American Idols Live 2010

And this is American Idol! After being nominated as the worst season in Idol history, the Idols proved them wrong last night in Charlotte. All 10 put on one heck of a show, they all sounded better live than on the show, which that’s what counts. Didi, Andrew, Katie, Tim, Siobhan, Aaron, Big Mike, Casey, Crystal and Lee impressed everyone last night; they all seemed to be like seasoned vets. They all sang at least one song from the past season. The ones that impressed me the most was Katie, Tim, and Aaron. Katie has one hell of a voice, Tim was 100% better than what he was on the show and Aaron had a complete country set and he sang one of my favorite songs, “Walking in Memphis.” Big Mike and Casey also did their duet from the show, it was good. (Never was a fan of either on the show) Crystal and Lee were great, they really just need to become a couple and become a duo. Their voices just blend together perfectly; they both had the bigger sets of the night with 5 songs each. They both did their “debut singles” and it was one of the highlights of the night. Now, all of you are probably wondering why I haven’t mentioned Siobhan’s set, well here it comes. There is one word to describe that young lady, “weird.” She can sing but she needs to leave the scream on the bus, she also had a fan that DRESSED UP as Michael Myers, awkward anyone? She is a very special artist, and that’s all I got! Now, once the first 6 did their sets, they all came back out and covered Miley’s “The Climb” one word= AWESOME. All 6 (Didi, Andrew, Katie, Tim, Siobhan and Aaron) did great and made it their own and I loved every second of it. At the end of Lee’s set all the guys came out singing “It’s my Life” with Casey playing his guitar then all the ladies came out and started the last song for the evening, “My Life Would Suck Without You.” By the end of the song everyone had said thank you and I love you, Lee and Crystal walked to the center of the stage and walked off the stage together arm in arm. Fantastic show, no room for complaints, and they really proved the critics wrong they aren’t the worst season of American Idol. And as always please enjoy the show.

Rating of show: 4 stars out of the 5
Highlights of the Night: “The Climb” duet, “My Life Would Suck Without You” Duet, Crystal’s “Up to the Mountain”, Lee’s “Beautiful Day”, and Aaron Kelly’s “Walking in Memphis”

Glamnation Tour 07/02/2010

After being stuck in the holiday, Friday 5 o’clock, Charlotte traffic for an hour and a half, we arrived at The Filmore. A lot of things were going in the parking lot and the entrance lines, protesting, cops and all kinds of good stuff. We finally get into the venue with the other 2,000 fans, (reminder The Filmore capacity of tickets/fans it will hold is 2,000) but much to my surprise we weren’t packed in there like a can of sardines, I ain’t saying that it wasn’t tight because it was. Right at 8pm Allison Iraheta took the stage, I didn’t even recognize her. She has lost a bunch of weight but hasn’t lost the distinctive voice of hers that we all fell in love with on Idol. She had a very short set; the time that she was on the stage Allison owned it. I honestly think she stole the show right out from under Adam. Halfway thru her set she sang her newest single, “Don’t Waste the Pretty” and brought Orianthi out to play guitar on the single and it was awesome! Allison ended her set with her debut single “Friday I’ll Be Over You.” Set change took place; they really took their time doing the change. Then we began to hear the evil laugh from Michael Jackson’s thriller, Orianthi took the stage by storm. All I can say about her is AMAZING, and she sure can play the guitar. When she sang “According to You” the audience went into a craze and really rocked with her. She finished her set with her newest single “Shut Up and Kiss Me.” After an hour set change, Adam’s “For Your Entertainment” played thru out the venue and the crowd went ballistic. He stepped up on the stage and belted song after song. What was the coolest thing about his set is that he would talk and explain the songs and it showed his appreciation to music and how it is written. He played a 4 song acoustic set including his hit single “Whataya Want from Me?” I enjoyed the acoustic set because it proved that it was really him singing and it wasn’t a recording. Adam had a 12 song set, including “Ring of Fire”, “Voodoo”, “Fever”, “Music Again” and “Strut.” He ended his set with the current release from his debut album, “If I Had You” it was the best song he did all night. This was a great show, but I was kind of disappointed that the opening acts really stole the show from Adam; the girls really rocked it out. And as always Please Enjoy the Show.

Rating: 4 stars out of 5

Favorite Moments: Allison and Orianthi collaboration on “Don’t Waste the Pretty”
Orianti singing her song “Suffocated” (personal favorite)
Adam’s cut down acoustic version of “Whataya Want from Me”
“If I Had You” show ending