# American Idol - Judges Choice **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 11, 2009, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-judges-choice/496073 "2009-05-11T19:21:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [May 13, 2009, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-judges-choice/496073/41 "2009-05-13T00:50:37Z")
If Kris was going to do Kanye, he should have done “Gold Digger.” This is still better than Gokey. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2009, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-judges-choice/496073/42 "2009-05-13T00:51:03Z")
I like this. Very Mraz. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2009, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-judges-choice/496073/43 "2009-05-13T00:51:41Z")
Well…I’m liking Kris’ second song better than Danny’s second. ---
**Author:** ![Satellite\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Satellite\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satellite_Guy)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-judges-choice/496073/44 "2009-05-13T00:54:58Z")
Looks like Kris is two for two, eh? … unless Adam knocks it out of the park. Which he usually does… S^G ---
**Author:** ![PastAllReason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f07891/32.png) [@PastAllReason](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastAllReason)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-judges-choice/496073/45 "2009-05-13T00:55:56Z")
I thought Kris was great. I missed the first Danny, and first Kris songs, but since then thought his performance was the best and most interesting. That I would like to listen to again. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-judges-choice/496073/46 "2009-05-13T00:57:17Z")
I kept waiting for the band to kick in. That was gutsy but he pulled it off. I think Kris has got the “Grandma” and the 8-12 yr old girl vote. I hope it is enough. That was best of the night thus far but I am looking for Adam to hit a home run. ---
**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-judges-choice/496073/47 "2009-05-13T01:00:30Z")
The background singers are screwing up Adam’s song and the arrangement is a mess. Adam is not bringing the best of Adam tonight. ---
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-judges-choice/496073/48 "2009-05-13T01:00:39Z")
Brilliant. brilliant choice by Adam. Show them the difference in how he sings Tyler as opposed to Danny. good one! ---
**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:** [May 13, 2009, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-judges-choice/496073/49 "2009-05-13T01:01:49Z")
Did Adam screw up the words? ---
**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:** [May 13, 2009, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-judges-choice/496073/50 "2009-05-13T01:02:41Z")
AAccKKK. Adam, that was not your best, by a long shot. IMHO, Kris won both rounds tonight. ---
**Author:** ![PastAllReason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f07891/32.png) [@PastAllReason](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastAllReason)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-judges-choice/496073/51 "2009-05-13T01:03:33Z")
> [@Rachael\_Rage](#): > > The background singers are screwing up Adam’s song and the arrangement is a mess. > > Adam is not bringing the best of Adam tonight. Adam was hard to even hear at times over the backup singer. ---
**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-judges-choice/496073/52 "2009-05-13T01:04:24Z")
I really, really, really want to throw all of the judges off a bridge. I hate this “see you in the finals” crap they’ve been pulling ALLL season. This was a crappy show overall. Kris won by a mile, far as I’m concerned (and I REALLY want Adam to win it all, but he was just not good). ---
**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:** [May 13, 2009, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-judges-choice/496073/53 "2009-05-13T01:04:51Z")
That was very generous of Adam to praise the other two like that. I’m sure he didn’t mean a word of it, but the appearance of humility can’t hurt his vote total. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-judges-choice/496073/54 "2009-05-13T01:04:54Z")
Adam does Aerosmith so much better than than Okey Gokey does. It is not even close. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2009, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-judges-choice/496073/55 "2009-05-13T01:12:36Z")
I thought both of Adam’s performances were better than both of Kris’ performances. I guess I’m in the minority. Nothing against Kris, but he doesn’t have the pyrotechnic vocal skills that Adam has. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2009, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-judges-choice/496073/56 "2009-05-13T01:12:56Z")
I’m trying to put in a vote for Kris but all his lines are busy - I hope that’s a good sign. pretty please. Like I said last week, if it weren’t for those ass\*\*\*\*\* judges, I could enjoy this show. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2009, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-judges-choice/496073/57 "2009-05-13T01:15:05Z")
The way they truncate and edit those song arrangements never does any of them any favors, and it didn’t help Adam any either. The changes were too choppy and abrupt and didn’t give him time to build. I think his Aerosmith was still miles better than Gokey’s. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2009, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-judges-choice/496073/58 "2009-05-13T01:20:25Z")
I really think Adam forgot where he was in the song at one point. One line was unintelligible and he looked sheepish after it. ---
**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-judges-choice/496073/59 "2009-05-13T01:34:08Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Nothing against Kris, but he doesn’t have the pyrotechnic vocal skills that Adam has. Nobody’s arguing that he does, but it’s not just about range, is it? Adam _is_ great, and nobody is even close to his league in range and vocal control, but he doesn’t always (mostly, but not always) deliver well-balanced, organic performances. Kris has been more consistent with this, and did an especially good job tonight, though indeed even he has been better this season. I honestly think it would be a true competition if Kris and Adam made it into next week. Danny is just a one-note snoozefest. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2009, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-judges-choice/496073/60 "2009-05-13T02:08:50Z")
Kris kind of bores me, to be honest. He sounds like anybody you’d hear in a coffee shop. Frankly, I think I’m just as good with an accoustic guitar and a microphone as he is. ETA, I’d still much rather see Kris make into the finals than Danny. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-judges-choice/496073.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-judges-choice/496073.md?page=4)