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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2013 20:21:41 GMT
You are not alone, Susie. Many of us have been discussing the idea of Hayley recording more of her originals, and we all can agree that she needs to! I think in addition to her fans, Hayley herself would enjoy the deeply personal aspect of performing and recording her own compositions. It really would be a nice change of pace considering the scarcity of originals on her previous albums - and as you said her songs stand out; they are all very well written.
-Rory
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Post by Libby on Jan 30, 2013 3:28:58 GMT
I completely agree with you, Susie.  Surprised to hear you say that Libby, always though you were a bit of a movie buff, especially with your obvious enthusiasm for LOTR and The Hobbit, and your keenness for Hayley to be involved in movies. I always thought it was me who is not into movies. In fact musicals are some of the few that I do enjoy, because they have music and I love music. Perhaps if the singing was terrible it would put me off, but for musicals the music is the main reason you go. I like live performances of musicals too, a few months ago I was at a superb performance of The Sound of Music. And we saw a live performance of "Grease" just before Christmas. The reason I mostly don't like a lot of films is because of the proliferation of "strong" language and violence - I don't like explicit sex scenes either. So I avoid anything like that, and that means I don't watch much TV either. Martin D Umm, yes, I am a LOTR and Hobbit buff. As I said, that's pretty much all I do like. Your ending statements are the precise reason I don't like most movies. The Hobbit and LOTR contain none of those unpleasant things you describe. Violence yes, but only to destroy evil beasts. I like it because it's nothing like reality, and I find stories too close to reality extremely depressing. It's escapism. Since you seem to understand my sentiments, I don't see why you should be so surprised. And yes, I want Hayley to sing for a big movie so she can have better recognition around the world. The Stolen probably isn't going to cut it. Something that's very popular like the Tolkien stuff is ideal, particularly since it's filmed in New Zealand by Kiwi director, producers, actors, crew, etc. The guy who sang the theme song for the 1st Hobbit movie is a Kiwi. Hopefully they'll keep up with the Kiwi singers, and include Hayley in one of them. And I like music. That doesn't automatically make musicals appealing. Most musicals that I've seen (only movies) seem pretty annoying when they sing every few minutes. I do like the Sound of Music, but that's because it's not singing through the entire thing, and it's a good story, of course. I'm not saying Les Miz isn't a good story, but to me it seems like it would be too sad. As I said, I might try it if wasn't singing the whole way through. |
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Post by Bamafan on Jan 30, 2013 3:44:27 GMT
I do like the Sound of Music, but that's because it's not singing through the entire thing, and it's a good story, of course. Not to mention Julie Andrews!  She was (I think) the Hayley of her time, because she could sing just about anything, and she is an extremely nice person. -Taylor i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2013 3:45:55 GMT
Yea, as far as musicals go, I'm not crazy about them myself. I find it hard to take a story that's unfolding before me seriously if people start spontaneously singing. I guess it's just not for my taste. It's not to say that I can't enjoy the songs from musicals as stand-alones, but that escapism that Libby mentioned seems tainted to me with everyone singing. The best escapism is a mixture of fantasy and reality: you see things that you never would see in reality, but you believe they're real. Well that's my 2 cents Perhaps my youth has dulled my appreciation for these arts lol -Rory |
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Post by Bamafan on Jan 30, 2013 3:54:31 GMT
I don't think so, as I'm the youngest person on the forum and greatly appreciate and enjoy musicals; I think it's just a taste thing. Some people love them; others, not so much. Nothing wrong with that, just different. To each their own. -Taylor i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2013 4:01:19 GMT
I don't think so, as I'm the youngest person on the forum and greatly appreciate and enjoy musicals; I think it's just a taste thing. Some people love them; others, not so much. Nothing wrong with that, just different. To each their own. -Taylor i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gifYea I was even half joking when I said that. lol I'm into alot of things that most people my age wouldn't be. To each their own indeed -Rory |
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Post by Libby on Jan 30, 2013 4:10:49 GMT
Me, too, for that matter. Most people these days only pay attention to the mainstream music, and not much else. Anything mainstream these days, even if they're good songs, they're way overplayed, so that kind of ruins it for me. Also, many popular singers have nasty songs, dress distastefully, and just don't stand out vocally. Or some have unique voices (one famous pop voice in particular), but the sound of them is not the most pleasant thing I've ever heard.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2013 4:22:39 GMT
Me, too, for that matter. Most people these days only pay attention to the mainstream music, and not much else. Anything mainstream these days, even if they're good songs, they're way overplayed, so that kind of ruins it for me. Also, many popular singers have nasty songs, dress distastefully, and just don't stand out vocally. Or some have unique voices (one famous pop voice in particular), but the sound of them is not the most pleasant thing I've ever heard. Exactly. I find it very hard to find popular music these days with real emotion. That's the only thing that really matters to me. If there's some intensity and passion to a song, I tend to like it no matter what style it is or who's singing it. Adele is a prime example of someone who I believe is doing that in the mainstream today. Most other artists are either extremely generic with little talent or emotion, or trying too hard to be original and just winding up sounding weird (alot of indie music) -Rory |
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Post by martindn on Jan 30, 2013 20:50:57 GMT
Well, I've been to see Les Mis today. I have to say it is one of the best films I have ever seen, even though it has its moments of sex and violence they are never portrayed as positive things, just as tools for the oppression of the poor. And although most of the dialogue is sung, there are no group song and dance scenes like most musicals. The subject is too grim for that. I can remember visiting an exhibition in Paris years ago about the French Revolution, and coming away profoundly moved by the horror of all. Les Mis is like that. But despite the fact that in Les Mis nearly everyone ends up dead, good triumphs in the end. If you want emotion I recommend Les Mis, I had tears in my eyes more than once. And although it goes on for nearly 3 hours, it is utterly compelling.
Martin D
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Post by Libby on Jan 30, 2013 20:58:36 GMT
Yes, I respect Adele for those things, and I think she has a very uniqe voice. But unfortunately she's included in the overplayed category. I want to scream every time her Rolling in the Deep song is played, or if someone on the singing shows sings it. Also, in some of her songs I find her voice a little annoying. That's actually who I was referring to in my previous post. However, in songs like Someone Like You, it's not annoying, it's powerful and so different sounding. I also heard the Skyfall song and really liked it, her voice sounded very nice through the whole thing. If she'd sing more like that all the time, I'd probably like her. But, she doesn't. So she's just not an artist where I could listen to everything by her.
I've heard a singer doing her Turning Tables, and he sounds way better than her in my opinion. He's the a cappella artist I made a thread for recently, Peter Hollens. He does Someone Like You in that track too, and he does a really good job in that, too. Yes, he hits that "don't forget me!" note, too, and very well. He has a very versatile voice, singing very low notes, all the way to falsetto, and still sounding great. He's a very talented artist.
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