Well I gave up watching auditions last year and managed to stay away from them this year as well... but I tuned in for Hollywood week and the premiere of Ellen Degeneres.  Honestly I haven't paid enough attention to Ellen to determine yet if I like her as a judge. I'm still indifferent.


The contestants seem better (many of them) than I remember in the past but its really hard to tell from the few snippets we get.

Its pretty annoying to watch the ones with absolutely no confidence get up there and try to sing. some of those performing in the group portion on Wednesday was just painful to watch... and then that one guy who started crying and begging for another chance  ::) 

I was angry with the girl who walked out before even trying. So many people wanted her spot if you're going to back out like that then why try to begin with?

Anyway- I'm really looking forward to the actual start of the show... once they weed out the crop and give us what? 24? 30?

BTW- I really, really loved this performance from Tuesday!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dZyx-v-C3k&feature=related

BTW- I really, really loved this performance from Tuesday!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dZyx-v-C3k&feature=related


Yes, an EXCELLENT performance.  :)

And it took some 'nards to do a signature Paula Abdul song.  If he had sung poorly, there woulda been hell to pay from the judges.

Yes, an EXCELLENT performance.  :)

And it took some 'nards to do a signature Paula Abdul song.  If he had sung poorly, there woulda been hell to pay from the judges.


especially doing it this season.  I remember in season one they had the contestants (I think about 6 were left) do a Paula medley and that was soooo painful to watch.

BTW- I really, really loved this performance from Tuesday!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dZyx-v-C3k&feature=related



That one was excellent.  If he keeps that kind of performance up he could win this whole thing.

Ellen did great, IMO.  She brought humor but she also gave good advice.  I think she will be a good addition.

That one was excellent.  If he keeps that kind of performance up he could win this whole thing.

Ellen did great, IMO.  She brought humor but she also gave good advice.  I think she will be a good addition.


I think the only reason I wasn't paying attention is because I was playing mind jolt games so I wasn't really listening to the talking...

With Idol I find I can evaluate the singing better if I don't actually look at the contestants. I want to hear how they sound.
I know myself well enough to know that one gesture, goofy look, or act of cockiness will turn me off and I will judge them on that small moment.

Cuz I'm petty like that  :D

oh no... Elisabeth Hasselbeck  just said (new daddy) Big Mike's dad leaked that he maade the top 24 so the dude (new daddy and all) he might get dropped from the show.
That sucks but there is a confidentiality clause. 

Ah Skiiboski... if only you'd lasted longer so that I could mock you for this...
http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=e7359ac6-c0ed-4615-838b-b08d480e61fa

Well I gave up watching auditions last year and managed to stay away from them this year as well... but I tuned in for Hollywood week and the premiere of Ellen Degeneres.   Honestly I haven't paid enough attention to Ellen to determine yet if I like her as a judge. I'm still indifferent.


The contestants seem better (many of them) than I remember in the past but its really hard to tell from the few snippets we get.

Its pretty annoying to watch the ones with absolutely no confidence get up there and try to sing. some of those performing in the group portion on Wednesday was just painful to watch... and then that one guy who started crying and begging for another chance  ::) 

I was angry with the girl who walked out before even trying. So many people wanted her spot if you're going to back out like that then why try to begin with?

Anyway- I'm really looking forward to the actual start of the show... once they weed out the crop and give us what? 24? 30?


I agree about the walking out without performing, that was ridiculous, I know someone who made it to hollywood week this season(it was crazy seeing them on tv !) and got cut on the first day, thousands upon thousands audition and that girl couldn't even suck it up and sing for a minute or so ?

I agree about the walking out without performing, that was ridiculous, I know someone who made it to hollywood week this season(it was crazy seeing them on tv !) and got cut on the first day, thousands upon thousands audition and that girl couldn't even suck it up and sing for a minute or so ?


too bad your friend didn't make it.. at least they got some air time.... seems a lot of people didn't. 

With Idol I find I can evaluate the singing better if I don't actually look at the contestants. I want to hear how they sound.
I know myself well enough to know that one gesture, goofy look, or act of cockiness will turn me off and I will judge them on that small moment.

Cuz I'm petty like that  :D


We do that too when we watch - close our eyes sometimes.  Or if they play snippets on the radio.


oh no... Elisabeth Hasselbeck  just said (new daddy) Big Mike's dad leaked that he maade the top 24 so the dude (new daddy and all) he might get dropped from the show.
That sucks but there is a confidentiality clause.  


Crap!  I like Big Mike.  

My cousin's son goes to high school where Alex Lambert went.  Or something.  She posted some blurb on spacebook aboot it.

So far nobody's terribly impressed me.  Andrew Garcia has the right idea though.  I also liked his performance of "Straight Up". :)

Ellen should be interesting.  I don't think she has to try as hard as Kara to be like-able.  Kara hasn't been too annoying yet...except when she Ya-Ya'd it up with guest judge Kristin Chenoweth.  Speaking of guest judges - to recap:

Avril - you are soooo not the devil.  Stop wearing horns, silly little girl.
Joe Jonas - YEAH!  Um...no.
Doogie was cool
Katy & Shania and Mary were ok
Posh Spice - eat a bagel or three!

Andy Garcia is my favorite to this point, he's got it goin on.  :)

As to the guest celebrities, for the most part I found them vacuous.

I was just reading that they did disqualify Chris Golightly  and replace him with Tim Urban, Apparently he had a contract with an old boy band that never got off the ground.

We do that too when we watch - close our eyes sometimes.  Or if they play snippets on the radio.

Crap!  I like Big Mike.  

My cousin's son goes to high school where Alex Lambert went.  Or something.  She posted some blurb on spacebook aboot it.

So far nobody's terribly impressed me.  Andrew Garcia has the right idea though.  I also liked his performance of "Straight Up". :)

Ellen should be interesting.  I don't think she has to try as hard as Kara to be like-able.  Kara hasn't been too annoying yet...except when she Ya-Ya'd it up with guest judge Kristin Chenoweth.  Speaking of guest judges - to recap:

Avril - you are soooo not the devil.  Stop wearing horns, silly little girl.
Joe Jonas - YEAH!  Um...no.
Doogie was cool
Katy & Shania and Mary were ok
Posh Spice - eat a bagel or three!





I saw Posh on the  View yesterday.. yeah she totally needs to eat somethings.  ;D

I was just reading that they did disqualify Chris Golightly  and replace him with Tim Urban, Apparently he had a contract with an old boy band that never got off the ground.


I didn't watch the top twenty four get picked because I can't stand watching them drag that shyt out... I got thru an hour of the two hour ep and wanted to kill myself.. so I fast forwarded to the end. Then last night I came home and saw I had the hour and erased it w/out starting it.. next week will be good tho!

I didn't watch the top twenty four get picked because I can't stand watching them drag that shyt out... I got thru an hour of the two hour ep and wanted to kill myself.. so I fast forwarded to the end. Then last night I came home and saw I had the hour and erased it w/out starting it.. next week will be good tho!

I only watched bites and pieces, but hope to watch more now that they're down to the 24.

Soundmixer guy needs to step up his game.  First three ladies last night sounded like karaoke.

Lilly was good.

#5 didn't impress me

#6 was okay

The only others I remember liking were Didi, Crystal, Siobhan and Katie.

It's still early and the guys haven't performed yet so I haven't seen the 'wow' factor yet.

Ellen is Ellen funny and Kara is more tolerable so far this year.  Randy needs a red Swingline stapler.

I kept trying to freeze-frame the funny face Simon made early on while Kara was talking ;D

The chick who sang that Chris Isaac tune was pretty good.  Initially I thought "Gee, how's she gonna pull off that song" but she did great.  I now look forward to her future song choices, I think she's got it goin' on.

I also noticed that some of the other judges are stealing Randy's "pitchy in places" line.  ;D  They need to come up with their own lines.  :P

I liked Didi & Sioban
Did not like Lacey, Haeley,Lilly or Janell

Thought in general about this year's live performances, boys and the girls:


Background Vocals: I am seeing WAY too mych backing vocals being provided, especially in areas of the song where the contestant's voice is weak.  I don't mind background vocals as long as they (a) enhance the song and (b) do NOT enhance or obliterate the singer's voice.  In a couple of cases I could see where the backing vocals were covering up a weak performance by the singer.
Background Stories:  Seeing too much fawning over the contestants' "back story".  This is a singing and performing contest.  Judges - please judge the performances and lay off the extra credit because somebody once shoveled snow for Helen Keller!


As to last night's boys' performances:


The girls as a group are generally much better than the boys, at least this week for sure.
The guy with the Justin Beiber hair-helmet... Simon was right when he said they had originally made the right decision to cut him in Hollywood.  Not a good performance.
Andy Garcia:  Good perfomance, but I think he's going to need to adjust his vocal range a bit.  He was singing too "high" I think, like somebody had their hand around his throat.  Nevertheless, still my fave amongs the guys.
Pretty Boy:  I forget his name, but the guy with the long hair that they were fawning all over.  His singing was not the worst, but please, judges, give us a break.  Stick to the vocal performance.
Seventies Guy:  His performance was TERRIBLE.  First off, he was more or less smiling thru his American Woman performance.  But AW is not a happy song, it is an angry one.  Performance was incongruent.  And I see that the judges have called him out on the 70's schtick as running out of gas.
Guy Named Park:  I think he is Korean?  His voice is pretty good but I agree, maybe a poor song choice.  I hope he makes it thru this week so we can see him do a little better next time.


My two favorites at this point:  Girls-Siobhan.  Guys-Andy Garcia.  8)

I thought most of the guys stunk last night. Tim and John were the worst (John because of his song choice) The young kid Aaron was good along with Lee and Joe.

I think they still need to get soundmixing guy some training.

Todrick - he can sing, but last night's performance was meh.
Aaron - he was okay
Jermaine - could have picked a better song
Tim Urban was horrible.  It really was too late for him to apologise.
Alex Lambert was a nervous wreck
Lee - I liked his performance
John Park - great vocals, not the best song choice
Casey - He did everything right but he's still a bit short of the 'wow' factor
Andrew - hopefully well enough to get through to next week.
Tyler sucked
The others weren't memorable 'cuz I can't remember them others except for...I think his name is Joe.  And I don't remember what he sang :D

So far I'm less than impressed with this season.  Plus the fact that Ellen decided to give somebody that didn't make the cut (and was apparently her last chance to make it) a record deal.  WTH?  I get it, but I don't think it's right...at least not disseminating the news right after the Top 24 is announced...after the season finale, sure :D

What a surprise that Tim is still on the show. No surprise with Janell and Ashley. Joe should not have been eliminated,Tyler I didn't care for anyways and he pretty much blamed the judges for his departure instead he should of changed his style and not went with the same old thing.

What a surprise that Tim is still on the show. No surprise with Janell and Ashley. Joe should not have been eliminated,Tyler I didn't care for anyways and he pretty much blamed the judges for his departure instead he should of changed his style and not went with the same old thing.


I was surprised too, as Tim had the worst performance of everyone.  But as Mrs. Midas pointed out, he has "the look" moreso than Joe, and sometimes AI's target voters are too dumb to realise talent.  He won't be around much longer.  I think if Alex doesn't get over his nerves then he'll be out soon also.

I fast-forwarded through the group number.  Alison & Kris sounded good.

Ashley seemed kinda pissed when she was eliminated.  Her 2nd performance sucked also.  Same with Janell.  I was waiting for Alison to come out and perform "What About Love" right after her :D

I think if Alex doesn't get over his nerves then he'll be out soon also.


I agree.  When he was standing up there during eliminateion, he looked scared as heck.

Wouldn't be surprised if he had to change his undies right after the show, he looked that scared.

I hope he gets to some sort of "coach" who can get him over the fear factor.

I agree.  When he was standing up there during eliminateion, he looked scared as heck.

Wouldn't be surprised if he had to change his undies right after the show, he looked that scared.

I hope he gets to some sort of "coach" who can get him over the fear factor.


I agree as he's not a bad singer.

I think Tim Urban looked surprised also that he was safe.

I watched the girls, the guys and the elimination all last night.  I wish I'd had my computer open because I had comments about everyone but that was about 24 hours ago and I've already forgotten who did what  ;D 

Probably was mentioned here but that guy who got called back- do we know why? I was glad to see Big Mike didn't get cut even tho his dad nearly caused him the gig...


The girls were alright.. I hate that chick with the hurricane weather hair. 

And there is no PC way to say this so I'm just gonna say... I was laughing so hard because that Vaughn chick (Paris or Haley I think)  is the first black indie rocker chick I've ever seen and for some reason it amused me to no end. 

The girl who did Fallen I liked her voice but not that arrangement.

There were far too many songs sung that I didn't know so I don't know if they were good, identical to the originals or just too weird.


Its weird tho... sometimes when they change up a song and "make it their own" they get criticized for making it too different...
then when they sing it identical to the original they get criticized for that ...but sometimes it sounds identical and they get praised... I wish the judges were more consistent.


I thought the David Archuleta dude would stick around longer... tell me he didn't look like David Archuleta.  That guy who got called back was horrible... and so was the guy with the Shawn Cassidy hair do.... he's the one they said had all the pieces but needed to figure out how to put them together... I forget what he sang but he would sing a note then step then sing then step... it was painful to watch.


Funny thing tho... even tho I watched all the eps back to back I could not remember the performances of the people who got voted off.

I'll learn names next week (maybe)


oh I like the Alanis Morrisette chick... she didn't get voted off right?

Probably was mentioned here but that guy who got called back- do we know why? I was glad to see Big Mike didn't get cut even tho his dad nearly caused him the gig...

oh I like the Alanis Morrisette chick... she didn't get voted off right?



Alanis Morrisette chick was safe.

Tim Urban got called back cuz the Guarini-lookalike allegedly wasn't truthful in his application about being in a recording contract.  He apparently was part of some boy-group contract that supposedly ended but he didn't indicate on the app that he had been in a contract at all, and that's why he was replaced.  Or something.

Alanis Morrisette chick was safe.

Tim Urban got called back cuz the Guarini-lookalike allegedly wasn't truthful in his application about being in a recording contract.  He apparently was part of some boy-group contract that supposedly ended but he didn't indicate on the app that he had been in a contract at all, and that's why he was replaced.  Or something.


oh yeah I vaguely remember hearing that....

Big Mike- Strong perfomance I enjoyed it...


John Park- he's has a good tone but he's a boring singer...


Casey James- (I don't trust anyone who says they don't have a tv)  anyway his guitar playing is stronger than his vocals and I don't care what's in the box I just wanna give him a haircut.  :P


Alex Lambert- another boring performance. I get it he's nervous but damn it you're in the top ten guys right now...you need to wow us.


Todrick Hall- don't know if I hate his vocals or his arrangement or both  ::)  but I agree with him... the judges say make the song  your own so he tries that and they tell him to just sing the song as written... they do that alot but I think I said that last week...


Jermaine Sellers- aka "the Black Pee Wee Herman"  ::)  I like the arrangement and a stronger singer could've pulled it off... I like that the judges are giving actual critiques and advice this year.  Okay so I hated the whole God part... "God Fearing Man" just brings this whole negative connotation to faith... and then that fact that God is on his side like God thinks more of him than any other singer in the competition that's bravado I have no use for... LOVED Simon's comment about not showing the number as if to see lets see what God does for you without america's help  ;D


Andrew Garcia- I like him, I don't know the song he sang but it started strong... he lost me at the chorus tho. Actually the start of the song had me thinking of Whiter Shade of Pale. I think he'd sing the hell out of that song.


Aaron Kelly- He looks like he wants to be the next Jr Class President doesn't he?  Actually he looked like a singer in search of the rest of his boy band... I didn't hate his performance tho. You could totally hear the nerves in his voice but once he settled he sounded pretty good.


Tim Urban- when Ellen asked him if he could act I thought... "Yeah cuz you need to start acting like a singer!"  ;D  It wasn't the worst performance of the night but also not the best.


Lee DeWyze-  I liked it... I didn't want to but i did... tho I totally forgot about his performance from last week...saw the clip and didn't remember a thing about it or him.


my pics for going home-  John Park, Alex Lambert and Todrick Hall... I know only two go home... but any of these guys can go.

Michael Lynche - Rocked
Tim Urban - Sucked
Jermain Sellers - Blew
Casey James - Needs to drop the Bucky Covington act, and focus on singing
Andrew Garcia - Kicked Butt
Todrick Hall - Confused
John Park - Anonymous

Mike Lynche is gonna have a hard time topping this week's performance.  Awesome.  8)

^ agree Mike had the best performance, I also thought Alex,Aaron and Lee were average to above average. I think Todrick is in danger of going home.

Big Mike and Lee were the best last night.  Andrew was ok.  Casey played guitar better than singing.  The rest were forgettable.  Jermaine has too much attitude that may bite him in the azz.  Still far from the 'wow' factor...maybe it will emerge as we get deeper into the season.

Crystal rox my Bowersox!  Hope she remains in good health.
Haeley was bleh
Lacey was meh
Katie sounded good
Didi was okay
Michelle was okay (I like her version of "Arms Wide Open" better than Creed's)
Lilly was good
Katelyn was good
Paige sounded karaoke-ish
Siobhan rocked it!

The girls are starting to step it up :)  I can see Haeley and Lacey in the bottom 2.

Crystal is my pick to win if she stays healthy.  I love her.

People can't vote if they're asleep  ;D

I was posting via phone while listening.

Like the first girl and a couple in the middle

Yeah Haley wasn't great. And this one I'm listening to now - the piano girl was boring

I hate Lindsay (that's the one w the short wild red hair right? )

Two more songs to go then bed

The first girl Crystal and the last girl Siobhan were the best, Lily was above average. I missed most of the 2nd half because I turned it to Criminal Minds and went back and forth (well at least tried)
Other than a few where is this great talent they claim to have this year. :-\\

-Crystal rocked.  I'd book her for a performance.
-Haeley:  WTF? ???
-Michelle: Sucked, "pitchy in places"
-Lacey: Sucked, very karaoke
-Didi: Sucked, very bland song choice
-Lili: Rocked
-Katie:  Pretty good.  Criticism that this was "an old song" I think were misplaced.


I could not help but notice how much Michael Lynche was "getting into" the various performances, standing up and cheering on the ladies, kinda like Paula Abdul used to do.  Good show of support.  :)

I hate Lindsay (that's the one w the short wild red hair right? )



Lacey, Lindsay...she won't be around much longer so it doesn't matter :D

Bye Haeley.  Bye Michelle.  Bye Mr. Onesie.  Bye John Park.

Bye Haeley.  Bye Michelle.  Bye Mr. Onesie.  Bye John Park.

No big surprises there.

No big surprises there.


John Park has a good voice, he just chose the wrong songs.  I'm thinking Tim Urban, Toddrick and Alex Lambert will be the next guys to go.

John Park has a good voice, he just chose the wrong songs.  I'm thinking Tim Urban, Toddrick and Alex Lambert will be the next guys to go.

Yeah for some reason Tim keeps sneaking by.

Yeah for some reason Tim keeps sneaking by.


He won't be on much longer.  He's worse than Jason Castrol GTX.

Yeah for some reason Tim keeps sneaking by.


I wonder when he's gonna lose that hair helmet? ???

He looks like he's chairman of the Justin Beiber Fan Club.  ;D

Paige and Curly Sue (Katelyn?  The one that didn't make the Earth move) should be gone next out of the wimmins.

Paige and Curly Sue (Katelyn?  The one that didn't make the Earth move) should be gone next out of the wimmins.


You're right.  Too bad for Paige, though.  I liked her but that was a baaaaad song choice.

Siobhan once again wowed with her superb vocals and a very interesting song selection.   :)

I'd like to see her do "First We Take Manhattan" which was composed be Leonard Cohen, but performed by Jennifer Warnes.  It has that dark edge that is Siobhan's signature...   8)

Siobhan once again wowed with her superb vocals and a very interesting song selection.   :)

I'd like to see her do "First We Take Manhattan" which was composed be Leonard Cohen, but performed by Jennifer Warnes.  It has that dark edge that is Siobhan's signature...   8)


I'd be down with that.

I think that Katie girl may also be in trouble.

Paige's performance had irony written all over it.  Um, the song was called "Smile"...hello?

Yeah the first girl and the Earth Move girl should be out.... although I found the last performance (I Fall to Pieces) very, very bizarre!

Yeah the first girl and the Earth Move girl should be out.... although I found the last performance (I Fall to Pieces) very, very bizarre!


Lilly's bizarre but people like her :D

I think Siobhan was the best last night.

The guys did a lot better overall this week.  Tim Urbaneybrows was a shocker.

I think Andrew and Aaron are possible candidates based on this week's performance.

Todrick was ok.
I thought this week was Casey's strongest performance.
Alex sounds good, just needs some confidence.
I liked Lee's take on the Owl City track since the original is very electronic.
BIG MIKE!  And even though I like Kara more this season, good for him for making her cry!  BIG WIN!

Not good with the names this season, but the red head chick with the short hair who sang that Brandi Carlisle song.  That was great!

Not good with the names this season, but the red head chick with the short hair who sang that Brandi Carlisle song.  That was great!


That's Lacey and she's got the look and knows how to work the camera but that last performance was probably her best.  The weeks before were kinda meh.

I wasn't as fond of the guys performances this week.... I loved, loved, LOVED- Big Mike's .....but everyone else could go home and I genuinely wouldn't care less.  :P

The guys did a lot better overall this week.  Tim Urbaneybrows was a shocker.

I think Andrew and Aaron are possible candidates based on this week's performance.

Todrick was ok.
I thought this week was Casey's strongest performance.
Alex sounds good, just needs some confidence.
I liked Lee's take on the Owl City track since the original is very electronic.
BIG MIKE!  And even though I like Kara more this season, good for him for making her cry!  BIG WIN!

I totally agree, Aaron and Andrew are my choices to go home. Big Mike was awesome, Tim did a lot better than what I expected.

I wasn't as fond of the guys performances this week.... I loved, loved, LOVED- Big Mike's .....but everyone else could go home and I genuinely wouldn't care less.  :P


So you'd care more? :D

BIG MIKE was awesome.  Mrs. Midas didn't quite get it at first so we replayed it. :D

For the guys Alex and Todrick wouldn't have been my first choices to go based on this weeks performances, but Todrick did have a few bad weeks and Alex just didn't seem like he was comfortable on the stage. I can't commit on the ladies because I missed Tuesday's show.

For the guys Alex and Todrick wouldn't have been my first choices to go based on this weeks performances, but Todrick did have a few bad weeks and Alex just didn't seem like he was comfortable on the stage. I can't commit on the ladies because I missed Tuesday's show.


It's just as well for Alex and Todrick.  I didn't expect either to win it.

A little bummed about Lilly, she's been consistently good.  I would've thought Katie would've been axed.  She won't hang around for long.

And what was up with Crystal Mopeysox?  I don't think she smiled at all last night.  It's a COMPETITION.    :P

The only performance I've loved so far is Alex Lambert's "Everybody Knows" (by John Legend) and he's just been kicked out!  :-\\ I agree he was a bit too mervous in front of the camera, but he should've been given a few more chances.

So you'd care more? :D

BIG MIKE was awesome.  Mrs. Midas didn't quite get it at first so we replayed it. :D



lol.... its actually a quote from Simon Cowell... at Paleyfest a couple years back he said about Idol

Some people argue that its the death of the music industry. Others say its making people interested in music again. I genuinely couldn't care less.  ;D

so I missed the results show but I just watched it at American Idol dot com... they did the hour show in a 3 minute recap.  ;D  It was perfect!

Siobhan was the best. Andrew should be gone tomorrow, that was terrible.

Siobhan was the best. Andrew should be gone tomorrow, that was terrible.

Agreed, I really didn't care for Andrew or Tim's performances.

Faves this week...

Boys - Aaron (I was wondering who'd be the first to have their Idol makeover) and Lee (love the voice and very consistent)

Girls - Katie (mainly for song choice) and Siobhan (though not totally keen on her song choice)

Siobhan (love that name)  :-*  kicked butt last night.  Awesome.  8)

Tim Urban sucked yet again.  8-P  Hopefully the pain will end tonight.

Andy Garcia: I like him but I wonder if he can get his voice into a lower register and pull that brillo pad out of his throat.  He keeps this up and he'll be gone 2-3 weeks from now.   :-\\

Katie Stevens:  I did not like her "Wild Horses" performance.  It sounded like something you'd do singing for granny's 80th birthday or something.  Dress was all wrong for it too.   ::)

Paige:  I am not a big fan of hers, but her Honky Tonk Woman was kinda interesting.  Maybe she'll win me over.  :)

Big Mike: I was impressed with how he completely changed the arrangement of Miss You, but retained the "feel" of the lyric.   8) 8)

Casey James:  Performance was too generic for me.  He needs to get some originality.  I've seen that sort of act in all kinds of bars.   ::)

Didi: I am undecided.    ???

Aaron Kelly:  His vocals seemed to be a bit "muddy" to me.

Bottom 3 for me:  Tim, Andrew & Katie. 

I liked Siobhan & Didi's performances last night.  Crystal was good too, but she needs a slight attitude adjustment.

I abhor the Rolling Stones and I was so tired after the last night of Paley Fest I slept thru most of Idol and fast forwarded thru the rest...

I did enjoy Lee and Crystal's performances

Siobahan's interesting but not great... I think she relys too much on hitting that high note and she can't really hold it... her voice was breaking towards the end... the last note the paint it black falsetto or whatever was really nice but the middle of the song wasn't as strong (IMO) as people think it was...


Tim should be the first the go he has totally overstayed his welcome!

Haha the worst two are safe.

Amazing that Tim Urban got more votes than Didi or Paige.

Amazing that Tim Urban got more votes than Didi or Paige.


NO WAY!  :o

NO WAY!  :o


That's right!  It was more than Lacey or Paige, not Didi.  Didi rocked last night. 

Tim Urbaneyebrows is right up there with Jason Castro.  They both suck but girls think they're cute.

Blah blah blah...who did Ke$ha blow blow blow to get a record deal?  She sucks.

Orianthe didn't sound that great live, but I still like her.

David Cook rocked it.  Celebrity win to DC for the night!

I should really talk Mrs. Midas into fast forwarding to the last 5 minutes rather than watching all the filler. :P

Blah blah blah...who did Ke$ha blow blow blow to get a record deal?  She sucks.

Orianthe didn't sound that great live, but I still like her.

David Cook rocked it.  Celebrity win to DC for the night!

I should really talk Mrs. Midas into fast forwarding to the last 5 minutes rather than watching all the filler. :P

I decided to watch Criminal Minds and just turn it back and forth, it was more enjoyable for me. ;D

What I'd like to know is... WHO IS TIM URBAN'S STYLE CONSULTANT ?  ???

On tuesday, for example, Siobhan, Paige, and Lacey, for example, looked quite hip and stylish, and it clearly appeared that they had the help of style experts.  :)

Urban looks like he pulled his look out of a wet laundry hamper.  8-P

Blah blah blah...who did Ke$ha blow blow blow to get a record deal?  She sucks.


I wish it were me..  :\'(

Nah, I like Ke$ha. I like her style of music.

I wish it were me..  :\'(

Nah, I like Ke$ha. I like her style of music.


My problem with her "performance" is that it was lip synced and auto tuned.

American Idol is no place for that nonsense.

My problem with her "performance" is that it was lip synced and auto tuned.

American Idol is no place for that nonsense.


With Tim Urban in the Top 12, the standards can't be that high.

With Tim Urban in the Top 12, the standards can't be that high.


Touché, Toréy! ;D  But LB is right; what Ke$ha proves is that you don't need talent, just some powerhouse production group that can put turn garbage into something the kids find catchy.  Don't get me wrong, "Tik Tok" can get stuck in my head because the hook is designed to do that, but overall she lacks true talent and neither TT or BBB have much substance to them.

But what about her song "Stephen" , with such amazingly deep lyrics as "Stephen.. I'll knit you a sweater.. And wrap you up with my love". I may be off by a few words, but those are really the lyrics. Still, I think she's hot.

She can collab with me anytime. I've got plenty of auto-tune for the both of us.