| | Most of you who know me, would know that I am an Idol junkie. Yes, there are only a handful of things that can get me fired up like American Idol can. It's just something that never gets old, and year after year I still find myself looking forward to what they're gonna pull off next. And this year is no exception. This year, the contestants are arguably one of the best groups Idol has ever seen (only once they got around to the Top 7, though). And they have been performing almost flawlessly in the past few weeks, which makes it all that much harder to choose between all of them. But I have thoroughly enjoyed this season :D The finale's not here yet, but I know who I want to see win it! So I've put together a list of my favourite performances so far, and here it is... Anoop Desai's True Colours 
Right, so I'm not exactly Anoop Dogg's biggest fan. The only things that struck me when we first appeared was that he was put through by the judges into the finals, making them put 4 from the Wild Card show in, rather then the supposed 3. So kudos to him for that. Yeah, then he almost botched it with his rendition of "Beat It" for Michael Jackson week. And the other thing was that he's Indian, so my mind raced back to the last time India was represented on Idol: Sanjaya *shudders* But all that aside, Anoop has a pretty powerful voice, "True Colours" was one of his wisest song choices (there weren't many), and I thought that he delivered, really connecting with the song and made it fit with his ballad-like voice. Unfortunately, I think he only found his stride later in the competition, and with a group like this, he really had to keep up with the rest.
Adam Lambert's Mad World 
What they say about Adam is true, he really is in a league of his own. I think he's one of those who really understands the competition, and has had a near-perfect track record so far. And he's got an absolutely amazing voice, and lets his songs to the talking. The only blemish would be that fiasco he called "Ring Of Fire" for Country week, but even that found praise from Randy, Kara and Paula. Yes, Adam Lambert is the man. This is the performance that lifted Simon Cowell to his feet, something no one else had ever done before. Everything about it was brilliant! The haunting melody, the soft blue light shining only on him, the restrain that he started with in the beginning before rising to his feet to deliver a dramatic, mind-blowing, octave-hopping finish. Definitely standing-ovation worthy :)
Matt Giraud's So Small
The first time I saw Matt, he was singing "Viva la Vida", and I was going, "What was he thinking??" This was the guy who did an amazing rendition of "Georgia On My Mind" during Hollywood week, complete with keyboards. Well, he didn't make the first cut, but the judges brought him back for the Wildcard show and he advanced. A lot of people actually thought that Matt would be among the ones to reach the final, and I thought he could too. After this performance, I really though he would. He has a great voice, it's kind of rough and very soulful. And he's a kick-ass pianist too. When he hit the first line of the final chorus, and the strings came in, wow. Yeah, that was what Kara would call a 'moment'. I thought it was definitely his best, and the best performance of that episode.
Kris Allen's She Works Hard For The Money 
Kris Allen is our source of a lot of the musical creativity this year, much like David Cook was last season. But they're very different musicians though. I think Kris has got a lot more groove than David Cook. The "Jason Mraz-esque" singer's versions of the songs that he picks are really, really creative, and he's another guy who knows how to use and change the styles of music into something that works for him, and it's incredible. This one was a really great performance. For Disco week, everyone was doing everything but disco. Kris made it simple, with the band on stage with him, and the bongo drums for percussions. Awesome stuff lah. It was brilliantly creative, he made it sound like something completely new, and it paid off.
Adam Lambert's Feeling Good
Another groundbreaking performance by Adam Lambert. The mentor for that week, Jamie Foxx, said that "he's gonna knock everyone's head off!" Yes, when he descended down the steps, in full, what's the word Paula used, 'swagger', starting off slowly with a smooth, crooning intro, before the brass kicked in and we got our rock-heavy Rat Pack Standard. He built it up to a crescendo when he finished, in typical Adam fashion, with one of the longest notes ever held in Idol history. Absolutely mind-blowing! Yeah, and now, for the number one. My favourite performance throughout the entire season is...
Adam Lambert's I Can't Get No(Satisfaction) 
The first Adam Lambert performance that I saw. I didn't get to catch any of his songs during the Hollywood rounds, but I had heard a lot about him. And when I heard him, I knew why. When he first showed off his voice, screaming out, "That's what I said", midway through the song, I was seriously blown away. And when he got to the "And I try, and I try, and I try", he was belting it out even more, screaming even higher than he did before finishing with that trademark Adam ending, him doing that crazy screaming run, the band pounding away before closing it with the drum rolls. Absolutely brilliant stuff :D So yes, there you have it. My take on Idol so far. In case you haven't already gathered, my vote goes to Adam. But like I said, it's honestly, the whole group is really, really talented. Allison Iraheta, who is an amazing talent considering she's only 16, and of course, America's favourite, Danny Gokey. And they're all great singers, each in their own way. So I think this year, it's going to be an incredibly close finish. We've already seen both Kris and Adam in the Bottom 3, and who's next to be eliminated is anyone's guess. But it better not be Adam. More posts on the way! 
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