Originally Posted By davewasbaloo but even from the selection for the live shows, there were at least 5 strong male contenders. All the women this year are boring and unoriginal.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Still, 5 to 0?? And Pia, though a little dull, had a spectacular voice. The judges' reactions said it all.
Originally Posted By Rsey103 I was happy to see Pia get voted off. I wanted Jacob and Stefano to stay. Pia was kind of dull. She didn't motivate people to get up off the couch and vote for her. (I voted for Jacob without seeing his performance.) Pia will be fine. She'll be going out on tour this summer. What else was she going to do this summer?
Originally Posted By alphabetmom I am not a tween, but I would have voted all girls off so far and would continue to. The guys are far more entreating and fun to watch and in my unprofessional opinion more talented. This coming from someone who can't even clap on beat. Butit is still how I feel.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Hayley was IMO easily the weakest tonight (and the only one the judges were lukewarm on), but boy would it look weird if yet another woman were sent home.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 I thought both women were pretty weak. I hope the bottom three will be Haley, Lauren and Paul. With Haley or Paul going home.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 I'm losing my energy to do these reviews. I'm comments are getting weaker and weaker. LOL Paul - just shoot me. I am in shock every week when he sings and wonder who and why he is voted for. He's just God-awful for me. Lauren - she is fading fast. I honestly don't think her hearts in it anymore. I thought she was just okay. Stefano - I thought he rebounded well this week. Strong performance. Scotty - first performance I did not like. I agree with mentors, I think it would have been more interesting to hear "Everybody's Talking." Haley - another nails on the chalkboard performance for me. Casey - LOVED it!!! I want him to be in some club in New Orleans next time I go, I could sit and listen to him all night. Jacob - I think it was his best ever but he's not my cup of tea. James - I'm not a metalhead so while I can appreciate his vocals, the song was ok for me. Just not my thing. Bottom Three for Me: Paul, Haley and Lauren I hope Paul or Haley go home, either one of them is like sticking pencils in my eyeballs.
Originally Posted By alphabetmom I missed it last night will have to wait until the weekend to watch it now. But I totally agree with Lisann. Those have been my bottom 3 for a couple weeks now. I love reading eveyones comments. Thanks.
Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD My bottom three for last night were Hayley, Paul, and Scott and think Paul will be the one to go home. I was glad to see the Casey I love back.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 "Everybodys Talking" is like nails on a chalkboard for me. It was SO overplayed during it's time. If Scotty (who I can't stand or did you know that already?) had actually sung it I think I might have ended my AI watching right there. I get a kick out of Paul. I just do Casey was good but I don't care for Jazz (I know I'm not making friends on this thread) unless I am in NOS in Disneyland. Didn't know James song. I understand the guy with the guitar is a legend but shouldn't he have scooted over a bit when James was being judged? James is GOOD! Haley, she did OK but was the weakest of the night. Enjoyed Jacob and liked that he didn't murder the song like some do by trying to "make it their own." Lauren did very well. HATE the song because it is overplayed on the ONE radio station we can receive at the office. MUCH prefer Lauren's voice to Mileys. Stefano, best he's done but he just doesn't have the stage presence others do. Likely to be in the bottom three, Haley, Casey, Jacob judging from who is said to be voting.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Yeah, I don't think you and I will be meeting to hear music together any time soon but I like you anyway. ;> LOL
Originally Posted By gadzuux I'm late to the party this week. The Guys -------- Paul - He's sticking with the loud suits. This week he had a new one. I don't think it helps. 'Old Time Rock n Roll' is a dull song, and that didn't help either. I didn't care for it but it was vintage Paul - if that's what you like, there ya go. He's on the dime tonight. Scotty - I never heard that song before, but it doesn't matter since I don't care for country music anyway. I agree with Jimmy that 'Everybody's Talkin' would have been a better choice - for me personally - but Scotty's going to stick with his comfort zone. Tonight he's safe as in his mother's arms. Casey - also chose to ignore Jimmy and sing 'Nature Boy'. Weird song to begin with, and he mucked it up even more with his version. I'm getting annoyed with the judges gushing and being over-effusive about mediocre performances - at best. Casey was the most prominent example of that last night. James - Another one who chose to completely ignore the mentors and do whatever the hell he wanted. I've got no gripe with heavy metal, I just think that song was a bit of a stiff, and had a long instrumental break where he doesn't sing at all. While it's not a good "singer showcase" song, he did a fine job singing and now I never need to hear that song again. Stefano - I love 'End of the Road' - not because of whatever Boys 2 Men did with it, but because of what Gladys Knight did with it. So I'm giving Stefano a pass this week because he took a terrific song and did it justice. Yes, he still hammed it up way too much, but he always does. Jacob - I've had my knives out for this guy from the very beginning, and I still do. I suppose 'Bridge Over Troubled Waters' is a good song for him, and he gave it a more gospel feel than the song normally has, but I'm just not that into him. He was bottom 3 last week, so just maybe this will be his week to vamoose. Hope so. The Girls --------- Haley - I agree with Randy, 'Call Me' didn't really give her an opportunity to show off her strengths. It's a so-so pop song from thirty years ago that I never really liked, and a tag line that's as much barking as singing. She's in jeopardy tonight. Lauren - she aimed low with a Miley Cyrus song I didn't know, and did a passable job with it. At least it was more age-appropriate for a sixteen year old virgin than 'Natural Woman' last week. She's in trouble tonight too, if only because she doesn't have a Y chromosone and it's open season on Idol chicks this year. Still, she's been doing well enough that I don't think she'll make the bottom three. Yet. Bottom Three - Casey, Jacob, and - sorry Labuda - Paul. I hope it's Jacob. I always hope it's Jacob.
Originally Posted By Labuda Aw, it's ok, gadz - while I totally dig Paul, the suit last night made me want to puke, and his song was only so-so for me. He needs to pick songs that better fit his voice. As far as the performances, my personal bottom 3 for last night are Haley, Jacob, and James, but, honestly, I'll be surprised if Paul is not in the bottom 3. I really am clueless as to who is getting sent home tonight.
Originally Posted By gadzuux Songs that might better suit Paul's voice are stuff like Kenny Loggins and Seals and Crofts - and he's not going to win many votes singing that kind of fluff pop. He's a square peg in the Idol hole - he's not without his charms, but it doesn't fit well within the Idol mold, so he's always having to go outside of his natural element in order to curry favor with voters. As for his comments about presenting his songs "as if" they were an encore to a larger show, he's not naturally a rocker, but he keeps trying to be. I think he'd be better off sticking to his own vein of music, much like Scotty's always going to gravitate to country - he'd stick to that genre even if people were throwing rocks at him, it's just who he is. Similarly with Paul, I might like him more if he did a soulful ballad like Clapton's 'Wonderful Tonight' or even 'Tears in Heaven' instead of galloping through pop standards.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 I like you too Lisann! Always have always will Great idea TX to meet in NOS to hear Casey, I'd love him there About Paul.... I don't like his suits. I don't get why he is wearing them and I think they make him less likeable. Anyone know who the "guests performers" are tonight?
Originally Posted By Labuda Well, I haven't finished watching tonight's episode since I'm bed-bound, but I did check votefortheworst.com to see the results tonight. I'm not too terribly surprised.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 My take on last night: Scotty: Ugh. The mugging has really gotten to me. That and the sideways mike-hold. I still love love love that classic country baritone, but he's actually started to annoy me. Could listen to him all day, but can't watch him. Picked a boring song, too. (Sooooo many better country songs from this decade to choose from!) The judges finally criticized him, but you watch. He won't even be in the bottom three. And if the triple-whammy of going first, turning in a weak performance AND having the judges slam him (relatively speaking - not one of them has slammed anyone all season like Simon would have done before the first Coke product placement) can't derail him, nothing will. If he's not in the bottom 3 this week, bank on it: he's winning. James: Love the song choice (and the song) and damn if he didn't pull it off. (Except partially those painfully high notes at the end - he hit about 2/3 of them.) The drummers were a gimmick that actually worked, too. Haley: Eh. Not bad, but it took me forever just to remember what she sang last night, which tells you something. Jacob: Liked it. Though obviously Luther is a major influence on him, it still takes guts to take on an iconic song from a voice like that (as it does to take on Aretha or Mariah or Stevie Wonder - unless it's Stevie Wonder week and you HAVE to...) so props to him for pulling it off. The judges were a little weird; Jennifer was basically saying the audience could feel the emotion and yet you controlled the emotion so you could actually sing it... which I thought would be followed by "so good job!," but wasn't. And then Randy said he needed to stop holding back... after weeks of telling him to rein it in a little. Casey: Really pretty good. I wasn't familiar with this song, and he made me want to listen to it, so that says something. The best he's been in a while. Stefano: Arguably his best performance, but I still think he goes home tonight. He's a perennial bottom-3 dweller, and it's all about the fan base, which he doesn't seem to have created. Lauren: This time, their advice to stop holding back made sense. This girl has the chops, but DOES hold back on stage too much. You can see it, and it hinders her. There's a place for her in Nashville, though, for sure. Carrie Underwood, if you recall, had the voice but her performance skills were such that she was actually called "fembot" by many Idol fans. She learned performance skills, though, and so can Lauren. I think she and James are probably the only ones capable of dethroning Scotty this season, IF Scotty keeps choosing songs unwisely, and if his mugging starts to annoy people like it has me. I just don't see the others with a big enough fan base, as evidenced by previous showings in the bottom 3. My basic take on this season is this: while the judges did a good job of not picking any obvious clunker contestants (no Sanjayas, as even the first few to go had obvious singing talent), and the overall level is probably higher than usual, they also didn't pick anyone extraordinary, IMO. The past two seasons, I thought Adam and Crystal (though each came in second to a somewhat blander contestant) really were extraordinary talents. Not seeing that this year. Not that 2 or 3 won't be successful; but they lack a certain, well, X-factor, if you will. I think Stefano goes home tonight.
