"God Bless the Child" on Idol?

Edorr: You should be placed in a room with this so called talented singer while strapped down. And see how long you can survive? If this is your idea of quality singing? As on member said" over cooking the lyrics"with every silly pyrotechnic vocal display imaginable. Do yourself a favor and listen to Nat,Sinatra along with Ella and Vaughn and singers of that generation. And ask yourself where are their pyrotechnic vocal displays? There are none, just good singing.You want gospel? Then listen to Jackson and leave the worshiping in church.

Schipo,

That's pretty harsh.

Didn't realize there had to be guidelines to ensure singers sing a certain way.

BTW, I agree about the worthless and needless vocal gyrations that many singers are enamored with these days.

It's all in the artistry, heart and soul. Some singers just go through the gyrations and some sing with heartfelt meaning. Big difference!

Mapman: there's a reason to be pretty harsh these days. We have all been told not to judge and to except this bad sounding so called heartfelt artistry? The panel thought the kid was just great, and why? Their just as talentless. I would guess if Sinatra were judging this he would have called up Sam Giancana to put out a hit on all contestant's coming from the school of vocal hysterics..God bless us and not the child who has to listen to this.

"We have all been told not to judge and to except this bad sounding so called heartfelt artistry"

Aha, so that's what those voices in my head must have been saying!

Sinatra had a great voice and was magic when he was on but frankly produced a lot of pretty boring and frivolous material as well IMHO.

Go figure?

Sinatra was an artist. Patsy Cline baffled me when I was young, now I appreciate the beauty of her voice and her impeccable understated technique. I find a wealth of emotion in Sade's delivery. I cant stand to hear the National Anthem performed with garish vocal embellishment.
That being said, I thought Jacob Lusk's performance to be brilliant. Of course he was laying it all on the line. Of course if he sang every song with that over the top style it would be moronic and unlistenable. But this guy has the chops: tone, range, control that most singers would love to command.
One of my favorite 'listen with the lights off' songs is "Who Will Take My Place", from the Duhk's "Migrations" featuring Jessee Havey. I'm sure many would ask what the big deal is about her simple delivery.
Point is, even though something is not my normal preference, I surely recognize the talent.