American Idol Season 8 – Top 7 Redux – Performance – VIDEO

Lil stepped it up this week. Not great, but it was actually pretty good, for her standards. Not a very good last note, though. :/

It hasn’t been too bad, but I actually do agree with Kara. She did a lot better than last week, but it still wasn’t too great.

Lil was finally decent!
Translation of the judges comments – It was good, honey…but man, we broke up with you last week! Sorry.

I thought Lil was shrill or out of tune throughout, and seemed ahead or or behind the music the whole time. Why don’t they just tell her to sing better.

Argh, Paula has to go making excuses for Lil… Archie sang with a paralyzed vocal cord. Syesha sang with no voice at all. Plenty of great contestants have lost their voice. Not an excuse.

On no Kris

Bwahahaha! Little D was right.

Anoop looks hot tonight. I hope that he sounds good.

ARGH. It seems like no one is here but I keep getting bumped off.

Kris was good. I agree with Kara, it did sound kind of Santana-ish.

What’s the point of Disco Week if you do a non-disco arrangement? I was ready to hear a trainwreck.

Why does it feel like they’re still not giving Kris his due?

I really like the arrangement Kris did. But I thought his actual vocals were not as good as normal.

Loved Loved Kris!! Awesome.

WOW, Kris is really peaking at the right time

ADAM LOOKS SMOKING!

I loved Kris’ arrangement! I loved how he went a la David Cook in totally changing the feel. Great job!

Yay Kris!

When Ryan told what song Kris was singing, I was like “eep”…but he worked it out! :P

Kris is impressing me more and more each week with his musicality.

Not feeling Kris at all. His last performance last week was my favorite all season, but I think this is why I just can’t be a big fan. He doesn’t have a great voice and to me he just doesn’t shine that much behind the guitar.
Very forgettable.

Lil was okay for once, but, yeah, the judges are so over her.

Kris’ arrangement was really cool. I love seeing his progression each week. And, this is the week I was going to vote only for Allison and Adam. What to do, what to do…

ADAM LOOKS SMOKING!

I’m loving the hair this week.

Kris was awesome! Hello final 2!!!!

I thought Kris was ok, but that arrangement just wasn’t my thing.

Another solid performance from Kris. voteeeeeeeeeeeeee lol

nevermind

Kris really took a page from Cook last year. it’s his ticket into the final two and bumping Danny off. Let’s hope he keeps it up.

Kris was AWESOME. Anyone who says otherwise is deaf. Kidding, I’m not that mean.

Kris is managing to make clever choices every week, lock for top 5.

Danny? September? Really?

Wait, I’m not hating it. Weird.

ETA: Nevermind, I do hate it.

No No NO Danny

Okay, Little D. I am sorry I said you were wrong. It is still true that your spoils were wrong last week, but I was wrong this week. Sorry.

Anyway–Kris is amazing! AMAZING! Everyone thought it would be horrible, and was hoping Little D was wrong, but Kris was totally right!

I heard September on the car radio today and thought someone should do it … good choice Gokey!

This was actually Lil’s best performance..which isnt saying much…..

Kris was good..I’m afraid we are going to forget him….

Not liking Danny..what does it matter…watch the judges love it….

LOVED LOVED LOVED Kris.

He was growing on me, but now I’m officially a fan. Will vote for him tonight.

I would buy an album of Kris’s.

Left the room for Danny. BLECH.

I’m glad Danny changed it up a little bit. Not my favorite performance from him, but I enjoyed it.

LOVED what Kris did with that song!

Danny doing what he always does, lol…voice is sounding tired…huh did he miss an entrance there?

Danny is such a cheesy wedding singer. Or, he is like the drunk guy at the bar who gets up and sings. He’s got a decent voice, but the performance is terrible.

Danny did good. go Danny!

I’m sorry I just don’t get Danny, he is this seasons Fantasia. Being made out to be more then they our

Kara thinks Danny’s pitch is always right on? Um, sorry, but it’s not. Far from it.

I must not be hearing something the judges are constantly hearing with Danny.

Danny is such a cheesy wedding singer. Or, he is like the drunk guy at the bar who gets up and sings. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s got a decent voice, but the performance is terrible.

SO MUCH WORD. Except if he’s at the wedding I think I’d leave.

I’m on the west coast so I have no idea what you all are seeing. I imagine Danny looked totally awkward?

I’m sorry I dont like Danny

If only the judges would break up with Danny the way they broke up with Lil…

Kara said he on perfect pitch?!!!!

WTH????!! His pitch was completely off…

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m on the west coast so I have no idea what you all are seeing. I imagine Danny looked totally awkward?

Yup.

I can’t decide if Allison sitting on the stairs is cool or cheesy.

what’s allison singing?????????

Allison sounds good as usual, but did not like that arrangement.

My husband and I both looked at each other and agreed that we just didn’t get all the love for Kris. I just don’t feel the star factor there, Never did with Lil so that was a given. Agreed with Simon on Danny. Hope the rest pick up the pace.

Has Allison been taking performance tips from Miley Cyrus? Looks like she stole some of her moves.

LOVED what Kris did with that song!

Danny doing what he always does, lolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦voice is sounding tiredà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦huh did he miss an entrance there?

Kris also did what he always does. LOL

Danny was entertaining, I think. Not something I’ll remember when the night is over, but it was solid.

Allison is the best of the night so far! Now that’s what I like to see on stage. Not her best this year, I think the arrangement wasn’t interesting. But stage presence and vocals were great.

LOL, Simon’s totally done with Danny. He just can’t boot the guy off because the ratings will drop.

GO ALLISON!

When you combine vocal ability with stage presence and performance ability, Allison is the best female I’ve ever seen on this show.

I loved Allison’s arrangement. Awesome. Final 2!

Didn’t like Allison, think the song didn’t give her the best chance to show off her mad skillz

I don’t think that Allison sounded that good.

I would like to think it wasn’t an accident that Danny’s forgettable karaoke was sandwiched between Kris and Allison’s fantastic re-arrangements.

I liked her version of “Hot Stuff”.

Still can’t stand Danny. Whatever.

Goodness, an age-inappropriate song from Allison. :tongue_rolleye_ee: She absolutely killed it, and Randy and Kara are still idiots.

Now I can breathe…..holding my breath the whole time Kris was singing! Amazed at the judges’ comments. Thought it was good, but thought last week was miles better. Reminds me of Russell Crowe not getting the Oscar when he should have one year, but then getting it the next year for a lesser performance, because the Oscar voters realized he’d been gypped. But I LOVED that his musicality was recognized. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let him be top 5! Thought he was WAY more original than Danny or Lil, even though Lil was much better than last week.

Danny boring, boring, same old thing. Loved Allison!!

omg even though he’s my man, I hate Adam’s look. Hope he sounds better than that hair looks.

Allison is just a little too intense for me every week but she can definitely sing! I just wish she would have changed it up a little and done something light and fun this week.

So Allison has been the best…I think Anoop is getting the pimp spot!!!

So far Allison has been the best no question…but that isn’t saying much!

Loved Allison, good Job girl

What I love about Allison and Kris both is exactly what I hated about Danny and Lil.

I HATE Disco….Danny and Lil let Disco eat them and Allison and Kris made it fit them.

I didn’t love Allison’s arrangement but I loved Allison.

Lil is gone.

She was up against it this week to begin with, but starting off the show is the final nail in her coffin.

Not something Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll remember

September? But “do you remember”, the 21st? yada yada yada

I didn’t like Allison’s arrangement, but the vocals were hot.

I loved the middle of Danny’s song.

Kris wins the night, hands down, I already know it.

Who sang first?

Allison was amaazing!!!!

LOL at Adam in the mosh pit. I would be surprised if he survived intact.

Agreed Lil is gone for sure! Lets see what Adam has for us!

If Danny’s voice is one of the sexiest ever, then apparently I am asexual because I had to MUTE that shit tonight. I mean usually I can at least listen to him, but that was baaaaaaaaaaad.

My girl Allison hit another grand slam! Fantastic slow funky-rockin’ arrangement. Randy and Kara are complete freakin’ idiots.

kris and allison so far the best tonight…

I’m listening via the mps’s at rickey’s… I loved Kris’ arrangement and thought he sold the song.

Lil was all right, but it’s too little too late. I think it’s a mistake for her to drastically change her look (i.e. wig) every week. It only adds to her lack of distinction/identity.

I thought Danny sounded fine but he doesn’t have the range or original musicality to compete with Adam and Kris.

Lil was all sorts of karaoke hell because she can’t do Chaka Khan. She just isn’t that good. Kris was great, I thought. I really liked the arrangement because I detest disco. Danny is a fuckwad. That is all. I hate his entitlement when they are tongue bathing him. Come on, asshole, at least pretend to have a modicum of humility. This may have been my favorite Allison performance. I still think she has no range, but she does what she does, terrible enunciation not withstanding.

Going back to watch the rest now.

Allison needs to give a more “touching” performance at some point. The rocker thing is awesome, but (sorry) getting old. It’s like the young kid with the amazing voice who learns to belt, thinks it cool to belt, and thus does it all the bloody time. I’d just like to hear something else from her…PULEEZE.

Alison’s arrangement was different but her vocals were killer! Loved Kris’ performance as well. :) Can’t wait to see Adam’s performance. :D

Is Anoop going last? I can only hope so… it’s his time and Matt has got that spot enough times.
Maybe he won’t go home after all… lol that would be a surprise. But at this stage, being last may not be enough to save. It would be fun though, after Simon’s comments.

Oh great. Liberace’s up next.

So far the night’s been much better than expected.

Lil – Not terrible. The judges didn’t get it, it wasn’t a very GOOD one, but she definitely tried to bring back the old Lil. Still, the worst of the night, but that’s not saying much.

Kris – The best of the night. Period. Okay, I know I’m biased because he’s my favorite, but YES. YES. YES! YES!…. Okay, that’s enough. It was great, he made it sound somewhat Hispanic, did his own thing.

Danny – Same thing as last week, a somewhat underappreciated performance from the blog people, overrated by the public. I thought it was pretty good! Simon was right, it was kinda awkward.

Allison – Meh. The arrangement was bad, but it suited her (Not that she’s bad, but I just wasn’t a fan). She performed it well, the band sucked, she should’ve just done it a cappella.

A really good night so far.

Conrad Birdie is back

Allison sounded good but the song started dragging near the end.

Oh my, is Adam pulling a “Music Of The Night”? :D

Goodbye Lil – sorry it wasn’t special.

Kris YOU were special!

Danny – I simply cannot get into your performances. Meh.

Allison – nice job!

Asam – how great can you get? Loved it!

Adam is STAYING IN PATTERN. He goes week to week, fast, slow, fast, slow. Last week was fast, so this week had to be slow.

My God. He’s destroying another classic.

Easy makes me laugh.

Adam…not letting us down…..GO ADAM!

I never thought I’d say this, but Adam bored me. (Until the screams, but they really didn’t fit the song and to me were a mistake so i’m ignoring.) And he looks goofy.

Old fashion whiny Adam tonight… and bland.

Good job Adam!!! loved what he did what that song!!

Great theme!

Adam YOU and YOUR performance was fabulous! What a nice voice and you looked gorgeous!

Adam cookified it, LOL. Being a Cookie, I loved it!

Love Adam, as usual.

And Adam – Started off good, but the chorus…. what the hell? He did NOT need to add that indulgent screaming again. He’s really good, but still, I’m kinda disappointed. But he’s second best tonight.

But I like the hair. That scream was stupid for this song, it didn’t fit.

Anoop could have done that and they would be unimpressed.

Allison needs to give a more à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“touchingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  performance at some point.

Maybe I’m crazy, but I thought that was what she did with “Can’t Make You Love Me”, and to an extent, “Don’t Speak”.

Hmmmm….I dunno if I liked Adam’s Performance…Kinda slow and boring…good vocals…minus the screaming in the middle…it was ok!

Well, I appreciate that he did the “stand there and sing” but those high notes still killin’ me there… *mileage! mileage!*

Lovin’ the look tonight though :)

“the song that could keep matt to staying alive?” who wrote that? lol

Adam was Adam and he was GREAT

Now if only Matt can do something to impress us!

Maybe Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m crazy, but I thought that was what she did with à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t Make You Love Meà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , and to an extent, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t Speakà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ .

She can do it in parts, but I just never have felt a word that she has sung at all. And that, to me, is what separates her from Kris and Adam; and in the larger idolsphere…Kelly Clarkson.

Okay, what is up with Adam’s suit coat. It had elf shoulders, that pointed up. It’s like those WTF elf boots of Cook last year.

I don’t get this Adam love. I swear people are nuts.

He takes classic songs and completely does away with the melody.

Loved Adam, except for the screamy bit. Other than that, in a class of his own so far

Kris’ arrangement beat Adam’s hands-down.

I’m beginning to think there will be an Adam/Kris finale with Kris winning.

Can’t get Adam tonite – just meh for me. I love warmer, richer voices. His is just too ‘thin’ for me.

I thought Adam was brilliant….I did notice as someone stated that he goes fast, slow, fast slow every week, but yet I never feel it’s the same.

I want that song now.

Damn, I’m kinda enjoying disco night! Who would’ve thought!

Liked Allison very much, but this was the first Adam performance where I was like, “That’s it?” I know he didn’t want to do what everyone expected of him, and I know he’s boxed in by the theme and by being Adam, but I wanted something a little cooler.

Oh…Adam is CLASS all the way.

I think we should all take a moment to note here: That was the THIRD “cookified” song tonight. First Kris, then Allison, and now Adam. I think this really says somethig about how last season has changed the game. Could we consider that part of Danny’s being pushed along, is the same as Archie being pushed along last year? That he is in a sense the “old” idol model, confronted this year by three of the new model? Just a thought, and now I’m going back to watching and wondering if Matt doing Staying Alive as a Justin Timberlake Clone is really going to be the train wreck worth leaving the TV on for.

Old fashion whiny Adam tonight.

Thank God. I thought I was weird over here.

The guy’s got a great voice, I’ll give him that but his style sucks. I mean it’s just awful.

I can not envision a time where I’ll ever want to hear that or anything like that ever again.

I mean, this guy is so bad, he’s got me checking the radio for a Daughtry tune or something.

OMG…the last two kids are going to get SLAMMED by the judges. Well…maybe not Matt. They need to justify their stupid save last week.

I actually think everyone has been decent so far except Lil.

I loved how Adam restrained himself tonight, some people may think he didn’t but he really did.

Is it me? I feel like I’m so harsh on Adam and I am being unfair, but I found it so cabaret. I guess..props to the vocals, but there was kind of an Oakroom/just a few blocks off of Broadway staginess to the performance. I rank this high with some reservation.

I want Adam to win so he can sing me 5 songs on tour :laugh_tb:

Old fashion whiny Adam tonightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ and bland.

Old fashion Adam gets your Grandma ….voting.

Easy
Apr 21st, 2009 at 8:38 pm
My God. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s destroying another classic.

Don’t even know who you are talking about but I find absolutely nothing at al classic about disco. I find it to be something you dance to…not listen to (if you value your ears).

Loved Adam, except for the screamy bit. Other than that, in a class of his own so far

I think the screamy bit takes him out of being in any kind of class of his own because that is a major flaw. lol. The guy doesn’t know how to sing a song without screechy high notes.

Allison needs to give a more à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“touchingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  performance at some point. The rocker thing is awesome, but (sorry) getting old. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s like the young kid with the amazing voice who learns to belt, thinks it cool to belt, and thus does it all the bloody time. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d just like to hear something else from herà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦PULEEZE.

You already did, twice: I Can’t Make You Love Me, and the verse of Don’t Speak. She does need to keep doing the “touching” thing periodically, and she’ll have a chance to do that regularly once they go to two songs a week.

I thought Adam was brilliantà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.I did notice as someone stated that he goes fast, slow, fast slow every week, but yet I never feel ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the same.

I see there a lot of anti-Adam folks here tonight.

I agree I think he was BRILLIANT!! ….and if I see one more person complaining about Adam being pimped I’m going to scream because they had Danny drowning in praise tonight and he does nothing to try to change things up like Adam does…….or Matt…..or Kris……or Allison.

I think we should all take a moment to note here: That was the THIRD à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“cookifiedà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  song tonight. First Kris, then Allison, and now Adam. I think this really says somethig about how last season has changed the game.

Re-arranging songs didn’t start with Cook. Blake Lewis and, to a lesser extent, Bo Bice, were the trailblazers that Cook followed.

Kris > Adam > Allison > Danny > Lil.

Adam was brilliant, but that scream really pissed me off. I hated his screaming at first, but it really ruined his song. I’m surprised nobody has said “Adam, your screaming can be a bit indulgent at times.” A little.

Matt, this is kinda cool, but the falsetto, not so much. But I like it!

I’m looking forward to Adam’s and Kris’s studio versions. As much as I hated that screamy part of Adam, the rest of it was awesome.

LOL.

Matt needs to stay in his falsetto here and completely do away with the melody.

It would be an Adam Lambert-like brilliant and original performance.

I think Matt started really strong and then ran out of steam. And I don’t like the gratuitous falsetto. But overall, pretty good for Matt.

OMG MATT!!!!!

Disco King!!!

Stayin’ Alive One More Week!!!!!!

Hey, Matt was not bad tonight. Biffed that last note and a few too many runs though. That must be his lucky hat :)

Loved Adam tonight – one of my favorites of the whole season. Beautiful.

I think Matt was flat in parts and I always feel like he’s out of breathe.
They keep talking about Matt’s great vocals, I just don’t see that.

Matt wasn’t that good IMO.

I am worried that Anoop is going to get thrown under the bus, even though he does have the pimp spot.

I’m not a big Adam fan. Didn’t mind the arrangement – regardless of my feelings, he definitely makes songs his own (even if it’s not totally on his own, which is fine – most artists don’t do it completely alone). The one thing I don’t like about him is the screamy falsetto – that ruins the connection for me.

Don’t think Matt did enough to get saved. Unless Anoop bombs.

Allison and Kris were my favs tonight

Not sure I liked it……

MATT!! You rocked boy! Go Matt! I’m so proud of him.

I mean, this guy is so bad, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s got me checking the radio for a Daughtry tune or something.

:lol_tb: :lol_tb: :lol_tb: :lol_tb:

EEEP Matt. EEEP. *runs away and tries to forget she saw that*

Matt, I know you look like Justin Timberlake, but you don’t have to dance like him.

Matty, Matty, matty. This is why you are going home. You have an amazing recorded voice. You fairly suck on the stage. I hated everything about tonight’s performance you did, and I’m sure I will love the recorded version.

sorry matt, I didn’t like that

oh Matt..it was okay…but Allison, Kris, and Adam were the best.

double post.

ADAM WAS AWESOME! ALISON WAS AWESOME! KRIS=BORING DANNY=UGH LIL=CYA

Re-arranging songs didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t start with Cook. Blake Lewis and, to a lesser extent, Bo Bice, were the trailblazers that Cook followed.

Yeah, I love DC but he didn’t invent rearranging the song ;)

Wow, this hour is going by fast!

Gotta love me some Bee Gees, one of my most favorite groups ever! When a finalist chooses one of their songs, they better have a good voice to back up their performance. Matt is a sweetie, but it is time to go home – again!

The viewers had it right last week. Simon has it right this week!

This theme is perfect! Last week we had lots of ballads, with Anoop being the best. This week, things are flying high! Loved Adam’s performance the best so far.

Anoop in the pimp spot? Great news! Come on honey – do your thing!

Danny Gokey – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Septemberà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  by Danny Gokey

Danny wrote the song? Hehe.

Ranking so far

1. Allison
2. kris
3. Adam

4. Matt
5. Danny
6. Lil

Re-arranging songs didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t start with Cook. Blake Lewis and, to a lesser extent, Bo Bice, were the trailblazers that Cook followed.

Oh–I don’t argue with that. I thought Cook last year was the culmination of a long time build up that started with Season Four, when they raised the age limit, moved the the Top 24 12 boys-12 girls format, and we got Bo and Constantine. Blake totally wanted to do what Cook did during his year, but the judges tore him down and broke his spirit. And Daughtry the year before that (even though his version of “changing up songs was just to growl them goat-like at us) only made it to the top four before going home. Cook actually winning on that format made it so now no one fears being torn down and sent home for doing their own arrangement. That’s what I was trying to say.

On another note–Matt was painful. If the judges don’t throw Anoop under a bus, or Anoop doesn’t trainwreck into the bus himself, Matt will be a short save.

Adam did nothing for me. The scream is not working this week. Adam could take a dump on stage and the judges would say he is in a class by himself.

I’d put Matt between Allison and Adam. That was good, I don’t know what Simon was watching. I’d actually put Danny above Allison, to be honest…..

Kris > Adam >>> Matt >>>>>> Anoop >>>>>> Danny > Allison > Lil.

Huge gap between Matt and Danny. Allison and Lil should be the bottom 3. Since Danny doesn’t look like the person to go in the bottom 3, and Kris and Adam seem hard to top, I’d have to give it to either Matt or Anoop :/. Just eliminate Allison or Lil.

EDIT: Actually, Allison should be in the top 5. I’m just torn between Matt and Anoop for the other elimination. I don’t want there to be a Bottom 3 though.

Yeah, Anoop, Allison, and Lil are my B3 prediction. Anoop was really pitchy :(. I didn’t really like it. But the 3 of them should definitely be the B3. Kris and Adam are the best.

Matt overuses the falsetto, it’s like he’s showing off. And his falsetto is not even good. But he never gets called on it.

It seems like Paula called the top 2, btw.

OK Simon’s face when Paula’s commenting Adam was hillllaarious.

I liked Adam’s arrangement. It was on pitch and heartfelt, but I felt the high wail was overdone. Dude, we know you’ve got the range and power :)

I love Allison’s voice, but it was not memorable to me.

Overall, solid performances with no trainwrecks…yet.

I have to agree with Kara on Matt– it was solid, not the best. Impressed that he was uptempo and was loose. AND, I may be biased, but I think Matt’s performance was MILES better than Danny’s. Danny’s straight interpretation of disco was so horribly cheesy, that Matt’s actually seemed really cool by comparison!

Randy – most talented group of 7 ever??

Okay. I’m actually really offended by that. This season is BAD. And that’s an understatement. I wish these stupid Idol judges/producers/whatever would stop plugging every season as being the most “talented” ever because it is NOT f-ing true.

someone told me that paula has writers who watch the rehearsals and write her lines. is there any truth to that? also, danny is just boring…nice guy, would be great on christian radio, but I would never remember his voice.

Anoop just saved Danny’s booty, and that song arranger should be out of a job.

Anoop gets the pimp spot… finally.

Anoop=snooze even on a disco song. I like him as a person, and he seems to take it so seriously, which I appreciate. But he doesn’t have “it”.

Do you think he grew that mustache to hide the sweat?

Love the pink sweater on Anoop and the performance

I’m done watching. I don’t care about Anoop. I find he has a pleasant voice and is never amazing nor a trainwreck. Can’t drag my ass up from the computer to watch him. I think many can’t do so to vote for him either.

Anoop was good…

Ew Noop – you flat, dawg. Ew. But you looked better except for the sweat.

I have to agree with Kara on Mattà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ it was solid, not the best. Impressed that he was uptempo and was loose. AND, I may be biased, but I think Mattà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s performance was MILES better than Dannyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s. Dannyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s straight interpretation of disco was so horribly cheesy, that Mattà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s actually seemed really cool by comparison!

I totally agree. While I was watching Danny all I could think was do something different dude! Matt at least had the gumption to really jazz things up!

WTG Anoop! Great vocal!

okay, what is that on Anoop’s face?

Anoop sounds awesome but this arrangement is sort of … bad. Hm, should have taken that last note a little further…

Oof, bussed by Simon.

Eesh – that was a nasty last note from Anoop.

I think your bottom 3 are Lil, Anoop and Matt.

Sorry Anoop but I think you just committed suicide

Anoop. Anoop. You just safed yourself into oblivion. (new verb)

Kinda rooting for him, because he’s been regularly beat up, but eh….

Missed too many notes for me.

Randy – most talented group of 7 ever??

Okay. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m actually really offended by that. This season is BAD. And thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s an understatement. I wish these stupid Idol judges/producers/whatever would stop plugging every season as being the most à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“talentedà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  ever because it is NOT f-ing true.

THIS. So, so, so, so true. ITA.

What kind of Idol Kool Aid is Randy drinking to say that this season’s top 7 is the best ever? Randy, shame on you …. that is ridiculous!!

WTF Simon?!

I think last years 7 were the best

Randy – most talented group of 7 ever??

I think Randy said that after Matt and Anoop because he doesn’t want to say anything negative about either of them, but he doesn’t want to praise either of them either–because the producers told him they don’t care which of them goes home.

Yay Anoop, loved it!!!

Oh what a surprise simon threw him under a bus….he’s decided that last week, lol. Thanks PTB for being fair and giving him the pimp spot.

come on anoop, you can do it!!!!!

Simon throwing Anoop under the bus? So shocking. I really hope he stays, even if I didn’t like his performance much. He has better vocals than Matt though.
I’m a bit tired of the whole arrangement thing. Honestly, I didn’t like any arrangement this week. Sometimes it’s better if you do it like the original. Anoop was boring.

If they are the best, who possibly does he think is the worst?

Anoop was good but he was just a snooze.

So now that it’s done, I liked Kris and Adam. I found Allison, Anoop and Danny to be decent and probably in that order. I didn’t like Lil one bit and no matter how he tries, Matt fairly sucked.

I don’t think Simon threw Anoop under the bus. That was genuinely bad IMO.

Simon throwing Anoop under the bus?

Oh, no. He laid there, and let them drive over him.

And it’s 9:02. We STILL went over.

Mine for tonight:
Adam: Such a lovely voice
Kris: Ok song, wish he would dress up. Tshirt was just tacky
Allison: Good voice, did not care at all for this version.
Danny: Would rather put him at the bottom, but he won’t be there. Hate to tell Kara, but Danny was off several times. Smug. UGH
Anoop: Last note was baad.
Matt: That was horrific
Lil: Double Horrific

Should go home Lil & Matt, but could possibly be Lil and Anoop.

Kris by a mile

GAP

Adam-
Allison

Anoop
Danny

Matt
Lil

First off – I’m loving the NO BS just get to the contestants format. YAY.

I would be fine with Lil and/or Anoop an/or Danny leaving, but I fear it will be Lil (fine!!!!) and Matt.

I’m loving loving LOVING everyone else. Kris? Fantastic. Kind of a nice mix of Jason Castro and Archie all along. Adam is amazing. Allison – BRILLIANT. Really, if we had a top three of Adam, Allison and Kris I could go home happy no matter what.

That performance from Anoop did not deserve the pimp spot. I bet that right there will send someone more deserving home :(

Simon throwing Anoop under the bus?

Oh, no. He laid there, and let them drive over him.

Physics says buses cannot drive over trainwrecks. They can merely pile into them.

And ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s 9:02. We STILL went over.

Albeit it’s BETTER….if they would just stop the crappy simon and Paula table talk we’d maybe get somewhere

#1 Adam; #2 Kris; #3 Alison and after that I really don’t care they were all forgettable and blech and please in name of all things good in this world NEVER let Danny dance ever again.

Nope this years is best I agree!

for me tonite…

ADAM>>>>Kris>>>Allison>Danny>>Matt>Anoop>>Lil.

Didn’t get Allison tonight. Sigh.

1. Kris
2. Adam
3. Matt
4. Danny
5. Allison
6. Lil
7. Anoop
8. Anoop’s facial hair

That was yet another strange night on Idol.

Have to admit that Kris did his thang. Anoop did well. Danny was major karaoke. Alison’s was a strange arrangement but she nailed the vocal. Matt’s was ok. Lil’s was ok. Adams, I hate to say it, actually bored me.

WTF, Disco night?

My gosh, 3 donna summer numbers?

Lill and Anoop should go.

First off – Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m loving the NO BS just get to the contestants format. YAY.

Gotta agree. Back to basics, just let the kids sing.

Faves: Kris, Allison
Going home: Lil and Matt or Anoop

Only thing that bothered me about Kris’ performance was turning a song about a hard life which even though a “dance” tune had some grunt and turning it into a Jason Mraz stoner jam – but that’s Puppies and Rainbows for you his world is just so nice.

Sorry all, really…

But one week ago right now, I was in San Francisco watching and HEARING Taylor burn up the stage singing Seven Mile Breakdown,

and,for me…?

Tonight it was just BLEH….

Just go to You Tube and watch!

Okay. I need to watch Anoop’s performance! Stupid facial hair and pink shirt! I seriously was just laughing and too distracted.

I’m a Disco Baby and Saturday Night Fever wasn’t just a movie, it was my LIFE. Ahhhh to be 18 again.

What Adam did with that song made me cry – tears of joy and sadness. Joy because it was so beautiful and sadness because it was one of the happiest times of my life and it makes me all nostalgic.

You young folks say what you will about disco, in 30 years your grandkids will be saying the same thing about club music.

ANOOP WAS WONDERFUL!

Will someone please buy Simon a hearing aid? I don’t know why Simon hates him. If he had said, “Nice job” I would have been satisfied. But the guy goes on and on. Even “It’s OK.” Simon makes me sick!

I have gotten 21 busy signals in a row. I hope that means lots of people are voting for this truly talented young man!

Oh, and he sure looked hot tonight! Whew!

I like Kris and I didn’t agree with Simon on Matt. That was good. I didn’t like Adam. Anoop was bad.

Simon throwing Anoop under the bus?

Oh, no. He laid there, and let them drive over him.

Physics says buses cannot drive over trainwrecks. They can merely pile into them.

:lol_tb:

In the end, Kris was the best for me. He truly made that song different and palatable. He’s also the only one who I think has ever hit a bad note. Not that that is something I spend much time on. I actually give him minus points for not pushing it. Sometimes a bad note can be beautiful if it’s heartfelt. I guess I find the perfect singer not putting it all out there, so I’m unsure about Kris. I still haven’t voted for anybody this season except for Alexis…don’t know if I will tonight either.

I liked Anoop and thought he was the best tonight other than maybe that last not. Simon apparently hates him because he went way beyond just saying he didn’t like the arrangement or performance. I’m so over Simon. :annoyed_tb:

Adam was boring tonight. Kris was okay but not as great as the judges made out. I liked Allison. Danny wasn’t all that bad either although predictable. I didn’t love Matt’s arrangement and am ready for Lil to go.

And ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s 9:02. We STILL went over

Well….people might not have missed much.

Oh, the list for tonight:

Three way tie: Kris, Adam and Allison. Kris’s arrangement might have edged out a touch more than the other two–but he gets points detracted for looking like Hal Sparks Jr.

(yawning chasm)

..Oh were there others?

…Anoop was slightly better than Danny who was slightly less painful than Matt who was only better than Lil in that he did not display serious stank attitude when criticized.

For me:
Kris
(big gap)
Allison
Adam
(big gap)
Matt
Anoop
Danny
(big gap)
Lil

I think overall it was kind of a dull night. There was nothing impressive, no one stand out but also no trainwreck for us to remember (I think that’s natural at this stage though). Usually Adam is in a league of his own, but not tonight. I can’t pick who was the best of the night, I don’t believe I will remember what they sang tomorrow.
Matt and Anoop were the most flat, that would be my b2, but Lil is most probably going home after what Simon said.

Btw, this night didn’t feel very Disco. I would never guessed that was the theme. It was more like “Pick an old song and don’t make her sound current.”

If I can’t have Adam, I don’t want nobody else. My new lyrics for a disco song. I agreed with the judges and hope America does too. My sister even called after his song and raved a little and she’s not even an Idol fan. She loved the look on Paula’s face when Adam was singing. I think I had a similar one.

I really liked Kris, Adam (except for the screech), and Allison (not my favorite) but better than the others. Really hated Gokey. “September” is my favorite EWF song and he messed it up big time. I didn’t like him screaming at me plus the vocals were really bad. Matt went back to the style that caused him to fall into the B3 and I’m afraid he’ll be there again with Lil. Anoop did ok, not quite what I was expecting but better than Matt & Lil by a mile.

Why is Allison in last on dial idol.. I know it’s early but that and Lil third?!?

Last year’s 7 was the best, but it had KLC, not good. This year doesn’t have any excruciating people like her (Not even Lil, she had her moments….. she just didn’t go back to them), but except for Kris and Adam it seems pretty average.

Kris and Adam could’ve easily passed the top 5 last season, but nobody else could’ve. Allison would’ve been eliminated when KLC did, Matt could have been in Season 6 with Blake and probably made the finale with Jordin if Melinda was still eliminated, but season 7, he’d probably be eliminated in 10th place. Danny, Top 11 Lil, and Anoop may have barely scraped the top 12. I could see Anoop being in there in place of Kristy.

That said, Vote for Kris…. You’ll be KRIStened The Great One if you do. I’ve been waiting to throw that one out, and I didn’t do it well.

Only thing that bothered me about Krisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ performance was turning a song about a hard life which even though a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“danceà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  tune had some grunt and turning it into a Jason Mraz stoner jam – but thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Puppies and Rainbows for you his world is just so nice.

Yeah, I got the impression quickly(in the chair time with Ryan) that Kris didn’t get the song, which is usually something I absolutely despise, but for whatever reason I really enjoyed Kris’s version. I hate the original though, so maybe I liked the change.

I don’t give points for turning a disco song into a ballad on disco night. Number one, it’s not that that difficult to do with any song, and number two, it kinda took a lot of the potential fun from the theme night.

Loved Adam and Kris. They are my type of singer.
Like Allison a lot.
Did not like Lil or Danny.
Matt and Anoop not so much either.

Tonight was way better than I expected.

Kris
Adam
Allison
Danny
Matt
Anoop/Lil

This certainly wasn’t a Disco Night. More than ever Idol is all about rearranging the songs and turning them into something totally different than actually singing a song. I don’t get the hype about Adam. I actually enjoy listening to pretty much all of the other contestants over him. I was watching with my parents and before Adam performed they said that Adam was going to hit that note he hits in every performance. We all lost it when sure enough he hit it.

Somehow in all of the attempts to reinvent themselves and be original, disco got lost in the mix. No one was able to capture the fun and energy of real disco. That’s what was missing for me tonight.

Why is Allison in last on dial idol.. I know ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s early but that and Lil third?!?

I know, it’s crazy! I’m hoping Miley got her legions of fans to text for Allison or something, because I don’t want her to go yet.

Kris was the only one who impressed me. Good musicality. Updated the song successfully.

Gap

Adam- good vocal. Too cabaret and old-fashioned in look, mood and performance.

Allison- brassy performance, but pushing the vocal. A bit too throaty.

Danny- solid, yet cheesy

Anoop- Good vocal first half, but lacked spark

Matt- a bit frenetic, unfocused performance

Lil- pale imitation of original

Didn’t really like any of them except Anoop and I’m biased, lol.

Definitely thought some were over pimped and when are the judges going to be honest with Danny? Hmmm?

Back from vacation in time for Idol. I thought Danny, Kris and Matt were the best tonight.

I’m really sorry Kris got buried in the early part of the night – he was absolute love for me….Adam sounded beautiful as well. There’s my final two.

I’m voting for Kris like mad – he must not end up B3.

Anoop of meh, but I didn’t like Danny at all. Why the butt kissing?

Dull night. Nobody really had the true disco spirit. And the cliche songs. September is a fav but Danny was pretty bad. I didn’t like what Kris or Adam did with their songs. How about just doing a disco song straight?

However, 2 out of these 3 are going: Lil, Matt, Anoop. I think Anoop’s pink sweater won’t help either. And I agree with Simon, he wasn’t very good. Adam looked and sounded straight out of Blue Velvet to me.

I really, really don’t think Lil is going home tomorrow. I’m putting money it’ll be Matt and Anoop or a SHOCK!EliminationSHOCK! to get people talking…hope that shock isn’t Allison.

Would be okay with Danny though!

I thank God every night that Adam Lambert was born.

How can someone be that good? Really. Its not fair.

I have a new idea to make sure that Idol doesn’t run over time anymore. Just let Adam go first each week, and then the judges can all say to each of the following contestants that, “It wasn’t as good as Adam.” and, wa-la! Time limit in tact AND we get an extra 15 seconds of singing from each contestant! or should we just let adam sing longer? i like the the adam idea.

On a lighter note, can we change the name of the show to American Lambert?

Adam is awesome.

As usual, Adam was the best tonight. Kris came in second, and then Danny. I forgot all about the rest already.

Anoop has a great recording voice! I really appreciated Kara and Paula’s comments . Randy says it was a nice job! He deserved all the praise he received tonight! For me, my favorite performance!

Oh, and LiL is a deff goner. And hopefully Anoop is right behind her. I did think Anoops arrangement was unbelievably boring.

I could actually see Allison going home. She’s, for me, not a stellar singer, and that’s what I think the casual voter wants. I’m not saying she isn’t awesome, just that she has no range and her enunciation is horrible. I just don’t know that casual voters get her. There are two I’d love to see go home this week…doesn’t look like either are going.

Man, disco sucks y’all. Kris was the best I guess. None of them were really good though.

Disco made Adam boring to me. I was looking forward to my weekly Adam show. Even my favorite Allison sucked, pretty much mumbled her way though that song. Disco is dead, and should stay dead. eh

when are the judges going to be honest with Danny? Hmmm?

After they get him into the top five over Lil and Matt/Anoop.

Danny got the sort of rote praise from three and anti-praise from Simon that said in a week if he doesn’t step up, we’re going to see the tide turn. I really don’t think his completely un-arranged version being smack dab in the middle of three well re-arranged songs was an accident.

top3 lets get real!

1.Adam- a little journey vibe to this!
2.kris- jose feliciano feel
3.Allison killed it! Pop! Pat benatar

That must be his lucky hat :)

Harumph, and no one beileved me when I said Matt always sings better (or at least with more confidence, anyway) in his hat. He’s like Frosty the Soulman, or something.

Fave of the night again was Adam. For the record, the “scream” or wail as I call it is my favorite part of Adam’s voice. It makes Adam Adam and I hope he never loses it, much like Cook last year with the signature two step glory note he did while making that scrunchy face, or Fantasia and her yeah yeah yeahs. I remember a few people were like “why did he have to put that at the end of MOTN?” and I was all…because that’s his thing, man. Same with Adam. Go on with your bad self, Mandonna. Or Lord Gaga, whatever.

Second fave, again, was Kris. He has clearly studied the WTF!Cook? handbook for song selection. Hee. I would probably buy an album from Kris if his songwriting improved from those meh demos that were floating around, but still can’t see me plunking money down for a Kris concert, and that’s really the only area where Adam has him beat with me. Kradam finale FTW, though, y’all.

Wasn’t feeling Allison tonight. She has been consistently my third fave but just something was always missing, like I would come thisclose to fully investing in the performance but not quite. But overall it wasn’t a huge deal. This time I wasn’t digging it at all. Bleh. Matt and hell even Danny and Anoop outperformed her and Matt out song selected her.

I am totes throwing a few votes to Matt even though I don’t really like his vocal style because I flove the self depricating humor of choosing Stayling Alive. Cheeky!

Anoop wasn’t as bad as the judges made out. Not on Kradam levels, but on the same level as Danny’s weird little Dannytime and better than Allison or the yawnfest that doesn’t deserve elaboration otherwise known as Lil’s performance. If I were Anoop, I’d be pretty annoyed with the chicanery at this point, too, cuz it’s not like he’s totally self imploding.

What’s up with the massive busy signals?

Come on guys – Anoop picked a lesser known song, changed the arrangement, changed his look, smiled, moved, didn’t sing a straight ballad, judges (for the most part) admitted his talent so I’m thinkin’ he deserves to be in the top 5.

Lil should definitely go with no surprises and no complaints. Danny just isn’t special enough to stay and Allison sings one type of music which is what they keep calling Anoop on.

Could be interesting to see if Danny could finally make the bottom 3 but that would just let everyone know the other 2 are out.

Should be: Kris, Adam, Anoop, Matt, Danny, Allison, Lil
Will be: Adam, Danny, Kris, Allison, Anoop, Matt, Lil

Adam, not one of his best I’m afraid but still watcheable. Kris bores the crap out of me,even though he did good too..I find him so bland…. Allison..meh” Still these 3 mke up my top 3 though, the rest can go home now.

I could have called it weeks ago..neither Anoop, MAtt,LIL or Danny have ANYTHING deserving of even top 5 status!But Danny has a fanbase,so isnt going anywhere. The rest can leave tomorrow and I wouldnt even blink

Danny actually mixed two arrangements. That “I can see clearly now…” is from the Kirk Franklin arrangement of the song. Thought it sounded familiar….

chicksineggz
Apr 21st, 2009 at 9:18 pm
Whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s up with the massive busy signals?

Im having no problems getting thru for Adam. And Allison for that matter.

Lol, Jim Cantiello said that he thought that Adam Lambert gave a Scott MacIntyre performance.

Said that inspite of that he was still miles ahead of a lot of them

Im having no problems getting thru for Adam. And Allison for that matter.

Yup, I’m getting through fine for Adam, and my sister is hardly getting any busies for Allison. I doubt Adam will go, but I’m worried about Allison for sure.

That was not at all what I expected. My rankings:

Kris – arrangement, vocals, everything was fabulous. Awesome.
Adam – fabulous vocal, but I liked Kris more this week.
[gap]
Allison – really good vocal, but I didn’t love the arrangement.
Danny – I wanted to hate this but I didn’t – he did pretty well.
Matt – I wanted to love this but I didn’t.
Anoop – he looked great and sounded ok, but that arrangement was bunk. For me. For you. Dawg. :-)
[grand canyon sized gap]
Lil – oh how I hate to pile on like the judges, but it really was karaoke.

I don’t think anyone was Jasmine Trias bad, but it’s time for America to send Lil home.

YMMV peeps!

Well, Matt and Anoop are my favorites this year but apparently Simon always has to dislike the people I like… argh, oh well.

Not really feeling Adam’s performance that much although I did like him more than I usually do, I just didn’t think it was amazing? Adam’s not really a favorite of mine, but, he was ok tonight.

Kris was pretty good too, again not my favorite though; but he was good.

Danny and Lil I… do not like much at all but apparently Paula has predicted the finale already (Danny and Adam), again, argh!

Am I the only one who really likes both Matt and Anoop? It seems people here either love them or hate them, but I like them both.

Kris, Allison, and Adam–excellent

Matt and Anoop–not good

Lil–horrendous

Danny–pure torture

Not as big a trainwreck as I thought tonight .. I quite enjoyed it.

loved Adam and Kris.
Wasn’t as keen on Alison as I usually am but still liked her
Matt was OK, not keen on his falsetto though
Danny bores the pants off me (old fashioned cruise ship performer who doesn’t do anything different with a song .. total kareoke)
Did’t like the arrangement of Anoops song
Lil was out of key and out of time and should be out of here tomorrow

Allison could be the shocker tomorow

I agree with jpfan. The emphasis on being different and unique makes the genre of music get lost in translation. I think that they if they rearrange a song they should keep the genre intact. Boring.

Whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the point of Disco Week if you do a non-disco arrangement?

This.

Disco made Adam boring to me. I was looking forward to my weekly Adam show.

This too. Disco night was wasted on Adam. I was so looking forward to him funking it up and putting on a show. Why, of all nights, did he decide to slow it down?

I thought this night was the most boring in Idol history. Nobody stood out to me – not even my Adam. Still, he was the best of the bunch. I’m in the minority because I liked his wail – it woke me up from my stupor.

I will say that Matt redeemed himself. I see Lil and Anoop heading home tomorrow night.

Looking forward to Archie’s reappearance and curious about what Paula has in store for the dance number.

MJ, can u post Adam’s video first…pretty please?!

My top 3: Adam, Kris and Anoop

Allison could be the shocker tomorow

I think she will be. It wasn’t great enough to get people motivated, not bad enough to scare her fans in power-voting. I hope I’m wrong, though.

LOL at Dial Idol. It just really isn’t very helpful this year at all.

top 3: kris, anoop and adam
the rest sucked

Come on guys – Anoop picked a lesser known song, changed the arrangement, changed his look, smiled, moved, didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t sing a straight ballad, judges (for the most part) admitted his talent so Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m thinkinà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ he deserves to be in the top 5.

Only he didn’t sing it well.

I mean, I love Anoop and all, but he was bleeding nerves tonight. That semi-stache didn’t hide the sweaty upper lip at all. His voice was shaky, and it was strained. He performed last, and it wasn’t great. That’s what people will remember, I think.

And that song-arranger seriously needs to stop bragging – whatever his name was.

Paula seriously annoys me. There’s one kind of contestant that always gets the benefit of her doubt–sort of attractive guys in their mid-twenties. Everybody else she judges based on their actual performance, so they have to work harder. She was seriously hormonal tonight and it’s getting on my nerves.

Bottom three:

Danny
Matt
Lil

To paraphrase Randy Jackson from Season 6:

“Adam, dude, you don’t have to do the wail in every single joint. It’s getting old.”

I thank God every night that Adam Lambert was born.

How can someone be that good? Really. Its not fair.

I have a new idea to make sure that Idol doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t run over time anymore. Just let Adam go first each week, and then the judges can all say to each of the following contestants that, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“It wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t as good as Adam.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and, wa-la! Time limit in tact AND we get an extra 15 seconds of singing from each contestant! or should we just let adam sing longer? i like the the adam idea.

On a lighter note, can we change the name of the show to American Lambert?

Adam is awesome.

I am in absolute agreement with all of this.

OK, I usually like Kris but…. that arrangement was the words to She Works Hard for the Money stuck on top of Santana’s Maria Maria. There was nothing much original about it.

Right, well, I avoid disco like the PLAGUE, so I haven’t heard any of these songs before. So I can’t really judge on whether or not an arrangement was “good”.

1) Allison – Rocked it up! She is like the female David Cook, but with awesome fashion sense. Loved her performance, especially that note at the end. 8/10

2) Adam – I’m getting a little tired of the whole ballad/Glambert/ballad pattern, and I’m seriously sick of the falsetto. That being said, boy is probably the best vocalist this show has seen since Melinda Doolittle, and definitely the best male vocalist ever (sorry, Cook fans, but that guy was horribly off in his lower register). Does he ever go off-pitch? 7/10

3) Kris – This guy is like Castro for me, in that everyone raves about him, but other than the occasional Hallelujah and Over the Rainbow, I simply don’t get it. That being said, it was a great vocal, and I like that he did it acoustic. I get a very Jason Mraz vibe from him. 7/10

4) Anoop – Maybe it’s because I never heard the original version of the song, but I liked his performance. I seriously hope he stays over Matt Giraud, if only because him and Lil leaving means we have an all-white top 5. 6.5/10

5) Danny – His voice seriously grates on my nerves. It’s so whiny, and whenever he growls, it’s like . . . well, like a chihuahua trying to be a tiger, except less adorable. 5/10

6) Matt – He should have left last week. 4/10

7) Lil – She should have never been brought in over Leneshe. 3/10

Hmmm. I just realized that the pimp spot has a downside…too long to wait, the nerves get strained.

Poor Anoop looked mostly just scared.

I am voting for Kris…loved his version “You work hard for the money”!!!! I’m getting busy signals for Kris….quite a few. Go Kris!!!!!!!!!

I loved Anoop tonight. He looked pretty in pink and I really dig the scrufff. Rawr. Boooo Simon.

I agree about Kris. It was the first time I didn’t like him. I think he’s going to fade when they get to two songs a night. If Danny didn’t have a fan base he’d be in trouble but Lil, Anoop and Matt were worse or equally meh.

Allison has good chops but no joy. She makes me miss Archie’s goofiness and Jordin’s pop vocals.
It would be very ironic if she left tomorrow but I seriously doubt she’s in trouble.

Has the last performer ever “gone home” afterwards? I can’t remember that happening but it could happen to Anoop.

He’s been doing so well. What happened? Must be nerves.

Oh my, is Adam pulling a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Music Of The Nightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ?

What Adam did wouldn’t really be pulling a “Music of the Night”… That was Cookie singing a song straight when everyone expected him to rearrange it.

Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s, for me, not a stellar singer, and thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s what I think the casual voter wants. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not saying she isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t awesome, just that she has no range…

What are you hearing? Her range is insane.

(866) 436-5705 Adam

Allison -She is like the female David Cook *snip*
(sorry, Cook fans, but that guy was horribly off in his lower register).

Lies, all lies! [/Frau Farbissina]

Dial Idol is a complete joke this year. The bottom 3 are going to be Lil, Anoop & Matt, with Lil and toss up between Anoop and Matt as to who goes home. I hate to say it, but probably Anoop. :sad_wp:

Kris and Allison’s strength is their text voters. Damn those tweeners, lol!

Whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the point of Disco Week if you do a non-disco arrangement?

Twelve words. ARTISTRY. lol

Hee. I laugh as I just realize that Kris clearly didn’t understand that SWHFTM is about…a hooker.

OK, I usually like Kris butà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦. that arrangement was the words to She Works Hard for the Money stuck on top of Santanaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Maria Maria. There was nothing much original about it.

Jlyn, THANK YOU. I enjoyed it, but kept thinking, “I’ve heard this someplace before…” it was going to drive me crazy! You just saved me some insomnia!

2) Adam – Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m getting a little tired of the whole ballad/Glambert/ballad pattern, and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m seriously sick of the falsetto. That being said, boy is probably the best vocalist this show has seen since Melinda Doolittle, and definitely the best male vocalist ever (sorry, Cook fans, but that guy was horribly off in his lower register). Does he ever go off-pitch? 7/10

I’m tired of the repetition as well, but IMO, he’s not the best male vocalist the show has ever had. Tone is as important as range and pitch and his tone is thin, not rich. And he has been pitchy–he’s never been called on it, but when he sings softly, his pitch can go off.

Dial Idol has everyone in danger…lol…

Disco night should be fun. If artistry “bleeds” the fun out of it, it has failed.

Seriously though, was that Disco night?Zzzzzzzzzzzzz

Nothing stood out for me not even Kris that everyone seems to be hailing so much(I dont get his appeal, he’s so bland to me!)…meh…And Adam was meh too……but those 2 had the best vocals I guess? On a bad night? LOL. Allison..hmmmmm, not really impessed by her.

The rest can fade off my screen till the end of the season

I STILL LOVE ME SOME ADAM LAMBERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I thought Simon nailed it on his critique of Danny. No star quality in that performance. None at all.

Loved Adam’s performance. Beautiful vocals. The only thing I didn’t like was the hair. Ha! And I see some here saying its his best look ever! But, the smile was the same. Love the smile.

Kris was wonderful and I loved that arrangement. He’s a talented boy.

Allison would be my third, although the thought crossed my mind that the song wasn’t really age appropriate and it took me out of the moment.

Danny and Anoop were next, in that order.

Matt and Lil are my bottom two.

I am no fan of Lil, but it was no fun watching them crush that last bit of spirit she had left. Not that I disagreed with the judges, but it still made me feel sad.

I thought Adam’s voice sounded lovely tonight, but I did not like the arrangement. at. all. I usually don’t mind rearrangements of songs, but I LOVE the original in this case I felt like the arrangement sucked the life out of it. My hubby actually didn’t even recognize the song for what it was.

Kris, on the other hand, rearranged a song that I hate, and while I thought it was an awesome performance (my favorite of the night), I just couldn’t get past the song itself enough to love it.

I like Allison a lot but man she is starting to bring me down. I was kind of creeped out by her performance for some reason – partly because she wasn’t acting anything close to her age and partly because it was soooo serious. It’s disco! It’s Hot Stuff! Have a little fun!

I didn’t think Matt was that bad. I give him points for being the only one who seemed to have any fun up there. And extra points for his cheeky song choice.

Anoop *sigh* – crappy arrangement of a good song. I did like the beard…

I skipped Danny’s because that’s another song I love and I could tell I was going to get irritated by his performance.

It’s early yet, but dialIdol has Adam at the top and Allison at the bottom.

Truly obsessed power voters know texting is the way to go ;)

Hey, if DI says Allison is dead last then going by past weeks that means she won’t touch B3! Seriously though, they are all SUPER close on DI right now.

It was actually a good night, all told. Nothing like the trainwreck I expected.

Downeast: Your welcome. When he started my first thought was what the hell? Santana is disco?

edit: you know better than that.

My Top Three:

ANOOP
ADAM
KRIS

Maybe Anoop could have brought the tempo up a bit – but this was just a great performance. He is trying to do what the judges want. Three judges were pleased and want him to stay!

I am so serious when I say Simon needs a hearing aid – has for the last 3 years!

Why is Lil No. 3 on Dial Idol and Allison last????

Vote, Allison fans, VOTE!!

She’s one of the bright spots in that lineup!!!

I’m voting my fingers off.

Twelve words. ARTISTRY. lol

if they’d do a show without that word and “arrangement”, i’d be happy.

Re-arranging songs didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t start with Cook. Blake Lewis and, to a lesser extent, Bo Bice, were the trailblazers that Cook followed.

THANK YOU! This was said about 45 pages ago, but I couldn’t agree more, especially about Blake. That guy actually rearranged all of his own stuff without help from other people’s arrangements, which we know Cook did most of the time. (“Little Sparrow” not included, yeah yeah.)

As for tonight…
Kris (with that song choice, never thought he’d be my #1)
Adam
Allison

………..

Anoop (he sounds like a record when he sings, it kill me)
Danny (I hate putting him ahead of Matt, but Matt’s falsetto was shitty tonight)
Matt
Lil (wow, her bitchface was on full alert tonight)

I’m glad they rearranged their songs to not sound like disco, honestly. It may lessen the whole point of the theme, but I don’t care…I’m more lyrically-driven anyway.

OK, i know we are not supposed to pick apart other peopleà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s posts or anything like that. But i have to say it: youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re tone deaf.

Sorry, nope. High school and college choir. The head of the music department at my university marveled at my ability to pick out pitch. I’m not the best singer in the world, but I know pitchy–Adam has been pitchy when he sings too softly. He was pitchy on the soft parts of “Mad World”–not the whole thing, but a few notes.

It’s the thing that bugs me the most about certain contestants. Granted, Adam is pitchy less often than many others, but he’s not perfect.

Actually, the more I think about Matt and Staying Alive, the more I can see a really stripped down version of that working for him.

I wouldn’t stress, but it’s interesting how close it is between all seven tonight. Only 11 points separating top to bottom and the whole text votes are making DI pretty much redundant. We won’t be able to tell anything off it tonight.

welve words. ARTISTRY. lol

if theryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d do a show without that word and à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“arrangementà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d be happy.

Heh heh, I used to say that about the words “singing contest” and “pitchy.” In fact, I still am loathe to accept that “pitchy” is now indoctrinated into the public musical lexicon thanks to Randy’s asshattery. At least artistry is a real word, though Kara is being a bit Vezzini-ish about it. I guess that makes her slightly less annoying than Randy. Only slightly.

VOTE FOR ALLISON.

SHE DOES NOT HAVE THE ARMY OF TEXTERS THAT KRIS DOES.

Kris changed the arrangement on a song for which it didn’t matter. He stumbled when asked his reason for singing SWHFTM.

Allison changed tempo to suit her preferred style, as did Matt.

Adam, however, changed his arrangement to CONNECT with the lyrics’ EMOTION, as Kara realized and noted.

I just got done watchin the show and this is my ranking:

#1 – Adam–Again he is just in a class by himself. No one can touch him

#2 –Kris–Loved the arrangement in this tired ole disco song….VERY VERY good.

#3–Allison–her voice is great, not a great arrangement

#4 –Matt–I actually liked Matt tonight…nice job

#5–Lil–I actually think she did ok tonight. I felt sorry for her though when they were critiquing her

#6 –Anoop – not bad …horrible last note. Very nervous and the arrangement was terrible

#7–Danny –Don’t get him, hes awkward on stage, his voice is just ok…the judges are on crack.

Can someone please explain how the heck Lil is in 3rd place – stop it America !!! You’re killing me !!!

Oh, “pitchy” is a given sunchick!! I’ll NEVER say that word …ever!! :cool1_tb:

Kris took a song I don’t like, and he added his puppies and rainbow spin, and made me smile. He definately knows who he is as an artist, and I could see him going all the way to the end. My only problem with Kris is that he isn’t always the strongest vocally and his performances tend to run together in my head as all one big ballad, Jason Mraz type thing. He is a bit vanilla for me to actually go to a concert for, but for the most part, I like vanilla! YMMV

I admit it-I’m an Adam fantard. I loved his emotional performance and yes, I love the scream. To me, it’s just Adam. In my opinion he has this lovely, yet outrageous instrument, and he just controls it beautifully. I guess if he makes it, next week we get a slowed down song and something OTT!

Oh, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“pitchyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  is a given sunchick!! Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll NEVER say that word à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ever!!

Just another word for “flat” or “sharp” but Randy doesn’t want to take time to differentiate between the two and so smacks them together in one word. Now, of course, it’s entered our vernacular and I’ve wound up using it a lot. Idol. :|

Do you all really want this to be the last time you hear Allison sing before the tour????

I don’t!!!!!!

Vote for Allison!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

edit: don’t get defensive about your favorites

edit: Duke, stop it.

strange night for disco when everyone undiscoed their performances. Heck no white suits, no fro’s, no clunky platform shoes, no disco ball unless i missed it. lol.
Adam gets first for me because he has a beautiful voice and I like how respectful he is.
I guess then Kris but I find him incredibly boring for some reason. He really needs to do a better job dressing for his performance.
Allison
Anoop
Danny
Matt
Lil

I thought the best of the night was Kris and even though his song was boring, Adam was 2nd best. I’d give third place to Gokey tonite.

Matt really delivered, but will it be enough? He did have a supreme falsetto moment there.

Lil sounded so much better during the beginning of the song, but trailed off as it went on. But it was good enough that I think she’ll garner lots of casual votes tonight.

Allison at such a young age failed to sell “Hot Stuff”, and the arrangement I didn’t enjoy. I don’t think she reeled many of the casual voters in with that performance. Having said, that she’s got an incredible voice, and I’d hate to see her go.

Noop Dawg was just OK.

I agree with others – disco night should have been fun, but was just a big bust overall.

ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s entered our vernacular and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve wound up using it a lot. Idol. :|

You’re forgiven!! I’d rather read what you have to write than listen to what Randy (paula or kara) have to say!!lol

LOL. Fine, Adam’s singing is perfect in every single way. Seriously–even Josh Groban has sung a flat note in his day. That people can’t always pick it out doesn’t mean the ones who do are tone deaf. I think it actually means the opposite.

Can someone please explain how the heck Lil is in 3rd place – stop it America !!! Youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re killing me !!!

Well, as Michelle noted upthread, Allison has been at or near the bottom on dial idol the last few weeks but she was safe last week and Lil was in the bottom 2 (even though dial idol was showing her in the #2 position) with Matt even though the save was used. The scores we are seeing there are really very close together this week. Also, this site doesn’t take text votes into account but with 2 going tomorrow you never know. I hope the text votes will be enough to keep her in and finally put us out of our misery and Lil be sent home!

Can someone please explain how the heck Lil is in 3rd place – stop it America !!! Youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re killing me !!!

Lil always does better in the South and fades a little on the West Coast. Don’t forget her 2nd place on DI last week didn’t stop her being in the bottom 2.

DI really isn’t helping this year

edit: yes, he got modded. and I’m modding you too

Adam is up on Youtube. 300 views in a couple of minutes. Not bad for a guy who ruined disco in one full swoop, can’t stay in tune, schreeches and screams, looks funny, has no vocal control and………………

Not bad for a guy who ruined disco in one full swoop, canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t stay in tune, schreeches and screams, looks funny, has no vocal control andà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Are you referring to what I said? Because I never said that. lol.

edit: you have no idea who she was referring to. please don’t be sarcastic. folks get defensive about their favorites, you know…

Maybe Anoop could have brought the tempo up a bit – but this was just a great performance.

Yes! Thank you. Something bothered my about this performance but I couldn’t put my finger on it. This is it. Even when he brought the tempo up, it was still too lethargic. Smooth vocals though.

Did not like the unshaven look. Between Danny, Kris’s upper lip and now Anoop, what happened to all the razors in the mansion!?

what the hell..

my sister is here with me and she is trying to vote for Matt and she is getting busy signal all the time..while I am voting for Adam and I already logged 82…WTF is going on…

Okay that was just weird. In order of appearance only:
Lil=barf
Kris=Kris, meaning that at least the arrangement was recognizable as a “Kris” arrangement. Insofar as he now has a readily identifiable style, then good on him.
Adam=love him, but not my fave performance.
Allison=good vocal, but I am perturbed by a 16-year-old singing about hot stuff.
Danny=FINALLY pick a good song, then cheesed all over it. I don’t get this guy.
Matt=sorry, but didn’t redeem himself after last week to prove he deserved the save.
Anoop=oh boy. He’s my favorite, but that was kind of a let down since it never really took flight the way it should have. Plus, he finally puts on a suit then sabotages it with a pink sweater?!? WTF? And what was that on his upper lip?
My head hurts after tonight and now I have to go lie down….

delete

Drive by post, didn’t read everyone else’s yet..

My order…

Kris – loved it. Well sung and performed. Very charming. Good re-imagining of the song
Adam – loved the delivery, spot on pitch wise as always, seemed heartfelt. Am getting tired of the ballad-krazy-ballad-krazy pattern though
Danny – I KNOW, I CAN”T BELIEVE IT MYSELF – I didn’t mind that. It was good, delivered with energy. But not worth the tongue bath he got. And Paula? Stop with that finals nonsense.
Allison – The only reason I didn’t rank her higher is I need her to improve with the ennunciation. She is getting over on the great tone of her voice and her phrasing, but she is not working on some of the fundamentals, and its tiring. But I still want her album the most.
Matt = I liked that actually. He looked like he was finally having fun. The bus came for him though. I want him to make it just to spite them.
Anoop – Yay Anoop pimp spot! But Simon was right, it was corny. Not his worse performance though Simon.
Lil – Ugh. Screamy, off key, just crap. And the ‘tude returned to boot! Goodbye, lil. But she looked great, even with that fake hair.

Lil’s out of here, and I think Anoop deserves to go with her. But it could be Matt which would make me a little sad.

soundscene: As a huge Adam fan, I agree with you. Nobody’s perfect and parts of his range give him issues, even if they aren’t very noticeable. I don’t see what’s so sacrilegious about admitting that, haha.

Come on ADAM FANS start voting….we need to make sure our man is safe…

Ok, my favorites performances for tonight were Kris and Adam… WTF was Allison wearing… my pick forget voted off are Lil and Matt… according to DI Allison will be going but I think she is going tomake it at least to top 4….

I was bugged at all the un-disco-ness tonight. Was not a proper homage to a really great period of music.

I always love Adam, but this was one of my least favorites of his. I didn’t like the arrangement, and it seemed pretty emotionally divorced to me, which is funny given his pre-song chat with Ryan.

Adam missed notes? Oh well, I missed that! Ha.

Duke…I think Tess was being sarcastic. We really do need a font or something for that!

According to dial idol, Allison is in real trouble.

I don’t know why she’s had such a problem getting a strong fan base.

Vote for Allison!

She should not be going home tomorrow.

soundscene: As a huge Adam fan, I agree with you. Nobodyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s perfect and parts of his range give him issues, even if they arenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t very noticeable. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t see whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s so sacrilegious about admitting that, haha.

Thank you. lol. I never said Adam wasn’t a good singer, just that he wasn’t perfect.

donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t see whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s so sacrilegious about admitting that, haha.

:thumbup_tb:

Alright my little recap

1. Kris – best of the night. Love his arrangement. I honestly don’t care if Disco night sounds like ballad night or country night sounds like R&B night. Whatever. It’s just a list of songs.

2. Allison – Didn’t like the arrangement. Needs to work on enunciation, but her vocals are amazing.

3. Adam – Okay, the screechy-ness bothered me. I liked Mad World, but I don’t like this. That being said, it’s good. But come on Adam, you’re become predictable like Gokey!!!

BIG. HUMONGOUS. GAP.

4. Matt – Okay, least favorite Matt performance ever. I liked You Found Me, I even thought Viva La Vida was okay, but this? Not good. I still love Matt though! Simon said something good in his critique “You’ve got to get yourself out of Idol World” (something like that) Yes! Hear that Matt and Anoop? Matt’s trying too hard. Still, better than some of the others.

THE REST ARE CHEESE.

5. Anoop – Okay, first of all, ew who is styling you? Facial hair needs to go! Someone shave it off right nowww! And what’s up with the pink sweater?! Sorry about that. And yeah, I agree with Simon, this is like his worst performance ever. Super cheesy. True Colors was his best performance so far. His time might just be up.

6. Lil – Lil, shut up. You are karaoke. I don’t feel like I need to add to what the judges said.

7. Danny – EWWWWW. Incredibly nasally, high notes are unbearable. Even more karaoke than Lil. Bad arrangements week after week.

By the way, I’m a total Kris/Matt/Anoop fan, okay?
Paula, for once, your finale predictions suck.

Well, I for one am glad they didn’t stay “true” to disco. Blech! Just like I’m always glad when they change up songs from Country, cause I don’t like country either.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m tired of the repetition as well, but IMO, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not the best male vocalist the show has ever had. Tone is as important as range and pitch and his tone is thin, not rich. And he has been pitchyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s never been called on it, but when he sings softly, his pitch can go off.

I agree with you about the tone. I just really don’t like his even if he is very talented. … or maybe I’m tone deaf too. :)

One word for next week. Razors

Oh crap. I see that now! haha. whoops. My bad Tina. I was reading everything so literally at that point i kinda turned off real-life mode.

I never said Adam wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t a good singer, just that he wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t perfect.

Then again nobody is perfect….

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know why sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s had such a problem getting a strong fan base.

Did you see when they made the take large… people were totally disconnected by her performance… I think she is rocking by herself in that stage and nobody in the audience get her… maybe, the same as me, everybody was too much focus in trying to understand what she was wearing…

Don’t go by Dial Idol. Remember last week? Kris was near the bottom. Never underestimate the power of the texters.

If anything, the bottom three may be Lil, Matt, and sniff Anoop.

Who is voting for Lil???

Seriously.

Ha! Lil’ is 2nd now on DI. DI is reeeeeally eff’d up this year. Now I can finally have good reason to go with my gut instinct in the pool rather than DI.

Danny – I KNOW, I CANà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ T BELIEVE IT MYSELF – I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t mind that. It was good, delivered with energy. But not worth the tongue bath he got. And Paula? Stop with that finals nonsense.

She mailed his name to herself at the beginning of the year, along with Adam and Ricky Braddy. She already lost one.

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know why sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s had such a problem getting a strong fan base.

There is a disconnect. She’s a 16-year-old who doesn’t look like a 16-year-old. I’m sure she acts like one, but we never get to see it. Awesome vocals aside, I don’t think very many people will be voting for a teenager singing about looking for some hot stuff. The arrangement sexed that song up, and for her, it was all wrong.

I don’t know why people still even look at Dial Idol. It’s broken and pretty much useless any more. http://www.votenumber1.com is actually much more accurate this season.

Tonight, for me:
1. Adam (was actually looking forward to BSC Disco Adam, but this? Beautiful.)
2. Kris (Santana does disco – nice, but ultimately forgettable)
3. Allison (vocals were much better than last week; however, a 16 y/o looking for hot stuff didn’t sit well)
4. Matt (I really enjoyed him tonight – certainly deserves to make Top 5)

Anoop, Danny and Lil can all go home tomorrow and I’d be happy.

One word for next week. Razors

I totally agree.

Problem with this year’s bunch is that the country just hasn’t decided that they like anybody the best. Nobody is standing out like they did in previous years. Adam gets a lot of press, Danny gets a lot of pimping, but it doesn’t really seem to matter all that much. My guess is that even though the online community has decided that Adam is the bestest, the offline community hasn’t really joined in the Glambert party. And even though the online community has decided that Danny is boring, the offline community hasn’t given up on him. So everything just kind of evens out. This should make things more interesting, but really it doesn’t. I think that’s because, on the whole, this year’s bunch just isn’t as interesting as last year’s bunch, even if I do like a few of them. And all that pre-Idol crap about showing the contestants’ personalities more? Where did that go?

Hence, Dial Idol turns out to be pretty useless some weeks. If there’s no “moment,” then there’s no green.

Easy…take it, well, easy.

Seriously. Dialidol’s numbers are all over the place these days, and especially tonight. If you look at the raw numbers Allison is in first place.

Until the west coast votes, I don’t think any of these predictions are very useful. And with all of the text votes…Dialidol usually ends up with a sample size of about 200,000 votes. When you consider the total is around 36 million votes?

Not very statistically valid.

VOTE FOR ALLISON.. she can NOT go yet.. just a few votes if you can..

Even though Kris and Allison tend to underperform on DialIdol — STILL VOTE FOR THEM! Neither of these two ought to go home tomorrow!! (Adam shouldn’t go either, but there’s no way he would anyway.)

According to dial idol, Allison is in real trouble.

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know why sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s had such a problem getting a strong fan base.

I wouldn’t base my concerns on that – it was wrong last week and something funky is going on with it this week. Look how high ALL their numbers are.

Paula, for once, your finale predictions suck.

THIS. What’s with Paula and her predictions. Respect the contestants. If I were them I would be like “what the heck am I doing here then if I’m not even gonna be in the finale?”

Allison will be fine. Remember, the West Coast hasn’t voted yet.

Also, Kris will be fine. He has the tween texters on his side.

Ha! Lilà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ is 2nd now on DI. DI is reeeeeally effà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d up this year. Now I can finally have good reason to go with my gut instinct in the pool rather than DI.

I know, it’s seriously past it used by date in terms of giving any indication. Kris has been at the bottom by a mile the last two weeks in a row and not touched the B3. Lil 2nd and actually 6th. What insight is than actually giving us?

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think very many people will be voting for a teenager singing about looking for some hot stuff. The arrangement sexed that song up, and for her, it was all wrong.

The outfit (the SHOES!) didn’t help either. I said it before – it creeped me out.

Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the thing that bugs me the most about certain contestants. Granted, Adam is pitchy less often than many others, but heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not perfect.

Adam’s many things, but pitchy isn’t one of them.
Now them sayin Danny is pitch-perfect is ridiculous.
I think he has constant pitch problems.

Lil is in second now behind Adam WTF

Apparently all the Worsters use DialIdol software…

DialIdol sucks this year. Or, maybe the show just sucks. By this time last year, David Cook was the (very) clear frontrunner.

My order:

1. Kris–He’s really the whole package. Really good singer, arranges music, probably arranged all those instrument parts too, and he was really completely engulfed in the music. And it was great to really hear his guitar playing, which is really quite. He’s a singer, songwriter, musician. (miniscule downside–white undershirt with dress pants? Is it me?)

2. Adam–He’s an incredible vocalist. Just amazing. For me, he’s an outstanding performer, but not a musician.

3. Alison–great vocalist. I did not love the arrangement of this song. Kind of manic for me.

4. Danny–He’s got to show some ingenuity ASAP. Paula is crazy if she thinks he’s making it to the finals on that. He’s got a nice husky-sounding voice, but his arrangements are just jazzed up versions of the original, except for Stand by Me. And the arrangement for that one really hurt the song. He did fine tonight . . . and fine ain’t good enough in this crowd.

5. Anoop–Good vocal, good voice. I don’t think I’d have Chris Walden (or whatever that guy’s name is) do my arrangements for me if I were Anoop. When that tempo picked up, Anoop picked up a one-way ticket to corny-ville. Looked sharp though, I thought. Very handsome.

6. Matt–Did not like it. There were so many other songs he could have done better. Will someone tell him that he just sucks at pop?

7. Lil–The funny thing is that it was a decent vocal, but it was a boring old cover. And you never do a straight cover when you aren’t better than the original singer. And she ain’t. Aside–I couldn’t figure out if I liked what she looked like–sleek or space age? And she changes her hair so radically that I doubt I’d ever recognize her if I saw her after she’s booted from this show.

At this point in the competition, regardless of how much you favor Anoop, he will never win. I personally appreciate his talent but it’s limited. No where near the level of his competitors. So, I don’t understand this “GO Anoop” as if he was a serious contender. I do love the guy but it’s not going to happen.

By the way, I kind of got the impression that Kris DID know what his song was about, but that he didn’t really want to say. Hence the uncomfortable giggling.

For me there are three that deserve to go the distance and Allison is one of them.

She is such an old soul for someone so young.

Where does the ability to change from a 16 year old girl to a absolutely powerful performer in one instant come from?

She’s the real deal America, please vote for her.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d rather read what you have to write than listen to what Randy (paula or kara) have to say!!lol

Ditto…except for Paula. I never know when she’s gonna duck under the table, travel back in time, babble in tongues or say something incedibly insightful and really freak me the hell out. Love me some Paula.

I actually think AI is effing with DI on purpose. My theory is that they figured out how to skew the busy signals without messing with the actual volume of votes. And since DI is super dependent on busy signals… That’s my theory. That, or with the increased popularity of iPhones, more and more peeps have AT&T and free texting, and are texting their votes.

Well said Rauhn

Allison has good chops but no joy. She makes me miss Archieà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s goofiness

Wow. Exactly the opposite. Allison is clearly a goofball when she’s not performing, and is clearly full of joy. Archie, technically very good, no goofiness or joy comin’ off that boy at all.

DialIdol sucks this year. Or, maybe the show just sucks. By this time last year, David Cook was the (very) clear frontrunner.

Every year it will become less relevant as more and more people text their votes. I suspect Dial Idol this week, will be like last week, with only one person in the green and the rest in trouble. I suspect it will be Adam in the green as the west coast is strong for him and will begin voting for him in a hour and a half.

Adam is in this to win and he knows he gets the most votes when he goes soft and does a ballad. I suspect if he makes it to the top 5, and they start singing two songs a week, he will do the OTT upbeat song first and then close with a ballad. If I were him I would do that.

DialIdol sucks this year. Or, maybe the show just sucks. By this time last year, David Cook was the (very) clear frontrunner.

I wouldn’t of called him the Very clear front runner. Archie remained close until the top 3 and Syesha even took the top spot in the top 5. So it really shows that it is wide open still

Is it just me, or is it taking a really long time between dialing and getting to the contestant message tonight? Seems slower than usual.

For me Adam, Kris & Allison were, by far, the best tonight.

Everyone else can go home just any time now.

“And he has been pitchyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s never been called on it, but when he sings softly, his pitch can go off.”

OK, i know we are not supposed to pick apart other peopleà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s posts or anything like that. But i have to say it: youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re tone deaf.

Actually — and I think this is the first time I’ve ever said this :wink_wp: — soundscene is correct. Adam does sometimes have pitch problems when singing quietly. Dem’s da facts. (And yes, I like the guy a lot, and I “get” him.)

Having said that, overall his intonation is excellent and better than almost everyone else this year. If anyone has been more consistently in tune, it’s Allison and maybe Kris (my memory fails a bit on him), but only by a hair.

The one who REALLY needs to be called on his bad intonation is Danny.

Frankly, I’m astonished and kinda depressed at the bad intonation among high finishers in this show.

Oh, and Gokey? If I never, ever have to hear you do that stupid, self-congratulatory “WHOOOO” during your performances, let alone TWICE as you did tonight, I will be a much, much happier person.

Of course, the best way to guarantee that is to be the shocking boot of 2009.

Oh, please, oh please….

Problem with this yearà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s bunch is that the country just hasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t decided that they like anybody the best. Nobody is standing out like they did in previous years. Adam gets a lot of press, Danny gets a lot of pimping, but it doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t really seem to matter all that much. My guess is that even though the online community has decided that Adam is the bestest, the offline community hasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t really joined in the Glambert party.

This is how I read it too. I can’t understand why Adam doesn’t have the obvious lead with all the buzz and the comments he gets from the judges. It’s kinda funny how online fans don’t represent the offline audience.

I would love if Lil didn’t go tomorrow. LOL It would be so awesome to see Simon! But I’m not counting on it.

If anyone saw Donna Summer’s video on MTV ot VH1 it did show her as a waitress. Now “she” could be anything or anyone who works hard for her money!

Anoop wasn’t as good as last week, but I still think he was awesome! Loved the new look!

I wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t of called him the Very clear front runner. Archie remained close until the top 3 and Syesha even took the top spot in the top 5.

That’s why the “very” was in parentheses.

Anyway, the season still sucks, and at this point, it still looks like it could be anyone’s game.

I know this was mentioned earlier but I had to add one more thought – is this Disco night? What happened to the uptempo fun stuff? This was more like “let’s change up everything and make it sound like my father’s am station!” I love Adam but he was disappointing. I wanted him to strut!!!! Of all the contestants I thought he would nail it tonight! Beautiful vocals, beautiful man but Lordy, too serious dude! Allison should have brought energy and here we go again….fun. Same with Anoop. Matt appeared to be the only one who got the memo.

Until VFTW got involved with Lil, the season was very similar to last years in which two guys kept switching the top spot

Well I hope I’m not the only one who thought Anoop looked the HOTTEST HE HAS EVER LOOKED!! Holy lord, the hot suit, the pink, the scruff, the haircut, DAMN! Hot hot hot. I think my BF was jealous hearing me rave and drool over him…lol

Tonight was not my favourite night for Idol. Kinda boring overall. But here we go:

My rankings:
1. Anoop-great vocal, fun beat, smiled lots, but had a last sketchy note, but whatever. The big note in the middle was GREAT
2. Adam-another great vocal, but I found it kind of boring
3. Kris-I actually thought it was too different from the original and he played it safe with his acoustic, mid-tempo, middle range vocals. Just okay.
4.Allison-I felt uncomfortable hearing a 16 year old sing a song so sexual, but maybe I’m just a prude! lol voice sounded good, but iffy in a few spots
5.Lil-shouty and off key in spots, but not her worst performance
6. Danny/Matt-Oh matt, bad song choice! Vocals all over the place. Danny gets yet another tongue bath for a karaoke, boring, performance and I think he actually might have forgotten some words and just went ‘hooo, hohhh’ as usual. What do the judges hear that I can’t??

Please vote Anoop!! :)

“She works hard for the money” is actually supposed to be about a waitress. It is never seen that way though. :)
I thought Kris sang circles around the rest of them tonight. Adam was ‘original’ but I hated the arrangement and I hate that he always feels like he has to show off his range by hitting those glass breaking notes. As I said on another board, he reminds me of Mariah.
Just like her, we know you can hit them but you don’t always have to.
I think Lil will go home and it will be a tossup between Anoop, Matt and Allison. My guess is Matt.

Something weird is going on with Dial Idol. I’ve been using it to vote for Allison tonight. It started out fine as I’ve been checking it periodically. Just checked again, and although I had Allison’s name highlighted it started sending all my calls to Matt’s number at some point. I tried rehighlighting Allison’s name and still got Matt’s #. When I clicked on Matt’s name, then it dialed Allison’s number. So in order to vote for Allison, I have to click on Matt’s name.

Has anyone else noticed this happening? I hope others are paying attention to what # dial idol is actually dialing. I haven’t checked any of the other contestants to see if there are any other mismatches, but I’m afraid this could really mess up the data as people may be accidentally voting for the wrong contestant.

My favorite performances tonight were Kris and Allison’s. I want Lil to go home. I will be pissed if Allison leaves.

I’m not surprised by the yellows on DI. I agree with soundscene, no “moments” usually = no green. I was underwhelmed tonight. I appreciated what Kris attempted but it was just aite. I liked most of Adam’s perf, but the screeching and his weird facial expressions always take me out any emotional connection. I’m not Paula I guess. Allison was just aite. Matt’s my fave, and he was just aite. Anoop was just aite. Lil and Danny were bad. Honestly, terrible night IMO.

Well I wouldn’t know intonation if it hit me in the face……what I know is what sounds good to me. Adam sounds good to me, Lil and Danny do not. That’s all that matters to me and I don’t think it matters to those who buy the CD’s or concert tickets either……if it did Britney or Miley wouldn’t be so popular.

keep voting for adam…dont get complacent!! remember DAUGHTRY~!~

I love Adam but he was disappointing. I wanted him to strut!!!! Of all the contestants I thought he would nail it tonight! Beautiful vocals, beautiful man but Lordy, too serious dude!

Yes, but it was wise for him to do the ballad. He needs to secure himself in the top 5 and the ballads are the vote getters. Starting next week, he will have two songs per show and he can do something for everyone.

We all know Adam googles. So I know he looks at dial idol and when he goes ballad, he’s usually number 1 or 2. When he goes uptempo, he usually drops a bit.

What happened to the uptempo fun stuff?

man, i just listened to them over at rickey…just YUCK. And I reallllly didn’t like Adam’s. My favorite of the night? No one.

keep voting for adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦dont get complacent!! remember DAUGHTRY~!~

And Daughtry has done VERY well for himself, as will Adam. Truth is, I sometimes wonder if getting booted by Idol didn’t do Daughtry a favor.

Archie, technically very good, no goofiness or joy cominà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ off that boy at all.

From his performances on the show last year I see why you’d say that. But look at this–

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxXRav5N8BM

He really comes alive in concert.

ETA–

When, exactly, did AI become all about changing a song and being so à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“originalà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and different from the standard version? When did it become taboo to sing a song brilliantly but with the same melody and tempo of the original?

When Chris Daughtry sang “I walk the Line.”

Well I wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know intonation if it hit me in the faceà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦what I know is what sounds good to me. Adam sounds good to me, Lil and Danny do not. Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s all that matters to me and I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think it matters to those who buy the CDà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s or concert tickets eitherà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦if it did Britney or Miley wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be so popular.

I agree that “what sounds good to me” is what matters to people — and that’s as it should be — technical perfection doesn’t always equal a stellar performance. It’s just always weird to me when I’m (literally) yelping in pain over someone being out of tune, and others are just sitting there, not bothered at all. Musician’s curse, I guess.

Jillian, your post is perfect! Anoop did look hot tonight. A bit nervous perhaps – but he is changing. He is showing growth as a performer. I agree with all the comments made by Kara, Paula, and Randy! They don’t want him to go home and neither do I!

Anthony and Melinda are the only two who went home after being in the pimp[ spot. I hope Anoop IS safe!

The one who REALLY needs to be called on his bad intonation is Danny.

I know, and what did they say tonight??? “You’re always pitch perfect, Danny!!”

KASLKDJSADKJSAKLDJSAD

Has the last performer ever à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“gone homeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  afterwards? I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t remember that happening but it could happen to Anoop.

Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s been doing so well. What happened? Must be nerves.

Not in a single-performance finals (Not even on double eliminations night). Anoop could break this record.

On multiple-performances finals, you have Melinda and Ant Fed.

Allison and Kris were def the best of the night.. How did you not like the arrangement? It was great.

That first note from Danny (or should I say that first yell from Danny) saved me a trip to the doctors to get my ears syringed. What was that all about? I nearly jumped out of my skin … and to think Adam get’s criticised for screaming.

I am a big Adam fan from the beginning but I didn’t get that performance, the vocals were great as always but I missed the edge that makes his performances standout to me.
BTW, he is as big a frontrunner as any I have seen on this show, I don’t know how people can evaluate the “real-world” voters”, we simply have no indication of that and DI was wrong very often this year.

I understand why people love what Kris did, but for me it’s just completely forgetable, his voice is pleasant but I don’t think he has the same magic as Jason last year even tough he is way more consistent. IMO Kris is getting praised mostly for his song arrangements, wonder if he can keep this up with 2 songs a week.

I thought that Allison did amazingly welll for disco night, I am a fan of her vocals and she has the most distinct voice of this whole group with the Gokey.
I don’t know why people will feel unconfortable about what she sang, she is 16 not 10.
I don’t trust DI but it sure would make me less worried if she was a couple of spots higher.

The others were either mediocre (Gokey, Anoop) or frankly bad (Lil, Matt).

Well, I don’t get dial idol.

I haven’t had a single busy signal all season so measuring the busiest would be worthless.

I liked Allison’s performance, but I was so preoccupied with worrying that she was going to fall off those heels. Yowza!

When, exactly, did AI become all about changing a song and being so “original” and different from the standard version? When did it become taboo to sing a song brilliantly but with the same melody and tempo of the original?

Now it’s all about “artistry” and changing up the song. And while that has led to some great moments….Blake, Taylor, David Cook, and yes, Adam on “Tracks of My Tears” all come to mind….we have lost appreciation for some great moments that just feature brilliant singing and are not all about how it’s brilliant just because it’s different.

Would the judges appreciate something along the lines of Clay’s “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me”, which was sung flawlessly, but featured no originality in terms of arrangement? Or several of Carrie’s songs? Or even Fantasia’s “Summertime”, which was as full of emotion as you can get but stylistically was not all that unique and resembled Ella Fitzgerald?

I tell ya, it’s getting under my skin.

Glad to see I am not the only one bothered by a sixteen year old singing “I need some hot stuff baby this evening”, etc., etc.

No way in hell would MY father have let me sing that on national television.

And yes, I guess I am a prude.

I do NOT get all the Danny-love by the judges. I wish he’d go tomorrow. Lil should probably join him. And I realize that Allison is a real talent .. but somehow I just don’t enjoy her performances. I love her deep tone, but like a previous poster said — the performances are sort of joyless.

Anoop sounded good tonight and loved the new look. I like Matt, too and hope he gets to stay a little longer.

Adam…really like him, but didn’t think tonight was all that wonderful.

Hmmm… all in all, not the best AI night for me. But then again, never been a disco fan!

I’m normally a huge Adam fan, but tonight he was kind of boring. Normally I wouldn’t care, but given what he said on this week’s Confessional, I think he’s trying too hard to win over the mainstream audience. He said he realises now that his Ring of Fire performance was too left-field, but that’s what separated him from the pack in the first place! I’m afraid he’s going to end up *too* conservative and lose his edge :(

I liked Allisonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s performance, but I was so preoccupied with worrying that she was going to fall off those heels. Yowza!

I KNOW! I actually obsess about this quite often when the ladies wear their ridiculously high heels. I am waiting for someone to just bite it on live TV.

Having said that, overall his intonation is excellent and better than almost everyone else this year. If anyone has been more consistently in tune, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Allison and maybe Kris (my memory fails a bit on him), but only by a hair.

My memory doesn’t fail on him, so you were right in saying that he’s consistent. Just in case you were wondering. ;) Not only that, he’s the perhaps the most creative this season, imo.

well, got in about 50 -60 votes with no busy signals at all.

I liked Allisonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s performance, but I was so preoccupied with worrying that she was going to fall off those heels. Yowza!

lol .. I was more worried about a 16 yar old singing about desperately ringing around looking for some hot stuff

DI was wrong very often this year.

Has DI been wrong yet this year? I don’t think anyone in green has been booted this season.

Allison is clearly a goofball when sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not performing, and is clearly full of joy. Archie, technically very good, no goofiness or joy cominà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ off that boy at all.

I’m guessing you’ve never watched one of his vlogs, then? That boy’s a complete goober, in the best possible sense. :)

But anyways, my thoughts on tonight…

The only ones I really enjoyed were Kris and, surprisingly, Anoop. The moment I heard Kris’s song choice, I cringed and started bracing myself for a massive trainwreck. But he then managed to take a suckish song and turn it into something I enjoyed. :) A very contemporary, smart arrangement. And no, I don’t really care if he “cheated” by not embracing the disco theme, because IMO, disco sucks to begin with.

I also enjoyed watching Anoop, simply because I could tell he was enjoying himself. Lip sweat and bum notes aside, he didn’t look at all desperate or uncomfortable during his performance, which is more than I can say for some of the other contestants tonight.

Matt and Allison were middling for me. I usually enjoy Allison, but something about her seemed off tonight… Not quite sure what. Matt gave a solid performance, I thought, but it came off as a bit frantic.

Is it just me, or is the ‘Adam novelty’ is starting to wear off? As much as I disliked what he did during country week, I think it would be in his best interest to have another ‘shocker’ performance a la Ring of Fire ASAP. As it is, the fast song, slow song pattern is getting old. I more or less predicted what he would be doing tonight – mellowing down on a disco tune.

And Lil…. oh, Lil. The judges said all that needed to be said, so I’ll just leave it at that.

ETA: Wow, I totally forgot about Danny. Heh. What did he sing, again? :P All I remember thinking during his performance was, “Danny, you’ve got to use your diaphragm. If not, your voice will be completely shot by the end of next month.”

Lil is where she is because of Vote for the worse. I swear i hate those people.

Matt’s performance was fun and well sung. It was Disco night. I mean HELLO! THey should have been having fun and he was. He shouldn’t go home. West Coast save Matt and send Lil home and sorry anoop fan but he was not good at all.

Oh gosh. I voted 95% for Allison and 5% for Kris. They better both still be there tomorrow. If one of them leave instead of Lil and Matt/Anoop, I’m going to be very unhappy. :(

Okay, so, I just want to point this out because it’s a tad knollish….

Do you think TPTB are trying to Mraz-er-cise Kris? That acoustic jam set up, especially the percussion instrumentation, reminded me sooo much of
this or this (notice the outfit LOL.) Tonight Kris was quite overtly coming off like a pocket Mraz, minus the geek charm. And Mraz is hot right now. Stealth TCRU? Danny for shock boot? Hmmm….

Oh, my poor finger. I never could understand how yall can dial and type at the same time. LOL

Ok, so here’s the thing….

I tuned in tonight for some Disco and all I got was elevator music. WTF?
Talk about a snoozefest!

Top 3 (in no particular order): Adam, Anoop, Kris
Bottom 3: Allison, Matt, Lil

Wouldn’t be surprised if Allison got the boot. I sure wouldn’t call it shocking, as I can’t understand much of what she sings. Just too young, IMO. She should have waited a year or two.

He said he realises now that his Ring of Fire performance was too left-field, but thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s what separated him from the pack in the first place! Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m afraid heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s going to end up *too* conservative and lose his edge :(

Yes, but if he wants to win, then he probably needs to play it to the middle a bit more. With ROF, he dropped to sixth place on DI that week. So once he gets his recording contract, he can do what he wants. I think the buzz will be his stage shows.

Adam Lambert. That is all I want to say, but it would be stupid to leave it at that so I guess I have to elaborate.

Adam Lambert is the shit. Pure and simple, even bathed in Vegas light and a horrible ‘do he’s just pure joy. I love all of the moods of Adam. I will be listening to this for a long time. I was beautiful.

I like Anoop. I enjoyed it until where it kinda fell apart at the end. His nerves got the better of him, but still I would listen to Anoop every day for a year if that meant that I never had to listen to Matt again. I was sitting there almost about to say hey, not bad, and then he drags out that lame falsetto of his, and I was done. He doesn’t possess a pretty false. At least not live. It killed it for me. Danny wasn’t horrible. Lil was. Kris is Kris. Every song sounds pretty much the same, nice but meh. Allison was Allison. I don’t like young girls singing about lovers and hot stuff, but she did well. Certainly if Adam is faulted for mixing it up, Allison and Kris not mixing it up is better?

Adam
Kris
Anoop
Danny
Matt
Lil

Since Danny is divine and made of teflon, it will be Anoop, Matt, and Lil’s asses on the line. Lil is toast, and I haven’t figured who will join her yet. I hope Matt, but Anoop may be done.

Okay, if this is Anoop “growing” as an artist, then I want him to stop growing. NOW. Seriously, this performance gets worse and worse every time I watch it.

Well, on the upside for me. If Matt goes home which I am still hoping west coaster will vote like mad and save him. At least i won’t have to watch the show anymore.

Ok, West Coast here. I thought Lil was ok. I feel bad for her. Simon just said she looked sad. Simon called her sweetheart, and that can’t be good. Oh, I think people might be responding to her spunk in talking back to Simon and that is why they are voting for her….hmmm

If I had my druthers Danny and Lil would be going home. I don’t think I will get my druthers so I think it should be Lil and Matt. Matt really did not justify that save last week by this week’s performance. If I based it solely on this week – sorry, sorry, sorry – I would want Allison to leave.

Adam wins. Game over.

Kris was the best of the night
Allison i didnt like the arrangement, but her vocals were great
Anoop vocals were great except that last note, he looked sexy tonight =)
Adam didnt wow me but he sang good ,
Danny- did kara says hes always on pitch? haha yeaaaa what is she listening to , he always sounds the same to me
Matt- eh didnt do much for me, he shoulda been gone last week
Lil needs to go home, she should be happy that she has a killer body

Kris is up tonight. He is doing well, but it’s not jumping out at me. And you know what I think it is, it’s the outfit. He looks like a college kid you would see singing in a coffee house. I think he needs to take a page out of Adam’s book and wear a suit, or something really snazy. I think he needs to start dressing like a star. I like the end of the song much better then the begginning. It was nice, not a moment, but nice. Ok, Paula saying Kris is shopping in the women’s department, not sure what she meant there except that maybe he is singing a woman’s song.

Lil’s mom and the Mad Faces she made as the judges spoke with Lil was hysterical. If looks could kill, there would be Four Dead in Hollywood-O.

Lil is unlikeable. I can’t connect with her at all.

Simon was right. DANNY HAS NO Star Quality. He has no stage presence. He’s the kid that sings at every high school talent show, the kid whose glory days are back in the 10th grade chorus room. I don’t know how he got this far. Or… WHY? Why did the AI people think they had to have him? AND WHY do the judges continue to lie to make it seem as if he has something when he does not?

Adam, Big Hair tonight notwithstanding, was perfect. Perfect because he just gets SO into a song and makes you feel it. Feel SOMETHING. How silly do I feel admitting I felt chills during Yvonne Ellman’s No Big Deal One Hit Wonder song??!

ADAM’S stage presence and Star Quality oozes off the screen. It’s more than a voice. It’s an essence and he’s got it. The one that separate the Adams from the… Adam-wannabes. Like Danny and his fanboy scream at the beginning of “September.” What was that? How many cats came scratching down the alley after that?!

daNny& aDam are totally AweSome…….which will be my Onleee BuTTerCup….let me count the ways….HarK the idols sing….if it were not true I would not have Typed it

coco starring as Pawler

Adam wins. Game over.

Tell us something we don’t know.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m normally a huge Adam fan, but tonight he was kind of boring. Normally I wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t care, but given what he said on this weekà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Confessional, I think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s trying too hard to win over the mainstream audience. He said he realises now that his Ring of Fire performance was too left-field, but thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s what separated him from the pack in the first place! Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m afraid heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s going to end up *too* conservative and lose his edge :(

But it’s decision to make isn’t it based on how badly he wants this? I personally think he wants this A LOT. He knows what works and what doesn’t with the voting public. Tonight might not have been stellar for some of his die-hard fans but I’d bet $10 I don’t have that he’ll finish on top in voting. Tonight quite probably secured his place in the Top 5.

From his performances on the show last year I see why youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d say that. But look at thisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxXRav5N8BM

He really comes alive in concert.

Those hankering for Season 7 are in the wrong thread. Let’s keep this post on topic.

Anoop looked like he REALLY did not want to sing that song. He looked disgusted with it actually…man. Check back at the last note and his reaction. Really, that guy who IS bragging about doing the arrangement…not so good.

Danny is up. I think he is doing a good job on this song. I think this is one of his better performances. Randy is actually very lucid tonight. Danny looks pretty good. I like what he is wearing. I’m not a Danny fan, but I think he did well tonight. I do agree with Simon that he does lack star power. Danny has yet to have a moment.

I don’t know if it’s the fact that text messages aren’t counted or if AI is messing with the phone lines, but to me Dial Idol is pretty worthless at the stage. After all, last week Lil was supposedly #2 on the list and yet she turned out to be in the bottom two. This week, she’s back in the #2 slot just a fraction behind Adam and Anoop is ahead of Kris while Allison is dead last! *shakes head*

I think votenumber1 is a better indicator. Last I checked these were the vote percentages:

Adam 40%
Kris 19%
Allison 14%
Anoop 10%
Matt 9%
Danny 7%
Lil 2%

I know it’s not a perfect system either but that sounds about right to me.

Allison is on. Yeah, I get what people saying that she’s got that hooker look and she is only 16. But she is singing really well. Not age appropriate, but she is singing well She deserves to advance over Lil. It’s hard to imagine this is the same girl who was blushing at Zac Efron. HAWT STUFF!

dreamr Apr 21st, 2009 at 11:02 pm

Oh gosh. I voted 95% for Allison and 5% for Kris. They better both still be there tomorrow. If one of them leave instead of Lil and Matt/Anoop, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m going to be very unhappy. :(

I’m just really hoping those text votes pay off this week, because neither deserve to be at the bottom.

I really thought they all were good tonight, though it’s time for Lil to go home and she was least of the goodness. My order:

Kris (I’ll buy his album tomorrow.)

(Gap)

Adam (this was the first time I didn’t see total confidence in Adam, but he was still…well, I’ll say still the front runner)
Allison
Danny
Anoop/Matt

(Gap)

Lil

Adam is in this to win and he knows he gets the most votes when he goes soft and does a ballad.

I think the problem is that he’s in a rut with the fast song slow song back and forth every week. This song wasn’t all that no matter what the judges blathered. There will always be people like me that can only tolerate him when he’s subdued but that’s not him. I have a feeling that this week hurts him a bit with the people who are fans and won’t attract too many of the casual voters because it was nothing special.

I’m worried for Allison. I split my votes with Anoop but added texting this week so probably got over 300 for each of them. I want Anoop to stay but also want Allison. I’m nervous that Lil will hang in and make two of my favorites go.

daNny& aDam are totally AweSomeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.which will be my Onleee BuTTerCupà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.let me count the waysà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.HarK the idols singà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.if it were not true I would not have Typed it

coco starring as Pawler

:wub_tb: :lol_tb:

I was thinking the same thing undercooked, I think Kriss needs to start paying more attention to his outfits just like he does to his music arrangements.

Anoop looked like he REALLY did not want to sing that song. He looked disgusted with it actuallyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

I totally agree and thought the same thing even as Anoop started his song and definitely as it ended……I am sure knowing simon said he would NOT save Anoop was spinning in his head. Anoop has accepted the end is near

Help. What did Anoop sing last week? I Can’t remember.

UNDERCOOKED: Yes, what Paula meant was that the girls can always sing a “male” lead song and make it their own but it’s not often a guy can sing a female-story voice and make it work. Let’s not forget when David Cook sang Mariah’s ALWAYS BE MY BABY. Brilliance.

When Adam stood next to Ryan tonight, Adam’s presence SO dwarfed Ryan that it looked as if Adam could eat him for breakfast. :>

I have a feeling that this week hurts him a bit with the people who are fans and wonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t attract too many of the casual voters because it was nothing special

Danny is never anything special and he is usually at the top of Dial Idol EXCEPT when Adam sings a ballad. The casual voter seems to like the ballads. I don’t know why, but they do. So I think he did what he had to do to ensure he is in the top 5, where he can do two different types of songs each week.

Ok, no way to read all the comments right now, sorry if I dis or repeat. But, I do want to comment, hopefully briefly.

Now, I can accept that we’re all about expectations, and our reviews are influenced by them. I expected nothing, actually less than nothing, I expected to hate disco week. So, NATURALLY, I enjoyed it alot. And, shockingly, I really thought all of them did a good job overall. That’s a first for me, I tell ya!

Not the best for me was Lil, and shudder, I agreed with Randy before he even spoke. It was kind of all over the place for me. A bit of a mess. I could tell she had fun, and it wasn’t horrible, but meh, not great. Sorry Lil.

No way at this point I can go through them all, one by one. I’ll just note the following.

I have to give credit. For the first time, I actually enjoyed Danny. I know, I know. Maybe for some, it was cheese and bad, but ya know, I thought he did well and I enjoyed his voice and vocal for the first time. Finally, I can appreciate what others like, thank goodness, because I’ve been totally confused to this point. No, he can’t move or command a stage, but ya know what, for a total geek in disco week, he worked it out. Good for you, Danny. (Sad for me, cuz I really wanted to bid you farewell tomorrow, dude. LOL)

Adam, my sweet, precious mad talented boy. You are amazingly beautiful. Thank you for sharing that side of you. Part of me hates that I know you did it for the haters, but part of me admires you for that too. You sang from the heart, beautifully, imo, as usual. Good for you for doing it in a way that others less admiring could see you too. But now, forget the haters. No need to cater to them anymore. Enough of us love you, all of you, every side of you, the so-called OTT in you, and many of us even see that you have opened up and shared your soul in so many of your performances even before tonight. Tonight, you reached out and touched my soul once more. Bravo for stretching yourself, AGAIN! Standing ovation for you, from me. :-)

Anoop, I hope you stay. IMO, you brought it and left it on the stage tonight. For me, this was your absolute best. Fuck Simon. Seriously. But leave room for the possibility that he wanted to incite your fans to vote hard for you so you’ll stay to sing another day.

Allison was fantastic as always for me. Anyone else get the sense (in a good way) that Adam had coached her some, especially on the stage performance, as well as the final note(s)? LOL, I totally saw the Adam’s touch on that girl tonight. She’d better not be a shock boot!

Kris, nice job, dude. You’re good, really good. But, I already have David Cook, and well for me, he’s better. Sorry. LOL :-)

And, I totally loved having fun with Matt! I so hope he’s not going home. Staying Alive is not the song to go home on!

Ok, sorry, looks like I did review them all, huh? My bad. I didn’t intend to do that. But as I said at the start, I had a lot of fun and shocked myself by enjoying disco night! Weird~

ETA: Say what you will about Paula, but again for me, she gets it like no one else can. She empathizes with these kids that they put themselves and their art out there, they’re vulnerable, and they’re all kinds of courageous. Good for her for feeling it authentically. And, she clearly knew how raw that performance was for Adam. Maybe someone writes some of the words she says, but no one scripts her eyes. To me, they tell all.

Adam just sang and I think he really did well. I guess I was expecting less because of all of some of the negative comments. Was it a moment, no, but I think it was the best of the night. He gets the edge over Kris because he looks like a star.

I think the problem is that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s [Adam's] in a rut with the fast song slow song back and forth every week.

YES! This is exactly what I mean by predictable.

I don’t care what the contestants decide to wear. Unless it’s so over the top or weird that it distracts from the performance. So, Kris can wear whatever he’s comfortable with.

Well I started out the season as a big Matt fan and have now become a big Kris fan. I love his Jason Mrazy style – love it. My favorite Matt performances were before he hit the big stage – Hollywood group number was fantastic and I loved Georgia. I think he’s had a lot of chances and hasn’t capitalized on them.

I think Kris was far and away the best tonight. I loved Allison too. As I’ve said before, I’m not a huge fan of Adam’s singing but he’s convinced me that he is an awesome person. I dont want to listen to his cd but I’d love to hang out with him… lol. Whether or not you like Adam’s singing, you cant deny that he commands the stage. He has a real presence. He’s the winner of AI8.

So tomorrow night I say it’s goodbye to Lil and Matt. Oh Matt…. you really let me down.

Do you think TPTB are trying to Mraz-er-cise Kris? That acoustic jam set up, especially the percussion instrumentation, reminded me sooo much of
this or this (notice the outfit LOL.) Tonight Kris was quite overtly coming off like a pocket Mraz, minus the geek charm. And Mraz is hot right now. Stealth TCRU? Danny for shock boot? Hmmmà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

Hmmmm, I think Kris is who he is on his own, w/ no PTB behind him. And yes, I do see a touch of Jason Mraz in him, but that touch fits him well.

*That* was the shrieking Adam offended people with? Lil’s entire SONG offended me. And Gokey. That was so cruise ship. Allison was great and I thought Kris really did a nice job on that song, but he needs to bring more star power and dressing up a tad would help that. I am livin in fear of Matt and Anoop. I like them both but this season has been one of early promise and very little delivered.

Oh gosh. I voted 95% for Allison and 5% for Kris. They better both still be there tomorrow. If one of them leave instead of Lil and Matt/Anoop, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m going to be very unhappy. :(

I’m going to be soooo unhappy if Allison gets cut tomorrow. Especially since the judges used their save on Matt last week, even though they knew he couldn’t advance much further. It was like they used it just to use it.

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t care what the contestants decide to wear. Unless ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s so over the top or weird that it distracts from the performance. So, Kris can wear whatever heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s comfortable with

Yes, but I do think style makes people notice you. As far as a rut, let’s face it, name a contestant there who isn’t in one? Even Kris rearranges songs to suit his style and they are all very similar. Adam said in the LA Times interview that he was worried he would be a one trick pony, so instead he said he is a two trick pony. I think we can’t expect moments every week. But you have to look at the body of work over the course of the competition.

I have to say, as good as Adam was, inserting the “Adam wail” there was a completely wrong move. At first it was really good and really emotional, but he did his wail thing, and the whole performance crashed and came off as fake to me. Sorry, but that’s how I feel. There are some times when the wailing is good (and it hurts to admit that), but here it was really out of place. I’m surprised nobody has called him on it. It left me utterly pissed.

Thank you Simon for not making a liar out if me. I was predicting that you would be throwing Anoop under the bus and that is exactly what you did. But really, was it that bad?

Yeah–I mildly agree about Kris’s clothes. A t-shirt with dress pants? Completely wrong. If he’d just worn a black or white, button-down shirt he would have looked great and fit in with his acoustic mates.

I am wondering why DI has become so off lately. It has been especially off with Kris and Lil. Again, this week, Lil is near the top. WTF.

Adam just sang and I think he really did well. I guess I was expecting less because of all of some of the negative comments. Was it a moment, no, but I think it was the best of the night. He gets the edge over Kris because he looks like a star.

I just saw it too and really loved it. Did people here hate it? Each to his own I guess. And I agree he does look like a star.

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t care what the contestants decide to wear. Unless ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s so over the top or weird that it distracts from the performance. So, Kris can wear whatever heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s comfortable with.

or nothing… :clap_tb:

Thank you Simon for not making a liar out if me. I was predicting that you would be throwing Anoop under the bus and that is exactly what you did. But really, was it that bad?

He was driving.

In retrospect, Danny made a smart choice. His performance was better than last week’s but…he made a move Gospel/Black fans (Lil’s (maybe)/Matt’s) who weren’t already in his corner by inserting the Kirk Franklin arrangement. That wasn’t from the Johnny Nash version of the song.

Okay, I’ve loved Adam almost every week, but that SUCKED!!! I’m sorry, that is one of my favorite songs, ever, and he made it too slow…he tore out the melody…and, I’m practically crying cause….CUZ….. I don’t know why!!! But he decimated my song!! WAH, WAH, WAH!!! :glurps_tb: :glurps_tb: :flush_tb:

I need to say it, and I’ve not said it before….I LOVE YOU KRIS….THAT, was a MOMENT for me, for you.

And, DANG IT!! I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I’m digging me some Matt G. I actually believe this is his best performance, yet!! You GO Boy!!! STFU, Simon!!

WOW, this week has turned everyone position around for me….GO DISCO!!!

I need a hit…… :smoke_tb:

Well I started out the season as a big Matt fan and have now become a big Kris fan. I love his Jason Mrazy style – love it. My favorite Matt performances were before he hit the big stage – Hollywood group number was fantastic and I loved Georgia. I think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s had a lot of chances and hasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t capitalized on them.

I think Kris was far and away the best tonight. I loved Allison too. As Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve said before, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not a huge fan of Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s singing but heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s convinced me that he is an awesome person. I dont want to listen to his cd but Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d love to hang out with himà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ lol. Whether or not you like Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s singing, you cant deny that he commands the stage. He has a real presence. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the winner of AI8.

So tomorrow night I say ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s goodbye to Lil and Matt. Oh Mattà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦. you really let me down.

Lu, I completely agree with everything you just said. Matt seems like a great person and I picked him as my favorite early on because I genuinely wanted him to do well in this competition, but I wouldn’t be sad (at all) if he left tomorrow. He’s had enough chances.

I actually thought “Stayin’ Alive” was pretty good, but I’m not convinced Matt has the musical sensibilities that Kris does. Sure, Matt’s mad talented but maybe he’s just not cut out for a competition like this.

Adam’s going to win, but I want to see Kris in the Finale. GO KRIS!

Allison looks like a tough old broad who has led a hard life. I don’t find anything appealing about her.

I liked Lil’s wig tonight and that is about it.

Is Kris’ wife pregnant?

One last question: Where was the joyful exuberance expected of Disco night? Man, the group song better be good tomorrow or I fail to see the point in this worthless “theme”.

Allison was fantastic as always for me. Anyone else get the sense (in a good way) that Adam had coached her some, especially on the stage performance, as well as the final note(s)? LOL, I totally saw the Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s touch on that girl tonight. Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d better not be a shock boot!

The thought did cross my mind tonight. She’s taking all sorts of risks. Love it. I hope she’s not the shock boot, either, but I’m preparing for it.

I think votenumber1 is a better indicator. ….. I know ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not a perfect system either but that sounds about right to me.

LaurelG – I totally agree with you! Votenumber1 is a much better indicator this year. Dial Idol is worthless.

The votenumber1 numbers at 11:50 PM EST are:

Adam – 38.29%
Kris – 19.58%
Allison – 13.91%
Anoop – 10.13%
Matt – 8.87%
Danny – 7.1%
Lil – 2.12%

I think that is exactly the way the phone and text voting is lining up too which means, incredibly, that it may be Lil and DANNY going home tomorrow! That would be the best possible outcome. More than I could ever ask for. I’m giddy at the thought.

tonight was BOOOOOORRRRRRIIIIINNNNG. really boring. no fun. no dance moves. nothing. it was f*cking disco and everyone crapped out. even adam was boring.

only laugh i’m getting tonight are comments up thread that david cook and chris daughtry invented originality and all performances after them must be measured against their greatness! roflmao! the only thing those two were good at was searching the web for obscure covers and passing them off as their own.

hmmm. Well, at least the show wasn’t the total disaster it could have been. Here’s how I see it:

Why bother: Lil, Danny, Matt, Anoop. Some were more skillful than others, but none passed the basic test of being interesting enough to attend do from first note to last. The first three sounded too much like they just picked up the song and sang it. No brains behind the vocal chords. With Anoop, I don’t know, but it sounded like just another pretty ballad with an embarassing faster bit thrown in. He’s got a lovely voice, but for my money, no imagination. With the half dozen or so ballads now on record by him, he doesn’t need to sing any more. I’m good.

Right idea, but not the best execution: Allison and Adam. I liked Allison’s arrangment and her deliver, just don’t feel that song is all that. Adam took an uninteresting song and made it a good one, unfortunately, he took it from one genre I don’t like into another genre I don’t like. And I’ve got one worry and one beef. First the worry: although I like his basic premis of looking at this as a set list, I think he may be doing the flame-on/flame-off thing too rigidly. And like people have said up-thread, backing off from the Ring of Fire type thing is a big mistake, IMO. People’s first reaction to those things might be WTF?, but the second reaction is, in many cases, wow! That performance is what made me start watching and voting this year. And I’m as middle America as they come. If he quits being creative, I’m not interested anymore. Now the beef: I’m not big on costumes, but if you’re going to do costumes, make sure they contribute, and for God sake, don’t do a costume when your main point is to sell the emotional authenticity of the piece. If he’d done this exact performance in (some version of) his ordinary street wear and hair, it would have been 1000 times better. Dressed up in this seasons version of his grown-up suit made it feel cabaret. He does not need to “clean up” to do this stuff. Once was novel, but it’s a huge mistake to make it a habit. It’s distancing.

Ur doin it right: Kris. Song with good lyrics, original but suitable arrangement, clear artistic vision. He doesn’t sound the same every week, but he always sounds like Kris. He’s not my favorite, but I totally see who he is, and I like it pretty well. (and I could totally see a Kris/Adam odd couple road show)

have to say, as good as Adam was, inserting the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Adam wailà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  there was a completely wrong move.

I liked it, so I guess it’s one of the preference things. I thought it added to the song.

But ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s decision to make isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t it based on how badly he wants this? I personally think he wants this A LOT. He knows what works and what doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t with the voting public. Tonight might not have been stellar for some of his die-hard fans but Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d bet $10 I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll finish on top in voting. Tonight quite probably secured his place in the Top 5.

I’m sorry, I guess I just don’t get this, because Adam has basically already secured his place in top 2, imo. If he needed to secure his place in the top 5 that would mean he’s not the front runner he already is…

Idol for me this year is interesting since for the first time I am not emotionally invested in any contestant. I really still enjoy the show but am watching it from a much more cynical observer standpoint. I am voting quite a bit, but mostly to see justice (as I see it) served rather than to keep from being heart broken by an elimination. MJ, I always appreciate your recaps done from an attempted objectivity, even when you have some obvious favorites. The show for me tonight was better than expected given my low tolerence for disco, unless I am actually in a club dancing to it.

1) Kris and Allison for me are clearly top 2. Kris is musical, has a lovely voice, charming personality and continues to improve on a weekly basis all without major early pimpage. Brought a crappy song into the 21st century. He is earning his way to a top 3 spot. Allison has been my favorite through most of the finals because of her sheer raw talent. This has translated into some uneven performances, but I can’t believe that as a teenager she has such a clear musical identity and distinctive vocal style. I thought both were great tonight.

2} I think Danny has been getting a raw deal on the internet. He really isn’t my favorite, but almost everyone I talk to outside the idol boards loves him. He really has a nice tone to his voice, sings in tune and is reasonably entertaining. Good, not outstanding performance tonight.

3} Matt–captured the disco flavor better than anyone, but am sick of the song. (so much potential)

4} Adam–Amazing entertainer. Don’t enjoy his voice at all. Thought this was his worst performance of the finals since it didn’t even have the wtf impact of
ROF. Am really sick of the pimping.

5} Anoop–didn’t like him at all and haven’t like him since Hollywood

6} Lil–not very good. Really felt sorry for her because she was overpimped early and is now having a very brutal reality check. No one will be sad to see her go.

What is votenumber1? Is it just online voting? Cause that means nada.

I have to say, as good as Adam was, inserting the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Adam wailà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  there was a completely wrong move. At first it was really good and really emotional, but he did his wail thing, and the whole performance crashed and came off as fake to me. Sorry, but thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s how I feel. There are some times when the wailing is good (and it hurts to admit that), but here it was really out of place. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m surprised nobody has called him on it. It left me utterly pissed.

I totally agree. The ‘Mariah’ Syndrome is alive and well with Adam.

I think we know TPTB want a Danny/Adam showdown. Kris is imo the dark horse and possibly (in the judge’s eyes) Allison. I don’t think there will be too many radical changes to who Kris is unless they want him to change.

I have to say, as good as Adam was, inserting the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Adam wailà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  there was a completely wrong move. At first it was really good and really emotional, but he did his wail thing, and the whole performance crashed and came off as fake to me. Sorry, but thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s how I feel. There are some times when the wailing is good (and it hurts to admit that), but here it was really out of place. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m surprised nobody has called him on it. It left me utterly pissed.

Umm, I guess I was trying to say that. Lol.

I know, Adam can totally be a two trick pony if he wants. xD But I wish he’d switch it up a bit. There’s nothing wrong with two fast songs in a row. Or do something like Ring Of Fire? I want another RoF type performance from Adam. That certainly isn’t lumped with the whole fast song, slow song pattern.

Does anyone else think that Anoop picked the wrong song? I just feel that it didn’t really show off any vocal ability and was cheesy at the same time.

Adam, my sweet, precious mad talented boy. You are amazingly beautiful. Thank you for sharing that side of you. Part of me hates that I know you did it for the haters, but part of me admires you for that too. You sang from the heart, beautifully, imo, as usual. Good for you for doing it in a way that others less admiring could see you too. But now, forget the haters. No need to cater to them anymore. Enough of us love you, all of you, every side of you, the so-called OTT in you, and many of us even see that you have opened up and shared your soul in so many of your performances even before tonight. Tonight, you reached out and touched my soul once more. Bravo for stretching yourself, AGAIN! Standing ovation for you, from me. :-)

Could not have said it better. What I heard was gorgeous and quite moving. Thank you, Adam. Can’t wait for more. Off to vote…

What’s the use of having a theme.They should just give the kids a list of songs and see which one can rearrange the original to the point it sounds totally unrecognisable.

They all fail imo.

…Yvonne Ellmanà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s No Big Deal One Hit Wonder song??!

Ms Elliman (note the spelling) had more than one hit. Did you ever hear of “I Don’t Know how to Love Him?”

I liked “Tracks of My Tears,” but this performance of Adam’s felt calculated to me. I wasn’t surprised, and it was as though the emotions were part of a staged scene.

Kris was the best tonight, in my opinion.

Kris was very good but I think Matt was the only one who brought the disco to the disco night. Were they supposed to re-invent the genre or make their song current?

Matt and Kris kept the audience awake – the rest was a snooze fest.
Matt sang the funk and brought the junk (and I mean that in a good way!)
Dude can move!

Ms Elliman (note the spelling) had more than one hit. Did you ever hear of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I Donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t Know how to Love Him?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Wasn’t that a hit for helen ready? (Yvonne Elliman is very talented–just thought the Helen Ready cover from the show was the hit.)

General Comments
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1. The flames behind Ryan in the opening were a bit melodramatic.

2. No intro packages? When was the last time that happened?

3. Simon, that outfit is made of fail. It look’s like he got mugged before the show and somebody stole his clothes. Wearing a barrel would have been an improvement. I kept wanting to go and pick that loose thread on his right sleeve. Gah! Looks like Debbie finally caught it before Adam sang.

Performance Comments
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1. Lil – “I’m Every Woman” – Chaka Khan is one of those rocks that Idols like to dash their ships against. Most of the times, it leads to epic failure. This time, it wasn’t horrible, but it’s hard to replicate the energy of Chaka. I think it is the best performances she’s had, although there were a few bad notes. Like ususal, it was pretty copycat. I think the judges were overly harsh. That could save her. I don’t like it when they pull the “sick” card because they don’t play it for all the contestants that get sick. Play it for all or for none. Ryan gives her a chance to depimp herself again. She takes it. Again. (6/10)

2. Kris – “She Works Hard for the Money” – Ryan tells us to vote for him before it even starts. “You are going to like this”? Box drummer dude is getting some major play this year. Okay, I’m seriously not buying this arrangement. I mean, it sounds great and Kris sounds great and the drummers are cool. But does he understand the words? Isn’t this a song about a hooker working her a$$ off (that’s certainly what Kris and Ryan implied). Where is the grit and bitter irony? The original is bad enough, but turning it into a preppy, peppy song with a smirk? He comes off as the freakin’ John. I don’t even know how to rate this. I’m sorry, I love Kris but this kind of creeps me out. What was he thinking? It was a great idea to redo a disco song in his style, but not that song. Barf. Gah! (9/10 for singing, 1/10 for the arrangement for those words)

3. Danny – “September” – It’s Disco, High School Talent Show version. Seriously, this dude puts everything through the cheese grinder in the cuisinart and then melts it and then spreads it on ritz cracker. Wow! I’m like Paula tonight with analogies. I cannot agree with Kara that he is always (ALWAYS) on pitch. Um. No. Often flat. Are the judges watching a different show than me? (6/10)

4. Allison – “Hot Stuff” – I LOVE her outfit tonight. I would never wear it, but it’s a great performance outfit. I really liked how this started, but I’m not sure she dug deep enough for those big notes. It lacked some energy. Whose stupid idea is it to have flames behind her? That’s just corny! I blame Bruce. (7.5/10)

5. Adam – “If I Can’t Have You” – What’s with the hair, dude? It reminds me of a troll doll that’s had it’s hair styled by a 6 year old. The snake ring is kind of cool, though. This started out nice, but the screams didn’t really fit. He’s becoming an SNL skit. A parody of himself. I can’t argue with the vocals, though. I love Adam’s family. What a tongue bath by the judges. (8.5/10).

6. Matt – “Stayin’ Alive” – I have to laugh at his sense of humour about the song choice. I think he best lived up to the theme this week. He managed to make it sound current-ish, while also keeping it recognizably disco (traditional, up-tempo disco, not the slow songs they play so people can catch their breath or snog). He did a bit too much with the song and he should stop throwing a falsetto at everything, but it was kind of fun. He probably should have picked a different song, though (8/10)

7. Anoop – “Dim All the Lights” – I’m not digging the ‘stache. This arrangement is a mess. Although, they did throw in a glory note. Then, suddenly, the song just ended. He’s got great vocals (except that last note). Meh. I don’t know about this. I’m a little puzzled. They have been driving over this guy with a bus for weeks and now they give him the pimp spot? Curious. (7.5/10)

Who Should Go Home: Lil and Danny
Who is Getting Really Boring: Danny

“She Works Hard for the Money”

This song was based on a true-to-life experience. Donna Summer was in Chasens restaurant in Los Angeles. She went to the bathroom and saw the attendant taking a nap with a small TV on. Donna startled the woman from her nap, and the woman told Donna she worked 2 jobs and was really tired. Donna thought to herself, “Wow, she really works hard for her money.” Later that night while at home thinking about her, Summer wrote the song in about 20 minutes.

The bathroom attendant from Chasens was placed on the back of the album cover. The first line of the song says her name – “Onetta there in the corner stands…”

Kris was very good but I think Matt was the only one who brought the disco to the disco night. Were they supposed to re-invent the genre or make their song current?

It doesn’t matter what they do. There’s no rules on sticking to the theme. All it is is a list of songs.

I want another RoF type performance from Adam.

I’ll second that. As much as I enjoy Adam, in the back of my mind I keep waiting for it every week, and BTBW was close but…. Did he really say in a confessional that he realizes now that ROF was too out there? If so, that makes me sad. :down_tb: *shakes fist at Simon for taming the Glambert*

Yes, I did have a problem with Adam’s wailing, especially tonight. He didn’t do it as much as he has done in other performances, but here was just the WORST place to do it. It started off really good, I was proud. Then he did the indulgent wail, which just came off as thinking too highly of himself. The wail is good when he wants to give a fun, out there performance (although admittedly I don’t really like it), but the rocker wail in an emotional, painful ballad like that just crashed the whole thing and turned the emotion of the performance into a farce. I’m really surprised that Simon hasn’t called him on it. I know he’s a great guy, but this is the first time his

That said, I’ll probably still see his studio version to see if he does it better in there. But I’ll definitely be getting Kris’s.

Okay, the Band is throwing Anoop under the Bus!! It had potential in the beginning…I was getting excited for a moment, then the band came in and EFFED IT UP!!! Go, Paula…real men do wear pink!!! Ryan, you are an ASS!!!!

Hey, Anoop sounded good there in rehearsal, but, during the live show, his song sounded slower, clumsier…yep, the Band and TPTB threw him under the Bus.

Gotta go vote for Allison, Kris and Anoop.

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Peace Out & Poke Smot :smoke_tb:

Oh, and y’all’s hair looks Beautiful!!!

One last question: Where was the joyful exuberance expected of Disco night? Man, the group song better be good tomorrow or I fail to see the point in this worthless à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“themeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ .

I am sure Pauler will make us all have visceral reactions.

Thanks Nola for the explanation. I tried to say that earlier. That is why she is waiting on her clientele at 9am.

the only thing [Cook and Daughtry] were good at was searching the web for obscure covers and passing them off as their own.

We’re supposed to stay away from previous seasons, so I won’t reply regarding Cook’s citations of others’ work. But…. Picking rearrangements that can work for you is a very good skill in and of itself. If you’ve got the chops to rearrange a song yourself, great. If not, scouting others’ arrangements is another talent that not everyone has.

adam’s performance tonight showed that he is still hiding behind a theatrical persona. he changes clothing, hair and makeup to suit the staging but in doing so, never really shows us who he is. i’m getting a bit bored by it all. his vocals are amazing but his facial expressions and dramatic breathing tonight were just too over the top for my taste. just sing the damn song straight up (no pun intended). i just want him to highlight his voice as an exceptional singer – not always as a stage performer.

Was anyone else as grossed out as I was by Gokey’s heart gesture at the end of his segment? He does it right as the phone number comes on. Does he spend a lot of time every week thinking up new ways to remind people about his dead wife? Sheesh.

I am sure Pauler will make us all have visceral reactions.

Snort!

She lost me when she started crying…..

I liked à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Tracks of My Tears,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  but this performance of Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s felt calculated to me. I wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t surprised, and it was as though the emotions were part of a staged scene.

Kris was the best tonight, in my opinion.

I think at this point the smart contestants know the game. I will include both Kris and Adam in this.

I totally knew Kris would pull out the guitar and do that sort of arrangement. He did shock me with the hooker song, though. LOL

I didn’t know that Adam would go the ballad route, but there is a pattern there as well.

My top two are Adam and Allison. Kris rounds out the top 3.

Adam was fantastic. He can sing anything. To go from Mad World to Born to be Wild to this just shows how crazy talented he is. Simon put it perfectly. Every week he surprises us. He sang an emotionally connecting song. Like Randy said, he’s ready right now. American Idol has been trying to find a super star. Well, it took 8 years, but they finally found one.

I think Kris was the second best. I really want the finale to be between him and Adam. I think that would be the most interesting to see the musician (Kris) against the performer/singer (Adam). That would be quite a show!!

I pick Lil to go home. As long as it isn’t Adam or Kris I don’t really care who the second person is. lol

Kirsten said:
Seriously, this dude puts everything through the cheese grinder in the cuisinart and then melts it and then spreads it on ritz cracker.

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LOL, Kirsten!

If he quits being creative, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not interested anymore. Now the beef: Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not big on costumes, but if youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re going to do costumes, make sure they contribute, and for God sake, donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t do a costume when your main point is to sell the emotional authenticity of the piece.If heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d done this exact performance in (some version of) his ordinary street wear and hair, it would have been 1000 times better. Dressed up in this seasons version of his grown-up suit made it feel cabaret. He does not need to à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“clean upà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  to do this stuff. Once was novel, but ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a huge mistake to make it a habit. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s distancing.

Yes, exactly! Even a touch of eyeliner would have saved it from being so off-putting.

Disco died a quick and merciful death in the late ’70s, so why would AI want it as a theme? Horrible music and really boring performances by all.

What is votenumber1? Is it just online voting? Cause that means nada.

Yes, it is just online voting, but take a look at the results they’ve achieved this year — they’ve been uncannily accurate. Part of the reason might be that unlike many polls, it limits you to one vote per IP address, so individuals can’t spam it.

Need to keep voting so just a couple of comments…

This is not a kareoke competition. Everytime someone comments that there wasn’t enough disco in disco night, I say thank God. It was horrible in the 70′s and it is worse today. I was astonished that these kids could get something out of songs that were terrible in their day. Long may disco lay DEAD. And the two people who tried to do disco straight up had the worst showings of the night. They came off as cheesy and silly.

Every singer has their signature style. It wouldn’t be an Adam song without some glory notes, it wouldn’t be an Allison song without the gravel, and it wouldn’t be a Kris song without the “good boy” vibes.

And as much as I loved the idols from seasons 1 thru 7, it does get a tad bit annoying to have their names and their perceived GREATNESS brought up in every post. I’d be real happy if we could talk about Season 8, compare and contrast the contestants to each other. They aren’t competing against any previous year’s contestants.

Adam, Kris, and Allison were great. Matt was nervous, Anoop was OK but needs to be part of a group, Danny was annoying, and Lil was totally kareoke.
Good night all…..and don’t trust dial idol. I haven’t had a busy signal all season so if that is what they are measuring they seem to be shit out of luck!

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not big on costumes, but if youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re going to do costumes, make sure they contribute, and for God sake, donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t do a costume when your main point is to sell the emotional authenticity of the piece.If heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d done this exact performance in (some version of) his ordinary street wear and hair, it would have been 1000 times better. Dressed up in this seasons version of his grown-up suit made it feel cabaret. He does not need to à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“clean upà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  to do this stuff. Once was novel, but ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a huge mistake to make it a habit. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s distancing.

that is it exactly! every performance is turning into a fake stage performance. just stand there and sing! in your own clothes damn it. the suits have to go!!! burn them in the fire. dance around the flames wailing. do anything but get rid of the suits, man.

The thing with Adam is that he’s been losing his element of surprise. But anything to win.

Great way to get peeps to tune in tomorrow. Of course, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll take the baità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Please do! Now I want to know what happened too. LOL I love Drama!!!

Exactly Tess!

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m sorry, I guess I just donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get this, because Adam has basically already secured his place in top 2, imo. If he needed to secure his place in the top 5 that would mean heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not the front runner he already isà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

But perhaps he doesn’t see it that way…….it’s all in how he sees it as to how he plays the game.

loosegoose:

Was anyone else as grossed out as I was by Gokeyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s heart gesture at the end of his segment? He does it right as the phone number comes on. Does he spend a lot of time every week thinking up new ways to remind people about his dead wife? Sheesh.

I missed this because I cannot watch and listen to Gokey at the same time and keep any food down. So I went back to check mj’s clip and: eeewww. Hasn’t American had enough of his smarmy emotional manipulation yet? Blecch.

Kris, Adam,Allison, and Matt were really good. Loved each one of them. These have to be the top four–very obvious. To me.

I gotta give the night to Kris, just like last week. Dude knows who he is. And I’m extra happy for him tonight, because this was the first time I’ve ever seen his wife actually looking glad to be there. Most of the time I get a less-than-100%-supportive vibe from her. Maybe she’s just shy.

Glad to see Adam’s dad all dressed up for a night at the theatuh. ;)

Anoop does indeed know how to wear pink. And gray. Beautiful.

And, love her or hate her, you gotta give Lil some serious props for agreeing to be seen in that outfit. Yowza.

chasen’s restaurant was owned by my family back in the day, it was “the” place to be. adam is amazing and there is no two ways about it. he has never faltered, never sang a non-amazing note…he is gorgeous, talented and smart.

he should be the winner, hands down.

adam is the only superstar in my opinion and all of the judges know it…simon sees $$$$….i cant wait to go to his shows they are going to be the only reason for me to go to the tour! …..btw, what a gracious, humble man? he is the exact opposite of lil when it comes to the judges comments.ok i know he hasnt been thrown under the bus like her but on ring of fire he did kinda and he took it as constructive criticism

“Wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t that a hit for helen ready? (Yvonne Elliman is very talentedà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’just thought the Helen Ready cover from the show was the hit.)

Good call…they were both top 40 with that song in 1971. I was three but my older sister played the record for years…..

Being the ‘chosen ones’ does tend to cause backlash sometimes. The tongue bathing they give Adam and Danny each week is so obvious. Allison has had a lot of that herself these past two weeks.

I didn’t see the ‘emotional connection’ to Adam’s song…it as others have said, felt calculated. IMO the pimp seat to talk about his emotional connection was as big of a setup as Danny’s harp.

bruno…I completely agree.

lil rounds- she should have never made the top 36

Kris Allen- it was an alright arrangement…his vocal wasn’t that great…i dont see anything special about the guy..his voice is nothing special…luckily his arrangements keep him in every week…and song choice…guy has a good head on his shoulders

danny- whatever he sings will sound like his own because of his voice…i thought the vocal was great…but what simon says is true..this guy has no star power…..

Allison- always starts off amazing…when she starts i think this is going to be unreal…and then she drops the ball ..it doesn’t totally fall apart…it just gets a little worse then doesn’t get any better

Adam- Probably my least favorite performance of his…..i did not see any emotional connection…if he is going to slow down every second song he has to at least match his past slow performances…this was probably the worst of all his performances

Matt- i got nothing out of this..nothing great…not terrible…just blah

Anoop- terrible song choice, terrible arrangement, almost terrible vocal…if he survives another week…he needs something amazing for everyone to not hate him

so i pretty much didnt like anyone this week..ups and downs across the board…so disappointed i dont care who goes home

By the way, I told my sister an idea of me throwing a pair of women’s underwear on the stage at the tour when Kris comes on. We also agree that Kris was the best.

loosegoose:

Was anyone else as grossed out as I was by Gokeyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s heart gesture at the end of his segment? He does it right as the phone number comes on. Does he spend a lot of time every week thinking up new ways to remind people about his dead wife? Sheesh.

I missed this because I cannot watch and listen to Gokey at the same time and keep any food down. So I went back to check mjà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s clip and: eeewww. Hasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t American had enough of his smarmy emotional manipulation yet? Blecch.

He did that during every commercial break of the results show last week. Most of the other contestants talked together or waved if their names were yelled. My impression of him is that he’s an attention whore. YMMV.

Was anyone else as grossed out as I was by Gokeyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s heart gesture at the end of his segment? He does it right as the phone number comes on. Does he spend a lot of time every week thinking up new ways to remind people about his dead wife?

Nah. I think America’s pretty good at relating random things he does to his wife.

pj, did he really? Eww. Your impression matches mine.

Yes, loosegoose. I attended the live taping. He was worse when the cameras weren’t on him. At least he didn’t hump the air toward the audience. Thank God for small miracles. ;)

Nah. I think Americaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s pretty good at relating random things he does to his wife.

Yeah, we should just relate to him being a narcissistic fame whore.

adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s performance tonight showed that he is still hiding behind a theatrical persona. he changes clothing, hair and makeup to suit the staging but in doing so, never really shows us who he is. ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m getting a bit bored by it all. his vocals are amazing but his facial expressions and dramatic breathing tonight were just too over the top for my taste. just sing the damn song straight up (no pun intended). i just want him to highlight his voice as an exceptional singer – not always as a stage performer.

This just makes me sad. I understand what you’re saying and that it’s your view, which is totally fine. But if I’m Adam and I know I just stood there and sang straight and vulnerable from my soul, I’m lost as to what it is that you want from me. Seems to me that if you’ve already pegged Adam as a put-on performer, you wouldn’t know Adam if he showed up bare on the stage, which honestly I believe he did tonight.

Who’s to say that every performance isn’t him? None of us know him personally, so how will you know when the so-called real Adam shows up on the stage? What will the real Adam wear? What will he do? What will he sing? How will he sing it?

I guess that’s why my advice to Adam, which he’ll never read lol, is to forget trying to be what others seem to want him to be, because truly, *that person* will never be himself, who he is, the *real* Adam. And, even if it is, there always will be someone who doubts and questions whether it is.

From his family’s reaction, to me, tonight was a vulnerable Adam performance. Bravo, again, from me to him.

Ooh, what’s the paula drama all about!

Allison….please sign up for diction lessons. You are making Nirvana songs sound like Harvard speeches.

Danny…get a job in a retirement home so you can use the yelling to call ‘em in for dinner.

Anoop…buy a razor and visit the gentlemens warehouse.

Lil…here is the rule no spandex….EVER!

Adam…don’t change a thing.

Matt…it is called valium…call the doctor and ask for it.

Kris…stop shopping at the savation army and borrow the new razor Anoop just bought.

Some reflections….

I think this is the first week that I haven’t felt that Adam was the clear #1 or #2 winner. Absolutely on target with the arrangement — exactly what he should have done, and what I expected him to do — but the screamy stuff just didn’t fit at all for a change, and some of his notes had an unpleasant rasp to them. I’m inclined to put him third tonight behind Kris and Allison, by a whisker.

Kris also did exactly what he should have done. He can’t do stuff along the lines of disco, so he transformed it in the way he needed to — much like Jason, as others have mentioned. Excellent. I give him the #1 spot, again by a whisker.

Allison…. I am totally baffled by all the “don’t like the arrangement” comments. That arrangement was KILLER! Much like Play That Funky Music was. But hey, I loooove the slow, sassy, funk-rock kinda thing. No clue why not everybody does! As for the whole “she’s too young” thing — huh? As someone else pointed out, she’s 16 (17 next week), not 10. And — borrowed with CathyMK’s permission — maybe she was singing about wanting some hot hand-holding tonight! :wink_wp: And the “no joy” thing? Again, totally off base. Sassy, man, sassy! That girl is having loads of fun. ETA: Girl can bend a note. She has got it goin’ on!

Danny made not only my ears but my throat hurt! And that was one of his best performances.

Anoop Dog…. Boy, I keep wanting him to wow me, and it keeps not happening. I actually thought this was walking along in view of Trainwreck Track. The ballady vocal over the electronic beat was just awkward — just didn’t fit. Some pitch problems too, which I’m not really accustomed to with him.

Matt, Lil…. whatever.

Adam Lambert is the shit. Pure and simple, even bathed in Vegas light and a horrible à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹do heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just pure joy. I love all of the moods of Adam. I will be listening to this for a long time. I was beautiful.

I totally agree about Adam!

Oh, I was beautiful too. :D

Thanks for the report, pj. Guess my bs detector is working fine where he’s concerned.

Okay, people really should stop referring to She Works Hard For the Money as a hooker song because it is just not. It’s easy to make that mistake however since most people just know the two or three lines of the refrain but a quick google search will point you to the lyrics which include

Nine a.m. on the hour hand
and she’s waiting for the bell
and she’s looking real pretty
just wait for her clientele

and

It’s a sacrifice working day to day
for little money just tips for pay

And while it may be said that based on those lyrics, it won’t be that much of a stretch to say it’s a song about a prostitute, the studio album cover shows Donna Summer wearing a waitress’ uniform complete with a pencil and order pad thus ending all doubts.

All that being said, I liked Allison, Kris and Adam. They are the only ones that are keeping things interesting. Although I have to say I am hoping for one even just one performance from Adam where he doesn’t feel the need to explore the high notes of his range. Just a quiet subdued performance without all the theatrics because I just get the feeling that even when he’s doing a slow song, it’s still all drama.

Could it be the producers got on Paula’s arse over her finale predictions again. She really shouldn’t do that – its damaging to the others spirits. Makes it look too obvious.

Ok, I think Adam was awsome, that brought tears to my eyes for me he was the best of the night, followed by Kriss and Allison, I liked Matt too, when they showed the performance ´s recap i realized i had already forgotten about Danny, ouch. The thing with Adam and changing his outfits and hair styles comes to me as very natural from him, THAT is who he is, you can see that in his pre-idol stuff, the Adam in the Zodiac Show is completely different than the one in the Upright Cabaret, I think he likes to do the OTT and the more soft stuff and he enjoys all of them, I find him very authentic and true to himself I hope he keeps doing that, I also want another Ring of fire kind of performance, (Excuse me if y english is not that good, I hope I explained myself lol)

loosegoose, I don’t like Danny, so take what I say with a grain of salt. However, someone said the EW on the scene reporter said the same thing about the heart gesture. I am behind in my reading.

I’ll have what coco’s having.

Watching Anoop’s back, you can see at the end of the song that he wasn’t happy with it. Think he was very relieved to get great reviews from Randy, Kara & Paula.

Allisonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.please sign up for diction lessons. You are making Nirvana songs sound like Harvard speeches.

LOL! Good one! But (cue broken record), it’s a style. Even in that style, she’s pretty understandable, and she’s very clear when she wants to use a clear style.

Kris is really good. I like his voice, his instincts, his musicianship. I trust him and always look forward to his performances. At first I had to get beyond his cutie pie look but no more; I give him the props he deserves. And I will be completely disappointed if he doesn’t make it to the top 3 and hopefully then, top 2.

Anoop was good tonight and for once I liked what Kara had to say. Yeah, his last note was off but all in all, it was a good performance and a good look. He has a beautiful voice. He is new to the game and not particularly adept at the performance side of it yet but he has come a long way and this is what the show is good at, prepping people with little experience for their show biz futures. I hope he continues to grow post-Idol and I will be looking for his stuff. I think Simon was way too harsh on him; everybody else was much more to the point IMO.

Adam is great but I felt a bit let down this time around. The blue light and the sadness, it just felt somehow less fresh. Maybe it was that wail-y note in the chorus. Anyway, I feel I have no right to criticize because hearing it back, it was so gorgeous and after all, this is a singing competition and he’s awesome. I just want to be surprised again from him. But of course I will be horribly deflated if he does anything less than win this whole thing; he is so far and away the best vocalist this year and one of the very best ever on the show. Not that it matters so much if he wins the competition, because he has already established himself as a major talent and the buzz on him is through the roof.

I can hardly remember the other singers. Dull.

did someone already mention that the heart sign that Danny makes is probably a sign for his fanbase?

Watching Anoopà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s back, you can see at the end of the song that he wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t happy with it.

He was flat on the second to last note–pretty significantly. To his credit, he got off it very fast, but unfortunately, he let his mistake show on his face. In the re-cap, from the dress rehearsal, his ending is much better.

I hate DI. Save the Redhead. Save the World.

awww, Adam looked kinda sad after singing “If I Can’t Have You”. I can’t help but think he really was thinking about “someone” while performing. His eyes didn’t have the usual twinkle.

I thought he sounded and looked fantastic. Although, I would have preferred an uptempo disco song from EWF or the Bee Gees to make it a more fun disco night.

My favorites, Adam, Allison, Kris and Matt.

Saw Colbie Collette (sp?) who sings Lucky with Jason, behind the judges. Who was the rocker? Sammy Hagar?

I need to say it, and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve not said it beforeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.I LOVE YOU KRISà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.THAT, was a MOMENT for me, for you.

WooHoo!!!! :clap_tb:

Hey, acc. to DI, Lil cannot be the bottom person.

I hate DI. Save the Redhead. Save the World.

It is full of lies. Trust me on this.

PJ, i read that EW article and the writer said that Danny always does that heart gesture with his hands in every commercial break to his family and they do the same. I read that the rocker was Vince Neil from Motley Crue.

With 2 going it will be hard for anyone to be green on DI.

This season is starting to wear down on me …

I tuned in late and missed most of Lil’s performance. How fortunate.

I thought Kris was absolutely brilliant, but two things pissed me off: 1. The thunder stealing panties, and 2. This is being the 3rd time Kris has been second.

Danny was overpraised as usual. My annoyance at Paula for continuously proclaiming her obvious top two with “I’ll see you in the finals” is turning to aggravation. 10 billion words Kara: Pitch perfect my ass.

I adore Allison’s voice, but that was a little OTT for me. Still want her in the finals though.

Adam’s performance and critiques were predicable. Slow always = Brilliant. Mad World and ToMTs were way better. Paula looked like she was suppressing an orgasm. :rolleyes_wp:

Matt was better this week.

Anoop’s song was terrible and cheese hell, but to be fair, my patience was wearing down by then, so I was only half paying attention.

I think I’m just in a bad mood today, but basically as soon as Kris and Allison are gone, I’m done. I won’t be watching the foregone Danny/Adam finale if it happens thanks very much.

Lil is gaining on Adam for the #1 spot on Dial Idol. I think when Simon said this was probably her last week, that motivated people to vote for her.

passing NOLA the Bong…..

that Heart thingy with Gokey….tonight I saw it on an Eyeglass commercial–Lenscrafter ,, I think

Absolutely on target with the arrangement à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  exactly what he should have done, and what I expected him to do à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  but the screamy stuff just didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t fit at all for a change

Wow, I didn’t think an Adam fan would agree with me on this one. An Adam/Kris finale would be pretty sweet. Personally, I like Matt more than Adam, but he’s faltered quite a bit lately.

Dial Idol has Allison in last place…if any of you like her performances, could you please vote for her, just once. I figure if she gets just one vote from each of us, she might move up to third or fourth. I don’t want her to leave before Lil. She is the best female left….please, send her just one vote.

:help_tb:

Mindless speculation: I think Paula’s pissed, understandably, at how disrespectful and demeaning Simon has been to her when she gives heartfelt comments. He mocks her openly, and she has to be fed up by now. From Simon’s view, he’s probably just diminishing her value for purposes of contract negotiations…

Or, it’s her predictions of the future. LOL But she does have an uncanny knack. :-)

Of course, Paula did bait him by calling him a bully in the press today….

simon must want Lil(not little) to stay cuuuuuuuz he knows when he bashes that the votes go up for certain contestants–Lil’s track record indicates this to be true……simon is a PlayaH

…….You don’t foolzzzz me simon

Dial Idol has Allison in last placeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦if any of you like her performances, could you please vote for her, just once. I figure if she gets just one vote from each of us, she might move up to third or fourth. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t want her to leave before Lil. She is the best female leftà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.please, send her just one vote.

Trust me, Allison is not leaving before Lil. Remember, Dial Idol does not include text messaging and Allison and Kris are popular among texters.

Allison will be fine.

Lil is definitely going home and hopefully taking the Gokey with her.

http://www.VoteNumber1.com totals at 1 AM EST (90% accuracy rate):

Adam – 37.91%
Kris – 20%
Allison – 14.13%
Anoop – 10.74%
Matt – 8.65%
Gokey – 6.57%
Lil – 2%

background_noise – Thanks for the voting % updates…was surprised at how accurate that site has been this year.

Just wanted to add my 0.02…

For those who said that Adam didn’t show any emotional connection with his performance….maybe it’s just me but I saw ALOT of emotional connection. I think with all the talk of Adam’s personal life, hearing his voice aching with sadness while singing the lines “if I can’t have you, I don’t want nobody baby” just really made me sad for him. :(

Put the Go in Gokey! Bye bye Lil!

I actually think Anoop will be voted off 1st as he’s nowhere near as strong on DI busy percentages as he was last week. :glurps_tb:

Then I think it could be between Lil & Allison, with Matt safe for the Top 5. His support has been increasing on the WC.

Did you ever hear of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I Donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t Know how to Love Him?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

I’m thinking of the song from the play “Jesus Christ, Superstar.” Is that what you mean?

I would say that when people think of Yvonne Elliman (spelling corrected, thank you), the song IF I CAN’T HAVE YOU is the one and only song that comes to mind.

Star, I trust you, so thanks. I just love her and don’t want her gone just yet, especially considering some of the alternatives. :)

I guess I’m one of the few who does’t think Adam is acting. I just think he likes playing dress up in all kinds of clothes. He looked hot in that suit. Why is that a hard concept to grasp? I totally felt his emotion. I also think he plays the Idol game well, and that’s cool with me. He’s genuine and I flove him.

And while it may be said that based on those lyrics, it wonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be that much of a stretch to say ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a song about a prostitute, the studio album cover shows Donna Summer wearing a waitressà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ uniform complete with a pencil and order pad thus ending all doubts.

Well, it was the 70s. They weren’t going to put her on the cover as a hooker. I’ve watched some of the old game shows on GSN and they were way raunchy back then underneath the surface. I still think its a hooker song, but that’s what’s great about music and art. It’s open to interpretation.

ETA: Kris was great. I have no issues with him singing that song. I was just a tad surprised. LOL. He’s way cooler than Gokey.

I felt so sad for Adam too. He said his proudest moment was falling in love, but he’s no longer with that love and it does still make him sad. I thought he sounded a bit hoarse and like he has a cold. He looked like he didn’t feel well.
Loved Kris. Allison is a cutie and I love her voice.

Adam – best Another great song from Adam!
Um, why do so many people seem to think Adam has to “surprise” us every week, and yet no one else is held up to that same standard?
My sister (who sings professinally) called me to say she thought this was Adam’s best performance to date (really?). She went on to say Adam is probably the best male vocalist AI has had on their show, and maybe the best singer ever on AI, bar none. I wouldn’t know about that, but I do think Adam has the “it” factor and hope he wins the whole thing. Also, and perhaps most importantly, I thought he looked very handsome tonight!

Allison - second best She can really sing. Can’t wait to see where she ends up career-wise in a few years. I wish her nothing but the best, and I hope DI is wrong and she is not really in the bottom (what’s up with that?)

Kris – third best Nice vocals but hated the arrangement.

Suzanne Apr 22nd, 2009 at 12:48 am

Hey, acc. to DI, Lil cannot be the bottom person.

Lil was number two on DI last week, but ended up actually being 2nd from bottom. I’m thinking it may work out the same this week.

if Lil stays, I’ll just laugh at TPTB. they pushed her so hard on us and now that she’s bombing, they’re doing a rush job of depimping her. they’ve created a monster and now they don’t know how to stop her.

another monster they’ve created is Danny. they don’t see it yet, but if he wins, they will hate him so much more than they hate Taylor when they realize just how unmarketable he is.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m thinking of the song from the play à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Jesus Christ, Superstar.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Is that what you mean?

Yes…she charted the song in the top 28.

If Allison is a surprise boot – the judges are really going to regret using their save last week.

Watching Kris back I noticed something kind of amusing. When the camera pulls back and you see the judges sitting there you can see Simon doing this motion like he’s all into it bopping his head up and down :laugh_tb:

^^Yep I saw that too :D

another monster theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve created is Danny. they donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t see it yet, but if he wins, they will hate him so much more than they hate Taylor when they realize just how unmarketable he is.

They make more money off the show than they will ever make off any of the Idols, so it makes sense that they would cast him. If the show goes off the air when Simon bails, they may not care if their winner or runner up fails because they don’t need to brag anymore.

If Allison is a surprise boot – the judges are really going to regret using their save last week.

If Allison goes, Simon is not going to re-sign after season 10 and he’ll bring X-Factor to America. Then Simon Fuller is going to resent letting Nigel go without a competent replacement.

They make more money off the show than they will ever make off any of the Idols, so it makes sense that they would cast him. If the show goes off the air when Simon bails, they may not care if their winner or runner up fails because they donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t need to brag anymore.

yeah but that’s if idol ends next year. but if it doesn’t and if simon bails, they need more than ever to prove themselves to be an actual credible show by making their winner a superstar… danny won’t even be a little star

Oh and Lil is #1 on DI now. hahahahahaha

Lil is #1 on DI, barely

Wow, Lil finished the night at #1 on DI people…..that’s #1!

If Lil manages to do a Houdini, then could see both Anoop & Matt going home tomorrow night….though all the VFTW’s do use the DI software…..not that it made any difference when they were voting for Megan or Scott.

If Allison and Danny leave I am going to laugh so hard.
Sorry I am not an Allison fan at all. So I wouldn’t mind. She can sing but she is precocious and I don’t believe one bit what she was singing.

Adam, Matt and Kris were the best of the night for me.
So I wouldn’t mind Danny finally leaving. Good riddance.

Something tells me that for sure tomorrow there is going to be a shock elimination.
I think it’s Danny.

If Allison goes, Simon is not going to re-sign after season 10 and heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll bring X-Factor to America. Then Simon Fuller is going to resent letting Nigel go without a competent replacement.

I don’t think it will happen but if Allison goes home, Simon’s got no-one to blame but himself. He used the save on someone he said had no chance of winning. If he squandered it and someone they believe is a contender needs it this week…their bad.

Is anyone else slightly put off by a 16 year old dressed up in sex toy leather and singing Hot Stuff. Not that she doesn’t have a good voice and can belt out a note, but the whole song choice and presentation to me was ever so slightly ick.

I am not saying she has to go all Disney on herself, but please oh please just once sing something the is believable for your age. I really struggle with this one.

cookcricket
Apr 22nd, 2009 at 1:30 am
Suzanne Apr 22nd, 2009 at 12:48 am

Hey, acc. to DI, Lil cannot be the bottom person.

Lil was number two on DI last week, but ended up actually being 2nd from bottom. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m thinking it may work out the same this week.

Plus, this week two are going home, so it doesn’t really matter if Lil can’t be in seventh, she could easily be in sixth, and go home.

Doesn’t anyone remember last year when KLC was in GREEN on DI and she went home??? Now that’s craziness.

About Yvonne Elliman……à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢I Don’t Know How To Love Himà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ is from the rock musical Jesus Christ Superstar. The song is sung by the character Mary Magdalene – a role Elliman created, actually à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ both on Broadway and in the film version. So she came first à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ before Reddy. Frankly – I always found Helen Reddyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s interpretation rather cheesy à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ but YMMV.

For me – Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s performance really stood out. I look forward every week to what heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s got in store. Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s star power. I understand heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not everyoneà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s cup of tea à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ but heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s mine, and please donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t hold back on the rum! Thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not a large list of Idol competitors Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve found interesting, actually à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ Daughtry, Jason Castro, Adam. It has to hit me in the gut à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ make me feel something. Adam does that in spades. As for the rest of the group: I like Kris and Allison very much – though Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d not likely buy any of their music à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ at least not as theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re presenting themselves now. That may change as their performance ability matures. Kris will likely make it to the final (he deserves too, at any rate). Allison? Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not so sure. Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s also a bit of an acquired taste. I do like her à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ but there are weeks she underwhelms. This was one of them, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m afraid.

I wish like hell Anoop would give up on his hip hop aspirations. The manà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a balladeer à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ rather like Usher or Ne-Yo. The beginning of that song was lovely. He needed to continue in that vein à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ to do what Stevie Nicks does with à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Rhiannonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ sometimes à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ slow it way down à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ tease out the lyrics. But no à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ he had to do the song à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹as writtenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢. Pity. He has such a beautiful voice à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ one of the best in the competition. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just we seldom get to really hear it. I think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s in trouble this week. Danny should be too. God! I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know why the judges praise him so much. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not offered up a lick of difference – not since day one. You know – I really liked him in the beginning à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ but that faded as the others seemed to gain their footing. Nowà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just forgettable. Pity. The man has a natural charisma. Hopefully someone will work with him on perfecting that post-Idol.

I can’t believe that Allison is on the bottom in DI and Gokey is in the bottom 2 on VoteNumber1. I want both of them back to compete with Adam to make it interesting! I hope TPTB will use their power to make someone else leave with Lil!

AI Behind the Scenes has a new Top 7 video: Laugh Hardest

Adam’s Ralph Lauren (I think) black underwear briefs alert!

Plus he’s too cute with “Hey Duuude!! You Know Duude! I Dunno Duuude!!”

http://www.americanidol.com/videos/season_8/behind_the_scenes/

“I actually think AI is effing with DI on purpose. My theory is that they figured out how to skew the busy signals without messing with the actual volume of votes. And since DI is super dependent on busy signalsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s my theory”

Sunchick, I think you may be onto something here. I was voting for more than one contestant tonight on different phones and noticed that I would get 2-3 minutes of busy signals on all the contestants I was voting for at the same exact time. This would be followed by no busy signals for anyone and getting through every call. Then a few minutes later, more busy signals for all of them at the same time again. It was weird. I’ve never had that happen before.

Ugghh…Lil just overtook Adam for the #1 slot on dial idol. However, no one is in green yet, so looks like anyone can go since two are leaving. The numbers are too close. My gut still says Lil and either Anoop/Matt will go with a possible Gokey appearance in bottom 3 (that could be wishful thinking). It’s a tough call at this point.

ETA: Sorry, not sure how to quote. Newbie here.

I totally agree about Adam!

Oh, I was beautiful too. :D

:redface_wp:

bridgeymah – i totally get what you are saying about Allison. That has been my issue with her all along. Great voice, great charisma but too old for her age. If she were 25 and not 16, I think she might be among my favorites for this season.

Is anyone else slightly put off by a 16 year old dressed up in sex toy leather and singing Hot Stuff. Not that she doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have a good voice and can belt out a note, but the whole song choice and presentation to me was ever so slightly ick.

I am not saying she has to go all Disney on herself, but please oh please just once sing something the is believable for your age. I really struggle with this one.

I have a slightly different opinion, but I do respect yours.

To me, she’s totally acting her age. Shopping at Hot Topic. Singing Hot Stuff. It’s not THAT scandalous.

Now, if she sang the same song in a white halter and short plaid skirt ala Britney, I would agree. Because that’s inviting the perv. I don’t see that with Allison. She’s a normal teen who likes to rock out and be a little dramz.

K. I’ve only watched the performances once (taped it, got home late). My impressions:

Lil - Bleh. Lounge singer at best (and *not* front lounge).
Kris - I liked the Santana-ish arrangement.
Allison - Didn’t mind it, liked the slow beginning, but found myself wishing it would speed up. Not totally loving the ‘slow rock’ tempo.
Danny - Ugh. Sorry, I’ve just never liked the guy, also never really liked this song. I find his pitch to be all over the place; I am by no means an expert, but I don’t think I would be able to sing along with him and remain on-key myself even if I wanted to. And he looks like a lumberjack, not a singer (and certainly not a star).
Adam - Love the new suit, but what the hell did they put in those shoulders, launchpads? Liked the arrangement, though it paled in comparison to ‘Mad World’ (and sounded a tad like a copycat of MW in terms of tempo). Thought it was interesting that Kara has done a 180-degree turn from her Hollywood Week comment that he “wasn’t connecting; it didn’t touch me *here*.” And I agree with a couple of the other posts – he did look really subdued afterwards; even after MW he looked jazzed – tonight he had the air of someone who spent the afternoon strolling down memory lane and it wasn’t a particularly happy walk.
Matt - Meh. Even if I were a fan of hiphop (which I definitely am not), I’m still not sure I would have enjoyed this. They soooo should never have used the save on him (even though I know it made sense strategically in terms of how little time they had left to use it).
Anoop - Lost interest. Tuned it out after the first three words. Was it *any* good?

My fave is still Adam. Still waiting for him to pull that lower register out of his bag’o'tricks; I *know* it’s in there (and it’s good), I’ve heard it in a couple of his ‘tube clips. And I still wish ‘Crazy’ (Gnarls Barkley) had been authorized so he could sing it on the show, because he totally kills it (in the best way possible).

For the last few seasons, I never thought about all the camera angling they do doing the AI individual performances. However since ADAM hit the scene, I’ve been PISSED…I hate them panning away from him when I want to see HIM perform the song. Not watch the audience, not watch Paula or any of the other judges, just watch his performance. So AI if you read this blog….stop panning the camera away from the performance, keep it straight on…cuz I want to savor each note, facial expression, wardrobe, you name it….LOL….Yeah, I’m caught up!! HOLLA.

I actually think AI is effing with DI on purpose. My theory is that they figured out how to skew the busy signals without messing with the actual volume of votes. And since DI is super dependent on busy signalsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Uh huh, sunchick – I’ll join you on that knoll. I’ve been suspecting something like that for several weeks now. Maybe they provide so many lines now that DI just isn’t so relevant anymore?? Hmmmmm……

Um, why do so many people seem to think Adam has to à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“surpriseà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  us every week, and yet no one else is held up to that same standard?

Good question! A few solid & slightly boring performances in between the OTT Adam is alright, even though I wanted him boogeying it out tonight and was a bit disapointed, but it seems his performances get stripped and analysed down to his fingernails, while everyone else can get by on meh. He raised the bar early i guess , so that comes with the territory. While someone like Kris continues to send me to sleep, but renders solid,safe , predictable, same performances each week, the likes of Adam are expected to always surprise and thrill. NExt week, hopefully he’ll BRING IT!!!!!!!

It wasnt one of my favourite performances though, even though I’m a Lambert lover. He needs to stop punctuating the wail where not needed, loose that wacky hairstyle and the suit. I want my Glambert back! paula what have you done with him? I mean a suit? On disco night? Seriously Adam????

Hello everyone, I’m new, I have never participated in a blog before but have become a bit obsessed in the last three weeks with AI and Adam and have been reading this blog pretty much every day since then. I just thought I might go ahead and throw my 2 cents into the mix.

Adam’s performance tonight seems to me to be getting unfair criticism for being too calculated and not himself, but I would beg to differ. Due to this little obsession I’ve had I have been listening to his Upright Cabaret performances on Utube quite a bit and I would say that he is really being himself in those performances and they are very similiar to what he did tonight with the emotion in his voice and the wail in the middle. If you recall during the get to know you videos in the top 36 weeks he said specifically that he loves to do showy pieces with big high notes. And when given the choice that is what he chooses. The emotional wail “is” Adam.

I’ve also been reading quite a few articles with comments from his theater friends about his style, some have commented that he never comes with the same hair twice, and that he is always styled to the max, hair, makeup, and clothes. So again, that is Adam. I think everyone thinks the guy at the audition is the real Adam, and it certainly is, however as anyone who has ever auditioned for anything should know, you don’t dress extremely at auditions because you want them to be able to visualize you in the role of whatever you are auditioning for in the way they imagine it should be, therefore we got the professional stripped down version. His hair in Hollywood week was much more coifed than at the San Francisco audition.

Adam always dresses for the occasion, whether that be a leather jacket and chains, a nice suit, a dress, or nice guy on the street type clothes that we have seen him in on all the get to know you videos. AI is a mainstream American family show and the contestants are constantly being filmed, therefore his street clothing offstage is always appropriate for the occasion. If I had to pick one specific performance to say who he really is, I don’t think I could, I would probably say a combo of RoF, BTBW and tonight’s If I Can’t Have You.

Okay the other thing I would like to address is his strategy, I feel really bad for him because he has been so excellent for the entire run of the season that it might just be impossible for him to continuously top himself each and every week, especially when they start doing two and three songs a night. I cannot imagine the stress of having to do that when the expectations are sooooo high. When it gets to the point that we are let down because it wasn’t extreme enough, well that just seems unfair to me. We certainly don’t have those expectations for anyone else. People seem to be happy when the other contestants look nice, sing in tune, on pitch, have a suitable arrangement, and in general just don’t muck it up.

I would also ask how many professional albums have you bought by any artist that consist solely of hits? (buying a greatest hits album doesn’t count). Given an album of say 16 songs, you might get two to four really good popular ones and the rest nice standards for their genre, but not outstanding. I’ve bought albums where I liked someone’s single I heard on the radio and the rest turned out to be junk. So if Adam makes it all the way to the final two, which I believe he will, and sings a total of 16 songs counting top 36 week, then even if he stumbles four times, he is still beating the odds by a huge margin. By the way, I don’t think tonight was a stumble, my only complaint was that it was

TOO SHORT!!!

When he stopped all I thought was, Is that it? Are you done already? I checked the clock on the posted video and it is indeed the shortest performance he has done by about 8 seconds or so. One of my favorites that he has done so far is Ring of Fire, but he did get slammed by Simon for that, and even though Paula said nice things she wasn’t her normal enthusiastic self, and the mentor, Randy Travis, didn’t know what to make of him, so even though he appears very strong and takes the criticism well, I have to imagine that has messed with his head somewhat and he is trying very hard to have a winning stratedgy because he wants it very badly. So as much as I would like more like that I don’t really expect to get it and am content to wait until he is able to make an ablum with stuff he really likes. I just really hope people who have supported him this far don’t dump him just because he doesn’t top himself each and every week. That is simply unrealistic. Especially since he appears to be such a nice and genuine person.

Well, that’s my first post, sorry it is so long, hope I stuck close enough to the guidelines for everyone. If I post again I will try to keep it shorter.

Whoops, deleted!

Is anyone else slightly put off by a 16 year old dressed up in sex toy leather and singing Hot Stuff. Not that she doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have a good voice and can belt out a note, but the whole song choice and presentation to me was ever so slightly ick.

I found it slightly off putting, but that’s just Allison. love her voice(sometimes!) but she looks like 30 to me. I always have to remind myself she’s 16 by watching the Behind-the-scenes clips and see her being goofy and young, LOL. I had the same reaction to her last night as I had when Alexis showed up on stage to Sing Dirty Diana dressed like a pole hugger. :jittery_tb:

I’m calling 3 groups of 2 with Kris picking the Top group for the results show.
Anoop/Matt vs Lil/Allison vs Adam/Danny

Then Ryan announces Adam, Danny and Kris safe and that one part of the duos are the bottom vote-getters.

Right now, I think it’s Lil and Matt.

Yikes! I think Alli is at risk. Altho the overall performances of the other contestants (‘cept Adam and maybe Danny) were weaker to awful compared to Alli, her finish was weak and puts her at risk, I am afraid. Hope I am just paranoid.

Objectively, I think alli was #2 ( but not very good), with a the weak finish. I think the impact of a finish on the “average Joe” very often determines his vote. Heck, the judges sometimes forgive and forget a poor performance ending in a stellar finish.

Kris, I thought was bad overall, with a nice finish. Danny, completely mediocre throughout, which was a positive tonite.

‘Noop. Poor ‘noop. Leaving Idol on a sour note. Lil. Poor Lil. Never shoulda been put at risk for humiliation before 20000000 peeps. Maybe these two awful finishes will assure Alli’s safety.

Can’t remember Matt’s finish, but I remember a little howling somewhere between start and finish.

Anyway, Alli with the weak (at best?) finish is at extreme risk. No save. Squandered is right. Totally boring finish without an Alli-Adam shootout, which would be the first real battle( in the blood and guts sense) in Idol history – unrestricted warfare. I’m getting ear plugs if it comes to pass.

Good first post wyked, I agree that he does seem to be judged by a different standard. I hope he doesn’t get blown up by his own bomb. People expect a lot from him and he has delivered so far. I love him, he’s won me over more each week but he isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, despite his outrageous talent!

As for the rest, as Wallace would say, “that went better than expected, Grommit” I hate disco night but it was good they didn’t go for the obvious hook and do disco beat! Most of the numbers were changed up and I liked them all, bar Lil. Poor girl, I remember her audition probably the most of any, but ever since they praised her in Hollywood for bellowing something Whitney at us, she’s believed the hype and she’s been lost.

And on a funny note, did anyone see Simon give Kara the sly finger when she was talking? On Kris’ critique around 2:30. Like he is scratching his nose. I’ve seen him do that a few times, but it was funny Kara was blathering away and he looks disgusted.

Overall, I looked at the performances again and saw older videos of AI contestants singing Disco songs. Overall I think tonight was pretty good, there were some fantastic performances and there were some that were not so good.

Lil – “I’m Every Woman” – At first glance I said to myself, BAD SONG CHOICE. I mean what is it going to take to get her to realize the song can’t be sung by her. I thought it was definitely the weakest of the night, it doesn’t compare to Vonzell’s, Trenyce’s, or Mandisa’s version(s) from past AI competitions (they have them all up on youtube b/c I saw everyone of them). I didn’t like the arrangement, I thought she definitely flattened the high notes as if they were too high. I don’t like the attitude Lil has and the talking back to the judges and I agreed with the judges mainly Simon. (C-)

Kris – “She Works Hard For The Money” – I thought at first it was an unusual song choice. However, what he did with the arrangement to make it his own was brilliant. Definitely better than Lil, he knows who he is and can take a 20 year old song and make it more current. I was just sad it was only 1:40/1:50 seconds long. In watching Jordin’s performance I think she nailed the uptempo part of the song, but Jordin didn’t add anything special or exciting to the song and what Jordin lacked there, Kris had so I thought it was better than Jordin. (A-)

Danny – “September” – I thought it was an okay song choice, the first couple of notes was that rough growl kind of thing he does and didn’t like that. The rest of it was okay until the end when it got a little bit growly and shouty. Solid but I wasn’t blown away by it and I think Danny needs to step it up. I’m glad he didn’t do a ballad tonight otherwise Danny is going to become predictable so I give him props for that. (B)

Allison – “Hot Stuff” – At first I didn’t recognize the song but after the chorus came in I was happy that she picked this song. I like that she put that rocker edge to the song and made it her own, I wasn’t as crazy to say it was brilliant by Simon but I thought it was definitely better than last week. I thought she did well and deserves another week. (B )

Adam – “If I Can’t Have You” – I actually preferred a slower song on Adam as long as he doesn’t shout. I think it was a very interesting arrangement, I liked it a lot with the exception of the really shrieky high note. I think if Adam really smoothed the note out on the ballad songs he would sound amazing because that rough shrieky note don’t fit pleasantly in a soft ballad. But other than that I thought it was very strong. (A-)

Matt – “Stayin’ Alive” – I thought that since he was saved he should have done something amazing tonight. I wanted him to prove why he should be saved and show the judges that they didn’t make the mistake of saving him. However, I didn’t like the song on him because it’s too much falsetto in the song and Matt can’t hit the false quite well sometimes or he overdoes it. I thought he oversang some of the parts with false and it didn’t work some places. I think overall I had to agree with Simon that it came off kind of desparate. I was disappointed overall because Matt needed to prove why he should stay and mediocre was not good enough. (C )

Anoop – “Dim All The Lights” – I thought at first that he picked a pretty good song because he can belt out the song. And he started off well, I actually liked it until it got to the end. As the song picked up tempo, I like the fact that he chose a combination of ballad and uptempo, but I didn’t get the connection that I felt with Allison-Kris-or-Adam tonight. It lacked some sort of connection and I think that’s Anoop’s problem, I know he’s a good singer but I think he needs to choose songs that are better suited to connect to the audience. I definitely thought that it was kind of safe at the end but I thought it was an okay performance. (B-)

As for my top 3, it is Kris-Adam-Allison, Kris gets the vote for the best because he did the most original song of the night (but Adam is a close 2nd). My bottom 3 is Anoop-Matt-Lil. I thought that Anoop had the best performance of the 3 because of the past 2 weeks, Anoop had at least a strong performance on Everything I Do whereas Matt and Lil had 2 terrible performances. So I think based on this factor, Anoop should stay another week and Matt/Lil should go.

Matt, I’m sorry I like you, but a SAVE needs to be taken seriously especially when 2 people’s lives in the competition are at stake and for me you didn’t do enough. Tonight was to lay it all down on the line but you didn’t quite do it for me so I’m disappointed. Lil same thing, she’s been telling us all the time that she is going to change it up and do something different and now America is tired of excuses. Really if you are not voted out, I think that all chaos is going to break loose tomorrow because you don’t deserve to stay. She’s been riding the coattails of AI since the Top 13 and now it’s time for her to go – just like Megan.

If Allison is a surprise boot – the judges are really going to regret using their save last week.

So true. Really hope that doesn’t happen, but I do think Allison was a little off her game this week. I agree with so many posters that she has great potential for life after AI.

Kris was amazing this week. I’m loving it that we have some real instrumentalists this season. His rhythm and groove are right on, nice. Right now I only care if Allison, Adam and Kris get through, and I think those last two are a lock this week.

I used to love Adam, but now i’m starting to get a little tired of him. I want Kris to win now.

I have to wonder *if* Randy didn’t say that he didn’t like the arrangement on Allison’s song, *if* so many other people would have parroted that review.

And then again, posters were loving Allison herself because all four judges loved her voice with the cherry on the sundae: Simon calling it brilliant.

I loved everything about it: The arrangement, the vocals, the performance and thought that Allison was the only one that mixed it up. She started slow like Adam and Kris and then went into a disco/rock version of the song.

Most of the others were too slow/original ala Kris, who I liked, but bored me. Adam went slow throughout the song and I realize he is trying to play the game since he wants to win and gets his best reviews when he sings a slow song, so I don’t blame him.

Danny screamed too much and I haven’t loved him for a lot of weeks now. Lil committed suicide immediately singing Chaka Khan and I can only hope that the backlash from Simon’s *packing her bags* doesn’t result in an overload of angry pity fans rescuing her, only to be insulted again next week.

Anoop and Matt were their same usual self. Kind of karaoke, kind of boring and kind of bland, IMO.

I can only hope that American Idol has finally figured out a way to make Dial Idol unimportant, since Lil is now insanely #1 and Allison is last with Kris also near the bottom. :(

I was a little let down by Adam. I thought that after the so-so performance last week, he’d step it up but it’s same old same old. Kris was the the one who stood out for me, and I realize that his performances get better after every repeat.

Hey, acc. to DI, Lil cannot be the bottom person.

She can be #6, and that’s good enough for me.

I can’t believe Lil is number one on dial idol. I had a feeling as soon as Simon said that it was her last night I just had a feeling she wouldn’t be anywhere near the bottom.

Did anyone notice Simon at the end of Anoop’s performance and the end of the show when they were about to re-show the numbers.

His face showed disdain. Did anyone catch Simon’s look? What was that about?

I liked how some of the contestants re-arranged their songs and brought a unique twist to old Disco songs.

I was worried that a few of the contestants would have serious problems with the Disco song week, but instead of the Disco songs overtaking them, they re-vamped their Disco song choices and created totally new songs from old Disco standards.

1st was Kris Allen who took “She Works Hard For the Money” and gave it a acoustic Santana vibe to match his own style. Kris used his head to turn around what could have been a disastrous week for him and took control of the song instead of the song controlling him. Kris created a totally new song out of an old Disco standard.

2nd Allison took her song, even though I didn’t like the arrangement because it was too slow for her, and ROCKED it out. Using her powerful voice to save her performance and using her voice to save her performance from Disco week. She showed that she is the only female in the competition at this stage that can take on the guys. Allison gave a serious “Rock” flavor to an old Disco hit and turned it into her own rocker style.

3rd was Adam who everyone thought was going to do a typical Disco song in that genre, Adam went in the opposite direction of what everyone had ‘pegged’ he would do. Everyone was saying that this was going to be Adam’s week because of his experience with Disco and dance beats. But Adam fooled everyone and went slow and steady like Kris did the previous week and went for ballad version of “If I Can’t Have You”.

These three in my opinion made Disco week exciting because they re-vamped, changed old songs, and met the challenge head on and made the show ‘different’, but in a good way. I like it when contestants up the antie. That is what David Cook and Daughtry did in previous seasons.

These three were not playing around, but stepped up their game.

Sure I liked Danny’s rendition, but the problem is that many other singers do that song the same way without making it their own. I am hoping that Danny can do what the other three have done so far and show everyone that he also can ‘mix it up’. He might regain some of the momentum he had at the beginning if he did that.

The others kept the Disco theme, but the difference is in the creativity factor. I don’t even like the original versions of Kris and Allison’s Disco songs, but loved how they changed it and sang them.

TPTB must be clapping their hands in delight knowing they have finally, unquestionably, broken Dial Idol. No way Lil is number one anywhere, except on polls to go home tonight.

IMO, this morning’s final http://www.votenumber1.com totals are much more indicative of the real voting patterns:

Adam – 37.05%
Kris – 19.52%
Allison – 14.16%
Anoop – 12.08%
Matt – 7.89%
The Gokey – 7.29%
Lil – 2.02%

Lil is most definitely going home tonight and taking either Danny (YES!!) or Matt (sadness) with her. votenumber1 has been eerily correct so far this season and, hopefully, tonight will be no exception.

hopefully vote number 1 is more correct than DI.. it seem so wrong to see lil at the top of it and then noone in green…

I think that Lil and Anoop will go home as expected pre-show (I hope she’s 7th and he’s 6th, just because)

Apparently I don’t like disco no matter how it’s arranged. I think I liked Allison the most, and the presentation was pretty awesome, even if I couldn’t understand her half the time.

Kris did his cute boy with guitar thing, but I just didn’t get the point of singing She Works Hard for the Money in that style, it didn’t work for me with that song.

Adam is becoming too predictable to me with OTT performance in tight pants followed by sensitive Adam in a suit with slicked hair. This song didn’t work nearly as well for me as Mad World or TOMT. I wish he would find some middle ground. His vocals were still awesome, but I didn’t feel much of a connection this time around.

Danny and Lil were karaoke and made my ears bleed. Matt seemed reeeellly desperate and Anoop sounded like he was still working out how to sing that shitty arrangement – wonder if they gave it to him yesterday? (when I rewatched, I think the vocal was fine until the end, but boy he looked uncomfortable)

So, yeah, I think it will be Anoop and Lil, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Matt goes. I don’t think anyone besides those three will be in the bottom 3.

I didn’t think that disco week was a good idea at all. I think it’s very hard to sing a disco song straight nowadays and not come off as cheesy or karaoke, so I can understand why most of the contestants, including Adam, tried to change up their songs. Kris was the only standout for me this week.

bridgeymah: I am not saying [Allison] has to go all Disney on herself, but please oh please just once sing something the is believable for your age. I really struggle with this one.

See, that’s exactly her genius (or part of it, anyway) — no matter what she sings, she’s totally believable. She makes her age completely irrelevant. In my half-century on this planet, no singer ever brought tears to my eyes until she sang I Can’t Make You Love Me.

cookmerized: That has been my issue with her all along. Great voice, great charisma but too old for her age. If she were 25 and not 16, I think she might be among my favorites for this season.

If you like her performances, just relax, let go, and like her performances.

This fretting over her age is just incredibly baffling to me. What the heck difference does it make how old any of them are?

Hey Cheese…

….those words you were trying to translate in Alli’s ditty were:

……………………………HOT STUFF…………………………………

lol

I dunno how since voting closed long ago, but last I checked this a.m., Gokey pulled slightly ahead of Matt on votenumber1?

Eh, whatever.

I agree with those who suspect AI finally has somehow beat Dial Idol at its own game. I’ve been thinking that for awhile too.

Just some thoughts……Last night was a little dull for me…except for a few performances. Allison (interesting) , Kris (eh, slightly interesting) and Adam (spot on vocals except I didn’t like the little yell :( )were my fav…….the others????….they just are not holding my interest. Kris has a nice voice but eh…..he wouldn’t hold me throughout his songs. Adam….IMHO….is so far better in entertaining me that it has become a one person show. The others are just not holding my attention and I fear that if Adam were not there….neither would I be!
Just as a little side bar…..on my AOL account this morning they put there poll up for AI. The question was who should go home and this is their result……

1. Lil 47,124 (votes)
2. Matt 32,703
3. Anoop 32,483
4. Adam 15,532
5. Danny 14,3775
6. Kris 14,0916
7. Allison 12,936

Now I know this reflects the demographics of the users….but I found it interesting. Have no idea who is going home tonight….so glad I am so far down in the poll that the pressure is off (Dante?????are you sweatin’ it this morning????) Pix

I’m more interested to see how Dialidol and that other site fare as predictors than in the votes themselves. I was actually tempted to vote for Lil last night myself (first vote S8) but I restrained myself. So maybe tons of other people felt the same way. They really piled on her. Anyway, I still expect to see her in the bottom 3 tonight.

So Simon is going to be “I told you so” if Matt is eliminated this week. What is the point of the save then? However if Allison or Kris is eliminated because of the save was already used it’s going to piss off everyone. Simon would be like, we should of saved “the save” for this week people. LOL. That would be epic though since it would cause the first “shock elimination” after Alexis Grace went. It would be a bigger shocker if Gokey went, I only wish.

The dang pool is not easy this week, I really have no idea who is going. Everybody is pretty much betting that Lil will go but for some reason I think she may be safe. Simon’s cruel comments may have saved her arse. DI is such a let down these few weeks. Darn it! Maybe Lil will go? Who knows? LOL

As for the show last night, I still love Adam’s performance even though some may think it was a tad predictable. He can’t always be perfect. Kris was good but that was predictable for me, lol, and the song choice was kind of weird.
Allison was really good and I hope she isn’t the shocker to go tonight.
Lil wasn’t as bad as the judges made her out to be, she really tried. I don’t think it was amazing though and I hope she is leaving. Gokey was just awful, he can go. :) Matty was not his best and he seems really desperate. Anoop, I’m sorry but I have to agree with Simon, I hated this performance even though he was looking hawt, the performance sucked.

On a good note Archie will be on, yippie! :)
So predictions, I could be totally wrong:

Hopefully going home: Lil and Gokey

Going home will be: Allison and Anoop

I could not have agreed more with abbysee’s post if I tried.

Adam knocked me out and I dont understand those who dont get it. I had tears in my eyes after his rendition and god knows…. I HATE that effing song but he made me remember how raw your heart can feel when you cant be with the one person you love for a variety of reasons. I dont know HOW he does it but he does it. He is awesome. I hate that word too but I run out of adjectives when it comes to this kid.

Anyone care to explain to me how Lil got to the top of DI?? Anyway…I sort of feel like we’re due for a Shock! Boot! since we haven’t really had one yet. Alexis was a little surprising but I wouldn’t call it OMG! SHOCKING! I want it to be Danny, but I think it will be Allison :(

Oh, also, anyone care to explain to me the judges’ senseless pimping of Danny? I think he hit about 2 notes in the whole song, and screamed through most of it. What were the judges listening to??? Oh right. They probably weren’t.

I think Allison may be in trouble, as some others have said. She may be that surprise elimination tonight where the judges kick themselves for wasting the save.

I’m still not an Anoop fan and I didn’t like the song he did, but I’ll give him credit that his look improved.

I was really hoping for Adam to do his groove thing, but he did a sappy ballad like most everyone else who COULDN’T do it funky. I know he already proved he could with PTFM, but I wanted another like that. To me, the song was more cheesy as a ballad. Of course he still sang it great, it just wasn’t my cup of tea.

At least Matt sang it so you wanted to dance a bit. Though it wasn’t great, it was more fun than the rest of the night.

Lil was a pitchy mess, all over the place. We’re all guessing that’s the last time for her.

I agree Danny’s first shout was like, ouch, what was that? Not good. Finals? I hope not!

Not that Kris is amazing, but he’s more relevant to the style I’d listen to on a regular basis. I like the timbre of his voice and his chill vibe, but the prob is there seems to be a lot of other Kris’s out there. He’s not exactly one of a kind like Adam is.

Not sure who mentioned it earlier but I agree that Simon does not seem to be a big fan of Kara’s. I think her rambling reviews with all the hand motions annoy the hell out of him. I have to agree- the producers need to tell her to keep it short.

I thought Adam was ok tonite. I did not like the screaming. I think Adam is in some danger of losing his momentum by becoming too predictable.
Nobody really seemed that great last night to me.

wyked wyspers………excellent first post! I so agree with you. Please keep posting your insights!

Uh huh, sunchick – Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll join you on that knoll. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve been suspecting something like that for several weeks now. Maybe they provide so many lines now that DI just isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t so relevant anymore?? Hmmmmmà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

I think I agree. More phone lines mean less busy signals. Still a great way to dial without work but not sure it’s helpful to know where someone stands.

I’m worried that Lil won’t be going home and Allison will. My nightmare would be for her and Anoop to go this week. They’re my 2 favorites. If there’s going to be a semi-shock boot tonight I hope it’s Kris.

Juat checked in this morning on DialIdol and… wow. I hope it’s way off. The margin of error is pretty big so maybe it will be. Their geopredictions are especially weird. I refuse to believe Adam got the least votes on California.

IMO, this morningà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s final http://www.votenumber1.com totals are much more indicative of the real voting patterns:

Adam – 37.05%
Kris – 19.52%
Allison – 14.16%
Anoop – 12.08%
Matt – 7.89%
The Gokey – 7.29%
Lil – 2.02%

Lil is most definitely going home tonight and taking either Danny (YES!!) or Matt (sadness) with her. votenumber1 has been eerily correct so far this season and, hopefully, tonight will be no exception.

That’s really interesting. I hope it’s right!

Not sure who mentioned it earlier but I agree that Simon does not seem to be a big fan of Karaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s. I think her rambling reviews with all the hand motions annoy the hell out of him. I have to agree- the producers need to tell her to keep it short.

I’m starting to wonder if he doesn’t like her, or if he’s just making fun of her and rolling his eyes because he’s bored. Either, Kara definately needs to shorten her critiques. The problem with her is, she says one thing that might be useful and then she restates it 3 other ways.

In my opinion, each contestant gets somewhat predictable by this stage. My favorite artists tend to have cohesive sounds that demonstrate who they are as an artist. So, I can’t get angry with Allison for doing more of a rocker vibe, I knew Kris would do an accoustic version of something (although I didn’t think that song….), and that Lil and Danny would probably be more tradtional to the night. I actually thought everyone tonight ranged from decent to great-no trainwrecks for me.

I also knew Adam would sing a ballad, and I thought he did so beautifully. I have seen his youtube vid of “Can’t make you love Me”, and he mentions unrequited love there, so I have no doubt tonight’s song had some meaning for him. It didn’t get me like Mad World, but I would say that I liked it equally to TOMT, if not better. To me, he has worked the stage, he’s sat on a stool and done the intimate thing, he’s had the lighting, and tonight, he just stood there and sang. Not sure what else he can do. :) I do know that where I live (small midwestern town)a lot of people seem to like him, and some like the slow and some like the OTT. I happen to like both.

My only request is that I would love to hear the lower register at some point, and maybe something like his Five for Fighting cover.

I have to wonder *if* Randy didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t say that he didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t like the arrangement on Allisonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s song, *if* so many other people would have parroted that review.

And then again, posters were loving Allison herself because all four judges loved her voice with the cherry on the sundae: Simon calling it brilliant.

Well, I can only speak for myself, but as someone who had Allison ranked in the bottom 2-3 of the night, I can say I never really give a flying fart what the judges say. I was fine with the arrangement. I just really disliked her performance this time…very uninspired, phoned in. You could see the wheels turning, relying on certain tricks to sell it rather than any type of lyrical connection…big note here, walk around all sassy, big note there, blah blah blah. I had the impression that she could have been singing gibberish lyrics last night to that arrangement and would have performed it exactly the same. (Sometimes it did sound like gibberish, but I don’t mind her little ennunication quirks.) Maybe she just picked the wrong song and wasn’t feeling it or something. It happens. Maybe she and Lil would have faired better if they had switched songs? Lil might have showed some personality for a change, and it might have been interesting to hear Allison put her spin on Chaka Khan.

Anyone care to explain to me how Lil got to the top of DI??

I’m going with the guess that one of the many theories posted here to explain DI’s decline into irrelevance is correct and Lil is NOT at the top of the voting. Cuz seriously, why America? Votenumber1 FTW! :cheese1_ee:

Danny just brings a smile to my face. I know he’s not exactly popular here, but he just looks like he’s having so much fun! I think he may be my fave right now. He won’t win, and he really shouldn’t, but I always enjoy watching him. And yes, I love the shouting too. :)

Simon truly wants Anoop gone. I hope he doesn’t get his wish just because I think Simon is an ass.

why do so many people seem to think Adam has to à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“surpriseà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  us every week, and yet no one else is held up to that same standard?

This is exactly what happened with David Cook last year, so I can kind of feel for Adam here.

I finally heard a snippet of Adam Lambert on the radio this morning in an AI recap while I was taking my son to school. First time I’d heard him sing. At the risk of a pile on, I don’t get it. He sounded like a cat yowling. This is what is impressing so many people? They also played Paula and Simon’s remarks, and afterwards even the DJ’s were like “oh c’mon, OTT much?”

On the other hand, they also played a snippet of Lil, and yeah, I understand the dislike there.

Don’t put so much faith in the rankings on DI this week. If you look at the actual predictions, it’s too close to call and anyone – yes, Adam too – is in line for a possible boot, according to DI. So it’s anyone’s game.

I expect Lil got a good number of votes last night, from both her fans and her sympathizers. That was one heck of a pile up on her (from the judges). I watched it back, though, and I have to say they weren’t cruel, but as MJ said, they are SO done with Lil. If this were a regular one-contestant-going-home week, I would say without doubt that she’s safe. But with two going home… it is hard to see Lil surviving this week.

BUT…

I do think we’re due for a shocking boot (TM). Shocking boot could mean we lose a strong contender with good judge support (Kris? Allison? Danny?). The term could also apply if Lil stays. Dunno. The only person I really feel is safe is Adam, because he has so much press coverage at this point… there is NO WAY he’s going home right now.

BTW, I listened to the songs again and still don’t think anyone bombed in a spectacular, Jasmine Trias way. But, some (Kris, Adam, Allison) were clearly better than others (Lil, Anoop, Matt and Danny), for me.

ETA: Anoop was pretty good but botched his lyrics, big time (and several times). Matt was pretty good but not great. I do lump Danny in the middle tier with Anoop and Matt as his song was better than I expected but only mid-pack for me. All three guys were “pretty good” for me this week, and Danny just might be that “shocking boot”.

Based on all sites and notes on yesterday’s performance, Lil and Matt should be the ones to leave tonight. This should also send Judge Simon not to repeat a karoke style use of the much touted SAVE. If Anoop is let go, then it can only be best attributed to Simon’s Anoop-phobia and nothing else.

Danny just brings a smile to my face. I know heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not exactly popular here, but he just looks like heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s having so much fun! I think he may be my fave right now. He wonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t win, and he really shouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t, but I always enjoy watching him. And yes, I love the shouting too. :)

You know, I don’t love him, but I don’t hate him either. I totally get what you are saying though. Last night it finally hit me that the guy is not a singer as much as he’s an entertainer. I thought he had good energy and it was fun, even if he’s not the world’s best songs stylist and is clearly not interested in becoming such. I actually don’t mind Danny hanging around for a while anymore.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m going with the guess that one of the many theories posted here to explain DIà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s decline into irrelevance is correct and Lil is NOT at the top of the voting.

Yeah, she’s not at the top, what they posted was the equivalent of a six way tie. Therefore, it is useless this week. I bet big money she’s outta here. I’m probably putting all my points on her in the pool.

Matt or Anoop are going with her. I don’t think its Allison. Or Danny.

I think the reason dial idol is off this year is because American Idol is giving some contestants extra lines. When I have done the split the calls routine, I have had less busy signals for Adam than for Anoop and we all KNOW it should be the other way around. Since you have to have AT&T to text, I just don’t think that is the entire explanation.

Are they doing this to mess with dial idol or are they wanting to skew the contest? Who is to say? We’ll never know, but then again, maybe I am just paranoid and need some medication.

On a good note Archie will be on, yippie! :)

WORD…. is it bad that I don ´t even care who is going to be voted off… Archie what you do to me????

If I could I will get Matt, AnOop, Lil and Danny out of my tv… can we have a 4 elimination at the same time… please TPTB…

I thought Adam’s suit was kinda cute, but that hair!!! It looked like a cheap Eddie Munster wig styled by a beauty school dropout.

I do think weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re due for a shocking boot (TM).

I think maybe a shocking B3 appearance, or lack of appearance if Anoop isn’t B3, is more likely than a shocking boot. In other words, I think a two person combo of Anoop/Lil/Matt will be leaving, but the third person in the B3 might be surprising.

Last night was really underwhelming. No one amazed me and the fun music I was expecting was missing. Anoop took one of my favorite songs from this era and although he attempted to sing it as it was written, he didn’t get anywhere near uptempo enough. Imo, Laura Branigan did it as written and gave the best rendition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4kZ5qxPzCQ

I really hope Lil goes home tonight and either Matt or Anoop.

Lil – Continues to just go out there and do something – anything – to try to stay. This song was all over the place & didn’t show off any melodic vocals. At one point, the background singers were singing “I’m Every Woman” while Lil was just going along w/ the woos/oohs/yeahs. WTF?

Kris – Best of the night. I said back at top 9 that he was going to be the dark horse to sneak in from behind and win the whole thing. I’m sticking to that. Loved the arrangement & this time we could actually HEAR the guitar.

Allison – I’ve liked her all along. This was not her BEST performance, but she did not hit any wonky notes. I want her in Top 3 along w/ Kris & Adam.

Adam – He always nails it. I don’t mind his higher notes/wails/screams, but for THIS performance, I think he could have eliminated that high wail in the moment & kept the whole thing a little lower key. Do not like the hair like that.

Danny: I’ve never hated him, but he is proving a one-trick pony/early favorite. I predicted a while back that he would be the 4th place “shocking boot” and I stick to that. He was pitchy.

Matt: Wearing his “douche-hat” as my husband would say. I thought he came in strong at the start until he just HAD to throw in that falsetto at the end of the 2nd verse. His falsetto is NOT good, for me, and he uses it every time. From there he faltered. Good try.

Anoop: He started out better than usual – his tone was nicer. But, still, he always comes off boring. He never seems to get in the GROOVE of anything where the tempo goes up. His last note was wonky, yes, but it wasn’t in the dress rehearsal recap, so I won’t slam him for 1 poor note. Just no “it” factor.

Bottom 3 should be the same as last week – Lil, Matt & Anoop. Since 2 are going home, it should be Lil absolutely. Don’t care if it’s Matt or Anoop – both the same calibre for me.

I just read Jim Cantiello’s live blog of last night’s performances and had to share this quote:

Danny Gokey is singing Earth, Wind & Fireà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“September.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  He opened his performance by passing a kidney stone on stage. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“GAHHHHHHHH!à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

ROFLMAO

^ROFL!!!

When he started singing, I was looking down at my computer keyboard. He scared the crap out of me.

I watched MJ’s video of Adam’s performance this morning and I thought it was very nice. I watched the TV rerun just now and by the middle of Adam’s performance, I had tears in my eyes. Thinking about it again now, I am getting goosebumps. He got me good right there.

I am also really liking Kris. I don’t think his voice is anything special, but his performances are always nice and seeing him makes me feel light-hearted.

The Dial Idol webmaster posted this update about Lil’s numbers:

It looks like there is some weird stuff going on with Lil Rounds prediction this week. I did some analysis during the first hour of voting and found three of 24 people dialing for her with busy percents way out of whack. Two of those three were calling from the same area code. I filtered those dialers out at about 10pm but the “damage” was done. In a way I believe this has more to do with a disproportionate number of callers for her compared to the rest of the contestants. She only got 40% of the calls that the next highest total. This makes her data very unreliable and probably over-inflated. If there are going to be any surprises they will probably come from her. I believe she is ranked higher on the chart than she the data suggests she should be.

It sounds to me that he’s saying she doesn’t have a large enough sample size in the DI users to yield reliable results — is that what you think, Kirsten, my favorite numbers guru?

He ran the numbers again through several different models, and she still comes out on top. It might be meaningless in the real voting world, but it’s interesting all the same.

http://www.dialidol.com/asp/news/news.asp

Danny Gokey is singing Earth, Wind & Fireà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“September.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  He opened his performance by passing a kidney stone on stage. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“GAHHHHHHHH!à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

When he started singing, I was looking down at my computer keyboard. He scared the crap out of me.

I think he is auditioning for the Five Heartbeats road show. He wants to be Eddie Kane Jr. :devil_tb:

I watched the TV rerun just now and by the middle of Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s performance, I had tears in my eyes. Thinking about it again now, I am getting goosebumps. He got me good right there.

Me too dammit, me to.

My quick take on last night

Lil – The music was so loud it drowned out her terrible singing. I hope Simon is right and she goes home, she needs to shave her armpits.

Kris – Loved it.

Danny – I think he was trying to one up Adam’s performance from last week. Didn’t work.

Allison – Love her vocals.

Adam – The best rendition of that song I have ever heard.

Matt – Liked it.

Anoop – Reminded me of Ne-Yo in places. Nice.

As I was typing my last post, I heard a pretty horrible sound coming from inside my room. It turned out to be Matt. I agree with Simon that that was pretty desperate. I didn’t like it at all. :(

The Dial Idol webmaster posted this update about Lilà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s numbers:

Very interesting, indeed. Can we just throw her numbers out?

Wow, it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be last night…Here is my order from best to worst:

1. Kris Allen: very cool rearrangement of the song…I would actually listen to it which I always find is true with Kris’s songs. Loved it!
2. Allison: I thought she did well. It was a really interesting arrangement and her voice was soooo much better than last week.
3. Adam: I usually enjoy his performances when he isn’t screachy screaming so I did like this one. It was a little too slow for me, so I got bored half way through, but it was better than the others for sure.
4.Matt: Simon was really harsh, not necessary. I think Matt’s nerves showed through but I actually liked his performance…and inbetween the disco and hip hop version of the song. Definitely better than Danny!
5. Anoop: He sang it well (other than the last note) the problem is he seemed really sad and defeated. Anoop lost his confidence and even if he sings every note properly it still shows through. Simon’s comment was stupid, definitely not his worst performance but Simon clearly wants him gone.
6. Danny: Seriously, why did he get praised for this? He doesn’t hit every note…every time he strains. Painful! He doesn’t have any creativity. Lame.
7. Lil’: Yeah, not good. It’s time for Lil’ to go.

Come on Lil. Pull a big upset tonight. This season is way overdue for a surprise boot. If she doesn’t leave, it’s a lock for Anoop and Matt but I wouldn’t mind it if Allison left early instead.

I wonder how or why it is that Adam can evoke the strong feelings in some of us and leave others cold. For me his song last night made me shiver with sadness for a moment. Thats magic. Is it because some of us CAN be moved because maybe we ARE more emotional? or is it that for some reason he is able to touch our hearts and make us remember what it felt like or what it feels like. Its fascinating.

Those awful, beautiful sobs that seem to catch in his throat at the 3:34 mark or so just kill me. Roy Orbison did that with his version (which for me is the only version) of “Crying”.

Is it just me or around 2:31 in Kris’s video does Simon give Kara the finger

why do so many people seem to think Adam has to à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“surpriseà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  us every week, and yet no one else is held up to that same standard?

I’m certainly guilty of expecting Adam to do something other than the two styles he’s been doing. Maybe it’s not fair, but given all the hype about his impending super stardom, I think it’s reasonable to expect him to at least vary his pattern a little bit. (I also think he’s more talented as a vocalist and a performer than everyone else, so that raises the bar a little higher, for me personally) I’d like to hear a midtempo song and the lower part of his vocal range. I still like him and will vote for him as we get down to fewer contestants.

Actually, I think they’re all really predictable at this point and I’d like any one of them to do something unexpected.

Is it just me or around 2:31 in Krisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s video does Simon give Kara the finger

Yeah, Michael Slezak actually mentioned it in his recap. He said she apparently didn’t get the memo that the judges were talking Randy – Simon, instead of the weird previous format. He tried to stop her when she started talking, but instead she blabbed away. Then, Simon scratched his face with his middle finger. Heh.

I wonder how or why it is that Adam can evoke the strong feelings in some of us and leave others cold.

There’s someone out there who feels the exact way about Sanjaya. Different strokes you know. I actually think Adam is a talented guy but I’m not sobbing in front of the TV for any of the Idol contestants this season. I’m still WTH about Allison touching someone emotionally more than any artist in 50 years.

I have set the bar higher for Adam because thats what you do with greatness. I expect to be wowed every time he steps onto that stage because I know what he is capable of. I dont think its unfair, I want what I know he can deliver. He is not one of those “pretty” talented people, he is super deluxe talented and I expect to see it and feel it every time he walks on stage….and I do.

I loved Kris’s arrangement last night, and I hate that song. I thought he did so well with it, and I just really like him. He may not have the best pipes in the competition, but to me, he’s clearly musically gifted and a really fun performer.

I started off the season, unmercifully making fun of Adam. First, he won me over with the clothes, as in “I love the crazy shit this guy wears”. Then, he got me with the killer voice. Now, I look forward to his performance every week – he always sounds great to me – that voice is a gift – and his hair and wardrobe choices still totally entertain me.

I also thought Allison was fabulous. I don’t have a problem with the way she cuts off some words instead of enunciating them – it just doesn’t bother me.

I don’t care what DI says – Lil is going home tonight. She was pretty mediocre – and that intense bitchface afterward won’t help get votes. Plus, some people at this point probably just want to put the poor woman out of her misery. Simon is so done with her – he’ll only get meaner.

Anoop was okay, I’m just not sure he was good enough to overcome his bottom dweller status. I loved the funk they added to Matt’s arrangement, and I really like Matt “the guy”. However, I am not fond of Matt the singer – and the falshitto hurts my ears.

I cannot even speak to the lunacy of the judges fawning all over Gokey’s crappy, cheesy performance. In fact, I think I’ll just start pretending he isn’t there.

Oh gawdddddd.

I
LOVED

SANJAYA!

LOL, maybe thats my problem. LMAO, thanks for clearing that mystery up for me JP.

I’m so upset. i was out of town and got home Tuesday night about 9:15. I missed the show, my VCR failed to tape it and then when I went online to check out Kris Allen’s number to vote anyway, my router was out and I couldn’t even get the internet to know his number or what he sang. So, early to work to use the work computer, and thank you for the videos, MJ. I loved Kris’s song. Loved his arrangement. He is once again on the bottom on dialidol and I hope they are wrong once again. Everyone is from 1-7 so apparently it is pretty close again this week. Don’t know how Lil is in first on dialidol because I really did not like that arrangement at all. Still have to listen to the others, but if Kris is voted off or in the bottom three, I am going to feel personally responsible since he would not have gotten my 100 plus votes due to travel and technical dificulties. Got my fingers crossed for him. Every week he is original, entertaining, and his voice and confidence just gets better and better. Going to I-tunes!

For me his song last night made me shiver with sadness for a moment. Thats magic. Is it because some of us CAN be moved because maybe we ARE more emotional? or is it that for some reason he is able to touch our hearts and make us remember what it felt like or what it feels like. Its fascinating.

I think the experience is unique to the listener. He just moves me. He grabbed me with Satisfaction that I thought I would LOATHE. After by the time Ring Of Fire happened I was ready to put on the orange toga and grab my tambourine. I’ve not questioned anything since. I don’t need to explain it, it just is.

I also think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s more talented as a vocalist and a performer than everyone else, so that raises the bar a little higher, for me personally

That this can be said in a not so glowing crtitique is all I need to hear.

I think ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s reasonable to expect him to at least vary his pattern a little bit.

It is reasonable, but when you check out his competitors, who else does that? Kris sins the same Mraz Lite style every week. It’s cute, he’s cute, so what? Allison, who I love does the same “I am a kick ass chick” style every week, and I eat it up, but changing it up? Not so much. Anoop started off trying to bring back New Jack Swing, and now is the sweet ballad singer. It works for me, and if he ever puts out a cd, I may buy it, because I love a pretty ballad boy, but he’s in his box, and that is it. Matt I won’t critique because when he sings I go to my happy place until it’s over. I just think he’s on the wrong show. Lil, I was interested in about 6 weeks ago, but after sending up more distress signals than a sinking dingy, enough is enough. Danny is a conundrum to me. During the final Hollywood week clip he was awesome. I loved him. He had flava. Now he is just another bad bar singer, and truthfully I can’t remember the song he sang a week ago. I even remember Lil’s and Matt. Danny is forgettable, and that is sad, because when you strip away all of the yuck, he has a good voice. It’s just misused and abused.

Damn, that’s one large paragraph! Anyway, if ROF is like Black or White, or even Satisfaction then I am just watching another show. If Mad World was like Tracks of My Tears, then I am just missing something. Tempo is one thing, but the entire vibe of a song is certainly a different thing as well. I haven’t seen anyone this season put together a comparable body of work. I just think that even for his detractors Adam has raised the bar. They expect greatness from him every week. That means something too.

Allison=mush mouth. She also sings through her nose which is a huge no-no and distraction. I really don’t get her.

I suggested last night that Danny Gokey should work in an old home and use his scream to get the hard of hearing into dinner. I still feel that way. Kara said something like pitch perfect…. for Danny. My response to Kara would be to go to the doctor and get that ear wax build up removed….

I know Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m in the minority but I just donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get the whole Adam love affair. He a very skilled singer, but I do not like the sound of his voice and I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have any idea what kind of a recording artist he would be. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s extremely theatrical and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not sure how that translates into a mainstream music career. I guess the real unanswered question is do you buy an Adam album without being able to watch him?

It sounds to me that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s saying she doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have a large enough sample size in the DI users to yield reliable results à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  is that what you think, Kirsten, my favorite numbers guru?

Yes. I think the higher number of votes you get (can be viewed on the raw numbers page), the more likely the score is valid. Lil just doesn’t have a lot of DialIdol fans so you don’t get a representative sampling of her across the country (in many states, nobody votes for her so we don’t know if she is killing in the voting there or getting none). Also, when three out of 24 numbers reporting (12.5% of her voters) are getting out of whack results, that causes a serious skew to the data. If it were 3 out of 300, it wouldn’t matter. Sometimes, in stats, you throw out the outliers because they skew the results so much that it actually makes results inaccurate.

I don’t think DialIdol is accurate for Lil at all. Not just this week, but for just about every week.

I guess the real unanswered question is do you buy an Adam album without being able to watch him?

YES, YES, A THOUSAND TIMES YES.

abbysee

You rock
Damn straight
Your the bomb
Yeah baby
Right on and all the other cliches that mean I agree 100%.

I suggested last night that Danny Gokey should work in an old home and use his scream to get the hard of hearing into dinner.

I’m sorry, that is not going to work. he might get the hard of hearing down for dinner, but that scream would have caused all those that could still hear to stick forks in their ears.

I still feel that way. Kara said something like pitch perfectà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦. for Danny. My response to Kara would be to go to the doctor and get that ear wax build up removedà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

Oh now, be nice. Even Kara doesn’t deserve to have to hear that scream

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think DialIdol is accurate for Lil at all. Not just this week, but for just about every week.

I think you’re right. She was pretty high on there last week – and still hit the bottom 3. So, I’m still going with the theory that regardless of what it says – she’s a goner tonight.

Would the judges appreciate something along the lines of Clayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t Let the Sun Go Down on Meà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , which was sung flawlessly, but featured no originality in terms of arrangement? Or several of Carrieà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s songs? Or even Fantasiaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Summertimeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , which was as full of emotion as you can get but stylistically was not all that unique and resembled Ella Fitzgerald?

Great point, but I think it’s important to recognize that no season stands on its own; they all take place in the context of whatever is “hot” today in general, what took place in previous seasons, and, perhaps most importantly, the body of work that a contestant has already displayed thus far.

Last season, on this very week, there was a lot of angsting about how exactly Cook would rock out on a ALW song. Since I’d read that Cook had done a lot of musical theater in high school, and it was clear the guy was smart, I predicted he’d sing an ALW song straight and nail it because a) he needed to prove to a skeptical public that he could do more than “screech” and “sing every song the same way” and b) it would be impressive for someone with a reputation for “changing up” songs to use a little discipline and not mess with a classic. Whether or not you like musical theater, ALW is kind of a god to a lot of folks, and you just don’t screw around with his stuff. If you recall, Archie (or more likely his dad) came up with something completely new and different, and while the kid sang it very well, I think it did not go over well in general and probably didn’t gain Archie any new fans because it seemed a tad audacious to mess with ALW.

Cook has said that, in retrospect, his performance of MOTN was his favorite of the competition because it did shock a lot of folks who didn’t believe he could pull something like that off. And although Simon gave the performance mixed reviews, Cook picked up a lot of new fans, and I think that week and Mariah Carey week are what secured his ultimate victory.

3rd was Adam who everyone thought was going to do a typical Disco song in that genre, Adam went in the opposite direction of what everyone had à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹peggedà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ he would do. Everyone was saying that this was going to be Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s week because of his experience with Disco and dance beats. But Adam fooled everyone and went slow and steady like Kris did the previous week and went for ballad version of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“If I Canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t Have Youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ .

These three in my opinion made Disco week exciting because they re-vamped, changed old songs, and met the challenge head on and made the show à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹differentà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢, but in a good way. I like it when contestants up the antie. That is what David Cook and Daughtry did in previous seasons.

I totally agree with you, but I will pat myself on the back and say that I had actually hoped Adam would do exactly what he did for the shock value (see Cook comments above) and stated so earlier in the week when there was speculation that Kris would go acoustic and completely re-work a classic disco hit. I really felt it was important that Adam go the same route. And while I don’t think the performance had the same impact as Cook’s MOTN, I thought Adam did a fine job and did what he needed to do to advance in the competition and pick up some additional fans.

Again, it’s not so much about singing a song straight or changing it up, but rather bringing an element of surprise to your performance and nailing it when you do.

I guess the real unanswered question is do you buy an Adam album without being able to watch him?

No, but then that’s the brilliance of actually having a choice.

Kara said something like pitch perfectà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦. for Danny.

Not much of what she says matters. That didn’t change with this comment, either.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m with you JP fan à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ I think people get whipped into a lather around the pageantry that is AI and loose all perspective. I have heard people actually comparing Adam to Elvis which is about as off the deep end as you can go, and there is a lot of that circulating. He is a very good singer but he has a long way to go before he gets anywhere near some of (even) todayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s standard-bearers. Should he win I think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s going to have a real problem catching many of the current idols à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, now David Cook (to name a few) are huge and show no signs of slowing up.

I guess the real unanswered question is do you buy an Adam album without being able to watch him?

Considering I’ve already made myself a couple of Adam CDs with Idol and pre-Idol performances, I’d have to say most definitely YES.

There’s a couple of his vids I’ve watched repeatedly (his audition being one simply because I love his interaction with the judges after he sings), but for the most part, when I listen to Adam, I’m not watching him at all. It’s all about the voice for me.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m certainly guilty of expecting Adam to do something other than the two styles heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s been doing.

I totally don’t fault anyone for expecting a lot of Adam. The bar is high, no doubt. But, personally, I’ve seen more than “two styles.” To me, songs/performances can’t be so simply categorized as fast and slow. (For instance, he’s done epic rock, epic pop, wildly sexual sitar-infused theatrical mediteranean, stylized yet simplified acoustic, funky disco, hauntingly surreal universal pain, jamming techno electro dance rock, and heartwrenching soul-baring loss/love.)

Last night, Adam succombed to his internet meanderings and did what he’d seen quite a few folks (who are not yet? fans) ask for. He just stood there and sang. He was just Adam. And, still, he’ll read “he’s too staged”, “he’s putting on an act”, “just stand there and sing for once dammit.” There will always be some for whom the guy can’t win.

But, for me, he’s not merely ping-ponging between “two styles.” It’s not that simple with Adam, at least not for me.

ETA: Ditto abbysee. :-) And, yes, I will be checking out his album, just as I’ve been collecting his studio recordings this season. He records beautifully. Really terrific.

The thing with Adam and changing his outfits and hair styles comes to me as very natural from him, THAT is who he is, you can see that in his pre-idol stuff, the Adam in the Zodiac Show is completely different than the one in the Upright Cabaret, I think he likes to do the OTT and the more soft stuff and he enjoys all of them, I find him very authentic and true to himself

VERY WELL SAID!!

The thing with Adam and changing his outfits and hair styles comes to me as very natural from him, THAT is who he is, you can see that in his pre-idol stuff, the Adam in the Zodiac Show is completely different than the one in the Upright Cabaret, I think he likes to do the OTT and the more soft stuff and he enjoys all of them, I find him very authentic and true to himself

VERY WELL SAID!!

Yeah, Adam can’t win for losing. Either he queens out on disco night to appeases the OTT fans, or he plays it straight to avoid the “indulgent” comments from Simon. I think he made the right decision strategically. It’s a marathon, not a sprint.

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think DialIdol is accurate for Lil at all. Not just this week, but for just about every week.

I had a weird experience last night where I encounted more busy signals than ever (I’m in NY). Usually I get maybe one, possibly two. I think TPTB were messing with the phone lines to screw with DI.

I watched the actual singing parts of the show during commercials in the the Sharks playoff game and I thought generally that slowing down disco songs to create ballads was a failure, it pretty much destroyed the beat and rhythm of the song which, as dance songs, is their raison d’etre.

And reading what the judges said from mjs viewing notes makes me think that they could really care less about the singing and just want to shape public opinion.

It’s really interesting to see how my reactions compare to others. I love this forum.

Lil – for me, she was ok until she walked up behind the judges, then I started missing the beat/rhythm…and it wasn’t fun to groove to any longer…I liked it at first surprisingly

Danny – I’m tired of the growling I’m tired of the flat notes I’m tired of the judges not been honest about his “pitch”. It’s a bad thing to come out yelling at me. This sounds like every other song he has sung…it’s like Danny part 1, part 2 etc. I really wish he would change it up if he can. I can’t watch the performances, I can only listen to them, or I find myself tuning out the singing, cuz I’m way too distracted with the dorkyness of the moves I think.

Kris – although the vocals were not the best when separated from the instrumental parts, overall I was very impressed with what he did. I do find it interesting that (based on comments in this forum), that folks are ok with him singing about a hooker, but aren’t ok with Allison singing about wanting a hot boyfriend.

Adam – good vocals, hated the look

Anoop – loved the new look. I think he started it too high. Things were a little sharp, and I feel if he had started it a further down on the scale, it would have been killer. Must be hard to come last some nights. Really good long note.
Needs to better connect with audience somehow…….

Matt – great when I listen without watching….except for when he tries to sing the high stuff…it ruins it for me…without those last high notes, I totally would be loving this song on the radio

Allison – Loved the outfit! Folks who comment on her enunciation….for those of you who never had braces…..it’s hard to do that with a mouth full of stuff…give her a break! Don’t understand why she is being blasted for the song choice. Why CAN’T a 16 year old be interesting in finding a hot boyfriend?
In today’s society, what a 16 year old does/is exposed to…is probably like what I was exposed to so many years ago as a 19 year old….in looking back….at 19 in the early 70′s…I had been looking at hot guys for a while :) Not sure why folks think that 16 year olds should be prudes..

I guess the real unanswered question is do you buy an Adam album without being able to watch him?

Judging by the type of workout my iPod is getting, the answer to that question is yes. For me, at any rate.

terps Apr 22nd, 2009 at 9:31 am

Is it just me or around 2:31 in Krisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s video does Simon give Kara the finger

That’s hilarious! Good catch. :laugh_tb:

I wonder what all the drama was last night with Paula after the show.
Where’s the update?

In fact, I think Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll just start pretending he isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t there.

Sometimes I forget he is there. Too bad, really, because I did like his voice at the beginning. It’s not the backstory, either, as I have also almost forgotten about that.

I guess the real unanswered question is do you buy an Adam album without being able to watch him?

I most likely would.

LOL, maybe thats my problem. LMAO, thanks for clearing that mystery up for me JP.

LOL. I liked Sanjaya in the beginning, too. He didn’t take me to church like he probably did dingo but yes, that must be it. Heh.

I think people get whipped into a lather around the pageantry that is AI and loose all perspective.

If that was in part brought on by my statement that I shed some tears for Adam’s performance, I’d just like to say that I am a big AI fan but for some reason, I am not as into it this season as I used to be. (I don’t even have a solid favorite this year.) The last time I remember having cried a little was when Alexandrea was sent home last season. In season 5, my fave so far, I loved, loved, loved Elliott Yamin but I don’t even remember ever shedding a tear for him, not even for his A Song For You performance or the very moving send-out video (although I aww-ed and aww-ed). I guess I’m saying I don’t think I have lost all perspective. (I can’t say the same about dingo, though. LOLl). I don’t know why Adam’s performance made me shed tears but it did.

I have heard people actually comparing Adam to Elvis which is about as off the deep end as you can go, and there is a lot of that circulating.

But Taylor Hicks has first dibs on Elvis!!!

>>I had a weird experience last night where I encounted more busy signals than ever (Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m in NY).>>

Im editing cause something really funky happened with my post.

Anyways, the same thing happened to me. I split my votes between Allison and Adam last night and normally I hardly get one busy signal but last night I got several in a row for both of them. I thought it was odd and I live in NY as well.

I think DI is way off.

I know Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m in the minority but I just donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get the whole Adam love affair. He a very skilled singer, but I do not like the sound of his voice and I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have any idea what kind of a recording artist he would be. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s extremely theatrical and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not sure how that translates into a mainstream music career. I guess the real unanswered question is do you buy an Adam album without being able to watch him?

Don’t get me wrong, I think Adam is a brilliant stage performer, probably the best ever on AI; however, I watched his performance again and it didn’t bring me to tears at all. It was good, but it reminded me of ToMT during Motown week. I would pay to see him in Vegas, but to be honest with you, I don’t think I could buy an album of his. YMMV.

Cook has said that, in retrospect, his performance of MOTN was his favorite of the competition because it did shock a lot of folks who didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t believe he could pull something like that off. And although Simon gave the performance mixed reviews, Cook picked up a lot of new fans, and I think that week and Mariah Carey week are what secured his ultimate victory.

His versions of those two songs are the only songs from Season 7 (also the coronation song) on my iPod. Hell, I like his version better than Gerard Butler’s and that’s saying something. Nothing against Adam, but I sort of miss a Cookie type of contestant this season.

Maybe it’s because Adam really doesn’t have any competition and I’m slowly starting to tire of the show. I love Allison, but apparently America wants a bland robotic pageant princess instead of an earthy girl like her. Kris? I’m not into Jack Johnson/Dave Matthews types, but that’s me. As for the others, I think we’ll be seeing Anoop in the entertainment field, just not as a singer. Perhaps acting may come his way. Matt is too schizophrenic for my tastes when it comes to his music.

The less said about Lil and Danny, the better.

Last night for me was just blah, even my favorite Adam didnt wow me, I loved it but I was not blown away by ANY of them, I barely watched. Also last night the girls were blowing smoke BIG time up Dannys, Matts and Anoop A$$’$, seriously NONE of them did that well and I was glad when Simon brought them all back down to earth

“I guess the real unanswered question is do you buy an Adam album without being able to watch him?”

Answer to this question is most definitely yes, in the performances you see the raw emotion but on your ipod, you can really really hear how beautiful this guys voice is, this week I bet I will like the studio better than the live, it left me wanting for more, it cut off too fast and I was like, What was that?

“I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know why Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s performance made me shed tears but it did. ”

Awwww Purple, Mad world did that for me, so I can understand, he is choosing songs that bring some of us back to a place or time that evokes some bittersweet memories is what I think?

I’ll go to hell for saying this but I saw Elvis in Taylor just as I see a bit of him in Adam and I think its about the nose and the eyes. I get it. I thought both were gorgeous….oh yeah, Elvis was kinda cute as well.

Bwahahahahahaha!

1. I must re-watch Kris’s video, for the Simon bird-flipping, haha.

2. Someone, 3 or so pages ago, asked if Kris’s wife is pregnant. I’ve been wondering the same thing. Either she’s just a fan of those shirts that make you look pregnant or she really is. Personally, I hope it’s the former, as I enjoy living in my dream world, where he’s not married, haha.

Last night, Adam succombed to his internet meanderings and did what heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d seen quite a few folks (who are not yet? fans) ask for. He just stood there and sang. He was just Adam. And, still, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll read à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s too stagedà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s putting on an actà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“just stand there and sing for once dammit.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  There will always be some for whom the guy canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t win.

Exactly..and not everyone has to like him, which is why I say he should say fuck it and do him, I want another ROF!!!!! :clap_tb: Lambert get off the internet!

At least he bounces between 2 styles(and then some), everyone else does the same exact thing each week, but for some reason people want Adam to keep evolving. The bar is set high for him, which is a good thing..And HE CAN BRING IT from time to time!!!!!!!

Having said that, last night was the lamest of this season so far.And I didnt think anything would beat the disaster of Top100 Itunes night!!! :eek_wp:

I got over 40 busy signals for Matt on my land line. The most busies I’ve ever gotten for him was 12. The times I got 6 or less, he was in the bottom 3.

I was using cell phones to dial as well, and I got solid busy signals for him from 9-9:40 eastern time. I registered maybe 20 votes in that time, dialing as hard and fast as I could. I usually get busies for him from 9:00 – 9:05, then no more at all.

I’m in Kentucky.

I think every single fan base stepped up their game this week, because the stakes are high.

I guess the real unanswered question is do you buy an Adam album without being able to watch him?

Yes.

I’ve bought all his video performances and his studio versions and I have to say that I love everything he has done so far. I love him for his stage presence, his personality and his incredible voice. I’m looking forward to buying an Adam album. :biggrin_wp:

OK, I usually like Kris butà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦. that arrangement was the words to She Works Hard for the Money stuck on top of Santanaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Maria Maria. There was nothing much original about it.

Too funny. I felt the same way. I’m still not feeling Kris. To me, folking up a rock/disco/whatever song is just not rocket science. Hence the kabillion ytube vids of Mraz wannabes strumming their guitars alone in their bedrooms. Unplugged is not a new phenomenon, and I just don’t feel like bland, vanilla Kris brings anything new to the equation. And this genre is actually the kind of stuff I usually listen to. There are dozens of struggling, unappreciated, Mraz-ish artists I’d rather see make it. That and he looks like a monkey.

I loved Adam last night. The best by faaaaaaaar. He said his goal was emotional connection. Well I sure felt it. I want to go to there. For me, for him, perfection. I wouldn’t change a thing, except maybe the shoulder pads.

I guess the real unanswered question is do you buy an Adam album without being able to watch him?

No.

Exactly..and not everyone has to like him (Adam), which is why I say he should say fuck it and do him, I want another ROF!!!!! Lambert get off the internet!

I agree 1000% with this.

I really enjoyed If I Can’t Have You, particularly the first half (breathtaking). However, I couldn’t help but think back to Adam’s last confessional where he seemed to imply that Ring of Fire was a misstep, one that he wouldn’t be making again. Made me sad because I thought RoF was absolutely brilliant.

So when he came out again with the suit/hair/ballad, I sighed, afraid that perhaps the AI-soul-grinding machine is started to have an effect on him. As much as I’d love for Adam to win, I really want him to be true to himself, as an artist and a performer, even if that means “misstepping” a time or two.

I guess the real unanswered question is do you buy an Adam album without being able to watch him?

Maybe, maybe not. The quality of the material he puts out post idol will determine if I like it or not enough to buy it. Doesnt stop me wanting him to win because I think he’s the best of the group. Tomorrow will take care of itself, for now, the tv screen and weekly performances are what i enjoy and base my choices on who i think should win or not.

I loved David Cook last season, I havent bought any of his new songs, because I dont like any of them. Doesnt mean he didnt deserve to win AI, he did, hands down! If he does put out something worthy of my time in future I will buy it. There’s choice

I would say the question re Adam of …..would you buy an album of him without being able to watch him or something like that is a good one. I think Taylor proved that the answer in an ordinary situation would be no. Taylor was a visual entertainer much like Adam is but I think Adam is so much better vocally than anything Taylor was that the answer might be different in Adam’s case. I dont know, I guess we’ll see. As for me, I bought Taylor’s CD’s so I sure in hell would buy anything amazing Adam would put out.

In both cases the common thread was that they made me feel what the words they were singing meant.

I guess the real unanswered question is do you buy an Adam album without being able to watch him?

For me, the answer is: I have no idea. I guess it depends on the material. I’m all done buying crappy songs just because I like someone’s voice. And, I don’t do that thing where you buy just to “support” them. That’s not my job, and when I give money away, I like to give it to people who wouldn’t be able to eat that week without it (i.e. actual charities).

So, anything I buy from any of the people on this show is completely dependent on the end product.

ETA: Chipmunk – we were sharing a brain again.

I agree with everything you said, especially this:

Doesnt stop me wanting him to win because I think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the best of the group.

I have no clue what type of music they’ll make – so whether or not I’ll buy their album doesn’t factor into my decisions during the run of the show. I vote for whoever entertains me most. Their post AI career is someone else’s problem.

I guess the real unanswered question is do you buy an Adam album without being able to watch him?

The key is come Novermber/December after the hoopla, the hype, and the publicity machine winds down and people have other musical interests, will these same Adam fan(atics) break their backs to buy his album? That will be the $100,000 question.

I think his album will sell well in the first week, but the key is will he reach Kelly/Carrie/Daughtry levels? I doubt it but that’s me.

“So, anything I buy from any of the people on this show is completely dependent on the end product.”

This is true, I have bought three cd’s from past Idols, Carrie and Kellie for my daughter and I and Daughtry for my son and I. I am going to have a cd of all of Adams and part of Kris’s stuff from Idol this year but I really dont know yet, that I would buy Adams (or Jasons) until I hear them – so I answered yes to that question earlier but thinking about it after reading your post Spence, I really have to wait and see too.

Oh wait, I had someone burn Clays for me long ago, so does that count?

I think his album will sell well in the first week, but the key is will he reach Kelly/Carrie/Daughtry levels?

Even the *beloved* David Cook, seemingly the patron saint of mjsbigblog, has not reached Kelly/Carrie/Daughtry levels (not a fan, so whatevah).

I have no idea if Adam will either, but I’d say, out of this S8 bunch, he has the best chance.

If this had been one of Adam’s first songs would so many people be as complacent about it as they seem to be? I really think that we have become so familiar with Adam being “Mega Terrific” on his vocals and his song interpretations that we are no longer “floored” with his talent. We now listen and compare each song with his body of work instead of letting it stand on its own.

This, to me, shows how really special Adam is and what a unique AI contestant he is. I have rarely read so many comments about a contestant that focuses on the fact that he is his own strongest opponent (not saying there haven’t been a few other contestants that have had to measure up to previous performances) but most of his criticism now is of the type: “well it wasn’t as good as when he sang ___________(fill in the blank) so by default “so and so was the best tonight”. Tough audience out there.

Oh, and by the way, If looking at Adam’s Dad is any indication, Adam is going to keep his good looks for a really long time!

Was it kinda mean when Seacrest made a funny about Anoop’s eyebrows? Seacrest has no filter sometimes. I love him, but man…that was cold! Anoop is like the most vulnerable, insecure contestant! His body language just reeks of self-loathing. I guess after botching the lyrics and choking on the last note will do that to ya.
I think Kris is the only contestant that has consistently gotten better as the weeks go on. He seems to know himself very well, he’s comfortable with what he’s putting out there, and he’s just an overall sweet guy. I’m really rooting for him to pull ahead of Gokey in the judges eyes. I think that he already has in America’s eyes…but we shall see.
Interesting night. I wish Allison was 4 or 5 years older so that it wouldn’t be a little weird to see her singing about “Hot Stuff” lookin’ sultry and seductive. She sells it vocally, but it’s tough. Especially with Randy constantly drilling us with the fact that she is so young.
So what’s all the buzz about the backstage shiz?

“Was it kinda mean when Seacrest made a funny about Anoopà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s eyebrows? Seacrest has no filter sometimes. I love him, but manà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦that was cold! Anoop is like the most vulnerable, insecure contestant! His body language ”

I actually thought that Ryan was giving some good ideas to Anoop and the new look is better, he told him to smile more and that is what he should do, he does have nice teeth

“I think Kris is the only contestant that has consistently gotten better as the weeks go on. He seems to know himself very well, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s comfortable with what heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s putting out there, and heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just an overall sweet guy”

Yes to this, I did throw two votes his way, all that I could get in due to busy signals out here in the west, I was only able to get 1x in for Adam due to busy signals

I would buy Adam’s CD. The question is, would I open it and listen.
Hubby gave me Cook’s CD for Christmas and it is still sitting in my office, unopened. I like the kid; but I guess not enough to open the CD. LOL

Anoop is like the most vulnerable, insecure contestant! His body language just reeks of self-loathing.

I totally understand this interpretation, but I see it differently. I see a solid, quiet confidence in Anoop. I also think he’s used to being a high achiever and he’s very competitive. He’s his own worst critic. So, that dejected look after his performance to me isn’t necessarily a crisis of confidence, but more being mad at himself because he thinks he could have done better.

We all should know which TWO of the remainders are gonna get huge contracts, RIGHT NOW. We know the two by name. Both will sell a lot of records, sell out concerts. We all know that One will win AI, but the One may not be of the two. That is the reality of it. BUT, the fun of it is…well this! Repartee to fill the gaps until the game resumes in the search for the ONE, hopefully our one. Isn’t obsession grand!

NOW, to reply to earlier posts: NO WAY! Right! Agreed. You r NUTZ. Well said. FUHO! WRONG! Hope so. Wheelsee. Yo Mama!
YoYo Ma! YAWN, Gonna take u to Funkytown! Bye.

Reading all the comments last night but only just watched the videos.

I was so ready and worried for a cringe-worthy Adam performance because I was expecting some random, crazy indulgent glory-note wail mid song and an old fashioned, bland performance. But….that was beautiful. WTHHH LOL? It was so classy! He does have a really beautiful soul and it comes through. The wail is signature now & fit the song well since it actually sounded like his heart was f-n crying lol. & I noticed Adam was emotional & kind of distant. Now he REALLY needs to use his lower range on the show because it’s amazing. Someone tell the man this. I wonder if he reads this blog? Someone shuold ask him next time they go to the rehearsals or wtv.

I’m not sure why people are comparing his performances. Mad World was intropective, stunning & haunting, TOMT was tender, raw stripped back class and this was really simple & heartfelt. Bear in mind the stage settings for the other two songs were more memorable as were the songs. Although it would have been entertaining to have fun, ridiculous, campy OTT disco Glambert, he already did an uptempo (PTFM) so this song choice made sense & people were probably expecting him to do an uptempo. It’s insane so many are singling him out as being predictable – you can exactly the same for each and every contestant! Adam is STILL the least predictable.

It’s like they’re constantly waiting and hoping for him to slip up so they could all pounce on him like birds of prey, ick. Why do people think it’s cool to knock down success & hate popular people for the sake of it? He’s brought so much more to the show than they all have. Oh well! Haters keep on hatin’.

Anoop and Lil were just…singing, d’know what I mean? ‘Course it’s a glorified karaoke contest but they just looked like they got onstage to sing someone else’s song & get graded. I can’t remember Matt’s performance right now and the video’s not playing. I remember hating the hat.

Danny’s first note scared the crap out of me. The performance wasn’t shite but it WAS yet again, super cheesy and shouty. Thought Kara saying he’s always pitch-perfect was amusing. My bf thought it was “pitchy dawg”, he was right.

I was looking forward to Kris’ performance after seeing the comments here but I was disappointed :( I loved the guitar but it was just same ol’ sweet, slightly boring Kris – average samey voice, nothing incredible. I still want him in the Top 3.

Allison was MUCH better this week, great stage precense, awesome vocals but I couldn’t help wondering why a 16 year old girl was singing about needing hot sex. Also, I find her enunciation so distracting! “LHover, tonigh-, lookHing, gHotta, dHont, stuh-”. But I want her in the Top 3 also.

I’d like to see Lil and Gokey go. It will probably be Lil and Anoop/Matt.

edit: DON’T LECTURE OR TELL PEOPLE WHAT TO DO.

Oh, and as far as Adam being predictable, as in fast one week, slow the next. Yeah, that’s true in the big picture, but I thought this week was more his take on a lush ballad, not a redo of TOMT or MW. I see lots of variety in his performances.

I’m not positive I’d buy his CD, there are very few (like one or two) artists I’d buy these days without sampling the CD first. But that really has nothing to do with whether I think he should win AI.

That shoudl be READ, not reading. I can’t edit, booo.

I just listened to our morning DJs here in the SF Bay Area replay Kris’ and Adam’s performances. They said Kris’ arrangement (which the male half of the DJ team really liked; like me, they hadn’t watched the show but were listening for the first time) sounded a lot like the Doobie Brothers’ Long Train Running. I think they nailed it. The main DJ guy said he would listen to that on the radio.

As for Adam, I listened to his performance and I thought it was horrible. His voice has a seriously unpleasant tone and just does not sound good on the radio. The two male DJs were in agreement with this, but the female half of the DJ team who watched the show LOVED him. I’m thinking he must be a very good visual performer.

MJ – TOTALLY agree with ya, Anoop did NOT deserve that ‘worst performance by you’ crap from Simon. It was NOT! What’s up Simon’s a**???!?!

Was it kinda mean when Seacrest made a funny about Anoopà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s eyebrows? Seacrest has no filter sometimes. I love him, but manà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦that was cold! Anoop is like the most vulnerable, insecure contestant! His body language just reeks of self-loathing. I guess after botching the lyrics and choking on the last note will do that to ya.

Well, its only cos of AI’s constant mind-games, self-degrading and constant throwing of Anoop under the bus to make Anoop react this way. His spirit seems broken! The poor dude….i voted for you heaps Noop!! :clap_tb:

And that should be SHOULD!

Anoop is like the most vulnerable, insecure contestant! His body language just reeks of self-loathing.

I totally understand this interpretation, but I see it differently. I see a solid, quiet confidence in Anoop. I also think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s used to being a high achiever and heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s very competitive. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s his own worst critic. So, that dejected look after his performance to me isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t necessarily a crisis of confidence, but more being mad at himself because he thinks he could have done better.

I see it that way as well. I’d bet anything that Anoop is one of those competitive students who beats himself up when he makes a “B” instead of an “A.”

Apparently, he missed some lyrics last night, and the more that happened, the more it sort took the wind out of his sails, so to speak. I don’t think that last note was so much messed up as it was him sort of giving up – like he just messed up the whole performance.

Interestingly, his body language spilled over into the performance, and it ended up being a lot more lackluster than it should have been.

The key is come Novermber/December after the hoopla, the hype, and the publicity machine winds down and people have other musical interests, will these same Adam fan(atics) break their backs to buy his album? That will be the $100,000 question.

I think his album will sell well in the first week, but the key is will he reach Kelly/Carrie/Daughtry levels? I doubt it but thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s me.

Again, who knows?. His album may tank or will succeed depending on the quality of what he puts out there. Post idol its a different ball game, then its up to the public to decide if they like your material or not. Its not my job as a fan to keep his career going post idol.I wont buy crap, and nobody knows for a fact if any of this lot will produce anything worthwhile after the show. We’ll know when we get there.If its good, he’ll sell well, if it’s not, he wont.

The future has nothing to do with me or any other fan choosing who we want to win based simply on what they bring each week to the show. it is a tv show afterall, and should be enjoyable for what it is. Tomorrow will take care of itself.

I think Kris is the only contestant that has consistently gotten better as the weeks go on. He seems to know himself very well, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s comfortable with what heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s putting out there, and heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just an overall sweet guy

Yeah, I think I agree with this. Kris is just solid, seems to get better, and everyone else is in a bit of a holding pattern. I want an Adam-Kris-Allison top 3 and would be okay with any of them winning. But seriously, I think my heart is shifting a bit more towards Kris.

Again, who knows?. His album may tank or will succeed depending on the quality of what he puts out there. Post idol its a different ball game, then its up to the public to decide if they like your material or not. Its not my job as a fan to keep his career going post idol.I wont buy crap, and nobody knows for a fact if any of this lot will produce anything worthwhile after the show. Weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll know when we get there.If its good, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll sell well, if ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not, he wont.

Indeed.

And that is why, as someone posted somewhere above, the real winner of the season may not be the actual winner.

I thought generally that slowing down disco songs to create ballads was a failure, it pretty much destroyed the beat and rhythm of the song which, as dance songs, is their raison dà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢etre.

ITA. To me, the changing up that happened seemed disconnected to anything about the songs themselves and appeared to be more about the performers…and that bugged me. I don’t think the songs were improved upon in any way by the singers “making it their own.” Felt very arbitrary…they really might as well have been singing the phone book–in their own typical and completely expected style.

Rank (though it’s a little hard to rank them when I thought everyone kinda unerwhelmed)
Best to worst, I guess sorta:
Kris? Vocals were average and nice (kinda like he is), I suppose, though I thought his take on the song was seriously stupid. I was literally laughing. Out loud. 6/10
Adam? It was in tune and on pitch, and that is just about all I can say for his lackluster performance. Was he singing the proverbial phone book? the New York Times? the back of a cereal box? I couldn’t tell. 6/10
Anoop? Dawg, I thought he should have killed on this song. It should have played to his strengths, but the performance was unsure and shaky, as if he was still trying to remember the words. But there were some pretty spots…and I lurve my Anoop still! 5.5/10
Allison? I really, really hated this arrangement. I thought it just emphasized her enunciation issues. But she was on pitch…mostly. 4.5/10
Lil? Screamy, too high, too low…you name it, she did it. The whole performance was a mess. And I didn’t like her hair this week. 3.5/10
Matt? This is so not a song for the AI stage. He was whiny and strained and could barely keep up with the beat. The few things that Matt can do well vocally (soulful R&B) were not showcased at all. 3/10
Danny? Pitch was all over the place. The cadence of this singing felt completely random to what was happening in the music. And stupid dancing. But Paula says we will see him in the finals, so I fully expect we will. 2/10

Keel, he did sing incredibly high last night. That’s why I agree with Randy in that he needs to showcase his range more on the show. There are video and audios where he’s singing in his lower register not his falsetto and it sounds IMMENSE.

I was picturing the finals today…& I think Allison and Adam would sound awesome in a duet.

So, that dejected look after his performance to me isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t necessarily a crisis of confidence, but more being mad at himself because he thinks he could have done better.

That’s what I think, too. According to EW’s Behind the Scenes report, Anoop went straight to Simon after the show and had a talk with him, shook his hand. Hell, Anoop was probably agreeing with him that it was merely mediocre. I didn’t even notice any botched lyrics, but I don’t know the song very well – I thought they just chopped it up kind of oddly.

I love the kid’s voice, but not all good singers are able to thrive on the Idol stage. Anyway, I think if he somehow makes it though to next week, he’ll raise the bar for himself a little bit and try to go out on a high note.

I’m excited to see what the next theme is, but the way things have been going with the retreads of crappy Season 2 & 3 themes, I’m expecting them to drag out Neil Sedaka or something.

Totally hilarious that the same group of haters bashed Adam numerously last night yet barely uttered a word about some of the other contestants who WERE actually horrendous lol. What did Adam who comes across genuine and lovely do to deserve that, someone tell me. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s like theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re constantly waiting and hoping for him to slip up so they could all pounce on him like birds of prey, ick. Why do people think ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s cool to knock down success & hate popular people for the sake of it? Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s brought so much more to the show than they all have. Oh well! Haters keep on hatinà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢.

I DO NOT hate Adam, far from it. If you read my post, I find him a tremendous performer and one of THE best ever on AI. Hell, I believe he will win AI; however, it is after AI in regards to the real reason for the show: the search to find the next singing superstar. I don’t see Adam as that person. Perhaps you do and you are entitled to your own opinion as I am.

As for the others, I have been critical of others as well.

So when he came out again with the suit/hair/ballad, I sighed, afraid that perhaps the AI-soul-grinding machine is started to have an effect on him. As much as Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d love for Adam to win, I really want him to be true to himself, as an artist and a performer, even if that means à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“missteppingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  a time or two.

Just wondering why you think he isn’t being true to himself as an artist? Just because he isn’t wearing sparkles and eyeliner, glaming it up every week, doesn’t mean he’s not being true to himself.

I was looking forward to Krisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ performance after seeing the comments here but I was disappointed :( I loved the guitar but it was just same olà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ sweet, slightly boring Kris – average samey voice, nothing incredible. I still want him in the Top 3.

Totally agree Radiohead, I think Kris is top 3 material based on what we have left, but I find him consistently bland and always the same ol’, with the guitar stringing along. I watched the performance and then saw all the high praise on the board and just chuckled…Mileage and all that I guess

ETA: Chipmunk – we were sharing a brain again.

I called it a while back Spencer..We are obviously twins that were seperated at birth, LOL!

Anoop is like the most vulnerable, insecure contestant! His body language just reeks of self-loathing.

I totally understand this interpretation, but I see it differently. I see a solid, quiet confidence in Anoop. I also think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s used to being a high achiever and heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s very competitive. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s his own worst critic. So, that dejected look after his performance to me isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t necessarily a crisis of confidence, but more being mad at himself because he thinks he could have done better.

Well, I see it a third way. :) I thought he looked like he was being extremely cautious. He was in a dammed if he did, dammed if he didn’t situation. It’s clear that his ballads are his strong suit and his mannerisms during uptempo numbers aren’t coming off well on the Idol stage. But he really had to have something uptempo this week for disco week so that’s where I interpreted it as extreme caution. Most constestants would have been shaking it during the faster sections of that song and he did hardly anything.

I started the season as a major Anoop fan and he’s still the one that I’d be most likely to buy an album. But I’m okay if he goes out from this point forward because I think being on the Idol tour where he can relax will be a lot better for him than working under the constraints the contestants are under.

I think the reason why DialIdol is skewed towards LilRounds is because a large portion of the people who have that software downloaded would be people from VotefortheWorst. There would be a larger portion of people dialing for her on DialIdol than in the general population.

If you look at the raw numbers, only 7K votes were recorded for her through dialidol (If I am reading their data correctly). I mean, that’s really not very many people using dialidol to vote for Lil Rounds, is it?? Aside from that, the same trend of voting shown on dial idol isn’t going to continue into the general population of people voting. It doesn’t mimic “real life” because you have a large portion of people on dial idol voting with an agenda. Using dial idol with its speed dialing and its small sample size, they have the ability to affect the results. Just voting with their cell phone or text as one of the millions of people voting in America, they don’t.

“I really think that we have become so familiar with Adam being à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Mega Terrificà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  on his vocals and his ”

No matter what he sings his vocals are ALWAYS mega terrific, this just wasnt one of my fav’s, my favorite was Mad World and I think it always will be and thats ok – someone above said we have to stop dissecting his performances, really? We cant do that? Well, yes we can and yes we will, that is what he signed on for and what we do, NO one on that show can touch him as far as being so very spot on each time, vocally – I believe that at least. I seriously think that I will love the studio more this time. The ones I loved the most were Rof, Tears, Mad World and Born To Be Wild – he cant always make everyone drop on the floor, crazy about his performances every week, even someone who loves him as much as I do, can he?

My sister felt that way about Adam this week though, I was blown away last week:

http://community.myfoxyumaelcentro.com/blogs/category/ENTERTAINMENT

They said Krisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ arrangement . . . sounded a lot like the Doobie Brothersà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ Long Train Running. I think they nailed it.

This is funny, because I said the same thing about his not-so-successful rendition of All She Wants To Do Is Dance. I completely got that Long Train Running vibe from the arrangement of the chorus he sang that night! (And I wrote about it here at mj’s too. lol) Now I need to go back and listen to him again, since your DJs and Slezak said the same thing about Kris this time.

Regardless, it does shore up for me that Kris’ songs sort of sound the same fairly often. :-) Still like him though — 3rd fav I think, as he and Allison switch back and forth between 2nd and 3rd for me.

ETA: Ok, listened, totally hearing it again. The other reaction I had — what a difference a year makes. Slap some dreads and sparkle blue eyes on Kris, and that performance would have earned him a “I felt like I was at a Hawaiian luau” from a judge who shall remain nameless. LOL

ahhhhh. there are 2 going home and i’m still not sure about my pool picks.

the hell with it. i’m putting all my points on matt. i just can’t bear putting them on allison or anoop… and since lil is first on di, i can’t be sure about putting my points on her. i’d love for danny to go but i just don’t see it happening. so matt it is, he deserves to go anyway.

I guess the real unanswered question is do you buy an Adam album without being able to watch him?

Yes.
I have a dedicated iPod holding everything of his I can get my hands on and it makes some fine driving around music- music that keeps an idiotic grin on your face all day long.
That’s not a bad thing.

I’ll not say last night was my favorite performance of his as it was not. Nothing can touch RoF for me.

The first viewing of IICHY I noticed the “shriek”, the second viewing not so much, and this morning when I rewatched it I actually had to go back and look for the “shriek” as it totally slipped by me.

I don’t know what it is, but on every single one of his songs- Idol, Cabaret, Theater, or Citizen Vein- my love for them increases exponentially with each listen.
It’s very strange.

I DO NOT hate Adam, far from it. If you read my post, I find him a tremendous performer and one of THE best ever on AI. Hell, I believe he will win AI; however, it is after AI in regards to the real reason for the show: the search to find the next singing superstar. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t see Adam as that person. Perhaps you do and you are entitled to your own opinion as I am.

As for the others, I have been critical of others as well.

Hey, my comment wasn’t targetted at you :)

Was he singing the proverbial phone book? the New York Times? the back of a cereal box? I couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t tell

:lol_tb: :lol_tb:

About Anoop:

His spirit seems broken!

I disagree. I think ‘Noop is a very good singer who knew at that moment that he botched his last glory note, AND the lyrics. He looked unhappy – but I’m betting he was unhappy with himself.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d bet anything that Anoop is one of those competitive students who beats himself up when he makes a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Bà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  instead of an à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“A.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Agree. In fact, he’s likely the student who beats himself up for a 97 instead of a 100. He expects a lot of himself.

Fans (and non fans) should listen to last night’s performance again, and linger over the earlier moment in the song – the final “let it fill you up” before the tempo changed. I remember that as a very beautiful note. The guy can sing.

I’m channeling my inner Randy today, yikes!!!

And, oh yeah – I really would like to hear more of Adam’s lower range, too. Some of my favorite parts of Mad World were those under the falsetto/head voice. Gorgeous.

Everybody, say it with me…

The guy can sing.

“His spirit seems broken! The poor dudeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.i voted for you heaps Noop”

You know what, he needs to get over it and say “I was thinkin Marley” talk about someone who’s spirit was trampled on yet took it all in stride and smiled right thru it all (jason if ya didnt know who I was talkin about). Thats the spirit I like to see, though lord knows if that was me I would be a blubbering mess.

Kris? Vocals were average and nice (kinda like he is), I suppose, though I thought his take on the song was seriously stupid. I was literally laughing. Out loud. 6/10

ditto – thought I was the only one that had this take ( including the laffing), ‘cept I thought the beginning bad and end strong.

Seriously though, quit picking apart his performances, it’s getting beyond lame. Totally hilarious that the same group of haters bashed Adam numerously last night yet barely uttered a word about some of the other contestants who WERE actually horrendous lol. What did Adam who comes across genuine and lovely do to deserve that, someone tell me.

Radiohead, I literally cut this out of your massive post above.

A couple of things.

Before you even THINK of posting again read my guidelines:

http://mjsbigblog.com/?page_id=1172

People get to pick apart performances here on my blog. That’s what we do. If you can’t handle criticism of your favorite, you do not belong here.

No name calling, calling out the haters (dear GOD I dislike that word) or starting fan wars.

One more post like this, I put you in moderation.

As for Adam, I listened to his performance and I thought it was horrible. His voice has a seriously unpleasant tone and just does not sound good on the radio. The two male DJs were in agreement with this, but the female half of the DJ team who watched the show LOVED him.

This quote may have been about Adam (and the poster has every right to their opinion) but my statement is concerning the Djs. I have yet to find a DJ out in radio la la land who has a clue about music, songs, who is good who is bad, etc. Today a DJ is a talking puppet. Songs are chosen by a Station Manager at best, Corporate Big Wigs at worse. Most DJs don’t know a blasted thing about the singers or the songs…when they interview someone you know they are reading from a list of questions compiled by a 17 year old underpaid intern. Local DJs are all about the funny or the weird or the contest or embarassing their cohosts. Its no longer about the songs or the singers or the viability of an Artist. That’s why radio is losing their audience by the truckloads! (Speaking mainly about Top 40 radio….Independent genre’ stations are still really cool and this is where the whoafully underpaid music geeks really shine).

Sorry MJ. I thought by not not quoting anyone, I’d be fine lol *facepalm*

Sorry MJ. I thought by not not quoting anyone, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d be fine lol *facepalm*

No. It doesn’t work that way… You’re still telling the posters here what to do–in effect trying to control the discussion.

What you may do is complain about outside bloggers, journalists, pundits, the judges etc. And me of course.

But to keep the dialog open in these threads, to allow everyone an opinion without backlash AND to avoid arguments (that’s a biggie) I don’t allow posters to criticize the opinions of other posters, even if you aren’t naming names.

See how somebody thought you meant them? In the end it doesn’t matter if you’re vague–somebody is going to be offended.

I completely got that Long Train Running vibe from the arrangement of the chorus he sang that night! (And I wrote about it here at mjà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s too. lol) Now I need to go back and listen to him again, since your DJs and Slezak said the same thing about Kris this time.

[geek] That Doobies vibe last night comes from the chord Kris used that was the signature of various Doobies songs, most famously Long Train Running and Listen To The Music (check the very beginning of either song, but especially LTR). For any nerds/guitarists out there, you can roughly replicate it by playing a simple A-minor chord but without putting your first finger down as you would normally, then hammering your first finger down right after striking the chord. Not the actual chord the Doobies/Kris used, but the easiest way to get the same kind of sound with a simple chord. [/geek]

Didn’t some sources say that the disco theme was a last-minute fill-in when a mentor dropped out? I wonder if that is why the performances last night ranged from ho-hum to ill-conceived to trainwreck. It did seem more like the singers were either not very sure of what they were doing or falling back on same-old same-old.

Edited to add:…because…what a sec. It had to have been pretty last-minute because Matt’s song couldn’t have been a coincidence, could it have been? I thought Stayin’ Alive was a bad choice vocally for him, so the only reason for it had to have been to riff on the whole judges’ save thing, which means it had to have been selected after last Wednesday’s results show.

That’s a good point, janerazor. I think the contestants probably would have had their songs chosen/thought out a little bit earlier in the week (or even a week a head of time) if the mentor hadn’t fallen through. Add in the fact that they apparently have to learn Pauler’s choreography for tonight’s show, and things were probably more rushed and hectic than usual.

I hope they get a mentor next week but I guess that would make it difficult to fit 10 performances in. Although, with the extra judge, I wouldn’t be surprised if they waited until Top 4 to go to the two-songs per contestant format.

edit: first? that’s flat out baloney. Second? if you have a problem with the blog, take it to email.

they changed lil’s standing on DI: http://www.dialidol.com/asp/news/news.asp

hmm i might change my pool pick to her then!

^^You definitely should, hardkandy. I was going to jump in and say that earlier but I didn’t want to impose. LOL Since you’re rethinking, there’s my 2 cents.

Full Disclosure: Last time I weighed in on such things, I told mj to switch to Anoop, ahem. So take that fwiw. :-)

they changed lilà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s standing on DI:

The DI web site is so f–ked! Can the guy do anymore backpedaling to save his arse?

I think it is just a lot more fun to go with gut instinct. And I’ll power vote for my favorite the old fashioned way, 1 vote at a time. I’d rather save my money to buy some Itune downloads.

Interesting thoughts on Anoop. I think all of the above are correct. It seems that he is his harshest critic. I would say most definitely, that the note at the end was not missed because of his inability…it was missed because he lost confidence in himself. It obviously wasn’t due to the reaction of the crowd or judges. No one even noticed that he botched the lyrics. In fact…the quality of his voice and performance was NOT bad at all. When Anoop feels good about himself…ie My Prerogative…he is at his best. When he goes to that dark place where he has gone the last month…trapped in the bottom 3…he’s off his game. Ryan definitely was trying to be nice…but Groucho Marx is not a compliment! Oh Ryan…

The other reaction I had à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  what a difference a year makes. Slap some dreads and sparkle blue eyes on Kris, and that performance would have earned him a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I felt like I was at a Hawaiian luauà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  from a judge who shall remain nameless. LOL

I agree with this. Kris is pleasant and nice sounding always, but compared to some of the arrangements Brooke and Jason did last year, some of which got dismissed by the judges (it seemed like a luau, what’s with the strange violinist, etc.) what Kris pulled off was pretty middle of the road, IMO. But I guess the show works by comparison to peers, and compared to S8, he is doing something different. The song worked in that Kris way, but not something I’d listen to repeatedly because OMGZ it was so brilliant. I hope this doesn’t constitute hankering for S7, MJ, just trying to explain my opinion of why Kris was good but not great for me (for you, for me, for you, TM Randy)

^^You definitely should, hardkandy. I was going to jump in and say that earlier but I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t want to impose. LOL Since youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re rethinking, thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s my 2 cents.

hmmmmm but Lil is not votesplitting with anyone though and Simon was extra mean to her tonight and gave her the “you’re in danger” tonight line in the guise of “i think this is the last time we’re gonna see you” which usually propels lots of voters…hmmmmmm
i am thinking about this too much hahahah, don’t mind me, LOL.

they changed lilà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s standing on DI: http://www.dialidol.com/asp/news/news.asp

No, they didn’t. They simply ran a few simulations because some of the votes for Lil were anomalous. Nothing has changed in the official prediction site –

http://www.dialidol.com/asp/predictions/predictions.asp

Buderschnookie, I agree with you (although my ‘dedicated Adam channel’ is a ‘tube playlist rather than an iPod, hehe). I have listened to every Adam performance I can get my hands on, whether it’s Upright Cabaret, Zodiac, Idol or what-have-you – and I have listened over and over and over. I’m at the point where, with performances such as the cancer-benefit performance of “Crazy”, I don’t even have to watch but I know exactly where he is in little choreography.

I *love* actually watching Adam perform and I agree that the visual definitely adds another dimension – but, I can also turn on my playlist, set it to random and go about my business, and enjoy the singing just as much as if I were sitting there watching the videos.

I have never even considered buying an album recorded by *any* American Idol contestant (whether they won or not). On the other hand (maybe because I am Canadian), I have four albums from Canadian Idol contestants.

In terms of Adam, simply because I’ve heard what he is capable of vocally (and his Idol efforts are only a small portion!) at this point I would say I’m nearly 100% certain I would buy anything and everything he puts out post-Idol, but because I’m a cautious person and not a gambler I’m reserving judgment until I actually hear it.

NOLA, do me a favor, unwrap the David Cook CD. I think you’ll be glad you did. It is not a perfect CD, but it has some really nice songs and his song to his brother is worth the unwrapping all by itself. (Tearing up thinking about it)

I was talking about Kris with Cookmerized last night. She is not a Kris fan because he lacks edge. I drew a comparison to Jason and she argued that Jason did indeed possess a bit of an edge. The kind of “I care, but not enough to conform” kind of vibe that suited him and added an admirable charm to him. Kris is married, very secure, respectful…just not a whole lot going on. I mean, it’s great that he’s all of those things…but come on! At least if he was single, he’d be putting out that kind of energy. Unfortunately…there’s just not a whole lot to grab on to…no pun intended. I hope Kris and Adam are the top 2. But, I worry that Kris is splitting his votes with too many other people.

All I know is if Kris AND Allison go home it will go down in history as the wrst night in Idol history

Last season was my first for AI, and, after lovin’ on David Cook all season, I thought the least I could do was to actually PAY HIM BACK for all that entertainment buy BUYING HIS ALBUM. I seldom listen to it, but I feel I’ve shown him some love via the (once) mighty dollar.

Anastasia72071, Buderschnookie, et al, I’d appreciate it if someone would explain two things to me:

1.) which of Adam’s youtubes best show off his lower range (want to hear it!!!!), and,

2.) HOW DO YOU download videos off of youtube? Can you put them on your iPod???

Okay – that is really 3 Q’s – but I’d appreciate any guidance offered.

I wake up with Mad World in my head every day – and would LOVE to have more Lambert to listen to.

Finally! Real life is giving me a break…IÂ ¨’ve missed MJÂ ¨’s Blog!

Performance critiques:

Adam…I know some have complained that his pattern alternates between fast and OTT one week, then slow…well I like that pattern-it’s like like good sex. I thought Adam gave a beautiful performance…that voice is out of this world.

Kris- I really liked Kris’ performance but did this cute little worship leader realize that a man singing this song makes him sound like a pimp??!!! :rolleyes_wp: Nah…he probably didn’t. He’s a very good singer and quite the little musician.

Allison: Needs to stop slurring her phonemes when she sngs, but she did a very good ob- still love her voice. Hope DI is waaay off. She doesn ¨’t deserve to go home. She has an awesonf voicwe

Matt- was okay-didn’t like the song choice

Anoop is such a typically nervous overacheive. Vocals okay but a tad boring. His nerves really didn’t help.

Danny- can see why middle America votes for him…glad my tastes do not run to this frumpy looking yelper. He’s getting on my tits!

Lil- this wench cannot sing! She really sounded horrendous.

How will they do this? Will there be a bottom 4 since they are getting rid of 2 of them?

Should go home: Lil and Anoop

Will go home: Lil and Anoop

Danny makes my butt itch…can’t sing would never buy his music
Lil not the wench…can produce notes but has no direction …would buy a rap CD if she made one
Anoop is lost with alll the ups and down of what people like and don’t like from him …would download his music
Allison her voice is only awesome in that range of people that have voiices like hers. She could never compete with voices like Beyonce or Carrie Underwood.
Matt…would buy a CD from him because with the right producers he will be awesome
Adam…is so hard rock…would never buy his music but when in Vegas would go to see his show
I use to think Kris was my top idol until last night ..wrong arrangement for that song…still like his vocals ..would download

I think it is going to be an upset tonight…remember Daughtry and Clay Akins

I have yet to find a DJ out in radio la la land who has a clue about music, songs, who is good who is bad, etc. Today a DJ is a talking puppet. Songs are chosen by a Station Manager at best, Corporate Big Wigs at worse. Most DJs donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know a blasted thing about the singers or the songsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦when they interview someone you know they are reading from a list of questions compiled by a 17 year old underpaid intern.

I wasn’t trying to say that the DJ knows good music vs. bad music, but I think you may be over-arguing your point to say they have no clue about music and songs. That’s what they listen to and work with everyday (by the way this was a HAC and not a Top 40 station) and I would opine that they would have some clue as to what is current and gets picked up by PDs. Just sayin’

“.) which of Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s youtubes best show off his lower range (want to hear it!!!!), and,”

Is Anybody Listening shows off everything he’s got, a lot in his lower register:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvwcJUhIa0

…She is not a Kris fan because he lacks edge… Unfortunatelyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just not a whole lot to grab on toà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦no pun intended…

ITA. I keep waiting for the “busker”/”singing in a dorm room” critiques that never come. Maybe they will eventually.

I keep waiting for the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“buskerà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ /à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ singing in a dorm roomà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  critiques that never come. Maybe they will eventually.

They have to pimp Kris now because he’s one of the three left who have never been in the bottom 3– if he goes, then it’s a boring 3 week march to the Adam/Danny show. They’re trying to keep up some semblance of the “most talented ever” meme, as well as maintain the illusion that the competition is still open. But yeah, I agree with the busking thing. Just thought of something funny– I actually first learned the term “busking” from the movie Once (that’s what Glen Hansard’s character from the movie does), and Kris’ cover of Falling Slowly is my favorite performance of his. I dunno, that busker vibe kinda suits him. Though I still prefer the original, cuz his version is too sweet and pretty and he lacks Glen Hansard’s edge.

I’m not a Kris fan, but I think his performance was the best.

Anoop was looking sexy with that facial hair.

Bye Lil! I want her to leave just because she’s always talkingtalkingtalking about NOTHING to the judges….ughhhhh

“”"”At the Save Dinner, Lambert said he is following the model of David Cook. He said, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“My personal strategy with the week-to-week thing — because I know I’ve felt like, ‘Oh, I know I did well this week and so I’m setting the bar higher. How am I going to top that?’ — basically my strategy is to kind of structure it almost like a set list in a show, to one week kind of do this and then the next week kind of have something that contrasts with that so that I don’t become a one-trick pony. Now I’m just a two-trick pony. Up and down, up and down. It’s funny.”"”"”"

Mj posted this up front, Rushfield news – so his plan all along was to do this I guess

“”"Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦is so hard rockà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦would never buy his music but when in Vegas would go to see his show”"”

I dont believe that Adam is hard rock -

2.) HOW DO YOU download videos off of youtube? Can you put them on your iPod???

I don’t have videos on my iPod, but you can convert any Youtube to an MP3 at the Listen To Youtube website.

They have to pimp Kris now because heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s one of the three left who have never been in the bottom 3à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ if he goes, then ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a boring 3 week march to the Adam/Danny show

I agree. I think Kris will likely find a bus heading his direction come Top 3 or Top 4 night (although at this point, I believe the finale will be Adam/Allison). He should start working out an acoustic arrangement of “I Like to Move It” from the Madagascar soundtrack. Seems like a good producers choice for Top 3 night.

ETA: See, even Adam called himself a two-trick pony. I feel vindicated, lol.

Being a fan of Castro and Kris, I have to weigh in on the comparison. As much as I love Jason, and think his style and voice are more distinctive than Kris’, I can totally understand why Jason got the “singing in a dorm room” critique and Kris hasn’t.

Jason had a laid back style that sometimes bordered on making him seem like he really didn’t care, even if he did. Kris, on the other hand, always seems on top of his game and even though he seems equally laid back, he always seems prepared. Again, I’m not saying Jason wasn’t prepared all the time, just that he didn’t appear to be sometimes. JMHO

ETA: LOL cheese

They have to pimp Kris now because heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s one of the three left who have never been in the bottom 3à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ if he goes, then ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a boring 3 week march to the Adam/Danny show. Theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re trying to keep up some semblance of the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“most talented everà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  meme, as well as maintain the illusion that the competition is still open.

Yeah, sounds feasible. I wonder sometimes if in reality Adam is uber far ahead in the voting. Since DI is all wacky this year, it’s certainly possible. And maybe Danny isn’t doing as well as it looks on DI. I mean, Lil certainly isn’t. Kris and Allison are obviously doing better than they seem on DI. And yes. I realize you’re only supposed to look at the little colored dots, but if that’s all it’s good for, it’s pretty worthless. Oh wait. I do think it’s probably driving up the actual voting for the DI bottom dwellers. Panic-y fans = more votes.

Preliminary ratings from What Not To Sing are out:

Kris – 85
Adam – 80
Allison – 71
Danny – 50

Lil scored the lowest with a 26. Anoop and Matt were about the same in the 40′s. I actually think these numbers are fairly spot on.

In response to TXArchitect:

As Sumidol mentioned, “Is Anybody Listening” from the film “The Ten Commandments” by Val Kilmer contains everything – lower register (particularly at the beginning – I can’t even go that low) and high stuff. It’s definitely ‘theatrical’ (but hey, it’s a musical, it’s supposed to be!), and on the first couple of listenings I wasn’t a huge fan of the song itself (simply because, as a general rule, I don’t like musicals), but it grew on me and now I love it.

Other examples of Adam’s lower register (or I suppose a better/more accurate description would be “softer and less OTT”):

“Quiet Desperation” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxhBYQPBVAI (recorded as a demo for Jeff Thompson & Jordan Mann in their efforts to secure the rights to turn the movie “Pump up the Volume” into a musical). It’s not super-low, but it’s definitely lower in a general sense than a lot of Adam’s stuff that most people have heard. It also has very little in the way of big “money notes”; there’s a little bit right near the end, but overall it’s very subdued.

“I Just Love You” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VQo6mCkEso (cover of a Five for Fighting song that I’d never heard before Adam’s version – never heard of the band either; not sure if that means I’ve been living under a rock or what…). This again is not “low”, but it doesn’t really contain any of the vocal pyrotechnics that the critics don’t seem to like (not referring to anyone here [!], simply alluding to the fact that not everyone likes his style).

…And then there’s always “Crawl Through Fire” from the Zodiac show (most definitely OTT!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXvSA6QL7Ac&feature=related. This *does* contain pyrotechnics, both vocally and literally, but also contains some lower notes than I’ve ever heard from Adam.

Downloadable MP3′s of most of Adam’s performances are available here http://www.sendspace.com/folder/6t19ih. Hope this helps some of you out.

Oh and P.S. – I don’t have anything downloaded; I’ve just created a playlist within youtube. And I don’t have an iPod, never even touched one (I do, however, still own a walkman :confused_wp: :wink_wp:). …I guess I *have* been living under a rock, haha!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvwcJUhIa0U

Thanks for all of those Anastasia, I hadnt watched them before, I went to listen to this, again and something was wrong so here

Response to Sumidol:
“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvwcJUhIa0U
Thanks for all of those Anastasia, I hadnt watched them before, I went to listen to this, again and something was wrong so here”

Not totally sure what you mean by that, but I checked both that link (which worked for me), and the first one you had posted earlier (which did not work for me just now). Not sure why that would be because they look the same. [shrug] At any rate, doing a search on youtube for “Adam Lambert Is Anybody Listening” will find it.

Hey! You guys are really great for helping me out! I’ve just been looking at the referrals you gave for Adam’s lower register – and I’ve had to call my husband to see if he can come home early! ;-) ( Adam moving in lycra is a very fine thing! too bad Cookie never wore lycra…)

I just can’t shake a sick feeling that Adam may get the Michael Johns boot – and, if so, I’ll hate myself because I spent last night after the show reading this blog – instead of voting,,, must vote for Adam from next week on – can’t take any chances.

Will try downloading his youtube songs later this week when I have time.

I can’t beleive this guy! What a great talent!

Oh! If any of you are thinking of converting your iTunes library to the new unrestricted iTunes Premire – make sure you link in from MJSBIGBLOG – so that she gets some $$$ – converting mine cost over one hundred bucks (30 cents/song, about 60 cents/video) – so she got some % of that… I’m sure it adds up.

The other reaction I had à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  what a difference a year makes. Slap some dreads and sparkle blue eyes on Kris, and that performance would have earned him a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I felt like I was at a Hawaiian luauà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  from a judge who shall remain nameless. LOL

LMAO!!! Yep, I agree!!!!Except I find KRis a lot more serious about the process. He gives it his best and is into it, so I admire that. Although I predit he may start to fade once they’re down to 2 sg per night

I was talking about Kris with Cookmerized last night. She is not a Kris fan because he lacks edge

This!!! Thanks for helping me pinpoint it. Kris has no edge. He’s lemonade on a hot summer day, pleasant enough…but once no one is looking you spike the pitcher with 2 shots of gin, just to make it drinkable for the rest of the afternoon

terps Apr 22nd, 2009 at 2:02 pm

All I know is if Kris AND Allison go home it will go down in history as the wrst night in Idol history

I think there are a few DAUGHTRY fans out there who would disagree with you.

HOW DO YOU download videos off of youtube? Can you put them on your iPod???

There is a cool free download called downloadhelper.com that plugs in to your browser. With this tool you can download video and audio from almost everywhere you find it on the web. If there is video or audio it will download on a web page, the little icon on your toolbar starts to turn to let you know you can download it. It’s free and I highly recommend it. There’s a MAC version too!

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ”Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦is so hard rockà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦would never buy his music but when in Vegas would go to see his showà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ”à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

I dont believe that Adam is hard rock -

Don’t think so? Check out some old Led Zepp videos. Adam is a clone (only in voice) of Robert Plant. Don’t believe me? Listen to the recorded version of “Black Dog” Unfortunately most of the videos don’t do his voice justice. When he got older he didn’t go for the screaming high notes that were his signature.

I guess you had to be there.

Yes, Adam is becoming predictable. Yes, so are many of the other contestants, but what I like about Adam is that I don’t know what to expect of him. That’s what made him stand apart for me! Remember when he said “love it or hate it” and took it as a good thing? I like that Adam doesn’t care what others think. But I’m losing that from him. Seriously, Adam where is the polarizing performance that we all (well mostly) love? And I don’t have a problem with him doing fast and slow songs, but does he have to do it in such an organized pattern?? Yeah, I WAS expecting him to sing a ballad. I wanted him to do something crazy and upbeat, but it’s not what I expected.

Honestly, I find Kris and Allison the least predictable in their song choices and how they choose to sing them.
I’ve said it before, Gokey is the most predictable. Anoop is incredibly predictable as well, simply riding off what the judges said to him the week before. Matt tends to be a bit predictable, also scared by the judges.

I want Lil and Gokey gone. Anoop I’d be alright with too.

Anoop all I’ve been saying about you is to be yourself. Okay, now some actual advice. Shave the mustache! It makes you look old and then you give off this weird older guy who’s a creeper vibe. And the outfit was too cheesy. I like that pink polo shirt in that one clef hanger movie that he wore. But not this. I like college boy Anoop. He genuinely had fun when he performed. He looked COOL, not cheesy. Now he’s just trying too hard. And where was the soul? I didn’t feel any soul in this performance. I actually like when he tries to do R&B.

Donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think so? Check out some old Led Zepp videos. Adam is a clone (only in voice) of Robert Plant. Donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t believe me? Listen to the recorded version of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Black Dogà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Unfortunately most of the videos donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t do his voice justice. When he got older he didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t go for the screaming high notes that were his signature.

I kid you not – my husband has this single. On vinyl. This may actually go a long way to explain Mr. Spens’s recent transformation into a fantard.

John Ondrasik is the lead singer for Five for Fighting and has a beautiful falsetto – I think its his natural singing voice (UTube The Riddle); Mick Hucknell is also right there with the high falsetto – huge voice actually.
Anyone interested in where a voice can go here is one of the greatest. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c19YalbsFrU

Adam reminds me a bit of the lead singer of Muse. I would like to see Adam with a big band of instruments behind him rather than just accompanied by electronica and a simple guitar and drum set. I’m talking keyboard, strings, the whole shebang. He has the voice that would be greatly enhanced by a variety of sounds without getting drowned out. If anyone knows of Muse…you may get an idea of what I mean. Or maybe I’m flying solo on this one.

Two points:

I believe, starting next week, the 5 finalists will have two weeks of singing two songs (usually from a theme) before the obligatory final 3 of judges, producers, idols choice. I really think that these next two weeks will be a big factor in determining the final 2. If, as a contestant, you can’t change it up between the two songs and give 2 totally different performances (in this “new day” of idoldom) then you are screwed. I really think that there are some contestants that will have a difficult time not sounding “same old-same old” even if they switch tempos on the songs.

Second, as per a contestant sounding like someone else. I think it is harder and harder to have a new, unique sound since there are now thousands upon thousands of recorded voices floating around. Even someone such as Elvis wasn’t really unique, he just sounded like a black man in a white body. I think that, with a little searching, we could probably find a pretty good clone for every singing star out there. And as far as songs (new) and arrangements it would be pretty easy to find a song or a style that sounds just like the “new” one. It was interesting that when I heard Kris’ song last night (which I loved by the way) I couldn’t get the guitar chords out of mind, and until someone said it reminded them of the Doobie Brothers then I knew what I had been hearing all night.

Nothing earth shaking about my comments just some thoughts as I’ve been reading posts today!

Stairway To Heaven. Adam could pull this off easily and blow the roof off.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9TGj2jrJk8&feature=related

Think Adam is boring and predictable? Hate Adams screaming? Don’t think Adam is hard rock? Listen to at least the end of this song and tell me if it’s boring and predictable and screaming.

It’s totally Adams style.

“I kid you not – my husband has this single. On vinyl. This may actually go a long way to explain Mr. Spensà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s recent transformation into a fantard.”

Could be! I kid you not – I had all their albums (vinyl of course) They didn’t name their albums. They were just known as 1, 2, 3 so on and so forth.

Any clues as to next week’s theme?

If anyone knows of Museà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦you may get an idea of what I mean. Or maybe Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m flying solo on this one.

No, I’ve said the same thing myself, CookorHubbyHmm, and I’ve seen folks over on TWoP cite Muse too. That’s why I was really hoping Adam would sing “Supermassive Black Hole” last week since it appeared on the “Twilight” soundtrack. I’m still hoping he could get asked to sing it in the finals!

Would someone define the following for me:

Rock
Hard Rock
Glam Rock
Alternative Rock

Five for Fighting IS John Ondrasik. It’s one guy, not a band. It’s his stage name. I do like his falsetto and generally I am not a big falsetto fan.

I am totally on the Adam/Kris final two train at this point.

Even someone such as Elvis wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t really unique, he just sounded like a black man in a white body. I think that, with a little searching, we could probably find a pretty good clone for every singing star out there.

I respectfully disagree. Having been to Las Vegas and Branson, I have seen more than 25 Elvis Tribute artists and impersonators. Some sound very much like Elvis; some look very much like Elvis; and some have the stage persona of Elvis Presley – however, I sincerely believe there will never be anyone who has the total package. Honest.

Adam is the most unique and one of the most talented contestants to grace the stages of AI. I do see him most like David Bowie. The flash and flare, the talent, the persona, and the voice. He is a star!!

Would someone define the following for me:

Rock
Hard Rock
Glam Rock
Alternative Rock

That’s tough. I see rock fans debating about it all the time. I don’t think there’s a perfect definition for any of them. The easiest to identify IMO is glam rock, which is basically exactly what it sounds like. I think the best thing to do would be to go on Wikipedia and look up each one. That should give you a good idea.

Would someone define the following for me:

Rock
Hard Rock
Glam Rock
Alternative Rock

Rock is the genre from which all other forms of rock is derived.

A lot of people think Rock started in the 70′s but it really started in the 50′s. Originally called “Rock and Roll” (a 50′s euphemism for having sexual intercourse) it is a blend of “black music”, gospel music and blues. Most commonly rock and roll songs consisted of 3 chords.

Hard Rock/Heavy Metal are characterized by lots of loud guitar and electric instruments and a distinctive heavy beat.

Glam Rock is a rock band that wears makeup and can be theatrical . Think Queen, Kiss, Bowie. You can be a hard rock/glam rock band. Think Alice Cooper and Kiss.

Alternative Rock doesn’t necessary mean a rock band. It pretty much means a band that plays music that isn’t easily classified and records on an independent lable and gets played on college radio. Think R.E.M, Nervana, RHCP, Modest Mouse, Bright Eyes.

IMO, this morningà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s final http://www.votenumber1.com totals are much more indicative of the real voting patterns:

Adam – 37.05%
Kris – 19.52%
Allison – 14.16%
Anoop – 12.08%
Matt – 7.89%
The Gokey – 7.29%
Lil – 2.02%

Oh, background_noise, it would be so wonderful if this would be the actual results. One can only hope. I am getting physically ill listening to the garbage praises for Danny. It would seem that Kris’ performance would take away votes for Danny.

However, Paula TOLD us Adam and Gokey are in the Final 2. Egads… Adam will win.

Disco died a quick and merciful death in the late à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢70s, so why would AI want it as a theme? Horrible music and really boring performances by all.

The beat in Disco “beat” received a revival in the 1990s. Along with it came a big dedication to the Lindy Hop. Some women were actually able to wear some of the clothes they had in 1976. LOL!

Since I was there both times – I loved it.

I know there were a few at the rehearsal. Someone said the BAND messed up Anoop by playing the song slower than at rehearsal. Would this explain why his performance and persona lacked luster?

Donna’s version is a bit faster.

WHAT CAN A CONTESTANT DO IF THE BAND DOES THIS?

What were Randy, Kara, and Paula smoking last night? Only Simon’s critiques has any basis in reality.

Pimping Danny has got to stop. His performance was just as kareoke as Lil’s and just as bad. As was Anoop’s and Matt’s. They were all 4 terrible and kareoke. It made me gag to hear Randy talking about what great vocalists they are this season. What a bunch of crap. I know it’s their job to whip up enthusiasm for the weakest season ever but it’s hard to watch them lose all credibility. I was really disappointed in Randy last night and usually I adore him.

Adam, Kris, and Allison are the only ones with real talent and star potential. Matt has talent but it’s overshadowed by his many terrible performances as he tries desperately to please the judges. What’s with the hat? He’s not being himself and he seems desperate. He’s flailing.

Adam, Kris, and Allison should be in the top 3. The other 4 are way out of their league and have been all along. Send them all home and put us out of our misery. Worst.season.ever.

I can’t imagine that the band did that. They are professionals who have been doing this a long time.

Late to the party but here goes…

There were no trainwrecks last night but overall, I thought the show was kind of boring.

1 Kris Allen – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“She Works Hard For The Moneyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (Donna Summer) 24.5/30 (vocals – 8.5, stage presence – 8, song choice – 8) – Best overall performance this week. Solid vocals.

2 Allison Iraheta – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Hot Stuffà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (Donna Summer) 24/30 (vocals – 8, stage presence – 8, song choice – 8) – Donna Summer week continues with a smoky rock version of the disco hit.

2 Adam Lambert – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“If I Can’t Have Youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (Yvonne Elliman) 24/30 (vocals – 8.5, stage presence – 8, song choice – 7.5) – I didn’t like his arrangement as much as those from previous weeks but his vocals remain strong.

4 Anoop Desai – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Dim All The Lightsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (Donna Summer) 21/30 (vocals – 7.5, stage presence – 6, song choice – 7.5) – The vocals are smooth but I was hoping for more energy. I understand he muffed several lines (though I didn’t catch them) so that might be the reason for his tentative performance overall.

5 Danny Gokey – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Septemberà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (Earth Wind & Fire) 20.5/30 (vocals – 7, stage presence – 6.5, song choice – 7) – One of my favourite songs from the late ’70s. While not a disaster, Danny also didn’t do anything special with it.

6 Matt Giraud – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Stayin’ Aliveà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (Bee Gees) 20/30 (vocals – 7, stage presence – 7, song choice – 6) – Not bad, if one were looking for good karaoke fare, but not good enough to stand out from the crowd.

7 Lil Rounds – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I’m Every Womanà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (Chaka Khan) 19/30 (vocals – 7, stage presence – 6, song choice – 6) – Vocals were actually ok this week but the overall performance was nothing special. However, I’m deducting a point from stage presence for not being able to keep her trap shut while being critiqued by the judges.

I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t imagine that the band did that. They are professionals who have been doing this a long time.

jersey, the comment was made by someone who DID attend the rehearsal, but I don’t recall her/his name. I’d have to go through about 7 pages of posts.

Even if Anoop does go home tonight, I really NEED to know if the band messed up!

Also, if this does happen – what can a singer do?

(BTW, I do believe this has happened before.)

I understand that the person attended the rehearsal. But who really knows what happened after that? Maybe Anoop said “You know Rickey, that arrangement felt a little too fast to me. Could we slow it down?” All I mean is that it’s too hard to know what went on behind the scenes.

Jersey à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ John Ondrasik heads a band called Five for Fighting; you can split hairs and point out that without him there is no Five for Fighting, just like there would be no Train without Pat Monahan, but we can agree as I have seen both acts live that live that both front other musicians which constitutes a band, and lead singerà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.I am not in the Adam camp; I think he is a talented singer with a voice that I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t much care forà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦I think the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“connectionsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  that he makes are practiced performance art, and that he is a fantastic salesman.

Thank you for your response, jersey!

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