American Idol Season 8 – The Final Performance – VIDEO

Kinda sad it’s the last spoiler night and stuff

Adam’s doing all slow songs? Ack.

Good luck to both, I think this could be a very special night.

Really liked the opening montage.

Good luck to both Kris and Adam! This is going to be a good one!

See… now you know what they force you to say before the auditions start.

Hmmm … Not sure I’m liking “What’s Goin’ On?” for Kris. But then, I hated the very thought of “She Works Hard for the Money” – and we all know how that turned out, so I’ll reserve judgement.

FYI mj: You spelled Kris‘s name “Kirs” for the “No Boundaries” song. Oh, and you spelled “What’s Goin’ On” as “What’s Goin One”. Definite conspiracy, jammasta. lol.

You spelled Kris wrong. For that matter, Rickey also made a typo when he said Kris’s winner song (He said Kris Lambert).

CONSPIRACY! Just kidding :P.

This is going to be such a fantasmic night. Adam is going to show off his immense talent and range. Kris is going to show off his amazing talent and range and we as fans will just sit back and be in awe of both of them.

Kris looks so short, even next to Ryan. :laugh_tb:

Am I the only one basing my votes off the performances tonight? Has everyone else decided yet?

ETA: Wow, telling viewers the show is going to run long? AI has reached a new low.

Ryan is like 5’7″ so kris probably 5’6″ or 5’5″

I’m voting Kris already, I really think he’s been coming strongly and in a way MUCH more appealing to me week after week.

Also, I agree with Rickey, Ryan’s comments today sucked >_>. Guy next door vs. Guyliner? Kris is not an acoustic ROCKER either.

hyperventilating.
ADAM!

i feel so nervous..its crazy, i never felt this way before because of this show!!

Am I the only one basing my votes off the performances tonight? Has everyone else decided yet?

For me Adam has been the best all season so I will be voting Adam.

I don’t think you are alone, there are lot’s of folk’s who vote based on tonight’s performances.

Guy next door VS guyliner? I guess I should be happy there’s not Boxing theme this year though…
Kris is more folk or pop than rock too… but whatever.

Wow- at first glance i was disappointed in Ken’s song choice- but i think looking back on it now (and knowing that Adam has performed ACIGC pre-idol, and whats goin on is NOT a finale song, i must say im happy.

terps: Ryan is notorious for the lifts in his shoes, so Kris may be about his height regardless.

it is embarrassing how incredibly nervous i am right now.

holy hell.

Am I the only one basing my votes off the performances tonight?

Nope.

LOL I can see Adam growing up like that.

Okay, this is the pitchiest Adam has been. But it’s still good!

Adam looks like one of those movie sterotype detectives that lurk in dark alleys in trenchcoats. :laugh_tb:

He sounds fine but not as good as usual. And he missed the last note again.

Amazing entrance Adam, sounding beautiful. Better than last time!

OMG Adam look’s and sound’s amazing. That’s HAWT right there folks. Star. Wow

That is a lot of mascara there. Or fake lashes. Love it.

Dude, this performance is awesome, but I really think it’s one of Adam’s weaker vocals because the beginning and throughout the “Mad world” parts he’s somewhat pitchy to me (that’s a first), but still, this is a REALLY good ambience. Still, one of his weaker performances, but it had an epic feel. I’d give it about a 7 or 8 out of 10. The trenchcoat and the smoke were really good, the beginning was slightly pitchy as was the “Mad World” part, but the rest of the performance was really good.

Ok there was no twist which was a good thing I guess. He merely reprized the song as he did.

Boris Titulaer sang “What’s Goin’ On” on Netherlands Idol 2. It was an awesome performance. So I definitely think Kris can do it.

I prefer Adam when he doesn’t go into his mega scream. This was a good performance (IMO) even though a little pitchy here/there.

This was better than the 1st time he Adam did it!!

My mom said “I would give him an E for excellent”!! :)

Simon is using reverse psychology.

Okay, good, I’m not the only one who thought Adam was way pitchier than usual tonight >_>. But I disagree with Simon, that was theatrical, but in a GOOD way.

First time I hear Adam speaking up against Simon!

Ahaha, Simon “trying” to bash Adam. Nice try.

Well that was underwhelming.

“”"Am I the only one basing my votes off the performances tonight?”"”

Uh, no

How funny we have pitchy and sounds amazing, hmm who is an Adam fan and who is a Kris fan. ugh, I cant wait to hear myself, two more hours. Pitchy though I can say without hearing him is usually something Adam never is, so I hope the Kris fans are wrong, please

Aww, I liked Kris’s gift. Manly tears.

I didn’t hear anything pitchy. I actually thought this was better than the first time he sang it. And I really liked the entrance.

Piano!!!! All right!

I love this song for Kris. It’s awesome! Go Kris! :D

pitchy? i dont think so..adam is never pitchy

Holy crap, that Ain’t no Sunshine was pretty awesome.

Love the way Kris changed this up! Wow! I give him round 1 for sure.

Round 1 – tie. They both chose their best performance.

Uh-oh, sounds like Adam is way more nervous than Kris is.

Oh my God, BOO LAKERS.

Kris was incredible. My gosh that was gorgeous. My gosh.

I liked Kris’ performance too. It’s going to be tough to decide tonight.

Kris just won the first round of performances for me. I’ll see where it goes from here. It feels weird potentially switching from my season-long favorite (Adam) to my second favorite on the very last week.

Looks like Simon is doing what he did last year. Kris fans will get complacent, Adam will win by a landslide. Sigh…

Adam was pitchy at the start.kris was good close.round 1

allison fan not voting

Round 1: Kris.

Kris FTW!

Jumping out of my skin. lol

Adam was pitchy only not……..swoon………LOVE the coat, LOVE the vocal, LOVE Adam!!!

Pffft on Simon……

Kris was awesome…this is gonna be tight….but I’m still going Adam..

LOL. That is about all I have to say Simon, LOL

I thought Adam was much more nervous than Kris in the first song…. weird no?

Loved the reprise of Mad World. He did some subtle changes to the vocals. It was nice.

Liked Kris as well.

I say Round 1 is a tie.

Kris won that first round. He needs to knock the second performance out of the park because Adam is going to win that final round.

Kris was awesome. This was a great first round from both.

It’s going to boil down to the 2nd and 3rd song’s here ppl. No worries yet. Simon knows what hes doing. I mean, the “re-prise” song is always so…well…”who cares”

I’ve stuck with Adam all season, so no matter what happens I will vote for him tonight. I’m voting based on an enitre season of work not just one night!

I don’t care if Simon’s trying to get reverse psychology out of that comment, that felt good to hear him say about Kris!

I also agree, Kris won Round 1, but it’s a matter of taste. For one, I thought Adam’s theatrical version of Mad World wasn’t his best vocal, but the performance? Mind-blowingly awesome. From the psycho trenchcoat to the smoke? Damn, the boy got skills. Ain’t No Sunshine was chilling and awesome, too. I could absolutely hear that on the radio today.

I am so relieved. They both sound great. This is going to be such a good show. Go Kris!!!

Boxing theme according to Simon and Ryan. *Sheesh*

Round 1 to Kris?!?!?! Even if I agree, it’s not a boxing show!

Kris was better this round… but obviously after what happened last year Simon is not going to give it easily to Adam, so fans get mad and vote like crazy.

An excellent performance by Adam.

I am a little more worried about the second round. Adam’s song is perfect for him. Kris’s I’m not so sure. I would have preferred something more current.

Adam won the round. Obvious as the lifts in Seacrest’s shoes.

I hate this “round-calling” game. Bah.

You know, this is the first time I actually preferred reprises to the original. For both performances. That is weird.

I am super biased toward Adam, I knew Simon will comment his long coat :wink_wp: But I enjoyed it – dry ice not too much.

I loved Kris’s performance though. Great stuff. Not Adam, but great stuff.

Simon really thought America picked the wrong person? He really thought Gokey was better than Kris? Unbelievable.
Thank God someone pulled the cotton out of his ears.

I thought they both were awesome but I think I liked Adam’s first performance best.

I thought Adam was much more nervous than Kris in the first songà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦. weird no?

He is the frontrunner and he was reprising MW!

God, I hate to write in Simon slang, but round one goes to Kris. I really appreciate Adam’s talent, but there was a certain artifice to it. Adam’s vocal was a bit wavery, but I think it was the overall production that didn’t help matters- I think the staging was a bit fussy and distracted a little. The minimalist touch with Kris did underscore the performance better.

i wish i had instant replay so i could rewatch these during the stupid commercials.

freaking out. FREAKING OUT.

I think Mad World was Adam’s most heartfelt performance ever. Simon’s making the same mistake he did with David’s The World I Know last year- not realizing how well an emotional performance will play to the cameras and those of us at home who vote.

Still love Kris, and his performance was fantastic too. His voice sounds stronger than ever. We have 2 amazing artists this year.

They both choose the good song I think.

I think that Adam seemed more nervous because he was actually moving on that stage while Kris was at his piano.

Gah. My TV was just black for a few minutes. I was starting to get nervous. XD

I do wish the judges wouldn’t call the rounds. At this point, unless someone seriously screws up, most of will probably feel that the contestant whose style we prefer won the round. That said, they both did great.

Is Simon already playing mind games with us? I went into this feeling pretty sure that he wasn’t going to praise Adam to the hilt on the first performance–but who can tell with Simon.

Adam is just about to go into his vocal acrobatics here. This is a great song for him and he looks outstanding.

Me too, dreamr!

Okay… I normally like Adam’s “screaming” (it’s not really, I know) but he is doing it way too much on this. I couldn’t understand a lot of the words because of it.

I think that Simon criticized Adam in the way that he did to rally people to vote for Adam more. I wonder how thing are going to work out especially since he called round one for Kris.

Oh my God. Adam completely surprised me with this so far. This is really good, too, rearranged, soft rock ish, I can totally see this (on Kris’s album, LOL). I think this version is quite, Kris-ized, if you ask me, with a special imprint of Adam. They should duet this song on an album!

UGH! He did the vocal acrobatics I hate, hate hate! But…. this time it actually kinda worked. I still didn’t really like it that much, but it was very…. POWERFUL. Gotta give him a 8-9/10. Very good, rearranged, just pure AWESOME. Only thing is it’s kinda like a Kris performance >_>.

I think Simon Fuller chose a great song for Adam. Uses a lot of the lower register. Okay, there’s the wail. Not too bad. Er…Adam, a little much on the wail already!

Id call the first round for Adam – they both did good but Adam had the better all around presentation.

and there he goes.

lol … “on kris’s album”

kara is on fire with the superlatives. (and paula, too.)

If you love Adam, you will love that. If you don’t love him, you will hate the last 30 seconds.

HOLY SHIT. THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL!

This is the best finale we’ve ever had.

There goes Adam and his whiny! That’s the thing that upsets me the most about his performances. Everything is so whiny and sometimes I have to look away. It disturbs me a bit.
Vocals were impressive.

Wow. A Change is going to come indeed! That was fantastic.

Holy fucking change is gunna come, batman!!!!

WOOOW!!!!

I liked the beginning a lot. The end…no thanks, Adam. Especially with the “my”.

ETA: And since that’s the style that’s going to best suit the coronation song, I’m sure, I bet Adam’s going to “win” with the judges. Not that he doesn’t deserve it…I wish they wouldn’t stack the deck so much is all. Hoping Kris is fabulous, though!

That was pretty much incredible and I HATE A Change is Gonna Come.

That was an incredible vocal… not much more to say. Well yes he looked like a star.

Simon may be wearing buttons, but unfortunately he hasn’t done up enough for my liking!!!!

Brilliant Adam! Well done!

Come on Kris. Do your thing. Just stay true to who you are. That is enough. We love you just the way you are.

Hee….Simon’s wearing buttons tonight! Hee…

Poor Adam looks really nervous. I really crossing my fingers that he doesn’t choke in the most important night of AI!

GO ADAM!!!!

I loved the gothic Mad World. It’s like the lonely angelic blue light Mad World’s lonely dark brooding dry ice vampire twin. Love. I am a sucker for gothic.

Kris was fab too. Great job. Not markedly different than the first time he sang this song except for the string section of pimpage. Hmm.

My round one fave was Adam, but I’m guessing America would go with Kris.

Adam did not get the good video package edit. Kris made mommy coupons and Adam drove his parents nuts. Hee. Subtle.

Hm. Didn’t have time to say I didn’t like Fuller’s choices for either of them, but I must say, there’s some sense to giving them both an iconic song to do whatever they want with. Lambert delivered with a palpable sense of respect and personal commitment.

I loved Adam’s perfomance…great song choice!!!

Great job Adam! Just what your fans expect of you:)

Round 1 goes to Kris,

I didn’t like the ending of A Change is Gonna Come. I don’t believe I’m saying this, but Syesha did it better.

This is the first year I’m actually excited about the winners song

I don’t care who wins. I’m just thankful that Gokey is out!
I usually like Adam’s performances but I’ve got to say that his iconic screech is starting to make me cringe. Could I listen to an entire cd of it? I’m starting to think not… I liked Mad World better.

I don’t like Adam’s vocal acrobatics thing at all, but I absolutely loved that second performance. I might be a bit biased because it sounded a LOT like how I’d picture Kris rearranging it. It was truly fantastic. The transition into the screaming wasn’t very good to me, but once he did it, he actually worked his scream that I really hate, and he did it VERY well. I’m not changing my vote, though.

Well, yay to both of them – it looks like they are both doing well no matter what song they chose or were given!

Adam is absolutely brilliant. Voting my ass off tonight for him!!

a bit bummed Adam does not get to be Rock Adam tonight (unless he rocks out the coronation song… doubt it can be done but would like to be surprised!)

That was an incredible vocalà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ not much more to say. Well yes he looked like a star.

Not just a star, a superstar!

That was brilliant…..just brilliant. It’s all about the singing tonight.

Is it me or are the past Idols somewhat nonchalant?

Adam winning the second round before Kris even sings sounds like the judges all season long. Maybe we should wait to hear him before calling it. Go Kris!

Adam Lambert is the real deal.

Vote, Vote, Vote, Vote!!!!!

They didn’t say Adam won. He said he’s back in the game.

Simon is going to do Finale vs. Whole Season, only in reverse. Last year, he proclaimed that Archie won the night but explained the Cook win afterwards by explaining that the viewers voted for the whole season. He’s going to do a variation of that tonight, if by some weird twist of fate, Adam doesn’t perform to expectations..

Guitar! Acoustic! Wonder if the band comes in later…

Sorry Kris, but this is weak. Thought you were given a hospital pass tho

Oh man! Kris is going for the jugular! He’s on fire tonight. I’m really scared for Adam now.

I can’t stand this!!! I LOVE ADAM and feel like they’ve thrown him under the bus … all of them: the judges, Simon Fuller (A Change is Gonna Come – give me a break!!! casual voters are going to want to see Adam rock or at least do some Motown or something fun), and the press. The negativity has been horrible this week, each day got worse. From Newsweek to O’Reilly to the NY Times to LA Time’s Red Envelope to ridiculous Perez to Seacrest to the stupid Gokey/Sarver thing … it’s been maddening. Front page bottom right hand corner of the LA Times today (so when the paper’s folded it’s staring right at you): a photo of each and then the caption: “Opposites Attract … Fans: Adam Lambert was building his pop resume while Kris Allen was doing missionary work abroad.” I KID YOU NOT!!!!
ADAM LAMBERT has been the best Idol contestant bar none and this is how he’s treated. So much for the “liberal media” – there’s no such thing.
ADAM FOR THE WIN and everybody else can crawl back under their rocks where all the creepy, nasty creatures belong.

P.S. I guess Kris did all the right stuff: underdog, married the homecoming queen, born in the right state, worked on the church angle … I like Kris but he’s no ADAM and he’s not a star.

I have to say I’m in CA so hope that “Change” is as awesome as most say it is. After listening to Patti LaBelle on youtube I was horribly scared.
I hate the whole round calling thing, too. Just let people listen!!!

When they sing the coronation song can someone try and post the lyrics???

I love how Kris gets into the guitar playing and that he is a musician as well as a singer. He is one very talented guy. Not too crazy about this song, but he is Krisifying it.

Adam just blew A Change is Gonna Come out of the water!!

k I am listening to Kris on Rickey, yay, i found that, ok but kinda boring – but he is such a cutie

BOO, Randy! It’s not like Kris had a say in the song. *kicks Randy*

There goes Adam and his whiny! Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the thing that upsets me the most about his performances. Everything is so whiny and sometimes I have to look away. It disturbs me a bit.
Vocals were impressive.

Some people really like the “cry” in people’s voices. It’s definitely a subjective thing.

Round 2 to Adam. That song just wasn’t that good. A little too blah for me.

Kris was kinda meh on his second song. He did his best tho.

I think Kris was fabulous. I could listen to a full cd of this myself.

wtf randy? didnt simon fuller pick the song for Kris! Randy didnt get the memo! But Kris was a bit pitchy at places

Kris Allen is What’s Going On! Loved it! Simon was full of it on that.

What were Randy and Kara saying?!?!? I’m confused now!

Social consciousness?!?!? IT’S A SINGING COMPETITION, PEOPLE!

Now I know the agenda. Simon is for Adam to win. Randy and Kara are for Kris. Paula? Who knows with Paula?

I kinda missed this one, but I have to say, Kris’s second performance, I can tell it was an awesome performance. Like the arrangement. But I can’t say who won this round yet.

Kris was very pitchy.

uh oh.

I actually preferred that to Adam’s second song. This is so strange. Adam’s been my favorite and now I’m starting to switch to Kris! :blink_tb:

Technically superlative vocals on “A Change Is Gonna Come” by Adam….

EXCEPT…………………………….

That song is a definitive anthem of the Civil Rights Movement!
And that was a HORRENDOUS glam/ theatre rendering of it.

They need to move this fast all the time

Well I expected that. Simon has to be a jerk at least once every night. I love me some Kris. Thought the song was nice. For once I agreed with Kara. Funny how that works.

Well Kris did what he likes to do, that was just like She works hard for the money…

The same trick for another song.

Okay, can we stop cutting to Kris’ little cousin. I’m having Lil Round’s kids flashbacks…

That is a boring song. I still think it was picked for Danny. Would have suited his rasp better.

Round 2 – total loss for both. I didn’t like either one. Hope they bring it for round 3.

Yeah, Kris started off well, but got a little weak during the song.

So yeah yeah, Simon, Adam for the 2nd round. *rolls eyes*

I understand that the judges want this to be a competition but Adam is so much better vocally that Kris. I like Kris but Adam is the real deal. A true super star in the making. Most of is will hardly remember Kris in two years time.

I didn’t care for the song choice for Kris by the producer. It was a laid back song. He put a little funky vibe to it, but it is a laid back song. If it wasn’t big enough for a night like this, why did they pick it for him? Doesn’t matter. Let the pimpage begin. All my votes still go to Kris.

Round 2 def goes to Adam…Kris was a bit weak on that….

Adam’s second song was better than the first. I hope Simon won’t come out with “it’s a knock-out” shit like he did last year. It’ll be pretty obvious that he wants Kris’ fans to get complacent.

Simon Fuller picked awful songs.

Simon just told everyone the reason kris is so likeable.Kris always makes you feel like its a summer day.Carefree.

Didnt think much of adam’s song but give him that 1 on the vocals.

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Simon’s critique of Kris was a “cop out”. The original song is mellow and Kris is mellow. We know he doesn’t have Adam’s vocals so telling him he was too “small” for the venue is kind of bullshit. It couldn’t have gone any other way.

Something subliminal in the song choice?

Adam says A Change is Going to Come.

Kris says What’s Going on? *duh*

3 ballads for Adam? Hmmmmm

Power Ballad written for Danny and Adam. Wonder who they will like best here??? LOL Kind of a joke really. I hope Kris changes it up and knocks it out of the park.

This song doesn’t seem suited for Adam, so far. It sounds like a Kris song to me >_>. But Adam’s still doing a quite good job on this.

Okay, Adam did a good job, but I still think the song didn’t suit him very well. I’d say better than his Mad World performance, but somehow I see Kris’s arrangement actually being better than Adam’s. Not sure yet, but Adam’s definitely in it to win it.

I kinda do agree with Randy, it was a bit pitchy in spots (A first for Adam, must be nervous >_>).

I don’t like this song at all. Yuk! It is better suited to Adam for sure, but it is a not a pretty song.

Oh, I am so disappointed by it. I hate this cheesy style of song.

hmmm this is not good Adam, not good. too shouty

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xheownuB6s

Crazy this is on youtube already, mad world, you cannot see Adam but I listened and absolutely no pitchiness, none? Kinda breathy but just as beautiful as the first time

Wow, I love this! Just love it!

How is Kris going to top this?

Well done, Adam! Very anthemy song, building into a minor key, then the chorus!

Hurricanes? Just when you think the road is going nowhere?
Social consciousness again?
Why all the notes jumping from high to low and high again in such rapid succession? Even Adam is having difficulty maneuvering!

Horrible song! I feel bad for both.

And I’m not liking the winner’s single already.

this song sucks – but how can Kris even sing it – totally not suited to his voice and Kara makes me want to puke – what is she going to say to Kris?

omg this is painful, like shouty at times, and his voice seems so strained at times

He looks smug. His family looks smug.

song kinda sucks … would love to hear the judges rip it. lol

Another year, another crappy winners song. Awful, awful song!!!!

That song is a definitive anthem of the Civil Rights Movement!strong>. And that was a HORRENDOUS glam/ theatre rendering of it.

I wouldn’t call it horrendous. My roommate said that it lacked “soul”, and then I couldn’t quite get rid of that criticism out of my head because the song’s past renditions are iconic, right? Anyway, I thought it was good. I thought Kris’ performance was pretty good, too.

Well, that was better written than Magic Rainbow, but Cook made TOML work. Adam didn’t make this work.

Adam is so polite. Always.

Wow, that was bad. I hope they have a better one tomorrow like they did last year.

ETA: kudo’s for Adam for singing that tripe with a straight face though. That was clearly not his style.

I hate that song.

First time I think Adam did really really bad. One wasn’t great, but not pitchy. This was just not well sang. Not his style at all. I really felt like turning it off at some point.

Oh yes, the song sucks btw.

As I expected, hobble the Hobbit so that Galadriel can fucking shine.

This song has no hook. It sucks.

So the song sucks. They didn’t like his voice, but they still praise him to the moon. Give me abreak. Getting my redial ready for Kris.

Ok, I’ve not read any comments. With that, I’m really enjoying this show. They both are singing fantastically, and I don’t care if folks deem me the biggest cheeseball on the planet, but I’m really appreciating that Fuller gave them both message songs.

Wow, Adam and A Change Is Gonna Come…goosebumps. Go for broke but don’t scare America. Not sure if he accomplished the not scaring America part. Dripping real passion for the lyrics. Flove.

Kris did What’s Going On the way I thought he would…with acoustic guitar and percussionists on stage. This is what fans would expect of him in concert and it’s very nice. I don’t know that he captured the passion of the message the way that Adam did though. I think there’s a way to be passionate without being, well, Adam, and Kris has done it before, but not so much on this one.

Calling this one for Adam because for you for me, dawg, Kris was a skoch boring comparatively, but it’s totes gonna be a matter of preference.

Dude, that song SUCKED.

That song sounds like its such a struggle to sing. Boo Kara and cowriters. Boo. Neither of these boys have a chance with that mess.

He looks smug. His family looks smug.

WTF???
Adam smug… complete BS and Kris will agree with me on that one.

I did not like Adam’s last performance. At this point, I’m blaming it on the song. UGH.

Bring back the Rainbow. ‘Nuf said.

if kris can change it he will be better on that song.Adam is off a little tonite

‘Well, that was better written than Magic Rainbow, but Cook made TOML work. Adam didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t make this work’

Well said Victoria. Cook made it work, Adam didnt.

Oh crap! Adam is waaaaay off tonight! He looks sad, tho’ he puts a brave face. He knew he could do better. He sounds hoarse talking now.

What the heck was with No Boundaries? Who wrote the tune? Wonder if Kris is allowed to rearrange the song. Don’t think he can handle the vocal acrobatics that Adam struggled with. I dunno tho’. Wait and see.

Ehh I didn’t really like that…

I really didn’t like Adam on that song. I’m hoping Kris does it better. :/

Ignoring the song itself, this was the first time I’ve heard Adam hit some bad notes. I agreed with Randy on that.

Didn’t love the song…but Adam of course nailed it…
Please welcome to the stage…Your American Idol…Adam Lambert

This sucks, it’s going to be who was least sabotaged by one of the crappiest songs ever written!

I think that was bad, but probably the best we’ve had

I had to resist the urge to turn the channel on that one, due to both Adam and the song. Kara’s forte is usually writing songs with great hooks, so I’m not sure what happened with that one.

Also, Adam is moving past vocal technique and heading for damaged vocal cords. No one can “scream” (or whatever you want to call it) like that through every single performance, no matter how good you are, even if you do it right. It still puts a lot of strain on the voice.

Adam definitely thinks it a lock-smug b.

HOw in the world is Kris going to sing that hot mess?

Wost coronation song EVAH! Made me sick hearing Adam sing that drivel. Climbing every mountain… please.

I don’t think even Krisifying it is going to help it.

God- no one could sing that God-awful song and make me want to listen to it. poor adam. u know he hated every second of that shit lol..

but….

ADAM FTW!!!!!

Is it possible to have a more solid piece of crap song? Thanks, Kara!

Even Adam couldn’t slay that beast, though he took his good-natured aim.

Kris might keep the song from oozing pus by circling the thing quietly with his indie vibe.

If Adam has to sing such shlock, he’d be better off not winning. I think Kris could get away with indie-subduing the beasts they might throw at him if he were to win. But I feel sorry that either one would have to work with such dreck.

I love both Adam and Kris; they are both going to have great careers. I am completely happy with whatever happens.

Can someone bury Kara with that damn god awful “No Boundaries” song.

That song is crap. I feel bad for both of them.
Seemed like Simon didn’t think much of the song either.

Is there an unwritten rule somewhere that says those coronation songs have to suck?

That song is BAD!! Not even Adam could redeem it.

Loved Simon judging Adam on the whole season. Nobody should be judged on those stupid coronation songs.

this is the worst song i have ever heard

okeys minister just twittered to all his followers that they should vote for Kris as a “Believer must win”. Sick. I cant stand this kind of Anti-Semitic homophobia.

They both are great and should be judged by their singing – not their personal beliefs or lives IMO.

GO Adam and Kris!

It is nice that he did keyboards, guitar, and now just vocals. I like that variety that he brings to the table. That having been said. I hate the song. Awful song. He sounds pretty good though.

I think Kris actually is doing this song better then Adam did it – actually seems better for him then it was for Adam

oo boy hate the song, but sheesh Kris is waaaay out of his league here and all over the place pitchy.

Adam is nothing but class…not a smug bone in his body.

He just wiped the floor with Kris with the coronation song sorry. He will be singing it again tomorrow…

Ewww Kris is sounding awful! He can’t sing this, out of his range.
Seriously, these two performances were just two of the worst of the season. It’s the finale… what a disappointment.

ouch Kris– the slower and lower parts of the song work great (better than for Adam) but the chorus is a pitchy mess. it might be the song has no melody though!

I think Kris did better with the crap than Adam. It sounded more melodic with him.

Shoot shoot, altho’ Kris is pitchy, Kris sounds way more listenable!

Think sadly, Kris is gonna win, based on performance.

ADAM VOTERS! YOU’VE GOT TO VOTE VOTE VOTE TONIGHT!

Kara, Cathy and co. just screwed with the 2 guys tonight. Think it was for Adam, but too many highs and lows to manage. Tough stupid song.

Yep Kris couldn’t pull it off either…….BAD SONG!!!

Neither contestant was pitch-perfect on that last song, but Kris managed to bring out the melody – something Adam’s version was decidely lacking.

Adam may have a better range, but Kris evens the score with his musicality, which is more important.

Bad key for Kris. Still think he sounded better than Adam. My vote (if I were voting) goes to Kris.

Bring back the Rainbow. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Nuf said.

For freakin real.

This is right up there with the worst coronation songs EVER.

Sorry… The song is horrible, but as least I could listen through Kris’ version.

I’ve got to give the night to Kris, myself.

Wow Kara even admitted that her song sucked!!! Haaa!

Either one will be successful.

the song is just the worst song i ever heard, noone can sing it, its just so bad.

Yeah, I didn’t like that either, but that song is pure dreck.

They might as well have called the winner’s single THE BUS THAT WAS REQUISITIONED TO RUN OVER KRIS ALLEN!

I turned the mute on. Awful.

if Adam can’t totally nail/rock/kill a coronation song, it’s the song!

I’m hoping Kris can bring something to it! I think he shouldnt sing the song at all, just wing a completely different song, and be the talk of the night!

I actually really like Kris’s version better. It is still an awful song. I love this kid. What a sweet thing to say.

I haven’t commented all nigiht. But I really liked Season 7 better. Both Davids really sang their butts off. I didn’t like Adam’s Mad World (good vocals for lower register but the wail). Kris was good on “Ain’t No Sunshine”. Didn’t like Adam’s “A Change is Gonna Come”. I know the words but couldn’t understand half of what he said. That’s the problem I had with him all season long. Too much wail and screech. Kris was better not best of all his songs. Last song, really bad. Adam still didn’t understand what he was saying. Kris, the key was too high. Too bad he couldn’t lower it to better suit his voice. He was straining but overall better than Adam, because I could understand what he was saying.

The replays from the rehearsals were much better, They didn’t seem as nervous. Too bad the nerves got the best of them in the end. The biggest night of all.

That’s why I love David C. I can understand everything word and he has so much passion. Did I say how much I love David C. Looking forward to seeing him tomorrow night. I hope he makes it through “Permanent”. He’ll have my heart — tugging away at it, as usual.

This finale was not that exciting and underwhelming to me, and one of the reasons I feel this way is because none of my favorites are in it. It also doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t feel very emotional to me. But based on tonight, and based on this season as whole, I think that Adam should win over Kris. I am glad to see all of the contestants in the audience. They all look good. I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t wait to see them performing on stage tomorrow, and some of them I really look forward to seeing perform tomorrow night.

Carrie sounds great

All circuits busy. Can’t get through for Kris yet.

Wow, the panel managed to diss Kris by underwhelming paise for making the final as his final comments. Very obvious who the judges want to win.

haha

THAT SONG BLOOOOOOOOWS

Kris couldnt handle it…but in fairness, i hated adam’s version too

you would think after 8 seasons the fucking producers would get a clue that their shitty coronation songs BLOW MASSIVE COCK

how about you fork out some cash to get REAL writers to write a REAL song- or let adam do his Crawl Thru Fire and pay jason mraz to write Kris a song. fucking GET A CLUE. WOULD SOMEONE LET ME RUN THIS FUCKING SHOW PLEASE

That boundaries song is terrible. I feel sorry for both of them that they have to have that song as their first single.

He just wiped the floor with Kris with the coronation song sorry. He will be singing it again tomorrowà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

I’m sorry too. i don’t want to hear that piece of crap from ANYBODY … ever again.

Gakkkkkkk!!!!!!!!! THat song BLEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hope Kris loses so he doesn’t have to release that piece of crap for his first single….(Poor Adam)

I thought the only great performance was A Change is Gonna Come by Adam. I would also say Ain’t No Sunshine for Kris, but I just hate reprises so it did not have the same impact for me (but at least he managed to do it as well as during the season).
Mad World was not as good as the first time for Adam.

The coronation song SUCKS– I would take the verse sung by Kris and the chorus by Adam to make it decent, but it would still SUCK.
*Give us back the Magic Rainbows!!!*

I think Kris was slightly better 1st song . Adam was loads better on the second song and Kris was better on the 3rd..

Only few mins and Kris is in the lead

The coronation song was the worst of all coronation songs.

What an amazing story if Kris comes from the dark horse status all the way through the season to win the whole thing. I would absolutely love that.

I cant believe Adam did not rock out to at least one song. He was way too ballady tonight, me no likey.

Wow. I bet Reggie Hamm is wondering why he isn’t a judge on American Idol. Rainbow, for all of it’s inherrent cheese, pwns No Boundaries. :guns_tb: We should sic the Rainbow on Kara.

Okay, this time I have to say Adam obviously, in like a painfully obvious way, sang the cheesy coronation song better and worked the stage better than Kris on the last, um, I hate to call it a song. Adam wasn’t pitchy throughout while Kris was singing in the wrong key though pretty much the entire thing, and Randy is a complete asshat who has rarely given Adam a compliment that isn’t backhanded, but really, it doesn’t matter.

It’s gonna come down to fanbases tonight after that coronation tune. I really think so. Once again it’s a song that neither of them would have willingly put on their albums, and I’m sure the audience will realize that fact. Next season they might as well bring back the songwriting contest and let people who need the money get the royalties.

I think Simon was fair and honest to both singers and has greatly improved his tarnished rep with the audience tonight by not driving a bus for either guy. May the biggest fanbase win (and pray for a different first single.)

I decided to tune into the finale and, huh, was rather underwhelmed. The only performance I really dug was Kris’ Ain’t No Sunshine. The coronation song was AWFUL. Neither of them nailed it, though Adam’s was better. Not sure if it was the song choices or what, but this finale seemed really lackluster. I know everyone hates the comparisons, but I enjoyed both Davids much more last year. Really felt them connecting with the material and the moment more. Adam will surely win. Technically, he’s pretty amazing. And that final song was so out of Kris’ wheelhouse. But I found the whole evening (and what I saw of the season) uninspired.

Kris did better with the ugly song; his understated style is better for slaying a beast. But if he wins, I would hope they wouldn’t throw a bunch more ugly songs at him. What is wrong with these people?

These are two great guys and artists. Who hates them enough to make them sing something so stupid?

Hobble the Hobbit, Glitter On Galadriel.

This show blows.

That song is ASS. Holy shit…I didn’t think either of them sang it that well, nature of that particular beast, but at least Kris’s was kind of melodic. Adam seriously needs to watch his voice, that third song was showing the strain. Gotta hand it to him that it’s just showing now, though. Kris was really great tonight, his “Ain’t No Sunshine” was the best of the night. I have zero clue who’s going to win tomorrow.

As I expected, hobble the Hobbit so that Galadriel can fucking shine.

That cracked my shit UP!

I thought S7 finale kicked this finale’s butt and I’m not a super fan of either David. I just thought they sang their hearts out epecially Archie and I just didn’t get that tonight. I still remember Cook doing that Collective Soul song and Archie just pouring it out.

I must be missing something because I just don’t see the internalional star that Adam will be. Simon is a pretty smart guy (shrug) though. He’s probably on to something but I think Kris has more musicality.
Anyway, a pretty flat finale and Kara’s song sucked.

I wish I could just vote for Carrie. :laugh_tb:

I’m voting for Kris, but it ain’t easy. I think they’re both better off if he wins, anyway. Plus Adam’s career would take a bigger hit from that coronation song than Kris’s, IMO.

ETA: Oh, and I just realized how much I miss the Davids. :glurps_tb:

I love Adam. I like Kris.

But that song needs to be song by Kara as she gets the kick off the damn show.

I want neither of them anywhere near that craptastic song. I don’t know if the studio version can do it any bit of justice.

Well I said before the show that I would be devastated if Adam didn’t win but now I don’t want him to. “No Boundaries” as his first single? oh no please! it will be his demise. He needs to run away from American Idol as fast as he can now!! And at the same time, I don’t think our American Idol should be Kris. His vocals were so so bad on that song. That song was most definitely written for Danny! (which explains Kara’s stunned reaction last week). Good think Kara’s still got a job with AI cuz she may have blown her songwriting career for a while!

That song was evil bad. I should stop voting so Kris won’t be forced to sing that crap for the next 6 months. It’s official, Kara is useless.

PS Change is Gonna Come and Ain’t No Sunshine were two really good performances. Go Adam, Go Kris! I can’t wait to hear your post-Idol music!

Late to the partyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

I love Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s version of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Mad Worldà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and I liked this version even better than the first time. I thought the smoke and trench coat were over the top theatrical, I agreed with Simon, but that was mad entertaining.

Krisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ainà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t No Sunshineà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  was beautiful, elegant, no artiface – just pure, essential music. I loved it.

Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Change Is Gonna Comeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  was absolutely beautiful. I totally agree that ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s his best performance ever on the show. Whereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d that soul come from? I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t like the screechy top note, but I never will and really mostly it was beautiful.

Krisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s version of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Going Onà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  was guh – gorgeous. Understated, heartfelt. I like it subtle and soulful. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s right in my strike zone, but ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s definitely not as à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“bigà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  a performance as Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s and Simon probably has a point about that.

Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s voice singing à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“No Boundariesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  is very reminiscent of Meatloaf. He sounds tightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s into it. I guess I wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be either. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s probably the song. Meh.

Kris – Singing à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“No Boundariesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  – missed a word – he looks tight and not having fun with it either. I do prefer the the tone of his voice, but this song – meh.

Oh screw that I’m not voting for either because no one deserves that piece of shit for a first single.

I can’t believe the winner is stuck with that song. It is the worst! If you win Kris, you have got to lower the key. It was way too high for you. You were strained and went off key.

WTF my online streaming cut off even BEFORE I could see Carrie. Shucks.

mj, are you gonna put up Carrie’s video here? I would appreciate that. Thanks.

Kris sang the shitty last song better than Adam. Gotta give the night to him.

I had too high of expectations. I really thought this was gonna be a magical wonderful night.

Apparently I got into Paula’s stash today…

I got none of that magic. They were good, but I was still pretty underwhelmed.

And now I keep getting through for Adam with no busy signals!

Never mind! :-)

Whoever wins I hope has the power to negotiate that coronation song NOT be on their release. Oh my… that was really, really bad.

All in all, the final night (to me personally) was such a let down from last year’s final.

Randy is a complete asshat who has rarely given Adam a compliment that isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t backhanded. Srsly, Randy, all season long youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve been a douche to Adam and rarely has the media called you on it. But evs. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a habitual ass talker, and really, it doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t matter.

Yes, Randy is an asshat. But I remember him lauding Adam most of the time…tonight he told him he was pitchy on the first song, but had nothing but glowing words for his second. Other than the pitchy comment, Randy has loved him.

Those critiques for Kris were goodbye comments…good call, MJ.

Wow, the coronation song SUCKS. Big time. I don’t think either of them did a good job with it…but Kris’ sounded slightly more tolerable to me. Adam’s was just disturbing and bizarre. Kris’ was bad but not freaky.
I honestly have no clue who’s going to win. I feel like Kris ran away with Round 1 and Adam ran away with Round 2 and it was a tie for suckiness Round 3. So…I guess we’ll see.

I’ve only gotten 2 votes thru for Adam. All lines busy.

STUPID.CRAPONATION.SONG.

My ears are still ringing from all the bad notes both guys hit. Can we pick up all the bad notes and hit Kara over the head with it?

STUPID STUPID STUPID *stalks away and kicks the couch*

If I had to put tonight’s performances up against last year’s, there’d be no contest. Last year would win in head to head matchups.
I’m very disappointed, it didn’t live up to all of the hype.

Carrie Underwood >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Adam Lambert / Kris Allen

Overall it was probably one of the most underwhelming finales. I liked two songs (Kris first and Adam’s second) and the last round was too awful for words. Bad song and bad singing. And sorry, but I won’t blame everything on the song, the boys failed too.
I’d give the night to Kris, though. Not by much, but I think he did better.

I don’t have a horse between these two, I don’t care who wins… I think Adam deserves it more based on his talent. For Kris it has been a most complicated road, he deserves it for the fighting. In the end, I think both will do ok in the future, maybe Kris could use the victory most. I don’t care who wins. Here’s hoping tomorrow night will be more entertaining.

Carrie looked great and sounded awesome, better than the two guys together. eh!

I’ll still be voting Kris, but I have to say, Adam’s first performance was pitchy at the beginning but EPIC (that’s a word I’m cautious to say since it’s overused) for the ambience, Adam’s second performance won me over as a total fan of the guy. It was Adam sprinkled with Kris puppy hair, but still very Adam. And the screaming part? You all know I hate his screaming (possibly). Loved it here. Okay, maybe I still would’ve liked it better if he didn’t scream it, but it’s still good here (although he did lose me a bit).

GO KRIS! GO ADAM! Either way I’ll be happy.

First of all I don’t think a judge should be allowed to write, produce or have anything to do with songs!! That was really awkward… it was a horrible song and no one wanted to say it, even Simon!!

Both guys were horrible, but Kris was slightly better! I think the difference was you could hear Kris. Adam seemed to be drown out by Bandzilla or something, I don’t know what was going on but I can’ t imagine either one of them having to sing that song over and over again on the press tour. ugh!

Having said all that, Adam ftw! : )

Anyone else texting not yet received the confirmation text? 15 minutes in and nothing here. :-(

I don’t think that the song was worse than other corronation songs. It’s just that people were expecting more out of it since it was written by profesionnals.

IMO It just proved what we knew all along, Kris can’t compete vocally with Adam, he was pitchy all over the place, jumped over a lyric and strained a lot on the high notes.

Kris has a 2pt lead just about

That was one terrible coronation song. Both guys sucked on it.

The judges threw Kris under the bus? What show were u watching? Kris did a horrible job with the coronation song…off key and forgetting lyrics?! Not one judge called him on it.

Um, can we make Carrie sing that horrid horrid abomination song instead of saddling our beautiful boys with it?

I am going to agree with Simon. They both deserve to be there. They are both class acts. If only they could chose their own coronation song. Don’t the producers realize that song is the worst. Kara has her name on it now and she seemed to think Adam’s version was better.

And judges, Kris thanks you for your “condescension”.

I prefer “magic rainbows” to this atonal mess. At least Kris made it sound more melodic at certain points.

This night is difficult to call. The only concrete thing is that the judges constructed their comments for an Adam win.

Somewhere in a dark undisclosed location, the magic rainbow is laughing his ass off.

I’ll echo the sentiments of many here-that has to be the worst coronation song ever. I can’t even see myself buying it. There really wasn’t much Adam or Kris could do to save that mess.

Good luck to Adam and Kris!

I can’t get one freaking vote in for Adam. I feel terrible! Adam is losing on DI. :(

Wow, Kris has a lead on DI. Adam is in trouble. Remember Kris also has those texters.

These 2 guys are class acts all the way. Oh and the coronation song, just awful! I never thought I’d want to bring the rainbow back either sunchick but hey a girl can certainly change her tune. Hee

Boy, double sabotage here. I don’t care what kind of judge Kara is, she helped write a totally ridiculous, unmelodic, clicheed hot mess of a coronation song.

I think Adam won, because he got a more show-offy song choice from Simon Fuller, basically. And because he has the range to sing that crudball of Kara’s, even though he couldn’t make it enjoyable either.

What a let-down. And all that back-patting fro Kris at the end was just a shout-out to the entire viewing audience: “Consolation prize! He lost! Don’t vote for him!”

I’m gonna cast some for him anyway, just cause I like the guy and his music so much.

Well I said before the show that I would be devastated if Adam didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t win but now I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t want him to. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“No Boundariesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  as his first single? oh no please! it will be his demise. He needs to run away from American Idol as fast as he can now!

Welcome to the evil that is idol.

Lord have mercy, that was – by far – the WORST coronation song in the history of any and all Idol shows. It blows big time. Adam tried to do the best he could with it, you could tell he wasn’t into it at all. Seriously, how do you take something that craptastic and make a hit single out of it??? It was also wayyyy out of Kris’ range. I feel so badly that one of them has to sing that song a good 100 times in the next 2 weeks. What an abominable punishment to the guys for giving us the best season of Idol ever. Even “magic rainbow” is sounding pretty good about now.

I thought both guys did well, but it wasn’t their best night by any stretch of the imagination. Mad World was good, but A Change is Gonna Come was outstanding. I say Adam has the title.

Was it just me or was the audience quite reserved tonight. Where were the standing “Os”?

I think the site may be going down, took me forever to get on the comments section.

About the show tonight, disappointing as top 2 usually is due to the crummy songs they are forced to sing. Simon Fullers picks, imo, were worse the Clive’s, and what blind man picked out Randy’s outfit tonight???? Paula should never wear that shade of green again but at least her boobs weren’t hanging out like usual. The syrupy coronation song is the worst ever, except for the one Carrie and Bo had to sing.

I think Adam shouldve picked a rockin’ song for first since he had 2 ballads coming up. It was pretty but didnt blow me away. I agree with Simon on the theatrics, it reminded me of a vampire movie lol

The second song is soul, and why they gave it to Adam is a mystery. He isnt a blue eyed soul singer but did what he could with it but I didnt like it.

I wish he had toned down the coronation song some. Those syrupy songs need to be delivered more intimately, I think, to even get close to being believable.

Loved Kris’ first song. I didnt hear it the first time he sang it. It connected with me.

The second song choice was worse then the one Adam got saddled with. Didnt like anything about it.

I liked Kris’ version of the coronation slightly better cuz it was more low key, but it was too high. Wonder why he didnt change the key? A song writer, I would t hink, writing for 2 people should keep the song in a range most people could sing since they dont know, hypothetically, who will be singing it. And why they didnt let Kris use his guitar is a mystery since he was allowed to on the others.

I noticed Randy was the only one who critiqued Adams delivery of the coronation song, every one else danced around it.

It was pretty much the same for kris except did critque him. He also gave him the “Bo Bice its nice to have met you, you have lost” goodbye speech.

I so hope the judges have to eat their words. I like both but really thought Kris was slightly better tonight and like his style more. Hope Kris’ soul patrol, if he has one, pulls it out for him.

That song was so damn awful……I have no words.

I think Adam won the season and the night. Mad World was just as incredible both times, Change was brilliant, and the last song was stick me in the eye horrible for both. Poor Kris looked as though he wanted to puke during parts of it. He put up a valiant effort, but imho he was just out gunned. Threre was no bus, Adam just had a better season, and therefore should. Back to listening to the busy signals for the next three and a half hours….

To be fair let me say this.Nobody can sing that song.It sucked SO bad.I felt so frinkin bad for the both of them.

Kris is ahead on dialidol

LOL that song. That was the cheesiest thing I have ever heard. If that had been an actual song on the radio (oh God, no) while okey dokey Gokey were still there, he would have been ALL OVER that shit.

In Kara’s defense, though, I don’t think she wrote the lyrics (while the whole song was kinda lame, the lyrics were for sure the worst). That or she knew they sucked. She did a verbal eyeroll when Simon was poking fun of them. I’m sure the final song has to be something about Living Your Dreams! or Reaching For The Stars! or whatnot, and those songs are…. pretty much always ridiculous.

that “song” was soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo written for Danny. It suited neither Adam or Kris

Adam just needed to be competent on the three songs and he would have the title in the bag. Actually, since the coronation song was bad, he just needed to be good on the first two (with a great assist from Simon Fuller by giving Kris a less showy song) but it’s interesting that he’s not running away with this.

I loved Kris.
Unfortunately, I think the coronation song is going to screw him over like it did to Blake is S6.
No matter what, I’ll buy his album…after Anoop’s of course ;)

season8fan
May 19th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
Well I said before the show that I would be devastated if Adam didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t win but now I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t want him to.

Ya know, i never ever ever thought i would say this (EVER!) but i kinda feel the same way. that song was an absolute pieceoffuckingshit and i would not want adam’s post idol career to suffer bc of it. but i’m still voting for him because he deserves it. he’s an amazing human being. and hey- i’ll get it in my mind that ill vote for him to win because ihe will make that much more of a splash after the shitty song to show that he can overcome anything.

Adam should have worn the wig and snakeskin skirt during the last song to make it bearable …. Kris should have worn one too .. it’s the only way to have made either or those performances watcheable … what a load of twaddle that was.

I’m a big Adam fan but I thought that they both did well on their first two songs so it’s going to be difficult to call.

Loved the interaction between the two of them at the end .. so sweet, they both seem like great guys.

I give the night to Kris. I liked Krisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ first two performances. I thought Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s first performance was boring and the fog was ridiculous. I absolutely hated his version of A Change is Gonna Come. It was just an overwrought shrieky mess. And the coronation song was just crappy for the both of them. I think if the key had been lowered for Kris it wouldà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve been an all right performance. I couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t even understand what Adam was singing when he was performing it. Tonight proved to me that of the two I can only imagine Kris being a recording artist.

Well, the boys sure brought it. IMO the best finale performances given on that stage for 2 out of the 3 songs. The coronation song is terrible. I thought it would be bad but not this bad.

Would’ve loved to see Carrie’s full performance, she sounded great too.

So who does everyone think is going to win tonight?

That was one god awful song. I wanted to die when I heard it. It was that bad. No hook at all.

Somewhere in a dark undisclosed location, the magic rainbow is laughing his ass off.

:lol_tb:

But that song needs to be song by Kara as she gets the kick off the damn show.

LOL I hear ya. XD

I would buy Adam’s “Change is gonna come” — it was his best of the season!

I’m in f**king Mississippi and I can’t get a vote in for Adam!! Just test messages, no phone votes. And my dialidol hasn’t it a vote yet.Busy, Busy. Busy.

ADAM IS LOSING GUYS, come on, what is going on America. Kris was outsung all season long including tonight

still no confirmation text. Anyone else get one yet?

Oh and Kathy Dennis, I used to stare star-eyed at your “Touch Me, All Night Long” video on MTV when I was in junior high. But, if you helped Kara write that piece of detritus, YOU ARE DEAD TO ME!

Kris has a slim lead on Dial Idol, but the question is will his fans stay up late enough.

The second song is soul, and why they gave it to Adam is a mystery. He isnt a blue eyed soul singer but did what he could with it but I didnt like it.

It made me think of ROF great vocal but didnt fit.

Glad i dont have to vote GOOD LUCK BOTH GUYS EARNED IT AND FANS HAVE FUN WORKING THEM PHONES

IF there is any justice in this world. Adam will win – he is in a class of his own in terms of his talent. To make that piece o junk song sound even slightly believable is a feat akin to flying to mars without a space shuttle.

Calling it for the sparkly sea creature from outer space. (but I am unashamedly biased).

I was going to be kinda sad about Adam losing this – even though I’ve never thought he could win – but having heard that sucktastic coronation song I’ve changed my mind. Kris can have the joy of releasing that, with my blessing…

Well…..I’m happy the judges said Kris deserved to be there! It’s about time! Loved “Ain’t no Sunshine”. I agree with mj, Adam may have been better then Kris on the second one, but not by 1 million % like Simon said. I will buy Kris’s in a second though, because he did a great job!! It stayed with the style I love.

Interesting comments by Randy at the end re: the coronation song. I thought Kris did a very nice job with it! He could have definitely sung it better (vocally), but the way he arranged it, just made it a better song, imo.

I still think Season 4s “inside your heaven” is THEE worst. Though this one from what I heard at Rickey’s is a verrry close second.

That song was wrong for both of them, but Adam’s performance a hot mess, IMHO. I honestly believe they’ve both won at this point, and that the greatest gift we can give Adam is for him never to have to sing that song ever again.

I think the vote is going to be closer than last years…Im a little nervous for Adam. he definitely deserves to win over Kris. I like Kris but he is no American Idol. He will be outsold, out sung and be outlasted by Adam in this business. Cant imagine going tot the tour and hearing Kris perform last. This season was all about Adam Lambert, it would be a real shame if he did not win.

ive only gotten through 3 times in 30 minutes for adam.

my feelings that i didnt care if adam lost are gone. i want him to effing win! ARGH.

The bad:
coronation song – well to be honest it is no better and no worse than past coronation songs.
Paula’s orange tan – I think she overdosed on DWTS spray tan booth.
No a capella – very sad :-(
No Adam showing us his big bad rocker self.

On to the performances:
Adam and Mad World – He switched it up a bit, made it a bit more haunting and sad than the original. LOVED the whole stage setup with the fog and he has never looked more fabulous than with that coat.
Kris and Ain’t No Sunshine – was very good as well, but he didn’t switch it up a whole lot from his first performance. And I am royally sick of his jeans and tshirt look. This was the AI finale and his wife was more dressed up than he was.
My winner Adam. Yes dramatic, but he treated this like the AI finale. I appreciate someone who does that.

Second performances
Adam and Change is Gonna Come – I’ll admit. I was worried when I first saw this spoiler. I thought this would sound dated and old. Adam made it sound current and classic. I’m not sure if I would call it his best performance of the season, but it ranks up there. Pretty damn magnificent.
Kris and What’s Goin On – I’m irritated. I so dearly love this song, and thought Kris would win this round easily. And instead I find myself agreeing with Simon and thinking it sounded like a couple guys jamming in their bedroom. Winner – Adam (and not even close)

Third performance – aka crapola coronation
Neither was great. Both had some off notes (that might be the first time I’ve ever heard an off note from Adam). But Kris sounded flat in the beginning and was stretching for the big notes later. At least Kris didn’t have a “Scream On Danny Gokey moment”, but I was worried it may go there.
Winner – Adam. Though nothing to be thrilled about.

Voting hint – I’m having better luck getting through the second phone line. Obviously I’m powervoting for Adam, but it might work the same for Kris.

1) I think assuming Adam is better off not winning because of the coronation song and therefore not voting for him is just wrong… I can’t be in his head, but I’m pretty sure he wants to win this thing, so if you are an Adam fan, VOTE!!!

2) theory: could it be that Kris had a little bit of advantage singing the coronation crap (that’s what it’s called from now on) second? the song has almost zero melody, but by the second time we started to digest it a little bit… it’s like being punched in the face: the first one gets you by surprise and hurts more. The second time, you know what to expect…
Just a theory- I think neither one sang the crap song very well

It makes me laugh how many people are like, “good luck with that song, Kris, I hope you win now!” Said with such malice!

I actually like “Inside Your Heaven”. :/ lol.

They both sucked at the last song.I hope Kris wins because i think it fit him more.

Could they spring the “real” coronation song on us tomorrow, like last year? maybe kara is in a back room right now whipping something up. Anything would sell better than that dreck.

Somewhere in a dark undisclosed location, the magic rainbow is laughing his ass off.

Oh, I think he’s doing it very publicly over at DCO. (He twitters there regularly.) I don’t think this one’s winning any awards or charting for a year. At least, I hope not. I hope whichever guy has to sing it can stop singing it as soon as the tour ends, the way Cook did with Magic Rainbow.

Even Kara seemed to be cringing at hearing her own song…almost looked like she wished she could crawl under the desk…and…I really would have liked to see Simon stuff her under there.

The song sucks. It did neither of these two talented guys any favors. What else has she written?–cuz I’m not familiar with her stuff (unless I am and don’t know it)

With the exception of round 3, I think they both were great. But the whole show was anti-climatic for me… I hope tomorrow night’s show lives up to the hype and that Adam gets to do his kick ass rock…which was missing tonight, although I loved “Change is Gonna Come”.

“Somewhere in a dark undisclosed location, the magic rainbow is laughing his ass off.”

ROTFLMAO. Seriously.

Wow, that was a TERRIBLE song. How is that a song? 19 should have kept the song writer competition. The two songs that the Davids performed would have been better than this.

And Carrie Underwood had the best vocals of the night.

Well, this is one of the few Idol seasons that I won’t be voting at the finale. I found this show very underwhelming. Heavy on the staging with the dry ice, but sorry, a long jacket and some fog do not get me to vote for anyone.

Bottom line for me was that Adam did his Adam thing, meaning heavy on the wailing, possibly stressing out his vocals in the process, and Kris did his Kris thing, being so uber mellow that I found myself losing interest. And that last song has got to be the worst piece of dreck they’ve come up with yet. Did you see Simon’s reaction? If that song came as part of the package of Kara, I say it was a very bad deal. Return the whole nine yards at the end of the season, that is tomorrow. (Any chance of pretending that song and those performances of it never happened? I know I’ll try to banish the bad taste it left for me.) It’s almost like that song was a parody of everything wrong with these coronation songs. So you know who could have been great doing that song? Nick Mitchell!

All Kris and Adam managed to do with the song was beat it back some. But the net result was that everyone ended up bloodied up in the process, including the listening audience. How’s that for the grand climax to this season?

Somewhere in a dark undisclosed location, the magic rainbow is laughing his ass off.

Yeah, no shit!

Still no confirmatory email! Anyone? Anyone?

I’ve got 70 votes in for Adam tonight….gosh my fingers are gonna bleed hitting redial.

Magic Rainbow is chilling out on a beach with Zenny (Light On) and laughing his ass off at the hot mess that is “No Boundaries”.

that à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“songà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  was soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo written for Danny. It suited neither Adam or Kris

Now I know why Kara was so distressed when Danny was voted off last week, she totally imagined him singing it and the dream went poof!
I really liked “Time of My Life”, “A Moment Like This”, and “Believe”. I get chills when I hear them. I got chills tonight, more like shuddering.

Oh yeah, Carrie showed them both up big time. I think Kris could win this thing. Poor guy.

His fans have brought him this far and he’s been fighting to win this all season and not just the singing competition. He needs to win to show the hypocrites out there that he can.

I would kill right now to be able to power vote for Adam but I’m stuck up here in freakin’ Canada and can’t get Gizmo to work. It makes me very sad to see those who can vote just giving up like this.

Adam should win alone on A Change. It was freakin’ brilliant! He is brilliant. The coronation is one damn song that he’ll be able to trash after the tour. C’mon people support him!!!

edit: DON’T TELL POSTERS HOW TO FEEL

That was one god awful song. I wanted to die when I heard it. It was that bad. No hook at all.

I know, I had a sinking sensation in the pit of my stomach, knowing it was a turkey from the first note. The lyrics were sickening! At least “Magic Rainbows” had a decent melody. This thing wasn’t even good musically.

“My Destiny” has been retired as the worst coronation song ever!

Just in this little bit of time it is becoming clear… Danny’s fans are voting for Kris. He never was in first all season and all of a sudden he has a 3 point lead over Adam

Did they show the full performance of Carrie? My streaming got cut off right before she sang the first note! mj please pretty pleaseeeeeeeeeee :D

Lackluster evening. Adam is all about theater, Kris is vocally limited. I doubt either one could fill a stadium in the Philippines with 50,000 fans.

Carrie wins the night for me, because she reminded me why I haven’t been satisfied with this season. There are lots of people who are talented in different ways, but no one has it all this year, not even Adam. There are plenty of contestants that may be successful, but that “package artist”? There wasn’t one.

I still think Adam has the win. Let’s be realistic here – he has out performed everyone all season and all the buzz he has generated has been well deserved. Period.

Man that was a bad coronation song. The worst of them all, even “magic rainbow’ is better.
I think Kris did a bit better with the coronation song, though neither of them were great.
Adam’s mad world was very bizarre, he sort of took away from the magic of it with the crazy outfit.
Kris’s Aint No Sunshine was awesome, even better than the first time that he did it.
Adam’s Change Is Gonna Come was realllly good, I thought it was actually a pretty good pick on Simon Fuller’s part. The emotion that Adam pounded into the song was incredibly.
Kris’s second song (What’s going on..?) was not really great, or really bad. Like it was good, but sort of not where it really needed to be. He should have ditched the drummer guys.
And the coronation song…oh my effing god.
Can we please resurrect the horrible song writing contest?!? It’s pretty clear that dumb regular people (unless they’re not, and they’re part of the whole song writing contest conspiracy thing, but let’s not get into that) can obviously write much better song than professionals.
Now we know why Kara was so upset last week, this song was a million percent (in the words of Simon) written for Danny Gokey.
Adam was trying way too hard with it (now I can only imagine what crap he’s going to be forced to sing when he puts his album out…) and it just didn’t work at all. Imagine hearing him singing that on the radio…
It worked a little better for Kris, but not much. What kind of retarded judge writes a song that’s in a key that’s clearly way too high? I thought he brought a little more star quality to it than Adam did, but it was still not great. Better than I was expecting for him, though.
My main complaint is that the finale was just sort of a bit…anti-climactic…
Like it was good, and I absolutely adore these guys and couldn’t care less who wins, but it was like no one had a real “moment”. I’d say it could really go either way right now, I’m surprised that the judges didn’t try to run someone over with the bus. It would just be sort of a bit weird if it’s Kris standing there and getting the confetti shower tomorrow and not Adam…it seems like the season is rightfully Adam’s to win, but Kris has a lead on dialidol right now, and I think he has just thismuch of an edge tonight.

One final thought before I go to sleep (it’s 2.30am here…)… can someone put in a few (million) votes for Adam for me please?!? :help_tb:
can’t vote from abroad!!!

PS: I know last year someone devised some system to be able to vote from abroad, but honestly it would be a bit much to be doing that- not a tween any more, eh eh

Okay, heres my opinion (not that anyone cares) First off, I really have no dog in the fight, cuz last year the davids final was the best in my opinion. I thought the first round went to Kris. He did better on that song than the first time he sang it. The second song, Adam killed that song in a good way. The last song..both were alright. I think I give a little bit of an edge to kris, just cuz I could understand him. I really think both will be successful thought. I kind of think that if Kris wins though, the media will explode.

They both sucked at the last song.I hope Kris wins because i think it fit him more.

That’s basically how I feel. Kris can do a much better job with it. I don’t think Adam’s recording career would be hurt if he came in second after tonight. That song is just completely wrong for Adam’s voice, and he’s just not going to win anyone over on the talk show circuit having to sing that. Kris at least managed to make a purse from that sow’s ear of a song. Not a perfect purse, but a purse nonetheless.

The two songs that the Davids performed would have been better than this

The supposedly lightweight Dream Big is loads better than this crap.

Weird. I get dead air, no ring no busy no nothing on 5701 & 5705. I got through a few times on 03. Glad I have texting, but wth is up with that???

ETA…49 minutes into it I finally go through with those lines.

Who’d have thunk Gokey was lucky to go out third. Although to be honest, that ripe piece of cheese would have suited him better than Adam or Kris.
If Kris wins it’ll be a two day story and then everyone will forget about it.

I think in studio the boys will sound better, that could save the song a bit. I won’t say it’s the worst, but it really isn’t better than previews songs and many probably expected more from Kara.
Dream Big is the only coronation song I ever really loved.

I’m surprised Simon didn’t really call the night for Adam or Kris. Is that a first? I guess he knows how close the voting is and he doesn’t want to be wrong. This one will be tight.

savgal May 19th, 2009 at 9:34 pm

that à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“songà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  was soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo written for Danny.

Can I just say, “Hasn’t Danny suffered enough?”

Whoever wins, Adam or Kris, when he records this in studio, he should just stick his fingers in his ears and sing, “La-la-la-la la-la-la-la la.”

Why do these coronation songs have to be soooo sappy? At best it suits Adam’s style a bit more than Kris’ but Lordy, can’t the writers change it up a bit? Just once I would like to hear some jazz or rock influence.

My money is on Kris but my heart is with Adam.

No wonder Adam is second in DI with some of the attitudes here. It’s one song people. One stupid song that will not make or break his career.

Here’s my theory: if it turns out to be a virtual tie, they’ll give it to Kris, since they don’t want to taint the International Star that is Adam Lambert with this. And it’ll cap off a greatest upsets in history: a virtual unknown toppling the Glam Godzilla of Pimpees.

Magic Rainbow is chilling out on a beach with Zenny (Light On) and laughing his ass off at the hot mess that is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“No Boundariesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ .

I think they also invited Dream Big to the party, who reminds them that he at least had an electric guitar and a catchy chorus in his favor.

Um, are y’all watching Glee? What glee club is going to sing Amy Winehouse’s Rehab? Aren’t these supposed to be students or something?

I was going to throw Adam some votes, but then I think about saddling him with Teh Suck. What to do?

ummm…which number is for Carrie?

I still think Adam has the win. Letà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s be realistic here – he has out performed everyone all season and all the buzz he has generated has been well deserved. Period.

Exactly!

They should of let Danny sing this song lol.It fits him perfectly.Adam and Kris DERSERVED bette than hat chessey feast.

My God…that song….”No Boundaries”!! The title alone is absolutely horrible. It really is a special achievement to write a song sooo awful that BOTH singers looked and sounded completely in pain singing it!! And I am a guy who actually really dug “Inside Your Heaven” (Carrie’s winning song) and love “The Climb”, so if a song has this violent a negative effect on me, you KNOW something is really wrong with the song! OMG, this means the winner is gonna have to inflict this on all of America AGAIN, tomorrow night?!! Not to mention a SINGLE!!?? AAAAAgghhhh…….

They should of used Archie’s leftover song last year. It was a million times better than Kara’s crappy song. I have only gotten 5 votes in for Adam all this time. I hope that is a good sign. The geopredictions point to a Kris Allen win. Man this is going to suck. I will be ok, lol, but pool points, lol.

It’s too bad there isn’t a phone number to vote on whether Kara should return next year after this season’s moronation (no typo) song. I’m sure it would be 100-0 against.

toml > no boundries

ai7 finale > ai8 finale

kris > adam

im a voting for kris lol

terps May 19th, 2009 at 9:37 pm

Just in this little bit of time it is becoming clearà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ Dannyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s fans are voting for Kris. He never was in first all season and all of a sudden he has a 3 point lead over Adam

Now Kris is 2 points ahead and it’s tightening. It could be that Danny’s fans, after hearing the coronation song, want Adam to have to sing it. Just sayin’.

What was the original title of that magnesium opus? “Do I Make You Gag?”

I still think Adam has the win. Letà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s be realistic here – he has out performed everyone all season and all the buzz he has generated has been well deserved. Period.

Exactly!

Unless the majority of Adam fans are in the midwest or west coast it isn’t looking good

They both sucked at the last song.I hope Kris wins because i think it fit him more.

Please tell me people aren’t actually voting based on who can sing this craptastic song better. It’s a no win situation.

IF Adam loses, I’m holding Danny personally responsible!

Glad I have texting, but wth is up with that???

Did you get any confirmation? I haven’t at all???

Why did Ryan say that we would have “at least” 4 hours to vote? Will they be leaving the voting open longer than 4 hours?

edit: your rude attitude put you in moderation

Somewhere in a dark undisclosed location, the magic rainbow is laughing his ass off.

And on the AI stage tonight, No Boundaries gave Adam a wedgie and Kris a swirlie. Hehe says the song of suck.

This finale made me miss Allison and how she would have killed the finale night…

I don’t wish that coronation song on either of the guys

First- the Top 2 night is always a let down for me because of the unrelenting hype leading up to it.
And second- whatever joy I was experiencing was murdered by that last song.

Really?

I am still voting all night for Adam because of the body of work and the sheer talent. Surely to God he can do something with that song to make it semi palatable for all the upcoming appearances. Better yet, they allow him to choose something else- I mean a deaf person could smell that.

And yes, I think he will win.
He’s closing in already.

oh…and what number do I dial to get Kara voted off?

I’m just surprised they didn’t have the gospel singers come out belting along this season. Which could have *gulped* helped.

The coronation song is an instantly forgotten throw-away usually. It didn’t hurt Carrie or Jordin any and it won’t hurt whichever boy ends up with it. But it certainly won’t be the next Platinum Rainbow.

I would have loved to be a fly on the wall when Adam and Kris got together after hearing that coronation song for the first time … I bet they said “WTF are we going to do with this?”

edit: your in moderation as well

I actually enjoyed Adam’s “Mad World,” but, think that Kris won round 1.

I’ll reverse that for round 2, and give it to Adam.

OMG, what can one say about that horrible coronation song that hasn’t already been said? I guess I’ll give the edge to Kris on that one,just because he added a trifle little hook to it. I just can’t imagine hearing Adam sing that song after AI. It just isn’t him. But, if he wins, that’s just what he’ll have to do. I feel for both of them – I really do.

Back to voting for Kris.

Adam won the night and SHOULD win the season…hope he gets the votes!!!
..and yeah, the song sucks, but did anyone really think it wouldn’t??!?

That was one god awful song. I wanted to die when I heard it. It was that bad. No hook at all.

I know, I had a sinking sensation in the pit of my stomach, knowing it was a turkey from the first note. The lyrics were sickening! At least à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Magic Rainbowsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  had a decent melody. This thing wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t even good musically.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“My Destinyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  has been retired as the worst coronation song ever!

Crap, you might be right. And I thought nothing could ever get worse the “My Destiny”, but that was before I heard this mess.
I swear I recognized it from somewhere…then I realized it’s the worst parts of all the coronation songs put together.

what was the pattern last year? did cook lead the whole night?

verizon sucks in oklahoma. it uses US Cellular’s towers and i think that might be hurting my measly contribution.

5 votes logged in 50 minutes. wtf.

maybe the west coast will pull it through for adam. and us “older than tweens” will persist longer!

And I am a guy who actually really dug à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Inside Your Heavenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (Carrieà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s winning song) and love à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The Climbà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , so if a song has this violent a negative effect on me, you KNOW something is really wrong with the song!

Ha, no offense, but that IS saying a lot. I don’t know the heaven song, but The Climb is horrid LOL.

he has out performed everyone all season… Period.

:|

Cheetara86
May 19th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
This finale made me miss Allison and how she would have killed the finale nightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t wish that coronation song on either of the guys

:clap_tb: :clap_tb:

ohà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦and what number do I dial to get Kara voted off?

1-800-fuckinguseless

Go to google; the media (at least whaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s out at this early stage) thinks ADAM sang the song better than Kris.

The majority of the media has been blatantly supporting Adam this whole time. They aren’t going to go back on it now, no matter who sang it better. The media wants Adam to win.

I WAS WAITING TO SEE WHAT WOULD PUT ME OVER THE EDGE TO VOTE FOR ONE

CUZ I LIKED THEM BOTH… :biggrin_wp:

..but SIMON NOT VOTING :furious_tb: FOR THAT CORONATION SONG FOR ADAM JUST BLEW IT!!!!

I WILL VOTE FOR KRIS CUS HE IS A GREAT MUSICIAN ..

..ADAM IS A GREAT ACTING SINGER..

…I MAY NEVER WATCH IDOL (my fav chzzy show 2)

AGAIN BECAUSE OF SIMON COPPING OUT!!!!!! :furious_tb:

That last song was crap. I wish they could throw it out and start over. Were they not able to rearrange it after all?

Wow… DialIdol is down for me. Has that ever happened?
Not that I put much faith in it…

I haven’t rec’d a text confirmation either, its been an hour!

Carrie wins the night.

Kris takes second.

Round One: He performed better even without the benefit of a dry ice machine.

Round Two: Adam was better vocally, but loses on account of an AWFUL interpretation of a classic, iconic civil rights anthem.

Round Three: Adam wins this round obviously on a song that was written for himself or Danny. And since Kris wasn’t allowed to strip it down and play his instrument, he never had a chance.

Kris has the top 3 busy signals as well as an alomst 3pt lead

Carrie Underwood owned the night. Sigh. WTF is that coronation song -_- Did she write it while imagining Danny???

Kara please never write a song for these two again.She made them both look awful.I hope she’s proud of the two worst performances of the season.She’s on my hate list with Gokey and the pastor guy.

Still pissed. Yeah, right, No Boundaries…to the amount of PAIN that the song inflicts. I felt like I climbed mountains and had hurricanes buffeting me with that crapnasty song.

Kris wins the night, but ADAM WINS THE SEASON!
ADAM FOR THE WIN!!!!! GO ADAM VOTERS GO!!!

I Heart all you Adam voters. Put in a few million votes for me!

I can’t even get on Dial’s site…
says “too many users connected”…that’s a first for me

karenw May 19th, 2009 at 9:51 pm

I would have loved to be a fly on the wall when Adam and Kris got together after hearing that coronation song for the first time

Better than to be one of the flies on that song. Holy sheet music!

Dial Idol is not accurate…I wish people would quit citing it as some accurate source of votes…

WOW. DialIdol and Gizmo crashed! Earthquake! LOL

60.26-58.98 kris ahead

Glam Godzilla of Pimpees.

*spit take LOL*

Only two things I know for sure:

1. I’m saving my 99 cents. My pennies are too precious to spend on garbage.

2. In hindsight, Allison was and still is my standout of the season.

I finally got dial idol back, Adam is closing in on Kris, only 1.28 pts behind now.

I’m getting way more busies than votes in for Adam, a full hour after the show ended, and that never happens here.

Go Adam!

edit: no begging for votes

Power voting is tiring! lol

Anyone get a confirmation text?

Kris 60.8
Adam 58.26

All three of Kris’s lines have the top busy signal

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“My Destinyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  has been retired as the worst coronation song ever!

Oy. I had forgotten about that abomination. Yep, “No Boundaries” has that one beat.

Guys, we’re gonna get the first elimination on finale night ever tomorrow!

Ryan: I’m sorry Kara, you’re going home tonight. And guess what, you will never come back.

Why Oh Why couldn’t they do their own arrangements on that stinky song? Not that it
would have been any better but watching Kris
struggle with it sans guitar or piano was painful.
Adam is more comfortable with the big ballads and
the fact that he also struggled is a testament to what an awful piece of songwriting it was. Wow, what a crappy way to end the season. Good luck to all who
are voting!!

I just rewatched both “NB” performances.

For the first half, Kris sounded better. I could already picture his music video in my head. Oak trees, lush lemongrass all over, sunflowers, unicorns and yes, magic rainbows.

Then the chorus hit and it was like this hurricane that was mentioned in the song arrived to destroy all these beautiful images away.

The second half of the song was meant for belting so Adam wins, although he did miss several notes.

Auto-tune special synthesizer effects for the studio version, people. Expect that.

I would have loved to be a fly on the wall when Adam and Kris got together after hearing that coronation song for the first time à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ I bet they said à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“WTF are we going to do with this?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

No doubt..lol
Prolly was a lot of this>>> :wallbash_tb: going on

Ive been voting non stop for Adam for an hour and got in 5 votes! This has never happened to me, wow! Gotta go, gotta vote!!! :clap_tb:

This is like last year, two solid artists who go on to have good careers, both of them. I happen to think this year, we have two even bigger stars. I am not voting tonight because I like both of them and don’t care who wins. They both get a contract, a car, we love them and want to see them succeed, they are gonna do great. For those of you who are so impassioned about their guy winning, how do you know who wants to win the most? Maybe they’d both be grateful to get out with all the power and glory of 2nd place but without the disease-laden music that comes with 1st place.

Kara should be ashamed. I hope tomorrow night is the last time we see her on this show ever.

What a boring finale. First a reprise, then oldie moldies, followed up by the worst Idol coronation song ever! Yeesh, the guys deserved better than that. Good luck to the fans of both.

Best moment of the night – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“You can go higher, you can go deeper.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  ROFL. I would pay real cash money to hear David Cook sing that line, I’m just sayin.

I’m curious about the comments about the key being wrong for KRis. I know they wouldn’t let them use instruments or change too much, but did they not even allow him to change the key to one more suited to his range? That seems pretty strange. But with Kara herself mentioning it, I think that must be what happened.

what was the pattern last year? did cook lead the whole night?

It started out tied, and then Cook opened up a lead which gradually widened all night long. If I had to call the vote right now, I’d say this will go to Adam. DialIdol is down now, but Kris’s margin never grew past 2 -3 pts, and actually shrunk a tiny bit before DI crashed.

edit: also in moderation

Adam, Kris and Allison are still my fav three but I am voting for Adam FTW.

Even though I don’t think he will win with the Christian voters uniting against him

and

I don’t want him to have to sing the crappy coronation song

if not for him – I honestly don’t think I would have watched this season with all the judge crap taking up so much time.

Adam and Kris are both winners.

Listen, to me, the only reason that this seems to be Adam’s contest to win and that he was the only who ‘brought it’ this season is because the judges just never gave Kris the comments he deserved.

I see a completely pimped guy who could do no wrong against someone who has stood strong all season long in spite of a lack of the comments he deserved from the judges.

I’m not by any means saying Adam is not awesome and that he hasn’t proved it many times, I’m just saying that Kris was awesome as well but wasn’t pimped because he was supposed to be fodder while Adam was a TCO.

Adam, Lil and Danny. All three closed out the shows on the top 36 shows. They were TCOs from the beginning. Adam turned out to be the only one who actually deserved it…but then along came Kris, who knew?

Two different guys, two different styles, both wonderful, which do you like best America? I personally will be buying Kris’s album and like his style best.

okay I’ve read some of the comments and I hate to sound like a broken record, but that coronation song is one of the worst songs I have ever heard and I feel bad for whoever wins and has to sing that crap over and over again, I hope they are allowed to sing something else….I feel bad for Kara because I actually think she gives good critiques, especially tonight, I loved what she told Adam after he sang a Change is Gonna Come (much better than that youtube clip where he is dressed in drag its really distracting from his wonderful vocals), she was totally spot on I LOVED how he was more subdued tonight because it allows people to just focus on his spectacular singing…I really think he deserves to win, especially after all the effort he put into making that horrible song slightly palatable. While I loved Kris’s performance of Aint No Sunshine I agree with Simon, that was his hghlight…he was simply outsung and I know he’s a great musician and all but what it boils down to is the voice…I knew he wouldn’t be able to pull off that tacky coronation song because to make something so bad seem remotely good you have to be a GREAT singer, exceptional really and I’m sorry but imo he’s not. His voice is not his forte, his other skills are. Have a good night everyone.

I havenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t recà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d a text confirmation either, its been an hour!

Thank you Gini, I feel better somehow knowing it’s not just me!

It is really disappointed tonight. Both of them have an off night. so what I say is, just fans’ text racing…. terrible. The limitations for them is really a disaster for a finale.

I hate the producer!!! They sabotaged both Adam and Kris. It is kind of a waste of talent.

Did you get any confirmation? I havenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t at all???

Nope

Adam should win hands down. It’s a singing competition not a piano/guitar competition. Adam had the best vocals tonight. However, I think the Christian vote, backlash and anti-gay vote will do Adam in and Kris will win out of spite or pity. It’s a shame that singing and overall talent won’t win this year.

edit: don’t beg for votes

Has anyone gotten a confirmation email back yet for Adam? I’ve been texting non-stop for over an hour, and I usually get one by now.

edit: no begging for votes

Even though I love both Adam and Kris for different reasons….Adam is the one I would pay money to go see in concert.

To all the Adam fans out there. Last I check, Adam is losing on DialIdol. I guess the Danny fans are really working their asses for Kris. And the homophobe campaigns are working but

There’s a lot of voting time left. Don’t give up hope. However, I’m voting for Kris, because I like his voice better.

No Boundaries — The Climb but more profound. Supposedly.

P.S. There’s a gay porn site whose tag line is, you guessed it, No Boundaries. Bwahahaha!

Holy crap, Kris might actually pull this off. I’m slightly shocked. I was expecting him to get stomped on.
I guess we’ll see.

Dialidol has crushed. The last time I checked there was only 1% difference. Keep voting Adam fans. We’re getting ready here at the West Coast.

SIMON DIDN”T HAVE THE BALLS :furious_tb: TO VOTE FOR ADAMS LAST SONG…

…THAT SHOULD BE AN AUTOMATIC O U T!!!!!

:clap_tb: :clap_tb:KRIS WINS!!!!!! :clap_tb: :clap_tb:

Adam should win hands down. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a singing competition not a piano/guitar competition. Adam had the best vocals tonight. However, I think the Christian vote, backlash and anti-gay vote will do Adam in and Kris will win out of spite or pity. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a shame that singing and overall talent wonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t win this year.

I feel sorry for Kris if he wins, because of this kind of crap…

Adam should win hands down. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a singing competition not a piano/guitar competition. Adam had the best vocals tonight. However, I think the Christian vote, backlash and anti-gay vote will do Adam in and Kris will win out of spite or pity. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a shame that singing and overall talent wonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t win this year.

I so agree with this even though I love Kris too :smile_wp:

What a crap that coronation song.
Magic Rainbow is a million times better
Kara is not really that good of a songwriter, just saying.

I think Adam won the night but Kris did really well too.
I think Adam deserves the title more. JMHO.

When Simon Cowell listens back to Krisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ rendition of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Goinà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ On?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  he is going to feel the shame. That was ‘effin’ brilliant. The change-up, the full stop at à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“War is not the answer,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  everything about that was amazing. Not flamboyant nor overdone, just. freakinà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢. amazing (and no he wasn’t smiling, I watched it back). That song has been done for 40 yrs. by all kinds of artists, every which way, but I have never heard anything even close to that renditionà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ yet he still maintained the melodyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s integrity. What a DAMN shame he got that last assinine comment from Cowell.

And the coronation song? Complete and utter bulls**t, picked entirely to suit Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s tenor.

Round One: Kris

Round Two: Tie (Edge to Kris. Adam basically sang the great Sam Cooke beautifully, but straight up, with little artistic interpretation, and I did not feel it.)

Round Three: Disqualified. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not even factoring that crap into the equation, and I doubt any other voters will, either.

Simon says that the goal is to find a world wide star. Oh, really? I thought the name of this show was “American Idol.”

Big kudos for both contestants. They really raised the bar artistically, and more importantly, I think, socially, for this show.

Ducky, dude, what the hell are you talking about? LMAO Simon said the same thing for both guys, that the final song sucked and they should be judged on the season.

Oh crap I don’t want Kris winning and having that garbage for his first single uuuggggh. I liked it better when I expected him to get plowed tonight.

I HATE YOU KARA :guns_tb:

that song ruined everything at the end..really the worst. adam barely sang it decent and kris couldnt sing it. not their fault, just a bad bad bad song.

Has anyone gotten a confirmation email back yet for Adam? Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve been texting non-stop for over an hour, and I usually get one by now.

Nope. But I sent a test text to Kris and got no confirmation for it either.

I keep getting the busy signal and would really like to vote my choice. It is frustrating beyond imagination. Adam’s choice for Mad World is perfect and he did an incredible performance. After that both Kris and Adam were pretty even in the song performance for the second song and the coronation song should be burned in effigy along with Kara and the video destroyed. I agree that it should never be allowed to be released or have to be sung on the AI tour. It will be my que to leave.

After that performance of Mad World, I see Adam on Broadway, as Edward, in the Broadway version of Twilight.

I guess the Danny fans are really working their asses for Kris. And the homophobe campaigns are working

Maybe just regular people like Kris and are voting for him?

Actually, DI looks like a dead heat.

Dial Idol only measure phone calls not the texting, so those that have been mass texting for Adam keep it up, it does not show on Dial Idol

Maybe just regular people like Kris and are voting for him
I could see it if Kris was ever at the top but he wasn’t

Adam should win this hands downKris was outsung by a mile!Ditto Simon on the 1million%

Hey did you guys break dialidol?, the server just crashed :clap_tb:

edit: don’t bait or you’ll end up in moderation

dial idol kris up by 1.3 percent….go lamberts go!!!! text text text

Kudos to Kris – he was wonderful tonight – but the American Idol is Adam.

edit: don’t take the bait

GREAT performances by both guys tonight. I just wish that horrible coronation song hadn’t been part of the night. I feel the same now as I did before the show: I will be very happy regardless of who wins because they are both very talented and engaging performers. Good luck to both. It’s nice to know, for once, that no matter who wins I’ll be happy.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090520/ap_en_ot/us_tv_american_idol

This guy is freakin biased. So obvious, Adam’s third song was as shitty as Kris’. Haha

Adam was channeling his inner Elvis tonight. He looked awesome in that coat and damn fine in that grey suit. Dang, what is it about a man in a well cut suit?

Thought “Mad World” was just as good as the first time, if not as shockingly brilliant. Loved loved loved “Change is Gonna Come”.

Can I echo everyone else? Worst coronation song EVAH.

Come on, y’all…Kris singing “What’s Going On”….he was completely and totally disconnected from the lyrics. Yeah, the styling was good, the vocal was good, but he sounded like he was singing about some young thing in a short skirt. The emotion seemed to me to be completely absent.

Cannot get through for Adam AT ALL.

i havent gotten a vote in for adam in at least 30 minutes.

6 total in almost an hour and a half. dammit oklahoma and your crazy cell towers!

all the little kids I know are all for KRIS!!!! :jittery_tb:

Well your guys could of had danny in the finale his last twitter SO SAD

I have to say it was still such a great experience being in the crowd tonight! Im so thankful for how my life has went from pain to gain!
about 1 hour ago from web

HES GOING TO FEEL THAT PAIN AGAIN

I could be wrong, but it seems to me that last year the Dial looked like this for awhile before Cookie pulled ahead…way ahead.

If it were strictly a singing competition, contestants would never be critiqued on their look, their swagger/confidence, their stage presence, their re-arrangement of songs, their artistry, whatever. If it were strictly a singing competition, the contestants wouldn’t be allowed to play instruments.

The judges themselves get caught up in saying it’s a singing competition à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  but it’s not. It’s a competition to see who performs songs in a way to make them most compelling to the American public. In the beginning, seven years ago, maybe it was a singing competition. That’s no longer the case. It’s a potential recording artist competition. And there’s obviously more to being a successful recording artist than simply having good pipes. Otherwise Bob Dylan would’ve never sold an album, nor would Lil Wayne.

Also, I have farted better melodies than that ridiculousness those two poor souls were forced to go through in Round 3. Kara should just fall on the sword and resign from the show.

I despise the fanwarring. I am almost afraid that if Kris wins, he’ll be in the center of a crapstorm that was none of his making.

edit: STOP BEGGING FOR VOTES

It was also interesting the judges were falling over themselves not to make it seem like they were driving the bus over Kris. Instead they backed it over him ever so gently.

Kris 62.37
Adam 60.86

Finally, got some data for DI Geo.

Adam 48
Kris 57

Kris leads about 1.5 in DI Score though.

It’s looking real tight atm.

VoteNumber1, which has been more accurate than DialIdol this season, has Adam at 63% and Kris at 37%.

http://votenumber1.com/voteamericanidol.html

Completely unscientific survey. Tried to call for Kris 10x and can’t get through at all. Dialed Adam’s first number and got through immediately.
And I live in New York City. Not too many Bible thumpers and homophobes in these parts.

Reminder:

I don’t want this thread filled with “please vote for x” posts. Stick to discussing the show, please.

Is it true Adam starts losing ground in the West Coast?? Thats bad since hes already losing the East.

Maybe just regular people like Kris and are voting for him?

Suzanne! How could you even suggest something like that? You know Kris has no talent!

Yes, that was sarcasm. XD

I could see it if Kris was ever at the top but he wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t

And we all know how reliable a source DialIdol is. ;)

Besides, Kris also could have (and if I and my friends are anything to go by) has picked up voters from the other Idols. And not just to spite Adam. I am a diehard Allison fan, but Kris has been my second favorite all season so now all of my votes go to him. I have many friends who feel the same. AND I know quite a few Danny fans who also prefer Kris over Adam. And not just because “Pastor Pruitt” said so. I’m really the only Idol fan in my group of friends who goes to Idol sites.

It seems like it’s such a difficult thing to understand, but there are people out there who actually like Kris for Kris.

Can Adam and Kris just tie for second place?

SO THEY DONT’ HAVE TO RELEASE THAT CRAPASS SONG OMG JFC!
God Idol, get rid of this dumbass coronation song shit.

Has anyone gotten a confirmation text back for Adam? I’m getting worried about all my text votes being for naught. GO ADAM!!!

edit: no lecturing or bitching at posters

Dialing for Adam for the last hour and half, on two different numbers, lines always busy, got thru a few times!

all the little kids I know are all for KRIS!!!! :jittery_tb:

all 22 yo guys I know are all for Kris too. Oh, there’s one for Adam. lolol

I’ve voted for Kris all season long.

After reading some comments here, I’m starting to hope that Adam wins.

I like both of them and think they’ll both have a good career post Idol.

But I don’t want Kris saddled with “he just won because of the homophobic Christians voting against Adam.” I personally think that’s a lot more narrow-minded and discriminatory than 99% of the “Christian voters” out there. Kris doesn’t deserve that.

Let Adam win. They’ll both be fine.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not by any means saying Adam is not awesome and that he hasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t proved it many times, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m just saying that Kris was awesome as well but wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t pimped because he was supposed to be fodder while Adam was a TCO.

Totally agree. Which is why I have to go back to Slezak and Baldwin;s Idolatry about Kris fighting for every Idol that has been ignored, neglected, abused in service of their Chosen One. This Finale is an illustration of that dynamic.

I could be wrong, but it seems to me that last year the Dial looked like this for awhile before Cookie pulled aheadà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦way ahead.

Um, no. Last year Cook had a definitive lead by 9:10 EST that only grew larger as the night went on.

After that performance of Mad World, I see Adam on Broadway, as Edward, in the Broadway version of Twilight.

With U2 and Green Day writing for Broadway/theater, I’m not sure why it’s still used as an insult.

Dial Idol isn’t loading for me – what do the numbers say?

I haven’t read through all the posts – did y’all watch Glee? What did you think?

But I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t want Kris saddled with à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“he just won because of the homophobic Christians voting against Adam.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  I personally think thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a lot more narrow-minded and discriminatory than 99% of the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Christian votersà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  out there. Kris doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t deserve that.

THIS

Dial Idol isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t loading for me – what do the numbers say?

Kris leads in DI Score.

Adam won more states.

So far.

Kris 63.32
adam 61.72

Matt Breitzke from Bixby, Oklahoma just did a vid report on our Local Fox23. (Season 8 Top 36).

He had renal failure and is on daily kidney dialysis. Will put up a link when it shows up.

Been texting like a mad woman for Adam for almost two hours and still no confirmation.

just had me some allison on my local fox news.She said both her brothers did great.

DI-63.31-61.72 kris ahead

Thanks for the updates, guys! I wasn’t a die-hard fan of either this season, so it’s been interesting to sit back and watch.

The DI interval graph looks bad for Adam. Kris has won 18/24 intervals with two tied, to Adam’s 4/24. Looks like a slim Kris win unless he gets a drop-off in the third hour.

I really though Kris did a better job on that awful coronation song than Adam did. That was a surprise to me. I thought it was more suited to Adam’s voice, but it really was pretty awful for both of their voices.

Spotted : david archuleta and adam lambert chatting it up backstage!

http://twitter.com/pattyrodriguez

lol

i guess we all now know what kara put in her contract: “if you want me to be a judge, i’ll do it on one condition – you have to let me write the coronation song.” i can’t believe they let her get away with it. the money that she is going to rake in… unbelievable. for crap.

did you see kara’s face on the second go round of the song after kris finished? as randy started to say his critique, kara looked absolutely pissed! she had been trashed by all of the judges after adam got through the crapsong, and she knew she was up for round two after kris. funny thing is, she actually dissed her own song when she was giving her comments to kris.

Adam seemed so sad tonight. I wonder if it was nerves. I thought they both did okay. I wish they could have picked ther own last two songs. I’m not getting through on my cell (verizon). Landline is sort of working.

I could see it if Kris was ever at the top but he wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t

Actually, Kris was at the bottom of Dial Idol, or near the bottom, many weeks toward the beginning of the competition, but when the bottom three was announced he was always safe. I think that Kris has had a lot of votes by text message. Perhaps Kris was at the top?

Both guys seemed rather detached. It really seems like neither gives a crap about winning. This is why some of us are left with that underwhelmed, indifferent feeling. Bleh…No voting for me.

Votenumber1 seems pretty accurate, so come on Kris fans! Sorry to be asking, MJ.

I thought Kris did better in Round 1 and 3, although round 3 sucked majorly. Round 2, I liked Adam’s performance better but I liked Kris’s arrangement better (Then again, I only saw the end of Kris’s).

I’ve been redialing for Kris for the full time, too, and am still getting busy signals most of the time. Maybe one or two votes per 30 minutes going through. This is much busier than it was last year for David Cook. The vote totals are going to break all records I think.

edit: stop begging for votes

Kris 63.72
Adam 62

And if there was a backlash, it’s not because of the OMGHESGAY!!! contingent, it’s the FUCKYOUSTOPPIMPINGHIM half of the AI viewers that’s rising up in arms.

Oh and whoever does the sound mixing for the audio needs to be fired! During that God-awful last song they put the music or band or whatever way TOO LOUD! So Adam had to strain himself to be heard! The back up vocalists are also too loud! Fucking ridiculous. Got to give it up to both guys though, especially Adam for being courteous enough to tell Kara it was a nice song…I wouldn’t have been so generous..he’s such a classy guy, professional really. If I were him and I’d win I’d pretend I was sick so as not to have to sing that song ever again.
It was… :flush_tb:

Unless they released vote totals and I missed the memo, I’m unsure how anybody could know if Kris was ever at the top or not. There are so many assumptions made that leave me gobsmacked. I’m not in one of those neat little boxes you put Kris fans in, but yup I voted for him.

I voted for Kris tonight until my cellphone died. I don’t have a landline. I didn’t charge my phone today either. I’m just not that invested this year. Tonight was a good example of why I’m not invested. I find listening to Adam sing exhausts me. He’s got mad skills but I don’t find his voice all that pleasant (I’ve never been much for Whitney/Celine/Mariah type singers). I’ve always found it OTT and for me detracts from the song. I love Kris’s voice and his vibe but he doesn’t have a great range, and most of his rearranged songs are very similar. So neither was somebody worth my investment. Now if Alexis had stayed longer…

We all now now what the two were referring to when one said he had a bit of trouble with one song and the other said it wasn’t his style. That piece of suckage isn’t really even a song.

deleted yet another duplicate post…

After that performance of Mad World, I see Adam on Broadway, as Edward, in the Broadway version of Twilight.

With U2 and Green Day writing for Broadway/theater, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not sure why ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s still used as an insult.

I’ve never understood why it is an insult.

I’m a Kris fan but as long as the votes are close, Adam can have the title (and not just so Kris doesn’t have to sing that song again).

I’m an atheist and a strong supporter of gay-rights, and yet Kris is my favorite because I love his music and feel an emotional connection to his performances that I don’t get from Adam, even though I think he’s an awesome guy and an amazing singer. So to hear people saying that if Kris wins it’s only because of the Christian or homophobic vote sickens me. The guy got to the final because he deserved it; because people enjoyed being part of his journey from canon-fodder to dark horse to finalist. The thought of a Kris win being tainted by ignorant crap makes me look forward to seeing Adam crowned tomorrow night. And I’ll be first in line to buy Kris’s CD.

i love adam (and believe me, it wouldn’t be only in a godly way) but i really hope he comes in second. actually, i was hoping he would go out in fourth. to have that piece of shit song stuck to the bottom of your shoe – i hope to god he loses.
that song is going to kibaush (sp?) the start of his career. can you imagine what other shit he is going to have to record as the winner? gawd no. please no.
let him keep his dignity as a recording artist. let him go out second.

The margin of error at this time on dialidol is usually around 4 to 5.

im annoyed that the show cut out carries performance. she wasnt done yet

I show Adam with 21 states so far and Kris with 22 on Dial Idol.

I am not at all surprised that Kris is ahead and have said all along I’d be surprised if Adam won it. And I am not sure I’d want him to win it.

Is the song truly horrid? I learned to love the Skittles Song cause I just loved Cookie so much.

And if there was a backlash, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not because of the OMGHESGAY!!! contingent, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the FUCKYOUSTOPPIMPINGHIM half of the AI viewers thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s rising up in arms.

EXACTLY. Not only can I not stand Adam but the way he’s been shoved down our throats really annoyed the crap out of me. This has nothing to do with him being gay.

But of course, I’ve come to be a fan of Kris.

Other than a few moments of screachiness, I loved Adam’s Change is Gonna Come. I love, love, love that song. Kris’s Aint No Sunshine was sweeeeeet.

I just cannot believe that TPTB let the show end on Kara’s crappy song… crap crap crap… that song blew chunks. It was just like that horrid drek we had at the end of season 6. Man – for what’s been such a talked about season, you end it with a pile o crap…. unreal. Talk about anti-climatic!

I won’t be sad if Kris doesn’t win. Tonight’s show is underwhelming and blah. (Still voting for Kris though)

Thanks mj for the videos!

I’m so tired of hearing that suddenly all of Kris’ voting population is homophobes and Christians. I’m gay, I’m not Christian, and I prefer Kris Allen’s voice over Adam Lambert, and thus I’m voting for Kris.

I wanted Allison for the win, but I still loved Kris’ recordings the most out of any contestant, even hers. He has a beautiful recorded voice, and I honestly think that his rendition of “No Boundaries” will actually sound great on the air waves.

Yeah…I actually like the coronation songs…so shoot me…haha.

I loved what she told Adam after he sang a Change is Gonna Come (much better than that youtube clip where he is dressed in drag its really distracting from his wonderful vocals),

Wait! You’re telling me that Adam has actually sung this song before? And since it’s on utube, the PTB more than likely knew this?

I don’t think Kris has ever sung “What’s Going On” before…

So Adam was given a song he could have very well have chosen for himself, while I’m not so sure Kris would have (you know style and all).

Having this info. makes me wanna say round two was a tie. That’s okay, I’m still fine with the results whatever they may be.

texting for 2 hours and still no confirmation. Is this normal?

Also, not sure how good DI will be. It has a lot of worsters and I know a bunch a ton of adam fans who are power texting (myself included).

And if there was a backlash, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not because of the OMGHESGAY!!! contingent, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the FUCKYOUSTOPPIMPINGHIM half of the AI viewers thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s rising up in arms.

Sure okay ………

I really don’t think Kris would want to win like this neither would Adam. That’s maybe why they seemed down tonight because of the crap they have each had to put up. It is neither of their faults. I don’t get why people are taking it out on them! Why judge it on one show tonight? There was an entire season like Simon commented on. Why not give the stupid title to Gokey and call it a day? I still can’t believe how casual some of those other contestants were dressed tonight. You would have thought there would have been a dress code. Heck even Adam’s father wore a jacket!!

Who told Kara she can write and worse who buys her songs and forces their artists to record them. That was ten tons of cheesy suck! Try as both these guys could, there was no redemption for that giant piece of crap. Adam has to fight bandzilla and somebody replaced cats being strangled for the back-up singers again. Then Kris gets stuck with an even bigger hunk of Velveeta arrangement to go with the truck load of Kraft Singles song and oh, it gets put in a key that’s just out of his range. WTH AI? What a disappointing ending.

Mad World? As good as the first time. Loved the bigger staging for the bigger stage.
Ain’t No Sunshine? Also a whole lot of win. Great Kris arrangement and execution. Don’t agree with Cowell….Round 1 = Tie
Change is Gonna Come? I’m feeling Adam holding hard on the reigns to keep it Idol-safe. Have to say I do like it better than the Zodiac version. That one got away from him and became unbelievable. Tonight was more emotion and something I wasn’t scared away from.
What’s Going On? Thought I heard some pitch problems. Kris didn’t seem to be really into it, just felt like he just didn’t want to own it not that he couldn’t. Round 2? This time will agree with Cowell…to Adam.
Whatever the hell that DiGuardi mess was? neither one of them pulled it off believably. Round 3 – both fail but not because of their talent but because of the s**t ?song? and we have to suffer it again tomorror? Help me Jeebus.

Oh and it’s almost 11 EDT and I sent 35 texts starting at 9:10 with still no confirm text.

Wow, this might literally come down to text votes. I haven’t gotten a single call through on my cell for Adam. Not one, on any of the three numbers. If the phone lines are that jammed, how can they accurately count votes? It goes to the person whose voters hang up quicker? *is confused*

Looking back on the performances, I feel like Adam picked the wrong song.
He went with three ballads, he didn’t sing any rock song so he didn’t show what separates him from Kris.

I still think he sang way better than Kris, but it would be tight because of AI is a popularity contest.

This has nothing to do with him being gay.

Yes it is, everywere you turn someone is talking about his “boyfriend”, his guyliner, his drag, his kiss. Nobody ever talks about his talent all they care about his him being gay.

GeminiDolly:

I can’t see how Adam can be losing in the West Coast when the show hasn’t even aired here yet — so we haven’t even been able to vote yet. I think it’s too early to call this one.

Also, anyone having trouble accessing Dialidol? I keep getting a message that “the service is not available”. Maybe the website crashed?

Thanks for the updates, guys! I wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t a die-hard fan of either this season, so ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s been interesting to sit back and watch.

Yeah, that’s me too. I like them both. I did hate that song that Kara helped write, it’s awful. Will probably be all over the radio very soon.

im annoyed that the show cut out carries performance. she wasnt done yet

I know righttttttt!

Those of you saying you aren’t getting text vote confirmations… just wanted to make sure you know that only votes coming from AT&T count. I had a friend who texted all night last week. However, she doesn’t have AT&T, and didn’t know her votes wouldn’t count!

BTW… Adam FTW!

Both guys seemed rather detached. It really seems like neither gives a crap about winning

Because they heard the song they would have to release as the winner. I’d be looking detached too.

He went with three ballads, he didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t sing any rock song so he didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t show what separates him from Kris.

Bingo. Rocker Adam did not make an appearance tonight and I think that was a bad move.

Ah, that last song was such a piece of crap. Really, kara, really? I think both guys did what they could with it. Honestly, I don’t want either to win just they don’t have to sing that stupid song and have it as their first single. Gah, I NEVER want to hear that on the radio. That being said, Adam FTW, I am getting through a little too much guys, keep voting! I love Kris but Adam’s voice is just amazing

Nobody ever talks about his talent all they care about his him being gay.

I’m convinced you only see what you want to see at this point.

Not as good as the AI7 finale, but not because the talent isn’t as good this year. It’s mostly in the coronation single and in Fuller’s pick for Kris.

Adam Lambertà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s reprise of Mad World was exquisite, and Kris Allenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s reprise of Sunshine was fantastic!

Unfortunately, Fuller gave Kris a real stinker of a song for an AI Finale performance. I agree with Randy and Simon that this was not a “moment” song fitting for an AI Finale.

hollygo9 May 19th, 2009 at 10:34 pm

I despise the fanwarring. I am almost afraid that if Kris wins, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll be in the center of a crapstorm that was none of his making.

hollygo9, I agree! I see people claiming that there are all kinds of haters of
Adam out there, but if Kris wins, any claims in that direction will be nothing compared to what we could see if Kris wins. (um, if that make sense.)

To me that’s the most frustrating part of the night.

Hey, guys. Remember at the end when Adam pointed to Kris and said “Vote for him” and Kris did the same? If they don’t care that much about winning, why should we? I’ve been an Adam fan since way back. I would LOVE LOVE LOVE it if Adam didn’t win. The onus would be off of him and he would probably be able to be more free in his creative expression. I have two fantasies for tomorrow night: First, that Adam comes out in full drag regalia. Second, that Adam and Kris declare that they have totally fallen in love with each other!! Yeah….I know….on another planet, kiddo. But one can dream!!!!

Danny would have taken it tonight if he had of been there. Or at least, the dynamics of the show would have been different.

Come on boys, it is a competition. I’m referrring to Kris’s comment that it was not a competition. Too much lovefest prior the show, me thinks.

Thought the show was a little flat but if there was a winner based on tonight’s performance, it would go to Kris. But, just barely.

Bingo. Rocker Adam did not make an appearance tonight and I think that was a bad move.

i absolutely agree. but after hearing the crapfest coronation song, maybe adam planned it that way. why win when you have to sing that steaming pile of poo.

65.08-63.21

Wow. Shawn just won DwtS. Never saw that one coming. Good for her.

Regardless of the winner, I hope he uses “No Melodies” or whatever it’s called as good faith leverage to assume creative control over the rest of his debut album.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve been redialing for Kris for the full time, too, and am still getting busy signals most of the time. Maybe one or two votes per 30 minutes going through. This is much busier than it was last year for David Cook. The vote totals are going to break all records I think.

Same! It’s two hours into the voting and I’m STILL getting more busy signals than I am the little “thank you for voting…” message. Every once in a while I’ll get through, but like you said, not very many. I haven’t timed it or anything, but I’d say I get about 30 busy signals to every one vote. At least.

Those of you saying you arenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t getting text vote confirmationsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ just wanted to make sure you know that only votes coming from AT&T count. I had a friend who texted all night last week. However, she doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have AT&T, and didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know her votes wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t count!

Good point, kkh77! I think that may be true.

Kris 65.08
Adam 63.21

I’m out of here, so, good luck to whoever wins. The shame of it all, is that the winner will have to sing that pile of crap on every show and interview he does. Lordy, what were they thinking? IMO, that is the worst of the worse coronation songs ever penned, and there have been some really atrocious ones in the past.

Oh my God, Kris is winning on Dial Idol!

Looks like we now know where Danny’s votes went.

KRIS – 64.82
ADAM – 62.98

Bingo. Rocker Adam did not make an appearance tonight and I think that was a bad move.

And earlier in the week everyone was saying that Adam should lay off of the rock wail and sing something up the middle, which is what he did. Damned if he does, etc etc…

The Dial idol site has crashed…not reliable anyway…this is going to be a nailbiter. if it is real close going to the west coast then Adam wins easily. He is from California…

I have At&T, and usually get my confirmation email within the first 20 minutes. It’s been 2 hours now! Anyone else still waiting?

I love them both but in an actual singing competition, I have to give it to Adam. The second song was just awesome, though Kris’s wasn’t nearly as bad as Simon made it out to be.

I thought Adam did a better job with the awful coronation song. Why can’t they pick their own sappy cover song or something?

Yes it is, everywere you turn someone is talking about his à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“boyfriendà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , his guyliner, his drag, his kiss. Nobody ever talks about his talent all they care about his him being gay.

Sorry to break it to you, but you’d be surprised how many people don’t realize he’s gay… I know it’s all over the internet & entertainment shows, but I said something at work, & people thought I was making it up. If Adam loses, I REALLY don’t think it will be because of that. Unfortunately for Kris if he wins, that’s all we’ll hear…

Yay, Shawn Johnson! I didn’t watch DWTS but I loooved her during the Olympics. Girl got robbed.

if it is real close going to the west coast then Adam wins easily. He is from Californiaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Uhh…. according to Dial Idol Adam LOSES Cali a lot.

I can’t believe that the DI scores are increasing…
Never saw that before, if this is any indication, the number of votes tomorrow will be earth shattering.

But I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t want Kris saddled with à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“he just won because of the homophobic Christians voting against Adam.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  I personally think thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a lot more narrow-minded and discriminatory than 99% of the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Christian votersà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  out there. Kris doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t deserve that.

Let Adam win. Theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll both be fine.

I agree, just sayin, they will both be fine; the Davids showed us that.

I also agree with your other point. Maybe it is easier to find something else to blame if things don’t work out the way we planned than it is to understand that other people have different tastes and different ideas of what ‘the best’ looks like.

My hubby said tonight he thought these were the best Top 2 Idol has ever had, and silly me, I had to ask (incredulously…) if that included the Davids. He hesitated and added, “Well, not David A, but they are better than David Cook.” It all comes down to taste.

I agree Susan that the song was sappy and awful, but actually enjoyed Kris’s version better than Adam’s. They were both pretty dreadful though. I loved the rest of the show. Is anyone getting through to dialidol? It says unavailable when I try.

dial back the defensiveness and the anger, or you will wind up in moderation

The voting is only half over and it is way too early to predict, but if by some miracle Kris does win it will be because of his fans not casual voters voting once or twice as a Danny Gokey token.

UPDATE
kris: 65.08
adam: 63.21

Starrlight
May 19th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
I am not at all surprised that Kris is ahead and have said all along Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d be surprised if Adam won it. And I am not sure Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d want him to win it.

Is the song truly horrid? I learned to love the Skittles Song cause I just loved Cookie so much.

Ah, but The Platinum Rainbow actually had a melody and a hook and a nice bridge. I didn’t see any of this at all in the Adam version and only marginally in the Kris version. And I also have to say that magic rainbows and tasting every moment are so very over the top velveeta that you can’t help but love them….like the really cheesy group numbers with pointy poses and such. They pwn lip synched performances any day. Sometimes you just gotta embrace the cheese. This year’s song has so much mold, there wouldn’t even be cheese left.

Second, that Adam and Kris declare that they have totally fallen in love with each other!! Yeahà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.I knowà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.on another planet, kiddo. But one can dream!!!!

I’ve been hoping for this for WEEKS!

Kris 65.32
Adam 63.5

I agree, SKylight. This coronation song makes magic rainbows sound like a masterpiece.

2nd hour update for DI Geo.

OMG, it’s freaking close. I have to preface this by saying that I’m not counting AZ, ID, MT, ND, WY, WV, DE because their votes are one-sided atm and does not reveal busy signals for the other contestant.

(the lower the better)

Adam 53
Kris 55

Kris leads 1.82 in DI Score.

Those of you saying you arenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t getting text vote confirmationsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ just wanted to make sure you know that only votes coming from AT&T count

Yes, have since Season 1. Know it is AT&T :biggrin_wp:

Still no confirmation on 3 cells and landline is locked up on all three numbers. Crazy.

JZ– DialIdol has crashed. Where and how are you getting your numbers?

I neglected to mention earlier that Adam’s performance of the sucky coronation song was the worst he’s done all year. It was pitchy, breathy, manic and just plain awful. Kris’ wasn’t much better, mind you.

I have AT&T and have been voting for the full 2 hrs and no text confirmations for either number (the kids spent their votes I gave them on one contestant, mine went to the other). I usually get them in about 10 minutes.

jz May 19th, 2009 at 11:04 pm

Oh my God, Kris is winning on Dial Idol!

Looks like we now know where Dannyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s votes went.

KRIS – 64.82
ADAM – 62.9

Interesting theory, but it’s not supported by the facts.

Last week’s Dial Idol final numbers:

Adam Lambert 29.55

Kris Allen 27.99

Danny Gokey 27.10

Uhhà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦. according to Dial Idol Adam LOSES Cali a lot.

They are not voting yet, so how could he?

Ok, was going to leave, but, I just have to add one more thought. I’m sitting here laughing thinking that Adam and Kris want the other to win so they won’t have to sing that crapola song. Nothing about being humble, just to save their careers. LOL

Maybe it isn’t funny, but, I thought so.

That was the worst coronation song ever written. The worst. A big fat stinking pile of shit. So bad that part of me, a large part, hopes Adam doesnt win. All I can hear in my head is Taylor having to sing Do I Make You Proud hundreds of times which, at the time, I thought was the biggest steaming pile of crap I had ever heard. I was wrong, THIS was the biggest steaming pile of crap I ever heard.

Is she kidding? Id be embarassed to hell if I were her. These poor guys, whoever wins this is gonna be made to do something very very wrong. Sing a crappy song over and over and over again. Damn those idol producers.

Not as good as the AI7 finale, but not because the talent isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t as good this year. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s mostly in the coronation single and in Fullerà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s pick for Kris.

Agree. Do you think that’s why? I just found the show so much more exciting last year. Is it because I was more invested in the winner last year, or was AI 7 final week competition just a better show than tonight’s show?

if it is real close going to the west coast then Adam wins easily. He is from Californiaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Uhhà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦. according to Dial Idol Adam LOSES Cali a lot.

Once again…Dial Idol is not accurate…

I thought it was a boring show tonight – something was missing. Sort of like – no energy. And I was expecting to see more standing ovations. I think Danny would have made it a more interesting show.

sorry, I’m gonna sound really stupid, but I am new to this. Can someon explain dialidol to me? I am assuming it registers the calls coming in or something, but what exactly do the numbers mean?

Kris 65.61
Adam 63.78

Looks like Kris has held a lead of about 2 all night

Yeah, that coronation song sucked. I can’t see it becoming a hit, no matter who gets saddled with it.

Did you guys notice that there wasn’t a magical “moment” for either guy tonight? Usually at least one of the contestants gets really emotional and seems to connect with their cheesy coronation song – like Jordin in S6 and Archie last year

I think Kris smells like marshmallows and sings like a choir of magic unicorns. I’ve said it before, candy-colored heart-shaped lava bombs of squeeeeee.

clearone

Sure okay à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

I really donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think Kris would want to win like this neither would Adam. Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s maybe why they seemed down tonight because of the crap they have each had to put up. It is neither of their faults. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get why people are taking it out on them! Why judge it on one show tonight? There was an entire season like Simon commented on. Why not give the stupid title to Gokey and call it a day? I still canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t believe how casual some of those other contestants were dressed tonight. You would have thought there would have been a dress code. Heck even Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s father wore a jacket!!

I agree that neither would want to win for something other than their perceived talents. I voted for my overall favorite who was also my favorite tonight. I don’t understand why it’s only Simon’s comments you mention. I actually rarely watch the judges comments [hugs her remote]. I don’t understand the comment about what they are wearing either. They are two different performers. I’d personally hate to see Kris wear some of Adam’s outfits and vice versa. It just wouldn’t work.

In 2 hours of calling in votes for Adam, I think I got 4 or 5 votes in. It’s never been this busy.

In the past, didn’t we hear a recording from the Idol himself thanking us for our vote?

You dont sound stupid jenga. It measures the number of busy signals each contestant gets but not the number of texts.

where are you getting DI numbers from? I keep getting server crashed errors?

@soccerboi - LOL very true, Dial Idol is not very accurate. They had the wrong ranking for DWTS (Shawn won, but they ranked her as the bottom).

@Lisa - I’m referring to past weeks.

@carolinacharms – I’m getting it from ONTD. Apparently it’s still working for some people.

Do you think they picked that song with Danny in mind? It sure didn’t fit either Adam or Kris.

Finally I got through once in the last 45 minutes.

I felt both Adam and Kris were a little off tonight. Adam was performing and genuine emotion was missing. Kris was more emotionally connected to the songs, but not quite enough, and his performing skills are not as polished as Adam. The coronation song is an atrocity of massive proportion and did not do them any favors. Kris did try really hard, and I liked his version better, but it’s still not something I would want to hear on the radio.

Last year, both Davids were in it to win it in their own way. Both poured their hearts and souls into each performance. Cook cried, Archie was elated. It pulled all kinds of emotional strings. This is what I didn’t get from this year’s finale. I’m ambivalent.

Loved “Mad World” and “Ain’t no sunshine” better this time around….
I liked Adam’s Second song… I actually liked Kris’s second song too..
Hated the third song for both…..I am a Kris Fan and thought Adam did so much better with the song than Kris did…(sorry). Man that song is going to be the first single for one of these guys…Not Good at all….

Don’t know if twitter counts for anything, but Adam has been trending higher than Kris.

Glee is beating them both, though. yay glee!

I wish the guys could have done any three songs they wanted to. Period. And no comments from the judges. Instead, they looked tired (how could they not?) and detached at times.

Reminder:

Either follow my guidelnes, or you will end up in moderation. A couple of you are already there.

Don’t tell posters what to think
Don’t lecture posters
Everyone is entitled to an opinion here without the pile on.
Don’t beg for votes or tell posters how to vote

Angry, defensive posts will be deleted, and the posters will be put in moderation.

oh, okay thanks :)

Have sent over 1,200 texts with still no confirmation!

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Looks like Adam may be mounting a comeback on DI. If he’s going to win, it will be that he has fewer tween fans than Kris. This is about the time east/central tweens will be made to stop voting by their parents. Tommorow is a school day.

IF Adam loses, I will say the first big mistake the producers made was allowing him to individually grace the cover of EW. America wants to feel like they discovered their Idol.

It ain’t over til it’s over, though.

Why didn’t anyone like Kris’ 2nd song? I thought it was really great.

“Agree. Do you think thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s why? I just found the show so much more exciting last year. Is it because I was more invested in the winner last year, or was AI 7 final week competition just a better show than tonightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s show?”

Honestly, the song selections were that much better and the performances were a bit better last year. ‘Course, it doesn’t hurt that you, yourself, were “more invested” last year, haha. Actually, I felt that Archuleta really rose to the occasion and was at his very best in the finale–emotionally wrecked by the end. Cook, too, was on top of his game and showed us why he deserved a spot in the final 2. I think there was more passion and emotion in those two on finale night.

Anyway, best of luck to Kris and to Adam! I am nervous for them both!

Woo hoo, finally got a vote in this hour, haha.

ETA: Thanks for the geo predictions SS, jz!

ETA x2: WHY does everyone assume Kris only appeals to teenyboppers? I’m 22, my mom is 46 and most of my friends are in my age range and we like Kris.

ETA x3: I love that Firefox spell check regards “teenybopper” as a correctly spelled word. :D

Glee is beating them both, though. yay glee!

This :D

65.98 Kris
64.26 Adam

Dialidol has never gotten a finale wrong and was the only site the predicted the blow out last yeat

Now we understand the comments the guys made before the performance show-
Adam – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I feel challenged by my song,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Adam said. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I feel like one in particular might be a little out of my stylistic comfort zone but Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m going to try and go there.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Kris – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I think one of the songs is a little bit maybe not out of the comfort zone, but its one of those songs that is hard to make your own and thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s kind of been my schtick,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Kris said. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“But I think ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s going to happen. I think its going to be really good.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

*rolls eyes*

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m sitting here laughing thinking that Adam and Kris want the other to win so they wonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have to sing that crapola song. Nothing about being humble, just to save their careers.

I so agree with you there!

All I can hear in my head is Taylor having to sing Do I Make You Proud hundreds of times which, at the time, I thought was the biggest steaming pile of crap I had ever heard. I was wrong, THIS was the biggest steaming pile of crap I ever heard.

LOL–It was a horrible song. I didn’t even understand the song. Honestly, I’m shocked that it was such a poor song with the songwriter sitting right there. If I were her, I’d have made sure that it was a magnificient song.

About Taylor, I read that he was assigned Feels Like Tonight, but he didn’t feel it was right for him. Do I Make You Proud was assigned to Elliott. When Elliott was out, Taylor asked for the song. Then Feels Like Tonight was offered to Chris for his CD, and he had a nice little hit with it.

Is it 2 hours? I haven’t got a text saying voting is over?

Show was not all that, for me. Biggest problem: going from good to bad. Both of the guy’s choices were pretty good. Fuller picked good songs, I liked Adam’s take pretty well (need to listen again) but didn’t LOVE it. Kris’ felt to me like he was just skating by on energy – no real ideas for it, just blast at it. Coronation anthem was a hideous monstrosity of a song. Again, Adam can make pretty sounds on anything, but it still sucked. Kris sucked worse because he shines on good material. Terrible arc to the show.

I’ve not been able to see dialidol, haven’t landed a single phone vote, but I can get my txt votes in.

For body of work, Adam deserves the win. Hope it goes that way.

Or confirmation that my texts went through.

@Tatiana, I really liked Kris’ 2nd song too! I think it’s just I prefer that style of music.
And I agree with everyone the finale was a dud. I think it had to with the songs. Neither seemed really into their songs. The show also seemed to move really quickly, it was all very rushed and unemotional. I hope tomorrow night will be better. Maybe we will get to see some interviews and Kris/Adam bromance stuff going on to pull on our heartstrings.

@ idolbeat
Voting is 4 hours.
A lot of people seem to have not got text confirmations.
It’s all a bit worrying but I’m thinking it’s just cause AI is flooded right now – most likely getting well over 100 million votes tonight.

Kris 66.06
Adam 64.44

Tonight was an average finale.

Kris is my pick though, he has that artistry factor that makes a great musician and he knows how to arrange a song to suit him the best. He really has the whole package.

I still think Cook’s opinion about Simon’s last comment on TWIK is the perfect truth, the competition is about moments and progression, so the contestants shouldn’t repeat a song they’ve already done, that’s one of the reasons I loved last season better, and one that made Cook win.

I wish the best of luckfor both, they are very nice boys.

Yeah, the guys looked tired and the whole night seemed a bit anti climactic for me. They looked weary and they seemed too be very relieved that its over. I was also happy to see how sweet they are with one another. They really look like BFF’s. Im an Adam fan but I like Kris too and if he wins, he deserves it just for his sheer tenacity.

I really felt A Change Is Gonna Come. I had a moment even if Adam didnt.

Anyways, they look beat and indifferent.

For me, this performance finale felt anti-climactic. I think they both felt the pressure of the moment more than they expected to. I have to agree with people wanting no judges comments throughout the night–season 1 was the only season that happened, and I must say I loved the idea of a showcase for the two finalists without any of the other junk. At the end of the night, let the judges say something about the performances or the whole season, whatever. ANYWAY, on with this finale…I wanted to be able to call it after tonight, but I just can’t. The lines haven’t been this blurry post-performance for me in a few years.

DI is finally working for me again.
65.75 Kris
64.17 Adam

Kris is falling faster.

Change Is Gonna Come was seriously awesome.

After that performance of Mad World, I see Adam on Broadway, as Edward, in the Broadway version of Twilight.

With U2 and Green Day writing for Broadway/theater, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not sure why ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s still used as an insult.

Sorry to disappoint, but it wasn’t an insult. Far from it.

If Kris wins I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THE LOOK ON SIMON’S FACE LOLOLOLOL.

Why didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t anyone like Krisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ 2nd song? I thought it was really great.

It was really great. But after Adam’s huge performance immediately before, I think some people were underwhelmed by Kris’s wood guitar and ripped, cottony soft jeans. (It may be been a little earthy for people wanting another big perf.)

I can’t get through on the phone lines. I’ve been voting since 9:00 eastern time and have only gotten through about 30 times. Idol needs more lines!!

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/articl…mVSOnQD989LVI82

THIS ARTICLE SAYS ADAM GOT THE BETTER RECEPTION AND THEY STARTED CHANTING HIS NAME AT THE END….!!!

LETS GO WEST COAST!!!!

65.98 Kris
64.26 Adam

Dialidol has never gotten a finale wrong and was the only site the predicted the blow out last yeat

It just got the finale of DWTS wrong…

Change Is Gonna Come was seriously awesome.

I agree. And it sure doesn’t hurt to have such an awesome song to work with.

The newest DI update shows the numbers going UP for both of them!?

UP FROM:

65.75 Kris
64.17 Adam

TO:

65.89 Kris
64.37 Adam

AND UP once again (11:36 EDT) TO:

66.05 Kris
64.58 Adam

And Again (11:48 EDT) TO:

66.45 Kris
65.09 Adam

I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get through on the phone lines. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve been voting since 9:00 eastern time and have only gotten through about 30 times. Idol needs more lines!!

Seriously!
I got in around 30 votes tonight as well. Even though I’ve been voting for quite a while.
Ridonkulous.

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t understand the comment about what they are wearing either. They are two different performers. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d personally hate to see Kris wear some of Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s outfits and vice versa. It just wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t work.

Sorry I was commenting about the other contestants in the audience. Danny and Matt were just wearing crappy t-shirts.

It just got the finale of DWTS wrongà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦
Sorry, it has never gotten a IDOL finale wrong

ADAM COULD POSSIBLY GO UP AFTER THE WEST COAST!! THEY START IN 30 MINUTES

Simon Fuller should never be allowed to choose songs again – while Adam’s song was somewhat decent Kris’ was awful and both songs were just strange picks on the whole.

Both of them seemed “checked out” of the whole process – maybe because that last song was just ridiculous

Oh yeah, memo to Randy Jackson from Adam fans.

“Adam may be able to sing the phone book, but even No Boundaries is out-of-bounds for him. Please pass this memo to Kara and Co.”

Okay, I will start by saying, I wish they showed more Carrie Underwood. I am glad they showed some Anoop footage toward the end of the highlight reel maybe to apologize/show some love for all the metaphoric wedgies they pulled on him this season. HA.

Song by song, I will be quick –I gots more voting to do. Four and a half years of college made me queen of multi tasking.
Adam #1 – Mad World, I had more of an emotional connection to the song this time. I enjoyed it. I really hope Simon leaves next yr. The only comment he gave Adam was on *fashion* I wanted to throw something at the television screen. It was just as brilliant as the first version. ROUND 1 = TIE
Adam #2 – Change is Gonna Come, Loved it. The message, lyrics, matched with his voice and tone — FREAKIN AMAZING! I didn’t feel like I was watching a cheesy tv competition, I felt like I was swaying at a concert. His voice sounded a little strained in parts. Okay, I’m really over Randy Jackson. He brought out the word “pitchy” on THIS!!! Did you not hear Kris stumble thru Marvin Gaye???? I’m gonna jump to Kris’ performances. ROUND 2 = ADAM

Kris #1 – Ain’t No Sunshine, Loved it during Top 9 Week or whenever it was. When the instrumentation is simple, Kris allows his emotions to pour thru. The big band took away from the song tonight. His phrasing is great though. He’s certainly putting up a fight and showing that he deserves to be there.
Kris #2 – What’s Going On?, He had a lot to live up to on this one as it is one of my TOP 5 FAVE SONGS OF ALL TIME. I was not entertained, I was underwhelmed. I’ve been a fan of KA from the beginning. I wore ‘Yes We KAn’ t-shirts to viewing parties to support him. This was a fall from grace, nothing grabbed my attention and I’m usually mesmerized by this boy.

Coronation song: Adam’s version – he made it believable, sorta like David C did last year with ‘Dream Big.’ An instance where the performer breathes life into a dreadful song. Kara’s lyrics are like her panel comments – eating sand paper is more digestible. Kris’ version – his enunciation of the words did not help. It was kinda painful. It was a stark contrast. ROUND 3 = ADAM w/ a SUCKER PUNCH ADAM WINS THE WHOLE NIGHT FOR ME.

The only good thing about the coronation song is that it finally killed Kara`s carreer!

Sorry, it has never gotten a IDOL finale wrong

Maybe not but the night is still young for things to change there………I think we’re going to see an extremely close vote tomorrow night. Maybe they’ll tie and they both have to sing that song…….

My hubby said tonight he thought these were the best Top 2 Idol has ever had

The best top two ever? They’re at best the third best top two:

1. David/ David
2. Carrie/ Bo

(BIG gap)

3. Adam/ Kris (maybe)

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If you don’t wanna count…
KRIS – 19 states
ADAM – 24 states
I THINK.
My mind is all fuddled up right now because I’ve been mindf-ked by busy signals. Srry bbs.

Change Is Gonna Come was seriously awesome.

I agree. And it sure doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t hurt to have such an awesome song to work with.

Sam Cook was the shiz =)

ADAM wins the night for me.

Dial Idol still “unavailable to me”. I think the folk in Arkansas crashed it. I had two computers set up in two different time zones for Adam on Dial Idol. And not one vote or busy signal registered. It’s definitely overloaded tonight.

But we are getting thru text messages and some calls.

Am I alone in being hugely underwhelmed tonight. They both did what I thought they would do. Both did well in their reprises, great with the Fuller songs, and tried to salvage their dignity in the craptastic fiasco that was the coronation song.

Don’t believe dialidol. Li’l Rounds was on #3 when she got booted out. Anyway, Dialidol crashed again….. Rely on your cellphone, landline and text votes.

Do you think they’ll ditch “No Boundaries” and have the winner sing a different song like they did last year? I sure hope so. Maybe they’ll read the comments about the song and realize it sucks completely? Or maybe they’ll read the article I just wrote calling it the worst coronation song ever. One can only hope. I don’t ever want to hear it again!

REMINDER:

STOP cluttering up the threads with posts begging fans to vote. This is a discussion thread. Take it to IDF or the scary boards.

From the LA Time who had a reporter in the audience:

“After the show is over, Allen and Lambert come back onstage to film one of those ominously lit elimintion shots for Wednesday’s episode. All the lights in the Nokia Theatre are shut off except for nine spotlights beaming down on the two singers as they stare at the camera. For a moment, everything is calm, and then people start chanting: “Adam, Adam, Adam … .”

Wow, this may be closest idol finale ever (at least that I have watched). I honestly can’t decide who I want to win. I love love love Kris and his style of music, but I always thought Adam should win because of his awesome voice and performances. I feel like Adam deserves it more but could you imagine Simon’s face if Kris won? Haha it would be epic

I got an email saying Rod Stewart will be performing tomorrow night! I wonder with who?

pop goes the camera as the replacement coronation song!!!

…they will both be fine; the Davids showed us that

Really? I haven’t heard anything from David A on the radio. Not that I listen to it that often anymore. Most of today’s “music” is noise to me. It’s a beeatch getting older…. I guess I could search YouTube.

I picked Kris as my long shot during the Top 36. So I’m very pleased with how he’s performed all season. I have nothing against Adam. He was my #2 guy all season. I just prefer Kris’ vibe. And while I understand it’s supposed to be a singing competition, I feel that Kris is more musically talented.

The view from the ‘Idol’ audience

By DERRIK J. LANG à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ 48 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES (AP) à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  Here’s what one writer was seeing from his vantage point inside the Nokia Theatre at the “American Idol” final performance (Row H, seat 401 à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  way back in the loge).

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Kris 66.31

Adam 64.94

It seems a tad unfair that they’d only have control over one song choice for their own finale performances, and it had to be a song they’d already performed to boot. I certainly feel like my night would have been more complete with one extra (and new) “rocker Adam” song and maybe one new soulful performance from Kris. I feel if these guys had been given control over at least two songs instead of just one, it probably would have been epic.

As it is, still a pretty damn good night. These two would share the trophy if they could, so good luck to them both.

Kris 66.31
Adam 64.94

Dial Idol has never been wrong in the finale.

Sorry to disappoint, but it wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t an insult. Far from it.

Sorry, Nola. I guess I’m just so used to Broadway being dissed in AI circles that I misunderstood you.

When Simon Cowell listens back to Krisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ rendition of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Goinà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ On?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  he is going to feel the shame. That was à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹effinà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ brilliant. The change-up, the full stop at à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“War is not the answer,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  everything about that was amazing. Not flamboyant nor overdone, just. freakinà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢. amazing (and no he wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t smiling, I watched it back). That song has been done for 40 yrs. by all kinds of artists, every which way, but I have never heard anything even close to that renditionà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ yet he still maintained the melodyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s integrity. What a DAMN shame he got that last assinine comment from Cowell.

So totally agreed on that!!!! Wtf was Simon thinking??? Seriously, sometimes i think he has too much British wax in those ears…. :thumbdown_tb:

Thought I’d add my lurker two cents. Strangely, I really want Adam to win, but feel like I’m more likely to buy Kris Allen’s album.

Also, the coronation song is probably one of the worst steaming piles I’ve heard. Kara needs to go.

How did the show present the Simon Fuller choices to us, the audience? I was putting my kids to bed right then. When I got back, Adam was singing A Change Is Gonna Come. I was hoping that MJ’s videos would capture that part, but they don’t.

Anyone??

margin of error currently

2.398 Kris

2.446 Adam

Am I alone in being hugely underwhelmed tonight.

No, you’re not alone. It made me nostalgic for season seven top two night, so I watched Cook’s TWIK and Archie’s In This Moment again this evening.

Kris 66.45
Adam 65.09

Finally getting votes in most every time.

NEED STRESS RELIEF?
Well then check out our final 2 lovely boys in their post-show press conference…

VIDEO HERE

Dial Idol has never been wrong in the finale.

There is a first time for everything.

getting through every time now

Getting through now for Adam on 5701.
I just got 10 votes in 10 calls

Am I alone in being hugely underwhelmed tonight.

No, youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re not alone. It made me nostalgic for season seven top two night, so I watched Cookà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s TWIK and Archieà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s In This Moment again this evening.

aww I love In this Moment!!! :wub_tb:

I dunno what to think but I’ll say for sure that I wouldn’t rely on dialidol at all tonight. First it seems to be hit or miss in the usability department. Second from the dialing I’m doing on landline, the busy signals dominate, with gaps of time where 10 or more votes go straight in. I’ve noticed this in previous weeks too. It’s part of how I believe AI is making dialidol obsolete in the prediction department.

I’m only texting now. Landline is not worth the effort (and it’s recharging lol.)

The kids must be in bed as my calls have finally started going thru. Go Adam.

Kris was surprisingly good. Unable to get any votes through for him though. Hope this is a good sign. Not invested so I will be okay if either one wins, but really would like to see Simon trying to explain a Kris win and do think Kris was better tonight. Liked the lack of lame boxing themes and extraneous bullshit this year, but the song choices were awful–mandatory reprise, Simon Fuller is no more relevant than Clive Davis and god that coronation song was an abomination. Last year after the finale I was completely wrung out and voted for 4 hours, this year, meh! Hope tomorrow night is more compelling.

Suzanne, they really didn’t present the songs, just said that Fuller picked them. I thought it was strange after the fact as he picked similar songs for each (bluesy/motown/60′s/messagey)

UPDATE

Kris 66.54
Adam 65.19

I’m getting all my votes through on all 3 of Adam’s lines now. Hope tweens went to bed, or he might be in trouble. I’m still going! But no AT&T confirmation text yet!

edit: you know better than that

66.53 Kris
65.19 Adam

(Update 11:56 EDT)
66.11 Kris
64.79 Adam

edit: you are in moderation

Am I alone in being hugely underwhelmed tonight.

No, youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re not alone. It made me nostalgic for season seven top two night, so I watched Cookà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s TWIK and Archieà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s In This Moment again this evening.

aww I love In this Moment!!!

I was singing In this Moment about 5 min before you guys wrote this! One of my favorites of all time on AI!!!!

DI has never been wrong predicting the winner but they’ve also never been as messed up as they’ve been all season. Regardless of who wins I don’t think either one is winning in a landslide, I think it’s going to be very close.

No, youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re not alone. It made me nostalgic for season seven top two night, so I watched Cookà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s TWIK and Archieà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s In This Moment again this evening.

How funny…I did the same thing. I was totally not impressed with round 2-3.

It looks like it’s going to be a horse race.

I’m getting votes through on Adams 01 line a lot now, like about 15 in a row before a busy

I am finally able to get a few votes if for Kris. Keep voting guys. Just a little over an hour to go where I live.

That was a waste of an hour. Tell me that was the best choice for a final song? After listening to Lambert, I am confident he could do a decent remake of MeatLoaf’s best album- Bat Out of Hell.

After listening to Lambert, I am confident he could do a decent remake of MeatLoafà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s best album- Bat Out of Hell.

Gokey’s already got that covered

pop goes the camera as the replacement coronation song!!!

I agree with this 100% … at least if Adam wins. It’s a perfect American Idol coronation song. Just a little bit of tweaking and it’s ready for the radio.

UPDATE
Kris 66.41
Adam 64. 79

NEED STRESS RELIEF?
Well then check out our final 2 lovely boys in their post-show press conferenceà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

VIDEO HERE

We don’t get naked together! LMAO!!

I was getting every vote in for Adam on all three lines for 15 minutes, but then everything went busy as son as the show ended on the west coast. Hopefully a good sign! That coronation song was horrible – what a bad way to end 2 great runs.

We donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get naked together! LMAO!!

Hahahah, favorite part!

I really wanna be the girl/PA that Kris leads out off the stage at the end of the video…tehehe.

ETA: Yeah, my voting lines have been completely blocked off again as well…GO Kris fans!

3 hours in and ive only gotten 22 votes for adam.

lines havent opened up for me yet.

Why did Ryan say that we would have à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“at leastà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  4 hours to vote? Will they be leaving the voting open longer than 4 hours?

They’ll keep the lines open until Adam is ahead.

@terps - thanks for the DI updates!
I’m tired of refreshing every 2 seconds, lol.

We donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get naked together! LMAO!!

Too cute! No matter who wins they have to send these two out together on the press tour. Kris just isn’t as comfortable as Adam.

good lord.. is anyone watchincg Paula hock fake jewelry on Home SHopping NEtwork? I thought Joan had some tacky things on QVC but these pieces are awful

DI has never been wrong predicting the winner

Have they ever not predicted and said it’s too close to call?

That song was the singe worst Idol coronation song, EVAH.

Too cute! No matter who wins they have to send these two out together on the press tour. Kris just isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t as comfortable as Adam.

Definitely. I can imagine Adam being the media darling – funny at times, articulate, PC etc. However Kris has his moments – just give him some time to get used to it. Kris has improved a lot since Top 13

dial idol crashed again. West Coast voting

I hated that coronation song. I hope it brings about the end of Kara and AI though. :D

I’m getting thru every Adam vote now. Make me “kinda newvous”. I mean he won, but will he win the vote?

Definitely. I can imagine Adam being the media darling – funny at times, articulate, PC etc. However Kris has his moments – just give him some time to get used to it. Kris has improved a lot since Top 13

True that but right now they need smooth and boy was Adam smooth when asked about the coronation song! He had the Idol line down pat……

OMG GO WEST COAST GOOO!!!
Vote your precious fingers off!

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True that but right now they need smooth and boy was Adam smooth when asked about the coronation song! He had the Idol line down patà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

ITA. Sponsors would love him. In earlier press conference – he even mentioned the sponsor – texting on our AT&T phones. Hehehe.

He would be a great spokesperson

General Comments
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1. The new stairs look safer than the old ones.

2. What happened to Randy? I don’t mean to be mean, but did Scott’s Idol fashion consultant dress him?

3. I didn’t need to see that much chest of Simon’s chest. I don’t want to make anybody throw up, but did he wax it?

4. I hate the Coke pimping to end the intro clips.

5. What is with Fuller picking two protest songs? This freakin’ show ends up in virtual indentured servitude for corporate America and Fuller is picking protest songs for the kids to sing? That’s just weird.

6. I hate Ryan constantly asking Simon who won the round. That schtick was old years ago.

7. Did the airline lose Kris’s luggage, because I’m not getting the fashion choices. Dude must be pocketing his $400 per week clothing allowance. Probably saving the money since he must have known he isn’t going to make anything on the POS Idol Coronation song. He’s like one of those college students on a road building crew that pocket their per diem money and starve all summer until they pass out and fall under one of the paving machines. Actually, given the coronation song, that’s exactly what happened.

8. Kara, I’m thinking your co-writers were kind of wishing you didn’t out their association with that song in public.

9. This episode was horribly designed. How much better would it have been to get the dumb coronation song over with right off the bat and ended with those first two performances?

10. Okay, Bruce gets kudos from me for splicing between a shot of Norman Gentle and Carrie doing exactly the same hand gesture. It will probaly be the thing that finally gets him canned, but I thought it was hilarious.

Performance Comments
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1. Adam – “Mad World” – A moment is always difficult to repeat, but I think that Adam pulled it off. This is a great song for him and I liked it better with him walking down the stairs. A nice, quiet strength that commands the stage (9.5/10).

2. Kris – “Ain’t No Sunshine” – This is better than I remember it. Didn’t he play it on the electronic piano last time? Wow, that was great. He came to compete. He really channelled the emotion. Um Randy, this is his first song on that stage. Of course it’s the best performance he’s had on this stage. (10/10)

3. Adam – “Change Is Gonna Come” – Yes, because this song has never been done on Idol. By like every third auditioner. Fuller, get some new songs cleared. I actually really liked this version until the wailing started. I’m so not a fan of the wail. To me, it makes the song about “Listen to this high not I can sing” instead of about the song. This seems especially off on such a meaningful song. I feel the same when Mariah is constantly going for the high notes. Sometimes, less is more. I liked “Mad World” better (7/10)

4. Kris – “What’s Going On” – I really like his arrangement on this. Nice update and great feeling. Look, Kara has been teaching Simon how to count. There were four people on stage. Not three. Next year’s guest mentor is the Count from Sesame Street (8/10)

5. Adam – “No Boundaries” – Man this song sucks. Are we being punked? This thing was so written with Danny in mind. Is Adam actually going sharp? That’s unusual. I think his vocal chords are rebeling against this song. I don’t blame them. The only thing that could complete this song is the Idol Choir. If you are going for the mega-formage, go all the way or go home. Oh, Adam is such a sweetie to lie about the song being beautiful (Adam 6/10. Song (-7)/10)

6. Kris – “No Boundaries” – Isn’t there a Geneva convention that prevents us from having to hear the same Coronation song twice in a row? Seriously, they wouldn’t be allowed to do this to prisoners. This is a better arrangement than Adam’s version, but man, is he straining for those high notes. Ouch. Boy, does he know it. That expaling of air before Randy spoke said volumes. The judges gave him the “Thank you for playing. Here are some Lee Press on Nails and the American Idol Home Edition for your parting gifts” speech (Kris 5/10. Arrangement 7.5/10. Song (-11)/10)

Sum it up, I think Kris should win. Granted, I’m biased because I liked his style better to begin with. That said, I think either of these guys could win and I’d be happy with the result. Given the way that the producers and judges seem to want Adam to win, I think it would probably be best for Kris if Adam did win.

Kara should be totally ashamed of that song, and give then amount of times she semi-apologized for it, it would appear that she is. It’s really a shame that Kris and Adam were saddled with such sappy, mediocre garbage, and it’s no wonder that neither did terribly well with it. When held up next to “what’s goin’ on” it made it suck all the more.

A friend said the only good thing about losing AI would be that you will never have to sing that song again. She’s right.

It’s really a shame that they didn’t let the contestants pick all three songs.

I just looked- yes DI had predicted every final, but so far, NOT ONE final has come close to the numbers Adam and Kris are putting up. Jordin/Blake, DA/DC, Tayloy/Kat were all RAPE fests according to DI…we are talking 2 points now…ps. the canadian idol finale posted last on DI (craig and winner girl) was wrong by 4 points.

but honestly, things arent looking good for adam now and i deff see a kris victory.

i mean seriously, Kris allen as the winner of this season? seriously? what a fucking joke imo. america doesnt know true talent. fucking absurd imo

“No Boundaries”… Don’t think even Kelly Clarkson or Carrie Underwood could save this song.

After Adam’s performance of coronation:

Randy: Dude…listen…dude….I’ve said it before…I’ve said it before…..dude…you can sing anything…you can sing the phone book….but
EVEN YOU CAN’T SING THIS PIECE OF CRAP KARA WROTE….sry Kara…just not feelin it…

Did you guys notice that there wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t a magical à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“momentà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  for either guy tonight?

For me, Adam’s, “Mad World” and à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“A Change is Gonna Comeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  were both high moments. I love these songs and both should be included on the tour.

Kris did a nice job, but not up to par for a Final 2.

This Anoop fan has been voting for Adam tonight. I am not emotionally invested, but feel Adam is a wonderful singer. If he doesn’t when, it has nothing to do with his talent!

Given the way that the producers and judges seem to want Adam to win, I think it would probably be best for Kris if Adam did win.

I think it’d be best if they both just lost so they don’t need to forever be associated with that godawful coronation “song”.

65.55 Allen
64.43 Lambert

Finally getting votes in now in the last hour. Phew. I guess everyone else went to bed at midnight east coast. I’m so tired of busy signals. My ears are ringing!

Tonight:

Round one – a tie
Round two – Adam…One million percent
Round three – Adam made the song listenable

Adam FTW

West Coast here…still getting busy signals for Adam…hoping for the best

Just got done watching AI here in SoCal. Adam’s star power is just as palpable on computer videos as on my widescreen TV, but Kris’s performances were much more impressive on TV. Both acquitted themselves well overall, especially on their first songs.

I’m watching Glee now. The kid who sings Mr. Cellophane was Adam Lambert 10 years ago, right?

I wouldn’t put too much stock in how the AI audience reacted versus living rooms all across America. I usually get my AI play-by-play from Rodney Ho’s American Idol Buzz blog and his commenters since MJ’s here tends to crash — and their opinions were pretty evenly divided between Adam and Kris.

I can’t get Dial Idol up at all and have only gotten it up once tonight. If anyone can and can tell us what it’s saying, I’d really appreciate it.

After listening to Lambert, I am confident he could do a decent remake of MeatLoafà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s best album- Bat Out of Hell.

Excellent idea!

I think ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d be best if they both just lost so they donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t need to forever be associated with that godawful coronation à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“songà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ .

They should just wrap it up and hand it to Danny tomorrow night!

I’m selfish I want Adam to win to so he closes on tour. More Adam on tour would be a very good thing!

I’m in San Francisco and I’m not getting an confirmation text for my adam vote. Anyone else having this issue?

65.12 Kris
63.92 Adam

Here ya go glamadamfan

kris: 65.12
adam: 63.92

i mean seriously, Kris allen as the winner of this season? seriously? what a fucking joke imo

Yep, a serious joke.He will be the blandest winner ever in the show’s history, IMO

Kris 65.12
Adam 63.92

I think Kris will win, but Dial Idol wont tell you much tonight I’m afraid. We know Kris has a lot of texters. But we don’t know if Adam does.

Go Adam! Hope he has a lot of texters

I haven’t really gotten through for Kris on 3 lines. Good sign? I don’t really like that Adam is winning my state, but whatever!

LOL, me & carolinacharms & terps = DialIdol team tonight! Wooooo~!

@galaxygrrl – Don’t worry it’s not just you girl TONS of people are having that problem. It’s ridic.

64.45 Kris
63.26 Adam

LOLà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.a majorly huge joke, yep, possibly the blandest most boring one-dimensional winner ever in the showà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s history if it happens

*eye roll*

Radar

ONLY ON RADAR: Simon Says Kris Will Win!ONLY ON RADAR: Simon Says Kris Will Win!

Posted on May 19, 2009 @ 08:18PM

If Simon Cowell gets his way, thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s going to be a big upset in the American Idol finale. Cowell told RadarOnline.com Tuesday night that front runner Adam Lambert may just fall short of the top prize.

Right before taping of the show, Cowell said that despite Americaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s expectations of an Lambert victory, he believes underdog Kris Allen will win the competition.

Leave it to Simon to disagree with everyone! And yet, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s right so oftenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Kris – 64.5
Adam – 63.26

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kris 64,45
Adam 63.26

Cali here…getting through for Adam almost every call now.

I thought both Adam & Kris on tv sounded better than my initial reaction (from the laptop) with that Kara song…song still sucks. Please tell me this is the last straw for Kara?

I can’t get through to to DialIdol!!!

I’m so scared for Adam I’m close to tears. I’m so pathetic.
Please keep putting up those DI numbers.

Been texting for 4 hours. Just starting calling for adam as well. Getting through about every 5 calls?

STILL no confirmation text…

A friend said the only good thing about losing AI would be that you will never have to sing that song again. Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s right.

Hope they don’t do what they did in season 4, when Bo and Carrie had to record “Inside Your Heaven.”

That’s funny. Just a few days ago Simon said Adam would win.

ETA: This is in response to whoever posted that Simon now says Kris will win.

Well Simon crowned him again as the worldwide Idol

Ryan said that awful song would be the winnes first single and it would be available on i tunes. Yuk. Maybe the studio version will be better.

63.90 Kris
62.72 Adam

With the close numbers that people are giving for Dial Idol tonight, you know that DI won’t go out on a limb and show either as the winner. Later, they will claim they were accurate.

If it is close, maybe the VFTW people will make the difference.

I like to play around with the various elements on DI and it’s just like old times (season 4) not to be able to do that tonight.

Update
Kris 63.9
Adam 62.72

I have to go to sleep, DI updates every 4 mins. Terps OUT!!

I’m on the west coast and with a combination of 4 phones (everyone is getting together) we have only gotten through once for Adam.

I find it odd that some are saying they are getting through every time while others cannot get through at all.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m in San Francisco and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not getting an confirmation text for my adam vote. Anyone else having this issue?

I’ve been texting for 3 1/2 hours non-stop and still haven’t gotten a confirmation. They must be just flooded because lots of people are reporting the same thing.

Kris……64.151
Adam…62.978

If TPTB had any guts, they would declare a tie and make Adam and Kris co-winners.

It’s only fair to be totally honest.

VFTW people will make the difference

VFTW NEVER makes a difference bb.
~Don’t be brainwasheddddd.~

God I’m shaking and crying and America hasn’t even announced a winner. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME

ETA: I like the way you think, Nedsdag!!
Except make them CO-LOSERS so they don’t ever need to sing that crappy coronation “song” about mountains and hurricanes.

And if someone has the link to the post interview could you please post it. I would appreciate it.

Thanks to all giving the DI updates. Much appreciated. You are all the best here and the fun of the show is enhanced by being here with you all.

Wow, that would be really odd if Kris won. But I have to say, he sounded much better on the coronation song than Adam. I did not notice the straining at all. That song IS terrible but definitely fit Kris’s style better. Sappy pop is not Adam’s genre.

Why can’t the contestants just release one of their covers from the AI season as their first song release/ coronation song??

Also, Simon Fuller’s song choices were an embarrassment. He should’ve chosen alternative rock for Adam and pop-folk for Kris. Talk about a wasted opportunity.

shadow-rider
HERE IT IS! :)
Can we take a moment to appreciate Kris’s reaction to the naked question.
LOLOLOL

Cmon Adam voters we need to step it up

Landlines ppl! Stay away from cell phones!

Kris 63.62
Adam 62.46

Duke why not cell phones? I’m doing both, actually 2 land lines, 1 cell phone.

Simon is just being realistic in his thoughts that underdogs win the game and he made the statement before the show. I’m just glad that Simon was able to say to Adam that he is a worlwide star.

Kirsten May 20th, 2009 at 12:09 am

Did the airline lose Krisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s luggage, because Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not getting the fashion choices. Dude must be pocketing his $400 per week clothing allowance. Probably saving the money since he must have known he isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t going to make anything on the POS Idol Coronation song. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s like one of those college students on a road building crew that pocket their per diem money and starve all summer until they pass out and fall under one of the paving machines. Actually, given the coronation song, thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s exactly what happened.

Ah, Kirsten, your comments might just be the best thing about this whole evening. Thank you.

Couldn’t get through for Adam the first three hours. Now, I’m getting through every time.

I’m getting thru better on my cell. It depends on the area.

Update:

Kris Allen 63.62
- -
Adam Lambert 62.46

West Coast just started voting right?

And if it helps anyone dial idol listed the winner of DWTS as third place. So its obvious that they are not as accurate as they would like to think they are. I mean they list them in that order and then whichever wins they will say yeah they had them both as 1-2 so they were right.

Kris 63.13
Adam 61.99

@Duke
I’m trying so hard man okay okay. x’D

@Sunn
Yes they’ve started.

If Dial Idol means anything, it means this is close.

The best top two ever? Theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re at best the third best top two:

1. David/ David
2. Carrie/ Bo

(BIG gap)

3. Adam/ Kris (maybe)

I agree with you, noctem seizure…at least on your number one choice. Didn’t watch Season 4 at all so I can’t comment on that, but I do think Carrie is enormously talented.

My hubby is just VERY impressed with Adam’s singing…which I really don’t get. While it’s true that Adam is emotive and poignant, he’s also sharp (…as in pitchy) a lot to me.

My hubby is also quite impressed with Kris’ artistic renditions of songs, which I can’t argue with. I gradually became a Kris fan over the course of the season, beginning with “Ain’t No Sunshine…”

Still voting, holy bejeebus my fingers are tired and I’m getting cauliflower ear. Adam, you better win baby!

Getting through every time now, the tweenies have gone to bed, whoopeee!

20 minutes left for voting on the east coast!!

They both are singing fantastically, and I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t care if folks deem me the biggest cheeseball on the planet, but Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m really appreciating that Fuller gave them both message songs.

I was also pleased with Simon Fuller’s choice of songs. It was an enjoyable evening, although it would have been nice if Adam did do a rock song. No doubt that Adam is the better singer, but these things don’t always matter. After the results from DWTS, anything is possible, including Kris winning this thing.

Those DI numbers now that the west coast is voting are making me nervous. I hope DI is wrong this year, please please please.

deleted.

Thank you jz….much appreciated!!

God Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m shaking and crying and America hasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t even announced a winner. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME

I’m honestly shocked I’m not doing the same. I guess I’m kinda numb. I’m not looking forward to the shaking and the crying and the weird looks from my brother tomorrow when the time comes for Kris to be told he’s won. At least we won’t have to hear Adam sing that song…but I’d still rather have him win. Also there’s nothing wrong with you, unless there’s something wrong with me. Which now that I think about it there probably is…
:innocent1_tb:

If Dial Idol means anything, it means this is close.

That much is true. I daresay it’s going to be like DWTS and less than a percentage difference when it’s all said and done.

63,13 Kris
61,99 Adam

Looks like Adam’s slipping now the west coast is voting. Is that why I’m getting through ever time now on all phones? Yikes. I don’t want to hear Kris do the coronation song again. Adam’s was barely listenable, Kris’s was atrocious. But I don’t really mind who wins, I guess, although I want it to be Adam. But I like them both.

Why hasn’t the percentage difference changed in so long on DI? You can’t tell me it’s remained the same with so many votes coming in. I’m not going to get in a knot until the results are announced tomorrow night.

Wow, I think we really won’t know who won until the show. This is way too close to call.

@shadow-rider
No problem!

@SarahBoBo
~We can be wrong together~!
But yes! The consolation prize here is that the runner-up won’t have Kara’s shadow haunting them forevaaaaaa.

Only 20 minutes left for Arkansas except for the people who are “cheating” and using Bizmo to vote for 5 hours!

Kris 62.74
Adam 61.61

Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s like one of those college students on a road building crew that pocket their per diem money and starve all summer until they pass out and fall under one of the paving machines.

thanks a lot…I just choked on my chips
:lol_tb:

Getting through every time now, the tweenies have gone to bed, whoopeee!

This tweenie is still wide awake and power voting her fingers off :smile1_tb:

We seem to be stuck at 1.2 points. The text voting will probably decide it. I’m texting for Adam and only stopping occasionally to post.

Once Arkansas stops voting we might see the race tighten.

I think they should let Gokey release that horrid song as his first single. It clearly was written for him, and I’m sure Kris and Adam would be thrilled. That’s why they pointed at each other at the end of the show. Neither can fathom singing that.

I don’t know why I keep checking back for the Dial Idol results. I didn’t even vote this time because I didn’t have a favorite this year.

I guess it reminds me of the excitement and anxiousness last year with the Davids. I am gonna miss Idol, one more show and we will not see them till next year.

Hope they go back to three judges, and let the contestants do more singing. I don’t like all the drama they had this year. I like to get to know the contestants though their singing.

Kris Allen 62.95
Adam Lambert 61.81

OMG! I’m going to throw up I’m soooo scrared

Proud to say that Dial Idol has Adam winning in my Mississippi!! First time. I think the great rendition of Sam Cook’s AChange is Gonna Come did it.
Dial Idol also has Adam winning CA, OR but not WA.

Still looks real close! With Kris just a bit ahead.

Dial idol is totally down. how are peeps getting these figures? It says no service available and has said that for about 2 hours.

I can’t log into dial idol here on the west coast. It keeps saying service unavailable.

I just realized that this show has a lot more bullshit luck involved with winning more than anything:

If tomorrow’s winner was based on WHO IS TRUELY THE MOST TALENTED, then tonights show would have:

1) not been about who sings a horrible horrible song the least-worst

2) had the contests sing 3 songs based on the stuff that they do THE BEST and represents WHO THEY ARE

3) not had a reprisal of a song because it proves NOTHING- we already heard them sing that, and it shows nothing to me

if you were to ask me, i judge the night like this: the first song we already heard, so who gives a fuck…the last song is just so God-awful and represents neither Kris nor Adam so who gives a fuck…so the second song kinda takes most of the cake, which in this case, Adam gave IMO one of his best performances of the season and Kris was just very good.

So, if the show had been set up to be fair, then i believe Adam would have really blown Kris away rather than it looking like: well Adam wasnt as good as he normally is, so lets just vote for Kris.

I do feel like i was robbed a bit from being a loyal viewer- i felt like i wasnt given the finale i deserve. And the justice cannot be served because tonight was just a bunch ofbullshit.

thefuckingend

For those of you not tired of texting yet, last week they didn’t close texting until about half an hour after the phone lines closed. Not sure if the votes counted, but it doesn’t hurt to try (if you’re voting for Adam, that is). ;)

@jlc

Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s funny. Just a few days ago Simon said Adam would win.

This was Simon’s statement after the finale

I decided to see how accurate dialidol really is and compared the DWTS numbers. Shawn Johnson won tonight however the numbers on dialidol were

Gilles 70.02

Melissa 66.86

Shawn 63.13

I dont know if it makes a difference that you vote for 4 hours on AI and only 30 minutes for DWTS and a limit on the amount of votes but I figure it must be all relative. Also Shawn & Gilles were tied with the judges vote so it was up to the public vote.

clearone
May 20th, 2009 at 12:42 am
Why hasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t the percentage difference changed in so long on DI? You canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t tell me ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s remained the same with so many votes coming in. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not going to get in a knot until the results are announced tomorrow night.

the numbers aren’t changing because the service is unavailable. the site is crashed and has been for hours. at least from Texas.

weelassie

DI is definitely working for some people.
Try hitting F5 on your keyboard nonstop while on the DialIdol page, it’s working for me lol.

Kris 62.52
Adam 61.4

And I’ve been getting busy tones on all 3 of Kris’ lines for the past 15 mins on the East Coast.

Kris 62.52
Adam 61.4

Carolina Charms, you beat me to it.

If carolinacharms numbers are correct, the race is starting to tighten

I am still voting (not in the US) using an application similar to Skype. Have been able to get around 100 calls.

I cannot get the DI page.

Something you guys didn’t see on TV was after the cameras stopped rolling, they did the cold opening for tomorrow’s episode where the camera pans around the remaining contestants. Once they finally got the shot they wanted, Adam started walking off stage right and Kris stage left. Then Kris turned around and called his name and I could have sworn Adam was like, “Coming honey!” then he hooked his arm through Kris’s and they disappeared amongst the stagehands. LOL!! Sigh. Kradam is LOVE.

LOL forever if this is true.
I LOVE THESE BOYS SFM!

Dear Kara

Please climb the nearest mountain and jump of the highest cliff….if possible, take Danny Gokey with you.

Thank you for managing to kill the Kradam buzz,

IdolViewer

62.34 Kris
61.22 Adam

According to DI, all 3 of Kris’ lines are registering higher busy tone rates than are Adam’s.

BUSY RATES:

Kris:
Line #1): 54.91%
Line #2): 54.31%
Line #3): 55.39%

Adam:
Line #1): 53.19%
Line #2): 52.65%
Line #3): 53.70%

Doggone it Carolina Charms, you’re fast!

Dial Idol is intermitently available. Very close.

East Coast is closed off from voting. So let’s see if the numbers change

BEST VID EVAAA.

I cannot wait for something like this to pop up guys.

Thanks Jz, hitting F5 worked. DI is just too close to call but Kris has lead all night. I’m not giving up hope for Adam yet. I think they should of sang 3 new songs. Oh well, I really have no idea who will win.

Something you guys didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t see on TV was after the cameras stopped rolling, they did the cold opening for tomorrowà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s episode where the camera pans around the remaining contestants. Once they finally got the shot they wanted, Adam started walking off stage right and Kris stage left. Then Kris turned around and called his name and I could have sworn Adam was like, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Coming honey!à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  then he hooked his arm through Krisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s and they disappeared amongst the stagehands. LOL!! Sigh. Kradam is LOVE.

:clap_tb: :jittery_tb: :devil_tb:

Where we can read the article?

I’m still voting…still open

East Coast OUT! lol. Now we’ll see if things change at all…

central time zone is now finished

This was Simonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s statement after the finale

…and while the voting is still open.

The SOUTH is reporting in, after voting for 4 hours. Take it away West Coast and Hawaii.

Doggone it Carolina Charms, youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re fast!

ROFL…but I’m fading fast!! :)

@mk88
It’s from IDF posted by a member who went to the show.
LINK 4 U

You must be a member to see it.
But if you’re not, here’s the person’s full post (thanks KradamBomb from IDF!)
And yes, this person be a reliable source. :)

So I just came home from the Nokia Theatre and I gotta tell you, if you thought Adam and Kris sounded amazing on TV — they’re EFFIN AWESOME LIVE!!! I can’t wait for the tour because these two guys are gonna blow up the stage.

My favorite Kradam moments were the beginning when Kris said, “Totally” and Adam mimicked him. Then in the end when Adam pointed to Kris, like “he’s your Idol” and Kris pointed back at Adam saying “he’s your next Idol.” Then they put their arms around each other and STAYED THAT WAY until Ryan introduced Carrie and she closed the show. Take that Sar key! angry.gif

Something you guys didn’t see on TV was after the cameras stopped rolling, they did the cold opening for tomorrow’s episode where the camera pans around the remaining contestants. Once they finally got the shot they wanted, Adam started walking off stage right and Kris stage left. Then Kris turned around and called his name and I could have sworn Adam was like, “Coming honey!” then he hooked his arm through Kris’s and they disappeared amongst the stagehands. LOL!! Sigh. Kradam is LOVE.

62.08 Kris
60.97 Adam

I couldn’t get through for Kris for 3.75 hours, but voted non-stop for 15 minutes. Kris for the win!

Oh my God, I still have 3 hours left. Sore throat. Headache. I’m gonna do it.

Well damn I’ve never voted this much in my life.
OMG y’all we gon’ find out our winner in less than 24 hours!

I know many of you are Adam lovers. I like them both, but for me, tonight, Kris Allen took the cake. He is the David Cook of Season 8 in his ability to magically re-arrange songs, making them fresh, and infusing them with amazing phrasing. He never rushes through a song, and some of the pauses he introduces just make you wait with baited breath for the next note or lyric, case in point tonight’s rendition of Aint No Sunshine. What’s Goin On blew me away – it was, in my opinion, the best song of the night, and elicited quite an emotional wallop. I will definitely be buying that one. Too bad Simon did not give him his due for rearranging that song. Furthermore, I liked his rendition of No Boundaries better than Adams.

Although I loved Adam’s rendition of Change is Gonna Come, I think Adam peeked with Mad, Mad World, and Kris continued to peak to the very end.

62.02 Kris
60.91 Adam

BUSY RATES:

Kris:
Line #1): 54.07%
Line #2): 52.96%
Line #3): 54.07%

Adam:
Line #1): 51.72%
Line #2): 51.11%
Line #3): 52.19%

Trina May 19th, 2009 at 11:55 pm

DI has never been wrong predicting the winner but theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve also never been as messed up as theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve been all season. Regardless of who wins I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think either one is winning in a landslide, I think ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s going to be very close.

Also, have they ever been this close in the finals on DI? I guess I’ll go look if I can get on. LOL.

This was Simonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s statement after the finale

I thought that article quoted him saying that just prior to the show tonight.

ETA:

Posted on May 19, 2009 @ 08:18PM

If Simon Cowell gets his way, thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s going to be a big upset in the American Idol finale. Cowell told RadarOnline.com Tuesday night that front runner Adam Lambert may just fall short of the top prize.

Right before taping of the show, Cowell said that despite Americaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s expectations of an Lambert victory, he believes underdog Kris Allen will win the competition.

I think this was pre-show, no?

61.96 Kris
60.85 Adam

I give up, take it away Carolina Charms…I bow to the master of Dial Idol refresh.

“I cannot wait for something like this to pop up guys.”

If you liked that one you should see the same vid that was tweeked (can’t remember by whom..Best Week Ever (?) maybe…or ?) to edit David into it.
Has him sitting on the couch behind the girls and when the one girl says: “God they picked the one who doesn’t even shave!” David says..”geez..I’m right Here!” I think he’s eating a bowl of popcorn…lol

If I can find it I’ll post the link….

Vid

Something Kris’s fans might appreciate (not a vid of Kris) – the rest might too.

From Adam fan

I just finished watching. Before I read any comments, I have to say that it just felt so not exciting. I realize I am not that into either guy like I was last year, but I just remember the incredible excitement last year.

Adam’s first song was just meh– kind of boring– not a lot of range or feeling. Kris, IMO got a not fair choice on the second song. It did fit his voice, but it didn’t have the excitement of the song Adam was given. I felt that the 3rd song was written more for Adam’s voice. Kris was definitely straining because it was too high, although I also wasn’t wowed by Adam either. I felt the judges were being very nice to Kris in the end.

I expect Adam to win, because overall, he was better, but I just wasn’t excited about the whole thing.

ETA: The first thing I said to my husband after Adam sang his first song is, “Is Adam trying to lose?” Maybe he was just really nervous.

…Feeling very nervous for results tomorrow night. UGH……………
:shock_tb: :undecided_tb: :unsure_tb: :sad_tb: :blink_tb: :embarassed_tb: :unsure_tb: :wacko_tb:

I’m done voting. Go go Adam. Kris is going to be a great recording artist. Adam – always a super star to me.

Something you guys didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t see on TV was after the cameras stopped rolling, they did the cold opening for tomorrowà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s episode where the camera pans around the remaining contestants. Once they finally got the shot they wanted, Adam started walking off stage right and Kris stage left. Then Kris turned around and called his name and I could have sworn Adam was like, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Coming honey!à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  then he hooked his arm through Krisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s and they disappeared amongst the stagehands. LOL!! Sigh. Kradam is LOVE.

:lol_tb: :blush_tb: adorable.

kris 61.96
adam 60.85

61.96 Kris
60.85 Adam

We are well w/in the margin of error; however, Adam has ceased to continue gaining over the past few updates.

I am still voting, getting one call after the other, for Adam, of course.

weareallinnocent yeah that was done before the show

Right before taping of the show, Cowell said that despite Americaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s expectations of an Lambert victory, he believes underdog Kris Allen will win the competition.

I did not like Adam’s rendition of Change is Gonna Come. I lived thru the Sam Cooke days and that song has always been one of my favorites. I didn’t care for the glory notes and the vocal gymnastics in Adam’s version. I much preferred Taylor’s performance of the song.

Someone beat Carolina! This is exciting.

If you liked that one you should see the same vid that was tweeked (canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t remember by whom..Best Week Ever (?) maybeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦or ?) to edit David into it.

Actually I think it was on Jimmy Kimmel Live

50 votes in 4 hours for adam.

i have a permanent crick in my neck because i was too panicked to think like a rational person and use the dang speakerphone.

….and now i return from ‘tweendom to my dissertation.

come on cali!

Whoa, I wanna hear Simon say he expects Kris to win o_O.

61.91 Kris
60.80 Adam

I’m done. It’s officially out of my hands now. :(

Good luck to both guys!

Can’t wait to see Allison tomorrowww!

Kris 61.91

Adam 60.80

if you were to ask me, i judge the night like this: the first song we already heard, so who gives a fuckà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦the last song is just so God-awful and represents neither Kris nor Adam so who gives a fuckà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦so the second song kinda takes most of the cake, which in this case, Adam gave IMO one of his best performances of the season and Kris was just very good.

Well, they didn’t even get to choose their second song. So, there you go, none of the performances even mattered.

Thanks Jz for the link. I am a member of IDF but only lurk to view the pics thread

:clap_tb: :innocent1_tb: :lol_tb:

I haven’t voted this much in a finale since Ruben. Adam must win….

We are well w/in the margin of error; however, Adam has ceased to continue gaining over the past few updates.

But it’s been the same percentage. Something funky is going on because there should a shift one way or the other with the volume of calls, shouldn’t there be?

Just got done voting for Adam.
Both Kris and Adam did good tonight god that Winnerà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Song was icky.Good job Kris and Adam may the best man win. :clap_tb:

The DI interval scores show Kris probably won the casual vote. Since they said they were within a million votes last week, I’m going to say the casual vote gives it to Kris. It doesn’t look like either fanbase has significantly more than the other, so the casual vote will probably decide.

As to why Kris probably won. I look at my local rado market, a large one Top 3, and see only two CHR stations and over a dozen AC stations. Kris is AC, Adam is CHR. The general population would vote for Kris as that is where their musical tastes lie.

Something you guys didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t see on TV was after the cameras stopped rolling, they did the cold opening for tomorrowà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s episode where the camera pans around the remaining contestants. Once they finally got the shot they wanted, Adam started walking off stage right and Kris stage left. Then Kris turned around and called his name and I could have sworn Adam was like, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Coming honey!à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  then he hooked his arm through Krisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s and they disappeared amongst the stagehands. LOL

The show was okay, and Kara’s song was god awful, but THIS IS GOLD. :wub_tb:

The show was enjoyable enough, but it pales in comparison to last year (Archie near passed out and Cook cried), although I’m not complaining. If Gokey had made the finale over Kris, I would have nothing to watch tonight. Oh wait, yes I would have … “Glee” was amazing. :tongue1_tb:

@jlc
Haha D.Cook is awesome man!
And gonna be on our TV screens soon! Yay for that!

So Kris wins in DI Official predictions, but Adam has won more states. Interesting.

I think it’s tightening, not by much, but it is now less than 1.2

Kris Allen 61.91
Adam Lambert 60.8
:sad_tb:

still getting through about each call for Adam.

Have on myfoxla…Terri is not doing the live remote – said there was an incident earlier today with someone…Terri is okay they think, and will be back to work tomorrow.

Thanks Trina!

For those asking, the fangirls video that dubbed Cook into the room was done by Jimmy Kimmel Live. It was hilarious (to me, a Cook fan. :-))

So, about the show. (now that I’m done voting…)

I enjoyed Mad World, but agree Kris’s performance seemed to have more umph. Did anyone hear how Adam finished this sentence? “They told me they had dry ice and a way to come up from the stairs and I said…” I could’ve sworn he said he didn’t want it, or just wanted to sing, or I can’t tell for sure. Anyone?

Adam’s A Change Gonna Come made me cry, so I’m giving him the win here. Kris’ song was beautifully done, heartfelt too. But, Adam really got me. By far, I enjoyed this round best — I’m a sap, as I said earlier.

Um, hmmm. Coronation song, eh? Really, not good — at least not upon first listen. I’ve watched Adam’s again and found it much better on MJ’s vid than on my TV. Maybe it’s grown on me, or maybe it’s the video. I’ll never know. I do know that, upon first listen, I thought Kris’s performance was better because I could hear him. Bandzilla and Backup babes really overshadowed Adam, which I wouldn’t have thought possible, but for Cryin’ the other night. Whoa. Anywho, after a second listen, yeah I give this one to Adam too. But a big Fail to Kara.

Obviously, I’m hoping for an Adam win. But Kris did really well tonight. I’m so happy that both of these guys can walk away, head held high. They should be proud.

Moment? For me, A Change Gonna Come, no doubt about it. YMMV

Usually, for dial idol, it’s never been this close on a finale. I think in the past there was a large margin between the winner and loser and it’s just too close this year to call.

I’m a Kris fan but is it weird that I don’t want to vote for him now that it’s so close? I just didn’t want him to lose by too much and now it seems like he’s pretty close.. sigh.. I don’t want Kris to sing that shitty finale song though! haha

Kris 61.87
Adam 60.76

Whew, just finished my 4 hours of voting from East Coast, poured myself a glass of wine and decided to check in here. I got in VERY few votes using cell and land line until about 11:45 when it cleared out and I got through almost every time until 1:00. The first few hours were so *frustrating* but I’m glad I didn’t give up.

Just watched the press conference as my reward for all that voting, and OMG Adam Lambert is full of win. “We don’t get naked together” lol Thanks for clarifying that, baby; we know Katy Allen will be pleased to hear that :-) SO FUNNY.

showing my ignorance here, but could someone please explain the DI numbers?? Thanks so much!

But ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s been the same percentage. Something funky is going on because there should a shift one way or the other with the volume of calls, shouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t there be?

Well, I don’t pretend to understand the DI methodology fully, but I can say that based on my DI observations over the past 3 years, once hour voting #2 passes, the DI score margins will remain relatively stable. Perhaps that has something to do with the relative effect that new votes have on an ever-increasing, cumulative pie?

I am a total glambert and just finished voting for Adam for 4 straight hours. But I have to say, I’m so glad the vote appears to be close (even though it’s causing me ulcers). Whichever way it ends up going, I like both these guys so much and didn’t want either one to completely blow out the other.

61.87 Kris
60.76 Adam

NOLA……I have to agree about the song… I also realized you were not being Negative about the Broadway comment and I also know You Is a Southern Queen—–lol

everytime its refreshed in the last 30 minutes the gap has been 1.11, lovely symmetry but hard to fathom

@mk88
I’m a lurker too, haha.
I’m too lazy to post.
Or if I did post, I would post too much.
(Like right now.)

(…sorry mj)

Personally, I don’t think DI knows what the hell is going on with voting tonight. That said, I do think the vote is going to be extremely close.

DI does not reflect text messages

But ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s been the same percentage. Something funky is going on because there should a shift one way or the other with the volume of calls, shouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t there be?

Well, I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t pretend to understand the DI methodology fully, but I can say that based on my DI observations over the past 3 years, once hour voting #2 passes, the DI score margins will remain relatively stable.

Thanks……but it still seems strange that it’s exactly the same for so long considering the West coast is still voting. Weird……..

If Simon Cowell gets his way, thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s going to be a big upset in the American Idol finale. Cowell told RadarOnline.com Tuesday night that front runner Adam Lambert may just fall short of the top prize.

Right before taping of the show, Cowell said that despite Americaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s expectations of an Lambert victory, he believes underdog Kris Allen will win the competition.

Those Danny votes need to go somewhere and I bet 75% went to Kris. :(

Go Adam.

Totally random drive-by post..and I really have no idea if they are for real with predictions but.. zabasearch has called it for Adam..
Are they reliable?

kijico, the dial idol numbers are a statistical stab in the dark based on avg calls, avg busy signals, etx

kris 61.83
adam 60.73

One more question before I call it a night. Am I correct that DialIdol measures the busy signals of only those people who have downloaded their software and are using it to auto-dial? In other words, it has no way of knowing about landline calls, cell phone calls and text messages? So my 4 hours worth of votes, as well as many other people’s votes, are not reflected in those numbers. Is that correct?

DI does not reflect text messages

That is correct. So, who do we think will win the text vote?

everytime its refreshed in the last 30 minutes the gap has been 1.11, lovely symmetry but hard to fathom

Yep. :huh_tb:

It’s now Kris 61.83/ Adam 60.73

Zabasearch tends to make a decision and then change it the next day if they were wrong.

61.83 K
60.73 A

1.10. A change!

GiGi3– That is correct.

carolinacharms
So, who do we think will win the text vote?

Me thinks Kris.

“Zabasearch tends to make a decision and then change it the next day if they were wrong.”

Thanks for the info..

Kris 61.83

Adam 60. 73

At least we are now 1.1 instead of 1.11

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Weird update.
61.8 Kris
60.7 Adam

Now 61.8 (K) 60.7 (A)? This is going to be a looong night, haha.

round 1- tie, both great, both improved on the original performance

round 2- kris…simon telling kris he DID NOT make the song his own..ha! you funny simon. and for randy/simon to say it was too laid back…umm, its a laid back/low/mellow song…thank god he did re-arranage it bc the original version is too soft for that arena. and again, it was NOT his choice. WTF. i voted for kris, but really irritated adam didnt get a chance to show of his rock side (to the numerous casual voters that tuned in tonite). yes, both songs are classics. but really at this stage of the competition im OVER “theme” songs….seems like simon fuller had these two songs in mind regardless of who was in the finale.

round 3- hot mess for both…wtf was kara smoking when she wrote that song? adam looked pained , and was rushing the lyrics…kris’ arrangemnt and phrasing was better, but his voice was tired/weak compared to the band. both had a look of defeat in their eyes..like somebody please get me out of here.

going forward, producers really need to think about re-tooling the format….if they must keep the crappy coronation song…allow contestants to perform two new songs that fit their styles

Me thinks Kris.

Me thinks you are a smart cookie.

At least we are now 1.1 instead of 1.11

Progress! Go Adam!

One more question before I call it a night. Am I correct that DialIdol measures the busy signals of only those people who have downloaded their software and are using it to auto-dial? In other words, it has no way of knowing about landline calls, cell phone calls and text messages? So my 4 hours worth of votes, as well as many other peopleà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s votes, are not reflected in those numbers. Is that correct?

That’s correct. And I don’t think we know how many people have downloaded the software do we?

I never thought I’d be nostalgic for “I Believe”, “Inside Your Heaven”, “Do I Make You Proud”, “This Is My Now” and “Time Of My Life” but those were masterpieces compared to the steaming pile that is “No Boundaries”.

After hearing Adam and Kris do their best with it, I got the sense that Kara wrote the song with Danny Gokey in mind. Maybe that was why she had that seriously bummed out expression on her face last week when Danny was eliminated.

Dialidol says it’s a crap shoot. I did what I could. Not much because I didn’t get through often at all. Solid performances from both guys. I just seem to enjoy the two guy finales better. And from the looks of it they become bonded. Clay and Ruben still hang out, the David’s are adorable together, and these two are just lovely. Proud of them both, no matter the outcome. Both standup dudes. Joy to watch.

Kara, don’t be surprised if you find a dead fish, or possibly a horses head in your bed. The song was that bad. I mean made me wish for Flying Without Wings, or Do I Make You Proud. Seriously.

61.80 K
60.70 A

Adam is predicted winner in California, Neveda and Oregon. I’m only looking at the west coast

good night friends, i dunno who is gonna win but it is gonna be darned close.

Maybe the two will come out and say “we don’t wanna know vote totals, cs we are boycotting the coronation song. If the cost of winning is having that dreck attached to our name, we will pass.”

Thanks for the info..

No problem…sorry to shut you down on that, I wish they were more accurate too so we had any clue about what’s going to happen.

And I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think we know how many people have downloaded the software do we?

All the Worsters. And they’re voting for Kris.

Duke, I agree. Not a great show, it was a play set up to look like a contest. IMO Adam did win definitively — even if he doesn’t win the vote. I think that if the show was “set up fair”, Kris wouldn’t be in the final, Alison would be. But that’s water under the bridge. And I really love Kris. I just didn’t think he was the best contestant on Idol this season. #1 Adam #2 Alison #3 Kris in my book.

Song 1 – I’m OK with the repeat – a great performer should be able to replicate a performance. So I look at it as a performance challenge.

Adam did as well or better than this first time. And that was the best perfromance of the season — until tonight. And the new ending arrangement was better than the first live performance.

Kris did better the first time he performed ANS. This new arrangement was also not as good as the first one. Note: I admit I have a hard time ignoring his piano playing which I do not admire. I had played concert piano and jazz piano for years, and while I respect many things Kris does, he should have not accompanied himself on the piano. It added nothing and I think he did it to distract from his weak vocals — and not use the guitar twice.

Song 2 – Simon F. picked two great R&B songs. Both have great melodies and lyrics. Both have been done by countless artists.

IMO “A Change is Gonna Come” was Adam’s best performance.

Kris took “What’s Going On”, the great Marvin Gaye song, and didn’t put any “soul” in his performance. Also, IMHO, he missed a real opportunity to do a cool updated arrangement of this song. The message is so current, the melody is so good, and there is loads of room for improvasation. Here is Marvin Gaye’s original and one of hundreds of Acoustic Guitar versions. There is nothing wron gwith this song choice, just tonight’s performance.

Marvin Gaye:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9KC7uhMY9s

Steve Jochum – What’s Going On (acoustic guitar)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90ZTXt27O2I

If Kris = Jason Mraz as many of his fans claim, he should have killed with this song. IMO this song proved he is not in Jason’s league.

Song 3 – No one should ever have to hear this mess again. IMO both were bad but Kris couldn’t sing the notes because the song requires more than his 10 step range. I rewatched it and No Bounderies will be NO HIT for anyone ever.

Kris 61.83
Adam 60.726

61,77 K
60,67 A

Things have stabilized now. I don’t think there’s gonna be a significant change in the margin from here on out. So, I’m outtie. Until tomorrow! This is exciting!

61.77 K
60.67 A

In the past Kris seems to end up higher than dial Idol would indicate which implies lots of text votes. Tomorrow’s night show should be a cliffhanger.

Zabasearch is completely worthless.

Aww, thx coco :)
Twilight is huge right now and Adam would make a fabulous Edward, don’t ya think? On Broadway, with music? That would be cool.

Actually, for those asking about Dial Idol…

the actual score (which takes into account the busy percentages and everything) is NOT just people who have the software.

the raw votes are just for those using Dial Idol to vote but the overall score takes into account everything because it simply measures the busy signal.

so, if you are looking at dial idol to see how busy each finalists lines are, you can be sure it is pretty much on point. CLOSE of course, obviously, but on point.

If you go back to Carrie/Bo’s year you will see that they were close too. It’s almost similar to the scenario now. I hate to say it but I think Kris won and probably with the Danny votes and the casual viewers. I always pick the loser, lol, except for season 1, 3, and 5. I still love ya Adam and I think you will be successful anyway. I will be shock and happy as heck if Adam takes it. (crosses fingers, lol)

Thanks MJ for posting tonight’s performances, I watch them again and I think they both did the best they could with what they had. Why didn’t Simon say something about the awful coronation song? They shouldn’t have to sing that song until the results night. I rather have 1 new song that the contestants pick. It was a fun year but not as crazy as last season. The over pimpage probably killed Adam’s chances which sucks. I did all I could, I voted. I hope I am surprised tomorrow.

In the Geo-predictions Adam is winning 27 states and Kris 20. I ´m hoping for Adam to win and i ´m nervous!

Kara, donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be surprised if you find a dead fish, or possibly a horses head in your bed.

:lol_tb:

I just finished watching. Before I read any comments, I have to say that it just felt so not exciting. I realize I am not that into either guy like I was last year, but I just remember the incredible excitement last year.

The level of excitement a viewer perceives likely has to do with their level of interest in the final 2. Last year I found the finale boring because it was such an obvious blow out, regardless of how the judges tried to spin it. The 12 million vote gap was no surprise. Kris and Adam both put on great performances and I suspect they’ll both do something really good tomorrow night too.

Kris – 61.74
Adam – 60.64

Just doing my part to update you peeps. :)

It’s not over until it’s over. I’m in Los Angeles and I have 2 and a half hours to keep voting. If Adam is leading in the west coast according the DI, he could win.

But either way is fine. I’m glad no one got blown out of the water. And they both will do fine.

Kris 61.768
Adam 60.666

So we’re going to have a close vote, and also the drama of Cook singing Permanent as a tribute to his brother, even though he’s been unable to sing it for over a month. Wow, I can’t wait.

Dial Idol:

Kris 61.77

Adam 60.67

Staying about the same margin.

Adam leading in CA, OR, NV. Kris in WA.

Note; many of the states have very low vote counts. So I don’t know how much this means.

Why have you stopped voting? Can ´t you use Skype or Gizmo?

In the past Kris seems to end up higher than dial Idol would indicate which implies lots of text votes. Tomorrowà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s night show should be a cliffhanger.

Yep, that is true, but we don’t know that for Adam because he was never low enough that we could tell. For all we know, Adam could have more texters. Here is hoping. :mrgreen_wp:

Actually I think it was on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Yes! I think you’re right…thnx!

there is a lot of time left, i hope adam fans come thru at the end. but, when you watch that after performance video, you dont see two competitors. you see two friends who have accomplished so much on this show and are truly happy for eachother. two great guys, just like the davids. i think no matter what, the judges picked two winners.

now if kara is ever allowed to write a song again, she should be stopped immediately. that song should be ripped up and burned. ruined the night.

I’m so glad I’m just a bystander this year. I found my idols (2 of them) last year. I won’t be a nervous wreck tomorrow. Best of luck to the fans of Adam and Kris. They’re both winners at this stage.

Kris 61.71
Adam 60.6

skype and/or gizmo is not working for me..i dont know what i am doing wrong.

Watching the show now. Round 1 down. Just have to say that in MY world, rising-platform-entrance-at-the-top-of-the-stairs plus dry ice = OMG WICKED!!!
:clap_tb: :lol_tb: :smoke_tb:

Kris was pretty great too. Oy. Kind of glad I can’t vote.

I am adding 00 at the beginning of the number – Gizmo

I’m on W. Coast and have been dialing non-stop for Adam since the show closed. The first 30 minutes I had problems getting through but since the East Coast closed, I get through every time on line 1. This makes me very nervous – are the Adam supporters voting by phone, or texting?

Kris 61.68
Adam 60.58

Seems like the margin doesn’t really change.

I sorta felt sorry for Randy dawg tonight cuz he was in a awkward spot–having to be the 1st to critique after Adam introduced us ALL to that Kara Piece……he was sorta speechless at 1st and so was everyone in my media room.

Hawaii still has to vote

I’m texting for Adam

There is still more than two hours for the west coast.

Yep, that is true, but we donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know that for Adam because he was never low enough that we could tell. For all we know, Adam could have more texters. Here is hoping..

Adam was perceived safe at Dial Idol one week but ended up in the bottom 2. It may mean he is not as strong in the text voting as Kris

I’ve been getting through a LOT for Kris. I only had trouble the first 20 minutes or so.

off to watch last year’s Finale (archie) again.. This year’s finale sux ..what songs did they sing again?

i keep getting call error

MJ-
Please please- if you can- put on the video/clip of each contestant that you wrote they showed in the beginning… I’d love to see that- and the show airs here (Israel) only on Friday…

If Kris has the tween vote, they should be dropping off by now, even in the west coast. It’s a school night.

So weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re going to have a close vote, and also the drama of Cook singing Permanent as a tribute to his brother, even though heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s been unable to sing it for over a month. Wow, I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t wait.

Oh gosh. Don’t remind me! I already told some of my friends that if I see one single tear in DC’s eyes tomorrow, I am going to bawl!

There was a lot of speculation about that bottom 2 for Adam. Zabasearch claims it wasn’t really true according to their statistics. I’m getting through every time for Adam with no busy’s. That makes me wonder if they opened more phone lines after the E. Coast voting closed?

Well people, I’m done, (midwesterner here). The west and the islands are now in control of who becomes this year’s American Idol because at present it looks like a draw. Catch you tomorrow.

This is weird. I’m alternating voting for Kris and Adam thereby effectively negating my own vote every single time. I guess I’m using it to justify my personal need to know whose lines are busier?

Love the fact that they seem to be very Zen about things. The friendship between the two of them despite their differences as persons is great. Kara should be fired from Idol for writing a song that takes the cake for being the worst song ever. Seriously, Inside Your Heaven was all sorts of wrong for Bo Bice but I’d take it any day and twice on Sunday over this steaming turd Kara cooked up (presumably for Gokey).

I forgot about the Tweens! Maybe they’ll do what we used to do when we were kids and take their cellphones to bed and hide under the sheets with a flashlight to keep voting!

Dial Idol has been wrong all season, so hopefully we will get a big nice surprise tommorrow. I never could get through on Adams lines, got only 15 votes the first 2 hours and 110 the second 2 hours. It was busy to the end! (crossing fingers) :mrgreen_wp:

By the way, here’s a link to that Jimmy Kimmel video of David Cook edited into the screaming David Archuleta girls….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D0QQGNIJLg

abbysee
May 20th, 2009 at 1:29 am
Kara, donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be surprised if you find a dead fish, or possibly a horses head in your bed. The song was that bad. I mean made me wish for Flying Without Wings, or Do I Make You Proud. Seriously.

Gah! Flying Without Wings is an awesome, awesome song. At least when NOT being sung by Ruben. His version was atrocious, but the original is beautiful.

Adam was perceived safe at Dial Idol one week but ended up in the bottom 2. It may mean he is not as strong in the text voting as Kris

Also, wasn’t Kris in last place last week, with Gokey 2nd, according to DialIdol? In the end, Gokey lost, and 1million difference in votes between 1st and 2nd.

Kris took à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Going Onà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , the great Marvin Gaye song, and didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t put any à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“soulà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  in his performance. Also, IMHO, he missed a real opportunity to do a cool updated arrangement of this song.

I love Kris when he do that to a song, but I think you have to give him a pass here, because this is the week of the finale. He had to prepare for three performances with decide if he will be the American Idol and also have to be ready for tomorrow with I don’t know how much performances.
That why I hate it if they don’t credit the accomplishment of the contestants, because sometimes it is amazing, what they do in the short period of time they have.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m on W. Coast and have been dialing non-stop for Adam since the show closed. The first 30 minutes I had problems getting through but since the East Coast closed, I get through every time on line 1. This makes me very nervous – are the Adam supporters voting by phone, or texting?

I’m voting for Adam. I would not be nervous about this. The East Coast and Central timezones are big. They should open up a lot of lines when they stop voting

I had some issues with texting – no confirmation notice – so I switched to dialing. I had busy signals before the East/Central time zones shut down, but not any more.

Galaxygrrl thanks! I’m continuing to vote for another 2 hours to make sure I did my part for Adam.

Aww, thx coco :)
Twilight is huge right now and Adam would make a fabulous Edward, donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t ya think? On Broadway, with music? That would be cool.

He would actually… if he lets go of the black hair dye for awhile. ;)

Round 2.
LOVED Adam. YAY, I finally got to see something similar to the Upright Cabaret performances I adore.
“What’s Goin’ On” has been a Cyndi Lauper song for me ever since the 80′s (and by that I mean I can’t really hear anyone else singing it), so I wasn’t totally crazy about it.

Oh and P.S. Katie Holmes is in the audience with Suri. Just fyi. lol

Kris 61.61
Adam 60.51

Getting bored with seeing the same margin over and over. Close the gap, Adam! Go! Go! Go!