When this season of American Idol kicked off, I took a brief break from the imaginary relationships I conduct in my head with my beloved second boyfriends John Krasinski and Rob Pattinson, and decided to make room in my heart for the stinkin' cuteness of Kris Allen. Before I get this blog going and join the masses of internet bloggers who will throw their literary two cents into the supposed "Idol finale upset," I need to take a moment to pay homage to the fashion train wreck that was Queen Latifah's black body suit.
I hope I'm not that only one who thinks that Adam Lambert could have rocked that outfit with a fierceness that rivals any female I know. My vote for the luckiest person in the room during that performance? Scott MacIntyre.
Aside from the Queen Latifah/Lil Round's duet and Rod Stewart's awkward trip over the microphone cord (when I say "trip over the microphone cord," I also mean Rod Stewart's entire performance), the show itself was incredibly entertaining. Even for Glenn who willingly offered to withstand the countless busy signals and cast his vote for Kris Allen the night before. (That's love right there.) The Black Eyed Peas actually got me to like their "Boom Boom Pow" song which I had earlier detested due to many Saturdays at Self Essentials spent listening to that song in heavy rotation on 92 pro FM. The dancers adorned in black and white body suits really added to the performance. I'm a sucker for the extra visuals.
I also enjoyed Adam's duet with Kiss. Glenn and I were a bit perplexed at first by Adam's unique choice of shoulder pads. Then we realized it was the glitterized Adam Lambert version of a Kiss costume (also adorned by Lady Gaga days earlier, at least according to Perez Hilton).
The Queen performance was equally as epic and it only led me to think that American Idol is the only place where Queen, Kiss, Rod Stewart, Cindi Lauper, Keith Urban and Steve Martin can share the same stage and it all just works. I realize that many people are quick to criticize American Idol, assuming the show promotes a certain narrow minded music mentality. However, I firmly believe American Idol exposes all generations (young and old) to different types of music. If anything, American Idol delivers musical diversity to a crowd of viewers who may not have ventured away from their musical comfort zones. Sure, you'll never see an indie rock band or underground hip hop group on the Idol stage but as "pop oriented" as Idol is, I think the show does an excellent job in it's attempts to give every music genre its own chance to grab new fans.
The climatic moment of the night led to what is now being referred to by every media outlet as the giant "Idol Upset," where poor Adam Lambert was "robbed" of the Idol throne. This is the problem I have with the media coverage of Kris Allen's win. How can it be called an Idol upset if Kris was rightfully voted into this title by the American public? America wanted Kris Allen to win; otherwise we would have seen a very different result. I do realize that most of Danny Gokey's fans gravitated towards Kris's music stylings over Adam's but how does that make Kris's win any less genuine or any less deserved? Kris Allen is an extremely talented performer, as is Adam but they represent two very different genres of music. In my opinion, Kris Allen is a far better well-rounded artist. He may not be as amazing to watch during his live performances but I'll tell you right now whose CD I'd rather listen to. I love Adam but I do not want his high pitch squeals flooding through my car radio. However, I am more excited to see Adam in concert than I am Kris. My opinion on this? These two performers are just far too different to compare against each other. I wish the media would stop portraying Kris's win as an "upset" and start recognizing him for what got him the title, his musical talent.
I am super excited to see the Idols on tour! Yay for early birthday presents from Glenn. :) I am always sad to see the show end every year but I'm excited for September where I get to see all of them live. I'm sure I'll have a very interesting blog with many glamorous photos to detail my experience. So I have 3 more months before I can see my second boyfriend in person. ;) And the countdown begins....
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