Jaime Foxx is tonight’s mentor for Rat Pack night.
Kris Allen is first with a nice slow jam that impressed Jaime Foxx so much that he wants to record with Kris, calling him “Absolutely incredible.“ “The Way You Look Tonight” is a dynamite choice for Kris. The tempo picks up midway and it’s a swinging number for a moment. He tries for a little too much and the last note isn’t pretty but it was a winner overall. Judges love it. Contemporary crooner says Paula.
Allison Iraheta is the final girl in the competition, and turned 17 yesterday. “Someone to Watch Over Me” is another great performance from Allison. She has a powerful voice and has awesome control of it. The judges all love it except Simon, who thinks she’s in trouble. No way man.
Matt Giraud studied jazz and chose “My Funny Valentine.” It’s pretty boring and I agree when Randy calls it pitchy. He completely missed several notes and has the weakest voice of who is left. Simon thought it was brilliant though.
Danny Gokey – it’s a typical snoozer from Churchy until he picks it up towards the end of the song. When he really belts it out like that it’s hard to deny his charm, but too often he’s not interesting. Kara loves the “Rat Pack Swagger” or “swag”, and Simon Cowell agrees. Paula knows he “can see the finish line” and it seems all but certain he will make Top 2.
Adam Lambert rounds out the Top 5 with “Feeling Good”. “He’s gonna knock everybody’s head off” says Jaime Foxx. It’s a little scary as always, but I think this works for him better than most of his choices and then wow! He hits that crazy long note at the end of the song and does in fact knock my head off. Cool. That might have been the most entertaining Lambert performance yet. Paula thinks he is the Michael Phelps of American Idol, or something, and Simon says he is in it to win it.
Tonight had some strong moments but the least impressive was definitely Matt Giraud, and it’s his time to go. Anyone else going home this week would be a travesty.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
American Idol - The Top 7 (Again)
So our four judges decided to save a contestant from elimination last week after America decided against him. That contestant was Matt Giraud and I am not sure I agree with those judges, but at least the save was used on someone somewhat promising.
Lil Rounds is very suddenly up, performing Chaka Kahn's "I'm Every Woman" and while it should be a piece of cake for her it was mostly whoaooohoooohs and what nots. Randy and Kara both are unimpressed. "You've been every woman but yourself up there" says Kara, and Paula notes that her voice was shot just yesterday, so as to give her an excuse for not being up to par. Simon is pretty clear that he doesn't think she'll be here next week. Well I don't think she has much of a shot either but why don't we see how bad our other six do first.
Kris Allen is going to perform "She Works Hard for the Money" with guitar. Why Kris why? It's got a Doobie Brothers "Without Love" feel to it and isn't nearly as bad as I figured it would be. In fact it may be his best reinterpretation yet. Kara loves the risk and says it paid off. In fact, everyone loves it and Kris is back at the top. Nice work my man.
Before the break, Allison is wearing Danny's glasses and hes pretends he can't see. Totally inappropriate Danny. Remember your blind fellow contestant Scott?
Danny Gokey once again proves that he's really got some chops on "September" by Earth Wind and Fire, but also proves that he's not a great dancer and makes questionable song choices. All the judges except Simon are loving Danny, but Simon is getting fed up with Danny's antics.
Allison is next with "Hot Stuff" and she is going far too adult for a family show like this. Her giant cross earrings may offset the content of the song, but I'm not too sure about her sparkling leather outfit either. Nonetheless it receives a standing ovation from much of the audience. Randy and Kara love her voice but didn't love the arrangement and Paula and Simon are on board as well.
Adam Lambert has chosen "If I Can't Have You" from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. Leave it to Lambert to do an extremely slow song like this on disco night. Paula is of course enthralled beyond belief and is not the only person to give a standing ovation. He is very popular with the judges and Paula loves the way he left his heart on the stage. Right.
Matt Giraud picks what has got to be the most obvious yet obnoxious choice for disco night, "Stayin' Alive". He's got an awful lot of Michael Jackson type dance moves and some awful vocal mistakes in the awfully high range. It was as hokey and obvious as I expected and this could be the end for Matt, again.
Anoop is last with "Dance the Night Away". He's still got a pretty decent voice but he missed a couple notes big time. He just seems like such a tool. Judges have very positive things to say except for the ever wise Simon Cowell, who found it "Mediocre at best". I hope America agrees with Simon and I.
America's Bottom three tonight will be Lil, Matt and Anoop.
Lil Rounds is very suddenly up, performing Chaka Kahn's "I'm Every Woman" and while it should be a piece of cake for her it was mostly whoaooohoooohs and what nots. Randy and Kara both are unimpressed. "You've been every woman but yourself up there" says Kara, and Paula notes that her voice was shot just yesterday, so as to give her an excuse for not being up to par. Simon is pretty clear that he doesn't think she'll be here next week. Well I don't think she has much of a shot either but why don't we see how bad our other six do first.
Kris Allen is going to perform "She Works Hard for the Money" with guitar. Why Kris why? It's got a Doobie Brothers "Without Love" feel to it and isn't nearly as bad as I figured it would be. In fact it may be his best reinterpretation yet. Kara loves the risk and says it paid off. In fact, everyone loves it and Kris is back at the top. Nice work my man.
Before the break, Allison is wearing Danny's glasses and hes pretends he can't see. Totally inappropriate Danny. Remember your blind fellow contestant Scott?
Danny Gokey once again proves that he's really got some chops on "September" by Earth Wind and Fire, but also proves that he's not a great dancer and makes questionable song choices. All the judges except Simon are loving Danny, but Simon is getting fed up with Danny's antics.
Allison is next with "Hot Stuff" and she is going far too adult for a family show like this. Her giant cross earrings may offset the content of the song, but I'm not too sure about her sparkling leather outfit either. Nonetheless it receives a standing ovation from much of the audience. Randy and Kara love her voice but didn't love the arrangement and Paula and Simon are on board as well.
Adam Lambert has chosen "If I Can't Have You" from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. Leave it to Lambert to do an extremely slow song like this on disco night. Paula is of course enthralled beyond belief and is not the only person to give a standing ovation. He is very popular with the judges and Paula loves the way he left his heart on the stage. Right.
Matt Giraud picks what has got to be the most obvious yet obnoxious choice for disco night, "Stayin' Alive". He's got an awful lot of Michael Jackson type dance moves and some awful vocal mistakes in the awfully high range. It was as hokey and obvious as I expected and this could be the end for Matt, again.
Anoop is last with "Dance the Night Away". He's still got a pretty decent voice but he missed a couple notes big time. He just seems like such a tool. Judges have very positive things to say except for the ever wise Simon Cowell, who found it "Mediocre at best". I hope America agrees with Simon and I.
America's Bottom three tonight will be Lil, Matt and Anoop.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
American Idol - The Top 7
Quentin Tarantino is on hand to guide the remaining 7 through songs from movies night. He is a big Idol fan.
Allison is up first and unfortunately she picks Aerosmith's piece of shit from the piece of shit movie "Armageddon". She shows a terrible lack of good judgement here, and it's my least favorite performance from her ever. Simon thinks hes the girls' only hope and while that may be true, that type of nonsense won't get her past the top 5.
Anoop proves he should be the next to go home with his selection of Bryan Adams' "Everything I Do". What an absolutely dumb choice. Is this cheesy lame pop songs from movies that everyone hates week? Anoop, I've had enough of you. Randy and Kara love it of course.
Adam is next with "Born to be Wild" and Quentin is excited about it. He finds a way to Lambertize this song and everyone loves it. How does he come up with this stuff? Paula is on her feet and applauds how Adam "dares to dance in the path of greatness".
Matt "Dueling Pianos" Giraud is up with yet another Bryan Adams song. Bryan Adams is the king of movie soundtracks and its good to finally hear people give him his due. No seriously, I have just lost all respect for Giraud's artistic integrity. He didn't even sing it that great, despite that fact that it's probably one of his standards at the piano bar. Randy and Kara both voice their general disappointment with the song.
Danny Gokey is up and all the good Bryan Adams songs have been chosen already so he had to pick "Endless Love" in order to cement his rep as the lamest guy on idol this year. Man what a cheese fest. No glasses for Gokey tonight either. He continues his steady decline into sub par inspiration land, and he is really starting to bother me. Paula is wowed like always and Simon is underwhelmed. Things are really moving along with only two judges commenting on each performance.
Kris Allen makes the best song selection of the evening with "Once" from the movie of the same name. Not the most exciting tune but Kris is the man and does a great job with it.
Lil Rounds goes with "The Rose" from Bette Midler. This is a pretty solid showing from Lil, her best performance in weeks. Paula loves it but Simon thinks it was another dud from Lil.
Tonight Allison, Anoop, Adam, Matt and Danny all gave performances worthy of a trip home but it will probably (hopefully) be Anoop who hits the road tonight.
Allison is up first and unfortunately she picks Aerosmith's piece of shit from the piece of shit movie "Armageddon". She shows a terrible lack of good judgement here, and it's my least favorite performance from her ever. Simon thinks hes the girls' only hope and while that may be true, that type of nonsense won't get her past the top 5.
Anoop proves he should be the next to go home with his selection of Bryan Adams' "Everything I Do". What an absolutely dumb choice. Is this cheesy lame pop songs from movies that everyone hates week? Anoop, I've had enough of you. Randy and Kara love it of course.
Adam is next with "Born to be Wild" and Quentin is excited about it. He finds a way to Lambertize this song and everyone loves it. How does he come up with this stuff? Paula is on her feet and applauds how Adam "dares to dance in the path of greatness".
Matt "Dueling Pianos" Giraud is up with yet another Bryan Adams song. Bryan Adams is the king of movie soundtracks and its good to finally hear people give him his due. No seriously, I have just lost all respect for Giraud's artistic integrity. He didn't even sing it that great, despite that fact that it's probably one of his standards at the piano bar. Randy and Kara both voice their general disappointment with the song.
Danny Gokey is up and all the good Bryan Adams songs have been chosen already so he had to pick "Endless Love" in order to cement his rep as the lamest guy on idol this year. Man what a cheese fest. No glasses for Gokey tonight either. He continues his steady decline into sub par inspiration land, and he is really starting to bother me. Paula is wowed like always and Simon is underwhelmed. Things are really moving along with only two judges commenting on each performance.
Kris Allen makes the best song selection of the evening with "Once" from the movie of the same name. Not the most exciting tune but Kris is the man and does a great job with it.
Lil Rounds goes with "The Rose" from Bette Midler. This is a pretty solid showing from Lil, her best performance in weeks. Paula loves it but Simon thinks it was another dud from Lil.
Tonight Allison, Anoop, Adam, Matt and Danny all gave performances worthy of a trip home but it will probably (hopefully) be Anoop who hits the road tonight.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
American Idol - The Top 8
Tonight's theme is songs from the year the contestants were born.
Danny Gokey is up with...no surprise, an inspirational song from 1980, "Stand by Me". Danny Gokey that was the lamest from you yet. He seems to get lamer and lamer but predictably the judges love it.
Kris Allen was born in 1985 and of all the songs from 1985, he chooses Don Henley's minor hit "All She Wants to do is Dance". Ouch. I bet even Don Henley regrets this decision. Probably the worst Kris has offered to date.
Lil Rounds' Mom clears up the Lil controversy, the name is Lil. Short for Lily. "Whats Love Got to Do With It?" seems like a smart choice, but I don't think she showed off her vocals very well. Paula can't even muster up positive comments, and Simon is clearer about it.
Anoop Desai was born in 1986 and decides go go for "True Colors" and show his soft side? More like his lame side. Judges love it.
Scott was born in 1985 and sings "The Search is Over". He has a guitar that he plays a little bit here and there. He says it's his punk side. There was nothing punk about that. Simon calls it atrocious.
Allison was born in 1992 and does Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me". What a drag. Come on Allison, that was just really boring and who is going to vote for that? Not enough people I'm afraid. The judges seem to like it though and Randy is reminded of Kelly Clarkson. About the highest compliment the judges can bestow. I have hope for her.
Matt Giraud does "Part Time Lovers" by Stevie Wonder, from 1985. He puts a little too much effort into his dance moves and misses a couple notes big time, but overall did very well. Judges call it excellent and one of the best of the night.
Adam Lambert is tonight's finale, born in 1982. A slow and spooky version of "Mad World" is his choice and it is a bold choice. He is a very talented dude and he receives a standing ovation from Simon Cowell. That does not happen often. Adam is safe for awhile.
Tonight's worst performances were, surprisingly Danny Gokey, unfortunately Kris Allen and certainly Scott MacIntyre. I have little doubt that Scott is going home this week.
Danny Gokey is up with...no surprise, an inspirational song from 1980, "Stand by Me". Danny Gokey that was the lamest from you yet. He seems to get lamer and lamer but predictably the judges love it.
Kris Allen was born in 1985 and of all the songs from 1985, he chooses Don Henley's minor hit "All She Wants to do is Dance". Ouch. I bet even Don Henley regrets this decision. Probably the worst Kris has offered to date.
Lil Rounds' Mom clears up the Lil controversy, the name is Lil. Short for Lily. "Whats Love Got to Do With It?" seems like a smart choice, but I don't think she showed off her vocals very well. Paula can't even muster up positive comments, and Simon is clearer about it.
Anoop Desai was born in 1986 and decides go go for "True Colors" and show his soft side? More like his lame side. Judges love it.
Scott was born in 1985 and sings "The Search is Over". He has a guitar that he plays a little bit here and there. He says it's his punk side. There was nothing punk about that. Simon calls it atrocious.
Allison was born in 1992 and does Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me". What a drag. Come on Allison, that was just really boring and who is going to vote for that? Not enough people I'm afraid. The judges seem to like it though and Randy is reminded of Kelly Clarkson. About the highest compliment the judges can bestow. I have hope for her.
Matt Giraud does "Part Time Lovers" by Stevie Wonder, from 1985. He puts a little too much effort into his dance moves and misses a couple notes big time, but overall did very well. Judges call it excellent and one of the best of the night.
Adam Lambert is tonight's finale, born in 1982. A slow and spooky version of "Mad World" is his choice and it is a bold choice. He is a very talented dude and he receives a standing ovation from Simon Cowell. That does not happen often. Adam is safe for awhile.
Tonight's worst performances were, surprisingly Danny Gokey, unfortunately Kris Allen and certainly Scott MacIntyre. I have little doubt that Scott is going home this week.
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