Wes Carr won Australian Idol last fall, and I didn't hear
one thing about him until this past spring, when I ran across the video for one of his songs. And unlike the 2008 winner of American Idol, I really like Wes' style. His music was fun and sexy, and seemed like it was more about enjoyment than showing the world how damn clever he was [that is addressed to far too many rock musicians these days].He was 26 when he won Idol, and seemed to have a clue about what he wanted because the CD is rather good. The Way The World Looks is a strong pop/rock effort, with Carr's strong bluesy vocals pulling most of the weight. The lead single was You, the winner's single from Idol. It charted very well, hitting number 1 in Australia. It was released on November 23, 2008. It is kinda sassy and sexy. That is the first one I saw. Click here to see it. That was followed by It Feels Like Woah [above] and Fearless, below. Of course, there is a bit of nonsense with the CD, including some covers of U2's Desire, the Beatle's Get Back, and a truly misplaced If I Were A Carpenter, all of which he apparently performed on the show.
Now, what is surprising is without ever seeing a single episode of Australian Idol, I now have 2 of those contestants I really enjoy - Wes Carr and the golden-voiced Anthony Callea. Now, they couldn't be more different, with rocker Wes and his throaty blues and Anthony, a young man with a gorgeous voice who could make me enjoy a recorded version of an Ikea manual. No matter, I like 'em, and hope there is more to come from both!
You can find out more about Wes Carr on his MySpace page. To give Anthony Callea another listen, see my post here.
I like it and he really cute
ReplyDeleteBecame a little confused when you mentioned Desire, Get Back, etc on the CD. But it looks like the exported version of The Way the World Looks may have included a bonus second disk that was actually the You EP (with songs he covered on Idol on the B side). The Oz release of the CD was only one disk (all originals).
ReplyDeleteWes is pretty cool, but I'm definitely more partial (in every way) to Anthony Callea.
ReplyDeleteWhat a voice, and what a face! YUM!!
Anon1, sorry for the confusion, I just know what I downloaded. His original stuff is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteAnon2, as I have said before, I adore Anthony, and can't wait for his new CD. I never meant to compare the two, save for the fact both competed on Australian Idol.