Clay Mentions 12/29

Rochester Democrat & Cronicle Music Year-In Review mentions Clay's Jukebox concert at Darien Lake this summer.

After dark: Season of high and low notes
Jeff Spevak
Staff music critic

(December 29, 2005) -- Over the course of reviewing 40 concerts during 2005, I learned just one thing. Clay Aiken's fans have no sense of humor, and a lot of idle time to send nasty e-mails. Here's my Year in Reviews:

July 30, Clay Aiken at Darien Lake. "It was like the paint burning away from the sled to reveal the secret of 'Rosebud' in the final scene of Citizen Kane. Saturday night, Clay Aiken revealed his plan for complete, merciless World Domination. Call it Operation Mandy. Sometime after the too-short intermission, Aiken actually sang the drecky 1970s hit 'Mandy.' Aiken wants to be the Barry Manilow of this century."

Nice mention in Year-In-Review article from Canoe.ca/Edmonton Sun music.

Music industry events of 2005
By MIKE ROSS - Edmonton Sun

IDOLS AMONG US: There are now more Idol contestants roaming the music charts than there are slots to hold them. Bo Bice is huge, Clay Aiken persists in existing and Kelly Clarkson broke the "doomed to obscurity" curse with her second album, Breakaway. Canadian Idol second-place finisher Rex Goudie has sold more albums than the winner Melissa O'Neil. They will tour together in the new year.

The Newark Star Ledger twisted the Bo Bice article that mentions Clay (which has been appearing everywhere because it was on the Associated Press wires) to say this. Bolded parts is what the Star Ledger added.

Runner-Up runs with it
Bice, 30, finished the Fox network's fourth season of "American Idol" as the runner-up. But he's hoping that-like fellow runner-up turned genuine star Clay Aiken- he can overrcome his also-ran status with his new recording.