Originally Posted By DAR <<<< Also a fan of the Black Eyed Peas. Oh hey Danny you're not going to win American Idol but you get to sing with Mr. Lionel Ritchie. How great is that.
Originally Posted By danyoung I just zipped through the show this morning in about 20 minutes - will watch it all tonight. But I just have one thing to say - Adam was robbed!!!
Originally Posted By mele I like the Black Eyed Peas too...I just thought that performance was a mess.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove For the first time in the whole season, I was able to watch the entire show. I'm still in shock! Yay! (That I got to watch the show.) Having said that, the glimpses I have caught all season long left be a fan of both Adam and Danny. Last two nights, I saw why Kris was there in the finals. All in all, a super entertaining evening and I loved Lil and the Queen. Oh, my gosh, they rocked it. Seeing Adam with Queen and KISS...what a natural fit. Based on the performances last night, and admitting a slight (okay, huge) bias against country music, I did enjoy Kris with Keith Urban, but Adam OWNED the night. Good thing is, if that restrictive AI contract is still being used, Adam may just have been given the greatest gift in not having won last night. I have no worries for him; his career is going to be stratospheric. And good luck to Kris. He, too, is destined for an excellent career. He seems like a really nice guy, and he can sing, too! (But Adam, you had my vote! xoxo)
Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD LOL DAR. That brought video flashbacks. I thought the show was great. I also didn't care for the Black Eyed Peas. I thought Danny was awesome. The duet with Steve Martin was a little painful. The KISS and Queen performances were the best ones of the night for me. The Kara performance made me actually like her for a change. You know she really owned that performance and made it her own. And how great was it to see Norman again. Not the greatest singer, but oh so entertaining! I guess our 10 votes for Adam didn't compare at all to the 2000 votes my Mom put up for Kris. I guess it is my fault he lost. I think this just gives Adam more freedom to be the artist he wants to be. I too thought it wasn't cool of Simon to remain sitting when EVERYONE else was giving Kris a standing ovation. His comments about really meaning it didn't really bother me as I just took it that he felt like he had to say that every year for the final two, but that these two were much more talented than in years past. I hope Simon stays as generally he is the judge I agree with the most although he puts things a lot more blunter than I ever would.
Originally Posted By SFH Adam's going to do very well. Kris "needed" it more. In other words, if Kris wouldn't have done as well going forward as "runner up" as Adam will do going forward from here. I can see Adam having a musical stage show at some point.
Originally Posted By SFH "if" = is. Anyway... But I mean a MAJOR Broadway or Vegas-type show for Adam. In addition to albums and concerts and all of that.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Kicked back at 10 PM to watch the show and our DVR didn't record it!!!!!!! I had checked everything the night before, making sure I taped the following show in case it went overtime and nada. DH and I sat there like a couple of deer in the headlights. We checked the internet, saw who won. Agreed it was best for both Chris and Adam and went to bed. Sounds like we missed a good show
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I voted for Adam, and I think he's more talented. Also, on one level, I'd have loved to have had a gay idol, if only to underline to those who are horrified by the very idea that their day is rapidly waning. I have no idea if this made a difference in the voting; my hunch is that Kris, never having been in the bottom 3, has plenty of fans on his own, and they simply burned up the phone lines. I also think that Adam may be better off not having won, and that Kris is better off having won, so kind of a win-win for the two of them. So I really can't complain too much. As for the rest of the show... Lil finally sounded like we expected her to sound from the beginning, and Queen Latifa... what can I say? She's great. I don't know what was wrong with Allison, but she has sounded much better many times before. Danny sounded great, but I was sorry about who they paired him with. Sorry, DAR, I know you love him, but when I hear "Lionel," I can't help but think of "train." As in, "won't somebody please tie that man to the tracks and put him out of my misery?" Sorry, but there's just something about the guy that always rubbed me the wrong way. That wasn't my favorite Black Eyed Peas songs, but I do like them generally. It was kind of petty of Simon to not stand up for Kris at the end. Rod Stewart. Holy moly. Look, the guy's getting up there, and that of course happens to everyone, and there's nothing wrong with that. UNLESS you insist on singing a song that's specifically about being a college-age kid with an older woman. And then compound the sin by wearing a jacket that a guy at a Shriner's convention would reject as over-the-top. Best song of the night for me was the final one with Queen. Canny choice to pick We Are The Champions - not only is the lyric an obvious one for the final two, but the verse is broken into two equal halves, with the second half pitched up a fourth from the first - perfect for Kris and Adam. And Adam showed here (and all night, but especially here) why he'll be just fine.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 I'm fine with how it all went down. I don't think there is an anti-gay thing going on. I think Kris won the teenybopper vote. In my opinion, it could have gone either way. Their music styles are so different but they are equally good at what they do. I thought Kris was outstanding with Keith Urban and you could not tell who was the pro and who wasn't. He held his own and more. Adam is outstanding vocally but his genre is not my cup of tea so there were many nights that while I could admire his talent, I'd never buy his music in the long run. So I think they both one and I think Idol did a great job of saluting them both through out the night. I thought the performance other than Stewart and birdgirl with Steve Martin were all great.
Originally Posted By DAR <<Danny sounded great, but I was sorry about who they paired him with. Sorry, DAR, I know you love him, but when I hear "Lionel," I can't help but think of "train." As in, "won't somebody please tie that man to the tracks and put him out of my misery?" Sorry, but there's just something about the guy that always rubbed me the wrong way.>> How. Dare. You. Sir.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <How. Dare. You. Sir.> How? Like this: <<Danny sounded great, but I was sorry about who they paired him with. Sorry, DAR, I know you love him, but when I hear "Lionel," I can't help but think of "train." As in, "won't somebody please tie that man to the tracks and put him out of my misery?" Sorry, but there's just something about the guy that always rubbed me the wrong way.>> Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove ^^She was adopted. And sorry, I wish Danny had someone else, to. Danny is amazing.
