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    Image of ShanghaiLil ShanghaiLil
    11/24/09

    In reply to Glee Just Exploded a Glitter Grenade in My Brain
    Brian, may I take a ride on your disco stick?
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    Image of manchops manchops
    11/24/09

    In reply to Glee Just Exploded a Glitter Grenade in My Brain
    is it just me or is baby gay on the show looking better and better? what's going on? Or is this just like beer goggles, the more I watch, or the longer I stay at the bar, the better the guy still across the room is looking...
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    11/24/09

    @manchops: I was just thinking that. Very fetching photo.
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    Image of secretagentman secretagentman
    11/24/09

    In reply to Glee Just Exploded a Glitter Grenade in My Brain
    I know, right! When I saw the preview I thought they made this episode just for me, but I didn't see any Matt Damon, so it must be just a general 'supergay' episode.
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    11/24/09

    In reply to Glee Just Exploded a Glitter Grenade in My Brain
    It's just too bad they had to auto tune little Kurt in the diva-off. You can't just let him sing? how bad could he be? They let artie sing and he's booooring.
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    Image of tommix3 tommix3
    11/24/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: Sorry, non musical person here. What does auto tune mean?
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    11/24/09

    @tommix3: It means they ran his voice through a computer and corrected any variations in pitch to keep him "on note". Admittedly it was subtler than what T-pain does, but it was still there and it was still a shame. It takes all the character out of a performer's voice in favour of the simple mechanics of note-making.
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    Image of tommix3 tommix3
    11/24/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: Thanks for taking the time to explain that to me. That would be a tough song to handle for a lot of people. Don't think there is enough equipment to make me tolerable.
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    Image of pureblarney pureblarney
    11/24/09

    @tommix3: For your informationz.
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    Image of tommix3 tommix3
    11/24/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: Took another listen (I saved the episodes) and watched the link above, from what I can see, auto tone seems to add the electronic tone quality. I didn't hear that in Glee. Can it help regular voices in a way that isn't that detectable except to a more musically inclined person? Just trying to learn. Thanks
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    Image of Brian Moylan Brian Moylan
    11/25/09

    @tommix3: While all the Gawker commenters seem to think the problem is Auto Tune, it really has to do with sound mixing. Because the songs are recorded in a studio first and then inserted into the scene later, they sound much different and fuller than the dialogue. The recordings themselves sound fine (as do the voices) but they don't fit in with the rest of the sound. I have it on good authority this is a problem the show is desperately trying to fix.
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    Image of Citizen5926 Citizen5926
    11/25/09

    @Brian Moylan: Great news that the show is trying to fix that issue. I completely agree with you that the biggest problem is the contrast between dialogue and sound. I have all the tracks on my iPod (yes I am a huge Gleek) and they sound great even with the Auto Tune-ing. They only sound strange in the context of the show.
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    Brian Moylan promoted this comment Edited by Citizen5926 at 11/25/09 5:00 AM Citizen5926 was starred Citizen5926 was unstarred
    Image of Brian Moylan Brian Moylan
    11/25/09

    @Citizen5926: That's because it's NOT AUTO-TUNE!
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    Image of Citizen5926 Citizen5926
    11/25/09

    @Brian Moylan: I find it hard to believe that they don't use any form of pitch-correcting, especially in songs like "Keep Holding On" and "No Air", but ok i'll take your word, no Auto-Tune.

    So Melodyne then?

    I'll get my coat...
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    11/24/09

    In reply to Glee Just Exploded a Glitter Grenade in My Brain
    This is all awesome, except that it's the night before Thanksgiving and I have to go to a freaking wedding so I won't be able to watch it. I hate America.
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    Image of Artur Van Asinine Artur Van Asinine
    11/24/09

    @DahlELama: but america has tivo! drunken dancing, followed later by turning on the TV, and then..drunken dancing!
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    11/24/09

    @Artur Van Asinine: I do have DVR, but sadly, I go from the wedding into four days straight at my parents and in-laws, and they do not.

    Well, my parents do, but they don't appear to know how to use it, so they may as well toss it into the fire.
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    Image of Iamdoingit Iamdoingit
    11/24/09

    @DahlELama: Hulu my love, Hulu. It sets you so free it hurts.
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    Image of Uncle_Billy_Slumming Uncle_Billy_Slumming
    11/24/09

    @DahlELama:

    It seems very important. If so, you can invest in some technology that will broadcast from your home to your handheld device. Then you can eat and dance while watching the whole thing, like the people with the portable radios at public events.
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    Image of manchops manchops
    11/24/09

    @DahlELama: i agree--this is all a plot against the gays! we're all doing enforced family time where we have to stand up and squeal "GLEE IS ON! GET OUT OF MY GAY WAY!" and god forbid have to endure it with grandma and bad uncle making stupid comments althrough it. Sigh. TIVO night next week...
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    Image of dumanue dumanue
    11/24/09

    @DahlELama: you should hate religion for inventing the concept of marriage that got you all too busy to enjoy Glee :P
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    DahlELama promoted this comment Edited by dumanue at 11/24/09 4:15 PM dumanue was starred dumanue was unstarred
    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    11/24/09

    @dumanue: Well, seeing as I'm both religious and married, I think I'll choose a scapegoat elsewhere. I feel like America can take it, and it's better than hating my cousin for scheduling his wedding during a good TV show. (Even though I secretly totally do.)
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    11/24/09

    @DahlELama: You have to go to a wedding? It's not Tracie's, is it?
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    11/24/09

    @pureblarney: Sadly, no; that sounds like a lot more fun. It seems to be a tradition in my family to get married the night before Thanksgiving--both of my siblings did it, and now my cousin's doing it. In truth, it's actually exceptionally convenient, but I'm still pissed about missing Glee.

    #submit
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    Image of mimigoliath mimigoliath
    11/24/09

    In reply to Adam Lambert's Crotch Is Connected to the 'Send Angry Email' Button of Parents Everywhere
    Were they complaining about Eminem and 50 Cent at all? Half their song was bleeped out because of cursing, and I'm sorry, but even implied cursing gets my special garment in a wad.

    That said, I would concur with the vocal criticisms of Adam Lambert's performance because he can do better than that, but if he hadn't kissed a dude, I would have been thinking "Damnit, what a sellout." I wanted him to kiss a dude, I wanted him to shove someone's face into his crotch, and I got what I wished for. Except for the shrieking. I was not wishing for that.
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    Image of Jim Topoleski Jim Topoleski
    11/24/09

    In reply to Adam Lambert's Crotch Is Connected to the 'Send Angry Email' Button of Parents Everywhere
    Im going to be honest. I have nothing against gay acts on TV.

    But I certainly have things against really bad signing and crappy dancing. Adam might be this classically trained singer, but I just don't see what people like about him. Every time I have heard him sing my ears have bled.

    One of my biggest issues is he is always just slightly out of tune. Like ALWAYS. Not blatantly, he is on key (though he was NOT on key for this performance) , just out of tune to it slightly. His intonation seems to be always off when he sings live.

    I guess its hard to explain unless you have musical training.
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    Image of ediebeale ediebeale
    11/24/09

    @Jim Topoleski: It's hard for me to watch American Idol, because I have perfect pitch.-Jenna Maroney
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    Image of Jim Topoleski Jim Topoleski
    11/24/09

    @ediebeale: Exactly. I should have mentioned that I have perfect pitch, but yeah thats exactly why I cant stand him, or American Idol in general.

    They could have all the training and be perfect technically, but if its just slightly off tonally it drives me up the wall.

    Its why I have issues seeing a lot of acts I like live.
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    Image of Oy Veh (Informality Reigns) Oy Veh (Informality Reigns)
    11/24/09

    @Jim Topoleski: It's not that he's actually off key---he just seems to hover at the bottom of the note.
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    Image of unclevanya unclevanya
    11/24/09

    In reply to Adam Lambert's Crotch Is Connected to the 'Send Angry Email' Button of Parents Everywhere
    As a heathen prancing sissynanny gayboy (who can sing), I can't stand that Adam may skate away from this because people will come to his defense over the man-kissing alone. The fact is, his singing sucked donkey, and the rest of the act was tacky and stupid, and he shouldn't be able to get away with it. He looked like an amateur being handled by amateurs on that stage. He should be forced to reflect on just how awful he was, and rethink how he wants to enter this business.

    Honestly, if that is the voice he has to offer, he should pack it in. I was embarrased for his vocal performance to the point where I barely noticed the visual crapness.
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    Image of Oy Veh (Informality Reigns) Oy Veh (Informality Reigns)
    11/24/09

    @unclevanya: My fellow on-key Nancy Boy--I couldn't agree with you more!
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    Image of curiousgeorgiana curiousgeorgiana
    11/24/09

    @unclevanya: It was a crappy song, and a crappy vocal performance. But the guy can sing.
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    11/24/09

    @curiousgeorgiana: His breath control sucks, his technique is amateurish. He is a showboater more than an interpreter. I know lots of ordinary people who can do that, and he is no more deserving of the spotlight than they are.
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    Image of hotpinklovesofa hotpinklovesofa
    11/24/09

    In reply to Adam Lambert's Crotch Is Connected to the 'Send Angry Email' Button of Parents Everywhere
    Two guys kissing on TV will turn your boys gay but Miley Cyrus dancing on the pole at the Teen Choice Awards won't turn your girls into whores? Interesting.
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    Image of Poop Cooper Poop Cooper
    11/24/09

    @hotpinklovesofa: Obviously this is a non-issue. Girls can only be born whores, while boys can turn gay.
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    Image of Jim Topoleski Jim Topoleski
    11/24/09

    @hotpinklovesofa: [www.parentstv.org]

    They flipped out about the Teen Choice Awards before it even aired.
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    Image of heywhat heywhat
    11/24/09

    In reply to Adam Lambert's Crotch Is Connected to the 'Send Angry Email' Button of Parents Everywhere
    I was tempted to call in and complain myself about that god awful song.
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    Image of Dot Dot
    11/24/09

    In reply to Adam Lambert's Crotch Is Connected to the 'Send Angry Email' Button of Parents Everywhere
    But isn't Adam Lambert's crotch connected to everything?
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    Image of BowlingForDollars BowlingForDollars
    11/24/09

    In reply to Adam Lambert's Crotch Is Connected to the 'Send Angry Email' Button of Parents Everywhere
    People being shocked at Adam Lambert remind me of the morons who got up and walked out during a David Sedaris reading.

    The first step in watching/attending an event is knowing the talent involved. If it offends you, don't go or watch. Simple as that.
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    11/24/09

    In reply to Adam Lambert's Crotch Is Connected to the 'Send Angry Email' Button of Parents Everywhere
    You had me at Aziz Ansari. Apatow, I'm still kinda pissed about Funny People, but if you promise to finally leave Seth Rogen out of one of your movies, I think I see some promise.
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    Image of i'm a bottle i'm a bottle
    11/24/09

    In reply to Adam Lambert's Crotch Is Connected to the 'Send Angry Email' Button of Parents Everywhere
    Does anyone really listen to the Parents' Television Council? I'd like to see that.

    Oh, and don't they understand that they're just playing into his hands?
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    Image of onebadclam onebadclam
    11/24/09

    @i'm a bottle: The PTC long for the days when Lawrence Welk would fire a performer for showing a little leg.
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    Image of Atilla the Bun Atilla the Bun
    11/24/09

    In reply to Adam Lambert's Crotch Is Connected to the 'Send Angry Email' Button of Parents Everywhere
    Anyone that can piss of the Parents Television Council is okay in my book. Didn't like Lambert on American Idol, but I'm kind of a fan now.
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    Image of senatormayer senatormayer
    11/24/09

    @Atilla the Bun: I don't even like him now, but I hate the PTC with a passion so he's got a pass.
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    Image of homoviper homoviper
    11/24/09

    @senatormayer: ditto
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