American Idol
Filed under: Hmmm
I have to admit a guilty pleasure. I watched the American Idol finale, (spoilers ahead) not because I am a diehard fan but because there really isn’t much else on. We were a bit shocked by the outcome because they, as in the media and the show, FOX and the judges, have been trying to shove Adam down everyone’s throat. I freely admit he can sing and has awesome control of his voice but he made a big mistake which kept me from rooting for him in the finale. He became like a one trick pony, no, I know he is not but every performance had the same note, the same style. He twisted each song to scream it. I really, really wish he hadn’t. If he hadn’t done that and showed America the control he had by proving himself to be versatile he probably would have won. As it was, Adam just sounded and was predictable every performance. You knew what note was coming and you knew what he was going to do with a song. I think he fell into a rut. The reason I wish he hadn’t done that is because in the beginning of the show and throughout it he proved he has great vocal control but never really displayed it other than in that one way, with the scream. Do want to say congrats to Kris for winning and to Adam for being a gentleman about it.
Don’t get me started on the show itself, it was a proper mess. Most of the duets were horrible and when the 13 were all singing together it sounded like they were just vocally trying to fight each other. We were pretty much underwhelmed with the way the show went this time. Most of the performances involving the idols were pretty bad. Enjoyed, Fergie and Black Eyed Peas, and David cook, though.
I like rock and heavy metal but after a while even I ended up muting the show during his performances, mostly about the time he started his trademark screaming routine. Which was sad cause the guy can sing, just wished he’d shown more variety and played with the songs more. His first rendition of Mad World sent shivers down my spine, but in the second one he toned it down and smoothed things out, pretty much killing it and not in a good way. He took all the stuff out of the song that he had put in it when he first sang it. I think that is why he did not win; it is why I would have voted for Kris if I had voted at all. There is a lot of back and forth in the blog world that it is because he might be gay. I never even heard that rumor until reading the posts about how upset Adam fans were that he lost and it would not have influenced my vote if I had known. The repetitive scream would have though, regardless of how well he can sing or how much control he has, he just showed us pretty much the same thing each time. I am glad he was true to his inspirations but if he had bent just a bit and sang in different styles I bet he would be holding the title right now.
Tags: adam lambert, american idol, finale, kris allan