“Totally blown away last night on American Idol by Adam Lambert’s marvelous channeling of Led Zeppelin. Wore down the redial on our phone.” —jaguarjulie
“Adam Lambert looks like a cross between Edward Scissorhands and Elvis.”—Sweetpea444
“Adam Lambert KILLED Whole Lotta Love on Idol last night. Not many folks could take on a LedZep standard” —melodyjolly
• “Silver wants to trade $14/oz…Pakistan turmoil helping metals prices.How ’bout Adam Lambert Zeppy cover.. head and shoulders above the rest” —NumismaticMan
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• “@clawdiarawrr clod, adam lambert keren bgt tadi. yg nyanyiin beatles jg, trus dia lucu. yes i am watching american idol xD” —damnitspirate
“If Adam Lambert doesn’t win American Idol, there may be a Swine Flu outbreak in the USA, can that actually happen?” —CarlosBaez
“and who’s adam lambert, again?” —yourethevoice
“Explain to me why Adam Lambert is popular on AI? Anyone else thinks he just screams a lot? We can’t have him on the radio” —davdphotography
“Hoping adam lambert gets voted off idol tonite but sadly knowing it won’t happen” —lclever
elektra
Last night was probably the hottest and most controversial show of the season and it definitely overshadowed the fright of the fans when Adam Lambert was in the Bottom 2 last week.
The most memorable was sung and I bet nobody would dispute, most especially the Gokeyans, that it was truly haunting. (Click link for that spectacular number.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGw8gjCwzEE&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fnymag.com%2Fdaily%2Fentertainment%2F2009%2F05%2Famerican_idol_disaster_strikes.html&feature=player_embedded
gayalltheway
It’s funny last night because I think Danny Gokey and Kris Allen got a dose of much needed reality because what all the judges wanted to say was “You are not Adam Lambert” but in different ways except Simon Cowell. It was without a doubt that Adam would come out on top last night with it being the Rock theme. I think Kris Allen might be in trouble tonight and perhaps even Danny Gokey. I have to admit that Kris Allen is plenty talented but he is not much of a vocalist. And I also think that Danny Gokey put himself in a hole last night with his performance and that “screeching scream” at the end of his performance (seriously, for those who missed it, you should scour around to look for it, it’s horrendous hence Simon saying that “it was like watching a horror movie”). I like how Simon told him that he is not Adam Lambert (I’m pretty sure that hurts a lot). But let’s face it, Adam should be the winner this season because he has been giving the most consistent performances throughout the competition – except for the country themed week which I still think he did exceptionally well for doing his rendition of “Ring of Fire”. Adam rocks!!
Alexa
I think I may have liked Adam and Allison’s duet even more than Adam’s solo performance, but they were both fantastic. If Adam doesn’t win it will be because people are voting against him, not because the others have more fans.
PhDude
Adam was AMAZING last night! Not only was he amazing he answered his critics, with the help of Gokey, and showed us the difference between screaming and singing. Everybody can now stop saying that Adam screams… If you want to know what a scream sounds like just listen to Danny killing (and I mean that in a bad murdering chalk outline kind of way) the poor innocent song Dream On. That is screaming. You know it. It was bad. Yuck. My ears were bleeding. His fans know it too. I am sorry but there is a difference between screaming and Rock N Roll. We saw that difference last night. Vote for the Worst pick Danny Gokey = screaming. Adam Lambert = Rock N Roll.
slider
I agree with Alexa and PhDude….I have never liked Danny…but I do feel bad for Kris Allen, whom I do like..he has a good combo of some soul, blues and some angst in a combination of Sade and some romantic rocker kind of songs…My guess is he might be gone..I hope Danny goes..In some ways if Allison waited a year or so she might have more confidence but she will be doing fine and I have to agree with Simon, I think that Adam helped Allison with their duet. My worry is what Alexa said and that is if the haters out there vote against Adam because he is Gay. I hope not. I do hope Adam takes it all…he is by far the best performer in years and heads above the rest this season….
7SnowyNights
Adam deserves to win, even if it would be better for his career not to (less studio control, more creative lease).
Kris is cute as hell, and he could be very popular if he did Jason Mraz/John Meyer-style music, but he was out of his element last night, especially doing the more Aerosmith-style arrangement for Come Together.
Allison is phenomenal, but I think she could use a few years of experience.
I’ve always hated Gokey. From the beginning. I don’t trust him, I don’t like him, I think he’s a bar-level singer. His story bothers me, too. Church singer, conveniently dead wife, whom I wouldn’t be surprised if he killed himself just to get sympathy votes. I don’t know, I just get this awful “In the name of the Lord and Maggie Gallagher” vibe from him…
Heather
The duet with Adam and Allison was fantastic, and they both clearly enjoyed it. It was my favorite performance of the night, I think it was Allison’s best performance yet and I havent been much of an Allison fan.
Adam is and has been in a leaque of his own. His talent far exceeds anyone in the competition in both vocal range, ability, control, stage presence, creativity, professional caliber, and being willing to step outside the box.
Whether or not America recognizes that is another thing, he deserves to win because he is the best. If he doesnt, America is a bunch of idiots who dont know true talent when they see it. Either way, this will be a stepping stone for a huge career he has ahead of him.
Save-us-Adam
Just gotta say, Dannys screech made me wet my pants. I never laughed so hard. How embaressing, especially that he thought it was good. No kidding now, Adam is the greatest. The cool idol front man, he is going places. Danny is going places too. Out the door.
vernonvanderbilt
Adam totally killed it last night. If Robert Plant really doesn’t want to tour with Led Zeppelin, they should seriously consider making the offer to Adam to step in for him. He proved last night that he’s more than capable.
If there’s any justice in this world, we’ll say goodbye to Gokey tonight. He’s way past due for elimination, especially being the least talented of the remaining four contestants. Unfortunately, tonight could prove the end for the adorable (but still mighty boring) Kris Allen.
Looking at dialidol.com, they’re saying Adam’s the only one who’s guaranteed to be safe. According to their figures, it’s looking like it’ll probably be between Kris and Alison for the bottom slot, though there’s still the possibility that Gokey could be the one to leave.
If that’s the scenario we’re working with, I think Alison may be in trouble. I hate to say it, but she has been inconsistent throughout the entire competition. I think people are more inclined to forgive Kris and Danny for their less-than-stellar Rock Week performances than they are to keep voting for Alison, considering how often she’s been in the bottom three already. I believe this year is definitely going to break the established pattern, becoming the first time a guy has won twice in a row.
On vocal power alone, it should be Adam and Alison in the finals. By popular standards, though, I’m thinking it will be Adam and Kris. I choose Kris because AI fans can occasionally be rather superficial, and he’s more pleasant to look at than Danny Gokey is. Remember, tween/teen girls and middle aged moms are the ones who vote the most.
slider
Ok..I totally agree on Danny..I find him to be a kiss ass and no talent..and as 7SnowyNights said..there is something about him that I don’t trust..from day one I have said that..SNOWY thanks for expressing what I feel.
as to Kris Allen, I agree, he has a combo of Sade/John Mayer and some Harry Connick Jr. easy mellow sound….I hope he is in the final two As I have written in other comments in the past.
For Allison, I wish she had joined a few years later..but she will do well and has her own singing style……I hope Danny goes down for the count and not Allison and not Kris…I still hope for Kris and Adam in the final two and of course Adam wins as the Next American Idol:)
Queerky
I find Simon’s critiques to be based on potential record sales. While the other judges treat the contest as a singing competition, Simon is watching the bottom line. He owns a share of every Idol winner worldwide and does not want to see another Ruben Studdard or Taylor Hicks, who won but did not sell many records. Simon would have loved a slice of Jennifer Hudson’s income but that season the public voted for a better singer in Fantasia. Simon is pushing for Adam because out of this batch he is the one with record sales written all over him. There is nothing that Gorkey or Dorkey or whatever his name can do that will change Simon’s opinions, he just ain’t sellable.
Vada
Unfortunately, some people have it out for Adam. On a friend’s facebook last night… “Vote for Danny, Allison, and Kris, and get that disgusting he/she off the show!” And my response, “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything bigoted at all.”
louann
Why are they constantly pimping that sappy straight Christian guy…it was like he was trying to copy Adam? Too Weird. He needs to go. Adam rocks.
louann
@elektra: that video is hysterical.