Like much of last night's American Idol audience, I was riveted by Chris Daughtry's performance of Johnny Cash's classic "I Walk the Line" giving it the thoroughly contemporary, sobering, dark take that it deserves. I even commented at home last night that it went well beyond his strong version of the Red Hot Chili Peppers interpretation of Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground." It looked like I had finally seen the most stunning originality yet on the show this year. The judges echoed those sentiments, and much of today's press does as well.
Unfortunately, it seems that Chris Daughtry's version of "I Walk the Line" was as much paint-by-numbers as Bucky Covington's version of Buddy Holly's "Oh Boy," which Simon called karaoke. The real originality for this version of "I Walk the Line" lies with the rock band Live.
Listen to this brief clip of Live performing the song. It was originally included on the tribute album Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records. Live's version is indeed powerful, and Chris Daughtry did a good job of echoing it. Originality? We're still waiting for Chris Daughtry's originality...he knows himself as a performer, and so far it is as a faithful cover artist.
What's your opinion?
- It's great - he's great - end of discussion
- He's still one of this season's best performers
- I'm disappointed
- I think he was deceiving the judges and the audience
Album cover © Sire Records.
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A few years ago, I saw Live perform their version of this song as part of a PBS special on Sun Records. Watching Idol last night, I IMMEDIATELY recognized that Chris’ “original” arrangement was a note-for-note copy. For shame — in the interest of full disclosure, he really should have given credit where credit was due. Thanks for shedding more light on this.
It is not a note for note copy of Live…Chris is a Live fan and in his pre-interview (edited by the show) tape about the song says he is doing it like them with his own twist..that was edited out lastnight…Can someone please find the entire interview tape and correct this..
regardless of the way LIVE did the song before, chris was staying true to who he is and he did a very good job. sounds like there is alot of jealousy out there to me. when he wins he will prove he is all that and more!!!!
I agree with this 100%. Even if he did say something in the taped interview….he did not correct the judges when they were praising him for his originality. Let’s all find a musical theater song that was covered by a rock group so we know what Chris is going to imitate for that theme week.
What a bunch of complete bull and I may add one-sided!Write is definately not a Chris fan…that’s obvious.
I’m a LIVE fan and own the cd.
Ed sings the song basically in one key..mellow throughout the whole song not just the clip..which isn’t a real example and it’s misleading! If you truly want to compare the two you have to hear the whole song done by LIVE.
Chris starts off slow(smiliar to the clip)and then reaches a crescendo and completely rocks this song taking it in a new direction.
To write an article like this and telling people to only listen to a clip is so unfair.
Bias much?
Brief note from the author of the article – providing more than a clip of the Live version of the song would violate copyright of the original material. I strongly encourage everyone to purchase and listen to Live’s version. To my ears all 5 of Chris’ performances have been close copies of the originals – like many of the other contestants have done on AI. It’s a worthy discussion to have.
Bill Lamb
About Top40/Pop
THANK YOU!
It is nice to see someone point this out.
I have been a fan of Live since the early 90s.
I wanted to like Chris. I really did. However, I lost respect for him when he admitted to not knowing that “Higher Ground” was done by Stevie Wonder. I lost a bit more respect, last night, when he did not give Live props during his post-performance chat with the judges and Ryan.
Whatever he does, whomsoever he covers, the man is an artist and a performer of the highest calibre. May he go on to win – he should!
You can’t know how much Chris and Barry actually did change the Live arrangement by listening to the clip. It was changed a lot in the middle through to the end. So, none of your 4 little neat responses are a fit. Further, Chris did credit Live in his pre-song interview and it must have been edited for the show.
I think an explanation needs to be given tonight. I haven’t been on the Chris bandwagon, but now I’m completely turned off by him. When I was watching I was thinking he was sounding an awful lot like Live’s lead singer, and I thought the arrangement sounded familiar…and your article made me remember the Sun Records cd, which I own.
I call bull on the idea that he gave Live credit – I remember him saying he wanted to change it up – that was the perfect time to say he liked the Live version and give them credit – just as Elliot did with Al Jarreau.
As the naive judges lauded Chris for his originality and “making the song his own” (just like when he covered the Chili Peppers version of Stevie), that is the time to give credit where credit is due. Chris said nothing. I’m sure he lost some votes as alt-rock fans fumed at their TVs. There will be damage control on the results show tonight. Count on it.
I thought Chris did a great job creating a fusion between Stevie’s and Chilli Peppers’ version of ‘Higher Ground’. The difference from the Chilli Peppers version is quite obvious for me and even though he’s rocking it, he brought a little of Stevie’s way of singing it into the song.
I’m now listening to Live’s and Chris’ versions back to back (downloaded Chris’s performance off the web). I have to admit both version sounded very similar at the beginning and the fact that the AI band are playing very similarly to Live didn’t help either. But I think Chris did bring his own flavor (and hence his originality) at the end of the song. I give him credit for that.
Apparently Chris did credit Live for inspiring his rendition during the pre-show interview but AI edited it out. Looks like they did him a disservice because he seems to be getting a bad rap for it on all sorts of websites.
In interviews Chris has said Live is one of his favorite bands and their lead singer is a major influence of his. He also has his own band & writes his own music.
Doesn’t Matter if Live did it or not maybe two people in the audience knew that if that he’s just rocked it out and if Randy didn’t know that it was a cover then he pulled it off thats what makes him the best.Just give him the win and the rest can fight for second
Keep it metal!!!!
It’s pretty obvious that a few more than two people called foul on this. After the RHCP version of Higher Ground, Chris is looking like a karaoke singer who is afraid to venture out of his niche and be judged on the actual genres being featured. Is Chris always going to look for the alt-rock angle? Are they going to let him? The purpose of the theme nights is to challenge the singers to depart from their normal mode. Everyone but Chris is giving it a shot. He better get with the program, and soon.
Chris credited Live in his pre-interview and it was edited out? How would you people know that?
I’m VERY disappointed in his continuing ripoffs. So refreshing at the beginning, he’s now sounding like a skipping record…a screeching Michael Bolton record.
Frankly, the gray headed guy is the only one left in the competition with a lick of originality. He’s been growing on me since he did Taking It To The Streets, then Living In The City. There’s a market for a white dude that sounds black – just ask Elvis and Gregg Allman.
Okay. Enough. So, what? Chris is a great performer and singer no matter what. Many shows edit stuff out. The people on the shows cant help that. They usually don’t know until the damage is done and it is too late. If it sounded a lot like Live’s version, who cares? I realize that most people saying things about Chris where not his fans to begin with. Not a big deal. He can live without you, since he’s been doing the best so far. But let me ask you this… Do YOU always give credit where credit is deserved?
Does anyone have a link to a clip of Chris’ performance on 3/21?? I have this odd recollection that he acutally reversed the first two lines of the song and I want to see it again to verify. Nobody seems to have noticed that so maybe i’m wrong!
> and YES – he should have credited Live for his rendition (which was fantastic)!
The performance is here at YouTube:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OYNPDx2-BLI&search=chris%20daughtry
Also, you are right, the first 2 lines were reversed. I think Chris mentioned something about messing up the lyrics at the end of his performance.
Did you ever think that maybe Chris acknowledged the LIVE version in his pre-performance interview, but the producers didn’t show that part? He gave credit last week to the chili pepppers, so it’s not unlikely. And in the end, WHO CARES? He stayed true to his form and gave a great rockers’ performance… in the end, all these people are doing covers (and covers of covers). What matters is can they sing and perform, and he CAN!
PLUS, what’s he supposed to do when getting judged? Interrupt Simon and remind him that LIVE also did a version of the song? Has anyone ever done that in the 10 seconds they get in front of the judges? Be real, people!
He sang it differently than LIVE. FWIW, Live is one of his fav bands and he was paying tribute to them with this song, so get over it!
If the live audience and the judges saw a pre-taped interview where Chris credited LIVE, it’s reasonable that he wouldn’t think it necessary to credit the group while being judged. As someone already said, he wouldn’t know it was edited out until too late.
I agree with others too that say Chris’s version and LIVE’s while similiar, they are different in the end. I think Chris’s ends with a harder rock sound. I would love to hear him to a longer version of it.
Cheers, Bill.
Chris gave credit to Live in his pre-performance interview. How was he to know it was going to be edited out? He didn’t correct the judges because he already gave credit in front of the camera. The show’s producers really did him a disservice by making him look like he was taking the credit personally.
Have you listened to Chris’s version and Live’s version? They really don’t sound alike! Some similarity, but Chris really put his styling all over it.
“If the live audience and the judges saw a pre-taped interview where Chris credited LIVE, it’s reasonable that he wouldn’t think it necessary to credit the group while being judged. As someone already said, he wouldn’t know it was edited out until too late.”
Word.
Not to mention, when you’re a music fan in your own world, sometimes it’s hard to imagine that other people aren’t familiar with the music you listen to. When I use lyrics to songs in my artwork, I assume a greater part of my audience knows where they come from, when it all reality I usually find that they don’t. This is a pitfall of covering or sampling the work of other artists.
Regardless, Chris is a stellar singer, seems like a very genuine and soulful person, and has always credited his sources of inspiration in the past. A mistep in editing doesn’t change that.
I think the insinuations in this article show a bit of irresponsible journalism. Listen to the entire clip by Live; compare it to Chris Daughtry’s performance. They are different; Chris added his own flavor. Why is Chris original? Not because of the manner in which he chose to sing the song, but because he takes a risk in singing it very differently from the extremely popular Johnny Cash song. Simon hit the nail on the head in summing up Chris’s originality: he refuses to compromise his style.
So what if he sings a cover version and remains silent when the judges praise him? He gave credit in the pre-show interview. That is enough – if the judges did not pay attention to that, why should Chris be faulted. To the journalist who wrote this piece, I suggest you do further investigation before making such misleading criticisms.
Everyone keeps talking about Chris as if he is the best in the competition. What is going on? I personally feel that Elliot is the best vocalist in the competition, which has kept him in the contest. He may not be the best looking one or shaves his head bald, but he is again definitely the best male vocalist by far. Get over Chris and what he did or did not do, and lets recognize the talent of Elliot. Chris is definitely not the best vocalist and he should not be receiving all of this press good or bad.
I thank you for your honest reporting. I had been a Chris Fan from day one, but honestly not any more. If someone who find a ten dollar bill with more colors, and bigger numbers, and a face of a bald head man on the bill and tried to spend it — they would be in trouble. It would a forgery. If someone copies a famous artist to deceive it is a forgery. But, to take someone else’s work; music, even if it is according to some better — it is a copy and wrong. I have been blocked by the moderator on the boards at American Idol pointing this out, but I thank you deeply! That you have called it what it is a cover of the band Live pure and simple and further, since that was actually done in 2001, it was not a song of the 50′s only the words of the 50′s song, which by the way, by Chris’ own admission he got wrong. He was also flat and pitchy throughout the first half of the song.
If Chicken Little, Kevin Covais, could speak up and talk back to Simon, I would think Chris could as well, but maybe he doesn’t have the back-bone or integrity to stand on his own two feet and be orginal. Those of you who argue on Chris’ behalf; ought to ask yourselves, why doesn’t Chris set the record straight? Clear and simple, if a little chicken could do it, Chris should be able to as well.
The point is that the judges are criticizing everyone else for being “karaoke” and giving Chris all these props for being so original. If Chris had admitted that his version was based upon a cover, he would have been on *even* footing with the other contestants. He still might be a better singer than a lot of them, but it wouldn’t be all about his “originality.”
And yeah, I’m shocked that Randy wasn’t aware of the similarity, considering he took great pains to point out Melissa’s lyric flub the week before, which you know 99% of America wouldn’t have noticed if he hadn’t said anything. Guess they know who they want America to vote for, and who they want America to kick off.
When I heard Chris’s performance, I agreed with the judges that it wasn’t that great vocally. However, like the judges, I was blown away by Chris’s originality and creativity. Now I realize that Chris was neither creative nor original so I am back to my earlier opinion that it wasn’t a very good performance. It irritates me tremendously that Bucky was criticized so strongly while Chris was praised. They both sang karaoke versions of someone else’s arrangement.
Chris even lied to Barry, read the script.
Bottom line:
Even if they had edited out the pre-perforamnce clip of Chris.
Chris did see his clip before his dress rehearal. (It’s a well known fact contestants and their helping people see those clips before the show) He watched the clip.
and He didn’t say anything about it when he went to live. He had plenty of chances to fix wrong things right.
Chris is a chicken to say the least, or a liar if he didn’t mention
even to Barry.
let’s remember what Barry Manilow said.
” Chris knocked me out, hm…I mean, I know the song just as much as everybody else knows the Johnny Cash’s “Walk the line” but I’ve never
heard this rendtion of it”
” Chris, you don’t need me”
Barry sounds like he was very impressed with the RENDITION. Do you think Barry was impressed because Chris was clever enough to find
a modern version of ” walk the line”? hahaha..then why Barry didn’t mention ” live ” You go figure yourselves.
The problem is, though you can bring best rock judges still they may not know every version of a song. It is contestant responsibility to tell the truth instead of giving the impression that he is doing another version and not telling the public which version. The whole idea is misleading the public to think that he made it on his own with band and with the help of barry.
Shame on you AI and CHRIS for misleading the public two weeks in a row!.
Haha. How do I begin agaisnt About.com’s Bill Lamb, and About.com itself? Is About.com not deceiving the American public by making you believe, unless you are paying SUPER close attention, that you are clicking on an article link when you are actually voting? It is hypocritical. Stop deceiving. Make it obvious, or what is your grief with Chris Daughtry?
Secondly, did not Barry Manilow arrange EVERY song for that night’s performance???? Were you even paying attention to the show at all?? In every instance I saw him saying, “why don’t we change this …” or “do it this way …” So, would it then be Barry that was deceiving the public??
Final note … EVERYONE redoes SOMEONES version of a song on American Idol … that is what it is about. EVERY song is a cover … and the artist does it in the style of the artist they like. Chris Daughtry never said, nor implied, that he was doing his own, written, arranged by himself version.
Shame on you for all of the deception, Bill.
TO JUDY:
The reason why “chris was praised” and Bucky was “criticized so strongly” was because Chris sounded like he was onstage performing … not matter the song or who sang it. Bucky sounded like he was at a bar karaokeing. Plain and simple … I have been to both thousands of times. I am not saying that Bucky does not have some talent, I am saying that particular song sounded like a karaoke version. Chris’ version sounded like he was the lead singer of a band on tour, regardless of the name of that band.
All, I know is this. I had a profile, had voted 100′s of times for Chris, and then I heard him copy the band Live’s version of “I Walk The Line” I was upset, spoke my mine, via my profile and the blog, and my profile was taken away without warning on American Idol. I have also notice the percent change from 84% down to 82% so you must be under pressure Mr. Lamb, but I think you rock!
I completely agree with you.
I am also admittedly a Chris Daughtry fan. However he is going to need some help with his image, not that there is anything wrong with it. It’s just that I’ve seen it before somewhere…
Oh right, Ed Kowalczyk, lead singer of Live.
Granted Chris is a better looking version IMHO, nonetheless, it is too close not to cause some major controversy.
I rest my case with the side-by-side comparison:
http://www.idolonfox.com/photos/?cat=20&sct=23&pic=8283
http://www.magieheim.at/keltica/me/cyberlinks/ed_kowalczyk(LiVE).jpg
Unfortunately, I was out of town and didn’t see this week’s show.My daughter told me when I got home, that Chris remended her a lot of Ed Kowalczyk. I din’t think anything of it, but then I saw the news story about Idol fans being in an uproar, so I downloaded Chris’ version.
I am one of the biggest Live fans on the planet and I have to say it sounded like a poor imitation of EK’s version.
How does everyone know that Chris gave Live credit in the pre show if it was edited out?
Mr. Lamb,
You have a new fan; and I appreciate your honesty. I have tried to represent the truth and that is what makes the world right. You Rock! I use to so love Chris, but the longer no one says anything to correct this; it just makes American Idol, Chris, look bad; and points to the love of money. You were right in your article, Chris is a cover of other bands, and perhaps a cover to the truth. Peace
You only wish all of these many excuses could be the excuses for Chris. They don’t want to jeopardize what they have going with AI. Get a grip and realize that people do bad things sometimes and sometimes you can’t help them. He needs to apologize. Maybe he forgot or that it slipped his mind or that he just didn’t think it would be a big deal. What ever reason he had. Maybe he just felt the pressure for having to do something big! He just needs to talk about it and what he did. That way people can go on and so can he. Isn’t that what we tell our kids to do? A good parent says, “Be honest, tell the truth, and I will be there to help you through it.” He might get punished, but hopefully he will take it like a Man.
My father has always taught me to count the cost of our actions, but to always do the right thing. I have had a profile and blog removed from the American Idol site as well as other friends of mine trying to discover the truth. What I realize is American Idol, moderators for Chris or them, don’t want the truth discovered. That smells a cover-up to me and I have loss faith in this whole program.
Interesting how people seem to change names to add negative comments… it appears that tombraider and Katie are the same. Almost the exact same statements … fishy.
I have never heard of Live’s version until this site mentioned it. Well, I think Daughtry’s version is still far superior and anyone who can listen can tell the difference. Even if Chris were to state that he covered Live’s version, it was still his own take in the same way that his take on “Hemorrhage” was his own.
And I suggest that before we all say how big a rip-off this is, let us put things into perspective. This is a singing competiton where they sing other people’s songs. If Chris is unoriginal, then the rest are no different.
If you dislike Chris, then let your dislike be justified by his lack of talent and not by the technicality that his singing a song that isn’t his. That’s what the show is all about.
Anyway, I don’t think this “controversy” will dent Chris at all. As another great American Vince McMahon says, “controvery creates cash.” Thanks to this article, a lot of people are actually looking into clips of last week’s performance and come out saying one thing “this guy is good.” Fans are like the hydra. For every one he loses, he wins another two.
The observation that he covered Live is not the point anymore. You have shone the light on him, and now America (and the rest of the world) is watching even more closely at Chris Daughtry.
I completely agree with Charlie Everyone says Chris copied da song SO WHAT? doesnt everyone? i mean get real does everyone on AI actually make up their own versions of songs???????? u call him a rip off? wat do u call everyone else? probably Taylor is the only one whos original
Secondly, if he did mention it in his clip why is everyone making a big dael outta it i meam cmon u say they all have a chance to view the clips but i think chris didnt think so much of a bid deal would b made out of it
n as far as him not saying anything when the jugdes acknowlegded his originality goes, his version Is a little different from LIVE it still had sum originality!!!
Chris did it way better than Live — bottom line.
chris gave props to live and american idol cut it from his interview. It’s a television show and he’s far and away the best performer, singer, and all around person you have to vote for this season…grin and bear it.
Bruce,
My Name is Hilary, I am 27, My sister is Katie up above and she is 25. I have two other sisters one who is 31 and another 29. Tombraider is our father, who is 54 years old, a Viet Nam Vertran, and a man who spent 8 years as a hardcore alcoholic, until he went to AA, and found his higher power in the Lord. We will be honored to sound like our Father, who is honest, because he learned in AA, you have to face your demons. He does not make excuses, and has Loved Rock since day one. Cream, Clapton, Montrose, Thin Lizzy, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Nichleback, Switchfoot, Thousand Foot Crutch, POD, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Live, and so many more; up to and including Chris. But let me tell you the other night several people at Church voted to have Chris and Idol get real and pastor has welcomed anyone to email him at Yahoo, i.d. goodsavior and no one has. There is a reason I believe, he is honest, speaks the truth in love, and has prayed non-stop for Chris to be cleared, but has been hurt, because he was stripped of his profile, since that time he has received over 400 emails from idol fans because they have understood the truth. I Hope I sound like my father as well, good day. By the way my household will not be voting for Chris either.
much love for the truth too….
Bruce is comment number 41 above, and I too thank you Mr. Lamb.
Chris Daughtry Fansite – Chris will win this no matter what he does!
Are you fans kidding?! I love Chris, but c’mon let’s call it what it is. It’s the same as when Vanilla Ice claimed the baseline was his and not “Under Pressure” from David Bowie/Queen. He should have owned up to it. Would he have come up with this rendition on his own if he hadn’t had heard it from Live? That’s a stretch.
If he was allowed to do that rendition, it was because the show has permission to use it. He didn’t steal anything, and he is no less original than anyone else in the competition. I love Taylor Hicks, but he makes all of his songs sound like Joe Cocker or Michael McDonald is singing them…how does that make him original. The point of the different theme nights is that it gives each singer the opportunity to prove that they can find their style and perform the best version they can no matter what the genre.
Finally, if Chris were worried about impressing the “true hard-rock crowd”, I don’t think he would have even tried for American (pop) Idol to begin with.
He’s not going to be able to make money off that song without giving credit where it’s due, so let it go.
Chris was obviously inspired by Live’s version of the song and took it to the next lever of great. I don’t believe he intentially tried to be deceive anyone–as is evidenced by the fact that he credited Red Hot Chili Peppers on his other song. Live should thank Chris for giving them extra exposure for their albumn!
I was a bit surprised when I learned that Live had actually produced the version that CHris sang. However; after listening to both versions, I honestly believe that Chris added a whole lot to it and performed it better than the one that Live Performed. I liked the Live song, but Chris’s version just blew it right out of the water. If it ever hit the stores, I would buy it in a second!
This controversy is about over now, with Chris’ and Ryan’s “face-saving” bit on Tuesday’s show, but I have to say this: Some people are frightfully confused about the issue, or have lost a certain moral sense, with their “so what” comments. The issue is not whether Chris did a better version than Live; it was that Chris used Live’s version for his arrangement, and did not acknowledge it, though he had opportunities to do so. In fact, he implicitly took credit for the arrangement, and that was the lie. He actually looked somewhat uncomfortable when the judges were praising hime, which I thought was odd. He smiled only after Simon’s comments, as if realizing how tense he was. Doesn’t that tarnish his integrity just a bit? By the way, I really enjoyed that performance, so I’m not knocking it, or even the young man, personally.
We all stuimble. I’m only commenting on that particular action, In the end, it is a minor blip in the scheme of things, but as the old cautionary tale goes, for want of a nail…
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In case you haven’t heard, Chris’s wife did clarify that Chris did mention live in the pre performance interview and it was edited for time.
A copy of the letter from deanna, Chris Daughtry’s wife
Chris does not have a my space page . If you find one it is someone pretending to be him or a fan page.
Chris told me that he did say in the pre-show interview that he was doing a version of walk the line that was done by his favorite band (that band is Live). That part of the interview was edited by AI and has made people question my husbands integrity. He would never take credit for another musicians work.
Reading some of the things people have said about Chris is so sad. If they knew Chris they would feel like crap for ever saying anything negative about him as a person. He is one of the good ones in this world and he does not deserve this attack. He did nothing wrong! The only good thing that has happened is that Live has sold more albums from it.
I never thought that it would be like this. People pretending to know us or be us and giving false info, strangers coming to the door, tabloids looking for a story, people coming out of the woodwork. We believed in people more then we should have I guess. I have never wanted to let life harden me and I don’t want that to happen to Chris or my children. I am bracing my self for what may come next.
I want to thank everyone who has stood up for us and supported us.
Deanna
If Chris’ acknowledgement of Live was edited out, the producers had a moral obligation to say so. But they have not. I think it was cowardly and mean of them to let Chris take all this heat. I think it’s very important to any musician to have his work acknowledged, and that’s why the big furore. Fox could have squelched all this with just a simple statement. Why didn’t they? Because in their books, there’s no such thing as bad publicity? Where’s the moral compass here?
This whole Chris American Idol is so old at this point. It would be the responsibility of the show to disclose the truth at some point and that has not happened. But what has happened since is just as important as the orginal rip-off. Yes, Chris and Deanna RIP-OFF!!! Of, “Live’s version”, of the American Public, of other contestants on the show and more.
Since the singing of “Live’s Version” everyone around me has noticed that Simon Cowell has awakened. He has taken Chris to task each week since the Live rip off. Simon knows that this has made him look bad, American Idol look bad, and has lost them viewers, because the total number of viewers has went down as well.
But what is most interesting; if a person will take the time and listen’s to “Creed’s, ‘What If’; they will discover that Chris is a poor Cover tune artist actually. Chris does not rock that song – - just as he did not rock Live’s I Walk the Line. Personally where I live my fellow friends work for either Columbia House, BMG, or Sony – - as most of the CD’s are produced right here in Terre Haute, Indiana. And, more and more people everyday are not voting for Chris, and are upset as much as I am, that the cover-up remains. No matter how many fans try to say something else. I remain sad and jadded more than ever when it comes to American Idol.
Haha … “Creed’s, ‘What If’; they will discover that Chris is a poor Cover tune artist actually. Chris does not rock that song – - just as he did not rock Live’s I Walk the Line.” Comparison using a Creed song? Even Creed would laugh at that. Scott Stapp had no talent with creed, nor now … as anyone in the band, or out, would admit. It is hard to do a song good that was bad in the first place. To me, it was a poor choice for Chris.
Veronica … where is the text of where Chris “implicitly took credit for the arrangement” … please provide a link.
VERY VERY SAD to read all that crap you guys wrote….Chris’ version was amazing, and who cares if it sounded a bit in the BEGINING like LIVE..???? As much as I love Ed( been his huge fan for a long time), there is no doubt that Chris is on the much higher level…he is so amazing…I didn’t feel any connection between Ed and the song before..with Chris singing I couldn’t even move or breath..and for this reason ..BRAVO!!! Chris is the main huge competition from now for Creed, Nickelback, Live..Watch out for him
Thanks AI for discovering Chris…and after “In my hands” he didn’t need AI anymore..He changed the rock music life in US..ROCK ON!
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DANIEL WAKEFIELD, WERE YOU UPSET ABOUT CHRIS’S PERFORMANCE ? I WISH I HAD KNOWN YOU AT THIS TIME. LOVE MICKEY BREWER.