American Idol 2006--Live Thread (Part III)

Fox ^ | 5-8-06

[silent_jonny]

always for Tammy

[no more apples]

OH MY GACK!!!!!!! That picture at the beginning of the thread tonight is THE SCARIEST thing I've EVER seen! I'm, I'm, I'm not sure what else to say... EEEEEEWWWWWWWW!








(shudder)





Yuk!





Anyway, I came on to say I think Katherine is gonna be gone after tomorrow. I hate to say it - she really is talented. But she was at a severe disadvantage tonight and her song choice was poor. Flubbing the lyrics really hurt her. Too bad.

[I'm ALL Right!]

The thing about the final 4 is that only 3 of the 4 really know what their style is. Taylor is the Soul man, Chris is the Rock guy, Elliot is Jazz/Blues and Kat is....a chameleon. She has changed with each episode this season. I think the mark of a real artist is knowing what their passion is. Kat is a good vocalist, but there is very little style of her own there.

My ranking after tonight:

Taylor
Elliot
Chris
Kat

[stlnative]

don't buy into dial idol...
there was a software update released on 5/7 that had to be downloaded for the software to work tonight.

I have been dialing both of Chris' numbers for 15 minutes and I have only gotten through 1 time in 15 minutes.

[misterrob]

The boy just took a Mariano Rivera heater deep in Yankee Stadium tonight.

That was about as clutch a singing performance as you will see from someone.

[TonyWpi]

Chris and Kat are in a tie for the bottom on Dial Idol.

She's going down faster than an intern in the Clinton White House.

[over3Owithabrain]

Let me get the rules straight...we can sit here and make fun of the people on American Idol...their looks, their clothes, their singing, etc. But we can't say anything about each other. As long as we're straight on that.

Pretty much. Or you can continue to be the turd in the punch bowl if you'd like. We're all just having fun here, a nice respite from the rough and tumble of the political threads. Join the fun!

[BamaDi]

I love 3 Dog Night....when I was in HS, it was one of the best concerts I went to....and yes, I know that makes me old! I'm trying to remember some of their songs and what I want Taylor to sing.

[silent_jonny]

(Priscilla) She looked like Marilyn Manson.

ROLFMAO!! She did!

[OldFriend]

Taylor is so fun to watch. He makes my heart sing.

Chris is just too one dimensional. No there there with Chris.

[mystery-ak]

Mike gave Brandon a bath and the baby is asleep...for now...

[over3Owithabrain]

Methinks Chris is fading a little, though he picked great songs tonight and really did ok with them, especially the first. At this point even a good performance can send one packing!

[OldFriend]

Keeping in mind that Cowell is not an American and he just doesn't get it!

He's getting to be a bore.

[silent_jonny]

If you don't like Taylor - that's okay. That does not mean you need to bash those that do.

Amen. Thank you for saying that, mathluv.

(And sorry about the "Elvis" photo before :)

[commish]

OK here we go. a huge KAT sized Choke tonight.

Taylor hit a homerun with In the Ghetto, but the night belonged to the E-TRAIN. He had two homeruns.

In the Ghetto and Trouble are easily the two best performances of the season. And "Dream" is very close behind.

1. Tie Elliot - Trouble - Awesome great fantastic super superb wonderful.

1. Tie Taylor - In The Ghetto - Put in on arecord right now …#1 with a bullet immediately.

3. Elliot - If I Could Dream - Great great vocal. Performance was a little bland, but awesome vocals.

4. Chris - Suspicious Minds - For me his best of the year. Right up there with “Walk the Line”. Any other night he would be at the top.

5. Taylor - Jailhouse Rock - vintage fun fun fun Taylor. Absolute blast to watch, but it is just a fluff song.

6. Chris - A Little Less Conversation - Very boring bland song first half. Picked it up second half. Awesome finish.

7. Katherine - I Can’t help Falling In Love - all over the place. Screechy. Tried overly hard, I think she felt the pressure tonight and then panicked after bombing the first song.

8. Katherine - Hound Dog - The DOG is DEAD!!! Manic, wierd, and forgetting the lyrics is unforgivable.

I see no way Kat makes it through this week. This is two straight weeks she tanked one song —- and this time she did not save it with the second song.

Ranking : Elliot, Taylor, Chris, Katherine

[TonyWpi]

I like Chris but I agree about him being "one dimensional."

I'd love to see a Taylor/Elliott final. That would rock.

[I'm ALL Right!]

Chris got a little "Constantine-ish" with the attitude and the camera mauling tonight.

[andyssister]

I'm too young to have seen them in concert so I'm envious!

Heard "Shambala" on the radio today. Great song(one of many.)

[silent_jonny]

Pricilla Presley and Kenny Rodgers, the poster children for leaving well enough alone. Whatever happened to aging gracefully?

LOL!

I was just thinking that same thing--both Kenny and Priscilla would look FINE if they'd left their faces alone. Now instead of looking younger, they just look weird.

[Netizen]

DialIdol
Rank

Idol

DialIdol Score

Margin Of Error

Actual Rank

1-4

Taylor Hicks

71.2

4.378

-

1-4

Elliott Yamin

68.6

4.572

-

1-4

Katharine McPhee

64.3

4.875

-

1-4

Chris Daughtry

64.2

4.882

-

[jdm]

"Chris is just too one dimensional. No there there with Chris."

That's another very good observation. He sounds so monotone when he sings. Kat may be self-conscious and flirt with the camera, but I like her voice. At the same time, does she deserve to go home, at this point? Probably.