Top 6 - Results
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Hellloooo! I'm not going to recap every iota and nuance of the Results Show tonight. As we all know, tonight is the Idol Gives Back marathon-telethon-etc. chock full of stars and performances. I'm only going to recap the actual results. So with that said, let's get going!
For fun, I'd like to take just a moment and talk about my traffic to this blog. I have quite a few loyal returning visitors (THANK YOU!). In my site traffic reports, I can see they get here without clicking from another location. MJ's Big Blog refers a lot of people as well (THANK YOU, TOO!). But sometimes people have done a Google or web search and have found my blog. Here are a few of the recent search phrases that got them here:
- "handicapping who will get voted off idol next"
- "song you will never walk alone again-jordin sparks"
- "Season 6 Haley Scarnato Photo boob"
- "Predictions american idol who's going home top 6 season 6"
So many paths to one location... And at least one goes through Haley's 'boob'. ;-) Follow me over the click for random comments and results.
OMG. "Most Shocking Result In Our History"??? WTF? If it's Melinda I think I'll run into the streets screaming.
Celebrity/Star Performance Tally:
Ellen Degeneres
Earth Wind & Fire
Quincy Jones
Ben Stiller
Teri Hatcher
Forest Whitaker
Whoop. Ryan's queued up with the six on the couches. First is Melinda - She's safe. Melinda's ouster would have been the only thing that would have shocked me, so I guess I won't be shocked.
Back to the cavalcade of stars and celebrities:
Il Divo
Dr. Phil
Dr. House (sorry - don't know his name)
Wow. They're pimping a $50 donation from an audience member to come up on stage and introduce an act. Yet they pull the seat # for Jack Black. Stage things much? Cute though. I bet he can actually singing when he isn't lampooning. He doesn't sound bad, and he's interesting at least! I also like that he referred to his "stones". First time EVER on AI, AND Sanjaya gets smacked (poor Sanjaya!!) So continuing the celeb tally:
Jack Black
Seal
Ryan's heading back over to the Idols. We know Melinda is safe. Blake's up now. Blake is safe. So apparently we're picking them off one at a time. And is it my imagination or do they have FEWER commercials tonight than ever before? Back to the star tally:
Carrie Underwood
Her piece was heartbreaking. More stars:
Rascal Flatts
Tom Anderson (MySpace Founder)
There's my new favorite commercial again - http://www.one.org. One of THE best charities in existence. It stays out of politics and manages only to try to relieve extreme poverty by securing commitments from world and business leaders and by raising money and awareness. We're on to the celebrity "Staying Alive". I like it! Funny. I can't say I can name all the stars, though.
More results - the SHOCKING results. Phil is up - he's SAFE. That leaves Lakisha, Jordin and Chris and we'll get to them later.
WOW - Ellen Degeneres just donated $100K. More stars:
Josh Groban
The African Children's Choir
Kelly Clarkson
Just for the record - so far tonight, Kelly Clarkson's performance was hands down magnificent. Back to the stars:
The Simpsons
Back to the results. We have three left without a verdict - Jordin, Chris and Lakisha. Lakisha stands - she's safe. That leaves Chris R. and Jordin. Remember - they said it was random order. More celebs:
Celine Dion
Elvis Presley (this is a little weird)
Madonna (who is in Malawi - one of the most horribly poverty-stricken countries in Africa)
Annie Lennox
Final results - Chris and Jordin stand. Over 70 million votes came in. Chris is safe. Jordin is also safe. They are all safe. This week's votes will be added to NEXT WEEK'S votes and they will send home TWO next week. Cool! I'm happy with that.
Meaningful things to remember from tonight:
Every 3 seconds a child dies in extreme poverty.
Every 30 second a child in Africa is orphaned by AIDS.
How can a child die for want of $.50 worth of medicine?
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posted by RenaRF @ 7:14 PM,
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Top 6 - Predictions
Ok. Since there are only six left, I'm going to go from a bottom three prediction to a bottom two prediction. Zabasearch (which accurately predicted The Daughtry's ouster last season) is back in swing and they say it's Phil tonight, joined by Chris and Lakisha. Dial Idol has it MELINDA and Chris.
I think the bottom two will be:
Chris R.
Lakisha J.
And going home will be:
Chris R.
I really can't tell at this point - the season's been so incredibly screwy for me. But Chris appears at or near the bottom of BOTH Zaba and DI, so that's my story and I'm sticking to it. See you for the results recap!
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posted by RenaRF @ 6:36 PM,
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Top 6 Perform - Back in the Saddle Edition
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Ok. I'm back this week, on time, and live-blogging. I missed last week's performances because I was at Taylor Hicks' show in Baltimore - TOTALLY worth it. If he's coming to your town, GO SEE HIM. The show is awesome.
I did finally get to see last week's performances - I watched them Thursday night. I thought Jordin was the best with Phil close behind. It goes without saying that Sanjaya was awful, but I want to know - what is UP with Lakisha? My mother describes her performances as "phoning it in". I made the comment that she looked like she was on tranquilizers these past few weeks. What gives? Thoughts? I thought Chris R. deserved to be in the bottom 3 more than Blake, but Jimmy, loyal watcher and reader of this blog, pointed out to me that he constantly sounds like the singer from Spandau Ballet. BINGO! That is exactly it. Let's hope he just sounds like Blake this week. Follow past the click for this week's recap!
So we're off! This week is the "special American Idol". Same three judges, same six finalists - but the calls for votes will save lives in Africa. Let me pump www.one.org here yet again as we launch into Idol Gives Back. So I guess that means tomorrow's results show is the extravaganza bonanza, right? Cool. I can get into that.
Ryan enters in another great suit and the crowd goes wild. We are reminded about Idol Gives Back. If we don't know what it is already, though, I don't know how we would get on board at this point. But hey - they're trying. They're pushing it - pushing the sponsors, pushing the money. Tomorrow's results show is 2 hours long, and it will function like an elimination telethon. Bono will be joining (newly added name). That's like a gold-standard blessing of the entire effort. We meet the judges. I haven't heard any more about the so-called "controversy" of Simon's comments after Chris Richardson sent a shout out to Virginia Tech. Thank God - what a tempest in a tespot that was. Now Ryan directs us to watch the footage of his and Simon's trip to Africa. We're pulling out the tearjerker footage this week - good. These people live in horrible, abject poverty. These children live in this hopeless environment. They are completely deserving of our compassion and should receive a whopping proportion of our generous nature. Not for nothing, I totally believe and buy Simon's outrage when he sees the conditions and refers to Africa as "hell on earth". I bet that was a quietly life-changing event for him.
Ok - back to the show. Each contestant will have TWO numbers that you can call. Chris Richardson is up first, singing Change the World by Eric Clapton. Lovely song - hope he doesn't sing it through his nose. Chris starts seated. The opening vocals are a little bit shaky for me. As he goes to the higher notes at the beginning he gets the nose thing, but some of his interpretation is quite lovely. He's in the chorus and I think he sounds flat. Not consistently flat, but noticeably flat in spot. He rises and does a run that distracts from the song (bummer). He dances around as he goes to the second chorus. Overall, I would say this performance is mediocre. We're in the final 6 - not good enough. C.
Randy: Randy loves this show to see who's in it to win it and he thought Chris was (???).
Paula: Chris did fantastic - great song choice. She's proud of him.
Simon: It feels that the competition starts properly tonight. It reminded Simon of the very first time they saw him - good vocal, more soul, sexy performance - he did really well.
I'm flabbergasted. I really didn't enjoy that. 1-866-IDOLS 01 or 07 and text 5701 (only one text number). There will be four hours to vote (did they tell the donors this??!! Heh.).
www.myspace.com/idolgivesback is the MySpace pimp for the charity week. We are returned to the poverty subject right here in the USA, the richest country in the civilized world. Yet some of these kids live in a form of poverty every bit as obscene as that we saw in Africa. Randy goes back to Louisiana and visits Katrina survivors. They also go to Kentucky, and the Navajo nation in Arizona. Ryan went to Atlanta to see the devastating effects of homelessness. Seen but ignored - obscene. Paula went to Oklahoma, and they've teamed with programs all over America. They pimp donations for these kids abroad and at home.
Melinda Doolittle is singing There Will Come a Day by Faith Hill. I don't know this song. Melinda starts off center stage. She seems to be feeling the words. She sounds great. It's obvious that she feels the meaning of this song - she conveys it through her performance. I like her look. They've softened her up. She takes the key change beautifully. She's a skilled pro - I hope that doesn't get her in the long run, because right now, she's absolutely the most deserving in the competition. She shows up EVERY WEEK and tonight is no different. She sounds perfect. She gets an A.
Randy: Every week he sees her she's dope and has it all together. He doesn't know waht to say anymore.
Paula: She thinks it must feel great to get the praise and love and critiques week after week. She's magical.
Simon: What he loved was that it wasn't a copycat performance. She took it and made him believe she recorded it originally. A vocal master class.
1-866-IDOLS 02 or 08, or text to 5702.
We're back. We're changing thousands of lives. The target is 50 million calls and they'll make $5 million off of just one sponsor. Excellent.
Blake Lewis gets to answer the viewer question. From Eric in VA - what's the biggest sacrifice he's had to make? A: He's missing is family and friends at home but he has their support being here. Blake's singing John Lennon's Imagine. I can hear that. I dig his hair this week. This is one of the most beautiful songs ever. Blake starts off softly - very appropriate. He's seated, almost reclining. He is singing the song straight so far and his vocal is the dominant sound on the stage. He transitions from verse one to two nicely. This song carries itself and Blake really seems to believe what he's singing. He goes to the bridge and so far I am really liking this performance. This isn't power-challenging like Melinda's song, but this song speaks for itself and Blake just owned it, imo. A.
Randy: Great choice of song. An amazing song. It was just ok for him performance-wise, though - wanted him to do more with it (NOT).
Paula: She talks about the beautiful simplicity of that song and she really loved it.
Simon: This is a tricky one because he chose one of THE big songs of all times and it's not a belter song. It felt sincere, but it didn't go anywhere, but he sang it with sincerity, so it was good.
1-866-IDOLS 03 or 09 or text to 5703. I thought it was lovely, if anyone's asking.
Ok. We're back from commercial and our votes are saving lives. iTunes and Ford will donate videos from tomorrow night's performances. You pay, they give the $$ to the needy. Cool. We're back with Ryan in Africa, and he's in a town where 1/3 of the children are malnourished. ONE THIRD. The children are orphans. They are at a feeding center that not only feeds them but helps them get into school so they can have a future. It costs FIFTY CENTS a day to feed these children three meals a day. That's about $15 a month, folks. Dig deep and do it.
Lakisha Jones is singing I Believe by Fantasia. Interesting choice. She's dressed beautifully and the girls are reasonably tucked away. I think the key sounded a little weird in the beginning - like she started one place and the music went another, but I can't tell if it was just the way the song goes. The verse was a little rough for me vocally but the chorus is much better. She's gesticulating a lot but honestly - it doesn't really reach her eyes or her face. While her vocal is very diva-great, I have to say this is one of my least favorite Lakisha tunes. It was weird for me pitch wise. B-.
Randy: Great song choice - a few pitch problems - not her best but he did like it.
Paula: No doubt that she's a powerhouse vocalist. She took on a monster song - and Paula can't get past Fantasia but it shouldn't take away from Lakisha's vocals.
Simon: He thinks Paula preferred the Fantasia version. It was very emotional - he's having an issue with the shouting. Before he thought that she was... (and we don't hear the rest).
1-866-IDOLS 04 or 10 or text to 5704.
Two left to perform, and Phil Stacey is one of them. He gets a viewer question: What do you miss most about home? A: He misses his two baby girls most, but he knows it will be all worth it. Phil's singing The Change by Garth Brooks. It had a profound effect on him. Interesting that he's doing country again, and probably smart. He starts stading next to a pianist that is on the stage. No hat tonight. The beginning of this song is very nice - I don't know the song - but I find it sweet. As with Melinda's performance and Blake's, I think Phil feels this song. You can see it all over his face. He vocal through the verse and chorus is nice. He's in the bridge now. He has to watch a bit of shoutiness, but it doesn't distract (at least I don't think so) - I'm just nitpicking. His vocal is lovely. I give him an A as well.
Randy: Back again this week with another strong performance.
Paula: She feels like he found his comfort - it was fantastic. His best.
Simon: Good song choice. The only thing he'd advise is that the country tone from last week suited his voice and he needs to connect that up to his performances. People like him.
1-866-IDOLS 05 or 11 or text to 5705.
We're back. And for the record, I REALLY loved that One.org commercial. We're back with just one left, and that's Jordin Sparks. But first we're going to see another pitch for the charities (which is good). Simon is at ConAgra and he's at a food bank. There are 50,000 food banks in the US. Simon states the obvious, yet it needs to be said: he had no idea there were places like this in the US. There are fifty people at the bank yet only four are paid - the rest are volunteers. And it's America's Second Harvest - another of my fvorite charities. www.americassecondharvest.org. They do wonderful work.
NOW we have Jordin Sparks, singing You'll Never Walk Alone. This is a beautiful song - a classic. Jordin looks beautiful and sophisticated. She's singing softly at the start and I have to say - there are a few tiny pitch problems through the softer parts in the first verse. She recovers nicely into the chorus and does some beautiful phrasing and intonation as she sings. She means this song - she looks like she's going to cry. My one criticism is that she shouts a lot of it. Love her generally, but not my favorite performance from her. A for sincerity, B for vocals.
Randy: One of the best vocals by any contestant every in six seasons (that's a huge stretch).
Paula: Picked a haunting song and she did a lovely job. She's glorious.
Simon: He thought she was fantastic (apparently she's the annointed one).
1-866-IDOLS 06 or 12 or text to 5706. Don't get me wrong - I thought it was a lovely performance and I truly believed she felt it. But the vocal was sporadic for me - pitchy in some spots and shouty in others.
Here is the final rankings on the night:
1. Melinda Doolittle
2. Phil Stacey
2. Blake Lewis
3. Jordin Sparks
4. Lakisha Jones
5. Chris Richardson
I'll think about it more tonight, but I would say my bottom two are the two I have listed here tonight. I'll make it official tomorrow.
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posted by RenaRF @ 6:54 PM,
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Back In The Saddle - Top 7 - Results Show
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
First, I have no predictions this week since I have simply not gotten around to watching last night's performances. If you read my "Sorry" post, you know I was at a Taylor Hicks concert at the Ram's Head Live! in Baltimore. What you DON'T know is that I was at the show the night before at the Birchnere in Alexandria. Both shows were awesome, and much to Taylor's credit, he changed it up so they weren't the absolute same. If it's coming to your town, get tickets. It's worth it. www.TaylorHicks.com has links to the tour. Go. Now.
I'm WAY tired. Notwithstanding the rush of the concert last night, I had a FULL day at work today. So I apologize in advance - my recap probably won't be stellar. :-) But follow over the click anyway to the rest. :-D
I see that now the Sanjaya strategy is to allude to him every time they talk about someone getting voted off. If only. Remember - I didn't see any of last night's show. I did, however, just check Dial Idol. They have Sanjaya LAST - that's the first time I've seen that on Dial Idol this season. Not that they're remotely right these days... But could it be?? Be still my heart. Maybe then, if Sanjaya is gone, I will cease this strange "I don't really care" behavior I've been exhibiting. Anyone who knew me from www.GrayCharles.com (may it rest in peace) know that I was BEYOND engaged last season.
OH NO - My DVR just went kaflooey and I lost the first 15 minutes of the show. I think. Hold on - No, I have it. I only appear to be missing 2 minutes. No biggie. So we're at the beginning of the Results Show. Ryan's in a suit again. The show is an hour long AGAIN. The judges are teh judges AGAIN. Oooh... I learn that Simon gave a "look" after Chris R.'s performance and they apparently argued?? Oh man. Something Simon did was interpreted as disrespecting the Virginia Tech people? I thought he just explained that VERY well and was the point at being emotional. Literally emotional - his voice broke. They are trying very hard to diffuse this. Probably a good thing to do, because they replayed it and showed Simon's audio. I think that cleared it up unequivocally.
We recap the performances which, this week ONLY, is beneficial for me since I haven't seen anything. I heard Phil was awesome, as was Jordin. I heard bad things about Lakisha from random Idol fans, frankly. I'm glad to hear Melinda did well. I don't understand Blake's sweater. And apparently Chris sang through his nose. Is anyone shocked? He ALWAYS (almost always) sings through his nose. Oh my God - Sanjaya dissed Bonnie Raitt by singing her - and Simon hated it and then jumped all over Ryan? Kewl.
Ah. The Kodak. Where I was for the final competition night between Taylor and Kat. This year, not so exciting, and I don't really care about these interviews. So I'm skipping them.
Oh man - and NOW I have to suffer through a group sing?? Agh. That little teeny piece Sanjaya sang didn't actually sound bad. Someone pointed out to me at the concert last night that Sanjaya was so good in auditions - and I agree - and that was the last time he was "so good". I never got the Chris R. appeal, by the way. I guess it's because I'm not a Justin Timberlake fan. And maybe because I think his head kind of looks like a tennis ball - fuzzy and round. Group sing is over. I survived, and if you're reading, so did you. Bravo.
I've skipped forward a bit. All the Idols who have hair are getting their hair done and they're talking about the CDs in their CD player. I'm underwhelmed, so I'm not going to list it. Now we go to Fergie's performance. I'll watch a little of it, and I'm not ashamed to admit that I wouldn't know her if she fell on me. Am I a bad person for that? Actually, I think I'll fast-forward. I'm just not that interested, though at the beginning of her song she sounds quite good vocally.
And we're back after Fergie and a commercial! Whee!! It's FORD COMMERCIAL TIME!! We seem to have a spy theme this week. They're almost all in sunglasses, kind of a poor man's Mission Impossible. Blake isn't wearing sunglasses - does that make him the good guy? And Sanjaya is the bad guy who takes the keys out of the secret briefcase. Huh. We get the Idol Gives Back update, and I think that's next week. I'm actually looking forward to it. If you have missed my plugging The One Campaign (www.one.org), now you haven't missed it. Go. Click. It's worthy. And the Idol Gives Back Night seems to have Gwen, EWT, Il Divo (hat-tip Simon Cowell), Clarkson, Lennox, Underwood, Helen Mirren, and "two of the biggest stars in musical history" (foreshadow foreshadow foreshadow).
Another commercial. ((sigh))
Back. Idols are lined up on stage. "7 places; 6 faces". They're splitting them into TWO groups - highest and lowest vote getters. I wonder if they'll make one pick a group? Brutal if so. Sanjaya is on the left of the screen. Phil is on the right of the screen. Jordin joins Phil. Lakisha joins Sanjaya (wow). Blake joins Lakisha and Sanjaya (Dial Idol's bottom three, FYI). Chris joins Phil's group. Melinda has to choose, apparently. They bring her to the center. They review each group's individual reviews. Highs and lows. Then they synopsize Melinda's performance. Melinda is SAFE we learn, but she's still center stage. And NOW they make her choose. Cruel!! She has to pick the group she thinks is safe!!! Mean. Melinda looks truly uncomfortable and literally sits down on the center of the stage. Smart. Nice move, well-received, cute and comfortable. Ryan now wants her to SLIDE over to Phil's group.
Bottom 3:
Lakisha
Sanjaya
Blake (shocker)
Those three come center-stage. Are Blake and Lakisha first-timers in the finals to the bottom 3? Randy thinks it's crazy Blake is there. Paula thinks something bland and indecisive. Simon is "beginning to sense something here" with an evil grin, whatever that means. Perhaps he's happy Sanjaya's finally there? Or that America is listening?
Commercial time.
We're back. The Top 7 went to DreamWorks to see Shred the 3rd getting made. The CEO of DreamWorks meets them (WAY rich dude, btw). DreamWorksDude (DWD) shows off his Oscars. DWD laments how he was much older than the Idols when he found his success. Some other dude shows the Shrek storyboard. It's kind of neat. Then they go to the recording booth to voice Princess Fiona. Guys voice Puss-n-Boots. Then... ANTONIO BANDERAS walks in. Pretty cool. He's the real voice of Puss-n-boots and he's impressed by Blake. Then the Idols leave and go to see the movie in a private screening. They loved it.
Antonio Banderas is in the crowd. I dig him, but does he wash his hair? Antonio Banderas voted seven times, one for each. They are all fantastic according to Antonio. I don't know about him anymore. Now to Martina McBride. I'll fast-forward through her as well - no disrespect, but I'm just not that interested.
Ah!! I've caught up with the DVR (fast-forwarded through the commercials after starting late) and now I'm back in synch with the actual show. Bummer.
6 minutes left in the show and still in commercials. Did I fast-forward through them sitting one of the three down? I'll figure that out in a moment I guess. And we're back - all three still there. Center stage. One of them's getting sent back - it's BLAKE LEWIS. Dial Idol had him second to last. Sanjaya and Lakisha stand there. We get a summary of their song and reviews. After the biggest top 7 vote in Idol history, SAJAYA is going home. Hallalujah!! Vegas must be losing its MIND. Simon must be peeing his PANTS.
Can I just say - I'm really glad he's gone. Not because I hate him, and not because he's not as good as any of the others. I really think that the whole Sanjaya thing helped turn Idol into a parody. It's a shame that this kid was so lampooned and lambasted in the press, listening to others say that he was the "death of American Idol". And I do believe he did the best he could, and he was utterly in over his head. I blame the judges for putting him there in the first place. One could hope they learned a lesson about whom they choose? I give him MAD snaps for changing the words of Let's Give Em Something To Talk About - instead of "let's give em something to talk about, how about loooooove" he does "let's give em somethign to talk about, other than haaaaaiiiiir". Funny.
Let's get back to singing. See you next week.
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posted by RenaRF @ 7:52 PM,
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Sorry - NO RECAP Post Tonight
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
I'll be watching Taylor Hicks in concert in Baltimore during the show. I'll try to get to it tomorrow before the results, but no promises. Cheers - enjoy!! PLEASE feel free to recap yourself in the comments. I'll post it to the main post if ya do!
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More Sanjaya on YouTube
Thursday, April 12, 2007
I can't resist. Don't get me wrong - I think Sanjaya is going to be the death of American Idol. But it's funny what the YouTubers come up with. For your enjoyment:
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posted by RenaRF @ 8:22 PM,
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Top 8 - Results
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Interesting. Here's where Dial Idol has it:
Blake Lewis
Melinda Doolittle
Phil Stacey
Haley Scarnato
Sanjaya Malakar
Chris Richardson
Jordin Sparks
Lakisha Jones
Wow. I also just finished watching Countdown with Keith Olbermann. For some reason, he's seized on the whole Sanjaya thing this season and he referenced the relatively sagging ratings, especially as compared to this time last season (down by 4 million viewers). He seems to wonder if Idol has "jumped the shark" and whether or not Sanjaya led them to it. It was also interesting to see them feature Simon's comments to Haley. Countdown thinks she's the one to go this week. Follow through the click for the rest of the recap.
With that, we're at the show. We're told that literally millions of families are glued to their TV sets tonight to see if their favorites survived. This reminds me that I'm still pissed that Gina went home last week. Judges - check. Pimping other Idol activities - check. Randy thought the songs were tough for them last night - the genre was tough, but they did pretty good. Paula giggles. A lot. And then doesn't make sense. Simon is feeling ok about giving a compliment to Sanjaya last night. Whew - glad he's comfortable.
Oh NO - I thought we had dispensed with the dreaded group sing!! But no - we are treated to Vamanos. Who decided to pair Sanjaya and Haley for one of the vocal segments? Suddenly I couldn't hear any singing and Haley forgot the words. Ugh. Phil's back in a hat - he's learning. Lakisha is paired with Blake and the difference between what they did and Haley and Sanjaya did is like night and day. Please Lord - tonight let it be Haley. At least Sanjaya gave something last night. All Haley did was wear small clothes. I'm also not digging Jordin at all this week. She's screechy and out of tune. Ugh. Thank God that's over.
Commercial time!
And we're back. We meet Brian Carter from ASHBURN - I know that dude!!! I swear to God. How bizarre! They won the Idol thingy this week. We learn that neither $10K nor $100K matters to Simon. We get to the Idol Challenge question this week. The answer is B. Text it to 51555 or go to AmericanIdol.com and vote there - the answer, again, is 'B'. We also learn they've gotten over 5,000 song entries for the songwriting thingy.
We had over 35 million votes this week. Somehow we're going to get some opinions this week. Ryan's at the Farmer's Market in LA. He's asking random people random questions. They liked J-Lo. One guy remembers "the girl running around in the skimpy clothes". Go figure. He talks to two Blake girls who thought Melinda was good, and then we meet some Sanjaya fans. We get a bunch of comments about Sanjaya's mustache, and a small girl disses Blake, Jordin and Haley. One guy liked Jordin, and so do a few others. The fangirly girls love Blake, that's for sure. Oh bad - no one knows who Chris Richardson is. Bummer. Ryan gets a random kiss and we're back to the results.
American Idol has a hitlist - they've compiled the 50 top songs from all the charts, and you can vote on them to be performed on the show! Yawn. We now see A-Kahn (?) who is currently number 1 on the hot 100 list with Don't Matter. Not my kind of music. Yawn. Why is the show an hour long tonight?? Aieee!
We're back with this week's Ford commercial. It's a scary morph kind of thing - I don't like it. It frightens me. I will note that Haley can't even lip synch. We're back with the Idols seated. But first, we're reminded that in two weeks we have the Idol Gives Back mega-smash-star-studded event. Personally, I like this effort. If you're interested, check out The One Campaign's website. The crisis in Africa is a blight on humanity, and we should all make it a priority to dig deep and help out. Oh and this is CLASSIC and my esteem for Simon Cowell just went up about 1000%. They're in Africa and Simon's pushing the $183 "School in a Box" - it's all the supplies 8 students would need for school. Each of the girls he's visiting have drawn a picture of him, and one has put - I'm not kidding - BOOBS on her picture of Simon and Simon pokes fun at it. It's a hoot. He can laugh at himself. I think that's great.
Simon talks about the trip in Africa just a bit, and Ryan asks him if they raise $20 million, will Simon get up on the stage and sing. No. Not for $26 million either, but the bidding hasn't stopped. They do a funny Tony Bennett thing as if he was auditioning...
Another commercial folks.
And we're back! I have us as 34 minutes in to a 60 minute show. There are the Idols. Again. We recap the actual show. Again. Oh man - Haley came off the stage and told the camera she was going to go "put a robe on" and then she rolled her eyes after Simon's comments. What a beatch. Please. Be. Gone.
So we're back with the Idols. Ryan talks about Melinda's first bad feedback, and Melinda doesn't have anything but respect for what Simon said. Ryan wants to know if Haley was offended by what Simon said - she said it hurts a bit. She won't wear anything that's inappropriate and she thought her outfit was "Latiny". Blake admits that he gets a little nervous. Phil feels good to be here. Now here we go.
Phil: Bottom 3
Lakisha: SAFE
Jordin: SAFE
Melinda: SAFE
Haley: Bottom 3
Blake: SAFE
Chris: Bottom 3
Sanjaya: SAFE
SNAP FOR ME!! I TOTALLY called the bottom 3 in my predictions. Scared of myself! Hah. Commercial time folks, and apparently they'll make the bottom 3 sweat through a performance by J-Lo. Cruel.
We're back - we're sending one person back to the sofa. Chris Richardson gets sent back to the sofas - he's SAFE. Phil has it in perspective - he's smiling and says he's blessed to be there so why wouldn't he smile? We see a J-Lo package again. She does seem like a super nice person. Now she performs. I'll reiterate - I dig J-Lo. That takes us right to a commercial.
And we're back! We must be near the end. There's only like 2 minutes left. And they get right to it. Haley Scarnato is going home. Yay!!! I'm so glad she's gone. Yay.
See you next week!
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posted by RenaRF @ 7:50 PM,
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Top 8 - Predictions
Ok - Predictions before I run to the store. I haven't looked at Dial Idol or anything this week, so these are totally what I think will happen.
Who should go: Haley Scarnato
Bottom Three: Phil Stacey, Chris Richardson, Haley Scarnato
Who will go: Haley Scarnato
Buh bye. See you for the results show. (Hi Jimmy)
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posted by RenaRF @ 7:17 PM,
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Top 8 - Performance
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Ok - I'm not as late as I thought I would be. About 25 minutes. It's apparently Latin Night, and we start backstage with the Idols and all the makeup mirrors. Ryan's very besuitedness come out on the stage to the screaming, sign-waving fans. This is the show WE control, we are reminded. We are admonished to give it up for the band and for the judges. Paula looks pretty lucid this week. Yay!!
Jennifer Lopez, the very J-Lo, is apparently the guest coach tonight. Cool! I dig J-Lo. We are taken on a package tour of her storied career. She's Queen of the Bootie, giving up her rehearsal time to coach the top 8. She talks about the differences between the 8, their styles and "vibes". She talks about having to convey the emotion with Latin music It's a challenging genre - I know, from performing it. It's not for everyone. Follow over the click for the whole recap.
Melinda Doolittle is doing a song I do!! Sway!! It was originally covered by Dean Martin but jumped back up there with its cover by the Pussycat Dolls. It's one of my faves!! J-Lo recorded it - in Spanish. Melinda's excited. I don't know if I'll be able to sing it again if Melinda blows it away. Melinda has to channel her inner sexy to make this song work. She comes out in a black dress - she looks pretty. She's good through the first abbreviated verse and bridge/chorus. She sounds great but it's not a pipes kind of song. She gets a few appropriate power notes in there, but probably not enough to show off her voice. She takes the key change and handles it nicely - it's a squirelly change. I like her look and her phrasing. It's a good performance - not a blow-you-away one, but very good. A.
Randy: He finds the genres interesting. Another solid performance. Not her best, but solid.
Paula: Very sultry, very smooth. She looks lovely and appreciated the subtlety.
Simon: He didn't like it. That song is all about personality, and she appeared much older than she is, and she appeared very lounge/cabaret. He liked the end, but he thought it was lazy and wooden. He thinks she's better than that.
Melinda's happy because she thought Simon really wanted to say something bad and he got the chance (nicely handled by Melinda!). 1-866-IDOLS01 or text 5701. I'll vote for her tonight.
Interesting - as we go to break, we are informed Lakisha is up next. Divas out of the gate.
We're back, and Lakisha Jones gets a viewer question. Q: What made you try out for the show? A: She wanted to provide a better life for her daughter. Short and simple. She's with J-Lo, and we learn Lakisha can't really pronounce Spanish words and can't dance Latin. So J-Lo's schooling her. It's funny. She's singing Congo, the Gloria Estefan dance classic. The band sounds great. Lakisha's dressed for the song. The girls are out in force, of course - she's singing well and moving well. This is a great song coice, because she's singing well and it's an energetic, fun, recognizable song. She's playing the song pretty straight vocally. Again, she doesn't really have a chance to showcase her formidable pipes. Overall, it's a very good performance. She gets an A.
Randy: Randy loved that she was having a good time and she made it her own. It was hot.
Paula: Lakisha looks lovely, but she didn't feel it like Randy did. She thought it was safe.
Simon: Lakisha doesn't agree with Paula, but Simon does. It's not a singer's song.
Well I liked it, and I liked it just marginally better than Melinda's performance. 1-866-IDOLS02 or text 5702.
Another break and then we'll see Chris Richardson.
And we're back! We are reminded about "Idol Gives Back" and it's growing by the week in scope and starpower. J-Lo's with Chris, and he's singing Smooth, the smash Santana comeback hit. J-Lo's giving Spanish lessons again and she moves the key up a whole step (wow!). And here's Chris on stage with a guitar player and a percussion. He starts out in the low part and let me say - this is a VERY difficult song to sing. It's range is all over the place. Chris looks like he's concentrating a bit, but he sounds good. He changes is a bit but not too much. I like the higher parts much better than the lower register. He knocks the chorus off and does it well. He adds some runs in there - just a bit too much - but good. Another A.
Randy: He was worried about the song but he did a very cool job.
Paula: It was a hot performance.
Simon: Not the best vocal he's heard, but he preferred it to the first two because it was more contemporary. It was a good performance.
1-866-IDOLS03 or text 5703. ANOTHER commercial break - after are Haley and Phil.
And we're back, and Ryan's with the judges, who are out from behind the desk. Haley Scarnato is singing Turn the Beat Around (OH MY GOD). J-Lo seems to think Haley needs rhythmic help. Blake comes in to beatbox. Haley's in SHORT shorts but the boobs are not the central focus of the outfit. Haley dances. Haley starts out in the middle part of the harmony - I expected to hear the high part. It wasn't bad - a little weak. She's in the verse. She does the rhythmic stuff passably well, but runs out of breath which affects her pitch. It's all over the place, and she's literally being drowned out by the band. Now she's shaking and jiggling. This wasn't bad, but it was sloppy vocally. B-.
Randy: Really karaoke for him tonight. He didn't get it at all. Any bar.
Paula: Not a singer's song, but fun and she had fun up there.
Simon: He thinks she has a good tactic - wear the least amount of clothes as possible because she can't do well vocally because there's much better singers and all she can do is have fun. He couldn't understand her - the vocals were rushed.
Simon speaks truth again. Ryan gives her a chance to respond to Simon and she goes diplomatic. Probably smart. 1-866-IDOLS04 or text 5704.
We move right to Phil Stacey, who is singing Maria Maria. J-Lo is listening to him, and this weirds Phil out. He's a bit starstruck. Phil will get to showcase his voice on this one - he gave J-Lo goosebumps. Phil's wearing a hat, which is smart I think. He starts out soft and his voice is really quite perfect for this song. He sounds great. He goes through the first verse and goes to the bridge/chorus. Did I mention that he sounds great? I mean, really great. This is a totally challenging song rhythmically and vocally and Phil is knocking it back so far. He gets just a tiny bit screamy in a later part, but overall I really, really liked this. A.
Randy: He doesn't know if it was his best - he didn't feel the passion - but he has a great upper range.
Paula: Vocally she thought it was a really good vocal.
Simon: Phil's a nice guy, but he didn't find any originality - he thought it was lifeless and flat.
Why do the judges hate Phil?? He was my best performance so far tonight. 1-866-IDOLS05 or text 5705.
Jordin Sparks is up next and she gets a viewer question: If you were in charge of choosing next week's theme, what would it be? A: She would do 80's music because she loves it. She's with J-Lo. Rhythm Is Gonna Get You is her choice. J-Lo thinks she has a sweet voice. She gives dancing lessons again. Jordin looks pretty, though not very Latin-y. She handles the first verse very well, and she's into the chorus - but like the other two big-voiced girls, this isn't really a singer's song. For the first time, I don't really like Jordin's tone - it's a little thin and shrill in parts and she hits a really, really flat note that she adjust to the proper place. Ouch. She ends it by taking it way up and changing the song appropriately, which helps the performance a lot. B+.
Randy: Of course he loves her because she's 17 and has the yo factor.
Paula: Loves that she's authentic. She's adorable.
Simon: It was an OK performance. Nothing stunning, and he hasn't seen a progression tonight.
1-866-IDOLS06 or text 5706.
Blake Lewis - doing I Need to Know, by Marc Anthony (J-Lo's hubby FYI). J-Lo wants him to feel the emotion and get into the passion of the song. Blake's out on the stage - he always look the part. I like this song, by the way, and in a weird way, it suits Blake's voice. His vocal is good through the first verse and chorus. He has some moves thrown in there but so much that it distracts. Second verse is good as well. Overall I think this is one of my favorite Blake performance. A.
Randy: Best song choice of the night. Hot performance.
Paula: Very smart performance. Captured who he is.
Simon: Best choice of song, best performance so far.
1-866-IDOLS07 or text 5707.
Break, then Sanjaya. Ugh.
Sanajaya Malakar chose Besseme Mucho. Oh God. J-Lo really liked it. It's a good choice for him. So here's Sanjaya, sitting on stage. He's bcut his hair and he almost looks Hispanic. He singing more strongly than usual. He makes lovey eyes at the camera. He sounds better than he usually sounds, but the song isn't really that challenging. This is, without a doubt, the BEST he's done by a long shot.
Randy: He thinks he's smart and thought it was really good.
Paula: Very very nice.
Simon: couldn't understand a word of it, sang like a 14 year old, and it wasn't horrible.
1-866-IDOLS08 or text 5708.
I'm revamping my final rankings:
Blake Lewis
Phil Stacey
Lakisha Jones
Melinda Doolittle
Chris Richardson
Jordin Sparks
Sanjaya Malakar
Haley Scarnato
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posted by RenaRF @ 7:25 PM,
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Going to be a wee bit late with tonight's recap
Sorry folks - I will get to it tonight, but about an hour late. See you then!
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posted by RenaRF @ 6:42 PM,
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Sanjaya Anthem - aka, The World Has Gone Insane
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
I saw this on a teaser for the evening news and found it on YouTube - comedian Eric Schwartz' ode to Sanjaya.
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posted by RenaRF @ 8:59 PM,
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Top 9 - Results
All RIGHT! The results show is here. According to MJs Big Blog, Tony Bennett is too ill to perform tonight. :-( I don't like to hear that - Tony's on of the all-time legendary greats. MJ said that today they were scrambling to find a replacement. We'll see.
There are our judges - what's with Paula's blouse? It's like a bad shirt I owned in the 80s in the 7th grade. Ugh. We now recap the performances as though we didn't watch them last night. Does American Idol think people are tuning in ONLY for the resutls but not watching the show such that we need this lengthy recap? I do get another chuckle watching Simon laugh when Paula referred to Jordin as a "magnet of joy". Heh. And what's with the "is your favorite headed home?" crap? Of course someone's favorite is headed home. What a goofy thing to say.
Sorry. I guess I'm feeling a little bitchy tonight. :-) Click to the extended for the rest of the recap.
And we're back from one of countless commercials with the Ford commercial. They're chanelling Bob Marley in a very white kind of way. This is not one of the better commercials, but I'm glad it's for a hybrid.
Ryan's pimping the downloads on the AI site, and is pimping some songwriting contest. Huh. So here we go with the beginning of the results. It's groups of three tonight:
Group 1: Blake, Chris, Sanjaya (who cut his hair!!!) - SAFE (so much for the call on Sanjaya, also)
Group 2: Haley, Gina, Phil - Bottom Three
Group 3: Jordin, Melinda, Lakisha (diva trio!) - SAFE (so much for my shocker prediction)
I think they sit Gina down after the break. Given my need to readjust, I'm going to hope and pray it's Haley who goes home tonight. I don't want to see her whiny, bitchy face making faces as people comment about her legs when that's about all she's really bringing to the competition.
And we're back! Haley makes faces. We meet the AI Challenge winner. Challenge time: The answer is A. Text A to 51555. You can also vote from the AI site. Hm... Allstate donated to Idol gives back? How about they just honor the policies they are ducking in the Katrina and Rita aftermath? Pfaw. We hear that Tony has the flu. :-( But Michael Buble is standing in (hat-tip MJ for posting that!). I gotta say - they put this guy on the hook today. He's performing live on the most watched television show on the air with almost NO preparation or rehearsal. He looks a little hyper-aware, but he sounds great. I didn't know he was so... normal looking. Huh.
Michael pimps his album - it's only fair. Buble asks if he's still wasting his votes by still voting for Antonella Barba. Huh. Not very funny - just a tad lame.
And we're back, and we're "reminding ourselves" of our bottom 3 tonight. Someone's sitting down - and it's PHIL STACEY. Oh my GOD!! I hope Haley goes!! Please please please please!!! Gina doesn't even belong in the bottom three, let alone the bottom two. Simon's not surprised, Haley rolls her eyes. Please please please please let it be Haley. And it's freakin' GINA who's going home.
Please avert your children's eyes:
This is total fucking bullshit. I don't know if I want to watch any more.
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posted by RenaRF @ 7:46 PM,
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Top 9 - Predictions
Ok - I'm cutting it close here. The results show is in a half and hour, so here are my predictions:
Who should go: Sanjaya
This week's bottom three: Lakisha, Haley, Sanjaya
Who will go: Lakisha
I'm taking a risk here because I've been thinking it would be Phil, but perhaps not - so I'm taking the risk and making the call.
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posted by RenaRF @ 7:28 PM,
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Top 9 Perform!
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
All right! It's that time again. Tonight's high-profile super-mega-legend coach is Tony Bennett. He's before my time, but everything I've seen indicates that he's still a cool dude and a nice one to boot. Ryan's looking smashing in shades of black, I must say - love the look.
We go through the usual routine - we get the intro, the band recognition, the nerve-shot of the 9 remaining contestants, and the introduction of the judges. We are admonished that Tony Bennett is "the master" and we get a recap of his storied career. 109 albums, 15 Grammys, numerous other awards, and all at the tender age of 80! The remaining Idols are thrilled to meet them. He loves them - they're a rare group. Note he didn't say they were a talented group. Follow over the click to the first performance of the night.
And we get right into it. Blake Lewis is up first, singing Mac the Knife. Perhaps a smart choice. Tony observes that he has to get to the meaning of the song. And we're right to Blake's performance. He's dressed up for this one. I can't say I think the outfit, which looks like none of it actually goes together, does much for me. His beginning vocal is good - it's relaxed, it's in the right key and he's in tune. He dances a bit here and there as the music continues to modulate up. I have to say - this is probably one of my favorite Blake performances because he's IN TUNE throughout pretty much whole song. Quite good. He gets an A-.
Randy: (crowd screams wildly) He thinks it's a very good way to start the evening. He points out a few pitch problems (which I didn't really hear) but thought it was good.
Paula: Blake was "pizzazz". He's cool.
Simon: Good song choice, says Simon - gives him 7 out of 10 where he gives the band 8 of 10. He mentions that the band played a big part in the song.
Blake doesn't mind going first, and he was most worried about the lyrics. 1-866-IDOLS01 or text 5701. I'd throw a vote his way tonight.
We're gonna break, which is good so I can eat quickly.
And we're back!! We pimp the American Idol Gives Back extravaganza again, and that's a good thing. They have to split the live broadcast, apparently, that's how popular it is. That's good, too. And Kelly Clarkson is going to sing live - that's actually news!
Phil Stacey has been looking forward to this week - Tony's his hero. Tony wants him to speed the song up a bit and put a beat behind it. Tony thinks he's one of the better singers he's heard period, and I agree. Phil won't last long because people find him creepy, but he's a great singer. He starts off in a suit, behind the mic stand, singing this beautiful song Night and Day. It's a little weird for me - I think it's the arrangement, frankly, because Phil's in tune. This is a nuanced performance with a lot of bonus notes that are great, but I thought perhaps the vocal and the arrangement didn't always synch up. It's hard to grade this one - vocally, it's an A but the performance is a B.
Randy: It was an interesting choice for Randy, but he didn't feel any real connection or passion. It didn't hit him.
Paula: She thinks he's reminiscent of a young Frank Sinatra (Simon is shocked), but she needs him to have more joy and warm the vocals up throughout the song.
Simon: He doesn't think Phil's Frank Sinatra. He thought it had the joy of somone singing in a funeral parlor - it was gloomy and dark. No life in the performance. The other judges agree about the darkness. He was trying to focus on his wife. 1-866-IDOLS02 or text 5702. Poor Phil.
Melinda Doolittle is doing I've Got Rhythm, which is probably a really good choice. Tony loves her - thinks she's the best singer all day (or so far). She's out at center stage doing a jazzy version of the song. Can't really stand the dress, but Melinda's singing overcomes anything she's wearing. She goes to the chorus and it's fantastic. One of the things I like about Melinda is that in watching her, I truly believe she would rather be doing nothing other than singing THAT song on THAT stage at THAT moment. She sells it EVERY time. This week is no different. A+
Randy: Randy loves that she comes out every week and gives everyone a lesson in singing (yes, that's it exactly!).
Paula: She's like a master class for everyone else to watch. It was a flawless performance.
Simon: He didn't like the first part of the song, but he liked the last part of the song. He thought it was great in the second half - great, personality, fun. He doesn't think they're ever going to be able to criticize her.
Simon thinks it's a problem that they can't be mean occasionally with Melinda because she's so good. 1-866-IDOLS03 or text 5703.
Do I really care what House is doing next on House? No, I don't. Continuing - Chris R. gets a viewer question: what does he consider most when choosing a song? A: You have to do something you're comfortable with, see if the audience will like it, and then if the judges will like it. He went with a Duke Ellington song and he doesn't know the words. Mr. Saturday Dance is his choice. It's a little low for him in parts in the beginning. He's got the look down to go with the song - retro-hip. He hasn't sung through his nose once yet! Yay! So far the vocal is pretty good - I don't know how challenging the song is, frankly, but he's playing it straight - no extra runs (more or less), and no nose-singing. A good Chris R. performance. B+.
Randy: He thinks Chris came out with a vengeance and it was one of his best performances of the season.
Paula: He kept himself in the song and she loved it.
Simon: He thought it was very good - very believable, and he agrees with Randy and Paula about how he made it hip. Thought he was one of the strongest tonight.
1-866-IDOLS04 or text 5704. End of the show, peeps (duh).
Jordin Sparks is up next singing On a Clear Day. Tony thought she was in tune and had intelligent improvisation that fit the song. And we're right to Jordin's performance. She starts off strolling and singing. I can't say I like the tone of her voice for this particular song - she's punching through notes where I would rather hear some nuance, but she IS in tune. It's just loudly in tune. The song itself - the arrangement - is repetitive and repetitive in the high power parts. I can't fault her voice, but I'm not blown away. A-.
Randy: He loved that there's some heat up on stage tonight - it was the bomb.
Paula: She thinks Jordin is a magnet of joy. She's proud of her.
Simon: He thought she sang it well, but she didn't make the song young and current. She sang a song very well, but very old-fashioned and very traditional (I agree).
1-866-IDOLS05 or text 5705.
Gina Glocksen is singing Smile. Interesting. Probably outside of where she's been most successful, so we'll have to see. She starts seated. She's toned down the rocker a bit. This is a beautiful song. She's handling the beginning part quite well. She's my dark horse this season. She's much better than I think anyone realizes. This song is a nuanced performanced yet it's still Gina. She gets a teeny bit screamy but then pulls is back to the softer, sweeter vocal. I really, really liked that. She was completely in tune. A.
Randy: He actually liked it.
Paula: A flawless performance.
Simon: He can't rave about the vocal because two girls outsang her (disagree generally - she was better than Jordin imo).
1-866-IDOLS06 or 5706.
Tony's with Sanjaya and says that he "makes it interesting". Sanjaya is singing Cheek to Cheek and says that his goal is to show America that he really can sing. Let me pause for a moment - I find that interesting, because it's obvious, then, that he's seen the press surrounding him, the "Sanjaya is killing Idol" headlines and whatnot. I KNEW that would happen. WHY do you keep this kid around, America?? Sheesh. At any rate, here we go with the performance. Right out of the gate he's not in tune. He gets his pitch back after the first few notes. He loses it again in the low notes, but he's a bit more precise than weeks previous in his vocal this time around. But people - it's just not good. You HAVE to compare him to the other people in the competition and there's just no comparison. His vocal is better, but still not nearly good enough. C-.
Randy: Randy won't comment on the vocals, but he's turned into a great entertainer.
Paula: She gets why people love him but points out that vocals were off in the beginning.
Simon: He's trying a different tactic this week, and tells him it's "incredible".
1-866-IDOLS07 or text to 5707.
Haley Scarnato. She gets a viewer question: Is she more nervous singing or waiting for the judges. She picks out Simon. She's singing Ain't Misbehavin'. She's wearing a boob/legs dress again, playing to her "assets". She starts seated. The beginning of the song is in tune and quite pretty - a little breathy, but good. She's stalking around as the band comes in. She's on stage now and it's the uptempo part. It's all very broadway and it suits her. She gets in a clunker note but recovers quickly. This was probably a good song choice for her - she sings it strongly up until an AWFUL flat note at the end, one she held. Oops. Her grade: C+, just because of that awful note.
Randy: He thought this would be a good week for her... but what does Paula think?
Paula: Thinks green's a good color.
Simon: Thinks she's got great legs. He thought it was a good style of music, a little "pageanty".
Haley makes faces. 1-866-IDOLS08 or text to 5708.
Ok - since we're at commercials and my DVR has caught up, let me just say - Haley's attitude REALLY rubs me the wrong way. She's out there in a short, low-cut tight dress and she makes a face about the comment about her legs. Well, then wear a long skirt, girl. You can't work your assets and then be pissed off that someone noticed.
Lakisha Jones is doing Stormy Weather. Tony advises her to drop a run and stick where the song is written. Lakisha's out in floor-length dress - it's very attractive on her. She's styling this particular song, and the arrangement is different from the original. The vocal is excellent as usual. The difference between Melinda and Lakisha is in the believability arena. It's not that I don't believe Lakisha or that she gives poor performances that are vocally perfect - she's a very good performer. But Melinda's just a skosh better. I think I put Lakisha just slightly under Gina this week - mainly because she kept the final run in the end of the song and I thought that particular bit was the worst part of the performance. A-.
Randy: He loved it - perfect song - pitch problems at the front, but great in the end.Paula: Most gorgeous she's ever looked. Sounded beautiful.
Simon: He thought it was sassy - a great performance.
1-866-IDOLS09 or text 5709.
Here are my final rankings:
Melinda Doolittle
Gina Glocksen
Lakisha Jones
Chris Richardson
Jordin Sparks
Blake Lewis
Phil Stacey
Haley Scarnato
Sanjaya Malakar
((sigh)) Predictions before the show tomorrow, but I can already feel who's going.
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