American Idol Review

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Sorry! Totally forgot to post this. A reader reviewed an AI concert. Here's the lowdown fresh from Kimberly:
Jessica Sierra kicked the show off, and by her vocal performance many would wonder why she was voted off so prematurely. She was followed up Anwar Robinson, who's voice is equally strong but, like his performances on the show, he failed to truely capture the audience.
Third on stage was who I personally, and from the cheers of the crowd many others, were looking forward to the most...Constantine Maroulis. I'm still pondering why they gave the most dynamic performer such a lousy spot in the line up, but despite that Constantine delivered as always. He rocked out on Hard To Handle, crooned his way though My
Funny Valentine, and belted out his best song from the show, Bohemian Rhapsody. He always sounds awesome on that song, and tonight wasn't an exception. I'm not sure how many people know about this, but the band Queen recently released a tribute album called Killer Queen and Constantine sings the lead on this song. As for his live performance, the crowd really loved him and responded to him well.
I'd been nervous about Nikko Smith, who followed Constantine, because as we witnessed that is not an easy act to follow. But Nikko handled it like a pro and danced his way through Justin Timberlake's "Like I Love You". Usher, watch out.
After two high energy sets, Scott Savol took things down a notch. He has a very rich voice, but his song choices weren't inspiring. However, there was a bright spot when he brought Jessica Sierra out to sing Total Eclipse of the Heart. The chemistry between the two was
amazing.
Nadia Turner closed out the first half. Her hair was big, her skirt was short and her make up was bold. The girl looked amazing and had tons of energy. She put on a good show, though it reminded me more of a Tina Turner impersonator in a Los Vegas review, than an American Idol concert.
After a 30 minute intermission, Anwar Robinson came back onstage and accompanied himself on piano singing Superstition. About halfway through Vonzell Solomon came in, looking gorgeous in a bright yellow dress, and instantly brightened up the whole number. She sang Alicia Key's Karma, as well as I Have Nothing, which sounded amazing.
Anthony Federov came out next. His voice is beautiful singing ballads, but unfortunetly these aren't the type of tunes that hold an audience's interest at a concert. His set was pretty boring until he sang in spanish for the very first time, and it was beautiful. He
followed that up by singing a Marc Anthony hit that had everyone on their feet dancing.
The runner up Bo Bice, appropriately performed second to last. As some may know, the very next day he was rushed to the hospital to have emergency surgery, which had nothing to do with the injury to his foot that occured earlier on in the tour. I'm not sure if he was sick at the time, but I wouldn't be surprised because his performance was not
up to par. I never particularly enjoyed him, but I've seen him put on an engaging and elecrtic performance, and on this night he wasn't nearly up to par. But it still amazes me how he manages to take songs from any genre and make them all sound the same.
Performing last was winner Carrie Underwood, who surprisingly enough didn't recieve nearly as many cheers as Bo Bice. Out of everyone in the group she surprised me the most. No longer was she emotionless with "deer in headlight" type facial expressions. She worked the stage, connected with the audienced, and delivered vocally. Hers was
one of the most entertaining sets of the night, and anyone who can get me dancing to country music deserves a medal.
This is the second year I've been to an American Idol concert, and the thing I love the most is seeing how the contestants have grown. That can be said about everyone who was on stage that night. Despite the superiority of talent this season, I can't say that this show was better than last year's. However, there were several highlights, which included Constantine Maroulis singing "Bohemian Rhapsody", Scott Savol and Jessica Sierra's duet on "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and Carrie Underwoods rendition of "Indepedance Day."
3 Comments:
At 1:55 PM,
Anonymous said…
Constinteens little puppy dog face is so weird. i think that a lot of girls fell for he's little inocent look. but i dident for a second! i think that he is just trying to be a lady's man but it's not working for most of us. he is'nt even cute, he's butt ugly!!!! and he cant sing worth CRAP!!!!! why do you think thst he got voted off American idol. i no one thing Simon dident fall for it!!!
At 1:59 PM,
Anonymous said…
carrie is my favirote singer. I love her so much. i hope i get to meet her some day.
At 2:02 PM,
Anonymous said…
i think that simon needs to chill out!! he is so annoying. he gets on my nerves.
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