Claudia’s Ontario American Idol Tour Recap
First I’d like to say this is my first AI concert and I’m glad I went! I had several “black holes and revelations”! – the name “Bandzilla” is being kind! They were so loud and it seemed as though many times the Idols had to scream to be heard above them! Will take peashooter next time! – Ontario seemed (on the floor at least)to just want to stand up!!!! They stood
mostly from Anoop thru Kris! Being short was very hard to see, I watched the monitors mostly and as someone else said they only had 2 not very large ones.
I love AI-watch from 1st auditions – my orig favs were: Adam, Danny, Michael, Lil. I found that D, M and L lost me as they didn’t seem to deliver each week – disappointing! My Adam fever grew! I worked in theatre for many years and LOVE theatrical stuff!
Let me just say this crowd was into the show and ALL the Idols!
Michael Sarver – he was personable and a fair singer – his set was good – hubby said meh!
Megan Joy – awful – weak voice and is so awkward when moving she needs to stay put – has no rhythm!
Scott McIntyre – didn’t like him on show but thought he was very good in person – piano was great – I actually think he has a career – jokes were cute – he looked good! Hubby agreed!
Lil Rounds – didn’t care for 2 of her songs but thought she was FANTASTIC singing “No One” – she should stick to this type of music!
Anoop Desai – Liked “Always on My Mind” the best – he had ALOT of fans though!Hubby thought meh!
Matt Giraud – Sorry, NOT a fan. Just something rubs me wrong and I didn’t like him any better in person. I can’t get past seeing him as a lounge entertainer.
Group song – duet with girls was horrible mess! “Beggin” was great!
Intermission – lines for ladies room were ridiculous! Almost missed Allison!
The crowd LOVED the top 4 – hardly sat down the whole second half!
Allison Iraheta – BIGGEST surprise of the nite for me! I never cared for her or her voice – couldn’t see what all the fans saw but she was AMAZING! She’s so good – “Cry Baby” was so Joplin-esque I almost cried! She is much cuter (saw her later outside) and like a little red pixie in person! I think she’s gonna be BIG! I can understand her being signed!
Danny Gokey – HUGE crowd response! He was better in person – enjoyed PYT and really liked Maria Maria – not so much the Rascal Flatts – not sure how he’s going to go country?? But audience was really into him!
Adam Lambert – he was brilliant… awesome etc. but I was a little disappointed cause I love all kinds of music but what they have in common for me is a strong voice – I adore Adam but I couldn’t see him nor could I hear a lot over the screaming – crowd even screamed thru Mad World when I hoped they’d shut up! I’d really like to be there with Adam singing and no one else in the Arena! lol He held the audience in the palm of his hand however and did his thing which was AMAZING!My boy did good!
Kris Allen – all the talk of him following Adam is bunk! Heartless was GREAT! Crowd never sat down after Adam and Kris seamlessly took over! Loved his 2nd song and I’m a sucker for ANS! Fantastic! Didn’t like the Matchbox 20 song at all! I thought he was terrific on Hey Jude and I hate it!
Loved DSB! Some of the blog comments back and forth about ovations and clapping etc were very blurred in Ontario and I think they are just interpretations based on where you’re sitting! Rest assured the Idols ALL got love in Ontario!
Final comments: Waited afterward for an hour and a half – must have been 1000 people – long barricade! Pushy bunch but I just wanted to see Adam in person and he is Beautiful – Exhausting for them with all the addl press, m&g’s, fan signing etc. and I’m probably naive but was taken aback at the “FAN ENTITLEMENT” – woman next to me had gone to LA, wanted more Adam stuff signed, went to his hairdresser and stalked him at his hotel! I enjoyed the concert but in the future if I go to another concert I’ll make sure I’m MUCH closer to the stage!
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15 Responses to “Claudia’s Ontario American Idol Tour Recap”
Hey Claudia! Thanks for the recap. I really enjoyed reading it. I agree with you for the vast majority; I was extremely impressed by Matt, however.
Completely agree with you about the bathrooms. it was the worst I’d ever seen and how is it in a venue so new that they cannot figure that system out? I know it’s made primarily for hockey and may not have a large female audience, but that was insane. I held it. While I was waiting for my friend it took so long I thought I had to have lost her, there was no way it could take that long ‘“ wrong.
I wasn’t too bothered by the band, I don’t know why. Maybe it depends on where you sit.
Glad you got to see Adam!! I didn’t wait at the busses. Haven’t decided if I will tonight.
THIS, is one of the reasons I won’t go to an AI concert: all the screaming. I want to hear Adam, not a bunch of screaming fans…
I do wonder, however, if the same thing might happen on his solo tour, which would really suck, since Adam has such a marvelous voice.
Thanks for the recap.
Thanks for the recap, I’m happy that Allison made you change your opinion about her, as for Adam, I fear that the screams might get worse actually during his solo tour.
Wow…Someone who was not impressed with Matt. Well I guess it had to come sooner or later. Can’t win them all. I think it’s obvious by now that I (and tons others who saw the show both online and live for that matter) would disagree with you, but you are not a fan and don’t want to be it seems.
Thanks anyway… :bye_tb:
Sorry, I was one of the many to blame for screaming during MW. I just couldn’t help it! I went to Staples Center on Thursday night but like what Susan M was saying, Adam’s set was way too short. I had to go back for more. We got very good floor seats at the Ontario show and the crowd was sooo much better than the Staples crowd. We waited by the buses after the show and were able to meet Adam up close and got his autographs. We even touched his hand. It was an awesome night for me and my husband.
Thanks, Claudia. Sounds like screamage is getting more intense. There was plenty of screaming before, between and after songs in Sacramento but I don’t remember so much during the songs, particularly Starlight and Mad World. Bandzilla was a problem that night for most of the performers. Matt, Allison, Kris and Adam managed the best to fill the arena with their voices despite bandzilla.
Thank you Caludia for the recap. I agree with you on Matt and the Bright lights.. I hate that song, and Kris does not improve it for me.
Shame about you not being able to hear Adam over the screaming, were you sitting in a particularly raucous section? The speakers are usually pretty loud at arenas.
I would love Megan’s awkwardness if she could sing. She seems completely undisciplined and probably has never worked on it a day in her life. The wierdness in her voice was all she had going for her after all.
While it sucks not hearing The Gifted Adam Lambert, I’m happy about the screamage. It needs to stay that level to catapult him past the naysaying bloggers and so called critics and benches who would hurt him. I trust the boy really understands what’s ahead of him. Very little “life” as a normal person and alot of security issues.
I am so sick of overinvested fans already. Demanding, intrusive and crazy… living in a “mrs adam lambert” dreamworld. Even having the nerve to lecture him and complain if he’s not at their beck and call. Crackpots. Lets hope they BUY MUSIC.
Yes the screams will get worse but the venues will get better. That Idol tour is set up horribly. He doesnt even have any room to walk around with dangerous steps behind him and the stupid band right up his butt. What genius designed that? OH …yea a greedy one who didn’t drop the band down on the floor or extend the stage so they could sell more seats…….
Thanks for a good re-cap Claudia.
I’m glad to hear that the Adam to Kris changeover seemed good to you and in no way a let-down of the atmosphere. I’m thinking that as the concerts move on to the middle section of the country Kris will become more the focus than Adam – hard to imagine, but I think it could happen in a few places.
Scream-level and bandzilla are mentioned more in some re-caps than others.
It must be because of different acoustics in the various arenas, plus seating area of the re-cappers. I won’t mind the screams inbetween numbers, but it’s a bit daft of fans screaming all through a number when they’ve paid to go to hear it!
I went to the Sacramento concert, had wonderful seats, and felt it was spoiled by Bandzilla … not sure why bands (and the sound mixers) feel that the band is more important than the vocals, but that’s what happened. Maybe at a typical rock concert without a great lead singer that might be true, but when people go to see Adam they want to hear his voice backed up by instruments, not overpowered by them. I’m glad I went because I got to SEE Adam, but I certainly didn’t get to hear him as well as I had hoped. I could actually hear him better on some of the videos that others have posted. I was in the first row off the floor, up near the stage. Maybe that is too close to the band.
I’m hoping that Adam will have more control over the sound mixing on his solo tour. I have heard that he has asked for “less band” in rehearsals … and in one of his Upright Cabaret youtubes you can see him signaling the piano player to soften it a little … he knows that musicians should be supporting him, not competing with him.
I’m also hoping that a longer solo concert will give the fans a chance to calm down a little and listen. Again, I’m sure when Adam has more control he will structure his sets so there will be some quiet time as well as rocking it out.
Your review was great, and I especially liked your first sentence, above!
I couldn’t agree more — I’ve given up on trying to watch videos of that song, since the screams completely spoil the intended mood. I think the term “fantard” is never more applicable than with the idiots who try to drown him out with their insane antics. Didn’t they pay all that money to listen to him sing???
I agree with the OP and Will above. That’s why I would never go to this AI concert. It’s not worth paying that kind of money to get a headache and not get to hear the singing. And I too have stopped bothering to watch Adam’s concert videos. I’ll just wait for the post-Idol cd.
I still read the recaps just in case something new happens. And I like to see that some fans have had a change of heart where certain performers are concerned. Scott wasn’t one of my Top 10 but it’s nice to hear others think he’s doing a respectable job now and again.
Thanks for the recap. I love Scott. It’s a blessing to have watched him perform live and met him and his brother here in Vancouver, BC.