Wednesday, April 29, 2009

American Idol Top 5


Just finish off the American Idol this week Top 5
Kris Allen started the show. With the Classic Rat Pack song. The crowd is screaming even before he started. His style is pretty close to the real thing but a bit too close. The classic, there’s no escape from it. It’s hard to twist and make it your own when it’s repeatedly sang for so many times. I’m sure at this point people are looking for something different from everyone and Kris just beat by himself for doing so great the 3 weeks before this. His winning touch is being himself and to stick to the original is a bit too safe now. But from the popularity contest it seems that he’s well safe in the top 2 at the moment for doing no fault and a good but not over the top performance.
Allison is next and the performance is almost the same. With her sassy style, the voice strain a bit after the first couple of verse but she did have great control on her voice tonight, it’s the best vocal performance from the young lady and very similar to Pink doing the Grammy indeed like Randy said. I think Simon call it too soon for saying she’s in trouble. From the buzz, she’s no where near any mentioning she’s leaving. So she should have at least one more show left in her.
Matt Giraud take on the big mama of the night. It is a fine performance. His vocal is in tune with the male sound singing MY Funny Valentine. There’s a bit too much space in between that loses some emotional points. I think he did the connection better with the Jamie rehearsal. Oh! By the way, Jamie Foxx is the mentor this week. the Judges is divided into 2 groups with Paula and Simon at one group supporting and Randy and Kara in the opposite end.
Danny Gokey is up next, Looking really classic in tux. He sounded exactly like what coconut Cove is like in the golden days. The rusty scream at the end fit the rat pack style to a T. really foxy. Did paula just jinx it when she said he’s the best. It is swagga at the top and he is most natural this week. he sure is top notch tonight.
Adam Lambert closes the show with a bang. The only one who dare to whear white. Looking really handsome too. The only one that brave enough to take on the stairs. The only one that actually turn the classic into an original piece for his own way. But all risk and credit aside, I don’t feel he hit the right peak. It’s a bit like he’s gone back to old habit yet not quite as devastating as before. The shouting is a bit too much. But the crowd like it so does the judges. So I give him 100 for bravery and 90 for controlled performance.
This week we have a total shuffle of the top in my opinion.
Danny Gokey has probably took the top crown this week, followed by Adam according to public opinion and judges reaction.
With Kris Hanging around the third spot here, not but he is the one that is ready to go make an album now of the 5 really. Cause he just got it.
Allison probably did one good for not having too many criticism in the public and the judges love her, but to not have debate is a curse too that she’s only gonna be just there and can’t get any higher.
Then Matt though he’d tried his best to do all the runs and variety, but too much runs may just render him to misidentified to unidentifiable. So this could probably be the last for him.
There is no doubt though he is musically most talented of them all. He just have to find his natural way to present his talent on stage.

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