I had to change the notification settings too, to get things back to how they were before, so it is not just you, Ann.
Some mass update must have gone through those profiles.
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Otherwise, in other news, tonight is the first night of a good-bye trilogy on Idol, and this is today not a live show, but a flash back. So, I would assume we will get to see a bit of Adam here and there, and we will see how they did this final edit.
Official announcement from idol:
"After 15 seasons of superstars, AMERICAN IDOL has become a cultural phenomenon. As the show wraps up the farewell season and prepares to crown the final IDOL, don't miss this 90-minute retrospective featuring host Ryan Seacrest, current and former judges, contestants and the behind-the-scenes team sharing their IDOL memories in the all-new special "AMERICAN IDOL: AMERICAN DREAM" airing Tuesday, April 5 (8:00-9:30 PM ET/ PT) on FOX. (SP-1616) (TV-PG D, L)"
With regards to the ongoing show, which will resume on Wednesday night, I really like the 3 final candidates this year. America got that one right. I walked my way through the top 3 videos yesterday, and I was impressed, but I also have a final observation, which brings it back to Adam.
First:
LaPorsche has the depth and the emotional intensity and she lifts my spirit each time she sings. She has a presence about her that is intense. Talking about Aura, she has that.
Trent has technical sophistication in his vocals. He can use his falsetto in a very nuanced way, and does some interesting acrobatics with his voice. Given that he uses a wispy falsetto, rather than a strong head-voice for that, it sounds angsty, fragile and risky, and listeners understand how difficult it is, something that with a smooth no-gap head voice is not always the case. Trent sounds like he is going to break any second, so you listen to everything he sings, with apprehension as well as awe I might add, but it certainly is interesting.
Dalton brings the lyrical interpretation and theatricality, but the weakest vocals of the three. He also has the young girl cheering crowd on his side. He has the looks and the guy-liner decor.
I kind of would like La Porsche to win, but think that Trent will take it.
Anyhow, even though I have to say, that I am impressed with these final three, at the end of the day, I came back for some Adam palette cleansing after that, and could not help thinking:
Emotional intensity, sophisticated vocals, stage presence? They each have one out of three.
Adam had three out of three in his season and did not even win.
He will be missed the next few nights (especially during this ludicrous Bowie medley they are trying to pull off somewhere), but at the end of 15 seasons, Adam still is the reigning kind of all in lyrical interpretation, vocal delivery, and emotional intensity alike.