Nick Fradiani - Hurricane (08/05/16)
Aug 9, 2016 13:09:42 GMT -5
Post by George on Aug 9, 2016 13:09:42 GMT -5
Decided I would give this a chance since I can't, in all fairness, critique something I haven't heard fully. I have gotten through the first 3 songs so far (and Beautiful Life) and...it's not bad. I am honestly surprised that he was so behind the decision to go full on pop like that and his collaborators are interesting. I stand behind the fact that this won't do much but it's more because he's the final Idol winner. The songs are catchy.
I like the album quite a lot. Reminds me of a mixture between Andy Grammer and Kris Allen, with a hint of Adam Lambert's screaming vocals on 1-2 tracks.
I was surprised at the songwriters he worked with!
Then we have the song Nick Abraham wanted to be track one, “In the Long Run.”
That was written by me, Nolan Sipe and Jerrod Bettis. Nolan wrote “Honey, I’m Good.” with Andy Grammer and I loved that song and I told my managers, “We should try to write with that guy,” so they hooked me up with Nolan and he was awesome. Jerrod is a great producer. He was in OneRepublic early on, so he worked with Ryan Tedder, who is one of my idols.
That was written by me, Nolan Sipe and Jerrod Bettis. Nolan wrote “Honey, I’m Good.” with Andy Grammer and I loved that song and I told my managers, “We should try to write with that guy,” so they hooked me up with Nolan and he was awesome. Jerrod is a great producer. He was in OneRepublic early on, so he worked with Ryan Tedder, who is one of my idols.
Tell me about track six, “Howl at the Moon” – that’s a song you’ve been playing live for a long time.
Out of all the songs that made the album, it was the first one written. It was written before the Idol tour started. I wrote it with Kevin Kadish, who wrote “All About That Bass” and “Lips Are Movin’” with Meghan Trainor.
Out of all the songs that made the album, it was the first one written. It was written before the Idol tour started. I wrote it with Kevin Kadish, who wrote “All About That Bass” and “Lips Are Movin’” with Meghan Trainor.
Let’s move on to “Love Is Blind.”
That’s also one of my favorite songs. It’s straightforward. The way we wrote it is the way we recorded it, with just an acoustic guitar. I went in that day with Dave Hodges and Jaden Michaels and I wanted to write a love song that people would want to play at their weddings. Dave wrote “A Thousand Years” with Christina Perri and that was a huge wedding song and he’s written a lot of great songs for Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood and a lot of different people.
That’s also one of my favorite songs. It’s straightforward. The way we wrote it is the way we recorded it, with just an acoustic guitar. I went in that day with Dave Hodges and Jaden Michaels and I wanted to write a love song that people would want to play at their weddings. Dave wrote “A Thousand Years” with Christina Perri and that was a huge wedding song and he’s written a lot of great songs for Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood and a lot of different people.
That brings us to track nine, “All on You.”
The single, “All On You,” is the second-to-last song I wrote on the record. This one was also written with Jordan, who wrote “Nobody” and “Forget2Forget U.” Also with Andy Albert, who wrote the new single for Blake Shelton, “She’s Got a Way With Words.”
The single, “All On You,” is the second-to-last song I wrote on the record. This one was also written with Jordan, who wrote “Nobody” and “Forget2Forget U.” Also with Andy Albert, who wrote the new single for Blake Shelton, “She’s Got a Way With Words.”
Now we’re up to the title track, “Hurricane.” And I noticed a very interesting name among the writing credits.
I sang a Jason Mraz song on the American Idol finale, and two of the writers, Michael Natter and Nancy Natter, wrote it with Jason and they were at the show... Nick Abraham and I went into a Starbucks in the hotel. We get coffee and we walk out and there’s Jason Mraz, in sandals with a nylon string guitar in his hand, not even in a case, and he says, “What’s up, man?” He was the most low-key chill guy ever.
I sang a Jason Mraz song on the American Idol finale, and two of the writers, Michael Natter and Nancy Natter, wrote it with Jason and they were at the show... Nick Abraham and I went into a Starbucks in the hotel. We get coffee and we walk out and there’s Jason Mraz, in sandals with a nylon string guitar in his hand, not even in a case, and he says, “What’s up, man?” He was the most low-key chill guy ever.