Category Archives: Music review
Acoustic Archuleta: Disco with the flow
Try to guess the most-played song on my iPod. Nope, not My Hands. No, not Contigo. Not even Crazy. It’s David Archuleta’s Good Day Utah performance of “Waiting On the World to Change,” with Dean Kaelin on guitar. The way … Continue reading
Elevator go up, up, up
I can’t begin to tell you how much I love this song. I’ve heard it once. ONCE! It’s love at first sight … um, listen. It’s quirky, it’s catchy, it bubbles through you like extra oxygen. There’s like a tinge … Continue reading
There really is something about SBL
Okay, true confession time, guys. When I first heard the snippet for David Archuleta’s Something ‘Bout Love, my heart sank. I did not connect with it at all. It sounded bubble-gummy and generic to my ear. I wanted SO much … Continue reading
A little somethin’ somethin’ ’bout love: Part 2
I have this (probably unhealthy) habit of forgetting to breathe when I am really focused or concentrated on something. I get really in the zone of whatever I’m doing and after about 25-30 seconds it occurs to me that I … Continue reading
A little somethin’ somethin’ ’bout love: Part 1
Remember this comment I made on the “To Snippet or Not to Snippet” post: “Well I did snippet this one… catchy, yup radio friendly, lyrics so far sound light (but will have to make my final decision on that once … Continue reading
SINGLE-minded
Like all of you, I have been trying to be very David-like in waiting patiently for this next CD and the first single from it. The tweets are driving me crazy. Songwriter after arranger after producer tweet their ongoing or … Continue reading
Imagine David Archuleta
[Vid: thop1984, already at 1,008 views at 10:30 a.m.] Early Buzz Highlights from last night’s Imagine: L.A. Times 6:29 Archie gets situated at the piano and looks a little nervous, but still gives a quick wave to the audience. 6:31 … Continue reading
Brian Mansfield interviews David Archuleta
This weekend, Brian Mansfield of USA Today‘s IdolChatter site posted his recent interviews with David about songwriting in Nashville and his risk-taking performance of Imagine on Idol. It’s such an epic one-two punch of amazingness that both parts are posted … Continue reading
Duets (& more) Part 2: I get by with a little help from my friends
When David Archuleta walked on stage to join Brooke White, Benton Paul and Michael Johns as a surprise guest on “Let It Be,” he totally stole the show (without intending to, of course). His free-styling in that performance just blew … Continue reading
Duel or Duet? Part 1
Is there anything more potentially cringe-worthy than a duet? It often seems the two singers are duelling not duet-ing. Chalk up one point to the better singer; one to the better looking, or the more famous. And, more often than … Continue reading








