Jeremy’s American Idol Tour 2009 Providence Recap

By On 09/19/2009 · 32 Comments · In American Idol

Hi everyone. I went to the American Idol concert in Providence on Sunday and it was awesome! I had a great time with my mom dad and brother. Here’s a little background information on me. I am sixteen years old and have been watching American Idol since the beginning. Each season I have had a favorite or two and I’ll just quickly go through them. In season one my favorites were Kelly and Tamyra, season two my favorite was Kimberley Locke, season three my favorites were diana and jennifer, season four my favorites were all of the top 3, season five my favorites were all of the top 6 minus Taylor, season 6 my favorite by far was Melinda, season seven my favorites were David Cook and Syesha (I love her and can’t wait to see her in dreamgirls!), and this season my favorites were Adam and Allison (I have a little crush on her), though I also thought Danny had a very good voice.

Anyways, I thought that the group this year was overall excellent, minus a few week links which I will get to later. First off, I want to say before I start that I’m sorry if I offend anyone personally, but to put things in perspective, last year I had to deal with a lot of people on here insulting Syesha in ways that I didn’t feel were appropriate (i.e. insulting who she is as a person) but to each his own. Just remember please that this is my opinion.

So we arrived at around 4 at the stadium, and immediately ran to the barricades. Michael was there signing autographs! He is a really great guy, we got to talk to him a little bit. Then we heard screams from the other end and saw Danny walking down the line. My mom died (she loves him) and had me take a picture. You know, many people have said some mean things about his attitude, but he seemed like a very nice guy and took his time with the fans. One couple even brought there puppy and Danny took a picture with them while holding the puppy, haha! Anyways, it didn’t seem like anyone else was walking out, so we went and ate dinner. After dinner we went back and who was there…Matt! He is a really funny guy and joked around with everyone. Then, I thought I was gonna die! Allison was walking towards us looking fine with her red hair (it is so bright and vibrant in person). Anyways, I couldn’t help myself and I yelled out “Allison will you marry me?!” she looked up and thought about it for a second and then said “Okay!” Later she went on to tell me how serious she was about getting married to me, and we had a pretty long conversation together. It was awesome! and i got a great picture with her! Now…on to the concert. I am just going to recap everyone one by one, then at the end grade each individual song. Here we go!!!!!!!!!

MICHAEL – I was shocked! Michael sounded great! He had a lot of confidence and energy up on the stage and both of his songs were extremely entertaining! He is a likeable performer! He was one of the biggest surprises of the night. My whole family loved him also. At one point during his first song, a bra was thrown on stage and he picked it up and twirled it around! LOL!

MEGAN – First off, I have to say that Megan is drop dead gorgeous. Her hair wasn’t in an afro thank god (only works for Nadia and Syesha) and she looked stunning. Her first song was outstanding, she sounded just like Amy Winehouse, but the second song was somewhat screechy (which is ironic because that was the Amy Winehouse song). Anyways, my dad and brother liked her a lot, and my mom liked her first one.

SCOTT – Second surprise of the night! Scott was phenomenal. His voice is extremely pleasant to listen to and stronger than on television. I personally liked the second one better, probably because I know it better, but both sounded great! Oh and his jokes were not funny, but he seems like a nice guy. My whole family loved him as well, especially my mom who couldn’t say enough nice things about him.

LIL – Lil got everyone really excited. People were bopping around during her songs. She was pretty much the way I expected her to be. She delivered her songs in a strong, but kareoke way. Also, I think that she has some breath control problems because on single ladies she wasn’t getting all the words out. Oh, and I wished there had been more dancing on single ladies, it was a bit of a let down. My family felt the same about her as I did.

ANOOOOOOOOOP – At first I thought people were booing! haha. Anoop had some love in Providence, and it was easy to see why. His voice is like silk, it is very smooth. I liked his first and last song, but the middle one wasn’t great. I am a fan of his voice though and I wish him a lot of success in the future. My mom said she was pleasantly surprised, my dad thought he was okay, and my brother was a fan.

MATT – Easily the best in the first half. He came out on fire, guns blazing with Hard to Handle. He is stunning to watch play the piano, it’s truly amazing. The only bad thing I would say is that I wished that Georgia on my Mind had come last because it was magnificent, and You Found me had been in the middle. My whole family thought that he was the highlight of the first half.

The group number was great, I loooooved Scott and Matt’s piano duet, and I thought the listening to Lil and Anoop rad was fun and entertaining.

ALLISON – This girl is on fire when she is on stage. She got a lot of love from the crowd. I can’t believe she is only a year older than me! He stage presence is incredible and I loved every note that came out of her mouth. Also, she didn’t drop that many words from so what as far as I could tell. I would say that my favorite of her set was barracuda. My family was made up of allison fans from the beginning so they said that she did not dissapoint, and it was the first time all night that my parents stood.

DANNY – On the show, I thought that Danny was good but didn’t know how to control his voice. Well, let me say first off, that he has a lot of fans and I think will do well after the concert. His voice is sooooo powerful live and has a gravellyness that I think sounds great.
The crowd was digging him! I personally thought that his dancing was fun and enjoyable, but my favorite of the set was PYT, although the country songs were good too (the final song he sang earned him a standing ovation from the whole crowd). In addition, I felt that his speech was moving and kind hearted, I don’t know why some people have a problem with it, but the crowd loved it and him. My dad and mom were always a fan of his voice, and loved him, but my brother had never really been that into him. However, after this concert he had been converted.

ADAM – Let me just say that I think that there will never be another Adam on the show ever again. This guy is from a different planet. For me his set just flew by, and it was the best by far. His voice is superb live, and it is riveting watching his perform. I can’t even write that much because words can’t explain how special it was to be in the same room as Adam and hearing him sing. My family has vowed to buy his album the minute it comes out, and none of us have any idea how he didn’t win. He had the most cheers out of anyone by far!

KRIS – WARNING: I am going to be completely honest about my feelings for Kris. Let me start by saying that I never was a fan of Kris’s voice. I though it was weak and undeserving of the American Idol title, but I tried to go into his set with an open mind. Well, I lasted about 30 seconds into it and then couldn’t take anymore, and it seemed like neither could the crowd. Before his first song, the crowd cheered really loudly for him. However, as each song passed they grew quieter and quieter. The only time they perked up again was when Adam came onstage during Hey Jude. Also, a lot of people got up and left the stadium while Kris was performing, there was one section that was almost empty which I found a little rude. Now I know people will say that it’s because it was a school night, but last year I went during a school night, and no one left during David Cook’s set. Now, I know that Kris was sick, so maybe that is the reason why he had the most off notes out of all of the top 10, but that doesn’t excuse his lack of performance ability. During all of his songs he either looked down at the instrument he was playing, or had his eyes closed, and it put a lot of people off, at least the ones I talked to after the concert. I mean, the point of being a perfomer is to draw people in like adam, allison, and danny, not push them away, like I felt Kris did. Also, after the performances from adam, allison and danny, Kris’s set just was a mood killer and a dissapointing end to an otherwise wonderful night. I just don’t see Kris having much of a future in music after this tour ends. My dad, who was somewhat of a Kris fan, said that Kris was the biggest let down of the night, and my mom, who didn’t like him from the start, said he was one of the worst there. Then there was my brother, who had some words to say about Kris that would not be appropriate for me to repeat.

Finally his set was over and the whole top 10 sand Don’t Stop Believing, which was a great way to the show, but just emphasized how out of depth Kris really was to the rest of them.

Anyways, I hope I didn’t offend anyone too much, I was just being completely honest. Overall it was a great night and I had fun with my family. I would pay to go see allison and adam in concert and will probably buy their albums. Anyways here are my performance grades.

In Love with a Girl – B+
Closer – B- good but I like him better doing country

Put your Records on – B+
Tears Dry on their own – C-

Bend and Break – B
A Thousand Miles – A-

Be Without you/Just Fine – B
No One – B+
Single Ladies – C+ fun and love the song, but not great vocals on this one

Always on my Mind – A
Mad – B
My prerogative – A-

Hard to Handle – A-
Georgia on my Mind – A+ my first standing ovation of the night
You Found my – B

Group song – B+

So What – A-
Crybaby – A+ Standing Ovation
Barracuda – A Standing Ovation

PYT – A so much fun to dance to
Maria Maria – B+ great, just not my favorite
What Hurts the Most – A- really really good, but he should watch out for shouting
My Wish – A+ Standing Ovation

Whole Lotta Love – A+ Standing Ovation
Starlight – A
Slow Ride – A+ lots of bras; Standing Ovation
Mad World – A+ hauntingly Beautiful; Standing Ovation
David Bowie Medley – A+ great dancing!; Standing Ovation

Heartless – B relatively good
Aint no Sunshine – C would have been B but the last note was horrendously out of tune
Bright Lights – C+
Hey Jude – C- Extremely forgettable
I don’t even remember his fifth song, sorry

Don’t Stop Believing – A-

Those who Surprised me:
- Scott
- Michael
- Matt

Those who blew me away:
- Matt
- Allison
- Adam

Those who lived up to expectations:
- Anoop
- Danny

Those who met expectations:
- Lil
- Megan

Those who were a let down:
- Kris

So thanks for reading my recap! Let me know what you think!

 
If you enjoyed this article, please consider sharing it!
Reddit Facebook Twitter Delicious Mixx StumbleUpon Digg
  • CindyM

    Thanks for the recap! It’s not often we get a review from your demographic, so thanks for your insight. I’m glad your mom got to meet Danny, how fun for her!

  • MatureAdamFan

    You have watched American Idol for half of your life — WOW!! Your favorites are definitely a great group of singers. I especially agreed and appreciated your admiration for Melinda. I also agree that there will NOT be another Adam. His vocal abilities are phenominal.

    Glad to see another recap….it was very enjoyable — especially that you included all the members of your family’s reactions. I also liked your grading system. I agree that Adam deserved all those A+’s. I was a teacher for many years.

    Thank you much!!

  • PRMari

    Aw man, I’m glad you had a great time and update us on your wedding plans with Allison ;) , so glad you got to talk to her so much.

  • HotHotHot

    I thought your recap was very thoughtful and well written. I agree with you on most of your grades. Adam was incredible, Allison and Danny great. I just can’t get into Kris either. Thanks again for your insight. Hugs.

  • Danielle

    Well, I’ve been lurking on here forever (since last summer), but I’m finally posting! Anyway, I my friend and I went to the Providence concert too and I really like your recap, even if I do think you were a little harsh on Kris (although I pretty much feel the same way about Danny…) I really liked how you graded all the songs, though.

  • washpd

    Wow. I’m sure Kris is glad that he bothered to try to perform for all his fans even though he was sick as a dog.

  • girlygirl

    Sorry, totally disagree with you on Kris. And the videos I saw of the Providence concert contradict you on the crowd’s reaction to him. But thanks for the recap — to each their own, right? Glad you had a good time with your family and enjoyed your favorites, anyway. And that some of the others pleasantly surprised you.

  • Winks8

    Thanks for your recap Jeremy. I agree with a lot of your recap, however even though Kris is not my #1, I did enjoy his set more than you did — and the crowd at my concert enjoyed him quite a bit too :-) . But I appreciate you giving your honest opinions even though some of them may not be popular. And I think it’s great that your whole family enjoyed the Idol concert together.

  • adamaloha

    Hi Jeremy,

    You’re a very good writer.
    Thanks for your recap– I can’t get over how long you’ve been an AI fan. Gives you credibility when you compare the performers.
    Good job!

  • alison8701

    I agree with what you said about Kris. If I think about him winning over Adam, Allison, or even Matt, it makes me feel a bit sick. I feel like at that point, anyone would have won over Adam, and for it to be Kris?? Come on. Anoop sings better than that kid and it’s not like Kris has this charismatic stage presence that makes up for his OK voice. Whenever my friend and I sing (terribly, I might add) we joke we should “definitely” try out for American Idol. Then it’s like, well, shit, Kris won didn’t he?

    And I didn’t like Anoop’s second song in the beginning either. (which is unfortunate because that’s the type of music he wants to make, but whatever) but after listening to it a bajillion times it really grew on me. It’s probably the song I sing most. but baby can we make up now! cause! I! Can’t sleep through the painn.. can’t sleep through the pain and I don’t wanna go to be-e-he–hed mad! at! you!

    and you spell “disappoint” like Adam :P

  • Grammie Kari

    His voice is superb live, and it is riveting watching his perform.

    I have read just about every recap posted on MJ’s blog. A good portion of the peeps agree with this premise. I also think Adam is an outstanding performer! Is he in an “Elvis” or “Michael Jackson” category? Not yet, but he could be. Let’s see what the next 10 years bring.

    There may be a lot of wannabe Adam types coming up, and I feel sorry for them. Adam is the first Idol of this type to really blow us away. I can’t see that happening this year. What I could see is some really hot and talented Hispanic/Latino male or female who dares to sing a few songs in Spanish, and yet manages to rock the boat.

    Jeremy, your recap was great! You could tell you put a lot of effort in sharing your experience. Thank you so much.

  • dhunken

    Thanks for taking the time to write such a in-depth recap. I liked the grading system and the overall analysis and the additional reactions from your family members. I do not think you need to apologize for how you felt about the individual performances even if it is not in agreement with others. It is your opinion, your experience, your recap and I did not get a malicious tone in your assessment. Do I agree with it all?, No, but I was not offended by it either. Great job and thanks again for talking the time to write it.

  • Lynne

    Thanks for the recap. I agree with you that Adam is riveting. Glad you got to enjoy seeing him live!

  • Cheetara86

    So Jeremy, when is the wedding? (between you and allison?) haha

  • Dallas

    Glad to see your recap! I flew to Providence RI for the concert and I agree with most all of your assessments. I was lucky enough to score a front row seat facing the floor seats fronting the stage. During Kris’ performance, I looked down and saw 40 +/- empty seats and I was shocked. But, I will say those seats had been filled with many youngsters and their moms/dads earlier so perhaps it was the school night thing and beating the traffic.

    I thought Danny’s speech was waaaay too long and I was irritated by the time he was through.

    For the first time, I found myself thinking that Matt Giraud got a raw deal. They have all improved greatly since July Dallas concert but Matt was by far the 2nd best of the whole night. JMO of course.

    Glad to hear your impressions, especially coming from a guy!

  • jill16

    Fun to read recap, thanks! Sounds like you and your family had a fun evening. I agree with some of what you said. I think Kris should get props for performing when he was really sick though. Totally agree with your assessment of Adam!

  • Letitride

    Bless your heart, Alison – are you going through separation anxiety ?
    – I’m feelin’ the pain here too. And come to think of it, I haven’t gone to bed either.

  • Letitride

    Jeremy, thanks for your recap. I always appreciate people taking time to share their experiences. And you gave a well thought out report of your experience.
    I don’t agree with them all – most, but not all. I have the opposite reaction to Danny and Kris than you. And for me, Scott is bland and forgettable.
    We all like different styles and voices. I love that there was such a wide variety this year. There seems to have been something for everyone.

  • mmb

    Jeremy- never apologize for voicing your opinion! Thanks for taking the time to write a recap. You write very well!

  • NewFan

    Hey Jeremy. I enjoyed reading your recap. You’re an observer and a thinker and you write well. You would have made a great fourth judge and Allison showed good taste when she agreed to marry you. Glad that you had a chance to talk with her. I predict that you will have a very happy future with a wonderful, sweet, attractive red-head.

  • luvadamlambert

    Alison I love you.thnx 4 the AWESOME recap!

  • alison8701

    Alison I love you.thnx 4 the AWESOME recap!

    What? I’m glad you love me, but a boy, named Jeremy, who is a boy, submitted this review. silly :P

  • JulesJules

    Great recap – thoughtful and well-written and I just love the grading system!

    No chance of seeing a concert myself so I lived through other concert goers such as yourself!

  • steph6449

    Jeremy, thank you for writing such a thoughtful recap, and congratulations on your future marriage to Allison! :)
    I have to agree with what you reported on Kris; I had a similar experience about a week prior, although Kris is talented and I’m sure there have been dates where he did a lot better (especially considering he may have been ill).
    I also liked Heartless best of his set. Overall, trying to juggle all the various instruments hurt him, to me; even Scott and Matt (who both did very very well in their sets) got away from the piano for a while. Kris seemed to let interacting with the instruments overwhelm his vocals, and often either wasn’t looking at the audience or had an odd facial expression that didn’t seem relatable. Most of the aisles were full of people leaving toward the end of Kris’s set, which was a shame. They may have been motivated in part by school night or to beat the rush in the parking lots, but I don’t think they would have left if the last performer had been one of the other top 3 or even top 5.
    The crowd was much more into the high-energy performances of Adam, Danny, Allison and Matt. They were loudest for Adam, but had the strongest emotional connection to Danny’s. My crowd also liked Danny’s speech, he got quite a bit of applause during it.
    It’s cool that your crowd liked Michael so much and gave him a lot of love back. He seems like a great guy. At the concert I attended, he was working sooooo hard to get the crowd into it, but they were awfully slow warming up. I’ll be interested what happens with his country album.

  • Sveta

    I personally think Michael and Anoop need very melodious songs to shine. Michael had the most expressive performance when he sang this simple but lovely love song with Megan in the finale.
    Simple melody allowed him to not try too hard to deliver but concentrate on harmonies and feeling.
    I have a picture of Anoop stuck in my mind when he was moving smoothly swaying his broad shoulders in the pace of the melody in finale and this little girl was moving toward him…Good duet.

    IMO to deliver very elaborated musical pieces which show off very complex rhythmic construction and not obvious melody you need to be a dancer, very plastic and flexible, with the itch at the tips of your toes :) .
    You know, when your whole body just can’t resist to create the rhythmic pattern, the arm jerks into right, leg jumps left, like dancing convulsions go through your body involuntarily. That’s Matt (and that’s a good thing). He has this natural talent to depict the rhythmic pattern with his all body … IMO.

    I personally think that Matt moves better on stage than very highly respected by me Adam. Matt’s moves are like Allison’s singing for me: one subconscious thing, totally harmonious and natural for them.
    But Adam… he has biggest potentials of them all IMO. If he wants he can achieve all their individual records: and Allison’s independence of singing, and Matt’s independence of moving, and Kris’s intimacy, and Megan’s non-conformism, and Michael’s warmth and charm (in singing, Michael, in singing too ;) ) and Anoop’s elegance, and Danny’s velvety voice … He is just that sensitive and perceptive.

    As always thanks to the wonderful writer Jeremy for sharing. Could have read more and more of your thoughts. Interesting.

  • Soapbox0916

    I really regret that my conference in Providence was cancelled, because otherwise I would have been there for this concert. Sigh!

    As a Kris fan first I had to skip over this recap unfortunately. What little I accidently saw, I will have to agree to disagree and leave it alone.

    I so much wanted to be at this concert to see Kris especially, even though Kris was still really sick. I also adore Adam and Allison, but Kris is why I wanted to go see the tour. The tour went no where near me this year and my work schedule prevented me from being able to go to any of them this year. Providence was my last chance and I knew when my conference in Providence got cancelled that I wasn’t going to be able to see the tour this year. I really appreciate all of the videos from the tour, but it is not the same. Ok, I will quit my whining now. LOL

  • carmine2008

    Wow. I wish I didn’t read this at all. It was so harsh on Kris. But I don’t begrudge you your opinion. It’s perfectly fine to have one even if I don’t agree with it. I just wish I had an inkling that you were going to outright bash him…

  • cher

    Jeremy, that was a very well written recap. Loved your grading system. Very happy that you and your family go to these concerts together. Love that at your age you took the time to give us your honest opinion and we appreciate you very much. You’re too young to get married right now, so just give Allison a promise ring for about 12 years okay? lol I’m glad you so enjoyed Adam. He is amazing, isn’t he? Thank you so much for your recap. You get an A++ for effort and enthusiasm. :)

  • JoCeeisme

    Disgree on Kris, I suppose anyone who doesn’t like Kris is not going to find too much good to say about him anyway but thanks for taking the time to write the review

  • justjude

    Jeremy, You do write a well constructed review and You put a lot of thoughtful observations in it. I loved most of your opinions and agree with you on Michael, Megan, Lil, Anoop, and Matt on the first set. Scott, for me, is Not a great singer but he is a lovely human and a very good piano man.On the second set, I agree with you on Allison and Adam totally, but again, for me, Danny has a nice voice but he really lacks skills in breathing/ phrasing, subtle emoting( he needs refining) Some of these things will come with experience some are inherent abilities that just are ,or, are not there! I hope he does exceed my expectations in the country genre.
    Kris is not my favorite either, but I do believe he is, generally, better than
    you have opined. When not sick, he is more often right in the pocket vocally. But yes, he like everyone does hit the occasional bum note. Yet when he is on, he is very good and tells good musical stories.he has outstanding phrasing. His greatest failing IMHO, is his lack of audience interaction or connection during each song which feels like a invisable wall, or, a self protection from the audience. He looks much more comfortable when he is singing in the group number!?

    I, too, do not think we will ever have anyone who will compare to ADAM who has thrilled so many of us with his whole persona, his incredible vocals, and his ability to hopscotch around so many genres. He seems to give us a hint of a number of great performers resulting in a new and UNIQUE ARTIST………ADAM….!!!!!!

  • http://www.f3properties.com Animated

    Well Jeremy , you were raised on a diet of American Idols ! You and your family and the likes of you are the ones that make American Idol become a success and last this long. Astonishing !

    Thank you for the recap. Very honest and direct .You did a great job .I am with you that there will never be anyone like Adam !And hey, its great that your family is also into Adam’s music and you will be getting his first album.

    And ,oh, wait a bit for about 10 years before asking Allison again to marry, okay ? Thanks Jeremy.

  • agathe.hb

    Jeremy, great recap :)
    As people before me stated – never apologize for your opinion, it was a well written recap and you just stated your thoughts :)
    I am happy for you that you met Allison and were able to have a talk with her :)
    As for Kris, I didn’t hear him live, but although I love him as a person, I haven’t even watched him on you tube :( just didn’t feel like it after Adam and Allison :)