Guns N' Roses Night on American Idol?

[BurningHills]

http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/2009-1-13-monkeys-as-critics/posts/2009-3-10-recap-american-idol-the-top-13-sings-michael-jackson

Singer: ADAM LAMBERT

Song: "Black & White"

My Take: A Michael Jackson is a lay-up for Adam, with his upper register. He's overwhelmed by the band and the start and I'm immediately worried. But Adam finds himself as he goes along and the song shifts into a rock-n-roll mode. It starts off as straight-forward Jacko and becomes bigger and bigger until he's practically playing to an arena. He runs all over the stage without ever losing his breath or his rhythm, jumping around and stirring the audience up. Is anybody else ready for Adam's take on Guns 'n' Roses night? I am? I'll bet he does a spectacular Axl Rose. Is Adam theatrical? Yes. Is he frantic? Yes. Is his showmanship off the charts? Yes. His phrasing is better than anything we've seen on "Idol" since Melinda Doolittle. He plays ever word. Also, it's hard not to read at least some political statement into this choice of song.


http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2009/03/american_idol_top_13_michael_j.html


Adam Lambert, "Black or White": As Dan Fienberg put it, Adam is gonna kill it on Guns 'N Roses night, because that was a seriously late '80s hair metal take on Jacko. I agree that very few contestants in the show's history work that stage as well as he did tonight, and he's definitely got a lot of range and ability. I'm just not sure I like what he does with it.

[Buddha_Master]

No please no....

so lame... so very very lame. Nothing good other then record sales can come from this. Think about it. You know there will be no songs off Chinese Democracy. So already the far superior CD will continue to get shafted and be further looked down upon which is getting infuriating. And it goes completely against Axl's  message and that as a fan, hurts. I hope this is bullshit.

[gilee7]

God, I hope not. I really don't care to see a bunch of amateurs mutilate the songs I love so much.

Doesn't Axl have to give permission for them to sing his songs on shows like this? I've never seen or heard of anyone on AI singing GNR in the past. Hell, they never even sang a GNR song on either season of Rock Star, even with Gilby there.

I bet those two posters were just being hypothetical, complimenting Adam's range by saying he could pull off a GNR night.

[Annie]

No please no....

so lame... so very very lame. Nothing good other then record sales can come from this. Think about it. You know there will be no songs off Chinese Democracy. So already the far superior CD will continue to get shafted and be further looked down upon which is getting infuriating. And it goes completely against Axl's  message and that as a fan, hurts. I hope this is bullshit.

I hope so too.

[GNRFAN20]

First time I will watch American Idol.

[oldgunsfan]

http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/2009-1-13-monkeys-as-critics/posts/2009-3-10-recap-american-idol-the-top-13-sings-michael-jackson

Singer: ADAM LAMBERT

Song: "Black & White"

My Take: A Michael Jackson is a lay-up for Adam, with his upper register. He's overwhelmed by the band and the start and I'm immediately worried. But Adam finds himself as he goes along and the song shifts into a rock-n-roll mode. It starts off as straight-forward Jacko and becomes bigger and bigger until he's practically playing to an arena. He runs all over the stage without ever losing his breath or his rhythm, jumping around and stirring the audience up. Is anybody else ready for Adam's take on Guns 'n' Roses night? I am? I'll bet he does a spectacular Axl Rose. Is Adam theatrical? Yes. Is he frantic? Yes. Is his showmanship off the charts? Yes. His phrasing is better than anything we've seen on "Idol" since Melinda Doolittle. He plays ever word. Also, it's hard not to read at least some political statement into this choice of song.


http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2009/03/american_idol_top_13_michael_j.html


Adam Lambert, "Black or White": As Dan Fienberg put it, Adam is gonna kill it on Guns 'N Roses night, because that was a seriously late '80s hair metal take on Jacko. I agree that very few contestants in the show's history work that stage as well as he did tonight, and he's definitely got a lot of range and ability. I'm just not sure I like what he does with it.

i usually hate american idol but this dude does have one hell of a vocal range and enjoy is take on what he's performed; listening to him and some of the underwhelming VR auditions i'v heard online, I'd take this dude over any of them


most likely I'll get flamed for this so plesae, fire away

[D]

HAHA I told u guys to be careful about how much u talk about other people.


Hey, whatever gets publicity. U gotta give a little. Doesn't mean anything though.

[grog mug]

When will this be airing?

[oldgunsfan]

When will this be airing?

proabably never

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

If you never watched or don't watch American Idol, you have nothing to worry about.

Really.

[axljungle]

Well, some publicity it's not bad.

[patcooper]

When will this be airing?

it's a joke.

[russtcb]

We watch this show every year for some reason. Every since I saw that guy I've been hoping they at least do an 80s show of some sort. He'd KILL some Skids.

[Voodoochild]

HAHA I told u guys to be careful about how much u talk about other people.

Thanks for the advise, but what the hell the band (I mean the current band) has to do with this?

[IKnowWhereIAM]

Take this for what it was, an off handed comparison to Axl's energy on-stage. 

Axl Rose, I hope we NEVER see a Guns night on American Idol!  My wife is a religious fan - and I have had to sit through my share of early episodes - used to be funny for the train wrecks (when they were honest attempts, rather than scripted BS to get on TV).  1 in 100 great singers -might- be able to pull off a decent performance...Carrie Underwood has done a decent Paradise City (after Idol)...but a full show would be like watching Wednesday night Karaoke, at some dive bar - the kind where there are 3 or 4 'Karaoke groupies' (fat chicks) that stay on stage all night, and drive away paying customers.

No GNR night, please.   

[AC]

I cannot see them doing a GN'R night. Won't happen.

a.

[ppbebe]

I don't care if anyone sings a GNR classic or 2 on telly. I'm still not watching the show.

HAHA I told u guys to be careful about how much u talk about other people.

Thanks for the advise, but what the hell the band (I mean the current band) has to do with this?

I don't get what you 2 are talking about.

[D]

If they just had a GNR night on American Idol and GNR had nothing to do with it, OK, u can't fault them for that if they have no control

but I remember when Bon Jovi were on there, all the shit I took from people about it. And I admit, I hated them being on that shit, but u know, sometimes people do shit they don't want to for the sake of their careers.


Anyhow, I have told people to be careful how much shit u talk about other artists and the different promo things they do, because u never know what sort of Promo GNR may end up doing once CD is out.

If they were to now appear on American Idol, honestly, it would be a GREAT move but it would also make the hardcore fan groan louder than I did when Bon Jovi were on there.

[Jdog0830]

If they just had a GNR night on American Idol and GNR had nothing to do with it, OK, u can't fault them for that if they have no control

but I remember when Bon Jovi were on there, all the shit I took from people about it. And I admit, I hated them being on that shit, but u know, sometimes people do shit they don't want to for the sake of their careers.


Anyhow, I have told people to be careful how much shit u talk about other artists and the different promo things they do, because u never know what sort of Promo GNR may end up doing once CD is out.

If they were to now appear on American Idol, honestly, it would be a GREAT move but it would also make the hardcore fan groan louder than I did when Bon Jovi were on there.

its only a matter of time now when when when...

[demanding_GNR_rock]

Think Of the ratings and publicity... Itd be kick ass to see GNR being blasted at the masses. A whole show of classic GNR tracks then a actual GNR appearance with some CD stuff would be a massive advert !

 (ive never seen AI)