I'm huge fan of #AmericanIdol I'm supporting Jena Irene Asciutto who is currently on American Idol Season XIII, please support, vote & follow her journey !!!
Harry Connick, Jr. was a child prodigy and trained by the legendary greats of his genre. Harry is a master of his craft. Anyone that feels the need to argue with what he has to say about music, stage presence, performance, or entertainment just likes to hear themselves talk and/or is an immature and prideful person.
Jeez this is a show that blossomed because of Simon Cowell's asshattery and cruelty--sometimes he was right, often not. And these idiots have the nerve to throw Harry crap for being harsh?! He's clearly respecting the kids enough to try to teach them like would-be professionals trying to excel in their craft! God forbid an actual musician try to impart some hard-earned wisdom amid his critiques.
Harry = 200% of every good thing Everyone else = meh, what else is on? (Except maybe Kieth Urban.. Love him, too!) Harry is much too phenomenal to be in the same room as Randy Jackson, let alone to be subjected to his asinine opinions and heckling. Love you, Harry!!!
Harry is the real one. The guy is a master musician. Nobody in that room even comes close to the level of dedication and hard work he has put into his craft. If he tells you something about music, listen.
I saw Harry Connick perform in Toronto: 1) His piano playing is off the charts. 2) His singing is incredible. 3) He has leading-man looks and possesses genuine stage charisma. In short, he can wipe the floor with anybody in that room.
I saw Harry at the Kennedy Center here in DC. My favorite part was when he gave a 10-minute introduction to the different styles of piano playing from some of the jazz legends...Ellington, Waller, Peterson, etc. These were all musicians i loved, but it was the first time i heard a musician discuss and showcase their individual craft. Wonderful!
I would watch this shit if you could actually learn stuff about music from it. Like get real music teachers and real musicians to be judges on this show and I'd watch.
Idk why randy and the judges didn't like what he was saying. He is absolutely right. Always trying to help them further themselves, rather then pat themselves on the back. He has a true artists nature and he says things that they need to hear.
Harry's critique is so on point. Especially with that last comment with Drew Brees. Been binge watching Harry's American Idol videos. He's knowledge of music is incredible. He's a Real Student!
I don't watch AI anymore except maybe a few clips on YT here and there. But Harry Connick Jr. is pretty much the only reason I'd watch any clips, now. He was hands down the best judge and a great mentor when he did that. The only one with true musicianship deep knowledge and understanding of music. Not just about selling records but about helping create and foster great artists.
I would take Harry's constructive criticism than Katy,Luke, and Lionel's empty praise. Ugh. Harry was a great judge because he was honest and didn't sugar coat it, plus he was hilarious.
Harry has a lot of talent - but his teachers and mentors made him work, made him strive for improvement. If anyone remains teachable, and makes the effort to improve on weak areas and development of new areas, really good things will happen.
@@luckypuccino16 he clearly ain’t watch the show bc this season was one of the worst and I loved some of the artists this season. I think his opinion was based largely on the fact that he was a judge and therefore helped select some of the talent. So he’s biased
@@tbewin1z143 season 11 is one of my favs w Joshua Ledet, Jessica Sanchez, Deandre Brackensick, Elise Testone, Colton Dixon etc. lot of great singers and style diversity in the top 13 that year. Season 10 was also stacked even though its not my personal fav. And Season 7 with the two David’s and Syesha was really good
@@tryme688 Good choices! Season 1 and 5 were my favorites (Season 1 only because the show was still feeling itself out and had some big upsets happen, so it was unpredictable)!!!
well ... maybe not that much ... but he's certainly talented enough that he doesn't have to kiss ass and BS to speak expertly on music. HE KNOWS what he speaks about.
I disagree... Harry IS a talent but a talent of a different kind. He is running parallel to the others. Given his resume with the genre of music he's proficient in and his technical knowledge may be the problem. He's a high level jazz musician who looks at the prominent style of music that this show highlights through a different lense than everyone else... It is about mathematics, theory, and technique rather than "free-flow" or "feeling". His style is regimented and disciplined. Most of the acts and judges that partake in the show are NOT college grads in music. They like what they see and hear based on emotional content and drive in the music & performances. And, I think he KNOWS THIS and asserts his will and judges performance based on the knowledge that he is more advanced, and thus he his more critical with respect to his pride in his stature.
@@dethbolt000 I think the thing you're missing here is that when Harry judges, he's coming from a place of taking a style, and working through all the influences that bring that style to 'now', very accurately and very concisely. Jazz is one of the hardest dishes to cook, so maybe he's going OTT for what the average listener wants. However, 'Free-flow' and 'feeling', they're real things, but within a genre they are VERY specific - and if you aren't taking all of the ingredients of that genre and working it into your recipe - that's not idiomatic, and so not as good as it could be.
@@MaxRevitt I get you... I, myself am a multi-instrumentalist (guitar, bass, piano/keys, drums, & programming) and music producer/director of various genres for over 30 years.... Jazz is the calculus of music. My point is that with a high-resolution perspective due to possessing such intricate and complex knowledge of music, it is easy to fall into being overly critical and annoyingly meticulous in judgement of other artists who are grounded in more "laymen's styles" of music. Not everyone knows what a E7b5/b9/#11 is in a genre that uses basic triads like in pop-music or, even less, like in most rock & metal that is usually based predominantly around root-fifth power-chords. In essence, it's like explaining the chemical reaction of vinegar and baking soda to average people that "when acetic acid comes in contact with a base such as sodium bicarbonate -- which is a base, a violent and effervescent reaction occurs that basically cancels the electro-chemical potential of both substances individually that in the end renders the resultant combination neutral"... Meaning, it just too much for a regular joe to process, much more, to understand. People don't like looking like fool or made to be perceived as ignorant especially when their level of mastership and understanding pertaining to their own craft is not so complex.
Can someone please be a dear an post the piano notes that she plays with her right and left, because I'm obsessed with this song and can't seem to find any music sheets to this.... please <<<3
You follow harry on every single video on RU-vid. I imagine a fat , balding , greasy has been lounge singer, with his gut hanging over his ripped up boxer shorts...what a life you lead!
