I Got The Bell Bottom Blues

Maverick here. Disco night was pretty much what I thought it would be. I couple shining stars but the rest was fast forward on the DVR.

Lil Rounds- Screaming this song, can’t wait for it to be over. No originality, very karaoke. The back talking is getting really annoying, she knows she is in trouble. She is a very argumentative gal, she would be great on Judge Judy defending herself in some squabble. Maybe not this week, but she will be gone in the next couple weeks. For whatever reason, she seemed better a couple months ago than now.  I would put her in the bottom 3 tonight.

Kris – Original. Odd song choice, but he did a nice job with it. Unlike Lil, he always puts a new twist on the songs he chooses. I gotta give him credit for that.

Danny – As I sit here this morning, I can’t remember what he sang. That is his biggest problem. His performances don’t stand out, IMO. Unless he goes last, I can never remember what he sings. Or maybe I just subconsciously choose to forget.

Allison - I like this girl and her voice. Always have.  Hot Stuff was a little screechy for me but overall a decent performance. She is up against a juggernot in the boys in this competition, but I think she is safe from the bottom 3 tonight.

Adam- The only singer I would You Tube the morning after the show if I had missed his performance. Which I actually did as our DVR went haywire for some reason. He put a totally new spin on If I Can’t Have You and I thought it was amazing. The one criticism is that his version lost a lot of the melody which makes the original song work. What I like the most about this guy is that he can use that crazy range he has, but yet he still enunciates the words. Another league.

Matt- This poor guy tried to hit a homer with Stayin Alive and fouled out. Way cruise ship for me, especially after the original performance Adam just did. I like Matt, but his reprieve from last week may turn out to be short lived. Randy tries to hype the show with his “this is the best group of singers we have ever had” comment. Highly debatable.

Anoop- Dim the Lights? How about turn off all the power and head home early. On the plus side, he can grow facial hair. I had no idea he had reached puberty.  I have grown tired of Anoop’s act.

Who should go -Lil and Anoop.

Who will go - Based on recent voting, Matt and Lil. But who the heck knows.

On Second Thought

Matt is saved!!!! I don’t know that Lil would have been saved, but now we get to see Matt sing disco, yeah!!!!!!

MIley Cyrus, I did not understand a single word she said (sang)

Lil talks, again. Thanks Ryan for encouraging that mess

After playback, I still thought the show last night was quite dull, but I really liked Kris after watching him the second time. Goes to show how tough it is to sing an obscure song, excuse me but, that was ballsy ( what’s a ballsy)

PLease don’t do the two by two judging again. That was beyond weak. How about a little less flller and promo time instead?
Danny is looking more and more bored with this whole deal. I wonder if his loss is getting to him, guy has to be beat.
Either way, he seemed like he wanted to be anywhere but on the show last night.

Can Adam be beat? As in sports, only Adam can beat Adam. If he keeps his formula up, he is sailing into the finals.

Go Back to your day job!!!!!

JR here,

Top seven. Thanks to the great coaching from Quentin, we had the most boring night of the year.

Splitting the judging into pairs, hmm, maybe four judges is too much??? Me thinks so

ALLISON- I don’t wantr to miss a thing. Hard to follow Steven Tyler. Allison did her best, but, did not do much for me. I love her, but this was predictable

Alright

ANOOP- Everything I do, yada yada. Another Anoop ballad. well sung, and halfway through, a snooze fest. Judges loved him.

Cruiseship

ADAM- Born to be Wild- What a surprise, welcome back, campy over the top Adam. I know some will love this, but…. I am in the latter half of Simon’s comment, hated it. His voice is amazing, but this was Steppenwolf on helium, too much. However, he is safe by a mile, and the only fun performance of the night

Great chops, but, cruiseship with a joy buzzer

MATT-Another Bryan Adams song,, yet another boring song. I liked it in parts, but, tried he to do too much. He could be in trouble, hope not.

Cruiseship

DANNY_Endless Love- No glasses tonight, is he trying to capture Scott’s fans??? Sung very well, as always. I actually liked this, though I don’t like the song. I have to admit, knowing his wife died before he auditioned added to the appeal for me ( I know, SUCKER). I could see people gagging on this, but I liked it. However, I hope they officially retire the song

HOT

KRIS- I did not catch the name of the song, oh well doesn’t matter. THIS SUCKS. What was Kara thinking???? I think Kris is in trouble, though I thought that last week too. That was just weak for me,

Karaoke

LIL-The Road- See, I think this is Lil, and I loved it. I just don’t think she is this person the judges want her to be. hearing her argue back, week after week, is getting old, But, I thought this was the best of the night, granted, on a weak night.

HOT

Weird night, choppy judging, an ex video store clerk giving singing advice, the return of Vaudeville Adam, and more than a few snoozers. I heard that the guy from Hells Kitchen is the guest mentor next week.

Hard to pick who will go home. Adam and Danny should rest easy again, though who knows.

I think Kris should go after that debacle, but if I had to bet, I would say Kris, Anoop and Matt in the bottom three, with Matt going home.

Why do I feel guilty for smiling?????

They got it right tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!
The bottom three was right, Anoop likely there because of lingering after effects from last week ( and being boring this week).

Allison, building a fan base??? Hope so

Kris, despite a poor song choice, and dissapearing in the mosh pit, seems to have built goodwill with his three week run of good performances, A good sign indeed, I was worried for him

Lil, is this a wake up call, or have we seen the best she has??? Hard to say, but the judges aren’t helping her.

Adam is sailing. I don’t think Danny ( the other weekly lock) can add more fans, he does what he does, everyone knows it. Adam is showing he wants to win ( though I miss the goth look). He can sit and do spoken word next week, even reading The House on Pooh Corner, and be safe. Would love to see him sing Hurt by Nine Inch Nails. Fat chance they would clear it, but it would be cool. Watch back Mad World, everything about the song fits the guy.

Does anyone really think they were going to keep Scott. Again,. nice guy, good piano player, but, weak singer.

I would love to kick back at some small jazz club and watch Matt perform. Whch is a compliment, yet precisely why I think he has to kill each week to stay alive, he is not hitting the demo, but I love the guy

MAD WORLD-ADAM HOMERS AND SCOTT SINGS FOR HOME

JR HERE

Interesting night. Baby pictures, and the judges misjudge the hour, taking so much time trashing a few singers that they can hardly commment on the two best performances of the night.

Speaking of Judges, I bet Kara doesn’t say “big notes” tonight. Last week she got mad when, during a crtique of Megan, a fan yelled out “broken record”.

Do you think the producers like ADAM??? So far he always sings toward the end of the show. They know a ratings bonananza when they have one.

 

DANNY-STAND BY ME- Loved the beginning, loved his voice and the runs, thought the band killed (in a bad way) the song when it went up tempo. Where in the world did they find a Rhodes keyboard???? This version is from the 80′s, not the 70′s. I like Danny best when he doesn’t move.

 

Great start, but…thanks to the arrangement, ALRIGHT ending-  he is safe by a mile, even going first

 

KRIS-ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS DANCE- Horrible song choice, especially for this show.  And, you think Kris would learn from Matt’s cheesy experiment of playing in the crowd. The judges nail this one. I like Kris, but he is in trouble.

 

Karaoke- could be a goner

 

LIL- WHATS LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT- Taking on a huge song, from a singer with rasp and power, She has been listening to the judges “big notes” comments, they have gotten in her head. This is just not good.

The criticism is painful to watch. They say “sing he big songs that show range”, then kill her. Yes, it sort of sucked, but maybe this is the best she can do. The judges keep acting like she’s holding out on them.

Cruiseship, her fans will save her however

 

ANOOP-TRUE COLORS- Fair choice, doubted he would pick an up tempo song. Pretty good, sounds like Michael Bolton tonight, which is good and bad. Oddly, gets boring during the verses.

I miss the jacket

Alright

SCOTT-THE SEARCH IS OVER- I kept thinking, when is this song going to be over, This was painful, and the guitar thing, like a weak effort at guitar hero. The judges want him gone, but hey, you guys built him up. This is who he is, nice guy, okay singer.

 

Karaoke- He will survive, I fear

 

ALLISON-I CAN”T MAKE YOU LOVE ME- Love, love her voice, and I can hear every word tonight. This was the first song that I really enjoyed tonight. I would hate to see her go before the final three, she has something no one else on the show has, a unique rock tone that is effortless. I don’t fully agree about the personality dig, I really like her, she is a crack up. Besides, how does one fix that?? Perhaps she should wear a fedora, or Caw like Megan after she finishes a song.

HOT

 

MATT- I know Matt doesn’t read our blog, but I was hoping he would take the dare and sing Duran Duran (there judges, how is that for commercial??). Instead PART TIME LOVER- Matt and Lil both are in the evil clutches of the judges, responding to their “guidance”. This was really cool though, yet Matt seemed to work overtime to give the judges the white soul guy thing. 

I don’t know if Matt will ever reach the tween voting block. But, I like him so,……that’s one middle aged vote, which as we know, is worthless unless your name is David Cook. I really want this guy to stay around, when he hits a song right, it is quite cool to listen to

The lame judges rush through the critique, they should have just held their thumbs up

HOT, Molten Hot

 

ADAM-MAD WORLD- This guy is becoming a show on his own. Props for picking a great Tears for Fears Song. Slowing it down gave it a creepy, stalker vibe. Quite cool. I do kind of miss the outfits, but this was awesome. First song that the band did not destroy. Eerie, cool, and not soon forgotten.

Simon, First standing O ever, not sure if he would have done it if there was more time, but he would have gushed. For me, that was  the best performance of the year.

Molten FFing HOT

Good singers left, and one that sucks. Speaking of which, what if Adam and Matt had stunk up the joint, how would the judges have rushed the trashing????? Maybe

I am hoping for an Adam, Matt and Allison threesome. I fear Matt and Alison will not beat the voting machines ahead of them. Danny is good, LIl is faltering, and they both have a good “base”. ( especially LIL, ha ha)

Who should go-Scott, I think that will be the refrain for a few weeks

Who will go-I am afraid it will be Kris, one week after a great performance. I think we may see Matt in the bottom again.

Will the judges use the save???

SAYING GOODBYE, COULD IT BE MORE AWKWARD???

So, Megan is gone. No surprise, but….they can’t seem to get the saying goodbye thing down. Don’t waste your breath Megan…..see ya. I don’t know which is worse, singing for your life, or being told, we already decided you suck. Major kudos to Megan with her “I don’t care comment”.

Why was Allison there??? ( and yes, the earlier spoiler was April Fools) This is a tough year to misstep. However, the show needs Allison. She’s young, cool, and can rock. She is also hilarious.

I don’t know that Anoop’s freinds are going to help his image ( college boy trying to be cool).

Thanks you for not putting Matt in the bottom three. That look he gets on his face, like he has dog crap on his chin, and he is going to gag, is hard to watch.

Adam and Danny seem like Taylor Hicks combined in terms of voting block. With their popularity, I can’t see a bottom three for either one.

Boy that Ryan, always faking people out. I wish he had tried that to Danny or Adam. I thnk they would have said nice try….shoeshine boy.

Loved seeing David Cook, though I don’t get why that song was chosen as the new single. Light On the first single was better, and Daily Anthem is a better song. BTW, google David Cook, My Hero. A way cool cover that he decided not to do on Idol..

Gotta hand it to Idol, they want ratings, they get them. And, do you really think they would have ratings, still, if not for the success some of these folks have?? From Clay, to Kelly and Cook, not to mention Daughtry etc, that is a spread of folks who are pretty different from one another. Look at Rock Star Supernova ( though a superior format). Did anyone buy that album???

Lady Gaga, fun to watch, but number one single??? After seeing Kara jump up and down, it all came together for me. The “Big notes, big voice that we all love” comments. More than ever, they want a ready to made package, of course with a little “Artistry”.

Speaking of “where is the .. we all love” how would you like to be Matt. What if he has no desire to be the R&B guy who sings songs that are forty years old. The guy can’t win. Danny and Adam mix it up and they are vcersatile, Matt steps outside the Timberlake/Ray Charels love child image and its “Dude, that is not you, where are the runs, that Ray Charles thang”. I dare Matt to sing Duran Duran next week.

I always like to hear contestants who say “no regrets” when their song choice is trashed. I get jaded when they say “Well, I promise you will see more of what the judges want me to do, so please, oh god please, vote for me”.

Dirty girl did not look happy

Don’t stop believing, no, we really aren’t lip syncing.

I would love to hear Adam take on Journey. he has the voice, and the drama, to sell it.

Kris is growing on me. I even remembered what he sang. He could be this years Ellliot, slowly building momentum.

They need to put David Hasselhoff back in the audience. It just seems right.

Sing what you want Lil

These Idols love each other, they imitate each other, eat cake and hug a lot. That is cool and all, but the whole agape love montage reminded me of a scene from Airplane, a bit too corney to be real, therfore, humorous. I really thought they would have footage of a pillow fight ( Scott would not fair well in a pillow fight).

So, here is a question. Who will last longer, Kris, or Allison?

SPOILER ALERT

As most have noticed this year, the judges have put in a more concerted effort to push their favorites, and to get the performers to act as puppets and sing according to a paint by numbers approach. The manipualtion may have backfired. DO NOT READ THIS IF YOU WANT TO BE SURPRISED TONIGHT.

The spolier is not that Gokey’s grandfather died last weekend, which he kept to himself despite the obvious points he could have scored, it is the elimination.

Dial Idol, which does not count texting votes, has it wrong this week. The Zagby site, which has a higher reliability rating than Dial Idol, has ALLISON going home!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOO

No fffing way. She is the only contestant who could be on Rock Star Supernova or A.I. and do quite well. Looks like the lame criticisms of her outfit backfired