American Idol: I’m So Upset With You. Warning: Spoiler Alert

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By Nads | Friday, May 13, 2011 | 4:41 am | 14 Comments
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I cannot believe the events that took place last night on American Idol. Please stop reading now if you don’t know about the disaster yet…and if you do, you may be in agreeance with me that James Durbin should NOT have gotten the boot. How could 72 million votes go in favor of Haley, Lauren, and Scotty? I’m baffled. I’m not saying that they can’t sing, because they can, but James was amazing. I thought he’d take the competition. I’m truly shocked and upset. That’s all I have to say about that. Once again, Amercian Idol has let me down. Once fooled shame on you; twice fooled, shame on me.

The one thing that makes me feel better is knowing that winning Idol is kind of a curse…I hope he follows the footsteps of Jennifer Hudson and Chris Daughtry.

Here’s his farewell video:

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14 Comments

  1. 1
    itchy
    Posted May 13, 2011 at 6:27 am

    Aw, Nads, I should be taking the same drugs you’re taking, because, nope, sorry, I thought he was a complete turd as a singer, performer, whatever.

    Maybe it’s because I was raised during an era of truly great hard rock/metal singers (including Steven Tyler), so Durban for me was just a watered down imitation (when he managed to stay in key) of the real deal.

    Lauren’s boring as fuck, but she really does sing well. Haley sings the best of them all, and has the most potential to grow into an interesting singer (though I’m not holding my breath, to tell you the truth).

    And Snotty McCreepy, well… maybe it’s true, maybe these times needs a doofus like Snotty. Maybe he’ll bring peace to America, a smile on everyone’s face, as he lulls us to sleep with the awesome treacle of his music, his idiot expressions and his gay-porn-star microphone handling technique. Maybe. Or maybe he’s just a dime-a-dozen (hell, there are four better Snottys on the Voice right now) who’ll fade away in nothingness like most of the rest of the Idol alumni. He’ll always be able earn a living on the Christian County Fair circuit, so I’m not worried for him.

  2. 2
    vallegirl vallegirl
    Posted May 13, 2011 at 7:58 am

    I always thought he was a smarmy fraud, but one who knows exactly which buttons to push to make people seal clap, so I was pleasantly shocked when James got the boot. I was certain it was Scotty when Haley was called safe.

    I’ve got no dog left in this hunt because I think all three of them are sketchy performers who need a lot more experience to be professional, but James was the worst. Take away his staging and his shrieking and he just can’t sing well.

  3. 3
    CattyFan cattyfan
    Posted May 13, 2011 at 8:08 am

    I’m with vallegirl.

  4. 4
    JasonR
    Posted May 13, 2011 at 10:57 am

    Nads James had a few “moments” on the show as they like to call them, but then more often he was out of tune through entire songs. Lauren and Haley are unquestionably better singers, and Scotty, well, he’s unoffensive and sings what is I’m told a popular genre of music in the red states.

  5. 5
    AntSuck
    Posted May 13, 2011 at 12:31 pm

    I for one am EXTREMELY GLAD that Turdbin got eliminated. Dude was a horribly cocky asshole and I hated his ass.

    Scotty of course is gonna win and will be even less successful than Lee Dewyze.

  6. 6
    Nads
    Posted May 13, 2011 at 1:32 pm

    ha @JasonR. I think Lauren will be the one to beat now. I can’t stand Scott and his shit eating grin on his face when he sings. The boy has a VOICE, but he bugs me to no end. As for Haley, sometimes I like her, and other times I want to throw something at my TV. It’s very odd.

  7. 7
    ohhhyeah
    Posted May 13, 2011 at 11:57 pm

    Winning Idol isn’t a curse. A person without talent just isn’t going to be successful. If a person with talent wins and they produce at least one good single they’ll be fine. Post-Idol success or lack thereof has nothing to do with placement on the show.

    I think James made it as far as he should have based on talent, so I’m not shocked or upset that he was sent packing. That being said, I think James could actually have a decent career as a musician as long as he stops thinking that inserting a scream into every song he sings is a good idea.

    I’d say this year’s talent pool is better than usual and the top four all have a chance to do well after the show. People gotta keep in mind that even if these singers don’t slay every live performance (and I’m of the opinion they’ve all sounded good enough for at least middling success), they’ll all sound better in the studio after the digital magic has been applied. I predict that within three years Scotty will be a millionaire.

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    sarcasatire sarcasatire
    Posted May 14, 2011 at 12:09 am

    Scotty McCreepy is the new Clay Aiken. He may not win but he’ll probably be more successful than the winner based on his appeal to teenage girls and middle-aged women. I mean, they are the demographic voted most likely to set up camp in front of a Walmart the night before an album is released.

  9. 9
    itchy
    Posted May 14, 2011 at 12:48 am

    I’m sure the producers came in their pants when Snotty McCreepy showed up. Talk about a record company’s wet dream! This kid can easily be huge as a country singer — he sings just well enough to become the country answer to Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus, and he’s smarmy enough to be non-threatening to the christian crowd. And years from now, if he can shake loose from that cross and “live” a little, he might even turn into an interesting artist (albeit, still country).

    Someone suggested that he and Lauren might split the country vote and Haley will get the vote from everyone else who can’t stand all that nasal twang twang. I can see that happening.

    What would be awesome though if some girl from back home pops up claiming she’s pregnant with Scotty’s love-child.

  10. 10
    Cherie Cherie
    Posted May 14, 2011 at 5:19 am

    After reading all these comments I’m about to faint. James Durbin can sing anything. And he sang it GREAT. Are there really so few heavy metal fans out there? Jesus they made him sing Carol King and He Did It!!!! I couldn’t believe (after Daughtry’s exit yes I could) that he was voted off. It’s fucking ridiculous. Scotty??? SERIOUSLY?? He’s like that dude on Madd Magazine. Lauren can sing but hell we have a Carrie Underwood. The curly haired snotty growly bitch makes me want to punch the tv. Why do I keep watching this fucked up show? Oh yeah I have no life………..nevermind.

  11. 11
    Jane
    Posted May 14, 2011 at 9:21 am

    I am with Cherie on this one. I cannot fathom the nasty comments here. James sang ONE heavy metal song and the more power to him for doing so. He came across to me as sincere and truly into music from the depths of his soul. Of all the contestants, he rang true to himself and gave it what he has. I am disgusted by pseudo music critics on this blog. You do not take into account anything good about anyone…preferring to be nasty critical. Yuck!

  12. 12
    kittkatt
    Posted May 14, 2011 at 3:42 pm

    I don’t care who wins since I don’t like any of them. I do appriciate the attitude that Haley throws out to the joker table….I mean the judges. What IS bothering me is how much Gaga’s song “you and i” or whatever its called(the one that the kids watched on tv) sounds just like Anna Nalick’s “breathe”. Can’t the bitch do anything that DOESN’T sound like a staight rip-off? I mean I understand that everybody samples off of other peoples work and have been since the beginning of time, but when the music of one song sounds just like the music of another song note for note then its not sampling, it stealing.

  13. 13
    leslilly
    Posted May 16, 2011 at 12:31 pm

    I haven’t had the energy to read the above comments, but I agree w/the writer of this post – I wanted James to stay. I didn’t like James during Pasadena week, but I grew to like him and I enjoyed his music. To me, Lauren and Scotty are mostly BOR-ING. I think I’ll have to stop watching after this season.

  14. 14
    juddfan
    Posted May 18, 2011 at 12:44 pm

    Well, I for one, was kind of happy to see James go. I appreciated that he never bored me throughout the season. I loved “Another Thing Coming” but I think that was his best moment. He was fading in the last few weeks, his tone and pitch not very tight, and his schtick to me became a bit of “let’s play rock star” which can smack of a bit of lameness. I wish him luck with his future endeavors. I always think singers like him should join a band, I guess that’s kind of what Daughtry did.

    I will say the show will officially suck out loud with the country kids. They are fine, but bore me to tears. Haley has grown on me all season, not sure I “like” her, but I’d much rather listen to her sing, and she’s not boring, and dresses great, and I too appreciate her “FU” stares at the judges. I’d like her to win as an FU to the PTB running the show. She probably needs to win the most, as I could see them not signing her without it. Most of these kids get dropped from their contracts after one year. Allison, the magenta haired rocker is dumped, I just heard. Archeletta got dropped. Can’t be long before Lee and Chris are also dropped. (It was Chris who beat Lambert, right? HE’s quickly erasing from my recall. Can’t remember his last name . . . sigh . . . is it me, or him!?

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