Lol...conspiracy! Also, did you know we never really landed on the moon?!
AI ping!
Kellie would be next, and she wins the personality contest. She is so funny and cute.
I was very disappointed to see Geddeon miss the top twelve.
So, last year, it's possible that Bo and Carrie were the top vote getters from the beginning, giving them the idea that they would most likely gain more votes as the competition went on. And it's just possible that Carrie's vote total was so overwhelming that a producer might have told someone that she was a virtual lock to win, based on past voting patterns.
The fat black gal should win.
In my opinion Taylor Hicks is not the best singer in the bunch. I agree with Simon that he reminds me of a drunk father at his daughters wedding reception. The two who I currently think are the best are Chris and Mandisa.
I like Taylor, but the way they are performing right now, there is no way should he beat Chris.
I do however tend to believe the theory that AI really needs a white male to win.
I've never watched American Idol much. From what I've seen of it in the past it's a show that rewards the Ken and Barbie dolls they have on it.
I would not even be interested in it this year other than I happened to be flipping through channels and saw this Taylor Hicks fellow and was blown away by him. The guy has a musical soul.
Overall, the women are not too impressive. The large black gal (Mandisa) has some pipes but she's far from unique. The young black girl (Paris) is very talented but comes off as a self-centered brat. The best overall female from a commercial standpoint is Katharine McPhee. If any of the women should win it's her.
Of the men Chris Daughtry has an outstanding commercial rock voice and could be lead singer for someone like Creed. But so far he's stuck in that one area because of his tone and range. Unless his voice is more flexible he's just another rock wailer but a damn good one. Elliot Yamin has a great range and a fantastic voice but he lacks "the look" for commercial success. Kevin Covais is not even worth a mention but is getting votes form the public because he's a lost puppy. Ace Young needs some soul. If he'd sing something and let a tear drop out of one eye he'd have all the women voting for him. Then there is Taylor Hicks. This guy is captivating and has a depth to him that's not seen in any of the other people on the show. He's a misfit but that's what it takes to be a success in the music business sometimes. He REALLY stands out.
I think Hicks wins because if you look at the American Idol message board he has about 25% of the total number of posts for the entire board and has a thread called Soul Patrol that has almost a million views on it. That's HUGE and indicates an undercurrent of support and votes that must have the American Idol producers giddy since it means he's bringing in millions of new viewers because he cuts across mumtiple demographics.
Noooooo!! I can't take Kevin that long!!
I love Taylor! He's got that Joe Cocker thing going. I can't decide who I'd rather have win . . . him, Chris, or Kellie.
I love Elliot and will stop watching the day he is voted off.
You mean a so-called "reality show" might actually be scripted? I'm shocked, just shocked. Next thing you're going to tell me is that Professional Wrestling is fake.
Can we forgo the singing tonight and just vote off Chicken Little, Kevin?
bttt
American Idol: Simon Cowell Was Wrong About Taylor Hicks!
For much of the competition, Simon Cowell has been getting it wrong about Taylor Hicks. When the charismatic judge first saw Taylor Hicks in Las Vegas, he was against sending him through to the next round and told Taylor Hicks that Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul “will not put you in the final group to be judged by the public.” Cowell probably took one look at the nearly thirty year old, slightly chubby, gray-haired singer and thought it was too late for this guy to ever have any type of substantial career.
Of course Simon Cowell turned out to be wrong, and the judges did put Taylor Hicks through to be judged by the American public. After a semi-final performance of “Levon,” Simon Cowell even seemed to be coming around and admitted his error saying “I said in the beginning, if you remember, I didn’t think you should make the finals of this competition, I was wrong.”
However, during the early stages of the top twelve finalists competition, it became obvious to many viewers that Taylor Hicks was not Simon Cowell’s favorite. While Simon Cowell would sometimes begrudgingly acknowledge how good a singer that Taylor Hicks was, he constantly criticized his dancing style, ridiculed his wardrobe, and made insinuations of intoxication. While the true motives of Simon Cowell are often a mystery, the perception among many fans was that Simon Cowell did not like Taylor Hicks because he did not look marketable.
However, looks can often be deceiving. When a nerdy looking guy named Clay Aiken auditioned in Atlanta, Georgia, there probably weren’t many that imagined he would eventually finish second in the competition (and go on to have the most successful career of any of the competitors that season). Even though vocally the two singers sound nothing alike, there is one large similarity between Taylor Hicks and Clay Aiken.
Both Taylor Hicks and Clay Aiken have extremely loyal and supportive fan bases. There is something about seeing a singer that probably wouldn’t have a chance otherwise make it on American Idol that can build a strong level of support among fans. How many executives would have given a geeky looking Clay Aiken or a gray haired Taylor Hicks the time of day? In fact, Taylor Hicks had been trying to make it in the music industry for years and at his age, American Idol was likely his last chance. At its best, American Idol takes the decision of who will make it out of the hands of executives who think they know what America wants and puts it in the hands of the American public.
Even though Simon Cowell jumped on the Taylor Hicks bandwagon and proclaimed him as the favorite after Chris Daughtry was eliminated, Cowell seems to still not completely get what makes Taylor Hicks so special to his fans. After Taylor Hicks gave one of the most exciting performances in Idol history with “Living For The City,” Simon Cowell couldn’t resist taking another shot at Hicks wardrobe calling his purple jacket “arguable the worst jacket I’ve ever seen in my life.”
Where Simon Cowell is still getting it wrong is that he is criticizing part of what creates the mystique of Taylor Hicks. The unusual wardrobes, the crazy dancing, the head bopping screaming out of “Soul Patrol” is all part of what Hicks' fans love about him. Perhaps more than any other Idol finalist, Taylor Hicks sends the message “I’m here for my fans, and I’m going to do what I think is best for me and my fans, and nobody’s going to change me.” Taylor Hicks has a special connection with his fans that builds trust and creates a level of support so strong that he could do an album that defies what is normally accepted in mainstream music and it would be tremendously successful. Great singers don’t conform to molds, they make the molds and often redefine the type of music that becomes popular to the public at large.
By the end of competition, Simon Cowell did finally get it right for once. After Taylor’s performance of the new single “Do I Make You Proud,” Simon Cowell declared “assuming that I was right that the show was tied, then you just won American Idol.” Perhaps, Cowell finally realized that a singer doesn’t have to look like an Idol to be an Idol. America doesn’t need another cookie-cutter pop artist. America needs a Taylor Hicks in all his crazy dancing, purple jacket wearing, harmonica playing, soul singing glory.