David Cook - unoriginal?!
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Originally Posted by Chi:
“He didn't realize that there was an issue. After all, Ryan did mention the version. The contestants are in a very stressing situation, and they sometimes receive comments that surprise them. I think that he was worried about Simon's opinion, and was waiting for it. It was good, he was overjoyed.
Even if the version wasn't original, his rendition was anyway.”
“He didn't realize that there was an issue. After all, Ryan did mention the version. The contestants are in a very stressing situation, and they sometimes receive comments that surprise them. I think that he was worried about Simon's opinion, and was waiting for it. It was good, he was overjoyed.
Even if the version wasn't original, his rendition was anyway.”
And you know that how?!
Originally Posted by claire2281:
“It was mentioned in the results show extensively too because Ryan said Chris Cornell had contacted them to say how much he liked it. It was mentioned before the actual performance too so why exactly did David need to mention it again?
How can he be taking credit for something when it was said it wasn't his before the performance?”
“It was mentioned in the results show extensively too because Ryan said Chris Cornell had contacted them to say how much he liked it. It was mentioned before the actual performance too so why exactly did David need to mention it again?
How can he be taking credit for something when it was said it wasn't his before the performance?”
It isn't just one incident, though. They might have learnt from the past which is why it was mentioned now. But, he has taken credit for one/two other arrangements and nothing was said about that on the show.
Originally Posted by Nurse Betty:
“The judges know it is not his arrangement but they didn't comment on it after his performance of "Hello" because they hoped that those likely to know the Incubus version are not likely to be AI viewers. Unfortunately it was spotted and mentioned on various sites. Since then they have mentioned who originally came up with the arrangements that David is performing each week. They must have learnt from their mistake with Chris Daughtry where it wasn't spotted and/or mentioned until several weeks into the competition and his votes dipped as a result.
They still alter the facts to suit though. Ryan said that Chris Cornell had loved David's performance when in fact his comments sound more like criticism for being virtually an impersonation.
That's why I don't get the fuss about David. Yes, Chris D did perform already existing versions but he also put something into the performances and did not perform a note for note copy. His stage performances were also a lot more natural and believeable than David's whose performances come across as forced and contrived.
David C is a bit of a joke as far as I'm concerned.”
“The judges know it is not his arrangement but they didn't comment on it after his performance of "Hello" because they hoped that those likely to know the Incubus version are not likely to be AI viewers. Unfortunately it was spotted and mentioned on various sites. Since then they have mentioned who originally came up with the arrangements that David is performing each week. They must have learnt from their mistake with Chris Daughtry where it wasn't spotted and/or mentioned until several weeks into the competition and his votes dipped as a result.
They still alter the facts to suit though. Ryan said that Chris Cornell had loved David's performance when in fact his comments sound more like criticism for being virtually an impersonation.
That's why I don't get the fuss about David. Yes, Chris D did perform already existing versions but he also put something into the performances and did not perform a note for note copy. His stage performances were also a lot more natural and believeable than David's whose performances come across as forced and contrived.
David C is a bit of a joke as far as I'm concerned.”
On one hand, Chris did say it was a good performance, but he also made mention of how much of a carbon copy it was. David basically does a carbon copy of Chris' performance and it's somehow okay and original?!
Originally Posted by bluejools:
“i couldnt care less what you think,i think dave is great and the people on this thread who are slating him are simply hacked off that hes a threat to their favourite.i didnt even notice dave that much until the live shows and then he blew me away.now his fanbase is really growing and some people dont like that.tough!
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“i couldnt care less what you think,i think dave is great and the people on this thread who are slating him are simply hacked off that hes a threat to their favourite.i didnt even notice dave that much until the live shows and then he blew me away.now his fanbase is really growing and some people dont like that.tough!
”
You couldn't care less what other people think, but you expect people to care about what you go on to type?!
I don't have a favourite, this has been the most boring season of A.I for me by far. I don't even contribute to the show threads like I did in pervious years.
1) I haven't heard David Cook taking credit for the arrangements. What he could and should take credit for is finding and taking on versions of these songs that suit him the best, i.e., knowing his own strengths and limitations. Many of these AI contestants have no clue about that aspect of it and end up getting that regular criticism that they've picked the wrong song. Frankly, when it was announced David Cook was doing Billie Jean, I thought he was nuts as it wouldn't suit him at all. But, when I realized whose version of the song he was doing, I thought he was very clever because most people wouldn't have thought of it.
2) His performance of Billie Jean is not an exact copy of Chris Cornell's.
3) Very few of these singers are arranging songs for themselves, if they even had enough time to do so. Which of these contestants are arranging all their own songs? Which aren't doing "carbon copies" of someone's arrangements?
4) David C. can't be held responsible for what the judges say, if they even meant, what is being implied they meant. The judges are just as likely to have meant that David's originality comes from not doing the expected.
2) His performance of Billie Jean is not an exact copy of Chris Cornell's.
3) Very few of these singers are arranging songs for themselves, if they even had enough time to do so. Which of these contestants are arranging all their own songs? Which aren't doing "carbon copies" of someone's arrangements?
4) David C. can't be held responsible for what the judges say, if they even meant, what is being implied they meant. The judges are just as likely to have meant that David's originality comes from not doing the expected.
Originally Posted by Partly Cloudy:
“1) I haven't heard David Cook taking credit for the arrangements. What he could and should take credit for is finding and taking on versions of these songs that suit him the best, i.e., knowing his own strengths and limitations. Many of these AI contestants have no clue about that aspect of it and end up getting that regular criticism that they've picked the wrong song. Frankly, when it was announced David Cook was doing Billie Jean, I thought he was nuts as it wouldn't suit him at all. But, when I realized whose version of the song he was doing, I thought he was very clever because most people wouldn't have thought of it.
2) His performance of Billie Jean is not an exact copy of Chris Cornell's.
3) Very few of these singers are arranging songs for themselves, if they even had enough time to do so. Which of these contestants are arranging all their own songs? Which aren't doing "carbon copies" of someone's arrangements?
4) David C. can't be held responsible for what the judges say, if they even meant, what is being implied they meant. The judges are just as likely to have meant that David's originality comes from not doing the expected.”
“1) I haven't heard David Cook taking credit for the arrangements. What he could and should take credit for is finding and taking on versions of these songs that suit him the best, i.e., knowing his own strengths and limitations. Many of these AI contestants have no clue about that aspect of it and end up getting that regular criticism that they've picked the wrong song. Frankly, when it was announced David Cook was doing Billie Jean, I thought he was nuts as it wouldn't suit him at all. But, when I realized whose version of the song he was doing, I thought he was very clever because most people wouldn't have thought of it.
2) His performance of Billie Jean is not an exact copy of Chris Cornell's.
3) Very few of these singers are arranging songs for themselves, if they even had enough time to do so. Which of these contestants are arranging all their own songs? Which aren't doing "carbon copies" of someone's arrangements?
4) David C. can't be held responsible for what the judges say, if they even meant, what is being implied they meant. The judges are just as likely to have meant that David's originality comes from not doing the expected.”
I completely agree with what you say
David's originality is finding less known versions of songs that suit his voice and taking a chance in singing them on the show. He takes a risk singing the lesser known version and thats what the judges see and praise, not that he did the original arrangement. I've heard that every week he has credited whoevers arrangement he has done but it hasn't always made it to the show. David is a very smart and very talented boy!
I'm sorry, but I don't understand why any one has a problem with this at all. The whole point of these shows is that they cover songs originally performed by other artists. Some performances will stick very closely to the original version, some will take the song in a new and unique direction. David is using other people's covers of the original as inspiration (and nobody is hiding this fact). Why is this somehow more dishonest than a performance that is very faithful to the original version? 
He's just being a bit more imaginative than some of the other contestants.
He's just being a bit more imaginative than some of the other contestants.
Originally Posted by LaurieMarlow:
“I'm sorry, but I don't understand why any one has a problem with this at all. The whole point of these shows is that they cover songs originally performed by other artists. Some performances will stick very closely to the original version, some will take the song in a new and unique direction. David is using other people's covers of the original as inspiration (and nobody is hiding this fact). Why is this somehow more dishonest than a performance that is very faithful to the original version? He's just being a bit more imaginative than some of the other contestants.”
“I'm sorry, but I don't understand why any one has a problem with this at all. The whole point of these shows is that they cover songs originally performed by other artists. Some performances will stick very closely to the original version, some will take the song in a new and unique direction. David is using other people's covers of the original as inspiration (and nobody is hiding this fact). Why is this somehow more dishonest than a performance that is very faithful to the original version?
He's just being a bit more imaginative than some of the other contestants.”
Till this week, no one was revealing that fact either. It is more dishonest because he is letting viewers believe he is responsible for the new take on the song. He was credited with making "Hello" less pop when infact incubus had done it for him already.
Originally Posted by cybergirl3:
“I feel I'm repeating myself over and over again.”
“I feel I'm repeating myself over and over again.
”
And making a mountain out of a molehill.
I honestly couldn't give a crap if he had come on with a t-shirt saying 'I made up this version, honest guv!'.
By all means if you wish believe he's a dishonest, smug man and that every single one of his performances has been a rip off of someone else's and he's trying to hide the fact and take credit.
You're wrong but...
Originally Posted by LaurieMarlow:
“I'm sorry, but I don't understand why any one has a problem with this at all. The whole point of these shows is that they cover songs originally performed by other artists.”
“I'm sorry, but I don't understand why any one has a problem with this at all. The whole point of these shows is that they cover songs originally performed by other artists.”
Exactly. That is what the show is!
At some point I have no doubt that he will perform a dark version of a classic pop song that has not been covered elsewhere but finding one is not that easy. I would like to see Nights in White Satin given this treatment. No doubt someone is gonna tell me it's already been done......
I would have thought, when the judges praise David on being original, that they mean he doesn't simply take the average version of the songs and give an average performance, but has his own style, and does risky arrangements of each song that aren't so well known (and the public could potentially hate). Yes, they're not his 'original' different arrangements, but he's still original in his style and choices of arrangements. That's what I understood by it anyway, I'd be surprised if anyone actually thought David was coming up with these amazing arrangements by himself.
Originally Posted by claire2281:
“And making a mountain out of a molehill.
I honestly couldn't give a crap if he had come on with a t-shirt saying 'I made up this version, honest guv!'.
By all means if you wish believe he's a dishonest, smug man and that every single one of his performances has been a rip off of someone else's and he's trying to hide the fact and take credit.
You're wrong but...”
“And making a mountain out of a molehill.
I honestly couldn't give a crap if he had come on with a t-shirt saying 'I made up this version, honest guv!'.
By all means if you wish believe he's a dishonest, smug man and that every single one of his performances has been a rip off of someone else's and he's trying to hide the fact and take credit.
You're wrong but...”
At risk of being accused of ripping off your answer (
) you've said exactly what I was thinking! Ah well, each to their own. There are always people who want to run down the successful contestants and they'll read what they want to into things to support their rants. If it wasn't David C, it'd be someone else. Still, if it makes them happy.... I doubt David C gives a crap quite honestly.
Originally Posted by flashgirl:
“At risk of being accused of ripping off your answer ( ) you've said exactly what I was thinking!
Ah well, each to their own. There are always people who want to run down the successful contestants and they'll read what they want to into things to support their rants. If it wasn't David C, it'd be someone else. Still, if it makes them happy.... I doubt David C gives a crap quite honestly.”
“At risk of being accused of ripping off your answer (
) you've said exactly what I was thinking! Ah well, each to their own. There are always people who want to run down the successful contestants and they'll read what they want to into things to support their rants. If it wasn't David C, it'd be someone else. Still, if it makes them happy.... I doubt David C gives a crap quite honestly.”
Precisely.
They're all pretty much doing glorified karaoke each week so why is this even an issue?
The point of the show is to see who the best performer/singer is. The measure of how good they are comes when they release their original material.
At the moment, David C is doing the best job on the show.
I didn't realise the arrangement wasn't his own but I couldn't care less anyway.
I still thought he was leagues above the other contestants this week,
I still thought he was leagues above the other contestants this week,
I give him credit for knowing what suits his voice. He will have a lot of competition in the real world, where there is a surplus of guys who have a reasonably good tone but poor and sloppy technique and limmited vocal range who shout/growl/ocasionally sing/strut like he does.However, with the Idol hype machine behind him marketing him to an audience that either will like him because he sounds like the rest, or have never heard the rest, he should sell well, much like Daughtry.
Every town has at least three David C's fronting a band or winning second place rockin' the karaoke competitions.It's not that he isn't good, it is just that others are better and of a less commonly heard level/type of talent.
He could win though, because he knows his limmits and how to play up what works for others who have succeeded in the mainstream alterna-rock style he performs.
Every town has at least three David C's fronting a band or winning second place rockin' the karaoke competitions.It's not that he isn't good, it is just that others are better and of a less commonly heard level/type of talent.
He could win though, because he knows his limmits and how to play up what works for others who have succeeded in the mainstream alterna-rock style he performs.
Originally Posted by Singy Thingy:
“I give him credit for knowing what suits his voice. He will have a lot of competition in the real world, where there is a surplus of guys who have a reasonably good tone but poor and sloppy technique and limmited vocal range who shout/growl/ocasionally sing/strut like he does.However, with the Idol hype machine behind him marketing him to an audience that either will like him because he sounds like the rest, or have never heard the rest, he should sell well, much like Daughtry.
Every town has at least three David C's fronting a band or winning second place rockin' the karaoke competitions.It's not that he isn't good, it is just that others are better and of a less commonly heard level/type of talent.
He could win though, because he knows his limmits and how to play up what works for others who have succeeded in the mainstream alterna-rock style he performs.”
“I give him credit for knowing what suits his voice. He will have a lot of competition in the real world, where there is a surplus of guys who have a reasonably good tone but poor and sloppy technique and limmited vocal range who shout/growl/ocasionally sing/strut like he does.However, with the Idol hype machine behind him marketing him to an audience that either will like him because he sounds like the rest, or have never heard the rest, he should sell well, much like Daughtry.
Every town has at least three David C's fronting a band or winning second place rockin' the karaoke competitions.It's not that he isn't good, it is just that others are better and of a less commonly heard level/type of talent.
He could win though, because he knows his limmits and how to play up what works for others who have succeeded in the mainstream alterna-rock style he performs.”
However, all you've really commented on here is his voice. There's a big difference for me between a good singer and a good artist. David A is a good singer but I think he's very poor on stage. David C on the other hand is supremely confident on stage and works it well. I've never put much stock in those who only have technically good voices - probably why I've never liked contestants like Katherine McPhee.
Actually, I think David A is distinctly average as a singer and performer.
Kat McPhee is technically good as far as ticking all the boxes for doing everything corectly, but she has not got much in the way of range or clarity of tone....she is a decent performer.
David C is a reasonably good singer, and a reasonably good performer.....but I honestly have seen many equally good incarnations of him when guest judging karaoke competitions and others fronting rock covers bands. So to me, he is just okay, because he is better than some and not as good as others in a massive pool of guys who saw a few alterna-rock bands and decided they could do it, too....and most can....which is part of the appeal , I guess, for some. I enjoy the music, but I don't rate someone for sounding good doing what any average rocker can sound good doing.
All the same, if you like him, enjoy it. I'm sure he will be around a while in this season. It's not like I hate his performances. I just don't think he is as good as the people he and others like him get their inspiration from.That goes for his performance as well as his vocals...I look forward to the 'Daughtry treatment' of louder and better mix plus interesting light show in a few weeks, wich will likely be given to him.
Kat McPhee is technically good as far as ticking all the boxes for doing everything corectly, but she has not got much in the way of range or clarity of tone....she is a decent performer.
David C is a reasonably good singer, and a reasonably good performer.....but I honestly have seen many equally good incarnations of him when guest judging karaoke competitions and others fronting rock covers bands. So to me, he is just okay, because he is better than some and not as good as others in a massive pool of guys who saw a few alterna-rock bands and decided they could do it, too....and most can....which is part of the appeal , I guess, for some. I enjoy the music, but I don't rate someone for sounding good doing what any average rocker can sound good doing.
All the same, if you like him, enjoy it. I'm sure he will be around a while in this season. It's not like I hate his performances. I just don't think he is as good as the people he and others like him get their inspiration from.That goes for his performance as well as his vocals...I look forward to the 'Daughtry treatment' of louder and better mix plus interesting light show in a few weeks, wich will likely be given to him.
I don't much care for David Cook, but I can't believe people are criticizing him for not explicitly stating he didn't do the arrangement himself.
Do you really think ANY OF THEM do their own arrangements? They're singers!!!
Someone else does every arrangement on the show. The may have some input into style or they may suggest another arrangement they like, but ultimately no one is arranging their own songs.
Do you think actors on your favourite soaps write their own lines too?
Do you really think ANY OF THEM do their own arrangements? They're singers!!!
Someone else does every arrangement on the show. The may have some input into style or they may suggest another arrangement they like, but ultimately no one is arranging their own songs.
Do you think actors on your favourite soaps write their own lines too?
Originally Posted by cybergirl3:
“I acknowledged Ryan's comment in my original post.
Simon might know David's arrangement isn't original, but I don't remember him saying anything about it on the show. The average voter tuning in to watch would think David is some musical genius. Till I read about it on another forum, I really thought "Hello" was David's idea.”
“I acknowledged Ryan's comment in my original post.
Simon might know David's arrangement isn't original, but I don't remember him saying anything about it on the show. The average voter tuning in to watch would think David is some musical genius. Till I read about it on another forum, I really thought "Hello" was David's idea.”
So did I, but I had heard the Chris Cornell version of Billie Jean before so I knew that wasn't his.
Still think he does well with them though, as Chris Daughtry did before with Walk the Line.
Originally Posted by cybergirl3:
“I care and so do other people on the website I read this on.
Would you still be okay with it if it was someone you weren't a fan of?”
“I care and so do other people on the website I read this on.
Would you still be okay with it if it was someone you weren't a fan of?”
It wouldn't matter whether I was a fan or not-
If I wasn't a fan I mightn't bother coming on to defend him but I certainly wouldn't attack him either.
I do like his voice but we are being lead to believe that David is doing these arrangements himself and that is making him appear more talented to the audience. I think him, Carly and Michael are the best singers on the show though.
I feel like I can't keep having this same argument over and over again: when most weeks the majority of contestants perform a carbon copy of the original song (THEY ALL FREAKING DO IT!!!!), what then is the difference of another contestant performing a similar varied arrangement that another artist has previously recorded? No matter what you may say, David Cook has never taken credit for any arrangements; he has simply accepted the deserved praise the judges have seeped on him, and they have only done this because as a performer, he absolutely justifies it. From his vocals, his stage presence, his on-screen persona, his absolute love of the stage - he transcends the teeny-bopper mould that these shows originated with. (I refuse to bow down to the ignorant *beepers* whose only enjoyment of the show comes from dissing it on VFTW anyway - why watch it if you clearly feel you have better things to do with your time?! - Oh that's right, you actually don't - Oopsie daisy, I digress from the issue at hand here) An important issue I must address particularly is the accusation that David Cook's "Hello" in any way resembles the Incubus version - it does not: Brandon Boyd sings this song in a style not massively dissimilar to the Lionel Ritchie original - as for instrumental arrangement, the band did not strip it down to one guitar, instead they maintained the more theatrical/ballad-style arrangement of the original. I take exception to the fact that David Cook is being criticised far more than any other contestant this year, seemingly solely for the fact that he is growing in popularity and being lauded for the incredible talent that he is. His years slaving away in fairly localised bands, only to be given the opportunity to record his own material, proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that he was meant for this and he will succeed no matter what happens over the coming weeks. (Personally I really hope he doesn't win it; what a morbid victory that would be - having to sing a typical "Idol" winners single, and going on to record an album of covers and borefests as he would undoubtedly be contractually obliged to do - god help us all - as if the weekly group songs weren't torture enough 
)
I found it as hilarious and torturous as the next person that David mentioned browsing itunes every week to find unique and fitting interpretations of his song choice in this week's behind the scenes snippet, but should this discredit him at all? We must remember that he is a competitor in 'American Idol', a show planned down to the very last screaming fan girl, and that each week he has only a very limited time to pick a song, work on a suitable arrangement that Ricky Minor and co can work with, do all the commercial jazz (Ford, interview after interview, make-up tests - although clearly last week they didn't do enough of that, or maybe too much, definitely too much rouge on those cheeks, dude! - rehearsals, and heaven forfend they get any downtime), I would imagine it be very constraining to actually do anything truly original. Ultimately of course, it is a singing contest, and the vocals are what should rate above all else, and in that respect, he deserves every ounce of love his fans give him. All I can really say is for *beep's* sake, wait for him to release his own (second!) record, then we'll see who thinks he's unoriginal, uninspired, a cheat... VFTW readers need to get a life, and haters on this forum need to get some perspective...
"Just an opinion!!"
)I found it as hilarious and torturous as the next person that David mentioned browsing itunes every week to find unique and fitting interpretations of his song choice in this week's behind the scenes snippet, but should this discredit him at all? We must remember that he is a competitor in 'American Idol', a show planned down to the very last screaming fan girl, and that each week he has only a very limited time to pick a song, work on a suitable arrangement that Ricky Minor and co can work with, do all the commercial jazz (Ford, interview after interview, make-up tests - although clearly last week they didn't do enough of that, or maybe too much, definitely too much rouge on those cheeks, dude! - rehearsals, and heaven forfend they get any downtime), I would imagine it be very constraining to actually do anything truly original. Ultimately of course, it is a singing contest, and the vocals are what should rate above all else, and in that respect, he deserves every ounce of love his fans give him. All I can really say is for *beep's* sake, wait for him to release his own (second!) record, then we'll see who thinks he's unoriginal, uninspired, a cheat... VFTW readers need to get a life, and haters on this forum need to get some perspective...
"Just an opinion!!"
Originally Posted by cbgsnarf:
“I feel like I can't keep having this same argument over and over again: when most weeks the majority of contestants perform a carbon copy of the original song (THEY ALL FREAKING DO IT!!!!), what then is the difference of another contestant performing a similar varied arrangement that another artist has previously recorded? No matter what you may say, David Cook has never taken credit for any arrangements; he has simply accepted the deserved praise the judges have seeped on him, and they have only done this because as a performer, he absolutely justifies it. From his vocals, his stage presence, his on-screen persona, his absolute love of the stage - he transcends the teeny-bopper mould that these shows originated with. (I refuse to bow down to the ignorant *beepers* whose only enjoyment of the show comes from dissing it on VFTW anyway - why watch it if you clearly feel you have better things to do with your time?! - Oh that's right, you actually don't - Oopsie daisy, I digress from the issue at hand here) An important issue I must address particularly is the accusation that David Cook's "Hello" in any way resembles the Incubus version - it does not: Brandon Boyd sings this song in a style not massively dissimilar to the Lionel Ritchie original - as for instrumental arrangement, the band did not strip it down to one guitar, instead they maintained the more theatrical/ballad-style arrangement of the original. I take exception to the fact that David Cook is being criticised far more than any other contestant this year, seemingly solely for the fact that he is growing in popularity and being lauded for the incredible talent that he is. His years slaving away in fairly localised bands, only to be given the opportunity to record his own material, proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that he was meant for this and he will succeed no matter what happens over the coming weeks. (Personally I really hope he doesn't win it; what a morbid victory that would be - having to sing a typical "Idol" winners single, and going on to record an album of covers and borefests as he would undoubtedly be contractually obliged to do - god help us all - as if the weekly group songs weren't torture enough)
I found it as hilarious and torturous as the next person that David mentioned browsing itunes every week to find unique and fitting interpretations of his song choice in this week's behind the scenes snippet, but should this discredit him at all? We must remember that he is a competitor in 'American Idol', a show planned down to the very last screaming fan girl, and that each week he has only a very limited time to pick a song, work on a suitable arrangement that Ricky Minor and co can work with, do all the commercial jazz (Ford, interview after interview, make-up tests - although clearly last week they didn't do enough of that, or maybe too much, definitely too much rouge on those cheeks, dude! - rehearsals, and heaven forfend they get any downtime), I would imagine it be very constraining to actually do anything truly original. Ultimately of course, it is a singing contest, and the vocals are what should rate above all else, and in that respect, he deserves every ounce of love his fans give him. All I can really say is for *beep's* sake, wait for him to release his own (second!) record, then we'll see who thinks he's unoriginal, uninspired, a cheat... VFTW readers need to get a life, and haters on this forum need to get some perspective...
"Just an opinion!!"”
“I feel like I can't keep having this same argument over and over again: when most weeks the majority of contestants perform a carbon copy of the original song (THEY ALL FREAKING DO IT!!!!), what then is the difference of another contestant performing a similar varied arrangement that another artist has previously recorded? No matter what you may say, David Cook has never taken credit for any arrangements; he has simply accepted the deserved praise the judges have seeped on him, and they have only done this because as a performer, he absolutely justifies it. From his vocals, his stage presence, his on-screen persona, his absolute love of the stage - he transcends the teeny-bopper mould that these shows originated with. (I refuse to bow down to the ignorant *beepers* whose only enjoyment of the show comes from dissing it on VFTW anyway - why watch it if you clearly feel you have better things to do with your time?! - Oh that's right, you actually don't - Oopsie daisy, I digress from the issue at hand here) An important issue I must address particularly is the accusation that David Cook's "Hello" in any way resembles the Incubus version - it does not: Brandon Boyd sings this song in a style not massively dissimilar to the Lionel Ritchie original - as for instrumental arrangement, the band did not strip it down to one guitar, instead they maintained the more theatrical/ballad-style arrangement of the original. I take exception to the fact that David Cook is being criticised far more than any other contestant this year, seemingly solely for the fact that he is growing in popularity and being lauded for the incredible talent that he is. His years slaving away in fairly localised bands, only to be given the opportunity to record his own material, proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that he was meant for this and he will succeed no matter what happens over the coming weeks. (Personally I really hope he doesn't win it; what a morbid victory that would be - having to sing a typical "Idol" winners single, and going on to record an album of covers and borefests as he would undoubtedly be contractually obliged to do - god help us all - as if the weekly group songs weren't torture enough
)I found it as hilarious and torturous as the next person that David mentioned browsing itunes every week to find unique and fitting interpretations of his song choice in this week's behind the scenes snippet, but should this discredit him at all? We must remember that he is a competitor in 'American Idol', a show planned down to the very last screaming fan girl, and that each week he has only a very limited time to pick a song, work on a suitable arrangement that Ricky Minor and co can work with, do all the commercial jazz (Ford, interview after interview, make-up tests - although clearly last week they didn't do enough of that, or maybe too much, definitely too much rouge on those cheeks, dude! - rehearsals, and heaven forfend they get any downtime), I would imagine it be very constraining to actually do anything truly original. Ultimately of course, it is a singing contest, and the vocals are what should rate above all else, and in that respect, he deserves every ounce of love his fans give him. All I can really say is for *beep's* sake, wait for him to release his own (second!) record, then we'll see who thinks he's unoriginal, uninspired, a cheat... VFTW readers need to get a life, and haters on this forum need to get some perspective...
"Just an opinion!!"
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Good post
I agree with everything, but the issue of winning/not winning is difficult.Whether he wins or not he will have to sign with 19E/Sony. Will he ever have enough freedom?
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