Sunshine Girl’s American Idol Tour Kansas City, MO Recap

Wow, surprised that Adam didn’t blow you away! I’ve been to two shows and his set is by far the best, it’s in a different league than the others.

thnx 4 the recap:/ glad kris impressed u.season 8 will always be my fave.but really thnx anyway:)

Adam “screeching”? Really? Lol, sorry, but i always find it amusing when someone says that about Adam. During the season when Danny butchered the Aerosmith song? THAT was screeching. What Adam does is a “rock wail” and he does it to perfection.

Wow, surprised that Adam didn’t blow you away!

Just differing tastes, that’s all.

Musical tastes are so subjective The only time I took a bathroom break was during Danny and the ONLY time I was checking my phone was during Megan. Can’t imagine having my attention anywhere else with Adam on stage ;->>

I’m glad you had a good time overall. I thought they all put on a great show and far surpassed their individual performances on the show.

Elw I wouldn’t be surprised.he doesn’t work 4 everybody:D

You are? Seems to me Sunshine Girl is an Adam hater – Sunshine Girl really took the piss out of him by taking a bathroom break! heh. That did make me giggle. Honestly, I think Adam takes does more vocal gymnastics during SL (blech song, great duet) than WLL, YMMV.

Kris’s set is very strong, but don’t you think it’s weird that the other idols join him for the na nas? Can’t figure that out? Why do they have the idols come out twice? It sort of makes DSB anticlimactic than as a group medley. I thought maybe Kris could finish out Hey Jude all by himself. Anyone have an answer to that?

Erm…interesting timing for a bathroom break.. Glad you enjoyed your favourites though… Thanks for the recap

Why would you and how were you making fun of the little girls? That’s pathetic.

So what did you think of Kris’s screeching during hey Jude. I’m shocked you didn’t run to the potty.

We who love Adam Lambert can never quite figure out why everyone else doesn’t. Concerts are fun and all the Idols surely entertain very well. Several will have musical careers and, unfortunately, some will go back to their former lives. But they will always have the memory of touring the country and entertaining us. Trying to live your dream is better than never having even tried.

I don’t see why it’s a big deal that Adam does nothing for me. He’s not everyone’s taste. No I am not a little girl by the way. It was just funny hearing the pre-pubescent screams, that’s all. It was harmless. They weren’t even sitting near us.

I am glad you enjoyed the show. You didn’t mention any sound issues, so I guess you must have been sitting in a helium free zone! I knew from your previoius posts that you dislike Adam so I wasn’t surprised by your review of him, but hey, Adam isn’t for everyone. I’m glad your favorite didn’t disappoint and that you had a good time.

Glad you enjoyed the show and your fave! and hey, not everyone has to like Adam. As you say, different strokes and all.

So thanks for sharing your recap!

I’m not surprised by your take on Adam, but regardless you can still say you saw him when he was just starting out. I’m glad you enjoyed your favorites, thank you for the recap.

Glad you enjoyed the show. My sister and I were also there with front row seats.

I think Allison’s problem wasn’t really with the ear piece but with the fact that her Mic wasn’t on at the beginning of “So What.” It didn’t really throw her off though. She is such a powerhouse Cry Baby and Baracuda were amazing.

undercooked–I was on the floor and I def. heard the sound issues. During Starlight and the beginning of the Bowie medley for Adam’s set sounded very chipmunky (helium). Which I found really weird because Adam didn’t sound like that on the other songs. BTW Adam isn’t my favorite but I do like him and he can put on a show. I LOVE his whole set, especially Fame, Whole Lotta Love and Slow Ride. I saw the Idols in Memphis too (and St. Louis) and I don’t remember there being a big issue with the sound then. Although I did think Adam toned his set down from what I saw in St. Louis. I personally LOVED the more pumped up version! BTW don’t know if anyone knows or cares but someone throw a green “pirate” decorated bra on stage during Fame.

I agree completely with you about Matt! Matt is my favorite (although I really like the top 6 minus Danny). He just explodes with Hard to Handle. The falsetto is on point, the playing is ridiculous and without the nerves he is almost a completely different guy on that stage. All I can say is #signmattgiraud! NOW!!

Congratulations for being my favorite person ever!!!!!!! I went to the tour in Oakland and lets just say adam did not do to well. i have actually never liked adam, but dont listen to the other people. I think i agreed with you on everything but megen (who was just okay you know for me for you) and i actually thought the bowie medley was the worst of the night. Well thanks for your recap! i might join twitter just to join #signmattgiraud. (he was the best of the night when i saw him)

Great review, sounds like you really enjoyed the show, and were so pleased with most of the performers, especially Matt (MATT!), Danny and Kris.
To talk about someone who doesn’t get talked about much, ita agree about Lil. She seems like someone I would like to enjoy, but never really have. On the show she had a lot of awkward performance presentations, and just vocally was off a lot. Almost always off, imo, especially compared to the other strong vocalists who to me were Danny & Adam, both of whom (except Dream On) I found to be pretty much always good.
She seems extremely likable when I see her in interviews though. Maybe there’s a direction she can go to build around her fun personality and tie in the vocals somehow, as some reviews from the Tour do find her to be sounding better and more comfortable. In what I’ve seen in the Tour videos, she sounds best to me in the group numbers. Maybe she should look into being part of a group act or duo vs. a solo artist?

Glad you enjoyed the show, I agree that a Kelly/Allison tour would rock hard, I think you were very harsh on Adam but he’s not going to win over everyone.

Regarding the “helium” sound on Adam after WLL, it has been discussed and proven in other threads that this is actually the result of your ears being overwhelmed by the sheer decibels of the crowd and Adam on WLL.

What happens is the small hairs in your ears that allow you to hear get kind of blown over during adam’s first song. Then when the volume is lower on Starlight and Mad World, you are losing some tones so he sounds like he is singing on helium.

Trust me, it’s just your ears. Recordings of him sound completely normal. By the time he gets to Bowie, your ears have recovered so you don’t hear the helium.

though there’s really no need to trash Adam to uplift kris. They are both talented.

I think you were very harsh on Adam

Just in case it was missed, I did say this in my review: “I will give Adam credit. He’s a great performer and a fab vocalist, but most of what he sings and his style is just not what I like personally.”

I didn’t think I was that harsh on him. Just that his set didn’t engage me very much and partially bored me. Not a huge deal really.

Thanks for reading everyone. I am sorry if my review of Adam bothered some of you.

Wow, surprised that Adam didn’t blow you away! I’ve been to two shows and his set is by far the best, it’s in a different league than the others.

I’m not surprised at all. Adam doesn’t do it for everyone. He isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but than no one is. And that’s totally cool. This means we won’t all be crowding each other at the same concerts. :cool2_tb: So this person didn’t like Adam? Hey, that means more spaces for Adam fans at his concert when not with Kris. And this fan can rock out to Kris on his solo stuff. Win win for everyone.

Sunshine Girl: I really liked your review, just ignore the ones that don’t. I am also not a fan of Adam, so it is nice to see a review from someone else on this board who does not gush over him. I really liked your review of Kris, it is nice to have such a detailed review. Matt is my 2nd favorite, so your review was perfect for me.

I am guessing u were the only one in the bathroom during WLL.

LOL. Probably not that long of a line since she was able to make it in time for Starlight.

“the only one in the bathroom” – love that.

Saw AI in D.C. – Everyone glued to seats during WLL – not so much during KA’s set – pleasant though – enjoyed it – he’s the perfect American Idol winner.

Sunshine girl..just ignore some of the people..

You guys do know that she has the right to her opinion and her opinion is that she did not enjoy Adam..So what..Not everyone is head over heels in love with him…

CSM.. I completely agree with your post!!!!! At the end of the season, seeing KRADAM together was actually making me interested in seeing what Adam’s CD would be like and maybe purchasing a single or two. Unfortunately, that has completely changed because of some of his more OTT fans.

Thanks for the recap. It is always interesting to hear everyone’s take on the show and the Idols.

Probably Allison too, but I think I’d like to see her get a couple more years’ experience and tour with like Kelly Clarkson or something first; mostly because I think a tour with those two would rock!

See, I always wanted a Pink/allison tour..

I’m surprised you described Adam’s singing as screeching. At our 2 concerts and in all the YouTubes I’ve watched I heard no screeching at all. He has amazing range which I imagine some people can’t comprehend because it’s quite unusual for an Idol.
Glad you had a fun time.

Thanks for reading everyone. I am sorry if my review of Adam bothered some of you.

Well this Adam fantard wasn’t upset. And as I have tried to live my life (with obvious and valid exceptions) “I disagree with everything you say, and will fight to the death for your right to say it.” To a MUCH less degree (of course), that is how I feel about these recaps. It’s your opinion. Thank you for sharing it, I really do appreciate them all. It’s not “right,” nor is it “wrong,” it’s your personal opinion and tastes. We can agree or disagree, but there isn’t a right answer about taste. Unless you like Nicklebeck and Creed, and than it’s just on. I keed (sorta).

boo to you….This review made me laugh…Adam is so obviously the best, but I guess you know better than Brian May and all the other reviewers for the past 35 odd shows….

Anoop knows he isn’t being booed. At his school, UNC, there was a basketball player that everyone called “Q” and when they would cheer for him, they would go “Quuuuuuuuuu” so it’s kind of a play on that. He knows it’s “Noooop.” His friends started it when he was on the show, when he did “caught up.”

boo to you’ ¦.This review made me laugh’ ¦Adam is so obviously the best, but I guess you know better than Brian May and all the other reviewers for the past 35 odd shows’ ¦.

Um…I think Adam is the best too, but that’s what’s called an “opinion.” Heard of them? Yeesh.

Sunshinegirl
Aug 31st, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Wow, surprised that Adam didn’t blow you away!

Just differing tastes, that’s all.

I just hope Kris fans would say the same thing when he got not so good review from the media – Its just different tastes, that’s all.

Anyway thanks for the review and good that you had fun.

Wow these comments grew. Sunshine girl it’s fine if Adam isn’t your thing, but your comments in the headlines made it seem like this was a grudge review because of what the KC critic wrote. The bottom line is you had a great time and that’s all that matters.

oh and here are the words of music experts…..
“Adam’s voice: Impressive. But not easy to categorize. Adam has tenor-like qualities along with some of the darker shadings of a baritone. He can also soar into the stratosphere with a fearless falsetto. Lean, supple and attractive, his voice is versatile enough for a variety of styles. And his attentiveness to pitch, phrasing and breath control indicates he’s combining his musical instincts with a firmly grounded technique.”

“Adam’s voice: As an opera professional this is probably going to sound strange, but I love his voice! I imagine he’s a baritone but he masks that with a terrific head voice (falsetto) that is incredibly well trained, fluid and able to communicate emotionally.”

Interesting of the ten idols, the one with the worst review here is Adam.

He’s a great performer and a fab vocalist

You knock Adam down every inch of the way and then say that? No need to throw us some crumbs. Or try to water it down. I would have had more respect for you if you stuck to your guns. Thanks for taking the time to do a recap though. You are entitled to your opinion no matter what it is.

We Adam fans tend to overrun the boards here, but good to see a recap where the reviewer (shocker!) wasn’t totally bowled over by HH. Interesting that you say he’s a great performer while you made a point of noting that you went to the bathroom AND checked the web during his set. Methinks you were protesting against the Adamtards a bit too much?

Oy people .I’m a total Adam tard and I had NO PROBLEMS. with this AT ALL. I actually really enjoyed it.thank u sunshine girl. just becuz she doesn’t luke Adam doesn’t mean she’s a h8er or leaving during his set is blasphemy or anything like that. Honestly big friggin deal if she doesn’t like Adam.really? some of these posts are so rude. Sunshinegirl thank
U 4 writing a recap,I really liked it. personally I wasn’t offended at all but ymmv…….;/

Thank you for the recap–it was really good. I too found hearing Kris live was wonderful. Matt surprised me too and I agree totally with your take on Lil. I loved Adam’s set but understand completely that no one performer will suit everyone’s taste in music. Heck, I never really liked Bowie and MANY love him (can’t tell you how many arguments that caused way back when!) For the record, I LOVE Adam’s Bowie Medley so go figure…

Hello Sunshine! I usually make it a habit not to read posts before I comment but when I read Adam’s portion I knew there would be trouble.

You were mostly very positive & enjoyed so many of the idols it was actually quite shocking to hear you bravely state your opinion that Adam was not your cuppa. I feel most Kris fans *soften* the opinion more than you have. As a firm believer in “telling it like it is” I admire you for your honesty very much.

As Kris is my fav also (and I’ve never heard him live) your recap thrilled me when you spoke of him. You did not hold back, you let it all out, I could so imagine hearing him live through your words……….it gave me chills actually.

I am happy you enjoyed your concert in Kansas City & the crowd seemed to join you in giving them the love they all deserve!

This has been the most difficult recap for me to comment as you were so direct and gave no background and I did not feel I got to know you, but I so appreciate you taking the time to recap. Thank you Sunshine (by the way I love your name) :smile1_tb:

Great recap, Sunshine Girl! I’m with you on this one. I admit Adam is very talented, but he just does nothing for me, whereas Kris does. Why do a lot of Adam’s fans get upset if we don’t like him? Geez, people, everyone is entitled to their own musical tastes.

I think a lot of folks here could learn a lesson from “luvadamlambert”. For such a young girl, she is very respectful and tolerant of other peoples’ opinions.

Loved your recap. I saw the show in St. Louis and kind of felt much the same way. I absolutely loved every minute of Kris’s performance, liked Danny far more than I thought I would. Danny, Adam, and Kris just seemed to be in a different league than the others. But, Matt was the best of the first half by far for me. I was so impressed with his vocals and also with his piano playing. I would go see him in concert if I had the chance, but I do believe Danny, Adam, and especially Kris are going to have long careers in the music business. There is a place for them somewhere. I think Kris and Adam know exactly the kind of music they want to make and are well on their way. Danny needs to find a musical home yet and maybe that will be country. I didn’t quite get his set in that for some reason it didn’t seem to hold together well, I mean the song choices were all over the place. That was my problem with him on the show. I couldn’t quite place him as an artist. But, he is a very talented singer none the less.

Thank you for taking the time to write this recap. I do not agree with your assessments but I am also not going to assume why you wrote what you wrote. I am going to believe that Adam is not you style or preferred type of performer. You did write:

I will give Adam credit. He’s a great performer and a fab vocalist, but most of what he sings and his style is just not what I like personally.’ 

The only part of your review that seemed like a retaliation to others was you overtly proud comment about going to the bathroom during Whole lotta love. The one song that even the ardent Adam disliker seems to give him credit on. Some people commented on prior post of people saying they went to the bathroom during other idols sets. I think they also were wrong to make such a proud statement about missing a song. If you have go you have to go but the way you described going to the bathroom seemed more a protest then someone who really had to go.

I like the rest of your review and I am glad you had a great time. Thanks again for writing this recap.

Of course he was great on the show, but anyone who says Kris’s vocals are lacking hasn’t heard him sing live. In no way shape or form were Kris’s vocals lacking anything. He was very strong and hit the notes with no problem at all. I was amazed at how rich his voice sounded in the arena.

I need this experience in my life ASAP!!!!! I hope they include some south american dates for his World tour, pretty please?

The Kris/Adam comparison will continue even though, as they’ve both said, “apples and oranges.”
What would be interesting is to isolate them in their different music genres and take a look at what their standings would be in each of them.

Great recap, Sunshine Girl! I’m with you on this one. I admit Adam is very talented, but he just does nothing for me, whereas Kris does. Why do a lot of Adam’s fans get upset if we don’t like him? Geez, people, everyone is entitled to their own musical tastes.

I think a lot of folks here could learn a lesson from ‘luvadamlambert’ . For such a young girl, she is very respectful and tolerant of other peoples’ opinions.

very true on both paragraphs

Thanks missymusic:)and cheetara86:)

Thank you for the great recap! The world would be a really boring place if we all agreed, now wouldn’t it.

You’re welcome “luvadamlambert” – I so enjoy all your comments and your perspective on things. Maybe you could help MJ keep people in line???? lol

I was also one of those who didn’t enjoy Whole Lot of Love. Inspite of, or maybe because of the strobe lights and smoke, the studded leather tails, the overdone make up, and the “whoa stand back folks, here comes a rock star” buildup, it was just way to over done for me. I didn’t care for the lip curling and the pelvic thrusts or the other worldly high shreiks. This was my problem with Adam all through the season. I love his voice for the most part, just not the overall act. I do have to say though, I never cared that much for Mad World on the show, but it was my favorite of his set on the tour because he let his voice carry it rather than all of the, for me, over the top antics.

I think for those of us who prefer Kris, or at least for me, it isn’t that I don’t recognize Adam’s talent and his incredible voice. I really do and appreciate it. I’m just not into his performance style. I think that is what makes him controversial more so than his lifestyle. I have never cared much for cabaret either and that is where he seems to belong to me. I appreciate that many Adam fans seem to realize that it isn’t a slam against Adam as a person if someone doesn’t care for his performance style. It is about music preference and not about personalities. Like Sunshine Girl, I really love Kris’s pure musical style and really love the quality of his vocals. I can relate to him and his take on the songs much more so than I can Adam. Truly not an insult intended towards Adam. Just a matter of personal preference.

Yes Kris is my favorite, but I would NEVER deny Adam’s talent. No question about it – he is phenomenal, but his music is not a style I truly enjoy. Because I don’t enjoy it, doesn’t mean he isn’t talented. Who knows? Maybe he will go on to be the best selling idol ever – and if so, I would be the first in line to congratulate him on the honor. Still would not change my musical tastes though. Who knows? I’m not sure what kind of record he is making, but I will say this – if I like the music, I will buy it – as I will for any of the current idols.

Yeah, I love Kradison, but I do prefer Allison and Kris style of music over what Adam is wanting to put out. But, if Adam’s music has a good beat and something I can sing along too, I might just change my mind.

That’s why I can not wait to really hear what they bring out.

This boy has it ALL! He’s a singer, a musician, and all-around artist. Absolutely an amazing talent way too often underestimated by some of the judges on the show.

I totally respect your opinion. For me, it’s all in the eye of the beholder, I’m trying to force myself to like him, but I’m about to give up and It’s weird because I adore singer songwriters and soft rock, so I keep telling myself that I should love Kris. I went ahead and downloaded the complete Kris collection, with his idol itunes and Brand New Shoes. Loved Beautiful Moon and Man in the Mirror. Everything else, not so much. I came to the conclusion that I don’t like the way he sings, I love his version of ATTID too, mainly because he uses his lower register.

Sorry if I’m commenting this on your review, I had my Kris playlist experience last night and today I tried it again, just wanted to get these random comments off of my thoughts.

But one thing is for sure, if I was lucky enough to go to the idols concert, I wouldn’t go to the bathroom during his set, I would try to embrace him and enjoy him. I wholeheartedly hope to like his debut album, that will be my chance to find what everyone else see on him, I’ll keep trying.

Anyway, I’m honestly glad you had fun, BTW, just a small detail, Bright Lights is by Matchbox Twenty .

And here goes another post hoping for Matt to be signed, that kid is special. I haven’t even seen him live, but his performances on YouTube have taken me by surprise too.

Matt WILL be signed.he just WILL

Pat, pat.

I really enjoyed your review Sunshinegirl!! My favorite is Kris and then there would be a tie between Allison and Matt for 2nd.

I like Adam fine enough, even have TOMT vid and Slow Ride vid on my ipod. Almost bought “Feelin’ Good”. He’s really is an amazing performer and in a lot of ways understand the whole ‘buzz’ about him. However, it’s nice to see something here on mj’s not giving him all of the glory. *sigh*. It’s happened before, but not enough, imo. I also understand that this is not a fan site, but sometimes I feel as if it’s an Adam fan site so it’s nice to see the other guy get his due.

I guess one thing I don’t understand is that the news reviewer (I’m pretty sure it was the KC one) made a note of ‘all’ the people heading to the exits during Kris’s set, but didn’t notice their were some sitting during Adam’s set. And HOW DARE you go to the bathroom and text during his set…

Also, I don’t think you were harsh towards Adam but just told it as you saw and heard it.

alxsavage Aug 31st, 2009 at 10:22 pm

Sorry if I’m commenting this on your review, I had my Kris playlist experience last night and today I tried it again, just wanted to get these random comments off of my thoughts.

But one thing is for sure, if I was lucky enough to go to the idols concert, I wouldn’t go to the bathroom during his set, I would try to embrace him and enjoy him. I wholeheartedly hope to like his debut album, that will be my chance to find what everyone else see on him, I’ll keep trying.

I agree with you and that is exactly what I did at the concert I attended, I really tried to embrace Kris during his set and I refused to dis any of the Idols in concert and in my recap. I paid good money and I wanted to enjoy the whole concert. I could have left during Kris’s set and get a jump on the horrendous traffic I faced but I stayed and clapped for him because he was performing for us.

i had fun reading your review.As I was scrolling down the page, I was thinking “wow this girl is really head over hills with AI. If she finds everybody’s set good and was impressed with everybody, how much more with Adam’s set?” LOL.

I agree, not everyone would appreciate Adam’s music style. I am just happy that they are in the minority.

:clap_tb:

Thank u animated.although u disagree I think u said it in a very kind way sadly unlike some others:(

Urh huh? Okay…
Thanks for the recap though!

He. The reviews that get the most comments are the ones that say something negative about Adam, how come?

Because to some people, Adam just doesn’t do anything for them and it’s nice to see fans of other idols coming together to talk about their favorite, who happens NOT to be Adam, or Allison or Kris for that matter. Sure, this board is mainly made up of Adam fans, but last I heard it was not an Adam fansite so fans other than Adam fans are just as entitled to their opinions, just as you are to yours.

No need to force yourself to like Kris or any of the idols. It is what it is. You have your fave, I have mine.

alxsavage:

I’m trying to force myself to like him, but I’m about to give up and It’s weird because I adore singer songwriters and soft rock, so I keep telling myself that I should love Kris.

Why? I’m not trying to make myself think Adam is ‘all that’! I’m not trying to say since I love rock, I need to love Adam. You’re right it’s all in the eye of the beholder and I think that’s all Sunshinegirl is trying to say.

Thanks for the recap, pretty much what I expected you’d say.

@Animated,

The recap I am reading above seem to go out of its way to show that Adam is not worth respecting . The way it was worded like its okay to be this way and disrespectful . Maybe I am understanding it all wrong , and if so , I apologize if I am getting the wrong impression.

^^This. And everything Truthiness has said too. I am also a huge Kradison fan and have repeatedly tried my best to give Kris his due. I think he is a fabulous talent and a wonderful person. I never believed the “walking out” issues had anything more than people wanting to get to the barricades or get a jump on traffic, for whatever reason.

The reason I shut down when reading the recap is the, as Animated said, deliberate belittling of Adam’s set. If you don’t like him ‘“ no problem. That’s great. Totally understand he is not your cuppa. We’ve all read those recaps before (in the minority, I admit). It was the detailing of the bathroom breaks and the email checking that lost me completely.

Hey, there were a few acts that didn’t knock my socks off, but I did my best to at least understand what wasn’t working in their set and try to lend some insight into the issue. THAT’s why I think people are reacting very defensively.

The “positive” prefacing rings very hollow, IMO. It’s like saying, “I really think Kris is a fabulous talent, but I suddenly noticed that I hadn’t balanced my checkbook in the last six months, so therefore I’ll go ahead and use this time, that I spent good money for to be entertained, to do so.” I’m sorry, it just didn’t ring authentic to me at all.

Thanks for the recap though. I’m very glad you enjoyed the rest of the concert.

Thanks for the recap! Glad you enjoyed the concert!

Hey, that means more spaces for Adam fans at his concert when not with Kris.

and that’s a bad thing because…oh wait …that’s a GREAT thing for some of us! :clap_tb:

I will say Adam is improvising the vocal during WLL too much! He did it last night or night before! It isn’t as good as the beginning of the tour. He does it cause he can and he gets bored…I think. Even Slash suggested during the show that he do less of it.

But, a large part of fans on here love that he changes the song each night.

I think in order to call it a “glory” note it has to sound good???

And zoinks! since so much of this post has gone pear-shaped, I really do hope that the author, Sunshine Girl knows that we all appreciate her time and effort in making this post and sharing her experience with us. Thank you, again.

Thank you for taking the time to share your opinions with us! I am glad you had a good time, Sunshine Girl.

Could we NOT turn this thread into a pissing contest?

Seriously, I see bad stuff on both sides. Hey, at least Sunshinegirl is willing to call Adam by name, right? So I don’t think anybody is in a position to declare their fan group as better than the next.

Let’s keep the remarks focused on Sunshinegirls review. Do you agree with it or not? Let’s leave the fanwarring out of it, OK?

ETA: Seriously, I”m going to go back and delete all the comments that have nothing to do with this review.

I guess Sunshinegirl’s comments didn’t sound belittling to me re: Adam. She was just giving her opinion.

I was really excited about the show. I was on the floor level and was really pleased with how close my seats ended up being until… two guys showed up to take their seats directly in front of me just after Michael took the stage and remained standing the entire time. Since both were well over 6 feet tall and I’m only 5’1″, I was forced to stand on my toes the entire show just to catch a glimpse over their shoulders.

Still, I had a fantastic time. While Adam has been my favorite from the beginning, I’m equally enthusiastic for Allison and Kris. All three were fantastic but from my perspective, Adam is simply incredible and leaves me breathless every time. The others that stood out for me were Matt, Danny, Scott and Anoop. Like the person that posted the review, I was a little shocked and embarrassed people were booing Anoop before realizing they were chanting his name. I hope he realized that. Although Michael never made an impression on me during the show, he has definitely improved and is growing on me as a singer and as an individual. It probably helps that he seems to be one of the more vocal about supporting the other idols when negative situations like the protesters occur.

Hey, at least Sunshinegirl is willing to call Adam by name, right?

ITA. Ugh, it so annoys me when people refuse to call Kris or Adam by their names–not only is it needlessly rude to two people who are at the very least nice guys, but it’s a completely pathetic and juvenile way of expressing your lack of interest or dislike of someone. It’s just very, very stupid.

Sunshine Girl – great recap! I was at the Milwaukee show on 8/28, and had a fabulous time! Of course I am a Danny fan and this was his hometown, but EVERYONE of the idols sounded 100% improved and did a great performance and Matt totally blew me away! It was a great great concert and I think you recapped it very well!

Well, I can honestly say I did not enjoy your recap. It didn’t bother me that you didn’t like Adam. You are certainly entitled to your opinion of any Idol, but I felt you deliberately “pushed buttons” in saying screeching and making a point of going to the bathroom/texting during Adam’s set.

Thanks for your recap, glad you enjoyed Kris’ set. My daughters and I were thrilled with his performance and were mezmerized and overjoyed by Adam’s.

Well, I can honestly say I did not enjoy your recap. It didn’t bother me that you didn’t like Adam. You are certainly entitled to your opinion of any Idol, but I felt you deliberately ‘pushed buttons’  in saying screeching and making a point of going to the bathroom/texting during Adam’s set.

Chuckle, chuckle. Wow, good thing you aren’t a Danny fan.

You get used to that sort of thing after a while.

Huge Adam fan here. When I read a review that doesn’t favor Adam, I make the same comment. Thank you for taking the time to write the recap, I am glad you enjoyed your favorite. What you said about Adam doesn’t bother me a bit, you are entitled to your opinion. What matters to me is that Adam didn’t let me down and I left the concerts a bigger fan of his.

Please do not apologize for anything that you said…Your opinion is your opinion..Nothing else matters. Can’t please everyone ..Im glad you had a great time and you got to enjoy your favorite..

I actually read the recap backwards, since I sometimes just skip to the part about Kris first, in recaps. If it’s really bad and I feel like I’m having a mild heart attack, I breathe deeply and think pleasant thoughts. About puppies and rainbows.

So, mainly your comments about Adam were not my main focus. I noticed you said,

THEN, thankfully, Allison came out and they did their awesome duet Slow Ride, which was all kinds of awesome!

So it’s not like you “hated” Adam, exactly. That was a pretty positive comment.

But back to Kris:

Kris’s entrance generated quite a booming reception of cheers. Kris began with Heartless and sounded AMAZING! He played guitar and sang with ease and confidence. Again, hearing him live is definitely a new experience. Of course he was great on the show, but anyone who says Kris’s vocals are lacking hasn’t heard him sing live. In no way shape or form were Kris’s vocals lacking anything. He was very strong and hit the notes with no problem at all. I was amazed at how rich his voice sounded in the arena. He could do a big venue solo tour with no problem at all.

I don’t think I have anything to add to this. You said it great. At the concert I went to, after the show, when we were all stuck in the arena waiting for the line to move, a couple next to me said almost the same things to me. The guy said Kris was a “pleasant surprise” for him because of how he rocked out, and filled the arena with his voice.

I can’t even say that he is exactly like anyone out there on the radio now, but yet he is very current and relevant to what is popular and probably will be for a long time.

I think this part was really perceptive. I sometimes say I hear Kris on the radio, one station here in Boston plays his Heartless every day. I heard it tonight and that’s what I often think: his voice really isn’t like anyone out there on the radio now. I can easily see it as fitting into what’s current, for ex., Heartless sounds very good among the other songs played on that station. But there’s really no one who sounds like Kris (to me, anyway), and that seems to be overlooked a lot. His voice is instantly recognizable, and his style is, too — a positive thing for someone who will need to both stand out and fit in on radio now.

Not to turn this into a pissing contest. But, I do notice in your review you tell everyone the best time to take a bathroom break. During Adam’s set. No waiting, apparently. If you aren’t interested in Adam, that’s good to know.

canuck, I don’t like button-pushing about any Idol. Some of the things said about Danny, whether in blogs or on twitter, have been terrible and, if I were a fan of his, I’d be hurt and furious.

Could not agree more, Ross. Kris’s voice is lower than I expect for a kind of small framed guy. But there is also just that little twang that isn’t a twang that is instantly recognizable as Kris that I don’t hear in anyone else. I also love his “cain’t” instead of “can’t”. I don’t know why but that just tickles me. Love it.

Hello;
I have been lurking all year summer on this site. I have really enjoyed all of the information and opinions that I have read here. I watched the first three seasons of American Idol occasionally and just didn’t enjoy the overall talent level. But once I saw Carrie Underwood and Mario Vasquez audition I was drawn in watching almost every show since then. I believe Season 8 is by far the deepest talent pool yet…even extending into the top36.

I have read a lot of the tour cities’ newspaper reviews. And of course I am surprised like most of this blog’s readers, that obviously some reviewers seem obligated to review the concert and are not really prepared or interested enough to write professional reviews. But when someone is in show business this always the rap on local reviewers.

I decided to finally post a comment because it has been interesting to read the fan recaps in general and Sunshine Girl’s in particular. I appreciate the effort and enthusiasm in which concert goers write their own reviews and I thoroughly enjoy them..But I am finding these fan recaps tell the reader much more about the concert goer’s relgious, political and societal views than they do about the music and performances that they are watching. Sunshine Girl thinly vails her evangical christian views, as so many other recappers have done before her. It works this way, they write wonderful reviews for the four christian white male performers, as did Sunshine girl. They are often dismissive of Anoop, consider an him outsider to the American experience, even though he as much an american citizen as anyone of us. Now whether this is conscious or subconscious, I am not one to judge…but if you go back and reread these recaps these recappers are dismissive and make Anoop’s set something to endure. (usually too smooth, too boring, etc.) Then Lil usually gets recognition for her ineptitude, the review refering to her ability as singer is basically not good enough to even sing the songs, because the original artist so terrific. Basically asking “who does she think she is to assume she is entitled to sing these songs”?

Then of course the reviews are anti Adam and the authors usally are using “scorched earth” opinions of his vocals. (But of course he is does give a great performance but not to their taste. (Too flamboyant and vulgar I am sure.)

I not trying to say that people aren’t allowed to voice their opinions…but I am sure Sunshine Girl would never buy a “Non Christian” (definition of Christian in the most narrow evangical way). She would support Kris, Danny, Matt and I am sure Michael,(if he is ever able to record and album) by buying their album. It has become so obvious, from these recaps that alot of people are agenda driven in enjoying performers and not the performances. This basically provincial view of music and peformance, will be shattered as the real international stars of the future from this top ten are Adam and Anoop.

Edited by me, it was extremely off-topic. Just wanted to say that I wanted to give Kris a chance because I love music and that goes beyond fandom pride for me. Maybe “forcing” wasn’t the right word. But it’s all good, let’s just enjoy the music we love and respect the music others do .

I can’t even say that he is exactly like anyone out there on the radio now, but yet he is very current and relevant to what is popular and probably will be for a long time.

We used to call his sound MOR, which stood for “Middle of the Road.” He’ll make a nice living with it. MOR isn’t ground-breaking. Nor is it “current.” It’s been around forever. But it is popular. Kris is as MOR as you get.

Sunshine Girl

I won’t even try and disguise the fact that I am a true Adam fan and think he can do no wrong. I saw the Idol concert 3 times this summer and think Adam is the most amazing performer I have ever seen. I appreciate you doing a recap and appreciate hearing someone elses opinion. The only thing I question about your reacap is you calling Adam’s set partially boring.

I didn’t think I was that harsh on him. Just that his set didn’t engage me very much and partially bored me. Not a huge deal really.

While I realize Adam’s style and vocals might not be for everyone, I don’t know how anyone..whether you like him or not…could ever call him BORING!!!!!!!

I find it rather disturbing that you actually went to the bathroom during Adam’s set!! I wanted him to stay out there forever, I couldnt get enough..just cant understand how you could be texting and going to the bathroom while that beautiful man with and angels voice is singing- seriously?? WTF !!!!!!!!!!

Hello;
I have been lurking all summer on this site. I have really enjoyed all of the information and opinions that I have read here. I watched the first three seasons of American Idol occasionally and just didn’t enjoy the overall talent level. But once I saw Carrie Underwood and Mario Vasquez audition I was drawn into watching almost every show since then. I believe Season 8 is by far the deepest talent pool yet’ ¦even extending into the top36.

I am not trying to say that people aren’t allowed to voice their opinions’ ¦but I am sure Sunshine Girl would never buy a ‘Non Christian’  (definition of Christian in the most narrow evangical way). She would support Kris, Danny, Matt and I am sure Michael,(if he is ever able to record an album) by buying their albums. It has become so obvious, from these recaps that alot of people are agenda driven in enjoying performers and not the performances. This basically provincial view of music and performance, will be shattered as the real international stars of the future. from this top ten, will be Adam and Anoop.

canuck, I don’t like button-pushing about any Idol. Some of the things said about Danny, whether in blogs or on twitter, have been terrible and, if I were a fan of his, I’d be hurt and furious.

That is so sweet of you to say this. Thank you. Handshake.

I appreciate your taking the time to write a recap, thank you.

WLL is pure, hot, drippin’ sex……have you checked your pulse lately?

Hi hardscrabble, thanks for posting. I enjoyed your post.

That is so sweet of you to say this. Thank you. Handshake.

Back atcha! :bye_tb:

Seriously. Thanks to those of you who have not taken such great offense to my recap, especially the hard-core Adam fans. I was not trying to push buttons…I sent the same recap to friends of mine who could not attend the show. It’s just how I felt and observed it all. It was just a stream of consciousness after I got home from the show. No need to be so upset.And yes, I recognized Adam’s vocal and performance talent and still wasn’t that interest…so what? It’s not any different than those that have recognized Danny and Kris’s talents and still said they weren’t that into their sets. And no one has any clue what my religious and political beliefs are based on that recap. I refuse to discuss it here because it isn’t relevant. I thought the protesters outside were disgusting and hateful! I am not a hater and have no issue with Adam as a person or his lifestyle. That’s his biz and I couldn’t care less. I would love Kris or Matt or Danny just as much if they were not Christians or gay or both. It’s just a style preference peeps, that’s it. I wasn’t trying to upset anyone…really. I had no idea it would become like freakin’ IDF here based my recap.

This basically provincial view of music and peformance, will be shattered as the real international stars of the future from this top ten are Adam and Anoop.

Where’s Alison? We might agree on a post?

Thanks for sharing your concert experience with us. I liked that you discussed many of the performers who are rarely mentioned and provided some interesting insights. Thank heaven we do not all like the same thing or person and live in a country where we can express that like or dislike.

Sunshine Girl thinly vails her evangical christian views, as so many other recappers have done before her. It works this way, they write wonderful reviews for the four christian white male performers, as did Sunshine girl.

Are you talking about Megan, Allison, Anoop, and Matt? Cuz she effusively praised all of them.

Sunshine Girl thinly vails her evangical christian views, as so many other recappers have done before her. It works this way, they write wonderful reviews for the four christian white male performers, as did Sunshine girl.”

Are you talking about Megan, Allison, Anoop, and Matt? Cuz she effusively praised all of them.

I’m thinking maybe that poster was joking or deliberately trying to provoke people? Hopefully?

Weird. We’ve had plenty of negative reviews of ADam and plenty of negative reviews of Kris, many of which were far worse and much more negative than this one, but while there are always a few people, both Kris and Adam fans, who take criticism of their favorites too personally, I don’t recall seeing any recap thread like this one. I mean, I love Adam most, then Allison and Kris, but I’m not going to freak out if someone doesn’t like one or more of them as long as they’re not overly rude about it–and even if they are rude, what’s it to me? We’re all anonymous commentators on the internet–what we say really doesn’t matter. I never really understand people getting so worked up over criticism of Kris or Adam–it’s not like it’s really fun to hear criticism of your favorites, but seriously, it’s just anonymous commentators on the internet–but I really don’t why this thread was a lot angrier than others.

“So I used that time to go the bathroom. He then did Starlight by Muse, which was okay, but surprisingly rather boring. “Two minute bathroom break=world record. Good going!!!!!

Sunshine Girl, I did think that you showed a little bit of a chip on your shoulder in the section about Adam (not too bad at all but a little bit), but the good news is that I don’t think you are a homophobic bigoted religious zealot. But I can understand why you would be tempted to thump back just a little bit. People seem to get along just fine as long as criticism is based on taste in music, I think that the oversensitive are outliers when it stays focused on that. It gets sticky when people wander into showing disdain for the performer as a person. That’s where people are not assumed to have an interest in a respectful exchange of views, and drama ensues. You were not overtly disdainful on a personal level, but a couple of your comments were in a gray area subject to interpretation, as you have seen.

Danny and Adam are my co-favorites. As a Danny fan, I definitely understand how difficult it is sometimes. I had to smile when I saw canuck’s post telling someone ‘good thing you aren’t a Danny fan’ . It is indeed a little amusing to see people get so upset over such a little ding, when one of your favorites seemed to be the season’s punching bag, for those inclined to such things. That part of it isn’t too fun, that’s for sure, and a real challenge to handle in a positive way.

Now, as an Adam fan, I’m sorry that you don’t appreciate him, because I think he is wonderful. But I absolutely agree with you that people have different tastes and that’s ok. In fact, it’s great because that gives opportunities for all kinds of artists to find a receptive audience. But now, back to that little chip on the shoulder that I said that I perceived. I don’t really think that’s about Adam, and I really think that the previous poster who ascribed it to evangelical fervor on your part has missed the mark. My impression is that it’s grounded in a little bit of resentment over how some people have treated your favorite. As I said earlier, that’s understandable’ ¦but it would be a real shame if you let that color your response to Adam himself (if that is happening). Adam himself has been warm and supportive to the other kids, and that’s what I remember when I find myself getting irritated by fan craziness. It really does sometimes take the joy out of the whole thing if you let yourself focus on the negative stuff, so I try to stay focused on how well my favorites are doing, and I talk about what I like about them. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think you said anything terrible, I just felt that I might have a sense of how you’re feeling and wanted to give you my feedback based on my experience with this whole crazy thing!

I enjoyed reading your recap, and I liked how you shared your thoughts on how the idols have developed since the show. And I agree with you that Matt must get signed! I think he is so talented, I know he will have a bright future in music.

Thankyou Sunshine girl.
You gave a wonderful review of kris’s performance and I agree most heartily with most of what you observe of this fine singer,muscian and
artist. He is, truely, lovely.
You also gave really nice, cohesive upbeat reviews of all the contestants
except for Lil, Adam and a tongue in cheek one of Anoop.
Lil’s was not that far off some others reviews……But she can sing.Perhaps, a recording or a solo tour won’t be her ticket to ride,..Yet,
I can certainly see her singing chops appreciated in many other venues.
Perhaps more comercial or theater et, al.
Anoop…Well as I said….tongue in cheek or a backhanded insult. Unless,
you haven’t been on the blogs or read any other reviews or even talked to any other AI fans, you would know that” Anooooop”, has nothing to do, whatsoever, with BOOs, as it has been discussed on most
re-caps and is just his fans, respectful, shoutout. He doesn’t deserve such a sneaky snicker!!
Adam, I just cannot defend…..as I don’t need to. His voice …too much range, flair, and, almost opera like in it’s control? His moves….too joyful…..too real!!!!!!!!! He is his own best defense even among the new counter culture of all things puritan that is so rabid among the radical conservatism of the East and the West!!!!!

JoseX thank you for this. I think it is right on the mark. I’d like to double emphasis that the recapper is not a “I don’t think you are a homophobic bigoted religious zealot” & doesn’t deserve this. It does, however, all come out a little bit passive aggressive to me. Comments like

“I had no idea it would become like freakin’ IDF here based my recap.” Don’t help but to ruffle feathers.

I fully support your right to dislike whoever you want full heartedly. I applaud your right to express that. There are idols whose music I dislike and for the life of me can’t understand all the claims of cuteness and musicality. I generally chose not to express this in a public forum since I just feel like I will be dog piled on – that is my choice. However with that said & my support, I will tell you have to take the good comments with the bad when you write a recap. No you should take direct insults, but why are you surprised that people disagree, even strongly? I can only count the number of times I have heard from various people that a journalist writes a review because of some ulterior motive. Minus the direct insult, its more or less it comes down to the same thing. Either you believe the reviewer is coming to it with an open mind or you don’t. The same can be said about recappers.

I tend not to get involved with defending or tearing any idols or fan opinions down. There really is no purpose in it. In the big scheme of things neither your opinion nor mine really account to much – or for that matter the rest of the folks that read this board. The music audience is so large that any idol fan base is just a drop in the bucket.

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‘So I used that time to go the bathroom. He then did Starlight by Muse, which was okay, but surprisingly rather boring. ‘Two minute bathroom break=world record. Good going!!!!!*******

She went while Adam was performing so the bathrooms were empty – just playing. I’m really not bothered by the recap, I just think it’s funny the denial that it was not meant as an ‘I’ll show you’ because of the KC review when the re-capper made it clear she believed the professional critic was biased or had something against Kris. Seriously Sunshine Girl, I thought Kris was good too – just didn’t knock my socks off. The entire show was pretty darn good.

Squirrely I thought that was pretty funny & I could tell you were playing. Personally with a toddler I learned to pee very quickly. I could probably make that run if I tried. LOL

Grrrr Missing our quotes.

“The world would be a really boring place if we all agreed, now wouldn’t it.”

DING – DING – DING (imagine bells going off to proclaim a winner)!!!!!!

smileys were much easier

HAHA it takes longer than 2 minutes to get up the stairs to get to a bathroom. Well thankfully reviewers have a realistic opinion of the show and not one tainted by jealousy.

Adam is the star. 3/4′s of the audience is there for Adam and 1/3 or more leave after Heartless. Not bathroom breaks either just leaving as Kris is so boring and not a great singer or showman.

He could do a big venue solo tour with no problem at all.

He was like a rock star during that song!

He definitely appeared to have the crowd in the palm of his hand

And [he] ended with a sweet glory note that people went crazy for.

hmmm … Seems like I’ve heard these comments before … but not in relation to Kris. Let’s see, who was it? Scott?? err… no, don’t think it was Scott.

I’ll get back to you on this.

People still posting in this thread? Oh my. LOL.

I’m wondering, are the tensions of the unknown at the end of the tour getting to the fans?

Sunshine girl, I applaud you for having the guts to say what you truly feel, unpopular it might be. However displeasing it might be to fans of other idols, imo it’s still better than thinly veiled backhanded and snarky comments that pretend to agree with you but are actually patronizing in nature. And for the life of me, I can’t see how texting during a performance is different from talking or going to the washroom is different from leaving the arena completely. And no, having a “valid” reason to go to the barricades to wait for your idol is not any better than answering the call of nature.

Whoever said Adam fans treat Kris better than the converse, I don’t see how anything this recapper wrote about Adam is more demeaning than calling Kris a monkey face. Need me to jog your memory?

And how has that evangelical post not been deleted by now? Sorry but homophobic posts sound even better than that. After observing how things have evolved over the past few months and from this recap and others, I’m sad to say that I think this season is probably the most hostile among fans of the top 2. I was a huge Cook fan last year and even the most OTT of Archie fans didn’t seem as bad as the ones from this year. At the very least, I didn’t feel that they had a superiority complex, and they truly and honestly appreciate Cook’s musical talents though they might still prefer Archie.

Thanks Gerien!

And just for the record, I wrote this BEFORE I that review ever even came out in the KC paper. I wrote it when I got home that night. The review came out the next day. So whomever believes it was a get back at the reviewer recap, WRONG! I just said what I felt and was my honest opinion. No need to lie and say that people were leaving when they weren’t like that reviewer did. That is the biggest issue I had with that review was not that they did not like Kris, but that they lied to make it seems like so many people did not enjoy Kris and that simply did not happen. My recap did no such thing. I admitted that we were in a very pro-Adam crowd and that’s great for him and his fans! I was just in the minority of people that only liked two of his songs, Mad World and the Slow Ride duet with Allison. Going to the bathroom (yeah I had to go and figured that would be a good time) during a song I did not like isn’t a crime.

Ok you can say that Adam screeches if I can say that Kris has a monkey face. LOL Cool I’ve been waiting for the OK.

I don’t think anyone really belived that a lot of people were leaving during Kris’ set, I really don’t see why this is an issue. I agree that the fact that reviewer thought so and made an official statements about it is bad since that somehow makes it true (since it is printed in a newspaper), but that falls solely on the reviewer.

……..[quote]I was a huge Cook fan last year and even the most OTT of Archie fans didn’t seem as bad as the ones from this year. At the very least, I didn’t feel that they had a superiority complex, and they truly and honestly appreciate Cook’s musical talents though they might still prefer Archie.[/quote]…….

Are you kidding me? Some Archies were constantly putting down Cook. Called his singing SCREACHING. Said he was FAT, BALDING (which may have some truth) and FUGLY.

Back on topic. This review was okay; pretty predictable. . And if I recall correctly, the reviewer said weeks ago she was going to go to the bathroom during Adam’s set, so no surprise there….
Adam’s portion was written exactly as expected. LOL

Well, okay, I couldn’t believe people were still posting to what was to me, a fairly innocuous review. But okay, so I’ll just add another thanks to Sunshinegirl just to add to my bit to the post.

I don’t think anyone really belived that a lot of people were leaving during Kris’ set, I really don’t see why this is an issue. I agree that the fact that reviewer thought so and made an official statements about it is bad since that somehow makes it true (since it is printed in a newspaper), but that falls solely on the reviewer.

Well yeah, but they felt they had firsthand knowledge to share and I can see that. Though mostly I just choose this to see if I can blockquote correctly with the new system.

sunshine girl – I always enjoy reading recaps, no matter, who they favor…
your started really interesting, but then it lingered on and on and on and on…
to sum it up, your writing skills are really good, but I quite got an impression that you were just trying TOO much a little bit, I don’t know, just my impression…. sorry

Sunshine girl, I thought you had a great recap! Some of what I have read here is so typical of some Adam fans. They have to make fun of someone that has a different view. Kris Allen is great and I think your recap explained how you viewed it and I have total respect for that. You just keep it up, you explained it wonderfully. Not boring at all in my book.
Thanks for posting, I will pass it along. Keep up the good work, and go
Kris!!!!!!!!!!!

Sunshine Girl, I am a fan of Adam and Kris. I find Adam’s style more exciting, but I find the tone of Kris’ voice very lovely. Many people have written reviews about how Adam was not thier favorite and I was never inspired to join MJ’s and respond to thier recap before. I have no problem with people saying Adam was not their favorite because it’s true every has their own taste. I have aproblem with your recap because you appear to be auditioning for the cast of ‘Mean Girls.” I got the message when you said you didn’t like him first thing and that of course was fine. But, you crossed the line into childishness when you said you had to go to the bathroom, text and laugh at pre-teens enjoying themselves. That lapse into childishness made it hard for me to enjoy your recap of Kris, because I feel you shoudn’t have to mock Adam to love Kris. I’m surprised that the reviews have not been as strong for Kris lately. Perhaps he is getting tired.
It’s been a long tour and he may not be as aggressive about doing things to protect his voice as Adam is. I hope he is doing well and I expect to enjoy both thier CDs.

I haven’t read throuh all the comments on this but I don’t understand why people feel that this recap mocks Adam in anyway.

People who have seen my comments before know who my favorite is, but I think we need to respect all 10 of these kids who go out and perform every night and they all know that there are people in the audience that are not there for them, yet still they put out the effort.

The impression I have is that Sunshine Girl was not an Adam fan going into the concert and I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that since musical taste is subjective. I do tink she was surprised by how much she liked Adam’s Mad World but at the same time she just didn’t get into the hype of a lot of his other songs. And I think her experience of Kris anticipation at the end of Adam’s set was similar to how most Adam fans feel at the end of Danny’s set.

It’s cool agathe.hb! I tend to get too detailed sometimes – LOL!

Sorry you felt that way about my recap Cocoa. I was just joking around at the screams…it was cute and I found it kind of funny too, not in a mean spirited way though. I was totally doing the same thing last year finding the Archie teen fans sitting behind me funny and I am a HUGE Archie fan. Not being into certain songs and doing other things during them I don’t view as childish, but okay whatever. I just wasn’t in the mood to force myself to listen to songs I didn’t care for..that is all.

Ok, I signed up, but I can’t figure out how to post, so I’ll post my review here.

Kansas City, Sunday, Aug 30.

Getting there was the biggest adventure of the whole thing. It seems like every year, they schedule this thing on the same night as my fantasy football draft. So, once again, I had to recruit my son to draft for me, and he was not happy about it to say the least. He said he wouldn’t mind so much if I were at least seeing someone good. He bitched and moaned, ‘Why do you want to see that stupid show anyways? You always make fun of it. They’re all going to be working at Burger King in three months.’  Problem is, when he said that, I was pissed at the time, so I almost defended them by saying something like, ‘No they’re not. They’ll have plenty of opportunities in the music biz, and if anyone ends up at Burger King, its going to be you’ . But luckily, my worster instincts kicked in, and I simply said, ‘I can’t argue with that, but I’m still going, so suck it up, unless you’re positioned to never ask me for any financial help again.’ 

After dropping my bitching son at the sports bar to draft my team, my wife and I were off to the show, but we needed to eat first. And guess where we ate? You guessed it!! Burger King!!!

Since we had to drop my son off, and then eat, that didn’t leave any time for pre-show frauffalo pictures, but trust me, they were there. But surprisingly enough, there were some serious hotties there as well. As we were approaching the Sprint Center, my wife asked what the barricades were for. I told her they were the tard barricades for the meet and greet, and we’d see the herd after the show. Now don’t get me wrong. My wife and I are both plenty fat, but neither of us were the least bit interested in waiting around at the barricades after the show.

This year I lucked out. No fatbodies (except my wife, haha) were sitting next to me. Just a small skinny dude who looked like he didn’t want to be there. Sarver took the stage first. He kept telling us to make some noise. However, he wasn’t entertaining me, so I stood steadfast. Sarver is a local barroom performer at best. Plus, the material didn’t fit him. I expect country from a redneck.

Next, Megan. I cheered wildly for her. Unfortunately, no one else did. And she insists on singing in a key that’s two octaves below her voice. But she’s plenty hot to look at. Not sure what was up with the ‘do’ , though. It looked kind of like ponyhawk lite. And she didn’t caw.

Then came my buddy Scotty Mac, who rose from the ground on a piano. Loved his first song. Liked his second song. Scotty doesn’t have the best voice, but dammit, he’s entertaining. I would pay to see him in his own show.

I forgot who went next. It was either Anoop or Lil. Doesn’t matter, both bored me. I did enjoy the waterdrop background during one of Anoop’s songs, and I enjoyed watching Lil’s ass hopping around. Her ass was just as big live as it was on TV.

I’ve gone to the AI Tour Crapfest every year. Consider it a tradition. And, every year, there’s always someone who I thought would suck, but then surprises me. Last year, it was Gaspy. The year before, it was Lakisha Jones. This year, it was Quatto the Mole. Matt Giraud put on a pretty damn good show, and I really enjoyed his set. And, it was the first time we got to experience Tim Stewart’s brilliance.

Before I go further, let me talk a little about Tim Stewart. He’s the guitarist in the band, and he’s absolutely amazing. Last year, David Cook had a guitar in his hands, but unknowing to the tards, none of the guitar sound was coming from it. All the rocking brilliance was coming from Tim Stewart, who was knocking down some incredible riffs. This was pretty much the case this year whenever any of the karaokes had a guitar in his/her hands. Keep that thought in mind as we move on to Allison.

After intermission, Allison came on. She played a pretty impressive set, highlighted by Heart’s Barricuda, but once again, I couldn’t hear a single note coming out of Allison’s guitar. I don’t think it was even plugged in. The great guitar chord roll that defines that song was once again coming entirely from Tim Stewart. You see, I watch those kind of things. And, whenever Tim completed a great riff, I cheered wildly, and it didn’t surprise me one bit that I was the only one, given the crowd.

Ok, kids!! What time is it??

Kids ‘“ IT’S HOKEY GOKEY TIME!!!!

(queue music)

It’s Ho-key Gokey time
It’s Ho-key Gokey time

(That’s all I know. In case you haven’t figured it out, its sung to Howdy Doody.) Actually, the song is fitting, because Gokey is Pastor Rolex’s puppet.

Anyways, there’s one thing I appreciate about Gokey. He makes me laugh. He has no idea how stupid he looks when he dances. He sang ok, and his songs were actually pretty good. His last song was real good. My only problem was that he was singing it.

Time for the earplugs. Lamebert was next. And Good Gawd, they should have put up some kind of warning about seizure sensitivity. Out came the tard signs. Out came the tard cellphones. Out came the tard glowsticks. Out came the tard screaming. On came the strobe lights. And to add to the horror, out came Lambert and his yelling and screeching. It was probably great for anyone who was into that kind of performance, but it gave me a headache, and it practically gave me a seizure. He did do one soft song, which I actually enjoyed. But after that, it was back to the NOISE, NOISE, NOISE (the grinch). The loudest shows I’ve ever witnessed were Boston, the Dropkick Murphys, and believe it or not, The Monkees. Lamebert was fourth. It was way over the top for me, and given that I’ve seen the likes of Judas Priest and Killswitch Engage, that’s saying a lot. My wife said that they should remake the Rocky Horror Picture Show with him. I think she’s on to something.

Finally, Kris. Dammit, Kris just earned some respect from me. Of course, after Lambert, I would have enjoyed just about anything. Kris put on a nice show, but once again, the great guitar work on the Killers song was coming from Tim Stewart. But, and this is a big BUT, in Kris’ last song, he faced Tim Stewart and took the role of lead guitarist for a little bit. And surprise, surprise, it was awesome!! I had no idea Kris could play the guitar like that. That’s right, the guitar riff greatness was actually coming from KRIS, and not Tim Stewart!! So Kris gained a lot of points with me, and after that, I will plan to see him in his own concert if he has one. Now I realize that they could have dubbed in a riff track to make it seem like he was doing it, but unlike the American Idol show itself, I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt. I enjoyed Kris one hell of a lot more than I enjoyed Lambert, but then again, I would have enjoyed watching a turd drop more than I enjoyed Lambert.

The piano duets between Giraud and Scotty Mac were real damn good. I can’t believe they cut that out of the AI finale. That was the best part. The Foghat thing between Allison and Lambert was ok, but in a few weeks, I’m going to see the real thing. Foghat is coming to town, and talk about guitar greatness!! The last half of Slow Ride is one of the greatest works of guitar genius of all time. It was disappointing that Tim Stewart didn’t get to rock out the second half of Slow Ride, but not surprising. If he would have, it would have completely eclipsed everything else that night.

Overall, it was a good show, enhanced greatly by some pretty good graphic presentations and Tim Stewart. I’ll be back again next year, and hopefully, so will Tim Stewart (although it seems to me that he could score a better gig than that). I just hope it won’t interfere with fantasy football, because on top of having to listen to his whiney ass, my son sucks at drafting.

PEACE. OUT.

Oh Doctor Fender thank you for sharing your wit with us all. I feel smarter and more clever already, just by having read it. No really, I do. And thanks for coming over from VFTW! I love just being able to just point to examples, rather than having to explain things. So much less work! And I’m always into things that involve less work.

And thank you for showing how actually respectful and innocuous SunshineGirl’s recap was. So not to presume, but maybe SunshineGirl would want to thank you as well.

And again, thanks for showring how VFTW’s really roll. I know I’ve thoroughly enjoyed laughing __ it.

“Oh Doctor Fender thank you for sharing your wit with us all. I feel smarter and more clever already, just by having read it. No really, I do. And thanks for coming over from VFTW”

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Wow, VFTW must be hurting for hits on their site and Dr. Fender must be looking for a bigger audience. Strange recap. Not that Kris is talented, that is no surprise, but that VFTW would say he was the best since Kris was their pick! LOL!!!

I thank you also Doctor Fender. That was a breath of fresh air.

VFTW guys seem to be so desperate to annoy Adam’s fans.　And it’s really funny that they actually prefer bland, uninteresting idol contestants.

Dr. Fender: you should send that to http://topidol.wordpress.com/contact/ , I’m sure she’d post it. It’s a more snarky site.

And on another note, Allison is playing bar chords, which are not very complicated and are very easy to learn, but, I assure you she is playing it and it is heard over the speakers. It just fills out the sound a little. I’m sure the same went for Cook, but I haven’t seen his youtubes so can’t be sure. There is really no reason for them to fake it when what they’re doing can literally be learned in a day.

I think Dr. Fender has been talking to noctem seizure?……except that noctem wasn’t quite so mean! Just don’t understand why “worsters” feel the need to post here at MJ’s…….oh wait, yes I do, lol

I didn’t know whether to LAUGH or just accept you as an equal opportunity insulting ” wise ass.”
You liked Scott, Kris and the very talented Tim Stewart. So,at least
The world won’t end with your vituperative rant. You should watch your
Blood Pressure though……I can feel an apoleptic fit coming on the horizon or at the, very least, deafness from subjecting your poor ears to
“THE CRAPFEST”!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awwww, thanks everyone. Gotta warn that one person, though, that my sarcasm radar is very weak, so I’ll just take that response as a huge compliment.

Seriously, though, Adam Lambert annoys the living hell out of me, and I don’t see his appeal at all.

I am a former Claytard. I still enjoy Clay Aiken’s music, but I’m not going to fantard over him any more. I’ll buy the music and go to the show, but it stops there.

And yes, I have gone to the Idol tour every year, and I have all the programs. They actually make nice collectors items.

Hey, don’t forget, I liked Matt, also.

Awwww, thanks everyone. Gotta warn that one person, though, that my sarcasm radar is very weak, so I’ll just take that response as a huge compliment.

And that’s not the only thing that’s weak.