This article came out today on AM New York. Pretty much the same thing we have heard but an update on the new CD & talk about Simon. Here's the link and article:

http://www.amny.com/entertainment/am-idol0...story?track=rss

David Cook: We sing better on 'American Idols Live' tour
BY DANIEL BUBBEO | daniel.bubbeo@newsday.com
August 3, 2008

David Cook had " American Idol" fans at "Hello." When the 25-year-old from Blue Springs, Mo., put a rock spin on the Lionel Richie ballad in the "Idol" semifinals, it was the start of a love affair that led to his victory on the show in May. Tonight and tomorrow, fans can say hello to Cook as he and the rest of the top 10 come to the Nassau Coliseum for the "American Idols Live" tour.

Cook recently chatted by phone from Rochester, N.Y., about the tour, his album due in November and Simon Cowell.

What's been the best part of being on the "Idols Live" tour?

The cool thing is that we're all doing our own set, although I get two more songs than everyone else. So everybody's got their own vibe and they've got their own songs. And not worrying about being judged or voted on has really helped us all open up a lot. It's made us all stronger performers.

Pet Rock: The Pop Culture blog How did being on "American Idol" help you to become a better performer?

The one thing about doing "Idol" is that it showed me that it doesn't really matter what the size of the crowd is, you have to make it as intimate for the back of the room as well as for the front row. If you can get into that vibe, then you're giving everyone the same show.

Have you started work yet on your album?

It's been hard with the tour, but Rob Cavallo, who produced Green Day's "American Idiot," is producing, and we've been having a lot of correspondence. We've got about 20 songs that we're tracking.

Will any of the songs from your previous CD make it onto this one?

I've lucked out in that I have a breadth of material to work from. We're in the tracking process right now, and we're working with one that looks like it's going to fit.

Do you feel that Simon was sometimes too harsh with his criticism?

Simon says what he does, but he always means it to be constructive. Simon is just being Simon. He's honest. I stood up for my ideas whenever I felt like I needed to. The one thing I did take away from it is that I got a tougher skin. Part of Simon's job is to prepare us for the media saying some unflattering things about us. I'm confident with who I am and I know what I'm about.

i can't wait for the CD. it sounds like it's going to be great! i wonder which previous song he's trying to put on tho.

thanks for sharing that

I heard somewhere that Straight Ahead may be on the new CD. But, I don't remember where I read that, sorry.

that would be pretty cool

It came from David himself... according to a fan on this site who met him this week in either New Jersey or Pittsburgh. He hinted that that's the song he would like to see on it. I wouldn't know which concert thread to scour to find that post!