‘American Idol’ live blogging top 7 performance (part deux)
Here’s the spot to live blog “Idol” tonight. Else, feel free to post comments below. The seven singers will sing two songs each so it’s going to be a little tighter than normal when they tend to run six songs per hour. The them is now and then. This means songs from the past 12 years and a classic soul song. Some of the “leaked” songs include artists such as Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Earth, Wind & Fire, Dusty Springfield and Marvin Gaye in the past to Lady Gaga (twice), Adele, Alicia Keys (twice), Fantasia and the lone current male, Usher.
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Deirdre
April 18th, 2012
9:45 pm
We have a standing rule on this blog that name-calling directed at other posters will get you removed from the blog. If you are unable to make a point without calling someone a name then maybe you should move on to a place that has lower standards
Merlek3
April 18th, 2012
9:46 pm
Skylar isw the entertainer!!!!!
Angela
April 18th, 2012
9:46 pm
Loving Skylar tonight!!!
Jon C
April 18th, 2012
9:46 pm
Miss Javon – Whoa, take it easy. I’ve been reading all of the posts and no one is trying to antagonize you or pick a fight with you.
I agree with your opinions of Colton, I really do. But you kinda need to chill out.
YEP
April 18th, 2012
9:47 pm
Poor Marvin Gaye… That was so not good to me.
Deirdre
April 18th, 2012
9:47 pm
I didn’t like Skylar’s song much
Cat
April 18th, 2012
9:47 pm
I didn’t care for skylar. Everyone’s first songs are better so far
Seth T
April 18th, 2012
9:47 pm
Even though not a super-wow, I enjoyed both Jessica and Skylar’s performance in the 2nd round.
Cocobella
April 18th, 2012
9:47 pm
I hope that another country artist does not win… please no more
Chris
April 18th, 2012
9:47 pm
Poor Elise … Not her absolute best, but she has it all over Phil, Colton, and Holly. Judges comments way off.
bknsty14
April 18th, 2012
9:48 pm
Time to vote Colton out. He’s causing way too many problems on this post.
Pitchy
April 18th, 2012
9:48 pm
Deidre, my post on “disagreeing with you” was meant for your comment on Jessica exploding all over the stage, not your comment on Miss J.
jim
April 18th, 2012
9:49 pm
Judge’s pick sucks, If Simon was still on the show, he would say, what in the Hell are you talking about. To many screamers for me!!!
Jason123
April 18th, 2012
9:49 pm
Jessica was “trying” too hard. Too much yelling from Skylar. Phillip and Hollie have the best pair of performances so far.
Pitchy
April 18th, 2012
9:50 pm
Revenge premiers tonight at 10. Great show.
Cat
April 18th, 2012
9:50 pm
So far I am not impressed with second round. I might rank based on first round
Gail
April 18th, 2012
9:50 pm
Enter your comments here
Judges doing better tonight. I hear more constructive criticism and not destructive criticism.
MikeyC
April 18th, 2012
9:50 pm
Why did they save Jessica? She or Hollie are gooooone.
Jessica just doesn’t do it for me.
.skylar surprised me tonight. Bravo.
Cocobella
April 18th, 2012
9:50 pm
This second round is very underwhelming so for
bknsty14
April 18th, 2012
9:51 pm
Hollie’s only bad lines were when she was walking down the stairs. She did really well after that. People need to stop doing that. they’re trying so hard to not fall down the stairs that their singing suffers. I have hated almost every performance in the second half. I liked hers and skylar (if she would have screamed less).
Deirdre
April 18th, 2012
9:51 pm
Wow! So many different opinions on the singers. Gonna be a hard year for a lot people when the winner is announced
Alex
April 18th, 2012
9:51 pm
randy’s already standing
Barbara B
April 18th, 2012
9:51 pm
They Ali did so much better on their first songs. Could be the nerves setting in but I heard an awful lot of yelling and straining. Jessica sang one of my all time favsong and did not do it well.
Pitchy
April 18th, 2012
9:51 pm
If Joshua doesn’t nail this, he doesn’t deserve to go any further.
bknsty14
April 18th, 2012
9:52 pm
I smell a standing O
Miss Javon
April 18th, 2012
9:52 pm
Lower standards? hmmm…without knowing anthing about me that’s kind of a pretty bold statement but I don’t mind beaming over to the L.A. blog and at the same time catching up with some Kevin and Bean…..
Deirdre
April 18th, 2012
9:52 pm
Joshua singing A Change is gonna come
Pitchy
April 18th, 2012
9:52 pm
Whew, this song is perfect for him.
Alex
April 18th, 2012
9:53 pm
bet joshua cant get thru this song without his tongue protruding
YEP
April 18th, 2012
9:53 pm
I know people on here dont like Joshua, but this boy can sang!!!!!
Janet
April 18th, 2012
9:53 pm
Colton showed incredible guts and imagination on the Earth Wind Fire song. I haven’t voted for anyone yet, and all are good, but at least he is TOTALLY original.
bknsty14
April 18th, 2012
9:53 pm
Too over the top at the end and they STILL stand up. I’m soooooooooooooooooooo tired of it.
Jon C
April 18th, 2012
9:53 pm
I’ve just decided – “Change is Gonna Come” is the black singer’s version of “Hallelujah.” Anybody who can carry a tune can do a decent job with such a powerful song.
What’s surprising to me is that Josh is not doing as good of a job as he predictably should have. He’s not present. He’s just going through the motions. There have been contestants in the Hollywood rounds who’ve sung with more passion than that.
OH…MY….GOD. Standing O? Judges….ugh, I don’t even know what to say to them anymore. Just go away.
Merlek3
April 18th, 2012
9:54 pm
OK, Iiked it. It was good. But, this song you can’t make it your own
Alex
April 18th, 2012
9:54 pm
joshua made a sound early on that sounded like a cat trying to clear a hairball
RudyP16
April 18th, 2012
9:54 pm
The judges have their agenda, especially when the saved Jessica. They were very unfair to Elise tonight because of their agenda. I hope the public sees this for what it is and votes the allotted 2 hours for Elise. Let’s show these &$)$& whos the best.
MikeyC
April 18th, 2012
9:55 pm
Pitchy, he nailed it…
Deirdre
April 18th, 2012
9:55 pm
Miss J. Calling someone “ignorant” is unkind and unnecessary. While you may not have liked what Atlanta Native asked you, there are better ways to respond. That’s all I’m saying. We don’t call other posters names. Post all you want, your opinions are valuable and valid and we all appreciate hearing them but please, once again, do not call other posters ignorant
Alex
April 18th, 2012
9:56 pm
JstankHo BEGGING to keep joshua. absolutely no shame.
Cat
April 18th, 2012
9:56 pm
My 15 year son laughed when Joshua sang. He said I wish Simon was there because he would have said ” what the bloody heck was that?”
Barbara B
April 18th, 2012
9:56 pm
He can sing but he needs to stop over singing every song. Before he gets to that point he has all of my attention.
Deirdre
April 18th, 2012
9:56 pm
I like Joshua but I’ve always appreciated a good soul singer and he’s pretty good…not the best but good
Atlanta Native
April 18th, 2012
9:57 pm
Absolutely, Deirde – everyone has a different opinion about these singers! It’s gonna be tough; just hope even the “losers” get record contracts if they deserve it.
bknsty14
April 18th, 2012
9:57 pm
Hollie
Skylar
Joshua
Elise
Phil
Jessica
Colton
Teresa from Ontario Canada
April 18th, 2012
9:58 pm
If Joe Cocker and Louis Armstrong could have a son his name would be Phillip Phillips.
This may give my age away but I don’t care! He is one of my two favorites…
Betty
April 18th, 2012
9:58 pm
My vote is going to Skyler this week. Enjoyed blogging with you guys!
Cocobella
April 18th, 2012
9:58 pm
Certain josh won round two. He was the best of the second round for sure. Sang it very will with good restraint because he could have really done too much with it. But he did not. People may not like him but the boy can sing.
Chris
April 18th, 2012
9:58 pm
Randy, Skylar was brilliant? Jennifer, the little girls get into Skylar? Steven, she is a horse who can’t be tamed? Thanks for those insights, judges!
Pitchy
April 18th, 2012
9:59 pm
Jon C – you are absolutely correct, Change is Gonna Come is the black singer’s version of Hallelujah. Is that necessarily a bad thing? When that song is sung, it is sung with emotion, an appreciation for the meaning of the song. Can bring tears to any person..white, african, indian, latino, etc. Hell, any minority group. It’s powerful, and as a black woman, he did a damn good job!
Betty
April 18th, 2012
9:59 pm
Teresa…funny you say that…I was thinking Joe Cocker and James Taylor!