Oh, I definitely agree, Melody is by far the second best vocalist in the group and I never intended to undermine her. I think her main problem was oversinging, which is probably related to the fact that she was overcompensating for the little amount of spotlight she got in performances. When she's not Jessie J-ing, her voice and control are actually really impressive, I've always loved this cover of Hurt, it really shows off her range well:
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Oh, I definitely agree, Melody is by far the second best vocalist in the group and I never intended to undermine her. I think her main problem was oversinging, which is probably related to the fact that she was overcompensating for the little amount of spotlight she got in performances. When she's not Jessie J-ing, her voice and control are actually really impressive, I've always loved this cover of Hurt, it really shows off her range well:
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Dddddd you're fine I just get so damn defensive around basically everyone in PCD kii
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Ignore the male's flat voice, this cover is gorgeous and I love when she goes crazy with the ad-libs at the end. It's done beautifully.
Melody's melisma was a classic case of somebody having the ability to run, but lacking in the solid foundations of being able to walk. Her runs were very impressive, but she had two main problems:
- though she was excellent at working out general shapes of where she should go, she often overlooked her actual pitch (surprisingly, she would always err on being sharp), which resulted in a lot unpleasant edges to her vocal. She'd then frequently get caught up in herself, to the point where the runs would end in very unpolished ways (see 1:38 of the OOooohh compilation).
- failing to understand what actually sounds good in the context. I understand that she barely had any moments to shine, so she really had to run when she had the chance, but I often felt that her attempting a more paired-back countermelody that she could belt with vibrato would be so more more effective than her messy moments in 'Buttons'.
That being said, she was still very young during her time in PCD, and showed immense promise. I'm sure that, a decade on, she's been able to harness that raw talent, and use it in a wiser way.
Anyway, I've started work on my scores. A good few potential 11s here. I forgot how much I loved this group!
- though she was excellent at working out general shapes of where she should go, she often overlooked her actual pitch (surprisingly, she would always err on being sharp), which resulted in a lot unpleasant edges to her vocal. She'd then frequently get caught up in herself, to the point where the runs would end in very unpolished ways (see 1:38 of the OOooohh compilation).
- failing to understand what actually sounds good in the context. I understand that she barely had any moments to shine, so she really had to run when she had the chance, but I often felt that her attempting a more paired-back countermelody that she could belt with vibrato would be so more more effective than her messy moments in 'Buttons'.
That being said, she was still very young during her time in PCD, and showed immense promise. I'm sure that, a decade on, she's been able to harness that raw talent, and use it in a wiser way.
Anyway, I've started work on my scores. A good few potential 11s here. I forgot how much I loved this group!
Less than 24 hours left to vote!
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Now I realise why they got rid of Carmit. Only Kim was allowed to lift her leg.
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Dancing around my living room to PCD is my exercise routine tonight.
I've just loosened up the buttons to @LA Hallucinations inbox and submitted my scores.
How Many Bops, How Few Flops!
How Many Bops, How Few Flops!
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I'm going to bed now so you can still submit your scores while I'm asleep. I'm planning on having a buffer day tomorrow, to recheck and finalise everything and the eliminations should start on Monday! Thank you to all of you who have taken the time off your busy schedules to participate, I truly appreciate it! And get ready for the incoming mess!
I'm salivating.
Doing the first write-up now. Any guesses as to which song will leave us first?
It better be one of those solo's.
Grown Man, surely!
I'm Done.
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46 songs
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Which songs did we vote as the weakest amongst an invincible discography?
#46
Feelin’ Good
Average: 4.707
Highest: 8 x 2 (@Reboot , @Weslicious), 7.5 x 1 (@Mr.Arroz)
Lowest: 0 x 1 (@lemonsqueezyy), 1 x 2 (@Serg., @GhettoPrincess)
First, I'm aware that the cover for this is a mess dddd, but that's my middle name and I'm attempting to make all the covers myself. Secondly, Nina Simone hew? (Forgive me, father, for I have sinned). Our first song out is one that has been covered to death, including by our lovely ladies (or in this case lady nn). It was originally written for the musical ‘The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd’ and then covered by every single artist in the world.
Nicole sounds good but I do agree that this was just unnecessary, especially as her vocals are the only ones present. The outro is also a bit extra, even for Nicole.
Now let’s turn to our established panel of voters for their opinions. We start with one of our highest voters, Reboot, who is ‘generally fond of this song in any incarnation. The vocals are particularly pleasant on this one.’ Weslicious agrees: ‘A good throwback for Nicole to show off her vocals, whilst sticking to the old PCD burlesque brand’. They do know how to capture the atmosphere quite well, don’t they? Their jazzier songs always sound better with a cigarette xx. Sprockrooster’s ranking of the versions goes ‘Nina Simone < Muse < George Michael < Pussycat Dolls. That is how I would I rank the versions I know from this song. A brilliant song that you possibly cannot do wrong, yet PCD makes it a bit flat and lifeless. The extended outro is also unnecessary.’ I agree! (presuming that you meant Nina Simone’s version on top, as it is untouchable). Slice of Life unnie always finds a way to bop, and this is no exception: ‘Ooh, lemme swing these stiff hips to this.’ Okay, Britney.
Ddd, and now for the people who didn’t really like the song. GhettoPrincess is not a fan, ‘Zzzzz…..’. Pecans echoes the thoughts of the majority: ‘Gosh, this really drags on. They could have ended this at around the 3 minute mark and it'd feel like a more complete song. Filler.’ Speaking of filler, here’s Popjustice’s very own, Filler: ‘Why bother? There have been like 8000 covers of this song over the course of pop history, and this probably ranks about 6000th. I should never have to type the phrase "not as good as the Michael Bublé version"’. Who is she? Drag her, read her, slay her, sipping on that truth tea hunty, I live. (This is how I’m going to respond to most of Filler’s commentary because he is a reading machine (nn, just wait until you read how he skulldragged me later in the rate). The good sis evilsin also demands answers: ‘Why is this part of the album consists of these half-covers?’. Good question, it’s probably because covers were cheaper to record than entirely new songs. Epic Chocolat likes the song, but ‘doesn’t care for this version.’ PCDPG finds it to be ‘a boring album closer and one cover too much.’ Remorque sums it up well: ‘Done to death and I just can’t stand it anymore… Shame.’
Nicole sounds good but I do agree that this was just unnecessary, especially as her vocals are the only ones present. The outro is also a bit extra, even for Nicole.
Now let’s turn to our established panel of voters for their opinions. We start with one of our highest voters, Reboot, who is ‘generally fond of this song in any incarnation. The vocals are particularly pleasant on this one.’ Weslicious agrees: ‘A good throwback for Nicole to show off her vocals, whilst sticking to the old PCD burlesque brand’. They do know how to capture the atmosphere quite well, don’t they? Their jazzier songs always sound better with a cigarette xx. Sprockrooster’s ranking of the versions goes ‘Nina Simone < Muse < George Michael < Pussycat Dolls. That is how I would I rank the versions I know from this song. A brilliant song that you possibly cannot do wrong, yet PCD makes it a bit flat and lifeless. The extended outro is also unnecessary.’ I agree! (presuming that you meant Nina Simone’s version on top, as it is untouchable). Slice of Life unnie always finds a way to bop, and this is no exception: ‘Ooh, lemme swing these stiff hips to this.’ Okay, Britney.
Ddd, and now for the people who didn’t really like the song. GhettoPrincess is not a fan, ‘Zzzzz…..’. Pecans echoes the thoughts of the majority: ‘Gosh, this really drags on. They could have ended this at around the 3 minute mark and it'd feel like a more complete song. Filler.’ Speaking of filler, here’s Popjustice’s very own, Filler: ‘Why bother? There have been like 8000 covers of this song over the course of pop history, and this probably ranks about 6000th. I should never have to type the phrase "not as good as the Michael Bublé version"’. Who is she? Drag her, read her, slay her, sipping on that truth tea hunty, I live. (This is how I’m going to respond to most of Filler’s commentary because he is a reading machine (nn, just wait until you read how he skulldragged me later in the rate). The good sis evilsin also demands answers: ‘Why is this part of the album consists of these half-covers?’. Good question, it’s probably because covers were cheaper to record than entirely new songs. Epic Chocolat likes the song, but ‘doesn’t care for this version.’ PCDPG finds it to be ‘a boring album closer and one cover too much.’ Remorque sums it up well: ‘Done to death and I just can’t stand it anymore… Shame.’
(Nicole performing this on tour completely alone is a kii)
...and then there were 45.
I actually approve of this first cut. Shook.