by SHUIB TAIB
American Idol Season 8 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Unless you are an American Idol fan, you will find this a tad amateurish. It contains 12 songs sung by the top 10 American Idol finalists for this year.
There are 12 songs on the CD, with champion Kris Allen singing two and runner-up Adam Lambert taking two as well. Danny Gokey, who made it to the last three, gives a rousing performance in Stand By Me. It’s refreshing to see that he has done it his way. Gokey’s voice control is simply remarkable. He is able to soar and also register the lower notes smoothly. I Can’t Make You Love Me by Allison Iraheta sounds very mature for someone her age. Matt Giraud’s rendition of Michael Jackson’s Human Nature is commendable.
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Selected tracks: Stand By Me, Human Nature and You Are Not Alone
Rating: HH½
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I wish he could have recorded Kiss from a Rose again. Even though it was just an accapella during Hollywood week, it’s still my favourite song he ever did.