As a longstanding disco fan uh-huh, you read that right! (Her pitch has fallen off and it cant get up!) Um, Ryan, what did you mean by that exactly? Credit: Ray Mickshaw/Fox I just wish Ryan hadnt asked the judges to give Lil some free advice before she exited the stage. Click here if you want a little musical accompaniment from none other thanMiss Gloria Gaynor! routine for a bunch of novices....
(Omigod, they forgot Kenny…Hoffpauer!) Remarkably, only three of those folks are assured a place in the top 12. So whos it gonna be? Anne Marie or Alexis? next Wednesdays cuts are still going to sting. NEXT: The award for most annoying goes to… I think we can start by eliminating:Tatiana Del Toro. you thought I was gonna use this occasion for one last shout-out to Deanna Brown and Leneshe Young?...
Well, except for that one time. Yes, thats right. Watch Kara work the judges table like a stripper pole after Adam performs! Credit: Michael Becker/American Idol/Getty Images Hear Paula predict the final two again! (Hint: Shes not picking the guy from Arkansas.) Listen to Simon demand that Kris act like a cocky bastard or risk immediate elimination! And Randy will use words, too. Possibly in a complete sentence fragment. Tune in, Tuesday night, on FOX!...
I liberally press the imaginary brake. Heading into sharp curves, I shout nonsense like beware the yellow arrows of danger! And dont even get me started on what happens when the gas gauge starts creeping into the danger zone. DioGuardi found him entertaining. Maybe it was the what up with the what ups? Or the fact that she appeared to have something metallic (a gold butterfly, maybe?) and moderately distracting suspended between her contestant number and her belt buckle....
The judges reveal their Wild Card choices, confounding and infuriating Michael Slezak Without rage, there is noIdol. If this keeps up, Im not tuning in for the rest of season! Why the hell am I still watching this program? Credit: Frank Micelotta/American Idol/Getty Images Weve all said (or thought) these words, or some close approximation. But inIdols eighth season, it seems the mutinous feelings are coming on stronger and earlier than ever before....
Simon Cowell giving advice about how to win a Miss Congeniality plaque. Randy Jackson invoking the name Keyshia Cole. Kara DioGuardi using numbers in a critique. Credit: Frank Micelotta/American Idol/Getty Images(2); Michael Becker/Fox Aaaaaaand…end of rant! Okay, not really. So what if one contestants bunky song arrangement gets labeled self-indulgent, while another ones is labeled great? So what if the term pimp lighting reached new and ridiculous definitions tonight? With that in mind, lets start the TV Watch!...
(Gone, Gone, Gone is my personal fave.) JESSICA SANCHEZ: Season 11s runner-up has a busy January in her future. She says the sound of the disc will be more like urban R&B. So long as it isnt filled with tracks likeFairytale,well be happy. Give it a listen below. Now, though, shes getting back to the music. It should become a solid little hit. When McCreery isnt singing carols, though, hes repping Bojangles....
Image Credit: Robert E. Klein/AP ImagesFor anAmerican Idoljunkie like myself, the annual Idols Live! Aaron displayed impressive bombast, too, on Rascal Flatts Fast Cars and Freedom. India.Aries Ready for Love was performed with guitar in hand, and hat brim dipped low. Credit: Robert E. Klein/AP Images Well see you next year! (You guys are amazing! he yelled at the end of his first song, his voice cracking with astonishment.) The juxtaposition of Lees vein-popping delivery and his I love you guys!...
The bizarre You only get two of us judging policy employed on TuesdaysAmerican Idolperformance show was a shot in the same dark, tangly abyss from which Randy seems to select hisnonsensical word salads. Hearing from only Randy/Kara or Paula/Simon after each song was pretty offensive and made the judges seem more useless than usual. Looks like that experiment is now overand all four will address each singer next week, but Tuesdays disaster really drove home a point thats been evident all season: This four judges thing really isnt working out....
TheAmerican Idolwinner and runner-up werent the only bold-faced names to appear backstage at the Nokia Theater last night. Youknow, itshardto do that [show]. I probably would never been anybody if Ihad to come throughIdol. I dont think Bob Dylan wouldve either! Itsreally hard what theyre doing, so I give them all props. [Allisons] aterrific little singer. She should have a record deal, thats a nobrainer. Oh, I shouldnt say no brainer....
Nope, Im not being facetious. Or the way she pushed Melinda Doolittle to venture to connect with her inner sex kitten on Sway? So what if J.Los not the worlds greatest warbler? Still, its one thing to have the right materials for a redesign. Its quite another to see to it theyre installed properly. And I dont think DeGeneres would disagree. Thats a line of thinking Lopez needs to banish from the get-go....
(Insert shudder of horror here.) Plus,Idolwill give him summers off to shoot the occasional big-screen role. Maybe this gig is right up his alley? Credit: Janet Mayer/PR Photos; Fox; Michael Becker/Fox Cons: The musical landscape has changed considerably since Circle of Life was a radio hit. Can Elton help choose a top 24 filled with viable future hitmakers? (Um, probably.) So far, however, theres been no word from Sir Eltons camp that hes interested....
I may be exaggerating, but just a bit. Heres five more: She is one tough cookie. AndTHIS…was my lastAmerican Idolaudience experience of the calendar year. Credit: Frank Micelotta/American Idol/Getty Images Next up on the Nokia stage: Kris. Well, most of the audience. Adam weathered the hurricane to get that one thing and havent we all, really? As she left the stage, someone yelled out, Are all the judges coming back next year?...
