Comments on: American Idol Top 2 Performance Night Play by Play & Discussion thread.

By: IDOL ON FOX

IDOL ON FOX — Thu, 21 May 2009 02:49:47 +0000

Kris Allen Wins American Idol Season 8 READ http://bit.ly/IAt50

By: bridgeymah

bridgeymah — Wed, 20 May 2009 13:44:11 +0000

I am so very very sick and tired of people looking at Dial Idol and saying X is in front – SO NOT. 1. Is only for people who use the software; 2. Has a ginormous margin of error meaning current numbers are a statistical dead heat; 3. The raw numbers have Adam ahead depending on what numbers you “choose” to look at.

SO – I think technically is a close close race and I think that “A change is gonna come” and once again, America choose progress over middle of the road, more of the same.

By: Fran

Fran — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:45:03 +0000

Well my computer video worked so i’ve actually ‘seen’ all the performances.
Round 1 i was stuck to choose between the two. Loved both of them, but Adam won by a hair (or by a coat!)
Round 2 i prefered Adam a lot. I just didn’t like Kris’s song that much
And the less said about that steaming turd that Kara wrote the better!!

I think Kris will edge it tonight on votes, but Adam has been my winner all season long! How long is the final tonight? Just wondering as it may not actually be done by the time i get up to go to work tommorrow!!! (5 hour time difference means it usually finishes here around 3am!)

By: Holly

Holly — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:44:37 +0000

I’m hearing that no one got confirmation texts back that you usually get when you vote. Did anyone here who texted in votes have that problem? I did.

I also only got through once for Kris in 2 hours. The first couple times I called all of Kris’s 3 phones lines, I got the message that the phone number was either not a working number or not in service.

I’m not trying to call out Idol shenanigans, but it seems kind of odd to me. Did anyone who voted for Adam have that problem?

By: JazzRocks

JazzRocks — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:03:52 +0000

I feel really down now. And not just because I got so little sleep. Voted 4 hours and got through about 1 in 30 tries. Very frustrating. And then to see Dial Idol has Kris winning, well wtf?

I loved Kris’s Ain’t No Sunshine, but the rest of the show was Adam’s by a mile. And he never looked hotter! And I agree with everyone – the Corn song sucked big time!

By: bridgeymah

bridgeymah — Wed, 20 May 2009 11:23:29 +0000

Eni – think of it this way – if he can sing that pile of crap with conviction just think what he will do with the great material songwriters are lining up to have him sing – not to mention his own songs!

I want confetti for him because he wants it – and who am I to argue with a man who likes long coats, false eyelashes and fabulous jewelled lapels.

By: enigmatica

enigmatica — Wed, 20 May 2009 11:08:42 +0000

As much as I realized Kris is not vocally ready for the constant touring, I almost hope he wins.

I never ever ever ever again want to hear Adam have to suffer through that abomination that Kara wrote. E.V.E.R. If he wins, I might mute the tv during the confetti shower and listen to ACIGC. Other than him being stuck with the worst song to hit the airwaves (because, steaming pile of shit that it is, it’ll still get spins), I’m praying for him to be doused in confetti, and have time on tour to help Kris learn how to really use his voice.

By: enigmatica

enigmatica — Wed, 20 May 2009 11:02:08 +0000

I quite enjoyed “Ain’t No Sunshine,” but felt sorry for Kris the rest of the night. Listening to him, and now, watching in higher def on tv, it’s clear he sings from his throat. That’s crappy and dangerous vocal technique. It quickly wears your voice down, robs it of its full potential of depth and rich texture, and makes it much harder to stay in pitch, much less control your breath or vibrato. (Notice how he got progressively pitchier and his his voice was less controlled/ more shouted with each performance?)

If he doesn’t get lessons soon, he’ll kill his voice quite quickly with all the touring ahead. I can’t believe none of the vocal coaches on AI have mentioned this to him, or given him help refining his technique in all these weeks. He needs to learn to use that diaphragm, and let the sound resonate through his throat, not push the sound from his throat.

By: bridgeymah

bridgeymah — Wed, 20 May 2009 11:01:12 +0000

A couple of comments from TWoP people who where there…

“I went to the live taping of the finale show today, and all I have to say is that Adam’s voice is beautiful live. I literally sat there and stared with my mouth wide open. That boy can do no wrong. I have seen a lot of concerts, but I don’t think I’ve heard a voice like that in a long time.

MW was beautiful. It was perfect, down to that last note. And his long jacket? HOT HOT HOT. My only problem with it was that I’ve watched the old performance so many times that I feel like I know MW backwards & forwards. ACIGC was FUCKING AMAZING. I almost died. NB was good, but not great, but I credit that to the song’s cheese factor and not his vocals (although in the theater, it sounded like the backup singers were going to take over for a couple seconds – JUST SAY NO). People started standing up even before the song ended, whereas they got up only afterwards when Kris sang it.”

and

“All I wanted to add is that when Adam sings live, you kind of get into this WTF?! mode when you hear the clarity of his voice. Like, is this really happening? And why am I so entranced? Honestly, I remember few details about how the crowd reacted, what the stage looked like…he has this uncanny way of making you think that he’s the only other person in the room, and then by the end of the song, you’re like THAT’S IT? Why can you not do this forever?”

So sounds like people going to the concerts are in for a TREAT.

The Unicorn Prince will be an international superstar. The Human Hood ornament will make nice records for middle america. The rest is just window dressing.

I won’t be doing a recap this week. They both bought what they could to the stage. Let the chips fall where they will. Nuff said!

By: Adam_LAmbert08

Adam_LAmbert08 — Wed, 20 May 2009 08:38:17 +0000

I thought Kris really win the night….
but the reason i definitely chose Adam Lambert as the next American Idol is just because he is a superstar, he made the show his own, and because of him, many people continue watching the show even though there are many freaky stuff on the show…

Yeah Kris is better last night, but Adam is better on the whole season of AMerican idol

don’t forget to vote for Adam, he deserves the title!!

By: Sue O'Brien

Sue O'Brien — Wed, 20 May 2009 06:44:05 +0000

My cable company is having trouble with this station and one other until they go digital and I’ve missed several of the shows, including the finale tonite. Is there a site to watch the show? I was able to see the performances from last week here and appreciate it.

By: Paula

Paula — Wed, 20 May 2009 04:50:16 +0000

laura: ok i have a bizarre question but i can’t get through and ive never texted but do you text the word vote to 5701 or to 1866 4365701?

you text vote to 5701 I hope Kris wins!

By: wizkid

wizkid — Wed, 20 May 2009 04:46:12 +0000

Just got back from the performance. Voting like mad now.
*Adams Mad World was mesmerizing. The ENITRE audience was in a silent hush during this number. Simon was off his rocker on the coat/fog comment… etc. it was spectacular.
*Adams Change is Gonna Come was absolutely the most stunning vocal of the season. Way better live. Huge group of about 40 Radio DJ’s behind us were making scads of positive comments about how fabulous this was. (Though most of the time they seemed to try to appear as non partial as possible. One said he loved Danny). Simon seemed to hold back the praise here.
*Kara’s song was a real downer. Adam did OK on this (few blips), but Kris literally butchered it with many many off notes. The radio heads said “Kris did terrible on this, just an example of his inability to be professional”.
*Kris had a large noisy (kiddie) fan base that showed more live than on TV. Some small yellow KRIS signs were everywhere, that were eerily similar to the yellow Idol signs from the auditions. Someone commented as to where they might have come from?
*Kris’s first number was very nice, but nowhere near as good as the pandering that that judges gave it. Adam was clearly better. (I think they did this to cover their butts just in case he wins).

By: wizkid

wizkid — Wed, 20 May 2009 04:21:15 +0000

Carol over at idol forums somehow was able to text in 10,000 votes. 20 at one time per text.

Does anyone know how to do this? this is where Kris is getting his votes.

By: Dee

Dee — Wed, 20 May 2009 04:16:35 +0000

Hate to say it, but I feel SORRY for the winner. They have to release that crap song as their single. I wonder what other suckage they will be contractually obligated to regurgitate on that first album?

I’m sorry, but for God’s sake, can we not let the guys choose their own songs? At least if they die, it’s by their own hand!