David Cook's album- OUT NOW!

If anyone is like me and still cares:

https://www.iheartmusic.com/cc-common/ondemand/music.html?apid=4999



I'm only on the second song, Heroes, and already I LOVE it <3 Check it out even if you weren't such a huge fan of Light On, because I have a feeling that song is NOT the greatest representation of the whole album. Judging by the first two songs at least, they're quite a bit less screamy. They're REALLY good :)

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Updated On: 11/17/08 at 12:20 AM

^hahaha! I see what you mean :P


Ok, everyone NEEDS to listen to Permanent. It's about his brother Adam (who's been battling cancer for 10 years or something crazy like that), and it's UNBELIEVABLY poignant and beautiful. I can't even... just listen. haha

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haha yeah, Bar-ba-sol is ENTIRELY kick ass. Like.. insanely so :P


After having listened to the whole thing now, I'd say my favorites are:

Come Back To Me
Bar-ba-sol
Avalanche
Permanent

But honestly, I AM a very big fan of... MOST of them at least. Actually, the two I like the LEAST I think would have to be Light On and Declaration! Especially Light On. I loved it at first, but then it just.. got too screamy. And it's not even the BELTING of it that made it screamy, it's just... what I love about Cook in general is that, to me, he communicates the EMOTION behind songs so unbelievably well. THAT'S what makes him seem so much less generic than other rockers. And Light On.. doesn't really have a lot of emotion behind it. But it's the ONLY one on the CD, to me, that doesn't.

So yeah, over all, I LOVE IT. Sooooo much. 95% of it is SO much more organic than any Idol debut album has any right to be. (And I'm very willing to bet the 5% that isn't is the 5% he didn't write/co-write )

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Updated On: 11/13/08 at 02:21 AM

Ahh I am so obsessed. <3

I mean, if anything I'd say everyone should at LEAST listen to Bar-ba-sol and Permanent.

I'm usually not into the SUPER alternative rock stuff either, but.. Cook reminds me of Edwin McCain. Alt rock, but not so far out there that it's wierd. Just.. really catchy, awesome music :)

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I must say... very nice.

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He's looking GOOD!!!


Soundcheck

HellsBells, thank you for that link!! I have totally not seen that site before. LOVE all the songs live- especially bar-ba-sol <3

And the interview is wonderful too! I love watching him in interviews because he's so wonderfully articulate, intelligent, and down to earth


Oh and yeah, he is looking GORGEOUS! I'm glad he's hopefully had some time, now that the tour is over, to just kind of hang out a lay low for a little while. I think he def has because he looks MUCH more well rested :) Poor thing looked soooo tired toward the end of the show and throughout the tour!

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Updated On: 11/16/08 at 01:12 PM

Bumping and changed the title of the thread on account of, in 3 minutes, IT'S OUT!!

Not that I haven't already been listening to it nonstop, but. Still. It'll be wonderful having the actual official CD!

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Omg. So Cook's doing a signing at Virgin Megastore today, right? Well, I guess people have been waiting in line all night, so what did he do? He sent donuts for everyone. CUTIE <33

Sorry, just had to share, because I find that entirely adorable and uberly sweet

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LOVE THIS!!!

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I really like it so far. I was disappointed to read the song credits and not see none of the songs he wrote with Ed Roland (from my homeboys Collective Soul, they're from my town!) made the album.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sj_WIb1qbQ

Hahaha OMG- Hillary Clinton voted for Cook!! And was calling her friends asking them to do the same!!

Amazing Regis and Kelly interview. Seriously :P

aaand the R+K performance, if anyone's interested:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm2Sjm34Vow

<3


Oh, and WOOT WOOT for #1 over all on itunes!! He's got BEYONCE beat right now! Amazing!

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Well, he's no David Archuleta, THAT'S for sure.