Randy Jackson Says a Boy Will Win. What a Bulletin.

I usually defend Randy, but that was just a bunch of pablum he just puked.

I think a girl is gonna win. :) Subversive that I am.

Seriously if they think Alexis is akin to Kelly why would they be eyeing anyone else?

Talking out of his ass.

My prediction is a dark horse will win this year. Don’t know who, but that is my feeling.

Wow, way to go out on a limb Randy. A guy is going to win. Really. As if that point wasn’t telegraphed clearly enough last night.

Most talented bunch ever? Come ON dawg. There’s no way this bunch is more talented than last year’s crop. We have ears.

Well, they’ve done everything possible to make sure that their prediction comes true. It’s difficult for the audience to develop into fans of the ladies’ if they don’t give them a chance to get to know any of them.

They had to put out some spin after last night’s off-key singing. Maybe they are more talented, but they’re choking big time.

I thought last year was supposed to be the most!talented!season!ever!.

But now, these kids are different than any other season weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve had

Really? Show me one contestant who’s actually unique this year, unless by unique you mean batshit insane/a complete joke. Gokey’s already been dubbed Archuleta 2.0, Giraud’s been compared to Yaimin, Anoop’s no different than the other R&B guys every season (except last season, surprisingly enough), the girls are all clones of contestants past . . . . I guess you could say Adam brings something different, but even he’s like a gay pop version of David Cook. Seriously, Randy, don’t run a bus over the most different contestant this show’s ever had (Jason Castro) and then give me that shit. What other brand of artist are we supposed to be seeing, exactly? Last season was the most varied, with folk, rock, soul, country, R&B, divas, Archie, etc. This season’s a complete throwback to AI season 2. Or are we supposed to be rooting for Norman Gentle?

They had to put out some spin after last nightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s off-key singing. Maybe they are more talented, but theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re choking big time.

If we’re talking vocal ability, last year was far better. I’ve never heard so much pitchiness on a single Idol show outside the auditions. Even the contestants that lacked traditional vocal ability (range, for example) like Jason and Brooke could at least stay on key. I only recall a few “oh gosh that was so bad” performances but they were evened out with “oh gosh that was so good” performances. I didn’t see any “oh gosh that was so good” performances last night. The closest was Alexis who was great, but a bit old-fashioned.

Gokeyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s already been dubbed Archuleta 2.0

I really don’t get this comparison.

Felicia’s gonna win.

A girl can dream…..

Randy shouldn’t speak.

STFU, Randy. Useless v8.0

Seriously if they think Alexis is akin to Kelly why would they be eyeing anyone else?

Didn’t Paula say the same after Stevie’s audition? And didn’t Simon say the same about Carly last year? And didn’t they say the same in seaosn 5?

I think this bunch coul be good, but there’s not much diversity and well, I can’t remember any performance last season beeing as bad as Stevie’s and Casey’s last night. Sorry Randy, time to try something new, that one is old.

Most talented? He must be talking about the ones coming in the next 2 weeks, because last night was NOT a talent showcase.
I agree that Danny is not Archuleta 2.0 based solely on the fact that I couldn’t stand Archie, still can’t, and I like Danny. I’m not going to go voting my fingers off for Danny or anything, but I like him. He won’t win, IMO, as I think he’d go the christian music route, and that is pretty much the antithesis of anything I would listen to. But I like him.

STFU, Randy. Useless v8.0

It would appear that they’ve recently upgraded the Randy wind up toy with a new chip that contained 4 additional phrases. I’m not sure that was a smart move.

Gokeyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s already been dubbed Archuleta 2.0

I really donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get this.

The similarity I’ve seen mentioned has pertained to their mutual fondness for Inspirational ballads – not singing ability.

And, this may shock some, but I’d gladly have Archie back on this show if it meant that Doughy Danny and his stupid glasses would STFU and go away.

Oh yes! YES! I believe! Best Talent Ever!!! So stuff it, you untalented pikers Season’s 1 – 7! This is the ONE……………….. Until Season 9!!!

Actually, I kind of agree with Randy.

If you think about it, no matter who wins this year, and how many ‘off’ nights some contestants may have, this season will go down in history as giving the world Adam Lambert, Matt Giraud, Von Smith, Scott MacIntyre at the very least, and I suspect a few more decent future recording artists or musicians/songwriters (like Scott).

And Randy has a point — I can almost hear Adam and Matt two years ago murmuring à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Yeah, I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t want to do that show. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s cheesy, corny, whatever…à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Heck, I could even hear DC saying that before. Until there was Daughtry. And now there is DC. And tons of Grammys. And a girl named Kelly Clarkson with an 8-year long fabulous career. People are starting to redefine that ‘cheesy’ show and more versatile talent is coming out.

I like the guys bunch this year. I can’t pick a favorite yet exactly because there are so many of them talented ones, it’s almost TMTH;)

Randy says they put through Nick Mitchell (aka Normund Gentle) and Tatiana Del Toro becauseà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦they can really sing yà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢all.

Whatever. Those two have wasted entirely too much of my time. Norman isn’t funny anymore. The only purpose they serve is to magnify those who should have made it and didn’t.

Gokeyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s already been dubbed Archuleta 2.0

I really donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get this.

Soundscene – I’m thinking they’re saying this because Danny is an early front-runner. Otherwise there’s no comparison — at least to me.

I love Danny and I think they pulled the dead wife card out again for him, is because there’s some AI viewers that skip the auditions and hollywood rounds and start watching only now. Just a thought.

Alexis doesn’t do it for me at all. I’m not sure what Simon was talking about when he compared her to Kelly. I just don’t see it at all. She was the best out of the girls last night but considering her competition, that’s not saying much. I agree with Randy. A guy will win this year.

“this season will go down in history as giving the world Adam Lambert, Matt Giraud, Von Smith, Scott MacIntyre at the very least, and I suspect a few more decent future recording artists or musicians/songwriters (like Scott”

Mmm. I wouldn’t jump the gun on any of them. Last night was really a trainwreck. Groups 2 and 3 could suck just as bad. And I didn’t hear one legit recording artist last night and that includes Danny the Widower.

Did Randy give this interview before last night’s show?

Last season was the most varied, with folk, rock, soul, country, R&B, divas, Archie, etc.

You are right Archie is a category on his own…and nothing can compare agains him…

Gokeyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s already been dubbed Archuleta 2.0

I really donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get this.

I don ´t get this, at least Archie had good reasons for the hype… Danny is so boring and so overrated… and I ´m so sick of his backstory….

And, this may shock some, but Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d gladly have Archie back on this show if it meant that Doughy Danny and his stupid glasses would STFU and go away.

Amen…

And if this is the best season then Idol have reason to worry about… yesterday episode suck big time… beside Rickey I can ´t remember a performance that I like…

If you think about it, no matter who wins this year, and how many à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹offà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ nights some contestants may have, this season will go down in history as giving the world Adam Lambert, Matt Giraud, Von Smith, Scott MacIntyre at the very least, and I suspect a few more decent future recording artists or musicians/songwriters (like Scott).

It really does depend on your point of view, but the only person named in that bunch I think could be exceptional is Matt. IMO, Adam’s voice can be grating and he hasn’t shown anything spectacular yet, Von isn’t as good as people initially thought he could be, and Scott is a far better pianist than he is singer. His rendition of “Home” was uninspired and didn’t carry much feeling.

yeah yeah bla bla bla Randy, same script different day.
Maybe this is why the writers are so po’d at Idol, ‘cos they won’t spring for a new script.

Was he even watching the same show we were????

And that boy who wins will be Anoop :)

this season will go down in history as giving the world Adam Lambert, Matt Giraud, Von Smith, Scott MacIntyre at the very least

I can imagine people this time last year saying “this season will go down in history as giving the world David Archuleta, Michael Johns, Carly Smithson, Jason Castro, Brooke White”.
And, regarding that list, with all do respect to him, I think people will remember Scott for other reasons other than his talent, he doesn’t seem to have great vocals. And Von can become a joke.
I think this season will go down in history as giving the world Tatiana and Nick/Norman.

^Anoop, Nah I dot think so… he is boring too…. I think Alexis have a change…

Scott for other reasons other than his talent, he doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t seem to have great vocals. And Von can become a joke.

Scott can be Josh Groban like I think and Von is already a joke…. a cartoon of Placido Domingo with Popeye…

Ah well at least he’s finally admitted they say the same repetitive crap every year.

The closest was Alexis who was great, but a bit old-fashioned.

Actually, I agree Alexis was pretty great but I also think she could be “relevent”. With Duffy, Adele and Amy Winehouse making retro-ish soul/pop music (with an updated twist) and getting major radio play, I think she might be something “new” (for Idol).

If you think about it, no matter who wins this year, and how many à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹offà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ nights some contestants may have, this season will go down in history as giving the world Adam Lambert, Matt Giraud, Von Smith, Scott MacIntyre at the very least, and I suspect a few more decent future recording artists or musicians/songwriters (like Scott).

Hmm, I guess this is a mileage thing, but I’m thinking it’s just as likely that by next year, most if not all of those guys will be just as obscure as they were before the show started.

I don’t think we’ve seen anything quite legendary yet. And, if last night’s show was any indication, maybe we won’t LOL.

For me personally, there hasn’t been anything to lead me to believe that this bunch is more talented than any of the seasons I’ve watched before. Of course, there’s plenty of time for that to change.

If the rest of the Top 36 rounds go like last night’s, the Top 12 will be heavily skewed with guys. The guys last night, even at their weakest, blew the girls out of the water. I definitely think it’s a guy’s year to loose. There are a few girls who could be stiff competition, but the men have the talent this year, no doubt about it.

Actually, I agree Alexis was pretty great but I also think she could be à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“releventà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ . With Duffy, Adele and Amy Winehouse making retro-ish soul/pop music (with an updated twist) and getting major radio play, I think she might be something à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“newà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (for Idol).

That’s exactly what I was thinking about Alexis. She sounded relevant to me, unlike Anne Marie whose rendition of a classic R&B song was like something from a boat cruise.

David Cook FTMFW! Oh sorry…I’m still into Mr. Cook. I have missed all of the TV AI since the stupid initial auditions. I did watch a couple videos. I liked Danny Gokey’s “Hero,” I thought he had really good vocals, in tune, very heartfelt and all that. BUT it didn’t GRAB ME and it was kinda boring. I do like his voice though. I like Adam Lambert’s voice too from the tube vids, but he sure is…ummmmmm…theatrical…for AI. I liked Stevie’s audition and I’m sorry to hear she was really bad this week. I haven’t even watched the video yet.

I hope someone we haven’t thunk might win will win this year. hee.

Actually, I agree Alexis was pretty great but I also think she could be à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“releventà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ . With Duffy, Adele and Amy Winehouse making retro-ish soul/pop music (with an updated twist) and getting major radio play, I think she might be something à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“newà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (for Idol).

I do agree with that. I just thought the song she chose was old-fashioned. She could have accomplished the same feel by singing a song by Duffy, Adele or Amy Winehouse and it would have been more relevant.

The contestants were finally given the opportunity to pick from the current decade but a lot still stuck with older songs, creating their own personal time warp. I know that the list of songs they could sing is far more restricted than Ryan made it out to be on the show, but there are a plethora of songs from this decade that could have served every one of them better than the songs they chose. I actually think poor Stevie had the right idea when she chose Taylor Swift, she just chose the wrong Taylor Swift song.

Last night was a trainwreck, I agree, but even on an off night like that you can discern good talent if it’s there. Anoop, Ricky and Danny are all decent, although I do find them just ok and fading into oblivion soon after elimination.

Yet, this year there are a few stand-out talents that I don’t think will be forgotten easily. I think all of them need to grow and be polished a little more yet (especially Von Smith, gosh!, does he need coaching!), but I can’t imagine any of them not getting a decent career ahead, they are the ‘natural’, ‘born to do this’ type, and quite exceptional if you ask me. It’s a matter of time and growth for them and getting the right opportunity.

Funny thing is that even if they get eliminated and make it on their own like Jennifer Hudson, Idol will still get credit for their discovery. That’s my point. There are a few undeniable talents this year. They might disappoint on a given night and get eliminated soon (plus, only one will win anyway), but their talent won’t just disappear. And this year, it’s more than 2-3 of those, it’s at least 4-5, so yeah, I still agree with Randy. Jump on me:)

Re: Alexis — I went to do laundry last night during her performance because when she started I was like “oh, that’s really bad, I can skip it”. LOL Then, I look at all the hype on this site and re-watched it online…still don’t get the hype. Same for Danny. Don’t get the hype.

I honestly don’t think it will be Alexis.

My guesses are either a guy…or Felicia. :)

Actually, I agree Alexis was pretty great but I also think she could be à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“releventà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ .

Alexis was good. I interested to see whether or not she can stay in the vein, though. Particularly when it comes to various theme weeks. For what it’s worth, I think she’s gonna kill Motown week.

However, my only problem with the song was that I don’t think she successfully captured the I love you/I hate you message of the song. It’s a song about conflicted feelings in a relationship. I’m big on emotional connections, so it felt a little amateurish to me.

But then again, the show is supposed to be all about the unpolished, so….

I think Alexis falls into the raw talent category. She has the kind of voice that could win. If she can work on the other things- look, performance, technical singing – she can pull of that “turn into a star before our eyes” kinda thing that works so well on Idol. But it’s an uphill battle, because there are a number of people like that this year. We’ll see what happens.

But I wish they wouldn’t have told her to slut it up. I don’t think she needed that. She could have added some sex appeal without doing the Pussycat Dolls thing.

Please don’t insult me Randy. Last night’s show was a mess. Almost any of the contestants from last year that made it to the top 10 could beat this bunch. So far I am not impressed, and I agree with Simon, Danny was just ok last night. I don’t like the parents being on the sofa – it’s just awkward. I will watch next week, but if the talent doesn’t improve, they’ve lost me for this year.

kathrynTX – David Cook FTMFW! I’m with you on that one!

I agree with everything you said, Tinawina. Alexis is the only one from Group 1 who is a talented singer and who seems like she has the potential to evolve. (I suppose Ricky has potential too, but we haven’t seen enough of him to tell yet.) I’m not sure that some of the more experienced singers will be able to step outside of their comfort zones, try new things, and be successful at it. I like both Ann Marie and Anoop, but so far I have the sense that they’ve established their styles and probably won’t adapt well.

I didn’t think Alexis needed to “dirty” herself up either. I’d rather see her style evolve over the course of the season.

God, Randy keeps reminding me why I consider him the useless judge.

Even Pauler is more coherent than him at times.

A boy is going to win….

Really, I had no idea considering the talent pool you selected for us….

The thing with the guys is that even though some of them have good voices I just don’t like the choices they make and I don’t see what they can bring new to the show, much less have something to bring to the radio.
Adam? Von? Anoop? Michael?
In that aspect I think the girls are stronger.

Not that I care much about what they’re going to be after the show when I vote for them, the performances matter the most to me, but tptb and the judges are all about that, and that’s what makes me question their decision to pimp Danny so much. What has he done that shows who he is? Singing Hero (and really without putting any spin on it) doesn’t tell much, he’s not going to sell out venues with that.

Randy is such a tool. I know they give the “most talented” bull every year, but to even try to play that card after the mess that was last night is laughable.

I also am not seeing the uniqueness of the wannabes as yet. They seem the same as all the previous seasons. I’m not going to play the S7 card right now because I know I’m biased, but unless unique = bad, I’m not seeing it.

No matter who wins, Randy is USELESS.

After Chicken Little and Sanjaya and the tubby ugly guy Scott Savol (sp) and the Las Vegas chick with the Brooklyn accent, and….the list goes on, how am I supposed to believe in the complete legitimacy of this program? Not only do we have a train wreck make it into the top 12, but all of the sheep out there just keep voting them through. I’d hazard a guess that 50% of the viewers could really care less about who wins…they just love the TMZ, MTV, BadGirls, etc. vibe about this show.

If people actually cared and were truly invested then Idol winners would be outselling every other musician out there. I would think 20 million viewers would equate into a lot of record sales…but sadly, that hasn’t happened!

The title of this article made me LOL. Good one, MJ.

I think it is way too early to tell who’s going to win. Thus far, it does appear that the guys as a whole are stronger but there may be one standout girl that’s better than all of them. Considering we haven’t seen 2/3 of the contestants perform, I don’t think it’s really as easy as Randy is making it sound.

Gokeyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s already been dubbed Archuleta 2.0

I really donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get this.

Well, I get it… They’re both good, but not as good as the judges say they are. They both come off as semi-religious and like to sing horrible, “inspirational” dreck. Also, they both seem to have an outstretched “waiter hand” thing going on. Although, if you ask me, Danny is far more annoying.

No matter who wins, Randy is USELESS.

Yes.

Considering the semis format I don’t think they want a dark horse winner this year, and they’re trying very hard to control the outcome. Hopefully the other two semi batches will be better than this week’s.

Gokeyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s already been dubbed Archuleta 2.0

I really donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get this.

Soundscene – Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m thinking theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re saying this because Danny is an early front-runner. Otherwise thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s no comparison à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  at least to me.

That is the only comparison I can think of as well.

Regarding Randy, Simon, or any of the judge’s manipulations. . . I really resent them trying to tell us what to think. We can think for ourselves.

Ridiculous. Season seven was the most talented. ;)

And of course a guy is going to win!

The Gokey-pimping that the judges began already last night makes the early season Archuleta-pimping look like late-season Castro-bussing by comparison. And if you can intepret that statement then you definitely were a fan during Season Seven.

Well, I get ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ Theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re both good, but not as good as the judges say they are. They both come off as semi-religious and like to sing horrible, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“inspirationalà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  dreck. Also, they both seem to have an outstretched à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“waiter handà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  thing going on. Although, if you ask me, Danny is far more annoying.

LOL. Disagree a lot. But, yeah, no surprise there. I thought David A. deserved the attention he got the early part of last season, which wasn’t nearly as much as Danny is getting now. He didn’t start getting pimped alone (absent the Michael/Carly pimping) until “Imagine” and IMO “Imagine” deserved every bit of the praise it got, and even that wasn’t as enthusiastically OTT as the praise Danny got last night. For all the criticism DA got during season 7, there’s one thing that’s hard to refute: the kid can sing. And I mean, SING sing. Danny can just sing.

For all the criticism DA got during season 7, thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s one thing thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s hard to refute: the kid can sing. And I mean, SING sing. Danny can just sing.

Exactly. DA is better than you’re typical contestant and typical 17 years old, he was a stand out. In top 24 night, it was actually MJ who got the pimp spot and got as good praise as DA.
Danny? He’s just a guy with a good voice, but nothing that you’ve never heard before, especially on Idol. And he got all the praise.
If anything, Danny reminds me more of Michael’s situation last year.

The Gokey-pimping that the judges began already last night makes the early season Archuleta-pimping look like late-season Castro-bussing by comparison. And if you can intepret that statement then you definitely were a fan during Season Seven.

:laugh_tb: Nice.

As for the Archie-Gokey comparison, I don’t really agree with it, but I see what people mean by it. Waiter hand and inspirational songs aside, though, Archie managed to come across as genuine. Danny just doesn’t.

I like Danny. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not going to go voting my fingers off for Danny or anything, but I like him. He wonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t win, IMO, as I think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d go the christian music route, and that is pretty much the antithesis of anything I would listen to.

I doubt he goes the Christian music route. It won’t be a big enough genre for his ego. I see him going the r&b secular route (more money, more exposure, more groupies) and falling flat on his face.

I find Archie to be extremely annoying and child-like but I’d rather watch him every week than Danny Douchebag. At least Archie’s “gosh golly I want to save the world with song” crap is more appropriate for someone as naive as him. From Danny is just seems like pandering.

Far right, church going middle America are eating up all the hype about Danny. What is more wholesome than a Church singing Director (funny..his occupation was listed as music teacher early on), who is doing all of this for his dead wife, who surrounds himself with his BFF (who is still there supporting him) who preaches when he sings and wants to be an inspiration to thousands. Danny, are all your bases covered yet? Maybe before this is all over we’ll hear that he wants to succeed so that he can adopt poor little children from war ravished Africa and give them a bright future.

And, no he isn’t like David Archuleta. I don’t think David spoke about the ministry of his church, or being an inspiration to millions. The Kid just wanted to sing..and he didn’t want to sing about sex, lies, drugs, lust.

I think it’s too soon to tell who’ll win but do agree with Randy that there are more good guy singers this season than girls. I won’t compare it with last season because it’s too subjective and such a different format. I’m enjoying it so far other than last night could have been a lot better.

I’m kind of surprised at the level of dislike of Danny, though. I like him and I’m far from being a part of far right America. I don’t care if he’s pimped and I find his story sad and I’m glad he’s here. :smile1_tb:

Will a guy win this season?

One hundred percent. I mean, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve been saying it à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  I said it before them, and you can quote me. Yeah. I was the first to say that [laughs].

Hmmmm, Randy claims to be the first one to have said this, but the last one to be able to say it publicly after the first show that was a little disappointing. I wonder who is lowest on the totem pole…

I agree with you mj!! I too, think that Alexis was the best of the night. Danny didn’t do it for me. meh. Disappointed in Jackie and Anoop. I expected them to do well. Didn’t have much expectations for Alexis, but i was pleasantly surprised. And Tatiana is good, I know she can sing since Hollywood week, but I can’t stand her laughter. that is all. The worst are Stevie and Casey.

If this is the “most talented group ever” then I’m freakin Barack Obama. :wacko_tb: