Comments on: Taylor Hicks Ramps up to March 10 Album Release

By: hickifino

hickifino — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:51:10 +0000

Eager to hear more. I enjoy Taylor’s voice and am looking forward to seeing what he can do when given a fair chance. Talented guy who has earned whatever good things come his way.

By: hicksaholic

hicksaholic — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:49:08 +0000

“As the song begins to open up toward the end of the clip though, I began thinking it could have promise”

Judy I kind of thought that too about the end of the clip. In the middle (I think it was the I will share part) it sounded kind of like a Backstreet Boys song. But at the end that run or back chorus or whatever sounded more soulful. I just hope the whole song and particularly the whole album is not an attempt to put Taylor into a pop music genre. It’s amazing to me that Taylor went through all of AI putting his own spin on all those songs without any amount of massive assistance from producers or music industry types but when he gets all that help they seem to really struggle to figure out the songs Taylor should be singing. I’d love to have been a fly on the wall and heard Taylor’s input on the first album and also on this one. It would be interesting to see if he reacted differently.

By: JudyOhio

JudyOhio — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:26:01 +0000

The first part of the song sounded like it could have fit on his first CD. I didn’t like it very much. As the song begins to open up toward the end of the clip though, I began thinking it could have promise. I’m hoping so much that Taylor can get his recording career back on track. You can tell he’s very excited.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:12:47 +0000

I must say – hello LISA!

***Waves & hugs*** Hello girl how are ya? Hope you come around here more often. I have hopes there is more to this cd, but well you know he fooled me once with that last one, lol.

ETA…trying to fix the quotes.

By: hicksluvbug

hicksluvbug — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:00:12 +0000

I am excited to hear the rest of the song and the entire album! I also can’t wait to see Grease and see Taylor at Martyrs! They both should be amazing! All this excitement about Taylor is long overdue! He is such a humble and hard working person and deserves all the good things that are coming his way!

By: Paula

Paula — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:59:04 +0000

This song sounds just like all the others youÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve written.

dbt – Taylor didn’t write this song. it was written by Dennis Morgan from Nashville who has had numerous hit songs sung by top named stars in all genres’: http://www.dennismorgansongwriter.com/index.php

By: jpfan

jpfan — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:37:28 +0000

Wow, only $20 to see Adele and James Morrison. Incredible. As far as Taylor charging $40, I guess he’s more into making his established fans pay top price to see him rather than gaining new ones. It is very hard to move a brand new song up the AC chart and most songs are crossover hits.

By: Glamour

Glamour — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:43:13 +0000

Well, if that small snippet is indicative of what the cd sounds like, that will be a complete disaster. I don’t know why he wants to take the AC route, but I doubt he will have any success with that.

But, I’ll wait until the cd comes out to decide about it.

By: dbt

dbt — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:32:17 +0000

Sigh. I was a HUGE Taylor fan on AI and went to 2 of his concerts. But as far as the general public goes … he is not living up to his early hype. And from listening to this snippet, it’s not going to get any better for him. I know it’s just a snippet but I really dislike this song (piece of song). There is absolutely nothing there to make this a radio hit. And WHY does he keep targeting adult contemporary? That is a death knell. The only AC artists that do well, are the ones that had a hit on another format and the song just crossed over.

Sorry Taylor. This song sounds just like all the others you’ve written. I was really hoping for some exciting collaborations and a little more ‘new’ soul feel.

This song is just bad and will confirm the public’s opinion. Two missteps will be a lot harder to recover from. I fear he’s making a big mistake if this is what the new cd sounds like.

Sorry. Sigh.

By: thesheriff

thesheriff — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:28:24 +0000

Wow, I think I might like it-even though the words sound like a coronation song. I hear shades of “Breakaway” and “Drift Away” in that small clip.

I must say – hello LISA!

By: Igotthemusicinme

Igotthemusicinme — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:21:00 +0000

PJ – Tix to the Oakley OH venue are $25 and it is Taylor only.

I like the clip. I prefer to reserve judgment until (1) I hear the entire song AND (2) I hear Taylor sing it live in concert. It’s a whole different vibe live.

By: coco

coco — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:04:06 +0000

When I listened to the song clip…….it sounded as though the singer was emoting vibes to his few loyal followers(from Earth and other locations)–he frequently used words like right–wrong….and at that one “breathy part”….I think he yodled subliminal messages to the tune of Dixie(playing in the background–listen closely)……..

By: maggiemay

maggiemay — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:51:48 +0000

i don’t like the production. it sounds kinda cheap. and then there’s the lyrics..
:confused_ee:

By: dancingqueen

dancingqueen — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:31:37 +0000

According to Martyr’s the higher price for the show, is because there is a special guest – rumors say Keb’ Mo’ – no confirmation though.

It’s tough to tell what the full song will sound like, when you’re getting what sounds like a bit of verse and a bit of chorus. Hoping he performs it on the WGN morning show today, so we get a better idea.

By: davidlove

davidlove — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:15:40 +0000

Taylor, I love ya. Please tell me those are not the best lyrics you’ve got! But hey, I’m liking the sound.