(If you’re not following American Idol, this will make no sense, carry on.)
How in the name of all that’s holy can you take on Lord Andrew Lloyd Weber and NOT do something from Jesus Christ Superstar? You’re the rock guy! “Heaven on Their Minds?” “Simon Zealotes?” “Damned for All Time?” I’d have been highly amused if you’d have tried “Herod’s Song.” Or maybeeeee, I dunno, “The Rum Tum Tugger” or “Mr. Mistofelees” from Cats? There’s at least a rock beat in those.
“Music of The Night?” Really? The Phantom? I mean you pulled it off but come ON!
Well, at least you performed a song written for a male lead. I thought Jason and David were a tad confused but tonight absolutely proved it. A man…singing “Memory?” I had to listen to the original Broadway cast version just to get that baritone version out of my head. It’s just…wrong.
But dude…seriously, you’re the rock guy. I was counting on you.
American Idol is a very entertaining show in the middle of the series and occasionally at the very end. The Auditions are OK if you are looking for humor instead of singing. Right now it is at a point where it is horrible. Seeing Jason survive the voting after that performance makes me very concerned about the fate of democracy in the USA. I forget who said it, but there is quote that I will paraphrase, “The problem with a democracy is that you get the government you deserve”.
Comment by Jim C — 20080424 @ 0658