Originally Posted By amazedncal2 ^^he was on The View this morning and I believe they said he was now 16. He doesn't look it. Funny thing is the only reason I knew about him was that video of the little girl sobbing for him. I thought she said "Justin Beaver" so for weeks now if I heard his name mentioned I thought it was Beaver not Bieber. I'd also put Tim in the Disney Channel tween arena. He's not bad, just not on par.
Originally Posted By Labuda Ok, so does anyone else find it odd that this week's mentor is a 16 year old girl?
Originally Posted By disneylandfan8 I did. There are so many other great singers to choose from. My personal favorites were Crystal, Casey & Siobhan. I still miss Adam Lambert.
Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD Miley was a strange choice as a mentor! My favorites were Crystal, Casey, and Lee.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 I've had my fill of Miley. She's been all over the place this week. Nothing against her but I don't care for her or her opinions. Maybe they are trying to go with someone "current" but she is too young. We only caught the first 1/2 last night and all I can say is "Paige, where did you go?" OH MY seriously bad, really bad. LOL! about Tim looking like he was auditioning for High School Musical. Perfect!
Originally Posted By Labuda So I'm with the other known Texan here for my top 3. Bottom 3 for me were Paige, Andrew, and Tim. But, honestly, I believe that VFTW backing Tim may help him survive another week. The only I really hope goes is Andrew. Siobahn is a talented singer, yes, but her personal style just screams TACKY to me, so while her voice last night was a 9, overall I give her a 6.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Siobhan's insistence on screaming/screeching in every song is also tacky, which for me lowers the vocal score quite a bit for me. Crystal was the best, followed by Casey and Lee, although after Casey's package, I was expecting him to do more than just stand there (which is what he said he wasn't going to do, yes?)\ Mike and Katy were also fine. Didi vocal was alright, but her performance looked forced. I didn't think Andrew was as bad as the judges made it out to be, but i agree he's floundering. Tim is just blah; not horrible, but nowhere close to being the next American Idol. Paige was horrible vocally. I'm guessing it will be either Tim or Page to leave tonight.
Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD I think although Tim is not great, he won't be going home tonight. Between VFTW and the teenie bopper votes he is getting, I think he is safe. Paige was painful to listen to last night, but I think Andrew might be the one that goes home tonight. I loved him during Hollywood week, but since then he has been such a disappointment that I think it is time for him to go.
Originally Posted By csgoofygirl I really like Paige, but she was so bad last night. I think it should be the end of the road for her. But then I think Tim should go home too. Can we send two home this week?
Originally Posted By Labuda Wouldn't it be nice if we could? But, that would screw Idol up and make it more difficult for them to make the show last as long as it's supposed to.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Based on the performance it should be Paige that goes home. As soon as she announced what her song was going to be, I knew it was going to be rough. But I had no idea how rough. Wow, that was just plain bad. I thought Mike did better than the judges said, Casey a little less well. But this year more than most, it's pretty clear there's an upper tier and a lower tier. For me the upper tier is Crystal, Mike, Siobhan and Casey. Andrew is the only other one who even interests me; the rest haven't excited me in any way and just say "also ran" to me, though I think Aaron may stick around longer than he should thanks to the tween vote. Of my top four, Crystal's the only one I really love. Mike I like a lot. Siobhan is kind of a dark horse. Certainly has the pipes, and I like that she's so fearless and unpredictable. But yeah the screeching needs to stop (and I actually think she might stop). Casey is talented but needs something more distinctive about him.
Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD I would add Lee to that upper tier, then lets just go ahead and wipe out that bottom tier and get down to it.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Ugh. 'The Power of Love' -- it was a duddy and silly song when Huey Lewis and the News recorded it -- only becoming popular when it was featured in 'Back to the Future.' weird choice
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I feel the pack are pretty weak this year with the exception of Crystal, I loved her version of Bobby McGee.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <I would add Lee to that upper tier,> Yeah, he and Andrew are borderline for me. I like the tone of both of their voices and keep feeling they COULD deliver a really good performance... but so far they haven't IMO. Didi, Katie, Tim, Paige, Aaron... just not interesting to me, despite some talent. Crystal and the already-departed Lilly are the only ones where I've sat up and said "Now THAT's what I'm talking about." Almost Mike once or twice. But Crystal does it consistently. I didn't even think her Bobby McGee was one of her better performances (too close to Janis), but it was still miles ahead of the rest.
Originally Posted By DAR I haven't watched this year but the Idol pool at work needed a 12th person. I got Casey?? Yes? No?
Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD I think that is a good pic DAR. I don't really think he will win, but he is at least in most people's upper tier picks. I would be shocked if he doesn't at least make top 5. After that, who knows. We all know the best singer doesn't necessarily win AI so anything is possible.
Originally Posted By onlyme I've just lost interest this year. I'm just bored with the whole thing. Maybe it's because of the people this year; I dunno. Anyway, I did take a peek last night just in time to hear one of the ladies sing Against All Odds. Now, I always thought the song was really corny, but she sounded so bad last night, I sat in my chair blushing with embarassment for her. Ugh... I can't imagine anyone doing worse than that.
