So yeah, the duet with Candice Glover and Jennifer Hudson was good, but did anyone else get the feeling that Hudson was singing over Candice? Of course there were parts where the voices were meant to overlap and harmonise, but there were also sections (2.05) were it looked like Hudson should have been controlling herself, but couldn't resist getting in on the vocal. Also, the way she cut off Candice's note at 1.22 of the video was just damn disrespectful- and that's just when Randy and Mariah were really getting into it.
Yes, singers riff off one another, but that didn't seem to be what was happening here. You could clearly see where Candice was sticking to her agreed lines (vocal and lyrical), and how Hudson was just singing whenever the moment took her. That's fine if you're singing with your peers, but it's entirely different when you're trying to support an up and coming novice singer. It effectively made Hudson look like an attention seeking jerk, who was doing her best to overpower and outshine a rival. Candice's body language/ lack of eye contact with Jennifer makes me think she wasn't too happy with the way things were going either.
The lack of humility and graciousness from Hudson was a total turn off, especially after watching the way Jessie J handled her duet with the other finalist, Angie Miller. I'm sure I would have enjoyed this performance of Inseparable a whole lot more if I didn't feel sorry for Candice, but, as it is, I'm left with an ugly taste in my mouth that stops me fully appreciating this
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People are so mean. I didn't see anything wrong here. Jen and Candy gave us an GREAT performance. That's the only thing to be said.
ReplyDeleteJ-hud also sounded like a foghorn in this performance. I'm almost glad she tried to out-sing Candice because it highlighted Candice's control, dynamics and (comparatively) softer tone. Very unprofessional though.
ReplyDeleteit didn't seem like that for me, i think Jennifer shouldn't have held back, she showed respect for Candice's talent in not doing so. I liked the performance and i felt it highlighted both of their strengths. If Jen was indeed trying to overshadow Candic it would have been in the final note and she didn't. I thought Candice had an effective amount of time to shine and lets not acknowledge the fact that this is a promotional oppurtunity for the artist as well.
ReplyDeleteThese talent shows... they just don't anymore... For the last few winners have gone pretty unnoticed to me.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I think they could have stopped after their first season. ;-D
ReplyDeleteOther than Kelly Clarkson, every other real talent from the past decade has come to us through other means than televised talent shows.
Candice Glover has displayed remarkable musicality throughout the contest. Having to share half the song and being oversung by Foghorn Hudson didnt really give her much space to work with but she kept it together and showed admirable restraint. Her performance of Youve Changed is leagues beyond anything Kelly Clarkson did during her Idol tenure.
ReplyDeleteWhen you've got it, flaunt it.
ReplyDeleteIt's my new philosophy XD
I was talking talent, not sales.:-)
ReplyDeleteSusan Boyle is a perfect example in fact. None of her renditions has contributed anything remotely original, new or even really personal to the world of music.
This is the only response you will get from me...go troll someone else.
ReplyDeleteIf you believe someone having a differing opinion to you is trolling then you might want to shy away from public arenas such as the comments section :)
ReplyDeleteAh, okay! Sorry. I got your point now. :)
ReplyDeleteDearie, you're obviously trolling when you call someone a foghorn.
ReplyDeleteI do really like J-Hud but I agree, she was most definitely hogging both the song and the moment! I have to say though Candice has a lovely voice but as Opie mentioned...I worry about the musicality of not just AI entrants but those who jump on the reality TV singing bandwagon...other than KC ofcourse ;)
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely agree, in fact Boyle has made her money off the back of the songs she has covered! The only real reason she is successful is because of the media, yes she can sing indeed but she is by far the most talented singer/(songwriter?!? Not) out there lol rant over!
ReplyDeletelol I think your rant overtook your hand Stuey. Unless you meant that ''she is by far the most talented singer'' sarcastically?
ReplyDeleteLol I just noticed that, clearly a typo...but heck lets just class it as shade seeing as its there now :-D
ReplyDeleteHaha why not
ReplyDeleteJ-Hud's voice seems to have become more shrill to me? It also has more of a Macy Gray like quality that I hadn't noticed before, not really a fan of that. I thought this performance was as Diva said J-Hud hogging the spotlight and singing whenever the moment took her.
ReplyDeletetotally agree and sorry to say this but am i the only one who doesn't see candice as a powerhouse vocalist?
ReplyDeletei mean i feel that she was a very consistent contender here but i was never really wowed by any of her performances
Amber Holcombs first performance of funny little valentine was the highlight performance for me this season
congratz to candice though and i feel she deserved it way more than kree did and america picked the right one of the two finalists
ha kelly clarkson is the most successful AI winner and she did remarkably
ReplyDeletekelly clarkson has been and will always be the true american idol
sorry but none of the other winners have made that big of a mainstream impact like kelly has
carrie has made her mark in country and phillip phillips' debut single did amazingly but kelly has been able to stay on the radar for almost 12 years now
personally i think candice is nowhere near as talented as kelly in fact i feel amber and angie should have gone further than candice
i also find myself scratching my head as to how kree even got into the final two - nothing remarkable or special about her - shes not even a standout country singer
i feel like most of the performance was pretty balanced on both parts, except at 1:22 i do feel like she might have cut her off instead of mixed into it. but hudson really is a belter with a sort of scratchyness to her voice when she belts that can sound over powering to candice's more clear and not quite as big (sound) belt,
ReplyDeleteI called Jennifer Hudson a foghorn for her consistently loud abrasive vocals regardless of the song or the occasion. Thats not trolling that's a defensible perspective "dearie"
ReplyDeleteYoure right in some respects. Kelly Clarkson has made the biggest impact out of all American Idol winners and her success is deserved, however sales figures dont really address my point with regard to musicality. Regardless musicality is an aspect of singing that is completely opinion so if you appreciate Kelly's more then thats completely fine. :)
ReplyDeleteThen you can describe it in the way you just did, daahling.
ReplyDeleteNo need to resort to name calling ;)
What i refer to Jennifer Hudson as is none of your concern. Stick to the subject matter of the post and stop bugging me with irrelevance. That clear my dear? :)
ReplyDeletei remember one of your post last year, which i just looked up to, about Ai finalist jessica sanchez and jennifer holliday performance in which i think you dissed Jess because a veteran was stealing the spotlight but in this you're totally in support of the finalist. interesting i have to say anyway yeah i think that the judges were more impressed with Jennifer Hudson than Candice
ReplyDeleteWrite more, thats all I have to say. Literally, it seems as
ReplyDeletethough you relied on the video to make your point.
You obviously know what youre talking about, why waste your intelligence on just posting
videos to your weblog when you could be giving us something enlightening to read?
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