I want my 2 hours back. Seriously, the Styxie is NOT feeling this year in the slightest. There were only 3 that I really liked and 4 that were worthy enough to make it through to the next round. Can we just take those 4 through and cut the season short? No? Damn.
Not going to go through all of them like I used to because frankly, it's a pain in the glutes and I'm less likely to keep it up if I go through every single performance. Have I said that I'm not feeling it this year yet? Oh, I have? Damn.
This week we had the boys singing Stevie Wonder and the girls were inflicted with Whitney Houston.......
Yeah. I had that same reaction too. They're forever telling the girls "don't do such and such artist because they're so difficult" and Whitney's one that's at the top of their lists of who not to do. Yet, they chose this very artist for them to perform. Ok ok ok... I know it was in tribute but don't trash the gals for poor performances because the producers decided to honor Whitney. Oddly enough, the girls mostly did fairly well considering all things.
My picks for the week:
Skylar: Not sure what it is about this gal because I normally do NOT go for a female country voice. Why? Because I find it very annoying. But for some reason, I really kinda dig her. Even though she had to perform a song that was really completely out of her wheel-house, she managed to make it work.
Hollie: I didn't much like her through the auditions and I certainly was cheesed off when she knocked one of my early favorites out of being in the competition rounds. However, she really kinda won me over last night. She was definitely one of the best females of the night.... and that sustained note!!!!! OMG she made it look so freakin effortless! If Skylar gets the boot in the next few weeks, I can see myself easily backing Hollie on the girls' side.
Phillip: So cool they named him twice. *chuckle* I don't know what it is about him, because he so reminds me of a young Taylor Hicks and if you all remember, I was very much anti-Hicks that season. Okies... so he did the same song as he auditioned with and to be honest, they were on the fence with him until he picked up the guitar and did Thriller so... ya know. That kinda is a mark against him. However, there's something so fun about Phillip when he gets up there and totally gets lost in his performance. Not quite squwee-worthy but really has the potential to get there and pretty damned fast.
A not really pick, but an acknowledgement that the kiddo can sing:
Jessica. Hated the song. Hated the Economy sized SUTA we got with her. Hate that it feels that they're trying to cram her down our throats. My only hope at this point is that she's peaked early and crashes and burns. Otherwise, I'm going to end up with a scorched colon by the season's end and will require daily sunscreen and aloe vera enemas just to be able to watch this program. Oh... and that constant finger tapping on the mic is as annoying as the Gaspuletta's Lip licking.
This week was so ~meh~ that the Charts on DI aren't any help at all. Everyone's in the yellow and no one is rated lower than a 7 which means it's pretty much anyone's game at this point.
The Maps are not much more helpful. According the wins/losses only 2 of my favorites (plus that one other) had any substantial numbers.
Jessica, Shannon and Skylar all lost states this week. I don't believe this will do much for Jessica because she was in the girls' pimp spot and was SUTAed to near death. Plus she had a fair number of won states to balance her out.
DeAndre was the only boy on the loss map. This didn't help him at all.
This week we've been told that the lowest boy and lowest girl will be put up and the judges will decide which one stays. I wonder if they'll need to "sing for their life". Kinda XFactorish aint it?
So who may end up in the bottom?
For the girls:
Elise: Although a better choice of song than the one she originally she wanted to do, it was still rough (most of the country gals had trouble this week). Plus she sang first for the girls which meant an early spot on a 2 hour performance night. This doesn't help matters. 2 wins/ 0 losses
Erika: Although nicely done, the lower notes were still a bit rough. Her spot in the first hour won't be helpful. 1win/0 loss
Shannon: If Elise and Erika make it through it's because this one bombed out. She started off really good but the only thing I remember about her is the fact that she hit a bum note and then it took her several more notes to get back on track. When you go off key like that, it's terribly distracting and extremely frustrating because that's all your mind is on. 0 wins/ 1 loss
Skylar: As much as I liked her, Hollie and Jessica followed her and really blew their respective numbers out of the water. After the praise those two got, it'll be a miracle if she's remembered. Although she's alot more memorable than any girl that sang in the first hour. Well, other than Shannon who dropped that huge turd note.
For the boys:
Everyone?
DeAndre: A better performance than we've seen in a while but not everyone gets into that reggae um stuff. Ask Naima, she'll tell ya. This was definitely NOT the week to pull out flava. 1win/ 1 loss for a zippo, nadda, goose egg. His map count was the worst of the bunch. He might have had a chance if it was just Heejun and Jeremy following him. Unfortunately, he also had Phillip in the pimp spot.
Heejun, Jeremy, Jermaine and Joshua all ended up with only 1 win each and could also see that last spot.
Heejun: Dude's funny and I think I'll be following his Twitter just for those oddball pix, but dude is so very bland when he sings. Water has more flavor. Guarantee that if he makes it through this week, he'll start splitting votes with Jessica and then he'll be out.
Jeremy: JLo's favorite. I really don't see what she sees in him. Honestly. He can go home any day now. He had to be wild carded in so evidentally I'm not the only one that sees this.
Jermaine: Only things he's got going for him are that he's got that killer Barry White voice and he's a teddy bear of a person. This wasn't a particularly good week for him simply because he sang early. Otherwise, he handled himself well. I really don't see them getting rid of him if he hits the bottom spot considering that they fought to get him on the show. Then again I could be wrong. I guess it'll all depend on who the girl is that hits that bottom spot.
Joshua: Although he had a better performance than most of the guys, Jacob 2.0 sang in the death spot.
The only saving grace for any of these guys is if Phillip's doctor decides that he simply cannot wait to have whatever medical treatment done to make him better. Surely, if he's put into the hospital for abdominal pain again, they'll insist on him stepping down from the competition. I've seen reports of gall stones and one that says it's kidney stones. If it's the latter, it's an easy peasy surgery where they thread something up and in and give it a zap or three and he's done. Walking might hurt and that strange little movement he likes to make will be out, but he'll still be able to compete.The surgery for gall stones, on the other hand, is alot more invasive and could mean him having to back out of the competition. This would be a shame because we really need a contestant like Phillip in there to make it worth the watch.
http://www.tmz.com/2012/03/08/american-idol-phillip-phillips-hospital-doctor-gallstone-contestant/#.T1lGqsAgfhJ
http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/03/american-idol-phillip-phillips-back-from-hospital-will-participate-in-top-13-results-show.html
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Thursday, March 1, 2012
WTH was that?
I'm so not feeling it this year. Yeah, I know, I've been saying this for a few years already. However, this year I'm feeling it so much less than the previous ones. Thankfully, they look to be eliminating a couple weeks worth of semi-finals rounds and heading straight into competition next week. Thank goodness!
During the auditions, it really looked like the field of girls was going to be much stronger than the field of guys, but it seemed to change once they hit the big stage. Well, not by much but the guys definitely had the edge this week. I'm not going to break them all down because none of them are really worth my time. Depending on how they do in the next week or so will determine if I even bother to write this up or if I'll declare the whole thing a wash.
This week, I'll just give a good guess as to who may make it through... how's that sound?
For the guys:
01) With the last minute, XFactorish, "OOOPS we so made a fatal mistake and should have included this contestant!" entry AND the pimp spot for the week, we more than likely will see Jermaine go through to the Finals competitions. It would be rather stupid not to at this point.
02) American Idol's been DYING to get their hands on a Justin Bieber type singer since The Bieb hit it big. That's why the age was lowered a couple years ago. Looks like their wet dreams all came true this year with the entry of Eben. He's got the hair, the look and the sound. He'll be a contender if only because the tweenagers are the ones that do most of the voting.
03) We've got Gokey 2.0 that goes by the name of Adam. Unfortunately, I believe he has the potential to become just as annoying. However instead of being constantly reminded of a dead wife; this year we'll continually have a cute baby shoved in our faces. Yeah, I'm already annoyed by this but I won't deny that there is some talent there worth keeping an eye on.
Other possibles:
04) Although a little bland and not really the type to stand out, Chase may get chosen because we always have at least one country guy and one country girl. Since the guys seem to be a little light on the down home flavor, he may just get a pass in for that.
05) Since Idol was a bit light on the AAM this year, most likely choice will be Joshua as both Aaron and DeAndre were week vocally. We can look forward to Joshua to be Lusky 2.0. Not a fun time. Maybe he won't last long.
06) Considering that the judges made Colton audition with his sister even though he didn't apply this year AND the fact they sent him through Hollyweird and NOT her, we can probably hedge bets that they'll find a way to keep him in the competition even if they have to wild card him.
07) Last may be either Reed or Phillip. They have similar, Taylor Hickish styles so it wouldn't really make much sense to choose both. They had this same issue one year with a couple young boys that had the same style and they ended up choosing looks over quality which is a real shame. To choose both of these young men would mean that they'd end up splitting votes and neither would benefit. I'm thinking that although Reed had the more lively performance, it might actually be Phillip that advances. Considering that Reed sang first on a 2 hour show, the only way I see him advancing is if he's wild carded in.
For the Gals:
I'm all set to send them all home and just make it a field of Top 13 guys, to be honest.
But if I *MUST* choose......
01) Although I didn't particularly like her, Jessica was one of the better ones this week. She already owns the stage and will be a real contender with the Hawaii vote. This will definitely be a factor unless HeeJun gets sent through too. If that happens, you can either expect them to split votes OR he won't last more than a week or two as she's the superior singer. We saw this happen with Jasmine Trias and Sanjaya, you can be sure it'll happen this year as well.
02) The torch singer, Hallie, will be another to watch. She reminds me a bit of Storm Large with her singing style.
03) Elise had the pimp spot, so it's hard to imagine that she won't be there.
04) This year has a huge glut of female country singers, but the only one I found worth listening to was Skylar. She had a very strong Reba and Kelly vibe in her performance and I think she'll do well. This is an odd pick for me, considering that I'm not overly fond of many Reba songs at all.
As for the rest, they should be flushed.
However, we can probably expect one or more of the following:
05) Jen seems to be a judge favorite and shows a little promise.
06) Erika bears watching simply because both my gal in Chicago AND my hubby both liked her performance this week.
07) Brielle may make it one more week, simply because she can work the audience.
Remember, this is just my 2 Cents. Honestly, I could narrow this down to a Top 6 and cut more than half our season right out if I had my way.
During the auditions, it really looked like the field of girls was going to be much stronger than the field of guys, but it seemed to change once they hit the big stage. Well, not by much but the guys definitely had the edge this week. I'm not going to break them all down because none of them are really worth my time. Depending on how they do in the next week or so will determine if I even bother to write this up or if I'll declare the whole thing a wash.
This week, I'll just give a good guess as to who may make it through... how's that sound?
For the guys:
01) With the last minute, XFactorish, "OOOPS we so made a fatal mistake and should have included this contestant!" entry AND the pimp spot for the week, we more than likely will see Jermaine go through to the Finals competitions. It would be rather stupid not to at this point.
02) American Idol's been DYING to get their hands on a Justin Bieber type singer since The Bieb hit it big. That's why the age was lowered a couple years ago. Looks like their wet dreams all came true this year with the entry of Eben. He's got the hair, the look and the sound. He'll be a contender if only because the tweenagers are the ones that do most of the voting.
03) We've got Gokey 2.0 that goes by the name of Adam. Unfortunately, I believe he has the potential to become just as annoying. However instead of being constantly reminded of a dead wife; this year we'll continually have a cute baby shoved in our faces. Yeah, I'm already annoyed by this but I won't deny that there is some talent there worth keeping an eye on.
Other possibles:
04) Although a little bland and not really the type to stand out, Chase may get chosen because we always have at least one country guy and one country girl. Since the guys seem to be a little light on the down home flavor, he may just get a pass in for that.
05) Since Idol was a bit light on the AAM this year, most likely choice will be Joshua as both Aaron and DeAndre were week vocally. We can look forward to Joshua to be Lusky 2.0. Not a fun time. Maybe he won't last long.
06) Considering that the judges made Colton audition with his sister even though he didn't apply this year AND the fact they sent him through Hollyweird and NOT her, we can probably hedge bets that they'll find a way to keep him in the competition even if they have to wild card him.
07) Last may be either Reed or Phillip. They have similar, Taylor Hickish styles so it wouldn't really make much sense to choose both. They had this same issue one year with a couple young boys that had the same style and they ended up choosing looks over quality which is a real shame. To choose both of these young men would mean that they'd end up splitting votes and neither would benefit. I'm thinking that although Reed had the more lively performance, it might actually be Phillip that advances. Considering that Reed sang first on a 2 hour show, the only way I see him advancing is if he's wild carded in.
For the Gals:
I'm all set to send them all home and just make it a field of Top 13 guys, to be honest.
But if I *MUST* choose......
01) Although I didn't particularly like her, Jessica was one of the better ones this week. She already owns the stage and will be a real contender with the Hawaii vote. This will definitely be a factor unless HeeJun gets sent through too. If that happens, you can either expect them to split votes OR he won't last more than a week or two as she's the superior singer. We saw this happen with Jasmine Trias and Sanjaya, you can be sure it'll happen this year as well.
02) The torch singer, Hallie, will be another to watch. She reminds me a bit of Storm Large with her singing style.
03) Elise had the pimp spot, so it's hard to imagine that she won't be there.
04) This year has a huge glut of female country singers, but the only one I found worth listening to was Skylar. She had a very strong Reba and Kelly vibe in her performance and I think she'll do well. This is an odd pick for me, considering that I'm not overly fond of many Reba songs at all.
As for the rest, they should be flushed.
However, we can probably expect one or more of the following:
05) Jen seems to be a judge favorite and shows a little promise.
06) Erika bears watching simply because both my gal in Chicago AND my hubby both liked her performance this week.
07) Brielle may make it one more week, simply because she can work the audience.
Remember, this is just my 2 Cents. Honestly, I could narrow this down to a Top 6 and cut more than half our season right out if I had my way.
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