JPF Home Page Forums General Messages General Message Forum American Idol 2009

Well.. I've been saying that Alison and Kris are the most easily marketable. Adam has some baggage and his theatricality makes it hard for him to easily be mainstream unless he goes the Clay Aiken route. (And he's way too talented for that I think). I'd love to see him become a Freddie Mercury, flamboyant/theatrical artist.

Kris is all about the songs. If he's a great writer (or at least can become one) he can have a great career. If he has to do songs fed to him by the lame 19 Entertainment people the rest of his career he'll be more of a short term success.

For Alison, the sky is the limit. She can be everything from Edgy Rocker Chick to Power Pop artist similar to Kelly Clarkson. If she's this good now, imagine her in 5-10 years if she's supported properly and not burned out.

Danny is just another Taylor Hicks waiting to happen. He's slightly more dynamic but has the least diversity of any contestant remaining (and less than Anoop for that matter). He was made into a favorite due to his family story that was pounded into the media relentlessly. It's too bad for the others who started off with such a popularity disadvantage.

But as we get towards the finish, it will be a race for second. Adam hasn't tanked yet and probably won't. All the others have had bad weeks. Alison especially.

Is it the most talented? I think the improvement didn't come as much from the top but among the bottom. But let's face it, they had their share of really bad contestants too. Lil Rounds was terrible throughout, the blonde chick that danced badly (that wiggle), the girl that was the first to go was heinously bad, the blind guy was one of the worst ever to make it as far as he did. Matt is quite weak and should be next to go. When he's gone, the competition will heat up.. the next one out after that will be a surprise no matter who it is I think.

Brian