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The Low Down: American Idol Season 7 Finals

May 21, 2008

I did one American Idol 7 performance review this season and it would be pointless to not put a close on something I started, albeit regrettably. So it goes down to the Davids this year. Cook vs Archuleta. Rock vs Pop. Manly vs Boyish. And that last versus was so totally lame but, yeah, you got the picture. Two contestants with a unique niche, fanbase, and vocal style. Both very talented. How would they both fare? Here you are, Idol Fans, a blow-by-blow account of how the David’s did in the Season 7 finale aired today. Continue reading at your own risk (spoiler alert!).

David Cook started the ball rolling with U2’s “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.” The Great Bono is legendary. To take on a song that big and effortlessly manage to engage the audience to go wild during the chorus could either mean that Cook nailed the living shit out of the track with his vocals and stage presence or the people in the front rows are his groupies (even my delusional sister, Zhan, had gone Cook-oo saying over and over and over again, “Kuya, ako si Mrs. David Cook“). My take? Cook’s performance was brilliant and he totally owned the song, something I haven’t seen anybody do for a U2 track before. His raspy voice was absolutely perfect for this rocking joint.

David Archuleta was up next with his version of Sir Elton John’s “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me.” I went, “are you kidding me?” at first but then this is David Archuleta: the kid who can supposedly make a hit out of words from any random “pambalot ng tinapa.” What sets little David apart from other artists his age is the connection he has with the melody of his songs. He does some of the arrangements himself. Maybe that’s how it goes when you totally have control over your chops and make them do amazing slurs or ties at will. Archuleta did a knight proud with this one.

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Written by Fritz Tentativa · Filed Under BLOG 

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