American Idols Live: First Reports from Portland
Richard Rushfield of the LA Times is in Portland to cover the American Idols Live debut concert in Portland tonight, and he tells a remarkable story of a very invested Idol fan. Security!
One of the group told of the particularly impressive depths to which she had gone to get to see her Idols. If she didn’t seem so nice, shy and non-terrifying, her tale might be a bit more, well, terrifying. As it is, perhaps it can serve as a cautionary tale to Idol security. This young woman admitted in our conversation that she is staying at the same hotel as the Idols. When asked how that happened, she nods and says that it took a lot of work. “Some of the them haven’t been too careful,” she says. Apparently since they had been in town, one of the Idols linked on twitter to a video he’d made of a few of them hanging out in one of their hotel rooms. The industrious young fan studied the design elements present in the video – the wallpaper, the room furnishings, and went to various Portland hotel websites, studying pictures of their room until she found a match. After which she promptly checked in.
Also, he posts a little bit of a tease about tonight’s show:
At around seven PM the full-dress rehearsal began for a crowd of about 30 people in the giant arena. I am barred from revealing specific details about the show, but can reveal that Idol fans are in for a very different sort of concert than they saw last year. Last year’s show delivered a great many crowd-pleasing moments, but seemed heavy in gigantic anthem arena classic rock vein. This year’s show – from its set to the band warddrobe to the songs – is, like Portland, more low key than in-your-face, but ultimately seems a much more contemporary, cooler shows – with this year’s singers representing the range of current styles that dominate pop radio today, heavily drawing from the alternative music territory that only Brooke and Jason ventured into last year. The entire production – and very especially the group numbers – seems geared towards a much far less schmaltzy, current sound.
Also, some fans sitting outside the arena hoping for a glimpse of the Idols got invited inside to watch the run through…
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Tracks of My Tears
I’ll say polished Citizen Vein Adam. That more in line with pop-rock-electric-dance route he described and with the songs by the ones he’s now working with.
If I know where the Idols are staying I NEVER EVER EVER spoil it.
That sounds about right…..and I believe that it would be much more successful for Adam than the OTT Zodiac style.
But he can still be raunchy, right?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woJM08fl5CU
I disagree. Remember pre-Idol, Adam balanced his Upright Cabaret Adam with Zodiac Adam. He knows it’s the variance, the surprise, the keep-em-guessing back and forth that works incredibly well for him. It did on the show, before the show and I predict after the show.
For him to cut off one whole side of repertoire would just be reckless and NOT savvy and we know Adam is extremely savvy, especially when it comes to performance and the music industry. Also remember, he’s working with Ryan Tedder on his album; he understands the power of the ballad.
He’s having fun with it and yeah, he probably will keep pushing it a little more in every direction with each track, video, live show, appearance, he knows how to “use every tool in his arsenal” as Randy said. He will gauge each circumstance accordingly. Hard to imagine he will do the GMA concert in full glam mode. He knows his audience, but he’s also ready to challenge the audience, without pushing them too far, too fast and without compromising what he really wants to do.
Adam can pull out the full raunch when he is touring with his first album.
Adam is my guy, but I love Kris and he’s the winner. His set looks amazing.
But Adam taking his jacket off and having a black tank top on may just do me in! “Stick a fork in me – I’m done!” LOL!
Why are people so interested in raunch?
I’m assuming that is strictly a rhetorical question!
Isn’t that the British pronunciation of “ranch”?
I suppose it is. I know why some like it but I also know why I don’t like it. I just don’t think Adam has to lower himself that way performancewise. Anyhow this isn’t the place for that discussion.
Why are people so interested in raunch?
I’m assuming that is strictly a rhetorical question!
Isn’t that the British pronunciation of ‘ranch’ ?
:lol_tb: :lol_tb:
sexy moves and a black tank top?? why am i not going to this concert again?? ugh.
What I can’t believe is how some crazy chick went to Portland from Connecticut just to see the first concert. Is she going to follow the tour bus across the country, now?
The Raunch. I’ll bite.. Seriously though. I do not like that video at all (Citizen Vein) posted above. It isn’t because I am a prude. I love the Skingraph video. I am pretty far out there as far as expression goes. But the video above is just tacky to me, so highschool. I felt he was far more sensual during Ring of Fire on AI and he never grabbed “it”.
I do believe a lot of Adam’s appeal is that he is charismatic and sexual and he knows it. Otherwise he is just another “pretty face”. He is a handsome man but they are a dime a dozen. He has “it”. Without “it” he isn’t the Adam that gets me to follow his every move and word. I look forward to his performances away from AI and his videos…but I do hope they are sensual, not sensational…and artistic and meaningful.
And I can’t wait for the videos of the show tonight.
Exactly…..there are ways to be sensual without being gross about it.
AHH! Love it. Kradam interactions on Don’t Stop Believing = TOTAL 100% WIN!
This sounds like about what I’d expect from the three of them! Can’t wait for the tour!
Just a note on this: I’m not sure this is exactly true. Point #1: what they do on the show is usually WAY different, regardless, of how they will be on their first album, and when you’re performing motown week, Rat Pack Week, etc, you’re going to go with that style rather than, say something completely current.
However, Adam is a chameleon, and he LOVES mixing it up, getting into costume, trying on different looks, etc. to match the mood of the songs. So I can so see him throwing out some retro pompadour/fedora/zoot suit style looks in the future depending on what songs he’s singing.
Reminds me of all of the Michael Jackson vids I’ve been watching this weekend, and how he really played the role of chameleon as well, wearing beads, glitter, fedoras, everything to match the mood of the songs and videos.
“However, Adam is a chameleon, and he LOVES mixing it up, getting into costume, trying on different looks, etc. to match the mood of the songs. So I can so see him throwing out some retro pompadour/fedora/zoot suit style looks in the future depending on what songs he’s singing.”
- And this is what makes him exciting. That’s why a lot of people are interested in what he’ll do next. Adam himself said that he wants to have a universal appeal. He’s smart and will not stick with one look. Even in his idol performances, he mentioned that he based the way he looks with the type of song he is singing.
The woman that tracked them = pure love for her effort.
Re: Raunch discussion. I think that CV video is sooo sensual. Adam is in his own world performing that song so I don’t think it is gross at all. I love that he is so uninhibited and passionate. To me that is part of his sex appeal. 38 seconds of pure bliss.
You are not alone aa618892. A lot of people just love that video
I suspect Adam will appeal to each of us on and off….We’ll have to share, lol. One video for you, one for me…and so on. I don’t think I have ever thought of Adam as gross, just not very sophisticated in that video (for me). You keep that one, I’ll take Skingraph, o.k.?
That is crazy but I would say it paid off for her. She got to go in and watch the full dress rehearsal with only a few people – front row – and wasn’t it said that some of the idols were sitting out there too. I’m one who waits for them to come to me but if I knew that would happen I would definitely take the travel.
I have to say I would be one of those people who would stand out in the heat for several hours if I knew I would be meeting some of the idols. Well as long as I meet the idols I want to meet. There are a couple that I really don’t care to meet. I’m too old for the crazy crazy acts but I suppose if I was about 10 years younger I might be a little crazy. :tongue_laugh_ee:
And I think its funny that girl did all of that detective work to find out where they were staying when all she had to do was read the Portland paper.
Tara, Amen to that! I have heard of this Skingraft video? Can you post it. I can’t believe I’ve missed one.
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