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Post by Elliot Kane on Apr 14, 2009 19:05:33 GMT
Another Britain's Got Talent entry, this time a 47 year old Scottish lady who surprised just about everyone... You'll want to see why... Susan Boyle auditions for BGT
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Post by The Sonar Chicken on Apr 14, 2009 19:08:51 GMT
Yeah i heard her singing earlier... pretty good.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Apr 14, 2009 19:51:40 GMT
You are a true mistress of understatement, Luci!
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Post by The Sonar Chicken on Apr 14, 2009 20:10:13 GMT
Hey... it's not really my kind of music. She can hit very high notes, not bad technically but I'm more for singing that can really emote.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Apr 14, 2009 20:13:29 GMT
Not normally my kind of music, either. But I make exceptions for talent like that
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Post by The Sonar Chicken on Apr 14, 2009 20:23:17 GMT
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Post by Elliot Kane on Apr 14, 2009 20:35:38 GMT
Diana is nothing extraordinary for the kind of music she sings, honestly. I wouldn't turn her off, but she doesn't leave me stunned. Faryl is better and Hayley would annihilate her.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Apr 17, 2009 13:10:10 GMT
Someone seems to have dug up an old charity record that Susan contributed to, back in 99. Same awesome voice: Cry me A River
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Post by The Sonar Chicken on Apr 17, 2009 13:47:15 GMT
Holy smacks... that's good. VERY good. Is that really her?! HOLY wow... she sounds really cool. Just like Alison Goldfrapp. Hmmm... I'd say it's more like I'm impressed at how Diana breaks through all that octaves. I'm amazed, I took music for close to 10 years and I still sound like a frog. So, it's a form of acknowledgement, even if that's just technical skills. Nice vids, though.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Apr 17, 2009 15:23:24 GMT
Technically Diana's amazing - but anything TOO technical ceases to be music, because it conveys nothing to its audience. Music is like poetry - the perfect structure is worthless if you can't make your audience laugh or cry or otherwise react with their hearts rather than their minds. Look at Susan Boyle on BGT - she's living that song. THAT is music
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Post by kitty on Apr 17, 2009 18:14:44 GMT
^´Since dear Sonar brought up my Diana vid What I love about Diana is not just her technical ability, I like her emotions and her being into it so much. But oh well
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Post by The Sonar Chicken on Apr 17, 2009 18:32:15 GMT
Actually, I've heard of various studies where "what is considered technical/emotionless" is intepreted as "full of emotions" by others. Like how people hear different things from the same sources 'cos of how their brains and ears "hear", "record" and "interpret" the data. And also, there's association with memories. To further explain, I think it's more like how most of us can't "hear" certain the emotions and other types of "sounds". Something about not hearing certain types of soundwaves like how most of us can't hear some of the sounds certain animals make. But a few can. Gee... did I confuse you all? Therefore, I can't say whether a singer is terrible, bad or so on. Just whether it's my kinda music or not.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Apr 17, 2009 19:14:21 GMT
That would definitely makes sense, Luci, yeah. I know my jaw dropped when Kit described Hayley as 'OK' or some such, when to my ear she has the most perfect female voice ever. I don't doubt her reaction to my description of Diana singing was the same
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Post by kitty on Apr 23, 2009 14:33:46 GMT
^ Nah I ever expect that we two agree But it´s a very interesting thing you brought up there Luci
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Post by The Sonar Chicken on Apr 24, 2009 2:08:18 GMT
Well , Kitty, there've been similar studies about tastes.
Like something tastes spicy, sweet, sour or even something else to some while it has no taste to others.
So I've found it very difficult to say that "something sucks" 'cos how would I know if it actually does? All I can is "no, it's not my kinda taste. I prefer something with ____ ingredients and so on."
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Post by Elliot Kane on May 24, 2009 21:06:19 GMT
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Post by Elliot Kane on Sept 20, 2009 12:49:32 GMT
Wild Horses on American Idol. If you want to skip over all the vomit-inducing schmaltz, start watching at 2:40. Most of the papers seem to agree that Susan's was the best performance of the night, which is a bit of a shame for the winner of the actual contest, but such is life ;D
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Post by Jackyau on Sept 21, 2009 9:29:39 GMT
Perhap Susan should stay more times at states rathar than England? I still don't got why American love her so much?
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Post by Elliot Kane on Sept 21, 2009 15:19:46 GMT
Because of the American Dream: anyone can make it if they try hard enough and long enough. Susan's been ignored for years because her looks were against her and so she represents everything Americans want to believe in. One woman who took everything the system could do, then came back and won her way to her dreams anyway. The various breakdowns and other hard elements of her life also add an element of schmaltz - another surefire winner for US audiences! It's no wonder they see her as one of her own. And for all of us, she's the underdog made good. She's every one of us who has a talent the world ignores, yet unlike most of us she has finally gotten the chance to show it. That's why the world cheers her on, really. America just kinda super-cheers ;D (Susan is Scottish, not English, BTW. The Scots are all bursting with pride, right now
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