Why I like Taylor Hicks
1. He sang Swanee River Rock at his audition.
2. He played his harmonica during the "walk of doom."
3. He said he loves music after his first song performance of Levon.
I know this site has become a forum for whatever I happen to be into right now. It didn't take me long to learn I don't watch enough movies to be a serious critic, so I write about whatever strikes me and....
Right now I'm into Taylor Hicks. Normally he wouldn't have anything to do with television, and I would have no idea who he is, but then he showed up on American Idol. I've never been into American Idol, and I'll admit I was kind of a snob and thought that American Idol was not for people who were seriously into music, which I am. Actually I don't think I was wrong to think that way, until this year that is.
From the second Taylor walked into the audition I knew something very un-American Idol like was about to happen. He sang a beautiful (albeit short) version of Sam Cooke's A Change is Going to Come, and then when asked to do more he launched into a brief version of Ray Charles' Swanee River Rock. That is what really blew me away. I don't know many people who know that song (especially in my age group), and I certainly was suprised to see an American Idol hopeful sing it.
So it turns out Taylor is a serious musician who has been playing for many years in bar across the Southeast. I'm thinking Taylor wants to do American Idol so he can finally recognition and get signed to a record deal. Maybe he gave himself a deadline of "making it" by 30. So I like that he has changed everyone's perception of American Idol. Now American Idol seems like a great opportunity for someone to realize their dream of becoming a professional musician, instead of a vehicle for artificially manufacturing a pop star.
Watching Taylor has made me pick up my guitar again, just because I love music too, and I want it to be a part of my life. He also makes me want to try to do things I had previously given up on. I no longer feel like It's too late to try anything.
A futher reason I think Taylor should win American Idol is that he is actually good. Not just at singing other people's songs, but at his own. I have heard a few of his original songs, and I really like them. They are bluesy and soulful and overall well crafted songs. I like the sound of Taylor's voice and the way he puts a song across. His enthusiasm for music and what he doing is contagious.
American Idol does not just have to be about who technically has the best voice, or the best image. It can be about who makes an emotional connection to the audience with their music, and for my money that's Taylor Hicks.
2. He played his harmonica during the "walk of doom."
3. He said he loves music after his first song performance of Levon.
I know this site has become a forum for whatever I happen to be into right now. It didn't take me long to learn I don't watch enough movies to be a serious critic, so I write about whatever strikes me and....
Right now I'm into Taylor Hicks. Normally he wouldn't have anything to do with television, and I would have no idea who he is, but then he showed up on American Idol. I've never been into American Idol, and I'll admit I was kind of a snob and thought that American Idol was not for people who were seriously into music, which I am. Actually I don't think I was wrong to think that way, until this year that is.
From the second Taylor walked into the audition I knew something very un-American Idol like was about to happen. He sang a beautiful (albeit short) version of Sam Cooke's A Change is Going to Come, and then when asked to do more he launched into a brief version of Ray Charles' Swanee River Rock. That is what really blew me away. I don't know many people who know that song (especially in my age group), and I certainly was suprised to see an American Idol hopeful sing it.
So it turns out Taylor is a serious musician who has been playing for many years in bar across the Southeast. I'm thinking Taylor wants to do American Idol so he can finally recognition and get signed to a record deal. Maybe he gave himself a deadline of "making it" by 30. So I like that he has changed everyone's perception of American Idol. Now American Idol seems like a great opportunity for someone to realize their dream of becoming a professional musician, instead of a vehicle for artificially manufacturing a pop star.
Watching Taylor has made me pick up my guitar again, just because I love music too, and I want it to be a part of my life. He also makes me want to try to do things I had previously given up on. I no longer feel like It's too late to try anything.
A futher reason I think Taylor should win American Idol is that he is actually good. Not just at singing other people's songs, but at his own. I have heard a few of his original songs, and I really like them. They are bluesy and soulful and overall well crafted songs. I like the sound of Taylor's voice and the way he puts a song across. His enthusiasm for music and what he doing is contagious.
American Idol does not just have to be about who technically has the best voice, or the best image. It can be about who makes an emotional connection to the audience with their music, and for my money that's Taylor Hicks.
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