American Idol - Season 10

[taylovesthebeatles]

Tonight was Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame week and I'll keep my summary somewhat short and not very sweet.

Overall, this was my least favorite week of performances to date for this season's contestants.

For a night where you'd expect some songs that would keep you somewhat interested, it was very disappointing. Nearly every performance was boring as hell and no one stood out.

Casey - Tolerable and good for what it was, but boring as hell.

Haley - A terrible way to follow-up on a stellar performance last week. Just screaming and 100% grunting.

Jacob - The same old thing he has done every week. I'm beyond sick of it and was not impressed.

James - I miss Adam Lambert.

Lauren - Boring, not good, and boring.

Pia - Second best on the night, and still horrible.

Scotty - Third best on the night, but still don't think he should be in the competition.

Stefano - Boring.

Paul - Best of the night and best Paul performance ever. However, I only think he seemed "good" this week because the other eight were so bad.

My Top 3: Paul - Pia - Scotty
My Bottom 3: Haley - Lauren - Jacob (Swap Jacob with James and that works too)
America's Bottom 3: Haley - Lauren - Stefano

I have no idea what the hell you were watching, or possibly smoking, but I don't think you were watching the same show we were watching!

[taylovesthebeatles]

Casey - I like him better with a bit more of his growl, but this was amazing and sexy and very well sung.

Haley -Wow, I'm shocked you finally didn't like Haley. Good for you, NDN! Thing is, I thought she was actually decent, perhaps even good this week. Janis is definitely a good spot for her, but I remain unconvinced she can sing anything else.

Jacob - Jacob was amazing, and I'm glad he switched songs, because he nailed MJ. It was great, and he got better control of his "I'm poopin!" face, which was good.

James - Best performance of the night, and not just because he sang a Beatles song. I love this kid, he's amazing and inspirational, and a true artist. Definitely better than Adam Lambert. Deserves to win.

Lauren - Her Aretha was strictly worse than Aretha. Bottom three.

Pia - This was not good. She should stick to ballads.

Scotty - I thought he sounded best when his voice got to go back down to his lower registers where he just nails every country song ever written, but it was still a great performance. Deserves to be in the finals with James.

Stefano - Stefano sucks, and Randy had it right when he was talking about him rushing through phrasing in the song. Bottom three for sure.

Paul - I still like Paul, and he did a really good job with this song. He should definitely stick around, at least for another couple weeks.

My top three: James, Scotty, Paul
My bottom three: Lauren, Stefano, Pia
America's bottom three: Stefano, Lauren, Pia

[NDN]

My bottom three: Lauren, Stefano, Pia
America's bottom three: Stefano, Lauren, Pia

Lol. Love that you changed the order of your bottom three and America's bottom three, yet kept the same three singers! Classic!

[taylovesthebeatles]

Lol. Love that you changed the order of your bottom three and America's bottom three, yet kept the same three singers! Classic!

I did that because I was trying to think of someone else to put in there instead, but realized I couldn't.

[klinkman]

Is this like last night's Conan where the West Coast got 30 minutes of commercials and a screwed up show, but it only happened for NDN? That's the only explanation for his post...

[NDN]

Is this like last night's Conan where the West Coast got 30 minutes of commercials and a screwed up show, but it only happened for NDN? That's the only explanation for his post...

That gives us a little more insight as to why our opinions differ so greatly. I say that because I absolutely despise Conan (have never liked him on any platform) and I have learned over the years that there are some big differences between people who like Conan and people who hate Conan (and there is no middle ground).

[Ringo]

Project Free TV :: American Idol

for those who still pay through the nose for TV

Lusky- reminds me of a small child hugging his favorite stuffed animal/ vote total way down
Haley- her popularity is rising but no where near the top 3
Jacob- ZzzzzZzzzz his "revolutionary" Bass got all the props, while his voice died and so did his vote total
Lauren- Boring Karaoke performance- totally forgettable and so is she
James- was OK wish he had sang that song 1 key lower with abit of a scratchy voice, his tears
leaped him into the top 3 again
Scotty: I will say it again, My wife gets titilated everytime she sees him and I actually liked his performance when I closed my eyes and didn't have to watch his silly face and hand movements. My wife says, "Girls, love that stuff" CHRIST THE DECK IS STACKED
Now I know why my dad hated Elvis when he was young, because all the girls loved him.
Pia: Horns in the background are terrible and drown out alot of vocals, the judges praises are keeping her in the Top 3, funny thing is that I can't get that damned huge song out of my head, Disney is going to love her singing all the animated soundtracks
Stephano: finally takes off his sneakers lol The song OWNED HIM and he sounded the same as he has every week
Paul: ruined a great Johnny Cash song for me, too fast paced and too weird of a voice with no lower register 'perfect imperfect boy" said Steven I want to throw up

overall NDN hit on the head, this show was soooo BORING
I only saw 3 songs changed up alittle from the originals and the judges didn't critisize anyone because of it.

I have been to better Karaoke nights locally.

DialIdol has Scotty getting 11 mil votes followed by James with 9 mil and Pia with 7 mil and everone else with 3 mil and fewer

It's a 3 horse race now and Pia will fade early in the stretch with her lack of " IT FACTOR" and James will fade at the finish while scotty wins never breaking a sweat laughing all the way.

[NDN]

overall NDN hit on the head, this show was soooo BORING
I only saw 3 songs changed up alittle from the originals and the judges didn't critisize anyone because of it.

You make a great point there. The judges had nothing but great things to say about every performance and I was baffled by that because it was such a weak night of American Idol.

[taylovesthebeatles]

Project Free TV :: American Idol

for those who still pay through the nose for TV

Lusky- reminds me of a small child hugging his favorite stuffed animal/ vote total way down
Haley- her popularity is rising but no where near the top 3
Jacob- ZzzzzZzzzz his "revolutionary" Bass got all the props, while his voice died and so did his vote total
Lauren- Boring Karaoke performance- totally forgettable and so is she
James- was OK wish he had sang that song 1 key lower with abit of a scratchy voice, his tears
leaped him into the top 3 again
Scotty: I will say it again, My wife gets titilated everytime she sees him and I actually liked his performance when I closed my eyes and didn't have to watch his silly face and hand movements. My wife says, "Girls, love that stuff" CHRIST THE DECK IS STACKED
Now I know why my dad hated Elvis when he was young, because all the girls loved him.
Pia: Horns in the background are terrible and drown out alot of vocals, the judges praises are keeping her in the Top 3, funny thing is that I can't get that damned huge song out of my head, Disney is going to love her singing all the animated soundtracks
Stephano: finally takes off his sneakers lol The song OWNED HIM and he sounded the same as he has every week
Paul: ruined a great Johnny Cash song for me, too fast paced and too weird of a voice with no lower register 'perfect imperfect boy" said Steven I want to throw up

overall NDN hit on the head, this show was soooo BORING
I only saw 3 songs changed up alittle from the originals and the judges didn't critisize anyone because of it.

I have been to better Karaoke nights locally.

DialIdol has Scotty getting 11 mil votes followed by James with 9 mil and Pia with 7 mil and everone else with 3 mil and fewer

It's a 3 horse race now and Pia will fade early in the stretch with her lack of " IT FACTOR" and James will fade at the finish while scotty wins never breaking a sweat laughing all the way.

Two points: CASEY played the bass, not Jacob, and did a mighty fine job of it, and Paul's rendition was not too fast, it was just right.

[klinkman]

Overall I thought this was a very good performance. Performances that would have been middle of the pack in past weeks are bottom three this week, in my opinion.

Jacob: I definitely thought he did well with the song. He'll need more performances at least that good to make a run in this competition

Haley: Definitely the best performance I've heard from her. Not that that's saying much, but hey it is going the right direction.

Casey: See, I've always thought the upright bass was awesome and had a place in modern acoustic rock, and here Casey made it so. The mandolin was a nice touch too. I guess it might have been a little sleepy on a night of big uptempo performances, but I really liked it.

Lauren: She's been in my bottom three for several weeks now, and this week I expect her to be in America's bottom three as well. This wasn't even that bad to be honest, but it was sandwiched between good performances on all sides and pales to the original, leaving her alone in mediocrity.

James: I guess the way to top yourself was to not go over the top at all. Completely nailed the performance, and it stands out in my mind because it was so different than the rest of the performances.

Pia: The first note that she completely missed set the tone for the performances. She missed note after note, and it was glaringly obvious to me where she was wrong. She seemed out of her element here, and this was a bad week to stumble.

Scotty: He's been waiting this entire competition to bust out the Elvis hasn't he. He actually didn't seem as polished as you'd expect from someone who's wanted to sing like him their entire life. But there's a reason why the girls flock to him on stage like they did Elvis. He's not going anywhere and nor should he.

Stefano: Why is he still here? The song exposed every weakness in his voice, and man there are too many to count. This is probably the last straw for him though, he was bad in a week full of good.

Paul: I guess Paul finally found a song where he could bring his voice out. He can't sing Cash every week, and his voice doesn't seem suited to anything else. Still, he shouldn't be voted off this week, this was his best to date.

Winner: Based on what I've said past weeks, I almost have to give it to Haley. She finally hit it this week and caught up to the rest of the pack. I can't pick a standout strong performance otherwise, but Jacob and James had strong weeks.

My bottom 3: Stefano - Pia - Lauren
I think there was a clear cut between the rest of the performances and these 3.

America's bottom 3: Stefano's the only lock here in my mind. Paul hit it and got the pimp spot. Haley still might be, even though she had the week of her life in my mind. Jacob got the kiss of death and that's going hurt him. Pia has a big fan base and probably won't end up here. Lauren's managed to avoid it this long, why start now?

Going home: Stefano. And it's not even really close.

[NDN]

I have no idea what the hell you were watching, or possibly smoking, but I don't think you were watching the same show we were watching!

I was watching the worst American Idol show probably to date (for this deep in the season anyway).

What were you guys watching that was so good; Teen Mom 2?