Maid & Butler

Current Mood: Sleepy

I’m on American Idol high these days after I was ‘jolted’ by Kris In actual fact, I was a Scott/Alexis/Adam supporter from their audition days but I sorta guessed he won’t last till the end. And although he’s good and I like quite a lot of his songs selection, he just don’t have that stage presence… Alexis is so rocker chic but in the end she’s not as rocker chic as I thought she would be which was quite a let down. But I was hoping she would top Anoop/Lil’ Round at least…

Anyway, I only started noticing Kris when he sang ‘Falling Slowly’. I was like, “DAMN! Why didn’t I notice him earlier!”. Frankly, I don’t follow American Idol every week. In fact, I only started chasing the series starting this season because I subscribed to Astro. After work, nothing to do, switch on TV. Eventually I began to take interest in the series and spotted a few favourites heh. Kris continued to impress me with ‘She Works Hard for The Money’ and there started my worshipping

So how did he score this week? One word: Mediocre.

If it wasn’t for Adam’s super amazing performance and Allison’s great vocals, he should be quite safe. But fear not, he’s definitely not the worst. This week’s (and in many many weeks) worst performance is DEFINITELY Danny’s. Kris was just doing his own thing. I have to admit that I dislike Gokey. He has no star power and his vocals belong to the 80s. Aside from that, I JUST DON’T LIKE HIM. This week he just top it with his fail imitation of Adam’s trademark screams. OMG… I had more respect for him, tsk tsk. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, check out this page for reviews and this page for the ‘awesome’ video and prepare to laugh. Seriously, I laughed so hard, I was hitting my sofa when he was nearing the end of the song.

Here’s my ratings for each of the talents:

KRIS ALLEN
Vocal - 9/10 I’m in love with his voice! It’s very soothing and it’s clear. I really like it when he makes a sudden change in his voice. How do I put it? Like how Hyde (L’arc-en-Ciel) does frequently (If you don’t know who he is, it’s hay time you google him out)
Creativity - 10/10 He is a real artist like how the judges describe him. He knows how to make a song suits him. And he knows how to make the same song sounds different but good, if not better. His renditions are all very creative and orgasmic! This part reminds me of what David Cook did to Mariah Carey’s ‘Always Be My Baby’.
Stage Presence - 5/10 There’s a reason why I only started noticing him so late ya. He has very little stage presence although when he’s performing, he’s good but he’s not memorable. He should fix his hair to be spikier, wear more fashionable clothings, ’statement clothing’, maybe not so much as Adam but more stylish like Matt would do him good. And he looks timid when he’s not performing, like he’s afraid to take it from the judges or something.
Studio recording or stage performing? I would say a little bit of both. His studio recordings are amazing! But I like to see him performing with his instruments and the band.
Best song/performance so far  My favourite would be ‘The Way You Look Tonight’ because I’m a sucker for jazz! I also love ‘Falling Slowly’ and ‘She Works Hard for the Money’. In fact, there isn’t one song that I don’t like from him.
Why should he win? If Adam has the outter package, Kris definitely wins hands down with the creativity and vocals. Plus, he’s popular with the ladies *self note: he’s married >_<, gah!* with his boyish looks. I think he would probably get much more votes if he isn’t married.

DANNY GOKEY
Vocal - 7/10 I’m not a fan of husky voices. I’m not a fan of husky voices which sing pop songs -_-. But I must say he sounds good in recordings. Good pitch and stuff. I’m not sure if it’s talent or what but he has great control on his vocals.
Creativity - 7/10 I’m giving him high marks here because his song selection hit my notes >_< (does that make sense?!) I like the beginning of ‘Stand by Me’ and hoped it would be something like that for the rest of the song but I was disappointed.
Stage Presence - 3/10 Nope. He can’t dance, he can’t play instruments, he can’t entertain the audiences. I remember his face from his glasses only. I wonder if it’s a good thing (and he owns like what, 27 pairs of them?!).
Studio recording or stage performing? Studio. I can listen to him better without his presence.
Best song/performance so far - I like his rendition of ‘Stand by Me’ and his performance of ‘Endless Love’. Although for ‘Endless Love’ he didn’t do anything but he did take away his glasses and I actually feel the song from him.
Why should he win? His fanbase is huge? I’ve read in some websites about cougars and stuff. And the judges are pawing him like gold. WTH?

ALLISON IRAHETA
Vocal - 7/10 Powerful, powerful vocals but sadly not those that I fancy. I have to admit that I don’t like female singers. Sorry, my hormones just decide it that way. Rarely would I like a female singer… But to be fair, she is very good especially at her tender age.
Creativity - 3/10 Not creative at all. Alot of times I think she’s just singing for the sake of singing without doing anything on the piece to make it ‘her own’.
Stage Presence - 8/10 I love her rocker chic look. I like her red hair! She knows how to move and to entertain people. Studio recording or stage performing? I’ll go for stage for this one cuz I prefer to see her perform as I don’t enjoy listening to her songs anyway… Sorry Allison.
Best song/performance so far  I want to point out her worst song choice, ‘I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing’. When I first hear her sing, I went OMG cuz it’s either you’ll do REALLY REALLY good or REALLY REALLY bad, and she’s the latter one. Why? Because the song sets a very high benchmark in vocals! If you can’t surpass that, don’t freakin’ choose that song! I kept waiting for that screaming part that Steve Tyler does which is so iconic but she just mellowed it down…
Why should she win? She has great stage presence and she’s young. I believe if given time and more polishing, she will shine quite brightly. Although she might not create her own songs, but at least she wouldn’t be like wannabes such as Ashley Simpson or stuff like that, uweks.

ADAM LAMBERT
Vocal - 8/10 He can hit both high and low notes and I respect his screamings without sounding forced or pretentious. He has developed a style in his singing.
Creativity - 6/10 Fair. He can sing but his renditions of the songs are so-so.
Stage Presence - 10/10 I totally enjoy each and every one of his performances! They are energetic and entertaining! That makes his performances so fun to watch! Being in the theatrical pays off big time huh?
Studio recording or stage performing? Definitely stage. I absolutely LOVE his ‘Born to be Wild’ performance but the studio recording was ‘meh’.
Best song/performance so far I really love ‘If I Can’t Have You’. It’s different from his usual ones and it’s beautiful. ‘Born to be Wild’ for stage.
Why should he win? He has the whole package. He’s cute. He has STYLE, this is very important as an idol no? And he has mad vocals. He is a great entertainer. He’s quite flawless now that I think about it.

I’m a Kris Allen fan through and through but let’s face it, Adam has more star quality than Kris. I’ll be very happy for Kris even if he’s a runner up! *blocks all rotten cabbages and tomatoes*. So the bottom 2 would be Kris and Gokey. I LOVE YOU KRIS! Please hang on till the end!!!

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