The American Idol....2011 Thread

pandora · March 2011

Well that was shocking..first time yes no that the cuts were so many.
It's a good top 13 but sad to see a few leave before we really got to know them.

Glad a few of my faves stayed

I'll be rooting for the menfolk...the couple ladies I liked didn't get through last night.

Now it gets good

guitar59 · March 2011

pandora wrote:

Well that was shocking..first time yes no that the cuts were so many.
It's a good top 13 but sad to see a few leave before we really got to know them.

Glad a few of my faves stayed

I'll be rooting for the menfolk...the couple ladies I liked didn't get through last night.

Now it gets good

Yes, they did this round a little different this year! I am excited for next week.

Kilgore_Trout · March 2011

they should've just cut it down to 3 guys and 3 girls last night... the only ones really worth watching are the black guy and jew fro

and the show wouldnt have to be 2 fuckin hours long that way

pandora · March 2011

Kilgore_Trout wrote:

they should've just cut it down to 3 guys and 3 girls last night... the only ones really worth watching are the black guy and jew fro

and the show wouldnt have to be 2 fuckin hours long that way

Oh I love having it last and watching them improve..since I was a little girl I liked talent contests

but yes you can pick out the early best and who will make it to the last nights

I am not fond of the black fellow...I little too emotional for me...like a broadway type
if we are thinking of the same guy

I do kinda like the rocker James Durbin and of course Casey...give him back his stand up bass!
He rocks!

Kilgore_Trout · March 2011

pandora wrote:

I do kinda like the rocker James Durbin

not to pick on the guy for something he cant control, but his crazy eye brow spasms and overall weirdness don't scream "american idol"... its more important that the "winner" be marketable than talented

i don't want casey to win for the same reason... theres no reason for the poor guy to be stuck with one of those shitty AI contracts

Loulou · March 2011

I can see what your saying, I'm not sure how it works out over there but over here on Australian Idol, the person who comes in second or third usually does better than the winner anyway for some reason. Could be the fact that they are not stuck with singing the shit song they choose for them?? Don't know? I think James is very good, the songs he sings are a little too Guns and Roses style for me but I like the fact he has tourettes and still manages to pull off a damn good performance. Having a neurological problem is a big thing when your performing in front of thousands of people and I commend him for that. That should be the kind of person that should be marketable as well as inspirational.

Kilgore_Trout wrote:

pandora wrote:

I do kinda like the rocker James Durbin

not to pick on the guy for something he cant control, but his crazy eye brow spasms and overall weirdness don't scream "american idol"... its more important that the "winner" be marketable than talented

i don't want casey to win for the same reason... theres no reason for the poor guy to be stuck with one of those shitty AI contracts

Kilgore_Trout · March 2011

Loulou wrote:

That should be the kind of person that should be marketable as well as inspirational.

you're right... but this is tweenage girls we're talking about with this voting... not the most sympathetic demo

plus he's kind of a crybaby :P

Loulou · March 2011

Well I spose since you put it that way, yes. The demo are very unsympathetic. Let's just hope they think he's winking at them instead.

pandora · March 2011

Kilgore_Trout wrote:

pandora wrote:

I do kinda like the rocker James Durbin

not to pick on the guy for something he cant control, but his crazy eye brow spasms and overall weirdness don't scream "american idol"... its more important that the "winner" be marketable than talented

i don't want casey to win for the same reason... theres no reason for the poor guy to be stuck with one of those shitty AI contracts

James has Tourette's that may or may not be marketable...
there are many people who might find him admirable, dealing with it in a positve
and inspiring way.
speaking of marketable Scotty the old time country guy sure is
for his genre'

I agree about the contracts but they did sign on ....price of fame

pandora · March 2011

Loulou wrote:

I can see what your saying, I'm not sure how it works out over there but over here on Australian Idol, the person who comes in second or third usually does better than the winner anyway for some reason. Could be the fact that they are not stuck with singing the shit song they choose for them?? Don't know? I think James is very good, the songs he sings are a little too Guns and Roses style for me but I like the fact he has tourettes and still manages to pull off a damn good performance. Having a neurological problem is a big thing when your performing in front of thousands of people and I commend him for that. That should be the kind of person that should be marketable as well as inspirational.

Kilgore_Trout wrote:

pandora wrote:

I do kinda like the rocker James Durbin

not to pick on the guy for something he cant control, but his crazy eye brow spasms and overall weirdness don't scream "american idol"... its more important that the "winner" be marketable than talented

i don't want casey to win for the same reason... theres no reason for the poor guy to be stuck with one of those shitty AI contracts

That happens here a lot too, runnerups often do better...made me laugh about the shitty song

so true

I should have read your post before I posted...duh I said almost what you said...could have said ditto that
and saved my finger...I type with one finger

I'm fast too!! speaking of guns

Kilgore_Trout · March 2011

in all fairness, i should take back my "marketability" complaint

there was nothing sexy about ruben, clay, or the gay one in terms of tween girl interest... i don't know who votes for this... but they have eclectic taste

AI really has a horrible track record of putting out the worst artists around... i don't know why i still follow it / watch :?

seecrest seems to be more and more of a dick each season

pandora · March 2011

Kilgore_Trout wrote:

in all fairness, i should take back my "marketability" complaint

there was nothing sexy about ruben, clay, or the gay one in terms of tween girl interest... i don't know who votes for this... but they have eclectic taste

AI really has a horrible track record of putting out the worst artists around... i don't know why i still follow it / watch :?

seecrest seems to be more and more of a dick each season

funny

Yes for me it is the process not the finished product...I did buy the fella with the gray hair, his cd
and I think I somehow inherited Daughtry's but I don't listen to them.

Adam does a mean "Mad World" I enjoyed an unplugged special of his too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhFYLVTXiPE I love this song though

guitar59 · March 2011

pandora wrote:

Kilgore_Trout wrote:

in all fairness, i should take back my "marketability" complaint

there was nothing sexy about ruben, clay, or the gay one in terms of tween girl interest... i don't know who votes for this... but they have eclectic taste

AI really has a horrible track record of putting out the worst artists around... i don't know why i still follow it / watch :?

seecrest seems to be more and more of a dick each season

funny

Yes for me it is the process not the finished product...I did buy the fella with the gray hair, his cd
and I think I somehow inherited Daughtry's but I don't listen to them.

Adam does a mean "Mad World" I enjoyed an unplugged special of his too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhFYLVTXiPE I love this song though

I loved that season! I was a huge Adam fan. I loved that he was over the top. I was kind of glad he didn't win. I thought his career would take off faster if he wasn't the Idol. I still hear about him, and do not really know where Kris Allen is. My brother in law asked if American Idol winners really do much after the show. I know a few whose names I still hear(Carrie Underwood, most noteably, and a few do Broadway shows) but most seem to vanish.

guitar59 · March 2011

Tomorrow is Idol Day! I cannot wait to see what is instore...I enjoyed last week. Never heard anyone perform a Nirvana song before. 'Twas interesting... So far the kids I like are still on the show.

Loulou · March 2011

Yeah, Smells like Teen Spirit isn't exactly the easiest song to pull off, think he did an okay job. I would like to see him do some Tom Waits and I would like to see that country fella with the low voice try some Johnny Cash.

pandora · March 2011

guitar59 wrote:

Tomorrow is Idol Day! I cannot wait to see what is instore...I enjoyed last week. Never heard anyone perform a Nirvana song before. 'Twas interesting... So far the kids I like are still on the show.

Me too! I really get excited come Wednesday.
Last week was very good...loved it
good music from my kids era 80's and 90's

the week before through me a little when the genre changed
or at least wasn't what I expected from a few when they could perform their picks.

Not sure what they are doing this week but can't wait!

pandora · March 2011

Loulou wrote:

Yeah, Smells like Teen Spirit isn't exactly the easiest song to pull off, think he did an okay job. I would like to see him do some Tom Waits and I would like to see that country fella with the low voice try some Johnny Cash.

Oh you said the magic words...Johnny Cash!

I hope so too!

Loulou · March 2011

I am not the biggest lover of the new country music but I like Johnny Cash, he's got such an awesome low voice and his version of 'Hurt' is one of my favs.

pandora wrote:

Loulou wrote:

Yeah, Smells like Teen Spirit isn't exactly the easiest song to pull off, think he did an okay job. I would like to see him do some Tom Waits and I would like to see that country fella with the low voice try some Johnny Cash.

Oh you said the magic words...Johnny Cash!

I hope so too!

Kilgore_Trout · March 2011

Loulou wrote:

I am not the biggest lover of the new country music but I like Johnny Cash, he's got such an awesome low voice and his version of 'Hurt' is one of my favs.

johnny's version of "hurt" is not just a great song, but probably the most moving song ever recorded (IMO)

i literally tear up every time i hear it... it had a lot of significance to me as a NIN song and even more coming from him

beautiful music video too from a fabulous film maker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ ... ure=fvwrel

country boy better not even try it

Loulou · March 2011

Kilgore_Trout wrote:

Loulou wrote:

I am not the biggest lover of the new country music but I like Johnny Cash, he's got such an awesome low voice and his version of 'Hurt' is one of my favs.

johnny's version of "hurt" is not just a great song, but probably the most moving song ever recorded (IMO)

i literally tear up every time i hear it... it had a lot of significance to me as a NIN song and even more coming from him

beautiful music video too from a fabulous film maker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ ... ure=fvwrel

country boy better not even try it

No I don't think that song would fit him either. Something more jovial like Get Rythm. His version of Hurt is amazing and heart felt. Like his pooring his past straight into that song. Brilliant, I tear up too.

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