I'm nervous about Idol tonight. I don't like hard core rock music. But then again...not a huge fan of disco, and I lived through that night. And what is this news of duets??? This could be an interesting night.
Adam: Not surprisingly, scared the hooey out of me. MAN he can give some deadly looks! I guess I don't find the death glare all that entertaining or exciting. I will once again stick to my theory of acknowledging his talent without loving his style. Sorry, Sarah and Christina. I think I'd rather they just talk to him. He looks far less scary then.
Allison: I love her hair!! I think I'd like to skip the growing out phase myself and get straight to the long stuff. I thought she sounded really good - but unfortunately this wasn't my favorite night of her. I thought it was funny that Kara asked if she was nervous - because this was the first night EVER that I didn't think she looked 100% comfortable on that stage. I figured rock would be her week hands down, but I really didn't love it. Still - love Allison!!!
Kris and Danny's Duet: Oh man, could life get any better? These are my top two fave guys - and they're singing together! WOW. That is some pretty sweet harmony! I thought their harmony parts were better than the solo parts - but I'm definitely impressed. First song I've liked tonight.
Kris: Oh I really like his sound tonight. And he has more entertainment factor than I've seen from him up to this point. I loved how he engaged the crowd, and at this point, that's something I really look for. It's not just about how they sound in a recording...they have to do concerts too! Maybe I liked him because he wasn't hard core, and I don't like hard core. I'm scared for him since the judges aren't loving him.
Danny: I gotta admit - I did NOT love the scream at the end. But I did admire him for taking hte gargantuan risk of doing it. He certainly can't be accused of playing it safe!! Definitely not his best night, but I still love Danny.
Adam and Allison's Duet: Also some great harmony!I liked it much better than their individual solos. They were great together!!
Okay - Tsofah and I have already deliberated, and I agree with her thoughts. Not sure if they're doing a bottom 3/bottom 2, whatever...but we think Kris will be one of the bottom 2 (thank you, mean judges) and Allison - with Allison going home.
(note - Tsofah just changed her vote...but I'm horrendously multitasking and don't have time to rethink my position right now. lol.)
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Ok, this was my FAVORITE week, hands down! I LOVED the Led Zepplin song that Adam did - "Whole Lotta Love" is my favorite LZ song and I thought he was wonderful. Alison was good, but I agree with the judges that "Cry Baby" by Janis Joplin didn't show off her range well. I think she redeemed herself with the duet with Adam, though. Also - LOVED her hair, too! I did NOT like the duet with Danny & Kris but "Renegade" IS my favorite Styx song. It was funny that the "goody-2-shoes" guys did a song about being "on the lamb". I agreed with the judges that Danny was better than Kris. Kris was ok doing "Come Together" by the Beatles but I think he'll go home.
Danny, oh Danny... why did you do that song? I thought this song would perfect for Adam because he could nail the end note on "Dream On" by Aerosmith. (BTW - Kara is SO DUMB - she said "I wish you would have chosen an EARLIER Aerosmith tune like 'Amazing' or 'Crazy' rather than this one" - FYI: Steven Tyler's first song ever written was "Dream On" in '73 - Amazing & Carzy were written in '93 - idiot!) - Danny should have chosen something in his range, because that ending was horrible. It sounded like a dying cat! Kudos for getting out of his comfort zone, though. I really hope Kris goes home tonight. I can see Kris & Danny in the bottom 2, but Danny is better than Kris. Sorry, Bekah - but I want to Adam & Alison in the Top 2 and Adam deserves to win. I also agree with the judges in that these 2 definately need to duet again on an album.
Here's my theory, now that I think about it....
First problem with Tuesday night's show was the "coach". Sorry, I'd never heard of him before. Stephen Tyler would have been a much better choice. The Slash dude was way too "cool" to really be of help. (Take off the shades when you are indoors already!) sigh.
The producers of AI are showcasing Adam a lot....setting him up to win. This is the fourth week in a row where he sang the last song. Only this time, it was in a duet.
ADAM: I, too, like "Whole Lotta Love", but not Adam's version. He has the higher-register voice when enabled him to hit these high notes. I still have not heard him sing in his lower register. Personally, I felt Adam's song was unnerving, on the edge of being "noise" more than music.
ALLISON: Allison is really great! Her command of the notes as well as her stage presence is fantastic! Her biggest problem is that guys are not known for voting quite as ferociously as girls; and you've a LOT of girls voting for the guys. I absolutely LOVE that she replied to Simon and stood up for herself. Still - I hope!
KRIS: I felt Kris did a great job on "Come Together" in putting his own "twist" on it. I like Kris. I think Kris may be safe tonight because of the very harsh criticism of the judges backfiring. Maybe.
DANNY: Well, to be honest, if I were to go with who sang the worst tonight - Danny would be voted off. Not sure how that will translate into votes or not.
Bottom Two?
I think it's possible that Danny and Adam will be in the last two; although Allison will more likely be there.
Who goes home?
Adam or Allison
My thoughts:
Now things are getting tough. I can honestly say I like all of the final four and hope they go on to have great, unique careers.
Adam: By far the best singer, even if he looks weird. This was his week, hands down, but honestly I think he could sing whatever he wanted.
Allison: Still really like her and think she will have a great career. However, she doesn't have the fan base that Danny and Adam (and I think even Kris) have. She will be in the bottom two.
Kris: Not his "thing", but he did okay. He may be in the bottom two/three. It completely depends on his base.
Danny: Definitely the worst performance (although all the rest have been great). I think he's still safe, due to his fans, but it was a particularly bad night for him. (I still think he'll be in the final two with Adam, though!)
Loved the duet idea, by the way. I wish they would do more of that instead of the cheesy group songs. This might actually help them in their future careers.
Danny should go home after his screaming performance. Adam is screams too but at least his screams are on pitch. I don't like Adam, but he's probably going to win, and after last week you know they will be voting their backsides off for him
My favorites are probably in trouble, like Kris and Allison, how far was it that Allison and Adam got to not only do the duet together but close the show?!? I wish Allison would have sang a different song, but I like that she stood up to Simon.
not sure why Kris and Danny are being title "the goody two shoes" ?? because they don't have racy and other words I won't say on bekah's blog all over the internet?
Sarah - I knew you would love rock week!! And you are much more well-versed in this than I am. You just wait til southern gospel week. LOL. But your comment about Kara makes me ask....do you want her to go or stay?
Tsofah - you are right - Danny had the worst night, but I'm going to have to stick with my selfish hope that at this point, they're not looking at the night itself, but at the whole picture.
Christina - AMEN to getting rid of cheesy HSM group songs and doing "real career" stuff instead. I loved the duets. And I agree with you that at this point it comes down to who has the biggest fan base, and i have no idea, other than to guess it isn't allison!
Phats - thanks for keeping my blog nice and clean. lol. You and Tsofah agree on Adam closing the show - not fair! Guess we'll see what happens tonight!
Phats: The "goody-two-shoes" label is because they have no incriminating evidence otherwise! Adam may be gay, a cross-dresser, etc. but he's still God's child and we shouldn't judge him based on his sexual preference - he's a solid performer and this is a singing competition, not a heterosexual contest. Alison is 17, but she's got that rocker edge and freakin' pink & purple hair which makes her less "goody-two-shoes" - besides, who says that title is a bad thing? It's just funny that the squeaky-clean kids sang "Renegade" a Styx song about running from the law!
On the Kara subject: I don't think she's very intelligent (there are several examples of her ditzy moments this season), but Paula's no rocket scientist either. I don't care if she stays or not, I just think 4 judges was a stupid idea in the first place. It messed with the show from the beginning - 2 judges vote yes and 2 vote no - what's the verdict? Also, how many times has the show run too long and cut off on my dvr because the judges talked too much?
I read that Paula's contract is up after this season, so we'll see if she returns.
Paula has been very cryptic in interviews about whether she will be back or not when her contract is up, I hope she comes back we need her zany crazy drug induced feedbacks. They say she is performing tonight, I wonder if it's a real performance or another video like last time. As for Kara, I like her maybe I am in the minority, and maybe because of her looks but I like her.
As for Adam, Gay, straight, Bi, doesn't matter those pictures are just plain wild. As for his singing he's good when he doesn't scream it. oh well agree to disagree. I guess goody two shoes to me is a put down.
So, sad it was allison wish it would have been Adam, or even danny! Glad Kris is still in it.
Loved No Doubt! Paula looks really good for her age, and Daughtry was just OK what'd you think?
OHHHHHHHHHHH. I am SO BUMMED OUT.
The fact that Chris Daughtry was on tonight was enough to have me giddy with anticipation. Then came the TV show.
Now, when you mess with an Alice Cooper standard which I've a great fondness of...I am going to get picky. If you've never heard the original, tonight's AI performance of "School's Out" was really good. BUT, compared to the original, it lacked. Don't mess with Alice.
Paula's dancefest entertainment was NOTHING about actually singing on stage. Lipsyncing throughout her dance without any pretense of singing was just like...well, being lied to.
Then came Gwen and No-Doubt. Well, there was no doubt that she WAS singing and doing her daily exercise routine at the same time. (Doesn't anyone exercise in private or at a gym anymore?) Oh yeah, the song was just WEIRD.
A brief break was interjected in order to do what the show is SUPPOSED to do:
***In keeping with the AI and Ryan Seacrest tradition, I've taking a break in my commentary. This review can be completely read on my blog. :-D
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