Am I the only one that feels like the uptempo singers get it easier?
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Than the ballad singers on The X Factor? It's not aimed at any specific act in particular, but I feel that they don't get as much abuse for doing the same tempo every week where as a ballad singer will do, and they never get called boring which most ballad singers do get called in every series.
Does anybody agree with me on this or is it just something that I'm noticing with the show?
Does anybody agree with me on this or is it just something that I'm noticing with the show?
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I think it's because put a few dancers, some lights and a faster tempo covers up limited vocals. Were as with a ballad you're more exposed, any mistakes can't be missed like they could behind all the commotion around during an uptempo.
I'm convinced JLS and Olly Murs would have won the years they were on if the winner's song had been a more upbeat one.
Olly and Joe sang The Climb...not a ballad really, maybe mid tempo?
I've never heard anyone say that an uptempo singer should sing a ballad from the public anyway.
But you may have a great point why they're more protected, they do get the bigger stage productions so it protects any weak vocals.
I class it as a ballad. Olly Murs would have been better with something like 'Beat It' or 'Celebration'.
What?
That's definitely a ballad!
How is it?
It's mellow alternative rock I'll admit...especially in the original but Matt Cardle didn't make it a ballad
On the whole, the voting audience generally seems to respond better to ballad singers/performances though so, if anything, I'd say they have it easier.
It's slow, dreary and depressing.
Voting ways, yes they may get it a little easier but from the judges they get a harder time.
I think it's a lack of versatility in general that gets a hard time, rightly or wrongly.
With uptempos vocal blips are hidden a bit better too! But I don't really care if they sing all ballads or uptempos. If that's why they're going to release because they're that kind of artist, why not sing that stuff all the time?
I agree with you on this actually, I'm fed up of the karaoke feel that a chunk of the public seem to want all the time for the show.
But I asked this question because I find it really unfair that ballad singers get attacked for constantly singing ballads, but uptempo singers tend to get away with constantly singing uptempo from my experience.
You forgot the infamous time Gary Barlow harangued Little Mix for being "predictable" in Week 6 of 2011.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJRbZK-UAZw&t=5m2s
Then they came back with Don't Let Go so it all worked out.
Don't Let Go isn't a ballad though?