San Diego, CA Show!

WOW!! I have no words for this Jenna..seriously..I'm speechless and that's saying alot for me!! LOL...OMG...Our Matt is such a "CLASS" act compared to this Jackass..i'm sorry but he just is ..I'm sure if any Adam fans come over here I will really get some trash talk from them but I don't give a crap because that is NOT MUSIC and NOT TALENT ..that is nothing but a circus show with some porn moves thrown in..really! .


Jenna did you see my PM??

Lisa_M wrote:

WOW!! I have no words for this Jenna..seriously..I'm speechless and that's saying alot for me!! LOL...OMG...Our Matt is such a "CLASS" act compared to this Jackass..i'm sorry but he just is ..I'm sure if any Adam fans come over here I will really get some trash talk from them but I don't give a crap because that is NOT MUSIC and NOT TALENT ..that is nothing but a circus show with some porn moves thrown in..really! .


Jenna did you see my PM??

LOL at the porn moves. I am still laughing! Yes I sent you a reply. And I agree Lana he tries way too hard to be sexy! Sexy is Matt who doesn't have to try because he just is.
Who else loved the way Matt used to walk across the stage on AI all casually with his hands in his pockets. Damn everytime he did that I was having dirty thoughts. Don't worry Lisa in order to post here you have to be a member and I seriously doubt any hardcore Adam fans are lurking here and I apologize if any of our members are upset with our posts but this is a Matt fansite after all.

Hey, Jenna and Lisa - I gotta disagree with you here. Adam is doing his thing and he does it very well. He has a powerful voice. Yes, he is over the top but that is the point. The lighting, smoke, costumes, gestures is what Adam's performances are all about. His fans like all that drama like we like Matt's soulful passionate performances. It is obviously not everyone's cup of tea but I respect him for "doing his thang".

I actually have not watched one video of another performer other than Matt for this tour. I did try Anoop once, who I used to kind of like, and thought he sounded horrible on MP. So this was the first time I saw Adam in concert. Thought it was a great, fun performance. I loved his Mad World performance on AI. Knocks my socks off. So brace yourselves girls....... I am looking forward to Adam's performance second after Matt. (I hear thuds.....Jenna - get up!)

Michael, Megan, Scott, Kris - not looking forward to performance - BORING. Lil, Anoop, Danny- could take em or leave em but I expect to be tapping my toe. Allison - should be fun. Adam - think it will be exciting. Matt - oooohhhhhh...there are no words for what I will be experiencing.

As for the kids in the audience having to see Adam grab his crotch...well, where the hell are the parents? Adam is going to perform, what would the parents expect but a wild show? If the parent's were offended on behalf of the kids, then shame on them for not using their head when buying the tickets.

Jenna, when we go to GR for the show just be prepared for the Adam part. I will be enjoying myself. I might even shed a tear during Mad World. You can buy me a beer during his part, OK?

And to be clear, I don't love Adam but like some performances. But I get how people do love him. And you guys can rant and rave about him and I love reading it. I hate Kris- well I don't hate him but am very pissed about him and really can't stand him. Hopefully i don't offend anyone who loves Kris. This is an open forum and it's fun to disagree!!

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As for the kids in the audience having to see Adam grab his crotch...well, where the hell are the parents? Adam is going to perform, what would the parents expect but a wild show? If the parent's were offended on behalf of the kids, then shame on them for not using their head when buying the tickets.

Sorry Maci I totally disagree with you here. The parents are bringing their kids to an AI concert not a Greenday concert. Last night I read a twitter from a parent who said Adam went way too far. AI is a family show as is the tour and Adam should respect that.

Jenna wrote:

http://twitpic.com/avife

mmmmmmmmmmm....Does he not seriously just keep getting better looking on this tour or what??? he looks soooo hot and dreamy in this pic!! I cannot wait to get some of these printed off!!!

Let me preface my post by saying that I'm not a prude! LOL I doubt any of us are after watching the Let's Get It On video over and over!

Honestly, I mainly have been watching Matt's set, plus the Beggin' medley and the DSB finale. I know I'm biased, but I watch only parts of the other Idols' solos, like Anoop, Lil, Michael, etc. (I heard that Megan was terrible, so I've been avoiding hers.) I did watch a little of Kris and Adam's sets, but not much.

To think I was feeling a little uncomfortable when Anoop was doing his pelvic thrusts (or "gyrations" as his fans would say) during My Prerogative! I think Anoop's moves are kind of ironic, like he's wearing the glasses, jacket and tie-- so he's supposed to be a sexy geek! I wouldn't mind kids watching his set.

But now that I have watched Adam's entire first song, I'm like, SPEECHLESS! WTF was that? I understand he's "theatrical" and a "rock god", so I expect there to be smoke machines, strobe lights, LOUD MUSIC, etc. But I can't believe he's performing those provactive moves for a general audience, where a lot of kids are in attendance (and I don't mean teenagers). I know, it's supposed to be sexy, but the crotch grabbing, humping the mic stand, and RUBBING the mic stand is kind of too mature for an American Idol audience. When Adam goes on his solo tour, he can fondle himself all he wants, but some of us don't really want to see THAT at a show that's supposed to be for families!

I guess Adam fans have a different interpretation of the word sexy. As do Matt fans, Kris fans, Danny fans, etc. (and yes, there are plenty of women who find Danny sexy!). Why do all of us love Matt? Maybe the phrase "less is more" applies to him. I could go on and on all day about why Matt is sexy, but I guess I love him because he's always himself. Matt on stage doesn't look too different than the Matt that goes out before the concerts and signs autographs for his fans. On the other hand, Adam looks completely different without all the layers of make-up, guyliner, spiky hair, leather pants, etc. that he wears on stage. Personally, I think Adam looks much better naturally, without the goth get up.

Matt doesn't need to take off his jacket (like Adam and Danny do) to look sexy. Matt doesn't need to hump the mic stand or rub his crotch either! Matt is sexy because he's a talented, gifted, energetic, charming, charismatic entertainer. Also, it doesn't hurt that he has a beautiful face, a raspy voice and a body that looks good in TIGHT PANTS! I think I would question Matt's motives if, all of a sudden, he wanted to strip on stage and start gyrating. I don't think it would fit his personality, JMO. Maybe it's just me, but I fell for Matt because he seemed like the Boy-Next-Door, who just happened to be super talented. I'm not into the 1980s Big Hair Hard Rock image. YUCK, it reminds me of Brett Michaels or Axl Rose!

Riley:

Matt doesn't need to take off his jacket (like Adam and Danny do) to look sexy. Matt doesn't need to hump the mic stand or rub his crotch either! Matt is sexy because he's a talented, gifted, energetic, charming, charismatic entertainer. Also, it doesn't hurt that he has a beautiful face, a raspy voice and a body that looks good in TIGHT PANTS! I think I would question Matt's motives if, all of a sudden, he wanted to strip on stage and start gyrating. I don't think it would fit his personality, JMO. Maybe it's just me, but I fell for Matt because he seemed like the Boy-Next-Door, who just happened to be super talented. I'm not into the 1980s Big Hair Hard Rock image. YUCK, it reminds me of Brett Michaels or Axl Rose!


I couldn't have said it better Riley...Matt is SEXY Because he is "Matt" ..just his beautiful self!!

Hey I just had to mention here since its the most recent show post that I REALLY miss Cecilie... I hope she is having fun in the south of FRANCE mind you but she needs to get back here soon!! Love you Cecilie..Hopefully you will see this when you get back here to all your buddies!!


muahhhhhh and hugs!!

First of all, thanks for posting that Adam video, because I wouldn't have seen it otherwise. I honestly haven't looked at even one other performance other than Matty's from the entire tour. I just wasn't at all interested in how they did, because I'm not at all interested in them. I've just been devouring everything I can find on Matt.

I find Adam's performance (?) completely disgusting for an American Idol tour. Believe me when I tell you that I'm no prude and that I've lived a long and very colorful life, but this tour is no place for that kind of vulgarity. My boss, who has four kids, ages 14, 12, 8 & 6, is taking the kids to see the show in Columbus, OH. They have watched Idol together for several years and have always had their favorites, voted for them, and have gone to the show together every year (at least the older kids - this might be the first time for the 6 year old). I will warn her about this and have her look at this video. I am certain she will sell her tickets after seeing this. She is careful about what her children see and up until this year the Idol tour has been family friendly.

Parents shouldn't have to worry about their children seeing anything on this tour that they wouldn't have seen during the regular season. Adam may have done a few crotch thrusts during the regular season, but fisting the mic stand is an entirely different thing. I'm amazed parents aren't insisting on refunds after being surprised with that kind of on-stage porn.

I also gree that this performance is ridiculously funny instead of being sexy. It does remind me also of Axl Rose, except for one thing. At least with Axl the ladies who were lusting and screaming after him could pretend that he might be interested in them. Don't they realize that the furthest thing on Adam's mind is the ladies?? It's all sooooo stupid!

Really good vid but it's like a hodge podge of all the performers. Apparently this guy filmed the whole concert and is obviously trying to sell it so he put a whole bunch of clips together. Kind of criminal if you ask me making money off these idols. Matt's part is about 4:10 minutes in...

Jenna wrote:

Really good vid but it's like a hodge podge of all the performers. Apparently this guy filmed the whole concert and is obviously trying to sell it so he put a whole bunch of clips together. Kind of criminal if you ask me making money off these idols. Matt's part is about 4:10 minutes in...

LOL AI concert in under 11 minutes! I love it.
Michael: Bleh
Megan: I actuall like Megs. her voice is certainly not the best, but it's interesting and I enjoy listening to her.
Scott: still puts me to sleep. I could barerly tolerate 25 sec. of his set. Sorry.
Anoop:???
LIL: LOL@ LIL. Work it girl!!
Matt: The one and only Matt Giraud. The only redeeming factor of the firdt half of the show (IMO) the bottom 5 are so lucky that matt is on their side of the intermission, else that whole first half would just be fodder. Matt ROCKS HTH. Plus it doesn't hurt that he is sexy as all hell.
Tell Her about it: LOL all I could see was that lady behind scott with the blue feather in her hair. Ridiculous
Allison: SHE IS A ROCKSTAR. I'll be watching out for her
Danny: I am coming around to Danny slowly. He certainly looks like he has been working out some. And the salsa dancing is cute.
Adam: But he almost bored me as much as scott!!
Kris: LOL pocket Idol. I kinda like this killers song for him. I may have to check out this entire performance.
DSB: LOL@ Megan and Allison. Matt looks hott as usual.

pasnthru wrote:

First of all, thanks for posting that Adam video, because I wouldn't have seen it otherwise. I honestly haven't looked at even one other performance other than Matty's from the entire tour. I just wasn't at all interested in how they did, because I'm not at all interested in them. I've just been devouring everything I can find on Matt.

I find Adam's performance (?) completely disgusting for an American Idol tour. Believe me when I tell you that I'm no prude and that I've lived a long and very colorful life, but this tour is no place for that kind of vulgarity. My boss, who has four kids, ages 14, 12, 8 & 6, is taking the kids to see the show in Columbus, OH. They have watched Idol together for several years and have always had their favorites, voted for them, and have gone to the show together every year (at least the older kids - this might be the first time for the 6 year old). I will warn her about this and have her look at this video. I am certain she will sell her tickets after seeing this. She is careful about what her children see and up until this year the Idol tour has been family friendly.

Parents shouldn't have to worry about their children seeing anything on this tour that they wouldn't have seen during the regular season. Adam may have done a few crotch thrusts during the regular season, but fisting the mic stand is an entirely different thing. I'm amazed parents aren't insisting on refunds after being surprised with that kind of on-stage porn.

I also gree that this performance is ridiculously funny instead of being sexy. It does remind me also of Axl Rose, except for one thing. At least with Axl the ladies who were lusting and screaming after him could pretend that he might be interested in them. Don't they realize that the furthest thing on Adam's mind is the ladies?? It's all sooooo stupid!

Do you think your boss would still take her kids if they "conveniently" left their seats during Adam's performance? I'm just asking because it would be a shame if her kids had to miss the entire concert due to Adam's risque moves. I think his set lasts about 10 minutes, so maybe all of them could go the restrooms and the concession stand in the meantime? The rest of the concert looks really cool (I like the video screens and the lighting) and appropriate for all ages (Matt's tight pants included).

And jenna, isn't that guy essentially selling bootleg DVD copies of the concert? We all know by now that 19E is very strict about what the Idols can/can't do, say, sell, etc. , so I assume this video won't be an official DVD! Fox/Freemantle Media is quick to remove any video clips from the AI show that are posted on YouTube. I wonder how long before this guy is busted? Ha-ha!

BTW, I agree with Lana that the bottom 5 are lucky that Matt is in their half of the concert! They needed someone who looked like a professional entertainer! (Sorry, if that sounded "smug"!)

I just wanted to add another comment that I found over at the MyIdol forum. Of course, this was coming from another die-hard Adam fan, but she was pretty fair to Matt and Danny. The title of the thread was "Who had the most screams?"

vickiefromca replied:
Everyone was cheered and applauded for, some more than others. In the first half of the show, Matt was the stand out IMO. His piano
playing skills are amazing and really add to his performance.

She goes on to say that Adam received the most screams by a wide margin, but it seemed like Danny had more audience screams than Kris. I think Kris's fans are just more mellow than Danny's. But I loved reading that Matt definitely was the crowd favorite in the first half. The tour is damn lucky that someone as talented and versatile as Matt performs in the first half. Otherwise, they could have had some fans arrive "fashionably" late during intermission, just in time for the second half! LOL

Jenna wrote:

Don't Stop Believing...

Ok is it my imagination or is Scott now butting into Matt's DoDoDo's and ruining it? WTF? Shut up Scott! The dododo's are Matt's!

http://www.northcountytimes.com/articles/2009/07/19/entertainment/music/z9f5d6b46b567e3ec882575f700086506.txt

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Matt Giraud: The first-act closer is also the first act's best performer. He's got masterful stage presence, lightning-fast piano skills and confidence that serve him well, especially in "Hard to Handle."

Wow great review! That's our guy...masterful! Perfect word for him!

Loving the positive reviews of Matt!

I've seen only Matt's videos from the tour and none of the other idols. But I've noticed a lot of ranting about Adam in this Forum. =( I understand we all have our own preferences. Matt's my only favorite, but I also appreciate Adam especially vs. Kris! I think it's more fun when we try to discuss mainly Matt-related stuff. I say good luck to all the Idols but the fiercest, most power to Matty!

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jul/20/1c20idol194237-lambert-and-idols-rock-sports-arena/

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Matt Giraud's piano and vocals on “Georgia on my Mind,” complete with a hat and theatrical wipe of his brow, also garnered heavy applause.

Review from MJ's. LOL it's great to see a diehard fan on MJ's.

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As Anoop ended singing, I braced myself for what was to come. My favorite contestant of the season, the underrated, fedora-wearing Matt Giraud was next. I was practically the only Matt fan in my section, but I didn’t care and I stood up, cheering and shouting for my favorite. I had to represent! Matt started with an incredible “Hard to Handle”, not only singing, but also playing a mean piano. His next song was “Georgia on my Mind”, the same one that catapulted him into the Top 36. Giraud was bluesy, laidback and just plain awesome. He closed his all too brief set with The Fray’s “You Found Me”, a song he performed on the iTunes Top 100 week on “Idol”, to scathing reviews from the judges and copycat accusations. While I don’t think that performance was any bad at all, his tour rendition of “You Found Me” was much better and unique.

A dual set of pianos emerged from below the stage. Scott MacIntyre and Matt Giraud joined forces in a duet of Billy Joel’s “Tell Her About It”. Honestly, everytime Matt opened his mouth to sing, it was heaven. Giraud overpowered Scott, but the duet worked. While the piano men quickly changed their wardrobe, Season 8’s sexy gals, Lil Rounds and Megan Joy shared a duet of “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”, only to be joined by the rest of the bottom 6 on a group number of Madcon’s “Beggin’”, where Sarver, Desai and Giraud shone.

Ok this is a very brief 7 seconds but so cute!

Jenna wrote:

http://www.northcountytimes.com/articles/2009/07/19/entertainment/music/z9f5d6b46b567e3ec882575f700086506.txt

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Matt Giraud: The first-act closer is also the first act's best performer. He's got masterful stage presence, lightning-fast piano skills and confidence that serve him well, especially in "Hard to Handle."

Wow great review! That's our guy...masterful! Perfect word for him!

Loved this review! Thanks for posting!But of course, our guy is masterful.

I am so pumped about Matt's buzz on tour, he will get a deal for sure after it ends. He just has to! I am so sure now.

Do you guys know the TWOP forums? Over there they are always a bit snarky about the Idols and even them think Matt has potential and should definitely get a record deal next.
I am so excited about his future career! And also his solo shows on Jan (although I wish I could go!).
I think all of these things are a great sign that a record deal is coming soon. JMHO.

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Thanks for the review, Fernando. I went to the LA show for Adam, but in the process of that Matt won me over in a way he didn’t on the show. He got a pretty good reception. I think his “intro” with the beatboxing and his picture was sweet as well.

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Thanks Fernando for taking the time to write a review. I am glad you enjoyed t so much. I loved it too when I saw it in San Jose. I became a Matt fan that night. I only thought of him as a piano bar type of performer until I saw him live and I thought he was very talented.

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That was the same with me. Loved Matt at the beginning, but he just never met my expectations of him. I always felt his nervousness when he performed. I saw him though at the Ontario show and was totally blown away. He was awesome. I felt so happy for him. He has mad piano skills.

Thank you for the great and well written review Fernando.

Hope Matt gets signed!!!!!

Partial Georgia...LOL there is a slight lisp again. Gotta love lispy Matt!

Tell Her About It....Lol lispy Matt again...