Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m sure the general population of Bucharest is quite pleased that the Pussy Cat Twins emigrated to the US.

haha I’m sure that is a safe bet. And now that i think of if, i think their fate was predetermined, kinda like that time they let that crazy dave guy on idol through to hollywood. the producers probably talked about it before hand. God knows what they were thinking tho.

SpenserJ, yeah they mentioned it at the beginning of the show. He signed a 100million dollar contract to preform in Vegas on a nightly basis. They stated that the contract made him the most successful reality star in HISTORY.

Thanks Duke. I really need to pay better attention at the beginning! Wow, that is amazing. But, I do remember seeing him for the first time last summer and being really, really impressed. Thanks for the videos – I never got to see a few of those.

Oh and yes, those skanky twins were ridiculous. I’m sure the general population of Bucharest is quite pleased that the Pussy Cat Twins emigrated to the US.

As for the acts, I rather like the baton twirler and the violin guys. And as someone who listens to opera occasionally, I have to say that Neil Boyd is not a good opera singer, and neither is Paul Potts for that matter. I enjoyed this show for the variety acts, the singers on the show are generally not too good.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=hnVDHzUAj30

http://youtube.com/watch?v=kTSFhIv9bYg&feature=related **his best**

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CuoR6OM6KxA&feature=related

http://youtube.com/watch?v=iDoKF1NZ8P8&feature=related

http://youtube.com/watch?v=bVRDvR7pjN4&feature=related

And i think they really did a damage putting through those terrible twin singing girls last night. as well as the 4 year old. i mean lets be serious.

Britan’s Got Talent “discovered” Paul Potts last year. A nobody cell phone salesman who sang the exact song Boyd did last night.

Maybe I’m just jaded but it seems very coincidental, SIMON…

Paul Potts sings Nessun Dorma
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k08yxu57NA

Really?! who gave this guy a $100M deal? Maybe I need to check out his stuff cause it must be AMAZING.

And he is amazing, check out his performance’s from last year on youtube.

Here is *At Last* to get you started!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnVDHzUAj30

I was cracking up watching the intro package about last season’s winner. Doing the talk circuit with his turtle puppet. Really?! who gave this guy a $100M deal? Maybe I need to check out his stuff cause it must be AMAZING.

Cannot believe the Romanian twins got through…guess eye candy counts for something on this show. The ones that I remember today for good or for bad are the Britney impersonator and the violin-brothers…they were pretty awesome!

Agree that it was slightly icky with the 4-yr old…she was adorable, but I do not want a rash of little kids being put through cause they are cute, and the judges can’t say no…

OK. Back to the current century and AGT.

So, I’ve watched this show for a few years, not as rabidly as Idol but… enough to say that the singers have underwhelmed me in general. I like the variety acts a bit more. Some of the magicians have been amazing in the past. And last year’s winner, Terry Fator (the ventriloquist whose puppets impersonated famous singers) was wonderful.

I liked the hip hop violin boys, and the dancing trombone player was pee my pants hilarious. I think the little 4 year old singing girl was adorable (her parents didn’t seem too crazy to me, but they did put her out there). I wonder how she will handle the inevitable rejection? Doesn’t seem right to have the little ones on a show like this. I cried watching the 80 year old tap dancer because my 80-something mother can’t even walk anymore, so I had to hand it to her for having that stamina! But couldn’t someone have tucked her bra strap back in for her after she danced? I wanted to love the opera singer but I’ve heard the You Tube of Paul Potts… Paul Potts is a favorite of mine… and this man is not quite Paul Potts (vocally), IMO. Can’t help but want him to do well, though – he sure seems sweet.

The performance of the night for me was the 17 year old boy baton twirler. He was really, really good. You could read all the pain on his face, and his mother’s face, and the look on those faces when he got his standing ovation was… awesome.

My major complaint: I found last night’s show excessively Springer-like. What’s the purpose of a nasty audience? I mean, really. I thought that was unnecessary. Don’t remember that from past years.

Those twins, though. I had flashbacks to we are two wild and crazy guys (yup showing my age again).

It is most certainly enjoyable summer entertainment and not much else.

I kind of enjoy these judges actually and Springer is surprisingly great as a host.

While Neil was truly a talent, I was sick of him and his tears by the time he actually sang. And haven’t we been there, done that with Paul Potts? (Even though it was a different show, different country).

I agree, MJ, about Nashville Star. A FAR better show just ended — Can You Duet. Terrific talent and some great singing went on there. I am hopeful for a second season of this one as the one that just ended was thoroughly entertaining with singing that put the wannabe’s on this year’s NS to shame.

The rest? Well, MJ summed them up nicely. I liked the trombone guy, and the brothers on the violin. That group with the ugly outfits? You missed it, MJ — there was one lonely guy in that group (although I’m thinking he’s not acutally all that lonely :smile_wp:)

Fun show, will probably watch again. I’m waiting to see the cross-dressers from the ad — they had tremendous voices (for 10 seconds anyway).

Thanks for the recap, MJ.

Off to catch up on CI.

I agree with you lovegoodmusic! Neil gave a very passionate performance! He is no Pavarotti or even Andrea *sigh* (Andrea is HOT, italian, has a truly blessed voice & rides horses by the ocean, Ummm yum), but I think he did great and would love to see him win!

There is a snippet of Andrea’s Nessun Dorma here:

http://www.andreabocelli.com/andreabocelli_eng.htm

Kaitlyn Maher, 4 – Adorable little 4 year old who sings. She is cute, but just UGH. Just NO. Parents shouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be putting their little ones on parade. Me no likey.

You know I’m in agreement with you on this one! I have a 4 year old daughter, remembering the words to a whole song is difficult for them. So, I’m assuming this is the only song the girl knows. I wish they would have said no to her for her own good. I would have just told her to go home and be a kid. Vegas is no place for a 4 year old! I do not want to watch this poor child cry when she gets cut.

I was distressed thinking about how long that day of waiting to audition must have been for that little girl. And, she has no concept of what was going on. But, mommy and daddy got a free trip to Vegas. So, good for them. Idiots.

And idolbeat – the teenage boy baton twirler kind of tugged at my heart strings a little too.

I did get a lot of laughs out of the dancing trombone player. He was a hoot. I think a whackjob like that is perfect for this super-campy show.

That little girl was precious but really – Vegas? come on.

The opera guy was truly inspiring.

I’m trying to watch right now (let’s face it – there’s nothing else on!). The audience is REALLY annoying. All of the booing just bugs.

But so far, I was really impressed with violin playing brothers. That was pretty cool and something you don’t see very often, or never before LOL.

not so impressed with tonight show so far…why did they let the terrible-twins through. they weren’t even hot