tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42430219269413250502024-03-14T02:24:00.127-07:00A Little Taste of American Idol - A Weekly ReviewA weekly and very likely snarky review of the performances, judges, outfits, and all things American Idol . . . by a small group of very dedicated and honest fans.Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07062270122608109713noreply@blogger.comBlogger1052125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243021926941325050.post-73537469978689201022018-03-11T12:47:00.000-07:002018-03-11T12:57:49.883-07:00Idol In A Weird New WorldHoly Cow Little Tasters! I thought we were done with Idol and just like in the Godfather, they pull us back in LOL.
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Tonight we begin the new incarnation of American Idol with judges Katy Perry, Lionel Ritchie and Luke Bryan. I have to admit, I have no idea who Luke Bryan is, but he's apparently new and big enough to anchor the "country" side of the weird hydra we will se every week along with a solid pop star from maybe five years ago going through a journey of buzz-haired reinvention (Katy) and an old standard to give us sense of pop music royalty I guess (Lionel).
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We're not in Kansas anymore as we'll be seeing the ABC logo every 12 seconds this go-round instead of the familiar FOX chyron in the corner. And Fox is pulling a stunt to battle Idol in the ratings tonight, by throwing an old interview with OJ Simpson from the "if" I did it era where he basically confesses to killing Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman, as if we all didn't know it already. I guess if you don't have a DVR you will be in a pickle, so Fox is counting on those over 50+ Trump supporters to go for mayhem over a glorified karaoke competition.
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What is even more bizarre about it, speaking of the Trump era we now live in, is that the world is WAY different from those long ago days of 2016 when we were last here with the show. Here in the midst of the #metoo movement we have allegations against La Seacrest, which caused him to get some shade at the Academy Awards red carpet, and Katy Perry apparently killed a nun? We are living in strange times, Little tasters!
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<a href="http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/03/11/abcs-american-idol-premiere-soured-by-perry-seacrest-scandals.html">http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/03/11/abcs-american-idol-premiere-soured-by-perry-seacrest-scandals.html</a>
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So buckle up, and we will try to get in updates when we can. Now that we have Sling we will be watching this on the ABC app, as we cut the cord since Idol was last a thing, in those simpler bygone days. We live in the future LOL! We hope some of you are still out there ready to share your thoughts and occasional snark with us.
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THIS is American Idol! (trying to imagine somebody other than Ryan saying it, after he gets kicked to the curb... maybe Dunkleman?)
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<br />DrL/Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274399250467230144noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243021926941325050.post-1763763557174148472016-04-07T22:37:00.000-07:002016-04-07T22:37:13.817-07:00What Just Happened?Trent wins? Wtf?!?! <p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWV10ybYj-CEAOrWNMHJIo782aGKOI215KMqdahYtk6CuyObMZ2O3xuMl88ZX8QKkGHITitBjgksf4mg1sCMxwSA0Yv6lZ__PWhrbsgVyHsJwEJ72LSxeJaVyzosCovss-ptwfYe5v6NI/s1600/200.gif" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWV10ybYj-CEAOrWNMHJIo782aGKOI215KMqdahYtk6CuyObMZ2O3xuMl88ZX8QKkGHITitBjgksf4mg1sCMxwSA0Yv6lZ__PWhrbsgVyHsJwEJ72LSxeJaVyzosCovss-ptwfYe5v6NI/s320/200.gif" /></a>
Okay, I apologize for the extreme animation there, but this was the best representation of how I felt when Ryan announced Trent's name. <p><p>Did ANYONE see that coming? Not that I don't think he deserved it, but how did that actually happen? I thought the fix was in! <p><p>So I'm so stunned now, I don't think I'll try to post about the entire finale as a whole, which I thought was classy and spectacular, the way it should have been all along (but now I know why they were doing double elimination weeks -- they were saving up the scrilla to pay for THIS). <p><p> I thought it was a great show, and hopefully the Little Tasters can chime in and help us unpack all the stars, moons and clovers Idol had for us in there. <p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihVt71EwNGAeioZg_t1H2ezcYt4neAFASfyYGtax2ZYM8k9FKEbXi6BcUkcSRq86wRqeVE8NVZQZC-iWOnaxQDs8wZfbcOtvq6Ld6RbXUI7h8t4qAxsr5ZoziSOH9nQTIQmOrCFqY07_Q/s1600/Screen+Shot+2016-04-07+at+10.36.11+PM.png" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihVt71EwNGAeioZg_t1H2ezcYt4neAFASfyYGtax2ZYM8k9FKEbXi6BcUkcSRq86wRqeVE8NVZQZC-iWOnaxQDs8wZfbcOtvq6Ld6RbXUI7h8t4qAxsr5ZoziSOH9nQTIQmOrCFqY07_Q/s320/Screen+Shot+2016-04-07+at+10.36.11+PM.png" /></a>But the one thing I WILL address, and if you watched the last emotional moment with Ryan you know what I mean, was his comment, as the screen went to black and the familiar 19 Entertainment logo, that it was goodbye… "for now."
<p><p>What the hell was that? Did we get punked, America?!!! Is Idol coming back in some way shape or form? <p><p>Not that I'm surprised in the least. Well played, Seacrest, well played. We'll see what trickery you have up your sleeve and we'll be ready to snark all over it. <p><p>I would love to hear what you guys think! "For now", this is Dr L and K OUT!!!DrL/Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274399250467230144noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243021926941325050.post-11055422536393889752016-04-07T00:03:00.000-07:002016-04-07T00:24:30.259-07:00Mississippi Mudslinging! The South Keeps its Streak Going With These Last Two IdolsLittle Tasters! It’s down to the last couple of shows. We’re going to see our last three perform — but one of them will only get one song? What a strange season this has been. <p><p>So in the intro we see how they all have the Eye of the Tiger I guess? Then all three take the stage (four, considering LaPorsha’s magical Chia Pet fro, which must have its own zip code now. <p><p> So tonight and tomorrow will be at the Dolby Theater. What will Ryan do without his chance to be this generation’s Dick Clark on stage any more? <p><p>All the judges come out looking delicious. We find out the contestants will sing their “winning” song, a Simon Fuller choice (I guess this is what Clive traditionally did) and then their choice. <p><p>
We see Trent’s farm to Idol story, and it has to make you think they had visions of Carrie Underwood when they heard that. He sings Falling. I hate it in the first few bars. Do they think he’s Justin Timberlake? Wtf? Dr. L likes it, she thinks it has the R & B he needs in it. You’re telling me he’s going to be singing this while the confetti is streaming down? <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Dj3nMHs6pLA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>They must know already he isn’t going to win. There’s no judging in this round, because remember how Simon would slay the shitty songs?<p><p>Looking at the Dolby I remember how you just feel like you’re stacked on top of the balconies below you like in the Matrix or something. <p><p>Scott Borchetta has on his Nic Cage jacket again, one of two this millionaire owns (other one is the music has value one). He talks about how Idol will OWN the winner forever Mwah ha haaa! Or something like that. <p><p> We see Dalton, probably the only camera-ready contestant left. This sounds more like a winner’s song. But in a weird way the cheesiness also brings more of a suck factor. They really want to neuter any kind of punk-rock spirit he has and make it pop. <p><p>LaPorsha talks about how she endangered her child and drove 28 hours to the first auditions. She must be confident she’s going to win, so Social Services won’t come after her. Her song is called Battles - of course it is. (Hey, I just saw Blind Guy Contestant from a few years back out in the crowd — what was his name? Rubbertoe, help!) This song is another supposedly another uplifting song, that really feels like it’s ten minutes long. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xg4NGmpuNKc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Holy cow, these all sucked. How did Kelly get the best winner song of all? <p><p>So Ryan says when we come back from the break, we learn who gets the boot? Doesn’t that seem especially cruel? “Hey, go sing the song you will do if you win. Oh, and then, immediately find out, you won’t.” We line up our Final Three — and we find out LaPorsha is going to make it, no shit. Idol, thanks for keeping up the mind-games like the old days!! <p><p> And her number two is Trent, just as we thought. So Dalton is a gentleman and a good sport, and wishes the others well. I wish him well! He’s definitely going to get a record deal or a TV show and he’s going to do well. I dare say better than maybe whoever wins? That’s the Idol way. <p><p>So we go back to the South for an Idol winner one more time, folks. Trent takes the stage for a Melvin and the Blue Notes classic. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gEllh3oSv_M" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Dr L thinks he could release this version. It is in his wheelhouse for sure. He knocks it out of the park. The judges love it. But does he have a chance? <p><p>We’re back, distracted by JLo’s boobs again. WoW! That must be 5 degrees of Wonder in that bra. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9YiYGC5ti01TGM-FkWVhx84UGY3jXWfDqG71tpRXQRnnhBl6DGPURTMBszZQGcyvrJ1wz1cOa5C6xfNlNf4rcvRPlTqefZL8AsIH4zZ5TrsCEvkoHaW5JYvnRaB43Bvya6r929TzkMwM/s1600/640_jennifer_lopez_image002.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9YiYGC5ti01TGM-FkWVhx84UGY3jXWfDqG71tpRXQRnnhBl6DGPURTMBszZQGcyvrJ1wz1cOa5C6xfNlNf4rcvRPlTqefZL8AsIH4zZ5TrsCEvkoHaW5JYvnRaB43Bvya6r929TzkMwM/s320/640_jennifer_lopez_image002.jpg" /></a><p><p>LaPorsha is doing A House is Not a Home. She probably looks the prettiest she has all competition, the whole package is great. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/clHYN3BrIIY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>She does a good enough job singing the song, but man, I can’t get past the fact that it seems kind of like running the scales as far as her emotion level. They just showed Kelly singing Piece by Piece last night, and that is how you should be doing it. But these folks seem to love it. If you listen to the judges’ comments they kind of echo this, it’s all about being “effortless” or how great Ricky Minor is (which he was) but there were plenty of dry eyes in the house. <p><p>So we get to see JLo reading the official edict from Simon Fuller that LaPorsha sgould win — notice how sometimes she or Keith will look down at their “notes” during the show? It’s to make sure they stay on-script. <p><p>Is it me, or does Scott Borchetta in this pic look like a creeper photo-bombing Ryan? If you ever watch Mecum Auto Auctions, there are a lot of skeezy guys like that hovering around, watching from the sidelines. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGWl1Q4xPqyzZ2agX-sBfpIE6-R2zpoontqx6N1Pff4D0BOEYDv5xeijM9Uo1ycuPzf0R2zeShG7E5pUu9q0c5gcm0hFipgDe66QKmME8fXUEZaWgYOVcgnRFbKVXjnRmLkpM_nyrb6U/s1600/IMG_0239.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGWl1Q4xPqyzZ2agX-sBfpIE6-R2zpoontqx6N1Pff4D0BOEYDv5xeijM9Uo1ycuPzf0R2zeShG7E5pUu9q0c5gcm0hFipgDe66QKmME8fXUEZaWgYOVcgnRFbKVXjnRmLkpM_nyrb6U/s320/IMG_0239.JPG" /></a> <p><p>Trent comes back for his final song doing Sia’s Chandelier. What’s with the pewter tips on his jacket lapels? Is this some Star Trek version of what “future” people in 2016 would wear? Weird. He does a good job with the vocal gymnastics, but seems to be inhis head, to me. I can’t imagine the stress he must be under, though. The crowd seems to love it. The judges did too. I hope this country boy can pull a hat trick and win. <p><p>Back from break — I’ve been typing and haven’t noticed until now, there’s that russian contestant from about 8 years back. And there’s Haley Reinhart! The crowd is chock full of former Idols! <p><p>And then we get LaPorsha, doing Rihanna Diamonds. It is very entertaining watching her pull all her crazy faces out for this one song. To me, this was screechy and maybe the wrong choice? But I predict the crowd and judges will be like OMG!!! This F’ing ROCKED!!!! Let’s see: Well, no standing O. But they are all looking down at their notes, Harry JLo and Keith, so the fix is in. Read the words, puppets! Keith pulls out a nice oblique ski metaphor, kudos to you sir. And I would be remiss without saying, I love the leather jacket Captain America star outfit. JLo talks about going to a LaPorsha show, which I predict will be at a small venue near you with Lee DeWyze opening soon. Harry won’t even comment, beyond the scripted plug for her baby. Touche, Mr. Fuller! That was the coup de grace fro America.<p><p> <p><p>So now it’s all over but the crying. We’ve seen better finales. Was it me, or was there a paucity of “moments” this season, this being a good time to bust one out? But it is what it is. I feel like Trent SHOULD win but won’t, as the fix is in. And maybe it would be better for him if he doesn’t. What do you guys think? We have one more show (not counting when Idol comes back for some “special event” sometime a year or two from now). It has been a fun ride! See you tomorrow, Tasters. Dr. L and K OUT!!!DrL/Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274399250467230144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243021926941325050.post-44487286952940773122016-04-01T21:33:00.000-07:002016-04-01T21:55:13.577-07:00We're down to the last Three, for the last week!OK guys, it's coming down to the wire. Only a couple of more weeks and we can put a bow on this thing called Idol, stick a fork in it, it will be done.
<p><p>We had our Final Four make the trip back home, and it was just as sweet as you might expect. To be honest, I just want to hear them sing, so I sped through this section. If I missed some earth-shattering revelation, please tell me, and I will re-watch the DVR. But I feel good about this choice LOL <p><p>I just read that Idol is going to keep up the pace of this season and do a THREE NIGHT FINALE next week -- holy crap! They couldn't spread it out two more freakin' weeks? Ah, well. <p><p>
So then we get to the rest of the first HOUR of the show, which is the contestants singing the first round of songs dedicated to the hometowns. It cracks me up that Trent picked Tennessee Whiskey -- what does that say about them LOL?<p><p>MacKenzie did Hallelujah, and while he did a fine job, Idol has beaten any joy that song has for me out a long time ago. Why does everyone want to do that song? Please, God, let this be the end. I haven't heard "Kashmir" by Led Zeppelin as much as Hallelujah in my life, and I love <i>that</i> song.<p><p>JLo talked about Dalton being "free" on his hometown song choice, but it was just a-iiight for me. <p><p>Again, for complete transparency, I sped past LaPorsha's rendition of Glory, because it is another one of those songs that gets rolled out and suddenly you're supposed to get misty eyed. She did fine, but I'm like, I don't want to hear this again. <p><p>MacKenzie gets the boot, as we all knew he would, because they have been pimping LaPorsha as the second coming of Aretha all season. Even he knew it, which was hilarious, Ryan almost seemed irritated that he would expose the charade. Goodbye, skinny glasses kid, at least you have a promising career now.<p><p><p><p>In Round Two, Dalton did a Springsteen song that was half lame and half great. The judges liked it a lot. Looking back, it was Dalton's high point.<p><p>LaPorsha gave a powerful but emotionless performance of Stay With Me, but redeemed herself in my eyes by owning up to not feeling the "desperate woman" message of the song. At least she's honest!<p><p>These are songs picked by Borchetta, which is beginning to explain a lot. When Trent comes out doing a Timberlake song Drink You Away, it seems like sabotage. The arrangement is wacky as hell, he never seems to build up a head of steam, and it comes off as spastic. I thought it sucked. But people love him and the judges take it easy. <p><p>Keith does a song, and it was OK. He's a good performer, so he can make it entertaining. But I wouldn't rush to pull out Soundhound if I heard it while I was walking through a store and think, "I've GOT to know who does that!"<p><p>So now the judge's picks (which can be all over the place). They pick Tears For Fears Everybody Wants to Rule The World for Dalton? What? He performs it like he's Brad Pitt in Twelve Monkeys. What's with the faces? He was singing so low you couldn't hear him half the time. It was just bizarre.The judges pull some technical mumbo-jumbo on him rather than say it sucked (I miss Simon for these moments). <p><p>Back from break, Harry holds LaPorsha's baby, and Ryan holds Trent's dog? Where is Dalton's pot-smoking cat? I'm just guessing he has one. <p><p>LaPorsha's doing Adele, Hello... of course she is. I don't know if she's going to say she doesn't believe in this song's message too, but she's just as robotic in her delivery. Dalton may come across as bat-shit crazy but at least he feels the songs. The judges give it faint praise, but even they know it was whatev. <p><p>So for Trent they pick a song I've never heard, from Parson James (is he a character in that Christmas song that marries the people? Sorry, that was Parson Brown). This has the right soul vibe, and he injects the feeling LaPorsha was missing. Other than this being a less-recognizable song, he does a fantastic job with it. At this point he is the one to beat, in my book. Harry delivers the last critique from Idol on Stage 36.So glad we got to see one last show there a couple of weeks back!<p><p>Ryan was a bit emotional as he signs off for the last time from the traditional stage over in CBS Television City. I can't even remember how many times I waited outside that gate in the blazing sun to get in to see the show! <p><p> But time waits for no one. We are on to the last week of Idol, with Dalton, Trent and LaPorsha. If I had to predict at this point, I think it would be Trent vs LaPorsha. But crazier things have happened. What do you guys think?<p><p> I had to watch this one solo as Dr. L is in Dallas at a convention (not the WWE one next door, but she did get some funny pics). So for the next to the last time, this is <b>K OUT!!!</b>DrL/Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274399250467230144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243021926941325050.post-34013523924869086392016-03-24T20:11:00.000-07:002016-03-24T20:13:49.827-07:00Quick Post about a great trip to Idol last weekHey Little Tasters,<p><p>sorry I haven't written up the details of Dr. L, Rubbertoe and my trip to Idol last week. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhPnMDqYg2vE5ERhLlDuSUtc3aMCMsEstf6B1ehk6SmIJEIskZ8Ndk_rr3ojra_RrDi7SetZNS3Ei_7WedF0xjgs-qR7hN-FlW4mWX9Z1EciREf3YaC9GbuAVdWhsRTZUNG2PQEKtViU/s1600/idol+arrows.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhPnMDqYg2vE5ERhLlDuSUtc3aMCMsEstf6B1ehk6SmIJEIskZ8Ndk_rr3ojra_RrDi7SetZNS3Ei_7WedF0xjgs-qR7hN-FlW4mWX9Z1EciREf3YaC9GbuAVdWhsRTZUNG2PQEKtViU/s400/idol+arrows.jpg" /></a></div>We have been super busy and Dr. L and I caught the flu!<p><p> But we're recovered now, just in time for the next speed round of Idol Eliminations.<p><p>I'll post more about our trip (Idol changed some things up, and this made for a much better vantage point for us!) but for now, I'll just say it was a great experience, so glad we got to see at least one more regular season episode before the end. <p><p>I'm still holding out hope for the Finale!<p><p> But the short version is, Adam Lambert was phenomenal, <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/62Htu6Hu2HA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>and there were no real surprises for us as far as how the Idols sounded, except maybe that MacKenzie has way more power to his voice than you might expect. <p><p>I think maybe we were a little shocked that Sonika got the save, because the word was that Scott Borchetta really wanted Tristan to move forward (and he and Nigel both spent a lot of quality time talking to the judges about SOMETHING).<p><p>But all in all the Idols sounded as good as they do on TV. The whole Trent performance with Simple Man <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/q7zC2vwpZp0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>really did bring the whole house to tears. <p><p>
So let's see who gets the ax tonight -- is it going to finally be Sonika's turn? The Idol voters seem to be picking off the girls, so it doesn't look good for her!<p><p> We'll catch up with you soon.<p><p>Dr. L and K OUT!DrL/Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274399250467230144noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243021926941325050.post-41669772928439230682016-03-10T22:22:00.000-08:002016-03-10T22:22:22.534-08:00A sporadically good night, with some definite highs and a lot of "whatevs"Idol Top 8 — Duets!!! <p><p>
Dr. L said Jlo looks like she’s wearing a slip! She probably needs Idol to help hype her cop show (which my buddy Adi created, but still looks like a shaky bet). <p><p>
The Top 8 roll out. Is LaPorscha’s hair 2x as big as at the start? <a href="http://www.mjsbigblog.com/scott-borchetta-admits-influence-over-american-idol-judges-save.htm">I read a great article on MJ’s Big Blog about how Scott Borchetta is pimping Tristan:</a><p><p>
First up, Trent and LaPorcha. I read that the others were afraid to team with her. Doing See You Again. Personally I like the tone of his voice better than hers. She has the power but it’s sometimes boring. They sound good together. Good song for both of them. They both are sweet and classy. <p><p>
Next up, Avalon and Sonika. We missed the name of the song, is it Rise Up? Move Mountains? The judges look like someone farted onstage. Not a great song but pretty good harmony. Jlo claims nobody has weakness in their voice — we’ll see when Lee Jean is up. Dr. L said that one was just meh for her. <p><p>
Scott Borchetta comes on wearing Nic Cage’s snakeskin jacket from Wild at Heart. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQu2SQLaQq1g6Q1yJ0k5lh6xs_IoNE2_PBUyUz3emSqr1exEGZqeURUDCaTqEYEd1kDCIWcl2E2JI5WzOyCGpslvmTsCLi58aoGo7dfvOB-2yUKqOHkrgtXXs5vI26XaoCDZfldWq1JA/s1600/snake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQu2SQLaQq1g6Q1yJ0k5lh6xs_IoNE2_PBUyUz3emSqr1exEGZqeURUDCaTqEYEd1kDCIWcl2E2JI5WzOyCGpslvmTsCLi58aoGo7dfvOB-2yUKqOHkrgtXXs5vI26XaoCDZfldWq1JA/s320/snake.jpg" /></a></div>They announce MacKenzie and Dalton are doing a lame-ass Backstreet Boys song. I hope to God it doesn’t sabotage Dalton. Maybe this is making panties wet across America but it does nothing for me. It’s like Buddy Holly and Green Day forced to do a song for Community Service. The judges hate it. <p><p>
Tristan and Lee. Notice Scott threw Lee under the bus for being sick, in case they suck. Doing Aerosmith’s worst song in history. He brings zero believability to the lyrics. Tristan blows him off stage immediately. Who picked these songs? Did Steven Tyler get it in his contract to pimp this song? It already made all the money. She goes off the rails a little at the end. Lots of boos on the critique.<p><p>
So now we get to the solos — and another bottom 3 sing-off? LaPorsche is up first, with a tear-jerking moment with an old teacher (we get to see her with non-stratosphere hair). OMG, why do they bust out this Beatles song every season? Her outfit made me have an acid flashback to 1973 Patti Labelle on Soul Train. They’ll probably love it, but I can’t wait for it to end. She is a good performer. Keith gets in a shout-out to the late great George Martin, RIP. <p><p>
MacKenzie makes it into the safe zone. Who knew he was a sports freak? He’s doing the classic Joe Cocker You Are So Beautiful — written by the incredible Billy Preston. (Billy is the one on the left here)
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He has one of the best male voices left. This is not bad, kind of like the Lite-Rock version of it. That was probably a good song choice, as Harry said. He should be safe — but is he taking votes away from Dalton? <p><p>
We are tortured by a montage of other Idols doing the Aerosmith song. Thanks! I’m totally doing a screen-cap of Ryan doing sad-emoji!<p><p>
Nick Fradiani comes on to remind us who he is. We enjoyed him on last year’s tour way more than we expected to. I still hate that he does the “c’mon!” thing when he sings, but he is a pretty decent singer. He won’t drop out of sight as fast as a Lee DeWyze, but he is far from a Daughtry or even a David Cook. It’s like a special Idol Limbo for being famous and forgotten all at once. Dr L said she liked this song.<p><p>
So we’re back. Up next is Trent! So glad he made it. He’s a country boy who wants to be a horse? He tells a funny story about how he bamboozled his family about being on Idol. Doing Stand By Me. He has that 60s soul-singer vibe going for him, so this is a pretty good choice. He seems to have gotten more comfortable every show. We thought it was great. Harry was making a strange face! But Jlo calls him a bad-ass. <p><p>
We get a montage of Ain’t No Sunshine (by the incomparable Bill Withers) as done by many Idols. I wonder how many of us old-timers have watched all the Idol seasons? <p><p>
So who else is safe? Scott’s girl Tristan makes it. She tells a heartwarming story about her Paw-paw. They seem like a sweet family. She’s doing a Martina McBride country tune, but the key is too low for her — what do you bet she’s building to some bug note at the end (but sacrifices 1/2 of the song to do it)? She does have a great voice, but needs some control — they need to stop going for the bomb notes, and stay in the lane. Keith makes a funny Birdman joke. They treat her with kid gloves — she’s probably safe. <p><p>
So we have the tension of the bottom 4: who makes it out of the B3? Oh, thnk God it was Dalton. He’s a Texas kid, and his mom was a punk rocker LOL. He’s doing a rocked-up version of Eleanor Rigby, sounds a little like Muse. This was more like the Dalton of old. The arrangement was in danger of overpowering him, but he held on. Keith compared him to a waffle iron, which I never considered but it fits. He got great feedback, it should keep him safe for another run. <p><p>
So this leaves Sonika, Avalon and Lee Jean. The Vegas line was on Lee Jean and Avalon hitting the bricks, let’s see.<p><p>
Avalon as a kid was pretty much the tomboy she is today. We learn she has OCD — I had noticed the tic thing but I thought it was nerves. Great parents, supportive. Dr L thinks she has the most interesting voice, and I think of all the Idols she sounds like what’s on the radio. She could be the next Ke$ha, right? But she’s better than that. I think maybe her relaxed style makes it seem like she isn’t as into as the others, so maybe voters lost interest? Harry says it, she has no sense of urgency. She has grown on me, but I don’t know if she’s better than Sonika. Does all this judge advice mean they’ll save her?<p><p>
After 1 million commercials, we hear about how Lee Jean had to move when he was a kid. Music saved him! He’s a good kid, just WAY too young to be here. Doing Let it Be? This is just bad. The song is too old, the meaning too esoteric for him to grasp, and his voice is just too reedy. How can he not hear how off-ket he is — he’s got that earpiece, right? I like his vampire-hunter twill coat though. The judges start off with the “you’re gone” (but not in so many words) speeches. He probably is.<p><p>
Last up, Sonika and her boobs — who knew? She’s throwing them out there a little too late? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDe_BCNoiwoMvGKmckuGkR9h_6ZxlhaTnZQXzBSiQwvo652mxl1fNQQ8jYqJL60UydC0gZwTt8moOoDNzKUrWvqQ6hsYMnFLizdVJR97vRnRa8Cjd0Go12kDr3fVk1QH27EKeaHCAoV9c/s1600/Screenshot+2016-03-10+22.15.57.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDe_BCNoiwoMvGKmckuGkR9h_6ZxlhaTnZQXzBSiQwvo652mxl1fNQQ8jYqJL60UydC0gZwTt8moOoDNzKUrWvqQ6hsYMnFLizdVJR97vRnRa8Cjd0Go12kDr3fVk1QH27EKeaHCAoV9c/s320/Screenshot+2016-03-10+22.15.57.png" /></a></div>So her family was musical in a very Indian way — stuff like the harmonium. She’s doing Whitney, oh Lord. Did she already pcik the best song for Elimination, you think? Or is this taking too big a bite…She definitely is hitting the big stuff, after slightly rougher beginning. She looks good up there, and I would say of these three she knocked it out of the park. Harry loved it. So did Keith. Jlo sort of dismissed her, provoking a bit of a bitch face from Sonika. Does Jlo remember her from the cold-blooded stuff back in Hollywood? I always think they make up their mind before the show even starts. <p><p>
So we kill time while they go through the motions. They kick Lee and Avalon to the curb, so the Vegas odds were dead on. Sonika gets to sing one more week! I don’t think we were surprised at all. Lee Jean is a good kid, but now the balance has been restored to some degree. <p><p>
What did you guys think? One of the things we were excited about was, we get to see ADAM LAMBERT live at Idol next week! We’ll tell you guys all about it. <p><p>
Dr. L and K OUT!
DrL/Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274399250467230144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243021926941325050.post-62279104468299118402016-03-10T11:48:00.003-08:002016-03-10T11:50:16.156-08:00Just to keep it straight, here's who we have left:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQzt_Oto7rkV1YNw1T97wB4_HpM6CyeWMztzEfWYhIBhDageEDOxHkCF1cWi-7z39k3iGUuxjk5Kahr7jH7zYiDj_5XPcumDz-NAkPu1YqO91sdUZ66IojFM-GLXAjqQn8JBtktdma7g/s1600/Screen+Shot+2016-03-10+at+11.39.19+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQzt_Oto7rkV1YNw1T97wB4_HpM6CyeWMztzEfWYhIBhDageEDOxHkCF1cWi-7z39k3iGUuxjk5Kahr7jH7zYiDj_5XPcumDz-NAkPu1YqO91sdUZ66IojFM-GLXAjqQn8JBtktdma7g/s320/Screen+Shot+2016-03-10+at+11.39.19+AM.png" /></a></div><p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZggeyQ2d37p0CRyzOjaJtJEiaPC55yDVHrx3pl-o60J89_C87AS58IoCUVkDc0MkEPxJGGkBLZ83lHpfMrUVujjmpdgdVrsXECtxJWoqBtPY_Lf8dbtr6XGp81aHxSPPJafGdO9IjjY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2016-03-10+at+11.39.31+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZggeyQ2d37p0CRyzOjaJtJEiaPC55yDVHrx3pl-o60J89_C87AS58IoCUVkDc0MkEPxJGGkBLZ83lHpfMrUVujjmpdgdVrsXECtxJWoqBtPY_Lf8dbtr6XGp81aHxSPPJafGdO9IjjY/s320/Screen+Shot+2016-03-10+at+11.39.31+AM.png" /></a></div><p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMTpRh1LCJyWTRkQN-RgTOluY35kaM0ZOlFSXDQ5MPZ66WKOfzPTysMz36OdUFb6mMpxys7_CeNDwsZHF95n-IBq2wNhU7d0txX7gtmy0xb-sCbw4WR_CIwQQG-l-bfQD_KaTuaDHxJw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2016-03-10+at+11.39.40+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMTpRh1LCJyWTRkQN-RgTOluY35kaM0ZOlFSXDQ5MPZ66WKOfzPTysMz36OdUFb6mMpxys7_CeNDwsZHF95n-IBq2wNhU7d0txX7gtmy0xb-sCbw4WR_CIwQQG-l-bfQD_KaTuaDHxJw/s320/Screen+Shot+2016-03-10+at+11.39.40+AM.png" /></a></div><p><p>
I'm on board with 90% of these, they all have strengths. But it bumfuzzles me how they can say Lee Jean stays on merit? Who is voting for him? This could be some of the famously tone-deaf America voting with regional pride and not their ears. <p><p>Or was it Idol shenanigans to get him on the tour? We'll see tonight!<p><p>By the way Tasters, Dr. L, K and Rubbertoe will be in the audience next week for the show, so stay tuned for an in-depth report on what these contestants sound like LIVE!!!<p><p>
-- KDrL/Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274399250467230144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243021926941325050.post-47846300800975519682016-03-03T22:42:00.001-08:002016-03-03T22:42:09.457-08:00Wtf? We're out of it for a week and Idol starts rolling headsWow! <p>So Dr. L and I were out of town all last week for a conference and we knew we'd miss one Idol contestant going home. But guess what!? Idol is laying waste to this group at record speed! I hope that we really don't do double eliminations to the end, that would suck. <p>I binge watched the last 3 eps back-to-back (Dr. L is out of town AGAIN, in D.C., so I'm Han Solo tonight). As a recap, I have to say I was impressed by most everyone but completely floored by Kelly Clarkson. I know so much of entertainment is hype, but she really brought me to tears with that song, literally.<p><p>
So maybe this week was an anomaly, but if not, I can see the old Idol trickery coming into play, because this almost seems like a way to have a Judge's Save that rolls on week after week? <p>That would be a way Idol could shape who they want to keep going. The ruse would be obvious if they had to save the same person more than one week, but maybe they're counting on it working out. <p> So, right off the bat, I have to say that the kid, Lee? Doesn't deserve to be here. This is clearly some Idol shenanigans for the target demo. But America is trying to right the ship <p>I think Olivia was weak last week so maybe she earned the B3 spot. I think she's better than that. The no-makeup girl Avalon is pretty good, and I think she was more Top 10 than they gave her credit for. <p>But I think they made the right call with the Gianna girl being B3. Her mom is clearly picking all these songs, because they are classics but old as HELL. She's 15, and hasn't sung a modern song yet. I think she bombed the sing-for-your-life song. <p>So after the vote, the only shocker was that I thought Olivia would go at least to Top 4, but she got the boot. Avalon can sing, no doubt, but I think she really saved herself by being contemporary. <p>
So, ryan confirmed this was going to be some crazy accelerated season. Why, Idol, why? I would have gladly sacrificed half the lead-up weeks to have this be a normal competition. <p> But them's the breaks! Full speed ahead!
<p><p>My fave so far is still Dalton, although he pussied out and played it safe this week. He needs to step up his game next time. <p><p> They're really pimping LaPorsha, but like Rubbertoe said, that just doesn't seem likely. <p><p>I think Mackenzie is going to John Mayer-Lite his way through another couple of weeks? But come on, that kid Lee Jean has to go, America. He's so out of his league. Sonika has risen in my estimation a massive amount with the Evanescence last week, but phoned it in a little tonight. <p>I dig Trent a lot because he seems unpretentious, and I like his voice. <p>Maybe my dark horse now is Tristan? Something about her puts her ahead of Sonika and LaPorsha, and maybe even Avalon. She's not a better singer than them, but when she hits it, it seems right. I still think Dalton will take it, unless Idol is Idol.
<p><p>What do you think? My God, we will have to watch like hawks, because Idol won't let us take a break! BTW, I had tickets to see Kelly and couldn't go. That will be something I regret for a while.
<p><p> K OUT! DrL/Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274399250467230144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243021926941325050.post-66275688149629908022016-02-26T18:32:00.001-08:002016-02-26T18:32:47.975-08:00Double Eliminations?Say it isn't true!
Last night on the Fox11 news they said "In just five weeks a new American idol will be named". I also heard them say something about double eliminations last night on the show. Are they really giving us an abbreviated version for the final year? Its bad enough that its the top 10 instead of 12...but to give us only 5 weeks....that would really really suck.
Rubbertoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06777740922754711078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243021926941325050.post-32870029134140987552016-02-23T13:49:00.000-08:002016-02-23T13:49:28.310-08:00Top 10? or top 12So I'm very confused about the format this year. We are down to the top 14 (I think). And they keep talking about a top 10. I have heard rumors that the judges are picking the top 10 and the audience will pick the two wildcards (LAME!). But that means only 2 get eliminated? (Double Lame).
Why do they keep messing with the format. That is part of what has killed the show. They should have returned back to the original format...get rid of the "judges save", go back to 2 nights and get rid of the stupid chairs lighting up......
Anyway. There is some good talent this year. I know that they really want a girl to win it, but I still see Dalton as the most easily marketable. I LOVED his version of Rebel Yell...very sexy.
My second pick is La Porsha, but is American Idol ready for someone who doesn't fit the "physical profile" of an American Idol. I know Ruben Studdard didn't either (Or Taylor Hicks for that matter), but despite her talent, La Porsha is a little too "Urban" for the American Idol base. Its sad, because she probably has the best voice in the group.
That others that will stick around for a while: BOYS - Trent (although he really reallyl REALLY bugs me), Mackenzie and Thomas. GIRLS - Jenn (Who I also don't love), Olivia and Tristan...oh and Gianna (because they love pimping that she is the daughter of that 80's star - although I have to wonder, with her connections, if she really HAD any talent, why haven't her mother's connections helped her catch a break.
I hope that freak cowboy girl goes home!Rubbertoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06777740922754711078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243021926941325050.post-56067234410288580402016-02-19T23:07:00.002-08:002016-02-19T23:07:32.911-08:00Idol Throws Some Faves Under The BusCatch-up night!<br><br>
Week 2 of Idol Solo/Duet/Mentors, whittling down the last of the top 24. Ryan finally put a jacket on, so it must be getting real. JLo looks like a Skipper doll from the 1960s, however. <br><br>
Thursday night: duets with former Idols Daughtrey, Constantine, Haley Reinhart, David Cook, Pickler and Jorbacca. <br><br>
Harry calls out the singers for “hovering in mediocrity” in the solos. Let’s see if they bring it tonight. <br><br>
First up, Pickler and Amelia. Suds in the Bucket. Seems like a stretch for Amelia, but is she going to bust out the fiddle? yep. Her awkward playing reminds me of Hot Fiddle Guy from back in the day! She can’t hold a candle to that dude LOL. Harmony was OK.These pairing thus far have made me appreciate how good the old Idols are. Harry loved it? Keith too. Maybe this saved her. <br><br>
Next up, Haley and Kory. She’s so cute! Doing Bennie and the Jets. The Lounge Version? I thought it was great! Even harry loved it. <br><br>
Next Daughtrey and Lee Jean. The kid loves him. Daughtrey tries to school him. He has a good voice but I keep thinking he’s out of his depth. The judges are taking it easy on them tonight. There’s no way this was as good as the first two. <br><br>
Cookie is next! With CJ. I was a big fan of Cookie in the day. Cookie helps him with working to a build. Will he do it? It starts off kind of vanilla. Cookie is good as always. CJ did OK. He’s a pro so this isn’t too intimidating. I think he did enough. But maybe this is about who to stack up against the TCOs?<br><br>
7’6” Jorbacca is paired with Manny. Doing the Chris Brown duet, I remember hating this song. Jordin tries to make it seem like she put a lot of emotion into this song when she did it. Puh-lease. And she sucks from note one! Just like I remember. Is she auto-tuned to boot? It sounds weird, like he’s doing karaoke to a back-tracked recording of her song. He’s much better than Chris Brown. Afterwards she actually makes a short joke at Ryan’s expense! LOL Jorbacca, he has the power to snatch your feeble fame away. The judges like him.
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Constantine and Jenn the freakazoid. I always liked Constantine and his eye-fucks. And he’s gone on to do great things on the stage. Doing My Funny Valentine? Her opening is more craptacular than I expected. He’s perfectly in tune, highlighting her odd shtick. This is even a song that seems tailor made for atonal weird singers, and she’s murdering it (the bad murder way). Keith is standing? WTF? I would only be standing to flee from the presence of this Banshee. JLo says she was in her own world, remind me never to go to that planet. Harry keeps it real thank God. Keith has lost his damn mind. Am I wrong or did that SUCK?
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Holy cow, we’re only halfway through.<br><br>
Pickler and Tristan. She did a song with T-Swift? Who knew. Kellie is so sweet, she makes a good mentor. Tristan seems a little off, but this song seems like it’s tricky in the low register. They both get sharp in the high end. It was not great in my book. I like Tristan but she has done better. She may be out of her league like Lee.<br><br>
Next up, they trot out Scott Borschetta to give his two cents. Nice sci-fi tux jacket.<br><br>
Cookie and Olivia are up next. She has a voice, no doubt. Last night they gave her the pimp spot, but not tonight — is this going to blow (not the good blow)? I’m digging it so far. I thought Cookie was going to projectile that gum out of his mouth on those highs. It was pretty good from a vocal gymnastic perspective. BTW we should make a new drinking game called Find (or Stay) in the Pocket. The judges like it. <br><br>
Haley is teaming up with Adam, doing The King. Did they just fake hug each other? That was odd. She looks like Nancy Sinatra after a Quallude binge during rehearsal. They sound great together doing the song, but he looks like a humanoid robot the whole time. Keith seemed to have the same vibe. I think maybe he’s gone? <br><br>
Daughtry and Dalton — doing Higher Ground. Ricky Minor was getting down! They sounded good together! It seemed like a show and not a contest where Dalton wasn’t a pro. He has to go on. <br><br>Then Ryan raps, and it was hilarious. Don’t ever do it again.<br><br>
Jordin and Trent. She trembled in the presence of his actual talent. I didn’t know he was 7’ plus but he didn’t seem as tiny next to her. He has way more soul than her and it shows. He makes her sound better! This was a great duet. Surely to God he has to stay. <br><br>
Last up, Constantine and Shelbie. She’s just as big a personality as he is so this should be good. NIce touch at the end where they balance out some of the bombastic with the softness. Wow, they really go after her! They have good points but it still seemed like they sugar coated some far more mediocre singers tonight. Maybe she’s a diva offscreen, who knows? <br><br>
So the vote is about to come down. We’re going to see how we stack up:<br><br>
Stay: Olivia, Dalton, Trent, Kory, CJ, Manny, Shelbie (have a feeling we could be swapped on some of these)<br><br>
Gone: Jenn, Lee Jean, Tristan, Adam, Amelia. <br><br>
Ryan reminds us next week we get to vote! <br><br>
Kieran (the Light Dimmer) is going to have to find a new job LOL. <br><br>
Right off the bat we get Lee wrong. Wha? Seems like a mistake. Then Olivia — then — fucking JENN? OMG, this is an abomination. Dalton of course goes through, if not I was going to bring pitchforks and torches to Fox. Manny is in, And so is Tristan? This seems like some kind of cruel joke. Thank God Trent went through. <br><br> Call me crazy, but that was a lot of talent going home, and a lot of filler staying on. Well, I guess they need cannon fodder. It wouldn’t be Idol if they didn’t make some idiotic choices. <br><br> What did you guys think? See you next week! <br><br>
Dr. L and K OUT!<br><br>
DrL/Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274399250467230144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243021926941325050.post-20663876244600328632016-02-18T23:31:00.000-08:002016-02-18T23:32:38.435-08:00The A Team Steps Up -- Or Rather, Some DidWe’re a day behind!<br><br>
Week 2 of Idol Solo/Duet/Mentors, whittling down the last of the top 24. Ryan is still in Casual Friday dress mode, so this is still not serious I guess. <br><br>
Wednesday night: solos. <br><br>
First up, Shelbie. She’s playing to the fanbase with a Gretchen Wilson country song. It’s a pretty safe performance. Should have kicked it into a higher gear? Judges were lukewarm. <br><br>
Manny: doing Coldplay? I don’t know a lot of them beyond the top 2-3 hits, didn’t know this one. It’s as bland as any other one though. He’s an energetic performer, just wish he’d picked another song. <br><br>
Cory: doing Let it Go from James Bay. He has a nice tone to his voice. So far all of these guys seem more like pros than last week’s bunch. Still just as middle-of-the-road for me, however. They all seem capable of more. The judges seem to agree.
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Amelia: the quirky girl who brought the sword to audition. Doing Wake Me Up. She seems nervous, did she get ahead of the music? Weird song choice, does not seem like her wheelhouse. Harry tells her to go with the quirky LOL!
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Jenn is another weird one. Doing f’ing Beiber? My god I’m so over her voice. This sucks from note one for me. The crowd must know this one, maybe I’m too old but this was cringe-inducing for me. The judges take it easy on her for the most part. <br><br>
CJ: doing Edwin McCain. His voice is pleasantly melodic after the previous trainwreck. I’m over this song, but he does a good job. The judges like it a lot. Note to Idols: wear black to help hide the sweat.<br><br>
Next, Lee Jean. Doing Runaway by Ed Sheeran. Cute kid. Nice voice. This still looks like an early round performance though, right? I think he needs to bring more. If they keep him it will be in spite of this. Another odd song choice. <br><br>
Trent is another quirky guy who loves hats. Doing Chris Stapleton. I hope he goes through, I would like to hear more of him. This seemed like a genuine performance. Harry is in a mood tonight, so he was light on praise. But the others dug it.
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OMG 15 Tristan is up now. Doing Carrie Underwear. She has a good voice for Country. Maybe not enough gas in the tank for this, not quite? But she hit some big notes. A little wonky in spots. I like her though. It’s a night of odd choices.
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Adam shows us his penis guitar? Weird. Wow, dig his gold shoes. I missed whose song is this. It was a little too much going on for me. The judges call him on it. <br><br>BTW the McConaughey Lincoln commercial with the dogs was precious.<br><br>Dalton doing Billy Idol! It’s a brilliant gamble. Can he pull it off? This is a cool arrangement. I will remember this, for what it’s worth! The judges like it too. I think this was smart and he did a good job. He’s been my Number 1 so far, and remains. <br><br>Olivia is up next. I know absolutely no Demi songs. I can’t believe Demi has this range! Has she been hiding this voice so far? I knew she could sing, but this is more than I expected. Not sure about the performance as a whole, but man can she blow !!!I think we have a horse race now, people. <br><br>
I know the results are already revealed but we’re still behind a day. We’ll catch up tomorrow!
<br><br>Dr. L and K OUT!DrL/Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274399250467230144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243021926941325050.post-4904313138937214112016-02-12T15:46:00.001-08:002016-02-12T15:47:39.060-08:00Down to the First Seven of the First Half of -- OK We Got Rid of FiveDown to 24, still don’t know what JLo and the others saw in some of these people. This week we will see the first 12. <p> Then we get down to 7, so we will have a Top 14? I guess we will roll with that. <p>
There are some strong contenders - looks like after the Ryan-lite early episodes we are gonna see more of Seacrest. When he walks out on stage he is styled like a character from SNL skit about a German pop show. <p>
Tonight and tomorrow is a combo/solo duet round,
we will see the hopefuls paired up with former Idols.OK, let's get into it, our first overly-long analysis of the season :)<p>
Stephany N - wants to learn languages will be hard to overcome the bitch-tag she got form Hollywood.
Jessie J song Mama Knows Best.
it was a clinically good performance, all the right elements, but is emotionally disconnected.<p>
Mackenzie B - always looks like a teen clone of John Mayer. That's not a bad thing!
Say Something -
this was a safe song choice, but he showed that he connects with the audience and he should do okay with the fan girls/boys.
Is it me, or are the acoustics in the room weird? <p> <p>
Where are they? Ryan says downtown LA - the Hollywood Report says The Vibiana.<p> <p>
Jeneve M: Angel Sarah McL - really beautiful and strong first showing. Gave Dr L goosies! Impressive makeover,
only concern that she kind of seemed chained to that harp. How will she perform without a big instrument to hide behind?<p>
Jenna R - My Church by Maren Morris
If we saw her before she was not memorable.
Country song - Keith loved.
What she has going for her is - she is that she has the right look and sound to be a viable alternative to the harsher sexiness to the girls like Stephany.<p>
James VIII -
Love Lockdown - Kanye. What?
Never heard this Kanye song, so this has to be better than the original.
This was just an okay performance, Dr L thought it was better to have picked a soulful tune that was meant to be played that way.<p>
Sonika,
also tainted by the bitchiness of Hollywood Week.
T Swift - song I don't know.
Looks like a prom dress!
She is at least closer in the ballpark than James, showing what she is capable of. Mix of good and bad for K.
Dr. L thought she can sing, but not super interested in that song.<p>
Gianna I:
I Put a Spell on You.
Hate it when the Idol producers don’t go back to the original song - only credit the latest version of it as a Annie Lennox tune, not Screamin' Jay Hawkins or Nina Simone.
This seems like a song choice her mom made. Am I the only one sick of the mom-who-knew-Jlo-back-in-the-day?
Bad choice, seems like a little girl singing a grown up song.
Clearly has a big voice but not sure that this was the best tune - didn't seem believeable. <p>
PS her dress looked like a sack. <p>
Emily B:
I am Invincible?
Cassadee Pope song.
Weird key or not in a key she can sing in - terrible performance.
Pitch off the entire song,
and poor song choice since we have to wait through the really low notes.
And as judges said - no emotional connection to the song.<p>
Avalon:
Tomboy, keeping the schtick going about no makeup, but I noticed she glammed it up toward the end of Hollywood Week? Now back to low-maintenance.
Love Yourself - Justin B.
Don’t get her at all - she just sounds like she is ‘singing along’ to the song on the radio.
Completely lethargic performance, but they fall all over her?<p>
PS -- I hate it when a singer says ‘come on’ and encourages audience members to get into it, when nothing about the performance warrants it. Just shut up already and sing. <p>
Jordan Sasser:
All by Myself - Celine Dion arrangement.
Looks much better with a hair cut , need to work on his body language on stage.
Cute baby.
Big voice, a couple of pitch issues. <p>
Thomas Stringfellow:
Creep Radiohead.
Sounded like an Irish folk version of Radiohead, but he can at least sell the song,
knows how to engage with the audience and camera.
If he makes it will proabably do okay.
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Side note - is it me or have we not seen any “manly men”’ in this batch of the Top 24? These are mostly slight guys, is that they will get lost in the mix with the girls? <p> <p>
La’Porsha R:
Proud Mary.
They got a handle on the hair - looks great! and allows her face to shine through!
They knew who to put last tonight! Great performance!
She's the nuclear bomb of this competition - it will be difficult to beat her at this game.Oother contestants will just have to try to shine with their unique style, but no one can out sing her. She does have some wacky eye thing sometimes LOL. <p> <p>
Thursday night -
Lauren Alana - Emily.
Flat on the Floor.
Hard for Emily to compete with LA, we were at the Idol broadcast the last night that season for a Scotty and Alaina performance. We were brought in under the stage as they were doing a duet - it was amazing - and were noting that LA could really sing! Still can. <p>
Thomas & Nick,
Man in the Mirror.
voices perfectly matched on this song - pretty good performance. <p>
Ruben and Stephany:
Superstar (A classic sung by the Carpenters, Luther Vandross and written by Leon Russell & Delaney Bramlett)
coaching her to be more involved - and he nailed it when he said she needed to let go.
She just doesn’t seem to able to tap into the emotions.
The performance was solid and she sung with Ruben and to him -
Ruben looked great! Still think she's a bitch. <p>
Caleb and Sonika:
Skyfall, Adele.
Great duet - gave her good advice and she did a good job overall - but her youth does show through.
She will improve over the competition with her stage presence. <p>
Scotty - Jenna R.
a Scotty tune -
See you Tonight
An okay job. Not sure if she has done enough to stay. <p>
Fantasia and LaPorsha,
Summertime.
Like we were just watching a performance and not a competition,
beautiful!
Didn’t love the LaPorsche hair tonight, looked like a seaweed wrap with some roe sticking out the top.<p>
Makenzie and Lauren Alaina:
I hope you dance.
Great duet - very sweet. Hard for him to not get blown off stage by her. <p>
Nick and Gianna,
Beautiful Life.
Back up singers are too loud for her voice - don’t hear her at all. She just looks so outmatched here. <p>
Ruben and Avalon,
Flying without Wings.
Perfect pairing of voices, got her out of her comfort zone. She never seems to be amped up, it's a little weird. <p>
James VIII and Caleb I:
Gimme Shelter.
GREAT duet - loved it! But James really just seemed to be backup for Caleb. <p>
Jeneve and Scotty,
Gone - Montgomery Gentry .
A little strange with the cowboy hat and dress - could have worked to make them seem like they were more of a duet. Have to agree it was a little bizarre. <p>
Fantasia with Jordan Sasser:
I Believe. Jordan was trying to blow all the speakers in the room and Fantasia never broke a sweat. <p> <p>
So we paused it and tried to predict who would stay or go; we got it almost all right, with the exception of Stephany -- I really thought they were going to keep her based on the "package" factor, and drop Jeneve, but I was wrong. Still not sure Jeneve warrants all these chances but anything to put Stephany back out on the street is OK with me. <p> <p>
So the seven going forward this week are:<p>
La’Porsha Renae, Sonika Vaid, Gianna Isabella, Avalon Young, Thomas Stringfellow, MacKenzie Bourg and Jeneve Rose Mitchell. Fingers crossed Gianna gets booted week one or two -- I don't want to see her on the tour! <p>
Next week, I thinks e get our "a" team, for the most part. There are stronger contenders to be heard there. <p>
What did you guys think?<p> Dr. L and K OUT!DrL/Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274399250467230144noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243021926941325050.post-55485683524870320192016-02-04T20:07:00.001-08:002016-02-04T20:07:57.274-08:00Breaking it Down to the Fab 51OK gang, we just caught up on last night's Hollywood heartbreaker for some. I keep having to remind myself this will be the last "break into three rooms" segment we will see on Idol! It was the usual drama. I have to agree with Rubbertoe, that Michelle girl needs to hit the bricks, as does the bass-playing Annie Oakley-looking girl. You have to hope with all the "OMG, the girls are incredible this year" hype that they have some room to send some of these girls home.
I don't know the girl who had laryngitis on the last night, but I think she was pretty good. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrw5ken03TIo4Qr3INuhjSpBzyhB0kQHeQn66rHAxltMeOlzPMXVD6NOG1pftB1fZHK3Lk8toS9V1_WPPDZxhybKMVEcCQOdvqLUL2zeN6cq92F5eDZ_wX6zmNCF0OShSKHE8AaPRTcMY/s1600/malie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrw5ken03TIo4Qr3INuhjSpBzyhB0kQHeQn66rHAxltMeOlzPMXVD6NOG1pftB1fZHK3Lk8toS9V1_WPPDZxhybKMVEcCQOdvqLUL2zeN6cq92F5eDZ_wX6zmNCF0OShSKHE8AaPRTcMY/s200/malie.jpg" /></a></div>Some of them I despise just because of how nasty they were in the Groups segment -- you know who I'm talking about. They can sing, but you hate for somebody like that to make it to the Top 12.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAEkNwsBnKU2IFpkEtMFXFO2hKcW3IienqBte991xOy970qq8wbyRgLgK7h9zYWo0yMXSuu0qiyOThx9e6cppjf2RVsNUspL3qE6-q2Suy0_swEFqaA7NTcaqLvVXDPH0ZPgxjcXZ_mw/s1600/Stephany-Negrete.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAEkNwsBnKU2IFpkEtMFXFO2hKcW3IienqBte991xOy970qq8wbyRgLgK7h9zYWo0yMXSuu0qiyOThx9e6cppjf2RVsNUspL3qE6-q2Suy0_swEFqaA7NTcaqLvVXDPH0ZPgxjcXZ_mw/s200/Stephany-Negrete.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiurTaDIzj9SEMtqLA-QKSbGtYIzXkc2HFi-vYNpw96evmoXTm7zAQPLqjzqFugMzV3SiiHUbtDtsjNzxXO1lpO-_no5sBChiOWrLGQ0cWi2EJcQD3cLsT39O3Z1SYGA_wKaPeaTI9NBS4/s1600/Sonika-Vaid-American-Idol.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiurTaDIzj9SEMtqLA-QKSbGtYIzXkc2HFi-vYNpw96evmoXTm7zAQPLqjzqFugMzV3SiiHUbtDtsjNzxXO1lpO-_no5sBChiOWrLGQ0cWi2EJcQD3cLsT39O3Z1SYGA_wKaPeaTI9NBS4/s200/Sonika-Vaid-American-Idol.jpg" /></a></div>
I also agree that Dalton really has what it takes to go far. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDEJ5-MVS6RODteimK9M2Kk_Emy1XEIX0cH-eIoD9t023fQd3Jlo_YNSh9T87WE_Pd1BbetzSzkES0jPfanF4Nlz9n6tkAfCdvHlrliDTrbYed6gFwPX8t2QsPxaOTZJsW0v5SF0vxWmg/s1600/dalton-rapattoni-header.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDEJ5-MVS6RODteimK9M2Kk_Emy1XEIX0cH-eIoD9t023fQd3Jlo_YNSh9T87WE_Pd1BbetzSzkES0jPfanF4Nlz9n6tkAfCdvHlrliDTrbYed6gFwPX8t2QsPxaOTZJsW0v5SF0vxWmg/s320/dalton-rapattoni-header.jpg" /></a></div>Out of the bunch we have seen the most, there are at best about six people who can make it. Others, like Shelbie Z, have a great voice but maybe will flame out soon? I think the super weepy ones will crack under the pressure too. And there seems to be a whole subcategory of singers this year who can only perform with a mic because they have super-low-volume voices -- I can't imagine when the stage opens up and they have to belt it out for a crowd that they will last.
But soon we will get our chance to vote. It has been so long since I power-voted I don't even know what strategy to use! Is it texting now? Is DialIdol even relevant anymore? Who knows.
After tonight some of the mystery will be revealed! Who will be the next American Idol?!!1
-- K out!DrL/Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274399250467230144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243021926941325050.post-52754839139201160202016-01-28T21:38:00.001-08:002016-01-28T21:38:43.309-08:00Hollywood Week, and it's actually in Hollywood!Hello Tasters,<br>
well Dr. L and I have been religiously watching this season of Idol but not as religiously posting. So far there hasn't been any shocking eliminations in Hollywood, because most of the hopefuls who got cut were borderline anyway (at least 90% of them).
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We did think of a drinking game, whenever a contestant says they are a Worship Pastor or some variant thereof, you have to take a drink. Trust us, this season, you will be wasted.<br>
I have to say the talent level is pretty high this season. Idol is determined to go out with a bang. And they are willing to go off into some weird directions, like with the Off-The-Grid cowgirl, who has a pretty voice but plays the upright bass like she's in a David Lynch film. I really think there are enough powerhouse singers that a lot of the quirky taken is going to get leveled out soon.<br>
I hope you guys are all enjoying, and I would love to hear what you think!
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Rubbertoe, keep your fingers crossed that we will get tickets! It would be great to see some of the shows again with you.<br>
Who do you think will win this thing? Idol has been cagey about showing all of the singers, just like always. Have we ween the winner yet?
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K out!
DrL/Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274399250467230144noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243021926941325050.post-64012919562132987542016-01-06T22:45:00.001-08:002016-01-06T22:45:45.256-08:00One more time around, Little Tasters!<br>K here! Hello everyone, I hope you guys are still out there for our last go 'round with the blog. Can you believe it has been 15 years since Idol was first on the air? <br><br>
We're going to try and have some special guest stars (J are you out there?) and we'll be gunning for tickets big time. Let's hope we get in to see some of the last few shows and we will blog about it here. <br><br>
As far as this first episode went, Dr. L and I were impressed. It seems like Idol has some real talent on hand this time and we saw a couple of folks who really look like they could go far. Sonika Vaid was probably our favorite, followed by Lee Jean. <br><br>
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But I think a dark horse could be Shelbie Z from Sumiton (how can it be Idol without some powerhouse contestant from Alabama LOL!). Though I read she was on The Voice before? Could be some Idol tomfoolery…<br><br>
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There were quite a few other notable hopefuls and the usual Idol drama (thankfully they took it easy on the full-on whack-jobs, but I'm sure we'll see more of those). The most ridiculous moment was Kanye's "audition" -- I kept thinking, "I wonder if they are all imagining how they would tell him no if he was trying out for real?"<br><br>
What did you guys think? Let us know! We will miss the blog so much next year so I hope we give it one last fun ride. <br>
Here's to a great season, and looking forward to hearing from Rubbertoe here in 2016.<br><br>
Dr. L & K out!DrL/Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274399250467230144noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243021926941325050.post-33087039589572491892015-05-14T11:20:00.002-07:002015-05-14T12:14:15.291-07:00Nick Fradiani becomes the 14th American Idol<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/05/14/nick-fradiani-on-winning-american-idol/27301081/">You can check out more info and a video of Nick's win on USA Today here. </a>
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I don't know if Nick winning is good or bad? For the first season ever, I really have no opinion LOL. Did he deserve it?
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I do know that my gut instinct seeing him doing some of the group numbers last night (and some of the folks who got the boot along the way) that maybe he was one of those Idols who was just "aa-iight" enough week-to-week that he got the votes? That could be unfair, but I swear I heard more exciting voices from some of the others. <p>
Then again, that is a phenomenon I have observed in other seasons: for lots of reasons (stress mostly) the Idol rejects seem to sound better after they have a few weeks off, and come back for the Finale. Have you guys noticed this as well? A lot of times they even look like they're having fun for a change. <p>
So in any case, Nick is our winner, for the penultimate season. I read one rationale that Idol didn't just pack it in this year was that they already have auditions in the pipeline for next year and it was too late to cancel them (this is true). But I also think Idol will treat this last season as a kind of year-long retrospective, don't you think? I'll bet a lot of the old faces we haven't seen for a while will be back.<p>
I feel bad in a way that Dr. L and I were so busy doing other things that we did not watch most of this season. It's not like we didn't watch TV; if anything we watched even more of it. But Idol (if you really watch ALL of the hours leading up to the show, and the padded two hour broadcasts) is a real time commitment that we chose not to make this year. I guess the rating show we weren't alone. One stat I read was that after the EMPIRE season ended (serving as a lead-in or -out for Idol, I believe, right?) that Idol's rating plummeted 29% that next week. Ouch! And the numbers for the Finale were even worse.
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So as for us, during most weeks we watched Gotham, Castle, Supernatural, Goldbergs, AoS.H.I.E.L.D., Grace and Frankie, Daredevil, The Fall, Mad Men, Flip or Flop, Game of Thrones, Hart of Dixie, The Walking Dead… and these are just the ones I remembered that we watch regularly, not to mention the occasional Netflix documentary or stand-up show, or <b>all</b> of the movies we saw on TV or at the theater.<p>
I think Idol just kept getting bumped down on our priority list? And like Rubbertoe has said, some of the best parts of the show aren't even the actual competition. So we missed out on those, and then we didn't have that connection to the contestants. There were some favorites by then that truly baffled me, I couldn't believe they made it. And then the format changed, blah blah. It just wasn't the old Idol. <p>
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So there were some good years on Idol and I was glad we watched it, but to me it kind of hung around too late at the party? I won't miss it as much as I will miss this blog! So maybe we can find another crazy ass show to talk about. And we have one more year of Idol, so I will be on board for that for sure. Let's get in to see some of these last shows, y'all!
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I would love to hear if you guys had any thoughts about Nick's win! It just seems like a "meh" to me, maybe not on par with Lee DeWyze but closer to that than the first 5 seasons. But maybe it was a good thing! Maybe the right guy won.
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K Out!
DrL/Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274399250467230144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243021926941325050.post-21670578294848221132015-05-11T11:45:00.000-07:002015-05-11T12:04:51.515-07:00The End of an EraWell, Dr. L & I have been MIA for most of this season, because a lot of life stuff happened, but I never thought this would be the season where FOX decided to cash in! <a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/05/11/american_idol_ending_after_15_seasons_the_singing_competition_show_is_over.html">I just read the news today that Idol will be canceled after the 2016 season.</a> We will HAVE to give it one last hurrah on the old Taster blog, and I bet Idol will throw the kitchen sink at us with special guests and returning Idols etc. It has been a long strange journey!
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How have you guys been? How was this season? After the early rounds we just got behind and never caught up. Knowing that this is the next-to-last season we will probably watch the last eps this year and comment (though we missed all the drama LOL!).
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So it's down to Clark, Jax and Nick? I want to say Rubbertoe called this way back but I can't remember! The odds seem to be that Clark is a shoo-in, but we'll see. It's a kind of… pale finale isn't it?
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K out!
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Oh! P.S., I almost forgot, we got a really funny email from the On Camera Audiences folks to be seat-fillers for the finale. It seemed like an interesting opportunity, and we have done it before (and got GREAT seats right behind the magic board Ryan reads his words from, which is in turn right behind the judges.)
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But the instructions this time said we should be of an age "between 18-29" -- which we sadly are not LOL. I thought it was really crazy of Idol to think by sticking young faces in the crowd it would make the show seem more relevant?
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IDK, maybe that's not the reason. And I also wondered if they would card us, ha! I don't know if we look 29 but we look younger than our age. It would be hilarious to see them weeding out the old lying folks trying to slip in, except that you have to wait forever just to get to that stage and I would be pissed! But we decided to pass. C'est la vie. DrL/Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274399250467230144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243021926941325050.post-42508084785159452622015-03-22T12:50:00.000-07:002015-03-25T22:36:52.102-07:00Fun Idol Website Idol AnalyticsHey Tasters, you may have been aware of <a href="http://idolanalytics.com">this site (Idol Analytics) </a>already but it is an interesting breakdown of which Idols seems to be getting the most love online week to week, analyzed and broken down for your perusing pleasure. <p></p>
<a href="http://idolanalytics.com">Check it out!<a href="http://idolanalytics.com"></a></a> Here's a snapshot of a post from this week. <p></p>
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Master K out!
DrL/Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274399250467230144noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243021926941325050.post-8518700835059729312015-03-20T12:43:00.000-07:002015-03-20T12:43:02.339-07:00A disagreement among tasters!I Respectfully have to disagree with my friends Dr. L/K. The Idol save last night actually brought tears to my eyes. I have never been a fan of the "judges save". I wish that they would just get rid of it. It has never been used for the reason that it was intended (ala...to keep somebody like Daughtrey or Jennifer Hudson voted off too soon). Its been used for a bunch of ham-bones that weren't worth saving. That being said....was Qaasim worth saving? Ultimately....probably not. However, it was the first time that I actually agreed with the judges save and I'm glad that they used it so that we don't have to deal with it for the rest of the season. I actually thought that Qaasim did a performance worthy of being saved. I thought his performance was probably one of the top 5 of the night...and Qaasim brings a different element to Idol that has been lacking for many years. Qaasim's time will come very soon, but he's worth keeping around for a few more weeks. Now....just a few more comments on the night. I thought the best of the night by far were was Joey. She has really grown on me and it was great seeing more variety from her. The next cluster would be Jax, Clark and Quentin. When I heard Quentin was doing "You're the one that I want" I was seriously frightened. I had visions of Clay Aiken in my head.. (What was that song he did that was just horrendous?)...The so/so - Adanna....then the bad - Maddie (boooooooooooring), the really bad - Tyanna (what was up with that? She was off key the whole song and the arrangement was horrible). Finally the truly truly truly horrible - Rayvon and Daniel. I don't know who was worse? They are both cute for different reasons, but Rayvon must have had a brain lapse to pick that song and sing it 95% in falsetto...and Daniel...put the poor kid out of his misery. I know....my sons love him and vote for him....but he needs to go. I know I'm missing someone....but can't think who. Should go home: Rayvon and Daniel. Will go home: Rayvon and Maddie......Rubbertoe OUT!
Rubbertoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06777740922754711078noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243021926941325050.post-30433843727176827992015-03-19T23:03:00.000-07:002015-03-19T23:44:54.831-07:00The Mic Drop Off The Edge Of SanityIdol Top… Ten? Let’s just call it Movie Night.<p></p>
Nile Rodgers is the mentor tonight. What a talented dude, and it segues into the lamest group sing in possibly all of Idol history. Ryan comes out sporting the scruffiest trendy beard of his life. It's ON now, Idol!<p></p>
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The judges come out, and for once I don’t want Keith’s t-shirt LOL. It’s just aiight tonight (Surfing Cowboys). Harry looks like it’s any other Thursday, and Jlo looks babalicious for some reson. Dr. L commented that Jlo will wear these mega-short dresses and then constantly pull them down, because half the audience could look up her skirt. <p></p>
Oh, OK, Ryan says Jlo is going to perform so that explains it. Ryan plays a little tutorial about who Nile Rodgers is for the kids — but did you know the original title of Freak Out was Fuck Off? He and his partner wrote it when they got turned away from Studio 54 one night. I think he got the last laugh.<p></p>
Jeff Gordon wanders out to deliver Ryan’s envelope of Doom. What a weird celebrity mashup! But I guess it’s all for the Fox overlord’s plan. Was it just me or does he look like Henry Rollins younger, preppier brother?<p></p>
The red chairs light up. Adanna gets the call to come on down first. To me, singing a song from Dreamgirls is kind of cheating? She’s in the KOD spot though. She looks good, and she has a good voice but this is kind of shaky in the beginning. She gets it under control about midway. The judges give similar comments and also some stage advice. I don’t know how these 18 year olds can realistically emote. <p></p>
Daniel made it? God help us. This is shaping up to be a trainwreck. Nile tactfully deflects him from the piano, and then the dufus chooses the guitar. I guess he can just blend in after the first few verses there though. Jesus, he sucks in the beginning of this. And keeps sucking. This song is just way too mature for him. But hey, the voting isn’t based on logic, but emotion, so if he made it this far he’ll keep failing upwards. Jlo softballs the negative critcism, and Harry does the same. Keith searches for something positive, basically saying his arrangement made the most of a lesser vessel. <p></p>
Up next is Rayvon. Doing Staying Alive, a la Prince? What’s with the falsetto tonight? I feel like if he auditioned with this rendition they would have laughed him off. This was amazingly even shittier than Daniel’s in my book. Harry again tries to softball in some legit criticism and the boos hit like a tsunami. Come on people, they need to know when they suck. Jlo and Keith have to creep up on saying it wasn’t good as well. It was a fail from his douchey hat on down through his Jailhouse Rock Elvis costume. I am still waiting tonight for a good performance!<p></p>
Nick made it? God damn! Doing Danger Zone in his Nickelback/Daughtrey knockoff style? Tonight has been so shitty I have to say this is not as bad as the rest. Dr. L asked if he “broke out” like Harry wanted. LOL! I don’t know if I’d say that. He did the patented “take a dump” squat combined with swinging his arm around Citizen Kane style, like he’s making a speech. This is still a crazy-ass song choice. What is up with these guys tonight? Harry calls him out on this. Ryan coats his mother in nasty melting ice cream, ha. <p></p>
Joey hits the stage next. I like that she’s dressed as a quirky character from a Wes Anderson movie. I am so happy she chose Mad World. This could be huge. It’s more subdued than I thought but (maybe because I love this song) I loved it. It was kind of serious and moody. And holy crap, they finally whitened her teeth! Hallelujah! Keith calls her an “Ottist”. Best of the night so far. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmm6LHgcoBIgphdcatAR0lefQdqi6HAdZiQK4gYybQ16E-LN24kZkfCMCxFbSfH85iFc2ytddVMdQ1Gd3Rd8CFUc8vpsNDil0O4vrwMbznbGNi4RIQvjyUDyreLreOmv4ilk1IzVXJA4/s1600/Joey-Cook-American-Idol-Top-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmm6LHgcoBIgphdcatAR0lefQdqi6HAdZiQK4gYybQ16E-LN24kZkfCMCxFbSfH85iFc2ytddVMdQ1Gd3Rd8CFUc8vpsNDil0O4vrwMbznbGNi4RIQvjyUDyreLreOmv4ilk1IzVXJA4/s320/Joey-Cook-American-Idol-Top-10.jpg" /></a></div><p></p>
And then there’s Tyanna. She’s doing freaking Circle of Life? What’s with these children singing big adult songs? But I think she can pull it off. Again it starts off so low she is almost inaudible. Then when it gets high she’s off-key for the first few bars. She gets it back and then loses it again. I think she’s been off-key more than not. That look at the end said it all: she saw this as some sort of muscular feat, and she didn’t pull it off. Harry says as much. When he calls her on it, the audience acts surprised, so weird. Jlo simply bails on her comment, and Keith does a bait-and-switch with his where he praises her for something else than slams her. But it was not good. She was just shrieking it. <p></p>
Jlo performs her number (clearly taped earlier). I applaud her for just singing and not booty-shaking her way though weak vocals. Her special effects are cray-cray. That’s a magic dress! I liked it. I usually speed through this segment but I watched it all. That’s like a Grammy y’all.<p></p>
Quentin gets his green chair. He’s doing a super slow version of that goofy song from Grease? Nile and Scott slam him for his pitch. What about tonight? I like his pimp daddy costume. This is surprisingly a great arrangement. Did someone else cover this? I would never have expected this. But he did a good job. Aha! Keith rats him out that he didn’t come up with the arrangement. But I guess Idols do this all the time. Harry calls him on his pitch. But I think along with Joey he’s one of our resident artists this season and so that’s not so much why you vote for him.<p></p>
Maddie jumps up like the chair is electrified. We hear about how she’s been sick for 2 weeks — we should start an Idol rewind list of all the contestants who limp along perpetually sick all season. She’s singing a song from Footloose. She’s sharp all through it, and for a song that is so upbeat she was amazingly lackluster. That last note was like someone stepping on a goose. So blah. Harry calls her on it. Keith tries to blame it on the song, but isn’t it really her talent that makes or kills it? She’s our last IBW for whatever that’s worth. But are any straight guys voting anymore? I don’t know if someone like Katherine McPhee would make it as far anymore. <p></p>
Kenny Loggins comes out, and at an apparent age of 120, STILL blows all the Idols off the stage. He looks like freakin’ Jed Clampett and he’s still rocking. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGMq6Ry30BiGj1AxA1JAM-Vik0CWSr8ViAiiu8YQk677P2Pf10-T6pOOYkZVYge5SrTdaCiZ5n5tvgC4iJnKuJ010BWdv3Ahi9MY7vdk9BmDahRN6-ZJ6Taq4H_xF1dCZruMNaH0Pudc/s1600/quizzical_jed_clampett.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGMq6Ry30BiGj1AxA1JAM-Vik0CWSr8ViAiiu8YQk677P2Pf10-T6pOOYkZVYge5SrTdaCiZ5n5tvgC4iJnKuJ010BWdv3Ahi9MY7vdk9BmDahRN6-ZJ6Taq4H_xF1dCZruMNaH0Pudc/s200/quizzical_jed_clampett.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DEKCo2MErhcwPm1_9yj-i4MqXwGmVTXJPulirt4P_jtNba0-8XpP2EDU8IsJSYgMi6uGA2ZyN8AKbQHuvt5mZyM3mgKvhsaHQHt2Pj5FjLVz_qQC5pY2qcWg3vA_DB4NkHNwKAlJbOQ/s1600/080614-kenny-loggins-primary-1200x630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DEKCo2MErhcwPm1_9yj-i4MqXwGmVTXJPulirt4P_jtNba0-8XpP2EDU8IsJSYgMi6uGA2ZyN8AKbQHuvt5mZyM3mgKvhsaHQHt2Pj5FjLVz_qQC5pY2qcWg3vA_DB4NkHNwKAlJbOQ/s200/080614-kenny-loggins-primary-1200x630.jpg" /></a></div>
Clark gets his shot singing a Maroon Five song. Sunday Morning. Again, he knocks it out of the park. Harry says THE EXACT SAME THING — we are on some kind of wavelength tonight. Right now, there is no competition for him. <p></p>
OK, a “cliffhanger” where Jax and Qaasim come to the stage. If there is a God, Qaasim goes home. AND there is!!! Although I do love Qaasim’s one-sleeve vampire-slaying gangster costume. <p></p>
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Jax is doing That sweet song from Wedding Singer. This is a wacky song choice that mainly works because of its quirky earnestness. She actually does a pretty good job with it. And she stays in tune, so that puts her in the Top 3. Smart move to pick something Adam Sandler made famous LOL. <p></p>
So Qaasim sings for the Save. Do we even need to do this? He’s singing Come Together, and the props and gestures alone would have fired up Vote For The Worst to save him for weeks to come. The mic drop at the end, BWAH HA HAAA!!! No way they save him! No way! That sucked beyond belief. <p></p>
And of course, they save him. What a ridiculous moment! That was terrible, just objectively awful, lacking in any discernible merit either vocally or in his creepy, awkward, stalk-the-stage sweaty performance. And yet, Idols powers-that-be keep him in. Well, that just killed a better singer down the line. I’m truly flabbergasted. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media1.giphy.com/media/gLRDi5KnA3Fte/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://media1.giphy.com/media/gLRDi5KnA3Fte/giphy.gif" /></a></div><p></p>
Best of the night (really the only good performances) were Clark, Joey, Jax. Worst by FAR was Qaasim. Followed by Daniel and Rayvon. The rest are all awash in the middle. None of this makes any sense so I would say they only postponed the inevitable by sending Qaasim and Daniel home next week. But that probably won’t happen. The week Clark gets voted off and Daniel stays they’ll be sorry LOL.<p></p>
I can't wait to hear what you thought of tonight's ep!<p></p>
Dr. L & K out!!!DrL/Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274399250467230144noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243021926941325050.post-36777542602829432532015-03-12T22:27:00.001-07:002015-03-13T12:51:37.021-07:00Still Reeling From The Weird Show Changes, Y'all...But here we are for Idol Season 14 Top Twelve (Eleven?) Performances!<p></p>
Right off the bat, I have to ask: does it seem weird to you that we see Ryan every week, then they play the opening theme, then the announcer says his name and he walks out from the big ass doors in the stage as if we didn’t just see him? <p></p>
The judges enter, I love Harry’s shirt. Did Ryan just say there will be no results shows this season? Wtf? All righty then, that makes zero sense. But Here comes Taraji PH from that lil show that could, Empire, to bring Ryan an envelope. <p></p>
Whaaaa— red chairs turn green, and then they sing? Idol, come on. I like to have a few drinks and not learn some crazy new rules. This is going to take some getting used to.<p></p>
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<p></p> gives him some advice. Then we see some pre-performance footage of R and then a split-screen with Harry giving some random comment about him. Is this what they do on the Voice? I guess anything to distract us from realizing this is year 14 of a karaoke show, right?<p></p>
This is the KOD spot. I feel like nerves have constricted his throat, he seems like he has no breath. Wow that part where he tried to go false really derailed it. That was not a good start, to me. What was Keith hearing? Or Jlo? That was not good! Even Rayvon knew it. After Harry ignored the suckage, it must be clear they want him to stay. <p></p>
On the commercial I cracked up at the “Ryan Seacrest Collection” from Macy’s. At some point Ryan will take over the universe I guess, and we’ll have to put a nickel in a water fountain with his mug on it. <p></p>
Wait — it just dawned on me that only 11 people will sing tonight? How does that even work? So staying or leaving is not based on tonight’s performance? I guess we missed a lot of explaining — this seems nuts. So Rayvon gets to stay even thought tonight’s performance was crap?<p></p>
So Maddie is next on this carousel of insanity. I see now, Idol is going to show you a package every week, and I guess you are voting on a “feeling” you have about them. She’s singing to her base, not an especially good job doing it, but she looks the part and showing some leg, so maybe she’s safe? For next week? I don’t even know what I’m evaluating here. <p></p>
My God, this is two hours! So will this decide next week? Do they want us to forget the songs?<p></p>
Anyway, Joey is next. I have to say, this poor kid has the yellowest teeth of anyone alive. She’s doing Fancy? Her rendition is eminently more listenable than Iggy’s, but not Charlie XCX maybe. I would buy this single. So far the best of the night. For the first time the praise seems earned. <p></p>
Some dudes from Empire performed and I could not tell you anything because I sped past it.<p></p>
Up next is Clark. Doing a Doobies song? I get the feeling this guy could sing the phone book and kill it. He’s definitely a favorite, and I think he’s my contender to go all the way. I think Keith was right that he should maybe strive for something sublime next time and not just great. <p></p>
Ok, no surprises yet, Jax is up next. Doing T Swift? I think this is a little shaky here in the beginning. Why do Idols pick these busy songs to sing, it’s almost aways impossible to sound on key, and she’s no exception. It seemed like it took a million years to finish it. Maybe the fans out there will love it, but I think it was a mistake. Jlo agrees with me! So did Harry and Keith. Oh jesus, are we going to hear stories from Scott all season about behind the scenes Taylor Swift shit? Kill me!!!<p></p>
Qaasim takes his shot. Scott admits he can’t sing as well as he performs? What a weird world we live it that this would be logical. He’s doing Jet. Come on y’all, this is pretty freaking bad. Am I being punked? If all he has is his performing, it’s a zero then. Why the hell did he choose this? He could have chosen a thousand better songs to coast though and jump around. If he doesn’t exit soon there is no God. Harry creeps up on a negative comment but we apparently live in a softball world now. Keith and Jlo loved it? Just, no. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVAHIDRjIc4TuRtfYyvgGk1fDLeX4D2mbafl2lrN7-KJmNGpwdZbeeH8klummx3z8qJHylOnxyHDrOt-B3aT_Z35zPfjz0XMRVNXCuAHT2vGtg4VIAEKsNIjnF8arqiqTHReOOL762vI/s1600/mqdefault.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVAHIDRjIc4TuRtfYyvgGk1fDLeX4D2mbafl2lrN7-KJmNGpwdZbeeH8klummx3z8qJHylOnxyHDrOt-B3aT_Z35zPfjz0XMRVNXCuAHT2vGtg4VIAEKsNIjnF8arqiqTHReOOL762vI/s320/mqdefault.jpg" /></a></div><p></p>
BTW, we had an invite to go to this taping. Thank God we didn’t, it would have been all night! Also, I love Harry for his comment that explains his shirt. This is the best lineup of judges we’ve had in years. Even with the scripted comments the producers/puppet masters give them sometimes. <p></p>
OK, Adanna. Doing Bruno Mars, smart choice. I love this song. She does a pretty good job. I like her voice a lot, until the last note maybe. Ok, there were some rough spots throughout but it really seems like a diamond in the rough. If she could calm down and focus, she could kill it. Jlo says this exact thing. <p></p>
Of course Tyanna had to make it. How old is she? Is she an OMG 16 or something? You’d never know it. This was a catchy song but it really had no build. I think it’s clear she should go far but like Clark she needs to be careful with song choice. Jlo heaps praise on her, Harry gives her a 10, Keith makes her cry. She’s probably my No. 2 at this point behind Clark. <p></p>
Daniel made it? Well, I guess he had to. I can only see him through a Bieber lens now, 5 years from now, tatted up high on Sizzurp. But let’s hope not! Vote him off, America. Aw, he’s like the cute kid at the bar mitzvah. Does he have talent? Hell yeah! But should he be here? Not for much longer. Again, if Allah is paying attention. it has to be Daniel or Qaasim next week to say adios. But I have to say, that 180 decibel shriek of the tween girls sounds like Victory. <p></p>
Hey, Quentin made it. Good for him. He’s like a cooler young Lenny Kravitz. I like this arrangement, he really is a good performer. I thought that was great. He definitely should go on into the heart of this season. He’s probably in my top 3-4. I agree with Harry that one flaw was a lack of emotional depth. But hey, the kid can’t cry every show. <p></p>
Who gets the last safe spot? It’s Nick. He does an OK job, a little screamy, but this was again a kind of generic version. I know if he picked a better song he could make an impact but for now he’s lost in the pack. He shouldn’t go, but how long should he stay? The judges seem to agree. <p></p>
Sirena Joy is in the totally unenviable position of Judges Save on Night One. No way they will use it here! For all their posturing and changing elements of the show around, they keep this one crazy thing. Sure, if there was a way, right on the spot to keep her and eject Qaasim, I would say go for it. But that’s not how it works. And anyway, she doesn’t kill it like she needed to. We all know the Save only exists if America gets it tragically wrong and votes off a Clark or Joey maybe. And only in a later round. And so it goes. <p></p>
From best to worst, Clark, Tyanna, Quentin, Joey, Adanna, Jax, Maddie,
Nick, Rayvon, Daniel, Qaasim. Goodbye Sirena. What do you think?<p></p>
Dr. L & K OUT!!!
DrL/Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274399250467230144noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243021926941325050.post-27664494363973640092015-03-12T20:07:00.002-07:002015-03-12T20:07:39.746-07:00Rubbertoe ranks the top 12So America basically got it right (with a little help from the judges). I can't imagine this season with Quentin or even without Quaasim. Here's where I think America will start to get it wrong. I have a feeling that my top 12 is going to be very different from America's.
Rubbertoe's top 12
12. Daniel Seavy
11. Maddie
10. Nick
9. Rayvonn
8. Sarinna
7. Joey Cook
6. Adanna
5. Quaasim
4. Jax
3. Tyanna
2. Quentin
1. Clark Beckham
Here is the way America will vote
12. Sarinna
11. Nick
10. Quentin
9. Maddie
8. Joey
7. Adanna
6. Qaasim
5. Daniel Seavy
4. Tyanna
3. Rayvonn
2, Jax
1. Clark Beckham
Ok....just a quick prediction before the show!
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Sorry we dropped out of the prelim rounds, once we got behind it became too daunting to catch up. There's only so many hours in the day and there was not that many left for Idol. Thanks Rubbertoe for keeping us up on the competition. But that means we haven't seen any of these fools -- so we don't know who Idol has been pimping or kicking to the curb. </div>
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Daniel is up next. Who is this Doogie Howser kid? I guess the gimmick is he has a bigger voice than his Howdy Doody frame would suggest. Did he forget the lyric? As a novelty his voice seems ok, but this was kind of a train wreck. Harry lays it on the line but the others sugarcoat it. I think the only way he stays is if he gets the tween vote.</div>
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Tyanna (is her hair green -- it is!) is up next. Dr. L likes her voice, She seems to have effortless power. She can go far if she holds it -- ooh, that was a bum note or two in there. She needs to reign it in a little. This is a great song for her though, and she seems to be having fun. She's a contender. </div>
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Damn, imagine how this would suck to be these last five. You made it through all the other shit, and you hear some of these D-bags make it and you didn't. </div>
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Adanna is singing ok doing Gaga. I think she has a good voice; I was going to say she didn't do it for me, but part of it was great. I think Harry said it best, she was all over the place. But if she can get it together she'll pretty far. </div>
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So THIS is our Top 12. Well, to me it's at best a Top 9-10. Some of these dudes are clearly cannon fodder. But I would say Clark, Jax, Tyanna and Maddie were the best of the night. And the worst was Daniel, followed closely by Qassim. </div>
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What did you guys think? We're in it for the rest of the season now, y'all.</div>
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Dr. L & K OUT!!!</div>
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<br /></div>DrL/Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274399250467230144noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243021926941325050.post-31064933271770370642015-02-26T16:41:00.001-08:002015-02-26T16:41:43.171-08:00Rubbertoe ranks the girlsOk....so the guys performed last night. I have to say overall they all did pretty well. It very well might be a guys year. But lets take a look at the women.
So lets start off by getting rid of a few: First off....Maddie, who stole the spot from the much more deserving female in probably one of the cruelest idol moments in AI history (IMHO). She wasn't that good in the sing-off and should not be in the top 12 girls. Will definitely not be in the top 12.
Next...that Bartheimole or whatever her last name is girl. (Shannon Berthiaume...or however you spell it). She was inconsistent throughout the entire Hollywood week. How they put her through is a mystery. She won't go any further.
Shi....whatever her last name is. Another completely inconsistent performer who shouldn't be in the top 12 girls. Her ride is over.....over.
The next.....some of them I don't even know who they are....Alexis Gomez? Katherine Winston? Lovey James? Sarina Lowe? Adanna Duru? I honestly don't remember a thing about any of them. I'm sure once I see them tonight...my memory will be jogged...but for now they don't stand out at all to me.
So onto the good ones that stood out for me.
Tyanna Jones - At first...I wasn't a fan, but the House of Blues performance made me a fan. She has potential to go far...maybe even to the top 5.
Jax - To me...she was one of the two or three top girls. She has that raspy kinda voice thing going on, combined with an interesting persona. She is another shoo in for the top 12.
Loren Lott - probably my favorite of the girls. Strong voice....beautiful girl.....great performer and the power in her voice will propel her to the top 12 and probably a top 5 finish.
Joey Cook - I don't really love her. She's quirky but a one note wonder to me. She was interesting at first...but I see her getting old fast. Unique enough for the top 12...but a quick exit after that.
So I can't really give a top 12 ranking...top 4: 4. Joey 3. Jax 2. Tyanna 1. Loren. Those four get into the top 12 for sure....and 2 others from my unknown 5. The show is over for Shannon, Maddie and Shi.
Can't wait to watch the show tonight!
Rubbertoe.....out!
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