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| The Distance...What Are Your Thoughts? | |
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| Deleted User | Mar 10 2009, 08:01 PM Post #1 |
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Here are mine.... "Once Upon A Lover" grabbed me by the roots and has kept me there steadily. I WANNA DANCE TO THAT ON A BIG FLOOR! I love love love "Indiscrminate Act of Kindness!" It's the kind of song that echos through the hallways of your heart and your soul and your mind, and just remains there always. "Maybe You Should," I love the WAY this is performed almost as much as the song itself. There is a sad, resigned quality to it that just gives it so much by doing so little in the way of BIG sound. Instead it has BIG emotion by remaining quiet...I want to just hug the boy and smack whoever that girl is....lolol. "WGTHI"...just no words....except LIVE BABY LIVE...BRING IT ON WITH ELLIOTT! "New Found Freedom"....like it and it's growing on me daily. Joyous type of song, departure from what I'm used to with Taylor....great lyrics. "Wedding Day Blues"...fun song, not my fave, but lots of fun to listen to. Definitely shows his lighter side. "Keepin It Real"....my least favorite, yet I can't stop humming the darn thing...lmao! Cute song. "Nineteen"... TEAR JERKER...BEAUTIFUL...MOVING...PAINFUL BUT MASTERFUL. "Seven Mile Breakdown"....all I can say is WOOHOO....BRING IT ON, BABY! "WRIR"...well....just love it...that is all. I Live On A Battlefield....Love this song...the words and tune....the imagery is superb. The Distance....Loved it at first, liked it a bit less at second listening, now love it again! What a message this song gives us |
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| san | Mar 10 2009, 10:21 PM Post #2 |
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I'm still listening.... I'll be back. |
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| Oldiebutgoodie | Mar 11 2009, 03:50 AM Post #3 |
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Ok here's my take: Distance: Love the message-arrangement is growing on me (never have been a "slide guitar "fan) WRIR-Got in my soul at first hearing-My fave- New Found Freedom-since I grew up on gospel music naturally I would LOVE it- Nineteen-Second fave-almost #1 since my heart is in country music Once Upon a Lover-growing on me-gotta see it live SMB-LOVE the song-seen it live-again the "Slide" thing kinda turns me off but then that's just me-kinda prefer a more acoustic sound (A la San Diego) Maybe You Should-Ditto what you said Gypsee-I'd love to smack the girl that let him get away- Keeping It Real-social commentary done right- Battlefield-sorry-gotta see it live- Wedding Day Blues-funny and good video material-made me laugh at the idea of Taylor throwing the groom out of the limo and driving off with the bride-I can see him looking out of the back window as they drive away shouting "Soooooullll Patrooooooollll!!" WGTHI-Yes Maam!!! Haven't seen it live but I bet it ROCKS!! Yes We Can-didn't like the Pointer Sisters' original but I LIKE this from Taylor Kindness-gotta grow on me Sorry-don't shoot me-just being honest!! I really didn't like many of the songs on the TH CD originally-UNTIL Taylor put them out there live-so I'll do the same with this one and I KNOW I'll end up liking the ones I don't like now-that's just the way it is in Hicksville!! |
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| san | Mar 11 2009, 06:46 AM Post #4 |
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My first impressions are on the blog: http://thetaylorhickscommunity.blogspot.com/ But I will have more to chat about here... Can you find Taylor rolling an "r"?? |
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| Lubiana | Mar 11 2009, 09:14 AM Post #5 |
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Well Let's see: The Distance- love the message and it's a great rock and roll song. :) What's Right Is Right- yeah always loved this one from the beginning. :) New Found Freedom- Love the gospel sound, love the message and the positiveness of this song! Love it. :) Nineteen- It's great- love the story of the song even tho it's tragic. I'm not crazy about country but I like this one. :) Once Upon a Lover- grabbed me from the very beginning. I love how he rolls the "r"- extremely cute. :) Seven Mile Breakdown- a winner! I've loved this one since I heard Wynn sing it. :) Maybe You Should- gorgeous, lovely vocal- another winner in my book. :) Keeping It Real- I think the lyrics are funny, but once I got the whole story, I kinda lost interest in the song. I think it would be cute in concert but I'm not crazy about it. However I DO like the one line "I've come to the conclusion we're living an illusion"- I think that is very true. I Live On a Battlefield- I love this one. I've always loved Paul Carrack (especially when he was with Squeeze) and I love this sophisticated soul song. Tay does a great job. :) Wedding Day Blues- The song is cute and the lyrics are funny but it's prolly my least favorite song on there. Don't hate it, just not my favorite. Woman's Gotta Have It- Love it! Elliot is great! Taylor is great! the talking in the beginning is beyond adorable! Love it. :) Yes We Can- Fabulous! Groovin tune and I love it! Definitely worth 99 cents from Itunes. Indiscriminate Acts of Kindness- Oh so worth getting! Heart wrenching, emotional, a tear jerker. WHAT a song! Tay at his angsty best. Fantastic. :) Edited by Lubiana, Mar 11 2009, 09:20 AM.
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| Kathy624 | Mar 11 2009, 11:13 PM Post #6 |
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My Wal Mart didn't have the CD and the employees knew nothing about it. How disappointing. I'll try Target. |
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| powderpuff | Mar 12 2009, 04:36 AM Post #7 |
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Scale From 1 - 100 The Distance - 96 New Found Freedom - 95 WRIR - 99 Nineteen - 90 Once Upon a Lover - 65 Seven Mile Breakdown - 99 1/2 Maybe You Should - 200 (yes, 200- not a typo) Keeping It Real - 30 I Live on a Battlefield - 95 Wedding Day Blues - 30 Woman's Gotta Have It - 80 Yes We Can - 92 |
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| powderpuff | Mar 12 2009, 05:18 PM Post #8 |
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OK it's been 12 hours since I posted above and even though I didn't say it, I reserve the right to change my mind. I've listened through twice today. Change SMB to 199 on a scale of 1 - 100 And no, 199 is not a typo either.
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| san | Mar 12 2009, 11:06 PM Post #9 |
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Interesting, Powerpuff...I haven't put numbers to them, but if we ranked them 1 to 11, (I haven't heard Yes We Can yet) I think we would have exactly the same list! I can't wait to see the live performances of Seven Mile Breakdown, Maybe You Should, and The Distance! |
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| powderpuff | Mar 13 2009, 03:57 AM Post #10 |
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Ok..see...now I'm going to drive you all crazy changing my mind! SMB is now up there with MYS - both 200 out of 100! I promise I won't change my mind again. (fingers crossed behind back) |
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| mouser | Mar 13 2009, 02:33 PM Post #11 |
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My impressions of the CD are on THE DISTANCE FORUM LOOKING BACK THE ARCHIVES http://taylorconnections.com/topic/983497/1/#new These are my preferences : I find all of them appealing to some degree and certainly won't mind listening to them over and over, but this is mostly because of Taylor's voice and how he presents a song . I prefer live to recording as the sameness can generate an ennui that I never, never, never get from a live show. # 1 Maybe You Should #2 Yes We Can #3 Seven Mile Breakdown #4 I Live on a Battlefield #5 What's Right Is Right #6 Hide 'Nor Hair #7 Woman's Gotta Have It #8 Once Upon A Lover #9 New Found Freedom #10 The Distance #11 Keepin' It Real #12 Wedding Day Blues #13 Nineteen #14 Indiscriminate Act of Kindness I adore #11 and especially #12, but since they are light dittys' , I put them near the end. I am not an acoustic fan , I like instrumentation. This makes me a bad bad Taylor fan, but the truth is the truth. This is why #13 and #14 occupy those position . Now live could and probably would be a different story........ Some of the messages conveyed on this CD are simplistic , some heartfelt and some universal truths ( you decide for yourself which ones fit into which catagory ). Where I put a song, might not be where you would put it. All this being said, I would listen to Taylor sing anything just because I love his vocals so much. Those that I would consider personally "timeless " are those that have lyric, voice and musicality . Note to self: If you change your mind on these choices as much as you change your mind on other things, you will be back here editing quite often. Edited by mouser, Mar 13 2009, 03:25 PM.
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| powderpuff | Mar 14 2009, 07:18 AM Post #12 |
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This thread must have been intentionally started to drive powderpuff nuts. Moving 19 up to 99 out of 100 after Rick and Bubba show yesterday. Sigh. |
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| mouser | Mar 14 2009, 07:57 AM Post #13 |
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I feel your pain powderpuff !!! LOL I know I will adore Nineteen live , but I am still ranking it low on the record chart . Certainly not because I don't like it , just because I like it less than some of the others. A live evaluation would change all my rankings around, I am betting. |
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| san | Mar 14 2009, 01:51 PM Post #14 |
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Okay, if I can change my mind like "everyone else" here...:) I'll rank but I know I can't put number on the songs...just to make Powerpuff crazy! Maybe You Should Seven Mile Breakdown The Distance What's Right Is Right Nineteen I Live on a Battlefield Woman's Gotta Have It New Found Freedom Weddin Day Blues Keepin' It Real Once Upon A Lover I haven't heard any of the bonus tracks... I think I am going to like Indiscriminate Act of Kindness Hide Nor Hair Yes We Can in that order. Okay, that's my list...but I can change my mind too! |
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| mouser | Mar 15 2009, 02:19 PM Post #15 |
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Here are three impression of commentors on Amazon.com. I chose these because they have all commented on other artists and on things other than music on Amazon. Most of the posters are just commenting on Taylor's work so it diminishes their views ( to a point ). Two of the posters were negative but both were trying to promote Melinda Doolittle at the expense of Taylor. I found some of these thoughts enlighening. By Andre S. Grindle "Andre' Grindle" (Brewer Maine) What's Right Is Right I Guess, March 10, 2009 Personally I've been waiting four years for the second proper album by my favorite American Idol winner,even if somewhat because of what happened to him I don't watch the show anymore. I have listened of course to his debut Taylor Hicks and...well there are some differences between the two albums,and by the large they're the ones I was hoping for. Wheras the debut tended to focus a lot of targeting the youth audience and was occasionally marred with over production this takes the best qualities of that album and finishes off the edges with an adult focus. Maturity aside the American Idol producers,as indicated in other reviews have fallen to the wayside. Where my fifth star disappears has to do with the by and large lack of originality. I don't think it's Hick's fault;his singing is always taking the unexpected turn. But music is about music,the vocals are a different matter and that's the whole thing;while the gospel organs,pianos and even the the horns are nice soulful touches but....really don't project anything new.Since that(somewhat sadly) will not be even noticable by most people who hear this I'll focus on how I feel about the music. The title cut is...well very deceptive.It's a heavy handed heartland rocker that will actually give you the impression Hicks has sold his soul to the mainstream rock establishment but luckily this slight musical diversion,which will probably please every music listener beside me is not really followed through the rest of the time. You'll hear a bit more of that later in the CD on "Seven Mile Breakdown" and "I Live On A Battlefield" but with a more Southern Rock twist,with plenty of blues and R&B injected;that roadhouse feeling that could only be born from someone with roots from the deep south.By and large this albums consists of slower,bluesy soul such as "What's Right Is Right","Maybe You Should" and one track that gets me curious "Nineteen";I am not 100% sure if this is some kind of Lynyrd Skynyrd style "good ol boy" patriotic anthem or a more complex tale of a young man returning from war;considering the sensative nature of the artist at hand I'd have to go with the latter.As with the debut their are plenty of surprises but...well frankly these ones are a bit more filled out."Once Upon A Lover" for example takes a wonderful spin down the road of Latin soul,with a wonderful rhythm to it.My favorite song on the whole album is "Keeping It Real";a stew of Allan Toussaint/Dr.John/Professor Longhair style New Orleans R&B rhythms bounce along to this slyly humorous song about the contradictions of celebraties,the situations of Britney Spears,Mariah Carey and OJ Simpson are directly mentioned,as they escape from media attention almost by inviting it.It also speaks indirectly to Taylor's own American Idol experience;if anything over the years has evolved into something more artificial and self defeating it would be that show.Just a matter of opinion."Wedding Day Blues" again quickly finds a bit of a humorous spot of Taylor Hicks-As-Self Made Wedding Crasher that's very ammusing. He ends the album with a duet with another American Idol contestant from the same season Eliot Yamin on "Woman's Got To Have It".This is the probably the most distinct song on the album;kind of a modern day interpretation of 70's Philly Soul balladeering with two soulful singers,one warmer one gruffer bringing out the best in each other. In the end I am hoping that their are better things ahead for Taylor Hicks. He was always the most underrated of American Idol winners and got a bad break after his debut flopped commercially. So it was very good that he cut his ties with the people involved in that show. So even though this album is not 100% perfection in terms of Hicks' musical vision (nobody of course is perfect) this would be a great direction to continue and,most importantly develop in. Taylor handles a wide range of songs--and wow, how he succeeds !!!, March 12, 2009 By Matthew G. Sherwin - See all my reviews The Distance by Taylor Hicks has terrific songs on it that display Taylor's excellent talent as an artist. Taylor can sing alongside the very best of them; and when he sings he can take any number and make it his own with his unique sense of style and grace--not to mention his energy. This album has Taylor Hicks singing in quite a few different genres; and he even co-wrote seven of the songs on this CD! This definitely shows just how well Taylor is growing as an artist. The quality of the sound is excellent and the artwork is nicely done. The album starts with a strong number which is also the title track for this CD, "The Distance." "The Distance" has a rock and roll flavor to it;the percussion and guitar work stand out without ever stealing the actual spotlight away from Taylor Hicks. Taylor sings this with his heart on his sleeve and he bats this one straight out of the ballpark! His excellent diction really enhances his performance all the more and just one listen proves it. I'm very impressed with this opening song. "What's Right Is Right" has a distinctly more laid-back feel to it as Taylor sings this bluesy soul ballad to perfection--and beyond! I really like "New Found Freedom:" that backup chorus bolsters this tune--not that Taylor needs backup singers but it does sound pretty good. Another reviewer correctly notes that "Nineteen" is a moving, sad ballad about a man who loses his life much, much too soon in war. The percussion and keyboard sound great and Taylor never sounded better. "Once Upon A Lover" has a Latin twist to it and Taylor does this one up right! "Once Upon A Lover" is very pretty and it's clearly a major highlight of this album. Great! "Maybe You Should" strikes me as being particularly tender and beautiful; Taylor delivers this with all his heart and soul. "Maybe You Should" is another bluesy tune that features Taylor Hicks squarely front and center which is quite all right with me! Taylor's delivery of "Maybe You Should" really impresses me; he conveys all the emotions of the lyrics in this song to make "Maybe You Should" a highlight of this album. "Keepin' It Real" switches gears back to a more rockin' type of ballad that would make many artists green with envy--Taylor Hicks is all THAT good. Taylor also plays harmonica on "Keepin' It Real." "Wedding Day Blues" has a great arrangement that showcases Taylor Hicks and he does this bluesy song so well it shines like gold! The album also ends strong with Taylor Hicks and Elliot Yamin (a former American Idol finalist) performing "Woman's Gotta Have It." "Woman's Gotta Have It" has a soulful feel to it that sounds mixed with modern R&B and it all holds its own very well. Taylor Hicks gets high marks in my book for this album. He performs songs that are written in a wide range of genres and he simply never falters. Taylor's fans will definitely want this in their music collections; and people just discovering Taylor Hicks would do well to get this album. A Well-Crafted Album, Lots of Variety, March 10, 2009 By TheBandit (SEA-TAC) - See all my reviews Taylor Hicks, free of any restraints that may have been placed by Idol-related producers, delivers an excellent mainstream pop album that should please his fans - and earn new ones. Taylor put obvious care into his vocals, which are strong throughout without over-singing (as he has sometimes been criticized for). My favorites are "Maybe You Should" - a mournful ballad about the end of a once-loving relationship, and "Seven Mile Breakdown" - a southern-rock track with a driving beat. A cover of Nick Lowe's "I Live In a Battlefield" is another highlight. Elliot Yamin (who finished 3rd on Idol the season Taylor won) joins him for a duet on the closing track, "Woman's Got To Have It." These two guys are both soulful, bluesy singers. The combination of Elliot's smoother delivery contrasts very well with Taylor's huskier tone. I was surprised at how many genres Taylor ventured out into throughout the CD. "Nineteen" is a country song about a Marine who loses his life in the war. "Once Upon a Lover" is a latin-style track with Taylor singing at the high end of his range. The title song is a mid-tempo rock song about trying to move past political differences and work together. Simon Climie produced the album - he previously produced for Eric Clapton. Taylor shares writing credits on 7 of the 11 tracks. In-demand session drummer Abe Laborial Jr. (Paul McCartney's drummer for the past several years) provides the strong foundation. Unfortunately Taylor's harmonica only makes one cameo appearance (on the album's weakest song "Keeping It Real") - I was hoping for a few solos, but it doesn't diminish the album's overall appeal. |
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| powderpuff | Mar 15 2009, 04:43 PM Post #16 |
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Oh just forget it! Entire cd = 200 powderpuff = I need to take a break from listening to that cd. |
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| mouser | Mar 16 2009, 05:14 AM Post #17 |
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Some thoughts from eplay and American Idol blog: http://predictamericanidol.blogs.eplay.com/david-cook-single-come-back-to-me-taylor-hicks-album-the-distance/ Taylor Hick’s New Album “The Distance” Is Now Available! Meanwhile, Season 5’s winner, Taylor Hicks, is doing some media rounds promoting his sophomore album called The Distance. I just caught him as a guest over at the premiere showing of Idol Tonight, hamming it up with Justin Guarini and Kimberly Caldwell and discussing his new album. Speaking of which, it’s one that’s undeniably more Taylor than the Idol-produced music he came up with some time back. Here’s hoping that he’ll get better traction on this new offering despite the fact that we’ve got less money to spend in this recession. At least, Taylor is being true to himself on this one. Now this project plus the stint he’s got going as the Teen Angel on the broadway showing of Grease, is keeping him mighty busy. From what I’ve seen of him on Idol Tonight and Disney World’s launch of the American Idol experience, his latest style and makeover are marvelous — he looks trimmer and happier, and as dapper as George Clooney (no, it’s not just photoshop )! I’m really glad to see so many Idol alums doing so well and staying employed despite the economy! |
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| Bernie | Mar 16 2009, 06:25 PM Post #18 |
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I just want to add my two cents. I listen to CD I like it. It's just shows how talented of artist Taylor is. |
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| cbeans | Mar 19 2009, 07:22 AM Post #19 |
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I've spent the last few days listening to the CD, and I really like it alot. The stories pull you in. I like the way Taylor gathered together alot of really good musicians. His voice is strong, and he really does show the ability to sing alot of different types of music. I appreciate the fact that its not 10 songs of just love stories. The songs have a terrific meaning for the most part. So, I'm very impressed and happy for Taylor. He did a terrific job. Haven't gotten to the point yet where I can say how what my favorites are and how I would rate them. More on that later! |
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And no, 199 is not a typo either.

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