Official Top 8 Spoiler
*Kris Allen - “All She Wants To Do Is Dance”
* Lil Rounds - “What’s Love Got To Do With It”
* Adam Lambert - “Mad World”
* Scott MacIntyre - “The Search Is Over”
* Anoop Desai - “True Colors”
* Matt Giraud - “Part Time Lover”
* Allison Iraheta - “I Can’t Make You Love Me”
* Danny Gokey - “Stand By Me”
Enjoy!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Top Download Week!
Finally Idol is back on a Tuesday night! It's so much more refreshing this way. The ushering in adn clapping for the judges is starting to annoy me a little though. It's not about them, it's about the contestants.
Anoop, I had so much hope for you and your Idol career. It all died tonight. I really appreciate him picking more of a crowd pleaser and trying to bring more energy to the stage. But they brought out the same lighting that he had when he sang "Beat It" a few weeks back and it just reminded us of what nearly destroyed him before. I think his fan base is so massive that he might have one more week left in him. He better pray alot before tomorrow night if he wants to stay. There is a few reasons why this didn't work other than the "Beat It" lights. You never sing Usher song's on American Idol, you don't wear nice jackets with strange chains on one arm, and you don't deny the tweezers a visit before you perform.
Judges: (R) You picked up your swagger. The vocals were cool but it wasn’t the right song for you. (K) You gotta go up in your range and you played it safe. I feel a bunch of frat guys dared you to sing Usher. (P) Wasn’t sure at first but glad you went back to the playful side. Your vocal sounded really good. Work on stage presence. (S) I thought it was a complete and utter mess. You came over as a wannabe. No originality. It gave me a headache
Okay, so I'll say this. Megan has gotten very lucky. Despite how cute she is, how quirky her fashion sense is, or how her voice has a tone to it that makes you feel all funny inside, we have to remember that she dug her grave tonight. It's been a long time coming after a few trainwrecks leading up to tonight. But tonight was really bad. The song had no chorus to hook you and her vocals were weaker sounding than usual. I almost want to feel sorry for you, but then I remember when you forced the fact that you were sick by coughing every five seconds down our throats a few weeks ago and I don't feel sorry anymore.
Judges: (K) I really like you but I think you are in trouble. It’s just not the song choice for you. (P) At this stage you need to take us by surprise. (S) It was boring. The things we liked about you are disappearing. It wasn’t you. (R)IT was like watching paint dry.
I was ashamed of how excited I was to hear Danny sing "What Hurts The Most" I figured he had it in the bag. This was his best choice of song since he has been in the competition and I commend him for picking it. I think if he had of chosen something upbeat and different he was going to lose alot of fans. Instead, he reminded his fans and the people who hate him why we put him on the show in the first place. It reminded me of hearing him (back when I liked him) during auditions and hollywood week. It was refreshing to hear his vocals not be so strained and to not have to watch his hysterical nonsense dancing. Props for not making me hate you for one less week than before.
Judges: (P) This is where you thrive. This is a performance I would hit repeat while in my car. (S) This week I thought was your best performance. It was so much better than the first 2 performances tonight. This is what it is about. (R) Tonight’s show starts right here. Keep it moving. Very nice. (K) You moved everyone in this room emotionally. You gave your heart and soul. I had goosebumps.
I have not been a fan of Allison all season. Even from the begining I didn't care for her. For some odd reason tonight when she sang that song I started warming up to her. I'm still not sold, but her vocals are pretty darn good. I do agree with the judges that she shouted parts of the song. Just the chorus though, in my opinion. I thought the beginging of the song was very good. Sadly, I do agree that her outfit was disgusting. It made her look heavier than she is and fake.
Judges: (R) Vocally you can sing. You were rushing the band. What are you wearing? I don’t get the ensemble tonight. (K) The rock in you comes out no matter what you are wearing. Don’t try. You are a great singer. Good performance, not the best. (P) You are serious about this. You are going right to the finish line. (S) We can’t ignore the outfit, it is something from the Adam’s family. I thought it was a bit dressy uppy like a rockstar. You shouted the song.
Going into tonight I had told myself this would be Scott's last performance on the Idol stage. After his performance and everybody else's I'm not so sure anymore. It was much better than the past few weeks. Honestly though, I'm growing sick and tired of the piano and him using it. I love watching him play and am moved by how incredible he is at it, but there comes a time when it gets repetitve and he leans on it to support him. He did alot better than alot of other people tonight even if it wasn't amazing. We will see what happens. Oh, and his hair scared the crap out of me. It was frightening.
Judges: (K) I think yo made some smart decisions tonight with that song. You sang to the audience and it came from an honest place. I love the new look. (P) I am most proud of you out of all the contestants. (S) Your best performance by a country mile so far. It is a different Scott with the Ryan Seacrest hair. (R) Your best performance and one of the best of the night.
Matt broke my heart tonight. This song is one of my favorite Fray songs and could have done him some good. Instead he chose to do it exactly like the original. That was the worst choice he could have made. Secondly, he peformed in the middle of the audience. It was strange and I found it very disconnecting to viewers at home. His vocals were not even up to what they normally are. I was rooting for him to do good tonight and instead he took a good song and chunked it down four flights of stairs.
Judges:(P) It became more of a sound a like. This wasn’t a great performance for you. (S) It felt very put on, very uptight and not a good commercial song. I didn’t get it. (R) It was the wrong song for you. This was not you. You are not a rock singer. (K) You keep going between the rock side and the R&B side. You need to pick one but you don’t deserve to go home
Lil has never excited me. Her video packages are more exciting than her performances. She seems like the sweetest mother and kindest person, I just wish she was current enough to make it in this competition. She has the voice, she just doesn't know where to fit in. She's gotta stop changing her look, singing huge songs, and making us think it isn't 2009 anymore. Otherwise, I think she has a chance at being in the bottom three very soon.
Judges: (R) Not have been my song choice but you sang it really really well. You have great vocal skills. (K) When you go up there it is effortless. You are singer that can let it out and wow us. (P) I wanna see the joy you brought to us when we first saw you. (S) This was you picking a safe song. Found it similar to a wedding performance.
I nearly cried when I heard he was singing this song earlier before the show aired. It seemed like the worst possible choice for anybody, even the great Adam Lambert to choose. There didn't seem to be a way to make that song likeable in a way that could be performed and not thought of as karaoke. Sadly, I didn't even have much faith Adam could do that. But he blew away any of the low expectations and worries I had. He made this song his and current enough where it could be listened to tomorrow and taken more seriously than the corny original. This is probably my least favorite performance of his because I hate the original of this song. I do think he rescued it and performed extremely well. It amazes me more and more each week of how he can hit the notes he can, hold them out that long, work the stage the way he does, and all while looking good doing it. Like my good friend David mentioned to me, he is too good for the Idol stage.
Judges: (P) True genius shatters expectations. (S) That was very brave. At least we get rid of some of the karaoke we have had tonight. It was original. (R) You got that voice, you worked it out. (K) It’s like Studio 57 in here.
Pimp spot this week goes to............... Kris Allen! Rightfully deserved by the way. He has really been on a roll recently. Tonight was moving. This song has been sung very well on the Idol stage before, so I was worried he wouldn't be as good. It was like I wasn't listening to the same song though. He made it Kris from beginging to end and I loved every bit of it. I beleive he has a shot at the top 3 from where he is right now. Keep doing what your doing!
Judges: (R) For the last couple of weeks you have been slaying it. You are in the zone. (K) That is artistry. (P) You took a 30 year old song and made it like I heard it for the first time. (S) You brought confidence tonight. Very clever, very cool. Best performance so far.
What did you think? Did Lil's new hair bother you? Were you wanting to hear more of one particular person? Why did Scott's stylists give him funky hair? Do you think somebody should fire the Idol stylists and get new ones? What made you come away feeling like the show tonight was worth watching?
Comment with your opinions!
Anoop, I had so much hope for you and your Idol career. It all died tonight. I really appreciate him picking more of a crowd pleaser and trying to bring more energy to the stage. But they brought out the same lighting that he had when he sang "Beat It" a few weeks back and it just reminded us of what nearly destroyed him before. I think his fan base is so massive that he might have one more week left in him. He better pray alot before tomorrow night if he wants to stay. There is a few reasons why this didn't work other than the "Beat It" lights. You never sing Usher song's on American Idol, you don't wear nice jackets with strange chains on one arm, and you don't deny the tweezers a visit before you perform.
Judges: (R) You picked up your swagger. The vocals were cool but it wasn’t the right song for you. (K) You gotta go up in your range and you played it safe. I feel a bunch of frat guys dared you to sing Usher. (P) Wasn’t sure at first but glad you went back to the playful side. Your vocal sounded really good. Work on stage presence. (S) I thought it was a complete and utter mess. You came over as a wannabe. No originality. It gave me a headache
Okay, so I'll say this. Megan has gotten very lucky. Despite how cute she is, how quirky her fashion sense is, or how her voice has a tone to it that makes you feel all funny inside, we have to remember that she dug her grave tonight. It's been a long time coming after a few trainwrecks leading up to tonight. But tonight was really bad. The song had no chorus to hook you and her vocals were weaker sounding than usual. I almost want to feel sorry for you, but then I remember when you forced the fact that you were sick by coughing every five seconds down our throats a few weeks ago and I don't feel sorry anymore.
Judges: (K) I really like you but I think you are in trouble. It’s just not the song choice for you. (P) At this stage you need to take us by surprise. (S) It was boring. The things we liked about you are disappearing. It wasn’t you. (R)IT was like watching paint dry.
I was ashamed of how excited I was to hear Danny sing "What Hurts The Most" I figured he had it in the bag. This was his best choice of song since he has been in the competition and I commend him for picking it. I think if he had of chosen something upbeat and different he was going to lose alot of fans. Instead, he reminded his fans and the people who hate him why we put him on the show in the first place. It reminded me of hearing him (back when I liked him) during auditions and hollywood week. It was refreshing to hear his vocals not be so strained and to not have to watch his hysterical nonsense dancing. Props for not making me hate you for one less week than before.
Judges: (P) This is where you thrive. This is a performance I would hit repeat while in my car. (S) This week I thought was your best performance. It was so much better than the first 2 performances tonight. This is what it is about. (R) Tonight’s show starts right here. Keep it moving. Very nice. (K) You moved everyone in this room emotionally. You gave your heart and soul. I had goosebumps.
I have not been a fan of Allison all season. Even from the begining I didn't care for her. For some odd reason tonight when she sang that song I started warming up to her. I'm still not sold, but her vocals are pretty darn good. I do agree with the judges that she shouted parts of the song. Just the chorus though, in my opinion. I thought the beginging of the song was very good. Sadly, I do agree that her outfit was disgusting. It made her look heavier than she is and fake.
Judges: (R) Vocally you can sing. You were rushing the band. What are you wearing? I don’t get the ensemble tonight. (K) The rock in you comes out no matter what you are wearing. Don’t try. You are a great singer. Good performance, not the best. (P) You are serious about this. You are going right to the finish line. (S) We can’t ignore the outfit, it is something from the Adam’s family. I thought it was a bit dressy uppy like a rockstar. You shouted the song.
Going into tonight I had told myself this would be Scott's last performance on the Idol stage. After his performance and everybody else's I'm not so sure anymore. It was much better than the past few weeks. Honestly though, I'm growing sick and tired of the piano and him using it. I love watching him play and am moved by how incredible he is at it, but there comes a time when it gets repetitve and he leans on it to support him. He did alot better than alot of other people tonight even if it wasn't amazing. We will see what happens. Oh, and his hair scared the crap out of me. It was frightening.
Judges: (K) I think yo made some smart decisions tonight with that song. You sang to the audience and it came from an honest place. I love the new look. (P) I am most proud of you out of all the contestants. (S) Your best performance by a country mile so far. It is a different Scott with the Ryan Seacrest hair. (R) Your best performance and one of the best of the night.
Matt broke my heart tonight. This song is one of my favorite Fray songs and could have done him some good. Instead he chose to do it exactly like the original. That was the worst choice he could have made. Secondly, he peformed in the middle of the audience. It was strange and I found it very disconnecting to viewers at home. His vocals were not even up to what they normally are. I was rooting for him to do good tonight and instead he took a good song and chunked it down four flights of stairs.
Judges:(P) It became more of a sound a like. This wasn’t a great performance for you. (S) It felt very put on, very uptight and not a good commercial song. I didn’t get it. (R) It was the wrong song for you. This was not you. You are not a rock singer. (K) You keep going between the rock side and the R&B side. You need to pick one but you don’t deserve to go home
Lil has never excited me. Her video packages are more exciting than her performances. She seems like the sweetest mother and kindest person, I just wish she was current enough to make it in this competition. She has the voice, she just doesn't know where to fit in. She's gotta stop changing her look, singing huge songs, and making us think it isn't 2009 anymore. Otherwise, I think she has a chance at being in the bottom three very soon.
Judges: (R) Not have been my song choice but you sang it really really well. You have great vocal skills. (K) When you go up there it is effortless. You are singer that can let it out and wow us. (P) I wanna see the joy you brought to us when we first saw you. (S) This was you picking a safe song. Found it similar to a wedding performance.
I nearly cried when I heard he was singing this song earlier before the show aired. It seemed like the worst possible choice for anybody, even the great Adam Lambert to choose. There didn't seem to be a way to make that song likeable in a way that could be performed and not thought of as karaoke. Sadly, I didn't even have much faith Adam could do that. But he blew away any of the low expectations and worries I had. He made this song his and current enough where it could be listened to tomorrow and taken more seriously than the corny original. This is probably my least favorite performance of his because I hate the original of this song. I do think he rescued it and performed extremely well. It amazes me more and more each week of how he can hit the notes he can, hold them out that long, work the stage the way he does, and all while looking good doing it. Like my good friend David mentioned to me, he is too good for the Idol stage.
Judges: (P) True genius shatters expectations. (S) That was very brave. At least we get rid of some of the karaoke we have had tonight. It was original. (R) You got that voice, you worked it out. (K) It’s like Studio 57 in here.
Pimp spot this week goes to............... Kris Allen! Rightfully deserved by the way. He has really been on a roll recently. Tonight was moving. This song has been sung very well on the Idol stage before, so I was worried he wouldn't be as good. It was like I wasn't listening to the same song though. He made it Kris from beginging to end and I loved every bit of it. I beleive he has a shot at the top 3 from where he is right now. Keep doing what your doing!
Judges: (R) For the last couple of weeks you have been slaying it. You are in the zone. (K) That is artistry. (P) You took a 30 year old song and made it like I heard it for the first time. (S) You brought confidence tonight. Very clever, very cool. Best performance so far.
What did you think? Did Lil's new hair bother you? Were you wanting to hear more of one particular person? Why did Scott's stylists give him funky hair? Do you think somebody should fire the Idol stylists and get new ones? What made you come away feeling like the show tonight was worth watching?
Comment with your opinions!
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Help!
Does anybody know the answers to the contest questions? Any other week I would, but the storm knocked out our tv and dvr so I didn't get anything but adam,danny, and allison's performances.
I apologize for how awful this blog seems to be to some. It's only going to be like this, this week because of me being unable to watch the show. I tried hard to find somewhere to watch the show online and came up empty. But I do have some possible news about next week's theme. A Fox employee claims next week's theme might be the current iTunes Top 100. I think that would be very interesting.. but could be bad because it's hard to make current songs current and different.
I'm so glad Michael is off the show. But might I add that he was smiling through the entire results show. Props to him for a good attitude.
I'll keep you posted, thankgoodness Obama isn't speaking again this Tuesday night!
Holly
I apologize for how awful this blog seems to be to some. It's only going to be like this, this week because of me being unable to watch the show. I tried hard to find somewhere to watch the show online and came up empty. But I do have some possible news about next week's theme. A Fox employee claims next week's theme might be the current iTunes Top 100. I think that would be very interesting.. but could be bad because it's hard to make current songs current and different.
I'm so glad Michael is off the show. But might I add that he was smiling through the entire results show. Props to him for a good attitude.
I'll keep you posted, thankgoodness Obama isn't speaking again this Tuesday night!
Holly
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
I'm sorry guys.
This week there will be no review. Maybe later in the week. Because the storm knocked out our tv and I only saw the last 3 performances. I'm going to try and watch it online if I can find somewhere tomorrow. Nobody has anything up tonight. I'm so sorry! This shouldn't happen again.
Motown & Hudson
Jennifer Hudson will be appearing on American Idol with an intimate performance. It will be taped this Wednesday after the results show, and then aired at a later date.
Also Smokey Robin will be the mentor for Motown week, which is tonight.
Also Smokey Robin will be the mentor for Motown week, which is tonight.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Jay Leno
Randy, Simon, and Ryan were on Jay Leno last night and stated that Adam Lambert, Danny Gokey, and Lil Rounds would be the final 3 according to what they think. You can watch the clip on youtube. But they tell you they beleive it's going to be a guy that wins (Either Adam or Danny) And that Lil will be 3rd place.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Contest Questions!
Tuesday Night Questions:
Will Paula get up and dance during more than 2 performances?
Who will ( if any ) get the comment from one or more judge that they are the "best performance of the night"?
What color will Danny Gokey's glasses be?
Who will get the worst comments from the judges?
Will somebody sing that awful song, "Sugar pie honey bunch, baby you know I love you! I can't help my self..." ?
If you say yes, who?
Comment with your answers and who you'd like to be featured for the next week in the picture at the top of the site in case you win! This will close when the show starts on Tuesday night.
Will Paula get up and dance during more than 2 performances?
Who will ( if any ) get the comment from one or more judge that they are the "best performance of the night"?
What color will Danny Gokey's glasses be?
Who will get the worst comments from the judges?
Will somebody sing that awful song, "Sugar pie honey bunch, baby you know I love you! I can't help my self..." ?
If you say yes, who?
Comment with your answers and who you'd like to be featured for the next week in the picture at the top of the site in case you win! This will close when the show starts on Tuesday night.
David Cook's Note To Fans:
From David Cook’s MySpace:
ATTENTION!
Hey everyone,
First off, I want to say thank you to everyone who has been coming out to the shows since my last post. The vibe at these shows has been amazing.
Secondly, I have to address some behavior that has become disturbing. We pride ourselves on being accessible to you as fans, but in contrast, we do enjoy what little privacy we can muster. To that end, the efforts by some fans to find our hotel rooms, call our hotel rooms, attach things to our bus, etc., is something I have to condemn. This relationship only works when it remains healthy for both parties, and should this behavior continue, the only thing we can do is take more preventative measures to maintain our privacy, which in turn makes us less accessible to you.
I hope this doesn’t come off as harsh. I merely want to nip this in the bud so we can continue to have a great experience with all of you at the shows we have coming up. Take care and see you at the next show.
ATTENTION!
Hey everyone,
First off, I want to say thank you to everyone who has been coming out to the shows since my last post. The vibe at these shows has been amazing.
Secondly, I have to address some behavior that has become disturbing. We pride ourselves on being accessible to you as fans, but in contrast, we do enjoy what little privacy we can muster. To that end, the efforts by some fans to find our hotel rooms, call our hotel rooms, attach things to our bus, etc., is something I have to condemn. This relationship only works when it remains healthy for both parties, and should this behavior continue, the only thing we can do is take more preventative measures to maintain our privacy, which in turn makes us less accessible to you.
I hope this doesn’t come off as harsh. I merely want to nip this in the bud so we can continue to have a great experience with all of you at the shows we have coming up. Take care and see you at the next show.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Contest!
Each week I will put up a series of questions before the show airs. Whoever answers the most right gets to pick which contestant is pictured at the top of the site for the entire week! I'll have questions up tomorrow!
Holly
Holly
Launching!
Hey guys! I'm just now launching this site due to the popularity of my facebook Idol notes. This will be your daily American Idol fix. From the show now, to past Idols and alumni. On Wednesay day mornings (around 2 am-10 am ) I will have the recap up. Then I will post who was eliminated and thoughts on that Wednesday night or Thursday morning. As soon as I get this going I'll have polls and other things. I will let you know when studio recordings are available from the idols. I will provide song spoilers I find out close to the airing time of the episode each Tuesday. Usually the hour or so before. I'll start posting things tomorrow or Tuesday! Comment please! Your opinion is greatly appreciated. You can say you don't like people without being disrepectful. So please don't over do it when describing your hate for people or your comment will be deleted. Thanks!
Holly
P.S.
I'm not going to post the two blogs on the top 13 and 11 that I posted on facebook. Sorry!
Holly
P.S.
I'm not going to post the two blogs on the top 13 and 11 that I posted on facebook. Sorry!
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