The 2008 American Idol Thread.....

[npmommie]

Anyone else think Luke Menard is a dead ringer for Orlando Bloom???? I'd like to keep him around just to pretend OB is actually singing.

Yes!! I was thinking the same thing the first time I saw him!

 

[agnes!]

But don't you KNOW?!?

THIS IS THE MOST TALENTED SEASON YET!!!​

One more time Seacrest...

TiggerPiglet - Actually, last season I remember practically every single week Seacrest would say something about Jordyn along the lines of "....and she's only seventeen." And I am already starting to hate theme nights this season. I think you're right....they start them too soon.

Luke Menard - definitely Orlando Bloom tonight, not so much Hugh Jackman. I was disappointed with his performance.

Jason Castro (the guy with the dreadlocks, right?) - a young John Travolta




agnes!

 

[LiLIrishChick63]

Anyone else think Luke Menard is a dead ringer for Orlando Bloom???? I'd like to keep him around just to pretend OB is actually singing.

absoutely not......

 

[LiLIrishChick63]

But don't you KNOW?!?

THIS IS THE MOST TALENTED SEASON YET!!!​

One more time Seacrest...

TiggerPiglet - Actually, last season I remember practically every single week Seacrest would say something about Jordyn along the lines of "....and she's only seventeen." And I am already starting to hate theme nights this season. I think you're right....they start them too soon.

Luke Menard - definitely Orlando Bloom tonight, not so much Hugh Jackman. I was disappointed with his performance.

Jason Castro (the guy with the dreadlocks, right?) - a young John Travolta




agnes!

the only reason it's the "most talented season yet" is because half of them have already had record deals.

 

[agnes!]

It's just that Seacrest says it every single show so far this season.
And AI must have decided that that saying is their catchphrase this year.

agnes!
ETA - I'm not necessarily disagreeing with AI on this, I'm just tired of Seacrest saying it every single stinkin' show.

 

[WaltD4Me]

Wow....no one blew me away. I was actually sort of disappointed. I didn't think anyone was great. My favorite turned out to be the guy with the dreadlocks who sang Daydream Believer. Never would have thought so, but he was. I was anxious to hear Luke since he's so cute, but you didn't seem much of him from audition episodes. He's cute, but not a great singer.

The guy who sang Moon River? He seemed so nice, but I swear I was thinking, "You'd make a really good Prince Charming at Disney World." LOL!

I know everyone loves 17 year old David, but I don't see him as an American Idol. To me he seems like she should be in a boy band like the new Menudo or something.

All in all a disappointing night to me, but I attribute part of that to the 60's "theme" -- hopefully the girls are better tomorrow.

And to Ryan...Most talent?....Do you remember last season with Melinda Doolittle and Lakesha? They blew me away from the 1st Top 24 show.

 

[Robinrs]

I had picked Micheal Johns as one of my favorites but I really didn't like him tonight. I thought he came off as phony, fake and full of himself. And he's lived in the US for the past 10 years...why keep up the pretense of an accent?

I've been in Georgia for 20 years and I keep up my pretense of a NY accent...

His accent is real. On the local news last night he said his nickname in college here was FES, Foreign Exchange Student.

Ya THINK I like this guy???? Ya THINK??

 

[Robinrs]

Now my ahem... critique...

David Hernandez – In the Midnight Hour – I kind of liked the tone of his voice, but his performance made him look kind of deer in headlights.... dog... to quote ALL THREE OF THE JUDGES!

Chikezie – More Today Than Yesterday – Chikezie should go EZE on the color of his suits.... Orange is my LEAST favorite color!!! Levert wannabe and his lip to the judges was a turn off. Oh, and his singing? Lackluster. What's UP Eze...REPRESENT!!!

David Cook – Happy Together – Okay I think. I forgot so I played it again. Okay.

Jason Yeager – Moon River – I forgot.

Robbie Carrico – One – Pretty good. Most of it, I forgot.

David Archuleta – Shop Around – Nice tone to his voice. He has a BIG following on the AI boards but he is just too darned CUTE for me. I think the word DOOFY applies. And NO I do not want to adopt him...

Danny Noriega – Jailhouse Rock – I thought for a second I was transported back to NY in a tranny bar with a karaoke stage...

Luke Menard – Everybody’s Talkin’ – Cute but BOOOOOOOORING.

Colton Berry – Suspicious Minds – He was better than I thought, kind of better animated than just seeing on paper.

Garrett Haley – Breakin’ Up Is Hard to Do – Cutesie wootsie... I forgot.

Jason Castro – Daydream – My second fave. Unique and interesting.

Michael Johns – Light My Fire – My fire WAS LIT! My fave since the beginning!

The Best
Mike
Jason Castro

The Worst
Chikizie
Luke
I forgot the rest.

Going Home
It's a toss up for 10 of them.

Come on ladies, I hope you guys are better!!

 

[MomNeedsVacay]

And taking the Phil Stacey Creepy Award tonight is...Garrett...

The award is not just reserved for bald-headed Nosferatu look-alikes anymore.

 

[Virgo10]

The guys were ready, the judges were, in some cases, babbling and Ryan reminded us once again that this year’s talent was the best ever. My rating system is a 1 through 10 with 10 being the best. On rare occasions, performers may even get a + or two for exemplary work. Whether or not anyone will get any of those this year remains to be seen.

Now on with the show!

David Hernandez – Midnight Hour – David was given the unenviable opening position. He has a wonderful voice with rich tone but nerves seem to get the best of him and the end was pretty rough. I gave him a 7

Chikezie – More Today Than Yesterday – This was a really weird take on this song with a terrible start. Add on to that he was all over the road pitch wise. But what really did him in for me was the attitude with Simon. Simon was right and Jacuzzi should have closed his trap. The first week isn’t the week to argue with the judges. He gets a 3 and was lucky to get that.

David Cook – Happy Together – Well I liked the slow beginning unlike Randy and Paula. I found the rest to be a bit on the screechy side. Good stage presence but a mostly forgettable performance. He gets a 6.

Jason Yeager – Moon River – Another complaint about the new tempos. They seem to be totally messing up everyone including me. It was pitchy and boring. He gets a 3 and a Zzzzzzzzzz.

Robbie Carrico – One – I had my doubts about One being a 60’s song but I see I was wrong. It was released in 1969. While I didn’t really care for the song or his presentation, he does have an interesting voice and OK stage presence. After the past couple of numbers, his was refreshing. He got a 7.

David Archuleta – Shop Around – One World AWESOME!!!! Everything worked… voice… presentation… stage presence, this kid was my favorite to win it all from the first moment I saw him. I thought if he could pull off a great performance the first week, they’d be nothing he couldn’t do. There’s nothing he can’t do! Just amazing. He gets the coveted 10+++.

Danny Noriega –Jail House Rock – He’s an interesting one to watch. His great stage presence more than makes up for his sometimes lack of vocal skills. That was a pretty big song for him to tackle but, for the most part, it worked. I gave him an 8.

Luke Menard – Everybody’s Talking – While I don’t think he’ll be getting any vocal awards from me, he does get the babe of the night one. He was really pitchy and I never have and still don’t like that song. The high notes had me gritting my teeth and for most part it was a yawner. A 4 for him and most of that was for being a babe.

Colton Berry – Suspicious Minds – This song didn’t work on so many levels. Besides looking like Ellen, he looks about 7 years old. His voice is OK but he needs to work on stage presence. He gets a 6.

Garrett Haley – Breaking Up Is Hard To Do. Here’s where the judges and I really parted company for the first time. I loved this performance and I could imagine little girls all over the USA swooning over his smoky rendition of this number. A few big girls too. Simon was downright rude to this kid. So he doesn’t look like Mr. Tan man. Geez Simon, shut up! I digress. I think Garrett has great promise. He gets a 9

Jason Castro – What a Day For a Day Dream – I think this is one of those numbers I’ll like better the second time I listen to it. He was the only one to play an instrument and Simon may have been correct by saying the number could have worked better without the band. Interesting voice and presentation and I will be listening to it again today. For now though he got an 8.

Michael Johns – Light My Fire – Big mistake. Amanda (the biker nurse) already did the best performance of a Doors song I’ve ever heard on this show. He should have picked something else because I kept comparing him to her and he was losing. It was way too frantic and screamy for me. He got a 4.

Who I voted for:
David H. – A Lot
Robbie Carrico – A Few
David Archuleta – A Few but that was only because his line was busy, busy, busy!!!
Danny Noriega – A few
Garrett Haley – A Lot.
Jason Castro – A few.

Who I think will be going home:
Chikezie
Jason Yeager

As always, JMHO!

 

[TiggerPiglet]

Remind me who was that... is he still on? That gave me nightmares for weeks.

I forgot about that. Who was the one who was saving his fingernails?

 

[java]

David Hernandez – In the Midnight Hour – eh just eh

Chikezie – More Today Than Yesterday – Wow that was a disappointment.

David Cook – Happy Together –I liked it- I guess number 3 for me

Jason Yeager – Moon River – I forgot.

Robbie Carrico – One – my number 2 I really liked him

David Archuleta – Shop Around – GIVE THIS BOY A DISNEY CHANNEL SHOW!! My 10 year old is in love.

Danny Noriega – Jailhouse Rock –

Luke Menard – Everybody’s Talkin’ – He's cute but he needed a better song. That one put me to sleep. I thought he sounded ok but it was an awful slow sleeper for the first night.

Colton Berry – Suspicious Minds – Pretty good

Garrett Haley – Breakin’ Up Is Hard to Do –BLECK! Creepy and so not sexy. He reminded me of a guy from college that wore puca shells all 4 years- Puca Rich you out there?!- not creepy though Puca

Jason Castro – Daydream – My number 4. He looks just like my best friend(a girl by the way) minus the dreads. So it was a little strange for me but I thought he did a good job- maybe tied for number 3

Michael Johns – Light My Fire – HELLO!!!He can be smug because he is HOT And can sing! The wierd thing though is that he seems more like the front guy for a band as opposed to an american Idol. Like he should have been on that INXS show? Or maybe in a real band.

 

[chris1gill]

David Hernandez – In the Midnight Hour – eh just eh

Chikezie – More Today Than Yesterday – Wow that was a disappointment.

David Cook – Happy Together –I liked it- I guess number 3 for me

Jason Yeager – Moon River – I forgot.

Robbie Carrico – One – my number 2 I really liked him

David Archuleta – Shop Around – GIVE THIS BOY A DISNEY CHANNEL SHOW!! My 10 year old is in love.

Danny Noriega – Jailhouse Rock –

Luke Menard – Everybody’s Talkin’ – He's cute but he needed a better song. That one put me to sleep. I thought he sounded ok but it was an awful slow sleeper for the first night.

Colton Berry – Suspicious Minds – Pretty good

Garrett Haley – Breakin’ Up Is Hard to Do –BLECK! Creepy and so not sexy. He reminded me of a guy from college that wore puca shells all 4 years- Puca Rich you out there?!- not creepy though Puca

Jason Castro – Daydream – My number 4. He looks just like my best friend(a girl by the way) minus the dreads. So it was a little strange for me but I thought he did a good job- maybe tied for number 3

Michael Johns – Light My Fire – HELLO!!!He can be smug because he is HOT And can sing! The wierd thing though is that he seems more like the front guy for a band as opposed to an american Idol. Like he should have been on that INXS show?

Can someone PM me the link to see the unofficial phone tally? Is it still available this year? I never bookmarked it, and now cannot remember what it was!

 

[Obi-Wan Pinobi]

Can someone PM me the link to see the unofficial phone tally? Is it still available this year? I never bookmarked it, and now cannot remember what it was!

You can find the predictions at dialidol.com. Click on "predictions" on the top of their webpage to see the results from last night's voting.

Not much to go on, though. Only 3 guys came out as safe according to the results so who is going is a toss up right now.

 

[Philadisney]

which Davids?? there's three, we've counted now! lol.

Haha I forgot about David C! I like David A and David H. Granted though I missed David C's performance last night so maybe I like him too, who knows

TiggerPiglet - Actually, last season I remember practically every single week Seacrest would say something about Jordyn along the lines of "....and she's only seventeen." And I am already starting to hate theme nights this season. I think you're right....they start them too soon.

oh i forgot how annoying that was! every time she sang it would be like
Randy: Wow, man, I can't believe it. You are seventeen.
Paula: Look at you, so adorable and seventeen and so talented.
Simon: I can't speak for everyone else, but from that outstanding performance, I would say that you are seventeen.

I forgot about that. Who was the one who was saving his fingernails?

I don't remember his name but I don't think he even made it to hollywood. I remember feeling bad for him because he didn't do well in his audition and was doomed to be known as the weird guy who peels off his fingernails and nothing more

 

[phisigprincess]

I threw some votes Luke's way, because he'll be nice to look at a little longer. I think Garrett and Chickezie are out this week.

 

[Jeafl]

I missed the last 2 performances last night, is there anywhere online to watch them? Wasn't there a rickey.com or something last year?

 

[chris1gill]

I threw some votes Luke's way, because he'll be nice to look at a little longer. I think Garrett and Chickezie are out this week.

You can hope, but I glanced at dialidol, and I'm surprised with one of the bottom four because I personally thought he did a good job, I also REALLY thought David H. did a fantastic job.

 

[JESW]

Dh made the comment that Danny looks like a Japanese woman!

I also like Michael Johns!

Jill

 

[chris1gill]

I missed the last 2 performances last night, is there anywhere online to watch them? Wasn't there a rickey.com or something last year?

I did hear them say you could download the performances of Itunes (probably at a cost)