Ruben And Clay Ride High On The ‘Idol’ Wave

Ellen A. Kim of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reviewed the American Idols Live concert on Tuesday (August 26) at KeyArena. Kim says champ Ruben Studdard and runner-up Clay Aiken “performed a power ballad as well as tracks from their upcoming solo albums. Aiken, winking and starry-eyed, played the newly minted teen heartthrob (in the gawky Tobey Maguire sense). With a rich voice more ripe for show tunes, it will be interesting to see how well Aiken’s album fares on Top 40 radio.” Read more.