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RE: Haley and Casey StageIt Performance - Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013
Hahah,
I like A&S. I think they sound nice together. I even think Sierra might be Haley's long lost sister. But they're a bit different than Caley.
For one, musically..they are much closer to what tends to be favored on these shows. As much as yes, Sierra's personality on television reminds me of Haley.. Alex is much closer to Phillip Phillips than Casey. (Although, IMO, he is more talented than Phillip.) So that this is really the result of a less talented Haley (whose personality is allowed to shine through on the television) dating Phillip Phillips and the two of them changing songs together. (which the audience tends to eat up.)
And I hate to say it, but Sierra has a much more "appealing" tv personality than Haley does. Haley's confident. Sierra is insecure on stage. (She'd never really performed in front of people, she's a dancer and hasn't really been a singer. Which is why she tends to cling to her boyfriend. ) Unfortunately, as unfair as it is..a beautiful confident girl is far less likable than one who isn't so confident to certain demographics of this show. And I don't think that's manufactured from Sierra. I think most people who aren't used to singing in front of people would be nervous in that situation. (And she's certainly grown some.)
I think you nailed it though. One pairing has romantic chemistry the other has musical chemistry. I like A&S. Their arrangements are often quite pretty. Their voices blend well together. But I doubt we'd see the spontaneity from them that we get from Haley and Casey because they are so musically connected.
Second, they want to be a duo. You can't really sell Casey and Haley as a duo when both are solo artists who like to perform together.
They're very Tim Burton/Johnny Depp IMO. (Haley and Casey)
I wouldn't be too jealous though. A&S are performing in front of a much smaller audience than Haley did. They're just the only decent thing from xFactor. What I wish, is that we got to see the itunes rankings, because according to the popularity bars, HOTRS is still Haley's most popular song. And I think that would have also opened up Haley to a lot more fans. Matt Schuler sang Hallelujah on The Voice a few weeks ago. It was a beautiful performance. But the last time I checked, it was still in the top 30 of the itunes..even after he left. At this point, some of that is from people listening to the itunes preview and buying it. This would have been good for Haley.
And speaking of, A&S I'd really love to hear Haley and Casey do a cover of "Say Something." It's such a beautiful song, and Haley's light voice and Casey's tone would sound beautiful in it. (The version of course, where the female gets a verse to herself too.)
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