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The problem lies not in Sugarland's lyrics (alternately spunky and thoughtful), or in frontwoman Jennifer Nettles (adorable, despite her penchant for over-singing), but in their influences: Blondie, Bon Jovi, Katrina and the Waves, Carrie Underwood and U2.
Album review of Sugarland's 'The Incredible Machine' Post 2010
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The problem lies not in Sugarland's lyrics (alternately spunky and thoughtful), or in frontwoman Jennifer Nettles (adorable, despite her penchant for over-singing), but in their influences: Blondie, Bon Jovi, Katrina and the Waves, Carrie Underwood and U2.
Album review: Sugarland, "The Incredible Machine" Allison Stewart 2010
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It's one of the few times her over-singing has ever come in handy and, after her Super Bowl debacle, a welcome reminder of how great she can be.
Lists: The top five most unexpectedly great Grammy performances of the past 25 years Allison Stewart 2011
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Immediately after which they perform and Randy criticizes Lusk for not over-singing all the time: You got the gas in the car -- drive it and go!
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Von Smith is a theater boy overshadowed a tad by the more Rent-ish Adam Lambert, not to mention Smith's own over-singing in Hollywood Week.
Michael Giltz: American Idol -- Top 36 Round Three: The Winners! 2009
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"I just feel as though he's over-singing," Stearns says.
News 2011
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I felt like every night that I went out there I sang from my heart and the part that really messed me up the most was I couldn't focus because I was so scared about what was going to be said each week about over-singing.
From Inside the Box Andrea Reiher 2010
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They've not paid their dues in bars and clubs and cafes, many of them have probably never written a complex or even decent lyric, they butcher old songs by over-singing, and the people who watch it eat it up as if they're not watching the same repetitive crap week in and week out.
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The Puerto Rican singer goes into serious ballad mode here, and it's not the over-singing variety I remember him showcasing in Hollywood.
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But there moments when it seems like she's over-singing a bit.
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