Wednesday Mar 28

First!

Some Doubt
On Gwen Stefani night on ”American Idol,” several performers are good or bad enough to make us question the conventional-wisdom rankings

…Sure, with her shoulder-length red-streaked locks, that patterned kimono-top dress, and those knee-high black boots, LaKisha finally looked the part tonight. But I just can’t shake the fear that she has very little musical imagination, that she’ll never be comfortable covering a song by anyone other than an iconic black female vocalist. And even worse, that compared to said vocalists à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  who thus far include Jennifer Holliday, Gladys Knight, Whitney Houston, Shirley Bassey, and Ms. Summer à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  LaKisha is merely presenting a Xerox, and her cartridge is running low on ink. Oh, what I wouldn’t have given for Kiki to surprise me by choosing the Pretenders’ ”Middle of the Road” or Lauper’s ”I Drove All Night” or even the Police’s ”Don’t Stand So Close to Me.”…

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20016179,00.html

Hee! Okay, had to get that in. Carry on.

I actually had my son’s concert so I haven’t had a chance to watch last night’s show yet. I’m looking forward to it – and wondering what in world Sanjaya’s hair must have looked like to cause such comments. Hmm…

‘Idol’ stars hollaback at Stefani

It was Gwen Stefani night Tuesday on “American Idol,” and the singer spent much of her time as a mentor trying to tamp down the trills and melismas that are as natural to an “American Idol” contest as crickets in August….

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070328/ENT02/703280393/1032/ENT

American Idol: The Sanjaya Show Continues

…Our biggest pet peeve with tonightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s show was that the producers didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t fill up the entire hour with more camera angles of Sanjaya Malakarà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s hair. Picture this, if you will — his long locks were put up in seven ponytails to create a massive fauxhawk. It was incredible. And much better than his rendition of No Doubtà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Bathwater.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (LAist understands that he has a HUGE fanbase, but the guy was seriously out of tune. Guys, do you really, really believe he has a better voice than Melinda or LaKisha? Or is it his sex appeal that draws you in?)…

http://www.laist.com/archives/2007/03/27/american_idol_the_sanjaya_show_continues.php

Views of the weird on ‘Idol’

TV/MUSIC REVIEW: Boring routines, bad clothes abound

The American Idol judges have an announcement: Let it be known throughout the land that Blake Lewis is Extremely Hip.

But Blake wasn’t the worst of the night, of course. Duh. For that, we go to the guy who introduced America to the horror that is the ponyhawk. From the side, Sanjaya Malakar’s seven floppy ponytails flowed downward in a neat row. But from the front, he was Pebbles Flintstone…

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-idol_0328gl.ART.State.Edition1.44328f1.html

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ Chatter: Sanjaya Malakar, the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹hairà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ apparent

Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Week 6 of Sanjayagate on à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idol,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and, well, letà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just say Sanjaya Malakar certainly didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t disappoint with Tuesdayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s, um, performance.
After I composed myself from nearly uncontrollable fits of giggling at his Marvin the Martian hairstyle and generally uninspired, hilariously weak performance of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Bathwater,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  I realized heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just mocking us now. Seriously. He knows heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s become a national joke and heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s throwing it back in our faces.
à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Look America! Look how completely ridiculous and talentless I can be yet still survive week after week! I have the power! You must vote for me! One of us! One of us!à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ …

http://www.journaltimes.com/nucleus/index.php?itemid=11799

Reality Check: Hair-Raising Performances on ‘American Idol’

Before we get down to discussing the singing, let’s focus on what “Idol” viewers really want to know: What could Sanjaya have possibly been thinking?

Let me just say that the boy has clearly become some sort of hairdresser’s plaything. Someone should take pity on him and leave his follicles alone…

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,261863,00.html

The ‘Idol’ Recap!

The “American Idol” Top 10 performed NO DOUBT tunes, along with pop songs that inspired this week’s guest, music icon GWEN STEFANI, such as THE POLICE, DONNA SUMMER and the CURE.

Gwen explained her choices, saying, “It [wasn't just their music], it was their personality, their character and their style.”…

http://www.etonline.com/tv/spotlight/47573/

‘American Idol’ contestant Malakar’s star hangs on public support, and that great hair

Flowing hair and a precious smile have their rewards.

In the online community and in Malakar’s home state of Washington, the croaking crooner seems to have a loyal following of friends, family and fanatics who would like nothing better than to see him achieve the ultimate “Idol” success and be the last singer standing in May…

http://www.tdn.com/articles/2007/03/28/ap-state-wa/d8o515k82.txt

Very funny review by Luna and Bethel, my official show reviewers and interviewers. Written by my very snarky friend Marina:

http://chris-sligh.info/content/view/103/31/

*crosses fingers for Chris* Thank you to everyone who voted for him last night

BIG HUGS!

American Idol Song Competition Still Planned

Even though American Idol producer Ken Warwick told TV Week that the song competition was on hold, fellow American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe recently revealed that it will likely still happen. Lythgoe said “Hopefully theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re still going to do the song competition. The song competition hasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t really anything to do with Ken and I. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s to do with 19 and 19 Music, which is a separate area and then Ken and I were talking about trying to bounce off the song competition by offering Fox a special or a couple of specials on it.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ …

http://www.realitytvmagazine.com/blog/2007/03/american_idol_s_2.html

See? Where would the media be without Sanjaya and his hair?

Local music veterans critique ‘Idol’ finalists
Song selection draws raves, criticism

…”Chris is a great singer, but I don’t think he is an artist. He was really uncomfortable trying to keep up with beats,” Stewart said.

Chapman said, “He sounds like Phil Collins; he has got a really good voice.” Willmon said he was disappointed with Sligh’s overall performance. “I kept waiting for the big guy to open up and sing. I thought it was too white, didn’t have soul.”…

http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070328/ENTERTAINMENT12/703280437

MORE MIJAC VEGAS RUMORS: Talk of world tours, Vegas acts and Jackson 5 reunions has not ceased.

…Jackson is reportedly planning the stadium idea with à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  creator Simon Fuller. However, the singerà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s rep, Raymone Bain, told Rush & Malloy: “He hasn’t made up his mind about whether a Vegas show is in the cards for him. He’s been in the studio since November working on his music. He’s been presented with various proposals. A Vegas show isn’t a priority.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

In the meantime, Jackson is reportedly laying down new tracks with producers will.i.am and Rodney Jerkins for his upcoming album, which so far does not have a label home.

http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur32390.cfm

This just in: Tomorrow’s news today

…According to our fortune teller (whom we have named Sanjaya the Second, for obvious reasons), Melinda is going to win American Idol, the Dairy Palace will open April 1 and the Powerball numbers next week will be 16-38-4-17-55 and the powerball will be 22. Sanjaya the Second also said she knew Kelly was going to soundly defeat Rob in our NCAA pool. (Smart lady.)…

http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070328/SPARK/703280308

‘Idol’ is ‘an open race,’ says producer
Lythgoe is ‘wary’ of early favorites

Don’t crown Lakisha Jones — or rival Melinda Doolittle — the new American Idol just yet.

That’s what Nigel Lythgoe, executive producer of the hit Fox series American Idol, told reporters yesterday during a telephone news conference……

http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/bal-to.idol28mar28,0,703637.story?coll=bal-features-headlines

Adviser gives Jordin fashion word

Glendale 17-year old Jordin Sparks continues her run on American Idol, and just as her musical talent evolves along the way, so does her style.

But there is always room for help, especially when prepping for national TV…

http://www.azcentral.com/community/glendale/articles/0328gl-idol28Z18.html

GLAAD about ‘Runway’

…
Pickler gets prequel
“American Idol” Season 5 finalist Kellie Pickler will host “The 2007 CMT Music Awards Video of the Year Special” on April 9, CMT announced yesterday.

But that’s just an appetizer to the actual CMT awards, which air April 16 and will be hosted by Jeff Foxworthy, who, thanks to “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth-Grader?” is now hotter than even an “Idol” runner-up.
…

http://www.philly.com/dailynews/features/20070328_GLAAD_about_Runway.html

Local ‘Idol’ hopeful picks up praise
No Doubt tune, “Can’t Speak” carries Richardson through Tuesday night’s performance.

After almost being booted off “American Idol” last week, Chesapeake resident Chris Richardson is still fighting strong.

He chose to sing a slower tune during Tuesday night’s performance – one that a judge said showed more of his R&B side….

http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/dp-92518sy0mar28,0,1443894.story?coll=dp-news-local-final

American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Approaching PC Nightmare

…As I sat there watching yet another bad singer hand on way beyond his talent level and the crowd once again boo Simon Cowellà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s honest autopsy of that performance, it all struck me at once.

Imagine an American Idol semi-final in the not-to-distant future. Three contestants remain with only two spots for the much anticipated finale. One of the contestants is a Muslim teen named Rafik with outstanding singing ability and a powerful stage presence. The second contestant is a gay gentleman named Aaron with a powerful voice and an impressive vocal range. The third and final contestant is an illegal immigrant named Rosa blessed with a sweet voice and charisma few can resist…

http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/challenges.php?id=840703

My ratings for the idols this week

Lakisha – A-
Chris Sligh – A+ (cuz I’m biased…and stubborn)
Gina – B-
Sanjaya – D+ (+ for the ponytail thing on his head)
Haley – D-
Phil – B+
Melinda – B-
Blake – A
Jordin – B+
Chris R – D-

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ : Phil Stacey has his night; judges bow to Sanjaya

Gwen Stefani was the guest star giving advice to the contestants on à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  this week and she was bo-ring. Her comments were simple and monotone. But she looked surprisingly good without the bright red lips she usually sports.

The surprise standout tonight had to be Phil Stacey, who Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve bagged on often in the past. Singing à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Every Breath You Take,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Stacey had the whole package tonight, looking cool with the little knit cap and layered outfit. He chose the perfect song for his voice and he didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t try to kill it….

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2007/03/american_idol_phil_stacey_has_his_night_judges_bow_to_sanjaya.html

‘Gone Country’ festival closes with Baby V concert Festival
Nine-day event turnout lower than last year

…Baby V’s concert

She opened up with songs from varied artists including The Dixie Chicks, Aretha Franklin and Shania Twain…

http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070328/NEWS01/703280303/1075

American Idol – Will Sanjaya Malakarà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Mohawk Bring Him Good Luck?

During the American Idol Top Ten performance show, there was a re-occurring theme involving Sanjaya Malakar and good luck. After Sanjaya selected the song à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Bath Water,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Gwen Stefani said à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I feel for him. I think ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s going to be really difficult for him. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a hard song, and he chose it, so good luck for him tonight.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ …

http://www.realitytvmagazine.com/blog/2007/03/american_idol_w.html

IDOL’S MANE MAN

We want to run our collective fingers through the versatile tresses of “American Idol” hair god Sanjaya Malakar. One night they’re fluffy; the next, flat. One night, spiral curls; the next, pin-straight. We couldn’t really focus on last week’s mediocre rendition of “You Really Got Me” for dreaming of the hair, the beautiful, beautiful hair.

Print your own cut-and-fold copies. It’s probably the only way you’ll get scissors near Sanjaya…

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/artsandliving/daily/graphics/sanjaya_032707/sanjaya.html

Idol, Part Deux Deux
Abysmal American Idol contestant Sanjaya Malakar to sing at Riverbend

Looking to capitalize on the early buzz surrounding the announcement that 2006 American Idol contestant Chris Daughtry will be appearing at this yearà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Riverbend Festival, organizers of Chattanoogaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s premiere musical event announced last week that theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve also booked current Idol contestant Sonjaya Malakar. The 17 year-old Malakar will open for Daughtry and his band, Daughtry, on the Coca-Cola stage on June 9….

http://www.chattanoogapulse.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2007/03/28/46097149189f2

American Idol Shocker: Jordin Sparks, Scarnato, Sligh Eliminations Possible

If DialIdol has it right, we may be in for yet another shocking American Idol eliminations night, more shocking than the cable outage that caused Gambling911.com’s own Carrie Stroup to improvise Tuesday’s night’s performance show…

http://www.gambling911.com/American-Idol-Jordin-Sparks-Scarnato-Sligh-032807.html

Sanjaya opening for little d? Iiiiiinteresting….

‘American Idol’ rocks it out with Gwen Stefani

American Idol was back on tonight, and since we have a bona fide hunger striker out there in crazy town not eating over Sanjaya Malakar, it has become the most sideshow Idol ever.

If Sanjaya just showed up and claimed laryngitis he would probably be voted through another week. Every scenario is possible at this point…

http://smallscreen.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1283762.php/American_Idol_rocks_it_out_with_Gwen_Stefani

Jones is fly in her tribute to Summer
More kudos for Flint ‘Idol’ hopeful

…Best advice: This was the umpteenth time Doolittle has seemed stunned and humbled to receive good reviews. Enough already. “Don’t look surprised,” Ryan Seacrest told her. “Embrace it.”…

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070327/ENT03/303270001/1001/COL10

Week 3: The official summary

And here’s what took me so long to compose:

Letà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s get it out of the way up front: the much-vilified Sanjaya Malakar stole the show on American Idol Tuesday. Not by superior singing (he was better than usual but hopelessly outclassed by his rivals), but by setting new standards for hair-raising adventure by sporting an astonishing fauxhawk (see photo elsewhere on the site, I hope). Perhaps he was auditioning for a modernized Disney Channel revival of Davy Crockett in which the title character doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t bother with a cap, instead affixing the raccoon tail directly to his natural hair…

http://blogs.usatoday.com/idolchatter/2007/03/week_3_the_offi.html

Sanjayamania Part ‘Do
It’s the mashup from hell: “American Idol” and “Grease: You’re the One That I Want” officially hooked up tonight with Sanjaya Malakar’s faux-hawk. Why didn’t he just sing “Beauty School Drop-out?” It’s clearly what he’s angling for.

Melinda was good, although I still feel brain freeze every time she sings, so was Blake Lewis. The show is really losing it. Sanjaya might be the only thing keeping America’s interest at this point.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=3&entry_id=14806

The rebel in popera’s P Diddy

…A lover of “bling” and fast rides, the 30-year-old Grigolo à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  whose debut album In the Hands of Love is out now à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  is the latest tenor to invade the “popera” market dominated by supergroup II Divo, Andrea Bocelli and Russell Watson.

“Simon Cowell invited me to join II Divo a few years ago but I wasn’t ready then,” the tenor told Today over the phone from Rome. “But now, I am ready and I made the album because I wanted to connect with more people through my music.”…

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainment/view/266831/1/.html

Sanjaya goes faux-hawk

Finally Sanjaya Malakar delivers something worth watching on American Idol. No, he still can’t sing; but he is sure as hell making us laugh (at him)!!

Next week, I wanna see Sanjaya in drag! Think he will do it?!

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

American Idol Top Ten do Gwen Stefani

The top 10 on American Idol were given the lovely Gwen Stefani as their mentor this week. For the most part they did her proud, with many of them doing great or okay…

http://www.curlio.com/article/9585/last/American_Idol_Top_Ten_do_Gwen_Stefani

Sanjaya Malakar: Beloved, bemoaned

Sanjaya Malakar may not have much of a voice, but his fans are plenty vocal. By simply surviving on American Idol, Sanjaya is sparking debate, conspiracy theories and never-ending threads of online flamers and groupies.
When votes are revealed tonight, he may again avoid the executioner. Could he linger till the end?

‘IDOL’ CHATTER: How did the rest fare on Tuesday?…..

http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-03-27-sanjaya-inside_N.htm

Sanjaya on à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ rocks a faux-hawk
Judges can’t resist commenting on teen’s hair

After rumors swirled last week that Sanjaya Malakar would perform on “American Idol” during the “British Invasion” show with a mohawk, he didn’t deliver. If you were saddened by that sidestep, don’t worry à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  Sanjaya sported a big ol’ faux-hawk tonight!

Whether you like or dislikethe style, one thing’s for sure: that hair is as big as his courage!…

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17822498/

My gut instinct is that Sligh goes home tonight. Sorry steve-o — take solace in the fact that I’m usually wrong! Last night’s performances, for me, were universally boring. Sanjaya’s mohawk was the highlight, which is confirmed by the number iof articles about him. hehe, I hope Dingo voted.

‘Idol’s’ Biggest Fan Gets A New Look

“Saturday Night Live” may have had a little fun at the expense of 13-year-old Sanjaya Idol superfan Ashley Ferl, but who cares? Ashley’s going to have the last laugh. Not only has her dedication made her a media darling, it’s also gotten her a new look just in time for tonight’s “American Idol.”

“It’s like the coolest feeling ever,” Ashley said of getting made over…

http://www.dailynews.com/entertainment/ci_5531657

‘Idol’ locks Fox in lead
Hit show keeps network center stage

The “American Idol” juggernaut continued to mow down the competish last week, helping Fox claim another victory in key demos and move into the season lead.
Although ABC got a nice boost from the record-setting return of “Dancing With the Stars,” and CBS carried the weekend courtesy of men’s basketball tourney action, Fox prevailed behind its big “Idol” nights of Tuesday and Wednesday.

And the net made it look easy, beating runner-up CBS among adults 18-49 by about 25% (4.4 rating/12 share to 3.5/10 share), according to Nielsen estimates. While the Eye still had it in total viewers (11.4 million to 11.2 million for Fox), Fox swept the other demo categories, ranging from adults 25-54 (4.8/12) to viewers 12-34 (3.7/12)…

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961916.html?categoryid=14&cs=1

MP3Musicgrams.com Receives Notice of Allowance

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“MP3 Musicgramsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Updates Statement of Use for Category : Downloadable Music Sound Recordings

…The site also selects à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Featured MP3à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , currently at the siteà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s discretion. The current featured MP3 Musicgram is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s too easy (Rock)à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  by The RoundSquare. To hear it, search by artist or song or see the Featured MP3 on the site home page. Previously featured MP3 Musicgrams have included Ayla Brown, well known American Idol 5 Contestant, with “Forward”, Double Deal Brand Records…

http://www.prlog.org/10011846-mp3musicgrams-com-receives-notice-of-allowance.html

WAIT! The ‘Daily News’ link doesn’t lead to crying girl’s makeover…

Thanks as always Lisa B. for the articles!

Idol Talent Draining Ratings?

Really, it may not be Sanjaya’s fault. It could be Washington D.C.’s.

But the Idol singers, whose ranks have included the much maligned Sanjaya Malakar and the much praised Melinda Doolittle, were not entirely acquitted…

http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=881a418d-edfd-4394-a1ce-32809506bba5

Alaina Alexander Nude: American Idol Battle With Antonella Barba?

It worked for Antonella Barba. But where were the Alaina Alexander nude photos when the gorgeous American Idol babe was working on making a run at being the next American Idol? Antonella Barba carried the buzz for the contest with her wild photos that were leaked to the Internet from an outside source. Her photos featured a wet and wild Antonella while Alaina has used her MySpace page to post some very classy black and white stills along with a bit of her music.

Her timing is a bit off, though. She was dumped even before Antonella. Still she understands that sex sells, or at least gets then in the door, so one can guess she is getting some activity on her page…

http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272612367.shtml

City of Bothell to Proclaim April 11 as à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Blake Lewis Dayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

In honor of American Idol finalist and Bothell citizen Blake Lewis, the City of Bothell will proclaim April 11 as à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Blake Lewis Day.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  The special presentation will be made at the April 10 Council meeting (begins at 6 p.m. at the City of Bothell Municipal Court, 10116 NE 183rd Street, Bothell). Mayor Mark Lamb will present the proclamation to Lewisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ parents, Dallas and Dinah Lewis…

http://www.ci.bothell.wa.us/dept/CM/PIO/NewsEvents/releases/2007/032707BlakeLewis.htm

Who roots for the ‘Idols’?

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  is a singing competition, a national phenomenon, the most successful show on television, and at its heart, an election. The candidates may be called contestants, but they are all vying to win the title of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  in the same way that a bevy of Democrats are currently vying for the title of President of the United States. And like these political candidates, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  candidates will be chosen not only based on who will do the best job, but by the size of the constituency to which they appeal.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-idol-0327-pg,0,633654.photogallery?coll=la-home-entertainment

Time for Riverwalk to step up

…Paleontologist Frank Garcia, Melissa McGhee of American Idol and a big-voiced Tarpon Springs 14-year-old named Jenna Lang gave stellar performances at Monday night’s Karaoke for Kids celebrity singing fundraiser.

That’s all I’m saying.

http://www.sptimes.com/2007/03/28/Hillsborough/Time_for_Riverwalk_to.shtml

Mourning Becomes Us

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m still not quite done mourning for Stephanie Edwards, who last week became the first truly unjust ejectee of the season.

After all, this is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idol.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ …

http://blogs.ocregister.com/watcher/

American Idol: Lame Ass Music Baby

A few queries: What the Hades was tonightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s theme? Songs by Donna Summer, the Police, and No Doubt? How does Seacrest get from all the way at the back of the audience to back stage during the AI theme song? Is he the Flash? Mommy, why doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t Gwen Stefanià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s forehead move anymore? Why do some of the most naturally gifted contestants on the show have such trouble picking memorable songs? When did we start using à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“pocketà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  to refer to à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“tempo?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Enough of that. Onto the reviews…

http://blogs.phillyburbs.com/blog.php?p=11967&cat=39#more-11967

Aw, phillyburbs is pretending Sanjaya doesn’t even exists. Meanies.

Corrected link, apologises.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢sà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ Biggest Fan Gets A New Look

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Saturday Night Liveà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  may have had a little fun at the expense of 13-year-old Sanjaya Idol superfan Ashley Ferl, but who cares? Ashleyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s going to have the last laugh. Not only has her dedication made her a media darling, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s also gotten her a new look just in time for tonightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idol.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s like the coolest feeling ever,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Ashley said of getting made overà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

http://www.accesshollywood.com/news/ah4638.shtml

Video

http://video.accesshollywood.com/player/?id=85835

Former ‘Idol’ hopeful performs at Gator’s

With “American Idol” in full swing on the Fox network, a former contestant comes to Montgomery for a show today.

The show is free. There will also be food and drink specials. WLWI 92.3 is sponsoring the show.

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070328/ENT/703280326/1005

hey longsong. Constantine sang Every Litte Thing. I posted a link in the top 10 thread.

Gwen Stefani’s American Idol night may lead to surprise elimination

Gwen Stefani struggled to find something nice to say about Sanjaya Malakar’s American Idol performance Tuesday but Chris Sligh and Chris Richardson seem to have done worse than him….

http://www.theonlinewire.com/articleView.aspx?ID=2564

Thanks, Little Debbi! Something to look forward to.

And thanks, Lisa B for the updated link.

Off to the showers, all! Sorry about the “First!” thing, it really was quite obnoxious and juvenile on my part…apologies!

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢sà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ Sanjayaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦can he get any worse?

I want to start by reminding everyone to vote tonight on your favorite Idol and the one that must go homeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Sanjayaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦on the DDN.com American Idol poll.

So ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Gwen Stephani night. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve always thought she was beautiful but she looks even prettier if thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s possible tonight. She has the most flawless complexion. It actually looks airbrushed. I was surprised with her demeanor because sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s so edgy and wild on stage but she seemed almost demure in the opening interview. And she really gave some pretty pointed comments about the singers. This should be good tonight…

http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/o/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/realitytv/entries/2007/03/27/american_idols_7.html

Piers Morgan: ‘At last I’m a star – and it’s AWESOME!

…APRIL 26

He told me he thought the new talent show had the potential to be as big as Idol. “If you get the job, you will become obscenely rich and absurdly famous.” …

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=445040&in_page_id=1773

Does anyone have a link to Aliana’s my space page still? Apparently she’s posted to some new photo’s of the Antonella sort and MrT would like to see

Mrs Trep, if you click on the national ledger link that Lisa b posted, it has a direct link to Alaina’s myspace.

Next week is going to really separate the singers from the non-singers. According to Access Hollywood, Tony Bennet will be the guest. Could it be American Standards week? If you can sing you shine, if you can’t you sink.

Last season pretty much everybody did well during that week with Kat standing ahead of the rest. My prediction the singers (Melinda, Lakisha, Jordin) will do well. The not that great of singers (Blake who I love but really doesn’t have that great of a voice if you listen to him with your eyes closed, Chris R., Sanjaya, Haley, etc) are going to sink like a stone.

The in betweens may do well if they chose wisely (Phil, Gina, Chris S.).

This week Gina shined! Who should go is Haley.

I think Haley will go too.

Morning!

Does anybody else think this emperor of cutting-edge has no clothes?

Hahahah…yes.

MrsTrep, I was curious so I looked at Alaina’s page.

http://www.myspace.com/alainaalexandermusic

Has this been posted? Sorry if it this is a repeat…

Date: Mar 27, 2007 10:00 AM

Learn More about the Bucky Nation

Did anybody see Bucky on Good Morning America? Any links?

Talkin’ to myself and feelin’ old…ladida ladida… :blush_tb:

She Should Have Worn This

“American Idol” castoff Alaina Alexander is showing off her other assets on her new MySpace music page.

Perhaps this little songbird should’ve flaunted that taut bod a little earlier in the singing contest. Like Haley Scarnato, whose singing puts one in the mind of performing televised tracheotomies, showing off her physical prowess might have kept her on the show until the inevitable vote-off.

http://ww.tmz.com/2007/03/27/she-should-have-worn-this/

Sorry Purps can’t help.
Beesims may be able to point you in the right direction.

That’s alright, Lisa. Thanks. I’ll come back later to check. Ciao!

Any Prince fans here? Great video up of him on the Brits Awards.

Prince, Purple Rain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIvfgEVu2Aw

I feel so terrible for Sanjaya sometimes. I mean, hey, he chose to put himself out there and he’s got to take his lumps, but…he’s really not a TERRIBLE singer; he’s just a terrible PERFORMER. But his lack of performing skills, and not really knowing what to do with his voice, is getting translated by some journalists into “Sanjaya can’t sing.” Kind of like last year, some journalists used “I don’t personally care for Taylor’s singing style” and “Taylor sucks a$$” interchangably. Of course I think Taylor was a far superior singer and performer than Sanjaya, but the hyperbole is the same. The difference is that Taylor was a full-grown man. Sanjaya is a boy. It’s just a little cruel. Did Covais take this much shit last year?

I feel so terrible for Sanjaya sometimes. I mean, hey, he chose to put himself out there and heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s got to take his lumps, butà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s really not a TERRIBLE singer; heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just a terrible PERFORMER. But his lack of performing skills, and not really knowing what to do with his voice, is getting translated by some journalists into à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Sanjaya canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t sing.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Kind of like last year, some journalists used à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t personally care for Taylorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s singing styleà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Taylor sucks a$$à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  interchangably. Of course I think Taylor was a far superior singer and performer than Sanjaya, but the hyperbole is the same. The difference is that Taylor was a full-grown man. Sanjaya is a boy. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just a little cruel. Did Covais take this much shit last year?

I see a big change in Sanjaya the last 2 weeks. He went from the hung dog, I’m hurt little boy, to the fuck it, I’m having a good time with this, I don’t give a shit what they say bad boy. I like it, and I think it will keep him around for weeks.

FOR THE SOUL PATROL AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES…..

I was at Taylor’s concert in Green Bay last night – it was outstanding.

:wink_wp:

FOR THE SOUL PATROL AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIESà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..

:lol_tb:

He went from the hung dog, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m hurt little boy, to the fuck it, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m having a good time with this, I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t give a shit what they say bad boy.

I’ve seen the same change, JJ. I think last week was Sanjaya’s “Play That Funky Music” moment, as it were, and I’m glad he’s having fun. It’s a lot better than wandering onstage as a scared little lamb every week. This season DOES bore me to tears (at least relative to last season), but I do have to keep watching for Sanjaya and his hair.

Okay, off to the gym. Be back in :30 or so.

“Tony Bennet will be the guest.”

Really? Now, I’m excited. I might be the only one, but I love Tony Bennett. Got his duets cd “Tony Bennett Duets An American Classic” for Christmas and it is pretty excellent. The man is 80 years old and sings better than most of today’s crap. I watched a pbs special of him performing the songs from this cd and one of the commentators said something like “he learned his craft from going to jazz clubs and making his voice immitate the instruments”. I think he will have some good pointers for the contestants. Even if you’re laughing at my age and taste right now, give a few songs from this cd a listen. He sings with the Dixie Chicks, Streisand, James Taylor, Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, Elton John, Sting, Bono and a few others.

Off to put cd in stereo……..

Great to hear Ohso!

Little Debbi,

I hope what Access Hollywood said is true that Tony Bennett is next week’s guest. Tony Bennett is amazing and he has incredible style.

Oh BTW, I have that CD too. I am a sucker for Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra, two of the all time greats.

JJ
Mar 28th, 2007 at 7:51 am

I see a big change in Sanjaya the last 2 weeks. He went from the hung dog, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m hurt little boy, to the fuck it, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m having a good time with this, I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t give a shit what they say bad boy. I like it, and I think it will keep him around for weeks.

I agree and I love his new attitude.

He was on last years X Factor he looked and sounded like a walking corpse.

Sligh doesn’t flash the magic on ‘Idol’

“I was off. My bad.”

But Tuesday’s effort may not knock Sligh out of the competition. In the past few weeks, the singers who have had the weaker performances have managed to stay in the running on the hit TV show…

http://www.goupstate.com/article/20070328/NEWS/703280330/1051/NEWS01

He went from the hung dog, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m hurt little boy, to the fuck it, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m having a good time with this, I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t give a shit what they say bad boy. JJ
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When Sanjay walked out on stage last night, I thought, “oh my gawd, wot have you let them do to you?” But then he said he wanted the mohawk. Instead of shriveling in the face of being a national joke, he’s punching back and, it appears, having a Hell of a good time doing it. He may be the only performer up there with, uh, stones and good for him. And I didn’t think he sang badly either.

Gina was Best of The Night for me.

When Sanjay walked out on stage last night, I thought, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“oh my gawd, wot have you let them do to you?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 
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Mass, I thought the same.. Phil and Gina were the best for me last night.

I have tried 10 times to get VOTE FOR THE WORST! Did they finally get them? Will someone try to get them so I can know!!

Yeah, I thought Phil was one of the best last night…maybe partially because no one expected it to be that good. LaKisha and Melinda were boring.

Hey JJ. Have you ever been to the Chevrolet Theatre in Wallingford? If so, is it a nice venue for a concert?

I have tried 10 times to get VOTE FOR THE WORST! Did they finally get them? Will someone try to get them so I can know!!
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Did who finally get them?

OhSoDevine
I went to two of them-worth every penny! Until you’ve seen and heard the cd, you haven’t heard the cd. The taylor on stage was doing it his way!

emeralgem
Mar 28th, 2007 at 8:38 am
I have tried 10 times to get VOTE FOR THE WORST! Did they finally get them? Will someone try to get them so I can know!!
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Did who finally get them?

You know, American Idol would love to get rid of them. I still can’t get them. I love to read what they think about Sanjaya.

Hey squishy,in case you’re interested. I didn’t know, but Tony Bennett is currently doing a tour. I’ve just read quite a few reviews and seen some video and he looks and sounds great.

Oh, and my favorites (if you could call them that) would be Phil and Gina.

Come on Chris S, show us what you can do.

You know, American Idol would love to get rid of them. I still canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get them. I love to read what they think about Sanjaya.
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I’m unable to access the site.

Dial Idol is saying Chris Sligh and Haley are at the bottom but DI has been off this year.

I am not a Sligh fan but he needs to stay. He was just having an off night. He has a better voice than Blake and is funny too which he needs to show more. Hope he doesn’t get the boot but it is Haley. Her “light” voice will drown in American Standards Week if that is indeed the theme next week. Sligh has the best voice of the guys and may do well next week.

Slug hasn’t had one memorable performance. King Sanjaya will outlast him.

OhSoDevine
Mar 28th, 2007 at 7:51 am
FOR THE SOUL PATROL AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIESà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..

I was at Taylorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s concert in Green Bay last night – it was outstanding.

OhSo…I have been to 3 so far. Glad to see our Taylor is being consistent! (God, I love him and his concerts were beyond AWESOME!! His band…Oh My! I could spend hours just watching him breathe! Okay…I know…I’m completely hopeless!)

So jealous of all you people who get to go to multiple shows! I only got to go to one, and it was only Universal Studios at that…not a “real” concert and very early at that (I believe it was only the third or fourth stop on the tour) so he hadn’t yet incorporated many of his covers. Gah! Why can’t I have an anonymous benefactor who will gift me with Hicks tickets?

Kat, I can relate. I saw him in Endymion and at The Extravaganza, right before the tour started… I want the REAL THING..

“In the weekà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s biggest surprise, another American Idol alum, Elliott Yamin, sees his debut on Hickory Records, the new label from Sony/ATVà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Danny Strick through Bob Morellià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s RED, score a total of 96k for managers Jeff Rabhan and Josh Abraham. He bows just above fellow show grad Daughtry, who remains at #4. As Borat would say: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Niiiiiiice.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  From HDD.

Are we coming to the end of the Sanjaya “controversy?” I think he lasts 2-3 more weeks tops. He’ll make it into the final 6 only if the rest continue to bore. Outlasting Gina and Phil if they continue to be decent, doesn’t seem likely.

OhSoDevine
Mar 28th, 2007 at 7:51 am
FOR THE SOUL PATROL AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIESà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..

I was at Taylorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s concert in Green Bay last night – it was outstanding.

He is the best! Glad you had fun. I couldn’t stand it and got tickets to LA and Vegas. I know I am an addict.

Idol last night:
Gina and Phil surprised me, they have improved or picked really good songs for them. Phil didn’t wig me out as much as he usually does (looks like a singing skeleton)last night maybe it was the hat??

I didn’t think Chris R did as bad as some of the reviews above. I did think that Chris S and Haley were the worst last night. Haley should never had made it this far. Chris S is not growing and is at that point in the competition where he either steps it up or he goes home.

Hair boy…what can I say, there is something kind of charming about him but I agree with others above that he is just not a performer. I will say that he has come a long way from where he was in the beginning. I agree with JJ and Mass that he figures what do I have to lose and is taken on a stronger attitude and is having some fun with it. In away (and I can’t believe I am saying this) it would be interesting to see how much he could grow over the next 3 or 4 weeks…hmmm

Melinda is so good but I also agree with others that the shocked girl look has to go away and soon. She needs to believe in herself or it could come back to bite her later in the competition.

Lakisha- love her too but she needs to move beyond the diva sound and cannot display diva attitude or it will become a turn off. I wouldn’t count her out any time soon because I do think that she is a fighter, I just hope she is getting good advice and realistic feedback from people she trusts.

Okay that is 8/10 and I am not remembering the others which tell me that they didn’t make an impression…or I have a very bad memory. I would say that these 8 represent the lows and highs of the night for me.

Footnote: For those that are finding the show really boring or not entertaining…which is where I was a few weeks ago. I didn’t watch or snark for a couple of weeks and this week when I watched I thought that the hour was entertaining with some definite moments. Oh, and I don’t care how much time you take off the judges comments are redundant and boring.

Do any of the nbrs. people know where Kat’s/Taylor’s CD nbrs. come in for last week. They don’t show up on HDD. Sanjaya doesn’t sound so bad when you listen to him. It’s the whole package that sucks.

I find the judges very boring this year. I’ve heard it all before, the banter is scripted and Paula is being much too sane. Quick take her off the meds.

Kat saw a 60% increase in digital sales of over it this week! And she opened up her new fanclub mcpheeclub.com. Blake bored me last night for the first time, Chris Sligh for being in music in college and being in a band can’t find a beat to save his life. Phil was the greatest last night, still can’t stand Gina her voice annoys me. She picked in alright song but it was kinda boring and seemed like she only did the chorus, or maybe that’s all i remember

Squishy – We agree! On Sinatra and Bennett. I am looking forward to seeing Mr. Bennett next week and hearing what some of the better singers do with the music.

Taylor in Concert – He is one of the best. A true showman. I have been to many, many concerts from BIG NAME performers and he and his band are right up there with the very best.

Just an Observation – Apropos of nothing, I checked the scary board’s posting numbers on each Idol today. It is interesting how few there are compared to last year. It may mean there are more outlets for people to “talk”, but I think it reflects the less than interesting nature of this year’s crop of contestants.

BTW, When is Melinda going to graduate from the school of humility ?

Is there such a thing as being so humble all the time that eventually people find it annoying ?

Is there such a thing as being so humble all the time that eventually people find it annoying ?

Join the bandwagon, I came to that conclusion weeks ago.

Jpfan–I find the judges very boring this year. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve heard it all before, the banter is scripted and Paula is being much too sane. Quick take her off the meds.

Don’t you mean “put her back on the meds”???

It was always hard to tell if Paula was on or off the meds. She seems way too sane this year. It’s no fun. What’s idol with a sober Paula?

I did think Paula looked great last night, and I’m surprised she’s so coherent. Glad to know Taylor’s concert was good last night. I’m off to Chicago to see him tomorrow! FINALLY! Can’t wait.

jpfan: Do any of the nbrs. people know where Katà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s/Taylorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s CD nbrs. come in for last week.

Ken Barnes normally posts numbers in the afternoon. Sometimes we get SS numbers leaked elsewhere.

Here are some download numbers:
11 Daughtry “It’s Not Over” 52499 (-16%) 985655
18 Katharine Mcphee “Over It” 40022 (60%) 207375
24 Carre Underwood “Before He Cheats” 32707 (8%) 882645
28 Daughtry “Home” 30203 (0%) 155610
47 Carrie Underwood “Wasted” 22261 (4%) 137935
51 Elliott Yamin “Wait for You” 20250 (240%) 26202

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m off to Chicago to see him tomorrow! FINALLY! Canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t wait.

Here’s one for you and to Soul Patrol and Interested Parties,

If you’re interested in the age of Taylor’s concert goers, here’s an excerpt from a poster named Phantom…

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My section on the left had a lot of very enthusiastic women who were thrilled to be seeing him live, including a group of midwest-looking girls in their late 20s or early 30à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s behind me that were grinning from ear to ear and taking pictures all night.

Sitting next to me was a woman who was a fan but had never seen him live and didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have his CD. Even before the show she was talking about what a great performer he was and how he was the best thing to ever come out of AI. She was entraced during the show and boogeying along with me. She thought he was an awesome, awesome performer

elliott saw a nice increase! lol 240% i think he’ll have a hard time staying at the top of the charts this week with 22 new releases

“This one lady in the front row had to be 90 and had an oxygen tank! And there were others in walkers. Just bizarre.”

Was MJ there?
Radname. I think Elliott shows signs of a having a decent 2nd week despite the tons of new releases. We’ll see. Peace out. Kirsten – thanks for nbrs.

I kinda felt bad for Chris S last night, he really was totally off the beat. Very draggy, kind of like Stephanie last week. Haley gave a pageant performance.

Very surprised at the praise for Blake. Thought it was a snoozefest. He’s really not that great but I think TPTB want him because he is marketable and can easily fit into pop/top 40. Did NOT agree that he is comparable to Chris Daughtry! Guys this year are nowhere near last year’s.

Good Morning everyone.

Okay, last night was a real snoozer for me. Couldn’t wait for nineo”clock to hit so I could change the channel to watch DTWS and couldn’t have done it quick enough.

You know something is wrong when the highlight of last night’s performance and today’s articles was/is somone’s hairstyle. What I find so funny is, no matter how bad some have been accusing Sanjaya of singing, one of the other contestants step up and out do him in that department.. Last night there were quite a few who made Sanjaya sound a bit like a choirboy. I usually take a quick glance at the contestants then walk away and just listen to them sing. And I must say, Chris S, Jordin and Haley were off last night. Blake and Chris R., I am beginning to think that I just don’t care for their vocals because everyone was hyping and praising them and I just thought they were bad…Well, they were not really praising Chris R. Phil, I don’t remember what he sounded like. Lakisha I liked and Melinda, I was to busy thinking of who she reminded of. She is beginning to bore me. IMO, the best one of the night was Gina.

i need to know…what is next weeks theme?

I think they were comparing Blake to Daughtry in that he’s doing a lot of the same thing week after week, and he’s going to need to mix it up. Daughtry was the same week after week last year up to a point, when he finally started to mix it up. Oddly enough, they need to give the same advice to kiki & melinda.
LBB – I’m 43, and I took my sister (53) to see Bob Seger in December. He’s her favorite, and she had NEVER been to a concert in her life at all. Because she had a knee injury, she couldn’t handle steps at the stadium so I arranged for us to sit near handicap access so she wouldn’t have stairs. It was a hoot. We were in a row of walkers, oxygen tanks, crutches, broken feet, etc. And they were all standing & boogying to the best of their varied abilities! We were making jokes singing “Rock & Roll Never Forgets”! What forgets? Who forgot? Rock and Rye? No thanks I’m not thirsty!

folk: i need to knowà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦what is next weeks theme?

Standards. Tony Bennett will be guest coaching.

American Idol Song Competition Still Planned

Even though American Idol producer Ken Warwick told TV Week that the song competition was on hold, fellow American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe recently revealed that it will likely still happen. Lythgoe said à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Hopefully theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re still going to do the song competition. The song competition hasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t really anything to do with Ken and I. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s to do with 19 and 19 Music, which is a separate area and then Ken and I were talking about trying to bounce off the song competition by offering Fox a special or a couple of specials on it.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

http://www.realitytvmagazine.com/blog/2007/03/american_idol_s_2.html

Golly gee, does poor Nigel sound a little disappointed to be sucked into this “black hole” of giving, instead of those multi-million dollar making specials?

Calimari,

I agree the same advice Simon gave to Blake about being in the “Chris Daughtry zone” which is “doing your own thing regardless of what the theme is”, he needs to give to Lakisha and Melinda. Lakisha needs to sing music sung by someone OTHER THAN a Black female singer and Melinda needs to stop with that “dumb humble pie” crap.

Did Covais take this much shit last year?

I wasn’t at mj’s yet at the time, but I don’t think he did. Maybe because there was a lot more to talk about then as that batch was a pretty interesting and diverse one. Many other things were going on.

I’m excited about Standards week. I like Tony Bennett.

Didn’t Chris D end up in the bottom 3 when he listened to them? I’m sure that if Blake does try something completely different for him, Randy & Simon will say that he should have made the song his own.

My thoughts:

I powervoted for ChrisS b/c I don’t think one off night deserves a boot. I also didn’t think he was *that* bad.

Haley ruined True Colors and it is a really beautiful song.

Lakisha seems strangely detached when she sings…almost like an automaton. And is there any other kind of artist she can emulate? Someone not black diva?

Blake, quite honestly, was boring. I really like Blake and I love Love Song–all kind of sentimental memories attached to it-but the arrangement was just flat and too one-key for me.

There is nothing ChrisR could sing that I would like. I just can’t stand the nasally pinch of his voice plus I’m not a big fan of R&B.

Melinda’s lower register is fantastic. AI seems to usually focus on sopranos so it’s nice to have an alto represent. That said, I didn’t get chills or think it was all that special.

And Sanjaya is so ridiculous. AI is already teetering on joke status and the longer he stays, the more likely the show jumps the shark for good. When Drudge has him as the big front page photo/story, you know it ain’t good.

Little Debbi,

Hey JJ. Have you ever been to the Chevrolet Theatre in Wallingford? If so, is it a nice venue for a concert?

I know I’m eavesdropping and NOT JJ, but just wanted to jump in here…I’ve been to several shows at the theatre, and they’ve been terrific. It’s small enough to make every seat a great one, but it’s large enough to handle great sound quality.

I hope to encounter Blake there someday soon. :wub_tb:

Hi all!! Coming out of the lurkhood to say:

OMG, Drudge report has Sanjaya on the front page ~~!~~~ I must see that

MJ…not to be picky but there is an “S” missing in the top “wednesday” header….thought you might like to know.

18 Katharine Mcphee à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Over Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  40022 (60%) 207375

Excellent week for Kat’s single.

Thanks for the numbers Kirsten.

Good morning.

LaKisha and Gina were the best last nite. Chris R was terrible. Haley and Melinda were boring. Sligh was disappointing. Phil was overrated. Blake was meh, but I still like his song choices. Jordin is still very cute, and still may win, but she’s like a Disney character to me.

Performance-wise, Sanjaya was…Sanjaya. But he seems emboldened, now. It will be interesting watching his attitude evolve into cockiness as he survives week after week.

I will admit to being part of Kat’s 60%. I downloaded Over It last week just b/c it is so catchy and good music for walking the dog. Also helped out Carrie with Before He Cheats.

Has anyone heard the AI mp3′s yet?

Hi kmh303. Thanks very much for the info on that venue. I might go see Tony Bennett there in May. I love the small venues with the good acoustics. The Northfork theater here (where I’m going to see the guy who won idol last year) is like that and we go all the time.

Thanks again.

Morning Metta – only 10 days.

If Kat had a huge increase in sales for “Open Toes,” I’d smile; it’s such a freaking bad song, it’s almost so bad it’s good. But “Over It?” It’s the worst type of bad, because it’s bland and vague in the most calculated-by-a-shriveled-old-record-executive-to-appeal-to-the-masses way possible. But meh. Congrats to her, I guess. Hey, Daniel Powter had a hit single, too.

Is there a site where someone who missed the show last night can see all of the performances?

Has anyone heard the AI mp3à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s yet?

I was wondering the same thing. I haven’t signed up to buy any of them yet. I guess the last place I want to have my E-mail address is the American Idol website. I’m afraid of spam pushing me to buy Daughtry’s CD.

Melinda is getting excrutiatingly boring, almost as boring as LaKisha. I really loved her “My Funny Valentine” and “I’m a Woman,” but I no longer look forward to her performances. And I’m always afraid that LaKisha is going to jump right out of the screen a la The Ring and sing angrily right up in my face.

Lu
Mar 28th, 2007 at 11:07 am
Is there a site where someone who missed the show last night can see all of the performances?

You can see most of them here Lu.

http://www.rickey.org/?cat=44

And Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m always afraid that LaKisha is going to jump right out of the screen a la The Ring and sing angrily right up in my face.

Yeah…she doesn’t have much joy when she sings.

Truthfully…who of this crop do you see getting a solo record and doing relatively well with it?

Thanks Lisa B!

By the way, Sanjaya’s weird do last night cured my daughter of her crush… her exact words – “That’s just stupid. I don’t think I like him anymore.” Praise the Lord – sanity returns to my home!

ETA: Lisa is faster than me.

Truthfullyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦who of this crop do you see getting a solo record and doing relatively well with it?

Sanjaya

By the way, Sanjayaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s weird do last night cured my daughter of her crushà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ her exact words – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just stupid. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think I like him anymore.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Praise the Lord – sanity returns to my home!

LOL! I was out last night (taped the show) but my girls were all a-twitter when I got home…”Mommy! you should’ve SEEN Sanjaya’s hair!!!!!!!! It was sooooo weird!”

Truthfullyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦who of this crop do you see getting a solo record and doing relatively well with it?

Sanjaya

In a William Hung kinda way or a serious way? ‘Cause I don’t see it except for the joke aspect.

Truthfullyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦who of this crop do you see getting a solo record and doing relatively well with it?

I think if we’ve learned anything from the last crop, it’s that being a close copy of an already popular act/genre is the way to go. That’s what Daughtry did and he’s selling like hotcakes. Katharine, I think, is struggling because her album takes a lot of genres–some hot, some not, and mashes them all up. She’s Jessica, Christina, Britney, Rihanna, Mariah all in one. And Taylor is just in a musical world of his own.

Short answer: whoever does the best job of latching onto a hot genre and holding on for dear life is the one who will sell, IMO. Honestly, if Sligh can parlay his band into something close to Snow Patrol or maybe Augustana, I think he’s got the best chance of selling. Only as a band frontman, though. Not a solo artist.

Truthfullyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦who of this crop do you see getting a solo record and doing relatively well with it?

Well, my heart says Blake, just cause I’d buy it due to the crush factor. (damn you, Blake) I do wonder, however, if the novelty would wear off quickly.

I’m someone who loves AI as a show…something entertaining to watch, but not necessarily something to discover some huge talent that I MUST own an album from. I only own two Idols’ music, and it takes a lot to get me to shell out twenty bucks for the cd.

So in reality? Blake’s the only one I’d buy. I’m not invested in anyone else.

Stefunny: In a William Hung kinda way or a serious way? à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Cause I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t see it except for the joke aspect.

He might actually be able to do it in a teen heart throb kind of way. Like Rick Springfield of yore or High School Musical (3.86 million) today. Hannah Montana (2.29 million )and Hilary Duff move serious amounts of units due to their appeal to teens, not their vocal chops.

In a William Hung kinda way or a serious way? à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Cause I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t see it except for the joke aspect.

Honestly, I see him gracing the cover of Tiger Beat magazine. He will date Mylie Cyrus. He will be in the vain of Shaun Cassidy/ Leif Garrett/ Donny Osmond, etc

Billboard is reporting the following Idol related album sales numbers:

3 Elliott Yamin 90,000
4 Daughtry 76,000

Mighty Mouse was one with 129K and Joss was second with 118K

Album sales are up 2.6% from last week’s total at 8.5 million units and down 18.2% compared to the same week last year. Overall album sales for the year are down 17% from last year at 108 million units.

You guys are right about that tween/early teen set being a huge moneymaking machine. I won’t be surprised when Sanjaya is the one we’re still talking about three seasons from now, long after Chris Sligh’s name is forgotten and no one can remember what Haley looked like.

Does anyone channel surf the morning news shows? Sanjaya’s fauxhawk on every channel, all within their 7-8 am hour. Barely mention of the other singers. It’s all about Sanjaya, for good or bad (ok, let’s be honest…it’s mostly bad). The air’s really going to be let out of the balloon when he gets voted off.

Does anyone channel surf the morning news shows? Sanjayaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s fauxhawk on every channel, all within their 7-8 am hour. Barely mention of the other singers. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s all about Sanjaya, for good or bad (ok, letà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s be honestà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s mostly bad). The airà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s really going to be let out of the balloon when he gets voted off.

Want to make a bet someone in Sanjaya’s family is in marketing?

Are the same 70,000 buying Doughtry’s CD every week?

:ponder_tb:

Is it me or do the stylists hate these girls?

Lurker here coming out to join all the fun. I think Sanjaya is going to be a lot bigger than people think. The Tiger Beat scene will be great for him.

In one of LisaB’s articles she posted this morning(and thanks so much LisaB), it says that Sanjaya is opening for Daughtry. Is that really true? If it is, that might be an indication of his fame. The media is certainly eating him up.

Thanks for the info, Kirsten! Congratulations, Elliott!

Modest Mouse Steers Its ‘Ship’ To No. 1 Debut

…”American Idol” 2006 third-place finisher Elliott Yamin’s self-titled Hickory Records debut sold 90,000 copies to debut at No. 3. Yamin becomes the fifth finalist from last year’s edition of the show to reach The Billboard 200, joining Taylor Hicks, Katharine McPhee, Kellie Pickler and this week’s No. 4 artist, Chris Daughtry. Daughtry’s self-titled RCA album holds tight in that position for a second week, selling 76,000 copies with a modest 4% drop in sales…

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003563939

Kirsten, what is Billboard as opposed to HDD? I just don’t all of this…

I like Blake a lot.

But does anyone else look at him and think he should be doing stand up comedy? I’m thinking he reminds of a young Robin Williams….

Lisa, I know that the stylists have input and make suggestions, but no one’s forced to wear anything they don’t want and they can’t stop people from making bad choices. I think Gina has a nice figure, but she (or someone) keeps picking shiny, satiny pieces that accentuate her less-toned areas. She did, however, wear a cotton tunic top and skinny jeans one night, and I thought she looked great. But yeah, her outfit last night was a fashion miss. So was Melinda’s, who admittedly has a kind of strange figure, and Jordin’s, whose multiple layers and full skirt made her look bigger than she is, whereas her black dress last week was PERFECT.

JJ Mar 28th, 2007 at 11:30 am

Does anyone channel surf the morning news shows? Sanjayaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s fauxhawk on every channel, all within their 7-8 am hour. Barely mention of the other singers.

Good Morning America did a meaty little piece about image vs tallent on AI and went into some of the more noteworthy makeovers as well as the season 6 contestants all having stylists.

And the Summer Tour is off to a good start.

http://img484.imageshack.us/img484/1829/claynewsxs7.jpg

CarieB Mar 28th, 2007 at 11:52 am

I like Blake a lot.

But does anyone else look at him and think he should be doing stand up comedy? Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m thinking he reminds of a young Robin Williamsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

That’s exactly what I was thinking.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m thinking he reminds of a young Robin Williamsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

Yeah, that is right, Carie…

carolina
Mar 28th, 2007 at 11:39 am
Are the same 70,000 buying Doughtryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s CD every week

Yes.

carolina
Mar 28th, 2007 at 11:39 am
Are the same 70,000 buying Doughtryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s CD every week

…or maybe just Chris!

And Taylor is just in a musical world of his own.

True.

Short answer: whoever does the best job of latching onto a hot genre and holding on for dear life is the one who will sell, IMO.

I totally agree. Last season supports this.

Morning Metta – only 10 days.

I can’t wait

Are the same 70,000 buying Doughtryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s CD every week

Or the same 1 person.

Or the same 1 person.

Be fair, JJ – these aren’t Claymates we’re talking about. :smiley2_tb:

I keed, I keed…. (and I also own Clay’s music, though am not a Claymate).

I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t wait

Metta–Perhaps you’ll see “She’s Gone”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_0y1cIvrH0

Hey guys! I thought Phil was one of the better ones last night. ChrisR was bad and nasally, Jordin was ok, at least she took a risk, Sligh wasn’t bad, imo.

Mettaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’Perhaps youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll see à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Goneà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

She probably will, because that is what Taylor will be hoping Metta is, gone.

Sanjaya is turning into the de-facto star of the show. People tune in to see what he’ll do next. He’s entertaining. Not bad looking, the tweens love him and he can be pro-tooled. Not only that, but the kid has one name recognition already. He didn’t even have to tattoo it on his back! This is a star, not the best singer but he is the highlight of the show. I still say he’s going to win this thing.

I too like Blake for his style but the boy can’t sing. His voice just isn’t that good.

This is a star, not the best singer but he is the highlight of the show. I still say heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s going to win this thing.

Yeah! What she said.

Mettaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’Perhaps youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll see à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Goneà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

She probably will, because that is what Taylor will be hoping Metta is, gone.

That was a convoluted and, ultimately, ineffectual jab–even by your standards. The sad thing is that braincells were sacrificed in the process. Here’s a tip: When something is in short supply, use it sparingly. Oh wait! You already observe that maxim. Nevermind.

I agree with Squishy. I think Blake is a novelty. Once the novelty wears off, there’s not a voice to back it up.

That was a convoluted and, ultimately, ineffectual jabà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’even by your standards. The sad thing is that braincells were sacrificed in the process. Hereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a tip: When something is in short supply, use it sparingly. Oh wait! You already observe that maxim. Nevermind.

Yes, it is true that you have more brain cells than I do. That is probably because stalking celebrities requires vast amount of brain cells.

Sanjaya ain’t going to win. TPTB will just throw out “votes” and make Melinda, Lakisha, Jordin, or Blake the winner. Sanjaya is my mom’s favorite and she votes for him every time her 5 “power votes”. I am sure he is the favorite of many tweens and grandmothers every where.

Blake is pathetic. He continues to pick one-note songs.

I bet he can’t wait until Sade week.

TPTB will just throw out à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“votesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and make Melinda, Lakisha, Jordin, or Blake the winner

I wasn’t around then, but I do remember the story of the game show scandal of the 50′s. If they manipulate the votes, its the same thing. I really don’t think they are doing that. I believe they try to steer the votes in a certain direction, but I don’t believe the votes are actually manipulated.

Blake is pathetic. He continues to pick one-note songs.

Why is he pathetic for picking songs within his range?

This is a star, not the best singer but he is the highlight of the show. I still say heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s going to win this thing.

Yeah! What she said.

I’d be happy for him if that happened, but I’d refrain from reading the news reports the day/s (and weeks) after. Yaiks! :-/

I read this at GC. Two posters saw two people on the Today Show today holding signs that said “Taylor Hicks at Carnegie Hall”

????????????? :shock_tb:

I think that if Blake had a great voice he would win the whole thing for his has the style, looks, charisma, and performance but the voice is a “meh”. I was enjoying Blake’s performance last night while my husband was reading a book while watching the show. After Blakes’ performance my husband looked up and said “that was terrible”. I argued with him and said it wasn’t that bad. My husband said just close your eyes and listen to him. I did and I had to agree that it just wasn’t that good. All these weeks I have been duped by Blake’s pizzazz.

I believe they try to steer the votes in a certain direction,

Now that is the way to effectively use a brain cell.

But, squishy. They don’t want the best singer to win. They want the most entertaining show. RCA wants someone with a fan following that will sell CDs. They want the most marketable. That isn’t going to be Melinda, LeKisha, Jordin or Blake. Black Divas, White Girl R&B and Fugly Boy Bland isn’t going to sell like Cute Teen Heart Throb.

I admit he is the highlight of the show.. I am also beginning to believe TPTB are beginning to believe it also.

Pausing from packing for my Chicago Taylor concert trip to comment. Imagine what overdubbing and ProTools could do with Blake and Chris R’s voices.

I think that if Blake had a great voice he would win the whole thing for his has the style, looks, charisma, and performance but the voice is a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“mehà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ .
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Sorry, but IMHO, the guy just AIN’T ALL THAT in the looks department either…

JJ Mar 28th, 2007 at 12:43 pm

TPTB will just throw out à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“votesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and make Melinda, Lakisha, Jordin, or Blake the winner

I wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t around then, but I do remember the story of the game show scandal of the 50à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s. If they manipulate the votes, its the same thing.

It isn’t the same thing. AI is not a game show. It’s a reality show and the FTC treats it the same as professional wrestling. This is a fact that came to light during the furor after season 2. It was revealed that TPTB threw out all of Clay’s text messages because they suspected power dialers or some bloody excuse like that, The rules for AI specifically state that they can disregard votes and determine the final winner at their discretion. That is why many people say Clay got robbed.

White Girl R&B

Who is this? Is there a stealth contestant I’ve been missing?

Little Debbi – Hop on the LIE and get over to Carnegie ASAP! lol

Metta Mar 28th, 2007 at 12:53 pm

White Girl R&B
Who is this? Is there a stealth contestant Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve been missing?

Jordin. :tongue1_tb:

Phil,you’re my own personal Spiderman. Everyday Joe Alien by day – passed over as insignificant and expendable. But cover the dome and radar ears and you become an important, entertaining part of the show. Yup, I’m a Phickle Phil Phan.

The rules for AI specifically state that they can disregard votes and determine the final winner at their discretion.

Where can we see this? Also, even though they may have discretion under certain circumstances (eg, statistical ties or power voting–and I don’t mean Squishy’s mom), abusing that power to such a degree–and getting caught–would be the end of the show. Hiding behind the small print will do them no good. They would be killing the golden goose. It makes more sense that they would suck it up (like they did with Taylor) and sign whoever they want (as they did with daughtry.)

Stev-o are you around? Did Sligh say last night that he had to change his song choice this past week? If so, do you know why?

MJ, ITA about Chris Sligh.

The idiots-in-charge better hope he isn’t leaving anytime soon. Without Chris Sligh, Blake and Jordin, this season would be as entertaining as watching paint dry.

My hometown blogger, The Watcher at the O.C. Register, didn’t agree with the judges’ pile-on. Over as Monsters and Critics, the reviewer called Chris a “fierce singer.” I think that’s what has been largely missing from his performances since the judges turned on him: a fierceness and passion.

I hope he survives to sing another week. Next time, he needs to forget the judges, pick a catchy song in his comfort zone, and sing the stuffing out of it like we know he can. Gina is proof that one good week can turn your prospects around immediately.

(Now watch Gina get eliminated tonight. Sorry, Gina!)

My husband said just close your eyes and listen to him.

Shit, where have I heard that before. Oh yeah!!! I’ve been saying that my husband has been saying that for weeks now. OMG, are we married to the same man??????

The rules for AI specifically state that they can disregard votes and determine the final winner at their discretion.

Show me. If this is the case, why didn’t DAUGHTRY win???????

It isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t the same thing. AI is not a game show. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a reality show and the FTC treats it the same as professional wrestling

It is a game show. There is prize money. All reality shows are game shows, under a different name. Is there prize money in professional wrestling?

It was revealed that TPTB threw out all of Clayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s text messages because they suspected power dialers,

OMG, power dialers, really????? Show me.

Sorry, but IMHO, the guy just AINà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢T ALL THAT in the looks department eitherà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Shit, you don’t like short, fish belly white boys with spikey hair that went out of style 20 years ago????

Why is he pathetic for picking songs within his range?

Well therein lies the problem: Blake’s limited range should have been a factor that prevented him from making the top 24. While everyone else is attempting to push themselves, it seems like Blake is being judged based on HIMSELF, and not relative to the competition.

“Blake, you were better than last week, which makes you a front-runner.”

“Haley, you were safe and everyone else outsang you.”

Huge double-standard.

Some fascinating reading for you. It’s long but well worth it. They’ve been caught more than once.http://www.dldewey.com/idolfin.htm

White Girl R&B

Who is this? Is there a stealth contestant Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve been missing?

Jordin. :tongue1_tb:

I was gonna say the same thing. lol

White Girl R&B

Who is this? Is there a stealth contestant Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve been missing?

Jordin. :tongue1_tb:

I was gonna ask the same thing. lol

Undecided – That’s very funny. Jordin is biracial, but I think of her as being black and you think of her as being white. More than anything, though, she is a Disney character come to life. She belongs on a lunchbox. lol

hs: Kirsten, what is Billboard as opposed to HDD? I just donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t all of thisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Billboard is talking about the numbers reported by SoundScan. SoundScan counts each CD as it is sold (although not all vendors report to SoundScan, most do). HDD receives reports from some vendors and uses a model to estimate how many CDs were sold. SS numbers are the ones that most press will report because they are the most accurate. Those numbers will be used to create the chart positions on Billboard.

OMG, are we married to the same man??????

Married to both JJ and Squishy? Let’s start a prayer thread for this man.

Chrith Thligh: THPIRITLETH. Okay, you get the point. His lisp is really beginning to annoy me. Can’t we feel the life draining from this once confident/cocky contestant? He’s got the best vocal tone of all the guys, but he’s falling way short of my expectations. His stage presence misfires and his vocal delivery hasn’t been good since “Trouble”. I’m scared for the boy.

Metta Mar 28th, 2007 at 1:01 pm

Undecided – Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s very funny. Jordin is biracial, but I think of her as being black and you think of her as being white. More than anything, though, she is a Disney character come to life. She belongs on a lunchbox. lol

Yea, I know she’s bi-racial but she’s pretty white bread. Your Disney description works too.

Truthfullyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦who of this crop do you see getting a solo record and doing relatively well with it?

Hard for me to say because apparently I like the unpopular genres and don’t listen to what the “cool kids” are listening to. Example: I like Taylor’s music better than Daughtry’s or Katharine’s.

Keeping that in mind, when Sanjaya is finally booted (please God) and simmers down, I can absolutely see him cast in a High School Musical sequel, or cut an album like the former Disney stars and make a little career as a tween hearthrob. Those actually do quite well sales-wise. If anyone can make a musical silk purse out of a sow’s ear, it’s Disney.

I do not get Chris R.’s appeal at all. He’s very generic in every way. That’s probably why he will sell the most of this bunch.

I do like Jordin and Blake although neither excites me and I think they would probably do respectably well in teen/pop and adult contemporary markets, respectively.

Chris S. is indie to me and I would probably buy his band’s record but agree that he’s not a solo artist. I’d also buy an album of Melinda’s, but would prefer to see her on a Broadway stage.

I thought Chrith Thligh was wearing a maternity top under that jacket and hith thinging is leaving me wondering when he’s going to let looth.

Shit, you donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t like short, fish belly white boys with spikey hair that went out of style 20 years ago????

Ouch! Hey, Ana! JJ’s dissing your man.

This show has moved way beyond “winner takes all” now. So it matters to some extent who wins (or at least makes the final 2), but doesn’t really the day after the finale.

Sanjaya is bringing in exactly what they want — BUZZ! Whether he wins or loses is immaterial. It is the show and bringing in the viewers and text votes that are paramount to AI, the TV Show.

They are doing a bit of pimping of Blake because they know he is creating some reaction and they would like for him to be around to create just a bit more.

Not being invested in anyone on this show has really made me pay attention to the up/down arrows on contestants each week.

Some fascinating reading for you. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s long but well worth it. Theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve been caught more than once.http://www.dldewey.com/idolfin.htm

I’m a product manager for the phone company, for usage. Everything he said is possible. It would probably take months to accomplish, but everything is feasible with time and money.

Uh-oh! Double post/editing booboo…heh. :blush_tb: :tongue1_tb:

Yea, I know sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s bi-racial but sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s pretty white bread. Your Disney description works too.

Ha! You know I never think of Jordin as whitebread. She just seems like every other suburban black kid I’ve ever met, just more peppy. I think she’s on some serious meds.

On another note…

I think Sligh’s toast tonight. His support on DialIdol has always been soft, and we all know what early performance slot + soft fanbase + meh performance means. Haley still has the “only hot chick left” thing going for her, and that is probably enough to push her past her overall blah-ness last night. They were working overtime to ensure Chris R’s fanbase turned out so I expect he’ll be around a while. Sanjaya… no words necessary. Yep, Sligh’s toast. Though I would be happier if it was Phil or Haley.

http://www.realitytvmagazine.com/blog/2007/03/american_idol_p_2.html

Lythgoe also revealed that Taylor Hicks would be appearing on this season of American Idol, but that there were no current plans to have Chris Daughtry on the show. When asked to clarify if the show might be favoring Chris Daughtry over Taylor Hicks, Lythgoe said à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Well, the show has never done anything to show that apart from using that record, as I say, and had Taylor Hicks recorded à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Homeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  or a piece of music that was what we felt was right to send contestants home to, then weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d have used Taylor. Of course not, Taylor Hicks is our Idol this season.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Hmmm.

squishy
Mar 28th, 2007 at 12:32 pm
I too like Blake for his style but the boy canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t sing. His voice just isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t that good.

Surely, you jest!!!!

you donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t like short, fish belly white boys with spikey hair that went out of style 20 years ago????

Now that’s EXACTLY my type!!

My mom actually described Blake the same way as she described my other Idol boy (Clay)….”I just can’t watch him when he sings.”

Tell me where DialIdol has been accurate all season and then I might believe their predictions are right.

Metta Mar 28th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
The rules for AI specifically state that they can disregard votes and determine the final winner at their discretion.

Where can we see this? Also, even though they may have discretion under certain circumstances (eg, statistical ties or power votingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’and I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t mean Squishyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s mom), abusing that power to such a degreeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’and getting caughtà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’would be the end of the show.

I remember seeing that disclaimer last year as well. This year I couldn’t find the same disclaimer, but they do say, in the FAQ, that
“Rules and procedures are subject to change at producerà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s discretion without notice.”
Which pretty much means that they can do whatever the hell they want !

http://www.americanidol.com/faqs/

Hmmm, indeed…

Lythgoe also revealed that Taylor Hicks would be appearing on this season of American Idol, but that there were no current plans to have Chris Daughtry on the show. When asked to clarify if the show might be favoring Chris Daughtry over Taylor Hicks, Lythgoe said à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Well, the show has never done anything to show that apart from using that record, as I say, and had Taylor Hicks recorded à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Homeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  or a piece of music that was what we felt was right to send contestants home to, then weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d have used Taylor. Of course not, Taylor Hicks is our Idol this season.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Apparently Nigel tool Politically Correct 101.

Tell me where DialIdol has been accurate all season and then I might believe their predictions are right.

Is that for me? :laughing_tb:

Despite all the complaining this season they’ve actually been pretty acurate. Everyone who went home was predicted by them to be within bootee range. The only major exception was when Sanjaya turned up in the bottom 3 one week. They are about as accurate as they were last year this time.

Still, I think Sligh is going home not because of their predictions per se, but because of the reasons I mentioned. I always think going early + being bad is bad news if you don’t have the fanbase to support you.

Apparently Nigel tool Politically Correct 101.

Yeah but at least SOMEONE is asking the question. I’d like to think Nigel and Co. are squirmimg a little bit.

Nigel tool

Freudian slip? LMAO

Ladybug Mar 28th, 2007 at 1:08 pm
Sanjaya is bringing in exactly what they want à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  BUZZ! Whether he wins or loses is immaterial. It is the show and bringing in the viewers and text votes that are paramount to AI, the TV Show.

Agreed! TPTB should be bowing down to the altar of Sanjaya every week. Without him, this season is a big borefest. You don’t hear people eagerly anticipating Lakish and Melinda bringing an exciting new twist to an old song, or the Chris’s bringing us to our feet with an amazing performance that pulls out all the stops, or Haley bringing us to tears as she writhes on the floor singing a heartbreaking a capella ballad.
But Sanjaya is everywhere! People can’t stop talking about him! We approach each new week with a giddy anticipation wondering what kind of crazy show he will put on this time!
No other contestant in the history of AI has rendered Simon speechless.
IMO, Sanjaya has singlehandedly saved this season.

Here’s an awesome clip of Taylor doing The Maze in Mystic Lake Casino 3/25 – has a much more soulful vibe than appears on the album!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW4XaWg7NFE

Another awesome clip of Gonna Move from Sioux City, IA on 3/24. Love it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsn4TNPNOYI

Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not my type of music, to be frank with you. I like more middle of the road stuff,

That’s the best compliment Nigel could have given Taylor. Taylor is definitely not middle of the road. Thank God.

Yeah but at least SOMEONE is asking the question. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d like to think Nigel and Co. are squirmimg a little bit.

Exactly. I hope the fact that Nigel said Daughtry will NOT appear on the show is correct, I’ll believe it when I see it. As far as Taylor appearing, well, ya, he’ll be on the finale, but will he make an appearance during the regular season – that is still not clear. Unlikely, tho, since Taylor is pretty much booked solid through the end of April.

Sanjaya has singlehandedly saved this season.

True.

Re: sligh and the rest of the draggers. Perhaps all that drinking is putting on the pounds? Gina looked a bit more puffy than usual too (was Paula tearing up after gina’s performance?). Did anyone other than Jordin look happy last night? Melinda hugging herself lasted a bit too long to be anything other than a cry for help.

Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not my type of music, to be frank with you. I like more middle of the road stuff,

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Not surprising he’s a middle of the road guy….CLOWNS TO THE LEFT…. JOKERS TO THE RIGHT..Nigel STUCK in the middle..

Thank God Taylor’s NOT on that road..

JJ Mar 28th, 2007 at 1:45 pm
Lythgoe said … had Taylor Hicks recorded à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Homeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  or a piece of music that was what we felt was right to send contestants home to, then weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d have used Taylor.

If you compare lyrics, Taylor’s song is definitely the more appropriate send -off song. In fact, the lyrics of Home seem more appropriate for the winner than the losers.

Home
I’m running from you know I think you got me all wrong
I don’t regret this life I chose for me
But these places and these faces are getting old
Be careful what you wish for
cause you just might get it all
you just might get it all and then some you dont want

JTFTW
We’ll break it all open
Finding our way
We might end up broken and wounded
But baby it’s worth it
for even one day
Just to feel that way

When Lithgoe said that beyond à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Homeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  being used, Daughtry has not be favored is BULLSHIT. How about all those promos at the beginning of the shows highlighting the top record sellers – how about using à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Homeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  in AI commericials that surround the show – how about the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹gum on the pictureà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ from Simon Cowell or how Sundance was somehow a better singer than Taylor? Pu-lese. You donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have to be a rocket scientist to see the subtle and not so sutble messages this year.

I can only HOPE that Chris does NOT appear on the show. Taylor should be and will be at the finale, at least. Katharine, before Chris, should be there on the show as well (since she was the runner-up. Chris was fourth. They had Bo on last year). Weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll see.

Chris will appear on the show, Daniel Powter did so therefore Chris will.

Just accept it and move on.

Chris will appear on the show, Daniel Powter did so therefore Chris will.

Just accept it and move on.

We’ll see Lisa. Daniel Powter was the first person to appear in person to sing the exit song at the finale. Doesn’t mean it will happen again this year.

That said, I’m prepared for anything.

I think the exit song should have been Randy Newmans Short People. They could have changed Short People to Bad singers and it would fit perfectly.

Thanks for the clips Griz.

Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not my type of music, to be frank with you. I like more middle of the road stuff,

Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the best compliment Nigel could have given Taylor. Taylor is definitely not middle of the road. Thank God

SO right Metta! Nigel placed himself squarely in the “I like the boring and predictable” category and we all know whom he favored last year.

I fully expect Chris to be on Idol this year with the attendant hoopla and praise. Actually, I think he probably deserves the guest spot, honestly, wherever they decide to feature him. He has proved his might in the marketplace. This is what matters to AI, the TV Show.

Ladybug Mar 28th, 2007 at 2:24 pm
SO right Metta! Nigel placed himself squarely in the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I like the boring and predictableà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  category and we all know whom he favored last year.

Well he must be loving this year!
:thumbup_tb:

Well he must be loving this year!
:thumbup_tb:

We all know he has a hand in picking them, no? This is HIS kind of year!! :thumbdown_tb:

Why do men get good eyelashes and tons of body in their hair?????? (Sanjaya)….that’s what I remember from this season so far…..

Anyway, I prefer Blake over the other boys, but what kind of boring song was that last night? I am not too familiar with The Cure, but was that a hit song for them…..I have to agree with the one-note comment…

Chris R….go home!!!!! Nasal is NOT a quality we want in our vocalists!!!

Melinda….I like her….maybe she doesn’t comment after the compliments because she doesn’t understand them? LMAO! I still think her humility is real–doesn’t bother me…..

Simon…go FIRST in the reviews…why is he the one getting drowned out by music when he makes good-pointed comments?

Gwen…I don’t like you anymore….There’s No Doubt you have let your miniscule career go to your head….get judges with more substance/experience a la Rod Stewart, Barry Manilow, Tony Bennett…..it’s almost like having little d on as a guest judge because of his platinum selling CD….. :doh_tb:

undecided
Mar 28th, 2007 at 1:07 pm
I thought Chrith Thligh was wearing a maternity top under that jacket and hith thinging is leaving me wondering when heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s going to let looth.

Oh my…can you hear me laughing? Great JOB, undecided!

I fully expect Chris to be on Idol this year with the attendant hoopla and praise. Actually, I think he probably deserves the guest spot, honestly, wherever they decide to feature him. He has proved his might in the marketplace. This is what matters to AI, the TV Show.

Yes Daughtry has proved their (his?) might in the marketplace. However, I think AI should at least pretend that it means something to be *actual* winner on the show, and not just a “what have you done for me lately” footnote to the commercial “winner”.

Of course, we all know now that winning on AI really means bubkis to the PTB, but I think it still means something to the folks who vote and get invested in the show. I know I don’t pick a favorite based on how well they will profit the PTB. I think it would really punctuate the fact that winning means nothing if they show favoritism to the 4th place finisher over the winner, first and second runners-up.

cateye Mar 28th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
Anyway, I prefer Blake over the other boys, but what kind of boring song was that last night? I am not too familiar with The Cure, but was that a hit song for themà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..I have to agree with the one-note commentà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦
Gwenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t like you anymoreà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.Thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s No Doubt you have let your miniscule career go to your headà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

I love the Cure, here’s how they did that song
http://youtube.com/watch?v=P4SZhumbv0s

I really liked Gwen last night. Her comments were right on, especially the rather snarky way she wished Sanjaya good luck with Bathwater!

I fully expect Chris to be on Idol this year with the attendant hoopla and praise. Actually, I think he probably deserves the guest spot, honestly, wherever they decide to feature him. He has proved his might in the marketplace. This is what matters to AI, the TV Show.

Chris being on the show out be an outright slap in the face to ELLIOTT – #3!
(it is about the music, right? this is a singing competition!)

I was reading the article at ew.com about how this season stacks up against previous seasons. It allows readers to vote in various categories.

Ace and Daughtry are neck and neck as the official Idol hearthrob (38% each), beating out this year’s Chris R and Constantine (heh).

Taylor is beating Sligh as Idol’s “quirky” dude.

Blake is beating Daughtry as Idol’s “unqique” vocalist.

I really liked Gwen last night.

I thought she was unbelievably beautiful.

Gwen may well have given them advice that they didn’t show. Mostly, they just showed her commenting on them.

Kylene Mar 28th, 2007 at 1:38 pm

Now thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s EXACTLY my type!!

My mom actually described Blake the same way as she described my other Idol boy (Clay)à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ I just canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t watch him when he sings.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Awww but just look at this face! What’s not to love?

http://img476.imageshack.us/my.php?image=photoclayaiken3yq2.jpg

Silly analogy on Melinda’s shyness. Not to be mean, but we all know she has little or no neck. Try making the smile and gesture you would make when you are “being shy”. You (or at least I do) shrug your shoulders up and give a silly little smile. Maybe she is just giving the silly little smile and the lack of neck is doing the shoulder shrug thing for her – resulting in the look that annoys a lot of people. And, maybe the silly little smile is just her smile.

Now I have to go watch a video of her and see if the shoulders move up or it’s just the smile.

O.K., you can tell I’m bored. Carry on.

Is it just me, or do none of the contestants seem to really want to win this shabang. The only one that shows it in their performances may be Jordan. ‘Course they don’t really need to. They’ve all already won future contracts of some kind. yawn. boring.

As for Sligh, I just fail to see the great vocals that week after week everyone comments about. I haven’t heard any of his band songs, so maybe that’s what I’m missing. But he hasn’t impressed me to date yet. He is just so awkward to watch on stage, which is strange for someone experienced playing in a band. I haven’t heard him add much of anything vocally to the songs – just sings it note for note. Endless Love was a neat arrangement, but he still had bland vocals with it. There’s not much expression on his face; you can’t really see his eyes. It’s hard to connect with him. If he is indeed the best male singer up there, then SHOW ME THE MONEY.

Awww but just look at this face! Whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not to love?

http://img476.imageshack.us/my.php?image=photoclayaiken3yq2.jpg

That was mean. I thought I was clicking on a picture of Blake.

Personally, I was NOT impressed by Gwen.

pj Mar 28th, 2007 at 2:52 pm

Awww but just look at this face! Whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not to love?

http://img476.imageshack.us/my.php?image=photoclayaiken3yq2.jpg

That was mean. I thought I was clicking on a picture of Blake.

I wouldn’t do that. Not even to you! Blake is only a small sound away from Blech.

emeralgem
Mar 28th, 2007 at 2:53 pm
Personally, I was NOT impressed by Gwen.

Neither was I! I think most of us could have made the same comments she did just by our experience with listening to music…but that’s just my humble opinion….

Awww but just look at this face! Whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not to love?

I hate everyone that is prettier than me.

:wub_tb: to both Clay and Blake.

Although I’m smitten with Clay’s dork factor more than expecting people to find him attractive. Blake on the other hand flat out makes me swoon.

http://www.clevescene.com/2007-03-28/music/idol-s-workshop

Idol’s Workshop
Taylor Hicks aims small and digs Irish soul.

It’s an astute strategy; he’s not looking for short-term success, and a second arena tour this soon after his national debut could have been an easy fast track to quick, free-fallin’ burnout. It’s really hard to get larger when you have already received more votes to win a televised singing contest than any political figure does to win office, including the president.

“Make sure you check out that Van Morrison album — it’s really good,” he insists. “It’s Too Late to Stop Now.”

More at the link….

Yep, Chris will definitely be on the show. I predict that he will either be on Top 4 week when Jon Bon jovi is the guest and sings that Wednesday and/or will be in the Season finale singing “Home”.

I agree that TPTB will make a big deal out of it (as they have been doing all season) since Chris is the 4th place finisher and sold > 2 million albums.

Some how Chris Daughtry gets mentioned almost every week on AI by somebody. It is all about the benjamins folks. It really isn’t about dissing Taylor.

Agreed! TPTB should be bowing down to the altar of Sanjaya every week. Without him, this season is a big borefest.

I’ve been saying that from day one. I wonder who they will use when Sanjaya goes. I’m happy to see EW takes Chris S. and Taylor real serious. Let’s see Chris D a heartthrob. He’s barely 5 7, blad, and stocky. Yep, sounds like heartthrob material to me.

Awww but just look at this face! Whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not to love?

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I’m NOT a Clay fan, but do readily admit that he does, or at least did have a great set of pipes..The reason I stated did have is because someone, somewhere mentioned that something was going on with his vocals. Don’t know if this is truth or not..

As far as that picture goes, Clay did look good that night…Never saw him look that good before and haven’t seen him look that good since…but he did look damn good that night..

Yep, Chris will definitely be on the show. I predict that he will either be on Top 4 week when Jon Bon jovi is the guest and sings that Wednesday and/or will be in the Season finale singing à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Homeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ .

Better email Nigel quickly there Squishy – apparently you’re more in the loop than the producer.

I’ve never heard Gwen cite Donna Summer as an influence before, and I don’t hear any traces of Summer in her music. I wonder if the producers just added that in order to give Lakisha and Melinda something to sing.
It would have been a lot more fun to have them sing some No Doubt, Cure, or Police.
I love the story about how a young, chubby, teenaged Gwen met Sting after a show .

“My dad was like, ‘Ask him for his autograph,’ so I did, and he was really mean. “But I loved him. When I met Sting years later, I told him that story, and he was like, ‘Oh man, I was such a d**k back then.’ But he’s such a great guy.”

http://thumbsnap.com/v/UqqggMnG.jpg

emeralgem Mar 28th, 2007 at 3:06 pm

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m NOT a Clay fan, but do readily admit that he does, or at least did have a great set of pipes..The reason I stated did have is because someone, somewhere mentioned that something was going on with his vocals. Donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know if this is truth or not..

It’s just another one of those pesky rumors.

Blake is beating Daughtry as Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“uniqueà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  vocalist.

But…but…Blake’s actual vocals are bland and unimaginative, and Chris just screamed. Chris is talented, but hardly original.

since Chris is the 4th place finisher and sold > 2 million albums.

Really????? Shit, first I find out Anna Nicole OD’d and now this. My brain can’t handle all this information.

I love the story about how a young, chubby, teenaged Gwen met Sting after a show .

Gwen was fat, damn there is hope for me yet.

Griz,

Of course Chris will be on the show. Nigel is just speaking “politically correct” on this subject. Remember what I said when Chris is on the show this season :wink_wp:.

Kat Mar 28th, 2007 at 3:14 pm

Blake is beating Daughtry as Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“uniqueà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  vocalist.

Butà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦butà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Blakeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s actual vocals are bland and unimaginative, and Chris just screamed. Chris is talented, but hardly original.

Were there more than just those 2 choices to vote for? I think I saw that poll and I thought it was stupid because it was so limited.

Why would Chris appear when Bon Jovi is the guest?

JJ Mar 28th, 2007 at 3:15 pm

Really????? Shit, first I find out Anna Nicole ODà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d and now this. My brain canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t handle all this information.

WHAT!! You mean to say she didn’t die of natural causes?
OK, but if they find out that Sanjaya is NOT the father of Anna Nicole’s baby, I don’t even WANT to know!!!
:wacko_tb:

Of course Chris will be on the show. Nigel is just speaking à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“politically correctà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  on this subject. Remember what I said when Chris is on the show this season .

Ok Squishy – I’ll mark that down next to your statement about “Home” being the BIGGEST HIT ON THE PLANET.

squishy: Of course Chris will be on the show. Nigel is just speaking à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“politically correctà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  on this subject.

I must have missed when Chris became politically incorrect. Did he get caught bashing in the heads of baby seals or are there hidden messages in his music telling us to send money to terrorists?

Why on EARTH (or even just the Hot 100/AC/Pop charts) would Nigel deny Chris was going to be on the show if he knew he was going to be on the show? This was a press conference, not a meeting of the Soul Patrol. I don’t get the reason why you would think Chris appearing on the show should be some dark secret that must be kept under cover.

Or did I miss that article?

Ace and Daughtry are neck and neck as the official Idol hearthrob (38% each), beating out this yearà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Chris R and Constantine (heh).

I usually try to refrain from the little d (tm Nevada) bashing but in what universe is Chris even remotely as attractive as Ace? While I myself would vote for Ace in this category, there are at least 6 previous contestants I would put ahead of Chris. No comparison. None whatsoever. And, guys who wear that much guyliner are a little too girly for me to equate them with “hearthrob” status.

squishy: Of course Chris will be on the show. Nigel is just speaking à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“politically correctà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  on this subject.

Since when did Chris become politically incorrect? Was he caught on film caving in the skulls of baby seals on the ice flows or does his music secrectly direct us to send money to foreign enemies of state?

Seriously, why on EARTH (or just the Hot 100/AC/Pop charts)would Nigel need to keep it a dark secret that Chris was going to be on the show? This was a press conference, not a meeting of militant wing of the Soul Patrol. It isn’t like the news isn’t going to leak out someday anyway. It may be that they are sorting out the details, but that has nothing to do with being “politically correct”

Does Nigel always tell the truth? Nigel bullshits sometimes guys.

This argument is ridiculous. If Chris is not on the show than I am wrong. And if he is on the show than I am right.

We shall see…

Griz,

Of course Chris will be on the show. Nigel is just speaking à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“politically correctà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  on this subject. Remember what I said when Chris is on the show this season .
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Don’t you mean lying through his A$$?

SoundScan numbers for Elliott are in (from the Indie Charts):

http://indiehq.com/2007/03/28/independent-sales-chart-3-28-07/

1. YAMIN*ELLIOTT ELLIOTT YAMIN 90439 Total: 90511

This means that he was the top selling independent artist last week and that there were 72 street violations (albums sold last week).

HDD is predicting some big numbers for some album next week (people called yesterday Super Tuesday because 22 albums were released). Tim McGraw will hit around 350K and Now 24 (compilation album) around 180-200K

Yep Emeralgem, Nigel is lying through his A$$ when he says that the show isn’t showing favoritism to Chris and that there is “no plans at this time” for Chris to be on the show.

Of course the show is showing favoritism to Chris and Chris will be on the show.

Chris Daughtry’s “It’s Not Over” is on the NOW CD at number 19.

Here are the album numbers from Ken over at Idol Chatter:

3. Elliot 90,000
4. Daughtry 76,000 total 2.04 million
15. Carrie 38,000 (-11%) total 5.12 million
73. Katharine 11,000 total 270,000
131. Kellie 6,700 total 478,000
139. Fantasia 6,800 330,000

Off the Chart:
Taylor 3,400 total 661,000
Ruben 1,500 total 217,000
Clay 800 total 506,000
Kelly 4,400 total 5.7 million

Kelly’s numbers would have been enough to get her on the chart (cut-off was 4100) but albums which have been out for more than 2 years cannot chart on the BB200.

Yep Emeralgem, Nigel is lying through his A$$ when he says that the show isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t showing favoritism to Chris and that there is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“no plans at this timeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  for Chris to be on the show.

Of course the show is showing favoritism to Chris and Chris will be on the show.
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Well, IMHO…That’s truly SAD.. End of subject… AFAIC..

emeralgem Mar 28th, 2007 at 3:33 pm

Donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t you mean lying through his A$$?

Okay, enquiring minds want to know how a person can lie through his a$$. :ponder_tb:

I have a mental picture in my head I can’t get rid of.

Chris Daughtryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Not Overà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  is on the NOW CD at number 19.

Thanks HotDoc-I will be first in line to buy NOW 19. Woo Hoo!!!! :surprise_ee:

emeralgem Mar 28th, 2007 at 3:33 pm

Donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t you mean lying through his A$$?

Okay, enquiring minds want to know how a person can lie through his a$$.

I have a mental picture in my head I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get rid of.

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Chalk it up to me being from South Louisiana and being a Cajun.LOL

What happened to Clay’s vocals? A dislocated jaw parhaps?

LisaATL Mar 28th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
Okay, enquiring minds want to know how a person can lie through his a$$.

This is how a person lies through his a$$

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7dfzNHfQmA

We’re just speculating here, folks. It would make sense for Chris to be on the show since they are using “Home” as the swan song. There’s also a rumor that BonJovi will be a mentor for Rock Week Top 4, and since Daughtry is opening for BonJovi at Tiger Jam, some are saying Chris will appear that week as well.

I find Blake’s voice very good…current. He looks good too, especially with the new hairdo last night. Phil was good last night if you didn’t look at him.

How can Daughtry still be selling 76,000 CD’s a week. Who are all these people who haven’t already bought it. Amazing.

lynnie Mar 28th, 2007 at 3:50 pm

This is how a person lies through his a$$
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7dfzNHfQmA

That’s it!! Although I hope I never get flexible enough to lie through me a$$ :laugh_tb:

emeralgem Mar 28th, 2007 at 3:49 pm

Chalk it up to me being from South Louisiana and being a Cajun.LOL

Is that why Cajuns talk with such an accent? :laugh_tb:

LisaATL Mar 28th, 2007 at 3:57 pm
Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s it!! Although I hope I never get flexible enough to lie through me a$$

hehe, but if you ever have to, at least now you know how it is done !
:lol_tb:

Okay, I see what Nigel said about Chris is going downhill real fast.

More interesting stuff,IMO, what hairstyle will Sanjaya wear tonight?

Question, what makes Blake’s voice so unique and since when was Chris voice unique.

Also, who thinks of these crazy surveys?

Thanks HotDoc-I will be first in line to buy NOW 19. Woo Hoo!!!!

Dave, you better be kidding, or you will slip a little on the hot-o-meter. Buying a “Now” compilation CD officially becomes uncool after the age of 13. If I knew a grown up who owned either this one or any of the previous 18, I would make fun of them unmercifully for years to come.

If Chris is not on the show than I am wrong. And if he is on the show than I am right.

You’re right, he’ll either be on or he won’t be, but making a prediction one way or another isn’t exactly proof of your Nostradmus-like powers of divination. Give me next week’s lottery numbers and I’ll be impressed.

Thanks HotDoc-I will be first in line to buy NOW 19. Woo Hoo!!!!

Why Squishy, don’t you already have multiple copies of Chris’s cd and the single.

Is the single going to be a different version from what is already on the cd?

Oh well, have fun..

Ok Squishy – Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll mark that down next to your statement about à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Homeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  being the BIGGEST HIT ON THE PLANET.

It appears the BIGGEST HIT ON THE PLANET has dropped from #24 to #31 in just 2 days on iTunes. Yeah, we’ve heard that it hasn’t officially been released as a single; but it is for sale as a single on iTunes and it is the boot song on Idol…so, it’s not like the song isn’t OUT there.

Chris’ “It’s Not Over” on the NOW CD just means a little more money for him (as well as Ace and others).

Okay, so Squishy has just confirmed that Nigel is a liar. I know this comes as a shock to you all.

“unique” in AI-speak = “generic”

It’s a bit like 1984′s twospeak, if anyone’s read it.. when a word means its opposite.

Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a bit like 1984à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s twospeak, if anyoneà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s read it.. when a word means its opposite.

One of my all-time favorite books.

NOLA,

I definitely could be wrong about “Home”. We shall see. Daniel Powter’s “Bad Day” became number 1 on the Billboard charts 7 weeks after it was released on the radio. Chris’ “Home” gets released on the radio on April 10th. We shall see how it well it does.

Definitely could be wrong about Chris’ being on AI this year as well as “Home”. We will know in the next couple of months.

SpenserJ: Dave, you better be kidding, or you will slip a little on the hot-o-meter.

I suppose I can’t speak for Dave, but I’m sure he’s kidding (NOW 19…LOL…)

Chrisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Not Overà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  on the NOW CD just means a little more money for him (as well as Ace and others).

He still has a long way to go to catch up to Taylor’s earnings this year (or at least since the end of AI5), which is probably in the range of 1-2 million. Taylor’s strength is that he’s able to put people in seats in concerts halls -and we all know that’s where the big money is made in the music industry – not by getting a song on a compilation CD. Take that to the bank.

Congratulations to Daughtry fans on Chris officially SELLING double platnium (as opposed to the shipping double that he had been certified for).

And congrats to Elliot. Great numbers and I LOVE his CD. We listened to it at dinner last night.

How can Daughtry still be selling 76,000 CDà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a week. Who are all these people who havenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t already bought it.

TPTB

Oh, I see the “My Idol is Better Than Your Idol” has started again today, as it seem to start every. single. frickin’. day. UGH. Stop it. Or, I WILL end up banning talk of Season 5 contestants entirely.

NOLA,

I have no problem saying either “I was wrong” or “I am sorry”. One can’t have problems saying either if one is married and wants to stay married.

I thought with Taylor it is all about the music, not the money. And Daughtry appearing with BonJovi, well enough said.

Hi Jennifer!!!

I can’t wait to see your pics of your daughter from the concert.

Will be deleting posts. CHANGE THE SUBJECT.

Just saw MJ’s post, so never mind

Well, I for one am pretty darn sure they will have Chris on the show this season. The only way I would believe that he wasn’t going to be on it, is if he said he didn’t want to for some reason.

But, since he’s happily lent his songs to both AI and a compilation CD I do not believe that he will all of sudden refuse to show up on a TV show.

I understand from certain articles that some believe he has tried to distance himself from AI for maybe either the coolness factor or rock cred, but I simply do not believe he can be all that concerned about either of those things. He seems more than willing to pimp his music out for any cash they seem willing to throw at him. And, being the parent of two children myself, I totally understand that desire to make as much money as he can right now.

So yeah, he’ll be there. My guess would be top 3 night. The finale is a little crowded usually for a 4th place finisher and I doubt that Jon Bon Jovi wants to share his night with anyone else and he shouldn’t have to. He’s fucking Bon Jovi or crying out loud. He’s had a 20 year career. He should have the night all to himself.

MJ,

Did you get my email from Monday night?

squishy: I definitely could be wrong about à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Homeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ . We shall see. Daniel Powterà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Bad Dayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  became number 1 on the Billboard charts 7 weeks after it was released on the radio. Chrisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Homeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  gets released on the radio on April 10th. We shall see how it well it does.

If it’s official radio debut’s were talking about, why even compare “Bad Day” to “Home”? Why not compare it to “Irreplaceable” or the “Macarena”?

I think “Home” is doing a great job of demonstrating that being the AI Boot song does not guarantee a hit. Everybody kept saying last year that “Bad Day” was only a hit because it was being played for 30 million AI viewers each week. Well, “Home” has shown that it might help to be on the show, but it won’t get you to the top of the Hot 100 and 2 million downloads just be being played on the most popular show on TV.

And radio programmers can play whatever the heck they want. They don’t have to wait for add dates. “Home” is getting some spins in several formats. Just not enough to top any chart.

Chrisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Not Overà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  on the NOW CD just means a little more money for him (as well as Ace and others).

Nevada will probably critique my estimated numbers. But Daughtry sold 2 million CD’s.

The conservative estimate is an artist makes just 4 cents on the dollar for every CD sold.

So 2,000,000 CD X $12/CD = $24,000,000 made

Daughtry’s share is :

$24,000,000 X $.04 = $960,000 ( from PHYSICAL SALES ALONE ).

And oh yeah, we haven’t included in the above count the DOWNLOADS and DIGITAL SALES.

Add in all the promos and concerts he does… and yes, Daughtry is a millionaire as well.

“A Little More Money” looks to be an understatement to me.

griz
Mar 28th, 2007 at 4:18 pm
Chrisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Not Overà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  on the NOW CD just means a little more money for him (as well as Ace and others).

He still has a long way to go to catch up to Taylorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s earnings this year, which is probably in the range of 1-2 million. Taylorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s strength is that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s able to put people in seats in concerts halls -and we all know thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s where the big money is made in the music industry – not by getting a song on a compilation CD. Take that to the bank.

I think Taylor is closer to 3 million, griz, somewhere between 2 and 3 million. He has a platinum album and they get $1.00 on avg. per CD sale. He was given $750,000 advance for his book. He did very well with DIMYP sales. He had the Idol Tour. He had oodles of promotions and they get paid for those. He now has his own tour and is selling out. Yeah, he’s a very wealthy man.

Squishy, I can’t find my camera cord. I will hopefully find it tonight. (My daughter dressed up as Ariel for the Greensboro Daughtry concert so she could look pretty for Chris). She looked adorable. She keeps telling people that she saw Chris and that she got to hear him sing It’s Not Over.

The only objective criterion for how good music is, is how long it lasts, i.e., if it has true universal appeal that transcends time, culture, and what’s pushed on the public by music moguls.

One may not particularly care for like Mozart, but his music has survived hundreds of years.

The Beatles are still one of the most popular bands on the planet and they’ve been broken up for over 3 decades.

The whole argument of “which Idol is better” will only be decided in about 15 years’ time, when a generation has passed. See who’s still listening to any of them then.

I won’t state my predictions on the subject, since I agree this argument is pointless.

Kirsten,

True, just as being an AI winner doesn’t guarantee platinum CD sales, being the AI boot song alone doesn’t guarantee single sales. I agree that the total package is needed in order to sell a CD or a single which is radio airplay, video, and other promotion.

It will be interesting to see what happens to “Home” once it gets significant radio airplay and the video comes out. Chris’ “It’s Not Over” did not become a Top 10 Hit on the Billboard charts until it got significant radio airplay and the video was on VH-1 and MTV.

Ok so last night was nothing short of underwhelming. I think my girl Gina finally knocked out a great performance that the judges really enjoyed. I think Gina is actually the dark horse of this competition. I think there are people outshining her and people doing worse than her. I’ll give her at lease 3 more weeks of being totally safe. She might land herself in the bottom 3 after that. Lakisha sang well enough but she’s so damn boring. All I got from her performances was mixed feelings about that dress and WOW boobies!
I thought Chris R did well. I think that he’s getting a little to influenced by the guest judges and molding his performance style to their needs to not offend them. I agree with Randy. I like his runs, and if he wants to do them, he should. Blake was good, but it was just weird for this competition. I would have loved that as a regular performances but it seemed odd since everyone tries to show off their explosive vocals on this show. He’s actually kind of refreshing IMO. I stated yesterday that Sligh’s personality was a little but more appealing this week. He’s still in dangerous tool territory for me. And, dude, find the effing beat will ya! Sanjaya, just no words… hilariously awesome. The hair! Dean! Why!? OMG. Jordin looks like a linebacker and her performance was good but didn’t stand out. Melinda’s nice shit is kinda starting to get to me too. I wish she would start picking songs I like, lol. Phil, again, whatever. But I do like the tone of his voice. Bye, Haley.
Also, congrats to Kat on the surge of downloads. I think her song on The Hills might have helped her out. Also her Self Magazine cover stuff. Damn she looked hot.
Also, about the season 5 stuff. I’ll take a page from Paula’s dictionary of words and say that they have all fallen into their own pockets. There’s no need to say anyone “bombed” or that someone doesn’t deserve their success. They all deserve it. And I’m glad all of them are doing what they want to do. Yes, even Taylor.

So, on the Season 6 front: I’m with those of you who believe that Haley is tonight’s bootee. I still believe that AI either opened more phone lines or used some other strategery to thwart Dial Idol’s results. So, I believe their rankings to be rather meaningless. Of course, I could be 100% wrong here but it’s just what I think.

I know there is a lot of love for Sligh, but I don’t believe he has a chance in hell of winning this thing. He’s got a good voice but he’s lacking in some other qualities. And, he just doesn’t translate well to TV. This is not the medium for him, but I wish him great success with his band or whatever career path he chooses after this.

I am still pained that I have to admit to myself how well Awphil (tm Dave) did last night, but it’s a fact so I gotta go with it.

So GO TEAM PLAID!

So yeah, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll be there. My guess would be top 3 night.

Top 3 night is Clive Davis night – Chris will never be on that episode, thankfully.

Nola said: I think Taylor is closer to 3 million, griz, somewhere between 2 and 3 million. He has a platinum album and they get $1.00 on avg. per CD sale. He was given $750,000 advance for his book. He did very well with DIMYP sales. He had the Idol Tour. He had oodles of promotions and they get paid for those. He now has his own tour and is selling out. Yeah, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a very wealthy man.

Yep, you’re prolly right and I was prolly underestimating his wealth. He’s now booking summer dates as well as the booksigning tour all well. Then of course, we got that new album starting in the fall! :clap_tb:

Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s actually kind of refreshing IMO.

I totally agree with this. I guess it is why I was in Gwen’s camp last night. Her disdain for the vocal gymnastics usually set forth on AI was very transparent and I totally agree with her.

Blake comes out every week and sings a song. He likes to put his own little spin on it, and maybe he doesn’t have Mariah-like range. But, he entertains me. And he’s a gosh darn breath of fresh air compared to the rest of them.

Jennifer,

I can’t wait to see your daughter in her Ariel costume. How cute is that!!!!

Spenser, I totally agree. Blake entertains me. Each week I wonder what he is going to do next. Love song is one of my all time favorite songs. Last night wasn’t my favorite Blake performance because that song requires a yearning that he didn’t portray last night night. But I thought he did good. I think that no matter where he places, he will end up making a commercially viable record that sells alot of records. But I do hope he goes far in the competition.

Top 3 night is Clive Davis night – Chris will never be on that episode,

See, you guys all remember these little details. It’s a good thing I have you around – I’ve never noticed which night it is that Clive comes on to show off the platinum records. I have noticed however that he looks like a corpse and has less teleprompter reading skills than Donald Trump. Which, in case you’re not sure, is pretty bad.

How can Daughtry still be selling 76,000 CDà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a week. Who are all these people who havenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t already bought it.

TPTB

No other logical way to explain it, clearly :doh_tb:

Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s now booking summer dates as well as the booksigning tour all well.

So, how do you think his book will do in terms of sales ?

I think Blake will go far because he is different and stands out which is really important. I am just not a fan of his voice but he is entertaining.

What is interesting though is that Blake is never that high on Dial Idol. I would think he would be more popular and register higher on that site. Typically at the top are Melinda, Lakisha, and Sanjaya. Blake is usually in the middle or even lower.

So 2,000,000 CD X $12/CD = $24,000,000 made

Daughtryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s share is :

$24,000,000 X $.04 = $960,000 ( from PHYSICAL SALES ALONE ).

If the comparison is being made between Daughtry and Daniel Powter based on the boot song, shouldn’t it be a digital single – not CD, LBB? DP didn’t sell millions of CDs but he sold about 2 million single downloads. Or are you speaking currently in general terms?

True, just as being an AI winner doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t guarantee platinum CD sales, being the AI boot song alone doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t guarantee single sales.

Full power to the forward deflectors, I see.

“When somebody is less than 100% positive about something your Idol has done, make sure that you drag another Idol into the debate no matter how unrelated.”…

I was just discussing the value of being a Boot song. I’m not stating anything about the quality of “Home”. Being a “Boot” song is valuable, but it did not necessarily make “Bad Day” the MONSTER hit that it became. That’s all. Peace.

I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t wait to see your daughter in her Ariel costume. How cute is that!!!!

Count me in as one who finds this adorable as well. And, I say this as a mother who sent her daughter to preschool today in a purple sundress with pink cowboy boots, because that is just what she HAD to wear.

So, how do you think his book will do in terms of sales ?

Hmm, ya know the literary industry can be a cruel mistress. And, I imagine you have to sell a whole hell of a lot of books to recoup a $750,000 advance. But, I don’t know what is considered a success in that business. And, I have no idea whether the book would be of interest to those outside of his core fan base. So, perhaps the easy guess is that he’ll sell close to the same number of books as he did CD’s. Is that good? I have no idea.

Oh no, not more whose idol has more $, sells more, is better, etc. Well my idol has the biggest..nevermind.

biggest talent.

Well my idol has the biggest..nevermind.

Let’s stop talking about Taylor – :devil_tb:

Spenser – LOL! I bet your daughter looked adorable as well!

Spenser – LOL! I bet your daughter looked adorable as well!

She is pretty darn cute. I just do not have the time or the energy to wage war with a 3 year old at 9:00 a.m. over fashion choices. So, I just threw her sneakers in the bag for playground time and hoped for the best.

Oh for goodness sakes, what’s to debate? Chris has sold a million trillion bazillion records and is gonna sell more, so what could there POSSIBLY be to argue about at this point? LOL! He’s a hit, it’s established. Time to accept that and move on. Yikes. And I loves me some Taylor.

Now, who on in this year’s crop could do the same thing? I see no one. Maybe Blake. The thing is, Blake passes for “hip” within the context of AI but is he really all that hip in the real marketplace? I dunno. I think Gina, oddly enough, could be pretty viable in today’s market. The pop-rock thing is making a comeback big time, and she could fit in nicely because with the right styling, she’s can be cute enough to be relatable but not intimidating. Melinda is a throwback… she could sell a lot of records but not at Top 40. I dunno about Jordin. She has the charisma and looks but who is she musically? Lakisha was made for dance music. Whatever. That’s a separate issue from who should win AI though.

It is moving towards my idol is better than yours unless your talking about Billie Idol.(I know bad joke)

I will comapare years that I have seen The first and second have shown up on AI besides just the finale but each year is diferent like last year was a diverse group of good singers and the year before something else. Who knows what will happen.next…..

I think I agree w/ Squishy last year Danial Powder was on the show preforming live the boot song so it figured so will the band “Daughtry”. So who really knows what will happen just going from what I hav seeen in the past..Please not on w/ John Bon Jovi no one should be compared to him…This year still no favorite or moved by anyone yet.
Your old gizmo signing off

Payton Manning looking good still

If the comparison is being made between Daughtry and Daniel Powter based on the boot song, shouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t it be a digital single – not CD, LBB? DP didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t sell millions of CDs but he sold about 2 million single downloads. Or are you speaking currently in general terms?

My estimated ( rough calculation ) figures were :

A) Based on Daughtry’s PHYSICAL ALBUM SALES alone ( based on Soundscan numbers ).

B) Based on the estimate that an artist supposedly makes after all deductions for cost, royalties and commissions have been made on the album ( courtesy of info provided for us in the past by Nevada ).

So I came out based on that with a figure of close to a million bucks ( actually $960,000 ).

That figure does NOT include downloads of Daughtry’s singles, which I have to admit does not equal Powter’s numbers.

That figure also does not include DIGITAL DOWNLOADS of Daughtry’s albums.

That figure also does not include what he gets from concerts.

So, the $960,000 is actually a very conservative figure.

Therefore, the bald rocker is a millionaire by my estimate.

I never thought of Gina as being viable in today’s market until her performance last night. She actually has a better voice if she controls it.

Her performance last night made me take another look at her :ponder_tb:

American Idol Finalists and Retro Stars to Visit Medlar Field at Lubrano Park

…In addition to some of the biggest television stars from the past, the Spikes will welcome some of the stars of the most popular television show of the present day, as several members of the American Idol cast will visit Medlar Field at Lubrano Park during the 2007 season…

http://oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3442880

I thought with Taylor it is all about the music, not the money. And Daughtry appearing with BonJovi, well enough said.

Let’s be realistic here. They guy has to pay the bills and pay those who work for him. Plus, there is nothing wrong with living well doing what you’ve been passionately pursuing since your youth..We should all be so luck..

We should be all applauding these contestants from Season Five. They have proven to the world what we have already felt. The season produced very different singers who appeal to different groups of people. So far every singer/artist have sold over the 100,000 cds. I’m including Elliot because I’m sure he will cross that threshold by next week. Way to go for these young men and women. I hope that Bucky and whomever drop a cd will follow.

As we all said last year, Anyone of those young men and women could have won the title and now they are proving that they can sell cds.

Maybe TPTB at AI will get the message and start looking for singers next seasons and not just marketing tools for their show..

Judge Hears Aiken Lawsuit

(03/28/07– RALEIGH) – The Clay Aiken lawsuit is expected to go before a Wake County judge. An author is suing Raleigh’s favorite American Idol.

Aiken’s attorneys have filed motions to dismiss the case.

http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=triangle&id=5160132

Rickey Minor: Man behind `Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹sà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹ music

…Minor: Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹s taking an average, ordinary person and changing the course of their life. It shows that whatever you want out of your life, you can actually do it. People become entrenched in the stories and theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹re pulling for these people à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹s personal now, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹s not even about the singing. And ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹s one of the few shows on television that the whole family can sit and watch. The grandmothers love it because Tony Bennett is going to be on the show or theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹re going to sing “Moon River.” So it sparks conversation with the family…

http://www.onelocalnews.com/akronfarmreport/ViewArticle.aspx?id=9971&source=2

OHMYHECK, Sanjaya’s on the MSN home page! That boy sure knows how to keep people talking….

Constantine Maroulis Returns to the Tube

It was a rocker shocker when CONSTANTINE MAROULIS was voted off of “American Idol,” but now the gorgeous Greek music maker is returning to the tube this summer as a cast member of “The Bold and the Beautiful,” TV Guide reports.

Look for Maroulis to be involved in the Phoebe/Rick storyline — he will initially join the soap as a possible music producer for Phoebe.

http://www.etonline.com/tv/news/47576/

OHMYHECK, Sanjayaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s on the MSN home page! That boy sure knows how to keep people talkingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

VOTE SANJAYA!! Bring down AI! LOL!

http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-03-27-sanjaya-cover_N.htm
In the short run, his presence makes for spirited debate, but if Sanjaya Malakar, 17, is standing in the winner’s circle, “it would destroy credibility the show’s built up in the past five seasons,” music consultant Tom Vickers says. “Instead of 30 million viewers a week, it might draw 20 million.”

Dialing for Idols; impatient fans turn to Internet

Jim Hellriegel can’t sing and is too old to compete on “American Idol” but his home-grown Web site is attracting hordes of fans who can’t wait 24 hours to find out which aspiring pop star is going home each week.

Hellriegel’s Dialidol.com measures the busy signals on “Idol” voting phone lines to predict who stays and who must leave America’s most-watched TV show long before the official results are announced…

http://www.tvguide.com/News-Views/Entertainment-News/Article/Default.aspx?idx=636420

Okay, I haven’t seen this posted:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJZQVDRj4XA

Blake is in the “Daughtry Zone” in more ways than one. Just as Chris did a cover of a cover with “Walk the Line” in which he did the band Live’s version of the Johnny Cash’ song. According to MTV, Blake did a cover of a cover with the 311 version of the Cure’s “Love Song”. The 311 version is on the “50 First Dates” soundtrack.

I still like Sanjaya, and hope he sticks around a bit.

WOOHOO! So happy to hear my man from season 4 is going to be on teevee. A perfect fit! Constantine IS Bold & Beautiful!!

New ‘American Idol’ superstar: Go, Sanjaya! Go!

…Back off, Sanjaya-bashers! “American Idol’s” newest superstar is really a master showman.

But it ain’t about the singing. It’s about putting on a show! And that spunky, little 17-year-old Liberace wannabe knows what he’s doing and is doing it with shrewd surrender and abandon…

http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2007/03/american_idol_i.html

sanjaya sanjaya we gonna set this place on fire
has anyone heard that song? its been stuck in my head all day

Hmm, ya know the literary industry can be a cruel mistress. And, I imagine you have to sell a whole hell of a lot of books to recoup a $750,000 advance.

I agree that it will take a lot of books to recoup the advance, but books can be published much, much less expensively than CDs. A much larger % of the selling price is profit because you don’t have to pay musicians, songwriters and a studio.

Publishing a book has become very inexpensive. I have 2 friends who wrote novels and had them published by one of the “do it yourself” publishing companies. The publishing company charged them $300 to publish the book and list it on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. When people order the book online, the publishing prints a copy of the book and ships it to the customer. The books look professional so most people don’t realize that they are printed that easily.

So, the $960,000 is actually a very conservative figure.

Therefore, the bald rocker is a millionaire by my estimate.

Wait… so what’s your point?

Wow, Constantine is going to be a Soap Opera actor.

Haven’t heard that song, rad. Don’t get me started on it, though!

yes! kat finally gets a increase in sales, a ten percent one at that.

longsong it is probably one of the funniest videos i’ve seen concerning sanjaya but the song gets stuck in my head quite easily

Did anyone notice how Gwen became a teeny bit fangirly after Blake sang for her? It’s probably the effect of the song, but I thought it was really cute. I wish there was more time because I would have liked to hear some more of her comments.

I hope Sligh is safe tonight, but I must admit I’m a little worried. He’s not my fave but I think he should stay a while longer. I don’t put too much stock in DialIdol but it hasn’t been wrong with the bottom most slot for the past two weeks. Neither has the AOL poll.

jpfan
Mar 28th, 2007 at 4:55 pm Edit

Oh no, not more whose idol has more $, sells more, is better, etc. Well my idol has the biggest..nevermind.

I know. It’s pointless and annoying. None of us here can know how much these guys are making and besides that WHO GIVES A SHIT.

I’ve asked people to change the subject and ya all are just ignoring me. I’m annoyed.

all i know is all the idols are richer than me so i hate them all lol

I’m hoping it’s Haley who goes tonight. Hmm….

Congrats Elliott! Good job.. Wait, does that mean Elliott gets the #1 on the Top Indie Album chart? If so, cool!

About tonight’s show, I’m almost certain Haley is going home.

I wonder how much JPL is making?

Just kidding, MJ! My lips are sealed!!

American Idol – Week 11

It was hard to put your finger on what made last night’s “American Idol” such an unsatisfying hour (or to be more precise, an hour and seven minutes). It could have been that this was the first week the show cut back from two hour episodes, which would account for the ungainly pacing, including the award show-like moment when the band cut off Simon Cowell in mid-sentence (“this isn’t the Oscars,” he protested)…

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117933221.html?categoryid=1264&cs=1

Sanjaya Is a Looney Tune!

From Diana Ross to Halle Berry, you never know whose weave will inspire “American Idol” wannabe Sanjaya Malakar. This week, his hairspiration was none other than Looney Tunes character, Road Runner. Acme Hair Spray, anyone? *beep beep*…

http://www.tmz.com/2007/03/28/sanjaya-is-a-looney-tune/

Ha that Variety article keeps calling Chris R. Chris Robinson and Sligh Chris Sleigh. Dude, get the names right or I don’t care for your opinion!

Constantine on the Bold & Beautiful? Love it. Actually, that’s a good fit for him. None of the people on that show can act, so he’ll look like a freaking Oscar contendor.

On a side note – I’ve got dinner plans tonight, so I’m going to go pretend I have a life. Hopefully somebody will be in chat when I get back to let me know who got booted. Have a great night all, enjoy the so not shocking results.

Songs for Idols: Just don’t let Sanjaya sing any of them

Here’s some guy’s list of songs that should be sung on American Idol. The suggested artists are Journey, the Pretenders (other than “I’ll Stand By You,” which Gina sang so very well last night), Boston, Poison, Heart, and Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. Ted Leo? Really? Oh, I guess that was a joke….

http://www.afterellen.com/blog/scribegrrrl/songs-for-idols?comment=344230

Blake is in the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Daughtry Zoneà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  in more ways than one. Just as Chris did a cover of a cover with à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Walk the Lineà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  in which he did the band Liveà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s version of the Johnny Cashà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ song. According to MTV, Blake did a cover of a cover with the 311 version of the Cureà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Love Songà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ . The 311 version is on the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“50 First Datesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  soundtrack.

And they both got credit for reinventing the song, when actually they simply copied someone else.

At least I liked Blake/311′s version of Love Song. The Walk The Line cover sucks, IMO.

Two weeks in a row the guest “mentor” has been blown away by Phil’s vocals. Boy can sang.

I can’t remember exactly what Diana Ross said except I recall she was impressed too. You can see TPTB writing on the wall, so I hope he’s updating his rolodex for when he gets the boot.

I will definitely check out Constantine on the “Bold and the Beautiful”. I think he will be great.

Easy,

If you are not a fan of Chris Daughtry why did you buy his CD? I always thought was really strange.

I will definitely check out Constantine on the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Bold and the Beautifulà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ . I think he will be great.

Thank you, squishy! On that you and I agree.

longsong,

Are you a Constantine fan?

YES. LOVE him.

t2, Yes, Phil does have a really great voice. I would even say that he probably is the most talented vocally out of all the guys. But he lacks the whole package. His looks are kinda scary, his obsession with being accepting is getting on my nerves and he just doesn’t have really great stage presense. And in terms of AI, which is pretty much a popularity contest, Phil is the guy from high school that had a decent amount of friends, had a steady girlfriend and never did anything worth noticing. While he’s in the company of Chris R who’s like the popular football guy every girl likes. Blake, the hip dude who’s friends with everyone, and Sligh, the class clown who also is liked by everyone. And Sanjaya… well I can’t really place him because he’s still in high school and I bet his the stylish gay kid who’s friends with all the girls.

I didn’t see this article on the blog yet, LisaB. Don’t want to step on your toes. =)

Why I Voted For ‘American Idol’

Sure, “Idol” says they get roughly 30 million votes per week (voting is free). But because of the way the voting process is set up (more on that later), it’s mostly from diehard fans who “power vote,” over and over again. They’re the reason why the tone-deaf Sanjaya Malakar is still in the race, while the lovely Stephanie Edwardsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ one of my top four favorite contestants of the yearà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ had to pack up her bags last week, with over two months of “Idol” left to go. How can we prevent such a catastrophe from happening again?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17843431/site/newsweek/

I actually didn’t think Stephanie was that great, especially her last performance. She deserved to go.

Easy,

If you are not a fan of Chris Daughtry why did you buy his CD? I always thought was really strange.

Extreme fanatic,

Because I liked a few of the harder songs he did on AI and I also liked the Absent Element CD I purchased off of ebay.

How was I supposed to know his Daughtry debut would be complete shat unless I listened to it first?

Is anybody here really a Sanjaya fan? Kid is so not good.

Afan, that was the perfect analogy for why Phil will not win idol. I would go one step further and guess that he was a Mathelete or in the AV club.

Kirsten:

1. YAMIN*ELLIOTT ELLIOTT YAMIN 90439 Total: 90511

This means that he was the top selling independent artist last week and that there were 72 street violations (albums sold last week).

So AI gets another #1 :cool1_tb:

So far, Elliott has 2 No. 1s: #1 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart (with “Moody’s Mood for Love”) and #1 on the Independent Albums chart

Late to the game but I have to say — I didn’t realize it was politically Correct to blatantly lie, knowing of course that people will also find out you lied.

I thought lying was to tell an untruth and pray you don’t get caught! duh.

Easy,

What songs on the Absent Element CD are your favorites? What Chris Daughtry performances on American Idol did you enjoy?

I’m going to apply my high school analogy for the girls

Lakisha’s the girl that goes to a mostly black high school in a city. She’s got a tight knit group of girlfriends and I bet she works at walgreens. She’s the girl that chases after the wrong guys and keeps getting hurt.
Melinda’s the black girl in a mostly white highschool. She’s a straight A student and probably involved with theatre. She knocks it out of the park every year when she sings Whitney Houston at the school Variety Show.
Jordin is like the nice girl who plays sports and has a lot of friends but isn’t part of any main group. She also gets good grades. I bet she’s one of the girls who’s caring and is involved with bake sales and food drives.
Haley seems like kind of a nerdy girl to me. She doesn’t
have that many friends and is one of those girls who always has a boyfriend and uses most of her spare time to hang out with him. She, like Phil, is just a normal person that isn’t hated but nobody really knows who she is.
Gina is definitely the rebel who smokes cigarettes in the bathroom and talks shit about all the pretty popular girls. But she’s one of the girls who isn’t a total deadbeat and does fairly well in school. Her favorite thing to do outside of school is go to concerts with her friends and drink beer at house parties.

ETA: What the eff is up with TWoP?

FYI -

JTFTW is *officially a Top 20 hit on the AC Charts.

20 (this week) 25 (last week) 7 (weeks on chart) JUST TO FEEL THAT WAY TAYLOR HICKS

http://www.radioandrecords.com/Formats/Charts/AC_Chart.asp

This is the chart Billboard goes by.

SpenserJ
Mar 28th, 2007 at 3:22 pm
I usually try to refrain from the little d (tm Nevada)

Finally, someone’s respecting the à ¢’ž ¢ !

LBB — re: the rocker being a millionaire –

I think you forgot expenses.

Afan

, while I agree that Phil isn’t going to win AI (and might be a geek at heart), I definitely think that he can make a good living singing. So I hope he is keeping everyone’s phone number. If Peter Noone (who proved to be completely snarky) and Gwen Stefani were so impressed, maybe there’s hope.

I don’t think this season is boring because of the talent–there’s talent in this group. I think this season is boring because no one feels they need to win to succeed. When “winning” was presented as the only way to get a true benefit from AI, the season was a lot more exciting (Season 2 is the best example of this)

Little Boy Blue
Mar 28th, 2007 at 4:26 pm

Nevada will probably critique my estimated numbers.

Sorry LBB, but your estimates are WAY off.

yes! kat finally gets a increase in sales, a ten percent one at that

She has a 60% increase on digital downloads of her single and 10% increase on the sales of her album, she is the only idol this week to increase. Congrats Kat!!!

And Congrats to all the other talented idols from Season 5.

I wish I could throw something in here about Season 6, but it’s just so boring to me, Gina was great though.

Former_AI_Junkie
Mar 28th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“uniqueà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  in AI-speak = à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“genericà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a bit like 1984à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s twospeak, if anyoneà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s read it.. when a word means its opposite.

Hi, sorry but that would be NEWspeak, not twospeak. In addition, the words in the newspeak dictionary did not in any way mean the opposite of their original meaning. It was designed to simplify the current language to limit any and all free thought and expression.

She got a 60% increase on digital downloads of her single and 10% increase on the sales of her album, she is the only à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  this week to increase

Sorry, I cannot resist…

Elliott had a 240% increase on digital downloads of his single and a 125,610% increase in album sales this week.

Beat that!!!!

LOL.

(But I get the drift. Congrats to Kat for having an increase too!)

Is their an official link as to the rumor of Constantine going to a soap opera?
Keeping good thoughts for Chris S. tonight, :wink_ee:

“I think this season is boring because no one feels they need to win to succeed. When à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“winningà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  was presented as the only way to get a true benefit from AI, the season was a lot more exciting”

I agree 1000%. In the past the winner got fame, fortune and the rest got obscurity (for the most part.) Season 5 changed that. Now they think being on the show will already make them winners. It makes them very timid, cautious performers (see Chris S.) The whole point of the show is gone when winning means carp. Hopefully, this year’s bootees go unsigned or the show is just updated variety show kareoke with no payoff (which is what it feels like now.)

Easy,

What songs on the Absent Element CD are your favorites? What Chris Daughtry performances on American Idol did you enjoy?

If I remember correctly, the song “Breakdown” was the standout on that CD. The first song. But I liked the entire thing.

As for AI, of course Fuel week, Wanted Dead Or Alive, I Dare You and probably my favorite performance is one that most ripped him for and that was Queen week when he sang Innuendo. While others criticized his song choice, I thought it was outstanding for his power vocals.

I don’t hate Chris Daughtry. I hate Daughtry. The band. Or at least the first album. Chris should be doing harder stuff. I should leave a Chris Daughtry concert feeling like I saw Pantera reincarnate.

I think If Chris S. gets the boot tonight it will be so fucking hilarious that after trying to insult Chris Daughtry and his fanbase by calling him a cock rocker, it will be Daughtry’s song, Home that will be playing as he takes his fugly, off beat ass, off the stage. Maybe he can go play some pocket pool to sooth himself.

kat also moves up to 29 on the BB hot 100 chart

my personal bottom three would be:
gina, haley and sanjaya
real bottom three? probably sanjaya, haley, and blake (or lakisha?)maybe? sanjaya and blake/kiki would just be for show though to get fanbases voting

Easy,

That’s cool you liked the Absent Element CD. I enjoy the DAUGHTRY CD but I agree that Chris has the ability to do a lot harder stuff. As we all know the Idols who are signed can only do what TPTB want them to thus Chris had to do a Nickelback-style CD for that is what they signed him for. I bet if Chris could choose his CD would have been a lot harder.

I can’t stand The View, but the ladies love them some Blake. Rosie & Elisabeth wore Blaker Girls t-shirts on teh show today.

video

We need Team Plaid tees.

radname………….did you know that Katharine will be appearing on the same bill with Daughtry this summer?

Humor me for one second:

HUGE jump for Katharine this week on the Hot 100- up 20 spots to #29 a new peak for her.

60% increase in digital sales
10% increase in album sales

WOOOT! Good week!

If it was already said, sorry but I’m happy!

hezzer,

I read “1984″ in another language- “Twospeak” was just a literal translation.

The examples of Doublespeak i was referring to: “Ministry of Peace” for the defense/war office, and the other minstiries’ names which I can’t recall at the mo.

I think If Chris S. gets the boot tonight it will be so fucking hilarious that after trying to insult Chris Daughtry and his fanbase by calling him a cock rocker, it will be Daughtryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s song, Home that will be playing as he takes his fugly, off beat ass, off the stage. Maybe he can go play some pocket pool to sooth himself.

Uh, what now? LOL! I didn’t understand what you said.

Jocey!

A Chris Slug hater.. a rare treat on this board!

He’s pissed me off since his audition. So cocky and fake.

Yep xo, very nice news today.

Congrats, XO!

Sayonara, Chris S. The only contestant that ever annoyed me more than him was Kellie Pickler.

I think Jack Osbourne could be our first legitimate “shocker”. But then again, he was craptacular last night.

A lot of negative stuff towards my favorites today but I’ll ignore it. :rolleyes_tb:

Dial Idol hasn’t been all that accurate lately so doubt Chris S is the one going home. Neither Stephanie or Brandon were on the bottom. My best guess is that it will be Haley but am hoping it’s Sanjaya.

Humor me for one second…

Not. a. chance.

http://thumbsnap.com/v/CAPOc6co.jpg

http://thumbsnap.com/v/LCDpGYEq.jpg

Personal bottom 3: Chris Slug (time to go home you fake cocky bastard), Phil (time to go home you boring bastard), and Lakisha (time go home you generic bitch).

Moley gets to stick around due to her lovely legs.

Actual non-rigged B3: B3 Chris Slug, Haley, Phil goes home.

If Phil goes home and they rig 1 or 2 of the other 2 (seems that they do that sometimes), replace Haley with Jordin or Blake.

bean99,

DialIdol has only gotten it wrong once putting Sanjaya in the B3 when he was safe on the show. The order doesn’t matter, since the margins of error mean anyone in orange could be going home.

Red = B3.
Orange = safe/B3.
Blue = Safe.

Former_AI_Junkie
Mar 28th, 2007 at 7:48 pm
hezzer,

I read à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“1984à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ³ in another language- à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Twospeakà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  was just a literal translation.

The examples of Doublespeak i was referring to: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ministry of Peaceà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  for the defense/war office, and the other minstiriesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ names which I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t recall at the mo.

Orwell wrote the book in english and explains the language in detail in his appendix.

The word doublespeak is not actually mentioned in the work. Newspeak and Doublethink, however are.

I think I’ll take his word for it thanks.

Hezzer,

Check my examples. I’m sure they still carry the same meaning in English.

Any Taylor fans know of someone who is interested in Boston’s concert next week? I have 4 tickets and can’t go. I will sell them for 20 bucks each. Thanks.

Former read the book. Doublethink is a very small part of it although it is, sadly, the only thing most people remember.

War is Peace
Freedom is Slavery
Ignorance is Strength

Former read the book. Doublethink is a very small part of it although it is, sadly, the only thing most people remember.

I have read it more than once; I’m aware Doublethink is only part of the overall language. The example I gave was broad because I was trying to make a humorous connection. I also didn’t know the correct terms in the English.

I am thinking Blake will definitely be the most successful of all the Season 6 Idols regardless if he wins or not.

He has a great recording VOICE. I really have enjoyed all of his downloads. He sounds awesome. He has a smooth cool voice, he reminds a bit Of Adam Levine and his look to Sting.

By the way Blake’s Top 10 erformance IMO was very nice. Even though it was more subdued than others, he proved he is one heck of a contender.

I don’t know why people criticize his voice, I personally love it!

Go TEAM PLAID! GO BLAKE! He looked really HOT last night too. Loved the haircut!

And Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia.

And Chris Daughtry has always been the Season 5 American Idol.

See? 1984 IS relevant to Idol discussion. Sorry, I couldn’t resist.

If you’d paid attention while reading it you would not have called it doublespeak.

Now I have to get back to Bones and MJ Chat. I will argue with you more later if you so desire.

Did Chris S say something bad about Chris D and his fanbase? I read that here but never heard anything about that. If true, why?

Doughtry and Katharine are going to tour together?!

If so, this oughta get real juicy — Doughtry’s been starin’ holes through her for more than a year now.

I hope they do a duet! Ha – think about that – screamin’ pitchy!

probably my favorite performance is one that most ripped him for and that was Queen week when he sang Innuendo. While others criticized his song choice, I thought it was outstanding for his power vocals.

Easy – that was my fave performance of his, too – for the vocals, and for the passionate intensity of it.

Saw a really interesting interview tonight with Wayne Newton. (God–does ANYBODY on this blog remember him? Besides me?) I saw him in Vegas in 1966 when I was 17. When I found out we were going to see “little Wayne Newton of Danke Shane fame” I almost puked! Well–HE WAS AMAZING! He started Vegas in 1953 and has been the biggest drawing act ever since!

Anyway–my point. He was talking about the recording artists of today and how so many are “flash in the pan” artists. Said one had to be able to step out on a stage and sing those recorded songs “live” and pull it off. Said it was about longevity–not random radio hits. Puta huge value to the “live” performance. I swear I don’t the man ever had but one big hit!!!

Griz–looks like our Taylor continues to be EXACTLY where he needs to be and has the absolute correct goal! Love that man–WHOOOOOOOOOO!

If youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d paid attention while reading it you would not have called it doublespeak.

It WAS about 10 years ago that I read it.

jadore
Mar 28th, 2007 at 8:45 pm
probably my favorite performance is one that most ripped him for and that was Queen week when he sang Innuendo. While others criticized his song choice, I thought it was outstanding for his power vocals.

jadore–I do not care for Chris…never have and never will. However, I completely agree. Now, did I like the song–not! But–I felt his performance of Innuendo was absolutely brilliant. It was clear the song was hard as hell to sing and he nailed it! Just another episode where I thought the judges got it totally wrong! (They are just jerks! I think Chris’ biggest mistake was stepping out of his comfort zone on the advice of the all-powerful “IDOL”! JMO)

Shit, I just saw an episode of Hollywood Story about Wayne Newton. It’s funny, he sort of reminded me of Taylor- very musical, a dedicated performer, and with a very personal approach to music. Both are also totally unfashionable and cater to a non-contemporary crowd. Wayne has LOTS more money, though.

Edited to say I wrote the above before I read the rest of your post. Chris58.. freaky.

Both are also totally unfashionable and cater to a non-contemporary crowd.

What???

Hey – quick in and out post – I got my E CD from Target today with the bonus tracks. Loving them too. So now I have two E cds…. am I a fan or what?!

Now to result show! BTW – Celtic Woman performance I attended last night was fabulous. Out.

ETA: What the eff is up with TWoP?

AFan, I want to know, too! It is killing me that it is down, am so hooked on that site. Hope the fact that Bravo bought it doesn’t totally ruin it.

Chris58, Taylor doesn’t sell well among the kids and the teenagers.. that’s why he’s on the AC charts.

I’m a Taylor fan too. That’s just a fact, though (at least for now).

I finally realized what I hate about Lakisha- she has no personality. She sings with no emphasis, no intent. LakishaBot.

Former AIJ……..when we talk about Taylor not selling well among kids and teens, that may be true because of his mature looks. However……as a reviewer said last week, it will just take the right song! A song with a good hook works everytime for anyone.

I finally realized what I hate about Lakisha- she has no personality. She sings with no emphasis, no intent. LakishaBot.

It’s not so much her personality that has lost me, but her inability to branch out….maybe that IS because she’s a Bot….I can’t EVEN imagine her singing country, or just plain ole pop….I can, however, hear her whaling out a Broadway show tune….which is not necessarily a bad thang…

Taylor’s book will be bought by the Soul Patrol….and I think that’s just about it…being the bad Tay fan that I am, I probably won’t purchase it either!

Boulder! Keep on chopping!

I think If Chris S. gets the boot tonight it will be so fucking hilarious that after trying to insult Chris Daughtry and his fanbase by calling him a cock rocker…

Hmmm, I always thought that was a fair assessment of little dà ¢’ž ¢’s music. After all, he did admit that little dà ¢’ž ¢’s album was more to his musical taste than Taylor’s album…and I have no idea how little dà ¢’ž ¢’s fans got dragged into this. I don’t recall them being mentioned at all in Sligh’s review.

I finally realized what I hate about Lakisha- she has no personality. She sings with no emphasis, no intent. LakishaBot.

I think you’ve hit the nail on the head. That’s exactly what I thought after last night’s performance. She sings incredibly well, but she doesn’t emote. On the other hand you have Melinda, who in addition to singing well, also emotes.

Boulder, I heart you.

Chris##, It’s not just his look- his roots are (admittedly) mainly from the ’60s-’80s, and he doesn’t like to compromise, either. I believe his CD suffered as a result of this. If he went as pop as TPTB wanted him to- he might’ve sold more copies; if he had been able to execute HIS vision for it- he’d have probably sold more and/or got critical acclaim for it.

Since Sanjaya is getting the buzz the past couple of weeks, would he be the biggest shock to go tonite? I doubt that will happen, but would it be more so than Chris S?

Can anyone here give a good explanation to Chris Slug’s tempo problems? Could it be shortness of breath (I’m not kidding)?

Chris Slug will be safe tonight due to last week’s de-pimping by the judges. He was off-beat (again), but he was pitch-perfect and strong as always. That lisp has to go, though. SO annoying.

Former AI…….since Chris has a band, it is highly unlikely this has been a problem before unless it was ignored, and just being picked up by professionals. Perhaps it is just nerves…… but normally, if you are a musician, that is not a problem you have.

madaboutu, that didn’t answer my question.

On a different note, how hilarious was Sanjaya’s retalitation to Simon after his performance? I wasn’t sure he had balls before (literally), but I do now.

bye bye chris sligh

FAI……..only Chris S and/or a pro could answer the question you raised anyway. When he agreed that it has been a problem more than once, they need to find out why if he goes on.

Thank God we don’t have to listen to that lisp another week.

Thuckth to be you, Chwith!

Slug is gone! Goodbye oh fake one!

I just don’t think Chris Sligh is a musician period. You can’t really explain having rhythm, i just know where the beat is because it’s internalized, i hardly ever read music or counted notes in my band at school (yes, i was a band nerd.) because i felt the music and just knew when i had to play, it’s kinda hard to explain. Also with a band made of 4 peices it’s a lot easier to speed up the tempo or slow it down as opposed to the orchestra and band that Ricky Minor does, although he does do a great job changing when the contestants change

Bye bye Chris. You looked happy to leave.

Ding-dong
The Slug is dead
The voters blew its head

Parhaps Chris decided to seld-destruct by taking that dare from VFTW’s STP? Who knows. I thought he shot his own leg when he made that diss to Simon at the beginning. He lost a lot of PC voters after that.

What’s the deal with this blog today? Major negativity.

I hate that Chris S is gone. He was one of the better singers and much much better than Haley, Sanjaya, & Chris R.

madaboutu i did know that, she’s also going to Italy to do a sexyhair show this week, and she supposed to be up here (toronto area) around the 14th of april, so hopefully i get to see her as its a saturday and in the middle of studying for exams i’ll need a break

Chris is gone? Sorry to hear that, steve-o. *hugs*

If I had thought Chris would go tonight, I would have paid more attention to his performance last night.

I agree, bean99. There’s just plain, over-the-top mean-spirited ness. “blew his head”? FAIJ, you sound super insecure.

i agree bean99 with the fact that chris is a better singer then those, and i don’t think he should have gone before them but do i care that hes gone? not really. once jordin and blake were safe i was pretty much done with the show

Baah, I predicted the right B3 but got the bootee wrong.. oh well, I had Sligh going next week anyway.

longsong we finally agreed on something

Boy, some people can’t take offensive humour.. I guess I’ll reserve my darker tendencies to the appropriate boards.
I did say that Slug was the best male singer there.

I don’t see any humor in your recent posts, FA.

I’m a little confused. I thought someone said Chris’s music was very mainstream. Now it’s not.

I am sad that he is gone. I liked him. I’ll admit he was hard to look at but I liked his voice a lot.

It’s clear that some of these constestant’s fanbase isn’t as strong as first preceived and they exist week by week. I thought Chris fanbase was much stronger. The only thing I really disliked about him was his obvious sucking up to the various fanbases and sites. That became a bit of a turn-off after awhile..

Good riddance to Chris. He thought he was smarter than the show, and was outlasted by the joke that is Sanjaya.

Who will Sanjaya take out next? :devil_tb: Hopefully someone other than Phil, Haley or Gina…because there’s no fun in that.

Blake or Chris R, maybe? It’s time someone spit in the Cake.

What’s the fun of spitting on cake? What a dismal way to live.

radname…………I don’t think Kat is touring with Chris, it was an article with an ad for an arena show “featuring” both of them, but with Daughtry as the headliner. I am thinking it may have been one that LisaB posted. I remember it was going to be in the south.

radname…… Oooh! In going back to LisaB’s posts this morning, I forgot the scary one which has SANJAYA being booked by the Riverbend Festival in Chattanooga Tn. and opening for DAUGHTRY. Still looking for the Kat-Daut article.

Former_AI_Junkie
Mar 28th, 2007 at 9:15 pm
Chris##, Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not just his look- his roots are (admittedly) mainly from the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢60s-à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢80s, and he doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t like to compromise, either. I believe his CD suffered as a result of this. If he went as pop as TPTB wanted him to- he mightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve sold more copies; if he had been able to execute HIS vision for it- heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d have probably sold more and/or got critical acclaim for it.

Not that I don’t think the album is good, it is just not as great as I thought it would be coming from Taylor. But, it is so very hard to find a hit tune. Taylor is new to recording. My money is on him having a really big hit album one of these days. Because when he has the right song – he’s pretty hard to beat.

“Elliott has entered the Billboard album charts at #3 and the independent album charts at #1, making him the highest new artist debut on an independent label in soundscan history.”  

This is from AI official boards. P.S. I think Sanjaya opening for Chris was an early April Fool’s Joke. Just a guess.

  

Why am I in bold? I don’t want to be. Help.

For folks who were locked out of the soldout Daughtry show at the Loft (600 people max) on April 6, he will be back on June 2 for Star 94à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Starfest at the Arena at Gwinnett. (Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s about 140 times bigger). Starfest will feature Kat McPhee (à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Over Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ), too, along with Dashboard Confessional (à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Stolenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ) and Augustana, who have a top 40 single out à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Boston.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Tickets go on sale March 31.

Ticket prices are $57.00, $37.00, and $27.00. There will be an early ticket sale beginning Thursday, March 29th at 10am through Friday, March 30th at 10pm. The tickets go on sale to the General public on Saturday, March 31st at 10am. Purchase tickets at all Ticketmaster outlets, online at Ticketmaster.com, or by phone at 404-249-6400.

For folks who were locked out of the soldout Daughtry show at the Loft (600 people max) on April 6, he will be back on June 2 for Star 94à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Starfest at the Arena at Gwinnett. (Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s about 140 times bigger). Starfest will feature Kat McPhee (à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Over Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ), too, along with Dashboard Confessional (à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Stolenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ) and Augustana, who have a top 40 single out à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Boston.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Tickets go on sale March 31.

Wait a minute, I’m I reading this right. Kat is opening up for Chris. Okay, who said she is not with AI anymore. Why would she be opening for Chris if she was not affilated with them in some capacity? Talk about differnce in audience. At least Kelly and Clay audience were similiar, but..

Someone left their bold tag open.

Nevada,

RE: Estimated Daughtry earnings from album sales.

Sorry LBB, but your estimates are WAY off.

OK, so please set me straight. What did I miss ?

thought this was beautiful:

http://www.gofish.com/player.gfp?gfid=30-1092354

Paula, thanks for finding that Kat/Daughtry article. I just couldn’t remember where exactly I saw it.
So Daughtry is playing the Riverbend festival which is bluegrass and country. Are they crossing over?

Sexy………don’t forget that Kat and Chris are in Clive’s stable along with Taylor, Kellie and (Fantasia)?. I am sure they are trying to boost Kat’s sales by teaming her with Daughtry and get her feet wet on the concert tours again.

Kat isn’t opening for Daughtry? just like Dashboard confessional isn’t opening for Daughtry, they’re all playing

As far as I have heard, the Kat and Chris thing is just one festival type thing that they are both appearing at. As far as I know the other two bands playing, Dashboard Confessional and Augustana aren’t playing any other dates with Kat or Chris either. It should be a fun show though for those going.

So, Sanjaya survives and does not even make bottom 3 ??

I wonder if Sanjaya is the one HELPING to prevent the ratings from dropping or is the one CAUSING the ratings to drop.

All we know is audience ratings are markedly DOWN from last season.

Compared to last season, the Tuesday performance shows are down about 3 million viewers, or 10 percent, through the first two weeks of the finals, Nielsen Media Research stats show.

RE: Wayne Newton.

I heard him on the radio on the Glen Beck program while driving to my client’s office. I caught the last part of the interview.

Wayne said that the test of an artist’s musical ability is being able to sing without being masked by a whole lot of electronics and synthesizers covering your vocal limitations.

Wayne Newton says he knows that a lot of artists use electronics to make them sound better,

To curious Soul Patrolers and Interested Parties…

Here’s a thread discussing the age range of people attending Taylor Hicks’ concerts thus far :

http://myidol.americanidol.com/boards/topic.aspx?topic_id=683380

It seems that the average age is between 30 to 40.

madaboutu Mar 28th, 2007 at 10:56 pm
Paula, thanks for finding that Kat/Daughtry article. I just couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t remember where exactly I saw it.

I live near where the Starfest is being held, so it was easy for me to find information about it. It’s being held at the arena where the AI concerts are held — huge, and not personal whatsoever. I know I’m not planning on going to it.

CHRIS DAUGHTRY’s ALBUM IS PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED ON AMERICAN IDOLS’ OFFICIAL WEBSITE AND IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING….

It even has a shopping cart for you and is the ONLY item available on the shopping cart.

SEE HERE :

http://downloads.americanidol.com/

HE IS INDEED THE FAVORED ONE.

For various reasons: :wallbash_tb:

get over it LBB. and Paula, weren’t you saying a while ago about such big venues Taylor plays compared to Daughtry? It’s a fair, it’s not going to be personal but hopefully it introduces kat and daughtry to new fans.

Here’s a flyer regarding the Daughtry concert in Atlanta with Dashboard Confessional, Augustana and Kat:

http://pulsemusic.proboards48.com/index.cgi?board=news&action=display&thread=1153187594&page=36

Here’s a flyer regarding the Bon Jovi concert in Vegas with special guest Daughtry: