Originally Posted By davewasbaloo It will be interesting to see the results. I love James, and have since the beginning, but I felt he wasn't quite as good as he can be last night. But enjoyable. Hayley, I have never really liked her, and Earth Song was a huge mistake and I liked the way Randy pointed it out, it made her come back with a fight and deliver the performance of the night (if not the season) in her second number. Unlikely to win though, and may be gone. Scotty, what can I say, I liked him, but he does seem insincere, the kissing of the cross seemed to be pandering to his likely fan base, and he seemed to phone it in last night. I may be harsh, it just might be that at his young age, he is still maturing. Competent guy, but after last night, my support is waining. Lauren, she is such a cutey and the only female I have liked in the competition. But last night was quite forgettable. and I found it sad that she didn't want to sing that she was evil. We all know the villains are always more interesting. And Lady Gaga, OMG, did she look terrible or what?
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Idol singing, wonder how the X Factor will do in America, Dalmatians.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<Idol singing, wonder how the X Factor will do in America, Dalmatians.>> I suspect it will do well. After this year's group of "everything is wonderful" judges on Idol, I think America is more willing to accept Simon's snarkiness than it would have been a year ago.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 I love Lady Gaga's voice but some of her um, outfits? are too silly over the top for me. Last night when they started with a close up of her with "normal" hair and makeup, I said "hey, she isn't wearing something nutty" and then they pan back and "oh yeah, never mind." Wow, I just realized that I want Hailey to win
Originally Posted By Labuda America got it wrong. How the HECK did James get sent home? This is Daughtry Rev 2 as far as I am concerned. At this point, I just hope to heck that Haley or Lauren wins it. I will be sick to my stomach if Scotty with his annoying faces wins.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Now I doubt I am interested in watching the results show tonight, nor the final next week. although did Steven Tyler sing? Is it still worth tuning in for that?
Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD I sure hope Lauren wins it now. While Hayley has grown on me, I'm still not a huge fan. Just please don't let it be Scotty. After this season, I am ready for x-factor.
Originally Posted By Labuda Dave - the performances are what made last night worth watching. Just two of them though - the Enrigue Iglesis live performance I enjoyed a lot, and I loved the new Steven Tyler video. As far as the Lady Gaga - I've already seen her do that song live, so it wasn't a big deal for me to see a video of a live performance. And as for Jordin Sparks - good LORD that dancing was HIGHLY inappropriate for American Idol in my opinion. And I think most here know I am FAR from a prude, but good golly she looked like she was having sex REPEATEDLY while "dancing."
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Careful what you wish for. Certainly in the UK, it is not as good as Idol (although seeing the 80+ brigade audition is fun).
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo That last bit made it sound worth watching. Gotta love Jordin (then again, at Europa Park the other week, there was a controtionist in a body suit in a clear sphere, in the US, it was XXX over 21 stuff, there, it was a theme park attraction for the family. I just listened to Steven's new single. I have been a fan for about 33 years. I was disappinted.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 If anyone wants to talk to me I'll be over in The Voice thread. LOL! There's just not much to say. This is probably the first time ever I have zero passion for anyone in the top 4 and now top 3.
Originally Posted By gadzuux On Gaga's "looks" - I've seen it all before. From 70's era Elton, to 80's era Adam Ant, 90's Eurythmics and on. She's actually a great singer and stage entertainer, and I generally like her songs. I was also impressed by her mentoring on Wednesday night's show. But the whole thing seems pitched to a younger crowd that I'm not a part of anymore. On Steven's video - I liked it. I wonder if he's ever going to do much with Aerosmith anymore. Those guys have been doing their thing since I was in high school in the early 70's, and I think they're well and truly sick of each other. Also, Aerosmith has a specific 'sound' that is expected from an Aerosmith record, and the big monstrous rock band is something of a throwback these days. The new song seems more contemporary, and Tyler's vocals were strong. And it rocked. Unlike some older rockers like Rod Stewart, Tyler isn't ready to give it up yet, and this vid shows that he really doesn't need Aerosmith to keep his career going. That said, it also had a whiff of David Lee Roth videos, or Mick Jagger's solo stuff. So we'll see, but I thought it was really good. I think he'll sing - with James - on the finale in a couple of weeks. More than you can say for J-Lo. On Enrique Iglesias - he's lucky to have a career. He's always been a mediocre singer, and his songs are lightweight piffle that depend on staging and auto-tune. On Jordin Sparks - didn't much care for her way back when, and haven't heard much of anything from her since. Still, I thought she was better last night than she ever was during her season. And yeah - she was hot. Great legs, sexy moves, and she's sounding better than I remember. On James - Ryan said something last night about how "all four" contestants" will be returning home this week, only three of them will be riding in style. That implies that James will get the Idol treatment for his homecoming to Santa Cruz. Yet I heard on the radio this AM that SCRZ already erected a stage on the beach for a performance, but there's a controversy about whether Idol will pay for an event, since he's now officially a 'runner-up'. I live in the bay area, and SCRZ isn't all that far away, but as of now it's an open question about what, if anything, is going to happen. Also, the weather is predicted to be HORRIBLE this weekend, with rain, wind, maybe hail, maybe snow at 3500'. I'll post more if I get any further details. On Scotty - I'm aligning with Dabob - I think he's got a lock on it at this point. Oh well - the people I like NEVER win on this show, and this year is no exception.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Just watched it, OMG, Jennifer crying was amazing. It had me going. I do not think I have ever been so emotional at an eviction. I am seriously annoyed now. Steven's track grew on me, liking it more on second listen. But I was always a bigger fan of Sammy Hagar than Diamond Dave ;-) As for the dancing, I don't think I saw anything that inappropriate at all. I was a little disappointed.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <This is probably the first time ever I have zero passion for anyone in the top 4 and now top 3. > Ditto. I said it before, but I think the new judges picked a generally very high level of talent for the top 12/13 (no real clunkers), yet didn't pick anyone with transcendent talent (with the possible exception of Casey as a jazz musician/singer... who was never gonna win Idol). I thought both Adam and Crystal were transcendent talents with that extra... SOMETHING... that transcended just having a good voice, and I rooted hard for them the last two seasons. They both lost to blander people, but that's show biz. This year, though, no one to really excite me.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I've had it with Idol for this year... maybe forever. I just can't believe that James was sent packing while Haley is still standing on the Idol stage. It is a travesty.
Originally Posted By Labuda "and she's sounding better than I remember." Yeah.. she sounded a lot better, and for ME, I was able to pick out the biggest change (at least, to me the biggest): I did not hear her inhaling/gasping for air before EVERY SINGLE PHRASE the way she used to. The new, slimmed down (I think) version of her breathes better.
Originally Posted By danyoung And the reasons for not caring who wins this year just keep on coming. I haven't been wild about anyone since they booted Casey, but I at least could appreciate James. And now he's gone, and I just don't care about the other three. I'll still watch, just for the spectacle, but I don't really care which one of them wins. >On Jordin Sparks ... I thought she was better last night than she ever was during her season.< I completely agree! I wasn't too wild about the song, but her performance was smoky! She really played it like a young Jennifer Lopez, and I think she has a better voice than J Lo too! >On Steven's video - I liked it. I wonder if he's ever going to do much with Aerosmith anymore.< Absolutely. I just heard a great interview (on Mark & Brian) this week. They're in the studio off and on this summer working on a new album, and will be touring in November & December. The rumors of Aerosmith's demise were greatly exaggerated, if you can believe Stephen.
