Haley Reinhart to sing Rhiannon on American Idol tonight - Page 3

Jondalar · #31 05-18-2011, 10:38 PM

yeah, and Fleetwood Macs Greatest Hits jumped about 100 spots on itunes

Jondalar · #32 05-18-2011, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by WildHearted

Exactly.

Jimmy even stressed like building up to the big ending but... she didn't really do anything with it.

She didn't have time to do anything with it. If she had more time she could of done "all the same" and took it there, but there was no time. I thought she did a good job channeling the ethereal side of Stevie.

Etisl · #33 05-18-2011, 10:41 PM

I am sure she was a little nervous.... With Stevie....because her voice and style are so very distinct....it can be very intimidating to do one of her songs....

And...was that Jimmy Iovine in the audience at the end. I wonder what he thought...of someone doing Stevie's song....???

Jondalar · #34 05-18-2011, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Etisl

I am sure she was a little nervous.... With Stevie....because her voice and style are so very distinct....it can be very intimidating to do one of her songs....

And...was that Jimmy Iovine in the audience at the end. I wonder what he thought...of someone doing Stevie's song....???

Jimmy chose the song for Haley

BallerinaAngel · #35 05-18-2011, 11:12 PM

I agree that she did what she could with the song given that she only had a minute and a half. Wished she would have done a bit more on the ending but thought she did a good job even so. I hope she makes it into the final 2. The Led Zeplin song she sang was insanely good....AMAZING!

kick.inside · #36 05-19-2011, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by gypsy4life

p.s. on your sig line....did a duck really walk into your kitchen this morning?

Well I'm sure you know that's a quote from Christine, but I do have two pet ducks so maybe I'll leave the door open one day and we'll see what happens.

wildheart048 · #37 05-19-2011, 05:31 AM

I thought she did a decent job, but wish someone had sat her down to watch the midnight special version...wish she had tried to do more of the live version...but of course, how much can you do with a minute and half? She definatley had Stevie's 'video face pose' down

and I loved the wind machine...

She totally RAWKED on WIAWWNB, though...THAT was amazing...and besides the little forgotten words snafu, thought she was great on You Oughta Know, too...

I'm praying for some girl on girl action next week

cuz Howdy Doodie really bother's me...

APerfectLie · #38 05-19-2011, 05:47 AM

I just saw her performance, and while it wasn't bad, it wasn't great. She is definitely no Stevie Nicks and the wind machine would have been much more effective had she been wearing the wings. I don't see why anyone who has the opportunity to go on that stage and evoke that wild crazy energy Stevie used to use during Rhiannon would opt to play it safe. When AI gets this close to the end, it isn't about the voice, it is about performance, and hers was lackluster, especially compared to Stevie.

SaraThePoet · #39 05-19-2011, 07:01 AM

Covering a Stevie song is like climbing Everest,few will try and fewer will succeed

Regina · #40 05-19-2011, 07:05 AM

All the contestants have plenty of input on how they want the songs do. And, if you can do an outstanding job on one 1 1/2 minute version of a song, you can do it with a chopped up Rhiannon, too.
So, not buying the excuse.
I personally think the song was a poor match for her, but she also totally ducked out on the ending. And, if she said she's a massive fan of 70s rock and LOVES Stevie, she should have heard all the kick-ass Rhiannons through the years. I think she'd be better suited to GDW, personally, or (gulp! dare I say it) Silver Springs.

jcalzaretta · #41 05-19-2011, 07:21 AM

I agree that it is very difficult to cover Stevie and get away with it. This was not too bad. I agree that towards the end, she had potential to do some wailing. I would have been more impressed if she sang the "live" lyrics in the second verse - Once in a million years, a lady like her.....rises...........

RickRobert · #42 05-19-2011, 07:32 AM

Wasn't too bad... shame they included the boring self-indulgent piano intro but she was on pitch, hit the high notes and the live stuff she put in was good.

Sleepless-Child · #43 05-19-2011, 07:48 AM

The song choices are great...you don't get Fleetwood Mac and Led Zeppelin in France...
And though i didn't really liked Rhiannon (too much gestures, not very natural), she rocked "What is and what should never be". Beautiful voice.

Lee · #44 05-19-2011, 08:18 AM

Really, I've liked her since the 25 were picked. And as I said in another thread I think I like her because she reminds me of Stevie. And she does have a sort of raspy voice. I guess this is why Jimmy picked it for her to sing. Rhiannon is a hard song to sing & of course, no one can sing it like Stevie, with all that emotion, but Haley did OK. Not her best song, I loved the LZ with her dad, wow, wouldn't that be cool to have a dad that can rock out like that?

I liked her Atlantis song, too, & that was a hard one, too. I'd really like to see her win; I don't like country music though I think Scotty & Alana are really good.

You go, Haley!

Lee

jannieC · #45 05-19-2011, 09:24 AM

I thought she did an excellent job, actually. I liked her vocals during the "Rhiaaaaaaanon" parts. In the interview before the song, she said that she was nervous because the song was very abstract (I think that's the word she used- don't quote me). Most people can't cover these songs because they are so made for Stevie. Singing about a mythical figure, a gypsy, etc., is ALL Stevie. And we buy it because it makes sense coming from her. And seriously, we're used to Stevie's "taken by, taken by the skkkyyy" lasting for over a minute and a half, let alone having only that for the whole performance. It's a difficult mood to present in such a short amount of time.

I haven't been watching this season which is odd because I have always enjoyed AI and God knows I love Steven Tyler.