rahulv
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Post by rahulv on Jul 26, 2015 2:30:31 GMT -5
I'm not too sure if I like her take on Blank Space. Parts of it were really good but in the end, she just strayed and wailed too much
Edit: Don't Let Me Stop You was the first song I connected with on AIEW. Never translated well live for some reason.
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Revelry
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Post by Revelry on Jul 26, 2015 3:00:17 GMT -5
Damn that was good. 2:19-2:21 WHAT!?!
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mattybmb
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Post by mattybmb on Jul 26, 2015 7:49:14 GMT -5
Damn that was good. 2:19-2:21 WHAT!?! In absolute agreement with you. That was crazy good! So glad she's using these aspects of her voice more, they blow me away.
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bb
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Post by bb on Jul 26, 2015 9:23:08 GMT -5
Messy cover but enjoyable. I think she's trying to figure out how to navigate having limited upper belting capabilities and discovering her head voice at the same time, and she hasn't yet figured out how to make all of that melodically relevant? I still appreciate what she did with the song and I love seeing her work with her head voice, but it's a new register/sound for her and I think it'll take time before it sounds fully comfortable.
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QAF
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Post by QAF on Jul 26, 2015 10:04:01 GMT -5
Kelly Clarkson is an undeniably vocal master.
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kylecburke
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Post by kylecburke on Jul 26, 2015 10:05:23 GMT -5
does anyone know the list of covers she has done, like ever. I was hoping some crazy fan would have kept a list of her covers that shes' been doing (stronger tour- now). I have been just checking some on youtube and wonder what ones ive missed
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AP
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Post by AP on Jul 26, 2015 10:53:03 GMT -5
does anyone know the list of covers she has done, like ever. I was hoping some crazy fan would have kept a list of her covers that shes' been doing (stronger tour- now). I have been just checking some on youtube and wonder what ones ive missed You can find comprehensive lists on the respective tour's Wikipedia page.
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kylecburke
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Post by kylecburke on Jul 26, 2015 11:30:34 GMT -5
does anyone know the list of covers she has done, like ever. I was hoping some crazy fan would have kept a list of her covers that shes' been doing (stronger tour- now). I have been just checking some on youtube and wonder what ones ive missed You can find comprehensive lists on the respective tour's Wikipedia page. OH I actually new this....dumb dumb moment! Thanks for the reminder! You rock!
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StrongBreakaway
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Post by StrongBreakaway on Jul 26, 2015 12:56:25 GMT -5
True to form, Kelly Clarkson minced no words in a phone call from her home in Nashville. But rather than handing it to some no-good guy — as she’s done in brutally frank hit singles like “Since U Been Gone” and “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” — Clarkson was describing the stability she’s found with her husband, whom she married in 2013, and their infant-old daughter. “I’ve never been this happy or felt this loved in my life,” said the singer, 33, in her matter-of-fact way. “I’m in a really, really great place.” You can hear that fulfillment on Clarkson’s album, “Piece by Piece,” which was released in March. She is performing in concert Sunday night at DTE Energy Music Theatre to support the new album. “Where the hell did you come from?” she wonders in the record’s upbeat opener, “Heartbeat Song,” “You’re a different kind of fun / And I’m so used to feeling numb.” Later, in the stately title track, she sings about finally overcoming the fear of abandonment she received from her father. Yet “Piece by Piece,” Clarkson’s seventh studio disc since she won the first season of “American Idol” in 2002, also has echoes of old recriminations, as in “Someone,” where she apologizes with an audible smirk for saying “things I wish I didn’t really mean.” And it similarly mixes musical styles, putting airy pop songs next to throbbing dance-rock jams and ballads such as “Tightrope,” an elegy for two out-of-synch lovers. “No human being on this planet is ever feeling just one emotion or going through just one experience,” she said. “That’s kind of a silly idea.” It also presumes that being happy somehow prevents you from using your memory or your imagination.Right. Take a song from the record like “Invincible.” I’m not experiencing that specific emotion at this point in my life. But have I at previous points in my life? Hell, yes! I can definitely relate to that song — having to make your way by yourself without a lot of help and feeling like you have to find the power within you to accomplish that. I’ve been there before. But to sing the song now complicates this simplistic image of the gratified wife and mom.You can’t control that. Before this, it was Kelly Clarkson the man-hater. I’ve never been a man-hater! But people like a headline. And with me and my career, there’s never really been a ton of drama — I haven’t gone to rehab, and I haven’t gotten in fights in public — so I think people have a hard time figuring out where to put me. That’s true musically, too. Your new album closes with “Good Goes the Bye,” which was co-written by two of Nashville’s best songwriters, Natalie Hemby and Shane McAnally. But it’s not a country song.We changed it. I’m a huge fan of Natalie and Shane; I have a few of both of their songs recorded for a country album I’m working on right now. And the demo we got was obviously more geared for country. But my producer, Jason Halbert, and I were like, “Man, this feels like it could be this ’80s Eurythmics beat.” The great thing about people like Shane and Natalie is that they just write classic melodies and clever lyrics. So it really can float though any genre. Kind of like you do.It’s just about wherever the song will shine brightest. “Good Goes the Bye” was a good country song, but it’s a great pop song. It’s easy to draw that conclusion once a song is finished. Going in, though, the possibilities are so vast. How do you know what it’s supposed to be?The emotion in the song lets you know where it should sit. But it’s funny — I mean, it’s all perception. Jason, he knows me so well musically and I know him so well — he’s been my musical director for 13 years — but we’re so opposite. I’ll sing something to him and he’ll be like, “Oh, OK, so it’s a big band thing.” And I’m like, “What? That was soulful R&B.” I remember when “Since U Been Gone” came out and everybody said it was this indie-rock song. But to me it was straight-up pop. It definitely had an indie-rock guitar sound.But I don’t think of it that way. That’s not how I perceive it. And that’s what’s cool about music. Even “Because of You,” it’s very much a country waltz. But it’s also this big pop ballad that people got used to from hearing it that way. But then when I recut it with Reba (McEntire), it fit very nicely. Certain songs, it doesn’t matter the genre. Think about “Make You Feel My Love.” Everyone from Bob Dylan to Adele to Trisha Yearwood has cut that song. Some melodies are so classic-sounding that they’re able to translate. Part of your ability as an artist is identifying those songs. How have you honed that skill?Gosh, I’ve been doing that since “Idol,” you know what I mean? That’s one of the reasons I ended up making it to the end. Even though you might like a song, that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to shine or translate or be as broad as you’re wanting it to be. So on “Idol” I picked songs that I felt would stand out and would be big songs. And you’re still doing that?Here’s the thing: In our industry you have people that excel at dancing; you have people that excel at singing; you have people that excel at being musicians and songwriters. Everyone has their little area — unless you’re Beyoncé, and then you excel at everything. Other than her, you find your niche, and mine is singing. So every time I do something, I need to make sure — just like every week on that show — that I do something even better to stick around. That’s kind of how I look at my career. You have to stand out, almost in a strategic way. If the voice ever gives out, you might have a future as a record executive.I always tell my friends I’d be really good at A&R. With other artists, I’m like, “I wish they would’ve cut this song!” I can hear it in my head. I just love songs. I love storytelling. I love everything about it. I don’t know necessarily how or why I make the decisions I do. But I guess they’ve worked. Source
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getonthebus
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Post by getonthebus on Jul 26, 2015 14:32:07 GMT -5
At this point, I'm not going to believe this country album exists until I'm actually listening to it.
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Revelry
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Post by Revelry on Jul 26, 2015 18:53:28 GMT -5
Yaass! Get that Taylor-promo.
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kmbgs
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Post by kmbgs on Jul 26, 2015 19:45:32 GMT -5
Here's hoping Kelly covers Katy at her next show ????
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Post by Hook on Jul 26, 2015 22:12:47 GMT -5
Tonight was amazing. I met Kelly and hugged her, THEN during the show she sang my fan request!! Habits by Tove Lo. She mentioned how I didn't include my last name in the tweet. lol I was so mad at myself!
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Krim
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Post by Krim on Jul 26, 2015 23:15:34 GMT -5
Throwback song was Low.
Habits
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Post by Illusions on Jul 27, 2015 0:35:56 GMT -5
I cannot believe I met Kelly tonight! The entire show was amazing and Take You High was almost a religious experience, that needs to be the next single if they release one. The place was PACKED and really loud. By far the best concert I have ever been too!
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Post by krisclarkson on Jul 27, 2015 4:41:27 GMT -5
I'm putting this out there to the KC gods, please have for the L.A. Throwback song "you thought wrong" with Tamyra joining her on stage. We haven't gotten our Tamyra duet yet this tour. That would be so epic to see in person!
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kmbgs
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Post by kmbgs on Jul 27, 2015 6:15:49 GMT -5
You Thought Wrong NEEDS a performance!! That song!!!
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getonthebus
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Post by getonthebus on Jul 27, 2015 9:47:20 GMT -5
Tonight was amazing. I met Kelly and hugged her, THEN during the show she sang my fan request!! Habits by Tove Lo. She mentioned how I didn't include my last name in the tweet. lol I was so mad at myself! YAS Habits, slay. Congrats and great pick sis
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Illusions
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Post by Illusions on Jul 27, 2015 11:59:39 GMT -5
Hook shot this video of PBP last night.
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StrongBreakaway
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Post by StrongBreakaway on Jul 27, 2015 12:16:51 GMT -5
Love the piano version of PBP !!!
IMO they should've pimped up Someone (and/or Tightrope) and stripped down Piece By Piece like this.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2015 12:52:21 GMT -5
Hook shot this video of PBP last night. That was beautiful! I almost want this to be a single now.
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Peterawr
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Post by Peterawr on Jul 27, 2015 14:38:37 GMT -5
Piece By Piece is such a masterpiece.
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mikeyj7
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Post by mikeyj7 on Jul 27, 2015 16:07:06 GMT -5
Now is the time for the covers album. Or re-release PXP with a handful of covers from the tour.
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Post by sbp17 on Jul 27, 2015 17:07:54 GMT -5
That Piece By Piece performance was a moment. And what kind of emotive power to take a song that I cannot relate to on a personal level and make me weep like a baby. Beautiful.
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Focus
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Post by Focus on Jul 27, 2015 18:00:10 GMT -5
I saw her in Toronto on Saturday. She was amazing. She bawled singing Piece by Piece. :'(
Toronto, Piece by Piece...
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Post by nightshade on Jul 27, 2015 19:19:44 GMT -5
I know I'm probably one of 100 or so but I prefer the album arrangement of PxP (and hope it's what's used when I see her). The triumphant feel of the cycle being broken and Kelly ensuring she'll be there for River is everything to me.
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Illusions
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Post by Illusions on Jul 27, 2015 20:00:38 GMT -5
I know I'm probably one of 100 or so but I prefer the album arrangement of PxP (and hope it's what's used when I see her). The triumphant feel of the cycle being broken and Kelly ensuring she'll be there for River is everything to me. I felt the same way until I experienced the stripped down version live.
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getonthebus
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Post by getonthebus on Jul 27, 2015 20:46:17 GMT -5
Ugghhh you can see her dreading singing that last chorus as it gets closer, because she knows she's not going to get through it. This is going to wreck me live.
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Post by Anticonformity on Jul 28, 2015 3:35:55 GMT -5
I know I'm probably one of 100 or so but I prefer the album arrangement of PxP (and hope it's what's used when I see her). The triumphant feel of the cycle being broken and Kelly ensuring she'll be there for River is everything to me. I agree only if it was the stripped version until the final chorus and then it kicks in to the triumphant part! <3
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getonthebus
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Post by getonthebus on Jul 29, 2015 9:29:33 GMT -5
She did Hear Me last night.
Fuck me. I'm dead.
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