American Idol 8 – Top 2 The Finale Part I
Good evening America. Well after a long season we are finally here. We are down to our Top 2. Adam Lambert and Kris Allen bring two very different styles of singing to the table. Who will you vote for tonight? Voting will be 4 hours tonight.
Adam and Kris will sing three songs each tonight. First performance will be a song they sang during the season in a slightly extended version. Second song will be a song picked by the show’s creator, Simon Fuller and the third each contestant will sing the “winning” song. The winning song is written to be the first single our Idol will make upon being named the American Idol. This year Kara DioGuardi wrote the song.
So let’s get started with Adam…
Adam Lambert
Mad World
Adam made a great choice to sing this song once again. The lights are dim, he is almost silhouetted against the lights of the stage. The fog machines ae working hard tonight as the fog clings close to the stage and rolls its path down to the audience. The magic of his performance of this song earlier this season is back and more. I still got goosebumps listening to him sing it although I had replayed his earlier verison in the car a million times today. Adam’s performance was FLAWLESS.
Kris Allen
Ain’t No Sunshine
Kris is behind the piano and it starts off with magic. There is some kind of electricity in the air. Kris pulls you in and captures your attention in a way that is very intimate. THIS is what Kris will record if he makes an album. Even though I liked Adam’s performance, this performance, hands down, is my favorite!! Ain’t no doubt about it. Congrats Kris on a wonderful performance.
Round 1 goes to Kris.
Adam Lambert
Change Is Going To Come
This is a drastic change from Mad World. This is a more serious performance for Adam, but we are back to the wailing in the upper registers. This reinforces for me that I do not want am album of wailing. Lose the black fingernail polish dude. Not my favorite performance by a long shot. Guess I’m not a fan eh? What does Kris have in store?
Kris Allen
What’s Goin On
Kris is on stage with his guitar in hand and three members of Ricky’s band up there with him. Simon Fuller picked a great song for him, this song seems like it was written for Kris. Marvin Gaye would be very happy with Kris’ performance.
Round 2 goes to Kris in my opinion, Simon thinks t goes to Adam.
Tonight’s song co-written by Kara Dio Guardi is called No Boundaries.
First up in Adam. There is a sense that this song was tailored for Adam. The song seems to rush the singer. Kris comes up on stage and he seems to be struggling with the song a bit. While the song was perfect for Adam’s range, Kris seems to be reaching. The audience loves Adam’s final performance. The audience didn’t have the same reaction as they did to Adam.
To be honest this was not my favorite Kris performance. I don’t care for the song.
So who wins Round 3? Unfortunately I have to say Adam.
This had been an interesting season. Adam and Kris have such different styles of singing. Does America appreciate the singing style of Kris Allen or do they want the wailing of Adam Lambert???
Go Vote!
Tomorrow night is a two-hour finale… it will go over 7 minutes, so adjust your TiVo’s accordingly!
I still think Kris has a chance!
