Kris Allen took a crack at singing the winner’s song “No Boundaries” and he seemed almost as uncomfortable as Adam was at first. He seemed to stumble with the lyrics a little bit I think his performance of the single was the better of the two. He also had some microphone handling issues. Randy said that Kris should be very proud of what he’s done in this competition and that the song fit his voice better than Adam’s. … More »
Kris Allen surprised me by choosing “Ain’t No Sunshine” but as soon as he started singing, I remembered how much I had loved the performance. He really is a great singer and artist but I think he should have done “Falling Slowly” (he did “Heartless” too recently, in my opinion). It was a very strong performance but I don’t know if it packed the punch that he needed for tonight. Randy said that it was… More »
Adam Lambert kicked off the evening and performed “Mad World” for the second time this season. He came down the stairs looking very vampirish in a long coat and ending in a sea of fog on the stage. It was really effective and I loved every second of it. It was a lot more subdued than the first time he sang the song and I appreciated that change-up. Randy said that it was great that he… More »