I Fell Into a Ring of Hot, Steaming Sex
I have not recovered from American Idol last night.
Not sure I will.
I had to watch Adam's performance of Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire at least a dozen times before I could even begin to comprehend it. By the time my pulse had settled down and I found that I could speak again, my brain was still having a hard time keeping on task. All I can say is that I feel as though just by watching that performance, I should take a pregnancy test. In many ways I feel violated, except that I was all too willing, so that doesn't work either.
What I'm trying to say here (I think...my brain still isn't functioning fully), is that once this performance settles, and you can get over the initial shock...no, that's not the word either. I wasn't shocked. The performance was totally Adam, and we should have expected it. But I was stunned by the whole thing. By its no holds barred sexuality, by the soaring octave climbs, by the way he moved his body and fucking looked into the souls of the audience and said "I know your dirty little secrets. It's okay. Follow me." And did I mention what he was wearing??? My god, the man's ass...
ANYWAYS...once you get over the original fog of being completely blizted by Adam having a vocal orgasm onstage, what it comes down to is this: That performance was brilliant. It was different, it was artistic, his voice was incredible, and he put his personality in your face and turned what could have been utter disaster for him (country week) into something that was just an unbelievable, artistic moment in time.
But was it a good choice?
I can't say, honestly. Obviously, I'm still bewildered by it myself. I know I loved it, but I was also a little undone by it. It broke boundaries, definitely, and I think that was good. American Idol is a family show for sure, but let's face it, musicians aren't always family friendly. It's just realistic. And you can't ask a personality like Adam's (whether it oozes sex or gets hysterical like Tatiana) to tone it down. It's unfair and not real.
But here's what I'm thinking: As good as it was, I'm not sure it was the smartest move. It all comes down to knowing the audience. Adam knows who his audience is, but I'm not sure his audience watches Idol. It's too inane and commercial for them. So, what he might have done is turn off potential voters.
Artistically and musically and personally speaking, it was the most brilliant thing he could have done. I wouldn't have wanted him to change anything about it. I admire his integrity and his guts and his musicianship. But in terms of the constraints of this show (both in who is actually watching it and the ridiculousness of the way it's set up), I think this will most likely just confuse people. Or worse, make them feel threatened and uncomfortable in ways they can't explain. I mean, I'm no prude but it was very hard for me to handle the amount of sex that seeped out of the TV in high def last night. And that may definitely put people on edge instead of winning fans. Moreover, because of who he is, (sadly) some people might take it almost as a an attack on their "morals." *sigh*
I got a little giddy thinking that this must be like my mother felt when she first saw Elvis perform, though. Like, the brain simply shuts down because of sexual overload. Ha. I enjoyed it. It was like feeling ravished, just without the sweat.
Anyways, here's the vid:
As usual, my favorite Idol blogger Jacob at televisionwithoutpity.com, put it a lot better than I ever could. And I was going to copy and paste it, but the Adam commentary is honestly huge. Trust me, though, it's very awesome to read if you watched last night, and even if you didn't. Jacob's hilarious. (Starting this in Adam's part, but the whole thing is awesome):
www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/american_idol/top_11_performances_1.php
Not sure I will.
I had to watch Adam's performance of Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire at least a dozen times before I could even begin to comprehend it. By the time my pulse had settled down and I found that I could speak again, my brain was still having a hard time keeping on task. All I can say is that I feel as though just by watching that performance, I should take a pregnancy test. In many ways I feel violated, except that I was all too willing, so that doesn't work either.
What I'm trying to say here (I think...my brain still isn't functioning fully), is that once this performance settles, and you can get over the initial shock...no, that's not the word either. I wasn't shocked. The performance was totally Adam, and we should have expected it. But I was stunned by the whole thing. By its no holds barred sexuality, by the soaring octave climbs, by the way he moved his body and fucking looked into the souls of the audience and said "I know your dirty little secrets. It's okay. Follow me." And did I mention what he was wearing??? My god, the man's ass...
ANYWAYS...once you get over the original fog of being completely blizted by Adam having a vocal orgasm onstage, what it comes down to is this: That performance was brilliant. It was different, it was artistic, his voice was incredible, and he put his personality in your face and turned what could have been utter disaster for him (country week) into something that was just an unbelievable, artistic moment in time.
But was it a good choice?
I can't say, honestly. Obviously, I'm still bewildered by it myself. I know I loved it, but I was also a little undone by it. It broke boundaries, definitely, and I think that was good. American Idol is a family show for sure, but let's face it, musicians aren't always family friendly. It's just realistic. And you can't ask a personality like Adam's (whether it oozes sex or gets hysterical like Tatiana) to tone it down. It's unfair and not real.
But here's what I'm thinking: As good as it was, I'm not sure it was the smartest move. It all comes down to knowing the audience. Adam knows who his audience is, but I'm not sure his audience watches Idol. It's too inane and commercial for them. So, what he might have done is turn off potential voters.
Artistically and musically and personally speaking, it was the most brilliant thing he could have done. I wouldn't have wanted him to change anything about it. I admire his integrity and his guts and his musicianship. But in terms of the constraints of this show (both in who is actually watching it and the ridiculousness of the way it's set up), I think this will most likely just confuse people. Or worse, make them feel threatened and uncomfortable in ways they can't explain. I mean, I'm no prude but it was very hard for me to handle the amount of sex that seeped out of the TV in high def last night. And that may definitely put people on edge instead of winning fans. Moreover, because of who he is, (sadly) some people might take it almost as a an attack on their "morals." *sigh*
I got a little giddy thinking that this must be like my mother felt when she first saw Elvis perform, though. Like, the brain simply shuts down because of sexual overload. Ha. I enjoyed it. It was like feeling ravished, just without the sweat.
Anyways, here's the vid:
Click to viewAs usual, my favorite Idol blogger Jacob at televisionwithoutpity.com, put it a lot better than I ever could. And I was going to copy and paste it, but the Adam commentary is honestly huge. Trust me, though, it's very awesome to read if you watched last night, and even if you didn't. Jacob's hilarious. (Starting this in Adam's part, but the whole thing is awesome):
www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/american_idol/top_11_performances_1.php