The songs are up on the AI website and the voting is open. I know last we had a thread to chat about the entries and rate them and post our comments on them.
I'm listening now so I'll update as I hear each one.
When You Come From Nothing - Actually sounds very Country, but perhaps that's just the person singing it. I just laughed when I started it because it just sounds perfect for Kristy Lee. I could definitely here it on Country radio. I'm actually impressed with how decent it is. It still has the standard cheesy reaching your dreams theme but it's not bad. I wouldn't change the station if I heard it on the radio.
Rating: 9/10
Thank You Whatever Comes - The title didn't give me high hopes for the song and the song lived up to the expectation I had of it. Overly cheesy lyrically and just a crap song. Sounds like a Celine Dion reject song. Lame.
Rating: 3/10
Dream Big - What an obvious title. This ones sounds like a Country song too. This one isn't too bad. Decent chorus. I could hear it on the radio. So far I've only heard 3rd but the songs overall sound better put together than the crap from last year. It's probably all professional Country songwriters sending in their entries.
Rating: 7/10
Overcome - This one isn't Country, sounds like a OneRepublic song actually. Definitely could be a rock song. This one screams David Cook actually. I know he's not the cheesy winner single type but he might actually be able to do something with one like this. I kind of like this one. Sounds a bit like a Christian rock type song.
Rating: 7/10
The Time of My Life - Crap from the very first second. The epitome of crappy, cheesy piece of shit winner's single. I couldn't even get through the whole thing.
Rating: 1/10
Stronger - Another one that sounds like a Country song, more Pop/Country than the other too but another one that immediately struck me as Country. Halfway decent chorus but it's not that good.
Rating: 6/10
You Believed In Me - Crap, crap, crap, crap, crap. I don't even want to rate this piece of shit. It's like a song that all the generic pop/rock bands rejected so they entered it.
Rating: 0/10
In This Moment - Not bad. Another one that could make a decent rock song and go in other directions as well depending on made the F2. Not the greatest song ever but could make a decent winner's single and also a half-decent radio song.
Rating: 7/10
Here I Am - I was a little thrown by the title because it's the same as the most recent Australian Idol winner's single. This one would also make a decent winner's single and it sounds somewhat like a real song you'd hear on the radio. One thing I like about this one is that it doesn't have a huge ridiculous moment like most of the winner's singles but it does have a more subtle, nice moment.
Rating: 8/10
Something Like Heaven - I immediately liked this one. I feel like this song could go in different genre directions which I think is important since people will want to make it suit them if they make the F2. I could hear this one on the radio too. I really like the chorus, even though it's about heaven. It sounds cool.
Rating: 8/10
Align - I immediately liked the title because it wasn't a cliche, cheesy, obvious title. I could actually hear this one on the radio too. This one seems like it would only work in the way it is, a little pop/rock. I don't see this working for many of the contestants. I don't hear it being a folky kind of number, a Country one or a belting one. I don't even see it working for Achie as a ballad. It's a DCook song.
Rating: 8/10
Only Love - The beginning of this song sounds a bit awkward, like something should come first. This one sounds a bit Countryish too. I don't like it, it sounds like bits a pieces and not like a finished song.
Rating: 4/10
You Can Do Anything - Sounds like a rehash of all the rainbows, puppies and dreams songs we've had before. It's like they picked different parts from each one and threw it all together.Very cheesy and lame big loud moment. Don't like it at all.
Rating: 2/10
Faith - Don't like this one either. A little too cheesy and typical again. It actually sounds similiar to This Is My Now, like lyrically and stuff. That was like this is my now, and this one is all with faith love can carry us through. Blah. It has one halfway decent part lyrically but other than that it's crappy.
Rating: 5/10
Believe - Sounded like one of the R&B songs you'd hear on the radio like a Chris Brown or Usher type thing. It's not too bad, I don't think I'd turn it off immediately. I don't think it would work for any of the remaining contestants though.
Rating: 6/10
You Believe In Me - I love how there are two songs with almost the exact same title. This one sucks too, not quite as much but it sucks. The style it's done in sounds like Brooke might able to make it work. It's lame though.
Rating: 2/10
No Turning Back - Nice rock type song. Another I can hear DCook doing up well. This one doesn't have a hint of rainbows or purppies or clouds or anything either which is a nice change. It definitely has the theme but it's edgier and not lame. I really like this one.
Rating: 10/10
All You Will Need - This one is kind of cool. I can see this one being done up in different styles well, and I can hear it on the radio. I can hear Carly doing this one well. Again no mentions of rainbows or stars.
Rating: 9/10
We're Going To Make It - Another one that sounds like it could be on Country radio. This one seems very gendered to me, it sounds like it could only be a girl's song. I don't know why. Not too bad though.
Rating: 7/10
Fly Me Away - Sounds like something the Archies would wet their pants over. Sucks.
Rating: 1/10
I'm listening now so I'll update as I hear each one.
When You Come From Nothing - Actually sounds very Country, but perhaps that's just the person singing it. I just laughed when I started it because it just sounds perfect for Kristy Lee. I could definitely here it on Country radio. I'm actually impressed with how decent it is. It still has the standard cheesy reaching your dreams theme but it's not bad. I wouldn't change the station if I heard it on the radio.
Rating: 9/10
Thank You Whatever Comes - The title didn't give me high hopes for the song and the song lived up to the expectation I had of it. Overly cheesy lyrically and just a crap song. Sounds like a Celine Dion reject song. Lame.
Rating: 3/10
Dream Big - What an obvious title. This ones sounds like a Country song too. This one isn't too bad. Decent chorus. I could hear it on the radio. So far I've only heard 3rd but the songs overall sound better put together than the crap from last year. It's probably all professional Country songwriters sending in their entries.
Rating: 7/10
Overcome - This one isn't Country, sounds like a OneRepublic song actually. Definitely could be a rock song. This one screams David Cook actually. I know he's not the cheesy winner single type but he might actually be able to do something with one like this. I kind of like this one. Sounds a bit like a Christian rock type song.
Rating: 7/10
The Time of My Life - Crap from the very first second. The epitome of crappy, cheesy piece of shit winner's single. I couldn't even get through the whole thing.
Rating: 1/10
Stronger - Another one that sounds like a Country song, more Pop/Country than the other too but another one that immediately struck me as Country. Halfway decent chorus but it's not that good.
Rating: 6/10
You Believed In Me - Crap, crap, crap, crap, crap. I don't even want to rate this piece of shit. It's like a song that all the generic pop/rock bands rejected so they entered it.
Rating: 0/10
In This Moment - Not bad. Another one that could make a decent rock song and go in other directions as well depending on made the F2. Not the greatest song ever but could make a decent winner's single and also a half-decent radio song.
Rating: 7/10
Here I Am - I was a little thrown by the title because it's the same as the most recent Australian Idol winner's single. This one would also make a decent winner's single and it sounds somewhat like a real song you'd hear on the radio. One thing I like about this one is that it doesn't have a huge ridiculous moment like most of the winner's singles but it does have a more subtle, nice moment.
Rating: 8/10
Something Like Heaven - I immediately liked this one. I feel like this song could go in different genre directions which I think is important since people will want to make it suit them if they make the F2. I could hear this one on the radio too. I really like the chorus, even though it's about heaven. It sounds cool.
Rating: 8/10
Align - I immediately liked the title because it wasn't a cliche, cheesy, obvious title. I could actually hear this one on the radio too. This one seems like it would only work in the way it is, a little pop/rock. I don't see this working for many of the contestants. I don't hear it being a folky kind of number, a Country one or a belting one. I don't even see it working for Achie as a ballad. It's a DCook song.
Rating: 8/10
Only Love - The beginning of this song sounds a bit awkward, like something should come first. This one sounds a bit Countryish too. I don't like it, it sounds like bits a pieces and not like a finished song.
Rating: 4/10
You Can Do Anything - Sounds like a rehash of all the rainbows, puppies and dreams songs we've had before. It's like they picked different parts from each one and threw it all together.Very cheesy and lame big loud moment. Don't like it at all.
Rating: 2/10
Faith - Don't like this one either. A little too cheesy and typical again. It actually sounds similiar to This Is My Now, like lyrically and stuff. That was like this is my now, and this one is all with faith love can carry us through. Blah. It has one halfway decent part lyrically but other than that it's crappy.
Rating: 5/10
Believe - Sounded like one of the R&B songs you'd hear on the radio like a Chris Brown or Usher type thing. It's not too bad, I don't think I'd turn it off immediately. I don't think it would work for any of the remaining contestants though.
Rating: 6/10
You Believe In Me - I love how there are two songs with almost the exact same title. This one sucks too, not quite as much but it sucks. The style it's done in sounds like Brooke might able to make it work. It's lame though.
Rating: 2/10
No Turning Back - Nice rock type song. Another I can hear DCook doing up well. This one doesn't have a hint of rainbows or purppies or clouds or anything either which is a nice change. It definitely has the theme but it's edgier and not lame. I really like this one.
Rating: 10/10
All You Will Need - This one is kind of cool. I can see this one being done up in different styles well, and I can hear it on the radio. I can hear Carly doing this one well. Again no mentions of rainbows or stars.
Rating: 9/10
We're Going To Make It - Another one that sounds like it could be on Country radio. This one seems very gendered to me, it sounds like it could only be a girl's song. I don't know why. Not too bad though.
Rating: 7/10
Fly Me Away - Sounds like something the Archies would wet their pants over. Sucks.
Rating: 1/10
