American Idol, 2009 – Episode 33 (4/28/09)

April 28, 2009

Idol LogoA touch late on the “live” blog due to unforeseen circumstances, but I’m here now and I’ll beat the west coast feed, anyway.

After the deserved elimination of Lil Rounds and the undeserved elimination of Anoop Desai, we’re down to our top five.

The theme is “The Rat Pack,” which essentially just means jazz standards, as between the five members (Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop) they’ve likely hit most of them. How will this go? I’m not going to lie–I think she can do it but I’m a bit nervous about Allison, who’s one of my favorites.

All of the remaining males, with the possible exception of Matt Giraud, are likely fine.

Let’s get on with it! Spoilers, plus our weekly best/worst poll, below the fold.

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American Idol, 2009 – Episode 32 (4/23/09)

April 22, 2009

Idol LogoBack in the house once again with should-be/will-be and results. Results live-blogging will appear below the fold once the show starts.

Last night’s show got rave reviews from a lot of people. I was not one of those people. Kris, in particular, was well-received. Although I generally like him, I didn’t care for it. This means either a) I am on crack, or b) the rest of the world is. Since I passed my last piss test, that means the answer is b. Hey, rest of the world, you need to get to rehab! (And take Paula with you!)

Anyway…

Who Should be in the Bottom Three

  1. Lil Rounds. A respectable performance last night does not make up for weeks of performances that were mediocre or much worse.
  2. Danny Gokey. He hasn’t done anything decent since his Rascal Flatts song four freaking weeks ago! He’s coasting, people. He has time to learn guitar, because he assumes he doesn’t actually need to work at this point to get into the finals. The sad thing is, he’s probably right.
  3. Matt Giraud is at least trying, and has gone pretty-good/terrible/OK over the past three weeks as compared to Danny’s terrible/terrible/terrible. I don’t think it matters, but I’ll stand up for you, Matt (this one and only time).

Who Will be in the Bottom Three

  1. Lil Rounds. I don’t think anything can save her at this point, except for a plane crash involving the other six contestants.
  2. Matt Giraud. Since two go home tonight, he’s number two. No, that’s not a poop joke! I just got done defending him, dammit!
  3. Anoop Desai. Adam, and, unfortunately, Gokey, have their fan bases firmly in place. I think both Kris and Allison have seen their fan bases grow over the past few weeks. Anoop has a fan base, but my guess is it’s not nearly as big. The money slot and a solid performance will keep him alive for one last week, though. And probably only one.

The results of our first American Idol poll, live blogging, and attendant spoilers below the fold once the show starts at 8:00 Central.

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American Idol Power Rankings: 4/21/09

April 22, 2009

Idol LogoAfter no movement last week, there is some movement this week.

  1. Adam Lambert. Are we witnessing the birth of a superstar? The press sure thinks so, and the chatter on blogs and message boards indicates the same thing. Of course, he’ll have to make a comeback after the awful first album he’s sure to make at the hands of 19 Productions.
  2. Allison Iraheta. Like last week, I didn’t care much for her performance, although her vocal was terrific.  Like last week, I considered flipping her with Kris Allen. But unlike everyone else in the world apparently, I didn’t care much for Kris’ open-mic night performance last night. So she stays here.
  3. Kris Allen. As with Allison, his performance last night was an interesting attempt that fell flat for me.
  4. Anoop Desai will never blow minds, but he’s found his niche. Another nice performance, even if it wasn’t particularly memorable.
  5. Matt Giraud. I wasn’t crazy about Matt’s performance, although he was OK last night, but at this point, I like him better than…
  6. Danny Gokey. Lately, the praise for him has been completely unwarranted. This is his third week in a row of raw, unfiltered awfulness, and I’m tired of listening to judges praise his mediocre singing, crappy song choices, and crappy arrangements. He started out the season strong, but he’s obviously coasting now–he has time to learn guitar! I want his complacent ass to go down.
  7. Lil Rounds was better than her usual last night, but not enough to pull her out of the bottom slot.

Former Housemate Mike sends his rankings in as well.

  1. Allison Iraheta. Thought she was the best of the night so she retakes number one. Loved the Pat Benatar arrangement. I hate disco, so I liked all the people who changed it up. Really thought the vocals were strong, and I thought she has rarely seemed more comfortable.
  2. Adam Lambert. REALLY liked this too. I’m sure he realized everyone expected him to do disco straightforward, and I thought his arrangement was terrific. His big note in the middle was Buckley-esque in the least offensive way to date. Really incredible, but still think Allison and Danny have a wider audience.
  3. Danny Gokey. Only thought he was middle of the road tonight, but still third overall. His vocals were excellent, and, again, I hate disco. Awkward was the word I thought of in his performance, however, as Simon did. I think even that will be seen as charming by many.
  4. Kris Allen. Kris finally cracks my top four. I’m glad we could finally hear the guitar, and it fit well. I think he finally topped Adam on most surprisingly good arrangement. It reminded me of how I liked David Cook’s “Hello” by Lionel Ritchie. Really liked him for the second straight week. Hell has frozen over.
  5. Anoop Desai. This was the hardest for me. I really liked the beginning. A lot. I didn’t like that he changed the tempo, as Simon didn’t, but then I was pleasantly surprised. I thought he showed good restraint to not go too far as many have with that type of arrangement on this show over the years. Yet I still found it kind of not memorable. I feel bad for Anoop, because, with high tempo stuff he can only be EITHER a fish out of water or really boring. I still really liked him tonight. I think he saved himself based on the bottom two.
  6. Matt Giraud. Can we get the save back? After this week’s performance, he should be forced to give it back. If Allison or Danny lose in the next two weeks, I blame Matt. Bland vocals at best, most cliche song choice, painful.
  7. Lil Rounds. Die. Please. Go away. You are so pointless. You waste our time every week. No one in the world is as good as you think you are. You make excuses, you complain, you are delusional. You are boring, flat, unoriginal, stubborn — God. I’m done. Oh, except that she went first also. She’s definitely gone.

See you later tonight for results!

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American Idol, 2009 – Episode 31 (4/21/09)

April 21, 2009

Idol LogoA note to readers–these American Idol posts get a lot of hits. They are routinely in the WordPress top fifty, not bad for a little blog like ours in its first season covering the show. So thank you!

Because of this, I’m going to try something new and add a couple of polls beneath the fold (after the show is over). Please do participate.

Also, don’t be shy about commenting! Unlike a lot of sites covering AI, we don’t require registration

To recap, last week the judges used their “judges’ save” on Matt Giraud. I think this was a stupid decision, because I don’t think Matt was good enough to warrant it.

But what’s done is done, which means tomorrow, two contestants go. I’m not sure what the rule is, here. In similar situations (“Idol Gives Back”) the lowest vote-getters from the two weeks combined go the following week, but it’s possible that it’s just the two lowest vote-getters for this week. I suppose they’ll explain.

This week’s theme is disco. Live blogging and spoilers below the fold, as per usual.

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American Idol, 2009 – Episode 30 (4/15/09)

April 15, 2009

Idol LogoI’m not sure if my results post will be late tonight or not–a certain co-blogger of mine is getting married this weekend so I’m pretty busy with wedding-related obligations. On time or not, the results post will appear below the fold whenever I get a chance to watch the show.

But I can at least do my predictions on time.

Who Should Be in the Bottom Three

  1. Lil Rounds. With all of the practice and coaching, how does a singer get worse every week on this show? Status quo is expected at a minimum, with improvement seeming more likely. Not with Lil. She’s absolutely flailing and I think it’s time that I admit that I was wrong about her–she isn’t very talented. In more oppressive countries, what she did to “The Rose” would be a hanging offense.
  2. Matt Giraud similarly looks like an amateur. Last night he took a mediocre song that has been done well before (by Chris Daughtry) and sank it like the Bismarck.
  3. Danny Gokey. The enthusiasm of the voters and judges for this guy seems less warranted by the week. He demonstrates that he’s happy to take on the role of Cheesemonger in Chief now that Scott is gone by singing “Endless Love,” with a vocal that even Scott could have delivered better.

Who Will Be in the Bottom Three

  1. Matt Giraud. How he’s stuck around this long is a mystery to me–he and Kris have the same target audience, but Kris is much better. I imagine mass defections are happening. If we can’t get rid of Lil tonight, which I don’t think we can, Matt’s fine by me on the chopping block.
  2. Allison Iraheta gets in trouble whenever she’s less than perfect. She was less than perfect last night, and she was in the death slot to boot. I think Matt goes and Allison stays, but it could be close.
  3. Anoop Desai. A lousy slot and a not-very-rabid fan base put him in the bottom three one more time.

I’ll add a fold and spoilers when I watch the show!

Update: Added. With special bonus post-bachelor party hangover!

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American Idol Power Rankings: 4/14/09

April 14, 2009

Idol LogoWhat a terrible show tonight’s was. It flipped-flopped constantly between mediocre and bad, and it was a chore to get through. I kept hoping for a pleasant surprise and the closest I got was Kris Allen (I expect excellence from Adam at this point, so that wasn’t a surprise).

For the first time this season, my rankings haven’t changed from the previous week.

  1. Adam Lambert. Head and shoulders above everyone.
  2. I flirted with dropping Allison Iraheta to number three, but I’m not quite there yet. She needs to be much better next week if she survives.
  3. Kris Allen continues to surprise. He has been the most consistent performer other than Adam.
  4. Anoop Desai will never attempt another uptempo number again.
  5. Danny Gokey was wretched tonight, and he’s much too inconsistent to warrant the praises heaped upon him and the votes he gets.
  6. Matt Giraud. At this point, I’m starting to think that his couple of good performances were “even a broken clock is right twice a day” sorts of occurrences.
  7. Lil Rounds will not be forgiven for defiling “The Rose.”

I will update this post with Former Housemate Mike’s rankings when I get them.

Update: Here they are.

Not very elaborate this week, as I am under the weather.

  1. Adam Lambert. Really blew me away this week.
  2. Allison Iraheta. Wasn’t a fan this week but still good.
  3. Danny Gokey. Boring again this week, but still solid.
  4. Anoop Desai. Really good this week. Hope he sticks around for the first time this year.
  5. Kris Allen. The best song choice of the week. The first time he’s really been likable in my view.
  6. Matt Giraud. Worst of the night by far. I think he’s very vulnerable this week.
  7. Lil Rounds. Please let this end. Please.

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American Idol, 2009 – Episode 29 (4/14/09)

April 14, 2009

Idol LogoGreetings, all.

My usual live blog is going to be late this evening, as I have a can’t-miss appointment and Jason is unable to sub.

This should make up for it, though. I’ve always thought Idol should spin off a show for older contestants. The clip below, from another Simon Cowell show, Britain’s Got Talent, demonstrates why this would be a good idea.

Note that they should not ever again try a version with children.

Blogging and spoilers will appear below the fold when I watch the show. Can’t do it central time, but maybe I’ll be in sync with Pacific.

Update: OK, I’m back, so here we go with a semi-live blog.

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American Idol Power Rankings: 4/7/09

April 8, 2009

Idol LogoWith my nemesis Megan Joy gone, I don’t have nearly as much bile to spew this week. We’re far enough along in the competition that there isn’t much movement, as the contestants have pretty much shown who they are and what they’re capable of at this point.

  1. Adam Lambert. Last week, his weakest performance to date was still better than a lot of folks’ strongest performance. This week, his strongest performance keeps him towering over the competition. I’ve never thought he could win this, because his glam-rock uptempo numbers are most assuredly not to everyone’s tastes. But I’m starting to think that he can.
  2. Allison Iraheta wasn’t amazing last week, but was good enough to stay at number two. She comes back strong this week and is a lock at this spot.
  3. Kris Allen took a beating from the judges and really shouldn’t have.
  4. Anoop Desai. Simon’s right–he is like a yo-yo, and has been in the rankings. But he jumps Gokey because he didn’t desecrate “Stand by Me.”
  5. Danny Gokey. He’s a good singer, but his poor taste means he will likely be excruciating if he makes it to radio.
  6. Matt Giraud was better than his usual this week, but not better enough to move him up.
  7. Lil Rounds has lost me. Her inability to deliver anything special for several weeks in a row now will kill her unless she rights the ship soon. I’m starting to think she’s not capable of that.
  8. Scott MacIntyre. Once again has demonstrated that he doesn’t sing all that well and he likes awful music.

I don’t have Former Housemate Mike’s power rankings yet, but will add them when I get them.

Update: Here they are!

  1. Allison Iraheta. Allison came back really strong this week. There were some changes in melody I wasn’t fond of, but I still thought it was was the second best of the night, and enough for her to regain the overall lead.
  2. Danny Gokey. I thought he came across a little flat this week. I hated the arrangement and I can’t believe he cheated “Stand By Me” into the 80′s. Then it was like disco “Stand By Me.” Still sang it well, however, enough to keep him from dropping any lower, but somebody’s on his heels.
  3. Adam Lambert. Like Simon, I’m not sure words do it justice. I will say that I loved that he sang the original melody through a verse and chorus before he changed it up, and then his changes were respectful and really just quite great. This was the best of the night, of the year, you name it. More like this and “Tracks of My Tears” and he’s unstoppable.
  4. Matt Giraud. Matt goes down here even though he was WAY WAY WAY better than last week. I thought he was third best of the night, even. But Adam was such a juggernaut, and Danny and Allison have a lot of credit built up. Perfect song choice, I thought. He went back to a style that he can definitely do better than Kris, which has not been the case the past two weeks. A very nice shot back at the pointless guitar wielder.
  5. Anoop Desai. Big jump here for Anoop. He sang it very well tonight, didn’t concern himself with facial expressions, just sang the song. His changes were good, only Adam was better in that area. And I usually think the part where a singer stands for effect in the middle of a song is awkward, but he was surprisingly good at it. Although I thought he was in the top half tonight, he is more of a beneficiary of the lameness of Lil, Scott, and the evil Kris.
  6. Kris Allen. I praised him last week, but it’s back to normal this week. His arrangement of the song was almost as annoying as his stupid facial expressions. Loved Anoop’s impersonation of him last week, by the way. Ruined a perfectly good song. Shot at Matt again by singing surrounded by crowd, but was equally terrible. And the clappers around him were clapping so close to him at one point I thought they were going to slap him. Wishful thinking, I guess.
  7. Scott MacIntyre. Worst of the night by far. I can’t think of a way he could have looked less comfortable. Or made me less comfortable. Plus he was unlikable for the first time to me this year in critique, following the Alexis-Lil-Sarver excuse machine route. He had way too many changes and tried way too hard. There were so many bad notes. I’m going to stop now because I still like him, but I think he’s going home.
  8. Lil Rounds I think she SHOULD go home, however. Good God, how many times am I going to have to watch Lil Rounds prove how freakin’ mediocre and unoriginal she is? This is ridiculous. I’m actually becoming angry. Sing Whitney next week. Sing Etta James. Shoot, sing Beyonce. Keep making it worse. In another awful impersonation performance, Lil was consistently off the beat and not in an intentional cool way. She was bland. She was awkward. The arrangement was awful. The last note was painful, even moreso than the entire performance which was also very painful. She won’t lose, but why, God, why?

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American Idol, 2009 – Episode 27 (4/7/09) (II)

April 8, 2009

Idol LogoMuch thanks to Jason for covering the show last night. I was able to watch it, but not to write about it, so this is from memory and will not be as in-depth as my usual posts.

The theme is songs from the year you were born. Danny Gokey cheats a bit and does Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me,” because apparently Mickey Gilley covered it in 1980. Has anyone ever heard that version?

While Gokey’s vocal is fine once he settles in after a weak start, the arrangement is a disaster. Some songs you just don’t screw with, and “Stand By Me” is one of them. Gokey gives us some kind of disco version. Disco “Stand By Me”? Are you serious? How on earth could anyone possibly think that’s a good idea?

Once again, Danny’s good singing is more than canceled out by his awful taste. For reasons that baffle me, the judges liked this.

Kris Allen was savaged by the judges for his rendition of Don Henley’s “All She Wants to Do is Dance,” which I thought was grossly unfair. He’s working in an energetic arrangement, and manages to inject quite a bit of melody into a song that doesn’t have all that much. The political subtext is completely stripped out, but, hey, this is American Idol, not American Protest Singer, so that didn’t bother me overly much.

I think it’s a bad idea to sing in the mosh pit or whatever the hell it is off to the side of the stage. Can the judges even see the singer? It’s been done twice now and both times the performance has been slammed. Matt Giraud deserved it last week, but Kris didn’t.

I have lost patience with Lil Rounds. She foolishly takes on Tina Turner’s “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” a song that can likely only be pulled off by a master singer. Lil is not a master singer. Making matters worse, she imitates Tina’s trademark saunter. Inviting comparisons to Tina is not a good idea.

Lil has put together a string of decent performances, but she hasn’t done anything special since the first week of the voting rounds. This performance wasn’t even decent. My goodwill towards her has completely evaporated.

Anoop Desai wisely returns to the ballad realm to sing Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors.” I’ve been a lot kinder than most regarding Anoop’s uptempo performances, but there’s no question that it’s with ballads that he really shines. This is a problem, as as much as I enjoy these performances, it renders him one dimensional.

Oh, well. Just sit back and enjoy the show, I guess. It’s a very nice rendition, better than the original in some ways.

I can’t tell you how completely stoked I am that Scott MacIntyre did Survivor’s “The Search is Over.” Someone suggested that in the comments section of USA Today’s Idol Chatter blog and I knew that it had to happen. Why? Because the song is a masterpiece of cheese, and as such, is precisely the kind of goopy crap that Scott really likes. It would be impossible to better capture the essence of Scott than with “The Search is Over.”

I’m pretty sure the singing was bad, but I was laughing too hard to really pay attention.

Allison Iraheta‘s take on Bonnie Raitt’s “I Can’t Make You Love Me” is terrific. I’ve been giving Allison lots of love since the beginning, but I was beginning to wonder if all she could do was big power ballad stuff–that’s obviously her niche, but you can’t make a listenable album of twelve power ballads in a row.

Here, she demonstrates that she’s not just the second coming of Pat Benatar with a subtle, tender vocal.

The judges are right in praising the performance, but also right that she doesn’t seem to be connecting with the audience, which is why she keeps ending up in the bottom three. This is not right. She’s one of the best this year and deserves to stick around. I don’t think she’ll have any problem with that this week.

The judges go way overboard praising Matt Giraud‘s performance of Stevie Wonder’s “Part Time Lovers.” It’s a good performance, stripped of the over-emoting that ruin most of Matt’s performances for me. But it isn’t the greatest thing in the history of the universe like the judges are saying.

I’ll just ignore the judges and say, good (not great) job, Matt.

Adam Lambert once again demonstrates that he is, without question, the best singer this year by doing Tears for Fears’ “Mad World” (actually, it’s more like the cover version that was in Donnie Darko). His vocal gymnastics are superb, climbing to a falsetto and back down to his natural range flawlessly. He makes enough changes to keep it interesting without bastardizing it like Gokey this week. Just tremendous–one for the Idol ages.

And that’s this week! I’m unsure if I’m going to be able to cover the results show tonight, but I’m going to try.

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American Idol, 2009 – Episode 26 (4/1/09)

April 1, 2009

Idol LogoGood evening and welcome to this week’s results show, which could be an exciting one, as a couple of former fan favorites are in danger.

Below, I’ll live-blog what did happen. In this space, I’ll detail what should happen and what I think will happen.

Who Should Be in the Bottom Three

  1. Megan Joy. Yet another bad performance. People should start to see that she’s a bad singer who had a couple of OK nights, not a good singer who had some bad ones. She needs to fly away.
  2. Scott MacIntyre. An improved performance still doesn’t make him interesting.
  3. Matt Giraud. After finally delivering a great performance and getting stuck in the bottom three anyway, he bombs big time on a night when he could ill afford to.

Who Will Be in the Bottom Three

  1. Matt Giraud. I think his natural fan base has decided that they like Kris Allen better. Between the vote-splitting and a bad performance, it’s over for Matt.
  2. Megan Joy. I don’t see how this hasn’t happened yet, but it will, finally, tonight.
  3. Anoop Desai. He went first, and his performance was panned. That should be enough to net him a bottom three appearance.

Speaking of Anoop, I had better post this video now, just in case he gets eliminated tonight.

“Anoop Sensation”

(Via Top Idol.)

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American Idol Power Rankings: 3/31/09

April 1, 2009

Idol LogoTwo big movers this week, both in the wrong direction. I thought Anoop was decent, but it wasn’t good enough to keep him at number three, where I had him ranked after two excellent weeks. Matt Giraud was just plain bad, so he drops as well.

  1. Adam Lambert. It’s something new and different every week with Adam, which is appreciated. Out of his big-stage performances, this was probably the least of them, but it was still plenty enjoyable and better than most of the competition.
  2. Allison Iraheta also has yet to deliver a turkey. She could make a fine rock-edged pop singer like Kelly Clarkson or Pink and deliver guilty pleasure after guilty pleasure if she can stay alive.
  3. Kris Allen. I did not like Kris Allen prior to the top thirteen, but through the weeks he has gradually and grudgingly earned my respect. Last night’s mind-blowing take on “Ain’t No Sunshine” was a season highlight.
  4. Danny Gokey finally lived up to his potential with a good performance last night. He ranks this high mostly because others sunk, but he was still good.
  5. Anoop Desai. I really want Anoop to do well, mainly because I think I’d much rather hear Anoop singles over the PA while shopping than Danny Gokey or Scott MacIntyre singles. He’s got some work to do if that’s going to become a possibility.
  6. Lil Rounds. Like Scott MacIntyre, she does the same thing over and over again. I like her material better though, excepting this week’s Celine Dion song.
  7. Matt Giraud. I was really torn as to how far to drop him since I hated him this week but really liked him last week. Lil, Matt, and Scott are fairly interchangable in slots six through eight.
  8. Scott MacIntyre. He had a good performance this week, but unfortunately it was of “Just the Way You Are.” Upcoming performances include “My Place in This World” by Michael W. Smith and “Hold on to the Nights” by Richard Marx.
  9. Megan Joy. They got rid of Tatiana for this?

Former Housemate Mike has also sent his list over the transom (what the hell is a transom, anyway?).

Former Housemate Mike’s Power Rankings

  1. Danny Gokey. Allison left herself open for a drop and Danny is the only one who grabbed it. Best of the night and second best of the season, and I’m never REALLY annoyed by him, so there you go. So sincere, so strong on the vocals. I’m not going to lie, I was moved.
  2. Allison Iraheta.This was her worst of the season, but, to her credit, I still almost kept her at number one. I liked her vocals, as usual, but I thought it sounded too much like Gwen Stefani at the beginning, and was rushed and off the beat after that. I also think the guitar was a bad choice, as it seemed to become a performance hindrance after the first ten seconds.
  3. Matt Giraud. Thank God for him he was so good the first three weeks, because he was the worst tonight. However, cumulatively, I have to keep him high. This week it was a really bad Fray impersonation, and it think it showed a bit of desperation on his part. I also hated his attitude during critique. He really looks like he’s losing it. He was in the bottom three last week because he went first. This week he’ll be in the bottom three because he was terrible. I think he’ll rebound, but if he’s bad, expect a HUGE drop here next week.
  4. Megan Joy. You know what? I just still like her. Her voice is cool. Period. In this group, that’s enough. Her odd gyrations and seemingly tremendous lack of balance, both physically and psychologically, are becoming uncomfortable, but she’s still not nearly as obnoxious as the return of crappy Adam.
  5. Adam Lambert. His performance last week keeps him high cumulatively, but he returned to crappy, indulgent, drunk party performer Adam. Worst song choice in recent memory, the definition of cheese. Was “Super Freak” unavailable? “Dancing Queen”? I’m still banking on “It’s Raining Men” before too long.
  6. Kris Allen. First off, Kris kicked ass this week. Kills me to say it. But he did. Both cumulatively and this week, I still feel some hollowness, but I’m starting to respect his game plan. He put a target on Matt’s head tonight, and succeeded. I hope he continues to do this and does “A Place in This World” by Michael W. Smith as soon as possible to take out Scott. I’m waiting one more week, but if he upstages Matt again, and assuming Matt is still around next week, expect another shift here with these two.
  7. Scott MacIntyre. The sad thing about this is that I thought Scott was the second best of the night. But I also think he picked the wrong Billy Joel song. “Always a Woman” would have torn it up. Shit, I’d almost have preferred “River of Dreams.” But, bottom line, there’s little he could have done. He’s really not right for this, and I’m still pushing for a mercy kill sooner rather than later so he can move on to his contemporary Christian career. I want to stress again that if I was picking just my favorites, he’d be number four. He won’t lose this week, but I hope it happens soon.
  8. Lil Rounds. I don’t even think she’ll be in the bottom three for a couple of weeks, but I’m so tired of this. I don’t want to say anything else because she hasn’t changed at all and she’s already wasted too much of all of our collective time. BORING.
  9. Anoop Desai. Adios, buddy! I’m really glad that he didn’t lose first week, because I still think his “Always On My Mind” in week 2 was in the top 5 of the season. But tonight, I would hope, should take him out. It was SO painful. He was trying to look all hard and intense, but just looked angry and ugly. And he’s NOT ugly, but he makes ugly faces. Terrible. He was awkward, off key at times, and just painful. He was totally out of his element, which proves yet again that he has NO idea what his element should be. And his friends’ shots didn’t help. That one dude was booing and clapping at the same time. That definitely added to Kara’s frat comments in critique. Plus he went first, which I feel is the ONLY reason Matt was in the bottom three last week. I’d be shocked if he didn’t go home this week.

Once again, lots of disagreement, although we’re starting to see eye-to-eye on a couple of things.

See you later tonight with results!

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American Idol, 2009 – Episode 25 (3/31/09)

March 31, 2009

Idol LogoDown to nine, but my favorites are still in the hunt. Adam seems to have a decent-sized fanbase, but I still suspect that Allison does not. Can either of them withstand the power of the Gokey machine long enough to make a real run at it? He’s consistently ranked high by Dial Idol but I don’t feel like he’s earned that yet. Maybe he will tonight. Or maybe the hype will fade. It certainly has for other contestants in the past.

Live blogging and spoilers below the fold once the show starts at 7:00 Central.

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