Spec. Bleeping. Tacular!
I don't know what the judges were thinking or hearing. Maybe it's because I'm not into country music but I thought what Adam did with Ring of Fire was transcendent! I bet it could be a successful single today. It was new and captivating and true to his style and the best thing I've heard....maybe ever...on A.I.
He is a star!
He is a star!
That was truly gutsy of him! I liked it!
ReplyDeleteToo funny Allison! IMHO, I thought it was kind of freakish but he is entertaining to say the least. I am not sure what the judges heard when they listened to Megan though? She needs to go.
ReplyDeleteI must admit to having an inner freak.
ReplyDeleteIt's the juxtapositions and contradictions in our personalities that make us three dimensional, dontch think?
I have not been following AI..boy Simon is meeeean!
ReplyDeleteI think this guy is cute and can sing...he gets my vote!
Here's my "judgment": I truly appreciate all types of music and I did take a few music appreciation classes and enjoyed every song for many reasons in these classes. I found a few kids in the classes hating certain types of music and totally not going to convert even for a nano-second. Narrow minded music folks. Appreciation does not necessarily mean liking it and queueing up for the cd's. Anyhoo, I am not a huge fan of country music, but there are plenty songs I do like. Ring of Fire is one I do like. Immiately I had to turn off my expectations. That's the key to judging this stuff. If he was going to just cover it the way songs are basically covered, I would have judged much more harshly. However, he did something completely unexpected and it worked. I'm not following AI this year, but this was a nice suprise. He really did well - and if this were a single, I'd probably buy it. It was very Erasure-ish, yeah? Very nice.
ReplyDeleteI love him, but I was really disapointed last night!
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's because I LOVE Country Music... LOL!
I was totally blown away by Kris, Lil, Danny and Matt. Especially Matt, though. I thought Anoop did good too!
When I say I'm not "into" Country music, please know I do appreciate it. In fact, I have 2 Randy TRavis CDs coincidently and a Johnny Cash. It's just not where I connect to the most.
ReplyDeleteI think your analysis, Sarah, is very accurate. I'm reminiscing a little INXS on Adam. He's Micheal Hutchence in some ways...
I liked it. Sort of. I love his singing; he's very talented. I like country music and Johnny Cash. Adam did what they always tell the contestants to do: make the song your own. So, he took a country song because he had to, and made it wild. I thought he was a combination of George Michael and Billy Idol! lol!
ReplyDeleteDrives me nuts when the judges yell at them for singing a song that wasn't appropriate for them and it's because of the theme of the day. Adam did the best job I ever saw of someone taking a genre that is totally not him and making it his own.
Yes, the key to hearing/listening is to kill your expectations of the presentation. On so many levels, the AI judges miss that. Really, the studio does magical things to everyone's voices and performances. I think this is where Country artists (for the most part) can outdo other artists: in the live presentation. Many are more than just vocalists. But, I will say, RUSH was a wild band that sang and played live spot-on to their recordings. It was eerie. Yes, he sounds a bit INXS-ish. I still think he's done a brill job.
ReplyDeleteWe don't usually watch American Idol, but for some reason last night we did. I have to say, Adam's version was.....interesting...lol. It was different and I have to give him props for making it his own. My personal favorite was Anoop. He was wonderful with You Were Always On My Mind.
ReplyDeleteI think he is a true hotty and was awesome in his song choice!
ReplyDeleteYour video clip does not work anymore...it has copywrites I guess! Bummer...I was so excited to see it again!
Peace and Blessings,
Georgiann
*PUKE*
ReplyDeleteJamie, I bet you wish you could vote AGAINST him! Ha ha. This is not Survivor, and THIS is your next American Idol!
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