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JAMES DURBIN: “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow”
Strengths: James – I was so happy that you had the opportunity to sing a stripped down version of this beautiful song classic. In fact, that is the way it should be sung. Tell the story.
And your voice, starting a cappella, was just beautiful, strong, centered and gorgeous. As always, I loved the round mouth formation on your vowels coupled with that great, relaxed jaw! You have a cohesive approach to your vowels which I cannot emphasize enough. It is so important in terms of securing vocal presence and charisma during a performance.
You took risks with this song, James, and, although I wasn’t 100% sold on all the artistic decisions you made with this song, the bottom line is you believed it and made it happen and created a monster of a performance.
Your vocal courage knows no limits and, as a result, your performance this week, and every week, was jam – packed full of surprises. You care for your audience and never want to disappoint and you never do.
Kudos on another outstanding performance, James!
Critique: James –personally, I wouldn’t have screamed so much in this song. I appreciated the high-end of this performance, but the rock and roll sound just didn’t resonate with me in a genuine way. You may have felt it, but I didn’t.
As I mentioned above, I loved the quiet ambience you created at the outset of this song and I would have kept it that way. The song’s lyrics are so poignant that your voice alone, communicating the words, would have been enough. The vocal acrobatics disturbed the sensitive foundation of this song and basically knocked this song off-kilter.
Leave the screaming to the other songs and never feel that you need to add it to every song that you sing. That’s when it becomes tedious and, additionally, it puts a great deal of strain on your vocal cords.
Your voice is far too good, James! You don’t need to drive this fact home to your audience every week with excessive singing. Believe in your vocal talent and in the power of quiet, meaningful singing.
Good luck next week James. Keep it real.
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