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[serai]

For the past half hour, I've been listening to "Gone" from pandemoniumfromamerica. I just keep repeating it over and over. Fascinating.

You know, regardless of Elijah's stated feelings about actors who insist on trying to be recording artists (which I deeply appreciate, by the way), I gotta say I wish he would record. He has a beautiful singing voice. I'd heard him sing now and then as an actor, of course, and I wasn't ever impressed, and now I realize it's because it was always a character singing. It was never Elijah.

I'm especially impressed by how different his voice is than I expected. Total cliche but true: I expected him to sound much younger, lighter than he does. (Ridiculous, ain't it?) But it's deeper and richer than I thought it would be. There's a bottom in there too, nice dark layer underneath that tells me his voice would get better with age. It gives the impression of a voice that would get more profound as it experienced more of life to sing about.

*goes off to listen some more*

Comments

[wyna-hiros.livejournal.com]

Sorry about this, but anyway you can pimp the song out? You got me curious. xD

[serai1.livejournal.com]

YSI link here: Gone

Enjoy! :)

[wyna-hiros.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[notabluemaia.livejournal.com]

Hey! I've missed something! Where have you heard him sing? Is there a link or download?

You describe this as wonderfully as you write up movies. Thank you.

[serai1.livejournal.com]

YSI link here: Gone

Thanks, Nota. I do love blathering about things that turn me on!

Enjoy! :)

[notabluemaia.livejournal.com]

You are an angel, Serai! Thank you - downloading now, and will listen as soon as there's not a roomful of people watching something else!

BTW - here's a link to the album, with some pics, in case anyone wants to check it out. http://www.tdrsmusic.com/viggomortensen.html

How's the rest of it? Fascinating concept. Go, Viggo and guys.

[serai1.livejournal.com]

I've only heard this track and "Half Fling", so I've got no idea what the album sound like otherwise, though I'd be interested in hearing it.

[samena.livejournal.com]

Here is a link for a track called Shadow, which features Dom. It's very dark, and sexy. :)

[serai1.livejournal.com]

Whoa, thanks!

[wilde-boy-jack.livejournal.com]

I hadn't realised that Elijah played instruments on some other tracks! Thanks for sharing the link :)

[notabluemaia.livejournal.com]

Welcome. Very intriguing, isn't it? I knew he played piano - this must have been so much fun to do!

[wilde-boy-jack.livejournal.com]

He has got a good voice hasn't he? I had to go back and listen to Gone again after reading your post :)

I had heard him say that he'd had singing lessons and everything, so I was interested in hearing what he sounded like, but when I'd heard him sing in movies and everything I didn't think he was that great. I didn't think he was bad, but not brilliant and I was a bit disappointed. But then when I heard him singing on Saturday Night Live I was really impressed! I think you're right about him singing in character, or maybe he just hadn't been singing songs that suited him vocally? Either way I'm sure now he is a good singer and I'd like to hear him record something too :D

[serai1.livejournal.com]

Yes, it's a very good voice. Whenever I'd hear him talk about how he "loved music too much to ruin it", I kept assuming he had a crappy voice. Why else would he think he'd be "ruining" music by making it? True, he is right about how many musician-wannabe actors put out execrable music, but he's got a strong voice that could develop really well, I think.

[wilde-boy-jack.livejournal.com]

I'd never heard him say he thought he would "ruin" the music by singing...what a shame he sees it that way, I hope he changes his mind!

[annwyn55.livejournal.com]

It gives the impression of a voice that would get more profound as it experienced more of life to sing about.

That's a lovely way of putting it. I've listened to 'Gone' before, but Viggo and Dom? or Henry? were supposed to be singing too, and I could never pick out Elijah with any certainty. I'll have to listen to the song again with your description in mind.

I hope his pack-a-day habit doesn't start affecting his wind. :(

[serai1.livejournal.com]

After listening to it several times, I'm pretty sure he's the main voice, and Viggo and Henry are backing him up. That main voice has his particular timbre to it.