American Idol
 

About time we have a thread on this (I searched and searched, but if we already do let me know).
I am by no means a fan of the music aspect to this show. That said, I am not into that pointless 'anti-American Idol' or VFTW crap.

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The show, for me, is just harmless entertainment with some random trash about being "inspirational" or something like that. I don't pay attention to the contestants after they leave, and I certainly am not a fan of any of the winners. Watching the 2009 finale now... did anyone else LOL when Kiss played?

EDIT: I just found a string of simular threads. Most of them are incredibly old, but still I'll let an admin decide.

Yeah, I laughed at Kiss.
They always have really strange, drawn out finales, and this one definitly did not disappoint.

what are people's opinions on Kris Allen's cover of Heartless and Apologize?




they took off the studio quality version of heartless.

I don't think Kris is a horrible singer but I don't think he should have won. I was never a fan of Adam's (him butchering Led Zeppelin made me want to kill someone) but between the two, he was more talented. He had the energy and the voice. Kris is just another "babyface" and I really don't think he'll get far in his recording career. I actually think Adam will be the star in the end.

I think he did an okay job with Apologize but I just don't like hearing him sing heartless. Sure he sings it better than Kanye but that's not even the point of the song. I could hear more emotion/hurt from Kanye's horrible singing of the song than I could in Kris'. Adam has more star quality because he's been doing it for so long. He's pretty much a professional without a deal. He probably used to get paid for gigs back in his hometown. Majority of AI winners don't get anywhere career wise. There are only two exceptions.

Exsqueeze me, but in your opinion, how did he butcher it?

What do you think butcher means? :P


IMO, he did a terrible job at it. Not as bad as his horrible rendition of Born to be Wild but, being a Zeppelin fan, it personally made my ears bleed.

Eh, I thought it was okay.
Born to be Wild was dull as hell though.

Well, it does fall upon personal opinions. A lot of people loved Adam and I never fell into that category. My favourite to win was Allison and I was in shock when she was eliminated. I just couldn't see how she wasn't a finalist. She had a Christina Aguilera type of voice. She was a bit shy but she started to break out of her shell.


They say it's about talent but is it really? Allison is a far better singer than Kris and Danny yet she didn't make it as far.


It just doesn't make sense.

you sir , are sadly mistaken. It's not about talent, it's about the whole package. Who is a better and confident performer. I don't even watch American Idol until the finale. It's just a big popularity contest so if you have a likable personality that's outgoing and a bit quirky you can make it pretty far that's when the singing talent comes into play.

You have to able to be popular enough to sell records for simon cowell's production company. It's like signing a deal with the devil. Even the top 8 are stuck in a contract to perform on a concert tour and get **** pay most likely.