The guys of American Idol seem to have a theme - mediocrity. Yes they once again failed to deliver and will probably be shown up as losers overall when the girls perform tomorrow. We will apparently get treated to a performance by Carrie Underwood and HUGE NEWS on Thursday (my guess for the HUGE NEWS is details of the songwriting competition).
Tonight the contestants revealed things about themselves that we don't know. Apparently Blake Lewis loves improv comedy and Halloween and mixes the two up to come up with the character Jimmy Walker Blue. He sang "All Mixed Up" by 311. His performance doesn't really show off his vocals, but it does show off his beatboxing skills nicely. It was a good performance though, and he'll have no trouble making it to the top 12. Randy Jackson likes Blake because he's current. Randy didn't recognize the song, but loved it anyhow. Paula Abdul also didn't know the song but was interested in it. Simon Cowell didn't understand a word that Blake sang, but Blake does stand out of the crowd.
Ryan Seacrest talked to Sundance Head about his emotional breakdown last week. Apparently Simon thought it was artificial emotion. Sundance blamed it on Chris Richardson.
Next up was Sanjaya Malakar, with another blow to his "manhood" by revealing that he can hula dance. And no, we're not talking like the half-naked male Polynesian dancers, we're talking the grass skirt kind of hula. Sanjaya sang John Mayer's "Waiting for the World to Change". It was better, but still sleep inducing. Randy thought it as better, but that something special that the judges saw the first time is still missing. Paula doesn't completely agree with Randy though.She thinks that he is striving to do better. Simon says it wasn't as ghastly as last week. He did mention the hula thing though, as well as the Paula-like hair. Ryan said that anyone who knows anything can see the difference clearly - one has extensions.
Sundance Head revealed that he is actually thin in real life and just wears a fat suit so people don't recognize him. He sang Pearl Jam's "Jeremy". I thought it was a really good karaoke version. Randy thought it was pitchy in places, but loved that Sundance added his Southern Rock thing to Pearl Jam. Paula thought he kicked into the Sundance groove in the middle. Simon didn't like it as much as last week, thought he went from being good to being a generic bar singer. He also thought the choice was indulgent and he was shouting the whole time. Randy then said that's the whole Pearl Jam vibe. **see rant at end**
Travis Tritt was there, as he's working with Randy Jackson on a new album. Randy is producing it.
Chris Richardson played football and was a bit chunky. Then he got health conscious and lost 40 pounds. I thought his performance of Keith Urban's "Tonight I Wanna Cry" was pitchy at best. Randy loves him though, saying he put his on twist on the song. Paula loves the intonation of Chris' voice that makes it perfect for pop country. Simon thought it was good but he's not jumping out of the chair. He thought it was too cutesy, and that they haven't yet heard what Chris is capable of.
Jared Cotter played college basketball and was pretty good but quit to do music. He sang Stevie Wonder's "If You Really Love Me". It was a good choice, maybe enough for him to squeak by. Randy thought it was a good solid performance. Paula wants him to work on "coloring up" the way he sings. Simon clarifies that it just wasn't original. Simon thought it was like a lot of other performances and will get lost in the mix. He misses the wow factor. Ryan asked Paula if Jared belongs in the top 12, and she said yes so far.
Brandon Rogers has been playing classical piano since he was 9. He performed "I Just Want to Celebrate" by Rare Earth. It was a great performance with good vocals Randy loved the song and the choice. He thinks it gives him more of a rock edge. Paula thought it was pretty phenomenal. Simon just thinks Brandon hasn't represented himself well so far He is one of the better singers and should choose better songs. Simon is worried that Brandon might have problems this week.
Phil Stacey wasn't always bald. At one point he had long hair but then got into a group where all the guys had to have short hair. He didn't like his hair short so he shaved it. Phil tried to sing LeAnn Rimes "I Need You" but failed miserably. Randy says he has a big old voice that reminds him of Steve Perry. The low part was pitchy and weird though. Paula said his lower parts get chancey. The big notes are beautiful though. Simon didn't get it at all, the hat and the big eyes. Phil said he would change his eyes if Simon wanted. Simon thought that it was disappointing all over tonight. Ryan asked if Phil thought he made the right choice and Phil's reply was a simple "Obviously not."
Chris Sligh used to have short hair and a shaved head, like Phil, but better looking. He adds that this is his real hair and not a perm. He sang "We All Want To Be Loved" by DC Talk. I thought it was a wonderful performance, but I worry about his obscure song choices hurting him in the end like Nadia from season's past. Randy didn't think it was his favorite song choice, but it was the best vocal for the night Paula thinks he needs to keep rising, as this was just middle of the road. She wants him to stretch vocally. Sligh asked if it was a better choice than last week, but Paula thought last week was better. Simon thought the beginning was good, but the middle had a lot of shouting. It wasn't a great hooky song, but he did enough to get into the finals. Sligh liked the song's sentiment and apologized for not bringing it like he should have.
My top: (in order from best to worst)
Sligh
Brandon
Blake
My Bottom: (in order from horrific to not so horrific)
Phil
Sanjaya
Chris
My picks for the top 6 guys:
Sligh
Blake
Brandon
and three other filler guys who really don't matter to me one way or another.
Oh, in my haste to get the article up, it occured to me that I forgot my Pearl Jam rant! Sorry! Here is the promised rant (I was watching House and forgot!):
Okay, I LOVE Pearl Jam. No, I don't just LOVE Pearl Jam - I LOVE Pearl Jam. I have loved them from their very first beginnings, through their huge fame, through the anti-ticketmaster phase, and now in their "we do whatever the heck we want" phase. And I just have to say that I want to walk up to Randy Jackson tonight and just beat the crap out of him with a microphone stand. Eddie Vedder is not a screamer. Phil Anselmo - sure. Chris Daughtry, you betcha! Eddie Vedder has a powerful voice that he uses as the emotion of the song/performance dictates. He screams at times. He whispers at times. His voice is full of emotion and power. Jeremy was NEVER about screaming, it was about the raw emotion of the song. Simon was right that Sundance was shouting a lot. Sundance lacks the emotional depth needed for that song. But Pearl Jam's "whole vibe" wasn't about screaming - that's a different genre called metal that you're thinking of thank you very much. And while I love Phil Anselmo and think he is also capable of some powerful emotions and excellent use of his vocal tool, he is much more of a screamer than Eddie Vedder ever could be.
Guest said: i love amican idle who doesn't? i know you probly get a lot of messageges like these, saying " i love amican idle" and i want to stand out and have you notice me but i don't know what to say.i hope that even i someday just get to be on amican idle even if i don't make it, i would still be onered to be on the show and to meat simon, pola, and randie. so all i can say is this is way better than telatubies so cungrats simon! hahahah just kiding but it is way way better!so when i do go on amercan idle be ready for me because i am going to win! () ()
('--') <bunny! (p.s. i am a person who will burst out lafing in dead silence because of something that happened yesterday. Also, i may be a loser but i am the best loser you will EVER meat!)
Copy and paste into word and SPELL CHECK please dude. LOL
Curlio/Dusty, Can we get spell check on our replies for our dear guest here?
ben1974 said: Sorry I did not post last week. My wife and I had our child and I was too busy staring at our baby (Alexander "Xander" Ben) versus paying attention to the dreck the boys were laying down.
CONGRATS!!!! Here's to hoping that he's sleeping through the night quickly!
Copy and paste into word and SPELL CHECK please dude. LOL
Curlio/Dusty, Can we get spell check on our replies for our dear guest here?
Really think this guest is pulling our leg. When I first read the post and saw Dusty's comment I thought the person was genuine in his/her stupidity; but giving it a second read think we are being played. Those errors were deliberate.
Notice how "American" is mis-spelled in two different ways? Guest can't spell "Honored" but can spell "Happened?" and what's with "Pola?" He/she is just trying to yank our chains.
curlio said: And Sprout your memory has not failed you. Season three had 8 girls and 4 guys. They changed to a guys vs. girls format for Season 4. This year's injustice may see a change back to a former "every person for themselves" format.
I remember that. I also remember ~why~ the system got changed...I can still hear Randy, Paula, and Simon saying "did we make a mistake passing these people through?" The problem with Season 3 was that they started with many more than 24 hopefuls. If you recall, we saw a whole lot of new singers during the first round, and then the top two (or was it three?) from several shows made up the top 12. It was a mess.
Starting with 12 guys and 12 girls isn't a bad premise. However, requiring the top 12 to be six guys and six girls needs to be modified, especially this year.
Chris Sligh was the only one worth moving on.
I like the potential of Sundance, but he just doesn't pick the right kind of songs.
Once there is a Top 12, I think its guys being eliminated probably the first 4 or 5 weeks.
Maybe Chris and Blake left in the final 6.
By the way, Chris had a band and it was pretty good.
Check out his video on YouTube...
They won't let me post the link. But just go to YouTube and do a search for Chris Sligh.
It comes up near the top.
First off all: congrats to Ben and Wifey with the first official Curlio.com baby
AreU4Real said: [...]
Curlio/Dusty, Can we get spell check on our replies for our dear guest here?
No. Simple reason is that the spelling mistakes of people tell a lot about those people already. You can quite easily see the difference of someone that has english as a second language and the people that are supposed to be able to type english but just are unable to do so. It essentially says a lot about the person already. It also shows you how serious you should take a comment.
hugefan said: [...]
Really think this guest is pulling our leg. When I first read the post and saw Dusty's comment I thought the person was genuine in his/her stupidity; but giving it a second read think we are being played. Those errors were deliberate.
[...]
Curlio, not me. I never commented on it
Don't know though, if you see our feedback once in awhile and what they submit; you would start wondering about the spelling skills of people in general.
Don't I remember Curlio printing one of those feedbacks on the webboard maybe a long time ago? I just remember getting a stomach ache from laughing so hard!
If you can't be a good example, then be a horrible warning!
dear ben - congratulations! so darn exciting. no wonder you missed a.i.
i am way behind this week...
bloody nuts these guys sucked like a pool cleaner with new filters.
random:
- sligh can sing. what the truck was that song though? bit snoozy though still the best guy.
- i for one found blake entertaining. not sure how long that is going to last but ok.
- the other chris was not so bad. i think he is going to be around for a lot longer than comfort will allow.
- jared was super bad. i can not believe they did not call him on screwing the words up. or was it just me and lack of sleep? he did add and subtract a few right?
- goodness i had to turn it down and fast forward through phil's. that was stinky with a capitol s-k-u-n-k. give me an 's' or as our new phonically challanged guest would say give me an esth...give me a qay...
- hula...gay...think he blew it and i mean that in the cleanest possible - you pulled it back to soap it - way...
- brandon continues to give me the creaps. maybe it will get interesting when the dude shows up and stops the top rate acting job. think he has missed his calling...
done.
-- toad
edit: toad - 2007-03-08 20:10:42 GMT - got a head of myself
OMG!! I love Sanjaya and Blake. I HATE Peole who hate those two. Sanjaya is cute, and more talented then most of America. So haters need to stfu. Thank you! ^^
The guys of American Idol seem to have a theme - mediocrity. Yes they once again failed to deliver and will probably be shown up as losers overall when the girls perform tomorrow. We will apparently get treated to a performance by Carrie Underwood and HUGE NEWS on Thursday (my guess for the HUGE NEWS is details of the songwriting competition).
Tonight the contestants revealed things about themselves that we don't know. Apparently Blake Lewis loves improv comedy and Halloween and mixes the two up to come up with the character Jimmy Walker Blue. He sang "All Mixed Up" by 311. His performance doesn't really show off his vocals, but it does show off his beatboxing skills nicely. It was a good performance though, and he'll have no trouble making it to the top 12. Randy Jackson likes Blake because he's current. Randy didn't recognize the song, but loved it anyhow. Paula Abdul also didn't know the song but was interested in it. Simon Cowell didn't understand a word that Blake sang, but Blake does stand out of the crowd.
Next up was Sanjaya Malakar, with another blow to his "manhood" by revealing that he can hula dance. And no, we're not talking like the half-naked male Polynesian dancers, we're talking the grass skirt kind of hula. Sanjaya sang John Mayer's "Waiting for the World to Change". It was better, but still sleep inducing. Randy thought it as better, but that something special that the judges saw the first time is still missing. Paula doesn't completely agree with Randy though.She thinks that he is striving to do better. Simon says it wasn't as ghastly as last week. He did mention the hula thing though, as well as the Paula-like hair. Ryan said that anyone who knows anything can see the difference clearly - one has extensions.
Sundance Head revealed that he is actually thin in real life and just wears a fat suit so people don't recognize him. He sang Pearl Jam's "Jeremy". I thought it was a really good karaoke version. Randy thought it was pitchy in places, but loved that Sundance added his Southern Rock thing to Pearl Jam. Paula thought he kicked into the Sundance groove in the middle. Simon didn't like it as much as last week, thought he went from being good to being a generic bar singer. He also thought the choice was indulgent and he was shouting the whole time. Randy then said that's the whole Pearl Jam vibe. **see rant at end**
Chris Richardson played football and was a bit chunky. Then he got health conscious and lost 40 pounds. I thought his performance of Keith Urban's "Tonight I Wanna Cry" was pitchy at best. Randy loves him though, saying he put his on twist on the song. Paula loves the intonation of Chris' voice that makes it perfect for pop country. Simon thought it was good but he's not jumping out of the chair. He thought it was too cutesy, and that they haven't yet heard what Chris is capable of.
Jared Cotter played college basketball and was pretty good but quit to do music. He sang Stevie Wonder's "If You Really Love Me". It was a good choice, maybe enough for him to squeak by. Randy thought it was a good solid performance. Paula wants him to work on "coloring up" the way he sings. Simon clarifies that it just wasn't original. Simon thought it was like a lot of other performances and will get lost in the mix. He misses the wow factor. Ryan asked Paula if Jared belongs in the top 12, and she said yes so far.
Brandon Rogers has been playing classical piano since he was 9. He performed "I Just Want to Celebrate" by Rare Earth. It was a great performance with good vocals Randy loved the song and the choice. He thinks it gives him more of a rock edge. Paula thought it was pretty phenomenal. Simon just thinks Brandon hasn't represented himself well so far He is one of the better singers and should choose better songs. Simon is worried that Brandon might have problems this week.
Phil Stacey wasn't always bald. At one point he had long hair but then got into a group where all the guys had to have short hair. He didn't like his hair short so he shaved it. Phil tried to sing LeAnn Rimes "I Need You" but failed miserably. Randy says he has a big old voice that reminds him of Steve Perry. The low part was pitchy and weird though. Paula said his lower parts get chancey. The big notes are beautiful though. Simon didn't get it at all, the hat and the big eyes. Phil said he would change his eyes if Simon wanted. Simon thought that it was disappointing all over tonight. Ryan asked if Phil thought he made the right choice and Phil's reply was a simple "Obviously not."
Chris Sligh used to have short hair and a shaved head, like Phil, but better looking. He adds that this is his real hair and not a perm. He sang "We All Want To Be Loved" by DC Talk. I thought it was a wonderful performance, but I worry about his obscure song choices hurting him in the end like Nadia from season's past. Randy didn't think it was his favorite song choice, but it was the best vocal for the night Paula thinks he needs to keep rising, as this was just middle of the road. She wants him to stretch vocally. Sligh asked if it was a better choice than last week, but Paula thought last week was better. Simon thought the beginning was good, but the middle had a lot of shouting. It wasn't a great hooky song, but he did enough to get into the finals. Sligh liked the song's sentiment and apologized for not bringing it like he should have.
