American Idol Concert!

Last night Nathan and I went to Evansville, IN to see the American Idol's summer tour. Evansville is only about 40 min. from Nathan's parents house, so we dropped the kids off and then we all spent the night. It was so great to be able to enjoy the show and know that the kids were in good hands. Thanks James and Rosie!! I know that most of you reading this are idol fans,
so I am going to give a synopsis of the show with my opinion thrown in. You don't have to agree--just my opinion!
For starters, the Roberts Stadium is a fabulous arena because it is fairly small. We were on the side on the 5th row (GREAT seats), so it felt pretty intimate. The sound was also great. It is pretty amazing that you could hear above all of the screaming, but you could and it was awesome!! Another cool thing about the show was that the idols performed the full versions of the songs--not just the shortened TV versions.
The top 10 performed in order that they were eliminated. The top 8 performed 3 songs, David A. performed 4, and David C. performed 5. They did a finale with all 10 together.

10. Chikezie: I had forgotten about Chikezie, but his voice was actually really incredible, and his energy was a fun way to start the show. I don't remember what he sang, but I liked it.
9. Ramyelle: She was probably my least favorite. Her voice is OK, but I was wondering how she made it this far on the show. She had on a skimpy outfit with high heeled boots (can anyone say pretty woman?). Anyway, as Simon would say--forgettable.
8. Michael Johns: The girls went crazy for him. My favorite of his set was "We are the Champions". He could really belt it out!
7. Christy Lee Cook: Another revealing outfit, but I actually enjoyed watching her perform. She did "God Bless the USA" that she did on the show and it was excellent.
6. Carly Smithson: AMAZING. She was actually one of my favorites of the evening. Her voice was spot on! She did an Evanescence song that really blew us away. I also liked her version of Celene Dion's "I drove all night". She was awesome.
5. Brooke White: Granted, I am biased, but it was so refreshing to see a beautiful girl dressed modestly! She did "Let it be" on the piano, and she also played the guitar. I loved all three of her performances.
4. Jason Castro: I was not a fan of Jason's during the show, but hearing him live was outstanding. He is very unique and fun to listen to. He has such a gorgeous face--if only he would cut those dumb dread locks!
3. Syesha Mercado: I loved her voice, but by this time I was thinking David Archuleta's next!! So, I had a hard time focusing.
2. DAVID ARCHULETA: YEAH! I am such a fan--and so was everyone else in the audience. The stadium erupted with screaming. It was pretty crazy, but so exciting to be there! His voice was as pure and crystal clear as I thought it would be. While he was singing I remembered Randy Jackson screaming "crazy vocals!!" I couldn't agree more. SO sad when his four songs were over.
1. DAVID COOK: YEAH!! I am a fan of David Cook's as well and it was cool to see a rock star in the making. He was throwing out guitar picks and touching the girls hands. He was great. I especially liked "Billy Jean" that he did on the show. Between his loud music and the girls screaming my ears were ringing, but it was so worth it. My only critisism was that his pants were WAY too tight. His butt is just too big to wear those pants. Other that that, great performances!

The following is a you tube clip that was posted today of the concert last night. I can't take credit for filming it, but it is really close to our seats, so this will give you an idea of what the concert was like. It is David A. perfoming "Angels". It was definitely one of my favorites. Anyway, I think that is enough rambling about the show. It was a great time. I am glad that Nathan and I will be able to share this memory!! Just for the record, he was screaming too :)