American Idol '08

smatyas · 03-12-2008, 11:07 AM

Country girl jangled my nerves last week when she ruined Journey...

**FairyFacade** · 03-12-2008, 11:27 AM

TOO FUNNY. I went to a Beatles tribute band last night, came home to watch my Tivo'd AI. I didn't realize it was Beatles night. Certainly got my fill.

Jason.. oh Jason. I like him lots, I love the song "If I Fell".. and he bombed. It was so bad, I wanted to throw something at the tv and make him sing it better. Waaaaah.
The girl (I say she looks like Amy Lee from Evanescence).. I don't remember her name, she sang Come Together. LOVED IT! WOO!! I was all into that. She is my runner for this week. And then ..Cook (forget his first name) after her. Very good!
Now since I'm a huge huge beatles fan, I was disappointed I didn't hear Dear Prudence or Hey Jude.. or even Blackbird. There were several song choices that made no sense to me, Beatles had so many good songs, why pick a weird one. Like the country girl. THAT WAS A TRAINWRECK! I ffwd through it, I couldn't even stomach the country twang they did to the Beatles. I hope she goes home.

georgia girl · 03-12-2008, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by travelgirl

You missed Chickezee! OMG he ROCKED THE HOUSE as Randy would say. What an awesome performance from him! I was wondering when they'd finally send him home, and I've changed my mind about him now. He totally deserves to be here. And if little David doesn't pull it together next week, he'll be going home, I'm afraid. He said that he was intimidated by the Lennon/McCartney songbook, and that floored me. He already did Lennon's BIGGEST song EVER! What's to be intimidated by??? I didn't get that at all.

Besides that, though, I thought everyone did a great job last night except maybe the country girl. That just wasn't a good fit, it jangled my nerves.

Yes, I missed Chickezee! I'm not a big Chickzee fan, so I wish I had heard it. What little bit I did hear, on the recap, sounded good though.

Little David's song was a complete mess! He's not one of my favorites anyway. The country girl (Kristy, I think?) really screwed that song up. I did not like it at all. I think she was sooooo focused on proving to Simon that she is a country singer, she forgot that you have to actually sing something that could be a hit NOW. It just sounded too old fashioned for my taste.

travelgirl · 03-12-2008, 02:57 PM

You can go to itunes and download the videos. I would highly recommend checking out the Chickezee song! They're probably on youtube now, too.

missy4gordon · 03-12-2008, 06:02 PM

Jason Castro melts my heart......

Brooke White is definately growing on me.....

David Cook is really good......

David Archuletta is amazing and humble and adorable, but had an *off* night......

The rest for me are just AIIIGHT

K@t · 03-12-2008, 07:00 PM

I read an interesting article today about little David, they said that because he started at the top and was soo good, that eventually people would get bored of him. So he actually messed up last night on purpose to create a little drama. He is still one of the favorites so he is in no danger of getting kicked off, and next week he can wow the judges again and make it appear that he is progressing. That theory makes sense to me because he forgot the lyrics? He has been performing since he was like 7. That is a very amateur thing to do, so I think they might be on to something.

Any way, David Cook is still my fav. And I like Brook and Amanda. Carly isn't doing to bad for herself either. Jason is a hottie but I don't think he will make it to the top 4. We shall see tonight. I am sure Kristi is going home. She took that country thing WAY to far. The song could have been good if it was slower, the pace was way to fast for that song.

BTW did you hear that David Hernandez use to strip in a gay club. I noticed they didn't put that in his little clip.:biggrin2:

aimee · 03-13-2008, 08:44 AM

I can't believe they kicked David Hernandez off and kept Kristie. She was a train wreck!

ronwifey · 03-13-2008, 09:04 AM

aimee~ I agree. I didn't like the attitude Kristie had when she said, where's the mic" even before Ryan announced it. Poor sportsmanship IMO. I really didn't think I would like this years AI but it's growing on me.
I was surprised that little David forgot his lyrics and he wasn't in at least bottom 3. I thought I heard about his Dad being a stage Dad from hell and found this.

ET Online is reporting that David Archuleta may be feeling the pressure from his “stage father” Jeff Archuleta, who reportedly yelled at David during a recording session last Monday. Sources say Dad wasn’t happy with his son’s singing — and even brought him to tears.
What? Oh poor David Archuleta!
It turns out I am not familiar with the rules of Star Search. David Archuleta was one of the champions, and then eventually lost in the battle of the junior champions. Jeff Archuleta was reported to have been banned on the show after harassing the eventual winner 10-year-old Tiffany Evans. (Who friggin’ harasses a 10-year-old???) More details here.

So he was on Amazing Race:family edition, Start Search and AI. Poor kid, I think his Dad his living out his dreams through him.

aimee · 03-13-2008, 09:24 AM

It's too bad that David A. is not 18 yet so he can dump what sounds like an abusive father. God, the Amazing Race too???

cowboysfan · 03-13-2008, 11:28 AM

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I can't believe they kicked David Hernandez off and kept Kristie. She was a train wreck!

God I am so pissed that America is that dumb & voted off David H. instead of that horrible Kristi. Her whole performance was torture. I don't know if I can take another week of her. Did anyone notice Simon's face when Ryan said David was going home instead of Kristi? I actually think that's who HE wanted to go home. If that girl buggs her eyes out anymore during her performances, they're going to pop right out of her twangy head!!!!

ronwifey · 03-13-2008, 02:10 PM

When can they pick their own songs to sing? And do Ryan and Simon really hate eachother? Oh 1 more, do they have to get permission from the actual artist for them to be able to sing their songs on AI?

renewedhope · 03-13-2008, 04:27 PM

Ok, this is going to be a very unpopular opinion, but it is mine none the less. I kinda like Kristi. I do think she had a HORRIBLE night, but I also think she has a beautiful voice. She just hasn't found her niche yet. Not my favorite, but I do like her. I don't like Hernandez. For me, he doesn't add anything special. He is over the top.

Angie4b1g · 03-13-2008, 05:23 PM

I kinda liked gay stripper dude, but oh well.

I think that Kristie girl is trying way too hard. That song could have been cute as a country song, but she way overdid it. I seriously don't think she'll last too long.

Shinyhappymommy · 03-13-2008, 08:49 PM

ronwifey, Where did you get the info that David Archuleta was on the Amazing Race: Family Edition? I watched that season, and there was no Archuleta family racing.

I also don't buy into the sensational type reporting that ET-online is using. If David's dad is indeed a tyrant, he won't be able to hide it forever and more evidence will surface. I guess I'll have to believe it then. I'm a big David fan.

I'm really enjoying this season. There are only a few singers that I wouldn't be sad if they left. Ramiele and Syesha are the only ones I can think of now.

Kristy, or Christy, not sure, anyway, I'm glad she's still in for another week. Let's see if she can redeem herself from murdering that song this week. I like country, but during that performance I was commenting that it was about the worst performance I've seen on Idol! (Except the bad auditions, of course.)

georgia girl · 03-14-2008, 12:10 AM

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And do Ryan and Simon really hate eachother?

I'm sure their hatred for each other is mainly for ratings.