Posted on 04/05/2011 6:02:17 AM PDT by silent_jonny
I knew I should have peed before checking the Idol thread tonight.
(((Fatima))) Hi :)
Que pasa, Twin! :)
LOL!
Yes.
And arguing with the judges is never a good idea either.
Hahahaha!
Never ever heard the song Haley sang before. ......it was horrible. And man she gave the Obama stink eye when she got dissed.
Didn’t care too much for Jordin Sparks, but, she did do really well on that song.
Just took a look at Dial Idol and Scotty is well in the lead by himself, with James in second barely edging out Lauren and Haley well behind in last place.
Beautiful song...love that she sang it and did so well with it.
Rofl at your invite, jonny! Of course old binnie was watching AI! Lol.
Sea crest would have had to say “there’s a copy of steven’s boooooook!!!! Under everyone’s seeeeeeeeeat!!!!”. In Oprah dialect.
GR8 post. Forgot how good she sounds, and w/o Lady GagGag theatrics.
My take on tonight:
James - he did fine on the Journey song. Nothing wrong. But it was sounding karaoke until near the end, when he turned around a few notes to “make it his own.”. I didn’t think he did enough of that. He was perfectly fine but slightly boring. The judges jammed up their praise a bit much.
Haley - that first song, that MJ song, was the most stupid song choice ever. She was told to choose hits, so the audience could relate to her, and she chose a song that Michael Jackson didn’t even live to perform live. She screeched through it, she growled for at least a straight minute, and she sounded absolutely horrible. She has a knack for ruining her chances and making the worst of her singing talent. She is becoming unbearable.
Scotty - loved the 911 theme, good choice. Loved that he used a song with some religion it it. His voice sounded great, as usual, and he really seemed to feel the emotions in the song. Liked. He is dang adorable.
Lauren - you all have said enough about the mullet dress. Ugh. And I am not a fan of the stripy hair with black and blonde in it (though obviously every woman in her family disagrees with me), but the girl Brought It. She was bold, confident, and sang like a dream. We knew to send Haley home, Lauren would have to step it up, and she did. She sounded fantastic and strong.
Now for the Gaga portion of the show. Gaga has rarely looked worse, and that is truly an achievement.
Haley went first, and I already knew before she went that the judges were going to gush all over her to redeem her, no matter what she did. She did that “I who have nothing” song which I had never heard, actually, and I did not like it. There were parts that she performed well. And parts where her voice sounded good. But she is so annoying and phony. And when she gets loud, it kind of ruins everything.
Scotty did the funny song “Youngblood.”. He was very entertaining. It didnt show off his voice at all but it showcased his utter comfort with his performing as well as his sweet sense of humor. Made me love him all the more. He is indeed ready to be a recording artist and have a versatile, varied tour repertoire. And he will be doing so for 50 years, at least. The world is his oyster for sure.
Lauren - did the Elvis song and did a good job. Not as good as the first song, but she still turned on the charm and was sweetly sexy if not even close to evil! Her voice is flawless.
James - finished the show with “love potion no.9” and slayed it! He made it his own and rocked the house. He deserves to win the whole thing. I loved his version of it; he gave the old song a very new feel. Simon was always asking for that: taking something old and giving it a contemporary feel. I think Simon would have loved James.
Going home should be Haley if all is right with the world.
Screaming Mimi (She's still in this?) (Oh look, a Catherine McPhee sings from the floor moment…) Round 1: How many backup singers are required to rescue this mess? In other news, …. Oooooh, sparkly!
Scottay Round 1: Safe, but I'd buy it. FTW.
Pickler II Round 1: And that's when I fell asleep.
no, seriously. I fell asleep…
I’m with you. Hines and Kims are just adorable. Still my favorites.
But...I think Chelsea and Mark are dancing better. Much better. She has improved incredibly the last 3 weeks.
Back to IDOL: Haley has to be the one going home tonight. Not even close.
That means next week is going to be really painful. I don’t want to see any of the other three go home! (Sadly, I think it will be Lauren. And then Scotty will get her votes to take the whole enchilada.)
I played back a couple of last night’s performances and just listened (didn’t watch). They didn’t sound as good without the visuals. Not by much, but I could hear the difference.
Now, that comes down to whether one is a “voice only” judge or one who judges the entire performance. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the final three are going to be the ones who’ve made the best use of the stage!
Something I’ve been wondering: do they have professionals helping them with stagecraft, choreography, costumes, etc?
” My take on tonight”
Nice summary. Agree with your assessments.
Gag - Gag is living proof that aliens are here.........
P.S. Scotty s quick quips about his visit with her are reason enough for him to stay....
Scotty kissing his cross was priceless.
The other precious moment was when Lauren did her little shoulder shrug thing with Seacrest. She was adorable.
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