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04/13/09
Adam Lambert is exciting. As others have said, he is the only reason to watch American Idol. I actually went to the American Idol website for the first time ever because I missed his performance last week and cared enough to look it up.
He should win just because he is exciting. American Idol is a TV show that needs ratings just like any other. The most exciting performer (not the best singer, not the most Christian, not the most likeable) should win.
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Tuneless, pointless, and completely shit? Absolutely. Yes.
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I suspect Simon realizes he was way wrong on Mika and is now making it up through Adam.
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On the other hand, he has chops. I'll give him that. Singing falsetto in tune and with power is not easy.
@GeorgeFayne: you know the song Grace Kelly is about Simon Cowell, right?
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But I know what you mean. He's definitely closer than Adam Mercury.
@brendastarlet is on it: Absolutely. He seems to be mimicking other flamboyant singers. He is closer to Justin Hawkins than Freddie Mercury (and I really like Justin Hawkins, so I don't mean this as an insult).
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I too love Adam AND Freddie, but I compare Adam more to Sam Harris (winner of Star Search) than Freddie. Although, I was also a big fan of Sam's.
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Although, a friend of a friend is voting for him just because of his sexual orientation, so if it gets him more votes it's a plus.
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There is some interesting sociological discussions about this here ([mjsbigblog.com]), one of the best comment threads I've ever read about Idol. Most of them I can't get through (thanks EW readers!). There's also a large Christian contingency this season which makes Adam's rise to the top even more fascinating.
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I like Alison too but really, Adam is so far above and beyond anyone else on that show right now it's embarrassing for them.
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This year AI kind of sucks. But I guess it has for the last few years.
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This kind of bothered me. How is this any different from the stereotypes about hot lesbians? I'm not going to lie, I do enjoy some slash and what-not (as evidenced by my earlier comment), but gay men are not here for my enjoyment. Maybe they are making out, not because they know girls like it, but because they like it.
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dressing in drag =/= gay
that is all.
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Can't speak to how true those comparisons are, but I like the idea of my stepdad realizing gay people are just like us: They're on American Idol!
My stepdad is a sweet and lovely person, as is my mom. But they just don't know of a lot of gay people. The more gay people are out there, the better off we all are, I'd say.
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