We are the Champions…indeed
What a finish. There is truth in justice and justice in truth. The truth is…I wanted Kris Allen to win. I feel justified and it feels like they are both winners. In my infinite weirdness I voted for them both last night…then again for Adam because he deserves to win, as Kris so graciously (in true shock) stated. Adam is a freakin’ rock star. Extraordinaire. He deserved to win. He is already a superstar.
Then there is Kris. The artist. The quiet genius. Whose album I cannot wait to buy.
And here is the thing…I would go see Adam in concert in a half a heartbeat. Even my Mom (and I’m middle aged) voted for Adam. As a music lover from way, way back I know a rock star when I hear one. Adam is all over it. But there is more than one way to be a Rock Star. There are over the top in-your-face screamers…pitch perfect at 10db, and then there is the simple brilliance… a clear, pure voice that reaches deep inside with its aching truth.
I could listen to Kris all day long. He is so incredibly….listenable. On a recent walk I had them both pumping in my ears. Kris’ “Man in the Mirror” moved me along at a happy clip…he really moved me. When Adam came through with Mad World…it stopped me in my tracks. His high notes unsettling and almost disturbing without his profound performance….without the smoke, lights and his phenomenal face. Without the drama it is just a great rock singer. Did I mention great? Adam is great. But a little over the top without the visual.
But Kris. He is just as great. And he is the new American Idol. You deserve this, Kris. You do. You are a rock star.
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