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koganbotJay Sean tells us the end isn't near, Daughtry barely shoehorns "September" into September, and four new Glees make the chart, two featuring Charice, and we'll see if Glee can do for her what appearances on Oprah and Ellen couldn't: make her the first Asian singer to transfer her stardom to North America. In the meantime, "Like A G6" rises to 6 and gets good commentary on the Jukebox.
Glee Cast "Empire State Of Mind": Emotionally squishy "bah bah bah" undermines the swing and the sway of "Love On A Two-Way Street," the rapping is straightforward and surprisingly good (from Mark Salling, I think), and the show-biz sound when the whole group leans into the music feels appropriate, the song being plenty showy in the first place. Surprisingly bearable. BORDERLINE NONTICK.
Glee Cast "Telephone": Overpowering, and not really in a good way, Charice introducing her big blast of a voice, Lea trying to keep up and trying to insert her compelling neediness into the big sound but not really succeeding, though the song is strong enough to carry all this wind. BORDERLINE TICK.
Glee Cast "Billionaire": I'll admit that I underrated the original, and this version is a bit better: with Chord Overstreet being less singerly than Bruno Mars, the song sounds gentler and more lilting, and on the raps Kevin McHale sounds hungrier and more insinuating than Travie McCoy did. BORDERLINE TICK.
Jay Sean ft. Nicki Minaj "2012 (It Ain't The End)": It ain't the end of the world, and Jay sings with utterly no urgency, even weaker than usual, the song providing pretty good prettiness nonetheless. I won't deny that. And Nicki appears briefly and lands a few quick jabs, though that's not enough to make this a winner. NO TICK.
Glee Cast "Listen": Charice on her showcase showstopper, giving us more powerhouse singing, but I'm feeling more emotion from the background violins than from any of Charice's giant gusts. Terrible. NO TICK.
Daughtry "September": Deep baritone power ballad, isn't bad at the start, but as the totally predictable build-up from the band builds and builds, anything distinctive or catchy about this gets lost. NO TICK.
Glee Cast "Empire State Of Mind": Emotionally squishy "bah bah bah" undermines the swing and the sway of "Love On A Two-Way Street," the rapping is straightforward and surprisingly good (from Mark Salling, I think), and the show-biz sound when the whole group leans into the music feels appropriate, the song being plenty showy in the first place. Surprisingly bearable. BORDERLINE NONTICK.
Glee Cast "Telephone": Overpowering, and not really in a good way, Charice introducing her big blast of a voice, Lea trying to keep up and trying to insert her compelling neediness into the big sound but not really succeeding, though the song is strong enough to carry all this wind. BORDERLINE TICK.
Glee Cast "Billionaire": I'll admit that I underrated the original, and this version is a bit better: with Chord Overstreet being less singerly than Bruno Mars, the song sounds gentler and more lilting, and on the raps Kevin McHale sounds hungrier and more insinuating than Travie McCoy did. BORDERLINE TICK.
Jay Sean ft. Nicki Minaj "2012 (It Ain't The End)": It ain't the end of the world, and Jay sings with utterly no urgency, even weaker than usual, the song providing pretty good prettiness nonetheless. I won't deny that. And Nicki appears briefly and lands a few quick jabs, though that's not enough to make this a winner. NO TICK.
Glee Cast "Listen": Charice on her showcase showstopper, giving us more powerhouse singing, but I'm feeling more emotion from the background violins than from any of Charice's giant gusts. Terrible. NO TICK.
Daughtry "September": Deep baritone power ballad, isn't bad at the start, but as the totally predictable build-up from the band builds and builds, anything distinctive or catchy about this gets lost. NO TICK.
