Feb 09
26
Kris Allen And My American Idol Review
Tonight the producers of American Idol could not rig the competition in post production. So tonight, America got to see Kris Allen.
First off, I was concerned with everyone on American Idol picking horrible, horrible songs. It made me worry that Kris might have picked the wrong song.
And at first, it might have appeared that way when he sang Michael Jackson’s “Man In The Mirror.” My initial reaction, never had heard him sing before, is that the song started to low keyed for him and he sounded a bit nervous.
But he quickly got over that. The chorus and mini-bridge in the song were performed very well. I felt better about his chances after he got through.
Of course, one judge (Kara) had to believe it was the wrong song. But all the other judges disagreed and thought he showed them something tonight (Simon seemed to think he could show a bit more confidence…).
So now, we get to wait until tomorrow night to see how he did with America. I know I did my part and voted for Kris quite a few times.
Other thoughts on tonight:
- I thought only one girl really did well, one did okay, and the rest were really, really marginal.
- Only Kris and Adam Lambert performed well top to bottom for the men.
- I don’t see how this is the “most talent packed season of American Idol yet” as Ryan Seacrest has said multiple times in his voice overs. Talent this year is okay but lacking compared so far compared the last two years. Of course, this format does not lend to seeing everyone have a chance to get over first-performance jitters.
