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Thanks for the detail and the video clips. Great reports.

So glad all went well khelda. Thanks for a great report! :smile:

I saw Lee too and thought exactly the same about Gareth playing the role. It really is a fantastic opportunity for him.

These objective reviews from non Gareth fans mean a lot at this early stage. I'm so pleased Gareth is making Joseph his own , but expected nothing less. Although Lee's voice is powerful and he puts emotion into it - I am sure, as these people have commented, that Gareth will offer something different but as poignant. He is bound to grow in confidence as the months progress.

I guess if it's not popular then it could be bad for Gareth especially if he has an important part in it, then he would be associated with failure and you can just guess at the media coverage of that......but then he's got to start somewhere if he wants to make it in the West End but we don't want him to be Gone With The Wind. :fear:

I agree with you Snowdrop. I Wish is definitely the best of the three songs. I wonder if they're employing Gareth just for this show on July 6th? Apparently Gareth's not on the cast list.

Of course he's a really nice guy. He is very patient with his fans - that's for sure.

Sorry to be a pain, but I've been away - I've read through everything but can't seem to find what position Gareth came this week - was it third?

What about all the men of all ages that find him attractive too :frantics: Voting wise this all sounds promising, but I thought we were supposed to vote on the contestants ice skating skills

I don't think that it is just Gareth who is being singled out - we are only aware of this bias because we know and love him - but this is also happening to other artists as well. Eternal posted a really good article recently (in General Music section) about how downloading being included in the charts is not having the expected effect because of the influence of g/map and e/map who are the people in control of what is heard on the radio and on the music channels. This means that the charts are not an accurate reflection of what is popular today because we are not hearing all that is on offer. I know this doesn't change anything but it helped me to understand the situation more clearly to know that other artists must be struggling to be heard as well, however unfair that is.

I agree. It's one of those abums I feel is best heard in its entirety as a whole 'work' (of art) I feel bad if I skip a track, as I have to sometimes when my son is in the car and wants to hear Lost in You. :heart: It passes smoothly from one track to another like pages in a good book.

Thanks for the great report khelda. So glad you were able to see Gareth again. Thanks to everyone else too for all the information. Really enjoyed reading it this morning.

Been enjoying the album some more and thinking about your comments Puppygates. Totally agree about the Santana effect at the end of Electric. It clicked suddenly last night when I was listening and I knew exactly what you meant. I wasn't sure about the clip of CBIO but now think it is my favourite track of the album. Couldn't agree more that the album needs to be heard Live.