<p>As for Kris and his wife, I am in no way suggesting that Kris is treating her badly. I think he and she have been told by AI producers to keep his attention and affection for her lowkey.<br>
Well at least Katy sang live, unlike most of the other guest performers. It really shows how hard it is on that stage for the contestants. And yet they mostly do an amazing job. Jordan Sparks appeared to not be singing or at minimum was singing with a track.<br>
Adam’s One sounds great in that clip. I think he should fire the background vocalists.</p>
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<li><p>I believe that in Idolworld the fact that Kris was told he was safe first meant that he, not Adam, was the top vote-getter.</p></li>
<li><p>I agree that Danny’s voters may be more likely to vote for Kris on anti-Adam grounds. On the other hand, I don’t think Kris can hold a candle to Adam in the personality and talent categories, and Danny arguably could. So it’s possible the Danny faction could break for Adam.</p></li>
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<p>It’s also entirely possible that the producers will rig things to ensure an Adam win. He is about 50 times more marketable than Kris. They don’t have such a great track record of actually building careers with their winners, and I’m sure they don’t want to be saddled with another pleasant-sounding, ultra-bland milquetoast.</p>
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<p>I agree that Adam is the superior talent, but talent doesn’t always translate into marketability. My 14 year old is doing her level best to text-vote Kris to the AI crown. It seems he may have captured the Jonas Brothers contingent.</p>
<p>Lots of the AI types appeal to the Jonas Brothers contingent. But 19 Management doesn’t seem to have a clue how to turn that into a career.</p>
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<p>Yes, but [url=<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4dlqVlj6UA]this[/url”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4dlqVlj6UA]this[/url</a>] is how you wring emotion out of Bono’s lyrics.</p>
<p>Mary13 - regarding Tom Jones, my 16 y.o. D LOVES Tom Jones (his songs and voice), although would not recognize him if she saw a photo.
And she is voting for Kris!! (I have to dial twice as fast for Adam to counter her votes and then some). </p>
<p>Kris definitely has the Jonas Brothers/John Mayer mystique that the teen girls love.
While they appreciate Adam’s talent, I don’t think they fantasize about him.</p>
<p>I was taken by the squealing preteens in the home visit videos. Looked like the Beatles.
EXCEPT for Adam’s visit, look more like Mardi Gras.</p>
<p>Adam’s studio version of One was far superior to his “live” version. Very, very nice.</p>
<p>My favorite was Adam’s version of Tears of a Clown.</p>
<p>Thanks for the link to the studio version of ‘One’. Now that could make me an Adam fan. So much better than the live version.</p>
<p>I think it is the texters that’ll be the deciding factor. The phone lines will jam, and I’ve read that Kris’ groupies have a big get out the text vote going. It’ll be an interesting finale.</p>
<p>While I understand that Kris appeals to the Jonas Brothers crowd, he is SOOOOO much more talented and so I hate even putting them in the same sentence.</p>
<p>I can’t believe how many people thought Adam’s version of “One” was good!! lol. I am a diehard U2 fan, and have every version I could find downloaded…Bono with Rem, Pavorotti, Johnny Cash…on and on. Michael Stipes is the only one I like almost as much as Bono…but, I thought Adam murdered it. I so excited when I heard Simon say he gave him the song…but started to cringe when he was messing up the words. There has been no doubt for weeks that AI wants it to be Adam, but I think they are being unkind to all the other contestants. Why have the contest if they aren’t going to accept what the votes are pulling in? lol They may as well, just have a show called America’s Auditions…and pluck out the singers they want!! I seem to get annoyed at the show right at this point, every year…lol. </p>
<p>I actually knew it was going to be those 2. They are distinctly different…and will, pull in a ton of votes. I kind of thought that most of Danny’s votes will end up with Kris, but not sure now, after reading some of the other posts. I think Adam has been a real gentleman thru all of this…he hasn’t gotten cocky really. It would be easy to do, since the judges have been telling him for weeks that he SHOULD be the next idol, lol. He was very cute in his hometown clip. But I still think Kris is more appealing to more people…and from what I hear… Arkansas is the largest voting block in the country, lol.</p>
<p>I can’t share the U2 love since I’ve never understood the appeal, but Adam’s mugging to the camera actually reminds me of the early self indulgent Bono days. No one could play to the camera like Bono in the day.</p>
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<p>Adam’s version was better than U2’s version.</p>
<p>I think I agree razorsharp. Bono wishes he were half the singer Adam is. Bono is Bono but he has only ever been a mediocre vocalist.</p>
<p>Oh my, I think the studio version of Adam doing “One” is as close to perfect as you can get. And I like Johnny Cash’s version, but I don’t think it’s in the same league as Adam’s.</p>
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<p>I didn’t know Johnny Cash performed “One”. If he originated the song, then that makes two Johnny Cash songs Adam as sung – Ring of Fire and One.</p>
<p>^ No, “One” was written by Bono and The Edge. </p>
<p>papagena, I agree with you. I think Adam is an amazing talent, but I had to cover my ears during his rendition of “One.” I’m afraid we’re in the minority, however.</p>
<p>I hated how he sang “One” on the show. I do like the studio version though. No shrieking.</p>
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<p>Whoa… I don’t remember hearing this. Did Adam mess up the words?</p>