It’s Lambert who rules the stage for Garden ‘Idols’ party
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To go to an “American Idols Live’’ concert is to commit to the entirety of it, the happy, safe mediocrity of the world’s greatest karaoke show. It is to know that you will endure the wobbly warbles of Megan Joy Corkrey before getting to the tougher tones of Allison Iraheta. It is to know that after Adam Lambert rules every inch of the stage, you still have to sit through Kris Allen.
Yes, poor likable “Idol’’ winner Allen, with his plaid shirt and his hi-tops and his acoustic guitar, functioned as a sweet and hardworking anticlimax when he appeared as the last act of the night, crooning such fan favorites as “Heartless’’ and “Ain’t No Sunshine When She’s Gone.’’
It was Lambert who truly owned the show from the moment he appeared in a cloud of smoke, singing “Whole Lotta Love’’ with a full commitment from his vocal cords and his pelvis. He made PG-rated motions with the microphone stand. He sat intensely on a stool for “Mad World.’’ He pulled Iraheta onstage for a rollicking duet of “Slow Ride.’’ He writhed for a Bowie medley. He threw a bra that had landed onstage back into the squealing TD Garden crowd.
For the past eight years, the producers behind the “American Idol” summer tour have perfected the art of putting on an entertaining concert — this year’s tour is no exception. At last week’s show in Boston, the audience burst into screams as soon as the show’s familiar techno theme began to play and an enormous center screen rolled a video of last season’s 10 finalists. Even without Ryan Seacrest’s famous line (“This… is American Idol”) and the judges’ snarky or gushing critiques, the performers had enough exuberance to fill the TD Banknorth Garden.
Getting the audience pumped and ready for the two-hour concert fell on the shoulders of tenth place finisher Michael Sarver. The former oil rigger who charmed the judges with Boyz II Men’s “Thank You” at the Phoenix audition surprised the crowd with a dynamic rendition of Ne-Yo’s “Closer.” Although he saw little screen time throughout the season, Sarver proved that he has the chops to survive and even thrive in the recording industry.
Kris Allen, Adam Lambert and their fellow top 10 contestants of "American Idol"'s eighth season unleashed the screams of a 10,000-strong crowd within the TD Garden on Tuesday night, bringing their newly minted star power to Boston for the local stop on a 50-city tour.
The Garden performance gave the Idols a chance to connect with fans who wore out phones and racked up telephone bills voting for them over the course of the talent competition television show's latest season. The Boston tour date also happened to be preceded by a day off in the tour itinerary, an opportunity for the Idols to connect with the city of Boston in general.
"If you come to Boston and don't tour the city, you'd better be sick in your hotel room," said Michael Sarver, one of "Idol"'s top 10, on Tuesday afternoon. Sarver was among a crew that was soaked by the Codzilla on Monday, part of a jampacked day that any Boston tourist knows well: harbor ride, Aquarium and a duck boat tour of Boston. Sarver said he was one of the many who fell under the spell of the amphibious vehicle.
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