Naturally, Joe’s Place got all sorts of juicy details from last Friday’s pre-taped performance with the top 12 guys we’ll see Tuesday night. The site got not only the songs but the performance order.
If you want to know, here it is.
I won’t give away any specifics but here are teasers:
- Three of the 12 guys received standing ovations from the audience. Two you’d expect, one not so much.
- A very obvious person got the pimp spot.
- One person sang a song best known to be sung by a woman.
- At least one guy chose a sung he had already sung in Hollywood.
- At least four of the songs have been done on “American Idol” before, one that was a signature song for a woman during season one. Two have been kind of done to death on this show and not good picks at all.
- One hard-rock act that I’m 100% certain has never been heard on “Idol” gets covered.
- Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler become tear-eyed over one performance.
- One person blames the fact he was “given” a song for his less-than-stellar performance.
- The new stage set up no longer has sorority girls swaying in the front.
- No instruments.
- Nigel Lythgoe made his presence known.
- Casey Abrams had just come from the hospital and appeared understandably tired.
- The band is not hidden.
- Tyler did not say anything that required “bleeping.”
- Randy, sitting in Simon Cowell’s seat, makes a Simon-esque reference.
The women perform tonight, to air Wednesday.
13 comments Add your comment
JTesla
February 28th, 2011
6:23 pm
Thank you Rodney, should be a very interesting night.
Karen
February 28th, 2011
8:20 pm
We must hear Long Black Train……….
Mercedes S.
February 28th, 2011
8:56 pm
Do we know what was the matter with Casey Abrams?
James
February 28th, 2011
10:54 pm
I think Scotty McReery has got to do something other than sing Josh Turner songs. I predict he’ll be one of the first to go.
JTesla
March 1st, 2011
1:05 am
Rodney, caught the interview, great job. It’s almost like you were on Entertainment Tonight.
Mercedes S.
March 1st, 2011
8:19 am
Finally, “Idol” back on night where it belongs!
Happy March, everyone!
And, in real world, who’s going to win the meltdown competish between Ghadaffi/Khadaffi and Charlie Sheen? Both have been said to be living in their own universe – is this the same universe?
Light
March 1st, 2011
8:27 am
Let God will be done thru this blog http://lightoftheearth.blogspot.com/
Sam-A
March 1st, 2011
9:02 am
Looks like my least favorite 2 at this point, ie Lusk & “Screamy Mimi with bandana” are the judges very favorite ones! Oh, goody – guess they’ll find a way to keep them around forever. UGH!
Louis
March 1st, 2011
9:09 am
Lusk is just too over the top and theatrical. His oversinging is going to grate on everyone.
Duke
March 1st, 2011
9:09 am
Oh look! The lemmings are still at it!
Sam-A
March 1st, 2011
9:19 am
Louis, couldn’t agree more. However, the former judges seemed to lap that up. You’d think Tyler would hate that crap. We’ll see.
Deirdre
March 1st, 2011
9:56 am
I agree with Louis as well…one good performance doesn’t mean much and Lusk was loud and emotional. That doesn’t necessarily add up to good.
Duke..is that my old pal, Duke????
Rickster™ © ®
March 1st, 2011
10:51 am
I’m surprised that audience only gave three standing Os. The audience is usually much more generous.