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Confession: I Need To Know is not my favorite song. If that makes me a bad tard, so be it. But that performance was awesome. Very emotional.
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I'll be a bad tard with you, because it's not my favorite song either, I barely listen to it, but I did love the performance and the entry of the band in the song.

By the way, did you guys see the Boston Globe review I quoted at Top Idol at the time of the Kiss concert? Just curious.
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I'm not sure, why?
 
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See? Don't hate on Lee:

When you and Crystal decided to do “Falling Slowly” as a duet, did you think about the fact that it was a big song for Kris Allen last year?
No, there are a lot of comparisons drawn on Idol. This season compared to last season compared to the year before. I think that when the show is over is when you really get to make a name for yourself. I knew Kris did it and he did an awesome job on it. I think he’s a really good artist and I think he’s a cool guy. But it was a different set-up. His was a lot more folky and ours was a bit more ballad-y. It was a duet versus… it was a different feel. So I really didn’t feel like I was stepping all over that or worried about the fact that he did it. It was fun for both of us to do.

Did you talk to Kris about it when he came back for the finale?
I got to talk to him, we didn’t really talk about that much. We definitely talked about other things like going through the experience and what’s it like for him. He was telling me what it was kind of going to be like coming up. He’s a really cool guy. I talked to a lot of the past Idols since I’ve been off and they’ve all been supportive and just do your thing, be proud of yourself.

Have you heard the comparisons to David Cook and Kris?
Yeah, I have. I’ve heard the whole thing. You’re going to get compared. But we’re all different artists, completely. There is a different sound to each one of us. We all do our own thing and our own styles. After the show is when you really get to put out an album and show what kind of artist you are. You’re not up there singing cover songs. Granted, I was the guy up there with the guitar. That’s fine, but that’s what I do. I wasn’t going to not do it because they did it. And I wasn’t going to do it because they did it. I respect them 100 percent and I think they’re great. But I wanted to make a name for myself, too.
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Have you listened to their albums and how will yours be different?
It’s not a matter of trying to make it different. I’m just going to do what I like to do and it’s going to come out my way. I listened to both their albums. They’re both really good. It’s inspiring to see that these guys have gone through this and put out successful albums. I only hope to have the same.

I think their music is totally different.
Completely, it’s all kind of the same genre. Just totally different styles of singing.
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From here: OK! Interview: ‘American Idol’ Champ Lee DeWyze Visits OK! | OK! Magazine - The First for Celebrity News
 
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Oh, awesome.. INTK is my favourite from the album. I think I'm dead. It was so good. You know when you're afraid that certain songs won't measure up to how you see them.. that didn't happen.

Also Paranoid Android is fantastic. But then I knew that, since I've been listening to a crappy soundcheck video of it for over a month. :p

Small interview with Kris.
YouTube - Kris Allen-Grand Rapids

By the way, did you guys see the Boston Globe review I quoted at Top Idol at the time of the Kiss concert? Just curious.
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Pretty sure I did. Why?

See? Don't hate on Lee:
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I don't hate Lee - LOL (I try anyway - I've bought mostly his stuff this year) I'm just irritated by the Idol spin.. but whatever, I will get over it and that article will help me. :)

LMAO

YouTube - Kris Allen-Emily Richett of Fox 17

Pictures from last night

DSC_2132 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

also Jaydee Bixby was on etalk tonight (or coming on tommorrow) He was in Nashville I guess and is ready to take the world by storm. (or Canada anyway)
 
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I don't hate Lee - LOL (I try anyway - I've bought mostly his stuff this year) I'm just irritated by the Idol spin.. but whatever, I will get over it and that article will help me.
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I don't care if I get over that or not. The Idol spin is irritating. I'm so annoyed with American Idol in a lot of ways.

And what the hell? Kris's version Of FS was "folky"? I really don't think so, Lee.

The end of this interview is a little different than the usual Kris interview.

California Chronicle | 'Idol'd o l talktalk

I just asked you guys about the Globe review because I wondered if you had seen it. Wasn't sure it had ever been online. The version I quoted on Top Idol was from the newspaper itself. I copied it out with the paper in front of me at work that morning. I just thought it was a good review for Kris - other than the reviewer saying the songs themselves were terrible. Though he liked Is It Over a lot.

Kris vs. Adam: Kris Allen vs. Adam Lambert, take 2 | StarTribune.com
 
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I liked this part from the California article

'People think you're in the hand of 'Idol,' but once you're off the show, you're pretty much done with the show.

You might go back and sing every once in a while. The record label is completely separate. I do have control.

I'm still learning, and relying on other people's opinions, as well.' Not all of the past winners have found such commercial success right away.

'My first single has been such a blessing,' he says.
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LLWD is a monster. :) :)

I just thought it was a good review for Kris - other than the reviewer saying the songs themselves were terrible. Though he liked Is It Over a lot.
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I must have read it somewhere, I remember that the reviewer liked IIO the best too. I thought it was a good review too BTW. Also Boston LOVES Kris. It kinda cracks me up that Kris is playing the Mixfest there with Steven Page the ex Bare Naked Lady. Aside from the drug problems and other issues Steve is a really cool talented guy.

and I seriously hate those comparison articles. So so over them. And I actually don't remember Adam working with Pink. LOL - people seem to think Adam wrote WWFM with Pink. Never fails.

In regards to show size I actually don't have a problem at all with Kris doing smaller shows. People out there in the world were sold this bill of goods from the media that Adam was the only one of the two of them that could sing. Which isn't true. Kris will build a fanbase as he goes. No doubt about that for me.

YouTube - Kris Allen, Live Like We're Dying for cancer benefit
 
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Thiose kids were very good, but don't you think it would have been better if they sang one of Adam's songs? It would have brought the charity so much more attention. I'm not sure people really know who Kris is. I think "Soaked" is a much better song.
 
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In regards to show size I actually don't have a problem at all with Kris doing smaller shows. People out there in the world were sold this bill of goods from the media that Adam was the only one of the two of them that could sing. Which isn't true. Kris will build a fanbase as he goes. No doubt about that for me.
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And in the meantime, Adam has hardly performed at all. I keep on saying this. Do you wonder why? Or do you know why? Why I keep saying that, I mean.

Listen, I don't honestly give a crap about this venues stuff. (Britney and Miley regularly sell out arenas, and they are soo talented, right?) You guys, lets not fall into the trap of letting the Glamberts set the agenda. Anybody can see they will just zero in on one negative thing about any good thing that Kris does and hammer away at it relentlessly. Tomorrow it will be something else. It's common knowledge they're pissed because TT seems to be doing somewhat better than whatever Adam's 32nd single is, I forgot the name.
 
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And in the meantime, Adam has hardly performed at all. I keep on saying this. Do you wonder why? Or do you know why?
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No idea. :) My guess though is that with the larger shows that Adam's doing - they want them to sell so if Adam does smaller shows in the meantime he might eat into his audience for the larger shows. Not everyone can go to every show afterall.

There are benefits and drawbacks to that. The small intimate shows that Kris is doing really do serve a purpose in building fan base. Maybe Adam is past that at the moment I don't know. It's certainly possible, he does have a large vocal fanbase. So maybe it wouldn't make any difference.

The radio shows Kris is doing are hugely important though. Mainly because he tends to impress the hell out of the stations live and they play his music before and after. Plus he and the band are building relationships with other artists. That will affect tours for years to come I think.
 
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No idea. :icon_smile: My guess though is that with the larger shows that Adam's doing - they want them to sell so if Adam does smaller shows in the meantime he might eat into his audience for the larger shows. Not everyone can go to every show afterall.
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What I meant was, do you see the significance in what I keep saying, about Adam not performing much? To me, it signifies that we still don't know whether he'll pull it off. At this point, it's all hype. Or, almost all hype. Based mostly on his Idol performances. That Globe review stated that he was good but he didn't live up to the hype. The California show he did with Bieber got the same type of review. Not that it's all about reviews. I just wonder if there might not be an 'emperor's new clothes' thing happening. When all is said and done, isn't the hype absurd and ridiculous? Isn't Adam just another Idol hack with a big voice and not a lot of artistry? Or even if you think he's better than that, is he really so amazing that he's worth all the clamoring for tickets, etc.? I guess I mean, won't the hype possibly come back and bite him in the ass now that he has to go out and actually prove he's worthy of it, for the first time, night after night?
 
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I guess I mean, won't the hype possibly come back and bite him in the ass now that he has to go out and actually prove he's worthy of it, for the first time, night after night?
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That's possible absolutely. I think Adam is great -- though how he'll hold up on tour -- who knows? He's going to get a lot of slack though - prepare yourself. I do think he wants to put on a show for people so I think there will be a lot of external stuff for people to gush over dancers, lights, etc. That's just Adam. Living up to the hype? I don't know. Adam's press has been so out of proportion to every other Idol ever that it's hard to really judge. It will be interesting to see. I hope Allison gets more press out of it too.

I hope he does well, I am a fan.. it's just that some of his fans bug me and I don't think he's the second coming. :)
 
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I'm not saying I hope he fails. I don't see how he can, with all these sold-out venues. I just mean he's going to have to be judged on his actual merits, not what people say are his merits. And I'm not sure people are prepared for the inevitable let-down of his not actally being that "great artist" he seems to be painted as. I think he will be successful just as he was in the Idols concert, where, if truth be told, the audience treated him more like a sideshow. They all ran down to the stage to take pictures, like he was a freak.
 
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