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Post by Colin on Jun 8, 2008 1:17:03 GMT
Hi everyone Having finally prised my Hayley Sings Japanese Songs CD off my CD player, I listened to Where Do We Go From Here. I'm afraid this is the first song I've heard Hayley singing on that I dislike.  It's nothing to do with Hayley's performance - what I can hear of it - but completely to do with the arrangement and production of the song. Is it me, or does it sound like it's been produced and arranged by, let's be generous, an apprentice? Blake won the Classical Brit album award and so presumably have a biggish following at least here in the UK. The trouble is any of their fans listening to this song will probably not like it much either, and won't feel inclined to listen to anything more by Hayley. As you can see, I'm very disappointed with this song and hope against hope that it won't be performed at Broadlands in July, or if it is that it is arranged better. Kind regards Colin |
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Post by stevemacdonald on Jun 8, 2008 4:34:25 GMT
... Is it me, or does it sound like it's been produced and arranged by, let's be generous, an apprentice? Nah, apprentices are often better than their teachers. Probably was a tin-eared fuddy-duddy with too much seniority. Hayley does not sound great in groups the way she does solo, and no one's figured out how to optimise her contributions those situations. |
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Post by martindn on Jun 8, 2008 18:30:36 GMT
Hi Colin,
Well, I too bought a copy of this. I'played it once, and that was enough! I actually preferred the instrumental version, track 3 to Blake and Hayley's sung version. It is, quite simply as I wrote elsewhere a mess, to my ears at least.
Since then I have stuck to Hayley's Japanese Songs album, which is gorgeous.
Steve, I don't think I agree with you about the groups. She was excellent in CW, and I'm told with Il Divo. The O Holy Night peformance with Blake referred to earlier in this thread was also good. This is just a lousy arrangement of the song, IMO.
Martin
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Post by graemek on Feb 17, 2009 4:13:20 GMT
Hi Colin, Well, I too bought a copy of this. I'played it once, and that was enough! I actually preferred the instrumental version, track 3 to Blake and Hayley's sung version. It is, quite simply as I wrote elsewhere a mess, to my ears at least. Since then I have stuck to Hayley's Japanese Songs album, which is gorgeous. Steve, I don't think I agree with you about the groups. She was excellent in CW, and I'm told with Il Divo. The O Holy Night peformance with Blake referred to earlier in this thread was also good. This is just a lousy arrangement of the song, IMO. Martin Well, I was warned wasn't I. My copy arrived today 5 days after leaving Japan. Martin, I feel the same as you do yet I would say I like anything Hayley sings. I came to this thread to see what had been written about this 3 tracker. So far I find the CD insults Hayley & Blake....and probably us the customers too.  Shame, Graeme |
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Post by comet on Feb 17, 2009 17:49:51 GMT
Hi Folks, I got to like this track after a few plays, I have often heard it come on in another room and it sounds great ! Sometimes I leave the car doors open if I am working in a large workshop or warehouse unit to listen to some music while I work. I suppose this is a different type of listening as opposed to sitting down , remote in hand and very deliberately listening to a specific track. When it comes on now I just enjoy it, The ending is a little unusual I Grant you  |
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Post by Bamafan on Sept 24, 2014 1:14:17 GMT
I FOUND IT!! I finally found the commercial that this song was used in!  Is it just me, or does Hayley's part in this recording sound different to the one on the CD? -Taylor i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif |
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Post by Libby on Sept 24, 2014 3:16:30 GMT
I wouldn't know. I've never really listened to it, as it's such a noisy song. It still didn't appeal to me here.
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Post by cloudbusting.heights on Sept 24, 2014 17:37:47 GMT
I've always liked this song actually.... the only thing that bothered me about was the sounds or sound levels. It sounds like the orchestra, Blake and Hayley are all singingnon different volume levels.
Taylor, good find with that ad!!
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Post by gillette on Sept 24, 2014 17:45:39 GMT
Hi Bamafan,
What a find! How did HWI ever manage to miss that for so long??!!
BobS
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Post by Bamafan on Sept 24, 2014 20:56:31 GMT
Thanks Bob.  I actually really like the song too Paige! I think it just came down to bad production.  -Taylor  |
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Post by Sing on Sept 24, 2014 21:22:25 GMT
Great find- thanks Taylor  ! It's one of my favourite songs but I think it could have been produced a bit better. |
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Post by martindn on Sept 24, 2014 21:27:16 GMT
No doesn't appeal to me either. As I have said before it is a mess that not even Hayley and the other fine voices involved can redeem.
Martin D
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Post by Libby on Sept 25, 2014 5:58:27 GMT
No doesn't appeal to me either. As I have said before it is a mess that not even Hayley and the other fine voices involved can redeem. Martin D Yes, as beautiful as Hayley's voice is, I find that it sounds like she's straining to be heard over all the noise, and to me, it doesn't really suit her voice very well, either. Her voice, several men's voices, plus the noisy orchestra all seem to be trying to be heard at the same time, which makes them all lost together in a huge clamor. |
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