That’s more important than who got voted off.

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Again elise evaded going home. Who are these people voting for her?
She should have went home weeks ago. Colton should still be their. Elise
is no better about the cocky comments back. Colton is always nice, that’s
the first time he ever said anything back, and look what happens. Elise can’t
ever take any constructive criticizum with out talking back. She better go next
week. Poor Phillip( love him) took it harder than Colton. You’ll still make it big
Colton your amazing!

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Let this serve as notice sages of the blog: a large number of people do vote based on performance.

More important than voting blocks, or other factors doing very poorly will get you booted.

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Jumping from blog to blog…gotta love quiet time at home.

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I have to admit, the elimination of Colton was a surprise. It will make for a very interesting remainder of the season. I’d like to think that his poor performances got him booted, but I am starting to wonder if having his sister come on stage jinxed him. Her negative attitude cursed him, and the voodoo doll she made of him probably didn’t help.

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Colton should nit have been voted off and the judges should not have used their only save so early on. Colton by far was not the weakest performance.
Phil Philips should win this, he is consistent and original.

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colton…i was not able to vote for you last nite….feel like i let you down….your awesome and already a winner…you go

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It’s a shame now that Colton Dixon is gone and Jessica is still there. Guess the judges are feeling like “fools” now that they used their save a week early. I was hoping there would be enough voters this week to show the judges they don’t control who stays and who goes now. I sincerely think AI would have higher ratings if these 3 judges were gone. Maybe next year they will be. I predict here and now the two finalists will be ……………. are you ready for it…………….Skylar and Phillip. Oh, BTW, would someone please feed Jessica, she’s nothing but skin and bones.

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I think Phil2x may actually win this. Music industry needs a new kind of music energy. Just hope he lasts longer than Macy Gray did, although she’s doing a lot of things behind the scenes. I liked her funny sounding voice. We need “different” right about now.

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I agree with boots about Ryan’s “game” (torture) with the contestants about who’s going home. When there were just Colton and Hollie left, I turned off the TV because I couldn’t stand watching Ryan be mean to the little Brit.

And then, surprise!

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Kellie Pickler was voted off weeks before Taylor Hicks and her net worth is double his.
Chris Daughtrey was voted off weeks before Taylor Hicks and his net worth is three times Taylor Hicks. The judges are wrong it is not a contest about who is the best it is a contest of who is the
most marketable. Hollie will do well whether she goes next week or later. Colton should have gone
futher but he sang two duds this week and that is all it takes. I love how the judges always criticize the contests for poor song choice when they are the ones who give them all these lame songs to choose from.

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@MyPatootie, jealous much about jessica. Geez, leave her alone. Colton was one of my favorites but he did not do a great job last night, I’m sad to see him go. Well I guess it boils down again to complacency just like what happened to jessica.

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Looks like I’m done with Idol for the year. What a joke. Colton was interesting. He had personality. He had stage presence. Watching Jessica, Holly and Elise is like watching paint dry. I actually fell asleep halfway through last night because it was so dull. Without Simon there, Stephen, J Lo and Randy are incapable of picking decent talent. This show is so done.

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Too much of Stale glam look, hair style goofed up his facial symetry and his good looks were compromised. This hurt him with females.

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Hehehe…….It’s not PP, but I’m not mad at the outcome one bit. I blasted Cricket Colton for having the worst performance last night, and it’s good to see it paid off. Only bad thing that can come out of this is Cricket’s voters going to PP.

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The bottom three were all blonde. America is just so darned biased!

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they should all be eliminated…its so boring..bring simon back..he’ll tell ya’ll

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Being a little jerky don’t you think G???????????
Com’on now G dog!!!!!!!!!!!

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Its Chris Daughtry all over again. Fans thought he was in and went lax on the votes. Bet those judges are kicking themselves in the behind tonight.  

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I really think it’s time for Idol to change the judges. The show has become an ego trip for them more than watching the singers.
Starting next season they should have Jimmy as one judge every week and have him invite someone to join each week, each week someone different. Two judges are enough. We don’t need to be entertained by them.
Also, they should let the contestants sing for 3 min. for each song, not 1 1/2 or 2 min. The show is about singing not endless BS by the judges.

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You go, Pete. I bet the judges spend twice as long babbling (”judging”) as each contestant does singing.

Yes, Colton was … interesting, but the dried blood pants did him in.

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Constipated face philip should have been gone weeks ago. What is the fascination with this kid? I dont get it. He looks a mess! Hes unshaven, messy hair, sloppy dressed and dont give a crap attitude is such a turn off. More important than all that…….he can’t sing! Holly and Elise will do ten times better than this dude. You dog the judges, yet they are in love with him. Go figure. Get a grip America!

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Mercedes S – I do that every time I read a post. It drives me to distraction how poor spelling and grammar are now.

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Ellise cannot sing at all. She is so bad. I don’t get how the judges keep saying she is so good. Its crazy. Even worse then her singing is her attitude. How can you be so cocky and be so bad.

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There is a lot of talent on Idol this year. The only thing that makes it unbearable to watch are the judges. Can anyone shut Jennifer up? And, for some reason, this year Steven has picked his favorite and given horrible reviews to anyone who threatens his favorites. Randy is still telling everyone that he worked with the original artist of the song. Why no criticism of Jessica’s song choices–they are too old for her and boring. Hate to say it because Josh has a good voice too, but he is one dimensional and boring. They are going to have to change the name of the show to ” The JayLo Show.” She needs to quit interrupting the other two judges, and she has been consistently negative to a couple of contestants because she is afraid her two faves won’t go through if these other two get votes. She is obnoxious and she is not the sharpest knife in the drawer. The best judge is Jimmy–he is not demeaning, he if professional. Shut up, Jennifer Lopez. I am sick of how much Ryan has changed and is asking the judges questions that should not be asked. These judges tell people who to actually vote for and they consistently leave out two of the contestants in any positive comments–even when they have had a great night.

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So who was worse on Idol: Lana Del Rey or LMFAO?

I’m going to say Lana Del Rey, just because she didn’t bring a zebra.

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JLo loves Phillip…he gives her compliments and she mets like a little school girl. He stinks in my eyes…wouldn’t be able to listen to him in concert for even 15 min. All that screaming from everyone last night…..horrible. Holly only one that sang classy. JLo can’t sing either…so she shouldn’t judge anyone!

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Love me some LMFAO but gotta say that new song of
their’s really stink’s except for the zebra. He was the best
part of the act!

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Sorry it is just me with my bad english or when colton sang “Everything” at the end of the show he said: “He’s all I want, he’s all I need”. What did he mean with “HE”?
Whatever…I a bit sad about he leaving, it wasn’t fair, maybe he was the worst of the nigth, but come on he had been consistent through all the competition and he had delivered a lot of good performances even without having a powerful voice like the others remaining contestants

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Kevin, Colton has been pretty up front with his Christianity, the “he” is related to that.

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Exactly that’s how I feel what is all this crap,
Ok you give a good performance all the way thru
then all of a sudden this show comes and it’s all about
“just that performance” I don’t get it. Colton has had
more better performances than most of the people left
on their, and now all of a sudden lets forget all the performances
that brought them to where they are now. No I don’t judge things
like that. Elise was the next in line to go if you have any kind of sense of music
because in my book the only good performance she gave was the Ledzepplin
whole lot of love. and that I will give her. Colton gave one good performance after another he just had a bad week and it cost him. Still makes me mad Elise
that isn’t 1/2 the talent Colton is, is still freaken in the running! Boo! What is wrong with this picture? Duh people????

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Well that really sucks they are doing Queen next week Colton would of been awesome at that. He was not my favorite but he went home too soon.

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In honor of a former blogger, Mike S, who posted this version of Bohemian Rhapsody when we learned that Kellie Pickler would be singing it during season 5:

Mama, ah jest keeled an mahn
Stuck a gun up to hees hay id
Pull the trigger, now he’s day id.

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Here’s my take on last night’s elimination: It’s a shame that Colton is gone BUT from now on EVERYBODY who goes home is a good singer! Everybody who goes home has a large group of fans.
So we all just have to accept that, 1. This is the way the show works and 2. Not everybody likes the same singers! Especially this year when there is so much talent.

Moaning, groaning, b*tching, and claiming the show is rigged or teens are voting for the wrong person(really? if they weren’t voting for Colton and Phil who WERE they voting for?)or everyone who voted for soandso is deaf doesn’t change the outcome.

The show is a roller coaster ride. The ride is a thrill a minute but the end is just a big slowdown that comes to a stop. That’s why I’ve said a million times that it doesn’t matter who wins. Idol doesn’t care who wins. As long as we’ve enjoyed the ride, we’ll be back again.

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Side note: I was reading the obit for Levon Helm and was surprised that it didn’t mention something. Mr Helm played Loretta Lynn father in the movie Coal Miners Daughter.

I know that Mr Helm was best known for his music but the movie role seems pretty major to me. Mercedes, was there some kind of falling out or something that would make him not want it to be mentioned?

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I don’t think Colton did bad, so much as his voters got complacent. Self included. I thought he sounded great, judges comments notwithstanding. I honestly did not cast a vote for him, because I thought he was such a shoo in. Woops. He’s one whose music I will buy, though, and now he can get on with making it without all the AI hooplah. It may be a blessing in disguise.

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I will miss Colton. I agree he didn’t have a great night, but I thought overall he is much better than some of the others. You can tell he is a performer and really gets into the performance. I disagree with Deirdre about him apologizing to his Christian fan base. I was disappointed when I heard his comments after he was judged. He was definitely way too smug. I do think he meant to apologize for that type of attitude – be it to the judges or the fan base. I did read another article about his elimination and he said Christian music was his heart and that is what he intends to pursue. I wish him the best of luck in that genre. Mandisa is doing very well and I can see Colton right in there. You can tell that is what he is passionate about. Look forward to seeing and hearing him in the future.

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Karen, COLTON said he disappointed his fan base, I was just relaying it to the blog.

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MyPatootie … you must be a FATIE since you are hating on Jessica … I’m just saying!

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And isn’t it amazing that Elise has spent most of this season in the bottom 3 and still keeps on singing? Good for her. At the rate she’s going, maybe I’ve been wrong about her ability to win. Maybe I shouldn’t be writing her off so quickly.

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Deirdre @ 8:10: if that’s true, what a sorry bunch of fans he must have had.

I noticed Wednesday that the screaming and applause for Phillip was twice as much as for Colton, and the crowd stood for much longer. I think that the young girls may have gotten turned off by the stupid looking outfits, as Jimmy said, channeling Billy Idol, 1985, and that cock-a-doodle-doo hair.

And, Philipx2 is not the greatest singer for sure, but he’s very unique, like Dylan and Rod Stewart were unique, and interesting to hear and watch. Colton had a nice voice, but for some reason lately, perhaps because of the praise Phillipx2 has gotten from the judges, Colton has done some weird stuff, both with the songs and his voice, and both his performances this week were dreadful Maybe he was trying to find a P2 kind of niche, and failed.

I just wish and hope and pray Joshua goes next week – I dislike his singing more than anyone ever on Idol (serious contestants I’m talking about, not the silly stuff in the auditions), with the exception of the F word and that blubbery one from last year. I love Skyler compared to Joshua, and I can’t stand to hear her voice.

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ehhhh…if colton’s fans got upset that he sang a lady gaga song they are pretty petty…dunno if im buying that one…

I am a christian and didn’t have a problem with him singing that song..I had a problem with him singing it poorly…

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Deirdre
April 20th, 2012
8:47 am

She’s this years Haley Reinhart.

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Simon
April 20th, 2012
9:00 am

You refered to a post you read from last night. So you were here last night and now you’re here this morning posting, yet you mock others who may do the same?

Here’s some advice, call a friend, call a family member, have dinner, catch a movie, go shop, garden a bit, watch the sunset, “take” a leisurely walk or play with your dog

mmuuwwwWWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

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Alex: FAIL. I was not here last night or you certainly would have known it. Let me help you out. Go to AJC.COM. See that little list to the top right of the page? Click that link that says “Surprise Ouster on Idol”. There. Now you TOO can read posts as far back as you like without ever having had to be present.. Tsk. Tsk. Good try tho. C-Ya.

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I still think that last week’s bottom three should have been this week’s bottom three.

But here’s my call on the Season 11 horse race.

Skylar: Don’t think she’s peaked yet. They’re rounding turn three and Skylar’s making a strong move up on the outside.

Holly: She may not be as polished or professional as Jessica… but that’s why I like her. She’ made a big move this week. Only time will tell if she’ll keep moving up or if she’ll falter.

Phillip: Not doing anything spectacular. He’s stuck in the middle of the pack – plugging along. But he’s still in the race.

Jessica: After opening up to a huge lead she’s still the front-runner. I don’t know if she can hold everyone else off.

Elise: She’s stuck in the back of the pack, and fading fast while the others pull away.

Joshua: Ditto Elise.

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Why vote based on performance vs. body of work? Most of the singers (except PP) are just that good to over-shine one another from week to week. No one deserves a pass, even Jessica. Joshua has been my favorite through most of the season. However, he’s been out-shined by Skylar and Elise at times so I voted for them instead of Joshua. Who has the gonads to honestly vote for a good performance, that isn’t their favorite?

……….just as I thought.

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Deepest apologies… It was Debra, not Deirdre, who should be thanked for her 11:31 post last night!

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Jen, another reality show is being sued for not having enough cultural diversity. If another white male wins, all hell could break loose. As much as the judges love Philip, they seem to really want Josh to win. Not saying he doesn’t deserve it! Personally, I like Jessica.

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jessica = b o r i n g

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donna, frankly I don’t care who the judges want to win and it seems to change every week. They have given lots of praise to everyone who is left, yes, even Hollie. If Phil, Joshua, Elise and jessica make up our final 4, I don’t care which one of them wins.

I like Skylar but I don’t want Idol being labeled as ‘country” after last year’s winner. And I like Hollie, I just don’t think she matches up to the level of the others.

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First on page 3!
Guess someone will berate me for that.

If you like Nicholas Sparks movies – yes, they are now a genre – “The Lucky One” has all the ingredients you’ve come to expect: starcrossed lovers, bad weather causing death, kisses in rain (or, as here, in a shower), beautifully photographed love scenes,.. you know. The preview you’ve seen in theatres or on TV tells the whole story. Only surprise left – who will die to make the survivors ponder and grieve.

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Dierdre, Not only do I not know WHAT yall are talking about, but WHO are you talking to now????? You are one sticker-on, I must say.
Just jumpin’ in to say I will miss Dick Clark. If my sister wasn’t home to dance with me when American Bandstand came on, I would dance with the doorknob!
Peace AM

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Style: Funny, I love Hollie, and really like Phillipx2 and Elise as well. There goes that theory!

And I cannot carry (not hold) a tune, however I can recognize voices I enjoy hearing sing and think are good. Joshua is absolute mayhem when he “sings” and I can’t stand to hear it. Just dreadful as far as I’m concerned.

If you think Jessica “knocked it outta the park” with “Try A Little Tenderness”, you have obviously never ever heard that song. Even Jimmy said it was a disaster and that she destroyed the melody! I’ve always liked Jessica, but think she’s one of those getting less good as the season wears on. Happens often, I start out liking a couple of singers, but they just seem to sputter out towards the end, and that’s what I feel about Jessica.

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Hey AM…we’re having a pretty good Idol season this year.

And I will also miss Dick Clark! Good to hear from you!

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And AM, yes, I’m still here. In a little while I’ll go visit my 91 year old mother who, just in the last few months, has started to show signs of dementia. I never know who I’m going to find when I get there. This place is a Godsend for me.

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“Milk of phillips ”

Now that made me LMFAO

One intersting thing I noted… the judges trash (underservedly) Holly last week and she’s not in the bottom 3. They praise her (over did it for the 2nd song) and she’s in the bottom 3. I bet they are also very much aware of that.

I’m also convinced now that Jessica getting voted off was very much due to a combonation of the angry vote going towards Holly 2 weeks ago, and people thinking there was no way she would be in any danger.

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Mercedes: “First on page 3! Guess someone will berate me for that”

Not me, I did chuckle that you were actually 8th. Blog moves too fast on Thursday and Fridays.

So, Queen and what else next week? Not really an up to date theme, maybe they can do a LMFAO theme next week?

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Um JT, Mercedes IS first on page 3.

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It’s American Idol…all you can say. I’ve seen some truly strange voting over the years on this show. Anything is possible. Colton did have a bad night, but overall has been stronger than others.

I cant remember her name, but Jessica reminds me of a contestant the year Fantasia won. That contestant had a voice like Whitney Houston and yet kept landing in the bottom three. Elton John was a mentor one week that year and said the fact she was in the bottom three shows there are a lot of stupid people in America haha. The same applies to voting off Jessica last week and possibly Colton this week. You could add Pia Toscano to that list too. Often times I wonder who’s voting and for what reason. How else does Bristol Palin make it to the DWTS final? haha

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“One more thing and then I’ll shut up: Colton’s apology after he was eliminated last night is because he believed that he offended his Christian fan-base by singing the Lady Gaga song. He believes that he lost his voters for that reason.”

What!? Is that your opinion or is that actually true? That’s complete crap if it’s true. I consider myself a spiritual guy, but religion can be so off putting sometimes.

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Thinking about next weeks theme, Queen doesn’t fit anyone either. All of these oldschool themes are good to educate the youngins on real music, and to make some of us oldheads reminisce. However, a large chunk of the 18-49 demographic do not relate. This may come back to haunt Idol in the future if the new shows continue to progress.

Don’t really know how they will handle Queen next week. Maybe Hollie and Elise will come out with strong performances. This is something that would’ve been right down Colton’s alley. Oh well..hehehe! I’m expecting for Skylar to countryfie a song, Joshua to take Queen to church, Jessica will sing a less popular tune from Queen, and PP………who cares, he’ll just growl and hop his way through to the finals.

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The judges are real fool- they should save the save for Dixon who is so talented. What the heck they save the 16yrs old jessica????? Please American dont waste your money to vote for jessica, joshua and skylar.

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Rx about the apology thing…Colton believes that to be the case…maybe this morning, he’ll believe something else. Shock makes all sorts of things come into a person’s head.

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It is all about style
April 20th, 2012
9:35 am

That was a dead on post right there. I can recognize Joshua’s skill, but he’s just not pleasant to listen to for me. Even with Jessica, who is my favorite, her style isn’t really my kind of thing. But she’s so freaking good that doesn’t matter to me. Her voice is pleasant and she hasn’t messed up anything all year. Except for group sings… for some reason she isn’t very good with others. It’s like she’s afraid to upstage them or something.

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“LMFAO …They were more suited to AGT.”

America Got Terrible?

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It is all about style
April 20th, 2012
9:35 am

Great post!

With Jessica, you hope that she’s really that good to a point that her talent outshines her style. It’s fine to hate her style, but her talent real. There’s nothing trendy about how she sings.

Also, her FB and Twitter fans were deep. There’s no doubt the show has really done her a great service already. I’m willing to bet whether she wins or not, she will be the top selling artist from this seasons crop, after the show. I will buy her album today.

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I took “not myself last night” to mean “sorry, I stunk up the place last night”. That was how I took it.

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RxDawg

@ RxDawg @ 10:32am I agree with you.

Because he did try to own the GaGa and EWF song, and they both were horrible.

Wednesday night, he did peform the worst, and if you are judging on that one night alone, yes he should have went home. (And how long is a pre-teen/teen girl’s attention span?).

But if we are judging cumulative, Hollie or Elise rightfully should have went home.

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Someone needs to sing “Fat Bottom Girls” and dedicate it to J-Lo.

The girl’s got one!

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Sorry to see Colton go so soon. Voters should look at the overall package; instead they hone in on one performance. Joshua gets too many standing O’s. I can only think of one he deserved. The judges can influence fans with their comments and actions. And Jen does anything that Randy says. Stephen is my favorite judge. And Jimmy is almost always right in his assessments. I believe it will be Skyler and Phillip at the end and I’m pulling for Phillip. Phillip is sexy but I don’t think he realizes it, because he’s just feeling the music. Think the late 1960’s “feeling the music”.

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Even though Hollie has been in the bottom 3 several times, she has a lot more fans than the judges give her credit for. I find her voice MUCH more pleasing to listen to than Jessica’s. Jessica tried way too hard this week and I was hoping it was enough to send her home this week with no save, but no such luck. Elise….just kinda weird and never really connects with the audience. Joshua….don’t care for his style and he sings like his tongue is too big for his mouth. Colton….always been kinda boring to me, so I was neither shocked nor upset with his elimination. Skylar has a great voice but I am so tired of all her screaming. I love Phillip’s style, his creativity, his sincerity and his voice. I love Hollie’s voice. At this point, it’s anyone’s to win….votes seem to be all over the place….but I would personally love to see Hollie and Phillip in the finals!

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Shaun, they don’t sing the same style NOW but they did then. Remember, they were all singing the same theme for each week and they were all very diva-esque during the show.

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And I find it flattering when some refers to me as a girl. Facetious but flattering!

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Mercedes, just got the chance to read the Times obit of Levon Helm. thanks for sending it. No, the ajc did not use the Times obit. It was completely different.

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Regarding next week. Who will sing Bohemian Rhapsody ? Whoever does as long as they sing it decent (Not too much screaming) will be safe. I can see Joshua singing “Somebody to Love” It has a lot of range in it. As far as Jessica, how is she going to sing age appropriate songs. I am trying to remember what Paris Bennett sang; I think it was “The game is over” or something like that. That might work. Please nobody sing Flash!!

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They should be singing 2 songs each next week and I doubt they will both be from Queen. I think there’s more to next week’s theme than we’ve heard so far.

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For Queen week:

Elise should sing Another One Bites The Dust
Joshua should sing God Save The Queen
Jessica should sing Under Pressure
Skylar should sing Fat Bottomed Girls
Hollie should sing Keep Yourself Alive
Phillip should sing We Are The Champions

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Shaun, I’m kind of like that myself. I like Joshua, Phil, Jessica and Elise. I admit to being somewhat visceral when it comes to the music I like. If I’m listening to something and it doesn’t make me move in someway, i.e. foot tapping, head bobbing, dancing, then that music isn’t for me. Sometimes I don’t even care how well the song is sung as long as it is in tune and I’m moving.

That probably doesn’t make me a very good judge of music but I like what I like.

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They SHOULD HAVE gotten rid of HOLLIE! SHE CAN’T SING!!!! DISGUSTING! He will do better without American Idol anyway!

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Colton was boring as a singer and entertainer, he wouldn’t have lasted anyway. I need the Cavanaugh girl to win, I think she’s sounds amazeballs. AND= Idol needs a girl winner, guys always winning Idol is so boring!!! no offense boys, but we need a change-up.

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oh yeah and I’m over boy-bands too.

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Simon
April 20th, 2012
10:58 am

Hey, Sim, welcome back to the blog you never visit. Wow, you’ve been blogging all morning. I though only losers did that, Sim. Has your dog already been walked. Have you already called a friend. Busy morning, huh. Do come visit again.

mmuuwwwaaaAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

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You realize of course now that we’ve gotten rid of Colton, that will galvanize/solidify the vote that he split with Phillip.

Ladies and gentlemen… your American Idol for 2012 is……………

(dramatic Ryanesque pause)

Phillip Phillps!

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G, according to the ratings, Idol is beating The Voice in the 18 to 49 demographic. The rating system doesn’t really distinguish between 40 year olds who like R&B as compared to 18 year olds who like pop.

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Meh, Colton reminded me of “My Pretty Pony”. He had a couple of very good performances but he didn’t even compare to David Cook in my opinion.

Very funny remark about all 3 bottom dwellers being blonde this week yet the race baters go into hiding! It’s a conspiracy against the anglo folks, I tell ya!

At this point and I have never felt this way but I hope whatever the results are, it pisses the judges off each and every week. Their biased approach this year has almost made the show no fun and un-watchable. I hate that too!

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Dick Lark
April 20th, 2012
1:04 pm

Yeah, the Elton John hissy fit about Jennifer Hudson and racism was hilarity at its finest. EJ must not have watched the show much because the final 7 contestants, 4 were black. The 3 black girls were bound to take votes away from each other – much like the judges turned the Hollie-Jessica thing into a competition.

Right, Elton, AI was all racist in Season 3. A black winner, 4 of the top 7 were black, and you even had a girl from Hawaii in the top 3, so technically there were 5 minorities in the top 7. But EJ still flamed and raged.

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I have a friend at work who hates Levon Helm. When told Levon had died yesterday, he replied, “Good.” He then went on to argue that Levon’s music was awful, and that this was not just his opinion – it is a FACT (I’m not exaggerating – these were his exact words).

Our Idol judges make this same mistake, confusing their opinions with fact. And so do some who post on this here blog. One has even asserted that since Josh and Jess are “better” than Phil, then Phil’s having never been in the bottom three must mean that the voters are racists.

But if one is going to play that card, then might his own refusal to respect the differing opinion that Phil could possibly be “better” to some than J&J, by his own definition, indicate his own reverse racism?

I’m not bashing. I’m just saying we are all a little bit biased in one way or another. It’s human nature. It doesn’t make the majority wrong and it doesn’t make the minority right. You can whine about it all day, as some do, but it is a tired and futile argument.

I’m just sayin.’

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Who is the best performer? The one with the total package, that’s who. The presence, the personality, the poise, the amp at the right time and with the right emphasis that is what it takes. The only one I have seen that meets those expectations is Elise. If you google some of her past work, then you will also see that she has put in the time, effort, patience, fortitude, and sacrifice to pursue her dream. All my best to someone who moves you because her singing comes from her soul due to having the experiences to have one. All my best to Elise. She will always have my vote.

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Regarding “LMFAO” – in the immortal words of Simon:

What. The. H – - -. Was THAT??

Seriously, that’s what music has come to? I’d rather watch Phillip sing.

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and JT, I’m trying to get the subject changed… do I need to re-post my vent? It worked yesterday…

I am hoping the Bohemian Rhapsody video will distract everyone.

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And Adam did a great version too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5-pXsAQLq4

(Loved loved LOVED him right from this audition. Funny when he told Randy “I’m not skurred.”)

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Deirdre- Prayers for your Mama -mine is 82- so God love em both and all you bloggers out there, remember your Momma on Mother’s Day – heck, Sing to them!!!! God Love Them ALL!! and Deirdre prayers for you too.

Rock On!!! American Mother

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Thanks AM…right back at ya!

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Queen songs that I hope we hear:

Play the Game
Who Wants To Live Forever
Killer Queen
The Show Must Go On
Somebody to Love
You’re My Best Friend

And the *only* one I hope and pray we don’t hear (which of course means it will be picked)… the only song I don’t like by Queen: Crazy Little Thing Called Love.

Well, one song out of 6 that I don’t like isn’t bad. Should be a great night!

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JT… haven’t they only done Queen once?
But I know how you feel. There are several themes at which I sigh and think “not again”. Big Band – Stevie Wonder – Country – 1950s – and didn’t they once even have “Shania Twain Week”? Ugh.

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Dick Lark
April 20th, 2012
3:15 pm

Actually, cash in hand is better than an IOU.

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Dick Lark
April 20th, 2012
3:15 pm

Thank you!!!! That is what I’ve been trying to say for weeks….no, YEARS!!!!

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I agree 100% with Red Ferguson!

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Great huh? I put it on GrooveShark, and one day it was playing and I thought “why did I put Queen on this?” (not a real big fan, so wouldn’t have put Queen on) – then looked at the playlist and realized it was Constantine.

Deirdre and I were both big fans of Constantine’s. Funny because the first few weeks I didn’t like him and thought he was creepy, but there was a show that changed all that for me. Even shed a couple tears at his early departure!

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I loved Constantine. He was a really good singer but he kept shooting himself in the foot with the cheesy, smarminess.

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As I remember, that season I didn’t care at all who stayed or went, as long as Carrie was safe.

I think at one point I was worried that Constantine was getting a “cute boy” following (though I also thought he was creepy at first) and might be a threat to Carrie’s votes. So I was actually glad when he was voted off.

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Deirdre
April 20th, 2012
3:32 pm

Agreed. When he would make that brooding face I would just cringe. But the KING of cheese on AI is Cheese Puff Daddy (aka Michael Lynche). He should have gone into WWF. Their fans seem to like hams who kiss their biceps and all that.

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Someone called the lymphoma boys (LMFAO)”basically a Vegas act” … and there was Taylor Hicks talking about going to Vegas – will he hide in the zebra head?

Jenny – thanks for the Adam audition. Good to see the fourth judge… would love to see her in JLo’s place next season. Didn’t I read that Adam is “helping” Queen? He’d be a great guest on results night!

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Oh, wow, Sam. I wonder if that’s what they’re planning!! Or Adam could even mentor… he has before! (Was it last season?)

Though I think I read that something happened with scheduling and he’s not filling in for Queen after all. (Hope I’m wrong, but pretty sure I read it.)

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There is a Queen song I’d recommend for Elise – “Hammer to Fall”. It had an upbeat rhytym and was always a big concert favorite. She could possibly belt out the lyrics and now get drowned out since the background harmonies are short and sweet.

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Queen song for Skylar – “Fat Bottomed Girls”. (I know, shame on me).

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Hollie…….I’m stuck. I cannot think of a single Queen song that would make her look/sound good. Bummer.

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Music is subjective, as evidenced by the fact that even LFMAO has enough fans to get them a gig on Idol.

(but wait, Mercedes, what do you mean “the lymphoma boys? are they a charity act? if so I apologize for making fun of them.)

And actually, there have been worse acts on Idol results before. Do y’all remember that awful Keisha (I just refuse to type its name using a dollar sign) that was on a couple of years ago? It wasn’t even music! Time for my favorite Simon quote again:

“What. The. H – – -. Was THAT??”

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@Lark. No one is calling anybody wrong. Everyone is free to choose, whether the reasoning makes sense to others or not. Just one opinion on the vocal prowess of PP. I respect PP as a person, and Roho’s interview helped me see how much of a cool guy he is, without knowing him personally. But personality doesn’t carry the bulk of the vote for me.

However, if an apple is red and the orange is spoiled…….guess which one I’m going with.

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They’ve only done a Queen theme once? Odd, feels like they’ve done it 3 or 4 times.

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G, exactly on PP. And my biggest issue is not with him, but with America… for once again picking the plain-vanilla WGWG, in a year of such diverse and excellent talent. What’s wrong with a change just for once?

Deirdre said earlier that “As long as we’ve enjoyed the ride, we’ll be back again.” My worry is that I’ll stop enjoying the ride once it comes down to Phil and Skylar. And I love this show. I don’t want to get bored and stop watching.

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G: Just one opinion on the vocal prowess of PP

Seriously, that made me laugh out loud! Just one?????? Is that a promise????

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Dick: Good luck on your gig! Hope it goes really well.

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HuH? Didn’t get any of Iron eagles post!!Who are Roger and Brian?

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Roger and Brian are the members of Queen who will be mentoring next week

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Thanks Jenny for info on what Paris sang. I think maybe Jessica could do that or Hollie. I agree that Queen has been done too much

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I don’t know D… I still enjoy the ride! For me, it’s seeing what they pick every week, especially when it’s a theme I love… seeing what they do with old songs I’d half forgotten, or new songs I didn’t know.

It’s the surprises, like Colton last week with “Love The Way You Lie”… (though I was fine seeing him leave last night, I bought that song on iTunes and love it!)

And most of all, it’s when one of them pulls off a “moment”. I’m usually won over, at least for that week, even if it wasn’t my fave. Remember Lakisha Jones with “And I Am Telling You (I’m Not Going)”? Kat, with “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”? The original and first of the change-up trend, Blake Lewis with “You Give Love A Bad Name”? (I couldn’t stop watching that one!) Even poor old Off-Key Lee with “Hallelujah” and the choir.

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Jenny Mr Lambert is going to sing with them in July– Hammersmith Apollo and the Moscow show as far as I know is still a go but on a different date— the festival was cancelled so they decided to still do it
saw him with them on MTV awards in Dublin… he has the pipes for sure i am hoping that a cross between his works and theirs will give everyone one heck of a concert to see….. if not so close to the convention i would go and am disappointed i cant (i orgainzed the convention too much to do)

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crazy little thing called love…country’ied a bit more

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Hammersmith Apollo, I meant. I do know where Moscow is.

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And I think Skylar might countrify We Are The Champions or You’re My Best Friend.

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weeeee…. yarrr the champ-yuns, mah freeeeyyyuunnnddss….

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Well, I hope that is exactly what happens with Adam!! That really would be my dream concert.

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Previous poster was curious about the Nicholas Sparks’ canon – these are Sparks books turned into movies:
“A Walk to Remember”
“The Notebook”
“Dear John”
“The Last Song”
“Nights on Rodanthe”
“Message in a Bottle”
“The Lucky One”

Love and tragedy occur in all of them

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And Jenny, since LFMAO is impossible to pronounce, I called them the lymphoma boys.No disrespect meant; sick people, please don’t take umbrage.

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Gotta love Slezak’s view of LMFAO:

two neon-clad cavepersons crawled out the bottom of a tequila bottle and vomited some notes (and probably some phlegm) into the audience.

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And this from Mr Slezak:

* Ten years from now, Idol historians will probably call Phillip’s libidinous “Hey, what’s your number? Does your daddy let you date?” — captured on video backstage Wednesday after his post-performance flirtation with J.Lo — the turning point in the race for the Season 11 crown.

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I am a female black women and I am so feeling Phillip Phillips!!!!

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I forgot all about Px2’s remarks, in that honey-drawl accent. Too funny. I’m betting he put his head in his hands and blushed himself silly after that. And you know the others won’t let him forget it. Cute.

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I think it WAS time for colton to go, his voice was not that great. Just seemed good thanks to the backup singers. He did look wild but he never sung the part. Glad he is gone. Elise needs to sing songs like pat benatar or joan jett or even sing women songs like “Black Velvet”. Joshua is TOO gospelly(is that even a word). Hollie not ready….my 2 favorites are skylar and phillip……..

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Thanks Sam! That is a good one, I’ve seen it on YouTube.

Some of my other favorite “moment” songs were Adam’s Tracks of My Tears (which is when I think he became really noticed and widely acclaimed) and Mad World.

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Phil is cute, I’ll give y’all that! And I cracked up at “does your daddy let you date?”

I felt so bad watching him sit with his head in his hands while Colton sang out, and Elise trying to comfort him.

I wish wish wish I could like his singing. I really want to. It would be so nice to finally have my favorite win. I liked him in the beginning… I don’t know what happened. (wait, yes I do, it was “Movin Out” that soured me. )

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Jenny you forgot the best one
David Cook’s rendition of ” Billy Jean.”
That’s the one I watched over & over. So-oo
good!

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Oh good grief. What kind of withdrawals do you all suffer when some of you aren’t here for a few weekend days? The Enquirer wants to know.

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Poo, I know… and that was such a surprising performance! That one, and also Hello. I think David is the one who took what Blake started (with You Give Love A Bad Name) and turned it into a science.

Except at the time, I couldn’t get behind David because he was Michael’s rocker competition. I wish I’d been able to appreciate his performances more while he was on the show. I think he’s great now!

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This week, for the very first time, I could see Elise having a successful career. She seems to be an old soul.
The teenage girls are driving the vote and they are pushing for Phillip. Skylar has her work cut out for her to beat him. He is not my taste. Seems like he takes songs from many different genres and applies his bland style to make them all sound the same.

Hollie haters need to listen to her with their eyes closed. She is amazing, but totally devoid of stage presence.
Joshua is absolutely amazing some weeks and lukewarm other weeks. I would love to see him win but I’m not holding my breath.
Jessica is similar to Joshua in that she has some great and some off weeks. Her lows are lower than Joshua’s in my book.
I will really miss Colton. He was sweet, cute and had a musical style all his own. His fashion style was far too 80’s for my taste. I actually enjoyed his Bad Romance performance, but September fell flat.
I’m pulling for Joshua and Skylar even though I don’t listen to country or mainstream gospel.

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This in the AJC, “”American Idol” Taylor Hicks to launch Vegas show”

Is anyone truly surprised that this is where he landed. I don’t know, maybe it could be worse. He looks like he’s 67 years old so I guess he could have landed in Branson, MO.

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Alex, seeing him on last night’s show just reminded me how much I disliked him. It made me remember how cocky he appeared to get toward the end, with all the constant “Woooo!!!”ing and “Soul Patrol!!!”ing. That is one Vegas show you could not pay me to go see….

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I don’t think anyone else has ever sung the Allman Brothers, either. Though why no one has ever done “Melissa” is beyond me….

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You know, if he did, I would probably like him. Maybe I should hope for that.

Aren’t there some “contestants’ free choice” weeks near the end, when they do 2 and 3 songs each?

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Just wanted to make a few observations. First, I find it really disturbing that there are so many nasty “attacks” are being made against individual singers. Regardless of whether you support them or not, I suggest that standing on a stage in front of twenty million viewers and singing two songs is difficult enough, and when you add the stress of potentially being voted off based on a bad performance, then I suspect there will be occasional performances that may not live up to some of your expectations. If any of you think you could do a better job than any of these performers, then I suggest you hitch your shorts up next auditions and see if you’re good enough to even make it to Hollywood.

Now off my soapbox. Colton admitted this morning that he probably picked the wrong song for his voting fans with his choice of Lady Gaga. He said he really hadn’t thought it through. The problem, however, in my opinion, is that Colton also had a really bad night singing as neither of his songs sounded good, so there was really nothing there to encourage voters to pick up the phones anyway.

For those of you who didn’t notice, when Colton’s name was called, Phillip became very upset, which I suspect will draw a large portion of Colton’s fans his way. Like it or not, that genuine reaction of affection for Colton by Phillip will be appreciated by his fans and I think they will show that appreciation by supporting him instead. Just a hunch.

Based on past AI winners and this year’s votes, I believe the two finalists will be Phillip and Skylar.

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Glenn
April 20th, 2012
5:43 pm

“I believe the two finalists will be Phillip and Skylar”

Agreed. Of course I also thought Colton would be in the top 3 with them so what do I know?

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JT, good predictions. I admire you… Most seasons, I have a good idea who America’s going to pick… but it’s usually not who I want, and I am so darn stubborn I can’t get myself to put it into a prediction.

I HATE admitting that yea, it will probably be WGWG vs. twang in the finals.

Ouch. That hurt.

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Queen is another 70’s/ 80’s songbook of overplayed, run-in-the ground songs. Due to the popularity of the band and their music at the time, many songs have been done so often since on classic radio, etc. — that most people, even from that era, are just tired of hearing them.

The current teen/20’s/30’s generation does not identify with those songs much. They have been doing this same stuff for 11 years now, This show could be gaining and growing every year, but the ages of the decision-makers and kick-backs to and from the music publishers on the songrights – have left it stagnant.

This songbook will take-out one of the girls easily, and leave a few more people along the way, that wonder why these young artists can’t find a good, current song to sing.

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I am curious to know what else they’ll be singing. Colton, during his media event today, said he was going to sing The Show Must Go On but he did not mention a second song so I’m going to guess that he was told not to reveal theme 2.

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Random thoughts from a bit of reading from this blog and elsewhere this evening:

I would never be able to call anyone a friend who would say “Good” to the passing of a person known for simply being a musician, part-time actor and more importantly a husband and father.

“I was saddened to learn of the death of my fellow Arkansan Levon Helm. Levon was one of America’s great musicians. His music, with the Hawks, the Band, and throughout his career, and his standout performance in Coal Miner’s Daughter, touched a cord with me and with many Americans. He never forgot his roots. I was always grateful that he helped the annual Delta Blues Festival get off the ground. He will be deeply missed.” — Bill Clinton

@iron eagle – I did see Tony Vincent (and his wife Aspen) in the Las Vegas WWRY show and would have loved to have seen it in London. Thoroughly enjoyed it and was dismayed that he was cut on The Voice.

Speaking of Las Vegas the announcement on AI and the link on the front page here that Taylor Hicks is the first AI alumnus to get a Las Vegas “residency” show got me curious. Upon further review he has eight weeks scheduled for the Indigo Lounge at Bally’s. If you should wish to catch him there it shouldn’t be too difficult as it appears there is no cover charge for the lounge.

I guess it is hard to be objective in a medium that is entirely subjective and a musician friend of mine cannot even conceive of how you can compete or battle with music anyway. I guess the only people in an ideal world I would expect to remain objective would be the producers and their “judges” but it’s not an ideal world.

Lastly, how does one do Bohemian Rhapsody in 100 seconds?

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post # 300 – sorry, can’t help myself

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You can divide it by 3

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Profane clowns missing only their little car. Not very original either. When you can’t get by on talent you use smoke and mirrors or even horse head costumes. So far from original I think in medieval times it was known as a Mummer’s farce.

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The NYT asks four TV-judges to “pass Some Judgment on Talent-Show Arbiters”. Some comments on AI judges:

“Steven Tyler
Style: Pure rock star excess, from the crazy hair to the the crazier clothes to the craziest commentary.
Ego Go-to line: Anything even remotely sexual. ‘Don’t sweat the petty things and don’t pet the sweaty things,’ he told one contestant.
Judging the judge: ‘He’s kind of there but not there. there’s not a lot of meaningful insight…It’s hard for me to give hom a lot of credibility as a real judge because I look at him and think, What am I going to take away from that?’”

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NYT story on Randy Jackson as a judge:

“Style: The father figure, trying to be a tough yet tender replacement after the disapproving dad (Simon Cowell) has run off.

Ego Go-To Line: Well known for ‘Dawg’ or ‘Pitchy.’

Judging the judge: ‘If you walked in a courtrom and saw that he was your judge you’d respect what he says’ Other judge considered him a bit too kind and too dull to be effective. ‘A real judge has to take charge…If Mr. Jackson ever heard a defendant plead guilty, he’d probably reply with a sympathetic Yo, dawg! You can’t plead guilty!’”

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Seth T
April 22nd, 2012
10:03 pm

Right. My bottom line is this – what percentage of the viewers actually watch AI because of the judges?

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