Post by Gregory (inactive) on Apr 17, 2019 6:27:40 GMT 1
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He’s obviously bringing a vocal flavor - if you’re in need of a more “sane” rock experience (we’ll get to Iceland soon) then Oto’s your man in 2019. The initial release of the song he carries a rich, deep, and soothing baritone. The man looks to be 40, but is as youthful as 20 (he’s 29). His tone is emotional, a bit aggressive, but appropriate for the topic of the song. And he knows how to sell the message to the camera - the performance in Amsterdam of this is leading me to think this song is better live than in studio.
So, why such a poop score? The instrumentation lets Oto down a lot. There’s a wonderful build up to something amazing through the halfway point of the song, then it drops off again; by the time we build up again, the composition adds the backup singers (who look and sound like last year’s act, by the way). It reaches that same level again, but never eclipses it. The listener yearns for that eclipse, and the only way it can be delivered is if Oto literally shouts into that microphone - which he seems willing to do, apparently.
Choices, like having those backup singers enter in the last minute, seem disconnected from the power of the lead vocal. Don’t get me wrong, it sounds great - but is it successful at bringing cultural flavor? Is that what it’s there for? That “vadada na na na na” section is a bit lame.
One advantage I do see working in Georgia’s favor is the running order, in which voters who do like this kind of sound could gravitate to Oto over Nevena. But if we believe in the whole “neighborly favors” portion of voting, especially in eastern Europe - Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan all are in Semifinal 2. Ukraine also typically gives points to Georgia, but we all know where they are this year…
So… as the song goes, keep on going. Even if you don’t qualify this year, Georgia.
He’s obviously bringing a vocal flavor - if you’re in need of a more “sane” rock experience (we’ll get to Iceland soon) then Oto’s your man in 2019. The initial release of the song he carries a rich, deep, and soothing baritone. The man looks to be 40, but is as youthful as 20 (he’s 29). His tone is emotional, a bit aggressive, but appropriate for the topic of the song. And he knows how to sell the message to the camera - the performance in Amsterdam of this is leading me to think this song is better live than in studio.
So, why such a poop score? The instrumentation lets Oto down a lot. There’s a wonderful build up to something amazing through the halfway point of the song, then it drops off again; by the time we build up again, the composition adds the backup singers (who look and sound like last year’s act, by the way). It reaches that same level again, but never eclipses it. The listener yearns for that eclipse, and the only way it can be delivered is if Oto literally shouts into that microphone - which he seems willing to do, apparently.
Choices, like having those backup singers enter in the last minute, seem disconnected from the power of the lead vocal. Don’t get me wrong, it sounds great - but is it successful at bringing cultural flavor? Is that what it’s there for? That “vadada na na na na” section is a bit lame.
One advantage I do see working in Georgia’s favor is the running order, in which voters who do like this kind of sound could gravitate to Oto over Nevena. But if we believe in the whole “neighborly favors” portion of voting, especially in eastern Europe - Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan all are in Semifinal 2. Ukraine also typically gives points to Georgia, but we all know where they are this year…
So… as the song goes, keep on going. Even if you don’t qualify this year, Georgia.