American Idol

[valerieam]

Cutie Emmy, I really understand how you feel. I watched parts of it online and of course the finish. It's live on my tv right now and I don't even want to watch it. I'll keep it taped and maybe when the bad taste leaves my mouth I'll watch it down the road.

Nancy 1999 you really hit the nail on the head of why Kris won. It wasn't "I'm going to vote for Kris because he's so fantastic", it was "I'm going to vote for Kris because I don't like that the judges praised Adam and I don't want Adam to win".

I knew this was the way it was going to turn out but it's still hard to accept. I have watched every episode of every season of Idol and have liked a lot of the contestants, but there has never been a performer with Adam's talent and ability to evoke emotion. The one ray of sunshine is now Adam doesn't have to release Kara's horrible song.

[JoshieBoy]

[QUOTE=valerieam;2631249]Cutie Emmy, I really understand how you feel. I watched parts of it online and of course the finish. It's live on my tv right now and I don't even want to watch it. I'll keep it taped and maybe when the bad taste leaves my mouth I'll watch it down the road.

Nancy 1999 you really hit the nail on the head of why Kris won. It wasn't "I'm going to vote for Kris because he's so fantastic", it was "I'm going to vote for Kris because I don't like that the judges praised Adam and I don't want Adam to win".

I knew this was the way it was going to turn out but it's still hard to accept. I have watched every episode of every season of Idol and have liked a lot of the contestants, but there has never been a performer with Adam's talent and ability to evoke emotion. The one ray of sunshine is now Adam doesn't have to release Kara's horrible song.[/QUOTE]



That was funny.

[velobabe]

Originally Posted by Trixter

I totally agree! When the top four sang their duets it was amazing. You could see on their faces that lokk of not believing they were actually singing with those gods. Okay, how 'bout if Adam Lambert goes out on tour with Queen. Anyone else think he could replace Freddy Mercury?

I'm an Adam fan but he has a LONG way to go before he could even touch the greatness of Freddie.... those shoes are way too big for anyone to fill!! (HUGE Freddie fanatic here - can you tell?) Adam does have his own amazing style though and I think he's bound for great things

Congrats to Kris and all his fans but IMO Adam did get robbed...

[mojo]

Well, I won't be watching idol next year!!!!!!

The highlight for me was is it nick/norman - whatever his name is. LOVE that guy. Love his humor!

[cheryl19]

Well you could tell even Kris didn't think he should have won. It was on his face when he beat Danny and then again last night. All the votes for Danny went to Kris, but Adam will go a lot farther. I think they gave Kris a free ride when Adam 1st sang Kara's bad song and Simon said I'm not going to judge that song I'm going to judge you. So then after that when Kris couldn't sing it Kara said the song was not for your range. (thought AI was a sinning contest)
Nancy can I join you with that ice cream???

[mojo]

Originally Posted by cheryl19

well you could tell even kris didn't think he should have won. it was on his face when he beat danny and then again last night. All the votes for danny went to kris, but adam will go a lot farther. I think they gave kris a free ride when adam 1st sang kara's bad song and simon said i'm not going to judge that song i'm going to judge you. So then after that when kris couldn't sing it kara said the song was not for your range. (thought ai was a sinning contest)
nancy can i join you with that ice cream???

exactly!

[ARCHIE]

Come on, America voted almost 1,000,000 times.
Say what you want but Kris deserved to win and did not
win because the judges praised Adam. He won because
he deserved to. He is a very talented young man.
He sings music people can understand and it comes from
his heart.
Adam is very talented also but not every America relates
to, a man wearing black nail polish and dressing
like a mad scientist. Let's not forget the eyeliner.
No, this dosen't take away from his talents by any means
but who can take someone like this seriously? Especailly
the older audience. No question on his voice however
American is saying we would not purchase this kind of music!
Me included.
Way to go Kris, you deserved it

[mustangbee]

I think last nights show was great. Our Daughter really wanted Adam to win after Danny was sent home. But I really like Kris. I told her he's gonna win because he's like the boy next door and sings with his heart. And yep he won, I really think he was the best choice. I like to hear music, the screaming drives me nuts, I don't understand it and it makes my head hurt.

Now our Daughter can't wait for it to start all over again.

There goes my 8:00 bed time

[Lou]

Originally Posted by ARCHIE

Come on, America voted almost 1,000,000 times.
Say what you want but Kris deserved to win and did not
win because the judges praised Adam. He won because
he deserved to. He is a very talented young man.
He sings music people can understand and it comes from
his heart.
Adam is very talented also but not every America relates
to, a man wearing black nail polish and dressing
like a mad scientist. Let's not forget the eyeliner.
No, this dosen't take away from his talents by any means
but who can take someone like this seriously? Especailly
the older audience. No question on his voice however
American is saying we would not purchase this kind of music!
Me included.
Way to go Kris, you deserved it

Well said.
I think the vote was more like 100,000,000 though. It was a huge record breaker according to Ryan.

Wow, some of you remind me of a post-presidential election a few years ago! Kris won fair and square. He appealed to more people than Adam did. I am sure that Adam will reap benefits beyond belief through his AI exposure. He wasn't cheated at all He was already a winner before last night. And Yes, Kris got the Danny votes. No one should have been surprised by that. I am happy for both of the contestants.

My only problem with last nights show was having to look at the bikini girl and Tatiana again! YUCK! I'm really glad that Cara got to show bikini girl up!

I hope Cara doesn't come back next year. I really don't like her anymore. As I said before she was soooo pro Adam that it left a bad taste in my mouth. I think She, Paula and Simon will all think twice before they speak in the future.

[Sookie]

Congrats to Kris.

But I have to say I am very disappointed. I would never go to a Kris concert but I would love to go see Adam. He isn't any more "strange" or "dramatic" than Elton John or Kiss and look at them!!

I have to say I am very, very sad. I love Adam and hope he goes far.

[TatumsMom]

Originally Posted by ARCHIE

Come on, America voted almost 1,000,000 times.
Say what you want but Kris deserved to win and did not
win because the judges praised Adam. He won because
he deserved to. He is a very talented young man.
He sings music people can understand and it comes from
his heart.
Adam is very talented also but not every America relates
to, a man wearing black nail polish and dressing
like a mad scientist. Let's not forget the eyeliner.
No, this dosen't take away from his talents by any means
but who can take someone like this seriously? Especailly
the older audience. No question on his voice however
American is saying we would not purchase this kind of music!
Me included.
Way to go Kris, you deserved it

You said it better than I could have! YAY KRIS!!!!

I think along with the Jason Mraz type of music, he has great potential in the "Renegade Country" area too. Would love to hear some of that.

[ARCHIE]

Originally Posted by cheryl19

Well you could tell even Kris didn't think he should have won. It was on his face when he beat Danny and then again last night. All the votes for Danny went to Kris, but Adam will go a lot farther. I think they gave Kris a free ride when Adam 1st sang Kara's bad song and Simon said I'm not going to judge that song I'm going to judge you. So then after that when Kris couldn't sing it Kara said the song was not for your range. (thought AI was a sinning contest)
Nancy can I join you with that ice cream???

The look on Kris's face was surprise is all. He wouldn't have been there
if he didn't believe he had talent. Kris needs to believe more in himself.
He's to humble and in the world of music he needs to be more aggressive.
All in time.
If everyone thinks Kris got Danny's votes, which is true, this alone
tells you American don't dig Adam's kind of music. That say's it all.

P.S. Please remember he beat Danny on his own.

Let's not forget that.

[ARCHIE]

I forgot to add, that I found it strange that Kara would comment
on Kris not hitting the higher notes in that song.
My questions that night and now is, if the song was written for
Kris why did you delibertly write a song out of his range to begin
with? He pulled it off, that's the talent he has going for him.

[Saleswman]

I have watched most of the season of Idol. I was very happy that Kris won last nite, although Danny was my first choice.

I believe that America stood firm in the voting.

Kris is the epitomy of the " American boy", he is sweet, and all around a good representation of working hard, and talent that can be developed even more.

Adam, has had more training, and that actually swayed my vote from early on. He was way to dramatic, and flamboyant for me, being a little older than most of you guys. His singing entailed a lot of screaming for the high notes.....Sure he was talented, and I am sure he will do well, in the right genre. I never knew what to expect from week to week regarding his appearance, and his song choices. I just feel that the controversy surrounding him, his lifestyle unfortunately had to play a factor, including the fact that the judges were sooooooo biased......and his appearance.....well, not my style, but hey he had a lot of followers......so there is room for that somewhere in entertainment.

As we all know, the final person standing does not mean they will have the most successs, look at other winners, and where they are.

I think deep down, America is still a 'traditional" country, that still supports the "clean cut, hard working, conservative, and humble" performers......it may have been a little of a stretch for many voters to choose the flamboyance, vs the "nice guy" image.

JMHO

[Brooklynn]

I'm disappointed that Adam didn't win! I am 45 years old and grew up on rock music, Queen, Kiss, Judias Priest and Adam surpasses even their vocal talent! I'm a child of flamboyance!!! I love Elton John (now that is flamboyant LOL), I really don't think his sexuality should EVER have a part in whether or not he should have won. I'm not for that lifestyle by any means but it has no baring on his AMAZING vocal skills and just plain superior talent!!
Although Kris is a great vocalist his voice is a dime a dozen...just listen to any of the current boy bands lead singers and you'll find Kris's type of music and voice.
Adam is a rare find and that is what American Idol is about finding that stand out, stand alone amazing vocal ability to sing something out of this world and make it amazing and that is what Adam does. Kris is a dime a dozen. JMHO

Donna