American Idol Spoiler Alert: The Top 13, Thoughts?

13 Comments

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   Janice
   Posted March 4, 2011 at 4:28 am

   good – I kept dozing off toward the end, and only thought they picked one wild card – Naima. Glad they picked Ashton Jones. And I really like Casey, although I’m not sure if his style of singing will last on AI.

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   cattyfan
   Posted March 4, 2011 at 5:31 am

   My husband and I went to dinner before Idol aired, and he asked me to predict the top 13. I only made one mistake: I figured they would take Bullied Boy Brent, and I didn’t see Paul McDonald making it into the top 13 Other than that, it was exactly the selection I expected.

   I believe the other Lauren SHOULD have made it (since she is a far better singer than Pia, Haley, Thia, or Ashthon,) but I knew she wouldn’t make it because she isn’t “cute” enough. Looking like a cross between Amy Winehouse and Bette Midler is not a good thing.

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   sheesh
   Posted March 4, 2011 at 6:29 am

   @cattyfan..yes yes! I told TB that Lauren reminded me of Bette M. I liked her alot.
   This year is waaaaaayyyy better than last year. So far.

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   JasonR
   Posted March 4, 2011 at 7:25 am

   I thought Kendra or Lauren T. were more deserving of spots than Thia or Ashthon, but they’re all really good singers so it’s not like I’m outraged. Most importantly, Bret and Clint will be off my TV for the rest of the season, and the annoying factor of the finalists just dropped by a huge factor.

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   CattyFan
   Posted March 4, 2011 at 7:37 am

   And, best of all, Brett and Clint can’t try out again, so they can fade into obscurity where they belong.

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   vallegirl
   Posted March 4, 2011 at 7:58 am

   I was surprised that Ashley actually managed to make it into the top 10 with her drunk karaoke stylings, daytime hooker dancing and constipated facial expressions. I could make a case for everyone else getting through, even crazy Paul over future belltower sniper Brett, but Ashley I can’t figure out what her “demographic” is?

   As for Casey, there’s plenty of history of a “non-traditional” AI guy getting far and even winning. Sure no one wants to remember Taylor Hicks and I think Casey is far and away a better overall artist than Taylor, but he won and Bo Bice was in the finale, so it’s not always all about being the cute boy or a balladeer.

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   vallegirl
   Posted March 4, 2011 at 9:02 am

   Heh…I meant Haley not Ashley. Got the drunk karaoke singer confused with the actually talented actress from True Grit. Oops.

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   See-Jay
   Posted March 4, 2011 at 12:12 pm

   I don’t know why the judges picked Ashton. All she does is yell-sing and act sassy. Kendra was better.

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   Janice
   Posted March 4, 2011 at 2:47 pm

   AHH! Which one is Haley? I’m getting these people all confused! At least the other years I could tell the people apart by the time they got to top 12.

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    Mtnmama
    Posted March 4, 2011 at 7:22 pm

    Ashthon annoys the crap out of me. There’s a reason the voters didn’t vote her into the top ten – her diva attitude. They won’t keep her to the finals, KNOW THAT!

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    vallegirl
    Posted March 4, 2011 at 8:05 pm

    Haley was the sloppy singer who slurred her way through “Fallin’” making weird faces and wobbling all over the stage.

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    itchy
    Posted March 6, 2011 at 3:06 pm

    I’m glad Haley made it in, because none of the other gals seem to understand how to make a blowjob face while they’re singing. I’m disappointed that Rachel chick didn’t get in, she’d have been fun as she became more and more desperate as the season progressed. The three wild cards are definitely cannon fodder — no way they were the best of the rest. The Naima girl has a decent voice, but she really should be singing in some smoky jazz club, not here. Can’t stand Hashthohn’s voice, it’s thin and grating.

    More than anything, I can’t stand the low-rent Johnny Cash kid. Even though it’s pretty clear already that he’ll win this season. Fucking smarmy bitch.

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    Lizbot
    Posted March 7, 2011 at 6:03 am

    I was rooting for Naima until I her performances/song choices. She’s talented and unique, but it looks like she’s going to be another one of those “artists” who is choosing songs for her “fans” and doesn’t get that Idol is about amassing as large of a fanbase as you can from a diverse viewing audience (ok, a voting audience of mostly tweens and teens maybe?) I don’t mind that she’s choosing old-timey standards (I love some old-timey standards) but what bugs me is she’s not making any attempt to do something modern with them. It’s such a waste. So yeah, I wouldn’t be surprised if she didn’t make it past the first rounds.

    I do get why the judges picked Ashton, but I also get why “America” didn’t. She’s a talented girl with strong stage presence, but I agree her diva attitude (you can tell she already thinks she’s GOT this! She’s a stah!) is not going to win her fans. Also, she has the same self-indulgent streak as Naima, but I think she’ll adapt more readily than Naima to getting that you need to whore yourself out to the broader audience if you wanna win this thing.

    Casey Abrams is an interesting case of self-indulgence meets innovation — or Randy’s fave word: Originality. I think he might wind up going pretty far. Naima and Ashton could learn a few things from him.