Comments on: Season 8 Hollywood Rounds Spoiler Update

By: itsalleternal

itsalleternal — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:23:37 +0000

I caught that too re: Von Smith’s status:

At last archive on Yahoo search:

Record Label Kon Live Distribution
Type of Label Major

Listed today:

Record Label None
Type of Label Unsigned

Sign maybe he is in the top 40-50 and is trying to catch up to us?

By: Hazehel

Hazehel — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:49:18 +0000

OK if Von Smith or Osmond makes the top 24- i might not watch this show ever again.

Hehehe, I bet that Von Smith got into Top 24 already. It’s just very interesting that on his website his label status suddenly went from signed to unsigned just yesterday, when people started getting interested in those who made the Hollywood round.

By: Duke

Duke — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:41:06 +0000

OK if Von Smith or Osmond makes the top 24- i might not watch this show ever again.
Von Smith has a great voice- but he sings like a chick. and he’s already famous. ugh. american idol better not fuck me over this year.

By: gabam

gabam — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:14:53 +0000

I hope Michael makes it to Top 24. I really like him and can’t wait to hear him sing. From early on until he could not discuss anything with us, he was nice to fans. Too bad he can’t chat anymore. I wish him well.

Michael’s MySpace mood was “blissful” before Hollywood Week and it still says that. I think that he likes to sing but maybe does not have the can’t live without music thing that Jason has. When he could not have his drum set at college, Jason taught himself to play the guitar and to sing. Michael already plays the guitar and taught himself to play Jason’s uke and bought his own since it was so much fun to play.

My guess is that if he didn’t make it, Michael would just go back to college to get his degree and go on with the life that he had planned before AI happened. No harm in trying.

I wonder how many semi-pros we’ll have for Season 8. For the early shows, I hope that they show more of the ones who made it through to Top 24 than the ones who obviously did not make it. They should not even put people through to the judges who are over the age limit or who can’t sing. Waste of time. Those 3 professional comics that they put through to the judges last year really wasted time. They weren’t even funny, IMO.

By: sonyab

sonyab — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:06:52 +0000

YAY! I’m able to comment. I always have trouble signing in! I don’t know why.. Anyway, I LOVE Von Lee Smith! I’m a big fan!!! He is a fantastic singer! He has got a great singing voice. I first learned about him on The View and was thinking wow he should be on American Idol! Sure he is loud but so are other singers. Some people I don’t like their loud singing voice but on Von Lee Smith it suits him. I thought he would have gotten signed somewhere! I am a big fan of his!!! WOOOOOOOOOOO!

By: Tess

Tess — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:55:06 +0000

See the following link for David Osmond information.

http://davidosmond.com/The_Official_David_Osmond_Website/About_Me.html

By: Lu

Lu — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:09:06 +0000

An Osmond??? I so hope we at least get to him sing . I wonder if he has those same pearly whites that Donny has?

By: Hazehel

Hazehel — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:57:14 +0000

Von Smith is already getting on my nerves. He sings to impress, and not to express

Yup, that’s exactly his problem. He really need to learn to use his extraordinary voice to good effect, rather than just an exercise in vocal gymnastics. He could win it if he realises that singing is about expressiveness, and that over-singing a song can be really, really annoying.

By: Tony

Tony — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:54:47 +0000

Oooo….that Felicia Barton girl is really good!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:03:26 +0000

I finally watched Von’s. He looks like a lost Osmond child. LOL (yes I know he is not an Osmond).

I see he does Sam Harris’s version of Over the Rainbow. Good singer, voice too high pitched for me. About 45 seconds is all I can stand of that. phew.

Hopefully there is someone in this new batch I can root on. Any word on any of the girl’s being great?

By: lalalalax3

lalalalax3 — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:12:51 +0000

I think Joanna Pacitti was on an episode of What I Like About You.

She also has a song on the Legally Blonde soundtrack.

By: cheese

cheese — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:35:54 +0000

cheese – who was your initial favorite?

Josiah. Actually, he probably still is my favorite, even though I’m all wrapped up in the Cook stuff, too.

By: primeminister

primeminister — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:31:01 +0000

agreed, cheese. Von Smith is already getting on my nerves. He sings to impress, and not to express—I was hoping that American Idol would move away from these types of singers and instead showcase the organic type singers that we saw more of last season.

By: itsalleternal

itsalleternal — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:28:55 +0000

cheese – who was your initial favorite?

By: cheese

cheese — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:10:58 +0000

hmm, that Von Smith guy is going to get on my nerves. Boys really should not sing “And I am Telling You.” I think that turned me off Archie from the beginning.

Honestly, I hope another struggling musician type with no former contracts, View appearances, Star Search victories, etc. makes it big this year, although of course those types add something to the show, too. I think I’ll wait to the field is narrowed down a bit before checking out a lot of links (my initial favorite didn’t even make the Top 24 last year!)