tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35311083179215256822024-02-20T04:17:31.607-08:00OpinionationJessChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752777492655598462noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531108317921525682.post-27944259798357243232012-05-23T23:18:00.001-07:002012-05-23T23:18:29.875-07:00Most Predictable Idol Win EverThe finalists are singing a song that Joshua already killed DEAD earlier in the season. And they are all wearing white, as per usual. The worst part of this is that I have to see DeAndre's hair.
The judges spared no article of shiny and over the top clothing in determining the attire for the finale.
Ryan Seacrest looks like he's going to prom.
132 million people voted.
Phillip looks like he escaped from a mental institution in those white clothes.
Phillip is going to sing with John Fogerty from CCR. Finally, a relevant musician guesting on American Idol! Oh, and they let Phillip put on non-white clothes. Good. This is just marvelous. Sure, it's not the most technically amazing performance, but it's so Phillip and it's just easy. Phillip gets to talk! He's introducing "Bad Moon Rising." This is just awesome. I'm rewinding because Paul is missing this. Now he's watching. And he just said, "Phillip could do a cover of CCR and I wouldn't hate it." This is a big deal, because Paul loooooooooooooves CCR. Almost as much as he loves me. And that's a lot. So he says. He's singing along. I feel like the choker John Fogerty is wearing is to hide the fact that he is actually headless. Like if the choker wasn't there his head would roll away from the rest of him. Paul says that's true. Now I'm even more freaked out. That was awesome. Seriously and fuh reals.
All the terrible auditions are being relived. Why? Why must you do this to us? They were painful when they happened and they're painful now.
Joshua is going to sing "Take Me to the Pilot" by Lady Elton John. He is wearing a jacket made of tin foil and Christmas tinsel. Fantasia is singing now. And she looks....um...well, I can't find the words to describe how she looks. This is also a very strange song and performance. I did not really enjoy it. Boo. Edit to add: I agree. She needs a friend or a mirror.
OH MY GOODNESS! Jimmy Iovine calls Jennifer Lopez Jessica instead. I love it! Why do I love it so much? Because for YEARS I have been mistakenly called Jennifer. But my name is Jessica. FINALLY, the tables have turned on the Jennifers of the world! VINDICATION FOR JESSICAS WORLDWIDE!!!!! Too much?? Apparently Jimmy has a daughter named Jessica. no excuse.
Erika Van Pelt went back to blonde. Good move. Elise is still awesome. I think the goal of tonight's finale is to be as sparkly as possible. Shannon is still very emotive and very pitchy dawg and freakishly tall. Bebica decided to join the ladies of the top 12. Just long enough to sing approximately 6 words before being interrupted by Chaka Khan. Why are there so many unitards on this show??? Sue Sylvester is getting DOWN with her bad self. I am just thoroughly confused by all of this. Paul: "That compilation of women really IS every woman!"
The Ford Music Video is a compilation of all of the Ford Music Videos. Since it would have been awkward to do a video with just Bebica since Phillip has to have dialysis or whatever. Which does not necessarily mean he got sympathy votes. I think it's actually because he's original and not boring.
Phillip's music mentor is his brother in law. Normal. Bebica's music mentor is her family friend who is exceptionally older than her and seems slightly grabby. Not normal. They get new cars. So do Phillip and Bebica.
Rihanna needs an entire performance to herself. I do not support this. Fastforwarding.
Skylar is going to sing "Turn on the Radio." Which means Reba will join her. Which I fully support. Afro fiddle guy!!!!!! YES!!!!! As Paul said, if any of the women deserve to be in the finale it's Skylar. That's right SKYLAR! NOT HOLLIE. That was awesomazing. That's a combo of awesome and amazing.
Steven Tyler's dressing room. He has a sloth. And an old lady and man making out. Ew. And other various oddities.
Bebica is singing "I Will Always Love You." They sure are setting her up to win aren't they? Too bad they're wrong.
Now the boys are singing. I almost called them men. But that would be wrong. Oh, I still hate Colton's voice. And they're singing Neil Diamond so I don't have a lot of hope for this. Who is that kid between Joshua and DeAndre's Hair? Oh, yeah. Jeremy. DeAndre's hair is even more annoying than it was during the season. At least the guys are not sparkly. Joshua is attempting to redeem this. Too little, too late. Where is Neil? We need Neil. Here he is. Finally. He is old. So old he can't sing. :( That was kind of difficult to watch.
They are now making fun of Randy saying people can sing the phonebook. By having the contestants sing the phone book. It's hilarity.
Jenny from the Block is performing twice. SELENAS!!!!!!! She is also sparkly. And apparently this first song will be involved in the movie Step Up Revolution. Eventually they will have a Step Up with your walker. I mean really, how many Step Ups do you need? It's turning into Die Hard or Friday the 13th or Saw or Batman. Now Jenny from the Block is not wearing a shirt and telling me to jump. No. You cannot make me jump. That was disturbing.
Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo are dating. They were on American Idol a million years ago. And now they're engaged, after some very awkward product placement. That was incredibly strange. I hope Ace cuts his hair.
Hollie is singing "You Never Walk Alone" which is a song from one of my favorite musicals. So I'm going to have to fast forward....oh...wait....now it's Jordin Sparks. This is a very strange pairing. It could also mean that no major superstars wanted to sing with Hollie. Paul just said Jordin's hair is longer than Hollie. HA!
Robin Gibb died. We're sad. And we're trying to kill me by butchering BeeGees songs. Fastforward.
Bebica is performing with Jennifer Holliday "And I Am Telling You." Jennifer Holliday has a very very large mouth. And it's making me laugh so hard. I'm weeping openly I'm laughing so hard. I can't even hear the performance. Holy. I just fell on the floor I was laughing so hard. And Paul is choking to death. Oh seriously, if you fastforwarded through that, please go YouTube it. You will not be sorry. Her face! Her Face! HER FACE!
Aerosmith! Stop. It. NOW! May not be my cup of tea per SE, but come on, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry= Legen (wait for it) dary! Sweet.
Demi Lovato and Britney Spears are judging X Factor now? What the? Demi Lovato is approximately 7 and Britney is about as stable as Iran.
Bebica and Phillip are singing "Love Lifts Us Up Where We Belong." Can we just finish this now? I have ice cream waiting.
Here comes Edward with the results. They are official. They are counted. And they are certified. No hanging chads here, people.
Phillip Phillips wins! DUH!
White guy with guitar, FOR THE WIN!
Scotty McReery is about to hand Phillip the white guy guitar so he can officially be the white guy with a guitar who won American Idol.
He is going to sing, "Home" again. Which is great. Yay. I'm glad he won. Even if he is a white guy with a guitar.JessChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752777492655598462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531108317921525682.post-7358365623395242582012-05-22T21:14:00.002-07:002012-05-22T21:14:46.169-07:00White Guy With Guitar For The Win!We're jumping right in tonight , folks.
Bebica is up first singing "I Have Nothing" by Whitney Houston, which was selected by Simon Fuller. So it's a predictable, boring ballad, as per usual. The notes were all great, but it was just boring and didn't get me up off the couch. The judges will tell us what they thought after Round 1 is completed.
Oh shoot. I'm watching live. That means I have to watch commercials. Blech.
Phillip is going to sing "Stand By Me" by Ben E. King. Most people will not enjoy this. Like my husband. I, however, love it. I love that he's changed it just enough to make it original, but kept it close to the melody in parts so it is still recognizable.
The judges say Bebica and Phillip are opposites of each other. Well, yes, when you consider that one is good and one is not. One is original and one is karaoke. One is a musician the other is a copycat. But other than that they're completely the same.
The judges also say Bebica won Round 1. Incorrect.
Jason DeRulo's song that everyone in America helped him write because he can't write his own songs is premiering tonight. I'm good.
Bebica is singing "The Prayer" which is her favorite performance of the season. Shocking. It's a ballad. There were nice notes, but still....YAWN.
Phillip is singing "Movin' out" by Billy Joel. He is also singing with his friend the Sax Player Lady. I loved this performance when he did it the first time, and I love it now.
The judges can't decide who won that round. Phillip. Phillip won that round. Because he didn't sing the same thing he sings all. the. time.
Bebica is singing a song called "Change Nothing" which is what she will release if she wins. SHOCKER. It's a ballad-esque song. Randy Yo Dawg: "I didn't like the song, but you brought the song to life, but the song was just ok." Me: "Ok, so her performance was just ok then. If the song was bad, but she brought it to life, but you still thought the song was bad, then it was bad." Jenny from the Block: "That song was a pop ballad, and I wouldn't have said that should be your first single." Me: "What? She only sings pop ballads." Steven Tyler: "I know how good you sing. The song was poop." That's basically what he said. Bebica agrees with them that the song was poop but she wanted to pick a song that showcased her voice but if she ever makes a record she won't do songs like that one. Huh? She has no idea what she wants to sing. She always sings songs like that.
Apparently we're going to try The Ricki Lake show again. That seems unneccessary.
Phillip is singing a song called "Home." And it's great. The drumline is awesome. The song is awesome. It's right up his alley. He chose correctly. He also just won American Idol. Randy Yo Dawg: "I loved everything about it. Mumford and Sons." Jenny from the Block: "I couldn't think of anyone it sounded like, because I don't listen to real music." Steven Tyler: "You have made this place your home. I heard Paul Simon." So apparently, Jenny from the Block just wasn't listening.
So there you go. That was quick and easy, unlike what the finale undoubtedly will be.
Bebica should not be in this finale.
Phillip should win.JessChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752777492655598462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531108317921525682.post-50587478964285036282012-05-17T21:13:00.004-07:002012-05-17T21:13:45.148-07:00TraveshamockeryTop 3 results.
The top 3 sang “Got to Get You Into My Life.” It was strange.
Joshua and Bebica did a weird Ford commercial. Turns out Phillip is not in the commercials because he has to have dialysis. Yikes.
Jimmy says Joshua’s first song last night was great and he’s the best showman of the remaining contestants. Jimmy says “Imagine” is a beautiful song but the wrong song for Joshua last night. Jimmy says “No More Drama” didn’t have enough melody for Joshua to mess around with. Jimmy picked that song for him, so I don’t know why that’s surprising. But at least Jimmy took responsibility for it. Jimmy says Joshua should 100% be in anyone’s finale.
The top 3 and Hollie went and sang a song for the new Ice Age propaganda film that is coming out.
Lisa Marie Presley is singing. Random. Apparently she is trapped in some sort of Alice in Wonderland/Jack Sparrow time warp. She also looks like she may be drunk. Or channeling Stevie Nicks. Priscilla Presley was in the audience too.
Jimmy says Bebica needed a shock and awe moment in her first song and she didn’t have one. Jimmy says Bebica did not have a great moment in her Aerosmith song either. Jimmy says he didn’t think of the fact that Bebica would have to sing both Jermaine and Michael’s parts on “I’ll Be There.”
SWEET! ADAM LAMBERT IS PERFORMING! I’ll be not sitting here, not listening to that travesty to humankind.
First we need to hear from the peanut gallery about Donna Summer dying. It was sad. They all agreed.
Now….Lamebert.
Jimmy thought Phillip's first song was good. Not great, but good. Jimmy thought his second song was a “snoozefest.” And Jimmy thought Phillip won the night with “We’ve Got Tonight.”
Here we go. The finale will be….
Bebica and……
Phillip!!!! White guy with a guitar for the win!
Phillip will win this. Promise.
Joshua is singing “This is a Man’s Man’s Man’s World.” I’m telling you, he is amazing. Chills. Repeated chills.JessChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752777492655598462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531108317921525682.post-21299945640563016362012-05-17T11:27:00.005-07:002012-05-17T11:27:56.836-07:00We're Almost Done!Top 3 will perform 3 times. First, judges picks.
Joshua Ledet sang "I'd Rather Go Blind", which Randy Yo Dawg chose for him. He killed it. 9/10 stars. The judges all loved it. I was eating ice cream so I can't exactly paraphrase what they said.
Bebica Sanchez sang "My All" by Mariah Carey, which Jenny from the Block chose. Predictable. It was a nice vocal, but I'm "not jumping up and down" as Randy Yo Dawg says. Randy Yo Dawg: "Absolutely beautiful, perfect song for you. I work with Mariah, she's my girl. It's one of the best times a Mariah song has ever been performed on TV." The other two judges loved it but my computer deleted their comments. Oh, and Steven Tyler predicted Bebica will win. So she won't even make the finale.
Phillip Phillips is singing "Beggin" by MadCon, which Steven chose for him. This is a strange song choice for him, but I like this song on the whole. Jenny from the Block: “I love that Steven said we picked this song because it has a great melody, but you can’t help it, you’ve just gotta mess witit.” And yes, she went all Jenny from the Block and said “witit.” Because the “h” would have required too much effort. I’m just going to drop “h’s” randomly wenever Jenny from te Block talks. See wat I did tere? Steven Tyler: “You are being smacked in the face with a spotlight. And it’s a beautiful thing.” Randy Yo Dawg liked it too, but my computer deleted what I was typing and I missed it. And I’m too lazy to rewind.
Ryan asks the judges who won that round. Randy Yo Dawg says Joshua won. Jenny from the Block says it was Pillip. No h. Steven Tyler rambles about the side of the street, crawling into a song and getting inside yourself, and eventually says he’s on the fence.
Round 2: Contestants Choice
Joshua went home to Louisiana. Westlake Louisiana. There was a parade. He went to church. There was a pirate filming it on an iPhone. He is quite charismatic on stage. Unbelievable. He is singing the worst song in the history of the world. “Imagine” by John Lennon. Yes, John, let’s imagine a socialist society….oh wait, that may not be too much of a stretch. But I will say that in spite of the atrocity of this song, he has a phenomenal voice. Steven Tyler: “Another thank you God moment. “ Except there is no God in that song. That was Paul’s add-in.” Jenny from the Block: “It’s like you were preacing wile you were singing. But tere are three people in tis finale, and tey are tree different voices, and I am good at mat. But your performance quality is special.” Randy Yo Dawg: “Why did you pick this terrible song?” Joshua: “I wanted to just carry the message.” Randy Yo Dawg: “I’m glad you said that. Carry that with you. Keep singing what you mean.” If Joshua means we should all be communists he is dead to me.
Bebica went home to Chula Vista. She got stalked by boys. She landed in Petco Park. Go Padres. There are a LOT of people clamoring to see her. She is going to sing “I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing” by Aerosmith. Which is the band that Steven Tyler is in. So that’s either a really stupid move or a very huge risk that will have a great payoff. That was a decent vocal. The last note was not so hot. Steven Tyler is standing. Which I suppose is a big deal. Steven Tyler: “You just took a great song and made it greater.” Jenny from the Block: “Tat was amazing, you did really great. Te note at the end sent everybody into the eavens.” Me: “No.” Randy Yo Dawg: “I was waiting on a big moment, and you delivered.”
Phillip went home to Leesburg, GA. There are a lot of people in a small area of the airport. His Dad is sweet. He is proud of Phillip for doing what he loves with integrity. He is also packing. Phillip is singing “Disease” by Matchbox 20. Complete with his trusty strangely attractive saxophone player. I had never heard that song, but he made me enjoy it. I just find his musicianship refreshing, I think. It’s not just cut and dry. Jenny from the Block: “It was an easy-going performance. But it wasn’t te WOW performance tat we need and want.” Steven Tyler: “I feel the same way. It wasn’t over the top it was Phillip Phillips. You have the bug. Hold it close to your chest and get used to it because you never will.” Randy Yo Dawg: “It was just ok.” The judges are confusing me, especially Steven Tyler.
Round 3…Jimmy’s picks. Joshua is going to sing “No More Drama” by Mary J. Blige. Jimmy says he thinks Joshua can take us to church in this song. The guy background singer looks like Danny Gokey. I definitely have had chills a couple times watching this. That was incredible. I really want him to win. Really, really badly. Randy Yo Dawg: “At this point it doesn’t matter what you sing, you have laid everything there is to lay on this stage. You are a natural performer.” Why we need to keep cutting to Hollie Cavanagh and DeAndre Makemesick is beyond me. Jenny from the Block: “You ave this perfect marriage of knowing exactly wat you’re doing and letting completely go at the same time.” Apparently his in-ears fell off. And this is a big deal. Apparently. Steven Tyler: “Did you not see how much Jennifer went off? That’s what you did. I watched you and felt the last 40 years of music business. It was over the top. Over the top.” Steven says that a lot. I don’t think it means what he thinks it means.
Jimmy asked Bebica to sing “I’ll Be There” by the Jackson 5. This was really boring for me for you for everyone. It just seemed really copycat. Steven Tyler: “That song reminds me of “don’t bore us, get to the chorus”, it was gorgeous, over the top.” Jenny from the Block: “You sounded like Micael! It was amazing.” Randy Yo Dawg: “I liked it ok. I didn’t love it for me. There was never a moment moment. It needed a moment moment moment. I would have preferred the Mariah version.” I agree with Randy Yo Dawg. It was a fine vocal. But it was super boring. Which pretty much defines her with rare exceptions.
Jimmy picked “We’ve Got Tonight” by Bob Seger for Phillip. This is so simple and beautiful. He has such a great voice. Very simple and sweet and gorgeous. The judges agree with me. DeAndre appears to be confused. He just figured out why he was eliminated. Because he’s terrible. Randy Yo Dawg: “Perfect song at the perfect song and your best performance on the show ever.” I don’t know that I would agree with THAT. But it was really good. Jenny from the Block: “I know one ting, tere are 20 million girls out tere who wis you were singing tat song to tem.” I know two things. Jenny from the Block is probably one of those 20 million. And judging from Hollie fanning Shannon Magrane’s face, Shannon is too. Steven Tyler: “Expletives. Let them bleep it.”
So here’s the deal. I feel like America will probably screw this up royally and put Bebica in the finale against Phillip. But the finale SHOULD be Phillip and Joshua. That’s how I would have voted. But we’ll see what America says.JessChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752777492655598462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531108317921525682.post-59548221151411767162012-05-10T23:06:00.002-07:002012-05-10T23:06:29.104-07:00Top 4 Perform and Hollie Cavanagh Sings for the Last Time I Hope: Edit: PEACE OUT HOLLIE!Jenny from the Block looks like she rolled around in a tub of glue and then rolled around in a tub of glitter. At least she's wearing something on her bottom half, as opposed to Cristina on The Voice finale. That was atrocious.
The top 4 are going to sing 2 songs. First they will sing songs by bands from California or about California (weird). Then they will sing a song they wish they had written.
Phillip did not think he would make it through the audition round. His family is encouraging. Except last week his BIL told him "Time of the Season" was not good. Which was true. He is singing "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" by CCR. He is accompanied by The Most Emotionally Involved Saxophonist in the History of American Idol. This is remarkably copycat for Phillip Phillips. Although I do like the syncopation in the second verse. That's nice. I also enjoy the organ. Anyway, that was fine. Probably like a 7/10 stars for me for you. Steven Tyler: "The road to success is always under construction." Jenny from the Block: "You sang like that with cottonmouth? You sound like Joe Cocker." Randy Yo Dawg (who looks like an old lady's couch): "It started out rough, but then you smiled, and you fell into the money and it was sensational from that moment on out. When you have a good time, we all have a good time." Me: "It was fine, it was a little more copycat than I would like. I feel like maybe he's getting overconfident. But what do I know, right? I also think Hollie is the worst of the bunch."
Speaking of Hollie, she is going to sing "Faithfully." Oh fantastic, it's my nightmare. A Journey song. I predict a ton of namedropping from Randy Yo Dawg. He played bass for Journey, you know. He's never mentioned it, I realize, but this reporter has done extensive research and discovered that this is the case. Hollie is discussing how she auditioned last year, finally. Why no one has mentioned this before now, I have no idea. This is actually a decent performance. I'm not jumping up and down exactly, but it's a good vocal. I'd say it's about a 6/10 I guess what I don't like about her is that she is very calculated. Like I don't sense the passion behind her singing. She's too scientific about it. Like after her long note just there she put the mic down and looked over her shoulder, it just seems so calculated, like she was already planning her next moment. Randy Yo Dawg: "You're peaking at the right time, Jennifer challenged you and you've been slaying us every week, I love that song, I was in Journey, you know. I loved my time with them. Steve Perry." Me: "She's been slaying us every week? I must not have been watching every week." Jenny from the Block: "I'm going to cry because of your journey. I'm very clever." Steven Tyler: "You have blossomed and creativity is a delicate flower and you make it bloom with positive affirmations. Like Jennifer. Over the top." Hollie had to have someone explain the meaning of that song to her. Uh. I don't really know how to respond to that.
Jason DeRulo has a broken neck and wants me to write his song. Nope. Write your own stinkin' song.
Joshua is going to sing "You Raise Me Up." Also, Joshua apparently auditioned last year in N.O. They must not have shown his audition. I feel like I would have remembered that. He and his family are deathly afraid of flying. This is awesome. 9/10. His voice is just flawless. Jenny from the Block: "The whole world knows what I think of Joshua already. This is going to be interesting because we have amazing singers. I knew this top 4 was going to happen." Me: "Oh shut up, you did not know Hollie would be in the top 4." Steven Tyler: "I'm glad you got on the plane. You are the plane. You sang your tush off. Fear is courage that said it's prayers. You say your prayers." Randy Yo Dawg: "I never thought you would take Josh Groban to "chuch." You're an amazing artist with a ginormous career ahead of you." Joshua may win this whole thing.
Bebica has no skill other than singing. At least that's how I interpreted what she just said. She is singing "Steal Away" by Etta James. Why does she feel the need to sing songs by people who are either dead or close to it? She's 16 years old. You wanna talk about a 1 trick pony? The only thing she does different is sing songs that are different tempos. Other than that, she is ALWAYS growling, ALWAYS singing songs that are too old for her, ALWAYS gyrating provocatively, and ALWAYS using too much vibrato. Jenny from the Block: "You've been growling since you were how old? You are one of the best singers I've ever seen." Steven Tyler: "I loved it. I'm doing an Etta James song and you nailed it. You're shaking off the old you and changing." Me: "She hasn't changed at. all." Randy Yo Dawg: "I love that you are 16 and singing Etta James. You can sing anything. Everybody says "they can sing the phone book", you can sing the phone book." Me: "No one says that but you Randy Yo Dawg." This was about a 6/10.
Phillip and Joshua are singing "This Love." I love this because there are two pianos. I hate this because they are WALKING ON THE PIANO. In spite of that blatant act of blasphemy, that was great. Steven Tyler: "Perfect, perfect, perfect, perfect. Brilliant. Perfect. Marriage. Perfect." Jenny from the Block: "It's hard to find songs you could sing together, but that was perfect, it would be like Adam Levine and Usher coming together." Me: "That's racist Jennifer. What do you think all white people and all black people look alike? GOSH!" Disclaimer: totally kidding. Please do not add me to the list of crazy people that pull the race card at every drop of the hat. Randy Yo Dawg: "It's a great song, Adam Levine and Maroon 5 sang the I don't know what out of it. I thought it sounded amazing." Then he did some weird accent thing. Joshua giggles in Phillip's presence. Just a statement.
The Olympics commercial about Mother's makes me hope Landry is an Olympian.
Bebica and Hollie are singing some "Eternal Flame." They are also swinging on large strands of fabric. This is nonsense. That was a hot mess. Randy Yo Dawg: "That was a little strange for me. I just didn't like it. I thought it was weird." I wish that the judges said that more frequently. Just, I thought it was weird. That's all. Nothing else. Jenny from the Block: "I don't know if it was that bad." Steven Tyler: "You just didn't sing your song the way they sang their song. That's all." I'm cracking up because Phillip and Joshua are swinging on those stupid swings while the judges are giving feedback.
The contestants got to see "Rock of Ages" footage with Adam Shankman and Julianne Hough. I like Adam Shankman on SYTYCD. I would potentially enjoy this movie if it weren't for Tom Cruise. As it is, though, Tom Cruise is possibly the most annoying person on the face of the Earth. Plus he's an idiot.
Ryan is talking to Adam Shankman who claims that Tom Cruise can sing. Ryan is dating Julianne Hough. So now he is acting like he is going to propose, but really he just wants Julianne to pass a note to Tom Cruise. Which is interesting. Just a statement.
Now the Top 4 are singing a song together. What is happening? Why aren't we just doing the performances? It's like all filler all the time. It's ridiculous. I'm not watching this.
Phillip Phillips is excited to jam with his guys at home, and eat at something called "El Maya." He is going to sing "Volcano" by Damien Rice. Jimmy says it's exactly right. I've never heard this song. I enjoy this performance though. The cellist. The background singer. It was really UNIQUE and pretty. 8/10. Steven Tyler: "I agree with Jimmy, I heard the musician. You sang like you dug the way you sung." Me: "What?" Jenny from the Block: "Very few people could have pulled that off on a competition show like this. It's a testament to who you are. For me, it was one of the most beautiful poignant moments. The girls helped too. The singer and the, the musician." Me: "It's a cellist. I know it's hard for someone who only uses electronic music from a computer to recognize musical instruments." Randy Yo Dawg: "Amazing, amazing, amazing."
Hollie is going to sing "I Can't Make You Love Me." Nope. You definitely can NOT make me love you. Jimmy says she can't oversing. So this will undoubtedly fail. Oh, it's just such a going home song. It makes me smile. Did she even think about that when she chose this song? I mean seriously, "here in the dark, in these final hours, I can't make you love me, if you don't." Complete with the choir teacher hand showing me the pitch. Speaking of pitch, that key change was so off-key. I give this a 4/10 and that's being generous. Steven Tyler: "Jimmy was right you have to have gone through a bunch of things to sing it. It's not about singing the words it's about how you say them." Jenny from the Block: "I feel like you knew it had to be emotional and there was too much vibrato. For me for you it wasn't as good." Me: "The for me for you is spreading!" Randy Yo Dawg: "You're not Bonnie Raitt, you're not that kind of singer. It was the wrong choice at the wrong time, there were no moments." Hollie loved the song and she felt it, so the rest of us can go jump off a bridge, apparently.
Jenny from the Block is performing tomorrow night. I hope she's wearing clothes.
Joshua is singing "It's a Man's Man's Man's World." This will be phenomenal. Wow. Goodness gracious that was incredible. If anyone says otherwise they just simply were not listening. Steven Tyler: "I've never heard anything like that in my life." Jenny from the Block: "We thought we had seen everything you had to give. We hadn't. I have to speak Spanish "pasion", "corazon"." Me: "That's not really difficult to translate, J-Lo. You can't do better than that?" Randy Yo Dawg: "This is a time where you have to forget what everyone else is doing. That was one of the best performances of any singing show, including ours. If anyone needs to know how to connect to a song, watch Joshua Ledet, he's taking everybody to school." The judges say they went to church. Ryan wants to know where Joshua's transformation comes from. Instead of taking the opportunity to say, "God" he says he doesn't know. That's disappointing.
Bebica is singing Jennifer Holliday's "I'm Telling You." Bebica says she's singing it because she got saved. Not "got saved" like found Jesus, "got saved" like did not get eliminated. Jimmy says this could be the performance that wins it for her. This really is phenomenal. She is SUCH a better singer than Hollie. Steven Tyler: "Another winning performance. That's what we were talking about, getting out of yourself. That's what you just did. Congratulations." Jenny from the Block: "I don't know who's going to win. There's nothing to say. So I'll keep talking." Me: "That is such a pet peeve." Randy Yo Dawg: "I don't know what's going on tonight but you, Joshua, and Phillip are now in it to win it. I'm finally saying it. Julian Lennon is in the house." Me: "Wow. That's John Lennon's kid. Weird."
Results:
The contestants sang "California Dreamin'." It was as awkward as it sounds.
Ford Commercial. No one cares. Why isn't Phillip ever in the commercials?
Jimmy says Phillip Phillips found his true identity. Jimmy says he would sign Phillip if he had seen him at a club randomly. Ryan is tricking everyone and not actually giving results.
Jimmy says Hollie's annoying habits worked in "Faithfully" but "I Can't Make You Love Me" was terrible. Jimmy said she did not understand the song and she crashed and burned.
David Cook is performing. He's great.
Jimmy says Joshua did too much to "You Raise Me Up" and it let him down. I disagree. But I sort of see what he's saying. Jimmy says Joshua created a piece of magic that is very rarely seen on American Idol. And Jimmy wants to see it repeatedly.
Jimmy says Bebica did a great job but impersonating an old jazz singer was not a good idea. He also said what I said about doing the same thing over and over. Jimmy says her second song was flawless because she brought everything in the correct proportions.
Jimmy also says he has no idea who will win.
Jenny from the Block performed. She wore clothes. It was whatever.
The judges all said random things about the contestants.
Bebica is safe.
Joshua is safe.
Hollie and Phillip. Phillip is not necessarily the bottom 2. Interesting.
Phillip is safe.
Hollie is finally gone. VINDICATION!JessChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752777492655598462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531108317921525682.post-24315082779161172972012-05-03T21:59:00.001-07:002012-05-03T21:59:08.728-07:00Hollie Cavanagh Has Singlehandedly Ruined American IdolJenny from the Block and Steven Tyler tried to match tonight. That's cute.
Joshua is up first.
Jimmy says Joshua's first performance was great and his second performance was the best performance on American Idol. Joshua wants to make a record of music that touches people. Matt is doing lights instead of Kieran, it's freaking me out. Joshua is safe. Duh.
Ford Music Video. Don't care. Phillip was not in the commercial. That's weird.
Coldplay! It's Paul's favorite band! I also enjoy them immensely.
Hollie and Phillip are up.
Jimmy says Hollie needed a game-changer. He also says her first song was believable and she didn't try to replicate Tina Turner. I have a feeling he may have hated Bebica's first song...He says she was neutral on her second song and he thinks she will be safe this week. Thereby singlehandedly ruining this season.
Jimmy says Phillip should be commended because he is really sick. He also says he thinks Phillip did bland songs and he is coasting at this point. Jimmy also wisely says, "In order to win, you have to be willing to fail." He thinks Phillip should go home. Jimmy is killing me.
Hollie is in the bottom two. At least there is some justice.
Carrie Underwood (otherwise known as one of three actually talented Idol winners)is performing.
She's awesome.
Anyway, Skylar and Bebica are up.
Jimmy says Skylar is a fighter. He thinks she did well in the first song. He also thinks her second performance was strange. But HE DOES NOT THINK SHE SHOULD GO HOME THIS WEEK. Jimmy thinks she needs to pick better songs.
Jimmy says Bebica singing "You are so Beautiful" was magnificent. He also thinks that her first song was too mature, too racy and it hurt her. Jimmy also thinks that Bebica's dress was not appropriate for her. Ryan thinks Jennifer Lopez will be able to speak to that. Yes, because Jennifer Lopez is the go to person for all things involving appropriate attire for females. She's never worn scandalous clothing in public. Jennifer Lopez says that middle America is frumpy and doesn't know what's stylish. That's basically what she said. No lie.
Paul is just continuously singing "toottoottoot, toottoottoot" and claiming that "Proud Mary" should not have been allowed since Tina Turner did not perform it in the 60's.
Bebica is safe.
Skylar is in the bottom 2. Further indicating that Hollie Cavanagh has singlehandedly destroyed American Idol.
Coldplay gets to play again. Hooray.
Final Results.
Hollie is safe.
Skylar is going home. Which is stupid and completely not the right result.
Seriously. I mean, I'll admit that Hollie was good last night. But if you look back at ALL of the performances, Skylar is 1000x the performer of Bebica and Hollie combined.
It's fine. She'll be fine. Hollie will be gone next week. Mark my words. Oh, and she will have mediocre success at best. Skylar on the other hand will probably have a bigger career than the last three Idol WINNERS combined.
America got this one 1,000% wrong.
Oh, and also, Skylar has gunpowder and lead people, ya'll better watch yo' backs! Kidding.JessChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752777492655598462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531108317921525682.post-44648903471829334902012-05-03T00:23:00.003-07:002012-05-03T00:23:39.945-07:00British American IdolThis week the contestants will sing British songs. Why, you may ask? Because American musicians for the most part are terrible. Seriously though, the best part about this week is that there can be no Lady Gaga or Katy Perry songs. The worst part is that Adele is from Britain. Blast! as the Brits would say.
I can't believe there are only 5 kidlets left.
Oh, the contestants are also going to sing 60's music. That'll be wonderful.
Steven Van Zant (guitarist for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band) is the mentor. He was also in "The Sopranos." He seems scary.
Hollie is first. She's singing "River Deep, Mountain High" for her 60's song. Steven Van Zant (affectionately called Stevey Z) says not to try to please people. I do not hate this in the least. But that could just be because I'm diggin' the horn section on this song. I'll tell you what I DO hate is Hollie's choice in earrings. Those are terrible. But that performance was not terrible. It wasn't my favorite thing in the world, and I'm not ready to go all crazy and say she is the "best vocalist," but it was good. Steven Tyler: "It was the first time I've ever heard you use your blues. I knew you had it in you, thank You Lord." Jenny from the Block: "It was nice to see you surrounded by a bigger production, you bit the second verse, it was a different type of Hollie, I could feel you." Randy Yo Dawg: "You guys both loved it, right? I loved it too! You gotta do it like there's nobody watchin'." Hollie is settling in. Better late than never I suppose.
Phillip is singing "The Letter" by The Boxtops. Stevey Z tells Phillip to keep being different and tells Jimmy to leave him alone because "he's good and this isn't a Miss America pageant." I love this. I know a lot of people aren't going to enjoy it. But I would urge those people to think outside the box (like Taco Bell) and see originality as something to be appreciated instead of something to think is "weird" or "strange." Randy Yo Dawg: "Bunch of discussion, Box Tops, you made it new for me in your own way and I loved it." He actually said a lot more than just that but it was rambly and convoluted. Jenny from the Block: "I don't know the original song, so I don't know what I'm talking about. You're a dynamic performer." Steven Tyler: "Good news, bad news. Bad news: I miss the melody. Good news: You get away with it. Like the Stones. You wave your freak flag." Randy Yo Dawg: "At least he strives to be original." Me: "Word!" Phillip Phillips has a girlfriend. Which Ryan Seacrest is pleased about.
Skylar was going to sing "Knock on Wood" and Stevey Z said nope. She's doing CCR "Fortunate Son." Paul is excited. That was decent. Paul is shrugging. I'm worried about her. Jenny from the Block: "How you feelin'? I think they have to hold you back backstage. You make the crowd go crazy. It's natural for you." Steven Tyler: "You love music and music loves you. I like when you boot scoot. It was fabulous, even your dress. I love it. I love it." Randy Yo Dawg: "One of the greatest bands in the history of music, Creedence Clearwater, Fogerty and the boys, amazing, I mean, amazing. You were so comfortable, so in your element. You like to do this the best, don't you?" Skylar: "Yes sir." Randy Yo Dawg: "You should call me sir, Ryan." Ryan Seacrest: "I didn't realize you were 90."
I'm very excited for the new MIB movie.
Joshua and Philip are going to do a duet. They are singing "You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling." Is this weird to anyone but me? Are they singing to each other? Are they singing to the world as a whole? I will say, the bridge was amazing.
Bebica is singing "Proud Mary." Why do I always feel like I'm watching karaoke when she sings? I feel like she has been in a lot of karaoke bars. Paul hates people who impersonate Tina Turner. And he hates the Tina Turner version of a CCR song. So he really loved that performance. Jenny from the Block: "You're so grown up there. I thought we would be missing the Janis Joplin-y because Elise was gone. You were a little bit of Tina, a little bit of Beyonce. I forget that you're 16." Steven Tyler: "You started off slow and you brought it up, it was great. I heard the blues. Ike and Tina Turner!" Randy Yo Dawg: "Ike and Tina Turner, Ike and Tina Turner. This performance was oooookaaaay for me, you took on the biggest dragon of the night. The thing that pulled it out for me was your voice. Tina Turner sweated the stage." Jenny from the Block: "You can't compare a 16 year old to Tina Turner." Me: "Then perhaps she should not have done the Tina Turner version of that song." Also of note? Tina Turner didn't perform that song in the 60's. CCR did.
Joshua is next and he is singing "Ain't Too Proud to Beg." Perfect. The background singers are getting their workout this evening. Paul is trying to emulate them. And I am dying laughing. This is, as expected, a fantastic performance. Steven Tyler: "You gotta be one of the top two idols of all time. It was hard to concentrate with background singers that pretty. You're such a talent." Me: "Who is the other one?" Jenny from the Block: "You're like a throwback from another era. You're sick. I don't know what to say to you." Randy Yo Dawg: " There was a guy from England named Terrence Trent Darby, you could bring R&B back, because it's been missing from our musical landscape for a minute." Me: "It has?" Ryan wants to know what kind of flower that is that Joshua is wearing. He says he thinks it's a tulip. Ryan is an idiot.
Randy says Hollie, Skylar and Joshua have won round 1.
Jenny from the Block says Joshua and Skylar.
Steven Tyler says Joshua, Skylar....and Hollie.
Randy and Steven Tyler are on drugs. I say Joshua won round 1 by a mile.
And now we will be crossing the pond.
OMGravy! Carrie Underwood AND Coldplay will be on tomorrow night's show. That's fantastic. The only way it would be more fantastic would be if Bebica or Hollie got voted off.
Hollie is going to sing "Bleeding Love." I knew somebody would sing Leona Lewis. This song is great. It always reminds me of an amazing SYTYCD routine. That was actually really good. I wish that she had gone up to the high notes like the original, but it was really good. She has started to redeem herself. I would prefer Bebica to go home over her. Steven Tyler: "I loved it. You nailed it, and I don't know that song." Jenny from the Block: "Stevey Z gave you good advice to sing to one person. It was intimate and you surprised yourself." Randy Yo Dawg: " Uh, Steven, let me give you the history of this song with what I like to call NameDrop 101: This was a big song written by Ryan Tenor from One Republic, huge hit for Leona Lewis, she came from another talent show by our lovely friend Mr. Simon Cowell. I was taken back to last season when she didn't make it. You've been the dark horse and you're peaking at the right time." I personally think she may be too late. But regardless, it was a really good performance.
Phillip is singing "Time of the Season." That was fine. I prefer when he thinks outside the box, but this was probably a safe move on his part. I ate a snack while the judges talked, so I don't know exactly what they said. They liked it though.
The girlies did a trio of "Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher." It was strange.
Skylar is singing "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" by Dusty Springfield. Huh. That had the potential for greatness but it was a little underwhelming for me for you. Randy Yo Dawg: "You are definitely peaking at the right time. Every time you get up, I believe you." Jenny from the Block: "You wanna win don't you? You just might. You know how to make it work." Steven Tyler: "Just more proof that it works when you work it. That was right that she was over here in the first British Invasion she was the first girl over here along with the Beatles, the Stones, the Animals, the Kinks." Me: "The namedropping is spreading!!! It's an epidemic!"
Bebica is singing "You are so Beautiful" by Joe Cocker. Wow that was an incredible performance. And wow, her makeup is caked on. Steven Tyler: "You once again showed America just how beautiful your voice is. You're gonna be number 1, girl." Jenny from the Block: "How could we have let this girl go home? It reminded me of when you sang "I Will Always Love You." You captivated us." Randy Yo Dawg: "Round 1 I was sayin' whateverwhateverwhatever. Round 2? You're in the top of the leader board. Those that want to be singers and people that don't know, wanna know or do know (so everyone), the way you hold a straight note and then bring the vibrato at the end and it's so even. So good, so good, so good." Me: "So, you liked it Randy Yo Dawg?"
Joshua is singing "To Love Somebody" by the BeeGees. This is an amazing performance again. The judges are up. That was seriously great. Randy Yo Dawg: "Wow. Let's give a big shoutout to Robin Gibb who's sick. The fact that you'd never heard it and you did THAT to it? That's what it's really ALL about. Your experience is beyond your age. You're one of the best singers ever on this show. No matter what goes down." Jenny from the Block: "There's so few people who can perform that way, that can bring so much passion and still have the voice. I think you're one of the greatest singers in....50 YEARS...it's crazy, baby. Crazy!" Steven Tyler: "I can't say much more than they've already said. But I'll ramble on and on. And on."
So there you have it.
It gets difficult at this stage to figure out who the bottom three will be because there are usually a lot of good people. But my predictions based on tonight and past experience would be that......
Hollie will be in the bottom three.
Phillip will be safe.
Skylar will be in the bottom three.
Bebica will be in the bottom three.
Joshua will be safe.
Going home: Hollie. I just don't think she saved herself fast enough.JessChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752777492655598462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531108317921525682.post-30337141271381541122012-04-26T20:59:00.000-07:002012-04-26T20:59:00.876-07:00Another One Bites the DustSee what I did there? That's a Queen song. I'm very clever.
We'll be left with the Top 5 after tonight. Very exciting.
The Queen tribute band, "Queen Extravaganza" is performing "Somebody to Love" which explains why no one sang this last night. I thought for sure Hollie would try it. She should have, but that would have been too bold. These guys are just alright musically, but their gymnastics are stellar. Paul prefers Glee's version of this song. But really, is it even remotely possible to get anywhere close to as epic as Queen? No. Unless of course you have the original Queen people join you. Then it's pretty epic.
In other news, J-Lo looks like she is wearing a crow as a dress.
Ford music video. I do not want a car that opens the trunk when you kick the car. That seems not safe.
The Idols went to TMZ. Which is kind of like sending them to visit Simon Cowell before he went all namby-pamby. They tell Phillip to own it when J-Lo says he's attractive, because he could be the new boy-toy. They harass Skylar about dating Colton and she does herself no favors by giggling like a school child. Joshua's nickname "Mantasia" is the name of a strip club. They all apparently live like pigs. Elise has the same problem I have where people think I'm mad all the time because I don't smile 24/7/365. Bebica has tons of Youtube videos.
Bebica and Elise are up. They should both be in the bottom three.
Jimmy says Bebica made a "plain ol' mistake" singing "Bohemian Rhapsody" but "Dance with my Father" was magnificent. I can basically agree with that.
Jimmy says Elise picked the wrong Queen song and a wrong "I'll sing what I want" song. Where was Jimmy in this decision making process?
Bebica is safe.
Elise is in the bottom three.
This does not bode well.
Casey Abrams is fully embracing his hobbit.
Stefano thinks he is Michael Jackson and/or Usher. If your song starts with "I got a fast pass" I'm not listening. Paul: "To say that he is D-list would imply that he has an opportunity to be on Celebrity Apprentice but he's not even that far up the list." Ouch.
Hollie and Joshua are up. Hollie is "nehvous." She should be.
Jimmy says Hollie subconsciously plead to the public to "Save Her" and got a B+. And he thought her singing "The Climb" was the best she could do. Sure, it was the best she could do. But the best she can do is not as good as what other people can do.
Jimmy says Joshua was impressive with "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and moved everyone with "Ready for Love." He thinks Joshua's intelligence could get him to the finals. And India Arie loved his song.
Hollie is in the bottom three. Bam!
Joshua is safe.
Randy now has a necklace that says "Yo Yo Yo." That's awesome.
You know what's NOT awesome. Katy Perry. I can't help but think her parents must be disappointed in the decisions she has made. Paul: "All the antics in the world do not make a song good."
Skylar and Phillip are up. Neither of them should be in the bottom three. Paul thinks it's going to be Skylar.
Jimmy says Skylar did a very, very, very good job with the first song, but the second song was not great. I would agree with that.
Jimmy says Phillip is not feeling well and so he didn't have a lot of energy. And he liked that Phillip made the judges disagree. Jimmy says Phillip left an opening for someone other than Phillip to be in the finale.
Skylar is in the bottom three. Boo. That's ridiculous.
Skylar is safe. Either Hollie or Elise is going home.
Elise is going home. Booooooo. Elise has a far superior voice and is a better performer overall. Hollie is very contrived and robotic when she performs. Her voice is good, but she's just really boring....for me, for you. :)
And so, Hollie lives on. But not for long.JessChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752777492655598462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531108317921525682.post-55620565965034955982012-04-26T00:35:00.000-07:002012-04-26T00:35:50.829-07:00We Will...Try To...ROCK YOU! ROCK YOU!My blog has a new set-up. I hate change. The format is all weird now. Strange.
The contestants are going to sing the songs of Queen. This should be a phenomenal disaster.
Randy Yo Dawg has a button that says "Yo!" Awesome.
Jenny from the Block looks like a Hispanic Princess Leia all decked out in gold.
And Steven Tyler, true to form, is wearing sparkles. Just all over sparkles.
Brian May and Roger Taylor (people from Queen) are mentoring the contestants. That's kind of neat.
Hollie has just realized that she doesn't perform well. Welcome to reality, Hollie.
The Top 6 are singing a medley of Queen songs accompanied by May and Taylor. What are these fools gonna sing if they sing all the songs now?
The standouts in this mashup are Skylar (shocking, actually!), Elise (no surprise there), and Joshua (also not a surprise).
I would also like to take this opportunity to say that Paul loves Queen. He is currently singing along with "We are the Champions." But really, who DOESN'T love Queen? So many iconic songs...poor Freddie Mercury.
Anyway, that was neat, but I have no idea what the contestants are supposed to sing now.
Bebica Sanchez is up first. She is going to be an idiot and sing "Bohemian Rhapsody." She knows she has to cut the song down to 90 seconds, right? So she opts for the epic beginning, and then the epic ending, ignoring the meat and potatoes part of the song. I hated that. Hated, hated, hated it. That was THE stupidest song choice of the night and this is the first song. She sang it fine, I suppose, but it's just really ridiculous to take <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oozJH6jSr2U&feature=relmfu">this song</a> and try to chop it into 90 seconds. I mean, really, watch the video and then tell me that was a perfectly acceptable arrangement. Steven Tyler: "Freddie Mercury would be proud to hear that." Me: "No. Freddie Mercury would say, "what happened to the rest of my song???"" Jenny from the Block: "You have on sneakers. You must run when you wear sneakers." Randy Yo Dawg: "You need to channel Tina Turner when you do rock songs, but you can do rock songs." Namedrop: 1
Skylar Laine is up next. She writes songs. Alrighty. She's singing "The Show Must Go On." I have never heard this song. So I don't have a frame of reference. But I do love this performance. She has a fantastic voice and is a fantastic performer, which is what American Idol is supposed to produce. I would also like to add, the string section is on stage and I do not see the vampire stalker guy from last week. Skylar must have staked him. Steven Tyler: "It was over the top. It was fabulous." Jenny from the Block: "I definitely really got goosies during that song, the word that comes to mind, and a bunch of other stuff that is not related to the word that comes to mind, and then it was powerful. Powerful." Me: "So...what was the word?" Randy Yo Dawg: "I think it's one of your best performances to date. She's gotta have it Ryan!" Me: "I prefer in it to win it. Gotta have it reminds me of Coldstone."
Ryan thinks he can play piano. No Ryan, it's not that easy.
Joshua is singing "Crazy Little Thing Called Love." This is a Queen song? I feel like this is a really safe choice for Joshua. He could have done a better song. This was a fine performance, but I don't think it was the right song. Clearly, the judges disagree with me. Randy Yo Dawg: "Yo, that was unbelievable. We stood up. 4 checks. You remind me of Sam Cooke, Wilson Pickett, Davey." Name drop: 4 Jenny from the Block: "The Joshua part of the show is my favorite part of the show. I know I'm going to get an inspired vocal and a great performance." Steven Tyler: "You have a classic style that sounds like nobody else." Me: "If it's classic, it has to sound like something that has already happened, no?" Also, Steven Tyler seems to be channeling Freddie Mercury from the Great Beyond, with all of his references to how Freddie would feel about the contestants tonight.
Elise is singing "I Want it All." This is the perfect week for Elise. That was awesome. Steven Tyler: "That was over the top. You sang it exactly right." Jenny from the Block: "The whole thing came together for you." Randy Yo Dawg: "Who would've thunk it? What a great night! That style of song is so right for you, it allows you to do your Janis thing, one of your best performances to date." Namedrop: 5
Phillip is singing "Fat Bottomed Girls." I called this last night. This is THE best song choice of the night. Absolutely, 100% correct song choice for him. His old man shuffle freaks Paul out. That was super fun and really good. Steven Tyler: "Inappropriate comment about fat bottomed girls while addressing Jenny from the Block. I love watching you sing, I love watching you run out of breath. It was great, beautiful." Jenny from the Block: "I love so many things about you. You give us so many flavors, even though you sing songs and they sound the same and they're yours, but we see a different side of you." Me: "Jenny from the Block has no idea what she just said." Randy Yo Dawg: "Uh, Yo, I wasn't jumping up and down, but it was good."
Hollie is singing "Save Me." I have never heard this song. Hollie is wearing a pantsuit. A satin pantsuit. This is boring. Also, she's begging everyone to save her. This is seriously a safe and boring performance. Blah. She should be done this week. Steven Tyler: "I love the way you sing a Queen song, which is old fashioned with a real strong melody which I miss." Jenny from the Block: "You got emotional. Right?" Hollie: "I just learned it. So then I learned it. And then I learned it and connected with it when I learned it." Jenny from the Block: "Yeah, you went off a little when you got emotional. You were thinking again." Except she didn't say it that concisely. Randy Yo Dawg: "You didn't have a moment in that song for me for you." FOR ME FOR YOU!!!! Ahhhh, memories. Hollie has also just realized she can't just keep being "good" or "okay" she needs to be great. She is just learning so much!
The judges say Skylar won round 1. I would agree with that.
Bebica chose to sing "Dance with my Father." Her Dad is in the military. So that's awesome. The contestants had to describe Jessica, and Phillip is hilarious. That was a really beautiful performance. Jenny from the Block: "Luther Vandross is one of my favorite singers. That may have been the best I've ever heard that song sang. The feeling and vocal ability was amazing." Steven Tyler: "I don't think you can sing a song bad. Your voice is so different than anybody else's. But it's kind of like Whitney." Randy Yo Dawg: "Yo, I think all of you are ready to jump on the charts. You are truly amazing, you are natural. There is nothing wrong about the way you sing."
Skylar chose to sing, I have no idea what she is singing. It was pretty good. Randy Yo Dawg: "I'm a ginormous fan. That's bigger than giant." Jenny from the Block: "You're comfortable up there." Steven Tyler: "Find songs that take your voice to that place." I was just kind of ambivalent about that performance, really. I mean it was good, but there was not a standout moment for me for you. :) Skylar has a feather tattoo on her wrist that represents to her that her problems are as light as a feather because God holds them for her. That sounds a lot like Matthew 11:28-32. Awesome!
Joshua chose to sing, why won't they tell us what these people are singing? That's annoying. His voice is ridiculous. He has such rang to his voice and such control. It's beautiful. The judges are up again, but this time they have good reason. Randy Yo Dawg: "I'm speechless. But I'm going to ramble on and on about you." Jenny from the Block: "I don't know what to say either. That was transcendent." Steven Tyler: "I'm snapped into reality by the way you sing, but then I go out of reality and go somewhere else."
Elise is up next. I have no idea what she's singing either. But there are a lot of lyrics involved. That was a strange song. Steven Tyler: "I love the Janis Joplin about you, I always have. And I love Jimi Hendrix, but you have to sing song's people know. You can't pick cherries with your back to the tree." Me: "Where do I start? a) Steven Tyler seems to be doing some namedropping this evening. b) Now I know why the song was strange (because it's Jimi Hendrix) c) Steven Tyler is also waxing poetic." Jenny from the Block: "You slayed that song so hard, it doesn't matter that people don't know it." Randy Yo Dawg: "I'm a fan of Hendrix and of you, but I felt like it was the wrong song for you. You made it too complicated. I can only understand simple melodies. Like Journey songs."
Phillip is next. I don't know what he's singing either. I have a question. Where do they find these relatively attractive female musicians to play with Phillip every week? It's strange. I like this song, I don't know what it is, but I like it. Steven Tyler: "Off the wall. Very Phillip Phillips." Jenny from the Block: "It was a pretty song, but it was too obscure and artsy." Me: "So it wasn't cookie cutter and boring. Like Bebica." Randy Yo Dawg: "I disagree. I thought it was great." Me: "I agree with Randy."
Hollie is next. She is very sensitive about her accent. She's singing Miley Cyrus "The Climb." I hope she goes home. It was fine. But it was so BORING and SAFE. Do something innovat....WHY ARE THE JUDGES STANDING? That was such a boring performance!!!! Randy Yo Dawg: "Hollie is back!" Jenny from the Block: "That's what we wanted." Steven Tyler: "You sing a song like it's going out of style." Hollie thinks that song has powerful lyrics and a strong meaning. But the judges don't want innovative song selections like Phillip does week after week. Sigh. So frustrating.
Bottom three should be: Bebica Sanchez, Hollie Cavanagh and probably Elise Testone. Going home: honestly, any of the three of them could be done. But I hope it's Hollie. Then next week, get rid of Bebica. Then I'm happy with any of the rest of them winning.
The judges think they need to explain to us the voting system. We know. We're not idiots. Well, most of us aren't.JessChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752777492655598462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531108317921525682.post-10899204135098625852012-04-19T20:26:00.003-07:002012-04-19T21:44:09.068-07:00Dee. Light. Ful.They are promising another shock. Which means Hollie, Elise, and Skylar will all be safe. <br /><br />Taylor Hicks is in the audience. The old man that won American Idol. <br /><br />53 million votes came in last night. Some of those were ours. We had to make sure Joshua and Phillip stay. <br /><br />Oh yay. A group song. The camera man just fell asleep or something. And no one turned Bebica's mike on. That's a problem. Now they are all being attacked by balloons. That was silly. <br /><br />Ford Music Video. These videos do absolutely nothing to convince me to buy a Ford. <br /><br />Hollie says nothing has changed now that the save has been used. I'd say that's false. Now that the save has been used, everyone put forth at least a little bit more effort. Even Hollie. <br /><br />Joshua and Hollie are up first. Hollie should be in the bottom. <br /><br />Jimmy says Joshua did himself a lot of good by staying in his wheelhouse. <br /><br />Jimmy says Hollie came out of her shell but not enough. <br /><br />Joshua has anxiety and almost didn't get on the plane. He should get help for that. <br /><br />Joshua is safe. But Ryan tried to give him a heart attack. Which is not a nice thing to do to someone with anxiety. <br /><br />Hollie is on the Tool Stools. <br /><br />Taylor Hicks is possibly intoxicated. Katherine McPhee should have won that season. <br /><br />Kris Allen (the man who slayed the beast who shall not be named and for this we are forever indebted) is performing. He's playing piano. And spinning around while doing so. This song does nothing for me for you. Sorry Kris. You're still better than the beast who shall not be named. <br /><br />Skylar and Elise are up. Elise should be in the bottom. <br /><br />Jimmy says Skylar delivered the Marvin Gaye song, Elise did not. Also, he says Elise is going home. And he says Elise needs to sing potent rock songs and he says Skylar is the best performer on the show so far. <br /><br />Elise thinks the judges and Jimmy are harder on her than everyone else because she's older. Stop complaining. You're being propelled to fame, you should be able to handle criticism. <br /><br />Skylar is safe. Elise is in the bottom three. <br /><br />Why do we need an entire episode of Glee set to Whitney Houston? It's just not necessary. <br /><br />Dick Clark died. So we need to discuss that. In great depth. It is sad though. Very few decent entertainers like him. <br /><br />Case in point: whatever LMFAO is. I will not be watching this. And Phillip Phillip looks like he would rather not watch it either. <br /><br />Phillip, Jessica, and Colton are up. Colton should be in the bottom three. Or possibly Bebica. <br /><br />Jimmy says Bebica sings songs that are too old for her. That is true. <br /><br />Jimmy also says Phillip did amazing with Usher but was hit or miss with Midnight Hour. <br /><br />Jimmy also says Colton was totally disappointing. <br /><br />For Colton to get to the finale, he needs to regroup and choose better songs. Phillip should be in the finale. For Bebica to get in the finale, she needs to pick songs that are more appropriate for her age. This is all according to Jimmy. <br /><br />Bebica is safe. <br /><br />Colton is in the bottom three. Phillip is safe. <br /><br />Hooray! Two of the three I would be happy with parting with. <br /><br />Elise is safe. And something fishy is going on between Elise and Ryan Seacrest. What is happening? <br /><br />I would be fine with either Hollie or Colton going home. <br /><br />Colton is done! Whoa. <br /><br />Colton says some craziness about he's sorry for not being himself. <br /><br />And now he's singing the worship song that he did a few weeks ago. Only this time he's actually singing it like it's a worship song. And I suddenly feel like Colton may have been genuine the whole time. <br /><br />Anyway, on to next week. <br /><br />Addendum 1: In my previous blog posting I referred to Joshua as (the black guy). I do this for the benefit of one faithful reader of this blog, since said reader cannot remember who Joshua is when American Idol is discussed on a weekly basis. Neither I nor said reader are racist. Said reader just has a terrible time with names. <br /><br />Addendum 2: My husband (Paul) fictitiously gambled money on the fact that Colton would go home. I'm pretty sure that he is psychic.JessChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752777492655598462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531108317921525682.post-86100696809818520162012-04-18T22:36:00.002-07:002012-04-19T00:45:55.893-07:00Now and ThenIt was so draMAtic that they saved Bebica last week! I mean, who would have thought they would SAVE the girl they ALL seem to LOVE?!?!?! I just can't beLIEVE it! <br /><br />Dick Clark died. And that's sad. In other news, Ryan Seacrest will continue to do NYE from Times Square all by his lonesome. <br /><br />Tommy Hilfiger has once again ruined everyone's style. Well, everyone but Phillip. Phillip still refuses to conform. <br /><br />Each contestant is singing 2 songs. First, a song from 2000's to now. Second, a "soul song" from "back in the day." This promises to be horrifying. <br /><br />Hollie is first. She's stupid enough to sing an Adele song. Not just any Adele song, "Rolling in the Deep." Hollie has 20 things run through her head when she's on stage. Which is funny that she says 20 because normally people say "a million" or "tons." 20 seems like not very many things. NappyTabs has something to do with this show? What? It was really just a matter of time before someone attempted this song. Shame it had to be Hollie. It does make me laugh that she is always standing on that little platform. Also she is wearing weird pantskirts like an old lady would wear. Tommy failed. Steven Tyler: “It was perfect.” Jenny from the Block: “That’s what we mean when we say no thinking! Great job not thinking!” Randy Yo Dawg: “I’m not going to say it was perfect, but it was close to perfect. For the first time ever you had feeling, you had emotion, you’ve arrived, Hollie, VERY well done.” Me: “I guess I just didn’t see it.” Hollie says she’s been singing this song for so long. Her and every other wannabe in every other karaoke bar. <br />Colton is up next. Ryan feels the need to point out that his sister who “actually” auditioned is in the audience. And he needs to point out that Colton “didn’t want” to audition in the first place, which absolutely no one believes. His sister (Skylar) is just so proud of him, and thinks it’s, like, so weird and ohmigosh she’s not sure if she’ll come back next season. Colton says he’s missing the rock element so he’s going to make sure to do a rock song. Colton is dead to me. He’s singing Lady Gag. Lady Gag =/= rock. Lady Gag = ripoff of other people’s songs. Jimmy says that Lady Gag lifts people. Lady Gag does not lift me, she makes me want to jump off of things. At least Jimmy acknowledges that Colton has the female vote on his side. This is equally as terrible as the original. The best part about it is the girl drummer. Randy Yo Dawg: “We were just at the Colton Dixon CONcert right there! You were in the zone. I don’t know if it was the greatest performance. The key was a little low, but you had it so you could have the high notes. Which is what Jimmy said.” Jenny from the Block: “It was great. There were parts that I loved and parts that weren’t good, but it didn’t matter.” Me: “But it SHOULD matter. If there are bad parts, there are bad parts and that should be taken into consideration.” Steven Tyler: “You gotta get low to get high, I should know.” <br />Elise is up next. Jimmy tells her she has no fans, so she has to win people every week. Encouraging. She is singing “No One” by Alicia Keys. She appears to be wearing an orange tablecloth. Elise does have one of the best voices in this competition. Honestly, I would prefer her voice to Bebica OR Hollie. This was a pretty good performance. It was a great vocal, but just a little bit boring. Jenny from the Block: “You let go so naturally. First goosies of the night. Smile more.” Steven Tyler: “I love you lots. You sang your little tushy off, it was great, it was delicious.” Randy Yo Dawg: “You have a strong voice, you sang it great, you stayed with the melody for a change, this is one that just sings itself.” Elise’s dog is dying. That’s sad. Everyone vote for her. <br />Phillip is up next. He’s singing Usher? Huh? He’s singing “You Got it Bad.” That’s strange. Could it be as epic as David Cook and Billie Jean? Possibly. The sax girl is up there with him. I enjoy this tremendously. I loved that. The judges did too. Steven Tyler: “You fool us all the way down the line. No chump love, sucka!” Me: “What?” Jenny from the Block: “That was sexy.” Me: “And THAT was inappropriate. You’re 40 years old. He’s 20?” Randy Yo Dawg: “I smile when I see you. You’re a true artist.” <br />Bebica is up next. Jimmy says Bebica should not be in the bottom three if she sang “Yankee Doodle Dandy.” Bebica needs to connect emotionally, Jimmy says. Personally, I could take a little less emotion from her. She’s singing “Fallin” by Alicia Keys, which is possibly the most played out song in the last 12 years. Also, Bebica is ready for the impending thunderstorms, judging by all those umbrellas. Steven Tyler: “That song is like you’re mad. You sang it well.” Jenny from the Block: “You’re a baby and you were juggling balls in the air. I’m glad we saved you.” Randy Yo Dawg: “I don’t know if you know how good you really are. I love it. Brilliant. Alicia holla at the dawg!” Namedrop: 1? Maybe? Bebica claims that she thought the judges hated her and didn’t even want her to sing for her life. Everyone believes that as much as they believe that Colton didn’t want to audition. <br />Skylar is up next. Apparently, Lady Gag did a country version of “Born this Way.” That doesn’t mean it needs to be shared with the world. The fiddle player/violin player looks like he really would like to be in the Twilight movies. He’s got this creepy weird stalker vampire look in his eye. Ok, so here’s the situation. I love me some Skylar Laine and she can honestly sing the phone book for me for you. But I despise all things involving Lady Gag and so I’m torn. On the one hand, Skylar sang that well. On the other hand, she could have chosen 1,000,000,000,000,000 better songs than that. Jenny from the Block: “I love that version! A more perfect song for you does not exist.” Me: “False.” Steven Tyler: “I’m so glad you were born that way. You’re giving all the other girls a run for their money. A lot of people vote country and western and you can cross over.” Randy Yo Dawg: “You put your own spin on that. You are beyond ready.” <br />Joshua Ledet (the black guy) is up next. He is going to sing “I Believe” by Fantasia. Actually, it’s by whoever rights the really really lame finale song at the end of AI, because that’s the song Fantasia sang when she won. But anywho. This is full of wonderful gospel-y moments. That was strange. He ended in the middle of the chorus. What a stupid arrangement. Anyway, that was incredible. His voice is awesome. Randy Yo Dawg: “You stayed in the melody and you’re one of the most incredible talents.” Jenny from the Block: “You leave it all on the stage every single time. I feel blessed that you’re in this competition and we get to watch you.” Steven Tyler: “It’s another stepping stone to win. You could sing the phone book. There’s nothing else to say.” Ryan makes things so awkward sometimes….<br />Hollie reminds me of Polly Pocket. The Liverpool Football Club wishes Hollie luck. Okie doke. <br />Apparently the contestants are singing songs in homage to “Soul Train.” So I don’t really know what that means. <br />Hollie is singing “Son of a Preacher Man.” To which Paul says, “She’s an ambitious one, isn’t she?” And she’s returned to her very calculated movements. Oh, and her sharp notes, and her long drawn out endings. Randy Yo Dawg: “I was scared, but you worked it out.” Jenny from the Block: “This song was better than the first time, and you did really great then!” Steven Tyler: “I see it too. I heard it first, and I still think you can push it even more. I close my eyes when you’re singing and I picture you doing all this other stuff, but then you’re just standing there.” Me: “I enjoy Steven Tyler’s judging more than any other judge. It just makes zero sense.” <br />Colton is singing “September” by Earth, Wind, and Fire. I don’t know how I didn’t notice this before, but Colton and his sister now have at least sort of the same color hair. That ridiculous patch of red hair is silly. This is probably the most enjoyable performance of his. I still don’t want him to win, but I can appreciate that performance. Steven Tyler: “I love your voice, but you have to find the just right song. Your voice is a little too powerful.” Jenny from the Block: “I don’t know if that was the perfect performance. We love you making things your own.” Randy Yo Dawg: “You could have gone even more out of your comfort zone. You should have done Lil Wayne.” Namedrop: 2. Also, Lil Wayne counts as soul train? What? <br />Elise is singing “Let’s Get it On” and this is an amazing performance. I always find this song slightly awkward, but that was just all around enjoyable. Jenny from the Block: “You always sound so good, and I respect your voice and everything that you do. You don’t like to show emotion too much. I’d like to see more emotion. People want to see that you’re a human.” Paul: “No, no, no, the reason is that 70% of your voters are 13 years old.” Steven Tyler: “Take it up a notch. You have to find the songs that will win America’s heart.” Randy Yo Dawg: “That song choice wasn’t really right for your voice. It repeatedly tells me you don’t know what you’re doing. When Al Green, I mean, uh, uh, uh, when he did it, when Marvin Gaye did it….then a bunch of stuff that doesn’t matter because RANDY JACKSON MESSED UP HIS OWN NAME DROP!!!!!! BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!” Namedrop: 4, but intended to only be 3. <br />Phillip is singing “In the Midnight Hour.” It was great. He kind of looks like a chicken when he moves around during his performances. Randy Yo Dawg: “Exactly what you need is always what you have.” Me: “Mr. Miyagi Jackson” Jenny from the Block: “I want to do that little step witchu.” Steven Tyler: “You’re brilliantly awkward.” <br />Bebica is singing “Try a Little Tenderness.” I’m genuinely concerned that she is going to hurt her vocal chords singing like that. It was just not pleasant to listen to. Steven Tyler: “I like that you’re steppin’ out.” Jenny from the Block: “We got a little bit of your alter ego. You need to work on connecting” Me: “There is no alter ego, it’s silly.” Randy Yo Dawg: “Yes, you need to work on connecting.” Me: “The judges just want people to have nervous breakdowns on stage.” <br />Skylar is singing “Heard it Through the Grapevine.” The stalker vampire guy is following her again. I enjoy this more than the other performance. Randy Yo Dawg: “This is interesting. You and Phillip have no problem connecting and feeling, you just do what you do. Every time you’re on stage there’s a party. Jenny from the Block: “You’re doing a good job up there the past few weeks, you should be proud.” Steven Tyler: “You’re a wild horse, you’re something else.” <br />Joshua (the black guy) is singing “A Change is Gonna Come.” That was really good. Jenny from the Block is jumping. Steven Tyler: “You had restraint in the beginning, which made it big when it popped. Your voice climbs inside of everybody.” Jenny from the Block: “You know exactly what you’re doing.” Randy Yo Dawg: “Sam Cooke sang quartet, which not many people know what that is.” Me: “Yes Randy, most people DO know what that is.” Randy Yo Dawg: “That was the perfect song for you. We have the best talent of any show on TV.” <br />Bottom three should be: Bebica, Hollie, Colton<br />Going home: Hollie or BebicaJessChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752777492655598462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531108317921525682.post-73816238031166999442012-04-12T22:48:00.000-07:002012-04-12T22:49:15.974-07:00Songs of this Decade...so songs of the last 2 yearsTommy Hilfiger can't seem to leave the contestants alone about how they dress. He's very concerned about it. I find him annoying. <br /><br />The theme this week is songs from this "decade" which I think is ridiculous. This "decade" is 2010-now. That's not that long ago. I'll be counting how many people try to sing Adele or Lady Gaga. <br /><br />Skylar lives in Brandon, Mississippi and her Grandpaw misses her. She wants to sing a Kellie Pickler song. Jimmy Iovine and Akon loved it. So I'm excited. Skylar also plays the guitar so she may play guitar. Jimmy tells her not to if it holds her back. She decided it did not hold her back. That was really good. She is officially a contender, I tell you. Randy Yo Dawg: "Yo. Dude. In your package, when you went home, I love those three little kids. This is the kind of music you should do. I felt you for the first time in a long time. So Skylar returns home to be this great country artist that she could be. It was almost picture perfect." Jenny from the Block: "It sounded like it was in perfect pitch. Felt you right from your soul." Steven Tyler: "When you sing a song it's a complete sentence. The crows may crow but the hens deliver the goods." Me: "Steven- crows and hens are not related. I think you mean roosters." <br /><br />Colton lives in Murfreesboro, TN. He's going to sing "Love the Way You Lie." Did not expect that. Jimmy says it's between him and Phillip. Colton doesn't like to be compared to Phillip. Me: "There is no comparison, Colton. None at all." Jimmy actually meant Colton needs to pass Phillip up, which is not likely to happen. He's playing piano. This is pretty. But I just do not see the obsession with him, his voice, or anything about him. His voice is nasally and off-putting. I do enjoy the violinist with the Afro, though. Jenny from the Block: "You always surprise me with your approach to the notes, you do it in your way. It's so signature to you." Me: "It's so signature to all lead singers of all rock bands that are popular today, too. Something cannot be signature and sound like everyone else." Steven Tyler: "I love that jacket.You're a rare talent. You could have recorded that and let it go out to people. I also know that Colton hasn't found his top yet." Randy Yo Dawg: "Yo. That jacket is crazy, me and Steven would have bought that jacket together. Jimmy and Akon were right, I loved the subtle performance. It showed sensitivity." <br /><br />Oh good. Duets again. Elise and Phillip are doing a duet again. They are singing "Someone I Used to Know." I like this song. Their voices are awesome together. I loved that. Steven Tyler: "I love that song. You sang it." Jenny from the Block: "That really worked. There was a bit of an imbalance. There's chemistry there." Randy Yo Dawg: "Gotye, could job." Namedrop: 1 Ryan asks, "Do you like each other? Like, like each other? Are you boyfriend and girlfriend?" No. They are just friends. Stop being 5, Ryan. <br /><br />Jessica Sanchez lives in Chula Vista. I've been there! The Padres root for her. What?! She's singing "Stuttering" by Jasmine Sullivan. Who? Color me surprised, because I thought for sure she would do Adele. There's still hope though, Hollie could be stupid enough to try it. Akon thinks Jessica will win and has thought that since top 13. This song is strange. And she is rocking back and forth like a crazy girl. Oh, Bebica. She almost fell off that piano. Randy Yo Dawg: "A lot of people probably don't know I loved your arrangement cause I know "Stuttering" Jasmine Sullivan, but it was kind of an "As We Lay" Shirley Murdoch arrangement. You set the bar really high. That was superb." Namedrop: 3 Jenny from the Block: "That was really beautiful. You started digging." Steven Tyler: "Every time I hear you sing, I forget where I am. You're wearing Jennifer's shoes." Randy: "She killed a whale." Was it a killer whale?? I do not like killer whales. I have an irrational fear of them. At least I know it's irrational, right? <br /><br />Joshua Ledet is wearing a pink shirt. He just turned 20. He lives in Westlake, LA. He's singing "Runaway Baby" by Bruno Mars. That was awesome. The judges are on their feet. That was just enjoyable and delightful. I love him. Steven Tyler: “You sell a song like a work of art. It’s cause your voice is so good. Get that girl’s number that was dancing behind you.” Jenny from the Block: “This is exactly what I was talking about, you just have so much control, you are a performer.” Randy Yo Dawg: “This was an unbelievable performance again from you. You’ve got the look. You’re in the zone. Ryan. He’s got to have it.” Uh. Josh’s Dad looks like my Uncle but with slightly different skin tone. <br />Skylar is lost. Oops. <br />Skylar and Colton are not dating. Quit asking them. They are however, singing a love song together. “Don’t You Wanna Stay” and Skylar is cleaning the floor with Colton. Which is appropriate, since he kind of looks like a broom. Her voice is awesome. Steven Tyler: “You just made love singing to each other, so it don’t much matter now, anyway.” Jenny from the Block: “The harmonies were incredible. You did a really nice job with it.” Randy Yo Dawg: “I love you both dearly, I thought that was ok for me.” Randy thinks they did equally well. Jenny from the Block says she doesn’t know either. <br />Hollie is going to sing Pink. She’s done. She lives in McKinney, TX. But she’s originally from England? Maybe? I still can’t figure that out. She’s singing “Perfect” by Pink. She’s going to have trouble with this if she can’t figure out how to say the word “Perfect.” This isn’t too terrible, actually. Jenny from the Block: “You look beautiful. I know you want to be perfect, you sang beautifully, you should be proud of yourself. I’m rooting for you.” Steven Tyler: “It’s not about being perfect, it wasn’t perfect for me, but you look good.” Randy Yo Dawg: “Uhhhhhhh……that was awkward……and now it’s more awkward…..it was stronger than last week. But I didn’t feel the feeling.” She’s done. Or at least she should be. <br />Phillip lives in Leesburg, GA. People are trying to buy his truck, his guitar, and a giant turkey from the pawn shop. He’s singing “Get a Little More” by Maroon 5. Paul called that Phillip would sing Maroon 5. I love this. As per usual. Steven Tyler: “The more you get serious with yourself the more you sing the melody and you look less like the Phillip Phillips we started with. You are like Steve McQueen/Johnny Cash and I love that.” Me: “Both of those people are awesome. So I concur.” Jenny from the Block: “I agree, it’s like Steve McQueen and Johnny Cash had a baby and that’s you.” Me: “Except not. Because Steve McQueen and Johnny Cash are not gay. Or female. So….” Jenny also said it was underwhelming. But she’s an idiot. Randy Yo Dawg: “I agree with Jennifer.” Randy is an idiot too. <br />Hollie, Jessica and Joshua are singing “Stronger” by Kelly Clarkson. I adore this song. I love the car commercial this song is on. This one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-pLZiWVA2k. That was not as good as it should have been. I totally get the whole “Hollie you’re thinking too much” thing. Joshua was by far the best of the three. <br />Elise is dead to me. She’s doing Gaga. Or Cher. They’re actually the same person. <br />Elise loves Marshall from How I Met Your Mother. That show is great, even if it does have a laugh track. Marshall loves her too, apparently. She lives in Kinnelon, NJ. Her friend made a tutorial about how to vote for her. She’s singing “You and I” by Gag. And yes, I know I missed an “a” on purpose. Jimmy and Akon say she needs to kill it. This is far superior to the original. Of course, I’m pretty sure that I would enjoy DeAndre’s performance of this song more than I enjoy Gaga’s. Well, actually, that may be a little far-fetched. That was pretty good. There were some trouble spots, but overall it was solid. Randy Yo Dawg: “Yo. Yo. America, Elise is back! That was the perfect song for you, you needed a moment, you got one tonight. Very dope vocals.” Jenny from the Block: “You did exactly what you wanted to do. You let go, but kept control at the same time, there’s nobody that can sing like you.” Steven Tyler: “You took a song that is simple and turned it into genius.” I feel like Elise might be a little crazy. Like, truly crazy. <br />Bottom three should be: Hollie, Colton, Bebica <br />Going home: Hollie <br />I can also see Elise going home, though. <br />Here we go: <br />James Durbin is here. I’m so happy. Can’t you tell from my tone of blog? <br />Also Jennifer Hudson. I do enjoy her. <br />That group performance was strange. Phillip stroking Colton’s hair was hilarious though. <br />I don’t care enough about the Ford commercial to rewind. Oh well. <br />Ok, this is stupid. Colton got invited to Prom by Katy in Wichita. Hollie got invited to Spring Formal by some dude. And Elise is giving out feather jewelry that was created by plucking poor helpless birds in South Carolina, from what I’ve gathered. <br />Hollie and Jessica are up. <br />Jimmy says Hollie and Jessica are both very good technical singers, but Hollie was contrived and stiff. <br />Oh we’re doing the stupid two groups thing. Dumb. <br />There is a new MIB movie coming out. That’s delightful. <br />James Durbin is singing a song called “Higher than Heaven.” This does not bode well. I’m going to take care of some business that is much more important than this. Oh good, I made it back in time to hear him scream…twice. He finally got married to the mother of his child. He starts touring at the Viper Room tonight. I’ve been there. It’s a nice, SMALL venue. So that’s quite the successful venue…<br />My husband loves Glee just because of Britney S Pierce. <br />Phillip and Elise. Elise goes with Hollie, Phillip goes with Bebica. <br />Jimmy says Elise and Philip are character singers and they have soul. Jimmy thinks Philip is in the bottom three. He also thinks Elise is in the bottom three. Elise is with Bebica, Phillip is with Hollie. This is not turning out well. <br />Jennifer Hudson is a true American Idol talent. I love her. That was really good. <br />Joshua and Colton are up. Joshua goes with Elise and Bebica. Colton goes with Hollie and Phillip. <br />Jimmy says Colton and Joshua were both amazing. This is true. <br />I am correct. <br />Jimmy says Skylar could get left behind but she’s a singer/songwriter and a technical singer and she should not be in the bottom three. Jimmy also thinks the bottom three should be Phillip, Elise, and Hollie. <br />The bottom three are Joshua, Elise, and Jessica. Holy. Cow. The save will probably be used tonight. <br />Steven says it will be used. <br />Joshua is safe. <br />Jessica is “at risk” but everybody knows they will save her. And they did. <br />She keeps saying she’s been working hard her whole life. She’s 17. She’s not even an adult. <br />Anyway, the save is out of the way. It worries me that Joshua was in the bottom three. <br />Upon review of this blog, I feel that I am obligated to say that Paul called that Jessica would be the one going home. He wanted to make sure all 2 of you knew that.JessChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752777492655598462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531108317921525682.post-39222555994752091622012-04-05T21:18:00.003-07:002012-04-05T22:22:56.971-07:00Keep Hope Alive!!!!I am remaining hopeful that tonight will be the night that we rid ourselves of DeAndre Makemesick. Of course, he could be the next Sanjaya as one of my loyal followers pointed out today. <br /><br />Oh. Em. Goodness. I just realized that I am older than both "Married with Children" and the Fox network. Wow. <br /><br />I've said it once and I'll say it again, I do not understand the infatuation with Steven Tyler. He's old. He's possibly high. He has yucky hair. His coat looks like an old lady's couch. He has creepy lips. <br /><br />Ryan wants to know who everyone voted for. You know what they all said? "AHHHHHHHHHHH" <br /><br />Joshua does not feel well and he thinks he might faint. Which Ryan needs us all to discuss. In depth. Starting now. <br /><br />One of my least favorite American Idol contestants ever is on the show. Kellie Pickler. Although, if I'm being ohnest, I don't despise her like I despise Those That Must Not Be Named. Jenny from the Block has a Mexican show and a new single which she just happens to be premiering tonight. It's about dancing. How original for her. 1,000,000 points to Ryan for pointing out that Jenny from the Block is dating a 13 year old dancer from her video. Ok, so he's not 13. But he may as well be. <br /><br />And now the video. How is this appropriate for American Idol to air? They do know that small children watch this show, right? The blatant sexuality is just uncomfortable and uncalled for. <br /><br />The Ford music video is probably a lot more appropriate than Jenny from the Nasty Block's. They are giants again. Taking things from the immediate area and putting it in a picture. I don't get it. <br /><br />The Top 8 are already on the couches. AWWWWWW.....there is a bunch of little preschoolers in Vietnam that love Joshua. Here's what I don't understand. People in other countries vote for American Idol. Does no one see this as strange? <br /><br />Jessica and Joshua are up. They are probably both safe. <br /><br />Jimmy says Joshua has reined himself in appropriately and was a perfect 10 all around. <br /><br />Jimmy says Bebica sang beautifully and understood the song completely, but it wasn't enough because she didn't pick the right song. <br /><br />Joshua is safe. But Ryan felt like he needed to tell him he wasn't going to be happy and make it even worse for him as far as the whole fainting situation. <br /><br />Bebica is safe. Called it. <br /><br />Someone called "The Wanted" is performing. Turns out I love this song. I heard it on Glee. Which I'm still watching for inexplicable reasons. I need to know if Quinn is dead. So basically "The Wanted" is N'Sync. Oh, but these boys don't dance. One of them just said they were coming for J-Lo. Perhaps they're vying for the next spot in her Neverending Line-Up of Male Companions? Anyway, I've had enough of this performance. <br /><br />Skylar and Colton are up. They should both be safe. <br /><br />Jimmy says Skylar proved that she's a power singer and she went all the way to the top. He also thinks she could win the whole thing. That's what I said. Jimmy Iovine, get out of my head! <br /><br />Jimmy says Colton was good, not great. He also says that just like in sports you don't have to be the best team, you just gotta be the better team that night. I agree. The best team doesn't always win the Super Bowl, they just happen to get there. <br /><br />Hollie and DeAndre are up. They should both be in the bottom three. <br /><br />Jimmy says Hollie is acting like she's a high school performer and last night wasn't even a good high school performance. He also says she may be fighting with DeAndre for who's packing for home. <br /><br />Jimmy says DeAndre needs to grow at a much faster pace. He also says DeAndre could be going home unless Jenny from the Nasty Block saves him. <br /><br />DeAndre is in the bottom three. One step closer. Wow, his sister looks like him. Poor girl. <br /><br />Colton is safe. Oh, he has a cross on his shirt. He must really be a Christian. That's a definite sign of real Christianity. <br /><br />Hollie and Skylar have been roomies for a while and they love each other and do each other's hair. <br /><br />Hollie is in the bottom three. Called it. <br /><br />Skylar is safe. Hallelujah (in the Joshua voice)<br /><br />Kellie Pickler is a bonafide country powerhouse. She's friends with Taylor Swift. She is VERRRRRRY twangy. Kellie wants to know where Tammy Wynette is. Probably at home, not listening to that song. That would be my bet. <br /><br />Jimmy says Phillip was just good. Jimmy also thinks that was his worst performance. What? No. Not true. Jimmy says if Phillip keeps still, the other contestants could pass him up. That's not possible. Phillip is too good. <br /><br />Jimmy says Elise had the right song but did not sing it incredible. Jimmy also says she didn't even sing the tune and she choked. <br /><br />Elise says she has a hard time singing in the lines. And also, she is channeling her inner warrior princess with that headband. <br /><br />Phillip says he's not tryin' to walk around stage and touch people's hands. That cracked me up. <br /><br />Elise is in the bottom three. I called that too. <br /><br />Phillip is safe. <br /><br />So DeAndre, Hollie, and Elise are in the bottom three. Given the fact that the girls are being kicked out repeatedly, I would bet Hollie or Elise goes home. <br /><br />Hollie is safe. That means either Elise or DeAndre is out. Commence prayer vigil. <br /><br />Steven thinks America got it wrong. <br /><br />Jenny from the Block thinks America got it 1/2 wrong. <br /><br />Randy Yo Dawg agrees with Jenny. <br /><br />The person at risk is...... DeAndre. Please hold for victory dance. I did a victory dance. Ask Paul. <br /><br />DeAndre is going to sing and the judges are going to possibly save him. He's singing the song that I don't think is in English. I'm also fairly certain that was a new record for hair flips. But I'm not rewatching that trash. <br /><br />Oh, he's gotta put his hair up, so that he can dramatically swing his hair around. <br /><br />Jenny from the Block only got one vote and therefore was outnumbered by the more logical members of the judging panel. And yes, saying Steven Tyler and Randy Yo Dawg are logical is humorous. <br /><br />Well, that's refreshing.JessChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752777492655598462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531108317921525682.post-22977511082168313042012-04-04T22:58:00.003-07:002012-04-05T00:31:36.081-07:00Top 8 80's Week...oh no....First, let me say, I was 5 when the 80's ended. I started kindergarten in 1989 at Whittier Elementary School in Hemet, CA. My teacher was Mrs. Martin. She was great. I know nothing about 80's music except that it involves many keyboards and large hair. <br /><br />In the package about Heejun departing, Jessica Sanchez says, "It's down to the best of the best." I added, "and DeAndre." I really don't like that dude. <br /><br />Ryan Seacrest shows a picture of a young Randy Yo Dawg in the 1980s and then claims that Randy has changed since then. Judging by Randy's shirt, I don't think that's true. <br /><br /> Gwen Stefani and Gwen Stefani's male Indian counterpart who claims to be the bassist for "No Doubt" are mentoring this week. Really? You couldn't find someone who actually performed in the 80's to mentor them? <br /><br />DeAndre misses his car. With any luck, he'll be able to drive his lame hair home soon. He is singing "I Like It." Gwen says DeAndre always looks nervous. And she says even if it's horrible, he should act like it's great. He does that anyway. Jimmy says if he gets nervous, he'll fail. He is sitting with the audience. I'm counting hair flips. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. That is 8 too many hair flips...there was another one. 9. Nine too many. I do enjoy that song, but I do not enjoy DeAndre. Jenny from the Block: "I like it. I like it a lot. I'm very clever and everyone should respect me as someone who knows how to give constructive and useful criticism and advice." Steven Tyler: "I forgot where I was, I thought I was somewhere where munchkins don't sing, but evidently that crack I smoked in my dressing room has already kicked in, because I would have sworn I heard an oompa loompa just now." Randy Yo Dawg: "I enjoy Easter, because look at my shirt, it has eggs on it. El Debarge from El Debarge would love that. Be natural." Namedrop: 1 DeAndre says critique is a double edged sword. Paul wishes he had one of those, because he would fall on it. <br /><br />Elise misses her band. She is singing "I Wanna Know What Love Is." Turns out, I know these songs. Looks like KOST 103 FM has done it's job. This was kind of an anti-climactic song. It was good, but it was a little lackluster. Steven Tyler: "I love your voice, but it wasn't the right song for you. 80's songs are 80's songs. So yeah." Jenny from the Block: "You look beautiful, you're look is developing. It wasn't totally right, every single moment, and that's what it was." Randy Yo Dawg: "It's a tough song to sing, it's one of my favorite songs ever. You never quite hit the pitch, it was not your greatest performance." Elise couldn't decide between all the wonderful 80's songs. Right. <br /><br />There are duets this week. Why is this happening to us?? <br /><br />Colton and Skylar are the first duet. They are singing "Islands in the Stream." Skylar is mopping the floor with Colton. But I don't hate Colton as much as I usually do. Randy Yo Dawg: "That was interesting for Colton. It was very sweet and very nice there are alot of lyrics and melody in there. Which is weird for me because I usually love songs with no lyrics and no melody." Jenny from the Block: "Skylar I love that you don't oversing. Colton you made me uncomfortable but you were the perfect partner for her." Steven Tyler: "Match made in heaven." <br /><br />Colton and Skylar are NOT dating. They are NOT. Stop ASKing. <br /><br />Jason DeRulo can't write his own song so he wants me to do it. Nope. <br /><br />Phillip misses his brother-in-law. That's sweet. He's going to sing "That's All" by Genesis. Indian Gwen told him to change some stuff and he did. Phillip is seriously killin' this. His brother-in-law played with him! That's amazing. Steven Tyler: "You love being you and it transcends and I'm high." Jenny from the Block: "The beginning was a little off but then it wasn't and I don't have anything to say." Randy Yo Dawg: "I could sense your comfort. I loved it. Tony Canal was brilliant." Namedrop: 2<br /><br />Hollie and DeAndre are singing. Hollie thought she needed to dress thematically this evening. They're singing "I'm so Excited." My cousin-in-law (yes that's a thing) can do this Just Dance routine really well. This was just weird and lame. Steven loved it. Jenny from the Block was confused by it and apparently NappyTabs was involved in that. She also says DeAndre is right at home singing a girl song. Randy Yo Dawg finds them impressive. <br /><br />Steven Tyler reminds us that he was high for most of the 80's. Jenny from the Block says DeAndre is standing out. There have also only been 3 performances. Randy Yo Dawg says the contestants have to sing the "I don't know what" outta whatevah. It would probably help the contestants if you told them what to sing outta whatevah. <br /><br />Joshua Ledet is missing being a spoiled brat, apparently. That's what he said, people. He's singing "If You Don't Know Me By Now." It's concerning that I know all of these 80's songs. Those runs where he goes up and then way back down are to. die. for. The judges are up. Jenny from the Block: "Ask and ye shall receive, we asked for powerhouse and that's what we got. It was so beautiful. It was spectacular." Steven Tyler: "How can someone sing like you your age, what a perfect beautiful song. You sat in it. It wasn't over the top and it was way over the top. It was higher than I was in the 80's." Randy Yo Dawg: "It's very rare that I want to stand up from beginning to end. I don't care what the song is, but you sang it, dude. I think we found someone tonight who's gotta have it." Apparently, Randy Yo Dawg is not saying anyone is in it to win it this season. Joshua Ledet is emotionally drained from working 7 days a week. Dude. You're on a singing competition. I don't know if that qualifies as work. <br /><br />Jessica Sanchez is missing being a normal teenager. She's singing a Whitney Houston song which I have never heard. HA! There is a keytar player. And she says she is BeBe Chez. Her new name? Bebica was told by Gwen not to do weird moves. Bebica did not listen. She too thought she needed to dress thematically with the neon shirt, the side pony, the weird denim jacket and the crazy big jewelry. Jenny from the Block: "Your choices are natural you're not a girl, not yet a woman." Steven Tyler: "Your voice is fantastic, everything you do is great." Randy Yo Dawg: "A song by Whitney Houston, those are big shoes to fill. The maturity in you is amazing." Namedrop: 3<br /><br />Next duet is Phillip and Elise. So this will be amazing. They are singing "Stop Dragging my Heart around." And it's awesome. <br /><br />Hollie misses her family and friends and her puppy. Hollie is singing "What A Feeling" from Flashdance. She is very into soundtrack songs. Technical difficulty. And we're on. If she starts dancing I'm going to LOL. She changed her clothes. LOL! SHE TOTALLY DANCED!!! This song is really lame. Am I wrong? No. No I am not. I do not feel Hollie. I don't know what it is. I just don't feel it. I don't think she feels it either. Steven Tyler: "You always arrive at the end, your pitch was all over the place, I'm so sorry to tell you." Jenny from the Block: "You're doing what everyone tells you to do. You have to forget what everyone is telling you to do. You need to pay attention to what everyone tells you to do and then forget about it." Randy Yo Dawg: "Both of them are correct, you have the talent, that's why we say things to you. Stop thinking, dang it!" <br /><br />The last duet is Bebica and Joshua singing "I Knew You were Waiting for Me." Seriously and for real, that was in.cred.i.ble. I don't even care what the judges think. Randy Yo Dawg: "Aretha Franklin and George Michael." Name drop: 5 Jenny from the Block: "Final? Maybe?" Steven Tyler: "So over the top it defies judging." <br /><br />Colton misses his hair gel. No he doesn't. He misses painting children's faces. What? He gets weirder and weirder. He is going to sing "Time after Time." I feel like I'm going to love this. Which bothers me. Ok I don't love it. I just kind of like it. His voice is just not that great, people. It's really not. It has a tendency to get nasally and screechy. Steven Tyler: "You could do a record right now. The drummer is awesome." Jenny from the Block: "I love the journey that one song can take you on. I really liked it." Randy Yo Dawg: "Yo. What you did tonight, Phillip Phillips, and Joshua, you made the song your own. The drummer is ridiculous." <br /><br />Skylar misses everything. She is singing "Wind Beneath My Wings." I'm excited. This is the moment she becomes a contender. Yep. She just nailed that. I KNEW she'd turn it around. Randy Yo Dawg: "Wow, Skylar, Wow, Wow. It was beautiful. I think this is your best performance on the show." Jenny from the Block: "You just said, do not count me out." Steven Tyler: "That's the best song you could've picked for your voice and the end of the night." I still think Skylar could potentially win this thing. <br /><br />So here's the situation<br /><br />Favorites: <br />Phillip<br />Joshua<br />Skylar<br /><br />Bottom Three SHOULD be: <br />Hollie <br />DeAndre<br />Jessica or Elise<br /><br />Going home: hopefully DeAndre, but possibly HollieJessChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752777492655598462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531108317921525682.post-8079970590446244092012-03-30T00:22:00.003-07:002012-03-30T01:15:05.698-07:00Another One Bites the DustI apologize for the late hour. I went to see The Hunger Games tonight. It was good. Not as good as the book, but still good. <br /><br />Anyway, here we are. Jennifer Lopez got in a fight with a pair of scissors, judging by the top half of her dress. <br /><br />Nicki Minaj and Scotty McReery are on the show. YES! I absolutely cannot wait!!!!!! <br /><br />Steven Tyler and Aerosmith are going to go on tour. They'll probably have their shows at 2 in the afternoon so they can make sure they get to bed by 7. Because they're old. Seriously, though, that's too much activity for those guys. One of them is going to keel over. <br /><br />Eric Benet came to tell DeAndre he is terrible and needs to go home immediately. Oh, wait, no that's not what he said. Well, but really, should we actually listen to anything Eric Benet says? I mean the man was in "Glitter" with Mariah Carey, for cryin' out loud. <br /><br />Ford Music Video. 80's rock and retro TV sets. <br /><br />The contestants moved into the mansion. DeAndre didn't know what the bidet is for. I don't have an appropriate comment for that. <br /><br />Elise, Hollie, Phillip are up. Hollie should be in the bottom three. <br /><br />Jimmy says Elise did herself and American Idol a lot of good. He also says next week is 80's week. And to that I say, WHY? <br /><br />Jimmy says Phillip can go all the way, and he says that because Stevie Nicks only likes great singers. A-Greed.<br /><br />Jimmy says Hollie has a beautiful sound and did a beautiful job, but she's emotionally not good. He also thinks Jessica is better than Hollie when it comes to her soul. Uh...Okay. <br /><br />Hollie is in the bottom three. Called. It. <br /><br />Phillip is safe. Called. It. <br /><br />Elise is safe. Called. It. Again. I'm 100% accurate so far. <br /><br />Nicki Minaj is sing....oh no, that's right Nicki Minaj doesn't sing, she yells. And THAT, ladies and gentlemen is all that is wrong with music. Paul: "She has no talent. 'Cause they don't have talent. And she sounds like a flying dead squirrel." <br /><br />Colton, Heejun, and Joshua are up. Heejun should be in the bottom three. Paul: "Colton, Joshua, and Heejun....Joshua you are safe. Heejun, you are in the bottom three. Colton....Jesus called and He said you're going to hell." That was wildly inappropriate. But also caused me to laugh with no sound. <br /><br />Jimmy says Colton is good, but not good enough. Jimmy says he has to be good in all 4 phases. And he thinks Colton lost. <br /><br />Jimmy says Joshua has so much talent and he delivered 85% of the song, but then he cried like a pansy and his throat closed. But he liked the Michael Jackson medley. I think Joshua's emotionality is awesome. And according to my spell-checker, emotionality is not a word. Or at least it's not a correctly spelled word. <br /><br />Jimmy says Heejun doesn't sing as well as the other contestants in the show. <br /><br />Colton is safe. Called. It. <br /><br />Joshua is safe. Called. It. But Ryan tried to trick me. But Ryan is not tricky. <br /><br />Heejun is in the bottom three. Called. It. Again. 100% still. Please let this streak continue....<br /><br />Scotty McReery is next!!!!!!! OMGEEEEEEEEE!!!!!<br /><br />Scotty!!!!!!!! Yup, he's still got the GW Bush face down. That's enough. <br /><br />Well, shut MY mouth....Scotty has sold 1,000,000 albums. Those teenage girls sure do buy a lot of music. <br /><br />Skylar, DeAndre, and Jessica are up. DeAndre should be in the bottom three. <br /><br />Jimmy says Skylar needs to go to songs that are more melodic and not just lyrical songs. <br /><br />Jimmy says DeAndre is right in the middle. He also says DeAndre has to work for a spot in American Idol and not everyone will buy into his falsetto. I think I would be evidence enough of that. <br /><br />Jimmy says Jessica has harnessed experience like she has been singing for 20 years. He also makes the very astute observation that young girls tend to vote for young guys. I have been saying that for years. <br /><br />Jessica is safe. Called. It. <br /><br />DeAndre is safe. BLERGITYBLERGITYBLERGITYBLERGITY. <br /><br />Skylar is in the bottom three for no good reason whatsoever. <br /><br />With this ridiculous turn of events, I say Heejun is going home. <br /><br />Skylar is safe. Thank Heavens. <br /><br />Heejun is "at risk." He has to sing for his life. They will not save him. <br /><br />DeAndre should have DEFINITELY been in the bottom three. That's completely ridiculous. <br /><br />Oh no. They might save him. Nope. Ok then. <br /><br />So that's done.JessChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752777492655598462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531108317921525682.post-35165822919776584762012-03-29T12:44:00.001-07:002012-03-29T12:47:54.510-07:00Would the Judges Who Can Hear Please Stand UP, Please Stand UP!Tommy Hilfiger is still meddling with the contestants. I find him strange. <br /><br />They will be singing songs from their respective idols. They will also be performing in trios. Huh? <br /><br />Also, Stevie Nicks will be mentoring them this week. <br /><br />Colton is singing a LifeHouse song. And he says it's a worship song. But then Stevie tells him that the lyrics are what every woman wants to hear someone sing to them, so....I'm doubting that the "worship" message comes across. Anyway, Colton is doing the same ol' same ol' with the long drawn out notes, the slight oversinging, and the rockstar moves. Here's my problem with calling it a worship song. Not one time in that entire song did it mention Jesus or God or anything remotely theological. Granted, there are plenty of songs done in churches that are also barely theological and are more "fluff" songs. But that's a whole other discussion. My point here is, he can claim it's a worship song because LifeHouse is a "Christian" band. HOWEVER, nearly all of LifeHouse's major hits have also been crossovers into the secular music industry. And while this is not a bad thing per se, (see Switchfoot), it doesn't necessarily mean the songs are theological mantras on which to hang one's Christianity. For all the teeny-boppers know Colton is singing to them as he sings the lyrics, "Cause, you're all I want, you're all I need, you're everything, you're everything." Aside from his poor usage of the word "worship," it was a fairly boring performance. Steven Tyler: "You're a dream come true for a judge on Idol, you sing a song like it should be song, you have perfect pitch and you've got that star quality." Jenny from the Block: "What a way to start the show! It was so emotional. I was moved." Randy Yo Dawg: "The white coat is fly, man, I love it. I've been a fan since we met you a season ago. I believe you in every song you sing. I could see you doing Switchfoot (namedrop: 1), you just lay it all out there." My other problem is that now that he has said that American Idol is anti Christianity, none of the judges will critique him, even if he doesn't blatantly scream Christianity. <br /><br />Skylar is singing Miranda Lambert. Good idea. She's singing "Gunpowder and Lead." Also a good idea. She got to sing with Stevie Nicks. Good idea. Did she just miss the lyrics? That was weird. Overall, it was a good performance. A little karaoke. Which no one will mention because Simon isn't here. Jenny from the Block: "The Skylar part of the show is like unbridled energy. You won us over when you sang it in the auditions, and you won them over now." Steven Tyler: "That was over the top. It was like you were singing to an old friend. That was beautiful, good for you." Randy Yo Dawg: "Miranda, Carrie Underwood, Reba, you have energy and you have range. Carrie Underwood." Name drop: 4. <br /><br />Do we really need to see Titanic in 3-D? I mean, come on. The boat sinks. Leo freezes. We got it. <br /><br />Colton, Elise, and Philip are singing a trio. I just don't understand why this is happening. They're singing "Landslide." I just am very confused. Just kidding, they're not singing "Landslide," they're singing a medley of strange songs. Now Philip is singing so it's awesome now. That was strange. <br /><br />Heejun is singing "A Song for You." Apparently, he is now taking American Idol seriously. Which Steven will be happy about. He's having trouble with the accent on this song. But he has a really nice tone to his voice, so it's not unpleasant to listen to. Frankly though, Paul is asleep on the couch listening to this and I'm not begrudging him that. This is a snoooooooooooze fest. All three judges are up on their feet. This is an alternate universe that I live in. Steven Tyler: "You turned it around. I don't think you know how good you are. You keep believin' in yourself." Jenny from the Block: "You don't make it this far by mistake. He is here because we know he can sing this way. When you let go of all the other stuff, when you connect, you move people." Randy Yo Dawg: "What I love, you're here because you're a great singer, you have a buttery tone, finally the Heejun that we selected has come back to us." <br /><br />Jason Derulo is channeling his inner Bionic Man, complete with a blinged out neck brace. And he wants me to help him write a song. No thanks. <br /><br />Hollie is singing "Jesus Take the Wheel" by Carrie Underwood. Oh, so Hollie is totally ignoring all of the judges instructions to stay away from monumental songs by monumental singers. Good move. I hate this arrangement. They cut lyrics and chopped verses in half to fit the "big moments" into a 90 second performance. That's annoying. But her voice is decent. Not even close to as good as Carrie's original, but it was decent. It was just a'ight for me for you. Randy Yo Dawg: "I didn't know you were such a Carrie fan. It's always dangerous taking on a big song from a past Idol winner and such. There were some not perfect moments especially in the lower register. Carrie Underwood." Namedrop: 5 Jenny from the Block: "I disagree with Randy because to me, that was one of your best. We've heard her sing the big notes, it doesn't matter about that stuff, it matters about your heart." Me: "While I agree that heart does matter in a performance, being able to sing on pitch consistently helps too. I know people that can't carry a tune in a bucket with a lid on it to save their own lives, and even if they sang it with all the heart they could manage, it still would be painful to hear." Steven Tyler: "I'm going to get in the middle of you both, which I've been trying to do for a long time." Me: "I don't even want to try and figure out what he means by that." Steven Tyler: "I'm not going to mess with Jesus and/or Carrie. I loved your emotion, I felt it. I wish you had sang a different song. It was just ok for me." <br /><br />DeAndre Makemesick is probably singing a song by a female. Oh, nope. He's singing a song by Eric Benet, which is just as bad. Jimmy tells him not to try to over compensate. Again. The falsetto is just so irritating. There is a lyric that says, "I'll just have to fake it until I can make it." To that I say, you should probably just go ahead and give up. Also, he's going to have a tough time continuing his music career once he hits puberty and his voice drops. WHAT? The judges are on their feet. I must be deaf. Or they must be deaf. Someone in this party is not able to hear properly. Steven Tyler: "You're passionate." Me: "He's passionately bad." Jenny from the Block: "You have a unique voice. It's something you don't hear everyday." Me: "You don't hear it because it's terrible." Randy Yo Dawg: "Every color of the rainbow. Prince. Eric Benet. You're back." Namedrop: 7. Me: "Please do not vote for this fool." <br /><br />DeAndre is promising that it is falsetto time. Wonderful. <br /><br />Jessica Sanchez is singing a Beyonce song. She turned this song into a ballad. Which is convenient for her vibrato lovin' self. She didn't do the thing that Stevie told her to do. Jenny from the Block: "Beyonce should do that. It was gorgeous and beautiful and left us wanting more." Steven Tyler: "Great performance. Beautiful dress. You're a star no matter what." Randy Yo Dawg: I don't know what he said. I got distracted. <br /><br />Jessica Sanchez has an alter ego named Beebee Chez. Okie doke. <br /><br />A Michael Jackson medley. DeAndre, Heejun, and Joshua. Have we not done the Michael Jackson bit to death? No pun intended. Anyway, it's as awkward as I would have expected. Except for this little bit with Joshua moon-walking. <br /><br />I still don't know why we are doing trios. I demand an explanation. <br /><br />Philip Philips is singing a song by a blues guy I've never heard of. Stevie Nicks says he would have been in Fleetwood Mac if he had been alive then. Heck yes he would. This is rockin’ as suspected. The guy on the Hammond B3 organ is amazing. I want to play a Hammond B3 organ. Too bad I am not that amazing. The judges are up. This time I know why. Jenny from the Block: “We’re standing up too much, it’s crazy. When you sing, I feel that you want us to experience the music.” Steven Tyler: “You own music. There’s someone in you trying to climb out.” Me: “Huh?” Randy Yo Dawg: “I’m a big Johnny Lange fan, he’s a friend, this competition has every flavor. I love you. “ Namedrop: 6<br /><br />Dionne Warwick and Jordin Sparks are in the audience. Jordin is next to Broken Neck Bling Jason. <br /><br />Joshua is killing me slowly by singing a Mariah Song. Oy vey. However, he is killin’ it. He even killed it so hard he started to cry. That was a really good performance. The judges are up again. This may be the record for standing ovations. Randy Yo Dawg: “Yesterday was Mariah’s birthday. She would be proud of you. When you have a voice that big, you have to sing big songs. That was flawless.” Namedrop: 7. Steven Tyler: “Everybody has been pushing themselves beyond their own limits. You pushed yourself so far, you had an emotional breakdown. I want to see that.” Jenny from the Block: “You’re a phenom. You are an angel from Heaven, that voice is God-sent. So beautiful. When you show your heart, it’s amazing.” <br /><br />Third Trio. Madonna songs. Hollie, Skylar, and Jessica. Oh boy. That was silly. <br /><br />Elise is up last. She’s singing “Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin. She is tearin’ this UP! WOW! That was SICK! Steven Tyler: “I wasn’t sure you could pull that off. Nice!” Jenny from the Block: “That was some real rock star stuff.” Randy Yo Dawg: “Everybody wants to win! What is going on!?” Me: “Well, that is the whole point, is it not?” <br /><br />Steven and Elise are wearing the same pants. That’s embarrassing for one of them. I can’t decide which one. <br /><br />Here are my favorites of the night: <br />Phillip Phillips<br />Skylar Laine<br />Elise Testone<br />Joshua Ledet<br /> <br />Bottom Three SHOULD be: <br />DeAndre Makemesick<br />Heejun Han<br />Hollie Cavanagh<br />Going home: <br />DeAndre MakemesickJessChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752777492655598462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531108317921525682.post-33730868520215223852012-03-22T20:46:00.002-07:002012-03-22T23:46:33.098-07:00I'm a PsychicThis is crazy. At the end of last week's episode I thought, they should do Billy Joel songs next week. <br /><br />Guess what they're singing this week. <br /><br />Billy Joel. <br /><br />I may regret wanting this to happen. <br /><br />But I'm very excited in the meantime. I love everything about Billy Joel. Well, except his philandering ways...but musically, he's brilliant. <br /><br />Steven is very stripy, Jenny from the Block looks like Catwoman, and Randy Yo Dawg appears to be wearing a shirt made of jelly beans. <br /><br />Steven Tyler has sung with Billy Joel. He says that if you can't sing Billy Joel, you can't sing at all. I disagree. People off the street can't sing Billy Joel. That's the point. Billy Joel is an ICON. A LEGEND. A MASTERMIND of MUSIC. He's the cat's pajamas or whatever that cool jazzy Billy Joelish saying would be. <br /><br />Diddy is accompanying Jimmy Iovine with the contestants this week. I wonder if that's awkward at all for Jenny from the Block. Y'know since she was married/dated/engaged/shot him in a club 475 partners ago. Also, is he just Diddy these days? I'm not sure. I'm calling him Puffy Comb Diddy Sean Money Dirt, for good measure. And Tommy Hilfiger, who apparently has nothing better to do, is consulting the contestants on their style. <br /><br />DeAndre Makemesick is up first. Tommy Hilfiger says no one has hair like DeAndre and to pull it back is a waste. Me: "Michael Bolton, Kenny G, and probably a few women have hair like DeAndre. It's ridiculous." He's doing "Only the Good Die Young." Everything about DeAndre annoys the everything out of me. If Billy Joel were dead he would be rolling in his grave. The best part of this performance is that piano player. I hope one of these days he snaps his neck flailing that hair about. Ok, I don't really hope that, but it would be fun to have him in a neck brace next week. At least there would be less flailing. Not only that, his voice is just not good. It's nasally and obnoxious and just not great. Steven Tyler: "You have some fans here. It was a little too happy, but that's what the world needs right about now. Only the good die young, I guess that's why you and I are here Randy." Jenny from the Block: "It was a nice mix of Bob Marley and gravel." Randy Yo Dawg: "It didn't wow me but it was okaaaaaayyyyyyy." Me: "It was not okay. It was nokay." He gets zero votes. <br /><br />Touch is great. Watch it. <br /><br />Erika is singing "New York State of Mind." She's from Rhode Island. I feel like this might be a bad idea. But I'm willing to risk it. Oh, and she cut her hair. Her hair is fine. But it shouldn't matter. This performance is just a little lackluster, for me for you. But I want her jacket. Randy Yo Dawg: "Yo. Yo. I love the look! I think you're one of the best singers in this whole thing this season, right? You can clearly sing the phone book. Those that can do, should. Those that can't do, shouldn't. So wear us out." Me: "WHAT?????" Jenny from the Block: "I agree. It was beautiful. I'd love to see you more, let loose vocally and let loose with your body." Steven Tyler: "It was beautiful. Just nice. Outstanding." Also, Steven Tyler's microphone has sprouted some sort of tropical flower. She gets 1 vote<br /><br />Joshua Ledet is going to kill it. He's singing "She's Got a Way." Something was off with that. It was like a tempo issue or something. Maybe I'm imagining it. Jenny from the Block: "Billy Joel wrote his life in his songs. It feels stupid to say anything negative but I think for me, I needed to feel like you were connected more to the lyrics." Steven Tyler: "I think you took a song that I don't know, and made it a song that I enjoyed." Me: "How does he NOT know that song????" Randy Yo Dawg: "Never feel defeated. You can always turn it on. Jump in, grab the lyric, and make it your own. It was kind of half/half." Me: "It was a little off, but it was still 1,000,000 times better than DeAndre." He gets 2 votes.<br /><br />Skylar was awestruck my Puffy Comb Diddy Sean Money Dirt. Why? She's singing "Shameless." I've actually never heard this song. I love this performance. She has such a strong voice. Randy Yo Dawg: "I remember a version that Brad Paisley did. Were you thinking of that?" Skylar: "No I was thinking about Garth." Randy Yo Dawg: "Oh, I forgot he did that too. It was just ok. Not your best." Jenny from the Block: "You're not shameless, you're fearless, by the end you had everybody with you." Steven Tyler: "You breathed life into a song, that's all that matters. It was good." Me: "I thought it was really good. I still think she's going to win." She gets 2 votes. <br /><br />Elise is singing "Vienna." I've never heard this song either. She did a really great job. I love her voice. But she is not going to stick around. America does not appreciate good talent. They let people like DeAndre Makemesick stick around. The judges all loved her. I'll be honest I watched this performance while eating dinner so I don't know exactly what they said. You know what else I like about Elise? She's a music teacher. I would like to do that. Ask me how. <br /><br />Phillip Phillips worked in a pawn shop. Tommy Hilfiger thinks Phillip needs help with his look. I think Tommy Hilfiger should mind his own dang business. Phillip is probably going to ignore him. He is also singing "Movin' Out." Diddy whatever told him to do it sans guitar and do all this other nonsense. No. Phillip is fine the way he is. Leave him alone. This is only slightly less epic than when David Cook did "Billie Jean." Jenny from the Block: "I felt like you were taking out a little bit of the aggression on your mentors." Also, I'm pretty sure that she actually said "the gression." Steven Tyler: "You took that song and Phillip Phillipsed it. People told The Beatles to cut their hair and Elvis not to shake their hips." Randy Yo Dawg: "You're a rebel. Those that do, should." Me: "Randy, Yo, Dawg, I don't think that quote means what you think it means." I love Phillip Phillips. And I don't enjoy Tommy Hilfiger. <br /><br />Hollie Cavanagh has a strange brother. And she thought the theme was Michael Jackson, judging from her outfit tonight. Either that or Tommy Hilfiger told her to wear as much glitter as possible. Turns out, Tommy Hilfiger told her to wear as much glitter as possible. She's singing "Honesty." She's tiny. Like teeny tiny. I think she might be that little Jackie Evancho girl that was on America Has No Talent. HA! She's even standing on the box like Jackie did. She has had two extremely pitchy notes. 3. Steven Tyler: "You're one of our grand singers. Tonight you were a little pitchy. It seemed like you were overthinking it a bit. But it was good." Jenny from the Block: "You take on big songs and that's great. You have to do that to win. But you also have to know every single note in those songs. You have a beautiful sounding voice." Randy Yo Dawg: "Echo. You can be great. That's why we tell you that you are not good enough." <br /><br />Oh good. Haylie Reinhart will be performing on the elimination show. I will be Fast Forwarding that. Fo shizzle. <br /><br />Heejun got his feelings hurt last week and he's freaked out. Diddy Whatever thinks Heejun is playing us all. I tend to agree actually. I think he has infiltrated the show just to become famous and be funny. Heejun is singing "My Life." He started out really slow then did a fake stop and told the pianist it was too slow. I have a lot to say about this. I'm going to have to let this play out then comment. Without hearing the judges this is my thought. I think Heejun has worn out his welcome. He took the valid criticism he received last week and became sullen and disrespectful. I think he has been coddled and told he is better than everyone else his whole life and can't handle the reality that he just isn't quite American Idol material. That being said, there were some enjoyable moments of that performance. Based on the still screen on my television where it paused, Steven is less than thrilled. Also, the lyrics of that song are pretty rebellious. But I think Heejun has some deep seated animosity leaking out in his lyrics. Jenny from the Block: " I love that you brought a little fun to tonight. I think you didn't hit the vocal exactly the way you would have liked to, like I know you can, but it was a lot of fun." Steven Tyler: "He-Man. I'm glad it made you feel good. The music business will kick your ***. At some point you gotta take it more serious." Randy Yo Dawg: "At least it was fun and you had a good time, there were vocal problems." Me: "What was that thing Jimmy said about this not being tee-ball?? It's a singing competition...shouldn't it just be about singing. Who CARES if they have fun??????" <br /><br />Jessica Sanchez is singing "Everybody Has a Dream." I've never heard this song. Diddy Whatever tells her not to oversing and that less is more. Also, tone down the vibrato. This was actually a pretty boring performance for me for you. The judges clearly disagree. They are all on their feet and freaking out. Steven Tyler: "When God was giving out vocal chords you were soooooo at the front of the line." Jenny from the Block: "That was a defining moment for you, for me." Me: "No, no, Jenny, it's for ME for YOU." Randy Yo Dawg: "We've done this show for 11 seasons. Consistency is key. You're flawless, it was perfect. Yo, Jimmy, Diddy, Tommy, that was perfection." Me: "Clearly, I missed whatever they heard." <br /><br />Colton doesn't want to cut his hair. Oh, and supposedly he's a Christian. Although he hasn't mentioned it one time the entire time he's been here. He's singing "Piano Man" and he's playing piano. On a Billy Joel song. I'll hand it to him, he's brave. He's even playing a red piano. It would be good if his voice did not squeak like he's 14-15ish. His piano playing is far greater than his voice. And that key change was unnecessary. That was about a 3.5 out of 5. Jenny from the Block: "I had goosies from head to toe. Diddy....I was gonna say Puffy....Diddy gave you the best compliment when he said he would buy that record." Steven Tyler: "Your chords were stellar." Randy Yo Dawg: "I'm so glad you said you want to be an individual. Cause you don't look anything like any other artist that has hair in your face and wearing all kinds of crazy coats and scarves." Ryan asks him what he was thinking beforehand. Colton says he was praying and wants God to shine first and foremost. Admirable, but I still question the authenticity. I mean really, this comes on the heels of that article saying that AI was telling Colton to "tone down" his Christianity that I, for one, knew nothing about. Whatever. <br /><br />Bottom three should be: Heejun, DeAndre, and probably Erika. I HOPE DeAndre goes home. But it will probably be Erika. The girls are dropping like flies around here. <br /><br /><br />Results: <br /><br />Jenny from the Block had a bottle of Pepto poured on her. Bummer for her, but I bet she smells delightful. <br /><br />Random thought: I wonder if the people in the audience know how silly they look when they're cheering. Probably not. <br /><br />Group Performance: "The Longest Time." Casey Abrams is in the audience. So is Sheldon Cooper from Big Bang Theory, apparently. Weird. Also, the choreography they make these people do is aw-to-the-fulllll. That was cheese-tastic. <br /><br />Jenny from the Block has a new show which is Spanish. Well, the title is, anyway. <br /><br />Ford Commercial. 4 people fit in that vase? Lies. <br /><br />Tonight's remaining contestants move into a mansion. Fun. <br /><br />Hollie, Elise, and Skylar are up. <br /><br />Jimmy says Hollie is not Billy Joel and that was her worst night of the competition. <br /><br />Jimmy says Skylar needs to be more creative and she is starting to stall. <br /><br />Jimmy says Elise was awesome and he got goosies, whatever those are.<br /><br />All three should be safe. <br /><br />Hollie is safe. <br /><br />Skylar is safe. <br /><br />Elise is safe. <br /><br />Boo-to-the-yah. <br /><br />Steven Tyler turned 250 years old. Not really. But Joe Perry came and played Happy Birthday on the guitar, while the contestants, and Liv (Steven's daughter sang). <br /><br />Jimmy says DeAndre is annoying and needs to quit jumping. Seriously, that's what he said. <br /><br />Jimmy says Joshua didn't understand the song and he oversang. Disagree. <br /><br />Jimmy says Jessica got A's across the board. <br /><br />Jessica and Joshua should be safe. <br /><br />Jessica is safe. Billy Joel called and said he enjoyed it. Cool-io. <br /><br />Joshua is safe. Hallelujah....Amen....<br /><br />DeAndre goes to the Tool Stools. Bottom 3. <br /><br />Haylie Reinhard....20 beats in and we have a poo squat. Nope, nothing's changed. Except apparently she performs behind bars now. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!!!!! Paul just said, whoever put her in that cage forgot to put the blanket over her and shut her up. And THAT's why I love my husband so much. <br /><br />Steak-ummmmmmmms look nasty. <br /><br />Erika, Heejun, Phillip, and Colton are up. <br /><br />Phillip and Colton are probably safe. <br /><br />Jimmy says Colton did a great job, which Billy Joel also said via e-mail. I wish Billy Joel would e-mail me. Also, he thinks Colton is the 3rd horse behind Jessica and Joshua. <br /><br />Jimmy says Phillip thinks collaboration is bad and he thinks Phillip should take as much advice as he can. Disagree. Leave Phillip alone. <br /><br />Jimmy says Erika deserves to be at the top of the batch. He also thinks Randy Yo Dawg is a little bit confused with his "should" quote. <br /><br />Jimmy says Heejun was disrespectful and he will get bitten in the butt. He also thinks it was a stunt gone wrong. Jimmy said they won't spend a lot of money on someone that acts like that. <br /><br />Colton is safe. He has tiny legs. <br /><br />Erika is in the bottom three. <br /><br />Phillip is safe. <br /><br />Heejun is in the bottom three. <br /><br />We're getting closer to getting DeAndre out, which is awesome. <br /><br />DeAndre is safe. Blast and a half. <br /><br />Heejun is safe. <br /><br />STUpid. <br /><br />Erika has to sing for her life. They should save her. They really, really should. <br /><br />They did not. <br /><br />Dumb. <br /><br />I seriously can't stand the Scotty McReery song they play at the end.JessChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752777492655598462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531108317921525682.post-32565425168599347182012-03-16T00:48:00.002-07:002012-03-16T00:52:37.576-07:00This Isn't Tee-Ball....One contestant has been eliminated due to an outstanding warrant for criminal acts. That contestant? None other than, "Not so Gentle Giant" Jermaine Jones. La BummER.<br /> <br />Also the contestants are singing songs from the year they were born. There should be some gems in this bunch. <br /><br />The judges look like they are representing ketchup, mustard, and mayonnaise. <br /><br />Also, the years the contestants had to choose from include 1983-1995. Ow. <br />Phillip Phillips was born in 1990 and was premature. The doctor said he might die. But he did not. And I love his parents. William is the mentor. I don't know what the name of the song is. William has a dumb name. Phillip had to have surgery. He had a non-functioning kidney. It's "So Hard to Handle." The title of the song. The brass section is on stage again. I love that. I love this performance. He's just so simple and doesn't mess around with showboating and nonsense (ahem, DeAndre. ahem, Colton.) Randy Yo Ketchup: "You're a fish outta water doin' this, you're kind of unique. Tonight, no guitar, after surgery, you sound amazing. Good song choice. Jenny from the Mustard Block: "It just proves that it's so natural it's in every cell of your body. Oh, hahaha, I'm so smart and medical." Steven Mayo: "You pick songs that match your voice and character." Paul has no thought.<br /> <br />Jessica Sanchez was born in 1995. She would cry so hard she would faint. Or not. The parents can't agree. She's singing "Turn the Beat Around." William says she's a swaggernaut. Like outer space swag. Those pants Jessica has on are extremely sparkly. Extremely. I would like to say that I appreciate that she can actually sing something other than a ballad. Unlike last year's balladeer extraordinaire who shall remain nameless. Steven Mayo: "I love your voice, but don't stray too far from what you can sing well and the rhythm was shady." Me: "Oh, please don't tell her to sing only ballads, that's boooooooooooring." Jenny from the Mustard Block: "I think the same thing. Your voice has such a strong vibrato, so it lost a little energy." Me: "Maybe she should be able to tone down the vibrato. Like a real musician." Randy Yo Ketchup: "The problem for me was the song choice, which did not allow you to show your voice. Learn to shorten the vibrato or take it all out, too." Me: "Randy Yo Ketchup reads the blog. He must. Because he is not namedropping a lot lately." Paul has no thoughts. He is boring this evening. <br /><br />Heejun Han was born in 1989. His parents are cute. They speak only Korean. They are seriously cute. He is singing "Right Here Waiting." Jimmy Iovine is trying to get Heejun to enunciate. He asked William for Fergie's number. This is probably not going to be great. His accent is really coming through on this one. I think he may be in trouble this week. Also, the late 80's-late 90's are a really dark period for music. Randy Yo Ketchup: "I didn't really enjoy this at all it was pitchy all over the place, the other problem I had with it was that it felt like you were out of breath the whole time. The first time we saw you, you had like R&B swag." Jenny from the Mustard Block: "Your tone is so special, we could tell you were struggling, but towards the end it got really beautiful for me." Steven Mayo: "You stepped so far out of your circle, I love your voice no matter what." Me: "Well, that's enlightening."<br /> <br />Elise Testone was born in 1983. She is the oldest contestant. And she's a year older than me. William tells her to smile and be dope and fresh. What? She says people are going to make babies while she sings this song. I have one of those. I have no interest in having another one at the moment. Thankyouverymuch. She's singing "Let's Stay Together", by the way. I enjoy this performance a lot. That was great. Steven Mayo: "I love your voice. My Aunt Sonia loves your voice. Everybody loves your voice." Jenny from the Mustard Block: "You showed everyone who you are. It was a beautiful, beautiful thing." Randy Yo Ketchup: "America, Elise is back. America, this is why we kept you. A little Janis." Namedrop: 1. He couldn't contain himself. <br /><br />DeAndre Makemesick is next. He was born in 1994. William says he's going to go home if he can't figure out how to pick songs. I'm voting that he not figure it out. He's singing "Endless Love." See, I think this is a technicality. Because Lionel Richie/Diana Ross did this song WAYYYYYYY earlier than 1994. But Mariah Carey/Luther Vandross sang it in 1994 so suddenly it meets the requirement. This is not Endless Love. This is the Endless Deathbysonganddumbhair. He is just so....skeevy. Jenny from the Mustard Block: "You can sing anything, and you sang that beautifully. I almost feel like you didn't sing the right song. Jimmy and Will steered you wrong." Steven Mayo: "I love you as an artist, I don't think it was the right song." Randy Yo Ketchup: "It was definitely the wrong song. It was boring and very safe for you." Me: "Maybe Jimmy and William sabotaged him. If so, I love them even more."<br /> <br />Shannon Magrane was also born in 1995. Jimmy has her listen to "Don't Speak" by No Doubt on some new phone which he very cleverly and not at all obviously promotes....then she decides to sing "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey. I'm officially bumpuzzled. New word that I learned on Survivor last week. I like it. She just bites off too much. She's trying too hard to do too many things. There was a bad note and then there were a couple pretty good notes. Jenny from the Mustard Block: "That was not an easy undertaking. I was, honestly, terrified for you. But, you did a beautiful job with that. I thought you did a great job." Steven Mayo: "I think you sing your best when you don't try so hard." Me: "So she did not sing her best." Randy Yo Ketchup: "I was terrified too, I've worked with Mariah before and she sang the I don't know what out of that song. You're here because you have mad potential." Me: "I think she will potentially fall apart soon." <br /><br />Colton Dixon was born in 1991. He used to play baseball. I wish he had kept playing baseball. He's singing a song by a band called "White Lion." William is growing on me. This does nothing for me. It's just blah. Jenny from the Mustard Block: "I didn't know that song. I loved the beginning of it. I feel like you have a broken heart." Me: "Huh?" Steven Mayo: "I think it was the wrong song for your voice and your passion. Raspberries." Me: "Raspberries are delicious." Randy Yo Ketchup: "The song didn't matter. You performed it dope. I could care less about the song." Me: "Why does the song matter for everyone else?" <br /><br />Erika Van Pelt was born in 1985. She's a year younger than me. Erika's mom says she was loud. She's singing "Heaven" by Bryan Adams. This promises to be pretty good. Jimmy messed with the arrangement, so that bodes well. I’ll be honest, I’m finishing this on Thursday night. My kid seems to be growing like a madman and requiring more food. Aside from Erika’s Elvira dress, this is a pretty good performance. Her voice is very alto-y. That means low. Steven Mayo: “I think you’re too busy. When a song is that pretty, you gotta stay with it, stay with the melody.” Jenny from the Mustard Block: “You are this year’s Janis Joplin, the arrangement left us wanting more. But I love seeing your image shape and form in front of us. I feel you coming together as an artist.” Randy Yo Ketchup: “Yo, I kinda liked it. It was like a nice, like, 8 out of 10. You look amazing, but the other thing is that don’t mess with a good song. Don’t let people tell you what to do. Except for us. Because we definitely know what we’re talking about.” <br /><br />Ryan is just now telling us that Jermaine Jones had to be eliminated. Nigel has been informed that Jermaine has 4 active warrants out. He lied to the producers, and so he has to be done with American Idol. I will say that Jermaine handled it very gracefully. He was going to sing “Somewhere Out There.” I’m glad he didn’t, because that song makes me cry. I need a tissue. <br /><br />Skylar was born in 1994. She is singing a Bonnie Raitt song. William and Jimmy tried to get her to sing a different song. She said no. Way to go, her. I respect that. I can’t believe she’s only 18. 18? 17? I don’t know. I’m horrible at math. She rocked that out. It’s kind of a lame song, but she made it work. Steven Mayo: “You got so much heart and soul, I haven’t heard you sing a song bad yet.” Jenny from the Mustard Block: “I gotta say that you really killed that.” Randy Yo Ketchup: “Yo, this is our rockin’ country girl. Whatever you sing, you just need to sing it really good. You did it well.” Jenny from the Mustard Block tried to be all, “I know we’re being mean, but we gotta keep it real, blahdeblah….” She’s not good at that. You know who was good at that? Simon. Before he became ridiculous. <br /><br />Joshua Ledet and a huge bucket of crawfish. He was born in 1992. He’s singing “When a Man Loves a Woman.” Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh……that’s going to be awesome. Even if it is a Michael Bolton song. Paul loves Michael Bolton. Turns out Joshua Ledet’s Dad is a Pastor. I apologize to those of you whom I told this was not true. He is incredible. He is amazing. He is going to win this show. I loved that. In case you couldn’t tell. I don’t even care what the judges said. Basically it was, “Blew it out the box.” “The best thing I’ve ever seen on American Idol.” “God came through your eyes.” You decide which condiment said what. Oh, and a namedrop: Percy Sledge.<br /> <br />Hollie Cavanagh was born last week. Oh, wait, no she was born in 1993. Her parents are from Scotland? Ireland? Scottish. They are also cute. She is singing “The Power of Love” by Celine Dion. William tells her she has amplifiers in her pocket. This could be epic. Or it could be terrible. There is no middle ground. She’s wearing extensions. I do not enjoy hair extensions. But that is for another discussion. It was decent. I guess there was a middle ground. It was definitely not epic. But it wasn’t Shannon either. Sorry Shannon. Jenny from the Mustard Block: “They saved the best for last, but there were a couple things that were wrong but I’m not going to tell you what they were so that you can drive yourself completely insane by worrying about it, okay? Okay great.” Steven Mayo: “There was a little pitch here and there, I have no idea where your voice comes from.” Randy Yo Ketchup: “You were in your wheelhouse, very well done.” <br /><br />So, here’s the deal. I would say that Heejun Han, DeAndre Makemesick, Shannon Magrane should be in the bottom three. I think Heejun may go home. I HOPE DeAndre goes home. <br />Let’s see what happens, shall we? <br /><br />Just pretend this is a new blog post.<br /> <br />Tommy Hilfiger has made over the contestants. Do something with DeAndre’s hair.<br /> <br />Ford Music Video. Scary. Literally. <br /><br />Phillip, Skylar, Elise, and Joshua are called up. All 4 of them should be safe. <br /><br />Jimmy says Phillip is awesome. <br />Jimmy says Skylar is better than she was last night. <br />Jimmy says Elise killed it and blew his mind. <br />Jimmy says Percy Sledge loved Joshua’s performance. That’s kind of amazing. <br /><br />Joshua is safe. No kidding. <br />Phillip is safe. Huzzah. <br />Elise is in the bottom three. That’s incorrect. <br />Skylar is safe. Good. <br /><br />Demi Lovato is singing. Which I do not care about. <br /><br />Colton, Shannon, DeAndre and Jessica are up. <br />Jimmy says DeAndre is the one that chose the song. So the judges should get off him. And he also says, “This isn’t tee-ball, not everyone gets a trophy and an orange slice.” I love Jimmy. <br />Jimmy says Colton will be in the middle of the pack. He also calls Randy Yo Ketchup out on his back and forth about the song does/does not matter. <br />Jimmy says Shannon pushed too hard but she has extraordinary potential. <br />Jimmy says Jessica lost her rhythm. And if she goes home, we should all go home.<br /> <br />Colton is safe. Meh. MAN, he has skinny legs. <br />DeAndre is still hanging. <br />Jessica is safe. Duh. <br />DeAndre is safe. Incorrect. <br />Shannon is in the bottom three. <br /><br />Heejun is praying.<br /> <br />Daughtry is playing. Which I would care about, but it’s 12:37 AM.<br /> <br />Erika, Heejun, and Hollie are up. <br />Jimmy says Hollie got straight A’s. But she needed different clothes. <br />Jimmy says Heejun is boxed in and boring. <br />Jimmy says Erika got trapped into oversinging. He also called Randy Yo Dawg out for saying not to listen to him when he makes arrangement suggestions. <br /><br />Hollie is safe. No kidding. <br />Erika is in the bottom three. <br />Heejun is safe. <br /><br />The girls are dropping like flies…..<br /><br />The judges are not happy. <br /><br />Elise is safe after all. So either Shannon or Erika is going home. Please, dear Lord let it be Shannon. <br /><br />Erika is safe. <br /><br />Shannon is singing for her life. The judges could save her. But I bet they won’t. <br /><br />And they don’t. <br /><br />I’m out.JessChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752777492655598462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531108317921525682.post-63406159756127376542012-03-08T13:04:00.004-08:002012-03-08T23:00:15.906-08:00Things That Should Never Be Done on Idol:Stevie Wonder songs and Whitney Houston songs. <br /><br />Steven Tyler has a pair of pants that look like a person's face. <br />The other two look normal for once. <br />Ryan still has my brother's hair. My brother sports it better. Has been since about 1989. <br /><br />This is the 400th episode. <br /><br />The girls. For some reason they have Shannon and Holly right next to each other. That seems unfair. <br /><br />The boys. I still hate Deandre. And probably Colton. <br /><br />It's guys vs. girls tonight. I don't know how that's any different than normal. Oh, they're revealing the bottom guy and the bottom girl and the judges will decide which one goes home. Cool. I suppose. <br /><br />Mary J Blige is mentoring alongside Jimmy Iovine. Joshua is up first. He's singing "I Wish." Mary brings in a gospel producer to help Joshua stay true to his roots. I'm digging this performance. I'm particularly enjoying the brass section on stage with him. He has quite the pipes. I enjoy him and I enjoyed that performance. Randy Yo Dawg: "I don't know what's goin' on but you just blew it out. What I really love is we've been hearing you sing these ballads and now you come out rockin' with the singing. You just showed me you can do everything. Flavorless and flawless." Me: "Flavorless AND flawless?" Jenny from the Block: "So much love. I love that I felt your performance. This little hand thing over here (waves her hand), I know that's a church thing. You make us feel it." Joshua: "That's my Mantasia." Me: "HAHA!" Steven Tyler: "You had the snap. You brought it home. You listened to Mary J. and you nailed it. Beautiful. Nice job. Well done." Me: "That's word for word, right there. I love that Steven is so concise." <br /><br />Touch is an awesome show. <br /><br />Elise is next. She's doing "Greatest Love of All." Mary J. seems apprehensive. Jimmy makes her sing, "I'm Your Baby Tonight." Jimmy is trying to make her successful and Elise is arguing with him. Grrr.... Also. Why is she always wearing hats? Elise is kind of bumming me out. She is using the brass section too. Brass section gettin' some love this evening. I do enjoy her voice, but she seems a bit uncomfortable with this song. I will say that I prefer this to Whitney. BUT that being said, I'm not really all "OMGWHITNEYISTHEBESTSINGERINTHEWHOLEWORRRRRRRRRRRLDDDDDDDD." Jenny from the Block: "Whitney is a beast. We all know this. I think you were so hesitant because you wanted to make it your own. I don't think it was your best. You felt a little unsure." Steven Tyler: "Yeahyeahyeah...when you have a really good voice, you think you can sing anything. But when your voice is so unique like yours you have to find the exact right song. In the past, you would nail it, and I missed that in the song this time." Randy: "It felt like you were boxing with the song. You don't have to prove at every note that you have that voice. Mary is trying to get you to sit in the song and just sing." I would agree with the judges overall on that. It was almost like she didn't feel comfortable singing the song. Which is what she very awkwardly just told Ryan. I wish she was less awkward when she talked. <br /><br />Jermaine is up. This should be interesting. He's singing "Knocks Me Off My Feet." Mary J told him not to try too hard and just sing smooth. I enjoy Mary J. She makes me want to listen to rap music. Not really. Jermaine's voice is like silk. Seriously. That was gorgeous. And I could understand the words. I liked it. Steven Tyler: "For a moment last week, you had trouble. This week, the song fit you like an Armani suit." Jenny from the Block: "You are adorable. I would like to see you connect with the words of the song. I need to feel like you are singing to somebody. Sing to me!" Me: "Don't you already have a 24 year old boyfriend Jenny from the Block?" Randy: "Yo man! You're like Barry White meets Arthur Price, Jerry Burkheimer kind of voice. I didn't like the chorus, but I loved the verses. So, relax and sit in it." Me: "Randy wants everyone to just sit down." Namedrop: 3. <br /><br />I don't like this whole "Ryan asks the contestants awkward questions at the end of their critique thing." <br /><br />Erika Van Pelt is up. She has a strange dress on. It's like prom meets punk rock. She's singing "I Believe in You and Me." I heart this song. Again with the hats. Why is everyone wearing a hat? Mary J. loves Erika's tone. She says it's like steak and potatoes. I agree with that description. Her voice is lovely. Chills take 1. Chills take 2. That was a really good performance. Very simple. Very elegant. And very, VERY good. Randy: "You have an amazing tone. When you let yourself go and stop thinking, it was unbelievable. Dude. Don't think. Let yourself go. That was amazing by the end." Paul: “Not thinking always works for the President.” And also Paul: “If Erika Van PELT was smart she would have changed her name to Erika van BELT before coming on this show.” Me: *stares silently*” Ohhhh…..” Jenny from the Block: "I had goosies before you even started. The way you interpret the song combined with the tone and fullness of your voice, is beautiful. I can't wait until you stop thinking." Steven Tyler: "I feel the same way. In the beginning you sat there, then you climbed, then it was absolutely beautiful. It was perfect, I think it's great." Ryan says she's too comfortable. I say she's phenomenal. <br /><br /><br />Colton is singing "Lately." Jimmy says Stevie is not Colton's wheelhouse. No kidding. Ok, so I was about to say that his voice doesn't make me want to stick forks in my ears. While that is true, his voice can get quite nasally and obnoxious. And, he looks like an idiot in skinny jeans. Steven Tyler: "That was fantastic. Good job." Jenny from the Block: "You're probably the most challenged tonight with the Stevie Wonder of it all. When you start showing your heart it's amazing." Me: "What is it that Colton DOES that is so unique? He's basically a really, really, really, really, lame version of Adam Lamebert/Lames Durbin. I just realized I have no way to incorporate Lame into Colton's name. Gah.” Randy Yo Dawg: "Technically, for a second, it wasn't picture perfect. There were some notes that were flat, some notes that were sharp, but here's the key, you'll notice that the points where that happened your singing soft and low. But when you hit your powerpoint it's always spot on." Me: "Question for you: do you want an Idol winner who can sing loud and on pitch, or an Idol who can always sing on pitch, regardless of dynamics? And no, Scotty McReery does not count." Paul: “You know what I want? An Idol winner who’s a white guy that plays a guitar. Can I also say that knowing that I’m expected to give comments now makes me nervous and I just need to relax and sit in it.” <br /><br />Shannon is singing "I Have Nothing." Mary J. tells her to quit running and just sing the song. I must say, this is not my favorite performance of hers. It's very copycat, and too big for her. WOW, she cracked that note. Ouch. She's very disappointed by it too. That was too, too, too, too big. Jenny from the Block: "The thinking got to you. You can sing that song, but we didn't hear that tonight." Me: "Maybe ya'll shouldn't make 15 year old girls sing Whitney Houston songs. Good grief." Steven Tyler: "You kind of crashed and burned on the turnaround. Your nerves got the best of you." Randy Yo Dawg: "It kind of derailed. There was a mistake either from you or the band and it derailed at that point." Now Shannon is admitting she wasn't listening to the band. Always listen to the band, people. Always. I just rewatched and I don't know what they're talking about. Paul: “Well, she did say she had nothing.” *badumcha*<br /><br />YAY! Deandre is up. Not. And he has his hair pulled back, I can only assume he's trying to also look like Stevie. It's not working. HAHA! Deandre can't even stand to look at himself on the big screen. Now you know how we feel, dude. He's singing "Master Blaster." Jimmy Iovine tells us that Deandre jumping around and flipping his hair is not enough. Thanks for that pearl of wisdom. I don't know this song, but I'm fairly certain Stevie Wonder actually sings songs in English. Also, even though Jimmy says it won't help, Deandre certainly will try to make us let him stay by jumping and flipping his hair. I can honestly say I understood zero percent of the words that he supposedly sang. I'm pretty sure he was saying "blahblahblah" the whole time. Steven Tyler: "You're like the male Naima and I love that." Me: "Except Naima could actually sing and didn't make me want to run away." Jenny from the Block: "I didn't want it to end. I loved it from the beginning." Randy Yo Dawg: "Dude, you showed a different side of you tonight. You were in perfect rhythm." Me: "Well, the judges are now listening to something other than what I'm listening to. Also, Randy has a rhinestone sad face on his jacket. That's how I will feel if Deandre makes it through." Paul: “Maybe Deandre can communicate with Landry for us. They have approximately the same vocabulary.” Me: “I’m not letting that anywhere near my child.” <br /><br />Skylar is up next. She is singing “Where Do Broken Hearts Go.” I reallllllly like this song. Jimmy and Mary J like Skylar. So do I. She took the note from Randy and is sitting down. Oh that key change was intense. I love her. And I love this arrangement. So far, she is the one that has been innovative with a Whitney song and made it something other than a Whitney song. I do have to say, Whitney songs are not all that fantastic lyrically speaking. “I look in your eyes and I know that you still care for me.” Lame lyrics. Jenny from the Block: “You are the definition of composure. The beginning was a little nasally and not all perfect. But you kept it together and gave us the biggest moment of the night. It was amazing.” Steven Tyler: “It was beautiful the way you climbed the ladder and at the end you nailed it. And that’s all anybody wants out of a song.” Randy Yo Dawg: “By the time you hit the end it was great. What I love about you is that you have other sides, you’re not just in one bag.” Me: “The beginning was fine. Steven Tyler would like to climb on to something in the near future. And what is this whole, “all we want is a good ending to a song” situation? I want to hear a song that is good all the way through.” <br /><br />Heejun! He is funny. He is singing “All is Fair in Love.” Mary J is surprised by Heejun’s tone. Heejun is funny. And endearing. Oooohhhhh, he has a string section on stage with him. This could be epic. He also got the sitting memo. Jenny from the Block: “I love you, I love you, I love you.” Something about hugging. Steven Tyler: “I love your voice, great job.” Randy Yo Dawg: “It wasn’t perfect, but it was reallllly good.” Me: “Is it just me or did they give him really short critiques? It was good, not like, knock my socks off good, but good.” <br />Hollie Cavanagh is next. She is singing “All the Man that I Need.” Mary J and Jimmy have a lot of faith in Hollie. I did not know this was a Whitney song. Upsetting, since this is probably in reference to “Bobby B!” (said in the voice of Maya Rudolph portraying Whitney on SNL). By the way, if you have not seen that skit, you should. Here it is. Ok, so her voice is a lot better than I initially thought. I still have no idea what is going on with her accent, but I loved her performance. Randy Yo Dawg: “You love taking on these big songs, this is like Whitney, like her primes joint she’s doing right here. And guess what , you nailed it!” Me: “Randy Yo Dawg, did you really have to use the word Whitney and joint in the same sentence?” Too soon? Jenny from the Block thinks there will be two girls in the final. I hope so. That would be refreshing. Steven Tyler: “That was really nice.” Me: “Steven and his conciseness is also refreshing.” <br />Watch Raising Hope. It’s amazing. <br />Jeremy is singing “Written in the Sky.” Jeremy is very nervous. Very, very nervous. Oh, the song is called “Ribbons in the Sky.” Enunciation goes a long way. Take notes Hair-boy. This is kind of a train wreck. He’s pitchy yo dawg all over the joint. For some inexplicable reason, Jenny from the Block is laughing. Steven Tyler: “Beautiful, velvety voice, I loved your voice from the start, great song tonight. You didn’t get a chance to fly like you usually do, doesn’t matter, wasn’t in that song, but you can do it.” Jenny from the Block: “I love to hear your interpretation of songs. It was really beautiful. Good job.” Randy Yo Dawg: “For me, man, it wasn’t your best. It’s the kind of song that you just have to put more swag in it to make it believable. I didn’t really believe it tonight.” Me: “I believe I agree with Randy Yo Dawg.” <br />Jessica Sanchez is next. She is singing “the iconic Whitney Houston song, I Will Always Love You.” Can we just stop right here and note the fact that Dolly Parton wrote and sang this song originally? It’s a Dolly Parton song. Point of fact, Whitney did not write many, if any, of her songs. Wow. Just wow. This is without a doubt the best performance of the night. The judges are all standing up. She is crying. That was amazing. Randy Yo Dawg: “Yo. Jessica Sanchez is legIT! I think you’re one of the best singers in this whole competition.” Jenny from the Block: “Just. Just. Amazing. It was beautiful.” Steven Tyler: “Jessica. You may be the one. You just made 40,000,000 people cry.” I wasn’t crying. But it was good. <br />Phillip Phillips is next. He is singing “Superstition.” This is going to be amazing. Jimmy Iovine says he is a rare find of a great musician and a great singer. That’s why I love Jimmy Iovine. He understands that those are two different things that don’t always go together. I know plenty of people IRL and on AI that are great singers but not such great musicians, and vice versa. Anyway. On to Phillip Phillips. This is awesome. I told you it would be. I loved that. They are totally gearing up for Phillip and Jessica in the finale though. Steven Tyler: “You got a lot of forgetaboutit in your voice. There’s no words for it. You just are. Y’know what I mean?” Jenny from the Block: “You took that and made it your own and you killed it.” Randy Yo Dawg: “Jimmy’s right, we need you in this competition. I’m waiting to see every time, how you’re going to interpret a song. You drive your own car, in your own lane and I love it.” Paul: “That’s illegal.” <br />So here’s how it shakes out. <br />If I had voted (I probably won’t vote this season) I would have voted for the following: <br />Joshua Ledet ****<br />Erika Van Pelt ****<br />Skylar Laine ***<br />Hollie Cavanagh ***<br />Jessica Sanchez *****<br />Phillip Phillips *****<br /><br />Bottom Boy: Probably Jeremy. Bottom Girl: Probably Elise. Going home: Probably Elise. <br /><br />Let’s see if I’m right. <br />The Results: <br />Top 13 singing Stevie Wonder as a group. This group sing doesn’t stink like usual. And I really have underestimated Hollie Cavanagh. There’s Elise and her Hat. Deandre still makes me ill. <br />Ford Commercial. They’re giants. They like FORD. But they can’t fit in them, so that’s lame. <br />Jimmy Iovine says it was tough last night. <br />Jessica, Hollie, and Elise are up. Elise will probably not be safe. <br />Jimmy says Elise is in trouble. <br />Jimmy says Hollie was fantastic. <br />Jimmy says Jessica had the best performance in the history of American Idol. He is concerned she will get overconfident. <br />Jessica is safe. Duh. <br />Elise is in the bottom three girls. Duh. <br />Hollie is safe. Duh. <br />Colton, Heejun, and Jermaine are up. <br />Jimmy says Heejun has a lot of flaws and was shafted by having to sing this song. <br />Jimmy says Colton doesn’t know who he is. <br />Jimmy says Jermaine had an internal battle between tuning and feel. He also wants to point out that Armani doesn’t make suits big enough for Jermaine. <br />Colton is safe. Boo. <br />Heejun is safe. <br />Jermaine is in the bottom three boys. <br />Lauren Alaina is performing . She really should have won over Scotty McDreary. <br />Erika, Shannon, and Skylar are up. Shannon is probably in the bottom three girls. <br />Jimmy said Erika did a really believable job. But she needs to work on presentation. <br />Jimmy said nerves got the better of Shannon. She needs more experience. <br />Jimmy said he likes Skylar’s nasally sound in her voice. <br />Erika is in the bottom three girls. Dumb. Dumbdumbdumb. <br />Skylar is safe. Duh. <br />Shannon is in the bottom three girls. <br />Phillip, Jeremy, Deandre and Joshua are up. <br />Jimmy says Joshua is very good, but he could get boring. I disagree 100%. <br />Jimmy says Deandre was a pleasant surprise. I disagree 100% again. <br />Jimmy says Phillip is a great musician vocally and instrumentally. And he knows who he is. He’s nervous that the girls could outshine him. I disagree again. <br />Jimmy says Jeremy did not deliver at all. He thinks Jeremy is going. Jimmy is harsh. <br />Randy is apparently enrolling in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry sometime soon. <br />Phillip is safe. Duh. <br />Jeremy is in the bottom three guys. <br />Deandre is safe. America is stupid. Really, really stupid. <br />Joshua Ledet is in the bottom three boys. <br />Mary J Blige. I’ll probably watch for a minute. Minute’s up. That’s enough. <br />Somewhere along the way I missed that Joshua and Erika were safe. But yay! <br />Jermaine is safe. <br />Jeremy is the bottom boy. <br />Shannon is safe. <br />Elise is the bottom girl. <br />Jennifer says America got it wrong. Randy says America didn’t get it exactly right but they probably did. That was vague, for me for you. <br />Jeremy is going home. So I was almost right. But, as we all know, almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. <br />Wait. Waitwaitwait. The farewell song is a Scotty McReery song. Barf. <br />The eliminated contestant doesn’t have to sing one last time? Weird. The judges seem very disgruntled at this outcome. I don’t know why everyone is so shocked. He was not great last night and he wasn’t going to go far. Maybe the judges are mad because Jimmy was right….JessChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752777492655598462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531108317921525682.post-59443153754263344192012-03-01T20:39:00.002-08:002012-03-01T22:57:01.856-08:00The Final 13Here we go. This could either go really well or be a complete trainwreck. I'm voting trainwreck. <br /><br />Jenny from the Block forgot to attach the rest of her dress. That's embarrassing. <br /><br />33 million votes to determine the top 13. Again, why can't that many people be involved in voting that actually matters. And yes, I know it's because 32.5 million of those people are under the age of 18. <br /><br />Chase, Phillip and Jeremy are all up. Out of this group, Phillip should go through. Jeremy will probably be a wild card. Chase is dunzo. <br /><br />Jimmy Iovine thinks Jeremy has a great voice and is really nice, but that's not enough to win Idol. <br /><br />Jimmy Iovine thinks Chase is good-looking but there is nothing fresh, original or exciting about him. Burn. <br /><br />Jimmy Iovine thinks Phillip Phillips is original and Idol needs originality. Jimmy would sign him on the spot. Nice. <br /><br />America says that Jeremy is not in the top 10. Chase is not either. Phillip is in the top 10. Told ya so. <br /><br />Jessica, Hollie, Brielle, and Hallie are up. Out of this group, I'll take anyone but Brielle. But really the only one I saw in the top 13 was Jessica. Paul wants Hollie (the short blonde) and Hallie (the tall blonde that looks like Marilyn Monroe).<br /><br />Jimmy Iovine says Hollie could do some real damage if she had better songs. <br /><br />Jimmy Iovine says Brielle is obnoxious. Oh no, Paul said that. Jimmy said that Brielle has a lot of charisma but she picked a crummy song. <br /><br />Jimmy Iovine says Hallie is poised, restrained, and has a great tone. But he doesn't think America will vote for her. And he also says she's blonde. <br /><br />Jimmy Iovine says Jessica has talent from A-Z and he would sign her on the spot. He also said she's the one to beat. I guess I just don't get her. <br /><br />Hallie is glowing. She's making everything around her yellow. <br /><br />Brielle is not in the top 10. Hallelujah. <br /><br />Hallie is not in the top 10. Paul is bummed. <br /><br />Hollie and Jessica are both in. Jessica was in my top 13. But as a wild card. So there's that. <br /><br />Joshua, Heejun, and Adam are up. Not good. Joshua and Heejun should both be in. I have all three of these guys in my top 13. Adam as a wild card. <br /><br />Jimmy Iovine says Joshua is the real deal and he wants to work with him. But he wants to make sure that it doesn't turn into Sister Act III. I don't know if I have mentioned before how much I heart Jimmy Iovine. But I do. I love him I do. <br /><br />Jimmy Iovine says Adam is not pulling off the large black woman inside of his white boy body. <br /><br />Jimmy Iovine says Heejun is completely confusing because he tries to be funny. <br /><br />Joshua is in the top 10! YES! He's in my top 13. <br /><br />Heejun is in the top 10. Awesome. <br /><br />My child is screaming like he's never been fed in his entire 4 month life. Please hold. <br /><br />Ok we're back. <br /><br />Shannon, Skylar, Chelsea, and Baylie are up. Shannon and Skylar should be in. <br /><br />Jimmy Iovine says Skylar did herself a service with her song choice and a lot of the country voted for her. <br /><br />Jimmy Iovine says Baylie has all the pieces but they didn't fall into place. <br /><br />Jimmy Iovine says Chelsea has a really nice voice but her performance was not original enough. <br /><br />Jimmy Iovine says Shannon has a really good voice and has great poise and could use some help in styling. I would agree with that, actually. <br /><br />Shannon is in the Top 10. Duh. <br /><br />Skylar is in the Top 10. MAN, I'm good! ;) <br /><br />Aaron, Creighton, Reed are up. Wow. I think Creighton and Reed should be in the top 13, BUT there are only 3 spots left and still a bunch of guys left to get through. So I doubt they are both in the top 10. <br /><br />Jimmy Iovine thought Reed was too kitschy and cabaret. Wow. I can see that. <br /><br />Jimmy Iovine says Aaron was cheesy and Don Cheadle. Wait, Don Cheadle is cheesy? I missed that memo. <br /><br />Jimmy Iovine says Creighton has an interesting voice. Top end is screechy and annoys him. He did not love Creighton. <br /><br />Jenny from the Block thinks Jimmy should come to the show. She also thinks what they hear there is different than what we hear here. Shouldn't that NOT be the case though? Shouldn't there "talent" surpass the bounds of space and touch our very souls as we watch from our couches? Wow, that was poetic. <br /><br />Randy Yo Dawg thinks Jimmy was correct after all. Steven Tyler had some choice words for Jimmy. <br /><br />I don't think Jimmy cares what the judges think, frankly. <br /><br />Aaron is not in the top 10. <br /><br />Creighton is not in the top 10. <br /><br />Reed is not in the top 10 either. <br /><br />Holy. Toledo. <br /><br />Elise, Erika, Haley, and Jen are up. Elise and Haley have zero style. It's appalling actually. <br /><br />Jimmy Iovine says Jen Hirsh has a really nice voice, but she needs to stay miles away from Adele. Too many Adele wannabes. I'm pretty sure I said the same thing last night. Jimmy Iovine and I are having a mind-meld. <br /><br />Jimmy Iovine says Erika has music in her blood and she has great restraint, which the show needs more of. He disagrees with the judges. I think Jimmy Iovine should be a judge. Scratch that, I think Jimmy Iovine should be THE judge. <br /><br />Jimmy Iovine says Haley sang out of tune the entire song and Randy was right when he said it was a nightmare. Ouch. <br /><br />Jimmy Iovine says Elise has a lot of character but she pushes a little too much. <br /><br />I think Jen, Erika, AND Elise should be in the top 13. So I'm not going to be happy with this result, regardless. <br /><br />Haley is not in the top 10. <br /><br />Erika is not in the top 10 either. <br /><br />Elise is in the top 10. Jen is not. I actually agree with that. <br /><br />DeAndre Makemesick, Jebenieber, Colton, and Jermaine are up. Jermaine looks like he's going to eat the other three. <br /><br />Jimmy Iovine is glad the judges brought Jermaine back. He has a beautiful voice and Jimmy would listen to an entire album of his. Jimmy is rooting for him. If Jimmy Iovine got a hold of Jermaine, Jermaine would be GOLDEN. <br /><br />Jimmy Iovine says DeAndre has potential and he needs a coach. And he's not ready for Earth, Wind, and Fire.<br /><br />Jimmy Iovine says Jebenieber has potential but is not ready for primetime. He made a bad song choice and they should change the rules so that Jebenieber can come back if he doesn't make it. <br /><br />Jimmy Iovine thinks Colton is really talented (?) and thinks he could win this thing. Jimmy has fallen under his spell. <br /><br />DeAndre is not in the top 10. And now he is resorting to his second option of career choice which is apparently a hairdresser. <br /><br />Colton is in the top 10. That's aggravating. I do not enjoy him and I foresee many angst filled blogs in my future. <br /><br />Jermaine is in the top 10. That's incredible. VINDICATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <br /><br />So the wild card contenders are:<br />Creighton<br />Reed<br />Jeremy<br />Aaron<br />DeAndre Makemesick<br />Jebeneiber<br />Adam<br />Chase<br />Jen<br />Chelsea<br />Brielle<br />Haley<br />Hallie<br />Erika<br />Baylie<br /><br />The judges will choose 6 people to sing again. <br /><br />Jen Hirsh is singing for her life. She is ridiculously good. She needs to make it. Why didn't she sing like this last night???? The judges are giving feedback? I can't take the suspense. FFWD. <br /><br />Jeremy Rosado is singing for his life. He's singing Carrie Underwood. He sang this for his final audition. This kid has pipes. I really like him. I want him to make it. <br /><br />Oh for the love. They're letting stupid Brielle sing again. GAHHHHH! I don't think you understand how much I hate her. She just tackled Ryan Seacrest. AND SHE'S SINGING ADELE. Leave Adele songs ALONE. GOOD GRIEF. <br /><br />You have got to be kidding me. DeAndre gets to sing again too. He's singing "Georgia." And in "pe...peaceful dreams he sees Georgia." He's not even from Georgia. And he thinks pointing to his head will convince us that he still has a mind. <br /><br />THANK YOU. Erika gets to sing again. Oh, come on. She's singing Lady Cher. 'Cause Lady Gaga copycats Cher. Her voice is so good. This is a very appropriate song choice for this situation. I realllllllly want Erika to make it. <br /><br />Reed Grimm gets to sing. <br /><br />So we say farewell to: Haley, Chase, Chelsea, Jebenieber, Aaron, Hallie, Adam, and Creighton. I'm REALLY surprised at Creighton. <br /><br />So Reed is going to sing. He's singing "Use Me" by Bill Withers. Also, Reed is FOR SURE on the spectrum. He's not going through. He's like on the verge of insane or brilliant. <br /><br />Ok the wild cards. <br /><br />Randy's wild card is.............<br /><br />Erika Van Pelt. And I just did some kind of crazy dinosaur sound. <br /><br />Jenny from the Block's wild card is.........<br /><br />Jeremy Rosado. And i just did a large amount of fist pumping. <br /><br />Steven Tyler's wild card is........<br /><br />DeAndre Makemesick. And I just threw up a little in my mouth. <br /><br />One good thing about this turn of events is that we don't have to deal with Brielle. Or her Mom. <br /><br />But they missed the boat on Jen Hirsh and Reed Grimm. <br /><br />Next week the guys do Stevie Wonder and the girls do Whitney Houston. I told you so.JessChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752777492655598462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531108317921525682.post-91946866166271648732012-02-29T22:26:00.002-08:002012-03-01T15:55:20.214-08:00It's Ladies NightLadies night inevitably means poo squattage, sashaying, and probably a lot of ? as to why they made it to the live shows in the first place. <br /><br />Ryan wants to know if one of these ladies will be the first female winner in 5 seasons. Brielle thinks that by raising one eyebrow and looking "shexy" (shady/sexy) she is stating that she will be the first female winner in 5 seasons. I say notinamillionyears. <br /><br />Steven Tyler was getting one last sip backstage and was a little tardy for the party this evening. <br /><br />Tomorrow night we'll narrow down to 10 and each judge will have a wild card pick. Which means Nigel will tell them which 3 that are "eliminated" shouldn't have been "eliminated" and force the judges to pick them. <br /><br />Chelsea is first. She is from the country. I like her. She is singing "Cowboy Casanova" by Ms. Underwood. Wow. That's gutsy. That was actually really good. Enjoyable. She seemed to lose a little steam towards the end, but it was pretty good overall. Randy Yo Dawg: "Kickin' it off with a big Carrie Underwood, you can definitely sing, but I don't know if it was the best song choice, we've seen the Carrie Underwood thing, it'd be like if somebody got up there and tried to sing Steven Tyler." Me: "Huh? Last night, practically everyone did a copycat performance of someone else's song and you were falling over yourselves worshipping the very ground they stood on." Jenny from the Block: "Your voice sounded nasally and people didn't get to hear the best part of you. It sucks to go first." Steven Tyler: "I can hear your heart pounding from here. Watch your phrasing." Me: "Either I no longer have good taste in music or I need to get my ears checked." Namedrop: 1<br /><br />Erika Van Pelt is up next. She lives in Rhode Island. She's a mobile DJ. That would be a fun job. I like her personality. I think she's fun. She's singing "What About Love?" She has a really powerful voice. You know how I said I thought the odds were against a female winning this year? The girls are straight showing up tonight. I may have been wrong. Steven Tyler: "I loved your confidence, I loved the notes, it's beautiful." Jenny from the Block: "You could have pushed it a little more. Next time, let loose, let loose on us. But you're amazing." Randy Yo Dawg: "Well, yo. You showed this confidence, this restraint, kind of an Adele vibe. I was thinking, yo, if this girl DJ's as good as she sings, yo, a singing DJ!" Ryan: "Were you holding back a little bit?" Erika: "Maybe a little melodically, but I wanted to show my rock side." <br />Me: "I dug it." Namedrop total: 2<br /><br />Jen Hirsch is from Agoura Hills. She has a cute dog and a cute family. She is singing Adele's "One and Only." I've never heard this song. I like Jen Hirsch alot. She has a raelly amazing control to her voice. I liked this performance. Not as much as Erika but more than Chelsea. Jenny from the Block: "I felt the feeling in the song. Really good job." Steven Tyler: "Confidence makes a voice fly and yours was soaring." Randy Yo Dawg: "I love you and your voice, you can do those runs, you can naturally go there." She was good. <br /><br />Brielle. My favorite. NO. Her Mom is living with the contestants. That's probably LOADS of fun. She's singing "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay." Correction. She's growling it. And now she's shouting it. The NY accent on this song was so irritating. Not to mention the fact that she tie-dyed her dress in arts and crafts class. Steven Tyler: "You have a sense of the blues. Nice, nice, nice." Jenny from the Block: "This is what I love about you, people don't think about you as one of the big voices. But you're a performer." Randy Yo Dawg: "You can really sing. You surprised me. Like a little Janis Joplin." Namedrop total: 3 She drives me insane. <br /><br />Hallie Day is up. She lives in Baltimore, MD. She is strange. I don't know why I think that but I do. She's singing "Feelin' Good." That was a pretty decent performance. She has good stage presence. Her voice was shaky in spots but overall it was pretty good. Jenny from the Block: "It had some really beautiful moments. You looked like a star." Steven Tyler: "Since day one you know how I feel. I think your voice is old-timey, like Adele. It's great." Me: "Not everyone can be Adele. In fact, no one IS Adele except Adele. What you're trying to say is, they have talent. Which is rare." Randy Yo Dawg: "What do you want to do?" Hallie: "I just want to put soul into everything I do." Randy Yo Dawg: "I just didn't know where you would be. (unintelligible name) is doing that, Adele is doing it, but I didn't know how you would fit." Namedrop total: 5<br /><br />Skylar is up next. Skylar lives in a small town. Skylar is the one that I said I thought might win at her audition. Not Bailey. Skylar. I like her a lot. I love the country twang. She really does remind me of Reba. I love her. I'm Team Skylar all the way. Randy Yo Dawg: "You are like the rockin' country chick. You're like a mix of Reba, Kelly Clarkson and Tina Turner. I recorded that song with Travis Tritt." Namedrop total: 9. Jenny from the Block: "I love your twang. You're a natural born performer." Steven Tyler: "You made Galveston proud. You're a pistol. Keep it up." Awkward pause while cameraman waits for Steven to keep talking. <br /><br />Baylie Brown is up next. She lives in TX. She lives with her GrandDad. Awww. Landry has a GrandDad too! She's singing "Amazed." She's kind of falling apart. She's about 1/2 a beat behind the band. She's flat in spots and sharp in others. And she's being overpowered by the background singers at the key change. She's also peaking her voice on the high end of her range. That was disappointing. And surprising. I expected her to do better. Steven Tyler: "I don't know if that was the best song you could have picked. But I enjoyed it. You're very pretty." Jenny from the Block: "It was a little shaky all the way through. You didn't have total control." Me: "Finally, we agree!" Randy Yo Dawg: "I agree. You never seized control. It was good. You look amazing. But I don't think it was great." Baylie had fun, bless her little country heart. <br /><br />Hollie Cavanagh has a strange accent. Or perhaps a speech impediment? I don't know. She's singing "Reflection" which is a song from "Mulan," the Disney movie. I give this performance a big ol' ???????? She looks like she's very confused and scared and oh my goodness that big note was SHARP! Steven Tyler: "One of my favorites from the start you hit your notes perfect." Me: "She did?????" Jenny from the Block: "I think you can win this. I know you didn't have everything you wanted in that song." Me: "She can win this????" Randy Yo Dawg: "You're one of my favorites. I love your vocals. It'd be nice to see you let go a little bit." Me: "I just don't get it. She's cute and everything, but I don't find her voice all that fabulous." <br /><br />Haley Johnson is from Oregon. She's singing "Sweet Dreams" and she has a strange dress. Also, her voice is odd. It's pleasant, but odd. It's plodd. Jenny from the Block: "I hope America heard all of the intricacies that you did." Steven Tyler: "Some of your turn arounds weren't perfect, but what in life is? You pulled it through. The money shots were spot on." Randy Yo Dawg: "It was a bit of a nightmare more than a dream. Annie Lennox. I'm dizzy." Namedrop total: 10<br /><br />Shannon's Dad is here and he's going to beat up Steven. Not really. She is singing "Go Light Your World" by Kathy Troccoli. This is a Christian song. Wow! That was really good. But I'm very sleepy. So this is going to have to wait. <br /><br />Well that's frustrating. I had the whole thing completed and it didn't save. Stupid technology. <br /><br />Anyway, in a nutshell. Shannon was good. Jessica Sanchez was a'ight for me for you. Elise was awesome, but I just really love her voice. This is my ideal top 13. <br /><br />Phillip Phillips<br />Reed Grimm<br />Joshua Ledet<br />Heejun<br />Creighton Fraker<br />Elise Testone<br />Jen Hirsh<br />Skylar Laine<br />Shannon Magrane<br />Erika Van Pelt<br /><br />Wild Cards: Jeremy Rosado, Adam Brock, and Jessica Sanchez. <br /><br />We'll see, America. We'll see.JessChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752777492655598462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531108317921525682.post-91976454333720014222012-02-28T22:25:00.003-08:002012-02-29T00:57:54.626-08:00ANNNNNNND....We're Live!Live show! Live show! Live show! <br /><br />Seriously, Ryan Seacrest stole <a href="http://staatalent.com/client/jw-cox/">this guy's</a> hair. By the way, that guy is my brother. He's a broadcaster. Someone should hire him. <br /><br />American Idol has a new home. It's a fancy arena thing complete with cheesy game show music. <br /><br />The guys are up tonight. The girls are up tomorrow. Thursday we get down to the top 13. <br /><br />Randy Jackson has KILLER lapels. Jenny from the Block has pretty hair. Steven Tyler killed a zebra for his jacket. <br /><br />Here are the Top 12 guys. Reed, Adam, DeAndre, Colton, Jeremy, Aaron, Chase, Philip, Jebeneiber, Heejun, and Joshua. They refuse to tell us who the 13th person will be. Gah! <br /><br />Reed is up first. He is from Wisconsin. He apparently cares for his nieces. That's nice. Reed will be singing "Moves Like Jagger" which is probably one of the dumbest songs ever. Sorry Adam Levine. I will say I kind of enjoy this arrangement. Also, he busts out the drum kit, which is nice. Oh, he dropped his pack! But did not let it throw him or turn into a diva about it. I enjoyed that. It was probably an 8.5/10 for me for you. Randy Yo Dawg: "Yo, I'm glad we had someone like you to jump off season one one. You had some Sheila E on the timbalis and you sounded like Casey from last season." Namedrop: 2 Jenny from the Block: "Everyone is so familiar with that song, the pop version, it was good to show some variety." Steven Tyler: "I love your voice you can do anything with it." You know what I DON'T like about Reed? I don't like that he is so over the top with his facial expressions. It's unsettling. <br /><br />Adam Brock is up next. He is a jack of all trades master of none. He has a large black woman trapped in his body. He should get that checked out. He is going to sing "Think." Usually a bad idea to sing a girl song....This is really copycat. It's just kind of boring for me for you. Also, he reminds me of my drama teacher my Freshman year of high school. I was not a fan. Of the drama teacher. I'm hoping Adam will stick around to the top 13, but he will need to show some originality. Steven Tyler: "I'm going to talk instead of letting Jennifer from the Block speak since I'm already wasted." Jenny from the Block: "I liked the end. It was great." Randy Yo Dawg: "I like that you have the throwback vibe. Is that a Pittsburgh Steelers towel?" Me: "Throwback vibe is just another way of saying copycat. And Steelers??? Adam is shunned. SHUN ON!" <br /><br />DeAndre Makemesick is up next. His sister has his hair. When they hug it's like a crazy birds nest. Paul thinks DeAndre Makemesick looks like Michael Bolton. And he loves Michael Bolton. That was sarcasm. DeAndre Makemesick is doing exactly what I thought he would do. Making me sick. The falsetto is really annoying as is his hair flippage. Oh good, he's going to be the one that screams his way into oblivion this season. Jenny from the Block: "Do I go first? I-" Steven Tyler: (interrupting) "I told you this was going to happen if you kept singing like that. Good for you man. Good for you. It was great." Jenny from the Block: "That's right. Everything you do is magical and amazing." Randy Yo Dawg: "We've been doing this show for 11 seasons. The falsetto is amazing and THEN you do the big chest note at the end and I was like Yo, this kid's got it all." Me:"And then I was like, YO, THE JUDGES ARE LISTENING TO SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN I AM!" <br /><br />Colton Dixon is obsessed with his sister. It's strange. Also, he has dumb hair. He's going to shock us. He's singing a song I've never heard. In the promo package he said, "People are used to seeing me at a piano and uh, I think I'm going to shock a few people." I even went back and rewatched it, yo. And then, lo and behold, HE'S AT A PIANO! I'm shocked. Flabbergasted. Amazed, really. That was also sarcasm. They should really clean that piano. It has scuff marks and fingerprints all over it. Now he's standing up. Is that that shocking part? Now he's standing on the piano. That must be the shocking part. He keeps singing, "How did we get here?" My question? How did YOU get here? That was very emo and very Durbin-y. So I'm lovin' that. *sarcasm* Randy Yo Dawg: "You almost made it last year. I'm glad you're back. It's about time we had our own little indie-alt rocker singing Paramore. I love all the flavors." Me: "Taste the rainbow." Jenny from the Block: "I look forward to America really feeling your heart. You're a relevant artist. I hear you on the radio." Me: "He is? He sounds like everyone else." Steven Tyler: "We saw your true talent. Keep rocking it." Ryan: "Was that a risk for you?" Colton: "I'm never out from behind a piano, that's my home." Me: "Oh. Ok. Well then I guess that was shocking." Colton: "VINDICATIONNNNN!"<br /><br />Jeremy Rosado is up next. I like this kid. He seems nice. He's singing a girl song, too! GAH! But at least it's Sara Bareilles. I love her. He likes to encourage others. He works at the front desk for an infectious diseases doctor's office. Gross. HA! The guy playing piano for him has the music on an iPad. That's awesome. He has a sweet tone to his voice. But he's a little flat in spots. Probably just nerves. That song never really hit the climactic moment. It just kind of fell flat for me for you. Steven Tyler: "You couldn't have picked a better song. It was just beautiful. You have a big heart. For that alone, you should be America's Idol." Jenny from the Block: "Jer-Bear! Some people are just blessed from God that when you open your mouth you affect people. When you open your mouth it's just music. The audience is going to see who you are." Randy Yo Dawg: "America, meet Jeremy. Jeremy, meet America. We got some sAngers on this show. I was so impressed with the big booming vocals. Dude, I love you man!" Why am I so underwhelmed?? <br /><br />Steven Tyler is officially high. Or intoxicated. <br /><br />Aaron Marcellus teaches voice lessons and takes dance lessons. But he's a regular dude. Oh kay. In all reality, I do enjoy him. He's singing "Never Can Say Goodbye." So he's singing a goodbye song. That's a good move on week one. *sarcasm* Either I'm really tired or he is really sharp in his tone. Jenny from the Block is gettin' down with her bad self. I will say I enjoy this performance the most thus far. Even with the unnecessary scream at the end. He got a standing O from the judges. Randy Yo Dawg: "You're like a veteran walking around on the stage singing with ease. Great vocals." Jenny from the Block: "Randy said it before, boy can sang, that's the end of the story. But I'mma keep talking anyway because I like to hear myself talk." Steven Tyler: "We always talk about the whole package, that's what you had tonight." It was the best so far, but I don't know if I think it was fantastic. <br /><br />Chase Likens is up next. He lives in an apartment. But he has horses. Where do they sleep?? He's singing a country song I've never heard by someone I've never heard of. So that will probably work out well. Jenny from the Block is chair dancing again. Why is this guy here? I mean it's fine. It's just mediocre and drab. There is nothing interesting about this performance. The judges all probably think he was amazing. Steven Tyler: "You look like Brendan Frasier. You're going to set a lot of hearts on fire, lots of Mommies at home." Me: "As a Mommy at home, I can say that this is false information." Jenny from the Block: "You're attractive...oh yeah and you sounded good." Randy Yo Dawg: "You have skills and range and you're handsome like me." Me: "Who cares what he looks like? Seriously."<br /><br />Creighton Fraker is next. He was a preacher's kid. He didn't fit in there so he moved to New York. He's singing "True Colors." Girl song. Are there really no boy songs available? This is going to sound mean but he sounds exactly like Cyndi Lauper, who actually sings this song. Jenny from the Block: "That was so beautiful. I don't want you to go home. You showed dynamics. You're an individual." Steven Tyler: "Cyndi Lauper did a beautiful job of that. It was stupendous." Randy Yo Dawg: "Dude. You can definitely sing." Me: "Of course he can sing. At this point,they should all be able to "sing."" Ohhhh....Creighton's birth Dad is the 80's rocker. His bio Dad is a preacher. Or was a preacher. That explains a lot. <br /><br />Phillip is next. I like him. He works at a pawn shop. Phillip doesn't want to be famous for fame he wants to be normal and to make great music. He is singing "In the Air Tonight," which I have never heard of. I like the tone of his voice. The rasp is really natural and pleasant. This competition is going to eat him up. This is pleasant enough, but he's obviously uncomfortable on stage. Jenny from the Block: "Last year we came back talking about Lauren Alaina and Scotty McReery. This year we were talking about Phillip Phillips." Me: "You were not talking about Scotty McReery. You were talking about James Durbin and you know it. Stop. Just stop." Steven Tyler: "You have an amazing talent." Randy Yo Dawg: "You know I wasn't jumping up and down about the reharm of that melody. You're so unique, you remind me of Dave Mathews." Me: "By definition, one cannot be both unique and remind you of someone else." Phillip Phillips Dad, Phillip Phillips is very proud of him. I would have voted for him if I had watched early enough. <br /><br />Jebeneiber! He's a jokester. He goes to school and does chores. He's boring. He's singing "Set Fire to the Rain" which is an Adele song. Adele is a girl. But it's ok because Jebeneiber sounds kinda girly. Again, his voice sounds slightly under pitch. Maybe it's the sound? I don't know. But I don't enjoy this. Randy Yo Dawg: "You are so mad young. And so mad calm and cool and collected. It wasn't all perfect. There were some flat notes in the middle there." Me: "Ok. I'm not crazy." Jenny from the Block: "I felt the same way. But it impressed me that you held on." Steven Tyler: "You have a true, straight voice for someone so young. Listen to blues records." Jebeneiber's strategy is to take it one step at a time. What an intelligent strategy. Since there's not really another choice. <br /><br />Heejun is up. I love Heejun. Heejun's Mom is adorable. I really like Heejun. He's singing "Angels." His voice is like velvet. That was a really good performance, actually. I would have voted for that. Jenny from the Block: "You're voice is smooth as silk. That song didn't show it off." Steven Tyler: "I don't think it was the right song but I still love your voice." Randy Yo Dawg: "I agree. You're mad talented." Me: "How was that not a good song choice? I thought it showed off his voice wonderfully. Stupid judges." Ryan and Heejun do the sweating bit again. <br /><br />Joshua Ledet is up next. I'm so tired but I want to know who the 13th dude is. I like him. He is singing a song by Jennifer Hudson. I don't think anyone sang a boy song tonight. So dumb. His voice is fantastic. This performance is great. I really really like him. The judges do too. He's so understated. Randy Yo Dawg: "I love you. This is what singing is about. I love great voices." Jenny from the Block: "You are amazing. I don't know what to say to you. I want to punch you. Your voice is from God." Me: "What is your voice from Jenny from the Block?" Steven Tyler: "You are the voice the world has been waiting to hear. I could not believe where you went and came back again." It really was amazing. <br /><br />The thirteenth dude is.......<br /><br />Jermaine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />I'm so happy!!!!!!!!!!!! <br /><br />I LOVE Jermaine!!!!!!!!!!! <br /><br />He is going to sing "Dance with my Father." Classic Vandross. Good choice for him. Let's be real here, I really doubt Jermaine will win, just based simply on the fact that his voice is so specific that I don't see how he could have a lot of variety. For example, I don't see him being able to pull off a Beatles song let's say. Randy Yo Dawg: "That's why we wanted you on the show. You're so different and so unique." Me: "Uhhhh....when you eliminated him in the first place you said he was too unique Randy Yo Dawg. Which is it?" Jenny from the Block: "You have such a special spirit and such a special voice and I'm glad that America got to see you tonight." Steven Tyler: "Thank you for proving to us why we asked you to come back." Jermaine's Mom is very involved. Jermaine and his Mom are very attached. <br /><br />Asterisks denote my top 5<br /><br />Reed (guy with the drums)*<br />Adam (man with the black woman trapped inside)<br />DeAndre (boy with long hair)<br />Colton (boy that defiled the piano)<br />Jeremy (wild card selection) (nice kid)<br />Aaron (black kid with glasses) <br />Chase (country guy)<br />Creighton (Preacher's kid)*<br />Phillip (pawn shop)*<br />Jebeneiber (do you really need a descriptor for this one) <br />Heejun (Asian)*<br />Joshua (gospel guy)*<br />Jermaine (gentle giant)JessChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752777492655598462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531108317921525682.post-14347978654554695862012-02-24T21:22:00.002-08:002012-02-24T22:32:17.823-08:00Top 24 Revealed!Here we go. <br /><br />Adam Brock is in. And he's very, VERY emotional about it. Like, uncomfortably emotional. Also, three words he used to describe what he has to do in life. "I have to sing." Either that's fuzzy math or he's actually saying "I hafta sing." <br /><br />Jeremy Rosado (the big young kid that Jenny from the Block said was a nice kid) should definitely be through. And he is. I'm happy about that. I like when they seem to be genuinely nice. <br /><br />Shannon Magrane (the tall girl with baseball dad) will probably go through. I don't know. She may have overstayed her welcome. She has a pretty voice and is pretty (which shouldn't matter, but does), but I don't really see her being able to do a lot of variety. She's through. And she does some kind of crazy dance with all of her limbs. <br /><br />Scott Dangerfield, who apparently auditioned last year and then pulled himself out. He was obviously not memorable this year because this is the first I've seen of him. He's not in this year and is kind of rude about it. "It is what it is." Well, of course it is what is. If it wasn't what it is, it wouldn't be what it is. Of course that depends on what your definition of "it" is. <br /><br />Rejection pile. <br /><br />Skylar Lane (the girl that reminds the judges of Reba) is up. I like her. She's not the best performer I've ever seen, but she seems to have a lot of potential. She's through. She'll be interesting to watch. <br /><br />Hallie Day is in (the girl with white blonde hair)<br /><br />Chase Likens (I have nothing distinguishing sorry) is in. <br /><br />Aaron Marcellus (black guy with horn rim glasses) is in. <br /><br />DeAndre Brackensick (the guy with looooooong blonde girly hair), he reminds me of Jason Castro. And Paul just said the same thing without having read what I typed. HA! DeAndre Makemesick is his new name. And he's in. Paul vetoes that name. We'll see. <br /><br />Jermaine Jones (gentle giant) is awesome. He's so sweet and gentle and good-natured. His voice is unique, and perhaps too unique for Idol. Because Idol tends to spew out pop bubble-gum superstars. Minus Ms. Underwood of course. Randy tells him he's the most different artist they've had in a while, but he's too uniquely talented so he's going home. This has got to be the saddest elimination on American Idol. Jermaine is just so sad. <br /><br />Ariel Sprague (little black girl), Shelby Tweeten (nondescript blonde), Hollie Cavanagh (girl with white blond hair). Incidentally, Hollie auditioned last year, cried her way into Hollywood and then got eliminated somewhere along the way. But no one is mentioning that. Strange. Out of those three, I would take Ariel. But the other two are fine too. Hollie is in. Cool. I guess. <br /><br />The last two contestants are Eben (Justin Bieber's little brother) and David Leathers (the "17" year old kid). So either way Annoying will be in. Eben is in. His new name is Jebenieber. <br /><br />So that's it. <br /><br />Asterisks denote favorites<br /><br />Adam Brock*<br />Phil Phillips*<br />Eben Francowitz<br />Joshua Ledet*<br />Reed Grimm*<br />Aaron Marcellus<br />Colton Dixon<br />Heejun Han<br />Chase Likens<br />Deandre Brackensick<br />Creighten Fraker<br />Jeremy Rosado*<br /><br />Shannon Magrane*<br />Brielle Von Hugel<br />Jennifer Hirsch*<br />Hallie Day<br />Jessica Sanchez<br />Erika Van Pelt<br />Bailey Brown*<br />Chelsea Sorrel<br />Haley Johnson<br />Hollie Cavanaugh<br />Elise Testone*<br />Skylar Lane*<br /><br />HAHAHA! Paul is doing his favorites and just paused on Creighton. He said, "I don't know anything about him, but I think he's going to win. He fits the profile." The profile: white guy with a guitar. I will say, the odds are against the girls winning. Again. <br /><br />Oh good! They're going to add another guy back in to make a top 13. The choices are Jermaine, The Cowboy, Johnny Keyser, and David Leathers. My guess is it's actually between Jermaine and David. I for one will be praying that the Cowboy will never be heard from again.JessChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752777492655598462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531108317921525682.post-754702283898451722012-02-23T23:03:00.002-08:002012-02-24T00:14:17.821-08:00So I Skipped a Week...I watched the actual group performances and the 50's week performances tonight. I was meh about most of them. There were a couple that stood out, but I was distracted by my crying child/other things. <br /><br />I will say that I don't like Brielle (girl with the over-involved Mom). <br /><br />Oh, and Jessica (the girl who's boyfriend had a stroke)should have stayed in longer. That was ridiculous. <br /><br />Anyway, here we are at Final 24 cut time. <br /><br />The judges appear to be sitting in a pool of water. It's like in Harry Potter when Dumbledore has to drink the stuff from the shell and those terrible monsters come up out of the water. I can't remember what it's called. <br /><br />Jen Hirsch- the girl from The Lady and the Spectacles. I like her. She is very soulful and I enjoy her completely. She also sang "Georgia" in her solo round. And she got a standing ovation. Anyway, she should be in. Jenny from the Block looks like a mermaid. Jen Hirsch is in. I'm a fan. <br /><br />Creighton Fraker is next. He was in Jen Hirsch's group. He's the one that said he was a starving artist from New York. He has grown on me. I think he's probably in. I'm right. Apparently he was adopted and discovered that his birth Dad was in an 80's rock band. <br /><br />Lauren Gray is up next. I love her and I think she should make it. She plays in the bar with her Dad. WHAT. She did not make it. Tragic. She was great. <br /><br />Joshua Ledet (black guy who I had never seen before group week, preacher's kid). Goodness, there appears to be a pirate ship behind him while he sings his final song. I like his voice a LOT. I want him to make it. You know what I hate? I hate when Randy Jackson, or any of the judges for that matter, go on and on about how hard this week is and they hate to say goodbye to so many great people. Just hush. Joshua made it. HAHA! He straight up busted into some gospel praise music! Awesome! <br /><br />And here come the rejects. <br /><br />Haley Johnson is mediocre at best. I don't have anything distinguishing to say about her. She's blonde. Oh, wait, she was in the group that did "The Night has a Thousand Eyes" in the Vegas performance challenge. The one that sang the last riff. I don't know, I don't think she's any better than any of the other contestants. She made it. <br /><br />Nico (the kid with the jerrycurl) is out. I'm fine with that. <br /><br />Elise Testone (another blonde with a really soulful, great voice) is in. I'm fine with that as well. <br /><br />Reed Grimm (the guy who played drums and sang) is in. I'm 100% fine and TOTALLY for that. <br /><br />Erika Van Pelt, the blonde girl with the red in her hair. Really soulful voice. I like her and I want her to make it. Apparently she had a rough time with her final song yesterday. Erika is through. Yay. <br /><br />Chelsea is another contestant that I don't remember ever seeing. She missed lyrics. She should be out. But she's not out, which is tragic. She's cute and has bouncy hair, but I don't know if her voice is actually worth a spot in the top 24. <br /><br />Bailey Brown is awesome. I like her a lot. I think she has a really good shot. But she decided to sing a goodbye song as her final song. So odds are she's done. What a waste. Hey! She made it! Hooray! <br /><br />Richie the Cowboy is up. I really hope he goes away. He sang "Ring of Fire" as his final song. Please go away. Please. I can't take it if another talentless kid in a cowboy hat wins American Idol. I'm lookin' at you Scotty. Hallelujah. The cowboy kid is done. <br /><br />Heejun and Jermaine (the dude he sang a duet with) were very happy. <br /><br />HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! <br /><br />This just happened. <br /><br />Ryan: Heejun you said you're sweating. <br /><br />Heejun: Yeah. <br /><br />Ryan: What are you sweating? <br /><br />Heejun:.... Mostly water.<br /><br />Ryan: I mean about the competition. <br /><br />Heejun: Oh, oh yeah....of course. <br /><br />That was priceless. I'm hoping Heejun was just being funny. I think he was. My question is, why is he sweating MOSTLY water? Is he also sweating some other substance? Yikes. <br /><br />Heejun should make it. He does. <br /><br />Jessica Sanchez. I had never seen her before Vegas. She sang "Natural Woman" in San Diego apparently. And she sang with the guy with the reallllllly long blonde curly hair. She kind of reminds me of the little Asian girl from last season that I just loved (sarcasm). Tia? Was that her name? I don't know. But Jessica bores me. And Jessica's should never be boring. She's through. <br /><br />Phil Phillips (the pawn guy). I love him. He's a really amazing musician. Kind of like Reed Grimm. But slightly less crazy. And Phil is very laid back, which I enjoy. I want him to make it, obviously. He did. I win. <br /><br />Colton Dixon (the kid who's sister didn't make it with him). By the way, I don't buy that he was "not going to audition." He seems to be just fine being on the show now. He's a little over the top for me for you. I have a bad feeling about him. Like he's going to annoy me. Greatly.This is where Colton was kicked off last year. He made it this time. My bad feeling has gotten worse already. <br /><br />Brielle and her Mom need to get gone. Brielle reminds me of Hayley from last season. And we all know how I felt about her and her poo squat. She's through. Oh good. <br /><br />Adam Brock (the dude with the little baby girl). He should make it. But I won't know whether he does or not until I watch the next episode. Which I will not be doing this evening.JessChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752777492655598462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531108317921525682.post-6627483226549044162012-02-12T18:48:00.001-08:002012-02-12T19:41:03.503-08:00Group Round...DundunDUN...The dreaded Group Round is here. Friends are made. Enemies are made. And some of the most outrageously horrible group performances will take place. All in the hopes of finding the next white guy who plays a guitar and sings at least sort of decently. <br /><br />Symone fell off the stage. Her fellow contestants prayed. She ate and went to the hospital. And we're moving on. <br /><br />The special needs teacher, the guy who needs a band-aid and the big guy that I had never heard before are all in Symone's group. Symone got a yes. Duh. Lauren (special ed teacher), Ethan (guy who needed a band-aid, with the rehab Dad) are out. The big dude is in. <br /><br />185 people made it past the first round of Hollywood week. WAYYYYY too many. <br /><br />Group round is happening. Groups must have 4-5 people and be mixed with Day 1 and Day 2. The girl who lives in a tent can't find a group. But Ryan says she can't find a home. Very nice Ryan. Very nice. And she's sick. She wants fresh air. Girl, you're in Hollywood, there is no fresh air. <br /><br />The cop is very lame. <br /><br />Heejun (the Asian), Phillip (pawn shop), and Jairon (I have no descriptor for him) found one more person. <br /><br />The cop is very lame. I already said that. The tent girl and 3 other people are going to sing "More than a Feeling." The cop has been ditched. <br /><br />A girl who sang with Pia in groups last year, the tall 15 year old, and a guy with curly hair from San Diego. Brielle (the one from Pia's group) is bossy. She has her Mom with her (who is also bossy). Her Mom thinks the weakest voice is opening the song. The person opening the song is the kid from SD that Steven said was the best male voice they heard in that audition round. So clearly, Brielle's non-stage Mom knows exactly what she's talking about. Toddlers and Tiaras, anyone? <br /><br />Symone is back. She was dehydrated. She needs to find a group. Symone's Dad is making sure she finds a group. Symone just wants her Dad to calm down. So do I. Symone's Dad is kind of creepy. <br /><br />The tent girl's group is doing ok. Tent girl has not keeled over or puked yet. <br /><br />Richie the Cowboy is in the group with the Pawn Star, The Asian, and The Non-Descript Black Guy are not meshing well. <br /><br />The group with the girl cop is very bad. <br /><br />Tent Girl thinks the devil is trying to get her sick. But she has Jesus on her team. I'm so glad she brought Jesus into this. <br /><br />The Asian is hilarious. "Phillip had a kidney stone, The Cowboy Kid had a brain stone...I don't know what's goin' on with him." "I have a very, very bad perspective towards Cowboys....even Dallas Cowboys...freakin' Cowboys." <br /><br />Everyone is exhausted. Gabrielle the girl with curly hair is sick. Everyone but Jennifer (the one who cried) is mad. <br /><br />The Betty's (the group with the girl who cried) is up first. AND that's all. Actual performances will be next week, apparently.JessChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752777492655598462noreply@blogger.com0