Adam Lambert was by far the best performer. Most creative, best singer, best stage presence.

Kris Allen was excellent, but not in Lambert's class.

I'm shocked and disappointed!

I know its ****ing bull****.

Adam will easily be more famous, sell more record, etc, but it's still annoying as crap that he didn't win.

I won't argue Adam was more talented, but I don't think he would have sold more records. We'll see...they'll both get record deals. Been proven on more than one season that the winner doesn't always beat the runner-up(s) when it comes to sales.

Y'all are retarded. That Mo isn't going to do crap. Talented? Absolutely. But dude's a freakshow. Everyone was pissed that the judges pimped Adam so much. I'm glad Kris won.

A lot of young teenage girls have cell phones these days and don't mind spending 4 hours calling and texting votes.

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Y'all are retarded. That Mo isn't going to do crap. Talented? Absolutely. But dude's a freakshow.

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Dude, you must not watch many alternative and rock bands. There are plenty of freak lead vocalist who are rock gods, and many don't have the vocal talent that Adam possesses.

True that brotha.

Adam is a PERFORMER like no one I've seen on Idol in years. Amazing voice, original, creative, and polished.

I know Idol winners aren't always a big success - but unless Adam is stifled by his handlers he could be big.

It's 'cuz Adam kisses dudes

Yeah, I think that's part of the reason. There are a lot of homophobes out there who like to obsess on someone else's sins and completely ignore their own, because that's the easy way. It's easy to obsess and condemn people over the sin that you don't struggle with....HOW CONVENIENT. SO ANNOYING. Also, Danny's voters probably voted for Kris.

Was one of these the guy that *******ized Ring of Fire?

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Adam was, yes.

Having not heard the other guy, I'm glad he won. He's much better.

Interpreting a song in a different and unique way, he must have been stupid for doing that.

VICTORY!

hahahaa

Not a fan of the show (the gf is), but Adam was ridiculously talented. It's a travishamockery that he didn't win.

(Some of these same voters have Black Eyed Peas and Coheed & Cambria CDs I'm sure...)

Spicewood,

Do you work for the LA Times?

For those of you who think Adam was robbed or more talented you guys must be deaf! I'll give you that he may have been the better "stage performer" but the gay boy was not more musically talented. All he ever did was yell besides don't be too upset I'm sure he'll have a long career on Broadway.

As far as musical talent goes Kris by far deserved to win. The guy's interpretation of some of the songs this season were incredible. He was able to play the guitar, piano, and sing to boot.

Lambert can flat-out howl. I've enjoyed this season of idol more than the others because he can do the older rock music I grew up listening to. I do enjoy some modern rock music, but I prefer most pre-Cobain rock, and his voice reminds me of that music.

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Interpreting a song in a different and unique way, he must have been stupid for doing that.

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Did I say anywhere it was bad because it was different?

It was bad because it sucked ass.

Wait, you are surprised that 11 year old girls & 40 year old women DIDN'T vote for this:



SHOCKING!!! SHOCKING I SAY!!!

After looking at that picture, it's a safe bet that he probably has AIDS

After looking at that picture, I am proud to say that I did not watch a single second of AI this season.

I've always been a fan of the underdog, so I'm kinda glad he lost. I got sick of hearing about Adam all season long.

The most memorable song, for me anyways, was Chris's adaptation of "She works hard for the money". I liked him alot. Adam sounds alot like the lead singer of Altar Bridge to me. He needs to goto broadway and be a stage performer.

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Pot, kettle.

regardless of who you personally think is more talented, it really should not be that difficult to understand and appreciate that adam and his style just aren't for everyone. for every fan who can appreciate some of the absolutely ridiculous notes he hit, there's another fan that turns the station when he hears singers like that in favor of someone with kris' style. that's the beauty of music...there's something for everyone.

american idol is nothing more than a popularity contest and we found out last night that more people dig kris than adam. both guys are talented, both guys will be on the radio soon, so really, who cares who won?

Adam is talented, but America doesn't vote on talent alone. Adam's screaming would have wowed audiences in the 80s and 90s, but the mellow tune of Kris' voice is much more relevant today. This is why he won.

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I didn't watch every episode, but I probably saw half of them. I can honestly say that I don't ever remember hearing Adam "sing". All he did was screech & scream. He sounded like fingernails on a chalkboard to me. Pure torture.

Plain and simple...everyone got sick of Adam!

Adam was the same from day one. Kris got better every week, except the finals where Kara's song was not a good fit and Simon Fuller was doing his best to throw the competition with having Kris sing a song that 95% of the voters having never heard!

I watched a whopping 20 minutes of AI this spring, but I happened to catch 2-3 of this "dude's" songs. I thought he was a classic case of style over substance. His singing was annoying as hell. It was flamboyant and got attention, but I think it wasn't something that folks would spend $$$ on. I think the voters must have come around to the fact that is was mostly a bit - a talented bit but still a bit.

No matter who won, the other guy is going to sell a helluva lot more records than this dude over the long haul.

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I'd like him to start an 80's hair band. It would rock.

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Plain and simple...everyone got sick of Adam!

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This. It's not unusual for the early frontrunner to lose in the end. Both of the early favorites, Adam and Danny, went down this year. Either viewers grow weary of the constant judge gushing or the non-fans don't join the favorite once their favorite is eliminated. Kris just built his base each week, Danny's fans probably put him over the top. Adam, much like Archuleta last year...probably didn't gain much each week and it finally caught up to him in the end.



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1. adam & danny were thrust down the audience's throats from early on, people tend to backlash against that by the end. see archuleta last year.

2. adam is highly polarizing, has nothing to do with is he "wholesome" or not. has to do with his screeching which people really loved or hated. if this was 1987 and he was trying out for Kix or Enuff Znuff, he'd have won by a landslide, but I think tons of people who actually vote (12 year olds) are gonna vote for the cute safe one. I mean, do you know anyone past 14 who actually votes?