American Idol Season 8 – Top 10 – Performance – VIDEO

Ooh… even different beginning this time. I kind of like it.

ETA: Wait… Alexis’s elimination was “shocking”? Really, Ryan?

WOW, Scott. That’s. going. to. be. hilarious.

Allison and Adam are going to kill on these two songs! I said I wasn’t going to watch anymore, but I have to see this.

Allison and Adam should be in the finale. That is all.

ETA: “Get Ready” is a weak song. Glokey is not really wanting to show he’s a singer, more of a cheerleader.

“Oooh baby baby” is a tender ballad, an opportunity for Anoop to show he can sing beautifully two weeks in a row. Hope he rises to the challenge.

Allison and Adam should be in the finale. That is all.

YES.

Adam… the outfit! :laugh_tb: My dad was like, “Who is THAT?!”

I hope Anoop and Kris kill their songs and do awesome, it looks like they will.

As if I couldn’t be more sick of Megan ,now she’s going to sing one of my favorite songs OF ALL TIME!?!?! The song I want played at my wedding! I can’t imagine that I will enjoy that. I mean, holy cow…

Of course, Matt is singing one of my OTHER favorite songs of all time, but it seems more fitting for him. We’ll see.

holy shit!!! Adam?!? Damn, boy cleans up nicely. He looks smoking…

Not loving Matt. He really needs to work on that falsetto, and his lower range isn’t spectacular either IMO. I bet the judges will love it, though…

ETA: They did. Of course, lol. And Randy loved his falsetto. Am I just off tonight? I mean, I didn’t think it was terrible, but it wasn’t great.

Matt is good vocally, but kind of boring for me tonight. Maybe it’s the song.

the tie isn’t working, but matt’s preformance was good!

Niiiiiiice! Matt did a really good job!

Come on Randy and Simon, stop trying to make Matt happen. That was forgettable.

I thought Matt did great. What’s with Paula and Kara? Paula often makes a point to contradict what Kara says.

I love my mom. She said that this kinda sounds like the soundtrack of Sister Act. :lol_tb:

Matt for me is only good in falsetto. His lower register fairly sucks. I wasn’t loving this at all.

I really like Matt’s performance. Maybe I just like everything he sings though. (:

Good beginning.
Matt was very good, but not spectacular.
Not sure we are going to remember this at the end of the night.

I think Paula said something he needs to listen to. For me, this was the first song he didn’t over-rif on. That was my main criticism of him the last few weeks.

Matt … me likey!!

Kara’s comments are always sexual. Once again, we counted on her for this one… Bahah.

Damn. Matt was really good. Simon setting him up to be the stealth Chosen One?

Matt! Let’s Get It On! Ohh Babay! Loved, loved it!

Not forgettable to someone who is from Motown and loves it!

Ohh, Kara. Every week I always love hearing what she has to say about Matt xD

I was expecting and hoping Matt to blow me away tonight and convert me into a fan. His Let’s Get It On was good, but not as great as I had hoped. I feel a bit, hmm, let down.

Based on his footage with Smokey I was expecting it to be really good, but the live performance was flatter, I guess. Nerves, maybe?

Of course the judges have just declared him a New Frontrunner, so no surprise there.

Karaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s comments are always sexual. Once again, we counted on her for this oneà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ Bahah.

Nice observation, that’s so true! Lol.

Ohh, I love How Sweet It Is. Kris, pleeeease do well…

7. Lil Rounds
8. Adam Lambert
9. Danny Gokey
10. Allison Iraheta

Looks like they finally put Allison with the other big guns. I thought they might change their tune after every reviewer and critic in every paper sang her praises last week. Thank God she didn’t go home last week, and they came to their senses.

Good song choice for Kris, the fangirls will surely love it… Heh.

What did Ryan just say? The studio versions are the Idols singing over the original Motown instrumentals? So, it really is complete Karaoke now? Yuck.

No, Kris, not the James Taylor version! I have a pathological hatred of all things James Taylor. Kris wasn’t quite as bland as JT, but damn close. :0(

Are they going to use that pink background everytime Kris plays the guitar?

Hmm, I liked Kris’s performance. Very good!

That was the most teechincal, coherent critique I think I’ve ever heard from Paula.

This is by far my favorite Kris performance so far. Very good. He seems to really be gaining confidence too.

What’s with the prison numbers on his shirt though?

Matt was amazing!

I loved it… He is so talented. Go Matt go!

Kris’s performance wasn’t very memorable too, but I think his vocals are way stronger than Matt’s, and I like his stage presence. Kinda dull performance, in a way. But it was good.

Ah ah Simon… love him!

Kris had that sweet vibe to him again. Good job!

Go Kris, he was awesome. It was so enjoyable, and that last note? Yeahhhh, that’s how to do it.

Kris!!! Very nice. One of the main criticisms he gets is that he has a weak voice, and I think he did his best to disprove that tonight.

I think that was the Keith Urban version … if Keith Urban were to sing that song.

This is a cute song for Kris, but it doesn’t stretch him vocally in any way. Very much like his Remember The Time and Man In The Mirror. It’s catchy, and he looks adorable. Paula danced, if that means anything. I liked it alright.

Judges giving him massive love. Kara is full of shit, though.

I have the feeling they’re gonna throw Anoop under the bus tonight, even if he does a good job.

The standard tonight is amazingly high….

Okay, stop zooming in on the wife! We get it, and it is not helping Kris’ cause.

Not great vocals from Kris.

I agree leome. Kris sang much better than Matt. It also seemed fresher, if that’s possible with a Motown classic. I liked Kris much more than Matt but I’m still not voting.

Get Ready now and PYT 2 weeks ago…Hm. Danny’s transforming himself from the Ghoulish Widower to the Party Widower — which is in itself a little ghoulish, I think.

^ Lol, what?

Kris’s wife is so pretty. Just thought I’d point that out =P

I think that was the Keith Urban version à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ if Keith Urban were to sing that song.

That’s so true! Except Kris is less country than Keith.

And about the Anoop bus-throwing, I agree with you, Danica.

Kris was awesome!

I have the feeling theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re gonna throw Anoop under the bus tonight, even if he does a good job.

I have a similar feeling. But I hope that doesn’t happen.

Dannyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s transforming himself from the Ghoulish Widower to the Party Widower à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  which is in itself a little ghoulish, I think.

Bwahaha! Thanks for the laugh.

BTW, you’re right.

I have a similar feeling. But I hope that doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t happen.

Re: Anoop being thrown under the bus. I know. They’ve got their favorites, and they need to jettison a guy or two now that there are only 3 girls left.

2 solid performances in a row. Wow. I’m impressed.

Scott, Megan and Mickael have to deliver big tonight because it’s going to be between them now that Matt and Kris did well and Allison is on the pimp spot

I think the show is still very cool on Kris. Relatively lukewarm comments overall, especially compared to those given to Matt. They definitely see him, want him in bottom half of top 10. Just for that, I hope he sticks around a good long time.

I’d bet money they are going to throw McIntyre, Sarver and Anoop under the bus regardless of how they do. Honestly. They’ve got the top 10 they wanted…A for diversity…now they want to dump “fodder”. There is not a chance in hell Gokey, Rounds, or even Lambert will get any bad marks. This will be Allison’s “Coming out party” if you will. This show is so scripted.

I find Kris so boring that it’s always a surprise to me that so many people like him. I think he’s just okay.

I can’t get into Matt. He doesn’t do it for me in any way. And yeah, I’m shallow, I guess; he just doesn’t appeal to me in the looks dept. Kris is cute but his vocals are average, imo. If I had to vote for one or the other, I’d have to go with Kris.

What the heck is HE WEARING????? Is it bad that I hope Scott fails and leaves tomorrow?

I wonder if Scott realizes he’s wearing pink pants…. :unsure_tb:

ETA: Never mind, apparently he did. Gotta love him.

^ Oh my.

Scott agreed with Simon? *Sigh* Oh well…

ETA: Scott just got a few fangirls screaming with that “I’m Single” thing.

Wow, he really is a good piano player. He’s at least doing better than last week.

ETA2: I take that back. He is doing much worse than last week.

Oh no, Scott.. No. Awful wardrobe.
Vocals not strong enough.

Scott break …. i think I’ll go to the carwash tomorrow … Gimme that filet o fish, Gimme that fish la la la…

I really enjoyed Matt and Chris’ song. As for Scott, not good. Not good at all.

Seems like the Randy and Simon were kinder to Matt and the girls liked Kris better… I’m with the girls. Kris was more original (there was nothing creative about Matt’s performance), better vocals, better stage presence.

I’m finding Scott a bit awkward to watch. But this is kinda fun, in a old fashion way.

Can I just say that I absolutely HATE the order tonight? Besides, Allison of course. It’s all my favorites in the beginning, mixed with the weaker singers, then the chosen ones.

By the way, I’m not feeling Scott’s performance.

Scott was fun:)

Has Paula switched brains with someone? She’s actually giving techinical critiques tonight.

Oh wow, Simon is really going after Scott. Yikes. At least they are FINALLY giving an honest review.

He must go home soon. Although he does seem like a genuinely nice guy. But I can’t listen to that kind of song or performance again.

HooBoy.

Kris….I don’t get the appeal. Great singer he is not, he is just fair.

Scott. Wow, that was really bad. Very very poor karaoke. Why is he on Idol?

OMG Simon is kicking the blind guy!!

But he’s totally right.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d bet money they are going to throw McIntyre, Sarver and Anoop under the bus regardless of how they do.

Aaaaaand we’re off! Watch this space for the slagging off of Anoop and Sarver.

So Scott gives me huge mixed emotions. I loved, truly, his interpretation. I just kinda wish he had better vocals.

Urgh, how come Kara’s comment are so irrelevant.
Everytime her mouth opens I get annoyed.

Ummm… Paula? What just happened? Crayons? Really? :blink_tb:

I have a feeling this is going to be an odd show.

LOL, Paula… I loved Simon’s reaction!

They keep crayons under the table?! O_o

Urgh, how come Karaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s comment are so irrelevant.
Everytime her mouth opens I get annoyed.

I agree. At first I thought she would critique the contestants like a songwriter would…you know…based on their interpretations on material. She’s just awful though. Adds nothing.

Geeze Ryan, how else would he know they were pink?

Okay, Megan … the “all quirky, all the time” is getting so old!!

Aaaaaand weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re off! Watch this space for the slagging off of Anoop and Sarver.

I hope the fans don’t get too upset. I love that Anoop kid but I know he will get raked over the coals no matter what happens. There is somewhat of a sense of freedom in that…huh?

Whoa, poor Scott mercilessly thrown under the bus. I thought this was his best performance so far, even though I’m not really a fan. I hate it when they suddenly turn on someone that they’ve praised all along. The poor things are always so shocked when it finally happens. I do think Scott would be better off forming a duo with him playing piano and singing back up for some lite jazz female singer.

Scott seems like a nice guy, but he’s in over his head. Nice comment about the pink pants, though. The guy has a self-deprecating sense of humor.

well scott’s hideous outfit choice disproves my theory about him faking being blind but the horrible singing showed me is partly deaf

Yeah, I think this whole fourth judge thing was an awful idea.
Ruins the flow of the show, I don’t need an extra opinion when mine is already formed. I just hope they go back to the original next year.

I don’t think Simon was any harder on Scott than he would have been on anyone else after that performance. It was awful. And is anyone else getting tired of the schnanegans of Simon and Paula? They are acting more and more immature and unprofessional every week.

I’m really nervous for Anoop. Especially because of the high praises for Matt and Kris.
Geez, I better not be this invested in a contestant next year.
I’m really excited to hear what Megan has in store!

:O PAULA

Under your skirt? PG, keep it PG ladies and gents. Hahahaha.

Oh, wow, Paul-er’s on the drugs again.

OHH Megan. Megan, Megan, Megan… Did Smokey just call her half-cabaret? Simon won’t like that!

ETA: She is gorgeous, but she’s not doing well at all. (Did that sound like Paula? I think it did…)

“MEEEEEEE.” =P

Oy, Megan’s performance is painful to my ears.

This is really rough, Meg, sorry.. Don’t like the dress either.

Yikes, this is terrible. And she is barefoot! I hate that. Close to train wreck territory, for sure.

Wow, Megan sounds awful!

How did Megan Joy even make this far??? I don’t get it.

Well, I think I know who my points are going to tonight. My ears are bleeding, make it stop.

The fourth judge was only added to get us to stop complaining about Randy.

OMG!!!!

That girl needs to get gone NOW!!!

The backup singer should just finish the song for her.

Smokey seems like a very sweet guy. I love how kind and encouraging he is to the contestants.

There’s so much time with irrelevant judges moments… they talk and talk and for the most part nothing interesting coming of it.

Scott just doesn’t have the vocals to make him stand out. He’s a good performer, but that’s about it.
Megan is so pretty, I like her and all… but that didn’t work really well. I don’t want her to go home, though!

That was really rough.

wow… and not in a good way

The fourth judge was only added to get us to stop complaining about Randy.

If she was, she’s not doing a very good job… but she’s making Paula look better!

Umm… if Simon wants Megan to fire who advised her, does he want Smokey fired?

That was so wrong in so many ways!

They figured out a way to make Scott look decent… by following him up with Megan. If I didn’t have Adam and Allison to look forward to, I would turn this off.

Dang it! I get home and find out I’ve missed two of my top faves (Kris and Matt) and have to endure the double aural onslaught of cheesy Scott plus trainwreck Megan. Sucks for me!

Megan needs to be the one going home. That was an abortion of a song. I so knew you needed a voice (something she’s sorely lacking) to sing Stevie. It just can’t work otherwise. She’s proof positive.

Smoky Robinson is an enabler, nothing more. He’s given no helpful anything to anybody. Get a freaking backbone…or maybe he has no clue either what makes music…

Megan’s performance reminded me of Kathie Lee Gifford singing that Carnival Ride cruise ship song. The one that goes “In the morning, in the evening, ain’t we got fun?”

I like her brassy style but the performance is terrible.

Kris is just meh for me. I can’t Jason and his guitar out of my mind and Jason comes up on top every time.

I thought no one advised them on song choices…is that not correct??

She’s gonna stink up the tour.

OMG, there is justice in the world- finally Megan gets the critique from the judges that she’s deserved all along. That really was a trainwreck. Did she actually hit a single note through the whole thing? Maybe 1 or 2?

gracious at all Megan? lol
no talent and a snot. Killer combo

Wow, Megan sure is beautiful.

I can’t believe Randy actually said it, but it really was a trainwreck. VFTW are probably soiling themselves over that one. But I like Megan, she’s such a weirdo that I can’t help but love her.

Kris is adorable but I just can’t feel his song.

Haaah! Paula said the song was too low AND too high for her!!! It was the darn songs fault … AGAIN!! Whatever happened to “if you can sing it doesn’t matter if you sing the phonebook ” (oh, yeah that was last year …)

Smokey know music – he has to work with the contestants that he has in front of him and the songs they picked.

Smokey is a legend!

“Ummà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ if Simon wants Megan to fire who advised her, does he want Smokey fired?”

Considering that Smokey thought Scott was “updating” Can’t Hurry Love (updating it to what, 1975?), maybe Simon’s onto something.

I haven’t listened to any of the critiques, but hopefully she’s getting reamed a new one…who knows maybe she can even sing out of it because her throat is totally worthless.

Yikes! Not good.

That may have saved Scott tonight!

Holy mother, Megan was awful. Really, really bad. Usually, I sort of enjoy her at the beginning of her songs before she goes off the rails, but that was a trainwreck from beginning to end.

The only bad thing if Megan goes home is that it really will be very very lop sided with 7 men and 2 women. I didn’t think I would care, but even tonight I find I miss the diversity that comes with a more even mix.

Megan was absolutely awful! YIKES!

Matt sounded nervous but I thought he did fine… Kris is a cute little thing and he did a pretty nice job… and then we get to Scott’s not even good lounge singer act and WTF did Megan do? Yiiikes, that was terrible. Even my husband who has much love for Megan’s (looks) couldn’t stand it

Skylark – I always hated that criticism. But, Megan’s just not “phonebook” good.

As bad as she was though, I’d rather listen to her than boring Scott.

Megan’s performance reminded me of a 1970′s sitcom theme song (Alice, perhaps?). Or perhaps something that we might have heard on The Love Boat.

So, so, so weird. So bad.

ETA: OMG, windmills, I just scrolled up and saw your cruise ship comment. So right.

Aww, Smokey is so nice to them!

I’m a little behind and am listening to Megan now. Yikes, it sounds really bad. I didn’t mind it so much in the part with Smokey but this sounded like she was screeching it.

I love Anoop, don’t get me wrong — but the song is waaaaay too slow.

If nothing else, following Megan and Scott makes Anoop look all the better. And better he is. I think this is the first good performance tonight.

No offense Kris lovers–but I just don’t get him and the great love for his bad dorm room guitar playing.

Not liking Anoop. He’s okay, I guess, but the falsetto is OUCH and it’s just not that memorable.

ETA: Thank you, Kara, for informing us that an American Idol Top 10 contestant can sing.

Anoop reminds of Chikizie last year on top 10, cheesy, boring, forgettable and everything I don’t care in a performance… coming from someone who could do better. He could pick something to show his vocals, but this just isn’t it. Lame.

Wow. I really do love Matt, but his song was a little hard to watch. I think he’s still battling his nerves. I don’t think he was quite ready to try to work the crowd like that; it seemed unnatural.

But, I played it back, shut my eyes and just listened. His vocals were really, really good. I still have tons of hope for him, but I have a nagging fear that he may never conquer the nerves. ( I have always thought his nerves were his downfall with Viva La Vida, more than song choice. He couldn’t breath correctly, and he couldn’t control his vibrato or hit his notes.)

Still love him, though.

That is actually NOT an easy song to sing, and he did a pretty good job. Definitely worth staying another week.

Anoop was good, but I wish he would have picked a different song.

tierbee
Mar 25th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Matt sounded nervous but I thought he did fineà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ Kris is a cute little thing and he did a pretty nice jobà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ and then we get to Scottà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not even good lounge singer act and WTF did Megan do? Yiiikes, that was terrible. Even my husband who has much love for Meganà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s (looks) couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t stand it

so he’s like just STFU and stand there so I can look at you?

If you’re saying the song is too slow, you’re saying you don’t like the song . . .
Anoop’s for sure not in danger of going home. He did well.

Anoop was good, but his skill set is really limited.

What? No throwing Anoop under the bus? And Randy is assuming he’s returning next week. Huh.

“Ah-noO0OoO0O0op!” What was that, Ryan? Lol.

Loved Kris and Matt was great. Now I realized who he was reminding me of — Robin Thicke.

Anoop’s whole style doesn’t do it for me. Boring. (But not as much as Scott) But like Kris, actually a good vocal tonight.

I am glad that the judges didn’t throw Anoop under the bus like I thought they would.

Smokey probably has the best falsetto ever. I wouldn’t have wanted to sing that song.

I think Anoop definitely earned himself a spot for next week. I didn’t totally love it…his baby baby’s were fairly weak but overall a decent performance. I’m still thinking Kris was best of the night so far.

ZZzzzzz… still rooting for Anoooooop though haha.

just heard kris. love it and that’s w/o the visual yet!

Oh, Anoop!

That was a good vocal (man that falsetto was beautiful) but I’d have liked to see more performance from him. Simon said he’s ‘up there’ now, so that’s better than I thought the judges would treat him. Hope he’s safe this week and switches it up next week! I’m still pulling for an Anoop, Kris and Matt final – a pipe dream I know, but it would be great!

Heh, nice retro 50′s look you got going on there Anoop.

I thought Kris and Anoop both sang sweetly. Scott, not so much. And, poor Megan – she was horrible!

I thought Kris was very average. Kareoke Kris. And can someone please get him to stop singing out the side of his mouth, it’s really annoying and distracting. When he does that he looks like Cluctch Cargo.

Simon clearly has no idea what makes a man attractive beyond lots of $$ and white teeth. That’s the first time I really felt Anoop’s emotional connection to the song, and I’m willing to overlook a few pitch problems for that kind of energy. At least they gave him the middle-of-the-packer mixed review, instead of another bus-throwing like Scott and Megan.

Awesome

Wow. I really thought they were going to slaughter Anoop with their comments. Glad to see that did not happen. I thought he sounded great…the song is just dullsville. Hope he is safe another week. Randy wants him to bring the party back next week? Just please not another Beat It performance.

Only 2 more before Adam, can’t wait!

Yeah, I hope Anoop tries another up-beat song and has some fuuuuun.

So far everyone I like is doing pretty well.

But Smokey’s giving horrible advice.

Kris and Matt are the best so far.

I’m sorry, but Scott needs to go ASAP. Every song sounds the same, it’s not even funny anymore.
Megan will probably be going home first at this rate, though.

I thought Anoop’s vocals were great overall. I’d rather he’d done a faster song and agree with Randy that he should do that next week. I think he was a little afraid after what he heard after “Beat It”, lol.

I thought Matt and Kris were pretty good. Scott was bad.

Anoop did a good job, but it was kinda boring for me.

omg, Scott is lost in the 70′s, lol

I think we’ve seen a little bit of Anoop in every performance, regarding his his skill. Last week was excellent phrasing, this week showed off his falsetto, we know he can be entertaining and belt notes. Now, he just needs to pick a song that encapsulates ALL of that and that will be THE breakout performance he needs. Just goes to show how critical SONG CHOICE is.

BTW, that is a REAAAAAAAAALLY hard song to sing, hahahaha so props to Anoop!

Why did I get the feeling when Smokey started to say this was Michael Sarver’s last chance, I was expecting him to say “on this show”?
This is goddawful. Not Megan and Scott bad, but certainly as weak as Kris and Matt.

^ I though Smokey was going to say that too!

Why does Michael always smile while he sings? That’s the first thing my choir teacher taught me… smile with your face between notes, smile with your eye while you’re actually singing. It makes it sounds weird and constricted if you smile, especially on the big notes.

ETA: Sometimes I feel bad for Paula. She’s so sweet and she doesn’t want to tell them anything bad. It can be annoying, but sometimes it’s refreshing.

Ain’t too proud to beg? Hmmm, sounds like a good song to sing while the judges fake deliberate on the Save! But hopefully it will be Megan singing for her life.

Michael is just so karaoke. From song choice to performance style.

Lord have mercy. This is the worst night in Idol’s history. Sarver just destroyed that one too.

Didn’t like Michael.

Anoop needs to bring this vocal skills to an upbeat number. He’s proven that he can fun and that he can sing. He’s just not been able to do the two together yet. Next week would be a good time to do that…

Michael just makes weird faces when he sings and I it uncomfortable to watch him. He always sounds like he’s struggling to breathe as weel. Understandable last week with his lousy song choice, but why this week? Please, Michael I don’t want to hear you panting into the mic. Thanks.

Great song, but somehow he manages to make it boring.

Ouch, that ending was B.A.D. Cracked voice and missed notes. Ha, then he coughs to cover it up, all Megan Joy-ish.

Oh, man. Paula just threw him under the bus! Wow. Color me surprised.

They’ll throw Michael under the bus… they’ll have to make sure Matt doesn’t go anywhere anytime soon.

The truth is, I don’t know that there is any catalogue of songs we are more familiar with than Motown. After a while it’s really hard to stay interested. Or maybe it’s the singers. Or both. I don’t know. Basically I’m bored. ha!!!

Can Sarver ever sing a song he doesn’t have to catch up to?

That was sub par.
It made me want to see George Huff version.

I didn’t think it was that bad. I don’t really care for him though, and I guess Simon’s right.

Oh and woohoo for Smokey finally having the balls to give some advice…it only hurts for a little while…

Bottom 3 – Scott, Megan, Michael

I can’t imagine the next 4 being so horrible that they are down there.

My boys (Kris and Matt) did amazing! So happy! Talk about swoon worthy!

No, Michael. Don’t talk back. Good for Simon for telling Michael to take the criticism and use it instead of talking back.

Wait, so it’s not about singing anymore, Kara? It’s about artistry? Why can’t it be both?

Michael is one of my favorites, but I didn’t like that. Too bad. But hopefully, Megan was so bad that people will forget this wasn’t as good.

Wow. Three suck-ish performances in a row…

Wonder who I should put my points on.

So I must be crazy, I didn’t think it was that bad, haha. That’s about how well Megan does every week and they usually gush over her…whatevs.

Kara — is talking about about not looking for someone who can sing?

I mean, seriously.

WTF kind of competition is this? Make her SU.

Kara just said-

It’s not about singing, it’s about artistry.”

I guess Simon hasn’t informed her that it’s not about being an artist.

He needs to go back to Singing 101 and learn some breath control. But wow, they are thrashing him!

I’ve never loved Michael, but I don’t think he wasn’t that bad, at least, not much worst than other weeks. But it’s just time to throw him away cause he was always fodder to begin with. And as the weeks go by it’s time for the fodder to go away… so Michael, Megan and Scott are screwed from now on.

It feels like the judges comments take longer than the actual performances! Whyyyyyyyyyyyyy did they add a 4th judge?

leome
Mar 25th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
Theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll throw Michael under the busà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll have to make sure Matt doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t go anywhere anytime soon.

They’ll not have to. He did it all by his lonesome.

anoop’s vocals were great..flasetto was good. tough song to sing. REALLY tough,
is jsut that the song was wayyyyy to slow.. he should have changed it a little bit
and I felt his emotion.. he seemed conected to it..

oh god..now everytime I write “little”I think of lil.. =S

Michael has really nice teeth.

“Bottom 3 – Scott, Megan, Michael

I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t imagine the next 4 being so horrible that they are down there.”

Agreed. Especially considering the only two contestants worth a damn are in that next four.

I’m not a Kara fan. But she is better today with the critiques than she has yet been.

And she has served her purpose of sobering Paula (having her most coherent season since season 1) and making Randy reach for more specific comments.

Kara à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“We are not looking for someone who can singà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

WTF kind of competition is this? Make her SU.

She said that. Frickin’ hilarious!!! She’s such a joke. The show is a joke. All the contestants should just quit right now.

So far, it seems like they’ve creamed Megan, Scott (who both should have gotten creamed before but didn’t so file this one under “equal rights”), and now Michael. This leaves the “front runners” so we’ll see. My guess? Scott is toast. Michael and Megan apparently got creamed too badly for their fans to not notice.

Michael was horrible, too. Jesus.

None of the trio brought a good performance, based on that I think Scott will survive and I feel like Mickael won’t get bail out a second time

Michael wasn’t impressive at all. Hm, I sound a bit like a broken record tonight. Must have something to do with the singing making me WANT to break a record (CD, whatever).

Yeah, I usually hate Kara but she’s making a lot more sense this week and isn’t just running her mouth.

I disagree about the judges throwing Michael under the bus–I’m sorry, you have to at least give a decent performance for that phrase to be accurate. if you sound like you’re singing while being run over by a bus, then the critiques cannot throw you under the bus, you’ve already been run over.

*steps down off orange crate, hands bottle of Florida Orange Juice to next poster.*

Lol, Anibundel, I completely agree with you.

Oh, no… Smokey is using the phone book compliment.

I think Lil thinks she is MUCH better than she actually is, thanks to how much she’s been pimped.

Ugh, she is not doing well. WHY IS SHE YELLING AT ME?!

dulce, I completely agree. Anoop needs to bring his energy and his amazing vocals together.

Eww, don’t like the hair or the dress.

I disagree about the judges throwing Michael under the busà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m sorry, you have to at least give a decent performance for that phrase to be accurate. if you sound like youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re singing while being run over by a bus, then the critiques cannot throw you under the bus, youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve already been run over.

OK. I see your point, but he was OK for MJ week.

OK LiL sounds like she’s all over the fucking map.

matt was awesome when he was the piano-amazing. only one worth mentioning right now.

This song is corny.

OMG Lil is hitting bum notes all over the place. Tonight is a total disaster so far.

ETA..Lil does NOT take criticism well at all. She looked like she wanted to kill the *Dawg*. Lil rewind tonight’s tape, really ugly face your making. Ego check.

Lil looks great, but she’s totally screaming. tone it down a bit, girl!

Lil just doesn’t appeal to me.

LiL’s dress makes it look like she is just wearing granny panties from the back.

That was not a strong performance.

BORING :wallbash_tb:

Lil Rounds is wearing a wig! How utterly motown appropriate. POINTS!

Yes, that’s really the only positive thing I have to say about her.

This was horrible, she was really screaming this song.

Like Lil’s dress. She can sing, but is this ever b-o-r-i-n-g. We’ve heard this song about a billion times on this show and she brings exactly nothing to it that we haven’t seen before.

She’s not a belter in the league of Lakisha, Melinda, and others, she’s a YELLER. Lil, please do not yell this song at me.

Way disappointed in Lil. She should have blown this theme away, and she didn’t .

I think Lil’s in danger, folks.

ETA: Hahaha. Lil is pissed that they aren’t kissing her ass. That? Is comedy gold right there. Not winning voters over tonight, Lil. Stop with the bitchface.

Randy, would you mind citing at least one example of these “mad crazy vocals” Lil supposedly has? Because I haven’t heard it once yet.

I wonder if they’re adding this “twist” to the studio performances to get people to buy more songs cause they may not be selling well? Just speculating…

I think they’re throwing Michael under the bus in the sense that imo he was never much better than this and the judges seemed to love him before… now they don’t anymore. But this is how the show works, they need fodder, and they wanted to make sure Michael made the tour and that’s it.

Lil was just ok. Seriously… someone save this week. Adam? Allison?

OK so I change my mind. Lil needs to go home now. That was a horrendous performance. The song isn’t even that difficult I don’t think. She was truly awful. Isn’t this supposed to be her wheelhouse? Does she even have one?

I have to see this for myself. At the dress rehearsal there wasn’t any major flops, just some that bored me, but it looks like they are messing up left and right tonight.

We returned to drunken paula :smile_wp:

It’s Adam’s time!!!!!!!!

Lil sounded anything but “fresh.” Paula. To me, she sounded sharp on most of the song.

Paula… no. And Simon, one of the best singer? I don’t think so.

Did Lil just say she thinks her vocals were/are good? What?

Adam, PLEASE give a good performance! I’m begging you…

Wow, Kara told Lil that she was screaming….I might have to give Kara more credit than I have been.

She should have blown this theme away, and she didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t.

DITTO

I think Simon is irate Lil didn’t blow him away.

Drunken Paulas are the only kind of Paulas I want on my American Idol.

Do you think Smokey’s making them nervous? Except for Matt and Kris they’re tanking.

*Crosses fingers that Adam saves the night again*

Leome, I get what you are saying. But to me, Michael was always mediocre at best. If you bought into the judges’ (particularly Simon’s) comments it could be construed as a bus throwing, but honestly, he’s not good, he’s never been good, I don’t care about him. I have not heard one comment from the judges tonight. They bore me and I have my own opinions. I happen to prefer mine to theirs.

Wow, who to put my points on?! Sounds like there are plenty of candidates…

Woooooooooooooooo. Adam has gone some look going on for him.
Can’t wait! He’s always exciting on the stage!

Adam’s got a surprise?!??!?!?!? AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! its like christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Adam looks like he is trying to join Taylor Hicks in Grease.

Yeah Simon, remind people that Lil has one of the best voices and she used to be good, just in case some people forget to pick their phone and vote for her.

Seriously, their methods this year are just pathetic.

Adam is looking more and more like a Jonas Brother.

We got it Simon, you want Lil around forever, despite her lackluster performances.

leome: That’s exactly how I view the judges throwing Michael under the bus. He’s not the best, he never has been, but it was okay before, regardless of the level he was at. He wasn’t worse than Megan or Scott in terms of hitting the right notes. And Lil beats him tonight at the gaspy notes, wow.

Lil – Not a great performance at all. But great personality (brownie points for her diplomatic response to Ryan’s question!)

Oh my god.
NEW ADAM HAIR!

“You look great” is the kiss of death.

How many times has Paula recognized contestants hitting high A’s all night??!! I hope adam hits something that makes her speechless.

bad, bad, bad, when will this end?????

And America kept Megan instead of Alexis WHY??????

Wasn’t loving Lil tonight.

Interesting look there, Adam…lol

Adam looks like he is trying to join Taylor Hicks in Grease.

Oh no. :laugh_tb: Adam, stay far, FAR away from Taylor Hicks. And the Jonas Brothers, for that matter. Having a neighbor who is in 5th grade, I happen to know that Joe wears gray suits a lot. NOT GOOD.

bad, bad, bad, when will this end?????

Hopefully with Adam.

“Do you think Smokeyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s making them nervous? Except for Matt and Kris theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re tanking.”

No, I think it’s proof positive of how bad this top ten we ended up is, with due to this badly chosen return to the top 36 format. Kris and Matt are mediocre at best, but they look decent next to what the were surrounded and followed by.

I haven’t seen a top ten this bad since…well, since Season 3.

Adam, Take Me Away.

I think it was a little annoying at the end how Randy and Kara seemed to be tripping over themselves to say how much they loved Lil too, like they felt guilty for having given her criticism. To be honest, no one tonight blew me away, and with the exception of Matt and Kris I found the rest of the singers somewhat boring, not what I expected to be during Motown week.

It almost seemed like Kara went off-script in her criticism of Lil. Did anyone see the look Paula gave Simon while Kara was speaking? I think Paula and Simon went into damage control mode.

Hoping for great things from Allison!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lil is a good singer, but not in the way that the other DIVA singers on this show have been. Put Jen Hudson next to her and Lil will wither. She’s more Mary J Blige. She’s not Whitney Houston. I don’t think she gets this yet, but if she does, she will soar.

OK…so I’m on mountain time and I just saw Scott’s pants. I’m glad you all warned me.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Do you think Smokeyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s making them nervous? Except for Matt and Kris theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re tanking.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

No, I think ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s proof positive of how bad this top ten we ended up is, with due to this badly chosen return to the top 36 format. Kris and Matt are mediocre at best, but they look decent next to what the were surrounded and followed by.

I havenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t seen a top ten this bad sinceà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦well, since Season 3.

I think Kris and Matt are amazing. It’s not that Smokey is giving BAD advice. He’s giving NO advice.

I havenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t seen a top ten this bad sinceà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦well, since Season 3.

Except you haven’t seen 4 of the 6 best contestants

OMG, Adam’s song look so heartfelt — like something we can relate to.

And now I have to leave the room. I can’t stand to look at – or listen to – Adam.

ZOMG IT’S ELVIS! Lol.

I think Kris and Matt are amazing.

Everyone is entitled, but I compare them to contestants past, as well as who they are up against, and they come up mediocre at best.

Now, Adam–THAT’S how it is done, Ladies and gentlemen. Seriously.

Bye, chewsday.

Just heard Matt. It was OK. Kris was better, more in tune, IMO. The judges keep trying to make Matt Giraud happen, but to me, he’s only OK. Take that piano away and he’s not that great. Granted, he’s an amazing piano player.

Kris was fun…and gorgeous…and gorgeous. He’s very everyman..huh? I liked it.

Scott is butchering his song to us mountaineers as we speak. It’s so so…OLD. OK…Matt Giraud can sing and play circles around Scott. Please let Scott go, America. Please. I’ve put up with this for 3 weeks. Now he’s on the tour. Take your prize and go…granted, this is probably better than Scott has EVER sounded.

Whoa. Adam. Hair. Just, the whole look!
I don’t like that he practically did a whole song in falsetto.

ADAM = RISK

He is the most creative contestant this season. So beautiful.

I never thought I’d say this but I’m finding Adam boring. And I really don’t like songs sung almost all in falsetto. I get that he has amazing pipes, but still doesn’t do it for me.

Kara, that’s 8 words.

I think that was one of those performances that probably went over better in the studio.

Um, ONE of the best of the night? I think it was THE best.

His falsetto is gorgeous.

ETA: CHEEYA SIMON! Finally, a critique this season I completely agree with.

Omigosh Kara can’t count hahaha

Watching at Rickey’s, so the sound hasn’t worked.

It’s funny how this weeks theme was a million times better than last weeks, but this week so far is BOMBING, at least according to the judges and the opinions here. I only heard Michael, I think, and a bit of Lil. Lil was kinda disappointing, and she’s my favorite. Urgh. She wasn’t terrible, and neither was Michael, but still, blah. I don’t think Lil is in danger, she is still good, but she hasn’t been delivering too well lately. Her top 12 was good, top 11 okay, what I heard of this disappointing.

You know, I don’t really want Adam to save the week. Too many exaggerated “OMG HE’S SO GOOD” comments will follow. Same for Danny. I like them both, but they’re pretty overrated. Allison, save the week.

Funny, I had a dream about this week. Michael sang “Reach Out, I’ll Be There” and was good, while Allison sang “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” and did bad. Maybe it’ll be the opposite and Allison will KILL her performance?

Adam! :clap_tb: :clap_tb: :clap_tb: :clap_tb: :clap_tb:

Adam’s performance was so pretty. Not the same impact as others he has done, but great vocals and great interpretation. Best of the night by a mile.

When Kara said 6 words “one of the best performances of…” I thought she was going to say of Idol. Not that I think that would be true, but comparing this to the rest of the night doesn’t make it justice. She should have said, Best of the night. Because it was, by far.

ETA: Ah… what Simon said! That’s it.

Adam is in it to win it!!!!!

Adam was good. Don’t love the look, but he was good vocally. I just don’t like that he sang the whole song in falsetto. Boy’s got control, but I wasn’t blown away.

He seems like a really great guy.

I donnoh. I’m still on the fence with him.

Adam was first rate. Got to give it to him.

I’m by no means an Adam fan, but that…. that was incredible. I’m so glad he ditched the make-up and OTT stage persona (if only for tonight) sat down, and sang.

I havenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t seen a top ten this bad sinceà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦well, since Season 3.

Except you havenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t seen 4 of the 6 best contestants

I do not argue that. The fact that Adam and Allison were coming up were the only reason I didn’t turn it off between Megan and Sarver.

I found Adam’s vocals truly brilliant. The man has a freaking voice. I’m not so much into how he looked. I prefer the ott rocker look, but dayum he can sing. Still not waiting around for the judges comments…leaving the room before they get a chance. I just can’t see how they didn’t love that…hopefully they did.

I give him credit for mixing it up but am I the only one who heard some wonkey notes?

Just didn’t care for Adam’s performance. I know I’m in the minority here. Just don’t really care for him and don’t agree that this was the best performance of the night.

Kara… I’ve left multiple comments re: her.

Once again, stupid. It is more than 6 words, and it was not one of the best performances of the night, it was THE best.

Seriously, he is in a different league of his own.

ADAM – A STAR IS BORN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Skylark, I did too. I’m just happy to hear a performance that didn’t suck.

Am I the only one who thinks he looks like Elvis?!

lizland Mar 25th, 2009 at 9:34 pm

I never thought Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d say this but Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m finding Adam boring. And I really donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t like songs sung almost all in falsetto. I get that he has amazing pipes, but still doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t do it for me.

But Smokey Robinson sang the original song in ALL FALSETTO. Is HE boring too?

I’m not the biggest Adam fan, but I thought he did really well. I’m glad he toned down the shrieking for a night.

I find it interesting that until Smokey stood up, there were very few people standing except for the standing mosh pit kids.

iloveoliver, I agree. adam had more bum notes that he didn’t reach – did the judges not hear those? He reached for them and they were not quite there.

Put the Go in Go-key!!!

I don’t think this song will be good for him.

I don’t find many MOVING moments on this show…two songs have ever really touched me in some way…Jason Castro’s “Somewhere over the Rainbow” and now Adam’s “Tracks of my tears”

I thought it was entirely brilliant and by the end of it I was just about blubbering.

The only sad thing is they have to ruin that moment with Godouchey.

Whoa… ADAM=AMAZING!!!

That is by far the best re-arrangement I’ve heard ever on American Idol. And not only that, the vocals equally matched the amazing re-arrangement! I think that performance just made me a fan.

You know, I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t really want Adam to save the week. Too many exaggerated à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“OMG HEà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢S SO GOODà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  comments will follow. Same for Danny. I like them both, but theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re pretty overrated. Allison, save the week.

I can totally sympathize. I love Adam and Allison, but I can understand not wanting it to always be them who saves the week, because then they become overhyped and Oh-Em-Gee’d EleventyOne’d about until we’re all sick of them. But that’s what the show has set up, because that’s who they want in their finals, and that’s the only way they think they can be sure to have it.

Danny? You said he’s been in the industry longer than you have. What industry?

You’re on Idol.

Adam was incredible. I love when he’s OTT, but he really needed to just sing and show off his beautiful voice and he accomplished that tonight. Like Simon said, he’s a star.

But Smokey Robinson sang the original song in ALL FALSETTO. Is HE boring too?

My boring and falsetto comments weren’t linked. I just don’t like high pitched male voices. Can’t stand Thriving Ivory, for example.

I actually think Adam is the most interesting contestant. But not for me tonight.

Gokey must have a deal with lenscrafters and their hipster-glasses line.

I can’t stand the man, but considering the dreck from the first hour (Anoop, aside), he looks A-list.

I’m a singer. Adam has an amazing range. And unbelievable vocal control. Honestly, I’m completely awed by the back half of his performance.

This isn’t Danny’s worst performance, but the way he works the stage is still weird. He yelled a lot and missed a bunch of notes.

NO PAULA. STOP.

Yes Simon! Except he’s not a good singer.

Put the Go is Gokey!

Ewwwww Danny. Once again, he’s getting out of breath. He’s screaming.

I lost interest in Danny’s performance. He’s a real confident performer. In the top half tonight?

I actually really despise his OTT-ness, but now I’m kinda excited for this one. Stupid sound problem at Rickey’s….

That was about Adam, by the way. And yikes @ Go in Gokey Glambert puns. Ugh, shoot me someone. Thank God nobody did Megan Happy Happy Joy Joy or Doormatt Giraud except for me.

well he just disregarded all the advice smokey gave him

Come on Allison, bring the house down!!!

Danny Gokey makes me physically ill.

As Kristin on Idolatry puts it…PUT THE “GO” IN GOKEY!

Why the rush with the comments? There is only one more singer!

Danny’s performances gross me out and I don’t even know why. :flush_tb:

Danny. Go. Away.

He sings every song exactly the same way, at the same level. That level is Shouty 11.

NO dancing. Stop the dancing. Urgh.

Why oh why do the judges love him so much? Yeah Simon! Stick it to Goatse.

Danny’s got nothing more than what he’s already shown us. Nothing. He’s at his limit.

I think Anoop, Matt and Kris still have lots of room to grow and show us what more they can do. I’d much rather see that than the same perfromance from Danny over and over and over again.

Someone PLEASE put the Go in Go-key.

Seriously? Dancing with the back-up singer? Get off the stage Goooooo!
I wished Simon would have had more time to critique.

Danny puts the i in icky, That is all.

Shouldn’t this show have been 1.5 hours instead of two? I thought they did that last year. This is way too long and they’ve still managed to mess up the pacing and they have to rush through the critiques of the last 2 contestants.

As Kristin on Idolatry puts ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦PUT THE à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“GOà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  IN GOKEY!

Is that who came up with that? Damn. i gotta stop missing Idolatry. One of the best things on EW.

And yes, the last four years or so I believe tops 10 and 9 were 90 minutes each. But I might be wrong.

I just realised Paula is wearing a swan skirt that is a cousin to Bjork’s famous outfit.

Hahaha! I’m couldn’t make this up! My computer crashed during Lambert’s performance; I had to restart it. I know most of you love him, but my computer and I just. do. not.

Danny was OK; that’s all.

Maybe Allison will save the night for me. Not likely….

Loved Adam. Yeah.

Danny, just go already. Breathy as usual, no power, mediocre voice. He’s like the lil kid who pester’s you and won’t go away. Please GO.

Lys
Mar 25th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m by no means an Adam fan, but thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦. that was incredible. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m so glad he ditched the make-up and OTT stage persona (if only for tonight) sat down, and sang.

That’s exactly my comments ~ he sort of made me uncomfortable last week, but tonight was in a league of its own…

He’s truly a talent!

I can’t believe I was looking fwd to Motown, everyone sucks tonight (I missed the first 2). Allison, take us home, girl! Adam’s vocal was great, as always, but it was missing something– it may well be best of the night but that’s a low bar, IMO.

They should have not had him follow Adam. AFter Adam that did look OTT cheesy. HE should have been somewhere midpack. Adam and Allison should have been last.

Danny was good, had he gone after Michael he would have got great comments.

But it was completely amateurish after Adam. I am not angry at him anymore, I know he can’t beat Adam now.

Danny’s performance was dull. I just didn’t care.

They’re rushing now, grrr. I want Allison to get the comments she deserves with time (lol I know she hasn’t performed yet… but).
I love that Allison is getting the pimp spot the same week David got his first pimp spot last year… irrelevant but they’re my favs from their seasons, so…

Adam was one of the best ever, for me. That was right up there with best of the best.

Awesome. Awesome. Awesome.

Did it seem like the lighting made Danny’s hair purple?

Also, it seems like they’re rushing things. Judges comments were rushed on last two songs. And there’s still 10 minutes left and only one song.

What are they going to do for five minutes?

Up until now I’ve been comparing Danny to Taylor Hicks, but – and I never thought I would say this about anyone – Taylor is MUCH better.

The show is two freaking hours long, and they STILL have trouble fitting it all in.

Adam = Shouldn’t be wasting his time on this show.

Danny, why did you say you would follow Smokey’s advice and then didn’t? And no one called you out on it.

That was just a little strange, but clip with Smokey was all about Danny not singing the last line of the verse and Danny said he would take Smokey’s advice, then when he came out and sang, he did it the way he (Danny) wanted to in the first place.

Just. Wierd.

Allison!!!! WWWWWWWOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW

THANK YOU ALLISON! Redeemed the night. Shoulda just skipped the whole episode and watched this one.

Oh. My. God.

WE HAVE TONIGHT’S WINNER!!!!!

Amazing!!!

The GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The GiRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ALLISON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Two best of the night absolutely Adam and Allison.

Go Allison!! That was the bomb!
Come on girl… you deserve the top 2 with Adam!

OMFG – PAULA!!! LMAO.

This is a joke.

Adam = Shouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be wasting his time on this show.

THIS.

Allison has great vocals, but somewhere in her performances the energy gets lost IMO. I don’t know what happens to it.

Kara has really opened up tonight. :blink_tb:

Oh Paula. I love her.

No ALLISON DON’T SCREW UP THE WORDS! NOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooo…….

That was going to be the best think of the night, non-Adam division, and then she BOTCHED it. She’ll have to settle for second best of the night. Still worlds better than the other 8.

Yay, Allison!
Kara, stop trying to be so hip. =P

It’s kinda annoying how almost everyone here GUSHES over Adam and brings out their guns towards Danny. Meh, it’s just opinion, though, so I shouldn’t really care.

“No ALLISON DONà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢T SCREW UP THE WORDS! NOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

That was going to be the best think of the night, non-Adam division, and then she BOTCHED it. Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll have to settle for second best of the night. Still worlds better than the other 8.”

LOL, I read this and it had me confused for a while. I was like “Wait, did this just say Allison SUCKED but was still better or that Allison did good?”

Wow, Smokey sure damned her with faint praise.

I finally realized what it is that bugs me about Alison. In live performances, she’s a complet mushmouth. I can’t understand half the worlds she sings.

Jeez, Kara and Paul have to get up and encourage the studio to join them for a standing ovation.

I’m sorry. There is no emotional connection between Alison and the songs she sings- they all sound the same to me. And that wasn’t the showstopper the judges are making it out to be.

Best for me tonight: Kris, Anoop and Matt. By a mile.

Yeah!!!!!!!!!!
Allison got the praises she deserves.
Hope it will get her some solid fan base and put her in the top 5

Adam, Allison, and Matt were the best of the night. In a whole separate category.

Danny, Michael, and Scott need to go. Soon.

Simon is an infant. He stole Allison’s thunder
with his childish antics. Paula shame on you too!!

That 16 year old girl Allison is light years better than anyone else this season.

maybe at first i was in denial since i have high hopes for this season just like in season 7…but now i finally gave in..this season is so disappointing and getting really boring every week…last year i was actually rushing so i can go home early so i could watch the show and after that i had it rewatch in the net since i dont get enough of the show but this time was just unexciting…no incredible performances to think its the top ten already…my faves are going up and down…too much pimping…no exciting theme and speaking of theme i thought idol is going to limit that so they could have wider selection of song choice…studio versions are not so great either…too bad..why not have a free theme next week?or let people decide or vote for the contestant song that would be good i guess….

I think that Adam was fantastic, and I thought that Allison did a good job.

Well, well, well; Allison really was the best for me tonight. I still don’t care enough to vote, though.

Also, Adam Lambert might be my most hated American Idol contestant of all time.

I would rather stab myself in the ears than listen to him sing.

jammasta, I agree. The hate for Danny is getting ridiculous all over. He’s not my favorite, but clearly Danny has become the cool one to beat up on. Sucks for him.

1. Adam
2. Allison
3. Kris
4. Matt
5. Anoop
6. Lil Rounds
7. Danny
8. Michael
9. Scott
10. Megan

Best for me tonight: Kris, Anoop and Matt. By a mile.

Yeah sure, let me guess your favorites before tonight? :biggrin_wp:

I found Allison pretty good. I don’t, however, think it in any way compares to David Hernandez’s performance last year. And I didn’t like David H. at all…not one bit. But I found his performance of PWARS so much better than Allison’s. I think Adam wins the night followed by Kris…not that I’m voting. I’m having much more fun this season just watching and reading.

^ I agree about Hernandez. I still liked Allison in the context of the night, though.

Liked: Adam, Allison, Kris, Matt (not in order)
Okay: Anoop
Yuck: Everyone else

I didn’t think anyone lived up to the hype tonight, though.

1. Adam
2. Allison
3. Kris
4. Matt
5. Anoop
6. Lil Rounds
7. Danny
8. Michael
9. Scott
10. Megan

DITTO!

WTF is with this Barry and Smokey “what did you think” crap? And they want to say how much they love the judges? THIS is why we were rushing?

They should have not had him follow Adam. AFter Adam that did look OTT cheesy. HE should have been somewhere midpack.

And maybe, that was the point. He’s going to be compared to Adam and Allison, and will come up lacking. He may not go next week but overcoming the huge lead of The Party Widower will be slow but definitely sure.

“Also, Adam Lambert might be my most hated American Idol contestant of all time.

I would rather stab myself in the ears than listen to him sing. ”

Sure Adam is the one everyone loves to overlove, but damn, kinda harsh there. Even I wouldn’t say that.

Allison’s performance is the first “wow” performance of the season for me.

Adam and Allison just took the night and left everyone else eating their dust.

wait so i just got unlimited texting: i send a text message with the word VOTE to the number 5708???? its not working!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHH

allison was unreal good

Allison was definitely one of the best tonight. That girl can sing her ass off!

Like Adam said before, some people love it, and others hate it.

That’s just how it goes. Out of all people, at least he gets it.
I just happen to love it.

Did you see the look on Anoop’s face when Ryan said Stevie would be on the show?
Aww. I love him. (:

Allison was superb! :clap_tb:

From where am standing right now, the top 4 s/b:
Adam
Kris
Alison
Matt

Tonight, I almost wish three people could go home and get it over with:
Scott
Megan
Michael

Love, love, loved Allison! Best of the night for me.

The only one I really enjoyed tonight was Allison. I don’t like Adam’s falsetto, so I couldn’t really enjoy his song.

Was he wearing earrings? It distracted me a little (was watching Rickey’s feed on a little screen so couldn’t tell for sure).

I agree with that assessment Cookcricket. But I’d flove to see Hokey go first.

The only performances this season that stick with me and play over and over in my head—-

Allison!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Only if you have AT&T phone service can you vote by text. I know it does suck, I’ve tried it too . . . darn Sprint!

Oh, Easy; I so agree with you!

Adam, Allison, Kris and Matt were the best tonight.

I have to agree with the poster that said last year David Hernandez’s performance was superior to Allison’s though.

Disappointing night overall.

#

1. Adam
2. Allison
3. Kris
4. Matt
5. Anoop
6. Lil Rounds
7. Danny
8. Michael
9. Scott
10. Megan

ditto!

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m with the minority here, while I think Adam is a very strong singer I live in NYC and am used to the caliber of singers that come out of Broadway and the Met; he is not a stand out in that crowd by any stretch. Kudos to him for changing it up. Allison took the night by a mile à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ that is what an idol looks like in case anyone wondered. I doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t matter when she leaves; she got a record deal wrapped up.

LOL, I read this and it had me confused for a while.

She sped right over the botched lyric, though she winced and you could see it on her face when she did it. I note that none of the judges felt the need to point it out. I feel like her being in the bottom three last week really startled them, and they’re making extra sure she’s not going anywhere for a bit.

I am a Danny fan….. ducking the thrown objects, with Alison as my 2nd fave, but I have to put away my Adam hate and say I really really liked him tonight.

Oh fug! i didnt know u had to have AT&T…and i just got unlimited texting for this reason only!

Matt, Kris and Danny are my favorites but tonite Adam just blew me away… :clap_tb:

1. Adam
2. Allison
3. Matt
4. Kris
5. Danny
6. Anoop

7. Lil
8. Scott
9. MIchael
10. Megan

1. Adam
2. Allison
3. Kris
4. Matt
5. Anoop
6. Lil Rounds
7. Danny
8. Michael
9. Scott
10. Megan

I also agree with this list. Matt and Anoop are really close; maybe both 4th. I’d really be delighted if Megan or Scott left this week. I really don’t desire to see either of them again.

“so heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s like just STFU and stand there so I can look at you?”

Well, he did say he liked when she “caw cawed”

Snort.

So this is what I thought

Good – Matt, Kris, Anoop, Adam, Allison
Bad – Michael, Megan, Scott, Danny, Lil
It’s not in any specific order though.

Was he wearing earrings? It distracted me (was watching Rickeyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s feed on a little screen so couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t tell for sure).

Yes. I was kinda glad he was though, because otherwise he would have looked completely un-Adam.

Ohhhh Allison.

Although Adam is obviously miles beyond anyone else on that stage in terms of artistry (Ring of Fire last week was a masterpiece), that girl’s performances just make me shake, get chills, and pump my fist in the air, all at the same time. She is outta sight!

Either Simon was lying when he said she had a horrible week last week, or he’s a complete idiot. Every week, she stays true and respectful to the song but puts her own fantastic stamp on it. Double-A final — Adam and Allison!

God, now I’m a fanboy. :redface_wp:

1. Adam
2. Allison
3. Kris
4. Matt
5. Anoop
6. Lil Rounds
7. Danny
8. Michael
9. Scott
10. Megan

Great list. Right on!

For me:

Good: Allison, Adam, Anoop

Meh: Danny, Lil, Matt, Kris

*headdesk*: Scott, Megan, Sarver

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t, however, think it in any way compares to David Hernandezà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s performance last year

yeah gingerly lets give it to david h…he did great compared to allison…and please….allison only prove to be a one trick pony every week..no difference with her performance…she said she wanted to show her funk side?well isnt she funk all the tym?i dont even know if she could give a very vulnerable and moving performance..

I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think anyone lived up to the hype tonight, though.

ditto..last years top ten was song birth week right?i can remember really great performances that same night on idol…

It was good Adam was wearing earrings or else you would have seen huge wholes in his earlobes. His ears are gauged right?

Adam
Allison

Matt
Danny

Kris
Anoop

Megan

(waaaaaaay below)
LiL, Scoot, Michael

bye MIchael

mattsrun
Mar 25th, 2009 at 10:05 pm
Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m with the minority here, while I think Adam is a very strong singer I live in NYC and am used to the caliber of singers that come out of Broadway and the Met; he is not a stand out in that crowd by any stretch.

I didn’t know we were comparing Adam to anyone that sings on Broadway, I thought we were comparing him to the other singers on American Idol…

And as far as singers at the Met, huh??? Who on AI compares to folks singing at the Met? Just curious why we hold Adam up to that standard and not the others….

I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think anyone lived up to the hype tonight, though.

ditto..last years top ten was song birth week right?i can remember really great performances that same night on idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Exactly. THIS is what I was saying earlier, when I was saying that Kris and Matt were mediocre at best, and that this was the weakest top 10 I’d seen in a long time. This time last year we were watching Billie Jean, and had already see Hallelujah, Hello, and Imagine, plus had had serious “moments’ from Brooke, Michael Johns and Carly. I’m not saying this season is BAD, but it certainly pales in comparison to last year.

Adam’s number 1 on DI- My prediction is taking hold!!!! I LOVE IT!!!! keep voting!!!!!!

ditto..last years top ten was song birth week right?i can remember really great performances that same night on idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Cook sang Billie Jean that week, right?

Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s number 1 on DI- My prediction is taking hold!!!! I LOVE IT!!!! keep voting!!!!!!

I’m actually getting BUSY SIGNALS. I can’t remember the last time I got busy signals for anyone I voted for.

Not frequently but busy nonetheless!

CARP. I hate to say it, but as much as I hate Adam he was the BEST of the night. That KILLS me to say!

He’s winning, me over…..he got me! HE GOT ME!!

Sadly, all my people sucked tonight. Sigh.

What a terrific night! Smokey was a wonderful mentor!

1. Adam
2. Anoop
3. Allison
4. Matt
5. Kris
6. Lil
7. Danny
8. Scott
9. Michael
10. Megan

David Hernandez belonged in the TOP 10, as did Alexis! Megan? No way.

I think Michael goes home. He is the only one that really sucked that is probably splitting votes. Megan is one of only 3 women and has the hot babe/quirky factor going for her. Scott is the only 70′s vibe singer (think goodness) in the competition.

There could be a surprise bottom 3 appearance with Matt or Kris or Anoop, I suppose.

Reminder:

Season 7 is NOT the topic. Please keep the conversation focused on Season 8. Thank you.

I think part of the reason that Adam is good is because he’s 60% actor. He actually almost looked as if he WERE crying during that song, whereas Michael Sarver smiled and tapped his mic through a “Don’t leave me, baby!” song.

I HATE that.

longsong
Mar 25th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
CARP. I hate to say it, but as much as I hate Adam he was the BEST of the night. That KILLS me to say!

Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s winning, me overà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..he got me! HE GOT ME!!

Once you give in, its…so…beautiful.

How is Adam #1 on DI and my family has only gotten 2 busy signals? :blink_tb:

Anibundel… agree completely.

Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a little disappointing when Simon starts à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“craftingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  his finalists and it’s started early this year. Allison deserved much more praise then she got from Paula and Simon; stole the show for me à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ Adam was impressive in that he wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t doing his Freddy Mercury a la every week. I do think he is a masterful gamesman and is scoring big on keeping the panel guessing. The vocals were nice, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“in a class by himselfà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  why isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t he getting leads on Broadway? There are a lot of singers who have graduated from that class.

I am so happy that the spoilers were right!!!

Honestly I can’t decide if I prefer Adam’s or Allison’s performance tonight.

I am just extactic that both of them are in front of Danny on Dial Idol tonight :biggrin_wp:

I don’t understand people comparing with season 7, there’s nothing wrong enjoying the moment, you will have a lot of time to compare afterwards.

My ranks:

Adam
Allison
Matt
Kris

Anoop

Lil

The rest can’t get the hell off my TV soon enough.

So excited for Adam’s performance… I can’t watch it til later

I totally don’t get it. This season compared to last? If you take away who will hopefully be in the bottom 3 this week (Megan, Michael Sarver, and Scott) then you’ve really got a competition. They’ve been saying that lately, but it’s really true. Last year? I don’t really remember most of the contestants. And it’s not like they’ve been doing anything outside of Idol.
I, for one, thought tonight was entertaining sans those three mentioned. I really wish they would just go home. The show’s too long as it is.

I personally LOVE how they introduce the judges. I love seeing Randy holding Karas hand it’s so cute!

For me Adam and Alison were the only good ones. The rest were pretty bad. I watched the whole show in about 10 min, thanks to DVR.

Bottom 3:
Michael
Scott
Megan

Going Home: Megan

Who I want to go home:Scott

Overall, I surprisingly liked most performances. Adam and Allison were my favs, but I thought Matt, Kris, and Anoop were strong. How many of you noticed that Danny blew off Smokey’s advice about not leaving two parts for the backup singers? Arrogant much?

Are you guys watching dial idol? Kris should be doing better, and Lil and Danny should be doing worse.

That was a good vocal (man that falsetto was beautiful) but Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d have liked to see more performance from him

I was really paying attention to Smokey and his comments. Anoop’s song is very difficult to sing. Smokey really called it with his comments and I loved the interaction between the two!

I agree, his falsetto WAS beautiful! His line has been busy one out of 3 calls. I loved this theme and Smokey is a great mentor! Loved this week, except Megan.

Am I the only one who thinks he looks like Elvis?!

No, you aren’t. Actually, as my mom said “That’s Adam? he looks different.” my exact words were “Woah, he looks like Elvis.”

I really liked him tonight. The last part of the song was beautiful. Him and Allison were definitely my favorites tonight, and after the last 2 weeks, Anoop is back in my favorites list, too.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m with the minority here, while I think Adam is a very strong singer I live in NYC and am used to the caliber of singers that come out of Broadway and the Met; he is not a stand out in that crowd by any stretch. Kudos to him for changing it up. Allison took the night by a mile à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ that is what an idol looks like in case anyone wondered. I doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t matter when she leaves; she got a record deal wrapped up.

Yes. I work a few blocks from Lincoln Center and I can understand your point of view. My brother who performs there likes the staying power of Adam’s hair product at least. I liked his vocal performance. The tv performance was still a bit studied and affected-just a result of his theatre training as a singing actor, I think.

I thought Allison was terrific.

The “A’s” Have It:

01 – Adam
02 – Anoop
03 – Allison

04 – Kris
05 – Matt
06 – Danny
07 – Lil
08 – Scott
09 – Michael
10 – Megan buhbye!

It makes me happy to see that basically everyone on here at least agrees on who the worst in the competition right now are.

I think part of the reason that Adam is good is because heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s 60% actor. He actually almost looked as if he WERE crying during that song, whereas Michael Sarver smiled and tapped his mic through a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t leave me, baby!à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  song.

I was thinking that, too. Michael Sarver doesn’t do anything but fake-grin his way through a song. Adam, on the other hand, is great at connecting AND acting.

I’m glad I didn’t have a chance to see spoilers before I watched the show.

With the exception of Matt and Danny who I thought were overrated, the judges comments were mainly on target tonight.

1. ADAM!!!! Whoa! I freaking loved it. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the only one that made me scream YEAH! during his performance. 3 times. It was very moving and I was mesmerized. This is going down as one of my top idol performances. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve watched it 5 more times. I think he is brilliant. GO ADAM!!!

2-4:
Kris: He is slowly roping me in. I liked his original take on this. But Kris, please donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t listen to the judges. If you start swaggering and acting conceited, they WILL call you out for acting smug and indulgent and ask where did the sweet boy they’ve come to know and love go to?! Donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t fall for it!
Allison: My fav girl left. You go you little rocker chick!
Anoop: I like this. I thought he hit the high notes pretty well and he did Smokey proud.

5-6: I was disappointed with:
Matt: I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t love it. Something about it came off as unauthentic to me. I thought he was off on some notes too. I like Matt. Maybe I expected too much or maybe the judgesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ OTT comments put me off.
Lil: yeah, she was shouty.
Danny: This was cheesey. Not buying it.

7-10: Please Go Home:
Michael: Cheese. I agree with Simon. I couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t wait for it to be over.
Scott: Terrible. Hotel loungey.
Meagan: Hated it. She had me fooled with her audition. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m tired of her shtick. Her à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“uniquenessà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  comes across as staged, not natural at all. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think she has musicality.

Boy, to me, the huge winner tonight was Smokey Robinson! What a great mentor and gentleman; he was so clearly invested in the idols! Love the guy!

Frankly, I thought everyone had various levels of pitch problems tonight, but Megan won that dubious title for me. She should be the one to go home this week, but it could be either Michael or Scott too. Not yet sure how I feel about Micheal going home at #10. I do think he has talent he hasn’t clearly shown yet. Just a hunch.

I applaud Adam for taking a risk, but his falsetto has a sharpness to it that hurts my ears; didn’t enjoy his performance at all.

L’il Rounds and Danny seem to have lost their gloss for the judges and may be living off past performances. Danny comes across to me as a cross between Taylor Hicks and David Cook. It’s odd.

I missed Matt’s performance, but my hubby thought it was excellent. I really, REALLY liked Anoop!

My favorites tonight were Kris and Allison. Personally, I thought Kris showed a lot of personality, despite what the judges said. Allison nailed her song tonight, but she still hasn’t won me as a fan who would buy her music.

stupid Idol…sucking me back in. Here I am..voting for Kris.

Okay, I was watching on DVR and I thought Adam was a Jonas Brother and I was still on commercial. What a difference a shower makes.

Are you guys watching dial idol? Kris should be doing better, and Lil and Danny should be doing worse.

Kris has a confortable lead on the other 3, I am not worried at all, he has a growing fan base who loves him.

Danny and Lil started at a very high point and are slowly going down, they had too much pimping during the auditions.

I agree, its annoying when people compare with last season, this season is this season.

I think part of the reason that Adam is good is because heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s 60% actor. He actually almost looked as if he WERE crying during that song, whereas Michael Sarver smiled and tapped his mic through a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t leave me, baby!à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  song.

I HATE that.

OH ME TOO. I had to mute Michael because that’s something that really grates on my nerves. He had no clue what the hell he was singing about and when you smile all the way through something that has meaning(AND Smokey told him that!) you come across as cheesy and terrible.

Then you have Adam, where you are right, he DOES have acting to back him up.

I felt Adam’s.

I muted Michael’s.

There you have it. Some people can really sink their teeth into a song. I loved how Adam actually asked Smokey what he meant with it…he had his own interpretation but he knew it had meaning and he wanted to get to the heart of it. I admired him ASKING.

I just keep thinking about how Michael bounced around on that stage. I personally hate the song, never been a favorite of mine, but for the crying out loud at least know what you’re singing about.

I can throw Megan into this boat as well. Megan has no clue how to take meaning from a song anymore than Michael does.

Oh no, no, no – Adam looks like Kurt Russell when Kurt played Elvis in the TV series. Adam’s and Kurt’s eyes are similar. Elvis’ eyes were so seductive, so dreamy, so “Oh baby…baby”!!

my mom said Adam looked like a young Kurt Russell tonight…. off to vote for Allison & Danny

mj my apology i just cant help myself since comparing is just inevitable…im not really saying that this season is bad its just that i cant wait to see someone who could give a great performance that will be this season’s trademark like if anyone will mention this season in the future a song or a two will be remembered…and i love 3 contestant this season but it seems they are less fave compared to adam…again my apology i hope i’m still welcome here and BTW i’m from the philippines so its about 7 hours before i get to watch the full show but i already heard the audio…

Eh, once again, I think Adam was overrated. I mean, he wasn’t horrible…except that practically the entire thing was in falsetto and I just wasn’t too fond of it. But it was good compared to Megan (who wasn’t good compared to her? XD), Scott, etc. But was it “OMG, YOU’RE A STAR!!”…? Not for me. lol

Allison was awesome, though. And Kris. Love them both.

My favorites tonight were Kris, Allison and Adam. I expect the bottom 3 will be Megan, Michael and Scott.

Adam was simply amazing. I can’t imagine anything they could throw at him that he couldn’t put his touch on and make phenomenal. He’s a chameleon. He can do it all and then some. I honestly believe that when he wins this he will be the most successful Idol winner in the history of the show.

What’s up with the constant focus on the judges this season? I don’t get it. I thought that with the addition of a fourth judge, the critiques would be quickly executed. I’m really sick and tired of the same banter and antics week after the week. I want the focus back on the contestants. Please.

Oh, can I also just say that Smokey’s eyes are gorgeous? lol

Adam pulls his hair back, doesn’t scream and everyone goes gaga. I just don’t get it.

Adam DEFINITELY looked like Elvis tonight. Or better yet, like Kurt Russell when he played Elvis in the TV movie.

Damn that boy is beautiful. Why must he be gay? *sigh*

Anyway, he won me over tonight. I give up; I can’t fight it any longer. LoL.

Adam looks like Kurt Russell when Kurt played Elvis

Yes. I thought that same thing when he was singing.

Yeah sure, let me guess your favorites before tonight?

Go ahead and guess. :rolleyes_wp:

I do like Anoop. I’m still on the fence with Matt. I’ve been on/off with Kris. Tonight they were my three favorites.

I would like to see those three in the T3, and have said that before. It would be much more interesting than the predictible scenario.

Deal.

I enjoyed the show tonight. It wasn’t the total trainwreck it could have been.
For the night I would rank them like this:
1. Allison
2. Adam
3. Anoop
4. Danny
5. Matt
6. Lil
7. Kris
8. Scott
9. Michael
10. Megan
Megan needs to go home after tonight but Michael and Scott could just as easily go after the night’s performances.

Adam, Allison, Kris, and Matt were definitely the best tonight, in my opinion. (Not sure what order — they were all amazing.)

Megan, Scott, and Michael will be the bottom three, in that order.

Danny, Lil, and Anoop — overpimped, overpimped, overpimped. They are gonna lose steam!

Allison, wow, she deserved everything she got tonight: pimp spot, major judge pimping, and then of course, an amazing performance, one of my favorites from her. For once I am so glad the show used the pimp spot for a good reason, to get people to remember one of the best contestants this year.

mattsrun
Mar 25th, 2009 at 10:05 pm
Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m with the minority here, while I think Adam is a very strong singer I live in NYC and am used to the caliber of singers that come out of Broadway and the Met; he is not a stand out in that crowd by any stretch.

I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know we were comparing Adam to anyone that sings on Broadway, I thought we were comparing him to the other singers on American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

And as far as singers at the Met, huh??? Who on AI compares to folks singing at the Met? Just curious why we hold Adam up to that standard and not the othersà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

The Broadway comment comes from reading down through the commentsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦his background is theater so if I am comparing him to the caliber of singers I see regularly in my city then I am not as impressed as the country seems to be with him. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think that the majority of Idol viewers are used to someone who has his degree of performance training and range which is mesmerizing if ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not something that you have seen before. I am also one of the few that still thinks that the heart and soul of the show is unearthing new talent not resurrecting recording artists whose careers have fizzled or seasoned performers who have done this all their livesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦I root for the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Lilsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ and the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Allisons;à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ the people who otherwise would never have a stage to showcase their talent on.

WOOHOO! WHOA. I love you, Adam Lambert. :wub_tb: I asked for it, I got it. I wanted to see ADAM and the song. Beautiful. What a voice, lovely phrasing, what control and power. He makes it look easy too, like we should all be able to do this so naturally. “What? You can’t sing?”

OK.
1 ADAM: see above.
2: Still likin’ MATT G.
3: Allison is pulling me in. I couldn’t understand A LOT of the words though and I didn’t like that. I DO love her voice and her stylin’ ways.
4: Kris is a doll and that was original and lovely. I really don’t like the James Taylor version but I really really liked Kris’ version.

Anoop can indeed SING. But he just didn’t touch me tonight. He’s trying so hard. I want it to be totally effortless.

Lil was far too shouty. She doesn’t need to do that. Yes, I agree with the judges, it was too fast.

Gokey was far too shouty. Quit “dancing,” Danny. It’s distracting and you need to concentrate on SINGING. Like his voice alone, but he’s not original and he’s not an ARTISTE to me.

Megan still too quirky and weird and notes all over the place for me. Yes, her phrasing is very odd. Michael AND Scott could go home this week, fine with me. In fact, these 2 being on the tour would make me think twice about paying full price for a ticket, if I were so inclined.

I’m not comparing these people to anyone but one another, on this show, this season. Same thing I did last year and ended up in LURV with a singing bartender, about whom a gazillion people said “Oh there are thousands of David Cooks out there…he’s nothing special.” Yeah well whatever. I haven’t seen or heard them, so I’m going with Cook. Same this season with Adam. I’ve not seen or heard anyone like him and certainly not on Idol. GO ADAM!

ETA: The rules for the show are you cannot have a current recording contract. If so, I guess you are considered “undiscovered.” I had never heard of ANY of the contestants on any season; so, undiscovered to me! hee. Seriously, I see nothing wrong with having contestants who have some experience. If they don’t have a “job” as a professional, making a living, then maybe that’s enough to be considered “undiscovered.” ??

Props to Adam, he was the best tonight.
Interesting how things change from week to week. I hated Adam last week.

My boy Matt did a great job. I really hope he continues to grow and keeps the nerves on check. I feel for him because he is sooo talented but I can tell sometimes he gets sooo nervous on that stage. I noticed it today, maybe it was because he was going first.

But good for him. Slow and steady Matt. You can do this.
Anyways, Adam, Matt and Allison were the best. Kris OK. The rest meh.

Oh, Easy; I so agree with you!

:drunk_tb:

Good. Then it’s not just me. LOL.

Vote for Allison, peeps.

BTW, can somebody flip Johnny Cash back over? Adam promises to never sing Ring of Fire ever again.

Now I have to mention the ones I didn’t mention before:

Danny-should not even be three on dialidol right now. He’s sounding the same each week..As he was performing hubby said we’re going to see Danny’s little arm spin on Idolatry now over and over. He was laughing so hard!

Lil-Why do the judges keep saying she has strong vocals? I don’t get it! I think she may have impressed me once so far and that was her first performance on the semi-finals which I don’t remember clearly.

Anoop-Vocals were not near as good as last week! He has not shown consistency to me yet. He was good and has a good fan base so he’ll be fine. He does need to step it up though once again.

I wish the judges would stop pimping Danny and Lil.

Hmmm, I wonder what if Allison will be lonely with all of the girls gone eventually…lol.

I am a Danny fanà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.. ducking the thrown objects, with Alison as my 2nd fave, but I have to put away my Adam hate and say I really really liked him tonight.

I’m not a big Gokey fan.

But if he keeps performing after Adam Lambert, I might become one.

While I loved Adam tonight, the OTT pimping (of him and Danny) is ruining my enjoyment of a truly special performance. Can’t the judges just let us form our own opinions and not try to sway the vote?… I guess that would be too much to ask.

Matt is growing on me more and more every week as I see him constantly improving. I hope he at least makes it to top 3.

Tony Mar 25th, 2009 at 10:36 pm

Adam pulls his hair back, doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t scream and everyone goes gaga. I just donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get it.

Well, not everyone’s going gaga.
His performance was undeniably one of the best of the night. This was a disappointing night on Idol, however, so perhaps that’s not saying much.

However, for Adam to not scream and change his look up is unexpected for a lot of people, and that’s something they’re reacting to. It’d be the same if Anoop suddenly came out with a mohawk.

ok i think its unfair..the first part of megans song was terrible but she did better half part..hope scott goes home…or michael…or lets have a shocking elimination now let danny be voted off…that would be shocking but fun…

I do actually think Michael did a bit better than the judges gave him credit for. I think Scott and Megan were worse than him tonight, and maybe even Anoop too — he was very pitchy in parts.

Michael should go home, though. I just want to cry that it’s this week and not last, because if he’d gone home last week, Alexis would have KILLED IT this week.

At least now I think the Alexis voters (like me) are swinging to Allison, and maybe others too.

TPTB have created 2 monsters: Danny and Lil. I don’t think they intended for them to be as wildly popular as they are. They both were terrible and they’re still #3 and 4 on DI.

For the first time I thought Adam was pretty good, maybe because he finally restrained the theatrics. I thought Allison was incredible and the best of the night. I also loved Anoop. Matt was right up there for me also. The worst were Megan and Michael. They were both horrible. I’d put Scott, Lil, and Kris just up from them. I thought Danny sounded fine but didn’t love the cheezy dancing and mugging.

But if he keeps performing after Adam Lambert, I might become one.

LOL!

According to Dial Idol, it looks like the Danny freefall is beginning.

This Allison girl is the best teenager I’ve ever seen on the show.

Adam won’t sell records…period…..too divisive and too off-mainstream…..and well, he sucks. Can’t stand his upper register….or anything else about him.

Danny is too white bread for me….

Anoop…too damned boring…..

Lil can’t hold a candle to the other R&B singers who’ve been on Idol….that and I’m waaay bored with the same ol, same ol….

Matt had a good night….gotta’ do somethng about that mid forehead zit/mole though…..

Megan makes me laugh, but sucks as a singer…

Allison get’s the Miley Cyrus award, but no thanks, wouldn’t buy a single song or CD from another squeaky voiced teeny….

Michael…back to the oil rig son…

Scott……waaay the hell out of his league…..go home.

Kris, best of the lot….and what a sorry lot they are, but he’s the ONLY one who’ll sell more than 10k CD’s…but not much more than that…..

Uuugggghhh….where the hell is Jesse when I need her?

allison only prove to be a one trick pony every week..no difference with her performanceà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦she said she wanted to show her funk side?well isnt she funk all the tym?

No, she’s not. I know why you say she’s a one-trick pony — she hasn’t shown a large amount of variation, and I agree that she does need to figure out a “moving and vulnerable” performance, as you put it, in order to show some range. But last week, she was country with an Allison stamp. Before that, she was rock with an Allison stamp. Tonight, she was funky with an Allison stamp. Definitely hasn’t shown the range of a Cook or an Adam, but within her own more limited parameters she has adapted every week. And man, it tickles me every time!

Easy
Mar 25th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
This Allison girl is the best teenager Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve ever seen on the show.

I agree. Usually when the judges say, “she’s only 16!!!”, I cringe, because usually the contestant isn’t that good, or at least, the contestant acts his/her age. But with Allison, I actually am like, I KNOW!, because she’s THAT GOOD.

I voted tonight for the first time this season. Most of my votes went to Allison, but I did send a few texts for Matt, Kris, and Adam. Ok, so I made a few phone calls too. Not going to power-vote like last year (I don’t think I have the stamina to go thru that again!!), but I really hope Allison, Matt, and Kris get more credit in the coming weeks.

The sooner Danny gets off my tv screen, the better.

Easy
Mar 25th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
This Allison girl is the best teenager Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve ever seen on the show.

For me, after tonight, she became my number 2 teen on idol of all time. Archie will always be the numb1 imo.

According to Dial Idol, it looks like the Danny freefall is beginning.

:clap_tb: :jittery_tb: :clap_tb:

I would like to see those three in the T3, and have said that before. It would be much more interesting than the predictible scenario.

Deal.

Sorry, I didn’t mean to be rude, I understand that everyone has a different opinion.
I mean at least it’s not Mickael, Scott and Megan…

TPTB have created 2 monsters: Danny and Lil. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think they intended for them to be as wildly popular as they are. They both were terrible and theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re still #3 and 4 on DI.

Yes. This is ridiculous. Danny and Lil are totally killing Matt and Kris on dialidol. In fact, Danny just passed Allison.

I think TPTB just created another Taylor Hicks. Ha, the irony!

Those 4 judges are Easily BLOWN away….when they wanna be. I guess they can fool some people with their over the top praise of mediocrity…I guess they need to in order to keep their show going( and it works)…..but some viewers are not as easily led as others…..and I mean led to the phone to dial.

Go Allison! I now have a favorite in this terrible season. Make this show worth watching, please.

If it’s Adam and Allison in the finale, I could possibly ignore the fact that I hate everyone else on the Top 10. Possibly.

I think the final three will be – Adam, Danny and Allison.

Maybe an all male final, although they might have to put an asterisk next to that statistic due to Adam.

Tonight it was ADAM (huge gap)Allison(small gap)Kris and Mat(huge gap)the rest except for Michael and Megan who were so low it is hard to believe they were ever in the top 13 anything…

Brian Mansfield thinks that Allison sounds like Miley Cyrus and as much as I like her, she kinda does. LOL

Danny’s back in second place on Idol….

ARGH.

Danny is now ahead of Allison.
That’s pretty crazy.

edit: If you understand that I do the editing, why do you keep telling people what to do? Please don’t.

According to Dial Idol, it looks like the Danny freefall is beginning.

Sorry, but doesn’t look like it at all. I’m no Danny fan, but he’s still up there on DI.
The guy won’t be gone anytime soon.
I hope it’s Michael or Scott going.

Nostradamas – We’re on the same page.
Horrible: Oil rig guy, Meghan, Scott
Boring: Kris, Anoop,
Bad Night: Danny, Lil
Okay but meh: Matt
Good but not my thang: Adam, Allison

Kara is horrible. She’s starting to make my skin crawl. The whole Idol boat is leaking big time. It’s incredible to watch two hours of Motown and see almost no real soul. I starting to see lots of Cook fans on the Adam train. I guess he’ll be as big as the Beatles and Elvis too.

Not trying to be catty but in HDTV, Adam singing tracks of my tears is pretty ironic. Next week more foundation please.

Smokey – nice guy but if he thinks that crew is awesome, he’s high.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m no Danny fan, but heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s still up there on DI.

He’s not that far off behind Adam, either. Ugh.

Taylor Hicks, meet your match.
ETA: Not talent-wise (Gokey is less talented than my door knob, c’mon), but de-pimping-won’t-work-wise. If that makes any sense.

I starting to see lots of Cook fans on the Adam train.

This Cook fan is on the Allison train. Just sayin’.

I wish I could get into this season, but, alas, I cannot. I think they should’ve stopped after season 7. I just don’t care enough about any of them to pick up the phone and vote, so, I guess AI is over for me. There isn’t one of them I would pay a dime to see or fork over money for a CD.

How sad!

TPTB have created 2 monsters: Danny and Lil. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think they intended for them to be as wildly popular as they are.

Personally, I don’t find anything unique or interesting about either of their voices. I wish I could hear what Simon & company are hearing. There’s just nothing there for me.

If Taylor Hicks was in a coma, he could still out perform Danny Gokey.

I don’t, nor will I ever, get that comparison.

So glad Allison brought it big time. Yea! Can we have a night when 3 go home?
Yea! Allison, Kris, Matt, Adam, Anoop not so much
Snore: Danny, L’il
Go Home Now: Megan, Scott, Michael

Okay, upthread Adam’s been compared with Elvis (my kids thought thisduring the show, but they’re not familiar with…) and Kurt Russel (my hubby thought this during the show), I have to agree with hubby. We didn’t see the Elvis movie though. There was one picture I saw somewhere of Adam that I thought was totally HOT, and he reminded me of that picture tonight, minus the earrings.

Yes. This is ridiculous. Danny and Lil are totally killing Matt and Kris on dialidol. In fact, Danny just passed Allison.

I think TPTB just created another Taylor Hicks. Ha, the irony!

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHH.

Taylor Hicks, meet your match.

The thing is, Danny isn’t even as good as Taylor! And I am by no means a Taylor fan.

If Taylor Hicks was in a coma, he could still out perform Danny Gokey.

:laugh_tb:

How I’d rate them

1. Matt: A-
2. Kris: B
3. Allison: B
4. Anoop: B-
5. Danny: C (plus)
6. Adam: C
7. Lil: C
8. Scott: C-
9. Megan: D (plus)
10. Michael: D

Maybe an all male final, although they might have to put an asterisk next to that statistic due to Adam.

Hmmm. This is a joke, right? :huh_tb:

One more thought for the evening.

When this season first started I really thought Lil Rounds was like a shoe-in for top 3 and probably the finale. But she has really fallen fast in just a few weeks.

The thing is, Danny isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t even as good as Taylor! And I am by no means a Taylor fan.

Didn’t mean to say he was, meant to say I think Idol might now want to start de-pimping him, but like Taylor, I don’t see it taking.

Edited my original post to clarify.

Danny is overrated and quite unattractive (in my eyes) but he’s no monster.
He has some talent but he’s no star. But then none of them really are.
It’s the overpimping that annoys people. Archie had the same problem last year and got creamed.

Tony – I usually agree with your ratings. I think I’d like Matt alot if I didn’t see him as Elliott #2 but not as good.

If I was voting (which I’m not) I’d vote for Kris. He’s not that great but at least he’s nice to look at. That’s about all I’m getting from S8 so far.

I totally hated Adam last week but this week he was the best of the whole night. If he can find a nice balance between the screaming and this, he will win. I also loved Allison, Kris, and Matt.

The worst ones are, (in this order):
1. Megan
2. Scott
3. Michael (I really like him, so am really glad he made the top 10)

Mar 25th, 2009 at 10:05 pm
Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m with the minority here, while I think Adam is a very strong singer I live in NYC and am used to the caliber of singers that come out of Broadway and the Met; he is not a stand out in that crowd by any stretch.

I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know we were comparing Adam to anyone that sings on Broadway, I thought we were comparing him to the other singers on American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

And as far as singers at the Met, huh??? Who on AI compares to folks singing at the Met? Just curious why we hold Adam up to that standard and not the othersà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

Who holds Adam to that standard? Why the folks at Broadway and LA do as chronicled at least twice by various Broadway publications ( you can find links to them in MJ’s archives I am sure) One of the comments I can remember is that the lady who was starring in Wicked during his run as understudy said he was one of two Fiyeros who had the range to sing the alternate high notes. (Having worked in the theatre myself, I would also say he is something special – not one of a kind, but very special)

am also one of the few that still thinks that the heart and soul of the show is unearthing new talent not resurrecting recording artists whose careers have fizzled or seasoned performers who have done this all their livesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦I root for the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Lilsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ and the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Allisons;à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ the people who otherwise would never have a stage to showcase their talent on.

Adam worked in musical theatre. He has not had a recording contract, nor a career in this industry. While Allison has not had a recording contract either, she has performed on a level similiar to Idol on Telemondo ( winning $50,000 if I remember correctly?)

The thing is, Danny isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t even as good as Taylor! And I am by no means a Taylor fan.

Totally agree.

Go Allison! I now have a favorite in this terrible season. Make this show worth watching, please.

That’s my girl! Can she be the last girl standing, please?

And the gap between Danny and Allison widens… What?!

I hope so much that Allison can oulast Lil and (surely!) Megan. Why wasn’t she pimped in Hollywood instead of them? I don’t get it.

Best of the night: Kris, Anoop and Adam

Worst of the night: Michael, Scott and Megan

Once Kris is gone, the season is over for me. I voted tonight for the first time this season.

I wish I could get into this season, but, alas, I cannot

I felt that way about Season 6. I didn’t vote once that year. And I just now started voting tonight on this season. It’s been a slow warm up for me.

What is Adam do next? That was a phenomenal performance. It was so touching and tender and just heartfelt. Adam looked amazing too. I love his earrings . Even though he had the clean cut look tonight, I knew it was still Adam. He surprises me every week. He is the only one that I look forward to seeing.

I miss the first half of the show, I came in at the end of Megan’s performance. She was not good tonight at all. Anoop did ok, but he has to step it up, it’s getting really boring. Sarver, oh noes, he is probably going home. Lil did the dreaded “Heatwave” song, that was terrible, I didn’t even pay attention to her.

Gokey was again annoying but he sang ok, a little loud in parts.

Adam, Adam, Adam……………you definitely have the “it” factor. I was blown away.

Allison was terrific too but I have to go back and decipher some of the words coming from her mouth. She is the best girl out of the 3.

I have to go back and watch the other 3. I hear that Kris and Matt did pretty good. I just have to see Scotty and his pink pants…:)

I starting to see lots of Cook fans on the Adam train. I guess heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll be as big as the Beatles and Elvis too.

Personally, I’m on the Allison express but haven’t voted a single time this season. I seriously doubt that will change.

For the record, there are a lot of Archie fans on the Adam train as well. So I guess they’ll keep each other company.

Or better yet, like Kurt Russell when he played Elvis in the TV movie.

LOL – that’s what I kept saying – he totally looks just like Kurt Russell.

Smokey is awesome. That cannot be said enough.

I thought tonight was a really fun show.

I’m happy to go out on the limb by myself. I like Michael. I think he’s got a good voice, and he sang a song I love. He may have been the worst of the night for lots of people, but not for me.

Scott maybe be the worst Idol Top 10 contestant I’ve ever seen. That was 57 flavors of horrible. Not only was it awful, but it was awfully boring.

Allison is a very, very talented girl. Again – I’m out of the loop – but I still think Matt brings the suckage. Tonight, Matt sang a song that proved definitively to the viewing audience that he aint no Marvin Gaye. Nor Justin Timberlake. Oh hell, he’s not even a Jonas Brother.

Anoop’s vocals were very nuanced and spot on for me. I was impressed. Question is, was it exciting enough? Same for Kris - good vocals, fun song, cute face but a slight charisma deficit.

To me, Adam won the night. I was really impressed with that. It made me forget the what the fuckness of last week LOL. I’m not 100% on the Adam will win train, but boy is he mad talented. I love that song, and he did something really interesting with it.

Good Lord Gokey, you are the king of the douchebags. Tonight, Danny gave us an extra helping of Laaaaame. I don’t think it was good at all, and SURPRISE it sounded EXACTLY like every freaking song he’s sung so far this season.

Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s my girl! Can she be the last girl standing, please?

She should be the last contestant standing period.

Something happened to the sound on my TV, the show recorded perfectly at first, then after the 1st ten minutes or so, the sound went off for the rest of the show !!! ( Blessing in disguise maybe ??) I am soooooo upset – does anyone know where I can download the entire show ?!?!?

And the gap between Danny and Allison widensà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ What?!

I hope so much that Allison can oulast Lil and (surely!) Megan. Why wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t she pimped? I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get it.

It’s not that surprising. Last week she was bottom 3!
It’s a great bounce and it shows that if she delivers good performances she has potential to be in the top 3.

I hope the final 2 are Adam and Allison! What a dynamic duo they would make.

Matt, Kris, and Anoop can round out the top 5.

I’m so bored with Danny and Lil’. They can have 6th and 7th places.

Bottom 3 should be: Megan, Scott, and Michael…with Megan going home this week. She shouted that whole song. At least when some of the others shout, it still kind of sounds like singing.

Ah, thank you Adam & Allison for making it worth watching. And Anoop was ok too, just a bit boring I thought. Adam has such a beautiful voice… he even has my husband rushing out to watch him this year and he’s never watched Idol with me in the seasons I’ve watched (since S2). And Allison is great, what a nice voice on that kid!

That was quite the night for Adam. I have been wanting a non-manufactured Idol rewind-my-DVR-the-second-it’s-over moment from SOMEBODY all season and it finally happened. I honestly didn’t know that song as I grew up on Indian music, but I went ahead and YouTubed-several versions after I watched Adams a few times. Obviously it’s brilliant writing, but the acoustic feel Adam brought definitely suited the song. I’m sold…

barefootgirl
Mar 25th, 2009 at 10:30 pm

Thanks for your review. Mind if I adopt it in total here? You totally captured it for me! Thank you~

I starting to see lots of Cook fans on the Adam train

Well, we appreciate vocal ability, artistry, and originality. Sue us.

I’m also on the Allison train, used to be jogging behind the Alexis train, and on the platform waiting for the Megan train to roll in. Sadly, the Megan train got a little derailed before it reached me tonight. Man, that was a bad start, she seemed to recover some in the middle to end, but ouch. Hate to say it, but Kara’s right, her voice is better suited to “My Guy.” Oh Megan, girl, that was sad, hon.

So, tonight, I finally got to see what others must see in Kris and Anoop. Sorry but Matt still is missing something with me. It surprises me a little, in that his sound is one I really do like alot. But, eh, he’s not doin’ it. He’s no Jason Mraz, and we already have a mugly skinny white sorta bluesy soul guy, his name is Lyle Lovett. So, no, not getting Matt at all.

For the first time too, I thought Gokey’s vocals were fine, even if still bland, nothing special. At least he didn’t sound strained, breathy, and pitchy throughout. Performance, blech, as usual. To me, though, he showed who he really is, and it was a big mistake, imo — lip service to Robinson, “he knows so much more, yada, yada, I’ll follow his advice”, then he didn’t… Saying one thing and doing another. Really tacky, and well, wrong. In the clip, when he tried it Robinson’s way, it was better.

Sarver was better than the judges said. I got the distinct impression they want him to go tonight, so he’ll be a strong show opener for the tour. Can you imagine a tour opening with Scott? Yikes!

Adam is mesmerizing no matter what he does. He sang beautifully tonight.
I did not understand Allison at all.

Easy
Mar 25th, 2009 at 10:55 pm
I think the final three will be – Adam, Danny and Allison.

Maybe an all male final, although they might have to put an asterisk next to that statistic due to Adam.

Honestly, a man is a man as long as he’s got that equipment. It has absolutely nothing to do with his sexual orientation. My sister is a lesbian, but I’d never say she’s anything but a woman. She has the same freaking parts I do…actually she has lots more than me :blush_tb:

I definitely have my favorites going into this top 10 and they didnt let me down

1. Adam
2. Matt
3. Anoop
4. Kris
4. Allison ( Am i the only one who still finds David Hernadez had the best Idol -Papa was a Rolling Stone -performance? Don’t get me wrong, Allison was crazy good, but that was an incredible performance by David)

then the mediocre of the rest
5 Lil.. i guess. i just don’t get it
6. Danny. bleh
7. Michael
8. Meagan
9. Scott.

I hope the final 2 are Adam and Allison! What a dynamic duo they would make.

Matt, Kris, and Anoop can round out the top five.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m so bored with Danny and Lilà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢. They can have 6th and 7th places.

Bottom 3 should be: Megan, Scott, and Michaelà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦with Megan going home this week. She shouted that whole song. At least when some of the others shout, it still kind of sounds like singing.

Yes, I agree COMPLETELY. I so hope this happens, but as of now, I’m counting on Danny making the Top 5, whether I like it or not.

ETA: Canadiandcfan, I also think Hernandez had the best PWARS Idol performance.

I starting to see lots of Cook fans on the Adam train

You can count me out. One decent performance does not a Glambert make.

Lil Rounds was like a shoe-in for top 3 and probably the finale. But she has really fallen fast in just a few weeks.

And she should cut her replies to the judges. It comes across very uncharming and forward.

Alrighty, just getting started on the West-Side (and DANG IT Peeps, 9 pages of comments already). :wink_wp:

Matt was pretty good, but, I think my problem with him (why I’m having a hard time getting behind him) is that when I see him, I see a not-so-cute-with-a-really-smooshed-head J.T. However, if I’m not looking, that boy sounds pretty darn good, with the exception of a few wanky high notes.

Kris, although you’re sounding really good, you are also sounding kinda boring. Kris DON’T listen to Simon, he’s trying to get you voted off!!! Remember last year…the minute you show confidence, you’ll be labeled smug, pompous, arrogant, etc. Shut It, Simon! :zip_ee:

Matt was just okay for me tonight. The performance was just a tad karaoke, he didn’t do much with it.
Kris was, once again, very good tonight. I didn’t think it was as good as last week but it was solid.
I’m still amazed that Scott made the top 13. Why???
Megan was horrible tonight. The song choice was terrible and her performance was an absolute mess. The girl is gorgeous to look at, she just needs to keep her mouth closed.
Anoop had a nice performance. A bit boring, but enough to keep him alive through this week.
Lil was very average tonight. I’ve never been a fan of her voice and tonight’s performance did nothing to change my mind.
Michael is a nice guy but he can leave just any time now (preferably after Scott.)
All of Danny’s songs sound exactly the same to me. Tonight was no different and the dancing needs to stop.
Allison was great tonight. Superb song choice that fit her vocals beautifully. She needs to work on her ennuciation however.
Adam was brilliant tonight. Perfect heartfelt vocals, perfect song choice.

I starting to see lots of Cook fans on the Adam train

That’s interesting…I LOVE Adam but Cook made me angry in so many ways, haha. I know that’s the reverse of what you’ve said, but oh well.

then the mediocre of the rest
5 Lil.. i guess. i just donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get it

Yeah, I dont get her either, absolutely nothing special about her.

I starting to see lots of Cook fans on the Adam train

Ok, this week Adam did win me over. I will have to see more than this to keep me on the train thought because I totally hated Adam last week. I also love Allison, Matt, and Kris. Last year I only had 1 favorite (David Cook, and voted for him like crazy), not sure that will happen this year.

Got home late from work and am watching the tape of the show now. Marvin Gaye is an absolute all time favorite of mine and “Let’s Get in On” is Marvin at his most sensual best. I really like Matt, but I didn’t think his vocals did justice to the song tonight. I know the judges heaped on the praise, but I was a little disappointed in it. Not his performance though. He sang it with passion and soul. Got to love that about him. I just didn’t think his vocals were that great.

Kris is very quickly becoming my favorite of the whole group this year. I love that he depends on his vocals and not theatrics, over singing, back story, or any other gimmick. He has a beautiful, pure voice and the likeability factor. I liked the spin he put on the song and he looked like he was really having fun with the song. Again he avoided looking directly into the camera, glancing and then glancing away. He sings for the crowd there but also needs to connect with the television audience, too. What was that skirt Paula was wearing tonight? Looked like going to the prom. I agree with Kara, he made it his own. I loved it.

Easy
Mar 25th, 2009 at 10:55 pm
I think the final three will be – Adam, Danny and Allison.

Maybe an all male final, although they might have to put an asterisk next to that statistic due to Adam.

Honestly, a man is a man as long as heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s got that equipment. It has absolutely nothing to do with his sexual orientation. My sister is a lesbian, but Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d never say sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s anything but a woman. She has the same freaking parts I doà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦actually she has lots more than me :blush_tb:

GOOD ONE!

Adam outdid himself tonight. That performance was moving and heartfelt. Smokey certainly thought so – he had tears in his eyes!

Matt-zzzzz
Kris-left the room
Scott-changed the channel
Megan-hurts my ears, muted
Anoop-boring
Michael-bad and boring
Lil-screaming at me-mute again
Adam-really pretty good
Danny-ick
Allison-love her voice, hated that song

Cook-fan here. Was never on the Adam train, will never be on the Adam train. I tried but just don’t care for the high pitched voice. *shrug* Used to be on the Anoop train, but got off and transferred to the Kris Train.

Oh. My. Gosh. I just watched Megan. Wow.

^ Lol, yes, she was quite… something.

I starting to see lots of Cook fans on the Adam train

I’m an Arch Angel, and I’m on the Adam train. I think it’s not necessarily a lot of Cook fans, but a lot of people in general.

Best IMO: Allison, Kris, Matt
Worst IMO: Megan, Scott, Michael

Anoop and Adam were pretty good but Lil and Danny, blech. More bad than good tonight, unfortch. I have to say, I really didn’t think Kris deserved to make top13 based on his Man in the Mirror, but he’s sooo good now, and I’m excited to see what he has in store each week.

Are these shows ever going to stop being two hours?

I never post before I read, but I just got a chance to post after watching my tivo of Lost….

I just have to say that Adam blew me away. I knew he had it in him, but it was good to see him do this song. He held the audience in his hand, and it was breathtaking to hear, and to see. He’s the shit.

My rankings

Adam, by a mother fu**ing mile

Anoop, sigh, I think I love him, lol. He touched me, singing one of those Smokey songs that usually shouldn’t be touched. His rendition was beautiful.

Kris ( who’da thunk it, I still don’t think he has a shot, but he took a song that could have easily gone seriously karaoke, and make it surprisingly fresh.

Allison, although I think they were a bit over the top, she forgot some words and mumbled others, but I think it was to alert the voting public that she is the best female singer in the competition

Matt, I love Let’s Get it On, it has some serious memories for me, and he did a fair job, I just don’t think he is great live singer, and truthfully shouldn’t you be to win this show. He will record like a dream, but so far for me he doesn’t have the chops. He has the vibe, but not the voice.

Lil, she did the best she could with that dreadful song, but she just doesn’t have a clue. If she had chosen my song, she would have had her moment.

Danny, he’s got a good voice, he just isn’t the soul singer I though he was, his enunciation was horrible, he has no idea what to do on stage, and I think he’s a bit of a hack

Scott, Scott, Scott, he’s just so earnest, and he’s a wonderful pianist, he’s just not a very good singer

Megan, she’s horrible, and she deserves to go home

Michael, that was a trainwreck and I am so surprised that he picked this song and killed it, and not in the way he desired. He too proved himself not to be a bonafide soul man

I think Megan and Michael are on the chopping block.

Hmmmm, unpopular opinion first…..

Tonight was Allison’s best performance, but her collected performances as a whole aren’t totally selling me. She can bring it, but every song she’s chosen has had the exact same energy and kind of in your face emmotional context. She is in the same rutt as Scott except that her rutt is more fun with better vocals. Like, a Pink’s more badass side rutt. Even Gokey, who is way way not my bag, attempts (!) to add different colors to his performances. I am waiting to see that from Allison. But still, third best of the night for me and my favorite female.

Same kind of thing with Matt, though he did try to work the stage so props for that. He still strikes me as Gavin Degraw without Gavin’s killer charisma.

I really liked Kris tonight, and liked him last week. My second fave. I like that he can be tender without seeming Go, err, I mean hokey, and can be upbeat without seeming..hokey. I did get what Simon was saying even though I wanted to smack him upside the head for giving conceit a shout out after dissing smug last season. Anyway, the way I see it, if you are going to be a stand in one spot with a guitar kind of performer, you have to bring a large stage presence with it to fill a theater, and Kris isn’t quite there yet. Almost, though, and the camera loves him.

Um, I can not watch Scott get taken out. I just can’t. Apparently, I am a sucker. It’s like popping the bubble of the Bubble Boy or something. I want to patch it up. Had to fast forward. (I watched Lost live and AI later…)

Few other peeps, blah blah blah….

And ADAM! Best of the night, by far. Changed it up, bought himself some good will for the next time he gets his freak on (I hope.) Smart! Ha, I wanted him to bring the funk and said that meant he’d go ballad. Well, I’m so very cool with the ballad thing. :clap_tb: :clap_tb: :clap_tb: So pretty and sad. And pretty. And emmotionally connected. Probably the second time an AI performance has made me genuinely verklempt. Other time being Cookie with The World I Know, which still wins in a fight with Tracks Of My Tears, but this was so very close. That’s saying a lot cuz TWIK is my favorite thing ever on the Idol stage. This is the line that got me: “My smile is my make up…” (I like the nailpolish though, sorry Pauler.)

Scott, Scott, Scott, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just so earnest, and heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a wonderful pianist, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just not a very good singer

Earnest. That’s a very good word to describe him. That’s what makes me feel bad about wanting him to be voted off, not his disability. He just loves singing so much and he’s so willing to learn. It has nothing to do with his blindness. That being said, I don’t really want him to stick around and I’m not voting for him.

Wow…I’m diggin Matt. Nice thighs and sang Marvin. Whooooa!!

Allison’s my girl. Haven’t seen here yet her in Cali though.

Scott, Scott, Scott, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just so earnest, and heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a wonderful pianist, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just not a very good singer

I think that’s why I’m so conflicted where he’s concerned. He’s so joyful while performing -and his singing isn’t great – so the judges basically trample his performance, and rightfully so.

He needs to go this week. Him sticking around isn’t good for my heart.

Lawdy, lawdy, lawdy….is that you Ethel???? Oh, my bad, it’s just Megan. Can we vote her off, already???!!!! :blink_tb:

I didn’t think Scott was all that bad; the backup singers were worse.

ALLISON WAS KILLER! LOVE HER, BEST OF THE NIGHT.
ADAM was great, Pleasantly surprised, slick hair and all. The other A has a good vocal, he just bores me and does not appeal to me.

LIL had a bad weave, but she does have a great voice.

I took a napper during Michael’s performance. YAWN to Scott. Megan just weirds me out, not my thang.

Matt and Kris were good, but not in the same level as the Double A’s.

Danny was okay, nothing great.

My rankings:

1. ALLISON
2. ADAM
3. KRIS
4. MATT
5. ANOOP
6. LIL
7. DANNY
8. MEGAN
9. MICHAEL
10. SCOTT

AMERICA, TAKE SCOTT AND MICHAEL HOME!

I love Allison; but America isn’t as attracted. I don’t see her making the top 4, unfortunately.

Thanks MJ for the vids, I just watched Matt, Kris and Scott.

Scott is sooooo funny, lolz. I LURVE the pink pants. I thought he did ok, better than “Wild Angels” lol… I kind of like him now. He is just so sweet.

Matt and Kris were really good too. I love Kris the most out of the 3.
Of course I have to go watch Adam a few more times, he is just so much fun to watch. I think I fell off the Anoop train, he is just really boring now. I don’t know what is going on? Oh I need to watch Megan too, oops forgot about her. I wasn’t paying attention the first time.

Here’s my overview. Overall, decent night.

1. Matt Giraud: Was OK until he got up from behind the piano and turned into a dancing fool. He’s an OK singer, seriously, I don’t understand how people can’t hear how many pitch issues this guy has. He never hits the notes right on…he’s always slightly sharp or flat. That being said, he is an AMAZING piano player. AMAZING. 6/10

2. Kris Allen: Extremely Cute. Check. Fun personality. Check. Good voice. Check. But something is missing…don’t know what it is…he’s just so everyman to me, which is fine, but I just don’t think he has the juice to win the whole thing. He apparently used to sing in his church and I can somewhat see that in how he performs, but he’s going to need to push it to the next level. But he’s top 6 for sure. 6.5/10

3. Scott McEntyre: BOOOOO!!! First off, the pink pants have to go. I didn’t realize that we were in a time warp back to 1975. That being said, Scott, to me, was no worse than before. In fact, he was a little better than before. But he lacks charisma and vocals to seriously contend beyond this point. Blindness be damned, this is American Idol. 3/10

4. Megan Corkrey: I think she hit about 2 notes total that were in tune. That was a trainwreck of epic proportions. She has to go. 2/10

5. Anoop Desai: Kid can sing. I’ll give him that. He’s got this pure tonal quality that you just can’t teach and when he’s in his main register he sounds like a winner. His falsetto notes didn’t quite flail off the rails, but they were definitely not as solid as his belt notes. Performance wise, I agree 100% with Simon. He needs to pull the performance aspect up a notch. 6/10

6. Michael Sarver: It was OK, I mean it wasn’t as bad as Megan, but it just wasn’t enough at this stage. It was just OK…which is probably worse than being gawd awful. 4/10

7. Lil Rounds: Uh…I don’t know what the heck possessed her to sing this song. Why didn’t she pick a Gladys Knight song or something? Geez!! Anything but “Heat Wave”. She was flat throughout and for the first time, it looked like she was trying to hard. Pretty bad…in fact…the worst performance from a front runner yet. 5/10

8. Adam Lambert: This, folks, is your American Idol. Barring some strange course of events that have yet to occur, Adam Lambert will be victorious come May. Just flawless. I have nothing left to say. He really brought the song down to the lyric and conveyed that. My main complaint re: Lambert in the past has been that to me, he seemed to lack heart, that crazy over the top vocals and black nailpolish do not an artist make. But tonight, all of those complaints withered away. He is a star and for once, I did see it. 10/10

9. Danny Gokey: It was good, but not great. I actually think that he has a good voice, but the dancing has to stop. Seriously. That being said, I don’t think that it was any better or worse than before. In fact, I think he does the same thing every week and the judges just change their critiques…and America follows the lead…because America is a bunch of lemmings. 7/10

10. Allison Iraheta: She’s a great singer and this was an amazing performance. That being said, again…same complaint that I had with Adam before…I think she lacks heart. She needs to slow it down next week and show that she’s got something else under her arsenal. I do think though, that she is the one contender that could break up the Danny/Adam proposed finale. 9.5/10

Bottom 3: If there is a God…Scott, Megan, Michael
Home: Megan (sorry…the absolutely worst performance of the night)

Wow Adam! Brilliant. Superb. Spot on. Adam is playing this game like a contestant should, SMART. He showed what he can do as an artist three weeks in a row. Three different performances. He keeps people wanting more. He was over the top and electrifying last week and this week when everyone expected him to fail he came off with beautiful subtlety.

No matter what happens in the end, Adam is a born star.

Oh and heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s finally number 1 on dial idol right now. GO GLAMBERTS!

Joes Place Blog mentioned that this was the same week last year that David Cook overthrew Davie Archuleta in the dialidol board and never looked back. Could this be Adam’s moment of finally taking down the Gokey train? I hope so…

Not voting until I can help to vote off Gokey. I just don’t seem to care that much this year. It’s just not time for me yet. Maybe at top 2 or 3…yeah I’m afraid he’s sticking around for probably the duration.

I’d rather see Megan or Michael go than Scott. At least he’s a good pianist which is truly more than I can say for either of them.

Guess I’m in the minority tonight, but I thought Scott did a nice job. He was a bit more animated than before. I liked his version of the song. Clearly Simon did not like the song, but I liked it. I hope he won’t be gone this week. I don’t think it would have mattered what song Scott said he had selected first, Simon would have said it would have been a better choice. I don’t think he will win, but I also don’t think he is the worst in the competition.

Megan is really beginning to annoy me. The cutsy only goes so far. She has a nice voice and she is very pretty, but she really sounds pretty ordinary on this song. I just don’t see anything special that would make her relevant as a contemporary artist. She sounded nervous tonight. I didn’t like her vocals at all. By far the weakest of the evening so far.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m happy to go out on the limb by myself. I like Michael. I think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s got a good voice, and he sang a song I love. He may have been the worst of the night for lots of people, but not for me.

I think Michael has a good voice too, but hubby and I just watched “The Big Chill” again the other night which imo has one of the best usages of this song evah (the kitchen scene) and having just seen that, Michael brought no justice to that song whatsoever, imo.

Sanrio76, I’m on your train. Die hard Cook fan liking Kris this season so far..

The news o’ the night is that Adam wants to win — and he is building the irresistible momentum he needs to do it. Bravo!

Allison has always been my second favorite — at least since Jesse Langseth got chopped and screwed. Just last week I was moping around here, wondering why Allison didn’t have a larger fanbase. Well, it’s great to see all these Allison fans here tonight.

Adam and Allison — the best AI singer evah and maybe, just maybe, the second best. Was it only 2 or 3 weeks ago the consensus around these parts was that TIIC had broken the season so badly it couldn’t be fixed? I’m so happy to be wrong.

Did anyone else not think Adam was incredible? I mean, he was great, definately the best of the night, but not spectacular. I think he can do much better on a ballad. He definately missed a few notes. Anyone else agree?

Anoop, that was SEXY!!! One thing though, hold the mic further from your mouth, because, I hear your breathing and it throws it off. But, DAWG, that was really GOOD!!! WOOF, WOOF!!!!!!

Really, Ryan…… AAAANNNNNNOOOOP??

I actually like Allison. She hasn’t shown a lot of versatility and she probably needs to develop more before she really becomes an “artist” but she’s got unbelievable raw natural talent. Those big notes when she cranks her head to the side really show off her fillings though, was I the only one counting?

I appreciate that Adam didn’t scream at me through the TV like a wailing banshee this week. Unfortunately for me his tone is way too high for my tastes and those falsetto notes lead me to believe his balls have not dropped yet, but his face has bigger acne holes than a block of cheddar so he must have hit puberty at some point.

Gokey is Gokey, I think his tone is decent but the scrunchy face he has when smiling is off-putting. He looks enough like Robert Downey Jr that I think he could come out with the Iron man suit one week to really shake it up. I do see some Taylor in him though, let’s hope he cleans the floor with his back on top 5 night.

Megan won the ‘most makeup a face can handle’ war with Adam this week. For a second I thought I was watching Memiors of a Geisha, then I heard that odd pseudo cajun drawl that sounds like she has a crawfish pinched between her cheek and gums and I was snapped back to reality.

Lil… she’s a good singer but I just dont get any WOW from her..OK I’ll give her this – her neck is way better than Melinda Doolittle’s neck because…well lets face it, Melinda didn’t have one. But we’ve had better R&B singers just about every year. She needs a BIG performance to gain any ground.

Anoop was good except the falsetto, and the high school varsity jacket look. He needs to ease up on the barillium microphone before he accidentally starts to pop and beatbox ala Blake Lewis. And I’m fairly certain he only blinks once every 11 minutes.

Kris is actually growing on me, and something tells me he could be very marketable. If I’m wrong he could still have a career in Hollywood doing stunts for Freddy Prinze Jr.

Matt was OK, but I still cant forgive that warbly Coldplay song, and he still has moments where his head looks like someone tapping on a pez dispenser really fast. I find myself strangley drawn to that mole on his forehead..that thing cast a shadown when he turned to the right to talk to Ryan.

That leaves Michael & Scott, the bottom 2. Michael goes home.

Yeah, it’s probably the first time Adam missed more than a just one or two notes, but I think it was nerves and the fact that the dude who wrote it was staring straight at him. Either way, it was good, Allison was good, too.

Am i the only one who still finds David Hernadez had the best Idol -Papa was a Rolling Stone -performance? Donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get me wrong, Allison was crazy good, but that was an incredible performance by David

To me there’s no comparison. Allison’s was so much better. I liked David H but his performances tended to be cheezy and kind of cabaret.

I thought Adam was better this week and the first time I could listen without wincing but didn’t even think he was the best tonight. He clearly has talent but he has to play this very very smart to have a shot at winning. I don’t think he can stop being OTT for long so we’ll see.

I think the most over-rated tonight was Kris. I wonder why the judges don’t point out the weakness of his voice like they do others? If he wasn’t cute I think he’d be totally forgetable. I compare him vocally to Chris Richardson of season 5 but Chris had more personality.

Having not followed the season closely- and fast forwarding through ALOT…I have to say, I think Megan has a career in comedy, perhaps on SNL. Something about here strikes me funny.

I found my idol in DC, but that doesn’t mean I won’t enjoy other AI contestants! I would love for Allison to make the top 2, I think she is the most talented. I also like Adam. For the record…I miss Cook every time I watch the show.

Megan won the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹most makeup a face can handleà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ war with Adam this week. For a second I thought I was watching Memiors of a Geisha, then I heard that odd pseudo cajun drawl that sounds like she has a crawfish pinched between her cheek and gums and I was snapped back to reality.

Matt was OK, but I still cant forgive that warbly Coldplay song, and he still has moments where his head looks like someone tapping on a pez dispenser really fast.

:laugh_tb:

Matt – I really don’t get him. I thought he started the song well, but he always loses me. Not sexy enough to pull off this song, imo. ymmv, etc.

Kris – that was nice. He will make a good opening act for someone someday. He’s very solid and consistent, voice is just ok for me.

Scott – completely tanked. One of the worst I’ve heard since the semis started. He must think he’s on AC Idol in the 70s or something.

Megan – See Scott.

Anoop – very pretty, nice ear cleanser after Scott and Megan. I don’t find him boring when he does ballads because the voice is so lovely. I think he’ll take the judges’ advice and go uptempo next week. Considering how the uptempo stuff went over this week, I’m glad he stuck to a ballad.

Sarver – I completely agreed with Simon. He tried way too hard. I feel like he’s trying to emulate Danny in the energy department and can’t quite get there. I hated the forced growls.

Lil – J-Hud > Kimberley > Vonzell > Lil. So loud and tuneless. She’s just not that great. Heatwave needs to be banned. I have a feeling she picked it because she thinks she’s better than all the other people who sang it combined.

Danny – he was like a little energizer douchebag. I’m not sure why he didn’t get the karaoke treatment, but I guess his shouty vocal was fine from a pitch standpoint. Hated the corny dancing with the backup singers. He should have taken Smokey’s advice

Adam – Gorgeous. An even better ear cleanser than Anoop. It wasn’t a “revelation” for me or anything – it’s always been obvious that he can really sing. I hope he does this more often. Beautiful performance of a beautiful song. (now, about that fugly hair dye)

Allison – this was not my favorite performance of hers, but she’s so much better than the other girls, she really stands out.

Did anyone else not think Adam was incredible? I mean, he was great, definately the best of the night, but not spectacular. I think he can do much better on a ballad. He definately missed a few notes. Anyone else agree?

No screaming = good, I guess.

I’m about to watch his performance now.

I didn’t hear Adam miss any notes??? In any case though, there are times when artistry and emmotional connection are way more important and a note here and there becomes unimportant, and this performance was one of those times, so maybe I wasn’t looking for it.

Alright, that’s it!!!….The Band OFFICIALLY SUCKS!!! Yes, Michael’s performance was bad, the vocal was bad, but, shit, the Band was worse. The Band threw him under the bus. How, can they play so loud for some of the performers, that they drown them out? But, then for Michael, they slow it down, the sound engineer turns it down, and BOOM….Welcome to Sucksville and the bottom 3.

Lil, what the hell did you do to the Melody???!!!!! That sounded awful!! You made that song boring, and the Band played it too fast and ran you over! She has no breath control on this song. She’s bottom 3 for me.

Lil-Why do the judges keep saying she has strong vocals? I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get it! I think she may have impressed me once so far and that was her first performance on the semi-finals which I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t remember clearly.

I know riteeee!! I have NEVER thought she has mad vocals. People who have mad vocals are like Kelly Clarkson.. Carrie Underwood.. JHud.. What the hell is wrong with the judges? And DI shows Lil still has a strong fanbase. Heh…

Anoop picked another one of my favorite motown songs of all time and I thought he sounded great. It was tender when it should have been tender. He sang it with feeling and also managed to hit all of the notes, something that I don’t think Matt did tonight. He uses the camera better than Kris, but Kris is still my favorite. So far tonight and I am only through Anoop, Kris and Anoop are my favorites of the night.

You have to love Smokey Robinson. I actually thought Michael did a nice job but it wasn’t him. He is trying to be someone else it seems to me. I really don’t think that was a good song choice for him. Even so, he was miles better than Megan tonight. I really don’t think quite a few of them have any chance of winning, so not sure why he pointed that out with Michael only. To me Randy made the most sense. He is a bluesy sort of guy and needed to chose a song that would play that up. I love his attitude.

Huge Cook fan here and about as far from the Adam train as can get. I am not a fan. Actually I think I am officially done with Season 8. There is no one care for particularly one way or another if they make it or not. Not Adam. Or Danny. Or Lil. None.

I think I will go watch some of my old faves on YouTube.

The two A’s are my favs – Adam and Allison, that is. The only thing bothering me about an Adam v. Allison finale though is trying to envision how it happens. Right now, it seems like many of Allison’s fans are also Adam’s fans, myself included. Vote splitting gets people sent home on this show, and it tends to ba a shocking someone, so it’s hard for me to see the top two being “these A’s.”

ETA: Megan seems hopelessly stuck on trying to be someone who’s already a star. First she seemed to be channeling Taylor Swift (who’s no good live, imo) with the long wavy curls and odd jerky arm performance, and tonight she stole Carrie Underwood’s hair from last week’s show (which was no good either, lol) and tried to channel her “Last Name” stage strut. Blech. And, girl, I was routing for you too!

I think Anoop was really great tonight.

Lil sounds slightly off-key, which is the exact reason I can’t stand Mary J. Blige.

Michael tried to do too much with that song. Soul isn’t “see how many runs you can throw into a song.” It actually comes from your soul, hence the label. It was way too big for him. Randy actually gave him a spot on critique tonight – “You’ve got some R & B chops, but you’re not an R & B singer.” Quite a difference.

Megan needs to be locked up for that crime she just committed.

I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t hear Adam miss any notes??? In any case though, there are times when artistry and emmotional connection are way more important and a note here and there becomes unimportant, and this performance was one of those times, so maybe I wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t looking for it.

I know. I just didn’t think he was on top of his game tonight, in both vocals and technicality, and connection and emotion. It wasn’t bad by any means, I just think he can do better.

And DI shows Lil still has a strong fanbase. Hehà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

I don’t know where the Lil fans are hiding. No one I’ve talked to is a fan of hers. She’s unpopular online. Are there really that many casual viewers who love her?!

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Tonight was Allisonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s best performance, but her collected performances as a whole arenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t totally selling me. She can bring it, but every song sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s chosen has had the exact same energy and kind of in your face emmotional context. [...] Even Gokey, who is way way not my bag, attempts (!) to add different colors to his performances. I am waiting to see that from Allison.

Huh? Wha?? Gokey tries to add different colors and Allison doesn’t? Not hearing that at all. As I said upthread, she does need to break out and do something very different, but she already has put her twist on each song while still being faithful to it. But Danny? Like Lil, just the exact same exact sameness every week.

adam did a great job tonight for 3 reasons:
1. his take on the song was original and one that could play today on the radio because it is different enough than the original.
2. he showcased the meaning of the song. he didn’t do an ott vocal but instead showcased the lyric.
3. the falsetto was a throw back to the motown sound – to me that was the most brilliant part. he really pulled that off.

the combo of making the song original yet tying in the motown sound was absolutely brilliant.

I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t hear Adam miss any notes??? In any case though, there are times when artistry and emmotional connection are way more important and a note here and there becomes unimportant, and this performance was one of those times, so maybe I wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t looking for it.

This. Exactly. What I was going to say, but you beat me to it.

Beautiful. Exactly what he needed to do, and what I knew he could do. Perfect song choice and wonderful performance.

ETA: bruno, great analysis. ITA. Missed breaking down the performances with you in chat tonight.

tonight it finally came to me.

scott sounds like neil sedaka. ugh!

Megan needs to be locked up for that crime she just committed.
Amen!!!!!!!

bruno, I sooo agree and THANK YOU!! It was buggin me!

Allison is da BOMB! I loved her performance from the clip on here, can’t wait to see it on TV.

MJ, thanks for putting up Adam’s video right away. For some reason my cable decided to drop in and out throughout his segment, and only his segment. Overwhelmed by the awesomeness, I guess. :smile2_ee: I like people who are musically adventurous, and who have the technical ability to back it up. For me, yeah, that describes both Cook and Adam, but I also really liked Jason last year, and Allison (and my poor Alexis and all of the other gone-too-soon girls) this year. Anyway, Adam’s performance tonight was just stunning. I really was not sure that I liked his voice, even going into Top 13 week, but he’s really won me over these last few weeks.

Danny and Lil can leave anytime. Same thing, week after week, and they’re really just ok, not anything special.

It sounds like tomorrow night’s show is going to be amazing .

Do we have any idea what next week’s theme is yet?

As I said upthread, she does need to break out and do something very different, but she already has put her twist on each song while still being faithful to it. But Danny?

But all the songs she has picked were the same type of songs, ones she can be in your face with the throaty voice songs. I’m saying Danny TRIED for the ballad and then you know more upbeat PYT-ish thing. I don’t think he really really completely nails anything he does without being a little (a lot) grating while Allison does, but Allison is coasting on the same sassy girl song vibe every week. She’s kinda Kelly if like, say, if Kelly ONLY sang SInce U Been Gone/My Life Sucks-ish songs and no Because of You/Irvine-ish songs.

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know where the Lil fans are hiding. No one Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve talked to is a fan of hers. Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s unpopular online. Are there really that many casual viewers who love her?!

I think Lil’s inherited Syesha’s mysteriously invisible minions from last season. Or Jasmine’s Hawaii voting block? LOL, what I mean to say is, she’ll probably go out at number three and everyone will scratch their head and wonder who kept her on so long.

^ Lil has definately gained some Syesha fans.

Do we have any idea what next weekà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s theme is yet?

I don’t know for sure, but I’ve heard rumors it will be Broadway.

Just watched Danny and Adam. They both did well. Adam had a smooth vocal, and Danny’s “growl” was back. Yeah, Adam was pitchy in some spots, but he wasn’t as guarded as he has been previously. That probably got the nerves up a bit. Danny did well. Simon is depimping.

I think Adam has a good voice. My problem is that we still haveà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢nt seen an original Adam Lambert! We have seen him IMITATE Mick Jagger, Michael Jackson and now Smokey Robinson. Who is Adam? I think that is why he has yet to make it in the music business after trying for so many years. Hopefully, he will grow into his own as the season progresses.

New York Avon Lady, you can get great downloads of the Idols on http://www.IdolJunkie.com. They are downloaded thru SendSpace and are full screen and great guality. She’s probably won’t have them up till sometime tomorrow but I love having my favorite Idols videos downloaded so I can watch them anytime. I have all of Taylor’s in HD.( A Carrie fan did them all in HD for his fans ) I also have all of Cook’s from last year and have started on Adam’s. I’m all for 2 A’s in the finales, but till last week I thought it might be Adam and Alexis.

I didn’t hear any dropped notes for Adam either. Adam is the shiznitz for me. I hope it comes down to Adam and Allison.

I think Adam has a good voice. My problem is that we still haveà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢nt seen an original Adam Lambert! We have seen him IMITATE Mick Jagger, Michael Jackson and now Smokey Robinson. Who is Adam? I think that is why he has yet to make it in the music business after trying for so many years. Hopefully, he will grow into his own as the season progresses.

I disagree. I thought his rendition of Smokey’s song was very original. Even Smokey said he’s never heard anyone do that song the way Adam did it. It moved him to the point where he gave Adam a standing ovation. Everyone else this season I feel have just imitated the artists, except for Adam who always makes the song his own spin and so very Adam Lambert.

I don’t know what it is with Lil. She is a really great performer, but I just don’t connect with her. Again I didn’t really like her vocals. Lots of energy but to me she didn’t hit all of the notes and what in the world was she wearing? Not even close to my favorite performance of the night. Better than Megan though. I thought Michael was more enjoyable than Lil. I agreed completely with Randy. I thought it was rushed, too, and the song didn’t show off her vocals. However, I do think she is much more personable than Latoya London of a few years ago who also had a beautiful voice but not someone I connected with.

Adam looked good. Don’t think Elvis represents Motown, but hey, he still looked good. I am not a big Adam fan. I have a friend who toured with him in Wicked. He was an understudy for the boyfriend and once in a while would step into the role. I am told that he regularly got into trouble for not singing the part as written. I can see that. He has this incredible voice and his own creative take on most everything he sings. This was definitely a different side of Adam tonight. I didn’t care for the vocals in part, but had to give him props for really feeling this song and for putting his wholeself into it. That was an original interpretation and Smokey stood up for him. That in and of itself is pretty cool. So, he is winning me over a little bit. I am tired of the judges fawning all over him continually. Really hate that, makes me not want to like him, but he is good. No question. I hated last week’s performance, absolutely thought it was horrible, but this week, I am liking Adam. I don’t know that I would call it my favorite of the night, but it is up there with Anoop and Kris as favorites and for different reasons. I love Kris’s purity and joy he brings to the music. Loved Anoop’s vocals tonight. Beautiful. And, I loved Adam’s emotional connection to the song.