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Old 09-05-2010, 18:29
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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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Old 09-05-2010, 18:37
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Danielle wasn't on good form last night but I don't remember specifically.
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Old 09-05-2010, 18:39
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I think it was the bloke on the banjo.

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Old 09-05-2010, 18:40
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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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Old 09-05-2010, 18:41
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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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Old 09-05-2010, 18:42
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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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Old 09-05-2010, 18:46
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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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Old 09-05-2010, 18:48
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I wasn't exactly 100% sure that "Defying Gravity" had a like.... well - tune
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Old 09-05-2010, 18:49
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I wasn't exactly 100% sure that "Defying Gravity" had a like.... well - tune
Well, it does but its a VERY hard song to sing!!
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Old 09-05-2010, 18:51
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Well, it does but its a VERY hard song to sing!!
I was being mean! I heard it sung on.... Glee(?)
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Old 09-05-2010, 18:52
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I was being mean! I heard it sung on.... Glee(?)
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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Old 09-05-2010, 18:58
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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
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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Old 09-05-2010, 19:02
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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?
Indeed they are, indeed they are
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Old 09-05-2010, 19:05
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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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Old 09-05-2010, 19:07
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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.
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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Old 09-05-2010, 19:08
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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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Old 09-05-2010, 19:09
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OMG, Its my fav of fav but none of them did it any justice.

Kerry ellis Wicked in rock AMAZING!!!
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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Old 09-05-2010, 19:11
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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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Old 09-05-2010, 19:11
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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.
Our tastes on that converge, then! I don't like it - not even when someone is trying to dance while singing it!
OMG, Its my fav of fav but none of them did it any justice.

Kerry ellis Wicked in rock AMAZING!!!
I think we are kindred spirits!! I cant agree with the bold statement more!! Kerry ellis rocked it (pardon the pun)
See? Different tastes, but we can still play nicely!
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Old 09-05-2010, 19:12
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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)
Kerry Ellis singing that song was one of my favourite moments in a theatre ever - and I've had a few.
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Old 09-05-2010, 19:14
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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.
If you're going to pinch my 'assault' phrase, you could at least credit me...
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Old 09-05-2010, 19:15
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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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Old 09-05-2010, 19:16
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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.
Ditto! Her growl on 'Look to the Western Sky' sent shivers down my spine And her Rock version is awesome!
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Old 09-05-2010, 19:45
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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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Old 09-05-2010, 20:02
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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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