Okay, I'll just say I really don't know anything about if/when Kris will be on Idol this season.
I'm not really thrilled he's singing God Bless The USA, at any time, though. I hate that song and I can't imagine him singing it (except for that one time when he sang a bit of it, yeah, I know). It's a country song, anyway.
Just thought I'd throw that in here.
About Lee. I think a lot of folks forgot about Lee (especially with all the WGWG bad press) after he won. He actually is a good singer, perhaps maybe not the most exciting singer, but he really was IMHO the most consistent last year (strange bag pipe notions aside) and there is a reason that he lasted til the end and won.
I don't know if you're being kind, but to win you should be more than just consistent, imho. You should be consistently good. Can you honestly say he was? I'm not sure "consistent" is necessarily a good thing unless it applies to excellence.
I won't rehash the season - you know from my posts here that I never voted for him (just when
missaddicted asked me to). He couldn't sing Fireflies in tune. Fireflies.
Anyhow, yeah, I hoped he would sing well the other night and silence his critics. I think he's competent, he has abilities, but he also has problems and drawbacks. It's true he's not exciting, but he also has singing problems.
Crystal had her own problems with excitement and consistency after all) I don't completely buy into the cute boy wins the vote thing that the media is trying to put out there. I thought he did a good job with his new song, it suited him a bit more than SS. Maybe not something I want to own or play, but it was pretty good and served him well. And for all the people who've heard how awful he is, well maybe they're thinking to themselves that really Lee's not that bad after all.
Well, I hope people liked it - good for him if they did. I don't want anyone to fail, or be criticized more than necessary by the media. I just am giving my honest opinion that it didn't sound good, to me. I didn't enjoy it, personally.
RE: The book review.. Moody and bruised rock singers. I laugh at that. Ha! ('Cause if I think Kris Allen I think Moody and bruised) but hand me down hair extensions.. ew? Rushfield and I don't really agree on what's good anyway so that's a whole 'nother issue.
Didn't Rushfield like Katie Stevens best from Season 9?
Caramanica's "moody, bruised" comment shows how much he pays actual attention.