1.21.13 Adam gets in shape #fitness

Am I missing a concert? I have 2 in Russia -- Moscow and St. Petersburg.

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I have mixed feelings about it but I hope Adam stays out of Russian politics.

And when he performs, he brings people together and seems to open some minds. I saw that even when I went to see the Idols Live in the deep South.

I just wanted to ad my two cents on the vocal performances for the inauguration. I would be amazing to hear Adam perform. I think a lot of people who don't know much about him would be dropping their jaws (fans would too). 

I was very impressed with Beyonce. She's not my favorite singer/performer but she really showed her chops. She started very low in her range (a bit weak) but what can you do with that song. She sang it her style but did not get overly showy with it.

Kelly is the one who really impressed me, however. I would not be surprised if that arrangement was done just for her; The military bands have some terrific composers/arrangers. It was drastically different from the soulful version Aretha Franklin did at Obama 1. The reason I'm so impressed is because that arrangement was not so straightforward for a pop singer. There are lots of time signature changes, and she had to know exactly how long to hold notes and rests. Normally the song is in 3/4 time (the beats are grouped in three's like a waltz--1 2 3, 1 2 3). This version has 4-beat groupings and possibly some in 5 (I only listened twice). At any rate, she couldn't just rely on singing it the way the rest of us do. Very tricky. American Idol can be very proud today.

Also, neither of these ladies is used to singing with a band/orchestra, which has to be unnerving for them.



James Taylor was very nice, but, as i mentioned before not a great singer compared to Kelly and Beyonce. His voice is pleasant and relaxing, but his songs are what is most unique about him. 

ETA: Ooops, might be too off topic or should be in the Vocal Masterclass thread. Oh well.

I hope Adam stays out of it too. It could get ugly. 

But I don't want him to cancel. His fans over there would be crushed. 

I agree. Afterall, this is not AL Radio even if we all wish it was. EMR needs to attract listeners with many varied tastes in music and I think they're doing a great job. So happy they are playing AL. I guess the true measure of my AL devotion is the fact that I 'put up' with the rap selections just to hear AL. I hate RAp!!!If they air his music 1-2 times per hour I'd be happy. That would be a lot more than we hear on US stations which I refuse to listen to anymore. If non-fans at least hear his music every so often they may be inclined to check out his music. Now that we all have gotten over the excitement of listening to EMR, perhaps limiting our requests and tweets might be a good idea.