I finally have the studio versions of the Top 4 online. Only 1 song for each contestant this week was released to iTunes. These are for listening to only. You can’t download them from the site. If you like them then please support the contestants and idolbloglive by purchasing them through iTunes.
All The Songs Are After the Jump.
Jason Castro was by FAR the best of this group. It’s a shame he was voted him because he has a highly emotive voice, without excess (Archie), his phrasing is near perfect, unlike Archie who hasn’t a clue on how to work a song into a meaningful experience. Of all the contestants Castro is the only one who truly connects to the song. Bravo!
I’ve heard better. I don’t mean to sound whiny but the singles are getting boring. They all sound good but aside from Jason, they all picked the wrong songs. Wolf over Baba? Love Me Tender over Stand By Me? Oh, and I didn’t like Proud Mary at all.
I loved Jason’s Tambourine Man. I’ve been singing it all day. I miss the dreads.
Tambo man, “sing along” last vs. only, Click on the track first!!!
Then take me dissapearin’ thru the smoke rings of my mind/Down the foggy ruins of time, far past the frozen leaves,
The haunted frightend trees, out to the windy beach,
Far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow./ Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free,
Silloetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands,
With all memory and fate, driven deep beneath the waves,
Let me forget about today untill tomorrow
Hey mister tamborine man, play a song for me, Im not sleepy and there is no place Im goin’ to/ Hey mister tamborine man play a song for me,
In the jingle jangle mornin’ I’ll come followin’you.
Jason’s studio version of this song is great. I was surprised. :whistle:
[quote comment="33641"]Castro’s Tambo man blew me away. Im sure no one cares, but went down to my basement retrieved my old gibson flattop, was still in pretty good tune to my surprise. kept clickin song over again till all the words came back and my fingers started workin good enough to chop off a few major chords. Was strummin and singin and “feelin it too”. Havin myself A righteous time. All I need back now is my old 63 rag top chevy and my hair, lol! Probably wont happen though. Hope Castro records some old nastalgia for the geriatric crowd. Would love to here more Dylan, [lay lady lay], [ive got a name] Jim Croch’e, Harry Chapman, [taxi] Gordon Lightfoot [sun down] so many others but am boring you to death already Im sure. Thanks for this “experience” Castro, would roll one up to you but quit light years ago, but will toast a glass of wine to you as I listen to your first cd. :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:[/quote]
He he he, I’m enjoying the Jason love-fest!
I just listened to the studio version of Mr. Tambourine Man (thanks, Slim!) and … I completely agree with the other posters here. Different, intriguing, memorable. I’ll miss you, Jason!
mr tambourine man i love version studio is very great :wub:
i don’t like proud mary & love me tender studio.
And i love Hungary like a wolf :happy :wub:
Well I actually listened to all of them this week and I have to say that Jason’s Mr Tambourine Man is by far my favourite. And not just because it’s Jason Castro! My second favourite is…(almost hate to say this because I can’t get over how artificial she appears *to me* – I’m not saying she is, just that that’s the impression *I* get) Syesha’s Proud Mary. My problem with David C’s Hungry Like the Wolf is that I seriously don’t feel any connection whatsoever between him and the words and the music. He’s just performing it, performing quite well, but that’s it. I like Archie alot, but I wasn’t in the mood to listen all the way through Love Me Tender…a bit too slow for me today.
Love JC, will miss him! :sad:
[quote comment="33673"]I pre-ordered Jason’s single from this week cuz I knew it would be mind-blowingly fanFREAKINtastic and…..it IS!!!!!!!!! His studio recordings are an absolute JOY, jes lak da boi hizzelf :) I now have the complete Ai itune Jason Castro compilation and I play it every day…..will continue to do so until his cd comes out….cannot wait! And, Lee? I raise my glass of Meursault to Jason with you…….da PAANTZ iz gonna be a STAR, baby![/quote] Cheers bebe, to Jason Castros music career, may it flourish long and well…”clink”:smile:
I pre-ordered Jason’s single from this week cuz I knew it would be mind-blowingly fanFREAKINtastic and…..it IS!!!!!!!!! His studio recordings are an absolute JOY, jes lak da boi hizzelf :) I now have the complete Ai itune Jason Castro compilation and I play it every day…..will continue to do so until his cd comes out….cannot wait! And, Lee? I raise my glass of Meursault to Jason with you…….da PAANTZ iz gonna be a STAR, baby!
THE CAPTION FOR THE DAVID COOK PHOTO SHOUD BE:
BRING ON THE BULL!!!!
Castro’s Tambo man blew me away. Im sure no one cares, but went down to my basement retrieved my old gibson flattop, was still in pretty good tune to my surprise. kept clickin song over again till all the words came back and my fingers started workin good enough to chop off a few major chords. Was strummin and singin and “feelin it too”. Havin myself A righteous time. All I need back now is my old 63 rag top chevy and my hair, lol! Probably wont happen though. Hope Castro records some old nastalgia for the geriatric crowd. Would love to here more Dylan, [lay lady lay], [ive got a name] Jim Croch’e, Harry Chapman, [taxi] Gordon Lightfoot [sun down] so many others but am boring you to death already Im sure. Thanks for this “experience” Castro, would roll one up to you but quit light years ago, but will toast a glass of wine to you as I listen to your first cd. :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:
Really, really nice. Thank you Slim, for posting these each week. :smile:
Thanks so much, Slim.
Interesting observation by Doc – makes perfect sense.
[quote comment="33578"]wow, thanks for sharing :) its my first time to leave a comment here :)
btw, jason’s studio version was great! too bad he didn’t bring it out on stage :([/quote]
I keep trying to convince people that this season’s sound mixer always cuts back on the microphone when the contestants are singing live. I have no idea why but whoever it is has sabotaged Brooke, Carly, Michael and Jason repeatedly this season. That person has not sabotaged David, David or Syesha one time so far.
It isn’t the singing, it’s the mix.
wow, thanks for sharing :) its my first time to leave a comment here :)
btw, jason’s studio version was great! too bad he didn’t bring it out on stage :(
[quote comment="33567"]Really strange – The Davids and Syesha all recorded the wrong songs…(IMHO)[/quote]
I agree, but I would have loved to hear both from everyone (but jason)
[quote comment="33567"]Really strange – The Davids and Syesha all recorded the wrong songs…(IMHO)[/quote]
i agree
Really strange – The Davids and Syesha all recorded the wrong songs…(IMHO)
[quote comment="33565"]whats in the idol radio?[/quote]
a little bit of everything is in there. it is on auto play most of the time but I did do my first live show for a little while this afternoon and will be doing it again tomorrow.
It is an internet radio station that you listen to through something like winamp. See more about it in this post
http://slimtainment.com/idolblog/?p=1497
whats in the idol radio?
[quote comment="33562"][quote comment="33559"]OMG – JAson is amazing. Haven’t heard the rest but this is GREAT[/quote]
Agreed![/quote]
at least he remembered the words in the studio :)
[quote comment="33560"]archuleta should make the stand by me studio version. damn…[/quote]
Absolutely agree. I was looking forward to that to put into rotation in the idol radio
[quote comment="33559"]OMG – JAson is amazing. Haven’t heard the rest but this is GREAT[/quote]
Agreed!
archuleta should make the stand by me studio version. damn…
OMG – JAson is amazing. Haven’t heard the rest but this is GREAT
[quote comment="33555"]Cookie, Archie and Jason– Great! Love ‘em! Thanks, as always, Slim. :heart:[/quote]
Your welcome, thanks for all you do around here as well :)
Cookie, Archie and Jason– Great! Love ‘em! Thanks, as always, Slim. :heart: