American Idol - Season 10

[NDN]

Over the years we have had some good discussions about American Idol amongst the members here who watch the show. So, this shall be the place for AI followers to share their thoughts as the season progresses.

This week was the semifinal rounds with the guys singing yesterday, the girls singing today, and the voting results coming tomorrow.

Before we cover the performances, we should note that this season we saw two judges leave and Jennifer Lopez & Steven Tyler take their places. When the new judges were first announced, I was pretty skeptical. Although, when the audition rounds aired, I was actually pleasantly surprised with both judges. However, during the live shows yesterday and today, I've lost a little hope for all three judges. Jennifer Lopez loves everyone and has a hard time criticizing a bad performance. Steven Tyler is a little more critical, but still a little too gentle with his remarks. Randy has taken more of a "Simon" approach, but it bugs me that when he makes a valid point and the other two disagree with him he backs off and gives in to the newcomers.

Guys Night
Anyhow, as for the guy's performances, I thought it was absolutely the worst show I have seen to date. I honestly couldn't believe some of the great things the judges had to say about some of the worst performances ever. That's not to say there weren't some good performances, but overall, it was just awful. Twelve people sang and five are voted in (along with three extra picks from the judges). My top five (in no particular order) are; Casey, Jacob, Paul, Stefano, Brett.

Girls Night
The girls gave the show some redemption and there were actually some quality performances (thank god)! There were certainly some horrid singers, but overall, they did a far better job than the guys. My top five (once again in no particular order) are; Haley, Karen, Kendra, Thia, Lauren.

I think the judges get to pick three wild cards who don't get voted in, so I would like to see; Pia, Robbie, Rachel.

All my selections are based on my opinion of their vocal talent thus far (which we have limited material to go off of).

The results of the voting are largely influenced by a younger voting crowd (mainly female) so the results are never a good indication of who has the most talent.

I think James will be a lock based on voting, but he's just another Adam Lambert (only not nearly as good as Adam was) so I could do without him this season. Scotty is getting some buzz, but I just don't see how he can progress in the show without sounding the same each and every week.

Feel free to share your thoughts as the season progresses!

[NDN]

I didn't watch any of the videos, but I still didn't like your post or at least the way it was worded.

[NDN]

On an American Idol note; this week is Elton John week. My expectations are high since I am a big fan, so hopefully the Idols don't disappoint!

[Ringo]

it's a well known fact that 11-18 year old girls control the largest voting block for American Idol

So who will they vote for this year?

Scotty got 13mil votes and James got 7mil last week

the rest of the contestants show no appeal to the teenage girl group

Pia is now the front runner in the sportsbooks, but how many teens will vote for her?

It's a race between the 2 young heart throbs

I love James to death, but I don't think the girls are going to support him as much as Scotty because he has a kid and they won't relate with his handicap as much as the 30 + year old crowd.

Scotty will have to fall on his face to lose I believe. He has the girl vote and the country vote. Remember Kevin Skinner the chicken plucker who won America's got talent over an incredible singer. She is very hot right now and he is nowhere to be found. And Last year Lee Dewyze won over a much better singer because of the teen girl vote.

I will still root for James and laugh this year instead of throwing my remote when America gets it wrong AGAIN.

[Ringo]

I didn't watch any of the videos, but I still didn't like your post or at least the way it was worded.

My Grandmother once said "You are never too old to learn"


Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.

---Albert Einstien

The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.

---Elbert Hubard; 1856

[klinkman]

I didn't watch any of the videos, but I still didn't like your post or at least the way it was worded.

Really? I thought there were some pretty good videos there!

On a note related to that, Tay and I are going to see Avenue Q this weekend, I'm excited!

[Ringo]

Lee DeWyze’s guest performance on American Idol last week has proved a masterstroke for the season nine winner.

Sales of the singer’s new single have skyrocketed following his appearance on the results show last Thursday.

Following his appearance, DeWyze sold 12,000 copies of his single, Beautiful Like You, which is a sales increase of a staggering 8,068 per cent.

***8068% increase? what was his sales before? 15 sold?

...12,000 x .091 (royalties) = 992.00
possibly another $600 for using his mug shot

Lee made a whopping 992.00-1592.00 in 1 week.

[Ringo]

Avenue Q are very very talented bunch
thanks for turning me on to them Klink and HI TAY!
My daughter and I have been watching several others on youtube and have enjoyed everyone of them.

And who wouldn't want to watch Lisa Lampenelli threaten to give Simon Cowell a lap dance.
I want to take up a collection to pay to see that happen. ROFL

EEJIT needs to come back soon before more snow dumps in Duluth

[NDN]

it's a well known fact that 11-18 year old girls control the largest voting block for American Idol

So who will they vote for this year?

Scotty got 13mil votes and James got 7mil last week

the rest of the contestants show no appeal to the teenage girl group

Pia is now the front runner in the sportsbooks, but how many teens will vote for her?

It's a race between the 2 young heart throbs

I love James to death, but I don't think the girls are going to support him as much as Scotty because he has a kid and they won't relate with his handicap as much as the 30 + year old crowd.

Scotty will have to fall on his face to lose I believe. He has the girl vote and the country vote. Remember Kevin Skinner the chicken plucker who won America's got talent over an incredible singer. She is very hot right now and he is nowhere to be found. And Last year Lee Dewyze won over a much better singer because of the teen girl vote.

I will still root for James and laugh this year instead of throwing my remote when America gets it wrong AGAIN.

Lol. Last week you said there was no way James would lose and now you're saying there's no way Scotty will lose?

I'd gladly take your bets if you are willing to put money on Scotty winning the whole thing.

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The thing that bugs me most about Scotty (aside from the same performance week after week) is the stupid impish grin he has when he sings.

There's just something not right about a singer smiling through a song about a soldier reading a letter from home while away at war.

[Ringo]

yes I did say last week James would win

But something happened since last week

Scotty didn't drop in popularity after a crummy performance and
James isn't becoming the big hit with the teen crowd like I thought he might.

James odds went up not down this week

So it looks like my money will be split between Scotty and James and still magage a nice 2.5 to 1 odds in the end

I am looking through the lense of a bettor, not a fan.

As a Fan I want James to win of course and so do most fans over the age of 30.
that demograph is not strong enough to win American Idol

[klinkman]

Scotty: Scotty really is a one trick pony. It’s the best trick in this competition, without a doubt. He sounds ready to go make a country album right now. I don’t think anyone is as polished, both as a singer and as a performer as he is.
Naima: I have no idea how to evaluate that. It was so different from anything I expected from Elton John week that I’m kind of in shock. I don’t even think it was bad. It was just so far from left field that I don’t know how to rate it.
Paul: Nope, I still don’t like Paul. His voice was completely breathy, and it seemed like Paul is just terrible at inflections and dynamics. I pretty much would have done the exact opposite at every point in the song, except for the ending-which you have to actually hit the note instead of just whispering.
Pia: Strong as ever. Her voice was big and was on all of the notes. I don’t think I would have gone for the big ending as she did, I would have taken it back and ended quietly, but that certainly didn’t ruin this performance.
Stefano: Stefano improved a little bit this week. It seems like the producer worked him really hard to get him to that point. It still was weak and karaoke-ish compared to everyone else so far in the competition. Therefore, I think this was bottom 3 material.
Lauren: Lauren seemed off the entire performance. It seemed to me she was trying her hardest, but was off key the entire time and just could not hear it. I completely disagree with the judges, had she sounded like that I wouldn’t have kept her around very long.
James: EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thia: I think she was just okay this week. Her voice was decent, but not amazing, and she didn’t really have enough feeling to move me. She’ll need to find more feeling and a bigger performance if she wants to stick around much longer.
Casey: Nailed it again. Elton John songs need to have a certain ending, and many contestants botched it hard this week. Casey showed how they SHOULD be done. Props to him for that.
Jacob: I think the producer nailed it on the head when he said “When Jacob gets overdramatic he loses the audience”. I think that’s what happened here. I did like the last note, but much of the song was just as he said-overdramatic.
Haley: I’ve figured out why Haley is still on this show. She’s that terrible cabaret singer that you can’t even enjoy when drunk and you really only go see to try and get a look up her dress. Too bad she’s not even good for that!
Winner: James. Not even close.
My bottom 3: Haley – Stefano – Lauren
Going Home (in my view): Haley and Lauren
Haley has deserved to go home for several weeks, and this is no different. She is just a cut below the rest. Lauren has been in my bottom three for a while, and this week she was even worse in my opinion. Stefano improved a little bit, but I won’t feel bad if he gets eliminated.

[NDN]

It's no shocker that Klinkman and I completely disagree on just about every singer this week.

Overall I was disappointed with the show. I'm an Elton John fan and I was hoping it would be a great night all around, but that just wasn't the case. There were a few highlights, but for the most part I wasn't thrilled, especially considering that they picked a lot of the songs I was hoping to hear.

My breakdown singer by singer -

Scotty: What can I say about Scotty that hasn't already been said by Klinkman? Scotty is GREAT, great at making me want to shoot myself when he sings. I was hoping that each week he would show me a glimpse of why he should be allowed to stay in the competition (or a glimpse of how he got in it to begin with), but instead he continues to take a step back with every performance and it kills me that the voting is so biased that he will undoubtedly make it a few more weeks and outlast far better singers/performers. Scotty is so terrible that I am beginning to think Klinkman is giving him great reviews just to get a rise out of me. He can have his one-hit-wonder country song and then vanish and I'll be just fine with that.

Naima: You can use any of my past comments about Naima and apply them to tonight's performance. It was her worst yet (and she's had some pretty bad nights) and I will be happy to finally see her leave tomorrow. It's a shame people will have to listen to her on the AI tour.

Paul: Paul finally left out the backup singers who have been outsinging him on every song. Unfortunately, that left him by himself and he just can't hack it. I'm done hoping for more from Paul because I just don't think it's there.

Pia: A good performance as usual. I thought it was far less superior than her other songs, but definitely good enough to stick around.

Stefano: This didn't blow me away, but I thought it was good enough to survive this week.

Lauren: This was probably my second favorite performance of the night. I've been waiting for her to do a slower song compared to her other jumpy performances and I loved the vulnerability that she showed in her voice.

James: This song was borderline bottom three material for me. All of the theatrics were uncalled for because the song itself doesn't call for them to begin with.

Thia: I like this song and was hoping someone would sing it, and I thought Thia did a good job with it. I don't think it was great enough to pick up a mass following of fans, but it wasn't near the bottom three tonight.

Casey: This was an absolute stellar performance of a fantastic song. America is crazy for nearly voting him off and it would be a shame if he meets a similar fate anytime soon.

Jacob: The song itself wasn't bad and none of his really have been (except the R Kelly song) but I think I am starting to tire of Jacob. He should do something like Casey did and show a different side of him that we haven't seen before.

Haley: I FINALLY got what I have been looking for all along from Haley tonight and that is PERFECTION! This was the perfect song to showcase her fantastic voice and this was tied with Casey's performance for my favorite song of the night.

My Bottom 3: Naima, Scotty, Paul
America's Bottom 3: Naima, Paul, Jacob

Going Home: Naima, Paul

[klinkman]

I will say this. I certainly would not be sad if Naima or Paul go home tomorrow.

[Ringo]

Dial idol had it right last week picking Casey to go home.

This week Stephano has the fewest votes followed by Paul then very close Thia.

Everyone else looks safe by more than 1.5 million votes

Scooty Jacob Casey top vote getters

James was 6th behind Pia and HALEY

Scotty got 6 million votes more than Pia

Still watching NOW

So far> up to Stephano and I am sooo bored I can't stand it
I turn the station if it's country, sorry Scotty. Niama tried to pull it off but fell abit short.
Paul who?

Pia is too boring to win and I am glad she is keeping the odds up on Scotty and James and now Casey could be a contender at 9-1 odds, he got 13 million votes this week and only 2.5 behind Scotty and now Jacob got nearly 14 million votes will really mix the odds up now

ZZZZZZZZZZZ Stepaho just finished I could have sang it better than that
Lauren next up
OMG way too much make up on it looked like it was squeezing her face while she sang
decent song, I kind of liked it

James was too funny but fun. That song was soo hard to sing, only Casey could have possibly sang that song with James
A pepsi moment was funny too

Thia Megia ( what a great name), got 1400 votes on blog site 900 more than Scotty as fan favorite, Yet on same blog she got second most votes to be gone this week....
WOW what a great song I could listen to her over Pia all day long.
If she wasn't just 16, I would say she looked and sounded sooo sexy.
The judges sucked with their comments for Thia, poor girl.
She is going to a sensation in a few years.

Casey
getting a trim finally
Not sure how to react to that performance

Jacob is definetly enjoying every "thecond" of his time on Idol
His voice was way to high for that song awful ouch turn it off
He should have started out 2 keys lower

Slayed me? Really Steve? Thia was way better

Haley qudos for singing Benny and the Jets very tough song
the hissing was terrible sounding
But she is going to be a great Jazz singer, just can't win AI

Best performance of the night by Randy was soooo RATINGS GRABBING
Randy is an idot sometimes

Biggest Double Loser was Elton John, not only did he miss out on being a Mentor
like Jamie Fox LOL, Not one of his songs were made fresh like David Cook did so well with several songs 3 years ago.

AI has gone cheap and try to play it off with sensationalizing Judges

Get Real

[Ringo]

comments after watching for a second time>>>

James- best Coke commercial of the Year, the sponsers must love him


Lauren had a Paula Abdul momentsssssssssss
She was on something cause she was high as a kite last night

Thia Captivated the audience for over 30 seconds, but Steven who loves every girl in the contest except Thia say, You sang a great Elton John song Well. Crap

Casey went from wolfman into Eddie Munster eyes
Man is he weirding me out

Pia didn't rearrange song at all

Haley got much better second time around

[NDN]

The results are in...

This week's bottom three: Naima - Thia - Paul

The two going home are: Naima & Thia

I am content with this. I would have liked to have seen Paul or Scotty go instead of Thia, but it is what it is and I can live with it.

[Ringo]

What a bunch of crap that was!!!

Naima got 3 times more votes than Stephano and Paul

Now we got 6 guys and 3 girls, dumb!!!

The Duets: Naima and Jacob were the best
Paul and Stephano sounded terrible, James good
Mia never moved her feet glued to the floor again and her hair is so boring too

Favortism at it finest hour, when Steven was all concerned about Lauren crying backstage,
but couldn't care less about Thia and Naima.

The Idol Blogs are in outrage and spewing things like rigged, racism and Steven Tyler sucks.

I will dread next weeks show with another Stephano and Paul performance

I was looking forward to both Thia and Naima cause they were both growing

Paul and Stepahony are DEAD to me now and I will never mention them again
Got to wait at least 2 weeks now to see those fools gone

P.S.

My wife likes Scotty the best and she hates hates hates country music
She says he is so fine and such a hard body.
Christ almighty
Who can compete against that?

Game over

I can't even watch, I can't envision a final 2 battle right now and I bet the producers can't either. HAHA
remember when they rejoiced saying this is the most talent ever on AI. NOT by a long shot

[NDN]

This week's episode is the first one that I have kept on my DVR to watch over again. I've been watching Casey and Haley over and over and over again and it gets better each time!

[eejit101]

Now i have actually just watched an episode of this, while writing reviews, so i was kinda distracted..

I dont know how far behind you guys I am, but it was the Elton John night.

My top 2 were Casey? (Sorry seems to be the hardest word) and whoever sang the last song (Benny and the jets)

Mainly as the last girl was hot, and casey has a super sexy man beard. But also as they had the best songs, and vocals.

Much love

[NDN]

Casey clearly couldn't have been all that much of your favorite if you couldn't even remember what song he sang...

[eejit101]

Read the brackets...... The guy with the beard? I said sorry seems to be the hardest word. Which is right, right?

[NDN]

No, that's wrong.

[eejit101]

Oh, sorry, cappy

[NDN]

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

[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!