(12-08-2015, 01:24 AM)InItToWinIt Wrote: That sounds more likely. I'm glad that Haley and Casey have have the tremendous relationship they have but sometimes I think Casey is given too much credit for being the catalyst in their musical relationship. In terms of improvisation in their AI run, I thought it was far more evident in Haley than in Casey (Oh Darling, GBTC, and Moanin).
I wasn't going there at all -- "catalyst in their musical relationship". Although I can't find the link right now, we've all seen the video of Haley performing
Moanin' at the RoadHouse (correct name?), several years before Idol. There was nothing in the Idol
Moanin' that wasn't there at the RoadHouse in spades. We know Haley was the catalyst for the
Moanin' duet. She obviously could have killed it had she sung it by herself. She didn't. It took an unjudged situation and, perhaps a kindred spirit, to take the risk and earn the just reward.
Although I think Casey can provide some beautiful vocals, he can also serve up some god-awful noises -- i.e. the HOTRS/
Amazing Grace mashup floating around. But I guarantee, the folks in that audience were roaring through every screechy note of it. So maybe that's just the peculiarities of my personal taste. How many beautiful operatic voices did I listen to in the past year? As few as possible.
Is Casey a Svengali? Hardly. Is he a kook? Yup. Given the particular chain of events/opportunities that has made this such a spectacular year for Haley fans, can anyone doubt the value of the Caley friendship?
