tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20543146.post4879129282738797488..comments2023-10-18T10:49:11.392-04:00Comments on American Idol Addicts: American Idol Season 9 - Top 9 Perform Again with the Help of Adam Lambert. Which 2 will go home?Mike V.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07952930766822976058noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20543146.post-33614515047899483052010-04-14T11:02:13.482-04:002010-04-14T11:02:13.482-04:00Scott: Good call on Ryan's comments all night....Scott: Good call on Ryan's comments all night. Some were just flat out bizarre! <br /><br />As for the performances yeah...i can see how you'd rate them all that way. And I probably could too lol All that matters is Crystal is rated at #1...everyone else just seems irrelevant to me! They could leave this show in any order and I just wouldn't care!<br /><br />So I agree with the Anonymous 2nd poster. I am pretty cautious with my dubbing of her as the winner too because of the overpraising and the voting american public. Will all the teenagers be picking up their phones and texting votes in for Crystal? I just don't know. But then if she doesn't win...who does??? I just don't see any of them being "credible" as you said. <br /><br />Wow Ian, Tim's your vested interest right now? very interesting. I am quite impressed with his ability to survive and perform just well enough to stick around. But vocally and "talentedly" I just don't see him on the same playing field as Miss SOX. But, sometimes that doesn't really matter on idol. <br /><br />I have to say if there is a 1-2 punch of Tim Urban winning American Idol and Simon leaving the show...I am DEFINITELY Retiring from Idol blogging next season. LOL I'm already at 95% on the retirement certainty! lolMike V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07952930766822976058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20543146.post-62874917409329677832010-04-14T01:52:27.916-04:002010-04-14T01:52:27.916-04:00Your thoughts on this week are more or less the sa...Your thoughts on this week are more or less the same as mine. I really, really hope Andrew's gone tomorrow. I've been sick of him since his audition. Tim is the only one I have a vested interest in right now. As long as he's safe I don't care who else goes (though I'd prefer it to be Ol' Necktat).Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881613487139006347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20543146.post-25972510356605175172010-04-14T01:44:21.044-04:002010-04-14T01:44:21.044-04:00Let's be honest, Cystal Bowersox is the only I...Let's be honest, Cystal Bowersox is the only Idol this year that can credibly join the ranks of other Idol champions with respect to vocal talent. For the most part, those that ultimately take the Idol crown are almost always excellent singers rather than song stylists. Too bad she continues to be overpraised. Second coming of Bonnie Raitt? Yeah she's good but I'm not drinking the kool-aid served by the cult of hyperbole.<br /><br />Ready for Andrew Garcia to go. I Don't know what kind of record he'd make but I suspect neither does he. But there aren't that many songs for a five-note range anyway. <br /><br />Tim Urban continues to surprise me. Sadly, the surprise is merely how eager people seem ready to jump on the bandwagon of this mediocre singer. I can forgive young teens that think he's cute but I can't forgive these judges. Brian I'm ashamed at you.<br /><br />Lee DeWyze needs to enjoy himself on stage more. Not sure that "playful" is the right approach but he just doesn't seem all that comfortable when he performs. Love his tone and have enjoyed downloads of his music but I see him as part of a band not a solo artist.<br /><br />It took a while but I'm finally over Aaron Kelly. Nice voice, nice guy but he needs a few years of seasoning. He might really be something at 22.<br /><br />While Siobhan Magnus loves that she can't be pigeonholed, I don't care for her lack of control over her voice. Is anyone really ready to buy an album as...um... eclectic... as she is likely to produce? <br /><br />This was the first time I've like Mike Lynche. Good vocal for a good song with a complete absence of his usual corny bravado.<br /><br />Katie Stevens is quietly sneaking up on her competition. Slightly missed on those higher notes but it's fun watching her grow each week. But she's got a long way too go before she's showing the same charisma the many teen girls who've gone on to singing success. <br /><br />Casey James is definitely talented but not seeing real star potential from him. The role of sex symbol seems slightly miscast. Looking effortless isn't always a good thing.<br /><br /><br />MamaSox wins Idol!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20543146.post-32637400959513365562010-04-14T00:50:44.451-04:002010-04-14T00:50:44.451-04:00Let me first say I was shocked at Seacrest tonight...Let me first say I was shocked at Seacrest tonight. He was snarky (and not in a good way), rude, erratic, mean-spirited and completely disrespectful. From the tongue joke to the Dunkleman joke to the dance during Tim's song to the bit with his mom to massaging Ellen, to "Turban" and "Garrrrrrrrrcia"....he was just awful. He's really becoming very irritating to watch.<br /><br /><br />I liked exactly three performances tonight:<br /><br />1. Crystal's "Saved" was great, overall. <br /><br />2. Casey's "Lawdy Miss Clawdy"--it was not "Jealous Guy", and I think it needed to build a bit, but it had the effect of wiping out the hell that was Katie Stevens from my ears, so I appreciated it, even if his vibrato was out of control in spots.<br /><br />3. Tim's "Can't Help Falling in Love" was quite lovely, and I am also glad he opted out of the falsetto suggestion. Nice guitar work, emotive, sincere. And nice shirt ;-) I actually would put this right behind Crystal's performance tonight.<br /><br />Meh:<br /><br />4. Lee--I almost never agree with Kara, but "A Little Less Conversation" is a really cheeky song, and Lee sounded anything but cheeky and playful. He sounded--pained? And a bit demanding? Adam pegged his biggest issue (besides his inability to find the right notes half the time)--his face is just a big ass blank.<br /><br />5. Siobhan--I liked the second half better, and I wish Kara would expand *her* vocabulary, because there's a difference between "screaming" and "belting" and I don't think she knows the difference. Siobhan seems to have really lost herself the last few weeks. I would have liked to see her do something way more uptempo and off beat. In fact, I think she should have done Blue Suede Shoes.<br /><br />Even more meh:<br /><br />6. Aaron--he was right, it was not the right song for him, and it was all high school talent show. However, the change to an uptempo number might help him a bit.<br /><br />Blech:<br /><br />7. Katie: What do I want from you? To get the hell off my television on Tuesday nights. This was even more high school talent show than Aaron, IMO. And what she thinks is sassy comes across, to me, as sneering and fake. <br /><br />8. Mike: gets a diss from me just for picking a really obvious song choice. I'd have put money on him doing this--he just can't pass up the chance to "tell a story", which is all about getting all over-cooked for him. This time, in an attempt to restrain himself, he went too far the other way. No build, no emotion, it was just there. I was bored within 15 seconds.<br /><br />9. Why is Andrew still here? His Hound Dog was just--ugh.<br /><br />Out: Andrew is done, for sure. I also wouldn't be surprised if Siobhan was a "surprise" boot--surprise in that she was once considered a front runner. But I think Aaron or Katie or more likely victims.<br /><br />Also, two thumbs up to Adam--best mentor of this season, and one of the better ones they've ever had--he was honest and blunt without being critical, and I think he genuinely helped a few people. <br /><br />Scott JenkinsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com