5:10 p.m.
As the bass starts to shake the walls, and the sounds of thousands of little girls screaming in starstruck awe pierce my ears, I know it can only mean one thing. It's Idol time.
Friday night the top 10 contestants from American Idol performed at the KY State Fair. This was my second year attending and the kids did not disappoint. Surrounded by 11 and 12 year olds, and 50+ year-olds, Patrick's mom, her friend, Sherry and I clapped and swayed to the musical styling of Idol winner Jordan Sparks and runner-up Blake Lewis, as well as the rest of the gang, which included the musical phenomenon, Sanjaya.
They got it started as they danced and rapped their interpretation of the Black Eyed Peas. The energy was high and the crowd was going wild. Everyone (for the most part) sounded great. The highlights of the evening were Blake's beatboxing, Chis Richardson's Justin Timberlake impression, anything that came out of Lakeshia Jones or Melinda Doolittle's mouth, and when Haley Scarnato wasn't on the stage.
Jordan Sparks, the brilliant singer of only 17 years old, put chills on my arms. And Phil Stacy, dressed in his Navy uniform, brought a tear to the eyes of the sentimental with his patriotic "America, the Beautiful". But, in my opinion, it was Blake attmepting his best Keller Williams while singing Maroon Five's "She Will Be Loved" that impressed me the most. American Idol did not show what a talent this young man truly is. Out of all of the contestants, his would be the only concert I would actually pay to see.
While the show was very entertaining and moving at times, it couldn't quite live up to the previous year's show. Missing was the infectious energy of Taylor Hicks, the sweet underrated talent of Elliot Yamin, and the hard rockin' guitar lickin' of Chris Daughtry. But even though this year's lineup couldn't quite compare to last year's, it was still a show worth seeing.
As auditions are currently underway, I can't wait to see what kind of talent will undoubtedly take to the fair next year.
Rock on.
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