American Idol 9 – Top 12 Boys – Recap

By On 02/24/2010 · 809 Comments · In AI S9 Recaps, AI Season 9, American Idol

UPDATE: Tim Urban is the Vote For the Worst pick.

Pretty dire night:  The best were Andrew Garcia, Casey James and Lee Dewyze.  Todrick Hall, Jermaine Sellers and Joe Munoz are in danger of going home.

Tonight, the Top 12 Boys take the Idol stage for the first time. Andrew Garcia has the pimp spot. Of course!

Randy says “the girls blew it out last night.” Well, that’s one way of putting it. Kara warns the guys to watch their nerves. Simon mumbles something about “Little House on the Prairie (??) Ellen said everything sounds way different in the studio than it does at home (NO! Seriously? *eye roll*) She says, if it sounds bad in the studio it sounds worse at home.

Simon says he saw an awful lot of nerves in dress rehearsal. If you mess up, he warns the guys ominously, you’re going home. Eep.

Live blog and videos after the jump…

Todrick Hall - “Since You Been Gone” by Kelly Clarkson – Little kids sing back the song he wrote for his audition. Todrick TOTALLY re-works “Since U Been Gone” Pretty big risk to re-work this beloved song. Hm. I don’t personally like this funked up version of the song. But I gotta give him props for not doing the same ole’ same old. Ellen says, “You’re such a great performer. I love that you did something different with it..the chorus was a little rough…love that you took a chance.” Randy says, “It didn’t even sound like the same song…you never want to completely obliterate a song…I still want to see you sing…” Kara agrees with Randy, “You don’t have to arrange the song that much…it’s undeniable that you are a performer…you took a risk that’s how you learn.” Simon said, “I thought it was a crazy arrangement of the song..murdered the original song…it was verging on stupid what you just did.” Seriously, hacking up a song by a beloved Idol is probably not too smart. But on the other hand, the judges are constantly telling these kids not to be copy cats. This reminds me of Season 6 when Chris Sligh caught hell for Coldplayizing “Endless Love”…- 1-866-436-5701 – VIDEO

Aaron Kelly – “Here Comes Goodbye” by Rascall Flatts – Ha ha. His last performance at Hollywood was “Angels”. Way to avoid those David Archuleta comparisons, dude! This 16 year old should have waited a few years before auditioning. He’s very unformed, and I’m not sure he’s in a position to grow over the course of the competition, like the judges suggest he will. The vocals had a couple of pitchy things in there. His vocals are strong, but I’m not seeing much charisma. Simon says,”It actually was quite a good performance…you look as if you are embarrassed to be there…you have to take control of the song…absolutely you will be here next week.” Kara says, “You have no idea what your talent is…I like the pop country lane for you…I think you did a great job…we’re going to see incredible things from you.” Randy says, “You’ve got a huge voice…dude believe in yourself…I’m a big fan.” Ellen says, “You’re going to do very well…I like how humble you are…good job.” – 1-866-436-5702 – VIDEO

Jermaine Sellers – “Get Here” by – He reviews the negative edit he got in Hollywood when he threw the band under the bus. He promises not to do that any more. Ugh. Every time he performs, he over-sings. Somebody needs to tell Jermaine that less is more. I’m not digging his trembley vibrato either. That last note was a little wonky. Ellen says, “I’m a huge fan..I felt you were singing more as a performance than getting into the song…” She tells him he was pitchy and was trying to hard. “I see you more as Maxwell, Ne-yo…the song was old for you…you were trying to do too much with the melody” says Randy. Judges, Jermaine oversings every time he takes the stage…you’re just noticing that now? “When you do those runs, make them meaningful…it felt a little old to me,” says Kara. Simon says, “In the middle when you were trying to over-sing it…you were screaming…I think you’ve totally blown your chance with that.” The rest of the panel disagrees. Ellen says people will vote for him. When Ryan brings up the Hollywood controversy, Jermaine says “I got made out to look like a Diva…” Then, when Ryan asks if he made up with Michael, Jermain answers “Who is Michael.” Michael Orland comes up on stage for an awkward hug. Oh my. Jermaine is not reversing that shitty Hollywood edit. I think he’s gone. – 1-866-436-5703 – VIDEO

Tim Urban – “Apologize” by OneRepublic – Talks about his last minute Top 24 call back (He took Chris Golightly’s place) He didn’t tell his family he was called back, they found out on TV. We see Randy telling Tim he didn’t make the Top 24. Oh, they filmed Ken calling Tim to ask him to come back (I’ll bet that was faked). Whoa, that falsetto is rough, just like it was during Hollywood when he attempted David Cook’s “Come Back to Me”. He has some good moments, but this performance is all over the place. He’s not picking the right songs for his vocals. He needs to work around his limitations. Simon says, “We absolutely made the right decision not putting you through the first time around based on that performance.” He’s getting slammed, ‘I don’t think your voice is good enough.” Kara says, “The music just swallowed you up…here you were just buried under the beat.” “It was really the wrong song for you,” says Randy, “None of it worked,” Ellen says, “You couldn’t hit those high notes.” The entire panel agrees that he’ll get votes because he’s cute, but not on his vocals. Total diss. But he did suck. Tim says the song was a last minute switch. He couldn’t cut down his original pick properly – 1-866-436-5704. – VIDEO

Joe Munoz – “You and I” by Jason Mraz – He was a total fail at guitar playing during Hollywood week. Joe’s got a very nice falsetto–nice transition there. But he pitchy and nervous on the chorus. A very vibrato-y performance. This song choice is pretty boring. Ellen says, “You are so comfortable on stage…you sounded really really good.” Randy says, “Not quite the perfect song choice…singing Jason Mraz is tough…but you worked it out.” Kara says, “I liked that you picked a song I wouldn’t have…you are the best so far.” Simon says, “You have to get out of the bubble…based on that performance…an OK safe performance…you haven’t shown us that you can be a star.” Kara thinks he needs a chance. “A bit limp, a bit forgettable,” says Simon. Is Kara playing Paula here? Ellen says he looks comfortable and is likable, but he might need to pick a better song. Joe promises to bring something exciting next week. – 1-866-436-5705 – VIDEO

Tyler Grady – “American Woman” by the Guess Who – Tyler’s got the Jim Morrison moves down pat. He’s got a good voice, but there’s something weirdly laconic about the way he wanders around the stage as he sings. His vocals are a little sloppy, especially on the high notes. But, I think he’s going to be popular. He pings that retro-vibe that a particular subset of Idol viewers just love. I’ll be surprised if he doesn’t make the Top 12. I wish he’d kept the song as an acoustic blues, before he broke out the electrified funk. Simon says, “People are going to remember that performance…partly for the wrong reasons…it doesn’t feel natural…you’ve got to start changing it up.” “there’s an obsession with the 70′s…you have to do something more than the shtick…bring it into this decade.” Randy says he has to bring his act into 2010. Ellen says he’s lacking the charisma and the excitement…he has to work on the singing and forget the poses. “Be an original” says Randy. Style over substance seems to be the consensus. Tyler says he’ll make a trip to the mall to freshen up his wardrobe. – 1-866-436-5706 – VIDEO

Lee Dewyze – “Chasing Cars” by Snow Patrol – On acoustic guitar. Despite some pitchy moments, Lee did re-arrange the song. It’s kind of Brit-pop goes post-grunge. He messes up some of the notes, but I like the effort. Ellen says, “I thought that was a really good song choice…until you started screaming it too much…but I like the tone of your voice..I hope people vote for you.” Randy says, “I did’n't like the song for you…a little too rangy….you are a harder kind of rocker for me…you need something you can sink your teeth into.” “You tried to change it up, but you almost made the song unrecognizable in parts…” says Kara. Then she suggests Bad Company. What the eff? Talk about copycats. Dude took a pop song and tried to adapt it to his own style. Isn’t that what you told the girls to do last night? WTF? Simon says, “I thought this was the best performance by a mile…this guy is a naturally good singer…I fought for you to be here…don’t do bad company..do what David Cook did with Lionel Richie…I think you are going to do well in this competition…” And I agree with…SIMON! I said early on this dude would be a dark horse. I’m stickin’ to that. - 1-866-436-5707 – VIDEO

John Park – “God Bless the Child” – John wants to marry Shania Twain. Ha. John is very charming. I love John’s tone and some of his phrasing here, but he’s trying to do too much with the song, and it’s leading him astray. Simon says, “You have got to have an incredible voice to take on that song, and you haven’t…it came over as very flat…0 emotion…It was a pointless performance…a copycat Michael Buble.” Kara agrees with Simon, “There was no connection…loungy, sleepy indulgent…” Randy loved his runs…but the song made him feel old. Ellen says the song was wrong. Ellen liked the performance, but thought the song was wrong. The panel agrees they have no idea how he’d fit into the contemporary landscape. John says sang the song for his parents. Dude, you don’t pick songs for your parents! Pick the song that’s going to advance you to the next round! – 1-866-436-5708 – VIDEO

Michael Lynche – “This Love” by Maroon Five – His baby was born during Hollywood. Lets see if he can transcend his backstory. Is he playing that acoustic guitar he’s got strapped around his neck? I like the neo-soul vibe Michael’s got going on. Lots of energy, but I agree with the judges, he has to challenge himself more. Ellen says, “You have so much personality…I thought that was a great song choice…a few pitch problems but it doesn’t matter.” Randy says, “I like you, you brought the energy up…” Kara says, “It was a little depressing in here…it wasn’t outrageously great…you’re comfortable with you..but you could challenge yourself.” Simon says, “you were llike the suupport guy…it was like a vague jazzy version of that song…you’re better than that.” Ellen warns him not to be cocky, and to challenge himself. – 1-866-436-5709 – VIDEO

Alex Lambert – “Wonderful World” by James Morrison – He was in Mary Power’s nightmare group in Hollywood. Alex sounds like James Morrison, but not as good. That’s not a good thing. Dude is rhythm challenged and super awkward. He looks terrified. Simon is creaming him, “That was the most uncomfortable performance of the night…you’ve got a good voice…but if you can’t get your nerves together…I feel for you.” Kara says, “You sound so much like James Morrison..that’s a problem, but a huge compliment…it’s all there, it’s not together…” Randy says, “Try to pull it all together…I like you.” Ellen compliments him on his mullet, and compares him to an unripe banana. Alex explains that he has limited performance experience. Poor guy. He’ll probably get some pity votes. – 1-866-436-5710 – VIDEO

Casey James – “Heaven” by Bryan Adams – Sitting on a stool, with an acoustic guitar, he delivers a very sensitive performance. Casey can sing–he’s got an interesting voice, unique phrasing. He’s definitely more than a pretty boy. He also looks natural and confident, more than I can say for most of the boys tonight. He reminds me of Bucky Covington, but Casey is a better singer. Kara is swaying. ha ha. Kara says, “I don’t recognize you with your shirt on…I think you were a little pitchy.” Why are they still treating this guy like a piece of meat? Start discussing his singing! Randy liked the song choice, and his singing. Kara says, “You’re eye candy, but you’re also ear candy.” Finally. Simon says, “We were both cursed with good looks…what I really liked about you..you chose the right song…honest, likable..sincere…this was the best I’ve heard from you.” Casey says he was ready to get torn apart. Ryan says Friday is Kara’s HR meeting. – 1-866-436-5711 – VIDEO

Andrew Garcia – “Sugar We’re Going Down” by Fallout Boy – So, Andrew does his You Tube acoustic guitar deal with Fallout Boy. He’s really good, but I wonder if this whole OMG Pop song turned on it’s head!!! deal is going to get old fast. Where is there room for improvement? He’s going to be an early front runner. Simon says, “I was disappointed with that…too serious, indulgent, not original enough…I don’t think tonight you took a risk..a bit forgetable.” Kara says, “It was a really strange rendition of that song….it wasn’t meant to be acoustic. (Straight up was?)” Randy agrees with Simon and Kara…”I’m a fan of you…go back to being you.” Ellen says, “I think that Paula song is going to carry you for awhile…you were too inside yourself.” Is this a new strategy? Give a favorite the pimp spot, then criticize their performance so they don’t appear to be front runners too early in the game? Hm. – 1-866-436-5712 – VIDEO

 
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  • Jx223

    I hope the boys do better tonight than the girls did last night.

  • rayni

    Andrew in the pimp spot and Casey lookin’ hot. yesssss.

  • will

    Geez, make them feel MORE nervous than they already are Kara. AND Simon! WTF? What is his hangup with forgetting the words anyway? Archie did it and his career isn’t over!

  • J9BT

    Well I’m at work yet again, so will have to live vicariously through all of you until around midnight EST! Boo! Post some juicy details, please!

  • JudyL

    No Randy, the girls did not blow in out last night. they just blew.

  • http://krisallenonline.blogspot.com/ kizgold

    listen to Simon trying to mess the guys up

  • St.Lucia

    Way to inspire, Simon. :)

    Toddrick, wtf? Kelly? ARe you INSANE?

    Apparently

    Because this sucks.

  • Valentin432

    Kelly Clarkson, Since U Been Gone?
    Todrick got balls.

  • rayni

    Ok. Sorry. I’m loving Todrick. He may be a tool and singing the iconic Since You Been Gone but I really really like that.

  • koshka

    Does Todrick strike you as a little swarmy? He kinda gives me the creeps for some reason.

  • anovich

    that was ridiculous – but he can’t be accused of being a copy-cat

  • sr4mjc

    Go away Todrick. You look like an ass

  • sma11ie

    Bahahahahah… it was kinda great in parts and kinda crazy in some others. But he’s got balls this guy. All said, kinda cool what he did. Hah. I hope he stays.

    OMG, Aaron Kelly looks petrified ALREADY. Don’t wish a trainwreck on the sweet kid, but this might be good TV if he falls apart =P. I is evil!

  • St.Lucia

    YUCK. That was HORRENDOUS. Playing with the song does not equal destroying the song.

    I hope his 1st place position gets him GONE for tomorrow.

  • http://www.gleerpg.com gleeRPG

    It sounded like it had been mixed with “Tainted Love” or something.

    Ouch, Simon. lol

  • HermeticallySealed

    Hmm, didn’t care for it. But you’re right, Anovich. lol

  • will

    That’s funny, Todrick considers himself a dancer who can also sing as well. Simon must have read that interview.

  • Duke

    LOVED Todrick!!! Fuck u judges!!! He gets absolutely no crd for what he did! Fuck this show!

  • claudette

    I sort of liked him. Poor Aaron seems soo nervous.

  • Valentin432

    I think I’m going to vote for Todrick, he’s courageous or completely crazy but at least it makes things interesting.

  • rayni

    Awww little Aaron is looking nervous.

  • Dweia_the_Goddess

    Dweia the Goddess, right in joining the live blogging.

    Todrick… ahh, there’s something about him that creeps me out. probably the eyes, he has crazy eyes. But I wasn’t a fan of that version.

  • Totalele

    Todrick came out giving me hope and took it away faster than I could reach out to pick it up. Boy was rough.

  • Jx223

    Todrick performance of “Since You Been Gone” was different. He completely changed the original version of that song. I didn’t like it a whole lot, but he definitely changed that song up.

  • rayni

    Heh – look at these responses to Todrick. He’s polarizing already! LOL

  • Bearcatgrad9912

    I applaud his courage even though he totally just ruined one of the best pop/rock songs of this decade…

    Looking forward to Aaron and so glad he isn’t getting the pimp spot since I think Archie hatred is about spew for him…unless that’s already going to Katie as it seemed last night.

  • St.Lucia

    I hope Aaron Kelly doesn’t choke. He’s just soooo young….and quiet, and inexperienced…

  • tierbee

    Man, they really want Todrick out of there. Someone forgot to tell Ellen. I mean, I didn’t like it much but it was kinda ballsy. Too bad I don’t like that dude.

    Hope this kid doesn’t have a meltdown. Simon ate pissy pills for dinner.

  • rayni

    Hmmm – a boy Taylor Swift?? Hmmmm.

  • lizland

    Todrick sucked, and I don’t even like the original version of that song. He strikes me as a total jerk. I don’t think change for changes sake is smart or brave. Needs to be GOOD.

  • http://kristentheyellowlab.blogspot.com/ Zsus

    Whoa. Aaron sounds pretty bad. Nerves? Not a good song choice, either. Major Zzzzzzz-maker.

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    f**k I thought this was at 9

  • Totalele

    Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz… wha? wha? Oh, sorry, I snoozed off….

  • sr4mjc

    Pitchy dog, but already better than the girls tonight.

  • Bearcatgrad9912

    Oh man I love this song! Good choice for young Aaron! It suits his voice quite well and man I love him!

  • St.Lucia

    Simon must not give a shit anymore, knowing it is his last season. He’s just really saying what he feels.

    Aaron isn’t bad, but I won’t remember him. Hey, he didn’t choke!

  • Willis

    Loved Todrick! I think if he had done this drastic of a song change later in the season he wouldn’t have caught so much flack from the judges. I dunno.

  • shell29

    I didn’t think Todrick’s performance was too horrible, but since I don’t like him I hope the “death spot” does him in. Aaron-hmm, sounded nervous. He’s no Archie, that’s for sure.

  • Dweia_the_Goddess

    Aaron Kelly… I was prepared to skip your number in order to get a glass of orange juice, to me you’re just one cannon fodder and I remembered you forgot your lyrics which to me equates to not taking everything seriously….but I went back to my seat after hearing your choice, and stayed on it when I heard your voice. Stage presence, needs to improve on. But the voice and the lower register was great. Hmm….

  • sma11ie

    Yuck, Rascal Flatts. He’s trying to sound like that lead singer, whose voice I loathe. But he’s nervous, yikes. Pulls it off sorta.

  • tierbee

    Awww, he is so scared. I think I am over Rascal Flatts songs. He’s kinda darlin in a deer in the headlights sort of way.

  • lovemyidol

    Dude, Duke. So much hostility.

    I like Toddrick. I thought it was unique – it’s what they been asking for. But, man his teeth are so white!

    Aaron really opened up after he hit the chorus. Good job, Aaron.

  • luval

    Gosh…look at Simon. He does NOT want to be there.

  • http://krisallenonline.blogspot.com/ kizgold

    Ryan’s just happy he’s taller than someone

  • LadyBeBop

    He did good. Not great, but very good. You could tell he was nervous, but he pulled it out. Just hope the 2nd spot isn’t the killer.

    Teen-aged girls will like him. And that’s fine…for right now.

  • Bearcatgrad9912

    I agree that Aaron needs more confidence and had a few pitch moments but I love the tone of his voice!

  • rayni

    He’s kinda darlin in a deer in the headlights sort of way.

    Yeah – I really want to hug him so he’ll calm down and feel better.

  • tierbee

    Heh, that dude isn’t going anywhere for a while I wouldn’t think.

  • cookcricket

    Um, I’m a little surprised at myself, but I’m rooting for Aaron! Nice job buddy!

  • useless

    Aaron looks & sounds nervous. Still better than about 8-9 of the girls yesterday…

  • lizland

    I figure if Justin Bieber can sell out stadiums, Aaron has a strong shot at staying a while.

  • CDCIdol

    Simon looks like he is being held against his will.

  • claudette

    Better than the girls night so far.

  • HermeticallySealed

    You know, I don’t know the song, and found it a bit plain, but I think he will grow. Hopefully he takes a few risks on song choices and gains enough confidence for future performances that he emits more personality.

  • Yui

    holy shit. call me crazy but i think there was some flirting going on between ryan and aaron.

    with aaron looking up at ryan a few more times than necessary.
    potential ship.

    and i dont normally find aaron cute but he looked pretty good tonight tho def still needs more confidence

  • St.Lucia

    I think I like Jermaine less than I like Todrick.

  • Tony

    This third guy looks like Trey Songz

  • tierbee

    Dude makes me think of a salesman. Heh.

  • GreenHippo

    Ryan’s just happy he’s taller than someone

    LOL – I have to wait till my 8pm here,I am looking forward to seeing this!!

  • lizland

    Jermaine is a snore. And a little screechy. Ouch.

  • Hannah Palindrome

    ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

  • useless

    Jermaine Who ?…unfortunately forgettable….

  • Bearcatgrad9912

    Ha ha. His last performance at Hollywood was “Angels”. Way to avoid those David Archuleta comparisons, dude!

    Different song. Archie sang Angels by that European pop singer dude. Aaron sang Angel by Sarah McLauchlan.

  • Jx223

    I don’t think that Jermaine’s song choice was a good song choice for him.

  • tierbee

    Hmm. No like. My dog is whining (well, not really).

  • http://www.gleerpg.com gleeRPG

    Ouch, Jermaine. Just ouch.

  • sma11ie

    Oh, my ears. Painful… make it stop. MUTE. Better… phew. Bye Jermaine.

  • St.Lucia

    Waiting to hear “pitchy” from Randy…

  • will

    Wow Jermaine was just awful. The worst kind of oversinging. YUCK.

  • Bearcatgrad9912

    OUCH! Jermaine was PAINFUL! The male Haeley!

  • lovemyidol

    Jermaine – girl’s song, girl’s voice.

  • Dweia_the_Goddess

    Jermaine… Another guy who gives me the creeps because he has crazy eyes. I was rooting for the gentleman Purifory, Jermaine and not Sellers, Jermaine. No matter how good this guy is, and he’s not that good, he’ll never do anything to me…Period.

  • http://krisallenonline.blogspot.com/ kizgold

    youch no Jermaine

  • shell29

    Brothas can’t catch a break! But seriously though, Jermaine tried to do too much with that. Ellen’s critique is right on.

  • ggdoorsfan

    Different song. Archie sang Angels by that European pop singer dude.

    lol… that would be robbie williams version of ”angels”…

  • lovemyidol

    Totally agree that so far the boys have had a better performance than the girls.

  • Hannah Palindrome

    Jermaine who?

  • Totalele

    God…Vftw will have a hard time choosing… Maybe not as hard as yesterday, but boy, talk about mediocre all around except for a few exceptions. :-|

  • St.Lucia

    I won’t vote for him, and I don’t think anyone else will either, unless it is pity votes.

  • rayni

    Ellen struggles with the negative critiques, doesn’t she? She can’t wrap them up and it makes me so uncomfortable.

  • Bearcatgrad9912

    lol… that would be robbie williams version of ”angels”…

    LOL! Thanks! His name slipped my mind.

  • sma11ie

    I agree with Simon. Ok, enough air time for this guy, get him off the stage please! More pain…

  • claudette

    Sounded off pitch to me. Todrick has a better voice, but I hate for anyone to do poorly.

  • Tony

    “Who is Michael?”

    lol

  • unique28v

    I like Jermaine. His style is very popular now in R&B music. He’s very current and I think relevant. I hope he goes far in this competition. Either way, the boys have been better than the girls to me. At least I’m not bored tonight.

  • Hannah Palindrome

    They can all sing…which is more than I can say for Taylor Swift, but I think they’re letting their nerves take over.

    The girls were so boring last night.

  • Bearcatgrad9912

    Ellen struggles with the negative critiques, doesn’t she? She can’t wrap them up and it makes me so uncomfortable

    Still a helluva lot better than Paula! At least Ellen gets to the point quicker than Paula ever did. And at least she doesn’t patronize them by telling them how good looking they are instead of critiquing their performance.

  • Miss Chaos

    And just think it will get better as each slot goes up!

  • JudyL

    I’m not liking the judges tonight. Judge the singing and quit with deciding who will be back next week. Pitchy, off key singing doesn’t require ‘that’s okay, you’ll be back’.

  • Mtlfan

    very good voice but not a great singer and not connecting very well emotionnally while singing

  • Dweia_the_Goddess

    Addendum to Jermaine… it was sappy, like a dog blobbered his tongue all over you sappy singing. Yep, eeeeewwwwwww.

  • gangreen29

    The judges were much harsher on the girls last night. Todrick, Jermaine, and Aaron have all been horrible. Ellen is making me cringe.

  • Miss Chaos

    Does anyone think that the mike is putting out odd sounds when they are singing low, I noticed it last nite too. It must be a 3 dollar mike.

  • Totalele

    Kris always makes a crappy day (or show) better, doesn’t he? *bat eyelashes*

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    I think the judges are great.I didn’t like Jermaine-lol at who’s Michael.how long do you think it will be until someone posts Aaron and todrick’s performances anywhere?

  • Hannah Palindrome

    Tim Urban-

    Love the song…uh oh

    OMG NOOOOOOOOOO

  • ggdoorsfan

    are they trying to fake us out w/this ”a girl will win idol” meme they’ve been floating in the press? the guys are better vocally than the girls, and the judging is way less harsh… i wouldn’t put it past these producers to be playing the public…

  • tierbee

    He looks like a puppy. Oh, and cannon fodder.

  • shell29

    Apologize? Really? But if he sings halfway decently, he’ll be golden. The fangirls will eat Tim up.

    ETA: Ouch. Bad song choice, weak performance. Agree with Simon, his looks might buy him a week or two.

  • useless

    oy…Tim….wrong song…can’t hit the falsetto…

  • will

    Buh-bye Tim. Nice knowing you.

  • St.Lucia

    Oh GOD. Not feeling Tim Urban one bit.

    ….Aaron Kelly has been the best so far…wow, did I just say that?

  • rayni

    This Urban kid is really cute. Weak falsetto but cute. The rest of the song is OK. These boys are so much better than the girls.

  • Valentin432

    Tim Urban looks like a dark haired Zac Efron, something tells me it doesn’t matter how he sings.

  • lizland

    Tim has no falsetto – what the heck is he doing singing apologize? Overall, though, I’ve heard worse on the Idol stage. He’ll stick around on his looks for a few weeks, at least.

  • http://www.gleerpg.com gleeRPG

    Tim needs to really attack the high parts. The way he’s backing off of them makes me feel like he’s not confident that he’ll hit them, so it kind of puts me off a bit.

    But he seems like a nice guy and he did a decent job.

  • lovemyidol

    Tim’s falsetto is not so great.

  • Duke

    Bye bye Tim. That was the worst performance to date

  • Willis

    Why sing in falsetto if you, in fact, have no falsetto? Bye, Tim.

  • http://krisallenonline.blogspot.com/ kizgold

    ouch. but true

  • St.Lucia

    DAMN Simon. You are being absolutely ruthless!

  • tierbee

    He looks like a puppy. Oh, and cannon fodder. And that was painful. I am sad for him.

  • sma11ie

    His voice is nice on the lower end, but the falsetto is not good. He’s got no range. He’s gotta pick better songs to compliment his limited range if he’s to move along. Look how far Brooke and Jason did… though I’d venture to say Brooke and Jason I think have better vocals.

  • Jx223

    Tim didn’t sound very good IMO.

  • ggdoorsfan

    ewwwwwwwwww… that stunk…

  • will

    Seriously, Tim was the next in line to be called when they needed a replacement? REALLY?

  • luval

    Actually, this is the Simon I love! (maybe had a fight with his girlfriend).
    I think this is why I’ve been watching all these years…always wondering what he’s gonna say.

  • s0x_prisoner

    That wasn’t good at all. He’s definitely getting through to the next round though… he has so many fans for some reason.

  • JudyL

    Darn. I so wanted the guys to be good.

  • Bearcatgrad9912

    Okay I take that back. Ellen just partronized Tim about his looks. Please don’t be Paula, Ellen!

  • shell29

    They must really want Tim to stay, Ryan’s working extra hard to come up with excuses for that performance. Heh.

  • lovemyidol

    Is Simon just extraordinarily mean this year because he’s leaving or is it because the contestants are not as good as they have been in seasons past?

  • Kanz

    Wow just really really bad. I hate his hair so much, I’m kinda glad he didn’t do well.

  • Hannah Palindrome

    ” I’m not liking the judges tonight. Judge the singing and quit with deciding who will be back next week. Pitchy, off key singing doesn’t require ‘that’s okay, you’ll be back’.”

    I think the judges are judging based on what they have heard during Hollywood week.
    They wouldn’t have made it this far if they couldn’t sing, but they all sound AWFUL!

  • ggdoorsfan

    Seriously, Tim was the next in line to be called when they needed a replacement? REALLY?

    makes ya wonder, huh? :lol:

  • anibundel

    I almost felt like Ryan was saying in his head:
    “More Cannon Fodder……..after the break!”

  • lakhesis

    Cardinal Rule of Idol performances: Choose a song that you can sing.

    Apologize is all about that falsetto

  • ggdoorsfan

    gonna have to revise my opinion about these guys if we don’t start getting some better performances… idol ain’t what it used to be….

  • Hannah Palindrome

    ggdoorsfan

    How did you quote that comment???

  • Dweia_the_Goddess

    Hmmm, the orange juice I was about to get before I heard Aaron Kelly, I went to get for Tim Urban. so, did i miss anything? LOL.

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    I think Tim was really really nervous, but good on him for picking a current song. Plus he’s cute-cuter than Aaron..

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    I hope Joe does well

  • shell29

    I’m guessing Tim Urban=VFTW Pick

  • sma11ie

    Ellen struggles with the negative critiques, doesn’t she? She can’t wrap them up and it makes me so uncomfortable.

    True, she struggled a bit with critiquing Jermaine straight up, but I was gonna say the good thing about her over Paula is that she’s A) smart B) self-aware, so she’s gonna watch back and realize that about herself and improve– and lo and behold, she didn’t even need to take a day at home to improve. She went straight for it with Tim- he deserved it, really, but she tempered it with humor (so he’s adorable? haha) so I thought she did well there. JMO.

  • anibundel

    And again, when we came back from the break:
    Ryan: “Kara you excited about the real contestant coming up? Too bad, here’s some cannon fodder.”

  • tierbee

    Simon is the grinch. And here is more cannon fodder?

  • ggdoorsfan

    ggdoorsfan

    How did you quote that comment???

    cut and paste it, hi-lite it, then click on the b-quote button above the comment box… ;)

  • St.Lucia

    Joe looks like Ben Stiller to me, random and strange, but that’s just what I see.

    He isn’t doing too bad….not great….

  • useless

    Joe’s okay. At least he SEEMS to be in tune (yes, that’s all I ask for after watching the girls and boys so far….)

  • luval

    What the hell is Joe singing??

  • rayni

    Poor Joe. Not quite good enought to overcome the fodder he was cast to play. Poor Joe.

  • Hannah Palindrome

    Joe-

    Not bad BUT forgettable…

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    Ok…

  • http://www.gleerpg.com gleeRPG

    Joe…I wasn’t expecting much, but that was pretty good!

  • shell29

    Aw, I kinda like Joe for some reason.

  • will

    Aww Joe did well. I heard a rumor that he was really good. LOL that’s the first peep we’ve heard out of him.

  • Yui

    Tim is hot. but that was pretty bad.
    I think Ryan likes Tim. trying to help him come up with excuses.

    but Aaron was totally checking Ryan out. weird crop of guys this season. lols

    oh and i hate dislike jermaine alot

  • lakhesis

    Forgettable definitely. Not even enough to make me watch the screen as he performs.

    YEA. There’s that “for you for me for you.”
    C’mon John Park

  • sma11ie

    He did a good job on a song I LOVE– but c’mon that was a soundalike performance, and he’s no Jason Mraz… and so many girls got slaughtered by the judges. for being soundalike last night. Ooh, Spanish shoutouts– hate to be so cynical, but that should curry some votes =p…

  • s0x_prisoner

    Yay Joe!! I love when extremely unpimped contestants do well! I’m voting for him tonight.

  • Jx223

    I don’t think that Joe’s performance is going to be very memorable.

  • Hannah Palindrome

    ggdoorsfan-

    thank u

  • will

    Simon is just trying to force this to be a girls’ year, come hell or high water. He’s not giving these guys any props at all.

  • Dweia_the_Goddess

    Joe…one word, errr two words….Cannon Fodder!!!

  • ggdoorsfan

    ggdoorsfan-

    thank u

    anytime ;)

  • shell29

    Aw, Joe seems sweet, and he’s the only one I’ve really liked so far. I might toss him some votes. I’d rather see him stick around than Urban.

  • Kanz

    Joe has a really good voice and it’s a shame he hasn’t had much screen time. Hope he gets through to the next round.

  • http://krisallenonline.blogspot.com/ kizgold

    Poor Joe. Not quite good enought to overcome the fodder he was cast to play. Poor Joe.

    yes poor kid is being set up for the early boot

  • gangreen29

    Simon is just trying to force this to be a girls’ year, come hell or high water. He’s not giving these guys any props at all.

    Didi, Crystal, Lily, Katie, Katelyn, Michelle, Siobhan, and Paige all sang better than the guys we have seen so far..

  • St.Lucia

    Thank you Tyler Grady for waking this competition up, hate it or love it.

  • Hannah Palindrome

    Tyler-

    Not attractive
    He’s ok…yawn

  • ggdoorsfan

    he better bring it – he’s doing the lenny kravitz version… cool… i thought he’d do the more classic burton cummings guess who version…..

  • gangreen29

    Tyler is AWFUL

  • Tony

    Karaoke Idol

  • Totalele

    Mika wannabe. And dude, no.

  • Dweia_the_Goddess

    Tyler Grady…. you just shook me awake! Hahahaaaa, I’m awake now…. and paying attention.

  • lovemyidol

    Tyler was fun.

  • tierbee

    Aw, Joe. He at least could carry a tune. But too forgettable for a cannon fodder dude.

  • shell29

    Tyler: Not the greatest singer in the world, but he has stage presence. I think I’m awake now.

    Karaoke Idol

    Yeah, this. He needs to change it up.

  • Jx223

    I like Tyler but I don’t think that his performance was very good tonight.

  • lizzierichie

    Actually thought Joe did a good job. He and Aaron were the only ones I haven’t been embarrassed about watching thus far

  • Valentin432

    Tyler is entertainnig at least, but I’m not sure what this translated into the real world? I mean he could be great in a cover band but what else?

  • lizland

    LOL. Simon didn’t know his name! Tyler came off as a big poser.

  • claudette

    Ouch. Makes me wish for Bo or Daughtry. Can you imagine Bo at this point????

  • seriously

    I love Tyler. Whoot.

  • JudyL

    Well, at least Tyler didn’t bore me. But that’s it.

  • Hannah Palindrome

    Tyler-

    Agree with everything Simon is saying.
    I think this is why I find him boring.

  • Tony

    Tyler can’t sing so giving him pointers seems kinda….pointless.

  • lakhesis

    I love Tyler’s speaking voice hahaha.
    But yea… I think he should def. sing something non-70sish with that smooth voice of his.

    Love Adam… But I so could see Adam singing that song.

  • ggdoorsfan

    he ain’t no jim morrison kara… pleez….

  • Valentin432

    They can sing Phoenix?
    WTF! Why arent they picking Bowie and Phoenix, these contestants have poor taste.

  • sma11ie

    Way to restate exactly what Kara just said, Randy! Okay, I never got Tyler’s appeal. It’s kinda gross, sorry. And vocals, yikes.

  • Miss Chaos

    Be who you are, they cant win can they.

  • ggdoorsfan

    Tyler can’t sing so giving him pointers seems kinda….pointless.

    tony you badddddd, lolol ;)

  • useless

    Kara said what I was thinking…he must have Jim Morrison posters all over his bedroom walls and Ellen was spot on with the “poses” comments.

  • Miss Chaos

    Ha Tyler has to go to the mall OMG!

  • St.Lucia

    Tyler has a good sense of humor and he woke up this competition.

    But Jim Morrison he isn’t…

  • Hannah Palindrome

    Where is Kelly Clarkson????

    Who won last year? Not Adam Lambert?
    Can’t remember his name…

  • tierbee

    Aw, Joe. He at least could carry a tune. But too forgettable for a cannon fodder dude.

    Hm, Tyler, that was kinda weird.

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    Lee looks stupid,I kinda like tyler and omg simin’s wearing a new shirt

  • ggdoorsfan

    But Jim Morrison he isn’t…

    word… wordy mcword…

  • will

    Didi, Crystal, Lily, Katie, Katelyn, Michelle, Siobhan, and Paige all sang better than the guys we have seen so far..

    Agreed re Crystal, Katelyn, Siobhan, not so much the others.

  • gangreen29

    ahhh i love the old spice commercials lol

  • Valentin432

    Based on the first half of both shows, this is indeed a girls year but the guys were a little more entertaining.

  • claudette

    Tyler is cute and I was looking forward to him. But he doesn’t have a voice and that’s so disappointing. He was my fave going in to this. He looks like a Cook/Bo/Daughtry/Adam wannabe. He could pull it off if he had the vocals they have.

  • Mtlfan

    I was expecting better from Tyler. Lacking conviction in the vocals and phrasing … conviction in the styling though :)

  • seriously

    Lee looks stupid,I kinda like tyler and omg simin’s wearing a new shirt

    Lee does not look stupid! I think he looks hot. Then again beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

  • anovich

    Lee Dewyze looks a little like Gokey to me – it was totally there when he was awaving at us on the way into the commercial

  • Meg23

    Hmm. I really like Tyler, but that was NOT awesome. Here’s hoping Casey, John and Andrew don’t disappoint me.

  • shell29

    Tyler came off as a big poser.

    Yes, definitely verging on “poser” territory. Needs to do something different from the 70′s Jim Morrison wannabe schtick. But can he? He’ll be back next week so I guess we’ll see.

  • lovemyidol

    Lee is full of himself. I hate that arrogance.

  • sr4mjc

    Oh boy, this year is painful so far.

  • tierbee

    This guy is like wallpaper for me, don’t know why. Change my mind, Lee!

  • http://www.gleerpg.com gleeRPG

    So far, so good, Lee.

  • luval

    Please…..SOMEBODY…..PLEASE…..explode on stage…knock our socks off…..please….

    oops…Lee off-key….

  • shell29

    Ewww…this doesn’t sound good at all. :(

  • Hannah Palindrome

    Lee does look like Gokey-ughhhhhhhhhhhh

    I can’t believe this is the TOP 24-what a snooze fest

  • Miss Chaos

    Goodness he is so out of tune.

  • lovemyidol

    Lee has good moments, but is flat a lot.

  • will

    A WGWG! It’s about time. Lee’s voice ain’t so great though, drat.

  • St.Lucia

    Lee goes from The Fray to Snow Patrol…in my book essentially the same artist with different songs.

    …and I’m not feeling it. Lee kinda strikes me as a one note.

  • Meg23

    Lee just came out of nowhere and blew me away.
    He covered one of my favorite bands and didn’t suck it up. Well done.

  • lizzierichie

    Oh Lee, I think I know what you were trying to do, but I don’t think you’re pulling it off. Maybe they need to get these guys ears for their performances?

  • Tony

    Season 6, congrats. You are no longer the worst.

  • JudyL

    If the show had a big ole hook or gong we could at least have some good laughs.

  • sma11ie

    I think Lee has a cool voice, but I LOVE that song and did NOT love what he did to the melody… odd. Too bad.

  • tierbee

    Hmm, he didn’t change my mind.

  • useless

    Lee, not a bad voice, but pitchy *sigh*…I think I may take back what I said about the guys being better than the girls…..probably equally as bad

  • aislinn

    ugh, that made my ears bleed.

    What is it with Simon this season, telling singers who are blatantly out of key that they are the best singers? Don’t get it at all – think it might be time for hearing aids, Simon.

  • http://krisallenonline.blogspot.com/ kizgold

    I liked him. But yeah nerves got him and he oversang

  • seriously

    I love Lee’s voice and face.

  • Dweia_the_Goddess

    oh God Lee DeWyze… I love Snow Patrol and The Fray… and he changed it up just fine. You’re starting to grow on me.

  • St.Lucia

    Gah, can we go back to hollywood week and repick the top 24, only keeping a few of the same?

  • seriously

    Lee reminds me of David Cook.

  • lizland

    Lee should be singing Counting Crows. He could do well with that. these types of songs never come off that well on Idol. He sounded fine to me, but he doesn’t have any personality yet.

  • shell29

    WTF Simon?

  • gangreen29

    Season 6, congrats. You are no longer the worst.

    I know, week 7 of this year was horrible. Didn’t you hate the top 4? The finale was sooo bad! Oh wait, none of that happened yet?! Lol, just messing with you, but come on, a little patience.

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    They’re already better than yesterday

    kara’s annoying as hell and I want to punch her when she namecheks people

    ewwwww lee looks like gokey

    but he was good-ish:)

  • Valentin432

    Simon is namechecking Cook a lot lately.

  • ggdoorsfan

    Yes, definitely verging on “poser” territory. Needs to do something different from the 70’s Jim Morrison wannabe schtick. But can he? He’ll be back next week so I guess we’ll see.

    he’d better find a new schtick, and fast… if he keeps trying to channel morrison and failing, the doorsfan’s will eat his lunch, lolol… michael hutchence and ian astbury have come the closest to getting the jim vibe right, so he’s gonna have to step it up big time…

  • sr4mjc

    Simon is smoking crack, he was flat. But still promise from Lee. He does remind me of Cook.

  • lizzierichie

    Simon made it obvious why he’s the only one hearing Lee as “the best of the night” – he’s the one who fought for him

  • seriously

    Lee doesn’t look like Gokey at all. I don’t see it. I just see David Cook and Tori Belleci from Myth Busters.

  • lovemyidol

    Gah, can we go back to hollywood week and repick the top 24, only keeping a few of the same? (sorry tried to quote this. guess I still don’t know how to do it)

    Please, oh please can we? This is the first year I am so bored by the top 24.

  • Hannah Palindrome

    Is it just me, or do the guys all look like they’re going to cry!

  • lakhesis

    I liked it a lot… I’m not sure if it’s because I love love Chasing Cars. He sings it very differently but he sings it to match his voice. Also his tone and songs are similar to what I have on my playlist. ++

    Did remind me of David Cook. (appearance Gokey =( )

  • s0x_prisoner

    I think Lee did well. I’ll give him some votes tonight too.

  • shell29

    I can see some Cook similarities, but I don’t remember Cook being this bad. I prefer Cook’s voice to Lee’s. Maybe he’ll grow on me (just like DC did).

  • anovich

    I totally see the Cook similarity

  • tinydance

    Good thing there aren’t any who look like Adam this year…that was too much ugly last year.

  • sma11ie

    OK I agreed with Kara about Lee. I didn’t like what he did to that song and it wasn’t the best choice for him. Oh man, David Cook namechecked twice. I don’t think he’s like DC, but he has his own thing. Aww, I kinda like him now. He had minor douche-face to me before but now he seems sincere! Okay, that part is a little bit like DC. Not the voice or style though. I hope he stays now ;)

  • anibundel

    Lee doesn’t remind me of David Cook. But he does remind Simon of david Cook. Which is all he needs for a good review.

    I am personally waiting for the good stuff to start. Anytime now.

  • gangreen29

    Someone needs to sing I wanna Dance with Somebody. That is what this season has missed so far.

  • ggdoorsfan

    Please, oh please can we? This is the first year I am so bored by the top 24.

    me 2… remember that old barry manilow song. ”trying to find the the feeling again”? that’s where i am with idol now…

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    Yes! Michael lynche is coming up!!!

    And

    John park!!!! Asian!!!!!!!

    <3

  • s0x_prisoner

    Is it just me, or do the guys all look like they’re going to cry!

    Haha, I’ve been seeing that too! Tim Urban especially looked like he was going to cry.

  • Mtlfan

    yeah for the Cook similarity. Nice but average performance with 1-2 not very good moments. I’ll put that on nerves tonight. But the guy has charisma. Top 12 material in my opinion

  • shell29

    Someone needs to sing I wanna Dance with Somebody. That is what this season has missed so far.

    LOL :)

  • Valentin432

    They are name dropping a ton of current bands but I don’t know if they clear their songs for idol.
    I think I read that KOL didn’t clear Use Somebody.

  • s0x_prisoner

    GO JOHN PARK!! High hopes for him. I want an Asian to finally do well on Idol. You can do it, John!

  • wrigley

    Blech!

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    Tinydance-D;

    (j/k different strokes and all that )

    OMG I <3 John

  • lovemyidol

    I can’t understand what Jon is singing. I literally can’t understand the words he is saying. HORRIBLE song choice!

  • shell29

    Please do well John!

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    Yeah but his singing…erm

  • Hannah Palindrome

    John Park-
    I wanted him to do well, but I’m not feeling it.

  • lizzierichie

    Oh my word…

    I didn’t even think he was speaking English at first. What a disappointment.

  • luval

    Someone’s gotta sing Satisfaction or Stairway to Heaven (hah) or Guns and Roses……hey John Park ain’t bad…hate the song.
    Hey, I didn’t think he was singing english at first either!!..Joe Munoz the same thing.
    wrong song JOhn

  • will

    WAY too much melisma from John Park, but good performance, FIANLLY.

  • useless

    aaahhh…John, I had such high hopes. *sigh* Nice voice, but off-key at times….and what’s with the religious connotations on this song…

  • Valentin432

    This is a massacre lol.
    John and Tyler were jokes.

  • shell29

    Oh…I don’t know. I’m not quite feeling it either.

  • JudyL

    Okay, I get it. They’re pulling our legs and the REAL show hasn’t started yet. These are the 24 who DIDN’T make it.

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    Lol at the people clapping for simon’s comment

    KARA STFUUUUUU

    meh…

  • St.Lucia

    ohmygod.

    John Park sucked too.

    This night is a fail…so much for high expectations. Even if the next few sing great, the night still sucked.

  • Dweia_the_Goddess

    john parks…. hohummmm. it’s a pity because I was rooting for him.

  • sr4mjc

    What is this season? ugg….

  • tierbee

    Hmm, not seeing the Cook thing but maybe I will come around :) . And Crankenstein is back! But dude’s video was funny at least…

    Why did they pick him if they are so puzzled where he fits in the music world?

  • lizland

    Wow, john was a big disappointment. I would love to hear a good baritone go further in this competition. Plus, Northwestern grad here! But that was weird, retro, and maybe not fully in English?

  • savgal

    Loved Lee’s performance. Would do a great duet with Crystal Bowersox!
    Wow, Simon is particularly acidic tonight. Good thing he and Ellen are on opposite ends of the table, because I think she’s getting fed up with his remarks.

  • Jx223

    I don’t think that Jon did a good job. I think that song choice was not a good song choice for him.

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    I bet they just don’t like Asians ;) (TOTALLY J/K)

  • Miss Chaos

    This is the B show, the A show starts next week.

  • lizzierichie

    More than halfway through the show and I am voting for Aaron Kelly and Joe Munoz and that’s it. Though at this point last night, the only ppl I wanted to vote for were Lilly and Kately, so I guess the show is remaining consistent with the pacing.

  • tierbee

    That wasn’t very good, though. He was like mush mouth.

    C’mon Big Mike.

  • Tony

    I AM SO SICK OF THIS GUY

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    And simon’s pissed with Ellen I think

    Awww I <3 Michael lynche (srsly)

  • seriously

    Wait John was singing English?

  • Hannah Palindrome

    Michael Lynche-

    I HATE THIS GUY…
    He’s not the first guy to have a kid. GAWD AI…annoying.

    OMG i’m going to become suicidal.
    This season SUCKS!

  • shell29

    I hope John gets another shot. Have to throw some votes his way.

    Oh no, they’re talking about Mike’s baby again. Prepare for more (undeserved) backlash.

  • tierbee

    That wasn’t very good, though. He sounded like mush mouth.

    C’mon Big Mike.

  • useless

    Michael: forgettable….

  • bridgette12

    What’s up with these guys, I thought they would be better than the girls, who weren’t anything to brag on.

  • luval

    Don’t want to hear about that baby anymore!!!!! go away!!!!I can’t look at those muscles?? anymore. He’s trying too hard.

  • St.Lucia

    I don’t get Big Mike, it sounds like he’s having difficulty keeping up with the lyrics.

  • lizzierichie

    Okay, I have been privately hating on Michael Lynch b/c of all the pimping of his back story, but at least he’s delivering! Thank g*d!

  • lovemyidol

    Michael had a bad start, but decent song and performance.

  • leome

    And people thought last night was bad? Tonight is just a joke.
    Big Mike is the only one doing something memorable so far.

  • Tony

    The judges will pimp the living snot out of him

  • JudyL

    You know that auto-tune thing. Maybe the show made a mistake and they’re using auto-untune.

  • will

    Mike Lynche has a very limited range.

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    I LOVE THIS HES DEFINETLY ONE OF MY MAIN GUYS!!!!!!! :D

  • sma11ie

    Aw, poor JP.

    Weird, why is Mike Lynch playing This Love with that full band arrangement with an acoustic rather than an electric guitar? It looks like a prop. Not amazing, but at least it wasn’t bad. Kinda fun performance, lots of personality. Wow, this year is just not great, huh? My standards are lowering…

  • gangreen29

    Michael was good, best guy of the night for me.

  • Dweia_the_Goddess

    Michael Lynche… the Michael Sarver of Season 9. Mediocre at his best, but he’ll soar above the competition because people don’t expect much from him, and he will surprise them everytime.

  • bridgette12

    Big Mike sucked, why are they being nice to him.

  • Hannah Palindrome

    Okay

    Enough with the English comments towards John Park.
    He has a slight Korean accent.
    I’m guessing he wasn’t born in this country.

    Give John & Joe a break.
    At least they made it on AI. Can a lot of people who grew up here say that?

  • luval

    This is my first season with mj…Is this what the idols last year sounded like in the beginning? This is awful and embarrassing. Yes, Simon, I agree with you.

  • shell29

    Man, I’m not feeling season 9 so far. Like Mike, but I’ve been overwhelmed with the guys and girls so far. Good luck finding a Taylor Swift-type seller outta this bunch.

  • lovemyidol

    The judges are being so critical and they picked this terrible (so far) top 24.

  • lizland

    Big Mike is out of breath, and very karaoke to me.

  • Valentin432

    Simon is being very harsh wow, he’s guning at everyone.

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    did I see a half bow from Ryan to John lol?

    It’s awesome for this show

    This is not boring for me…

    surprisingly

    just bad

    And he seems like such a great guy

  • bridgette12

    My God Ellen, stop getting carried away over these guys sob stories.

  • shell29

    Enough with the English comments towards John Park.
    He has a slight Korean accent.
    I’m guessing he wasn’t born in this country.

    I agree, it sounds like English isn’t John’s first language. I think he’ll get another shot next week though. I don’t think he’ll go the way of Paul Kim (one of my great Idol disappointments).

  • luval

    For a split second I thought Ryan said “next with Adam Lambert after the break”. boo hoo

  • lovemyidol

    Enough with the English comments towards John Park.
    He has a slight Korean accent.
    I’m guessing he wasn’t born in this country.

    I don’t think Jon has a Korean accent in his speaking voice, he was just mumbling his words during the song.

  • useless

    Is it just me noticing for the first time or has Simon aged a lot in the last year or so?

  • bridgette12

    Valentin432:
    02/24/2010 at 9:25 pm
    “Simon is being very harsh wow, he’s guning at everyone.”

    Simon looks like he’s bored and really don’t care.

  • Miss Chaos

    Why is Big Mike only being talked about because his wife had a baby. Oh my, this season is going down sooo fast. Where is someone for me to fall in love with and cant wait for the next week to see. I’m so sad right now.

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    He has a Korean accent? I didn’t notice.

    And maybe I was just being paranoid when I saw the half-bow

  • ggdoorsfan

    please andrew garcia bring it… somebody has to salvage this night… please somebody bring some excitement, and a real standout performance…

  • s0x_prisoner

    Wow, judges were really harsh until Mike came up, and his performance wasn’t even that good. (Well, at least Ellen, Randy, and Kara seemed that way.)

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    Oh ewww were just one closer to Casey ;(

  • lizland

    Enough with the English comments towards John Park.
    He has a slight Korean accent.
    I’m guessing he wasn’t born in this country.

    I’ve heard him interviewed and he sounds very American-born to me. I think he is, but have no idea. He just wasn’t understandable in that song he sang.

  • shell29

    I detected a bit of an accent when John was talking to Ryan after the performance. Still love his speaking voice, and I think he has potential. I doubt he’ll be eliminated tomorrow.

  • bridgette12

    Miss Chaos:
    02/24/2010 at 9:27 pm
    “Why is Big Mike only being talked about because his wife had a baby. Oh my, this season is going down sooo fast. Where is someone for me to fall in love with and cant wait for the next week to see. I’m so sad right now.”

    So far I haven’t seen anyone who could sell a hundred albums at a dollar apiece. This season is missing something so far, like spark and some real talent.

  • Tony

    OK, I was wrong: they didn’t pimp him. Good. I thought he was incredibly overrated (with his limited range throughout the entire season so far).

  • Hannah Palindrome

    He does have a Korean accent.
    I’m Korean.
    I can hear it when he speaks and sings.

    I think it was better to say mumbling.

    Enough of that…next contestant

  • luval

    That filet of fish was the best singer so far!!!!

  • iluvai

    Simon is being pretty blunt and seems annoyed. Yikes!

  • tierbee

    I didn’t think john’s problem was accent, he was mumbling.

    Why the mullet Alex Lambert?

  • St.Lucia

    Dang, Alex, lol. Throw that Mary Powers under the bus.

  • seriously

    So far Lee is the best. (Alex needs a hair trim, he has a mini mullet going on)

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    Lol I lobe how this guy couldn’t be further from Adam

    I still FLOVE simin’s accent

    This is ok…

  • useless

    Alex, what’s with the hair? And what Mary said? You’re proving her right…

  • tinydance

    Hoping this years Lambert has more class than last years….LOL
    ;)

  • gangreen29

    So far I haven’t seen anyone who could sell a hundred albums at a dollar apiece. This season is missing something so far, like spark and some real talent.

    Haeley Vaughn would sell a million records. I really do believe that.

  • JudyL

    The highlight so far, seeing Mary in the Alex video and remembering how she didn’t make it.

    Oh, and Alex sucks.

  • St.Lucia

    Welp, Alex, you don’t belong…. :(

    This is the worst BY FAR.

    Tim Urban was even better….and that’s saying something.

  • http://krisallenonline.blogspot.com/ kizgold

    Fear the mullet

  • lizzierichie

    Wow, Lambert is not as good as he thinks. This is painful. I don’t know how they expect ppl to tune in next week for more over-singing, pitch problems, and other general shite singing.

  • sma11ie

    Trainwreck! I guess Alex Lambert is officially cannon fodder, y/y?

  • lizland

    This is my first season with mj…Is this what the idols last year sounded like in the beginning?

    Every season generally starts like this. For me, there is usually only one or two that really stand out the first week. And then completely different will stand out the next few weeks. It takes a while to get in a groove.

  • anibundel

    Oh god in heaven. Please someone call the Simpsons and tell them we found the pimply faced teenager who works at Krusty Burger and he’s wandered into the wrong fox show and thinks he’s an american idol contestant.

  • shell29

    Why the mullet Alex Lambert?

    Ha! I was thinking the same! :)

    Ohh, not feelin’ this performance. Ouch. Painful.

  • Valentin432

    This is a joke, right? I can’t believe he made the top 24…

  • sr4mjc

    nice mullet. what is this season? please tell me it starts over next week.

  • bridgette12

    Oh my God, he’s awful. Alex is not a singer.

  • luval

    goodbye alex

  • tierbee

    Why is the sound mix always so wonky on Idol? It fades in, it fades out… Alex looked scared, but he does actually have a really nice voice (surprised me).

  • St.Lucia

    HE SOUNDS SO MUCH LIKE JAMES MORRISON!?!?!

    What are you SMOKING Kara??!?!

  • Tony

    Once again: good voice, CRAPTACULAR PERFORMANCE

  • lizzierichie

    ELLEN CALLED OUT HIS MULLET!! AWESOME!!

  • gangreen29

    nvm

  • St.Lucia

    HAHAHAHHAHAHAH Ellen just poked fun at the mullet.

    Oh dear.

  • ggdoorsfan

    Every season generally starts like this. For me, there is usually only one or two that really stand out the first week. And then completely different will stand out the next few weeks. It takes a while to get in a groove.

    maybe for this crop of contestants – in year’s past, top 24 night was usually the decider for me… the talent in the ones i picked for faves throughout the year was evident for me… not so with this bunch…

  • shell29

    OK Ellen, you’re reminding me of Paula right now.

  • tierbee

    I actually am finding him kind of adorable, weird.

  • Miss Chaos

    OMG Ellen is turning into Paula, your a Banana, WTF

  • Valentin432

    Lol at the judges and Ryan trying to save the show, making jokes.
    I can’t believe they didn’t find better guys auditioning that many people.

  • luval

    Alex has only played 3 times in front of an audience????God it shows…that was brutal.

  • St.Lucia

    Bryan Adams? from Casey?

    I would never have picked that for Casey.

  • will

    Casey James is singing Bryan Adams??? Who’d a thunk it?

    LOL. St. Lucia, I said that because I think it’s an obvious choice for him!

  • gangreen29

    HE SOUNDS SO MUCH LIKE JAMES MORRISON!?!?!

    I mean…he did..He was really awkward but he sang it well. A lot of these people have great voices but have picked the wrong songs or let their nerves kill them.

  • unique28v

    talent-wise this show sucks this year. It doesn’t compare to last year at all. wow. they found the most untalented 24 in American rather than the best 24.

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    Kara sucks

  • tierbee

    I didn’t find my Idol until a couple weeks in so I am not giving up on this yet… But hope they all shake these *really* bad nerves next week. It’s giving everyone these weird thready vocals.

  • claudette

    I don’t see how Simon is going to make it through the show. He’s already bored and over-it. I also miss Paula.

  • ggdoorsfan

    It doesn’t compare to last year at all.

    you’re being generous… i’ve watched this show since season 1, and without a doubt, unless someone really steps up w/ a standout performance, this is the most mediocre group of top 24 contestants… ever. boys and girls. it’s bad….

  • HermeticallySealed

    talent-wise this show sucks this year. It doesn’t compare to last year at all. wow. they found the most untalented 24 in American rather than the best 24.

    Yeah, I’m thinking I may just wait until top 12 before trying again. Feels almost like they are purposely trying to sink the show.

  • nad

    I think there is actually alot of talent within this top 24, but the nerves are taking over this first week. I’m thinking next week will be a different show and most of the ppl will bring it!!

    I really liked John Park and Aaron Kelly…

  • bridgette12

    This is looking like a season 5 or 6, which is not a good thing.

  • lizzierichie

    Casey James thinks Kara is a huge star?? BWAHAHAHA!!

  • lovemyidol

    My god Casey is gorgeous. Hope he can sing as good as he looks.

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    Me too claudette. (Paula)

    EWWWW CASEY.SO UGLY…KILL ME NOW!!!!!!!!!!

    And Kara is not a star-ewww

    I think I’m going to be sick

  • shell29

    I’m expecting Andrew to bring it.

  • St.Lucia

    EW KARA. EW!!!!

    Casey should go for this schmoozing.

    I’m uncomfortable.

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    Well,he’s still REALLY fugly,but a little less than before

    And his song is ok-goodish

  • shell29

    Casey’s cute, but I don’t know if like this. Kind of goaty.

  • useless

    Not a bad voice at all, but Casey James makes me want to take a shower….icky…However, I DO think it was wrong for Kara to tell him to take off his shirt. She preyed on the fact that most of the contestants are desperate and highlighted how much power the judges have over these people. It also confirmed to me how insensitively stupid she really is.

  • luval

    And the winner of Season 9 of American Idol is Casey James!!!! (at least so far tonight).

  • Miss Chaos

    This is spooky Casey singing to Kara.

  • tierbee

    I really think these kids have been killed by nerves.

    And this dude could chant in tongues and still get through this week, lol.

  • rayni

    Casey looks like the love child of Bo Bice and Bucky Covington.

  • St.Lucia

    And Casey sucked too.

  • ggdoorsfan

    I’m expecting Andrew to bring it.

    lord a-mercy i hope so… i think if he doesn’t, i don’t think the show will hold my interest this year…

  • http://www.gleerpg.com gleeRPG

    Man, Casey is so dang hot. XD

    Not the best performance I’ve ever seen, but it was definitely worthy of him sticking around.

  • http://krisallenonline.blogspot.com/ kizgold

    oh good lord no . Ok if you look like that and have a guitar and I can’t dig you, you’re in trouble

  • sma11ie

    Okay, pretty much another soundalike, but at least the vocals are good. This is embarrassing Kara…

  • shell29

    Wow enough already Kara! Dump some ice water on your head or somethin’!

  • tierbee

    Ick, Kara. Pukey.

  • anovich

    OMG – this judging is ridiculous…Randy and Ellen in on the schtick – trying to replace Paula?

    ETA: Simon giving compliments!!! I think they want him on the tour because he’s a good looking guy and will attract the teens and their moms

  • St.Lucia

    I’m expecting Andrew to bring it.

    God gosh, someone better and I’m not in love with Andrew, but my god SOMEONE HAS TO BE GOOD!

    I can’t remember a top 12 this devoid of actual talent…

  • gangreen29

    The vibrato was a bit out of control, which again I would chalk up to nerves. When he was comfortable, however, I loved it.

  • Miss Chaos

    I did like Caseys voice, best of the nite.

  • bridgette12

    Kara is desperate, Casey sounded bad.

  • Tony

    I thought Casey was decent. A little better than meh.

  • seriously

    Cougar!!!! OMG

    KARA IS A COUGAR

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    Lol Simon

  • Valentin432

    The judges are not taking this seriously anymore, not that they should, Andrew could kill a baby on stage and still get through.

  • unique28v

    if that was simon or randy saying those things towards a female contestant, people would be calling sexual harassment and women groups would be asking for their resignation.

    Casey wasn’t too bad. It’ll be interesting to see what he does since there’s no way he’s going home tomorrow night. lol

  • monleo1705

    Casey makes Kara have multi-orgasms in her chair i think. But then again, who wouldn’t? Yeowzaaa! He is so hot it’s unforgiving! He needs to be more confident cos he has the whole package and the bluesy voice but…he needs to bring it everytime!

  • will

    She preyed on the fact that most of the contestants are desperate and highlighted how much power the judges have over these people. It also confirmed to me how insensitively stupid she really is.

    Haha, Ryan just said her HR meeting is Friday.

  • lakhesis

    Tonight’s made me so sad that imma go listen to “Hello” again.

  • ggdoorsfan

    lord, please, please let andrew be good… i need a little hope that this show hasn’t really gone to the dogs, lol….

  • HermeticallySealed

    I think Casey could have been good, if he just would have kept that damned Tiny Tim quiver out of his voice.

    Still don’t get what’s so hot about his looks. Must be girl thing. :P

  • iluvai

    Kara’s comments to Casey were just eewwwwww.

    I thought Casey did a great job though.

  • OldHag

    I guess they were right – the girls are better. I was told I ridiculous for saying last night that it was the worst American Idol show ever. I now eat humble pie – I spoke way too soon – tonight is. Wow, unless something changes next week I will be checking out of this season. In all of America they couldn’t find better?

  • seriously

    Tonight’s made me so sad that imma go listen to “Hello” again.

    Care if I join?

  • iluvai

    If that was simon or randy saying those things towards a female contestant, people would be calling sexual harassment and women groups would be asking for their resignation.

    I know, right! I was flabbergasted when they asked him to take of his shirt during the auditions. And then they bring it up again tonight! Crazy…

  • Dweia_the_Goddess

    Way to milk the Kara connection Casey. Seriously though, he’s certainly the eye-candy. Vocally, he is a Bryan Adam-likey though not as good as Bryan Adams. Reserving my judgment on him, want to hear more before making a decision.

  • ilovekrisallen39

    I so miss the last two seasons. What’s happening to Idol this year. So sad.

  • Valentin432

    The show really needs Andrew to be good.

  • tierbee

    He was a little wobbly with nerves but at least it wasn’t awful. But dude, that stuff from Kara just has to stop. It is gross.

    C’mon Andrew.

  • claudette

    Better than the girls night so far. I’m going to throw Todrick some votes. I hope he stays and provides some entertainment.

  • iluvai

    Wow enough already Kara! Dump some ice water on your head or somethin’!

    That had me laughing out loud! Funny!

  • gangreen29

    I really do think at this time of the year people forget that half of all these contestants will be gone in three weeks. Lets say we have a top 12 of Casey, Aaron, Michael, Tyler, Andrew, Lee, Crystal, Lily, Siobhan, Katie, Michelle, and Katelyn. I would say that was a good group. I would rank it better than 3,6 and 8 right now….

  • Bearcatgrad9912

    Wow. Tough crowd tonight. I loved Casey. I still haven’t seen superstar performances yet and I think that’s what people are expecting, often forgetting that almost never happens this early in the season.

  • cookcricket

    Valentin432:
    02/24/2010 at 8:39 pm

    Tim Urban looks like a dark haired Zac Efron, something tells me it doesn’t matter how he sings.

    My 11 yr. old daughter made me type this. She thinks Tim is adorable, but says he doesn’t look like Zac Efron. ;) Hee.

  • anovich

    Tonight’s made me so sad that imma go listen to “Hello” again.

    And I’m going to follow up “Hello” with “Heartless”

  • jms

    So very much was boring tonight. Casey and Lee had the voices I liked best and are the only two I would have any interest in seeing again.

    I suspect Casey would have sounded better if Kara hadn’t been making him laugh during his performance. But OMG, when will these guys learn that Bryan Adams is a bad choice. And what’s with the judges saying it was good??? Total pimpage. I don’t get what’s so good looking about the guy, but at least he sounds pretty good.

    Really though, based on tonight’s performances so far, I have to wonder why this group was picked for the top 12.

    I’ll listen again next week. But if both the guys and gals don’t start improving, I’ll be ditching watching this show for the year.

  • ggdoorsfan

    thank you god – a real singer…

  • monleo1705

    I am so praying for Andrew…Come on Garcia, you know you can bring it!!!
    Right now , i am only liking Casey…Did anyone else think Lee Dewyze was really that good?? Except for mj of cos haha…

  • lizzierichie

    I love, love, love this song. And while I like Andrew, wish he was attacking it with a more rock edge. This song is kind of silly without it.

  • gangreen29

    And I’m going to follow up “Hello” with “Heartless”

    …..Neither of these performances were in the first week

  • JudyL

    Ah, Casey…….we have our own Sawyer from Lost.

  • rayni

    I love Andrew. He’s my number one witha bullet.

  • bridgette12

    Yeah, Randy was right, we will have a woman winning American Idol this year.

  • St.Lucia

    Okay, I’m now on team Andrew.

    THANK YOU

  • seriously

    FOB!!!!! I’m dead.

  • ggdoorsfan

    And I’m going to follow up “Hello” with “Heartless”

    i feel ya… i’m listening to david a’s top 24 performance… that was the decider for me…

  • lizland

    FOB! Gotta love Andrew just for playing them. But will the arrangement and song may be a bit too odd for mainstream America?

  • googletot

    Casey’s the best of the night in spite of the Kara crap.

  • Tony

    ONE OF THESE 24 PEOPLE WILL BE OUR NEXT AMERICAN IDOL.

    Dear God, why.

  • ggdoorsfan

    kiss mah gritz simon

  • windmills

    The judging of Casey was embarrassing. The waving of arms during his performance was embarrassing. I’m glad Ellen pointed out that it wasn’t fair because I think he was right on the edge of bursting out laughing at the silliness at the beginning of his song. He got no constructive criticism.

    I don’t think Casey has the best voice but he and Michael Lynche are the only 2 performances I’ve liked so far. He’s definitely limited. What works for Casey is his apparent emotional honesty when he performs. I wasn’t sure about the song choice but he made it not cheesy so thumbs up. He and Michael are both very likable and I actually liked his Neyo sings Maroon 5 vibe. John Park didn’t get emotionally enough into God Bless The Child but he sang well. Joe Munoz sang decently. Lee was too off pitch and the phrasing was too awkward for me to enjoy him. Alex and Tim were painfully off.

    I like what Andrew’s doing with the FOB song. He’s had a couple of off moments but very good ending.

  • wrigley

    There goes two hours I can’t get back. Wait, if you count last night, it would be four hours. Only one I can remember is Crystal…

  • monleo1705

    thank you god – a real singer…

    R u talkin about Andrew??? Is he on???

  • lorismile

    I haven’t watched anything but I saw this about something Ellen said “compared him to a banana that needed to ripen”. She said that, really? And people said Paula was whacked. If Ellen is sitting next to Simon than he must be driving the women nuts to make them both sound crazy.

  • lizzierichie

    Oh my, Kara basically said same thing I did. I feel somewhat validated, even if I think she’s a nitwit.

  • shell29

    Thank you Andrew, you’re my (male) horse in this race. I agree that it was a safe choice, but still better than anything I’ve heard tonight.

  • St.Lucia

    I want to hear Andrew Garcia do some Sublime(that needs to be done on idol!)

    I hear a little Bradley Nowell in Andrew.

  • lovemyidol

    I loved Andrew. I don’t care what the judges said and enough with Straight-up already.

  • ggdoorsfan

    R u talkin about Andrew??? Is he on???

    yeah – but the judges are being pissy… i enjoyed him more than any others tonight…

  • Jx223

    I think that Casey did a decent job tonight. He has a nice voice and I think that he could do well with the right song choices.

  • tierbee

    Is it just me or is the bandzilla kinda elevator music sounding? They don’t mesh with the performances. Weird.

    That was a little weird. But I still like him best, so do better next week. I would rather hear him sans band, lol.

  • http://krisallenonline.blogspot.com/ kizgold

    Did anyone else think Lee Dewyze was really that good?? Except for mj of cos haha…

    I did

  • jms

    Andrew??? What happened? Total meh.

  • seriously

    Next to the mausoleum….I’m just a notch in your bedpost but your just a line in a song.

    Whooot. I don’t care what Simon says.

  • Valentin432

    Ok, now I think the judges are way too harsh, Andrew was a pro compared to the other clowns.

  • useless

    We need Andrew to do another “straight Up”. He has potential, but he just doesn’t look like an “Idol”. Didn’t realize his voice was so high…

  • lakhesis

    Care if I join?

    David Cook Marathon.

    …..Neither of these performances were in the first week

    That’s true. Happy Together was first. Guess I have to cut the guys some slack.

    Do they tend to grow/get better? Or I’m just going to start missing Thursdays.

    Girls >> Boys.

  • bridgette12

    OMG, I think Megan or Michael would probably win this year if they were allowed to participate. It’s that bad!

  • seriously

    LEE and ANDREW!!! Casey is cougar bait.

  • Portia11

    long lines at the cannons this week….

  • will

    It is REALLY going to be hard to pick the two who are going home for MJ’s pool. YIKES!

  • lizzierichie

    Oh my, on the play back Jermaine was even worse than I remembered. Holy crap. I wonder if the other Jermaine would have been better?

    And FWIW, Joe Munoz sounds a lot better than I remembered on the playback.

  • useless

    The whole show (along with yesterday’s) was def “meh”

  • windmills

    Is it just me or is the bandzilla kinda elevator music sounding?

    THISX1000. They all sounded like Muzak which is why the people who had acoustic guitar only parts (Casey, Andrew, Michael) sounded best.

    I’m most disappointed by Tyler’s performance. I thought he had a better voice and I’m really surprised he didn’t more get emotionally into his song.

  • jms

    oh gods. I can’t believe one of this 24 is going to be the next American Idol. Luckily the season gives them time to grow because they all need it.

  • ggdoorsfan

    man, overall, idol stinks… by top 24 week, there is usually more excitement and glimpses of those who have it vocally, and will go the distance.. this top 24, from both groups, was just awful… you could bring back any group of top 24 contestants from seasons 1-8, and they’d wipe the floor with this year’s crop… where is the talent….

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    This was on like page 2 but justin’s cuter than Aaron

    And to me Tim looks like Zac Efron(which is a VERY good thing)

    ewww last years champion dint say that :( although I’m so excited for tomorrow

    I’m going to vot a few times

    today was better than yesterdy

    I’m SO mad I missed todrick and Aaron -Aaron chose rascal flatts,one of my favorites made a good choice

  • gangreen29

    Is this a new strategy? Give a favorite the pimp spot, then criticize their performance so they don’t appear to be front runners too early in the game? Hm

    I agree Mj, is does seem like it, but what a STUPID strategy. You want to end the show on a high, with positive buzz and good energy. They actually could have done that with Andrew, but instead over criticized him.

  • OldHag

    Lee and Joe Munoz, who we barely saw previous to tonight, were the two best. Bad week on Idol. Honestly even season 6 started out better. Bet some of season 8 wished they had waited a year.

  • lorismile

    bridgette12:
    02/24/2010 at 9:57 pm
    OMG, I think Megan or Michael would probably win this year if they were allowed to participate. It’s that bad!

    well that doesn’t sound good for this year. You know it’s kinda funny watching the comments from you guys without watching the show.

  • sma11ie

    Very anticlimactic pimp performance from Andrew. Wow, this was possibly worse than last nights’ mediocre performances from the girls. I do see potential though, so hopefully we’ll weed out the worst ones quickly…

  • robie88

    Well, having now had the chance to hear pretty much everyone that’s going to be on this season (‘pretty much’ since some of it was so awful I had to mute the TV at times), I’ve reached what for me is a surprising conclusion. I’m sincerely wondering if Paula had more of an impact on choosing good talent for this show than people might have understood. Generally, by this point in the process I’ve always latched on to at least a few singers that interest me, but right now I’m looking at this and saying this looks fairly pathetic. Sure, there’s a few interesting one’s here and there, but for the most part the pickings are seriously slim, and I’m wondering if this is even going to be worth watching. Some of these singers are so bad that it’s very difficult to believe that they were chosen out of the sheer numbers of people that auditioned. This looks to me like an epic FAIL.

  • shell29

    I would pick Todrick (death spot + scamgate) & Alex Lambert as the two guys to go home tomorrow.

  • will

    And FWIW, Joe Munoz sounds a lot better than I remembered on the playback.

    The playbacks are from the dress rehearsal, that’s why they may sound different.

  • anovich

    Neither of these performances were in the first week

    True, but I’ll take Kris’s Man in the Mirror or Allison’s Alone over anything this week. Heck I’ll take Hero by Danny Gokey over the past 2 nights – and I felt like his voice was overly raspy on that.

  • St.Lucia

    I’ve never had this much difficulty deciding who was going to go home tomorrow night. Usually I could narrow down to one or two….

    But with this much suck anyone is likely!

  • bridgette12

    OldHag:
    02/24/2010 at 10:01 pm
    “Lee and Joe Munoz, who we barely saw previous to tonight, were the two best. Bad week on Idol. Honestly even season 6 started out better. Bet some of season 8 wished they had waited a year.”

    The bottom five of season 8 are looking like superstars compared to the twenty four of season 9. I think right now Simon is probably saying to himself, “thank God I am leaving this show, these people stink”.

  • gangreen29

    People are being a bit dramatic. I would say three people over the whole 2 nights were trainwrecks (Lacey Tim, and Alex)

  • ggdoorsfan

    Well, having now had the chance to hear pretty much everyone that’s going to be on this season (‘pretty much’ since some of it was so awful I had to mute the TV at times), I’ve reached what for me is a surprising conclusion. I’m sincerely wondering if Paula had more of an impact on choosing good talent for this show than people might have understood. Generally, by this point in the process I’ve always latched on to at least a few singers that interest me, but right now I’m looking at this and saying this looks fairly pathetic. Sure, there’s a few interesting one’s here and there, but for the most part the pickings are seriously slim, and I’m wondering if this is even going to be worth watching. Some of these singers are so bad that it’s very difficult to believe that they were chosen out of the sheer numbers of people that auditioned. This looks to me like an epic FAIL.

    u are so on point….

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    seriously:
    02/24/2010 at 9:57 pm
    LEE and ANDREW!!! Casey is cougar bait.

    LMAO

  • Yui

    jermaine needs to go please. and also tim urban should technically leave (worst vocal) but something tells me the tweens and fraun may keep him in…

    meh i dont mind. hes cute. but lee? wth i dont get why simon thought he was good at all. kinda ruined one of my favorite songs imo.

  • Mtlfan

    ewww.. disappointed with the overall performances tonight and it’s really a girl’s year for me.

  • gangreen29

    True, but I’ll take Kris’s Man in the Mirror or Allison’s Alone over anything this week.

    I wouldn’t, especially Kris’s man in the mirror. I would take Crystal, Andrew, Siobhan, Casey, and Katelyn over those two.

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    I’m desperate, I would take scottymac instead of this!!

  • monleo1705

    I am still voting for Andrew. Come on, out of this whole bunch of males, the only ones who have best potential is Garcia (no.1), Casey (no.2) and maybe Lee.

  • OldHag

    I forgot about little Aaron. Now having seen the whole thing he was good. Slim picking… Lee, Joe, Aaron…. and that’s about it. Just like last night, I want other options.

  • ggdoorsfan

    i don’t think anyone who’s watched this show from the way back is being overly dramatic about what they’ve seen so far in the top 24 week… this is where you have to really begin to bring it, and that spark of energy, of excitement, the watercooler moment hasn’t happened for anybody, imo…

  • Lexus

    Casey, Andrew and Michael were my favorites. Barely recall the others. Going home – Tim U and Jermaine S

    After now hearing all of the 24 contestants, Andrew still remains the standout for me.

    Tonight’s judging (especially after Casey’s performance) really makes me fear Simon leaving the show. He’s truly the only judge with any credibility.

  • jms

    I think right now Simon is probably saying to himself, “thank God I am leaving this show, these people stink”.

    The problem is, he chose them!!! I’m thinking whoever said Paula had an impact on who got through to this point might have hit the nail on the head. Either that or nobody with any talent bothered to audition.

    Wait. I know. They’re trying to make sure that all the contestants have that story arc of them improving during the season so they purposely picked bad songs for them all.

  • unique28v

    Better than the girls night so far. I’m going to throw Todrick some votes. I hope he stays and provides some entertainment.

    I agree. He has promise and he’s a performer. I’m partial to performers so I hope we get to see him a bit longer. Plus, his voice isn’t bad.

    People are being a bit dramatic. I would say three people over the whole 2 nights were trainwrecks (Lacey Tim, and Alex)

    Ha! isn’t that the point of an idol blog? :)

  • lizland

    I still much much prefer the Top 24 to the Top 36 format from last year. I remember thinking that last year’s semi’s were the worst I’d ever seen – and I still think that even after the last 2 days. There may not have been any “moments” in the last 2 nights, but there were very few truly horrendous moments like last year.

    It would be interesting to go back to the comments for the Top 24/36 from the last few seasons and see if this is always the first week lament.

  • HermeticallySealed

    Next year, they should so do an all star idol show. Take 24 random top 10 – 3 who don’t have contracts from previous years and invite them back. Couldn’t be any worse than this.

  • Dweia_the_Goddess

    Montage: If I just tuned in without watching the whole performance, stand-outs would be Aaron Kelly, Casey James, Andrew Garcia, Lee Dewyze and Tyler Grady.

    Thoughts: I lowered my expectation because I got disappointed last night with the girls, so, I’m not disappointed now. :)

    Performance by order (best to worst)
    1. Lee Dewyze – sorry, I’m just an alternative girl and I dig his music and the changes in the melody to a song I liked, so plus points for him.

    2. Tyler Grady – vocally, he’s weak, but he shook me awake when I was snoozing from the bore-fest, so plus points for him. The guy worked the stage, but he really needs to work on his vocals

    3. Casey James – simply because he performed safely, didn’t take risks, but worked on what he has and who he is. He’ll probably bore me if he keeps on doing what he’s doing but for tonight, I’m impressed.

    4. Andrew Garcia – I love this guy, rooting for him (ain’t everybody?), but that Fall-out Boy song wasn’t made for Acoustic. If he acousticized any Greenday song, he probably would have been my number 1.

    5. Aaron Kelly – hey, if I thought you were cannon fodder and I was about to get my orange juice while you were performing and yet, I sat down when you did perform, orange juice forgotten, then plus points for you, dude. Vocally, his lower register is good. If you’re not looking at him and just hear his song, he’s really good. but alas, the stage presence is lacking and awkward, and he really needs to work on that.

    6-9 (in any order) John Park, Michael Lynche, Alex Lambert, Todrick Hall
    10.Tim Urban – only because he looked like a puppy dog and my heart goes out to him (for some unknown reason, and pls don’t ask me to explain because I can’t).

    To be Voted Off:
    11. Joe Munoz – sorry. Cannon Fodder in every sense of the word.

    12. Jermaine Sellers – over the top much?, creepy, has crazy eyes, tool-looking (for me) and I can’t forget the group song, and the Michael who… Also, cannot forgive the fact that Purifory was passed over for him.

    Results night tomorrow! See ya, ayt, i’m signing out…goodnight y’all!

  • shell29

    I’m desperate, I would take scottymac instead of this!!

    Wow, you are desperate Luv! LOL :)

  • bridgette12

    lorismile:
    02/24/2010 at 10:01 pm
    bridgette12:
    02/24/2010 at 9:57 pm
    OMG, I think Megan or Michael would probably win this year if they were allowed to participate. It’s that bad!

    “well that doesn’t sound good for this year. You know it’s kinda funny watching the comments from you guys without watching the show.”

    It’s not good and I am hoping Adam didn’t watch tonight, because I would hate for someone to ask him what he thought about the talent for this year. It’s just shocking that you don’t have at least a couple of people standing out. The crowd didn’t seem to be to be into the performances. The Judges chemistry is not right, something is just not clicking with them.

  • Miss Chaos

    The judges must have seen SOMETHING in these kids to have picked them.I wanna see what they saw to pick them, I dont think many of them had much experience maybe that is what is wrong, other years were more experienced people. Nothing wrong with that, these kids just need a lot of help, evidently the judges liked their voices. But it was with songs that they practiced with, this week not so much.

  • gangreen29

    this is where you have to really begin to bring it, and that spark of energy, of excitement, the watercooler moment hasn’t happened for anybody, imo…

    And what gave that in the top 24 of season 7 for example? Was it KLC singing rescue me? Joanna Boregella singing I say a little prayer? AMy Davis singing Where the Boys are? Kady Malloy singing Groovy kind of love? Colton Berry singing suspicious minds? Jason Yeager singing Moon River? Garrett Haeley singing Breaking up is hard to do? Heck, was it David Cook singing Happy together or David Archuleta singing Shop Around? I don’t mean to seem like I’m ranting, but it is complete revisionist history to act like the top 24 performance is always this great show with lightening performances. There is a ton of fodder, and people can give mediocre performances who will later give amazing ones.

  • jpfan

    Again, I missed mostof the show and just caught Andrew and the recaps. Holy moly. Some of the recaps seemed horrible – Tim Urban, Tyler, Toddrick looked pathetic.

    I refuse to believe this is all the talent they could find. Scary.

  • http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=227878099299 ai_fan

    I can’t believe how bad everyone is for a top 24 week. These are the 24 best out of tens of thousands? Be it nerves, inexperience or whatever, I don’t believe I have ever seen a season start like this. It was pretty much uncomfortable to watch. The song choices were just meh too. I’m sure they will get better, but this week was just sad.
    I would definitely say the girls are better.

  • sonyab

    Tonight was very odd! What is happening?! I am in the twilight zone!!! Why? You will find out. First I should say who my favorites are.. My favorites for the men are.

    Lee Dewyze

    Michel Lynch

    Aaron Kelly

    Who I am voting for.

    Tim Urban

    Tyler Grady

    Casey James.

    Comments:

    Aaron Kelly: Yikes! That wasn’t good. Wrong song for him. Just no.

    Lee Dweezy: Yikes He was so off key. Or as the judges say, pitchy. Even Kara and Randy told him he was pitchy tonight.

    Jermaine Sellers: Was there something wrong with his Mic? I could barely hear him in the beginning.

    Casey James: That was HOTT!!!

    You see!?!?! Twilight zone!! I vote for the people who aren’t my favorites and don’t vote for my favorites!!! That has never happened before!!! BAH!!

    Side note: Simon winking at his girlfriend. Awww! Happy And is Kara turning into Paula?

  • Valentin432

    It would be interesting to go back to the comments for the Top 24/36 from the last few seasons and see if this is always the first week lament.

    I’ll save you the trouble, it’s always the same.
    But even if I try to stay optimistic, this night was awfull, last night was average top 24 talent, tonight was like S6 top 24 guys all over again.

  • jpfan

    It’s not that most Top 24 performances are good but there are usually a few standouts that get people excited. Is anybody really excited by even one performance?

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    Wasn’t Jason yeager season 6?

  • seriously

    I chock this week up to nerves. Remember Cook said that during the break they had to blow dry his armpits. LOL Gross.

    Wasn’t Jason yeager season 6?

    Nope. Season 7.

  • JudyL

    No, people are not being over dramatic. Some seasons were better than others. Some didn’t have enough variety. Some seasons, I wasn’t happy with the outcome. But I am a regular viewer of Idol and tonight and last night are the only two shows I can remember that were not fun to watch. No joy from the contestants, the critiques from the judges seemed forced, even the response from the audience seemed very subdued. Very bad start for season 9.

  • unique28v

    It’s not that most Top 24 performances are good but there are usually a few standouts that get people excited. Is anybody really excited by even one performance?

    Nope!

  • houstonrufus23

    Wow. You know, I have really been looking forward to this season. Especially since I didn’t really get into last season. Added to that is the fact that I am a huge fan of singer-songwriters, so I was (and still am to some degree) excited about several of the girls. But I have to say I’m kind of shocked by the lack of really solid vocal talent. Look, I’m all for encouraging people to stand out with arrangements and interesting back stories. But was their search a little too narrow? Because all that creativity and quirk isn’t worth much if good singing isn’t kept front and center as a priority. Exceptions to this tonight for me were Andrew and Lee. And while I liked the girls more and saw more potential there, I’m sad to not have more really good singers to look forward to listening to every week.

    All I know is about an hour and 15 minutes in I couldn’t believe the show wasn’t over yet. Not a good sign. Thankfully, we’re only one show in. Or, yikes, we’re only one show in??!! haha! This may be one of those seasons where I wish we could just skip to the top 5.

  • Yui

    all i can say is…

    i can not wait for X Factor… PLEASE

    Oh and it was a HUGE MISTAKE to cut Tori Kelly.

  • gangreen29

    Wasn’t Jason yeager season 6?

    Nope, I just copied off the season 7 wikipedia lol

  • Portia11

    Interesting point about Paula’s influence on the selection process-something sure went wrong this year. Just no “sparks” anywhere.

  • ggdoorsfan

    And what gave that in the top 24 of season 7 for example? Was it KLC singing rescue me? Joanna Boregella singing I say a little prayer? AMy Davis singing Where the Boys are? Kady Malloy singing Groovy kind of love? Colton Berry singing suspicious minds? Jason Yeager singing Moon River? Garrett Haeley singing Breaking up is hard to do? Heck, was it David Cook singing Happy together or David Archuleta singing Shop Around? I don’t mean to seem like I’m ranting, but it is complete revisionist history to act like the top 24 performance is always this great show with lightening performances. There is a ton of fodder, and people can give mediocre performances who will later give amazing ones.

    i feel ya… but ok, one example of a top 24 performance from top 24 week, s7, that, imo, brought it… excitement, watercooler moment… foreshadowing the finale… i may be biased, lol, but compare this to what you saw 2 nite….

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBwZt_WCXkY

  • oceana

    For the most part, the judges were overly negative tonight. I just listened to bits of them as they were bringing me down. I liked several singers tonight. Tim, Lee, John Parks, Tyler Grady, Big Mike, and Casey (best). I was disappointed by Andrew, not as good as I expected, mostly because I don’t know the song and didn’t care for what I heard, but I expect him to come back next week stronger. The first night’s always hard.

    I’m surprised Casey could ignore the distractions of the judges but he stayed focused and did good. Love that song, and he sang it well. The judges were, well, “self indulgent,” but it’s okay when they do it apparently. (Simon, look in a mirror to see self indulgent, lol.)

    I liked about 5 or 6 women and the same with the men, I think the top 12 will be pretty strong. I guess Crystal and Casey stand out the most for me so far. I’m enjoying it but the pause or fast forward buttons are my friends and make it palatable.

  • Yui

    according to dial idol. it seems that Tim U will be staying. even tho that was absolutely horrendous. well hes cute.. .

    sad that john might be leaving :(

  • gangreen29

    i feel ya… but ok, one example of a top 24 performance from top 24 week, s7, that, imo, brought it… excitement, watercooler moment… foreshadowing the finale… i may be biased, lol, but compare this to what you saw 2 nite….

    sorry, but all I remember about David singing Shop Around was how many people disliked it and were shocked how pimped he was by the judges. But you have to admit, David got MUCH better after that, and I think people need to be open to that, especially considering how good people like Casey, Andrew, Didi, and Crystal were in hollywood.

  • leome

    It’s not that most Top 24 performances are good but there are usually a few standouts that get people excited. Is anybody really excited by even one performance?

    Nope.
    The best of the night have good performances but nothing I will remember tomorrow. Not one stand out.

  • cookcricket

    Is this a new strategy? Give a favorite the pimp spot, then criticize their performance so they don’t appear to be front runners too early in the game? Hm.

    They want a girl to win remember? Oh yeah, they did this w/ Katie last night too. Hmmm is right.

    I’m starting to think the new pimp spot is 11th. Or next to last?

  • bridgette12

    ms:
    02/24/2010 at 10:10 pm
    Wait. I know. They’re trying to make sure that all the contestants have that story arc of them improving during the season so they purposely picked bad songs for them all.

    These people are going to need a lot of improvement. My goodness, Lil, would look like Patti Labelle compared to these people.

  • sr4mjc

    The good thing about the Top 36 was, you didn’t have to hear some of the really bad people more than once. And now we do! More than I ever want to hear some of these people ever again.

  • gangreen29

    I just listened to bits of them as they were bringing me down.

    I really do think it is the judges attitude that is bringing the whole vibe down. If they can get excited over Megan Joy and Lil Rounds their first performances they can show a little more excitement for genuinely good performances like Crystal and Andrew

  • Pixie Baker

    Man, I am so disappointed! This is the worst Idol I have watched….there is not one singer I really like. I think this will be a long season for me….in fact, giving up five hours this week for this was a big waste. Not too sure if I will hang in there and watch…*sigh*

  • sbalk017

    I’m calling this the Brooke White Learning Curve and throwing this week out. They all were too nervous/trying too hard/playing it safe. Let’s hope for a “You’re So Vain” or “Hello” next week before we totally tank the season…

  • sbalk017

    BTW Tim’s the VFTW pick.

  • jms

    jpfan:
    02/24/2010 at 10:17 pm

    It’s not that most Top 24 performances are good but there are usually a few standouts that get people excited. Is anybody really excited by even one performance?

    Nope. Not me. I kind of like Lily Scott because she bored me the least. But she doesn’t make me feel excited either. It feels really weird not having anyone I really want to see move on. I totally identify with Simon’s comment about liking some of them simply because the ones that came before (and after) were so horrendous.

  • Dweia_the_Goddess

    Okay, retracting my Joe Munoz Cannon Fodder comment. He’s moving to 6-9. and my number 11 would be Alex Lambert.

    For some unknown reason, still something I can’t explain, I went to Rickey.org and re-listened to Joe Munoz’ Jason Mraz You and I and I liked it. So, I’m moving him up. :)

  • Banished

    Okay, so first week live is ALWAYS forgettable. Pitch problems abound, and getting used to the live band and background vocals is rough. Every year I am amazed at how some just grow and surprise the heck out of us at the end, just as David Cook and Kris did. Please don’t be impatient. Still think this 24 has a lot of potential. Overall, a much more likable group than I can remember. No Sanjayas at least!!

  • shell29

    You make a great point gangreen. I do think there is a tendency at times to look more fondly at past seasons especially if they happen to produce one of your faves. Looking back at season seven’s Top 24, it started off pretty rough too. I ended up becoming a fan of both Davids, but I hated Cook’s performance and I thought Archie’s Shop Around was a bit of a mess and didn’t quite understand why he was being pimped so hard. Overall I’ve been overwhelmed with the guys and girls so far, but it’s still early. I’m not ready to declare season nine the “worst season evah” just yet. There are still bright spots, and I’m looking forward to hearing more from Andrew, Crystal and some of the others.

  • bridgette12

    Are these people actually going to sell somethiing on itunes? I wouldn’t buy a thing that this top 24 put out. They need some serious time with a voice coach.

  • Lera

    I can count on one hand how many contestants are SOMEWHAT decent. What I think happened is this: Simon who is a shrewd businessman threw AI under the bus, giving his new show in the Fall top billing and the end of American Idol.

  • will

    No, people are not being over dramatic. Some seasons were better than others. Some didn’t have enough variety. Some seasons, I wasn’t happy with the outcome. But I am a regular viewer of Idol and tonight and last night are the only two shows I can remember that were not fun to watch. No joy from the contestants, the critiques from the judges seemed forced, even the response from the audience seemed very subdued. Very bad start for season 9.

    I’ve been watching since day one and would have to agree with this. It’s not THAT much worse than some previous seasons, but something is very off this year.

  • ggdoorsfan

    sorry, but all I remember about David singing Shop Around was how many people disliked it and were shocked how pimped he was by the judges. But you have to admit, David got MUCH better after that, and I think people need to be open to that, especially considering how good people like Casey, Andrew, Didi, and Crystal were in hollywood.

    of course my memory is different, lol… this was when it was evident to many viewers, and the media, that david a would be a force to be reckoned with, and the next week, the ”imagine” week, it was clear he was going all the way… if the judges ”pimped” him it wasn’t without good cause, after this performance… i take nothing away from cook’s progression from week to week, but one can’t deny from this top 24 performance that he was someone to keep your eye on… no harm

  • Bearcatgrad9912

    Remember not being able to hear yourself can kill even the most talented vocalist. No ear pieces.

  • abbysee

    I am baffled by what I have watched these last two evenings. The judging is odd, the performances are odd. Odd, odd, odd.

    Simon’s too harsh. Randy’s too lucid. Kara’s a damn bobblehead, and for the most part my beloved Ellen is out of her depth. I think her critiques have been weak, and almost painful. Only one of them I expected to be the way it is. Simon eviscerated too many of these contestants but for the most part he was correct. Kara got in a few good points, but sometimes her flirtation with the guys is a bit too damn icky for me. Randy is at his best, witch is a pleasant surprise. He has actually shown why he’s been a successful producer in the past, he actually gave some good pointers tonight, who’da thunk it?

    Okay, I like Lee, Andrew, and Michael, even though superficial me, I can’t reconcile his size with that little damn guitar, lol. I want to see more of Todrick, Alex and Aaron Kelly, especially Todrick because I think he could really make it interesting. He’s got a good sound.

    I hope Tim goes home, not sure who else.

  • Truthiness

    Give a favorite the pimp spot, then criticize their performance so they don’t appear to be front runners too early in the game? Hm

    That is exactly what I said I bet they would do when I heard that Andrew Garcia would be getting the pimp spot and after what Katie went through last night. Well on another board I said that. No offense guys, but you aren’t as fun to ‘watch’ Idol with as they are. It’s not an Idol board, and only one other person is in the bubble there. Really, no offense. It’s not you, it’s me. We can still be friends though, can’t we?

  • soccerboi

    I think that Joe and John will be gone tomorrow. They were completely forgettable and had no star quality at all…buuuuuhbye!

  • Yui

    Lera:
    02/24/2010 at 10:28 pm

    I can count on one hand how many contestants are SOMEWHAT decent. What I think happened is this: Simon who is a shrewd businessman threw AI under the bus, giving his new show in the Fall top billing and the end of American Idol.

    im thinking the same thing…. but to be honest i like the concept of x-factor better than idol anyways. It has more leeway to make a star, because a big part of it is performance skills along with singing. and i feel with this crop the lack of performance skills is really showing. They are SOOO awkward on stage, and that does not translate well. no stage presence= forgettable and boring

  • lashes3699

    Darn Adam…what have you done!! Idol cannot even keep me interested…the guys weren’t much better than the girls and I don’t see anyone jumping out and screaming Superstar at all!! At least Allison and Kris will be on tomorrow…that is something to look forward to at least!

  • iluvai

    I enjoyed the guys night more than the girls night. Although I like several of the girls. I wish there was a spark among the judges. Something seems off.

    I do have hope that by the time it’s down to the top 12, things will pick up.

  • iluvai

    At least Allison and Kris will be on tomorrow…that is something to look forward to at least!

    Really??? That’s good news. Everyone will be reminiscing. :)

  • karrahbrooke

    It’s not that most Top 24 performances are good but there are usually a few standouts that get people excited. Is anybody really excited by even one performance?

    Lee Dewyze. He’s my early pick. This was the point where I picked both Cookie and Kris, and after tonight I think Lee is a guy I can get behind.

    My picks to go: Jermaine Sellers and Alex Lambert

  • Neil

    To be called out as the front runner at this point, it’s the certain kiss of death. People get tire of the early hype and buzz.

  • seriously

    Lee Dewyze. He’s my early pick. This was the point where I picked both Cookie and Kris, and after tonight I think Lee is a guy I can get behind.

    That is EXACTLY how I feel. Word for word.

  • Valentin432

    At least Allison and Kris will be on tomorrow…that is something to look forward to at least!

    This is funny.
    It’s kind of word for word exactly what people were saying last year when Carly and Michael John came back to perform on week 1 rsesult show.
    I think that’s what they said on idolatry too.

  • ggdoorsfan

    it’s not that most Top 24 performances are good but there are usually a few standouts that get people excited.

    that’s what i’m saying… no spark, no excitement, no ”woah” moments the last two nights….

  • houstonrufus23

    I’m not a conspiracy theory kind of person. So I’m not buying any sort of meta plan other than they were going for a certain type but but failed to keep good singing, and I mean solid, technical singing front and center. Bad singing is worst than boring. And I heard an awful lot of it tonight. And last night, too.

  • movin2thabeet

    I don’t think the judges were too harsh, at all. Wait till they hear what we heard (or had to mute, or fast forward, as the case may be). Absolutely no one blew me away but the majority of them stunk up the place for me. I definitely felt the girls outshone the guys this week, even though they had a sketchy time of it as well. So everyone hung out at the lower end of the rung for me. Some were so bad they were stuck underground. (And BTW, this is NOT always the case with Idol. I went back to watch David Cook’s Top 24 performance of Happy Together, and while not a standout compared to the rest of his Idol performances, it was a good solid rock performance, confidently sung). I’m wondering if these weak performances this week is a result of keeping to a storyline this year of picking folks with very little actual stage performing experience.

    Does anyone know who, besides Casey, actually has a good couple of years of stage performing experience (with a band) under their belts? (Not busking or solo coffeehouse gigs).

    Highest of the lows:
    Casey
    Big Mike

    Mid run:
    Lee
    Andrew
    Joe (I think he’s getting a kind of biased rap here, to tell you the truth)
    John
    Tyler

    Near bottom:
    Aaron
    Toddrick

    Underground:
    Jermaine
    Alex
    Tim

  • Valentin432

    that’s what i’m saying… no spark, no excitement, no ”woah” moments the last two nights….

    I disagree, Siobhan was really good and promising with Wicked Game, Katelyn was a good surprise and Didi, Crystal and Lilly were all good.

    They all can do great in the upcoming weeks.

    On the men side, Andrew has potential and Lee/Casey/Aaron will do decent

  • seriously

    that’s what i’m saying… no spark, no excitement, no ”woah” moments the last two nights….

    I don’t expect one yet. At this point I was still like Cook who??

  • shell29

    if the judges ”pimped” him it wasn’t without good cause, after this performance… i take nothing away from cook’s progression from week to week, but one can’t deny from this top 24 performance that he was someone to keep your eye on… no harm

    Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think the pimping of Archie at that time was completely without merit, it’s just that I didn’t see what all the fuss was about after Shop Around. But after Imagine, I could see it a bit more, and he certainly grew as a performer over the course of the season. But looking back, I don’t remember any performances from season seven’s Top 24 that really grabbed me. Even my pre-semis favorite Michael Johns underwhelmed me (and would continue to do so until Top 9 week). It took a week or two for things to get cookin’, so I’m going to cut the season nine crew some slack (for now).

  • sr4mjc

    I think that Joe and John will be gone tomorrow. They were completely forgettable and had no star quality at all…buuuuuhbye!

    who? seriously, I would have to go look them up. this season is depressing

  • Idolnewby

    Well, I was hoping for the guys to be better….but! I went back and listened to them with just the audio and I think Casey definitely had the better voice. Surprisingly, I thought Aaron was good, also. If he can cure the nerves thingy, he has potential.

    Wouldn’t it be interesting if Idol was a radio show and you could only judge by their voices!

  • longsong

    WOOHOO!! I LIKED tonight! Reading some of the comments here, that’s how I felt last year (poet, don’t know it) because I didn’t have anyone to root for then. NOW I do!! Enter Blonde Maroulis!! Plus, also, he can sing! YIPPEEE!!!!! SO nice after a “drought” year, because I know there are those who like him, but any year that what’s-his-name won like last year, so bland, so indistinct, you KNOW it was a dull year.

    My favorites (and I’m willing to spend a few more performances getting to know them) are Tyler Grady (interesting!), John Park, Andrew Garcia, and the one I will vote my fingers to the bone for, Casey James.

    I have an instant dislike for Aaron Kelly, he appears to wax his eyebrows and I dislike that with a white hot intensity of a thousand suns, and Alex Lambert – I could hear past his unfortunate mullet that has that “just cut” look.

    Regardless, IT’S GOING TO BE A GREAT YEAR!! IDOL’S BACK, BABY!!

  • ggdoorsfan

    Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think the pimping of Archie at that time was completely without merit, it’s just that I didn’t see what all the fuss was about after Shop Around. But after Imagine, I could see it a bit more, and he certainly grew as a performer over the course of the season. But looking back, I don’t remember any performances from season seven’s Top 24 that really grabbed me. Even my pre-semis favorite Michael Johns underwhelmed me (and would continue to do so until Top 9 week). It took a week or two for things to get cookin’, so I’m going to cut the season nine crew some slack (for now).

    of course our perceptions are going to be skewed to reflect those faves we eventually backed, and that’s ok… i, and countless others, saw something totally different, and it played out according to the script, lol… i’m going to try to give them more slack, but just speaking for me, and my previous idol season’s of watching, i could determine and pick a standout by the 1st night of viewing top 24 week… not so much tonight…

  • cakeygirl

    wow everyone on twitter is ripping american idol a new one tonight…it was just god awful. where is the star quality? everyone is just mediocre to bad. if no one has good performances next week, idol is in trouble

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    YAY ALLI AND KRIS TOMORROW!!!!!!

    And I know all the tards say this,but I fell in love with Adam from bb’s audiiob

  • seriously

    People have too high expectations.

  • gangreen29

    wow everyone on twitter is ripping american idol a new one tonight…it was just god awful. where is the star quality? everyone is just mediocre to bad. if no one has good performances next week, idol is in trouble

    Um Casey and Andrew are both trending with mostly positive comments. People tend to see what they want in twitter comments…

  • ggdoorsfan

    People have too high expectations.

    [ryan seacrest voiceover] this…. is american idol! – it’s par for the course, lol

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    Audition not whatever the hell I typed lol :)

    VFTW is going to pat themselves on the back when Tim stays.yknow,now that I think about it, he’s REALLY cute.like zac efron but not…..

    I still think aaron’s cute though

    I still have to see Aaron and todrick’s performances

  • http://twitter.com/cara_lee pj

    I felt bad for Alex Lambert. They were really kind to him for some strange reason. Little performance experience? See Castro, Jason. Daydream. Never seen before, probably fodder, but he delivered when it mattered.

    We’ve had no moments yet, have we?

    Sometimes it’s bad to peak too early. Ace Young with Father Figure comes to mind.

    Right now, I like a few, but am not crazy about any. I like Lee, Big Mike, Casey and Andrew (in no particular order).

    Not inspired to vote yet.

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    Well,I wasn’t looking,and I saw negative tweets too ymmv jmho blah blah blah…:)

  • cookcricket

    seriously:
    02/24/2010 at 10:41 pm

    that’s what i’m saying… no spark, no excitement, no ”woah” moments the last two nights….

    I don’t expect one yet. At this point I was still like Cook who??

    That’s funny. S7 was my first full yr. of watching from top 24 on and DC has been the only one to this point to really stand out to me the first night. However, I agree with what you’re saying because although Kris didn’t stand out the first night, I saw huge potential, but wasn’t overly excited until later on.

    I believe it will get better. And perhaps on the bright side it can’t get worse? Hee! It’s going to get better y’all!!

    ETA: Funny thing, on dial idol it’s as if people are saying, okay who performed last? I’ll just vote for that person.

  • sleeptalker

    Casey James was not THAT good.

    None of the guys were really that great. I think vocally John Park was one of the stronger guys, he just picked a lame song. I also liked Joe Munoz.

    The deck is definitely stacked for the girls, eh…?

  • Idolnewby

    Must not be a lot of people voting. Dial Idol depends on busy signals to compile tallies and it’s having a hard time!

  • DonnaBB

    Wow. I didn’t think it could get worse than the girls last night. Boy was I was wrong. They really do want a girl to win this year don’t they? That can’t possibly be the best 12 guys that auditioned across the country. I’d rather keep 2 and send the other 10 packing tomorrow night.

    The only so-so performances were Joe, John, Casey, and Andrew. The rest were dreck.

    Overall, one of the worst beginnings for Idol I can recall.

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    I’m voting now :D

    bye peeps;)
    I.CAN.NOT.WAIT.FOR.ALLI.AND.KRIS.I FLOV THEM. BOTH SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!! OMA &OMK ;)

    last tear my order was Scott (j/k I think y’all know who it was-Sarver!!! LOL ) ,Allison,and kristipher but I liked Kris more post-idol and they’re albums are about =.

    SO IM REALLY REALLY EXCITTTTTTTEEED!!!!!!!!

    …and I’ll try to calm down now =.=

  • longsong

    I don’t think the girls are that much better than the guys this year. I see two or three girls I like – Krystal, white hair chickie and glass blower girl (still learning names), but I like just as many guys.

    I predict it’s going to be a guys year! Or a girls!

  • seriously

    I don’t think the girls are that much better than the guys this year. I see two or three girls I like – Krystal, white hair chickie and glass blower girl (still learning names), but I like just as many guys.

    White hair chickie – Lilly ???
    glass blower girl – Siobhan Magnus H

  • gangreen29

    Must not be a lot of people voting. Dial Idol depends on busy signals to compile tallies and it’s having a hard time!

    Look at any top 24 episode from the past….It is exactly the same way!

  • tierbee

    But looking back, I don’t remember any performances from season seven’s Top 24 that really grabbed me. Even my pre-semis favorite Michael Johns underwhelmed me (and would continue to do so until Top 9 week). It took a week or two for things to get cookin’, so I’m going to cut the season nine crew some slack (for now).

    I totally agree. Now if we get a couple weeks in and they still are all shaking and warbling through songs… fine, this year sucks. But right now, too early to tell. We’ll get four of them out of the way who did poorly (I would think), and then we’ll see how things go the next few weeks. (FWIW, my mother and my friend both called me raving about Casey, lol. And they also love Andrew.)

  • longsong

    Funny how on dialidol the people in the pimp spot are the only two that are safe. Seems the pimp spot is aptly named. I agree with an earlier poster who called second to last the new pimp spot – oh sure, they’re not safe on dialidol, but they’re both my favorites, Krystal for the girls and Casey for the boys.

  • sr4mjc

    adamlambert

    Bout to watch Idols top 12 dudes!!

    jambajim

    @adamlambert DON’T! PUT THE REMOTE DOWN! 2 HOURS OF YOUR LIFE YOU WILL NEVER GET BACK. TRUST ME ON THIS ADAM LAMBERT. TRUST ME. DON’T WATCH!

  • girlygirl

    Just like last night, totally underwhelmed. Even Andrew Garcia wasn’t that good — and yet he was still the best of the bunch.

    Can we just bring back the Season 8 or even the Season 7 people? Because they would totally kick the Season 9 people’s asses off what I’ve seen so far.

  • ggdoorsfan

    jambajim

    @adamlambert DON’T! PUT THE REMOTE DOWN! 2 HOURS OF YOUR LIFE YOU WILL NEVER GET BACK. TRUST ME ON THIS ADAM LAMBERT. TRUST ME. DON’T WATCH!

    rotflmao… u tell ‘em jambajim…

  • Ratna12

    The one thing I like about AI compared to X-Factor is the fact that the contestants have to pick their own songs. And based on tonight’s show, they just couldn’t.

    -Jermaine S: I don’t like him at all. Too bad because I LOVE that Joan Osborne song for his audition.
    -Tim Urban: Poor guy. Why did you choose Apologize ?. That song is sung only when the judges force you to sing to sabotage you, so that you don’t go to the final against their favorites.
    -Lee D: I was excited for Chasing Cars, but he changed it too much -
    -John Park    : I like his feature, he was funny, but the song ??
    -Casey J:I think Kara should excuse herself from judging him. Really. I don’t like it at all. I don’t want to see that for months.
    -Andrew G: Dissapointed w/ the song.

    I really, really , really miss Kris Allen.

  • longsong

    My dialing is working! Casey is getting a measurable number on dial idol! It feels good to WANT to vote again, I hadn’t voted since Jason. WOOHOO!!

  • Trina

    I can’t remember a single Top 24 performance from any season that completely blew me away so for now I’m going to cut these people some slack. I won’t be buying anything on iTunes but I’m going to hope things get better as the weeks go by. Gonna keep in mind ‘Hello’ didn’t happen until the last week of the semi’s. Which btw I had no idea that performance had that much of an impact on Simon, considering this is the 2nd year in a row he singled it out.

  • HappyDaisy

    Didn’t care for his performance but voted several times for Tim Urban and here’s why: the show invited him back and then beat him up. The judges were merciless to that poor 20-year-old, standing there by himself on live national TV. For enduring that, Tim deserves another week on the show (if he wants it).

    Same for Casey — for the way the show treated him, though I think he’s miles more talented than Tim and I’d vote for Casey anyway (way boring song, though). They went over the top on the “objectification” of the poor guy. He deserved so much better than that.

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    I just saw todrick and Aaron on Rickey.

    Rodrick was ok,but OMA AARON IS AMAZINGGGGG

  • jammasta

    Hoo boy, I do agree people are being dramatic here…..

    Well, I’m a West Coaster so I’m watching on Rickey.

    Todrick – Uh…… Wow. It reminded me of Haeley last night. I liked the arrangement in a way. However, like Haeley, it was pretty disastrous. However, unlike Haeley, it doesn’t seem like it was so horrible that he’s gonna leave. I’m pretty interested in what this guy has up his sleeve, but at the same time, he should not be murdering songs like this.

    Aaron – I thought it was really nice. Love this guy. Pretty big voice for a little guy. However, his nerves sucked and he looked like a freaking dying robot. I kinda had to turn away. Give him a while, because I really loved his voice and I love his style. Also, he falls into the “sweet and clean guy” category that I tend to like for whatever reason.

    Jermaine – The higher notes, for the most part, reminded me to wear an athletic cup when I sing in case some demonic hand tries to make me hit a really high note. You know, the lower parts of it weren’t that bad, but the rest of it…… Ow, my male parts. I appreciate a guy who sings R&B in the same style Jermaine does, but he just doesn’t bring it enough. And to those saying “that’s how church singers sing”, I didn’t know there were churches in Hell where they mess with your nerves so you permanently feel like you’re getting castrated.

    Tim – Is it wrong that I’m kinda annoyed with people finding these long haired guys cute? I dunno, it annoys me when guys grow their hair out and women are all “OMG HAWT”. I think it’s part due to jealousy because I will never grow out my hair for any woman……. Whoa, totally forgot he sang. I thought his performance was memorable. Memorable as one of the WORST EVER! Huge fan of the fake-out.

    Joe – Oh wow, I was pleasantly surprised. One of the best of the night so far. Really liked his voice. Did Jorge, David Archuleta, and Anoop have some sort of weird freakish affair or something?

    Tyler – Good voice, but pretty disappointing. I expect so much more from this guy next time. Wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t great.

    Lee – Kinda surprising, I bashed this guy earlier, but tonight I see potential in him. However, there were some extreme pitch problems in his performance. Very flat on some notes.

    John – Wow, his voice is fantastic when it’s good. This performance, however, doesn’t do a good job of expressing it. I still see him in my ideal top 10, but this is kinda boring. I saw Simon do a little frustrated gesture sometime in the performance. I really REALLY hope he stays.

    Michael – I really like his voice, but that song choice was so wrong, this performance is really boring. Like John, I see some potential and want to see him go on. But they better not be pimping him the rest of the season.

    Alex – CUT. YOUR. ****ING. HAIR. Other than that, decent voice, not good performance.

    Casey – Holy crap, I’m feeling a Corey/Paula controversy coming along. Once again, his hair is kinda weird on him. See, I have a feeling that despite my hatred of long hair, he can pull it off in some way. However, tonight he just looks like Brooke White with facial hair. Finally, a decent performance after 3 performances I didn’t care too much for. However, it was pretty schmaltzy…..

    Andrew – Pretty underwhelming for a pimp spot, but I still thought he was decent. Overrated, but decent.

    I dunno, I think people are being WAAAAAAAY too over dramatic. True, we haven’t had a real Kris, Adam, Allison, Matt, or hell, even Danny, and the season did not start off very well; however, it’s a bit annoying to have to read a lot of “Tonight sucked. It’s the end of Idol. Idol sucks.” Jeez, people, it’s just the first day. I’d wait until top 12 kicks in to be really definite about this season being bad. Even if we had good talent in the Top 24′s previously. I’m not saying I disagree that tonight and last night were underwhelming (actually, in fact, I do agree), I’m just saying people need to relax a bit.

    Here are my picks from tonight:

    1. Aaron
    2. Casey
    3. Joe
    4. Andrew
    5. Tyler
    6. Lee
    7. John
    8. Michael
    9. Todrick
    10. Alex
    11. Jermaine
    12. Tim

    I think Tim and Alex have the highest chances of leaving tonight, but as much as Alex’s look pisses me off, I think he should stay. Jermaine should be the one going.

    Wow, I feel like a total jerk tonight with some of my comments. Come on, Top 24! I have faith in a lot of you!!!!!

    If I had to vote, I’d throw some to Aaron, Casey, John, Joe, and Alex. The only reason I’d vote for Alex is because I totally agree with Simon, he has a great voice but has terrible nerves and I think he deserves another shot. Same for John and Joe, for the most part.

    Aaron, as much as I did like him tonight (actually I loved his performance a lot), will need to get over his nerves a LOT. He’ll most definitely be sticking around for a long time, and I do want to see him make tour, but he’s so nervous he looks like a robot.

    I feel kinda bad for Adam for having to watch these 12 guys, lol. I wonder what he’ll say about Alex Lambert since they have almost the same names.

    Hey luvadamlambert and I like the same guy.

    My top 2 for this season so far? Crystal and Aaron.

  • longsong

    I agree with Ratna 12, Kara should be excused from judging Casey. Blech! COUGAR!! I can take that cougar….

  • iluvai

    My dialing is working! Casey is getting a measurable number on dial idol! It feels good to WANT to vote again, I hadn’t voted since Jason. WOOHOO!!

    I’m actually very happy for you. Such a great feeling to be excited
    about a contestant.

  • Kate8

    My two faves weren’t so good tonight need to do alot of voting.

  • tierbee

    I guess here’s how I saw it (threw some random stuff out during the show while my iPod was still working – then I had to charge it, lol):

    Todrick Hall – Well… that was ballsy, I’ll give him that. I wonder what I would think about him if I didn’t read the bad stuff about him beforehand? He is a bit offputting, but I do give him credit for taking a risk. Because that was nuts (didn’t work for me, but nuts for sure).

    Aaron Kelly – Aw, he’s kinda adorable, just looks utterly shell shocked. Not sure he’s got a whole lot of personality, has a nice voice. He’ll hang out a while I would think since he’s precious.

    Jermaine Sellers – Eh, that was a bit of a mess, all over the place. Didn’t like it.

    Tim Urban – Poor puppy. He just looked like a kicked puppy. He’s cute as can be, not much range and picked the wrong song. But I was sad for the guy.

    Joe Munoz – Cannon fodder with a capital C? I’d already forgotten about him before I sat down to write this, had to look up the names. I can’t imagine he’ll stick around.

    Tyler Grady – Well, he’s different anyway. I don’t think that quite came off, but he’s interesting enough where I hope he’s back next week.

    Lee Dewyze – I wasn’t crazy about it, but will be interested to hear what he does next week. Seems like a nice enough fellow. If nothing else, was fun to get a Cookie name drop. Heh.

    John Park – His video made me laugh out loud, if nothing else. I wasn’t really feeling him during auditions so no shock I wasn’t crazy over his performance here. He was kinda hard to understand and that was just a weird song choice.

    Michael Lynche – I like Michael, he’s got a cool groove about him. But I see where they called him out on being safe/confident. We’ll see if he has some depth to offer.

    Alex Lambert – Aw, am I only the one who found him kinda precious? No, wait, my mom called me and she did, too. The mullet… no. But he has a good voice, he was just so fricking terrified and I can’t imagine he can pull it together and hang in very long.

    Casey James – First of all, this guy would be back next week if he had sung the alphabet for real. But pretty face aside, he really does have a good voice, interested to see what else he comes up with. Got two phone calls tonight about how hot he is. Kara needs to STOP, it makes me uncomfortable.

    Andrew Garcia – I thought he did fine, I just think that everyone was expecting something so *wow* that it didn’t quite deliver. I like this dude, threw him some votes. Looking forward to seeing what he does next week.

    I really think nerves *killed* everyone this week. I hope they do better next week, there are some kids here that interest me. Step it up, peeps!

  • cheese

    Well, that was a long two hours. I feel like Casey and Andrew are the only ones who are already fully formed, so if I don’t like them now, I probably never will. Pity for me that I don’t already like them.

    The ones I could potentially like are probably Lee (I thought the verses of Chasing Cars were pretty nice, but I could do without the offkey growly mess that followed), and the mulleted unripe banana that is Alex Lambert was not bad if you didn’t look at him. I love James Morrison’s voice to the point where “like James Morrison but not as good” is still 1,000% better than, say, Jermaine Sellers. He should have sat on a stool and done The Pieces Don’t Fit Anymore with a guitar rather than attempting to move. Oh, and Joe was OK even if it didn’t always sound like he was singing words.

  • tierbee

    The judges were merciless to that poor 20-year-old, standing there by himself on live national TV.

    Aw, I know, Tim looked like a kicked puppy.

  • longsong

    Thanks, iluvai! I feel for the people who aren’t finding any spark this year. I certainly know what THAT’S like!

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    Hey luvadamlambert and I like the same guy.

    that’s surprising.I think it’s the first time…

    I know I’ve already said it but I would *die* I I got didi singing terrified on my iPod

    Poor Adam.BB,you’ll be ok…(maybe!)

  • tierbee

    mulleted unripe banana that is Alex Lambert was not bad if you didn’t look at him.

    Ha! That cracked me up :)

    I was really surprised that Alex was one that my mom was talking about when she called me. She liked his potential. Now I gotta give mom props because S7 she started liking Cookie before I did. And then she gave him to me and I’m not giving him back ;) . Her favorites were Casey and Andrew. I love my post-Idol phone calls with moms, lol.

  • https://twitter.com/pmhowden undercooked

    I’m on the west coast so AI is just starting. I have to give it to Todrick, I think he deserves to go through to the next round for taking a chance with that song.

    Now the kid is on, kind of country. Ok they just flashed his name, Aaron Kelly. He really needs to go the Disney route. He’s a sweet kid.

  • iluvai

    Jammasta:

    I agree with most of what you wrote. Nice and thoughtful post. I’m excited to see what happens when it comes down to the top 12. I think Aaron has “something” going on for sure. He just might be a bit young to handle this competition. He is so likeable and I would trade him for a Justin Beiber personality any day. (JB fans, no offense, including my own daughters.)

    It seems like they are really going for the inexperienced performer this year. I’ve seen a few other posts mention this and I agree.

  • http://twitter.com/cara_lee pj

    The ones I could potentially like are probably Lee (I thought the verses of Chasing Cars were pretty nice, but I could do without the offkey growly mess that followed), and the mulleted unripe banana that is Alex Lambert was not bad if you didn’t look at him. I love James Morrison’s voice to the point where “like James Morrison but not as good” is still 1,000% better than, say, Jermaine Sellers

    Cheese, we all need a little potassium in our diets. ;-)

    Really, I was just about to post that as of now, I think Lee is my fave. I liked his song choice and he’s cuter than Andrew. Casey looks too much like Bucky to take seriously. There’s only room for one Bucky in this world. Don’t tell Rocky I said that.

  • DLee

    There were a lot of weak performances. Lee stands out for me at this point. He would sound good singing a duet with Crystal.

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    iluvai,
    normally when I see something like that I argue about how I like “experience” or something, but Aaron’s so cute I’m going to have to say my arguing for later ;)

  • iluvai

    Now the kid is on, kind of country. Ok they just flashed his name, Aaron Kelly. He really needs to go the Disney route. He’s a sweet kid

    .

    He has a good voice and I see all the young girls loving him.

  • Mary102

    Yikes. This whole group is weak sauce. Andrew Garcia is the best singer, and even he wasn’t that good tonight. And he can’t keep falling back on the Kris Allen crutch of strumming a song on his guitar every week – that’ll get old really fast.

    Ok, so most guys underwhelmed. I think they were all very nervous, so maybe they will calm down over time. But this time last year, there were some people who tore it up on stage – this year, not so much.

    And Simon’s judging was whack – Lee and Alex were pitchy and weak (though Lee has potential as sort of a weaker David Cook) yet Simon loved their vocals – WTF with that?

    Casey is ok, but that eye candy shtick is old, Kara, and even Casey seemed really pissed when she kept at it. He’s essentially the Ace Young of the year.

    Aaron was better than I expected, and he will go far just based on being the cutey-patootey Archuletta (but with weaker vocals) of the group.

    John Park underwhelmed – but he’s got potential. Both he and Joe (aka Jorge 2.0) reminded me a bit of Anoop – I think John will grow into an Anoop-style balladeer.

    Todrick comes off as a bit of a jerk – not a fan.

    Tim – it was nice knowing you – thanks for playing our game. He might coast by on looks, but otherwise, weak voice and stage presence.

    Wow, yeah, both the guys and girls are very underwhelming this year. IMO TPTB really screwed up by having so many similarly styled artists this year. They really want that Taylor Swift type, and so give us too many to make sure one of them sticks, and as a result, we have no real diversity – no rockers (boo!), not even much country. This could get real old, real fast if everyone just strums Jason Mraz songs on their guitars all season.

  • Mark

    Watching the show now…

    Todrick: I genuinely liked the arrangement, actually. Ok, so you can’t hear much of the original in it (in particular, he didn’t pay any attention to the melody of the original), but that’s often true on some of these Idol performances go, and still get praised for it. It was never going to be an arrangment, however, that would please a whole bunch of people. That said, what ruined it for me was that the vocal was really subpar (don’t make it sound like you’re trying to use a bag of tricks, dude), and the way he worked the stage was off-putting in so many ways. If he had reigned it in a bit with the gestures, I might have liked this. But… no.

    Aaron: The vocal had some really rough moments to it, for starters. He didn’t have much presence on stage; it actually seemed to make him much younger than his actual age by a solid year or two. And I’m not convinced he has much of a musical imagination to keep me interested. So it wasn’t great, and yet I’m not totally hating on this performance. Though he didn’t always highlight the best parts of his tone, there were some quick moments where I saw some promise. Still, he’ll probably never be a personal favorite.

    Jermaine: Seriously, reign it in. The vocal was really rough, and I feel like I was being physically flogged by those runs. And here’s someone who maybe doesn’t know how to highlight the better elements of his voice at all. Seriously, the beginning and the very, very end moment were actually kind of nice, but those elements of his upper register were outright painful. It doesn’t feel like he’s so much listening to his own singing as trying to make a lot of noise. That’s not what I want in a singer at all.

    Tim: Yikes! First of all, from the opening note, the arrangement was way off. And then he started singing, and just… wow. His falsetto is really ugly whenever he used it (and sometimes he used it in places that I thought made no freakin’ sense at all), and the rest of it just landed with a thud. What was that? None of the girls were close to this bad, even Haeley in all her pitchiness.

    Joe: Joe’s voice is actually very pretty. Really. I’m not sure that he’s the most inspired competitor here, and the choice wasn’t great(as well as the way it was styled), but I could listen to him for a few more weeks. I hope he sticks around a little bit longer. (Watch the more shrill parts of the upper register, though)

    Tyler: This guy reminds me a whole lot of a certain UK X-Factor contestant. The moments where he projects he can do so (albeit sloppily), and everything else is just a bit of a tragedy. He’s another one whose stage mannerisms I could more than do without. He had a pretty dynamic show, and yet he was as energizing as Joe. Not a trainwreck, but I could see him go away, and sooner rather than later.

    Lee: Personally, I feel Lee missed the point of the song with that vocal. It’s a song whose power is in its quiet, the moments where it floats along, mesmerizing, tantalizing. And yet Lee kept a good deal of it at a pretty high volume, and it didn’t work. Staying on key might have helped. Worse, the beginning was really breathy. Plus, he sings way too close to the mic. That said, I think his attempt at the arrangement had some real promise, so I’m more than open to giving him another chance.

    John: Oh, John. Why the song choice? The melisma in the song didn’t work with your voice, but it’s that kind of song, so I can’t complain about it, given the choice. And your tone has some nice elements. But, ugh, why the choice? If I didn’t hate this performance (and I guess I didn’t), it’s despite the pick.

    Michael: I don’t really like a good deal his vocal affections; he needs to know when not to be so vocally strident, in my opinion, and let the verses glide a little. But the acoustic guitar was a nice touch. And I appreciated that he tried to do something kind of interesting with it. But it didn’t really work. Still, I feel bad complaining about this performance; it wasn’t nearly as bad as some of the first half stuff.

    Alex: *gulp* This didn’t work at all, from start from finish. His tone is just awful, and he didn’t really hit any of those notes. It sounded outright pathetic. Seriously, it sounds like he’s shooting some of those right out of his right nostril. It is not a wonderful world on Idol tonight…

    Casey: No, no, no. Don’t pick a Brian Adams number, please. But I guess if you’re going to, Heaven is the way to go. That said, he has a nice voice, and I thought it worked reasonably well with the song. (A little rough in the upper register, but nothing truly toxic). Further, I thought his stage presence was actually on-point to night; meaningful and not overplaying himself. But that might be because I still feel bludgeoned by Tyler and Todrick.

    Andrew: Frankly, the arrangement didn’t bother me as much as it could have, unless you count the fact that the pace required him to oversing some of the notes (though I loved the slow ending). And I’m not at the “Kris Allen did it, so it’s dead to Idol” thing, yet. (I mean, how many years has this show been bathed in total melismatic insanity, y’all?) However, he didn’t sing this well. Doing this kind of arrangement accentuates what works and doesn’t about your voice, and his voice felt frequently strident. An acoustic arrangement is only amazing when it’s done well, intelligently, and highlights the singer’s voice, even if that voice isn’t the biggest instrument out there. This… was not that.

    Ok, so I spent all yesterday saying “don’t judge the girls, it’s early in the season, they’re getting their legs, there’s lots of promise”. And I hold to that… with the girls. The boys are all but practically dead to me right now. That. Was. Awful. The S6 males were maybe even better than this bunch.

  • http://twitter.com/cara_lee pj

    I missed Toddrick and Aaron Kelly (wasn’t there another guy in Season 4 hollywood that sang with Bo with the same name?). I was going to make them my picks in the pool. Guess I should wait to see the vids.

  • Mtlfan

    Interesting point about Paula’s influence on the selection process-something sure went wrong this year. Just no “sparks” anywhere.

    Agree with you. She had big flaws as a judge but she has good taste in artists

  • ggdoorsfan

    excerpted here, more at the link….

    Feb 24 2010 11:09 PM EST
    ‘American Idol’ Top 12 Men Have A Rocky Live Debut
    Casey James emerges as one of only standouts during the boys’ first performance night.

    After a number of uneven, forgettable performances by the top 12 ladies Tuesday night, it was starting to feel like Simon Cowell’s prediction that a female would win this year’s “American Idol” was a bit premature. And then the men took the stage Wednesday night (February 24), and for most of the two hours, well, they seemed determined to prove Simon right.

    From poor song choices to shaky vocals and clear nerves, one by one, the guys got hammered by the judges, with even front-runner Andrew Garcia drawing some fire for his somber Fall Out Boy cover as pinup cowboy Casey James appeared to slip into the pole position with his mix of good looks and strong vocals.

    http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1632603/20100224/story.jhtml

  • http://twitter.com/cara_lee pj

    Agree with you. She had big flaws as a judge but she has good taste in artists

    LOL. The producers pick the top 24. No doubt about it. Pauler’s influence was limited at best.

  • HappyDaisy

    Tierbee:“Lee Dewyze – I wasn’t crazy about it, but will be interested to hear what he does next week. Seems like a nice enough fellow. If nothing else, was fun to get a Cookie name drop. Heh.”

    Yeah! Both Randy and Simon talked a lot about David Cook during their review of Lee. Lee should be very grateful for this. :)

  • cookcricket

    luvadamlambert:
    02/24/2010 at 11:09 pm

    I just saw todrick and Aaron on Rickey.

    Rodrick was ok,but OMA AARON IS AMAZINGGGGG

    I agree luv! He impressed me. :) I’m rooting for that little cutie!

  • iluvai

    Luvadamlambert:

    Wink right back at ya! :)

  • chessguy99

    Winners of the evening: Aaron, Lee and Casey
    Losers of the evening: Tyler, Jermaine and Todrick

    Best judge commentary of the night: Tyler Grady, cliche(Simon), shtick(Kara), poser(Ellen).

    Could be the worse performance night of Idol I ever watched. I didn’t see season 3 group 2 night, which I have read is the only night that is worse than this one.

    This does essentially confirm its a girl’s year.

  • http://www.tendaytrends.com IdolFan2010

    It was pretty much all Casey and Andrew all the way in my mind. Tim Urban and Jermaine are the two going home.

    Overall, I was pretty disappointed with the singing tonight. My choice was to watch this, or learn to trade stocks. I think I made the wrong choice ;-)

  • wjmtv

    What I saw tonight was a bunch of boys who watched David Cook and Kris Allen and said, “Oh, all I have to do is something odd with a really famous song, and I’m golden.”

    What they haven’t figured out yet (it’s something David knew instinctively and Kris even more so…and don’t get me started on how much I love David Cook…) is that it has to be the *right* famous song and they have to do the *right* odd thing. But the night was not without potential. I th