American Idol

[Sage 703]

So, I don't watch this show.  But this popped up in Google Reader, and "Mad World" is an amazing song, so I watched it.

Gotta say: this kid can really sing.  Maybe a couple of small pitch issues in there, but overall - pretty impressive rendition.  From what I've read, I guess he's the far and away frontrunner this year, which is rather refreshing:

Clip is toward the bottom, song starts at about :40 in to the video.

http://idolator.com/5203542/american-idol-producers-very-serious-about-making-their-show-as-dvr+proof-as-possible

[vansmack]

I posted in the Smackie thread last night that Adam is by far the best contestant they've ever had.  Other than his Jeff Buckley version of Ring of Fire, everything he's done has impressed me.  Check out his "Tracks of my Tears" too.

[chaz]

Yeah he's kind of creepy, but the kid really can sing.  I'm sure whatever album he makes will be tastless and awful though.  Tracks of my tears was really good.

[sonickteam2]

i like Karaoke too.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Doesn't this belong in my thread?

http://www.930.com/forum/index.php?topic=18749.0

[6949]

I just discovered www.idletard.com and it's brilliant. It reminds me a bit of the dirty.com but with ugly idol stalkers.

[Bombay Chutney]

He's much better now that he's starting to control that annoying falsetto.  For the first few weeks every song eventually descended into a noise that sounded like someone stepped on a cat.

[vansmack]

Doesn't this belong in my thread?

Not really.  You intended to mock.  He intended to praise.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Some people might call comparisons to Antony mocking. Most would call it praise.

Doesn't this belong in my thread?

Not really.  You intended to mock.  He intended to praise.

[chaz]

I just discovered www.idletard.com and it's brilliant. It reminds me a bit of the dirty.com but with ugly idol stalkers.

Hilarious...thanks!  read this - http://www.idletard.com/blog/archives/6968#more-6968

[vansmack]

Some people might call comparisons to Antony mocking. Most would call it praise.

I didn't say "most people," I said "you"...was I wrong?

[walkonby]

the control this show has over people is almost as brilliant as the price is right.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

My intention was to neither praise nor to mock. It was simply to draw a comparison between Adam and Antony as a starting point for discussion.

Some people might call comparisons to Antony mocking. Most would call it praise.

I didn't say "most people," I said "you"...was I wrong?

[xneverwherex]

I didnt yet have a chance to see last night's show, but if Kris Allen gets booted tonight, Ill be sad. hes clearly the underdog and its a shame those judges always seem to heap the praises onto Danny and Lil (whatever her name is).

[vansmack]

I didnt yet have a chance to see last night's show, but if Kris Allen gets booted tonight, Ill be sad. hes clearly the underdog and its a shame those judges always seem to heap the praises onto Danny and Lil (whatever her name is).

Chris is in danger this week.  His song choice was poor and his execution even worse (I'm refraining from details because you haven't seen it yet).  I don't think he loses to the blind guy this week though - his song was PAINFUL.  Lil Rounds was also pretty bad.  I think Chris scoots through this week, but he's out of his league when it comes to Adam and, arguably Danny (who I've grown bored of).