wicked and idina
wicked and idina
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#0wicked and idina
Posted: 2/20/05 at 8:16pmHey, I was reading one of the other Wicked threads and was wondering where the clip of Idina singing "defying gravity" acoustic is? It sounds really interesting, I just wanted to hear it. Thanks.
Joshua488
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/29/04
#1re: wicked and idina
Posted: 2/20/05 at 8:18pm
Oh, boy, it is QUITE interesting.
Interesting to hear how one woman can be so flat and yell so much in just one song.
matthius202
Broadway Star Joined: 2/15/05
#3re: wicked and idina
Posted: 2/20/05 at 8:19pmyeah...it's pretty bad
"Be not like dumb, driven cattle. Be a hero in the strife." A Psalm of Life...Walt Whitman
BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
matthius202
Broadway Star Joined: 2/15/05
#6re: wicked and idina
Posted: 2/20/05 at 8:22pmAND THAT WAS AWFUL!! haha
"Be not like dumb, driven cattle. Be a hero in the strife." A Psalm of Life...Walt Whitman
#7re: wicked and idina
Posted: 2/20/05 at 8:22pm
oh, honey, don't.
It's awful!!
she sounds drunk or something...she slurs all the words and it's just...bad.
no, I change my mind...she dosn't sound drunk, she sounds like she's trying to be all rocker or something.
Was that a fat joke?
#8re: wicked and idina
Posted: 2/20/05 at 8:23pm
I KNOW!
"Unliiiiiiiiimiiiiiited, my future is unliiiiiiimiiiited."
Joshua488
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/29/04
#9re: wicked and idina
Posted: 2/20/05 at 8:23pm
Isn't it?!?! The Tony Awards performance, of which I have the video saved on my PC, is INCREDIBLY disappointing.
The acoustic version blows the Tonys performance out of the park.
matthius202
Broadway Star Joined: 2/15/05
#10re: wicked and idina
Posted: 2/20/05 at 8:24pmno you're right. she sounds drunk. actually, i have yet to hear a Broadway-calibur clip or SEE a Broadway-calibur clip of her to this date. I was in such awe of this woman when I heard her on the RENT CD and then The Wild Party and then Wicked. And now I'm just filled with disappointment.
"Be not like dumb, driven cattle. Be a hero in the strife." A Psalm of Life...Walt Whitman
#11re: wicked and idina
Posted: 2/20/05 at 8:24pmThis is so awful! I'm up to the end! She sounds like she's trying to be country/rock and has pneumonia.
BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
#12re: wicked and idina
Posted: 2/20/05 at 8:24pmI just think the song wasn't right as an acoustic version
ShbrtAlley44
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/1/03
#14re: wicked and idina
Posted: 2/20/05 at 8:26pmI'm listening again. It, in a sick way, amuses me. I'm so happy I saw Eden.
BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
Joshua488
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/29/04
#16re: wicked and idina
Posted: 2/20/05 at 8:29pmIn Idina's defense, I actually DO have a live recording of "Defying Gravity" in which she sounds phenomenal. Her voice sounds spectacular and crisp and she hits each note with ease. She does a few different riffs near and at the end, as well. I was very impressed by this recording.
matthius202
Broadway Star Joined: 2/15/05
#17re: wicked and idina
Posted: 2/20/05 at 8:29pmwhere is it josh?
"Be not like dumb, driven cattle. Be a hero in the strife." A Psalm of Life...Walt Whitman
BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
#18re: wicked and idina
Posted: 2/20/05 at 8:29pmyes, I think the song itself isn't (and cannot be made) for the acoustic rendition....
#19re: wicked and idina
Posted: 2/20/05 at 8:57pmI feel stupid, but what page on www.wickedonbroadway.net is the recording on?? I can't find it. Thanks.
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#20re: wicked and idina
Posted: 2/20/05 at 8:59pmI just heard it. I like it a lot. I really want the Wicked CD, maybe someone will give to me for my bday in March. I wish i could see the Tony's performance, but the clip for the site won't load on my computer, any other places i can see it?
BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
PJ
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#23re: wicked and idina
Posted: 2/20/05 at 9:10pm
I've heard this clip before and I think she just got caught up in the whole "I'm doing a rock concert" vibe and went a bit overboard.
And she was phenomenal live at the Gershwin. She effortlessly hit every note and then some.
Oh well. Can't please everyone, I suppose.
#24re: wicked and idina
Posted: 2/20/05 at 9:51pm
I've heard her do it AMAZINGLY well. I've also heard it done not so well. This may come as some surprise to some of you, but Idina Menzel, or any other singer on Broadway, is not a machine. They have off nights and off shows. Who knows what the reasons are. I think I've said this before, but I've seen Heather Headly on many different television programs, "singing" and it was just...wow. Flat notes all over, veins bulging due to her screaming...but, then again, those just might have been her off nights...sadly it's all I've heard of her. Anyway, just my two cents.
-Vincent
