Wow Anoop was really obnoxious. Hated him tonight. Bad vocal, bad movements, bad attitude, bad everything.

Honestly, I watched his performance and results from the judges three times and all I got was one sweet dude totally frustrated in trying to please the judges!

I am excited, yet worried right about now.

We watched Adam’s performance and he said, “Grams, that guy rocks!” For what it is worth, Grammie thinks so too. Daughter comes in and says, “I like this look better than a couple weeks ago. Reminds me of Elvis. The guy has something going for him.”

The point it that THREE generations approved of this particular song from this particular contestant – Adam Lampert.

I know it may not be, but I don’t want Anoop to be in the Bottom Three. Megan please go home!

Lots of love around here for Kris and Allison. They donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t stand a chance. Neither has a solid, consistent fanbase, and neither is good enough. Kris is LOL weak with no power to hit the big notes. Jason Castro all over again, and even Jason had a MUCH better vocal tone.

Jason had a better vocal tone? Eh, I disagree. I’d rather listen to Kris. Also, I think Kris can sing circles around Jason. They’re both vocally limited, but I feel a lot more power behind Kris’s singing.

Could you possibly imagine Kris Allen winning? What it would do to this show? Can you see his picture up on the backdrop of idol with all the other winners? – No. American Idol will be completely finished if he wins. He wonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t sell. He wont have hits. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a good 4th placer who can put out an indie album- thats not what AI winners do.

Ok, you may be right. I can’t picture him winning at this point, and I really don’t know whether he has a career ahead of him. I just know that his ability to interpret songs in his style reminds me a little bit of David Cook, and he’s holding his own within the confines of this competition without so much as breaking a sweat. And with the exception of “Man in the Mirror” (which I thought was a hot mess), I’ve enjoyed all of his performances. However, he’s nowhere near David Cook’s level (and vocally, he’ll never be), and doing well on AI does not ensure a career afterward.

Adam is the only one when you put him up against past winners, not only does it make sense, but he overpowers the majority of winners imo (ruben, taylor, jordin for sure).

Yeah, I have to agree with that.

01 Kris Allen – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ainà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t No Sunshine When Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Goneà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (Bill Withers) 26.5/30 (vocals – 9, stage presence – 8.5, song choice – 9) – I think he’s the REAL dark horse in this competition. An exceptional performance. He’s getting better every week.

02 Allison Iraheta – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t Speakà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (No Doubt) 25.5/30 (vocals – 8.5, stage presence – 8.5, song choice – 8.5) – I must have been listening to something different from the judges because this was a great performance. Who cares what she’s wearing? She’s 16 years old and they all sound like doddering parents who have no clue.

03 Adam Lambert – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Play That Funky Music White Boyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (Wild Cherry) 24.5/30 (vocals – 9, stage presence – 8.5, song choice – 7) – More great vocals from Adam and he moves so effortlessly around the stage but I question his choice of song.

04 Danny Gokey – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“What Hurts The Mostà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (Rascal Flatts) 22/30 (vocals – 8, stage presence – 7, song choice – 7) – A decent vocal compared to most of the field but not his best performance, imo.

05 Scott MacIntyre -à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ Just The Way You Areà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (Billy Joel) 21/30 (vocals – 7, stage presence – 7, song choice – 7) – Better than last week but that’s not saying much. There’s not a lot of variation in Scott’s repertoire and the judges have consistently ignored that flaw.

06 Anoop Desai – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Caught Upà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (Usher) 19.5/30 (vocals – 7.5, stage presence – 6, song choice – 6) – Sorry Anoop, but you’re too clean-cut and nice a guy to do a song that needs a more aggressive, edgy attitude. Unfortunately, it does come across a bit “wannabe”. Solid vocals though.

07 Lil Rounds – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Surrenderà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (Celine Dion) 19/30 (vocals – 6.5, stage presence – 7.5, song choice – 5) – Am I the only one who thought Lil was really straining to hit the high notes? Perhaps she doesn’t know her own strengths and weaknesses as well as everyone thought.

08 Matt Giraud – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“You Found Meà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (The Fray) 17/30 (vocals – 6, stage presence – 7, song choice – 4) – Another mess like the Coldplay debacle. He’s 0 for 2 in his attempts at pop-rock.

09 Megan Joy Corkrey – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Turn Your Lights Down Lowà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (Lauren Hill/Bob Marley) 13.5/30 (vocals – 4, stage presence – 6.5, song choice – 3) – I didn’t think she could do worse than last week. I was wrong. You know she’s in trouble when her stage presence (i.e. her looks, in Megan’s case) accounts for nearly half her total score.

justshootme
Apr 1st, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Just canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t jump on the Kris bandwagon. And ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s funny, cuz heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s probably the most similar to the kind of stuff I usually listen to. I think thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the problem. I already have an Ipod brimming with under-appreciated singer/songwriters that I like much better. Kris pales in comparison for me. Castro was my fave last season, and I still think his sound/style is more distinct than Kris Allenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s.

This. The people in my playlist pwn Kris Allen in terms of being singer/songwriters. I’m sure 99% of the people here have never heard of any of them. Castro wasn’t my favorite last season for the very same reason. He can’t write a song worth shit. From what I’ve heard, Kris Allen can’t either. That’s so very key in this genre. It’s like 100 times more important than their voice or their looks.

Changing appearance was also the principal carateristic of some of the biggest stars of the 20th and 21st century: Madonna, Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Katy Perry, Lady Gagaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

These kids are on a stage, they are supposed to perform a song, if you prefer Kris style of sitting on a chair staying put for the whole 1m30, good for you, but the biggest and brightest stars have always added a visual component to their singing.

Take these contestants from S7. David Cook. Jason Castro. Brooke White. Even Kristy Lee Cook. Did you have any doubt who any of them were musically?

Now take Adam. Who is he musically? A solo pop artist version of the Rocky Horror Picture Show?

But, more than the crazy theatrics what stands out more that anything is his lack of musical identity. Like I said, he’s an actor. Last week he was Elvis. This week he was John Travolta singing, oddly, like Meatloaf. Will anybody be surprised if next week, he comes out Cherry Poppin Daddies style with a swing performance in a hat and suit?

On top of that, the overpraise is starting to reach the early-season Danny-level….

Well, just to give my two centsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..I LOVE Taylor Hicksà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.he by far is my favorite idol but I do think Adam sang a better PTFM!!!! Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s voice is incredibleà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦and spot onà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦even when he is shouting à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.:blink_tb:.
Theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Taylor and Adam are the reason I love to watch Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.they are soooo fun, seem like real good guys and not disingenuous. I think having age on their side helps keep this all in perspective for them.
Pixà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..
Hi Dingoà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.so good to see you here!

I disagree.

Taylor’s version was fun. As that song is supposed to be.

Adam’s was just like some 80′s hair band nightmare with the lead singer screaming at me.

I think the guy has talent. But not as a recording artist. Go the broadway route. He’s got pipes and a lot of stage presence. He would do well there.

Could you possibly imagine Kris Allen winning?

uh..no.

Hee. I still liked Adam last night. Twice he’s gotten his song changed at the last minute and I’m hearin TPTB are really liking the controversial OTT performances. Pushing them. Adam’s their tool, but as long as Adam is getting famous for it, they both benefit. He’s not the first contestant to get used. But, definitely was not his best. Although I am a huge fan of the part of his singing that you guys call screaming. It takes a lot of talent.

So, last night I thought Kris, then Adam, then Scott was my favorite. Allison has always been my second fav, but this is the second week where I didn’t like her very much. She’s getting old, only shouts and is very rough around the edges, but I’d still love a Kris, Allison and Adam finale. I didn’t vote for her surprisingly this week – Kris, Scott and Adam got my votes.

This is season 5 all over again. Danny is so much like Taylor. I saw Taylor in concert and he was great. I’m liking Danny more and more. Kris like Kat (so beautiful)!! Adam will be a Daughtry (and I really don’t think Adam wants to stay past 4th – I’d be embarrassed for him if he did) Lil will be 3rd.

Adam FTW.

Didn’t like Adam last night and he is usually in my top 3. Hate the song.

Current – Matt. He just is. I will stand on solid ground saying his music will sell.
How can they want him to stay in R&B when So Small was his best performance? Judges were off imo last night on several contestants.

Scott was not as good as they thought he was.

Allison does need help with her image. Love her voice!