Last Night’s Idol, Thoughts?

11 Comments

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   itchy
   Posted May 13, 2009 at 3:30 am

   I thought Adam did surprisingly poorly — tons of bad notes and all that screeching he does is obviously taking its toll on his throat.

   He made a strategic error– he should have done at least one heart-filled schmalzy number (a la Gokey). As it is, all of his performances end up sounding exactly the same.

   So yeah, I actually think he did the poorest of the night, considering that in terms of technique, he’s a far better singer than the other two. But he has no apparent artistic sensibility. Just a cabaret act, really.

   I actually think Monkeyface performed the best, even if I have issues with the way he mumbles and spits while he sings all the time. Maybe if he’d stop twisting his face up like that. But of all three, he’s the only I can see developing into an actual performing artist.

   And Gokey…Gokey…ugh. I thought it was hysterical that he admitted that he was really much of a singer. What a complete tool. Hope he wins!

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   itchy
   Posted May 13, 2009 at 3:33 am

   Oops. I mean that Gokey ‘admitted that he really WASN’T much of a singer.’

   (dammitall, why can’t there be an edit function for the comments section? I’m a writer, not an editor, I’m supposed to make tons of typos…)

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   slumrville
   Posted May 13, 2009 at 5:55 am

   I agree with your assessment, Itchy! Even though Kris had trouble with the falsetto in Apologize (like, it was not even there), I still liked his performance better than Church Lady’s. Paula’s song was so obscure, and CL shouted the whole damn thing. At least Kris has range.

   Then, CL goes and shows range on his second song, and I was dejected. That is, until Kris flipped Kanye West on his ear! Possibly more than anything else Kris has done all season, that performance showed not just his singing ability but his overall musical ability.

   Adam was Adam, and I’m just not a fan of his brand of shriek-singing. But through the shrieking, he’s got talent and range and a hell of a presence on stage. My money’s on an Adam/Kris finale.

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   marksangel
   Posted May 13, 2009 at 7:06 am

   Go.
   Kris.

   Go away Adam.

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   NegativeNancy
   Posted May 13, 2009 at 8:25 am

   After nagging the contestants all year about song choice, the judges get a chance and pick the crappiest songs ever (except for Simon). It happens every year. I too thought Adam wasnt good last night, I’m fine with him going away. I hope Kris wins. Hate CL, no matter what he does. The judges win for most obnoxious performance of the night, talking over the contestants phone #’s etc etc.

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   cattyfan
   Posted May 13, 2009 at 8:43 am

   I think Paula sabatoged Danny by picking a song that is not nearly as well known as the songs chosen for the other contestants.

   And I, too, am tired of seeing Adam’s tongue…and his tonsils.

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   jennaboa
   Posted May 13, 2009 at 10:45 am

   Judges choice (first song):
   - Danny – No different than anything else he’s done this season. Except the sax/spats thing, which is the only time Danny has looked like he’s actually enjoying himself. Answers to the judges? He is the douchiest douch to ever douche. He is Mr Summer’s Eve he is such a douche.

   - Kris. I liked it, especially the piano. You can tell he feels the song, which is more than I’ve ever got out of Danny.

   - Adam. Awesome. Not long enough. I didn’t like the fact there was no build up to the end; it had a really strange segue which made me want to hear the entire song recorded b/c you just know that would be the shit.

   Second Song:

   - Danny Gokey. Hated it. It was cheesy, his voice kept breaking strangely like he wanted to scream the entire song but was holding back. I found it painful to listen to. And, again, at judges’ panel, he’s such an extreme douche w/ the extra vinegar and water.

   - Kris Allen – Gorgeous. Best song of the night.
   (Nads: Lou Diamond Phillips playing Ritchie Valens in La Bamba? Really? Lou Diamond Phillips is a part Cherokee and Filipino and excruciatingly hot; Kris just needs tennis whites, a martini and a smile to be the Stepford Husband. Cute. Boring. Ready to take over the world one martini bar at a time.)

   - Adam Lambert – Didn’t like the arrangement and the backup singer was (annoyingly) oversinging him. I liked it enough, but not as much as either of Kris’ performances or Danny’s first performance. It also had that from soft to heavy with no buildup again and for all his eyes were missing from the first song, the XXXeyesXXX were back with a vengeance. And he may have lost a certain section of America with that. Still, even at his worst, Adam is better than Danny at his best. Such a fantastic performer.

   I still love Adam and want him to win this, but damn if Kris hasn’t grown on me little a cute little fungus. Please, America, don’t choose the douche. I know we have a patchy track record, what with Dubya and such, but c’mon, Vote Adam! If Brit Brit can represent at the Republican convention and Miss Cali and her naked chest can portray Traditional Marriage Values, then surely a gay man can be American Idol.

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   wattage
   Posted May 13, 2009 at 10:52 am

   I thought Kris’ performances (both of them)were entertaining and well sung. But something stinks in Idolville. I tried to vote for Kris and could not get through. When a buddy said he could get through (on AT&T’s network), I tried a test. Dialing the same number from both phones (me Spring, him AT&T) at the same time, out of 50 tries, I got through TWICE on Sprint. His phone got through every single time.

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   Nads
   Posted May 13, 2009 at 11:14 am

   jennaboa: re: Lou Diamond Phillips – his heart shape face…i don’t know why i keep thinking that. i know, i’m nuts.

   AND, yes, I totally agree with the back-up singer on Adam’s second song. They shouldn’t have had a shrieky woman back-up, it over powered Adam in the beginning.

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    jennaboa
    Posted May 13, 2009 at 12:09 pm

    Nads: LOL, I have always been a Lou Diamond Phillips fan because he’s Cherokee (like me) and there are only a handful of (mostly from the 80s/90s) actors out there who are Native.

    I see Lou as slightly dangerous looking, a wolf. I have been looking at Kris as: Aw, so cute! Who is he again? He’s been singing? When? Totally forgettable until the last few episodes. (He’s not Ham and he’s not Cheese the Church Lady; and his hair is not red so he can’t be the 17 yo with the 60 yo torchsinger’s voice.) Then last night. Wow, blew me away when he sang. The problem is when he’s not singing, he’s monotone. It’s like listening to Johnny Depp do Shakespeare. Like when he was doing the hometown thing, he looked so cute, and then he opened his mouth and boring came out. Puppy, not wolf. But really cute puppy I wouldn’t mind downloading every now and then. I hope he records “Heartless” every bit as much as I hope Adam does long versions of “One” and “Cryin’” (and not with Ms Shrieks from last night; I was like, wench, there can only be one queen on stage at a time and it is not you.)

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    AnnC
    Posted May 13, 2009 at 7:38 pm

    Jennaboa –

    Perhaps you should be recapping a show or two on TVGasm – loved the “kris grows on you like a cute fungus” and “there can only be one queen on stage at a time” lines – both so funny AND so true!