American Idol 2008 - Page 17

wade moore · 03-21-2008, 01:01 PM

I like Castro fwiw.

Wasn't a big fan of this past week's performance, but I could see buying an album and/or song(s) of his.

Ksyrup · 03-21-2008, 01:05 PM

That dude bothers me. I didn't like the fact that none of the judges called him out for laughing through the French parts of Michelle as if he was in 3rd grade and had farted in class. Talk about not connecting to the song. He's just way too awkward and bizarre for me...it makes me uncomfortable to watch him. I thought Simon's comments about his facial expressions saving that performance were completely wrong - the vocal wasn't great, but it was by far the best part of it. The rest made it ridiculous.

rkmsuf · 03-21-2008, 01:10 PM

Seems like the avoid letting him talk too much on the show. Perhaps he isn't strong in the "social skills".

Ksyrup · 03-21-2008, 01:22 PM

He's not. He says he's only performed in front of people 5 times total before AI. And he seems very socially awkward. I'm sure that is part of his endearing quality to some people, but he seems better fit for Beauty and the Geek than AI.

Ksyrup · 03-21-2008, 01:30 PM

Going back to Amanda, here's another quote:

That’s the attitude I’ve had with all of this. I’m thankful to be here and feel very privileged to have come this far. But I absolutely refuse to be nostalgic about it. You know why? That’s when you lose a sense of reality. I saw it happen with a few people. It’s just ridiculous. We have the potential to be stars right now. We’re not stars. All we are now is recognizable. That’s it. I’ve got a hell of a lot more work in front of me before I can exhale and say, ”All right. I’ve made it.”

rkmsuf · 03-21-2008, 01:32 PM

ooh, I think you like her

man in the boat overboard. you beast, you savage. bark like a dog. bark like a dog. i will teach you the meaning of the word respect.

Ksyrup · 03-21-2008, 01:33 PM

Well, I like her more now that she's not singing on AI every week and those rumored pics never leaked. So yeah, in that way plus her attitude, I like her. But I don't go for biker chicks.

Ksyrup · 03-25-2008, 03:43 PM

Tonight's spoilers:

Spoiler

Eaglesfan27 · 03-25-2008, 03:51 PM

If true, I think those are very good song choices for Carly, Jason and Michael. I hope Ramiele does well as I like her and that song, but I think it will probably be bad.

Ksyrup · 03-25-2008, 03:55 PM

KLC's choice would be hard to listen to AGAIN if it was being performed by the original artist, let alone her. I may not even watch her attempt it.

I think Brooke's choice is also good, and I will be very interested to see what David Cook is thinking with his choice.

NoSkillz · 03-25-2008, 03:56 PM

Wow, I'm very interested to see what David Cook does with that tune...could be a showstopper or a trainwreck.

Ksyrup · 03-25-2008, 03:56 PM

...or a spoiler.

NoSkillz · 03-25-2008, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

...or a spoiler.

edited...bah!

wade moore · 03-25-2008, 05:15 PM

The entire list looks solid except one glaring, awful, ridiculous choice.

Does KLC WANT to get kicked off of this show?

adubroff · 03-25-2008, 06:26 PM

Judging by the spoiler list I'm going to be suprised if Carly doesn't have a great night ...

cuervo72 · 03-25-2008, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adubroff

Judging by the spoiler list I'm going to be suprised if Carly doesn't have a great night ...

I bet she's performed it before too.

MJ4H · 03-25-2008, 07:06 PM

Ears bleeding.

Drake · 03-25-2008, 07:08 PM

Spoiler

Rock on, Smurf.

Drake · 03-25-2008, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattJones4Heisman

Ears bleeding.

No doubt. I was hoping for a sniper about midway through that.

kurtism · 03-25-2008, 07:19 PM

Ann and Nancy Wilson will assault her backstage after that abomination.

Flasch186 · 03-25-2008, 07:22 PM

Carrie Underwood's Alone was sickly good.

MJ4H · 03-25-2008, 07:23 PM

Wow Syesha really good, I'm just not a fan of her timbre. A bit whiny sounding usually from her and that wasn't much different. Agree with the judges, that was her best.

Flasch186 · 03-25-2008, 07:24 PM

...and if hear one more person say "Oh loh...." Im gonna smack them upside the face with cloth rag after spraying some cleaning solution on the screen.

MJ4H · 03-25-2008, 07:32 PM

Here's the problem with Chikeze. This performance shows all of his vocal sloppiness a lot more. His previous couple of performance have been that just sped up. Sloppy Sloppy Bo Boppy.

Drake · 03-25-2008, 07:45 PM

I would pay Brooke White to just cover all of Laura Brannigan's old stuff so I could masturbate to it.

Flasch186 · 03-25-2008, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drake

I would pay Brooke White to just cover all of Laura Brannigan's old stuff so I could masturbate to it.

oh loh.

Drake · 03-25-2008, 08:00 PM

1. As the weeks wear on, Carly's arm flab is really starting to offend me on a deep moral level. The girl needs to invest in sleeves.

2. The band is really awesome week in and week out, but the backup singers have ruined more songs for me than I care to count. Are they always flat, or am I just tone deaf?

3. In addition to The Masturbation Tapes, I would also pay good money to, just once, have Carly finish a song and be greeted by complete audience apathy. I'm pretty certain she would just collapse into a ball on the stage, start sucking her thumb and go quietly insane.

MJ4H · 03-25-2008, 08:03 PM

So ok, on these last two. Michael Johns and Carly whoever.

The balance is off between the performer and the band. I don't know who is on the board but the band is getting totally smothered. These have been very big voice songs and they need to cut down the volume on those mics for them but they haven't. It was noticeable during Michael's performance but it didn't bother me. It threw a lot of things off in Carly's performance. I think it was a lot of what was bothering the judges when they said "something was just not quite right." She wasn't really out of tune except a couple of little things. I thought her performance was very strong if you can overlook the botched balancing job.

MJ4H · 03-25-2008, 08:05 PM

Can't forget to post my favorite cover of Carly's song, Total Eclipse of the Heart.

Here by Hurra Torpedo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br-D7UneS0E

Don't say I never gave you anything.

MJ4H · 03-25-2008, 08:06 PM

Listen to how over-balanced David is already on this one. Fire the damn sound guy please.

Drake · 03-25-2008, 08:07 PM

Um, I haven't been a David Archuleta fan at all this season, but he just nailed the fuck out of that song.

Drake · 03-25-2008, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattJones4Heisman

Can't forget to post my favorite cover of Carly's song, Total Eclipse of the Heart.

Here by Hurra Torpedo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br-D7UneS0E

Don't say I never gave you anything.

That was completely fucked up...but in a really, really good way.

MJ4H · 03-25-2008, 08:15 PM

Oh. My. God.

Drake · 03-25-2008, 08:17 PM

I'm pretty sure the only thing that will save KLC this week is her shirt spontaneously falling off at some point in the next 20 seconds.

MJ4H · 03-25-2008, 08:17 PM

Tell me the judges aren't lapping this up.

Drake · 03-25-2008, 08:17 PM

Nope. Didn't happen.

Drake · 03-25-2008, 08:19 PM

"Your best performance by a mile" is like a back handed compliment, right? Right?!

And i can't believe all the love they're giving Bruce Greenwood. GBtUSA has got to be one of the most obvious, pathetic "I'm going to pluck at your heart strings and we'll all agree to pretend that this melody doesn't suck" songs of all time.

kurtism · 03-25-2008, 08:25 PM

Two things gleaned from commercials tonight - 1) I will see Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Kristin Bell + Apatow? Yes please. 2) My life would be immeasurably better if I had a Sven.

MJ4H · 03-25-2008, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drake

"Your best performance by a mile" is like a back handed compliment, right? Right?!

And i can't believe all the love they're giving Bruce Greenwood. GBtUSA has got to be one of the most obvious, pathetic "I'm going to pluck at your heart strings and we'll all agree to pretend that this melody doesn't suck" songs of all time.

A+

Also this arrangement of Billy Jean by whatever his name is is rad.

MJ4H · 03-25-2008, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kurtism

Two things gleaned from commercials tonight - 1) I will see Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Kristin Bell + Apatow? Yes please. 2) My life would be immeasurably better if I had a Sven.

I fucking LOVE the Sven commercial.

Drake · 03-25-2008, 08:26 PM

I may be an anti-MJ Nazi, but that version of "Billy Jean" blew away the original by a country mile. If there really is a God, Michael Jackson just hung himself in a closet somewhere out of shame.

kurtism · 03-25-2008, 08:26 PM

thought they said Chris Cornell, of Soundgarden fame

MJ4H · 03-25-2008, 08:27 PM

yeah yeah David Cook that's his name. He can sure pick the arrangements or write them. Not sure which is happening but he is doing a fairly masterful job at it.

Flasch186 · 03-25-2008, 08:28 PM

that DC song Billy Jean was sick.

kurtism · 03-25-2008, 08:29 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2MgwAJrfXo - Cornell's version

cuervo72 · 03-25-2008, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kurtism

Two things gleaned from commercials tonight - 1) I will see Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Kristin Bell + Apatow? Yes please. 2) My life would be immeasurably better if I had a Sven.

Kung Fooooooo this morning!

MJ4H · 03-25-2008, 08:34 PM

The "bundle up" line coupled with handing out all the identical Sven sweaters just kills me. I absolutely love that commercial.

Subby · 03-25-2008, 09:11 PM

David Cook and Sven both hit home runs tonight.

GrantDawg · 03-25-2008, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kurtism

Ann and Nancy Wilson will assault her backstage after that abomination.

Pix pls. Thanks

GrantDawg · 03-25-2008, 09:29 PM

After last week, I knew David Cook had it to win this. The very thing Simon killed him on was what brought me completely around. He finally was showing some personality which he desperately needed. This week just comfirms it. There is no one in his league on the show right now. Micheal Johns still just bores me, Carly has been underwhelming, Brooke is good, but will not be popular enough across the board to make it to the final two. David A. is a shoe-in because of all the teeny-love, and will probably win it all, but David Cook should be the winner (at least right now. He could actually purposely throw it at any time).

03-21-2008, 01:05 PM	#802
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	That dude bothers me. I didn't like the fact that none of the judges called him out for laughing through the French parts of Michelle as if he was in 3rd grade and had farted in class. Talk about not connecting to the song. He's just way too awkward and bizarre for me...it makes me uncomfortable to watch him. I thought Simon's comments about his facial expressions saving that performance were completely wrong - the vocal wasn't great, but it was by far the best part of it. The rest made it ridiculous. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete." Last edited by Ksyrup : 03-21-2008 at 01:05 PM.

03-21-2008, 01:10 PM	#803
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	Seems like the avoid letting him talk too much on the show. Perhaps he isn't strong in the "social skills". __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

03-21-2008, 01:22 PM	#804
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	He's not. He says he's only performed in front of people 5 times total before AI. And he seems very socially awkward. I'm sure that is part of his endearing quality to some people, but he seems better fit for Beauty and the Geek than AI. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

03-21-2008, 01:30 PM	#805
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Going back to Amanda, here's another quote: That’s the attitude I’ve had with all of this. I’m thankful to be here and feel very privileged to have come this far. But I absolutely refuse to be nostalgic about it. You know why? That’s when you lose a sense of reality. I saw it happen with a few people. It’s just ridiculous. We have the potential to be stars right now. We’re not stars. All we are now is recognizable. That’s it. I’ve got a hell of a lot more work in front of me before I can exhale and say, ”All right. I’ve made it.” __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

03-21-2008, 01:32 PM	#806
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	ooh, I think you like her man in the boat overboard. you beast, you savage. bark like a dog. bark like a dog. i will teach you the meaning of the word respect. __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

03-21-2008, 01:33 PM	#807
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Well, I like her more now that she's not singing on AI every week and those rumored pics never leaked. So yeah, in that way plus her attitude, I like her. But I don't go for biker chicks. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

03-25-2008, 03:43 PM	#808
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Tonight's spoilers: Spoiler Syesha Mercado — 1987’s “If I Were Your Woman” by Stephanie Mills David Cook — 1983’s “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson Carly Smithson — 1983’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” by Bonnie Tyler Chikezie — 1985’s “If Only For One Night” by Luther Vandross Brooke White — 1983’s “Every Breath You Take” by The Police Jason Castro — 1987’s “Fragile” by Sting Ramiele Malubay — 1987’s “Alone” by Heart Michael Johns — 1978’s “We Are the Champions” by Queen Kristy Lee Cook — 1984’s “God Bless the USA” by Lee Greenwood David Archuleta — 1990’s “You’re the Voice” by David Foster with Jeff Pescetto __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

03-25-2008, 03:51 PM	#809
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	If true, I think those are very good song choices for Carly, Jason and Michael. I hope Ramiele does well as I like her and that song, but I think it will probably be bad. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

03-25-2008, 03:55 PM	#810
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	KLC's choice would be hard to listen to AGAIN if it was being performed by the original artist, let alone her. I may not even watch her attempt it. I think Brooke's choice is also good, and I will be very interested to see what David Cook is thinking with his choice. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete." Last edited by Ksyrup : 03-25-2008 at 03:55 PM.

03-25-2008, 03:56 PM	#811
NoSkillz College Benchwarmer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: St. Catharines, Canada	Wow, I'm very interested to see what David Cook does with that tune...could be a showstopper or a trainwreck. __________________ MY CURRENT FM19 DYNASTY - FM19: "Ludere causa Ludendi - To Play for the Sake of Playing" - Queen's Park FC (Scottish League Two) MY OLD FM11 DYNASTY - FM11: From Semi-Pro Minnows to the EPL - Dover Athletic FC My Personal Blog - Now on the Tee - Golf, Sports, Poker, Life 2006 GOLDEN SCRIBE AWARD WINNER FOR BEST 'OTHER SPORT' DYNASTY - EHM2005: Sharpening Swords in Buffalo Last edited by NoSkillz : 03-25-2008 at 03:57 PM.

03-25-2008, 03:56 PM	#812
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	...or a spoiler. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

03-25-2008, 06:26 PM	#815
adubroff High School JV Join Date: Nov 2006	Judging by the spoiler list I'm going to be suprised if Carly doesn't have a great night ...

03-25-2008, 07:06 PM	#817
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	Ears bleeding. __________________ My YouTube channel My Twitch channel My Sharona

03-25-2008, 07:19 PM	#820
kurtism High School Varsity Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Noblesville	Ann and Nancy Wilson will assault her backstage after that abomination.

03-25-2008, 07:22 PM	#821
Flasch186 Coordinator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Jacksonville, FL	Carrie Underwood's Alone was sickly good. __________________ Jacksonville-florida-homes-for-sale Putting a New Spin on Real Estate! ----------------------------------------------------------- Commissioner of the USFL USFL

03-25-2008, 07:23 PM	#822
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	Wow Syesha really good, I'm just not a fan of her timbre. A bit whiny sounding usually from her and that wasn't much different. Agree with the judges, that was her best. __________________ My YouTube channel My Twitch channel My Sharona

03-25-2008, 07:24 PM	#823
Flasch186 Coordinator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Jacksonville, FL	...and if hear one more person say "Oh loh...." Im gonna smack them upside the face with cloth rag after spraying some cleaning solution on the screen. __________________ Jacksonville-florida-homes-for-sale Putting a New Spin on Real Estate! ----------------------------------------------------------- Commissioner of the USFL USFL

03-25-2008, 07:32 PM	#824
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	Here's the problem with Chikeze. This performance shows all of his vocal sloppiness a lot more. His previous couple of performance have been that just sped up. Sloppy Sloppy Bo Boppy. __________________ My YouTube channel My Twitch channel My Sharona

03-25-2008, 07:45 PM	#825
Drake assmaster Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bloomington, IN	I would pay Brooke White to just cover all of Laura Brannigan's old stuff so I could masturbate to it.

03-25-2008, 08:00 PM	#827
Drake assmaster Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bloomington, IN	1. As the weeks wear on, Carly's arm flab is really starting to offend me on a deep moral level. The girl needs to invest in sleeves. 2. The band is really awesome week in and week out, but the backup singers have ruined more songs for me than I care to count. Are they always flat, or am I just tone deaf? 3. In addition to The Masturbation Tapes, I would also pay good money to, just once, have Carly finish a song and be greeted by complete audience apathy. I'm pretty certain she would just collapse into a ball on the stage, start sucking her thumb and go quietly insane. Last edited by Drake : 03-25-2008 at 08:02 PM.

03-25-2008, 08:03 PM	#828
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	So ok, on these last two. Michael Johns and Carly whoever. The balance is off between the performer and the band. I don't know who is on the board but the band is getting totally smothered. These have been very big voice songs and they need to cut down the volume on those mics for them but they haven't. It was noticeable during Michael's performance but it didn't bother me. It threw a lot of things off in Carly's performance. I think it was a lot of what was bothering the judges when they said "something was just not quite right." She wasn't really out of tune except a couple of little things. I thought her performance was very strong if you can overlook the botched balancing job. __________________ My YouTube channel My Twitch channel My Sharona

03-25-2008, 08:05 PM	#829
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	Can't forget to post my favorite cover of Carly's song, Total Eclipse of the Heart. Here by Hurra Torpedo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br-D7UneS0E Don't say I never gave you anything. __________________ My YouTube channel My Twitch channel My Sharona

03-25-2008, 08:06 PM	#830
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	Listen to how over-balanced David is already on this one. Fire the damn sound guy please. __________________ My YouTube channel My Twitch channel My Sharona

03-25-2008, 08:07 PM	#831
Drake assmaster Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bloomington, IN	Um, I haven't been a David Archuleta fan at all this season, but he just nailed the fuck out of that song.

03-25-2008, 08:15 PM	#833
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	Oh. My. God. __________________ My YouTube channel My Twitch channel My Sharona

03-25-2008, 08:17 PM	#834
Drake assmaster Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bloomington, IN	I'm pretty sure the only thing that will save KLC this week is her shirt spontaneously falling off at some point in the next 20 seconds.

03-25-2008, 08:17 PM	#835
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	Tell me the judges aren't lapping this up. __________________ My YouTube channel My Twitch channel My Sharona

03-25-2008, 08:17 PM	#836
Drake assmaster Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bloomington, IN	Nope. Didn't happen.

03-25-2008, 08:19 PM	#837
Drake assmaster Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bloomington, IN	"Your best performance by a mile" is like a back handed compliment, right? Right?! And i can't believe all the love they're giving Bruce Greenwood. GBtUSA has got to be one of the most obvious, pathetic "I'm going to pluck at your heart strings and we'll all agree to pretend that this melody doesn't suck" songs of all time.

03-25-2008, 08:25 PM	#838
kurtism High School Varsity Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Noblesville	Two things gleaned from commercials tonight - 1) I will see Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Kristin Bell + Apatow? Yes please. 2) My life would be immeasurably better if I had a Sven.

03-25-2008, 08:26 PM	#841
Drake assmaster Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bloomington, IN	I may be an anti-MJ Nazi, but that version of "Billy Jean" blew away the original by a country mile. If there really is a God, Michael Jackson just hung himself in a closet somewhere out of shame. Last edited by Drake : 03-25-2008 at 08:27 PM.

03-25-2008, 08:26 PM	#842
kurtism High School Varsity Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Noblesville	thought they said Chris Cornell, of Soundgarden fame

03-25-2008, 08:27 PM	#843
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	yeah yeah David Cook that's his name. He can sure pick the arrangements or write them. Not sure which is happening but he is doing a fairly masterful job at it. __________________ My YouTube channel My Twitch channel My Sharona

03-25-2008, 08:28 PM	#844
Flasch186 Coordinator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Jacksonville, FL	that DC song Billy Jean was sick. __________________ Jacksonville-florida-homes-for-sale Putting a New Spin on Real Estate! ----------------------------------------------------------- Commissioner of the USFL USFL

03-25-2008, 08:29 PM	#845
kurtism High School Varsity Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Noblesville	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2MgwAJrfXo - Cornell's version