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Matt Cardle is a WET WEEKEND
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Credit to the marvellous pithy_grimace who said EVERYTHING that neededto be said about the awful MATT CARDLE
BTW I'm a Katie fan
'I don't think anyone could suggest that he can't sing, but personally I find it a bit odd that his highly touchy fans can't quite appreciate why some of us find him unappealing.
Well, if people think there's something amiss with anyone not being charmed by the sight of a fully grown man inwardly trembling with his own vulnerability, scrunching himself into a little ball like a threatened kitten being menaced by a jack in the box, and squinting like an old woman whose dropped her false teeth in the rice pudding, then God speed you all.
Some people find him touching, emotional, able to speak to dolphins, etc, etc, some of us think he's a pussy. Some of us, whilst perfectly able to appreciate the fact he is technically very gifted, are left cold by the same old bloody thing week, after week, after week. There's only so much pained vulnerability I can personally stand watching before it comes across as irritating and more than a bit faked, designed to hoodwink those ovaries amongst us that may be going through a time of change. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe he goes and locks himself in a small dark box (it would explain why he has a complexion like pritt stick) and watches DVD's of Panda bears being shot in the face, and a montage of old women crying watching their allotments being tarmaced over whilst members of the production team whisper self confidence destroying psycho babble at him in his sleep.
If anyone could go and watch two hours worth of anyone collapsing on stage under the weight of their own introspection, confusing sentiment with emotion, and singing more or less the same song over and over and over, again, I wish you well.
But some of us don't get it. Some of us are left very cold, and see Matt not so much as a marvellous and credible artist, but detect a whiff of something decidedly corporate about him. If he was half as credible as some people say then he should have stuck with his band and avoided this shit heap of a program like anyone with any genuine pretence towards credibility certainly would have.'
BTW I'm a Katie fan
'I don't think anyone could suggest that he can't sing, but personally I find it a bit odd that his highly touchy fans can't quite appreciate why some of us find him unappealing.
Well, if people think there's something amiss with anyone not being charmed by the sight of a fully grown man inwardly trembling with his own vulnerability, scrunching himself into a little ball like a threatened kitten being menaced by a jack in the box, and squinting like an old woman whose dropped her false teeth in the rice pudding, then God speed you all.
Some people find him touching, emotional, able to speak to dolphins, etc, etc, some of us think he's a pussy. Some of us, whilst perfectly able to appreciate the fact he is technically very gifted, are left cold by the same old bloody thing week, after week, after week. There's only so much pained vulnerability I can personally stand watching before it comes across as irritating and more than a bit faked, designed to hoodwink those ovaries amongst us that may be going through a time of change. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe he goes and locks himself in a small dark box (it would explain why he has a complexion like pritt stick) and watches DVD's of Panda bears being shot in the face, and a montage of old women crying watching their allotments being tarmaced over whilst members of the production team whisper self confidence destroying psycho babble at him in his sleep.
If anyone could go and watch two hours worth of anyone collapsing on stage under the weight of their own introspection, confusing sentiment with emotion, and singing more or less the same song over and over and over, again, I wish you well.
But some of us don't get it. Some of us are left very cold, and see Matt not so much as a marvellous and credible artist, but detect a whiff of something decidedly corporate about him. If he was half as credible as some people say then he should have stuck with his band and avoided this shit heap of a program like anyone with any genuine pretence towards credibility certainly would have.'
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Wow, metaphor central.
I love Matt and hope he wins.
I totally agree (especially the last part).
I thought he was fantastic at first. Really really good.
But there's something about him that I don't 'get'. And that crap from Danni last night about how he told her why that song meant so much to him - what a load of old crap. If she/he wasn't willing to share the 'secret' why mention it.
The following
Leona Lewis
George Michael
Mariah Carey
Celine Dion
all technically fantastic singers - but no nothing for me at all
Personally from your list I love George Michael only as he can actually sing the song and it is believable.
the only technical brilliant if you like for me are Celine Dion and Mariah Carey.
It was spoken about on Xtra Factor
Edit: Wrong thread wth
Matt last night sang a song he sang at boot camp and I'm guessing he has practised so many times and feels most comfortable singing and he is hailed as the next saviour.
Considering the fact that he struggled with his song last week and previous (apart from Britney, slowed down acoustic), doesn't it make him a one trick pony as well?
Also i'm guessing any album he releases in future will only consist of songs like the one he did last night.
Matt was fantastic last night and long may it continue.
I don't think Mary is a one-trick pony at all, and don't see why the contestants can't sing whatever they are comfortable with.
The people who are hailing Matt as the next saviour (slight exaggeration) are already his fans anyway.
And I still haven't heard him sing like he did in his amazing first audition, which proves he's not a one-trick pony, because that was his best performance by a country mile.
At least the critique seems to have moved on from 'he cant sing' to 'OK, he can sing but his innate girliness is a threat to my towering masculinity.'
Progress of a kind I suppose.
Mary basically went down after that performance, Dannii was actually the first judge to mention it.
Nothing wrong with singing songs you are comfortable with, but then when you struggle and find some songs too challenging and can only sing certain songs very well you are basically a one trick pony as well.
Shes being constantly taken out of her comfort zone and she gives it a go!
Its an illusion that Matt can sing anything, in reality he is a one trick pony
Learn to accept criticisms all the acts get bashed on the forum especially Katie, you don't have to jump down people's throats every time Matt gets criticised.
Matt was fantastic last night and long may it continue. [/QUOTE]
i agree
He seems versatile to me. Every week his song has been of a different style - except that they keep chucking in falsetto. Doesn't need that imo.
Firstly, this is my first post "defending" Matt. Secondly, Katie gets bashed because she's not as talented as she seems to think she is. I'm afraid my post wasn't opinion, it was fact. Perhaps you should learn to accept that!
The FACT that people have very different OPINIONS to you shows that That YOUR OPINION is just that, an opinion and not FACT
Your post says a lot actually.