Comments on: X Factor’s Ben Mills Amazes With Queen’s Somebody To Love http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2006/12/05/x-factors-ben-mills-amazes-with-queens-somebody-to-love/ Music news, music reviews, interviews, band press, commentary, new releases and more Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:10:40 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ben Mills from The X Factor set to release Beside You » Band Weblogs http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2006/12/05/x-factors-ben-mills-amazes-with-queens-somebody-to-love/comment-page-1/#comment-9370 Ben Mills from The X Factor set to release Beside You » Band Weblogs Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:55:46 +0000 http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2006/12/05/x-factors-ben-mills-amazes-with-queens-somebody-to-love/#comment-9370 [...] When Ben Mills performed Queen’s Somebody To Love while he was on The X Factor, it was at that point that I realized he really did have something special. That performance was amazing and it took a lot of courage and confidence to have pulled it off - acapella with a gospel choir. It was great to see the comments of support from his new found fans when I first wrote about Ben Mills on Band Weblogs, and now he’ll most definitely find himself overwhelmed with a new wave of admirers! [...] [...] When Ben Mills performed Queen’s Somebody To Love while he was on The X Factor, it was at that point that I realized he really did have something special. That performance was amazing and it took a lot of courage and confidence to have pulled it off – acapella with a gospel choir. It was great to see the comments of support from his new found fans when I first wrote about Ben Mills on Band Weblogs, and now he’ll most definitely find himself overwhelmed with a new wave of admirers! [...]

]]> By: Jeanette http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2006/12/05/x-factors-ben-mills-amazes-with-queens-somebody-to-love/comment-page-1/#comment-1258 Jeanette Thu, 21 Dec 2006 11:23:01 +0000 http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2006/12/05/x-factors-ben-mills-amazes-with-queens-somebody-to-love/#comment-1258 Oh that is so brilliant-it must be brought out as a single, Ben is such a star! Oh that is so brilliant-it must be brought out as a single, Ben is such a star!

]]> By: Tiggs http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2006/12/05/x-factors-ben-mills-amazes-with-queens-somebody-to-love/comment-page-1/#comment-980 Tiggs Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:50:25 +0000 http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2006/12/05/x-factors-ben-mills-amazes-with-queens-somebody-to-love/#comment-980 Jenny, I thought that Ben's Queen rendition was one of the best musical performances - professional or otherwise - on national TV. It just blew me away and for me, of all the contestants on the show, Ben really took risks every week. He tried everything - from rocking up an ABBA song (which was actually quite good) to a cheesy Aerosmith wind-in-your-face ballad (which was not his finest moment) to a fabulous piano performance of 'Smile' (just magical) - and he really showed a great deal more versatility than most of the wannabes on the show. I am sure he has a fantastic career ahead of him and I have said this before on forums, the character of his fans demonstrate again how talented he is and how starved the music world currently is of true musicians like Ben. Btw, pop over to the website www.benmillsonline.co.uk (currently experiencing problems but I'm sure it will be sorted soon) where all of us are chatting. Cheers. Jenny,

I thought that Ben’s Queen rendition was one of the best musical performances – professional or otherwise – on national TV. It just blew me away and for me, of all the contestants on the show, Ben really took risks every week. He tried everything – from rocking up an ABBA song (which was actually quite good) to a cheesy Aerosmith wind-in-your-face ballad (which was not his finest moment) to a fabulous piano performance of ‘Smile’ (just magical) – and he really showed a great deal more versatility than most of the wannabes on the show. I am sure he has a fantastic career ahead of him and I have said this before on forums, the character of his fans demonstrate again how talented he is and how starved the music world currently is of true musicians like Ben.

Btw, pop over to the website http://www.benmillsonline.co.uk (currently experiencing problems but I’m sure it will be sorted soon) where all of us are chatting.

Cheers.

]]> By: bandweblogs http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2006/12/05/x-factors-ben-mills-amazes-with-queens-somebody-to-love/comment-page-1/#comment-965 bandweblogs Thu, 14 Dec 2006 21:43:27 +0000 http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2006/12/05/x-factors-ben-mills-amazes-with-queens-somebody-to-love/#comment-965 Hi Minty, Well - if his career launches successfully, then in hindsite I'll most likely agree with you! Hopefully that will be the case. It would be good to hear a voice like his in the charts. :-) Not too many contestants on a show like that could arrange a song in the way that he did. xJenny Hi Minty,

Well – if his career launches successfully, then in hindsite I’ll most likely agree with you! Hopefully that will be the case. It would be good to hear a voice like his in the charts. :-)

Not too many contestants on a show like that could arrange a song in the way that he did.

xJenny

]]> By: minty http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2006/12/05/x-factors-ben-mills-amazes-with-queens-somebody-to-love/comment-page-1/#comment-964 minty Thu, 14 Dec 2006 21:35:09 +0000 http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2006/12/05/x-factors-ben-mills-amazes-with-queens-somebody-to-love/#comment-964 It may be a blessing for him that he was voted off, Jenny. At least he won't necessarily be signed by Simon Cowell. So he may have more freedom. On the show not all of the songs he was required to sing were as exhilarating or original as 'Somebody to Love', which was his own choice and arrangement. But that's great, that a show like this has thrown up a new singer-songwriter whose choices you can trust!! Like you, I love his soulful voice. It may be a blessing for him that he was voted off, Jenny. At least he won’t necessarily be signed by Simon Cowell. So he may have more freedom.

On the show not all of the songs he was required to sing were as exhilarating or original as ‘Somebody to Love’, which was his own choice and arrangement. But that’s great, that a show like this has thrown up a new singer-songwriter whose choices you can trust!! Like you, I love his soulful voice.

]]> By: bandweblogs http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2006/12/05/x-factors-ben-mills-amazes-with-queens-somebody-to-love/comment-page-1/#comment-961 bandweblogs Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:38:05 +0000 http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2006/12/05/x-factors-ben-mills-amazes-with-queens-somebody-to-love/#comment-961 It was a shame he was voted off before the final show, but hopefully we'll be hearing more from Ben Mills and his soulful voice! xJenny It was a shame he was voted off before the final show, but hopefully we’ll be hearing more from Ben Mills and his soulful voice!

xJenny

]]> By: PT http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2006/12/05/x-factors-ben-mills-amazes-with-queens-somebody-to-love/comment-page-1/#comment-960 PT Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:30:43 +0000 http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2006/12/05/x-factors-ben-mills-amazes-with-queens-somebody-to-love/#comment-960 You couldn't be more right, Jenny. Like you, I don't normally appreciate this kind of show, but this chap - Ben Mills - is an absolute revelation. It's odd, isn't it, that you can find REAL music and REAL musicians in such a context. You couldn’t be more right, Jenny. Like you, I don’t normally appreciate this kind of show, but this chap – Ben Mills – is an absolute revelation. It’s odd, isn’t it, that you can find REAL music and REAL musicians in such a context.

]]> By: cass http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2006/12/05/x-factors-ben-mills-amazes-with-queens-somebody-to-love/comment-page-1/#comment-779 cass Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:40:42 +0000 http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2006/12/05/x-factors-ben-mills-amazes-with-queens-somebody-to-love/#comment-779 Hey, I utterly agree about Ben Mills. His performance of Queen's Somebody to Love was completely authentic as an interpretation. Energy, life, commitment. He seems like a real musician, doesn't he? I'm looking forward to when this competition thing is over and we can find out what he does for himself, beyond the evil clutches of tv. Hey, I utterly agree about Ben Mills. His performance of Queen’s Somebody to Love was completely authentic as an interpretation. Energy, life, commitment. He seems like a real musician, doesn’t he? I’m looking forward to when this competition thing is over and we can find out what he does for himself, beyond the evil clutches of tv.

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