[stripes1776]

The queer one can’t hold a candle to the overall talent level of Kris. Lambert will win only if it’s a politically correct driven decision. He’s one dimensional, whereas Kris is multi-dimensional. That’s the one reason I’ve never followed American Idolators. They usually pick the one that can scream into the microphone the loudest.

I don't watch the show because I find it boring. I do not like the songs that Lambert is currently singing or his style of singing. But I ran across this on Youtube. Here is Lambert a few years ago singing in a production of "Brigadoon":
"Come to Me, Bend to Me"
(You will have to stop the audio after the song finishes because it goes into some awful rock stuff later.)

Please note the phrasing at about 3:20 minutes into the song. He has an incredible voice. Too bad he isn't using it anymore.

[Hildy]

Did you listen to him sing Tracks of my tears or MAD WORLD? When he sings a ballad, like this, nobody can hold a candle to him. And he does still sing longs like that. I posted youtubes here of him singing the one you posted and a later song called I JUST LOVE YOU...he’s brilliant.