Idina Defying Gravity Single- Page 3

[ashley0139]

Posted: 6/20/07 at 9:25pm

Oh please. If she had to record Defying Gravity to get a record deal, who cares? You do what you can. Good for her. And I like the new version- I like her voice being more mellow than screamy.

Updated On: 6/20/07 at 09:25 PM

[vmlinnie]

Posted: 6/20/07 at 9:43pm

I'm not saying against that - if she had to, great, do it! Not a bad song. But the arrangement was just a tad crap. Perhaps showing off her voice in a more technical role with a symphonic arrangemnt or something might have been better though.

[ashley0139]

Posted: 6/20/07 at 10:09pm

I wasn't speaking (typing?) to you specifically; everyone was arguing about it.

As for the arrangement, I think it's the same as why I like her better on See What I Wanna See rather than Wicked. I think she's fabulous with the jazzy stuff. I like the huge belty stuff less.

[Swiftynifty15]

Posted: 6/20/07 at 11:39pm

Since this is a single should it be getting radio play on main stream stations?

[outdamnwench]

Posted: 6/20/07 at 11:59pm

Personally, I really like the song. I think it's cool that they took a song thats bursting with energy and made it really mellow and calm.

And even if I didn't like the arranging and producing, it has nothing to do with Idina herself and she still sung it amazingly.

[Raviolisun]

Posted: 6/21/07 at 12:07am

As for the arrangement, I think it's the same as why I like her better on See What I Wanna See rather than Wicked. I think she's fabulous with the jazzy stuff. I like the huge belty stuff less.

I think so, too. She's great on the Lippa's The Wild Party OCR.

[nygrl23]

Posted: 6/21/07 at 9:17am

I really enjoyed a chilled-out live version of the song she's done--a version's on youtube somewhere...

Geez, broadwayguy. Did Idina breeze by you on Eighth Avenue, talking angrily on her cell phone and spitefully knocking the recently purchased cup of Starbucks out of your hand?

[nygrl23]

Posted: 6/21/07 at 9:27am

>As for her new CD, I've only heard the demos. And I don't know what will make the final cut. But, both "Rip In Heaven" and "So Perfect" where my personal favorites. But, I agree, I think "Defying" will be listed as a bonus track. Like "Taylor" was on Kristin's CD.<

I think Idina has to choose her music carefully, because she sounds great live but, imho, not as good in the studio, which is the opposite of many of the "younger" musical acts being signed these days. Jazzier tunes that allow for a playful touch and humor, chocolatey ballads, that sort of thing. (i've no idea what I'm trying to say)

[nygrl23]

Posted: 6/21/07 at 9:27am

>As for her new CD, I've only heard the demos. And I don't know what will make the final cut. But, both "Rip In Heaven" and "So Perfect" where my personal favorites. But, I agree, I think "Defying" will be listed as a bonus track. Like "Taylor" was on Kristin's CD.<

I think Idina has to choose her music carefully, because she sounds great live but, imho, not as good in the studio, which is the opposite of many of the "younger" musical acts being signed these days. Jazzier tunes that allow for a playful touch and humor, chocolatey ballads, that sort of thing. (i've no idea what I'm trying to say)

[BroadwayGirl107]

Posted: 6/21/07 at 10:46am

I'm not so concerned about what songs she records--because I trust they'll be all right--so much as what the producers DO with the recording. The crazy thing is she really does sound significantly better singing live because producers seem to have lost sight of the fact that there are some voices that shouldn't be touched up in the studio, and she's got one of them. That's why this single bothers me--it's like they've sucked all the soul out of the vocal and turned the earthy, acoustic arrangement she had a couple of years ago (off which they obviously based some of this) and turned it into something more reminiscent of Celine Dion's music than Idina's sound.