Aha! I knew either you couldn’t move or you were groovin’ to it..sound’s like you were really groovin’ & a-moovin’!

Josie thank you for the info at snarkie archie’s. Went there and listened to Prayer of the Children and would love if David recorded it. I guess we have to wait until 11/11 to find out.
I hope you are having fun with your daughters.
Oh and I love this new song David can really sing anything can’t he.

Oh Rascal, my reaction almost to a tee. Since I am one of those David fans who loves his voice it is always hard to look at these pop songs objectively. Ya, know, if I could afford it, I’d sponsor David’s career so he could start off with the organic, David sound that I know he’ll eventually produce. Good point about his being 17. He has always indicated in his public comments that he is 17 and wants to do 17 year old music, like what he is listening to.

So having listened to Top 40 since August 1 and watched Top 20 videos on Vh1 (since I am compelled to be on this journey I am for darn sure going to do it right and learn everything I am supposed to learn), I have developed somewhat of a novice’s sense of Top 40. I think the format of Crush and the other 3 teasers is definitely Top 40 and has an edge and sound different enough to propel David to the forefront.

Working in the world of business in another industry, it is reassuring to see Jive (and now Azoff) focused on what it takes for David to have a successful music career. They know what sells and the demographics of who buys. In any industry you have to have the right stuff and then package and market it so it sells. The better is sells the more unique you can get in your niche if you so choose. No different here.

I read that the “eeh, eeh, eeh, ohhs” are “akon” like. Akon has been big in the Billboard charts as an hip-hop, R&B, rapper singer-songwriter and record producer. I like this sound, although it is not David’s voice. It is the first time I have heard another voice with David’s in a song. At first, it was a shock but I think it adds a new dimension and is certainly an experiment. I like the linking of David with Akon.

I read at IDF from soundscene that Jive put out teasers before Jordin Sparks 2nd single was released. Speculation is high as to why FOD got this teaser. Lot’s are thinking David put in on FOD for feedback. Who knows? Makes everything fun and edgy!

This is my favorite of the 3 song snippets. The smart musical intro grabs me right away. The (calypso?) rhythms get you dancing and swaying. The “heart-tugging cry in his voice” as rascal puts it, is what sends it over the top.

That being said, I am still waiting for a song where we can just enjoy David’s voice – where he can really get into a song and tell it to us. How about one cut that is just voice with guitar or piano? Simple is good!

Josie – thanks for the snarkie link, good reading.

Rascal, I felt the same way too the first time I listened to ALTNOY. But after much contemplation, I realized that this song makes David “relevant and current” to the market. Plus this song showcases his vocal range not to mention the great lyrics too. David will get to do more of the Ballads we love and which is definitely his forte but just not now if we want him to have the longetivity in the music biz. For now, David is definitely doing a great job!!!

#8 beebee: Saw that interview too. Cook said something like “David is a 30 year old man in a 17 year old body.”

It seems that David was so prepared for this. I looked at his AI audition on YouTube again and when he was explaining his vocal chord problem (so cute with the fingers as vocal chords) and he talked about risk of surgery and that he “just wants to SING!” And, so, he is SINGING!

I was also thinking about a statement Simon made on a talk show about how hard another contestant had worked in comparison to David (because of David’s age) and since then as I have learned more about David’s dedication to singing and then the tour and his dedication to his fans at pre-concert and post concert meets and the release of Crush and then his album, I think David is the consummate hard worker.

Oi, Kizzi! Your mentioning of Simon backing another contestant because he’s “done the time” is such a dismissal of David’s own struggles. Vocal paralysis that left a young teenager, who loves to sing, depressed for a few years. That’s all I have to say.

How fortunate we all are that he’s willing to devote to his craft the way he does, which is all about hard work.

Anyway, ALTNOY grabbed me from the get go. I didn’t need it to grow on me with repeat listens (and I’m still playing it on a loop).

This one is the guaranteed hit, I’m telling you.

SF#12, completely agree with you 100%!

Rascal, I really like this one! His voice is once again just brilliant. It’s really hard to remember when you listen to any of his songs that he’s just 17. This song is really current and of his age. I listen to all times of music and this sounds like another hit. Can’t wait for Nov 11th! Seems like forever….Oh, I have Crush as my ringtone now, just love it!

I’m really liking ALTNOY as a showcase of David’s pop skills. There’s something about the way he sings that verse that is very hip, young, and current. Filmavenue over at IDF used the word “witty,” and said this is the most contemporary of his vocals compared to the other songs we’ve heard.

And that bridge? He hits an Eb5. Wow!

And then I listen to “Touch My Hand” again and he takes on ANOTHER vocal persona! It’s great to hear him skillfully adapt into so many different singing styles!

silverfoxe #12, your outpouring of love got my eyes moist! I don’t have children but you (and Kizzi) made me think I could get a glimpse into those parent/child intense feelings because of my feelings for David.

HG, your Simon comment took me back to a few threads ago that had LOL at maybe Kizzi’s (?? sorry if it was someone else!) words, “Simon is an imbecile”! Chuckle, chuckle.

beebee!! hahahaha!! you too, you’re just too much, just too much!! total lol!

I jez looooovvvvvve how David sings his “I’’s in ALTNOY “ah”…and “mah”, “mahself” (sounds so RIGHT and real deal to these suuuthern ears…lol)

“It’s what ah tell mahself . . .
Ah try to hahd
What Ah feel inside
And Ah turn around,
You’re with him now
Ah just can’t figure it out . . .”

and LORDY I do love that falsetto surprise in there….oh mama!!

David Archuleta is so the freakin’ real deal. Gah.

(informal poll: Should beebee be allowed more coffee today?)

LMAO… Joner… you don’t sound crazy to ME… but, I’m thinkin’ that’s not helpin’ you feel any better…:p

I just saw that David’s “X-Rank” on MSN is #2 for BOTH musicians and celebrity.

Do ya think someone’s gotta little buzz going on??

On more listens (I listened to it about 30 times this morning) and more now, I just adore the bridge of that song. I love how his voice soars. While my husband is out today, I am going to download the MP3 and blast it on the big stereo!

I hope I get a chance to tell David on Wednesday in Chicago how much I love this song. ♥

Thank goodness my Big Sis is going with me. She can slap me if I go into an ARCHSTUPOR.

I told her she is a “Cougar in Training:.

Joner, how WISE (and practical!) to BYO Anti_Archu_stupor SLAPPER along with you. I’m slated to see David (for the first time) Dec. 3 in Sacramento… I try not to think about it too much and don’t yak it up too much.. bcz I don’t wanna… DIE. lol. =:O (Death by Anticipatory Archu_Tizzification is a real threat)

(I am actually doing housework. I am actually nowhere near the computer. This message is manifest via archu_tizzimified_psychokinesis)

“that heart-tugging cry in his voice, which he tends to pull out at the ends of certain vocal riffs”
I love this about David.His voice at the end of this snippet makes me wants to jump out of my chair. My heart can hardly handle that longing in his voice….

beebee #32, I definitely am getting that feeling too of David playing the “Pop Radio Game” and being a “maestro.” Each song so far has been somewhat different stylistically from the others, and each stands alone as a good pop tune!

Not only that, some of the combinations of styles (TMH comes to mind) are kind of fresh and new!

Perhaps David’s first album will be remembered as the one where David toured the world of pop, and his second will be the one where he stakes his own ArchuPopNation??

I know I am perhaps guilty of having too-high expectations of David, but I honestly have not been disappointed once yet!

This was what “filmavenue” said on IDF (I don’t know anything about this commenter but it rings true for me):

http://idolforums.com/index.php?showtopic=581260&st=920

I’ll restate that I think that with this track, David has truly arrived as a current, pop singer.

On AI, we know he excelled at the emotional/crying tone of his singing. But he lacked humor and edge in his vocal. And pop singing is a different animal. You gotta show that you have wit and wanna have fun. That’s why Simon correctly made that comment when David sang “With You” on the show. And remember Paula’s comment after this song about being “choppier” with his singing.

And the other three tracks, Crush and the Hands songs, I feel David was still lagging behind in this department. He was transitioning but didn’t really make it. His tone and delivery I felt still had this sad mournful tone and coupling it with the humorous lyrics, it just sounded awkward and a bit whiny.

Here I genuinely feel David’s witty personality in the singing.

Here I genuinely feel David’s witty personality in the singing.
Obviously there’s nothing wrong with David’s normal type of singing and he can still melt hearts with that with some of the tracks on the album (i hope he will include them).

But the current pop singing is a different type of singing and requires different skills and just b/c it’s popular it doesn’t mean that it’s an inferior type of singing. If David wants to be versatile, he has to master it.

Love this review!

I just want to say how much of a nice escape it is to be in Davidworld – along with all of you!

Real-world problems — and trust me there are plenty to go around right now — just slip out of mind when the drug David-ophene is applied in liberal doses!

David, I know you’ll never read this, but I just want to say thank you again. You’re such a gift to all of us here.

Joner, a new avatar every day?? You go girl, SYBIL!! I have yet to even choose one! beebee, should be proud of me, I am incapable of choosing!! It’s been really fun seeing what people do.

Not sure if the news has made it here yet, but it’s been confirmed that David co-wrote this new song!

Here’s the link Freo –

http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=313395912&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=30&start=1

Freo – David co-wrote this song! That is great news. Where did the news come from?

http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=313395912&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=30&start=1

Confirmation David co-wrote this song.

Like Rascal and some others, at first hearing I did not listen too carefully and was frustrated by these spoilers. I was thinking – 3 songs already? so only gave it a cursory listen. Today I gave the song another chance and and then BAM – it hit me like a ton of bricks especially the bridge. Now I get to find out that David co-wrote this song. For me the guitar intro has a little latin flavor and it may be a tribute to his cultural bkground. Remenber in his Pittsburg vlog he mentioned trying to write on guitar before going kayaking with Jason. Also if I’m not mistaken, one of the co-writers MG he met up with in Toronto. One last note, the first 5 seconds of looking at POTC brough me to tears – I think I will be bawling like a baby if David includes this on his album. If that is the case then I KNOW I will not be able to handle listening to his entire CD on 11/11.

((ram)) ((vermeer)) thank you for your responses on the last thread.

Vermeer…Hi! It’s cool to see a fellow designer here. And just for the record, I love love love everything about DA’s cover. It’s the wallpaper on my blackberry. lol

ALTNOY. Oh how I am enjoying another morsel on this David Archuleta sampler platter! When I heard that immediate R&B flair in the verse, I couldn’t help but grin. I always thought the tone and texture of David’s voice fit that style perfectly. But the song doesn’t settle there, and neither does he. He can definitely “hang” with the different mix of styles, and holy moly, that bridge. We all know David’s too talented to be pegged, and this song is yet another testament that Jive knows that too.

beebee: “my excitement is officially out of hand” I’m so with you there. I’ve never wanted time to go faster as much as I do now.

Freo #47 and Juliebug#49: Thanks for that news!!! I want to run silly around the block from hearing that!!

Ronaldsf, I am absolutely loving SonicEther’s remix and love what you did with the video. Great job!

So, David wrote this, huh? That explains a few things, I think, as I’m hearing a lot more vocal experimentation going on with this track.

I’ve never really thought about things like “wit” and “humor” as something that could be injected into a singing voice, so I’m learning musically with this conversation. Fascinating stuff!

I meant JOYMUS…Sorry joymus!!

I’ve been lurking on IDF today. Some commenters there think it could be about crush that he didn’t pursue and now it is too late so it could be his own experience. Lyrics make sense with that theory too.

And, Silverfoxe, I don’t think you are nutty at all. Those of us with ODD have a connectedness to David that we each are explaining in ways that make sense to ourselves–thus why I am searching for information and communicating in cyberspace at a furious pace for the first time in my life. As someone said on another thread (can’t remember if it was ram? maybe) you embrace life with arms wide open! That is a thing of true beauty to behold!

Freo: Wow! I like your description of the bridge “So soaring and life-giving!”

Or maybe singing about “breaking up” and “losing someone to someone else” is something he’s heard his friends and maybe his brother & sis talk about..you know, the anguish and misery after a break-up. He talked about how cra-zeh he thinks it all is for teens his age & younger to act like it’s the end of the world on one of the interviews he did during AI. He even said he tells his friends to “get over it, you’re only 17!!” Hmmmm?
David can’t “relate” but he can understand cuz of what he’s witnessed other teens go through. He puts himself in their shoes and imagines how he would feel. David IS sensitive and caring, but he’s also very HONEST..I think he doesn’t ever want to actually go through what he’s singing about. I doubt he ever will..who in their right mind would ever break up with David?? haha!

I’m just returning to town and now I’m playing catch up with this blog. I’ve enjoyed all the poems, youtube tributes, remixes, etc. … what a talented group!

Kizzi, somewhere I saw that u attended the Glendale concert; I was there too! If you live in the Phoenix area, you may have heard that David will be performing at Phooson (AZ equivalent of Jingle Ball) on Dec. 5. i will be attending with a couple of other fans; let me know if you’re interested.

Hi guys!!! How amazing to hear that David co-wrote this song! He is such a sweet & talented young man. I love that kid!!

ebonyangel – I don’t live in Phoenix but I travel there frequently. I won’t be there 12/5 otherwise I would love to join you!

SF – yes, really.Simple version= We believe that we have all always existed, as brothers and sisters, forever. And that we knew each other before we were born, when were still with God, that we had friends and made promises to those friends regarding things that would happen here, in this life. So, maybe, we were all David’s “army” there, and promised to be his protectors and champions now. When we heard him sing, we recognized him and came together, for him.
Works for me!

And, off topic, you wrote: “who in their right mind would ever break up with David??” which gave me a BIG SMILE and happy laugh. You’re right!

thOK folks, this is it, David’s unofficial (but pretty sure) new album tracklist. I can’t guarantee the order is correct, but the songs are all supposed to be 100% confirmed…

1 Crush
2 My Hands
3 Touch My Hand
4 Barriers – (No Doubt meets Bob Marley)
5 A Little Too Not Over You
6 Your Eyes Don’t Lie – not sure how to describe (Bonnie Raitt meets country/folk)
7 You Can = Ballad (acoustic guitar) very beautiful melody and lyric, very “david”
8 Running – Midi Mafia – R&B/Pop/Kinda jazzy, Very Cool!!
9 Don’t Let Go – U2 meets the Fray style – pop/alternative (David co-wrote with JC from NSync)
10 Desperate – Big mature sounding power ballad – Desmond Child (Bon Jovi hit songwriter)
11 To Be With You – Ballad #2 (piano) Pretty love ballad
12 Angels – new version – Ballad #3 (David on piano)

13 Works for Me – Bonus Track (Walmart only) – organic bluesy pop – David co-write with Daniel Bedingfield

There are also some other songs that are bonus tracks that they aren’t sure how they are going to use them yet, but a couple of them are also supposed to be ones David wrote or co-wrote. I’ll post details once I get more info…

From what I’ve been privvy to hear, David and Jeff are relieved to be finally finished and are satisfied with the way Jive chose the songs. It was Jive and not David that had the final say from what I understand. D & J had hoped more of David’s were able to make it on to the actual 12 track album, but they are happy that they were able to have a wide range of styles and songwriters. I also was told that David wrote and/or recorded 10 songs in the last 2-3 weeks trying to get as many to choose from as possible before D-Day.

I think we are all in for a real pleasant surprise as these songs all sound like an amazing diversity of musical styles and sounds. The ballads are also supposed to be unbelievable!!!

So, let the speculating begin and I can’t wait to hear this whole actual album!!!!

This post has been edited by iluvlife: Today, 6:44 PM

is is from IDF:

VERYYYY EXCITING!!

I’m glad to see that David is dipping into nearly a dozen genres with his first album. He is a student of music and should foray wherever his muse takes him. This is so exciting!!

I think I’m going to pee my pants. Gah! A lot of people didn’t like that he was going to experiment with different sounds on his debut album. I have always been excited about it. Even if I end up not liking some of them. His fanbase if very diverse and he will attract a lot of diverse new fans with this. I can’t wait to play with all the different toys in his sandbox! Hee!

SF#77: WOW!!! Thank you! This has been one exciting Sunday!

This track list has me so excited I’m about to barf. I want to hear an analysis of it from Rascal! Please!

So… the criticisms during AI regarding a lack of versatility? Yeah… not so much.

ronaldsf — Recognize, however, that this will in itself become a liability to some critics, who will see it as incoherence and a lack of identity. The question is whether this will be a prevailing view or a minority one.

Rascal #89, that’s true. Especially since many songs are not written by David. However, he accomplishes a number of them well, then praise of his versatility should come along with doubts about his lack of definition/identity. Of course, that’s if the media is both competent and always honest. (Hehe.)

It sure is hard at times to break into the other site’s comments/chat thread. You can be overlooked in the stampede and quick pace.
Anyway I wanted to remark that one’s lifetime can change in the length of time it takes for David’s cd to drop. We have to endure an entire election and its aftermath. The outcome of this event may impact politics for a long while and David’s foray into the music industry may possibly have the impact of a lifetime. Just think -BS’s Womanizer to any one of David’s releases – no contest!

(*un_poof*)

David is ALLLLatime saying: (I paraphrase here) “I do not want to limit myself with this first album. There will be all kinds of things on it”

I think that’s ultra cool. He’s been saying for some time (completely unapologetically) that this will be a cd that’s all over the place… and he seems not just really good with it, he seems… downright happy about it.

Oh I Trust the Archulator, but it is these “critics” that rascal talks about that worry me. They could have a very negative impact on David’s carrer – don’t you think?

Yes, it can be seen as a pro and a con. I hope with the variety of styles, the album also has a cohesive feel to it. I was a little worried reading about all the different styles represented. Then again, maybe it is a little overstated by the original person who posted the song list. After all, the four songs we have heard thus far all have a similar feel and sound to them, and would make sense on the same album.

Also, how many 17-year olds would put out an album that displays so much diversity and musical maturity? If anything this should speak to David’s prodigious talent

Remember, for one, we read up there (#77) “From what I’ve been privvy to hear, David and Jeff are relieved to be finally finished and are satisfied with the way Jive chose the songs. It was Jive and not David that had the final say from what I understand. D & J had hoped more of David’s were able to make it on to the actual 12 track album, but they are happy that they were able to have a wide range of styles and songwriters.

I think Team David is taking a calculated risk and I think they feel very good about what they’ve decided. I, for one, am thrilled and can’t wait. The critics will do what they do. They always do. Ain’t no stoppin’ them. lol. And David will do what he does. And I will be happy happy happy!

As far as the critics not liking the diversity. Pfbtttt! on them…

That being said, LOL!, I would think and hope that Jive would have taken that into account before setting the track list. Even though from all reports they gave David some creative control, I think they would have reined him in a little if they didn’t see it going in the direction they wanted. And also, from all reports, David gave them lots of songs to choose from. For now, I’m going to trust Jive on this one since according the the OP of the track list, Jive made the final decision and David and Jeff were happy with it. Depending on the arrangements and how David did them there could be a lot of crossover potential also.

Life is just a bowl of cherries! haha! And I know where I can get a pitter. tee hee!

#102 Awestruck

I admire your determination!
As far as I’m concerned these songs can’t leak quickly enough. I want the whole album leaked right now – I’ve pre-ordered my copies, of course!

Can i quote Jackryan4DA
‘are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet?’
‘are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet?’

David said he was going to try “a little bit of this, and a little bit of that, but mostly pop still, I don’t wanna limit myself..to see what direction I may wanna go in the future..yeah” (you all know how he talks). He said this more than once and this is what he’s done. So yes, I am trusting David to know what he’s doing. And Jive apparently does too. I still think he had more input than the poster on IDF who gave us the list says. I still think he or one of “his people”, not Jive, emailed the last song to FOD. I buh-lieve JIVE may be more accustomed to having a diamond in the rough for their “first timers” who need a lot of help & guidence. In David, they have a perfect, flawless, pristine diamond..they would do well to trust David when it comes to HIS music. So far Jive has done right by David. And AZOFF..well David’s name is popping up everywhere, so they also are doing their job!

Only 22 days, 4 hours… more to wait, unless the album is released early. I am just hoping that the stores here in Calgary, Canada plan to carry it. I have asked around and no one can give me an answer.

Now, did someone mention brownies? Chocolat is my second favorite thing in this world to try to resist.

This song is SO addicting! Just CANNOT stop listening!

jackryan4DA – The torrent downloads referenced at IDF are undoubtedly bogus. I don’t know anything about any other fan bases, but I’m hard pressed to believe that there could be any that are more resourceful, diverse, non-competitive, and electronically empowered as Archie Nation. I don’t expect the initial online availability of the album to last even an hour before we all know about it.

lmao! Juliebug! YEAH! I’ll match your *pfttphtttffftt!* and throw in a big fat *ptui!* to the stoopie ole critics (*ahem* that is if they dis our boy… on the other hand, if they do what that OUGHTA do… I’ll be lovin’ all OVER ‘em…lol)

HG! I am so wanting to hear Barriers, too! (I wanna hear ‘em all… but that “No Doubt meets Bob Marley” has me intrigued and excited and delighted…and and and… oh just *thud* dang it.

#113 Rascal, I agree. The Crush video was online for less than an hour before fans found out about it. David found out about the video leak minutes after it was online, and it wasn’t long before the news traveled from other avenues.

’shroom (lol!) – The OP at IDF said Desperate was rewritten for David. (who knows what that really means)

Yeah, I sense a theme. haha!

Freo on #117, Rascal on #113 It is true that it took less than an hour for fans to get hold of Crush went it went online. But you know what? I was monitoring the torrent downloads and they were not that many. I would like to believe and give credit to the gifting campaign initiated by Team Archie. That minimized the illegal downloads. Am comparing this to the download activities of other artists, known and just being introduced. Speaks wekk of how the fans are serious in supporting The Archuleta.

In fact, I think I was the only “active” Archie that got & posted the flac version (mp3 format) of Crush cos I had to explain that to rickey’s, IDF & a couple of other sites.

Oh and rascal I know of another fanbase that is as cra-zeh (as silver would say it!) and technically proficient… and this was 2-3 years ago! I dunno if you have heard of Lukas Rossi (am sure the Canadians here know him) of the Rockstar Supernova fame. It was one of my guilty pleasures back then. But what I soooo love is his pre-Supernova music. Lukas is a genius lyricist – deep and sublime. And, he is a real rockstar, btw. From Lukas to David, shocked? Don’t be because both artists have music running trough their veins & soul, just different genre.

So it’s 1:00 AM and I can’t sleep. I’m laying in bed thinking about WHY it is that David has captivated all of us. I can grasp the concept that he is a talented musician. I can appreciate his loving kindness and ability to read people. But there is something more. Something so intangible and unexplainable about HIM. His aura, his Spirit, his Being. Call it what you may–there is something unique and unparalleled about him it causes me to wonder how I ever TRULY appreciated music before he came into my life.

#109/awestruck – Calgary Wal-mart will carry David’s new album, starting from 7:00 am in the morning of Nov 11. I have been talking to Teresa from FOD for a while. She is a manager who works for Wal-mart in the west coast of the US. She is super nice to actually take the trouble to talk to the site manager of one Wal-mart Calgary branch which is located on BOW TRAIL & 37 STREET. The manager later on confirmed that Wal-mart Calgary will have David’s new album exactly on the day it is released. And HMV will be stocked with David’s album as well. I am going to the Wal-mart on Bow trail the first thing in the morning of Nov 11 so that I can get the bonus track (yes, I am determined), and I am going to get 20 copies. Do I have to fight with you to get those copies? I certainly hope not.

Rukiddingme, I’ve long given up trying to explain this captivation! Take me, for instance. There is so much going on in my professional and personal life, but here I am taking MULTITASKING to the next level.

As busy as my schedule is, I still took the time to launch a resource site on All Things David and create a fan video! There is no other artist that would have me doing such things for them, especially because I’m fully preoccupied at the moment. The things I do for David. That’s no joke, and I think he’s so worth it (and the things I do for him give me a lot of joy, especially in these anxiety-filling times).

I feel blessed to have known him in this life (have no idea if I’ve known him in another).

Since I see some new posters on this thread, please allow me (in the interest of both David and self promotion) to share the links to my projects.

All About David:
http://allthingsdavid.blogspot.com/

My You Tube Video (which is also on ATD):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCM1wzG-NAY

Thanks, Joner, for that report. Since David’s single is being compared to the success of the other Idols, my own interpretation for David’s success is that this is based on two things:

1. David’s popularity
2. Jive’s shrewd marketing (did you notice both David and Jordin Sparks, out of the other Idols, who are on different labels, are holding steady?).

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: David’s got all the cards lined up in his favor, but it takes a savvy label like Jive to steer him for both instant and long-term success.

We should all be grateful that, in this economic repression, soon to be depression, he’s on a label that knows how to play the game and is willing to build him up for the long haul.

And, of course, since AI Season 7 was all about David Archuleta anyway (who are we kidding that it was about anyone else?), naturally the suggestion was given to David Cook to include a cameo of our beloved in his first music video (don’t you just love it?):
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1597408/20081017/cook__david__4_.jhtml

#128 Joner – thanks for the update, awesome isn’t it.

#HG – it is a low time in the USA right now, with Canada closely linked. I hope and pray that there will NOT be a depression. It is a wonderful thing to have DA to take our minds off of our day to day worries, some of which we have no control over. Take care.

#118 LittleMushroom: Thanks for the link the the German group, Stanfour singing “Desperate.”

A little more on this song if it is the same one. This song is a post-grunge-rock song and commenters on other blogs are thinking it is more a Cook-style song. Hmmm….

Here are the lyrics and I am loving them BIG TiME:

You’re reachin’ out
And no one hears you cry
You’re freakin’ out again
Cause all your fears remind you

Another dream, has come undone
You feel so small and lost
Like you’re the only one
You wanna scream
Cause you’re desperate

You want somebody just anybody
To lay their hands on your soul tonight
You want a reason to keep believin’
That someday you’re gonna see the light

It’s 3a.m.
There’s no one left to call
And sleep’s your only friend
But even sleep can’t hide you

From all those tears
And all the pain
And all those years you wasted
Pushing them away
You’re goin´down
It’s time you face it

You want somebody just anybody
To lay their hands on your soul tonight
You want a reason to keep believin’
That someday you’re gonna see the light

Cause you’re desperate, desperate
Cause you’re desperate now

You think that things
Are gonna change
Then you’re back to feelin’ strange
What’s it take to make you feel alive

(desperate, desperate, desperate)

You want somebody just anybody
To lay their hands on your soul tonight
You want a reason to keep believin’
That someday you’re gonna see the light
You want somebody just anybody
To lay their hands on your soul tonight
You want a reason to keep believin’
That someday you’re gonna see the light

Cause you’re desperate oh-oh…
Cause you’re desperate tonight
Desperate, desperate, so desperate tonight
Tonight…

A commenter, davidlove, on mj’s blog pointed out that the verse “you want somebody just anybody to lay their hands on your soul tonight” and “you want a reason to keep believin’ that someday you’re gonna see the light” would appeal to David and fit him well.

Most commenters on other blogs are agreeing that David’s voice (the emotional/crying element) was made for this song. I can’t wait to hear it! May be the power ballad we are dreaming of!

My bent on the whole A1 thing is they were dismayed by Daughtry’s success so they allowed instruments hoping to find a rocker. Lo and behold along comes David who blows everyone out of the water. But a 17-year old won the year before and also had a great voice. They then began their machinations trying to bend things their way. Look how many rockers were in the top 25 and then 12. How many times was David not able to get his songs approved. Who really started the rumor about stage Dad? Why did Simon diss David on talk shows? David is better off without winning-he is free now. But hopefully A1 learned their lesson-let the people decide and stay out of the game because David is going to become a household name.

I know Cook and David are friends but his comment about making David as a male lead was off base. David is very capable of going after and getting a girl when he choses too. And the girl would melt if he gave her the Archugaze and she was aware of it.

Hi everyone! I’m a little late joining in..but the first thing that caught my eye were the lyrics you posted Kizzi of the song “Desperate”…that could, once upon a time, until about 7 months ago, have been MY theme song!
Then this young boy with an “old, wise soul” came into my life..and I “got him and felt I knew” him and you know the rest! How lucky was I?
Anyway, Atlanta 12/17, here we come..my sis and I will be there among all the screaming teens!! haha! But after all IT”S DAVID!! So what choice did I have?? David has me..heart & soul and if I had the resources..I would be at every concert, every event, supporting him, in the background, cheering him on!!
I’m told no cameras will be allowed..well, we’ll just see about that! They don’t call me silverFOXe for no reason!! haha!

love this place…so much of what I’m feeling,,put into words by people I only know as efriends! How amazing is that? To me it’s craa-zeh, to think a few short months ago I did’nt even know what blogging was!
panamom… logica…..l a little not too much!
Thanks to all of you…(((hugs)))

Annette…..I say, why, at any age should he have to define himself? What’s so bad about being in a constant state of evolution?

# Awestruck Here is the exact words form the reply I got from Teresa:

“I finally got through to your Wal-Mart—it’s considered West Calgary, right? Anyway, I talked to Jennifer the Dept. Mgr. and she said that David’s CD was going to be available in the store on 11/11. They are a 24-hour store, but Jennifer said more than likely the CD was not going to be available and out on the shelf until 7am in the morning. She also said, that as far as she knows, there was not going to be any limit at all.”

So I guess we don’t have to fight after all (wink!) Yes, I would love to meet and share some fangirl craze moments with you. I don’t have anyone in the family to share my sentiments for David either. But thank God my boyfriend kind of understands my passion for David and at least he tolerates my uncontrollable screams whenever something about David comes up. Nov 11 would be a good day to meet don’t you think? In Wal-mart? I won’t promise to behave though. I think I am going to go cuckoo big time when I finally have David’s album in my hands. You might have to revive me, haha!

aahhh Rascal.. Rebel with a cause…. keep perking , we’d love to hear.

“A little too not over you”… ?

What is the emoticon for ‘jaw dropping to floor’? I’ll just go with JDTF. That is the HOOKIEST lyric we’ve heard yet, and David penned THAT one? I’m a little too speechless for words… or thought… or…

“THUD”? That is no where near loud enough. Can you see the splintery hole in the floor that I just fell through? Gah, what else did I miss in the last day and a half? Lot of catching up to do….

HG – Love your comments about dark days and the need for a sunnier, purer presence. I personally find great refreshment and peace when I spend time in David’s uncynical world. I love that David’s audience and influence will be growing in the weeks ahead.

Hey Liz! The avatars…I know!! It’s jus’ too much tring to choose between David & a “funny”..David usually wins out! I’m at work now and I have so much work..so I keep peaking in so I don’t miss anything. Love everyone’s posts as usual..we will never too get over this ODD guys, so may as well enjoy the ride. Oh my heck..David is teaching us a whole too new way of speaking! haha!

LIZ, I sure hope so! One of the things I love about David is how uncynical he is, and that he actually means what he says and says what he means (or sings what he means). I guess that is the stuff of “rebels,” as Rascal already suggested.

Gosh, I love listening to ALTNOY! I hope this really is the next single (or if there’s one that we haven’t heard and is even better, I don’t know if I’ll be able to take it!).

10-4 Awestruck. We can discuss a little bit of detail of our rendezvous one day before. Man, I am soooo excited.

I live in a town and state that is always months behind the rest of the country so I am not taking a chance on not getting a Walmart CD with the bonus track. FOD gave a site to preorder from Walmart and I took it. It says it will be delivered by 11/11. I will check the store too but my faith in their being up on David is nil. I will be pleasantly surprised it I do find it there. The site is

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10721558

Hi everyone!Newbie posting …but have enjoyed reading your blogs for months!About me…I’m a thirty-something,married with kids,nurse by profession,who is thought of by most to have very rational behavior.MEET MY “ALTER” ego…A 17 year old giddy fangirl who awakens early every morning for the sole purpose of voting,streaming,texting,commenting, buying,requesting…visiting my space,facebook,alloy,lurking chatrooms,itunes,youtube, and generally surfing the web for anything David!It’s not creepy though..(ahem)….I’ve crossed no lines..(hoping Jive waits until Dec.28 for further photo leaks).Merely supporting a new artist, with strong morals, who will rightly bring some benevolence into a tainted musical world!His core fans will see his ecclectic musical choices as being a chameleon in the industry.The skeptics will probably condemn him for his lack of identity.My rational side doesn’t “get” why some people don’t “get” him…My “alter” doesn’t care!! I love him and he is the music in me! Oops…..gotta go hide…those funny people with the white jacket are at the door again………….:)

juliebug- when its my turn, I only bring brownies- no crumpets.

LOL! Yay!! trezoc NOOBS FTW!! I was gonna say “another one bites the dust” but you’ve been a goner as long as the rest of us it sounds like. Did you discover David at the beginning of AI? Or maybe even before?? (I jez loooove hearing people’s David Discovery *what just happened* moments)

HG I try to hold back so I won’t make you blush too much too often–I know you don’t like that– but sometimes I can’t help myself. I’m with you– I’m gonna enjoy the nutterbutters outa that album and *pfftthhtpphhhttt* to the critics! (so there!) And yeah, October is shaping up VERY nicely, isn’t it.

happy I’ll have a crumpet er, brownie, please. (um, could ya make that three?) :p

72 Silverfoxe, 73 Kizzi – An Archie called the local host radio station; the station personnel said that he’s coming but the public announcement hasn’t been made yet.

137 dma, upon reading Cook’s MTV comment about David, I tend to think of it as more of a reflection of Cook’s character and perhaps his own insecurities.

161 Trezoc, I love the term “chameleon” to describe David.

Like everyone else, I’m soooo looking forward to Nov 11. In the U.S., it’s Veteran’s Day. For those waiting on a mail delivery of the cd, I don’t believe mail will be delivered.

sooo i can not believe how attached i am to ALTNOY already … over and over , just loving it..
Happy love the e-song club idea… we are all charter members!! pass the brownies (and crumpets)

Dang, RL has kept me from joining in the celebration lately…but, I have been listening to the new songs! Joner. if you need an intervention, I need to be committed, I’m up to 300 for the Hands and 120 for ALTNOY!!! Now, where are those brownies?!

some random thoughts

Joner – As I drove around today, I listened to my CD mix of new David songs with a huge grin on my face. Can’t get enough of these new songs. I think I’m close to the numbers you mentioned.

happy – “e-songclub,” I like that. And I don’t have to vacuum.

trezoc – WELCOME!!

Live is better with David!

#136 HG:

Have to agree with rascal #146. Very insightful writing. Even lyrical.

In the dark days that are dawning for us as a nation, David’s beautiful voice can, will and should be a beacon of light for so many wandering souls. This present time harkens back to the thirties when, after the wretched excesses of the twenties came the dreary but truer times of the depression. We seem to be entering a similar period today. The cinema and music of the thirties seems, to me at least, to have been more real than at any other time in our recent past. The post war years were fat and flush, and the fuzzy, false “Ozzie and Harriet” culture was counterbalanced to a very limited extent by the emergence of film noir, a much grittier and “real” view of the world. The sixties was but a brief, glorious, frustrating and frustrated interlude in the rosy scenario view of “US uber alles.” Contributing to this unrealistic picture, our films have been saturated with gratuitous violence, fantasticalisms, and the false values of morbid sexuality, greed and excess, much like the twenties. Our popular music has likewise been so afflicted. Rap represents that sort of decadence, though rappers claim otherwise, but their own over-the-top lifestyles reflect their real values. Popular music today seems far, far too orchestrated, the better to hide the limited vocal talents of the ‘personalities’ who top the charts with tuneless banalities.

I look forward with great anticipation to purchase the WalMart edition of David’s new album. A couple of the tracks are of particular interest, if the following link is accurate:

http://idolforums.com/index.php?showtopic=581349

“Desperate” has been mentioned already, but “You Can” is something I will be looking for on the new album. Anything “very David” has got to be good.

uh-huh…you find too it all here at rascal’s! And I am telling you I’m not goin’… Sorry, I’ve been watching some vid’s of David when he was but a young lad! And I was lurking at FOD..I don’t get why David would be listed as a “guest host” for the BOO BASH which is a concert for over 18 yr olds and the performers are uh..helloooo!rappers, some of who use explicit lyrics?? It doesn’t ring true. Something is amiss there. I think the add showing David as the guest host is misleading..sounds to me like he will be a call in host, if at all..course I’ve been known to get all cra-zeh when I think David is being “used” for publicity..So I may be way off base..
Oh and this video is AWESOME, I highly recommend it, and you’ve already seen it..well see it again!!

Hi guys!

I just wanted to say… that I will DIE if david doesn’t release this as a 2nd single. It’s full of WIN. I mean, it’s got r&b start, boy band chorus, and melisma-packed bridge (LOVE).

If this turns out to be THAT song- as in “the one they shoulda released but didn’t,” it would be a total shame.

I love the hands songs, but releasing either of them as a single would be a fatal mistake.

Also, he should release his 2nd single on the day his album drops- like T.I. and Ne-Yo did. Their two songs are still in the top 25, so it will only help “Crush” sales.

From what I’ve read and listened to- the order of his singles should be: Crsuh-ALTNOY-a ballad-Desperate

RONALD- i just want to tell you that i read your “artist” thread on IDF faithfully- It’s great! Never stop posting there ok? Your posts are the best- always insightful and note-worthy.

djasgirl..now YOUR’s is the EXPERT opinion I’ve been waiting to hear!! David wanted to make music geared to his own age group..that’s you djasgirl!! so you are the true testament that this song will be the REAL DEAL and should be his next single..It is an awesome song! And that he’s the co-writer is just fantastic.and everyone loved it even BEFORE we knew for sure..except me of course..I knew it as soon as I saw the title! heh-heh!

I love love love this song!!!!!!!!! It’s my favorite out of all the leaked songs, and I can’t wait to hear the full version!! As far as I know, he would have around 3 ballads on the album and I can’t wait to hear them either! I loved this song even more when I found out our Archie co-wrote it. I wonder where he contributed?
Anyways, love reading your blog Rascal, keep it up!!!!

davidfanLIZ…here’s the link to ronald’s thread from IDF…

http://idolforums.com/index.php?showtopic=565013

I’ve noticed there are a number of graphic designers amongst us (myself included), you may be interested in this interview with R4D about his computer-generated David artwork (it’s the Oct. 20 post, in case you go there later and something has been posted subsequently):
http://archuletafanscene.com/
A few familiar names are mentioned in the interview! (But how is it he doesn’t know about his appearance on our own dearly beloved reality show?!)

HG – and realmusiclover – spot on. The Voice of sunshine could not be arriving on our iPods–and in our consciousness–at a more perfect time. The wise man/child seems to have known he’d better get an early start on his career, and not wait for his 18th b’day, AI8, or some other (later) marker in time. Can you imagine what a pickle we’d be in if he was only beginning to audition now? I think we’ll be OK now, though–how could we not be, what with the inspiration dja brings to the planet? I believe in the collective creativity of humanity, and I trust the Archulator to ratchet it up a notch–or fifty.

davidfanLIZ – I really appreciated your PWF comment on earlier thread, that’s exactly my trepidation when I post comments such as the one that elicited yours. smanda, that is food for thought, and thank you for that insight. Well, hm… I don’t know if I knew the emo-singing, thigh-eyes-arms-swoon-inducing, love-bunny nugget in a past life, but he sure has cut a wide swath through this one, whether I’m awake or asleep, and I’m looking forward to hearing the **masses** start MEGA-thudding (thankyou, beebee, for the appropo amplification to the terminology!) when this CD releases.

Kizzi – my poems may exceed the PWF factor, but I’m contemplating….

OK, back to the floor repairs…

Janey – thanks for the link to the ronaldsf artist thread on IDF. There’s some good reading here!

highervibe – thanks for the R4D link. It was fun to read about this artist, Rabid, that seems to be everywhere in Archuletaland. Also, you mentioned the Perceived Weirdness Factor. The PWF does apply, even among us devoted, fanatical fans. We all explain our personal connection to David in terms of our own experiences. I’m assuming that I’ve weirded out a few people with some of my comments. But hey, it’s really just the words that are different. The big view is that we are all connected in our love of David.

Just drop in to say, Hi good morning, to all the wonderful people at Rascal House.

I have been scaling down my ArchuActivities in the past two weeks because of the current global financial crisis. Fortunately I have been spared because in the past nine months while the market was “hot” I was very much involved with David Archuleta and practically disassociated myself from some activities. Some of my Singapore friends who are not ODDers are now reeling from the loss of their lifesavings.

I have been trying to be sensitive and not be seen as over-indulgent in my support for David. I spent the past weeks listening to their woes and sharing their pains. I was “packed” away to North Korea to be cut off from the computer world in September because friends thought I was “sick” in the way I spent my time on David; it did not cure my “sickness”. Now they themselves needed to be “packed” away to China to temporary get some relief and I am going away with them next week.

You don’t know how I missed all you people here in NotingDavid and I cannot resist myself, as usual, to put in my 2 cents worth of comments.

Like many of you, I feel that I have known David in my past life. I feel that in that life, he must be some public figure of great importance that we admired and loved. I believed that I left that “life” much earlier than him and that is why I am so much older than him in this life. I have this fear of not meeting him again in my next life because of this big gap in age for I would be “a cycle” ahead of him. Crazy, isn’t it! And I am now working very hard to be a good person to make sure I will be reborn in the human realm. Well, if I can’t make it to the human realm I don’t mind to be his pet dog or cat or even his fish.

ALTNOY makes me cry like when I listen to his SMM. That haunting, heart-tugging cry got me so emotionally charged. I love it and hope it will be his 2nd single like many of you also. I have pre-ordered the Album from Amazon. They would not allow me to purchase more than 3 copies and had advised that I would receive it in Singapore only in mid December or later. Dang it, I would die! I am planning to go down to HMV to check and cue on the day it is available at the store.

Sorry for the rambling, thanks, I love you all!

HG the quoted entries from you by rascal on #146 were sooo spot-on and more. Well thought of and us readers can feel that they came from your heart On a less sublime note: more links for ATD, in case they are not yet included:
http://davidarchuletapt.proboards.com/
http://davidjamesarchuletafans.blogspot.com/
http://www.support-archie.com/
http://daviddeviations.ning.com/
http://thearchietects.ning.com/

Beebee & Silverfoxe- red & silver eh?now don’t you guys start a trend… there is only x # of colors to choose from by the arch angels! lol, now am reminded of the paula’s color-comment on the idol’s performance

Angels, do you know that the new YM version can now display what’s playing in your iTunes? Just click on My Status and you will see it as one of your options — another non-evasive manner of promoting David’s music to your circle

#178 Silverfoxe – The video is aWEsoME! I loved the shot of the David’s sitting around the table – a little 3-D going on. I want to sit at that table too!

#191 Diana – I missed your comments and was just thinking yesterday that I hadn’t seen you post recently. I am sorry to hear that your close ones are not yet understanding the wonder of David Archuleta. I loved your past life and current life perspective of connecting with David. If you want I can send you a copy of the CD when it is released. Just email me at kizzix2008@gmail.com.

#187 Highervibe – I think we are more than ready for your poetry. PWF or not.

I am at 198 ALTNOY, 132 TMH and 89 MH. That repeat function tells it all.

#136 & 193 HG: I am mulling over your post about the world, cynicism, the music industry the past few decades, and the global financial crisis. All so very true. Focus has definitely been narcissistic in both the financial and music industry and egoists have been highly rewarded. My own simplistic word has been “mean.” There has been a culture of meanness. The hope I see is that the crisis is global and we are all in this together, that what one country does affects the world and so we have to work together for balance. I am thinking we are not heading for another Great Depression like the 1929 Stock Market crash and the subsequent economic depression of the 1930’s and even into the 1940’s. I am thinking from my research it is more like a Great Adjustment and that value and growth in the financial world is being corrected. I also think that David is the antithesis of mean and his genuineness and authenticity emanates from him like a star burst–if your not used to such brightness, you have to cover your eyes, look away or get some good sunglasses so you can acclimate.

#175 realmusiclover – I am a huge fan of the music & movies generated in the 30’s and 40’s. I really enjoyed your review. I see a great deal of connectedness with David and his music and the music and movies of those decades.

#196 ronaldsf – you should copyright this

“And after the madness, when gone are the throngs,
The media’s singing a new kind of song,
Praising his artistry (we’ve known along),
Never admitting they said anything wrong.”

Jackryan, thanks for some new links!

Kizzi, your whole new perspective of the oncoming GREAT ADJUSTMENT (with David leading at the helm) is so spot on! I’m going to have to give this more thought. That’s what’s so cool about Archangels – many of us are so optimistic and full of hope! Guess a certain person’s influence is rubbing off?

olemr2001 #198, That is one talented family! I suggested on IDF that Daniel be a surprise guest appearance on David’s future solo tour and they could duet together, and they wanted to start a petition haha.

Hm, slow news day. Maybe this one’s a little not too PWF (written in early May, but tweaked since). I actually sent it to David, but who knows if he got it or read it.

The Alchemist

This is the time of our lives
a time of joy and innocence
This is the time of return
with the kiss of life on your lips

All the rage and confusion
that battles outside my door
falls in silence to hear your song
And I find myself wanting more

Chorus
For the magic that you hold
like an alchemist, turns the leaden world to gold
And my simple boat into a crystal ship
that sails across the night
to a new day.

I lift my senses to touch you
and where your vision stretches,
you bring new sight
like the first light of day

You pour your fire like water
over the thirsty plains
and deep inside my soul
An ancient love unwinds

Chorus
For the magic that you hold
like an alchemist, turns the leaden world to gold
And my simple boat into a crystal ship
that sails across the night
to a new day.

Everything becomes alive
when your breeze breathes life into it
All the parched twigs green
and grow to their full height

In your life I see it all unfold
like a drop of elixer in water
That ripples to infinity
inspiring
rewiring
energizing all.

Chorus
For the magic that you hold
like an alchemist, turns the leaden world to gold
And my simple boat into a crystal ship
that sails across the night
to a new day,
a new day….
You are a new day.
- – - – - – - – - – -

David, you are the alchemist of our souls.
Thank you!

NEWSFLASH!
Below is a copy of a email form my local radio station, Pro-FM from Providence. I sent him a letter thanking him for being nice to David and asking better questions than most. I am waiting for a call back to know if its in studio or phone interview.

Kara
Thanks for the very nice email. I want to let you know that David will be here next week. Wednesday 10-29. We are trying to get the time confirmed. So far, some time after noon. I once again will speak to him Live on the radio. Please alert the fan sites as to his appearance to at the station. We are going to attempt to video webstream it LIVE! If not, we will air just the audio. You and the fan sites are so important in getting the word out on David’s success and talents. So, If you could post this message on the site for them to listen that would be great. We will be taking questions from the FANS via http://www.92profm.com very soon. This time around, the questions I ask will all come from, you the fans! Thanks for listening to 92 PRO-FM!

Davey Morris
92 PRO-FM
ON-AIR 2p-6p

Abrra

Another NEWSFLASH:
An FOD poster reported that the new version of “Angels” is now on ratethemusic.com.

np1107 #209 – I am listening to it now. Chills are racing up my spine wave after wave–I didn’t know you could get chills on the top of your head. The voice, the intro, the piano, the build up, I am seriously over the top. Thanks!

You’ve been ARCHULIZED! Rascal! Good for U! David is AMAZING!!! Best I ever heard and I’m a Golden Archie! Check out YOU CAN – Rascal! Such a beautiful song! or TO BE WITH YOU! The whole CD is awesome!