Idol’s David Cook to debut new single
Posted by iTVX Staff on September 23rd, 2008
By iTVX Staff
American Idol winner David Cook will release his first single tomorrow on AOL entitled “Light On.” The single is co-written by Soundgarden and Audioslave lead singer Chris Cornell. Cornell himself has been keeping busy in preparation for his upcoming new solo disc, which finds him collaborating with Timbaland.
The Cook track is off the artist’s debut album, which will hit stores Nov. 18. The new season of Idol begins in January with a sure-to-be slew of product placements for Apple, Coca-Cola, and many other sponsors.
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September 25th, 2008 at 9:37 am
I really wanted to like this single, but I just can’t. David’s uniqueness does not translate in the song. There is nothing separating this release from run of the mill Daughtry or Nickelback release - who he should be trying to separate himself from with a quickness. Aside from writing the song, there is way too much of Chris Cornell’s vibe in it - the music sounds too much like Soundgarden, and if you close your eyes and listen closely, it sounds like Cornell is singing. If I wanted a Chris Cornell record, I would buy one from Chris Cornell. I didn’t expect to hear David lose so much of what makes him special…his fans from the show will buy it in droves… I’m not so sure he will have such an easy sell to the public at large… I’m lowering my previous expectations for the album, and hope there is more authentic and substantive David Cook material in it.