Can you hear the choir of angels sing? Hallellujah!!! I actually jumped up and down & screamed! Not too obsessed....
Finally Sanjaya goes home! It is about time.
When I saw Jordin & then Melinda in the same group, I knew he was at least going to be in the bottom 3. When he and LaKisha were the only 2 left, I thought that if she goes home, this is truly an injustice. She did not do very well last night, but her voice & her track record are much better than his. I'm sure she was up there thinking, "If this kid beats me out for American Idol....". You can guess the rest.
Did everyone notice Simon's big smile?? The right person definitely went home tonight. You know that the whole group is relieved that they don't have to worry about him.
Now the real competition can begin!
WOO HOO!
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
American Idol Review 8
OK, I'm slipping. I completely forgot to blog last night after the show.
Once again, I feel like I should take the 4th judges spot on the show because I have written down comments during the performances that the judges said after the performances.
I'll just go in order, but unfortunately, I can't say anything about Blake & Melinda because a storm knocked out my satellite during the critique of Chris.
Phil did great last night. My exact notes were, He is a natural country singer. He's found his comfort zone. This is the genre for him. Randy then basically said the same thing.
Jordin was amazing as usual. She really worked the song & gave it a tiny bit of an R&B feel. I think she could be the AI, which Simon also said. I'm sure it's very hard to do a strong singer's song. She just did an amazing job. However, could people in the audience that make posters that will be on national TV spell her name right? It's J-O-R-D-I-N!
Sanjaya, Sanjaya. Back to his true form, he really, really was terrible. I swear, I think I could sing that song better & that's not saying much! It sounded like really bad karaoke. He just can't compete with the others. Martina McBride was very diplomatic on her criticism. She mentioned that he isn't singing strong enough & she's right. When he sang some strong notes in last week's song, he really did shine there, but I still think he can't compete. During the song, the judges were discussing something & Randy was kind of laughing. I would love to have been in on that conversation. Simon seemed pretty angry about this whole voting for Sanjaya/the worst thing. He actually said that it was funny at first, but now it's just ridiculous. I heard that he & Randy won't return if he wins. I wonder how true that is. I'm sure they are kicking themselves for letting him through in the first place.
LaKisha was kind of off for me. I felt that she was flat or something because her melody completely didn't work with the background singers' harmony. Hard to do Carrie Underwood. She just didn't do it for me this week & I really want her to do well. If she goes & Sanjaya stays, I may have to boycott the show.
This was not Chris R.'s genre. I thought he was flat in many parts of the song. He did try to give it an R&B spin, as he normally does, but it didn't work for me. I agree with Randy on this one. There wasn't really a connection with the song.
As I said before, I missed Blake & Melinda, so I'll just have to see the recap on the results show.
Once again, I feel like I should take the 4th judges spot on the show because I have written down comments during the performances that the judges said after the performances.
I'll just go in order, but unfortunately, I can't say anything about Blake & Melinda because a storm knocked out my satellite during the critique of Chris.
Phil did great last night. My exact notes were, He is a natural country singer. He's found his comfort zone. This is the genre for him. Randy then basically said the same thing.
Jordin was amazing as usual. She really worked the song & gave it a tiny bit of an R&B feel. I think she could be the AI, which Simon also said. I'm sure it's very hard to do a strong singer's song. She just did an amazing job. However, could people in the audience that make posters that will be on national TV spell her name right? It's J-O-R-D-I-N!
Sanjaya, Sanjaya. Back to his true form, he really, really was terrible. I swear, I think I could sing that song better & that's not saying much! It sounded like really bad karaoke. He just can't compete with the others. Martina McBride was very diplomatic on her criticism. She mentioned that he isn't singing strong enough & she's right. When he sang some strong notes in last week's song, he really did shine there, but I still think he can't compete. During the song, the judges were discussing something & Randy was kind of laughing. I would love to have been in on that conversation. Simon seemed pretty angry about this whole voting for Sanjaya/the worst thing. He actually said that it was funny at first, but now it's just ridiculous. I heard that he & Randy won't return if he wins. I wonder how true that is. I'm sure they are kicking themselves for letting him through in the first place.
LaKisha was kind of off for me. I felt that she was flat or something because her melody completely didn't work with the background singers' harmony. Hard to do Carrie Underwood. She just didn't do it for me this week & I really want her to do well. If she goes & Sanjaya stays, I may have to boycott the show.
This was not Chris R.'s genre. I thought he was flat in many parts of the song. He did try to give it an R&B spin, as he normally does, but it didn't work for me. I agree with Randy on this one. There wasn't really a connection with the song.
As I said before, I missed Blake & Melinda, so I'll just have to see the recap on the results show.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
American Idol Results04.11.07
Haley needed to go. I knew it would be Phil & Haley in the bottom. There was no way that Sanjaya was going home, especially with a performance that was "not horrible", as Simon put it. I really don't disagree this week! Amazing.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
American Idol Review 7
OK, OK, I know you're waiting for me to say it, so I'll get it out of the way. Sanjaya actually did pretty well last night. I was waiting for a horrible song, but he really did a pretty good job. I still will not concede that he should be in the competition. He did so poorly so many weeks before that he really and truly should not have had the opportunity to be there on Latin Night.
I think that Blake did the best. He chose the right song & sang it well. I think that everyone else did OK, except Haley & Phil.
Haley just annunciates her words too well. She really needs to be on Broadway or in Disney World playing Cinderella or something. It's not that her voice is bad. She just isn't "gritty" enough to sing those types of songs. She sang "Turn the Beat Around" and words like "going to" in a song are really "gonna". She just can't bring herself to do that and let go.
Phil made a good song choice, but I thought he was flat and made no connection. His voice actually cracked at the end. I think he might go this week.
No one else really did anything spectacular. I think Latin music is hard to sing if you are not Latin or are not used to the music. I think American Idol should dump the Latin music night & replace it with "Viewers Choice". Wouldn't it be great to choose songs for the contestants?
I think that Blake did the best. He chose the right song & sang it well. I think that everyone else did OK, except Haley & Phil.
Haley just annunciates her words too well. She really needs to be on Broadway or in Disney World playing Cinderella or something. It's not that her voice is bad. She just isn't "gritty" enough to sing those types of songs. She sang "Turn the Beat Around" and words like "going to" in a song are really "gonna". She just can't bring herself to do that and let go.
Phil made a good song choice, but I thought he was flat and made no connection. His voice actually cracked at the end. I think he might go this week.
No one else really did anything spectacular. I think Latin music is hard to sing if you are not Latin or are not used to the music. I think American Idol should dump the Latin music night & replace it with "Viewers Choice". Wouldn't it be great to choose songs for the contestants?
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
American Idol Results04.04.07
What a crime!!!!!!!
Gina is so much better than Phil and Haley! People just don't understand her. She's the one that really took advice the vocal coaches gave (except Diana Ross's) to heart. I think people are voting for Haley's good looks. She'll never make it as an American Idol.
OK, Sanjaya. We have got to get rid of him!!!! He absolutely cannot hold his own in this competiton. Unbelievable! I just don't even know what to say. Absolutely insane. What is the deal?
Gina is so much better than Phil and Haley! People just don't understand her. She's the one that really took advice the vocal coaches gave (except Diana Ross's) to heart. I think people are voting for Haley's good looks. She'll never make it as an American Idol.
OK, Sanjaya. We have got to get rid of him!!!! He absolutely cannot hold his own in this competiton. Unbelievable! I just don't even know what to say. Absolutely insane. What is the deal?
American Idol Review 6
Tony Bennett night! I never love the "good, old standards" night, but I kind of liked this one.
I think on the whole most of the contestants picked the right songs, but I still have much to say!
Let's begin with the ones that did well. I think that Melinda, LaKisha, Jordin, and Gina did well. Blake, Chris, Phil, Haley did OK & Sanjaya did horribly as usual.
I agree with Simon that Melinda really can't be criticized. She picked a good song & delivered it well. LaKisha picked a good song, but as Leah & I discussed today, she didn't really listen to Tony Bennett when he said to end on the big note. I really like Jordin's control. It is still hard to believe she's 17. Gina's softer side was refreshing. She looked great & I thought she also had great control.
Now, I really like Blake & I think he'll go far, but I don't think he has the quality of voice required of an AI. Great song choice for him, but I didn't really feel a connection. I didn't think Chris did as well as the judges thought he did. I couldn't really get into it. I totally agreed with Simon that "Night & Day" sounded kind of gloomy. I don't think Phil did horribly, but it wasn't great. I did also agree with Paula on the Frank Sinatra comment. There were parts of the song that definitely had some Sinatra similarities. I actually wrote that down during the performance!
This is the perfect week for Haley. These songs fit her voice perfectly, yet she also disregarded Tony Bennett's advice. She didn't make those notes short. She just did her "Broadway Show" thing. I still get that arrogant vibe from her. If she won, what ever would she record? Show tunes????
Sanjaya gets his own paragraph! He was awful. Unfortunately, he probably won't go home tonight again. His hair was better than last week, but the white leisure suit??????? He is obviously aware of how he is staying on the show (how could he not???). So much so that he actually said, "I am going to really show America that I can sing." His performance sounded like a high school performance, but worse. It was so bad the judges didn't even have any vocal comments/advice.
We'll see what happens tonight. I have a feeling that it will be Phil or Haley. It most likely won't be Sanjaya, as much as it should be!!!
Karen....out! :) (Gosh, that's so last season!)
I think on the whole most of the contestants picked the right songs, but I still have much to say!
Let's begin with the ones that did well. I think that Melinda, LaKisha, Jordin, and Gina did well. Blake, Chris, Phil, Haley did OK & Sanjaya did horribly as usual.
I agree with Simon that Melinda really can't be criticized. She picked a good song & delivered it well. LaKisha picked a good song, but as Leah & I discussed today, she didn't really listen to Tony Bennett when he said to end on the big note. I really like Jordin's control. It is still hard to believe she's 17. Gina's softer side was refreshing. She looked great & I thought she also had great control.
Now, I really like Blake & I think he'll go far, but I don't think he has the quality of voice required of an AI. Great song choice for him, but I didn't really feel a connection. I didn't think Chris did as well as the judges thought he did. I couldn't really get into it. I totally agreed with Simon that "Night & Day" sounded kind of gloomy. I don't think Phil did horribly, but it wasn't great. I did also agree with Paula on the Frank Sinatra comment. There were parts of the song that definitely had some Sinatra similarities. I actually wrote that down during the performance!
This is the perfect week for Haley. These songs fit her voice perfectly, yet she also disregarded Tony Bennett's advice. She didn't make those notes short. She just did her "Broadway Show" thing. I still get that arrogant vibe from her. If she won, what ever would she record? Show tunes????
Sanjaya gets his own paragraph! He was awful. Unfortunately, he probably won't go home tonight again. His hair was better than last week, but the white leisure suit??????? He is obviously aware of how he is staying on the show (how could he not???). So much so that he actually said, "I am going to really show America that I can sing." His performance sounded like a high school performance, but worse. It was so bad the judges didn't even have any vocal comments/advice.
We'll see what happens tonight. I have a feeling that it will be Phil or Haley. It most likely won't be Sanjaya, as much as it should be!!!
Karen....out! :) (Gosh, that's so last season!)
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