Carrie Underwood | Greatest Hits Decade #1

[jenglisbe]

Kyle Anderson ‏@kyleaew 4m
So now: Stevie Nicks, Sheryl Crow, Harris, Raitt, Underwood doing "When Will I Be Loved." Brought the house down. #rockhall2014

OMG I want to see this now!

[adwem]

Carrie opened it up with singing Different Drum.

They performed
Different Drum
Blue Bayou
For You're no Good
It's so easy to fall in love
When Will I be Loved

[jenglisbe]

Apr 10, 2014 20:39:55 GMT -5 adwem said:

Carrie opened it up with singing Different Drum

:o That is my favorite Ronstadt song! I can't wait for HQ footage of all of this.

Wait. It sounds like they were all taking turns on all of the songs?

Radio.com @radiodotcom
BOOM. and then Stevie Nicks joined @thebonnieraitt @soemmylouharris @carrieunderwood @sherylcrow on stage for "It's So Easy." #rockhall2014

Brian Ives @noexpiration
…Glenn Frey just joined @sherylcrow @soemmylouharris @thebonnieraitt @carrieunderwood to sing backup on "you're no good" #rockhall2014

Theresa @ny4carrie
Blue Bayou was freaking heavenly! @carrieunderwood @thebonnieraitt @emmylousongbird #rockhall2014 ❤️❤️

Theresa @ny4carrie
OMG I hear @carrieunderwood singing harmony on Blue Bayou! Holy crap this is beautiful! #rockhall2014

I may not leave my house until I can hear all of these just to make sure I don't die before I do.

[adwem]

Only Carrie had a solo as she started off the tribute, than the other ladies joined in as in different songs. The ladies sang back up on each song

Here is small clip of Blue Bayou

http://instagram.com/p/moYvQQzIEc

[spencer]

Apr 10, 2014 20:44:28 GMT -5 adwem said:

Only Carrie had a solo as she started off the tribute, than the other ladies joined in as in different songs. The ladies sang back up on each song

Here is small clip of Blue Bayou

http://instagram.com/p/moYvQQzIEc

Sounds like Carrie's singing lead in this clip. They sound so good.

[jenglisbe]

Apr 10, 2014 20:54:16 GMT -5 spencer said:

Apr 10, 2014 20:44:28 GMT -5 adwem said:

Only Carrie had a solo as she started off the tribute, than the other ladies joined in as in different songs. The ladies sang back up on each song

Here is small clip of Blue Bayou

http://instagram.com/p/moYvQQzIEc

Sounds like Carrie's singing lead in this clip. They sound so good.

Yeah, her voice overpowers the rest on all of these clips. I don't know how people hear things like this and "How Great Thou Art" and then don't vote her Female Vocalist.

[adwem]

The audio from the tribute is up on soundscan. It was recorded on a iphone

soundcloud.com/user911275940/linda-ronstadt-tribute

[countrygirl918]

I don't think Carrie's voice overpowered anyone, it blended perfectly. The harmonies sounded fantastic.

[spencer]

Apr 10, 2014 21:13:51 GMT -5 adwem said:

The audio from the tribute is up on soundscan. It was recorded on a iphone

soundcloud.com/user911275940/linda-ronstadt-tribute

Yes I just heard Carrie singing different drum, absolutely fabulous and on Blue Bayou The ladies all sound great but my god Carrie's voice is so clear and strong and that high note at the end and the perfect harmony....heaven!

[adwem]

[jenglisbe]

Apr 10, 2014 21:13:51 GMT -5 adwem said:

The audio from the tribute is up on soundscan. It was recorded on a iphone

soundcloud.com/user911275940/linda-ronstadt-tribute

I wanted to wait for the HQ but I couldn't. And OMG Carrie came in toward the end of "Blue Bayou" and gave me life :o :O

[carrieidol1]

Carrie's voice is truly sounding better than ever... This is a good sign for the album!!!

[adwem]

[carrieidol1]

Is the HOF thing being televised? I feel so out of the loop!

[jenglisbe]

Apr 10, 2014 22:43:51 GMT -5 carrieidol1 said:

Is the HOF thing being televised? I feel so out of the loop!

It will air, but not until May 31. It's always aired later for some reason.

:ETA: It probably airs later so they can edit it. Apparently the E Street induction took an hour alone because of all the band members. I just hope all of Carrie's big stuff makes it to air.

[jptexas]

Carrie sings Different Drum like it was written for her, literally effortless.

[desertfloods]

Love the vocals on Different Drum. Can't wait to see other videos!

Apr 10, 2014 9:19:45 GMT -5 jptexas said:

Apr 10, 2014 1:41:13 GMT -5 misterscribbs said:

I for one have no problem with Carrie and her team wanting to write solid radio hits for an album. But what I'm afraid of is that she is becoming so comfortable with mediocre song writing because it sells as well as it has in the past. Granted, these types of songs may still sell, but it's her fifth album. It's time for true artistic growth to show, and to show clearly. There's simply no better voice in country music, but it's time for the songs to match the voice. No matter how you interpret "Keep Us Safe", it isn't anywhere close to a step up.

You have to remember that those radio friendly "mediocre" songs like JTTW, BHC, Last Name all won Grammys.

Technically, she won Grammys for her vocal performance of those songs, not for the songwriting (JTTW and BHC did, but she wasn't a cowriter)

[neally]

I actually didn't like that version of 'Drum'- perhaps the video quality if part of the issue, but I do not feel that Carrie's tone works for this song.

[gumbyjrh]

I seriously have to disagree.. I think Carrie's voice is perfect for A Different Drum.. I thought it was just beautiful.. the whole tribute was amazing! I would love to hear Carrie sing Blue Bayou, just her! That would be awesome.. :)

[carrieidol1]

I am still looking for a "Blue Bayou" video, if anyone has come across it, that'd be much appreciated!

[gumbyjrh]

Blue Bayou www.youtube.com/watch?v=1drNREBeCXQ Someone posted it on Carriefans! :) It's excellent! :)

[jenglisbe]

Apr 11, 2014 0:38:48 GMT -5 neally said:

I actually didn't like that version of 'Drum'- perhaps the video quality if part of the issue, but I do not feel that Carrie's tone works for this song.

Tone as in the emotion of her voice, or tone meaning the timbre/sound of her voice? TBH I thought the sound of Carrie's voice was pretty similar to Ronstadt's on the song, but I can see where she didn't bring the same sexiness to the song.

I definitely hear Carrie sort of dominate the harmonies on "Blue Bayou," but I'm not complaining. I love Raitt's verse on that one.

Carrie must have been flipping out getting to sing with all of those legends!!

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She sounded amazing to me.

[jenglisbe]

Stevie Nicks referenced Carrie's performance in answering a different question:

Why did you want to pay tribute to Linda Ronstadt?
Because Linda was one of the first artists that really caught my eye when I was in high school. And I really could sing just like her. I'm sure a lot of people could. Because if you study her, you can get her vibe. So I could sing "Different Drum." I couldn't sing it as good as Carrie Underwood just sang it, I have to say, God bless her. But I got it pretty good, and I could also play it on my guitar – and I'm not the best guitar player. But I learned it and I could sing it.

Linda was really a rock star, but she was tinged with the country thing. And so she figured out a way to blend those things. So she was rockin', and she hung out with the rockers, the rock bands. But she still had that little bit of country that went along with her. And, her voice was so spectacular that all the men surrounding her – Don Henley and Glenn Frey and Jackson Browne – that whole bunch of guys that was so fantastic. So she was like myself.

Did you speak with her before tonight? How did you come to sing in the tribute?
We were just asked. I think that me, Carrie, Sheryl, Emmylou, Bonnie – I think the five of us certainly had no idea that we'd be chosen to do this. But it was so great because I really think we were the perfect five to do it, and I think that Glenn Frey was the perfect person to induct her because they really were good friends. So he knew her really well.

[carrieidol1]

I love all the ladies Carrie performed with, but Carrie was the clear standout. I think that's a huge feat considering the company she was in.

[jptexas]

Apr 11, 2014 6:02:51 GMT -5 gumbyjrh said:

I seriously have to disagree.. I think Carrie's voice is perfect for A Different Drum.. I thought it was just beautiful.. the whole tribute was amazing! I would love to hear Carrie sing Blue Bayou, just her! That would be awesome.. :)

Actually, Carrie kind of sounds like Linda. jmo

[jptexas]

Apr 11, 2014 8:19:51 GMT -5 gumbyjrh said:

Blue Bayou www.youtube.com/watch?v=1drNREBeCXQ Someone posted it on Carriefans! :) It's excellent! :)

Notice Bonnie's fist "yea" when Carrie has her solo(2:50). She knows what all her fans know, that girl can sing, and sing literally any kind of genre.

[14887fan]

She was absolutely phenom on 'Bayou'.

ETA: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzUVStSTLwY#t=233 "It's So Easy" and "When Will I Be Loved"

Also, at 2:45, there's a Carrie s/o by Stevie Nicks in front of the audience. Love it.

[neally]

Apr 11, 2014 9:24:41 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

Tone as in the emotion of her voice, or tone meaning the timbre/sound of her voice? TBH I thought the sound of Carrie's voice was pretty similar to Ronstadt's on the song, but I can see where she didn't bring the same sexiness to the song.

I definitely hear Carrie sort of dominate the harmonies on "Blue Bayou," but I'm not complaining. I love Raitt's verse on that one.

Carrie must have been flipping out getting to sing with all of those legends!!

Again, I'm not sure if it's the video quality, but her tone during 'Drum' is too nasal for my liking, especially for the song. On the other hand, IMO, Carrie sounds phenomenal in 'Bayou'. I absolutely love her higher register harmonies- definitely a standout in all of the group performances. Because Carrie is so tragically underrated as a harmonizer, I want performances like these to be viewed more often by the mainstream public, labels, and artists, mostly because I want to hear her voice on so many duets, especially with my favourite artists and groups.

[adwem]

Here is a better quality video