American Idol Season 9 – Denver Auditions – VIDEO

The fugitive is pretty good.

Rats, I don’t have time to watch – guess I’ll check back in here for vids and such!

Omg. I just heard a Say Anything song in a montage of losers. I love that band! Ok. Flail over.

I have no idea if Simon was just jerking his chain or if he was actually interested in the fugitive’s story, but I liked Mark and this was the first time this season I wasn’t irritated by a backstory. Didn’t even mind the kid and the tears.

Have these judges never heard Ingrid Michaelson song? How is this girl lippy about Rogaine, when she’s just singing the lyrics of the song…

Also, the earlier dude who was kidnapped by his mother… what was up with Simon’s confusion? He didn’t come off too bright there…

Have these judges never heard Ingrid Michaelson song? How is this girl lippy about Rogaine, when she’s just singing the lyrics of the song…

I think it was the fact that she pointed at Simon when she sang it? I don’t think they thought she was making up lyrics on the spot.

The weird thing was that the Rogaine chick had a wig on. O.o

What a shock- after a montage of unattractive people who didn’t get through, we end on a skinny, attractive girl who gets a yes. At least they edited out Kara undoubtedly calling her a package artist.

OH NO, another near-death experience from Casey.

I think it was the fact that she pointed at Simon when she sang it?

The weird thing was that the Rogaine chick had a wig on. O.o

Ha, maybe. Well, regardless she was annoying and not that good. Not sure why she made it.

I never got the argument that Kara was all about a person’s look, but she is coming off that way this episode. It’s all Posh’s fault though! She’s looks-obsessed! What about the voice dudes? WTF, this whole episode is all about looks! All these mediocre voices going thru for their “look”? Ugh…

For the record Casey was hotter with his hair back. He looked fugly when it was down.

My theory: NPH broke Simon’s hold on the judges panel. The inmates are running the asylum.

Simon does not like the guitar playing guys or anyone who’s restrained and subtle. I like Casey, a lot, but I’m disgusted that Kara and Posh put him through based on looks. Sometimes I think it’s just luck that they end up with a winner with talent.

ETA: When Simon is the one arguing that the voice is more important than looks, I know we’re in trouble.

Danalle Hays – “I’m The Only One – She hosts a karaoke bar and a 3 year old son. Once she gets in front of the judges, she tears up. It’s so much work, she says. The judges are smiling, but I think she’s kind of yelly.

Aside from loving the word “yelly,” I don’t really agree with that, I think she sang in the style appropriate to the song. The fact that she sings n a cover band gives me hope that she can tailor her style to the material at hand.

OMG, YES, the one redeeming part so far in this episode, a back story with special clips for someone who DOESN’T go thru. Nice. Besides, that football snapper dude sounded weird. Glad he didn’t make it.

My theory: NPH broke Simon’s hold on the judges panel. The inmates are running the asylum.

Except this was actually the first city for the judges, so NPH hadn’t been on the panel yet.

Ya’ll feel like they are deliberately avoiding the power house singers this year? At least they’re not showing us many in auditions.

Casey was hot. Shallow I know. But yes he was hot. WGWG hot. I luv ‘em.

I likemark.
Lmfao these auditions are…entertaining..lol

Casey was hot. Shallow I know. But yes he was hot. WGWG hot. I luv ‘em.

Yeah, my favorite type, LOL. And, how blue were his eyes?

I’m betting that Austin’s football buddies know just what an untalented jerk he is and encouraged him to audition. Lots of laughs in the locker room right now.

They have a couple backstory people who don’t get through. Question is, are they sob stories or not? Now THAT would be hilarious to see, and I’m not usually cruel or evil.

West coaster, haven’t seen it, is the backstory a sob story or something?

Dang the Italian has a high voice.

The next contestant was a preemie? That is REALLY a backstory!

Had weird Paris Bennett flashbacks with the italian chick.

Victoria Beckham is SOOO annoying (and useless). The only thing she ever comments on is the person’s appearance. Does she not realize this is a singing competition? Please American Idol don’t invite her back… ever.

Bring back guest judges like Shania Twain that can offer advice and commentary of value and who also have personality (something else Posh seems to be lacking).

I like the preemie girl. Weird. I usually like WGWG. This is outta my type. Lol

Help! Bikini Boy. Kill me now!!!!

Good lord, Victoria Beckham: EAT SOMETHING. I can’t even look at her. EWWWWW

They should have a totally uncomfortable backstory converted to a sob story once. Like, “I was born without a butt so I had to sit down on my sacrum, the doctors thought I was gonna die because my sacrum couldn’t support the rest of my spine and my bowel movements gave me infections (which is the disgusting and uncomfortable part), but luckily my uncle owned a farm and he killed a cow and a scientist/wizard converted it into glutes, flesh, and bone for me. I have an implanted fanny pack. It was always my dream to sing, but having no butt was bad for my self esteem.” Then he’d sing Baby Got Back and be sent straight through to Hollywood.

Or, you know, something more realistic but TMI. Just to freak some people out.

……Wait, Bikini GUY? DO NOT WANT. That might be kinda what I was looking for, but at the same time, not. What a kick in the nads.

Help! Bikini Boy. Kill me now!!!!

That was almost my first reaction too. EEEK! I was totally unimpressed with the auditions tonight with the exception of a few here and there.

Tori Kelly only impressed me

Yay for Had It All <3. Do youhave the video for that haha.

They showed a lot of good singers tonight in just one hour, that’s a good thing.

I like Haeley, I might be one of the few though. Also, god help me but I thought bikini boy was hot.

This episode was a total waste. I hated all the judges. Should watched the Lost recap.

West coaster, haven’t seen it, is the backstory a sob story or something?

jammasta I loved your “no glutes” sob story! But as to your question, I think in the case of AI backstory = sob story. When was the last time they featured a backstory about something GOOD that happened to a contestant? At least for the ones who get put through, I’d say almost never.

I really like Tori Kelly…but, I believe she said she is 16 and a high school student…I don’t believe Hope was her daughter; she would have had to have been really, really young when she had her…I could be wrong though…

Tomorrow is the “Best of the Rest” show. So, I’m thinking the producers will use the show to pimp their favorites.

Looking at that flash preview, it looks that they are going to show many of the rumored Top 24. Just on that first quick showing I saw four for certain.

Looking at that flash preview, it looks that they are going to show many of the rumored Top 24. Just on that first quick showing I saw four for certain.

And we shall leave it at that! No spoilers please, especially tomorrow night.

It’s probably more often than you think. Amadeo’s backstory with his family wasn’t sad, it was really happy and entertaining, it was like I wanted to be one of them. Tyler Grady’s wrist story wasn’t presented like it was sad and touching like the other ones. My fifth or sixth wife Erica Rhodes was just on Barney, but they showed her backstory. Nothing sad. All of them got through.

Now, if Katie Stevens really sucked, it would’ve been kinda funny to see her backstory then her singing, although I think some other target would’ve been funnier. I really liked her though so I’m glad she’s through.

Haeley (sp?) Vaughn should be quite interesting, a black country girl? Would be great to see her do good. I hope that doesn’t sound racist.

The audition rounds are getting more and more painful to watch. Just when I see someone that I kinda like, a new sob story comes along and wipes everything from that episode from my mind. I just can’t take another one. I feel terrible that I’ve apparently become numb to the whole back/sob story, but I’m ready to hear some singing!

I can’t believe so many thought Haley was good. She was terrible! Talk about an annoying voice!

I had absolutely no use for Victoria Beckham before her AI stint, and confess to have been semi hopeful that she might have some redeeming quality.
Nope.
She is of less use to me now than ever.

Tomorrow is the “Best of the Rest” show. So, I’m thinking the producers will use the show to pimp their favorites.

I think they had probably edited at least the 1st 4 episodes before the Top 24 were chosen, so they’ll have to go back and show some of the contestants who ended up in the Top 24, but weren’t expected to.

I like Haeley, I might be one of the few though.

Not the only one. I liked her.

I wish they’d let Bikini Boy perform the entire song.

Didn’t like either of the girls wearing granny dresses. I liked kidnapped guy. And…. I think that’s about it.

Didn’t Ryan call tomorrow night’s show “best of the best,” not “best of the rest”? I believe he did, which seems like really horribly blatant pimpage to me.

I know he did say “We saved the best for last.”

Well, add me to those who really liked the black country girl. Hey, it has worked great for Darius Rucker. And Keith Urban’s Australian, so there’s plenty of room for everyone. I liked her, and Danielle (bandana girl who cried). So many of the girls are similar, can’t keep them straight. My 19-year-old daughter and I both could not believe that Torri was only 16. We both thought it was because she has obviously spent way too much time in the sun or tanning beds. (It was a good lesson for my daughter–take care of your skin!)

They have to do a “Best of the Rest (or Best)” because most of the people they’ve highlighted, so far, have not made the Top 24, if the spoiler list is correct. I guess Hollywoood held some surprises for the producers! That’s a good thing!

Simon seems to be a good mood when Posh is around. He smiled, laughed and was very charming with that little girl.

My fave of the night was the first guy Mark.
“Tell something about yourself”
“I like cheese” cracked me up, then Simon teasing him about Hawaii, very cute.

Loved Mark’s voice too.

Remembering that the show is scripted, I thought Casey James was cute with lots of potential. Since the contestants are told how to act, I’d say Casey did what he was told. And it was Randy that requested he take off his shirt. Another good one was Haeley Vaughn. She fills in a category I don’t recall seeing. Both will be much better in Hollywood, we just know it.

I’d say that most of the better singers seemed so heavily pimping to the judges that its really hard to tell if they can actually sing, especially for a whole shows worth like a concert. For some reason, I got this vibe of AI-tailored paint by numbers singing, like throw in some runs, changeup the volume, give the judges a couple of looks from sultry to dazzling… They definitely did their homework, but I guess I didn’t get much of a feel for their natural singing instincts short of the skill to get to Hollywood. Therefore it just wasn’t very satisfying to me. Maybe some of them really do have great natural voices, but I really couldn’t tell that from tonite’s show.

Bikini boy!!!! ROFL ROFL! I was laughing so hard!!! And then the judges just walked out! ROFL!

Grammie Kari

And it was Randy that requested he take off his shirt.

Huh?! No it wasn’t. It was Kara.

Huh?! No it wasn’t. It was Kara.

Nope, I just checked the video. It was Randy.

(BTW, I’m surprised to see that Yahoo posts those videos before the show is finished airing on the West Coast.)

I think Haeley is likely a country poser.

Girls need to start liking short hair again or I’ll be single forever . That was kinda a passive aggressive jab at Casey’s look, by the way >_>. Sorry about that.

But WTF @ Simon and Randy rejecting him. I thought he was pretty good. Seriously? Maybe he didn’t have a lot of personality and charisma, but I thought he had a good voice. And I liked the girl after him, too.

Casey wasn’t the best, but based on the voice I would’ve given him a yes.

These cocky guys are also SO. DAMN. ANNOYING. Mostly this Kenny guy, UGH, I wanted to hit him with a lightning bolt! If the judges don’t get a sack of tomatoes they can throw at the bad contestants or something similar to keep those demons at bay, I don’t think I’ll watch this show next season.

I think Haeley is likely a country poser.

Why?

Guy: “I’m the next American Idol.”

Guy behind him: “No he ain’t.”

LOL

I laughed really hard at that, for some reason.

Also, the football guy wasn’t a sob story (or a really good backstory). That one was kinda uncomfortable.

will

Nope, I just checked the video. It was Randy.

Hmmm well Kara telling him to un botton his shirt and Randy telling him to take his shirt off was just so messed up. What’s next? Take your pants off?

(BTW, I’m surprised to see that Yahoo posts those videos before the show is finished airing on the West Coast.)

They do?! Interesting.

I think Haeley is likely a country poser.

Why?

Because I’m not convinced that she can sing country. Her performance didn’t sound country.

But WTF @ Simon and Randy rejecting him.

Nope, I just checked the video. Randy said yes! (Although he prefaced it by saying it was “for the girls,” whatever that means.)

Because I’m not convinced that she can sing country. Her performance didn’t sound country.

I certainly thought she had a bit of country sound. I just wanted to make sure you weren’t questioning her country authenticity because of her skin color, I fear there will be a lot of that if she makes it far this season, and it doesn’t help that the judges were falling over themselves to point out she is BLACK and sings COUNTRY!1!!

I really don’t care about her ethnicity/race. I’m not convinced at all, nor did I like her voice.

I think I’d like to know a little bit more of Haeley’s background. Maybe have an idea of her favorite artists and music she actually listens to. Who told her to sing a country song?

I don’t trust these auditions, and I wonder who actually stood in line for the sign up, and who just shows up without a long wait.

Didn’t Torri Kelly say the children were family and friends. And Hope wasn’t her daughter.

ETA: Yes, that is what she said.

Nope, I just checked the video. Randy said yes! (Although he prefaced it by saying it was “for the girls,” whatever that means.)

If you listen closely, it sounds like he agrees with Simon that he sucked. Randy says a dejected “yeah” almost right after Simon’s comment, and is shocked to hear Kara’s disagreement. But I know Randy “changed his mind” afterward, otherwise he wouldn’t have gone through.

Anyway, tonight wasn’t as remarkable as last episode for me, none of the contestants stand out, but once again, I do like everyone they sent to Hollywood.

Who I liked:
Haeley Vaughn (I hate country but I think she’s good, and I actually totally agreed with Kara that she should go a little lower. I have a feeling if she does, she’ll do pretty well and be unique.)
Casey James (He goes in the Tyler Grady category where I hate the look but like the voice, though I don’t like him as much. Casey needs more personality. But I see potential in both of these people.)

Mark, Torri, and Danielle were also pretty good, but I liked those two the most.

Could not look at bikini boy. Geez, when I asked for uncomfortable, I meant disgusting and disturbing enough to freak out the normal people, not “I wanna gouge out my eyes and tear out my soul” that’s somewhat entertaining to normal people. Thought it was funny when the judges just left him, though XD. To be honest, it would’ve been better if he were in a thong. I’ve seen two guys in thongs (Granted, they were video game characters and made of pixels) and they look better without the chests covered. Wow, I am saying a lot of things >_>.

Wonder who my crushes will be this season. I usually have a mancrush who’s apparently the “cute clean guy” according to fangirls (Archie, Kris, and Joe McElderry…… who will it be this season?) and a ton of crushes (I am a guy, what can ya do ), and I totally have the hots for Erica Rhodes, the sexy Barney chick. I’ve been singing parts of “Free Your Mind” lately. Although I think the dominatrix thing is a bit too far.

Guy: “I’m the next American Idol.”

Guy behind him: “No he ain’t.”

LOL

I laughed really hard at that, for some reason.

I laughed at this too jammasta, esp. because in between their comments my 8 yr. old son said, “No you’re not.” LOL!

I’m curious to see more of what Haeley brings to the show. I hope there is more!

Guy: “I’m the next American Idol.”

Guy behind him: “No he ain’t.”

my son was laughing with you. i think it was his favorite part of the episode. that and the guy who sang the elvis song. he cracked up at that one.

not a good show for me tonight. i was too distracted. i kept watching the clock waiting for “LOST” to start. and “LOST” totally confused me! poor juiliet. and yay sayid. and i love hurley! ok enough of that.

ETA: casey was really cute. but he shouldn’t have taken off his shirt. that was awkward.

Did they say Chris sold 20 million records at the beginning of the show? Is that right?!

i kept watching the clock waiting for “LOST” to start. and “LOST” totally confused me!

It just started confusing you?? I just finished watching last season on DVD, and it was excruciating to see one of my favorite shows jump the shark so badly. I honestly don’t know if I’ll even bother to watch the final season. Off-topic rant over.

Nicci Nix previous material:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoDakxpu07k

Did they say Chris sold 20 million records at the beginning of the show? Is that right?!

I think it was something in reference to charts, probably counting it separately when one song performs on multiple formats (AC, Hot AC, Pop, etc.).

One of my friends would describe lost as “You’d get LOST watching LOST”. Dunno why, I’ve never seen it.

Haeley is the most interesting contestant tonight. She leaves me wondering where she’ll go, and I love that anticipation. I’m not a huge fan of country, but I like Haeley’s personality and she is unique and cute. I think she and Tyler Grady have the biggest potential to surprise people so far. Dunno how well she’ll be able to sing, but I think she’ll be surprising, I love surprises. I also have a thing for people going under the radar.

To be honest, I’m kinda disappointed in the lack of R&B divas and belters, those tend to be my early favorites. Lil was my biggest favorite until top 11 when Kris took over. I kinda miss the days of R&B and soulful belter women (Kinda like Kelly Clarkson, I always thought she had a pretty soulful voice), which seemed to only be the first 3 seasons and Melinda and Lakisha in Season 6. I think Michelle has the biggest chance of being that, but we’ve only seen her in promos. I hope we can see more of her audition tomorrow. Maybe Keia Johnson or Ashley Rodriguez.

Also, I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought that part was funny.

I’m happy to hear Kat McPhee song in the background.
Really, she is one of those versatile people, with modeling, singing, TV, movies. AI is smart not to abandon her.

Haeley Vaughn…..personality plus! She has a good voice, and a different sound from most of the other girls. Vick did get it right for
good outfit( but this is primarily a singing contest?), at least untill they start taking about complete package!
Haeley said that she was sort of country crossover which I interpreted as country pop?
I think she has a shot for her differences!!!

I thought it was a really good episode. They showed a lot of contestants who made it to Hollywood. To me no one was remarkable but I don’t mind. Auditions are just a beginning and they will all get their chance to shine. And Simon seemed in a good mood, which is always nice to see.

My favourites of the night were Torri Kelly, Haeley Vaughn and Mark Labriola. I don’t want to sound like Randy, but I can’t believe those two girls are only 16. They had a lot more poise and were a lot more together than a lot of older contestants.

Haeley has a charming personality and there is something about her voice that I just love. I’ve seen some of her previous work and I like her vibe. That said, I don’t know why Idol seems to have equated “backstory” with “sob story” this year. How many contestants have had some sort of medical problem in the past or relative with a medical problem or a divorcing parent or a gang parent or whatever? I like Haeley and that’s in spite of her story about being a preemie. That must have been horrible for her parents, but I don’t need to know that on the first date, please. Let me get to know you first and then you can toss that off as “something you didn’t know about me”. I like to think that Haeley has done something interesting in her life since the time she was born at 2 pounds. Something that probably better defines her than that. I’m not dissing premies and I’m only using Haeley as an example of this overkill this season. Sure, if we’d only gotten a few “I almost died” stories this year, it wouldn’t be annoying me so much. I actually disliked her at the start of her pimp package. It’s a testament to her that she managed to break out of the Idol editing and impress me.

Tori has a great voice. There are a lot of people in her genre this year, though, so I’m not sure if she can make it to the voting rounds. She should definitely try again in a few years, though (if Idol is still around). I thought Simon was a little cheeky writing that he was her sister’s favourite judge after he’d been so negative about her (saying that her voice was annoying and that she looked like an orange). At that age, if Simon had said that about my sister, I certainly wouldn’t be considering him my favourite judge after that.

Mark has a great voice and a fun personality. One thing that can hurt him is that at first I thought Andrew Garcia was auditioning in another city. I think there can only be one chubby guy with a cap making it to the voting rounds and I’m not sure if “got kidnapped by Mom and lived in Maui” trumps “my parents were in a gang” backstory. They are both working the “have a cute kid” territory so that’s a wash. I think I like Mark better of the two. Yes, their styles are different, but let’s face it, they are casting a television show here. They might have room for two or three or four drop-dead gorgeous blonde women, but they aren’t going to have room for two chubby guys with caps unless that’s who they want to have win that year.

I don’t get Danelle Hays, at all. I thought she was terribly shouty and didn’t bring anything new to the song. And her melting down at this stage in the competition doesn’t bode well. How is she going to survive the group round of Hollywood if she’s crying during the auditions? Forget making it to the top 5 without being a blubbery mess while people are sending you hate mail because you lasted longer than their favourite. And, what is she crying about? Because she’s had to sing in a lot of bars and corporate events and smile? Well, I hate to tell you this Danelle, but even if you win, those bars and corporate events are not in your past. And you’ll still have to smile. I hope there is more to the story than that because I don’t get it. And I don’t get the judge’s sympathy. Old Simon would have just said “So What?”.

I think that Casey James has more in him then we were shown last night. He seems like the male equivalent of bikini girl right now, but I think he’s got more going on. There is a voice in there, but he was pretty bland. Kara just lost every right to be self-righteous about bikini girl when she forces a contestant to take off his shirt to get a gold ticket.

Has the editing always been this bad? They showed us Kenny Everett getting all rude at the camera before they showed us his audition. Way to kill the suspense.

I notice that they are batting clean-up on Wednesday and showing us auditions of people they already showed getting their gold tickets (for instance Aaron Kelly was shown in a montage in Miami getting a ticket and it looks like they are showing us his audition on Wednesday). Again, with the suspense killing unless they are planning on only showing us good auditions. That would be a nice change of pace.

Since Posh was all about the fashion advice tonight: Posh’s hair was crazy. It was way to severe for her features. It almost looked like it hurt to have her hair done that way.

Victoria Beckham looks like she has a head about one half the normal size. Does she eat or is she fed intraveinously?

seriously… when are the auditions going to be over. These episodes neeedlessly wreaks my tv viewing pleasure. Not only are they so bad that I can’t watch them, but they take the place of something else more worth.

I think that Casey James has more in him then we were shown last night. He seems like the male equivalent of bikini girl right now, but I think he’s got more going on. There is a voice in there, but he was pretty bland. Kara just lost every right to be self-righteous about bikini girl when she forces a contestant to take off his shirt to get a gold ticket.

Kara should be embarrassed but I don’t think it compares to Bikini Girl because he didn’t come in not wearing a shirt at least, Kirsten. I’m ashamed to admit that though I didn’t want him to take his shirt off, he looked pretty good. I liked his voice but he’s not going to last without a better personality a la Bucky or Kellie Pickler or Ace……

Not a great night imo. I was surprised to like the first guy, Mark, but nobody else really stood out for me. I didn’t like the Rogaine girl or Danielle who I thought was screechy. Almost forgot that I did like Haeley who at least has a different sound. If Denver had so many good singers why not show the best ones? I hope Hollywood starts soon because I’m so over auditions.

I can’t believe Posh came back but agree with Mj – bring back NPH & Shania. At least they make the dreg a little easier to take.

“My favourites of the night were Torri Kelly, Haeley Vaughn and Mark Labriola.”

I liked two out of these three – Haeley and Mark. I’m not quite sold on Torri. Pretty girl, though.

And I agree about it being sob-story central this year. What is with that? The thing I liked about Haeley (and this is where the producers are going to find her a challenge) is that she was so CHEERFUL when she told her stories. It was like, “I was a preemie! My Mom could hold her in my hand! I almost DIED! I know, RIGHT? *giggle*” And even when talking about her father who passed away she didn’t act maudlin and play the victim. She just said she misses him and probably got her singing talent from him.

It was the same with Mark. He turned his story into an adventure, even though you know that had to be a strange, unsettled life for a small child. Then, to be taken from that life at 10 and returned to a dad he would barely remember – yikes!

I certainly thought she had a bit of country sound. I just wanted to make sure you weren’t questioning her country authenticity because of her skin color, I fear there will be a lot of that if she makes it far this season, and it doesn’t help that the judges were falling over themselves to point out she is BLACK and sings COUNTRY!1!!

Guess you have to be an old fart to remember Charley Pride, who had 36 #1 hits on Billboard Hot Country.
Not too shabby.

Also Stoney Edwards, Big Al Downing, Cleve Francis, Miko Marks, Carl Ray, Rissi Palmer, and Cowboy Troy.

Most recently Darius Rucker crossed over very successfully and I think Akon is releasing a country album next.

I don’t believe that Kara still has a job after telling a male contestant to unbutton his shirt. If Simon and Randy had requested the same from a female contestant there would have been torches and marches and shit. Incredibly disgusting, jmho!

I like Danielle, the karaoke hostess. She the only one that made me wake from my idol borne stupor. This show is suddenly sad sack central, and although I continue to shovel the heap of sad sack backstory dross, I see the potential in her. Of course she could melt down and become one of those crazy Hollywood week casualties, but I am gonna keep my eye out for her. That is if I can keep my eyes open during this boring ass year…. sorta wondering why some are questioning the black country singers cred? But that’s just me I sorta like her cause she can sing and she does have that package that they seem to be looking for…..now if she could unbutton her blouse….. see how inappropriate that is?

Hollywood contestants from Denver:

Alex Nester
Blake Marvin
Casey James
Colten Pierce
Danny Jones
Haeley Vaughn
Harrell Holmes Jr.
Jareb Liewer
Jeffrey Goldford
Jessica Furney
Jimmy Charles
Kelly Bachran
Kim Kerbow
Lilly Scott
Maddie Penrose
Margo May
Mark LaBriola
Moorea Masa
Nicci Nix
Sham Al-Islam
Tamra Salmon
Tawny McCorkle
Tayler Bledsoe
Tori Kelly

Oh, Lord, this season SUCKS so far. I wasn’t impressed with anybody last night, and is it me or have they actually escalated the f**king sob stories?

Simon Fuller, if you really care about your show, you better do something fast. I’d bring in John Locke (aka “Smokey”) and slaughter that current group you’ve got running things. My middle schooler could produce a more entertaining hour.

Despite better singers in Denver – I can’t even remember many of them from last night – they were just so unremarkable. Then again, maybe I just got sidetracked from 2 hrs of epic Lost last night

Some of the ones they passed through were barely passable (like the Nikki girl – who’s song was very stupid, imo). And why does every woman who goes through either have to be 16 or have a kid? WTH with that?!

Still, hardly any memorable people from the auditions this year, imo. It seems the early fav (he’s at #1 on Slezak’s Power List) – is John Park from one of the first auditions. Interestingly enough, he is very similar to Anoop in style, and last year, Slezak’s #1 in the first weeks was – Anoop.

I don’t believe that Kara still has a job after telling a male contestant to unbutton his shirt.

Amen to this! WTF with that moment! Kara is seriously messed up, terrible at her job, and the only redeeming quality for her is that she seems to be such BFFs with Adam (those Clive party pics of them made it hard to hate on her too much). But still, I can see Simon wanting to jump ship just because he’s too fed up with her. If she stays on the panel, and he leaves, Idol is in BIG trouble.

Psst, AI producers – replace the two of them with NPH and Shania pronto, or else it ain’t gonna be pretty next year.

Oh, and Kimberly made me think of Megan Joy for some reason. Not as “unique” a voice – but in terms of being an early judge favorite for having the looks to create that “package artist” they seem to love so much.

I only got to watch bits and pieces last night (which is about all my patience I have for the auditions anyway).

I had to study Posh for a while to register who/what I was seeing. Her hair looked like a toilet plunger and she is seriously so skinny she looks unhealthy.

Casey was hot. Shallow I know. But yes he was hot. WGWG hot. I luv ‘em.

Oh dawg, me too. *sigh* I like the guys, well – and girls, with raw talent and lots of potential… and a guitar. He may prove to be a little snooze-worthy as a performer – time will tell, however, Casey’s definitely a hottie. Still, I was embarrased for him being ogled in such an obvious way.

I also liked Haley’s (not country) country-esque sound, and she seems cute and perky.

I thought Mark was kind of funny and loved his song choice but wasn’t wowed by his vocals.

I don’t believe that Kara still has a job after telling a male contestant to unbutton his shirt.

ITA.ewwww

Okay- so out of curiosity I checked out the auditions.

One stood out- Danelle Hays.
She was really good.

The helium girl has got to be a joke. Terrible monotonious song and mediocre voice… what the hell were they all going gaga for? Because she flew in?? Oh wow…

The helium girl has got to be a joke. Terrible monotonious song and mediocre voice… what the hell were they all going gaga for? Because she flew in?? Oh wow…

her daddy probably bought her audition and golden ticket…..as we know from various reports, there is a lot fo manipulation back stage from producers, hence the best singers dont automaitcally go through and weirdos like this girl end up in hollywood.

thanks god we can move on to hollywood week….hope they actually show us real singing and behind the scences PRACTICING, not fake fighting. I know, i know…wishful thinking.

also, wtf is up with the lifetime stories they are shoving down our throats??? seriously, everybody’s life is fked up. so what? get over it. my momma left my daddy, my gmom was in a gang, i was 2 pounds overweight as a child …blah blah blah. who cares? stop crying and deal with it. grrrrrrrr

Casey James. Hmm.

Decent looking white guy with a guitar with an average voice from the South… And he even has a sob story.

I have two words for you: Kris Allen.

To be honest, I thought his audition was kinda degrading. He was auditioning for a singing competition and Kara and Victoria told him to take his shirt off? What, his voice wasn’t good enough to get him to Hollywood?

I’m afraid that someone very mediocre will win this year. Again.

Great show. I liked Kimberly, Danelle Hays, Haeley, Casey Jones. I can’t wait for the Hollywood rounds, when the fun really begins.

I think it’s too early to say that the contestants are mediocre. We only saw snippets of some auditions. Sometimes the best singers aren’t even highlighted in the auditions.

To me, last season’s contestants were mediocre except for the top 4, so I’m hoping this will be a better season a la s7 or s5, with lots of talent. Too soon to tell though imo.

The auditions made me a fan of Victoria Beckham. I loved her, very witty and intelligent. I’m not a fan of Kara but don’t hate her. I think when she asked Casey to unbutton his shirt, she was inappropriate but just wanted to see how he could be packaged and marketed. She didn’t ask him to take off his shirt, he did that on his own I think. He’s a very cute guy.