American Idol ...

Just watched my dvr of the 2/26 show (the guys).

Micheal Johns (Aussie guy): Seemed to be trying to play it safe a little bit. Solid performance, but capable of much bigger things, imho.

Jason Castro: (aggy) Starting to look more and more like a one-trick pony. Not as good this week as last, but still pretty good. He could be a guy who could make some money 'cause he's a little different.

Luke Menard: If you're gonna take on anything sung by Freddie Mercury, you'd better have your **** together. Luke didn't. Unlike Micheal's great rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody, Luke's take on Killer Queen was hard to listen to.

Robbie Carrico: Hot Blooded. Meh. It was kinda weak, & I still don't buy this guy as even a shadow of a rocker. Fake, fake, fake.

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Yeah, that's Robbie on the left.

Danny Noriega: Sang the Carpenters' hit "Don't you remember you told me you loved me baby?" It was weak...and what is up with that...dude?

David Hernandez: Papa was a rolling stone. Very good, aside from getting a little sharp a coupla times. Nice job with the singing as well as the stage presence.

Jason Yeager: Ned Flanders, Pat Boone, and Nick Lachey blenderized. Not a bad job, but he just doesn't look comfortable up there, prolly 'cause he knows he's not really a star.

Chykezie: "I believe". Very nice. One of the top two performances of the night. Very easy and smooth, with charisma and power. Watch out for this guy. He could surprise.

David Cook: Dave, it gets exponentially more difficult to act cool and hip each successive time you forget the words, eh? Dude forgot the words in 2 or 3 different parts of "All Right Now". How the judges all gave him a pass on that I'll never know. I think Simon woulda hammered him on it, but may just have not been familiar with the song. It was ok, but after the lyrical mishaps, I was amazed that he still stood up there and got a little uppity, then talked about how last week was a wakeup call, so he knew he had to nail it tonight, blah, blah.

David Archuletta: "Imagine". Best of the night, but not as incredible as some are making it out, imho. Kid's extremely gifted, but let's not overstate it. He'll be on the short list...
 
Wow...there's always someone that gets let go way too early. Remember Jennifer Hudson?

The other 3 dismissals were right on the money, but sending Alexandrea home was just bizarre, imho....and Amanda stayed? That's some ****** up ****.

She was one of the top 3 or 4 vocalists on the show this season. I honestly believe she'll be a huge star in the music business.
 
The Amanda chick was freaking terrible singing 'Carry on My Wayward Son'...flat the entire song except for the one little snippet that they replayed on Thursday...I cannot believe she's still on the show.
 
That makes 4 of us. Keep 'em coming.

I don't get the continued love for syesha mercado. I liked her in the first few episodes, but I don't think she has done well at all in the semis. She is a beautiful girl, but her singing hasn't held up recently. I expect to see her and Amanda gone next week.

Britney 2.0 might also go, but I think her following will kick in because of her almost boot this week. She'll probably make the Top 12.
 
You could give Amanda any song in the world (Motown, British Invasion, Punk, Reggae) and she'd sing it the exact same way.

She is awful.
 
Amanda can only cover Janis Joplin songs. The only thing more hideous than her voice is her skunk hairdo. She should have gotten the boot last night.
 
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Seriously, who dresses these people? And the hair, too! Amanda looked like she got thrown in a blender of black and white paint! From the hair, to the hideous pants, hell, the whole outfit! Her hair was especially NOT attractive! Then Paula saying she could dance. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Someone needs to lay off the crack! Amanda needs to GO!!
 
Jason Castro is good, and I don't think he'll end up being a one-trick pony. He was best the first week and about 4th best the next, so I still see him as one of the last standing. A shame the Tulsa girl lost; she was the best girl the first week, but showed nothing the next. The tattoo girl is not as good as you all think; her voice is energetic and on key, but not all that pleasant, and her overall personality and appearance is not star material. Archuletta is by far the best, but does he have a commercial niche?
 
I cringe whenAmanda the rocker girl with the crazy hair sings. Her voice is SO extremely annoying I can hardly bare to listen. She seems nice and down to earth but her whole act seems very contrived, whether it is or is not.
 
TMZ busted Amanda for a DUI she got last year. Probably not news, but it would suck to have your life under a microscope by the tabloids b/c you're on TV.

David Hernandez is a guy to watch. Simon finally came around on him.

When do they start eliminating only 1 person at a time instead of 2? With only 8 left on each side, I hope they do 1 person at a time soon.
 
Looks like tonight will actually be live, and not "taped live" like they usually do during the semis. Wonder if that will make any difference.
 
The first guy that went tonight (Luke) who did Wham's "Wake Me Up (Before You Go Go") and Daniel Noriega need to go. They suck.

that electric version of Lionel Richie's "Hello" was ballsy, but that guy (David Cook?) pulled it off.

and Jason Castro's performance was solid. Simon's right - he keeps getting better week after week.
 
I was actually a little surprised at the judges' reactions to Castro's performance... He had some tempo and pitch problems (mostly tempo); although, that song is pretty tough to perform so I suppose he handled it well. Cook's Lionel rendition was solid. I also liked Chikezie's performance and didn't think it was at all cabaret. Luke needs to go 3 weeks ago. Danny has a very strong voice but doesn't know how to pick a song nor how not to act like a total "ditz" (not that there's anything wrong with that, but it's not helping his case).

Holy crap, can we vote for a new F'n judge? I cannot stand Paula's crackwhore/studdering "speeches" about how everyone is a shining beacon with all the colors and spices. Simon needs to punch her in the ovaries or something. Dubba's a better linguist, for crying out loud.
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Luke Menard...Simon was right. It sounded girly. In fact he managed to sound more girly than George Micheal. GM is a great singer, though. Luke...not so much.
David Archuletta...Again, took another "socially aware" song (PC's "Another Day in Paradise") and sang it in a way that made it more about the singer than the song. Not as good as last week.

Danny Noriega...Fierce! But not very good. Bad rendition of Tainted love.

David Hernandez...Capable of better, but not bad tonight.

Micheal Johns..."Don't you forget about me", by Simple Minds. Maybe it should be "Don't you forget the words to my song". For the second week in a row, a singer has screwed the words up without a judge taking note. Not his best night at all. Still, this guy has the look of a lead singer.

David Cook...Haven't like him much yet, but in a risky move tonight he actually took Lionel richie's "Hello" and made it current and very listenable. Best performance by far for this guy to date, imho.

Jason Castro...Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah". Very, very good. Not sure how it will translate in terms of voes, however.

Chykezie..."(S)he fills me up". Wow. Dark horse. NPI. Kid's got a little Luther in him.


Time for Luke and Danny (Dani?) to go bye-bye.

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Danny Noriega should have been gone several weeks ago. I have not liked ANY of his performances.
 
Hate to rain on your daughter's parade, but Danny doesn't love your daughter...or anybody else's daughter, for that matter.
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