American Idol Season 8 – Top 11 – Results – VIDEO

I don’t want to be shocked! Anyone but Allison! Please! :(

Shock? Dammit. Not Scott then, unless that’s supposed to be a shock?

Cause they haven’t been pimped enough, Lil and Adam get the little bts.

Shocking = Allison or Alexis

Let it be Alexis! :innocent1_tb:

Can I say that I HATE lip-synching?

Ryan has given it away – “fire” and “shocking” – spells Adam

I’m starting to not be able to stand the group sing, and dang, I used to love that cheesefest!

I like this group performance..

Hey, look it’s Kristen McNamara!

I bet Alexis is the shocker….DAMN should have put all 60 points on her.

Allison wouldn’t be shocking…

OMG I need a GokeyBreak. Just GO Gokey. Get. Off. My. T.V.

Idol ranges has updated their site through top 13. I found this for Adam:
Overall lowest : C#3/Db3
Overall highest : A5
Overall range : 16 steps

Holy Crap. I have seen 14 on there for Idols, but has there ever been another 16 step on idol?? He hit some beautiful notes last night that I thought no one could reach. Just wow on his vocal mad skills.

IF it’s Adam, which I just can’t really wrap my mind around…I mean not impossible I guess, but the judges will save him.

Can they quit showing POOR Jorge getting NOT saved. Please

Adam and Alexis have an interesting placement on the couches…..just sayin’

they need to stop lip syncing the group numbers. they aren’t that good with it and its terrible.

LOL Ryan alllwways says that though.

Why do they lipsync?! isn’t the entire point of these kids that they can sing live?

I put all my points on a person with a disability. I am going to hell. :devil_tb:

if it’s Adam, the judges will save him. I’m not sure they will save Alexis if they only get one shot at it.

Allison wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be shockingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

I disagree. I think she’s had strong performances and her performance last night was awesome.

I think that the shocking boot tonight will be Alexis or Allison. I liked the group performance where Scott played the piano. I also like what Paula, Adam and Anoop are wearing tonight.

Save room for me in hell, Carie B. I’m going straight to hell with you since I did the same thing. :)

Put the mask on, Ryan- if you get sick the entire entertainment industry will come to a halt!

I’m so shocked, Danny and Lil are safe. :tongue_wink_ee:

Is it wrong that I cheered when Sarver was sent to the stools? I’d hate to lose Allison this week though.

I disagree. I think sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s had strong performances and her performance last night was awesome.

I don’t disagree, she is my favorite. But for the general audience I’m not sure Allison leaving would be shocking. She really hasn’t been on the radar much.

Allison is B3!

Oh sheesh, I thought I was screwed there for a second, haha. All of my points are on Michael!

Is Allison or Michael the shock, because neither of them really are….

We still have Scott, Alexis, and Adam sitting there….

I keep thinking I’m a fool for putting all points on Scott….

How do you guys know they were lip synching? I thought the group performance was pretty enjoyable!

Allison WOULD be a shock because she’s awfully talented and used to (still?) one of the front-runners, yet not, because we’ve all seen dialidol and she doesn’t have a great fanbase. I got in a few votes for her!

Not to sound offensive, Tara, I don’t mean it that way…but it’s pretty obvious to me NOW. I found something “off” the first group sing they did this season and as I’ve watched the continuing performances and I mean there just isn’t anyway that it’s live because it sounds too polished and they’re just off and if you watch it slowly, just really look at them.

i can just tell they were lip synching because half of them wasnt holding the mics to their mouths.

Holy Crap. I have seen 14 on there for Idols, but has there ever been another 16 step on idol?? He hit some beautiful notes last night that I thought no one could reach. Just wow on his vocal mad skills.

There’s an overall standings at Idol Ranges for all seasons. 16 1/2 steps was the highest as of S7. I think Raina (the creator of the site) hasn’t added the S8 ones to the overall yet.

http://www.idolranges.com/

Here’s the standings with S1, S5, S6 and S7:

Range of the Finalists
1) Chris Daughtry – 16 Â ½ steps
2) Syesha Mercado – 14 Â ½ steps
3) David Cook and Mandisa Hundley – 14 steps
5) Katharine McPhee – 13 Â ½ steps
6) Taylor Hicks – 13 steps
7) Ace Young, Bucky Covington, Carly Smithson, Chikezie Eze, David Archuleta, David Hernandez, Elliott Yamin, Jason Castro, Jordin Sparks, Lakisha Jones, Melinda Doolittle, and Phil Stacey – 12 Â ½ steps
19) Amanda Overmyer, Chris Richardson, Gina Glocksen, Justin Guarini, Kelly Clarkson, Kristy Lee Cook, Paris Bennett, Ramiele Malubay, and Tamyra Gray – 12 steps
28) Kellie Pickler and Michael Johns – 11 Â ½ steps
30) Chris Sligh, Haley Scarnato, Kevin Covais, RJ Helton, and Sanjaya Malakar – 11 steps
35) Brandon Rogers, Lisa Tucker, and Ryan Starr – 10 Â ½ steps
38) Blake Lewis, Brooke White, and Stephanie Edwards – 10 steps
41) Melissa McGhee and Nikki McKibbin – 9 Â ½ steps
43) Christina Christian and Jim Verraros – 9 steps
45) AJ Gil and EJay Day – 8 Â ½ steps

I think the shock is going to be that Alexis Grace is going home. But, will the judges save her?? That may be when the whole judges save gets interesting. If they use it for Alexis they won’t have it in reserve in case Danny or Adam wind up bottom over the next few weeks.

the shocker is soooo adam

The shock: They will give everyone a chance to sing next week. And then the two lowest vote getters will go.

Brad Paisley… :wub_tb: I’m so HAPPY he’s performing on Idol. He’s been very good to the country Idols like Carrie and Kellie.

How do you guys know they were lip synching? I thought the group performance was pretty enjoyable!

The tonal quality sounded like it was pre-recorded or studio recorded. Compare it to the sound of Brad P.

Also, the singers weren’t very good at matching the words to the recording, yet you couldn’t hear that anyone was “off”. (Alexis was VERY bad at it.)

I put all my points on Alexis, last minute decision. I just can’t get myself to split my points between contestants xD
Darn. Got one bonus question wrong.

Oh please don’t let it be Adam. Best mad skills on the whole show. What a shame if it is. IMHO there is not anyone even close in skills. I do like a couple of others, but shoot, please not Adam.

I hope it’s Alexis. I mean, I don’t dislike her…I just don’t really love her. I love Allison, though. So I really, really hope it isn’t her. :(

—-or, Lil.

I know this is off topic, but it’s a commercial. I feel really bad about Natashia Richardson. Way too young. Mom of two young boys. Very sad. Now that is a shocker.

I don’t know who was the guy singing, but it bored me to tears.

They are lip synching, which is a shame, it would be fun to see someone beeing Ramieled this year.

I hope ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Alexis. I mean, I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t dislike herà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦I just donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t really love her. I love Allison, though. So I really, really hope it isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t her. :(

I feel the exact same way. I’d be shocked if it’s Adam. I really don’t think so.

Would the judges use a save, eliminate just one next week to get a top 10, and then two the following for top 8?

Or would they save and actually send 11 on the tour?

Don’t they almost always say it’s a shock?

Scott alone was at least two beats off of the tune, which was funny given he was playing the piano. All the group songs have been pretaped. It completely ruins it. I loved all the bum notes in the past. you could use it to judge the singers in addition to their tuesday songs.

Well since I fully expect Alexis to be the third person in the bottom three, I will be going down in a blaze of glory in the office pool tonight. I put all 20 of my points on Scott. I figured the guy in the bottom three was Sarver or Scott but it won’t be both of them, not with how poorly Alexis did on dial idol.

Oh Plz, Scott sucked six ways to Sunday.

Nooooo…looking like Adam is the shocker :furious_tb:

Well I just messed up the pool.

Yeah, Shari, it’s really sad about her. Just an accident she had that turned so so terrible.

Why would Paula, when she had to choose one, say that based on our critiques that it’s Allison. Makes no sense since they gave her great reviews and slammed sarver. Obviously Paula knows the results, is terrible at hiding it and Allison’s going home.

Don’t you think at least one of these contestants go to dial idol and tell the rest what it says each week?

Lip syncing?? How f’d up.

WOOHoo!!!!!!

TWO RELIEFS REALLY FAST!

Yeah! Allison is safe!

And those three are shocking why?

Grr, I hope it’s not Allison!

eta: okay, yay!

Now either I threw my pool points away the last minute or I made the totally right decision at the last minute :D

Allison is safe! YES!

Okay. I’m good to go now. XD

HELL YEAH, ADAM!!!!!!!!

Allison and Adam are safe! Woohoo! :clap_tb: :jittery_tb:

GET RID OF MICHAEL!!!!

PLEASE.

He does miss his family, not saying Alexis doesn’t miss hers either but they made this big deal of Michael talking about it at the beginning….

Adam and Allison are safe, I can breathe easy.

Uff! Go girl!
I’m glad Allison will make the tour at least.

Matt and Allison are safe – I’m good with anything else.

Whew! At least I didn’t bomb big time in the pool AND lose my second favorite contestant all in the same night. So glad Allison is safe. Girl needs to be amazing next week though and start rallying a fanbase or she’ll be the curtain jerker for the AI tour.

I love Alexis, she’s my favorite girl. Michael is just meh to me.

Phew, I can breathe again. How f’ed of Randy to call Alexis by the wrong name. Classy Dawg!

Alexis would be a shock boot after that New York Daily News gossip item claiming she was a sure thing for top 4.

If it’s Alexis, I still say Simon won’t approve the Judges’ Save.

Carrie cut her hair off!!

What animal got caught under Carrie’s hair?

What the heck is in Carrie’s hair? She looks like cruella deville

I love this song. Go Carrie! And Randy! lol

That has got to be a wig. The black flower is holding it in place.

Someone tell Carrie she has an ugly thing in her hair…

She’s sounding great!

Carrie cut her hair off!!

Actually, a friend of mine saw her in a market in Nashville a month or two ago and said her hair was this short then. She was shocked! I guess she’s been sporting extensions.

And I really dislike the ornament in her hair … but she sounds good.

I love Carrie Underwood but her hair is horrible. And her dress is kinda frumpy. The Blair Waldorf-esque hair accessory doesn’t work either, not for her at least. She sounds lovely though.

Carrie’s great, though. She deserves all the attention, etc. she’s got.

Simon says that they would consider saving either Alexis or Michael!

They will use the save for Alexis!

If they like Allison, next week she performs later in the show.

Carrie sounds incredible. But her hair looks weird.

Carrie’s hair makes her look older than she is….

And it’s not flattering.

Oh gee, who would they consider saving….Alexis of COURSE. She’s supposed to be Top 4 material! I’d die if they saved Alexis and she got kicked off anyway the following week.

Thanks Lefty! Wow, she had such gorgeous hair. Not liking the new do, but her vocals are still so very lovely. Beautiful song. It will be a big hit.

I hope they save Alexis but even more I hope Michael just goes home instead!

It’s a triple whammy if you get eliminated, they don’t save you, and now you know that they would have saved the other person.

So they were discussing the save during Carrie and Randy’s duet? Good thing the performance was recorded last night! Maybe they will save Alexis AND announce that they are taking 11 on tour this year!

Really glad Allison is safe. If they save Alexis will that mean that Michael goes home? How will it work?

lizland — yeah, something to think about during that long summer they are not on tour :P

“Maybe they will save Alexis AND announce that they are taking 11 on tour this year!”

I don’t know if there’s a way to quote other people, but that would be pretty awesome IMO. Just save either one and let it be a top 11 concert.

Aww, it’s Alexis? Well, I was hoping it wasn’t Michael… but still, this was going to be a painfully hard choice. Save?

How distracting that they are consulting while she is singing. I really don’t like this save thing.

Nah, they won’t save her.

So if they save Alexis, do 11 people go on tour?

Bad vocals she has done better. The pressure she is under sheesh.

I kinda hope they don’t use the save on Alexis. I’m not a fan. I’d rather they save it for later.

The Alexis save would be far less controversial than later saves!

Alexis sang the crap out of that!

I wouldn’t save Alexis based on this shouty off key performance.

That is just mean. I really hate this save thing. America didn’t vote for you and neither do we. Wow. That is harsh.

AW, stupid last minute decision!!!

Wow. That kinda sucked.

I very much agree with their decision, thought I think Michael Sarver over her should have gone home (or better yet, Scott.)

LOL Are we supposed to believe this crap? Like they were really deciding.
This show just gets more ridiculous by the day.

They throw her under the bus and then pretend they may save her? Please, do they really truly think we are that fucking stupid?

I HATE the judge’s save.
I have a feeling all of the songs on the elimination night will be horrible now. Alexis seemed like she was about to cry when she was singing. ):

Poor Alexis. She was my favorite girl and I’m really sad to see her go.

I guess this proves the Daily News story wrong. No top 4 for Alexis. I wonder if that was a factor in all this.

Well, that was cruel and unusual. I hate this season.

This season really is terrible. Anybody have Nigel’s phone number? I think we need to beg him to come back.

YAAAAAAAY! Alexis is gone! Please let Scott go next

anyway, hated Carrie hair love her dress.

She sounded AMAZING, Randy not so much but Carrie made up for it!!:)

this season sucks, contestant wise.

imo Alexis at least deserves to go on tour if not saved.

hate the save thing.

So what are they looking for to use the save? On the spot rearraigning the vocals and still fit the instrumental arraignment? She’s have done better to have the band not play and try to give the judges what they wanted. It just wasn’t going to get much different from the night before.

Lil and Alexis are the only two good female singers that will be on tour.

That was some bullshit. No way there was ANY chance that they were going to save her, but they still made her go through all that only to crush her for the sake of drama. I didn’t think Idol could sink any lower after the way Michael John’s elimination was handled last season, but I was wrong. No wonder the ratings are down.

I might be done with Idol now. After all the crappy changes, the way Ricky, Jesse, Felicia, amd Mishavonna were screwed over, and now making us think they might save Alexis when they knew they wouldn’t. Alexis can sing “shocking boot” Michael Johns to the moon. She was my favorite girl and probably favorite contestant this season. It’s not like Kris and Allison will last much longer anyway, so there’s not really a reason to watch anymore.

That was really, really mean.

Sing for your life girlie, tell her you were thinking of her when you did this and then boom — CUT HER.

AI stinks.

That really sucked. I really thought Alexis would and should go a long way. I blame this on the judges for throwing her under the bus last night. I’d much rather Megan had gone but the judges seem to give her a pass every week. The only good thing was that Allison is safe at least.

Carrie, what was that on your head? I thought it was a spider at first, lol. I hope that’s a wig under it and if it is she should send it back to the 1950′s. Yikes!

I almost never watch results shows, and from what I’m reading here I have even less reason to watch. So this means if you’re on the seal, you can now look forward to either not being even considered for a judges’ save (i.e., forget it, you’re not one of our pets) or being tortured for five minutes longer with “well, maybeeee you are one of our pets, but prove you’re worth it!” That’s effing sadistic, even for Idol.

Alexis wasn’t one of my faves, but I feel awfully bad for her. No one deserves that kind of chain-jerking.

Ahem. I’d like a “word” with Judy’s husband. :guns_tb:Seriosuly, I brought this on myself. Sorry St. Lucia. I am saving a special place for ya! :wub_tb:

during Alexis’ song …did the judges figure out where they were gonna go Dine????

I am sorry for those who liked Alexis. Not a fan of hers though. I don’t think they should’ve told her they might save her though.

Awwwww! Alexis would have torn up Motown week!!! There is NO WAY she was worse than Megan. Gosh, I really do not like this sing-off stuff this year. Feeling glad that Kris made it through, at the same time so sad about Alexis. I would have bet money that if it came down to Alexis or Allison, Allison would have had less fans. *sniff*

The save thing SUCKS. It’s really mean to put the contestants through that. It was bad enough to make them sing when they’d just gotten the boot, but now to make them sing knowing they’ve gotten the boot unless they can hold back their tears and try to convince the judges with the performance that obviously sucked because they had the least votes that they deserved to be saved?
YUCK.
FAIL IDOL.

Ergggh. Alexis may not have shone these past two weeks but she has hella pipes, and deserved to stay longer than oh Michael, Scott, Megan or Danny.

I’ve not read the comments, well except Jolene’s latest which at this point is just above mine. And, good grief, I agree. Could they be any more cruel?!

First they have her talk about the goodbyes, so you know she’s coming up low in votes. Same with Sarver. Blech. Hate that they do that to people.

But, seriously, tell one of them they’d consider saving him or her. Send the guy safe, only to a few seconds later learn he wasn’t the one they’d consider? So now, he feels like triple shit — one for talking about his precious baby thinking he doesn’t want to be with her, two for being in the bottom 2, and three knowing that of the bottom 2 the judges thought he should be the one leaving?

If that were not enough, make Alexis believe there’s hope when really there wasn’t???????? C’mon. They KNEW. You could see it in Paula’s eyes. Girl’s got no poker face.

Gimmicky, ok, fine. But when gimmick turns excrutiatingly cruel? Nuh, uh. Not for me.

Adam, Allison, Megan. Right now, I enjoy those three. Maybe I’ll return to watching them via MJ cuz I don’t have the intestinal fortitude for the cruelty. I really don’t. There’s a reason I hate reality TV and watch NONE of it, and this is it. :-(

And this means they weren’t considering saving Michael…

Whew! I’m so glad I listened to my instincts and put all 20 points on Alexis. Re-arranging Jolene was her undoing. My ranking in the pool will now go up into the 200′s! Heh.

I must say, I only dig a few country artists and Brad Paisley is one of them. He is a f’ing awesome guitarist.

Alexis Grace = this season’s Sabrina Sloan

I much prefer Randy’s version of “I Told You So”. Carrie is overrated IMO. Her voice is pop bubblegum to me. I wish Randy had sung more. He’s aged but I enjoyed the little bit he did much more than her.

They could not have written that any better. Not only did a serious contender have to sing for her fate, but she had to sing a song full of pleases and I’m beggin’ yous. Such drama! TPTB must have been high-fiving backstage.

Poor Alexis. I was not a fan but that was cruel.

Hmm..Alexis is talented but I didn’t like her on the show..don’t really feel anything about her leaving except that Sarver should’ve gone..just coz Alexis was more talented than he is.

Oh and I LOVE LOVE LOVE Anoop’s studio version:
http://www.imeem.com/people/pxwX49e/music/cPxtwxDS/anoop-desai-always-on-my-mind-american-idol-performance/

Ohh, Alexis. :(

This judges save is such a meanspirited ploy to increase the drama. So Michael now knows the judges dont consider him save-worthy, and Alexis was forced to singbeg. Ahhh, thats entertainment!

AI has always been a theater of cruelty, but this one-time save feature raises the torture to new heights. This was unnecessary.

Group hug for Alexis’ fans. (((((((())))))))

So Simon really hated Ring of Fire — or did he hate that Adam lost votes this week?

Thus far, Adam has been very respectful of the judges, although he did open his mouth during the criticism last night before abruptly shutting it. Will he heed Simon’s advice by singing a Motown selection next week without his “signature” reinterpretation? I can’t wait to find out.

Well, I’m screwed in the pool. Sigh.

Alexis. :( You did not deserve to go, my dear. Should have been Scott, imo.

Terrie – maybe this will be the week that Adam sings a ballad and shuts all the effing h8rs up.

Double post.

Maybe this show has run it’s course.

Is this what they call “Jumping the shark”, this show is past it’s prime and they are trying to revive the show, with this????

By being cruel???????

This is their idea of “freshening” things up a little bit???

Dying a slow death, hmmm, maybe it is.

That’s crazy. Alexis was probably the best of the 4 female contestants. I knew they wouldn’t save her though…too early in the competition. Michael or Megan should have gone home.

I wasn’t a fan of Alexis’ but I felt really bad for her during her “sing for you life” performance.

That was just a really mean thing for the Idol producers to do.

I agree that the save sucks. It’s twice the grief for the eliminated contestant, all in the name of a few minutes of “drama”.

Aside from that I’m enjoying this season. Last night was quite good.

I’m sad to see Alexis leave. She and Allison are my fav girls of the ones remaining. I wish I could swap her out with Megan.

Alexis sold her soul to the devil and Kara’s “dirty” bullshit…..I get so damned tired of the “industry” whoring out girls just to sell records.

Christina Agualara (sp?) didn’t need to be a slut, she CAN sing…..Britney needed to be a whore. Katherine McPhee didn’t need the slutting up they had her do to sell a record she should have never made.

Kara needs a punch in the throat….

Alexis wasn’t all that great. Plus she looked trashy. Then she
begged to let her stay to be dirty again. Not a good
strategy move.

Well, kudos to DialIdol for being spot on.

Sadly the top 10 won’t be as good without Alexis. I always feel so bad for those who just miss making it because the tour is such a great experience for them and the money ain’t bad either.

Gah! they’re moving the show to Wed/Thurs again next week?! Like the week isn’t long enough already…

Based on Kara’s bizarre obsession with tarting her up, GwendolynD predicted Alexis would come out nekkid next week. At least she is spared further indignities.

Could this season get any weirder?

ETA: Hi, GwendolynD!^^

So now we’re left with 3 girls, only two of which can carry a tune (sorry Megan), and 7 guys, most of which are boring, mediocre and would be nothing more than canon fodder in a better season. This is shaping out to be a freakin’ awesome tour, y’all! Continuing this season’s trajectory, I predict Hokey Gokey is going to win.

The latest cruelty is the end of the line for me. Alexis wasn’t my favorite (no one is) but she really didn’t deserve to be trampled over like that. Cruel, not fun, not good television at all IMHO. I’m done with season 8, maybe I’ll follow Adam and Allison through MJ’s videos.

I felt all along it would be a girl to go home this week…
Next week is
BLIND MAN WALKING!!!!!!

Group hug for Alexisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ fans. (((((((())))))))

Thanks (((hugs you back)))

I had to be out tonight and didn’t see the show. Now I’m glad I didn’t see it. Alexis and Allison are my favorites this year… after Jesse and Felicia. Sigh. :(

Damn. I’m bummed.

I guess that quashes those ‘top 4 already chosen’ rumor, huh?

yeah whoever said, its gonna be an awesome tour! anyone excited to go?

FUCK I PUT ALL 20 POINTS ON ALLISON!!!!! MOTHER F*****!!!!! i mean, rats. i was tossing up between her and alexis, but i figured DI cant alwways be right, right? i could have happily sacrificed the points had it been Michael Sarver instead, but i think once i saw him and alexis together, i knew alexis was a goner.

I honestly believe the judges were thinking about saving her. She wouldn’t be like a Danny/Adam definite save- but i think if she didn’t sing the song like shit (which i believe she did, she cracked quite a few times) it could have been close. She buried herself with that last performance- but i mean, thats whats going to happen because im sure the nerves are at 1000% at that point.

She looks like a suburban soccer mom.

MJ, as a suburban soccer mom, I must voice my objection! I would never in a million years wear that getup. :wink_ee:

soccerboi Mar 18th, 2009 at 10:40 pm

I felt all along it would be a girl to go home this weekà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦
Next week is
BLIND MAN WALKING!!!!!!

During Motown week? Nah, Scott will whip out his shades and pull a Stevie Wonder. Maybe they’ll bring Crying Girl back.

I guess Michael Sarver now knows where he stands….a town called shaky ground. Bless his heart. Is kara Dio a former pussycat doll…ya know with her admiration for the Dirttttty.

This is absolutely cruel; I feel so sorry for Alexis! Although she may have had a bad choice of song, she did not deserve to go home. There was so much chance of her to be in the Top 6 or so. I am not sure what happened here, but I know that Michael is boring compared to her. So, yes it was a shock.

Just how is someone suppose to perform when you have the judges hovering in discussion like they did tonight. At least she was fun to watch prior to this week. Who ever came up with this idea are mean-spirited.

Aww Alexis :(
well if they save her it wouldn’t have made much sense anyway… if they do a double elimination next week and only the top 10 gets to go on tour then who of the two eliminated contestants will get to go? Hmm, sorry if this question has already been addressed upthread, heh.

AHH! I forgot to put in my pool picks this week…oh no :( I’m not gonna be able to catch up after this so I might as well stop playing. Sadness :(

Holy Crap. I have seen 14 on there for Idols, but has there ever been another 16 step on idol?? He hit some beautiful notes last night that I thought no one could reach. Just wow on his vocal mad skills.

I figured out Adam’s range on his utube vids: he’s got 3 octaves and possibly then some.

Next week should be pretty good! They’ll be coming to my city (I live outside of Detroit) this week, I hear.

coco Mar 18th, 2009 at 10:44 pm

Is kara Dio a former pussycat dollà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ya know with her admiration for the Dirttttty.

As passive-aggressive as Kara was with Bikini Girl, I’m guessing she’s a dominatrix. Oh, no, my mind’s eyes! My mind’s eyes!

AHH! I forgot to put in my pool picks this weekà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦oh no :( Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not gonna be able to catch up after this so I might as well stop playing. Sadness :(

It’s never too late! :)

I hated hated hated hated the show tonight. I may just skip results nights if that is how they intend to play them out. I have more fun reading about this season here than I do watching it anyway. ugh. That was just all kinds of NOT classy.

I hate the pretense. They are insulting the viewer’s intelligence in a blatant way. Do they seriously think we can’t detect the fake singing, the judges’ fake acting and the overall fake sincerity?

Worst. fucking. season. ever.

Oh, I forgot my favorite part. The judges huddling, whispering, looking out of the corners of their eyes as Alexis sings to stay on the show.

*goes to take shower*

blech.

I rarely have a really negative reaction, but tonight’s show was awful! When Ryan told Scott and others to”pack your bags, you’re in the top ten” or whatever, I kept thinking–Has anyone really thought this thing out?? This is an outrageously disorganized mess.

What if Alexis had been saved?? Then, what??? They’re right back at eleven contestants, and maybe those whom Ryan declared to be in the top ten–well, maybe not. It just so happened that Alexis was not saved–after they offered her some hope, and then talked while she sang. How rude!! It’s just been horrific.

They can save someone until they reach the top five, but the examples they gave when first explaining the SAVE were inappropriate. After all, didn’t Kat McPhee make the top two. What an odd job they are doing–all over the map! It’s so wrong on so many levels.

Duke Mar 18th, 2009 at 10:45 pm

I figured out Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s range on his utube vids: heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s got 3 octaves and possibly then some.

Duke, I figured the Idol Ranges math was off when they rated Megan’s range as roughly equal to Lil’s and Allison’s — cuz Megan’s awesome range is the reason she’s the last blonde girl standing. Heh.

Sorry, I misspelled “inappropriate.” Oops, it’s okay.

I hate the lip sync. Most are not matching the words and it affects how much into the song they are. Another bad choice for the season. I can handle them singing with a back track, but this really looks bad.

Why are TPTB making so many mistakes this year. It has ruined the show.

Now, will the tour be a success with 7 guys and three girls? Alexis would have been a plus.

Nostradamas:

Alexis sold her soul to the devil and Karaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“dirtyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  bullshità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..I get so damned tired of the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“industryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  whoring out girls just to sell records.

Christina Agualara (sp?) didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t need to be a slut, she CAN singà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..Britney needed to be a whore. Katherine McPhee didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t need the slutting up they had her do to sell a record she should have never made.

Kara needs a punch in the throatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

Kara doesn’t add anything special to show. Her comments are off and she doesn’t make sense. And I think she’s on the show so we have a new judge to make fun of.

I blame Kara. She really screwed Alexis with the DIRRRTY comments and urging. It was plain gross, and TBH, Alexis wasn’t great yesterday, but not that bad, and nowhere near the worst, and it was her post-performance promise to bring back the dirty that was more of a turnoff than anything. UGH, Alexis would’ve rocked Motown. The judges SHOULD have saved her– by using the save early, they kill 2 birds with one stone– keep a great talent, AND get rid of a HUGELY unpopular new rule. STUPID FUCKING JUDGES/PRODUCERS.

I look at it this way: The show is getting VERY lazy.

No live band during the semis.

Bringing back the semis, so we end up having less performances overall this year than last: Less work.

More producer input: America only picked 9 of the top 13 as opposed to having full control of the Top 24. The semifinal format assured the producers that only the best from each round would get through, with cannon fodder surrounding their favs.

Group sings are now lip-synced for the 1st time ever. That shows REAL laziness.

We’re back to having other musicians go on the show simply to perform and nothing else. If we wanted a showcase, we’d bring back the Ed Sullivan Show. Lazy way to fill time.

Judges’ Save assures that the producers give American a mulligan. Exercising more control again over the results.

Let’s face it. Ratings are down, and the writing is on the wall. The show is on its way out, and the producers don’t care as much. When any show throws in a few “twists” to bolster ratings, it usually backfires. Kara is the 2nd coming of Cousin Oliver for crying out loud.

I got BOTH bonus questions and it only gave me 2 Points?!?!?!?!? I picked female and 3 or more!!!!!! Did that happen to anybody else???

I hate the lip sync. Most are not matching the words and it affects how much into the song they are. Another bad choice for the season. I can handle them singing with a back track, but this really looks bad.

I’d have to agree.

The producers have DESTROYED the iconic group song. Remember how fabulous DC-MJ’s chest bumps and Jason’s skips were last year??

Blindness is ruining Season 8!!!!!

edit: read my guidelines, or I put you in moderation.

I don’t think that the judges ever considered saving anyone tonight. It was all a sham for some drama. That save card has Adam Lamberts name on it if he ever gets in trouble. IMHO Adam had the single worst performance ever on idol. He is not into country music and chose to mock it with that ridiculous performance. It was obvious that he was very proud of himself for the trash job he did on country week. Alexis was the most interesting gal this year and she was robbed . Lambert should have went home , he was horrendous.

Alexis would have been a plus on the tour. Even if you like them Danny, Matt, Anoop, Kris are all in the same genre. The tour could use a little more variety.

That veto is ridiculous. They’ll probably use it Top 6 night if at all. Really makes the sing offs even more painful.

I saw Carrie perform at the Grand Old Opry a little over a week ago and her hair was long then. Either she wears extensions or just got it cut. I prefer it long. The shorter cut ages her.

I’m not surprised Alexis left. If we’re truly basing her outing on her last performance, Jolene was pretty bad and not at all up to par with what we know Alexis can do.

I didn’t waste a minute worrying about Adam. Did anyone really believe he’d be in the bottom 3?

That ‘save’ is reserved solely for either him or Danny though I doubt either will need it.

I’m torn! I wanna watch this episode later for Brad Paisley but I really don’t wanna see the judges being unnecessarily cruel to the contestants anymore…
I only watched last week to see Kelly and Kanye but it broke my heart what they did to poor Jasmine and Jorge… it’s just all so sad. It’s especially sad for Alexis too coz she was so close to making the tour :(

Apparently TPTB learned nothing about stacking the deck too high in favor of one gender (season 3 anyone?). That season had dismal ratings and a dismal tour.

Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

I’m completely bummed that Alexis is gone. She and Felicia were the ones I could actually see myself buying. Heck, I did buy their iTunes! The show really lost a talent tonight. Now instead of rooting for someone, I’m reduced to rooting against people.

I hate what they did to them tonight and especially to ALexis.

Girl, if you read this. You have a great talent. Don’t give up the dream.

I really don’t see how you guys have come to the conclusion that the group songs are lip-synched. I went back and watched it, and I didn’t notice anything.

What if Alexis had been saved?? Then, what??? Theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re right back at eleven contestants, and maybe those whom Ryan declared to be in the top tenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’well, maybe not.

I get your drift. I stayed up until 11:30 last night power-voting for Allison to get her on the tour (I have to be at work at 6 AM). I worried myself today. So I wouldn’t jinx myself, I did not check Dial Idol. I waited until the results show to find out if we’d be watching her on tour this summer.

She made bottom three. Crap. But not unexpected.

Then, of the bottom three, she’s the first one back to the couches. Yeah!!! See you on the tour, Allison.

Except for the judge’s save. I knew they wouldn’t use it on Sarver. But I was afraid they’d use it for Alexis.

And she’s the bottom person. Crap again. Knowing that Allison could be in mortal danger next week, I was thinking that I’d have to stay up until midnight next Tuesday…..I mean next Wednesday… night power-voting.

I was so relieved when the judges didn’t save her.

They should have a top 11 tour since they had a top 13 right? Well at least the girls bus will be extra roomy, lolz. They should let Alexis tour, they need another girl on tour.

They are going to need two buses just to haul all the testosterone, Adam’s wardrobe and Scott’s entourage, for real. :)

This is such a weird season. A shocker so soon. I am glad I went with DI last minute and picked Alexis to go on two of my pools, but I really thought the judges would save her.

I stuck with Sarver going on one pool which means it’s pretty much over with that one, lolzs. At least we got a shocker, :)………….

Carrie’s hair was really BIG tonight but it was kinda cute. Did Michael have to make everyone cry geezzzz……..:(, ok I almost cried too.

For the love of live teevee, STOP the lip syncing NOW! I rather them sing badly live in the the cheesy group numbers than lip sync badly. :)

I’ve got the blahs. Tonight was one big wet dream.

Wow. Did not expect Alexis to go. I was hoping for Sarver.
Well. That just goes to show you that this season is so strong that ANYONE except Danny, Adam and Lil can go with just one bad performance.

So the tour should be named the all white boy tour with three backup girls. Heh.

I guess for the judges it’s going to be a very tough call to decide when to use the save. This season is going to be so interesting.

I was so happy Matt was safe!

As soon as Ryan said this:

“In my hands I hold the results that may SHOCK you”

my first thought was “I call Shennanigans”

my second thought was “they are sacrificing Alexis and sending her home so that “insider report of who the top 4 were” can be proven wrong.

Something not right about tonight…nope, not right at all.

Another thing, hardcandy is that the judges didn’t do this hovering, whisper thing for Jasmine and Jorge. What they did to Alexis was mean.

JJRRutgers, your list is VERY complete. There has to be more AI has done to make this the worst. season. ever.

cricket, didn’t Ryan say that Adam did the Jeff Buckley version of “Ring of Fire”. Maybe he thought it would be fine since it has been done previously?

ANOOP IS ON THE TOUR!! YAY!

if ever the rule is to be used, imo it should be for more talented contestants with not a big fanbase ie Alexis and Allison. I doubt the current tco Danny and Adam are going to ever need it. they have the fans to pull them till top 5. stupid.

and oh… the lip synced performance is a no. another mistake. this is what puzzles me, supposedly the contestants have less work this season, not having to sing every week till top 13 unlike the old format, no need to sing and do choreography for the group performance, giving them probably more time to concentrate on working on their performance but I find most of them still amateurish.

I got BOTH bonus questions and it only gave me 2 Points?!?!?!?!? I picked female and 3 or more!!!!!! Did that happen to anybody else???

Dude, the right answer was “male” because it was Danny who found out first that he was safe. Or you might know something about him that most of us don’t. :innocent1_tb:

That was even more cruel than MJ’s elimination last season. :( Poor Alexis. When she and Sarver were on the stools, and Simon mentioned the judges’ save, she suddenly got this look of relief on her face. She honestly believed they would save her, poor thing.

edit: read my guidelines.

“wish u ppl had more respect, dont call scott the blind guy, careful how u treat thers”

right! the boring guy then.. Scott is a sweet guy but honestly I can never manage to listen to him sing an entire song. even for a pianist, he is old school.

Ahhhh im retarded- i assumed the question just asked what the gender is of the eliminated person! ah, i need to read from now on.

I didn’t get Alexis but I am sorry to see her go. Three girls on tour? This show is just weird. Of course they couldn’t use the judges save tonight. On the other hand she really didn’t make a case for herself. Sadz.

Ugh.
Based on just the contestant’s alone, this season has the potential to be one of the best. A lot of the contestants are REALLY good.

But stupid producers have to make all these dumb changes to the show. GET RID OF THE JUDGES SAVE.

Hey, I jumped to 25th place in the pool!

this “save” thing is very awkward. not pleasant to watch at all.

although alexis was a favorite of mine, she “butchered” Jolene (as kelly pickler would say). she should have taken their advice from last night and toned tonight’s performance down. it’s such a heartbreaking, humble, pathetic little ditty and she just tore into it too hard and in the end it just sounded desperate but not in the right way. oh well.

St.Lucia and movin2thabeet, I thought Michael or Scott would leave – not Adam! They need him to make the tour more exciting!

chicksineggz, good for you! I agree there are some talented people for the tour. The whole process getting there has been just awful!

edit: guess what? You are now in moderation.

Does anyone have a link of Jeff Buckley singing Ring of Fire? I’ve never heard it and until tonight I didn’t believe it existed. Randy mentioned Adam did Jeff Buckley’s version and Adam nodded in agreement.

I’m sad that it was Alexis that was eliminated and that it was a girl that was eliminated. It makes the show less interesting. I’m happy that Allison is still there. Nevertheless, I think I see the girls being picked off one by one, leaving all guys in the top 6 or positions. I just don’t know how that will work.

IMHO, Alexis only gave one solid performance out of her last three, discounting tonight’s torture. These last two weeks, it seemed like she was running just a part of a beat behind the music, and she never quite caught up. She is talented, for sure, but there was a strange awkwardness or stiffness to her last two performances.

After last night, I started to wonder if maybe she hasn’t been riding on that one truly amazing performance she gave in the Top 36. That said though, no one deserves to be treated like she was tonight. I hope TPTB rethink this ‘save’ thing!

I also feel Michael got slighted twice tonight. First, when Ryan sent Allison to the B3, I’m sure Michael thought he was safe, but then Ryan came back to him and sent him too. Has that ever been done before on Idol? Then, the second time has already been mentioned – that the judges were willing to think about saving Alexis, but not Michael.

Oh…and there were the two times they played with Anoop’s mind in previous shows. Is this the new face of Idol? I’m a relatively new fan, so I don’t know if they have been cruel like this in the past… ?

Poor Alexis. That show sucked. I really felt for her when she was singing–she really looked desperate.

A lot of good people go out at number 11. Remember Stephanie Edwards? She was really talented. I hope she’s got a performance career going.

Ohà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦and there were the two times they played with Anoopà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s mind in previous shows. Is this the new face of Idol? Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m a relatively new fan, so I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know if they pulled these types of things beforeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ ?

Yes. It’s a reality show. This is how Idol rolls. But the cruel twists seem heavier handed than ever before.

No live band during the semis.

There was a live band during the semis you just couldn’t see them. And I think the kids have been singing live with backing tracks filling in more vocals for the last couple of years now.

Blindness is ruining Season 8!!!!!

LOL

I am sad about Alexis. She deserved to go on tour over Michael and Scott, but I guess she didn’t have enough of a fan base. I hate the way they handled the save issue. The poor girl was so upset, there was no way she was going to do a good job.

Where are the solos in the group numbers? Didn’t they start those pretty early on last season? I really dislike the stupid unison singing. Maybe this group can’t handle parts or solos???

Why are they lip synching this year ?And if they aren’t then how come we have yet to have a group number like we had every season but this one ?
I re watched several from the other seasons and noticed that it seemed ever singer had either a short solo or joined someone in singing . Do they think that these ones aren’t strong enough to sing like they did all the other times?

I had a strong feeling they wouldn’t save Alexis ,they are saving it for a TCO

Poor Alexis… but yay for me… IÂ ´m 66 this week and I went from 332 to 286…. :D

edit: read my guidelines HERE.

There was something miserable and desperate about that last “Sing for Your Life” reprise of Alexis and her “Jolene.” She looked as if she was begging, pleading, begging and screaming for her survival. And that fake “save” chat. They made it seem as if the Nutty 4 were seriously mulling it over. Manufactured Drama reigns on this season more than any other. Not nice. If I wanted to watch a fake reality show, I’d put on The Bachelor, Big Brother, etc. This year the emphasis seems less on performance, more on “acting” (or, as Simon said, “Casting”) for an AI fianale and tour.

Well, I wasn’t a big fan of Alexis the past couple of weeks but her elimination was cold. As some people were saying in chat, when the judges were huddling, they were probably making plans for drinks after the show. Poor Alexis… At least they gave Anoop a break and didn’t mess with him this week. Sarver now knows he wont be saved if he needs to be. This is definitely not a kinder, gentler AI.

This year the emphasis seems less on performance, more on à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“actingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (or, as Simon said, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Castingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ) for an AI fianale and tour.

I can’t remember the exact words Simon said a few weeks ago about not looking for an artists, but that kind of said it all.

That’s ridiculous. The judges should have saved Alexis. No way should she not go on tour.

I didn’t even think her performance last night was bad. At all. I liked it a lot. Sure beat Brooke’s “Jolene” from last season. And some other performances last night. The judges ruined it for her.

so let me get this straight…..A famous song by an iconic singer is re-arranged by another well respected and extremely talented singer/musician, then that arrangement is used by an Idol and this idol is now accused of mocking a genre of music???

Color me confused???? As a Cook fan I am sooooo glad he never did that on this show…..uhhhhhh….nevermind!!!!

Does anyone have a link of Jeff Buckley singing Ring of Fire?

I’ve been looking for it, but I haven’t been able to find it at any of my usual sources: Lala, Rhapsody, LastFM, Google or iTunes. I started searching Amazon, but haven’t had any luck yet. At this point, either Randy mispoke, Adam has access to obscure Jeff Buckley recordings, or his search skills are better than mine! I have found numerous references to Adam doing it in Jeff Buckley’s style, maybe that’s what they meant.

Alexis was one of my faves and I knew it was a real possibility that they would send her packing. People didn’t like her personality. I guess because she wasn’t all bubbly and crap. But man, her singing was miles above Lil’s and Megan’s in my book.

Oh, and making her sing to prove her worth? That was just cruel. Tell her she’s gonners and then make her sing. She was a mess, and I don’t blame her.

I can’t believe the year I am loving the girls that they’re all voted off… first Jesse and now Alexis. And so many bland guys… thank you for Adam and Anoop for making things interesting with your Bad selves.

I think I’m done voting. I don’t want them to add my votes to their tally. Grrrr.

ETA: I’m guessing Randy is in a time warp. I can’t see Jeff Buckley doing that version of Ring of Fire. I could be totally wrong, but the top google references to “Jeff Buckley” and “Ring of Fire” refer to Adam Lambert. LOL.

Baxter you hit the nail on the head.

The “sing for your life” stuff has got to go. Say yes or no and have her sing her way out without the pressure….

Oh Baxter….I may be falling into that ring of fire…..

Color me confused???? As a Cook fan I am sooooo glad he never did that on this showà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..uhhhhhhà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.nevermind!!!!

LOL. As a Castro fan, I’m sooo glad he never did a Jeff Buckley version….

Duke, I figured the Idol Ranges math was off when they rated Meganà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s range as roughly equal to Lilà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s and Allisonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  cuz Meganà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s awesome range is the reason sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the last blonde girl standing. Heh.

I don’t think Idol Ranges claims they actually hit the notes properly. But yeah. What you said.

For what it’s worth, I don’t think Alexis connects with the audience. She’s a great singer but just does not connect to the song or to the viewers.

Come back Jesse!!!!!! Oh sorry…

I thought Alexis was going to be my favorite girl on the show. However, she just didn’t do well the last couple of weeks. It’s just made me realize all the more that they screwed up not putting Jesse through the WC round.

I do believe Alexis is very gifted though and I hope she continues in her career and does well. Poor girl, she went to sing before the judges table and then got even worse in the second part. I’m thinking she either heard one of them say no or shake their head and realized she was a goner.

I never thought for a moment that Adam was going home, or would be in the bottom three. I didn’t like his “Ring of Fire”, but he’s just waayyyy too gifted/entertaining to go home yet. I was even surprised he didn’t come in higher on DI.

So the fix is definitely in. Elminating possible contenders for their pre-chosen finalists. They knew that if she continued she’d start to pick up votes and become a favorite. Can’t let that happen. I’m disgusted with what used to be an enjoyable show.

This show has officially pissed me off.

As a Buckley fan, I am pretty sure he never had an official recording covering “Ring of Fire” Here is something similar to Adam’s….
http://www.rhapsody.com/player?type=track&id=tra.10600646&remote=false&page=&pageregion=&guid=&from=&hasrhapx=false&__pcode=

Come back Jesse!!!!!! Oh sorryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

lol…. (but I agree with you)

Menzel Mar 18th, 2009 at 11:42 pm

Does anyone have a link of Jeff Buckley singing Ring of Fire? Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve never heard it and until tonight I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t believe it existed. Randy mentioned Adam did Jeff Buckleyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s version and Adam nodded in agreement.

Maybe Jeff Buckley covered Ring of Fire in concert, but he never recorded it. I know a lot about Buckley, but I don’t know anything about his cover of RoF. I would check with the fine Buckleyfiles at Castrocopia.

I think Randy either misspoke again or he meant that Adam performed RoF in the style of Jeff Buckley. Maybe Randy was trying to correct his confusing comparison of Johnny Cash’s cover version of Hurt by Nine Inch Nails/Trent Reznor that had nothing to do with Adam reinterpreting RoF by Johnny Cash.

ETA: CathyMK and pj already posted this.

I thought Alexis was going to be my favorite girl on the show. However, she just didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t do well the last couple of weeks.

Yes she has except the judges didn’t llike it. her top 36 perf was the best in her group. top 13 was also good despite what the judges said. this week, not so good, but not so bad either, certainly deserve to advance. sigh.. I happen to like her voice. why aren’t the more talented girls getting more support?

David Cook recorded his segment for April 1 (I think) and a photo popped up on Getty Images of him in the dressing room:
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i90/caroljoe701/85493171.jpg

I think Randy is just trying to be pretentious and failing. ;-) He is useless. He fails at being an asshat.

DC is looking very cute in that picture… :)

I can’t remember what AI site pointed this out last night but Adam’s RING OF FIRE perfomance was akin to Dilana’s performance of the same song on CBS’S ROCK STAR show a few years ago. Here’s the youtube clip (and watching it again reminds me of how much I loved Dilana on that show, wow):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whtQZJ7R3EU

No offense, but what does DC have to do with the results?

So far I’d have to say this show is falling fast. Hated the lip-synch group number, and abhorred the way they treat Alexis. I wasn’t really a fan of hers but no one should be treated that way.

I’m so glad that Allison will be on the tour. I was voting for her like crazy to keep her in. I do think she’s still at risk of leaving before her time as the guys have way more fans and Megan has the guy vote locked up. That leaves Allison out in the cold, since Lil seems to have more fans. Even though I like a number of the guys, I’m splitting my votes because at least so far, the girl has shown herself to be one of the top talents on the show IMHO.

No offense, but what does DC have to do with the results?

He was there tonight and recorded an upcoming performance right after the live show.
And sick Megan needs to get away from him. Stat.

I know, Jolene. I was thinking the same thing. He finally has shook the last cold.

This show has become more transparent than ever. All of the foreshadowing is unreal. First, asking Alexis about how she feels when someone is sent home, and then talking to Michael about how much he misses home and his little girl. And then…big surprise! Alexis and Michael are the bottom two…like we didn’t see that coming.

By the looks of the contestants’ faces, I do think they know about Dialidol results. They always seem to have knowing looks.

And sick Megan needs to get away from him. Stat.

I thought they looked good together.

Megan is one pretty pretty girl, and I bet David didn’t mind having her near. Flu or not ;-)

I seriously doubt votes had anything to do with this elimination.

Alexis goes from the top vote pulling female in Group 1 to the bottom of the pack a month later on that performance of Jolene on country night? Please, that surely doesn’t pass the sniff test.

A lot of people have been noting that Alexis seems like a real cold gal and apparently wasn’t a favorite of the balance of the cast.

And I think a whole lot of deciding who tours has to do with who the producers want on those buses. Amanda Overmeyer certainly got the heave ho last year at eleven.

Simon calling Alexis forgettable and then twenty-four hours Randy is calling her Allison. Please! This show is beyond pathetic and is so transparent it how these little slips are scripted.

edit: keep your remarks focused on the TOPIC. Not on your fellow poster’s opinions.

Randy Travis sure is a good songwriter……carrie did a fine job on his song.

Alexis goes from the top vote pulling female in Group 1 to the bottom of the pack a month later on that performance of Jolene on country night? Please, that surely doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t pass the sniff test.

The thing is, she was the only performance standing out during Group 1 from the girls..

They should have let all 11 go on tour. Alexis added a different element to the group and I think they treated her poorly.

Whether you like him or not, I’m astounded at the criticism of Adam singing another version of a popular old song. Cook, Castro…..I could go on. I thought that was encouraged. If they sang old songs exactly as the original artists do it, then isn’t it karaoke? The middle eastern version Adam did has been around since the Voodoo something or other. It’s not like he pulled it out of thin air and he had beautiful haunting vocals that were never noted while Kris and Matt missed some notes.

Also puzzling is the lack of love for Allison. IMO behind Adam, she is the strongest vocalist. I know people thought Alexis was “cold”. Maybe the don’t connect to Allison. What a show it’s going to be with Alexis out, and Allison and Adam heading that way. Then probably Anoop. Danny, Matt, Scott and Kris aren’t going to sound as good if they are the last ones standing. They need something different in between.

edit:please keep your opinions focused on the topic, don’t chastise or question your fellow posters opinions.

I agree with you, coco. Carrie sounded fantastic. None of the females (or males, really) compare to her.

I feel bad for Alexis, but I don’t think she was the best female singer in the Top 11. The only performance of hers that stood out to me is Dirty Diana, and that’s only because I HATED what she did to my favorite MJ song. That said, I don’t think the judges had ANY intention of saving her, no matter what Simon claims. Before her Top 36 performance, I don’t even think they wanted her in the Top 12/13. I think Kara was hoping Casey would do well and be voted in, because she was a “package artist.” Casey tanking and Alexis rising up probably wasn’t in their plans.

“Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m disappointed. I thought Alexis had it going on.” Good cALL!

What did Carrie do to her hair? I hope that was a wig from the Grand Ol’ Opry Costumes and Prop department.

And that black net Minni Pearl thingie dingie on top of her head…Excuse me? Like Simon said about Adam’s song: WHAT WAS THAT? Not attractive. Made her look old. I’ve never seen Carrie look bad. This was a first.

I don’t like choruses where the artist has to strain to reach the highest of notes. That’s what ruined this otherwise serviceable song.

I don’t know if there actually is any Buckley version of that song on the internet, but I remember reading several comments saying that Adam’s version reminded them of Jeff Buckley.

So…Megan , Scott and Michael on tour instead of Alexis? I am so disappointed. Poor girl was so nervous and desperate that she sounded just terrible singing.

I could get behind the judges using a “save” if they would just save the person and let him/her come back the following week!
Making someone sing in such a stressful situation is just not fair or right. I was really looking forward to Alexis singing a Motyown song.

I hope Scott, Michael and Megan are the next 3 to go.

So glad I’m not emotionally invested as I was last year with DC. I would hold my breath while he sang because I was so tense and excited.

I love Adam but am at peace if he doesn’t win because he will be snapped up whenever he leaves.

What the heck! Alexis gone at 11? Never would have thunk it. I liked her loads.

Has there ever been a #11 who has this caliber of voice and beauty? Not in my memory.

Could it be the fact that the large balance of voters are female and voted to save their favorite guy?

Actually Kris Allen has not been inconsistent. He has been great every week. From “Man in the Mirror” to “Remember The Time” and then this weeks performance.

Kris has never had a bad week. I understand some of the other guys have had bad weeks if people remember, but Kris never had a bad week.

She looked as if she was begging, pleading, begging and screaming for her survival.

ITA. It was terrible. It really stinks that now the Idols cannot try to enjoy their last song on the Idol stage and go out on their own terms. Now they have to do it pleading for survival. It’s ridiculous. It’s not based on the performance. It’s based on the timing of your demise and who you are. It’s way too soon to use the save card – I’m not sure they would have used it no matter who left.

Could it be the fact that the large balance of voters are female and voted to save their favorite guy?

I would say so. And I don’t necessarily think it’s bad. I’ll admit that I’m not that interested in female singers. There are lots that I think are great, but with very few exceptions, male singers captivate my interest more than female ones. My favorite person has been a male on every single season of AI that I’ve watched (Clay, JPL, Bo, Chris D, Blake, Jason, Adam).

Ugh, I wish they would have saved Alexis last night just to get this Judges’ Save option off the table for the rest of the season. Hate it! It’s ruining the sing-offs.

Actually Kris Allen has not been inconsistent. He has been great every week. From à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Man in the Mirrorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  to à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Remember The Timeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and then this weeks performance.

Kris has never had a bad week. I understand some of the other guys have had bad weeks if people remember, but Kris never had a bad week.

I completely agree.

I think Kris is kind of overlooked, to be honest. Or at the very least, he is underrated. I think that his “Man In The Mirror” was actually a good performance. Especially vocally. It’s one of my favorite to listen to. And this week’s performance is definitely a favorite. Man, I’m starting to really, really love his voice. And this performance was just so dang sweet that I kinda melt while listening to it. XD

Argh. I just hate this stupid judges save. Hate it. They aren’t going to save anyone unless a favorite is endangered. They’re gloating and using this as something to boost drama and it is so damn mean I don’t think I’ll watch them if they decide to attempt “saving” anymore constants with awful reprises of the song that got them in the situation in the first place.

I wouldn’t have saved Alexis based on the performance either, but my god, that girl was begging and pleading on that stage for another shot and it showed. It was terrible, yes, but it just wasn’t her time to go. It should have been Michael Sarver’s time. I just think the way they “off” people is cruel and while it may be a teevee show, playing with people’s emotions and dreams in such a manner is just evil.

All these dang changes this season have left a bad taste in my mouth. The show feels so much less thrilling and exciting, and it has nothing to do with the constants. I have Adam Lambert after all, he brings thrill and excitement with him everywhere he goes! I just think all the new formats, the lip syncing group song and everything they have just taken away is ruining this show.

Are they going to lip sync on tour now too, since apparently good singing matters none on a singing show…

I ‘am a fan of Brad Paisley but last night He screwed up… I hope He would sing Start a band….My dearest Carrie….She reallly deserves to be the Ultimate idol….

Anyways….Alexis??? dah….I doubt her before…her dirty image is bad for her…as well as Allison….except for our DivaDam….LOL

Go DivADAm……nyaaaaaaaaahhhhhh/////LOL..

Still Megan forever…she’s so Hot///one of the Hottiest Idol contestant ever…aside from Picker…

Basically the judges will not save any of the finalists before maybe Top 8 cause Idols who get booted out before that did not had enough fan bases votes and that mean they are now worthy saved no matter how good their perfomances in result show.

Allison also probably will be in danger next week based on Dial Idol two weeks in a row. Dial Idol is right on the money this week.

Idol now turn not to be what I wanted to see now. At least the result show with the judges save. It was ugly .

RE: girls voting for the guys they want to date/have their daughter or granddaughter date…

Kelly is my all time favorite Idol, but I didn’t watch her season. I’ve had male faves every year that I’ve watched the show too, but typically, the type of female singers I tend to like don’t make it that far on the show. The closest was last year with Brooke – and I LOVED her. I like male voices better in general (pretty much any style), but with female voices, I tend to gravitate to the singer/songwriter type more (at least in the music I own). And those types just haven’t made it that far, Brooke being the exception.

I do think this can partially be attributed to “girls voting for the guys they like.” But, like last year, the pool of guys this year is just stronger. And last night, some of the middle of the pack guys had some of the best performances. So they were gonna get more votes.

And plus, we do still have 4 female winners, 3 of whom won over guys who were also fan faves in their season. So it’s not always just “girls voting for the cute guys.”

I got the studio versions of Kris, Adam, Matt, Anoop, and Allison. Those are all pretty but I have to say that however weirdly awesome Ring of Fire was, the live performance had an energy lacking from the studio mp3s.

From the three females singers left, Lil round will go real far. predicted Top 4 or Top 3.

Not only she been in top 3 in Dial Idol two weeks in a row with a healthy margin. But she is the only diva belter this year. And in Idol history, it always had at least one diva belter in top 5.

Look at Syesha from season 7. How many times she was in bottom 3 even when top 12 just begin. But somehow she managed to stay thru Top 3.

Out there, there are fans who devoted to votes for singer with this style of singing.
Top 5 diva perseason
Season 1: Kelly and Tamyra
Season 2: Kimberley L and another girl in top 5.
Season 3: Fantasia, Latoya .
Season 4: The top 3 girl.
Season 5: Paris
Season 6: Jordin. Melinda and Lakisha
Season 7: Syesha

I understand that this judge’s save was used in France first. Does anyone know if they used the same kind of torture process with the contestant having to beg before they turned them down? This is so disgusting to watch. Not at all sure I’ll turn into the results again.

I have to agree with MJ. Watching Alexis sing/beg for her life turned my stomach. I couldn’t help thinking that while the judges *pretended* to deliberate, that they probably were just deciding whether or not to order *anchovies* on their send out pizzas.

Yeah, I know that they don’t stay around to eat, but that’s the way it appeared. Watching a pretty, young talented girl begging to be saved was barbaric IMO.

I, honestly wasn’t sure though what the judges would do.

Was it more delicious to save Alexis and torture the kids even more by having them wait another week to see who would make the tour and then throw two off? (with one of the throwoffs sailing into the night forever and one making the tour?) or would it be better water torture to hold *that one save* over lots more contestants each week?

I guess they decided on the latter. There was no need to make Alexis sing. They had a very good idea at this point whether they wanted her to remain or not, but hey, if they blow up people on 24, why not destroy young kids lives and dreams io a live reality show?

BTW, I can’t find anything by Jeff Buckley on Ring of Fire either. However, on You Tube, Dilana’s “Ring of Fire,” from Rock Star’s SuperNova seemed to be the version that Adam covered. (along with all the sitars and in the same tempo)

Season 4: The top 3 girl.

That would be Vonzell. [:

I really don’t like this judges save because I just feel extra sorry for the person who is leaving. Poor Alexis. :[ You can tell she was singing her heart out.

Anoop, Michael, Kris and Scott have all been inconsistent, yet there they were sitting on the couches of safety.

I disagree. Kris has not had a bad week yet, he is consistent. Danny and Adam are inconsistent though, based on their performance this week.

That was the most uncomfortable 5 minutes I have ever spent watching television – they have lost me from the Idol results show until they hit the top 5 – I never want to see that deer in the headlights look or desperation singing ever again. That was simply cruel.

MJ – thanks heavens for your blog! I can watch the performances I like – hear (or ignore) the judges comments, find out who gets the boot – all without having to sit through stupid Ford commercials, idiotic banter or mind numbing group numbers – what the heck happened there? Remember when the group numbers had choreography and highlighted each of the performers?

Wow, I really did not enjoy that last night. I was soooo uncomfortable to see Alexis struggle at the end to *save* herself….what a mess this show has become for me!
I guess the young woman from the show…. *in the know*… who said AI was fixed and the final four were…are …Adam, Danny, Lil and ALEXIs was wrong! Arg! Need I say more!
Agreed with your thoughts Mj on the boys who you thought were less impressive than Alexis….and why would they eliminate another girl for the tour…..just does not make sense!
And man do I *suck* (hold your ears, Lu) at the pool! I am now #486 for this week and #409 overall. I have done better than that in the stock market..LOL
Pix

I understand that this judgeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s save was used in France first. Does anyone know if they used the same kind of torture process with the contestant having to beg before they turned them down? This is so disgusting to watch. Not at all sure Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll turn into the results again.

In France there is only one show per week that last 3 hours and the public vote during the performances (you see that there are worse system than in america).
At the end of the show they announce the contestant who is eliminated and the jury decides if they want to save him or not. He does not sing because he already did only 1 or 2 hours ago.

The difference is that the judges used their save in the very first show on a contestant that wasn’t a favorite of theirs. They were just too nice and didn’t want to keep that power.
Then 3 weeks later, one of their favorite was eliminated and they bitterly regretted using their power on the first contestant.

I think that it was incredibly cruel of Simon to announce that it was a unanimous decision to not save Alexis. That was unnecessary and mean. The decision to save had to be unanimous but since that was not the case, he did not have to mention that at all.

I hate the lip syncing. I hope it stops at Top 10.

Alexis was just interviewed on Fox 5 in Atlanta. She was good. The departing Idols usually do interviews with about 20 Fox stations the morning after they are eliminated. I wonder if they get any sleep or just stay up. Probably stay up.

Based on Karaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s bizarre obsession with tarting her up, GwendolynD predicted Alexis would come out nekkid next week. At least she is spared further indignities.

Could this season get any weirder?

ETA: Hi, GwendolynD!^^

Just saw that this morning, Terrie.

So…hey! :)

Yup. No nekkid.

>>Bah. That really sucked. Watching Alexis despartely singing for her life was neither fun nor funny. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think they would have spared Alexis even if she had pulled out an incredible performance. >>

This has been bothering me all night. I was very uncomfortable watching that, it was very sad and I think this will hurt Idol in the long run. I dont watch tv to be uncomfortable, I watch it to be entertained in some way and watching her sing for her life like a beached whale trying to make it back to the sea was just sad and I think the judges knew it.

Im not sure I want to be a part of this contrived show. I will watch but I will surf the channels as I am doing more and more of anyway and should Adam leave, I likely wont watch if only to make a point. Maybe my absence will be reflected in the Nielsen’s lol.

As soon as Ryan said the results would be a shock I knew it was Alexis. What a pile of nastiness that ‘Judges Save’ is, it should be called the ‘Judges Farce’ cos watching them all ‘fake’ deliberate after they told her she was worth saving and then watching the poor girl sing for her life…………how humiliating and awful was that?

I have to say that Alexis lived up to her name because for all they put her through last night she really handled it with grace.

Kris has never had a bad week. I understand some of the other guys have had bad weeks if people remember, but Kris never had a bad week.

“Man in the Mirror” was not that great, IMO. Out of his group, I thought Jesse Langseth and Mishavonna Henson outperformed him and deserved to advance instead. Also, until this week, I thought his performances lacked charisma.

As always, YMMV.

Kara is the 2nd coming of Cousin Oliver for crying out loud.

Now that was hilarious. True, and hilarious.

I noticed that last week Ryan said that there were 33 million votes. Last night, he said there were 31 million votes. Wow. Two million less votes this week. Wonder why.

By the looks of the contestantsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ faces, I do think they know about Dialidol results. They always seem to have knowing looks.

Except maybe for Little, er, Lil ….

I remember picking Alexis out at her audition and thinking she would go far. She definitely should have been on that tour as her voice is much better than either Scott’s or Michael’s.

I’m not sure Michael was actually in the B2. Did Ryan say he was? My guess is that it was Allison, but since Michael got harsher criticism from the judges, they left him until the bitter end. Who comprises his fanbase? I can’t figure it out. His backstory isn’t that compelling. Yea, he’s a nice guy, but I get the impression most of those remaining are pretty nice. Except Danny, who has toned down his reactions to the voting results (no whoo, hooing this week). But I fully expect him to trip up, because the guy has a massive ego. Of that, I’m sure.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Man in the Mirrorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  was not that great, IMO. Out of his group, I thought Jesse Langseth and Mishavonna Henson outperformed him and deserved to advance instead. Also, until this week, I thought his performances lacked charisma.

As always, YMMV.

I agree with you, MJ – I’m still a bit bitter that Mishavonna wasn’t called back to the wildcards..:(

I agree. The sing-for-your-life aspect is disgusting. I thought the Judges Save would be used more like a flag on the play.
Everyone who’s on twitter needs to tweet Ryan and tell him how much we hate this. Someone has to be reading those.

When they showed the audition footage of Alexis it was very clear how much they’d dirtied the poor girl up. I think she looked way better before they ruined her.

I had to laugh at them wearing the masks during rehearsals although the flu is really contagious. Did anyone else notice Simon scoot his chair back and mouth something to Meagan when she danced over to him during the group number? Probably telling her not to breath on him LOL He didn’t want to catch the ‘bird flu’.

This is getting toooo BAD for me. That was horrible.

I understand that this judgeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s save was used in France first. Does anyone know if they used the same kind of torture process with the contestant having to beg before they turned them down? This is so disgusting to watch. Not at all sure Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll turn into the results again.

In France there is only one show per week that last 3 hours and the public vote during the performances (you see that there are worse system than in america).
At the end of the show they announce the contestant who is eliminated and the jury decides if they want to save him or not. He does not sing because he already did only 1 or 2 hours ago.

The difference is that the judges used their save in the very first show on a contestant that wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t a favorite of theirs. They were just too nice and didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t want to keep that power.
Then 3 weeks later, one of their favorite was eliminated and they bitterly regretted using their power on the first contestant.

Thank you for the explanation, Valentin. Well, we don’t have to worry about our judges not wanting the power! /end sarcasm It doesn’t sound as if the process was as painful in France even if they had reserved the save. I just hate how it is being done here.

her dress is kinda frumpy.

Is there some rule that if you are in the Grand OLD Opry you have to look old? Or did they just dress Carrie to look as old as Randy?
Honestly, no offense to either of them but she looked like Minnie Pearl and in that jacket he looked like Frankenstein!

Count me in as another that found the whole thing with Alexis incredibly uncomfortable to watch. I was actually fine with the judge’s save, but utterly hate the way they are putting it front & center in every results’ show now.

Just carry on as in seasons past with the results and sing-out, without mentioning the save because at this point we realize it exists and don’t need to be reminded every 30 seconds. If the judges are then inclined to pull out the save card, they can certainly get Ryan’s attention and do so before they roll the journey tape. I think that would lessen the desperation factor to an acceptable level. Maybe.

Can’t stand the judges save either. It’s horrible to watch them torture the contestant that way. Also, it’s taken away the sometimes actually joyful sing-out performance, ala Jason Castro.

Lose lose.

I don’t think the judges ever intended to save Alexis.

It’s too bad that she’s gone, particularly since she actually earned her spot in the finals. But in all honesty, she lacked audience connection.

She was too concerned with jumping through hoops for the judges. Tuesday’s performance wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t extremely good, either. So, when they urged her to bring back the dirty, she readily agreed. If they would have told her to do a one-handed cartwheel on a broken wrist, I’m beginning to wonder if she would have done it.

Meanwhile, who is she singing for – the judges or the audience? When you neglect your audience – who really loved you enough to vote you into the finals – you lose your connection. When you lose your connection, you lose invested voters. When you lose invested voters, you end up at the bottom of the pile.

And, seeing that her overall screen time was pretty limited, she was still struggling to build a fan base. It probably would have taken a great performance – on the par with her first semi-finals one – to keep her near the top.

The question now is, who gets Alexis’ votes? My guess is Megan Corkrey.

Bleh…. didnt like that at all….

Really didn’t expect Alexis to go out before Lil and Megan. I split my points between Scott and Sarver figuring it had to be one of them and that their fans must be non-texters. Obviously I’m thinking too much and should just go with dial idol. Cruelty is not the way to increase their viewership. America has moved on —honesty and kindness are the way to go now.

I’ve never been crazy about the results shows anyway because they make me sad (yes, I’m a mushball) but that’s just cruel and I don’t want to watch it for any of these kids. I’ll tune flip channels to watch if anyone intriguing is performing but other than that… why do I want to watch stupid lip-synched group numbers and then these kids having to “sing for their lives” when most have no chance of getting “saved”?

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ honesty and kindness are the way to go now.

Hear, hear. Honestly, the judges are acting as cruelly disconnected from life as if they want a bonus from AIG!

I think Randy is just trying to be pretentious and failing. ;-) He is useless. He fails at being an asshat.

Hmm, PJ, I think now we might need to rename the “Randy is an Asshat” club. We’ll have to decide at our next board meeting :)

Who comprises his fanbase? I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t figure it out. His backstory isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t that compelling. Yea, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a nice guy, but I get the impression most of those remaining are pretty nice.

I like Michael. I think he has a good voice. Far better than Scott, Reverand Doughboy-Douchebag or Matt the goat.

I’m disappointed that Alexis went home last night. I was hoping it would be Scott, since for me he’s the weakest one left. But he wasn’t even in the bottom, so obviously America disagrees with me.

You’ve all said all there needs to be said about the random cruelty of forcing Alexis to sing for her life. I too hate the whole double-dipping in disappoint for these contestants. I was also thinking they were discussing their pizza order during their fake deliberation.

Agree that Carrie’s hair looked just plain weird, lip-synching should be off limits on this show completely and because it can’t be said enough….. Randy is an effin moron.

Watching that poor girl try to save herself and sing while holding back the tears was just complete torture — for her, for us, for everyone.

They’re making it so uncomfortable, it finally may be time to just shut the friggin’ thing off.

Horrible and cruel.

The females last year were so emotional, I can’t even imagine how they would have fallen apart if they were in Alexis’ shoes last night. Poor Rami was crying so much after her elimination she could barely sing at first. Brooke was so emotional, she couldn’t finish her song during the sing-out. I’m glad that they didn’t have to go through this “save” fiasco.

The à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“sing for your lifeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  stuff has got to go. Say yes or no and have her sing her way out without the pressureà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

ITA. It was mean enough back when Ryan asked the judges who they thought would or should go. This just steps up the mean quotient to downright cruelness. It’s obvious to all that the judges know if they will save someone or not without hearing them sing again. I really hate this. :annoyed_tb:

Actually Kris Allen has not been inconsistent. He has been great every week. From à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Man in the Mirrorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  to à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Remember The Timeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and then this weeks performance.

I thought Kris showed weak vocals until this week and has been boring throughout. He and Michael are my least favorite guys as far as vocals go. I guess I should add Scott to that but I really like his personality. I’d take Alexis over all of them including Megan.

The veto drama is cruel and silly. If Scott, Michael, Meghan are on the seal next week any doubt that the veto will be used? Of course not. They’re toast.
And if they use it to save Matt or Anoop, that’ll be twice these guys got voted off and were saved by the judges? So the locks are Danny, Adam, or Lil.

All that cruelty for such little effect.

The whole show was depressing. The horrible lip-synched, joyless group number, Michael’s little girl thinking her daddy deserted her, Carrie’s tragic hair, and all the “we might save you” crap. Really, Ryan should just announce that the “judges” met before the show to decide which contestants they would save based on overall performance and potential, let them make their decision, and then let these poor kids sing.

I voted a little for Alexis, but I certainly wasn’t compelled to power vote for her. I don’t feel like she “stole” anyone’s spot, although there are several contestants I like less than her. People vote for all different reasons, and they just didn’t find a reason to vote for her. The only bright spot in her leaving so early is that I don’t have to hear Kara coming on to her anymore.

Alexis went against the advice of former contestants (not that she ever heard any) and tried to be someone she wasn’t. She needs to just be who she is and let the chips fall. You can’t genuinely connect if you’re trying to be something you’re not.

And, yes, I blame the judges most, although Alexis bears the responsibility for so fully putting her trust in their so-called *expertise*. But, she’s young. What was she supposed to do? I suppose that’s the downside to wanting it too badly and not being sure who you are as an artist.

Blech to AI.

As for the save rule, I’ve already given my thoughts at how cruel they’re being. I will say that I think they are experimenting now, because the comments last week were that the judges never even appeared to speak, much less deliberate about whether they would save Jorge or Jasmine. So now, they overcorrect and huddle and gaze sadly at Alexis as she begs. Now that they’ve experienced that horror themselves — and you can’t tell me any of them enjoyed that, up close and personal, not even Simon — maybe they’ll modify again. At least, that’s the hope.

I agree all sickness, however embodied, should stay away from David Cook. :-) That first pic was pretty sad too though, as Alexis is in the background. :-(

I still get a lump in my throat thinking about Alexis last nite, what a horrible mess. They suck big time. Now you assh____, you can redeem yourselves, let the poor girl go on tour, Ryan, Next Wed., tell us that they decided to let her go on tour, you are all changing it up as you go along anyhow. She was the best girl, IMO, so get with it.
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Thanks for the update, MJ. I will look forward to seeing Ruben sing his new song next week. I hope that his new CD will be successful.

It’s cool that the kids will be in Detroit today. Very cool.

The guest Idols seem to jive with the theme that week – Carrie on Grand Ole Opry week, Reuben on Motown week, well Kelly’s appearance was not. April 1 is when they’ll have Cook right? Maybe it’s a clue of the theme for that week? Rock week? Top 40 week?

I’m hoping to see Alexis on Good Day LA http://media.myfoxla.com/live/
but I’m a little afraid that she will be pre-empted by live coverage of Obama’s visit here and town hall meetings.

So far they’re concentrating on her being booted to prove that the show isn’t fixed due to that bogus Daily News article.

Alexis is scheduled to appear during the 9 o’clock hour PT if anyone wants to watch online.

You know, I said I was on the fence with the veto thing. Well, that was until I caught the vid of last night’s show. Count me in the “it’s just a cruel gag created to use the kids for more drama and spectacle” pile. The whole thing just left a bad taste in my mouth, and I really have no desire to see any of these other singers begging for clemency. It’s awful.

Now that theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve experienced that horror themselves à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  and you canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t tell me any of them enjoyed that, up close and personal, not even Simon à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  maybe theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll modify again

Oh, I don’t know. I’m sure Paula hates it, but I am getting the distinct impression that Simon is on an even bigger power trip than usual this season. The grand entrance, the wild card, and now this new “beg for mercy” crap that always results in an “off with their head” type proclamation…just ew. Gross. Do no want.

I’m losing interest in this season, fast.

It’s also occured to me that the judges now, for all intents and purposes, control the shock boot. If, say, they had chosen not to save Michael Johns, I don’t think we’d even still be having a discussion about whether or not he was a shock boot or was dismissed at the right time. People would just assume if the judges didn’t deem him savable, it was his time to go.

I am getting the distinct impression that Simon is on an even bigger power trip than usual this season.

This, I agree with.

He seems extremely cheerful, which means he’s getting his way.

I agree with MJ regarding the list of contestants who have been inconsistent or weaker than Alexis, except for Kris. I think he was good in the semis and great since then.

Ruben? Other people have stuff out now–like Elliott and Taylor. Elliott is an R&B guy–I’d rather see him.

1. Contestants “know” that this show is not a bed-of-roses and that they will be tortured and humiliated and that they will probably be eliminated. They’ve watched the thing for 7 years. Once they get into the real world of music and entertaining and recording they will think that AI was a piece of cake.
2. Alexis, Michael, and Allison were in the bottom 3 but Ryan never said that Michael was the 2nd lowest vote getter. I still think it was Allison, but it was more dramatic to have Michael stick around a bit longer.
3. Contestants that listen to the judges and give-up their own personalities are not doing themselves any favors. Alexis was the worst offender. At least Allison and Lil and Megan are still trying to be themselves, Alexis became a puppet way too early.
4. The girls bus will be full enough…Lil’s 3 kids, Megan’s son, Allison’s guardian! Probably wasn’t room for more.
5. There have been plenty of discussions on these threads about keeping the power in the hands of the voters. Voters don’t always make the right decisions but since that is the premise of the show, I guess I have to abide by that. I don’t think the “save” will ever be used…I think its a gimick (rather cruel, but) because I really think that it would backfire in the end. Alexis sang her song in the same bad way on elimination night as she did before….if she was a real artist she should have been able to make some adjustments, nerves notwithstanding.
6. Buckley never sang Ring of Fire…The version Adam used originally came from Wall of Voodoo 1982. Alluding to Buckley was Randy’s attempt to say that “was the style” that Adam used. (And how can people say that Adam was disrespectful to country music when June Cash and Kilgore allowed their song to be used on the original cover…they could have refused the rights then).
7. I am enjoying this season, I think we have some polarizing people, some very boring singers with hyped back-stories, some good vocalists who will grow as the season progresses. Also, this season is doing a good job in keeping all of us internet junkies happy. Lots of blogs, threads, and comments.

A smart savvy executive would read this blog (and others)and see that people who really watch the show are sick/sad/mad about the “sing for your life” thing and never let it happen again. AI will not do that. They will continue to live in a bubble and let the cruelty continue.

The “save” could be used in a classy way. Ryan S. does not have to ask each time like the Judges were Roman Emporersat the Coliseum if the contestant should be saved. There is no reason to do that. When and if a save is used, it could just be pulled out without the cruel drama.

OK, now I am hating the save, what they did to Alexis last night was all kinds of wrong, my heart went out to her. I KNEW they werent going to save her and pretending they would, she pouring her heart out like that!! You are soooo right MJ, Anoop, Kris, Meagan will go soon enough but definitely should have gone before her, in my book. Anoop(rethunk this one, not so much Anoop – he is a bit different) and Kris were better this past week, but are a dime a dozen, Scott and Michael are also kinda kinda bland and no spark – Megan, different, all kinds of unique – but Alexis so much better. bah humbug

Wow.. Adam’s studio recording is amazing (if this is the right post for this)… I’m currently listening to Kris’… very clean and smooth rendition…still pales in comparison to Adele but it’s a pretty version.

“The guest Idols seem to jive with the theme that week – Carrie on Grand Ole Opry week, Reuben on Motown week, well Kellyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s appearance was not. April 1 is when theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll have Cook right? Maybe ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a clue of the theme for that week? Rock week? Top 40 week?”

Sounds about right. I bet the theme for David’s week will be Rock!! He is THE rocker of the show.

I like this season so far, but there are no David Cook’s in the bunch.
I don’t really see anything spectacular about Danny except for his story.
Adam is the most unique of the group. Allison is my favorite of the girls. And that isn’t saying much. I think the girls are weak. It’s no season 7. :sleep_tb:

So the judges were discussing where to go or the Octo-mom? Alexes was toast and letting her stand on the gallows going for another chance was pointless when her fate was sealed just for kicks..Simon I heard was nice off camera but boy he is like a small boy with a new toy now with more control of the show. I look forward to hearing Rueban on the show on thursday.

Oh no. I’m really shocked alexis got the boot. I really thought it would have been allison or michael. God who votes in this competiton anyway. Proably a bunch of man hungry tweens, who dont vote based on singing ability but how cute someone is. i am so annoyed right now. poor alexis and stupid kara, changed the girl dirty and turned off her fanbase.

I, too, thought Carrie looked like Minnie Pearl. And is Randy Travis always that thin or is he going thru cancer treatment? I don’t know country artists at all but, he’s shockingly thin.

I was very happy to see Allison make it thru as I think she is easily overlooked & she has delivered every week. Alexis was short-changed. She should have gone quite deep into the competition & should not have left before Megan, Sarver, or Scott, at least.

I do think a lot of the boys are fairly bland this year – Adam is the performance to really look forward to. I loved what he did w/ Ring of Fire – bringing back the 70′s glam rock I grew up with – way cool.

I think the tour will not be so good this year w/ this group, other than Adam & Allison. I don’t like the group numbers this year. Oh – and the singing for your life. You know, the one thing about the sing outs in the past is that, even though they were sad to be leaving, they could sing that last song w/ no pressure on them. Now they took that away as well. Not cool.

I understand that this judgeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s save was used in France first. Does anyone know if they used the same kind of torture process with the contestant having to beg before they turned them down? This is so disgusting to watch. Not at all sure Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll turn into the results again.

I feel the same. It was disgusting. What next, will they make them eat worms before they decide? This show is disintegrating before our eyes. And with Michael Jackson threatening to appear, and the fact that I really don’t care strongly about any of the contestants this year, and one that I kinda like, Allison, will probably be going home soon, I’m pulling way way back from Idol, finally after 7 years of watching every minute. I’m only going to watch performances from guests or past Idols that I want to see, and that’s it. Maybe I’ll watch the finale. Hopefully their excesses will finally catch up with them as more viewers pull themselves away from the suction of the AI addiction.

I agree with those who have said Kris isn’t all that. He is darling, which is getting him a long way, and the judges comments have been way generous. His vocals just haven’t been that great- certainly not as good as Alexis. This week his low notes at the beginning and his high notes at the end were weak.

I guess this elimination might stop the leak of the Final Four already being selected. Now Alexis’s fourth spot has to be filled! The rumors just fly and the media takes off with them.

Well, there goes my standing in the pool. Sigh. But seriously, I am sad for Alexis. I thought she at least deserved the tour. And she would have KILLED next week. But that is Country week for you. It always shakes things up a bit.

I am having real trouble picking a winner. I still feel like lots of people are good this year but no one is GREAT. Maybe Adam, but he’s so polarizing. Danny is just going to have to be my pick now.

Thoughts on the studio recordings?

I LOVED Kris’ and Matt’s versions. Kris has a great recording voice so is Matt. They toned down Adam’s ROF too and it actually sounded *altogether now* “CURRENT!!!!1111″.

Re-arranging Jolene was her undoing.

And yet that inimitable a**hole Simon Cowell told her it was too close to the original version! Dude, if you’re not going to bother ever listening to the original, don’t bother pretending you know what the fuck you’re talking about.

IMHO Adam had the single worst performance ever on idol. He is not into country music and chose to mock it with that ridiculous performance. It was obvious that he was very proud of himself for the trash job he did on country week.

IMHO Adam had one of the best (if not the best) performance I’ve ever seen on this cheezy show. Ergo, there was nothing disrespectful about it.

Does anyone have a link of Jeff Buckley singing Ring of Fire? Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve never heard it and until tonight I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t believe it existed. Randy mentioned Adam did Jeff Buckleyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s version and Adam nodded in agreement.

I really thought Randy was comparing Adam’s vocal stylings to Jeff Buckley, which was what I immediately thought of too. I was surprised that supposed Buckley fan Cowell didn’t mention it the night of the performance. Of course, everybody knows Simon loves the song because it’s the best-selling version of Leonard Cohen’s original and Simon owns the rights to it!

This is the Buckley song I thought of when Adam was singing that high chant part. Flove it!

David Cook recorded his segment for April 1 (I think) and a photo popped up on Getty Images of him in the dressing room:
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i90/caroljoe701/85493171.jpg

So Simon stole Cookieà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s undershirt for tonightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s show! Seriously, WTF is wrong with Simon that he canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t put on a decent shirt for the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“top-rated showà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  in America? I wouldn’t be surprised if next week he waltzes out in his boxer briefs scratching his ass.

I just figured out Scottà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s godawful “original” take on “Wild Angels” was eerily reminiscent of the ghastly “Wildfire“!

I guess the young woman from the showà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦. *in the know*à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ who said AI was fixed and the final four wereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦are à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Adam, Danny, Lil and ALEXIs was wrong! Arg! Need I say more!

Or she was a 19E lackey spreading a fake Top 4 so that this would be a SHOCKER elimination. The people running this show clearly don’t have any scruples and that huddle the judges had and the whole judges save charade last night was disgusting.

They toned down Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s ROF too and it actually sounded *altogether now* à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“CURRENT!!!!1111à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ³.

I agree. I’ll admit though, it took a couple of listens for me to *adjust* as it is quite different from the live performance (which I really appreciated and enjoyed tremendously.) Both are really good, but for different reasons. Adam has raging talent, I hope he gets an opportunity for a major recording and a live tour. He has so much to offer the world of music.

I think Adam is too gimmicky to to be successful unless he changes things up as the season goes on. Maybe he doesn’t care but whoever signs him will so will be interesting to see what happens. I think by choosing to do the song this week the way he did will hurt him in winning new fans over and a lot depends on what direction he decides to go next. I find him interesting to watch but painful to listen to.

I’d love it if they let Alexis join the tour but it won’t happen. The top 10 is the carrot they all go for and wouldn’t be fair to change it after the fact.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d love it if they let Alexis join the tour but it wonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t happen.

Yeah. Bummer. I’m sure she’ll be at the finale, though. That’s about it.

I missed the results show and just learned that Alexis is gone! I can’t believe it! I think she’s great. She is SOOOO much better (and more consistent) than Michael, Scott, Kris, Anoop, Danny (yes, I think Danny is way overrated), and even Lil. I love Megan, too – but she is nowhere near as consistent or comfortable on stage.
I hate that Alexis is gone. I had her pegged for the final 3.
What’s the matter with the judges? What’s the matter with America? Who in the heck is voting anyway? I’ve always wished you could only vote once (or maybe have the same number of votes as contestants left — like DWTS). It seems like the rabid voters have a lot of undo influence on AI.

This sucks. :(

and another thing! inserting the “save” drama at the end of every results show totally steals the voters’ thunder as the people who actually decide the outcome every week. It’s like, “well, America says this but ACTUALLY it’s the judges who decide!” Even though we know the save is only reserved for a select few.

I thought it was especially icky the way they huddled together “discussing” whether to save Alexis. For one thing. Even if we pretend they are basing their decision on her singout, there was no way they could be paying enough attention to it if they were discussing DURING it. And another. The poor girl had to watch them do that while she was basically singing for her life.

Just icky all around :(

I think they have really weakened our attachments to the contestants this year with their “innovations”.

By this time last year each of the contestants had performed 5 songs in competition. David Cook sang Happy Together, All Right Now, Hello, Eleanor Rigby, and Day Tripper. (I’m using Cook as an example because I am most familiar with his work, but you could do the same for any of the other contestant who made it to the top 11.) So you had an idea of what the contestants were capable of.

Now look at the group sing for this year – Trouble. Compare it to last year’s group sing – Beatles Medley. I thought I didn’t like the group sings, but in the past you really had a glimpse of their individual personalities. This year not so much!

I agree with those who have said Kris isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t all that. He is darling, which is getting him a long way, and the judges comments have been way generous. His vocals just havenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t been that great- certainly not as good as Alexis. This week his low notes at the beginning and his high notes at the end were weak.

To me, he’s like the Jason Castro of this season. Not the strongest or most technically proficient voice, obviously. But there’s an emotional honesty when he sings, a transparency that I find appealing. You can tell he means every single word of what he’s singing, and that’s something I can’t say for many of the other contestants this season (e.g. Danny, Adam). YMMV, of course.

“To me, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s like the Jason Castro of this season. Not the strongest or most technically proficient voice, obviously. But thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s an emotional honesty when he sings, a transparency that I find appealing. You can tell ”

I agree he is somewhat close to the Jason but without the charisma and beauty of Jason Castro

I agree that the ‘save’ is pointless if they make them sing the same bad song. Alexis is really one of the most substantive, interesting and versatile singers they had. It was a bad song choice. Isnt that one of the reasons they said the ‘Save’ would be useful–when a good singer has an off night? They should at least let her in on the tour!!!!

I agree he is somewhat close to the Jason but without the charisma and beauty of Jason Castro

I also think Jason is beautiful and special, as were the others in the top 5 last year. Nobody this year is of the same calibre, imo.

Compare it to last yearà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s group sing

I agree with this too, I always liked the group sings, but this year they’ve taken all the fun out of them. They are safe and boring, nobody gets to stand out. Although so many people always complained about them and how cheesy they were, maybe that’s why they felt compelled to change them.

I find him [Adam] interesting to watch but painful to listen to.

That’s where I’m at. He’s cute, seems nice enough, but his singing isn’t my cup of tea (not by a long shot). I wouldn’t mind seeing him on stage though, depending on the musical. He has some fans on the Broadway boards, but they were also put off by his comment that his musical theater background was just a stepping stone to his real career as a recording artist.

Overall I don’t mind that the producers tried to change some things up, and some of the changes were okay, but others are extremely regrettable. They didn’t have to lose their common sense and good taste in the process.

I haven’t read all the comments – someone may have already said this…
Look for the Dilana version of Ring of Fire from Rockstar Supernova on Youtube, sitars and all. I think this is the version Adam “found.” He took it to the next level with his amazing vocal range. I couldn’t find a Jeff Buckley version anywhere, dawg. Too bad about Alexis, I thought her versatility would have taken her far on Idol. I think she got too caught up in trying to please the judges and her vocals took a back seat.

Thanks for all you do MJ. I never watched AI before last year – we didn’t have TV. But I could stay current and get my DC fix every week thru MJ’s videos.

oh! hi Jodeb! you found it too.

David Cook recorded his segment for April 1 (I think) and a photo popped up on Getty Images of him in the dressing room:
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i90/caroljoe701/85493171.jpg

Oooh–Cook is sitting next to the dearly departed Alexis. Ouch.

Really agree that this is not last year. By now, I was really invested in quite a few singers. By Tuesday afternoon of top 10 week, I was very eager to know what David A, David C, Brooke, Michael, Carly and Jason would sing. This year–I’m kind of looking forward to performances by Kris, Allison, Adam and that’s about it. You know–I was just thinking of all of them, and I couldn’t remember three of the guys in the top 10. Couldn’t even remember them.

I think Adam is the most talented, honestly. He doesn’t mess up; all his performances are well-rehearsed and very confident; and he has a stinking huge vocal range that sounds pretty good throughout it. Very strong head voice. I like him more than I did in the auditions, but he still slightly creeps me out though.

After hearing the songs that MJ posted a few days ago, my personal favorite is Kris. I think he has quite a bit of raw talent that could use the 19E/Sony BMG machinery for direction and power. I like his original songs. His voice is really nice to listen to. I see the analogy to Jason, but Kris has a much more powerful voice (Jason has a more beautiful voice though).

I don’t really see the whoo-ha about Danny. He’s way ahead every week, but as the weeks go by, I find him musically less interesting. And he’s got to dress better and/or lose some pounds. (Hey–When Cook lost 15 pounds he looked so great.)

Group songs–Hate them. Actually, a complete waste of airtime. On a live singing show the singers should sing live. Is it me?

I thought it was especially icky the way they huddled together à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“discussingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  whether to save Alexis. For one thing. Even if we pretend they are basing their decision on her singout, there was no way they could be paying enough attention to it if they were discussing DURING it. And another. The poor girl had to watch them do that while she was basically singing for her life.

YES! I thought that too! You KNOW this must be Simon Cowell’s idea, since we all see he seems to love the “drama” of indelicately pushing a person’s failings or inadequacies in their faces. “It’s good television.”

You can tell he means every single word of what heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s singing, and thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s something I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t say for many of the other contestants this season (e.g. Danny, Adam).

Ok, I’ll give ya Danny, I don’t get the sincerity vibe from that guy. But, really, Adam didn’t mean what he sang about seeking satisfaction, equality, and fiery passion? LOL, that’s what that dude’s all about! ;-P

So, the question is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ how much did you hate it? Enough to watch something else next week in protest?

Yes, actually.

I believe they only react to numbers. Not blogs, twitters, etc. They don’t care how upset we are as long as keep watching and voting. If there is an immediate and significant drop in numbers next week, it will it be impossible for them to deny the fact that viewers are repelled by the judges save theater of cruelty.

So, the question is … how much did you hate it? Enough to watch something else next week in protest?
You have six days to decide!

agree that the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢saveà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ is pointless if they make them sing the same bad song. Alexis is really one of the most substantive, interesting and versatile singers they had. It was a bad song choice. Isnt that one of the reasons they said the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Saveà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ would be usefulà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’when a good singer has an off night? They should at least let her in on the tour!!!!

I agree with this, except that I didn’t think it was a bad song choice – at least on paper. I thought Alexis’ performance of Jolene was a little tentative, but it was heartfelt and in keeping with the angsty mood of the song. That’s more than can be said for Megan’s smirky version of Walking After Midnight.

I bought the download of Alison’s recording today and think good and that she has a versatile and interesting recording voice. She was one of the three that I especially looked forward to seeing on tour (along with Alison and Adam), and one of 2 that I have voted for in the finals (along with Allison).

That both of my favorite little sweeties were in the B3 is disappointing. That Alexis went home in a manner that appeals to the gouls that enjoy that sort of “drama” is depressing.

wanted to see Alexis, Allison and Adam on tour specifically. I voted for Alexis and Allison the other night.

It seriously makes you wonder about this year’s group when you go back and look at the group numbers of last year’s idols. Here is one that spotlights DA, but they are all singing parts and doing more movement than the group numbers so far. Maybe they don’t start that until further into the top 12?? Or maybe it is the producers who are too lazy to work out something more complicated.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxanHDqr4eE

Jason is making cute moves at the beginning of 9 to 5….

I love the save rule. I love the drama! That was some damn good TV! The contestants will really need to step it up if they want to stay. The pressure is on! I think it’s fabulous. That’s the real world. If it means that I never have to hear, “I had fun. It was a lot of fun” when Ryan asks a contestant how they think they did…I will be a happy girl!!! Don’t have fun…try and win!!! Sing your heart out and make good choices…or you are history!

Well, I’ll give these kids a couple more weeks. A year ago I was whining about a 2nd week of Beatles Songbook, and ragging on David Cook about using the vocoder on Day Tripper. I do have a few potential faves but then again I’m pretty sure they’re fodder :P

I think Adam is too gimmicky to to be successful unless he changes things up as the season goes on.

What exactly is “gimmicky” about Adam? He’s not using a schtick to get through the competition plus, none of his performances have been alike. Satisfaction was different from Black or White was different from Ring of Fire. The propensity to hit notes that no one else in the competition can hit does not make him “gimmicky”, IMO.

Canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t stand the judges save either. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s horrible to watch them torture the contestant that way. Also, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s taken away the sometimes actually joyful sing-out performance, ala Jason Castro.

Who can forget that night? We sorta thought he was ready to go hope. Jason seemed so happy to be a part of the show!

Another joyful sing-out performance was Phil Stacey’s He went out in a “Blaze of Glory” which made us all cheer.

TPTB must find another way to handle this messy and cruel way to sending a contestant home. I hope the Interns have been following this diaster on the various forums.

What exactly is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“gimmickyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  about Adam? Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not using a schtick to get through the competition plus, none of his performances have been alike. Satisfaction was different from Black or White was different from Ring of Fire. The propensity to hit notes that no one else in the competition can hit does not make him à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“gimmickyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , IMO.

I think I was trying to come up with something other than overly theatrical or oversinging, Sarah. I guess it’s mostly the last song that was gimmicky although I do think his the propensity to be so OTT hurts him. I have a friend who likes him a lot but even she thought his performance was too strange last night. We all know he can hit high notes but it doesn’t mean he always should.

I guess there was room for just one cute blonde on the bus. Megan was cast for that spot. She’s this year’s Kristy Lee. Putting money down right now that she pulls out BLESS THE USA any day now.

About the Last Song: it also used to serve another purpose for the departing contestant. That was a way of promoting his or her work for an post-AI career. Now those horrible moments are used like one of those Survivor challenges or immunity things or whatever (is it clear I don’t watch SURVIVOR?!): can’t you just picture the guillotine over the contestant, slowly dropping toward the stage, the audience watching like a screaming bunch of lunatics in the Roman Coliseum as the accused is ripped apart by the lions?

Nice work, AI.

And the more we talk about it, the more AI eats this up alive.

Ratings. Ka-ching Ka-ching Ka-ching!

Meant to add: if it means anything, the song that I keep hearing in my head today is Ring of Fire. I’m not a do-or-die fan of any of them but that one has staying power. I don’t “hear” anyone else’s voice in my head. For better or worse.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“To me, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s like the Jason Castro of this season. Not the strongest or most technically proficient voice, obviously. But thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s an emotional honesty when he sings, a transparency that I find appealing. You can tell à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

I agree he is somewhat close to the Jason but without the charisma and beauty of Jason Castro

I have to agree with the top statement, but disagree with the bottom one since we haven’t seen enough of Kris yet this year. Something caught my attention about him from the beginning like Jason (no, there will never be another Jason, imo). But, he does seem so emotionally honest, but more accomplished in his singing than Jason. I hope he continues to grow, as we saw this week…IDK, I think next week will tell a lot.

Hmm… I think Jason had a ton of charisma. I’m not seeing that from Kris. I like him, though. He’s just a little bland. Jason grabbed me right out of the gate. His voice is more unique, too. Mileage and all that.

Regarding the pic of Alexis at the top of this post… wow. Talk about worth 1000 words. It really does tell the whole story, doesn’t it?

Also, from an artistic standpoint, always know that I have deep admiration for everything you have to offer to the American Idol viewers each week.ÃÂ’šÃƒ’šÃ‚   However, I feel that you are going to have to à¢ÃƒÆ’’šÃ‚â‚ ¬ÃƒÆ’’šÃ‚Å“reel it in a bità¢ÃƒÆ’’šÃ‚â‚ ¬ÃƒÆ’’šÃ‚  and create performances that touch Middle America.ÃÂ’šÃƒ’šÃ‚  ÃƒÆ’ƒÂ’šÃƒ’šÃ‚   You can still be à¢ÃƒÆ’’šÃ‚â‚ ¬ÃƒÆ’’šÃ‚Å“artsyà¢ÃƒÆ’’šÃ‚â‚ ¬ÃƒÆ’’šÃ‚  over the long term, but, in the next couple of weeks, we need to see and hear performances that will grab the voters, performancesÃÂ’šÃƒ’šÃ‚  with which they can identify.

From Masterclass Lady about Adam

IMO-Adam has great range like him or not reminds me allot of Freddy Mercury .Kris and Anoop are the puupydogs of AI and vocally not the greatest.Thier sincere and have some potentail but have to watch thier song choice.

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^^Who/what are you quoting poporange? ETA: Ok, you amended while I typed! I agree with you poporange. Off to read MasterClassLady — thanks for reminding me!

Assuming that quote speaks to Adam, I think we can respond two ways. If Adam wants to take a legitimate shot at the crown via a safer route, versus whether Adam wants to be Adam and all of what that entails whatever it may be, letting the chips fall where they may. I don’t know that those two tracks would or should differ, but I assume that they do given the reaction to Ring of Fire.

It’s a tough call for me as to what I’d like to see him do. I think he should resist the call to get in the box to appease the sensitivities of some of Middle America, but I don’t think he should be belligerent about it. He could sing a less dramatic song to showcase his vocals in a manner by which the performance does not distract from the vocals, so that the doubters understand how special his ability really is. Regardless of what he chooses, I’m pleased that he seems to have charted a course for himself and navigated it fairly well. The question is where does he want to go from here and how does he want to get there?

His talent is undeniable, imo. Who, and how many, will appreciate his art, and his expression of it, has yet to be determined. But, he can officially count me as “one.” :-)

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Also, from an artistic standpoint, always know that I have deep admiration for everything you have to offer to the American Idol viewers each week. However, I feel that you are going to have to Âœreel it in a bit and create performances that touch Middle America   You can still be artsy over the long term, but, in the next couple of weeks, we need to see and hear performances that will grab the voters, performances with which they can identify.

BTW-I do like Anoop and on the fence on Kris .(called covering my butt)

Well, I just had to come back here to say this, FWIW. I just downloaded Anoop, Matt and Kris from this past week and I just have to say that Kris’ single is AMAZING! I wasn’t overly crazy about his single form MJ week, but wow, this is beautiful!

Matt’s and Anoop’s are really good too!

I agree he is somewhat close to the Jason but without the charisma and beauty of Jason Castro.

IMO, Kris is more like Chris R. or JPL, but not with their energy. He reminds me of some of the teen idols of my generation.

I agree that Jason made an impression the moment I laid eyes on him. His beauty reminds me of a Greek God with a soothing persona.

OMG BlankSlate – you are so right!

Now those horrible moments are used like one of those Survivor challenges or immunity things or whatever (is it clear I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t watch SURVIVOR?!):

I have watched an episode or two, but just didn’t like it. I really don’t need that cruel drama in this show.