More American Idol Season 8 Favorites

I’m happy about AI because my early favorites Danny Gokey, Casey Carlson and Adam Lambert are all in the top 36.

But. Can I please change my mind about Adam Lambert? He’s talented, alright.But give me a break! His rendition of Cher’s Believe was just tooooo gay for my taste. I can imagine him doing all sorts of Diana Ross, Liza Minnelli, and Barbra Streisand in the next weeks and I know I won’t be able to stand it. Danny’s best friend, Jamar was kicked out and people are reacting negatively to the result. But I guess it will be good for Danny in the long run. The Bromance between those two was starting to be uncomfortable to watch, at least as far as I’m concerned.

I think I’ll go for three more new favorites --- Matt Giraud, the piano player, and two great voices that need total personality makeovers -- Anoop Desai who is a far cry from Sanjay Malakar of past season, and Anne Marie Boskovich, the girl who needs to bring out the diva in her in order to stay on a show as commercial as AI.

So far I think the boys are the better singers this year. But then again, I’ve always been biased towards the male contestants. It’s because most female contestants, to get noticed, would always go and hit thehighest note possible. Just like what Lambert did on Hollywood night. Plus, great voices from previous seasons were never safe and were as vulnerable as any other hopeful. Take the case of Elliot Yamin, Cris Daughtry and Michael Johns who bowed out of the competition earlier than expected.

I hope Danny goes as far as top 3. So at the least he can have a professional singing career. Though based on past seasons, nothing beats first place. Save for Clay Aiken, runners-up are most often overshadowed by the winners. Bo Bice was a great talent and a crowd favorite but landing only second to America’s sweetheart Carrie Underwood didn’t cut it. His career never took off as most would expect.

I wish there were more potential rockstars this season, though. Maybe they’ve had enough of Daughtrys and Cooks, afterall the show screams pop.