American Idol Season 8 – Top 10 – Results – VIDEO

The intros this year just get stranger and stranger… I dunno though, I kinda like it.

They sure have amped up the drama, that is for sure. Or they are trying to.

Punk/Goth Adam is back.

Ryan: “I got 3 words for you: Kara DioGuardi!” Haha, niceeee.

Yeah Ryan was making fun of Kara on his radio show this morning.

Ooh, more lipsynching, pre-recorded goodness.

My dad goes, “They’re lipsinging this, aren’t they?!” Noooo way, dad. Lol.

ETA: Is Adam the best at everything? He’s even better than all of them at lipsynching.

That whole thing was really awkward.

Stop it with these cheezy group performances already!
It’s so painful.

Is it just me or this week, you can REALLY tell it’s pre-recorded?
They keep making it worst!

Am I the only one really uncomfortable? This lip sync group number is giving me the willies.

Most of them didn’t have mics! They’re not even trying anymore!

Well, clearly even the video was prerecorded this week on that Group Medley. What’s the point of doing it at all if it’s just a tape? At least they had a few solos this week. But, really, I want to know how they keep up with the quick changes live, not when they have a bunch of takes to get it right. That’s no fun at all.

Did they pre-record AND lip-sync the group performance? They didn’t even try to hide it! No microphones!

That was the stupidest group sing ever. It was so clearly pre-taped and lipsynched, I cringed.

Yuck.

That was willy wonka creepy. I felt like I was having a seizure.

That was ridiculous/pathetic/insert-your-choice-of-insulting-adjective-here!

ETA: Oh, no, now they have to ruin a Natasha Bedingfield song? The Ford vids have gotten worse.

They’re not even trying with the Ford videos either! WTF Idol?

Man, what an ugly suit. Ruben’s got a great voice, though.

Is Ruben lip syncing, too?

So I guess this is what budget cuts look like.

Guess not.

He is shiney.

Is Ruben lip syncing, too?

I don’t know, I zoned out. Was he? Anyone? I hope not. Hmph.

Lol. I thought it was on at 8, not 7, so I missed the first fifteen minutes. Apparently, I didn’t miss much, though…? What was the Ford music video about?

I heart Adam. Brilliant.

What happened to “Exclusive looks into the Idol mansion! ZOMG DRAMA!”?

Matt? Bottom 3? Whaaaah?

ETA: Aww, Kris. Poor guy. That was cute, though. I’m starting to like him more and more.

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat?
Matt in the bottom 3! He was one of the best. America, just awful.

WTF??! Screw you Dial Idol!

Wha?????????

MJ was right. America is not buying it.

Well, I thought Matt, Kris or Anoop would end up in the bottom due to vote splitting. But that is still just wrong.

what the crap – this is serious bs

WTF America? Matt shouldn’t be bottom three.

Is there any possibility that the show wanted to put Matt in the bottom 3 for a surprise? I can’t imagine that he really was. BYE MICHAEL.

I couldn’t log onto the fun office pools

Matt in Bottom 3? What??? Come on

Sarver or Megan (unless VFTW did their job).
They must have saved Scott.

Ugh, Lil looked so surprised when she thought she was in the Bottom 3 before Ryan told her she wasn’t… she thinks she’s so much better than she actually is.

I wonder, Tara. Hard to believe. He do perform first, though. That means either Megan or Scott has a stronger fanbase than we realized.

WTF?? Matt in the bottom 3?? I’m not a fan but he’s not the worst 3! Gosh. Scott is safe I reckon.

Anyone saw Kris hugged Lil like she was the one in the bottom 3? Aww. He’s such a gentleman. lol

That is complete bull crap. No way Matt deserves to be in the bottom.

OOH! David Cook video teaser

I tried to vote for Matt for about 40 minutes last night, couldn’t ever get through.. something doesn’t seem right.

Ahhh preview of David’s new video!! Ahhh!

This show is BIZARRE tonight. The Ford ad was horrible. Horrible. The “medley”… NOT even PRETENDING to be live on the stage in front of the audience? What the heck is going on here?

And I am sorry but I must take a shower to cleanse my mind of the sweat rolling off Ruben’s head after his performance. That was some serious water gushing.

Oh..a David Cook ad for his video on next Wednesday during AI. The one saving grace for this silly night so far.

Matt in the bottom 3 is not that bad, he won’t get voted off and that will stimulate his fanbase for the next week.
I guess Scott will be safe, what a joke.

sooooo mad right now and where is the office pool anybody know?

WHOA! David Cook Promo FTW!!

I am surprised that Matt is in the bottom three. He doesn’t deserve to be there IMO. I hope that he doesn’t go home, I don’t think that he will.

David, come back to us!

Matt?? Really?? This is crap. He was one of my favs last night! I think Scott should be gone…..I can’t even look at the tv when he’s on, i find him so awkward that i feel uncomfortable.

they’re playing games and manipulating to get him further

I don’t think Matt G is in the bottom 3..they’re trying to get his fans to vote more..

PLEASE please please I hope Matt isn’t going home. He’s not one of my favorites per se, but he was great last night and deserves to go to at least the top 6 or so. If HE went home over Michael, Scott, or Megan, it would be crazy. That just wouldn’t make sense. Those three are all deserving to go home, like right now. I mean, if Matt were to go home, the judges better consider saving him. It’s really early in the game, but it would be absolutely WRONG if Matt left.

Matt is not going home tonight but B3? Feh feh feh.

Agree, Widz.

I hope Megan goes home. I do think Michael is a better singer than Megan.

They probably just threw Matt in there for suspense.
Adding to the $$$ for more votes next week.

I think they put Matt G. in for shock value..well at least I am hoping so! to make people vote harder for him next week!!

ETA: Aww, Kris. Poor guy. That was cute, though. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m starting to like him more and more.

Yeah, poor guy. Lol. I think Ryan enjoys faking him out. It’s the second week in a row now that he headed for the stools before Ryan called him back.

Hmm, I’m not sure whether I’m buying that Matt is in the Bottom 3… Dial Idol isn’t usually that far off. Did Ryan specifically use the words ‘Bottom 3′?

Is there any possibility that the show wanted to put Matt in the bottom 3 for a surprise? I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t imagine that he really was. BYE MICHAEL.

I think that Matt really was in the bottom three because Ryan specifically said that he was. I don’t think that they told him to sit on the stool, just to generate buzz.

I think that if they were going to do that Ryan would have just told him to go take a seat, like he told Anoop and Megan to stand on the stage, without ever really saying that they were in the bottom. I think that Matt really is in the bottom three tonight.

Joss is the best they could get? Sorry, she’s not worthy of singing with Smokey.

I know we’re used to the manipulations here but I hope they can’t just throw Matt into the B 3 to give the show more melodrama.

If Matt goes home tonight, I will seriously give up AI. He was a solid top four last night – this sucks for him

could this duet be any more boring? zzz

LOL is this another way to get people to notice Matt? Seriously, it’s becoming way too much, they’ve tried everything. I just doubt he is b3, and if he really is it means dude really can’t connect.

ewww Joss is stinkin up the joint!!! she sounded totally off in the beginning!!

Joss Stone looks gorgeous.
Her dress is super pretty.

Dammit! I missed the Cook video promo AND this injustice for Matt Someone’s got some splainin to do. Maybe me, because I did not bother to vote. But still. There were at least five people worse than Matty G.

Hopefully Matt will be the first one Ryan sends back to safety on the couch. This is sick.

Did Ryan specifically use the words à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Bottom 3à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ²?

I don’t know. I wasn’t paying that close attention. I was I was recording it so I could rewind and find out! I don’t think Matt was in the Bottom 3, though.

My dad just asked who Joss Stone is. :dry_tb:

Stevie will make them look lame shortly.

lol….

I thought Matt was connecting last night.

Yeah, I think when they say “bottom 3″, it’s for real. There were some times last year when they made it appear like people were in the bottom without actually using the words. That’s when I believe they’re faking us out.

Matt in bottom three is just the plan for him to overtake Danny. There’s no way he’s really there. He’s been solid in DI. The show has gotten so desperate.

Michael or Megan are out I bet.

(I’m starting to feel bad for Matt. They are ruining him cause people are smarter and know they are being manipulated. That’s not the best way to get support for Matt)

I think Matt was legitimately in the bottom 3. He went first, they used a very crappy clip at the close from rehearsal, and he splits votes. He better be safe though.

Yeah, performance was quite Zzzzzzz-worthy.

“I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think Matt G is in the bottom 3..theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re trying to get his fans to vote more..”

OH – H to the E to the double LL”S YES – that is what they are sooooooo doing!!!!!!!! Matt is the new pimpee for sure!!!! I wouldn’t care if he went, he just doesnt have any – thing special special about him going on. They keep comparing him to Justin, he is such a washed out version of that – they really need to stop force feeding Matt like this, it is annoying.

Joss Stone and Smokey Robinson actually recorded that song together, check it out on iTunes. So it’s not that random, I guess. Smokey’s still got it though, for a nearly 70-year old!

Smokey is still the bomb…but Joss was just awful tonight, hopefully the real recording is much better, because it stunk live!! it sounded like 2 animals dying…

There is no way Matt is in the bottom three. I’m sure Idol is playing with people’s heads. They want us to start voting for him. His perofrmance last night was NOT worthy of a bottom three!!!!!!!!! I’m mad.

Ooh, Come Back to Me preeetty! Wish I was paying closer attention gahh. Wait, I thought Ruben pre-taped, how did they make it seem like the contestants were there… in their same clothes?

Matt G will be fine… I hope. Dang it, Slezak was right though, he was screwed by the bad sound in his rehearsal clip. He went first, and the first half hour has the lowest ratings, and then everyone who missed his fabulous performance saw a terrible clip in the playback grr…

Sneak peak on Wednesday of David Cookà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s video for his next single, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Come Back to Meà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ !

Don’t we get David himself singing Come Back to Me on the results show next week too? So, we’ll get a performance and a video preview? The video must be going to be released soon. I hope we get a leak of it before long.

David, come back to us!

:lol_tb: amen!! Oh and yum to the clip and pimpage woot!!

Yay Allison! She’s may 2nd favorite, I think.

ARGH I want to swipe that smirk right off Danny’s face.

You know there is something about Matt….maybe it’s his hair??? Maybe a deep condition or more gel??? Couldn’t hurt.

Is Terrence Howard in the audience?

i hope Matt gets eliminated just to see the judges reaction…will they use their save on him>

Gosh, so obvious they would leave it down to these 2…

Huh. I thought Megan would be B3 before Scott.

Matt looks super nervous.

Whaaaaaa? Sending Scott to safety before Matt? This is so messed up.

WOW.
VFTW is powerful.

I think Simon can’t stand Danny…

I had a feeling. The hot girl thing is working for Megan. At least for now.

Cannot stand how Gokey just gave a smug “Thanks, Simon” after Ryan reminded us that Gokey’s performace was clumsy and amaterurish. Like Gokey was saying “What the hell do you know dude?”
Seriously, Shut Up HokeyGokey.

You know there is something about Mattà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.maybe ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s his hair??? Maybe a deep condition or more gel??? Couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t hurt.

I think that’s just because he is 25% African American.

I think it’s his eyes being small and that he doesn’t have a natural smile. so he looks a bit sour a lot. Not everyone smiles naturally.

Okay this show is doing whatever it can to keep people tuned in. Matt is NOT BOTTOM 2. Come on.

Whoa…Scott safe and Matt in the bottom 2 with Michael? Hmmm…very odd. Could DialIdol really be that wrong? It had Matt as being at least in the top half.

Okay, no way Matt G got fewer votes than Scott. He sent Scott back to safety to keep up the suspense– no way Matt was bottom 2.

No Scott, you go home and take Michael with you.

duh duh duh….the drama continues!!! there is NO WAY IN HELL Matt G. is bottom 2!! NO WAY IN HELL!!!!!

Okay, they really, really want people to vote for Matt next week. Or, a shock boot again this week? Are we sending home the people who have good performances and keeping the bad/mediocre now?

Danny is smug.
Urgh. Put the GO in Gokey!

holy crap, this is scary. go matt!!

Hmm..but Ryand did say that Matt G is in the bottom 3..they usually don’t say that if they try to make a person look like they were bottom 3..

WOW, they reeeeeally want to prop Matt. First, they lump him in the recap with Ally and Adam. Then, as we say on the knoll, they put him on the seal, ie, put him in the B3 to chastise America and light a fire under voters asses to vote for him. Ironically, this tactic was used with biggest effect with Ruben and the 3 divas of Season 3. BOOOO, AI, I aint buying. Don’t blame America.

LOL. I’m not buying any of it.

OK. Danny really is rubbing me wrong for the first time. I now saw what the haters saw. I felt so bad for Scott. I almost had to change the channel. Maybe they didn’t want to keep Scott wondering and he was really 9th.

Yeah, this is starting to get a little thick. Lower than Megan and Scott? Either he is really, really not connecting or the show is manipulating the hell out of this week. Because even after performing first, he should be doing better than this.

The pimpage Danny, Adam and Lil is nothing compared to what Matt gets… it’s hilarious!

either that or the judges want to waste their vote tonight and save Matt G. because if he is the lowest, and the judges don’t save him…this whole show is BULL****!

WHAT
THE
HELL?????????!!

Matt is standing there to make us think Sarver may NOT be going home. Has to be.

Who is voting to keep Scott in? Please stop that. It’s an insult.

I would be happy to smoke with Smokey any time, any time at all.

While I do think that Matt is really in the bottom three tonight (I think that Ryan asking the judges how did Matt end up there further proved that he really is in the bottom three)., I think that he probably got more votes, than Scott and but he is left standing with Michael, so that the producers can use that to create buzz.

I don’t like how IMO, the two worst singers in the competition (Megan and Scott) are safe.

Cannot stand how Gokey just gave a smug à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Thanks, Simonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  after Ryan reminded us that Gokeyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s performace was clumsy and amaterurish. Like Gokey was saying à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“What the hell do you know dude?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 
Seriously, Shut Up HokeyGokey.

I agree. Who is voting for this guy? How can someone be so delusioned that they actually think he’s the best and his yuckiness is endearing?!

I can’t believe Matt is bottom 3, something stinky is going on here.
If he is the one ‘going’ then the judges will use their save, I bet and I will have to believe that’s what this is all about.

No way they would toy with Matt and claim him to be the bottom vote-getter…just so the judges could use their Save tonight? Top 10 would be a bit early, eh?

Um, Simon? You think the public likes Matt less than Megan, Scott, even Danny…

Stevie Wonder! Scott, take notes. THIS is how you do it.

maybe this is a ploy to use the save with all the negative press it has gotten so that it’s not an issue later on

Dammit! I missed the Cook video promo.

WTF? What was the Cook video promo? Did Ryan say something or did they actually show a part of the video?

Darn it!

Jolene, the promo was during the commercial break.

YUCK YUCK YUCK. More Hokey Gokey dance moves. Ugh.

They showed a few seconds of the MV during the ads..you know, during the AI Special Moment in the middle of the ads..

Thank goodness for Stevie Wonder, rescuing us from the ridiculous drama.

Yeah, I think when they say à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“bottom 3à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ³, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s for real. There were some times last year when they made it appear like people were in the bottom without actually using the words. Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s when I believe theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re faking us out.

Yeah, that’s what I was thinking, too.

I’m not that worried about Matt, though – there’s no way they’re sending him home over Sarver…

Right? *bites nails*

Stevie is still the deal.

Matt looks like he is going to be sick. I don’t blame him.

Scott better not think Stevie got to the top any other way than through his awesome talent. :> Sorry, Scotty. Can’t think of any reason you’re still on the show…

Danny Gokey, could you annoy me anymore than you do?

LOVE THIS SONG. OVER JOYED.

I am so sure that Matt is safe, he was a little better than Michael but not much, and a lot better than Megan and Scott. I dont think he will go home, they just got his fans riled up – and it is working – dum dums

They are enjoying this so much, awesome to see. Stevie is the man.

No way they would toy with Matt and claim him to be the bottom vote-getterà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦just so the judges could use their Save tonight? Top 10 would be a bit early, eh?

Well, if they are trying to prop Matt by putting him on the seal and maybe even using the save, they have to do it earlier rather than later. People excuse early B3 appearances way more than late B3 appearances, which are momentum killers.

I put this in the previous thread too, but on Idol Tonight Danny says he “wants people to look at him and start dreaming again.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

I am in total shock! “Vote For the Worse” must be in 7th Heaven right now. If Michael goes, I still get 15 points in the pool. If Matt goes, I beleiev they will use the “Save”.

This kinda of reminds me of Carmen coming back until she was in the Top 5. Megan can redeem herself next week, but…wow.

Can’t believe Megan is still on the safe couches. Is that vote for the worst thing going on again this year? Matt does not deserve to be in the bottom two. Wow. I guess Michael is going home. In my opinion both Megan (especially Megan) and Scott had less effective performances last night.

mj said she removes the Pool when the site is extra busy to speed things up. For whoever asked about it upthread.

Stevie fuckin’ rocks! And Anoop is an adorable fanboy!

I put this in the previous thread too, but on Idol Tonight Danny says he à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“wants people to look at him and start dreaming again.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

:laugh_tb: I watched that too!

It also said he owns over 18 pairs of glasses. :blink_tb:

I dunno..but so far this show Sucks! Everything about it…even the professionals performances are sub par so far….. I smell something VERY STINKY tonight, and Simon is being a HUGE ASS tonight as well!!! I dunno, I hope that they redeem themselves in the end THEY BETTER SAVE MATT G!!! Or I am so done with show!!! and Yes, Danny is a SMUG Bastard….sorry,,I knew there was something that I didn’t like about him..I was right.. I mean we all know Adam is a true front runner in this competition..and he knows he is well liked but at least he is Gracious about it!!! not smug in the least!!! very greatful for all the praise he recieves….

RANT OVER!!

Hey BlankSlate, I have a picture of you in Tulsa. LOL So is Stevie really there and really singing live?

Haha, I love how everybody (contestants, judges, etc.) is fangirling over Stevie. Guys included. This is great stuff.

Of course Stevie Wonder is singing live! Why wouldn’t he?

Are you guys serious?????? Did Danny really say that???????

on Idol Tonight Danny says he à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“wants people to look at him and start dreaming again.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Methinks Danny is dreaming again too.

yeah Anoop is totally rocking out! he loves this, he’s such a fanboy! lol

Toootaaaaaally agree with AngC30.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“wants people to look at him and start dreaming again.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

I’m dreaming of the day he’s voted off. Is that good enough?

MJ, I know it’s a lot to ask, but is there any chance you have the CBTM clip recorded? I didn’t see it, if it’s not something worth posting, NVM.

This is bizarre. I was trying to eat my dinner while watching the show, but I had to stop halfway through, I can’t even swallow the food now, my stomach is turning.

Lol, Kris’s dancing was adorable.

If Danny really said that, that may be the most obnoxious, ridiculous and arrogant thing I’ve ever heard a contestant say.

Yeah, Ryan actually said Michael and Matt were the bottom two vote getters.

on Idol Tonight Danny says he à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“wants people to look at him and start dreaming again.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

WHAT, the F***!?!?? Jeez, come back to earth, Gokey. HELLO.

I am so madd right now I can’t even watch.

Shari: I like that you get my user name. I’ve never really been to Tulsa but it’s nice to know DC and I have a little connection…

Who is VOTE FOR THE WORST pushing for this year? Not that I think their votes alone really make or break a contestant. It’s more AI strategy and producer manipulation coinciding with their voting efforts.

on Idol Tonight Danny says he à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“wants people to look at him and start dreaming again.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

I dream of not hurling when he’s on my TV.

Oy.

THANK GOD.

Lol, Krisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s dancing was adorable.

Yeah, I noticed the camera kept gravitating to him, lol. He’s such a goober. :tongue1_tb:

Damn, I really REALLY hate the name puns this season. “Put the GO in GOKEY” and “GO-key”, for example. I also hate Glambert, but it seems only Rickey uses that. Blah. They’re not as good as last seasons “Archie”, “Syclone”, “Cookie” puns. Only Rickey uses Glambert, but ugh. How about AWESOMEbert? Okay, that one isn’t good. I can only think of bad stuff that rhymes with Lam and Bert. Damn, maybe they just need better names this season? But if I hear them anymore I will die.

But what the hell @ America for choosing Matt in the bottom 3. Yikes.

THANK GOD. No way he’ll be saved.

I am sooooooo madddddd that they did this to Matt

Hey guys, Danny meant he wants people who go through rough times to realize they can still dream again. It was actually very nice when you put it in context.

LOL.
Michael. Singing after Steve “Oh Crap”
He was a good guy, just not for Idol.

Please BE too proud to beg
Noooo Don’t do it Don’t!!!

I like Michael. Sorry to see him go. Especially when Scott and Megan are still in the competition.

Why is Michael smiling? Your girl just dumped you– and AI is about to do the same. ;>

there is no chance, i repeat, no chance of Michael being saved.

And the point of this is what? Cuz everyone knows they are not saving him. ZZZZ. I hate the judges save. The poor guy is singing his heart out.

Michael is TONS better than Scott and Megan.

Yay… if Michael get voted out I get 15 points!!!!!!

This guy is so much better than Scott and Megan combined. Kind of sad.

What the heck do they mean they haven’t decided?!

ETA: Oh, good. He’s going home. And we get to hear Carrie’s pretty farewell song

By the way, for whoever asked about VFTW, they are voting for Megan!

Tara, I asked because some of the guest performances are apparently pre recorded. I just didn’t know if it was trickery of cameras and such or if he was really there live.

OK I am somewhat happy..they saved matt..but Michael was wayyy better than Megan and Scott…by leaps and bounds…and he is an awesome guy! I really like him…and you know that the judges won’t save him…Bye Michael..you are a true gentleman..and some of your fellow contestants (yes, I am talkin to YOU DANNY) should take some advice from him!!

Woo Hoo! I haven’t watched yet, but I think I may be in a 250-way tie for first place in the poll this week. Woot!

What?! how did Simon just say that when they hadn’t all agreed!

I give Michael credit, it really did seem like he was singing for his life. But I’m not surprised that he is going home. I didn’t think that the judges were going to save him. At least he gets to go on tour.

Wow, that was a jerk-move from all the judges. Giving someone hope and then taking it all away.
Urgh, hate this rule.

Well, he was confident. Definitely not the nervous wreck that Alexis was. I’ll give him that – he went out with a good performance.

I hate the way the judges pretend to ‘deliberate’, though… Seriously. If you’re gonna say no, just tell them no.

I like Michael. Sorry to see him go. Especially when Scott and Megan are still in the competition

Same. I liked Michael’s performance last night (at least compared to everyone else’s criticisms).

Also, some of the criticisms here sound unnecessarily hateful. Kinda scary, if you ask me.

SIMON YOU ARE AN ASSHOLE!!!!

I am done…

Michael, keep your head up man!

Michael is TONS better than Scott and Megan

This..

aww, i always liked michael….he seems so sweet.

This “Save” thing is the silliest idea ever. Embarrassing and an insult. Like throwing a kid in the Coliseum and letting the lions loose while the crowds scream in blood thirst frenzy. Do Not Like It At All.

It is too early for them to use their save.
And, I vote for bringing back the”original” boot song. It seemed to fit the show and it stood out and was memorable. This year’s song is boring and has nothing catchy about it.

You know, according to Dial Idol, the votes after Anoop were close. If they want to clause someone (ie use the clause that says they can throw out votes if they believe there is block voting) and shuffle the order to create drama, it’s not a huge stretch. If that’s what happened, not only did they prop Matt, they villainized a sweet blind guy who is going to be hated on for overstaying his welcome. That’s some master manipulation. Wow.

I am not sorry Michael is gone. Inappropriate smile of doom. It’s only fitting.

Michael may be better than Scott and Megan, but they are much more interesting than him IMO. He’s boring.

Memo to contestants: Never pick a song that has “beg” in it.

Who really believed for a second the judges were deciding to save or not to save Michael at that moment? Yeah, me neither…

Poor Michael… yay for me!!!

Well, one thing I will say is that I haven’t heard any bad comments on Michael’s personality. HE IS A SWEET GUY.

It was time to go home. I still miss Alexis.

I like Michael. Sorry to see him go. Especially when Scott and Megan are still in the competition

ITA. I like Michael too and think that he is a much better singer than Megan and Scott are. I wish that he would have gotten a chance to stay around longer than those two.

well I knew they weren’t going to save Michael…but did Simon have to be a complete and utter DOUCHEBAG about it?? no!! That’s what pisses me off..

Jammasta, I am right there with you on that.

True to all of the above. Michael handled AINT TOO PROUD TO BEG in a disconnecting performance style but the man has a great voice. How are Megan and Scott hanging on up there?

Thanks for the info. VFTW took on Caw Caw? Wow. Well, I guess I see their point since their name is VFTW (although I personally think backing Scotty would have been a better Worse).

That was mean to “pretend” they were thinking about saving him. In fact, if it was anyone but Michael up there, it would have been downright cruel. Sarver knew there was no chance he would be saved. If it had been Scott or Megan, they would have been a mess!

Matt went out smiling which is great. Plus the Stevie Wonder line was hilarious.
He is better than Meghan and Scott but in the end they’re all going. He still made the tour and can pocket some nice cash.

IF Matt was really in the bottom voting wise (and it wasn’t a ploy to gain him pity votes), he really has a small fan base. How do you gather less votes than Meghan even when you go first?

I don’t believe Matt was bottom three. There’s something else going on and they’re probably trying to rally votes for him.

ShariG, on what? I’m kinda weird in that I have to know exactly what other people agree with me about >_>. What did Simon say?

Still a bit sad to see Michael go. But can someone somehow put Alexis back on the tour? That’s the only reason I wanted Michael safe last week (obviously also because I’m a fan), but Alexis had the power. Or make the tour the top 12/13 instead of just 10?

I know…Michael wasnt gonna win, and I know that they do things to make the show exciting..i get it….but I just get sad when I see really genuinely nice people get hurt for entertainment value…with that being said, I apologize for anything that I said that offended anyone in any way!!

I hope this doesn’t mess with Matt’s head while he is performing next week. He doesn’t seem to have alot of confidence in himself, he seems very shy. Maybe he will pick up some of Sarver’s votes. I know I will be voting for the FULL 2 hours next week for Matt – I slacked off this week because I figured he would sail through. Learned my lesson the hard way !!

Wow, text votes must be playing an even bigger part this year.

DI did predict Matt 4-7, so him being 9th isn’t that big of a shock, as they don’t include text messages.

Wasn’t one of my favs last night, but was never deserving of the bottom 3

Well, now that Sarver’s gone, I can give my votes to my number one instead of my number two! Although I’m pretty sure Adam doesn’t really need my votes, lol.

Michael seemed like such a sweetheart. Wish him well.

I got all the points in the pool tonight – but so did 189 other people!!! Congratulations to all of us.

What is the theme next week – does anyone have any inside dope?

Sad to see Michael go, but he’s going to be GREAT opening the concert. And he’s going to get so much love on tour. He did win because he will make great money on tour.

Matt is suffering from all the “he’s so commercial” remarks. In a year where people want change and something different, commercial comes across as ordinary and something similar to what we already have. If he can readily fit on the radio as it is today, then what does he bring? While we argue about other contestants and say they are a mixture of so and so, Matt is simply Timerlake 2 or Elliott 2. He needs to do something “not commercial” next week. Although, I think by being in bottom 3 he’s now a lock for top 4.

I didn’t think they told Michael they wouldn’t have saved him. I thought he just said they contemplated saving one of them… and that they contemplated saving Alexis. I wonder if they would have told Michael the same if he had been the bottom contestant, just for drama.

The save thing is crap that just adds more drama to the show and gets more people to watch since no one watches the results anymore.

If Matt had been the bottom vote-getter, he would have deserved the save, even more than Alexis, since his performance last night was VERY good and highly praised by the judges. But they probably wouldn’t have even saved him! Then the drama would be gone the rest of the season!

If I thought Matt was in trouble last night I’d of voted for him. I can believe he was B3 (though very surprised) but I don’t think he was second lowest votes. That had to be Scott.

So I’m watching Michael sing out and thinking good for him for having fun with it and not playing their game by begging to stay when he knew he had no chance. But they couldn’t let him go out with grace. Where’s the drama in that? So they have to create drama by pretending they haven’t decided. Even though it was so staged, how can he help but get a little hope for a few seconds before they yank it back. Jerks.

Really this kind of stuff is unnecessary and not fun or exciting to watch. Whoever is running this show has a sick sense of humor.

TreeFrog
Mar 26th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
Memo to contestants: Never pick a song that has à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“begà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  in it.

Hahaha, or “goodbye.” That’s a given, though.

I wonder if we could find ominous lyrics in Jasmine’s “I’ll Be There” too?

This à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Saveà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  thing is the silliest idea ever. Embarrassing and an insult. Like throwing a kid in the Coliseum and letting the lions loose while the crowds scream in blood thirst frenzy. Do Not Like It At All.

I am absolutely hating it too. At least they didn’t give Michael any hope that he “might” be saved as they did Alexis. Now that was cruel to the bone.

Only one judge has to say the contestant goes home. All four must agree that the contestant was saved. Simon can be such a jerk.

Hmm… this was posted on the official GD boards:

by Post-It-Note:

Many Westies – seems parts of California – posted that there was no sound for about 15-20 minutes – Matt’s performance was the only one they could not hear.

I wonder if this affected voting.

Did this happen for any of you guys?

Jammasta, that the level of hateful comments may not be necessary. It does get a little scarey. I’m not overly invested in anyone this season, so am not defending a favorite. I really don’t think anyone has a chance in the world of beating Adam no matter who else we might back, Anoop, Allison, Danny, Kris, Matt, Lil, all are good and all deserve to be there and I am sure have their fans. But Adam deserves to win, in my opinion. He’s fresh, different, talented and miles better than everyone else.

My favorite is still Kris and I really hope that the Kris fans get out and vote next week to keep him around longer cuz as some one said earlier he is adorable. I would love to see him on the show as long as possible and I’m really glad he will be on the tour.

They’re setting up a redemption arc for Matt. Bottom three this week, Top 3 next week or something like that. He’ll be in the latter perf spots and if he really does well, he’ll be one of the first to be declared safe.

If not, they’ll probably and reluctantly transfer their chips to Pocket Idol. :wub_tb:

LYS: I live in New York, and I had no sound throughout the ENTIRE show last night. I had to watch the clips at Rickeys. I thought it was very strange, and the sound came back on as soon as the show ended !!! Weird ????

If Matt had been bottom this week, I think the judges may have used their save, but if he’s bottom next week, after getting in as a wildcard, I think he’s toast. It would be obvious at that point that he’s not building a fan base.

Ryan said at the very start of the announcing the bottom 3 part that this was the bottom 3 “based on votes”. Go back and watch. So, if he’s not lying (which I doubt he is), then Matt was honestly and truly in the bottom 3.

To which, my only comment is – Judges, can we drop the frontrunner shit now, please?

What the hell was that?
How did MAtt get fewer votes than Scott, Megan?
I don’t believe that for one minute. Poor Matt, he looked like he was about to cry.
I feel for him because he did have a great night.

I missed the show but wow at Matt being in the bottom three instead of Megan. I’m really not looking forward to watching her warble around on stage again next week and arm tattoos are so last year..

Many Westies – seems parts of California – posted that there was no sound for about 15-20 minutes – Mattà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s performance was the only one they could not hear.

Did this happen for any of you guys?

We did have sound for the full 2 hours in from the LA feed. If it was out other places in CA for 15-20 minutes, I think they would have missed 2 performances?

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I extremely dislike Scott Macintyre’s voice!!! I’m kinda pissed that he didn’t get sent home. Michael was such a good sport. =] Ugh. And how could MATT FREAKIN’ GIRAUD be in the BOTTOM THREE? It should’ve been Megan up there!!!!!!!!!!!! :doh_tb:

I’m midwest, Lys, but I heard Matt’s performance just fine. Love the song, didn’t think he did it very well inspite of the judges fawning. There were moments of genius and moments where he completely lost the pitch in my opinion. I like him, but it wasn’t his best performance.

I can believe he was B3 (though very surprised) but I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think he was second lowest votes. That had to be Scott.

ITA. ryan clearly said they were the bottom 3. If they were playing with us ran would have dodged saying that

I’m not terribly surprised Matt’s in the Bottom 3. He’s totally splitting votes with Kris and Danny. Plus, the editors showed the most unflattering rehearsal clip at the end of the performance show that would not have encouraged the extra 5 million people tuning it to vote.

I AM surprised, however, that Megan hasn’t even hit the bottom yet! Calling Megan the Haley of this season is an insult to Haley.

Maybe Matt just isn’t building much of a fan base. It is possible. He’s got Gokey, Anoop, Kris, Scott (getting a sympathy vote), Adam to compete with. All in similiar genres.The girls have much less competition. It follows that the guys will knock each other off eventually.
Maybe Kara’s drooling over him turned them off. It turns me off.

I didn’t hear Ryan say Matt and Michael were bottom two but he clearly said they and Scott were bottom three.

Barefootgirl, I could not agree with you more. I am hating the judges save whole concept. It was brutal with Alexis and was completely unnecessary tonight. Maybe it will be more meaningful later in the competition, but it just seems cruel at this point.

So I’m left with two burning questions…

1. WTF is next week’s theme?

2. Why aren’t the singles available for download yet? Haha.

I haven’t seen these answered yet, but I’ll keep going through the pages.

There may be some here who still think the Motown theme was boring, but it really rocked tonight. Stevie still has that charisma and the ability to make you want to dance!

Kudos to Smokey Robinson – a class act. He’s in his late 60s and has a nice voice.

Hey, all, for those who can’t get enough Motown, coincidentally Amazon has a special on an MP3 album of Motown No. 1′s, for only $1.99 for 22 tunes! Here’s the link:

http://www.amazon.com/Motown-Number-1s-Vol-2/dp/B001NYRPR8/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Memo to contestants: Never pick a song that has à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“begà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  in it.

treefrog i’m just about to say this…i mean everything seems to be in synch..i dont know if this is what they called coincidence but my God i bet producers are celebrating since it sure adds to the drama to hear booted idols singing for their lives with beg lyrics…last week alexis really seemed to beg singing i’m beeging of you pleassse dont take my men..now its michael aint too proud to beg…

how come matt is in the bottom 3?he’s my fave male contestant so there is no way he should leave idol…he’s one of the best last night…maybe matt suffered the same way michael johns did last season i mean having the number one spot or maybe they realize matt has the potential of being the next idol so they want to annoy fans so they could be more determined in voting for matt g. well atleast he didnt experienced the same exact way with mj leaving too soon on idol…i dont really mind seeing michael sarver go but i’m still missing alexis…

As if they were saving Michael.. That was a terrible waste of time. Perhaps they were trying to sell people like many of us who know they have their minds already made up prior to the results but I ain’t buying that crap.

1. WTF is next weekà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s theme?

I’ve been hearing Broadway, and someone also said iTunes… whatever that is?

I think Matt going first yesterday hurt him. That is when the ratings are the lowest so not as many people saw him. Plus he has that large and distracting mole on his head.

“Kudos to Smokey Robinson – a class act. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s in his late 60s and has a nice voice.”

yes he is. He is a legend and so is Stevie.

Jersey, play it back if you can. After he had sent Scott back to the couches he said Matt and Michael were the bottom two. “These are your bottom two this week”.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve been hearing Broadway, and someone also said iTunesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ whatever that is?

Ah yes, we discussed this earlier. I don’t like it when Ryan’s hit or miss about announcing the themes. And iTunes…that couldn’t be much broader, haha.

WTF was that!.. matt in the bottom.. I refuse to believe that!.. there is just no way!!!!… oh well whatev’s. glad michael is gone.. next week will get rid of scott. as for next weeks theme.. it could be rock, since cook is performing. idk tho haha…

HOW GREAT WAS STEVIEEEEEE!!!! lol the best performance of the season.. can he perform in all the result shows?… LOL @ ANOOP fanboying.. that was cute… hehe..

I don’t agree about Matt not having a fan base. On AI, he is third on fans and posts, second to Adam and Anoop. Based on the reviews on iTunes, he is in the top half of the top 10. He has more fans on face book than several of the others 13, 800 . I just don’t get it. At last weeks show and this weeks, he was the best received after Adam and better than Allison last week live, I was there last week and others have said the same. He has also pushed up Let’s Get it On to 18 on iTunes. :ponder_tb:

I heard next week is Broadway, too.

Matt looked like he was going to hurl. What they did to Michael was stupid and cruel and not remotely convincing.

Demographically, it makes sense that Matt, Kris and Danny may be splitting votes from similar, though not identical, audiences. But I wonder how Dial Idol came to be so off, if so.

bottom 2 or bottom 2 vote-getters?

Plus he (Matt) has that large and distracting mole on his head.

But Danny has that large and distracting face on his head, and that doesn’t seem to be disadvantage. LOL

Can someone please expalin why the Idols are living in a huge freakin mansion yet we see none of the them living there. I thought they wanted us to get to know their personalities this year better. i really thought when they backtracked on the 30min result shows and eleminated the cheesy call in questions we would get some house footage.

Michael seems okay about the boot, but cares very much about the tour. Does anyone know how much the idols earn on tour?

sorry to rant.

Next week is Broadway? Oh my.

Matt was put in the bottom 3 as an in your face to Dial Idol. He wasn’t in the 3 lowest vote totals. Just another dishonest producer trick.

hypertwink
Mar 26th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
Plus he (Matt) has that large and distracting mole on his head.

But Danny has that large and distracting face on his head, and that doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t seem to be disadvantage. LOL

Thank you for taking the knot out of my stomach with that one. :clap_tb:

But Danny has that large and distracting face on his head, and that doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t seem to be disadvantage. LOL

:lol_tb:

I think Matt going first yesterday hurt him.

Kris went second and has been in the first half of the show for three weeks now, and he’s not having problems.
Matt is not building a fanbase, even though the judges want us to believe he is a frontrunner.

I agree leome. Remember, DI does not include text votes. And just because Matt has an on-line following it doesn’t mean he’s appealing to the average fan who is not idol obsessed like on-line fans tend to be ( and I include myself in that category, so it’s not meant to be derogatory).

next week is broadway?so that means adam has the advantage?c’mon idol producers is that what you mean broader song selection this year?yeah broadway maybe broad but the fact that broadway is a broadway means they have something in common maybe theatrical?that not everyone can do unless ofcourse your a slight ringer that you have preidol experience someone like…..

Plus he (Matt) has that large and distracting mole on his head.

But Danny has that large and distracting face on his head, and that doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t seem to be disadvantage. LOL

This entire exchange FTMFW. :lol_tb: :clap_tb: Seriously, I gigglesnorted out loud.

This entire exchange FTMFW. Seriously, I gigglesnorted out loud.

I try my best LOL

Isn’t it strange that by getting the pimp spot last week, you end up in serious trouble this week?

And broadway? Seriously?

This spells all sorts of trouble for Allison. HANG ON THERE….

But Danny has that large and distracting face on his head, and that doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t seem to be disadvantage. LOL

Lol Hypertwink, I should have mentioned that as well. It is way more distracting than the mole.

Assuming Matt was in the bottom two (which I have my doubts, but I won’t go to the knoll), I think TPTB might have barely avoided a PR disaster.

From what I hear (and I’m in the East), a lot of West Coasters missed Matt’s performance because of the sound problems which were cleared up by Kris’s performance. Because of that, I don’t think they could boot Matt up without causing a major uproar.

I don’t think the judges would use the save…they may need it later on.

And I don’t think they’d do a re-vote…all of the trouble for one contestant. Plus they already moved Idol back a day this week. No way can they move it back another day.

donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t agree about Matt not having a fan base. On AI, he is third on fans and posts, second to Adam and Anoop. Based on the reviews on iTunes, he is in the top half of the top 10. He has more fans on face book than several of the others 13, 800 . I just donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get it. At last weeks show and this weeks, he was the best received after Adam and better than Allison last week live, I was there last week and others have said the same. He has also pushed up Letà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Get it On to 18 on iTunes.

Exactly. He has a great fanbase maybe not as big as Adam and Danny but he has it. Oh man.. I hope Matt keeps his confidence he must be feeling so low right now. I feel for him.
I am just hoping it makes him stronger.

Matt has ZERO chance of winning American Idol now, imo.

No Idol winner has ever been in the Bottom 3 during the the first 5 weeks of the competition.

With that said, I wouldn’t say that the Matt has no fan base. He has one of the more active internet fan bases this season in terms of IDF, myidol, and Facebook. Maybe they just didn’t vote.

Heck, I didn’t even vote.

WTH!!!!???
MATT SHOULD NOT BE IN THE BOTTOM 3 !

UM, Ryan *DID* say that Matt, Michael and Scott WERE bottom 3

If they were truly serious about Matt being a CO/CRU Simon would never have made the comment that Matt/Michael were both in the bottom two because they are not liked by the American public. He was very blunt about it. I just can’t see TPTB allowing that kind of statement to be made about someone they were considering for the crown. I was surprised that Matt was in the bottom three, but I can believe it – plus Ryan specifically said the he was bottom three/bottom two. The night when Anoop and Megan were supposedly in the bottom four, Ryan NEVER said they were in the bottom. Its nights when Ryan gets evasive with his wording that I suspect shenanigans with the bottom three. They may be trying to ramp up Matt’s votes, but they have been pimping him out the last few weeks and I don’t think he’s catching on. This may be why Simon is pushing Kris and Anoop to make a move.

And iTunesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦that couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be much broader, haha.

An iTunes theme could be something like, “top 100 iTunes right now” or “top 100 iTunes for 2008″. If DC is the performer next week, it might make sense for the theme to be current music… although it goes against everything AI stands for!!!

cookcricket Mar 26th, 2009 at 9:42 pm

Wow, Michael did SOOOO much better on that song tonight than last night. I hope he was encouraged by the fact that the judges were still debating after he finished. That boy can sang under pressure! imo. Alexis couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t pull that off last week.

Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll be a great opening for the tour.

I have been a Matt fan all along. I was shocked he was in the bottom two. Somehow he has not connected with the tv audience. Also, because I thought he was safe (although not on top) on DI, I voted more for Kris last night. Having said that, there is some reason I have been calling Michael – Matt. He just hasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t stood out enough for me to remember his name and face for some reason. (hubby keeps correcting me, lol). I believe Matt has a fabulous recording voice and has done a great job on the show. Whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s lacking? IDK.

Megan or Scott should have gone home, imo. I almost wonder if the judges considered saving Michael (see I almost called him Matt), so they could send those two home next week.

Me thinks Kris is forming a fan base and I like that!!!!!!;)

Oops, I posted in the wrong thread. LOL. What’s wrong with me???

I too wonder about next week’s show. If it’s Broadway, will Adam be too OTT? Just wondering. If DC performs (oh, I hope so!) itunes top 100 would make a whole lot of sense. The TV guide sight doesn’t even have who is performing next week yet. When are these things decided btw.

Regardless if Matt does have a fanbase, he’s not getting enough votes. You have to pick up casual voters to stay on the show. Hell everyone said Syesha didn’t have fans but the girl made it to top 3 last year, so someone (many someones) were voting for her and not making their presence known on the internet.

I don’t think it would have been his time to go this week, but I’m still scratching my head over Megan not hitting the B3 this week. Now that is just tragic.

Matt was a wild card, now he’s in the bottom 3. It’s possible Anoop and Kris are taking his votes. Plus he went first, the absolute kiss of death. So maybe tonight makes sense. And I don’t find him the most attractive guy on the show, sometimes that matters.

Maybe Matt should cry next week?

Maybe Matt should cry next week?

LOL.

Maybe Matt should cry next week?

Maybe Matt should get married and then show up a few months after his wife dies, be blind and wear pink pants, change his name to Matt Scott Giraud, then change it again to Matt Scott, and then CAW. That seems to work on this show.

Season 8 (aside from talents like Adam, Allison, and Kris) is a JOKE.

At this point in the competition I think regular voters try to save those they like who might be in trouble, (not necessarily their favs) to try to weed out ones they don’t.

Maybe Matt’s fans didn’t think he’d be in trouble last night after the judges lavished so much praise on him.

I agree, primeminister. Can you imagine the tour? Yikes.

Is it top 100 itunes or is it Broadway week next week? Either one would be great and they need a Rock week too. Please have Andrew Lloyd Webber as a mentor again, I flove him, lol. “The eyes have it….” Poor Archie..lol Webber was a great mentor though, he was so funny. DC and DA did great on Broadway week. I really enjoyed that theme. Oh and they need Barry Manilow as a mentor too, he was great. Ok back to the results.

Someone please send a memo to the producers, NO MORE LIP-SYNCING please, we want the cheese back please!!!!!

I think the Matt bottom 3 crap was planned to get Matt more votes next week and to pissed off people so that Scott or Megan is voted off next week. I don’t really think Matt was really in the bottom 3. Matt is good but I rather have Kris or Allison in the finale with Adam. Lil and Gokey can go anytime, I despise both of them.

Anoop will make it to the top 5 at this rate, but he needs to do something current and fun again. That was the easiest elimination to decipher. I knew Sarver was a goner. Yay for 24 pool points!

The mansion so far is only being used for mentoring the idols. Yeah I want footage of there routines and if they are using the bowling room. Who is making breakfast for Scott each morning, lol. Is Scott’s brother living there too? Who is doing Scott’s hair and picking out his clothes? LOL…….Scott does have really fluffy and curly hair, like a chia pet. Scott is sweet though.

Stevie Wonder was amazing of course, man can he sing!

hee hee, primeminister.

Matt has ZERO chance of winning American Idol now, imo.

No Idol winner has ever been in the Bottom 3 during the the first 5 weeks of the competition.

With that said, I wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t say that the Matt has no fan base. He has one of the more active internet fan bases this season in terms of IDF, myidol, and Facebook.

Was Fantasia ever in the bottom 3 this early? No I don’t think so, your right Primeminister. I don’t think Matt is going to win or even has a chance. I think it is a fight for the crown between Adam/Danny/Kris/Allison. I hope Adam takes it!

OMG primeminister! That is funny.

If Adam and Allison leave and I was motivated to vote, I’d vote for kris and Anoop. They have so much more charm. And I’d rather watch them sing a song than Matt. I may not like every choice they’ve done on Idol, but I’m confident professionals can give them a great song for their voice.

Tonight, rightly poor Matt looked somber tonight. Kris and Anoop once again had multiple tv opportunities to look fun, cheerful, likable and charming. Really, they can make a recording artist out of any of them. And in concert? Honestly after Adam, I’d much rather see Anoop. Love Allison, but don’t think a full concert would be that much fun. Then Kris.

Tons of Adam fans I know, looking at DI and thinking Adam safe (bad thing to assume as it appears) voted for Kris, Anoop and Megan. I think it really is the fun and charming factor.

Call me a conspiracy theorist but I have this strange and sneaky suspicion that 7 other idols got more votes than Matt this week, and that’s REALLY why TPTB put him up there in the bottom 3!

On a non-sarcastic note Michael showed some class with his departure and looked genuinely happy to have had the opportunity.

I have to admit I’m a Matt fan who didn’t powervote last night. In fact, I’ll admit I didn’t really vote at all – I assumed he had a good enough performance to keep him safe, and obviously that wasn’t the case. As much as I like his style and want to be able to get recordings from him for weeks to come, I’ve never really bought into the idea that he’s TCO in any way…yes, I think they were pimping him just enough to keep him around, but even at his best I think he’s a dark horse to win it and always has been. And if someone similar is building a fanbase quicker than he is (ie, Kris), it’s nothing to them to switch one out for another.

Of course, I also think about the contestants of the past who have practically lived in the Bottom 3 for weeks on end and ultimately make it much farther than a bottom dweller would be expected to. I hope Matt is one of those cases (although not for weeks on end…my nerves can’t take it lol) …

…and I will vote next week, assuming he gives a quality performance.

I am ok with the bottom 3 tonight. Michael is the right one to have gone home imo.

Was Fantasia ever in the bottom 3 this early? No I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think so, your right Primeminister. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think Matt is going to win or even has a chance. I think it is a fight for the crown between Adam/Danny/Kris/Allison. I hope Adam takes it!

Yeah, same here, sue. THANK GOODNESS I changed my overall pick from Matt to Adam last week….

Maybe Matt should get married and then show up a few months after his wife dies, be blind and wear pink pants, change his name to Matt Scott Giraud, then change it again to Matt Scott, and then CAW. That seems to work on this show.

:lol_tb:

I believe Matt was really in the bottom 3. I used DialIdol to vote — it recorded 536 votes with only 4 busy signals over 2 hours.

Sucks, but there it is. I just hope it doesn’t blow out his confidence, because I think he’s already struggling. And I do think he’s awesome.

And broadway? Seriously?

This spells all sorts of trouble for Allison. HANG ON THEREà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

Having seen the Broadway musical and film, Chicago, I think Allison can pull something out of it (if it is on the list).

Seems I remember restrictions put on the Broadway theme? Was it that the contestants couldn’t choose something from the current or recent productions?

I just hope it doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t blow out his confidence, because I think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s already struggling. And I do think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s awesome.

Here’s how I see it: Matt started the competition on the wrong foot. He was nervous and picked the wrong song. If he had done “Who’s Lovin’ You” instead of the atrocious “Viva la Vida” during Group 2 performance night, I think he would have kicked Kris out for the 3rd highest vote-getter spot.

If that had happened, he wouldn’t be splitting votes with yet ANOTHER white guy with “soulful” voice. And he also wouldn’t seem like Mr. Grumpy next to Mr. Tender Puppy Dog. (Btw, I have nothing against Kris; he’s one of my favorites, in fact!) It just goes to show that “Viva la Vida” has lead to more serious consequences than expected.

Not only are Matt’s chances now shot; his confidence is too. That’s really a bummer because he’s one of the more talented ones of the bunch, imo.

Was Fantasia ever in the bottom 3 this early? No I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think so, your right Primeminister. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think Matt is going to win or even has a chance. I think it is a fight for the crown between Adam/Danny/Kris/Allison. I hope Adam takes it!

Allison was in the bottom three last week.

I like Matt but I like Adam and Kris more. He’s better than a lot of them but he doesn’t seem to be connecting to the audience. I mean, it’s gotta hurt that a douchebag like The Party Widower gets more votes than you but then, you didn’t have a dead wife to pimp out.

I guess I just don’t get DI. Does it only truly record those who are signed up to the site? I know it doesn’t cover the texts, but just how limited is it, and what do the raw scores actually mean? Sorry if this is too much OT.

BTW, with Matt? Even though he was in the bottom two (and truly thought he would be safe in spite of that), I was more relieved that Kris was safe. If he learns to look through the camera like DC did last yr. I think he could be a shoe in for top 3 if not top two.

Allison was in the bottom three last week.

Oh your right, dang it I forgot that. So Allison is out of the running. Was Kelly Clarkson in the bottom 3 her season at all? I don’t remember, probably not. So the only ones that have a shot of the finale right now are Adam/Danny/Lil/Kris/Anoop. Hmmmmm….interesting…Well maybe this season will be different and Allison will make it to the finale with Adam. Probably not, Gokey has a very strong fanbase.

hypertwink
Mar 26th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
Plus he (Matt) has that large and distracting mole on his head.

But Danny has that large and distracting face on his head, and that doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t seem to be disadvantage. LOL

That’s awesome!!!

Grammie Kari, I agree with the Chicago thought on Allison! IMO, she needs to be the last girl standing.

Yeah Matt can still have a comeback and I still think Matt wasn’t in the bottom 3. I think it was all planned. Who am I kidding, it’s going to be a Adam/Gokey finale, it is pretty much destined or not, lolzs.. So I am hearing it might be itunes week, Anoop can do really well with something current.

Maybe Matt should get married and then show up a few months after his wife dies, be blind and wear pink pants, change his name to Matt Scott Giraud, then change it again to Matt Scott, and then CAW. That seems to work on this show.

LOL

Having seen the Broadway musical and film, Chicago, I think Allison can pull something out of it (if it is on the list).

There are also a lot of Rock musicals (Tommy, Rent, JCSS, etc).

Seems I remember restrictions put on the Broadway theme? Was it that the contestants couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t choose something from the current or recent productions?

Last year, they did ALW night and it was anything from the catalogue. The last time they did an open Broadway theme, it was called “Classic Broadway” and they had to choose from a lot of old chesnuts (none of the modern ones, a lot of R&H). I strongly suspect that if they are going Broadway this year, they will open it up a lot to enable a certain somebody to sing a song from “Wicked” (or other Modern musicals).

Although, I’m sure that Randy wants Allison to sing “I am 16 Going on 17″. j/k

I still don’t know how they can use Broadway as an insult and then have a Broadway theme. I don’t think Broadway should be used as an insult, but the show does so it seems strange that they are setting so many themes that they personally seem to think are no-nos. First Michael Jackson. Now Broadway. What next? Cabaret Songs? Songs you Might here in a Holiday Inn? The Play List from the Karaoke Lounge on the Pacific Princess?

I have to admit Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m a Matt fan who didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t powervote last night. In fact, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll admit I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t really vote at all – I assumed he had a good enough performance to keep him safe, and obviously that wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t the case.

Classic recipe for a shock boot. Sing early. Not over the top amazing. Not over the top bad. Yields no pick-up on the casual fan and no panic fan voting. Throw in a bad rehearsal clip and your journey can end. I’m not blaming the fans. What I’m saying is that I wouldn’t declare Matt out for the count yet or say that he has no fans. There is still a lot of ground to cover and there have people who have made top three that had a semi-permanent chair in the bottom three in the early final weeks (e.g. Syesha and Kim Locke). Add in the screwy semi-final format (I think top 3 out of 12 is harder than top 2 out of where it was tough to gain fans and I think the early going this season will be more mecurial than in the past.

First of all, the judges seem to have no idea what is going on most of the time–I doubt Simon could name more than five contestants on the show, which I find really annoying…how much is he getting paid?–so it seems highly unlikely that they have any grand manipulation schemes. They are just saying whatever comes to mind from moment to moment…which is why their commentary is often so repetitive and weak.

Then, some people have suggested that they put Matt in the bottom 3 to get more people to vote for him next week. Seriously? If they are going to outright manipulate the results like that, why would they care how many votes he gets?

There is no doubt that producers can manipulate things based on performance order or face-time in the audition and Hollywood rounds (as a Kris fan, I am quite aware of this), but they have no vested interest in keeping a contestant who is getting more popular down, or in propping up someone who is increasingly unpopular. It does not make sense, ratings-wise. You don’t get people to watch by going against the public will. Plus, there are plenty of perfectly good reasons why Matt would be in the bottom two: he went first and he had only average reviews, while Megan and Scott were really bad, causing their fan-base to vote more. Finally, it is not unusual for someone in the middle of the pack on DialIdol to be in the bottom three–like Sarver just last week.

I bet the actual producers laugh at all the smoke-and-mirrors theories in a combox like this, because they’re probably almost as disorganized and disinterested as the judges.

edit: please keep your remarks focused on the topic, not on your fellow posters

Heck, Kat made it to final 2 and she went bottom 2 in the round of 10).

Thank you for remembering that, so Matt and Allison does have a chance for making it to the finals but not winning, cool beans….:)

I generally agree with you rbidol. But I think they love and feed all the conspiracy theories. It keeps people watching and talking.

I’d take iTunes over broadway.

Statistically though according to whatnottosing, the worst nights actually come from the more “current” week. The best theme weeks are surprisingly when people like Neil Sedaka comes to mentor.

But it’s because they keep stating that certain contestants are current and so there is that extra motivation that I really want them to prove it.

Prove that you really are current.

I guess I just donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get DI. Does it only truly record those who are signed up to the site? I know it doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t cover the texts, but just how limited is it, and what do the raw scores actually mean? Sorry if this is too much OT.

You have to download the dialer software and use your computer’s dial-up modem to place the calls. Then, the software starts calling to vote for the contestants you select, and will continue until you stop it. I set it to auto-stop, so it dials for the whole 2 hours with no more work from me. Pretty cool.

It automatically sends your call info to the dial idol site every few minutes.

So yeah, it only counts the votes of the people who download and use the software, but the number of votes it logs don’t tell you much. The busy signals are the key,and the DI webmaster has tweaked his formula over the years to reflect geographic voting patterns, & stuff. I don’t know the math part.

Well, there’s a first time for everything. I still think they all have a shot at winning. Except Gokey. (lol) And Megan and Scott.

Ahh, I didn’t get to watch this episode! I need videos!

Also, you have to have a land line to use DI. Most people I know don’t have them anymore. They use cell phones and/or VOIP. I think sometimes the busy signals also have to do with your local carrier. But, that’s just me.

DI is a predictive tool, but it’s not necessarily 100% accurate.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d take iTunes over broadway.

Statistically though according to whatnottosing, the worst nights actually come from the more à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“currentà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  week. The best theme weeks are surprisingly when people like Neil Sedaka comes to mentor.

Yeah but I love broadway week. It’s just so much fun and last year was amazing. But it will most likely be top 100 itunes week next week since Cookie will be on. It totally makes sense. A lot of them would do well with this theme. I think Scott and Hokey will struggle the most since they sound so old-school.

Thank you for remembering that, so Matt and Allison does have a chance for making it to the finals but not winning, cool beansà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.:)

I don’t think they have zero chance to win just because of being in bottom three early. It’s not a rule, it just hasn’t happened before. This is a screwy season.

I think the biggest obstacle to anyone winning is the amazing Adam, regardless of what else goes down between now and the finale.

Although, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m sure that Randy wants Allison to sing à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I am 16 Going on 17à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ³. j/k

LOl – you kid, Kirsten, but isn’t there some rocked out version of 16 Going on 17? I think I’ve heard it in a commercial…it may not be an actual arrangement (beyond the AllState commercial or whatever it is I’m thinking of), but it doesn’t sound so bad in my head!

Oh your right, dang it I forgot that. So Allison is out of the running. Was Kelly Clarkson in the bottom 3 her season at all?

Nope Kelly was never in the bottom. The only winners to ever hit the bottom 2/3 were Ruben and Fantasia.

Someone on Survivor Sucks posted charts of performance positions/boots and bottom 3 for each season. It’s interesting to see where the death spots are for each group.

http://survivorsucks.yuku.com/topic/46517?page=1

I think the biggest obstacle to anyone winning is the amazing Adam, regardless of what else goes down between now and the finale.

He seems to want to win, but I think he could easily flame out if he wants to do so. I actually love this season, although I’m still fuming over Jesse and Alexis.

I want Allison to go deep. Love her.

Oh your right, dang it I forgot that. So Allison is out of the running. Was Kelly Clarkson in the bottom 3 her season at all?

Stats for the number of times the final 3 hit the seal prior to their journey ending (does not include the time the final 3 person got the boot)
Season 1:
Kelly Clarkson: 0
Justin Guarini: 1 (F7)
Nikii McKibbin: 5 (F10, F7, F6, F5, F4)

Season 2:
Ruben Studdard: 1 (F5)
Clay Aiken: 0
Kimberley Locke: 4 (F12, F9, F8, F4)

Season 3:
Fantasia Barrino: 1 (F7, F4)
Diana DeGarmo: 3 (F11, F9, F8)
Jasmine Trias: 3 (F9, F6, F5)

Season 4:
Carrie Underwood: 0
Bo Bice: 1 (F8)
Vonzell Solomon: 3 (F9, F6, F4)

Season 5:
Taylor Hicks: 0
Kat McPhee: 2 (F10, F4)
Elliott Yamin: 3 (F9, F8, F5)

Season 6:
Jordin Sparks: 0
Blake Lewis: 1 (F7)
Melinda Doolittle: 0

Season 7:
David Cook: 0
David Archuleta: 0
Syesha Mercado: 5 (F12, F10, F8, F7, F6)

OMG. I didn’t watch the show and I just heard that Matt wasn’t allowed to sit with the other contestant’s during Stevie’s performance. He was isolated with Michael. That’s just so f***ed up!

Rules are meant to be broken.

Nope Kelly was never in the bottom. The only winners to ever hit the bottom 2/3 were Ruben and Fantasia.

True. The thing is in Season 3 every contestant was, in some point of time, in the bottom 2/3. George Huff went the furthest to Top 7 without a bottom 3. The same night the 3 divas were in the bottom. After that he had a flu/cough and he never recovered.

ETA: Beaten by Kirsten. Fast fingers. Hah.

Thank you Kirsten for that, hmmmm…….very interesting. Why the heck was Sarver and Matt isolated by the group during Stevie Wonder’s medley, that was kind of strange. They let the group sit together last year before they sent someone packing, I remember because Natasha came up to hug and kiss Archie.
This season is weird, it could be anyone making the final two but I am hoping Adam will be one of them that’s all.

But it will most likely be top 100 itunes week next week since Cookie will be on. It totally makes sense.

How does that “make sense”? Cookie isn’t in the Top 100 on iTunes (probably is on one of the genre charts, but not on the Top 100 last time I checked). And unless he’s supposed to be mentoring (had not heard that, just that he was going to perform on results night), why would he be driving the theme?

If it is Top 100 iTunes, I hope Matt doesn’t get any ideas about reprising “Viva La Vida”. And anybody who sings Carrie’s boot song is either doomed or incredibly meta.

Really interesting, Kirsten. You can definitely make some assumptions based on that, well, we can going forward. Not definite, but it reveals a lot.

OMG. I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t watch the show and I just heard that Matt wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t allowed to sit with the other contestantà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s during Stevieà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s performance. He was isolated with Michael. Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just so f***ed up!

How so? I ask because I missed the show and have only read the recap. I am waiting for the vids.

What do you mean by isolated with Michael? If they were together in the bottom 3, why should Matt get to go sit with the others when he didn’t know his fate? Had they sent him and left Michael alone, they would have given it away, no?

So last year was the only year both winner and runner up never appeared in bottom 3. hmm.

First of all, the judges seem to have no idea what is going on most of the timeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’I doubt Simon could name more than five contestants on the show, which I find really annoyingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦how much is he getting paid?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’so it seems highly unlikely that they have any grand manipulation schemes. They are just saying whatever comes to mind from moment to momentà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦which is why their commentary is often so repetitive and weak.

Well, I they have TCO’s which they may support heavily, BUT, I also think they have put the likes of Matt and Kris at the beginning of the show to see just how many will support them in spite of their position in the line up. I’m thinking Kris did well last night whereas Matt didn’t. I’m interested to see what the judges take will be on both next week…

RE: DI,

So yeah, it only counts the votes of the people who download and use the software, but the number of votes it logs donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t tell you much. The busy signals are the key,and the DI webmaster has tweaked his formula over the years to reflect geographic voting patterns, & stuff. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know the math part.

Thanks flicker, that was helpful. Heh, almost tempting to download so I don’t have to get carpel tunnel. LOL. And I hadn’t planned on voting this yr. (Never voted before last yr.) However, I just really think Kris is worth saving. *Look through the camera Kris.*

So, I was a huge DC fan. I STILL AM!!!!! FWIW, I am seeing some DC like attributes from Kris. *ducks DC fans that don’t like Kris*. LOL! Kris seems to truly support his fellow idols. Ex. Allison, and hugging her after her performance this week, and pointing towards Scott when they were announcing him as the next contestant on performance night.

Yeah, Kris doesn’t have DC’s vocals, but I believe he has the ability to be current.

How does that à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“make senseà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ? Cookie isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t in the Top 100 on iTunes (probably is on one of the genre charts). And unless heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s supposed to be mentoring (had not heard that, just that he was going to perform on results night), why would he be driving the theme?

LOL I worded that wrong, I was thinking that Cookie is a current artist and is playing current music. Itunes top 100 for right now would showcase the idols as current recording artist. I don’t know what the heck I am saying, lol, I am tired and just blabbing out loud. I don’t think Cook is mentoring, isn’t he still on tour? Isn’t it something pre-recorded too? I hate all the pre-recorded crap tonight. What happen to LIVE idol?

However, I just really think Kris is worth saving. *Look through the camera Kris.*

I will help you save Kris. I’m hoping he can be a little engine that could like Elliott and make it to at least third place. *waves to Kris*

Am I the only one that thinks Home Sweet Home even sung by Carrie as the boot song is ridiculous? I didn’t like it when it came out the first time and I still don’t like it. Not a fan at all.

Matt went first… and apparently he didn’t have the voting block to keep him safe despite the death spot. But hey, at least he wasn’t eliminated.

Don’t know if this has been posted elsewhere, but Adam’s iTune audio is up.

He sidesteps the word ‘girl’ by singing ‘somebody else.’ heehee

OMG. I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t watch the show and I just heard that Matt wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t allowed to sit with the other contestantà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s during Stevieà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s performance. He was isolated with Michael. Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just so f***ed up!

How so? I ask because I missed the show and have only read the recap. I am waiting for the vids.

What do you mean by isolated with Michael? If they were together in the bottom 3, why should Matt get to go sit with the others when he didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know his fate? Had they sent him and left Michael alone, they would have given it away, no?

Why should he? Because Stevie Wonder is performing and he should get to enjoy it with everyone else. Last year they let the bottom 3 sit with the other contestant’s during the performances. Umm, and I would have liked Michael to be with the other contestants too of course. (I’m just still going crazy over Matt being in the bottom 3) It’s just wrong to have those two be all alone.

Stevie Wonder is great! Lil and Kris look like they’re really having fun with this. So did Kara and Allison. Adam, at first, looked less than enthused, but he started dancing too and getting into it, clapping, doing all that fun stuff.

I feel so girly for noticing them dancing. Please tell me I wasn’t the only one.

Oh yeah, just a little side note, I don’t mean to gush for Adam because I think he’s a bit overrated (sorry, I’m still a fan but I don’t think he’s OMGLUV great), but I loved the sincerity and humility I saw during his meeting with Smokey. He was intimidated and even asked what inspired the writing of the song. That coupled with the star performance he gave was awesome. Was I the only one who thought Adam’s humility was so awesome there? I thought it showed a star quality that a lot of artists seem to lack: a desire for inspiration.

Also, I can’t be the only one to think Michael actually sang really well on his exit song.

I am a bit surprised that Matt was in the bottom two or three. I am not surprised that Scott outlasted him, or Megan for that matter. Scott, for all of his flaws is a sweet, earnest, blind man, with one wicked sense of humor. He also is a novelty. Megan is beautiful, period. Matt isn’t the best looking guy. Vocally he’s a bit suspect. Every week he has shown promise, but he’s also shown how unstable his voice is. When you have a person who is cute, charming, and consistant, like Kris, Matt is going to continue to be in trouble. Matt is going to have to begin to hit it out of the park as I now foresee him not outlasting Scott and Megan. I mean the potential is there, but when envisioning a final two any other year, Matt just doesn’t compare. I don’t think there are any shenanigans going on. Every now and again the public sees things as they are, not as the judges say they are.

Ruben was awesome tonight, that is how a contemporary soul man does it. It was like old times, Ryan wiping sweat from Ruben, lol.

Smokey is a fine old dude, and Stevie, my girlhood idol, I just love overjoyed and Superstition. One minute I was singing at the top of my lungs the next dancing my booty off. Did I say I love Stevie?

Sneak peak on Wednesday of David Cookà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s video for his next single, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Come Back to Meà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ !

How did I miss this? Was it a commercial? (Usually mute during commercials.) Will you have something posted on this mj?

Why should he? Because Stevie Wonder is performing and he should get to enjoy it with everyone else. Last year they let the bottom 3 sit with the other contestantà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s during the performances. Umm, and I would have liked Michael to be with the other contestants too of course. (Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m just still going crazy over Matt being in the bottom 3) Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just wrong to have those two be all alone.

Sorry. It read to me like you thought it was a travesty that Matt was sitting with Michael. I think last week it was the same format and I didn’t hear anyone up in arms.

Also, I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be the only one to think Michael actually sang really well on his exit song.

Nope! Michael was great tonight as compared to last night! I think he could have been saved on that performance! He was awesome under pressure! I was extremely impressed!

The contestants dancing were great too!

I will help you save Kris.

Me too. He’s the one I’m voting for. I think the best potential to be successful recording artists are Kris, Allison, and Adam. Everyone else left in the competition isn’t distinctive enough (Danny, Anoop, Lil), aren’t talented enough (Megan, Scott) or I just don’t think the masses will buy what he does well (Matt). With Kris, Allison, and Adam, I think we know what we’d get on an album.

Am I the only one that thinks Home Sweet Home even sung by Carrie as the boot song is ridiculous?

I hate the song. (And I’m getting a little tired of Carrie Underwood’s voice.)

Ruben was awesome tonight, that is how a contemporary soul man does it

It was great to hear Ruben’s familiar voice and all, but do people really buy songs like the one he sang? All those runs? It’s like he’s just making it up as he goes along–doesn’t really build. Good luck to him, but I didn’t get it at all.

Matt shouldn’t have been in the bottom 3 this week just like Allison and Alexis shouldn’t have been last week. I knew there would likely be someone decent but thought he was higher up in votes. I think Michael knew that there was a very good chance he was going home. My hope is that Megan goes next and then Scott. After that it’s going to have to be tougher and we might see Kris go which would be fine with me. I’d like to see Anoop, Allison, and Matt make the top 5 probably with Danny and Adam.

I wouldn’t coronate Adam just yet. Last week he was in the middle (6th give or take) according to Dial Idol. They’re showing Matt in 5th this week so who knows but the point is a bad song dropped him way down. I don’t think anyone is a sure thing to make the f2 or 3.

matt is still on the running…blake lewis was an afterthought for top 24 during season 6 but still manage to be in the finale…

i hope its itunes week rather than broadway bcoz it will be alot of advantage for adam…oh well simon and everybody else said that adam will win so what can i expect…i just hope for next season, if there will be, the producers are considerate enough to ask their judges not to broadcast in every way they can their own opinion about who will be the winner bcoz its so uncalled for..

i mean broadway is alot of advantage for adam not the itunes…and i dont want that to happen

Here’s the David Cook preview from tonight’s episode

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7AXz9z5y8k

Can anybody explain why the sound on the show is so bad this year? Touchy hot mike, with a band that drowns out voice? It has never been this bad.

My Baxter is back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She makes my day and all I can say is My Baxter is back!

David Cook preview (very short!) – VIDEO

Thank you very much MJ!

Hereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the David Cook preview from tonightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s episode
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7AXz9z5y8k

Thank you too, Aileen!

first: yes, Joss Stone is totally over-hyped. I saw her live and she didn’t bring it there either. I think she sort of started the new wave of young English blue-eyed soul gals, but compared to Amy, Corinne, Adele, Mindy? Rather listen to any and all of them.

A few other notes about my wasted hour tonight watching Idol:

1) Could the pimpage of the so-far totally underwhelming Lil Rounds have been any more grossly obvious during that dreadful Idols Motown medley? They shoved her up front at every opportunity, and buried quite a few of the other kids. She sounded OK, but it was way way canned! Live, she’s still done nothing for me. I simply can’t imagine there weren’t better female soul singers in all those auditions.

2) Matt G. has a problem. I thought he gave a decent performance this week, and he’s certainly got an agile voice and good piano skills. But there’s something about him, something…..smarmy? Adam makes my skin crawl too (please don’t hurt me! I can’t help feeling that way!) but with Matty, it’s partly that he just works too hard. You can really see him pushing everything. Wish he’d relax.

3) Though how the heck do you relax for a second on this show? Funniest/most painful moment of the night was when Kris was all ready to go get on a bottom three stool after a long tormenting by Seacrest. It’s kinda cute — he truly doesn’t seem to know how good he is, and how much some of us dig him. It’s almost like, “Enough already! Stop torturing me and send me to guillotine already, willya?”
Poor Matt looked like a zombie case after being made to stand there for 15 ridiculous minutes awaiting his fate. There’s suspense, and then there’s water torture.

4) I have no idea what it portends for him, but I do love Kris’s utter naturalness. He had such an expression of pure joy on his puss when Stevie was performing. And he didn’t even try to hide his exasperation with the idiocy of the elimination process. Please don’t hold his not being an arrogant jerk or super showboater against him, America! Yup, he reminds me a little of DC too — not so much vocally (it’s becoming more and more obvious that Cookie’s a very rare and remarkable singer) but just in his no-b.s. aura, general decency and sophisticated musical savvy. Go Kris!

5) Oy, more Megan. More Scott. More Lil.
I hope it’s Broadway week soon, and I hope the worst vocalists skip over all the great, great show tunes (don’t forget Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Stephen Sondheim and even Duncan Sheik and Pete Townsend have composed wonderful Broadway musicals) and pick some of the shlockiest stuff they can scrounge and then cheese it up so bad it hurts.

OK, I’m grumpy. This season is inducing a lot of that…

I will help you save Kris. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m hoping he can be a little engine that could like Elliott and make it to at least third place. *waves to Kris*

Feel like a post ho right now, but thanks hollygo9!!!!!

And yay! Kirsten our stats pro is back! WooHoo! I hope you had a good vacation! Thanks for the info on the top 3/bottom 3!

ETA: Thanks Aileen!!!!!! DC vid very short, but sweet!!!!! Looks like mj posted somewhere too, re: Jolene’s comment, thanks mj!!!!!! You’re the best!!!!

Kirsten is da Bomb!

Hereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the David Cook preview from tonightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s episode

Thanks for the video! That clip looks like it is the “going backwards” part of the video.

I will help you save Kris.

Me too.

Me three. Or is that four now? I’ve lost count – I’m worse than Kara.

But anyway, Kris is such a genuine guy – very refreshing. Don’t know how much longer he’ll be able to stick around (maybe Top 4 at most?), but he’s definitely got my support until then.

And to think I promised myself I wasn’t going to vote this season. Oy.

Having now seen the show the Lil pimpage was a little OTT. During the group sing it was like she was the star and the rest of the contestants were her back up singers or something. She also got to answer a question from the couch.

I don’t know what to make of Matt’s trip to the stools. It all seems rather mysterious. I thought maybe it was a producer ploy to rally his fan base but I don’t know. If it was it doesn’t seem like Simon was with the program since when he was asked he said Matt and Michael were there because America didn’t like them too much. Ouch. Maybe Matt really was bottom 2. He went first and maybe he got lost in the shuffle.

Didn’t watch the show. Thanks for posting the videos MJ so I didn’t have to. Seriously, I was so nauseated after last week that I’m not going to be watching anymore elimination shows this year. Well, I’ll be watching next week to see Cook, but I will definitely turn it off before the end. It truly turns my stomach to see how they are treating those poor kids this year.

Stevie Wonder was amazing as usual. I’ve loved him since I was a little girl in the 1960′s. David Cook’s preview clip was way too short.

Got to go to the taping! and just watched now on dvr. Matt was surprising in bottom three but I think he is competing with Kris and Anoop for the same pool of votes and had the disadvantage of going first this week. I was surprised Megan avoided bottom 3 though.

Carly, Kim C, and Terrence Howard in the audience.

Biggest audience cheers for Danny, Adam, and Allison. Allison and Megan seem to be buds, they were goofing off together the entire show Danny likes to simper.

I’ve been dismissive of Michael but he sounded GREAT live. Sounded less great through the tv. Strange…

I find it hard to believe that 36M vote tally…I guess here in the bubble of the fandom it’s hard to tell what “normal” people see in this season.

Stevie was awesome. And 5 seconds of DC, yay!!!

eta: and yeah, the groupsing was pretaped. from totally live, to lipsynced, to pretaped…

Dial Idol actually had Matt above Kris despite the fact that he went earlier in the show. Honestly, I doubt Giraud was in the bottom three, just a bit of manipulation going on I suspect. My guess is that given the fact that Matt is more tightly wound, that the producers figured it would make for better television than Megan who would have sat on the silver elimination stool “raising the roof” and making silly faces.

I think they should bring Britney to teach the kids how to lip-sync properly ;P

ShariG Mar 26th, 2009 at 8:57 pm

“Hey guys, Danny meant he wants people who go through rough times to realize they can still dream again. It was actually very nice when you put it in context.”

Why would anyone listen to anything Danny has to say about life.
We never really cared about him before AI. We never heard his name before AI.
He’s the f***ing expert on life experiences because he lost his wife.
I’m sorry he lost his wife. People lose their loved ones all over the country.
Why do “fake” celebrities believe that their hardships are greater than ours?
Please. SIT.THE.F.DOWN.DANNY!

It’s annoying. You’re not a REAL celebrity…
Alexis? Do you really think anyone is asking Alexis for her autograph after her elimination. The public is very fickle.

I like arrogance when it’s deserved.

SNL: If your kids ask why they can’t smoke pot like Phelps? Tell them they can after they win gold medals for their country.

AI contestants can be ARROGANT until the cows come home after they accomplish something after winning AI.

Who the hell is still voting for Scott???

I find it hard to believe that 36M vote tallyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦I guess here in the bubble of the fandom ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s hard to tell what à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“normalà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  people see in this season.

I (and I’m sure others) learned to vote over and over last yr for DC. I’m thinking peeps did too with DA. Just my take, but I wonder if this helps up the vote #’s early in the season this yr….I wonder if season upon season peeps learn this overall…

Time for bed. G’night all.

wow. just listened to Adam’s studio recording…un-unplugged. lol. Meaning witht he original music arrangement. It’s interesting. Still love his unplugged version better. But I totally now get all the lip service Randy gives to Adam about being current. Adam has an amazing studio recording voice. Even with the original arrangment, the song doesn’t sound dated to me at all when Adam sings it. So great. His tone is beautiful as always. Another 99 cents wisely spent!

LoL…and I noticed the lyric change too! LOVE IT! Instead of Adam singing “Since you left me if you see me with another girl” he sings “Since you left me if you see me with somebody else”! My respect Adam just went up another 100% from where it already was. He’s staying true to himself. I have a sneaking feeling he totally had to fight for that lyric change. I love that he’s not hiding who he really is inside. Go Adam!

So yeah, it only counts the votes of the people who download and use the software, but the number of votes it logs donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t tell you much. The busy signals are the key,and the DI webmaster has tweaked his formula over the years to reflect geographic voting patterns, & stuff. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know the math part.

I STILL don’t get it. Lil had the lowest votes and pretty much no busies, yet she was still very high on DI

David Cook returns to ‘American Idol’ with Lady Gaga on April 1st.

http://www.hitfix.com/articles/2009-3-27-david-cook-returns-to-idol-with-lady-gaga

Since David and Lady Gaga are going to perform, I guess it really is iTunes week. Hopefully Lady Gaga will do her acoustic Poker Face…but it’s not very likely.

^^^Well that seals it, the theme is definitely Itunes Top 100! Because Lady Gaga is the hottest thing on Itunes and Pop Music right now. She is also one of Adam’s favorite current female artists. OMG, what if Adam did a Lady Gaga song? LMAO. :jittery_tb:

LoLà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦and I noticed the lyric change too! LOVE IT! Instead of Adam singing à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Since you left me if you see me with another girlà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  he sings à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Since you left me if you see me with somebody elseà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ! My respect Adam just went up another 100% from where it already was. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s staying true to himself. I have a sneaking feeling he totally had to fight for that lyric change. I love that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not hiding who he really is inside. Go Adam!

I didn’t think that much of the lyric change. I recall David Cook changing the lyrics a bit in Billie Jean. I can’t recall exactly what it was, but it was discusssed during the “David so didn’t copy Chris Cornell because he changed this word to that word.” And can we forget Lil Rounds lyric change in the semi finals? So I don’t think Adam had to fight to change the lyric. Using the word “girl” in a song makes it sound more dated. I like the change as it makes it more current. I guess I didn’t think that deeply into it. All I know is Adam is a sweetie and I’m so glad he did well.

I didn’t watch the entire show this evening as I had read the blog, and I didn’t want to see Michael dance for his supper only to have the plate pass him by. I think it was his time to go, although I do think a couple of others should have gone before him. But I do agree with the poster that said there are only a four or five that have a shot at winning this, so the order of the bottom five really doesn’t matter.

Adam’s studio is really great! I love having both versions to listen to! I liked Matt and Danny’s too. The Motown studios are fun! I love Motown!

Rickey has the video of the AI extra show!

Adam secret pleasure is Gossip Girl!
Danny’s is pedicures and manicures!
Kris’ is not taking showers and being “nasty” (dirty) all day!

OOOOHHH! I LOVE Lady Gaga! I can’t wait til Tuesday!

Krisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ is not taking showers and being à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“nastyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (dirty) all day!

So the wholesome Kris Allen doesn’t pass the sniff test, huh? Mmmm. LOL

ETA: Seeing The Party Widower’s feet just made me puke a little.

I got the studio recordings for Kris, Allison, and Matt, and they’re different from the live performance…a lot closer to the original (like Ryan said). Allison’s enunciation and tone are much clearer and she sounds great. Kris goes up into his higher register more and sounds awesome.

MJ: the video clips are not working!

Thanks Aileen for the DC clip:) Can well imagine that the theme will be top 100 from the current Itunes chart if DC and Lady Gaga are performing on results night.

I like Matt well enough, but honestly he needs a makeover! What he wore on performance night was just hideous. People are shallow and looks DO matter to people. I think Kris is getting votes based on his looks and he is just a mediocre singer. And Lady CawCaw is STILL there!

put this in the previous thread too, but on Idol Tonight Danny says he à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“wants people to look at him and start dreaming again.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

That frumpy lumpy man needs to STOP with the inspirational bullshit, but I guess there are many who just eat that shit up!I bet church donations paid for all of those glasses!

BTW, If TPTB lets Lady Gaga perform with her usual skin-colered stockings and booty shorts next week than I will have a bit more faith that they will eventually let Adam turn out the glam rock/zodiac show look.

David Cook returns to à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ with Lady Gaga on April 1st.

Oh god, Adam is probably pissing himself. :laugh_tb:

For the love of all that is good in the world, if the theme really is iTunes Top 100, please please please allow Kris to sing “I’m Yours”. GREAT song by my favorite artist. And since I compared Kris to Mraz even before Randy said it, it would be PERFECT for him.

I’m just going to keep saying this out loud until it actually happens. In fact, it’s kind of a no brainer.

(In relation to that, Allison could easily do one of the 2 Pink songs on the chart. And I think either Matt or Adam could bust out a great and interesting version of Chasing Pavements.)

Still somewhat on topic… The continued existence of Megan Joy on this show baffles me entirely. (And not even in the bottom 3! WTF.) Are men voting with their penises? Are people really that hard of hearing? I know that every year there has to be one person who lasts longer then they should, but come on… I just don’t get it.

Are men voting with their penises?

You could also argue the other way… there is what is alliteratively known as the Va**na Vote. IMO (not that I’m complaining), many cute guys over the years got an extended stay because of it.

You could also argue the other wayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ there is what is alliteratively known as the Va**na Vote. IMO (not that Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m complaining), many cute guys over the years got an extended stay because of it.

I see your point, but I guess I can think of only a couple of guys where that might apply. Ace Young was awfully pretty but not as strong of a singer as some who left before him, so for Ace… sure. Most of the guys who stayed way too long, I did not find cute at all. (Sanjaya, Kevin Covais, John Stevens, etc.) And some of the guys that have big female followings, I really don’t get. I have nothing against Taylor or Clay as people or performers, but I’m just not seeing the physical attraction. But with girls like Kristy Lee Cook, Haley Scarnato and Megan Joy… clearly they are eye candy. One can even say Kat McPhee reaped the rewards of being gorgeous. I do think she has talent, but I think her inconsistent weeks were forgiven because well… look at her.

This is all, of course, just my opinion. And surely, many will disagree. I have no problem with good looking people being on Idol, but they have to have some talent to go with that too, IMO. I guess it’s all about perspective! (Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and for some of these voters, I guess talent must be too. LOL.)

on Idol Tonight Danny says he à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“wants people to look at him and start dreaming again

WTF??? Dream of what? That the Ghoulish nightmare would end? That he would not creep me out? That he would get off my tv?

I don’t know whose ego is the biggest his or Lil’s. Maybe I can dream one of their heads will pop soon and they will float back down to earth.

Mr Roger’s passed on Danny. Maybe you can take over his place in the neighborhood since you creep me out as much as he did. Yeah, dream on that one Danny.

ETA Rickey has a pic of Danny getting a pedicure on his site. I just threw up in my mouth. I did not need to go there…

And unless heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s supposed to be mentoring (had not heard that, just that he was going to perform on results night), why would he be driving the theme?

So far the returning Idol has seemed to kinda “fit” the theme based on their Idol history…Kelly/First to perform/First winner ever, Carrie/Country, Ruben/Motown. Cook is famous for setting that iTunes record after he won, so the iTunes theme kinda fits, too.

I bet the actual producers laugh at all the smoke-and-mirrors theories in a combox like this, because theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re probably almost as disorganized and disinterested as the judges.

Quite possible, but I’ve always thought the knollish theories make the show way more interesting and fun. Especially since I’ve never had the desire to really back a viable horse in the race until Season 7 with Cook. So, I’ll just continue to imagine the TPTB are Machiavellian grand manipulators of public opinion. I’m pretty sure Simon Fuller has a secret underground lair where he meets with all of his minions while stroking a cat, finalizing plans for world domination. Whatever floats your boat, you know? :smile1_ee:

And woo for Lady GaGa appearance. Maybe she will inspire Adam’s inner freak to come out and play again.

Cookie isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t in the Top 100 on iTunes (probably is on one of the genre charts, but not on the Top 100 last time I checked).

But he will be after the show… :wink_wp:

LO was in the Top 100 until a few days ago, so close enough. It sure fits better than Broadway, which was the other rumor.

Stevie Wonder’s songs was awesome. What I got a big kick out of that was the camera kept focusing on Kris Allen dancing. He has the most adorkable dance moves as he grooves to Stevie. Love him.

do you know what danny should sing if the theme is itunes 100? GIVES YOU HELL by AAR, that would be so mind blowing, haha

do you know what danny should sing if the theme is itunes 100? GIVES YOU HELL by AAR

Why not? He’s been making life hell for many of us anyway. LOL

Didn’t watch the show last on time, but thanks to modern technology caught it in the wee hours of the morning.

I absolutely LOVED the idols geeking out to Stevie Wonder. That totally made my day.

Everything else, minus the whole Matt G in the bottom 2 thing, made me want the show to end quickly.

God the group sing….or should I say the lipsync. That’s just wrong. On a singing show. It makes me so MAD.

Delighted to see Sarver GONE.

Can I have Scott next week, please?

hahahaaa…..Are men voting with their penises? Va**na Vote?” LOL…that was funny…

I think the reason why MEGAN still there…s that,her voice is unique, quirky, adorable and funny.. whether we like it or not…she will be there a couple more weeks…

and I did’nt seen how can Megan blows us away…if she only sang My Guy as Kara suggested hopefully t woul be great…

Matt sing in first yesterday. It good but not unforgetable performance. With 36 million votes, anything is possible.

Look like Megan fans though not so much on internet, she sure had more than Matt G in term of people voting for her.

thank god for this site!

It was quite a nice surprise when two grown men, my boss and a workmate, noted how good Kris was; it was not just for this week’s performance. Really… And I thought Kris’ appeal is limited to women only. So, at least some men (real men at that) find Kris tolerable and talented, when a lot out there thinks that Kris’ votes come mostly from obsessed tweens… All I can say is, yay for Kris!

So, at least some men (real men at that) find Kris tolerable and talented

What do you mean? Real men, as opposed to robot men? Or Ken dolls? :ponder_tb:

Poor Matt. He had a good vocal. But so did Kris and Anoop. And they were cuter than him = more votes for them.

I think they should bring Britney to teach the kids how to lip-sync properly ;P

LOL

And I don’t for one minute believe that Matt was among the lowest 3 vote-getters. Just more Idol drama. Seacrest goes, “OMG Matt is in the bottom 3! Yall are outraged, right? RIGHT???”

I go, “Hmmmm…..that seems like the M.O. of manufactured drama.”

Late to the thread and haven’t read the gazillion comments yet…

Taped lipsynching group songs sux. Can you imagine on tour, these peeps actually trying to sing and dance live for the first time to a group number? I feel sorry for the first dozen tour stops if this keeps up! Blech. Why are they doing this, do we know?

Matt in the bottom 3? Going knoll on ya and saying this is TPTB trying to energize his fans to get serious. But, for me, it’s not a huge surprise. I don’t yet get his appeal, and he did go first. So…

I agree with the right song, Megan has great tone and appeal. This week though, she was really bad.

Must go back and read now to see the theories on themes, cuz I really do look forward to Cook’s appearance… And, did I see Lady Gaga referenced too? LOL Fun stuff!

P.S. I love Stevie and Smokey… FTW!!

P.P.S. Adam’s studio version is very good, again.

Adam’s studio version NOT the same as show version — good, but not as good as the performance. The studio version shows the impressive control he has over his voice.

Kris Allen studio version hits it out of the park. His voice is like buttah when it’s recorded. Someone seriously needs to sign this guy.

Anoop’s studio — WOW, he can sang — really sang. That song is hard and he sounds good. I predict the criticism will be “he did not make it his own” — well when the songs perfect, no reason to mess around with it (take note Adam)

Megan’s studio version — interesting in a good way as opposed to the interesting in a bad way live performance. She’s got “something”, but needs to channel it.

Sorry guys–not interested in buying the rest.

I’m starting to really like Kris – he sort of fades into the background with his personality in a way, but he’s quietly talented and he’s really been growing on me.

Matt is okay to me, nothing special – I can’t picture him winning and not surprised he was at the bottom. Another one who fades into the background maybe? Whether he goes first or last he needs to pick a song that grabs and then it won’t matter.

Stevie’s voice was in great shape last night! He rocked da joint!!

Get rid of judge’s save – it is uncomfortable to watch.

I actually didn’t mind the group song but agree that lipsyncing was too weird as was the editing. One minute Adam was in front of the mike and the next he was in the back corner. I didn’t like that Anoop didn’t get a solo while Lil got several.

We f/f through most of Ruben and Smoky/Jess but watched every bit of Stevie. He was incredible and I also loved seeing Anoop and the others rocking out to it. I even went and bought 2 of his songs from iTunes along with Anoop’s and Matt’s studio songs.

if the theme really is iTunes Top 100, please please please allow Kris to sing à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m Yoursà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ .

It might be a little too ‘on the nose’ but it would be lovely. I’m his already

Watching Anoop jamming and fanboying to Stevie was the highlight of my entire day.

Who’s voting for Scott? People that cant see, and are pressing, dialing the wrong number (snicker(

Okay, I’m totally not buying that Matt was in the bottom three.
The whole intent was to create a disconnect – the judges are praising his performance, but why isn’t America voting for him? For some reason, he simply hasn’t connected on an emotional level.

So next week, provided that he doesn’t touch Coldplay or James Morrison or someone else I treasure, they’ll go over the top with “No way were you in the bottom three last week!!!” Then hopefully, Michael’s voters will give him a boost.

ETA Rickey has a pic of Danny getting a pedicure on his site. I just threw up in my mouth. I did not need to go thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

:flush_tb:

Wow, this thread actually makes that sucky show last night worth it, because if it had actually been good, y’all wouldn’t be half as funny!

I genuinely believe Matt was in the B3. I don’t think TPTB would risk a scandal by lying about it when it’s so easy to manipulate the results to easily make it appear like he was B3. I’m guessing the opening spot, the uneven performance (IMHO), and serious vote-splitting hurt him. I’ve never been on the Matt bandwagon, but he did not deserve that ending. I’ll confess I almost voted for him, but I’d passed out until 11:50 and only had time to vote like mad for Adam a dozen times and throw a handful to Allison, Kris, and Anoop, who were my favorites Wednesday night.

Joss Stone and Ruben were so boring, I’d nearly fallen asleep by 8:30. Poor Smokey! What’s up with the Velvet Teddybear’s flopsweats? That was sooooo yucky, and I was seriously wondering if he was going to have a heart attack or stroke up there. I didn’t watch S2, but for the life of me, I will never get what people see in him. (But at least Randy Jackson’s tailor has two clients. Need to support the working man in this economy.)

Nearly peed my pants when Cookie appeared on my television screen (never saw any spoilers for that), but I’m a little nervous about that video now. I was really looking forward to his first “professional” kiss, but with his singing the lyrics to that song as he approaches that sweet young thing, it looks like he’s getting ready to devour her face. :glurps_tb:

Hey guys, Danny meant he wants people who go through rough times to realize they can still dream again. It was actually very nice when you put it in context.

Yes, that is exactly what he meant! He is a very nice person and you can tell he has a heart to help people who are hurting. Thats a GREAT thing! God smiles on that! :smile1_tb: :smile1_tb:

Can’t wait to see the TRUE rockstar on Idol next week. :wub_tb:

MJ…thanks for fixing the video clips. most of them did not work this morning….much appreciated.

Finally got to see Stevie perform…he is still the shit! Flove him!

Theme for next week? Anyone know for sure?

^^^Yes, that’s what Danny meant, but it’s the “Look at me, look at me, I’m so great, I’ve overcome, I’m a Star!!!” part of the equation that we find sort of arrogant, and well, repulsive.

Stevie Wonder was the best thing about that results show. Made me pull out my CDs….

bean99:

I even went and bought 2 of his songs from iTunes along with Anoopà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s and Mattà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s studio songs.

So are the studio songs the ones done to the original Motown soundtracks, or are the extended versions of what they did on the show? I would love to hear Matt, Kris and Adam’s extended versions from this week!
Thanks in advance!:)

So are the studio songs the ones done to the original Motown soundtracks, or are the extended versions of what they did on the show?

Bean, it sounds like the original Motown soundtrack to me. I’ve only had time to get Matt’s so far, and it’s realllyyyy good. reaaallllllyyyyy good. Oh my god.

I look forward to checking out Adam’s and Allison’s.

kimberann
Mar 27th, 2009 at 10:34 am
Canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t wait to see the TRUE rockstar on Idol next week.

What?!? You mean Amanda Overmyer and Chris Daughtry are going to be on??!!

I’ll admit I never *got* David Cook, still don’t, but, yeah, Amanda was much more “rockstar” than he was – lolz. He seems like a really nice guy, though.

Yes, that is exactly what he meant! He is a very nice person and you can tell he has a heart to help people who are hurting. Thats a GREAT thing! God smiles on that!

What is Danny…the Second Coming?

He’s frumpy and smarmy with a decent voice. I wish to hell he would take off that big-ass cross….we GET it Danny!

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll admit I never *got* David Cook, still donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t, but, yeah, Amanda was much more à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“rockstarà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  than he was – lolz

Yeah, the little I understood from her slurring the lyrics, she was rockstah! LOLZ

Miss Chaos
Mar 27th, 2009 at 9:10 am
Whoà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s voting for Scott? People that cant see, and are pressing, dialing the wrong number (snicker(

People who can’t hear?

So are the studio songs the ones done to the original Motown soundtracks, or are the extended versions of what they did on the show?

These are longer versions done in the studio, Cookcricket.

Whoà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s voting for Scott? People that cant see, and are pressing, dialing the wrong number (snicker(

People who like pink pants and Art Garfunkle?

Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s frumpy and smarmy with a decent voice. I wish to hell he would take off that big-ass crossà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.we GET it Danny!

I don’t know – if he takes off the cross, we might not recognize him as the prophet he truly is.

I have no trouble believing that Matt was in the Bottom 3. He was a wildcard, which already means they’re at a disadvantage as far as the viewer’s interest goes. And, he sang first – that’s usually a rough spot on Top 10 night.

“Whoà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s voting for Scott? ”

People who like pink pants and Art Garfunkle?

Loved the pink pants AND Art Garfunkle and have loathed Scott’s singing since his audition! :devil_tb:

Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s frumpy and smarmy with a decent voice. I wish to hell he would take off that big-ass crossà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.we GET it Danny!

You have to read Top Idol’s review from last night:

One time in 2001, I was shitfaced at this bar down by the Garden. Just your typical sports dive bar, nothing special, but it wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t real crowded and my friend Shane and I were trying to play darts but these idiots kept bothering us. And I was in rare form. One dude was wearing a crucifix around his neck about the same size as the one we see every week on Danny Gokey. I said, yeah, nice cross, buddy. He countered, whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s wrong with my crucifix? I replied, if I can see Jesusà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ balls, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s too big.

Megan (where’s the)Joy is not that Beautiful. She has the look of trouble on a stick. I doubt she get many vote for being Beautiful. Women seen to like her atempt as being a mix of Winehouse, Adele and Feist. Hopefully this is her LAST week.

Scott gets votes for being so earnest and for seeming have this be his be all and end all moment. He will stick arouns at least one more week I think.

You know one thing is to give your opinion but another thing is to just mock someone….it make me want to throw up

One time in 2001, I was shitfaced at this bar down by the Garden. Just your typical sports dive bar, nothing special, but it wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t real crowded and my friend Shane and I were trying to play darts but these idiots kept bothering us. And I was in rare form. One dude was wearing a crucifix around his neck about the same size as the one we see every week on Danny Gokey. I said, yeah, nice cross, buddy. He countered, whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s wrong with my crucifix? I replied, if I can see Jesusà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ balls, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s too big.

Oh my gawd Bootstar. That is freakin hysterical!!! I swear I spat my sprite zero all over my keyboard! :lol_tb: :lol_tb: :lol_tb:

Someone should send this on a postcard to Danny.

I have no trouble believing that Matt was in the Bottom 3. He was a wildcard, which already means theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re at a disadvantage as far as the viewerà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s interest goes. And, he sang first – thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s usually a rough spot on Top 10 night.

He will get the pimp spot next week.

He countered, whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s wrong with my crucifix? I replied, if I can see Jesusà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ balls, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s too big.

OMG you guys are killing me, LOL! :jittery_tb: :lol_tb:

Ok I just love how Kris and Anoop got so into it when Stevie Wonder was singing. Stevie still has it, dang he is good. That’s how you do it kids. Sing your freaking heart out. He was the best thing on the show last night.

ETA Rickey has a pic of Danny getting a pedicure on his site. I just threw up in my mouth. I did not need to go thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Yuck, and there’s a video out there of it too.

I am spazzing out right now about GaGa. LOVE. HER. :jittery_tb:

And I’m going to listen to the Idol studio version right now…

Not loving the original arrangements or whatever. Not a good idea, Idol!

He will get the pimp spot next week.

Doubt it. Matt just had the pimp spot next week. And I do believe that he was in the bottom 3. Ryan specifically said “these are your bottom 3 based on your votes”. It’s ALL in the semantics. Matt went first. He really was overhyped. He did NOT have a good vocal, at least good enough to warrant “frontrunner comments”. That and…well…it’s the vote split…and it’s nasty this year. Bottom line, I think they’ll give the pimp spot to someone else other than Matt.

Next week should be fun for the contestants. Matt needs to sing better. Seriously…he has a LOT of pitch issues…about 1/4 of note flat or sharp either way. Just not good enough to me. Scott needs to go. Megan could have a GREAT week if she chooses wisely; something by Nelly Furtado or Natasha Bedingfield would be good for her. Even Amy Winehouse. Anoop needs to be bring up the energy. I think he should go with new school R/B…something that shows what he can do…an upbeat song of course. Gokey needs to stop being a dork. He can sing pretty much anything…he just needs to work on the smarminess. I didn’t see it before. I see it now. Kris would sound amazing with “How to Save A Life” by the Fray, should they release it. Adam can sing anything. I’m not concerned about him at all. Lil…well…she probably will take something from Beyonce’s catalogue. She can’t help herself. And Allison…well…I’m going to go out on a limb here…I always thought that Rhianna’s song, Umbrella, would sound AMAZING as a ballad…just a singer with a cool sounding voice and a guitar. It’s a young song, could be stripped down. And I think Allison has the type of vocal texture that could make the song even better than it is. We’ll see.

Just listened to the ITunes studio recordings. How do you avoid sounding karaoke when you’re singing to backing tracks? Adam’s TV performance with the acoustic guitar was stunning. The recording is good, but doesn’t make you catch your breath.

Lil sounded awesomely retro with the Vandellas. Much better than TV. I liked Kris, who sounded cool and relaxed.

And I think I figured out Matt’s problem. “Let’s Get It On” is total sex. If you don’t feel like taking your clothes off when you hear it, he doesn’t sell the song. And pants three sizes too small won’t do the trick if you don’t got it.

When he’s behind the piano, though, he’s that guy. The minute he got up, he was out of his zone.

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This. The problem was is that he could not sell that song. The clothes (and the pants-yikes!) were hideous. When someone sings that song women (and some men) need to feel that they want to drop their panties and get it on. Matt just did not inspire that.

When someone sings that song women (and some men) need to feel that they want to drop their panties and get it on.

Hah! Which is probably why TPTB refused to let Adam sing it. lolz

I’ve liked Matt since his audition, but he really does need his piano. They need to bring in an upright, so he can still move around some while he does his thing. He’s got potential, but he’s just not quite there yet.