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Post by {~}:Wendy:{~} on Sept 23, 2008 20:24:21 GMT -5
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Post by ~Vera on Sept 23, 2008 20:55:48 GMT -5
I absolutely LOVE it!! Very much! Thank you for the link, it's too risky for me to have it lol i'm gonna listen to it all day long..
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Post by {~}:Wendy:{~} on Sept 24, 2008 8:10:20 GMT -5
I absolutely LOVE it!! Very much! Thank you for the link, it's too risky for me to have it lol i'm gonna listen to it all day long.. I downloaded it and put it on my cell phone!
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Post by ~M on Sept 24, 2008 8:40:31 GMT -5
I'm so on that. .new ring tone thanks Wendy! karma
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Post by {~}:Wendy:{~} on Sept 24, 2008 9:42:05 GMT -5
I'm so on that. .new ring tone thanks Wendy! karma Karma back
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Post by genpop40 on Sept 24, 2008 12:52:45 GMT -5
Wow!!
I missed the entire season of American Idol that David was on, so I hadn't really heard his work much. Then today, i was driving in the car and the DJ said that Chris Cornell (who's writing skills I really like) had co-written a song for David Cook. I thought she said it was called Right On, so I was looking for it on i-tunes, but couldn't find it 'cause I had the name wrong. I just heard it here, and this song is amazing!! I have to say, I had no idea DC had such an outstanding voice. I'm truly impressed. He's got phenomenal talent!!
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Post by ~M on Sept 24, 2008 15:13:55 GMT -5
YAY! yes David is working with Chris alot on the album, and this Light On is suppose to be a taste of what the album is suppose to be like. The single Light on won't be available on itunes until September 30.
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Post by genpop40 on Sept 24, 2008 15:25:12 GMT -5
^^I'm buying his cd for sure when it comes out. You know, some people don't take American Idol seriously, but look how much talent it has brought us. Daughtry is amazing. I love No Air by Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown. And David has a killer voice. These are people we may never have had a chance to hear without AI.
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Post by {~}:Wendy:{~} on Sept 24, 2008 16:55:23 GMT -5
^^ oh and don't forget about Katherine McPhee!! That girl can sing!!
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Post by ~Vera on Sept 24, 2008 21:23:24 GMT -5
Wow!!I missed the entire season of American Idol that David was on, so I hadn't really heard his work much. Then today, i was driving in the car and the DJ said that Chris Cornell (who's writing skills I really like) had co-written a song for David Cook. I thought she said it was called Right On, so I was looking for it on i-tunes, but couldn't find it 'cause I had the name wrong. I just heard it here, and this song is amazing!! I have to say, I had no idea DC had such an outstanding voice. I'm truly impressed. He's got phenomenal talent!! Aww it's so nice to hear all of this from someone who hasn't been loving David since AI (and may be a little impartial.. but i think we are not, he's truly great). You should hear some of his previous work too, he's an awesome musician, that's why we love him, and he seems like a really good guy too!
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Post by ~M on Sept 25, 2008 12:15:49 GMT -5
^^ oh and don't forget about Katherine McPhee!! That girl can sing!! she was in the movie The House Bunny right? (btw I know she was on AI) but I mean thats where I've seen her recently.
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Post by {~}:Wendy:{~} on Sept 25, 2008 13:42:09 GMT -5
^^ oh and don't forget about Katherine McPhee!! That girl can sing!! she was in the movie The House Bunny right? (btw I know she was on AI) but I mean thats where I've seen her recently. Really? I didn't know she was acting!
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Post by ~M on Sept 27, 2008 13:25:02 GMT -5
One Review on the single Light On. *I think that it describes it perfectly*
“Light On” should Shine Gold upon David Cook
By Erika Blake
"David Cook’s first single “Light On” from his yet untitled up and coming solo album has smashed onto the internet with a bold declaration that this season’s champion isn’t your typical Idol winner; in fact he’s far from it. Cook already has the mass fan appeal to rank him up with Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood for being profitable as a singer. Cook however has something that even they did not; he has a complete and full sense of self and yet is humble enough to trust those around him to make crucial decisions for him that will launch him from being a good singer to a great one.
For anyone who was fortunate enough to catch this year’s Idols on tour, the power and passion that Cook pours into his new single shouldn’t come to any surprise. The song “Light On” is 100% David Cook and is a natural progression of transforming a talented bar singer into a mega-star.
Fans that got their hands on David Cook’s independent album “Analog Heart” are already well aware of his style of rock music. Cook won’t be headlining with Megadeth or any other hard rock bands any time soon; anyone who thought that hard rock would be his genre of choice from his Idols days will be in for disappointment. His sound falls more in line with many great middle of the road rock bands who appeal to the masses such as U2, Aerosmith, Nickleback, and Bon Jovi. There’s a reason that he was able to take on singing songs from 2 of those bands and do them justice while on Idol, it’s because they were his own inspiration for inventing his own sound. His own songs always contain complicated guitar work, vast vocal range, intriguing lyrics, and soul soaring rock/pop blended music.
If you look over the songs from his career “Light On” is the perfect next step progression, and instead of going backward by lingering on the raw sound from his “Analog Heart” days, Cook has taken full advantage of having Grammy winning producer Rob Cavalo (Green Day and Kid Rock) at his side to tweak his natural ability and give his sound rich and full depth. If you tried to compare “Light On” to his pre-Idol work you wouldn’t be able to do so. Having full on professional recording studios and backup musicians at his disposal has taken David’s unrefined sound and elevated his vocals & guitar work into a polished professional.
The lyrics themselves for “Light On” could be interpreted as the male breaking up w/ a woman and then asking her to pine for him while he’s gone, but knowing Cook’s story and knowing that he’s one of the good guys, I’m more inclined to believe that this is a song that’s dedicated to his family and all of the people who supported him over the past year. This song is his goodbye note to them as he’s embarking on a new stage in his life." Doesn’t matter anyway Words could never make me stay Words will never take my place When you know I’m leaving
Cook seems to be saying that he knows that maybe his songs will never take the place of his being there with those who he loves back home, but that he has to leave and explore this next step in his life.
Try to leave a light on when I’m gone Something I rely on to get home One I can feel at night A naked light, a fire to keep me warm Try to leave a light on when I’m gone Even in the daylight, shine on
The larger chorus that he belts acknowledges that there’s a sense of normalcy and warmth back home with his family and friends; by knowing that things will stay the same back home will help to give him the strength he needs as he heads off on his own.
For a man who openly shared his personal joy to the packed crowd at the Jobing.com arena in Phoenix on the opening night of the AI tour back in July that he had received word that day that his brother Adam’s tumor had stopped growing, it’s not a stretch to believe that his family and friends would be the people who he’d dedicate his first solo single to.
Unlike most of his independent solo songs, “Light On” offers new layers of depth in its music by adding piano accompaniment to go along with guitars and percussion. When I first listened to the song I couldn’t help but think back to when I saw David perform in Phoenix on the IDOL tour, his covers of all of the songs that he performed on tour along with “Time of my Life” would’ve perfectly acted as warm up songs for “Light On.” Cooks re-interpretations of “Hello” and Chris Cornell’s cover of “Billy Jean” were performed with the same power and passion that pours into his new single. And all of the songs performed together offer the same spine tingling energy that makes David’s music such a pleasure to listen to.
The new single takes his signature sound that he worked so hard on “American Idol” to present to the world and lifts it up to a new heightened level. His vocals have never sounded more pitch perfect, professional, and filled with jubilation. Requiring zero noticeable backup singer accompaniments for the single, Cook sings with pure joy and mixes up his vocals throughout the song to prevent it from ever getting boring. Like any of his covers from Idol you only need to hear a single snippet of the song and immediately recognize his voice. Another Cook trademark you can understand every word that he sings as he enunciates each word in the song, even when he’s wailing.
Cook promised this summer while on tour that his album will cause the hairs on people’s arms to stand up; mission accomplished, every nerve in my body lit up with excitement when I first heard the single and the many times afterwards. If this first single from his album that’s scheduled for release on November 18th is any indication of what we can expect from the entire album, I’m thinking Cook’s music might possibly be the perfect conduit for solving the nation’s energy crisis from the huge amounts of electricity that his songs will generate from his fans when they finally get to hear the completed product.
“Light On” is available for online at PopEater previewing and is hitting radio stations this week. The single goes on sale on iTunes on September 30th. “Light On” David, I’m sure it will lead your new song to gold."
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Post by ~Vera on Sept 27, 2008 19:45:08 GMT -5
Great article! I agree a 100% too. Can't, really can't, wait until november..
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Post by ~M on Sept 29, 2008 18:41:07 GMT -5
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Post by ~M on Sept 29, 2008 18:50:02 GMT -5
Andrew Cook Reviews Brother David Cook’s New Single Originally Posted by MyFox Kansas City
Andrew Cook admits he shed a few tears when he heard his brother, David Cook’s, new single “Light On.” The song was released on AOL’s PopEater.com Tuesday afternoon and radio stations began playing it soon after.
American Idol and Blue Springs native David Cook is releasing his full album in November. His brother, Andrew, wrote the following review of the new single:
“The song is a great representation of why my brother is not only good enough to win a television show but good enough to be a successful artist in today’s music scene.
“Light On” is a great transition song to get fans of “Time of my Life” to become fans of the David Cook sound as opposed to the American Idol sound. Only a little over a month to hear the rest of the album and I know I am not the only person waiting on the edge of my seat for it to come out.
This song alone made me cry for the obvious reason of it being my brother’s song, and I hope he knows how proud I am of him and how much I love him. I know this is just the beginning for my brother’s success, and he is deserving of every bit of it.” - Andrew Cook
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Post by ~M on Oct 1, 2008 9:05:09 GMT -5
"You did it: Over 1,000,000 plays of "Light On" since last week's AOL premiere. Thank you!"
from davidcookofficial.com
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from Amazon.com and iTunes,he is in the top 10 for most d/l. I think it was #6 and #8 positon on the charts.
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Post by ~Vera on Oct 1, 2008 22:29:22 GMT -5
I knew that, about the plays i mean It's so cool. I think he will have a better position on charts soon, that song is awesome, i don't know anyone that had heard it and not liked it!
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Post by ~M on Oct 2, 2008 9:15:03 GMT -5
HE FINALLY MADE IT TO NUMBER ONE LAST NIGHT ON iTunes!
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Post by ~Vera on Oct 2, 2008 10:27:38 GMT -5
OMG IM SO HAPPY!!! FINALLYYY
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