Justin Guarini, the runnerup on the first American Idol, released his album 10 months after the competition ended and two months after Kelly Clarkson, the winner of the competition, released her debut. Clay Aiken, the runnerup on the second American Idol, released his first album, Measure of a Man, a mere five months after the close of competition and two and a half months before the winner Ruben Studdard released his record. Clearly, Clay was something more than a singer that came in second — he was a bit of a pop phenomen, capturing the hearts and minds of American Idol's core audience of pre-teens and housewives. To those not part of either demographic — including those that faithfully watched AMIdol — his appeal is a little puzzling, since he's hardly the cutest teen idol, looking a...