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Post by wonderstruck on Mar 4, 2011 12:13:55 GMT -5
I really need a hysterical laughing emotie right now. If James thinks that the idol viewers are going to go for him singing AC/DC, iron maiden or Black Sabbath he's in for a rude awakening IMO. This kid just sounds so freakin arrogant and douchey.  And he's already getting impatient with the comparisons (which he brought on)? Wow :  exactly. He invoked Adam's name for attention and now he wants people to stop comparing them? : |
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Post by wonderstruck on Mar 4, 2011 12:14:58 GMT -5
I really need a hysterical laughing emotie right now. If James thinks that the idol viewers are going to go for him singing AC/DC, iron maiden or Black Sabbath he's in for a rude awakening IMO. This kid just sounds so freakin arrogant and douchey. But wouldn't it be fun to watch the uproar if he sings Enter Sandman?  LOL oh lordy... I'd hope there wouldn't be an uproar since that was a one-off and James likely has no idea Adam even covered it. |
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Post by gelly14 on Mar 4, 2011 12:16:55 GMT -5
Thinking about Adam's introduction next week. I hope they do it right! "He's sold over 5 million records worldwide and just completed a sold out world tour, here is one of our most popular contestants ever, Grammy nominated Adam Lambert!" (Should I call Ryan?) Absolutely! The perfect intro - and it's all true, not hyperbole. With the "mentoring" & performance by Diddy it sounds like a pretty crowded show. I hope Adam gets a chance to mention the Tour DVD in addition to talking about dancey Aftermath and the Trevor Project. I'm pretty sure they want to have him on the stage as much as possible. Who else can make ratings go up in the sky? 8-) |
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Post by cookie on Mar 4, 2011 12:27:45 GMT -5
www.tvguide.com/News/Idol-Top-13-1030338.aspxJames Durbin is over the Adam Lambert comparisons: "I'm kind of tired of answering that question. We're completely different people stylistically, tone-wise. The only similarity that we have is the high note. ... He put his foot in the door; I want to try and put my foot straight through the door. He did some rock, I liked it. I want to do some metal like Iron Maiden, ACDC, Ozzy, Sabbath." Just what will he do when he gets the same question another 100 times.. patience is a virtue.. js. So there is actually a bar called "fubar" Why wouldn't Adam be at the Idol party.. there were far odder attendees there.. Would have made more sense for Adam to be there.. I agree with everything everyone has said, but I also think James is young, artless, has had a rough life, and doesn't have the social skills needed to be more in control of what image he projects of himself or to even hear what he sounds like. I'm rolling my eyes at him, but I'm also cutting him some slack, at least at this point. Separate from the whole Adam thing, I'm not sure he has the emotional depth to handle what's about to happen next. But if Idol is serious about working with this year's contestants to be ready to be whole package performers, maybe someone will mentor all of them on this sort of thing. |
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Post by zeldon on Mar 4, 2011 12:31:09 GMT -5
Any possibility the special hush-hush outfit the Blonds are creating for him could be for the AI performance?
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Post by cookie on Mar 4, 2011 12:33:04 GMT -5
Any possibility the special hush-hush outfit the Blonds are creating for him could be for the AI performance? Or, at least according to rumor, skingraft had a special project for him too. |
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Post by Coconutgrove0 on Mar 4, 2011 12:33:26 GMT -5
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Post by annie on Mar 4, 2011 12:38:17 GMT -5
Any possibility the special hush-hush outfit the Blonds are creating for him could be for the AI performance? Hm, I somehow doubt it. If he'd do the remix...yes. But the acoustic version and the Blonds.... just doesn't go together imo |
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Post by gelly14 on Mar 4, 2011 12:38:58 GMT -5
I love it when he curls his toes at 1.35!!
Do you think they're documenting this album also??
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Post by pjd on Mar 4, 2011 12:39:06 GMT -5
I hope this comes across how I mean it... I haven't watched AI, so I haven't observed this James myself; however, I have pretty strong feelings about giving people who are in this type of competition a pass because of some physical or mental problem. If you choose to compete, then you should compete on an equal footing with everyone else. Some reasonable consideration such as helping a blind person find their mark on the stage is one thing, but i come down to how well do you sing and how well do you present yourself as a performer? Part of what I dislike about Idol (and why I do not watch it) is all the backstory/sob-story stuff. I am not interested in that - show me how well you can sing. The absolute worst case of this was on DWTS when they had the woman with the false leg. Yes, she certainly was able to do far more than I would have expected with her disability, however there were much better DANCERS who were sent home before her just because the voters (and the show's judges) were saying/thinking "It is amazing what she can do with a handicap" - while that is true, that is NOT what the purpose of the show it. If someone chooses to compete on one of these shows with a handicap, then they should also have to perform at the same level as those who do not in order to do well on the show. I realize that the "voters" obviously do not agree with me but this crap highlights for me why I dislike these shows. |
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