# American Idol 4/14 & 4/15 (Open spoilers and speculation) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 14, 2009, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-14-4-15-open-spoilers-and-speculation/493074 "2009-04-14T15:49:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![dgrdfd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@dgrdfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dgrdfd)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-14-4-15-open-spoilers-and-speculation/493074/41 "2009-04-15T00:23:00Z")
Adam’s song choice is trash tonight. He has a great voice but this song sucks. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-14-4-15-open-spoilers-and-speculation/493074/42 "2009-04-15T00:23:19Z")
Anoop did nothing with a sucky song. Adam is killing. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-14-4-15-open-spoilers-and-speculation/493074/43 "2009-04-15T00:23:33Z")
What the heck was that Adam mess? If the judges don’t call this indulgent, I don’t know what indulgent is. Also, for such an experienced performer, you think he’d be able to avoid that “gasping for breath in the microphone” thing. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-14-4-15-open-spoilers-and-speculation/493074/44 "2009-04-15T00:24:28Z")
Oh, ok, Adam’s this season’s “rocker” guy. Interesting, usually they wash out earlier, David C notwithstanding. Sort of a self-indulgent kareoke song choice, although it he did it well and looked like he had fun with it. I’d be interested in seeing more of him. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-14-4-15-open-spoilers-and-speculation/493074/45 "2009-04-15T00:24:30Z")
“Born to Be Wild?” Really Adam? I don’t see how you can make this fresh. Ok…kind of a cool disco thing. Chorus, not so great when you can’t hear the guitars/ What’s with the Kiss cover band singing backup. Overall, I guess I liked it. Disco Steppenwolf. He did manage to make it sound a little less dusty. ---
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-14-4-15-open-spoilers-and-speculation/493074/46 "2009-04-15T00:26:27Z")
God I hated - hated - what Adam did with his song. I said I wasn’t going to watch this stupid thing again. Ack. Why did I give in. Stupid stupid judges ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-14-4-15-open-spoilers-and-speculation/493074/47 "2009-04-15T00:26:35Z")
I wonder if Adam just drew a shit choice out of the hat and had to make the best of it. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-14-4-15-open-spoilers-and-speculation/493074/48 "2009-04-15T00:27:15Z")
I didn’t care for Adam’s **Born To Be Wild**. I think Simon nailed it. It’s a biker anthem. Adam can pile on the black leather and flame background but he’s just not pullin’ off Biker. ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-14-4-15-open-spoilers-and-speculation/493074/49 "2009-04-15T00:27:22Z")
Oh, we have no time for full judging, but we CAN take the time for a three-minute scream fest. ::rolleyes:: Adam is the most consistent performer, and there’s no denying he’s got assloads of talent and is way beyond anyone else in this competition, but I’m still just not feeling the full Adam love. Maybe it’s the 'let me show off my upper register over and over and over and over" thing. Plus I’d like him to keep his tongue _in_ his mouth while he sings. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-14-4-15-open-spoilers-and-speculation/493074/50 "2009-04-15T00:28:58Z")
I’d really like to know how they make their choices too, **Dio**. We know there’s licensing issues that limit their choices, and presumably there some kind of revolving order so they all get a chance to pick first, but what else? ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-14-4-15-open-spoilers-and-speculation/493074/51 "2009-04-15T00:29:35Z")
Now that Adam’s already gone, the rest of the show is going to be pretty boring. I kind of wonder what monstrosity Gokey is going perpetrate, but I don’t really want to listen to it. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-14-4-15-open-spoilers-and-speculation/493074/52 "2009-04-15T00:29:40Z")
Attention Idols – Unless you’re going to sing Summer of 69, I don’t want to hear Bryan Adams. ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-14-4-15-open-spoilers-and-speculation/493074/53 "2009-04-15T00:31:05Z")
“I got my first real sex dream…” LOL. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-14-4-15-open-spoilers-and-speculation/493074/54 "2009-04-15T00:31:19Z")
God, they have seven songs from the history of the movies and managed to do two Bryan Adams songs? What the hell? Every year I have to just wonder why all the contestants have such narrow, boring taste in music. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-14-4-15-open-spoilers-and-speculation/493074/55 "2009-04-15T00:32:30Z")
More Bryan Adams pap. AI contestants really have shit taste. ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-14-4-15-open-spoilers-and-speculation/493074/56 "2009-04-15T00:33:27Z")
Oh, OUCH. Matt’s gonna get slammed for that one. ---
**Author:** ![vintageloveletter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@vintageloveletter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vintageloveletter)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-14-4-15-open-spoilers-and-speculation/493074/57 "2009-04-15T00:33:40Z")
Eww, Matt. I didn’t love that. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-14-4-15-open-spoilers-and-speculation/493074/58 "2009-04-15T00:34:01Z")
Matt started out well, and gets points for accompanying himself, but the middle went all over the place and I dunno what that was at the end. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-14-4-15-open-spoilers-and-speculation/493074/59 "2009-04-15T00:34:07Z")
Justin Timberzit was painful tonight. That was rough. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-14-4-15-open-spoilers-and-speculation/493074/60 "2009-04-15T00:35:46Z")
Has Bryan Adams done enough movie songs for Danny to find a third one? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-14-4-15-open-spoilers-and-speculation/493074.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-14-4-15-open-spoilers-and-speculation/493074.md?page=4)