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Diana DeGarmo finished second on the 2004 American Idol largely due to her plucky, irrepressible spirit. She was the local girl next door who always has the desire to put on a show, and viewers responded as much to that attitude as they did to her voice. It also didn't hurt that at the age of 16, she was one of the youngest contestants on the show, and it's very likely that many members of her fan base identified with her -- when they watched Diana they could see themselves up there on-stage. All that might have led to success on a TV show, but it doesn't make for a good record, as her debut, Blue Skies, illustrates. Released six months after the close of the show's third season (and only two weeks after 2004's winner, Fantasia Barrino, released her first album), the record is halfway between Kelly Clarkson's streamlined, mature take on Ashlee Simpson's rock-tinged anthemic pop (as evidenced on her fine second album, Breakaway) and Clay Aiken's deliberately safe, milquetoast adult contemporary. Musically, it's the right direction for DeGarmo, who, let's be honest, is not even as hip as Justin Guarini, but there are two problems with the record. The first is the songs. Many of these are written by Kara DioGuardi and John Shanks, in some variation, and they have the same characteristics as their contributions to Lindsay Lohan's lousy debut album, Speak -- they're hooky, but hardly melodic. Add to that lyrical themes that are supposed to evoke DeGarmo's rise to fame -- whether it's the girl dreaming of bigger things on "Cardboard Castles," or the teen anthem "Then I Woke Up," where she claims "I'm a little Lynyrd Skynyrd/And a little 50 Cent" -- but come across as hackneyed and embarrassing. But the biggest problem is that DeGarmo simply is too young and not ready to carry a record on her own. Her "let's put on a show" enthusiasm is grating on record -- in large part because it's hard to believe that anybody could work up enthusiasm for this generic material -- but the fatal flaw is her singing. There are times that her voice sounds good and strong, but too often she goes off-key and can't hit the notes in her lower register. Unfortunately, there isn't a song where there isn't a moment where her voice falters, and while her fans may root for her, it's enough to make any non AmIdol fan wonder why she got this far. And that's too bad -- as the show and the best moments here prove, she's a likeable singer and has the raw talent to one day make a good record, but Blue Skies isn' t it. If she had a few more years of experience under her belt, she could have had developed the chops to deliver undistinguished material distinctively, but she's too young to do that now, as this sadly proves. With any luck, she'll weather this debut and be given another chance to record several years down the line.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Savan Kotecha, Composer, Lyricist - Tim Pierce, Guitar - Carl Falk, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Recording Engineer - Harry Sommerdahl, Recording Engineer - Lisa Greene, Composer, Lyricist - John Hanes, Engineer - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Tim Roberts, Assistant Engineer - Desmond Child, AdditionalStudioProducer - Keely Pressly, Background Vocal - Andreas Carlsson, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Recording Engineer, Background Vocal, AdditionalStudioProducer - Abe Laboriel Jr., Drums - Anna Nordell, Background Vocal - Kalle Engström, Keyboards, Programmer, Recording Engineer - Alex Pavlides, Engineer - Mike Eleopoulis, Engineer - Matt Gruber, Recording Engineer - Jay Ruston, Recording Engineer - Thomas Blindberg, Bass Guitar - Diana DeGarmo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Hwang, Engineer
(P) 2004 19 Recordings Limited
David Campbell, Arranger - Charlie Bisharat, Violin - Jamie Muhoberac, Keyboards - Mark Valentine, Engineer - Kara Dioguardi, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Background Vocal - John Shanks, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer - Lars Fox, Engineer - Jeff Rothschild, Drums, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Diana DeGarmo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2004 19 Recordings Limited
Tim Pierce, Guitar - Chris Braide, Composer, Lyricist - Harry Sommerdahl, Keyboards, Programmer, Recording Engineer - Dan Warner, Guitar, Recording Engineer - John Hanes, Engineer - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Tim Roberts, Assistant Engineer - Desmond Child, Composer, Lyricist, AdditionalStudioProducer - Keely Pressly, Background Vocal - Andreas Carlsson, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, Background Vocal, AdditionalStudioProducer - Abe Laboriel Jr., Drums - Anna Nordell, Background Vocal - Alex Pavlides, Engineer - Mike Eleopoulis, Engineer - Matt Gruber, Recording Engineer - Thomas Blindberg, Bass Guitar - Diana DeGarmo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Hwang, Engineer
(P) 2004 19 Recordings Limited
Jamie Muhoberac, Keyboards - John Hanes, Engineer - Mark Valentine, Engineer - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Tim Roberts, Assistant Engineer - Kara Dioguardi, Composer, Lyricist, Background Vocal - John Shanks, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards - Lars Fox, Engineer - KENNY ARONOFF, Drums - Jeff Rothschild, Engineer - Samantha Moore, Composer, Lyricist - Diana DeGarmo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2004 19 Recordings Limited
Shelly Peiken, Composer, Lyricist - Jamie Muhoberac, Keyboards - John Hanes, Engineer - Mark Valentine, Engineer - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Tim Roberts, Assistant Engineer - Kara Dioguardi, Background Vocal - John Shanks, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards - Lars Fox, Engineer - Jeff Rothschild, Drums, Engineer - Diana DeGarmo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2004 19 Recordings Limited
Humberto Gatica, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Jerry Hey, Orchestrator - DAVID FOSTER, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Orchestrator - Jochem Van Der Saag, Editor, Engineer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - ALEJANDRO RODRIGUEZ, Editor, Engineer - Neil Devor, Editor, Engineer, Programmer - Linda Thompson, Lyricist - Diana DeGarmo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2004 19 Recording Limited
Jamie Muhoberac, Keyboards - John Hanes, Engineer - Mark Valentine, Engineer - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Tim Roberts, Assistant Engineer - Kara Dioguardi, Composer, Lyricist, Background Vocal - John Shanks, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards - Lars Fox, Engineer - KENNY ARONOFF, Drums - Jeff Rothschild, Engineer - Samantha Moore, Composer, Lyricist - Diana DeGarmo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2004 19 Recordings Limited
Jamie Muhoberac, Keyboards - John Hanes, Engineer - Mark Valentine, Engineer - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Tim Roberts, Assistant Engineer - Kara Dioguardi, Composer, Lyricist, Background Vocal - John Shanks, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards - Lars Fox, Engineer - KENNY ARONOFF, Drums - Jeff Rothschild, Engineer - Samantha Moore, Composer, Lyricist - Diana DeGarmo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2004 19 Recordings Limited
Tim Pierce, Guitar - Dean Parks, Acoustic Guitar - Carl Falk, Engineer, Keyboards, Programmer, Recording Engineer - David Campbell, Conductor, Arranger - Chris Braide, Composer, Lyricist, Background Vocal - Lori Perry, Background Vocal - Armen Garabedian, Violin - Larry Corbett, Cello - Joel Derouin, Violin - Chris Willis, Arranger, Background Vocal - Charlie Bisharat, Violin - Paul Bushnell, Bass Guitar - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - MATT ROLLINGS, Piano - Jim Gilstrap, Background Vocal - Desmond Child, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Background Vocal - GREG BURNS, Assistant Engineer - STEVE Churchyard, Recording Engineer - Andreas Carlsson, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Background Vocal - Josefina Vergara, Violin - Natalie Leggett, Violin - Sara Parkins, Violin - Oren Waters, Background Vocal - Mario De Leon, Violin - Evan Wilson, Viola - Rob Jacobs, Recording Engineer - Brad Warnaar, French Horn - Curt Kroeger, Assistant Engineer - Kalle Engström, Engineer, Keyboards, Programmer, Recording Engineer - Bob Zimmitti, Timpani - Joe Meyer, French Horn - Armen Ksajikian, Cello - Michele Richards, Violin - Anthony Kilhoffer, Assistant Engineer - Bob Becker, Viola - Kevin Dorsey, Background Vocal - William Champlin, Background Vocal - Mike Eleopoulis, Assistant Engineer - Kevin Harp, Assistant Engineer - Matt Gruber, Recording Engineer - Jules Gondar, Recording Engineer - Diana DeGarmo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Hwang, Recording Engineer - Shelea Fraiser, Background Vocal
(P) 2004 19 Recordings Limited
Jamie Muhoberac, Keyboards - John Hanes, Engineer - Mark Valentine, Engineer - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Tim Roberts, Assistant Engineer - Kara Dioguardi, Composer, Lyricist, Background Vocal - John Shanks, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards - Lars Fox, Engineer - Jeff Rothschild, Drums, Engineer - Samantha Moore, Composer, Lyricist - Diana DeGarmo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2004 19 Recordings Limited
Jamie Muhoberac, Keyboards - John Hanes, Engineer - Mark Valentine, Engineer - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Tim Roberts, Assistant Engineer - Kara Dioguardi, Composer, Lyricist, Background Vocal - John Shanks, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards - Lars Fox, Engineer - Jeff Rothschild, Drums, Engineer - Diana DeGarmo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2004 19 Recordings Limited
David Hungate, Bass Guitar - Barry Fasman, Arranger - Jim Keltner, Drums - Carole Bayer Sager, Composer, Lyricist - LEE RITENOUR, Guitar - Andy Zulla, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Dennis Budimir, Guitar - Harry Maslin, Producer, Engineer - Billy Payne, Piano - Stephen Ferrera, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer - Peter W. Allen, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Waldman, Engineer - Steve Conger, Engineer - Rick Ash, Engineer - Diana DeGarmo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2004 19 Recordings Limited
Chronique
Diana DeGarmo finished second on the 2004 American Idol largely due to her plucky, irrepressible spirit. She was the local girl next door who always has the desire to put on a show, and viewers responded as much to that attitude as they did to her voice. It also didn't hurt that at the age of 16, she was one of the youngest contestants on the show, and it's very likely that many members of her fan base identified with her -- when they watched Diana they could see themselves up there on-stage. All that might have led to success on a TV show, but it doesn't make for a good record, as her debut, Blue Skies, illustrates. Released six months after the close of the show's third season (and only two weeks after 2004's winner, Fantasia Barrino, released her first album), the record is halfway between Kelly Clarkson's streamlined, mature take on Ashlee Simpson's rock-tinged anthemic pop (as evidenced on her fine second album, Breakaway) and Clay Aiken's deliberately safe, milquetoast adult contemporary. Musically, it's the right direction for DeGarmo, who, let's be honest, is not even as hip as Justin Guarini, but there are two problems with the record. The first is the songs. Many of these are written by Kara DioGuardi and John Shanks, in some variation, and they have the same characteristics as their contributions to Lindsay Lohan's lousy debut album, Speak -- they're hooky, but hardly melodic. Add to that lyrical themes that are supposed to evoke DeGarmo's rise to fame -- whether it's the girl dreaming of bigger things on "Cardboard Castles," or the teen anthem "Then I Woke Up," where she claims "I'm a little Lynyrd Skynyrd/And a little 50 Cent" -- but come across as hackneyed and embarrassing. But the biggest problem is that DeGarmo simply is too young and not ready to carry a record on her own. Her "let's put on a show" enthusiasm is grating on record -- in large part because it's hard to believe that anybody could work up enthusiasm for this generic material -- but the fatal flaw is her singing. There are times that her voice sounds good and strong, but too often she goes off-key and can't hit the notes in her lower register. Unfortunately, there isn't a song where there isn't a moment where her voice falters, and while her fans may root for her, it's enough to make any non AmIdol fan wonder why she got this far. And that's too bad -- as the show and the best moments here prove, she's a likeable singer and has the raw talent to one day make a good record, but Blue Skies isn' t it. If she had a few more years of experience under her belt, she could have had developed the chops to deliver undistinguished material distinctively, but she's too young to do that now, as this sadly proves. With any luck, she'll weather this debut and be given another chance to record several years down the line.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 12 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 00:44:56
- Artistes principaux : Diana DeGarmo
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : RCA Records Label
- Genre : Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 2004 19 Recordings Limited
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