Idol Headlines for 07/02/09

What is Allen looking forward to seeing? Allison Iraheta’s set. “Anytime she sings, I watch. She pulls me in.”

Very sweet of Kris.

Kris also commented that he’ll be watching the rest of the show from the wings – which I loved! I can so see him standing by to cheer everyone on!

I kinda want to go just to see Kradison, but I can’t imagine sitting through everyone else. Well, maybe Matt. And Anoop. I’m even a little curious about Megan. And Lil might not be too bad. So maybe I do want to go after all. LOL.

I would love to be a fly on the wall backstage during this tour. This group seemed so wide eyed and naive, talking like they really believed they were all going to get record deals and be famous. When reality sets in that only 3 of them (possibly 4) have deals, I wonder how that will change things? Especially since those 3 are pretty tight among themselves. Hmmm….

What is Allen looking forward to seeing? Allison Iraheta’s set. ‘Anytime she sings, I watch. She pulls me in.’ 

Very sweet of Kris.

awwww, Kris is always so cool and nice! love his personality, though not that crazy about his music!
long live Kradison!

New on iTunes and CDBaby (among other sites?): Jesse Langseth has just released an EP called Transitions.

ETA: It is also on Amazon.com, search for Jesse Langseth.

A four-song medley will spotlight Michael Sarver, Lil Rounds, Megan Joy, Matt Giraud, Scott MacIntyre and Anoop Desai.

Sounds like a long break from the concert for me. I like Matt and Anoop but can really pass on the rest. YMMV.

I am really looking forward to Kradison!

Adam’s Want is gong for add right now for radio. Not sure if it will get major airplay

Except for Matt, that four song medley by the bottom 5 could not be less appealing…I’d like a four song medley by the top 4, and yes, I’m very greedy that way. I don’t understand why Matt couldn’t be with the top 4 (so, a top 5). Did this happen in past years?

As much as I hate to say it, I do think Adam’s Want is catchy. I wish it had been finished…it did get 6,000 downloads, not bad for a song without a show or airplay (but obviously Adam fans knew it and grabbed it ).

“…And so it was on press day, with Lambert probably the one Idol reporters wanted to talk to the most, which made you almost feel a little sorry for his interview partner, Megan Joy, the young mom from Utah with the tattooed arm and a retro-styled voice.”

He’s the only press person that mentioned that — of course he did have a really long article.

I’m not looking forward to the four-song medley either. I wonder if that is why the bottom three only have two solos ea.

New on iTunes and CDBaby (among other sites?): Jesse Langseth has just released an EP called Transitions.

I liked her style – I wished she had lasted a bit longer.

Three hour show? I’ll guess that they are planning for the people will choose their least favorite and get their sodas and chili dogs during their set?

I wonder if the middle three have three solos, including the medley…

I wonder who is incorporating some dance moves in their set? Just looking at them in the group numbers most of them were kinda bad at dancing (Sarver, Scott, Megan, Anoop, Danny, Kris).

Seems Danny is getting a record deal.

“Danny was in Nashville Tuesday, meeting with two record companies — one of them Sony Nashville, home to Carrie Underwood and Kellie Pickler.”

http://blogs.usatoday.com/idolchatter/2009/07/prepping-for-portland.html?csp=34

Im inclinded to agree with Q3. If my daughter didnt love Scott so much Id show up to the concert during intermission just to see Kradison.

Loved this little film of Kris rehearsing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-yHTnIsN78&feature=channel

He was wearing one of his plaid shirts! So lovably dorky, and such a sweetheart. Also fun to see him working with other musicians — he’s definitely both knowledgeable & chill.

Last year the AI tour looked so skimpy in terms of production values, and I was pretty underwhelmed by the basic video, mundane lighting, etc. I really hope they take it up a few notches this year — it’s not a cheap ticket!

What other record label could Danny have met with? One was probably Sony Nashville. So Danny is going the country route? Interesting…

Except for Matt, that four song medley by the bottom 5 could not be less appealing’ ¦I’d like a four song medley by the top 4, and yes, I’m very greedy that way. I don’t understand why Matt couldn’t be with the top 4 (so, a top 5). Did this happen in past years?

This will probably end the first half. As far as I remember, the show usually has 5-10 in the first half, and the top 4 in the second half, so this sounds pretty typical. The top have more songs, so it works out well.

The elim order makes me think back to some earlier comments about how if they did it in pure elim order, a lot of people won’t show up till the second half, and now I have to wonder about that.

Then again, I’ve always had one of the top guys as my fav, and I always go to the whole thing, and enjoy everyone, even the one’s I wasn’t fond of during the show. I figure I’m paying the money for it all, and it is still fun to hear them live.

I’m also wondering about Anoop’s earlier dancing comments, since most of the shows I’ve seen didn’t really incorporate much dancing, and there’s not room for much on the rather crowded, small stage they have for it. And yeah, most of the “dancing” these guys did on idol was pretty bad (except Adam – I remember him being a pretty decent dancer, maybe Matt too, iirc).

From USA:

What is Allen looking forward to seeing? Allison Iraheta’s set. “Anytime she sings, I watch. She pulls me in.”

Two of the songs in Allison’s set, Barracuda and Cry Baby, are awesome, dynamic and complex. The Heart song? Guaranteed to be demanding, as well, whatever it is. They best be done right, or not done at all. Slow Ride, a treat, we know. Alli’s stunning vocals coupled with her riveting performances should launch the rest of the show into orbit. But, I’m saying nothing that you don’t already know. Just anticipating!

I understand why Kris watches when she sings. In the hallowed words of Chauncey Gardner: I like to watch.

I’m also wondering about Anoop’s earlier dancing comments, since most of the shows I’ve seen didn’t really incorporate much dancing, and there’s not room for much on the rather crowded, small stage they have for it. And yeah, most of the ‘dancing’  these guys did on idol was pretty bad (except Adam – I remember him being a pretty decent dancer, maybe Matt too, iirc).

From looking at Adam’s youtube vids, he has some crazy hip movements going on. Yeah for a tall guy, he looks pretty agile. There is a pic of Adam in an egg chair, and he somehow molded himself into it; everyone commented how flexible he must be.

Taylor Hicks may have been ‘American Idol, Year Five,’  but he is surely not arrogant or self-important.

Bwahahahahahha!The writer of the article has no idea.

Paula Abdul Will Drop In On Drop Dead Diva

My first thought was WTF!!!! Why would Paula “drop in” on Michael Jackson!

Ok ok, awake now, lol.

Brian Mansfield, the USA Today writer who does the American Idol stuff for that paper, says he’s flying up to Portland and will be doing a live blog of the concert — cool! (he also reports Kris, Adam and Allison all flying to Portland today)

From looking at Adam’s youtube vids, he has some crazy hip movements going on. Yeah for a tall guy, he looks pretty agile. There is a pic of Adam in an egg chair, and he somehow molded himself into it; everyone commented how flexible he must be.

I’m also thinking back to the Paula-choreographed dance number, where I recall him as being one of the better dancers, while everyone else was, eh, not so much.

There are youtube videos of the Idols talking about the tour. I don’t remember seeing these before, believe it or not:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w5N3aqlCic&feature=channel

Aaron Spears tweeted about the set:

aaronspears Here’s what the stage looks like…They are still putting things together… http://twitpic.com/91ult

Getting excited, and I still won’t see it till August! I am thinking of going to the NH show if possible, b/c it is the last night, so it should be wild…

Lisa Jul 2nd, 2009 at 11:57 am

Paula Abdul Will Drop In On Drop Dead Diva

My first thought was WTF!!!! Why would Paula ‘drop in’  on Michael Jackson!

Ok ok, awake now, lol

OMFG!!!11!!! That is the funniest thing I’ve heard all week.

We got a leak of the Top 50 downloads/plus a few extras and I thought it was interesting that this week that Michael Jackson and Co managed to certify the following digital versions of his songs:

Billie Jean – Platinum (Total: 1,084,127, TW: 158,493)
Way You Make Me Feel – Gold (Total: 538,464, TW: 136,330)
P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing): Gold (Total: 563,142, TW: 105,801)
I Want You Back (Jackson 5): Gold (Total: 562,363, TW: 64,186)
ABC (Jackson 5): Gold (Total: 556,574, TW: 60,020)

Now, it is possible that these had been previously certified under the old (pre-mid-2006) digital certifications (100K for Gold and 200K for platinum).

I meant “Pink” song.

I’m also thinking back to the Paula-choreographed dance number, where I recall him as being one of the better dancers, while everyone else was, eh, not so much.

I liked the disco number. I was actually surprised at how well the guys did. Guys usualy don’t dance that well. Kris did look a little bit funny, though…but it was cute. Seems like I remember Anoop messing up on something during it, but overall I thought he did a decent job, given his exrememely long, lean self.

Now, it is possible that these had been previously certified under the old (pre-mid-2006) digital certifications (100K for Gold and 200K for platinum).

I wonder if, given the market decline, we’ll need to go back to those for 2010? :down_tb:

Aside from the Disco Week one, the group numbers during the show were pretty badly staged, not to mention the lip-synching. It’s hard to get a feel on who can and can’t really dance. They hired a choreographer for the tour who has worked with Beyonce (among others), so I would think the staging will be a lot better. Not to mention, they can’t lip synch!

They all seem to like to dance — if it’s a little goofy, that’s ok. As long as it isn’t a train wreck.

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b132102_american_idol_record_deals_whats_up.html

A new article but taken place before Danny went to the meetings obviously. Is it me that I think Danny should have kept the meetings quiet. What happened to being quiet about things until something happens because things can always change. Also, Sarver talking about writing 900 songs and wanting to get to 1000 is kinda silly. Maybe he should just hone in on some songs since it’s about quality rather than quantity.

Anyways, I think I’m more anxious than some of the idols because I want Matt and Anoop to become more pro-active in getting a deal. haha

I posted some of this at the end of yesterday’s headline thread – sorry for the repost, but more stuff has been added to it, and more will come later.

This site has a different approach to interviewing pairs of idols – they asked them to answer questions about each other. It’s pretty fun.

Here’s Matt/Anoop from yesterday:

http://www.fancast.com/blogs/american-idol/american-idols-matt-giraud-which-idol-did-he-originally-think-was-nerdy/

Lil and Scott were added today:

http://www.fancast.com/blogs/tv-news/scott-macintyre-lil-rounds-talk-magical-superpowers-and-singing/

And, the rest of them will be added as the week goes on —

Danny/Michael
Adam/Megan
Kris/Allison

It’s the same interview pairing we’ve seen for the other interviews on their big press day.

I’m also thinking back to the Paula-choreographed dance number, where I recall him as being one of the better dancers, while everyone else was, eh, not so much.

Maybe I’m biased, but I found in that number Adam acted kinda like a lead dancer, not that he had more front time, but many times he led the group from one side of the stage to the other side and signaled the change of move sets.

Also in the finale Santana song and “If You Want My Body” Adam surely showed us that he can swing. :happy_tb:

Is it me that I think Danny should have kept the meetings quiet. What happened to being quiet about things until something happens because things can always change.

He’d better get a record deal after all his talk about it interviews and twitter. I guess he wants to make sure EVERYONE knows about it. What I don’t understand is why all of a sudden he is going country.

“What I don’t understand is why all of a sudden he is going country.”

This may be the only deal he can get. I mean, who else would want him?

I’m also thinking back to the Paula-choreographed dance number, where I recall him as being one of the better dancers, while everyone else was, eh, not so much.

Maybe I’m biased, but I found in that number Adam acted kinda like a lead dancer, not that he had more front time, but many times he led the group from one side of the stage to the other and signaled the change of move sets.

Also in the finale Santana song and ‘If You Want My Body’  Adam surely showed us that he can swing.

Several people mentioned that Adam was a quick study. He can learn lines, dance moves, take direction, very effortlessly. I guess it also helps to be a natural dancer too. I’ve watched the disco number many times, and Adam looks like a pro (not that the number was that difficult).

Is it me, or do some of these kids talk like they just expect a deal to fall into their laps? It doesn’t happen that way (well, not if you don’t finish in the Top 2, anyway). I saw an article that talked about how Idol contestants really only have about 11 months from the time the show ends to capitalize on the exposure they received. After that, the next crop of AI contestants comes along, and those from previous years can get pushed aside. Look at the contestants from the previous seasons — only a handful of them have ANY kind of current record deal, let alone one with a major label.

I realize Kris, Adam and Allison are already signed, so have backing, but they are all showing serious dedication by working so hard on their albums. Those 3 obviously have the drive and determination to try and make it in the business. I’m not sure if some of these others have that same makeup, or whether they are just happy coasting on their 15 minutes of fame and leaving their future up to “fate”.

Since it seems that Danny was idiotic enough to release the information that he was in Nashville for “possible” recording deals he is going to have to live with the “results” whether positive or negative. I googled recording companies in Nashville and the result was interesting. Basically, companies doing “country” or companies doing “christian”. Don’t think I could identify one that recorded “r&b soul with a little latin flavor” but then I may be wrong.

I will say that Danny has a very nice natural singing voice. But, I don’t think I would pay money to buy an album of his when there are other artists with the same type of voice who are well-trained and artistically much better in my opinion.

Well, we’ll see how this little saga all turns out. If he signs with a Christian or Country label I think he is selling out based on what he told us earlier about what he wanted to record. Also, I don’t think the “country” market will embrace him, IMHO but then, what do I know. The country fans embraced Carrie, have welcomed Kellie, and Bucky seems to be selling enough to record another album.

What I don’t understand is why all of a sudden he is going country.

Because he’s always dreamed of being the engineer for a massive train wreck?

On the other hand, he keeps saying that before the show he wasn’t at all familiar with *any* popular music genres, so I suppose he has to start learning somewhere. Why not country?

Funny interview with the group, taken at the same time as those we already known, it’s when they rehearsal DSB. Nothing is really new. But you’ll find out who inspired Alli and Kris to get up everyday and be a better person, and how Adam and Megan stretch out and ‘drop it’.

http://www.younghollywood.com/videos/filmtv/behind-the-scenes/american-idol-finalists-unplugged.html

ETA: Can anyone please tell me what they meant by ‘drop it’ in this circumstance?

‘What I don’t understand is why all of a sudden he is going country.’ 

This may be the only deal he can get. I mean, who else would want him?

I forgot to mention that he said in an interview he never heard of “The Grand Ol Opry”. I’m sure the country music industry will really embrace him. (Picture me with one of Adam’s snarky facial expressions.)

He’d better get a record deal after all his talk about it interviews and twitter. I guess he wants to make sure EVERYONE knows about it. What I don’t understand is why all of a sudden he is going country.

Well, he sang more country songs than anyone else on the show, I’m pretty sure.

He sang “I hope you dance”, “What Hurts the Most”, “Jesus Take the Wheel”, and will be singing “My WIsh” on tour. He also sang “Endless Love”, which has been covered by the country artist Kenny Rogers.

I do think that he really likes that style of inspirational ballady country, and I think he does well with it.

This may be the only deal he can get. I mean, who else would want him?

This is such a negative way of looking at it. Yes, in a sense, it may be the only deal he can get. Well, actually, I’m sure that he could get a gospel deal.

But with that said, the people at the record company obviously have seen what he did on the show. They listened to the country that he sang and thought that he could succeed in this area. It’s not like they have to negotiate a deal with him, which has to be done with a winner or runner up. They are choosing to meet with him about this.

Danny had a less defined style than some of he others because it wasn’t like he was singing in a band or on any kind of stage experience except church before he went on idol. In a sense Idol gave him an opportunity to experiment with different genres of popular music and for record execs see him doing different types of popular music. IF he gets the deal, it will be because he deserves, just like the other three who have deals.

If given the right songs and promotion, I believe Danny will do well.
Imo the boy can just flat out sing, and he sings with alot of emotion and passion which is well suited to the types of country that he sang on the show and on tour.

We shall see what happens, but for me he was the second best on the show, and he did this with a heck of a lot less experience than Adam (my number one). I think he deserves a shot.

Maybe I’m biased, but I found in that number Adam acted kinda like a lead dancer, not that he had more front time, but many times he led the group from one side of the stage to the other side and signaled the change of move sets.

Could be. I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that he was the only one (especially amongst the Top 7) who had ever had to learn coreography in a professional environment before.

Most of the other contestants are just interested in a singing career and watching them try to dance is just part of the cheesy fun of this show.

Of course, now that I’m thinking about it, I’m having visions of a disco dance routine featuring Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Janis Joplin with Celine Dionne leading the moves. Hee! (Disclaimer, just random singers that popped into my head. I’m in no way claiming that any of the Idols are Bob Dylan or the others).

I wonder if Nigel will ever try to get the SYTYCD dancers to try to sing glory notes?

I’m not sure if some of these others have that same makeup, or whether they are just happy coasting on their 15 minutes of fame and leaving their future up to ‘fate’ .

I suspect that part of the problem is that if they didn’t get picked up by Sony/19R, they can’t start working on their albums (or negotiating deals) until late August. So, all they can do is “coast”. Must be frustrating for some of them.

Several people mentioned that Adam was a quick study. He can learn lines, dance moves, take direction, very effortlessly. I guess it also helps to be a natural dancer too.

It helps that Adam has been performing in theatre, which often will include dance numbers, pretty much his entire life. lol.

When you take that into account, the other guys actually did pretty darn well, imo.

“I realize Kris, Adam and Allison are already signed, so have backing, but they are all showing serious dedication by working so hard on their albums. Those 3 obviously have the drive and determination to try and make it in the business. I’m not sure if some of these others have that same makeup, or whether they are just happy coasting on their 15 minutes of fame and leaving their future up to ‘fate’ .”

Kris, Adam and Allison are all working on the albums that have to be released by the Fall. It has nothing to do with drive or determination. Anyone 19 signs has to work like crazy to get their rushed albums out before people forget about them.

The rest can’t do anything about their careers because they’re under contract to 19 until the end of August. And when they are released by 19 they will not be allowed to put out an album until all the signed Idols have released theirs.

So it has nothing to do with drive, determination, ambition. etc. If Lil was signed by 19, she’d be working hard on her album while if Allison were unsigned, she’d be doing nothing but talking about the tour.

^^Jpfan said it best. I’d only add that I think any of the remaining 7 would probably give their eyeteeth to be working as hard as Kris, Allison, and Adam. I don’t think lack of ambition has anything at all to do with it.

I don’t really see what difference it makes if Danny talks about the meetings or not. I’m sure he wouldn’t do it if he had been specifically asked not to. It’s not like he has said he is getting the deal, just that he is meeting about it.

He was pretty much HOUNDED on Twitter for ANY information about a record deal by his fans after Allison got signed, and he really is pretty much an open book. That’s just his personality, which can sometimes be good and sometimes get him in trouble.

edit: STOP talking about and questioning the motives of other posters STICK TO THE SUBJECT

I understand part of what Kris, Adam and Allison are doing is because their labels want to get the albums out in November. But that doesn’t dismiss the fact that they are very driven and determined. Haven’t I seen lots of stuff on this (and other) site about how Taylor refused to work on his album until after the AI tour was over? Wouldn’t he have been pushed as hard by 19 to get his album out quickly as the current 3 are? It DOES have a lot to do with the individual musicians — how dedicated they are to working hard and putting out a strong product. The management and label can only do so mush pushing and prodding.

As for the others, except for possibly Danny, I have a feeling they have already been told 19 isn’t signing them. Anoop even said in one interview that he is looking for a label that shares his vision of what he wants to be as an artist. That sounds like he knows 19 isn’t picking him up. Look at Scott — he’s supposedly already recording an album on his own. And there are things the others can be doing — writing, meeting with potential collaborators, etc. Even if they can’t formally sign any contracts, there are things they can be doing to prepare for post-Idol careers in this biz.

http://www.younghollywood.com/videos/filmtv/behind-the-scenes/american-idol-finalists-unplugged.html

It IS a cute interview! My favorite parts are where Adam “inspires” Kris to wake up that morning (reminds me of the famous Camden fanfic at Gossip Candy) and when Adam and Megan talk about their pre-stage rituals.

About Adam’s various dancing abilities, it’s obvious that he has some serious skills from the show especially the Paula Disco number and the Kiss & Tell video.

I’ve always wondered how he would fit it in with his current new sound. Lady Gaga and Beyonce and Timberlake all fit it in nicely with their performances/videos. I love how Adam moves/dances and I want it to look cool and sexy.

I also CANNOT WAIT for the Top 5 – 10 idols to sing Madcon’s Beggin’ for their group song. It’s one of my favorite summer hits, so I hope they smash it! It’s very a very catchy and danceable song and since they’re supposed to have choreography, it should be great! I will not go pee when that comes on!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ2Jz49tWd4

Well, Taylor was the exception. Since S6, the 19 signed finalists have always had their albums out by the fall. I’m not saying K,A and A aren’t hardworking, driven, etc.I just think it’s too easy to assume the others aren’t as hardworking because 19 has passed on them.

And I’m sure the rest know 19 has passed on them. But I’m not sure what they can do about it while they’re on tour. And if something is in the works for them, they can’t say anything until they’re formally released. AI doesn’t really want Idol contestants still under contract, getting promo for themselves or other labels. Doesn’t work that way. Notice it’s taken the unsigned S7 contestants a full year or more to get their albums out. And they seem like a hard working bunch.

they can’t start working on their albums (or negotiating deals) until late August.

Nothing would prevent them from negotiating, they just could not contract without a release from 19. They could even reach binding contingency agreements (deals outside 19 contingent upon 19 releasing them). I imagine several are in active discussions exploring various avenues for their futures.

Can anyone please tell me what they meant by ‘drop it’ in this circumstance?

She has to be referring to a hip hop dance move. You bend all the way down with your knees and back up again. I can see Lil doing that, and of course, Adam. I love Adam’s krumping. I would love to see him in a club dancing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbudq_gDsqI

And there are things the others can be doing ‘” writing, meeting with potential collaborators, etc

Matt, Michael and Megan specifically mentioned that they are writing now. And, Matt has met with some collaborators, he has mentioned it in past interviews. (Don’t know about the others)

As for Scott already recording, he said he has a recording studio in his home, and that’s where he’s working. Not many people have that at hand. Most people have to pay big bucks for studio time.

I’m not trying to take anything at all away from the 3 who are signed. I just think it’s a big leap to assume the others are lacking drive. I think they are merely lacking opportunity.

Maybe I’m just projecting all my past anxieties onto the unsigned Idols (ha!). When I was just out of college, I worked as an assistant to a lit/talent agent, and my dream was to get into film development, and eventually be a producer. Well, of course to get ahead, you had to do a lot of networking — and me, being EXTREMELY shy and not a big partyer hated all that stuff. So 2 1/2 years later, I was still a lowly assistant, while most of the assistants who had been hired around the same time had been promoted to agent or had moved onto higher profile jobs as development or production execs. My personality worked against me obviously, but I think I also didn’t have the same drive and determination as the people who did get ahead. I ended up quitting, getting out of the film business entirely. I have a good job now that I enjoy, but I still wonder “what if…” Most jobs require networking and determination to get ahead, of course, but there just seems to be a higher rate of failure in high-profile fields like music.

Well, Taylor was the exception. Since S6, the 19 signed finalists have always had their albums out by the fall.

I kind of suspect that “The Story of Taylor” is a tale that 19 makes sure all new Idols know about. I heard that he was extremely difficult with the label and his refusing to record was probably part of that.

Now, little Idols, be good little boys and girls and listen to what Papa 19 says if you want to do well and make a second album.

Plus, it only makes sense to have your album out by the start of the Christmas buying season so that lots of people can think “Oh, I need a stocking stuffer for Mom. Oh, she watches Idol. I’ll pick up that CD for her” or “I can spread light throughout the world by gifting this here CD to everybody on the block, everybody I work with and everybody who is fortunate enough to cross my path. They will thank me for introducing them to my favourite Idol”

And, having a well-placed single for magical “iTunes GiftCard week” (week after Christmas) can really help to move the units.

I’d love to see my mom’s or dad’s face if I got them anything Idol related for Christmas! The only music they listen to is classical.

Chris Daughtry covering Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqT4VnnEU0M

Can anyone please tell me what they meant by ‘drop it’ in this circumstance?

I believe somebody added “like it’s hot.” In which case, it means suddenly drop to a squat position with your ass just about touching the floor and writhe about as if you’ve got something interesting going on, preferably with your head back and your mouth hanging open… And then shoot back up….Sort of like a pole dancer would do.

Tyra Banks loves telling aspiring models to do this, for some reason on which I won’t even speculate.

Chris Daughtry covering Lady Gaga’s ‘Poker Face’ :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqT4VnnEU0M

I guess you have to be a Daughtry fan to like this. Didn’t do much for me except make me really appreciate how good Kris is when he does acoustic versions of songs.

I would also really like to hear Adam do a cover of “Poker Face”.

Thank you all who answered my dumb question. I found Adam’s version of dropping it and it will for ever be my visual definition of this phrase.

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/8048/55rlw6.gif

Chris Daughtry covering Lady Gaga’s ‘Poker Face’ :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqT4VnnEU0M

That sounds amazing. Wow.

Stunned. I just heard on the news Michael Jackson’s downloads last week were 2.3 million. I am waiting for the story again. I don’t know where they got their info, but they say it is correct. Holy cow.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_bi_ge/us_michael_jackson_sales_5

P.S… I am sure this has been covered and I missed it. If so, please delete Mj!

Thank you all who answered my dumb question. I found Adam’s version of dropping it and it will for ever be my visual definition of this phrase.

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/8048/55rlw6.gif

Is that move too raunchy for the Idols tour? Please drop it like that Adam!!

Young Hollywood interview
http://www.younghollywood.com/videos/filmtv/behind-the-scenes/american-idol-finalists-unplugged.html

Chris Daughtry covering Lady Gaga’s ‘Poker Face’ :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqT4VnnEU0M

Wow. Sometimes I forget just how good Daughtry really is. Sorry, I think Kris is great – very talented, cute, nice, etc, but it’s the VOICE that makes guys like Daughtry, Cook and Adam special. IMHO.

I will say that Danny has a very nice natural singing voice. But, I don’t think I would pay money to buy an album of his when there are other artists with the same type of voice who are well-trained and artistically much better in my opinion.

Tess, this is exactly how I feel about Danny. Thanks for stating it so well. I had to bold the artistically, because to me artists can get their message across better than singers.

Thank you all who answered my dumb question. I found Adam’s version of dropping it and it will for ever be my visual definition of this phrase.

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/8048/55rlw6.gif

Is that move too raunchy for the Idols tour? Please drop it like that Adam!!

It’s not just the moves, it’s his pants (ahem).

I thought one of the funniest threads on the AI board was when they proclaimed Adam as the winner and his pants #2 (different pants, than this one).

Is that move too raunchy for the Idols tour? Please drop it like that Adam!!

Well, thinking of Paris’s faux-Beyonce gyrations with a chair on the Season 5 tour, I’d say that it wouldn’t be considered too hot.

On the other hand, I think a lot of people felt that, because of Paris’s young age, her writhings were actually innocent and therefore just fine for a family audience. To me, that made them even more squicky, actually — seemed to me that having a just-17-year-old doing the stuff would make it even more likely that 7-year-olds in the audience would adapt the same moves, without realizing what the heck they were doing. lol (wouldn’t like to see that, myself)

Anyway, thinking of all that, I would imagine that the producers might be more inclined to think that it would be too raunchy if an adult like Adam did it — I expect they buy the “It’s not dirty if somebody underage is doing it, but it is dirty if an adult is” thinking.

Stunned. I just heard on the news Michael Jackson’s downloads last week were 2.3 million. I am waiting for the story again. I don’t know where they got their info, but they say it is correct

It’s probably correct. You can see the numbers for the songs that made the top 200 in the numbers thread.

If you just look at his top 20 songs it is 1,822,907. I just added up the entire list of songs (and I probably made a few entry mistakes), but it came to 2,418,736.

Adam and Kris arrive in Portland:

http://www.rickey.org/?p=19128

A good article on Taylor. Especially interesting is the information about the success of his 2007 tours.

http://bhammag.com/bhammag/people_hotlist.aspx#top

(Delete if this has already been posted, but I haven’t seen it.)

Adam and Kris arrive in Portland:

http://www.rickey.org/?p=19128

Kris’ tweet:
@adamlambert @Allison4Realzzz and I just conquered the skies…now time to take of America with the rest of the idols

This twitter interaction between Brooke and Archie is really cute. Apparently, they follow each other on Twitter. It started off with Brooke randomly mentioning…

Brooke White — got my car washed… i love the carwash, they have these yummy strawberry popsicles and they play oldies… it’s the little things in life:)

David Archuleta — Workin’ at the carwash! carwash yeah!

Brooke White — hahaha, oh @DavidArchie you just reminded me how much i miss hangin’ around ya, you start singin’ a song for any random subject…love it:)

Even on Twitter, David breaks out into song! He’s done that several times before actually. He’s so cute. Even his twitter name is cute. Haha!

Well in Taylor’s defense, I don’t think he was lazy. He was stubborn. He decided that he wanted to do a shadow tour with his old band that followed the AI tour. So he would get off stage from the arena, then go to some local bar and perform again with his band. THAT’s why he couldn’t make time to finish his album. For some reason, he decided the shadow tour was more important.

I am sure his label was not amused. Heh.

Kirsten thank you. That is just incredible. They were also saying on the news no other artist had ever broken the 1 million mark sales in one week and he broke 2.3. I just hope the proceeds go to those kids. Not his parents. Nor Debbie Rowe, puhlease, chickie get a life.

Is it me, or do some of these kids talk like they just expect a deal to fall into their laps? It doesn’t happen that way (well, not if you don’t finish in the Top 2, anyway).

I seriously think Kris, Adam, and Allison are the three who have the most potential for successful singing careers in the future. I would equate some of the others (Matt esp.) as potentially picking up a smaller indie label and releasing something similar to Michael Johns.

With the others, I dont’ see as much success in music. Anoop = should segue into an acting/tv personality type role. Ditto with Megan (she reminds me of a Kellie Pickler sort – quirky personality, very pretty, etc).

Danny is talented, but really really needs to figure out his style and niche. I still insist he hasn’t found that happy medium of what he does well and what he really wants to sing.

As for Adam’s dancing – yes, in musical theater, he would definitely be learning a lot of choreography (broadway shows are INSANE with some of the level of dancing required, in fact, you really need to be a triple threat (dancing, singing, acting) for some kinds of roles. So I imagine he has had some great experience with that.

Back in Taylor’s season, some of the other contestants said that he had a temper, but he held it together on TV. I don’t know if that relates to being stubborn, but it could be combination of some problems he had.

Thanks, chewsday, for that article. I hadn’t read it.

Regarding Taylor after Season 5 – Whatever happened, Taylor learned a lot, no doubt, that will stand him in good stead. I’m just glad to see him make a living doing what he loves.

I saw an article that talked about how Idol contestants really only have about 11 months from the time the show ends to capitalize on the exposure they received. After that, the next crop of AI contestants comes along, and those from previous years can get pushed aside.

You know, that’s true and it ain’t. Look at Jennifer Hudson, who hit the stratosphere long after her Idol boot. Constantine Maroulis is doing great, after some lull years. And I love Melinda Doolittle’s album, which came out nearly two years after she was on the show.

I think the whole deal, really, is TALENT and CONNECTIONS. The recording industry, as we’ve all lamented many a time, is in the dumpster and hopelessly clingling to formula stuff when they should be scouting and grooming more new talent. So it’s tough to start with.

But I truly believe that the people who make it usually are those who should eventually. I say “usually” because, Lord help me, I think all of Kelly Pickler’s talents are in her bazooms….

You know, that’s true and it ain’t. Look at Jennifer Hudson, who hit the stratosphere long after her Idol boot. Constantine Maroulis is doing great, after some lull years. And I love Melinda Doolittle’s album, which came out nearly two years after she was on the show.

Good point about the time lag – that certainly doesn’t seem to matter much for people like J. Hud. I agree that the key is just to keep at, keep good connections, and something will hopefully come along when the timing is right.

edit: this has already been posted twice. please read through the thread first

I broke down and signed up with twitter. How frustrating is this place! I ask it to find Allison4realzzz and it gives me every fake account out there….but not the real one.

Krisallen4real…. “no such person found”. errrrrrh.

Not sure if anyone else is interested, but here is a really pretty version of DC’s Lie from a couple of nights ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYAKIkzCZPg

At least one radio station is playing David Cook’s Billie Jean — get 7 spins in the past 24 hours.

@Tara,

Yes, Twitter is weird that way. Here are their page links, this usually works best:

http://twitter.com/KrisAllen4Real
http://twitter.com/Allison4Realzzz

On Jennifer Hudson, she was struggling and it was a LONG process for her to get cast in “Dreamgirls,” who knows if we would had heard about her if she didn’t get that gig and kill it. I think other than having and agent and some notoriety, her landing that job was almost separate from AI. She was told she was no longer being considered more than once.

Rolling Stone brings you the definitive tribute to the King of Pop, with a dazzling 96 page special issue (plus 4 covers) chonicling the thrilling highs and chilling lows of Michael Jackson from Motown to Thriller to Neverland Ranch. The vast majority of the material here is new, thanks to essays from Will.i.am, Smokey Robinson, Quincy Jones, Sheryl Crow, Slash, Adam Lambert, Usher, L.A. Reid, Akon, Brooke Shields, Gamble and Huff, Wyclef Jean, Ne-Yo, Weird Al, Martin Scorsese, Glen Ballard, John Landis, plus the Rolling Stone staff. Also included are reprints of two classic Rolling Stone cover stories, one from 1973 by Ben Fong Torres, and a 1983 piece by Gerri Hershey.

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Michael-Jackson/Rolling-Stone-Magazine/e/9781615565009/?

Well in Taylor’s defense, I don’t think he was lazy. He was stubborn. He decided that he wanted to do a shadow tour with his old band that followed the AI tour. So he would get off stage from the arena, then go to some local bar and perform again with his band. THAT’s why he couldn’t make time to finish his album. For some reason, he decided the shadow tour was more important.

I am sure his label was not amused. Heh.

Yeah, those who know anything about Taylor, would never call him lazy. Stubborn? Yeah, that’s probably putting it politely. I like Taylor, though.

Back in Taylor’s season, some of the other contestants said that he had a temper, but he held it together on TV. I don’t know if that relates to being stubborn, but it could be combination of some problems he had

Did they? I don’t really remember that. I do remember that someone said that he really laid into one of the AI minders for saying something rude to Elliott, and for following him into the bathroom. lol.

He also said in his book that he tried to organize the contestants to demand more money was it? from AI. Something about they wouldn’t have a show without the contestants….yeah, and that couldn’t have gone over too well either.

I think Taylor is very talented, and it’s a shame that he has in some ways been turned into an object of mockery. But I do think he’s a little hard headed and may in many ways have shot himself in the foot. I still love the guy, but he’s a little eccentric. lol.

Edit: Oh yeah, and he supposedly refused to sing the original coronation song that they gave him…walking out of the room and saying, I’m not singing this.

Does Taylor still have anything to do with his original band or any of their members? What was the groups name? I actually saw them in Chicago when Taylor was on tour with AI and for the life of me can’t remember their name!

Does Taylor still have anything to do with his original band or any of their members? What was the groups name? I actually saw them in Chicago when Taylor was on tour with AI and for the life of me can’t remember their name!

Little Memphis Blues Orchestra (LMBO). I’m not sure about whether he still plays with them from time to time. I do think he was loyal and really wanted to showcase them, and was very good about letting them showcase themselves during his shadow tour and soak up some of the love from his fans.

Thanks aek….LMBO can’t believe I forgot. They were good and it was good time that night. He was very loyal to them. I just hadn’t heard anything about them for awhile.

BestAI
It’s not just the moves, it’s his pants (ahem). I thought one of the funniest threads on the AI board was when they proclaimed Adam as the winner and his pants #2 (different pants, than this one).

I love those red velour pants, lol. And yes, there were many who thought Adam should win with his pants coming in as runner up, although which pants ought to receive the title was much-debated (I can’t remember for certain, but I may actually have been the first to suggest that the pants deserved runner-up status, LOL [I was definitely *one* of the first]). I personally put my money on either the RoF pants or the WLL pants (it’s all about the *zipper*!). In terms of ‘dirrrrty’, IMO that “drop” is probably one of the least-raunchy moves in that clip, hehe.

USAToday
The set boasts a 42-by-18-foot video-screen backdrop, as well as four smaller screens, each receiving separate signals.

It should be interesting to see how they configure that at GM Place (Vancouver), considering that according to TicketMaster, the seating goes all the way around back of the stage.

Boston Herald
The American Idols Live Tour opens July 5 in Portland before heading south to Los Angeles on July 16 and Ontario a day later.

Interesting again, that the writer does not mention that the third stop of the tour is Vancouver on July 8th (not to mention Tacoma & the 4 other California dates before L.A. on the 16th).

Boston Herald re: Adam
” ¦earlier this month on the cover of Rolling Stone, talking about everything from his music to his sexuality (he’s gay, but then he figured you’d already guessed that.)’ 

I only quoted this because in an otherwise decent article, it really bugs me that the writer just HAD to put that in there – why on earth did he not simply say “…earlier this month on the cover of Rolling Stone” and leave it at that?!? Arrgghh!

Michael Sarver (via Boston Herald)
“Before we go on, I plan to go to the farthest seat from the stage, to get a sense of what it’s like,” says Sarver, who worked as a roughneck in a Texas oil field before making it on the show. “Because I think we need to see what that’s like, and make sure they have a good show. I really do.”

Wow, I feel a little bad for being surprised, but this is a very astute comment from Sarver. I think all ten of them, while the stage is being set up, ought to spare a few minutes and hang out in the nose-bleed sections of each stadium, just so they know exactly how far they need to ‘project’. Even you-know-who has never performed for an audience as large as they’re going to have during these shows, so I think this exercise would be nothing but beneficial – for them and the audience.

Don’t forget that their are video feeds everywhere in these arenas. I have been to live concerts (as well as a few churches) where I have watched the screens much more than the live performers. The guys doing the live feed filming are usually damn good and really bring the performers up close and personal.

Brian Less, the keyboardist from LMBO, played with Taylor at his gig in Detroit last Monday. It was the ultimate Taylor concert for many reasons. If you’re a fan, check out YouTube for songs such as Maybe You Should and Indiscriminate Act of Kindness. He also did a killer version of Don’t Let Me Down.

(Dingo, if you read this, check it out. It was raw, acoustic Taylor at his best.)

As I understand it, the former members of LMBO all play in different bands, but sometimes play together under various names.

anyone know how this year’s tour is selling? I can’t imagine it will sell as well as last year’s, with the economy in the shape it’s in. Plus last year had so many likable finalists. I like alot of this year’s, but I strongly dislike alot of them too!

Brian Less, the keyboardist from LMBO, played with Taylor at his gig in Detroit last Monday. It was the ultimate Taylor concert for many reasons. If you’re a fan, check out YouTube for songs such as Maybe You Should and Indiscriminate Act of Kindness. He also did a killer version of Don’t Let Me Down.

(Dingo, if you read this, check it out. It was raw, acoustic Taylor at his best.)

As I understand it, the former members of LMBO all play in different bands, but sometimes play together under various names.

Thanks for the information Chewsday. I knew that Taylor and Brian were really close. I’m gonna look at the videos. Taylor is so good in that kind of setting. I saw him at the first shadow tour concert at Cyote Joe’s in Charlotte, NC that year. He was AWESOME!

He also said in his book that he tried to organize the contestants to demand more money was it? from AI. Something about they wouldn’t have a show without the contestants’ ¦.yeah, and that couldn’t have gone over too well either.

Taylor had a book? Was it a tell-all?

chewsday
Jul 2nd, 2009 at 3:01 pm

A good article on Taylor. Especially interesting is the information about the success of his 2007 tours.

http://bhammag.com/bhammag/people_hotlist.aspx#top

Thanks for the article. I ordered a copy of the magazine.
I love the book ‘Heart Full of Soul’ written by Taylor Hicks.