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05/20/2007 7:27 AM Alert 
New Englanders know what to expect from KISS 108’s annual spring concert at Mansfield’s Tweeter Center: an eight-hour pop music party, tempered by a total lack of respect from Mother Nature.Concert goers get a soggy KISS
By Christopher John Treacy
Sunday, May 20, 2007 
    But KISS Concert 2007 not only suffered from dreary weather; the bill lacked musical integrity. If this is considered a sample of hit radio’s best, pop music is in big trouble. 
    After lackluster sets from Lumidee and crooner Robin Thicke, a shrunken, two-member Augustana delivered a heartfelt acoustic trio of tunes. Unfortunately the hushed performance wasn’t particularly audible. 
    R & b goddess JoJo’s vocals fell flat, as did Barbados-born Rihanna’s: Her scandalously short designer black doily was more enticing than her singing. 
    Akon’s guest appearance spurred much pubescent pandemonium. While his hip-hop may be generic and predictable, “Soul Survivor,” “Smack That” and “Don’t Matter” all brimmed with contagious energy. 
    Hilary Duff’s sporty boots-and-diaper combo dispensed with some of the “Dignity” of her new CD, as did her suspiciously processed-sounding vocals. Still, it was hard to resist the electro-pulsing hooks of “Dreamer.” 
    Whether with or without the Black Eyed Peas, Fergie’s always been more about her humps and lumps than about compelling music. So it’s no surprise her energetic set was plenty flashy. Feigning royalty in a tiara and cape that, once removed, revealed sneakers and a sweatshirt with a silver-blue pleated mini in between, the self-proclaimed “Dutchess” sang “London Bridge,” “Glamorous” and “My Humps.”The best performances were from previous “American Idol” contestants Katharine McPhee and Chris Daughtry. McPhee’s CD may have sold disappointingly, but her early evening set with two backup girls featured spot-on versions of “Love Story” and “Over It” plus a soulful cover of Alanis Morisettes’s “Mary Jane.”  
    Chris Daughtry took the stage bellowing through a megaphone, leading his self-named band through the punchiest rock ’n’ roll set of the whole event, featuring “It’s Not Over,” “Home” and “Over You.” 
    But by that point, after eight hours of waiting, it was almost too late. Admittedly, a radio-sponsored event like the KISS Concert is more spirit-oriented than anything else, but what does it say about a festival if the best performances of the day were given by two rejects from a televised pop-star election?

Kiss concert 2007 At the Tweeter Center, yesterday.
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05/20/2007 7:53 PM Alert 
Posted By Amanda on 05/20/2007 7:27 AM
New Englanders know what to expect from KISS 108’s annual spring concert at Mansfield’s Tweeter Center: an eight-hour pop music party, tempered by a total lack of respect from Mother Nature.Concert goers get a soggy KISS
By Christopher John Treacy
Sunday, May 20, 2007 
    But KISS Concert 2007 not only suffered from dreary weather; the bill lacked musical integrity. If this is considered a sample of hit radio’s best, pop music is in big trouble. 
    After lackluster sets from Lumidee and crooner Robin Thicke, a shrunken, two-member Augustana delivered a heartfelt acoustic trio of tunes. Unfortunately the hushed performance wasn’t particularly audible. 
    R & b goddess JoJo’s vocals fell flat, as did Barbados-born Rihanna’s: Her scandalously short designer black doily was more enticing than her singing. 
    Akon’s guest appearance spurred much pubescent pandemonium. While his hip-hop may be generic and predictable, “Soul Survivor,” “Smack That” and “Don’t Matter” all brimmed with contagious energy. 
    Hilary Duff’s sporty boots-and-diaper combo dispensed with some of the “Dignity” of her new CD, as did her suspiciously processed-sounding vocals. Still, it was hard to resist the electro-pulsing hooks of “Dreamer.” 
    Whether with or without the Black Eyed Peas, Fergie’s always been more about her humps and lumps than about compelling music. So it’s no surprise her energetic set was plenty flashy. Feigning royalty in a tiara and cape that, once removed, revealed sneakers and a sweatshirt with a silver-blue pleated mini in between, the self-proclaimed “Dutchess” sang “London Bridge,” “Glamorous” and “My Humps.”The best performances were from previous “American Idol” contestants Katharine McPhee and Chris Daughtry. McPhee’s CD may have sold disappointingly, but her early evening set with two backup girls featured spot-on versions of “Love Story” and “Over It” plus a soulful cover of Alanis Morisettes’s “Mary Jane.”  
    Chris Daughtry took the stage bellowing through a megaphone, leading his self-named band through the punchiest rock ’n’ roll set of the whole event, featuring “It’s Not Over,” “Home” and “Over You.” 
    But by that point, after eight hours of waiting, it was almost too late. Admittedly, a radio-sponsored event like the KISS Concert is more spirit-oriented than anything else, but what does it say about a festival if the best performances of the day were given by two rejects from a televised pop-star election?

Kiss concert 2007 At the Tweeter Center, yesterday.




Not bad review after all. Thanks to the great 2 IDOLS of past. Katharine and Chris could undoubtedly command a compelling combination of good music and attractive presence for all the obvious reasons. What perhaps are not taken seriously to be obvious is that they are quality music stars!! The reviewer could also start dropping the word "reject" if only to give Boston a flair of a (in a way) successful homecoming or festival for these 2 Irish descendants from the american idol show. But the review is a good read for all Katharine and Chris fans indeed, nonetheless. Thanks for posting, Amanda.
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05/20/2007 8:15 PM Alert 
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05/20/2007 10:17 PM Alert 
That review was sounding pretty good until he came up with "rejects." Those two rejects both damn near won the thing. Out of how many tens of thousands of auditioners, they wound up four and two? Doesn't sound like rejection to me. But then I'm prejudiced.
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05/21/2007 12:12 AM Alert 

I listened to some of the samples on WXKS' Web site and I was amazed how bad everyone sounded.  Then I got the chance to listen to Katharine (for some reason her video/pictures are the only ones not working)....and wow.

There's something really wrong with America is she doesn't become a music superstar.  Because even singing her silly pop songs than some people out there don't totally love...she's a hell of a lot better than 95% of the mainstream out there.  Kat's ONLY contemporaries that can sing with her are Beyonce & Christina.  That's it.  The rest of these people are just pretenders.  Studio creations.

That's the great thing about Idol...we KNOW you can sing if you make it through that show.  Nothing like having to bring it for 90 seconds with 35 million watching on live TV to make you an exceptional live performer.  As Kat has mentioned before, "After Idol, everything is easy."

I actually love these radio shows because hopefully all these people there are going to see how much better Katharine is than the Rihannas, JoJos, Fergies and Hilary Duffs of the world and go buy her CD.

But yeah...I'm getting tired of "rejects" and "losers".  And her CD sales could still rebound...it's not like this is over yet.  She's only had one single.  The "rejects" are the ones that don't make it out of the audition round.  "Losers", well I guess if you didn't win the crown you are technically a "loser".  But the connotation of the word is so negative.
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05/21/2007 12:24 AM Alert 
Posted By sjwolves on 05/21/2007 12:12 AM

I listened to some of the samples on WXKS' Web site and I was amazed how bad everyone sounded.  Then I got the chance to listen to Katharine (for some reason her video/pictures are the only ones not working)....and wow.

There's something really wrong with America is she doesn't become a music superstar.  Because even singing her silly pop songs than some people out there don't totally love...she's a hell of a lot better than 95% of the mainstream out there.  Kat's ONLY contemporaries that can sing with her are Beyonce & Christina.  That's it.  The rest of these people are just pretenders.  Studio creations.

That's the great thing about Idol...we KNOW you can sing if you make it through that show.  Nothing like having to bring it for 90 seconds with 35 million watching on live TV to make you an exceptional live performer.  As Kat has mentioned before, "After Idol, everything is easy."

I actually love these radio shows because hopefully all these people there are going to see how much better Katharine is than the Rihannas, JoJos, Fergies and Hilary Duffs of the world and go buy her CD.

But yeah...I'm getting tired of "rejects" and "losers".  And her CD sales could still rebound...it's not like this is over yet.  She's only had one single.  The "rejects" are the ones that don't make it out of the audition round.  "Losers", well I guess if you didn't win the crown you are technically a "loser".  But the connotation of the word is so negative.


Well said sjwolves! Before long it will be those other performers longing to be on the same bill as Kat rather than the other way around!
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05/21/2007 10:54 PM Alert 
"There's something really wrong with America is she doesn't become a music superstar."

I was just muttering that to myself earlier in the day... But right now she's got this pattern going where she goes out and does her set and the audience sings along with Over It because that's been on the air, and they maybe get up and dance to Open Toes, and then the reviewers call all that lukewarm fluff and praise Mary Jane. Everybody seems to like her for different reasons.
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