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Defying Gravity - who was out of tune? |
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Defying Gravity - who was out of tune?
Very sorry if this has been covered elsewhere - I've read most of the threads but didn't have 20 hours to spare to read every last post - but somebody was WAY out in Defying Gravity and I don't have the singing knowledge to identify her. I think it wasn't Jessica - because I was listening out for her as the most likely culprit, much as I like her - but could be completely wrong. Help!
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Danielle wasn't on good form last night but I don't remember specifically.
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I think it was the bloke on the banjo.
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Yes, I had a horrible feeling it was Danielle - very unlike her but top register is clearly not her strong point...
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I don't think any of them were that bad during it, I preferred this performance to the majority of others, during their solo bits Jenny and Sophie were both very weak.
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I've listened again and, to be perfectly honest, couldn't detect anybody singing flat when they were singing together. However, there were a few 'pitchy' bits (to quote Charlotte) in the solo lines - really tiny faults from Jenny, Sophie and Danielle. The others, particularly Jessica and Lauren, were pitch perfect.
Oh, and I'm saying that as a Danielle fan, but there's no doubt she did not have a good night last night and that includes her performance in the group numbers, where she is normally a knock-out. |
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Thanks, peeves - you probably know more than I do but I've listened three times now and there's something assaulting my ears. But they're not very good ears so they probably deserved it
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I wasn't exactly 100% sure that "Defying Gravity" had a like.... well - tune
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I wasn't exactly 100% sure that "Defying Gravity" had a like.... well - tune
![]() ![]() but its a VERY hard song to sing!!
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Well, it does
but its a VERY hard song to sing!!
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I was being mean! I heard it sung on.... Glee(?)
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Yehh it was good on glee! But it is still a hard song to sing, i thought they had a pretty good stab at it
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I also heard one of the boys do it live on the BBC (I can no longer personally attend shows as I have dodgy ears - hyperacusis). Yes, I agree that it's hard to sing. But unlike other hard-to-sing songs, I'm not yet convinced that the ends justify the means. But there - these things are a matter of tastes, aren't they?
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I thought it was terrible - but, I mean, what a horrible song! No tune, screeching - it's an assault on the ears.
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I thought it was terrible - but, I mean, what a horrible song! No tune, screeching - it's an assault on the ears.
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I thought it was terrible - but, I mean, what a horrible song! No tune, screeching - it's an assault on the ears.
![]() ![]() OMG, Its my fav of fav but none of them did it any justice.Kerry ellis Wicked in rock AMAZING!!! |
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![]() ![]() OMG, Its my fav of fav but none of them did it any justice.Kerry ellis Wicked in rock AMAZING!!! |
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Defying Gravity is arguably the most popular song in the West End right now. The Dorothys did a good job but it was sung a bit too perfectly. It's one of those songs when a bit of talking of the lyrics brings a great show stopping performance. I thought no one was really off but it wasn't the best group performance they have done.
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I thought it was terrible - but, I mean, what a horrible song! No tune, screeching - it's an assault on the ears.
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Our tastes on that converge, then! I don't like it - not even when someone is trying to dance while singing it!
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![]() ![]() OMG, Its my fav of fav but none of them did it any justice.Kerry ellis Wicked in rock AMAZING!!! Quote:
I think we are kindred spirits!! I cant agree with the bold statement more!! Kerry ellis rocked it (pardon the pun)
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I think we are kindred spirits!! I cant agree with the bold statement more!! Kerry ellis rocked it (pardon the pun)
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I thought it was terrible - but, I mean, what a horrible song! No tune, screeching - it's an assault on the ears.
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None of the girls were out of tune. Each of them has a good singing voice. The only question now is who would make a convincing Dorothy and as we have not been shown any acting to make a decision, I would pick Jessica as the most Dorothy like.
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Kerry Ellis singing that song was one of my favourte moments in a theatre ever - and I've had a few.
And her Rock version is awesome!
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i couldn't hear anyone specifically singing out of tune, but i thought it was an awful arrangement. it lacked any sparkle (or harmonies, for that matter) and seemed to be all about the girls trying to out-screech each other. i love it in the context of wicked, but it didn't work as a group performance last night!
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It shows how much opinions differ, I actually thought a few of them performed their solo parts better than their actual solo performances.
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but its a VERY hard song to sing!!
