The Voice Season 5

[Tom22]

Just because Haley seems like such a sweet, loving individual and The Voice just seems like a better experience for contestants.

Without negating anything you said,

I'd like to give a big dose of admiration and appreciation of the Idol band, led by Ray Chew.

It seem's like Haley had a wonderful relationship with him both personally and an artistic meeting of the minds.

The idol band can be so tight, and so ready to respond with a real chemistry to a singer/artist up to the task. Haley, has a musical knowledge that could work with them in a really symbiotic way as she always seems to be at her very peak when with other extraordinary musicians. (or think of Haley with Clash and Myles Kennedy for an outside Idol performance)

I think Haley's performances would have not been nearly so special without the creativity and flexibility that the band allowed her.... and what they contributed themselves in their own right to the listeners ear with rifts between chorus's etc.

I'm not talking so much about the competition aspect of that but to my joy in hearing them years later. Musicians who can play their own instruments on the Voice seem to be able to push the voice band out of the way better. The voice band does normal rock ok as long as you don't like your ear to dwell on it all in fragments (I'm hearing the bass and drumer and guitar going their many ways as the singer sings and the voice usually sticks to something pretty straight...which is OK(not super but passable) if it's rock)

It's true that Nigel didn't let her pick her songs, and probably tried hard to give her some dogs (and succeed with the bitter vengeful "you oughta know" ).. she had a chance to make all she could with what they gave her... with the aid of Ray Chew. She made them all worth listening