Thank you so much for all your work and hilarious graphics for this season’s thread, Jonny. I will miss it.
I am actually angry at tonight’s win. I really like Kris and voted for him several weeks. (We are allowed 3 votes each in our household and I chose him several times)
However, Adam was truly, clearly better than Kris and Kris would be the first one to tell you that. I believe the reason Adam didn’t win was because of his lifestyle and not his talent. I may not agree with his lifestyle, but he seemed like a smart, respectful person, and he is extraordinarily talented.
This is some Americans’ (and undoubtedly some FReepers’) desire to punish a gay agenda by hurting one gay young man in a singing contest. It makes me sad and disappointed. He wasn’t asking to raise your taxes or invade your homes, but just to win a singing contest. He is no worse morally than some of the FReepers who make some pretty nasty sexual comments on some of the threads with pictures of hot ladies on them.
With that said, Kris truly was a dark horse and did indeed deserve to make it to the Final Two. And to all of the true Kris fans, including my own son, congrats. I’m only sad about those who tried so hard to keep him from being the American Idol.
I hope they both have successful careers.
The anti-gay accusations are really getting old. Look, Adam lost because he wasn’t as current as Kris and because many voters felt that he was too theatrical and that he arranged a lot of his songs in a similar fashion each week. Most couldn’t care less who he sleeps with at night.
Cry me a river. Adam was a one trick pony who relied almost exclusively on his ability to scream like a two year old having a temper tantrum to impress people who couldn't recognize real musical talent if it bit them on the butt.
Cris' talent showed through in his versatility. Adam had no versatility whatsoever. Every time he let loose one of those baby being tortured screams, it was like fingernails on a chalkboard.
For raw singing talent, Danny was the man. But for sheer unadulterated musical talent, Cris was head and shoulders above everyone in this competition.
Well said, BRAVO!
Good post. Agree with everything you said.
That's part of it, for sure. Most voters didn't want such a flamboyantly fruity American Idol. ...and I don't blame them. But there are other factors involved as well.
1) Chris owned the teenage girls. And if you have them, you usually win.
2) A lot of viewers were turned off by the judges constantly pimping and swooning over Adam. No one likes to be told how to vote.
3) Adam's shrieks were way over-the-top and overdone, and designed purely to sway the parts of the audience easily impressed by vocal range.
4) Although Adam's vocal range is indeed impressive, his style range is decidedly less so. Chris beats him in that category. ...and it's a very important one.
We are each entitled to our own opinions.