陽光大衛私房粉絲網

這個作者很認真的想要評論大衛，不過第一對大衛的音樂不熟（功課沒做好），第二又是犯了同樣的錯誤，看到年紀大的就先入為主覺得那些是少女粉絲的家長，所以立論就有點問題。但是他對大衛其實相當看好。

http://www.rgj.com/article/20090319/ENT02/90319026

原文附在繼續閱讀之後。

Singer David Archuleta has proven that being a runner-up on “American Idol” can be as lucrative as winning the show. Archuleta, who placed second in the 2008 contest, has sold more than 600,000 copies of his post-“Idol,” self-titled album, and more than 1.6 million copies of his single, “Crush,” in the United States.

Archuleta, along with past “Idol” runners-up Chris Daughtry and Jennifer Hudson, are among those artists who have succeeded despite their losses. And the sold-out crowd made mostly of shrieking teen girls (and their parents) Wednesday at the Grand Sierra Resort indicate Archuleta won’t fade too soon.

I overheard one teen girl on the way in say her “heart was beating so fast.” Homemade signs saying things like “Touch My Hand David,” in reference to a song of his, were in abundance. Indeed, it seemed like it was a first-concert experience for a lot of the audience, who shrieked insanely every time a curtain moved or a roadie walked across the stage before the show. And they shrieked almost as loud for opener Lesley Roy, an Irish singer who played indistinct, but somewhat edgy garage rock with her band. But the reaction is understandable. Archuleta is one of the new teen idols, and history shows that idols’ cuddly factors usually trump their artistic merit and shelf life.

In his 80-minute set, padded a bit with a medley of songs like U2’s “One” and Jason Mraz’s “I’m Yours,” Archuleta pranced around the stage, shook hands with his fans and reacted a bit sheepishly to the Beatlemania-esque screams from the crowd. After opening with the hooky, piano-based “Touch My Hand,” Archuleta soon issued a squash warning, asking his fans to be mindful of the crush of people up front.

While Archuleta had no fewer than 70 people’s hands in the making of his first album, including producers, songwriters, musicians and representatives, he is a good singer, and if a songwriting team is feeding him decent songs, there’s no reason he won’t succeed. The 18-year-old has been singing since he was 6 and competed on “Star Search” at 12, so he’s got vocal experience. And he used it in his show, as I’m pretty sure he didn’t hit a bad note all night. Occasionally he would get behind a piano to accompany himself. His competent band on guitar, bass, drums and keyboards mostly stayed in the shadows, but provided a solid backbeat and backing vocals.

I’m no expert on the Archuleta song catalog, but I am pretty sure he played every song on the album, including extras he mentioned were from the Wal-Mart and iTunes Deluxe versions of the album. While Archuleta wrote almost none of the songs on his album, one that he did write and perform with his guitarist, “Zero Gravity,” shows some writing promise.

Archuleta’s songs are middle-of-the-road pop songs. Some are good. Some start to sound very much alike after an hour. He’s about as dangerous as a glass of warm milk. But I’m not his target audience. The young fans he’s courting like him very much. I will say this: It was the shortest beer line I’ve ever had to stand in at a concert.