Clay Aiken: "On My Way Here"

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springfeverish		#1121	[-]
Posts: 1445 (04/25/08 9:13 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I would do SRO but Mumsy-in-law will be in town for the day and she wouldn't be able to. I saw Spammie with the original cast which is why I'm resisting full price tickets. Nothing to do with Clay, just the fact that shows are outrageously expensive and I won't pay full price twice! Plus it gives me an excuse to go to my fave touristy NYC restaurant Ruby Foo's which is right up the street.
Who Made Who 2		#1122	[-]
Posts: 547 (04/25/08 12:19 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I would LOVE to see the show. There is no way I could afford the trip plus tickets, food, hotel, etc. I would never pay full price twice either spring, Clay or not, those tickets are expensive.
Claymazement		#1123	[-]
Posts: 1131 (04/25/08 1:47 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Spamalot does not have a Wednesday matinee, only weekend ones.
springfeverish		#1124	[-]
Posts: 1446 (04/25/08 2:22 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Oh well.
Claymazement		#1125	[-]
Posts: 1132 (04/25/08 2:39 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Sorry, Spring. I didn't get to go either, and I would have loved to.
meerkats		#1126	[-]
Posts: 906 (04/25/08 2:54 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	oops...I wasn't even thinking about the day. Sorry!
Vafan49		#1127	[-]
Posts: 571 (04/26/08 2:16 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Spring, I am sorry you won't get to see the show. It really is fantastic and Clay does a really good job with his role. But if you miss him, I recommend you go after he leaves. It will probably be easier to get cheaper seats then, and Hannah, Tom, Rick, and David are so worth seeing. As an ensemble cast, I am so impressed with them. I can't wait for Monday and QVC. I've never watched a shopping show before--hope I don't get hooked on it! And count me in as beyond exited about the album. Ashes, Falling, and As Long as We're Here sound most intriguing to me. I'm feeling pretty good about RCA's support these days. Buh-bye Clive!
Who Made Who 2		#1128	[-]
Posts: 550 (04/26/08 3:32 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I think the whole CD is going to be good. I'm anxious to hear the rest of Ashes.
Claymazement		#1129	[-]
Posts: 1151 (04/26/08 7:52 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I've only allowed myself to listen to the snippets twice, but it was enough so that I'm panting for the full CD! Less than 10 days to go!!
Claymazement		#1130	[-]
Posts: 1178 (04/28/08 12:58 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	1) The QVC bonus cd is already up for sale. 2) Terrific new interview: http://www.fanbolt.com/musicinterview.php?id=69
ILovegreeneyes		#1131	[-]
Posts: 4638 (04/28/08 9:08 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Ok so I watched Clay tonight on QVC... I'm gonna be Paula and say the positive which is that he looked fantastic! He showed his great personality, laughing and joking with the host and a caller! The songs he sang were exactly what I was hoping they WEREN'T! very easy listening type stuff. Why does Clay sing like he's 80? His voice also showed some strain IMO, esp in the more uptempo song (sorry can't recall the name of it but he sang it second or third... the one he said was a departure)... His voice has IMO lost some of the smooth/clear quality that I liked so much. If he sang songs that a grittier voice lended itself to that would be one thing but he's treading very much in the Josh Groban area of song choices and his voice has a bit too much rasp in it for that type song.... I'm not sure if the vocal issues are due to his run on Broadway and the constant singing and performing or this is how his voice has developed over the years. He sold really well... I think they only made 12,000 available for the pre-sale orders and they had 1,000 left by the time Clay started his last song at the 30 minute mark of the show... The producer/host mentioned that many people were buying more than one...probably for gifts because of the bonus CD which contained a never released video for This is the Night....
Vafan49		#1132	[-]
Posts: 573 (04/28/08 10:29 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	The sound was crappy on my tv so I downloaded the clips on my computer and they sound great. I think he may have been limited by the small band with him. I would like to have heard Ashes or Falling but maybe those songs will have to wait for a larger band. He looked tired. Tomorrow he is singing with Hannah Waddingham at the Broadway Cares fundraising event.
grumpypuppy		#1133	[-]
Posts: 1436 (04/28/08 11:23 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I'm really looking forward to listening to the whole CD. I really loved Everything I Don't Need and thought I was going to hate The Real Me but ended up really liking what we heard of it on QVC. I think he'll get some pretty good reviews for his album.
Claymazement		#1134	[-]
Posts: 1184 (04/28/08 11:28 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	His voice wasn't perfect - I did hear a tad bit of strain a couple of times - but I like the songs, three of them a lot. A couple of them I need to hear more before I can decide. Can't wait to hear the rest of them.
Who Made Who 2		#1135	[-]
Posts: 553 (04/29/08 12:09 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I heard some strain in his voice too and he didn't seem quite "settled" in his delivery of the songs yet. What the HELL has that man been doing that he doesn't have time to master the songs for this show??? I wanted to hear Ashes - . But I think The Real Me is going to be one of my favs. I felt alittle teary while he was singing that one. I'm trying to figure out why he is using his higher register so much? Whatever register he's singing Lover All Alone in is complete perfection and he needs to use it always. Guess he forgot to consult with me 'bout that. I missed the show, so I'm going on some snippet thingamagig on youtube. He looks awesome. He's so grown up looking now. I can't wait to hear all the recorded songs. I'm still truly,madly,deeply in love with this man.
Claymazement		#1136	[-]
Posts: 1187 (04/29/08 1:07 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I'm nuts about him, also, Who. The Real Me and OMWH and Where I Draw the Line are all gorgeous songs and I'm sure I'll love the other two after a few more listens. Heck, besides Spamalot 8 shows a week and at least a gazillion interviews and very little sleep, I think I can cut him some slack on not sounding perfect. My gf, who is a casual fan, watched with me and she can't wait to buy the CD now. I told her that by the time he tours with these songs he'll be settled into them and sound fabulous like he always does in concert. But yeah, I hear ya about the higher register - falsetto, even! And he knows how much his fans love his lower register, the stinker. Still, there are 6 songs we haven't heard and I'm counting on at least one good ol' lower register song.
Who Made Who 2		#1137	[-]
Posts: 554 (04/29/08 4:33 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	me no likey falsetto. me likey low register. I don't like falsetto on anyone . . . just not my thing. I think by the time he tours he'll be perfection on the songs. Doesn't sound like he'll be touring anytime soon though. Which is good. Boy needs a freaking vacation.
ILovegreeneyes		#1138	[-]
Posts: 4641 (04/29/08 7:33 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Who Made Who 2 wrote: me no likey falsetto. me likey low register. I don't like falsetto on anyone . . . just not my thing. same here...I don't like falsetto....
bst16		#1139	[-]
Posts: 389 (04/29/08 12:23 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	A well-executed falsetto used sparingly to good effect can be a useful vocal skill. However, an entire song (or the majority) shouldn't be sung in falsetto, then it becomes a high-pitched pecular style of singing. Which was the case with Clay. After years of waiting for a quality CD and the cover CD debacle, I sincerely hope his fans like this CD and that it'll sound better later on. But, the QVC thing was a very rocky start.
DouglassGirl		#1140	[-]
Posts: 455 (04/29/08 1:39 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	A well-executed falsetto used sparingly to good effect can be a useful vocal skill. However, an entire song (or the majority) shouldn't be sung in falsetto, then it becomes a high-pitched pecular style of singing. Or not. One of my favorite Bruce Springsteen songs is entirely falsetto -- to very good effect. I have no problems with falsetto, going way way (way!) back to being a huge Frankie Valli & the 4 Seasons in my early teens, so any Clay falsetto doesn't bother me in the least. I find it interesting that Lover All Alone is getting rave reviews when the refrain is very falsetto-heavy (or perhaps that's proving your point, bst16!). Anyway, the fact that Clay's been doing 8 shows a week on Broadway since January and recording in his "spare" time makes me give him lots of slack on the quality of his live singing on QVC. (okay, I'd give him lots of slack, anyway) I think the CD will be just fine. I'm betting he will be knocking it out of the park on all his live appearances in the days after the CD drops and the tour will be fantastic. Saving my pennies already to fly to whereever (since Phoenix is sooooooo never on a tour stop outside Christmas) ETA: OMG!!! I succeeded in uploading my avatar!!! I'm so happy!!

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