RadioTour @ Pittsburgh, PA – 19 Oct 2010

14 Comments

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   jackryan4da on October 20, 2010 at 5:21 am

   Pittsburgh PIX!

   thanks to @whereyoulie
   http://yfrog.com/e4pr7j

   thanks to @niceprtty
   http://twitter.com/niceprtty

   thanks to AndreaFOD
   http://twitpic.com/2z64vc

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   marlie7 on October 20, 2010 at 6:19 am

   Angels (WOW) thanks to 8throwcenter (I’ll let JR move this into the article above)

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   jackryan4da on October 20, 2010 at 6:30 am

   I know that this is such a serious & heavenly song but I cannot help but notice, David is truly growing up to be a very fine looking young man.

   Just sayin….

4. 

   marlie7 on October 20, 2010 at 6:31 am

   JR: yup, truly fine! 😉

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   marlie7 on October 20, 2010 at 9:41 am

   My Hands (acoustic) from 8throwcenter

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   jackryan4da on October 20, 2010 at 10:31 am

   My goodness! That is such a deliiiiiiiiiiiicious rendition of My Hands.

   R&B Archuleta -- that really should be the next era

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   jackryan4da on October 20, 2010 at 11:21 am

   Another Review from THE HEIGHTS

   Archuleta Razzling And Dazzling Ears
   By Charlotte Parish

   Billy Fynn has a point when he says that life is all about the “razzle-dazzle.” It seems like every artist has their gimmick, usually involving auto-tune, and pop music is moving away from the natural sound each artist can create and orchestrate, instead trusting synthesizers and computers to make a song. David Archuleta, though, fits more within the smooth sound of the Chicago jazz era, rather than this new synthetic pop. The trademark sound he perfected on American Idol comes out clearly again on Archuleta’s sophomore album, The Other Side of David. His voice is always pitch perfect, and cannot be better described than easy listening. All of his songs are soft on the ear, melodic, and reliant on simple harmonies that showcase his spectacular vocals.

   There is not a whole lot of growth in style from Archuleta’s first, self-titled album, although many more of the tracks fall on the bouncy side, rather than the slow, lyrical tracks that dominated his first album. This is a sound that Archuleta has completely laid monopoly to, and brings out once again in “Falling Stars.” But it’s the tracks on which he finally breaks the mold that Archuleta really shines. “Elevator” calls to mind the sound of Train’s most recent album, whimsical and sunny with a nonsensical pre-chorus that keeps anyone from taking this song seriously. Archuleta should continue in this vein in order to gather back some of his older fans. He comes up with another great track in “Look Around,” on which he continues to play with different sounds. Employing instruments outsideof his familiar piano and acoustic combination without trying so hard to be different, these songs both hint at the untapped talent that a change in styles can bring out of Archuleta.

   Maintaining his good, wholesome-kid-from-the-neighborhood image, none of Archuleta’s songs are racy or particularly melancholy. In fact, “Things Are Gonna Get Better” could be the next version of “Kumbaya My Lord” with its inspirational, let’s-get-along lyrics, ” Life is gonna get better, yeah we’re gonna be fine / And I know there’s hope /…With a little bit of love, we can see the light.” This song features a heavy gospel influence, including a background chorus and rhythmic clapping. However, the track falls just shy of corny, and no one feeling grumpy should listen to this extremely optimistic track. It is truly like that early morning, peppy person you unfortunately meet before you’ve had your coffee.

   The other trap that Archuleta falls into on occasion is the sticky, syrup pop that gives “Something ‘Bout Love” a trite and horribly Bieber feeling (please shudder in unison). Also, there is an awkward moment in “Stomping on Roses,” as the guitar intro is strangely similar to one in a Kelly Clarkson song. While it makes sense for Archuleta to channel the most successful former Idol in his genre, he needs a different enough sound that listeners will not confuse the two. The youthful Archuleta already got enough comments already from Simon about his sounding like a female.

   Still, Archuleta does end the album on an upswing – both “My Kind of Perfect” and “The Day After Tomorrow” are sweet combinations of garage band lyrics about that high school sweetheart and refined power vocals. This is what defined Archuleta’s original claim to fame: his ability to be genuine and youthful while controlling his voice with the skill of a much older performer. But, no matter how lovely his voice is, this album does not have the selling power of other current pop stars. Archuleta is too bland for most not in the tween girl demographic, although he seems to have a good grip on that market.

   Am I the only one confused at 1st read w/ this review?

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   jackryan4da on October 20, 2010 at 11:23 am

   03 ELEVATOR HD thanks to 8throwcenter
   

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   jackryan4da on October 20, 2010 at 12:54 pm

   05 CRUSH HD thanks to 8throwcenter
   

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    marlie7 on October 20, 2010 at 3:20 pm

    Sneaking in during the day to listen to My Hands, just one more time (hee hee). That is one hot performance. His voice last night was great on all the songs.

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    marlie7 on October 20, 2010 at 3:26 pm

    Dang… that VOICE! Gah! It still gives me the chills when he reaches those high notes (not the falsetto).

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    jackryan4da on October 20, 2010 at 5:53 pm

    01 SBL HD thanks to 8throwcenter
    

    David Backstage thanks to bugs1940
    

    Crush from bugs1940
    

    The completes the Pittsburgh TourPage. Will add more vids as they come 🙂

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    jackryan4da on October 20, 2010 at 8:38 pm

    More vids added to the Pittsburgh TourPage

    This is a slideshow of the event
    

    Thanks to 8throwcenter for allowing me to use her taping of My Hands as background music for it 🙂

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    jackryan4da on October 20, 2010 at 11:51 pm

    More photos added to the Pittsburgh TourPage

    01 Q-Fall Photos of David from Q92.9

    02 David’s M&G Photos from Q92.9