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Final 3 Homecoming Videos - David Cook on Mix 93.3

Published by mj May 9th, 2008 in American Idol, Season 7, David Cook, David Archuleta, Syesha Mercado and S7 Top 12. 30 Comments

David Cook is interviewed by the morning team at Mix 93.3, Kansas City. He gets choked up as he reacts to the reaction of his hometown fans.

More videos of Cookie here. He performs “Living on a Prayer” and “Always be My Baby” with an acoustic guitar at a mini-concert in KC.

ETA: Read Fender’s first-hand account of David Cook’s morning concert here.

David Archuleta is also having a really emotional day. Here he is speaking about his experience as he’s about to sign autographs for a throng of well-wishers in Murray, UT. He breaks down in tears at one point. Fox Utah is posting videos and pictures here.

ETA: There are a bunch of Archie videos at this blog.

Syesha Mercado arrives in her hometown. She sang “Yesterday” in studio for “Good Day Tampa Bay” and is appearing at her high school for a private concert.

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David Archuleta, David Cook and Syesha Mercado Go Home - For a Day

Published by mj May 9th, 2008 in American Idol, David Cook, David Archuleta, Syesha Mercado and S7 Top 12. 68 Comments

Today’s a big day for the Final 3.

Each of them–David Archuleta, David Cook and Syesha Mercado–fly back to their respective hometowns for big celebrations. There will be interviews with the local press, honors from local politicians, concerts and trips to local sports events. In prior years, the judges song choice for each contestant is announced at some point during the day. So, expect some song spoilers today kids!

For each contestant, the day goes like this: Media interviews in the morning, a concert, a parade, a visit to home/school/church that includes another concert. A trip to a local sports event rounds out the day.

After the jump, check out the schedules for each Idol…

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David Cook has Mariah Carey Shaking in her Boots - Not

Published by mj April 28th, 2008 in American Idol, David Cook and Carly Smithson. 22 Comments

I forgot to mention this in my Idol Billboard Update last night. David Cook’s “Analog Heart” sold a total of 1,200 copies in the last week it was available. The week before, it sold 300. Prior to Idol, the song moved at most 5 units per week (Source: Idol Chatter).

So much for Fox’s Roger Friedman and his righteous indignation. He was shocked SHOCKED that an Idol contestant had pre-idol music out in the web! OMG, how could TPTB allow a professional in! Of course, if he knew what the hell he was talking about, he’d know all about prior Idols who had music available during the competition.

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David Cook’s Analog Heart Pulled From Amazon

Published by mj April 22nd, 2008 in American Idol, Record News, David Cook, AI7 Top 12 and S7 Top 12. 48 Comments

Hope you David Cook fans out there got a chance to download your copy of his pre-idol CD Analog Heart, ’cause it’s no longer available on Amazon. Go ahead and click the banner. The message you get is “Not Available.”

It looks like Roger Friedman’s article, posted Monday on the FOX website, has led to the album being pulled from Amazon. (Hello, Roger: David studied Chris Daughtry’s audition prior to his own audition before the judges–they aren’t actually buddies. And do your effing homework. David Cook isn’t the first Idol to sell a pre-Idol CD during a run on the show.)

Currently Carly Hennessy Smithson’s CD is still available on Amazon. Chris Sligh sold a CD through Amazon during last year’s competition, and Taylor Hicks sold his pre-Idol CD, Under the Radar through an independent record store in Birmingham.

Could it be that TPTB had the album pulled, because David’s CD was showing up on the Amazon rankings? Or that other media outlets were beginning to pick up the story? It’s not clear how many copies have been sold, but Amazon mp3 downloads only make up 2% of the total paid downloads in the US market. Hardly a “major” market, I’d say. Although Analog Heart was number #1, considering those stats, I can’t imagine it was burning up the sales charts. This CD has been available for awhile. If it violated the terms of his contract with AI, it would have been pulled months ago, one would think.

Friedman is a little late to the “ringer” controversy. It raged months ago, when it was discovered that Carly Smithson, Kristy Lee Cook and Michael Johns had honest-to-goodness major record deals before they auditioned for Idol. David Cook is considered a non-ringer in the controversy. The fact that he released an independent CD two years ago that’s now available on rinky-dink Amazon mp3 downloads hardly elevates him to ringer status in my book. Nice, Friedman–making a mountain out of a molehill.

The Idols comings and goings always have and always will be grist for the rumor mill (see: David Archuleta and his rumored stage daddy. That shiz can’t be easy for the kid as he tries to compete in this stress-filled contest), but it’s a little annoying to see something this innocuous blown up into a big deal. The upside of the CD being pulled–maybe the story will stop right here instead of growing legs.

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Doxology Responds to David Cook

Published by mj April 2nd, 2008 in American Idol and David Cook. 5 Comments

Our long national nightmare appears to finally be over.  Doxology, the band who has been campaigning for credit from David Cook for the arrangement of “Eleanor Rigby” he performed Top 12 week are finally appeased.  And they couldn’t be happier!

Did you know ahead of time that you’d be getting a shout-out?
We had no idea. We found out after the East Coast feed aired. Our drummer’s family lives in New York so he got a call from his mommy to tell him. She was excited. We watched the show, too, and were thrilled when [Ryan] Seacrest asked David about where he got his arrangements, but when he gave Doxology our long-awaited props, we were ecstatic.

Has David Cook tried to get in touch?
Not yet, no. But I have to say, he’s a great performer. He’s really going out there and finding the coolest arrangements and is definitely one of the more interesting contestants that I’ve seen.

All’s well that ends well.  The end.  I hope.  By the way, my recap of last night’s show is finally finished.  You can read it here.

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David Cook Rushed To Hospital After Show - He’s Fine Now

Published by mj April 2nd, 2008 in American Idol, Season 7, David Cook and S7 Top 12. 22 Comments

David Cook was rushed to the hospital after last night’s show. According to MTV, he was experiencing heart palpitations, and high blood pressure.

TMZ reported that Cook had not been feeling well all day and his condition got worse after his performance. Show medics examined him on set and decided that his blood pressure was “far too high,” according to the site. He was encouraged to go to the hospital during the show, but chose to stick around until the Dolly Parton-themed hour was over.

David reportedly suffers from high blood pressure, was driven to the hospital by car, treated and released a few hours later. An unnamed source told TMZ that David has been under extra stress lately because his brother, who is battling cancer, had a setback.

More from those swell sarcasm folks at TMZ:

TMZ also reported that this isn’t the first time Cook has had trouble on the set, referring to a show earlier in the season when, just before his performance, he collapsed and said he could not go on, but then got it together in time to sing on stage.

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Today Show story on David Archuleta and his Stage Dad

Published by mj April 1st, 2008 in American Idol, Video, David Cook and David Archuleta. 36 Comments

David Archuleta on the Today Show

This Today Show peice begins with a discussion of how Season 7 is turning into a race of the two Davids–David Archuleta and David Cook. Then, the story shifts to the rumors that David Archuleta’s father is an overbearing stage dad.

Watch the video after the jump…

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David Cook Still Under Fire from Doxology

Published by mj March 31st, 2008 in American Idol, Season 7 and David Cook. 90 Comments

Doxology, the Seattle band that claims David Cook ripped off their arrangement of The Beatles “Eleanor Rigby” without credit has issued yet another press release.   Meanwhile, Chris Cornell gives an interview to Billboard about David covering his arrangement of  “Billie Jean”.

Both Cornell and Doxology believe David Cook performed note for note copies of their arrangements. 

I’m not a musicologist, but note for note?  Really?

Entertainment Weekly’s Hollywood Insider covers the Doxology story: 

For more, click on the jump

Thanks Cheese, for the links…

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Caption This! Results Edition

Published by mj March 29th, 2008 in American Idol, Season 7, David Cook, David Archuleta, Jason Castro, Brooke White, Syesha Mercado, Michael Johns, Ramiele Malubay, Carly Smithson, Chikezie and Caption This. 21 Comments

OK. You guys know the drill.  You replace my lame-ass captions with something funny!  Or just make general comments about the pictures. Have fun! 

1. Don’t fret, I’ll kick your Dad’s ass…

David Archuleta and Ryan Seacrest. Jason Castro, Carly Smithson, Michael Johns, Brooke White, Ramiele Malubay and more after the jump…

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Chris Cornell Defends David Cook

Published by mj March 28th, 2008 in American Idol, Season 7, David Cook and S7 Top 12. 59 Comments

Entertainment Weekly recently interviewed Chris Cornell on David Cook and his Top 10 performance of “Billie Jean” Here’s what he told EW:

Were you flattered by the performance?
Very much. It was clear to me [that] he was a big fan as he followed my arrangement down to the T, including the most subtle vocal nuances. I think he did a great job at pulling it off.

Can you tell us a bit about how this cover came to be?
It was a complete reinvention of a song that no one thought would work until they saw me play it in Stockholm acoustically. It received such an enormous reaction that it prompted me to do a studio recording. It ended up on my second solo album, Carry On.

In general, do you find anything disingenuous about Idol contestants doing covers of covers?
This song is a special case, but in general, I don’t think it should be an issue to cover a cover, as long as it’s clear who the creator and/or interpretor of that piece is. I think David’s performance was great and I want to thank all my fans for their dedication!

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Season 7 Top 10 - Results Recap

Published by mj March 26th, 2008 in American Idol, Season 7, S7 Show Recaps, David Cook, David Archuleta, Jason Castro, Brooke White, Syesha Mercado, Michael Johns, Ramiele Malubay, Carly Smithson, Kristy Lee Cook, Chikezie and S7 Top 12. 109 Comments

Chikezie is Eliminated Tonight…

In the Bottom 3

  • Chikezie
  • Syesha Mercado
  • Jason Castro

VIDEOS:

thanks lawrence, for the videos…

I have to hand it to Chikezie, he clawed his way into the Top 12 and fought to stick around til the Top 10. But, he was living on borrowed time.  The crazy upbeat deal wasn’t going keep him in the game week after week, and as we saw tonight, ballads are deadly to poor Chikezie.  Ballads are boring, indeed.

The Top 10 elimination–not a night of surprises.

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Season 7 Top 10 - Performance Recap

Published by mj March 25th, 2008 in American Idol, Season 7, S7 Show Recaps, David Cook, David Archuleta, Jason Castro, Brooke White, Syesha Mercado, Michael Johns, Ramiele Malubay, Carly Smithson, Kristy Lee Cook and Chikezie. 204 Comments

Click song name for VIDEO!

thanks lawrence for the video

Season 7 Top 10 is a total rock-fest, with Michael Johns and David Cook turning in energetic, passionate performances.  Clearly the best of the night.  Michael puts himself back in the game, at last, and David  truly turns into the Dark Horse who could possibly sneak up past ‘lil David Archuleta to take it all.

The Idols sing songs from the year they were born.  Y’all ready for another 80’s night? Eight of the remaining contestants were born in the 80’s (with Michael Johns and David Archuleta bookending the crew on the cusp, 1979 and 1990 respectively).  The pool of songs looks similar to 80’s week from Top 20. At least it’s not the Beatles, again. Thank Jeebus.

Tonight’s pre-performance video packages feature the kids when they really were kids.  Awww. So cute.

More after the Jump…

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Season 7 Top 10 Spoilers!

Published by mj March 25th, 2008 in American Idol, Spoilers, S7 Spoilers, Season 7, David Cook, David Archuleta, Jason Castro, Brooke White, Syesha Mercado, Michael Johns, Ramiele Malubay, Carly Smithson, Kristy Lee Cook and Chikezie. 103 Comments

ETA: SONG ORDER!!!!

Just talked to the fabuloso Caffiened and Carie B. I got your song order here!!! They said that everyone sounded really good tonight. Thanks Caffiend and Carie B.!

  • Ramiele Malubay - 1987’s “Alone” by Heart - Artist iTunes
  • Jason Castro - 1987’s “Fragile” by Sting - Artist iTunes - Played guitar
  • Syesha Mercado - 1987’s “If I Were Your Woman” by Stephanie Mills - Artist iTunes - Pretty good.
  • Chikezie - 1985’s “If Only For One Night” by Luther Vandross - Artist iTunes
  • Brooke White - 1983’s “Every Breath You Take” by The Police - Artist iTunes - She played piano on this. Ha dto do it twice in rehearsal cause of band mess up.
  • Michael Johns - 1978’s “We Are the Champions” by Queen - Artist iTunes At least from the audience,it appeared he may have his breakthrough. High Engergy, really good.
  • Carly Smithson - 1983’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” by Bonnie Tyler - Artist iTunes - Very good
  • David Archuleta - 1990’s “You’re the Voice” by David Foster with Jeff
    Pescetto - Artist iTunes - Pretty song
  • Kristy Lee Cook - 1984’s “God Bless the USA” by Lee Greenwood = Artist iTunes - Vocals were ok, but shedoesn’t connect with the audience
  • David Cook - 1983’s “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson - Artist iTune Chris Cornell Version - PIMP SPOT FOR DAVID! He did the Chris Cornell version of the song, and it was awesome.

Tonight’s song list from TMZ

Thanks to Liz for the Tip!

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Idol iTunes Top 10 - Brooke White, David Archuleta and David Cook Dominate

Published by mj March 25th, 2008 in American Idol, Katharine McPhee, Season 7, David Cook, David Archuleta, Jason Castro, Brooke White and Carly Smithson. 12 Comments

New Idol performances will be introduced to the iTunes collection in a few days. Before that happens, I thought we could take a look at the Top 10 performances as they stand today. Brooke White is at the Top of the list, with David Archuleta right behind her at #2 and #3. David Cook holds 3 spots in the Top 10. Carly Smithson rounds out the list at #8 and #9.

Bonus: Notice Katharine McPhee’s “Over It” in the mix. A nice bounce from her appearance last week.

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Idols in the Mags

Published by mj March 21st, 2008 in American Idol, Season 7, David Cook, David Archuleta, Jason Castro, Brooke White, Syesha Mercado, Michael Johns, Ramiele Malubay, Carly Smithson, Amanda Overmyer, Kristy Lee Cook and Chikezie. 28 Comments

 

 David Cook and Kristy Lee Cook - Photo from the March 24 TV Guide

This week’s clips….after the Jump!

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Top 11 Results - Recap

Published by mj March 19th, 2008 in American Idol, Season 7, S7 Show Recaps, David Cook, David Archuleta, Jason Castro, Brooke White, Syesha Mercado, Michael Johns, Ramiele Malubay, Carly Smithson, Amanda Overmyer, Kristy Lee Cook, Chikezie and S7 Top 12. 171 Comments

Amanda Overmyer is eliminated 

Bottom 3

  • Carly Smithson
  • Kristy Lee Cook
  • Amanda Overmyer

Video

Thanks, Lawrence, for the video!

Amanda Overmyer–Eliminated tonight.  Damn.  I think she did herself no favors when she declared Tuesday night that “Ballads are boring” and seemed to be sneering at Simon’s advice.  Appearing early in the show, with a middling performance didn’t help her either.  I think Amanda was somebody you either loved or hated.  Her tough biker-chick persona is not for everyone.  But, that’s exactly why I liked her.  The white chicks on Idol tend to be these pretty little pony princess types.  Amanda is certainly not that.  Although she’s not as versatile as some of her castmates–her vocal ability was limited to blues rock–I think she would have added something different to the tour.

I admired Amanda’s aloof, don’t-mess-with-me attitude, but I can see how that might not be the best strategy for encouraging viewers’ votes.

Here’s the recap:

Hey, the results are in and someone’s number is up! But not before Ryan reveals the “mentors” for this season.  There are only 4.  I was kinda hoping for 0, especially after hearing the list: Dolly Parton, Mariah Carey, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Neil Diamond. 

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Top 11 - Performance Recap

Published by mj March 18th, 2008 in American Idol, Season 7, S7 Show Recaps, David Cook, David Archuleta, Jason Castro, Brooke White, Syesha Mercado, Michael Johns, Ramiele Malubay, Carly Smithson, Amanda Overmyer, Kristy Lee Cook, Chikezie and S7 Top 12. 160 Comments

Videos! Click the song links! (thanks Lawrence, for the video!)

Ryan Seacrest opens the show, standing in one of the space-age balcony thingies, high atop the set, “Tonight, by popular demand, the #1 show in the country,  celebrates the #1 band of all time…”

*eyes roll*

Seriously, the Beatles two weeks in a row?  What’s the point?  The kids did a really good job last week with the Lennon/McCartney songbook, why push it?  And push it, indeed they did.  I’m hearing the kids were working on another theme (birth year) when TPTB in their infinite wisdom, decided to change themes.  The kids had to scramble to pick new songs.  That bit of chaos shows in tonight’s performances.

It kind of sucks that the kids were forced on a mad dash Top 11 week.  This week’s performances are important.  The contestants who make the cut make the summer tour where they finally have the opportunity to make some real money.  It’s not only the money, but the additional exposure they can add to their resume.  The heat is definitely on.

Randy Jackson takes as many opportunities as he can to pimp his record with Paula Abdul, “Dance Like There’s no Tomorrow”.  Paula expands her vocabulary! She says the kids who had “gumption” will continue to take risks.  And, who pissed in Simon Cowell’s cornflakes? Just a question.  You’d think he would have perked up after Kristy Lee Cook offered him a blow job. But, noooo.  Seriously,  There’s some very interesting back-talk to the judges this week. 

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Top 11 Spoilers!

Published by mj March 18th, 2008 in American Idol, S7 Spoilers, Season 7, David Cook, David Archuleta, Jason Castro, Brooke White, Syesha Mercado, Michael Johns, Ramiele Malubay, Carly Smithson, Amanda Overmyer and Kristy Lee Cook. 28 Comments

Super-duper-awesome gal on the scene, Caffiend, attended the Top 11 Performance rehersal tonight! She got us some song spoilers!

This is the order, more or less. There might be a few I’ll need to switch in the middle. She says the show was “fabulous” tonight. Everyone was really good. Syesha was the weakest. If she goes this week, we’ll have a fantastic Top 10, she says.

Thanks for the scoop, Caffiend!

  • Amanda Overmyer - “Back in the Ussr”
  • Kristy Lee Cook - “You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away” - Surprisingly good.
  • David Archuleta - “Long and Winding Road” - Mocked himself a little in his video.
  • Michael Johns - “A Day in the Life” -  Fabulous, changed it up a bit.
  • David Cook - “Day Tripper” - Peter Frampton style with Vox box
  • Brooke White - “Here Comes the Sun”  No piano or guitar - Danced a little. Really good.
  • Carly Smithson - “Blackbird” - “Blew me away.”  Nailed it–tears.
  • Jason Castro - “Michelle” - Beautiful.  No guitar.  Great audience interaction.
  •  Syesha Mercado - “Yesterday” - Overdid it.
  • Chikezie - “I’ve Just Seen A Face” - Changed it up again. Pulled out a harmonica.
  • Ramiele Malubay - “I Should Have Known Better”

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A little More About What Simon Said on Oprah Winfrey

Published by mj March 18th, 2008 in American Idol, David Cook, David Archuleta, Jason Castro, Brooke White, Michael Johns and Carly Smithson. 26 Comments

During yesterday’s appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show, when asked who he thought the front-runners in the competition currently were, Simon Cowell said that while he believes David Archuleta is the front-runner, don’t rule out Brooke White, David Cook and Jason Castro. He thinks any one of these contestants could win.

Astute peeps in comments pointed to the fact that those very contestants occupy the top spots on iTunes.  There is no official ranking.  TPTB  and iTunes are withholding sales information during the competition.  However,  if you do a search on American Idol Performance and then sort them by Popularity, you can see how the Idols roughly stack up against each other.  Do a search on American Idol, and pick out the relevant items.  Carly Smithson and Michael Johns, early favorites, appear to have fallen closer to the middle of the pack.  So much for plants.

ETA: Thanks for setting me straight, comments peeps!  Tricksey, TPTB!!! Here is a crudely put together look at the Top 10:



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Idol Top 11 - Beatles Dos

Published by mj March 17th, 2008 in American Idol, Season 7, David Cook, David Archuleta, Jason Castro, Brooke White, Syesha Mercado, Michael Johns, Ramiele Malubay, Carly Smithson, Amanda Overmyer, Kristy Lee Cook, Chikezie and S7 Top 12. 29 Comments

The kids perform the Lennon/McCartney song book this week. Again. Too much of a good thing? Perhaps. Last week’s show exceeded expectations. The kids rose to the challenge, offering a mostly entertaining 2 hours of television. The songbook is vast–there should be no problem coming up with 12 more great songs. But…eh. The bloom is off the rose a bit, n