by Roryanne O'Rourke

Created on: October 27, 2010

American Idol, Adam Lambert, and the King of Rock

The first time I said, "Jumped the shark," was during the final episode of American Idol season 8, when Ryan Seacrest did not say, "This year's American Idol is...Adam Lambert!"

The night the contestants took on Elvis Presley songs, Adam Lambert, who lost the title of America's favorite singer to Kris Allen in Season 8, mentored the singers.

I think that Adam gave wonderful advice to the contestants. He did it with humility and grace, and it was a refreshing change from some of the other so-called legends in past American Idol shows. Adam did not pretend to be a big know-it-all rock star, and he just gave them honest opinions on what they should and should not do during their performances last night.

Adam Lambert is the first American Idol contestant to be a mentor for the aspiring singers and I think he is because he is the most talented singer Idol has ever had on the show.

Elvis Presley would have turned 75 this past January 8, had he lived to see these nine contestants perform his songs. I wonder what he would have thought about a new generation introduced to his songs. Elvis Presley is a legend, in a league all of his own, and I think most of all, he would have been proud of the job Adam Lambert did with the contestants. I just wished they had listened more closely to what Adam advised them to do.

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American Idol eliminates two so "Whatya want from me?"

I read on the Internet that American Idol voters would eliminate two contestants on the night that Adam Lambert performed, because the judges used their one and only save last week, to keep Michael Lynche in the competition.

Before Ryan told the three contestants in the bottom, Michael, Lew, and Katie, who would join Andrew on his trip home, Adam Lambert took the stage.

When I say he took the stage, he TOOK it! As much as I love David Cook's voice and wanted him to win the entire season of American Idol from audition to finale, Adam Lambert is officially my absolute favorite American Idol contestant of all time.

When American Idol brings guest singers on, they are big names that I am not wild about, or they are virtual unknown that I believe should stay that way. However, Adam Lambert is a different story altogether.

The performance was amazing; the special effects were the most spectacular thing I have ever seen, and his vocals? Flawless is the only way to describe it.

I said, and my 17-year-old son agreed, that as blown away as I was by

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