Posted on 03/13/2007 5:46:36 AM PDT by silent_jonny
Well, actually, he can't, without really looking like a poor sport. I agree with Lucky9teen, I don't necessarily think Sanjaya is gay, but he's just a baby, and obviously his parents haven't encouraged him to grow up much.
I thought his initial audition was really fairly decent. It has surprised me that he has done so poorly (which he has, make no mistake!!!). But between singing so tentatively and appearing so effeminate, he's cooked his own goose.
You know, every time I hear him perform, I want to quote Mama Rose and yell at him, "SING OUT, LOUISE!" LOL!
"Spoil sport" would be a step up from what he looks like now! His first audition was very good. Who the hell knows what happened since then, though.
I don't agree with the theory that his is miserable and wants to go home. Sanjaya's biggest fan is Sanjaya and then his mother.
Well, I'm predicting Sanjaya to be gone next week, because TPTB do not want him on the tour. Kinda like Kevin Covais (Chicken Little) last year. No matter how many votes he gets, he's gone.
During the season when he realized that Kat wasn't a consistently good singer, is when he changed. He pushed for Chris more and more as time went on. He was ticked when Chris was sent home!
This doesn't help.
Cool! There should be some good somgs next week then. Maybe some we haven't heard on idol before.
Thanks for the link.
"For the record, I don't consider someone being in the "margin of error" a good prediction when the margin of error is 9 of the 12 finalists."
I know. It's frustrating but those darn laws of statistical sampling can be a bit pesky.....;-)
I can buy that.
He can leave at any time. BUT HE DOESN'T!
No one thought Vasquez was a poor sport when he left. People wondered why he left was all. Most thought he just wanted his namein the news and to get started on a cd. Now we know! But, again, he wasn't considered to be a poor sport.
I agree. Think how much class people would think he had if he did step down, knowing that he has no business being there. At 17 it sure would seem that his voice should have changed by now. He kinds of reminds me of Paris Bennet, talking in some false hich pitched voice.
I sure hope you're right.
'60 MINS' VS. SIMON
March 15, 2007 -- MR. Nasty himself, Simon Cowell, is going to get a "60 Minutes" grilling.
Cowell will be profiled on this week's edition of the venerable newsmagazine by occasional contributor, CNN anchor, Anderson Cooper.
He is expected to discuss the heat he's taken from the music industry, his vast wealth - Cowell is among the richest in his native England - and the appeal of "American Idol."
Cowell has become famous for being overly cruel with his caustic critiques of the amateur singers who appear on "Idol."
He claims that he is just brutally honest.
Upcoming Idol TV Appearances
They've already taken over the radio, now they are headed for a TV set near you. In the next 10 days, no fewer than 6 former Idol contestants, including Brandon Rogers, the most recent former Idol contender, will be appearing on talk shows or other television programs. Here's a handy chart so you don't miss your favorite Idol...set your Tivo now!
(Check your local listings for exact times)
Brandon Rogers
Live with Regis and Kelly (ABC) March 19
Ellen Degenerate Show (NBC) March 19
Bucky Covington
Live with Regis and Kelly (ABC) March 21
Carrie Underwood
American Idol Extra (Fox Reality) various times
Saturday Night Live (NBC) March 24 11:30PM
Chris Daughtry
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC) March 21 12:35AM
Elliott Yamin
Live with Regis & Kelly (ABC) March 20
Josh Gracin
Live with Regis & Kelly (ABC) March 22
Poor Brandon, I was voting for him and I'm sorry to see him go. What a shame they cut off his song at the end because they ran out of time. They should give him the chance to come back at the beginning of next week's show to sing his swan song.
"Cowell has become famous for being overly cruel with his caustic critiques of the amateur singers who appear on "Idol."
He claims that he is just brutally honest."
Those who think he is "cruel" are the ones who think everyone is above average...
"On the plus side for the grey haired soul man, he may not be selling as many CD's as Daughtry, but he's selling out concert halls like crazy!"
Any reviews of his shows? He was in Atlanta last week but I did not hear a single thing about it.
BTW, saw my first live show in quite a long while on Tuesday. I highly recommend catching The Tragically Hip if they come to your town. Great energy and superb songwriting/vocals from a legendary Canadian rock band. Going to see Josh Groban on Saturday. Live music kind of week for me...
Review: 'Idol' winner delivers soul, intensity in sold-out show
http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/music/article/0,1406,KNS_349_5393963,00.html
By BETSY PICKLE,
March 4, 2007
Taylor Hicks came to Rocky Top on Saturday night and made himself at home.
Performing for a sellout crowd of 1,631 at the Tennessee Theatre, Hicks was like a bluesy gyro, constantly in motion as he belted out most of the tracks from his major-label debut, "Taylor Hicks," along with a few novel mash-ups. His fans, ranging from 6 to well into the 60s, stayed on their feet along with him.
The 30-year-old Alabaman with the salt-and-pepper hair and husky voice proved that millions of dialing fingers hit the right numbers when they voted him winner of last year's "American Idol." Hicks, backed by a tight six-piece band and one singer, used his years of stage experience and the polish he got from "Idol" to craft a nearly flawless show.
Hicks, as did opening act the Greyhounds, commented on the beauty of the venue - how could he not? But it was the personal touch of segueing from a falsetto improv on "Wherever I Lay My Hat" into lyrics from "Rocky Top" that won the locals' hearts.
While "Taylor Hicks" boasts an uneven selection of songs that often fall short of the singer's abilities, onstage Hicks elevated even the most inane of them and turned the better cuts into fantastic showpieces.
He got off to a fast start with "Give Me Tonight," "Heaven Knows" and "The Maze," into which he injected strains from "Let's Get It On," before slowing down slightly for "Hell of a Day," from his self-released "Under the Radar." But his early high note came when he poured on the intensity for the Rob Thomas-penned "Dream Myself Awake."
Hicks spun, strutted, bounced and shook his way around the stage throughout his 65-minute set, going from "The Deal" and "Gonna Move" into the soulful classic "Wherever I Lay My Hat." He showed a sense of playfulness in his rendition of Rod Stewart's "Young Hearts," taking it halfway to rap, before returning to his past for "Heart and Soul."
He hit another high with "Just To Feel That Way." Hicks has a gift of being able to crawl inside a lyric and deconstruct it while making it grander, and he really showed off on this one.
Hicks left the stage briefly after energetic performances of "The Right Place" and "The Runaround" before returning for his encore, an unexpected classic from Cream, "Badge." It was a bold move, but Hicks and his band proved they were up to it. It was blues perfection.
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