also a mention of Justin Timberlake recording with Reba McEntire while he was here for a concert this past week. I can’t imagine how that will sound.

I’m squirming in my chair. I know I shouldn’t post it. I know season 5′s over. Dammit, I can’t help it. Ryan’s interview with Elliott was on his syndicated Top 40 show this morning. There, I said it. woohoo

Margaux – Thanks for those snippets of the Peter Noone interview. He makes some excellent points. VERY interesting. Now, I’m looking forward to how he coaches the contestants.

Missgirl – Hey where have you been? You’ve been missed.

hs – What did Elliott say? Is there a way to hear the interview on the station’s site?

Wow, the link to the British Beat Room over at Idol Chatter is fantastic. Great links to all the artists, fascinating stuff. I just realized I was diggin’ on the Hollie’s Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress when I was 8 years old, and it’s one of my all time faves….it made that much of an impression. Cool song, kicka$$ bassline. I’d love to see one of the guys pull this off. Ricky Minor and the band could rip this one up!

http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Villa/9500/artists.htm

Hi, msgirl. :smile1_tb: I didn’t know that Melinda had toured with Michael W. Smith either.

ETA: Wha??? Justin and Reba?! I’m gonna have to wrap my head around that one.

Metta I have absolutely no idea. It was excerpted from his debut with Ryan last week. I caught it on my local Mix 106.5 station (which is technically Hot AC) driving to Home Depot. My life is very glamorous.

He’s got interviews floating all over the place. The latet theme by the interviewers and music critics seems to be to bash Taylor during the interviews. Elliott sidesteps these efforts adroitly.

Oops, meant to say I didn’t know that Jordin had toured with Michael W. Smith. My bad:)

HS – That is fantastic!!! I usually listen to Ryan’s show and didn’t this morning! Darn!!!

So have you heard that there are 2 bonus tracks at Target AND 2 bonus tracks ar WalMart?!

Ryan has been really great to Elliott. Very nice that he put him on his Top 40 show. Did he do that with any of the others? I really have no idea. E got a very good review in the San Francisco Chronicle. Even if he doesn’t sell a ton, he has to be very happy with the reviews so far

Morning!

So have you heard that there are 2 bonus tracks at Target AND 2 bonus tracks ar WalMart?!

Nice! Any idea what the bonus tracks are??

Morning everyone!

LisaB – Just wanted to say thanks for the links.

db – Nope – guess I’ll know on Tuesday!

So have you heard that there are 2 bonus tracks at Target AND 2 bonus tracks ar WalMart?!

The Target bonus tracks are different from the Walmart ones?

Even if he doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t sell a ton, he has to be very happy with the reviews so far

I think Elliott has a great shot at this first single being a hit.

Metta – Yes, different bonus tracks. I hope you’re right about Elliott’s first single. What a Cinderella story that would be! I’m so happy for Elliott.

Idol Concert Summary Report:

Periodically, I would like a post a summary of tour concert reports for Idols. I will start by just posting a summary for year to date. We’ll see how it goes from there.

Please keep in mind that I can only post the results of concerts which have been reported. Not all concerts are reported and concerts reports can be delayed. If you have different stats you want reported, let me know and I might decide to report them too.

Idol: Fantasia
Touring With: Jamie Foxx
Number of Concerts Reported: 2
Total Revenue: $569,750.00
Average Earning/Concert: $284,875.00
Percentage of Tickets Sold: 78%
Average Ticket Price: $75.33
Average Venue Size: 4849

Idol: Daughtry
Touring With: Eve to Adam, Cinder Road
Number of Concerts Reported: 4
Total Revenue: $65,769.00
Average Earning/Concert: $16,442.25
Percentage of Tickets Sold: 100%
Average Ticket Price: $19.51
Average Venue Size: 843

Idol: Taylor Hicks
Touring With: None listed
Number of Concerts Reported: 1
Total Revenue: $67,720.00
Average Earning/Concert: $67,720.00
Percentage of Tickets Sold: 100%
Average Ticket Price: $39.84
Average Venue Size: 1700

Idol: Eva Avila (Canadian Idol)
Touring With: None Listed
Number of Concerts Reported: 12
Total Revenue: $188,846.00
Average Earning/Concert: $15,737.17
Percentage of Tickets Sold: 76 %
Average Ticket Price: $29.15
Average Venue Size: 713

Lisa B
Mar 18th, 2007 at 6:29 am

Small Faces – Itchychoo Park

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fofNPJ8RGdQ

Quick story about this song. Its a rather obscure one that I always loved and as most of you know, I met my guy in a political chatroom and on Saturday nights, when it was anything but politics we would all play name that tune.

Well I kinda thought I liked this extremely hillarious and incredibly bright guy and we flirted a bit but nothing serious….yet.

We were throwing out song lyrics and you had ta name the song.

Well, he and I were by far the smartest song kids in that room so I laid down the gauntlet, SURE that there would be one song no one would ever recognize.

I threw some of the lyrics to Itchycoo Park out there and I’ll be a son of a bitch but he typed the name of the fucking song even before I finished typing the damn lyrics.

I had a pretty good idea at that point that…as he would later put it….it’s fate darlin’.
Thats a moment I wont ever forget. Kismet.

Miss and kerri! I have not seen either of you in days. Hope all is well. I missed ya.

Lisa, I love you.

Kirsten, when you look at those concert breakdown, Taylor is doing very well it appears even though it just shows one concert so far.

Would love a breakdown of concerts.

I threw some of the lyrics to Itchycoo Park out there and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll be a son of a bitch but he typed the name of the fucking song even before I finished typing the damn lyrics.

Dingo – You have the best anecdotes re. your guy. When you think of all the stars that need to align for us to meet that one special person…

hi lg, metta and dingo! long time, no see. metta, i’ve been politik’ing for my bro and dealing with my dog’s medical concerns….all is well.

lg….i can’t imagine Reba’s warbling and Justin’s breathy, nasally hip-hop meshing, but if Robert Plant is dueting with Allison Krauss I guess anything can happen!

Kirsten, when you look at those concert breakdown, Taylor is doing very well it appears even though it just shows one concert so far.

I wonder how much he’s pulling in from the merchandise. There have been reports from just about every show commenting on the mob scene at the vending table.

Lu, we know he recorded “whiter Shade of Pale”, and the accoustic version of “Wait for You”, so those are both candidates. How do you feel about buying from 2 different places to get the extra four songs?

Dingo: Would love a breakdown of concerts.

Just to clarify, do you want to see a listing of each individual concert?

Nevada and I have posted them as they have become available, but they have straggled out for the last couple of months and been embedded in daily chat so I can see how they can be missed or forgotten.

I’ll see if I can come up with a compact format to report them with my next report if people are interested (don’t want to clog up too much space otherwise).

Dingo – You have the best anecdotes re. your guy. When you think of all the stars that need to align for us to meet that one special personà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Ahhhh metta, as I said at his Eulogy, he, from the beautiful Pacific Northwest and I from the great state of NY. Two strangers from opposite corners of the country become inexplicably entwined on so many levels. And thats why he always said…it’s fate darlin’. Cause i can think of no other reason why the pull on a computer screen would be so powerful. They were wondrous days. I had all but given up on ever finding a man who would meet so much of my demanding criteria. He would have to be very smart, be very very funny, be very very very compassionate and kind, be very very very very passionate about what he believed in. Its almost as if I had set the bar so high cause I knew the chances of ever finding that person was slim to none. I was fine being alone and then, out of the blue, he came along.

I learned a lot from that experience. Its a large part of who I am today.

OK, thats enough of that. Its a beautiful (if not cold) sunny day outside.

hs: Lu, we know he recorded à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“whiter Shade of Paleà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , and the accoustic version of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Wait for Youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , so those are both candidates. How do you feel about buying from 2 different places to get the extra four songs?

I know that this is the trend these days and it helps to move more units, but boy do I think this is rude to fans… forcing them to buy the album twice to get all the songs (and if they make a mistake and buy it at a different store, 3 times). Effectively, you are buying the entire album for two freakin’ songs. I guess only ardent fans do this and they probably don’t mind, but I personally hate this trend.

And, yes, I didn’t like it when Taylor and Daughtry did it either and yes, I complained about it at the time (Daughtry has bonus tracks at Walmart and iTunes, Taylor has a bonus tracks at Walmart. Kat didn’t have bonus tracks, but she did release a pre-Christmas single CD to Walmart).

But, hey, it’s a business and people can decide for themselves what they want to buy.

Nevada and I have posted them as they have become available, but they have straggled out for the last couple of months and been embedded in daily chat so I can see how they can be missed or forgotten.

I like how you put it up on the screen today. My eyes tend to glaze over when I see SS numbers or Billboard numbers, numbers have never been my friend but when they are combined with words, I tend to pay attention more.

Its one of several flaws I posess.

My eyes tend to glaze over when I see SS numbers or Billboard numbers, numbers have never been my friend but when they are combined with words, I tend to pay attention more.

Its one of several flaws I posess.

Actually, I like numbers and I prefer the information to be formatted in an explainable way too (I think most people do). It’s not always intuitive what the numbers are for when you see the SS numbers (and raw mediabase numbers can be very cryptic). If it’s a large bulk of numbers, though (like an entire SS report or a series of them), it takes too long to format each entry.

Happened to catch Elliott’s interview on Ryan’s show this Am, on the way to the gym, totally by accident as I am never in the car at that time.
Thanks so much Ryan!
Personally don’t mind the extra tracks thing, more songs from Elliott, it’s all good

This practice of putting different songs on different CDs is lousy. Way to soak the fans but good. Another sign of an industry in the doldrums. I heard my first ad for E’s CD on Z100 this morning right before the “Win tickets to Daughtry’s sold out concert” blurb. Who the heck is paying for the Elliott commercials if this is supposedly an indpt release? It seems likely that Sony is picking up the bill. So in a way Clive signed him after all. Maybe some industry expert will explain this one day.

I love numbers. The more the merrier.

Its one of several flaws I posess.

Let’s name the others, to pass the time.

I know that this is the trend these days and it helps to move more units, but boy do I think this is rude to fansà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ forcing them to buy the album twice to get all the songs

I completely get what you’re saying, Kirsten. In Taylor’s case, though, you only had to purchase one cd to get all the songs. That’s what I did. A problem does arise, however, for those who didn’t have access to–or have an ethical problem with–Walmart. BTW, I am one of those who has problems with Walmart’s ethics and so, from that standpoint, didn’t appreciate the dilemma presented.

Thanks Kirsten for posting that.

It will be interesting to see how the Concert Venue numbers change by the end of 2007 when many of the Idols are going to be in bigger venues and others are going on solo tours ie Carrie Underwood.

msgirl, I’d forgotten about the Robert Plant/Allison Krauss upcoming collaboration. I saw Allison last night on a musical tribute to James Taylor on local PBS..was lucky enough to see Dr. John and Taj Mahal duet.

dingo, how sweet, you and your guy being brought together by music. That was the case for me and my hubby too.

I am so happy for Elliott and agree he just may have a huge hit with the 1st single.

I would definately buy the Elliott CD with Whiter Shade of Pale on it. I hope someone sings it this week, what a great song.

jpfan: Who the heck is paying for the Elliott commercials if this is supposedly an indpt release?

Elliott

jpfan: It seems likely that Sony is picking up the bill. So in a way Clive signed him after all. Maybe some industry expert will explain this one day.

From what I have gathered from Nevada’s posts, the artist pays for these ads even if they are signed to the label. These are fully recoupable expenses. So, Sony might front the money for Elliott, Daughtry or Kat ads (I’ve never even heard of a Taylor ad , but ultimately, the artist will have to pay for the ad before they receive their royalty cheque. And, if the album does not earn enough, it will come out of the royalty cheques for their next album.

So, Sony might front the money for Elliott, Daughtry or Kat ads (Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve never even heard of a Taylor ad ,

lmao!

squishy: It will be interesting to see how the Concert Venue numbers change by the end of 2007 when many of the Idols are going to be in bigger venues and others are going on solo tours ie Carrie Underwood.

I expect I may regret my idea of posting numbers once the summer comes. It seems as though everybody will be touring then. Kellie, Bucky, Clay, Carrie, Taylor, Daughtry, Kat, Elliott, Josh, Bo etc have all said that they might/will be touring (and even the Idol Tour itself).

Thanks Kirsten. I know Taylor/Kat got 1 mil to play with but I’m very surprised at the support E is getting. I doubt Sony would front the money if they didn’t have some hope of getting it back. So nice sign of faith. I think I’m in shock that Elliott would have a shot at a Top 40 hit. Very unexpected but keeping my fingers crossed.
I hope one day, somebody writes an article about AI, Clive and Taylor. Something real weird is going on.

I guess Season 5 keeps creeping up.

I so wish I could hear Elliott’s songs. I still have NO SOUND on my laptop! *&^^%$#@#*(%$&^*(&)(*&%

Hey – I did hear Taylor ads on the station I listen to and lots of ‘em!!!! That was a joke about no Taylor ads right? Remember, be nice to me, I’m gullible.

About the bonus tracks – this is the first time I’ve really paid any attention. I wish there was one cd I could get that had everything. I’d be more than willing to pay extra for that. But, this seems to be the trend in the music biz I guess. I want the extra tracks so I ‘ll buy to get them – especially to support Elliott.

I just wanted to mention that there is an amazing thread over at the Boogie Board. A Finnish woman made the trek all the way from her home to come here and catch some of Taylor’s shows. Her name is Katja and some may recognize the name, as she is the creator of some cool Taylor vids over on Go Fish. Anyway, in the thread she recounts her experience of coming to America, meeting with and being looked after by other fans she’d only previously known online, attending two Tay concerts (including a meet/greet) and just generally being shown a good time. The photos she took–concert footage, Taylor’s old stomping grounds, her new friends, etc–are fantastic.

One thing that really stood out for me was the incredible power of the internet to bring people together–no matter how far flung (geographically) we are.

I just looked at the list of groups/singers from the British invasion that MJ has put up. It appears that the Idols have a varied and vast list to work with.

I don’t think it will be too hard for the Idols to find a song that suits their singing styles and personalities.

I agree Metta. The internet has made this world that much smaller, closer, and more interactive.

Well, rather that purchasing E’s CD Tuesday on the way to work, I’ll wait until after work – hopefully I can check in here at MJs during the day and find out what the bonus tracks are, then swing by either Wal-Mart or Target.

Thanks for the concert numbers, Kirsten. Very interesting and much appreciated.

ETA:

I just wanted to mention that there is an amazing thread over at the Boogie Board. A Finnish woman made the trek all the way from her home to come here and catch some of Taylorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s shows.

Thanks for the tip, metta. I’ve been keeping up with that thread; it’s pretty amazing and quite cool to see the fulfillment of someone’s dreams.

Lu: Hey – I did hear Taylor ads on the station I listen to and lots of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹em!!!! That was a joke about no Taylor ads right? Remember, be nice to me, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m gullible.

Seriously, I did not recall having heard of any (but I was away when his album was released). I added the smiley because I did not want to ignite a war. The Daughtry CD “sponsors” most of the television I watch (this show is brought to you by “Daughtry” the new CD featuring the smash hit “It’s Not Over”) and I see Kat’s ads on All Access all the time, so I knew that they had them. We were discussing Elliott’s ads, so I knew he had them too, but I didn’t know about Taylor ads and I wanted to mention him so that people wouldn’t say I was claiming that he didn’t have to pay for his ads.

So, I will amend my statement:

So, Sony might front the money for Elliott, Daughtry, Kat or Taylor ads, but ultimately, the artist will have to pay for the ad before they receive their royalty cheque.

squishy, season 5 lives on… I am just so damn excited to everything come together for my season 5 favorite.

squishy: I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think it will be too hard for the Idols to find a song that suits their singing styles and personalities.

It shouldn’t be, but will they? When they had free choice to pick almost any song in the history of music, they made some atrocious selections (“Waiting on the World to Change” anybody?). So, this crew may still make some insane selections.

Tune in Tuesday to see what happens next!!!

When they had free choice to pick almost any song in the history of music, they made some atrocious selections (à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ Waiting on the World to Changeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  anybody?).

Oh, please don’t remind me of that – I wanted to take an ice pick to my ears after that performance. *shiver*

Right, off for the day…

Kirsten good point. Season 6 has just started so I may eat my words later but one difference I see with this season and past seasons particularly the last one was that many Idols from this season do not know who they are and what their strengths and weakness are. As a result, they just pick crappy songs for their strengths and weakness ie Brandon and Sundance.

The Idols who pick the best based upon their abilities and know who they are as artists will probably be there till the end or near end.

msgirl, when in the heck are you gonna get dude to fix the sound on your laptop, lol. You can just skip on over to Target for E’s CD Guess I’ll buy the WalMart version as there is no Target close by. (which sux, love their clothes too). I wish the same bonus tracks were available on every Elliott CD. That reeks, man.

I picked up Daughtry yesterday. I think it has a good mix of ballads and heavy rock. Even if I had never seen him on Idol, I would’ve at least downloaded It’s Not Over and Crashed. I think Daughtry will be around for a long time as he’s been a musician for so long…it’s in his blood.

ETA: That’s all about season 5….movin’ on…;-)

I’m not sure I’ll be watching AI this tuesday. I might be too busy groovin’ to my Elliott cd(s)!

Lu- Little Elliott’s marketing team is going to bleed us bonus track whores dry. LOL. :wallbash_tb:(haven’t used the wall bash in awhile and I needed to bang head).

Koolmom-I’m sorry. You know I’m bedazzled by you. Heh.

I love MJ’s blog. I learn so much. I am doing the Freddie. :thumbup_tb: Now I know where OK Go got the inspiration for their choreography!

lisab – Brits songs. You put a smile on my face!

Kirsten, thanks for the tour info. I like numbers!

i agree with the philly article, i always was confused at the references to taylor doing blue eyed soul, i always thought it was elliott doing it. and the san antonio article is the opposite of what some of you guys are reporting wtih “The audience was predominantly female, and some of Hicksà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ most vocal fans were old enough to be his mother.”

http://countryfest.com/

June 21-24, 2007
Cadott Wisconsin

Taylor plays “Country Fest 2007″ in Wisconsin – check it out!

June 22
3:00 Chris Cagle
5:00 The Wreckers
7:00 Josh Turner
9:00 Taylor Hicks
11:00 Sara Evans

the san antonio article is the opposite of what some of you guys are reporting wtih à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The audience was predominantly female, and some of Hicksà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ most vocal fans were old enough to be his mother.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

The article is referring to the demographics at that particular show, not to all the others. I assure you that the show I attended appeared to be quite diverse in gender and age. Having said that, the concept that any fan is devalued due to being female and “old enough to be Taylor’s mother” reflects poorly on the person advancing that idea, not on the artist or his fans.

That’s right Metta – and I can tell you that an older demographic is less likely to change their allegance with the pop music winds, if you get me drift. Any ticket buyer is a good ticket buyer and Taylor appreciates every single fan that attends his shows – he’s so giving and accomodating with this time after the shows, signing autographs and taking pictures with everyone – even when he’s sick (as he was at the beginning of the tour). I hear he’s much better now and gave a kick a$$ performance last night in San Anton.

7 weeks before Griz and Taylor meet face to face :jittery_tb:

metta…at the Ryman (and lg can back me up on this)…i was surprised at the number of guys there….i mean, really surprised. Just around us were about 6 or 7 and the ones there with spouses were having more fun than their wives, right lg? AFan will say the rest of them were probably gay. lol Also, there was a GREAT mix of ages there.

I know this is off topic but there was a creepy guy there sitting behind us, by himself, who looked eerily like Taylor and you could tell he knew it. I kept thinking, Oh Lord PLEASE NO! Don’t let the guys who come start dressing like him or imitating him…ala the male Elvis fans who grew the big sideburns and wore the gold aviator sunglasses to his shows. HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Yeah. I don’t think that will happen.

I’m thoroughly enjoying this upcoming British Invasion week. I even went on iTunes this morning and bought Eric Burdon & the Animals (the House of the Rising Sun & It’s my Life) and Cream (Strange Brew – I took quite a liking to it). I’m looking forward to seeing what Blake does. I hope he doesn’t change the song this time because I don’t think many of these songs need it.

well i think the san antonio concert reflects this blog perfectly when it comes to taylor fans,most are female, and old enough to be his mother

TH fans only: ………have you read the recaps on GC? Basenji did a super job(from the cellcert), and Cypfan also, who was there. It sounds as if Taylor has created a show that is similar to what he did before AI…….where he really lets the band show off and he himself gets really into it and changes it up everytime. And I totally agree about the lack of promotion.

radname
Mar 18th, 2007 at 1:23 pm Edit

well i think the san antonio concert reflects this blog perfectly when it comes to taylor fans,most are female, and old enough to be his mother

That’s quite the generalization, considering you don’t know most of us. It’s probably a good idea to stay away from generalizations like that. They tend to bite you in the ass later.

not me radname.

ok, I’m off….I bought myself some roller blades yesterday and my dog and I are gonna have some fun this afternoon. See ya’ll later!

LisaB………thank you for all of the great, great links to the music. I agree with squishy…….what a great thing YouTube is for music lovers of all ages.

radname: well i think the san antonio concert reflects this blog perfectly when it comes to taylor fans,most are female, and old enough to be his mother

Well, then, obviously you don’t know much about people on this blog.

” and old enough to be his mother ”

Not that there is anything wrong with that.

Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s quite the generalization, considering you donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know most of us. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s probably a good idea to stay away from generalizations like that. They tend to bite you in the ass later.
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when it comes to taylor fans on this blog, are most not female? i’ve seen about 2-3 males post actively and i’m not sure if they’re taylor fans or not because i don’t really remember any of them

female yes – old enough to be his mother, no. Not unless I was a teen mom. And I can think of 3 TH fans that post here off the top of my head that are male, not including Gray.

ETA: i believe you could make the female generalization about all fan bases on this board, by the way.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m thoroughly enjoying this upcoming British Invasion week.

Bean – I’m hoping the contestants get clearance to the songs they want. There are a lot of great options, though. I hope they do a vid intro where they explain why they chose the songs they did.

Radname you do realise this is an American Idol Blog not a fansite for an artist?

I wouldn’t expect to see an influx of male fans here to be honest, especially one’s who are only interested in one artist.

You need to do a little more research before you make such rash sweeping generalisations.

ETA: i believe you could make the female generalization about all fan bases on this board, by the way.

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yep! And mother MJ is 100 yrs old and she’s a fan of everyone.

except *** that is.

Radname you do realise this is an American Idol Blog not a fansite for an artist?
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could have fooled me at times! so why do you see an influx of female fans of one artist here, but not male ones?

radname: when it comes to taylor fans on this blog, are most not female?

Most of the regular posters on this blog are female, so you aren’t saying much.

It’s the “and old enough to be his mother” which is a generalization.

I’m not and I know many other posters here who aren’t either. And, again, not that there is anything wrong with that. A fan is a fan, just like any other. To paraphrase WS:

“Hath not a mother eyes? hath not a mother hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions? Fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, healed by the same Means, warmed and cooled by the same winter and summer, as a man/teenager is? If you prick them, do they not bleed? if you tickle them, do they not laugh? if you poison they, do the not die?”

radname………….we were there when these kinds of concerts started, why would we stop now?

Does anyone know how the coaching duties between Peter Noone and LuLu will be divvied up?

From Etrain – Randy Jackson’s blog – I would’ve posted the link instead but there’wasn’t one. Hope it’s okay to post this MJ. Apparently, Elliott will be on Randy’s show next weekend.

Here’s Randy’s blog
Mar-12-2007

The Hits Just Keep On Comin’

What’s up y’all!

Wow what a great week for Idol! We will soon have the Top 10 finalists for Idol season 6! I don’t know about you, but I was shocked last week at how America voted! It just goes to show that Idol still is the most intense and unpredictable show on TV!

On the Hit List, my man Elliot Yamin stopped by to drop off his new single “Waiting for You”! It’s definitely hot and you will hear it as my iPod pick of the week coming up! Thanks for now and remember to keep voting and keep blazin the Hit List! COLLAPSE

I’ll be glad when people stop posting about LuLu – it’s giving me whiplash… a lot of my friends call me that! edU -art

could have fooled me at times! so why do you see an influx of female fans of one artist here, but not male ones?

You’ll have to ask them if that’s the case.

I personally am a fan of the show, that’s why I’m here, how about you?

Peter Noone coaching the guys, Lulu the girls.

Metta – Peter Noone will coach the boys and LuLu will coach the girls. According to Peter Noone.

well i think the san antonio concert reflects this blog perfectly when it comes to taylor fans,most are female, and old enough to be his mother

I ditto what jersey said. Technically is suppose, if we are judging “motherly” by say, midieval standards then I’m old enough to be his mother.

I’m definitely enough to be Taylor’s cool older sister.
:cool2_tb:

Interestingly, we older fans tend to have more disposible income than the crowd that listens to High School Musical and are less likely to pirate music than the “hip” youngsters.

Thanks!

Some guy with spiky hair from Washington, you can tell heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s been around a bit, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s been in a band, and been around locally, and he can be the boss.

You KNOW I had to comment on this.

Forget Sanjaya. BLAKE is LOVE.

Okay, I’ve been watching some of Lisa B’s links this morning (I wonder if Phil and Sanjaya have been wrestling backstage over who gets to sing Tom Jone’s “It’s Not Unusal”) and I noticed this “Duet Impossible” thing with Lulu and McFly.

Okay, you Brits have some strange shows. What’s up with this? Normally, I’m strongly opposed to re-animating the dead, but I have to admit they seem to be doing a pretty good job of it. Is this a regular show and is still on the air?

To keep this vaguely Idol related, here is Roy Orbison with Westlife (signed by that guy who is bigger than Bruce Springstein, Simon Cowell):

http://youtube.com/watch?v=1RXUnnD4oag

And guest coach Lulu with Mcfly:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0uDxvf0Mfoo

Well I must say I am highly in the minority here on this blog. I’m male, not a Taylor fan, and to add insult to injury I like Kat! Stuff like gender and taste are usually reflected in the posts. Not so sure about the age thing. I think if we did an poll… well not many people would join in.
As for British Invasion week, I’m actually quite excited. I think Blake will probably rock the house. I’m also thinking Sanjaya may do well. From the clips i’ve hear most of the music is very mellow and simple… that exactly Sanjaya’s sound. The kid is a little stoner. He might surprise everyone. Of course, the media backlash has already dug him a big hole. I think vote for the worst might actually take over as more people join in for sheer amusement. Hey, I’m all for it. Like this show is about being moral and fair anyway. Plus, I love watching Sanjaya, he’s someone I looks forward to.
Also, I’m curious as to how the band is going to work on Tuesday. I think it would be really cool if the brough a 4 piece band out on stage to play with the kids. Bandzilla isn’t going to work on a night like this.

Metta
Mar 18th, 2007 at 1:34 pm
Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m thoroughly enjoying this upcoming British Invasion week.

Bean – Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m hoping the contestants get clearance to the songs they want. There are a lot of great options, though. I hope they do a vid intro where they explain why they chose the songs they did.

That would be a good idea, Metta. I hope they wear 60′s clothes/hair. It would be fun.

I think if you visit MOST fansites, you will find more female than male fans. It might be the fact that women are more easily able to put their feelings about things into words. Its a generalization but its also a fact. Women are better at verbalizing what they want and what they like. Women, as a general rule, like words and are good at using them to express themselves.

If you go to the political blogs, as a general rule it has been my experience that they seem to have more men on them. I think it has a little to do with confrontation. They have the facts, they have an opinion but are afraid to put that opinion out there for fear they will stir the pot so to speak. Just my observation.

Pretty interesting reading….

American Idol’s Little Engine That Could
http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/03/18/115120.php

At this time last year Hicks was beginning to amass a loyal following. His fans on the Idol forums faced harsh criticisms with attacks on his appearance and much debated perceived lack of true “Idol form”. His singing was criticized, his dancing slammed, and he was made fun of for his hair color. Sanjaya has been developing a growing fan base as well, and his fans are facing similar attacks on their favorite. It’s a real jungle out there in the world of Idol fans.

Taylor Hicks has always reminded me of those boxers in the ring, whom no matter how hard they are hit refuse to take the knock out. The man always kept coming up swinging. Last season, I couldn’t help but hear that Rocky Balboa theme in my head watching that man. He was, and is, an inspiration. Taylor Hicks played the Idol game very well. Simon Cowell is stepping up the ante this season , demonstrating his displeasure regarding Malakar, saying in a press release that should Sanjaya win he would leave the show. Doubt that’s going to happen, but dramatic just the same.

radname
Mar 18th, 2007 at 1:28 pm Edit

when it comes to taylor fans on this blog, are most not female? ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve seen about 2-3 males post actively and ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not sure if theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re taylor fans or not because i donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t really remember any of them

Radname, I’m asking you politely to please not generalize.

To Everyone else: Please don’t let this discussion spin out of control, it’s not very interesting. Out of the mouths of babes, and all (see radname? how does that feel? So please stop it) Thank you.

Generalizations, smenralizations! The fans all around me at the Austin Taylor Hicks show were young and VERY young. Teen, tween, and twenty-somethings. So let me generalize and say that ALL Taylor fans are young, attractive women, because this is all I saw around me. All having a blast, mind you.

It takes all sorts to make a fanbase in my view.

And….

These links to the music of the British invasion have been wonderful. Thanks kindly Lisa B, and MJ for gathering them in one easy link.

I really am looking forward to Tuesday night to see what this crop of AI Sixers will choose.

Hey Rad. Just want you to know I saw Elvis in 56′ when I was 12, and The Beatles in 65′ when I was 21..
I may be OLD in your opinion, but I’m NOT dead yet.
Hope you are STILL capable of driving 7 1/2 hours to see a talented artist that you like, admire and respect when you are my age..

well i think the san antonio concert reflects this blog perfectly when it comes to taylor fans,most are female, and old enough to be his mother

Well shit. I must have aged about 20 years since I started visiting MJ’s, because not only am I NOT old enough to be Taylor’s mother, I’m not even as old as he is!! That sure woulda been one MIRACULOUS birth.

General News Story
Nothing is impossible at Pinewood for “Duet Impossible” [TV]

Princess Productions proved nothing is impossible when they recorded à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Duet Impossibleà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  for the BBC in tv 1 at Pinewood Studios in front of a live studio audience.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Duet Impossibleà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  will be shown on Christmas Eve on BBC 1 at 5:45 and is hosted by Vernon Kay.

http://www.pinewoodgroup.com/gen/z_sys_storyNews.aspx?intNewsId=46

Well shit. I must have aged about 20 years since I started visiting MJà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s, because not only am I NOT old enough to be Taylorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s mother, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not even as old as he is!! That sure woulda been one MIRACULOUS birth.

:lol_tb:

I think if you visit MOST fansites, you will find more female than male fans.

Oh boy is THAT ever true. I had to take a hiatus from the Buffy fandom for a while because the fanwars between fans of one character or ‘ship or another were over-the-top. I’d say the online fandom is 80% female ranging from teenage to middle age. Most of the fanfiction is written by adult women.

I just thought I would pop in for a minute with this information, for the few Kat fans on here or just those who are happy for the idols when they succeed, Katharine has offically debuted on American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest at #40 and also on Rick Dees weekly countdown at #33. I’m proud to be a Kat fan. Way to go Kat!!

:clap_tb: Yay! to emerald, cause I am with you on age and experience, and to Sarah for keeping it real……..and griz for that great article.! Now this “old gal” has to go visit her mom who is ALOT older than us all, but still loves music too, and would be bopping away at a concert if she could.

Jeff Beck + Peter King + Lulu – Cry Me A River

http://youtube.com/watch?v=pJIlyEux3zs

Lulu cut her first record at 15 (Shout), she’s still singing.

well i think the san antonio concert reflects this blog perfectly when it comes to taylor fans,most are female, and old enough to be his mother

This blog has fans of all types. I happen to be an Ace fan. He, too, has fans old enough to be his mother. I’ve met some of them and they are great.

Hey PJ!

Yes, in addition to being a younger-than-Taylor Taylor fan, I am also a fan of Chris, Ace, and Elliott.

And Blake, Brandon, Melinda, and Leslie from Season 6.

OT – ACK. Tennessee is keeping me on the edge of my seat with this stinkin’ game.

has anyone heard the mp3 of the top 12? if you have, have you change dyour preference as opposed to their performances?

msgirl, have fun rollerbladin with dog, LOL! That sounds like fun.

Yep, lots of males at the Ryman, and I noticed several 20-somethings who danced the night away. I’ll have to say I feel fortunate not to have noticed the ‘creepy’ gray-haired dude you spotted behind us. I was front and center with Taylor and The Boogie, man I was oblivious! What a barnstorming performance. Just makes me want to see them again. Hoping he can add more to the horn section later on.

oh and my mom is in an AI pool at work (see? i have nothing against moms) and she randomly picked melinda

There has been much reaction to an article regarding the San Antonio concert – again, one individual (the author of the article) who might or might not have truly been there, expressing his/her opinion.

If, however, you take the time to read actual accounts of the San Antonio concert at GC (posted prior to the article being published) you will find quite a different atmosphere at the concert.

So any generalization made from someone not attending the event pretty much means nothing.

Carry on with the British invasion…..

I am four years older than Taylor, so I guess maybe if we were both elephants, I could be his mother.

I am way too excited about Tuesday night, considering that I barely even like a handful of people this year. I had a premonition that Sanjaya will sing “Build Me Up Buttercup.” It seems right up his clueless little alley

I’m putting up this clip of a former contestant singing it because it has: (1)Ryan looking ten years younger; (2) whoa! a whole lotta Randy (3) Neil Sedaka drooling; and (4) seal claps and “spirit dancing” from Pauler. Classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4tHQYZfvhE

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m putting up this clip of a former contestant singing it because it has: (1)Ryan looking ten years younger; (2) whoa! a whole lotta Randy (3) Neil Sedaka drooling; and (4) seal claps and à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“spirit dancingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  from Pauler. Classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4tHQYZfvhE

Okay, all the guys on the show need to sing with the confidence Clay displayed there.

Found this searching for LeeAnn Rimes/Taylor stuff

http://www.sdfair.com/index.php?fuseaction=about.press_details&newsid=379

Katharine McPhee, pop, Friday, June 29

Hey griz…San Diego…you can go see Kat!!!

Cheese!! Now yer jest teasin’ me!!!! Ya KNOW how I love mah boy Clay and I have watched that clip more times than I care to admit. I hate that fucking song BUT, when Simon (who hated Clay from the moment he laid eyes on him) asked him..”what does that song mean?” and Clay said I dont know, its a British song…Bwahahahahahahahahaha!

As with the “T” man, Clay was rarely if ever dissed on Idol cause he didnt sing well. He was dissed cause Simon never liked him and thought he was a joke. The one tiem I remember Clay being trashed was when they gave him a few hours to learn that dreadful song “Vincent”. He forgot the words and IMHO, it was a blessing.

Oh how the mighty tried to make him fail especially when it began to look as if Clay would actually win the fucking thing (which of course, as was the case with Al Gore, he DID) they did a valiant effort to derail the Clay train. Somebody make me stoppppppppppppp…..

Dingo – LMAO!

Jesus, I need ta put some Valium in my oatmeal these days. Ahm as exciteable as can be.

Katharine McPhee, pop, Friday, June 29

Hey grizà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦San Diegoà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦you can go see Kat!!!

I think I have a root canal planned for that day – :thumbup_tb:

cheese Mar 18th, 2007 at 2:55 pm

I am four years older than Taylor, so I guess maybe if we were both elephants, I could be his mother.

I am way too excited about Tuesday night, considering that I barely even like a handful of people this year. I had a premonition that Sanjaya will sing à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Build Me Up Buttercup.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  It seems right up his clueless little alley

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m putting up this clip of a former contestant singing it because it has: (1)Ryan looking ten years younger; (2) whoa! a whole lotta Randy (3) Neil Sedaka drooling; and (4) seal claps and à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“spirit dancingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  from Pauler. Classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4tHQYZfvhE

Are you saying that Clay was singing up a clueless alley? He started gaining new fans with his rendition of “Build Me Up Buttercup.” Sanjaya would butcher this song.

Some guy with spiky hair from Washington, you can tell heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s been around a bit, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s been in a band, and been around locally, and he can be the boss.

You KNOW I had to comment on this.

Forget Sanjaya. BLAKE is LOVE.

Sarah, what’s that quote from? I can’t find it in the thread.

Here’s a video of Blake getting his scat on with The Panda Conspiracy…

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

cheese thanks for the link to Clay’s “Build Me Up Butercup.” That was one of my favorite performances of his!

Clay was awesome with every song he sang. If you haven’t been to one of his concerts, you are missing out. He is dynamic in concert. I’ve been to 4 of them, and, planning on seeing him again this summer. That boy can saaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!!

star, i forget which article it was in, but it’s a quote from Peter Noone. He was being interviewed about being on AI this coming week.

Sanjaya needs to sing something with very little band accompaniment. He can’t compete with the band and his voice gets swallowed up. I would say that he should attempt an acapella, but he’d need a lot more confidence than he has now to pull that off.

The Donovan song that LisaB posted in yesterday’s thread (the one with all the smoking) would be a good song for Sanjaya. Simple acoustic accompaniment.
ETA: Catch the Wind – bottom of page 2 yesterdays daily chat thread.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m putting up this clip of a former contestant singing it because it has: (1)Ryan looking ten years younger; (2) whoa! a whole lotta Randy (3) Neil Sedaka drooling; and (4) seal claps and à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“spirit dancingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  from Pauler. Classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4tHQYZfvhE

That was awesome, I’d never seen it before cuz *I’m new*

I agree with what Metta said, I’d love for our male contestants this year to have that much confidence on stage

Also….the funny little thing at the end with Simon was great…..hehe

star, i forget which article it was in, but ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a quote from Peter Noone. He was being interviewed about being on AI this coming week.

Thanks jersey, I finally found it! Margaux posted it at the bottom of page one. Guess Blake made an impression on Mr. Noone!

Sanjaya should sing a Cream song. Yeah, thats it. he should sing one of the greatest songs ever written……”Badge”. That should put me right over the fucking edge.

If you dont see or hear from me after Tuesday night, just start a prayer thread.

The Donovan song that LisaB posted in yesterdayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s thread (the one with all the smoking) would be a good song for Sanjaya. Simple acoustic accompaniment.
ETA: Catch the Wind – bottom of page 2 yesterdays daily chat thread.

Jersey – Yes, acoustic is what he should go for. I think he may need something more recognizable than Catch the Wind, though.

Clay being trashed was when they gave him a few hours to learn that dreadful song à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Vincentà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ . He forgot the words and IMHO, it was a blessing.
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Dingo, I’m shocked. I cannot imagine you thinking Vincent is a dreadful song..

He could sing Donovan’s “Sunshine Superman”.

Oh gawd, you best believe ah’ll be stockin’ up on Valium.

Dingo, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m shocked. I cannot imagine you thinking Vincent is a dreadful song..

Yeah, ahm a bundle a surprises aint I?

Don McLean did some great songs and though I love the sentiment behind Vincent and think Don did a wonderful job, that song is best left alone IMHO.

I would love to hear House of the Rising Sun, but I doubt anyone could do the song justice..

Mellow Yellow, but he’d make a hash of that probably.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5vNLV327mMk
http://youtube.com/watch?v=d4Hu6up9Xng

Btw Dingo you and your other half have/had great taste, my fave Small Faces song is Itchychoo Park.

Would love it, if someone dare to do it.

Dingo,

Taylor tagged Van again last nite…St Dominic’s Preview…
apparently in HOTYL…

emeralgem
Mar 18th, 2007 at 3:35 pm

I would love to hear House of the Rising Sun, but I doubt anyone could do the song justice..

You see? This is the dilemma I find myself in. I consider some of these songs sacred. I am not all that thrilled with this seasons contestants and dont think even ONE of them should even hold the fucking sheet music to that song.

If this were last year? I could hear several of them tackling it and others.

Slips on my bunny slippers and starts flipping over the furniture in the batcave looking for stray Valiums.

Clay being trashed was when they gave him a few hours to learn that dreadful song à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Vincentà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ . He forgot the words and IMHO, it was a blessing.

Rumour has it that it was worse than that. Apparently, the producers decided the show was running too short, so they told Clay while he was in hair/make-up (25 minutes before the show aired) that they would need to change the arrangement and add an extra verse. There wasn’t time to even rehearse before the live show. And of course, this song was not his choice in the first place. Simon went on to call the song dreary (a song about suicide being dreary, imagine).

This performance is often cited as the apex of of AI producer manipulation.

Cochem!! he diddddd????? Ohhhhhhhhhhhh, now thats magic.

Kirsten, I knew there was more to the story about Vincent and I remember thinking, man thats just chickenshit. They must be REALLY scared that the boy is gonna take this thing in a walk. Which, as I have stated before, I believe he did.

emeralgem: I would love to hear House of the Rising Sun, but I doubt anyone could do the song justice..

You know, Dolly Parton did a version of it, so maybe Lakisha or Melinda could knock it out of the park.

Chris R will probably do “Buttercup”. It’s nice and bouncy.

Lisa B, that Gap commercial is how I know “Mellow Yellow.” Gawd I love YouTube!

Lisa B
Mar 18th, 2007 at 3:35 pm
Mellow Yellow, but heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d make a hash of that probably.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5vNLV327mMk
http://youtube.com/watch?v=d4Hu6up9Xng

Btw Dingo you and your other half have/had great taste, my fave Small Faces song is Itchychoo Park.

Would love it, if someone dare to do it.

Lisa, I dont believe that anyone I have asked about that song knows what I was talking about ‘cept my guy and now, you lmao.

It was a very obscure song and very few remember it. I loved the lyrics. Course, I was stoned a lot in those days lmao.

Kirsten – LOL – I’ve just been scouring the internet for something bouncy for timberfake. Buttercup would do. Or maybe the Freddy Dance vid that lisa posted.

The Animals – Don’t bring me down

http://youtube.com/watch?v=cdvr3onqwgU

It was a very obscure song and very few remember it. I loved the lyrics. Course, I was stoned a lot in those days lmao.

Maybe obscure to Americans but not to the Brits.

http://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/small_faces/itchycoo_park___im_only_dreaming/

i agree with the philly article, i always was confused at the references to taylor doing blue eyed soul, i always thought it was elliott doing it. and the san antonio article is the opposite of what some of you guys are reporting wtih à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The audience was predominantly female, and some of Hicksà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ most vocal fans were old enough to be his mother.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Radname, the reviewer did not dwell on the demographics of the audience. He just made mention of what he eye-balled and a brief mention at that. That does not mean every venue is the same in demographics nor that the critic was 100% right his assessment. Someone did post that last night crowd was a bit mature then Taylor’s other venues stops. Just like in Antonio had a lot more male and a much younger crowd because of the venue.

The bottomline is did the reviewer like the show and in this case, the reviewer did. If you want to take the attention away from a very positive review by harping on Taylor’s fanbase age then so be it. Yes, Taylor has a fanbase filled with mostly mature women. Some even old enough to be his grandmother. I don’t see the big deal. Their money still spends the same.LOL

IMO, whether Taylor draws a roomful of senior citizens or teens, it’s the actual review of the show that will pull in the non-fans. Not so much the crowd. And as far as I’m concerned, so far the reviews are reflecting very positively on him.

Also, Elliott does fit the blue-eye soul definition of “Blue-eyed” soul. So does Taylor..

Okay back to Season Six..LOL

Maybe obscure to Americans but not to the Brits.

Thanks for that link Lisa. Boy did the memories come flooding back to when I was a kid and thought I knew it all. Oh, wait, now ahm an adult and still think I know it all.

Great song.

Are you saying that Clay was singing up a clueless alley? He started gaining new fans with his rendition of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Build Me Up Buttercup.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Sanjaya would butcher this song.

No, Clay was great on the show. I was implying that it would be clueless for Sanjaya to whisper and tiptoe his way through a song that Clay killed on the show. The song itself is pretty dumb, and it just seems like something Sanjaya would sing.

Clay was awesome with every song he sang. If you havenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t been to one of his concerts, you are missing out. He is dynamic in concert. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve been to 4 of them, and, planning on seeing him again this summer. That boy can saaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!!

I’ve seen Clay live four times live, too. It’s not my fault though. The last 3 were entirely against my will. Heh.

Here is another one that I love, and this could possibly work for LeKisha .

BTW… The Rolling Stones were not the first to sing this song eventhough it was a big hit for them.. New Orlean’s own Ms. Irma Thomas was..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Em7uB-KN0

Sanjaya is totally singing “Build Me Up Buttercup”
I always try to think of the most junior high talent show song and Sanjaya delivers. Last week with “Aint no Mountain” it was just obvious.

And that clip… HA. That made me laugh. Ryan’s hair! Clay’s Hair? Randy? Neil Sedaka hitting on Clay! Paula! Spirit dancing! God I wish there was another Clay on this show. He was so fun to laugh at. I can’t wait until he’s finally outed… wait…
hasnt that already happened? http://perezhilton.com/topics/exclusives/who_wants_to_fuck_clay_aiken_20070127.php
I think it’ll take Clay actually being seen with a man to convince his fans he plays for the other team.

Dingo: You know Taylor sang “Badge” in Austin. Blew the roof off the joint and it was a very sturdy roof indeed.

That is interesting about Clay and the song “Vincent”. Didn’t they pull names out of a bowl and that is the one he got? Not sure. He was not happy about it for sure. Did not realize all that went on before he ever sang it, though.

I still feel his high point S2 was “Solitaire.”

Has there been a truly memorable moment on S6 yet? Not to me. I wonder if it will happen this year. (Before this time last year we had already had “Moody’s Mood”, “Hemorrhage” and “Takin’ It to the Streets.” )

First of all…Ladybug!!! GET THE FUCK OUT!!! Taylor sang Badgeeeeeeeee???!!!!!!!

OMG

Why wasnt I made aware of this immediately? Holy fucking shit.

I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t wait until heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s finally outedà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Thats interesting. Why?

I think ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll take Clay actually being seen with a man to convince his fans he plays for the other team.

Everyone I know who loves Clay as much as I do suspected long ago that Clay was Gay. What I find more interesting is your veiled homophobia.

Ladybug, for me, and this is personal, my high point for Clay was BOTW. Thats a difficult song to sing and it was my HS Senior graduation song so I think that had a lot to do with it.

He had several unbelieveable performances.

Has anyone heard of Amy Winehouse? She’s so good. Like a modern day Etta James almost.

Rehab:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD5sahXoj0U

You Know I’m no Good:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFVM5pVTwkM

Back to Black:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aygAu1x2uQo&mode=related&search=

I just checked out Amy Winehouse on iTunes. I love the voice but Im not crazy about the songs on the CD.

Dingo:

I posted my review of the Austin show on Gray’s site. The high points of the evening were Badge and Goodbye Stranger. Both of those were A-fucking-MAZING! I also loved “Give Me Tonight.” It rawks live.

Yes. Clay did have some unbelievable performances that year. I always looked forward to hearing him sing during S2 and Ruben too. Loved me some Velvet Teddy Bear! That was a really enjoyable season.

Thats interesting. Why?

Because I feel that this year has been really great for the gay community with many prominent figures comming out. I think the more the merrier. Queen Latifah, Jodie Foster etc… would really be great.

Everyone I know who loves Clay as much as I do suspected long ago that Clay was Gay. What I find more interesting is your veiled homophobia.

Actually, I’ve heard that a lot of his fans will defend to the death that Clay’s straight.
And honey, I’m one of the only males on here, and I’m a Kat fan, and not for her McTata’s. You string the pieces together, lol.

And honey, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m one of the only males on here, and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m a Kat fan, and not for her McTataà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s. You string the pieces together, lol.

Dont address me by “honey”.

Ladybug…ahm still trying to wrap my brain around the fact that Taylor sang one of the greatest songs ever written. Holy shit. Had i been at that concert, seriously, I think I would have died.

Kirsten Mar 18th, 2007 at 3:40 pm

emeralgem: I would love to hear House of the Rising Sun, but I doubt anyone could do the song justice..

You know, Dolly Parton did a version of it, so maybe Lakisha or Melinda could knock it out of the park.

Apparently early versions were often sung from the female perspective and the lyrics recorded by Alan Lomax way back when are from that perspective.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Of_The_Rising_Sun

Not sure how well you could do a 90-120 second version of HotRS though.

Kirsten
Mar 18th, 2007 at 10:53 am
Idol Concert Summary Report:

Periodically, I would like a post a summary of tour concert reports for Idols. I will start by just posting a summary for year to date. Weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll see how it goes from there.

Very nice, Kirsten. The more stats the better.

As with the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Tà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  man, Clay was rarely if ever dissed on Idol cause he didnt sing well. He was dissed cause Simon never liked him and thought he was a joke.

Simon’s problem with Taylor was his “dancing”, but Clay just straight up sang, so what was his problem with him? Also, is there any contestant this season who Simon appears also to have an irrational dislike for?

Because I feel that this year has been really great for the gay community with many prominent figures comming out. I think the more the merrier.

Coming out is one thing. Being outed is an entirely different matter. You were advocating Clay’s being outed.

Coming out is one thing. Being outed is an entirely different matter. You were advocating Clayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s being outed.

clay has already been outed. numerous times.

An IDF poster reported seeing an American Idol commercial that mentioned songs by the Kinks and Rolling Stones on the upcoming show. Anyone else see it? I don’t watch anything else on Fox. (it’s IDF so it may just be made up). Maybe we’ll get some real spoilers soon.

Dingo and Lisa B I remember Itchycoo Park very well, however If I had been asked to come up with the lyrics to the song without hearing it again I never could. Really kool song. I remember all this stuff from the sixties so I guess that makes me old, but there sure was some good music in there.

As for the cheesy factor you can not get much better that this–Winchester Cathedral – The New Vaudeville Band you have to get halfway through the vid as they start with another song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv_RfFmJ5nA

Dave:
“Koolmom-Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m sorry. You know Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m bedazzled by you. Heh.”

Of course you are now just how hot are you :question_wp:

Fun to watch the Rolling Stones sing “Time is on Your Side”. Mick Jagger looks so young. Just as much fun to look at the audience.

Koolmom!!! Ewwwww on Winchester Cathedral and then I thought of Georgie Girl which I equally hated lolol.

Yeah, we’re old but were cool.

The Rolling Stones – Paint It Black

http://youtube.com/watch?v=59YAniteUb0

Rolling Stones – Satisfaction

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Y_2aHrXza8I

19th Nervous Breakdown

http://youtube.com/watch?v=LgpXwDduyhs

The Hollies – Stop Stop Stop (live)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=crWB-cXNEVU

Ah, Sanjaya can sing “Satisfaction”. Love it.

Kirsten
Mar 18th, 2007 at 3:37 pm
Rumour has it that it was worse than that. Apparently, the producers decided the show was running too short, so they told Clay while he was in hair/make-up (25 minutes before the show aired) that they would need to change the arrangement and add an extra verse. There wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t time to even rehearse before the live show. And of course, this song was not his choice in the first place. Simon went on to call the song dreary (a song about suicide being dreary, imagine).

This performance is often cited as the apex of of AI producer manipulation.

Oh, the manipulation gets even better. “Vincent” was supposedly Clay’s “pick a song out of a hat” (I think it was actually a bowl) choice and thus supposedly was a totally random selection. Poor Clay, getting a dreary song, while Kim got the uptempo “Ring of Gold” and Ruben got a Stevie classic, “Signed, Sealed, and Delivered.”

Kim Locke later revealed that there was nothing random about it. Each selected a song from a different “hat,” and all of the paper slips in the “hat” were identical.

The Animals- We Gotta Get out of this Place

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-7zT-7Yokbk

The Sundays doing a cover of the Rolling Stones Wild Horses. This would probably work well as an idol song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_CDuyw4nRE

Spencer Davis Group – Gimme Some Lovin Music Video

http://youtube.com/watch?v=VxA3atHD2QM

Yeah, Dingo, They really sucked, but you can’t get much cheesier than that. Just not what you would call “good cheesy” I guess. Somebody gave me their album as a gift for some reason. I will never forgave them for that. :tongue2_tb:

Mick Jagger looks so young. Just as much fun to look at the audience.

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He was 21 at the time of that video in 64.. I was 20.. We all looked young back then..
Just think.. Mick Jagger will be 64 this year and he’s still going strong..Personally, I can’t believe they are still living and breathing, let alone performing still..

Had i been at that concert, seriously, I think I would have died.

Dingo, not sure if you’re still here,because I know you posted this a bit ago, but if this possibility exists, I’m not sure we can allow you to attend a Taylor show! :grin1_ee:

And honey, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m one of the only males on here, and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m a Kat fan, and not for her McTataà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s. You string the pieces together, lol.

Good thing to know, Sugarbuns.

Totally apropos of nothing AI-related and off-topic, I got to see incredible lead singer and mandolin player Chris Thile of Nickel Creek and the newly-minted “Tensions Mountain Boys” on the Zanger stage at Cargenie Hall last night. Chris, together with Chris Eldridge (guitar), Greg Garrison (bass), Noam Pikelny (bango) and Gabe Witcher (fiddle) are phenomenal musicians and fun to watch. Chris ROCKS on that mandolin and all the “boys” are equally talented and it’s a very tight band. If you like modern bluegrass music with soul, try to catch them if you get a chance.

Now back to your regularly scheduled American Idol talk.

Ladybugà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ahm still trying to wrap my brain around the fact that Taylor sang one of the greatest songs ever written. Holy shit. Had i been at that concert, seriously, I think I would have died.

It was awesome hearing one of my favorite singers sing some of my very favorite all-time music.

What is so cool is Taylor is doing a different concert in every town. Different opening songs. Different setlists for each place he plays. Everybody gets something fresh, mixed in with the songs from his CD, but, no question, something VERY good.

Star, glad you found where I’d referenced that quote from. It does sound like Blake made an impression on Peter Noone.

I really hope Blake knocks one outta the park this week. I know he has the ability. :thumbup_tb:

Sadly, there isn’t a male vocalist in AI6 who could even attempt to cover ‘Build Me Up Buttercup.’

Lisa B- Thanks for the song links this weekend. Hopefully the kids will do well with the theme but I’m not optimistic.

Aw, the debacle of the “Vincent” song. That clearly was a move on the part of TPTB to bring Clay down.

AFan Mar 18th, 2007 at 4:37 pm

Coming out is one thing. Being outed is an entirely different matter. You were advocating Clayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s being outed.

clay has already been outed. numerous times.

Clay has never been outed, only by those who choose to believe filthy gossip rags, and, those who want to make a name for themselves. He has answered the question many, many, times, but, like he said, people believe what they want. And, this is so true. I happen to know his mom, and, he isn’t gay. So, stop the rumors please.

Allen, thanks for posting the link for The Sundays, good cover. I had forgotten about The Sundays, I loved “Here’s Where The Story Ends”, too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n35C0j3LLB0

Star, glad you found where Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d referenced that quote from. It does sound like Blake made an impression on Peter Noone.

I really hope Blake knocks one outta the park this week. I know he has the ability. :thumbup_tb:

Sarah & Star: Where can I find that Peter Noone comment on Blake? I really hope he chose a great song. I have a feeling he will do very well this week. Can’t wait !

Awww, cute picture of Taylor in the sombrero someone gave him in San Antonio last night.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g229/Quossum/Texas Shows/SombreroBye.jpg

Shar, thanks for the picture. I must say that I had to laugh when I opened the link. For some strange Taylor kind of reminded me of Benny Hill in that picture..LOL

I am playing catch up..Queen Latifa (??) admitted she was gay?

Forgive my ignorance but I never understood the purpose of “outing” someone…Maybe someone can educate me..

Maracaibo, you can find the Peter Noone comments on the last 2 posts on pg 1 today by Margaux. I loved hearing what he said about Blake.

I enjoyed seeing Clay in that clip. He did a great job with that song although I really don’t like it. Watching it, it made me think that when I like someone on AI it doesn’t really matter what type of music they do. I guess that’s why I can like Kelly C, Clay, Bo, Chris D, and now Blake. :cool2_tb:

skylight, you can believe whatever you want about Clay – it’s okay with me what you believe or if he is or he isn’t.

But, at one time, for a few years, I was part of an Aids Care Team and all our clients (at that time) were gay men. I can’t tell you how many of them died with their mother and/or father and some siblings not knowing they were gay. One died alone rather than tell anyone in his family. Very sad, his parents were devastated.

I also know two guys who are in their late thirties, gay and will never tell their parents or anyone outside of the gay community.

Just sayin’ – it happens.

skylight1219
Mar 18th, 2007 at 8:24 pm

He has answered the question many, many, times, but, like he said, people believe what they want. And, this is so true. I happen to know his mom, and, he isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t gay. So, stop the rumors please.

This blog is NOT a fansite. If it bothers you to hear speculation about Clay’s sexuality, I suggest you stick to your fan board.

Please do not tell other posters what or how to post. Thank you.

http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/03/18/115120.php

Title, American Idol’s Little Engine That Could. It’s about Sanjaya and Taylor.

So, it seems that I’m being told what I can and cannot post??? Someone opened this can of worms, and, I put in my knowledge of the situation, yet, I’m being hammered because I know the truth,and, all others are mere speculation?? If you read my post, I told you I know Clay’s mom, and, therefore, am in a better position than those who speculate, and, spread rumors.

Oh re: Clay being outed – ummm, yes he has. Has Clay actually come out? No he hasn’t. Does that mean he’s not gay?

Nope.

d.e.n.i.a.l. Maybe.

Sayonara !

I asked you to stop the rumors, since you have no evidence other than what some exMarine said. Your post wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t speculation, but, written as factual.

Skylight, specualation and rumor is allowed on this blog. Sorry. Please don’t chastise or tell other posters what to post. Thank you.

I’m well aware that this is a blog, but, does that mean people can post things which aren’t true? I was merely adding what I know about the situation. Clay has had to deal with this carp since Season 2. It gets old.

I’m kind of a fairweather Clay fan so am not up to date on anything but thought his “outer” retracted his story later on. I don’t really care one way or the other about anyone’s real life.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m well aware that this is a blog, but, does that mean people can post things which arenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t true?

Skylight, excuse me, but you don’t know what or what is not true either, no more than any of us.

I’ll repeat this again. Speculation and rumor is allowed on the blog. This is my blog, and I admin it. That’s the way it is. Take it, or leave it.

Yes, the story was retracted. I guess if it had been me, I would’ve sued for slander or libel. But, Clay doesn’t sue anyone, and, unfortunately, he’s had plenty of opportunity.

Yes, I do know what is true. I happen to know Clay’s mother.

Now, Michael Sandecki is a different story. He has shaved his head, so, that he doesn’t look like Clay used to.

skylight, my mom knows carrie underwood and she’s not gay. See how easy it is?

Also, she says Carrie is NOT dating A-Fed or Tony what’s his face.

skylight1219
Mar 18th, 2007 at 9:49 pm Edit

Yes, I do know what is true. I happen to know Clayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s mother.

And she confides in you about Clay? Ok. Well, you put your 2 cents in on the matter. That’s perfectly acceptable.

However, people here are STILL allowed to speculate about Clay’s sexuality OR criticize him without being chastised by his fans. That’s the deal here. If the situation makes you uncomfortable, then this may not be the right place for you to hang out.

skylight, do you know Michael Sandecki’s Mom too? Did she say he was gay?

Skylight, Taylor is gay too. His mother told me. I ran into her at Starbucks.

I wouldà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve sued for slander or libel. But, Clay doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t sue anyone,

Hmmmmm, I wonder why not.

I don’t care what Clay is, I just think he’s an overrated singer IMO.

No, I don’t know Michael Sandecki or his mother. He has a myspace, and, he is very open about his sexuality. Go ahead, attack me or make fun if you want, but, I do know Faye Parker, and, you all can believe what you want.

Are there any song spoilers out yet? I’ve been looking, but haven’t found anything.

Clay has never been outed, only by those who choose to believe filthy gossip rags, and, those who want to make a name for themselves. He has answered the question many, many, times, but, like he said, people believe what they want. And, this is so true. I happen to know his mom, and, he isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t gay. So, stop the rumors please.

how do you explain the various internet interactions he’s had with people on manhunt. yes, there’s photographic evidence of this as well. you can check back to my post where i linked the perezhilton stuff. normally i would take that stuff with a grain of salt, but when there’s pictures… i’ll believe it. a few men have come out and said they had relations with clay. he has also been on gay websites which is common for many gay people who aren’t out yet. if he wasn’t gay, he wouldn’t dance around the question when the media asks. trust me, many gay men wish they were straight, if clay wasnt gay, he would say it.

pj, no one ever said Carrie Underwood was gay. Clay has had every opportunity to sue, but, he chooses to just let things run their course. He has answered those questions time after time, and, said people will believe what they want, so, he just lets them believe it. He has a higher ethics than some people.

That picture wasn’t Clay. Where were the big ears? Why would Clay pick up some guys on a website not knowing anything about these people or their background? He isn’t stupid. Perez Hilton? That says it all. Clay has said he isn’t, but, people just keep the rumors. If he was going to be with another guy, he sure as heck wouldn’t have to browse the internet to fine one.

Clay is dating Taylor. I read it at the AI boards.

I’m done with this subject. People believe what they want, and, even if they are told the truth, they won’t believe it. Yet, prefer to believe some scumbags from a site called manhunt.

I know lots of peoples’ mothers. It doesn’t naturally follow that I know the intimate details of their lives. So, I’ll stand by what I said.

And, I think this coversation is over.

Clay and Taylor? What a pair. Actually, I heard that Clay and Ruben were an item.

I’ve actually heard someone say that even Clays mom knows hes gay and shared with them a picture of him in a cher wig?
i don’t really care if clay is gay or not, i don’t really care about him in general lol

Yes, this conversation is over, and, I’ve had many, many discussions with Faye. So, we’ll leave it at this.

how do taylor fans feel about what Arista posted?

Ruben is gay? Wow you know Clay’s mom so it must be true.

damn this edit button.

What did Arista post radname?

skylight, please. that was so him in those pictures.
and i guess since we’re name dropping here… i happen to personally know perez. i met him a few years back when i was living in LA. this was when he was still a journalist. i have an e-mail relationship with him now but i know for a fact that someone sent him those pictures. there was no doctoring. did you see the four fingers? only clay would wear those stupid rings?
and clay has never really said he’s not gay. i remember watching larry king practically badger him about it. all he had to say was no, i’m not. this is common among many famous gay people. denying it is wrong but admiting it potentially hurts their career. it’s tough. that’s why i know for a fact if he wasn’t gay he would say it. being straight is pretty damn easy.

And, AFan, I’m telling you, those pictures WERE not Clay. How do you or Perez know they weren’t doctored? They were sent to him by an email. Some people are very computer savvy. Unless, you or Perez were there, then it is still rumors, and, someone trying to make a fast buck. Did you see the lack of big ears? Clay has ears like Dumbo, which can’t be hidden very easily. Why weren’t they in the pic? in the pix? Anyone can buy and wear those rings. So, whoever, that person was held up 4 fingers. That sure seals it for me. But, you believe what you want, via email. I will not be held accountable for spreading things which aren’t true. Too many people do this now-a-days. End of discussion.

Oh, sorry…….. its one of those days. Bye

I think it is neat that you know Clay’s mom. She seems like a lovely lady in the interviews I have seen. In all fairness, my dad knew the Rock’s dad from attending the same physician but that doesn’t mean we can smell what the Rock is cooking :mrgreen_wp:

Hey Hezz,
Taylor isn’t dating Clay, he is dating me:) And I happen to know for a fact that Clay is the father of Anna Nicole’s baby.

i love when people emerge from lurkdom to defend Clay’s sexuality as if people were insulting him by ever implying that he’s gay. :rolleyes_tb:

now i know why people say the only reason Clay is in the closet is because his fans wouldn’t accept his sexuality.

Anyway, MJ said the conversation was over, so….

who’s excited for tuesday? :happy_tb:

What did Arista post radname?
—
i’d post the whole thing here but it’s rather long, it’s about not requesting taylors single? atleast not by phone/e-mail but to do it by letter because the push from the SP to play his song is causing the PD’s to not want to play it

i’m excited to see what happens on tuesday, even more excited to see the bottom three, i love not being over invested in contestants, there are a lot of contestants this year that i like, but not like i like kat

I’m (well not really, but in a rhetorical sense) holding my breath to hear who selected which songs. I think song selection has been a critical factor this year–mainly because these guys/gals don’t know how to pick good unpredictable songs.

Please, please, please Phil–skip by the songs on the Muzac channel this week. Let that beautiful voice be heard on something rockin.

skylight1219
Mar 18th, 2007 at 10:19 pm
Yes, this conversation is over, and, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve had many, many discussions with Faye.

Maybe next time you see her you can let her know that he’s gay!

:clap_tb:

Taylor Hicks’ All Time favorite albums :

http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,3898420,00.html

LBB…………watch this vid and I swear I hear dingo in it saying Oh My God, and griz saying Uh Huh……LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc7aekcQS2Q&mode=related&search=

AOL has all of the tracks from Elliott’s cd up.

http://music.aol.com/songs/new_releases_full_cds

Enjoy!

Thanks Moody!

carolina Mar 18th, 2007 at 9:37 pm

Oh re: Clay being outed – ummm, yes he has. Has Clay actually come out? No he hasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t. Does that mean heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not gay?

Nope.

Someone earlier tonight stated the fact that Taylor is gay. The Globe and the National Enquirer outed him too so now everyone can post all over the internet that Taylor was outed and lots of gay guys never come out. Does that mean Taylor isn’t gay? Nope. Does it mean Chris or Elliott isn’t gay? Nope.

You can say, but Chris is married, well, lots of gay men marry. You can say Elliott has a girlfriend, lots of gay guys date women, some even marry them. Taylor isn’t dating anyone. I guess he’s just as gay as Clay then. So what if he says he’s too busy with his career to settle down right now. So’s Clay.