Brian's views on 'The Voice'

If you've read his most recent soapbox update, you'll see Brian ripping into the TV 'search for a singer' type show, 'The Voice'.

Yes, he's entitled to his opinion, but in my view his thoughts are still very much coloured by the fact that Kerry Ellis went on the show last year but was not selected (and quite rightly so in my opinion based on her poor song choice and average performance of it).

in my view, The Voice has far more integrity than the X Factor or Idol shows, which at audition stage are no more than a modern day equivalent of a Victorian freak show, and are purely and solely aimed at finding an artist who can be manipulated for profit, and judged in part by peopke with no musical background.  If he watchd The Voice properly he would realise that whilst it is 'just a TV show', it is at least judged by people who know their stuff, never resort to derogatory comments or nastiness against those taking part, and if the first series is to go by, it actually looks to find a true 'artist'. And to suggest Tom Jones is effectively being hoodwinked into taking part in this (for the second series in a row!) is really fairly disingenuous.

The Voice also features a working live band for every artist rather than pre recorded backing tracks like Idol etc...

The fact that Queen have appeared on one of these shows and not the other does, I suggest, tell us more about Brian than the morals of the show he is now bashing with all he can muster.

Brian apparently has missed the point of this show, which is simply that the contestants are judged by their voice, not by what they look like - that is why the judges have their backs to them. And yes, I think he is just pissed off the Kerry never got through on last years series.

Its basically the same format as the X Factor apart from the extra gimmick of the judges/mentors spinning round in the chair. Maybe not as bitchy as the X Factor. But still sh!t.

he wan'ts to check the dosage on his "anti-hypocrisy" pills...cos they ain't fucking working

remember April 25, 2012 10:17 PM Dr May?
it's when YOU appeared on American Idol...and "performed"....that's you endorsing the fucking concept...almost one year ago to the day

but for those who forget some of Doctor May's rapidly changing opinions...how about this: from straight after the performance "AMERICAN IDOL - QUEEN EXTRAVAGANZA"

"it went pretty well, we felt, we had a lot of fun tonight, and having fun is a big part of it you know. It felt like a very interactive experience, we wer eonly on for 40 seconds...but it was the best 40 seconds of my life, what can i say"
and
"we like them a lot, they're all dedicated....i enjoyed all their interpretations"

The Voice is a talent show. American Idol is a talent show. They're both popularity contests, who gives a toss if the judges look at you.

Kerry Ellis vocally does absolutely nothing for me, yet Freddie, Roger and Brian's voices all do, that is one of the reasons we are all fans, isn't it? Also Paul Rodgers does it for me too, especially his live performances, sometimes they astound me, with his range, power, control and interpretation. Roger and Brian also went on the British version of X-Factor too, even after Roger had written C-Lebrity, which I found very cringeworthy.

I do however respect their decision to hire Adam Glambert on the basis of the deaf audition they must have held for him? The Dr. really does annoy me as a person, however great a guitar player, songwriter and vocalist he actually is, or perhaps once was. What a clown. Do you think we should badger him more for this outburst?

Yeah, I too, have to chime in on this one.

The Voice, for me, is the first show in a long time that truly wants to hold the people auditioning, in fairly high regard. No ridicule of a performer for their looks or their style of singing, and generally, just a nice vibe between judges and auditionees.

I had the misfortune of seeing some of Britain's Got Talent (with singers) the other week and by god...it was incredibly demeaning to those up on stage. This kind of programme, coming from the same "Cowell camp" as The X-Factor, Brian should wonder why he's really attacking The Voice.

And yes, while dismissive of the idea initially, I too, have started to think that his post today has more to do with the whole Kerry Ellis incident from last year's Voice audition. Sad, but probably true.

Adam.

After seeing Brian and Kerry on their recent tour ,in my humble opinion Kerry has a beautifull voice.It was only a small venue in Corby ,but at the end of the show the crowd went wild.

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[b]philip storey wrote: [/b] After seeing Brian and Kerry on their recent tour ,in my humble opinion Kerry has a beautifull voice.It was only a small venue in Corby ,but at the end of the show the crowd went wild.[/QUOTE]

I'm sure it was a good show and I'm glad you enjoyed it, but in my opinion she could have farted down a cardboard tube and the crowd would still have gone wild.

Thst isn't a reflection on Kerry's vocal abilities by the way, more a comment on a certain element of Queen fans!

I haven't seen any international versions of The Voice, so I'll have to just judge it by the Australian version.

It's pants. Pure and simple, it's complete bullshit. It serves to give regular income to a few washups who serve as judges, and going by previous shows (X-Factor, Idol, and 'Got Talent') they're not actually scouting for future recording artists - they're just trying to find presenters for upcoming talent shows that haven't aired yet. I'm not even kidding; you're a lot more likely to see an ex-contestant shilling for one of these talent contests than you are ever likely to see them at one of their own gigs.

It's a very thinly disguised, self-contained and self-sustaining ecosystem. I understand that it's useful exposure for anyone who goes on the shows, and I haven't got a thing against your average contestant - more power to them. But the actual institution itself is glaringly shallow.

The thing that shits me the most is Brian. I wonder what he'd be saying about The Voice if Kerry "We're Just Good Friends" Ellis had actually done well on the show instead of being shot down? He'd say what everyone else says when they feel like they backed the right horse - 'it's so nice to see a talent show that actually cares about the talent!'

Right.

I expect to see a Queen special featuring Brian & Roger and a fresh Greatest Hits later on this year then.

then i "expect" your chances of disappointment will be less than zero

I just watched hear appearance on the Voice (I never knew she was on it before), she was 100 times better than the garbage we get on the Aussie version!