I actually didn't really liked David Cook's sampler
, and I prefered him on AI.
As much as I like DA, in AI he really desarved to be number 2 and not 1.
He was good but he never stepped out of the box, same boring ballads all the time, if he would step out a bit he could have won easily.
He lost me as a fan in the middle of the contest but with this album he proves he had the tools to win, he just never used them and that's his own fault
.
DC on the other hand made me listen to songs I've never liked or knew, he did everything he could to win and he gave 110% from himself.