Who is going to win American Idol?

[sikeston34m]

I hear you on the "Popular Vote" thing. I felt like last night's bottom 2 was entirely misplaced.

IMO, I would have thought Jason and Brooke would have been sitting on those stools.

Carly and Syesha both gave MUCH stronger performances for the night.

Even though Carly left, we haven't seen the last of her at all. She WILL be a star. (aka the Daughtry Syndrome)

With the David Archuleta image, yeah I see your point. BUT, you should see how my two teenage daughters react to the image he projects. Sorry, but in the eyes of the producers, this SELLS! His voice is on par. He can go just about anywhere and hits almost every key on target.

David Cook is another story. He is overflowing with talent. He has the voice and also, one of his strongest points is his creative ability. Doesn't mind a challenge or going out on a limb. He's good! VERY good!

[skellyo]

Originally Posted by sikeston34m

With the David Archuleta image, yeah I see your point. BUT, you should see how my two teenage daughters react to the image he projects. Sorry, but in the eyes of the producers, this SELLS! His voice is on par. He can go just about anywhere and hits almost every key on target.

So you think they'll want his CD when it's all adult contemporary?

I still think his album will easily be outsold by David Cook. David A may have all the teen girls, but I'd bet David Cook has a large following of men and women from 20-40yo...much larger demographic than teen girls.

[VintageMA]

With pure talent and maturity I think David Cook should when. Although Brooke has a really beautiful pure voice when she does a good performance.

Little David - like was said above - has a really amazing voice and will become a great singer - in 8-10 years once he has some life experience under his belt. He just seems a little too innocent and sheltered at this time - I think if he becomes a big star now he won't know how to handle it and will end up in a corner twitching somewhere with a hypo up his arm.

[lincpimp]

Well, I am not much for American Idol, as my music tastes are not really aligned with the shows target audience. I will say that this years male contestants are decent singers. I prefer a true musician to a singer. If thwey had some sort of show that pitted bands against each other I would watch that. Or if Idol had these "singers" do any of Weird Al's songs, that would be worth watching. I did have to laugh at the Andrew Lloyd Weber episode, that was funny. Not much for musicals either but he is one of the best when it comes to that stuff. To each his own, I will stick to the discovery channel, and will ferrell movies! And monty python!