Comments on: American Idol Season 6 Vocal Masterclass For The Top 7 Performances http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:30:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Angel http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-403 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:18:55 +0000 http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-403 I have to disagree with you on Lakisha. I went back and listened again and she was shouting, she was not supporting the power notes! If you compare last week with And I’m Telling You, you will see the difference it did not seem like the same women singing. This is the first time I heard this song so I had nothing to compare it to. I do think she was better with audience contact and her eyes were alive and vibrant. I expect her to soar this week, kick butt, etc etc….
Melinda was amazing as usual, Jordan was having some problems with support in her upper register.
Nasal, sorry never, and yes, there is nothing like feeling that ringing in the mask when the note and support are place properly.
As a former singer…. not able to due to illness anymore I truly enjoyed you review and we can agree to disagree on Kiki this week.
Peace Out

]]> By: masterclasslady http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-399 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 21:24:37 +0000 http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-399 Lakisha was not out of tune. Not in a million years. They just want you to believe that she was, is all.

]]> By: Diana http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-398 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 21:10:48 +0000 http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-398 I thought Lakisha was wayyy out of tune in her song. She seems to be holding back for some reason. I don’t like chris’s nasally voice at all. Phil surprised me, he should stick with country. Melinda was good as usual. I really like Jordins performance, great voice. I didnt think Blake was that good this week. It was sanjayas worse week I thought. None of them are passionate singers, I just don’t feel the songs when they sing.

]]> By: masterclasslady http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-391 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:31:32 +0000 http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-391 Kworb- I am glad that you rewatched Lakisha’s performance. I was so impressed, so when the judges jumped at her with all the negativity I was extremely upset.

She sang the song with so much passion and soul and her voice was beautiful – no shouting at all. Gorgeous.

Thanks for dropping by.

]]> By: Kworb http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-390 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 00:58:06 +0000 http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-390 Great analysis again. I actually disliked LaKisha’s performance as much as the judges (and most other people, it seems) but after reading your comments I went back to watch it again and she did indeed sing very well. But she sang the chorus with such conviction and power, it’s not like the original at all, and I suppose that turned a lot of people off.

By the way, what did you think of the group performance this week (“I’m Alright”)? I was very impressed, especially with Chris. And I loved how they all harmonized.

]]> By: Carol Summers http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-389 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 17:47:50 +0000 http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-389 Blake sang the Bono/Coors version of the song. He did pretty well until the somewhat weak end.

]]> By: K http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-387 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 16:27:48 +0000 http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-387 Nice commentaries on the TOP 7 performances. Sanjaya knew he was going home…. but I agree with you, it was a very week performance from him. He weep tho, and that was genuine.

]]> By: masterclasslady http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-386 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 03:46:14 +0000 http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-386 sharon – I agree. Sometimes I am attracted to a singer – not for the voice, necessarily, but for the artistry. This is why I really appreciated Taylor Hicks. He really sang his heart out and you have got to love and appreciate that in a singer.

]]> By: masterclasslady http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-385 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 03:44:15 +0000 http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-385 hahaha I guess I was doing my Randy thang dawg. Like, what’s goin’ down. Okay, I covered all the phrases now, I think. Oh one more- what’s happenin’ !

Very late and very punchy! Off to bed

]]> By: Xena http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-384 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 03:04:33 +0000 http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-384 “It was a perfect 10 – the bomb!”

MCL channeling Randy – PRICELESS!
:lol:

]]> By: sharon http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-383 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 01:40:42 +0000 http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-383 I agree, he isn’t the best technicnal singer, but he does have a nice voice, that fills a niche that alot of people like. I personally never enjoy the “perfect” singers, I love a little bit of vunerbility. I feel like sometimes singers can become “over trained” and appear very robotic, that is how I feel about Melinda. I much prefer Chris’s raw talent. I think he could work on many things of course, but I really hope he keeps some of that nasally tone. Martina who I LOVE, thought he was fantastic singing Mayberry, and I can see what she sees in him, I think he pulled it off very well, especially if you’ve ever listened to the original. Gary LeVox from Rascal Flatts is very very very nasally, yet he still has a beautiful voice. He is actually one of my favorite singers.

I think like you said, to each his own. I can see as a vocalist how you can see all the flaws, but me as just a listener, I can just listen and enjoy, and not worry about correctness. *LOL*

]]> By: masterclasslady http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-382 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 01:30:33 +0000 http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-382 Sharon – I just cringe at nasal sound. It is so unappealing vocally, but I can understand if some people like it. It’s a personal preference, but, for really good, secure singing, it is really a bad way to go.

Plus, it is hard to develop any kind of color or dimension to the voice when you sing with nasal tone.

To each his own! Like you say, many artists have become very famous – yet it doesn’t necessarily mean they are the best singers placed on this earth. Just the richest! ha!

]]> By: sharon http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-381 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 01:23:30 +0000 http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-381 I enjoy your critiques. However, I think sometimes on these types of shows we tend to over analyize if it was the “proper” way to do it or not. I just go by whether I enjoyed it, and especially in Chris’s case, I really enjoy his “nasally” tone, it’s not annoying in the least. I much prefer it to the other voices, although I also like Stevie Wonder, Rascal Flatts, Maroon 5, so I suppose I gravitate to these kind of voices. I don’t personally ever want him to change it. He has the most interesting distinct voice of them all. I don’t think it’s ever a bad thing to learn and grow, which is what I think you are getting at, but I also don’t think everything needs to be so analyzed. Based on the successful artists of years past and present, ie Bob Dylan and Justin Timberlake,being nasally isn’t all that bad! *LOL*

]]> By: dan http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-380 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:00:08 +0000 http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-380 I really hate to disagree with you about Blake, but I really must. The song calls for a smooth transition between the lower range vocals and the falseto. Blake’s rendition was really choppy and didn’t make the transition that the song required. I believe that this is the reason that he ended up in the bottom three.

]]> By: masterclasslady http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-379 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:29:53 +0000 http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-379 Tony – I was really dismayed at the judges’ comments. They seemed – well – very flustered delivering these comments to her.

I suppose they wanted to make sure that Carrie Underwood. was not overshadowed. Or else they were saving their pimping for other contestants this week.

Who knows? They were wrong – her singing was amazing.

]]> By: Tony Williams http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-378 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:19:41 +0000 http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-378 I also thought Lakisha did a wonderful job. I watched the show with my wife and several of her friends. They have all been in the business for decades and thought her performance was great. We did not understand the judges at all. Most of the comments I have read have been negative. Again I simply do not understand this great discrepancy.

]]> By: Jen http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-374 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 02:36:11 +0000 http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-374 I also noticed Blake’s crescendo early in the song on “gown.” It’s wonderful when singers pay attention to dynamics. I’m disappointed that Blake was in the bottom 3; I really thought he was one of the best of the night. He is very wise in picking songs appropriate for his voice.

I love Jordin, but I have also noticed that she does tend to use just a tad too much chest voice in her upper register mix. She controls her voice very well, so it still sounds aesthetically pleasing, but I definitely pick up on it. My only other critique of her is that the speed of her vibrato is often strange, a bit fast. It was not that obvious in this performance, but in some performances, it is. She has so much emotional maturity for her age, though; I’m always astounded by it.

Melinda is amazing! I simply love her. I am glad that she picked a fun song like this and was able to dress “younger” this week. It was a really superb performance.

Your comment about nasal tone in singing really hit the nail on the head. I was a bit confounded by the remark that Chris made about intentionally singing in a nasal fashion (as was Simon apparently).

]]> By: Beth http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-373 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:24:31 +0000 http://masterclasslady.com/2007/04/19/american-idol-season-6-vocal-masterclass-for-the-top-7-performances/#comment-373 I felt this was one of Lakisha’s worse performances. The verses were okay, but once she reached the chorus, I felt like she was got quite pitchy. Especially on that long note; she started on key but it started to go sharp.

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