Cheers For Fears

[koganbot]

I'm sampling on YouTube. Kris did a song that Allison would have done better, Allison did a song Kris would have done better, which leaves us with Adam: sang a truly pretty version of a pretty song, didn't entirely keep his Mika tendencies in check, and I don't think he should (entirely, that is). I've played it four times already and I'm about to again.

I didn't listen to the other five, who've never been better than competent and usually not even that. I don't see how Adam doesn't win this unless he goes so over the top that he massacres everything he attempts from here on out - which he's quite capable of, actually, but even if he does, his only competition is going to be Kris, who's not interesting enough. (Well, maybe I'm underestimating Anoop's appeal, since it entirely escapes me.)

Comments

[koganbot]

And no, Adam's no Roy Orbison, or Lou Christie; nor is he Kelly or Jordin or Brooke, for that matter, but he's an amiable and exuberant fellow and if he can be a serviceable singer as well, he could be entertaining us for years.

[brak55.livejournal.com]

I may have said this to you before, but I think Adam has a great voice, but I don't see him as a pop star. I think he would be great in theater, but I just can't put a finger on any style of pop into which he would easily fit.

[brak55.livejournal.com]

He'd probably kill in some Las Vegas review, too, but that would be beneath his talents.

[koganbot]

It depends how he chooses to sing. But also, if he wins, he could play a role in shaping what pop is, since there will be a guaranteed audience for his first several singles.

But if Freddie Mercury and Mika could become pop stars while chewing the scenery, so can Adam (though Mika hasn't become big in the U.S. yet).