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okay, so maybe it's just my opinion.

from the first time i listened to kris allen's cd, 'the truth' was one of my favorite songs. and if i had to choose ONE song from the album to be my absolute favorite, i'd probably say 'the truth.' i just want to be very clear that i LOVE 'the truth' by kris allen. it is AMAZING.

that being said, i love 'the truth' by KRIS ALLEN. not kris allen and some other guy (aka pat monahan from train). i think the record label deciding to re-work the song as a duet is a horrible and horrendous idea. it sounds AWFUL. pat's voice does NOT work well with kris' and when the bridge starts up it is extremely jarring and sounds like some terrible peter brady voice malfunction. there is absolutely NO sound reason to make such a change to what is already an amazing song.

and this leaves me torn. because i want kris to do well, but i don't want THIS song to do well. or more specifically, this VERSION of the song. can people call in to radio stations requesting the original to be played instead? i mean, is that something stations would be ALLOWED to do? if so, i totally think people should do that. i don't WANT to support this version of the song. sorry, but i don't. i feel bad that that would affect kris negatively, but i kinda don't care. it's a BAD SONG in this released single adaption, and i think the record label needs to be shown that they fucked up. i also think that kris needs to stand up for himself and his music. trust and believe in yourself as an artist and in the song you originally did, because it is PERFECT that way.

grr argh this really annoys me way more than it should.
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kris allen's 'live like we're dying' video was number one this week. i guess he is more popular than i thought? very cool!

i was gonna turn it on and watch, but then i remembered... i don't have tv anymore! damnit.
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i never did talk about last wednesday's episode. it was a bit of a let down after tuesday's night of awesome-ness.

people i liked... a girl named miriam (i think?) who they didn't show much of. she had long dark hair and a gray dress. and then the blonde country girl they did a shit-load of background on. she was sweet. i loved how they played kris allen 'before we come undone' in the background. very cool :)

tonight's episode was awful with barely any good people. i did kinda like the curly-haired katelyn at the beginning. but my FAVE was a dude right at the very very end. they only showed a tiny bit, but i think his name was keith simple (?) and he had a guitar and a gorgeous raspy voice. the second he started singing i was like OH, YES! loved his voice.


EDIT: dude's name is keith semple. and he got the boot. he is apparently irish and only here on a work visa and didn't get his shit together in time. i is sad :(

huh...

Jan. 15th, 2010 12:11 am
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so i actually kinda like adam lambert's song 'whataya want from me?'

i think it definitely sounds like a pink song, so that could be why.

i'm still not really into his voice (to me it is SO shrieky and affected) and i pretty much hated his first two songs. that movie soundtrack song was GODAWFUL and 'for your entertainment' is just way not my style.

but this song is kinda cool and the video was actually kinda lovely. and there are times when he really is quite good looking.

he seems like a sweet guy and i really wish him all the best.

idle idol

Dec. 7th, 2009 11:42 pm
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i had a ridiculously emo weekend. and really, i'm too old for this shit.

read a lot of angst.

and watched the youtube video of kris allen at that vineyard concert thing doing a mash-up of 'falling slowly' and 'with or without you' again and again and again. his voice just breaks my heart.

also, i've listened to his cd about a million and twelve times now. my favorite is definitely 'the truth'. my three other faves are 'before we come undone', 'red guitar' and 'i need to know.' i don't even listen to 'heartless' tho (i think i said that before). regardless, i think it's a pretty fucking awesome first cd.

too bad it doesn't' seem to be getting a lot of interest tho. altho, i guess i really don't know if that's exactly the case, considering i don't watch tv and barely listen to the radio. but usually i can tell when something is fairly popular or not, and it doesn't seem like he is. am i wrong? that'd be cool if i was. cuz like i said, i am getting old.


EDIT:

i love his voice on the cd. it is so natural and raw and organic. he doesn't have the best singing voice ever or anything, but it is so real and emotional and beautiful. i love hearing the breathing and his little quirks and flaws. if they had over engineered his voice, i would have been really pissed. the cd sounds like him and that is awesome.
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aol has his full album up for a listening party.

i really like it for the most part. my favorites so far are 'before we come undone' and 'the truth' (which actually made me cry - awesome lyrics).

will definitely buy the album when it comes out next tuesday.

yikes

Oct. 27th, 2009 09:30 pm
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adam lambert's new album cover. photoshopped TO DEATH. and really extremely poorly.

his face has been so shopped it doesn't even look like him.

and the shoulders. gack! he doesn't even HAVE a right shoulder, and yet the left goes on for-fucking-EVER until it fades off the side making the whole thing look strange and wrong and lopsided.

and the fonts? just bad bad bad.

i saw a comment that used two words i thought described it best (worst?)... trapper keeper.

photoshopdisasters(dot)com anyone?
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adam lambert in details magazine.

i don't find him particularly attractive, but holy shit. those photos are fucking hot.
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both the album cover and the single cover for kris allen are so UNF.

goddamn that boy is so fucking hot.
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so i saw that kris allen is up for a relly award (yes, really lame regis & kelly thing) so i went to the website to vote for him. but then i see the other nominees. who do i see but rupert grint! how can i not vote for ron?

i went back and forth a bit, cuz i love and adore them both, but i ended up voting for rupert grint.

(lamest post ever)
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i have such an enormous crush on kris allen right now. it is quite ridiculous considering how young and tiny and married he is, but he's just so fucking adorable!

love the new torchwood trailer. the bit with the lady speaking to/about jack is quite creepy and makes me nervous for him. a bit too much of acting eve, but i do enjoy how she says 'world' twice. still enjoy the kissage and ianto :)

my dad is in surgery as i type. i should be at the hospital right now, but when my mom and sister asked me if i really wanted to be there or not, i was honest. i really do hate Hate HATE hospitals. i don't do well, and there's nothing i can do or offer them/him by being there. i kinda feel bad/guilty, but i feel so much less nervous and more comfortable with the whole mess.
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i am so fucking tired of all this talk about adam lambert and the "speculation" about his sexuality. dude is clearly gay and has been extremely open about it. seriously, google him and look at the pictures. check out his personal pages on myspace and the like. he has said in interviews "my closet is wide open" and "the elephant in the room is very pink". just because he hasn't publicly said "i'm gay", people are all pissed and bitchy and judgmental and rude and just general assholes. leave the guy alone. he is not hiding anything.

and if it IS so fucking important, then what about the other contestants? why aren't they being hounded about whether or not they are straight or gay? yes, kris may have a wife, but i never once heard him utter the words "i'm straight." and jorge, he looked as if he might be gay, where are the attacks on him? allison is still so young, maybe this whole sexuality thing is difficult and confusing for her. maybe we should be forcing her into deciding WHO and WHAT she is, because damnit we have to know right now! should it be fucking mandatory now for all people to announce their sexuality to the general public?

why is it so important to YOU that another human being labels himself so that YOU feel more comfortable. it is a personal and private matter and is none of your fucking business!

it absolutely infuriates me.

idol

May. 27th, 2009 05:44 pm
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so, as i've said many times before, i tend to be quite fickle. and after roaming about on some idol journals, i think i have become somewhat fond of adam lambert. crazy, right?

and it's not like i hated him before, but i wasn't particularly kind. i still think he seems a bit insincere and 'practiced' at times, but in general i think he seems like an okay guy. for me, the idol factory did not portray him well, but obviously millions of others disagree. i just think that outside of idol he seems much more genuine, as opposed to him playing some awful 'persona.'

regardless, here is me feeling a little bit guilty.

i still love kris tho and think he is nothing but wonderful :)
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fave performance:
adam - why can't he just sing, and not sound so affected?
kris - even better than the first time. he is so real and emotional. love :)

creator's pick:
adam - did he even sing? mumble mumble, shriek shriek. nice suit, tho.
kris - ugh, i hate this song. he did well considering, but... i dunno. at least he kept true to himself.

original:
adam - yikes. horrible song, bad vocals and poor diction.
kris - same awful song. think he messed up some lyrics and it did not work for him at all. but at least i could understand what he was saying. too bad :(

of course my pick is for kris, but i don't think he has a chance in hell of winning against adam.


EDIT for RESULTS:

i think i really liked the david cook song. and such a truly lovely guy.
omg, so much love for nick mitchell :)
loved the kris allen/keith urban duet. it made me so happy!
adam actually sang at the beginning of beth (and sounded good).
and holy shit, kiss.
sweet. love queen.

holy fuck. seriously? wow. completely shocked.
yay kris!!! and hey, he sounded pretty good there :)
so pleased, but SO surprised.

and now on to so you think you can dance. w00t!
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300th episode and idol engineers still suck ass.
the judges choice is almost never good.


danny - didn't know the song. didn't like the song. didn't like the performance or the vocals.
kris - not a good song choice in my opinion. not awesome, but he did well and i love him playing instruments.
adam - ugh. besides the fact that i can't stand his voice, he is one of the least sincere performers i have ever seen. awful to watch.

unexpected giraffies!

danny - meh. didn't particularly care for this.
kris - don't know this song and hate kanye west, but i LOVED this.
adam - love aerosmith and love this song. couldn't stand this. and i repeat... NOT genuine. faking faker that fakes.


EDIT for RESULTS:

seriously? what the fuck.
holy hell that's a lot of votes.
see? even katy perry thinks adam makes a good fat elvis.
hell yeah, baby! go kris :)
and no real surprise.
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rock? cool.
slash? huh.

adam - i suppose he did well. but i just can't stand his voice. (plus, i'm not a big led zeppelin fan)
allison - love janis. thought she did pretty well, but maybe a different janis tune.
kris & danny - love this song. they sound really good together. individually, kris didn't do too well, but danny sounded pretty good.
kris - i'm not a fan of the beatles, but i really liked this. poor kid looks defeated already tho.
danny - love this song, but i don't think it was a good choice for him. too big to handle.
adam & allison - don't care for this song. they sounded good together tho.

EDIT for RESULTS:
fuck yes, kris! i was really nervous for him.
yay for daughtry. i always loved chris.
wow. extremely surprised to see allison go and not danny.
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cool theme.

kris - i really liked this, but i didn't LOVE it.
alison - really good. and no crazy bad performing. lovely.
matt - kinda boring unfortunately
danny - liked this. voice stayed real nice.
adam - creepy fat elvis in the house. and i do NOT like his voice.

EDIT for RESULTS:
shit. i actually liked their little group sing thing.
why the shock? there's only 5 people left. such fake drama.
hell yes sytycd commercials!
i think we all knew how that would end. poor matt :( i so like him.
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disco. how is THIS relevant/current?

lil - horrible song. horrible singing. horrible outfit.
kris - really liked this a lot
danny - lame
alison - interesting arrangment. still don't like how she 'performs' tho.
adam - creepy ass motherfucker. boring and shrill.
matt - i am... ambivalent.
anoop - boring

EDIT for RESULTS:

fucking hell. i don't watch this show to hear bad lipsynching and see bad disco dancing.

not sad to see you go lil. you justed didn't have it.

aww, poor anoop. he knew it was coming.
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quentin tarantino? who the fuck thinks this shit up?

alison - hate this song. i don't like how she performs. it distracts from her vocals.
anoop - love this song. not awesome, but lovely nonetheless.
adam - god i can't stand his shrieking. and dude still creeps me the fuck out.
matt - love this song. started out real good, but got pretty bad there.
danny - love this song. only an okay performance.
kris - love love loved this
lil - love this song. didn't care for this.

EDIT for RESULTS: aww, poor matt. still didn't sing that great tho. but oh hey, they saved him! wow... kinda surprised by that.
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i always think this 'theme' is really lame.

danny gokey - did not like this arrangement. at all.
kris allen - hate the 'in the crowd' set up. fairly lame overall.
lil rounds - boring and not good.
anoop - i liked this, but it wasn't great or anything.
scott - he did really bad, but OMG i LOVE this song!!! that totally made my night
allison - love this song, but did not care for this.
matt - it was okay. certainly not as good as the judges apparently thought it was.
adam - surprisingly, i did not hate this. it was a good song choice for his voice, even tho i don't like his voice. and he certainly didn't deserve a standing ovation.

honestly? this was a shit week in my opinion.

EDIT for RESULTS: sad to see anoop in the bottom three again. not sad to see scott go.

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