‘American Idol’ top 11 (redux) performance show live blogging
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121 comments Add your comment
JTesla
March 30th, 2011
6:46 pm
Hopefully it is a good night, big catalog to choose from.
Mercedes S.
March 30th, 2011
6:52 pm
And I can see show live after all!
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
6:58 pm
I think I’ll just stay in the ol’ slow, need to refresh, blog tonight. The coveritlive is too distracting for me. I pay more attention to it than I do the singers. Apparently my brain no longer functions on as high a level as it used to function.
Ben Lurkin
March 30th, 2011
7:17 pm
D. I think I might join you. We may have the same problem. Coveritlive is great when I can’t get to a TV, not so great when I can watch live.
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
7:18 pm
I’ll look forward to the company, Ben.
Mercedes S.
March 30th, 2011
7:47 pm
Anyone here plan to watch the “musical” Grey’s Anatomy tomorrow night? Might bring me back for the first time in ages.
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
7:48 pm
I still enjoy Grey’s. This year has been lively and interesting. I’ll watch the musical episode as soon as I get back from San Jose.
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
8:03 pm
Steven isn’t wearing sequins tonight…maybe he isn’t feeling well
real music
March 30th, 2011
8:07 pm
g
Harriett
March 30th, 2011
8:07 pm
I am here again, too, D
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
8:11 pm
Scotty picked the best possible EJ song for himself…and again, he does a nice job…the “love you, grandma” won’t hurt him either.
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
8:12 pm
Hey Harriett!
Harriett
March 30th, 2011
8:14 pm
That’s the song I figured he’d have to do, if anything.
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
8:14 pm
Uh oh…the last time someone tried to put a reggae twist on a song, he almost got laughed off the stage.
Harriett
March 30th, 2011
8:14 pm
Hey, D!
Ben Lurkin
March 30th, 2011
8:14 pm
Scotty’s song could be on 105.7 tomorrow…..that good
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
8:16 pm
Agree, Ben, hefits right in with the country crowd…the Grand Old Opry will open its arms to him
JD
March 30th, 2011
8:16 pm
anyone know the order and songs for tonight?
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
8:18 pm
JD…song spoilers are no longer available due to Nigel closing the dress rehearsals
JD
March 30th, 2011
8:19 pm
thanks, Naima and reggae wow!
Harriett
March 30th, 2011
8:20 pm
She will get criticized for this, but I like it.
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
8:22 pm
I kinda liked Naima tonight. Her voice won’t take her any farther than the chorus of a Broadway show but that wasn’t too bad. The raggae wasn’t all that good
Ben Lurkin
March 30th, 2011
8:22 pm
I’m huge roots reggae fan and she KILLED it. That will be a huge hit in Jamacia
Ben Lurkin
March 30th, 2011
8:22 pm
But she will probably will be going home
Harriett
March 30th, 2011
8:23 pm
The I Three, Ben? I kept thinking that. I actually loved this performance for Naima.
Ben Lurkin
March 30th, 2011
8:27 pm
Well she is no Judy Mowatt, but it was good.
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
8:27 pm
I agree that she did a good job…not sure the raggae is going to work with this audience, unfortunately
bettyd
March 30th, 2011
8:28 pm
Naima sounded out of breath to me, which made some of her voice shallow. She also made up the Jamacan accent, which I thought was odd. Her performance stage presents was great as usual, though
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
8:29 pm
Paul and Rocket Man…omg!
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
8:30 pm
betty, I think Naima’s voice isn’t very strong no matter what she sings
Harriett
March 30th, 2011
8:31 pm
I like Paul but this is awful
Ben Lurkin
March 30th, 2011
8:32 pm
Paul= OK until the refrain. Better than last week
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
8:33 pm
Well, it wasn’t awful. I don’t like his voice. I get what he’s trying to do…I get the style he’s trying to evoke…I just don’t get him
Ben Lurkin
March 30th, 2011
8:36 pm
D. you nailed it.
Harriett
March 30th, 2011
8:36 pm
I did not like any of it. And, as I said, I like Paul. Wish he had done something else.But, here comes Pia. Not a fast song, but…
Ben Lurkin
March 30th, 2011
8:36 pm
Oh…another ballad from Pia zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
KPH
March 30th, 2011
8:37 pm
I wish I was in Jamaica but we aren’t. Sorry Naima. Sandals Royal Caribbean in Montego Bay! AHHH YEAH MON. NO PROBLEM!
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
8:37 pm
Pia is not letting the sun go down on her ….ballad! She’s promising to sing an uptempo next week…again
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
8:39 pm
I think I may have just joined the Pia train. IMO, that’s the best she’s done so far
Ben Lurkin
March 30th, 2011
8:39 pm
Maybe it was the mix, but I thought she was oversinging it
Ben Lurkin
March 30th, 2011
8:46 pm
I guess they have the schedule for the year. How would she know she is doing “River deep, Mountain High?
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
8:47 pm
Before tonight, Pia left me kinda cold. She sang nicely but there was no emotion…except the acted kind. Tonight she seemed to get the song.
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
8:47 pm
Stefano…Tiny Dancer??????
Ben Lurkin
March 30th, 2011
8:48 pm
excellent or a train wreck
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
8:50 pm
Stefano has been so hit and miss…..tonight was actually pretty good.
Ben Lurkin
March 30th, 2011
8:50 pm
Enter your comments here
Harriett
March 30th, 2011
8:50 pm
I liked that
Ben Lurkin
March 30th, 2011
8:52 pm
He’s trying hard and did well. But the song just didn’t fit the tone of his voice. The coaches were right, the song was written for Elton
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
8:56 pm
Lauren…biggest song ever on the top 100? Candle in the Wind?
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
8:59 pm
Yep
Ben Lurkin
March 30th, 2011
9:00 pm
Wow!
Harriett
March 30th, 2011
9:01 pm
Do not like this at all. She is just singing–not feeling it. The coy look at the camera did not help
Ben Lurkin
March 30th, 2011
9:02 pm
Best of the night, so far
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
9:03 pm
I thought she did a lovely job with the song. Her diction is crappy but her voice was very nice and I liked the performance
Harriett
March 30th, 2011
9:04 pm
I love her voice, but did not like her interpretation of the song.
JD
March 30th, 2011
9:05 pm
Elton would have liked it.
Ben Lurkin
March 30th, 2011
9:06 pm
She needs to learn to control the little yip she gets on the end of her long notes. But she’ll learn.
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
9:08 pm
So far, I’d send Paul home…everyone else has been good to excellent.
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
9:09 pm
James, Saturday Night’s Alright. Gonna be wild!
Ben Lurkin
March 30th, 2011
9:11 pm
I told Mrs. Lurkin it would be either Saturday or Levon
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
9:12 pm
James was just flat out terrific!
Ben Lurkin
March 30th, 2011
9:12 pm
Great until the scream
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
9:14 pm
The thing I like about James…you never worry…you know he’s got the voice, you know he’ll hit the notes. He’s fun..and a little crazy
Harriett
March 30th, 2011
9:15 pm
Loved it, scream and all. Very, very good. He has seasoned soooo much and is the most comfortable of all of them on the stage.
dondee
March 30th, 2011
9:15 pm
LOL….Pepsi Moment! That was pretty funny, especially when Ryan reminded him Coke is a sponsor!
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
9:15 pm
Absolutely nothing wrong with the scream…perfectly pitched and suited the song.
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
9:16 pm
Well..the Pepsi moment to which he refers was not a good thing
Ben Lurkin
March 30th, 2011
9:17 pm
Ok, I stand corrected on the scream….(But I didn’t like it)
dondee
March 30th, 2011
9:19 pm
No, not saying THAT Pepsi moment was funny…..just that he makes that reference and Co Cola is a big time sponsor of the show….that’s all……
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
9:20 pm
Thia is singing Daniel Could be good but she’s so unemotional that she may ruin the song
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
9:22 pm
Well Thia…that was lovely!
Ben Lurkin
March 30th, 2011
9:23 pm
Technically great, but there was a lot missing
Harriett
March 30th, 2011
9:23 pm
Did not connect emotional with the song at all. D, lack of emotion is going to kill her.
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
9:24 pm
dondee…that’s what I meant…it doesn’t hurt Coke for him to mention a bad moment in Pepsi’s history. I wonder how the powers that be at Coke will react.
Harriett
March 30th, 2011
9:24 pm
Her singing is lovely but mechanical
Ben Lurkin
March 30th, 2011
9:25 pm
Probably the purest voice in the competition. If she had waited for a couple years, Wow
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
9:26 pm
I thought it was her best performance so far. She’s still not old enough? experienced enough? to know what she’s singing but this is the first time I’ve seen a genuine effort from her to connect with the song instead of just making it sound pretty.
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
9:30 pm
Casey is singing Your Song…..I hope we see great Casey instead growly Casey
Harriett
March 30th, 2011
9:31 pm
CASEY!!
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
9:33 pm
OMG……….Casey just did what Paul has been trying to do and ir was WONDERFUL!
Ben Lurkin
March 30th, 2011
9:34 pm
Outstanding!
ItzMe
March 30th, 2011
9:36 pm
I’m not familiar with Casey’s song, but it appeared that he fumbled through some words.
AI-addict
March 30th, 2011
9:37 pm
Whoever is voting for Paul, STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!
He is TERRIBLE!!!
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
9:37 pm
Nope, he didn’t fumble at all. That’s exactly the way the song is written
Harriett
March 30th, 2011
9:38 pm
Casey is back! CAn’t wait to see what Jacob does and if he is still listening to advice.
Harriett
March 30th, 2011
9:39 pm
Fumble? He was word for word.
AI-addict
March 30th, 2011
9:40 pm
Sorry, just started watching my recording of the show, so I’m a little behind.
Ben Lurkin
March 30th, 2011
9:40 pm
Just rewound, Steven is right, those last two notes were brilliant
ItzMe
March 30th, 2011
9:40 pm
Thanks for the clear up… just making sure. Like I said, I’m not familiar with the song.
Harriett
March 30th, 2011
9:41 pm
Ok, let’s go Jacob.
ItzMe
March 30th, 2011
9:43 pm
Jacob’s voice… BANANAS!!!
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
9:44 pm
I liked Jacob except for the last note
Ben Lurkin
March 30th, 2011
9:45 pm
It’s clear that he is working on the over dramatics. He did a great job.
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
9:45 pm
I felt like his last note was a little sharp…but he did a beautiful job with the song.
Harriett
March 30th, 2011
9:48 pm
I thought he did a great job, too. You can tell he is listening to his producers. I agree about the last note, but totally disagree with Randy.
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
9:54 pm
Elaine Benes dances to Bennie and the Jets.
Actually, Haley isn’t doing a bad job with the song…she’s not on the bottom but probably will be bottom 3.
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
9:55 pm
Best performance of the night?????????? What the hell is wrong with Randy?
Ben Lurkin
March 30th, 2011
9:55 pm
Mrs. Lurkin says she is a little squeaky clean for what she is trying to do. Sounds good to me.
Ben Lurkin
March 30th, 2011
9:59 pm
Lurkin family bottom 4; Naima, Paul, Stefano/Thia
Deirdre
March 30th, 2011
9:59 pm
So…the Idols were good tonight. Was it the music that worked or are they really improving that much?