Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Without Him Real Music Wouldn't be the Same

Clay Aiken gave us something very special when he recorded Solitaire. It was a masterpiece that should have had the chance to reach the stars and earn awards it was entitled to win but, alas, it's all about pay for play in radio world. Still, we had the recording on virtual rewind for weeks and I swore there would never be anything to match its beauty.

I lied! Yes, I did! Thanks to a dear friend who made sure I got to hear "Without You", I have been reliving the same thrill I felt (over and over and over...) when I first heard Solitaire. I'm too chicken to go to Clay's My Space (Can he come to mine?) in light of the virus earlier but I've been watching the boards..and we know how the fans like to look at numbers. I just have one thing to say:

168,889 Listens and Climbing

DID YOU FREAKING EVER HEAR SUCH MASTERY?

68 comments:

Anonymous said...

The song has been on constant rewind for hours now.

Anonymous said...

OMG, he always owned my heart. With this..........good grief, now my soul. That's the most beautiful thing I've ever heard! EVER! Can you feel it too??? His emotion??? Good Lord, will I make it through a concert with him. Hell yeah, cause I wanna live forever just to hear him.

Oh Crap said...

Amazing Man, Amazing Voice. There is nobody like him.

Anonymous said...

I loved the snippet we heard earlier - now I am in awe hearing the entire song. It's too freaking beautiful! I can't wait to hear the rest of the album.

WRU said...

OMC is back!

Anonymous said...

Ok, I am really confused and have asked about this on several boards and can't get an answer, maybe one of you can answer this for me!
All I get when I go to my space is some very loud piano music and if I listen carefully I can hear some very faint singing in the background, do I have to have earphones on to listen to this? When it was downloadable someone sent me a copy and the same thing happens..I really want to hear this song..HELP

Maggi

Anonymous said...

I can't turn this thing off. My God, it's life changing. I dare anyone, anyone today to beat this voice.

Anonymous said...

This is my first time posting here but I have read your blog for quite some time and love it. I always loved this song while growing up but today, IT TOTALLY BLEW ME AWAY. Clay just never ceases to amaze me. I am so glad that he is finally back and back with a BANG!!!

Anonymous said...

Christina is putting out a covers cd as well. There is no doubt that she will be great at what she does. CLay's voice is so beautiful, so rich and "soul grabbing." There will be no excuse for any bad reviews...unless Christina gets them too. If this is the trend, as it seems it may be, Clay will soar..he is amazing!

Oh Crap said...

Anon at 8:11, welcome to our little playground and feel free to post more often.

Anon at 8:14, Christine has been a real talent since she was a little girl. Can't say I enjoy her schtick now but she is a good singer. I want to see what she does with some classics as well.

NC, I don't think there is another man to match the likes of Clay today. He truly is one of the greats.

WRU said...

This is really getting exciting!

I'm totally ready for the media blitz!

Oh Crap said...

Let's just hope that Clear Channel, corrupt radio stations and DJs/Program Managers take the hint that people are mad as hell and not going to take it anymore. I know as part of the retaliation (though they call it fear) they were going to limit the number of songs on their playlist even further. This would mean that we'd be hearing the same 5 songs over and over every hour instead of the same 10 on commercial radio.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful is all I can say as I'm too emotional to speak lucidly!

Anonymous said...

Have you tried to listen to the song with your eyes closed? Its a whole new experience!

Oh Crap said...

Considering how many times I've listened to WY, I'd say I probably listened to it with my eyes closed and totally unconscious. That voice is leads me to another place.

Oh Crap said...

OK... just got my Yahoo Alerts for this morning and may I say that sometimes... I heart Matt Ehlers!

If you don't get Clay Aiken alerts, Mr. Ehlers compares excerpts from the JH book and Clay's book. This gal went INSIDE Faye's office with NOBODY THERE and NOBODY in the surrounding area stopped her. She had her own flat paperdoll pal that she placed in various spots throughtout Faye's PERSONAL OFFICE and proceded to take pics.

Can we say Faye Stalker, opportunist, and you just DON'T DO THAT. Matt so nailed her publicly which, I would imagine, is in answer to the unethical liberties her attorney has taken. BHAha!

Oh Crap said...

...and I can spell. Just not when I'm laughing my ass off.

WRU said...

Isn't Matt the reporter who road with Clay for a couple of JNT2 places?

Oh Crap said...

Yep, he rode with Clay on the last leg of the JNT and I believe he stayed in the same suite with Clay and family which was NOT at the hotel JP thought it was.

Anonymous said...

No wonder PPTS likes her, they are of the same DNA!

The can stalk both of them together!

Anonymous said...

BTW, JH just listed more of her book on eBay so it is not stopping her sale it.

WRU said...

I'm confused about something, CA is on pickle's myspace as a friend.

Oh Crap said...

I seriously doubt that CA knows he's a friend at JP's my space. He's just like JH. Projecting yourself into someone else's life when they don't know you is the same as stalking and you can bet CA didn't put himself in JP's life.

JH can sell as many books as she wants and I would imagine she is getting the full support of JP, Groucho, Tin lizzie and the Cafe. It's about their speed of comprehension.

Anonymous said...

I'm sure Buddy inserted Clay as a friend at his myspace. He would love to be considered Clay's friend, just so he could name-drop it all over Raleigh. He's just like JH, a famewhore wannabe.

PS - He also has his ugly mug on page 8 of Clay's myspace as his friend, like that will ever happen. That needs to come off ASAP.

Anonymous said...

I'm sure Buddy inserted Clay as a friend at his myspace. He would love to be considered Clay's friend, just so he could name-drop it all over Raleigh. He's just like JH, a famewhore wannabe.

PS - He also has his ugly mug on page 8 of Clay's myspace as his friend, like that will ever happen. That needs to come off ASAP.

Anonymous said...

I just looked up Jp's my space and it says the account has been deleted? Or does he have it under another name?

Anonymous said...

The fact that JP acts the way he does for a man his age is troubling. You would think he would even consider himself strange.

Anonymous said...

Aiken4, he is there he took off his last name so he would be added. I guarantee it is someone other than CA approving these.

Anonymous said...

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Aiken4Clay said...
I just looked up Jp's my space and it says the account has been deleted? Or does he have it under another name?

1:23 PM

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Unfortunately, no. It's still there.

Anonymous said...

No, Clay doesn't do the adding. There is someone who works on Myspace that does that.

One of the fans has a friend whose daugther works at Myspace and she said they are the one who adds people on these artists space.

Anonymous said...

The nerve of that low-life creep stalker.

Anonymous said...

Is he at least clothed?(bleh, pokes eyesout mental picture)

Anonymous said...

OMG freaking God!!!!!!


I sent Clay a message through his myspace about the mug on page 8 and guess what it's gone, got a little message back from Clay just saying thank you!!!! OMG I'm gonna have a heart attack!!!!!

message:

thank you

c

WRU said...

Good!

I had sent about 4 messages in other areas also.

That was quick!

Tired of these asswipes.

Is it Sept. 19th yet?

Anonymous said...

PROMOSQUAD!!! sorry, Clay is # 1,2 and 3 on the top 20 chart. are the 'mates responible for it all or is the general public helping us out now?

Oh Crap said...

When you look at how many of us there are online and how many CDs were purchased...it's not just us.

Anonymous said...

Do any of you have the d/l of Faye's interview for Mother's Day? All I need is the date!

Thanks!

WRU said...

I think its world-wide. I don't think any of us can fathom how many cd's are selling and have sold already. To make top 10 on Amazon is BIG! CA has been top ten for several weeks now.

Well deserved!

Anonymous said...

Good job, aiken4clay.

Now we have to figure out how to remove Clay's name from d*ckhead's myspace.

Anonymous said...

Thanks to whoever helped to get that ass off of Clay's Myspace as a friend.

He just won't quit will he. About now I'm thinking very bad thoughts - I want him gone!

Meanwhile, I can't get enough of WY - is that beautiful or what!

Anonymous said...

if you get taken off as a myspace friend do you get a "Clay is not your friend anymore" message? LOL

Anonymous said...

God Bless whichever one of you alerted Clay. That hurt my heart seeing that ugly pickle's face there.

Anonymous said...

WOW!! Glad you got his ugly mug
off there. Good job!!

Anonymous said...

Clay doesn't moderate his myspace; someone does it for him. Wouldn't want Buddy to think Clay personally had him removed. He might think he had a conneck-shun.

Anonymous said...

I don't know about Myspace - but obviously CA did't put his name on
pickle's - So can people just make
up friends and put anybody there, or is somebody pretending to be CA?

Anonymous said...

Anon at 7:09 When whoever handles Clay's myspace account approved the friend request, Clay was automatically added to his friend's list.

Anonymous said...

I've never posted here before, but I'm always lurking...lol. You guys are great!

I have the interview date as 05/06/04...hope that's the one you're looking for. This is TES you're looking for I assume?

Anonymous said...

What's the famewhore's myspace URL. He is on a rampage sending messages to the people Clay has as friends on Myspace providing a link to his Blog. I want to Block the SOB before he gets to me.

Oh Crap said...

Maybe you don't want to block it, Anon. That way you will know for sure JP is following thru with what he's saying and then you and others can report him. Nothing like the nut getting himself banned from My Space if it's possible.

Anonymous said...

I heard on the news yesterday that they are talking about trying to do something about cyber-bullying. I can't wait. JP is a cyber-harrasser. Maybe there is something that can be done about that since he is getting worse.

Oh Crap said...

Haha! I'm still getting an offer to view full frontal nudity from someone anonymous, of course. I still say I have pics of JP with various other's body parts if that person wants them.

Anonymous said...

Is that something that someone should be doing? I mean sending links to a blog to friends on someone elses Myspace? Couldn't someone get in trouble if they sent stuff to anyone under age?

Oh Crap said...

Don't know. Depends on what the li'l pecker sends to people. What I do believe is that if JP does this then it is with Malicious Intent. More fodder for Clay's attorneys. I sure wish someone would declare him an incompetent pickle and have him committed to a pickle jar.

Anonymous said...

"I have the interview date as 05/06/04...hope that's the one you're looking for. This is TES you're looking for I assume?"

Anon - 9:44 Thank you so much! I have it burned to a DVD and didn't want to search for the date.

Unfortunately, I was hoping it was 05, for obvious reasons. But feared it was 04.

I really appreciate all of you on this blog. I've been at a board where the posters are bemoaning WY as the first single. "Plodding" in the beginning; "background too loud" during the lower register; "won't get radio play;" too soon since Mariah sang it; not catchy enough or something you would listen to over and over, etc. I happen to love the song and I have been listening to it over and over. I guess I'm the odd man out!

Oh Crap said...

As far as I know, WY is only rumored to be the first single. I haven't seen any confirmation yet.. not real confirmation, or maybe I am looking in the wrong places....well maybe I'm not looking at all because I've been busy.

Polly, may be time to change boards. I sent you a link to a very happy place.

Anonymous said...

Polly,

I have been lurking on that same board. I have never seen so many experts in the music business in my life. They have a right to their opinion, but give me a break.

Anonymous said...

I don't know if I was lurking at the same board but i'm so tired of the "experts" too. I don't like mariah and i've never heard this song before!(I'm not young) Imagine hearing this song for the first time by Clay!

Anonymous said...

I know there are some fans who have worked in or are involved in some way in the industry. But I guess I just don't like negativity. No, I am not the always cheery person. But, that voice is so unique. I will be okay if Clay wants to be a crooner. He will always rock out in concerts. I believe he is an entertainer and I don't care if he wants to do Vegas like Barry and Celine someday. At least he would be filthy rich.

Oh Crap said...

Anon at 11:12, I'm glad you brought that up. What is it with people trying to convince others that a lifetime engagement at Vegas is a bad thing?

Elvis, Wayne Newton and Celine went all Vegas on us at the height of their careers. Barry now joins the ranks, not because it's good for an aging singer, but because he is back in style. Vegas is for BIG name entertainers...HELLOOOO!

While Clay appeals to people of all ages, touring is the best way for the young'uns to see him. It would NOT be a bad thing if he was to do Vegas but I don't think he wants to make it difficult for the kids to see him.

I'd really like to see him under my sheets for a lifetime but that ain't happening either.

Anonymous said...

Oh Crap,
I agree. He shouldn't do Vegas yet. Maybe for one concert like the IT.

Anonymous said...

If PaulASS sends his blog link to anyone under 18, he can be declared a pedophile and the FBI will be all over his dank ass. At the very least, he would be banned from myspace. Clay's lawyers might be able to take out a restraining order against him since he is a stalker.

PaulASS has embarrassed his family enough and turned himself into a laughingstock. He is a cyberstalker and a cyberterrorist. The only truth he speaks is getting whatever his black heart desires, no matter who he hurts in the process. He never met Clay, he knows he never met Clay, and all his accusations and so-called evidence are garbage and he knows it. This is all a game to him now and he wants to win.

Oh Crap said...

Anon, I know it's a game that PaulASS wants to win but when he's the only one playing, what has he won? We can give him the Flying Pickled Pecker Award.

Anonymous said...

How about the Pickled Middle Finger Award?

Anonymous said...

More like

"Pecker-less r us". (For his back door buddies)

He's not only a member, he's president!

WRU said...

Good news!

RCA's Marketing Campaign: Wal-Mart?
**

We told on Wednesday that ATDW will be featured on Wal-Mart's Soundcheck website.

Well, if current Soundcheck artists are any indication, Clay will be heavily promoted at every Wal-Mart in America - over 3200 of them!

RCA is spending big bucks for this!!! Seems like RCA finally has a marketing plan in place!

Anonymous said...

what a fucking scumbag JP is, he is sending out emails to all of Clay's friends on his my space account, I just got one this morning...I want to puke right now...

Anonymous said...

aiken 4 clay,

Report him to myspace, at bottom of every profile is "Report inappropriate".

Anonymous said...

I already did that, I doubt it will do any good though.