Nicholas123
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Time for me to review the Armenian song this year
Genealogy - Face The Shadow
Status: meh
Song: To me, Armenia in ESC is not a very consistent country, they can either send amazing songs or complete garbage, but somehow they always manage to qualify. This year is imo the first song they sent that could go in the "meh" category. First, the idea of gathering 6 people of Armenian descent from every single continent is at the same time crazy and appealing (as it was a special anniversary for Armenia), but on the paper only, because the chances that members of groups specially created for an event don't go well together are rather high, and Genealogy is no exception imo. The song sounds weird to me because I've got the feeling that it tries really hard to be dramatic and spectacular, yet it remains incredibly bland. I say that because I'm usually weak when it comes to dramatic songs, but this one doesn't work for me. The structure of the song is peculiar as well: the verses are ok but the bridge sounds rushed and unnecessary. The chorus is a let down too, they could have done something better and more melodic to match the verses. I like the pre-choruses though. Overall, it leaves me an impression of mess.
Voice: With 6 people in the group, voices range from operatic to average, from male to female, from strong to weak... And even though I think they did the best they could both during the semi and the final, their main weakness lies in this "over-variety" of voices imo. Their voices don't go well together, it shows through the choruses and it only emphasizes this feeling of mess. The least they could have done was to give a chorus for 2/3 voices only and distribute all the members on the choruses. So their performances were ok I guess, even though I wasn't impressed at all. The only convincing singer for me, who seemed to be leading the whole thing was Inga. Tbh, I would have liked the song more had she been the only one to perform it.
Tuorem, I really like reading your reviews. Your review here has put into words what I couldn't articulate. For this song, I liked the idea behind it, but I felt that the song had too much going on that I couldn't keep up. And because of that, it seemed like most of the singers didn't get to shine individually. I find that the melody itself isn't memorable. The music video had that issue too: it cut back and forth too much between shots. I wish it could...'focus'. The live performance was an improvement, probably because it allowed the voices to 'spread out' more.