Michael Johns is uber ordinary, in his looks and his singing. And he’s a goofy jokester. This ain’t 9th grade — I think his time on American Idol will be his pinnacle.

Carly isn’t a Leona (well, thank God for that), Mariah, Christina, Amy Lee or Kelly Clarkson – not even close . She’s limited vocally and the tats and circus freak husband won’t help her career.

I think DC, Brooke and Jason have much better chances than that group. Of course, I could be wrong. :cool_wp:

As for Carlyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s chances, I honestly donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think that the identity issue plays into part in the real music world when it comes down to belters. I can see it happening on a show like Idol where you are competing against certain à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“typesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  of singers but to me her identity has always been the “power belter” and those usually sell well, Linda Eder and Lara Fabian notwithstanding. Just look at Leona, Mariah, Christina, Amy Lee, and Kelly Clarkson, types and how well those women have down and they are belters who keep changing their image and still are doing well. Using Kelly Clarkson as an example, I remember on Idol her identify was that of a bubbly girl with huge booming pop voice singing the heck out of Natural Woman, Stuff Like That, Surrender, and Without You. After the win and the on Thankful the studio decided to stick her in a sweater and she turned into a young Mariah belting out about Ms. Independent while singing about Just The last one My December, Kelly was a younger depressed goth Amy Lee.

I always wondered if those crafty producers put her in planning on signing her all along and just got her on Idol with no attention of really winning the show but at least build a fan base better the, the 340 that she had before. I always thought that the producers might have wanted from the beginning it would be a boy this year.

However you did win me over with the Brooke comments. I think your right and totally see her looking fantastic in some cute up tempo or even a acoustic ballad with a mix of folk and pop. I think she could hit it big with the right stuff. I could see her and Jason writing a very pretty song my only concern about this is that if she gets into the coffeehouse market before it’s too late otherwise she might get lost with all the others out there.

As for Carlyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s chances, I honestly donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think that the identity issue plays into part in the real music world when it comes down to belters. I can see it happening on a show like Idol where you are competing against certain à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“typesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  of singers but to me her identity has always been the “power belter” and those usually sell well, Linda Eder and Lara Fabian notwithstanding. Just look at Leona, Mariah, Christina, Amy Lee, and Kelly Clarkson, types and how well those women have down and they are belters who keep changing their image and still are doing well. Using Kelly Clarkson as an example, I remember on Idol her identify was that of a bubbly girl with huge booming pop voice singing the heck out of Natural Woman, Stuff Like That, Surrender, and Without You. After the win and the on Thankful the studio decided to stick her in a sweater and she turned into a young Mariah belting out about Ms. Independent while singing about Just The last one My December, Kelly was a younger depressed goth Amy Lee.

I always wondered if those crafty producers put her in planning on signing her all along and just got her on Idol with no attention of really winning the show but at least build a fan base better the, the 340 that she had before. I always thought that the producers might have wanted from the beginning it would be a boy this year.

However you did win me over with the Brooke comments. I think your right and totally see her looking fantastic in some cute up tempo or even a acoustic ballad with a mix of folk and pop. I think she could hit it big with the right stuff. I could see her and Jason writing a very pretty song my only concern about this is that if she gets into the coffeehouse market too late she might lost with all the others.

The only one Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not a entirely sure about is Brooke only due to her personality issues that some might have problems with. I think the thing that she does have going for her is she is a beautiful looking girl who sings folk music and does write music as well.

See, we totally differ on this. I don’t see MJ or Carly doing that well. Carly has a great voice, but no identity. I can’t see a major label taking another chance on her after she tanked the first time and didn’t make it to the top on Idol. As for MJ, male solo artists have a tough time. He came in 8th and would be competing with Cook.

Brooke, on the other hand, has a a vibe that’s marketable right now. Think Colbie Caillat and Sara Bareilles.

Like Spense, I suck at predicting these things, though. I’ll be happy for some Jason and Brooke music to add to my collection. Jason said in a myspace bulletin that he hopes to have a CD out by winter/spring. *crosses fingers*

As for the others besides the two Davidà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s I think that Carly due to them needing a rocker female in the stable and her powerful pipes will be signed, Michael Johns is a given, Jason for being so dreamy looking and having a good recording voice and Kristy Lee for the reasons I said above will all be signed. The only one Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not a entirely sure about is Brooke only due to her personality issues that some might have problems with. I think the thing that she does have going for her is she is a beautiful looking girl who sings folk music and does write music as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voKGnZdhM_E&NR=1

I’m about 0 for 10 as far as picking out the successful AI contestants goes, so I have no idea who is getting deals and who isn’t. As for Michael, I think his somewhat early ouster was indicative of how the AI viewing audience felt about him. He’ll need to create a new fanbase with his music to be really successful. The combination of Diane Warren & David Foster kind of scares me – and it doesn’t really reflect the type of music I thought he wanted to make.

I do hope that JPfan’s prediction of indie deals for Jason & Brooke is correct. That would make me very happy. And, those would probably be the only two I’d buy, other than Cookie.

“Michael’s early boot was a blessing”.

Michael’s early boot was a blessing in disguise. He has worked non-stop
and has made the most of his time off by networking and performing at
events. Finally, after 3 collapsed labels he was signed too, I think this
time he has a great chance.

Good luck to all of them!