American Idol 2008--Live Thread II

americanidol.com ^ | 3-25-08

[Lil'freeper]

brings a different element to this competition and seems to be assured of a record deal.

Agreed - if he doesn't win it all, he's a shoo-in for the Daughtry Trophy (record deal as consolation prize). He is the most "well-referenced" singer in the bunch, clearly having the best grasp of the modern rock landscape in order to pick these obscure arrangements. The only other one who comes close is Brooke, but she's not as sophisticated about it - purely minor league.

[Lil'freeper]

Michael Johns is the most overrated “cute” singer since Bobby Sherman. Guy’s got NO top notes.

You may be right. Probably are right, but, but, but, but he's *cute*!

[Miss Didi]

I saw Randy on Larry King Alive and Larry showed a clip of all the candidates and W in dancing and singing moments. Larry asked him if he was for Obama and he didn't answer...he made some basic comment on the process being exciting and then changed the subject.

[twin2]

bookmark for tonight

[kevkrom]

A lot of folks played it safe tonight, taking a breather after making the tour?

• Ramiele - Not the power ballad I would have picked for her, but it had possibility, and was arranged well, but she didn't deliver. Lots of pitch problems and she basically screamed her way through the louder sections. Sure, she might be sick, but she couldn't afford this. D+
• Jason Castro - Meh, it was just "okay" by me. Nothing special, and if the last several weeks are any preview of what a Jason Castro concert would be like, I'll have had enough about 15 minutes in. C
• Syesha - I thought it was pretty good. Some technical issues here and there, but solid, despite the poor choice to go the "diva" route. I still don't see her breaking into the top tier unless the others really start slipping. B+
• Chikezie - A Luther Vandross song is pretty appropriate, because that's who he reminds me of. Well sung, nice smooth voice, but about 20-25 years too late. B+
• Brooke - Safe choice, nothing particular memorable about it, more like a "filler" song you'd hear in a concert. B-
• Michael - Finally, the guy delivers. It fell apart a little at the end (breathing/phrasing was bothersome -- about twice as many breaths as he should have taken), but other than that, he finally showed why he was in the top 10. A-
• Carly - Bad song choice for her. I was right to suggest the song for Brooke, because all Carly showed is that she can't do Bonnie Tyler anywhere near as well as Bonnie Tyler. The eyes still creep me out too. C-
• David A - Gag me. The only thing worse than being preached to by a flaming liberal is being preached to by a flaming liberal kid. The beginning was a mess, but if you could somehow manage to separate the words from the voice (I couldn't), the rest of it was probably quite good. He also just stands up there and doesn't really use the stage at all. WARNING TO ANYONE VOTING FOR THIS PUNK: A David Archulata album or concert is going to be a never-ending litany of "social conscience" crap. C-
• Kristy Lee - When I heard what she was singing, I groaned. I take it back now, though. She was in control, and sang it well, though it didn't have the emotional impact the original did. Best I've heard from her, but she still needs to do more. B
• David C - Risky, but I liked it. He took the essential story of the song, the core melody, and some of its rhythms, and then made it a completely new and different song. From a technical standpoint, there were real enunciation problems in the first half -- I couldn't understand a lot of the words, but it was still a very good performance. A-

Rankings for the night:

1. David C.
2. Michael
3. Syesha
4. Chikeze
5. Kristy Lee
6. Brooke
7. Jason
8. David A
9. Carly
10. Ramiele

Overall rankings after week #3:

1. David C. (+2)
2. David A. (-1)
3. Brooke (-1)
4. Michael (n/c)
5. Syesha (+1)
6. Carly (-1)
7. Chikeze (n/c)
8. Kristy Lee (+2)
9. Jason (n/c)
10. Ramiele (-2)

Who should go: Ramiele
Who will go: Ramiele

[kevkrom]

two of his high notes, he did that dramatic thing of holding the mike away from his mouth

I was always taught you're supposed to do that -- high notes are more penetrating than low notes, so you either back off the volume or pull the mike away. Nothing "dramatic" about it, it's just to keep the high notes from being overpowering.

[Aggie Mama]

Ditto to what you said. I actually had goosebumps as he was singing that song. My husband didn’t get it, but I sure did. It was absolutely brilliant!

[MarkMyWord]

Kev, I agree 98% with your comments. As far as rankings, I would put David C. #1 and the rest all at #10. Everyone else sucked last night. I was either bored, insulted or nervous watching the others sing. David A insulted me again for being preachy and for picking a song 98% of the world didn't know (so he picked it for the message). Michael Johns made me nervous because he's always picking a song that stretches his limits. Dude, pick one that is perfect for your range. The rest were simply boring.
I still like Carly and hope she is out of the Bottom 3 this week.
Oh, and Kristy, you had a ton of country songs you could have picked and you pick that? WTF????? Did you pick it because you knew NO ONE would ever beat you down of a patriotic song? (If so, that was pretty smart of you). However, for this competition, lame choice.

[retrokitten]

OMG!!! That is so funny!!!

[retrokitten]

like oh, yeah, he’s going to wreck the mike with the strength and power of his awesome high notes — I think not!

LMAO!!!!

[Fawn]

For the first time this year, I voted 10 times for David C. He was terrific. I think he might be able to win this... I also voted for Kristi for singing the patriotic song. Simon was right on that...she picked the “RIGHT” song ...very wise.

[Fawn]

DAVID COOK ON YOU TUBE --- BILLY JEAN

[girlscout]

What did she say?? She went to the bathroom before singing??

I read on TMZ yesterday that there are rumors floating about that Carly might be preggers. This bathroom comment will just add fuel to that.

[Fawn]

I thought I heard her say that and thought NO!...that would be way too tacky! But she did huh? Gross.

[Fawn]

David Cook 1

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David Archuleta 2-3

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Carly Smithson 2-5

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Michael Johns 3-10
(B3)

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Kristy Lee Cook 3-10
(B3)

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Brooke White 4-10
(B3)

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Syesha Mercado 4-10
(B3)

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Ramiele Malubay 4-10
(B3)

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Jason Castro 4-10
(B3)

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Chikezie Eze 4-10
(B3)

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[ken5050]

awesome, dude..just friggin’ awesome..

[girlscout]

LOL! She’s probably kicking herself today for saying that.

[BamaDi]

you hit it right on the head....i didn’t like Penn from minute one but liked Monica.....and who are we all hoping gets booted tonight on AI? I’ll be playing blackjack in Biloxi tonight so won’t know until tomorrow....

[Miss Didi]

Fabulous review !

[Fawn]

David Cook--singing--'Hello'