Fist in the air + tight white T-shirt = genuine rock singer?
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This whole fist-in-the-air act by Mr Big Hair every week is really starting to grate now. What Jamie is portraying is not a 'rock singer', it's a caricature of a rock singer - which is a very different thing indeed.
But of course it's the sort of thing that people who know absolutely nothing about real rock music believe is the real deal - people who would classify Busted as real 'rock' and Limp Bizkit as extreme metal! Just like the four people sat behind that desk, facing him as he performs, funnily enough...
And I'm sorry, but that expression 'rocking out' that Cheryl Cole and the performers keep trotting out has more to do with Barney the purple dinosaur than genuine rock music. Can you imagine the likes of Robert Plant, Steven Tyler, Bruce Dickinson, Ian Gillan, David Coverdale, Freddie Mercury, Ronnie Dio - you know, real rock singers - etc, saying "Yeah, I was really rocking out?" For goodness sake... :rolleyes:
Time to **** or get off the pot, Jamie - you really need to inject bit of originality into your act because having the whole 'rock-by-numbers' thing on weekly repeat is starting to get more than a tad wearing.
But of course it's the sort of thing that people who know absolutely nothing about real rock music believe is the real deal - people who would classify Busted as real 'rock' and Limp Bizkit as extreme metal! Just like the four people sat behind that desk, facing him as he performs, funnily enough...
And I'm sorry, but that expression 'rocking out' that Cheryl Cole and the performers keep trotting out has more to do with Barney the purple dinosaur than genuine rock music. Can you imagine the likes of Robert Plant, Steven Tyler, Bruce Dickinson, Ian Gillan, David Coverdale, Freddie Mercury, Ronnie Dio - you know, real rock singers - etc, saying "Yeah, I was really rocking out?" For goodness sake... :rolleyes:
Time to **** or get off the pot, Jamie - you really need to inject bit of originality into your act because having the whole 'rock-by-numbers' thing on weekly repeat is starting to get more than a tad wearing.
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I agree 100% with you.....I have tried to like this guy...but he just doesn't have it....I reluctantly even agree with L Walsh's opinion of him......I can't think of one number he has done that nears "rocking"....I read Bon Jovi invited to tour with the,...that I cant believe.....He and Lloyd should never have qualified...Jamie is a tired pub singer, past his sell by date....
Word of warning - expect the obligatory backlash from irrate fans...it's the name of the game. I currently have a similar thread going and I am definitely Public Enemy Number One amongst certain areas of this forum! Great fun!!!
I never overthink what genre my favourite music is in, I just know what I like.
Now I like Jamie.
My favourite music (ie overall what I listen to the most) is Meatloaf.
So my question is, what would Meatloaf be termed as?
I pretty much agree with you, I really wanted to like Jamie, but sadly Louis has it spot on - he's not some missed talent finally getting his break, but a decent pub singer who's got very lucky
After rock era we have Muse,Kasabian.Radiohead,Jack White and his various groups, Arctic Monkeys etc etc all making it huge ,and all are younger than Jamie..why ? because they write their own stuff and have their own unique sound.
Still the rest of the under 25 Minnie Mouse whiners are dreadful and oh so unoriginal too so.....they are all terribly bland with no shining lights in any of them
Answer - a fat ****er!
Why is it so important? If you're a Meatloaf fan you will know...
Quote: So my question is, what would Meatloaf be termed as?
Genres.... Rock, rock opera, hard rock
Are you now going to draw comparisons with Jamie!?
However I don't agree with you and will and have as have other people been voting for him.
Organising ~Cancer funding and other things takes it out of you.;)
Do you mean Elvis and Rock and Roll or do you mean Rock?;)
It is a wide field and their are no proper rockers. Each Rocker has his or her way singing.;)
I was around during those days and remember many.#However I also consider Heavy Metal or whatever part of Rock.
However this is only my opnion and whilst I might not agree with your defintion I honour your opinion.;)
Enjoy your Rock
Hey, c'mon, I was talking about talent show contestants
I'm a massive rock fan, it's the way I've been brought up. I like most of the sub-genres branching off, including metal, but no, I wasn't confusing my favourite metal frontmen with your definition of rockers.
Edit: yes Mitacond! I agree
I know that all of us have differing opinions when this subject is discussed therefore why should I in anyway down your or anyone elses opinions.;)
Great discussion and all opinions are great.;)
Soft rock.
Jamie is as much of a rocker as Bryan Adams, which is to say not very much. He'd be classified in the soft rock category too - at least on the evidence of his performances so far.
If they really want him to come across as a rocker, he should choose a hard rock song, take a guitar on stage, and actually loosen up instead of using the same old poses which look rehearsed (I'm talking about the crouched over to the side one he always does).
While I love Adam I did not think he had the passion and depth that the Rockers I am used to hear have.;)
However I appreciate your opinion and I was around when classic rock was in its beginning.;)
Rock and Roll.
Obesity-core?
So you are only a 'rock singer' if you have had huge hits and made gazillions of pounds and dollars? :rolleyes:
So Jamie has a 'signiture' at the end of his songs - sorry you don't like it... I love it.
I don't care if he is a 'rock singer' or not. I like his voice. I would buy his album, especially if it included his version of 'Hurt'. Go Jamie!
Haha, I wasn't around, I'm 17! I may as well have been though, I was brought up on classic rock
And regarding Adam, I was only talking talent show contestants ^_^