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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*

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

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.

YSI link here: Gone

Enjoy! :)

YSI link here: Gone

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

Enjoy! :)

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.

Thanks!

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.

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

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

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

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.

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!

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. :(

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.

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

Whoa, thanks!