I’m so sick of the drama though. It bothers me most because AI loses credibility each time it focuses so heavily on drama…..Wednesday night alone the first half of the show focused on Katrina, Nate, Rose, Nancy, Kristen and the dreaded Tatianna….folks we all know don’t stand a chance of taking this to the end. Why? Why? Why? What a waste of time. It’s after an episode like this that I completely understand why the naysayers are so adamant that the show is nothing but an embarrassing laughfest. Sadly, it hurts genuinely talented people like those in my first paragraph who truly have something to offer and are simply looking to AI as a forum to hitch onto a star.

Adam can sing and he’s a fabulous performer; but he’s a Broadway performer.
Not my idea of Idol material. JMO

Besides, he’s too fluffy for me.

This is the year for fans like me, and that especially includes Adam and Von (and hopefully Danny). It’s finally the payoff for people like me who have stuck with this show despite all the ridiculous songs with one measly glory note at the end. Those are not complete, honest performances. They’re strategy choices.

This year, I believe we will see a few singers who let it all hang out. No minutely detailed game plans to weave through the competition on tiptoes for fear of losing.

Thank you, producers and judges, for giving these people a chance. Now don’t let me down, singers. Give me all you got. Forget the strategies and let me see the real you.

I see Adam as a completely masterful powerhouse — someone who can make his voice do whatever he wants. I expect that he will impress us with his subtlety when the occasion warrants.

There are others in the competition — Jeremy Michael Sarver, Danny Gokey, Lil Rounds, and especially the Typhoonigator, aka Von Lee Smith — who have already exhibited tendencies to oversing without Adam’s vocal control. Amidst a shrill shouting contest, even Svengali Simon, who already must be mentally grooming Adam for superstardom, will scold him for being relentlessly loud and theatrical.

As excited as I am about Adam at this early stage, I can easily imagine growing more appreciative of the subtle talents of Stephen Fowler and Jesse Langseth.

Suddenly I really want to hear Adam sing New York, New York!

:lol_tb: :lol_tb:

But, I am a fan of many of the guys. I don’t feel I’ve seen the girls enough to form an opinion. Except for Jackie and Tatiana and they were very obnoxious. However, I’m open at this point. I imagine I’ll have more favs next week, but Adam shot to the top for some reason. Wierd.

I’m sad about Emily Wynne-Hughes leaving. Normally I hate the rockers since it’s my least favorite music form, but she had something going on there, and she was one of my favorites.

And, speaking of stuff we haven’t seen, no usage of “The Freshmen” yet either.

Adam. *waves white flag* :wub_tb: :wub_tb: :wub_tb: Loved him last night. I hope when he gets to the voting rounds he’ll choose some songs that show off his lower range, because it’s completely sublime. I honestly think that boy can sing ANYTHING. And LOL at the Liza comparison. I’ve seen people saying he looks like everyone from Joe Jonas to Pete Wentz to Ashton Kutcher.

then wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t sure how I could make it through the workday without watching it?

OMG, that wasn’t just me at work cursing the fact that I can’t get to any video sharing sites from my work computer?!?!?

I think I need help. I TOLD myself that I was not going to get invested this year. And yet, here I am again… invested.

*sigh*

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know what it is about him. Technically he isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t someone I would probably like in general, but all of a sudden Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m very fixated.

I think it’s that it isn’t JUST his singing, or JUST that he’s “theatrical”, or JUST that he has stage presence or JUST this or that… I really do think the guy screams star potential (literally AND figuratively for some, perhaps. ). He has the “it” factor.

He’s also gonna be very polarizing, I can already tell. Love him or hate him, practically no in between. But I have plenty of experience with being a fan of polarizing contestants, luckily. lol.

Adam Lambert hollywood performance playcount for today: 100

Um, me too? Lol. Is it bad that I’m pretty sure I achieved that number late last night and this morning in the amount of time I watched it before I went to work and then wasn’t sure how I could make it through the workday without watching it?

I’m way too enamored with this guy.

I just can’t wait to see where this guy would go.

You know, watching his youtube videos back in November or whenever, I wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t 100% sure that I would love him. I was intrigued and wanted to see more. But not sold. But he impressed me a lot at his audition and last night sealed the deal.

You know I thought the same thing. HAving seen his youtube videos I wasn’t jumping up and down over it but I had flagged him as a person of interest upon audition, and then last night happened and now I can look at the youtube videos with a whole new appreciation.

I don’t know what it is about him. Technically he isn’t someone I would probably like in general, but all of a sudden I’m very fixated.