It's all waiting on the DVR, but I wasn't super-invested after Danny got the axe so I don't mind knowing ahead of time. As likeable as Kris is, Danny was far more talented, imho. I hope he gets a shot at recording as well.
I'll be happy to support whatever Adam puts out (and Kris, too, if it's as unique as his Heartless remix was). Since I haven't actually watched either Tues or tonight, I can't actually judge the final performances. But I will say that even though we elected a black man for president, I was pretty sure the country wasn't going to choose a gay guy who can sing in three octaves and wears eyeliner when NOT performing as their American Idol. (Sad to say.)
But! Like you said, yaye for him! Much better prospects. :)
So many good performances tonight from 70's and 80's stars and bands! I was really excited. (Anytime I don't have to suffer through generic top-of-the-pop-chart stars singing badly, I get excited, clearly. *g*)
I think it's hard to say why certain stars win and others don't. I was stunned when Chris Daughtry was voted off, and he went on to be a mega-star. I do think there's a lot of dialing machine voting that goes on, and that has an impact on things, too. I'd love to blame America's homophobia, but then I think back to David Bowie and Boy George, and I just don't think so. In music, it matters very little. Eh. Irrelevant now. Adam will be a huge star. *g*
but then I think back to David Bowie and Boy George
Good point. Although they were, to some extent, chosen for us and presented as recording stars (by the UK, IIRC? I could be wrong). Had it been up to the US television-watching audience to choose "America's Star" I'm not entirely certain we'd have selected them had a halfway-comparable, hetero-normative alternative been presented. But that could be me and my flaming liberal bias, too. Heh.
Eh. Irrelevant now. Adam will be a huge star.
I almost feel like it was irrelevant from the beginning. Hee. He is SO amazingly talented! \o/
After actually watching, I love Adam even MOAR because he seemed so genuinely thrilled for Kris. I don't think he could fake that reaction. It was totally adorable! \o/
Remember, though, Bowie and Boy George were really unique for their times, both in the way they looked and the way they performed, and they got hugely popular in Britain and Europe first, and I think that made a difference as to how they were perceived/accepted here. Plus, they were all about androgyny, and came off as somewhat frail and nonthreatening, whereas Adam wasn't, and doesn't. At least not on AI.
I'll be happy to support whatever Adam puts out (and Kris, too, if it's as unique as his Heartless remix was). Since I haven't actually watched either Tues or tonight, I can't actually judge the final performances. But I will say that even though we elected a black man for president, I was pretty sure the country wasn't going to choose a gay guy who can sing in three octaves and wears eyeliner when NOT performing as their American Idol. (Sad to say.)
But! Like you said, yaye for him! Much better prospects. :)
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I think it's hard to say why certain stars win and others don't. I was stunned when Chris Daughtry was voted off, and he went on to be a mega-star. I do think there's a lot of dialing machine voting that goes on, and that has an impact on things, too. I'd love to blame America's homophobia, but then I think back to David Bowie and Boy George, and I just don't think so. In music, it matters very little. Eh. Irrelevant now. Adam will be a huge star. *g*
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Good point. Although they were, to some extent, chosen for us and presented as recording stars (by the UK, IIRC? I could be wrong). Had it been up to the US television-watching audience to choose "America's Star" I'm not entirely certain we'd have selected them had a halfway-comparable, hetero-normative alternative been presented. But that could be me and my flaming liberal bias, too. Heh.
Eh. Irrelevant now. Adam will be a huge star.
I almost feel like it was irrelevant from the beginning. Hee. He is SO amazingly talented! \o/
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