AMERICAN IDOl-SEASON 5: THE THREAD

[Black Lushus 0]

Taylor may be playing it slightly safe, but he's doing great.

[LaParkaYourCar 0]

I still think "Supersitious" would have been perfect for Taylor. There's too much background singer in this song. Taylor almost didn't even have to work at the end there.

[naiwf 0]

Calling the best female singer on the show "shrilly" just seems like something out of left field, especially when it was likely the best performance of the whole season thus far.

 

Taylor's doing a great job tonight, but that's to be expected. I want a harmonica solo before the season's over from him even though it won't happen.

[Black Lushus 0]

I mean, everyone's entitled to their opinions, but wow..."shrilly"?

[LaParkaYourCar 0]

That was one odd compliment.

[LaParkaYourCar 0]

Wait is she a kid too?

 

EDIT: I just started watching this season so I don't know.

[Yuna_Firerose 0]

Calling the best female singer on the show "shrilly" just seems like something out of left field, especially when it was likely the best performance of the whole season thus far.

 

She hit a long note in the beginning, and it was so unbelievably off-key, as was most everything else of that song. I call it 'shrilly' as that is what I thought it was. Why that seems to be so confusing is....odd. Then again, most of the girls are off-key... In example, this Fantasia wannabe.

 

Meanwhile.

 

The judges are quite annoying. I know its been pointed out, but Simon never interrupts the other judges when they speak, and yet they do it constantly for him. Randy brings the ghetto talk, Paula brings the poetic/off-the-wall comments, and Simon keeps it real {well...usually. The praise of that one falsetto baldy still confounds me.}

[naiwf 0]

Wait is she a kid too?

 

EDIT: I just started watching this season so I don't know.

 

Yeah, Lisa's 16, Paris is 17 and Kevin is one or the other but I can't remember at this moment.

 

That shit at the end is exactly why I can't stand her and can't wait until she goes home. She's so phony.

[starvenger 0]

11 Down, and best to worst so far...

 

Taylor

Paris

Bucky (Yeah, I know. Doing a song that SRV covererd probably helped)

Katherine

Elliott

Mandisa

Lisa

Kellie

Kevin

Melissa

Ace

[LaParkaYourCar 0]

I wondered if anyone was going to do this song.

[Yuna_Firerose 0]

Lots of flashy lights, a less overflowing beat, jumpier camera angles, and did I forget to mention the lights? They're pushing him... and that's a good thing. At least for this show. He seems to be perfroming well enough, I suppose.

[Black Lushus 0]

you know...I'm not feeling this fella at all.

[RavishingRickRudo 0]

Top 3:

 

Katharine

Taylor

Paris

 

Who cares about everyone else. These three are so far above the competition right now based on their performances tonight. Elliot needs to be seeing this and needs to make some drastic improvements.

 

Taylor was fantastic, maybe my favourite performance of the night. I may have underrated Paris. I probably did. I did. Her's was very good. However, it will be interesting to see her out of her comfort zone - we could get more congo and less what she did tonight.

 

It's sorta unfair for Chris to get these smoke and mirrors.

[Black Lushus 0]

wow...judges loved him...surprise surprise...to quote Randy "It was just OK for me"

[Yuna_Firerose 0]

Is it just me, or are Ryan and Simon flirting tonight? I mean... majorly.

[naiwf 0]

I'd go with Taylor, Katharine and then Chris. I have no interest in Paris whatsoever so even when she's good I don't "feel it". Oddly enough, I didn't have that problem with Fantasia who I thought was even less likable.

 

Bottom 3 should be Ace, Kellie and Melissa with Melissa going home.

[Black Lushus 0]

order of elimination SHOULD be:

 

Kevin

Kellie

Melissa

Ace

Lisa

Elliot

 

the final 6 are interchangable

[RavishingRickRudo 0]

Chris got a bit overrated by Simon. But he's probably the only guy Simon can see making a lot of money with, given the current music climate, so of course Simon is going to hype him. Chris is about as legitimate as porn star titty.

[starvenger 0]

Is it just me, or are Ryan and Simon flirting tonight? I mean... majorly.

Should Ace be jealous?

 

Bottom three SHOULD be: Covais, Ace and Melissa

 

Bottom three WILL be: Covais, Bucky and Melissa. Ms Juggy 2006 will be going home.

[Guest Princess Leena]

DAMN. That performance was money by McPhee. She's widening the gap.

[Guest Princess Leena]

Ace: Not good. He's fucked it up so bad. He'll live on his looks for about another month, and then he's gone.

 

Kellie: Boring. Which is the death nail for her... since the only reason she's gotten this far is her charisma and dumb hick girl character. Her voice just isn't very good. And that dress doesn't work for her. Will survive for a while, but she's definitely out of my Top 3 now.

 

Elliott: Again, he's a good singer... but, he's just kinda dull. He really needs to learn to get some presence while performing. Safe for a month or so, but he's going to have to learn quick.

 

Mandisa: Should be Seacrest's best friend right now for opening up her personality. She is truly a great singer. Shame that her fatness gives her no shot to win, but she can still make a career as a singer somewhere.

 

Bucky: Better than I thought. Which isn't saying much, because a disaster was expecting by everyone, probably. He's still gone soon, though. His voice just doesn't make you want to listen to him again, and he looks hideous.

 

Melissa: Ouch. She really couldn't afford the lyrics fuck up... she's likely gone tomorrow. Shame, because I thought she sounded better this week than usual. Looked good too in that dress.

 

Lisa: I'm lost on why the judges push her so much. She barely even sung that song, also.

 

Kevin: Oh God, he needs to go away. Now, he knows he's the BUTT of jokes, and plays up to it. Just stop this. He's so not ready for this competition that it isn't funny.

 

Katharine: Yes, she is good. Very good. Awesome performance. I wouldn't put her up with Kelly yet... but, she keeps improving. And it took many shows for Kelly to truly bust out some great songs, also. Her presence keeps improving every week. Her voice is as good as anyone's. She just needs to put it all together, and have that one memorable performance that will put her over the top... which she'll have ample chances to do. And I don't need to mention how beautiful she is.

 

Taylor: Not the best song to show off his singing talents, but still a solid performance. He gets the absolute best out of his situation. I move him up to #2 now.

 

Paris: She's got a good voice, although it doesn't do much for me. She sounds like your usual black singer. But, she's such a fake bitch. And she's not very attractive.

 

Chris: Meh, not getting the judges' love on this one. Much better than last week, but not great. I get Simon's comment on how he makes the song different, but he also sings off key while trying to do that. Plus, he needs to get out of this rock star music image. I move him down to #3 now.

[Guest Brian]

Can someone post a pic of the guy that looks like Barron next to Barron's pic?

[Guest fanofcoils]

dialidol.com is saying any of these 5 ppl can go tonight: Bucky, Kevin, Ace, Melissa, Lisa based on busy signals, and this is with increasing their 88% accurate 3% margin of error to 5% which should make it 100% accurate.

[Ravenbomb 0]

out of those 5, I'm hoping Lisa stays. Anybody else can go (hopefully Ace)

[naiwf 0]

I would have no problem with any of those 5 going, though Lisa or Ace would be great just for the "anything can happen on AI" factor.

[Mik 0]

I'm in lub with Katherine McPhee.

 

That's all I have to say, I guess.

[Guest Princess Leena]

I'm in lub with Katherine McPhee.

 

That's all I have to say, I guess.

 

No. She's mine.

 

dialidol.com is saying any of these 5 ppl can go tonight: Bucky, Kevin, Ace, Melissa, Lisa based on busy signals, and this is with increasing their 88% accurate 3% margin of error to 5% which should make it 100% accurate.

 

Those predictions are so flawed, though... and the 88% accurate is a real stretch, since he predicted more than 2 people for the early weeks. I would figure the busy signals depend most on if you call immediately after the show, instead of an hour later.

[starvenger 0]

Not really flawed. More like they're hedging their bets...

[C Dubya 04 0]

So, how 'bout my boy Bucky nailing it. Well, maybe not quite, but I was happy with his performance.

 

I liked Chris as well, but was perplexed by the judges who kept saying he took a Stevie song and made it his own. NO. He took a Stevie song and did the Chilli Peppers version of it (which I was hoping he'd do), but still, let's not make it like he reinvented the wheel here.

 

Katherine was indeed good.

 

I was disappointed with Kellie. She shouldn't go for the fancy dress glam. She needs to stick with the cute farm girl shtick.

[starvenger 0]

I liked Chris as well, but was perplexed by the judges who kept saying he took a Stevie song and made it his own. NO. He took a Stevie song and did the Chilli Peppers version of it (which I was hoping he'd do), but still, let's not make it like he reinvented the wheel here.

Which begs the question - how DOES one reinvent a Stevie Wonder song? I think that most of us would rather that they didn't, which is why we dread these "Stevie weeks" that they foist upon us. I think that the best thing you can do is try to own the stage and own the audience, and I think that really, only Chris and Taylor did that.

 

So, how 'bout my boy Bucky nailing it. Well, maybe not quite, but I was happy with his performance.

Like I mentioned, doing it in a sorta-Stevie Ray Vaughn style was the smartest thing Bucky's done. It was probably enough to keep him in the competition for now.