Don't get me wrong....I think Adam is phenomenal. Every week, my wife and just can't believe how great he is. He is hands-down the most talented AI performer I've ever seen. Unfortunately, it is a popularity contest and Danny just has something that helps him connect with the audience better which is why Adam was #4 last week....

Actually adam was not #4 last week, they played it out that way for ratings. He was actually #3 in the voting.

Danny, by the way, is being roundly hammered today by all, as everyone that's followed the show since the beginning is now saying his performance of Dream on last night is the single worst top 5+ performance in AI history.

It was, in a word, horrendous.

Listen to this final note:

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Absolutely horrifying. Totally off key, off pitch, his voice breaks- total, total disaster.

If there is any justice in the world, his ride ends tonight.

How do you know who's #3 or #4?

I read MJ's AI big blog. :)

http://mjsbigblog.com/

Note they never said the little guy had more votes when they said he was safe, just that he was safe. Lambert was the prohibitive front runner, and every bookie and "reporter" that follows the show had already crowned him champ.

Therefore there was huge shock value in producing the show as they did. It also served as a wake up call to Lamberts fans, so that a daughtry repeat did not occur.

It was highly unusual to use that format for top 5 at all, i dont recall them ever doing that before. It was all about the ratings.

No justice in the world that Gokey advanced, he flat out sucked.

Bad.

Allison sang it better tonight than last night.

Still think she should have been a top 3.

Gokey should have gone home tonight, not Allison. Chris should go next. Top two should have been Adam and Allison. I like Allison better than Adam. His screaming is rediculous and its getting old.

Her mumbly enunciation was ridiculous and getting old. And now she's gone. ( I don't actually mean this, i liked her, but a hell of a lot of people have commented online that she sounds like she has marbles in hour mouth)

But before her time, cause Danny absolutely sucked.

The judges should have not only the save they used earlier, but an over-ride as well. Because he was that bad, he should have been taken out back, had duct tape put over his mouth, and been tossed in a dumpster.

Just terrible.

Btw, first ever all guy top 3 as far as i know.

Well I have a new appreciation for robert plant. Adam sucked horribly as did the other two guys. But rock isn't what the other two do so you can't judge that.

Who knew slash could actually talk? Pretty well spoken actually.

o.O

Wow, speechless....

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I thought he kicked considerable ass.

There is a difference between acting and singing. Plant sings. Lambert acts (but does have an excellent and well-trained voice).

Pop stars need to be actors first. So from that perspective, Lambert is a great "idol." But he ain't a rock singer, I doubt he will break any ground (like Elvis did) or truly push the genre or spill his guts (like Plant or Mercury). He will be a good "star" though.

We'll find out in time, i'm betting on him reviving the entire dying genre that is rock.

Mercury is gone, Plant is long since washed up, Rose is a head case, Tyler is aged and inneffective....

"When the legends die, the dreams end; there is no more greatness."
~ Tecumseh, Shawnees Indian Tribe

We need more greatness...

I do agree there is an element of over the topedness, but you know, he is gay...and i like a good stage show anyway, like Axl Rose used to bring, so i have no complaints about that.

'whole lotta love' w/o the singing is actually a pretty dull tune. what makes it good is plants vocals. the soul he projects.

adam is really starting to show a total lack of range and punch. i dunno why it wasn't apparent before.

the young girl was pretty amazing though. sorry to see her go as she was just starting to enunciate which, to me, made her sound SOOOO much better. a lazy tongue almost never sounds good and she MIGHT have been figuring that out.

hey snipe i gotta say for a PPOT subject with such strong opinions in various directions you are doing a pretty darned good job of keeping it friendly. good work my friend.

I like the music i like, it's highly subjective, and i respect other peoples opinions to differ on subjective subjects. (Not all are the same, i got banned here for 1 day once before for cutting up a car because i said it looked like a euro-sissy wagon or words to that effect, shrug).

Some people get over the top with mean-spiritedness or petty hating, but hey, there are a lot of asses in the world, i am not going to get all worked up over it, especially when it's not even directed at me in particular.

Lambert is gay, edgy, and very "showy", any one of the three would get him hated on by a lot of people. Combine all three, and it's no surprise that he gets criticized a lot. However, he also has a legion of fans, of which, i am one.

I think he's great- the best thing to happen to rock since Axl Rose burst onto the scene in about 87-88.

PS: Thanks for the compliment.

I'd have to agree with Beretta.....snipe has really kept it friendly. I do think that Adam is the freshest singer I've seen in a looooonnnnnggggg time. Win or lose, he'll have a really great career.

Snipe..... can you sing?

You might be on to something....

Dude if i could sing i'd already be famous- and getting hated on a much grander scale than PPOT. ;)

This just in: A.Lambert will be singing U-2's "One" for this weeks "Judges choice."

The song was selected by Simon Cowell.

Great job on this thread snipe!

My first time through it; no TV here so Adam was "just" introduced to me and I spent 2.5 hrs going through this entire thread; read all the posts. Super job there buddy.

YOU rock.
thanks!

btw, I really like Adam; some of his songs are just heart wrenching!
I'm no idol fan but my kids went to school with two Shuswap Idol winners and another Shuswap Idol went all the way to Canadian Idol Champ; Suzy Rahn. Her dads a retired realtor and I've seen her sing many times; kinda Avril style gal. I love watching the live performances.

Anywho, you're doing a great job with this thread.
Cheers ;)

Thanks Rob, you seem to have good taste in music based on that other vid you posted. Surprised me, i'd have not thought a 49yo Candain realtor would be so rockin'. :D

Gonna go google the girl you just mentioned now. Have a nice day man, take that lovely wife of yours someplace nice for mother's day. :)