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 Post subject: Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 3:26 pm 
I wouldn't go so far to say it's awful, but I'm not in love with it. He did a good job. I mean, I'm sure we're all used to hearing a female voice singing that song, so it's a little odd that we're hearing otherwise, but I think with time, I'd learn to like it just as much as the original. Also, when it comes to hearing Max sing, it's a little bit weird to hear him sing in that style (like in Tripping, also). I much prefer to hear him sing like he would in any given Say Anything song than anything else. _________________ Be happy, be contagious. |
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 5:39 pm
Can we just put "Telescope Eyes" right between "Creep" and "Hallelujah" on the list of songs that should never be played again, by anyone, ever? I actually really like the guitar/piano arrangement, but those vocals... Did he have something stuck up his nose that day? Mind you, I don't listen to Say Anything, so someone tell me if that's how Max sounds all the time. It's not terribly awful, but it's not an improvement on "Telescope Eyes" either, and therefore I cannot discern a reason for it to exist. _________________ INTELLECT AND ROMANCE OVER BRUTE FORCE AND CYNICISM Smokemonster |
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 6:41 pm
golly_sandra wrote: Also, when it comes to hearing Max sing, it's a little bit weird to hear him sing in that style (like in Tripping, also). I much prefer to hear him sing like he would in any given Say Anything song than anything else.  Although, to be fair, sometimes it's nice, like with Vexed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdlzATLsQmA OG voice. |
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:43 pm
Ha! I rather liked that!  _________________ Mike=] |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:20 am
i don't think it was as bad as some of you are saying. at the beginning it sounds like the vocals are distorted - i wonder if that is on the original recording or if they degraded the file in making the video, etc. _________________ I am Torgo. I take care of the place while the Master is away. |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:23 am
Saellys wrote: Can we just put "Telescope Eyes" right between "Creep" and "Hallelujah" on the list of songs that should never be played again, by anyone, ever? You have my support in that effort, especially since Eisley recorded the song 3 times themselves. P. S. I might have liked more it if he based his version on the Laughing City version... _________________ yup, that's my name. FOR YOUR RATING PLEASURE: 4 LIKE Buttons, 1 NEUTRAL, 1 VEXED, 5 DISLIKE buttons. LC > FB          
 = personal fave  = Eisley fans should dig it
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:05 pm
wilsmith wrote: Saellys wrote: Can we just put "Telescope Eyes" right between "Creep" and "Hallelujah" on the list of songs that should never be played again, by anyone, ever? I'm not a huge fan of the LC version, but the EP2 version is bomb diggity! |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:57 pm
Wow. Very terrible cover. Like, "blow my brains out so I can forget this emoshit cover" bad. If you want a good Eisley cover check out Kiersten Holine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf5s1k8zAc0 |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:22 am
Since I can't sing, I don't knock anyone else
Is it great...? .. no.... It's sure not Eisley (but what is?). Sure, it's different, but I enjoyed it for what it is. _________________ Dan and daughter, Samantha - We Love Eisley! |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:24 am
I know quite a few people who aren't professional musicians who could produce a better cover of this song. You could walk into any high school in America and find somebody who could do a better cover. |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:53 am
tahruh wrote: golly_sandra wrote: Also, when it comes to hearing Max sing, it's a little bit weird to hear him sing in that style (like in Tripping, also). I much prefer to hear him sing like he would in any given Say Anything song than anything else. Although, to be fair, sometimes it's nice, like with Vexed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdlzATLsQmA OG voice. Funny. Vexed came on my shuffle the other day and I was thinking about how it was one of the better songs on that album (along with We Killed it... which is more in his older abrasive style). On a complete tangent, In Defense of the Genre could have been a good album if he just took the best half of it and didn't make it a double disc. _________________ EvilSpace |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:59 am
olimario wrote: Wow.
Very terrible cover. Like, "blow my brains out so I can forget this emoshit cover" bad. If you want a good Eisley cover check out Kiersten Holine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf5s1k8zAc0 While Max definitely should have not done this song, you're not only selling him short, you're also upselling the girl in the link you posted. She's got a nice little poppy voice, but with absolutely no range. Anybody who can carry a tune and play basic guitar parts (even though she even messed that up) could have produced a similar performance. Maybe you just like it so much because of the 1920s quality she gives the song? _________________ EvilSpace |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:12 am
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:17 am
Kiersten has an effortless voice with a great quality. Very pleasing. Ten Cent Blues isn't exactly a song to show off range, either. Kiersten Holine cover of 'Girl' by The Beatles. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GClhrvtTzw I'm not selling him short at all. It was really horrible. His shaky, out-of-control, talk-singing emo voice just wrecked any little thing the song had going for it. I'm not familiar with SA's music so I don't have any bias for or against the band. |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:36 am
Yeah... Girl clearly isn't a great example either. It has a narrow range. She was even straining on some of the notes there. She just doesn't have good range. The one point in TCB that she could show off any range she sung down an octave. She has a nice sounding voice, though. _________________ EvilSpace |
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