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Title: Clay Comes Through
Review: American Idol season two runner-up Clay Aiken comes through on his first release "Bridge Over Troubled Water/This Is The Night"."Bridge Over Troubled Water" is a nice cover of the Simon & Garfunkle classic. Nice being the key word. Clay has a nice soft voice, but it lacks the haunting appeal of Garfunkle's version. It would have been nice if it was done with some soul, but that is also not present. He tries to make it sound soulful, but that sounds forced and reduces some of the songs appeal. Take a listen to the choir in the backround too, in my opinion they seem more like a college chorus than a group of professionals."This Is The Night" is a nice pop song. Clay uses his real voice to power through this one. Full of big notes and powerful swoops, it is the clear winner of the two songs. Well done. Lyrics are a little sappy, but I like sap.Not bad, could have been better, but that is true for almost every song. Clive Davis has a good piece of clay to mold, no pun intended.
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