Comments on: American Idol – top 4 review

By: mand

mand — Sat, 16 May 2009 22:59:28 +0000

I agree with Judy, Adam to win! just as long as everyone votes and doesn,t just assume he,s gonna walk it, he i feel has been in a class of his own all the way through this competition and is the only contestant that i feel will be able to fill the AI shoes, Danny has an incredible voice too but if Adam had sung dream on he would of blown us all away Danny should of left this song alone too big for him he,s good but wrong song i can see Steve tyler and Adam recording something together !!

By: Judy

Judy — Tue, 12 May 2009 01:44:12 +0000

It will be sad to see anyone go at this point, they all have worked so hard. I especially enjoyed Adam and Allison’s duet. I heard it on an mp3 audio first. It was hard to tell their voices apart. They were so energized and having so much fun! That seems to be key to an outstanding performance aside from talent. I am 61 and don’t like hard rock much, but I am completely captivated by Adam Lambert, no matter what he sings. He is authentic, soulful, passionate, gifted and he is always HAVING FUN! He was so at home in his rock performance I watched it several times as well as the duet. I am not compelled to watch the other finalists more than once. I feel strongly Adam will win. At this point they all really win.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:57:23 +0000

Adam was in my opinion amazing. Maybe he does have a high voice but he can also go really low which shoes he doesnt have a feminist voice he just has an incredible vocal range. He took one of my fave rock songs and owned it. Plus he looked really sexy while performing it. With Kris I thought he did stay in the sift rock section but he isnt a rock style singer and I thought his performance of Come Together was catchy and fun. With Alison I thought she done really well I loved the emotion she put into her performance although I do agree that at certain points she was trying to hard with volume. I was sorry to see her leave as I liked her when she picked good songs. With Danny I agree that his scream was quite hard to listen too. I think at certain points it was in tune but mainly not and very sore on the ears. But I dont like it when Steve Tyler does his screams either although I do understand what you mean by him still having pitch. But before that I really liked him and I love that song but I was dreading the scream. I will be miserable whoever leave this week but I will be devastated if Adam leaves and will probably not watch the show, well no I will but I will sulk the whole way through it. I like Danny and Kris but Adam is the only one who I love every week and who doesnt disapoint. Sometime I really like Danny and Kris but sometimes I hate their song choice or vocals.

By: Cameron

Cameron — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:11:45 +0000

I tend to agree with Per about Danny in this week’s performances. he did not pull off the high screams properly – it was just screaming loud without any pitch quality. Overall, I think Danny is a good all-around singer, flexible and able to adapt to many diverse types of songs… but– we’ve heard it all before – nothing particularly special about him.

Chris has something special – he has his own sound – and his own style. When you hear him you know it’s Chris. To make it these days you need to have something that distinguishes you from other artists. Chris also has good stage presence. By the way, Chris was obviously pissed at the end of the duet in the previous week, in which Danny upstaged him a bit. Gotta watch that emotional reaction, Chris – it’s all about professionalism.

Allison – I love her gritty voice, she is amazing for her age… imagine how good she will be when she has a few more years of performing experience behind her. I think it was a night and day difference between her first performance of Cray Baby and the farewell performance of it. Her farewell performance made me think, And you guys are sending her home??

Adam – He’s the whole package and that package will sell itself. I read the negative comment about Adam here from Pavel and I have to say… I don’t really care if he’s a “feministic child” or not… he has the right sound and a real today look that works in today’s market. He’ll go far by being the kind of performer the hip younger crowd seems to like these days.

Matt – Same as Danny – good all-around singer, but stuck with not being special. I can see him playing casinos or jazz/blues clubs. Not really Billboard material.

Don’t shoot me – it’s just and opinion – from a singer with 25+ years under the stage lights, and having performed most of these classic rock songs for live audiences a million times myself, I understand all to well the challenges these young singers face.

Cheers,

-=Cameron

By: Jorj

Jorj — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:46:16 +0000

Wow, ouch. I’ll just say that Adam has an amazing voice and range. Good, solid tone throughout. And watching him sing, and the ease with which he does so (rarely even pulling away from the mic), I’m guessing he mainly stays within his mixed and head registers, with not much chest. Would you agree? I’m mainly a rock singer, myself, and can also sing in that same range, but I tend to have trouble in the upper middle area, where Adam pulls it off nicely. This is just my opinion, but I believe that he’s the best AI has ever had. But I’m kinda hoping he doesn’t win. Runners-up usually do better for themselves.

By: Joan Dean

Joan Dean — Mon, 11 May 2009 09:01:18 +0000

I found all these so called singers to be screamers and yellers. To me this is not singing! If this kind of noise is what you are teaching, I doubt I shall stay with the programme.

By: pavel

pavel — Mon, 11 May 2009 07:33:57 +0000

They all are doing the best work. Anyway, it’s not my style I would buy. The best artist I found Danny. Adam the worst. I don’t know, is he a girl or a man – both, image and voice. The expression in his face try to make us believe he’s a hard, earnest, angry. But the rest of his image shows us, he’s a spoiled feministic child. It makes him as artist unbelievable. The worst, his smile is not from his heart, but conceited. He trys to look like Elvis, but keeps on the feminin part. Not my taste

By: andrew emmet

andrew emmet — Mon, 11 May 2009 06:26:22 +0000

There’s something about performances on these sort of TV shows that I don’t like, which is why I don’t watch them.[I did watch these videos though] It’s not to do with the skill of these singers, they were all pretty amazing, but they’re trying to sell something, to the judges and audience. If you watch videos of bands, mostly they just present the song in their own way. It’s not the big sell.
Anyone else see it the same way?

Andrew

By: Lori Greif

Lori Greif — Mon, 11 May 2009 05:01:53 +0000

it was very disappointing to see Allison leave the show. I certainly felt that she and Adam would be the two remaining finalists. Kris is cute and appealing to the teeny boppers. yes, Danny is a good singer, but neither one compares to Adam Lambert. We are talking apples & oranges. I still maintain that he is a talented performer & already has star potential. He is focused and listens to what has to be done.

By: shawn

shawn — Mon, 11 May 2009 04:28:40 +0000

Kris has really grown on me. Didn’t think much of him at first, but now he’s my favorite. 4 solid performances.