Season 7 Top 6 Performance – Recap

Okay, I STILL love Jason and think he has more feeling in his pinky than Syesha….

Tonight more than ever you need to vote for your favorite….

OMG!!!!! Cook just floored me, WOW!

ok HELP!!!! i recorded it and i didnt see what simon said for DC……. can someone plz fill me in?

thanks

I hope I’m not left with memories. Gotta vote hard.

Am I being paranoid but did they openly want Jason gone? And Brooke was okay? Geez

I had high hopes for DC, but he really let me down. It was a GREAT performance, but I honestly thought it had the potential to be one of those “best performance ever” kind of moments. Still, really, really good.

To rank:
1) Carly
2) David A
3) David C
4) Syesha
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….
5) Brooke
6) Jason

After that peformance from David C. they should just crown him right now. That was unfreakingbelievable.

Syesha and Carly – WOW! The best I’ve ever seen from them. Syesha has found her mojo and was the best of the night for me. Carly was outstanding as well. The rest were good too, but these two owned the night.

(tie) 1. Syesha
(tie) 1. David Cook
3. Carly
4. Archie

(depths of Hell to follow)

5. Jason
6. Brooke

OMG, David Cook!!! ——>>>>> STANDING OVATION!

Too busy voting to say glowing things about Jason, but in my heart I am! He shall prevail, never fear!!!

WOW. I cannot stop rewatching David Cook’s performance on my DVR. Un-freaking-believable. That was absolutely gorgeous and that voice is top notch. And that sure throws that old “he only does the same stuff week after week” right out the window, doesn’t it?? He had the respect for this song to not try to rearrange it and he STILL knocked it out of the park.

I love David the Theater Geek *almost* as much as I love David the Rocker.

Best of the night by a mile. That music theater background came shining right through. I told PJ today that I hoped he would sing ‘Music of the Night’ just because I know people would expect something from ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ from him. And he did.

YAY!!! Voting my little fingers off!!!

Too busy voting to say glowing things about Jason, but in my heart I am! He shall prevail, never fear!!!

Me too longsong. I’m throwing some Brooke’s way too – I know this is probably her last night, but I still love her and I’d buy her CD tomorrow.

I’d really like to see one or both of my early favorites make it a little further, being that I’m 99% sure that David Cook just won the whole shebang. I thought he was fantastic.

Jason, Brooke & David C. have made this season so enjoyable for me.

DC did not disappoint me.

OMG, that was freakin’ AWESOME!!!

I thought Jason was sweet. He was the first of the evening to give me goosebumps. Understated is a good thing sometimes.

My ranking

Syesha
Carly
David C, David A

Brooke
Jason

Pretty much only Syesha performed better than I expected. Watching Jason was difficult, ditto Brooke. I was not jumping up and down with the Davids as I thought that both were not performing at the level I expected at this stage of the game.

David Cook is last AGAIN? Man, could they pimp him any harder?

He was last on Top 10 night and second last last week. Never been first.

Well, TPTB have spoken.

I know a lot of people like Jason but he really was bad tonight. I think he deserves to be bottom 2 with Brooke. I hope Carly isn’t at risk because she was good and one of my favorites tonight. DC was very good and I was glad he played it straight. Syesha was a surprise for me tonight and also very good.

What a weird night. Yet, David C. is still on top!

My recap:

Syesha- Her best performance hands down. The judges are right, she should be on Broadway. She showed personality and had fun (finally!), but it might be too little too late.

Jason- He was obviously sick and very uncomfortable about his song choice, but all things considered I think he did really well actually. He was still his normal, charming self. I think he’ll get “he’s freakin’ adorable” votes even from people who don’t watch regularly. He’ll be safe, but possibly in the bottom 3?

Brooke- Uhm. Wow, Brooke. For a few minutes I thought she did the “dang, I forgot the lyrics” thing on purpose. Now, I think she really did forget and then just resigned herself to the fact that the judges were going to be hard on her. I think she sang really well, but she was too tense. Simon’s comment at the end might have saved her.

David A.- WAY better than I was expecting! He should have done something like this weeks ago (like his Vanessa Carlton cover on YouTube). Very, very good, but it was understated and I think some of his fans might not like it as much as his other big-voice performances.

Carly- ALW may have just single handedly saved Carly this week. PERFECT song for her. It wasn’t her best vocal, but she had fun, and I think that’ll connect with people. The t-shirt at the end was funny. =)

David C.- Holy. Crap. Best song of the night by a mile. He just won the whole competition. I was expecting him to do well but not that well. I’m completely clown away by that. I would like musicals if they were all like David Cook sang that song tonight.

I had been thinking all week that if David C did tonight exactly what he did do, as well as he did it, he would win it all tonight.

Anyone think the judges were laying on Archie a bit thick tonight? It was a boring lifeless performance.

My order for tonight:

1. Carly–fun and possibly her best yet
2. David C–showed another side–I liked a lot

BIG GAP

3. Syesha–this is her element
4. Brooke–really connected to that song

EVEN BIGGER GAP
5. Jason–possibly my favorite Broadway showtune but this was not good, really poor song choice but at least he’s got an excuse
6. David A–starting to sound like someone performing onstage at my old high school, painful to listen to

Loved tonight’s show, great songs and wow, did some people really shine-
My favs in order- Carly- fantastic song choice, loved it, she showed her personality, style, really really good, the girl can flat out sing
Close second- David C- but am disliking the pimping
did a great job on the song
David A and Syesha did their songs justice, really enjoyed
Both

Brooke and Jason tied for the bottom, Jason’s voice is showing it’s limitations, he is cute and all that, but the singing, meh.. Brooke is a total bag of nerves, please let this girl go home

I will admit that Syesha was good tonight; but one night does not an American Idol make.

She has had too many bad performances. Brooke was not as bad as some of the judges claimed. Yeah, she forgot some words, but so did Archuleta and so did Carly. If you watch Madonna singing that same song, she is visably shaken. She is singing about death. I would much prefer Brooke stay another week and let Syesha go home. She just isn’t a radio/recording artist. She needs to go to Broadway or off Broadway.

Jason, Jason, Jason. Of all the songs you could have chosen…..

Wow, the pimping of the two Davids was out in full force tonight, at least from Randy if not Simon.

David A.? He’s so meh to me. I find myself losing interest during most of his performances. I thought it was a goofy song choice too.

David C. was very deserving of the praise. When he hit that high note in the middle of the song, it reminded me of the way Gerard Butler sings it. (the movie version of POTO is a guilty pleasure, what can I say?!) I love that he sang it mostly straight up and thought he knocked it out of the park. Well done!

Brooke sounded better than she has in a long time but I have to agree with Paula. I didn’t like the stopping and starting over. I thought it was very unprofessional and wonder how they would have reacted if one of the others had done it.

Poor Jason…it wasn’t as bad as Randy said but it wasn’t good either. And no mention of being sick…gotta get back to voting.

Syesha and Carly both did well as expected with this genre but of the two, Syesha was better. The band was a little overpowering for Carly and the backup singers seemed to carry a lot of the chorus.

Bottom 3: Brooke, Jason, Carly
Going home: hopefully one of the girls

David Cook showed us tonight that he is really a singer and not “just a rocker”. I haven’t heard alot of these songs, but his was one I easily reconized, and could tell just how well he sang it. And I was very happy he didn’t change this one up, he kept it just as it was meant to be sang. Well done. Jason wasn’t terrible, but he wasn’t that good, either. He alone had it the toughtest tonight because it was soooo far out of his element. I hope his fans have happy fingers tonight, because I am afraid he is going to need it. This is the second time Brooke has started and stopped a song, and I think the excuses are running thin. What if she had been further into the song? Would she have started over then, too? Archie boy is just boring.

LMAO at the celebs in the audience for such a crap night.

1. Syesha – decent Broadway peformance, at least she looked/sang like a pro.She’ll be voted off because she went first though

2. Jason – massive trainwreck, those facial expressions were just incredible, will probably stay because of his fans and because

3. Brooke – was also a trainwreck. Starting over twice in one season, automatic DQ

4. Archie – it was ok, at least not inspirational

5. Carly – screechy but OK UNTIL THE T Shirt. She then became my most hated Idolist of all time, why didn’t she just start screaming LOVE ME DADDY,

6. Cookie – pimp spot again, our winner, his lower register is pretty bad though, in this crew he’s a superstar

One of the worst nights ever but the trainwrecks kept it entertaining. Simon seemed soft on them, I think he’s given up on this crew (or just hated ALW)

I understand voting for Jason for the entertainment value but that performance belongs in the VFTW Hall of Fame

DC: gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. and that BEFORE I saw the video! Love this pretty side to his voice, sorry Simon. Could’ve done without that last push on the final note, but that’s nitpicking. I’ll be your gorgeous 17-yr old English lord/chorus girl any day, DC!

Syesha: Wonderful tonight! every week I say “great voice, but I don’t feel a connection”. She totally stepped it up tonight.

Jason: Did what he could. His voice isn’t cut out for big ALW songs…or maybe he shouldn’t have attempted Memory. Too bad they couldn’t mention he was sick. I bet the studio version will sound great.

Archie: I might be in the minority here, but I really liked his rendition. And points for NO MESSAGE SONG tonight!

Carly: Go girl! So glad ALW convinced her to rock it out instead of going for a sleepy ballad. Loved her tonight.

Brooke: Aw, Brooke. The first time she had to do this it was fine…twice (and a full 10 seconds into the song) convinces me that the poor girl is losing her confidence. She just looks soo nervous on stage.

ALW was quite good as a mentor, I like how he tried to make them all sing the story of their songs.

Argh – I posted – but it disappeared. So, back to my random thoughts:

Randy is a moron. Archie’s arrangement sucked and he forgot the freaking words. That’s what it means when he mumbles Randy. How do they not pick up on that?

I thought Carly was really good tonight. Even though I think ALW is an asshat – his advice to her to switch was brilliant.

Syesha is a beautiful girl with a nice voice. She belongs on Broadway and she should go now. Her affected personality is really, really on my nerves.

Okay, back to voting.

As much as she’s tried to change and be the new, happy Carly, the t-shirt took her right back to desperate in an instant.

ALW hit on something about David A that has been bothering me in most of his performances. He always seems to be squinting.

Syesha actually got some votes from me tonight–for the first time.

Well, my first post got lost somewhere and that’s sad cause it was really well-written!! (lol)

Anyhoo – I was first wishing that DC had picked Carly’s song, but then he picked the UNEXPECTED song, and made it a home run and I lurve him with his theater-geekiness, and his calling ALW “Lord” ALW (isn’t he just a “Sir”) and the fact that he is so versatile, both as a performer and a singer, and I’m voting my fingers off cause you can’t be too sure……

It’s hard to believe that is the guy they called “smug” cause I think what it is – he just owns that stage with such confidence. I sure hope it is DCFTW.

For Jason fans – I liked his song choice and I think it was obvious he was still under the weather and that’s too bad cause he is just the cutest guy with the most endearing personality. I hope he makes it through.

PLEASE people, put Brooke out of my misery.

abbysee hit it perfectly !

Syesha
Carly
David C
David A
Brooke
Jason

in that order .

Brook may have started out bad but her singing was alot better than J.C.’s tonight !

For me:

DC
Syesha
Carly
David A
Jason
Brooke

First time typer, long time lurker. I really like DC. From a background of 80s metal/rock, I think he fits with me as well as fits with the mainstream genre. He really showed he can sing tonight.

Okay, I missed Carly’s t-shirt. What did it say?

Sarah Apr 22nd, 2008 at 9:38 pm

And that sure throws that old à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“he only does the same stuff week after weekà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  right out the window, doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t it??

Exactly! This boy can sing, and sing well, and he just proved that once and for all.

I would be voting for him if Jason didn’t need it so bad. Must-save-Jason!

ETA: I’m getting a lot of busy signals on Jason’s lines.

I lurve him with his theater-geekiness, and his calling ALW à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Lordà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  ALW (isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t he just a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Sirà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ )

He was a Sir until 1997 when he was “promoted” to The Rt Hon. The Lord Lloyd-Webber. Signed, fellow theater-geek

My poor Jason – I think he will be in the bottom along with Brooke. I so wanted her to sing “I don’t know how to love Him”. I think she is leaving tonight.

Carly was amazing – this is the real Carly. I wanted her to sing Memory though.

Syesha was in her niche as well.

Jason was just Jason. I don’t know what possessed him to pick that song. He should have picked something from Jesus C Superstar.

David Archuleta did a very fine job. He changed up that song to sound more pop than Broadway – it worked.

David Cook – FAB.U.LOUS!!!!!!!

Moody!! I so agree. It’s like Carly is in her manic phase as opposed to the depressive side we saw the first few weeks of the show. Either personality is hard to stomach. The t-shirt bit – gag me. And why is she always, always standing next to little David??

I didn’t think the show was that great. ALW was a likeable chap.

Syesha definately had her best performance, but that isn’t saying much.

Jason, Jason, Jason, please don’t go tomorrow night. I like that you take chances – some work, some don’t. This didn’t.

little David: what a surprise – another ballad I can’t remember.

Brooke: People need to do her a favor and stop voting for her -it seems like she is on her way to a breakdown. What is with her?

Carly – see above; the usual schreeching.

David Cook – I’m glad he didn’t change the song up and stayed true to the song. I don’t think it was his best vocal, but I enjoyed it so that’s that.

DialIdol is saying Carly is going home? Uh?

He was a Sir until 1997 when he was à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“promotedà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  to The Rt Hon. The Lord Lloyd-Webber. Signed, fellow theater-geek

Well, I lurve him more for knowing that………………….!!!

long:

it said

SIMON LOVES ME
(this week)

Hi all,

OK, here’s my take…

Syesha – Did she sing well? Absolutely. But I just can’t get past the “fake” vibe I’m getting from her. She was my least favorite going in to tonight and her performance, though technically on pointe, did nothing to move her up in ranking for me. Sorry.

Jason – Oh, Jason. You know, really, it didn’t sound that terrible to me as far as pitch was concerned, but he really did not fit that song AT ALL. I really think he may have been better off singing something easier. But hey, he liked the song, and people have been harping on him all season to “step out of his box” and that he did. So I at least give him an A for effort.

Brooke – My my my Brooke. Easily the worst tonight. Between the forgetting the words and being so tense I was afraid one of the veins in her neck would pop, it was just a massive mess. Still, I felt she was sincere, and for that, she still ranks higher overall to me than Syesha.

David A. – Vocally brilliant, but boring. Same old, same old. Next.

Carly – You know, I really didn’t like that song on her. I found it kind of strange actually. I much rather would have heard her sing “I don’t know how to love him.” Still, she sang well….was a little shouty in the middle, but I can get over that. Came off as REALLY desperate with that T-shirt, though. NOT a good way to get votes, Carly.

David C. – I don’t have any words to describe how ABSOFREAKINGMAZING he was. Simon needs to clean out his ears.

Ranks tonight:
David C.
David A.
Carly
Syesha
Jason
Brooke

But, I’m not a believer in voting for someone on ONE great performance (Ahem, Syesha) or throwing another under the bus for ONE not so great performance (Jason), so my overall ranking did not change based on tonight

Jason
David C.
Carly
Brooke
David A.
Syesha

I feel that Jason and David C. have (for the most part) improved throughout the season. Syesha and David A. haven’t gotten better or worse, and Brooke and Carly have gotten worse (for the most part) as the season has progressed.

Just my opinion y’all!

Jason c- Memory -the song was too big for him and showed his limits to his range…the risk out of his confort zone ..(yes I heard guys sing it also)it was not successful. Wrong song choice that is all. It probably be high on Itunes..Why that song Jason WHy?

Brook White–your rehearsal did good probably on the recording version..The camera turns on like a deer in headlights…Time to go home

Daivd A–sounded the same

syishia–Good singing and this is your comfort zone..camera and you make a good couple..

Carly–it sounded good…the cast from Josheph want thier cloths back

Daivd C-I do not like that clothed eye look still going for the high note…for someone never on professional theater broadway or other theaters..I give you a standing O!!Bravoo

I dont know what is worse, Jason Castro butchering the heck outta Memory or Brooke once again having to start over. Forgetting lyrics at this stage of the game..hmm I dunno. Syesha and Carly, I really, really enjoyed tonight. The rest were just okay except for Jason who was flat out the worst ever.

Cook floored me too. That was unreal. It was nice to see Syesha get some love from the judges. I think Jason was under the weather. I hope he stays because I love him and I think he deserves to be around longer.

catdog Apr 22nd, 2008 at 10:47 pm

Jason was just Jason. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know what possessed him to pick that song.

Ignorance, I think. Honestly, it seemed like he just didn’t really know much about all of the songs, so he probably didn’t realize that that was one of those untouchable songs.

I’ll try posting this again. Brook White needs to go home this week. Starting over again is NOT professional! Simon has criticized other contestants in past seasons for forgetting lyrics. As a professional singer you are taught that if you mess up, you need to continue and pretend it didn’t happen, not start over. How many people would pay to see a singer who constantly starts their songs over? Did anyone else catch the fact that Brook lied to the judges and America when she said “This is the first time I messed up the lyrics.”? This is the SECOND TIME this season that she started over again. That is NOT professional.

Kicking Carly or Syesha off tomorrow and keeping Jason would be one massive injustice. I can hear the howls of outrage. He’s just lucky Brooke was so horrible. It’s actually better that they all leave before they destroy their post Idol career. None of these chumps has a shot this year anyway. They’re planning the David/David finale as we speak.

Carly’s tee shirt said ‘Simon Loves Me (this week)’ which is fitting because AI7 evolves around Simon and Carly.
Jesus Christ Superstar could have bgeen great for Carly but I’ll never undrestand why she sang that song in a key that was so high. Ruined it. And then the shenanigans after….

DavidC was the best. He can sing just about anything.

Syesha…do you mean they allow coreography in this competition? Should have sang ‘A Star is Born,’ cuz’ that is what happened tonight.

DavidA technically perfect but, so what.

Jason was sick and out of his element so he excused.

Unfortunately, Brooke has run out of excuses.

I like Andrew Lloyd Webber. He’s got spunk. lol

Syesha – Best of the night. By a million miles in fact. She lives to torment peeps with her very presence another week. I take back what I said. I WANT her to last a long time. She was great and deserves to be up there.

Carly – A whole lotta screamin going on – my least fave thing about any Carly performance – BUT she owned the stage and, when not shouting, sang well.

Archie – I agree with Simon. Very pleasant, but not earth-shattering. Props for taking Lloyd Webber’s advice and keeping his eyes open.

David C – Nothing remarkable here either. Where was that sensuality Webber was trying to pull out of him? And that scream at the end? The definition of indulgent.

Jason – Not THAT bad. But definitely shaky. Gee, he didn’t get the “He’s sick!” explanation from the judges. Uh oh.

Brooke – What can I say? Once Syesha blew everyone outta the water, Brooke had no room for error. It’ll take a miracle for her to survive.

One of my least favorite nights of Season 7. Whoever thought of this theme needs to be sacked (yes, I’m using a Brit word in honor of Lord Webber).

Syesha- I didn’t watch her performance. Not really my cup of tea.

Jason- Oh, sweet, sweet, Jason. That was…not good. I wish he had changed up the arrangement more. His phrasing was beautiful, yes, but I think it was a mistake to sing that bridge. 2 verses and 2 choruses would have worked better. Or maybe even a different song. Did Randy just call him beautiful? Probably the most credible thing he’s said in a while. But no “Oh you were sick comments?” SIGH. I just hope Jason has another week to redeem himself.

Brooke- She’s had about 5 weeks to redeem herself, and she faltered…again. The vocals were good, I thought, and she sang with enough emotion. Overall though, this performance should give VFTW a lot to cheer over. I’m concerned for her health; please let her go home.

David A- Loved the arrangement. Did he flub the lyrics at one point or was that just an ill-placed breath? Simon finally called him out on being forgettable, but I disagree to a certain extent. I thought this was a step up from last week’s There Can Be Miracles snooze-fest.

Carly- Who is the real Carly Smithson? I’m glad she did something upbeat and at least tried to look like she was having fun. She still looks constipated when she sings though. WHAT THE HECK was with the Simon Loves Me shirt?

David C- I must say that I hate this song with a passion, but it did allow him to show off his vocals. I agree with Simon that David C doing musical theater is not what I love best about him, but who would have thought that a rocker would rule broadway night?!

Rankings:
1. David C.
2. Carly
3. David A
4. Jason
5. Brooke

Kicking Carly or Syesha off tomorrow and keeping Jason would be one massive injustice. I can hear the howls of outrage. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just lucky Brooke was so horrible.

Actually if people vote based on previous weeks, and not just one performance, I don’t see how that would be outrageous at all. In fact, i think it’s kind of shitty for people to vote based on one certain week instead of thinking about past performances.

But oh well, that’s how some people do. Not me though. One off week from Jason will not stop me from voting. :thumbup_tb:

Krazeek, your review most closely matches what I think.

Thanks for saving me having to type all that, as my fingers are cramped from voting for Jason for TWO FREAKIN’ HOURS!!

And thanks, Grayhound, for letting me know what Carly’s t-shirt said. Ugh!

Syesha finally found her niche. She moved around the stage. She looked like a Broadway star.

ALW has been the most honest and straightforward mentor this show has seen in 7 years. This poor man is quite a good sport!!!

My ranking
Syesha
Carly
David Archuleta
David Cook
Brooke

MAJOR DEEP GAP

Jason

Well the bad news is Jason is going home. (I love him) The good news, he gets go home and spend time with the GF.

MJ -tried to delete blog but got an error……

Oh geeze…David A. is in the yellow at Dial Idol. The horror.

(I know, DI means nothing, but it’s fun to look at.)

And longsong, no problem. I can’t vote that long…I start going nuts. But I voted for 1 hour straight and a little bit in the 2nd hour. Hopefully I got enough votes in that Jason will be safe.

And I’m still curious as to where Syesha and Carly’s votes are coming from. I’ve never seen anyone say that they’re voting for either one of them. Seems like everyone and their mother is voting for David C. David A. still seems to have his legion of fans as does Jason despite his off night.

Well, that was not as bad as I feared it would be. ALW was actually a good, albeit rather skeevy, mentor.

1. Syesha – I think that was the first time I enjoyed a Syesha performance. Only one little screechy bit. She was quite good and this is obviously her element and where she’ll probably end up.

2. Jason – I appreciated what he was trying to do, but the execution wasn’t quite there. I don’t know if I would have loved it if he had been completely healthy. I kind of hate the song, but I suspect I’ll still want the download when I hear it. Randy is an ass. Simon’s comments were kind of accurate. I gave him my last 15 minutes of voting time.

3. Brooke – That was odd and uncomfortable and certainly not as good as we were led to expect. I think she did connect with the song by the end, but I don’t really want to hear Brooke sing this kind of song. I might have to watch it again.

4. David A. – I appreciate that he changed he arrangement and for the first half, I saw a cute little boy singing a cute little pop song. And then it somehow devolved into the same thing he always does and he lost me. It was good vocally as always, and slightly less boring, but I’m still not buying what he’s selling.

5. Carly – I was excited when I saw that she would be singing this song because I thought the inherent “darkness” she brings to most of her performances would work for this Judas song from JCS. Instead, I get shiny happy Carly, screaming at me, bouncing around like she’s performing at a pep rally, and singing enough sharp notes to make me wince. She really didn’t get it at all.

6. David Cook – I was the opposite of excited when I saw that Cookie was singing this song. I hate this song. Or I thought I hated this song. What I actually hate, apparently, is huge, gigantic, polished Broadway voices on this song. What I love is Cookie singing this song in a more nuanced, sexier, and softer way. I’m sure ALW probably thought it was “dire” still, but whatever.

Rank:
David C, Syesha, David A, Jason, Carly, Brooke

Bottom 2: Brooke and Jason….if Brooke stays it is a crime….

Top 3: Syesha, Carly and whoever is left over.

vote like crazy for jason tonight, he still smiled in spite of their comments and he was really sick and did not even make that an excuse. two weeks ago they said jason was hot molten lava and david c sucked so one bad night does not a loser make David c and Jason in the final two and oh, week after week after week the girls have sucked NOW a few comments here say Jason should go??? booooo

Well, I think Jason should STAY. There ya go, sumi!

David C, agan WOW.

Don’t mind me I am just sitting over here in my corner fanning myself. Sheesh that was an incredibly moving and awesome performance.

I think Randy has it out for Jason, I really do.

Still getting tons of busy signals for Jason. I’ve never once had that problem before.

I voted for Jason for an hour straight and did not get a single busy signal the whole time.

I do think in some ways it is better to get bad comments than mediocre comments because it can light a fire under your fan base to vote, particularly if you are considered one of the more popular contestants. On the other hand, if you’ve outstayed your welcome by several weeks (i.e. Sanjaya), bad comments won’t help you.

Syesha: WOW!!!
I will have to listen to “Starlight Express” a few times over the next few days to remember “One Rock & Roll Too Many” as I NEVER would have thought of using that song as a TORCH song, and it WORKED WELL!!!

David Cook DID change it up with the last 3 or so notes, but all-in-all, it worked!

Carly was cool, and I thought that it seemed like she FINALLY connected with the audience…

Brooke, it is probably going to be her going home tomorrow night…

Jason, probably bottom 3, but hopefully safe, and they should have mentioned that he has been ill…

Archu-D2: TOO MANY NOTES!!!!!! Nice voice… I cannot help it if he puts me to ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ…..

Actually, I thought David C. sounded a lot like Gerard Butler (who I heart) from the movie.

You could tell David A. was waiting for someone to point out his missed words. He was okay, but his version reminds me of when you’ve seen a really good period movie, and then they ruin the mood by putting a modern-ish pop song over the credits. His song was the song over the credits. Damn you, David A!

Syesha, still not moved, not one little bit. She would be great for broadway and would never wear out. She can keep faking emotions forever. She reminds me of a performer in a show that’s been playing for going on five years, doing the same song over and over and over until there’s not one iota of genuinity (er, look it up!) at all.

I want to like Brooke! She called my brother last September to get dates for her background check having lived with his family for an extended amount of time so I feel as if I have a tenuous connection to her. But, dang! She’s making me a nervous wreck! I have to say, something about her performance tonight made me cry. Good tears. That said, I’d throw her under a bus in a heartbeat to save my Jason.

Carly took the annoyance baton over from KLC it looks like with that t-shirt. It smacks of Kristy’s name tag for her chair. I like her well enough, but here comes that bus again!

Aw, Jason! I know I’ll love the studio verson. Would you like me to come out there and help you with your choices? Me and theater go WAY back. Let’s you and I go, um, Back. I hope my nimble fingers saved you. It was good for me, baby!

Syesha – I liked her tonight. She had everything right, the song, the dress, and the performance

Jason – Very, very bad choice. He didn’t sound good for most of the song. If he’s safe it’s because fans are forgiving. I think he’s been mediocre a lot of the time and only had 3 good songs along the way.

Brooke – A bad start and really only sounded alright during the chorus. She also had some weak performances and this is one of them.

David A - Okay. He sounded fine as usual. The judges over praised also as usual.

Carly – I liked her performance because she clearly was enjoying herself and it showed. It sounded good for all but a few of the high notes.

David C - I was so happy he didn’t try to rock the song. I only didn’t like his last 2 notes. He can sing and he looked good tonight.

The only 2 that should be at risk is Jason and Brooke but since it doesn’t work that way, who knows?

Ryan deserves to be voted off for his stupid comment to Simon. “How should they vote for Jason?” Then Simon’s ignorant comment, “you don’t.” I don’t think there has ever been a night in the history of this show where the judges have made a comment to not vote for a contestant. For that reason, I voted the entire 2 hours for Jason.

And, I agree about Syesha. Sure she was good tonight, in her fake, look at me, I’m the center of attention, way. But, as someone pointed out – one good performance does not an idol make.

I felt so bad for Jason. And, quite honestly, I didn’t care for Cookie’s song tonight either. And, Archie? What was it he sang again?

I voted for Jason for like 1 – 1 1/2 hours. And I never got a busy signal. I live in Michigan. I’m so glad to hear that other people do not give up on a person just because they have one bad night.

I didn’t know Jason was sick. What was wrong?

Oh and how long has Carly had that T-shirt hidden away?

I’m on the west coast and getting ready to vote for Jason for 2 hours on my cell and land lines — just my small part to save him from the bus they threw him under tonight.

Did you see Jason wipe his eyes after he finished singing as he got up from the stool? Awww. When he dissented from the judges’ criticism by shaking his head and saying, “I like the song” and “It wasn’t that bad,” I wanted to stand and cheer.

Jason’s strength as a performer is inhabiting a song in the most intimate way and bringing the emotion to the forefront. He did that credibly tonight.

Jason’s weakness is that he isn’t a vocal technician. When you have the mechanics down pat, you can compensate somewhat for illness. Hampered by what is reportedly a bad throat infection and little or no vocal training, Jason didn’t have that option. Consequently, his usual subtle power and dynamics were shot.

I have been an ALW fan since the original Jesus Christ Superstar featuring Ian Gillan. I took my dear departed mother to see Cats over 20 years ago and later she took me to see Phantom. I still have a music box that plays “Memory” on my dresser as a souvenir from my mom. I don’t think the song was too big for Jason and I am looking forward to the iTunes version.

Call me crazy, but I don’t think Brooke will be going home tomorrow. I could be completely wrong, but the fact that she has VFTW voting for her I think will save her. And Jason’s fans are going crazy right now to save him (but he’ll be in the bottom 3 most likely).

Syesha and Carly, on the other hand, don’t have much of a fan base from what I can tell. I think it’ll be one of them. But, I thought Syesha would go last week, so who knows!

Oh, and I thought that Carly’s t-shirt was half desperate and half making fun of herself. Not half as annoying as KLC, IMO.

Just an FYI, the shirt was sent to Carly by her fans on the ai.com forums this past week.

Haha, Lovesong, your comment about Jason and Brooke cracked me up. I actually spat on my computer screen. That is exactly how I feel about Brooke. I do really like her, and up untill the last two weeks have been pulling for her AND Jason, but this week, the jig is UP honey. I’m for Jason all the way!

Jason = coffee house.

This is a singing contest (and a popularity contest) and Jason & Brooke = coffee house.

The dark horse just turned out to be Syesha. I don’t see that fake smile and act that everybody else sees. I see somebody who is uncomfortable being in the spotlight, a little shy, doesn’t take Simon’s comments nicely, and hasn’t found her groove yet. Until tonight. She should loosen up from this point on and just start performing. She’s got it in her.

David A forgettable? Simon finally called it.

The Top 6: Or maybe I should say the Top 3 and the depths of H – E- double toothpicks 3.
Syesha, Oh how it pains me to say I thought she was great tonight. Perfect song, look, and stage presence.
Cookie, His musical theater background paid off. He knew just what to sing to get the raging hormones into voting mode. Heck, I’m runnin’ out of those suckers and even I woulda voted had I been home early enough.
Archie, How many different ways can you say “boring”?!? I’ll wait…go ahead…keep going…you can do it…there, that’ll do.
Carly, Remember how I hate people screaming at me? Well, I hate screamers who let their back up singers sing most of the melody even more. The T shirt reeked of desperation.
Now for Jason and Brooke. I can’t give you any thoughts because I fast forwarded through their songs. I was too embarrassed for Brooke to listen. As for my poor pathetic sickie, I couldn’t bare to listen. Maybe I will be braver in the morning. The only thing I dread more than listening to their songs is hearing one of them sing it again tomorrow night after she/he is kicked to the curb.

I’m done! Voted for Jason on 2 phones for an hour and 1 phone for an hour. Phew! My poor fingers and my poor suffering homework! lol

I think this solidified DC as the frontrunner. He has the rock edginess of Daughtry and the vocal adaptability of Taylor Hicks, a lethal combo. I don’t see anyone able to challenge him, at this point, esp since from now on they are singing multiple songs.

Great job by Syesha. I still see her as the stealth Top 3. Disappointed in Carly, David A., this should have been gravy for them. Really disappointed in Brooke and Jason. As a Castro fan, I hope he gets to stay as he has been great the past 3 weeks until this one.

Save Jason! He was an epic train wreck but he’s so cute in his breathy, one-trick pony sort of way.

Don’t vote for Syesha! Even though she was incredible tonight, I can’t stand her “acting” (even though this was ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER tonight).

Did I get it right? God I cannot wait until Jason is gone. Much like Michael Johns, his online overratedness is OVERWHELMING.

Terrie, I think your post was wonderful and spot on. Thanks for the wonderful words!

I don’t know that being a coffeehouse style singer means that you can’t sing. Great singers don’t have to belt out notes to be good. Idol has just never had any of that style singer get this far before. Just my opinion.

I miss Michael Johns!

MJ should have been there tonight. The show is like boring without him.. sigh

Lol Tony

Makes me wonder if he didn’t have that smile and those dreads, would he be getting this adulation? I think not.

If you close your eyes, he sounds just like Travolta when he sings.
He looks like my daughter’s ex. Maybe that’s what I don’t like. LOL

Oh, an afterthought:

Does anyone else think that David Cook just picked up the undedicated Michael Johns votes?

I’m pretty sad tonight. I went to my local coffeehouse and didn’t find Jason. Oh, yes, I did vote for him though. Maybe his CDs will show up at Starbucks one day.

Syesha’s ‘One Rock and Roll Too Many’ reminded of Kelly Clarkson’s ‘Stuff Like That There.’
That’s how good it was.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m pretty sad tonight. I went to my local coffeehouse and didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t find Jason. Oh, yes, I did vote for him though. Maybe his CDs will show up at Starbucks one day.

LOL PJ.

You know, people vote for all kinds of reasons. Many of those reasons have nothing to do with singing. Personally, I have no problem with that. That’s how the show is designed. Otherwise, they wouldn’t bother with the backstories.

AWL was quite a good mentor.
Syesha had her best night ever but for some reason-she does nothing for me.

Jason was obviously sick and so out of his element. It’s so hard if you have never heard one of ALW’s songs. Jason, how in the heck have you not heard of Phantom of the Opera, Cats, or JCS? yikes. Doesn’t matter to me though because you are so down to earth and unplugged that I like you even though you had a really hard night. I have been sick for 2 weeks now myself and knew what he was feeling when he wiped his eyes. I cannot believe that not one of the 3 stooges nor Ryan mentioned how sick he was. How many weeks did we hear about Kristy Lee being sick and Ramielle?

Brooke was a trainwreck tonight. The mis-step at the beginning was the start of a snowball that kept getting bigger as it rolled down the hill. She looked so defeated. She didn’t talk during the critique tonight and that was a plus. She needs to be put out of her misery.

Lil David was technically pleasant but he forgot some of his “words.” Funny no one mentioned the missing words. Overall he was nice to listen to but the same as ever. Boring.

Carly looked like she had fun with her choice. I think it was a good choice to change her song. One of her better nights. She has the equipment but still hasn’t found a song that she can hit out of the park. She has had a few triples but no home run yet.

David Cook sang a song straight up and finally closed the door on all of those who said he was a one trick pony. He has a beautiful voice and just nailed that song. Reminded me of Gerald Butler. I never imagined he could sing a broadway song like that. He can sing to me any day. Out of the Park.

Syeshaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹One Rock and Roll Too Manyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ reminded of Kelly Clarksonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Stuff Like That There.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢
Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s how good it was.

Well, I wouldn’t go that far. However, it did remind me of another performance from that night, Tamyra Gray’s “Minnie The Moocher.”

Syesha was fantastic tonight, and she deserves to stay.

Maybe I’m alone here, but I thought D.Cook was really boring and kind of creepy and then at the end he started yelling. There was no reason to do that. He’s been much better and I agreed with Simon’s critique.

Syesha was brilliant, and fun, and this is exactly what she should be doing: BROADWAY. Get her off Idol and into a theater, TOMORROW(please?)

Carly was so much fun, and it’s about time! I guess we have ALW to thank for switching up her song. How dreary do you think the other song choice would’ve been?

David A. was fine, same as usual on vocals although I thought it kinda stunk how they didn’t say anything about his lyric-flubbing again. No reason for the love-fest by Randy… seriously, what he shoulda said was “for you, for me, it was just alright, dawg” Instead? the usual tongue-bath.

Brooke was rumoured to be the one to watch this week, so I was sad to see her mess it up. I wish she hadn’t been picked for VFTW because she should probably just go home. But now? she might not, while instead, sending home my beloved…

JASON! I thought it could’ve been really beautiful, but came off kind of weak. (he sure looked sick to me) That being said, he still does phrasing like no one else and feels the lyrics JUST LIKE ALW TOLD THEM TO! IMO, it wasn’t awful, just not strong. But I have Castro-coloured glasses, sometimes, so maybe if he wasn’t so charming and cool, I’d have hated it.

Truthfully, the only ones that came out swinging tonight, were Carly and Syesha.

Now, Randy Jackson needs to go away, far away, because he’s not fooling anyone. He seems to take great pleasure in being mean to Jason Castro and going over-the-top in negativity. Last week’s Luau comment and this week, the big, huge SMILE he had before telling him it stunk. Meanwhile, he comes right out and says that the big voices are better for ALW night, and then tells Jason he should be singing something else, something like Jack Johnson. Well, Randy, in case you missed it, it’s not Jack Johnson night, is it?! Come on, Randy, have some integrity!

mj, I agree with you on people voting for a lot of different reasons. Let’s face it, the show is personality driven to a large extent. If it were all about singing, it would not have lasted this many years.

As someone well aquainted with “Jesus Christ Superstar”, I have to point out that Carly flubbed the lyrics 4 times including a glaring singing of “superstar” while the backround singers sang the right words “Jesus Christ” I am shocked no judge noticed. The T-Shirt was soooo annoying.

DC suprised me (in a good way) and DA got way too much praise for an average job.

And I must say that the anti-Archuleta bias here concerns me. Sure, you can root for David Cook, but that doesn’t mean you have to hate everything DA does. Take some time, step back, and listen to him. The kid really has a stellar voice.

I, for one, enjoy the Davids the best, and would personally love to see the two duke it out in the finale. But I’m not sure I would like to see the fan war that would surely result on these forums. It almost feels like Taylor vs. Chris all over again.

General Comments
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1. ALW was a great mentor. He had lots of great comments on how to perform better and connect with the music. He’s a bit prim at times, but he was also a lot of fun . (10)

2. I’m surprised they let ALW into the audience. Don’t they have a dress code?

3. I wish we would have gotten to see more of ALW’s reactions. Watch some of the clips from his reality show and he’s hilarious. You know exactly what he’s thinking.

4. The BAND! Yes, they finally brought the band back down from the rafters and I think that it improved the show immensely. It gave something for the Idols to play against, the band seemed to click better with each other and it didn’t feel like canned music. Screw the new stage design! I want the band back on the main floor again.

Performance Reviews
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1. Syesha Mercado – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“One Rock & Roll Too Manyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  – WOW! You know, I’ve always thought Syesha was a good singer who never really connected with the songs she sang. Tonight, not only did she connect with the song, she hit a home run. That was all kinds of hot. I hadn’t heard the song before, so when I saw the spoilers, I checked it out on YouTube. Syesha did an amazing job of picking that song. It’s one she could arrange perfectly for herself. It was great to see her interacting with the band and having so much fun. I loved that. There were a few wonky notes, but who cares? I hope having to sing first again (the show is trying to kill her) doesn’t hurt her too much with the votes. For me, this was the performance of the night. And, she looked amazing with in her outfit and that hairdo was fab. (10)

Jason Castro – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Memoryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  – Dude. Woah. Sometimes, this show is accused of running over people with a bus. It’s not very often that you see a contestant run themselves over with a bus and then back up and do it again. And again. And one more time for good measure. That was a TRAINWRECK of epic proportions. There was no reason for this. ALW has written plenty of songs that are not rangey. Songs in a variety of styles. Songs that do not need to be belted. I’ve listen to a lot of those songs over the last week and there were songs that Jason could have chosen that would have suited him much better. “Any Dream Will Do” and “No Matter What” to name just two. But, it would appear that Jason just picked the only song he kind of heard of before. Did he bother to go to YouTube? Apparently not. If he had have, there is no way he would not know about the cats. Did he bother to read the lyrics? Apparently not because he had no clue what the song was about. Did he bother to look at the notes? Apparently not, because there is no way he would have picked that song if he had. He does not have the range to do that song. As ALW said to Carly, you can’t just pick a song you like, you have to pick a song that you can sing. Jason could not sing that song. Sure, he tried. He lowered the key so that he could hit the high notes, but that only exposed how terrible his lower range was. My goodness, that was awful. And if ALW was passing out tips to keep your eyes open, I wish he would have given one to Jason. Ugh. Grab a clue, Jason. Obviously, based on the reaction of the audience when Randy said the vocals were bad (here’s a clue for you too, audience: The Dawg was right tonight) we are going to be stuck with him for a while so I hope he at least becomes aware of his own limitations. LOL. Rant over. (1)

Brooke White – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“You Must Love Meà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  – Who knew that Brooke could sing with power? Sure, it was a bit shakey, but I enjoyed it. She really connected with the song and I’ll forgive her the wonky notes because I was into the performance. I’m with Simon tonight, I didn’t mind her restarting the song. Better to do that and give us a better performance then struggle through it while the trainwreck slowly unfolds before us. We just saw a trainwreck and we don’t need anymore of that. I don’t mind a botched lyric or two either. If I wanted perfection, I’ll by the pro-tooled studio version. If I want a moment, I generally have to put up with a few wobbles during a live performance. I’ve long since said that I love Ella’s Berlin version of Mack the Knife, so that’s where I stand on these things. (7.5)

David Archuleta – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Think of Meà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  – I’m often pretty hard on this kid. I pick on him for a lot of things, but I have to give credit where credit is due. I appreciate that he’s taken the effort to improve his performance skills. He had some terrible ticks when he first started and ticks are the hardest things to get rid of. Great job of getting rid of the lip licks and the closed eyes. The gasping never bugged me all that much, so I can’t say if it’s still there. His vocals were great (nice use of the glory note), but the entire performance was just pleasent for me. David needs to find a song he can sink his teeth into and just shake it until it’s dead (see Syesha). These songs are all just so blah and I know he can do better than this. (8.5)

Carly Smithson – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Jesus Christ Superstarà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  – Okay, where to start? She gets a bonus point for listening to ALW because he was right about that song choice (man, was he right). She gets a couple of points for a great beginning, but then she went all shouty and totally lost me. So, uh, I don’t know what to say. The dress was awesome, but she ruined it with that tattoo. The tat clashed with the dress and it looked like one of her sleeves had started to unravel. See! All you kiddies! This is why you should avoid getting too many obvious tats. It messes with your clothing choices. Er, ah, um….(6.5).

David Cook – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Music of the Nightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  – Well, on the one hand I applaud him for trying something new and not giving us “ALW – The Emo Edition”. But, on the other hand, he should have done something with the arrangement. Perhaps I’ve spent to long YouTubing ALW to figure out what these kids can sing, but David’s MotN just did not measure up. I kept waiting for the beautiful, smooth phrases that swell up and envelope the audience, and instead, I just got raspy notes. If he’d changed the song up a bit, it wouldn’t be such an obvious comparison. He’s certainly no Michael Crawford. Simon and I were mind-melding today (don’t worry, I’ve got an appointment with the excorcist tomorrow) and I agree that David C did as well with that song as probably could be expected. But, I disagree with Simon when he said that David was “given” this song. Hello? There were lots of songs that ALW wrote that would have been more appropriate. So, David tried something new. Good for him. It didn’t quite work, but at least he’s trying. (8)

Jason needs to be going home after that performance. If Syesha goes home, I will throw something at my TV.

Terrie what you said about Jason was sooo perfect. Just two weeks ago HE was molten hot and David C was sucky – oh how quickly they forget?! I want David C and Jason till the end. Someone said that Syesha is shy! I have a tall beautiful son who is so shy and his mannerisms are like Jason and that is possibly why I see what he is going thru to even put himself out there like that. He stuck himself behind on the drums for years and does not have too much training. I just want to see and for all to see what i believe he can do on so little while the rest have had so much training. Oh, Syesha, that is NOT a shy child, I completely can see the miss thang attitude with her. And yes WHERE are the girls voters, I go to all websites and barely a word on any of them?

I just read that Jason should go home – after ONE bad performance? I think not! Syesha has had week after week after week of bad comments and performances.

How more obvious can it be that David Cook is TCO?
Pimp spots all the time, not once has he gone first.. Continous praise, I mean don’t get me wrong they guy is a great talent but I think the praises are way over the top.

I see David A as the Melinda of this season and Cookie as Jordin.

I dunno. RIght now the season is like weird .. IMO the only one who could have given Cookie some serious competition was MJ and they got rid of him too soon and unfairly. Obviously all of MJ fans will vote for Cookie,
TPTB planned this… I have no doubt.. They are just so manipulative.

Having sat through more ALW shows than I care to remember (and believe me, not always by choice!), this was a dreaded episode for me.

The famous songs of ALW are big and gooshy, written for mock-opera divas (like his ex-wife Sarah Brightman) or male actors with just enough range to carry them off.

So it was a serious mistake for Jason to even attempt “Memories,” a sappy thing to begin with and definitely written for a woman who has been practicing her diaphragm breathing and vocal scales since age 8.
Sorry, Dude. This is one you can’t strum through like a ukelele.

Syesha surprised me by showing some moxie and sass. and her voice, which is far less agile than Mindydoo and KiKi from last year, was for once in the right zone. Good on you, girl.

Brooke was terrible. Sorry, kiddo, but the vocal equipment wasn’t there and the deer-in-the-headlights terror was unnerving. It’s either her or Jason, they both ain’t gonna last.

David Archuleta, eh, ok, fine, whatever. But will someone tell me what’s with the shallow breathing? It was actually less evident tonight than usual, but I find it really distracting.

I do not have anything against Carly on principle. In fact, I’m feeling a little sorry for her lately. She has a robust instrument and not a clue how to use it distinctively. Her “JCC” — well, I guess ya had to be there, because the crowd & the panel seemed to love it. I found it screechy in the extreme, and entirely unshaped. Simon said a little of it was shouty. Yikes, the whole thing would have sent my cat into the nearest closet. If I had one. (Cat I mean. I do have closets.)

That leaves us with the one person in this competition I can muster enthusiasm for. Make that a lot of enthusiasm. I’ll confess to sneaking repeated helpings of “Happy Together,” “All Right Now,” “Billie Jean”…..basically the entire David Cook collection, whenever I need a lift. He never disappoints me. And I really love what he did with Mariah’s “Always Be My Baby.”

But I have noticed that David Cook kinda of sneaks up on me in some songs. I didn’t like “Innocent” at first, but kept feeling compelled to hear it again, again, again, until I loved it. (Especially the studio version.)

How strange he did “Music of the Night” totally straight. Yes, he could have rocked it. And he could have found other stuff to rock. So as someone else has written here the word “indulgent” clanged to my mind, and also the guy is a tenor — his bottom notes are not so secure.

But guess what? He worked it out, as Randy has said 2 gazillion times. And once again, I had to watch again. and again. and again to really get it.

And here’s something I think places David C. in the rare category of artist who could make me listen to a song I really can’t stomach usually. Like AWL was pointing out, you gotta believe. Songs are little acting roles, and if you don’t get the story across it’s a big so what. (Also Carly’s problem.) DC loses himself in a song, as he’s pulling us into it with him. Do you notice that he just gets more and more compelling and handsome when he’s singing? I mean, he’s a pleasant-looking fellow anyway, but when he sings he’s mesmerizing.

He has restraint and nuance, qualities you don’t often find in renditions of this song. And there was something really touching about his respect for the song as a valid piece of musical theater.

I’m still with Simon in wanting to hear him rock out. But this guy is, dare I say, an actual artist. He has a musical imagination, and technique, and he knows how to pour heartfelt, genuine emotion into a tune. And he’s full of surprises — the kind that surprise, and then delight.

Randy is SOOO biased when it comes to David A and sooooo mean to Jason – I mean rant and rave over that tonight for DAvid A ???

sumidol, Randy is always like that, year after year. He picks a fave and he also picks those that he nitpicks on endlessly. I don’t pay attention to his comments.

Ok, going to bed now, voted two hours straight for Jason – good luck see ya’ll tomorrow

Maybe somebody should teach Jason how to use a computer and look at Youtube or any research site. ” I didn’t know ‘Memory’ was sung by a cat…” Even if he had sung it well, that dumb comment would have killed it.

I know dial idol hasn’t been nearly as accurate this season, but *shocker* David A is in the potential Bottom 3 zone based on their current data.

Okay here’s my rather long winded review:

Finally on American Idol we have a night for all of us show tune fans to rejoice in and enjoy. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber night and our 6 idols are performing some of the most over done songs (at least for show queens) in the world of musical theater. I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t wait to see on Idol Sir Andrew coaching these young singers on songs that most of them probably have never heard of before. Actually I think my excitement for this show started during the opening montage when they played part of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t Cry for Me Argentinaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and instead of using Madonnaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s version they used Patti LuPoneà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s version. I can now truthfully say that Patti LuPone has sung on Idol even if it was during a film clip. So with Sir Andrew sitting in the audience waiting to judge these kids lets get on to the show. We start off with.

Syesha Mercado à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“One Rock & Roll Too Manyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  from Starlight Express à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ Wow! I thought this was sexy, jazzy, and full of lots of personality everything that Syesha usually isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t. She looked great in red and put out a Velma Kelly vibe building this song to an exciting climax and delivered a full out performance that might have helped her. I thought this was the best sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s ever been and might have bought her self an extra week.

Jason à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s So Dreamyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Castro à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Memoryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  from Cats à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s so lucky that God gave him those eyes and that face and his good natured idiot attitude because other wise he would have been gone months ago. I couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t believe the clip with Lloyd Webber questioning his intelligence Jason being nervous and worried that ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a such well known song and of course him being shocked that a cat in the musical called Cats sang à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Memory.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  He then proceeds to pass a gallstone while closing his eyes as to hide from this classic performance. I swear I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know who was in more pain him, me, or the judges during this nightmare of a performance. I think Simon was write when he said you shouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t vote for him. The thing that depresses me more is knowing that this was so classically bad that his fans are going to vote like crazy to keep him out of the heavenly

Brooke White à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“You Must Love Meà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  from the film adaption of Evita à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ I think Brooke got confused and thought she was supposed to sing à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Could We Start Again Please.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  In her video package Lloyd Webber who was hysterical in his honesty about her not having a clue about the song then built up her performance so much that it seemed to throw her off when this started and after that happened it was hard to concentrate on the rest of the performance. I thought she was good with that rich sound to her voice she does well with putting the right emotion into what sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s singing and it should have been a very moving performance. However after the restart I couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get back into it and I think it lost a lot of the impact. I was surprised that Paula came down on her so much and Simon wanted to come across as the good guy. I can also tell that Brooke was been reading the boards because we didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get all the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“okaysà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and handled the feedback with quiet grace.

David à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The Chosen Oneà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Archuleta à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Think of Meà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  from Phantom of the Opera à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ I loved that Andrew Lloyd Webber told him to keep his eyes open as I hate the squinting that he claims is due to be à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“into the performance.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  We like our pop singers to be looking into our souls while weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re listing to Angels, and Futures! I thought this was a very smart and brave choice from Chose One and if released as a single could be a big hit on radio. I did think the repeats of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Think of Meà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  does get a little obsessive though maybe not as much as Clay Aikenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s song à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Invisibleà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  which if I was a fly on your wall spooky. David needs to start throwing in some different types of songs in his range through. I was happy that he did keep his eyes open during this which can only help his voting power.

Carly Smithson à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Jesus Christ Superstarà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ I thought this was a much better choice then à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“All I Ask of Youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and was so happy for her that Andrew Lloyd Webber was there to give her the praise that the judges still didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t want to give her. I know everyone likes the boys but sometimes it seems like people have issues with her due to her former label and her having a chance of cracking the final two. I loved the power belting that she tossed off like it was just nothing and thought that she worked the stage beautifully giving a great performance possibly in my top favorite Idol performances. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m writing up a list of people just for fun anyone interested in seeing it one day. She might have personality issues but that doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t take away that this girl can sing better then anyone this season and brings something different to the show and should be there and at the top. My only fear is that some people still canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t connect with her and also the tee shirt at the end which I thought was cute could give her detractors a reason not to vote for her and she could be in danger.

David Cook à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Music of the Nightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  from Phantom of the Opera à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ This was a great song choice for David as he picked a romantic theatrical song that he could turn up and use all of his sex appeal to be able to get voters to call in for him and maybe even attract new ones. I loved when Lloyd Webber who has been divorced three times was joking about being a chorus girl I thought he sang this well and looked hot but thought that it lacked any of the sex appeal they had talked about however Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll forgive him since this is FOX . I loved the last night however my only complaint was that I think he didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t really flow with the melody the way that the song should have and it didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have that special quality for a song like. I will say that at this point ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s between him and the other David.

This was a fantastic night on Idol for everyone that wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t named either Jason or Brooke and really showed some outstanding performances. It was so much better then season five when the kids butchered classic Broadway songs with boredom and missed notes. I also thought Andrew Lloyd Webber was a great mentor and actually benefited from not knowing anything about the Idols. He was able to give them honest feedback and seemed like he didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t care about offending their fan bases.

I thought the best of the night of course was my Carly followed by David Cook, and Syesha Mercado however in the world of trying to figure out who is popular enough with the fan bases to escape the bottom three and go on next week to sing Neil Diamond. I think that the American public will put Brooke back in the bottom three because everyone loves a train wreck, Syesha in the bottom three because she lacks the warmth that she needs, and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m hoping Jason for due to what he did to one of Lloyd Webbers best known tunes. I think though that either Carly ending in there or David Archuleta as a surprise nomination wouldn’t be a huge upset. I have a feeling that Brooke will be singing à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve Come Home at Lastà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  tomorrow night. I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t wait till tomorrow to see what group song theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re going to perform tomorrow night and a special performance by Bleeding Lovesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Leona Lewis.

Brooke has survived too many iffy performances. It is her time to leave and she knows it. I will allow Jason to go home only after after Neil week. And it won’t be because he is ill or out of his element. It will just be his time.

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Stand out performances by the 4 who aren’t deadlocked to stay this week:

Jason: Daydream, Hallelujah, If I fell, Over The Rainbow, I Don’t Wanna Cry

Brooke: You’re So Vain, Love Is A Battlefield, Let It Be

Carly: Crazy On You, Come Together, Blackbird, Here You Come Again

Syesha: One Rock ‘n’ Roll Too Many

Which is why I think Jason, Brooke and Carly should stay. Am I completely crazy?

MrRJ
Apr 23rd, 2008 at 12:48 am
As someone well aquainted with à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Jesus Christ Superstarà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , I have to point out that Carly flubbed the lyrics 4 times including a glaring singing of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“superstarà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  while the backround singers sang the right words à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Jesus Christà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  I am shocked no judge noticed.

I noticed. There were lots of flubbed words tonight, Carly, Archuleta and
Brooke; but Cook and Carly were the only two who gave me goosebumps.

And I must say that the anti-Archuleta bias here concerns me. Sure, you can root for David Cook, but that doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t mean you have to hate everything DA does. Take some time, step back, and listen to him. The kid really has a stellar voice.

Preston, everyone is entitled to an opinion. Please don’t lecture your fellow posters. There are a lot of DC fans here. That’s the way it is. Not everyone is going to like the same thing.

Texas was again voting like crazy. I got very few votes in tonight and did a lot of trying. All the lines were busy. Kept getting that stinking recording -all lines are busy, please try again…………………. I’d rather have a busy signal than that. Makes me want to start pulling hair.

RULE ONE is that you know the lyrics. Carly messed up the lyrics. David A messed up the lyrics and poor sweet Brooke, sigh, messed up the lyrics.

If I’m voting on tonight, I don’t think Jason was the worst. If I’m voting on the season, I surely don’t think so. For tonight and the last couple of weeks, I guess I’ll Let it Be.

joydrop
you’re not crazy at all-except, lol- I hated Brooke’s Love is a Battlefield. She totally missed the angst of the song but that’s just my opinion!

Randy is always like that, year after year. He picks a fave and he also picks those that he nitpicks on endlessly. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t pay attention to his comments.

LOL. It sounds like Randy posts here. I’m guilty. If I like somebody, I give them a break and are more likely to rave. If I hate somebody, they can’t even eat soup properly (sorry, Kristy fans. She was better than I gave her credit for).

What average viewer/voter knows the lyrics to ALW material? Non-issue, IMO.

Preston, everyone is entitled to an opinion. Please donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t lecture your fellow posters. There are a lot of DC fans here. Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the way it is. Not everyone is going to like the same thing.

I’m sorry, mj– I didn’t mean to come across as “lecturing.” It’s just that for me, it’s one thing to criticize a contestant based on their own merit and a completely other thing to have an outright bias against whatever anyone but one contestant does. I’m a DC fan myself– voted for him tonight, in fact. I just sometimes wish people would be more objective.

Not gonna happen, but I can dream.

Actually, I really really like David A.’s voice. He was one of my picks from the beginning. But the kid is so stinking boring (except Shop Around, which I LOVED), and he doesn’t come close to living up to his potential, which is kind of sad actually. I think that if he got on the show in 2 or 3 years instead of this year he would have been much better.

Yep, joydrop. DA is half-baked.

I have to say, I have a soft spot for musical theater. I love musicals and movie/musicals, and while I’ve never seen a big production on Broadway (I know, I know!), I’m still familiar with a number of showtunes, thanks to my days in high school showchoir. So this was an interesting night for me, and I was kinda looking forward to it. But, at the end of the day, there were really only two performances that I really liked.

ALW as a mentor – great job! He gave some really good advice and was a good sport, I thought. Definitely one of the better ones the show has had.

My rankings:

1. David Cook – Light years ahead of everyone else, at this point. He picked a song that could be (relatively) unexpected from him, since I thought most people would probably expect him to sing something from Jesus Christ Superstar. Therefore, I was actually hoping that he would sing this song. I knew he could pull it off. And he did not disappoint. I actually appreciated that he respected the beautiful simplicity of the song as it is and did not attempt to rearrange it. And he still knocked it out of the park. He put the emphasis where it should be – vocals. And they were spot on, clear, powerful, and beautiful. “Controversies” be damned when David Cook comes out and continues to give performances like this. Stunningly beautiful.

2. Syesha Mercado – Great performance. I like Syesha on uptempo stuff. I could actually see her performing in a role on Broadway, so maybe this week will give her a push she needs to that direction. She sounded great for the most part, but I thought after the key change, I heard her kinda lose it a little and not quite completely regain her footing. But on the basis of the overall performance, she ranks 2nd for me.

3. David Archuleta – I’m running out of things to say. Cute kid, seems like a sweetheart, technically great performances for the most part, but I’m just not interested. And it has nothing to do with the fact that I like David Cook. The music that David A has chosen to perform thus far in the competition (which I *have* to guess is what he considers his style since he’s had the choice of song!) is just not what I want to listen to. I can understand his appeal, but I don’t vote for you if I won’t buy the album…

4. Carly Smithson – Could probably be switched out with David A. This was definitely Carly’s best performance in weeks. I thought it was a great choice for her, and I’m glad she switched songs at ALW’s suggestion. Sounded good minus a few screechy parts, and for once, she actually looked like she was enjoying being on stage.

5. Jason Castro – I thought this was decently sung, but it was not the right song choice for him (if he’s been sick, he doesn’t get excuses like there have been for others this season, TPTB?). I want him to stick around for a couple more weeks and I’d buy the album, so I threw a few votes his way.

6. Brooke White – Before I start this, I have to say – I love Brooke. I love her voice and will buy her album. However, she’s finally pretty much lost me in the context of this competition. If she hadn’t blanked on the lyrics, I really think this could have been a “moment” for her. It was a GREAT choice of song, and fit her range well. But Simon hit the nail on the head – when she blanked, she tensed up and the rest of the performance just felt that she was trying so hard to make sure she didn’t forget the words again. It really makes me sad. I do give her props for dealing pretty well with the criticism tonight.

At this point, the bottom 3 is always going to be tough to predict. Everyone has been there so far except the two Davids, and I don’t think that either of them is in danger of landing there this week (or any other, actually, unless they MAJORLY bomb). So, that said:

Bottom 3: Brooke, Jason, Carly
Going home: Brooke. Maybe Carly, if her fanbase thought she was safe because of the favorable judges’ comments.

“What average viewer/voter knows the lyrics to ALW material? Non-issue, IMO.”

In Carly’s case, she sang the wrong word while the backups sang the right words and it obviously sounded bad. You don’t need to know the lyrics to catch that one.

Also ALW said that the songs are all about the meaning of the words.

lol, Sue!

I don’t think Jason was the worst and I don’t think he deserves to go home, but IMO he was terrible and that performance does warrant a trip to the bottomn 3. He should consider himself lucky he went before the disaster that was Brooke.

How more obvious can it be that David Cook is TCO?
Pimp spots all the time, not once has he gone first..

He’s had the pimp spot TWO times, Michael had it twice too.

Obviously all of MJ fans will vote for Cookie,
TPTB planned thisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ I have no doubt.. They are just so manipulative.

No, not all. David was my 2nd favorite and I loved him tonight but I’m still not voting. Lots of Michael fans simply aren’t voting.

If David C. is TCO I’ll be thrilled because it would be the first time in years I actually like the chosen one.

Still voting for Jason one-handed. It’s times like these when I wish I still had my third arm, but I never saw that anvil coming.

I can’t imagine S7 without Jason, any more than I can imagine the Monkees without Peter Tork. MJ, I know you get the analogy — the childlike silliness, the sweet folkiness, the fey hippie vibe. Like Tork, Jason seems too purely good, honest and unspoiled for such a crass enterprise.

I just got home from Bon Jovi & Daughtry concert – and I should be in bed, but I just had to know how tonight went – especially my favs Cookie and Jason. Watched DC do another stellar performance – haven’t watched the others but am sad I was not able to vote my fingers off to save Jason as it sounds from the comments like he had a bad night. I so hope he isn’t the one to go!!!!! I am so much more into the show this year which is fun!

Forget for a moment who has or hasn’t had the first spot/pimp spot. Didn’t it make better TV to start with some Syesha fun, sandwhich the whimperers, and finish with a one-two punch? (See, I can be obective with my Jason love and Syesha annoyance)

Terrie, I am proud to admit I had Peter Tork posters hanging in my bedroom. Good analogy.

Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s had the pimp spot TWO times, Michael had it twice too.

Michael’s pimp spots were 6 weeks apart (Top 24 to Top 9). Both times, the next week he had to sing first. He and Syesha are the only ones to sing first twice. David C never had to sing first and his pimp spots were closer together and he pratically had the pimp spot last week.

There have been 10 performance weeks, here are the number of times contestants have had to sing in the first half of the show:

Brooke: 6
Carly: 4
David A: 4
David C: 3
Jason C: 6
Syesha: 6

But singing 6th out of 12 isn’t all that bad you say? The tough positions are the first 3 spots. Well, here are the stats for the number of times people have sung in the first 3 spots of the show:

Brooke: 3
Carly: 2
David A: 3
David C: 2
Jason C: 4
Syesha: 6

If the slots were given out randomly, the average person would have sung in the first 3 slots 3.5 times. David A, Jason and Brooke are right on the money. They are tryin to KILL Syesha. In the last three weeks, she sang 2nd, 3rd and first. Unreal.

Jason and David C have never sung first. Granted, starting the show with Jason this week wouldn’t have helped with Nigel’s ratings issues.

Despite the legends, David C has not been wandering in the wilderness. The producers have been very helpful to him and kept him in sheltered spots. Patterns emerge when you look at all the stats.

MN Sue, I agree with you on the pimp spot. I do think that some people tend to get it more based on their performance and the style of song rather than based on who they are. Someone like David C tends to sing tunes that are good closing numbers for the show, so he gets the final spot more than others. Also, it makes sense that they would pick an upbeat tune to start off most nights. No, I do not work for AI. I just think that it makes more sense than the producers sitting in a room forcing TCO to be in the pimp spot every week.

Bottom 3 = Brooke, Carly and Jason I have a sneaking suspicion it will be Carly. After relistening a few times, it was a really ragged job.

I listened to the mp3 of Jason singing, “Memory,” on rickey’s site. That way I could just focus on the vocals without any other distractions. He sounded good in parts, but, I also heard him having a difficult time breathing. The boy is sick!! It was said he has a throat infection.

He has had some very memorable performances, and, now people want to throw him under the bus because of an off night? Ok, Michelle wasn’t that great, but, not a total train wreck either.

Whoever chose this theme needs to be fired. It would’ve worked very well in season 3 when they had the diva belters on the show.

Since it will be the Final 6 results show they will probably do the three groups of two thing again. One group safe, one group highest, one group lowest. Yawn.

I liked Jason’s performance. I’ve watched it over and over and enjoyed it. Go figure, after all, he’s my favorite.

What are the remaining themes this season? Neil Diamond next week, but what after that?

You know something, I am not going to give anyone a pass because they were sick. David C had freaking heart palpitations yet he sung the damn song that week. Archie has had strep throat but he sang the song. Carly was sick, you get the point. It’s not that Jason is sick, it’s that while he’s had his adorable moments he is out of his depth. He may very well be a recording star, cause the studio can do wonders, yet many of his live performances have been lacking.

Carly was great tonight, but I didn’t like the sychophancy, it in fact pissed me off. Simon doesn’t effing vote, I do. Sing to please me you silly $^&*(.

Syesha, poor kid every freaking week she does better than a decent job, yet people are still asking who is voting for her. ME! Week in, week out for about a month now. Why, cause she typically outsings every girl, every week. Poor fake thing. Sorry MJ, but that just gets to me. We don’t know this girl. Rant off.

I like Cookie, I really do, but he is starting to remind me of Anwar Robinson of a few years ago, throwing the glory note out to save a otherwise blase performance. That’s how it seemed to me. It wasn’t necessary, and made me vote less because of it. A little pet peeve, I guess.

What the heck is wrong with Brooke? She had a golden opportunity to freaking do the damn thing. Finish off Carly and Syesha, and what does she do with a song that was so incredibly within reach. She tenses up so tight, I swear I could see the strain, and hear it too. She is the one who is sabotaging herself. What a waste.

David A, aint gonna say nothing wrong room for anything other than I like the kids voice. It’s really good. LOL.

I hope whatever they want or stuff from the top 100 or SOMETHING. These themes are getting really annoying to me.

Someone like David C tends to sing tunes that are good closing numbers for the show, so he gets the final spot more than others. Also, it makes sense that they would pick an upbeat tune to start off most nights.

But we’ve had lots of pimp spot performances this year which were terrible. Ramiele singing “I Should Have Known Better”? Really, that was the best of the night? How about her starting the next week with “Alone”? That wasn’t so much with the upbeat.

The producers know the stats as well as any of us do. They know that going early in the show puts you at risk. They know going last will likely save you. So, put somebody early when you want them gone (why must Syesha sing so frequently in the top 3 spots? What makes her best suited for those spots unless you want her gone?) and stick them near the end to save them.

Why not have David C sing first this week? Was his performance not interesting enough to grab viewers? Syesha had a barn-burning performance. Might not that have made a good closing?

The vast majority of the contestants get churn. You see their performance orders being pretty much random. But, you do get a few people who seem to predominate in the first few slots and the last few slots. I don’t think that it’s a surprise that the judges and producers have contestants they want to have stick around. I’m not faulting them for it. But stats like these can be a window into what they are thinking. The judges have tells. So do the producers. I just find it interesting to try to spot them.

Sure, it could all be serendipity. Nigel just lets the chips fall where they may. TPTB don’t give a rats ass about who sticks around because contestants have no effect on ratings. There is no pimp spot. There is no death spot. Nobody gets better production values. There are no buses.

But I’m having fun on my knoll looking at my pretty numbers. Just ignore the loon in the tinfoil hat. LOL.

There may very well be no favourites and Nigel is Love.

Now I have watched most of mj’s videos (thanks mj) – I liked Jason’s performance. Not his best but still good. I didn’t like Carly as much as last week – David A sounds good but boring – Brooke looks like she is going to cry or have a nervous breakdown (she was one of my favs earlier in the season). Haven’t watched Syesha yet. For me, David Cook was far above the others. Tomorrow I will watch my tape of the show and see if my opinions change. I think Brooke should be the one voted off – it is stressful to watch her and she looks miserable but I would buy her CD as I like her voice alot.

Alright, so I usually type novels when I do getting around to reviewing this dumb show, but tonight was particularly uninteresting therefore I’ll keep it short.
By the way, does anyone think its a bit creepy that after all this time, I still wonder which songs Danny Noriega might have picked every week? Please don’t answer that… I KNOW the answer.
Anyway, I really don’t understand why they do these broadway nights. Andrew Lloyd Webber is lovely and I think he quite possibly could have been the best guest this show has ever had. What was he wearing though!? He looked like a little english boy.
On to the contestants. I loved Syesha tonight. She looked hot, sounded great, etc. I’ve heard multiple times from various backstage sources as well as most of the ousted contestants that Syesha is quite funny yet they continue to blatantly ignore that fact on the show. I thought her serious/animated thing was clearly supposed to be a joke but some didn’t take it that way.
Jason Castro was boring and needs to get off my television pronto. People are all talking about how he was sick… bitch please, he sounded exactly the same as he does every week.
Brooke was, well, Brooke. A few weeks ago, I was ready to impregnate her, now she’s just getting on my nerves. I think it’s because I know who she is as an artist already, and that person, I absolutely LOVE. But this show, with it’s stupid themes and crap, forcing these kids into this bubble is wearing a bit thin on my Brooke. And I thought that start over thing was obnoxious. When you’re on the piano by yourself, it’s fine, but to make the entire band start over again… Bitch, who do you think you are? This is live television and you’re not Celine Dion so if you drop a lyric suck it up and sing the next one. David Archuleta’s daddy may beat you up for it but we’ll forgive you, I promise.
Speaking of Archuleta… actually, can I not? I really have nothing to say.
On to, Carly!! If that song choice switch was indeed real and not staged, amazing switch! Carly really needs to do more of these kinds of songs. I honestly have hated her every week since top 12 except when she sang come together, I really hope that she’s reading blogs and stuff and realizing that the entire fanbase of this show can smell her desperation from miles away. That shirt at the end, ehh, kinda stupid, kinda lame, but she looked all cute and excited so I’ll give it to her. Her dress was hideous though, IMO.
I thought David Cook was actually amazing. I was not bored at all during his performace. Some of those notes were really great. And I totally knew he had a musical theatre background.
Best of the night for me: Carly fo sho.
Worst: well, I’m not sure if they were the worst since I don’t remember the performances at all, I’m going to have to say a tie b/w Brooke and Jason.
Ok I said it wouldn’t be long. I lied. Is this long? I don’t know. Ok bye.

Afan…Listen to Carly again. Please note how many times she botched the lyrics. Listen to her screech. Yes she actually looked like she was enjoying herself, but she mucked up a song perfect for he chesty sound. The t-shirt thing would have been enough to lose votes even if she had nailed the song.

I agree with you on your other ponts.

Just my thoughts on tonight:

Syesha – awesome performance. Vocals, honestly, they were meh. But she put on a hell of a show and should be rewarded for it

Jason – worst of the night. I heard about the sickness, and I love the boy, but he shoulda sang “Any Dream Will Do”

Brooke – I really felt for her. She picked a good song for her voice and she could’ve had a moment, but that false start is going to hurt her. She should thank Jason for his lackluster performance

David A. – Dude, the boy should get props for changing up that theatrical girl song – the only one who took that risk. I really thought it was sweet. Finally, no “message”! His most interesting performance in weeks. I think that’s the kind of song we’ll hear from him post Idol. Loved the licks and the Stevie r&b vibe.

Carly – my goodness that was great. Finally! She looked happy and she sang it well!
Loved it!

David C. – what can I say? I’m actually happy that he stepped up and didn’t “rock” out the song. This boy proved he can sing ANYTHING. Can he beat Archie? Yes. Will he? I still don’t know.

bigepaz …see my response to Afan above

For what it’s worth, Jason did NOT play the sick card.

Personally? I think going early in the show puts you at risk MOST when you are boring or forgettable. Will Syesha be in the bottom 3 this week? Maybe, but probably not. Why? Because she had a good performance, and it was memorable. It’s not just about performing first or last. It’s about being memorable, no matter where in the lineup you fall.

I’m sure Nigel has an agenda with his perfoming order placements. He has an agenda with everything. I also understand that there are hard stats to back up those death slot theories. However, the point I have is that if we actually look at the performances themselves and not just who sang what and when, etc, we might see that those first few performances each week have rarely been the standouts. So, should we put the forgettable performances at the end to “save” them and make the front end top heavy with the standout, memorable performances??

Sarah, I get your point, BUT there have been weak performances in the pimp spot this year, IMO. And better performances in the top half. So, no, I’m not buying it.

Looks like DC is now the front runner, officially.

hello? Word Press is hating me. :tongue2_tb:

Syesha also opened the first Beatles night(and the first night on the big stage) with ‘Got to Get You Into My Life’ which set the tone for the evening, and that was the best show so far this year.

I see Syesha leading off as a vote of confidence from the producers.

As the numbers dwindle, being first or being last doesn’t really matter the way it did from 12 down to 6. In fact, when the cast is small being first and hitting a home run can be a distinct advantage.

ALW-”Jason, you know chap that that song was done by an ancient glamorpuss.”

Jason-”Ya mean, dude, a cat sang that? A real cat? A furry, mouse chasing, milk loving, fish eating cat?”

ALW-”yes dear boy. A cat, a cute furry, fuzzy, little cat. A child’s beloved pet.”

Jason-”dude, I thought it was done by a human cat like from that whorehouse in texas. Dude, you mean it was a real cat? Why would a cat sing a song? That’s stupid dude. Cat’s singing. Dude, how did you get to be a Lord writing lyrics done by cats?”

The producers want Syesha gone. That is why she got the first spot of the evening. They don’t think she’ll sell any records. Typically, African American contestants perform miserably in record sales.

Recap:

Syesha- Brilliant. Best of the night. Best of hers all season. I liked her version of “Yesterday” a lot though and I thought she did a good job last week and with “If I were your woman”.

Jason- Meh…. shouldn’t have been forced to sing this

David A- Really good

Brooke White- Ugh. Not good at all. Needs to go home. She’ll probably make a big scene when she leaves. But she won’t, Syesha is gone.

Carly Smithson- Alright. I don’t think she’s lived up to her hype yet and I don’t think fans like her.

David C- Same as Jason. Not his style. And no way to rock out to this… He’ll probably redux “Always Be My Baby” in the Finals against David A.

I hope Syesha is in the top 3 because she’s proven over and over again she is the best female vocalist by a mile.

Afanà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Listen to Carly again. Please note how many times she botched the lyrics. Listen to her screech. Yes she actually looked like she was enjoying herself, but she mucked up a song perfect for he chesty sound. The t-shirt thing would have been enough to lose votes even if she had nailed the song.

I agree with you on your other ponts.

Yes she botched lyrics but Brooke and Archuleta botched lyrics and since this wasn’t her original choice and she probably changed it on Saturday I still hand it to her for making it sound correct. As for the “screech” I’ve listened to it a few times and haven’t heard any screaching or pitch problems. She sounded wonderful tonight on a very tricky song.

I edited longer videos into the clips. They include the video bits with ALW.

weelassie =====thank you for the laugh. I agree with you. Jason is not an intellectual giant.

I liked Jason (no surprise) and I’m not ready to switch off that light on the AI stage. Watch the ratings drop if he leaves because I can’t see that many people tuning in to an hour of AI only to watch DC. I’ll catch his performance on YT.

I don’t think he’ll have the least amount of votes because he has more fans but the FPTB want him to leave because they think his votes will go to DA. I have never seen such dissing of a contestant by Ryan and Simon. Randy was a given but I’m shocked by the other 2. Despite taking Hallelujah & SoTR to the top 10?

Dancing With the Stars>you’ll have my undivided attention.

Thanks, MJ. I’m going to watch them again. =)

@weelassie – OMG! Perfect!

MrRJ
Jason just makes me laugh. He is so laid back and unplugged with his comments. I really don’t want him to be voted off. Wish he was feeling better.

Jason- He was obviously sick and very uncomfortable about his song choice, but all things considered I think he did really well actually. He was still his normal, charming self. I think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll get à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s freakinà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ adorableà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  votes even from people who donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t watch regularly. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll be safe, but possibly in the bottom 3?

Oh, poor Jason… I voted like crazy for two hours with 2 phones. I hope he’ll be around next week. The judges were too hard on him and they really want him to go home. Love Brooke, but now is the time to leave sweet lady!

Syesha was the best of the night!

Syesha, poor kid every freaking week she does better than a decent job, yet people are still asking who is voting for her.

Right. She is actually quite talented and it has been a delight to watch her gain confidence throughout the competition. And wasn’t it Michael Johns who said that she is “hilarious once you get to know her”? Just because she isn’t Ms. Gregarious doesn’t make her a fake, imo.

I looked at Syesha’s vid again and she did indeed bring the house down. That was a great opener.

Michael Johns also made the comment (I don’t remember where) that Syesha was starting to come out of her shell — and that leads me to believe she was indeed a little shy, a little uncomfortable being on Idol and not looking forward to Simon’s comments. if she makes it to another week, she could be the dark horse.

Gah, wordpress hates me! This is the first I’ve been able to get on since yesterday! All in all, I hated last nights show. Mostly because poor Jason put himself in jeopardy. I do think Brooke was worse, though, so hopefully she’ll be gone. She needs to be put out of her misery.
And I LOL’ed at Terrie’s comment about Jason re: Peter Tork. I loved Peter Tork! He was my favorite Monkee!

FIRST: Thanks for keeping us going MJ – this site is like my morning coffee – GOTTA HAVE IT!!!

Random musings from last night.

JASON – My local tv station has reviewers who are in the biz and who critique everyone on Wed. Here’s what the record producer guy said about Jason’s song. As a SINGLE cut in the studio, Memory would be a home run for him, with his nuanced version it would play well on the radio. As a LIVE performance however, Jason’s version didn’t sell itself very well. I really liked his choice, interestingly enough. He does not project his voice very well – I say this every week. Sort of a whispery type of singing. I want to shout to the television every week: SING OUT LOUISE!! (this line is taken from an old favorite movie of mine – Gypsy).

I’m waiting to see how Memory sells on iTunes – I’ll bet it does well. I also bet the Castronauts have saved him.

BROOKE – I respect everyone’s desire to save their favorite singer/performer for their own personal reasons. BUT, as I said last night – please put her out of my misery. She is coming apart at the seams. Will we keep her around on the hope and prayer that maybe next week she’ll do better? I’m thinking that what this show does is puts everyone through their paces to see who can survive, who is weak and who is strong. Brooke barely survives each week – she is falling apart from lack of confidence and I’m not sure she can get it back at this point.

CARLY – I think her voice is fabulous – best of all the women in the show. What is it about her that doesn’t grab me? I can’t figure it out. She came alive last night finally. But I still can’t drum up enough enthusiasm to decide if I want her to go or stay. Maybe she would be best in the theater, but I don’t see her as a viable hit maker. I could be wrong.

finish later……………

David Cook blew me away last night. He’s been a fav of mine but good god, I had NO idea he could sing….that he could have presence….like THAT. Talk about proving yourself as a singer. He did it in spades.

Jason is a sweetie but I just don’t see him getting much further down the line. Brooke is my absolute fav but unfortunately she is limiting herself. I don’t think she is limited but for some reason she is starting to sail downwards and I don’t know why. She did good last night but it didn’t blow me away and, at this point, they need to be more than good. If she really is a ‘songwriter’ kind of gal, she should be creative enough to bend any song to her liking. She’s not taking enough risks and her insecurities are bleeding through.

Carly did well as did Syesha. David A did his standard best.

I almost wish they had to do TWO ALW songs. Could’ve been a trainwreck, could’ve shot someone out of the cannon into spotlight. It’s a crapshoot.

I’m remembering Blake Lewis’ ‘YGLABN’, Daughtry’s ‘IWTL’, Lakisha’s ‘ITAALS’, Fantasia’s ‘Summertime’ and Katherine’s ‘SOTR’ (I could go on and on) and I’m wondering when this group is going to step it up and WOW us. It’s time for the good to be better and the better to be spectacular and I haven’t seen anything original from this bunch. I’ve heard a few re-arrangements of songs but nothing that makes me think, “They have something unique to offer.” Yes, DC blew me away but it was only because I had pigeonholed him as a rock singer and last night he did a straight performance. I give him credit but I guess I’ve been spoiled by AI and I want MORE.

I’m really looking forward to this last stretch of AI because, typically, we get at least one amazing performance that people talk about even after the season is over.

I finally got to watch the performances. Like MJ said yesterday, I am not a show tune kind of girl. However, Jesus Christ Superstar is just freakin’ brilliant. I’ve always loved that show. Even my husband liked it and he hates anything having to do with musical theater (Except for Spamalot, which almost made me pee my pants).

I really thought Carly was god awful. I think Carl Anderson (Judas from the movie) is rolling over in his grave. She botched the lyrics so many times, I lost count. I don’t think she had a clue what the song was about and I’m not sure how you can sing a song without understanding it.

If anyone doesn’t know, the name of the song is Superstar. It was sung by Judas, after he is dead. He is asking Jesus why he did things the way he did.

Here is Carl Anderson singing it:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9YPDXmEsQtQ

If anyone cares, he died of leukemia a few years back, and it is the same Carl Anderson that sang that dire song Friends and Lovers with Gloria Loring.

The only one I enjoyed last night was Syesha. I do hope she survives.

My guess is Jason is out of there.

Please stop people! Carly flubbed the lyrics not once but four times. She also was alternately ahead of and behind the music. Yes she hit a glory note a time or two, but it really was a mess.

Finally! This site went down for me about 2 hours before the show last night & only came up this morning at 9am.
Syesha – best showing for her, but not surprising as she’s an actress who can sing. Not sure if she has a strong enough fan base to save her tho.
Brooke & Jason – well, we all knew that this was not a night where they could possibly be showcased. I didn’t know Jason was sick. I do think he tried to do his usual subtle nuance w/ the song, but if it wasn’t the right song for him, why didn’t ALW guide him to a different one like he did for Carly? And Brooke actually did try to belt out some more powerful notes for a change, which I liked.
Archie – boring. I just don’t care for his voice. It’s too breathy like the letter “H” sound is covering all his vocals.
Carly – Liked the dress. Liked the verses. Didn’t like it when she started getting all screechy over the background singers & didn’t like hte ending.
Cook – Nice job.

I broke my own rule and threw a few votes out for Jason (first time I’ve ever voted for someone other than Taylor). Looks like he’ll be safe per DialIdol.

This is a singing contest (and a popularity contest) and Jason & Brooke = coffee house.

Well, I need to know where that coffee house is ASAP. Can you give me directions?

Please stop people! Carly flubbed the lyrics not once but four times. She also was alternately ahead of and behind the music. Yes she hit a glory note a time or two, but it really was a mess

For me – I just don’t care if Carly may have sung the wrong words. Personally, that’s better than listening to David A mumble the words he doesn’t know, trying to fake me out.

I enjoyed her performance, even if it maybe wasn’t technically perfect. I don’t know anything about whether a glory note is indeed on the exact key or if someone has a good or bad lower register. I just know what I enjoy hearing and watching. Perfection kind of bores me. I liked it – I may be all wrong – but there it is.

While I thought Brooke’s starting over was all kinds of dumb – I still liked the rest of her performance. In the middle she got to that meaty tone she has that I love so much. I’m not an emotional person at all, so I have no idea why I’m so touched by her wearing her emotions on her sleeve. But I just am. I’m sad that tonight will probably be the end of the road for her, but I’ve seen enough to know that I really enjoy her voice and I’ll happily buy a CD from her. This show probably isn’t the right venue for someone like Brooke, but my iPod certainly is :biggrin_wp:

Amen JJ. Please note that there is a tribute to Carl Anderson on Leonard Cohens last CD. Thanks for pointing out her disconnect from the song meaning.

Please stop people!

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There is a gross unfairness the more I watch the show. David A has never gone “first”, but Syesha has gone first two times. The judges are letting the Missed lyrics get a pass. Yet in pass auditions Simon always warns and criticizes the Idol contestants about getting the lyrics right. What changed this year when David A, Carly and Brooke have messed up the lyrics? What happened with the criticizing their clothes — that’s part of being a star, wearing the right eye-popping outfits.

This show is so contradictory.

I absolutely adored David Cook tonite hes my fav by a long shot and each week just draws me farther and farther into him

jason awwwwwwwwwww i love him and i like his vocal stylings… not the best by a long shot but keep him around hes awesome

who should go… brooke

There is a gross unfairness the more I watch the show. David A has never gone à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“firstà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , but Syesha has gone first two times.

????? David A was first just LAST week. David A actually has a fairly even distribution of performances. I can’t complain about him anymore.

Here are the stats on who sang first:

First to Sing (Death Spot)
Week 1: David H/Kristy
Week 2: Michael/Carly
Week 3: Luke/Asia’h
Week 4: Syesha
Week 5: Amanda
Week 6: Ramiele
Week 7: Brooke
Week 8: Michael
Week 9: David A
Week 10: Syesha

Never Been First: David C., Jason C.
Been First Twice: Michael, Syesha
Weeks Since Last First: DavidC/Jason (-), Carly (8), Brooke (3), David A (1), Syesha (0)

WOW, we were so impressed by David Cook last night. We’ve always watched him rather dispassionately, recognizing that songs like “Billie Jean” and “Hello” were really good, but just not our kind of stuff. But after last week, I really started liking him. And last night, I thought, jeez, he CAN sing!! I thought “Music of the Night” was a perfect choice for David. The edge to his voice coupled with smooth phrasing really evoked the character of the Phantom for me. Every note was spot on, all though I didn’t love the very very end.

I thought Simon was completely wrong about David stepping out of his “rock box”. It was a great idea–to win, you need to start appealing to a broad audience to pick up the casual voters. Showing versatility was a great idea and IMO he was easily the best of the night.

Syesha took 2nd place. It was the first time I’ve enjoyed her performance. She looked great, too.

Poor Brooke. I love her, but her nerves have completely done her in. I would guess you need a thick skin to survive in the music business, and bless her, she does not have a thick skin. The start over was so distracting that I couldn’t listen to the rest of the song. It was nice of Simon to praise her “boldness”, but I’m thinking, geez, no one else in 7 years has had to start over once, let alone twice. It seemed really unprofessional, especially for this late in the competition. Also the dress was awful.

David A. completely ruined that song for me. The little boy band hand moves were awful and if you ask me, it was insulting to ALW. Does some 17 year old kid from Utah think he can do better than one of the leading composers of our time? Anyone else would have gotten creamed by the judges for changing up the song like that. But, no he gets, the “you made it into a pop hit” praise.

Carly–just ick. The dress was awful, and the T-Shirt was pathetic. I think she is seriously obsessed with Simon.

I appreciate that Paula was one of the few who referred to ALW as “SIR Andrew Lloyd Webber”, as he has certainly earned that title.

Also, “SIR Andrew Lloyd Webber” was hilarious. I loved his “I can’t watch someone sing with their eyes closed comment.”

I appreciate that Paula was one of the few who referred to ALW as à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“SIR Andrew Lloyd Webberà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , as he has certainly earned that title.

Minor nit-pick: I found it quite jarring when she did that. He has certainly earned that title, but he’s since replaced it with another title. He was made a Knight (Sir) in 1992 and a Baron in 1997.

As Ryan correctly introduced him as (and many of the contestants addressed him as), ALW is “LORD Lloyd-Webber”. Although, that’s a bit of a tongue-twister. Paula was demoting him by using his old title.

I know that Carly’s fans from the scary board sent her that T-shirt but I was not looking at the screen. From where did she pull the T-shirt after the judging?

It’s kinda cute that the Idols are giving little subtle shout-out signs to their fans. I liked Archie’s shout-out too.

The little boy band hand moves were awful and if you ask me

Then you should enjoy this Rolling Stone spoof of “David Archuleta the Outstretched Hand”

Rolling Stone

Minor nit-pick: I found it quite jarring when she did that. He has certainly earned that title, but heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s since replaced it with another title. He was made a Knight (Sir) in 1992 and a Baron in 1997.

Well, I didn’t know that, but my point is that she at least made an attempt to address him by a title instead of just throwing out his name as Ryan was doing. Did any of the AI staff refer to Paul McCartney as Sir Paul?

I really thought Carly was god awful. I think Carl Anderson (Judas from the movie) is rolling over in his grave. She botched the lyrics so many times, I lost count. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think she had a clue what the song was about and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not sure how you can sing a song without understanding it.

Yay, someone agrees with my take on Carly’s “Judas at a pep rally” non-interpretation of the song. She might as well have thrown in a Mary Catherine Gallagher “supahstah!” at the end.

Kirsten – thanks for the info. on ALW’s title. I guess David C got it right, but I still kind of snickered when he called him “Lord Andrew.”

Upon further listening and contemplation, Jason was not that bad at all, and I think people who get Jason and normally vote for him liked it and probably voted for him like crazy last night. The judges were way too harsh. I think he’ll be fine. The person who has been the least consistent in delivering good to great performances in the finals has been Brooke so I think her time could be up. I wouldn’t miss Carly either, but I think Syesha maybe earned another week.

I was Michael John, Jason fan. Then David Cook grew on me and I think he will win. But, as everyone can tell on here I just adore Jason. Why is everyone saying because he had one really lousy night that he should go, ahhh poor babe in the woods with the big dawgs. He still smiled thru the mean comments, he was sick and not a word about it from him or the others (who could not STOP explaining that Rami and Kristy were so sick one week) Just two weeks ago Jason was molten hot and now he should be gone? Nah, please no. The remarks that Alw made were so cruel and you could see he totally embarrassed Jason and put him off. He is not everyones cup of tea but louder does not mean better. Ahh, I have been kinda sad and just put on Jasons videos and I feel happier, cant help but smile with him. Isnt that what this is about too, music should take away your pain and make you smile too and that is Jason to me.

Oh someone said they are looking for the performances this season that will wow us and havent seen any yet? I think the following are David A’s Imagine, Michael Johns Bohem Rap, David Cooks Billy Jean, Jasons SOTR. (especially SOTR for me of course)

Kirsten—-Thank you>>>for Keeping IT real!!!!!! :thumbup_tb:

Cheese!! Loved your comment!! I practically never post here although I read all the time, but when I saw you reference Mary Catherine Gallagher I had to add my two cents worth! I’m watching last night with my kids, and my youngest who is 10 looked at me after Carly performed and said,
“Mom, you know that weird girl on SNL who sings badly and then shows her underwear? That’s who Carly reminded me of!” Out of the mouths of babes! And by the way, my kids are not allowed to watch SNL……she’s just seen the occasional clip in prime time.

I thought they all did well, even Jason, but Brooke didn’t really do anything for me. After the flub, she never completely recovered, and you can see it in her eyes that she knew it. Poor girl. Her husband didn’t look too happy either.

I like Carly and have become a fan since Chikezie and Ramiele got the boot almost by default since I’m from San Diego and have to support the “hometown” gal. Anyway, I appreciate the effort she’s making to relax more. I can almost understand the need to please Simon. From the beginning of semi-finals, I thought she did great (and she was nowhere near my favorite at the time), but he just never seemed to like her. You can call it desperation if you want, but I’m sure it gets frustrating after a while.

Now that I got that out of my system, I miss Chikezie. I think he could’ve brought more to the show. I have no idea what he would’ve done in the last few weeks, but that was the awesomeness that was him. At least, there’s the tour.

I guess David C got it right, but I still kind of snickered when he called him à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Lord Andrew.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

cheese: Me Too! I snickered too and found it endearing – until someone on the Board told me he was correct. And then I amended my list:

Reason 1001 to love DC – He really IS A THEATER GEEK!!! He knew it was Lord ALW. And I didn’t……………

By the way – the feared “SPECIAL JACKET” was all kinds of hawt.

Yay, someone agrees with my take on Carlyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Judas at a pep rallyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  non-interpretation of the song.

Very aptly put, cheese. The song is an uptempo song, but not a happy song. He is pleading for some understanding, not singing his praises. I really don’t think Carly understood that.

ok…i am moved to post. david cook was awesome last night. just love him. i am so glad he did the song straight and lyrically.

brooke pained me. i like brooke. her messing up made me change the channel. please stop this…i do not want to watch a person who is constantly on the verge of a mental breakdown anymore. as folkbf said “has brooke cried yet?”

archie. i hate him with a passion that is close to that of my hate of kat. give it time, it might surpass it. BOY BANDING THE SONG!!!!!! It was like he had no clue what it was about. Wanted to hit his head with a frying pan.

Syesha looked and sounded great.

Jason is as dumb as a brick. seriously. not a smart cookie there. also…he is kind of average on the coffeehouse scene…and YES, I KNOW THE COFFEEHOUSE SCENE VEY WELL. i doubt he would make it far in that world either. good looks don’t book coffeehouse gigs, good songwriting does…and that circles us back to him being dumb as a brick.

carly….hey, at least she did not do the first song.

archie. i hate him with a passion that is close to that of my hate of kat.

Wow, we agree.

Wow Performances for me this year-
David C: Hello and Eleanor Rigby
David A: Imagine
Jason: Hallelujah
Brooke: Let it Be

First, thanks to MJ for this terrific site and forum. Second, I didn’t mean to offend with the “please stop people”. Having played Judas, I was just terribly offended by Carly’s lyrical problems and her failure to know what the song was all about. So, if I offended, I beg everyone’s pardon.

I wrote up all my thoughts and then they got lost somewhere out in the WordPress black hole. Grr.

So thanks to all in the chat last night for helping me stay awake to find out how Jason did. As I watched the show this morning, I was fully expecting to cringe it would be so terrible. It wasn’t that terrible.

I officially changed camps today. I’ve loved Brooke’s voice ever since “Love is a Battlefield,” and still love her voice. I will buy her album. BUT–she’s no longer my favorite. Count me in the David Cook camp. I think I’ve been hiding on it’s edges ever since the studio version of Innocent, not wanting anyone to know that I’m there, lest I seem like a bandwagonner…but I became a supporter last week with ABMB, and this week…I’m in.

Do I need to add a piece of flair on my facebook wall to make it official that I am a resident of Cooktardville?

Also–am I the only person who was relieved when ALW said the word “voice” after saying, “You’ve got a big chest” to Carly? What in the world?

And lastly–on Brooke starting over/forgetting her words. This is the 3rd, not 2nd time that DavidA has forgotten his words. He forgot them in his audition AND in Beatles week. Nothing gets said about the fact that he has done that three times now. Anybody who didn’t know Carly’s song (which I didn’t) wouldn’t notice that she flubbed her words. I didn’t notice until it got pointed out. Brooke, starting over…I’m okay with it. Lauryn Hill in her MTV Unplugged forgot her words in the middle of the song and had to stop/restart, and just laughed about it. I think each of the three handled forgetting the words in the way that suits them. David mumbled, Carly changed them, Brooke started over.

I know everyone is entitled to their opinion on Jason. I grew up soooo shy, I begged my mom to “please fix me” My 14 year old is a tall gorgeous bashful drummer and my heart breaks that he is going thru what I went thru. Ignorance of a certain genre does not mean that you are dumb, Theater was just not Jasons interest but he wasnt mean about it or dum, he just plain did not have a frame of reference when it came to theater. Because you cannot express yourself loudly or a lot, or eloquently, in words, not not mean a lack of intelligence. Jason hid behind the drums and brought himself out on the show and I am glad he did for I know that someday he will be able to show us all what he can really do. I think he is amazing now, just wait. And oh – he IS in college and an Aggie, doing good work for the less fortunate. Ok now I am done preaching

I’ve tried really hard to stop letting the unfairness of this show bother me, but I can’t help it.

Syesha is my least favorite, but fair is fair and she should not have to sing in the first half of the show every week.

And fair is fair again…if Brooke gets blasted for forgetting the lyrics, David A. and Carly should have as well. I wasn’t going to say anything about David and Carly because I thought maybe my ears were playing tricks on me, but it does appear that others noticed their mistakes, too.

As for Jason, was his performance good? Not by any means. He sounded sick, bored, and completely disconnected from the song. That said, he didn’t miss any notes that I heard, so I don’t really think it was a complete trainwreck, and I don’t appreciate Randy trying to throw him under the bus every single week.

OK I’ll get off my soapbox now and continue to hope that Jason will survive yet another week.

B3: Jason, Syesha, Brooke. Brooke will go home.

Um… in Jason’s defense… I have to speak up.

Jason is actually highly intelligent, and graduated from his high school with high honors.
His problem is getting his intelligence to come out of his mouth quickly on-the-spot. That’s not the same thing as having nothing intelligent going on there in the first place.

The word on the street is that Jason was a member of the National Honor Society, and was accepted at Texas A&M University on a merit scholarship.

And… if you study the words to “Fragile” you will see it takes someone with depth of intelligence to appreciate the full meaning of the song. An airhead would not have chosen to sing that song.

Carly changed them,

I didn’t think it was that Carly changed them, but that she didn’t know them. She did not forget a word once, but multiple times throughout the song.

Kirsten, thanks for filling in the blanks re Carl Anderson, for years I would say, I know that guy from somewhere (he had a small role on a soap milleneums ago where that song was debuted. I had no idea that he died.

Also thanks for the stats, there is a method to the madness and while not a conspiracy those patterns clear up alot of misconceptions. Especially about Archie. He isn’t the one being sheltered or pimped. And Syesha, they keep throwing her ass to the wolves and she keeps making fur coats out of them. go Syesha, not bad for a fake girl, with no fans. I love this show, lol.

Now who do I choose to kick off this island? Right now I don’t have a clue.

Kirsten, thanks for filling in the blanks re Carl Anderson, for years I would say, I know that guy from somewhere (he had a small role on a soap milleneums ago where that song was debuted. I had no idea that he died.

sniff, sniff

For those who loved Carl Anderson, listen to ‘Nightengale’ on Leonard Cohen’s “Dear Heather” CD. Anjani, who sings on the album (and dates LC) was a good friend of Carl. He died while the album was being made and she was very sad. LC brought her this poem he had written long ago and it became a song dedicated to Carl. It is hard to keep a dry eye listening to the song…

About Jason’s video clip where he says he didn’t know it was sung by a cat…..for all we know, he had 10 minutes of video where he sounded very intelligent and knowlegable, and AI producers chose to use the 10 seconds where he sounded silly.

archie. i hate him with a passion that is close to that of my hate of kat. give it time, it might surpass it. BOY BANDING THE SONG!!!!!! It was like he had no clue what it was about. Wanted to hit his head with a frying pan.

I could not agree more. I found what he did to that song to be completely arrogant, something I doubt he accused of very frequently.
It is a fine line on AI, whether or not to alter a beloved song. It’s worked a lot for Cookie this season, not so much for the other contestants.

Thanks, MrRJ, going to try to find Nightengale.

She might as well have thrown in a Mary Catherine Gallagher à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“supahstah!à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  at the end.

LMAO. Too funny, Cheese. She kind of looks like Molly Shannon, too.

The word on the street is that Jason was a member of the National Honor Society, and was accepted at Texas A&M University on a merit scholarship.

I’ve seen a graduation pic (the one with the Danny Noriega hair) :laugh_tb and he’s wearing an honor chord, so that sounds right. He seems like a goofball and I think they like to play that up for the show.

I think he’s been playing the game pretty well strategically, and I’d hate to see him leave tonight. *crosses fingers*

On the Jason thread at VFTW, they’re saying he had 104 degree fever and and had to get an IV yesterday. I had no idea it was that serious, but if so, I hope he’s taking care of himself.

ETA: I wasn’t upset that they didn’t mention his illness, because it bugged me when they did that for others. However, since the voting is over, maybe they’ll mention it tognight.

pj … it bugged me that they didn’t mention it (Jason’s being sick) because they DID mention it for the others. But not half as much as it bugged me when Simon told people not to vote for him. That was a bit too much for me.
Also, I gotta agree with calamari (upthread somewhere). If ALW steered Carly to a better choice, was that help offered to Jason? I doubt it, since if ALW had tried and Jason not gone for it, I think TPTB would’ve loved to have shown it. In the “throw Castro under the bus” segment.

mj, great recap as always!

I agree, the editing of interview segments for Jason has been interesting the whole season. I viewed a Texas A&M interview with him in it conducted prior to Idol, and in it he came across as coherent, chatty, very laid back and cool; not the somewhat scatter brained, somewhat lost personna that the producers have portrayed.

They’re trying to make Jason out as the “Kelly Pickler” of Season 7. They’re typecasting him big-time! Some of it he does to himself (I think he’s a goof and enjoys that role sometimes) and they’re run with it (to the embarrasing extreme now). I would HATE

oops, logged out by mistake…SORRY! Anyway, I would HATE to lose Jason prior to Neil Diamond week. There are so many wonderful songs with which he could choose from and just shine brilliantly.

Amanda was sick during her performance of IHMFLY…and made a point of not telling anyone….suck it up kiddies.

calimari Apr 23rd, 2008 at 10:07 am

I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know Jason was sick. I do think he tried to do his usual subtle nuance w/ the song, but if it wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t the right song for him, why didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t ALW guide him to a different one like he did for Carly?

You make an excellent point! The show really isn’t fair, but I guess I have to remind myself that they really CAN’T be completely fair (because it’s subjective). Plus, they’re not in this to be fair, they’re in this to make money, and the contestants agree to help them do that by being on the show and following their rules.

olk Apr 23rd, 2008 at 1:04 pm

good looks donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t book coffeehouse gigs, good songwriting doesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦and that circles us back to him being dumb as a brick.

Actually, Jason is a pretty decent writer. Some of his stuff, that was on his MySpace from before the show, impressed me. And I know the coffeehouse scene well too. You can find the songs on Project Playlist if you’re interested, but I couldn’t tell you the names of them.

I was completely blown away by Cookie’s performance. I can’t stop listening to MOTN even thought I’m not a ALW fan. Love musicals, just not his. I don’t buy into that Archie is the one to beat. Cookie’s been performing and singing circles around him and people still think Archie will win. I don’t.

Jason was quite ill. I believe he had to receive a shot to be well enough to do his studio recording. This is what the people in his camp are saying. The thing that disappointed me most about Jason’s performance (and I don’t think it was worth Simon dogging him like that) was that all week, I was hearing his “spoiler people” talk about how he was changing the song up and making it current and making it his own. I felt let down.

Part of the reason I like David Cook is that he never ceases to surprise me. But, another thing I like is that he never, ever lets his song choice out of the bag. If his family knows (and I know he runs the song choices by his brothers), he must have threatened them with bodily harm if they let anything leak. The only time we even got a clue was when Our Lady Peace let the cat out the bag that he was singing “Innocent”. That song choice was picked apart all day.

Truthfully, these contestants seem like they spend a lot of time online. They seem to know what is being said about them, what people think of them and their song choice. So…if they keep everything to themselves and only get input from trusted confidents, coaches, mentors, and maybe producers, they can give a more confident performance.

That’s just my 2Â ¢. At the rate of inflation , that ain’t much.

Of course, I love gobbling up and dissecting spoilers as much as the next person…..so I’ll just contradict myself and say “Keep ‘em comin!” to every spoiler site out there. Heh.

Did Jason have this fever when he chose “Memory?”

Buhbye Jason.

My two cents.

When David sang Little Sparrow, we all felt he was not looking well. Nothing was mentioned by the judges or Ryan. David did not even finish out the show because they took him to the hospital. TMZ reports after the show that he was rushed to the hospital with heart problems and many of us (myself included for about two minutes) thought it was a very very bad April Fool’s joke. David being ill was not mentioned until the results night. I think the producer’s had asked David before he sang if he wanted to go to the hospital, but David did sing that night.

I think and would HOPE Ryan brings up the fact that Jason was so sick tonight with Jason. Jason is my second fave and I hope he gets well soon.

I know at the beginning of the season the girl’s were all sick and that was mentioned alot. Has it been mentioned since getting on the big stage that anyone has been ill on the night they actually perform?

Jason was quite ill. I believe he had to receive a shot to be well enough to do his studio recording. This is what the people in his camp are saying. The thing that disappointed me most about Jasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s performance (and I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think it was worth Simon dogging him like that) was that all week, I was hearing his à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“spoiler peopleà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  talk about how he was changing the song up and making it current and making it his own. I felt let down.

I think “Memory” could have worked if he had changed it up more. With all the Jason-insiders saying that he would make it current and bring something special to the song, I have to admit, I was very disappointed to hear him sing it straight.

Did Jason have this fever when he chose à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Memory?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Buhbye Jason.

No, but I think it does affect the delivery on performance night. I don’t think it’s his time to leave yet.

Did Jason have this fever when he chose à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Memory?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

I knew there had to be some explanation for picking that song. He was delirious!

After listening again, there were parts that were quite lovely and I do think he succeeded in putting emotion into it. Unfortunately, there were also parts that weren’t so lovely at all.

I really do think it’s time for Jason to depart. Cute kid, good voice; but I can’t bare another Tiny Tim moment.

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Did Jason have this fever when he chose à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Memory?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Buhbye Jason.

No, but I think it does affect the delivery on performance night. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s his time to leave yet.

He looked sick – pale, with fever-glazed eyes. He was out of it, that’s for sure. I think he did good just to get through the song.

Has it been mentioned since getting on the big stage that anyone has been ill on the night they actually perform?

I think they mentioned Ramiele’s illness the night she performed.

Kirsten – thanks for the info. on ALWà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s title. I guess David C got it right, but I still kind of snickered when he called him à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Lord Andrew.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

LOL. Just call me Queen of the Nitpickers….

No, David C did not get the title correct. It’s “Lord Lloyd-Webber” (say that 10 times fast). You don’t refer to a Lord by their first name and some funky “lord” rule required that Lloyd-Webber hyphenate his name for the title (sheesh, you get to be a Baron and they make you change your name, no respect). If you are a friend or family member, you just call them by their first name. No titles are required. It’s like using Mr. or Dr. or whatever.

Kirsten, thanks for filling in the blanks re Carl Anderson

Thanks, but that was JJ (I don’t want her to come and kick my ass).

And Syesha, they keep throwing her ass to the wolves and she keeps making fur coats out of them.

LMAO. Very well put.

About Jasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s video clip where he says he didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know it was sung by a catà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..for all we know, he had 10 minutes of video where he sounded very intelligent and knowlegable, and AI producers chose to use the 10 seconds where he sounded silly.

I don’t care if he was spouting differential equations for the 10 minutes prior to that, not knowing about the cat was monumentally stupid. My goodness, show a little interest in the subject. Sure, you don’t know about ALW’s song at the beginning of the week, but take a moment and find out a thing our two about the subject. If you at all cared, you’d use wiki or youtube or your parents or your theatre geek friend for some background. The theme was songs from musicals, grab some context.

He fought off two other contestants to get that song. Why go mano-o-mano for a song if you haven’t got an enough interest in the song to even find out even the most elemental information about the musical it came from? Yes, I know he won the lottery on that one, but still. Be nice. If you don’t care about the song, let somebody who does care sing the song. Kind of dog in the manger there, Jason. That said, if Syesha was the one who wanted “Memory” thank goodness Jason got it. She was worth the price of admission last night.

Why go mano-o-mano for a song if you havenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t got an enough interest in the song to even find out even the most elemental information about the musical it came from?

It was a strategic move that apparently backfired. Deny the big-voiced divas their money song, and maybe they won’t be as successful? Heh. Well, I don’t think anyone counted on Syesha being that good, Carly rocking that hard, or sadly, him becoming ill.

Aw, Kirsten, I like reading your posts even when your being mean to my favorite!

A couple of people have mentioned that Carly power-trained over the meaning and nuance in “Superstar”, but seriously… did she have a choice?

It’s a song accusing Jesus of being stupid. She might as well have done “Springtime for Hitler”. It’s like she was channeling Kristy Lee Cook’s polar opposite.

Turning it into a dizzying psychedelic whirl in which only “Jesus Christ”, “superstar”, and “sacrifice” were comprehensible may have saved her rear.

At least she didn’t do “All I Ask of You”. Two in-danger female contestants begging me to love them would have been severe overkill.

Perhaps the issue with Jason was more about the way he performed the song and not so much about his actual singing. I didn’t think he sounded bad at all – I don’t like that stool though, not at all. It makes him sit hunched over – it looks like a little boy sitting in daddy’s chair.

My issue with Jason has been that he consistently does not project his voice. Yet, during the group song drivel, he does project his voice.

I’m not sure this is happening because he is a “coffee house” singer (as some have labeled). He also doesn’t appear nervous, so I’m not real sure how to assess what is happening with him.

I am a permanent resident of Cooktardistan and will never leave, but I sure hope Jason doesn’t go home tonite.

Please please let Brooke be the one going – she is a sweet girl, but in over her pretty blonde head.

Aw, Kirsten, I like reading your posts even when your being mean to my favorite!

LOL. That performance just annoyed me beyond belief. I could see if he loved that song and just had to sing it. Sure, it would still have been a trainwreck, but almost everybody has one. The Cat thing just got to me. I’m not an ALW fan and I’ve never seen Cats, but 2 seconds of research would have revealed that detail.

I’m singing Syesha’s praises all over MJs today and I’ve had no use for her before. If Jason can bring it next week, I’ll be back on his side. I have no real favourites this year. Just favourite performances.

Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a song accusing Jesus of being stupid. She might as well have done à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Springtime for Hitlerà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ .

Okay, now I have visions of her tackling that number. Oh, that would have been fun. I wonder if Nigel would have sprung for the big production number? To be honest, I was a little stunned that people were suggesting JSS for any contestant. I’ve met a lot of people who are really offended by that song (I disagree with them, but that doesn’t stop them from being offended). I don’t think you’ll be picking up too many votes in the thick of the Bible Belt based on that one.

I would like to know what everybody sees in J.C. ? I can not stand him ! he sings the same every week , it’s old ! they need to send him home the first chance they get . right along with David A. ! these are 2 young kids that are get’n fan votes because of little girls have’n goo goo eyes for them . this show is not about performance if so Michael Johns would still be in it . people need to start vote’n for who sounds good not who looks good .

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t like that stool though, not at all. It makes him sit hunched over – it looks like a little boy sitting in daddyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s chair.

Somebody over at TWoP suggested that when the stylists take Jason shopping for clothes each week, he stops by Pottery Barn to get himself a new “stool of the week”.

Dude needs to eat a Power Bar before he gets on stage so he can stand for an entire performance (I prefer to forget “Michelle”, thank you very much).

My two cents on this debacle:

Syesha – She bought herself one more week, tops, with that performance. I agree with MJ. She’s an actress who can sing, not the other way around. Her voice is just one step below what it takes to elevate her material, but tonight, it worked for her and for that I’m glad.

Jason – Wow. No matter how you cut it, he picked the WRONG SONG for himself. Too much song for too little voice. I know he was sick, but I think every singer has been sick this season and everyone has managed to pull it off to a certain extent. This leads me back to the original point. WRONG SONG.

Brooke – That was terrible. She broke so many cardinal rules with that performance that I could barely watch it. She’s not only about one microstep from requiring lifelong doses of Haldol in a mental ward, but she continues to make excuses for her shortcomings. Brooke…it is what it is, so suck it up (see Castro for a good example of taking it like a champ).

Archuleta – Wasn’t bad. He sang well, but in switching the song like he did, he just gutted the meaning of the material. It’s not like he replaced the emotion of the song with something else (ala. David Cook’s ABMB), no, he just ripped it’s heart out and left nothing there.

Carly – GOOD. FOR. HER. For the first time, she looked like she actually loved to sing. The desperation was gone and Carly just let it fly. Wasn’t the best, but it was certainly nice to the see the light come back into her eyes.

Cook – Played it straight. Showed off what a good voice he actually has. It will be a 50/50 split on this…those who liked his versatility…those who are gonna wait till next week to see the ‘real’ DC return. That being said. He’s gaining fans by the droves and he lost absolutely NONE with that performance. Way to march towards that finale kid!

Bottom 3: Carly, Castro, Brooke
Going Home: Brooke (I’m just tired of the whining and endless excuses)

Ah, Craig, I’m voting for Jason big time and believe me, I’m no teenage girl who is goo goo eyed over him. Far from it. I am also a Taylor Hicks fan, after all, :rolleyes_tb:. I enjoy mellow voices and understated performances. Heck, I married a guy that I met while he was playing guitar in a coffeehouse. Different opinions is what keeps life interesting!

Jason said that he was initially familiar with the songs, but not the musicals in his pre-clip chat with Ryan. I don’t think it’s unreasonable that he could have said something like, “Before I picked my song, I didn’t know a cat was singing it” and he got the dunce edit. I’d be surprised if he didn’t do some research on his selection. No way to know for sure. Maybe I’m still smarting over the Ace/Queen edit of Season 5. Or maybe I’m just a Castrotard.

I think he picked the song because 1)he liked it (he did defend it to Simon last night and that’s the first time he’s ever talked back to a judge) and 2) It’s time in the competition to take a risk. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out for him.

“Ignorance of a certain genre does not mean that you are dumb, Theater was just not Jasons interest but he wasnt mean about it or dum, he just plain did not have a frame of reference when it came to theater.”

It’s funny on one of my theater sites they were very upset that none of these kids did their homework when it came to musicals. If there is one thing I always though Katharine was smart for saying was as soon as you make the top 32 she said you should learn as many different songs so you are ready for each theme night. It’s not like having a theme night is a shock anymore they’re told in advance what the themes are and are allowed internet access so at that point you type of Andrew Lloyd Webber and look for songs that fit you instead of just singing anything. If Jason really wanted he could have sang “Everything’s Allright”, “High Flying Adored,” Any Dream Will Do, “No Matter What” or any one of the other songs that could have fit his style but he did himself in by choosing a song that was made for a bigger voice then what he had.

As for Carl Anderson as Judas he’s okay but I preferred Ben Vereen who won a Tony Award for it. I thought Carly was best of the night even with a few lyric missteps which weren’t as noticeable as Brooke or David A’s. Also if she had sang the song in the standard angry way she would have been accused of falling into her scary angry face instead she gave the song vocal fireworks and was sensational.

I do think the competition would be fine without Jason’s voice although I prefer him to Syesha and Brooke. I don’t think we’ll find out because he’s most certainly safe. My guess is that Brooke will go and that’s probably a good thing although I’m not sure we can handle the tears. I’d hate to see Carly go because she makes it interesting at least.

I did enjoy DC’s performance last night but did he have to put in those last two notes? I had planned on buying his studio version until then.

Any word fom Nigel on tonight’s bootee? No mention of a shocker? If not, then it is probably Brooke, due to her meltdown last night and progressive downward spiral.

5 pages! It’s just like old times on here, love it.

Anyone else get the video version of Music of the Night? It made me download a new version of iTunes. After downloading the video, I hit play & all I see is a green screen, no video just audio. Is that what it is suppose to do? Thanks for any help from anyone :smile_wp:

StevenD – I know I already said this but …if the song was such a bad fit for Jason, I wonder why ALW didn’t steer him to a better choice.

Andrew Lloyd Webber said something about how he was going to be edited so maybe he did try to steer him to a different song or since this was such a fought over song maybe Jason didn’t have the leeway to change the song since so many others wanted it. I remember in Season 5 Katharine had a few songs she wanted to run by Rod Stewart during big band night so maybe they all had a few other songs to sing. Andrew Lloyd Webber is not going to want one of his most well known songs butchered on Idol so I don’t think he was at fault for this.

I don’t think it was “butchered”, but to each his own. And if he tried to steer Jason elsewhere and Jason didn’t take his advice, I have to believe they’d have shown that. The whole thing just bugged me. It was editted to make ALW look like he didn’t take Jason seriously. Then the over the top comments from R and S. They sure made it look like they hung Jason out to dry. I suppose I’ll just have to get on with my life!

I think Jason put a lot of feeling into his song. I thought he made it his own. He didn’t go off pitch. I liked it.