Monday Mar 26

In Touch With Reality
Nonscripted’s diversity outshines that of scripted fare

Music snobs may be miffed that 17-year-old Sanjaya Malakar has stayed afloat on Fox’s American Idol. But his continued presence on the program underscores a profound truth about the showà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ and other non-scripted programs this season. From Idol to CBS’ Survivor to The CW’s America’s Next Top Model, reality offers viewers a level of onscreen diversity that remains unmatched on the scripted side…..

http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/current/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003562516

Taylor Hicks in concert: What would the ‘Idol’ judges say?
The “American Idol” champ played Mystic Lake, singing everything from his own soul songs to Supertramp

“American Idol” puts singers under a microscope. After offering only one song, they are diced and sliced by Simon Cowell, given a reality check by Randy Jackson and propped up by Paula Abdul. But that version of reality TV is such an artificial situation……..

http://www.startribune.com/462/story/1079069.html

Whatever happened to… the female boxer who sang on ‘American Idol’?

“Look out for me in 2007,” Franchon Crews warns those who thought her spirit would be broken by not making the “American Idol” cut in 2005.

Some 34 million people watched Crews belt out a rendition of Alicia Keys’ “A Woman’s Worth,” on the show two years ago. The program also featured video of the then 17-year-old training in the ring…

http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=121743&ran=102467

My valentine, Melinda

…This is why one Melinda Doolittle, 29, of Brentwood, Tenn., is the single most electrifying performer on “American Idol” in six seasons.

But here’s the more remarkable thing to consider. Doolittle is, indeed, the potential Great One. She is not merely the finest singer from this season – there is absolutely no point in debating this – but the finest singer on “Idol” ever…

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/ny-ettell5145853mar27,0,1382057.column?coll=ny-entertainment-columnists

Music stars go dialing for dollars

…She’ll take Blake

Why? Said McPhee: “I like Blake, you know. He’s cool! … I don’t know if Blake will take it, but I think a guy-girl finale is the best.”

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070326/ENT07/703260316/1046

iSnoop
Want to know what someone’s really, really like? Check their playlist.

…With American Idol on millions of minds, Underwood’s playlist is especially enlightening. The former Idol champ and supposed Nashville savior stuffs her playlist with hard rock. My Chemical Romance, 30 Seconds to Mars, Our Lady Peace.

“I LOVE the Rolling Stones,” she writes about Paint It Black. “In fact, if anyone ever sees me driving around Nashville with the top down, there is no doubt that they will most likely get a dose of the Stones’ Forty Licks album.” Could Lil’ Miss Twang be more Joan Jett than Loretta Lynn?…

http://www.sptimes.com/2007/03/26/Floridian/iSnoop.shtml

Anthony Fedorov appeared on the TV program “Real Talk” yesterday on behalf of the Sarcoma Foundation of America. He performed this song that he wrote for his brother Denis who passed away from Ewing’s Sarcoma in Sept. 2006. Anthony said he found out his brother had cancer 2 days after he was voted off American Idol Season 4.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4b04czGMD8

What the ….

Scratched my head just a little at the item from TMZ.com that Flint “American Idol” favorite Lakisha Jones has befriended maligned male singer Sanjaya Malakar.

That’s just the way these things work.

http://blog.mlive.com/idolchatter/2007/03/what_the.html

Media Mix: Web becomes source à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  not outlet à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  for news

…And the ease with which even seamy Web material makes it into mainstream media was illustrated when compromising images of American Idol contestant Antonella Barba surfaced on the Web and were subsequently covered by print and broadcast media.

That presents challenges for the media, he says: “If something is out there and having an impact, you probably have a responsibility to report it. But you have no less a responsibility to tell me if it’s believable or not.”…

http://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/mediamix/2007-03-25-media-mix_N.htm

Support Acts of Goodwill Week

…One recent program jumping onto the charity bandwagon is American Idol. Known as “Idol Gives Back,” the event will take place on the shows of April 24 and 25. Each time a viewer calls in to vote for his or her favorite contestant, sponsors will make a donation to charities committed to alleviating poverty in both America and Africa. Money will go toward Save the Children – a charity that runs programs for disadvantaged children in America – and to charities like UNICEF, The Global Fund to fight AIDS and Malaria No More – which fight diseases prevalent in Africa and provide educational opportunities to children there. So it looks like under all the stinging insults and apparent snobbery of Simon Cowell, there is a bleeding heart that cares about more than making fun of people…

http://media.www.dailytargum.com/media/storage/paper168/news/2007/03/26/Opinions/Support.Acts.Of.Goodwill.Week-2790437.shtml

‘Worst’ things first

LETTERS — ALL TV gets letters — and this week’s mailbag includes more “American Idol” complaining, Anne Heche’s whereabouts, CBS’ Sunday night problem and more.

…Alan says: Sigh. … People, people, people, didn’t we just do away with the Vote For the Worst issue once and for all back in the semifinals? Remember, only three weeks ago, the Web site was backing Antonella and Sundance, and did either of them make it to the finals? No. They didn’t have enough juice to get Sundance past Sanjaya, and they didn’t have enough to get Anto nella past Stephanie or Haley, even with the added curiosity factor about those pictures, so why should we believe they had anything to do with Sanjaya outlasting Brandon and Stephanie?…

http://www.nj.com/columns/ledger/sepinwall/index.ssf?/base/columns-0/1174893905255110.xml&coll=1

Hicks may have moved on, but he knows where he came from

…As for Redding, he’s an influence on Hicks’ performing. And he jokes that Simon Cowell might have understood his appeal if he’d understood the Redding influence.

“For me, I like to balance touring and records,” he says. “When you start getting into the live performing aspect, it’s not necessarily selling a million CDs at a record store in each town.”…

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=582005

Men make a mane point

American Idol contestant Sanjaya Malakar is a huge hit, primarily for his hair.

He began with the flip, moved on to straight, sleek and sexy hair, and now he’s sporting a fringe. American Idol hopeful Sanjaya Malakar, the only Indian to have reached the final rounds of the hugely contested singing competition held in the US, is known more for his hair than his vocals. Does that faze him?…

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/City_Supplements/Bangalore_Times/Men_make_a_mane_point/articleshow/1807324.cms

Good morning, Lisa B.

I just read this at yesterday’s thread.

Sarah: What will Blake sing on Tuesday? Here are the clues his friend from Common Market has posted on the AI board:

Apparently, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a song that will make the ladies swoon and make each one feel like heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s speaking directly to them. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s NOT the Backstreet Boys (thank gawd). It was first performed in the late 80à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s, but redone in the 90à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s, and has actually been redone by two different groups/singers.

My first guess is Baby Can I Hold You by Tracy Chapman and redone by Boyzone in 1998 or 1999.

Sanjaya Malakar, ruining American Idol

…Maybe he could call in Tyra Banks’ hair and make-up artist so he can perform in drag. They could tease out his hair and add some fake eye lashes to go along with those bushy brows. Or maybe he could wear a single white glove and perform only Michael Jackson songs from here on out!

This week the Idols will be joined by Gwen Stefani as their mentor. The Top 10 contestants will be performing the pop song of their choice.

http://gaysocialites.com/2007/03/sanjaya_malakar_ruining_americ_1.html

Enjoying their worst
Suburban Web site says ‘Idol’ is ‘giant karaoke contest’

A scrappy little Web site run from suburban Chicago is giving “American Idol” and fans fits. It’s the second most popular “Idol”-related site — right behind “Idol’s” official site. And it’s inspiring death threats and promises of lawsuits against its owner.

It’s getting noticed. Last week, site owner Dave Della Terza, 24, chatted on Howard Stern’s show. The site served as fodder for morning TV chatter. On “Letterman,” Paula Abdul called the site “just terrible.” …

http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/312727,CST-FTR-elf26.article

You and your
Net shadow

…”American Idol” contestant Antonella Barba knows all about it. Salacious photos of her, which she said were meant for her boyfriend’s eyes only, appeared online, sparked a controversy and perhaps expedited her being voted off the show earlier this month.

But it’s not just the famous and infamous who are judged by material on the Internet. Your online reputation is up for examination, too, by potential dates, your neighbors, co-workers, bosses, the college admissions office — anybody who takes a moment to type your name into Google…

http://www.cleveland.com/living/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/living/1174898757226370.xml&coll=2

‘AMERICAN IDOL’ JUDGING PANEL
Sanjaya survives; Stephanie goes home; Jordin moves up

Teenagers stole the show during ‘British Invasion Week.’

Sanjaya didn’t sound too horrible, and his performance drove one teenager to tears. Finally, it was hard to say goodbye to Stephanie. But then again, this IS à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idol.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 
Tomorrow at 8 p.m. on Fox, Gwen Stefani stops by, no doubt to bring the songs back to a more contemporary time. But before we head to the future, let’s see what the judges say…

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20070326-9999-lz1c26idolm.html

Berklee voice guru gets vocal about à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  judge Simon Cowell says it at least once every week: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“This is a vocal competition.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“ à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ gives kids in particular a distorted view of the performing arts, which is typical of TV,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  she said. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Despite supposedly being a vocal competition, it actually downplays musicality and a vocalistà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s true potential by making the physical performing the focus.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ …

http://theedge.bostonherald.com/musicNews/view.bg?articleid=190748

He’s getting a leg up on all his worries

We all have so much occupying our minds today. There’s a war that is dividing the country, earthquakes and natural disasters around the world, and the fate of our next American Idol in the hands of the evil and unpredictable Simon Cowell. To add to this list, we have more local worries of potential floods, a snow-filled spring, and lawmakers deciding whether or not to outlaw practicing our musical instruments while we drive to work. It has gotten to the point that most of us have started to worry about what to worry about first.

Well I’m here to tell you some very good news. When I picked up the Sunday paper this morning to determine which concern to invest most of my energy, a little flyer fell out advertising a product that is certain to alleviate a large percentage of our daily anxiety. The ad was for “Thin Thighs,” a topically applied cream that will, “REDUCE YOUR THIGHS ONE AND A HALF INCHES IN JUST THREE WEEKS!”…

http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070326/OPINION04/703260351/1024/OPINION04

Ashley Hartman’s acting career gets hotter in a Carl’s Jr. TV spot
Making the final 32 singers on “American Idol”? That’ll get you noticed. A recurring guest role on “The O.C.” moves the fame-o-meter even more.

But even after Ashley Hartman accomplished all that, nothing compares to the supercharged celebrity she discovered as the hot waitress in a new Carl’s Jr. ad…

http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/entertainment/homepage/article_1629776.php

Wow – you people wake up early. Thanks for the articles.

I just found some more info. on Blake’s song (not sure if it is true) – someone on IDF seems to know what it is (I don’t visit there – too scary. I found this info. elsewhere) and has all but confirmed it is Love Song by The Cure.

I say good choice if it’s true.

LB2 — man, I LOVE The Cure!! It reminds me of my college days.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Cure. It too reminds me of my college days. I hope Blake sings that but isn’t it an 80′s song? What is this week’s theme again? Is it just general “pop” songs?

I liked the little story about Lakisha and Sanjaya.

Thanks, Lisa B!

Yeah LB2. Check out SCION’s posts in this thread from the official boards.

http://myidol.americanidol.com/boards/topic.aspx?topic_id=678281

Thanks for all the links Lisa B! So Kat is a member of Team Plaid, huh?

hs, squishy – I am also a fan of The Cure. The song makes sense because I have read that Blake is a huge fan of the Cure and 311 did a remake of that song (though it’s not as good). I’m going to take it as a rumor for now though.

I also read that Melinda is NOT doing a ballad or showtune this week.

The theme is pop so anything will fit really.

Blake’s got a Sting vibe to him, so that might be a good idea, too.

I vote for Fields of Gold.

ETA:

The Cure was a little before my time but I just listened to a little of their Lovesong and I can totally hear Blake’s take on it, too.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=P4SZhumbv0s

Good morning, all. I dont post here much, but just wanted LisaB to know how much I appreciate her articles she posts. Checking these out is always on my must do list every morning.

I think Blake should do something totally unexpected. Something no one would expect on AI. My first choice was Lose Yourself by Eminem. However, the chances of that happening are slim to none. This one probably won’t happen either, but how about Where its At by Beck.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5uQ9W4KexnA

Yup, I could see Blake doing either. He’s going to get a contract regardless of how he places on Idol.

Dingo,

Taylor tagged Rough God Go Riding (I was flabbergasted by the headlines. People who live in glass houses throwing stones) & Did Ye Get Healed by Van….Also, in Heaven Knows he threw in Ain’t That Peculiar by Marvin Gaye..And in WILMH he did The Road by Jackson Browne

Taylor Hicks in concert: What would the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ judges say?
The à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  champ played Mystic Lake, singing everything from his own soul songs to Supertramp

http://www.startribune.com/462/story/1079069.html

Wow, that was the most creatively done Taylor concert review I’ve read. That was fun! Thanks, Lisa B.

Blake would be amazing on Lovesong. It totally fits his voice. And if that post is right, and he makes us all feel like he’s singing to us, then I’m in trouble. I’ve already watched last week’s performance about a bazillion times.

Team Plaid!

An iPod shouldn’t take 20 minutes to sync. Gah. It’s always something.

Oh, and good morning.

I love Beck. Where It’s At is a great choice for Blake; it’s the type of music I see Blake making in the future. But it may be a little too much for the show. Beck makes odder, more experimental music than is typically featured on the show. It may get lost of some of the audience (tha part that clings to the idea that this is simply a vocal contest) and definitely one of the judges, who will say “I didn’t get it.”

And the first sign of the apocalypse is upon us…Ashley Hartman is putting together an album.

LisaB, I love you, but that scares me.

Does anyone else remember how awful that was? It puts to shame even the worst of the worst this year. Didn’t she sing Angel of the Morning (blocked it out..of…mind) — oh is was so awfully bad…

Alot of people on Team Blake. IMO the voice is not that exceptional (Sligh is better) but part of the cool vibe. Blake get points for being different. I’m not predicting any signings this early in the game. Blake’s voice is a tad generic and he’ll need killer songs. I don’t see any no brain signers like Daughtry and Pickler in this years group yet. Blake may be the kind of guy who can’t sell CDs unless you see him perform.

The Album, a Commodity in Disfavor

…One of the biggest reasons for the shift, analysts say, is that consumers à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  empowered to cherry-pick à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  are forgoing album purchases after years of paying for complete CDà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s with too few songs they like. There are still cases where full albums succeed à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  the Red Hot Chili Peppersà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ double-CD à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Stadium Arcadium,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  with a weighty 28 tracks, has sold almost two million copies. But the overall pie is shrinking.

But turning a song into a hit does not appear to be getting any easier…

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20070326/ZNYT01/703260368/1005/SPORTS0106

I don’t know what a good song would be for Blake tomorrow, but I do think he should do something to prove once and for all whether he can SING, or whether he’s just a beatboxer with great taste in music. I haven’t heard him really SING anything yet in any kind of original manner, aside from the note-for-note renditions of slightly off-the-beaten-path songs. Which is cool, but it ain’t Eccentric Idol. This is why I can’t get behind Blake yet. He seems to have the tiniest bit of an air about him, as if we’re expected to vote for him just because he’s different. Well, not in this household. I’m still waiting for him to prove to me that he deserves to be in a vocal competition amongst the likes of LaKisha, Melinda and Jordin.

CD Sales Plunge 20% From Year Ago

Here are the relevant data points:

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¢ 2007 has seen the two lowest-selling No. 1 albums since data began being kept (by Nielsen SoundScan) in 1991…..

http://media.seekingalpha.com/article/30662

Vegas Star Spotting: Girls Next Door, K-Fed, Hard Rock, Manilow and More

…’American Idol’ alum Chris Daughtry, who LUXE LIFE readers will remember sang at Paula Abdul’s ‘Woman of the Year’ gala, will be back in Vegas opening for Bon Jovi at Tiger Woods’ Tiger Jam X at Mandalay Bay…

http://www.vegaspopular.com/2007/03/25/vegas-star-spotting-girls-next-door-k-fed-hard-rock-manilow/

Very cool that Daughtry is opening for Bon Jovi. Sorta full circle back to Wanted Dead or Alive. Hope they get to sing that song together.

Alot of people on Team Blake. IMO the voice is not that exceptional (Sligh is better) but part of the cool vibe. Blake get points for being different. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not predicting any signings this early in the game. Blakeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s voice is a tad generic and heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll need killer songs. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t see any no brain signers like Daughtry and Pickler in this years group yet. Blake may be the kind of guy who canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t sell CDs unless you see him perform.

I’m actually not on team Blake. I agree, his vocals are challenged. However, I do think he is the only one capable and willing to try something different. So, I would like to see him try.

Simon Cowell’s criteria, is the winner should be able to fit straight into the charts and become a superstar overnight. Must also have the look and appeal that will sell merchandising etc etc etc..

Vocals have nothing to do with it, he’ll just go with what sells.

What’s keeping Sanjaya on ‘Idol?”

…Over the past several weeks, millions of viewers have cast their precious “Idol” votes not for those largely considered to be most talented, but for 17-year-old Sanjaya Malakar. It’s a trend that has prompted threats from the show’s creator and judge Simon Cowell, who said he will quit if Malakar wins the competition.

Meyrowitz linked the “Idol” phenomenon to a shift in power with relation to new media, the same shift that prompted TIME to name you its person of the year…

http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/03262007/nhnews-ph-p-idol.html

Come on Team Plaid get started on it.

http://www.teamplaid.com/

GO TO GREG

Q. I work with an office “Sanjaya” – an empty suit who succeeds despite a lack of talent. Is it appropriate to discuss such a colleague with your boss when trying to lobby for a raise and a promotion?
A. Regular readers know that last week I cited Sanjaya on “American Idol” as an example of how a superficial package can camouflage a lack of talent, while arguing that one can only get by that way for so long. Over the long haul, talent, hard work and a great attitude will always win out. In fact, I was so sure that Sanjaya’s run was about to end that I promised to sing “Take This Job and Shove It” on live TV if he wasn’t voted off last week. (So any TV producers out there who want to see me humiliate myself: You know where to find me.)….

http://www.nypost.com/seven/03262007/atwork/go_to_greg_atwork_gregory_giangrande.htm

Helpful parents and stage moms show their support

Eye on Idol

After studying Paula Abdul’s comments on “American Idol” for weeks to get hints on what Zack should and shouldn’t do in his audition, both parents helped Zack rehearse for the big day by offering their best tips and critiques…..

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070324/CI5_ottawa_stage_moms_070324/20070326?s_name=idol2007&no_ads=

RE:

Sanjaya Malakar, ruining American Idol

Let me pre-empt some folks by saying that Taylor Hicks started the ruination. Sanjaya will complete it.

There, happy now ?

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¢ CDs account for more than 85% of music sold.

The interesting quesiton is how much MUSIC OVERALL is sold today compared to what was sold in the past ?

If overall, my town sold 10,000 apples last year and my grocery sold 80% of that, I sell 8,000 apples.

But if overall my town sold just 9000 apples this year and my grocery increased it’s market share by selling 85% of that, I sell just 7650 apples.

There, happy now ?

I doubt anyone was going to mention it. :rolleyes_tb:

Even if they did, they are entitled to their opinion.

One man’s meat is another man’s poison.

Very cool that DAUGHTRY is opening for Bon Jovi in Las Vegas! :thumbup_tb:

I agree it is a full circle moment in that Simon said that Chris needed to have more confidence in himself and show more charisma like various lead singers of bands like Bon Jovi after he sang WDOA in Top 24 week. Then Chris had a Top 40 Hit on the Billboard charts with his rendition of “Wanted Dead or Alive” by Bon Jovi from the compilation Season 5 CD. He has also been compared by various critics as a young Bon Jovi without the hair. Furthermore, Chris has said that he would love to have a career like Bon Jovi’s in the AP article.

This must be another meaningful momemt for Chris.

This must be another meaningful momemt for Chris.

Maybe he can cry out of one eye again.

Maybe he can cry out of one eye again.

Classic! :lol_tb:

Nope JJ, instead of the single patriotic tear he may have 2 :wink_wp:

Maybe he’s striving for blood tears? (Casino Royale)

Maybe he will wipe away his 2 tears with his wallet chain.

Maybe he will wipe his 2 tears with his wallet chain.

Maybe he can just save time and get the tears tattooed on his face.

JJ
Mar 26th, 2007 at 9:02 am
This must be another meaningful momemt for Chris.

Maybe he can cry out of one eye again.

NOW I can face the day! Thanks for a GREAT laugh! Carry on….

Taylor fans…some short clips of tour. His shows are so much fun…don’t miss out.

Long Way Home (just a sample of the 7 min Encore last night)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDen5cBMlHw

Run Baby Run (Dallas)

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2016299988

So will Blake wear plaid this week?
(Far more important than song choice.}

Will Sligh actually take out Cowell with the microphone stand?

How many tearful tweens will be in the audience? Will they be bussed in by Nigel after last weeks success?

“This must be another meaningful momemt for Chris.”

Wait a minute, is this concert on April 1st?

Nope instead of tattooing the tears on his face, Chris will be in the audience this week crying for Sanjaya!

So will Blake wear plaid this week?
(Far more important than song choice.}

I think he needs to go the whole golfer look this week. Hat, club in hand, those little spikey shoes…

Will Sligh actually take out Cowell with the microphone stand?

Actually, taking out the entire judging stand might be cool.

How many tearful teens will be in the audience? Will they be bussed in by Nigel after last weeks success?

This would not surprise me. An entire section of screaming, crying tweeners reminiscent of Beatlemania in its prime.

Did no one hear my plea? Dear goodness–hey macarena–the house is on fire. They are going to let Ashley Hartmann sing again…on a record…multiple copies of it….

Can no one stop this inhumanity… :eek_wp:

eta: she sang Touch Me In The Morning. We didn’t see Miss Ross for two years after that…

Nope instead of tattooing the tears on his face, Chris will be in the audience this week crying for Sanjaya!

How about if he gets Sanjaya tattooed across his chest.

The crying tweens was last week. There needs to be something different this week for Sanjaya. Perhaps jugglers?

JJ,

That would definitely work. SANJAYA on the front and DAUGHTRY on the back. He has to be consistent and make sure that it is in capital letters on both sides.

Taylor Hicks in concert: What would the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ judges say?
The à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  champ played Mystic Lake, singing everything from his own soul songs to Supertramp

I found this review interesting in that the reviewer refused to present his personal take on the concert, prefering instead to present what he thinks the AI judges would say if they attended his concert.

Anyway, to Soul Patrolers lurking out there, I read from the Boogie board that Minnesota was another sold out concert ( venue size is about 2,700 ).

Here is the set list :

1. Gonna Move
2. Give Me Tonight
3. Hell of a Day
4. Wherever I Lay My Hat/Night Shift/Chain Gang
5. Heart and Soul/ jam session/Brown-eyed handsome man/mixture of all
6. Just to Feel That Way
7. Hold on to Your Love/ Blues you can Use/ Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s my life/ Hold on to Your Love
8. Young Turks (Young hearts)
9. Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Gone
10. The Deal
11. Heaven Knows
12. The Maze/Tupelo/Letà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Get it On/The Maze
13. The Runaround
14. Encore: The Long Way Home

What’s missing from the above list ?? Taylor’s BEST SONG in his album IMHO — THE RIGHT PLACE.

Hall & Oates’ She’s Gone was such a hit and crowd pleaser in his previous show I heard that there was clamor for him to do it again ( and he did ).

And BTW, people are wondering what ever happened to Jeff Lopez. He was listed as the other sax on tour and was supposed to join the group at Birmingham. He’s nowhere to be found.

Finally, here’s a Mediabase chart on how JTFTW is doing. It looks like fears of the single’s death are pretty much exagerated. It is approaching the top 20 in nationwide AC airplay ( 21 today, up from 23 last week ).

See here : http://www.mmr247.com/mmrweb/AllAccess/Charts.asp?format=A1R

Date/Audience Impressions/Airplay/AC/HAC/POP

3/25/2007 1.291 253 251 1 1
3/18/2007 1.018 217 216 1 0
3/11/2007 1.238 212 209 3 0
3/04/2007 0.789 192 190 2 0

Good Morning all you GORGEOUS people.

Thanks LisaB, for the articles.

Thanks claireb7tx, for the Taylor video. First video is just a bit out of sync..

Me think Sanjaya needs to get the same Big&SEXY hair contract Kat has. At least they won’t have to do to much with his hair. It just down right FABULOUS..

Will Sligh actually take out Cowell with the microphone stand?

I was quite surprised that Cowell took that thing ( mic stand jabbing) in stride and actually COMPLIMENTED Sligh as opposed to Paula’s less than her usual effusive praise… this guy is unpredicatable ( or is he practicing reverse psychology ?).

LBB that’s sneaky of you to incorporate your mediabase numbers (which i think mj said not to post) with another post

which i think mj said not to post

MJ, sorry if there’s a rule against posting mediabase numbers. Is this true ? If so, won’t do it again. I did it in the past with no warning from you not to do it and if you posted a new rule, I might have missed it.

Run Baby Run (Dallas)

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2016299988

Claire, that was stunning for me. I really got chills but I love that song so. Thanks for sharing.

Gotta run now but thanks again Lisa for starting my morning off with a bang. Hope to see you kids later.

I agree Sexygirl, Sanjaya should get the Big&Sexy contract for his hair. At least his hair is all his.

I found this review interesting in that the reviewer refused to present his personal take on the concert, prefering instead to present what he thinks the AI judges would say if they attended his concert.

I think he was trying to creatively state his opinions. Writers will do that sometimes.

Here is the weekly Monday Morning Mediabase Airplay Report. Artists/songs in alphabetical order. Charts in order of ranking on those charts. Number in brackets is the chart position last week (dashes indicate not on the chart):

Bucky Covington
“A Different World” : 29 Country (33)
“I’m Good”: 218 Country (332)
“It’s Good to Be Us”: 224 Country (-)

Carrie Underwood
“Before He Cheats” : 15 HAC (19), 19 Pop (25), 38 AC (36)
“I Ain’t In Checotah”: 161 Country (148)
“Inside Your Heaven”: 524 Pop (-)
“Star Spangled Banner” : 116 Country (144)
“Wasted” : 3 Country (3)

Chris Daughtry:
“Renegade”: 282 HAC
“Rocket Man”: 70 HAC (88), 181 AC (-), 205 Pop (148)

Clay Aiken
“A Thousand Days”: 79 AC (44)
“Without You”: 339 AC (335)

Daughtry
“Crashed” : 403 Active (218)
“Feels Like Tonight”:
“Home”: 43 Pop (47), 55 HAC (75), 108 AC (84). 116 Alt (223)
“It’s Not Over”: 1 HAC (1), 1 Pop (1), 4 Rock (6), 7 Active (9), 17 Alt (19), 22 AC (21), 126 AAA (130), 216 Rhy (235)
“Over You: 309 Active (-)
“There and Back Again” : 390 Acive (290)
“What I Want”: 42 Rock (51), 61 Active (85). 139 Alt (157)

Elliott Yamin
“A Song For You”: 107 AC (110)
“Find A Way”: 131 AC (-)
“Moody’s Mood For Love”: 403 AC (138)
“Movin’ On”: 132 AC (230), 395 Pop (241)
“Wait For You”: 54 Pop (60), 76 HAC (96), 210 AC (156), 330 UAC (-), 930 Rhy (-)

Fantasia:
“Baby Makin’ Hips”: 1184 Urban (-)
“Hood Boy”: 73 UAC (57), 426 Pop (-), 711 Rhy (376)
“I Feel Beautiful”: 387 UAC (346), 392 Urban (316)
“I Nominate U”: 399 UAC (419), 1467 Urban (511)
“Only One U”: 256 Urban (198)
“Two Weeks Notice”: 307 UAC (204), 344 Rhy (368), 370 Urban (306)
“When I see U”: 16 UAC (17), 28 Urban (31), 77 Rhy (92)

George Huff:
“You Know Me”: 327 Gospel (180)

Jennifer Hudson:
“And I Am Telling You”: 4 UAC (3), 34 Urban (31),89 AC (169), 169 Rhy (160)
“One Night Only”: 1138 Urban (-)

Josh Gracin:
“I Keep Coming Back”: 31 Country (27)
“Working for the Weekend”: 316 country (318)

Katharine Mcphee
“Over It” : 28 Pop (28), 36 HAC (37), 62 AC (60), 226 Rhy (337)

Kellie Pickler
“I Wonder”: 32 Country (34)

Kimberley Locke:
“Change”: 14 AC (15)

Mario Vazquez:
“One Shot” : 122 Pop (70), 537 Rhy (408)

Paris Bennett:
“Ordinary Love”: 210 Urban (465)

Ruben Studdard
“Change Me”: 9 UAC (7), 60 AC (49), 678 Rhy (703)
“If Only for One Night”: 298 UAC (269)
“Make You Feel Beautiful”: 12 UAC (14), 74 Urban (75), 398 Rhy (546)
“What tha Business Is”: 808 UAC (863)

Taylor Hicks
“Just To Feel That Way”: 21 AC (21), 312 HAC (347), 445 Pop (-)

I also checked the chart positions for this year’s idols. Though, I only checked the AC, HAC and Pop charts.

Blake Lewis:
“Time of the Season”: 146 HAC, 130 AC, 231 Pop

Chris Richardson:
“Don’t Let the Sun…”: 229 HAC, 323 AC, 481 Pop

Chris Sligh:
“She’s Not There”: 167 AC

Gina Glocksen:
“Paint It, Black”: 311 Pop

Jordin Sparks:
“I (Who Have Nothing)”: 166 AC, 209 Pop

Lakisha Jones:
“Diamonds Are Forever”: 225 AC, 318 Pop

Melinda Doolittle:
“As Long as He Needs..”: 255 AC, 427 Pop

Phil Stacey:
“Tobacco Road”: 224 AC, 482 Pop

Sanjaya Malakar:
“You Really Got Me”: 183 Pop, 235 AC

Stephanie Edwards:
“You Don’t Have To Say”: 319 Pop

Little Boy Blue
Mar 26th, 2007 at 8:56 am
RE:

There, happy now ?

What a nasty thing to say. Taylor completely polarized Season 5!

Gotta say I agree with Elton on this one:

On Simon Cowell: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I am on the side of the artists. I am not on the side of someone like Simon Cowell, who sees them as another Mercedes Benz in his pocket.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007130796,00.html

Kirsten,

I notice that Ruben Studdard has 2 songs that are in the top 20 on URBAN AC radio.

Fantasia also has one song on Urban AC in the top 20.

I wonder how large the audience is in this format compared to AC or HAC.

Jordin Sparks:
à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I (Who Have Nothing)à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ : 166 AC, 209 Pop

IMHO, Jordin’s song is so old, it can be made new again with a more contemporized rendition ( her’s for instance). It has the same kind of melody and feeling that Christina Aguillera’s current hit — HURT has.

I look forward to seeing her record this. My opinion is, Jordin’s performance was TOPS last week. The fact that Simon said her performance wanted to make him jump off a bridge made my day ( I silently screamed — YES, DO IT SIMON !!).

Stephanie Edwards on Ellen right NOW for those of you who are on EST.
Right now they are playing that GOD AWFUL BOOT song titled HOME by little d.

RE: Urban AC.

I don’t like to stereotype… but I notice that Urban radio is filled mostly by black singers. Note above — Jennifer Hudson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia, even Paris Bennet.

Screw Jennifer Hudson, Daughtry is the REAL Deal

…The incredibly timbre of Chris’ voice left me utterly speechless. This live show was raw; the sound was done very well. His voice sounded amazing. On the debut album, the tracks are mixed down and his strong voice sometimes sounds watered down but live, it is another story altogether.

http://cleverock.com/home/p2013_articleid/6

Screw Jennifer Hudson, Daughtry is the REAL Deal

C’mon folks, lets cut it with this trashing one idol while praising another deal. I wonder how some people would derive satisfaction from doing so. What’s to be gained by doing this ?

Why can’t we wish ALL of them success ?

Elliott is on Ellen tomorrow… cannot wait! I’ll have to catch Ellen later today. I’m home with a sick little one so I’ll be able to see Stephanie.

LBB,

That is just the title of the article of the Daughtry concert review on Cleverock.com which features music, bands, and concerts in Cleveland.

Koolmom mentioned this yesterday, but I missed it so I looked for the video.

http://www.bestweekever.tv/2007/03/23/sneak-peek-brandon-rogers-is-now-a-card-carrying-member-of-team-sanjaya/

Lu, thanks for the heads up on Elliott. I’ll make sure to set the DVR for Ellen.

Why are we posting concert reviews from over a month ago? (the concert was Feb 14th and the review written within a week).

It was a lovely review. Was it the last good one he ever had?

pj, that was freakin’ hilarious!!!!

Kirsten, good, I just skipped over the whole review, so I didn’t notice the date.

Why? Said McPhee: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I like Blake, you know. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s cool! à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know if Blake will take it, but I think a guy-girl finale is the best.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Insipid twit.

PJ, thanks for that video. It was hilarious! Good for Brandon for having a sense of humor about the whole thing!

Insipid twit.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=OMSic0V-Xww&mode=related&search=

PJ – I Loved that little vid of Brandon. He is soooo cute! He must have a tremendous sense of humor… We haven’t seen the last of him for sure!

Sanjaya Malakar, ruining American Idol

SNL Parodied Taylor last season… now they parody Sanjaya.
Taylor won last season… dare we mention the unmentionable ?

Has everyone noticed the guidelines link above the reply box?

They’ve been updated.

JJ – Lose Yourself is a great Eminem song, I agree that it would be awesome if it were cleared.
Random trivia: Eminem won an Oscar for Best Original Song for Lose Yourself, from the soundtrack of 8 Mile.

PJ, I so glad you posted the vid of Brandon from BWE for everyone to see. I can never find anything on their site. I thought he was so cute.

ATTENTION ELLIOTT FANS AND INTERESTED PARTIES:

I have no problem with peeps tracking and posting Elliott’s HDD updates the next two days. It’s his first week of sales, so I think following the numbers this week is not only appropriate, but kinda exciting! .

Screw Jennifer Hudson, Daughtry is the REAL Deal

Goodness, isn’t that a little bit like comparing apples and oranges? I’d like to think the musical world is big enough for Hudson AND Daughtry!

ATTENTION ELLIOTT FANS AND INTERESTED PARTIES:

I heart MJ.

I may warm up to Blake if he sings some Matisyahu. That’d be awesome.

I love MJ!!!!

I’m not sure what this means exactly but Nancy posted it on Etrain a little while ago… Thanks again for endulging the Elliott fans, MJ!

Daiily Double Hits: Vibe-Raters

Elliott is #9

Elliott Yamin
Hickory
album: Elliott Yamin
track: Wait For You

Former American Idol finalistà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s LP hitting the street at press time with huge early retail reports coming in! KIIS, KHTS supplying huge spins as T40 picture continues to gain. New at KZHT, WNOU, KZZP. TRL, Regis & Kelly 3/20, Ellen 3/27, Kimmel 4/4. LP shipments now topping 200k. Mgmt: Jeff Rabhan/Three Ring Projects/Pulse

Okay, awesome song of the day: “Rehab” by Amy Winehouse. Took me a while to get into her, but I love the song, and it got me pumped this morning at the gym. Ran an entire mile in 10 minutes! (I know that may seem laughable to some, but when I started running, I could barely go a minute without gasping and wheezing for breath…so it’s a big deal for me. I won’t have gym access this summer so I need to train myself to do other outdoor activities and the goal is to work up to a 30 min/3 mile daily workout interspersed with some longer runs a few times a week.)

Comment on the article “The Album, a Commodity in Disfavor” that LisaB posted (and btw thank you for posting these great links!)

One of the biggest reasons for the shift, analysts say, is that consumers à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  empowered to cherry-pick à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  are forgoing album purchases after years of paying for complete CDà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s with too few songs they like.

To me, that hits the nail right on the head. It is so frustrating for me as a music consumer to buy an album only to find maybe 1-2 good tracks on it, with the rest crappy filler. I hope this forces the record industry to improve the overall albums that they produce, realizing that consumers are no longer willing to pay for filler tracks when the downloading option is available to music consumers now. I guess it is a personal preference of mine to buy an entire album and enjoy it in its entirety, so singles alone do not cut it for me.

I also checked the chart positions for this yearà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s idols. Though, I only checked the AC, HAC and Pop charts.

That was interesting Kirsten, gives another insight on their popularity with the viewers that buy and download music.

Koolmom, you’re welcome. Thanks for mentioning it or I wouldn’t have known about it. I like that Brandon can laugh about it. Glad peeps are enjoying it.

Go Elliott! :clap_tb:

Kirsten, thank you for the mediabase numbers as always. By chance do you know the URLs for the canadian versions of the top 40 and hot ac mediabase charts?

Bogardus, D’Abruzzo, White, Chase, Angel and More Star in Ben Folds Concert March 26

…Felicia Finley (The Wedding Singer) and “American Idol” contestant-turned-theatre star Constantine Maroulis (The Wedding Singer) were announced for the concert but are no longer performing…

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/106823.html

PJ, thanks for that video of Brandon…I personally felt his departure happened way to soon.. One thing for certain, he handled getting the boot with wit and charm…Hopefuly, we have not seen or heard the last of him.

Leading Social Entertainment Media Site Introduces Distributed Forum Feature

Top10 Sources, a leading social media site for entertainment news and gossip, today introduced a new, easy-to-use distributed forum feature for bloggers. This feature is an embedded tool that fosters community and conversation by allowing users of multiple web sites and blogs to simultaneously participate in shared discussions. With a single keystroke, this free and flexible tool allows users to take part in Top10 Sources discussions from their personal homepage, blog or web site….

…Top10 Sources allows readers to quickly and easily share and discuss the best entertainment content on the web – from blogs to podcasts to videos. For example, two bloggers already actively using this feature to drive discussion and participation are the American Idol sites Idol Review (http://www.idolreview.net/forum/) and ItsOnMyTv (http://www.itsonmytv.com/archives/tv-shows/american-idol/)…

http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2007/03/26/2442876.htm

Allen: By chance do you know the URLs for the canadian versions of the top 40 and hot ac mediabase charts?

Canadian Top 40 Mediabase Chart:
http://www.mmr247.com/mmrweb/AllAccess/Charts.asp?format=z1k&cutoff=0&showtopn=2000

Canadian Hot AC Mediabase Chart:
http://www.mmr247.com/mmrweb/AllAccess/Charts.asp?format=z2k&cutoff=0&showtopn=2000

Thanks a bunch Kirsten.

“Wanted Dead or Alive” did well it was nastalic and a good song Chris D just sang it and it was not as good as John Bon Jovie .Chris D has a diferent style that is in now w/ a gruff voice of a hard rocker. So do not compare Chris D is Chris D which is what he wants. Did you notice the acts he are fallowing also so happen to be on Ai this year?(Bono on the specail. I know it is a management connection )) It is good for his band..and other new singers too.Noone contestant ruins AI it started w/ season ! and it is still moving on the the next year guys…they think green . Just tired of the fans wars or putting them on pedistals.

On pop music: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, Britney Spears, S Club 7, Steps à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ the music is like packets of cereal. There are too many of them, too many of them are just average and mediocre.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

You go, Elton!

Sir E with The Muppets circa 1968:

http://www.dailymotion.com/tag/elton/video/x1eezf_crocodile-rock

Yet Elton as not been adverse to performing with some of those types.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=8-emmKqrscc

http://youtube.com/watch?v=42C2CPixruQ&mode=related&search=

MJ – You are the best. With 2.67% reporting from HDD

DAUGHTRY #17 797
Elliott #19 764
Carrie #42 320
I don’t see anybody else.
Not sure which stores are reporting, but it’s somewhere where Celtic Woman RULES (#1)

Backstreet Boys & Elton John (Live)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=bJZ3rwbIT74

Has everyone noticed the guidelines link above the reply box?

Theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve been updated.

I’ve noticed them, shit, damn, fuck, there I feel better

I may warm up to Blake if he sings some Matisyahu. Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d be awesome.

:clap_tb:

Hmmm.. Celtic Woman RULES… that’s a new one.

Okay, awesome song of the day: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Rehabà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  by Amy Winehouse.

Almost the whole album is fun in my opinion. Amy Winehouse’s music is kind of wry as well as being quirky and brassy. I love her voice. And yes, it’s very good work-out music for sure.

Also, Lily Allen is another female vocalist whose music is wry and good to work out to, but totally pop.

But I digress…

I thought the review of Taylor’s concert was interesting in the “What Would the Three Stoogies Say” kind of format. That’s the writer’s way of giving a mixed review without actually coming out and saying that.

Blake is doing Matisyahu??? That would be awesome.

From HDD with 20.37% reporting

Daughtry #1 18,530
Elliott #3 13,191
Carrie #6 10,876

Taylor in the zone, some growling at the end for Dingo!

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoID=2016297413

Hey guys! I was thinking about songs for tomorrow night and I think Blake would do well with this one, it was released in 97 by this guy, I think it could work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XsCAOjJp4w

Do you guys think?

I don’t think some of these articles have been posted yet. Sorry if they have.
Top 10 Sexiest Idols:
http://television.aol.com/americanidol/photos/sexy-idol-contestants

Blogger review of Taylor’s show:
http://www.gpiper.org/katiesbeer/2007/03/25/taylor-hicks-at-mystic-lake/

This is insanely long and in 4 parts. I’m not reading it but some may be interested. It’s about Taylor’s tour.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/188904/taylor_hicks_tour_experience_part_1.html

Paris Bennett Idol picks. She’s adorable:
http://www.usmagazine.com/paris_bennett_0

Top 10 Sexiest Idols:

Clay sexy????

HDD with 20.37 % reporting

1 DAUGHTRY RCA/RMG 18,530 DAUGHTRY

3 ELLIOTT YAMIN HICKORY RECORDS 13,191

Clay sexy????

Claymates.

Looking good for Elliott.

The autopsy report on Anna Nicole Smith came out today. She officially OD’d. Wow, who knew????

Claymates.

Love to know their definition of sexy, each to their own I suppose.

# mj Mar 26th, 2007 at 11:12 am

ATTENTION ELLIOTT FANS AND INTERESTED PARTIES:

I have no problem with peeps tracking and posting Elliottà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s HDD updates the next two days. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s his first week of sales, so I think following the numbers this week is not only appropriate, but kinda exciting! .

———————–
You’re the best MJ! Thanks! BTW! I have Gold Seating for Taylor’s concert in Richmond, VA!

Top 10 Sexiest Idols:
http://television.aol.com/americanidol/photos/sexy-idol-contestants

I personally would make Kat number one in this case..I would put Taylor above Clay but not higher than BO..Ace also needs to be higher than Chris. If it was really about looks and not just commerical success. Ace would be number three behind Carrie and Kat

The autopsy report on Anna Nicole Smith came out today. She officially ODà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d. Wow, who knew????

Like we didn’t figure that one out. We pretty much figured out who the father is also..The darn kid looks just like him.

Well I don’t feel bad not seeing my guy in that list if those people really think that Clay Aiken is sexy… absolutley, positively do not get that at all!

Fingers crossed — hope Elliott makes #1 !!!!!!!

Re: ten sexiest Idols.

Poor Constantine. All that chest hair blowing for naught!

Poor Constantine. All that chest hair blowing for naught!

Maybe he should try tweezing next time.

I personally would make Kat number one in this case..I would put Taylor above Clay but not higher than BO..Ace also needs to be higher than Chris. If it was really about looks and not just commerical success. Ace would be number three behind Carrie and Kat

Bo above Taylor, Ace #3 and you were busting my chops about Bucky??????

pj… LOL!!!! Poor con.

On that sexiest idol i would’ve cast my vote for ACE. He should’ve been number 1 – no question!!! I guess that not watching the season Clay was on is why I’m completely clueless why anyone would think he was sexy. He can sing but sexy?????? I’ll take Ace.

Music I’ve been listening to lately:

Atmosphere “Say Hey There”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btRPitsuI9A

Rufus Wainwright’s version of “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U68vS9Xl14M

Mahalia Jackson “Lord Don’t Move The Mountain”:
I don’t usually listen to gospel but this is incredible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9W04GiHcSY

Neko Case “Hold on, Hold on”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50dzxkJa1NE

The Cat Empire “The Car Song”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uI_4Uc-XKY

Sia “Sunday”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VvbSOYJamA

Jill Scott “Golden”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQdmrFrM5lE

Lupe Fiasco “Daydreamin”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OQuDGtThwA

Good Music:
Atmosphere “Say Hey There”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btRPitsuI9A

Rufus Wainwright’s version of “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U68vS9Xl14M

Mahalia Jackson “Lord Don’t Move The Mountain”:
I don’t usually listen to gospel but this is incredible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9W04GiHcSY

Neko Case “Hold on, Hold on”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50dzxkJa1NE

The Cat Empire “The Car Song”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uI_4Uc-XKY

Sia “Sunday”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VvbSOYJamA

Jill Scott “Golden”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQdmrFrM5lE

Lupe Fiasco “Daydreamin”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OQuDGtThwA

Not sure which stores are reporting, but ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s somewhere where Celtic Woman RULES

Probably Barnes and Noble. The big 20% jump was probably Walmart.

Touche, Lisa B.!
Elton gets mighty cranky sometimes…but a buck is a buck (or a pound, or a Euro, or whatever he likes to collect)……

mj Mar 26th, 2007 at 11:12 am

I have no problem with peeps tracking and posting Elliottà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s HDD updates the next two days. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s his first week of sales, so I think following the numbers this week is not only appropriate, but kinda exciting! .

I think it is a good idea too. My favorite is Taylor, but Elliott was my second choice to win. I already bought his CD, but have been too busy working to really listen to it.

Bad Boss!! :nono_tb:

vegasdee – I didn’t like that song; I don’t think its Blake’s style either.

Lisa – that Spice Girls and Elton video is a hoot! But who is Blue? Is/was this a UK boy band?

t2 – I don’t remember Ashley Hartley. It looks like she got a bit of fame, mainly for being blond and shapely.

I listened to the 311 and the original Love Song by the Cure. Even though I like that song, nobody does it like the Cure and I don’t think that Blake would make people stand up and notice with that song. Fields of Gold, now that would be great. Mandisa did make a reference to Sting regarding Blake.

“without me” – my favorite Eminem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vduw9uGrNqY

Now Eminem has lowered himself to be on that ugh Akon video (smack that). This mom erased that song from her son’s mp3.

List of AOL Sexiest Idols (Link already posted)

1. Katherine McPhee
2. Ryan Starr
3. Nadia Turner
4. Chris Daughtry
5. Blake Lewis
6. Carrie Underwood
7. Ace Young
8. Bo Bice
9. Clay Aiken
10. Taylor Hicks

Cool that Blake from Season 6 made the list!

HDD – 40.41% reporting
1 INTRODUCING JOSS STONE 43,706
2 ELLIOTT YAMIN 38,553

#2 Go Elliott

Thanks for the links LisaB as always!

And thanks, AFan for adding some blog and song links. Some good stuff there!

List of AOL Sexiest Idols

Is this limited to only those who made the top 10 ?
If not, I’d like to add Amanda Avila into the mix ( this is the girl to whom Simon said he’d like to be reincarnated as her microphone ).

For certain.. that AOL TOP 10 SEXY list is backasswards and all mixed up wrong…JMHO of course.

Okay, I’m feeling new and stupid again……What does this mean?

Chris Sligh:
à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Not Thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ : 167 AC

:help_tb:

Okay, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m feeling new and stupid againà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦What does this mean?

It means there is some AC stations, somewhere, that played Chris’s song a few times.

Lu Mar 26th, 2007 at 12:46 pm

Well I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t feel bad not seeing my guy in that list if those people really think that Clay Aiken is sexyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ absolutely, positively do not get that at all!

That’s OK. I don’t know what Ace, Blake and Chris are doing on the list. To each his own. I think Clay’s sexy as hell.

Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s OK. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know what Ace, Blake and Chris are doing on the list. To each his own. I think Clayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s sexy as hell.

I haven’t figured out why everyone other than Taylor, Bo and Carrie is on the list. Where is Haley and Sanjaya on that list????

Where’s Bucky? He’s another adorable NC guy.

Okay, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m feeling new and stupid againà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦What does this mean

Chris Sligh’s “Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Not There” is the 167th most played song on radio stations that are classified as having an Adult Contemporary (AC) format. These are generally “Easy Listening” stations.

I think Clayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s sexy as hell.
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You know my granddaughter thought he was when she saw him on the Finale last season… I thought he looked good too…I guess I just keep remembering him from when he first auditioned, and haven’t quite moved on yet.

Speaking of good music…oh, how I wish I saw this man before he died.

Jeff Buckley:

Lover You Should’ve Come Over – Live

Last Goodbye

Lilac Wine

Hallelujah – Live at the Liquid Room, Japan

Thank you Kirsten and JJ!!

Jeff Buckley -

When I was a kid, there was a popular, local kids variety show called Wonderama. I was on the show a few times. One of the times I was on, the musical guest was Jeff’s dad, Tim Buckley. I remember he was very good.

I love that Blake was on that list but would have put him higher. Ryan Starr? I don’t even know who Nadia is. I have to admit to laughing that Taylor is below Clay. :laugh_tb: I actually agree with them putting Chris D over Ace because Ace is the best looking guy ever in the competition imo but in a cute guy way as opposed to sexy. Love Bo and glad he’s on the list.

….Tim Buckley. I remember he was very good.

WOW, lucky you. Tim Buckley’s “Happy Sad” is one of my favorites. He reportedly had a 6 – 7 octave range. Amazing. His son, has an impressive range as well.

WOW, lucky you. Tim Buckleyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Happy Sadà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  is one of my favorites. He reportedly had a 6 – 7 octave range. Amazing. His son, has an impressive range as well.

I do remember that I liked him. I remember his name to this day. However, I was 8 at the time, so I can’t comment on the 6-7 octave range. Didn’t know what that meant then.

For BS, because I love her:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=tsMIIivYMkk

Jeff doing Tim:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=rNKk7MLS1lI

I was going to post the Jeff version but I imagine everyone has heard that one. Plus I’m a big fan of Rufus Wainwright and think he did the song beautifully. Someone else who sang Hallelujah well, Allison Crowe.

THIS may not be the best representation of Tim Buckley but, it is good, nonetheless. It begins with some of MJ’s all time favorites. LOL

Gizmo–I find the “Hard to to in a Catagory” BS I think they just fallow AI lead. Ticketmaster has no problem putting any contestant in a music catagory..The media just fallows AI lead , whatever they say. (stick to your strength/ do a good cd thats all)

Sundancehead comming to sanjaya defence was very gentlemenly of him. He does have some guts..he is getting screamed for his singing and looks..oh well maybe this week he will improve more.(our paper just trash JT, christina and john mayor)

AFAN- Tibit for you Paris recorded her album and probable video at Princes studio here…I heard a friend is in it. Prince is known to have up and comming artists record there..I like Paris and her quotes seem right on “putting into catagories” or “how holleywood will spit you out”(not orignal). I think she is one to watch in the future……….Oh big news here besides a tornado warning yesterday one of our girl made to Greese on broadway……

Sorry guys just cynicall latley but this season is a joy….

He reportedly had a 6 – 7 octave range.

Nobody has a 6-7 octave range. That goes outside of human hearing in both directions. 3 octaves is considered amazing.

OT – This is for all mah friends

hee hee

http://egg.d21c.com/holidays/egg.swf

JJ – you were on Wonderama?!!! Lucky! I used to love that show.

Haven’t seen this posted anywhere but an almost unrecognizable Kellie Pickler is the cover girl for Guideposts mag this month:

http://www.guidepostsmag.com/

Dear Mags:

I find the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Hard to to in a Catagoryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  BS I think they just fallow AI lead.

May I offer a suggestion? Might you please use lower case b and s when referring to cow excrement? Around here, I am most affectionately known as BS (note upper case).

Thank you kindly,
BS

:smile2_ee:

JJ – you were on Wonderama?!!! Lucky! I used to love that show.

3 times baby, cause kids are people too, they’re really really people too!!

I won the dance contest once.

The 3 times I was on, the guests were Tim Buckley, George Ballantine (who was the magician guy on McHales Navy) and HR Pufinstuff.

Whereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Bucky? Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s another adorable NC guy.

He won’t win zexiest Idol but he might win funniest. Here is the joke he joke he told from the USA Today Bucky Diaries:

I also did Jeff Foxworthy’s radio show on Friday. He actually said he was a fan of mine, which is good, because I’m a huge fan of his. I told a joke and got to make him laugh. Here’s the joke:

There’s a chicken and an egg, lying in bed. The chicken is leaning against the headboard, smoking a cigarette with a satisfied smile. The egg grabs the sheet, rolls over and says, “I guess we finally answered that question.”

Havenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t seen this posted anywhere but an almost unrecognizable Kellie Pickler is the cover girl for Guideposts mag this month:

She’s unrecognizable because she’s only purchases shoes since AI.

Interesting list. I think it is interesting that Kat is at the top of the list. She was incredibly beautiful in person when I saw her at the Meet & Greet in LA last summer.

All the guys I would want to make the list are there but I would add my jailbait Idol Jenry :lol_wp:.

JJ – lol.
According to timbuckley.com , he had a 5 to 5 1/2 octave range. According to wikipedia, it was 4. Lets split the differance and call it 4 3/4.

Just doing a driveby while waiting for some friends to come over. Last night I ran across a site that I am sure had to have been posted awhile back as they have a couple of former idol contestants on there. Anyhow, I thought I’d post the link again as one of my favorite groups Little Big Town is the featured group. My mom, oldest daughter and I are going to see them live again a week from Thursday.

http://www.strippedmusic.com

The interview part is really cute too. Jimi admits to having the McPheever as his celeb crush and his wife wants to smack him hehe

Oh and someone on here recently mentioned being a Mat Kearney fan..he will be the next featured artist

As far as season 6… I am dying for a spoiler list for tomorrow. Last week was awesome. I hope they all bring their A-game again!

Anybody see the “Spoiler Girl” post at IDF? The list looks more believable than the one last week, but she only has one post, so I don’t know how credible she is.

Chris D singing “Rocket Man” on that strippedmusic site is terrific!

Nobody has a 6-7 octave range. That goes outside of human hearing in both directions. 3 octaves is considered amazing.

Mybad, typo…meant to type, reportedly a 5-6 octave range.

Per Tim Buckley’s web site:

“I was only about 12 years old, and I had probably five or six notes to my voice. I heard a recording of a trumpet player playing things way up there. So I tried to reach those notes. Little Richard got them. It was like a falsetto scream. I’d ride my bicycle around the neighborhood screaming at the buses until I couldn’t go any higher. “Then one day I heard the opposite end, the baritone sax, waaaay…doooown…there. I said, ‘There’s gotta be a way to do that.’ “So I practiced, and I screamed, and I practiced some more, until I finally ended up with my five-to-five-and-a-half octave range.” (From an unpublished interview with Frankie Nemko.)

I haven’t seen it Carie. I can’t bear to go to idolforums. Hopefully it will make it here eventually!

I can bring it over, but don’t want to if no one can validate it or the poster.

Mr. Buckley is full of bs. Not BS, out of respect for Boulder Soul. heh

CarieB: I can bring it over, but donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t want to if no one can validate it or the poster.

I vote bring it over and tag it as a rumour. It’s either discuss possibly fake spoilers or devolve into my Idol is sexier than your Idol.

BTW I heard that Julie Andrews has a 5 octave range.

Mr. Buckley is full of bs.

Well, now that you have that set in stone, I want to thank you kindly for using lower case b and s.

Spoiler “Rumor” From IDF – by “Spoiler Girl”

Blake Lewis – Love Song (The Cure)
Gina Glocksen – Just Like A Pill (Pink)
Chris Richardson – Against All Odds (Phil Collins)
Haley Scarnato – Dark Horses (Amanda Marshall)
Jordin Sparks – Don’t Speak (No Doubt)
Lakisha Jones – Saving All My Love For You (Whitney Houston
Phil Stacy – Love Will Save The Day (David Usher)
Sanjaya Malakar – Push (Matchbox 20)
Melinda Doolittle – Cant Take My Eyes Off You (Lauren Hill)
Chris Sligh – Iris (Goo Goo Dolls)

Order:

Melinda – Sanjaya – Lakisha – Chris S – Gina – Chris R – Jordin – Phil – Haley – Blake

Nobody has a 6-7 octave range. That goes outside of human hearing in both directions.

A standard piano has 88 keys and covers a range a little over 7 octaves. If somebody can’t hear the full range of a piano, they need to get their hearing checked.

Claiming a five octave range is like the fish that got away, blue oxen and a 9 inch D*ck.

I usually don’t post pics, but I just learned that Ace is running for president.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j241/ninergrl6/Ace%20Young/Sacramento%203-21-07/685.jpg

ETA:

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j241/ninergrl6/Ace%20Young/Sacramento%203-21-07/686.jpg

Nooooooo! Chris R – don’t do it!

I think the list is a fake, based on Sligh’s choice.

If true, it will be wonderful to hear/watch Sanjaya screaming…

I Wand to Push You A-Round – WELL, I WILL! WELL, I WILL!

> Chris Richardson – Against All Odds (Phil Collins)

How many times has this song been sung on Idol? Has it ever not been a disaster?

Lakisha, I’m begging you—STAY AWAY FROM THE WHITNEY!!!

Kirsten is my friend. :wub_tb:

steve-o-meter
Mar 26th, 2007 at 1:54 pm
Okay, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m feeling new and stupid againà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦What does this mean?

Chris Sligh:
à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Not Thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ : 167 AC

Wow! It means our boy is getting noticed! You geaux, Sligh!

Sanjaya Malakar – Push (Matchbox 20)

Noooooooooooooooooooooo!! I’ve heard this song at least 10 times live. I’ll cry if Sendjaya Home butchers it, which I know he will. Hope this list is a fake.

undecided
Mar 26th, 2007 at 2:22 pm

Nobody has a 6-7 octave range. That goes outside of human hearing in both directions. 3 octaves is considered amazing.

Although I have never heard of someone with that large of a vocal range and the confusion of the original post has been cleared up, that range is not larger than human hearing. My piano spans just over 7 octaves (as do any with 88 keys) and is well within human hearing on both ends.

ETA: Ok, I see while I dawdled Kirsten already addressed this.

Lakisha singing Whitney?

Who would have guessed ? :doh_tb:

LOL

Mr. Buckley is full of bs. Not BS, out of respect for Boulder Soul. heh

Since Mr. Buckley has been dead for the last 30 years, he really can’t defend himself.

Chris Richardson – Against All Odds (Phil Collins)

I really hope this is true, then we will get rid of him.

Claiming a five octave range is like the fish that got away, blue oxen and a 9 inch D*ck.

This may be TMI but, I have seen at least one thing on this list.

Taylor included in this new DVD!!!

http://www.sharkle.com/video/123003/

Warren Haynes, Taylor Hicks and others perform à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Fortunate Sonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  at The Benefit Concert. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit Concert Vol. 2à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ³ is in stores now.

I think Lakisha and Blake are becoming two of the most predictable contestants.

Boulder Soul Mar 26th, 2007 at 3:02 pm

Claiming a five octave range is like the fish that got away, blue oxen and a 9 inch D*ck.

This may be TMI but, I have seen at least one thing on this list.

Did you run away screaming?

Boulder Soul
Mar 26th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
Lakisha singing Whitney?

LOL

I think LaKisha’s days are numbered. She seems to have
boxed herself into this genre.

BS: This may be TMI but, I have seen at least one thing on this list

Where did you see a blue ox? Was Paul Bunyan close by?

Did you run away screaming?

Did not run away but, the scream had AT LEAST a 5 octave range. :lol_tb:

Boulder Soul saw blue oxen????? Wow! Where?

Voice

…Carey is said to be able to cover all the notes from the alto vocal range leading to those of a coloratura soprano,and her vocal trademark is her ability to sing in the whistle register. She has cited Minnie Riperton as the greatest influence on her singing technique, and from a very early age she attempted to emulate Riperton’s high notes, to increasing degrees of success as her vocal range expanded. According to most sources, she has a five-octave vocal range, though some credit her with seven or eight octaves…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariah_Carey

griz
Mar 26th, 2007 at 3:03 pm
Taylor included in this new DVD!!!

Warren Haynes, Taylor Hicks and others perform à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Fortunate Sonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  at The Benefit Concert. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit Concert Vol. 2à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ³ is in stores now.

*sweet*

NOLA: I think LaKishaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s days are numbered. She seems to have
boxed herself into this genre.

She shows no signs of even wanting to leave the box. She seemed somewhat horrified at the concept of singing something from the “British Invasion” last week.

Where did you see a blue ox? Was Paul Bunyan close by?

Can I BLAME CANADA for this one? LMAO

Has anyone even heard of Dark Horses by Amanda Marshall? It’s not on youtube that I could find.

The Cure song is a boring singing song. I hope it’s not what Blake is singing.

I can see Gina doing okay with the Just Like a Pill. She even looks a bit like Pink in the video.

I actually think Iris would be a good song choice for Thligh.

Wikipedia is the least reliable source imaginable. Anyone can edit the entries and they often do. Nothing personal, LisaB, but pfffft!

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Well, it sure worked for Daughtry…

She shows no signs of even wanting to leave the box. She seemed somewhat horrified at the concept of singing something from the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“British Invasionà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  last week.

Kirsten, I so agree with you!

Watch out for the oxen, Boulder Soul!!!

Wikipedia is unreliable. Most teachers hate it when their students site it as a source. I know because I live with one. But if you’re not writing a research paper and just curious about something wikipedia is actually a great place not go. Not everything there is wrong. There are a few discrepancies but for the most part there is a ton of information that is easy to find. I heard that a lot of fact checking does go into it.

CRITICS’ CHOICES; Pop Music

One of the most startling musical events of 1950 was the emergence of a 22-year-old Quechua Indian from the Peruvian Andes with a five-octave voice who sang contralto, mezzo soprano, soprano and coloratura, using growls, chirps and a variety of wordless effects when words would not suffice. Her first album, ”Voice of Xtabay,” hit the top of the pop best-seller list at the end of 1950….

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE1D71739F936A25751C0A961948260

undecided
Mar 26th, 2007 at 3:13 pm
Wikipedia is the least reliable source imaginable. Anyone can edit the entries and they often do. Nothing personal, LisaB, but pfffft!

Depends what you’re looking for always check their sources.

According to this wiki page (I know), the 2006 Guiness Book of world records lists the largest vocal range to be 8-octaves (G2-G10). The largest range for a male is six octaves.

Totally agree Afan.

AOL top ten.

OK, My Top Ten Sexiest Idols — Taylor Hicks and Bo Bice and…..uh…..uhhhhh…..

(Sorry, but what the hell are Aiken and Daughtry doing on that list?? And Ryan (Tiffany) Starr? WHAT???!! Blake’s a stretch, too. Just sayin’)

If those song spoilers for tomorrow are correct there are some BAD choices in there. And I don’t mean “bad” = “good”.
Chris R.? “Against All Odds”? That has GOT to be wrong!

Ladybug

(Sorry, but what the hell are Aiken and Daughtry doing on that list?? And Ryan (Tiffany) Starr? WHAT???!! Blakeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a stretch, too. Just sayinà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢)

AMEN, SISTER!

Jazz superstars play for RP

Six-octave voice

Purim, a Brazilian who moved to the US in 1967 to pursue her music, is known for her extraordinary six-octave voice. For many years voted as one of the Top 5 Jazz Singers in Downbeat Magazine, Purim has collaborated with such jazz legends as Gil Evans, Stan Getz, Chick Corea and Dizzy Gillespie. Also a master of the piano and guitar, Purim is regarded as one of the pioneers in jazz fusion. She recorded 30 albums with Moreira, another Brazilian, nowher husband.

http://www.asianjournal.com/?c=108&a=18217

Sorry – don’t think Taylor or Bo are sexy. I agree with half of that list.

As for the spoiler, some of those choices are awful. Why would Haley and Phil pick something unrecognizable (I know those songs, but I doubt most do)? I like Blake’s choice, but him in the pimp spot with that doesn’t make sense if he’s doing the 311 version. On the other hand, if he Blakized it, that’s another story. And “Against all Odds” is played out – I thought Chris R. would pick something more fun given his fake-boot last week.

I do like Melinda and Jordin’s choice.

Well I suppose it depends on how you want to define vocal range. It usually applies to the useful range of a singer’s voice. In males the falsetto is not considered useful in classical singing but it is in popular music. The same goes for the muddy lowest notes that are not clear or barely audible and therefore not part of the useful or natural singing voice. The whistle note falls outside of the useful singing range also. It’s a cute pet trick but otherwise useless.

If you gauge a singer’s range including chirps and growls, you may find they can make some interesting alien sounds but it ain’t really singing.

RE: Against All Odds

How many times has this song been sung on Idol? Has it ever not been a disaster?

I’ve counted at least 4 times. I found Scott Savol’s version to be the best ( in fact he recorded it ).

The Warren Hayes/Taylor Hicks 2-disk CD can be gotten here (released 3/6/07)

http://warrenhaynespresents.shop.musictoday.com/Dept.aspx?cp=10382_10391

or http://www.amazon.com/Benefit-Concert-2-Warren-Haynes/dp/B000MV8ZPY

or http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1623106&skuId=8244438&type=product&ref=06&loc=01 (set list included).

About the “Spoilers”

Blake – surprise surprise 311 covered that song. it was actually quite popular. i think its a good choice for him.

Gina – i like this song. i can tell she’s into the pseudo rock artist which, whatever, it’s her taste. she’s kinda the female daughtry. i wish there are a chick that sang authentic rock music though. i still think she might do really well.

Chris R. – I know this song has been sung to death on this show but I think Chris has a really soft, nice voice just like Phil and could add a lot to the song. He’ll probaby do pretty well.

Haley – omg, see you later girl. has anyone even heard this song before. i listened to a 30 second clip on itunes and almost fell asleep.

Jordin – hmm, interesting.

Lakisha – Whatever, she officially bores me.

Phil – Never heard the song. It’s not on itunes. I don’t care either.

Sanjaya – lol, this is probably the only matchbox 20 song i like. Sanjaya will be hilarious as always.

Melinda – Yes, finally something out of her comfort zone. She’s going to be awesome.

Sligh – ugh, hate this song. watch sligh try to be sexy like johnny reznik. gross.

Anyone wanna join me in chat?

I think these “rumored” songs are dubious. Based on the Sligh song clues this can’t be his choice.

I can’t believe anybody would sing Against All Odds on American Idol ever again. I think the song is cursed… unless it was “suggested” after another song choice couldn’t be cleared, in which case, what did the Chris do to fall out of favor?

As per Wikipedia,

It says here :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Against_All_Odds_(Take_a_Look_at_Me_Now)

As of July 2006, “Against All Odds” and Whitney Houston’s “I Have Nothing” (1993) are the most performed songs throughout the five seasons of American Idol; both have been sung on the program five times.

If Chris R. does the song, it will be the 6th time.

Phil Collins must be flattered that his song is very well liked.

As for Whitney Houston… I conceive if a day when AI would spring a surprise on us and make her a special guest at the finale where all idol contestants who have ever done this song perform with her as he finally overcomes the effect of drugs and RETURNS to her singing career once again.

Here are her co-performers — Kat Mcphee, Vonzell Solomon, Jennifer Hudson, Lakisha Jones and ( can’t remember who the other one was )….

Melinda – Yes, finally something out of her comfort zone. Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s going to be awesome

It’s originally a Frankie Valli song (1967), covered by all the big guns in the past.

For example: Gloria Gaynor, Shirley Bassey, The Temptations, Diana Ross & the Supremes,

So not out of her comfort zone at all

I hope those “rumored” songs are dubious too.

Lakisha needs to officially stay away from Whitney Houston. If she makes it that far, what is she going to sing during “rock” week? Instead of thinking “big”, Lakisha needs to think “different”.

The only positive thing about Lakisha singing Whitney Houston is that Simon is going to skewer her for being “too indulgent” and becoming “boring”.

Going to chat now.

i can tell sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s into the pseudo rock artist which, whatever, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s her taste. sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s kinda the female daughtry.

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Yeh, just think, they can tour together.. Wonder if she’ll be allowed to tattoo HER name on her back or on her chest.. Betcha he insists that it be HIS name…

Boulder, that was some funny shit LOL

Wish I could go to chat. Work has it blocked. :thumbdown_tb:

Gina is no rock chick. She just doesn’t fit the mold. AI is just trying to pidgeon her in that hole because they need diversity.

Sanjaya Malakar – Push (Matchbox 20)

Falls off chair, on the floor, legs straight up in the air laughing my fucking ass off while praying to God this is true.

OMG, I swear Id throw that little crying girl under the bus to be in the audience that night.

Gina is no rock chick. She just doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t fit the mold. AI is just trying to pidgeon her in that hole because they need diversity.

Gina was actually in a rock band before idol. It’s her choice to fit that mold. I think she wants to be like Pink, Kellie Clarkson, Avril those kinds of people. They’re all posers so I guess you could say Gina is one. That kind of music sells well though. I don’t think AI made her be “rock” I think the chose her because she was “rock” and they wouldnt have if she was a regular female singer.

Lisa B – “Welcome to SCREAMINGLESSONS.COM!” – hilarious!

Ricky is now saying that the spoiler list is fake.

So, back to speculation…

Bo above Taylor, Ace #3 and you were busting my chops about Bucky??????

JJ, Incase you’re still out there. I had to go do my workout. There is difference between a fantasy and somone else’s list… My fanatasy does not include Bucky nor Ace..Sorry..lol

griz,

that Warren Hayes cd does not have Fortunate Son on it..it looks like it is not from xmas jam 2006 but xmas jam 2000..(look at the 1st link under description)..correct me if i am wrong..

For what it’s worth, Idol Maniac has new(?) (different) spoilers posted at IDF:

Blake Lewis – “Love Song”
Chris Richardson – “Don’t Speak”
Chris Sligh – “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic”
Gina Glocksen – Pretenders ballad
Haley Scarnato – “True Colors”
Jordin Sparks -”Hey Baby”
Lakisha Jones – Donna summers song
Melinda Doolittle – Donna Summers song
Phil Stacey – “Every Breath You Take”
Sanjaya Malakar – “Bathwater”

ETA: Steve-o, this Sligh choice actually fits some of the clues, for what it’s worth.

My fanatasy does not include Bucky nor Ace..Sorry..lol

So you won’t be going Pj and me in our foursome featuring 10 gallons of Edy’s Hollywood Cheesecake Ice Cream?

That list is even worse. LOL. I think no matter what it should be a hysterical night.

Ricky says if any of the lists are real, he’d put money on this newest one.

Chris Sligh – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Every Little Thing She Does Is Magicà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 
Lakisha Jones – Donna summers song
Melinda Doolittle – Donna Summers song
Phil Stacey – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Every Breath You Takeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

I’m not buying it. The entire Pop catalogue to choose from and we get two songs from the Police and two from Donna Summers (from two people who need to step out of that box)?

Inconceivable!

(these would be monumental blunders! Worse than getting involved in a land war in Asia, but only slightly less worse than going against a Sicilian when death is on the line! Of course…with this lot…)

Blake Lewis – “Love Song”
Chris Richardson – “Don’t Speak”
Chris Sligh – “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic”
Gina Glocksen – Pretenders ballad
Haley Scarnato – “True Colors”
Jordin Sparks – “Hey Baby”
Lakisha Jones – Donna Summers song
Melinda Doolittle – Donna Summers song
Phil Stacey – “Every Breath You Take”
Sanjaya Malakar – “Bathwater”

For what it’s worth…I think this one is more true

I have a request and I’m brain dead — can anyone tell me the name of the poster whose daughter has/had MS?

She’s written to me and I’ve lost her email — help!

*Ahem* This discussion has passed, but I would officially like to say that Constantine Maroulis should *definitely* be on the 10 Sexiest Idols list. Just my humble, expert opinion.

Good times, good times…

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not buying it. The entire Pop catalogue to choose from and we get two songs from the Police and two from Donna Summers (from two people who need to step out of that box)?

Inconceivable!

And two No Doubt songs? I know Gwen is the guest, but still.

carolina, I think it is Chrissey58.

3 No Doubt songs…….sigh

Idol Maniac adds the following in the comments:

“As I’ve said several times, I’ve heard the theme is artists that inspired Gwen, despite the press release saying pop.”

That may explain why some contestants are singing the same artists’ music.

And as CarieB pointed out, Ricky seems to think Idol Maniac has the goods.

Chris58 Carolina.

carolina: I have a request and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m brain dead à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  can anyone tell me the name of the poster whose daughter has/had MS?

She was Chris58, but I think she is now Chrissy58 (she forgot her password and created a new account). Last year, she was Chris57.

mj
Mar 26th, 2007 at 11:12 am

This has already been mentioned but it bears repeating…

I love MJ.

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Carolina are you talking about Chris57 aka Chrissie58? I have her email but just because I am cynical I will ask her before I give it to you. No offence intended.

Carolina – I believe you’re looking for Chris58

The latest spoiler list looks good to me – I can imagine Melinda and Lakisha being boring enough to sing Donna Summers, and I certainly can’t complain about two Police songs (I think only Constantine has attempted one before with meh results). I don’t recognize “Hey Baby” or “Bathwater” by their titles.

Hey Baby, Don’t Speak and Bathwater are No Doubt songs…..

#3 Elliott Yamin, 44.83% reporting, 59,413

Mighty, er, Modest Mouse #1
Joss Stone #2

Not too shabby, Elliott!

Thanks all –

hezz, I understand — please ask her to send me an email, she had my mail and I had her and I lost hers!

thanks

What is True Colors (Haley’s pick)?

For what ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s worthà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦I think this one is more true

?!?!?!?!?!

Wild Goose Chase on a Sunday Night?

What is True Colors (Haleyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s pick)?

Cyndi Lauper or Rod Stewart…

LB2: What is True Colors (Haleyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s pick)?

Originally a hit for Cyndi Lauper in the 80′s, Phil Collins has recently released a new version.

Stephanie mentioned that it was one of the three songs she was thinking about doing for this week.

If that list is correct, I’m ok with Sligh doing “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic”, but I am not looking forward to Phil singing “Every Breath You Take”. That’s the Police “stalker” song, Phil’s gonna be very creepy singing it.

True Colors by Cyndi Lauper

Kirsten – Yeah, turns out it was a wild goose chase….but not intentional, song changed :wallbash_tb:

LOL, never listen to me again!! LOL

Can somebody whisper the name of the song that is not to be?

I like to have closure.

Kirsten – chat

What is the Theme for this week?

Like PJ, I cannot chat during the day. Next time we are in chat together, I’ll badger people to give me info

‘American Idol’ losers
Ousted singers from the final 20 talk about the show and the 10 things viewers want to know

…The Sanjaya factor

Besides, Sloan said, this is inevitable. “People love him and he has a fan base. People believe in him.”…

http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070326/THINGS0206/703270302/1001/news

Attention HQ members!

Taylor Hicks will be joining us for a moderated chat in the Taylor Hicks HQ chat room tomorrow (Tuesday, March 27th) around 1PM EST as he prepares for his show at the Weidner Theater in Green Bay, WI. This chat will be exclusive to Taylor Hicks HQ members only. We will be closing down the chat room 15-30 minutes in advance to make sure things will be running smoothly for Taylor, then we’ll open up the room for everyone shortly thereafter. Make sure to check back in with the HQ before then just in case we have to move the chat a little earlier or later to fit Taylor’s busy schedule, and get your questions ready!

It feels like election night at the Etrain! Tracking sales numbers and what percentage reporting- Lordy!!!

beesims, delete your post for steve-o.

squishy, the theme is apparently something like “artists that inspired Gwen Stefani” a.k.a. “contemporary pop”.

Ooh I didn’t think about creepy Phil doing that song. Does anyone know the order so I can take a break during Phil?

They better pick a popular contestant for the end or people may switch to Dancing with the Stars before the 7 minutes are over.

CHART DATE: 03/26/2007
LAST UPDATE: 03/26/2007 13:28:10
NOW IN: 45.94%

– 1 MODEST MOUSE EPIC 71,050
WE WERE DEAD BEFORE THE SHIP…
– 2 JOSS STONE VIRGIN 63,156
INTRODUCING JOSS STONE
– 3 ELLIOTT YAMIN HICKORY RECORDS 60,174
ELLIOTT YAMIN
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This is nerve wrecking, yet so exciting!!

Thank you Jersey

PJ (if you’re still here). I didn’t realize this before, but Ace is actually here in town for a few more days. He’s going to be doing one of those local ice cream parties here this week and signing autographs somewhere on Wednesday. (Nice article in today’s paper here: http://www.tbo.com/life/MGBV8DF0QZE.html)

Of course, I’ve entered the Spense family in the ice cream party contest, because the little guy would love it and Mr. Spense would love that 50 inch TV that comes with it!

I’m going to try and take the little guy down to the autograph thing after school on Wednesday, because he would love that. Hopefully, we’ll have enough time.

Elliott is doing great!!!! I am so excited for him and for his fans.

Idol Maniac adds the following in the comments:

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“As Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve said several times, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve heard the theme is artists that inspired Gwen, despite the press release saying pop.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

That may explain why some contestants are singing the same artistsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ music.

And as CarieB pointed out, Ricky seems to think Idol Maniac has the goods.

Well, the Police songs make sense, then. She had the lucky job of introducing them when they got inducted in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. Told a funny story about meeting Sting when she was a chubby tween.

On that note, I got Police tickets today! :clap_tb:

http://blogs.usatoday.com/idolchatter/2007/03/idol_downplays_.html

Nigel has confirmed the theme. Buhbye Haley!!!! Yesssss!

Yay, pj! Where are you seeing The Police? I’m taking my son to Giants Stadium to see them in the beginning of August. I can’t wait!

Oh, this spoiler list is hilarious. “Every Breath You Take?” Bwahahahaha!!!

So hard to catch up at the end of the day! Thoughts:

AFan–thanks SO MUCH for the list of good music!! I’m having a blast checking it all out and am especially enjoying Neko Case.

Loved the Sexiest Idols (fan votes, I assume?) IMO Taylor should have been above Clay and Blake (sorry, I don’t like my men pocket-sized!). Laughed my a$$ off at this quote from the article re: McPhee:

“She is just gorgeous. With looks like a supermodel, there’s a bright future ahead of that girl!! And she has a great personality, which makes her even prettier.”

If sexy is based on looks alone, Katharine takes the cake, no doubt about it. But LMAO about the “great personality.” If we’re factoring Kat’s personality in, she’s about as beautiful as a troll.

ETA because I’m a day late and a Dollar short.

Spense, cool! Thanks for the link! I will check it out! If you win the party, tell him to rig it so that I win the Chicago version. :tongue1_tb:

Jersey, Wrigley Field! Can’t wait!

Just for kicks, here’s Gwen’s speech inducting the Police.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ERpkJpNX7zY

That Mouse is anything but Modest…

Maybe we Elliott fans can outrun him next week.

I hate mice.

On tomorrowà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s show, the remaining 10 singers will perform songs by artists who have inspired guest mentor Gwen Stefani.

Next week, they should have the person who wins the stupid quiz contest define the theme.

Songs Eugene Filmore from AnywhereUSA has on his iPod (if he had one).

Oh I like this theme MUCH BETTER than 90′s pop. I LOVE THE 80′S!!!

Bring on the Cure, The Police, U2 (80′s), Cindy Lauper, Culture Club, etc.

On that note, I got Police tickets today!

Mr. Spense and I are going to see them here in Tampa too. I think it’s in May? LOL I forget – but I did get tickets.

SpenserJ, you’ll have to give a full report of The Police concert since it appears you go to see them first.

Looks like Elliott might go over the 100K mark!

3 ELLIOTT YAMIN HICKORY RECORDS 60,174 ELLIOTT YAMIN

NOW IN: 45.94%

Just random responses – I remember watching Wonderama as a kid.

Some times Clay Aiken looks like the most gorgeous man in the world.

Seems like the interesting one will definitely be Sanjaya next show. The divas will be boring. Chris R. and Phil will disappoint.

Elliott’s CDs are sold out in numerous Targets. I cannot believe I am admitting this, but I had an appt in Baltimore today and went out of my way to stop at a Target there, but they were sold out, too…

I think if he hits 100,000, its a huge deal.

Blake Lewis – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Love Songà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 
Chris Richardson – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t Speakà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 
Chris Sligh – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Every Little Thing She Does Is Magicà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 
Gina Glocksen – Pretenders ballad
Haley Scarnato – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“True Colorsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 
Jordin Sparks -à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ Hey Babyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 
Lakisha Jones – Donna summers song
Melinda Doolittle – Donna Summers song
Phil Stacey – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Every Breath You Takeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 
Sanjaya Malakar – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Bathwaterà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

I’m guessing the Pretenders ballad could be I’ll Stand By You? Don’t know much by them I have to confess, but that one I like. If it is I can’t say I’m looking forward to Gina butchering it. :dry_tb:

As for the Donna Summer songs, Last Dance and On The Radio are both popular choices for the diva singers on UK talent shows so I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s those two.

If Sligh is singing Every Little Thing he’ll have his work cut out to impress me – I HATE that song. I’d much rather he was singing Phil’s Police song :sad_tb:.

And Chris R (who I hate) gets to sing the No Doubt song I like whilst Jordin (who I like) gets to sing the No Doubt song I hate. :rolleyes_wp:

This ain’t gonna be my night. :annoyed_tb:

*hopes the spoiler list is not accurate*

hs
Mar 26th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
Elliottà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s CDs are sold out in numerous Targets. I cannot believe I am admitting this, but I had an appt in Baltimore today and went out of my way to stop at a Target there, but they were sold out, tooà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦
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Don’t be ashamed, step into the dark side. :- ) I have bought his cd at more than one location. Target barely had his cd in stock while copies of Joss Stones’ cd numbered into the millions, really. I predict he will sale about 130K in his first week which is stellar since he was MIA for most of the last 8 months. When all else fails, the voice will pull him thru everytime. Go ELLIOTT!!

Congrats to Elliott for those awesome first-week sales!

Donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be ashamed, step into the dark side. :- ) I have bought his cd at more than one location. Target barely had his cd in stock while copies of Joss Stonesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ cd numbered into the millions, really. I predict he will sale about 130K in his first week which is stellar since he was MIA for most of the last 8 months. When all else fails, the voice will pull him thru everytime. Go ELLIOTT!!

You mean he might outsell Kat in the first week? With all her promotion? Wow, that would be awesome! Go Elliott!

griz
Mar 26th, 2007 at 4:59 pm
Donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be ashamed, step into the dark side. :- ) I have bought his cd at more than one location. Target barely had his cd in stock while copies of Joss Stonesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ cd numbered into the millions, really. I predict he will sale about 130K in his first week which is stellar since he was MIA for most of the last 8 months. When all else fails, the voice will pull him thru everytime. Go ELLIOTT!!

You mean he might outsell Kat in the first week? With all her promotion? Wow, that would be awesome! Go Elliott!
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Yeah, that would be strange, huh? It’s possible but Kat’s about to go Gold so I hope Elliott will get there someday. But yes, I would pee in my pants a little if he outsells her the first week and I ain’t ashamed to say so! :smile_wp:

Elliott’s still holding at #3 with 52.9% of the outlets reporting.

Sanjaya singing Bathwater could be another great tee-vee moment. I wonder if he’s going to change the “you’re my kind of man” lyric.

Ha! The local news is getting ready to do a story on Elliott – they called him the Yaminator!

Okay, now we see that the kids will sing songs from artists that inspired Gwen S. I don’t see the logic in 3 no doubt songs being sung. She gets inspired from herself? Can someone please explain this to me. That is why I have a hard time believing this list of songs.

GO ELLIOTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gah, I hate the polls where people can power vote….I’m sorry, but there’s no other explanation for the list to end up the way it is……I like my men sweaty, soulful, and without any resemblance to serial killers…..LMAO!

Yeah! Taylor’s presale for the Wiltern is tomorrow…please let us West Coasters who haven’t seen him yet get our tickets first before the bedazzled ones who are following him from stop to stop do their crazy dialing!

:wallbash_tb:

MJJJJ! Are you coming out to the West???? Inquiring minds and all…..

Maybe the theme is No Doubt songs as well as music that inspired Gwen Stefani.

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t see the logic in 3 no doubt songs being sung. She gets inspired from herself?

Well technically she got her start with No Doubt (I think it was her best work personally) and those guys are her friends. Maybe she’s just trying to show them some love.

undecided
Mar 26th, 2007 at 3:28 pm
The whistle note falls outside of the useful singing range also. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a cute pet trick but otherwise useless.

If you gauge a singerà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s range including chirps and growls, you may find they can make some interesting alien sounds but it ainà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t really singing.

I agree with this…one of the most over-rated moments in AI history is Kelly’s “Natural Woman” for precisely that reason…she resorts to a cute pet trick hitting that whistle note a la Mariah Carey for no reason other than to show that she can. It made zero sense musically and all but ruined an otherwise lovely performance (although I imagine glory note fans rejoiced).

“Natural Dolphin,” maybe. “Natural Woman,” not so much.

HDD is usually on the $ in their predictions. The numbers for E were between 80 and 90K. I’ll be happy with that. I wonder why they haven’t moved since about 45%? Do some stores not stock him. So the theme for tomorrow nite is 80s pop? Could be fun but 2 Donna Summers songs?

Those are great numbers for Elliott, the little Idol who could.

Yeah, that would be strange, huh? Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s possible but Katà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s about to go Gold so I hope Elliott will get there someday. But yes, I would pee in my pants a little if he outsells her the first week and I ainà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t ashamed to say so!

I don’t see her getting to Gold for some time. She’s only at 258,00 and 350,00 were shipped. Her sales have gone down each week and she’s not on HDD again so far this week.

jpfan
Mar 26th, 2007 at 5:25 pm
HDD is usually on the $ in their predictions. The numbers for E were between 80 and 90K. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll be happy with that. I wonder why they havenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t moved since about 45%? Do some stores not stock him. So the theme for tomorrow nite is 80s pop? Could be fun but 2 Donna Summers songs?

jpfan, Me thinks you need to scroll.

jpfan
Mar 26th, 2007 at 5:25 pm
HDD is usually on the $ in their predictions. The numbers for E were between 80 and 90K. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll be happy with that. I wonder why they havenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t moved since about 45%? Do some stores not stock him. So the theme for tomorrow nite is 80s pop? Could be fun but 2 Donna Summers songs?
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Actually, I think they said he shipped out 90K but then had to ship out upwards of 250K. I don’t think he sold that many but I do think he’s sold more than 90K.

…Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s possible but Katà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s about to go Gold…

*** has not even gone tin foil yet, gold is a ways off.

Her sales have gone down each week and sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not on HDD again so far this week.

Now THAT plummeting number is the only one I care about.

:devil_tb:

On second thought, I do remember the HDD report saying Elliott could do 90K but I also remember the report about them shipping out more cd’s.

Boulder—by the way, good chop from yesterday of **** (or was it two days ago?)….the one you talked about posting after chat!

That pic not only brought one tear to my eye, but one nostril let go as well….. :wink1_tb:

:drunk_tb: Here’s to confirmation that Kat hasn’t gone tin foil yet…

:clap_tb:

jpfan, Me thinks you need to scroll.

What did I miss? Theme is songs that inspired Gwen no? She was inspired by Donna Summers? They shipped 250K for Elliott and usually want to see 1/3 of them sold the first week. I’m just playing the low expectations game. If he only sells 92k instead of 107K, I don’t want to be disappointed.

::mumbling to self::..going to make my own Sexy List …what do the idiots know?
Sexy List
Bo Bice
Taylor Hicks
Chris Sligh
George Huff
Bucky Covington
Sanjaya
Brandon Rogers
William Hung
Cowboy Garrett
Chicken Little

And Steve-O ..chicken egg back atcha!

CAT:
LOL…it was in chat a couple nights ago.

I get the one tear comment but the one nostril went over my head.

:drunk_tb: Hereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s to confirmation that Kat hasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t gone tin foil yetà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Shasta:
*** hate makes strange bedfellows.

LMAO
:laugh_tb:

AFanà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’thanks SO MUCH for the list of good music!! Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m having a blast checking it all out and am especially enjoying Neko Case.

oh, your welcome. i love neko case. she can sing anything. she’s kind of alt country but she also sings with the indie band the new pornographers (another one of my faves.)

regarding elliott’s sales. i’m so excited for him. i hope he goes about 100,000. that would be amazing. he’s doing so well. also, saw a little clip of his performance on ellen tommorow. he’s performing “movin on” which i like better than his official single. cant wait. i know ellen loves him so he’ll probably get couch time.

also, the other spoilers list. not looking forward to those performances if it’s true. it’s going to be so boring. Chris R singing don’t speak? could be interesting.

William Hung
Cowboy Garrett
Chicken Little>>>>>>Clay Aiken (sexier than)
No Sundance Head?

I did a blog entry a while ago on Neko Case, but somehow managed to skip the “Hold On, Hold On” song. It’s awesome, though. Her voice is almost identical to a woman who sings at my hometown church, though her voice is a little more laconic, and Case’s is a little punchier and clearer.

Boulder Soul
Mar 26th, 2007 at 5:46 pm

Shasta:
*** hate makes strange bedfellows.

LMAO

Indeed.

CAT:
LOLà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦it was in chat a couple nights ago.

I get the one tear comment but the one nostril went over my head.

Ohhh, I was just trying to be gross…ya know….one nostril “drooled” as well…..

I clearly will NOT be the next Margaret Cho!

:tongue_laugh_ee:

http://blogs.usatoday.com/idolchatter/2007/03/idol_downplays_.html

Nigel has confirmed the theme. Buhbye Haley!!!! Yesssss!

I am sticking to my feelings that this season is all about the STARS and less about these contestants. Take nothing away from Gwen but was Christina and Beyonce too busy. Don’t they want to mentor these kids while plugging their cd? I’m sure if Britney was not on a downward slide she would have been booked also. Britney mentoring these contestants on singing. Now that’s a ratings getter right there…

Shasta:
*** hate makes strange bedfellows.

LMAO

Indeed.

Shasta:
Now, if you had said “yes indeed” (ala Taylor Hicks, The Right Place) you would have earned HOT points. :smile1_tb:

Now THAT plummeting number is the only one I care about.
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I don’t really think, being a Taylor fan, you can say anything about anyone elses numbers.
As for Elliott, 45% does not mean that that is 45% of cds sold, it means that it’s 45% of retailers reporting. I think he’ll do 90k, which is expected. He originally was going to ship 180k, but they upped it to 250k based on preorders, hope that helps clear up some of the confusion. I’d love it if Jordin would do another song, it doesn’t really show off her voice much, although i appreciate her doing an uptempo song.

In the vein of being a bad Taylor fan….

For the upcoming concert, do I HAVE to know the names (first and last) of all the band members? Should I be able to comment whether or not they are part of LMBO?

Do I NEED to know the play list before and after the show and what musicians were “tagged” or “teased” during his performance? Do I have to KNOW the breakdown of the audience, i.e. male to female ratio, youngsters vs bedazzled ones, “real” Tay fans to others?

Cuz, basically, I’m just going to listen to the music….I really don’t give a carp about anything else….

And, to top if off, I really don’t like Gwen Stefani…so here’s hoping for a real short yodeling performance by her!

Signed,
Cateye the Curmudgeon

Back to work for me. See you in chat later.

Britney Spears sounds the exact same live as she does on a cd, i’ve heard her sing acapella, and she sounds the exact same, which i thought was weird because i doubted anyone in the history of the universe has a voice as..unique as hers

I like Gwen Stefani’s “No Doubt” music. I love the song “Don’t Speak”.

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t really think, being a Taylor fan, you can say anything about anyone elses numbers.

Why not? Aren’t they just numbers?

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t really think, being a Taylor fan, you can say anything about anyone elses numbers.

I can actually say almost anything (within reason)about other Idols’ numbers as long as I follow MJ’s Guidelines….

I can compliment Elliott for his most excellent showing this week in the same breath that I can laugh about poor ****’s numbers in relation to her extensive publicity….

It’s all good…..

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t really think, being a Taylor fan, you can say anything about anyone elses numbers.

Why not? Taylor’s sold more albums than anyone else who released albums this Fall from AI, sans Chris – he sold more than Kat, Kellie, Ruben, Clay and most likely Elliott. When any of them catch up to Taylor, let me know, okay?

Squishy, shhh.. you and I are both children of the 70′s and 80′s let’s not have that get out to much..Madonna anyone..LOL

I have a feeling Taylor will drop off the BB200 this week, and that’s all i’m going to say about that.

have a feeling Taylor will drop off the BB200 this week, and thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s all ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m going to say about that.

And I predict Katharine will drop her panties in an upcoming issue of Playboy. That’s all I’m gunna say about that

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t really think, being a Taylor fan, you can say anything about anyone elses numbers.

Dear Rad,
I can say ANYTHING I want about numbers.

Besides, facts are facts

Taylor: approx: 690,000
***: approx: 260,000

I am sure Nevada or Kirsten can get the exact numbers.

Griz is ON FIRE!

LOL!!! Sizzzzzle!

Here is what can happen to you if your CD only goes tin foil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVicFT7-pUw

***, MAXIM is calling.

***, coming to a Costco near you….

Here is what can happen to you if your CD only goes tin foil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVicFT7-pUw

It’s look like NOBODY was listening – did you see all those people walk by? :laugh_tb:

The only difference between what I said and what you said griz is mine is a reality, while yours is only a fantasy

Poor Jasmine! I never liked her, though. ESPECIALLY when she outlasted my favorite of that thar season.

The only difference between what I said and what you said griz is mine is a reality, while yours is only a fantasy

http://tinypic.com/2cwvb0g.png :lol_tb:

I saw Paris Bennet on Idol Extra last week. She sang a song from her cd. I didnt care for it at all. The lyrics were very redundant, but Paris herself looked cute. Her cd is titled Princess P. Not sure, but I think she said her cd drops in May.

SaaaLUTE! To Cateye and Griz! LOL!

Cateye. I went to T’s concert in Austin not really knowing anything but who Taylor was. I was bowled over by him and that great band he is touring with and could not believe how wonderful every song sounded live.

You are gonna have a great time just soaking all that terrific music straight from his soul to yours.

*** … Tinfoil…….. :lol_tb:

Congrats to Elliott!

Elliott Yamin, coming soon to a city near you. Lord have mercy!

:clap_tb:

sorry griz, that still looks like a sick fantasy, also i can’t believe people still make fun of people that have eating disorders. Very mature.

I hope that Elliott goes on tour. I am definitely going.

*** made fun of MEATLOAF. Just sayin’.

Kat at her artistic BEST!

http://media.egotastic.com/media/pictures/0702/katharine-mcphee-tyra-banks.jpg

ugh, seriously why do people still care about taylor vs kat? it’s so old and lame.
and yea, making fun of eating disorders is not funny. no matter how much you hate the person. especially if it’s someone you don’t really know anything about. really immature.

Kat made fun of Meatloafs performance styling and how he goes all out in rehersal, just sayin’

Selective memory.

Here is what can happen to you if your CD only goes tin foil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVicFT7-pUw

All I’ve got to say is, Bless her heart.. She is as cute as ever..

Cateye, I know I will fail as a Taylor fan if a quiz was given after every concert. The only question they need to ask me is if I had a goodtime? Nothing else matters to me.

Elliott fans… the local news showed a little clip from the Ellen show. Some were wondering if he would get any couch time (why is that funny to me?). The answer is definitley yes!

I’m loving it! E is kicking ***’s butt!

I have a feeling Taylor will drop off the BB200 this week, and thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s all ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m going to say about that.

Awesome. I personally stopped pledging my musical loyalty to singers based on their Billboard/radio airplay popularity around the same time I hit puberty.

I agree that making fun of Katharine for her bulimia is a little low. But I don’t have a problem snarking on her for giving a round of interviews talking about how she was so tired of talking about her bulimia, and actually at one point stating that it’s dangerous to have too much information about it, and then turning around and appearing on a magazine cover to talk about — you guessed it — her bulimia. Oh, I know, I know, she’s a poor little lamb who doesn’t want to talk about it (I’m sure she’d much rather deconstruct the musicality of “Open Toes”) but keeps getting forced to by those big bad glossy publications. Which is funny, seeing as how earlier this year she was running around telling people how she stood up to Clive Davis and everyone at RCA, telling them they could take “Over the Rainbow” and shove it up their asses. So she’s got the balls to boss around Clive Davis, but she’s a shrinking violet in the presence of the Self Magazine editors? Or is her desire for another cover shoot trumping her fatigue from talking about the bulimia?

I don’t know her (nor do her fans), she could be the sweetest girl in the world for all I know, but her public image provides me with a lot of entertainment.

Hmmm… what do you mean about SOTR? Did Kat have issues with that song?

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m loving it! E is kicking ***à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s butt!

I think Kat likes it UP THE MIDDLE – you know how she likes to spread her legs.

Hmmmà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ what do you mean about SOTR? Did Kat have issues with that song?

There was an MTV article a while back where Kat talked about how the RCA execs wanted SOTR on her album and she flat-out refused. And don’t forget, Clive Davis wanted to release her album in December, but Katharine talked him out of it (hahaha)…because she knows the record industry better than Clive, of course.

Daughtry concert relocates to WorkPlay soundstage

Daughtry’s April 3 concert at WorkPlay has been moved from the theater to the soundstage at the entertainment complex, organizers announced today.

Daughtry, the rock band fronted by “American Idol” singer Chris Daughtry, has been selling out concert dates across the country. Daughtry’s self-titled debut disc has gone double platinum and tops Billboard’s rock chart this week. The CD also has produced the hit single “It’s Not Over.”

http://blog.al.com/mcolurso/2007/03/daughtry_concert_relocates_to.html

Here is the original article (I love having my own blog archive!)

http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1546687/20061128/mcphee__katharine.jhtml?headlines=true

Some quotes:

In fact, when McPhee’s record label announced plans to include her signature song from “Idol” on her upcoming debut album, the singer replied, “No you’re not.”

“The one thing you learn about ‘Idol’ is that you have to be really tough,” McPhee explained. “You learn how to be a powerful businesswoman right away, and I have gotten really strong about what I want and what I don’t. And, for me, it’s fun because it’s me against all the guys.”

What McPhee doesn’t want is to be rushed. While debut “Idol” albums are typically released at the end of the same year as the finalists’ “Idol” season and subsequent tour, she’s been vocal about pushing her LP to 2007.

Awesome to see Daughtry at the Workplay. I’d love to see a Daughtry/Hicks duet one day…both have Southern roots and, I’m sure, overlapping taste in music (at least in spots)…I’d pay some good money for that!

If this really is true, then Gwen saying being she is inspired by No Doubt is funny! Hahahaha! You are so right Sexygirl. It’s all about the stars. The thread on IDF says that Gwen had a short list of things to pick from. I can hear it now – you can only pick my songs! Lakisha and Melinda crying out “what the hell are we supposed to sing?” To which she answers, Donna Summer. That’s it!

cateye
Mar 26th, 2007 at 5:59 pm
And, to top if off, I really donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t like Gwen Stefanià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦so hereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s hoping for a real short yodeling performance by her!

Dear G*d, please let Gwen yodel — it’ll be the perfect culmination to Top 10.

ugh. am I going to have to go and round up E’s latest #s? I still think 100k is icing on the cake — will be happy with less. He’s not going to beat *** on an indie label.

Sales according to SoundScan, as of 03-18-07:

Taylor Hicks – Taylor Hicks [12-12-06] – 657,554
Katharine McPhee – Katharine McPhee [01-30-07] – 258,339

For my E peeps and anyone else who may be interested in what Elliott has to say…

http://www.myfoxla.com/myfox/pages/InsideFox/Detail?contentId=2768583&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=5.2.1

Elliott fansà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ the local news showed a little clip from the Ellen show. Some were wondering if he would get any couch time (why is that funny to me?). The answer is definitley yes!

Excellent! Thanks for the info. I’d love for her dj to start playing one of the dance tracks from the CD when Ellen dances at the top of the show. :mrgreen_wp:

Sales according to SoundScan, as of 03-18-07:

Taylor Hicks – Taylor Hicks [12-12-06] – 657,554
Katharine McPhee – Katharine McPhee [01-30-07] – 258,339

Thanks Nevada! “NUff said.

I think Kat was just starting to learn about how the media works when she made comments about her bulemia and other things. It’s easy to get lost in being the center of attention. And when she made comments about Meatloaf and other stuff that people consider bitchy she probably wasn’t thinking about media spin. She has gotten a lot better recently with what she can and can’t say. Because she said the bulemia thing, now everyone has to ask. That kind of stuff gets blown up in the media and she probably expected a lot of attention, but not every interview being about it. It’s kind of like what happened when Ellen Degeneres came out in 1997. She has stated that she didn’t realize it would be such a big deal because it was something that she had already come to terms with and was proud of. Unfortunately it became the opposite of what she expected. Kat getting tired of people asked her about her weight is expected. But from what i’ve seen, she always answers graciously and never rolls her eyes or gets snippy with an interviewer.
Also, about the whole “no SOTR” and pushing the album back. I’m sure those were decisions discusses behind the scenes and there were probably many discussions on the subjects. I doubt Katharine was the one calling the shots. It is just easier for them to say she didn’t want it, because she probably didn’t but it was probably a group effort with her team for those things to come together the way they did. And when all idol’s are expected to be little puppets attached to Clive’s fingers, there’s no doubt they would try to make it look like something was there decision. They’ve all done it.

afan – Didn’t want SOTR where? on her cd? I haven’t really paid close attention to what’s on her cd…

Nevada – We’re puzzling about HDD numbers over at the etrain. Do you happen to know how often they’re updated?

HDD 54.9%
Elliott #3 61,011

Hey……..what happened to Elliott on Ellen? Or am I thinking the wrong day? I turned it on and Stephanie Edwards is on.
Ellens viewers have picked Melinda, Lakisha, Blake and Jordin as the top 4. That kind of sounds how it should be. Ellen likes Chris S., and she obviously likes the name Chris.

Yeah, yeah, I know, Kat’s undergone a transformation from lost little lamb to media-savvy glam princess, and I’m privileged to have been able to watch it. She’s never said a bitchy, entitled, snarky, passive-agressive thing in her life, and certainly not since her Idol run. And even if she did, you can’t really blame her, because she wasn’t thinking about how the media would take it. I mean, who thinks about how others will interpret their statements before they speak? That’s just crazy talk!

Lu, yes on her CD. Supposedly they were going to put it on. Usually the winner+runner up’s single off AI is on their debut album. I’m sure both Taylor and Kat were in the fight to keep them off.

Go Elliott! It is like voting night on the E train. can I vote for an indie artist who stubbornly say his song on top three night and made his cd in a most unconventional way. From negotiating with Target, to becoming a song writer and having his own Sing like Yamin it credits, I have never been so proud to be his fan. (:

Weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re puzzling about HDD numbers over at the etrain. Do you happen to know how often theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re updated?

HDD does not appear to follow much of a pattern. Updates occur whenever. Sometimes, hours will go by with nothing and then 5 quick updates in a row. A minor percentage update may result in huge numbers of units moved while a larger percentage will result in not much of a change at all.

Sometimes, it will be stuck at around 80%, and then they will suddenly declare that it is the final report with no numbers changing.

HDD numbers are fun, but frustrating.

We won’t get the final HDD numbers until tomorrow afternoon.

Clip of Taylor singing The Long Way Home in Mystic Lake, MN! AWESOME!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDen5cBMlHw

I think Elliott should record the song My Way…

NOLA
Mar 26th, 2007 at 4:37 pm
http://blogs.usatoday.com/idolchatter/2007/03/idol_downplays_.html

Nigel has confirmed the theme. Buhbye Haley!!!! Yesssss!

Actually, it’s the perfect song for Haley. It’s a song that is so pure it’s easy to oversing — which most people do (see Turner, Nadia). Haley is incapable of oversinging so it is close to perfect for her.

Kat, you’re maginfying my words times like 1000. I said Kat knew it was going to get her attention. That’s obviously why she did it. But someone new to the whole media thing never knows exactly how it’s going to play out. Also, I’ve never really heard her say that she’s tired of bulemia questions. I’m sure she is, but I don’t remember a specific article about it and surely it doesn’t reflect in her interviews since, as I stated above, she always answers nicely. Kat’s said things in the media that some people think are bitchy, I know that and I’m not trying to say she’s not. I just think some things are blown way out of proportion to make her look worse that she really is because people don’t like her as a person.

UGH. Stop it.

I think Elliott should record the song My Wayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

You know…I think that would be pretty awesome.

AFan, my last post was intended to be humorous hyperbole and nothing more. Sorry.

Anybody checked out the “Power Listings” at EW? Sanjaya keeps going up week after week just because he’s always ranked at the bottom.

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t really think, being a Taylor fan, you can say anything about anyone elses numbers.

Why not? Taylorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s sold more albums than anyone else who released albums this Fall from AI, sans Chris – he sold more than Kat, Kellie, Ruben, Clay and most likely Elliott. When any of them catch up to Taylor, let me know, okay?

Griz — You forgot Fantasia. She hasn’t sold well either.

Kat has had far more media coverage, photo shoots, magazines, TV programs, modeling on runways, red carpets, etc., video that was released on TRL and now on MTV, and still she’s not selling.

Lu, thanks for posting that interview– it was amusing and informative. Yameen, no yamin, no yameen, haha

Thanks Nevada! à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“NUff said.

Numbers mean nothing.

Just like Taylor’s numbers compared to Daughtry’s doesn’t sway me at all about who the real musical talent is, the Hicks/McPhee comparison shouldn’t sway a Kat fan.

You like who you like and just hope they sell well enough to sustain a career.

Why not? Taylorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s sold more albums than anyone else who released albums this Fall from AI, sans Chris – he sold more than Kat, Kellie, Ruben, Clay and most likely Elliott. When any of them catch up to Taylor, let me know, okay?

Griz à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  You forgot Fantasia. She hasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t sold well either.

Ah Fantasia! I knew I was forgetting someone! Thanks.

Easy
Mar 26th, 2007 at 7:33 pm

:wink_wp: ITA

I thought that the topic was on American Idol 6 not American Idol 5..help MJ :help_tb:

You like who you like and just hope they sell well enough to sustain a career.

Well said, Easy!

Easy
Mar 26th, 2007 at 7:33 pm
Numbers mean nothing.

Just like Taylorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s numbers compared to Daughtryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t sway me at all about who the real musical talent is, the Hicks/McPhee comparison shouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t sway a Kat fan.

You like who you like and just hope they sell well enough to sustain a career.

CD sales numbers are a significant part of what the record label execs look at to determine whether or not to support an artist’s career, so clearly, they mean something.

Quite a few Idol finalists have been dropped by their label after lackluster sales.

Anyone watching dancing with the stars tonight? Go Joey!

I hate not being able to post here from work! So catching up -

1) I’m glad Ace and Blake made AOL’s Top 10 Sexiest Idols. They’re both worthy IMO!

2) The latest spoiler list…geez, we’re in for some trainwrecks tomorrow night. I can’t believe Chris R of all people is singing my favorite No Doubt song. I can’t imagine him pulling off “Don’t Speak” at all. Why couldn’t Jordin pick that instead of crappy “Hey Baby”??

And Melinda and Lakisha both choosing Donna Summer? Ugh! Remember Stephanie said she was considering “Nothing Compares 2 U” this week in one of her exit interviews? I wish Melinda or Kiki had chosen that.

3) congrats to Elliott on his first week sales!

you can only pick my songs! Lakisha and Melinda crying out à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“what the hell are we supposed to sing?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  To which she answers, Donna Summer. Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s it!

She works hard for her money…I can see Lakisha working that song..Mac Aurther’s Park I could see Melinda owning..Donna Summer might just work for them.

Stop with the “my idol is better than your idol” crap or I’m closing comments.

Also, I’ve just deleted some posts. If you have NOT read the guidelines posted above the comments box, PLEASE READ THEM NOW.

As far as AI5 stuff is concerned. Let the Elliott fans have their day without having to put up with the fanwar bullshit.

The only Gwen Stefani/No Doubt song I know is Don’t Speak so tomorrow should be interesting (if these spoilers are right). And it really seems like Lakisha and Melinda are in a oneupmanship kinda battle with both doing Donna Summers. And Gwen Stefani as the guest mentor? She seems just a bit too current to be able to offer the same kind of advice that Peter and Lulu and even Barry Manilow did…

I actually enjoy Donna Summers, but do think it is odd that both Lakisa and Melinda are picking her songs. Another mistep I am afraid for dueling divas. I am more puzzled why Gwen Stefani is so inspired by No doubt songs? Seems a bit self serving, does the girl get out much?! My world is my world is my world, yech

and thanks MJ for letting E fans have our day, been a long long time coming (:

CD sales numbers are a significant part of what the record label execs look at to determine whether or not to support an artistà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s career, so clearly, they mean something.

Quite a few Idol finalists have been dropped by their label after lackluster sales.

Yes, they’re important in terms of sustaining a career. But they have no effect on changing anyone’s opinion about their personal favorites. Pointing out Katharine’s sales compared to Taylor’s means nothing to a Katharine McPhee fan. It’s not going to make them go…”oh, well in that case…I need to go buy a Taylor Hicks CD”. And vice versa.

That’s my point.

On a side note, I listened to the radio today for about 15 minutes. Something I never do but had no choice in the matter. Anyway, in those 15 minutes I heard Daughtry’s It’s Not Over, McPhee’s Over It and a nice long commerical advertisment for Taylor Hicks’ upcoming tour dates in the area. Quite a trifecta for only 15 minutes of listening time.

For anyone that may be interested, the station was B104.1 out of Allentown, Pa.

radname………I have a few hours till DWTS, but I am anxious to see the second show. So far I like Joey and Laila. Also, I think the women have the chacha and that should be really challenging for Heather.

I am more puzzled why Gwen Stefani is so inspired by No doubt songs? Seems a bit self serving, does the girl get out much?! My world is my world is my world, yech

Have you seen her leatest video. Self serving is an understatement.

I actually enjoy Donna Summers

OH day-um, me too! Donna Summer RAWKS – she has *some* powerhouse set of pipes and no one will compare with her – don’t matter who is singing her songs. She’s the Queen of Disco!

Some song suggestons tho:

Last Dance
On The Radio
Hot Stuff
Love to Love you Baby
Bad Girls
She Works Hard For The Money
Heaven Knows
Dim All The Lights
and my favorite “MacArthur Park”

I am so excited about Elliott’s numbers. That’s a fantastic debut for a small label.

CD sales numbers are a significant part of what the record label execs look at to determine whether or not to support an artistà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s career, so clearly, they mean something.

Quite a few Idol finalists have been dropped by their label after lackluster sales.

Runner up Idols have been dropped, but I don’t think a winner has been dropped. Does anyone know what the winner actually wins? Is the winner guaranteed a certain number of CDs?

HDD has a new article about E’s CD today. New prediction is up to 100K. His cousin Josh Abraham produced the CD. Actually the oddest thing about Elliott, why not just call your famous cousin on the phone to get help on the music career. Anway, it looks like they’re going to end up helping each other. Songs that Gwen likes – what a weird category.

Thanks Lu for that Elliott clip. Wish I had more time to chat. I am loving my E CD. All day long it plays in my earphones. Sigh. Yum. It would be nice if he made great sales, if only to make sure he continues to provide me my E Fix with new music. My Way – yes, he’s very Sinatra – it would be a nice R&B flavored version, of course.

From the Etrain…

I think the HDD rumor mill just updated:

STEPPING INTO THE POP LIGHT: With lots of anticipation for Elliott Yamin’s first-week sales on his debut LP for Sony/ATV President Danny Strick’s new Hickory label, attention is focused on producer Josh Abraham and his Pulse Recording Label/ Management. Abraham lent a helping hand to his cousin Yamin (there’s some Idol trivia for you) by producing several tracks on the album, as well as co-managing Elliott with Jeff Rabhan’s Three Rings Project firm. A seasoned rock producer who has helmed albums for 30 Seconds to Mars, Staind and Velvet Revolver, among others, Abraham adds some pop/R&B credentials to his recording resume with the album, which is expected to sell close to 100k this week. Seems like producers who are diversifying their projects continue to be ahead of the game. Hey, it worked for Rick Rubin. (3/26p)

– I’m guessing HDD is now projecting up?!

I am going to miss tomorrow night’s show (Shock) because my husband and I are going to the Fox Theatre to see Celtic Woman and I am not going to tape it…. I will check online for what & how they sang – but – I am not voting – so I guess my addiction is beginning to wear off.

Oh – Atlanta’s radio station big music festival this summer has as it’s headliner, Daughtry, and Dashboard Confessional, and Augustana, and drum roll, also Katharine McPhee. Hmm. That should be a great concert! I might even buy tickets for that one!

Since MJ said it was okay, more E news. There’s an interview with Elliott on LA morning show today that’s the best one I’ve ever seen.
They asked him what Simon’s comment on “song choice” meant to him and he said “absolutely nothing.” He never listened and would only sing the songs he wanted. He talks about Taylor and his song choices. Excellent and serious interview. It Fox LA/2nd interview after the show.

Has there been any news of Elliott’s tour schedule yet? Once again, Etrain has lost my registration and I am locked out…. sigh. Okay – I am just looking at his myspace nowadays and here to get updates.

Gotta go watch “The Riches” – great show.

jpfan – where is that interview?

Congrats to Elliott for what looks like an outstanding first week of sales! I’m so thrilled for him and his fans. I bought his CD on Saturday and I really enjoy it. His voice, as always, is flawless.

Also a big “woo hoo” for Daughtry reaching 2,000,000 in CDs sold and 10,000,000 myspace spins and 300,000 myspace friends.

And I can’t forget to give major props to Taylor, Kat, Kellie, and Bucky – Taylor’s touring is a big hit with everyone and his single continues to steadily climb the AC charts, Kat’s single continues to climb the charts and her video is a hit, and Kellie and Bucky are making quite a name for themselves on the country music scene (I love their videos!).

As for Season 6, if the spoilers are correct, I’m just a tad bit disappointed. I love Blake’s choice, but the rest are, well, bleh. However, I’m sure I’ll watch anyway. Trainwrecks are always entertaining.

It’s posted on etrain (E on Fox LA today.) It’s the 2nd interview (done one on one after ths show) not the one televised. First time I’ve ever seen Elliott actually look almost angry. I’d link it but I don’t know how. If you can link it you should since the last part deals with the show and Simon.

Congrats to Elliott on a great first week’s sales! :clap_tb: I had my doubts when it was taking so long for him to get a deal but he’s come through with a very good album with some radio friendly songs.

I’ll be interested to see what songs they do tomorrow. I’m not so sure about that list because some of the choices seem very strange to me but I guess we’ll have to see. I liked some No Doubt songs although wasn’t impressed by Gwen’s solo ones.

Hey bean that’s nice… thanks for giving elliott some props.

jpfan, on etra??? that’s where i found the first interview. Do you know what thread?

jpfan, this is the link for Fox in LA.

Here’s the link to Elliott’s interview with Fox LA

http://www.myfoxla.com/myfox/pages/Entertainment/Detail?contentId=2768583&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=7.1.1

I found it but you found it first!!! lol! I love the pffffft he gives about Simon and song selection! Classic!

Second link to Elliott (the first one didn’t mention Simon) but then I found this one — still, first video is good!

http://www.myfoxla.com/myfox/pages/Entertainment/Detail?contentId=2769426&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=7.1.1

Lu, there are two video’s — E’s HOT!

Okay guys, it’s not the interview aired. Go to sidebar and hit entertainment extra. You’ll see a one on one with E. First half is about his record deal/contract/life. Then he talks about idol. Thanks for the link. It’s the best interview w/Elliott I’ve ever seen. He’s a smart guy. The dis to Simon is outstanding.

JP, the second link is to the Entertainment Extra video — has the famous “pffffftttttttt’ re: Simon

Hi guys. Mostly a lurker here. Can anyone tell me a little anyway about what Elliott said in the interviews? I have dial up here & can’t get them.
jpfan, why was Elliott angry?
Thanks for any help!!!

(jp, in case you want to post links, it’s simple), when you’re at the site, highlight the the web address in your browser bar, hit edit and then copy — then come to mj’s, click your cursor in the reply box, go back to edit and click paste.

Wha- La!

thanks for the heads up on Elliott!

Angry is an exaggeration. Sorry. He says that the words “song selection” meant absolutely nothing to him and he sang the obscure songs he wanted. When the interview asks about Simon’s focus on song selection, he makes a dismissive hand gesture, makes a pffft sound like who gives a crap about Simon. Angry is too strong because he’s smiling. Hope that helps. Carolina’s post sums it up well. I hope he does some more serious interviews. He has alot to say.

bookworm, in the first video he talked about how his album came about, his cousin, the hook up with Sony. Also talked about how everyone in his family cries alot,,, mom, dad, and Elliott.

In the second video he was more serious, talked about missing his family, was home in Richmond last week (i think it was last week), stayed the night with his Mom and hasn’t done that in many years….misses her cooking.

When they asked him about the show and Simon (paraphrasing) Simon says it’s all about song choice, Elliott seriously said pffffffttttt. He chose obscure songs and thought that the audience was big enough to be introduced to new music and artists. He learned alot about different genre’s of music — mentioned Taylor — and said they should pick a song that they feel good singing.

There’s more but my pea brain is tard. Maybe someone else will fill in.

jp, I wouldn’t say Elliott was angry either but he did get *serious* with a slight frown and offered advice that wasn’t mainstream Idol.

Good for him.

Those are good first week numbers for Elliott- congrats to his fans.

I watched Dancing with the Stars tonight and was reminded about how much I prefer the limited # of calls they allow as opposed to unlimited with AI.

Okay, today just keeps getting better. I finally got around to checking my mail today and there, on the cover of Rolling Stone, in nice bold letters it says “Chris Daughtry: American Idol on Top”. I’m so excited I can’t stand it and as I’m frantically looking for an article, I find on page 30 a nice full page Q&A article with 1/2 page pic. I’m sorry if a link or something was posted earlier in the week, I haven’t been around the blog much lately. I’m so glad I subscribe to Rolling Stone!

Last comment on E video before I go to bed. He says people on the show should never compromise who they are. You can really understand why he and Taylor are friends from this interview.

Thanks Elliott fans for posting the interview.. Your guy looks absolutely adorable..Wishing him much success in all his endeavors..
Looking forward to possibly hearing and seeing he and Taylor perform together again..

Thanks, everyone, for the info on Elliott’s interviews. This dial-up computer has me pulling my hair out! I always admired Elliott for many things, one thing being how he always seemed to think about what he said before he said it and then answered seriously and intelligently.
So happy for his good sales!

http://blogs.usatoday.com/idolchatter/

They have Bucky’s diary entry that mentions him seeing Elliott while in NY to do Regis & Kelly. Very cute.

Spoiler list from IDF was updated:

Blake Lewis – “Love Song”
Chris Richardson – “Don’t Speak”
Chris Sligh – “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic”
Gina Glocksen – “Just Like A Pill”
Haley Scarnato – “True Colors”
Jordin Sparks – “Hey Baby”
Lakisha Jones – “Love Has A Mind Of Its Own”
Melinda Doolittle – “People People”
Phil Stacey – “Every Breath You Take”
Sanjaya Malakar – “Sunday Morning”

Performance Order

1. Lakisha (Blue Dress, very long, jewlery all over)
2. Blake (Black Pants, White Dress Shirt)
3. Jordin (Pink Dress, splits down the leg)
4. Chris R (Black Shirt, Black Shorts, Bandana)
5. Gina (Black tank top and white skirt)
6. Phil (Blue Shirt, Black Pants)
7. Haley (Long pink dress)
8. Sanjaya (Tight black pants, and puffy blue shirt)
9. Melinda (Huge Gown, bigger then Lakisha’s, Red)
10. Sligh (Brown shirt, and black pants)

Ford Video:
“Push” By Matchbox 20, but breaks into “Love Will Save The Day”.

Gwen in each video tries to teach the contestants how to stand out.

I hope this list is wrong because I don’t want Blake to be 2nd this week. He was 4th last week and Melinda had pimp spot so putting her in 11th would be unfair. Chris S was 2nd to last and now gets pimp spot? :ponder_tb:

Why is Melinda almost always near the end? And didn’t Sligh get the pimp spot already?

LOL at putting the non chosen ones in a block in the middle (Gina, Phil, Haley, and Sanjaya).

bean, I’m with you. I hope that order is wrong for multiple reasons, Blake being one of them.

Have you guys noticed that Chris R and Blake are often separated by one performance? This week, last week, the week before, and the 2nd week and almost in the 1st week. Weird.

If that is Melinda and Lakisha’s actual choices can we just give them both the boot this week because it’s just more of the same.

Melinda always sounds exactly the same to me, but what happened to “Til You Come Back to Me” Lakisha?

Please spare us the diva-fest…

Apparently Sanjaya’s song is Maroon 5′s “Sunday Morning” and not No Doubt’s. I won’t even begin to get into all the reasons that pisses me off.

Yeah, it might tick you off Star, but it’s a good choice for Sanjaya.

Unless Lakisha’s song choice gets her the boot, I predict I will be losing Phil’s beautiful voice because yuk-that song-made for muzak. Why does Phil have to have such a love for all things cheesy?

Oh, Star, I think I know why. How do you know it’s Maroon 5 and not VU or No doubt?

eta: Looking forward to Jordin singing Hey Baby. That has the potential to be very good.

Still hoping the list is wrong on at least one prediction though…

I hope we lose Phil I’ve been wanting his demise for awhile.

pj
Mar 26th, 2007 at 11:59 pm
I hope we lose Phil Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve been wanting his demise for awhile.

Sniff…

pj, Idol Maniac posted that it’s M5 and not No Doubt. The rumor is that Gwen didn’t want Sanjaya singing one of her songs so she made him switch. :lol_tb:

What is VU??

I’m not PJ but VU=Velvet Underground

Oh, that sounds so fake to me, Star.

My valentine, Melinda

I’m not just talking “good” or “terrific” or “swell.” I’m talking Judy Garland-great. Lady Day-great. Or … Dinah Shore … Peggy Lee … Barbra Streisand … Julie London … Aretha Franklin … Lena Horne … Gladys Knight … Put your own favorite name here.

This is why one Melinda Doolittle, 29, of Brentwood, Tenn., is the single most electrifying performer on “American Idol” in six seasons.

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/news/ny-ettell5145853mar27,0,7417245.column

I really hope the Sanjaya singing Maroon 5 thing is not for real. That would just piss me off…a lot.

Did you guys hear what Peter Noone said about Blake?

“He seems to be the most likely to succeed, and will. Win or lose this Idol Competition he has already done enough to move into the majors.”

I just got this quote from a comment posted at you tube. I hope it’s true. Blake has sure made an impact already! Yaaay!

LB2: And didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t Sligh get the pimp spot already?

Yes. He had it the last week of Semi-Finals (week 3).

To Soul Patrol and Interested Parties,

Taylor Hicks’ JTFTW has entered Hit Predictors TOP 20 on Mainstream AC charts today.

New releases that tested with hit potential prior to airplay
Ranked in order of weekly BDS airplay detections,
updated each Monday.

SEE HERE:
http://www.hitpredictor.com/mainac.php

I observe that Billboard tracks this chart closely because the last 4 weeks that HIT PREDICTOR had JTFTW on the chart so did Billboard.

For instance, JTFTW was for 3 week, at #25 at Hit Predictors, Billboard had the same rank for the same 3 weeks.

Am I the only one who has been trying but cannot get into chat? :-/

Did you guys hear what Peter Noone said about Blake?

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“He seems to be the most likely to succeed, and will. Win or lose this Idol Competition he has already done enough to move into the majors.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

I believe Blake will get a record deal no matter what happens.

IMO people would be a lot less snarky towards Phil if he had a nice head of hair. He has a good voice but it’s hard to get past the dome.
He doesn’t deserve to go home yet , there are at least three who should go before him starting with Sanjaya. Sorry but he’s out of his league IMO.

Nope Purple, I have been trying to get in chat off and on for about 2 hours now. I was thinking maybe it was just my computer as I have been having trouble with it.
I wonder if it is a gabbly issue instead.

I love it when people cite that Sanjaya is out of his league as a reason to why he should go home. He was put there by the judges, he wants and deserves to win just as much as all the others.
Phil is boring cannon fodder who never had a chance in hell of winning this. Sanjaya will get further than him becasuse he makes for better TV.

Wow, “Hey Baby” is a terrible song (it’s not even really song per se), like all of Gwen’s songs. What a horrible song choice.