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The result is that the dancers are stretched to the limit, forced to try dance styles they have never worked in before.
American Idol tries to do this with their various themed weeks. But the truth is people don't want singers who can do every kind of singing; the audience wants singers with a distinctive style that makes every kind of song into their kind of song.
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(Now that I think of it, though, one of the most thrilling performances on Idol this past year was when David Cook sang "Music of the Night" absolutely straight. His voice still had its distinctive timbre, but he sang it exactly as the show it came from demanded. He did not have to turn it into rock music.
(But David Cook is simply the best singer who has ever been on Idol; he leaned on no crutches, he simply expected his voice to do anything he wanted – and it did.)
Here is the link... just in case
Full Version: Interesting comment from a reviewer of SDYTYCD
Definitely agree with those statements - he was also the greatest all-around musician ever on the show, IMHO.
Not only do I agree with what he said regarding David, I also agree with everything he said regarding SDYTYCD. Great read!
Jeannine
Jeannine
QUOTE (mujerfeliz2008 @ Aug 25 2008, 11:24 AM) 
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The result is that the dancers are stretched to the limit, forced to try dance styles they have never worked in before.
American Idol tries to do this with their various themed weeks. But the truth is people don't want singers who can do every kind of singing; the audience wants singers with a distinctive style that makes every kind of song into their kind of song.
................
(Now that I think of it, though, one of the most thrilling performances on Idol this past year was when David Cook sang "Music of the Night" absolutely straight. His voice still had its distinctive timbre, but he sang it exactly as the show it came from demanded. He did not have to turn it into rock music.
(But David Cook is simply the best singer who has ever been on Idol; he leaned on no crutches, he simply expected his voice to do anything he wanted – and it did.)
Here is the link... just in case
The result is that the dancers are stretched to the limit, forced to try dance styles they have never worked in before.
American Idol tries to do this with their various themed weeks. But the truth is people don't want singers who can do every kind of singing; the audience wants singers with a distinctive style that makes every kind of song into their kind of song.
................
(Now that I think of it, though, one of the most thrilling performances on Idol this past year was when David Cook sang "Music of the Night" absolutely straight. His voice still had its distinctive timbre, but he sang it exactly as the show it came from demanded. He did not have to turn it into rock music.
(But David Cook is simply the best singer who has ever been on Idol; he leaned on no crutches, he simply expected his voice to do anything he wanted – and it did.)
Here is the link... just in case
I LOVE it!!! And you know, with a little wink, David loves responding that "Music of the Night" was his favorite performance because he really pulled one over on us... in a good way. He loved showing off his theater background and skills, as a big surprise. And I love that you put my name in the subheading of this thread! I am honored, and it caught my attention immediately!!! Thanks mujerfeliz!!
I'm not surprised about MOTN being his favorite performance. It was mine too. 
I loved this article! The author got right to the crux of what makes SYTYCD and DC so unique and just plain wonderful. Thanks for sharing. 
QUOTE (mujerfeliz2008 @ Aug 25 2008, 11:24 AM)
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The result is that the dancers are stretched to the limit, forced to try dance styles they have never worked in before.
American Idol tries to do this with their various themed weeks. But the truth is people don't want singers who can do every kind of singing; the audience wants singers with a distinctive style that makes every kind of song into their kind of song.
................
(Now that I think of it, though, one of the most thrilling performances on Idol this past year was when David Cook sang "Music of the Night" absolutely straight. His voice still had its distinctive timbre, but he sang it exactly as the show it came from demanded. He did not have to turn it into rock music.
(But David Cook is simply the best singer who has ever been on Idol; he leaned on no crutches, he simply expected his voice to do anything he wanted – and it did.)
Here is the link... just in case
The result is that the dancers are stretched to the limit, forced to try dance styles they have never worked in before.
American Idol tries to do this with their various themed weeks. But the truth is people don't want singers who can do every kind of singing; the audience wants singers with a distinctive style that makes every kind of song into their kind of song.
................
(Now that I think of it, though, one of the most thrilling performances on Idol this past year was when David Cook sang "Music of the Night" absolutely straight. His voice still had its distinctive timbre, but he sang it exactly as the show it came from demanded. He did not have to turn it into rock music.
(But David Cook is simply the best singer who has ever been on Idol; he leaned on no crutches, he simply expected his voice to do anything he wanted – and it did.)
Here is the link... just in case
totally agree! MOTN is his fav. performance! INTOXICATION!!!
(But David Cook is simply the best singer who has ever been on Idol; he leaned on no crutches, he simply expected his voice to do anything he wanted – and it did.)
I LOVE IT!!! THANK YOU!! It's a GOOD DAY in Cookie-land!
I LOVE IT!!! THANK YOU!! It's a GOOD DAY in Cookie-land!
Thank you for posting that! I TOTALLY agree.
I TOTALLY agree as well!! It was Music of the Night that sealed the deal for me that he was the most versatile singer on AI7.
Short, sweet and totally true. I love David's distinctive sound.
And TWIK is his favorite over all performance, but MOTN certainly comes as a close second!
And TWIK is his favorite over all performance, but MOTN certainly comes as a close second!
QUOTE (mujerfeliz2008 @ Aug 25 2008, 02:24 PM)
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The result is that the dancers are stretched to the limit, forced to try dance styles they have never worked in before.
American Idol tries to do this with their various themed weeks. But the truth is people don't want singers who can do every kind of singing; the audience wants singers with a distinctive style that makes every kind of song into their kind of song.
................
(Now that I think of it, though, one of the most thrilling performances on Idol this past year was when David Cook sang "Music of the Night" absolutely straight. His voice still had its distinctive timbre, but he sang it exactly as the show it came from demanded. He did not have to turn it into rock music.
(But David Cook is simply the best singer who has ever been on Idol; he leaned on no crutches, he simply expected his voice to do anything he wanted – and it did.)
Here is the link... just in case
The result is that the dancers are stretched to the limit, forced to try dance styles they have never worked in before.
American Idol tries to do this with their various themed weeks. But the truth is people don't want singers who can do every kind of singing; the audience wants singers with a distinctive style that makes every kind of song into their kind of song.
................
(Now that I think of it, though, one of the most thrilling performances on Idol this past year was when David Cook sang "Music of the Night" absolutely straight. His voice still had its distinctive timbre, but he sang it exactly as the show it came from demanded. He did not have to turn it into rock music.
(But David Cook is simply the best singer who has ever been on Idol; he leaned on no crutches, he simply expected his voice to do anything he wanted – and it did.)
Here is the link... just in case
QUOTE (mujerfeliz2008 @ Aug 25 2008, 02:24 PM)
Quote:
The result is that the dancers are stretched to the limit, forced to try dance styles they have never worked in before.
American Idol tries to do this with their various themed weeks. But the truth is people don't want singers who can do every kind of singing; the audience wants singers with a distinctive style that makes every kind of song into their kind of song.
................
(Now that I think of it, though, one of the most thrilling performances on Idol this past year was when David Cook sang "Music of the Night" absolutely straight. His voice still had its distinctive timbre, but he sang it exactly as the show it came from demanded. He did not have to turn it into rock music.
(But David Cook is simply the best singer who has ever been on Idol; he leaned on no crutches, he simply expected his voice to do anything he wanted – and it did.)
Here is the link... just in case
The result is that the dancers are stretched to the limit, forced to try dance styles they have never worked in before.
American Idol tries to do this with their various themed weeks. But the truth is people don't want singers who can do every kind of singing; the audience wants singers with a distinctive style that makes every kind of song into their kind of song.
................
(Now that I think of it, though, one of the most thrilling performances on Idol this past year was when David Cook sang "Music of the Night" absolutely straight. His voice still had its distinctive timbre, but he sang it exactly as the show it came from demanded. He did not have to turn it into rock music.
(But David Cook is simply the best singer who has ever been on Idol; he leaned on no crutches, he simply expected his voice to do anything he wanted – and it did.)
Here is the link... just in case
For me the deal was sealed at the initial audition, but MOTN was far and away his finest performance. Listen to it and watch the video on my Ipod every day! A photo from that night is my screen saver.
He had me at "Tommy use to work on the docks..."
but yeah.... his performance of "Music of the Night" literally gave me chills and made me cry.
I'm a big pansy like that.
And David Cook is awesome.
but yeah.... his performance of "Music of the Night" literally gave me chills and made me cry.
I'm a big pansy like that.
And David Cook is awesome.
QUOTE (James Padfoot (KN) @ Aug 27 2008, 08:40 AM)
Short, sweet and totally true. I love David's distinctive sound.
And TWIK is his favorite over all performance, but MOTN certainly comes as a close second!
And TWIK is his favorite over all performance, but MOTN certainly comes as a close second!
Before the competition ended (and before he did TWIK) he said that MOTN was his favorite performance. Later after he won he said that it was TWIK, so both statements are correct.
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