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Last week, I pleaded with the singers of American Idol to please, please stop singing Stevie Wonder songs (and Alicia Keys too). So what did I get in return? A full damn week of Stevie Wonder. No disrespect to Mr. Wonder. He’s a living legend. The problem is that these twelve are not living legends, and after four and a half seasons, I’m honestly getting tired of all the boring and atonal takes on his tricky music.
Still, there was a cruel part of me that did enjoy the on-screen disaster that was Kevin Covais singing “Part Time Lover.” And even I was curious to see just how bizarre the Bucky Covington/Steve Wonder pairing would be. However, those joys hardly make up for such rampant overuse of a singer’s catalogue. Let’s just hope this was the triumphant swan song of all things Wonder-ful on Idol.
Here’s a shocker. When Stevie Wonder shows up at rehearsals, everyone busts into tears, especially Elliot. Also crying is Kellie Pickler which is odd since she later admits that she really doesn’t know any of his music. Then again, maybe the tears are just an allergic reaction to her new food of the week: something crazy called “tuna.”
“Whoa. If you put your two fingers together, it kind of looks like you have one BIG finger!”
Ace wins this week’s Gigantic Bullshitter Award by a mile. First he forces some lame crocodile tears, and then he makes the stunning observation that Stevie Wonder not only has to battle blindness, but life too. Thought-provoking — the kind of high-level thinking I expect from someone with a lucky beanie.
Ace actually is the first performer of the night, and he continues his downward trend into mediocre-ville. The judges give him a middling “It was just okay, dude. Just okay,” and Ace retreats like a sad puppy. Just confirms what I’ve felt for some time: Ace is totally overrated.
He’s followed by Kellie Pickler who manages to put half the country in a catatonic state with her song. She’s amazingly boring, and the judges think so too. But in the end, she shows off that Pickler charm by yapping about her fake eyelashes, which she likens to tarantulas on her eyes. I’d like to see Kellie go on a date with Mose from Amish in the City. They’d be blown away by so many things.
I expected a lot out of Elliot this week, mostly because he seems to always sing Stevie Wonder. And, let’s face it, after those tears, you’d think he’d be especially inspired. Well, Elliot’s all perspiration, no inspiration. He plods through his song decently enough. Not great. Not terrible. Sort of like Alf.
Mandisa comes out on stage complaining of severe foot pain, and ever the gallant chiropodist, Ryan happily volunteers to remove her binding shoes. The scene plays out in an oddly kinky way. I personally wouldn’t want to handle Mandisa’s sweaty soles, but Ryan seems to have no problems. Unfortunately, Mandisa’s so amused by this little episode that she seems completely off her normal game. Sweating and uneven, she struggles through the first part of the song. I know — I was shocked too. But as always, she gets it together and nails the rest of it. But still, it’s not a wonderful performance, and the judges tell her so. Four songs in and the curse of Stevie Wonder lingers heavy in the air. Now do you people see why I’m so anti-Stevie?
Mandisa’s followed by Bucky Covington who does his weird smokey/country take on “Superstition.” I wanted to love the novelty of it, but seriously, Bucky’s way out of his league. His nasal high notes sounded like a mule getting flogged.
Ayla Brown has to be so pissed right now. First Melissa McGhee stole her spot in the top twelve, and then the bitch goes and forgets her lyrics. Truth is that I’ve sort of been pulling for Melissa in an odd way. I liked her take on Heart last week and that Reba song the week before that. But honestly, I never wanted to see her giant, circular head again after her warbly, flat performance Tuesday night. When she’s not slurring her way through lyrics she can’t remember, Melissa’s making me reach for the Tivo remote — which is what I did. Fast forward. Oddly enough, Simon says it was her best performance, which I think is just him being passive-aggressive. I did go back and watch the last part of her song (where Randy said she really proved to have pipes), but I still could barely stomach her. Adios.
By the way, somewhere in the middle here, Lisa Tucker sings “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” in her typically aggressive but boring way. She’s certainly more lively than everyone else so far, but totally forgettable. So forgettable that I had to insert this paragraph here after I’d already completed this post.
Awww… Isn’t this so cute? And by cute, I mean AWFUL.
I love how the little girl brushes aside Ryan to get to Kevin. GIMME MY KOVAIS!
Yes, it does get this bad.
Kevin Covais takes the stage and performs a laughably horrible version of “Part Time Lover.” His signature dance move is doing a bouncy walk from one end of the stage to another, all the while doing the wax on/wax off gesture with his right hand. It’s a singularly embarrassing moment for mankind, and while Randy and Paula laugh at how damn charming everything is, Simon keeps it real by saying how ridiculous the performance was. “I didn’t expect much from you anyway,” Kevin responds. I’m pretty sure he meant it in a non-aggressive way, but the audience immediately turns into Showtime at the Apollo and cheers Chicken Little on. Realizing that he’s just stood up to the monster and survived, Kevin’s face then displays a look of sudden confidence, adrenaline, pride, and excitement. Great. Does this mean on top of everything else, Kevin’s gonna start acting like a badass? Vote this kid off, America.
Maternity dresses are the new black.
After and hour an twenty minutes of dreary performances (I won’t say “I told you so,” but I’ll firmly imply it), Katharine McPhee takes the stage and totally rocks the house. I gotta say, I’ve never been totally caught with the McPheever, but she was totally awesome on Tuesday. Plus, you gotta respect a girl who week after week is never afraid to wear a frumpy dress in front of 35 million people.
Whooo!
Taylor too brings down the house with his ever spastic performance. Even though his constant windshield-wiper dancing drives me nuts, I have to concede that he’s added some much needed energy to the night. I’m also very happy that he didn’t resurrect his bunny suit again.
Worst duet ever?
Continuing the hot streak that began with Katharine, Paris is undeniably amazing with her performance. She’s so good that even I start to think, “Hey, you know, she’s pretty annoying, but I might start to like her again after this song.” But after the judges uniformly praise her, Ryan begins asking her question, which she responds to IN SONG. MULTIPLE TIMES. Oh, how I wish a lighting rig had fallen on her right then and there. Paris returns to her spot atop my “I hate you” list.
Luckily, all fears of bile winding up in my mouth are assuaged when Chris Daughtry takes the stage and completely obliterates the competition like usual. He sings “Higher Ground” and says he really tried to make it his own style. Well, actually, he just ripped off the Chili Peppers’ version, but that’s okay. We like Chris, even if he does sometimes sound like he’s passing a kidney stone.
The next night on the results show, we sit through a long recap of Tuesday’s show, followed by the obligatory Stevie Wonder performance. Then at the commercial break, this dumb idiot (above) tells Los Angeles that someone’s going home, and “it’s not who you think!” Sure enough, the bottom three is a mild shocker: Ace, Melissa, and Lisa.
I personally am hoping that Ace gets the heave-ho, and after what that reporter says, I actually have false hope. But let’s be honest. There’s no way that Lisa or Ace will go before Melissa, and sure enough, the ol’ McGhee-ster gets the ax. Hey, Fox 11 news, how was that a surprise? That was exactly who we thought would be going home this week.
What did you think about this week? Was Melissa the right person to go home?
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I live in Tampa, so obviously I was cheering for Melissa. I knew she was going home, but I wanted her to go higher so I could claim that we had some talent.
I was thinking Lisa would go. Her performance was forgetable and weak, I don’t care how much Paula gushes about her.
Katherine McPhee was awesome. I thought she obliterated all the girls in the competition.
You can find Ace’s t-shirts here:
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I have been waiting and waiting for this review just to relive the pain/pleasure of this weeks performances.
Thankfully you have the same opinions as me (and hopefully all of america) when it comes to the cocky little chicken boy. Not only was I sick to my stomach watching him try and lisp/slouch and dance his way through his sexy little song choice but after the show I had the tune stuck in my head complete with visions of Kevin clogging my brain. It was awful – I almost couldnt sleep! Enough already – please – all the nerds and old people (and Kevins relatives) of the world have made their point. Its time to let Kevin go home and rock the world of the 12-13 year olds who live in his part of upstate New York. Can you imagine him on tour with the Idolettes this year? His head will get so big he and Ace wont be able to share a mirror!
As for Ace, I was shocked to see him in the bottom 3 – pleased but shocked. He can go home with Kevin. We had trouble for the first 10 minutes of the show trying to figure out what his shirt said. It said God Rocked something or other but all you could see was the “cked” and well, Ace is cute but even he cant get away with that on national t.v.!
Melissa actually sounded better than usual but did anyone notice her facial expression when she flubbed the words – it was a to die for national tv moment!
I thought Katherine (unfortunate dress – with a fearful cleavage thing happening) and Taylor were incredible – kept waiting for him to blow on his harp after he revealed it – anything would have been better than Paris singing her answers to Ryan who truly looked like he was gonna slap her if she did it again.
And how quickly do you think Ryan washed his hands after taking Mandisa’s shoes off? He wiped them on his pants but showed he is a trooper.
Elliot disappointed me because I thought he would be better but the hair growing is helping – I spent a bit of time counting the rows of teef in his mouth and tried to focus while he sang. I love his voice but have only recently worked up the courage to watch him while he sings. Simons comment about Buckys Breck girl hair was so funny I snorted pop up my nose and had to run out of the room!!
And then there is Chris – he is talented, cocky and has a lot of charisma but does anyone else think all his songs sound to similar – lots of smoke and mirrors. He is a contender – just wondering if anyone thinks this?
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Jelliepair, I agree with you about Chris! I absolutely think he’s a top contender, but I thought he got REALLY lucky this week. If it weren’t for that Red Hot Chilli Peppers cover.. i think he would’ve been screwed! I’m anxious to see how he performs when he can’t find any shortcuts and he actually has to sing a song from another genre!
Also: Do you think that they all would’ve cried if Stevie could have seen them?
you know, i love Elliot’s voice so much that i actually fancy him now.
and yeah, Paris was totally killing me with her performance, but my god, when she started singing at Ryan, she went back on my shitlist.
PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GET RID OF KEVIN!!!!
Now, I don’t vote for any of the people on this show, so I suppose complaining is pointless… But I felt Melissa (though sloppy this week) was unique and more talented than Kevin Covais.
I also agree with the other posters about Chris. I have to wonder if he has the sort of talent to take a song from another genre and put his own spin on it. Yeah it sounded great, but it was the Chilli Peppers who covered “Higher Ground” in a different genre.
Perhaps I am expecting too much talent here?!
Well, next week is the “50′s” show. What the hell is Chris going to sing?? “Puppy Love”? Buddy Holly? It’s gonna be good!
As for Elliot, he could eat an apple through a picket fence with those teef. But the boy can sing….
Kevin Covais reminds me of Timmy on South Park (minus the wheelchair). He is not cute and his singing is abyssmal. When he sings, I want to shout out “Timmy!”
MariaBird522 — he could also have done Stevie Ray Vaughn’s version of Superstitious — in fact, I was looking forward to hearing that. Instead, Bucky grunted that song (no offense to him — the Stevie Ray Vaughn version was his only hope of sounding even passable)
There is no way the Judges would have thought Chris’ performance was great if they had heard the Chili Peppers — Chris was good, but he was not original.
How on Earth was Pickler not eliminated (or even in the bottom 3). She sang a great song and ground it into dust. Every hook, every edge wiped out. Blame on the sun, tra la la la la,…
Chris will sing Bo Diddley or Little Richard and this will be an easy week for him.
Bucky..when redneck meet metro sexual.
And that whole Mandisa foot worshipping thing was an interesting bit of kink added to an already subversive show (Simon’s “minx” comment, his gushing over Ace).
Brian didn’t even wait to be asked to take her shoes, he just jumped all over her dogs.
that’s MEETS, sorry
Big Max– i agree. chris is great, but we’ve yet to hear him do something original. His first two songs, Hemmorhage and Broken were good but again they were carbon copies of the originals. I’m surprised that none of the judges have picked up on this. I would think that at least Randy Jackson would be familiar with the songs Chris has been singing and know that he hasn’t been putting his own spin on things
Did I see that one coming or what? Last week I predicted that Chris would do Higher Ground and probably the Chili Peppers version. Bingo! I hit the nail on the head. WAY too predictable. That was too easy.
OK, now that the Revenge Of The Nerds have enjoyed a little bit of success and they’ve had their fun it’s time to give this competition some credibility. Kevin has got to go. Now! Immediately! I don’t know who’s voting for him but this isn’t even comic relief anymore. It’s just plain painful.
Taylor is my baby daddy
Didn’t it look like Ace was gonna start bawling when he, Melissa and Lisa was standing on the stage? You could almost hear an audible sigh of relief when Ryan told him he was safe.
I thought for sure that Kevin would have gotten the boot. Stop feeling sorry for him people.
I was thrilled to see Lisa in the bottom three, because I can’t stand her. I knew Melissa would go home, and rightfully so – it’s extremely unprofessional to forget your lyrics, and not once, but twice. She said in an interview yesterday that ‘half the audience didn’t even notice until Randy said something’. Uh, sweetie, I noticed it IMMEDIATELY. There was no way you couldn’t, IMO.
The ‘theme week’ thing is stupid. I don’t care how many different genres of music these kids can sing. Why? Because a singer picks ONE genre and sings that. Does Mariah Carey sing pop, country, and jazz? No. Mariah’s a pop star. One genre. I don’t care to hear her sing disco because she’s not going to put out a disco album, so who cares? (I actually don’t care to hear her sing anything, but that’s neither here nor there.) Sure, Chris always sings ‘rock’ – but that’s what he does. That’s where his talent lies. Will he ever release ‘Chris Daughtry sings Stevie Wonder!’? No. So I don’t care how he does on theme weeks – nor anyone else. I’d buy his rock album tomorrow.
I’d also buy a Taylor album. And while I love Katharine and Mandisa and Elliott as well, I don’t see myself buying an album from them – not entertaining enough.
Having said that, I’m rooting for those five: Taylor, Chris, Katharine, Mandisa, and Elliott. Everyone else can go home now – especially Paris. I got over Paris weeks ago, and now I loathe her. She’s egotistical, silly, not as talented as she thinks (I CANNOT be the only one who heard her go off-key and sharp several times Tuesday night), and is no Cici Winans. And please, no more singing to Ryan. Paris and Kellie both need to cut the crap, IMO, and just sing. Or not, actually.
For 50′s week I think Pickler should sing Jailhouse Rock.
isn’t that reporter simon’s girlfriend?
kevin looked like a beatle scuttling across the stage…it was disturbing.
and kellie resorted to that wierd new fangled country warble…”blame it yooorn the suuuun.”
B-Side, you’re so right about theme weeks. At least Taylor made the two-hour(!) show worth watching.
If Taylor starts to dye his hair, I am going to quit voting for him. Seriously. How can he cave to the Hollywood pressure to look “younger?” We love him for his uniqueness. He will look ridiculous with dark hair.
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Does anyone know where I could get clips or videos of the performances online?
I forgot to mention (in my little tyrade) that we ordered and received (after two weeks) Taylor Hicks self-recorded CD “Under the Radar”. And let me tell you, it is GREAT. On the verge of amazing. There are two songs I LOVE. Three songs I like a lot and two that do nothing for me but all in all it is a worthy effort. You can just hear him having fun (and dont actually have to watch him while he is performing…:)
But seriously, it is a great CD and whether he makes it to the top or not, he will have a career. (just a little sharing with ya)
WELL WHEN THE SEASON STARTED I WAS A BIG FAN OF LISA AND PARIS, BUT AS TIME GOES BY LISA HAS BECOME SO BORING THAT I TOO FAST FORWARD HER PERFORMANCES! I STILL LIKE PARIS BUT I HAVE TO SKIP HER INTERVIEWS, BECAUSE HER CHIPPERNESS IS A LITTLE MUCH FOR ME! MY FAV GIRL IS MANDISA SHE IS CONSISTENTLY GOOD!! MY HUSBAND REALLY LIKED MELISSA HE THOUGHT SHE WAS HOT, BUT SHE CANT SING!!SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN GONE LAST WEEK. AND KEVIN, WELL, HE SHOULD HAVE GONE WEEKS AGO!! WHY IS HE STILL THERE?? MY HUSBAND CANT STAND ACE, HE IS A CONSTANTINE KNOCK OFF! WHICH IS WIERD TO ME BECAUSE I LIKED CONSTANTINE! I DONT REMEMBER WHY BUT I DID! I PICK PICKLER TO GO HOME AFTER KEVIN CAUSE SHES STUPID! I THINK PINK SAYS IT BEST WITH HER NEW SONG STUPID GIRLS! SHE IS DESCRIBING KELLIE PICKLER! I LOVE CHRIS! I WISH HE WOULD GROW HIS HAIR BACK.THEY SHOWED A PIC OF HIS HAIR AND HE LOOKED GOOOOOD!! I HOPE HE WINS!! WE NEED A GUY TO WIN! AND CHRIS IS NO RUEBEN! HES HOT!!!
If Pickler sings Jailhouse Rock I will vote for her even if she mutilates the song.
Plus, Simon and Ryan could have some fun with the homoerotic lyrics (staying around prison to get one’s kicks and so forth).
Sher (#18): excellent top five picks. I would love to think they’re locks, but memories of Tamyra Gray haunt me so.
MariaBird522 (#19): Gotta love the cheap shot!
I’m relieved that Taylor’s Tourettes has subsided for the most part. I counted only 3 “Whooo!’s”, down from 147 last week.
Chicken Little hugged his wee fans with all the warmth of refrigerated bologna. He’s just a shattered dream waiting to happen.
Pixygal,
You can actually download all of your favorite performers songs, encluding the ones they performed during auditions at all of the music download sites.
And as long as V.F.T.W.com is up and running Kevin will stick around. Same story every year. They campaign to keep the worst singer in. After Kevin leaves, they plan to move on to Kelli.
I read on TMZ that Kelli’s dad will be released from prison during the final week of the season. Sorry if that has been previously posted. Hope they have metal detectors!
Why is that cabbage patch faced chicken little person still on this show? He cannot sing, has no personality, and not very engaging. Get him off TV now!
And that Kelli ‘suck my’ Pickler is wearing on my nerves, that down home crap, daddy in jail drama is getting pathetic.
KH
the dirty little secret this week is that stevie wonder songs are neither ‘difficult’ nor ‘tricky’ they are TERRIBLE. they mostly all have about a 3-note range and lyrics that would make a hallmark card blush. even stevie himself couldn’t make his own new song sound like more than a piece of forgettable crap.
katherine lucked out by getting the only song with a little melody in it and so was able to put a joss stone-ish spin on it. chris had the chili peppers to thank for the arrangement that disguises the weakness of the song but, sexily entertaining as he is, he’s pretty much been a one-trick pony so far.
mandisa can wail but when she’s not testifyin’ she’s a rather weak singer.
… and there you have the critical top three so basically we’re doomed.
oops.. forgot elliott who is a good vocalist but was saddled with one of the crappier songs … and just for the record, elliott does NOT ‘sing stevie every time’…his best performance to date was ‘moody’s mood’ by james moody which, to his credit, elliott knew. sad that even the critics are as musically ignorant as most of the kids on this show.
hearing them tackle songs of the 1950′s should be a hoot although i agree with others here: are themes really necessary ?
Thanks Hicks, and I hear you on the Tamyra thing. How she managed to get booted before Sideshow Bob (that Justin person) is beyond me.
Page (#29), I read that about Kellie’s dad. I’m hoping it becomes a non-issue because she won’t make the final, but ‘America’ seems to love her. I’ve decided that she’s putting all that crap on, myself, and I’m not in her corner, to say the least. The ‘dumb Southern blonde’ thing doesn’t work for me. They don’t have spinach in North Carolina?? Come ON.
I. Love. Katharine.
B-Side, I am so disappointed that you didn’t mention my 2 favorite parts – Bucky’s coif and Kellie not getting that Stevie Wonder was making a joke when he said he thought she was British. I laughed and laughed.
P.S. everyone – I still love that little Kevin. He didn’t sing well, but my mom always said I thought goofy looking kids were adorable.
Also, Paris is a douche-king. (Sung with closed eyes and tic-like arm movements)
I guess I’m alone here but I was pained to see Ace, or as I call him EyeCandy, in the bottom three. No, he can’t sing, but you HAVE to admit, he’s a lot easier on the eyes than Kevin or Bucky, neither of whom can sing either. Plus Ace has the blank-eyed, porchlight-is-a-little-dim stare that I love. I can’t help it, I have a weakness for handsome, stupid men, of which Ace is a fine, prime example.
This site is the best, and this is my first post so I am excited to be part of the TVGasm family.
Did anyone else notice that when Taylor met Stevie Wonder he said nice to SEE you…. See you… The man is BLIND!!! I about rolled off the couch I was laughing so hard. Besides that great recap & I must say that there is no clear cut winner this year. It is all going to be what happens week to week… although Chris is pretty damn HOT!
GradGrl75
Ryan did as well. Before and after Stevie performed.
Not sure what is PC here.
Cher, I do agree with you about Kellis naivity. And for her comment about performing only in front of her mirror at home.
She sang in two N.C. beauty pageants, as well as a local N.C. talent show.
I am over the sob stories, and Oh Shucks act. Use your talents or lack thereof to move on down the gravel road.
Katharine Zeta McPhee.
GradGrl75 and USNRNPage:
The “nice to see you” business is no big deal. Stevie Wonder is 55 years old, he’s not gonna get upset every time someone says “see” or “eyes” or “look”.
I’ve often heard blind people talking about going to “see” a band or a film. It’s just a figure of speech.
Changing the subject, not sure about these theme nights. They make for entertaining/excruciating TV, but as people have already said real “idols” have their own style and sound. No one wants to buy records by human jukeboxes, which is why these TV idols’ careers tail off quickly unless they quit doing albums full of boring cover versions.
Forget everyone else. How in the &^%* is Kevin still around. Is it me or does this guy stink? Forget the fact that Paris and Kellie have become annoying, you mean to tell me that Kevin isn’t? Come on people, wake up. Vote this schmuck off. Melissa, and even the jokers who have been voted off in previous weeks are more talented than this guy. Hell, the “jail bird” twins are better than this guy. AI is going to lose all credibility if this guy sticks around……
Go McPhee…..
Kevin Covais bugs me as much as the next guy, but why the eff did they even put him in the finals to begin with. It’s not that hard to imagine this is exactly what would happen. Dumbasses. Cowell has only himself to blame.
This whittling down process is getting plenty tedious. By the time we get to the top 12, it’s already clear enough who sucks and who doesn’t. Do we really need to sit around, watch them suck some more, and pick them off one at a time. Would be nice if they could just cut to the chase and get rid of at least half of them in one fell swoop.
I am the only one here who loves Kevin? I just think that he is so cute, and his lisp is endearing. And he CAN sing, I mean, he’s no Clay, but he’s certainly better than Bucky and Ace. I was glad that Ace was in the bottom three…he needs to go…NOW. Also Lisa and Paris need to go. And Bucky. I cannot stand that guy. And what was with his hair? I mean, it looked like it was washed, for once, but it was way too flluffy. I am rooting for Mandisa, Elliott, Chris, Katharine, Taylor and Kevin. Kellie is also okay, but her stupidity is getting on my nerves.
Simon hit the nail on the head when he said Kellie was doing a Dolly Parton routine. The winks, the waves, the struts across the stage. I liked her in the audition but she is really over the top in acting so naive. When Ryan mentioned her being arachnaphobic (sp?), she said something about being afraid of bugs. Spiders are not bugs.
Kevin is an absolute embarrassment. He is the equivalent of Jar Jar Binks in the first Star Wars prequel – annoying and appeals only to little kids. He should never have gotten out of Hollywood. When Seacrest told him he was not in the bottom three I think he almost looked guilty, because he knew he was the least deserving to stay on.
USNRNPage (#37), I agree Kellie is playing up this adorable hick from the woods thing. votefortheworst.com has a section on their site called “The Truth About Kellie Pickler” where a bunch of people who know her say that despite her dad being locked up she had a fairly privileged youth, drove a new car in high school, and sang in beauty pageants and kareoke bars before.
B – your MOse/Kellie match was the greatest cross-platform mention in the history of snark. I bow to you, sir.
Yes, that is Terry Seymour, the Fox 11 reporterette that teased us with a load of load. She has been Simon’s squeeze for several years.
So who will be stupid enough to sing a Righteous Brothers tune this week? Oh yeah – Barry.
I am a first time poster – a long time poser – and a HUGE fan of B-side, J-unit and EdHill.
A few days ago when I couldn’t access TVgasm I experienced the DT’s so I knew I was hooked.
Does anyone else want to see Taylor doing John Belushi doing Joe Cocker singing “A Little Help from My Friends”?
Go on ahead Taylor – flop on the stage.
Elliott (one of my top 5) needs porcelain veneers. Is that mean?
I am not sure the “stylists” are doing the best job with the contestants. I would actually like to see some of the designers from Project Runway dress them. Can’t you see Kellie in a Santino original?
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I really wish people would stop picking on Elliot b/c of the way he looks.
Yeah he’s not the best looking guy out there, but when he opens his mouth and sings, he’s simply amazing.
Every time he sings he just gets cuter and cuter. When he opens his mouth to sing.. he could melt the panties right off alot of girls… heh.
Anywho… I’m obviously cheering for Elliot and Chris.
Chris was my fav for a while, but Elliot is slowly edging his way to my #1 fav.
You are all making comments about what these contestants look like AFTER they have been given stylists. Bucky and Kelli are the two that underwent the most drastic transformation and I think that is simply because they have never had somebody dote over them before. They have probably never been to a high-dollar salon and had someone give them advice on how to look. Here is to hoping both of them realize these “stylists” are idiots.
Seriously, these are professional stylists and they get paid how much to tell people how to look? I think it is pathetic and sad. It is highly obvious that these stylists have no idea who any of these contestants are nor have they watched a damn episode. I cannot believe one of the idiots actually recommended that Taylor color his hair.
I think most of these contestants are pretty talented this year but it is highly apparent that their stylists all suck ass. They should all be fired.
Now as to singing and talent — Kevin needs to go. Also, I am pissed that Ayla got the boot last week because she would NOT have been the first person going home this week. She’d have put a bit more effort into it than Melissa did. Forgetting your lyrics once and apoligizing about it is one thing; but to do it a second time. The apology was empty. Sorry, but she needed to go home too.
Lizardqueen..i thought the same thing..uncanny.
and i also noticed the “nice to see you” thing..it’s an unnatural response…i realize i am probably being overly sensitive and pc..but blind or no blind i would have said to Stevie “nice to meet you” as i would have said to any person i never met before…whatever.
Simon Cowell was on “Larry King Live” tonight (3/17). He said that the Top 3 most popular contestants this season are Taylor, Chris and Kellie. Usually I agree with Simon. He may be an insufferable prig
but to put Kellie above Mandisa or Katharine? Doesn’t he know that his comments shape the audience’s opinions? Didn’t a blonde, naive flutterball already win AI last year?
I just started watching this season now. (I watched some of the auditions, but they got old quick.) FOX spreads this show so thin it is transparent.
Chris is cool and all, but why was he the only one to bring out the mike stand? He looked SO Bo Bice and we all know that Bo was SO last year.
Which contestant do you think Paula is
sleeping with… er… assisting this year? My money is on Bucky. She HAD to have been behind that hair style choice.Yee haw, y’all!
I just read “The Truth About Kellie Pickler” on vote for the worst and I think it’s all lies. She may be playing up her dumb blonde thing a bit but I don’t buy all the “she’s cold and calculating” crap. She’s a beautiful girl from a small town and that’s going to get you noticed and hated. Those letters were either written by some guy she ignored or some girl that is jealous.
Honeybunny (#46) – I can see Taylor doing the Belushi thing big time! That would be an absolute blast. Even without all of the Belushi antics, I bet he’d do a damn good job with the song too.
Chicken Little will prolly last a while due to votefortheworst.com.
If Taylor dyes his hair, I will be heartbroken.
Simon was on Howard Stern yesterday. He predicted that “the bald guy” and “the guy with the gray hair” will be the final 2.
Kevin consistently annoys me week after week. Send him home already! I thought Paris’ performance was one of the highlights of the night. She really reminded me of Fantasia. Although her singing during her interview was kind of annoying. Chris, Mandisa, and Katherine were also standouts. And I hate to admit it, but as much as he irks me, taylor also did really well. Plus, it was so obvious how the stylists tried to give Bucky Covington a makeover. It’s a little painful to watch ol’ redneck Bucky try to pull off designer jeans and conditioned hair. I predicted that Melissa McGhee was going, but something about her leaving saddened me a little. Maybe because I realized I would have to look at Kevin for another week.
Wow, strong anti Kevin sentiments around here. His singing is far from perfect but I still love that kid, he’s got something, not sure what it is but when he sings I listen. And I watch. Of course he’s no winner but he’s highly entertaining, to me at least. I give his song 7 out of 10.
Ace was horrible, I don’t think one squeely note was in tune and yes, he did look like he was going to cry when he got to the bottom three. I was praying he would go off (I actually liked Melissa’s song this week) and was bummed out that he didn’t. I hope he keeps picking bad songs and singing them terribly so he doesn’t last too much longer. 2 out of 10.
Mandisa was not at her best but finished well. 6 out of 10.
Katharine was hot hot hot, maternity dress and all. That girl can SING! Every note in tune and just the right amount of variation on the song. 9 out of 10 and hands down my fave of the gals.
Lisa was a yawner from start to finish. Very average singer. 5 out of 10. Did you all know she finished as the first runner up on Star Search when she was 13? I thought I recognized her when she came onto A. I. and now I know where from.
Taylor once again was a total pro, probably will make the final. 9 out of 10.
Bucky was OK. He just gets up and does his best, which is always passable. I have no problem with him at all, 6 out of 10. I had to laugh at the Jessica Simpson comment because I too had noticed his new do before it was mentioned by Simon. Funny.
Paris got on my nerves. Her song was loud and annoying and – again – she was bending forward and bumping and grinding just like Fantasia which really got to me. Totally obnoxious. And the singing to Ryan… That was the final straw. 3 out of 10.
Melissa wasn’t all that bad, I liked the song and she sang it OK. 6 out of 10.
Chris wasn’t as good as the judges made him out to be I don’t think, they seem to be pushing for him this year, the way they singled out Kerri last year. 7 out of 10.
Elliott was great even though that was a weird song. 8 out of 10 and my favorite of the guys.
Kelli was just OK with her slow song, tarantula comments were funny I must admit. 6 out of 10.
Didn’t know it was 50′s night next week. At least they have some room with that theme.
-Rick
So- Kevin is funny when he tries to be a sex symbol, but at least he sings on key! Oh I know he won’t win, but Bucky and Kellie are worse than him.
I agree, that’s the difference between Kevin and someone like John Stevens for example. Kevin can actually sing, at least he can when the song is right. He goes a little flat at times but maybe it’s the age, he’s 16 after all. The lisp is very obvious when he speaks but not when he sings. I like what he did with Part Time Lover last week. He injected it with personality (admittedly nerdy but still personality) and energy and he was creative and fun. He took chances and went off the melody a little bit here and there too and made the song his own which is a plus. In short, he got into it, something that some of those other contestants aren’t doing as well. But in truth he can’t last too much longer because he simply isn’t idol material. He is not up to the level of talent or professionalism of some of those other people who are in a totally different league.
I have not voted yet but I would have voted for Katharine or Elliott, my two current favorites overall.
-Rick
#46 and #52: I’m pretty sure that “With a little help from my friends” was released in the late, late sixties, so it wouldn’t be eligible for this week’s theme. But Taylor should still feel right at home this week, as the likes of Ray Charles and Sam Cooke were in top form in the fifties.
chicken little is terrible, just mind-numbingly, jaw-droppingly awful, but i really hope that, between his legion of seven year-old and geriatric fans and the infamous ‘vote for the worst’ campaign, kevin will outlast ace, whose preening, cheese-ball sex-pot act, ‘lucky beanie,’ and excruciating falsetto make him the person i’d most like to see humiliated (though after his bottom 3 placement this week, all of those twelve year-old girls who haven’t figured out yet why ace is such a big fan of michael jackson and george michael will be locking up the phone lines for hours).
oh, and by the way elpolacko: admittedly, pretty much everything stevie wonder has done from ‘ebony and ivory’ on has been pretty unforgivable, and his participation in the farce that is american idol only intensifies the head-scratching mysterious nosedive of the latter half of his career, but ‘musiquarium,’ ‘talking book,’ and ‘songs in the key of life vols. 1 & 2′ are four of the greatest R & B/soul records ever made. the man is a genius of modern music, period. the trouble with stevie wonder songs on american idol is that none of these kids–with the possible exception of taylor hicks and katherine mcphee–have any idea how to re-phrase lyrics or come up with an original arrangement, and since stevie wonder’s signature rhythm and vocal style is so distinct, it’s virtually impossible for these karaoke crooners not to sound like wonder-lite.
some of these kids are alright, but the theme shows always screw up a few–miss tickle-my-pickler, for instance, who can be fun to watch when she’s growling and doing the slut-squat in tight jeans but who looks pretty vocally challenged when forced to actually sing. the jessica simpson ‘chicken of the sea’ act will only get her so far.
voteforthe worst.com is pushing kevin.I actually kinda like the idea of making the winner the worst.so go kevin
Simon was on the Stern Show last week. He predicted the final 3 will be: Pickler, Chris and grey hair.
I hope he’s right…I think the final 2 should be Chris and grey hair.
Really, Rick? Kevin gets a 7 out of 10? That is all fine and your opinion; but Mandisa gets a 6 on that same scale?!? Kevin is as good as Chris? And Paris gets a lousy 3?
You might not like Paris and her singing answers to Ryan was annoying; but I think a 3 is a bit harsh. She has never been that bad on the show.
Did you realize that you placed Kevin in a two-way tie for 4th best performance of the night? Tops was Katharine (agreed), then Taylor followed by a sub-par performance by the great Elliott. Kevin is next on your list tied with Chris.
Was it just this week and the poor song selections or do you honestly believe Kevin to be one of the better singers?
Scott made it to the top 5 last year with the help of votefortheworst — so I hope we don’t have to tolerate Kevin that long. That would be tragic.
Simon predicting the top three and placing Kelli in it isn’t surprising. He isn’t saying she is the best and him liking her personality over Carrie’s of last season doesn’t mean he thinks she is a superior singer. Simon is thinking about crowd-pleasers and fan-favorites . . . and Kelli is up there. I agree with him, I like her but she isn’t the best singer in the group but she does have fans because she is likable. She has Simon’s likability-factor . . . something Melissa struggled with (and Simon made reference to this a few weeks ago). Seriously, Melissa Who? but we all know Kelli Pickler.
Chris is hot and should win. I think the final two should be him and McPheever or whatever the hell it is. I think grey hair should not be here in the first place.