Originally Posted By Dabob2 I like Danny's voice too, always have. But then again I liked Taylor's. That's not to knock either one, just to say that they may lack the "x-factor" when the camera is on. I could listen to either one all day. I just didn't get the "high point" from Kris' song last night that Dan did. Different strokes.
Originally Posted By danyoung I think it was a musician thing. Most AI singers who accompany themselves are borderline competant with their chosen instrument, but not really all that great. Again, Brooke comes to mind. But Chris's playing was really really good, much better than I thought he was. And it didn't seem to distract from his singing, which again has been a problem for most AI singers.
Originally Posted By mele In listening to clips on the radio this morning (I know that's not the same as listening to the whole song), I thought Kris and Danny were better than Adam. I hated what I heard of "One" and really liked "Heartless" and "Beautiful". I thought Kris' guitar playing sounded really cool and I loved that version of the Kanye song. (I like the original, too, just not sung by Kanye live. Yikes.)
Originally Posted By RoadTrip For whatever it's worth; dialidol.com has Adam at 29.55%, Chris at 27.99% and Danny at 27.1%. It really is anyone's game. Assuming that either Danny or Chris go home tonight; do you think that the fans of the one sent home will vote for the one that remains in an "Anyone but Adam" vote?
Originally Posted By Labuda Danny's voice is too scratchy for my tastes. I loved him early on, but it's wearing on me now. Adam and Kris is a final I'd like to see, but I'll just be happy as long as Adam's there, regardless who he faces.
Originally Posted By Labuda Oh, btw, got my latest Entertainment Weekly last night - Adam is on the cover! JUST Adam, mind you - not the other two!
Originally Posted By danyoung Has there been an "anyone but Adam" vote? I can't imagine in this day and age that anyone would be threatened by his uniqueness. But then I don't hang out with a lot of Bible Belt folks, so I might be out of touch.
Originally Posted By danyoung >...Adam is on the cover!< I just read the article this morning. Not to give anything away, but the main point of the article was whether or not America was ready for a gay (?) American Idol. The writer stated that he was gay, so this obviously came from a very specific outlook. It had some interesting points, but I'm with Simon - it's about the singing, stupid!
Originally Posted By RoadTrip From what I've seen (admittedly a very small sample) the Bible Belters are definitely not ready for a gay Idol... especially seeing as how Chris is from the Buckle of the Bible Belt... Arkansas.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip ^^^ Of course they weren't ready for a Black president either and that didn't work out so well for them... ;-)
Originally Posted By disneylandfan8 It'll be Adam and Kris in the finals next week - stay tuned for a wild ride!
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 Amen! I didn't watch early on, so I don't know their backstories. Which one of the final three had some recent tragedy? Was that Danny? (Seems they alluded to that tonight. But I thought someone here referred to Kris in that light.) It was sad to see the "loser" go.
Originally Posted By ecdc Danny's wife had died just a few weeks before the competition. They talked about it A LOT early on, and there started to be a backlash. Not that it was Danny's fault - he doesn't control how the producers present the show. So when they hit the top 13, I don't think it was mentioned at all until tonight. I'm bummed. I really like Danny and I loved his voice. I'll definitely pick up an album if he does one. I think Adam's a shoe-in at this point. He's just so interesting and phenomenal.
Originally Posted By danyoung I agree with ecdc. Not the way I would have gone, but still not bad. I think Ryan totally telegraphed that it wouldn't be Adam & Danny when he said early on that if anyone thought they knew how it was going to come out, they were about to be surprised. I really REALLY wish he wouldn't do that!
Originally Posted By Labuda "I think Ryan totally telegraphed that it wouldn't be Adam & Danny when he said early on that if anyone thought they knew how it was going to come out, they were about to be surprised. I really REALLY wish he wouldn't do that." Man, that comment had me TERRIFIED that Adam wasn't in the top 2. Anyhow, I think America made the right choice for the top 2, and to those of you that are Danny fans - more power to you! I'm just not that into his voice at this point. Adam, OTOH, I LOVE... and Kris, well, I'm worried about the teenybopper vote for him overtaking the smart folks who will be voting for Adam next week. hehe
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Well, last year the teenyboppers couldn't vault David A. past the edgier David C., so we'll see. I also think that unless there's a train wreck of a performance next week, what they do at the finals probably won't matter. It's all about fan base at this point. Last year, if you remember, the judges basically said David A. was better on finals night (2 rounds to 1, IIRC). Simon even said something like "If it's based on tonight, you're going to win" to David A. But of course the vote didn't go that way. I expect a close vote, and wouldn't be shocked at either outcome. I see Adam having the better career, though.
Originally Posted By Labuda I agree with you on who'll have the better career, more than likely, Dabob. Don't get me wrong, I like Kris Allen, but I LOVE me some Adam Lambert.
Originally Posted By Labuda Oh, and for the record, if Kris DOES win, I will not boycott the show forever the way I would have if Gaspy Lizard Boy had won last year.
Originally Posted By DAR Just to let everyone know, Milwaukee is doing fine. The city did not burn because of Gokey's ouster.
