Donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t forget Kristin McNamara and Jesse. Both were better than any female finalist except Alison and Alexis.

The put Jesse in the Wild Card round and she just blew it, IMO.

And, and I guess Kristin McNamara is more proof they didn’t want country singers. And she is def Nashville Country. (Unless I am remembering the wrong singer.)

Donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t forget Kristin McNamara and Jesse. Both were better than any female finalist except Alison and Alexis

I’d take Jesse and Kristen over Felicia any day of the week! I never got the crazy love for her. She’s a good singer, but not all that and a bag of chips, IMHO.

But I think the real miss of the season was Felcia Barton. IMO she deserved a wild card slot more than Tatiana or Von Smith.

Don’t forget Kristin McNamara and Jesse. Both were better than any female finalist except Alison and Alexis

On a separate subject, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m wondering now if we have an explanation for Mishovonnaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s exclusion by TPTB. The cast of finalists was already heavy enough when it came to devout Christians.

Just my theory, but I think they didn’t want to end up with a country singer-songwriter. I also think she hurt herself with her song choice in the Group 2, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Drops of Jupiterà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , she might gotten more votes with a country song. And she might have done better if she hadn’t been in the talent-packed Group 2.

Setting that aside, they never even showed her audition. And it seemed to me like the judges were saying “don’t vote for her”. From one of the few reviews I could find of her performance:

She certainly looked and sounded great to me. Simon was “left cold by the performance”. Kara wondered what “genre of music Mishovonna would fit into”.

But I think the real miss of the season was Felcia Barton. IMO she deserved a wild card slot more than Tatiana or Von Smith.

And many of us à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“wonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t admit RoF wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t goodà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  because we genuinely enjoyed it and thought it was great!

I’m not an Adam fan in the slightest and I thought ROF was probably his second best non-ballad performance after “Whole Lotta Love”. The ballads, Mad World and Tracks Of My Tears were in a different category altogether, obviously.

Ironically, though, it’s some of the “rockish” performances in which he was praised to high heaven that I thought were abominations:”Black or White”; “Cryin”; “A Change Is Gonna Come” (the last one only because it was a iconic civil rights anthem and it should NOT have been “Adamized”. Youtube Syesha’s performance from last year to see a very good example of how to interpret the song.

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On a separate subject, I’m wondering now if we have an explanation for Mishovonna’s exclusion by TPTB. The cast of finalists was already heavy enough when it came to devout Christians.

This year I liked 4-1/2 contestants — Adam, Kris, Alison, Anoop and sometimes Matt. It was part of what made this season really interesting to me. The only similar season for me was AI5 where I was a fan of Paris, Elliott, Daughtry and Taylor Hicks. My least fun season was AI6 where I only really liked Melinda, and with all due respect to Jordin and Blake fans, I still have some trouble with Melinda not making it to the Final.

So even though most people on this site know that I am completely OTT for Adam, I also like Kris, Alison and a long list of other Idols.

Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s rendition of the SSB was stunningly simple, beautifully sung, heartfelt and the opposite of overdone, imo.

Yeah, that.

And many of us “won’t admit RoF wasn’t good” because we genuinely enjoyed it and thought it was great! You know, the same as how the Kris fans love Kris for his performances and music, even though others don’t get the appeal at all? Yeah, just like that.

Unless Kris forgets all the words, grabs his crotch or faints no one will actually remember it by tomorrow. The people watching TV are there for the game. Only overinvested Idols fans will analyze it to death while posting links of Idol NAs through the years.

LOL Exactly. It makes me laugh when someone says that the NA singing will change the way they see the artist. As long as you remember the lyrics, everything’s fine with the audience.
I remember last year the fandom jumping on David because the beginning was shaky and he got only positive reviews from those there and the press.
So yeah… overinvested idol fans may want to make a big deal out of this stuff, but it isn’t.
Kris will be more than fine.

Unless Kris forgets all the words, grabs his crotch or faints no one will actually remember it by tomorrow. The people watching TV are there for the game. Only overinvested Idols fans will analyze it to death while posting links of Idol NAs through the years. Plus he’ll be fine I’m sure. Somewhere on the scale between Whitney and Rosanne Barr. Those are the only two 90% of people remember anyway.

I will go on record as saying I much preferred Archie’s and Adam’s because of both their awareness that the song should be simple and heartfelt and not bombastic. Their vocal training comes in handy. I also understand the appropriateness of their setting. I will also go on the record and say that I think Kris will do a fine job.