American Idol Thread

[Jennasis]

The ONLY highlight of the show last night was David Cook IMO. Let's go to the videotape:

David C: I like everything about this song from him. I REALLY didn't expect him to choose this one or anythign like it and that's why I loved it. He didn't do anything particularly new with the song, but that's ok. I think the "mind-reading" thing boils down to talent and experience. You have to know WHEN to mess with an arrangement and when to leave well-enough alone. DC KNOWS what he's doing.

Jason: Thank you for another abomination. "I Shot the Sheriff" (or I Shot My CHances as DH called it)...the only thing that could've made this worse was if he just sat on that stage and refused to sing (or maybe that would've been better?). Jason has a bright future singing for spare change on a street corner.

Syesha: As SOON as she mentioned having to "learn" the complicated dance moves and choreography I knew she was gonna imitate. The performance should always be original. you NEVER copy the look and moves. She sang "Proud Mary" well, but she should be embarassed about the themepark Tina bit.

David A: ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz...ZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz....Wuh...Huh?? Is he singing something new? I'm sorry. I thought it as a recap of one of his other performances. YES, we all know the kid can sing. But he's got ZERO appeal, or personality. No 17 year old picks "Stand By Me" out of that list of songs. His dad is hard at work shaping the ultimate squeeky clean musical sensation. Boooooooooooooring.

David C Part II: Marry me David!!! Wait, I'm already married?? Fine...David you are a master musician and performer. I LOVE Baba O'Reily and I LOVED your take on it. Welcome to the world of superstardom...you earned it.

Jason: DH said "Hey Mr. Tamborine Man" was a wordy song. Apparently too mcuh so for Mr. I-Don't-Want-To-Be-Here-Anymore Man. I hope he's ashamed that he was given a spot on this show that should've gone to someone who reall ywanted it. See you on 5th and Elm pal.

Syesha: And HERE come the water works. Randy was right. The song was just meh. SSTOP picking old fashioned BS and give me something relatable. "A Change is Gonna Come" when you get the boot next week.

David A: I give up. THE most boring song choice in all the seasons of Idol. I am so angry that he keep spicking songs he ADMITS he's never heard of and is unfamiliar with. Thans Daddy Archuleta.

Tops:
Davd C

Bottom:
Everybody else

Going Home: Jason

Gonna win it all: David A unfortunately.

 

[Robinrs]

The ONLY highlight of the show last night was David Cook IMO. Let's go to the videotape:

David C: I like everything about this song from him. I REALLY didn't expect him to choose this one or anythign like it and that's why I loved it. He didn't do anything particularly new with the song, but that's ok. I think the "mind-reading" thing boils down to talent and experience. You have to know WHEN to mess with an arrangement and when to leave well-enough alone. DC KNOWS what he's doing.

Jason: Thank you for another abomination. "I Shot the Sheriff" (or I Shot My CHances as DH called it)...the only thing that could've made this worse was if he just sat on that stage and refused to sing (or maybe that would've been better?). Jason has a bright future singing for spare change on a street corner.

Syesha: As SOON as she mentioned having to "learn" the complicated dance moves and choreography I knew she was gonna imitate. The performance should always be original. you NEVER copy the look and moves. She sang "Proud Mary" well, but she should be embarassed about the themepark Tina bit.

David A: ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz...ZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz....Wuh...Huh?? Is he singing something new? I'm sorry. I thought it as a recap of one of his other performances. YES, we all know the kid can sing. But he's got ZERO appeal, or personality. No 17 year old picks "Stand By Me" out of that list of songs. His dad is hard at work shaping the ultimate squeeky clean musical sensation. Boooooooooooooring.

David C Part II: Marry me David!!! Wait, I'm already married?? Fine...David you are a master musician and performer. I LOVE Baba O'Reily and I LOVED your take on it. Welcome to the world of superstardom...you earned it.

Jason: DH said "Hey Mr. Tamborine Man" was a wordy song. Apparently too mcuh so for Mr. I-Don't-Want-To-Be-Here-Anymore Man. I hope he's ashamed that he was given a spot on this show that should've gone to someone who reall ywanted it. See you on 5th and Elm pal.

Syesha: And HERE come the water works. Randy was right. The song was just meh. SSTOP picking old fashioned BS and give me something relatable. "A Change is Gonna Come" when you get the boot next week.

David A: I give up. THE most boring song choice in all the seasons of Idol. I am so angry that he keep spicking songs he ADMITS he's never heard of and is unfamiliar with. Thans Daddy Archuleta.

Tops:
Davd C

Bottom:
Everybody else

Going Home: Jason

Gonna win it all: David A unfortunately.

Tell us how you REALLY feel, Jennasis... don't hold back!!!

 

[Jennasis]

Tell us how you REALLY feel, Jennasis... don't hold back!!!

Sorry..I'm grumpy this morning

And I'm kinda DONE with the pimping of David A, the indifference of Jason, and the Broadway-Diva-in-Training Syesha.

The sad part is that (aside from Jason) they all SANG well last nigth. The preformances of left me wanting.

 

[CarolinaBlue]

The ONLY highlight of the show last night was David Cook IMO. Let's go to the videotape:

David C: I like everything about this song from him. I REALLY didn't expect him to choose this one or anythign like it and that's why I loved it. He didn't do anything particularly new with the song, but that's ok. I think the "mind-reading" thing boils down to talent and experience. You have to know WHEN to mess with an arrangement and when to leave well-enough alone. DC KNOWS what he's doing.

Jason: Thank you for another abomination. "I Shot the Sheriff" (or I Shot My CHances as DH called it)...the only thing that could've made this worse was if he just sat on that stage and refused to sing (or maybe that would've been better?). Jason has a bright future singing for spare change on a street corner.

Syesha: As SOON as she mentioned having to "learn" the complicated dance moves and choreography I knew she was gonna imitate. The performance should always be original. you NEVER copy the look and moves. She sang "Proud Mary" well, but she should be embarassed about the themepark Tina bit.

David A: ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz...ZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz....Wuh...Huh?? Is he singing something new? I'm sorry. I thought it as a recap of one of his other performances. YES, we all know the kid can sing. But he's got ZERO appeal, or personality. No 17 year old picks "Stand By Me" out of that list of songs. His dad is hard at work shaping the ultimate squeeky clean musical sensation. Boooooooooooooring.

David C Part II: Marry me David!!! Wait, I'm already married?? Fine...David you are a master musician and performer. I LOVE Baba O'Reily and I LOVED your take on it. Welcome to the world of superstardom...you earned it.

Jason: DH said "Hey Mr. Tamborine Man" was a wordy song. Apparently too mcuh so for Mr. I-Don't-Want-To-Be-Here-Anymore Man. I hope he's ashamed that he was given a spot on this show that should've gone to someone who reall ywanted it. See you on 5th and Elm pal.

Syesha: And HERE come the water works. Randy was right. The song was just meh. SSTOP picking old fashioned BS and give me something relatable. "A Change is Gonna Come" when you get the boot next week.

David A: I give up. THE most boring song choice in all the seasons of Idol. I am so angry that he keep spicking songs he ADMITS he's never heard of and is unfamiliar with. Thans Daddy Archuleta.

Tops:
Davd C

Bottom:
Everybody else

Going Home: Jason

Gonna win it all: David A unfortunately.

I couldn't agree with you more!

Seriously, with the exception of David Cook, is anyone going to buy a cd from any of these people? If David A. wins (perish the thought), he will soon be forgotten. He just doesn't have what it takes to last out there in the real world of music.

 

[ckay87]

I am soooooo incredibly weary of the DaveA-can-do-no-wrong bit. The judges look at him as the next boy-band kid in training and think "cha ching, cha ching." My word, he is not even GOOD! Are they drunk?

On a side note, has anyone noticed that he ceased the lip-licking? Could he be reading the Dis? Perhaps.

The only one of this batch who has a chance at stardom is DaveC and I think he will do quite well indeed.

 

[CarolinaBlue]

I am soooooo incredibly weary of the DaveA-can-do-no-wrong bit. The judges look at him as the next boy-band kid in training and think "cha ching, cha ching." My word, he is not even GOOD! Are they drunk?

On a side note, has anyone noticed that he ceased the lip-licking? Could he be reading the Dis? Perhaps.

The only one of this batch who has a chance at stardom is DaveC and I think he will do quite well indeed.

I noticed the no-lip-licking last night and wondered the same thing!

I wondered last night what Randy and Simon had been smoking when they just kept praising him. And Simon's "you crushed the competition" comment....what????

Yes, David Cook will do very well regardless, but I would still love to see him in the finale. It would be kinda nice to have the most talented one win this time. Something that hasn't happened in a very long time.

 

[golfgal]

I couldn't agree with you more!

Seriously, with the exception of David Cook, is anyone going to buy a cd from any of these people? If David A. wins (perish the thought), he will soon be forgotten. He just doesn't have what it takes to last out there in the real world of music.

I agree, but don't tell all the teenage girls out there. They LOVE this kid! You should see my DD13's room or listen to her and her friends GUSH about David A.

I don't know anything about their contracts but if they are pushing David A to win because of something like that and then allowing David C to get his own contract with a major studio, I can see that happening. David C has the best stage presence of them all. Sayesha could do VERY well in musical theater. One thing about her that bugs me is that she looks a lot more intelligent then she sounds. I expect her to open her mouth and be very well spoken (I don't know why) and then when she talks like a teeny bopper is surprises me. She needs to do something about that.

 

[PamNC]

Well - I thought perhaps I was the only one in America that doesn't get the David A. thing. I say he's borderline "good" at best. I don't frequent this thread but I came on this morning just to see what people were thinking. "Crushed the competition" comment by Simon left me dumbfounded. He's not a horrible singer by any means, but he doesn't do anything unique - all of his performances seem the same to me. He doesn't relate to the audience well. Quite frankly, I think he should have been voted off weeks ago. I don't get it.

I think Sayesha (sorry if I spelled it wrong) did a fantastic job last night. I'm a David cook fan, but I think she was the winner last night. Jason, well - he needs to go. Although I rather liked the Bob Marley song. The second song made me sick to my stomach. Have to agree with Simon's "pack your bag" comment on him.

I feel like the final 2 should be Sayesha and David Cook.

PamNC

 

[Tomader]

I thought David Cook's first performance was okay. His second one was great. Overall he is a very good singer. He reminds me so much of Chris Daughtery. Syesha for some reason always gets a bad review from the judges. I think she is great. Her voice sounds wonderful. She deserves to be in the top three. The only problem I have is that Jason is still in the competition. Carly who is a fantastic singer lost to that guy?? Listening to Jason sing last night was so hard. He is horrible. How he made it on the show is amazing. He has to go tonight. When I saw Carly in the audience last night I thought she must be thinking, ''I lost to that?" David A. for me is just annoying. I don't even care to hear him sing. If David C. could sing the whole show that would be fine with me.

 

[CarolinaBlue]

I agree, but don't tell all the teenage girls out there. They LOVE this kid! You should see my DD13's room or listen to her and her friends GUSH about David A.

I don't know anything about their contracts but if they are pushing David A to win because of something like that and then allowing David C to get his own contract with a major studio, I can see that happening. David C has the best stage presence of them all. Sayesha could do VERY well in musical theater. One thing about her that bugs me is that she looks a lot more intelligent then she sounds. I expect her to open her mouth and be very well spoken (I don't know why) and then when she talks like a teeny bopper is surprises me. She needs to do something about that.

I have two teenage girls and they don't get it either. They think David A. is creepy. They love David Cook, just like their mom! Oh, to be 25 again!

 

[DeterminedOne]

I hope it comes down to the Davids. David C reminds me a lot of Ruben Studdard and Jordin Sparks in how he can take any song and make it sound like his own. I think David A has a good quality voice, it's very smooth. It almost sounds like he's in a recording studio. I understand what the judges mean when they rave about him.

 

[sunlver]

I think its going to come down to the two Davids as well. I really like David Cook. I mean David A is good, no doubt about it. Though it seems David A is the same week after week. He really never steps out of his shell on songs that he picks to sing. I think David Cook is a true performer, knows how to perform for the audience.
Unfortunately, I think that people will vote for David A because he has the "Cuteness " factor.. It really is, afterall, a popularity contest.

 

[dnoyes]

I thought David Cook's first performance was okay. His second one was great. Overall he is a very good singer. He reminds me so much of Chris Daughtery. Syesha for some reason always gets a bad review from the judges. I think she is great. Her voice sounds wonderful. She deserves to be in the top three. The only problem I have is that Jason is still in the competition. Carly who is a fantastic singer lost to that guy?? Listening to Jason sing last night was so hard. He is horrible. How he made it on the show is amazing. He has to go tonight. When I saw Carly in the audience last night I thought she must be thinking, ''I lost to that?" David A. for me is just annoying. I don't even care to hear him sing. If David C. could sing the whole show that would be fine with me.

I think you will get your wish tonight for Jason leaving. My daughters love him to the end and were voting like crazy for him but when they used the idols 03 number the vote would go to Syesha #2 when they used idols 06 it did go to Jason. I guess they each had two numbers to call?

 

[Philadisney]

Just found this thread, cool! I have to admit that although I've watched the show ever since season 1, i'm not all that into it this season. You know it's troubling when my favorite contestant of season 7 was Danny Noriega I really loved Elliott Yamin and haven't found anyone from the past couple years as enjoyable - at least last year Sanjaya kept my attention.
I think out of the remaining 4, I actually like David A best! Some of the riffs he does with song melodies are clever - I like that he does them a little differently from the originals. I liked his version of "Sweet Caroline". Honestly, I like everyone who is left overall - I don't care too much who stays or goes at this point. I think Jason will be ending his run tonight.

 

[Caropooh]

You just wait until that happens to you! We'll see who's laughing then!

 

[JBurke]

I have two girls, 14 and 10.
They cannot stand David A. They dont see what any girl would like in him.

They must take after their mom who likes the rockers!!
Go David Cook!

 

[happygirl]

Who is the special music guest on AI tonight

 

[Robinrs]

You just wait until that happens to you! We'll see who's laughing then!

That statement and those dancing giraffes just made me

 

[MrsMud]

No surprise with the results show tonight. Goodbye Jason, I'll miss you but it was your time.

I LOVE Bo Bice !!!

IMO, he was better than Adam Levine

 

[bicker]

It was long past Jason's time.