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hargerst

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Kelly Clarkson Strikes Back !!
« on: June 30, 2007, 10:23:36 PM »

This is wild - if I'm reading it right.

Kelly Clarkson has had to cancel her tour because of poor ticket sales, and she's embroiled in a fight with Clive Davis over her choice to include a lot of self-penned songs on her new album, and Clive has withdrawn some support of her new album.  Is the American Idol star destined to go down in flames, even after selling 11,000,000 albums? Will Clive drop her, if this new album isn't a mega-hit?  Nope, Kelly hears a coup.

She gets her friend Reba McIntyre to perform with her on Crossroads, and picks up a bazillion Reba fans in the process.  The big hit song that night?  "Because of You" - written by Kelly Clarkson.  Reba gushes over what a great song it is.  And tells Kelly at the end of the show that Kelly has to come to Nashville more often.

Did Kelly just tell Clive (in a one hour TV show) to fuck off, leave her songwriting alone, and invite him to drop her from his label if he wants to?  She's now in with the Nashville crowd.

If that was her intent, it was brilliantly done, and it sent Clive a message he can't ignore.

Plus, it was one hell of a show; two tremendously talented singers who obviously love and respect each other.

This show was a coup for Kelly and the message was obvious.
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Re: Kelly Clarkson Strikes Back !!
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2007, 09:05:22 AM »

Harvey:  All that is fine exept for ONE little thing - "I've heard you sing Ms. Clarkson....and you ain't no Reba!" Laughing Personally, I think she sucks...but that's only MY opinion!
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hargerst

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Re: Kelly Clarkson Strikes Back !!
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2007, 09:59:45 AM »

Watch the Crossroads show on CMT; Reba apparently doesn't share your opinion of Kelly Clarkson.  There's a genuine bond between them.
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Re: Kelly Clarkson Strikes Back !!
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2007, 11:26:48 AM »

Harvey, as much as I'd like to think that a woman that young could pull off that sort of power play without LOOKING like she's putting one over on the record label, I don't know that it's possible....

But I'll keep a good thought.
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Re: Kelly Clarkson Strikes Back !!
« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2007, 11:33:33 AM »

I don't know if it was deliberate, but it's definitely a coup, none the less. And the timing of the show is perfect.  Reba's glowing endorsement of Kelly Clarkson sends a clear message to Clive; If he doesn't want Kelly, the country community does. Clive Davis may not like Kelly's writing, but Reba does.
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Re: Kelly Clarkson Strikes Back !!
« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2007, 01:12:48 PM »

I watched the first 2 or 3 songs of that show and had to turn it off. The lack of dynamics in Kelly's singing was grating at best.  

Just because you can sing loud and powerful doesn't mean that it should be done that way all the time.
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Re: Kelly Clarkson Strikes Back !!
« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2007, 01:21:14 PM »

ShakesTheClown wrote on Mon, 02 July 2007 01:12



Just because you can sing (insert whatever singing style here) doesn't mean that it should be done that way all the time.


And there is the problem with almost all of the recent "pop divas"...

One trick ponies.

Actually...I can't think of any female singer in recent years who that statement doesn't apply to.

Someone teach these trollops diversity.

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Re: Kelly Clarkson Strikes Back !!
« Reply #7 on: July 01, 2007, 01:39:15 PM »



Well, I'm with Harvey on this one... Kelly is a super star, with or without ole Clive wutz his name...

Go Kelly go!

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Re: Kelly Clarkson Strikes Back !!
« Reply #8 on: July 01, 2007, 08:11:45 PM »

hargerst wrote on Sun, 01 July 2007 11:33

...If he doesn't want Kelly, the country community does. Clive Davis may not like Kelly's writing, but Reba does.


But RM is not the Nashville "country community."  That would be about a handful of powerfyl producers/execs (often they are both).

If "they" even took her, she probably may not stay there very long.
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Re: Kelly Clarkson Strikes Back !!
« Reply #9 on: July 01, 2007, 08:56:53 PM »

ShakesTheClown wrote on Sun, 01 July 2007 13:12

I watched the first 2 or 3 songs of that show and had to turn it off. The lack of dynamics in Kelly's singing was grating at best.  

Just because you can sing loud and powerful doesn't mean that it should be done that way all the time.



Ladies & gentlemen of the Jury...I rest my case.......!
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Re: Kelly Clarkson Strikes Back !!
« Reply #10 on: July 02, 2007, 08:35:00 AM »

I'd like to hear from somebody that watched the whole show and still had that opinion.
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Re: Kelly Clarkson Strikes Back !!
« Reply #11 on: July 02, 2007, 01:15:54 PM »

Personally, I couldn't watch it if I tried.  I absolutely cannot stand Reba's accent.
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Re: Kelly Clarkson Strikes Back !!
« Reply #12 on: July 04, 2007, 01:48:05 AM »

compasspoint wrote:
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But RM is not the Nashville "country community." That would be about a handful of powerfyl producers/execs (often they are both).


Perhaps Reba was so gung ho about Kelly because she has just signed with her husband Narvel Blackstock and Starstruck Entertainment

http://recforums.prosoundweb.com/index.php/m/0/18154/16/895/ #msg_18154
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Re: Kelly Clarkson Strikes Back !!
« Reply #13 on: July 04, 2007, 11:35:39 AM »

Ahh, this is all starting to make some sense now.
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Re: Kelly Clarkson Strikes Back !!
« Reply #14 on: July 05, 2007, 01:16:31 AM »

I was just about to chime in with the same opinion.  That Oklahoma lisp which stretches single syllables into 3 bugs the hell out of me.

And, I almost universally despise Reba's song choices.

Not a ringing endorsement in my book.
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