Adam Lambert is Born to be an Idol!

Despite Simon's lackluster review of singer Adam Lambert's "Born To Be Wild" performance on American Idol last night, Adam just blew the minds and the roof off FOX studios like never before. I truly believe he raised the level of intensity tenfold, and blew away almost everyone in the room when his voice just about soared out of sight.

The song's arrangement was unique and original, and as usual, we were all delighted and surprised at every aspect of his performance - from style, to image, to band arrangement. But some people had the opposite reaction to last night’s performance in "Twitterverse," because it was, well, a little showy and over-the-top. I say who else can compare to Adam's level of showmanship and entertainment? Certainly, no one else did last night.

I think all the other performances fell short in entertainment value alone. Sure, some of the vocal performances were great, especially Allsion Iraheta's version of "I don't Want to Miss a Thing." She brewed quite a hot and spicy "special sauce" last night for sure. But I think all the other performers had one issue or another.

Anoop Desai actually stunned me tonight. I love that he's come along so far and has won over the judges to the level that he has. Anoop has a very sensitive, sweet and endearing quality in his voice that is best displayed when he does ballads. Perhaps we will one day see him do an album of ballad covers? I think Anoop will have quite the career, no matter what.

As for Danny Gokey, his heartfelt version of "Endless Love" wasn't as good as Anoop's. Cowell said he missed originality in the arrangement. Overall Danny's performance didn't strike me the way Adam's did, and I think Danny has to bump up next week’s performance or the showdown could end up being between Allison and Adam. Wouldn't that just be a kick in the ass.

As for Matt Giraud and Kris Allen, both performances were annoyingly pitchy to me. When a song is sung in the low register and you combine that with nerves, I think it makes for a lethal combination. Why doesn't someone tell the both of these vocal artists to stay away from low notes! Let me at 'em!

Finally, my dearest Lil Rounds closed the show with "The Rose." I felt that Simon was also way off base when he commented that it was "unoriginal." Lil did indeed try to bring R&B into the song, and week after week the judges have asked her to do just that. Then, contradictorily, Simon commented that she did not interject herself into the song and added "I feel we've lost who we think you were." I felt he was a little harsh, but this is the difficult and sometimes arduous selection process on American Idol. It gets tighter and tighter towards the end and every little nuance is under the microscope for intense scrutiny.

Tonight the good folks here at Audition Portal are predicting that Matt Giraud is on his way home. "He's on his waaaaayyyy, he's on his waaaayyyyyy, home swee…” well, you get the picture! The Justin "Timberfake" hat is too self-aware and contrived, and the overdone vocals just give you more to pick at.

Dog, dog, less is more. Less is more.

Paul Brighton
www.AuditionPortal.com