American Idol. Motown. Smokey Robinson. Barry Gordy. Judges enter holding hands. Paula wears a tutu.
It is always a pleasure to see Smokey. Four thousand songs? My word! What an icon! I also like how Smokey who is probably 100 years old now wears cargo pants, a cool t-shirt, and a hoodie. Sure, he’s botoxed to the nines and his teeth are Clorox white, but he’s a cool dude…and he doesn’t look as freakish as, say, Little Richard. Actually, I just found out, Smokey is only a wee 69 years old. My bad. He’s just starting to come into his own, as Paula would say.
Matt performed “Let’s Get it On” and I thought he was in good form. Great voice, great performance….piano and stage. Simple as that.
Kris did “How Sweet is it to Be Love By You” which I always thought was a James Taylor song. It was actually a hit in 1964 by Marvin Gaye. So, I learn yet another fact today. Considering the theme and the song Kris chose, I found it very strange that he wore military garb for his performance. What were the numbers on his shirt about? Random or something significant like on “Lost?” Kris is a cutie but his performance reminded me of something a pre-teen heart throb would sing on the Disney Channel. Also, noteworthy: Kris is shorter than Ryan Seacrest. He’s itty bitty.
Paula and Simon are holding hands underneath the table. What is going on with these two this season?
Scott did “You Can’t Hurry Love.” He’s got fast fingers, but I found the song boring and I have to say I’m getting sick of his voice. Scott’s pink pants were a bit too tight. I agreed with Simon – he’s not standing out and not making an impact. Tonight he should be in the bottom three.
Paula took out crayons and coloring books for Simon to play with tonight. I can just see her spending all day coming up with that joke! Something just occurred to me – do any of the judges have children? I don’t think so. Anyway, where were we? Ah yes, when Paula took the CRAY-ONS out, Ryan said “Crowns” – did anyone notice that!!? I thought only Philadelphians said “crowns” for crayons – but apparently they say it that way in Georgia too. BTW, Philadelphians and Georgians…it’s said like this: CRAAAAAY ONS.
Megan sang my parents’ wedding song, “For Once in My Life” and all I could think when she was trying it out in front of Smokey was “my parents are going to hate this!” This is the first time I thought she sounded bad. She shouted and her words sounded weird. Bad, cracking voice at points. Not melodic at all. Thumbs down. Way down. OH! and she had a good time. Goodie goodie gum drops, Megan had a good time. That did it. Goodbye Megan, you put the nail in the coffin. Guess who else had a good time? Alexis. Now she’s having a good time doing laundry at home.
This week Paula had on a ring that looked like a giant, bejeweled boil.
Anoop did “Ooh Baby Baby” – I love this song. Once again I love Anoop’s clothes! The sweaty upper lip I could’ve done without, but I did like the performance! Delightful, perhaps a bit sleepy, but still nice.
Kara is trying to be the professor at the judge’s table, don’t you think? Her criticism is always very technical among “not great for me for you, dog” and “not to be rude, but it was horrendous” and “stutter-stutter-stutter-you-made-it-your-own-stutter-stutter-stutter-vulner-a-bility-stutter.”
Who’s the chubby kid next to Smokey?
Paula wants to see more confidence from Anoop. Well you know what? I want to see more confidence from Paula! Despite the fact that she’s been on this show for 8 season she’s still a stuttering, bumbling, and unsure of her words! So, step it up Paula!
Randy looks good in the blue sweater.
Michael did “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” – the big guy ain’t too proud to wear thong sandals either! That’s so wrong. His performance was just OK, not great. Bottom three.
Lil did “Heat Wave” – The dress looked great on Lil (who ain’t so “lil” in the bee-hind). The backup singers were a little overwhelming in this song and she did seem to be shouting. It reminded me of a Vegas show but not anything spectacularly unique. She got the kiss of death from Paula = “You look great.”
Adam did “Tracks of my Tears” I loved the interaction between Adam and Smokey. He totally looks like Elvis tonight. Hands down best singer in the competition, probably best singer they’ve ever had on the show (or so I thought, but there’s someone who might rival him later). Smokey stood up for his performance! The fact that Adam’s in that suit with his hair slicked back just makes me that much more excited that he’s going to be wild looking next week, guaranteed! Woo!!!
Danny did “Get Ready” and though he said he was going to take Smokey’s advice, in the end he didn’t. No one commented on that though because he sounded great! The song was perfect for him. I like the little move he did with the backup singers. Boy they rushed through Danny, eh? Kind of annoying when you think of all the time they spent going on about some other contestants like Scott. Very entertaining! Love Danny!
Allison did “Papa Was a Rolling Stone” – the band was good and funky. Hate to say it but she’s better than the best performer tonight (Adam). How in the hell does a girl of 16 get this much soul? Amazing. OMG. I’m totally blown away. She must have made a deal with the devil.
What happened to Olivia Newton John’s face? She oughta see Smokey about a better plastic surgeon.
How awesome is it that Simon drew a mustache on Paula’s face? He was waiting all show to do that!
Bottom:
Scott
Megan
Michael
(My guess is that Scott will go home)
Your thoughts?
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Randy Travis, the Friendly Alien
With the amount of time we spend looking at and listening to the four judges each week, I don't think they should continue to introduce them like they are Miss America Contestants. It is like having a formal introduction each time your co-worker steps into the office each day at this point. Silly.
Kara's clothing, jewelry, and hair seemed Paula-inspired last night.
And Randy Travis looks like an alien. He's a friendly alien, but no human being has a head like that. Agreed?
Michael did "Ain't Goin' Down 'Til the Sun Comes Up" and sometimes I wonder if it is the only Garth Brooks song they're allowed to sing on the show. It is a song with some speedy lyrics, but Michael handled this like an auctioneer. Not much feeling to it. The performance was also badly captured by the camera men. There was too much focus on the harmonica player and Michael walking around (here's a great view of Michael's back!). I think Michael's going home tonight.
Allison was pretty flawless. I found it strange that she wore a flower in her hair that was the exact same color of her hair. Paula said she's like to see her "vulnerable" side. That's vulnerable #1 from Paula tonight.
Chris also did a Garth Brooks song. OK, so they are allowed to sing other ones, especially if they weren't huge hits. Everyone thought it was great, but I was pretty bored. I started to day dream about how Chris's wife was getting the spaghetti out of the box this week by herself. Paula said it was nice to see his "vulnerable" side. That's #2. Simon thought it was terrific, but that's probably becuase it didn't sound like a country song. Ryan said of Simon's critique that he was just waiting for Simon's butt the whole time but it never came. Watch out Simon!
Lil or Little as Simon prefers to call her sang Martina McBride's Independence Day. She also got messed up in an interview with Ryan when he asked, "How much time do you guys spend together?" and she responded, "We spend quite a few time together." WOOPS. I thought she did well when the chorus kicked in but this didn't suit her at all. Nothing bad, but nothing mind blowing.
Totally teaching Lil a lesson on what you should do when a song isn't in your style, Adam came on the scene with an middle-eastern, gothic, gay dungeon version of "Ring of Fire" -- and I loved it, ya'll!!! What did you expect? I wrote down "Simon is going to say it is indulgent" -- but gosh darnit, aren't rock starts suppose to be indulgent? Randy Travis the alien was looking at this performance like it was from another planet! Earth perhaps Randy, hmmm?
Scott did a nice performance. Big surprise. Kara said he has an angelic quality. Simon called Paula stupid. Yawn.
Alexis did Jolene. It's a great song and I remember when Brooke White did this I really liked her version. I prefer Alexis's personality to Brooke's but I don't think Alexis did as good of a job with this song. I think part of her problem is that she's so tiny. When you're small like that you have to do something big (ala Dolly Parton) to bring more presence to the stage. Paula used "vulnerable" for the 3rd time tonight in her comment. Alexis said, "I had fun." I have to ask, why do these contestants think we give a rat's patootie if they're having fun. So what?
Danny - my first thought was --- what is that white jacket about? Really bizarre looking on him. I do love "Jesus Take the Wheel" (really I do!) and he did well with it. Simon agreed with me on the jacket. He said, "You look like you're dressed for the North Pole and we're in Los Angeleeze." (or something like that...don't mistake the quotation marks for real quotes).
Anoop did a very nice performance of Always on My Mind. How'd they round out his left eye? They look more the same this week. Wow, those Idol stylists are something! Anoop looked great. He looks better every week. I love the way he dresses. Tonight he had on a cool hoodie. He just comes off like the hottest guy in the IT department. Like the nerd who gets all the chicks. Good for you Anoop!
Megan did "Walking After Midnight" and I think she’s super cool but isn’t she kind of a novelty? Would you listen to a whole album of Megan? The tattoo sleeve never looked more out of place than it did last night with the brown gown. Her performance was good though and she's stunningly beautiful. Megan had the flu. Geez, I wish I looked that good when I had the flu (or on my best day for that matter!) What the heck do they do with her running around with Influenza B? Do they store her away in a hyperbaric chamber back stage?
Matt was awesome last night. It sounded like he was performing his own song. I bet that they would say it was the night's best performance and Randy did! It was very heartfelt and he just did a great job!
Since Paula said "vulnerable" 3x tonight she tried to say "authenticity" instead on this one. Oops, can't say that big word.
The judges compared Matt to Michael Buble, but they aren't realizing that he doesn't sound like him --- HE LOOKS JUST LIKE HIM! And I said that weeks ago.
So that's your summary. Say goodbye to Michael or maybe Scott.
Nahnoo Nahnoo, Randy Travis.
Kara's clothing, jewelry, and hair seemed Paula-inspired last night.
And Randy Travis looks like an alien. He's a friendly alien, but no human being has a head like that. Agreed?
Michael did "Ain't Goin' Down 'Til the Sun Comes Up" and sometimes I wonder if it is the only Garth Brooks song they're allowed to sing on the show. It is a song with some speedy lyrics, but Michael handled this like an auctioneer. Not much feeling to it. The performance was also badly captured by the camera men. There was too much focus on the harmonica player and Michael walking around (here's a great view of Michael's back!). I think Michael's going home tonight.
Allison was pretty flawless. I found it strange that she wore a flower in her hair that was the exact same color of her hair. Paula said she's like to see her "vulnerable" side. That's vulnerable #1 from Paula tonight.
Chris also did a Garth Brooks song. OK, so they are allowed to sing other ones, especially if they weren't huge hits. Everyone thought it was great, but I was pretty bored. I started to day dream about how Chris's wife was getting the spaghetti out of the box this week by herself. Paula said it was nice to see his "vulnerable" side. That's #2. Simon thought it was terrific, but that's probably becuase it didn't sound like a country song. Ryan said of Simon's critique that he was just waiting for Simon's butt the whole time but it never came. Watch out Simon!
Lil or Little as Simon prefers to call her sang Martina McBride's Independence Day. She also got messed up in an interview with Ryan when he asked, "How much time do you guys spend together?" and she responded, "We spend quite a few time together." WOOPS. I thought she did well when the chorus kicked in but this didn't suit her at all. Nothing bad, but nothing mind blowing.
Totally teaching Lil a lesson on what you should do when a song isn't in your style, Adam came on the scene with an middle-eastern, gothic, gay dungeon version of "Ring of Fire" -- and I loved it, ya'll!!! What did you expect? I wrote down "Simon is going to say it is indulgent" -- but gosh darnit, aren't rock starts suppose to be indulgent? Randy Travis the alien was looking at this performance like it was from another planet! Earth perhaps Randy, hmmm?
Scott did a nice performance. Big surprise. Kara said he has an angelic quality. Simon called Paula stupid. Yawn.
Alexis did Jolene. It's a great song and I remember when Brooke White did this I really liked her version. I prefer Alexis's personality to Brooke's but I don't think Alexis did as good of a job with this song. I think part of her problem is that she's so tiny. When you're small like that you have to do something big (ala Dolly Parton) to bring more presence to the stage. Paula used "vulnerable" for the 3rd time tonight in her comment. Alexis said, "I had fun." I have to ask, why do these contestants think we give a rat's patootie if they're having fun. So what?
Danny - my first thought was --- what is that white jacket about? Really bizarre looking on him. I do love "Jesus Take the Wheel" (really I do!) and he did well with it. Simon agreed with me on the jacket. He said, "You look like you're dressed for the North Pole and we're in Los Angeleeze." (or something like that...don't mistake the quotation marks for real quotes).
Anoop did a very nice performance of Always on My Mind. How'd they round out his left eye? They look more the same this week. Wow, those Idol stylists are something! Anoop looked great. He looks better every week. I love the way he dresses. Tonight he had on a cool hoodie. He just comes off like the hottest guy in the IT department. Like the nerd who gets all the chicks. Good for you Anoop!
Megan did "Walking After Midnight" and I think she’s super cool but isn’t she kind of a novelty? Would you listen to a whole album of Megan? The tattoo sleeve never looked more out of place than it did last night with the brown gown. Her performance was good though and she's stunningly beautiful. Megan had the flu. Geez, I wish I looked that good when I had the flu (or on my best day for that matter!) What the heck do they do with her running around with Influenza B? Do they store her away in a hyperbaric chamber back stage?
Matt was awesome last night. It sounded like he was performing his own song. I bet that they would say it was the night's best performance and Randy did! It was very heartfelt and he just did a great job!
Since Paula said "vulnerable" 3x tonight she tried to say "authenticity" instead on this one. Oops, can't say that big word.
The judges compared Matt to Michael Buble, but they aren't realizing that he doesn't sound like him --- HE LOOKS JUST LIKE HIM! And I said that weeks ago.
So that's your summary. Say goodbye to Michael or maybe Scott.
Nahnoo Nahnoo, Randy Travis.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
I Actually Have to Admit it!
Last night was a pretty good night. I would say that no one totally sucked. Is it an American Idol first? Perhaps it is! Maybe Paula will even surprise us by coming in sober one of these weeks too! ; )
So obviously they're trying to spice up the show this year....the ridiculously long rounds of semi-finals, the surprise "13", the new judge, and now the judges are announced by some special announcer. Woopdeedoo....just like the rest of it. Yet it was fun to watch Paula do her nutty catwalk down the steps. Who walks with one leg completely over the other like that? Glammed up, eccentric old ladies who wear glitter eyemakeup and feathers, that's who!
Ryan introduced the band as "the best musicians in the business" -- did they fire the ones who did the semi-final show? Or were they different musicians? Because they kinda sucked, yo? And how about the HORRIBLE angle they shot the contestants from in the intro? It was like someone was filming them from the bottom of a toilet bowl.
So, when they announced Michael Jackson music, I have to admit, I thought they'd really bomb....but they didn't, so I find myself a wee bit impressed with the 8th season contestants. At least if something about the show is actually going to be good, it's the talent. The talent should be its saving grace.
Lil took the stage with "The Way You Make Me Feel." While I found the lighting during her performance disturbing (looked like she was in a haze) I think she was pretty flawless. I assumed they put her up first to start the show off well and it was a good move.
Scott from Scottdale performed an unknown song and I thought it was the best performance from him I've heard. Nice piano playing, nice voice. I fear though that we're going to be inundated with inspirational tunes from him, ala David Archuletta. I can only take so much of that before I go into sugar shock. One thing we find very annoying here in the household is that they keep saying "visually impaired" and don't tell us what his eye disease is. That's a personal thing since my husband is "visually impaired" but we think they should just come out and name the damn disease!
Danny did PYT. I've always liked this song. I think he might have screwed up a little with his na-na-na's and I didn't care for his blazer very much, but he was fun. It was decent, but not tear-worthy as Lady Abdul seemed to think it was. "Oh you're going all the way!!" OK, take a seat.
Michael did "You Are Not Alone" -- I'm pretty sure this is from the Lisa Marie Presley era. That still gives me goosebumps (in the bad way). Michael the roughneck's voiceis much higher than I thought. I think it was smart of him to pick a slow, sensitive song because he's too big to be jumping around Michael Jackson style. He was, perhaps, overly smiley...yet, he did a very good job. Paula tried to use the word "instinctually" and flubbed it up as per usual. She and George W. Bush would probably have an interesting conversation if they ever got together.
Jasmine's outfit was just beautiful. I loved it. She did "I'll Be There" which I would have predicted if I were given a chance to predict it. She totally proved me wrong and I thought she sang very well. The camera loves her too. I wrote that in my notes, sure that I would be beating Kara and Paula to the punch, but they never said it. I thought it was odd that Simon pegged the performance as a little girl trying to act grown up when this song was done by Michael Jackson when he was 11 years old.
Kris - Kris's family video was really strange. It looked like his family didn't have any chairs. Then he assisted his wife with taking spaghetti out of a box. Is she pasta challenged or something? Kris played acoustic guitar (which I love) and did "Remember the Time" and damn, Kris was much better than I thought. I'm going to lose money on this guy. He's very natural. I'm not sure why Paula had to say, "Don't take this the wrong way -- you're adorable sexy" -- perhaps it is leftover anxiety from the Corey years. Simon started pulling Paula's ridiculous outfit apart during this critique, which was rather amusing.
Allison, the weirdo, is from El Salvador and she sings in furniture stores. If she would simply perform and never open her mouth (and never show the clip of singing in furniture stores again) she'd have a great shot at winning this competition. Wow, she did a song I didn't know, but rocked the house! "Give in to Me" was dark and powerful. She's totally natural.
Anoop - He looked 10x better tonight, great haircut. Still a little heavy on the eyebrows, but it doesn't matter because his right eye is total round and his left eye is slanted. It's all good. Killer clothing. He chose "Beat it" and I hate to agree with Paula, but you just don't go there. No one is going to perform that song well. Simon said there wasn't enough aggression, but just think of the guy who sang it and the dancing gang members. Weird tune, dude. Classic, but weird. I'm not sure "aggression" is called for. I'm afraid Anoop might have to beat it tonight!
Jorge did "Never Can Say Goodbye." Man o man, he's just like a b-version star to me. I feel like I'm watching Telemundo or something. This performance reminded me of a variety show performance....like he'd be on between Sonny & Cher skits. Jorge also has the kookie eyes like Anoop -- right eye is round and left eye is kinda saggy. Hey, no fault of his. The performance wasn't awful, but nothing to write home about (or write a blog post about).
Commercials -- what's with this Osbournes Reloaded? When Ozzy kicks the bucket is Sharon going to drag him around like "Weekend at Bernies" ? What won't these people do? And how BIZARRE is that new McDonald's commercial? I'll do the ditty here and it will be stuck in your head all day but it's a very creepy commercial. I'd love to know what ad executive came up with, "Give me back that filet o fish. Give me that fish. What if it were you hanging up on the wall? What if it were you in that sandwich, you wouldn't be laughing at all!" -- so....the talking fish on the wall wants the sandwich BACK? I think they should only run that commercial down south.
Megan - damn! Megan's mom! Geez, that's some good genes over there, eh? Beautiful women. Rockin' Robin....now I "GET" why she picked it, but it didn't show off any of her abilities. The music was really lame too. Felt like a talent show.
Paula's bracelet is totally weird tonight with the giant metal tag!
Adam - HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH! HALL E LU JAH!!! Give it to me! Sho'mon! Sho'mon! Adam took one of the worst MJ songs "Black or White" and just fired up the stage. Love you Adam!!! WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO!! Great fashion, great singing, great performance, Adam the great!
Paula was hyperventilating, crying over the performance and I won't go that far (because I'm not on any chemical substances) but he certainly deserved all the praise! Kara said, "I hope Michael Jackson is watching tonight" -- yeah, and crying his nose off that his career is shot.
Matt did "Human Nature" which I've always liked (glad Adam didn't sing it --- "tell me why does he do me that way")Matt did a nice job. I couldn't really hear the piano. Let's face it, it must have been a bitch to follow Adam.
Alexis did "Dirty Diana" and this tiny thing can kick some ass. It was a little manic in parts but she's a good performer.
So, based on performances I think Anoop and Jorge should go home, maybe even Megan but I think she needs to stay based on her unique qualities. We shall see.
Kinda busy today folks, so I will update the poll and the picture later! Leave comments or email me! Lynn, OUT!
So obviously they're trying to spice up the show this year....the ridiculously long rounds of semi-finals, the surprise "13", the new judge, and now the judges are announced by some special announcer. Woopdeedoo....just like the rest of it. Yet it was fun to watch Paula do her nutty catwalk down the steps. Who walks with one leg completely over the other like that? Glammed up, eccentric old ladies who wear glitter eyemakeup and feathers, that's who!
Ryan introduced the band as "the best musicians in the business" -- did they fire the ones who did the semi-final show? Or were they different musicians? Because they kinda sucked, yo? And how about the HORRIBLE angle they shot the contestants from in the intro? It was like someone was filming them from the bottom of a toilet bowl.
So, when they announced Michael Jackson music, I have to admit, I thought they'd really bomb....but they didn't, so I find myself a wee bit impressed with the 8th season contestants. At least if something about the show is actually going to be good, it's the talent. The talent should be its saving grace.
Lil took the stage with "The Way You Make Me Feel." While I found the lighting during her performance disturbing (looked like she was in a haze) I think she was pretty flawless. I assumed they put her up first to start the show off well and it was a good move.
Scott from Scottdale performed an unknown song and I thought it was the best performance from him I've heard. Nice piano playing, nice voice. I fear though that we're going to be inundated with inspirational tunes from him, ala David Archuletta. I can only take so much of that before I go into sugar shock. One thing we find very annoying here in the household is that they keep saying "visually impaired" and don't tell us what his eye disease is. That's a personal thing since my husband is "visually impaired" but we think they should just come out and name the damn disease!
Danny did PYT. I've always liked this song. I think he might have screwed up a little with his na-na-na's and I didn't care for his blazer very much, but he was fun. It was decent, but not tear-worthy as Lady Abdul seemed to think it was. "Oh you're going all the way!!" OK, take a seat.
Michael did "You Are Not Alone" -- I'm pretty sure this is from the Lisa Marie Presley era. That still gives me goosebumps (in the bad way). Michael the roughneck's voiceis much higher than I thought. I think it was smart of him to pick a slow, sensitive song because he's too big to be jumping around Michael Jackson style. He was, perhaps, overly smiley...yet, he did a very good job. Paula tried to use the word "instinctually" and flubbed it up as per usual. She and George W. Bush would probably have an interesting conversation if they ever got together.
Jasmine's outfit was just beautiful. I loved it. She did "I'll Be There" which I would have predicted if I were given a chance to predict it. She totally proved me wrong and I thought she sang very well. The camera loves her too. I wrote that in my notes, sure that I would be beating Kara and Paula to the punch, but they never said it. I thought it was odd that Simon pegged the performance as a little girl trying to act grown up when this song was done by Michael Jackson when he was 11 years old.
Kris - Kris's family video was really strange. It looked like his family didn't have any chairs. Then he assisted his wife with taking spaghetti out of a box. Is she pasta challenged or something? Kris played acoustic guitar (which I love) and did "Remember the Time" and damn, Kris was much better than I thought. I'm going to lose money on this guy. He's very natural. I'm not sure why Paula had to say, "Don't take this the wrong way -- you're adorable sexy" -- perhaps it is leftover anxiety from the Corey years. Simon started pulling Paula's ridiculous outfit apart during this critique, which was rather amusing.
Allison, the weirdo, is from El Salvador and she sings in furniture stores. If she would simply perform and never open her mouth (and never show the clip of singing in furniture stores again) she'd have a great shot at winning this competition. Wow, she did a song I didn't know, but rocked the house! "Give in to Me" was dark and powerful. She's totally natural.
Anoop - He looked 10x better tonight, great haircut. Still a little heavy on the eyebrows, but it doesn't matter because his right eye is total round and his left eye is slanted. It's all good. Killer clothing. He chose "Beat it" and I hate to agree with Paula, but you just don't go there. No one is going to perform that song well. Simon said there wasn't enough aggression, but just think of the guy who sang it and the dancing gang members. Weird tune, dude. Classic, but weird. I'm not sure "aggression" is called for. I'm afraid Anoop might have to beat it tonight!
Jorge did "Never Can Say Goodbye." Man o man, he's just like a b-version star to me. I feel like I'm watching Telemundo or something. This performance reminded me of a variety show performance....like he'd be on between Sonny & Cher skits. Jorge also has the kookie eyes like Anoop -- right eye is round and left eye is kinda saggy. Hey, no fault of his. The performance wasn't awful, but nothing to write home about (or write a blog post about).
Commercials -- what's with this Osbournes Reloaded? When Ozzy kicks the bucket is Sharon going to drag him around like "Weekend at Bernies" ? What won't these people do? And how BIZARRE is that new McDonald's commercial? I'll do the ditty here and it will be stuck in your head all day but it's a very creepy commercial. I'd love to know what ad executive came up with, "Give me back that filet o fish. Give me that fish. What if it were you hanging up on the wall? What if it were you in that sandwich, you wouldn't be laughing at all!" -- so....the talking fish on the wall wants the sandwich BACK? I think they should only run that commercial down south.
Megan - damn! Megan's mom! Geez, that's some good genes over there, eh? Beautiful women. Rockin' Robin....now I "GET" why she picked it, but it didn't show off any of her abilities. The music was really lame too. Felt like a talent show.
Paula's bracelet is totally weird tonight with the giant metal tag!
Adam - HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH! HALL E LU JAH!!! Give it to me! Sho'mon! Sho'mon! Adam took one of the worst MJ songs "Black or White" and just fired up the stage. Love you Adam!!! WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO!! Great fashion, great singing, great performance, Adam the great!
Paula was hyperventilating, crying over the performance and I won't go that far (because I'm not on any chemical substances) but he certainly deserved all the praise! Kara said, "I hope Michael Jackson is watching tonight" -- yeah, and crying his nose off that his career is shot.
Matt did "Human Nature" which I've always liked (glad Adam didn't sing it --- "tell me why does he do me that way")Matt did a nice job. I couldn't really hear the piano. Let's face it, it must have been a bitch to follow Adam.
Alexis did "Dirty Diana" and this tiny thing can kick some ass. It was a little manic in parts but she's a good performer.
So, based on performances I think Anoop and Jorge should go home, maybe even Megan but I think she needs to stay based on her unique qualities. We shall see.
Kinda busy today folks, so I will update the poll and the picture later! Leave comments or email me! Lynn, OUT!
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
"Estoy contento de estar aquí!" says American Idol Contestant
"They’ve said goodbye to their families, abandoned their jobs....they've been waiting in the firey pit of hell for their chance to perform, with me, Ryan Seacrest, otherwise known as Beelzebub. And THISSSSS is American Idol!" [devil horns]
In an outfit straight out of hell, Von Smith took the stage to sing "You're all I need to get by." Von, try wearing something NOT orange. Who wears orange? Honestly. So, Von's a good singer. For being first up he certainly showed more than most of the contestants from previous shows. He's a good performer and he picked a good song. Not to be rude, but the chick with “the teeth” in the audience? What was up with that? Anyone see those choppers? Oh, that's right....Von's from Missouri. The land of missing dentistry. So, I agree with Simon on this one his singing style reminded me of Clay Aiken. I don't know if Von is gay, but there certainly seems to be A LOT of gay guys on the show this year.
Taylor who is 17 years old and looks 25 chose “If I Ain’t Got You.” This is really tough to sing if you aren’t Alicia Keys. Almost pointless unless you’re her. She can’t hope to do anything but pale in comparison. She wasn't God awful, but she wasn't anything special either. For some reason Kara wants to know what it is like to go shopping with her.
Alex was up next. Seemed totally karaoke and he made very weird noises! I can't even understand how he got to the semi-finals. He reminds me of a muppet singing. Alex (and his parents) looked totally embarrassed by the whole thing. As they should!'
Arianna – She certainly is a cutie. She chose “Winner Takes it All” by Abba. While you can tell that she can sing, her interpretation of this song is strange and all over the place. It’s too bad because when she really starts to sing you can tell what a good voice she has but the rest was just bizarre. My husband says she’ll make it through.
Ju’Not Joyner – Ugh, I did not like this at all. He took a really sweet, hopeful and youthful tune: "Hey There Delilah" and made it morbid. Sounds more like someone on their last leg crawling their way to Delilah. No sir, I don’t like it. And who knew that a cortisone shot in the ass could help your voice?
I like Randy’s vest and I actually like Paula’s watch.
Kristen reminds me of Chrissy Snow from Three’s Company. She did a good job with “Give me one Reason” by Tracy Chapman. I think she's wearing a dress from the wardrobe of Three’s Company’s too!
Do you just love the look of metal boogers hanging out of someone's nose? Well, then Nathaniel's your guy! His moves look like a Jane Fonda aerobics video and the headband isn’t helping either. He doesn’t have a shot in hell on Idol. He should just try to get a job in a musical or something, this is not his gig. He kind of makes my skin crawl!
Felicia – We know she was asked to come back to the competition, we just don’t know why. That's probably the more interesting part. Who did what that they had to be expelled? Who dropped out? I think she picked a good song because I don’t think this is one of those untouchable Alicia Keys songs. I like it, but for AK I thought it was kind of a lower standard. I think she sounds pretty good, the backup singers and band kind of stink though. What’s up with them this year? She’s really pretty, not just cute as a button. I like her.
Scott from Scottsdale (or as you probably know him as "the blind guy")did a nice performance of “Mandolin Rain.” Not great, not bad. I guess he’s going through no matter what because the judges are saying that they can’t wait for everyone to see him play the piano. I'm glad Scott made a joke of Ryan's high-five because honestly, I think Ryan took unnecessary crap on that one (yes, I'm defending Ryan). I don't think he did anything wrong trying to give Scott a high-five and I know from experience. 'nuf said.
Kendall did “This One's for the Girls” and I was impressed by her rich voice. Not so much by Daddy's alligator dance, but Kendall can sing! If I had never heard this song before I would’ve assumed she was the original artist singing it. Very seasoned performance in my opinion. I didn’t like her outfit. Paula liked it because it looked like something she would wear. I didn’t hear any problems with the notes, like the judges mentioned. She's a good country candidate.
Puerto Rican Jorge Nunez said “We have lots of talent” – if that's so, why are you the only Puerto Rican there…oh yeah and Tatiana, let's not forget her. I think Jorge is another gay guy on the show. And oh why why why do they always have to sing this song. YUCK!!!! “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” I wish the sun would go down on everyone who sings this and leave their charred, steaming corpses on the Idol stage. OK, I guess I don’t mean that…maybe they could just run around like Tom (of Tom & Jerry) with his tail on fire. Yipe Yipe Yipe Yipe! STOP SINGING THIS SONG. I love when Simon says to Paula, “You heart him don’t you?” How funny was that?
I guess he was good, but I really don’t care. I just hate that song so much now.
Aw, look, Georgie’s crying and then he says something in Spanish. And somehow with my overall C- average in Spanish I was able to understand what he said! “I’m so glad to be here.” At least that’s what I got out of it. Not bad, not bad, but he can stay off the roster if you ask me.
Lil Rounds – Is that like Lil – short for Lilly? Or is that like Lil’ Wayne and Lil’ Kim? Wow, a black girl finally sings a Mary J. Blige song. Lil, are you sure you don’t want to sing a Sarah Barreilles song?! I really like this song and this woman is a pro. She just sang and performed the heck out of the song. Kara went all ebonica in her critique: “You still a powerhouse!” --- why doesn’t she critique Jorge in Spanish: “Muy bueno Jorge! Muy bueno!” or tell Nathaniel he was just “fierce (sss), girlfriend” Kara be so racist. ; )
OK, so what do we have here? Well, I really don't know what to expect from the home voters anymore, but I'm going to say, for the girls it should be Lil, for the guys it should be Jorge (groan)and I'm guessing the 3rd vote will go to Scott. I'd like to see Lil, Kendall, Felicia and maybe Von.
Then I guess the judges are going to pick three more from whoever didn't make it. That's going to be tough. I say: Megan Corkrey should definitely be in there. The other two, will probably depend on who's left out of this group.
Your thoughts?
In an outfit straight out of hell, Von Smith took the stage to sing "You're all I need to get by." Von, try wearing something NOT orange. Who wears orange? Honestly. So, Von's a good singer. For being first up he certainly showed more than most of the contestants from previous shows. He's a good performer and he picked a good song. Not to be rude, but the chick with “the teeth” in the audience? What was up with that? Anyone see those choppers? Oh, that's right....Von's from Missouri. The land of missing dentistry. So, I agree with Simon on this one his singing style reminded me of Clay Aiken. I don't know if Von is gay, but there certainly seems to be A LOT of gay guys on the show this year.
Taylor who is 17 years old and looks 25 chose “If I Ain’t Got You.” This is really tough to sing if you aren’t Alicia Keys. Almost pointless unless you’re her. She can’t hope to do anything but pale in comparison. She wasn't God awful, but she wasn't anything special either. For some reason Kara wants to know what it is like to go shopping with her.
Alex was up next. Seemed totally karaoke and he made very weird noises! I can't even understand how he got to the semi-finals. He reminds me of a muppet singing. Alex (and his parents) looked totally embarrassed by the whole thing. As they should!'
Arianna – She certainly is a cutie. She chose “Winner Takes it All” by Abba. While you can tell that she can sing, her interpretation of this song is strange and all over the place. It’s too bad because when she really starts to sing you can tell what a good voice she has but the rest was just bizarre. My husband says she’ll make it through.
Ju’Not Joyner – Ugh, I did not like this at all. He took a really sweet, hopeful and youthful tune: "Hey There Delilah" and made it morbid. Sounds more like someone on their last leg crawling their way to Delilah. No sir, I don’t like it. And who knew that a cortisone shot in the ass could help your voice?
I like Randy’s vest and I actually like Paula’s watch.
Kristen reminds me of Chrissy Snow from Three’s Company. She did a good job with “Give me one Reason” by Tracy Chapman. I think she's wearing a dress from the wardrobe of Three’s Company’s too!
Do you just love the look of metal boogers hanging out of someone's nose? Well, then Nathaniel's your guy! His moves look like a Jane Fonda aerobics video and the headband isn’t helping either. He doesn’t have a shot in hell on Idol. He should just try to get a job in a musical or something, this is not his gig. He kind of makes my skin crawl!
Felicia – We know she was asked to come back to the competition, we just don’t know why. That's probably the more interesting part. Who did what that they had to be expelled? Who dropped out? I think she picked a good song because I don’t think this is one of those untouchable Alicia Keys songs. I like it, but for AK I thought it was kind of a lower standard. I think she sounds pretty good, the backup singers and band kind of stink though. What’s up with them this year? She’s really pretty, not just cute as a button. I like her.
Scott from Scottsdale (or as you probably know him as "the blind guy")did a nice performance of “Mandolin Rain.” Not great, not bad. I guess he’s going through no matter what because the judges are saying that they can’t wait for everyone to see him play the piano. I'm glad Scott made a joke of Ryan's high-five because honestly, I think Ryan took unnecessary crap on that one (yes, I'm defending Ryan). I don't think he did anything wrong trying to give Scott a high-five and I know from experience. 'nuf said.
Kendall did “This One's for the Girls” and I was impressed by her rich voice. Not so much by Daddy's alligator dance, but Kendall can sing! If I had never heard this song before I would’ve assumed she was the original artist singing it. Very seasoned performance in my opinion. I didn’t like her outfit. Paula liked it because it looked like something she would wear. I didn’t hear any problems with the notes, like the judges mentioned. She's a good country candidate.
Puerto Rican Jorge Nunez said “We have lots of talent” – if that's so, why are you the only Puerto Rican there…oh yeah and Tatiana, let's not forget her. I think Jorge is another gay guy on the show. And oh why why why do they always have to sing this song. YUCK!!!! “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” I wish the sun would go down on everyone who sings this and leave their charred, steaming corpses on the Idol stage. OK, I guess I don’t mean that…maybe they could just run around like Tom (of Tom & Jerry) with his tail on fire. Yipe Yipe Yipe Yipe! STOP SINGING THIS SONG. I love when Simon says to Paula, “You heart him don’t you?” How funny was that?
I guess he was good, but I really don’t care. I just hate that song so much now.
Aw, look, Georgie’s crying and then he says something in Spanish. And somehow with my overall C- average in Spanish I was able to understand what he said! “I’m so glad to be here.” At least that’s what I got out of it. Not bad, not bad, but he can stay off the roster if you ask me.
Lil Rounds – Is that like Lil – short for Lilly? Or is that like Lil’ Wayne and Lil’ Kim? Wow, a black girl finally sings a Mary J. Blige song. Lil, are you sure you don’t want to sing a Sarah Barreilles song?! I really like this song and this woman is a pro. She just sang and performed the heck out of the song. Kara went all ebonica in her critique: “You still a powerhouse!” --- why doesn’t she critique Jorge in Spanish: “Muy bueno Jorge! Muy bueno!” or tell Nathaniel he was just “fierce (sss), girlfriend” Kara be so racist. ; )
OK, so what do we have here? Well, I really don't know what to expect from the home voters anymore, but I'm going to say, for the girls it should be Lil, for the guys it should be Jorge (groan)and I'm guessing the 3rd vote will go to Scott. I'd like to see Lil, Kendall, Felicia and maybe Von.
Then I guess the judges are going to pick three more from whoever didn't make it. That's going to be tough. I say: Megan Corkrey should definitely be in there. The other two, will probably depend on who's left out of this group.
Your thoughts?
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