(01-29-2013, 04:08 AM)Outcast Wrote: (01-28-2013, 11:53 PM)midnightblues Wrote: In my opinion James is an outstanding singer I really like his voice he has the pipes, and he also has high range velocity.
The boy and his act are stuck back in the 80s there is nothing original about him jumping around stage it's been done before by so many big hair metal bands.
James was a unique contestant, no one else before him nor since him performed metal on the show - he's the original metal contestant.
Energetic showmanship is largely missing from the modern rock scene where most of the frontmen play instruments. That what he did has been done before is not what matters, that his vocal and performance style is missing from current rock/metal is what does - it's what makes him stand out among his competitors in the current market. When he performs at rock festivals (which is a competitive environment) it's his vocals and his showmanship that gets him noticed.
(01-28-2013, 11:53 PM)midnightblues Wrote: Producers and record companies are looking for unique acts original acts and that holds a lot of water. When I saw him on Idol I was thinking his acting has all been done by some other artist and there's nothing new about it.
I have to agree with what Tusk said that the music biz is actually mostly looking for cookie cutter acts devoid of uniqueness and originality, eg: "the next Bieber" or "the next Taylor Swift" or whatever.
But anyway James did get signed and has worked big names in songwriting and production, and is doing so again now, though he's doing more of the writing this time.
@Tusk
I can roughly divide James' fans into 3 groups:
1. Those who are Idol fans, they watch every season and James was their S10 fave (some are into hard rock/metal, some are not)
2. Those who are not Idol fans, they don't watch the show but started watching because of James (mostly metalheads)
3. Those who didn't discover James via Idol but via live performance while he was on tour (again mostly metalheads)
The fans at MJs are the fans in the first category, these are also the fans that make up most to the private FB fan groups. The other 2 categories are usually only found on twitter, YouTube and rock/metal sites.
Thank you for the rundown Outcast Peace out bro
