Idol Headlines for 3/8/08

I’m working on a separate post for the Idol exit interviews…

Paul Potts on Fox News singing *Time To Say Goodbye*. Looks like a rerun from when he won because at the end they talked about when he won last week.

Double post.

Plant on American IDol ? This is not new considering the terms people use now look at season 5. Chris Daughtry was on a televised contest before thus a plant..Daughtry a “shock” boot like I felt really bad for him he lost a chance for a contract that he was going to get anyways?He should of gracefully bowed out when Clive said he would sign him…..I would of respected him because at a point Chris had a contract no matter what which makes it unfair to the others . This far more un fair than a plant..

Julio as the winner of Gone Country is just laughable. He was lazy, not interested in country, and got the win on his looks and his sex appeal.

John Rich tore Diana to shreds last week for sounding too pop and then he picks the song from the person who sounded the MOST pop?

The whole show was a joke and Julio won’t last 15 minutes in country music.

Diana, Maureen, or Carnie all deserved to win more.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What do you think about buzz that David Archuleta’s already got this whole competition sewn up and it’s really a race for second place?

SYESHA MERCADO: I stay away from all the opinions in the media. I’m very focused on myself. I know this is a competition, but I’m competing against myself. There’s things I know I have to work on as a performer, and every time I go out on stage, I critique myself. I’m my own worst critic.

lol, she didn’t even talk about David in her answer.

DAVID COOK: The finale’s in May, so we got a long way to go. But he’s a fantastic performer, and more importantly, he’s a fantastic guy. Whatever happens, nobody here doesn’t deserve this à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  and that’s a double negative, but that’s okay.

Loving the word nerd

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: There’s a bunch more theme nights coming up à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  are there any from past years that you’d love to take a swing at? Any you’re dreading?

JASON CASTRO: I kinda can’t wait for country. I’m a big fan of country. That’ll be fun. In reality, I’m scared of all of them [laughs], ’cause it’s just really hard to find that song that’s good for you.

Hmm…I think he could be fabulous at country. Didn’t he sing that Keith Urban song for his (fake) audition?

CARLY SMITHSON: I think a theme night that I would love that hasn’t been mentioned before is duets with other contestants. I would love to do one with Amanda. She’s my roommate. She’d be great.

Great idea; I don’t think Idol’s had that one before.

When the judges go off into their own world and bicker at each other, what goes through your mind?

JASON CASTRO: It’s never happened to me, but I’ve watched it and thought, ”Wow, that’s awkward.”

Wow, if awkward boy here thinks it’s awkward, it’s gotta be awkward.

KRISTY LEE COOK: If I got my voice back, I would definitely want to do ”Unchained Melody.”

Ugghhhh. Gag me now. I can see a whole hoard of Claymates giving her one star, saying that no one can beat their man’s version of it.

DAVID ARCHULETA: I’m always open to stuff. I’m kinda in that teenage place where you’re still experimenting. It’s fun. [Smiles] I like trying new stuff.

Sounds like Jordin last year.

DAVID COOK: [Pushes out stomach and grabs it] I’ve got this fantastic ab that I’ve been working on for a while. [Laughs] You know, the hair is always going to be a work in progress. I’ve got 15 hairs on the top of my head to work with, anyway.

The hair’s already looking better and better!

This is from Brook and I like her answere:

ROOKE WHITE: Yeah, you think about it, because fans of the show know what’s been done. But it’s not always out of the question; it’s just dependent on how you do it. Song choice is the most important thing, but number two is how you put it together.

ps -stated above imo I have a right to it ..Daughtry is a good he was one of two season 5 nominated for grammys.(besides Taylor made AI diferent)

Well I finally got to watch the top 16 performances and I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. Pretty talented bunch.

I really like quite a few of these contestants.

Brooke’s version of Pat Benatar’s song was so different- I thought it was fabulous.

I really liked David Cook’s Hello too- he took a risk and it was great.

Amanda was great and back in her element. I love David Hernandez’s amazing voice, and I really like Ramiele because she has such a big voice.

Jason Castro is even growing on me a bit- he needs to work on his phrasing a little because it sounds awkard in certain places. Michael Johns is still hot but he needs to step it up. Carly really has potential and I think she can really sing too.

I do not care at all about Kristy Lee Cook, Chikeze, Syesha, and David Archuleta. Kristy and Chikeze are boring and obvious cannon fodder. Syesha tries to hard, and David A. has to be the most obvious TCO in the history of the show. I think he is good but not great but because I’m going to have him jammed down my throat all season I’ve decided to start not liking him now. LOL!

Also, hearing strong rumors on IDF that Katharine McPhee is performing this Wednesday. I don’t want to get my hopes up too much but if by some small chance this true… I’m excited to hear her sing on the show again because I think she’s fabulous. At the same time, I am really irritated that AI waits until she has nothing to promote and has been dropped from her label and then they invite her back?

Rumors flying that Kat and Elliott will be performing Real Love on Wednesday’s reults show. Still rumors but since Randy’s album drops 3/11, it makes perfect sense. It goes with their usng old idols plan this season as well. Repeat, this is a RUMOR.

I’m not in love with Real Love but it’s better than Blake’s song.

I don’t really like the Real Love song, but I’ll be happy to see Elliott. I wish my remote had a “Mute Kat’s High Notes” button, because she sounds decent on half of it. They should sing the Beatles “Real Love” instead.

If Kat is singing Real Love, hide the crystal that night. Keeding, They really gave her the shaft last year and her sales were better than Blake’s.

I think Kat and Taylor were on the “bad” list because they didn’t choose 19 for management. (Warning to whoever wins Idol this year.)

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Despite being a popular download for use in weddings and religious functions, [Hallelujah] was nowhere near the top 100 iTunes chart before last night’s Idol, according to an Apple spokesperson, who adds that it’s one of the biggest overnight pops in the history of iTunes, unlike anything they’ve seen since The Sopranos resurrected Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’.”

Entertainment Weekly

Buckley’s Hallelujah is staying strong at #1. His album, Grace, is currently at #14.

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I hope the Elliott rumor is true!

Does anyone know where I can hear the Incubus version of Hello? Just curious. I loved Davids version.

PrplDva, here’s Incubus’s version of Hello on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5Z6qtlj1Y0

PrplDva here you go: this is them singing it at Lollapalooza in 2003. That’s only a portion of the song though. Here’s a video of the another partial version. You can search around on youtube and find more too.

I *think* they’ve only done it live, never recorded it. Not 100% sure though.

Taylor was not thier favorite that is the reason and also upset thier applecart…

I also read somewhere that he was skipped like Elliott in being managed by them eventhough he won…(it was in an article about Daughtry I can not find)It does make sence if you think about it..

Thanks flicker and Sarah! Good versions, but I like David’s better! I would love a full length version.

That would be great to see Kat and Elliott do Real Love on the show. I personally love it and I think they both sound awesome on the song…fingers crossed.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not in love with Real Love but ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s better than Blakeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s song.

Mileages vary.

Constantine is such a creep.

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“Plant on American IDol ? This is not new considering the terms people use now look at season 5. Chris Daughtry was on a televised contest before thus a plant..”

Your “facts” are all wrong, and I have never heard anyone else call Chris a “plant”. Chris was never on a televised contest prior to AI. He tried out for Rockstar INXS, but did not make final cut, and thus was not on TV. Chris worked at an auto dealership supporting his wife and 2 kids, and played in a band in the local bar circuit. Chris’ wife encouraged him to try out for AI5. Simon passed on him in the initial audition, which was not stellar. He later did well in Hollywood and the Top 24 rounds, emerging as a frontrunner or TCO, receiving great press after the rock band Fuel offered him the lead singer spot in their band.

“He should of gracefully bowed out when Clive said he would sign himà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..I would of respected him because at a point Chris had a contract no matter what which makes it unfair to the others . This far more un fair than a plant..”

How do you know Clive said he would sign him, do you have inside information? The fact is, Chris was signed to a record contract TWO months AFTER AI5 ended.

This is all old information, anyway, not sure why it was even brought up in the first place, since Chis is not even in today’s headlines, anyway. I personally would rather leave the rehashing of AI5 in the past and talk about the current season – it is a very good one this year, I am excited for the Top 12 next week, there is a good diversity in the genres represented this time around.

I’m hoping we see Elliott on AI this week. I love the song. Wondering if he will be back from Africa by then. He mentioned in one interview somewhere that he might stay in Africa for a bit after the Idol Gives Back thing was done. What would Katharine sing if she appeared alone? A song from the failed cd from the label that dropped her?

and I usually don’t stick up for little daughtry, but, no, I didn’t see him as a plant. As far as the timing of his contract, I think they expected him to be in the top two and when he wasn’t, he got the contract offer after his elimination.

First off, that Dave White column was fantastic, per usual.

A couple of things from the interviews struck me as interesting.

There’s a bunch more theme nights coming up à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  are there any from past years that you’d love to take a swing at? Any you’re dreading?

CHIKEZIE: Musical theater! I would lllllove to do musical theater. That would be the greatest pleasure to me.

:laugh_tb: I still think he’s a snoozefest, but his personality is growing on me.

Ever frustrated that your song choices are sometimes limited by whether the producers can clear the rights to sing it?

JASON CASTRO: Yes, very. It’s hard enough to find a song from the 1980s, and on top of that, when there’s a few you think, ”Oh, this would be awesome,” [they say,] ”Nope, you can’t do it.” Aww. You know, it’s frustrating.

CARLY SMITHSON: They’re all saying online that we have a list to pick from. I believe we had a list in Hollywood week, and it was a big list; we had a lot of songs to choose from. But since the live shows have started, we get to choose whatever we like, which is great. They’re very supportive of everybody’s originality, they really are.

So which is it?

Hey sorry about that….misinformation from what someone esle stated about his involvement was false I thought was true…so used as am example that about “plants” not new think depending on how you look at it.

Clive said”I would sing him now” and I took it as meaning Daughtry would be singed no matter what. I thought was more unfaire then the socalled “plants” arguement of this year winning . It is not the contestant perse which bugs me but the overzealousness of producers to go after thier fave while steamrolling others in the way..behind the scenes would be good to see intreatment of contestants and others.
.American Idol is pretty much in love with itself that will try to descredit ones it does not like when it need not be..It is a show and makes more on that aspect than anything else not a record company.The fact is AI can treat people like crap even if the winner because they can and most will watch it anyways because it is good tv. When it comes to an end thier watch they “new” in thing. So chill out folks you do not know them …get a life..

Listen in 17 years unlike Bret Farve more than half of thses guys will not be on the radar screen in pop no matter how good..

I do not care about thier backgrounds, thier wonderfull personalities ,,it thier music..

Soory so long just fed up ..hey I goofed and I blame AI for the protrayal good or bad of contestants..People just eat it up like lemmings.It is definitaly not the music .I wonder why poeple at work think groan at the word Ai contestnat…

You just lost a blooger..

Awww, it’s good to read the David A. love flowing from the other contestants, esp this quote from one of my other faves, Ramiele:

I love that he gets all that hype, because he is the most humble person you will ever meet. What you see is what you get. He’s a sweet guy. He definitely deserves all the praise he gets.

oops, poporange, wasn’t trying to make you angry. just giving my opinion.

LOL, PJ. It’s probably both, it just depends on who you are. Jason Castro gets a short list, Carly and a few others can pick whatever they want!

PJ and jersey, I am confused too. With all the press about the 50 songs list, why would Carly say that? Is it wrong of me to not want her on the tour?

Since there are more ‘professionals’ in the TOP 12 than ever, they better be the best talent the show has had. But, it’s just not the same. Since Jason lacks the professional singing experience, he may be the raw diamond some want to see grow and develop into a wonderful singer!

Although Brooke has had experience, she’s still my favorite of the females. I just wish the tour could have less females than males.

I just wish the tour could have less females than males.

It can. It just all depends on how the votes fall the next two weeks. It’s not decreed anywhere that there must be an even amount of guys and girls on the tour. The past two seasons, it’s been even, but in season 4, it was 6 guys and 4 girls, because Lindsey Cardinale and Mikalah Gordon went out at the 12th and 11th places.

ETA: Methinks Carly is being a good plant and giving all the right answers. Heh.

I tend to believe Carly since Jason didn’t say there weren’t a lot to choose from, just that he wasn’t allowed certain songs. That’s the same as always and probably would be easier for them if they did only have a certain number to choose from because they’d already be okayed. I remember Brandon or somebody from last season saying how overwhelming it was to have so many choices from a decade that they weren’t even alive during so didn’t know which would suit them. I don’t believe they’re given any help choosing. I think that’s a lot more unfair. You could easily choose a song that was really popular but is considered pure fluff (like Luke’s Wham song) without knowing.

I’m a little confused by what Lionel Ritchie is planning to do. Is he releasing the single with him singing or David? I’ve already bought David’s version but would never buy Lionel’s. I did listen to the link to Incubus (thanks, Flicker) and I prefer David’s.

I think Kat and Taylor were on the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“badà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  list because they didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t choose 19 for management. (Warning to whoever wins Idol this year.)

I don’t know if “bad list” is exactly correct. It’s just that 19 will promote their own first. Particularly in the case of Kat, I doubt it was anything personal.

As far as Taylor is concerned, I’ve heard so many rumors that the relationship was rocky, but it went beyond Taylor not choosing them to represent him.

Nigel said himself in one of his interviews that there was a list of only 50 songs. I have no idea what Carly is talking about.

ETA: Here’s the post where I quote Nigel from his press conference: Nigel Press Conference

Reading Syesha’s responses in the Q & A EW link only serves to strengthen my desire to kick her prima donna butt to the curb. Could it be her “its all about me” attitude? Or maybe its the “I’m uber-prepared and no theme night will challenge me” answer. She probably smiled that cheshire cat grin of hers while simultaneously searching for the nearest camera. Exuding that much self confidence is a real turn off. (Connie, anyone?) She could learn a lot from the David C/Carly answers. It’s too bad because I actually like her voice. But the Queen of Smug will never get my vote.

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Ugghhhh. Gag me now. I can see a whole hoard of Claymates giving her one star, saying that no one can beat their manà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s version of it.

Just a little FYI. The vast majority of Clay’s fans haven’t watched AI since season 2. The hoards are far too busy enjoying Clay to give a hoot about a fixed reality show.

It’s funny when people are dislike because of their personality anything they say is suspect. Syesha’s remark about not thinking about the other competitor is actually the way most competitors think. You are not supposed to think about what the competitor does because in truth you can’t change what they do only what you do. It was a perfectly innocuous answer. I think she is toast for all of the wrong reasons.

Metta how nice to notice that other’s see that David is a sweet kid. Rami wasn’t the only one to mention that. Alex (who left too soon) mentioned it as well. I think he is incredible, and the one to beat because of his talent, not his pimping because he isn’t the only one to have been pimped. I think every year has producer and judge favorites, but that those people have not always won. People who watch the show with open eyes would see that.

David White continues not to disappoint. I love his column, it leaves me in stitches running for the bathroom every week.

50 songs to choose from is a far cry from the producers saying sing this song. If there are 50 Beatles songs and 12 contestants I don’t wanna hear crap about I couldn’t find a good song. Of course that won’t be the case…..

In keeping with the theme of this show being about the idol family, of course I hope the rumour is true about Kat and Elliott. Kat could wear a diaphanous gown with a fake pregnancy belly. It would fuel rumours and keep her in the tabloids for at least a news cycle.

Are we having a bad day?

I think it’s fair to like or dislike a contestant for any reason at all. I find myself disliking Michael Johns because he can’t choose songs that fit his limited range and because he thinks he’s hot shit. Well, he is kinda hot. But still. David Cook is growing on me even though I first thought he was a Daughtry wannabe. Yeah, part of it was the nerd word thingie. So what? We don’t know these people, so it’s their job to show us something to like. If Shyesha comes across as a diva and peeps don’t like her for it, well, that’s life. This is more than a singing competition. Like it or not.

ETA: Just saw that Jason has made perezhilton. LOL. Must be a slow gossip day.

http://perezhilton.com/2008-03-08-for-all-you-idol-addicts

Yep, prolly. Should’ve seen what I deleted before hitting send. LOL!

PJ, I’ve listened to some of Michael’s songs when he was with his previous band, the Rising, and his voice is much better than his last 2 songs and I wouldn’t call his voice limited. I can understand why you say it because his choices didn’t highlight his voice at all. I bought a 5 song album at iTunes and it’s from a live accoustic set and they’re quite good imo. I really like his voice and hope he picks better this week. I don’t get the feeling that he thinks he’s hot but I do, lol. I don’t really dislike anyone left although there are some that I don’t think much of like Kristy. David A just bugs me when he talks and when the judges fawn over him.

MJ, I forgot that it was Nigel who said it about the 50 songs. I think that’s better for them to have less choices but they should ban any Whitney, Mariah, and Celine songs along with Against all Odds.

Syesha: My initial impressions of her based on her talent were favorable. Things began to go south after the Top 24 were chosen even though her vocals have improved. Well that’s not saying much due to her laryngitis, but you get my drift.
Carly: Its the exact opposite. She had strong vocals from the get go, but I bought into the belief she had had her chance at success and didn’t deserve another shot. (Shallow of me, I know.) I now see her as gracious, appreciative, and compassionate as well as vocally entertaining.

Yup:

This is more than a singing competition. Like it or not.

Bean, I am not checking out anyone’s pre-Idol stuff until they inspire me to do that. (Exception: Carly, just because she was all over the place). MJ gets praised even when he sucks, which is not working in his favor in my eyes. And I don’t know him, but he prances on stage like he thinks he’s hot, and I’d believe it if he’d deliver a song that was hot. But he hasn’t. Not even his Doors cover with the flames of pimpage.

Reminder:

Please keep posts on topic. This isn’t the chat room. Thank you.

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Sorry, I should have been more specific. I don’t know what your post was about, cheese. But if it was about Idol Headlines or the Idols it was fine.

Asking someone how they are or if they had a bad day is not on topic, and is the kind of thing that belongs in the chat room.

Thanks.

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That’s fine, PJ. Each to their own. I completely disagree about Light my Fire, though. Totally hot. :wub_tb:

Interesting, the judges last week said nothing about ‘song choices’ after hammering on that theme earlier this season.
Which is an acknowledgement there really weren’t many songs to choose from, or they realized the viewing public was sick of hearing about it(haha).
Regardless, there were some dreadful choices made that ultimately, for the dear departed, proved costly.

I remember Brandon or somebody from last season saying how overwhelming it was to have so many choices from a decade that they werenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t even alive during so didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know which would suit them. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t believe theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re given any help choosing.

I don’t get it when so-called singers or wanna be singers complain about singing songs that were published before they were born….obviously that means songs by Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Bing Crosby, and some of the other great singers. That includes song writers like Fats Domino, Hoagie Carmichael, Sammy Cahn…it shows me that they’re “under-educated” as singers. A real singer would know musical history going back decades. You don’t just sing songs of the present decade. Go to any Vegas show, any top star, they always sing a song from the past. They adore and idolize the early musical years.

Those songs were melodic, had great lyrics. They told a story. I don’t get the story of today’s songs….but that’s the “young’ns” for you.

Did they name a sandwhich after Hoagie Carmichael??
Has there ever been a singer with a given one of Submarine??

bean, Michael screwed his previous band and I didn’t go looking for that information. It was on the front page of AOL.

Dumped them like dirty laundry. Somewhere there’s a one page website where the band spills the beans on Michael. Instant karma, steals a song (lightning bolt), he’s now picking all the wrong songs. Say your prayers Michael.

Uh oh, just read that we have to stay on topic and even though I thought I was I guess I wasn’t. Just quoting the AI forevah theme song. I apologize mj.

I’m sure there’s someway I can connect this to today’s topic — let’s see, Michael choked on a cupcake crumb.

Oh, I disagree C-Sally — there are plenty of excellent singers and musicians out there that don’t know squat about musical history.

They may have their favs, the one’s they connect with but singing is a talent. You don’t have to have a college degree. Imvho.

We have to remember on the Michael Johns vs. his previous band the only side we’ve heard is theirs. I like to hear both sides of the story it might shed some light on what really happened. It maybe all true or it might be mostly hard feelings or a combination of both. Michael I think will be around for a while and will get some type of record deal and actually record a record this time. He’s got talent, looks and that great Aussie accent.

True JoJosie but Michael has had plenty of time to respond – this came out months ago. He apparently has chosen not to share his side of that story.

Well, song stealer or not, MJ really needs to step up to the plate. Maybe he’s holding back, but so far he’s just a cute guy with an accent and plenty of attitude.

After reading these articles, I feel sorry for Kristy Lee. I knew she was sick but it seems she has had a very rough time of it. Also, did anyone catch that David A had strep? Must have been why he was weezing Thursday night so much. An interview said his voice was almost gone in one of the articles. I hope this is the last of the illnesses.

Actually, I have read something out there that talks a little bit about Michael’s side of the story. No big reveal or anything, just him saying that yeah, he took the song(s). Funny how the actual songwriter isn’t the one that made a big fuss about it. It was another band member. The article/interview/whatever it was that I read said that all the songwriter wanted was to be credited, and that he’d spoken to Michael about that and Michael said that the songwriter would be. I’ll have to see if I can find it, but I know I read it awhile ago.

And, honestly, I think Michael is doing kind of what Brandon Rogers did – picking songs to sing that he loves, just because he loves them, rather than picking songs that show off his voice. Because he does seem have a good range and a pretty powerful voice, he just needs to pick songs that showcase that. He needs a breakout performance like a “Hello” or “Imagine” and he’s right back up there as a front-runner, IMO.

He may “strut” around on stage or whatever, but pretty much any performer does that – even when they’re not having a great performance. If the artist realizes in the middle of the song that it’s not gonna be great, what are they supposed to do, just stop putting their all into the performance and just give up and stand there?

I just did a search on Michael Lee Johns and The Rising.

The website I referred to, posted by The Rising, is gone.

In it’s place are websites that include both Michael Lee Johns and The Rising.

So yes, apparently there has been an agreement but it doesn’t dismiss the fact that, at one time, Michael swiped the song.

Well, certainly Michael can have a comeback. He’s one of the plants. I actually would bet money on it.

I guess I resent him b/c of false praise.

MJ, I want a half moose smiley. I would have used it. LOL.

MJ, I want a half moose smiley. I would have used it. LOL.

I’ve been looking for one!

I wouldn’t be surprised to see Michael get the pimp spot this week.Their plant is wilting and I think people are going to see through their praise. I sort of want him to continue to be mediocre because I think they will toss David C under the bus and run over him a few times if Michael ever gets his groove back. Apparently I enjoy a great voice (and a combover!) more than the “hot” Michael these days.

Wasn’t sure where to post this but news seemed be fit it, allegedly Idols caught smooching!! Well if this is smooching I am disappointed! I’ve seen fish in an aquarium kiss with more passion!

oops, the link didn’t transfer
http://music.aol.com/photo-galleries/pop-star-celebrities-caught-kissing

I haven’t read every one of these articles and don’t know who’s supposed to be a plant. I’m not sure I believe there is one because from what I’ve seen in the auditions, everyone here did very well and deserved to be in the top 24. Since then there has been some judge fawning but am not so sure it’s affecting the viewers. I’m don’t think this is any different from previous seasons since the judges always rave about someone early on and may or may not change to someone else later. Last season it was Melinda early and Jordin near the end although they still liked Melinda. Sometimes the reverse backfires especially if Simon is seen to be overly critical about someone they clearly want gone.

Who isn’t a plant by someones definition. Michael, Carly, David A, David H, Kristy, Syesha. Then there’s TCO, first it was Carly, then Michael, David A. To me that sorta means that you must perform in order to earn that. I guess ideally everyone should begin on an even playing field, but I pretty much think that this season everyone has. Jason Castro is proof that even cannon fodder can rise above it’s station.

Blake was a good example of that last season since he was never expected to be in the top 5 let alone the top 2. It was supposed to be all girls. So far this season the only TCO is David A although the judges like various others on a given night. Him they like every time, even his mediocre performance last week.