Per my post
last night, no big surprise or even letdown that Kris Allen beat his new best friend, Adam Lambert, tonight. I believe that Adam lost because he didn't really take any big chances last night, although his "A Change is Gonna Come" was close. And while the conventional wisdom seems to be that Adam did better on the coronation power ditty due to it being written more for his range (tilting the table, producers?), it sounded just like all the other second place finisher versions I've ever heard, i.e. vocally strong but not very unique. Kris' version was much more unique, even if the band threatened to drown out his more muted volume.
In some ways it was a fairy tale ending, underdog pulls it out, leading the others in Obama-era unity to the judges platform, someone having the sense to send his wife up there for the final embrace as the live show vignetted on them in deep embrace, a bookend matching his long embrace of Adam after the victory announcement.
Kris needed this win more than Adam, who will go on to be a big personality in music. They both seemed like completely decent guys, the camaraderie that's developed between them in the winnowing to the finals genuinely moving.
It may not be the Idol of your choice, but it's a pretty great America.
3 comments:
I suspect there's a generational thing here from the people I polled. All over 60 definitely Adam fans. Under, not (and Kris could play a younger Brad Pitt - very appealing looks). Adam is my star, and I think he will be around and famous long after Kris is just another singer.
Ugh, enough with the Idol posts! Who gives a rat's ass? I can't take this national Idol-atry another minute. We're nailing shut the national cultural coffin with this crap. Everyone should go practice an instrument instead. Make some art -- don't just sit around sucking cultural Cheez Whiz straight out of the can.
Lead us forth, Nettertainment. Tell us why you think Obama is being so douchey and abandoning his progressive base and reinstating Bush tribunals and 360-ing on Gitmo, for instance. That's why I visit here first thing every day -- for probing, intelligent consideration of things that actually matter! (Okay, and I enjoy the Mad Men posts...)
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It blows my mind that the most popular show in America, maybe the world, is a karaoke contest with boring, obnoxious judges.
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