‘American Idol’ season 11 recap: top 12 girls
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Jessica Sanchez is a shoo in for the top 13.
Clearly, Nigel Lythgoe told the judges tonight to be more critical than they were last night. He even had Ryan Seacrest feed Randy Jackson a question about it so Randy could acknowledge they were too “soft” on the guys.
The women, in the end, showed more highs and lows than the guys, who were relatively consistent overall. It was nice to hear the judges even occasionally be critical. (Yes, the word “nightmare” came out of Randy’s mouth twice!)
The highs were easy to pinpoint and these ladies will likely go through tomorrow: Jessica Sanchez, Skylar Laine, Hollie Cavanagh, Elise Testone. The fifth in will probably be Erika Van Pelt, who I enjoyed tonight but performed in the sketchy second slot tonight.
The lows were godawful bad and are all guaranteed goners: Baylie Brown, Brielle Von Hugel, Haley Johnson.
Biggest disappointment: Jen Hirsh, based on her earlier audition numbers. She wasn’t as sharp as she could have been. And Baylie also let nerves get in the way after seemingly solid performances during the audition rounds.
In a rare instance that has happened only a couple of times before on “Idol,” two singers sang the same song: this time it was Adele’s “One and Only.”
Going in, I thought this mix of 12 was perplexing. There were a surfeit of blonds: eight in total. For the first time, there was not a single African-American female. It didn’t help there were ladies named Haley, Hallie and Hollie. This is like season one when we had A.J., EJay and R.J.
My personal ranking of the 12
1. Skylar Laine (”Stay With Me” The Faces) – I am not just about the voice. I am also looking for personality and stage presence. She is not the best vocalist but she picked a song she could wrangle, turning the “Idol” stage into a her own personal big honky-tonk. She committed to the song and even hit a surprisingly strong last note. So I give her top ranking for taking a chance and running with it.
2. Jessica Sanchez (”Love You I Do” Jennifer Hudson) – I’ve been weary of her.I think she has a tendency to over sing, to over-emote, to just take things to 11 when it isn’t necessary. But she picked the right song to get away with that no-holds-barred approach. Indeed, for a 16 year old, she sings with maturity and technical skills well beyond her years. She stamped her ticket to the top 13.
3. Erika Van Pelt (”What About Love” Heart) – I wasn’t sold on her until tonight. She came out smoking with a hot rendition of a classic Heart song. While the judges claimed she held back at points, I thought she did the song justice and gave the night a much needed rock kick in the pants. Her biggest problem was singing second. That’s a terrible spot to get votes when you have 12 singers.
4. Elise Testone (”One and Only” Adele) – She received the coveted pimp spot, which is extremely helpful at this stage. I had a hard time remembering her to date and I don’t find her a terribly compelling personality but she gave this song a far more nuanced, consistently authentic take than Jen Hirsh.
5. Hollie Cavanagh (”Reflection” Christina Aguilera) – I hate hate hate this song. It would be on my Disney iPod from Hell. Cheesy lyrics. Cheesy arrangement. Cheesy melody. Yuk. But Hollie sang it with confidence. So far, she has one of the best female voices this year. She has a sweet personality and that will help her get votes, too.
6. Hallie Day (”Feelin’ Good” Nina Simone) – People on the live blog said she looks far older than her 24 years. She indeed looks a bit worn down by life but she’s still cute. As for her singing, I thought she opened the smoky beginning portions well but when she opened up partway through, she lost her way. She didn’t have control of the song all the way through. But it might have been good enough to get her through. (In 2010, Votefortheworst noted that this song has not helped most past contestants.)
7. Shannon Magrane (”Go Light Your World (Carry Your Candle)” Kathy Triccoli) – This is a Christian song that is well known in certain circles but not others. She sang it well but to me, the melody felt trite and not terribly compelling. I’m not sure she made this memorable enough for people to vote for her in big numbers. She’s blurring already in my mind in this sea of blond hair.
8. Jen Hirsh (”One and Only” Adele) – She came in with one of the stronger resumes based on her earlier performances. But she stumbled a bit here. She felt too theatrical and didn’t sing the song with what I felt was true conviction. She also missed some notes. She should have attacked it with more fervor.
9. Chelsea Sorrell (”Cowboy Casanova” Carrie Underwood). She isn’t a bad singer but she placed herself in an untenable situation doing a basic karaoke version of a song sung by one of the most popular “Idols” of all time. She lacked the power, timing and stage presence to make the audience go “Wow!” And since she performed first, she was long forgotten by the end.
10. Brielle Von Hugel (”Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay” Otis Redding) – She was never the best singer. She needed to show off her personality. This song was a horrendous pick. It’s a pensive, laid-back, soulful tune and she sang it like it was “Fame” or a big show tune. She didn’t get this song at all. She just sang it loudly after a poorly enunciated, low-pitch opener that evoked Mikalah Gordon circa 2005. I wanted this Staten Island teen to go further simply because she’s memorable but this performance will leave her swimming with the “Idol” fishes.
11. Haley Johnson (”Sweet Dreams” Eurythmics) – She took a major risk and I’m certain Vote For the Worst will be rooting for her after this train wreck. Yes, Randy Jackson called it a “nightmare” and “train-wrecky.” She was off key at times. The arrangement veered all over the place. She hit a few decent notes but there was no consistency or flow to her delivery. A big honkin’ mess.
12. Baylie Brown (”Amazed” Lonestar) – None of the guys Tuesday had a performance that would be deemed disastrous. This was a disaster. She was all nerves. She was taking liberties to the melody in very unflattering ways. She failed to show off what I thought were powerful vocals. She sounded weak. She was so bad, Steven Tyler resorted to saying, “You look pretty,” the Paula Abdul-esque way of complimenting someone who sang poorly. She came to the big stage and blew it.
Ratings down
Ratings Tuesday night continued to match what has been happening all year: a major downward spiral. The show drew 16.11 million viewers and a 5.1 18-49 rating. That compares to 14.89 million viewers for “The Voice” and a 5.4 18-49 rating Monday. In other words, “Idol” is drawing more overall viewers but they are older. “The Voice” is now beating “Idol” in the coveted 18 to 49 year old demo.
Compared to the similar episode a year ago, “Idol” is down 24% from a year ago in overall viewers and nearly one-third among 18-49 year olds. The comparable episode a year ago drew 21.3 million viewers and a 7.5 18-49 rating.
Cover it Live polling
Six performances were generally well liked, six not so much. More than 200 people were on the live blog for much of the second hour, doubling the number on Tuesday night. Thank you for your support!
% voting yes, % okay, not voting, % didn’t like it
Jessica 86, 10, 4
Hollie 70, 24, 6
Skylar 62, 35, 4
Hallie 60, 31, 9
Erika 52, 30, 19
Elise 50, 50, 0
Jen 20, 44, 36
Chelsea 17, 39, 43
Shannon 13, 35, 53
Brielle 7, 11, 81
Haley 6, 6, 89
Baylie 3, 9, 88
Other random polls from the night:
Boys vs. girls. Who did better: Boys won 63% to 37%
Baylie was voted worst 52% vs. 24% each for Brielle and Haley
Where was everyone from who was live blogging: metro Atlanta: 42% Rest of Georgia: 13%, Rest of the Southeast: 13% Rest of the U.S.; 26%. Outside the U.S.: 3%
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JTesla
February 29th, 2012
6:39 pm
Hopefully, the judges got a stern lecture and will actually offer some honest opinions. Nah, that didn’t happen, but I can dream.
Vote for Haley Johnson
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Deirdre
February 29th, 2012
7:43 pm
You going live tonight Rodney?
Deirdre
February 29th, 2012
7:44 pm
Never mind, it just showed up.
Harriett
February 29th, 2012
8:23 pm
So is anyone blogging here?
Deirdre
February 29th, 2012
10:06 pm
Harriett…we were all on the slow blog on the live blogging page. I wondered where you were!
RxDawg
February 29th, 2012
10:50 pm
The girls have some really strong candidates. There’s about 4-5 that are good enough to win it all in my opinion. But some of them were awful and make me wonder why there were even there?
Chelsea let me down the most. I really had high hopes for her. I thought she had a very pure and lovely country voice but she flat out stunk tonight.
The top girls IMO are Jen, Jessica, Hollie, and Shannon.
RxDawg
February 29th, 2012
10:51 pm
Oh, one more thing… why the hell are the judges so into Deandre? WHY!? It sounds like he’ll get saved as a wild card for sure.
JTesla
February 29th, 2012
11:00 pm
“Haley 6, 6, 89″
But you guys still voted for her right?
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Chelsea
February 29th, 2012
11:44 pm
I thought the women overall were very strong tonight. It is gonna be a tough call for america. My favorites were jessica sanchez, hollie cavanaugh, shannon mcgrane, elise testone and jen hirsch. But, a couple of the other girls were pretty good as well. My bottom girls are definitely bailey brown and haley johnson. Gonna be a tough call, can’t wait to see what happens!
Dianne Jefferson
February 29th, 2012
11:49 pm
Jessica Sanchez is the best female singer they have up there this season!!!!
pattikay
February 29th, 2012
11:52 pm
What is that sound??? Oh, yeah, me turning the channel. Guys were great last night – ladies, not so much.
Colin
February 29th, 2012
11:57 pm
I could care a less about there names or the color of the skin if the ladies can sing then they should be on this stage regardless of well you know no African american chick so lets just plug one in there. that shouldn’t matter the best 12 should be the best 12 simple as that.
Seth T
February 29th, 2012
11:58 pm
Agree with Rx that the girls have some very strong contenders. and yes, Chelsea kinda played under her potential. I have to wonder if the Judges would really save DeAndre if needed – I think he is likely gone, and may be sent to the Pop Star Wanna-be pool of Next Year.
@JTesla – sorry. I didn’t vote for Haley, hope I am not in the Dawg House now – but if she makes the top 13, I promise to give her a vote. She sure is a pretty and nice girl. But, Hollie Cavanaugh and Elise Testone are my Fav’s so far, though several of the girls are good to watch and hear..
I think they should save at least 2 of the girls in the Wildcard. If it were up to me, I’d save 3 girls, since the boys get an edge from a mostly girls/Ladies voting audience – from everything I’ve read and heard on the subject.
That also bears true from the group that watches the show at my place – the girls/Ladies vote a lot more than the boys do.
JTesla
March 1st, 2012
12:00 am
Hello Baylie Brown!
JTesla
March 1st, 2012
12:03 am
So far the ladies are doing better, they wouldn’t do three female wildcards, but they should.
Just a minute, I just watched Baylie Brown, need a few minutes of alone time.
JTesla
March 1st, 2012
12:09 am
Just a reminder, I picked Hollie Cavanagh as a wild card late last week. Oh and she’s good too, I agree with Rodney that song is BAD, but she sang it very well.
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Jon C
March 1st, 2012
12:17 am
My personal ranking of the night
1. Jessica Sanchez
2. Elise Testone
3. Hallie Day
4. Erika Van Pelt
5. Skyler Lane
6. Jenn Hirsh
7. Shannon Magrane
8. Hollie Cavanagh
9. Chelsea Sorrell
10. Brielle Von Hugel
11. Haley Johnson
12. Baylie Brown
JTesla
March 1st, 2012
12:20 am
Haley Johnson: I actually liked it and not just because she is the hometown girl for me. She is different, she’s not the typical Idol singer, she’s unique and I’d like to see what she does next week.
Annie
March 1st, 2012
12:27 am
After listening to the women, who I had pegged as too similar and boring, I can’t help but wonder why the show spent weeks (like they do every season) letting us get to know many of the male contestants, whose major selling point are their personalities not their voices, but don’t let us connect with the female contestants, who as a group are better singers. The females have been the better singers for at least the past two years, but the show does nothing to showcase them as individuals, like they do males.
Jessica was amazing. I hope they don’t try to change her. She’s radio ready right now.
All of the blonds blended together, even though there were at least two who were really good. The one who sang the song from Mulan, and the 16 year old, whose father was a pitcher.
Courtney
March 1st, 2012
12:32 am
Bringing back these judges have brought an end to this show. Three stooges.
Annie
March 1st, 2012
12:34 am
Colin, It’s never been about the best 12 or the best 24. First of all you are ignoring the fact that there’s a boy girl split, so there’s always the possibility that the seventh best girl won’t make it, because her spot will have to go to a boy.
They aren’t doing a great job of it this season, but the producers usually like to get a mix of different genres, so that they will appeal to a lot of different viewers. So, they (usually) make an effort not to have too many people who sing the same style.
Last, anyone who believes that the show hasn’t had a cap on how many none white singers they cast is just dealing with their own backwards issues. It’s a safe bet that the show will never cast all black female or male singers, because they know that that will alienate viewers. They don’t want to be seen as a show that’s only trying to appeal to black people, so they limit the number of black people who they cast. This is something that has gotten worse since season 7.
JTesla
March 1st, 2012
12:47 am
“They don’t want to be seen as a show that’s only trying to appeal to black people, so they limit the number of black people who they cast”
Which is why they limit the number of blondes, because after years of being called “racist” by the likes of Elton John and many others they wouldn’t want a lot of white skinned blonde haired women. They limit it based on how they look, not on how they sing.
Conspiracy theory is conspiringly silly.
JTesla
March 1st, 2012
12:52 am
I haven’t done a list in a long while, so here it is: Top 11 girls list:
1: Baylie Brown’s dress. Actually just how Baylie Brown looked in said dress.
2: Jessica Sanchez, she’s not blonde and I liked her sound. She came across as being very mature on stage.
3: Elise Testone, she did well. She didn’t just try to copy Adele which would have sunk her.
4: Hollie Cavanagh, that was singing.
5: Haley Johnson, it was different, let’s do something different and not the same, tired old Idol.
6:Jen Hirsh, she’s not blonde and she sounded good.
7: Chelsea Sorrell, was ok. I don’t buy the “don’t do Carrie Underwood, you’ll be compared to her” line of thinking. Unless they do original songs, they will always be compared to someone.
8 : Hallie Day, Shannon Magrane, Erika Van Pelt, Shannon Magrane yeah they sang and I forgot about them.
9: Brielle, never show mom again. HATE stage mom, Brielle would be rated higher if not for her.
10: Skylar Laine, it was great, but that doesn’t mean I have to like it.
11: Baylie Brown’s singing
cory w
March 1st, 2012
12:53 am
my rankings are pretty similar actually. my top 3 were skylar, hollie & jessica
JTesla
March 1st, 2012
1:00 am
All three of those clowns said “DeAndra” was a stand out???????
CLOWNS! They ARE the worst judges ever. Bring on Nicole and Paula.
DanJ
March 1st, 2012
1:16 am
The girls were so much better than the boys. I really like Hollie, Elise, Jessica and Hallie. Skylar is too country for my taste. It wouldn’t surprise me to have all the wildcards going to girls. Could they bring Johnny back as a wildcard? Just curious.
Chels
March 1st, 2012
1:21 am
Hollie and Jessica are in a whole different playing field. Beautiful tone and control.
Deirdre
March 1st, 2012
7:41 am
Morning!
The girls did themselves proud last night!
First, I’m going to have to listen to Hollie Cavanagh again. Not only did I hear a number of sour notes from her last night but I kept wondering why she was yelling instead of singing. Apparently my cold damaged ears were playing tricks on me. Maybe.
1. Elise: It wasn’t just her voice that was good, it was the whole emotional connection; a rarity on Idol.
2.Jessica: Even with swollen vocal cords the girl sounded good
3.Erika: With a deeper voice than most of the guys, she sounded great.
4. Skyler: Big surprise for me here. The energy she put into her song was captivating
5. Hallie Day: She had some issues imo but the song finished well
6.Holly Cavanagh: I’ll put her here since her good notes were very good.
7. Jen Hirsch: Girl has a voice she just sounded kinda weak to me
8. Chelsea Sorrell: Good job
9.Haley Johnson: I thought she sang well but was kind of over-wrought in the song delivery
10. Shannon Magrane: Nice girl. Sings good. I just don’t like the tone of her voice.
11. Brielle: Hated it!
12. Baylie: Gorgeous off-key girl. Too bad
10.
Deirdre
March 1st, 2012
7:44 am
I have no idea who the extra # 10 might be.
Highlander
March 1st, 2012
7:47 am
Morning!
I’m with the those that think the girls as a whole did much better than the guys. (Even though most of the guys tried to make it by singing songs by female artists!)
I really wish the top 10 (or 12 or 13 or whatever) was simply the best singers, not split evenly by gender. A couple of the girls are going to lose out simply because Idol wants an even amount of guys. And that sucks!!
Deirdre
March 1st, 2012
7:48 am
BTW, for those of you who stayed with live blogging last night, I hung out with a great group of people including a number of newbies. JonC who has been searching for a group like us for years. And Skippy was great. Miss Javon is a new addition as well. There were more but I’ll have to go back and check. Not a lot of sleep last night what with the thunder roaring over us every hour.
Deirdre
March 1st, 2012
7:49 am
Highlander, Nigel has already stated that the 3 wild cards will not be picked by gender.
Highlander
March 1st, 2012
7:49 am
That’s another point in favor of The Voice. No quotas per gender (or genre, for that matter) – just puts in the better performance.
Deirdre
March 1st, 2012
7:52 am
Myrlovely and Callum also joined us last night. One of the best parts of the new season is the new additions to the blog family.
Highlander
March 1st, 2012
7:54 am
D., doesn’t matter to me that Nigel said that. It still means there will be at least 5 guys (more if any wild card is awarded to a male singer) and I simply don’t have 5 guys from this group that I think deserve to go any further.
Highlander
March 1st, 2012
7:56 am
CRAP! On my 7:49 post, make that, “just WHO puts in the better performance.”
But y’all knew that, right??
Deirdre
March 1st, 2012
8:07 am
I actually think there are at least 5 guys who deserve to go forward. And I don’t think there are more than 5 girls who deserve it. I would pick at least 2 more girls for the wildcard spot but it really all depends on the public vote(which just loves to surprise us as you know)
SMOKEY
March 1st, 2012
8:15 am
I am sorry the girls this season is sorry with the exception of Jessica Sanchez. It needs some color. I don’t know what the judges were thinking this season. I will be watching Idol @ a minimum this year. Will continue to watch until America gets stupid and dismiss Mantasia.
Rickster must be the oldest, whitest, non-hip guy in America.
March 1st, 2012
8:17 am
Only got to watch the girls though Brielle Von Hugel…. but did watch the guys last night.
So far…. I’m not impressed with any of them. None of them made me think “wow!” None of them make me look forward to seeing them next week.
I totally disagreed with – if not every – then almost every judges “critique” I heard.
Deirdre
March 1st, 2012
8:22 am
I’d like to see the following top 10 with suggestions for wildcards.
Boys Girls
1. Joshua 1. Elise
2. Philx2 2. Jessica
3. Reed 3. Erika
4. Heejun 4. Hallie Day
5. Aaron 5. Skyler
Wildcard: Jeremy Wildcard: Jen
Hollie Cavanagh
Deirdre
March 1st, 2012
8:23 am
Oh wow, that came out weird!
Deirdre
March 1st, 2012
8:33 am
Yes, Smokey because that’s just what MLK meant in his I Have a Dream speech isn’t it. If there ain’t a black woman then boycott! Yes! The fact that there’s a couple of black guys who could win the whole show doesn’t count.
Seriously, we all heard the contestants during the prelims. Was there a JHud? A Tamyra? A Melinda Doolittle? Even a Fantasia? No
Sam-A
March 1st, 2012
8:40 am
Since I’m still having problems with names, I’ll agree with the choices of Chelsea above – I liked them all.
And glad there are others who agree with me that the girls were waaaaaay better than the boys. I think EACH girl was better than all the boys. Just so totally disappointed with the boys, and actually like most of the girls.
Don’t like the young girl with the dreadful stage mom, and cannot tolerate the judges and RoHo’s fave, that country hunter who stomped around the stage “singing” “Stay With Me”. UGH!
Thought the 16 year old FLA girl looked and sounded gorgeous, and the dress was to die for – however, it was not appropriate for this stage of Idol, and she looked so out of place last night. It was a “finalist singing an “Moment Like This” type of song”, going for the win.
If that pig-squealing kid gets thru, or the blubber-baby still apparently nursing from his Mama, I will be terribly disappointed, but not shocked, especially after the judges faves last night. Anyone notice ST didn’t really have an opinion, just parroted what the other two said!
Woodpappy
March 1st, 2012
8:42 am
Sam-A I noticed that ST never really gave a critique, he just sort of seemed out of it last night to me.
Woodpappy
March 1st, 2012
8:43 am
There sure were some gorgeous women on last night though…maybe that’s what had ST all mumbles ??
Mercedes S.
March 1st, 2012
8:51 am
Smokey, by choosing to listen to only non-white performers, you miss out on a lot of good music. I too had hoped for more of a diverse racial mix among the girls, but except for the three at the bottom of my list, there were some interesting performers last night.
I thought eight of the girls deserved o go further. My oersonal ranking of last night:
1. Erika van Pelt
2. Hallie Day
3. Skylar Laine
4. Hollie Cavanaugh
5. Jessica Sanchez
6. Elise Testone
7. Jenn Hirsch
8. Chelsea Sorrell
9. Shannon Magrane
10. Hayley Johnson
11. Bielle van Hugel
12. Baylie Brown
Branch Loveless
March 1st, 2012
8:53 am
My satellite went out last night and did not record “Idol” so I missed it. Was Baylie really that bad???
What the heck happened to her?
SMOKEY
March 1st, 2012
8:57 am
@ Diedre it is my choice whether to like them or dislike them regardless of race or gender. In my opinion, and I mean MY opinion the girls don’t have any WOW FACTOR. Come on next season X-FACTOR. LOL
Pitchy
March 1st, 2012
9:02 am
Good morning, everyone!
Love Jessica. She has great tone and control to her voice.
Mercedes S. – Jessica and Skylar are going to battle.
Donna
March 1st, 2012
9:04 am
Rodney, you said, “She’s blurring already in my mind in this sea of blond hair.” Doesn’t this seem just a touch racist? Why is it okay to insinuate that all blondes look alike? Blondes are one minority group that people feel free to put down continually. (And no, I’m not blonde, but think about children who are blonde.) Don’t discriminate or encourage prejudice. Do you know there are greeting card companies that put out “blonde” jokes on their cards? Very unfair.
Ex Watcher
March 1st, 2012
9:05 am
I will not be watching, no diversity amongst the ladies. Idol is on it’s way out anyway, so I am not surprised. I guess they are trying to hold on the the older caucasian viewers, cause the young hip crowds have started watching the voice and xfactor. Buh-bye idol…..
SMOKEY
March 1st, 2012
9:08 am
@ Ex Watcher I agree wholeheartedly. I couldn’t have said it any better.
Ex Watcher
March 1st, 2012
9:09 am
Donna, blonds get no sympathy from me, they are cute, they have what every woman wants (white women, that is) and it is the best hair color to have. Get over it, Blonds are hot, and they know it. Most are clueless, but, hey, you cant have it all.
Deirdre
March 1st, 2012
9:12 am
Donna, I think Rodney was referring to the fact that we didn’t know these girls very well before last night and with names like Hallie, Hollie & Haley and then the camera panning over all those blonde heads, it was very hard to not be confused.
Deirdre
March 1st, 2012
9:15 am
I also have some serious issues with the color of anyone’s skin being a factor in whether or not someone will watch a show. If it’s just about the quality of the voices then fine.
Mom has yet another appt this morning. I will be back!
RxDawg
March 1st, 2012
9:18 am
“It needs some color. I don’t know what the judges were thinking this season. I will be watching Idol @ a minimum this year. Will continue to watch until America gets stupid and dismiss Mantasia.”
Well it certainly sounds like somebody here needs more color in their life.
I don’t really get the love for Erika. She’s got a cool personality but her voice is just kinda bleh. She can’t really get up there and hit those good notes that are needed.
Ellise is in the same boat, but her performance and raspy sound are good enough to overcome it. But still, in her Adele song there were times in my head I heard that golden note and she instead went down with a sub’ed in run. I didn’t dig that.
Harriett
March 1st, 2012
9:21 am
Good morning all.
Deirdre, for some reason I forgot the slow blog was on the same page as Cover it Live and was looking for y’all. I was on my iPhone (too tired to sit at my computer desk) and it would not allow me access to CIL on the mobile at first. I finally got onto the fast blog and posted until the end of the show. But, I really would rather have spent the evening with you and the others. Just got through reading all the posts there. You had a good group!
For me Erika struck the strongest note. I loved her song choice and her voice is such a pleasing change from the high ones of both the boys and the girls. I did not love Skylar’s singing and growling on “Stay With Me,” but did really like her performance overall and think she deserves to be in the Top 13. I was simply shocked at Baylie’s bad singing. I liked the boys better.
Donna
March 1st, 2012
9:22 am
Ex-Watcher, I didn’t ask for “sympathy” for blondes, just like MLK didn’t advocate for “sympathy” for African Americans. It isn’t okay to discrimiate against a person because of their physical appearance. You saying that blondes are “clueless” isn’t okay. If you ever have blonde children or grandchildren, you’ll know I’m right.
SMOKEY
March 1st, 2012
9:24 am
@ Deidre apology accepted. But I didn’t take it that way.
Pitchy
March 1st, 2012
9:25 am
SMOKEY, you are certainly entitled to your opinion. Personally, I think there are more talent with the girls than w/t the guys. Yes, I realize you said WOW factor and TALENT factor.
RxDawg
March 1st, 2012
9:27 am
I think Donna makes a very good subtle point. What if Rodney said something like “lost in a sea of dreds”? Oh dear lord the PC police and whining cry babies would be out in full effect. The AJC would probably be forced to replace Rodney. But realy, whats the difference between the real comment and the hypothetical one?
Now dont’ get me wrong, I’m not offended in the least about what ROHO said. What offends me are the hypocrits that think it’s ok to tease about how one person looks, but it’s blasphmey and heads must roll if jokes are made about other types of people. Get over it
Pen
March 1st, 2012
9:32 am
I missed Bailey’s performance, sounds like I didn’t miss much. I’ve liked her since she first auditioned 5 years ago. I didn’t think they made the right choice in sending her home then.
Maybe it was my TV, but Jessica’s voice nearly disappeared when in the low register! She hit the money notes exceptionally well.
I didn’t like anything about Brielle’s performance. I was shocked to see her at the top of the pack at DialIdol.com last night. I started thinking about how the online voting makes DialIdol inaccurate. Reasoning that most teens are dialing the phone rather than online voting and texting because texting is limited to AT&T customers. This reasoning would also explain why Eben topped the pack on DialIdol as well.
I thought Chelsea and Erika were both outstanding and had better than average stage presence at this point in the competition.
Elise was very good as well, but I didn’t warm up to her personality much.
Jen was my favorite up until last night. She blew it. I voted for her because she has done SO much better previously and I would like to see her remain in the competition.
Hollie was very good as well, but lacked anything that would make her stand out in the sea of blondes.
Haley made such a huge mistake with Sweet Dreams. She will be a sure bet to go home.
Donna
March 1st, 2012
9:35 am
Dierdre said, “and then the camera panning over all those blonde heads, it was very hard to not be confused.” Instead of “blonde heads”, insert any other physical charactertic, such as a color of skin, a shape of eyes, a size of nose…whatever. Still okay to say it’s very hard not to be confused?
Branch Loveless
March 1st, 2012
9:43 am
No need to answer, folks. I “youTubed” Baylie’s performance and , uh, yeah…..she’s toast. Gorgeous toast, but toast nonetheless.
Ex Watcher
March 1st, 2012
9:44 am
“I also have some serious issues with the color of anyone’s skin being a factor in whether or not someone will watch a show. If it’s just about the quality of the voices then fine.”
That being said, Derdre, how many shows have you watched on BET?
RxDawg
March 1st, 2012
9:56 am
“how many shows have you watched on BET?”
The same number of shows that I watch on WET.
Anything that’s dedicated to solely one race doesn’t get a seccond thought from me.
JTesla
March 1st, 2012
9:56 am
Donna, considering that many of those girls decided on their own to color their hair that way, it’s safe to say that they wanted to blend in. The naturals stood out, the fakes blended in, just like they wanted. Same could be said for their singing. Naturals shined, fakes didn’t.
Harriett
March 1st, 2012
9:56 am
Oh, good grief! Can’t we all just talk about Idol? Can’t we all just get along?
Harriett
March 1st, 2012
9:57 am
Great point, JT!
Rodney Ho
March 1st, 2012
9:57 am
I agree with Harriett. Let’s just move on, can’t we?
Rodney Ho
March 1st, 2012
10:02 am
@Donna I wasn’t discriminating in reference to the blonds in a negative way. It was a simplistic way to say that many of these ladies did not distinguish themselves and given how many singers we’ve seen in recent weeks, the unusual number of blond ladies in the group (seven out of 12) made it hard for me to differentiate among some of them. And the name similarities made it even worse.
Ex Watcher
March 1st, 2012
10:03 am
“Anything that’s dedicated to solely one race doesn’t get a seccond thought from me.”
I was not talking to you…dog.
KatJ
March 1st, 2012
10:04 am
Enjoyed the banter on the slow blog last night!!!
Spade
March 1st, 2012
10:05 am
I am not impressed with Idol this season. I found the shows this week very boring. Not one contestant has the “it” factor, originality or anything. It was like watching a bunch of talented karaoke singers. They all sang better during the auditions. The only contestant that I enjoyed and looked forward to seeing each week was David Leather. I still don’t understand how or why he is not on the show.
Sam-A
March 1st, 2012
10:22 am
RoHo: It’s not just that they all have the exact same shade of blonde, but that it’s mostly all the same length and style, and they’re all very similar in their looks, with some a little prettier, some not quite as pretty – but they do look like they’re all from an assembly line. That said, they’re all attractive and most are pretty talented.
I don’t watch BET, nor do I watch MTV, VH1 (unless they’re doing “Divas” and Kelly is on the show), Cartoon Network, or any of the Hispanic networks – just don’t run the particular shows I’m interested in watching.
Mercedes S.
March 1st, 2012
10:29 am
What i like about the live blogging is that your listen to the voices more. Everybody’s favorite Jessica meandered in an out, soundwize, and the Migraine girl (Shannon) was nasal and grating. Elize T didn’t blow me away either. Which is why Erika. Hallie Day, Skylar and Hollie became my top four: they were consistent, and all had something “different” in their voices.
Vast Wastrel
March 1st, 2012
10:29 am
Airport delay so I watched the girls’ performances online with the benefit of hi-fi headphones. My take:
1. Jessica Sanchez – Best voice I heard. I would prefer less calisthenics but understand why she felt the need.
2. Elise Testone – Enjoyed her entire performance. Not often I can say that.
3. Hollie Cavanagh – The power and versatility of her voice outweighed a couple of sour notes.
4. Hallie Day – Loved the torch singer vibe. Worked for me.
5. Erika Van Pelt – Good voice and I want to hear more.
6. Skylar Laine – Points off for degree of difficulty even with the glory note. Good presentation but Rita doing Rod was just ok.
7. Shannon Magrane – I liked her well enough but wrong time and place to be singing the song Mom picked out.
8. Chelsea Sorrell – You have to pick a song with more than a 1 octave range in an elimination round.
9. Jennifer Hirsh – Milquetoast.
10. Haley Johnson – Terrible song choice and her variations were all wrong.
11. Baylie Brown – Easy on the eyes, tough on the ears.
12. Brielle Von Hugel – Excruciating. Thank heaven for a FF button.
Mo Schreibman
March 1st, 2012
10:31 am
Only their hairdresser knows anything about it for sure as that Madge who does nails on the television would say if she were not dead already.
Pitchy
March 1st, 2012
10:40 am
I remember Madge.
Vast Wastrel
March 1st, 2012
10:51 am
I thought Madge was in the dish detergent commercials? Oh well, my favorite catchphrase in the hair coloring ones was “Does she… or does’t she?”. Most you could get away with on sixties tv.
Pitchy
March 1st, 2012
10:58 am
Yes, but her slogan was gentle enough to soak your hands in…something like that.
Mercedes S.
March 1st, 2012
11:24 am
Wastrel, the one and only commercial I ever did was for a wig. An early cheezy Turner job. We were three girls put on stools and swiveled around, a camera on our bewigged heads and a male announcer who wanted to know if the hair was real or not. Catch phrase “Only Larry Matthews will know!” Payment: the Larry Mathews wig. Mine was so hideous I threw it away.
Sam-A
March 1st, 2012
11:40 am
I think one of Madge’s catch phrases was “you’re soaking in it now” (the scenario was a lady getting a manicure, with her fingers dipped into a bowl).
Mercedes: sounds like a lovely wig, indeed.
Mercedes S.
March 1st, 2012
11:43 am
Sam-A – luckily, nobody I knew recognized me.
I think Madge was 70’s TV, not 60’s.
Bonnie
March 1st, 2012
11:50 am
Skylar Laine is a copycat. Look at Miranda Lambert’s version of Stay With Me. Skylar pretty much copied it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHXDWcuGrl8
Dee
March 1st, 2012
11:59 am
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Dee
March 1st, 2012
12:00 pm
Deirdre here. For some reason, I have offended Pacman and he won’t let me post with my regular name and email address. I suspect hanky-panky.
Pitchy
March 1st, 2012
12:01 pm
@Sam-A – that’s it “you’re soaking in it now.:”
Dee(Deirdre)
March 1st, 2012
12:01 pm
I’m experimenting a bit
JTesla
March 1st, 2012
12:02 pm
Bonnie: nothing new. Daughtry, Cook, and Lambert, who were all heralded as great innovators on Idol, copied the arrangements of others.
Deirdre
March 1st, 2012
12:02 pm
Let’s see if this works
Deirdre
March 1st, 2012
12:02 pm
So the problem is my email address.
Deirdre
March 1st, 2012
12:05 pm
@Ex-Watcher…I have actually watched a number of BET shows. Unfortunately, I don’t watch much on the Spanish language channels since I don’t speak Spanish
Pitchy
March 1st, 2012
12:11 pm
It’s sure easier typing Dee. I trip up on i before e except after c (lololol) then I know how to type your name.
Pitchy
March 1st, 2012
12:12 pm
Oh, sorry, that’s not what you were experimenting.
JTesla
March 1st, 2012
12:14 pm
I like the Spanish speaking channels. The women are gorgeous and since I don’t know much Spanish I just make up my own dialogue. For some reason all the shows are just one step above (or below) porn. Maybe that is just my version.
Mercedes S.
March 1st, 2012
12:15 pm
Can we make it to 100 before I have to leave?
Deirdre
March 1st, 2012
12:15 pm
Since my other post on this topic came out unreadable I’m going to redo it. This is how I hope it goes tonight….please feel free to call me crazy:
Boys: Philx2, Joshua, Reed, Heejun, Aaron. With wildcard pick Jeremy
Girls: Elise, Jessica, Erika, Hallie Day, Skyler. Wildcard picks: Jen and Holly Cavanagh
The 2 wildcard girls are interchangeable with the voted in girls but Jeremy should not automatically be subbed for any of the boys on my list.
Mercedes S.
March 1st, 2012
12:15 pm
Anyone?
Mercedes S.
March 1st, 2012
12:15 pm
OK, I’m going.
Deirdre
March 1st, 2012
12:17 pm
JT..I do watch soccer on the spanish channels and speaking of…how about that USA win over Italy yesterday?????
Pitchy
March 1st, 2012
12:18 pm
You got your wish, Mercedes S.
Harriett
March 1st, 2012
12:23 pm
If I don’t feel like typing Deirdre, I just shorten it to “D.”
JTesla
March 1st, 2012
12:23 pm
It was very nice. We may not have the World Cup this year, but I’ll settle for a summer of Olympic Soccer.
Mo Schreibman
March 1st, 2012
12:24 pm
Our antenna does not pick up soccer but I did see USA over Italy on that Military Channel television channel I forget the number.
Sam-A
March 1st, 2012
12:27 pm
Deirdre: If Jeremy is sobby mama’s boy, I’m gonna have to accept your grace and call you crazy! It’ll take awhile for me to get the names down, and I figured no real reason to try until we get to the real contestants. I can’t stand that blubbering giant!And having to put up with all the whining for weeks on end is unimaginable. So would putting up with the crazy stage mom be.
Deirdre
March 1st, 2012
12:30 pm
Channel numbers don’t really mean much these days, Mo. I got numbers in the 800’s. Remember when having a channel 13 felt like something really special?
Deirdre
March 1st, 2012
12:32 pm
Jeremy was not sobby boy. He’s this nice quiet non-descript guy with a good voice. He’s the only other one I really liked
JTesla
March 1st, 2012
12:33 pm
I actually kind of agree with Sam-A. I don’t know that I would use those exact words, because it’s not his fault that he’s ginormous, but yeah I can do without him. He can go cry on stage mom’s shoulder as they ride together into obscurity.
Deirdre
March 1st, 2012
12:33 pm
Jermaine(the giant) and Adam(I miss my baby) were the only 2 I remember crying.
JTesla
March 1st, 2012
12:37 pm
Oh yeah that Jeremy. He wasn’t white chocolate was he? Wasn’t that Brock?
JTesla
March 1st, 2012
12:38 pm
Ok, once again I’m with Sam, I’ll bother to remember their names once we hit the top 10. Or I should say I’ll remember the nicknames that we give them.
Deirdre
March 1st, 2012
12:38 pm
This guy:
http://popcrush.com/jeremy-rosado-defies-gravity-during-american-idol-live-performance/
Deirdre
March 1st, 2012
12:39 pm
Like I said..non-descript. But I thought he was a decent singer.
Sam-A
March 1st, 2012
12:43 pm
Deirdre: Then I apologise – Jeremy/Jermaine – too close for my addled brain, same as the girl names RoHo grouped for us a little bit earlier.
Mo Schreibman
March 1st, 2012
12:43 pm
When the average life expectancy was 13 I remember much less the numbers on the television dial.
SallyinChicago
March 1st, 2012
1:01 pm
Last night was an eye opener:
1) who chose their gowns & dresses? The 16 yr olds looked 40 in their long gowns. They sang Adult songs.
2) The ones to watch were the ones to fail: Bailey Brown and Brielle, who in Hollywood week bragged about knowing what to do and had a stage mom.
3) I hope Jessica stays healthy.
4) I like Skylar’s stage presence but her voice reminds me of Dollie parton.
Crabby Patty
March 1st, 2012
1:02 pm
Anyone hungry?
Deirdre
March 1st, 2012
1:06 pm
Thanks Crabby, I already ate.
Harriett
March 1st, 2012
1:36 pm
I am with linny…I liked Jermaine’s baritone voice and the way he sang. And, color me cheesy, I happen to like Luther’s “Dance With My Father.” I own a copy of that album. I also liked Joshua and Colton and do not like PP at all.
Deirdre
March 1st, 2012
1:40 pm
I like baritones and I like Dance With My Father and I loved Luther but this guy didn’t do it for me. I liked his part of Make it Easy On Yourself(with the Cowboy) more than I liked his DWMF. But I’m right there with you on Joshua(not so much Colton)
Harriett
March 1st, 2012
1:44 pm
I still love Heejun too, but did not love his song Tuesday night. I am hoping for much more from him, or I might have to put him down from #2 on my list. Agree about Make it Easy On Yourself being better, but his heartfelt singing on that Luther song was nice, to me.
Rickster
March 1st, 2012
2:03 pm
I know three seconds isn’t really enough to make an informed judgement… but in the video clip above… I thought the song choice was horrible.
Seth T
March 1st, 2012
2:08 pm
SallyinChicago
March 1st, 2012
1:01 pm
Last night was an eye opener:
1) who chose their gowns & dresses? The 16 yr olds looked 40 in their long gowns. They sang Adult songs.”"
A former Judge always advised not to dress like you are in a pageant, in an ankle length dress, then “stand there like a pencil” and sing. And he would say “who dressed you, your Mother?”
Rickster
March 1st, 2012
2:21 pm
Thanks Crabby. Grabbed some food at the Varsity.
“What’ll ya have?”
Jenny
March 1st, 2012
2:24 pm
Haven’t read Rodney’s recap or any comments yet, but had to pop in first and say WOW!! Just wow. Now THAT is the kind of show we’ve been missing. The girls knocked the guys right out of the ball park last night.
With the exception of Brielle, Haley Johnsen, and (sadly) Baylie…. every single one of them outsang most of the guys and deserves to be in the finals. Let’s hear it for 9 girls and 3 guys! (I know, I know, but I can dream….)
Jenny
March 1st, 2012
2:36 pm
Rodney, we need to be able to pick more than 3 on the poll!
I need to pick Shannon, Hollie, Hallie, Jessica, Erika and Elise!
With Jen and Chelsea not far behind… heck, I even liked Skylar’s performance a lot, and she’s way too twangy for me…
(And, uhhhh…. can I just ask what is in the judges’ Coke cups? DEANDRE on all 3 of their standout lists? HUH?
)
Sam-A
March 1st, 2012
2:37 pm
And, once again (over and over) I couldn’t agree more with you, Jenny! Amen to all you said! My new
hero(ette).
Sam-A
March 1st, 2012
2:38 pm
Oops, 1 tiny faulter – I didn’t like Skylar at all.
Branch Loveless
March 1st, 2012
2:40 pm
I like the Spanish speaking channels. The women are gorgeous and since I don’t know much Spanish I just make up my own dialogue. For some reason all the shows are just one step above (or below) porn. Maybe that is just my version. -JTesla-
LOL! I thought I was alone in doing that. They do have some seriously attractive ladies on those channels. Muy bien (or something like that).
greg
March 1st, 2012
2:42 pm
Goodness…that was a disaster. May be the worst top 12 woman sing off I’ve seen on AI. There wasn’t one single memorable performance. The girl that sang “Sweet Dreams” should have gotton the gong. The only one I can recall being pretty good was the last girl singing Adele. She started off really well up until she got up from the piano and started moving around glad handing the audience…not quite as good then. I was so annoyed by the girl (haven’t got the names down yet. I refuse to commit to learning them until it gets to the top 12) who sang Otis Redding that I changed the channel half way through. She learned the words, but didn’t pay very close attention to the tone of the song. It was gawd awful!
Rickster
March 1st, 2012
2:51 pm
“Love you, I do” ?
Who wrote that? Yoda?
Jenny
March 1st, 2012
2:52 pm
Deirdre, I like your prediction… except I hope no wildcards go to guys. The girls were *that* much better. I’d sub Chelsea in for Jeremy. Or if they must do a guy wildcard, then Jermaine. (I’d actually sub them both in for Joshua. He’s my least fave of your five listed guys, but I know that’s just me, and I’m sure he’ll make it.)
The difference was amazing last night… I thought the guys’ show, though not terrible, was tedious. I kept thinking “how much longer, how many more singers do we need to get through.”
But during the girls’ show, I was entertained from the beginning… I was actually surprised it went by so fast!
Jenny
March 1st, 2012
2:55 pm
Hahaha, Sam-A!
I really have not been able to STAND Skylar at all, ever since her audition. And I was all prepared to hate her performance last night…. I don’t know why it was bearable for me? Maybe it was the rock song?
Deirdre
March 1st, 2012
3:03 pm
The girls were definitely better than the guys but by numbers, not necessarily talent. I mean, there were 6 or 7 talented girls as opposed to 4 or 5 talented guys. I wouldn’t say that a specific girl is more talented than a specific guy. Time will tell on that one.
Was it 2 seasons ago that we thought the girls had it in the bag during the prelims and then they all started to falter during the final 12?
Sam-A
March 1st, 2012
3:11 pm
We are really a diverse group – all over the place with what/who we like/hate. Those of us who hated buys show and liked girls show and vice versa, and all the variations of who is best and worst.
At least I don’t remember any of us liking at all the littly piggy squealer boy. (excluding the deaf judges of course).
Suspect I’ll be facing great disappointment tonight.
Jenny
March 1st, 2012
3:16 pm
It seems like that’s happened more than once, D! I am trying to remember… yes, 2 seasons ago for sure but I know there have been others.
I do wish the finals didn’t have to be split so evenly between guys/girls though… it seems a shame this year, given the higher number of talented girls!
JTesla
March 1st, 2012
3:17 pm
Sam, I’m ready for great disappointment tonight because the judges will save the hair. If they do, I’m going to start voting for him, I’ll beat VFTW to the punch.
It’s too bad that Beaverton girl doesn’t stand a chance. “Sweet Dreams” can only be done by Marilyn Manson I guess.
Jenny
March 1st, 2012
3:18 pm
Sam, yes, I am prepared for great disappointment too.
(Piggy squealer boy… love it! Someone yesterday called him Curly Falsetto which is also pretty funny.)
Jenny
March 1st, 2012
3:19 pm
Marilyn Manson? Wasn’t it the Eurythmics?
Jenny
March 1st, 2012
3:23 pm
OK, trying to catch up on all the comments, and I am CRACKING UP that y’all were playing a drinking game!!
G
March 1st, 2012
3:27 pm
Jessica and Skylar received most of my votes. Couldn’t really remember what everybody else did. I’m not even a country music fan, but I had to do the right thing and vote for Skylar. I really enjoyed her performance. I’m going to ride both of those horses into the final.
Rickster
March 1st, 2012
3:27 pm
RoHo: “I am not just about the voice.”
Of course not… that’s a different TV show!
Deirdre
March 1st, 2012
3:28 pm
Still trying to figure out why my original email address was preventing me from posting and think I might know. Earlier i responded to something Smokey said then later apologized when I realized I had over-reacted to something. I know that apology appeared because Smokey accepted it. Now the apology is no where to be found. I’m wondering if someone reported it and my original email address is now getting everything sent to moderation.
G
March 1st, 2012
3:30 pm
Roho, can you scratch that last sentence? That may be taken out of context. I had a Stephen T moment.
I still like Joshua, Aaron, Han, and Jermaine on the guys side.
Deirdre
March 1st, 2012
3:31 pm
I’m going to ride both of those horses into the final.
G, seriously, there must be a better way to say that!
Branch Loveless
March 1st, 2012
3:34 pm
Really, G. That’s offensive to horses everywhere, dude!
Harriett
March 1st, 2012
3:38 pm
Talk to y’all tonight. Got a meeting.
Rickster
March 1st, 2012
3:38 pm
I thought Deandre’ Brackensick was the worst of the gus two nights ago. Absolutley horrible.
JTesla
March 1st, 2012
3:43 pm
The moderator has been put in moderation?
Deandre’ that’s his name, I think he made it just because of the hair.
Deirdre
March 1st, 2012
3:45 pm
Yeah, it’s weird, JT. As far as I know, I didn’t say anything in the apology that might have offended anyone, yet it has been deleted. Of course, some people are just offended by me period.
JTesla
March 1st, 2012
3:45 pm
If Eben makes it tonight and they do a theme night of “Songs from movies” he could sing “Puberty Love” from Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.
Jenny
March 1st, 2012
3:48 pm
Ooops! I left out Shannon when I seconded D’s list earlier! I missed that it didn’t include her. She was one of my top 3 or 4 faves, and I have had the “Carry Your Candle” song playing in my head all morning! (Never heard it, but really liked it…)
G
March 1st, 2012
3:49 pm
LOL! My bad…. Let me just clean it up by saying Jessica and Skylar are very talented young ladies, that I think are very deserving to excel to the top 5 of the show.
Whew……
Deirdre
March 1st, 2012
3:52 pm
I am not on the Shannon bandwagon. Not crazy about her voice and she tends to yell. That’s why Hollie Cavanagh turned me off last night. Too much yelling, not enough singing.
Jenny
March 1st, 2012
4:02 pm
OK, finally caught up on comments! Wow… the live blog poll said the guys were better? Surprising.
An earlier comment from Annie hit home for me. She wondered why the show has spent weeks letting us get to know more about the guys (whose major selling points are their personalities) over the girls (who as a group are better singers.) I couldn’t agree more! I kept hoping maybe they were hiding the girls to surprise us… guess so!!!
D, yes, do re-listen to Hollie Cavanagh! She was great! I didn’t hear any yelling at all from her. But, I do tend to like the power voices.
Highlander, ditto, ditto, ditto on this:
I really wish the top 10 (or 12 or 13 or whatever) was simply the best singers, not split evenly by gender. A couple of the girls are going to lose out simply because Idol wants an even amount of guys. And that sucks!!
I don’t have 5 guys that outrank the girls either. I truly think it should be 9 girls, 4 guys this year.
Branch Loveless – yes, Baylie was my early favorite, but sadly she really didn’t do well. I’m not sure what happened. Maybe nerves? Maybe under-confidence? She sounded timid, and didn’t “sing out”. It wasn’t good.
Harriett – I too like Jermaine. Are we the only two? (well, three… Linny likes him.)
I love that Hallie Day loves the “torch songs”. That alone will make me like her. And she did justice to Adam’s “Feeling Good”! (I thought it would be tough to live up to him, but she was close!)
Jenny
March 1st, 2012
4:09 pm
And Sam-A… it’s funny how similar your earlier posts were to mine! I hadn’t read any comments yet when I posted mine that you said amen about. Maybe we are long-lost twins!!
Sad Sack
March 1st, 2012
4:09 pm
It doesn’t matter how any of them perform, since none of them have any hope of winning. They should just let the young, white males perform and let the old ladies and pre-teen girls sort them out.
Rickster
March 1st, 2012
4:15 pm
gus should = guys
Branch Loveless
March 1st, 2012
4:21 pm
Buh-bye, Baylie Brown. We hardly knew you. We wanted to knew you more, but the big stage and millions of viewers tripped you up. Kind of left us not “amazed”, if you know what I mean.
Deandre’ Brackensick: not a fan, but a cool-arse last name. He probably would have done better on “The Voice” where Ceelo could’ve picked him and coached him.
Sam-A
March 1st, 2012
4:37 pm
Jenny, I sometimes think so too. So many of your posts are as though you’re reading my mind! All I can say, and you can second, is GO GIRLS tonight!
But, we must part ways on Jermaine. I find his mannerisms extremely offensive to watch – feel like I’m watching a 4 year old who just lost him parents, puppy and favorite toy in one fell swoop. That blubbering, and all the “mama, mama, mama” stuff from a grown man is stomach-turning for me. And that bass/baritone voice really has nowhere to go. I’m sure he’s a very nice fellow, but he really needs to grow up and act like a mature man. Moving away from Mama would probably help him mightily in that direction.
Jenny
March 1st, 2012
4:58 pm
Sam, I second you!! GO GIRLS!!
)
And don’t worry, I’m not that attached to Jermaine. I just like his baritone, and I felt sorry for him at the Green Mile. He’s such a sweet gentle giant. But… I skipped over a lot of the early episodes, so I missed all the Mama stuff… thus I’m not so irritated by it. (I am, however, COMPLETELY irritated by Adam’s blubbering over his perfectly healthy and happy baby. I managed to see most of that, lucky me. So I do get where you’re coming from!
Jenny
March 1st, 2012
5:01 pm
You know, thinking back, I think the Green Mile was the first time I remember seeing him! Man, I need to quit fast forwarding so much…
Rickster
March 1st, 2012
5:03 pm
Hope everyone has a good evening. Enjoy the show!
Jenny
March 1st, 2012
5:04 pm
Ewww, Branch, I don’t like Deandre’s last name! Not sure why, but it bugs me!
I do second you on Baylie, though… I really wanted to see her do well. Just goes to show, we never know which audition favorites will stumble, and sometimes it’s really surprising.
Mercedes S.
March 1st, 2012
5:16 pm
Looks like I’ll have to watch a recorded Idol again… have fun.
Jenny
March 1st, 2012
6:41 pm
I just read that next weeks themes are Stevie Wonder for the boys and Whitney Houston for the girls. Should be interesting!
JTesla
March 1st, 2012
6:54 pm
What will be interesting is listening to Randy tell all the girls: you shouldn’t try to take on Whitney.
Mercedes S.
March 1st, 2012
7:09 pm
So Falsetto Boy, should he make the cut, ought to do well singing Whitney.
Jenny
March 1st, 2012
7:17 pm
Haha Mercedes! Except it’s only Whitney for the girls. But I thought of that too!
(and let’s all cross our fingers he doesn’t make the cut….)
Mercedes S.
March 1st, 2012
7:57 pm
Any liveblog tonight, RoHo? Got back in time hoping you would LB.