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American Idol 2007--Live Thread (Part II)
FOX ^ | 3-13-07

Posted on 03/13/2007 5:46:36 AM PDT by silent_jonny

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To: Ciexyz

Probably a good idea. I once paid $16.98 for a CD Wal Mart had for $9.72.


5,801 posted on 04/15/2007 11:18:17 AM PDT by Sue Perkick (And I hope that what I’ve done here today doesn’t force you to have a negative opinion of me….)
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To: Sue Perkick

Bumping for someone who wants to know where the AI thread is...


5,802 posted on 04/15/2007 7:02:45 PM PDT by Palladin (Jordin will be the AI this year.)
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To: Sue Perkick

Simon Cowell says ‘American Idol 6’ finalists are “not a great cast”

http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/simon-cowell-says-american-idol-6-finalists-are-not-great-cast-5003.php

By Christopher Rocchio, 04/13/2007

No, it’s not just you — even American Idol judge Simon Cowell believes Idol’s sixth season finalists haven’t been as good as some of the show’s previous casts.

“We’re doing as well as we are doing with not a great cast at the moment, to be honest with you,” Cowell recently told Entertainment Weekly. “They’re not the best bunch of kids we’ve ever had.”

Idol’s sixth season is currently down to its Top 7 finalists, so nobody’s won anything yet. However recently ousted finalists Chris Sligh, Gina Glocksen and Haley Scarnato have all stated they felt they achieved a goal by just cracking the Top 10, allowing them to perform during Idol’s traditional summer tour.

“I think that we suffer from Jennifer Hudson- and Chris Daughtry-itis, which is people who didn’t win getting great careers and now a lot of the contestants believing it absolutely doesn’t matter,” Cowell told Entertainment Weekly. “Sometimes there’s part of me thinking, ‘You genuinely couldn’t care less what we’ve got to say; everything’s going to go your own way now.’”

Even Paula Abdul — the Idol judge who frequently dishes the most upbeat and positive criticism to contestants — seems to agree with Cowell. “I just can’t say that they’re really good if they’re not,” Abdul told Entertainment Weekly. “I just can’t anymore.”

With the exception of Sanjaya Malakar and Phil Stacey, all of the season’s remaining finalists still have a chance of winning Idol’s sixth season, according to Cowell.

“It’s as close as it’s been in any season,” Cowell — who termed the competition a “five-way race” between Melinda Doolittle, Lakisha Jones, Blake Lewis, Chris Richardson, and Jordin Sparks — told Entertainment Weekly.


5,803 posted on 04/15/2007 7:54:57 PM PDT by Netizen (If we can't locate/deport illegals, how will we get them to come forward to pay their $3,500 fines?)
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To: Netizen

I’m surprised to see him admit it. I do agree about the finalists. I think it will be close between those 5.


5,804 posted on 04/15/2007 8:02:44 PM PDT by Sue Perkick (And I hope that what I’ve done here today doesn’t force you to have a negative opinion of me….)
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To: Sue Perkick

I will narrow it down even further. I think it will be between Blake, Melinda and Jordin.


5,805 posted on 04/15/2007 8:44:15 PM PDT by Pure Country
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To: Pure Country

I like your thinking. :)


5,806 posted on 04/15/2007 8:45:18 PM PDT by Sue Perkick (And I hope that what I’ve done here today doesn’t force you to have a negative opinion of me….)
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To: Sue Perkick
Should we take it a step further and say Blake and Jordin? I really like Melinda, but I think her appeal across the ages is limited. How can you help but like Jordin? Blake is good when he does that beat boxin thing, but when he doesn't, I feel that his voice is weak, but I love to watch to see what he is going to do.

The one that I just can't get over is the judge's love of Chris...doesnt' seem to fit for some reason. LaKisha is wearing a little thin for me, and Phil--I love his attitude. I just wish he could connect with the audience better. His singing is good, even when his voice cracks, but there is just no charisma--but his wife is a doll. I love Phil's smile when he is over on the bottom three. His, "I'm just blessed to be here," comes across as so genuine. I saw where he is a preacher's kid. Anyone know anything about that?

5,807 posted on 04/15/2007 9:22:23 PM PDT by Pure Country
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To: Pure Country

It wouldn’t surprise me a bit. Melinda is very old fashioned. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. From the songs she has chosen every week I’m not as confident about her winning this. I’m not impressed that she’s kind of “skirted” it a time or two, like British Invasion week. I definitely think Blake will be the last male standing even though I really don’t like him. I like Phil but I don’t see him going beyond another week or two. Chris is showing up in the bottom recently. Signs of things to come. Lakisha is one I’m getting tired of too. For me she had one good night & then nothing. I think Jordin could very well pull the upset.


5,808 posted on 04/16/2007 4:26:06 AM PDT by Sue Perkick (And I hope that what I’ve done here today doesn’t force you to have a negative opinion of me….)
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To: Sue Perkick
I had TIVO'd Lakisha's one great moment and have watched it over and over again. My husband could care less about American Idol and I had him watch that one performance and he was quite impressed. She just hasn't performed, I want to say as "clear" as that since. Her voice just resonated at the beginning of --You're gonna love me???(not sure of the name). I thought that we were going to see big things from her and the judges kept trying to say that she was outstanding, but even they have run dry.

I also think that Simon is realizing that Melinda isn't the American Idol type, but is in love with her singing. Her response to his critique last week was super for off the cuff. I don't think that you could have scripted that line and had it come off so well. I'm ready for tomorrow night.

On another note, this season with Dancing with the Stars just isn't up to par for me either. There just isn't the charisma that there was last year. LOL! I think I'm getting to be critical in my old age--starting to sound like my mother!

5,809 posted on 04/16/2007 6:40:37 AM PDT by Pure Country
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To: Sue Perkick; silent_jonny; conservativebabe; All
Sanjaya needs to forget about AI. I've got a new jobs for him- MTV is putting together a reality show to search for the new Menudo!! I saw it on Dlisted.com and seriously thought it was a joke at first. Sadly, it's not.

MTV Shows Casting Call

Before RBD, NSYNC, Spice Girls and the Backstreet Boys... there was one band that totally re-defined the word pop. From Puerto Rico to Japan, these guys had fans anywhere and everywhere imaginable. Allow us to re-introduce you to... Menudo. The Latin pop phenomenon that in the 80's and 90's showed the world that they were way more than just a "boy band"...is back. And now, solo TU can become a part of it. Yup, you read it right. Menudo is looking for YOU. Auditions are being held all over the U.S. to find the new members of what will become the ultimate band. Y ¿quién sabe? It just might be your time. Fame, talent, and the adoration of fans worldwide...this is Menudo and this can be you. Oh, and did we mention that this is where "a little known" superstar by the name of Ricky Martin got his start? Nice, huh? Asi que get ready, because it's coming your way and Menudo-mania is here again...to stay. For more information check out mtvtr3s.com.

5,810 posted on 04/16/2007 8:26:14 AM PDT by retrokitten (These pretzels are making me thirsty!)
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To: retrokitten

Now there’s something he would be perfect for! LOL.


5,811 posted on 04/16/2007 8:53:16 AM PDT by Sue Perkick (And I hope that what I’ve done here today doesn’t force you to have a negative opinion of me….)
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To: retrokitten
LMAO!!!! PERFECT!
5,812 posted on 04/16/2007 9:25:27 AM PDT by conservativebabe (Go Lakisha and Melinda!!!)
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To: Sue Perkick

Carrie Underwood’s “Wasted” Becomes Her Forth Consecutive #1 Country Single 4/16/07

http://www.celebrityspider.com/news/april07/article041207-36.html

Carrie Underwood’s ‘Wasted’ Becomes the Best New Artist GRAMMY Winner’s 4th Consecutive #1 Country Single; ‘Before He Cheats,’ Carrie’s Third #1, Now a Hot AC Top 10 and on the Air at MTV!

NASHVILLE, Tenn. /PRNewswire/ — Double-GRAMMY winner and reigning CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Carrie Underwood is atop the country airplay charts once again this week as her fourth single, “Wasted,” follows the #1 success of “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” “Don’t Forget to Remember Me,” and “Before He Cheats.” With “Wasted,” Carrie becomes the first female country artist in the monitored era to achieve four #1 singles from her debut album. She joins superstar labelmates Alan Jackson and Brooks & Dunn as the three most recent artists in country music to enjoy this remarkable feat on their first album.

Even as “Wasted” becomes country radio’s most-played song in the nation, Carrie’s third smash, “Before He Cheats,” is now powering its way up the Hot AC chart, entering the Top 10 this week. This marks the first time a solo country female has hit the Hot AC Top 10 since Faith Hill’s “The Way You Love Me” in December of 2000!

“Before He Cheats” is already on the air at VH1 and hot on their VSpot Top 20 Video Countdown, while MTV also wants its Carrie Underwood, as the Oklahoma beauty and GRAMMY-winning Best New Artist sees “Before He Cheats” newly added into rotation. Remarkably, Carrie becomes the first country artist to hit MTV since 1999’s Shania Twain smash, “Man, I Feel Like a Woman.”

The singles are all from Underwood’s unstoppable 19 Recordings/Arista debut disc, Some Hearts, now RIAA-certified 5x Platinum. Fans can also be looking for a cover feature on Carrie in the May issue of Cosmopolitan, on sale now.

SOURCE Arista Records


5,813 posted on 04/16/2007 11:25:19 AM PDT by Netizen (If we can't locate/deport illegals, how will we get them to come forward to pay their $3,500 fines?)
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To: Sue Perkick
I’m surprised to see him admit it. I do agree about the finalists. I think it will be close between those 5.

“We’re doing as well as we are doing with not a great cast at the moment, to be honest with you,” Cowell recently told Entertainment Weekly. “They’re not the best bunch of kids we’ve ever had.”

Gee, Mr. Cowell, who put thos kids through to Hollywood and then into the top 24?

“I think that we suffer from Jennifer Hudson- and Chris Daughtry-itis, which is people who didn’t win getting great careers and now a lot of the contestants believing it absolutely doesn’t matter,” Cowell told Entertainment Weekly.

Gosh, Simon, whose fault is that? Who let non winners release their cd's before the winner? Who has spent a lot of time bashing the winner, just to 'get even' with him, because they didn't like him? Hmmm Who Simon?

“Sometimes there’s part of me thinking, ‘You genuinely couldn’t care less what we’ve got to say; everything’s going to go your own way now.’”

Maybe giving everyone from last season a contract caused that. How many other second place contestants got a brand new car just like the winner? Who cheapened 'winning'?

Even Paula Abdul — the Idol judge who frequently dishes the most upbeat and positive criticism to contestants — seems to agree with Cowell. “I just can’t say that they’re really good if they’re not,” Abdul told Entertainment Weekly. “I just can’t anymore.”

Hey Paula, same question. Who put these people through to Hollywood and into the top 24?

5,814 posted on 04/16/2007 11:54:18 AM PDT by Netizen (If we can't locate/deport illegals, how will we get them to come forward to pay their $3,500 fines?)
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To: Netizen

Exactly. They brought this on themselves. They picked this bunch even though there were others more talented, so they have no right to complain.

And why should the contestants care? AI has proved they don’t need to win to get a contract. The winner should be treated differently. Winning doesn’t mean anything on this show anymore. It’s a mess AI created. They’re getting what they deserve.


5,815 posted on 04/16/2007 12:13:27 PM PDT by Sue Perkick (And I hope that what I’ve done here today doesn’t force you to have a negative opinion of me….)
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To: Sue Perkick

I think their screeners spent too much time looking for jerks to show during auditions, instead of looking for talent for the show. It used to be that the talent was the show and the losers were a side note. This year they featured the losers at the expense of the more talented.


5,816 posted on 04/16/2007 3:51:59 PM PDT by Netizen (If we can't locate/deport illegals, how will we get them to come forward to pay their $3,500 fines?)
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To: Netizen

I’m sure most of us agree that this is the shallowest talent pool since season #3. The blame squarely rests on Cowell, Abdul, Jackson and the producers. If they don’t right the ship next season, we will look back at the time AI jumped the shark... All without Ted McGinley.

Dancing with the Stars is more interesting this season.


5,817 posted on 04/17/2007 7:49:12 AM PDT by rock_lobsta (Offending liberals since 1993)
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To: retrokitten
set list from tonight from Martina McBride's people

1. Phil Stacey - "Ain't Goin' Down Till The Sun Goes Up" by Garth Brooks

2. Jordin Sparks - "You're Still The One" by Shania Twain

3. Sanjaya Malakar - "Boot Scootin Boogie" by Brooks & Dunn

4. Lakisha Jones - "Concrete Angel" by Martina McBride

5. Chris Richardson - "Over And Over" by Nelly and Tim McGraw

6. Melinda Doolittle - "Why Haven't I Heard From You" by Reba McEntire

7. Blake Lewis - "Come A Little Closer" by Dierks Bentley

5,818 posted on 04/17/2007 9:55:58 AM PDT by meg88
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To: meg88
Thanks for the heads up!

Not shocked at Chris R.'s choice at all. But I am shocked there is no Keith Urban. I would have bet money someone was going to sing "Tonight I Wanna Cry".

I wish Jordin had picked something better (okay, something I like better LOL) then Shania Twain.

3. Sanjaya Malakar - "Boot Scootin Boogie" by Brooks & Dunn

Oh boy. That should be interesting. I have to say, though, for him it's probably a good choice. It's a total crowd pleaser song right up there with "Friends in Low Places" from Garth.

5,819 posted on 04/17/2007 10:05:05 AM PDT by retrokitten (These pretzels are making me thirsty!)
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To: Sue Perkick; conservativebabe; silent_jonny; Netizen; meg88; All

Meg88 was good enough to post tonights set list at post 5818.

Shockingly, no Keith Urban.

I generally like Deirks Bentley, but for some reason I don’t like “Come a Little Closer”. It’s sort of like my dislike of Blake, I don’t know why it’s there or so intense, it just is. Why not sing something peppy like “What Was I Thinkin’?”


5,820 posted on 04/17/2007 10:10:35 AM PDT by retrokitten (These pretzels are making me thirsty!)
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