Adam Lambert chose to sing “Crying” by one of my favorite groups, Aerosmith. I was surprised by the choice and I thought that the backup singers were kind of terrible. I also was just not in love with the performance because I felt it was way too over the top and it lacked that emotional connection that Adam usually has in his songs.
Randy said that Adam is one of the best that has ever been on the Idol stage and he liked it even more than the first song. Kara showed her shock at his ability to hit those notes. Paula said that if Steven Tyler was the mentor, he wouldn’t have anything to say. Simon said that it’s too easy to assume that he’s going to sail through to the next round and he reminded everyone at home to vote.
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Adam rocks and I really hope he will be crowned the idol this season
I like Adam’s voice when he’s not screaming. He is not a bad looking guy at all but that tongue bothers me.
i think his first performance was better than the second one.
Adam is a true performer and very talented. He has not stage fright whatsoever. He has my vote all the way. Slow Ride with Allison was AWESOME! GO ADAM!
[...] Lambert wrapped up the night by singing “Crying” and the judges seemed a little tired out and didn’t bicker but Simon did basically plead with [...]
The back up singers did not do him justice.
They were too overwhelming and I noticed that he was struggling to hear himself singing.
I hope he does not need the services of these back up singers during the final round with Kris.