American Idol Season 8 – Top 9 – Results – VIDEO

How is it that on the shows when ratings are down, vote counts go up? I don’t get it. :blink_tb:

The vote count is totally manipulated by how many phone lines they open up.

^ Ah. True.

So I guess Adam won’t be singing Don’t Stop Believin’ next week since it’s the group song?

At least the group song is live this week, it appears.

ahhh Jason Castro…he has a really nice song called “I’ll wait for you”

This is actually cute because they’re not lip-synching.
MEGAN IS CRAZY, GO HOME GIRL.

You know, as much as I’m not a huge fan of Adam, I would’ve preferred him to sing that solo X_X.

Hmm… The group song wasn’t horribly painful for once. I kind of liked that one. They’re still lip-synching, but oh well.

They were sooo lip-syncing on my tv haha

They weren’t lipsynching? I thought they were. It was live, but it looked like they were still lipsynching to me. Maybe they sang to a backtrack during the group portions and sang live during their solo parts?

That’s the first group number I have enjoyed, ever.

they were lipsynching…..scott’s mouth wasnt near the microphone….

I don’t think that was live. Scott’s voice was as loud as everyone else during his solo, but he was really far away from his mic. (Someone should tell him which way it’s pointing if he’s going to be standing at a piano.)

Were they actually singing live tonight?

I think even in prior years they had prerecorded tape playing, while they sang along and had live solos.

At least the group song is live this week, it appears.

They better be singing live. I read a lot of people are hating, if not openly mocking, the lipsynching.

Wait, they’re just now showing the Top 13 party footage? Shouldn’t that have been done on, uh, I dunno… Top 13 night?

I think even in prior years they had prerecorded tape playing, while they sang along and had live solos.

I think that’s what they were doing tonight.

Are they giving us REAL behind the scenes footage? Who woulda thought?

Kris’s “sexyface”… lol.

LOL Sexy face

They better be singing live. I read a lot of people are hating, if not openly mocking, the lipsynching.

Because lip syncing is lame–especially if those doing it aren’t very good at it. And none of these contestants know how to lip sync to save their lives.

Ohhh my goodness I love the impersonations! :laugh_tb:

Wow, Danny is a total a**hole.

When the showed that shot of Kris posing I think I was screaming internally along with the fangirls in the audience LOL Mmmm.

LOL, I like this mansion life thing. LOL @ Kris’s sexy face, Matt’s impressions, and LOL @ the other impressions… Danny’s impression of Matt was kinda a low blow, and he stole that from me! But LOL @ Allison. Oh God.

The impersonations were hilarious.

Kris Allen is too cute for his own good. Lovin’ him.

They’re actually doing something right tonight….!!! Behind-the-stage stuff FTW.

LOL at the impersonations. :drunk_tb: I just hope no one takes them too seriously, because I could honestly see these stirring up some fanwar crap…

Oh, they’re doing the groups thing! But it’s not Top Group, Middle Group, Bottom Group… it’s one top, one middle, one bottom in each. Did they steal it from IDF? Cause someone totlally suggested it today.

I missed Kris, who did he impersonate?

THere is going to be one from each group, i bet.

Oh no. Is this three-groups-of-three night?

Danny – that was a low blow – bad.

I just boarded the anti-Gokey train with that
“impersonation? of Matt. That was evil!!

1 from each group… megan, allison, anoop/scott

Kris is with Matt and Megan. Dear God, if that group is in the Bottom 3 I will RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE!

Whatever. Matt’s been goat-boy forever.

None of those groups represent the bottom 3

Okay–I thought one from each of those groups were the bottom three, so I guess I was off.

ETA–oh–yay–other people thought one from each group too.

eta–what a breath of fresh air to see David Cook, eh?

I did like Matt’s impersonation of Danny though – it was in good humor vs. Danny’s of Matt. maybe he didn’t mean it that way but it sure came out wrong :thumbdown_tb:

I missed Kris, who did he impersonate?

No, he didn’t impersonate anybody – Anoop did an impersonation of him, lol – singing “How sweet it is to be loved by you.” Started off soft and slow, and then belted the last note doing that side-mouth thing Kris always does. BAHAHA.

1 from each groupà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ megan, allison, anoop/scott

Makes sense.

I missed Kris, who did he impersonate?

No one. Anoop impersonated him – crooked mouth and all. Hehe.

The impersonations were funny, I liked Anoop’s impersonation of Kris LOL

LOVE the behind the scenes stuff. Impersonations were hilarious. Love Kris’s sexy face (:

A lot of counting involved with this show this season…4 judges, top 36, top 13, 3 groups of 3, 1 top/middle/bottom…

I think Ryan will swap Kris and Anoop and there you are, your bottom 3.

Please, let that happen. No way Kris in bottom 3.

hahahahha loved anoops impersonation of Kris and his crooked mouth…..at least they look like they are having fun together…

this group thing makes NO sense- there’s no way any of those three groups are in the bottom three (those people, grouped together.) They each have one of the top vote-getters. Whatever…

Ooh, Cookie in a suit. Sounds good so far.

Yeah, Danny’s impersonation of Matt was mean. The others were funny though!

I’ve missed seeing Cook on the Idol stage… and Archie too, for that matter. I wonder when he’s performing?

Lord, I love David Cook. Isn’t that a refreshing sound?!!

Can’t hear the guy singing harmony at all.

Lol, funny how it’s supposed to be “live” but the judges are weirdly absent from the table… heh.

Careful, Cookie… stay on pitch. :unsure_tb:

I am really hoping that they will switch Kris out of the group with Matt and Megan and put someone else in Kris’ place. Hopefully not Allison, though.

I think it’s week 3 in a row where Ryan is going to lead Kris to think he’s in the bottom but they’ll switch him for Anoop in the end.

So nice to see DC…

So so nice.

I love David Cook, but this song blows. I wish he had sung Heroes.

Now THIS is much better filler – stuff about the CONTESTANTS.

Kris, your “sexy face” is hot. Work it!

Loved the impersonations. Matt should have done his Adam one. Anoop’s and Allison’s were especially awesome.

Platinum? How’s that possible if he’s not in the least bit popular?

I’m pretty impressed that whoever is in charge of continuity can keep track regarding the outfit Ryan has to change into to give the illusion that this is happening tonight.

Whoever said that they’re gonna swap Kris and Anoop is so on point. It’s like what they did top 7 week…switch DC with Syesha…and then all was made clear. I remember having a bloody heart attack watching David C in the same group as KLC and Brooke. Yipes.

Now THIS is much better filler – stuff about the CONTESTANTS.

Kris, your à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“sexy faceà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  is hot. Work it!

Loved the impersonations. Matt should have done his Adam one. Anoopà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s and Allisonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s were especially awesome.

I agree. I enjoyed that quite a bit.

I love David, but not thrilled with the live performance. The record is sooo much better. Hope the song does well on radio and charts well. :wub_tb:

David doesn’t sound or look good. Anyone else worried?

I remember having a bloody heart attack watching David C in the same group as KLC and Brooke. Yipes.

Lol. I wasn’t worried about DC that night – instead, I was surprised Kristy and Brooke had done so well.

ETA: Kris is safe!! I can breathe now…

David Cook sounds awesome. He’s never perfectly on pitch during his performances, and I think it’s better that way.

Soooo nice to see David back on the Idol stage.

Poor Matt. That fake-out was mean. Megan in the bottom 3-YES!! Please send her home. She does not belong there.

David doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t sound or look good. Anyone else worried?

His ‘people’ said he’s been in Indiana, hanging out with Adam.

Now THIS is much better filler – stuff about the CONTESTANTS.

Kris, your à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“sexy faceà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  is hot. Work it!

Loved the impersonations. Matt should have done his Adam one. Anoopà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s and Allisonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s were especially awesome.

ITA.

Poor Matt… that was cruel, Ryan!

Loved seeing more of Matt’s personality.OMGGGGGGGG! YES!!!

David doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t sound or look good. Anyone else worried?

Not really. That was two weeks ago.

she’s so psycho

What the heck was that, Megan? OMG. XD

Ohhhh. Megan just said the wrong thing. She doesn’t care? Not good.

That bird thing was a shout out to VFTW. They told her do doing a random ‘caw’ thing, and she did.

ohmy lady cawcaw!

Aww, Matt is so adorable (:

Cook sounded and looked fine to me, pretty much the same as last year.

:blink_tb: Megan really is insane, isn’t she?? Loopier than Brooke White and Paula put together…

ETA:

That bird thing was a shout out to VFTW. They told her do doing a random à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹cawà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ thing, and she did.

Ah, that makes more sense. Now why do I have the feeling Idolatry’s going to replay that clip again and again…?

Ryan should do “you are safe… april fools!” :tongue3_tb:

Megan’s an official freak.

Megan sure is embracing her VFTW-ness. xD

Allison in bottom 3

I never want Megan to go home, simply because I don’t want to hear her “sing for her life.” Never ever ever.

LOL, Jason just cracked a giant yawn in the background…

Dang, Scott’s safe. There go my 20 pool points.

I do not like Megan. At all. Please go home.

I liked that Cook song much more than the second one that he shouted on SNL.

I find myself looking at the drummer each time the band is on TV. He’s really good, knows how to entertain the crowd and looks like he’s having fun each time I see them on TV. Except for David, I have no clue who any of them are by name, but I may do some research on the drummer. What is his name?

LOL, Jason just cracked a giant yawn in the backgroundà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Who’s Jason? :blink_tb:

who the hell keeps voting for scott?? ugh!

Allison in Bottom 3? “AMERICA”, explain yourself!

eta: reeboks1, touche.

Michelle – “America” is very fashion conscious.

I thought that the contestants impersonations was pretty funny, especially Anoopà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s. Dialidol had Anoop, Allison, and Megan at the bottom of their list and had Megan at the botttom, letà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s see if they are right and she goes home tonight.

LOL, Jason just cracked a giant yawn in the backgroundà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

LMAO!!!

Got the bonus points! Heck yesss (:
Megan Megan Megan you HAVE to be voted off.

DC’s performance was taped on the 18th.

Meganà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s an official freak.

I’ll second that. I saw no humor in what she did.

Ugh. Allison in the bottom 3. Again. What’s wrong with people???

I took a big risk and put all my points on Anoop. Hmm…

Jason again? I’m watching the show and still haven’t seen him. Geez. (Wonder what he’s doing there? Just hanging out? Do you think he talked with the contestants before the show?)

The pimp spot curse continues. As if to offset the fact that you are not going home this week, you’re in trouble the next week.

NOOOOOOOOOO ALLISON

anoop has yet to impress me this ENTIRE season. i wouldn’t care if either he or megan left. just not little allison!

I really do hope Dialidol works like it did when Alexis was the last one on the list and she was the one to leave. It would be just wonderful if things worked out like that this week.

I hope that smirk gets wiped off Megan’s face, but then she isn’t smart enough to figure out that it makes people hate her anyway. Hopefully tonight is the last time I see her til the finale. If she stays, I’m leaving the room while she’s on next week. She’s the stupid but pretty girl who’s always gotten by on her looks and has no clue that it won’t work forever.

Watching GaGa. What was that people were saying about Adam being too theatrical and a performer instead of a musician? He looks more relevant to me everyday.

Wow. Zipper-shaped eyeliner.

Kris better be breaking the pimp spot curse next week.

Loved seeing David C’s mom singing along. Sorry to see Allison in the bottom 3.

GAGA! Hmm, she changed the opening? Glad she’s doing the piano version, though.

What did Megan do?
Can’t watch it here yet.

Oh, Megan you are so shrewd … first you lock up the tone-deaf vote, then the bird lovers, now you are closing in on the class clowns!

Lady GaGa what a strange character!!!!!!!

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve missed seeing Cook on the Idol stageà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ and Archie too, for that matter. I wonder when heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s performing?

Probably top 3 elimination night. Ryan said “towards the end of the season” on his radio show, and he’s back from the UK just in time for that.

I may do some research on the drummer. What is his name?

Kyle Peek.

ETA: I should like Lady Gaga. Surprisingly, I don’t. She (and Katy Perry) make me want to punch them in the face.

We just can’t lose Allison. :down_tb:

My cookie was on fire!! Best idol to ever grace that stage. I bet this song will skyrocket to the top of the charts. And the video looks HOT!!! :clap_tb: David Cook=Best Idol.

yeah lady gaga is a very interesting character

Lady GaGa what a strange character!!!!!!!

lol omg. What is he/she?

That is THE WEIRDEST GaGa performance I’ve ever seen. I’m impressed, though. She managed to get through it even though she’s lost her voice… she can’t even talk right now.

Lady Gaga sounds a lot better when she’s behind a piano.

I will now offically declare myself old. I am trying to figure out what the charm of Madame GaGa is, and I can’t wrap my head around it. I guess if she can be successful so can Madame CawCaw.

That was….hmmm.

well that was … different..

why do people buy songs by Lady Gaga? I don’t get it.

I like Lady GaGa but I’m not a fan of the Poker Face song. There are so many songs in her album that are much better than those that she has released as singles.

Suzanne, Jason’s on AI Extra tonight. The performance is pre taped, but his interview isn’t. Since that tapes not too long after the show I assume that is why he’s there.

Now that’s a SHOW!

whoa, girl, learn how to shave your armpits. and i really only like the chorus.

David made Lady Gaga look like an amateur.

Reckon Simon thinks Gaga is “indulgent”? hmy_tb:

OMG David Cook is a gazillion bazillion times better than the whack job that was just on.

Reckon Simon thinks Gaga is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“indulgentà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ?

Lol, probably! :laugh_tb:

David Cook ! Oh how I have missed you on the Idol stage ! With a song that hardly lets your magnificent voice soar. Saved by the warm charisma that blankets everything in pretty !

I’m in another AI pool, and we had to pick the B3 and who is going home…I got the B3 right…now Megan the tattooed lady needs to skeedaddle.

I must be old too…because that GaGa person is kind of beyond me.

Edited: go me! oh that was awkward…Simon looked genuinely pissed off.

OldHag: Just yes; me, too.

I adore Lady Gaga. The LA show sold out before I could get tickets a couple weeks ago, so I am looking forward to seeing her perform tonight… when the show airs.

Watching GaGa. What was that people were saying about Adam being too theatrical and a performer instead of a musician? He looks more relevant to me everyday.

That’s what I have been thinking, especially hearing some original songs from Adam.

Kris better be breaking the pimp spot curse next week.

Totally agree.

Kris, your à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“sexy faceà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  is hot. Work it!

It took me a couple of weeks but, I flove this boy. I’ll call you Mr. Allen cuz you nasty

I think that Simon just basically said that they are not going to save Anoop or Megan. I think that the person that he feel is worth saving is Allison.

Thanks Brie.

Lady GaGa looks so much older than she really is–about 23.

Please please please let Allison be safe! *Panics*

YES!

Allison! Yes. *melts in relief*

Aside from Allison’s dip into the Bottom 3, I actually really really liked tonight’s elimination episode.

Allison in the bottom 3 is just unacceptable.

Slezak is totally going crazy after this.

Thank goodness. Anoop better bring it, big time next week.

WHEW!!!

bye bye Megan (caw)

hahahahaha

What. Is. She. Doing.

Megan just gets quirkier and quirckier. VFTW is probably loving this.

Love that Simon just said they wouldn’t save her, instead of pretending to ‘contemplate.’

Love that Simon finally said he wasn’t going to save her instead of prentending.

Dear America,

STOP PUTTING ALLISON IN THE BOTTOM THREE. SHE IS ONE OF THE BEST CONTESTANTS THIS YEAR BY A MILE AND DOES NOT DESERVE TO GO HOME BEFORE ANYONE EXCEPT MAYBE ADAM.

Signed,

A concerned viewer who is THIS close to buying a Go-Phone and voting for Allison a la Archangel style, seriously

Wow, Simon. That was brutal. XD

I was hoping Megan would leave, but that was just cruel what Simon said. IMO

I got all 22 points! holy shit!

Oh, thank God that Simon was honest enough to say that they’re not even going to consider saving Megan. My faith in Simon and TPTB is restored a teeny-weeny bit. I think she thinks she’s a cartoon character or something, she’s acting so bizarre and making such odd faces. Ha ha, VFTW!

Thank goodness my little crimson haired rocker is safe. Her presence in the bottom three was totally unacceptable. America you suck!!! Hopefully next week she does something awesome and gets to do it late in the show.

I had to mute her song, but her final goodbyes were very very sweet.

double post

Who are you trying to fool, Simon, you hypocrite. You would never have considered saving Megan anyway. Shame on you for trying to use Megan’s comment as a cover.

the last three contestants to be eliminated are all parents…
hmm.
maybe lil will go home next?!?

the last three contestants to be eliminated are all parentsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦
hmm.
maybe lil will go home next?!?

Yes please.

Yayyy 24 points! LMAO Megan. At least she pleased VFTW.

I finally got some points in the pool. Heh.

Off to watch the DC performance!

Phew! She’s gone.

Aww I lost all my points this week!
I put them all behind Anoop, hoping the elimination would be a bit unpredictable this week.
Oh well, at least the right person went home.

Well, she did it her way.

the last three contestants to be eliminated are all parentsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦
hmm.

Well, good thing Kris and his wife are newlyweds, then.

Every time I see Lady Gaga perform on TV I keep thinking it’s a joke and Kenan Thompson is going to come out in his Deep House Dish outfit.

Dear America,

STOP PUTTING ALLISON IN THE BOTTOM THREE. SHE IS THE ONE OF THE BEST CONTESTANTS THIS YEAR BY A MILE AND DOES NOT DESERVE TO GO HOME BEFORE ANYONE EXCEPT MAYBE ADAM.

Signed,

A concerned viewer who is THIS close to buying a Go-Phone and voting for Allison a la Archangel style, seriously

I hear ya! I am getting tired of Allison constantly being in the bottom when she is so much better than all the pimped people. Seriously, she was nowhere NEAR the worst performance last night. I mean, Lil and Matt were both safe and Allison wasn’t? Is America deaf? Gah.

Whew, Allison is on to another week. Why dont people vote for her?

I mean to say that I got all “24″ pts I think that was the first time.

Well…that was a weird elimination.

I’m hardly surprised at Megan going. I’m glad they at least let her enjoy her singout and didn’t even pretend to “negotiate”.

Megan was hilarious! (drinking out of Paula’s cup, anyone?)

I loved her farewell shout-outs (esp. to her baby- very sweet), and the contestants seem to love her (esp. Kris, Adam, Allison).
Plus, brownie points for doing VFTW proud. She didn’t back down from her VFTW anointment at all!

Between GaGa and Megan, that may have been the strangest results show I’ve ever seen.

Allison is having a difficult time gettin a fanbase…poor girl…
Reality is that she is no ones #1…

I just want Scott and Lil gone next. After that, I think I can be okay with however the cookie crumbles.

Allison is having a difficult time gettin a fanbaseà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦poor girlà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦
Reality is that she is no ones #1à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

FALSE STATEMENT.

Reality is that she is no ones #1à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Except mine?

Megan just made herself a goddess at VFTW, right up there with Mikalah, Antonella and Tatiana. In a way I don’t blame her for having a bit of a flippant attitude about it all, the judges have been ridiculous in the amount of pimping and contradictory feedback for weeks. I’m sure people like Megan, Anoop, etc, see the writing on the wall. It sure wasn’t hard to push Simon’s buttons tonight but I’d rather see somebody do that than put themselves through the trouble of pretending the judges are actually deliberating.

ok…she not many people’s #1…obviously…or she wouldnt have been in the bottom 3 twice…

now that is a better filler letting the contestants TALK for once
megas shout outs were cute!!
I enjoyed the result show.. the only part that Imuted was cooks performance.
other than that… it was cool.. oh the the ford commercial are sucking more each week.. are they running out of money?..
kris|matt|adam and anoop glad you are all safe.

I thought Megan had the best performance of the night.

I can’t see where anyone over 15 would think Kris is sexy. Cute, talented, yes, but not what I’d consider sexy, I’m sure his wife thinks he is, but he looks so young and doesn’t have those sultry eyes and pouty lips. His sexy look poise was not really that good, the boy needs more practice.

I agree with Slezak now that a Top 6 or 7 finish for Allison is like a victory.

I am so happy Allison is safe and ALSO I am so happy Matt is safe.
Yeah, maybe last night wasn’t his best performance BUT…the week before he had a great performance and was bottom two. Sooo.
I do think it was not his time to go at all…

I am so relieved..
I think Scott will be the next to go. I hope. He is just boring and predictable.

syesha was in the bottom 3 six times last year and she made it to the top 3.. so you cant just go by that.. i do think allison needs to get a fanbase, and quick.. if scott sails thru then something is wrong

Allison is in the bottom 3 all the time because teen girls do not vote for their own

Well, mileage. I’m twice 15 (almost) and I think Kris is a hottie

Okay, I guess next week my mission is to SAVE ALLISON!

Oh damnit. Nevermind, I only have 22 points. When they said last person to find out that they’re safe, I thought it meant safe from the Bottom 3. =P I would’ve put my points on Anoop if I knew it meant safe from elimination.

Oh well.

Megan just made herself a goddess at VFTW, right up there with Mikalah, Antonella and Tatiana. In a way I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t blame her for having a bit of a flippant attitude about it all, the judges have been ridiculous in the amount of pimping and contradictory feedback for weeks. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m sure people like Megan, Anoop, etc, see the writing on the wall.

Aye, aye. Megan was just havin’ fun – she knew that she was (1) in the bottom, (2) probably going to be voted off, and (3) never going to win this season. She just gave Idol a big screw it all! LOL!

okà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦she not many peopleà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s #1à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦obviouslyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦or she wouldnt have been in the bottom 3 twiceà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

True statement. lol.

So glad Matt is safe! Matt’s studio version of “You Found Me” is AMAZING, just to let you all know. (: Though Allison should not have been in the bottom 3.

Reality is that she is no ones #1à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Except mine?

And mine.

As for Megan going home…. Maybe there is a God after all.

Maybe Allison will get Megan’s votes. Maybe.

I don’t know why she keeps hitting bottom, but really and truly, I think she and Adam have an intermingling fanbase, and he takes the most out of it.

Simon not even pretending that they would save Megan – that was refreshing. She sort of ticked him off a little. He was still pouting. Heh. Well, y’all put her there, judges. So, deal.

I don’t know what’s up with Allison…teen girls can do well on this show, Jordin won after all. Last week DI had her near the top, but that was with the pimp spot and heavy judge pimping. She’s definitely too good to be there, however and I hope she really brings it next week.
Honestly, the way things are looking, I would be surprised but not shocked to see an all male top 6.

David Cook’s performance was great. Loved the interpretation of the song. They didn’t need to focus on his mother quite so much. Wish they’d show Neal more often and not only Kyle.

Hmm well Kim Locke, for one, was in the bottom a few times, yet ended up in 3rd place. So there’s hope for Allison. She’s my #1 too this season, but I hope she doesn’t start acting strange like Megan, it seems to be contageous.

One of the back-up singers twittered about GaGa.

At Idol rehearsal. Lady GaGa’s rehearsing her number. Maybe this is an April Fool’s joke… Or maybe I just don’t get her…

:laugh_tb:

Dear America,

STOP PUTTING ALLISON IN THE BOTTOM THREE. SHE IS THE ONE OF THE BEST CONTESTANTS THIS YEAR BY A MILE AND DOES NOT DESERVE TO GO HOME BEFORE ANYONE EXCEPT MAYBE ADAM.

Signed,

A concerned viewer who is THIS close to buying a Go-Phone and voting for Allison a la Archangel style, seriously

I hear ya! I am getting tired of Allison constantly being in the bottom when she is so much better than all the pimped people. Seriously, she was nowhere NEAR the worst performance last night. I mean, Lil and Matt were both safe and Allison wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t? Is America deaf? Gah.

It’s my fault.

I have voted for Allison every week since the semifinals – except this week. I didn’t vote for anyone this week because I had a bunch of tax-related stuff I had to get together before bed. I will make amends next week by voting for Allison early and often.

Megan had a great exit. Didn’t like her too much but I’m a fan of her personality. Totally embraced her VFTWness

I must apparently live under a rock…

because that’s first I’ve ever heard or seen of Lady Gaga…

So really, REALLY? That’s the number one song in America?

EEP.

Other randoms. I loved seeing David.

I won all points in the pool this evening which is a first.

I saw Jason Castro!

And what was up with Megan cawing all over the place?!!!?!

One of the back-up singers twittered about GaGa.

At Idol rehearsal. Lady GaGaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s rehearsing her number. Maybe this is an April Foolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s jokeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ Or maybe I just donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get herà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

LOL!

I am getting tired of Allison constantly being in the bottom when she is so much better than all the pimped people. Seriously, she was nowhere NEAR the worst performance last night. I mean, Lil and Matt were both safe and Allison wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t? Is America deaf? Gah.

It’s rapidly approaching the point where the quality of singing is being trumped by enormity and commitment of fanbases. Allison’s fanbase is probably not as established as some of the others – Matt and Lil, included.

Her placement strongly depends on performance, and when she gets panned for her wardrobe, rather than constructively critiqued on her performance, her talent sort of fades into the background. Again – casual voters make the difference. Casual voters also tend to listen to the judges more.

Checking in from the Lost episode. I’ve given up on watching the result shows live and chatting it up live because I would probably be pissed seeing Allison in the bottom 3 otherwise. But it’s all pretty zen when you read the results afterwards.

Thoughts on the night:

1) Megan wasn’t exactly disrespectful tonight. I think she’s just had it. And I sort of get it. She went out at the right time for her. Any longer and she’d join the ranks of Jasmine Trias, John Stevens etc…people who lasted much longer than they should have. There is nothing wrong with losing this show.

2) Group sing was actually OK. Meaning…everyone got a solo. Idol should at least TRY to be fair at some point.

3) Kris Allen is so freaking cute. He’s so got a shot at this.

4) People call Anoop dorky. Look at Gokey. He’s the worst. And that imitation of Matt, NOT FUNNY. And he just can’t shut up. I can see why he’s annoying now. Boo.

5) Scott, I think, is next to go.

6) I think Anoop has one more week. If he makes it to top 7, that’ll be a win for him, especially given the sizes of the buses coming for him.

7) Kris Allen is so freaking cute.

That’s all.

Why is Scott still in the competition!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Crazy night!

Who is voting for Scott? I don’t get it. He looked awkward on the keyboards in the group song – shades of the Patridge Family!

One of the back-up singers twittered about GaGa.

At Idol rehearsal. Lady GaGaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s rehearsing her number. Maybe this is an April Foolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s jokeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ Or maybe I just donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get herà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

I’m not alone….

Megan made herself look like an idiot tonight.

honestly, cawing and making weird faces. saying “I didnt really care” hum, she got what she had coming.

Buh bye Megan.

I am glad the judges didn’t even give her a chance to be saved. All the judges seemed fine with the decision.

meh.

Lady GaGa, HORRIBLE. I can’r believe she actually said she is the “next christina aguilera”. um delusional much?

David Cook, didn’t give a stand O. Kelly is the only Idol they (the judges) stood for so far. hum. I did not like his song at all, nobody who I was watching it with did.

Anoop and Scott need to leave.. like yesterday.

Aye, aye. Megan was just havinà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ fun – she knew that she was (1) in the bottom, (2) probably going to be voted off, and (3) never going to win this season. She just gave Idol a big screw it all! LOL!

We’re talking about someone who never should have been in the Top 13 at all. She’s not an injured party here- she’s someone who was given a spot instead of more talented people based on her looks rather than her talent. Her bitchy, ungrateful, entitled attitude has been apparent for weeks and is the main reason I’ve come to loathe her. Good riddance!

I was curious, so I checked out DC’s official site – there are over 6,000 fans logged-in! And if you add in the lurkers, just wow! So, to stay on topic – does this usually happen after an Idol appears on AI?! How cool is that!!!

You can make a few trips to the bottom but end up going far, they won’t win but you can get far. Not just Syesha but Anthony Fedorov made a few bottom 3 trips and he got to 4th place

There are nearly 7000 people online at DC’s official site :shock_tb: I don’t think I ever saw more than 1100 on there.

eta: waffles are we sharing a brain tonight?? LOL

Well, Megan sort of sealed her own fate with that à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t careà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  comment about what Simon thinksà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ sometimes ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s better to keep your mouth shutà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.sometimes people donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know when to do just that.

Who knows à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ - she may have been à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“the ONEà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  they were considering for the saveà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ judging by the acidity of Simonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s remark about Meganà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t care comments à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.. I would bet that she WAS the save.

So all that publicity put out about Miley Cyrus appearing tonight was only put out there to bring up the ratings so that those who did sing could take the credit for Miley’s popularity. Just pathetic………..

Martha74… Allison was clearly the save.

We MUST vote for Allison next week.

I don’t get Lady GaGa. :rolleyes_wp:

DCO is r…..e……a…..l…..l…..y s…….l……o……w…..!

There are over 7000 fans logged in over there right now. WOW! :jittery_tb:

Cook was awesome! Damn, he and his band were great. Nice platinum plaque. Performance on Idol and CBTM video on the same night? YAY!

What was up with the birds and the cawing? Don’t they know Simon hates birds? Heh.

no one mentioned Miley being on tonight except Paula on some radio show in Phoenix. AI, DC and Lady GaGa didn’t need her to rope viewers in.

Allison has great chances to finish top 3, usually the #3 contestant has been on the bottom 3 several times except for Melinda and of course the judges will save her if she gets eliminated before top 5.
Here is the link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol

That bird thing was a shout out to VFTW.
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I KNEW IT!!!!

They told her do doing a random à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹cawà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ thing, and she did.
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Really? ROFL.

Heh, and ai ptb think the contestants don’t know ahead of time who is going home. Bahumbug. Megan knew from the start of the show she was going home.

I liked the impersonations at the beginning. Especially Anoop’s impersonation of Kris’s mouth. BWAH!

Lady GaGa was wildly entertaining.

Megan’s and Simon’s obnoxious attitudes were hilarious.

And…David Cook. David Cook. David Cook. Enough said.

All in all, a good show!

Weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re talking about someone who never should have been in the Top 13 at all. Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not an injured party here- sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s someone who was given a spot instead of more talented people based on her looks rather than her talent. Her bitchy, ungrateful, entitled attitude has been apparent for weeks and is the main reason Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve come to loathe her. Good riddance!

Woah! If Megan were a bird, you just shot her dead, haha.
We’re just interpreting her behavior in different ways, but I can see where you’re coming from, though I don’t agree at all.

Miley did perform tonight. It will just air later. http://twitter.com/mileycyrus

There, but not on tonight. Which happens quite often on Idol as we’ve learned this week

Simon’s a sorry little bitch…….hope he chokes on his dinner.

Megan should have told him to fuck off….then, I’d be a happy guy……

I don’t think for a minute that a contestant owes the judges anything when they make stupid, uninformed, repetitive statments….call them on it.

Personally, I think Jesse did it perfectly when she asked Randy to defend his dime store comment.

Of course, that’s why Jesse wasn’t still around, TPTB wanted thier GUY and no-one with real talent and polish could be kept around to spoil their plan.

Did I mention that I HATE Simon? Ignorant SOB……

slickrick
Apr 1st, 2009 at 10:34 pm
Allison has great chances to finish top 3, usually the #3 contestant has been on the bottom 3 several times except for Melinda and of course the judges will save her if she gets eliminated before top 5.
Here is the link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol

I agree. I’m not sure Melinda wasn’t in the bottom toward the end there, they just stopped choosing to reveal bottom 3 after a while.

I hope Allison is the second coming of Syesha, she was in the bottom 3, what, 5 times? Go Allison, Adam, and Kris!

I will now offically declare myself old. I am trying to figure out what the charm of Madame GaGa is, and I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t wrap my head around it.

I am pretty old, and I thought she was awesome. So much fun to watch. .

CathyMK Apr 1st, 2009 at 9:46 pm

I hope that smirk gets wiped off Meganà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s face, but then she isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t smart enough to figure out that it makes people hate her anyway. Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the stupid but pretty girl whoà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s always gotten by on her looks and has no clue that it wonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t work forever.

Exactly how in the hell would you know that? Have you known her a long time?

Jesse Langseth said that Megan was “the sweetest person” and she actually knew her.

I’m not quite sure how to reconcile those two opinions because they certainly don’t jibe, then again maybe Megan is stupid, pretty, pitch-challenged and sweet.

haha miley cyrus is voting for allison.. thats funny.. they actually have similar styles

I loved lady gaga lol

The elimination shows are so much better than the performance shows. Lady Gaga was terrific. And Megan was completely nuts. So all in all a fun night.

I agree the sound was off on Cook’s performance. Best of all – no judge’s veto charade. My fav elimination nite so far.

OMG I got all the pool points….I shot up to #1 on MJ’s pool. Yippie!!! The show was fun to watch tonight. I like Gaga’s performance. Cookie was ok, the sound wasn’t so good during his set. The group number was actually decent tonight, I think they were singing some of the parts live. It looked live to me.

So does that mean that Adam won’t be singing that song next week. Yeah Megan was weird tonight but I think she was ready to go home to her baby. She got really emotional at the end and I think she knew the judges wouldn’t save her anyway.

David Cook, didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t give a stand O. Kelly is the only Idol they (the judges) stood for so far. hum.

Cook’s performance was pretaped two weeks earlier in front of a small audience with no judges.

David Cook, didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t give a stand O. Kelly is the only Idol they (the judges) stood for so far. hum. I did not like his song at all, nobody who I was watching it with did.

It’s really difficult to give somebody a standing ovation when you’re not even there. Did you notice the judges seats were empty?

I thought David was awesome. I thought the group song wasn’t bad at all. I found Lady GaGa rather interesting in a creepy sort of way. I’m glad Megan is gone. I do find it very sad, however, that she was put there by the judges in place of somebody who actually could sing and who’s life ambition is to be a musician. It’s painfully obvious that this was just a whim for her.

Jason will be on American Idol Extra this week. There is a sneak peak at 1:00 AM eastern time then will be shown at it’s regular time Thursday evening.

haha miley cyrus is voting for allison.. thats funny.. they actually have similar styles

Except that Allison is a good singer. :wink_wp:

The judges weren’t there for Carrie or Ruben’s performances either and that’s why Kelly is the only one that got a standing O, Kelly’s was live and the others were pre-taped. They put placeholder judges in the seats.

Nostradamas
Apr 1st, 2009 at 10:39 pm
Simonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a sorry little bitchà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.hope he chokes on his dinner.

Megan should have told him to fuck offà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.then, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d be a happy guyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think for a minute that a contestant owes the judges anything when they make stupid, uninformed, repetitive statmentsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.call them on it.

Personally, I think Jesse did it perfectly when she asked Randy to defend his dime store comment.

Of course, thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s why Jesse wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t still around, TPTB wanted thier GUY and no-one with real talent and polish could be kept around to spoil their plan.

Did I mention that I HATE Simon? Ignorant SOBà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

I totally agree. People like Jesse, Felicia, Ricky — they could have been really challengers to the triumvirate of Danny-Adam-Lil. Now I just have to hope for Kris to break through. I think he’s the only one with the momentum and creativity to do it.

So i was wondering if the group performance and impersonations will be added on here? Sorry if this is not somewhere to ask this but im new.

Thought David Cook’s song and performance was very boring. I’m glad that Megan is finally gone.

then again maybe Megan is stupid, pretty, pitch-challenged and sweet.

Or maybe she was sweet to Jesse, but overall is a bitch. I have as much right to my opinion of her as anyone else here, and as much evidence for it as anyone else.

Megan was disrespectful to the 100,000 people who wanted to be there instead of her. She was disrespectful to the judges for 2 weeks, and disrespectful to her “fans”, assuming they’d vote for her no matter how much she sucked.That’s a bitch in my book.

I am SO happy that Allison and Anoop are safe!

I think Megan is fine with leaving – wonder if she will get a modelling or interviewing job from this? – she is just gorgeous!!! I actually think she is prettier than McPhee – definately made it longer than she should have cause of her looks.

Chris is just adorable – loved the group song – Adam is still my eye candy and my fav but hope Top 4 include:

Adam
Allison
Kris
(assume Danny will be there too)

I kinda like Anoop next.

edit: don’t question the motives or bait your fellow posters

I still love David Cook. That’s all I have to say about that.

I really enjoyed Lady Gaga but I’m not a huge fan of Adam. Her stuff somehow seems new and his stuff comes across as yesterday (to me that is.) But they both bring fun to the show which I appreciate.

Haven’t watched the results show yet, but have watched Come Back to Me about 50 times since I got home from work. Does anyone know when it will be available on Itunes? Glad to read Megan is gone. That is the one who shuld have left tonight in my opinion. Everyone else deserves another week, at least.

MJ, thanks for putting up DC’s performance video so quickly! Appreciate it! : )

Awww, Megan touched my heart tonight telling her baby was coming home! I’m thinking she was a little bit ready.

After watching Lady Gaga, or should I say hearing her (she was entertaining), I now understand why some thought Megan could be a package artist…having said that, any appeal I had toward Megan was very short lived.

I could not take much of LG’s voice and my family told me to mute it, but I wanted to be able to say I saw her once. Once! LOL.

I really enjoyed the interaction between the contestants. I’m glad they are able to have so much fun together on rare down times.:)

it’s clear Alison was the one they would have considered saving.

Allison is in the bottom 3 because she does not know how to dress. She looked ridiculous. Not a strong fanbase.

Lady Gaga strikes me as just manufactured theatrical dreck, while Adam is wicked talented (although he’s not my fave). I’m apparently “one of the people who get Adam”, since I think Ring of Fire was a masterpiece (as was Tracks of My Tears, etc.).

So i was wondering if the group performance and impersonations will be added on here? Sorry if this is not somewhere to ask this but im new.

Yeah, a vid of the impersonations/behind-the-scenes stuff would be awesome. Pretty please, MJ?

I have no hope in the pool.

David Cook was awesome tonight! His new single sounds great. Thanks for putting up the video MJ

So is it just me or was CBTM on Idol basically acapella? I couldn’t hear much in the way of instruments. Wonder if they’ll fix that for the West Coast.

The great thing? He STILL sounded awesome. I *heart* DC so much.

I’m watching the results show now. I really liked the video of all of the contestants in a typical day kind of thing. It was cute how they seemed to get along and have fun together.

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Well, I’m thinking Lady GaGa would be better named Gag-Gag, and if I had a son I’d want him to marry Adam. So I guess it really does take all kinds.

I find myself looking at the drummer each time the band is on TV. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s really good, knows how to entertain the crowd and looks like heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s having fun each time I see them on TV. Except for David, I have no clue who any of them are by name, but I may do some research on the drummer. What is his name?

I don’t know if anyone has answered this yet gabam, but his name is Kyle Peek. He is a cutey. However, I’m sure the reason you really noticed him tonight was because they only basically showed him and David. His entire band is awesome!!!!

I. Love. David. Cook.

I still don’t get Lady Gaga and she makes me feel old and unhip… I just don’t.get.it. And I love a variety of music, but she doesn’t quite do it for me. Oh well, my brother and I are both 30-ish (he less ish than me) and we had a conversation the other day that mayyyyyybe we were getting a little old for most Top 40? If not the music itself, the scary videos… lol.

OK, so it isn’t just me needing a new TV – the sound was off for others for David’s performance too? Hell, for much of the season – the sound mix has sucked. Damn. I was going to tell my husband that our TV’s sound was all messed up and we needed a new TV. No new TV this time, I guess

It was so very nice seeing David again, and I like his new video about a zillion times more than Light On, though I have to admit that Come Back To Me isn’t one of my favorites on his album… He looked great, though, and he sounded good. I just wish it had been cleaner sound. Did they fire their sound guy (or girl) and bring in high school kids or something? No offense to high school kids

I actually enjoyed this results show, which was odd, because I usually hate them lots. Anoop’s imitation of Kris was too funny. And as much as I wanted Megan off my TV like three weeks ago, her goodbye was sweet… but I don’t have to hear her sing again, which makes me glad. Now dear, sweet Scott who makes me feel guilty because he makes me uncomfortable watching him and he also kinda makes me want to take a nap… time to go next week, ok? He seems to be an utter sweetheart but there’s just no chance of a “moment” from him.

I LOVE Lady Gaga!! Adam? Not so much.

Didn’t like Matt last night, but his studio recording is great–I’m convinced Matt could have a post-Idol career if he’s given solid material like this song.

Danny’s impersonation of Matt was accurate, but VERY low. Hate him.

Kris’ sexyface FTW!

Allison in the Bottom 3 AGAIN?! *prepares for another episode of “Idolatry: America Hates Talent”*

Theatrical pop and rock is very relevant so it’s very interesting that we have Adam and Allison this year. They very much fit into what is current. But, I doubt Lady Gaga would win Idol. But she sells out arenas and is all over the place.

Lady Gaga is good. But she is manufactured and she has had a lot of help. Adam and Allison have the real talent to hopefully do well and add more to their career. They don’t have all the “behind the scenes people” like Lady Gaga yet, but imagine if they did. Adam and Allison are growing, and they haven’t even gotten the professional help and guidance that hopefully will come their way. I want to see them stay on Idol far, but their future depends on appealing to a different audience (not all of course). If Adam didn’t throw in a WTF like last night, or Allison didn’t show up in her clothes and sing her songs, then they lose that thing that will help them later. I think they have to play it in the middle…..to stay as long as possible without becoming middle of the road adult contemporary.

Man, I just watched Lady Gaga. Loved it. And I don’t even like Poker Face (I like Just Dance much more). She performed up there. It was like a Grammy show or something. That girl is out there. :clap_tb:

Well, I guess Adam is current all right. He needs to do some dance pop stat.

I think a Lady Gaga / Adam Lambert duet in the finale would be amazing!

I also downloaded Matt’s, Kris’s and Allison performances. Matt was outstanding…way better than his performance, and Kris and Allison were both fantastic. I wasn’t really interested in any of the others. While I enjoyed Adam’s performance, I’m less inclined to listen to him without seeing him perform at the same time.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m apparently à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“one of the people who get Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , since I think Ring of Fire was a masterpiece (as was Tracks of My Tears, etc.).

So glad to hear someone else voice that opinion! Ring of Fire was the most awesome thing I’ve ever heard on this show.

Glad so many like David Cook. His performance tonight solidified for me why I got bored with him last year. I don’t find anything about him distinctive or appealing. *shrug* And my guitar-player SO wants to know if DC actually ever plays the guitar he wears?

And, yes, Allison is SAFE!!

Weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re talking about someone who never should have been in the Top 13 at all.

It’s not her fault that the judges/producers put her through though. I don’t really think Megan is to blame for the way things panned out…she performed just okay in her semis group, wasn’t voted through. She was put through by the judges despite weak wildcard performance. I mean, what is she supposed to do? Refuse the top 13 spot? Refuse the 6 figure salary for the tour? I don’t see how any of this is her fault.

After watchin Megan’s awesome exit, I’ve decided she is surely Jason Castro’s soul mate. Loved her tonight; she reminded me so much of Jason going out singing Bob Marley and being all Jason-y, not caring what people thought.

Megan is just very quirky. I think she handled herself pretty unprofessionally, but at least she stayed true to herself. That’s what the judges always ask for, right?

I certainly didn’t get the Lady GaGa being so popular. She does have a good voice but the song was just too strange. The zipper eye was a good touch though, lol. I don’t like Adam’s performances because of the OTT/theatrics style of singing, kind of like Jack on Will & Grace doing Cher. I’m not sure if “not getting” him means I’m too dim to understand real artistry but if so I’ll accept the criticism. :wink1_tb:

I enjoyed tonight’s show mostly because Megan went home. Yay!!!!! She annoyed me so much with her attitude tonight. She seems to have a touch of arrogance that won’t help her after the show unless she’s careful. Simon seemed pissed by her comment. The “caw caw” was funny but only because it was so strange. :blink_tb:

Group song was pretty good. Loved the impressions and don’t think Danny’s of Matt was any worse than the rest. I have a feeling someone found out the criticism of Matt online and they probably joked about it. Loved Anoop imitating Kris with the sideways mouth. Too funny. I knew he was going to be in the bottom 3 but am happy he’s safe for another week. I hope he will just chill now and enjoy the ride instead of worrying about the judges.

I like DC but his song was a tad boring. Nice for him to get his platinum record.

I loved watching David Cook again. It was fun to see his whole band perform with him, too. Glad he is always willing to share the spotlight. I loved his, “Not as much as I love you.” back to the fans yelling “I love you David”. I also love the big eyes into the camera. He always plays with the camera. This particular song is probably my 10th favorite on the CD, but I love watching him and listening to him no matter the song. Who were the people sitting in the judges chairs if not the judges? The guy in Randy’s chair was clearly not Randy and the one on the other end clearly not Simon. Do they just stick anyone there after the judges leave? I also love how friendly he is and natural when he chats with Ryan. There are talented kids in season 8, no doubt, but for me never another Cookie.

I MEAN HOLY CRAP THAT GROUP PERFORMANCE WAS FLAWLESS!!!!!!!!!!! I MEAN WOW!! IM ACTUALLY GONNA BUY THAT ON ITUNES!! IM ALMOST IN TEARS…this is insane..hahahaha sorry..

^Lip synced

I think the same thing flicker, also Megan said she likes to nap a lot, just like Jason! lol I liked the show tonight, the group song was good, i saw Jason, i liked to see David Cook, didn ´t like the song very much, I think Lady Gaga was awesome, and Megan was hilarious and sweet.

I just finished watching on TIVO.

Megan, Megan, Megan- She had an attitude and offended Simon. Good for her. She was ready to go, so all is well.

Lady Gaga- Bizarre!

David Cook- I just felt a real lack of energy and passion. He doesn’t even look like he is enjoying it. Was it just me?

After watchin Meganà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s awesome exit, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve decided she is surely Jason Castroà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s soul mate. Loved her tonight; she reminded me so much of Jason going out singing Bob Marley and being all Jason-y, not caring what people thought.

Meh. Jason went out with a lot of class. Can’t say Megan did the same tonight.

I really enjoyed Lady Gaga but Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not a huge fan of Adam. Her stuff somehow seems new and his stuff comes across as yesterday (to me that is.) But they both bring fun to the show which I appreciate.

I think all of the contestants suffer from having to sing covers and all sound yesterday. It would be nice to give them some original music on the show and then see how they sound. I think Adam makes his songs as current as he can, given that at the most he has a week, or sometimes 24 hours, to change the songs up.

LOL I am with those who are saying Lady Gag Gag. I don’t get her and don’t want to. Adam has so much more talent than her. No comparison really.

I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t see where anyone over 15 would think Kris is sexy. Cute, talented, yes, but not what Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d consider sexy, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m sure his wife thinks he is, but he looks so young and doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have those sultry eyes and pouty lips. His sexy look poise was not really that good, the boy needs more practice.

I’m 21 year old guy, and I find him Sexy. Especially after that “sexy face” he made just now. lol

I thought the group performance was lip-synched? The moment Allison opened her mouth I knew it was lip-synched lol. Scott kinda ruined it though. Poor guy didn’t know where the mic was.

Both Megan and Jason were clearly ready to go home, but Jason’s exit was endearing, self-deprecating, and humble. I found Megan’s attitude to be the exact opposite.

I’m older than 15 and think Kris is mega sexy.

I like DC but his song was a tad boring. Nice for him to get his platinum record.

Yeah, his voice sounded good, but that song is a snoozefest. And, the combover has reached critical mass. It’s time to just shave the head and get it over with.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not sure if à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“not gettingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  him means Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m too dim to understand real artistry but if so Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll accept the criticism.

Aw Bean, you’re not dim. I like Adam, but you don’t have to

Megan seemed stoned again. That said, I kind of enjoy the crazy. She seems pretty harmless to me.

So, what’s it going to be America? Exactly what do I have to do to get you to stop voting for the blind guy?

That imitation stuff was pretty hilarious – except for Gokey giving Matt the low blow. I have referred to Matt as the Goat Boy myself, but it’s not right for his competitor to do it on teevee for crying out loud. (I still think Goat Boy needs to follow Scotty Hardcore right out the door). Perhaps Danny came across shitty because I hate him so much, or because he seemed to touch on a sensitive performance to Matt, where the others didn’t. Or perhaps it was that insincerety coming through (i.e., I’m pretending to be your buddy here, but I need you out, so I’ll remind America of when you really sucked).

David seemed sad to me. We love you, DC.

Long time lurker (since last season), first time poster only because as an Allison fan, I feel like I really need to step out and help protest this bottom three nonsense. She’s been my favorite since semis. Concerning Miley’s endorsement of her … I’m not sure if I should be scared or grateful. Heh.

I don’t ever want to hear Megan sing again, but at least she added some life into the ridiculously long drawn out results. Haha. Likewise, I would never buy a ticket to see Lady Gaga, but she’s entertaining enough on TV.

And gods bless David Cook, “Come Back to Me” is not one of my favorites off his album, but it was refreshing and a relief to see him on the Idol stage again.

That imitation stuff was pretty hilarious – except for Gokey giving Matt the low blow. I have referred to Matt as the Goat Boy myself, but ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not right for his competitor to do it on teevee for crying out loud. (I still think Goat Boy needs to follow Scotty Hardcore right out the door). Perhaps Danny came across shitty because I hate him so much, or because he seemed to touch on a sensitive performance to Matt, where the others didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t. Or perhaps it was that insincerety coming through (i.e., Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m pretending to be your buddy here, but I need you out, so Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll remind America of when you really sucked).

Hey, I love Goat Boy, but he shouldn’t dish it out if he can’t take it.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m older than 15 and think Kris is mega sexy.

Awww. Kris is sexy-in-training. He doesn’t take himself seriously. That’s always refreshing.

David was great as always and the impressions were a riot. Matt laughing at Danny doing his coldplay and Matt doing Danny all these people seem to be close.

A few thoughts:

Loved Lady GaGa. I’ve been working out to that song the past couple of weeks. I may not just listen unless I’m doing other stuff that needs to keep me moving, but she serves a purpose. I don’t go dancing anymore, but I can see that being mixed all over the place!

Megan didn’t deserve to be in the top 13, so I’m not quite sure where her sense of entitlement comes from. If she doesn’t care, why should Simon or the judges? Would you say that on a job interview? I think not. It was actually less cruel than what they did to Alexis, who really did care. Megan, I’m glad you’re going to be re-united with your kid. Enjoy your stardom over at VFTW. I won’t compare it to Jason because he had some great moments and was thrown under the bus. She just plain sucked every single time. She was her own bus.

I love Allison and I probably voted for her a total of 75 minutes. So, she does have some fans. I guess America Hates Talent.

ETA: I thought Gokey was particularly harsh doing the whole goat thing, too. Of course, I hate the dude, so that could be part of it. His seemed more mean-spirited, though. The bleep bleep part was OTT. Anoop did the singing out of the side of the mouth thing, but that wasn’t mean. Allison did the I have gravelly voice thing, but that was also in fun. Goat noises? Eh. YMMV.

West coast here. Just watched the group number. I wish Adam could have sang the whole thing, although everyone did a good job.

^ I wish he had too!

Kris is sexy-in-training.

That is SO TRUE. Like Paula said, he’s sexy-adorable. There’s something about him that’s young and cute, not just sexy.

David Cook- I just felt a real lack of energy and passion. He doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t even look like he is enjoying it. Was it just me?

Nope, it definately wasn’t just you.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m older than 15 and think Kris is mega sexy.

Ditto.

By the way, thanks for all the vids, MJ! Good stuff.

I really wanted to like Danny. He had a really good start and a nice backstory, but he comes out more and more as kind of a media hog and a bit of a jerk.

Megan came off as really odd, was she high?

With the exception of Danny and Megan who is gone, it seems like a real nice real close group. I can see that Kris and Adam have become really good friends.

West Coaster here finally getting to watch it rather than just reading here. So did anyone catch that when Megan got pulled in the first group that “this was ruining her plan?, like she thought she was safe” Maybe she wanted to go home all along??? IDK just a thought, she’s gone anyway. Bye.

I mean, what is she supposed to do? Refuse the top 13 spot? Refuse the 6 figure salary for the tour?

MJ, correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t think Megan Joy will be looking at any 6 figure income for the tour. First of all, the tour is only about 12 weeks long (maybe a few more) and from what I understand about past seasons the pay rate is based on when you finished. For instance, the winner gets paid the most, week 9 loser gets paid the least. And they don’t get paid much.

Remember, they are under contract to the PTB until the tour is over, and after that, the PTB can pick up the option to continue to hold them on contract. I don’t think the performer can opt out of the contract if the PTB want to hold them to it.

Things may have changed, but I doubt if they changed in favor of the performer. The top 10 have more or less sold their soul to the devil. Poor Adam.

There is something about Kris & his mouth…it turns me off.
I don’t think he is sexy at all! LOL

“Perhaps Danny came across shitty because I hate him so much, or because he seemed to touch on a sensitive performance to Matt, where the others didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t. Or perhaps it was that insincerety coming through (i.e., Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m pretending to be your buddy here, but I need you out, so Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll remind America of when you really sucked).”

Spenser, I agree with this but maybe he was just being a bully big brother kind of guy. It did seem like more of a jab than a good-natured teasing.

Yeah, even they were all doing imitations (and I loved this part), Danny’s made me cringe and I think SpencerJ hit the nail on the head because all of the imitations were of performances that received good comments and seemed good, whereas Matt’s was of a performance that wasn’t and actually go him voted off.

Also, was this before or after Simon mentioned Matt could be in trouble? I thought Matt handled it all very well!!! NOW will you loosen up Matt?

How do you get the quote marks around the highlighted quotes?

Sorry to ask a silly question but am still figuring out how to do things here!

Love Lady Gaga. She just may be this eras Madonna. With a better voice.

Really didn’t like the song DC sang. It was a bit maudlin.

The group sing was ok, but the syncing needs to stop. It’s like pure laziness. This entire season just seems lazy.

Kris is adorable, in a fluffy puppy kinda way. Would rather scratch between his ears than make out with him, lol.

Adam Lambert is a gentlemen. I really dig this guy. From the sweet concern of those in the bottom three to the sweet long hug between him and Lady Caw Caw, to the chivalrous hand he extended to Lil as she walked down the stair to the stage. He is a class act!

I don’t give a shit that Megan was embracing her VFTW’ness. I don’t feel she respected the people who actually chose to have her in the top 13 or the people who voted to keep her there. I am glad that Simon made no bones about not even bothering to deliberate, since she didn’t care, why should he?
Good riddance.

The outfit Lil had on tonight was the best thing she’s worn all season. Allison being in the bottom three was just all kinds of suckage. Some of the impersonations were funny and good spirited. One of them seemed a little less so, but it’s all good.

Interesting review of Megan on the Boston Globe website tonight:

So Vote for the Worst has limited power. Millions of aching eardrums prevailed. And “Idol” will no longer broadcast the sound of a goat submerged in a kiddie pool, since Megan is going home. She was awfully confident on the way out, reprising her “Rockin’ Robin” caw-caw sound (with arm flaps) and telling Simon she didn’t care about his criticism — to which he later growled, “Nor do we.” And so the woman the judges once promoted feverishly as a “current,” “relevant,” “quirky,” “original” “package artist” wasn’t even offered the illusion that she could save herself by singing. Three weeks ago, the judges might have used their veto on her behalf. But I knew they wouldn’t do it tonight. Even before she insulted Simon.

Still, she seemed content and pleased with herself, partly because she’s happy to be returning to her son, and partly because she’s just happy to be Megan. She makes me think of a recent “30 Rock” episode, “The Bubble,” in which Jon Hamm plays a man so handsome that no one ever criticizes him, even when he serves salmon marinated in Gatorade. Maybe Megan, too, lives in the bubble. Maybe before Simon and the gang came along, no one told her she couldn’t really sing. Ah, well. She can do county fairs in Utah when the “Idol” tour is done.

http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/04/39idol39_going.html

They also loved DC.

David Cook is up now. Wow, his mom is wearing a lot of bling. I think he’s doing ok. He just seems really tired, low energy. Not sure what he’s wearing on his jacket. It looks like it’s from the same jewelry set his mom is wearing. They are cutting way to much to the mom. I kind of wished they could have hired professional models to present the platinum record. The girls are cute but it would have been nice to have them dressed alike, etd. Overall, the song is ok for me. I have to say I am a David Cook fan, and I like his album but I’m not in love with it. I think his second album will be better as he will have more time to work on it.

MJ, correct me if Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m wrong, but I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think Megan Joy will be looking at any 6 figure income for the tour. First of all, the tour is only about 12 weeks long (maybe a few more) and from what I understand about past seasons the pay rate is based on when you finished. For instance, the winner gets paid the most, week 9 loser gets paid the least. And they donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get paid much.

Yes, Megan can look forward to a 6 figure income on the tour.

That’s why making the tour is important. It’s the only real money the kids make through Idol.

The pay rate is based on where you finish, but all the kids will make more than six figures when all is said and done.

Thoughts on the night:

I bet Adam wanted to do Don’t Stop Believin last night and couldn’t because it was the group song, so he had to go with Funky Music. I was happy Adam got the final note. He out sang everyone on the number.

I think Lady Gaga is AMAZING and I find David Cook boring and he was pitchy. Sorry. To each their own.

I’ve followed Lady Gaga the past two years since she became huge. She was proclaimed by Ellen the girl single-handedly saving pop music and is the next generation. If people don’t get her, so be it. I totally do. She has the three things neither Britney nor Christina could ever have all at once. She can sing, she can dance, and she is one hell of a performer. She may be weird and quirky, but that’s what I think is unique and different about her. She’s able to sing a song (not lipsynch) it, than dance the hell out of the place while singing and although her image may be manufactured she is the it factor in pop music. Billboard sales don’t lie man. She’s got it.

Also, the beginning part of “Poker Face” is her acoustic version, the part where the beat comes in is the dance track that is on the album.

When people say they don’t know what kind of album Adam will make, I’ve been saying for months think Lady Gaga or Mika. Think THEATRICAL POP. Theatrical pop is what is hot today. Trust Me, when this is all said and done Adam will record an electronic pop dance funk album. Not an 80s hairband rock album. He has said that he wants to do funky dance pop music with a rock edge.

Adam has been described by many as a male Lady Gaga, and I don’t think that’s an insult at all, I can totally see it. And hey if he can sell the number of records she can, then he’s won. Adam’s previous original stuff on youtube is very dancey and pop funk, like Lady Gaga, that’s the true Adam I love.

How do you get the quote marks around the highlighted quotes?

Sorry to ask a silly question but am still figuring out how to do things here!

Copy/paste the quote into your post, select it, and hit the “blockquote” button.

ETA: About GaGa. I like her. She’s fun, a little (or a lot) weird, and truly talented. Not only can she sing, but she’s a killer songwriter and she taught herself piano by ear at age 4.

Yeah, she’s manufactured, but what I love about her is that she embraces it. She knows her brand of pop/dance is completely manufactured, plastic, sparkly, cheesy, synthasized, whatever and she doesn’t deny it. She loves it. She makes it fun and she still manages to bring honesty, realness, and artistry to it. And not in a Kara way.

Copy/paste the quote into your post, select it, and hit the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“blockquoteà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  button.

Long time lurker (since last season), first time poster only because as an Allison fan, I feel like I really need to step out and help protest this bottom three nonsense.

Abso-freakin-lutely. It’s ridiculous that people are putting her behind contestants like Mind-Numbingly Forgettable Lil, Boring Scott and One-Trick Dorkey. She really did need to show she could do a softer, subtler style, and that’s exactly what she did in the first part of Tuesday’s performance — that 30 seconds or so was exactly the kind of breakout performance she needed to give — great tone and nuance. But not a peep about it from The Four Clowns — all they could do was criticize her look (which was fine, btw — loved the hair), because this week’s script was to avoid praising her.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m older than 15 and think Kris is mega sexy.

Me too…lol Even his crooked mouth singing is sexy. Kris is working that t-shirt and jeans…lol

I think Allison is handling herself very well. I”m glad she’s going to wear her spikey hair again if she feels like it. Megan does seem crackers right now. But maybe it’s her way of handling stress. Anoop had a good response when he heard he was in the bottom three. I think he did some damage control after the back talking he did on peformance night. After reading this blog, I know it’s Megan leaving, and I think that is good.

Lady GaGa is workin’ that wig.

Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s previous original stuff on youtube is very dancey and pop funk, like Lady Gaga, thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the true Adam I love.

adamandeva – loved your whole post, but just had to quote this part because I agree with you completely! I’m really hoping we can get some dancey pop electro funk from Adam soon. “the true Adam” – yep, that’s what I want, I need, to hear.

I’ve added Kiss & Tell and Pop Goes the Camera to my workout music. Very easy to dance to and surprisingly well written. I wish someone “in the know” would tell us if Adam wrote the lyrics and/or music to his stuff labeled “original” on youtube.

I think so too undercooked. I read some blogs and saw some reviews on youtube about Anoop’s response to Kara, and they didn’t like that. So maybe it was his ‘mea culpa’. So it was good he did that. Good for him.

Both Megan and Jason were clearly ready to go home, but Jasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s exit was endearing, self-deprecating, and humble. I found Meganà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s attitude to be the exact opposite.

Tonight made me miss Alexis even more. Simon just had to have Megan in the Top 10 even though she wasn’t deserving. Pay back time Simon. I don’t ever remember anyone leaving the way Megan did; I am glad she is gone.

I must be old tooà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦because Lady GaGa left me with a bad taste. Sorry, I just don’t get it, and I like Adam.

So good to see David Cook. Memories of last season, especially when seeing Jason. I will not be seeing the tour this year.

Anoop handled himself with a lot of class. Good for him!

Lady Ga Ga. Oh, I so see Adam opening for her next year. What a show that would be. I’m liking her, I like the dancers. Boy she is good. I wish she could have been a mentor. I know Lady Ga Ga was on his My Space page as one if his favorite artists. I hope he got to meet her. He’s probably freaking out. They just cut to the bottom three. Megan still looking like she’s downed six red bulls in the last 5 mintues.

Simon said “He would save only ONE of the bottom 3 up there tonight”?

Apparently it would not be Megan, but you never know…lol

After tonight I really really hope Danny Gokey doesn’t win American Idol.

Ugh.
He is so cocky and I hate his attitude. He seems to think he is so much superior than anyone else in this competition. And yes he is ugly too.

I am so happy Matt was safe. I still believe he has the most potEntial to succeed post Idol. The problem are his nerves but I am still rooting for him to make Top 4.

Matt, Adam & Kris FTW!

I don’t see why people aren’t voting for Allison every week instead of the other so so singers?

I voted for Adam, Kris AND Allison last night. They were best last night. Matt was great last week. They deserve to be in the top. They are always great every week.

Allison should never have been on the bottom 3.

I really enjoyed Lady Gaga but Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not a huge fan of Adam. Her stuff somehow seems new and his stuff comes across as yesterday (to me that is.) But they both bring fun to the show which I appreciate.

What stuff of Adam’s doesn’t feel new? In the context of the show they have to sing what they are given. Everything Adam has done so far could be on the radio right now.
Lady Gaga is not everyones taste, she is wildly entertaining and puts on a crazy show. Exactly what Adam will do. His Pop Goes the Camera is very, very current.

Love me some D. Cook, but I haven’t listened to his album yet, if this song was any indication of what the rest of it sounds like, I’m not gonna be getting it. That was so boring.

Megan sure is a sweetheart. She wasn’t the best singer of the group, but she has such a good personality.

I wish Megan all the best of luck and now she can get ready for the Idol tour.

Yes, I forgot to mention, Gaga writes all her own songs and taught herself the piano when she was a kid, she also has been writing songs for other artists for years before she broke out into stardom. All the combined things that Lady Gaga can do is a true rarity in the pop music biz.

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I believe that Adam did write “Kiss and Tell” and “Pop Goes the Camera”.

THANK YOU FOR ADDING THE TYPICAL IDOL WEEK VID!! You are awesome!!!! and i know when to tell if something was sung to a track and that group performance was definitely not lipsung..I mean i have watched it ten times almost..

I think Megan has potential. Is it true she never sang in public before? She needs to get a good three piece band, jazzy and do some gigs and work it out. I do like her tone. But she’s just doesn’t have the training or experience yet. She is beautiful. I think she can parlay this into something. Plus she gets a good chunk of change. The tour will help her significantly work on her skills.

flynnsgirl, I have David’s album and honestly, Come Back to Me is one of the songs that I generally skip over. There are definitely better songs on there. Well, in my opinion anyway. I’m particularly fond of Bar-Ba-Sol and Lie.

Lady GaGa has been number one on the charts and I could see GaGa and Adam collaborating on future music projects.

I believe Adam would be number one on the charts like Lady GaGa.

Love me some D. Cook, but I havenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t listened to his album yet, if this song was any indication of what the rest of it sounds like, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not gonna be getting it. That was so boring.

It’s not an indication of the rest of the album. It was written by hired guns to be The Big Hit, and as a result it’s one of the weakest songs on the album. The album as a whole isn’t the greatest thing since sliced bread, but it’s certainly better than that song, and overall a whole lot more rockin’.

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t see why people arenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t voting for Allison every week instead of the other so so singers?

I voted for Adam, Kris AND Allison last night. They were best last night. They deserve to be in the top. They are always great every week.

Allison should never have been on the bottom 3.

Well, there you have it….maybe some of her fans are splitting votes.

and i know when to tell if something was sung to a track and that group performance was definitely not lipsung..I mean i have watched it ten times almost..

It definitely was lip-synched. The point where the lip-synching is most obvious is Scott’s bit.

Well, Megan sort of sealed her own fate with that à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t careà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  comment about what Simon thinksà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ sometimes ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s better to keep your mouth shutà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.sometimes people donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know when to do just that.

Who knows à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ - she may have been à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“the ONEà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  they were considering for the saveà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ judging by the acidity of Simonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s remark about Meganà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t care comments à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.. I would bet that she WAS the save.

I agree, when Simon said that they would consider only one, I thought Megan. As much as I LOVE Allison, saving Megan would have created buzz to carry them into next week. When Megan decided to act obnoxious, it was done. The problem with Megan’s attitude was, that it was the LAST impression she is giving off to America and the world. Who would want to be associated with someone with such little grace on their way out?

True primeminister, what I do is if I see my favs on dial idol on the top and in green and then start voting for my favs who are in the bottom. Last night Adam and Kris were in the top 3 and I saw Allison was in the bottom 2. I switched voting for Kris and Adam and gave the rest of my votes to Allison who I believe deserves it better than some of contestants who were not good last night.

That is why I like checking out Dial Idol so I can see how my favorites are doing and then start to vote for those who did great, but were on the bottom.

The album as a whole isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t the greatest thing since sliced bread, but ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s certainly better than that song, and overall a whole lot more rockinà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢.

Sorry, I have to disagree with my better half here- it is the greatest thing since sliced bread! LOL :wub_tb:

Most weeks I check out Dial Idol and see that, of course Adam is in the top in green, and focus on the rest of the top singers.

I vote for the most consistent good singers. The word here is ‘consistent’.

Something tells me that this group HATES the judges and the producers. LoL. I love the big F.U. that Megan gave to the show as well as the other idols sticking by her and cawing. LMAO. They know that what the show has become is a joke so they decide to make it a joke too. More power to Megan. She’s not a good singer, but I love her intentionally crazy attitude tonight. Take that American Idol! Tonight was the first time I saw an honest and non-contrived Megan. I liked her go out with a bang nasty attitude exit. Simon and TPTB think they can just step on the idols and don’t expect anyone to lash back. Yea right. I would lash back like Anoop and Megan did in a heartbeat.

I thought Meagan’s exit tonight was honest. She knew she was going home and so did everyone else. Simon behaved like his usual Junior High self who just has to have the last word.
I was proud of her tonight and could see the excitement and joy all over her as she is going home to her baby. Maybe the ratings are down this year because Americans are over Simon and his “know it all, know nothing” attitude.

I thought Meaganà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s exit tonight was honest. She knew she was going home and so did everyone else.

I think so too. I think Megan understood she has not been consistent every week, at least she made it on the tour. which is great.

It definitely was lip-synched. The point where the lip-synching is most obvious is Scottà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s bit.

I think parts of it were lip synced and others not.

If all the solos were synced, they didn’t bother fixing Lil’s pitchy solo.

David Cook. David Cook. David Cook.

That’s all.

It was good that David Cook was there tonight, just to remind people that American Idol has actually produced some genuine stars. He’s a lovely guy, and if that song wasn’t terribly distinguished hearing his unique and passionate voice again was very satisfying.

Maybe it’s my maternal instincts here, but I felt kinda sorry for Megan. Gawd, I’m glad she won’t be singing for me again, ever. But when they did the little film thing about her it just seemed like here was a kind of eccentric young single mom who sings in the shower, never expected to win anything, didn’t really have the goods, and got sucked up in the whole thing because the judges decided she looked and sounded “special” and “contemporary.”

She seemed goofy and immature, but I fault the judges for expecting to be something she clearly wasn’t from the jump. Good luck to her, and may she enjoy life and find a profession that brings people joy rather than agony….

Maybe they don’t have the time to do the numbers like in previous years? Who knows why they did that this year, but it makes the show seem more ‘fake’. But they should explain why they are now lip-synching.

Here are the screencaps, platinum plaque presentation, and the CBTM performance from the dash HERE.

It appeared that Megan was high. Her behavior was “out there”. Apparently she sees the writing on the wall that she won’t get anywhere singing, because she left a bad taste in many people’s mouths.

David Cook showed that people made the right choices in voting last year and I am a Archuleta fan. Unlike some other years where people got into this ‘we have to save ……” because we are his/hers fanbase. That is when you get years like season 5. I am not knocking Taylor, but it was obvious that Chris Daughtery and even Elliott Yamin were better singers, performers and ARTISTS.

Some people jump on a fanbase early on and then ride them out no matter the outcome. Even if their ‘pick’ has had several bad weeks they will make excuses. I understand one or two bad weeks, but when they start adding up, you have to remember you are picking someone who should be consistently good almost every week, and that is why I pick Group 2. They have that almost every week.

It appeared that Megan was high. Her behavior was à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“out thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ .

I was thinking the same thing but hated to say it. It was odd even for her.

Thoughts of the night:

So, with Simon saying there was only “one” in the bottom 3 that they would save…that just proves how nobody up there is singing for their life. It’s all predetermined; it’s all trash.

WHO THE HELL IS ALLOWING LIL TO SAIL THROUGH TO THE NEXT ROUND AND LET ALLISON LINGER IN THE BOTTOM? WHOOOOOOOOO?!?!?!?!

Loved how Megan went totally Jason on us tonight. She was just having fun and being carefree. I think that’s alright – and it’s entertaining!

Anoop better have the pimp spot next show…he’s scheduled for it. If he’s anywhere near the front of the pack this week, I’ll be pissed.

Aw, Kris is adorable! This is quite a lovely pack of kids right here…they all look like they’re having so much fun. I don’t think Danny comes off as being a jerkwad, but I can see why people think him to be one. Ah well, can’t please everyone.

Seriously, Paula? Everyone has the potential to be just where Adam is? Why don’t we just quit the show and give him the crown. That’s all I hear from her. Adam, adam, adam. C’mon…let’s discuss some others, shall we?

Please have the electrifying performance that we’re looking for next week, Anoop. Ah, this is so tough.

Aw, Cookie is back! Wasn’t digging the song, but I LOOOOOOOVE him, haha. I love his personality and I want to give him a big hug! Ahhhh

And lastly: THE JUDGES NEED TO GO. I’ve NEVER been so pissed by them. They need to tone it down on the favorites; we get it…seriously. And then they need to be more CONSTRUCTIVE to these guys. No more comments about being a frat boy, or having the wrong look. Cut the crap and quit making these contestants look bad if they ever have a word to say. It’s not all about the judges.

Okay I lied: here’s the last thing: PICK UP THE PHONE AND START VOTING ALLISON!!!! AHHHHHHHH!

It appeared that Megan was high.

I thought so too. She is one wacky girl. :laugh_tb:

Some people jump on a fanbase early on and then ride them out no matter the outcome. Even if their à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹pickà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ has had bad weeks they will make excuses. I understand one or two bad weeks, but when they start adding up, you have to remember you are picking someone who should be consistently good almost every week, and that is why I pick Group 2. They have that almost every week.

Very true. It bugs me when people do that, picking an early favorite and refusing to budge. If I had done that this season, just based on auditions, I would have been an Anoop and Megan fan, and possibly Adam. I understand sticking with a favorite through a bad performance or even two in a row, but after that I don’t get it.

Wow! I love Adam’s studio recording more than his live performance of “Play That Funky Music”. It makes me want to get up and dance. He took such an old stale song that I’ve never liked and it sounds fresh and I could definitely hear it on the radio today. Great job once again, Adam!

David Cook showed that people made the right choices in voting last year and I am a Archuleta fan. Unlike some other years where people got into this à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹we have to save à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  because we are his/hers fanbase. That is when you get years like season 5. I am not knocking Taylor, but it was obvious that Chris Daughtery and even Elliott Yamin were better singers, performers and ARTISTS.

I always say the real stars from every season will reveal themselves, even if they’re not in the final two. The same will go for this season.

Adam has always been one of my favorites. I am partial to Group 2 singers. That would be Adam, Allison, Kris and the wild card Matt. I do like Danny’s singing, but I don’t know how “current” Danny’s music would be later on? He is a very powerful singer.

True Gwendolyn. And too the Taylor fans on here, I am not saying that Taylor was not a good singer, but Daughtery, who was not my favorite that year btw, was the best ARTIST.

I see Adam, Kris and Matt as being artistic musically, They have proved it. Even Scott, yes Scott, showed that he was artistic this week.

I too downloaded Adam’s Play That Funky Music. It is good. Vocal great as usual.

I think parts of it were lip synced and others not.

If all the solos were synced, they didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t bother fixing Lilà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s pitchy solo.

I could tell it was lip syncing on more than just Scott’s part. The mouth movements weren’t exactly matching the actual phrasing of several of the solos–Allison’s, Matt’s, and even Adam’s. They’re getting better at lip syncing (they were simply terrible before), but I really highly doubt any of that was live.

As for the rest of the show–glad Megan is gone. She was out of her league unfortunately. She kept getting worse, not better, with each performance. I thought Lady Gaga was interesting and fun. She’s a character. I’m a bit ambivalent about Cook’s performance. It lacked spark and charisma. He performed better on that stage when he was a contestant.

Wow, I actually loved the group song, but only because of the little duet between Allison and Kris in the beginning.

I think the person they would have saved would have been Allison because Simon didn’t mention her as his thoughts to be in the bottom 3 and she did the best of the 3 last night.

Alrighty, I’m hoping for Anoop to sing Stand by Me next week. Have it stripped down, almost to the point where it’s acapella–but please, no trainwreck like Josiah. Though it’s been done multiple times, I really do think this will get him into the groove again. Now that the whole “artistry” mold is essentially the only thing that matters in idol now, just anything needs to be rearranged. And by that, I don’t mean blake-lewis-you-should-be-dancing-massacre kind of arrangement. But you guys know what i mean

I downloaded the performance video & the studio version of ANOOP’s “Caught Up”, his vocals are PHENOMENAL & he’s HOT!!!

Lady Gaga is not everyones taste, she is wildly entertaining and puts on a crazy show.

I reviewed the performance again and it is better than I originally thought. Yes, I can see Adam on tour with her.

Something tells me that this group HATES the judges and the producers.

Did you hear David Cook’s comment? When watching AI Rewind, many of the contestants did not like Simon and his comments. I think Anoop is frustrated. Poor Simon got a headache from his singing? Gimme a break. This is Simon’s worse season yet.

I do not like Danny even though he is a good singer.

It bugs me when people do that, picking an early favorite and refusing to budge. If I had done that this season, just based on auditions, I would have been an Anoop and Megan fan, and possibly Adam. I understand sticking with a favorite through a bad performance or even two in a row, but after that I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get it.

That is exactly what makes this show so frustrating and fun and insane. People pick a favorite and then even if they suck ass they won’t budge. They continue to defend them and still vote for them.
Anoop is a pretty good example, he has a very nice voice, but if anyone is being honest, he has only really done well on one song. The rest were pretty bad. He is out of his depth here but his “fans” will continue to vote for him over someone like Allison who has been pretty great all along.

Aw. You know what, I think Megan was just sick of being trashed every week and missed her kid. She was carefree Megan during elimination till she mentioned her son, and then her tears started, and every time her son came on during her goodbye video she kept crying, and I felt for her. (Gah, between this and Lost – too many heartbroken crying moms!)

Alrighty, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m hoping for Anoop to sing Stand by Me next week. Have it stripped down, almost to the point where ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s acapellaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’but please, no trainwreck like Josiah. Though ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s been done multiple times, I really do think this will get him into the groove again. Now that the whole à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“artistryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  mold is essentially the only thing that matters in idol now, just anything needs to be rearranged.

David A. did a stripped down version of “Stand By Me” last year–towards the end of the season too, and then sang it on tour. While contestants certainly can sing songs that others have sung before them, it’s hard to re-arrange “Stand By Me” in a stripped down way and not have it sound like the arrangement David A. used last year.

Note to producers – if you’re going to lip sync a song, give the blind guy a headset mic so the mic isn’t 2 feet away WHEN HE’S SINGING HIS PART!

Between not-so-subtle manipulation, idiotic judges who can’t critique a vocal performance anymore and producers who can’t remove their heads from their backsides long enough to see how crappy the end product has become, it any wonder the ratings are dropping off?

Cakenbake Apr 2nd, 2009 at 1:19 am

Maybe they donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have the time to do the numbers like in previous years? Who knows why they did that this year, but it makes the show seem more à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹fakeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢. But they should explain why they are now lip-synching.

Last years group numbers were an unmitigated fail vocally. Most of the Top 10 couldn’t harmonize if their life depended on it. Somebody on one of the boards removed all the music channels from the Dolby Digital 5.1 sound track, leaving just the bare vocals and they really could curl your hair. It. Was. That. Bad.

I think the lip sync is a good compromise with this group, it keeps favorites from getting embarrassed.

Megan said on Idol Extra that she had never had a microphone in her hand before Idol, so given most of these people had one slipped into their crib shortly after birth, she did pretty well for herself.

K. I don’t know where else to post this.

Matt’s “You Found Me” studio version is BETTER than the original. No joke. Please someone listen to this…and tell me this guy won’t be selling millions in a few years??

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

And (sorry, catching up on west coast) I thought Lady Gaga was *fabulous* I would go see a show of hers.

I don’t think it is a good idea to do a song recently done by another Idol. I would love to see Anoop go for something that is FUN!

I think the lip sync is a good compromise with this group, it keeps favorites from getting embarrassed.

Except, IMO, last year’s favorites were the ones that were actually good at the group numbers. Well, maybe not Jason, God love him.

I’d rather hear them live than watch lip syncing.

^ I agree. I don’t care if they suck at harmonizing. I just want to hear them live. Besides, I don’t expect them to harmonize. They are all way to different.

Anoop’s vocals are consistently the best every week, IMO. He is my favorite because he is a great singer & he has the kind of voice I like to listen to. He always sounds phenomenal no matter what kind of song he’s singing. I will be listening to his music for years to come, because he’s the real deal.

I think it’s more a technical problem, not the kids’ ability to pull together a routine. They’ve always had problems with the mics going in and out at the right times, and mixing the sound on the fly.

Maybe they donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have the time to do the numbers like in previous years? Who knows why they did that this year, but it makes the show seem more à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹fakeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢. But they should explain why they are now lip-synching.

I think it’s because AI is really cheap this year. Think about it, we hardly get any mansion footage. Why is that? Because if we did, we would see Adam skimming the pool for leaves and Danny trimming the hedges. I’m starting to think the reason the contestants don’t have time to do the live group numbers is because they are working part time as caretakers at that mansion. Instead of putting them up in apartments like last year, AI made a deal for them to stay free at the mansion if they maintained the property while the owners are away on a three month European tour.

Qcloud9, there is no doubt that Anoop has a good voice! The thing is that he has to figure out what will please the audience rather than the judges. I don’t know if he will ever get a terrific review from Simon. I just feel sorry for him because this has not been an easy time.

I hope he picks the right song next week!

I think ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s because AI is really cheap this year. Think about it, we hardly get any mansion footage. Why is that? Because if we did, we would see Adam skimming the pool for leaves and Danny trimming the hedges. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m starting to think the reason the contestants donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have time to do the live group numbers is because they are working part time as caretakers at that mansion. Instead of putting them up in apartments like last year, AI made a deal for them to stay free at the mansion if they maintained the property while the owners are away on a three month European tour.

LOLOLOL. Very good theory!

Well I took someone’s advice and listened to Matt’s studio version of “You Found Me”… wow. Love him or not, the guy has got an incredible recording voice… this is really great!

I think Megan Joy had a little bit of joy onboard tonight. yikes.

First: I LOVE DAVID COOK

Grammie Kari
Apr 2nd, 2009 at 2:24 am
Qcloud9, there is no doubt that Anoop has a good voice! The thing is that he has to figure out what will please the audience rather than the judges. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know if he will ever get a terrific review from Simon. I just feel sorry for him because this has not been an easy time

I loved “Angel of Mine”, “My Prerogative”, “Always on My Mind”, “Ooo Baby Baby”, and “Caught Up”. I think he sang “Beat It” well too, but I wouldn’t have picked that song for anyone.
Anoop sounds great whether he’s singing a ballad, an upbeat song, Rap, or Hip Hop. I think he should sing whatever he wants! The judges are just creating drama for the show, it means nothing.

Second: DC sounded and looked a bit tired. Plus, I wish he had sang Barbasol. I HATE it that his producers are pushing one of the weakest songs on the album (CBTM). I doubt anyone who was watching Idol last night rushed out to get the CD (the undecided ones who do not have it yet, of course)

edit: respect your fellow poster’s opinions

I HATE it that his producers are pushing one of the weakest songs on the album (CBTM).

Me too…
I am not a fan of that song at all…and I still can’t get on board with the decision to make it a single.

Well I took someoneà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s advice and listened to Mattà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s studio version of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“You Found Meà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ wow. Love him or not, the guy has got an incredible recording voiceà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ this is really great!

Thank you so much for listening! Isn’t it wonderful? I wanted to make sure I wasn’t going completely FANGIRLY here. Haha. I’ve never been this way with any other contestant. It’s just impossible to deny his talent. Matt ROCKS!

Here’s the link for any others that might be on the fence about this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWHKjliagAs

DC!!!! oh how I love that man. But I have to be honest here: he seemed tired and lacked the passion needed to sell that song- which is NOT a good song. I wish they had sng Barbasol and turned the place out! And I flove the drimmer Kyle!!!

Megan is gone…ding dong! And that no talented girl had the fuckin nerve to sing up in the judges gfaces. Bitch is crazy. I think it is just a cryin ¨’ shame, as she didn ¨’t care, that she took a place that really should have gone to Jesse or Felicia. She was a fuckin crazy waste of time. I LOVE quirky and eccentric people (half of my grlfriends!) but Megan ¨’s quirkiness was simply uncharming and embarrasing.

No Kris- you are not sexy. Kyle the drummer is sexy..but I digress

Danny is an asswipe

Yeah Matt! No bring it next week!

Adam: I fall more in love with you everytime I see you.

Scotts turn next week to go home

Lady Gaga is fuckin ¨’ awesome! Would never put her on my sacred ipod but I love watching her perform.

They continue to defend them and still vote for them.
Anoop is a pretty good example, he has a very nice voice, but if anyone is being honest, he has only really done well on one song. The rest were pretty bad. He is out of his depth here but his à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“fansà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  will continue to vote for him over someone like Allison who has been pretty great all along.

Let’s cut this out.

People like who they like for all kinds of different reasons. There’s no “being honest” about it. It’s all a matter of taste, and opinion. And the last thing I want here are piles of Anoop fans posting to defend him.

Please be careful to respect your fellow posters, and their opinions.

Mattà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“You Found Meà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  studio version is BETTER than the original. No joke. Please someone listen to thisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦and tell me this guy wonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be selling millions in a few years??

And you will get over it if they don’t. Again, YMMV and all that good stuff. Please don’t force your opinions on fellow posters.

Megan was just very nervous. Nerves got the best of her imo. I felt a lot for her, and you could tell how close everyone is and how much they loved her. Adam was just on some reality show and he said she will have a great career. He said she is just gorgeous and extremely smart. I think she will have a Hollywood career. She was real and honest and her send off was very touching.

We all expect them to be just like seasoned superstars, and they aren’t yet. Tons of pressure. I never could get into last season, found it boring, and never invested in a contestant. And sorry, but Cook’s performance reinforced that. I find him very cute, but the song was boring. Very adult contemporary. Afterwards I realized how young, fresh and relevant this whole group is. So much personality. I think I’m even starting to get on the Matt train.

I can see Adam opening for Lady Gaga. I hope Adam has dancers and the whole bit. I just rewatched some of the show, and I was so impressed with Lady Gaga. That’s cool she writes her own stuff. I wanted to see more. Maybe that’s why I like Adam. I hope he gets really cool songwriters and choreographers. To pull off stuff like that you have to be a star – that you can’t coach. I think Adam has that intangible star thing. He needs help with current songs and such.

I can’t believe I use to like Megan… she acted like a complete moron tonight… I loved when Simon talked back to her… she thought she was all powerful saying she doesn’t care.. well after the tour girl… no one will remember you… well, at least she’s leavin in an original style.. I’ll give her that

I cant help but think Megan had a few drinks (or something) before the show. Otherwise, why would she pretend to be a bird when she was “flying” to her bottom 3 spot??? That was just weeeeeeeird.

And you will get over it if they donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t. Again, YMMV and all that good stuff. Please donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t force your opinions on fellow posters.

Well isn’t that what a “comments” section is for? Your opinions?

I love Mj’s screen cap of cray-eyed Megan! Hee.
Just watched the Cook video. Had to hunt around for it because the link here wont let the video play for me. Found a link on DCO.

I really like te song better with the vid.

Watched the vids again.

Alison looked really adorable. Love her speaking voice and her personlaity. S glad she was saved.

The Ryan fake out with Matt was so funny.

Danny is a smarmy fucker.

Mattà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“You Found Meà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  studio version is BETTER than the original. No joke. Please someone listen to thisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦and tell me this guy wonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be selling millions in a few years??

My opinion:
Is this Matt’s best studio recording thus far? Yes (although Human Nature is up there as well).
Can I hear it on the radio? Yes.
Do I think Matt has proven that he is commercial? Yes.
Is this better than the original? No.
Will he sell millions? Not if he doesn’t get his nerves under control and make it further in the competition.

If only Matt could sing like this under the pressures of live TV–he would be unstoppable.

Poor form, Megan. Her behavior was undignified at best. I wonder if she’s mulled over the fact that she needs to keep herself together to be taken seriously on tour? The AI tour tickets cost bucks for the average person, and who wants to shell out the $$ if she just doesn’t care?

Must agree that Cook looked tired, but he is still Mr. Personality. I’m afraid that single will not go far, not interesting to me. His album has done very well considering the midlin’ performance of the first single. Don’t get me wrong, I love David (re: screename). He photographs great, has an engaging and humorous personality, and the voice is to die for. Love all the colors, the range, the tone, the artistry (call me Kara).

So who’s got those qualities in this year’s bunch? Mmmm……..I originally thought Danny did, but I’m leaning over to Kris now. He’s improved his game big time.

Allison better not be in the bottom 3 again. She’s the best girl there now! Even better than some of the guys there!

And Kris’s sexy face is LOL!

Cookie’s live performance wasn’t that good. The song sucks overall, but luckily the kissing scene for his music video makes up for me. But the song still sucks.

My opinion:
Is this Mattà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s best studio recording thus far? Yes (although Human Nature is up there as well).
Can I hear it on the radio? Yes.
Do I think Matt has proven that he is commercial? Yes.
Is this better than the original? No.
Will he sell millions? Not if he doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get his nerves under control and make it further in the competition.

If only Matt could sing like this under the pressures of live TVà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’he would be unstoppable.

I understand what you are saying, Matt’s live vocals are never flawless. But, neither are Chris Martin’s from Coldplay or Issac from The Fray. The piano-rockers get so “into” playing and performing and putting the passion in the song…that their vocals may wobble here and there.

But, in all honesty, I’d rather listen to Matt’s passionate wobbles than “safe, boring” spot-on vocals. If that makes sense? But, I do hope Matt gets his nerves together a bit more these coming weeks…and really shows what he’s got. Because like you said, if he can do that – he’ll be unstoppable.

Looking ahead to next week for Allison, something by GNR, like November Rain, or something by Pearl Jam would be cool but I’m pretty sure neither group will clear anything for AI. “These Are Days” by 10,000 Maniacs would probably be a breakthrough song for her but I suspect the show will saddle Allison with an already cleared (and already done to death) song like “I Can’t Make You Love Me.”

My Allison Iraheta fantasy song though? This forgotten little gem by one hit wonder Ugly Kid Joe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z206vnMOP-s

It was a very cool show, the whole hour went pretty fast.

I loved the vibe during the group number, of course Allison was a big part of it and Adam appeared to make a great last riff (he was definetly live), I could see Randy pointing at him at the end of the number.

The fillers were entertaining and focused on the singers, what a great idea!!!

haha miley cyrus is voting for allison.. thats funny.. they actually have similar styles

I hope some of her fans listen to her, Allison desperatly needs a more solid fanbase to survive the next few weeks.
Sadly, teenage girls are prone to vote for cute guys like Kris/Matt/Anoop and even Adam.

I didn’t get David Cook this time, he was really tired I think but it was great to see him with the platinium record, hope it’s the first of many for him.
It was cool to see Lady Gaga perform live, I wonder who is going to argue now that Adam is not relevant because he is too theatrical.

I think the right one went home (Scott next please). And it was pretty entertaining show what with Lady Ga Ga, those kooky kids and their imitations, D Cook’s song (even though a bit lackluster) and JCas in the audience. So why am I so ambivalent about AI this year????

I think the lip sync is a good compromise with this group, it keeps favorites from getting embarrassed.

In addition to all the other OTT manipulation this year, the lip synching is sucking the joy out of results night for me. The group numbers are horrendous this year. Cheesy or not, I LIKE the chance to see the kids mess up and find out who can deliver (or not) another live bit. The Ford vids suck major a$$ too – what’s with that? And the fact that I haven’t yet latched on to one real fav isn’t helping much either. A couple more performances like the last two from Kris might do the trick….

Maybe I’m still in withdrawal from Season 7????

Very true. It bugs me when people do that, picking an early favorite and refusing to budge. If I had done that this season, just based on auditions, I would have been an Anoop and Megan fan, and possibly Adam. I understand sticking with a favorite through a bad performance or even two in a row, but after that I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get it.

Well, here’s the thing.

I’ve liked Anoop since his audition, and still do, so I support him. I really like his voice, and see him taking on board the criticism the judges give him every week, then coming back the next week to do better (even though this week his performance was awkward, the vocals were really good and he performed an upbeat song like the judges suggested he do, so I don’t get why people accuse him of not taking the competition seriously). He hasn’t been as consistent as I’d like, but I do think he has potential, is finding his identity, and I would like to see him grow as a solo artist. He wants to sing the kind of music I like listening to, and has a great voice for it. I know he isn’t going to win, but think he deserves to stay over several others who are still there. If he were just dicking around and being an ass, it would be a different story.

So my support for Anoop isn’t about fanatacism, but giving the guy a chance to go as far as he can and grow as much as he can. *shrug*

I’m not going to hop aboard the Adam, Danny, Kris etc train because I’m being told I should, or being told they are The! Best! Evar!

I respect Adam’s talent, but would never buy an album of his because he just isn’t my thing. I don’t like Danny’s personality and his voice for me is one dimensional. Kris is a cutie and I may consider buying an album of his if it’s any good.

So, you know, YMMV and all that jazz. I’m not saying this to be defensive, but rather that sometimes when one chooses an early favorite and sticks with them, there’s actually a reason behind it and not just a blind OMG I HAVE TO SAVE SO-AND-SO approach.

*steps off soapbox*

There are nearly 7000 people online at DCà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s official site I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think I ever saw more than 1100 on there.

Actually, there were approximately 2,300 registered fans online two or three weeks ago, without anything special happening.. :smile1_tb:

I am really relieved that Matt made it through. He was looking way more comfortable on stage in general tonight, so I have tons of hope that he’ll wrestle his nerves and bring out a great performance that everybody loves. I know it’s in him.

I can’t even imagine how those kids get up there and do what they do. I had a lot of sympathy for Megan tonight. She knew what was coming, and I think she was doing whatever she could to just get through it. Those sing outs are brutal, and I was actually glad Simon told her up front it was her swan song.

I loved the caw-caw. I thought she was poking fun at herself, and it was hilarious to me. The other cast members clearly adore her.

I am really relieved that Matt made it through. He was looking way more comfortable on stage in general tonight, so I have tons of hope that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll wrestle his nerves and bring out a great performance that everybody loves. I know ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s in him.

I am also relieved that Matt was safe. I loved that there was so many clips of Matt showing his great personality. Hopefully, more of America will see what a great guy he is. Now he just needs to have his AI moment to show America how talented he is too! Not that I don’t think his performances haven’t been amazing but I’ve seen so many posts where people can’t connect to him.

I loved seeing all of the Idols interact. They seem to be a fun group of people!

im so sad to see her go but seeing her like she already get by i couldnt help to feel happy for her too..i can see she really miss her son…home sweet home it is…i remember she used to said that she is on a situation wer everything could happen so its like she had fun one day and decided to try idol…i guess being on idol was just icing on the cake..its d experience that really matters a lot…oh megan u really are a fighter i guess..d world may be against her and i bet she wouldnt mind at all as long as she could do her thing..i admire her for that especially wen she said on one of her interviews dat she dont really get embarrased i hope i can be like her i mean she has that spirit of a tough fighter in her…goodluck be true to yourself ur still my fave dis season..caw caw…

kris hugging megan so tight is just so touching which shows how good he really is as a person…im not a really a fan of him but i am now not just bcoz of megan but i can see how he improved every wik..he’s my bet now that megan is out and matt too..megan,kris and matt are all winners for me no matter wat…

The day after the KC auditions aired I clicked on a link here that took me to the Clef Hangers. I immediately became an Anoop fan (and the Clef Hangers). Anoop gets all of my votes as long as he’s on the show, and I make no apologies for that. Something about him resonates with me. His voice is the kind of voice I like to listen to. I just downloaded Caught Up. I never heard the song before Tuesday night, but I think Anoop’s vocals sound great.

I’m a one-contestant voter–Carrie, Elliott, Melinda, Jason. When my favorite goes, so do my votes. I neither like nor care about any of the other contestants. I make no apologies for that either.

Anoop, more than anyone else, has been totally jerked around by the judges/producers. His response Tuesday night was to Ryan’s question and was justified. I hope he sings for no one but himself and his fans next week.

Well, I feel a need to apologize to all of the Anoop fans out there. Every year, during the audition/early rounds, I seem to be able to pick “the contestant that show intends to play mind games with no matter how incredibly they sing”. Phil (still think your version of Night and Day was the best performance of the season), Michael Johns, others, and now Anoop.

I tried to warn you guys ahead of time that my favorite always goes out around 7th. Now TPTB pulled some really incredibly evil s*** on Phil, but it pales in comparison to how they are treating Anoop. At least Phil and Michael Johns were mature within in the industry and could pretty much take it. Anoop is younger though and it’s kinda ticking me off.

When Anoop made that comment about “well, I could kinda understand it blah blah blah”, I threw up a little in my mouth. You were just fine buddy — nothing you are going to do will please the judges so get a little backbone.

I console myself with the fact that the ai ptb are only going to let Danny/Adam win and Kris will probably come in third so there’s nothing that can be done about it. Out of those three, I’d like to see Kris win (so he will definitely come in third– see how this works)

Any way, I apologize to the Anoop fans for cursing our guy…sigh…why do I watch this show…

I am sorry to see Megan go. She was always at least interesting in a season that, for me at least, has quite a few contestants that are pleasant, but kind of dull. But I certainly can’t be too upset over the results. She has been struggling with the live performances. Hopefully the tour will give her some good experience with performing live.

I bought her studio track for this week. I waffled a bit before I did, since I didn’t care for the performance on Tuesday but I thought what the heck, its her last one, I can blow 99 cents. And … Its really good. I am very pleasantly surprised. It might be my favorite of her studio tracks. I can see why she wanted to sing it, although I am not sure this type of song would ever work on the Idol stage, particularly if you are in the front part of the order. But I kind of love the studio track.

Megan is one that I wouldn’t be surprised to do ok outside of the show. She really does have an interesting voice and with the right material and a little more experience she could have some success. As always its kind of a crapshoot, but I think it is at least possible.

I am glad Allison was safe, but its distressing to see her in the bottom three again. She really does have a great voice. She should go late in the order next week so hopefully that will help her out. Sadly for her, my liking you seems to pretty much be the kiss of death this year, (Jesse, Mishavonna, Felicia, Alexis, Megan).

Actually, I think Allison should go early in the order next week as she should have gone first this week (after going last the week before.) But….of course Anoop went first instead….geez I hate the ai ptb .

Due to DirectTv’s fine equipment (not) I missed recording the show last evening…..so thank you MJ for your work!

That being said, I just watched Megan’s retort to Simon and thought it to be one of the most honest (this side of Amanda’s) moments on AI EVER.

She has shown me to be one of the funniest, smartest girls to grace the stage….she KNOWS the manipulation of TPTB…she KNOWS that the final three have already been chosen, some time ago (hence Jesse’s removal)….she knows she’s already on the tour….she misses her child dearly….so WTF stick around for more humiliation from 4 judges who don’t know their musical asses from a hole in the ground?

I LOVED the fake horror on her face at the fake drama Ryan tries to build…I LOVED the bird flight to the chrome toilet stools… I LOVED Anoop’s CAW-ing…..it was a big ol’ FU to TPTB and their humiliation of those not in the final three.

Simon showed us what a small little spoiled child he truly is…..

My late father had a saying…”Fuck ‘em if they can’t take a joke”

One more thought….I think Megan is this year’s Kelli Pickler…except with a brain….and will possibly have some of the same after AI success….probably not in music, but certianly in TV or movies.

P.s. In the battle of Simon vs. Megan, Megan wins. Simon looked like an idiot last night. Thank you Megan — and Anoop/Matt, please take notes.

Is Lady Gaga a man? Because it looked like it. God, I hated that performance – one of the worst things I’ve ever seen!

(1) Danny’s “impersionation” of Matt was unkind, mean-spirited, and awkward. What Allison, Matt, and Danny did was all in good fun but what Danny did was NOT. He took a bad performance of Matt’s and made fun of it.

(2) Kara “sorority sister wanabe” DioGuardi spoke rather disrespecfully and rude to Anoop on the performance night. She did not come across as “trying to help” him.

(3) It appears that the Ford Commercial budges has been cut by at least 90 % this year. The one from last night looks like a college intern did the camera work and another intern put together on her desktop by herself.

Well isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t that what a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“commentsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  section is for? Your opinions?

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Anoop, more than anyone else, has been totally jerked around by the judges/producers. His response Tuesday night was to Ryanà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s question and was justified. I hope he sings for no one but himself and his fans next week.

ITA, that’s what I’ve been saying. Anoop just needs to be Anoop and not worry about the bus they’re trying to drive over him. I absolutely loved his studio version this week. :wub_tb:

Thanks for posting the link to Matt’s studio song. That was pretty good. I may pick it up. I got Danny’s and like it. Both of them sound very good recorded.

I think parts of it were lip synced and others not.

If all the solos were synced, they didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t bother fixing Lilà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s pitchy solo.

In one of Michael’s exit interviews, didn’t he said they sing live over the group song tracks at the show? He said something about the guys giving it their all during the group song.

Anyone been to the results show and can confirm that they sing live? Isn’t it common for TV shows to use live singing over tracks (so it’s live for the studio audience) and just use the taped feed to the TV audience?

While I agree that the Ford commercials have stunk this year, it is okay with me. They didn’t take any bailout money and if cheap commercials are the result, that’s ok! Better that than to be funding them, imo.

The filler last night was much more enjoyable than usual. The impersonations were funny and since Matt took it so well, I didn’t think badly of Danny’s. I definitely had the impression Matt had seen it before and he didn’t seem upset. Since his personality hasn’t always come across well, I think Danny did him a favor by humanizing him.

Megan was ridiculous last night. She certainly did appear to not care and I thought Simon was absolutely right that we (both the judges and most of the audience) didn’t either. I was very glad that he didn’t draw out the whole save possibility drama. It still makes me sad that she got a spot Jesse or Felicia could have filled. To me, Megan never did a good performance.

I’ve now seen Lady Gaga on three TV shows and I still think her performances are absurd. Just not my thing. Was great to see David Cook back on the Idol stage last night.

Think about it, we hardly get any mansion footage. Why is that? Because if we did, we would see Adam skimming the pool for leaves and Danny trimming the hedges.

ROFL. I seriously cannot get that image out of my head. So funny.

(1) Dannyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“impersionationà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  of Matt was unkind, mean-spirited, and awkward. What Allison, Matt, and Danny did was all in good fun but what Danny did was NOT. He took a bad performance of Mattà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s and made fun of it.

see I thought so too. I thought it came off as really mean and that’s not because I dislike Danny, I do, but the look on Matt’s face afterwards didn’t look bemused…

I know Anoop did one and so did Allison but somehow I think their personalities made light of it and made it look like a joke. I don’t know if it was just the way Danny did it, or the look on Danny’s face but it struck me as NOT nice where as the others I felt were lighthearted.

I think that’s just my thing with Danny…he always looks pompous and I have a hard time figuring out with him when he’s joking or not….I didn’t get the joke feel from his impersonation of Matt at all.

I listened to Matt’s and Anoop’s studio songs. They both have nice recording voices and sound good on their studio songs. But, IMO, there is nothing really original sounding about them in their version of the songs. Even their voices sorta sound like the original singer.

In comparison, Adam has changed the arrangements to most of his songs to make it sound original and different, so it sounds like an Adam song instead of karaoke. His voice is distinctive enough so you know it’s Adam singing on the studio versions.

I was pleasantly surprised to hear the Funky Music studio and actually like it. I HATE the Wild Cherry song, but he totally funked it up and made it dance-able and fun!

Is Lady Gaga a man? Because it looked like it.

Lol, no. But she’s said herself that she knows she looks like one, haha. I don’t think she cares a bit.

I loved seeing all of the Idols interact. They seem to be a fun group of people!

ITA. At the beginning of the season they didn’t seem fun at all to me, but now it seems like they actually have (gasp!) personalities. Who woulda thought?

I hope TPTB show us more footage of the kids. I enjoyed it.

The Ford vids suck major a$$ too – whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s with that?

Well, they’re broke. They need another bailout of your money to make better videos.

So my support for Anoop isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t about fanatacism, but giving the guy a chance to go as far as he can and grow as much as he can. *shrug*

Eh, I don’t think anyone has to defend who they vote for. Idol is set up in a way that the public may vote for whomever the hell they please. And, they do. And, it doesn’t need to make sense to anyone else.

god, i could not watch last night. i am in hysterics this am. so funny the cawing…and how ALL the contestants on the couches were doing it…mocking the show to its core. HAHAHAHAHA.

I really like te song better with the vid.

Ditto. CBTM is the only song on Cook’s album that I’m meh about, but dayum, the visual aids helped quite a lot. It made for a fantabulous video! I liked the live performance a lot, too. But I couldn’t help but wish, with the string section and all, that he performed Permanent instead. Single schmingle, that song is a work of art and I’ve never not been moved by a live performance of it.

“I’ll be touring until my hair falls out.” :laugh_tb: Gotta love him.

I hope he gets really cool songwriters and choreographers. To pull off stuff like that you have to be a star – that you canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t coach. I think Adam has that intangible star thing. He needs help with current songs and such.

Yeah, that’s what I think as well.

Megan’s exit was awesome. I love that she created her own drama. Good on her.

AWWWW…Kris cried at the end of the show. His eyes were teary.

Kris said in his confessional that when other contestants leave it is some of the hardest times for him and the other remaining contestants because they become really close living together.

Sad for them.

Wow, was Megan drinking last night or what??? That was bizarrrre…

I now really hate to know those group numbers are lip-synced, yuck.

Adam and Allison standing next to one another was so adorable – they both looked alike, black jackets and spiky hair, love it.

And I can’t believe she was in the bottom 3 again!!! That’s insane!!!

I thought it was a bit of a JINX for Paula to single out Adam in the beginning. Ah, don’t do that, Paula!! Keep it cool, let him win naturally, c’mon.

I loved seeing DC perform, but I agree he seemed tired. But it was awesome to see him receive the platinum frame. Was his mother wearing a Paula bracelet? I know, random thought.

Another random thought — does Ryan change into the outfit he’s going to wear for the live show when they pretape? I noticed he had the same suit on.

I think thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just my thing with Dannyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦he always looks pompous and I have a hard time figuring out with him when heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s joking or notà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get the joke feel from his impersonation of Matt at all.

I totally agree, glad I wasn’t the only one to be picking up this vibe with Danny.

I think Megan came across as bratty. It might have been honest, but I guess why I can’t get too behind her is as some other lovely poster said, she created her own bus. If you agree to go on AI, you agree to get criticized, sometimes rather harshly. If people that go on there expect to avoid that, then they are idiots.

While I do think TPTB manipulate the show and of course the show has its chosen ones, I’d be much more likely to give Megan a pass if I felt she had been giving consistently good performances that were getting panned by the judges unfairly. Hence, getting run over by the Idol bus.

My issue with Megan is her performances sucked, so why shouldn’t she expect to get a negative critique? She got criticized for two weeks so she turned into a snotty child?

I think you can get away with the snottiness when you have the performances to back it up. Not when you are barely scraping by with the public anyway.

Just going to respond to a few things I’ve read so far -

So glad Megan is gone – way past expiration date. I am glad she wasn’t all weepy/crying, but I do think that her “I don’t care” attitude and bizarre antics on national TV won’t do her any favors in terms of trying to shop around for a contract after Idol.

I can just hope that Allison has the staying power of Syesha & Elliott in terms of popping into the bottom 3 alot and actually making it to the top 3. She deserves it far more than the others. I’m all about Adam/Allison/Kris top 3.

I too agree that Adam will be very current with whatever he does post-idol. I also think he is quite a gentleman. Whenever he is complimented by the judges he thanks them and appears very humbled by kind words, audience applause, etc. He seems genuinely grateful to be there.

I give Gokey a pass on his goat-boy impression. It’s evident that they are all friendly w/ each other and they have already done those impressions back at the house, so he had no fear of hurting Matt’s feelings.

I’m 45 and I think Kris is sexy-cute. Kinda like how Paul McCartney was the “cute” Beatle, but not sexy-hot.

I was so happy to see Allison go back to her chair. Scott, Matt, Anoop and Lil can go now in any order. OK – Scott first. I have a feeling the group numbers & the Ford videos are a bit duller than usual because they have to work around Scott’s limitations.

In a stroke of irony, Megan’s download is really, really good — not rushed and I can see how she could be successful in singing odd music ala Alanis Morrisette or Bjork or Lauryn Hill.

Adam always sounds like Sam Harris someone else to me. This week, it’s Sam Harris plus 80′s hair band — maybe Poison. Which is an improvement over Sam Harris plus Joel Grey which is where he was at the beginning of the finals. Tracks of My Tears being the exception.

I loved seeing all of the Idols interact. They seem to be a fun group of people!

I want to see more behind the scenes too! In their iPhone confessionals this week talked about mansion life, (from IDF): (only copied Adam’s stuff – Youtube has some of the confessionals up)

Adam: Adam calls this year’s group goofy. Kris is “the nicest guy in the world, so laidback, really mellow” Adam and Kris share a bathroom, which includes a bidet. (“a sink for the other side” as Adam put it”)- Plumbing was off the first day they moved in, and Kris went to turn it on (cause he’s never seen one before, but have heard of them) and the water just shot right up to the ceiling. lmao.gif. Kris apparently turns around and says “I don’t think i’m gunna use this”.

Another person that cracks him up is Matt Giraud. He’s says Matt’s such a goofball…they make funny voices and inside jokes…

Kris: Adam is a great roomate, they get along really well.
- They talk alot, about the show and other things.
- He’s a funny guy, and great to be around.

Allison: Adam’s like, my…uh…partner in crime, I have to say.

Lil: Me and Adam, we should not be together at any time, any place, anywhere. And um, I told him, I said I’m tryin’ to figure out how we’re supposed to do this with the tour because we literally will be hoarse from all the laughing that we’re doing ’cause we’re always acting crazy with each other.

About Megan – She struck me as someone who hears melodies most people have never thought of or heard before. She reminds me a little of Cyndi Lauper in that regard. Didn’t Smokey call her “the most original contestant ever on AI”?

I took her comment to Simon to mean that she had to sing what she heard in her head, so Simon’s opinion really wasn’t going to change anything. What I saw as frankness others saw as rudeness. Who knows? Only Megan.

The AI tour could make or break her. With a little discipline and some voice training, I think she has a bright future as a singer. Maybe not number 1 hits, but good enough to live a comfortable life.

Love all the stuff about Adam…maybe I should mosy ovet to the tube and see what else is there.

Yeah sunchick…am lovin the vid and can’t wait to see it on my big tv. Same here about CBTM- the only song on the record I skip or don’ ¨t tune in. ITA I wish he would have sung Permanent but the way he was obviously feeling, he probably couldn ¨’t have got through the song without breaking down. I love my soggy Cookie.

I had to google what’s a bidet as well. HAH.

In a stroke of irony, Meganà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s download is really, really good à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  not rushed and I can see how she could be successful in singing odd music ala Alanis Morrisette or Bjork or Lauryn Hill.

I highly doubt that! Did you see her damcing during her swan song? She doesn ¨’t have an ounce of musicality in her!

Megan is going nowhere except home to sing lullabies to her son.

She has shown me to be one of the funniest, smartest girls to grace the stageà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.she KNOWS the manipulation of TPTBà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦she KNOWS that the final three have already been chosen, some time ago (hence Jesseà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s removal)à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.she knows sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s already on the tourà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.she misses her child dearlyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.so WTF stick around for more humiliation from 4 judges who donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know their musical asses from a hole in the ground?

What did she think she was trying out for? had she not seen AI before? Did she not think that she deserved to be criticised? You may be right about the judges not knowing their musical asses from a hole in the ground, as they chose her over far better singers…ie Jesse and Felicia.

I think it ¨’s a damn shame that after her funky fucked up attitude last night that she is going to be on the tour.

DC was tired that night. He had just come off a 2 week bout with the flu, one I might add where he never missed a show on his tour. The sound man at AI should be fired. I’ve noticed over the years that very few returning idols ever sound good on that stage. Is it because they fear the former contestants will overshadow the current year ones?

As to Lady Gaga—I just don’t get it, but I’m not into the manufactured music on the charts today. I want to hear a real singer and not someone that needs autotune to make music. Too many of the “stars” of today are terrible in a live concert.

I am slowly falling in love with CBTM. I think the video has helped. It’s not the best on the album and I think DC is still having to payback TPTB but the album is a solid attempt. Besides it was made in 4 months and went platinum in 3 so I am looking forward to one where he can take his time and use his own music instead of something someone else has written. His writing is soooooo much better than the ones he has had to release (again payback to TPTB).

DC learned to play the game on AI and he has now learned how to do it to get what he wants, to make a living playing music.

love her or hater her, megan brought some spunk to this mostly-crapfest of a season.

From ETOnline.com:

The following night Wednesday April 8, “Idol”‘s season five finalist Kellie Pickler will return to the show that made her famous to perform her new single, “Best Days of Your Life.”

Loved the way Megan went out.
Yeah for Matt. Seems like there was a turning point last night. Hope they all take Megan’s “my plank to walk” sound bite to heart.
After the ridiculous advice/judging on Tuesday should any of these contestants care?
These kids deserve better. I think they know it.

Weese, I completely agree. Ai PTB are so blatantly open about this manipulation they should change the name of the show to “(PTB’s) American idol”

I think it ¨Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a damn shame that after her funky fucked up attitude last night that she is going to be on the tour.

I wouldn’t be so sure she will make it onto the tour…Vanessa Olivarez anyone? I do think she could get signed by a small label because at the end of the day she is memorable…unless of course 19A…Z decide to be jerks (again.)

I love Kris, and can get behind a win for him. But I’m not getting that he’s THE nicest, most emotional, cares the most for Megan’s departure, funniest etc. He’s an outgoing, touchy feely person who puts himself in the center of the camera when he can. But that doesn’t mean the quieter ones are any less of a great person. Every year we have to have the Idol that is “holier than thou” and greater than everyone else and there’s this wierd push to make Kris this person. I’m seeing it all over the place and it’s making me not like him as much. (shallow I know) Lil is known as the mother, and I don’t think she is any less sad, or less wonderful than Kris. Many others have done wonderful things for the other Idols too. They are all close and have nice things to say about each and every one. Kris appeal is that he is normal and cute. IDK. I just starting liking Matt last night and I have a feeling he and Kris will switch off on the “dark horse front runner bit”.

Yeah, it says a lot about the season when I’m talking about personality traits and not talent. It’s such a wierd season. I like these contestants so much and think they are young, fresh, current etc compared to previous seasons. But, Wow, the talent sure is lacking. Big time. Even if it was totally lipsynched, all but 2 Idols sounded as if they could hardly get the notes out.

I just had to get on here to say that I thought Danny’s immitation of Matt seemed mean-spirited and crappy. I didn’t feel that way about the others. Whatever. It just kind of made Danny look like a jerk.

I was pleasantly surprised to hear the Funky Music studio and actually like it. I HATE the Wild Cherry song, but he totally funked it up and made it dance-able and fun!

True, this. Listening on repeat right now. Better than coffee to get me jazzed in the a.m.

I also agree that when judges find him current, they are thinking Lady Gaga type current. AI’s not yet showcased a solid theatrical performing musician, has it? So maybe the world is ready for the next Madonna, Michael Jackson, Britney, whoever? (I’m not saying he’s them, just similar in performance type and/or level.)

On Danny, and I can’t believe I’m saying this but to give the benefit of the doubt and assuming no ill will or motive, guy’s got NO FILTER! Sheesh! He’s probably done that goat impression of Matt tons in private and gotten laughs (or Matt’s goat lol sorry) and then thinks it’s just funny so does it live for 25 or so million viewers. Idiot.

The problem for me was that the others did cute or good impressions, with the joke being the facial expressions or intensity or whatever. His joke lay in the sound of the singing. Very. Poor. Form. Whether his idiotude comes from arrogance or social awkwardness doesn’t really matter. For this, what matters is how folks felt, which seemed pretty bad to me.

On Allison, she’s great but for the most part, she’s splitting votes. Some have her first, but most of her fans have her second, and a few third. Plus, I believe people may think she sounds a little too much like someone else — Pink? But, mainly I think it’s the vote splitting.

Problem is, when folks depend on Dial Idol and abandon their favorite to go save Allison, they put their favorite in jeopardy. So long as voting is open, Dial Idol is fluid and changes and has a wide latitude of correctness and gives erroneous impressions — didn’t they still have Adam as potentially one of the bottom three? Anyway, I’m rambling….

ETA: Kirsten, we appear to be in complete agreement on Danny! Just felt the need to point that out. LOL okbye.

Kellie Pickler again? I’m getting very tired of seeing her every year on idol. If there has to be someone from season 5 why can’t it be Daughtry?

I didn’t not get a mad vibe from Matt at all from Danny’s impersonation. Like I said before they’ve probably teased him about it before and found it no more mean than the other ones. I really do think all of them get along really well, much like last season’s group.

I think that the producers lucked out this year when they found a contestant like Danny. Normally, the producers have to spend a lot of time and energy strategizing what to do with such a popular contestant. This year, they don’t have that problem. They don’t have to worry about de-pimping Gokey, he’s perfectly capable of doing it all by himself. What an a$$hat.

Most people understand that there is a fundamental difference between chiding somebody about a “charming” quirk they had while doing something that won them acclaim from the judges (“you could fill stadiums”) and helped you to win your goal (a spot in the final) compared to mocking a flaw during a horrid performance that caused you to lose (not get a spot in the final). There is also a difference about teasing somebody in private amongst friends and mocking them in public on live television. Either Danny is completely socially oblivious or he’s actually quite mean.

Sorry Megan. You are a lovely girl and you are probably fun to hang out with, but notes/phrasing/dancing are not your friends. Although this is not a true singing competition, there are limits. Have fun on the tour.

But I guess what I can’t get behind is this is S8 of AI. These kids know it’s manipulated by now. It’s not S1 or even S2 where you can kind of understand the kids not knowing what they are getting into. Nobody forced them to try out. The judging has always been hypocritical and yes, manipulated. Did none of them see Paula-gate last season? Did none of them see Paula critiquing Jason’s performance that he hadn’t even given yet?

I just don’t get why they are trying out in the first place if they are just going to get up there and whine. I know it is for the exposure, but you get what you sign up for.

I want to see more behind the scenes too! In their iPhone confessionals this week talked about mansion life, (from IDF): (only copied Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s stuff – Youtube has some of the confessionals up)

Adam: Adam calls this yearà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s group goofy. Kris is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“the nicest guy in the world, so laidback, really mellowà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Adam and Kris share a bathroom, which includes a bidet. (à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ a sink for the other sideà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  as Adam put ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ )- Plumbing was off the first day they moved in, and Kris went to turn it on (cause heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s never seen one before, but have heard of them) and the water just shot right up to the ceiling. lmao.gif. Kris apparently turns around and says à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m gunna use thisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ .

Another person that cracks him up is Matt Giraud. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s says Mattà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s such a goofballà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦they make funny voices and inside jokesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Kris: Adam is a great roomate, they get along really well.
- They talk alot, about the show and other things.
- Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a funny guy, and great to be around.

Allison: Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s like, myà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦uhà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦partner in crime, I have to say.

Lil: Me and Adam, we should not be together at any time, any place, anywhere. And um, I told him, I said Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m tryinà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ to figure out how weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re supposed to do this with the tour because we literally will be hoarse from all the laughing that weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re doing à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢cause weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re always acting crazy with each other.

Where did you get this? I want to watch too!

Amen brie 200.

wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be so sure she will make it onto the tourà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Vanessa Olivarez anyone? I do think she could get signed by a small label because at the end of the day she is memorableà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦unless of course 19Aà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Z decide to be jerks (again.)

But is she memorable in a good way? you know what…I could take the bratty (to steal an adjective in a former post) personality and weird behaviour if she could SING! He behaviour makes her so unattactive. There is nothing charming about this girl.

She has a 3 note range and absolutely no sense of the music.
I guess it still burns me up that Jesse and/or Felicia did not make it. They probably really “cared”.

This morning on Good Day LA, Jillian Reynolds said Ryan was extremely sick yesterday and they didn’t know if he was going to make it to last night’s show. He told her he lost 5 lbs vomiting and was on an IV. He is such a professional that apparently none of us could detect a difference even though some here were sensitive enough to notice that Cookie wasn’t up to par.

I wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be so sure she will make it onto the tourà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Vanessa Olivarez anyone? I do think she could get signed by a small label because at the end of the day she is memorableà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦unless of course 19Aà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Z decide to be jerks (again.)

Vanessa Olivarez came in 12th her year. She wasn’t going on tour in any case. Of course Megan will be on the tour. Only a fool would pass up that payday.

Most people understand that there is a fundamental difference between chiding somebody about a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“charmingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  quirk they had while doing something that won them acclaim from the judges (à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ you could fill stadiumsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ) and helped you to win your goal (a spot in the final) compared to mocking a flaw during a horrid performance that caused you to lose (not get a spot in the final).

Yep. I noticed that too. There was a bit of knife twisting going on along with Danny’s mocking to be sure.

Maybe Danny is still stinging from all that pimping of Matt at Danny’s expense. Having Simon tell a national audience that Matt’s performance was better than his could not have made Danny very happy.

Not to worry, though. Looks like TPTB are done with Matt and are back on the Go-go-gokey train.

Cakenbake Apr 2nd, 2009 at 1:26 am

I am not knocking Taylor, but it was obvious that Chris Daughtery and even Elliott Yamin were better singers, performers and ARTISTS.

Respectfully, Cakenbake, I think this is one of those YMMV calls. Elliott and Taylor were my favorites in that order. I appreciated Daughtry’s voice and his large fanbase, but his performances always leave me cold.

I think Taylor is an artist and his core fans were into music as art. Unfortunately, he is stuck in the Adult Contemporary radio niche because there’s no other place left for classic blue-eyed soul singers.

ETA: I personally did not find Danny’s impersonation of Matt any meaner than Anoop’s impersonation of Kris with the whole chin thing and big last note, but YMMV.

Kellie Pickler again? Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m getting very tired of seeing her every year on idol. If there has to be someone from season 5 why canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t it be Daughtry?

But Kellie has new music out! I’m sure that is why she’s on rather than Daughtry. Maybe he’ll make it on closer to the end of the season to preview his new cd.

ETA: I had typed Kellie had NO music out. LOL!

Matt’s studio versions have been REALLY good and You Found Me is not an exception. I understand why TPTB didn’t even try to hide the fact they want him to go far. The thing is his live performances just aren’t very good.
I don’t even have clear favourite this season, but I wish him and Adam well.

Regarding guests: really liked Lady GaGa, I saw the soft piano part for first time and later she teared the stage apart with energy.
DC – I have some pop-rock tunes among my favourite music (e.g. You Found Me) but this song will definitely not belong to them.
Also he looked tired, had neither energy nor emotion to pull off the song.
I gave a listen to a couple tracks from his album, one or two seemed better IMO.

I think the lip sync is a good compromise with this group, it keeps favorites from getting embarrassed.

Maybe they should be embarrassed. Maybe it would wake a few people up.

I have suspicions that they will dump Lil Rounds soon and would probably stop the “but….compromising praise” tactic altogether.

Now, I’ll just wait it out and see who TPTB chooses their pimp spots the next 2 weeks.

SpenserJ Apr 2nd, 2009 at 9:20 am

The Ford vids suck major a$$ too – whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s with that?

Well, theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re broke. They need another bailout of your money to make better videos.

Ford actually opted not to participate and take the $9 billion dollar bailout. The execs didn’t want the government limiting their pay. :devil_tb: They may be back in line for 2010 though, depending how bad things get.

finally watching the results show. Danny is such a jerk… OMG wow… low blow! I’m back on the put the go in Gokey train after laying off it for a couple of weeks.

i think DC sounds okay (except for the last part) and he looks good…but man, this song is so boring and monotonous. Not rock at all.

WTF Megan LOLOLOLOL…i read all the comments about what she did but seeing it for myself was LOLtastic. OMG…can’t stop laughing!!!

Sorry for double post. Can’t edit my post above…

So, you know, YMMV and all that jazz. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not saying this to be defensive, but rather that sometimes when one chooses an early favorite and sticks with them, thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s actually a reason behind it and not just a blind OMG I HAVE TO SAVE SO-AND-SO approach.

I agree with your statement, especially the part that I put in bold. I support the contestants that I want to support because I enjoy their performances, I enjoy them people, I want them to get as far as possible in the competition, (because I would get new songs from them each week) and I want them to succeed in their future careers. I don’t feel the need to vote for someone because someone else or the judges think that that person has the best voice or the best performance of the night or is the best contestant in the competition. I often don’t agree with those opinions. I don’t feel the need to save AI by voting for the person that the judges think is the best for the Idol brand. It’s all subjective. I like who I like and I vote accordingly.

I was trying to remember who all went out at number 9 on AI. Mandisa is the only successful number 9 Idol that I can remember. Was there another?

Good luck to Megan. I wish she had not made that statement that she didn’t care. It was disrespectful, IMO. The judges brought her back as a wildcard. They obviously saw something in her. They may have been willing to help her in some way after the show. I know that Paula and Randy have helped former contestants in the past. A classy bow-out probably would have been better for her future career if she wants one in music or show business. Oh well, there’s nothing that she can do about it now.

I love Kris, and can get behind a win for him. But Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not getting that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s THE nicest, most emotional, cares the most for Meganà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s departure, funniest etc. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s an outgoing, touchy feely person who puts himself in the center of the camera when he can.

Who has said he is that guy? I’ve only seen that quote from Adam about him being the nicest guy in the world. And I’ve never seen him searching for cameras to plant himself in front of…

I think Taylor is an artist and his core fans were into music as art. Unfortunately, he is stuck in the Adult Contemporary radio niche because thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s no other place left for classic blue-eyed soul singers.

As a Taylor fan, yes! And it is a shame he’s forced into that market because he’s not definable…or a “package artist”, if you will, ahah.

My late father had a sayingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ Fuck à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹em if they canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t take a jokeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Words to live by! I like it.

I thought Megan was just being herself & it was funny!

Megan.

Hummm, hard to say for me. But my gut tells me that her natural defense mechanisms kicked into overdrive and all that crazy, quirky shit was a cover act last night — an appearance that she didn’t care, when truthfully, she cared a great deal. She didn’t want to lose it or appear vulnerable on the stage, but ultimately, when the camera did not appear directly *on her*, she did.

Don’t get me wrong, there definitely was a prominent f-u element that she no doubt felt strongly too. Deep down though…

I agree with Slezak that she wasn’t saying she didn’t care to the competition or her career or other contestants who were not so fortunate, only that particular critique from Simon. And, Simon, it’s not all about you. Typical self-aggrandizing ass — encourage them to talk back but be wholly unable to take it when they do. A big ol’ eyeroll to you, Simon….

ETA:

I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t believe anyone could compare Adam to David Cook.

I don’t compare them, as I don’t find them comparable. But, I love them both.

My problem with Adam Lambert is that he’s obviously an actor, playing a role, I don’t believe his sincerity for a second and to me he comes off as a wannabe rock star. David Cook as an American Idol contestant stayed true to who he was… he made things his own. I can’t believe anyone could compare Adam to David Cook. David just showed Adam how it’s done last night.

I want to see more behind the scenes too! In their iPhone confessionals this week talked about mansion life, (from IDF): Youtube has some of the confessionals up)

Where did you get this? I want to watch too!

Here are Adam’s Confessionals. After watching these, it made me love this guy even more as a person, not just a performer.

Top 13 (“I’m in the palm of your hand. Don’t you feel good?”/tried tee ball – “not my jam”/theatre was a good fit/Dad was a college DJ with huge collection of vinyl/discovering Dad’s Bowie’s Diamond Dogs album and being enamoured but freaked out at the same time/kid’s have big dreams and parents encouraged him to always go for it if you want it/trying to take risks and being brave and be himself and entertain everyone and keeping it fresh)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3rFWmOsguk&feature=related

Top 11 (Musical Influences/Prince/Mother’s Finest/He’s not concerned about being copycat because of being influenced by so many different music genres/might be difficult for him to bring a future performance back down and being really emotional and really honest and subtle but working on it)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MPvPN0T5Io&feature=related

Top 10 (Life before Idol/doing retail between jobs/how hard to make it in the entertainment industry/why didn’t go to New York and pursue Broadway/kinda depressed last year/hitting a crossroads in life)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-2ziV8Tg10&feature=related

Top 9 (life at the mansion/Roomate Kris/funny story about Kris and the bidet/buddies with Matt)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHWB53FZJrI

I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t believe anyone could compare Adam to David Cook. David just showed Adam how ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s done last night.

I don’t see that comparison either. David Cook leaves me bored and unimpressed. Adam is totally on the opposite end of the scale … exciting, riveting and what a voice!

If what DC did last night is how it’s done, I sure hope Adam wasn’t paying attention!

David Cook is also a theatre guy who used his acting chops to sell songs like Billy Jean. Adam’s personality is different and he is using his acting talent in a less subtle way than Cook. I don’t think Cook showed Adam “how its done” at all. It was his least inspiring performance ever on the idol stage.

And, Simon, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not all about you. Typical self-aggrandizing ass à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  encourage them to talk back but be wholly unable to take it when they do. A big olà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ eyeroll to you, Simonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

I think there was a cumulative effect going on there. It was more than just that one statement. It was Megan’s attitude all along when the judges criticized her song choices, “I don’t care…I liked the song…it’s my fans that matter.” is what she said Tuesday night.

And then her shenanigans on stage, laughing and goofing around, the arm flapping and cawing probably seemed cavalier and disrespectful to the judges. And lets not forget Megan’s brother heckling Kara the night before. That sure didn’t help.

Anyway, when Simon said before the break that he’d only consider saving one contestant I’m pretty sure that contestant was Allison. So, I was grateful that Simon dropped the charade when the time came. And Megan seemed ready to go home anyway. So, it’s all good.

Someone may have mentioned it upthread an I missed it but did you notice how Megan said to both Anoop and Allison “Dont forget to caw!” Bizarre.

Anyway, when Simon said before the break that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d only consider saving one contestant Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m pretty sure that contestant was Allison. So, I was grateful that Simon dropped the charade when the time came. And Megan seemed ready to go home anyway. So, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s all good.

Totally agree. They do seem to be evolving with their approach to the “save” schtick, which is a good thing.

No doubt you’re right, too, about the cumulative effect and Simon. He sometimes seems to say things with such an “I’m offended” bite that I can’t help be get that self-important, sore loser-type vibe from him.

This morning on Good Day LA, Jillian Reynolds said Ryan was extremely sick yesterday and they didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know if he was going to make it to last nightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s show. He told her he lost 5 lbs vomiting and was on an IV.

Ryan’s a pro. I always give him props for wrangling the biggest live show on tv and never breaking a sweat. Uh, but I hope you used some hand sanitizer before touching the contestants, Sprinkles…

Megan.

Hummm, hard to say for me. But my gut tells me that her natural defense mechanisms kicked into overdrive and all that crazy, quirky shit was a cover act last night à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  an appearance that she didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t care, when truthfully, she cared a great deal. She didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t want to lose it or appear vulnerable on the stage, but ultimately, when the camera did not appear directly *on her*, she did.

I think she got in over her head and probably *didn’t* care as much as other contestants about winning this thing (and probably knew she had no shot anyway). It was the judges who brought her back after all via wildcard, and she probably didn’t want to turn down the opportunity to make a little money for her kid’s college fund or whatever.

I just saw her breaking down over her son and immediately felt so bad for her. ymmv — I never *hated* her, just didn’t think she could sing very well.

My problem with Adam Lambert is that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s obviously an actor, playing a role, I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t believe his sincerity for a second and to me he comes off as a wannabe rock star.

If you watch the above confessionals with an open mind, you might see his sincerity and a different side of him offstage.

He’s said in interviews that how he is on stage performing is not the real him offstage. He’s a performing artist. He embodies the music and the song that he is performing at the time. He does not fit just one genre or box because he has many musical influences and loves. Just like a lot of his fans who appreciate this talent all in one artist!

And the great thing about Adam is that he can deliver effortlessly in every single genre whatever he chooses to sing. He can be the boyfriend in Wicked or Charlie in Brigadoon or the glam rocker at the Zodiac or the caberet singer at Upright or bring the funk in “Funky Music” or the soft rocker singing “I Just Love You” or the sexual wailing of “Ring of Fire” or the Dance Pop of “Kiss and Tell”. This is all Adam.

IMO, he’s not trying to be a “rock star”, so he’s not a “wannabe”.

I think he’s a triple threat. He can sing, dance and act while being a genuinely nice and sweet guy. The Idol stage has not seen anything like him and I don’t think he’s even tapped into what all he can do! I can’t wait to see what he does next!

Vanessa Olivarez came in 12th her year. She wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t going on tour in any case. Of course Megan will be on the tour. Only a fool would pass up that payday.

True she was 12th that year, but Corey was dropped from the tour AND Josh Gracin couldn’t go. They immediately brought back Charles Grigsby (number 11) and then mysteriously decided to only take 9 contestants on tour instead of bringing back Vanessa. It would not surprise me if ai PTB find a way not to take Megan on tour. Although it made for tremendous tv, I can’t imagine it made ptb any too happy.

Here are Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Confessionals. After watching these, it made me love this guy even more as a person, not just a performer.

Thanks, Heart! I really enjoyed them.

Here’s Kris’ Top 9 Confessional: Roomate Adam is great and get along really well even though they’re different/Adam has a lot of product in bathroom – kinda high maintenance/Danny is the comedian of the house and it’s easy to make fun of him/call him Danny Goofy/calls wife every night/talk about difficulty when people get voted off

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb7Ott8j8Sc

True she was 12th that year, but Corey was dropped from the tour AND Josh Gracin couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t go. They immediately brought back Charles Grigsby (number 11) and then mysteriously decided to only take 9 contestants on tour instead of bringing back Vanessa. It would not surprise me if ai PTB find a way not to take Megan on tour.

There’s no comparison between Vanessa, whose 12 place finish did not guarantee her a spot on the tour and Megan who earned her spot with a 9th place finish.

They aren’t going to ditch her from her spot just because of something she said on stage to Simon. In fact, they were loving that shizz. It’s good TV.

Too many pages of comments to wade through, but I just wanted to add my two cents.

I thought it was a great results show. I didn’t find Megan rude or stoned, I liked her reactions. I loved the impersonations segment! I didn’t think Danny’s was rude, bc he did what everyone else has been saying about Matt for weeks. And, Matt had just done one of Danny screaming, so… (Whether or not he is arrogant as a whole is a different matter.) I thought the segment was fresh and made them seem like friends and like real people.

I also liked that the judges didn’t pretend to save Megan and let the song be a goodbye instead of a desperate plea.

ETA- David really DID seem tired. I was disappointed for him.

Hypertwink and Cookcricket, thank you both for Kyle Peek’s name. The few times that I’ve seen Cook’s band on TV, I find myself watching the drummer. Nice to put a name with the face and body of the awesome drummer.

Megan & the judges knew they wouldn’t save her, regardless of what she said or did, so it didn’t make any difference! I was glad Simon didn’t go through another charade this time. It was actually kinder than making her “sing for her life”, since they had no intention of saving her.

I can’t believe anyone could compare Adam to David Cook.

It’s all a matter of opinion isn’t it? I thought David’s performance last night lacked energy. I would say Adam out performed him this week. As always, YMMV.

I loved the impersonations segment! I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think Dannyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s was rude, bc he did what everyone else has been saying about Matt for weeks. And, Matt had just done one of Danny screaming, soà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ (Whether or not he is arrogant as a whole is a different matter.) I thought the segment was fresh and made them seem like friends and like real people.

I totally agree! I didn’t think Danny was rude either. Matt was cracking up at it. Now if he had looked offended, that would be one thing. But notice in the video right before that, they were sitting next to each other in the vehicle. My guess is that they are friends that tease each other (hence Matt’s impersonation of Danny at the house). Besides, all the other impersonations were a bit over the top too. I thought they were all really funny.

I thought it was a great results show. I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t find Megan rude or stoned, I liked her reactions. I loved the impersonations segment! I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think Dannyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s was rude, bc he did what everyone else has been saying about Matt for weeks. And, Matt had just done one of Danny screaming, soà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ (Whether or not he is arrogant as a whole is a different matter.) I thought the segment was fresh and made them seem like friends and like real people.

I also liked that the judges didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t pretend to save Megan and let the song be a goodbye instead of a desperate plea.

It was my favorite results show so far. I loved the joking interaction with the Idols. I was really teary eyed and sad when Megan finally dropped her guard and said her goodbyes and started crying. I am going to miss her quirky and beautifulness on the show. It’s too bad she couldn’t sing songs that suited her voice and personality. She was too funny doing the caw flapping. They are going to miss her at the house. Scott has GOT to go next.

At least I felt good about her leaving with a singout with tears and hugs. Loved the Kradam Hug Sandwich she got.

I HATED the way TPTB did Alexis’ ouster. It was mean and she deserved better. I don’t care if the Fox Producer thought it was fantastic TV. Most viewers didn’t like it and it left an unsettling feeling in my heart. Of course, I’m the type that likes happy endings…

What does YMMV mean?

Your Mileage May Vary YMMV

I believe it means something along the lines of opinions will differ with each person. Bloggers have all these acronyms for everything because it says a lot without having to type it all out.

DC, I love you. He looked so tired and not energetic like usual. I could hardly hear the music. I hope everyone sees the video of the song,it is great.CBTM is not one of my favorites.I am glad they presented him with the plaque on Idol.
He is quite the man. He is so kind to everyone, goes way out the way for his fans, and the fact he came off the stage and presented his Mom with the plaque for all her support,that tells you the kind of guy he is.Our prayers are with you David and your family.

Your Mileage Will Vary YMMV

I believe it means something along the lines of opinions will differ with each person. Bloggers have all these acronyms for everything because it says a lot without having to type it all out.

Thanks! I wouldn’t have guessed that acronym. It must be “Your Mileage May Vary”. I get it now.

David’s mom had HUGE blings on her which were kinda distracting. Between Neal Frickin’ Tiemann not getting any camera love at all (no disrespect to Kyle but it was not equally dispersed at all!) and David looking so tired and low energy, the “return of David Cook on the AI Stage” was rather disappointing to me. My daughter and I were shouting at the TV “Show some NEAL!!!!!”

It felt great to see Cook back on, and he looked lovely, and I liked the platinum disc giving, but yeah, it was a’right rather then best of the best.

There’s a pretty good CBTM live version from Atlantic city shows on YouTube here, with the cooler outro. Heh, he gets a little chatty at the start and his guitarist Neal just starts playing.

Maybe it’s hard to adjust back from on the road band mode, and moving around on stage a lot (which his band does) on tour, and controlling the sound mix, to the kinds of static Idol stage. I like Daughtry, too, and his Idol returns have not been my faves. Maybe it’s just, I dunno, awkward. Cook’s definitely got an iTunes bump today, though, so it’s all good.

The biggest S8 impact of this visit on the audience is more subtle: it’s now already to the point in the season where it hits us that one of these here is going to get to take advantage of the whole machine. The one that took all of Cook’s undiscovered goodness and helped him move from selling 1000 records to 1 mil . In the midst of such a crazy, silly year, brings back a little earnestness.

Whoever said they use DialIdol as a voting reference, I do that too, but I use it very generally, going by colors rather than order. Basically I assume anyone who’s green doesn’t need help, but I’m well aware of the margin of error (KLC was green the week she was voted off last year), so it’s not the only reference I use. That’s why even though I really wanted to vote for Kris because I was so proud of him and thought he did the best this week, I put all my votes on Allison because I knew she was in trouble while Kris had the pimp spot, wildly awesome critiques, and was green on DI.

I think Adam and DC are comparable to a certain extent (they play the Idol “game” quite similarly), but are very different musically and artistically. I’m a huge Cook fan, but not one of Adam’s, although I like him as a contestant and would like to see him in the Top 3. However, I still think Adam should have been paying attention to Cook because it seems like he’s following Cook’s path to winning this thing and that’s what happens when you win. TPTB make you put out singles that you didn’t write and aren’t necessarily a good representation of your style. That being said, although I don’t like CBTM all that much, I kind of see where TPTB are going because I think the song will do well on the AC charts where Magic Rainbow had a lot of success previously. Cook’s been a good sport about it even though I think it compromises him a bit. I don’t get the feeling that Adam would be willing to compromise himself so far nor do I think his fans would want him to and forget about TPTB letting him get away with doing what he wants, which is why I feel like he’d be better off not winning.

Heart Apr 2nd, 2009 at 1:14 pm

I HATED the way TPTB did Alexisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ ouster. It was mean and she deserved better. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t care if the Fox Producer thought it was fantastic TV. Most viewers didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t like it and it left an unsettling feeling in my heart. Of course, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m the type that likes happy endingsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

So they did Megan differently and equally wrongly but I guess people are more “at peace” with this one. Taking her comment about “not caring” about Simon’s hatchet job on her performance the night before, in which there was nothing even vaguely constructive from any judge except Paula, and twisting that around to say, essentially, “If you don’t give a sh!t about American Idol, then we don’t give a sh!t about you.” was even tackier then making Alexis twist in the wind.

I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think Dannyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s was rude, bc he did what everyone else has been saying about Matt for weeks. And, Matt had just done one of Danny screaming, soà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ (Whether or not he is arrogant as a whole is a different matter.) I thought the segment was fresh and made them seem like friends and like real people.

Well, it’s all about family dynamic, which this group seems to have in spades. The outsider will never fully get the inside jokes. People probably think my family is loaded hate from the things we say and do to each other. Those who know us know that there’s no tighter bunch. I think it was harmless, but you know….

After the death of his grandfather and a song that was probably a closet dedication to his dear Sophia, which probably sucked the voters in, Danny’s firmly back in the prick box, so it’s all good.

to say, essentially, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“If you donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t give a sh!t about American Idol, then we donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t give a sh!t about you.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  was even tackier then making Alexis twist in the wind.

Megan even said in her post interviews that she meant that she didn’t care if Simon didn’t like her song. I think that she did care about American Idol and Simon, but she was not good at and didn’t really know how to play the AI game and at least she went out with a song that she liked to sing.

When she talked with Simon after the show on Fox Reality, he said he wished she would have picked a better song and she said being on AI was so hard for her because she was so new to this whole thing, she had never even held a microphone before.

But I guess what I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get behind is this is S8 of AI. These kids know ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s manipulated by now. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not S1 or even S2 where you can kind of understand the kids not knowing what they are getting into. Nobody forced them to try out. The judging has always been hypocritical and yes, manipulated. Did none of them see Paula-gate last season? Did none of them see Paula critiquing Jasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s performance that he hadnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t even given yet?

Just a thought, here.

I’m sure they’ve all seen Idol before. On the other hand, I don’t know how many of them were big enough fans to join fan boards, read behind the scenes stuff, look at this blog and others, join fan/message boards.

I’d say those of us who hang out and talk about Idol on the internet are in the minority, and there are far more ‘casual viewers’ or viewers who watch every week, vote, see a few newspaper/magazine articles, and that’s about it.

So while some of them may have an idea what it’s all about, they may not know as much about Idol as we do before they audition.

I agree that most casual AI watchers don’t do the online thing, but I think something like Paulagate was a pretty big clue on the scripted/manipulation front. Not to mention I would think those trying out would try to at least well verse themselves in the show they are hoping to get onto.

Anoop is a pretty good example, he has a very nice voice, but if anyone is being honest, he has only really done well on one song. The rest were pretty bad. He is out of his depth here but his à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“fansà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  will continue to vote for him over someone like Allison who has been pretty great all along.

BUT, Allison sucks. She is a one trick pony. Allison has had 0 great performances.

Onto next week. I would love Allison to do *her* ballad, “The Man Who Sold The World,” the Nirvana cover of David Bowie that came out in 1992.

Jordis Unga had a *moment* with it on Rock Star INXS and Allison has the same raspy voice and would finally give the Judges *their* ballad and bring the house down with her moment. It would be so perfect for her and her voice and shut the critics up once and for all. Allison is the dark horse here and should not only be the Last Woman Standing, but the last ONE STANDING AND WIN THIS WHOLE THING!!!!!

Hair pulled back, simply dressed and tear their hearts out, Allison. You can do it!!!!!

I don’t know that David Cook had ever watched Idol before he tried out. I do, however, remember him saying that he did his homework and watched as much as he could before the show really started. I think if these kids don’t know the manipulation that goes on, they truly should. They have every opportunity to do so and it’s in their best interest. It’s a huge contract they sign and if they’re not smart enough to learn about what they’re getting into, somebody advising them should at least be. As with “ignorance of the law is no defense” so I believe ignorance of the AI mechanizations isn’t either.

The day after the KC auditions aired I clicked on a link here that took me to the Clef Hangers. I immediately became an Anoop fan (and the Clef Hangers). Anoop gets all of my votes as long as heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s on the show, and I make no apologies for that. Something about him resonates with me. His voice is the kind of voice I like to listen to. I just downloaded Caught Up. I never heard the song before Tuesday night, but I think Anoopà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s vocals sound great.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m a one-contestant voterà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’Carrie, Elliott, Melinda, Jason. When my favorite goes, so do my votes. I neither like nor care about any of the other contestants. I make no apologies for that either.

Anoop, more than anyone else, has been totally jerked around by the judges/producers. His response Tuesday night was to Ryanà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s question and was justified. I hope he sings for no one but himself and his fans next week.

Wow! Amen, sista/brotha

ITA, thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s what Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve been saying. Anoop just needs to be Anoop and not worry about the bus theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re trying to drive over him. I absolutely loved his studio version this week

The judges are sucking the life out of him. I think his spirit is broken

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d say those of us who hang out and talk about Idol on the internet are in the minority, and there are far more à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹casual viewersà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ or viewers

I agree. I know I never blogged about AI before S7. Before S7, I just watched the show & I didn’t even vote. Also, if you added up all the posters on this blog, for instance, I’m sure it’s just a very, very tiny fraction of the viewers. Also, I think a lot of people get tired of certain fan groups who tend to monopolize a blog and turn off fans of everyone else, which makes the blog become a less representative sample of the viewers.

Good for Megan for saying she don’t care what Simon said. Cause lets be honest here. Even if Megan sang her best and improve a lot from previous days, the judges will not save her.

Why pretend like the previous results?

The judges will only use the Save to save Danny, Lil or Adam. (ANd maybe Allison) Other than them, don’t bother.

Not to mention most of the judges comments/crtics were just because its their duties. They got paid to said something.

Most of the time, I dont think they even care if the contestants singing was good or bad. Just throw in some comment