American Idol Top 9 Wrap-Up and Predictions

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Going Home: Megan Joy Corkrey
Should Go Home: Megan Joy Corkrey

Worst. Theme. Ever. “Sing whatever you want–we’re out of ideas” could describe last night’s “theme” Of course, make sure to throw in a nod to a corporate sponsor!

Seriously, everything about Idol feels cheap this year.

So, I’m throwing all my points to Megan Joy this week.   Even though I have a nagging suspicion that one of   boys could go home tonight.   Maybe Anoop Desai has finally come to the end of his Idol journey.   His performances have been uneven, and his little tiff with Kara may have irked viewers.   Vocally, Anoop has limitations–he’s not great with the runs, and going upbeat tends to set him off-key, but “Caught Up” was not a terrible performance.   I think the judges were hard on him.   For that reason, his impressive fanbase may have voted extra hard for him last night. Sidenote: in what universe is “Caught Up”– Usher’s fifth and least successful single from his 2004 album Confessions–a Top Download? What?

I give the kids a pass for talking back.   The producers are doing everything in their power to provoke them–wouldn’t be surprised if TPTB have told the kids straight up to add some sass to their exchanges with the judges.

Scott MacIntyre finally had a decent performance.   I’m still not feeling his adult contemporary stylings, but stripping his performance down to just piano, gave it a little edge (just a little). Scott doesn’t have a current bone in his body–most definitely born in the wrong decade. Even his new hairdo is old school.   All he needed this week was a members-only jacket.   It’s possible his well-critiqued performance of “Just the Way You Are” left viewers complacent. Could Scott go this week?   With Paula going on about how proud she was of him (nooo it had nothing to do with his disability) and Scott not splitting votes with the soul boys, I’m thinking no.

Then there’s Matt Giraud, who followed up last week’s bottom 3 appearance with a performance the judges absolutely loathed.   Matt is still tangled up in nerves and trying way too hard. His singing was pitchy, the vibrato goatie and the high notes strained.   But so was last week’s somewhat better performance of “Let’s Get it On”–praised to high heavens by the judges.   I suspect what really got the panel’s panties in a bunch was Matt daring to step back into the pop box after they told him NOT to go there. Go figure Simon’s suggestion that Matt sing “Apologize” by POP band One Republic. Whatever.   Matt’s arrangements aren’t original, so his performances tend to sound copy-cat. But mostly, it’s not his song choice.   He needs to sing what he chooses better.   Could Matt be in trouble?   With his fanbase dialing their fingers off this week, maybe not.   But the vote splitting with the other boys could kill him. Note to Simon: “You Found Me” by the Fray is commercial. Because, you know, it is a hit song.

Between America saying NO last week to the judges’ front-runner label, and Matt refusing to stay in the judge-appointed R&B box, I would say TPTB are done pimping him.   So now, it’s back to pimping Danny Gokey!   Danny poured emotion into his performance of “What Hurts the Most” last night, but the vocal was still shouty and sandpaper rough on the big notes.   And I couldn’t help feel a tinge of manipulation there as Danny sang the song’s payoff,   “Come back to me!” After a few iffy weeks, Danny is back to working the sure-fire tragic widower angle. Bah. And why does Danny get to explain that he didn’t get his song choice last week? As if that never happens. He’s not the best singer of this bunch, and he’s not the best performer.   And I don’t see him current in any genre but Christian Contemporary. So, good luck with that, TPTB!

Speaking of the best performing singers of this competition, in my opinion of course–let me run them down for ya.

This year’s diamond in the rough is surely Kris Allen, who began his Idol run unremarkable and under the radar. But, unlike Matt who started off with buzz and has been losing it, Kris has found his voice and his footing and is growing stronger week by week, picking up new fans along the way.   Kris’s song choice, “Ain’t no Sunshine” while having the most mold on it, sounded fresher than nearly everything up on that stage last night.   And with growing confidence, comes charisma.   Kris is on his way to the Top 3 if he keeps it up.

This week was Adam Lambert’s chance to go contemporary, and instead he sang an old disco song from the 70′s.   It was a fantastic showpiece–and for my money Adam is the most talented singer/performer of the group–but I’m still not envisioning Adam fitting into the current musical landscape.   There have been rumblings that “Play that Funky Music” was not Adam’s first pick, but with the wide-open field of song choices, surely there was something–from at least this decade–he could have snagged.   Still love the guy, but I don’t dig it when he goes all heavy-metal hair band with the rock screams.

Allison Iraheta had a solid performance last night.   The front half of “Don’t Speak” was better than than the back half, but as a whole, Allison knows how to “interpret and phrase a song” as Paula said, and while she got a little overexcited toward the end, she did not shout the end of that song (coughdannylilcough).   The judges freaking fixation on Allison’s outfit was absurd. Do they not know any teenagers? The outfit was not THAT outrageous.   And second, the judges blast young contestants for dressing old.   Her outfit was age appropriate and fit the song. Ugh. Why are they sabotaging Allison? Only Paula’s seemingly scripted critique made any sense (Kudos to the writer! I agree! But axe? Really?) She could also be in danger tonight.   I hope not. She’s a Top 3 singer in this competition.

From the best singers, to the not-so-best.

Lil Rounds is not all that.   She just is not. Her performances have not lived up to her early hype. Her screechy delivery of “I Will Always Love You” in Hollywood was an early warning. Last night I felt a little sorry for Lil.   She was trying so desperately hard to have that moment the judges said she missed last week.   And still, they were not pleased with her bombastic and somewhat pitchy version of “Surrender.”   Dressed in her blue ball gown, I thought it was more Miss America than Simon’s tired “wedding” put down.   Thank Ryan for saving the day by enlisting one of her cute daughters to go “punch” Randy Jackson!   He got a hug instead, and tears from Lil which = VOTES!   Lil, who ain’t splittin’ votes with anyone–is going nowhere soon.

And finally the girl I’ve picked to go home.   If Megan Joy got “punched in the face” by the judges last week, I’d say they’ve finished her off with a thorough beat down.   Like Matt, I didn’t think her song choice was the problem.   If she had picked Adele, Duffy or Winehouse as the judges suggested, she would have murdered those song choices too.   Megan’s not a great interpreter of songs, period.   Having said that, I think her performance this week was better than last week’s butchering of Stevie Wonder, but the comments got worse.   The judges mean to finish her off, and it probably worked.   Megan is way past her expiration date at this point.   But you never know.   I’m sure the Worsters were voting their fingers bloody last night.   We could be in for a surprise.   But not a save. Not yet.

 
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  • AnnJo

    MJ- Anoop said the song was from one of the best selling ALBUMS!!
    And C’mon- Last week and the week before last were really good!! Please don’t write him off just like that!!

  • primeminister

    I picked Anoop first. Then changed it all to Megan. Still wavering between either of the two.

    Frankly, I wouldn’t care if Matt left (which is sad because I’m supposed to be a fan).

  • justantonio

    its going to be an all girl bottom 3

  • leome

    Ugh. Why are they sabotaging Allison?

    That’s the one I’ve been trying to figure out. The girl has everything this show wants and needs, but they just don’t embrace it. Are they afraid she can steal the spot of some pimped one?
    I don’t get it.

    I agree pretty much with all you said. Megan should go, even if that only leaves 2 girls, she just doesn’t belong there anymore. I like her, but she has already shown what she can do and she’s not doing more or better.

  • Lu

    I hope you’re right about Megan, MJ. But tonight I think either Matt or Anoop goes home.

  • lakerchristinee

    I really, really want Lil gone. She is absolutely NOTHING special and her performance this week was more than blah. And it’s really sad when a 16 year old can out sing this diva on any given night. I really want to see what the judges do with their save. If they use it on Lil, then I will be sick to my stomach. I wonder if they’re going to leave it off until Top 6 (or 5?) night and just use it automatically. Gah.

  • Jovi

    I want Megan to go NOW! I have wanted her to go before Hollywood, lol!!

    Bottom 3 will be Megan, Scott and Anoop. Possibly Matt but I doubt it. Wouldn’t mind seeing Lil go either.

  • lakerchristinee

    Oh, and I’d like to add. If ANYONE goes tonight over Megan, I will seriously punch my television. And why am I feeling that Matt may be the one to leave? Gah x2.

  • justantonio

    I know this is off topic but I just realized who Danny reminds me of…he looks like the grown up version of that kid from Jerry Maguire….”the Human head weighs eight pounds”

  • juliec

    Agree with you on this one, Megan is the one to go. I think Anoop and Matt wasnt that bad, I hope none of the boys get eliminated. The girls esp megan and Lil are not doing so well. Allison has been the only fighter among the girls.

  • Michelle

    Totally agree that Megan is the obvious choice to go home, and if she doesn’t, then we know she’s still here cause she’s hot cause that. was. not. singing.

    If the dads of “America” keep her in, I expect either Anoop or Allison are in trouble :(

    And “diamond in the rough” is a perfect description for Kris – the goods are there, he just needs polishing up. I still don’t think he can win on a show that requires a power voice to win, but managed correctly I think he can do quite well post-Idol.

  • SpenserJ

    After a few iffy weeks, Danny is back to working the sure-fire tragic widower angle.

    ‘Cause he knows that’s the angle that will get him the most groupie sex on tour.

    Okay, so I’m still putting all 20 points on Scott this week. I swore I would do it until he left, and I’m a woman of my word. Scotty Hardcore took me down to #330 in the pool. Perhaps tonight he’ll put me in the 400′s? I’m interested to see when America will actually be ready to vote out the blind man. After a while, it will get tiring convincing themselves that Scott can sing. By then, I should be dead last in the pool, but I’m okay with that.

  • sparklesgirl2

    I agree on Megan and Matt butchering the songs themselves, not the song choices. I thought Matt would have hit a home run with “You Found Me,” but he definitely didn’t. At this point Matt is having an identity crisis and is a pitchy nervous mess, and he’s taking away votes from Kris. (My mom and I each like him lots, so we split our votes between him, guy-wise.) I hope he gets one more chance, but perhaps I’d enjoy another wonky Megan Joy trainwreck next week over Matt trying to do well and failing…

    PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, no Allison in the bottom 3. That would be ridiculously unfair. For all the love for her on this site, and EW, and everywhere, why is she always in trouble???

    I read on a blog this morning that they must have used this theme because they were tired of “songs from the year you were born.” But wait… I guess we get them both.

  • Valentin432

    Frankly, the only thing that I care tonight is if Allison is safe (Adam and Kris are shoe in), the rest I can live without.

    This week has been really painfull for the mid pack player that I somewhat liked like Anoop and Matt, what I still don’t understand is the Lil vote. I mean, are there really that many people voting without taking into account the actual performances?

  • Lys

    Megan should go. But then again… she did just as horribly last week and sailed right on through. Not even in the Bottom 3 (yes, I do think Matt was truly in the Bottom 3, and not Megan, since Ryan used those specific words). So I really don’t think Megan’s going anywhere just yet. Scott’s probably in more danger tonight, so I put all my points on him. Oh well. 200′s, here I come….

  • lakerchristinee

    Why, oh WHY, is Felicia not here?

  • cay

    I can’t seeing anyone going other than Megan. I had such high hopes for her as she was one of my favorites at the beginning. But she’s been awful. And then all her faces last week kind of killed what was left of her charm. Then if you watch the rapid fire interview with the Idols http://www.truveo.com/Charley-puts-Idols-to-the-test/id/2300290979# she comes off as the coldest imo. (Danny’s kind of cute here)

    I think Megan, Allison and Matt will be bottom 3 but I think the voting is so close so I wouldn’t be surprised if any land there. It’s a wierd year with different contestants. I think Kris has a real shot at winning Idol. He’s a pretty traditional Idol winner that I think most can get behind. Allison has the goods, but she’s hard to relate to so I don’t think she’ll have the Idol audience behind her. She needs to do something different one week. However, I think she, like Adam, have high potential to attract the non-Idol audience (plus they have talent) so I think Sony will take a chance on them even though they won’t win. Kris and Danny should duke it out for the traditional title. Much of the Idol viewing audience likes traditional singers so there’s always going to be a place for Lil and Scott right till the end.

  • idolbeat

    You Found Me is #1 on the Rock chart today on iTunes!

    Commerical? LOL

  • ohreli

    Why, oh why, cant we be watching and listening to Alexis rather than Megan, Scott, Lil….Why,oh why????!!!!

  • Niall

    As long as Allison is safe tonight I don’t care who goes home (well, I’d be pissed if Adam left but I don’t think that’s very likely).

    I wavered between Anoop and Megan but decided to go all in with 20 points on Megan in the pool. Hopefully it isn’t a decision I end up regretting.

  • ilovetohateai

    don’t really care who of these two goes: megan or anoop.

    sanjaya = anoop. but at least sanjaya was exciting. it was fun figuring out what his next hairstyle is going to be.

    they will probably keep megan for a while just to keep people wondering how long she will last.

  • cheese

    I have my points on Anoop – just a feeling I have that Megan is the second coming of KLC. (I’m trying to remember if Megan has had even one good performance?)

    I still think Anoop deserves another chance – I don’t think he’s categorically bad at singing uptempo numbers, just performing them. Actually, many of the contestants haven’t even attempted to work the stage and perform an uptempo song (that actually applies to last year, too. Jason and Brooke barely even stood up, heh)- if it weren’t for Randy urging Anoop to “bring the party” or whatever stupid shiz he said, he probably would have picked a different kind of song. The “advice” they gave him last night basically amounted to “we don’t like it when you sing anything”

    I wish he would refuse to beg/sing. Maybe he could request that Lil come up and sing the ABCs or something.

  • SpenserJ

    I agree on Megan and Matt butchering the songs themselves, not the song choices.

    Yeah. And for me, Megan, Matt and Scott have all been just plain not good (although I did start out liking Megan – now she just always seems stoned to me). So, whichever of the three of them leave in whatever order is of no consequence to me. Of course, if it’s someone other than one of those 3, I might get a little irritated :)

  • kbr

    I’m thinking Megan, Anoop and Scott in the bottom 3. I normally want Scott to go, but this week I am hoping Megan…so bad!

    Everyone really hated Matt last night but I still like him and nobody can convince me it was any worse than Megan, Scott, Lil’ or Danny. Honestly, most of the singers don’t change up the arrangements this year and they can rarely stay on key so I just hope Matt is able to prove himself again for another couple of weeks. Kris and Allison are my favs so far but I really am pulling for Matt and believe he could do well.

    Adam…well…you either love or hate what he does and honestly I hate it. He’ll be around for a while, perhaps through to the finals, but I can honestly say I have no desire to listen to his music after Idol, no matter how interesting he may make the show right now.

  • OldHag

    It marvels me that the older judges can be as rude and demeaning as they want to the young contestants but the kids are supposed to just take it and smile. I think Kara’s “frat boy” comment is what got the normally congenial Anoop upset. It was as if she were saying “you are some priviledged light-weight who is just playing games” as they blast him for taking their advice. I wouldn’t be surprised if she had been saving that comment and was just waiting for the opportunity to use it because she couldn’t the previous two weeks. I really, really, really don’t like Kara. At least when Simon is rude it is not an attack on the contestant as a person, but as a performer.

    The one who should go home – Megan or Scott. Who is in danger? Allison and Anoop. Maybe Matt, but I think last week’s trip to the bottom 2 will give him a pass this week. Who do I want to go home? Lil Showing those kids crying was as bad as Megan hacking and coughing that one week. Gag me.

  • abbysee

    This season sucks for me. If not for Adam at least making it interesting it would be a total loss. Usually I have my pick and an also ran. Sort of like the royals needing an heir and a space. This year it’s really Adam or nobody else for me. Yes, Kris can sing. Yes he’s a decent musician, but he can’t move me to vote for him. Even last night though it was good, it wasn’t inspiring.

    Matt never did it for me. I love Allison, but Allison’s enunciation rankles the hell out of me. If she would clear it up a bit, she would be my spare. My other worry is I think that public hasn’t caught on to her because they don’t want a kid as a winner. I think that is the only reason she is not as pimped as Danny and Lil.

    Megan is horrible. Scott is just a passable singer. Anoop is just blowing in the wind, and they will spin him around like the crows did the scarecrow in The Wiz until he falls completely. I feel for him because they just won’t give him a much deserved break. Maybe they should take their eyes off of Danny and give Anoop another look. Imho he is the more interesting of the soul boys. Lil can sing. Lil just doesn’t know what to sing to make the best of her ability. Its the same problem I have with Danny, well and his propensity for pomposity too.

    Anyway. This will go down as the worse season for me. Sadz.

    Oh yeah. This was a WTF theme . No rhyme, no reason, no sense = no moments. What a waste of a week.

  • jersey

    I have 15 points on Megan and 5 on Anoop but I think I’m going to buck the trend here and put all my pts. on Anoop. I’m already at 170 in the pool standings. This week could bury me or shoot me to the top! LOL.

  • GeminiDolly

    Bottom 3
    Allison
    Megan
    Matt

    Going home: Megan

  • lizland

    If I judge who should go home based on whether I can remember what they actually sang in prior weeks as a proxy for interest, all but Adam and Allison would go home. the rest, I couldn’t name more than MAYBE one song from each and most none.

  • Danica_K

    I’m really worried for Alison, Anoop and Matt tonight. Any one of them could be going home according to DI (well, so could Scott or Megan, but I am just not that lucky).

    If I could CHOOSE who to send home, it would be Lil. It’s pretty unfair that Anoop gets trashed for talking back to the judges (and in his position I would have, too – that comment from Kara was way out of line), but Lil has put on a stank attitude for the past 3 weeks and gets a pass. She’s also not that great.

    Bah. Hate this season.

    Do you think if we start a petition or maybe even beg hard enough, they’ll bring Uncle Nigel back? This show is shit without him.

    I hope youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re right about Megan, MJ. But tonight I think either Matt or Anoop goes home.

    I pray you’re wrong, but fear you’re right. Even if neither is the actual lowest in votes, they will start trimming down the Sausage Fest.

    I’m starting to hate this show.

  • http://www.myspace.com/swood1104 Sarah

    Go figure Simonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s suggestion that Matt sing à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Apologizeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  by POP band One Republic.

    Well, see I could have seen this working for Matt. The song itself (even in its original version before the remix with Timbaland’s beats and “yeah yeahs”) has enough of a soulful edge that Matt could have made it work. Not that I wanted to hear him sing it (I still love the song even as much as it’s been overplayed), but I definitely would have laid off the haterade if he’d sung it and pulled it off.

    Just my $.02 :)

    Note to Simon: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“You Found Meà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  by the Fray is commercial. Because, you know, it is a hit song.

    This, though. I was seriously scratching my head and going “WTF” when Simon said this wasn’t “commercial.” I mean seriously… WTF? I guess my local top 40 station is the ONLY station in the country who had this on constant loop for about 3 months???

  • Keel

    After a few iffy weeks, Danny is back to working the sure-fire tragic widower angle.

    à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Cause he knows thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the angle that will get him the most groupie sex on tour.

    I think I just threw up in my mouth a little. I have only followed the S7 tour. Please tell me this doesn’t actually happen to/with the contestants of the cheesiest cheese that ever cheesed.

  • Qcloud9

    I think 3 of these people will be in the bottom 3 tonight:

    Megan
    Scott
    Matt
    Alisson

    Should go home & probably will: Megan

  • allisonkrismatt

    I think tonight is going to be a surprise for everyone, whether or not Megan does go home. Gotta give it to Vote for the Worst because they do seem to have a lot of influence. I guess we’ll find out in a couple hours.

    I agree with MJ almost completely on her critiques. I think people are forgetting how horrible and inconsistent Scott has been. He has not had one great performance. They’ve all been bad or mediocre. I honestly don’t see how he made it over Mishavonna, Kristen, or Felicia.

    Bottom 3: Megan, Allison, Anoop
    Should Be Bottom 3: Megan, Anoop, Scott
    Going Home: Megan
    Who Should Go Home: Scott

  • weareallinnocent

    Re: Scott

    All he needed this week was a members-only jacket.

    LMAO!! And, sadly, I’m probably one of the few here old enough to really appreciate that fantabulously spot on line, mj! As if the birth year theme thread wasn’t enough to nearly kill me. LOL j/k

    OT: Sadly, Megan should go. I started off drawn to her tone (but not the quirk.) Yet, still she seemed to have a severe wannabe vibe — what with hair, odd arm gestures, and bad live performances like Taylor Swift, then doing the Single White Female thing duplicating Carrie Underwood’s hair last week, and her guilty pleasure being a penchant for napping anytime any place (to say nothing of “I was thinking Bob Marley!”) like Castro last year… Well, her intonation and phrasing have started to grate and she probably should go. However, I have this nagging feeling she won’t. No idea where that’s coming from. It was ABSOLUTELY clear to me last night that the judges are pushing her hard to go tonight, so we’ll see.

  • primeminister

    I think I just threw up in my mouth a little. I have only followed the S7 tour. Please tell me this doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t actually happen to/with the contestants of the cheesiest cheese that ever cheesed.

    I have 3 words for you: Constantine BARF Maroulis

    ETA: I’ve decided NOT to put points on Megan. Her leaving will be good enough for me. And if she doesn’t leave, at least I’ll have pool points to help ease my suffering. :)

  • Danica_K

    It marvels me that the older judges can be as rude and demeaning as they want to the young contestants but the kids are supposed to just take it and smile. I think Karaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“frat boyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  comment is what got the normally congenial Anoop upset. It was as if she were saying à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“you are some priviledged light-weight who is just playing gamesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  as they blast him for taking their advice. I wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be surprised if she had been saving that comment and was just waiting for the opportunity to use it because she couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t the previous two weeks. I really, really, really donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t like Kara. At least when Simon is rude it is not an attack on the contestant as a person, but as a performer.

    THIS.

    All of this. Exactly. Pissed me off no end. And you’re so right. The judges can give constructive criticism all they like and the contestants should take it on board. Anoop has done that EVERY. FUCKING. WEEK. And grown and shown he’s taking it seriously.

    But then Kara comes out with her demeaning personal remarks (and that includes those to Alison re: her outfit and Matt re: staying in his box) and it’s not constructive anymore. It’s rude and offensive.

    So what people who are bashing Anoop are saying is that it’s all right for adults to act like rude children, but not all right for the contestants to say they disagree?

    Whatevs.

    Good luck tonight, ANOOP! Matt, and Alison. I hope you are all still with us next week.

  • OldHag

    I have 3 words for you: Constantine BARF Maroulis.

    Hey, you can actually count! Now the real question – did you need to pull out your fingers like Kara did last night?

  • idolbeat

    Did the person who spoiled the songs say what happened to the stage and if all the contestants even got to rehearse?

  • piperlily

    MJ — you really did this sum up of last night WELL!!!

    I couldn’t agree more. Kris really shined last night. It made me rethink my faves, seriously! (Them being Adam and Allison — at least putting him up with them making it a top 3 fave list).

    Though you guess Megan to go home tonight — I’m guessing Anoop. Maybe they’ll both be in the bottom 2, next to Scott who will be declared safe again.

  • Jx223

    I think that the bottom three are going to be Anoop, Allison, Megan, or maybe Anoop/Matt/Megan; I think that Anoop is going to legimately hit the bottom three tonight. I do not think that he should go home and I hope that he doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t. I felt like while his performance last night wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t the best the judges threw him under the bus. Mainly Simon and Kara. IMO, it was not as horrible as they made it out to be and vocally he was decent. The performance was just overdone and awkward. But Simon and Kara really didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t give any credit to his vocals.

    And IMO, he was better last night vocally than Megan, Matt, Scott and overpraised Lil were. But I think because he à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“talked backà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  to the judges that helped land him in the bottom three, along with their very harsh critique of his performance. I think that if he hadnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“talked backà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , he might have barely escaped the bottom three. But tonight I think that he is going to hit the bottom three.

    I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think that Scott is going anywhere, especially since he gave the best performance he has had so far in the competition, and got praised by the judges for it. Lil isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t going to hit the bottom three, she seems to get a lot of votes and praise from the judges no matter what she does. Allison doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t deserve to be in the bottom three, but I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think that her fan base is very big. And Adam, Kris and Danny arenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t going to end up in the bottom three.

    I’m really worried for Anoop, but I hope that his fanbase saved him. I think that Megan should go home.

  • BootStar

    mj, spot-on analysis, IMHO (not that you care!).

    Okay, so Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m still putting all 20 points on Scott this week. I swore I would do it until he left, and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m a woman of my word. Scotty Hardcore took me down to #330 in the pool. Perhaps tonight heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll put me in the 400à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s? Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m interested to see when America will actually be ready to vote out the blind man. After a while, it will get tiring convincing themselves that Scott can sing. By then, I should be dead last in the pool, but Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m okay with that.

    I salute you, SpenserJ, and if you can make Scott go away, I will gladly give you all my points!

    I split my choice between Megan (11 pts.), Allison, Anoop and Matt (3 ea.), even though I might even pay money for Scott or Lil to go. Have not liked either of them since Day 1. Haven’t cared for Megan either, but at least she’s entertaining in a “ha ha” sort of way. Scott and Lil are terminally dull and dated. Lovely people, but would never pay money for any of their music and haven’t thus far (and y’all know I’ve dropped a bundle on iTunes, between me and my kid, so far this season).

    I’d kill for Adam to win it all (with Kris or Allison rounding out the Top 3), but I’ve got all my points on Gokey because he’s Taylor Hicks (unstoppable fanbase) and David Archuleta (over-pimped) rolled into one.

  • KrazeeK120

    I’m still SEETHING about the hugely OTT praise for Danny Gokey’s terrible performance of a terrible song. You want to put that on repeat, Pauler? Srsly? I’m so irked that they let him get away with a completely off-key, screechy performance. ARGH!!!!

    Anyway….I think:

    B3 should be: Megan, Danny, Matt
    Will be: Megan, Anoop, Allison

    Will go home: Megan, finally (fingers crossed!)

  • Tony

    Matt might be in the bottom because of the idiotic comments by the judges.

    HEY, JUDGES! You’re supposed to be judging them on the songs that they SANG, not off of some hypothetical album that they might make.

    Hopefully, he’ll be safe.

    Who SHOULD be in the bottom 3: Megan, Anoop, Scott
    Who I THINK will be in the bottom 3: Megan, Allison, Anoop

  • NOLA

    I still can’t get into the Pool site. I was able to connect a few days ago; but now I can’t. If I was able to pick someone tonight, I would have chosen Allison to be eliminated. I think she will be the first OMG elimination.

    C’est la vie.

  • SpenserJ

    I think I just threw up in my mouth a little. I have only followed the S7 tour. Please tell me this doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t actually happen to/with the contestants of the cheesiest cheese that ever cheesed.

    Well, all tours have groupies. And, all musicians have chicks willing to have meaningless, quickie sex with them, even if they play in the lowest low down bar and are completely fug. Plus, a bunch of these AI guys get women who will fly all over the country following them from city to city and making them scrapbooks (long after they’ve been forgotten by most of America). So, I’m guessing yes.

    I know I’m in the minority, but I like Kara. I think she’s honestly trying to be helpful to these kids. Plus, i kind of agreed with her about Anoop. His vocals were fine, but his performance when he’s doing an upbeat R & B tune does come off to me as sort of a put-on.

    But, I also think Anoop had every right to respectfully disagree with her and defend himself. Like MJ – I’m convinced the contestants are being urged to do this for teevee drama. So, I’m not holding it against them, unless one of them says something seriously out of line.

    At least when Simon is rude it is not an attack on the contestant as a person, but as a performer.

    Simon has been personally attacking these kids for years. He makes fun of their clothes, their hair, poor Gideon’s smile, their personalities, the way they dance, everything that has nothing to do with the way they sing. Not that I mind though LOL. I love Simon.

    ETA: You are a kind and generous friend BootStar. Alas, I have been trying to make Scott disappear for weeks and have been completely unsuccessful.

  • allisonkrismatt

    Allison’s studio version of Don’t Speak is available now… and holy shit it’s awesome! She wasn’t ahead of the band last night.. that’s how she phrased the song, which sounds good. Randy is an idiot. I really hope she is okay tonight.

  • http://www.myspace.com/swood1104 Sarah

    HEY, JUDGES! Youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re supposed to be judging them on the songs that they SANG, not off of some hypothetical album that they might make.

    Either way they judge, it was awful.

  • SpenserJ

    Matt might be in the bottom because of the idiotic comments by the judges.

    If Matt’s in the bottom, I’d blame the falshitto.

    Randy is an idiot.

    Yes he is. A complete moron in fact who has absolutely nothing useful to say. And, I believe he’s actually sober, so it’s even worse.

  • Valentin432

    Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d kill for Adam to win it all (with Kris or Allison rounding out the Top 3), but Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve got all my points on Gokey because heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Taylor Hicks (unstoppable fanbase) and David Archuleta (over-pimped) rolled into one.

    After last night, I really believe that Adam is Simon’s favorite by a mile. This was exactly the type of performance he could have slammed with an “indulgent nonsense” remark and yet he was really nice, almost “fatherly”.

    And also, the producers aren’t idiots, they know Gokey has no commercial value whatsoever, the buzz is entirely about Adam outside the small AI community.
    His fanbase is big, but if it came down to a finale between Adam and Gokey, I have no doubt whose 3 performances would shatter the other.

  • Gary Seven

    The judges pimping Adam is way over the top. I am just not into him at all. Why the pancake batter make up on his cheeks? The eyeliner, the painted fingernails. Yuk! I see AI is trying very hard to keep him around. Dressing him up as straight is the latest attempt to get him to the finals.

  • Valentin432

    The judges pimping Adam is way over the top. I am just not into him at all. Why the pancake batter make up on his cheeks? The eyeliner, the painted fingernails. Yuk! I see AI is trying very hard to keep him around. Dressing him up as straight is the latest attempt to get him to the finals.

    Can you be any more superficial please…

  • BootStar

    His fanbase is big, but if it came down to a finale between Adam and Gokey, I have no doubt whose 3 performances would shatter the other.

    From your little keystrokes to God’s ears, Valentin432! Viva La Lambert!

  • cookcricket

    So if Anoop or Matt get voted off, is it possible that Kris can gain one or the other’s votes next week and actually get above Danny on DI if he continues in the vein he’s been going? I’m thinking more likely Matt’s than Anoop’s, but you never know!

    Having said that, I hope it is Megan. Bottom 3? IDK. I’m kinda dreaming about Lil landing there this week. If Megan doesn’t even make the bottom three then her “fans” at VFTW are more powerful than I thought. Please not Allison, but I have a bad feeling.

  • mac

    if you know it isn’t the right topic, then why are you posting anyway?

  • weareallinnocent

    Dressing him up as straight is the latest attempt to get him to the finals.

    Yeah, cuz the narrow minded homophobe is the demographic TPTB are hoping will embrace Adam Lambert for the long haul, particularly after being so easily duped by poofy hair and a bland wardrobe. :rolleyes_wp:

    ETA:

    That girl is just so underrated, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not even funny. Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s definitely the best girl in the competition and is better than most of the guys, too.

    Totally agree, dreamr.

  • dreamr

    I’m worried, just as I am every single week, that poor Allison is going home. That girl is just so underrated, it’s not even funny. She’s definitely the best girl in the competition and is better than most of the guys, too. Yet she’s consistently in the bottom on DialIdol. I just don’t get it. :(

    I pray pray pray that tonight isn’t her last. Or that if it is, the judges will save her. But I doubt that because they’re likely saving their save for one of their chosen ones, which obviously, is not Allison. :/

  • OldHag

    Does anyone think they would use the save for Lil?

  • Tony

    People are having doubts about Allison not being voted off tonight? Damn….now I’m questioning my pool pts. lol

  • chicksineggz

    If Allison gets in the Bottom 3, then the pimp spot curse continues!

  • nad

    if anyone except megan gets voted off i am done with this show…

  • abbysee

    Dressing him up as straight is the latest attempt to get him to the finals.

    Oh, there are gay clothes now? Ugh!

  • nomi

    Anoop is not Sanjaya…Megan is Sanjaya.

  • hollygo9

    Personally, I’m ready for Matt or Lil to go. Lady CawCaw may be stinky cheese but at least the judges aren’t trying to sell it to me as ice cream.
    But really, as long as it isn’t Kris getting the boot, I don’t overly care who it is.

  • Jx223

    I agree with a lot of what you are saying OldHag. Out of all of the judges Kara is the only one that I really donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t care for too much. I do feel like her comments to Anoop was too harsh, and that she was implying that he wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t taking this show seriously. When IMHO, he has been doing nothing but trying to take his seriously and has followed every bit of advice the judges have given him.

    They tell him they like energetic performance he gives them à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“My Pregorativeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Beat Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , they tell him to show that he can sing, he sings. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Always on My Mindà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ooh, Baby, Babyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  they tell him to bring back the energetic performances, and he sings à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Caught Upà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  And then they basically tell him none of the performances that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s done, with the exception of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Always on My Mindà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  were good enough.

    Granted he had some problems with some of his performances,, including some big ones but I think they give him enough credit for some of the vocals he has delivered. Last week when he sang à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ooh, Baby, Babyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , Kara said something like I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know you could sing like that. I think that he proved that he could sing like that when he sung à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Always on My Mindà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  which was a better performance than à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ooh, Baby, Babyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  was.

    And then last night both her and Simon didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t acknowledge his vocals on à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Caught Upà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  were decent, or at least fine In fact they hardly his acknowledge his vocals at all. Yet, they continue to overpraise Lil for her vocals, and sometimes Dan, and not give Lil better advice.

    I think that in Kara in general, is trying too hard, with her critques, not only when she was criticizing Anoop last night, but also in some of the praise that she gives some of the contestants. Some of it is over the top like when she praises Lil, sometimes, Danny, Kris and Matt). I feel like a lot of the stuff that she says doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t feel like ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s genuine.

    Simon can be rude and harsh on the contestants, but for the most part, he says what he means what he says, and expresses how he really feels in a way that comes off as believeable. Regardless of who agrees with it or not. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think Kara seems very genuine and a lot of the stuff that she says to the contestants. I have felt this way about her this whole season.

  • ettacandy

    It’s time for “more manufactured drama” on the AI stage, and factoring in the need for good TV, the dial idol results, and the comments of you and all out there in idol land, I think the bottom 3 will be all women:
    Megan – because, well, she was the worst IMO.
    Allison – because, although she’s one of the best, she doesn’t have a solid fanbase yet and her votes look weak this week.
    Lil – for shock value only. This will SERIOUSLY motivate her fanbase, which is what the producers are clearly trying to do.

    I put my points on Megan because I refuse to put points on one of the best singers in AI8 (that would be Allison). I just won’t do it.

    I agree that Lil isn’t splitting any votes and, while I’m not a fan, she is going deep into this competition.

    And, making the bottom three all women will prompt shock, press, debate… and prove the judges right in their assertion that this is a “boy’s year.”

    Pass the cynicism juice! LOL!!!!

  • Laurie

    I would love to see a dark horse like Kris or Matt win, or at least give the chosen two a run for the crown. I agree with the posters who seem to think Adam is “dated” and not relevant. But even Danny has worn thin for me. He isn’t as fabulous as he initially appeared to be in the beginning. I love Matt, but he does have to get hold of his nerves. He has a really good voice, so he needs to just forget about the cameras and audience, and give us what he gave us in the beginning. If Megan doesn’t go home tonight, I give up trying to figure out how America votes!

  • Deejay

    It marvels me that the older judges can be as rude and demeaning as they want to the young contestants but the kids are supposed to just take it and smile. I think Karaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“frat boyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  comment is what got the normally congenial Anoop upset. It was as if she were saying à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“you are some priviledged light-weight who is just playing gamesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  as they blast him for taking their advice. I wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be surprised if she had been saving that comment and was just waiting for the opportunity to use it because she couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t the previous two weeks. I really, really, really donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t like Kara. At least when Simon is rude it is not an attack on the contestant as a person, but as a performer.

    I don’t dislike Kara, but her comment was rude. Although Anoop did bring out the ‘tude and probably shouldn’t have, she pretty much asked for it.

    Megan is horrible. Scott is just a passable singer. Anoop is just blowing in the wind, and they will spin him around like the crows did the scarecrow in The Wiz until he falls completely.

    This made me LOL. A lot. Poor Anoop!

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  • lizland

    I think Kara made the frat boy comment because of Anoop’s friends who were there in the audience. They DID look like 4 of his frat buddies. And actually, I’ve read that same critique of him in past weeks on another site, maybe EW? So if anything, I think she is just not original.

    Simon used to be the best judge, but his boredom and pissiness and general overpimping of certain contestants has gotten so obvious this year. He’s become more than useless. It’s very disappointing.

  • elephant1212

    everyone can now follow ryan and paula….

    twitter.com/RyanSeacrest

    twitter.com/RealPaulaAbdul

    ryan says anoop was mad? paula talks about adam…ryan also says door and stairs broke before the show!

  • chicksineggz

    Anoop definitely takes the competition seriously, a little too seriously if I might add. Even Ryan said on Twitter that Anoop was really mad. And then Sarver said how Anoop would beat himself up over not making a shot in basketball.

  • ziggy

    If my girl Allison goes home tonight there is something really wrong in the Idol universe. You cannot send one of the best singers in the whole show home this early in the competition.

    I will be crushed.

    Sometimes I wonder how much about this competition is actually “REAL”

  • ziggy

    Plus, she’s 16 years old, don’t talk about the clothes please, BESIDES where is the HELL is the stylist??????

    TALK ABOUT THE VOICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Michelle

    Wow, Matt sounds really good in his studio recording. Why can’t he pull this off live? Kris’ track sounded…short, I didn’t realize the original song is just 2 minutes-ish long. Allison sounds great too, thank you for e-nun-ci-ating :) but the double-tracking of her vocal sounds odd in some places.

  • flynnsgirl

    I agree with the posters who seem to think Adam is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“datedà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and not relevant.

    How is anyone else in this competition any more or less relevant when they have to sing songs from specific themes. If the person getting the recording contract needs to be able to sing, then Adam is very relevant. Because boy can out sing everyone on the show. Is he OTT, yes, is he theatrical, yes. So is every other performer who tours with a concert. It’s the nature of the business. Have you been to a JT or Pink or Katy Perry, Lady Gaga or Madonna concert lately. OTT and theratrical. Adam can sing circles around everyone else, yes. With good material he will have an amazing career.
    Last week he took a 40 year old song and made it sound like it should be on the radio right now. Did anyone else do that? Adam had more radio spins for that song than any other Idol contestant in the last 4 years or so.
    Dated, why, because he sang an old song last night. His choice didn’t clear so he grabbed a song Idol had already cleared and made it his own at the last minute. His pre-order song is not up on iTunes because he probably had to scramble to get it recorded.
    Do we need another Timberlake wanna be or any of the others. Idol has become the biggest karaoke contest ever, Adam is the only one who broke that, he has never been karaoke.

  • AlwaysElliott

    I heart Adam, and I miss Alexis. That is all.

  • hollygo9

    Krisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ track soundedà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦short, I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t realize the original song is just 2 minutes-ish long.

    It’s short and amazing…just like Kris. :)

  • Gary Seven

    “But the judges heap praise on Adam like heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the second coming of Elvis. America is going to prove them wrong in the coming weeks, I guarantee it. Paula said, and I quote, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“True genius, and unique, like Mick Jagger or Steven Tyler.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Holy crap, did Paula just say that? Mick and Steven should be insulted.”

    I am not the only who feels this way. I’ve talked to many Idol fan friends. Its obvious the ridiculous over the top pimping by the judges for Adam.

  • Hannah Palindrome

    I disagree. I don’t think the contestants deserve a pass for talking back.
    They need to realize that they’re not Stevie Wonder.
    If they ever get to the point of being a REAL ARTIST…they can be aholes all they want.
    Seriously…do you even think about the ones who have left? Really?
    Do these “fans” really still support their eliminated singers??
    Am I a downer? Haha

    Talking back annoys me because they need to realize they have an amazing opportunity. A lot of people watch AI. Why would I want to support an arrogant singer before they really become singers.

  • Michelle

    Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s short and amazingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦just like Kris. :)

    LOL! I concur.

  • http://www.myspace.com/rjveritas MrRJ

    flynnsgirl—-Yeah what you said!!! I couldn’t have said it better. Only Adam can sing anything this year. There has probably never been a time in Idol history when one person was just so much better than the rest.

    edit: why can’t you follow the guidelines?

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/iamthepurplewalrus purplesmile

    I’m obviously in the minority, but I still love Megan and would be really sad to see her go. I have not been as invested in the show this season as I used to be in seasons past and would probably be less interested in watching once Megan goes. I’d continue to watch for Adam, though, and maybe Kris, who I am slowly starting to like.

  • izzitme

    Kris is growing on me… I’m kinda thinking he will end up in the final three… Slow and steady like Bo was… No major goofs… and while I really like Danny and think he is one of the best singers, I think Kris might be just a little more marketable… and then there is Adam… who has kinda EWWed me out with his recent attire… Last week it was the Elvis-ey look and this time the pompadour look… He looked frightful to me… But he is marketable and he can sing, just not as well IMO as Danny and Kris… But we all know he will be in the Final 3 unless something really weird happens.

  • soccerboi

    Its not pimiping when its the truth people. Adam IS in a class all by himself…

    Hes here, Hes Queer and hes winning Idol…get used to it!

  • http://www.myspace.com/swood1104 Sarah

    Word, soccerboi!

    I have just as many Idol fan friends who LOVE Adam. It’s all in the people you choose to talk to.

  • http://www.myspace.com/rjveritas MrRJ

    edit: soon, you will be in moderation.

  • astolat

    MrRJ, “We’re here, we’re queer, get used to it” is the Queer Nation slogan and it comes out at a lot of LGBT rights protests, it’s not a slur.

  • xoxoyc

    This season is so bland for me. I have yet to pick up the phone and vote- and I really don’t even care who wins.

    The contestants are either very boring or over the top.

    I do like Allison and if I think she had any prayer of making top 4 or 5 I might get more involved in the show. But I think it’s fairly obvious that TPTB have already decided on Kris, Danny, Lil, and Adam as the final 4 and Allison is a HUGE threat to their chosen ones- she won’t last much longer.

  • Qcloud9

    For the record, during their critiques of Anoopà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Caught Upà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  performance, Randy said Anoopà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s vocals were REALLY, REALLY GOOD & Paula also said Anoopà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s vocals were REALLY GOOD.

  • tbirdie

    What is wrong with you people…??? I just can’t figure out why waste words about a 16 year old’s outfit. 16 years old, get it? Helllllo…. focus on her singing, ya think? I can’t remember the last time I’ve heard someone belt a song so strong and at her age. Can you imagine how she will sound as she grows….!? And Kris… well he’s got the looks as well as voice. And he keeps getting better. But Adam, no one, not one can criticize anything about him. Could he be another Elvis or could he be someone who is flawless when he sings no matter what song he chooses. If he ever got an HBO special, you can bet your sweet azz, I’d be sitting up close watching him and his sexy moves. I just wanna know, where the hell has he been hiding for so long. Those are my top 3 but no matter who wins out of those 3, I have a feeling the two left will not be forgotten.