Recap: the last two nights sucked ass. Seriously, is it always this bad the first week with the top 24? I really hope that once they get their nerves under control and learn how to pick songs, the show will get better. Because I honestly have no idea who is going home tonight--with the exception of a few people, it could be just about anyone.
I'm pretty stoked for this results show though, because Kris and Allison are coming back! YAY! So it's not all bad. Oh man, VERY IMPORTANT Idol Gives F'ing Back news tonight...I can hardly stand it!
Blah blah, early show banter. Randy's sweater is a really annoying shade of red. I don't know how red can be annoying, but it's Randy, so maybe that's why.
Top 24 group sing with "American Boy"--who the hell styled Haeley!? I can't remember, do they not get stylists until the top 12? Anyway, the girls don't sound half bad as a group. I can't get over Alex Lambert's mullet, I'm sorry. This actually isn't the worst group number they've done on this show, so kudos for that, I guess.
First commercial break's over and Ryan's got the ladies on stage. Back row stands and consists of Siobhan, Haeley, Katie, Janell, Michelle, and Katelyn. Siobhan--safe. Haeley and her manic outfit--safe. Michelle--safe. Katelyn--safe. So far, I'm kind of shocked that Michelle is safe, if only because we didn't see her before Tuesday night. But I'm glad she's safe, I like her. Down to Katie and Janell. I really don't want to see either of them leave, unfortunately. WHAT??? JANELL gets cut!? OMG I seriously can't believe that. Janell gets cut and stupid grey haired Lilly is probably safe. BOO, America. BOO. Wow, her singout totally reinforces that she picked the wrong song, though.
I'm still mad after the commercials. But I can't be mad at Allison! YAY! She's singing her new single "Scars." OMG I still love her after all this time. LOL. Her hair is pinker than ever. I love this song. I wonder if she's still weird when she talks to Ryan. OK, she's better but still a goofy teenager. Call me, Al!
More results. Front row is Paige, effin Lilly, Crystal, Lacey, Ashley and Didi. Paige--safe. WOW, she was horrible, I'm shocked. I totally thought she'd be out. Lacey--she's safe too, what the hell?? Who voted for these girls? Lilly--safe, of course. GOD. I am so pissed that it's either Crystal, ARod or Didi, I can't even tell you. Crystal--safe, thank God. ARod and Didi are the last two, and I am incredulous right now. WHEW, Didi's safe. I'm so pissed about Ashley, but I'm glad Didi made it. I'm sad for ARod, but she did kind of suck last night, unfortunately. Oooh and her singout blows.
I need Glee in my life again, stat.
After the break, we get footage of Tyler in rehearsal in a bathrobe and ankle boots and it's pretty hilarious. I kind of love Tyler you guys. OK, back row of guys. Big Mike, John, Aaron, Todrick, Tim and Joe. Big Mike--totally safe. John--safe. Yay, I still love him even though he picked a crap song. Aaron--come on, he's safe, the grannies are lovin' him. Todrick--safe. Crap. I hate Todrick. That leaves Tim and Joe, both of which could go tonight and I wouldn't really give a shit. And....it's Joe. Aww, sorry Joe WHOnoz. You weren't that bad, but someone's gotta go.
Dammit, IGFB is back. I was hoping we'd be rid of that monstrosity. April 21st is the date...hey Bren, I think I'm busy that night, you might have to blog. :P Aww, Kris! He's so cute. You can download Kris's performance from tonight on iTunes and 100% of the proceeds will go to Haiti relief. Oooh, he's singing "Let It Be", this is going to be awesome. And it is. Please take note, remaining Idol contestants of 2010.
We've still gotta cut one more guy. The last group consists of Tyler, Alex, Andrew, Casey, Lee and Jermaine. Casey--safe. Seriously, stop talking about Kara. It's making everyone totally uncomfortable. Jermaine--safe. Meh. Lee--safe. Good, Lee was actually okay, even though we hate typing his last name. Andrew--safe, yay! Eff what the judges said, I loved him last night. That leaves Tyler and mullet Alex. I really hope it's Alex, because we need Tyler for the humor factor. And Alex is safe, seriously!?!? AWW MAN. BOOOOOO. We'll miss you Tyler!
So, totally wrong choice for both girls, in my opinion, and one wrong choice for the guys. We are not off to a good start this year, Idol and us. I really hope next week gets better. In the meantime, enjoy your weekend and we'll see you Tuesday! We'll be on a better schedule since the Olympics will be over. ;) Ciao!
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
An exercise in mediocrity, part two.
So let's all hope the boys are better than the girls were last night. I'm pretty nervous about this season, but then I remembered that at this point in previous seasons, I hated David Cook and loved Danny Gokey, so there is still hope.
Todrick Hall is our first performer, and I already don't like him based on his audition and Hollywood Week. OMG, he's doing Since U Been Gone in the style of Bobby Brown. He's barely even singing. This is awful. And he's wearing fingerless leather glove type things that are just completely unnecessary. Ew, he's so full of himself. The judges equally hate it. Let's hope U Been Gone tomorrow, Todrick.
Next: Aaron Kelly, aka David Archuleta 2010. He's singing a Rascal Flatts song, which all sound the same to me. It's not the best performance ever, but the song suits him well, and grandmas/tweens all over the country will adore him. The judges like him. He's so safe.
Jermaine Sellers is a church singer and singing next. He's the diva that called out the band in Hollywood Week. He's singing Get Here, which I'm fairly certain Justin Guarini did in season 1 and made Paula practically pee her pants. (I'm an encyclopedia of Idol song choices. It's pathetic, I know.) OMG, is he wearing a tuxedo coat with tails? And what appear to be equestrian pants and boots? This outfit is terrible, and so is his falsetto. The judges are skeptical. I'm not a fan.
Tim Urban was the guy who replaced the guy who got kicked out. He's singing Apologize. It's all right I suppose, but I spend most of it watching the Czech Republic/Finland hockey game on my computer. I was just bored. Simon basically says as much.
This is the first time we're ever seeing Joe Munoz (or WHOnoz, if you're Lindsay). I never understand why we never get any footage at all of people who make it to the top 24, and instead get attached to people they cut. He's singing Jazon Mraz while wearing a scarf that borders on Chuck Bassesque. He's another David Archuleta wannabe. Where are our Idol MEN this year?? I need a Cookster or a Daughtry. Anyways, Joe does ok I suppose, the judges say he's a little forgettable, but I'm sure he's fine because the 12 year old girls are voting.
Next up: Tyler Grady, who I kind of love. So did Kara & Posh during his audition, which was hilarious. He's doing American Woman, and man I hope this is good... I'm laughing through most of it, but it's sort of awesome and still bad in so many ways. I think Simon forgot his name, because as the camera is on him, he's totally asking Kara what it is. SIMON. You are responsible for 12 names a night. Get it together, you're not off the show yet. Anyways, I like Tyler, the judges (despite telling him that his '70s schtick was awesome up till now) tell him to be more current. Ugh. You're fine till next week, Tyler.
Lee Dewyze, whose name takes me 3 minutes to type, is a paint salesman and our next performer. He's also the closest thing we have to an attractive guy this year. Epic fail, Idol producers. He sings Chasing Cars, a song I adore, and I'm pleasantly surprised. It's not perfect, but he has potential. He has that raspy voice I enjoy (see: Daughtry, Chris and Cook, David). Simon likes him, even referencing Cookster, so wow... he's good to go.
John Park, who was the one Shania Twain was acting all cougarlike over, is now proposing to Shania on TV and singing God Bless This Child. It's not that great, he's really shaky and off-key. Ouch, I used to like him. The judges aren't fans either.
Big Mike! He's so adorable. He's singing This Love. It's not the most challenging song, he's playing it safe, but he does a quality job. No Adam Levine, but really, who is. He's had so much good air time in the audition rounds that it wouldn't matter what he sang, he'd be through regardless.
Alex Lambert has a mullet. A MULLET. And he is SUPER awkward on stage. Zero presence whatsoever. He doesn't have a terrible voice, it's sort of Jason Mrazy, but he's just soooooo awkward. And he sort of has some Taylor Hicks in him. Eeek. The judges basically agree with me.
Casey James, he of the denim shirts and taking them off for Kara fame, is up next. He is song flirting with Kara via Heaven, and it's good, albeit awkward because everyone thinks Kara wants to bang him. According to Kara, he is eye candy AND ear candy.
Andrew Garcia has the pimp spot this week, and he's singing Sugar We're Going Down. Well, that was unexpected. And it's acoustic. Huh. It's pretty good, I just hope he doesn't become "that guy who takes a pop song and makes it acoustic every week," because that will be boring. Even Cookster didn't mix it up every week. But I really like Andrew, and I think he'll be sticking around.
So those are your boys. Better than the girls last night, I'd say, but I still wasn't blown away by anyone. Our first results show of the season is tonight - Lindsay will take you through it. Good night!
Todrick Hall is our first performer, and I already don't like him based on his audition and Hollywood Week. OMG, he's doing Since U Been Gone in the style of Bobby Brown. He's barely even singing. This is awful. And he's wearing fingerless leather glove type things that are just completely unnecessary. Ew, he's so full of himself. The judges equally hate it. Let's hope U Been Gone tomorrow, Todrick.
Next: Aaron Kelly, aka David Archuleta 2010. He's singing a Rascal Flatts song, which all sound the same to me. It's not the best performance ever, but the song suits him well, and grandmas/tweens all over the country will adore him. The judges like him. He's so safe.
Jermaine Sellers is a church singer and singing next. He's the diva that called out the band in Hollywood Week. He's singing Get Here, which I'm fairly certain Justin Guarini did in season 1 and made Paula practically pee her pants. (I'm an encyclopedia of Idol song choices. It's pathetic, I know.) OMG, is he wearing a tuxedo coat with tails? And what appear to be equestrian pants and boots? This outfit is terrible, and so is his falsetto. The judges are skeptical. I'm not a fan.
Tim Urban was the guy who replaced the guy who got kicked out. He's singing Apologize. It's all right I suppose, but I spend most of it watching the Czech Republic/Finland hockey game on my computer. I was just bored. Simon basically says as much.
This is the first time we're ever seeing Joe Munoz (or WHOnoz, if you're Lindsay). I never understand why we never get any footage at all of people who make it to the top 24, and instead get attached to people they cut. He's singing Jazon Mraz while wearing a scarf that borders on Chuck Bassesque. He's another David Archuleta wannabe. Where are our Idol MEN this year?? I need a Cookster or a Daughtry. Anyways, Joe does ok I suppose, the judges say he's a little forgettable, but I'm sure he's fine because the 12 year old girls are voting.
Next up: Tyler Grady, who I kind of love. So did Kara & Posh during his audition, which was hilarious. He's doing American Woman, and man I hope this is good... I'm laughing through most of it, but it's sort of awesome and still bad in so many ways. I think Simon forgot his name, because as the camera is on him, he's totally asking Kara what it is. SIMON. You are responsible for 12 names a night. Get it together, you're not off the show yet. Anyways, I like Tyler, the judges (despite telling him that his '70s schtick was awesome up till now) tell him to be more current. Ugh. You're fine till next week, Tyler.
Lee Dewyze, whose name takes me 3 minutes to type, is a paint salesman and our next performer. He's also the closest thing we have to an attractive guy this year. Epic fail, Idol producers. He sings Chasing Cars, a song I adore, and I'm pleasantly surprised. It's not perfect, but he has potential. He has that raspy voice I enjoy (see: Daughtry, Chris and Cook, David). Simon likes him, even referencing Cookster, so wow... he's good to go.
John Park, who was the one Shania Twain was acting all cougarlike over, is now proposing to Shania on TV and singing God Bless This Child. It's not that great, he's really shaky and off-key. Ouch, I used to like him. The judges aren't fans either.
Big Mike! He's so adorable. He's singing This Love. It's not the most challenging song, he's playing it safe, but he does a quality job. No Adam Levine, but really, who is. He's had so much good air time in the audition rounds that it wouldn't matter what he sang, he'd be through regardless.
Alex Lambert has a mullet. A MULLET. And he is SUPER awkward on stage. Zero presence whatsoever. He doesn't have a terrible voice, it's sort of Jason Mrazy, but he's just soooooo awkward. And he sort of has some Taylor Hicks in him. Eeek. The judges basically agree with me.
Casey James, he of the denim shirts and taking them off for Kara fame, is up next. He is song flirting with Kara via Heaven, and it's good, albeit awkward because everyone thinks Kara wants to bang him. According to Kara, he is eye candy AND ear candy.
Andrew Garcia has the pimp spot this week, and he's singing Sugar We're Going Down. Well, that was unexpected. And it's acoustic. Huh. It's pretty good, I just hope he doesn't become "that guy who takes a pop song and makes it acoustic every week," because that will be boring. Even Cookster didn't mix it up every week. But I really like Andrew, and I think he'll be sticking around.
So those are your boys. Better than the girls last night, I'd say, but I still wasn't blown away by anyone. Our first results show of the season is tonight - Lindsay will take you through it. Good night!
An exercise in mediocrity
And we're off! The hellish weeks of auditions are finally over. HOORAY. Tonight we've got our top 12 girls facing off for the first time against a live audience and real live voters. This year, I think it's the first time I've ever liked more female contestants than males, so I hope the ladies deliver.
Blah blah, Ryan gives us the jist on how we'll go from 24 to 12--we know this shit, Ryan. Judge intro--why is Randy wearing what appears to be a blue Swatch? Lame. Go away, Randy.
What is this waste of time? Some gag about Simon hitting on Ellen with manufactured footage...come on, show. Just get to the girls, already! Oh, okay, the theme these next few weeks is Billboard Top Hits, which is good--nice variety.
Paige Miles is our first contestant. She is one of the few girls we hadn't really seen throughout Hollywood week. She's really cute though, and the clips we see from her auditions seem good. She's singing "It's Alright Now", and I always feel bad for the first one out in these rounds. She's probably nervous as hell. Kind of a shaky start for Paige, and she doesn't really seem to get on track. I don't like this, sorry Paige...I'm bored. Wow, Simon tells her she has the best voice of all the girls, but she picked a crap song. True story there. Mixed bag of reviews from the rest of the panel. I think Paige might be in trouble.
Ashley Rodriguez is up next....yay ARod! Love her. She's performing "Happy" by Leona Lewis. I think this is a good choice for her. She just reminded me of Jordin Sparks for a second. Hmm, another shaky start...I think the beginning is too low for her. She kind of gets it a little bit together in the middle, but this is not good. Not what I'd expect from her. Maybe I lied about the song choice, LOL. I'm sad for Ashley, I wanted her to be awesome. The judges all tell her it wasn't great, and they want her to pick songs that are riskier.
Janell Wheeler is up next. I adore her. Her intro package is a little bland, but she's gorgeous. She's taking on "What About Love" by Heart. Has anyone ever done this one? We get "Alone" out the ass every year. This song choice actually surprised me for her. I thought she'd be all acoustic with her guitar, but she changed it up. She sounds okay for the most part, save for a few weird parts throughout which seems to be the theme of tonight so far. Another mixed bag of reviews...nice to see though that the judges aren't just all agreeing with each other.
Also sidebar, but I think Ellen's doing a good job so far tonight as a judge. And I can't stand Kara. That is all.
After the break we have Lilly Scott. I literally said "Uccchhh" out loud when she came on the screen. I'm sorry, but I hate Lilly. The judges keep telling her how original she is, but she's NOT original. And what is up with her hair? Is it grey? Is it dyed? What is going on!? She's singing a Beatles song tonight, "Fixin' a Hole." She kind of reminds me of Megan Joy right now, which is not a good thing. She makes stupid wrinkly nose faces when she sings. Can you guys tell I am not on board with Lilly? Of course, everyone licks all over her and talks about how she "stands out"...ELLEN, her voice is NOT unique! She sounds like Megan Joy!
I have to move on, because I'm so annoyed. Up next is Katelyn Epperly, the cute blonde who I really don't think has a great voice. I love her hair, though. She's singing "Oh Darlin'" and is wearing some kind of vampy leather dress and weird feather hat. I am not on board with the styling. Her voice sounds great though. I stand corrected on my earlier comments. Her voice kind of reminds me of Kelly Clarkson a little bit, but of course not nearly as good. She gets decent comments from the judges, so well done Katelyn. Sorry I misjudged you. :P
Haeley Vaughn is up after Katelyn. Ew, we see video footage of her going to get her nose pierced after she made it to Hollywood. Gross, Haeley. OMG, when she came out to sing, my husband Adam seriously asked me, "Is she dressed like a nurse?" She's doing the Beatles too, "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" and when I watched this initially on Tuesday night I thought she did okay. But watching it back on second viewing, it's not good. There's a lot of screaming and it's just generally weird. Bad arrangement. Also she's holding a guitar but I can't tell if she's actually playing it. The judges hammer her, and I kind of feel bad, but woof, Haeley.
Lacey Brown is our token red/pink haired girl for the season. She's the one who got cut over Megan effin Joy last year. Boring video package. She's singing "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac. One of my all time favorite songs. Don't jank it up, Lacey. Ugh, the first line is terrible. I already hate this. DAMMIT. These girls are stinking up the joint tonight, WTF? I don't even finish watching her or hear what the judges have to say. Next.
Blah blah, Ryan goes to the holding room and interviews girls, moving on. Michelle Delamor is next. I don't remember seeing her before now, but she's gorgeous. God, I sound like Paula tonight. You're gorgeous, you look great! She's singing "Fallen" by Alicia Keys. I always thought this was a really hard song to sing. Kudos to her for taking it on. I think she sounds really good. Very controlled, her voice sounds professional to me. She looks really confident too. I like Michelle. The judges keep telling everyone to be unique. This show has been on for 9 years, how much more unique can people get??? We aren't going to have an Adam Lambert every year, God.
Yay Didi Benami! We love you Didi! Footage of her singing Kara's song in auditions, which I loved. And she's self-aware, making comments about how America has seen enough of her crying...I loved that. She's singing Ingrid Michaelson, "The Way I Am"---and there's a problem. She sounds exactly like the original, I think. EXACTLY. Which as we all know, is not a good thing on this show. The thing is with Didi, I don't think she tries to sound like someone else, I think that's just her voice. But maybe I'm biased because I love her. Either way, I hope Didi sticks around.
After the break is Siobhan Magnus. There are lots of people's names I have problems with typing this season...hers, Haeley's, that Lee guy's last name. I don't know a lot about Siobhan, but Simon called her a dark horse, and she apparently doesn't know what it means, LOL. She's singing "Wicked Game" by Chris Isaak, which, WHAT? Random. This is a really weird performance, guys. I don't know what to say about it, honestly. I mean, she's not terrible, but I don't know if this is a true accurate representation of her voice. Everyone keeps talking about the Stevie Wonder song she sang in the semifinals, but WTF? She can't sing Stevie Wonder every week, God.
How many more are left? Good Lord. This is taking forever. Oh goody, Crystal Bowersox is next...remind me not to look at the screen while she's singing. She admits she's never watched Idol in the past, which sort of endears me to her a little bit though. She's doing "Hand in my Pocket" by Alanis Morisette. OMG and she has a harmonica!! I love when contestants add random instruments. I like her voice a lot. I think this was good for her. Then again, I've been wrong about a hundred times tonight, so we'll see what the panel says, LOL. Ellen and Randy are fans, but Simon tells her she's a sound alike...how many times tonight have we heard that? Jesus.
I miss David Cook.
Katie Stevens is in the pimp spot tonight, so hopefully she brings it. I like Katie. I think she's cute, she's not overly precocious like some of the teenagers we get, and she's got a great voice. She's doing "Feelin' Good", we get one of those every year...it's starting to become like "Alone." Also she totally looks like she's dressed for a semi-formal. So cute. I don't like this. It was a little bit of a boring performance, and too old for her. Katie needs to amp up the personality, I think, and sing younger songs.
So, all in all....not very impressive, ladies. Which is a shame. Hopefully the guys bring it tomorrow night. I'm really looking forward to Andrew Garcia and maybe someone new who we haven't seen a lot of will "blow it out the box." Brenna will take you through the guys, and I'll see you Thursday for results!
Blah blah, Ryan gives us the jist on how we'll go from 24 to 12--we know this shit, Ryan. Judge intro--why is Randy wearing what appears to be a blue Swatch? Lame. Go away, Randy.
What is this waste of time? Some gag about Simon hitting on Ellen with manufactured footage...come on, show. Just get to the girls, already! Oh, okay, the theme these next few weeks is Billboard Top Hits, which is good--nice variety.
Paige Miles is our first contestant. She is one of the few girls we hadn't really seen throughout Hollywood week. She's really cute though, and the clips we see from her auditions seem good. She's singing "It's Alright Now", and I always feel bad for the first one out in these rounds. She's probably nervous as hell. Kind of a shaky start for Paige, and she doesn't really seem to get on track. I don't like this, sorry Paige...I'm bored. Wow, Simon tells her she has the best voice of all the girls, but she picked a crap song. True story there. Mixed bag of reviews from the rest of the panel. I think Paige might be in trouble.
Ashley Rodriguez is up next....yay ARod! Love her. She's performing "Happy" by Leona Lewis. I think this is a good choice for her. She just reminded me of Jordin Sparks for a second. Hmm, another shaky start...I think the beginning is too low for her. She kind of gets it a little bit together in the middle, but this is not good. Not what I'd expect from her. Maybe I lied about the song choice, LOL. I'm sad for Ashley, I wanted her to be awesome. The judges all tell her it wasn't great, and they want her to pick songs that are riskier.
Janell Wheeler is up next. I adore her. Her intro package is a little bland, but she's gorgeous. She's taking on "What About Love" by Heart. Has anyone ever done this one? We get "Alone" out the ass every year. This song choice actually surprised me for her. I thought she'd be all acoustic with her guitar, but she changed it up. She sounds okay for the most part, save for a few weird parts throughout which seems to be the theme of tonight so far. Another mixed bag of reviews...nice to see though that the judges aren't just all agreeing with each other.
Also sidebar, but I think Ellen's doing a good job so far tonight as a judge. And I can't stand Kara. That is all.
After the break we have Lilly Scott. I literally said "Uccchhh" out loud when she came on the screen. I'm sorry, but I hate Lilly. The judges keep telling her how original she is, but she's NOT original. And what is up with her hair? Is it grey? Is it dyed? What is going on!? She's singing a Beatles song tonight, "Fixin' a Hole." She kind of reminds me of Megan Joy right now, which is not a good thing. She makes stupid wrinkly nose faces when she sings. Can you guys tell I am not on board with Lilly? Of course, everyone licks all over her and talks about how she "stands out"...ELLEN, her voice is NOT unique! She sounds like Megan Joy!
I have to move on, because I'm so annoyed. Up next is Katelyn Epperly, the cute blonde who I really don't think has a great voice. I love her hair, though. She's singing "Oh Darlin'" and is wearing some kind of vampy leather dress and weird feather hat. I am not on board with the styling. Her voice sounds great though. I stand corrected on my earlier comments. Her voice kind of reminds me of Kelly Clarkson a little bit, but of course not nearly as good. She gets decent comments from the judges, so well done Katelyn. Sorry I misjudged you. :P
Haeley Vaughn is up after Katelyn. Ew, we see video footage of her going to get her nose pierced after she made it to Hollywood. Gross, Haeley. OMG, when she came out to sing, my husband Adam seriously asked me, "Is she dressed like a nurse?" She's doing the Beatles too, "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" and when I watched this initially on Tuesday night I thought she did okay. But watching it back on second viewing, it's not good. There's a lot of screaming and it's just generally weird. Bad arrangement. Also she's holding a guitar but I can't tell if she's actually playing it. The judges hammer her, and I kind of feel bad, but woof, Haeley.
Lacey Brown is our token red/pink haired girl for the season. She's the one who got cut over Megan effin Joy last year. Boring video package. She's singing "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac. One of my all time favorite songs. Don't jank it up, Lacey. Ugh, the first line is terrible. I already hate this. DAMMIT. These girls are stinking up the joint tonight, WTF? I don't even finish watching her or hear what the judges have to say. Next.
Blah blah, Ryan goes to the holding room and interviews girls, moving on. Michelle Delamor is next. I don't remember seeing her before now, but she's gorgeous. God, I sound like Paula tonight. You're gorgeous, you look great! She's singing "Fallen" by Alicia Keys. I always thought this was a really hard song to sing. Kudos to her for taking it on. I think she sounds really good. Very controlled, her voice sounds professional to me. She looks really confident too. I like Michelle. The judges keep telling everyone to be unique. This show has been on for 9 years, how much more unique can people get??? We aren't going to have an Adam Lambert every year, God.
Yay Didi Benami! We love you Didi! Footage of her singing Kara's song in auditions, which I loved. And she's self-aware, making comments about how America has seen enough of her crying...I loved that. She's singing Ingrid Michaelson, "The Way I Am"---and there's a problem. She sounds exactly like the original, I think. EXACTLY. Which as we all know, is not a good thing on this show. The thing is with Didi, I don't think she tries to sound like someone else, I think that's just her voice. But maybe I'm biased because I love her. Either way, I hope Didi sticks around.
After the break is Siobhan Magnus. There are lots of people's names I have problems with typing this season...hers, Haeley's, that Lee guy's last name. I don't know a lot about Siobhan, but Simon called her a dark horse, and she apparently doesn't know what it means, LOL. She's singing "Wicked Game" by Chris Isaak, which, WHAT? Random. This is a really weird performance, guys. I don't know what to say about it, honestly. I mean, she's not terrible, but I don't know if this is a true accurate representation of her voice. Everyone keeps talking about the Stevie Wonder song she sang in the semifinals, but WTF? She can't sing Stevie Wonder every week, God.
How many more are left? Good Lord. This is taking forever. Oh goody, Crystal Bowersox is next...remind me not to look at the screen while she's singing. She admits she's never watched Idol in the past, which sort of endears me to her a little bit though. She's doing "Hand in my Pocket" by Alanis Morisette. OMG and she has a harmonica!! I love when contestants add random instruments. I like her voice a lot. I think this was good for her. Then again, I've been wrong about a hundred times tonight, so we'll see what the panel says, LOL. Ellen and Randy are fans, but Simon tells her she's a sound alike...how many times tonight have we heard that? Jesus.
I miss David Cook.
Katie Stevens is in the pimp spot tonight, so hopefully she brings it. I like Katie. I think she's cute, she's not overly precocious like some of the teenagers we get, and she's got a great voice. She's doing "Feelin' Good", we get one of those every year...it's starting to become like "Alone." Also she totally looks like she's dressed for a semi-formal. So cute. I don't like this. It was a little bit of a boring performance, and too old for her. Katie needs to amp up the personality, I think, and sing younger songs.
So, all in all....not very impressive, ladies. Which is a shame. Hopefully the guys bring it tomorrow night. I'm really looking forward to Andrew Garcia and maybe someone new who we haven't seen a lot of will "blow it out the box." Brenna will take you through the guys, and I'll see you Thursday for results!
Friday, February 19, 2010
Dropped the ball
Sorry you guys...between the Olympics eating up a huge chunk of my time and my DVR eating Wednesday night's ep of Idol, I'm jammed up. Good thing the only thing I missed was part two of THE CHAIR, which was stupid that they even had a part two to begin with. COME ON, Idol! We didn't need a two hour ep on Tuesday and a continuation of THE CHAIR on Wednesday.
So this will be a random blog, since everyone knows who the top 24 are by now. And of course, we've all heard that Chris Golightly basically got screwed over out of his spot. According to Perez Hilton, his manager contacted the producers saying that Chris was under contract. Chris was dismissed and Tim Urban took his place. But then his manager reached out to Idol AGAIN saying, my bad! His contract was up a month before he auditioned, and of course, it was too late at this point. Not that I was a big Chris G. fan, but that's seriously terrible. Shame on you, Idol.
Anyway, here is the list of the Top 24, including my personal thoughts and comments on each one:
THE GIRLS:
~Didi Benami--probably my favorite of all the girls. Love her voice, love her style, love her. Also was on THE LIST. Bring it on, Didi!
~Crystal Bowersox--I really love Crystal's voice, but I'm sorry, guys, I cannot stand her teeth. Girl needs some veneers or whitening paste STAT. I can't look at her mouth while she sings.
~Lacey Brown--I don't know anything about Lacey other than she apparently fills the role of the pink/red haired girl of the season. Last year this slot was taken by my girl Allison, and everyone knows no one can ever replace Al in my heart.
~Michelle Delamor--who?
~Katelyn Epperly--I don't really think Katelyn's all that great. But she'll probably make it to the finals because she's been on camera since her audition.
~Siobhan Magnus--I know we saw her during Hollywood Week, but I haven't formed an opinion on her yet. Stay tuned.
~Paige Miles--who? 2.0.
~Ashley Rodriguez--AROD!!!! Firm place on THE LIST, we adore her here at MSHBB, and we're looking at Ashley to shoot to the top 12. She's the second place girl for me right now.
~Lilly Scott--I think I hate Lilly Scott. Is she the one who looks like she has her hair dyed gray? Or is her hair actually gray? Either way, meh on Lilly.
~Katie Stevens--teenage prodigy for Season 9 with the voice to back it up. Adorable, has the cute grandma with Alzheimers, and is also on THE LIST. I predict Katie's in the top 12 for sure.
~Haeley Vaughn--Despite the extraneous E in her name, I love Haeley. I don't know if she has a lot of staying power, but I think she's a peach. I'm betting she'll sing Taylor Swift or Carrie Underwood on Tuesday night, if I know anything about this show.
~Janell Wheeler--Third favorite girl in the group, and I can't believe how many girls I like this year. Usually I hate the Idol females, with few exceptions.
THE GUYS:
~Lee Dewyze--I don't remember seeing Lee at all during Hollywood Week, and as Brenna pointed out, his name is annoying to type. I hope he's gone in the first or second week.
~Andrew Garcia--he won me over with his cover of "Straight Up", and is holding court for me at the #1 guy spot right now. Keep it up, Andrew!
~Tyler Grady--I remember liking Tyler at his audition, and I think it's great he made it all the way here. I'm not sure if he'll make it to the finals since we didn't see much of him during HWood Week, but I'd enjoy it if he made it!
~Todrick Hall--annoying as hell, and cocky. I'd like him gone this week, but because I hate him, we'll probably be stuck with him until like the top 8 or something.
~Aaron Kelly--our Archuleta/Kevin Covais of this year. Teenager, grannies will love him and so will the tweens. He apparently has a Pittsburgh connection, which makes him okay in my book for now.
~Casey James--I really like Casey, even though he was gross in his audition in his denim on denim and took off his shirt because Kara told him to. I love his voice, and hope he has staying power.
~Alex Lambert--I don't remember much about Alex, so that tells you how well he'll probably do in the first few rounds, LOL.
~Michael Lynche--BIG MIIIIIKE! He was totally on THE LIST and even though he was in Hollywood while his wife was trying to get a human out of her, I still love him. I think Big Mike will be in the top 12.
~Joe Munoz--Joe WHOnoz??
~John Park--I loved John Park's audition, and even though we didn't see him a lot in Hollywood, I hope he has what it takes to stick around for a while.
~Jermaine Sellers--There were two Jermaines, and I can't remember if he was the one who got all diva on the band or not. Can someone help me out?
~Tim Urban--the poor soul who replaced Chris Golightly, though I should say it's not Tim's fault, I have a feeling though that he won't make it past week one due to the backlash, which isn't really fair.
So there we have it! Live shows start Tuesday with the girls taking on Hot 100 List songs. I can't believe auditions are FINALLY over. Hallelujah!
So this will be a random blog, since everyone knows who the top 24 are by now. And of course, we've all heard that Chris Golightly basically got screwed over out of his spot. According to Perez Hilton, his manager contacted the producers saying that Chris was under contract. Chris was dismissed and Tim Urban took his place. But then his manager reached out to Idol AGAIN saying, my bad! His contract was up a month before he auditioned, and of course, it was too late at this point. Not that I was a big Chris G. fan, but that's seriously terrible. Shame on you, Idol.
Anyway, here is the list of the Top 24, including my personal thoughts and comments on each one:
THE GIRLS:
~Didi Benami--probably my favorite of all the girls. Love her voice, love her style, love her. Also was on THE LIST. Bring it on, Didi!
~Crystal Bowersox--I really love Crystal's voice, but I'm sorry, guys, I cannot stand her teeth. Girl needs some veneers or whitening paste STAT. I can't look at her mouth while she sings.
~Lacey Brown--I don't know anything about Lacey other than she apparently fills the role of the pink/red haired girl of the season. Last year this slot was taken by my girl Allison, and everyone knows no one can ever replace Al in my heart.
~Michelle Delamor--who?
~Katelyn Epperly--I don't really think Katelyn's all that great. But she'll probably make it to the finals because she's been on camera since her audition.
~Siobhan Magnus--I know we saw her during Hollywood Week, but I haven't formed an opinion on her yet. Stay tuned.
~Paige Miles--who? 2.0.
~Ashley Rodriguez--AROD!!!! Firm place on THE LIST, we adore her here at MSHBB, and we're looking at Ashley to shoot to the top 12. She's the second place girl for me right now.
~Lilly Scott--I think I hate Lilly Scott. Is she the one who looks like she has her hair dyed gray? Or is her hair actually gray? Either way, meh on Lilly.
~Katie Stevens--teenage prodigy for Season 9 with the voice to back it up. Adorable, has the cute grandma with Alzheimers, and is also on THE LIST. I predict Katie's in the top 12 for sure.
~Haeley Vaughn--Despite the extraneous E in her name, I love Haeley. I don't know if she has a lot of staying power, but I think she's a peach. I'm betting she'll sing Taylor Swift or Carrie Underwood on Tuesday night, if I know anything about this show.
~Janell Wheeler--Third favorite girl in the group, and I can't believe how many girls I like this year. Usually I hate the Idol females, with few exceptions.
THE GUYS:
~Lee Dewyze--I don't remember seeing Lee at all during Hollywood Week, and as Brenna pointed out, his name is annoying to type. I hope he's gone in the first or second week.
~Andrew Garcia--he won me over with his cover of "Straight Up", and is holding court for me at the #1 guy spot right now. Keep it up, Andrew!
~Tyler Grady--I remember liking Tyler at his audition, and I think it's great he made it all the way here. I'm not sure if he'll make it to the finals since we didn't see much of him during HWood Week, but I'd enjoy it if he made it!
~Todrick Hall--annoying as hell, and cocky. I'd like him gone this week, but because I hate him, we'll probably be stuck with him until like the top 8 or something.
~Aaron Kelly--our Archuleta/Kevin Covais of this year. Teenager, grannies will love him and so will the tweens. He apparently has a Pittsburgh connection, which makes him okay in my book for now.
~Casey James--I really like Casey, even though he was gross in his audition in his denim on denim and took off his shirt because Kara told him to. I love his voice, and hope he has staying power.
~Alex Lambert--I don't remember much about Alex, so that tells you how well he'll probably do in the first few rounds, LOL.
~Michael Lynche--BIG MIIIIIKE! He was totally on THE LIST and even though he was in Hollywood while his wife was trying to get a human out of her, I still love him. I think Big Mike will be in the top 12.
~Joe Munoz--Joe WHOnoz??
~John Park--I loved John Park's audition, and even though we didn't see him a lot in Hollywood, I hope he has what it takes to stick around for a while.
~Jermaine Sellers--There were two Jermaines, and I can't remember if he was the one who got all diva on the band or not. Can someone help me out?
~Tim Urban--the poor soul who replaced Chris Golightly, though I should say it's not Tim's fault, I have a feeling though that he won't make it past week one due to the backlash, which isn't really fair.
So there we have it! Live shows start Tuesday with the girls taking on Hot 100 List songs. I can't believe auditions are FINALLY over. Hallelujah!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
I would so much rather be watching snowboarding than Kara Dioguardi.
Welcome to the end of Hollywood Week, readers! The judges, with their new Vitamin Water cups, are deliberating who to send through to the Top 24. We get the room split right off the bat. The way they're editing this tonight does not lend itself easily to blogging, so bear with me as I struggle through cold medicine and Seacrest's hyperboles tonight. ;)
The first performance footage we actually get is Angela Martin - the soulful singer, not the cranky accountant - doing a pretty good rendition of "American Boy." One of the Jermaines takes the stage next, doing "Brickhouse," and actually makes Simon chuckle. Way to go. Casey James takes on "Bubbly," and while it's nice, I'm not overwhelmed by either of them. Casey is in Room 1, Jermaine in Room 2, and Angela in Room 3, so clearly one of them is going home.
Andrew & Katie are both in Room 1, so I'm betting they're safe. The other Jermaine is also there, having channeled his inner MJ for some "Man in the Mirror." He then calls out his own band, so... ouch. Siobhan Magnus, who I don't remember ever seeing before, is also in Room 1. Apparently Ellen told her she was too serious, so her lightening up is dressing like a high school girl circa 1988. We've also got Crystal Bowersox, the dreadlocked mom, who I really really enjoy. She's singing Sheryl Crow, which is really good for her, since that's exactly who she makes me think of. Alex Lambert, of the Crazy Rocker Mary group, apparently plays the ukelele and rather predictably does some Jason Mraz. It's fine. Big Mike does the same song, and since I like him much more, I obviously like his version better. So does some guy wearing a rosary as a necklace whose name I didn't catch.
Whoa, Thaddeus Johnson's mom is craaaazy. They need to put him through so she's in the audience every week. The band starts playing the wrong song, and Thaddeus goes all diva like, which is pretty awesome. Mom is jamming in the audience. (Side note: who's the big artist that Idol scores this year? We've been spoiled for two years with the Beatles & Michael Jackson.)
We move on to Room 2, starting with Charity Vance. There's something that bugs me about her, I'm not a huge fan. Tasha Leighton is also in Room 2, and sang a gorgeous guitar-assisted version of "The Scientist" on Day 1. Fabulous. Love her. Crazy Rocker Mary is also in this room, and she's not intimidated by the competition, and she's intimidating to others. Totally. 'Cause singing Katy Perry is sooooo badass. Ugggh, another "Man in the Mirror," this time by Lloyd Thomas. It's not great. Police officer Brian Walker, who I don't think we've seen all Hollywood Week, is also in Room 2, and things are not looking good for this room so far. Hope Johnson, the poor girl from Texas, tries singing Daughtry's own "Home" and it is baaaad. Room 2 sucks, yo. Except for Tasha, why is she in there?
Now it's time for Room 3. In this room, we have Shelby Dressel, who forgot her lyrics in rehearsal but kinda kills it during her performance. Aaron Kelly is up next, and I was not expecting the voice he has to come out of his little 16 year old body! It's kinda Bryan Adams like. I don't remember him either. Ashley Rodriguez is also in Room 3, singing some Jordin Sparks, as is Lee Dewyze, Joe Munoz (Man in the Mirror #459), and Haeley Vaughn, with a giant flower in her hair. Yikes. Janell Wheeler is there as well, singing an all right version of "Love Story." Kara says it's the wrong song choice for her; I completely agree.
So the judges make their way to the rooms, and I must say, without Tatiana-level freaks, this year it's not as exciting. The results are: Room 1 - safe. Room 2 - going home. Room 3 - safe. So we now move on to the Judges Chair of Doom, taking place this year in the Kodak Theater and over two nights. I'm gonna cut through the crap and just give you the results, so here we go.
Big Mike - in. Yay! Didi Benami - in. Yay! Katelyn Eperly - in, wearing a fantastic hat. Undecided on her otherwise. Shelby Dressel - out. Too bad, she seems sweet. Casey James - in, with Kara practically giggling like a school girl with a crush as she tells him. Aaron Kelly - in. He's so this year's Archuleta. Lee Dewyze - in. Dammit, his name is hard to type. Todrick Hall - in. Undecided on him too, he seems annoying. Jessica Fierney - out... annnnd... breakdown in which she won't shut up and keeps telling the judges that they just don't know.
So 7 are in, with the remainder to be announced tonight. Lindsay will handle that one. Almost there, folks!
The first performance footage we actually get is Angela Martin - the soulful singer, not the cranky accountant - doing a pretty good rendition of "American Boy." One of the Jermaines takes the stage next, doing "Brickhouse," and actually makes Simon chuckle. Way to go. Casey James takes on "Bubbly," and while it's nice, I'm not overwhelmed by either of them. Casey is in Room 1, Jermaine in Room 2, and Angela in Room 3, so clearly one of them is going home.
Andrew & Katie are both in Room 1, so I'm betting they're safe. The other Jermaine is also there, having channeled his inner MJ for some "Man in the Mirror." He then calls out his own band, so... ouch. Siobhan Magnus, who I don't remember ever seeing before, is also in Room 1. Apparently Ellen told her she was too serious, so her lightening up is dressing like a high school girl circa 1988. We've also got Crystal Bowersox, the dreadlocked mom, who I really really enjoy. She's singing Sheryl Crow, which is really good for her, since that's exactly who she makes me think of. Alex Lambert, of the Crazy Rocker Mary group, apparently plays the ukelele and rather predictably does some Jason Mraz. It's fine. Big Mike does the same song, and since I like him much more, I obviously like his version better. So does some guy wearing a rosary as a necklace whose name I didn't catch.
Whoa, Thaddeus Johnson's mom is craaaazy. They need to put him through so she's in the audience every week. The band starts playing the wrong song, and Thaddeus goes all diva like, which is pretty awesome. Mom is jamming in the audience. (Side note: who's the big artist that Idol scores this year? We've been spoiled for two years with the Beatles & Michael Jackson.)
We move on to Room 2, starting with Charity Vance. There's something that bugs me about her, I'm not a huge fan. Tasha Leighton is also in Room 2, and sang a gorgeous guitar-assisted version of "The Scientist" on Day 1. Fabulous. Love her. Crazy Rocker Mary is also in this room, and she's not intimidated by the competition, and she's intimidating to others. Totally. 'Cause singing Katy Perry is sooooo badass. Ugggh, another "Man in the Mirror," this time by Lloyd Thomas. It's not great. Police officer Brian Walker, who I don't think we've seen all Hollywood Week, is also in Room 2, and things are not looking good for this room so far. Hope Johnson, the poor girl from Texas, tries singing Daughtry's own "Home" and it is baaaad. Room 2 sucks, yo. Except for Tasha, why is she in there?
Now it's time for Room 3. In this room, we have Shelby Dressel, who forgot her lyrics in rehearsal but kinda kills it during her performance. Aaron Kelly is up next, and I was not expecting the voice he has to come out of his little 16 year old body! It's kinda Bryan Adams like. I don't remember him either. Ashley Rodriguez is also in Room 3, singing some Jordin Sparks, as is Lee Dewyze, Joe Munoz (Man in the Mirror #459), and Haeley Vaughn, with a giant flower in her hair. Yikes. Janell Wheeler is there as well, singing an all right version of "Love Story." Kara says it's the wrong song choice for her; I completely agree.
So the judges make their way to the rooms, and I must say, without Tatiana-level freaks, this year it's not as exciting. The results are: Room 1 - safe. Room 2 - going home. Room 3 - safe. So we now move on to the Judges Chair of Doom, taking place this year in the Kodak Theater and over two nights. I'm gonna cut through the crap and just give you the results, so here we go.
Big Mike - in. Yay! Didi Benami - in. Yay! Katelyn Eperly - in, wearing a fantastic hat. Undecided on her otherwise. Shelby Dressel - out. Too bad, she seems sweet. Casey James - in, with Kara practically giggling like a school girl with a crush as she tells him. Aaron Kelly - in. He's so this year's Archuleta. Lee Dewyze - in. Dammit, his name is hard to type. Todrick Hall - in. Undecided on him too, he seems annoying. Jessica Fierney - out... annnnd... breakdown in which she won't shut up and keeps telling the judges that they just don't know.
So 7 are in, with the remainder to be announced tonight. Lindsay will handle that one. Almost there, folks!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
You & me could write a bad romance
I apologize for this late post, but last night I went out for one drink, which turned into several drinks, and pretty much I was too exhausted when I got home to attempt to blog. Such is the life of a last semester grad student. ;)
So here it is..... GROUP NIGHT. Pretty much the reason I still watch this show. Why do Lindsay & I love group night so much? Here are a few reasons, to start.
We start off with the most ominous montage Idol can throw together, full of DRAMA and SUSPENSE and people advising others not to panic, but guess what, they'll panic. They'll stay up all night and fight and self-destruct, and this, ladies and gentlemen, makes brilliant television.
The first group we see are "The Dreamers" featuring Mary the Rocker, and "The Mighty Rangers," who have an awesome name. They also show a girl who was in a group with Gokey and Jamar last year, and insists upon going back into the same closet they practiced in last year. My money so far is on The Dreamers giving us the biggest crash and burn, because they start off by wanting to kick two members out of their group before they even begin.
SHUT UP THERE ARE GROUPS SINGING LADY GAGA. Idol, you have officially become awesome again. Seacrest is throwing around way too many names tonight, so I'll be referring to people and groups mostly by the nicknames I can think of, but basically there are a lot of groups rehearsing all over the hotel and trying to outsing each other and giving each other dirty looks and generally being drama queens. The closet group is getting kind of bitchy as Gokey girl tries to take charge. Rocker Mary is trying to split up her group, but it doesn't work, so they get back together. Big Mike's group is all put together, so he's on the phone with his wife, who's currently in labor. The Mighty Rangers seem to have two factions that so aren't on the same page. Rocker Mary is starting to get on my nerves. And, with that, it's time for bed.
Seacrest tells me everyone is calm and confident about their groups' progress. I don't like that. I want drama. I want crying. I want spirits to be broken. I want crazies like Rocker Mary yelling at her group. Oh wait, we have that. And now she's crying. Holy crap, she's this year's Tatiana.
Big Mike's wife has her baby, and it's incredibly sweet to watch him. I heart Big Mike.
Ok, performance time! The first group is Faith, singing Irreplaceable and it is baaaaad. Bad harmonies, bad solos, just bad... and somehow they get through. Huh? Is my migraine affecting my hearing? Big Mike's group, Team Awesome, is up next singing some Temptations. Castro 2.0 is in this group! This is the first time they've even mentioned him. So is Seth, he with the cute kids. Both Seth & Castro 2.0 are going home, but Big Mike is through. Woo!
Neapolitan is the next group, and they're apparently in a feud with Destiny's Wild. They're both singing Bad Romance. Destiny's Wild claims they wanted to do the song a capella and that Neapolitan stole their idea. Simon likes Neopolitan, and they're all easily through to the next round. Destiny's Wild takes the stage next, and they are SICK. Damn, that's how you do group night! Ellen calls it weird. Um.... Ellen.... have you seen GaGa? They're definitely my favorite group of the night, and they're all through.
Montage of a bunch of groups getting through, and then we get The Mighty Rangers. They're singing Closer, they're not that great, and we get the first total begging breakdown of the night from the dude who looks like Chris Sligh but with shorter hair.
Closet Group (real name: Phoenix) is up next, and one of their members just completely quit because she didn't want to humiliate herself. So now they're down to four members and are completely freaking out. They're singing Carry on Wayward Son and Jermaine is really the only one who impresses me. Gokey Girl starts talking about their "struggles" and Simon basically tells her to shut up. Gokey Girl and one other guy go home, while Jermaine and another guy are through.
And, as we get every year, here's a montage of several groups all screwing up the same song. This time it's Sweet Escape by Gwen Stefani. Why would you even choose to do this song? One of these groups is Big Dreams, with Matt the guy who was in jail and Amanda the girl who begged her way to Hollywood. Amanda completely effs up the lyrics like everyone else has, and the rest of them aren't any better. None of them get through. Amanda completely breaks down and has mascara smeared like allllllll over her face as she's bawling on the phone, and it's so awesome. I'd seriously watch weeks of this footage.
Janell Wheeler is one of my favorites so far, and she's in Middle C with another Jermaine and Casey. They are pretty fantastic. Three Men and a Baby (Lady? I couldn't tell) is a) an awesome group name, and b) a pretty great performance. Why couldn't we see more of either of them? Because we have the drama of The Dreamers, with Rocker Mary pissing off everyone else in her group. Rocker Mary looks like she's going to a job interview in her outfit. What the heck. They're singing some Fleetwood Mac and it is just downright offensive. Amazingly three of the group members make it through, including Crazy Rocker Mary, so we're lucky enough to get more of her.
So 71 of 96 have made it through to the last round. Everyone is crying and screaming, and with that, group night comes to a close. Final decisions are next week, and before we know it, it will be raining confetti on our winner in May. Don't you love it? See ya next week!
So here it is..... GROUP NIGHT. Pretty much the reason I still watch this show. Why do Lindsay & I love group night so much? Here are a few reasons, to start.
We start off with the most ominous montage Idol can throw together, full of DRAMA and SUSPENSE and people advising others not to panic, but guess what, they'll panic. They'll stay up all night and fight and self-destruct, and this, ladies and gentlemen, makes brilliant television.
The first group we see are "The Dreamers" featuring Mary the Rocker, and "The Mighty Rangers," who have an awesome name. They also show a girl who was in a group with Gokey and Jamar last year, and insists upon going back into the same closet they practiced in last year. My money so far is on The Dreamers giving us the biggest crash and burn, because they start off by wanting to kick two members out of their group before they even begin.
SHUT UP THERE ARE GROUPS SINGING LADY GAGA. Idol, you have officially become awesome again. Seacrest is throwing around way too many names tonight, so I'll be referring to people and groups mostly by the nicknames I can think of, but basically there are a lot of groups rehearsing all over the hotel and trying to outsing each other and giving each other dirty looks and generally being drama queens. The closet group is getting kind of bitchy as Gokey girl tries to take charge. Rocker Mary is trying to split up her group, but it doesn't work, so they get back together. Big Mike's group is all put together, so he's on the phone with his wife, who's currently in labor. The Mighty Rangers seem to have two factions that so aren't on the same page. Rocker Mary is starting to get on my nerves. And, with that, it's time for bed.
Seacrest tells me everyone is calm and confident about their groups' progress. I don't like that. I want drama. I want crying. I want spirits to be broken. I want crazies like Rocker Mary yelling at her group. Oh wait, we have that. And now she's crying. Holy crap, she's this year's Tatiana.
Big Mike's wife has her baby, and it's incredibly sweet to watch him. I heart Big Mike.
Ok, performance time! The first group is Faith, singing Irreplaceable and it is baaaaad. Bad harmonies, bad solos, just bad... and somehow they get through. Huh? Is my migraine affecting my hearing? Big Mike's group, Team Awesome, is up next singing some Temptations. Castro 2.0 is in this group! This is the first time they've even mentioned him. So is Seth, he with the cute kids. Both Seth & Castro 2.0 are going home, but Big Mike is through. Woo!
Neapolitan is the next group, and they're apparently in a feud with Destiny's Wild. They're both singing Bad Romance. Destiny's Wild claims they wanted to do the song a capella and that Neapolitan stole their idea. Simon likes Neopolitan, and they're all easily through to the next round. Destiny's Wild takes the stage next, and they are SICK. Damn, that's how you do group night! Ellen calls it weird. Um.... Ellen.... have you seen GaGa? They're definitely my favorite group of the night, and they're all through.
Montage of a bunch of groups getting through, and then we get The Mighty Rangers. They're singing Closer, they're not that great, and we get the first total begging breakdown of the night from the dude who looks like Chris Sligh but with shorter hair.
Closet Group (real name: Phoenix) is up next, and one of their members just completely quit because she didn't want to humiliate herself. So now they're down to four members and are completely freaking out. They're singing Carry on Wayward Son and Jermaine is really the only one who impresses me. Gokey Girl starts talking about their "struggles" and Simon basically tells her to shut up. Gokey Girl and one other guy go home, while Jermaine and another guy are through.
And, as we get every year, here's a montage of several groups all screwing up the same song. This time it's Sweet Escape by Gwen Stefani. Why would you even choose to do this song? One of these groups is Big Dreams, with Matt the guy who was in jail and Amanda the girl who begged her way to Hollywood. Amanda completely effs up the lyrics like everyone else has, and the rest of them aren't any better. None of them get through. Amanda completely breaks down and has mascara smeared like allllllll over her face as she's bawling on the phone, and it's so awesome. I'd seriously watch weeks of this footage.
Janell Wheeler is one of my favorites so far, and she's in Middle C with another Jermaine and Casey. They are pretty fantastic. Three Men and a Baby (Lady? I couldn't tell) is a) an awesome group name, and b) a pretty great performance. Why couldn't we see more of either of them? Because we have the drama of The Dreamers, with Rocker Mary pissing off everyone else in her group. Rocker Mary looks like she's going to a job interview in her outfit. What the heck. They're singing some Fleetwood Mac and it is just downright offensive. Amazingly three of the group members make it through, including Crazy Rocker Mary, so we're lucky enough to get more of her.
So 71 of 96 have made it through to the last round. Everyone is crying and screaming, and with that, group night comes to a close. Final decisions are next week, and before we know it, it will be raining confetti on our winner in May. Don't you love it? See ya next week!
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
It's the most wonderful time of the year!
So today I went through the past eight blog entries and wrote down all the people Bren and I both liked and I have to say, I don't remember half of them. And half of them will probably be cut in Hollywood and then we'll have a bunch of people in the top 24 that we've never seen. Awesome. Let's get to it!
I. Love. Hollywood. Week. Also we're getting our first taste of Ellen as a judge, so hopefully that goes well. 181 people made it out of 100,000+ that tried out. Aww, everyone loves Ellen. Hi, Ellen! I've heard that things aren't so happy in paradise between her and Simon, which makes me kind of sad.
First round of Hollywood Week is sudden death--you're either in or out, and can sing acapella or with your instrument. Oh god, Skiiboski is up in the first group, and Katie Stevens, who was on THE LIST as someone that we liked. She does "For Once in My Life", and I think she sounds pretty good, and the judges do too. I'm so over Skiiboski already. Aww, man, he's singing my jam. "Ain't Too Proud to Beg." See, I don't think he has a terrible voice, he just annoys the ever loving shit out of me. In this group, Katie makes it and Skiiboski gets cut! YES! Good beginning so far.
After the break, montage of Simon going off on everyone, which is what I'm going to miss so bad about this show. Also montage of Ellen being funny but also trying to give critiques. What are those cups the judges have now??? No more Coke cups? TOO MANY CHANGES!
Up in the next group, Vanessa the hick and Andrew Garcia. I remember liking Andrew but he's going to sing "Straight Up" with the guitar, so I don't know how that's going to go. Honestly, this rendition sounds like something Kris would have totally done. I really love it, and Andrew.
They show Vanessa next and we get a huge video montage of her journey. I wonder if they would waste all this time and footage if she doesn't get through. Oooh, her audition is really bad. Yikes. Hey, there's Tasha the minister! I liked her too. OK, in this line, Andrew makes it and Vanessa gets cut. I'm not sure what happened to Tasha.
Sad Rascal Flatts song accompanying a bunch of crying rejects, the only one of which I recognize is Vanessa. My heart breaks for her a little, but she was never making the top 12, peeps.
After the commercials, we see Cornelius someone and Megan Wright blowing it, and also Amedeo aka "the Italian Guy" to me because I never knew his name. We also see Janell Wheeler, who I don't remember. I like her voice though. She does "American Boy" on the guitar. I like Janell, you go girl.
Montage of people screwing up with their instruments, the judges mocking them, blah blah blah. Hey it's Haeley Vaughn! I love this girl. I don't love the extra E in her name though. I don't know the song she's singing, and she hits a couple clinkers, but I still hope she makes it. Then there's Mary the "rocker" who tries to sound exactly like Pink on a Pink song, so, meh. The Marys of this contest have been done, I think. Haeley and Mary both make it through.
Up next we have Ellen effing around with a whole line of contestants, having them step forward and then back and then forward again. That was kind of hilarious. Ashley Rodriguez makes it, she was on THE LIST, haha. I don't know any of the other peeps there though, sorry everyone.
Day 2 of Hollywood week...we're going much too fast here, people! Black and white montage of the judges critiquing some sucky people. We get our first Simon inspirational speech where he reminds everyone not to forget the words, so that means we're about to see some asses forget the words, right?
Jay Stone...is this the fake Blake? He sucks. Lily Scott...don't remember her. She has stupid earrings on. She has that jazzy voice that's becoming popular now...she sounds exactly like Corinne Bailey Rae, actually, which is a good and bad thing. Don't want to sound like someone else, ya'll. She and some guy in her line named Sam make it through to the next round.
Hey, big Mike! OMG, his wife's water broke while he's in Hollywood. That SUCKS. You can tell he wants to be there with her. He sings "Waitin' on the World to Change" accompanying himself on the guitar. I love Big Mike so bad, guys. He makes it through to GROUP DAY.
Commercials are over. We see Justin Williams, the cancer survivor with the gorgeous blue eyes and Tim someone, who we've never seen. He sang a Matt Nathanson song in his audition though, I love Matt Nathanson. And now he's singing "Come Back to Me" in Hollywood. It's not really that good. Sorry Tim. I love Cookster though, nice song choice, LOL. I kind of hate Justin's audition too. I think I'm supposed to like these guys, but I really don't care for either of them. They weren't on THE LIST. Tim moves on, but Justin gets cut.
Other people that we've never seen get cut. Seriously, I don't know any of these fools. Oh Maddy Curtis was on our list, hi Maddy!! Her audition in Hollywood is kind of shaky. Maybe it's because I don't know the song, but I think she sounds weird. That makes me sad. Next is Casey, the denim on denim guy who took off his shirt for Kara. People are all into his HWood audition, and I kinda am too. Keep your shirt on today though, Casey, that's skanky. Out of this group, Casey made it through, but Maddy got cut. Aww, sadface.
Break's over, more people getting cut, last line of the day is up. Didi is in this group, and was also on our list. Oh lord, she's singing a Kara song. Didi, blah, no. Is it just me, though, or can you totally hear this girl on the radio? I LOVE Didi. Maybe this was a good choice of song, even though the lyrics totally sound like the coronation songs the Idol winners have to sing.
I don't remember Crystal from Chicago. Footage of her in a tattoo parlor...okay? She auditions with "Natural Woman" and gets the whole crowd going with her, which is kind of fun. Crystal's pretty good, though I liked Didi's audition better. Both she and Crystal are through, so it's all good.
95 out of 181 are moving on, so they cut more than half. Wow. I don't remember it being that way the first two days, but good. Weed these peeps out. YES, tomorrow is GROUP NIGHT. Since I blogged that last year, I'm giving Brenna the pleasure this year. We're almost to the finals, everyone!
I. Love. Hollywood. Week. Also we're getting our first taste of Ellen as a judge, so hopefully that goes well. 181 people made it out of 100,000+ that tried out. Aww, everyone loves Ellen. Hi, Ellen! I've heard that things aren't so happy in paradise between her and Simon, which makes me kind of sad.
First round of Hollywood Week is sudden death--you're either in or out, and can sing acapella or with your instrument. Oh god, Skiiboski is up in the first group, and Katie Stevens, who was on THE LIST as someone that we liked. She does "For Once in My Life", and I think she sounds pretty good, and the judges do too. I'm so over Skiiboski already. Aww, man, he's singing my jam. "Ain't Too Proud to Beg." See, I don't think he has a terrible voice, he just annoys the ever loving shit out of me. In this group, Katie makes it and Skiiboski gets cut! YES! Good beginning so far.
After the break, montage of Simon going off on everyone, which is what I'm going to miss so bad about this show. Also montage of Ellen being funny but also trying to give critiques. What are those cups the judges have now??? No more Coke cups? TOO MANY CHANGES!
Up in the next group, Vanessa the hick and Andrew Garcia. I remember liking Andrew but he's going to sing "Straight Up" with the guitar, so I don't know how that's going to go. Honestly, this rendition sounds like something Kris would have totally done. I really love it, and Andrew.
They show Vanessa next and we get a huge video montage of her journey. I wonder if they would waste all this time and footage if she doesn't get through. Oooh, her audition is really bad. Yikes. Hey, there's Tasha the minister! I liked her too. OK, in this line, Andrew makes it and Vanessa gets cut. I'm not sure what happened to Tasha.
Sad Rascal Flatts song accompanying a bunch of crying rejects, the only one of which I recognize is Vanessa. My heart breaks for her a little, but she was never making the top 12, peeps.
After the commercials, we see Cornelius someone and Megan Wright blowing it, and also Amedeo aka "the Italian Guy" to me because I never knew his name. We also see Janell Wheeler, who I don't remember. I like her voice though. She does "American Boy" on the guitar. I like Janell, you go girl.
Montage of people screwing up with their instruments, the judges mocking them, blah blah blah. Hey it's Haeley Vaughn! I love this girl. I don't love the extra E in her name though. I don't know the song she's singing, and she hits a couple clinkers, but I still hope she makes it. Then there's Mary the "rocker" who tries to sound exactly like Pink on a Pink song, so, meh. The Marys of this contest have been done, I think. Haeley and Mary both make it through.
Up next we have Ellen effing around with a whole line of contestants, having them step forward and then back and then forward again. That was kind of hilarious. Ashley Rodriguez makes it, she was on THE LIST, haha. I don't know any of the other peeps there though, sorry everyone.
Day 2 of Hollywood week...we're going much too fast here, people! Black and white montage of the judges critiquing some sucky people. We get our first Simon inspirational speech where he reminds everyone not to forget the words, so that means we're about to see some asses forget the words, right?
Jay Stone...is this the fake Blake? He sucks. Lily Scott...don't remember her. She has stupid earrings on. She has that jazzy voice that's becoming popular now...she sounds exactly like Corinne Bailey Rae, actually, which is a good and bad thing. Don't want to sound like someone else, ya'll. She and some guy in her line named Sam make it through to the next round.
Hey, big Mike! OMG, his wife's water broke while he's in Hollywood. That SUCKS. You can tell he wants to be there with her. He sings "Waitin' on the World to Change" accompanying himself on the guitar. I love Big Mike so bad, guys. He makes it through to GROUP DAY.
Commercials are over. We see Justin Williams, the cancer survivor with the gorgeous blue eyes and Tim someone, who we've never seen. He sang a Matt Nathanson song in his audition though, I love Matt Nathanson. And now he's singing "Come Back to Me" in Hollywood. It's not really that good. Sorry Tim. I love Cookster though, nice song choice, LOL. I kind of hate Justin's audition too. I think I'm supposed to like these guys, but I really don't care for either of them. They weren't on THE LIST. Tim moves on, but Justin gets cut.
Other people that we've never seen get cut. Seriously, I don't know any of these fools. Oh Maddy Curtis was on our list, hi Maddy!! Her audition in Hollywood is kind of shaky. Maybe it's because I don't know the song, but I think she sounds weird. That makes me sad. Next is Casey, the denim on denim guy who took off his shirt for Kara. People are all into his HWood audition, and I kinda am too. Keep your shirt on today though, Casey, that's skanky. Out of this group, Casey made it through, but Maddy got cut. Aww, sadface.
Break's over, more people getting cut, last line of the day is up. Didi is in this group, and was also on our list. Oh lord, she's singing a Kara song. Didi, blah, no. Is it just me, though, or can you totally hear this girl on the radio? I LOVE Didi. Maybe this was a good choice of song, even though the lyrics totally sound like the coronation songs the Idol winners have to sing.
I don't remember Crystal from Chicago. Footage of her in a tattoo parlor...okay? She auditions with "Natural Woman" and gets the whole crowd going with her, which is kind of fun. Crystal's pretty good, though I liked Didi's audition better. Both she and Crystal are through, so it's all good.
95 out of 181 are moving on, so they cut more than half. Wow. I don't remember it being that way the first two days, but good. Weed these peeps out. YES, tomorrow is GROUP NIGHT. Since I blogged that last year, I'm giving Brenna the pleasure this year. We're almost to the finals, everyone!
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
You have to drive a Ford on the Road to Hollywood.
Anyone else completely sick of auditions this year? Just me? It seems like it's gone on forever this year, and there have been fewer contestants that I've been really genuinely excited about. Hell, at this time last year I was at least all gaga for Gokey.
Tonight we have something called "The Road to Hollywood," and Ryan is at no shortage of hyperbole. Apparently they're showing us the good auditions they have neglected to show us for the last few weeks? Seacrest call this "the largest arena TV has ever seen" and talks about the amazing talent they've seen and then they show us....... Pants on the Ground. Get it up.
We start off with Jessica Furney, who I vaguely remember from last year doing some Janis Joplin. This year she's wearing some fabulous heels and takes on (I think?) some Leona Lewis thing called "Footprints in the Sand," which apparently Simon co-wrote. Posh is so impressed by Simon's writing skills. Seriously, she's like swooning. Jessica easily gets through.
The next audition is Amanda, who apparently does voices and can talk with her mouth closed. She reminds me of someone, can any of you help me out? I thought she was pretty good, but Kara has a weird issue with her. Amanda is an actress, and Simon starts miming or something, and Posh at one point is like "It's ok to be dramatic. I'm dramatic!" You know what else she is? Awesome. Amanda is going to Hollywood.
Montage of people doing stupid things like belly dancing and splits and carrying instruments even though they're not allowed to play them. Cut to Lee putting down his guitar to sing "Ain't No Sunshine" (one of my favorite songs ever) and Crystal doing her best Janis Joplin. They both get golden tickets.
We next get a montage of people doing the stupid "ooooh I'm gonna walk out of the audition looking all sad and hiding my golden ticket but here it is so let's scream AAAAAAAAAHH!!!!" However, this montage gives us a split second of Chris Daughtry pulling out his golden ticket (that's what she said? hehe), and for that split second it's all worth it.
Another dumb montage, this time of people who are pathetic enough to audition more than once. Oh. my. God. It's that girl who was way too tan and way too blond from a few years ago. Please make the montages stop.
Finally, we get an actual audition. Apparently Lacey was in the Judges Mansion of Doom last season with Megan Joy, and she didn't get through. Thanks, judges, for reminding us of the horror show that Megan Joy became. Lacey is fantastic and sings a wonderful rendition of "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" and easily gets through again. After that great audition, we next get Stephanie something or other, who adores Posh and doesn't know how to dress or sing or apply bronzer. The judges not only crush her dreams, Posh also tells her (more or less) that her outfit is trash. She at least leaves with dignity... in her fishnet stockings.
I wish I was 16 when this show was on. I absolutely would've made my mom take my district chorus singing ass to an audition. We get a montage of some fabulous 16-year-olds who will probably be ripped to shreds in Hollywood.
The next guy, Adrian, is 6'8" and blond and 17 and is a swimmer. Sounds like a nice image, right? Nope. It's not. He's also massively wide. He calls himself a beautiful man flower. I feel really uneasy right now watching this. He claims he wants to prove it doesn't matter what size you are when you sing. Um, duh. He seems like a perfectly nice guy but can't sing worth crap and I actually feel quite bad for him. It's awkward. Next.
Mike is up next, and he's also massive but in a body building type way. He seems nice enough, has a little girl on the way, and he's a personal trainer. He's quite a good singer too, and HEY K-CHEN!!!! She's so swooony over him. I'm swoony over K-Chen. It's a vicious cycle.
Seriously, Idol? They start playing the one song guaranteed to make me cry every time I hear it, which is "Into The Dark," as Didi talks about auditioning in memory of her best friend. She sings a jazzy version of "Hey Jude," and I think I like her. Yeah, I really like her. Remember that sort of indie quality Brooke had before she started to self-destruct? I think Didi has that too. I'm looking forward to hearing more from her, even though the judges are pretty hard on her.
Our next audition is Aaron, who is 16 but looks 12. He has a sob story about being raised by his aunt and uncle (I'm sorry, but I wasn't really paying attention) and he sings that terrible Miley Cyrus song about climbing. He gets through, if only to fill the Kevin Covais Memorial Spot.
Kimberly wants to be our next American Idol because she has a really good heart and would be into recycling and helping kids in Africa. Oh good Lord, she's singing "I Kissed a Girl." I think Kara is a little turned on. Yikes. I think Kimberly is high. She is obviously not going to Hollywood.
Ohhhhh boy. Shaddii absolutely demolishes some Alicia Keys, but really it's worth it to see NPH jamming with Kara behind the judges table. This is what's wrong with America - Shaddii's mom is absolutely convinced she can sing, so Shaddii thinks she can sing, and now she's going to leave the audition room and probably curse out the judges for not knowing what they're talking about.
Hey, remember when Seacrest was welcomed to work by the Cowboys cheerleaders? Yeah, me too, since they've showed it to us 8 times since last week. Our last audition, Hope, was really poor growing up. Forgive my cynicism, but it's 9:56 of the final audition show, and I can't effing wait for her to be done. Plus, she's singing my least favorite song ever, that one about hoping you dance. But OMFG, Randy ACTUALLY offers advice! Like, legit advice, not just saying she was hot, dawg. Wow. He has it in him! Hope is going to Hollywood. I really hope she isn't eaten alive there.
So, that's it! You know what's next, right? The biggest reason Lindsay & I watch this show: Hollywood MF'ing Week. Drama. Crying. GROUP NIGHT. You're excited, right? This when things get good. See you Tuesday.
Tonight we have something called "The Road to Hollywood," and Ryan is at no shortage of hyperbole. Apparently they're showing us the good auditions they have neglected to show us for the last few weeks? Seacrest call this "the largest arena TV has ever seen" and talks about the amazing talent they've seen and then they show us....... Pants on the Ground. Get it up.
We start off with Jessica Furney, who I vaguely remember from last year doing some Janis Joplin. This year she's wearing some fabulous heels and takes on (I think?) some Leona Lewis thing called "Footprints in the Sand," which apparently Simon co-wrote. Posh is so impressed by Simon's writing skills. Seriously, she's like swooning. Jessica easily gets through.
The next audition is Amanda, who apparently does voices and can talk with her mouth closed. She reminds me of someone, can any of you help me out? I thought she was pretty good, but Kara has a weird issue with her. Amanda is an actress, and Simon starts miming or something, and Posh at one point is like "It's ok to be dramatic. I'm dramatic!" You know what else she is? Awesome. Amanda is going to Hollywood.
Montage of people doing stupid things like belly dancing and splits and carrying instruments even though they're not allowed to play them. Cut to Lee putting down his guitar to sing "Ain't No Sunshine" (one of my favorite songs ever) and Crystal doing her best Janis Joplin. They both get golden tickets.
We next get a montage of people doing the stupid "ooooh I'm gonna walk out of the audition looking all sad and hiding my golden ticket but here it is so let's scream AAAAAAAAAHH!!!!" However, this montage gives us a split second of Chris Daughtry pulling out his golden ticket (that's what she said? hehe), and for that split second it's all worth it.
Another dumb montage, this time of people who are pathetic enough to audition more than once. Oh. my. God. It's that girl who was way too tan and way too blond from a few years ago. Please make the montages stop.
Finally, we get an actual audition. Apparently Lacey was in the Judges Mansion of Doom last season with Megan Joy, and she didn't get through. Thanks, judges, for reminding us of the horror show that Megan Joy became. Lacey is fantastic and sings a wonderful rendition of "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" and easily gets through again. After that great audition, we next get Stephanie something or other, who adores Posh and doesn't know how to dress or sing or apply bronzer. The judges not only crush her dreams, Posh also tells her (more or less) that her outfit is trash. She at least leaves with dignity... in her fishnet stockings.
I wish I was 16 when this show was on. I absolutely would've made my mom take my district chorus singing ass to an audition. We get a montage of some fabulous 16-year-olds who will probably be ripped to shreds in Hollywood.
The next guy, Adrian, is 6'8" and blond and 17 and is a swimmer. Sounds like a nice image, right? Nope. It's not. He's also massively wide. He calls himself a beautiful man flower. I feel really uneasy right now watching this. He claims he wants to prove it doesn't matter what size you are when you sing. Um, duh. He seems like a perfectly nice guy but can't sing worth crap and I actually feel quite bad for him. It's awkward. Next.
Mike is up next, and he's also massive but in a body building type way. He seems nice enough, has a little girl on the way, and he's a personal trainer. He's quite a good singer too, and HEY K-CHEN!!!! She's so swooony over him. I'm swoony over K-Chen. It's a vicious cycle.
Seriously, Idol? They start playing the one song guaranteed to make me cry every time I hear it, which is "Into The Dark," as Didi talks about auditioning in memory of her best friend. She sings a jazzy version of "Hey Jude," and I think I like her. Yeah, I really like her. Remember that sort of indie quality Brooke had before she started to self-destruct? I think Didi has that too. I'm looking forward to hearing more from her, even though the judges are pretty hard on her.
Our next audition is Aaron, who is 16 but looks 12. He has a sob story about being raised by his aunt and uncle (I'm sorry, but I wasn't really paying attention) and he sings that terrible Miley Cyrus song about climbing. He gets through, if only to fill the Kevin Covais Memorial Spot.
Kimberly wants to be our next American Idol because she has a really good heart and would be into recycling and helping kids in Africa. Oh good Lord, she's singing "I Kissed a Girl." I think Kara is a little turned on. Yikes. I think Kimberly is high. She is obviously not going to Hollywood.
Ohhhhh boy. Shaddii absolutely demolishes some Alicia Keys, but really it's worth it to see NPH jamming with Kara behind the judges table. This is what's wrong with America - Shaddii's mom is absolutely convinced she can sing, so Shaddii thinks she can sing, and now she's going to leave the audition room and probably curse out the judges for not knowing what they're talking about.
Hey, remember when Seacrest was welcomed to work by the Cowboys cheerleaders? Yeah, me too, since they've showed it to us 8 times since last week. Our last audition, Hope, was really poor growing up. Forgive my cynicism, but it's 9:56 of the final audition show, and I can't effing wait for her to be done. Plus, she's singing my least favorite song ever, that one about hoping you dance. But OMFG, Randy ACTUALLY offers advice! Like, legit advice, not just saying she was hot, dawg. Wow. He has it in him! Hope is going to Hollywood. I really hope she isn't eaten alive there.
So, that's it! You know what's next, right? The biggest reason Lindsay & I watch this show: Hollywood MF'ing Week. Drama. Crying. GROUP NIGHT. You're excited, right? This when things get good. See you Tuesday.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
We love you Denver! City by the bay! John Denver!
I've never been to Denver, but...mountains? Thin air? Crazy people swearing at the camera? Check!
Apparently Idol discovered Chris Daughtry in Denver? I didn't know that. Call me Chris! I saw Bon Jovi a few years ago, and his band opened for them. When the band sang "Dead or Alive", Chris came out and duetted with JBJ. Freakin' awesome. Yes, I'm a geek, and I've seen Bon Jovi in concert like a billion times, so sue me LOL.
Posh is back! MAYJAH! Up first is Mark, who gets mistaken for Jack Black all the time, apparently. I really can't see it, except they are both chubby guys with dark hair. Sorry Mark. LMAO and his interesting fact about himself is "I love cheese"...you can't make this shit up. I am laughing my butt off right now, he's telling some giant story about how he was on the run with his mom when he was like four? I can't follow. I like his audition, he sings "Tempted" and even though he seems to get out of breath at parts, but he sounds really good. I'm on board with Mark. Aww, and his kid is really cute.
Segue into people feeling nervous and how they deal with their nerves...this is so interesting, Seacreast! ZZZZZZZ. Now we have Mario, who's wearing some kind of oversized Army jacket and can't stop laughing. He's on my last nerve already. He butchers "Jailhouse Rock", and I want him to just go away now. KTHXBAI Mario!
Back from commercials with a montage of pissed off people, swearing and flipping off the camera. I honestly don't find this even a little bit entertaining anymore. God. Next up is Kimberly, who has a really cute daughter. Her daughter can't really remember what show her mom is auditioning for, but it's sweet. I"m preeeeeeeetty sure Kim's wearing a wig. Tyra Banks would be proud. She sings a song that I don't know the name of but I know it was in an iPod commercial. Sorry. Anyway, I like her and she's through. Yay Kimberly!
Lots of golden tickets given out in Denver, possibly including Danelle from Seattle who has giant earrings. She hosts live karaoke, which I think might be in one of the top five most fun jobs ever. My friend Megan would be perfect for that job. Her voice is...weird. It's like it could be good, but she has some weird tendencies. I don't know if I like her yet or not, but she's through.
After the break, montage of stupid outfits and bad looks. Then we have Casey James, who was in a devastating motorcycle accident when he was 21. I think he'd be hot if he got a new haircut. Makeover time! He sings one of my favorite John Mayer songs, "Slow Dancin' in a Burning Room", so he automatically gets some points from me. Minus points though for the denim on denim look he's rocking. Woof. He's through with three votes, even though Simon hates him because the girls made him take off his shirt.
Up next is 16 year old Tori who came with her entire family. Her sister/cousin, someone comes in with pictures of the judges, which are hilarious. She sings another John Mayer song, and I think she's only okay. She tries to disguise it with lots of runs, which I hate. She's gorgeous, but her voice is mediocre at best. But she's through anyway, so we'll see Tori in Hollywood.
Commercials are over and now we have Austin, who has a douchey aura about him already. He's from DC, is studying music composition and is a long snapper on the football team. He sings all the time including...on his MOPED. OK, this guy is an epic fail. And his audition blows. He sounds like Peter Brady in that ep of the Brady Bunch when his voice changed. Do you guys remember that??? Anyway, I guarantee this guy will totally blame everyone else on his crappy audition except for himself. I hate you, Austin.
Up next is Kenny, who considers himself "the male Mary J. Blige"...dear God. Nice plaid shirt and medallion there, Kenny. Mary J. should be embarassed that her name was even used anywhere near this guy. AWFUL. NEXT.
Side note, I love Posh Spice right now. She's rocking an insane look, and tells Kenny that despite his audition being TERRIBLE, it was "a good choice of song." Love her ass.
Back after the break with a montage of crap. I feel like I should set up a macro for "montage of crap" when recapping these audition eps. One guy auditions with "Part Time Lover", which I can't hear without thinking of Kevin Covais.
Next we have Nikki Nix, who traveled from Florence, Italy for the audition. So question...is she Italian, then? And is auditioning for AMERICAN Idol? Am I missing something? Is she an American citizen but is living in Italy? SOMEONE ANSWER THIS. Also her speaking voice is super annoying. Her singing voice sounds like a Pussy Cat Doll or something. I think I hate Nikki Nix. They all put her though and love her, but I can't stand her. And she wasn't deserving of Randy's million percent yes.
Haley Vaughn is 16 and she was born prematurely. She also lost her dad when she was ten. Ouch, Haley. She seems like a totally put together, nice teenager. I hope she's good. Her goal is to be the first black country/pop crossover. She sings "Last Name" and you can tell she's really nervous but she has potential to have a good country voice, I think. I don't know how she'll fair in Hollywood, but I like Haley. Her family and friends are super cute too.
OMG the final audition in Denver is Bikini Boy, aka Ty, singing Achy Breaky Heart. Why did they even show this, or give a shout out back to Bikini Girl?? Gross, show.
So we've got a total of 26 people from the Denver auditions going to Hollywood. The last audition ep is tomorrow, FINALLY. I'm so glad this process is almost over. I love Hollywood week so much, you guys. Brenna will take you through Wednesday's ep. Adios for now!
Apparently Idol discovered Chris Daughtry in Denver? I didn't know that. Call me Chris! I saw Bon Jovi a few years ago, and his band opened for them. When the band sang "Dead or Alive", Chris came out and duetted with JBJ. Freakin' awesome. Yes, I'm a geek, and I've seen Bon Jovi in concert like a billion times, so sue me LOL.
Posh is back! MAYJAH! Up first is Mark, who gets mistaken for Jack Black all the time, apparently. I really can't see it, except they are both chubby guys with dark hair. Sorry Mark. LMAO and his interesting fact about himself is "I love cheese"...you can't make this shit up. I am laughing my butt off right now, he's telling some giant story about how he was on the run with his mom when he was like four? I can't follow. I like his audition, he sings "Tempted" and even though he seems to get out of breath at parts, but he sounds really good. I'm on board with Mark. Aww, and his kid is really cute.
Segue into people feeling nervous and how they deal with their nerves...this is so interesting, Seacreast! ZZZZZZZ. Now we have Mario, who's wearing some kind of oversized Army jacket and can't stop laughing. He's on my last nerve already. He butchers "Jailhouse Rock", and I want him to just go away now. KTHXBAI Mario!
Back from commercials with a montage of pissed off people, swearing and flipping off the camera. I honestly don't find this even a little bit entertaining anymore. God. Next up is Kimberly, who has a really cute daughter. Her daughter can't really remember what show her mom is auditioning for, but it's sweet. I"m preeeeeeeetty sure Kim's wearing a wig. Tyra Banks would be proud. She sings a song that I don't know the name of but I know it was in an iPod commercial. Sorry. Anyway, I like her and she's through. Yay Kimberly!
Lots of golden tickets given out in Denver, possibly including Danelle from Seattle who has giant earrings. She hosts live karaoke, which I think might be in one of the top five most fun jobs ever. My friend Megan would be perfect for that job. Her voice is...weird. It's like it could be good, but she has some weird tendencies. I don't know if I like her yet or not, but she's through.
After the break, montage of stupid outfits and bad looks. Then we have Casey James, who was in a devastating motorcycle accident when he was 21. I think he'd be hot if he got a new haircut. Makeover time! He sings one of my favorite John Mayer songs, "Slow Dancin' in a Burning Room", so he automatically gets some points from me. Minus points though for the denim on denim look he's rocking. Woof. He's through with three votes, even though Simon hates him because the girls made him take off his shirt.
Up next is 16 year old Tori who came with her entire family. Her sister/cousin, someone comes in with pictures of the judges, which are hilarious. She sings another John Mayer song, and I think she's only okay. She tries to disguise it with lots of runs, which I hate. She's gorgeous, but her voice is mediocre at best. But she's through anyway, so we'll see Tori in Hollywood.
Commercials are over and now we have Austin, who has a douchey aura about him already. He's from DC, is studying music composition and is a long snapper on the football team. He sings all the time including...on his MOPED. OK, this guy is an epic fail. And his audition blows. He sounds like Peter Brady in that ep of the Brady Bunch when his voice changed. Do you guys remember that??? Anyway, I guarantee this guy will totally blame everyone else on his crappy audition except for himself. I hate you, Austin.
Up next is Kenny, who considers himself "the male Mary J. Blige"...dear God. Nice plaid shirt and medallion there, Kenny. Mary J. should be embarassed that her name was even used anywhere near this guy. AWFUL. NEXT.
Side note, I love Posh Spice right now. She's rocking an insane look, and tells Kenny that despite his audition being TERRIBLE, it was "a good choice of song." Love her ass.
Back after the break with a montage of crap. I feel like I should set up a macro for "montage of crap" when recapping these audition eps. One guy auditions with "Part Time Lover", which I can't hear without thinking of Kevin Covais.
Next we have Nikki Nix, who traveled from Florence, Italy for the audition. So question...is she Italian, then? And is auditioning for AMERICAN Idol? Am I missing something? Is she an American citizen but is living in Italy? SOMEONE ANSWER THIS. Also her speaking voice is super annoying. Her singing voice sounds like a Pussy Cat Doll or something. I think I hate Nikki Nix. They all put her though and love her, but I can't stand her. And she wasn't deserving of Randy's million percent yes.
Haley Vaughn is 16 and she was born prematurely. She also lost her dad when she was ten. Ouch, Haley. She seems like a totally put together, nice teenager. I hope she's good. Her goal is to be the first black country/pop crossover. She sings "Last Name" and you can tell she's really nervous but she has potential to have a good country voice, I think. I don't know how she'll fair in Hollywood, but I like Haley. Her family and friends are super cute too.
OMG the final audition in Denver is Bikini Boy, aka Ty, singing Achy Breaky Heart. Why did they even show this, or give a shout out back to Bikini Girl?? Gross, show.
So we've got a total of 26 people from the Denver auditions going to Hollywood. The last audition ep is tomorrow, FINALLY. I'm so glad this process is almost over. I love Hollywood week so much, you guys. Brenna will take you through Wednesday's ep. Adios for now!
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