The David Chronicles » 08 American Idol Season 7

As we embark on a new chapter (or, rather, volume) of David’s journey, how about we look at David’s first and last performances of Imagine on American Idol, including his 2 conversations with Ryan Seacrest afterwards, and share our impressions?

The point of this exercise is not to say which performance is better (which is pretty pointless – they are the same person for Archusakes!), but to reflect upon how David has changed (or stayed the same) over these 2 years, personally and musically… and to reflect upon our own parallel journeys as fans.

I have some thoughts of my own of course, but I’ll save them for later. See you on the other side…

February 2008:

April 2010:

Think of Me: Studio Version

Rascal — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 06:20:29 +0000

[audio:http://www.thedavidchronicles.com/audio/Think_of_Me.mp3]

I haven’t written much about the studio recordings because for the most part I don’t really like them. They rotate the kids through the studio as quickly as they can and it always sounds it. The cuts from a technical standpoint are generally professional (although some of my audio engineering colleagues have even questioned that aspect), but they invariably feel rushed and incomplete from an artistic standpoint. You can’t really win with this Idol set up: The live performances are better but too brief, while the studio performances are longer but fall far short of their potential.

In David’s case, my feeling has always been that he just hasn’t had the benefit of the right studio producer, one who knows what he’s capable of and how to get it. The energy of a live audience is enough to drive the dynamics of his performance into a realm of intensity that he has yet to achieve in the studio. David’s current tendency seems to be to “lay back into the lovely,” with his instrument, and although possibly a wise tactic in the midst of a long competition where vocal stress is a constant risk, it nevertheless compromises his power in the studio; on the bigger songs especially.

What we hadn’t really had until Think if Me was a song of such intimacy that David’s current studio tendencies really pay off. It was difficult at first to get past the insanely sentimental arrangement–complete with overdone glissandos, sappy violins, and a freakin’ harp for God’s sakes (I think a hiring criterion for American Idol arrangers must be a predilection for extra cheese)–but gradually I was able to appreciate what David himself had accomplished with this one, and it is quite remarkable.

His voice has never sounded better. Clear, rich, resonant, and in a strange way both round and sharp. There isn’t a hint of labor in this performance. Like Fred Astaire, whose legendary commitment to practice and craft made his flawless performances seem so utterly effortless, David sings as though a pure conduit for the plaintive heart of the song. He channels the music more than he performs it.

Ironically, though perhaps not surprisingly, David’s musical crafting is much smarter than the arrangement. The sophistication of his musical intelligence might be most evident in the melodic variations from “imagine me, trying too hard…” (at 1:43) through to “…think of those things we’ll never do…” (2:01). With all the riffing and melisma going on in popular music today, it is extremely challenging to come up with unexpected choices, but David does it with an unerring ear for restraint.

I was gratified to learn in a recent interview with Dean Kaelin, David’s voice coach, that David and his team were not terribly thrilled with the arrangement, either. They had apparently been lobbying for a jazzier, more contemporary treatment. Doesn’t surprise me in the least, and gives me hope that when the industry gets a hold of him, that he won’t capitulate his instincts to their greed. David must have had at least some impact on the ultimate approach used for the live performance (which comes after the studio recording in the weekly production sequence), because Tuesday night’s arrangement was perceptibly less saccharine than the studio version (note the dissonance added to the guitar intro for starters).

It’s incredibly easy to go overboard with R&B-rooted genre stylings but David never does (even despite encouragements in that direction from notable producers like Randy Jackson). David has what so many gifted entertainers often lack: taste. I’m convinced this is the reason that his detractors find him “boring.” These are the same people who find boring the sumptuously subtle in any artistic form. These are the people, God bless them, who don’t even notice something unless it’s completely over-the-top. There is plenty of bombast in American popular entertainment today. I’ll take my David Archuleta without all the extras, thanks.

Rascal

AI Season 9 – Yawn

marlie7 — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:24:10 +0000

Okay, tonight was a better night for some of these contestants. Michael connected with the audience, Crystal sang well in her stiletto heels, Andrew made a bit of a comeback, and Lee came out of his shell to show off his fine chops.

But oh, the rest of the crew was insanely boring, pitchy, bland and robotic.

There will never be another Season 7 for us – we know that. But at least we should be able to get a little bit excited about someone on this show. There isn’t even any real controversy to mask the lack of talent and personality on the show this year.

Is it me, or is this the worst AI ever? Am I being harsh, or are my expectations too high after Season 7?

Being Balladeer

Rascal — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:00:39 +0000

It’s hard not to feel protective or defensive of an artist about whom you feel so passionate. It’s also hard not to make comparisons, almost always a misguided proposition. That’s why when Adam Lambert appeared on the cover of Entertainment Weekly toward the end of the season eight American Idol competition as the crown certain, I couldn’t help but feel a little tweaked that David hadn’t gotten similar press love when he was in precisely the same position. But then again, I quickly told myself, EW never liked David. Or, more accurately, never got David.

Neither do I put much credence in the opinions of that publication anyway; the editorial staff reminds me of a gaggle of bitter queens and their fag hags, the kids from high school who got chorus parts in the school musicals and then proceeded to snark and snipe from the wings about those with real talent and a passion for hard work. David was never marginal enough for these wannabes. He was too clean, too mainstream, too morally grounded, too freaking nice. EW proclaimed Adam to be a “true original — and just what the show needed.” What a bunch of malarkey. Where I come from, Adam is about as original as every third twentysomething walking down the streets of the East Village or Williamsburg. Since when does guyliner make you original? No, Adam got EW love because he was way more their type: flamboyant, iconoclastic, insecure, and over-the-top.

But then came the Rolling Stone cover, at a point when Adam was officially #2 — the same role, again, that David was in a year ago. Why the press love for Adam? Or, more to the point, why the absence of same for David? I think tagging Adam’s not-so revelatory acknowledgment of his sexuality as the basis for the attention is a little too facile. It is a story (I guess), an easy one anyway, one that still — for perhaps just a few more cultural minutes, at any rate — retains the faintest wisp of something scandalous or at least unconventional, but it does not on its own account for the high profiling.

No, I put it down to identity entertainment. Just as all the debates over identity politics during the long presidential election gave us insight into the difference between using personal attributes (race, religion, history) as a primary measure for competence rather than performance and policy, so too it is easier, for both press and public alike, to assess and embrace an entertainer based on similarly dubious measures. Familiar models outpace true originals in almost every case. Far from being original, Lambert’s glam-rock goth boy persona trods a well-worn path, blazed decades ago by the likes of David Bowie, Ozzy Osborne, Pete Burns and Boy George, among others.

The David Archuleta persona does not fit into any neat, familiar models. There are highly original, even revolutionary aspects to his persona, but they are deep rather than broad. Indeed they are unspectacular, even as they are rare and even transcendent. David’s generosity of spirit, his remarkable compassion, his gentle nature staked with a steel spine — these unusual qualities don’t lend themselves to shortcut symbols or iconic illustration. David, to put it simply, is not a type.

But neither, I would argue, has David given the press or the public sufficient reason, so far, to connect him with any of the more performance-related attributes on which he should be building his renown. As he undertakes writing and reconnaissance for his new album, I pray that David has the wisdom to make something of a return to his roots, and offer up at a least a few pieces that will help to seed the market with the one attribute by which he will inevitably come to be known and revered. Namely: The Voice.

On one level, David’s first album was an obvious attempt to answer a chorus of critics whose expectations of him as the boy balladeer seemed already entrenched. But beat-based pop music doesn’t test the mettle of vocal prowess, nor does it reveal true vocal sophistication. There is nothing wrong with that, of course. The appeal of beat-based pop music lies in other dimensions. But when it comes to the expressive sophistication of the human voice alone, nothing offers as suitable a setting as the ballad. For all their successes in up-tempo numbers, great one-for-the-ages voices like Ella, Frank, and Barbra were never more revered than for their work on ballads.

By being balladeer, David solves two critical issues in the trajectory of his career. First, it provides a shortcut-hungry media with a tag, a category, a bucket for the David Archuleta brand. Like anything else, categories have their pluses and minuses. At one extreme, without any way at all to identify an artist, they simply won’t be covered, or will be covered in too vague a manner to seed memorability or even interest. At the other extreme is the risk of being pigeonholed. My sense at this point is that David’s first album went too far in the anti-ballad direction, which resulted in proof that he could successfully take on other categories, but failed to illuminate what makes him so uniquely gifted and powerful in the first place. And second, being balladeer will capture new fans in broader demographics by bringing the The Voice in all its glory to the market: the enormous subtlety of phrasing, the sleek charcoal tone, the hunger and yearning that opens caverns of emotion. In a phrase, David needs to make us cry.

Even if he does get pigeonholed to a certain degree, I’m left wondering what is so god-awful about that. Who is the contemporary male singer who owns the ballad? Is there anyone? Not only is David the Balladeer an opportunity for strong identity, it is a thrilling prospect for sublime heart connections all over the world. Then, David can finally be recognized for what is truly his, and which no one else can conceivably match.

– Rascal

Sunshine and the Lava Bomb

happy — Sat, 23 May 2009 07:00:07 +0000

“My heart’s still pounding, David. I’ve got chills up and down my arms. The sun’s never going to go down on you because you bring out so much sunshine in everyone throughout the whole world through your singing. And, David, that was a beautiful, beautiful stunning performance.”

This was Paula Abdul’s typically gushy comment after David Archuleta’s AI finale performance of DLTSGDOM. Funny thing is, the following was Randy Jackson’s comment about the same performance…

“It doesn’t matter what happens right now, you gotta know one thing, this is one of the best performances of this whole season, and you picked the right time to peak, baby. That was flawless and unbelievably molten hot.”

So which is it, sunshine or molten hot lava? Apparently, David Archuleta is hot either way. But I ask you, “How do you prefer your Archuheat? Sunshiny or lava bomb?”

Me…I prefer the lava bomb. Not that I am not a fan of sunshine, quite the contrary, I am a sunshine lover. I love its soothing warmth on my face and the glow it imparts on my skin (not to mention its life giving rays). It’s just that the sun is… so far away…. and…. so common, and well,….. taken for granted. As “countless as the stars in the sky”, blah, blah… No ma’am,…this is not a fitting description of David Archuleta.

Lava on the other hand, is exotic…dynamic, molten hot, and flowing with the power of 2500 degrees, the evolving earth blowing its insides out…in the process it reminds us up close and personal of the consequences of trapping all of that incredible energy …. Just the thought of it, gets the blood flowing. What happens when the heat and pressure builds up? It finds a way out. One way or another…the molten hot lava finds a way out, even the Earth’s crust can’t contain it. Yes sir,….. a much more fitting description of an Archuperformance.

Of course, some of you astronomy types are thinking, lava vs. the sun? Get real. “Lady, what about a supernova? Supernovas create blackholes, masses with such attractive forces that nothing can escape….not even light.” Surly this evokes the inescapable power that is the performing David Archuleta? Well, you have a point… stars ARE fitting too I guess. But Paula said “sunshine”, no mention of stars and supernova, so I stand by my molten hot laavvaaaa……..maybe it’s just that I enjoy the volcano imagery more.

~happy

A Look Back – American Idol Season 7

marlie7 — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:13:34 +0000

David’s first solo tour is nearing it’s close. We’ve watched every performance – in person or on YouTube – with rapt attention, dissected every gesture, every jump and dance move, each hunkerdown, head turn and glory note. And we’ve reveled in the growth and unleashing of David Archuleta.

So how far has he come? Take a look:

Season 7 Audition – Waiting On The World To Change

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE9lRnAZvm8

Hollywood Week – Heaven

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKcfoNg147s

Week 1 Top 24 – Shop Around

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5pI-jMtRoQ

Week 2 Top 20 – Imagine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTPmPu6YujU

Week 3 – Another Day In Paradise

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMW5rWYiJl4

Week 4 – We Can Work It Out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnxkAaIUCY4

Week 5 – The Long and Winding Road

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SymPAutvQoo

Week 6 – You’re The Voice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1XeP5BkwZ0

Week 7 – Smoky Mountain Memories

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RS4nrqaNOM

Week 8 – Angels

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EkFE9v8lT0

Week 9 – When You Believe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBDeLj4XKsA

Week 10 – Think of Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv4xS2uMqG0

Week 11 – Part 1 – Sweet Caroline

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf4xTFGKtOw

Week 11 – Part 2 – America

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnTp9J_8J6g

Week 12 – Part 1 – Stand By Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqu4d-bB7eo

Week 12 – Part 2 – Love Me Tender

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeeXV9xtfbY

Week 13 – Part 1 – And So It Goes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS1JcLuYSQg

Week 13 – Part 2 – With You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT6sRaB3-Lg

Week 13 – Part 3 – Longer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzWNhZ06o9w

Week 14 – Top 2 – Part 1 – Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecxisy_2aVw

Week 14 – Top 2 – Part 2 – In This Moment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZWHiAvtb9o

Week 14 – Top 2 – Part 3 – Imagine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLa5qYP_HCw

Finale – David Archuleta and One Republic – Apologize

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiT75Uo6U2M

DA’s Day-AI UT Homecoming (09 May 2008)

jackryan4da — Fri, 30 May 2008 11:54:46 +0000

Relive the mania! Be swept away by some major loving Utah showed its most beloved teen during the cra-zeh David Archuleta Day! Do so through this collection of LIVE footage, RECAP videos/news, BTS & audio slideshows from Fox13 News, ABC4 News, Deseret, Herald Tribune, Salt Lake Tribune, 97.1 ZHT, 101.5 The Eagle, KBull and of course AI – all in HD/HQ format. Enjoy!

02-01 SLC Prepares to Lift David Archuleta to the Top for his Homecoming

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY1TGMrKrvs

02-01a David Archuleta’s Day – Murray Preparing a Pep Rally Like No Other (08 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D41qUMY9BQ

02-02 Murray HS Party Preparations All Set for DA Homecoming

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqpmxwXvA_g

02-03 Murray High to Surprise David Archuleta w/ Homecoming Extravaganza

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrK7zgDkHls

02-04 David Archuleta @ AIS7 UT Homecoming – ORIGINAL CLIP (09 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4MseBo_dtE

01-16/02-04 David Archuleta @ AIS7 HDTV – UT Homecoming & DA’s Journey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1OBYmHBkI4

02-05 David Archuleta – Fox13 ARRIVAL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ7BFmsBlc0

02-06 David Archuleta – Fox13 1st Interview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP5YwUOUjJU

02-07 David Archuleta – Fox13 Q&A part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZOCa8k1hiQ

02-08 David Archuleta – Fox13 Q&A part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chvh1wF7TLU

02-09 David Archuleta – Fox13 Q&A part 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTSza4746hQ

02-10 David Archueta – Fox13 SMOKY MOUNTAIN MEMORIES

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmdpAlOpBZ0

02-11 David Archuleta – BTS w/ SMM Rehearsal + Leaving Fox Studios

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c031RwE81Ek

02-12 David Archuleta – 97.1 ZHT INTERVIEW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwZxsGfli9Q

02-13 David Archuleta – 101.5 THE EAGLE INTERVIEW & ENTRANCE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3ETgeBxsgs

02-14 David Archuleta – AUTOGRAPH SIGNING GATEWAY MALL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dxf5dBrPvA

02-15 David Archuleta – FANS GO CRAZY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMF7B2z38Rw

02-16 David Archuleta @ Fox13′s RECAP – GOOD DAY UT VISIT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmiaQfOwJM8

02-17 David Archuleta @ Fox13′s RECAP – THOUSANDS GREET AT GATEWAY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8sohQg6rjc

02-18 David Archuleta @ Fox13′s RECAP – GATEWAY CRAZE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM-gSBbSG44

02-19 David Archuleta @ HT’s RECAP – MURRAY HI EXTRAVAGANZA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHmkio7VxSU

02-20 David Archuleta @ ABC4′s LIVE – DA Returns to Murray High p1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVrS9GiJJxg

02-21 David Archuleta @ ABC4′s LIVE – DA Returns to Murray High p2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzKJaNqXbGw

02-22 David Archuleta @ Fox13′s LIVE – MURRAY GOVERNOR’s TRIBUTE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1pIgLY6-z8

02-23 David Archuleta @ Fox13′s LIVE – MURRAY MAYOR DECLARES DA DAY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1AM5KhlfBw

02-24 David Archuleta @ Fox13′s LIVE Utah Homecomg – PRESENTATION of DEAR DAVID BOOK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKHqxWnFU8Y

02-25 David Archuleta @ Fox13′s LIVE – PAULA’s SONG CHOICE FOR DAVID

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CzX6Cxp0YA

02-25a How Mayor Snarr Got Paula’s Song Choice for David Archuleta (09 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh6IPNjYMxY

02-26 David Archuleta @ DN’s LIVE – FULL CONCERT: SBM, IMAGINE & ANGELS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TNHEA2E_iQ

02-27 David Archuleta @ Utah Homecoming – THOUSANDS DESCEND MURRAY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dChFiuZsS9w

02-28 David Archuleta @ KBull’s RECAP – MURRAY HIGH GIVES A HERO’s WELCOME

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACpP8qEWfEU

02-29 David Archuleta @ AP’s RECAP – SNARR DECLARES ARCHULETA DAY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKRj5byd3sA

David’s Day: Our American Idol Comes Home thanks to jenstusue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDAZKvR_W-A

02-30 David Archuleta (FRONT & CENTER) Getting Ready To Sing SSB @ Lakers vs Jazz Playoff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p1_-e1F1IY

02-31 Fox13′s RECAP OF DAVID ARCHULETA’s VISIT @ GOOD DAY UTAH

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2gsR1HC0nE

02-32 David Archuleta @ Fox13′s RECAP – MANY SKIP SCHOOL TO SEE DAVID

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E20sqdp8lzc

02-33 David Archuleta @ Fox13′s RECAP – MURRAY HIGH EXTRAVAGANZA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jXggql9frQ

02-34 David Archuleta @ Fox13′s RECAP – SPEAKS OUT ON MUSIC, FUTURE PLANS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxfL-7KeHCg

02-35 David Archuleta @ Fox13′s RECAP – IT’S RAINING MARRIAGE PROPOSALS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V1N72r_1f0

02-36 David Archuleta @ KSL5′s RECAP – DAVID DAY CELEBRATION

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtuDxi_E5hI

02-37 David Archuleta @ ABC4′s RECAP – HOMETOWN STAR ARRIVES

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmxAo6B-wm4

02-38 David Archuleta @ DN’s RECAP – HUGE CROWDS AT GATEWAY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6zPONTU4h4

02-39 David Archuleta @ DN’s RECAP – THOUSANDS TURN OUT TO SALUTE DA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05gQ2xzCZRk

02-40 David Archuleta Comes Home Audio Slideshow by sltrb

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afFYAjpEdZo

02-41 DA Helping Put Murray in the Spotlight (16 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMHmjuZt-pk

02-42 David Archuleta’s High School Reflects on Idol Hoopla – FOX13 Special (20 Feb 2010)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hCf7W2ClvI

02-43 Murray HS Made it Work when AI Storm Came for Archuleta – FOX13 Special (20 Feb 2010)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpVkBkB45to

AIS7 Exclusives & Media Blitz (Jan-May 2008)

jackryan4da — Wed, 28 May 2008 01:46:48 +0000

Media Blitz During & Immediately After Idol

01 David Archuleta @ AIS7 Exclusive – Top24: Introducing David

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1egqxP1b8A

02 David Archuleta @ AIS7 Exclusive – Top24 w/ Alexandrea Lushington

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW6ITg_XvAM

03 David Archuleta @ Fox Full Length One-on-One Interview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pia3Qhasorc

03a David Archuleta @ Fox50 Interview – On Being Top24 (The SHHHH MOMENT)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLme8KZVhXw

04 David Archuleta @ AIS7 Top24 Finalists Impersonating Randy & Simon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ejd8ZtgNx0

05 David Archuleta @ Fox Atlanta feature during AIS7 Top24

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaXOFoZN9TU

06 David Archuleta, Guarinni’s fave @ MSNBC feat AIS7′s Top24 Revealed (14 Feb 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jqXmtALR3c

07 David Archuleta @ ET feature w/ Top24 Intro Party

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KlxQlAwYOo

08 David Archuleta @ Idol Wrap Introducing AIS7 Top24 Finalists (15 Feb 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJYc5NkIYF8

09 David Archuleta @ Idol Wrap feat AIS7 Top24 performance review (22 Feb 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-k7Yj2bGh8

10 David Archuleta @ Fox28News feat AIS7 Top24 Picked

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMhuq5uBl9w

11 David Archuleta @ Idol Wrap feat AIS7 Top20 performance review (29 Feb 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogk1dP6S7fI

12 David Archuleta, a Hometown Hero @ MTV feat – Where did He Come From? (… (04 Mar 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zFtPYP_RiA

13 David Archuleta @ Idol Wrap feat Top16 performance review (07 Mar 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWUL0D0V8w8

14 David Archuleta @ SLC Idol Viewing Party Top16 by Fox13 feat (07 Mar 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVtEmST6C4s

15 Lupe Archuleta Overwhelmed w/ UT Support @ MyFox UT feat (07 Mar 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w7YDDmu2DI

16 David Archuleta’s vocal coach, Dean Kaelin @ Fox13 UT Top16 Appraisal (07 Mar 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTusPQoipSM

17 David Archuleta Craze over at Murray Hi / Viewing Party @ Fox13 UT Idol Recap (07 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mYLolvjLTo

18 David Archuleta @ The Dr Horton Hears a Who! Premiere (07 Mar 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGaJ0ESjG3A

19 David Archuleta @ Idol Wrap feat AIS7 Top12 performance review (14 Mar 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KASKinkUWQ

20 David Archuleta @ Idol Wrap feat AIS7 Top12 (TVGuide Special)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2Fu06U5iqA

21 David Archuleta @ AH Interview – Top12 Party – Yoko Ono Praises David (23 Feb 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN-p5hVSuik

22 David Archuleta @ Fox13 UT feat AIS7 Top12 Idol Party

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XBimecKS1k

23 David Archuleta @ ET feat on AIS7 Top12 Finalists in the Photobooth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfyJe2L9g8Y

24 David Archuleta says MichaelJohn is like his Grandpa @ ET Photobooth Story

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umGPW9_VODE

25 David Archuleta @ Idol Wrap feat AIS7 Top11 performance review (21 Mar 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft40ZsbulGY

22 David Archuleta @ Fox17News feat Top10 Hopefuls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEL2f5FYxYE

23 David Archuleta @ Idol Wrap feat AIS7 Top10 performance review (28 Mar 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKtpVxKXzpk

24 David Archuleta @ Idol Wrap feat AIS7 Top09 performance review (05 Apr 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SwQImbdb5w

25 David Archuleta’s voice coach Dean Kaelin @ Fox13 UT reviews Top09 performance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0Y69NEzKfs

26 Wanda Sykes Thinks David Archuleta is Magical

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvUbbium1Es

27 David Archuleta @ Fox17News feat Top10 Hopefuls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEL2f5FYxYE

28 David Archuleta @ Idol Wrap feat AIS7 Top10 performance review (28 Mar 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKtpVxKXzpk

29 David Archuleta @ Idol Wrap feat AIS7 Top09 performance review (05 Apr 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SwQImbdb5w

30 David Archuleta’s voice coach Dean Kaelin @ Fox13 UT reviews Top09 perf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0Y69NEzKfs

31 David Archuleta @ AIExtra feat AIS7 Top08 – Elim Day, Meeting Frampton & Manning the Phones

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ppQLvBJY1k

32 David Archuleta @ Idol Wrap feat AIS7 Top08 performance review (11 Apr 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-qIt_vO1pg

33 David Archuleta @ Fox11 LA feat AIS7 Top08 on IGB experience

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIp6FDEgubI

34 David Archuleta clip @ LKL – Idol Judges Review AIS7 Top08 Finalists

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kvr4hlqRlM

35 David Archuleta @ AIExtra feat AIS7 Top07 – Weekends, Then & Now + Most Embarrassing Moments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKcOhUqEUOQ

36 David Archuleta @ Idol Wrap feat AIS7 Top07 performance review (18 Apr 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSBdAJl_KOc

37 David Archuleta @ AIExtra feat AIS7 Top06 – Idols on Judges + Idol Secrets

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5arQ6yt1-g

38 David Archuleta @ Idol Wrap feat AIS7 Top06 performance review (25 Apr 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvQ3h_cC2D0

39 David Archuleta @ Fox17News feat AIS7 Top06 Musical Instruments a Plus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fGQCSysC7M

40 David Archultea @ AIS7 Exclusive – Top05 One-on-One Interview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QRP3UwMzdI

41 David Archuleta @ AIExtra feat AIS7 Top05 – Fave Performance + Pet Peeves + Fave Idol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDeiba9L9Cg

42 David Archuleta @ Idol Wrap feat AIS7 Top05 performance review (02 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBm_avoTctQ

43 David Archuleta @ Idol Wrap feat AIS7 Top04 perf review + Segment: Dream Duet (07 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOFpIQPESkY

44 David Archuleta @ Idol Tonight feat Top04 Review + “Miss Most from Home” (07 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBjs9mVBRHQ

45 Archuleta’s voice coach Dean Kaelin @ Fox13 UT interview on Top04 Perf (07 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO1B5rYQC3k

46 David Archuleta @ AH Interview feat AIS7 Top04 in Vegas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e_mvKw_G3k

47 David Archuleta @ Hollywood411 feat AIS7 Top04/03 TVGuide Cover Shoot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmYbT_-5GjA

48 David Archuleta @ AI Exclusive – Getting to Know AIS7 Top03 (David an “A” Student)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIPL8WG_AuU

49 David Archuleta @ AIExtra feat AIS7 Top03 – Getting in the Zone + 1st Impressions (HILARIOUS!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggSDOo64iwg

50 Davd Archuleta @ Fox05 NY feat AIS7 Top03 – Emcee Try Outs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOP6IodNH6k

51 The Battle of the Davids Mimics the ’08 Presidential Race (12 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RbZBxi_37I

52 David Archuleta @ GMA – The Ratings Game: How to Stir the Pot of Controversy (11 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuX5upQvsHc

53 David Archuleta’s Coach Dean Kaelin @ TheEarlyShow – DAD BANNING NOT TRUE (12 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5b8DfawcVI

54 Nigel Lythgoe Clarifies Dad Controversy – NO BANNING (14 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfAO5bpLaKU

55 Archuleta’s coach D. Kaelin Talks on BTS Weird Positioning @ Fox13 – Top03 Week (14 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt2LxpFPv0U

56 David Archuleta @ Idol Wrap feat AIS7 Top03 perf review & TVGuide Cover Shoot (16 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TfLLkvHT3g

57 David Archuleta is the Real Deal says Murray Hi @ ETNews feat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA25Y861Dp0

58 David Archuleta & David Cook @ Fox News Detroit Interview (18 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgK_gpJU4V0

59 David Archuleta & David Cook @ Fox News Orlando Interview (19 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWt7fuvAveE

60 David Archuleta @ AIS7 Exclusive – Top02 Road to the Finale

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w47j_ODecMM

61 David Archuleta @ AIExtra feat AIS7 Top02 – Final Thoughts On Each Other

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PO7uXa_ZBHA

62 Utah Fans Gather for David Archuleta’s Final Competition Night (20 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtiKBATRYcY

63 David Archuleta’s Hometown Bubbles w/ Affection (20 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23CU-iLQgkg

64 David Archuleta @ Fox23 News LA coverage AIS7 Finale (20 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzGt-sXjc0I

65 David Archuleta @ AIS7 Finale – Fox13 UT Learns Exclusive Deets on Finale Show (20 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPwUYwT1Qzk

66 David Archuleta & David Cook @ Fox04 KC Interview Talk of Luck & Dreams before Finale

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6JBS0CV8jI

67 David Archuleta Inspires Kids @ KSL5 News (20 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcVpbcuHF74

68 David Archuleta’s voice coach Dean Kaelin Gives Final Appraisal (20 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oi7P_8FoCU

69 David Archuleta @ Fox23 News feat The Davids Sing for the Idol Title (20 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJHPM3sFD3k

70 David Archuleta @ IdolTonight’s Fantastic Finish – Top02 performance review

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7uL3XCcFow

71 David Archuleta @ FoxKC Interview w/ Cook – Post Top02 Perf Show (20 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7STkD0es2k

72 David Archuleta @ “That Skin Dang It!” Moment – AH Interview w/ Cook (20 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHK-fwHNPcc

73 David Archuleta w/ Cook @ ET Interview Post Top02 Perf Show (20 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECicp54FM2M

74 AIS7 Finalists React to David Archuleta’s Top02 Performance (20 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNV4Jm-L0Qc

75 David Archuleta @ Fox13 UT Interview Post Top02 Show (20 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAxhgarf0_s

76 AIS7 Ladies Talk about David Archuleta @ Fox13 UT (20 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_dQlGfxgD4

77 Media Weigh-in the 2 Davids – AIS7 Top02 Performance (20 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM0vq_ODxfI

78 David Archuleta & David Cook @ Fox News IDOL SHOWDOWN (21 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ-6tbLoH0k

79 David Archuleta @ AIS7 Forecast by Fox News NY & IdolChatter (21 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WXDa2IA7kU

80 David Archuleta – Does He Have A Future in the Music Business? @ KSL5 News (21 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qNg5CIhJFg

81 David Archuleta Interview @ AIS7 Forecast by FoxNews Chicago (21 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vqQwU2akss

82 AIS7 Forecast & Feedback @ Fox8 News IDOL UNPLUGGED (21 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dslsfHy7Lc

83 David Archuleta, Cook & Nigel On Air w/ RyanSeacrest Pre-Finale Show (21 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYA7oU7EOP8

84 David Archuleta & Cook Actually sings the Phonebook (WAMU Moment @ ET News feature (21 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0WaFV5hM_o

85 David Archuleta @ AIS7 Post Finale Results – JPN Press talks to Top12 Red Carpet (21 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvUg-vev6Nw

86 Seacrest, Abdul, Past Idols Weigh-in on the 2 Davids during AIS7 Finale

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saJc6uGIOLY

87 David Archuleta @ Fox13 UT – Friends Show Support Post Finale Show (21 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzRqsAJeD0U

88 David Archuleta @ Fox13 UT – AN IDOL SHOCKER (21 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHLjzwfh0E0

89 Local David Archuleta Fans Baffled by Idol Result (21 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1n3no3JW2M

90 David Archuleta @ AIS7 Post Finale Results Interview w/ Fox13 UT (21 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lddyGH-DOkw

91 David Archulea @ AIS7 Finale Fan Frenzy RAW footage (21 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9Qf0bVEWDI

92 David Archuleta @ OMGosh Ashley! Moment – AIExtra Post Finale FULL Interview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJkJ8xL8ceg

93 The Rest of the Top12 @ AI Extra Post Finale Show (21 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwZcuHn3PYI

94 David Archuleta @ “You might get hit by a car” Moment – Idol Tonight Post Finale

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn7reFh-N5o

95 David Archuleta @ AT&T PressCon FULL Post Idol Finale (21 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSkEcHnwFEY

96 David Archuleta @ AP feat AT&T PressCon Post Finale (21 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyko02ymtkU

97 David Archuleta going to AT&T PressCon hounded by Paparazzi (21 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGsxMQcVEuQ

98 David Archuleta’s IS IT REAL (DIAMOND)? MOMENT w/ Cook @ ENews Post Idol Finale (21 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NteknVRArAQ

99 David Archuleta @ Fox17News Feature Post Finale Show (21 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTmXh9vePCA

100 David Archuleta @ “Cubic Zirconia” Moment – AH Interview Post Finale (21 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0xpf03XKSA

101 David Archuleta @ AIS7 Finale – INTERVIEW w/ FoxNY (21 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8-HNFfKhK8

102 David Archuleta @ AIS7 Finale – Fox10 Phoenix coverage (21 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPHNGIjKKi4

103 David Archuleta @ AIS7 Finale – INTERVIEW w MyFox NY (21 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDZGBzAZBeY

104 David Archuleta @ AIS7 Finale Results by FoxNews Chicago (22 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BgUmrLkDWY

105 David Archuleta @ Fox News Phoenix – Better off as Runner Up? (22 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fd36XThbQs

106 RAW Footage of the Top12 @ AIS7 Finale RedCarpet Talks about David Archuleta

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gtHRTe82gk

107 David Archuleta @ AIS7 Post Finale AT&T PRESSCON FULL LENGTH (22 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LCfp60Bsgk

108 David Archuleta @ Fox05 LA Interview (22 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuhJ47Dcj8k

109 David Archuleta @ Fox13 Tampa Interview Post Finale (22 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jDA0_rqd50

110 David Archuleta w/ Cook @ Fox05 Atlanta Interview – Post Finale

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g0uqr7tXD4

111 David Archuleta w/ Cook @ Fox23News Interview Post Finale Show (22 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUj9zNko88k

112 David Archuleta @ Fox59 Interview – Talks About Guitar Hero (22 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XMXNVkYTDA

113 David Archuleta Talks About Singing to his Boo @ FoxLA Interview (22 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F02EUeTHkqg

114 David Archuleta w/ Cook @ “HE’s SO CUTE!” Moment – Fox6 SD Interview (22 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmaQL51kbtY

115 David Archuleta & Cook Hula Dancing @ Fox13 w/ Big Buddha (22 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKJ2OJtpcQw

116 David Archuleta w/ Polynesian Dancers @ Fox13 UT Interview w/ BigBuddah (22 May 2008)

117 Disappointed David Archuleta Fans Keep Sight of the Silver Lining (22 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbnOy-0LpF8

118 David Archuleta Takes Silver @ KSL5 News (23 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpzFJhqDKsY

119 David Archuleta @ Fox13 UT feat – FRIENDS THE DAY AFTER (23 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_AOW_l83Uk

120 Fans React to the Final Vote @ KSL5News (22 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u27AKrCAxLo

121 American Idol – The Social Phenomena (23 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM5tXKwRXFo

122 David Archuleta & David Cook @ Fox8 News IDOL UNPLUGGED (24 May 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evby4o_MboM

123 Fox13 UT feat on the (aborted) David Archuleta Thank-You Concert (03 June 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sks923AHUnQ

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