(01-07-2013, 04:03 PM)Tusk Wrote: Right now, I'm having a hard time getting why Haley still illicits this bizarre need for people to frame her in a negative light... The girl is keeping a positive attitude living a creative life and offering positivity where ever she goes...so I don't get it....
(01-07-2013, 04:41 PM)Miguel Wrote: FYI: Tusk is referring to some people on MJ's. Some fans of Haley made positive posts in response to her RML performance, volunteering that she was their favorite Idol ever or that she was the best performer of her season (that post seems to have been deleted). Those posts spurred some posters to remark negatively on the performance and one in particular to dig in deeper when confronted with evidence contrary to his remarks (you can't call them out directly about their underlying motivation because such an "attack" is likely to lead to your banning). The insidious nature of such posts ["I'm being completely objective when I make this negative statement"] poisons the well.
It seems that some people thought her performance was too "stiff" or too laid back.Then again one of those also posted that when she was on Idol that after the first couple of weeks she sang the same song everytime-which is actually pretty funny-all you can really do is laugh at comments like that.
Her performance might not have been as animated as Lollapolooza but that's all I would say about it.It was fine.I always keep in mind that since last May when her album came out that she's had-maybe- a half dozen gigs with a full band.Under those circumstances there's been little opportunity at all to really grow as a performer.There may have been all the duo or trio gigs but to my mind,its just not the same.Maybe for a gig like Las Vegas it was OK but for the kind of music she's doing on her album,there's no substitute for a full band and I'm sure she'd be the first to tell you that.
When I went to see her in Portland,opening for Allen Stone,and with just John Notto backing her up on guitar-my sister who I went with and whose opinion I respect- said more than once that Haley sounded great but just imagine if she were up there in front of Allen's band.She's going to see Allen and Haley in Boston on the 20th and she actually sent Allen a tweet suggesting that Allen have Haley sit in with his band.It might not happen but I told her-way to go.
At any rate all you have to do is look at her tour videos and see what kind of performer she was by the end of it.All she needs is get busy.
