“I wanted to create a project where I could bring together some of my incredibly talented friends and share their gift of music with the world. This is a collection of some of my favorite writers and artists singing some of my favorite Christmas songs! I hope you enjoy listening to this collection of music as much as we enjoyed recording it. Next year I am hoping to do this again so I can include some people that due to scheduling and what not we weren’t able to this time around. I wish everyone a happy and safe holiday season, filled with peace and love. Enjoy!” ~ Dapo

Deeper… Warm… Luxuriantly relaxed… That’s how David’s voice comes across in this new arrangement of “Little Drummer Boy”. A song that we now all recognize as one of the surprise numbers in David’s Christmas Tour.

But while David’s LDB on Dapo’s album lacks the Tour’s totally unexpected cra-zeh drumming that has caused a lot of spazzing and tons of squealing among the fanbase, make no mistake about it. David’s voice on Dapo’s LDB is smoldering. Very much like the lion king, seemingly lounging but actually ready to pounce!

For the uninitiated, welcome to the dangerous BUT delicious territory that is The Archuletor

Dapo’s album is available for download from The Mothership or from Dapo’s site

Soooo, how does the LDB ala Dapo grab you?

~ jackryan4DA

Sometimes you may never know how you could touch others. In David’s case, he may never know in full how much he has impacted others. This is one example.

‘Nuff said

I’m sharing my other signed books from National Book Store. David Archuleta signed this for me and my daughters. Confession, we don’t really know who he is. When Sophia saw that he signed this for us, she thought I knew him personally. Days later she said her friend in school had photos of him in her bag. I told them the story is about this young man’s journey to fame – how he tried and gave his best along the way.

Last weekend, Sophia auditioned for a solo part in her school musical. I was amazed. She’s never taken voice lessons but she has this incredible singing voice – very tender and sweet. Soprano. She’s not an extrovert/performer. So the fact that she had the will to try was a big thing. Could it have been the David Archuleta book?

The theatre teacher talked to us, “She’s never taken voice lessons huh?” Then I said, “No. But she really wanted to audition. So we took her here.” (Proud mama. The fact that she had the guts to sing alone and practice for days. She’s a quiet girl. Showing up and trying was as good as getting the part.)

The teacher encouraged us to get her a voice coach. We are still thinking/talking about it. Right now she’s committed to ice skating.

- Daphne Oseña-Paez, Manila TV host & producer, business woman, wife & mother

~ JR

ps: thanks to Lorms for finding Daphne’s blog

David @ COS Book Signing held at Powerbooks, 19 July cr National Bookstore

DALIM3 got more cra-ZEH when it was announced – only on the 17th that David would have a book signing and two more M&G events! That made all the difference for most local Archies who were unable to meet David during the 1st M&G cos the Event Center at SM Megamall could no longer accommodate more people that afternoon. Plus the fact that David had a loooong line-up of interviews set-up that night — and that was just his 1st day in Manila! So the additional events were most welcome.

But no Archie in his/her right mind would pass up the chance, right? Consider these:

• Lining up at 6am for a 2pm book signing
• Queuing as early as 5am for a meet & greet pass
• Taking days off from work just to attend DALIM3
• Sneaking off from work to get your COS signed (that’s not me! LOL)
• Negotiating with parents, “yaya” & co-Archies to get an assured spot in any of the possible meet & greets
• Going to these M&Gs, even if you’ve had your chance on the 17th, just to get a glimpse of David…

Cra-zeh? Naaah! That’s par for the course and you guys should know it! Let’s watch the related videos for the remaining days of David in Manila. I added a couple of special stories about an Archie who flew all the way from Australia and from another Archie, this time based in Cebu, who could not make it in Manila

Book Signing @ Powerbooks sponsored by NBS, 19 July 2011

David’s Arrival & Short Talk before actual book signing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIbb6dTwyt4

Vee of Australia asking David to sign her son’s pix holding a COS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypTW_8wbQP0

More booksigning footage

by lormie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkNHFGC5uiM

by mayz5293

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhPFNwcGBT0

by rhealegaspi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnv7unWmNAY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJuonnD5SZ0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLs4j3Pb61o

by TheSamSantos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80tjeYOCl1g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Uyz94ZjEgY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pg6pf7T69M

by TheArielDavid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6O4Mhp3bWA

… I want you guys

photo credit to SuperBuknoyFOD

to know that I am no better than any of you.

I’d like you to know that I love to do music but that doesn’t mean I am more talented than you or anything …

The only reason why I feel I was able to do what I love to do is that I have good people behind me and good support – people who believe in me…

You can do it, too – whatever that may be…

Special Mission on Behalf of VLM/Marisol

There is one special Archie in Cebu, Philippines. Her name is Marisol but she goes by the name of VLM across fan sites.

She was unable to come to Manila. But she sent this HUGE box of goodies for David and company – full of dried mangoes and pastries that she baked herself. I have been a lucky recipient of her baked goodies so I know what was in store for David and company

Since she cannot be in Manila, she asked me to confirm from David or Jeff that they indeed got the box. While waiting for my turn, I saw Jeff just standing in a corner. So I took that chance to approach him and ask about VLM’s box of goodies. Upon mentioning the box from Cebu, Jeff’s eyes became so excited and frantically asked who VLM was. YIPEEE! CONFIRMATION! They got VLM’s gift! Jeff said David and company were so thrilled upon seeing the box, not to mention the goodies that it contained. He said David and the band savored VLM’s baked goodies that I have no doubt she prepared with utmost TLC

When it was my turn to have my book signed, my encounter with David went like this:

Me: Hi David!
DA: Oh hello! (I think he recognized me, LOL)
Me: Thank you for the wonderful concert. You were fantastic! (take note, I was prattling like it was nobody’s business cos the OV staff kept on prodding people to move faster)
DA: Oh am glad you enjoyed it (with that mega-watt smile)
Me: (while David was signing) Ummm, David? I already mentioned this to your Dad but I’d like you to know that the huge box that you received last Sunday was from your avid fan from Cebu by the name of Marisol (almost out of breath).

(He suddenly whipped his head cos he was signing with his head slanted to the right but the NBS people were already prodding me to move on cos David finished signing my book)

DA: Wait! Who? Who? What? (He held on to my book)
Me: The box of goodies was from your fan from Cebu – from Marisol and she asked me to ask you if you got it.
DA: Yes OMGOSH! (with those wonderful hazel eyes growing larger by the second!) We were so surprised when we saw it in our room! Is she here?
Me: No, unfortunately she could not come but it would mean a lot for her to know that you got her gift and that you liked it.

(showing sadness that Marisol was not in the group – awwwwwww, my heart sank when I saw how he reacted)

DA: Oohh, that’s too bad. Please tell her thank you SO much, that was SO nice of her. I couldn’t…. (DA grappling for words) Please tell her that was a wonderful surprise. I hope to meet her someday.
Me: She will surely love to hear that! (bursting with glee) I will tell how much you appreciated her gift. Thank you David.
DA: No, thank you!

(Shook his hands once again as he handed me my book. Then he looked at the OV staff as if to signal that now I can be ushered out of the line-up) Whoah! Archuleta’s the man! Tee-hee

Me: Take care always…
DA: Awww, thanks. (HUGE smile)

To this day I still could not believe we had that exchange! VLM would be thrilled! But I think I owe VLM a whole lot more for the extended face-time (chuckles)

With one more look at you…

I started circling the bookstore, looking for Vee. It was only then that I realized I was shaking so I sat for a while.

Vee found me eventually. We had to leave the book signing early cos I was to take her to the airport and retrieve an ID I left with Special Security during the airport welcome. David arrived an hour later than the scheduled book signing cos he still had to do a series of press interviews (Hmmmm… I wonder when those interviews will be posted). So Vee and I were a bit worried about our time.

On our way out, I met Mamang, the 80 year-old fan of David from Bulacan. Was so thrilled that she’d be meeting David once again.

Mamang meeting David again: This is why it is everything & more

As we passed by the glass-paneled walls outside of Powerbooks, I could see David approaching Mamang for a photo souvenir.

I took one more breath for good measure and slowly exhaled my mute goodbye at the young man who would never know how he literally turned my world upside down (weak smile)

Later on I found out that David left Powerbooks very shortly thereafter, so I didn’t miss much. So they say.

Miss much… such a relative phrase.

Meet & Greet @ SM SouthMall, 19 July 2011

by yojan17

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjF6e0GIBI4

by superbuknoyFOD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoWujaosiAg

by levibatac03

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8KrHcQsmJo

DA signing CDs by levibatac03

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF8VR82zjvE

DA leaving SouthMall by levibatac03

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuhnjqbntBQ

Meet & Greet @ SM San Lazaro, 20 July 2011

M&G footage by spicerack04

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2BRD5WYHHE

DA singing EAM acapella @ SonyMusicPhils

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUw5JWiAIyE

more to come – I have videos still to upload!

All of these events share the same unmistakable scenario whenever David visits Manila – early line-ups, long queues, hysterical screams, festive mood, jovial sharing, music in the air and lots and lots of Archuloving!

Photos

01 Booksigning @ Powerbooks from NBS

02 Book signing Pix from Naree

03 M&G @ SM Southmall

04 M&G @ SM San Lazaro

05 M&G San Lazaro Pix thanks to ferj

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Postscript: A funny thing happened on our way to the airport. When Vee and I were approaching NAIA – in the midst of talking about who else? – Vee & I had this exchange:

Approaching the forked road (arrival/departure) to the airport –

Me: Vee, arrival, right?
Vee: Of course, arrival! (with that tone of DUH! Whatchathinking?!)

DEAD SILENCE FOR A SOME TIME as we climb the flyover to the arrival area

Me/Vee: (shouting) No! No! No! What do you mean arrival?! Why are we here?!!! Bahahahahaha!
Me: You said arrival!
Vee: Well you asked arrival!
Me/Vee: What the heck are we doing, bahahahahahaha

[Note to self: DO NOT discuss DA when traversing unfamiliar territories]

David Archuleta, you little ninja, you!

SPAZZ! FLAIL! DO THE ZG JUMP!

According to Sony Music Malaysia, VIPP ticket holders for the MY gig will have access to special treats and merchandise, including a brand new Asian Tour edition of TOSOD, which will include

not 1…

not 2…

not 3…

not 4…

BUT 5, yes FIVE brand new songs from David!

omygahomygahomygahomygahohmygahomygahomygahomygahomygahomygahomygahomygah!

From Sony Music Malaysia

YES there will be a new album release entitled The Other Side of Down: Asian Tour Edition album. Releasing on the 19th of July, the CD+DVD album includes 5 brand new songs on top of the original track list of The Other Side of Down inclusive of a lyrics booklet for only RM49.90. As for the DVD portion of the album, it includes 4 karaoke videos for you to sing along to your favourite David Archuleta song. So be sure to get a copy of the album this coming July.

Before we – and I don’t mean just the Asian fans – get a heart attack, let us wait for more details.

And that’s my cue to make some phone calls…

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EDIT/UPDATE 1:20pm – Just got confirmation from Sony Music Phils & I asked permission to say the following – TOSOD Asian Tour Ed will be available in Manila & they are moving heaven & earth to have it in time for his concert. It will be packaged similarly to what Sony Music MY announced. CD signing not yet confirmed though, cos it will still be up to the promoter

CUE massive thudding & flaling here! (And major follow-up Pinoy Archies?)

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The CD Cover

The Track List

The Postcard That You’ll Get When You Pre-Order

To Pre-Order

According to Odysseylive.Net’s FB

Wanna MEET and GREET David Archuleta??? Then be sure to head on over ONLY at Odyssey Music and Video Stores to reserve your copy of his newest album TOSOD Asian Tour Edition and get EXCLUSIVE DA postcards!!! This is your ONLY chance to MEET and GREET DA!! Stay tuned for promo deets!!

ps: For non-Asian Archie, think of the possibilities! No major album this year but an EP with his 5 new songs – not bad eh?

My fave pix in the TOSOD A.T. ed

Natasha Bedingfield surprised David on AIS7 Top05 Week Results Show

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Once again, this mutual-admiration-duo crosses path in separate, extraneous interviews. Read on as they share their sentiments about their passion for music and why they feel it’s important to do music their own way —

In pop music, sometimes we think more is more, and blowing people’s heads off,” said the blond British daughter of New Zealand natives in a phone interview. “I’ve been sick of the way pop music has been going. It’s more about packaging and less about music.

- Natasha Bedingfield,
Natasha Bedingfield Strips Down Her Sound
SLTRB Interview by David Burger

The interview further reveals, “That’s why the Grammy-nominated Bedingfield released “Strip Me” last year, in a conscious decision to create more intimate songs. She co-wrote all 13 tracks, providing a glimpse of who the singer is behind all of that pop star glitter, showcasing the talent that prompts Utah native David Archuleta to name Bedingfield as one of his chief influences.“

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Meanwhile, David’s YES World Malaysia interview has stirred a lot of buzz with what he had to say about his future plans, recording a Spanish song, and his decision about Jive.

… I just felt I haven’t been happy over this last year or two. I haven’t been going in the direction that I’ve wanted to go fully. I’ve learned so much and the people there that I’ve worked with have been really great people. But I need space, and I didn’t get that. Since American Idol it was go go go, and do this and not do this. It’s like I really have time to think about what I really want to do, and that’s why it’s like I just said I think it’ll be good to just do my own thing….

I want to spend time writing, get those songs together, and then go out and say I’m ready. I’m ready to make an album and show it to the record labels and say this is the music I’m going to do. Are you supportive, do you believe in me? That’s what I want to do. I want to be able to do the music that I feel, the music that I want to try, to take a chance with it instead of other people saying it for me.

The Fans… Always for the Fans

The Archuletor shares some near-term future plans, “I want to try to release something new for the fans. I don’t want to make a full album this year, of course I will down the road, but not this year. But I do want to give something. And so I’ve been thinking about releasing another song for the fans who’ve been so patient, and have been good. And that’s what I’m working towards. In the last couple of weeks I’ve been meeting different people in L.A. too. But now I’m going to Nashville because I’ve done writing in Nashville before in the past and that’s where I felt magic. I need to follow this direction and this feeling and I feel it here in Nashville. A lot of people think that “Oh nashville, so you go to country, you’re going to do country music now?” It’s like no, there are a lot of different writers here. A lot of people like Ke$ha, Kings of Leon, Paramore, they’re all from Nashville. so there’s more than just country here.”

Twin Spirits, Doing their Own Thing

Of course I don’t mean that these two are the only ones doing their own thing. There are many admirable artists out there daring to be different. And of course we have plenty of singers who provide much needed entertainment.

I suppose that’s what sets artists like David and Natasha apart from the pack. On top of entertaining, they communicate. They make an explicit desire and a conscious effort to make art a communal experience — convey something real for them, something they feel, something that reaches out … something that fuels them.

One may get enamoured with trends or fads but communication is there and it changes us in some ways. Some profound, some flitting. But there is that rare instance when communication changes us in lasting ways.

I think that is something worth risking.

Dr. Paul Garfinkel, CEO Centre for Mental Wellness says it best –

Artists are, in essence, alchemists. Like the wise druids of folklore, they have found a way to transform the mercury of their thoughts, memories and emotions into the gold of art, story and song.

In the glitz-ridden, more-is-more Hollywood music industry, artists like David and Natasha who dare go against the grain and voice out their opinions, deserve our respect and support.

And it wouldn’t hurt to hope for a collaboration between the two of them, right?

The 3rd Annual Archie Awards

The Voting is done, the winners are selected. But really, there are no losers in this list of performances, photos (no, not one loser there!), tweets, quotes, songs and fan tributes. For many of us, the whole point of the Archie Awards is the fun of going through the prior year’s videos and having an excuse to look over those 5 or 7 photos of David just one more time to be sure we are really picking the hawtest. Yeah, right.

But vote you did, and so here are your favorites of 2010.

Best Live Performance – Rockin the House

With 42% of the votes:

David Archuleta performs Elevator at Z100 NY – 10.05.2010

Hanne58

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24rae7C2vK8

Best Live Performance – Heart Connection

With 36% of the votes:

David Archuleta Be Still My Soul Rexburg

by 15263457689

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na4J9-CPUJg

Best Acapella Performance

With 23% of the votes

David Archuleta “Hope for Haiti Now” (Prayer of the Children)

by 7pmm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPM-YSU14VE

Song of the Year
(single or album track with a 2010 release date in the U.S.)

With 39% of the votes:

“My Kind of Perfect”

BewarA714

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaZVUf-YuCU

Most Archudorkable Moment

With 26% of the votes:
David accidently unplugs mic cord

Most Archudorable Moment

With 41% of the votes:

David & the Squirrel

cristobalite4126

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8qQn6xaONM

Hawtest David Picture (2010 only)

With 24% of the votes:

Hawt David Pic #1

Cutest David Picture (2010 only)

With 27% of the votes:

Cute David Pic #1

Top David Moment of the Year

With 52% of the votes:

Performing with The Mormon Tabernacle Choir

This was such a special event that I’m adding a couple of videos here just for the sheer enjoyment of hearing David sing those beautiful Christmas songs.

LOA PASTORES A BELEN thanks to verdespickles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi1HGTRh5Tg

SILENT NIGHT thanks to 15263457689

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHnkIiWuwes

Best David Cover of Another Artist’s Song

With 26% of the votes:

David Archuleta HD Imagine on American Idol Season 9 Results Show

thop1984

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj0R7y1RNVk

Best Christmas Song

With 27% of the votes:

David Archuleta – “Pat-A-Pan” (from Orla Fallon’s Celtic Christmas)

zpfxlrdnajs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHGXOs2g49U

Best Video Blog

With 40% of the votes:

I was born a ramblin’ man

theofficialarchuleta

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL1gTt0XZ-4

Best TV Appearance

With 50% of the votes:

Fox New Years Eve Live!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSAme4Q0zZg

Best Bonus Track

Two tracks were so close – not a tie, but 35% and 34% respectively – so here they are:

“Nothing Else Better To Do”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8gOJdZNw1E

“Senseless “

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG3ZdcJD5xw

Tweet of the Year

With 25% of the votes:

2. So I guess I look enough like me today but not enough to actually be me. People think I kind of look like David Archuleta lol. 2:27 PM Jul 10th, 2010

Most Impressive Comment from a Non-Archie

With 49% of the votes:

5. Stephen Dark Salt lake City Weekly

Archuleta turned out to be the rarest of gifts in a season usually studied with the fake and insincere: something real, tangible and, even for a crusty old cynic like myself, touchingly recalling Christmas’ past when carols, sung with feeling, could still stir one’s heart.

Best new Fan-made Videos/Tributes in 2010

With 30% of the votes:

David Archuleta – The Other Side of Down – Photoshoot (Behind the Scenes) by maaxsuel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_urlOx5hS4

Best or most interesting quote from Chords of Strength

With 40% of the votes:

1. Chords of Strength:

Sometimes it takes a miracle to reignite a person’s passion. Sometimes when you least expect it, the tables turn and that scary feeling that has taken a hold of you for so long somehow turns into hope. Call it luck, call it help from above, call it whatever you will…I definitely believe some kind of miracle was at play when my voice, for no understandable or explainable reason, started to feel better again.

So, there you have it – the Best of 2010 – and now on to another fantastic year as a David Archuleta fan.

~ Cutter12, JR and Marlie7

21 Aug 2010
B93.7′s Zoo-A-Palooza
Greenville, SC
TDC Greenville MediaTour Page

22 Aug 2010
WDJX Tri-county Ford’s BASH!
Louisville, KY
TDC Louisville MediaTour Page

23 Aug 2010
WCDA 106.3FM
Lexington, KY
TDC Lexington MediaTour Page

23 Aug 2010
WKRQ Q102/101.9FM Radio
Cincinnati, OH
TDC Cincinnati MediaTour Page

24 Aug 2010
WNCI 97.9 Radio
Columbus, OH
TDC Columbus MediaTour Page

24 Aug 2010
Q102 Philly
Philadelphia, PA
TDC Philly MediaTour Page

27 Aug 2010
92 PRO-FM Back to School Brunch
Providencia , RI
TDC Providencia MediaTour Page

27 Aug 2010
KC101′s Ticket2Ride
Six Flags New England, Springfield, MA
TDC Springfield MediaTour Page

12 Sept 2010
Delta Fair & Music Festival
Memphis, TN
TDC Memphis MediaTour Page

20 Sept 2010
107.9 KUDD’s Private Show
Megaplez Jordan Commons, South Jordan, Utah
TDC SJordan KUDD’s MediaTour Page

20 Sept 2010
97.1 ZHT’s Archie Patio Party
South Jordan, Utah
TDC SJordan ZHT’s MediaTour Page

21 Sept 2010
David Archuleta Live in Studio B: B98.7
SLC, UT
TDC SLC MediaTour Page

23 Sept 2010
Channel 963′s 4th Annual Pink Ribbon Performance
Wichita, KS
TDC Wichita MediaTour Page

24 Sept 2010
WLAN-FM (97), Birthday Barndance Event
Pullo Center, Penn State, NY
TDC Penn State MediaTour Page

26 Sept 2010
New Albany Classic Invitational Grand Prix & Family Day
New Albany, OH
TDC New Albany MediaTour Page

30 Sept 2010
K92 WXLK’s Up Close & Personal w/ David Archuleta
Taubman Museum of Art, Roanake, VA
TDC Roanake MediaTour Page

01 Oct 2010
WKLZ Courtyard Concert
Greensboro, NC
TDC Greensboro MediaTour Page

02 Oct 2010
WHTS Radio Show (1053hotfm.com)/Grand Rapids Free Show
Grand Rapids, MI
TDC Grand Rapids MediaTour Page

04 Oct 2010
AP Live! Q&A
New York City, NY
TDC NYC AP MediaTour Page

04 Oct 2010
MTV Live Extended Play w/ @jambajim
New York City, NY
TDC NYC MTV MediaTour Page

04 Oct 2010 (aired 05 Oct 2010)
GOOM Radio
Jersey City, NJ
TDC Jersey City MediaTour Page

05 Oct 2010
Billboard Live Q&A
New York, NY
TDC NY Billboard MediaTour Page

05 Oct 2010
NY Z100 Live Chat!
New York, NY
TDC NY Z100 MediaTour Page

07 Oct 2010
SWRV Takeover
New York, NY
TDC NY SWRV MediaTour Page

11 Oct 2010
TQ92′s Stripped Down Concert Series
Canton, OH
TDC Canton MediaTour Page

11 Oct 2010
98.1 WKDD Akron Private Lounge Performance
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
TDC Cuyahoga MediaTour Page

19 Oct 2010
Q92.9 Fall Q-Ball Think Pink
Altar Bar, Pittsburgh, PA
(Susan G Komen for the Cure in the fight against breast cancer. 6pm)
TDC Pittsburgh MediaTour Page

23 Oct 2010
Eunice Kennedy Shriver (EKS) Challenge
Washington Monument,
Washington, DC
TDC EKS Challenge Page

03 Nov 2010
Y101′s Unplugged
Sierra Vista Mall, Clovis, CA
TDC Clovis CA MediaTour Page

05 November 2010
CambioConnect Live Chat
TDC CambioConnect MediaTour Page

14 November 2010
David Archuleta Showcase
Zouk at 17 Jiak Kim Street, SG
TDC Singapore Day01 MediaTour Page

15 November 2010
Autograph Session/91.3FM Interview
Bugis Junction, Bugis Square, Level 1, SG
TDC Singapore Day02 MediaTour Page

17 November 2010
Media Rounds & Mall Visit
Skydome, SM NorthEDSA 5pm
Manila, Philippines
TDC Manila MediaTour Page

David Archuleta Live in Manila! @ SkyDome SM NorthEDSA, PH

SETLIST

01 Elevator
02 Crush
03 Something ‘Bout Love
PLUS…
Team NAIA & Team PEN Welcome
Team SKYDOME On-Site Monitoring
Interviews
Press Conference
Other Special Footage
Lots & lots of GAH-SOME PIX!

PERFORMANCE VIDS

01 ELEVATOR cr rabid4david

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofn6HHgGOAw

02 CRUSH cr rabid4david

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjOylnIhUWE

03 SBL cr rabid4david

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33jnft2ejiA

COMPLETE MICRO-MINI CONCERT (HD)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imdg_-uUvZ8

AUTOGRAPH SIGNING HD @ the SkyDome cr superduperbuknoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAPzCs_OAfc

AUTOGRAPH SIGNING @ the SkyDome cr immortalmileyfan |

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbCrlWnGLYM

DA says GOOD JOB, GOOD JOB GUYS! (Elevator snippet)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMb8TtzZvKc

BEST MOMENTS: WHEN DAVID MET (Finally!) MAMANG

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1AG6dDWHao

This was MAMANG’s 1st YT for David

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca7bCANhxnY

BEST MOMENTS: WHEN TV5 RECORDED ARCHIES SINGING WHILE WAITING FOR THEIR IDOL – awwwwww….. cr TV5 cr bleeuu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_hazgdaN58

ARRIVALS & TEAM WELCOME VIDS

AIRPORT ARRIVAL/WELCOME BY TEAM NAIA HD Angle 1 cr JR/xeno

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra5y9mftCDM

AIRPORT ARRIVAL/WELCOME BY TEAM NAIA HD Angle 2 cr lenesse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLbWIs0u7XQ

HOTEL ARRIVAL/WELCOME BY TEAM PEN p1 cr jtmlm1234/naree

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3QLd3p5YHQ

HOTEL ARRIVAL/WELCOME BY TEAM PEN p2 – DA COMES BACK TO M&G TEAM PEN cr jtmlm1234/naree

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7_R8jcQSLk

HOTEL ARRIVAL/WELCOME BY TEAM PEN p3 – DA COMES BACK TO M&G TEAM PEN cr jtmlm1234/naree

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hATopPD0UGI

TEAM SKYDOME FOLLOWS THE LONGEST LINE FOR DAVID’S
CONCERT cr karissa/xeno

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGrcAB8xRkQ

DA leaving MNLPen thanks to lenesse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI58_85b9kY

INTERVIEWS & SPECIAL FEATURES (All vids HD)

Manila Promo Tour TEASER

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnB9N__fpRw

David Archuleta w/ MYXNews Feature (15 Nov 2010)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i70I_-wiq7E

DA w/ GMA7′s Saksi – DAVID IS IN TOWN (16 Nov 2010)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2ddryZnh4E

DA w/ TV5′s Aksyon – AIRPORT ARRIVAL (16 Nov 2010)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shSXiN33PrI

DA w/ ABS-CBN2′s Patrol News – DAVID RETURNS! (16 Nov 2010)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAbhQHFpTp0

DA @ QTV News Balitanghali (17 Nov 2010)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqnioZNPaWw

DA w/ TV5′s Aksyon – SKYDOME MINI-CONCERT (17 Nov 2010)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE89kly8NB0

DA w/ SNN Feature – DAVID GIVES JOY (17 Nov 2010)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfYP8m7U_Zk

DA w/ GMA7′s Saksi – FANS TROOP TO MINI CONCERT (17 Nov 2010)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOHBtG4eaAQ

DA w/ GMA7′s Saksi (longer vid) – FANS TROOP TO MINI CONCERT (17 Nov 2010)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJJlERvaOmM

DA w/ TV5′s Aksyon Journalismo CONCERT RECAP (aired 17 Nov 2010)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_ufgkdB-G8

DA w/ RX93.1 Interview w Chico & Delamar PART 1 of 2 (aired 25 Nov 2010)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdXHq08q3A4

DA w/ RX93.1 Interview w Chico & Delamar PART 2 of 2 (aired 25 Nov 2010)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImJ2r4oKtnw

DA @ GMA7′s Startalk 1-on-1 INTERVIEW w/ Ricky Lo (aired 20 Nov 2010)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMQjH-sfrIg

DA @ GMA7′s Startalk (more complete) 1-on-1 INTERVIEW w/ Ricky Lo (aired 20 Nov 2010)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdx9fEdThh8

DA w/ ShowbizCentral 1-on-1 INTERVIEW w/ Raymond Gutierrez (aired 18 Nov 2010)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfJDcldxGGA

DA w/ TweetBiz 1-on-1 INTERVIEW w/ Tim Yap (aired 18 Nov 2010)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfZYHiL5I_M

DA @ TV5′s’s Paparazzi 1-on-1 INTERVIEW w/ Ruffa Gutierrez (aired 21 Nov 2010)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1H8UTK9Gbc

DA w/ 24Oras 1-on-1 INTERVIEW (HQ only) w/ Grace Lee (aired 18 Nov 2010)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q18WDkEnq98

DA w/ 24Oras 1-on-1 INTERVIEW (HD) w/ Grace Lee (aired 18 Nov 2010)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-6_9zuintg

DA’s PRESSCON Batch 8 @ The ManilaPen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKJgxNdIuRo

DA’s PRESSCON Batch 7 part 1 @ The ManilaPen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxLPtVBtV78

DA’s PRESSCON Batch 7 part 2 @ The ManilaPen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTj73i7hk6c

RX93.1 FM’s CHICO & DELAMAR gush over David

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MwC-eClZo4

Preview of David’s time w/ STAR POWER finalists shown during noon-time show ASAP XV

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AWNePM6IOI

DA @ Star Power Show, meeting the finalists of the show aired 28 Nov

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV5ib3b7W6o

David Archuleta @ MYXellaneous TEASER

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8M__EtnOK0

DA @ Full MYXellaneous Interview, aired 13 Dec 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEa82CGQTnA

DA @ MYX News Defends Charice (aired 05 Dec 2010)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x_FYWulBeY

DA @ MYX PH – Christmas Shout Out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5475VDfgJqY

DA @ MYX Mobile Top Picks – 4 weeks at #1! (13 Dec 2010)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWoiJZ7BI9s

JR’s ARCHUMOMENTS (17 Nov 2010)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Btohfu5qakQ

@ArchieInManila PHOTOS

01 SonyMusicPhil PIX
02 Music Philippines
03 IdolChatter Photo Gallery
04 Phil Entertainment Portal
05 I Love Make-up- the ones who groomed David while in Manila
06 Ria, the Make-Up Artist’s Facebook Photos
07 CandyMag
08 MusicPhils’ Flicker Album during PressCon & Show
09 Yahoo Entertainment
10 Team TweetPiX @ SkyDome
11 GAH-some pix from Ferjiperj
12 Selected pix from Naree’s Collection
13 Naree’s Photobucket on David’s Mini Concert
13 RX93.1 – DA’s a rare kid
14 Diana Amray’s Plixi Account
15 Hummeedinger’s Album
16 TotalGirl’s Album

DALIM 2.0 Recap

Part 1 – David Live in Manila! (DALIM) 2.0
Part 2 – When Prayers Get Answered

The roller coaster ride that is TOSOD continues when you listen to the 7th cut of this album, “Parachutes & Airplanes”. I’d say it is well placed in the CD setlist, coming after “Falling Stars”.

Nicknamed “PANDA” by the arch angels, it is probably the 2nd track that the fan base is most familiar with (aside from the used-to-be-carrier single “Something ‘Bout Love”), given that David debuted this song during the BYU-ID Rexburg Concert sometime in June 2010 along with “If I Could Only Be” and “You’re Not a Very Good Liar”. PANDA received mixed reviews back then but it was my favourite among the three songs.

PANDA adheres to the feel-good theme of the album but veers away from the “soft-verse/full chorus” format found in most of the cuts in this album. The melody is bouncy from the get go and as the lyrics intimate, PANDA “never hits the ground”.

The lyrics are simple yet they are full of imagery. They reflect the always-curious David, not hesitant to ask whenever unsure.

Wise innocence shining through.

Interestingly, David seems to be taken with the idea of being in suspended animation. Just like in “Zero Gravity”, the sense of being high dominates PANDA.

And even if a parachute is a contraption that takes you down, it does so safely – no dropping like a hot potato for Mr. Archuleta, eh?

Meanwhile, PANDA shares a similar sentiment taken up by “Who I Am” — about the wish for a break, of getting away. Easy to imagine that the unexpected speed, at least to him, by which his career has taken leaves him with little room for a breather.

And I don’t ever want to say goodbye
I just want to steal this moment
Right away from time

Melodically, PANDA is strong. The tune stays with you after the 1st listen. The light but brisk piano-vibe in the introduction is a nice contrast coming from “Falling Stars”. It however reminds me — and this may surprise you — of the introduction of The Who’s “Baba O-Riley”. Listen to this live performance years ago and tell me if it is just my imagination –

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKUBTX9kKEo

Of course, the tempo between the two songs is different but I think they share the same diatonic chords of D-A-G. Not 100% sure though if I got the chords down pat as I don’t have my guitar right now while writing this. I may have to get re-visit this some day

Then, the melody progresses into a robust chorus that is strikingly similar to “Come On Get Higher” chorus by Matt Nathanson, both in melodic and numerical progression. Check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHx4BlF6V2o

See what am referring to? That higher-note/lower note looping pattern in the two lines of the chorus. Is something wrong here? Certainly not.

A lot of songs share the same chord progression even if they don’t sound alike. Would it shock you to know that Green Day’s “Basketcase” bear the same progression of “Pachelbell’s Canon in D Major”? Or that there are about 36 popular songs with the same chords progression? This is just a small sampling of this occurrence.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWFu2dU8bGM

So do not fret. This happens. We are not being hoodwinked. Songs may share the same progression but what would make each song stand out would be the lyrics, arrangement, styling and interpretation. The last two is where David shines the most. His musical styling is inimitable. His lyrical phrasing, impeccable.

This brings me to one of the most notable changes made on PANDA’s final arrangement. The album version carries a chorus that has been punctuated with strings similar to Beethoven’s Symphony Nr. 5 – have you noticed?

Now I have always regarded PANDA as the most fleshed out material, more radio-ready, among the three songs that David debuted three to four months prior to the album’s official release. But the addition of the string component to the album version was a very pleasant surprise. It upgraded PANDA’s production value, IMHO. At the very least, it made PANDA more appealing, more memorable to me.

And despite having a full-complement of instruments, PANDA doesn’t sound over produced. David’s voice is front and center. Here, David’s falsetto is rounded and full.

PANDA abounds with low registers that bring out the beautifully maturing voice of The Archuletor, the primary reason why we ain’t hitting ground.

Take another listen and let me know what you think, ok?
Parachutes & Airplanes

There’s something crazy ’bout this day
Like I’m walking on a trampoline
I couldn’t get much higher

(REPEAT REFRAIN)

- jackryan4DA

Upon first listen, I was impressed by Falling Stars. The pop, rock, and alternative songs that precede it surround his voice with instrumentation and don’t allow him to evoke that intimacy we know David is unmatched in conveying. For the first time on The Other Side of Down, we hear that unique, pure timbre in his voice, simultaneously sharp and round, as he sings the first verse.

Although David’s strength is with the ballad and evoking pathos, this was not a standout for me on the album. On an album that has as one of its strengths that it reflects David thoughts through its lyrics, this song does not succeed in that regard, largely and most obviously because it is one of the two songs (the other being Complain) that was not co-penned by David.

I view this song in much the same way I viewed You Can from David’s freshman effort: while very pretty, it is about an experience of romantic love that David has not yet had. To the subjective mind of this author, this is more “a song for David to sing,” than it is “David’s song.” Certain lyrics (“You are so beautiful”) strike me as overly conventional, and a bit lacking of the witty, sideways manner we know David is capable of. (And when he chooses to be conventional, as in Things Are Gonna Get Better, he jumps in unapologetically with both feet.)

Serving as contrast, Good Place (one of my very favorites songs off the album, and one which David co-wrote), also touches on the same theme of losing the joy of the moment. But that song can be as much about family, his career, or any pleasant emotion as it can be about romantic love—and, though David goes a bit darker (even downright fatalistic) with his lyrics Good Place, the song still shimmers with buoyancy and optimism. To paraphrase Rascal’s comment about Something ‘Bout Love: David knows that it’s often best to show the light by contrasting it with the dark. And if there is a common theme to this album, it is that.

For me, Falling Stars is just very sad. And if that’s how love is supposed to feel while one’s still in love, perhaps I won’t subscribe to it lol.

Contigo en la Distancia was not written by David, and neither was Imagine. Still, those were two songs that David fiercely connected with and allowed him to “get into” the song, and they played to his vocal strengths. This album attempts to find a halfway point between David’s vocal strengths and the pop market, and it sometimes comes off as being not enough of either. After the first chorus, other instruments kick in, we get this wall of sound, and the song begins to swell and build up towards something bigger… but it doesn’t quite get there. Perhaps in a future album effort, or when catering to another market (Spanish album anyone? ), we might get some more of that “David Kick” that can elevate his ballads to that higher place we know he’s capable of.

Sorry to be a bit of a downer, but that’s my take on this particular song. Your mileage may vary. But heck, if this brings out some FS partisans, then I shall welcome the lively discussion. Bring it on!

- Ronaldsf

Falling Stars

When you forget me
When you don’t remember my name
Not even a memory
Somewhere in the back of your brain
I won’t be offended
‘Cause I always knew that the day would come,
When I’m not enough to make you stay
You tell me it’s not possible, no way that we could break
But nothing is illogical, believe me
Like falling stars over your head
We were bound to burn out, burn like crashing cars
I’ll never get over you, never over you
‘Cause you are so beautiful, yeah
The world is turning
And time keeps on lingering on
The sun will be burning
Eventually you will be gone
I’ll always love you
Oh, believe it or not
But baby, that’s not enough to,
Not enough to stop these…
Falling stars over your head
We were bound to burn out, burn like crashing cars
I’ll never get over you, never over you
‘Cause you are so beautiful, yeah
When it’s all said and done
I’ll be just a speck in the galaxy
Floating farther away by gravity
Tell me it’s not possible, no way that we could break
Like falling stars
Like crashing cars
Like falling stars over your head
We were bound to burn out, burn like crashing cars
I’ll never get over you, never over you
‘Cause you are so beautiful
You are so beautiful, yeah

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