American Idols Chicago Reunion! (VIDEO)

Our girl Allison once again delivered amazing performances.. love her.. can’t wait for the album..

It was such a fun show! They were all having a blast on stage, and whenever they weren’t on stage, they were in this little roped off area at the side. It was so fun to watch them rocking out to each other’s performances.  Didi was very into it all. Lots of dancing and swaying her arms in the air! So much fun! Thank you to the wonderful souls who videotaped and took pictures.

Possible lyrics for “Nothing at all”

mama it’s so sad you think it’s nothing at all

don’t it make you mad you did nothing so

not you’re first or last, not you’re forever more

now you’re breaking glass, he’s just gotta go

Oh I know how it feels like starting again

stayed there for too long, I’ve been where you’ve been

now i want what I want oh, nothing at all, at all

yeah, I’ll take what I take, till I have it all, it all

he got what he wanted when i was in love

and took it as something that wasn’t enough, oh woah oh

so there’s nothing to give cause I gave it away

I’ll take everything of nothing at all

another walk in the park, another 4am

oh this little spark is unpredictable

enough time in the dark with everything unsaid

he’ll never take your heart but it’s so breakable

oh I know how it feels like starting again, oh again

stayed here for too long, I’ve been were you’ve been

now I want what I want, oh, nothing at all, at all

yeah I’ll take what I take till I have it all, it all

he got what he wanted while I was in love

he took it for something that wasn’t enough, oh oh

now I’ve got nothing to give cause I gave it away

I’ll take everything yeah nothing at all

nothing at all

nothing at all (super awesome vocal runs here on the all)

yeah, gave it all

there’s nothing left, wasn’t enough

that’s what you get

yeah, gave it all

that’s what you get for falling in love

with someone who just took what he wanted

and left you with nothing at all

now I got what I want, oh, nothing at all, at all

yeah, I’ll take what I take till I have it all, it all yeah

oh, he only got what he wanted,and took what everything

I do it all, everything all (more awesome vocal runs here)

now I get what I get and I’ll give nothing at all

Possible lyrics for “Nothing at all”

mama it’s so sad you think it’s nothing at all

don’t it make you mad you did nothing so

not you’re first or last, not you’re forever more

now you’re breaking glass, he’s just gotta go

Oh I know how it feels like starting again

stayed there for too long, I’ve been where you’ve been

now i want what I want oh, nothing at all, at all

yeah, I’ll take what I take, till I have it all, it all

he got what he wanted when i was in love

and took it as something that wasn’t enough, oh woah oh

so there’s nothing to give cause I gave it away

I’ll take everything of nothing at all

another walk in the park, another 4am

oh this little spark is unpredictable

enough time in the dark with everything unsaid

he’ll never take your heart but it’s so breakable

oh I know how it feels like starting again, oh again

stayed here for too long, I’ve been were you’ve been

now I want what I want, oh, nothing at all, at all

yeah I’ll take what I take till I have it all, it all

he got what he wanted while I was in love

he took it for something that wasn’t enough, oh oh

now I’ve got nothing to give cause I gave it away

I’ll take everything yeah nothing at all

nothing at all

nothing at all (super awesome vocal runs here on the all)

yeah, gave it all

there’s nothing left, wasn’t enough

that’s what you get

yeah, gave it all

that’s what you get for falling in love

with someone who just took what he wanted

and left you with nothing at all

now I got what I want, oh, nothing at all, at all

yeah, I’ll take what I take till I have it all, it all yeah

oh, he only got what he wanted,and took what everything

I do it all, everything all (more awesome vocal runs here)

now I get what I get and I’ll give nothing at all

Possible lyrics for “Nothing at all”

mama it’s so sad you think it’s nothing at all

don’t it make you mad you did nothing so

not you’re first or last, not you’re forever more

now you’re breaking glass, he’s just gotta go

Oh I know how it feels like starting again

stayed there for too long, I’ve been where you’ve been

now i want what I want oh, nothing at all, at all

yeah, I’ll take what I take, till I have it all, it all

he got what he wanted when i was in love

and took it as something that wasn’t enough, oh woah oh

so there’s nothing to give cause I gave it away

I’ll take everything of nothing at all

another walk in the park, another 4am

oh this little spark is unpredictable

enough time in the dark with everything unsaid

he’ll never take your heart but it’s so breakable

oh I know how it feels like starting again, oh again

stayed here for too long, I’ve been were you’ve been

now I want what I want, oh, nothing at all, at all

yeah I’ll take what I take till I have it all, it all

he got what he wanted while I was in love

he took it for something that wasn’t enough, oh oh

now I’ve got nothing to give cause I gave it away

I’ll take everything yeah nothing at all

nothing at all

nothing at all (super awesome vocal runs here on the all)

yeah, gave it all

there’s nothing left, wasn’t enough

that’s what you get

yeah, gave it all

that’s what you get for falling in love

with someone who just took what he wanted

and left you with nothing at all

now I got what I want, oh, nothing at all, at all

yeah, I’ll take what I take till I have it all, it all yeah

oh, he only got what he wanted,and took what everything

I do it all, everything all (more awesome vocal runs here)

now I get what I get and I’ll give nothing at all

Possible lyrics for “Nothing at all”

mama it’s so sad you think it’s nothing at all

don’t it make you mad you did nothing so

not you’re first or last, not you’re forever more

now you’re breaking glass, he’s just gotta go

Oh I know how it feels like starting again

stayed there for too long, I’ve been where you’ve been

now i want what I want oh, nothing at all, at all

yeah, I’ll take what I take, till I have it all, it all

he got what he wanted when i was in love

and took it as something that wasn’t enough, oh woah oh

so there’s nothing to give cause I gave it away

I’ll take everything of nothing at all

another walk in the park, another 4am

oh this little spark is unpredictable

enough time in the dark with everything unsaid

he’ll never take your heart but it’s so breakable

oh I know how it feels like starting again, oh again

stayed here for too long, I’ve been were you’ve been

now I want what I want, oh, nothing at all, at all

yeah I’ll take what I take till I have it all, it all

he got what he wanted while I was in love

he took it for something that wasn’t enough, oh oh

now I’ve got nothing to give cause I gave it away

I’ll take everything yeah nothing at all

nothing at all

nothing at all (super awesome vocal runs here on the all)

yeah, gave it all

there’s nothing left, wasn’t enough

that’s what you get

yeah, gave it all

that’s what you get for falling in love

with someone who just took what he wanted

and left you with nothing at all

now I got what I want, oh, nothing at all, at all

yeah, I’ll take what I take till I have it all, it all yeah

oh, he only got what he wanted,and took what everything

I do it all, everything all (more awesome vocal runs here)

now I get what I get and I’ll give nothing at all

I love Allison but still can’t understand most of the words she sings.

Isn’t that a Selena Gomez song?

yes. it was pretty good.

I don’t understand why Matt isn’t atleast signed to an indie label yet? Dude is mad talented.

Consider that Idol was tied to Sony at the time, and didn’t even try to go beyond RCA/Jive/Sony-Nashville to get Idol contestants deals. I’m sure the new set-up would have benefited contestants like Matt, and gotten then some sort of deal. After the Idol buzz fades, these contestants become like thousands of others trying to get a deal.

I wish they had all focused more on original music. It’s been years since AI, surely they all have songs they could do that aren’t covers. Some of these guys get few chances to perform live and you’d think they’d want to break away from doing covers.

That doesn’t mean I didn’t enjoy the vids. I really did, it’s just something that puzzles me.

I still love Michael John’s voice!

Michael Johns’ Dream On is my favorite of all versions I’ve heard. I brought Brandon’s cd and his song Broken is my fave. Maybe it could be one of the featured songs although I haven’t seen that thread lately.

Allison’s version of Someone Like You was perfect for her. Started tame and with her getting the audience involved, then it built up during the second and third choruses. Loved it. Saw a bit of Matt’s You & I and I like that too!

Michael Johns’s performance of We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions was one of my favorite performances from Season 7 of Idol. It was great to see him do it again with the Idols.

I heard Tim has somewhat improved since Idol (Admittedly that was probably from some biased fan), so I kinda wanted to hear him more.

lol  Also having trouble figuring out what she’s saying when she’s not singing.

Did anyone notice that alison has lost a ton of weight?  For some reason, she doesn’t sound the same as she did on AI.

My 20 year old daughter and some friends attended the concert, thanks to her really cool mom who told her about it!  They are not idol fan so really didn’t know anything about any of the singers and all enjoyed the concert. In their humble opinion, They thought Allison sounded to much like Adele but not as good, not sure how sounding like Adele could be bad (((shurg))). They thought Didi was annoying and all agreed  Blake (or that beat box guy as she called him) was AMAZING (in capitol letters!) Glad they had fun.

Me too.

No ring on Michael John’s finger — did he divorce?

Johns should have a record contract and be much bigger.  If Chris Richardson can get a contract, Michael should too.

Sorry to write this but after witnessing these videos, only Michael shows promise as “star” material.  Alison sounded terrible, maybe she was singing out of her “genre” and Blake is not a singer anyway but a beat-boxer.

Agree Michael Johns seems to be the best amongst this bunch but his age probably works against him. If he had made Idol at 25 rather than 29/30, he probably would have been signed by a major and promoted. He had the total package: voice, look and personality. But at 30, most labels probably thought he would be more difficult to market to a youth obsessed market and wondered why he did not break out sooner. It’s too bad because Michael is truly talented and likeable.

Do these people ever do paying gigs?  Michael sings the NA occasionally.  Makes me sad to think of the excitement and promise of Idol and where they are now, singing covers for free.

I just remembered why I floved and still flove Michael Johns. The man sounds wonderful and looks wonderful too.

Michael John”s Dream On sounds amazing !!

You guys are really underestimating Allison.. This girl has it all.. She can do pop,rock,blues,Jazz,soul etc you name it. Her voice speaks for itself.. her voice has gotten a lot stronger since idol.. with the right music and the right single this girl can have a big hit in her hands. Don’t count her out just yet. the heta will be sticking around for a long time.. Te Queremos Allison.. “Your like no one else”.

I saw Allison open for Adam three times. She was absolutely fantastic, and got better as the summer went on. Matt Giraud was the surprise stand out at the AI 8 Tour show ( besides Adam!!). I’ve never seen Michael Johns live, but I loved him on Idol and was shocked at his early vote-off. He is so talented. ( and pretty easy on the eyes, to boot).

I wish these guys the best, and hope they can get better gigs.

The concert was free to the public, but I doubt that means that the idol alums played for free.  Everyone who was there seems to get steady employment doing what they love, and Allison has been in the studio since she was released from Jive.  They are paying their dues just like many other new artists do, and with luck, any and all of them could land a contract with a major label.

I want to like Allison.  She’s got a great voice.  And I was hoping with a little time under her belt, she’d get better.  But for me, she’s unwatchable.  Way too manic.  The new song does sound promising, though.  This suits her voice much better than the crap that was on her CD.  Now if she could just learn to enunciate . . . 

Did I say Allison was manic?  Uhh, I think Didi has her beat in that department, lol!  (Sorry, just got done watching more videos.)  Michael Johns and Matt Girard seem very promising.  I wish someone would take Allison under their wing and help her develop as an artist.  She has so much talent, but something just isn’t working. 

I so agree with you happyhexer.  Allison has a nice voice but I just find her mannerisms annoying, she is also hard to understand at times, well most of the time for me.

I liked Allisan on Idol – a lot. But then I saw her a couple times when she was touring during the summer of 2010. I could never understand a thing she was singing, her mannerisms were goofy, but the worst part was she was inside of her head the whole time. She closed her eyes and made no connection with the audience at all. At least she looked at the audience a little here – but not much. She comes off as uncomfortable on stage. And the mannerisms make her look like a young female version of Joe Cocker. I don’t mean to be so harsh. She is still only around 20. But she has had enough performing experience by now to have worked through discomfort up there. I contrast that with Haley, who seems so comfortable up on stage and in her skin and looks like she really enjoys herself up there.
I loved Allisan’s voice on Idol and I hated what they had her sing on her first album. I hope she does well, I really do. But I’m just not feeling her at all.

The second Allison album will be epic (from the songs that are being filtered here and there). Maybe not a commercial success, but with good music. (Not that her first album was bad at all)

About Allison being so manic… maybe this is only in the club settings. If you see her recent video at the Microsoft Partner’s Conference (Viva La Vida), which was more of an arena setting, it isn’t as “unwatchable”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bALr5X95BQ8

About Allison being so manic… maybe this is only in the club settings. If you see her recent video at the Microsoft Partner’s Conference (Viva La Vida), which was more of an arena setting, it isn’t as “unwatchable”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bALr5X95BQ8