American Idol - Season 10

[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.