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Jacob Arlow, a famous psychoanalyst once said that the most difficult thing about his success was dealing with the envy. Hope someone will help David deal with the negatives of success.
Paul Potts from England looked unlikely to be the winner of Britain's Got Talent when he came on stage to sing his opera song, but when he sang it was so beautiful. David is like Paul, a good guy with a great voice.
The only thing I agree with you on about David Cook is that he looks like your averge Joe... but then Archuleta doesn't exactly "look like a star" either. As for everything else you said about Cook, I disagree. To me it sounds like you're a bit jealous/threatened or angered by Archuleta's main competition (Cook), with people talking about this being a "battle of the David's".
Cook's talent mediocre??? Have you been watching all season? He has demonstrated to be well rounded, equally able to do rock songs and ballads with style and sounding great in both... but Archuleta has only shown he can successfully pull off ballads. And you say Cook doesn't deserve to win more? Again though, I'd rather have Archuleta win and Cook come in 2nd as the runner ups tend to have better luck after "Idol" and aren't controled by the show.
As for the final 3? It should be: Archuleta, David Cook, and Carly (if she hadn't been eliminated last week). Brooke should've been gone quite some time ago (last week especially)... but then it's about popularity at this point and not talent, so she's still around.
Constructive criticism: David Archuleta needs to work on his delivery of many songs, most specifically the up-tempo ones. He needs to be able to pull them off as well as he can with the ballads, and by that I don't just mean carrying a tune. Don't sound like you're doing a ballad when doing an up-tempo song, put some grit into the rock or up-tempos. You can't fill a CD with just ballads or sing only them for a whole concert. And as Andrew Lloyd Weber pointed out to him, try to keep your eyes open while singing... don't close them so much (once in a while and briefly at that is fine).
See how you can learn from that? Much better than just hearing "You can sing anything, you could sing the phonebook and I'd love it" from Paula & Randy.
david archuleta, dream, believe and survive!!!
"Your modesty, enthusiasm, and good nature are wholly infectious, and your enormous musical talent is mind-boggling."
"David, you touch a place deep in my heart with your music. Whenever I listen to you, it always makes me smile. Thank you for reminding me the world is really a wonderful place."
David, you are a rare, unique talent with the ability to lift us up to a higher realm.
"More than your voice, thank you for being you. Humanity needs their faith restored in people, and I think this is what you were born to do."
"You are truly an inspirational young man, both musically and personally. Your pure and beautiful soul is unmistakable. I hope you never lose your sense of joy and wonder, your smile and laughter are positively infectious."
"When I listen to your voice, I feel at peace."
It is so comforting to know that there are still people like you in this world. You are an inspiration to many.
"Your voice and your presence are therapeutic."
"Postponed my trip home to the Philippines just so I can vote."
I can't wait to hear David Archuleta sing songs that HE likes, that are close to his heart, that make his blood pump. All this old fogey stuff is a big turnoff. I'm in my 50s, and even I found some of it hard to listen to.
Not David's songs, of course. I've enjoyed him immensely. I've bought all his songs off iTunes. And, to think I stopped listening to popular music 20+ years ago--until I came across the Archulator on American Idol a couple months ago!
BIG HEADS UP--Emmy Rossum who portrayed Christine in Phantom of the Opera and sang "Think of Me" in the movie wrote: "Did any of you happen to see American Idol last night? I tuned in as I�d heard it was Andrew Llyod Webber night. David Archuleta sang �Think of Me� (a conventionally poperatic female song) from Phantom of the Opera. His interpretation was a sexy smooth pop ballad and it was STUNNING. His performance was BREATHTAKING."
Pretty heady praise coming from the professional who sang it in the movie! Wow!
week after. not only does he do the idol photoshoots, commercials, rehearsals with the rest of the competitors, he also goes to school 3 hours
a day! and still takes the challenge like a man. You,
Americans, should be proud that there is still
someone like him still exist in your country where
violence seems to be the norm. he is an inspiration
that is growing around the world. and if you, journalists, can not see that. then there is something wrong .
Isn't it conceivable that another "one trick pony" like David Archuleta can do the same thing in the Pop field. Frankly, I think David A. has one of the most magnificent voice I have ever heard and just think, he is only 17 and has got a lot of growing to do. What he is capable of achieving in the next few years becomes mind-boggling. So lay off the kid, it is wonderful to see a teenager will real class.
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This was the first time I ever watched Idol, and it was only because Neil Diamond was on, so please don't tell me I'm being biased. I'm basing my comment on how the people performed and their choice of music. David went with safe stuff, and did not do well at all.