David cook

The battle of the Davids is over and David Cook is the new American Idol for 2008. 

This year American Idol wasn't without it's drama and hype.  I have watched American Idol every season and I have to say I truly enjoyed this year better than some in the past.  Maybe it was because of the fact that I really liked all of the singers and appreciated their talents. 

This idol season there was no major singer that I truly wanted voted off. I liked them all.  Yes, I admit Jason Castro was not one of my favorites but he was a likeable person and had a unique way about him. 

In the past some of the idol shows have left me bored or not with a favorite. This season I had more than one favorite.  I started out as a David Archuleta and Brooke White fan and as the shows past David Cook grew more and more as one of my top 2. 

As a country music fan this rocker captured my interest with his unique style and abiltiy to sing just about any song well. When he sang Billie Jean, Hello, and the Roberta Flack song that Simon picked out for him was just enough to show how much talent he has.

David Archuleta's style was more soft and mellow but he always sang well and seem to be a geniously nice person. 

As for the hype of who was going to win I really believed that David Cook had what it takes to be a winner but David A was truly a great contender. The finale left me wanted to hear more of both singers.

On the last show where they presented David Cook with the title I actually watched all two hours of the program including the commercials. By the way did you see David Archuleta in the Guitar Hero commercial spoofing Tom Cruise's performance in Risky Business?

For once I wanted to see all of the finalists sing and I was not disappointed.

Yes, a few of them looked a little uncomfortable trying to dance around the stage but it's and entertainment show and you do what the producers ask of you within reason.  There were funny parts and interesting guests. The spoof with Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr. singing as the pips behind Gladys Knight was a nice comedic break placed in the middle of the show. Bryan Adams, George Michael, Seal, and Donna Summer gave star studded performances as well. 

One of my favorite guest performers was Carrie Underwood.  She shows us what a true American Idol sucsess story is. My only question is while Paula gets up and dances for every performer and even cries over some I watched her as Carrie took the stage and she sat their motionless giving me the opinion that she is not a big Carrie fan.  I guess we all have our opinions.

As the season has ended we will now watch the two Davids make their way on to the talk show circuit until they show up with their new CD's  and appear on next years idol program. No matter what I am sure we will be watching both of their careers for years to come. Read More »