Ok, but other Idol contestants who were popular but booted off early, too early, have gone on the great careers. What does this mean for Michael? Let me know what you think.
Carly- that voice! We'll miss her.
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Liking Jordin Sparks, <i>American Idol</i more...1 point
Liking Jordin Sparks, <i>American Idol</i>'s season six winner, comes instinctively. How many 17-year-olds are as self-possessed, as big-smiling, as committed to having a good time and keeping it real? Probably none. Liking Sparks' music has been a different story for fans anticipating her debut CD, though. Her gut-busting <i>Idol</i> performance of "I (Who Have Nothing)" was possibly her only prime-time goosebump generator, yet she's seen an instant progression...1 point
Chris Daughtry starts his first post-<i>Amer more...0 points
Chris Daughtry starts his first post-<i>American Idol</i> disc with a song whose title reviewers coast to coast will be grateful for: "It's Not Over." What an understatement. For the <i>Idol</i>-watching rock fan's money, nobody--not even Southern-fried heartthrob Bo Bice in season four--stormed the stage with more raw talent. That it translates so well to a solo disc (<i>Daughtry</i> was recorded with studio musicians; future discs will include a Da...0 points
Carrie Underwood's <i>Some Hearts</i>, hastily made and released some five months after she won the 2005 <i>American Idol</i> crown, was surprisingly solid and tuneful. For her follow-up, producer Mark Bright steers her toward the big Martina McBride skies, with a plethora of strings and huge emotional crescendos. Underwood co-wrote four songs, mostly with the tried-and-true tunesmiths who made <i>Some Hearts</i> soar. On the torchy heartache ballad "...0 points
Would <i>American Idol</i> winner Carr more...0 points
Would <i>American Idol</i> winner Carrie Underwood have landed a major-label recording contract without winning the hugely popular television contest? Probably. The big-voiced Oklahoman has the pipes, the look, the pedigree, and, most important, the emotional resonance to sustain a professional career. As an investment in her future, her label eschewed the easy path in putting out an album to take advantage of her publicity, going for a name producer, Dann Huff (Keith Urban, Faith Hi...0 points
This debut album by the small-town girl with the b more...0 points
This debut album by the small-town girl with the big, powerhouse voice showcases two distinctly different sides of Kellie Pickler's music. The hard-riffing uptempo material recalls the heartland rock of Bob Seger and John Mellencamp, with Pickler providing a good-ole-girl twang. Among the highlights are the emancipated strut of "Red High Heels," the playful humor of "Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind," and the tomboy bluesiness of "One of the Guys." Yet the <i...0 points