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Sunday, March 27, 2011
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Tagged: american idol, casey abrams, fox, good singing, saved, singing, steven tyler birthday, stevie wonder
The more I think about Thursday night’s Idol, the more I think that it was the best hour of television I’ve seen in a really long time. Stevie, Stevie, Hulk and Casey — Idol is stepping up their game! I wonder if it has anything to do with auditions for another show beginning in a couple of weeks.
How could someone with so much money have such a terrible haircut?
Tink kicks things off by telling us that there were 30 million votes on Wednesday night… and the outcome may shock us all. One day, I’d like for them to tell us how many people voted, rather than the actual number of votes. Like, it’d be critical to know if a million people each voted 30 times. That would really put the expectations of the winner into a different perspective.
So we noticed that the contestants were less “pitchy” than usual this week. Turns out we have Mr. Jennifer Lopez to thank for that. Apparently, when the kids were on stage, they were having trouble hearing themselves because they hadn’t been trained in the proper use of the “ears,” the in ear monitors that allow singers to hear themselves and a custom mix of the instruments. It cuts back on delays and ambient noise. So Marc “Bag o’ Bones” Anthony came in to give the kids a crash course on how to perform live with the ears. He says he wants no bullshit excuses. He watched from backstage on Wednesday night and he disagrees with JHo’s assessment of Pita Tostita. He does agree with JHo says it’s hard to leave her speechless. Oh, hahaha Skeletor. You’re right, Mr. JHo! Women be yappin’! You can’t stop a woman from talking. Lame wife comments aside, it seems like working with Skeletor really did help the contestants and I think it’s pretty awesome that they’re not only getting valuable feedback from the judges, but they’re getting real technical assistance, too.
The top 11 come onstage dressed in black and white to perform “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.” Lusky starts us off with some clapping and sounds decent. Naima and Paul are there to bring it down a notch. Thia brings in some jazzy zzzz…. oh sorry, I feel asleep for a sec there. I did wake up in time to see Casey growl and Haley fling her left arm around again. OK, James is screaming and Stefano has his eyes closed, and now it’s time for Lusky to shut it down again.
When the song ends, they’re not done. Stevie Wonder himself is literally hauled out on stage to do “Signed, Sealed, Delivered.” The judges seem quite surprised to see him. It’s really cool to have him there, but it’s hard to hear him over the music. After the song is over, he starts calling out “Stevie.” At first I thought that he was congratulating himself over his performance. As it turns out, he was calling out Steven Tyler so that he could sing “Happy Birthday.” Steven comes onstage and there’s cake and Naima gives him a painting. Did she do the painting?
Happy 236th birthday, Steven!
OK, time to dim the lights. Lauren, Pia and Scotty are all called onstage… because they’re all safe. That means that Lauren can take her cleavage and cowboy boots on tour along with Pita and her stripper shoes.
Sugarland takes the stage to perform “Like Glue.” I like them. As usual, Jennifer Nettles sounds great but she needs to fire her stylists and hire a few of JHo’s away. Glitter eye shadow? Green jeggings? And the rapping, aye, the rapping. Let’s make it stop.
This is not a good look…
Did you know that James Durbin loves wrassling? All of the other contestants tease him about how fake it is. Except for Lusky who says he refuses to talke about wrestling. Diva. There’s a video that shows Naima refereeing a match in which Pia beats up Paul, James beats up Stefano, Paul beats up James, James beats up Paul. There’s a lot of hugging disguised as wrestling going on. So, James refuses to make out with anyone in the house, but he is willing to wrap his arms and legs around them and roll around on the floor.
James and Paul are called onto the stage and I’m sure that Paul probably had a mini-stroke. Tink says that neither one of them are safe. “I mean really not safe,” he says. Suddenly, “Eye of the Tiger” starts playing and Hulk Hogan walks out. He’s got good news and bad news, brother. The good news is that James and Paul are safe and going on tour. The bad news… Tink is not safe. Then he punches Tink in the face and Tink falls into the audience. And then Hulk rips his shirt in half, showing off his tough, tan, leathery chest. Wow. That was insanity.
“Not the face!”
OK. Lusky, Thia and Stefano are called to the stage. Lusky’s safe. Thia’s in the bottom three and so is Stefano.
Next, Naima, Haley and Casey are called to center stage. Naima is safe. She seems pretty surprised by that and boohoos her way back to the counches. Haley has been in the bottom three for two weeks, says Tink. Casey hasn’t been there, yet. But he is this week. Haley tries to look surprised, but mostly she and her side ponytail just look relieved as she hugs Casey and heads back to the safe sofas.
How much coke do you think Tink consumes to make it through these shows. And I don’t just mean Coca-Cola. Dude was really amped up on Thursday.
Oscar-winning former Idol Jennifer Hudson’s here to sing “Where You At?” A ballad about a drug dealing thug who promised to give up the hustle and become a dependable man. You should have known, better, Jenn. You can’t turn a thug into gentleman. JHud’s really putting her Oscar-winning acting skills to good use. She’s mad. Even the baby oil on stick-thin legs looks offended. Her ankles look a little shaky. Like she shouldn’t be in shoes that high. Or like she didn’t eat anything all day and is on the verge of collapsing. The shoes do make her about three feet taller than Tink, who’s there to wave at former contestant George Huff, who’s singing back up for her. Pay attention everyone on the safe sofa — you, too, could sing back up for an Oscar-winner.
OK, back to the bottom three of Thia, Stefano and Casey. Thia’s safe, Tink tells us. Whaaat??! Casey has the lowest number of votes for the night. Stefano grips Casey in a tight hug and is madly whispering to him for a long time. Everyone looks generally surprised.
Casey tells Tink he’s going to sing “I Don’t Need No Doctor” to try to get the save from the judges. The band gets him started and he’s singing raspily and then Randy’s waving his arms and they stop the music and Casey’s mom is crying. Steven says they’ve already make the decision to keep him on and Casey almost collapses. I’m concerned that he might be having a heart attack. He’s really pale and shaky. He goes to the judges table to confirm and shakes their hands. Then he collapses into Tink’s crotch and Tink looks pretty uncomfortable. Then Casey goes to hug his mom. And Naima is crying. And then Casey’s back on stage and says when they stopped the song, it scared the “stuff” out of him.
Casey picked an awkward place to land. I imagine it smelled like baby powder…
Steven says there’s a nice big wave of hard-earned fortune coming towards him. JHo says no more antics, just be the musician you are and let people feel your soul. Randy says no growling, just connect with the audience so they won’t try to vote your ass off the show again.
Tink says this means that two people will go home next week, but that all 11 of them will go out on summer tour.
So — how awesome was this show? There was some talk out there about Casey’s reaction being fake and I definitely don’t think it was. Why would he know in advance what was going to happen? And if that was him acting, he’s trying to break into the wrong industry. Everyone except Tink seemed genuinely surprised, and Tink’s the only on-camera person who knows who might be headed home. I don’t even think it really occured to Casey that he might be the one person who the judges save all season. Do you think he was the right person to save? Or do you wish they’d held on to that card? Were you surprised that Stefano was in the bottom three, as well?
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I’m glad I’m not the only one who noticed that Jennifer from Sugarland’s outfit was tres horrible. Really, really bad. On the other hand, the contestants looked so purdy in their cake topper duds.
I cannot believe they saved Casey. This is obviously NOT his venue. They could have saved that “Save” for someone more deserving down the line. Does that mean that he DOES get to join the tour? Technically, per the voting, he isn’t Top Ten. (Which makes me think that’s why they saved him – so he could go on tour.) But aside from all of that. he’s been sounding awful and having health problems, so for the love of Pete, let that poor child go home!
For once, I think the results were dead on. Those were the exact three I would have put in the bottom. Thia’s boring, Stefano belongs on a Spanish station and Casey is so out of his element. Bad person that I am, I’m gonna crack up laughing if they’re the bottom three again. Cause they SO should be.
Also, does anyone else notice that Scotty never gets to sing a line in those group numbers? That’s annoying. The producers can’t find one song where he’s not regulated to backup? Are they gonna do that on the tour?? Nobody puts the country Baby in a corner!
BTW – I agree about the voting. The show is definitely a popularity contest based on votes. I wonder if the results would vary if everyone could only vote once, period. Cause the whole concept is based on the fact that the people voting will buy the albums, so since they’d probably only buy one, they should only get one vote. (So says the girl, who ironically, voted like 30 times. It’s just so easy to hit redial! LOL!!)
Sugarland lost their talent when Kristen Hall left the group. (I always preferred her solo stuff anyway.)
Meantime Casey’s back in the hospital. They literally scared the shit of him. Poor kid. How can he pursue a career in music with that kind of medical condition? It just ain’t gonna happen. They should have let him go. Except they needed a growler for the tour and none of the other guys can do that. Well, Casey can’t either, but at least he tries.
The Merry Hostguy isn’t the only one who knows the results — well, Hulk Hogan seemed to know at least some of them.
Still, I don’t think Casey was faking it either. Again, Poor Kid. Not only does he have a debilitating and life-threatening chronic health condition, but he also made a complete wiener out of himself on national tv.
And Jayem, I know you’re all infatuated with Scotty McCreepy and all, but the reason they don’t let him sing in the group songs is because he only really knows one song. Well, one line to one song. And he keeps singing that same line over and over again. Can’t wait to see what he does with Elton John. I hope he sings Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, that’ll be a hoot.
Also, I like watching the Paul the Whispery Molester Guy’s reaction when they brought Hulk Hogan out: you can’t tell me THAT wasn’t fake.
LMAO! I AM infatuated with him. What can I say? I’m a sucker for a good ol’ boy! In my defense, I’m not the only one. When he wins, you’ll have to take it all back, Itch!
IceQueen – Thanks for the performance shot of everyone singing and Paul having a seizure…I mean “dancing.” It’s such a perfect shot of his “dancing.” But his laughing when Hogan came out was nice to see. He just seems like a sincerely likable guy.
Casey was one of the few I thought they’d save if necessary. (Jacob, Durbin and maybe Pia being the others.) But I was a little surprised they’d use it so soon. The tour is going to be the top 11 and I’m sure they’re going to find a way by hook or by crook not to have Casey bottom out, again, next week, so…sorry Haley!
But I agree that his health concerns really should start taking precedent over this dog & pony show. He already has the connections with Iovine and everyone else. If they sincerely believe he has the talent to succeed, give him the time and privacy he needs to deal with his medical concerns, first. I like the kid and think he’s a real talent, but watching him go through all this isn’t entertaining.
Ice Queen I agree with you — Idol really stepped it up this week. It’s still cheesy, but it was much more entertainingly cheesy this week than in the past!
I can’t quite put my finger on it, but the group performance was still awful to me this week even though (most of) the singers were on key. I think it had something to do with the really bad dancing? Or maybe these kids have voices that just shouldn’t be mixing with each other? I don’t know!
@vallegirl: I loved how Paul seemed to be off dancing in his own world! Something tells me that he’s going to have some poor choreographer pulling his/her hair out while they prep for the summer tour. And he’s definitely coming off as genuine and likable.
@jayem and itchy: I do worry for Casey, knowing how sick he is, but I think it should be up to him whether or not he continues on. It would be horrible if he was cut simply because of a medical condition over which he has no control. I wonder how much responsibility the show is supposed to have over people’s lives…
BLAHHH How could Stefano not be voted off. He sucks so bad.
Jennifer Nettles looked like she was in the 80′s about to do some Jazzercise! Unflattering. Love Sugarland though.
Medical conditons aside, I think Thia and Haley should go home before Casey. But this is the real world and you CAN’T put medical conditions aside. But i agree, it should be his choice, not the shows. They have hospitals nearby, he can visit one every damn week if he has to. Hope he doesn’t have to, though. He was in the bottom, however, so he might be there again next week and have to go. I still don’t understand how he got the lowest votes though…
Casey needs to come out Wednesday in a hospital gown dragging an IV pole and singing Sir Elton’s “I guess thats why they call it the blues”. Poor guy needs to use his sympathy card for all it’s worth. Paul’s dancing reminds me of Beavis & Butthead rocking out on the couch.
I don’t even understand the appeal of this show anymore. All it is are sob stories. I can’t believe these are the most talented people they’ve come up with. I think they pick less talented people to avoid a “Sanjaya” situation and you can’t really ‘vote for the worst’ when they’re all bad.
I think it’s also clear that it’s losing direction when you have all of these new elements like a producer helping them ‘make it their own’ or Mark Anthony instructing them how to deal with the ear pieces. I thought this show was about finding undiscovered talent, not CREATING a superstar out of nothing.
Casey is not going to win so to save him wasn’t a good idea. The judges are too sympathetic, Simon would not have saved him. I know I sound angry and frustrated but I am. AI is not going to be a relevant show after this year. You’re not going to have another JHudson, Kelly Clarkson, Chris Daughtry or Carrie Underwood.
I’m over it. Bring on X Factor.
I prefer watching likable people on my tv to ego-filled drama, so yes, I love the new judges and like this year’s contestants.
And I have watched past seasons of the X Factor UK and enjoyed it for its ‘Britishness’, but the mentoring-judge format just brings about nasty personal attacks between the judges and COMPLETELY biased comments to the contestants because everyone only wants their own act to get through!
@jersey4041 – haha! Nice try, Simon! Using a fake user name to sabotage your rival is so beneath you!
I’ve really enjoyed the new judges. I’m a new fan of Steven and a re-newed fan of JLo. I think the contestants are great, but then I think I sound good in the shower, so my opinion is suspect.
Great recappifying!
LOL!! If only I had Simon’s money I wouldn’t be so bitter…I just can’t enjoy the show anymore for some reason. I can’t get into these contestants. They just all seem a little high on themselves. Like they’re better than they are.
I actually don’t dislike the judges so much but they just seem a little too soft. I don’t like the big grand entrance they have now. But I like them all individually, as people (I like JLo more when she sticks to singing and dancing).
I know they used to stress personality and for a while the contestants were just blobs that you didn’t get to know and they tried to spruce it up a bit with more interviews and stuff but I feel like it’s just going over the top. Ah, I’ll still tune in and maybe I’m just getting old and can’t take these youngins’ anymore.
I wonder…the kid is only 19 years old, he still has no concept really about the future. At this age, you think you can do anything (I was 19 too once, believe it or not), so no I don’t think he’s capable of making the decision by himself. I’ll assume his doctors are approving him staying on the show — but then, considering some of things doctors approve of out there in la-la-land (here’s looking at you Michael Jackson), I’m not convinced they’re out for his best interest.
Jayem — I think Scotty McCreepy will win this too. Why me worry!
I like the judges too, especially J-lo. Why shouldn’t they be nice — it’s not like they have any real influence over this competition anyway. It’d be different if they had a vote. I especially appreciate that Randy has dropped his stupid yo-dawg-yo act and speaks more or less like a real person now, not a character from the Cosby cartoon.
I knew I should have trademarked “JHo”. I have been calling her that ever since she stole my boyfriend, Ben Affleck, and caused almost irreparable injury to him all those many years ago. Having said that, I do think she, more than the other judges, is giving actual advice to the contestants and wants to help them.
jayem, I picked Scotty for winner-the only one in my pool . . . and not because I adore like you, I actually think it’s the cynic in me. The more it goes on the more I can see Pia’s “Underwood” potential . . . the reviews are good, I don’t think she’ll fail at any point, singing wise, as for not boring us . . . I hope not. I don’t like to be bored.
So agree with you Jayem and Itchy, and everyone. Cosmonala . . .agreed, Jho is the best I’ve seen . . . at least she most agrees with me, so of course I’m gonna think she’s doing the best job. Kara was okay, advice wise, but was too in love with her every word . . . I’m so happy to be back to three judges.
Tho I don’t think it should be necessary for Mr. Ho to come visit, they have been having technical problems, and he possibly offered to come after discussing it with Mrs. Ho while being pedicured by assistant number 29.
Anyway, glad he came, I’d just assume they all do as well as they can, for my ears sake anyway.
Jayem, also agreed . . . they nailed the bottom three, and I was impressed with America. I guess if they bottom out, it makes peeps who like call and vote, to save them, coz they are in trouble.
I love that they are working with producers etc. I bet the downloads are much better than usual, but they’ll have to do one song I like for me to actually find out.
I heard Naima came in to the studio singing the drum parts for her song, and naming off all the african instruments . . . she may have more game than originally thought. She was the only one I could see in the group number, and I liked her.
I liked Kara, but at least J-lo doesn’t appear to be spitting whenever she speaks.