Carly Smithson makes surprise ‘Idol’ exit
As “American Idol” pointed out in a video clip during Wednesday’s results show, plenty of former contestants have found a post-show life starring on Broadway. Judging from the way the audience voted this week, Carly Smithson shouldn’t plan on joining them.
Not that hitting the stage was one of her career goals anyway. Her ambition is to become a successful pop star, and pop stars tend not to put Andrew Lloyd Webber songs on their albums.
‘American Idol’: Getting Our Irish Up
I’m not gonna lie. I shed a couple tears at the end of tonight’s episode of American Idol. Over the past 10 weeks, I’ve slowly but surely fallen for Carly Smithson, looked forward to Tuesday nights so I could hear her wrap her big, bombastic rasp of a voice around whatever musical theme the show’s producers threw at her.
Not that I ever had any illusions she might win this thing — or even crack the top three. Carly’s tattoos, her unwavering delight in showing off said body art, her husband’s tattooed face, her desperate desire to please Simon Cowell, her angsty facial expressions, the pre-season brouhaha about her failed 2001 major-label CD, her sometimes off-putting stage banter, her occasional vocal inconsistency (see ”Idol Gives Back” week), and even the fact that she’s from Ireland, well, they were all warning lights that combined to spell a simple, disconcerting message: ”For a limited time only.”
American Idol: Top 5 Revealed
This week we had over 38 million votes split among the six contestants. The show started with the Top 6 butchering “All I Ask of You” while Andrew Lloyd Webber cringed behind the piano. Okay, maybe butchered is strong but there at the beginning when the guys all started in different keys it was a derailing train on the fast track to a wreck. The girls chimed in and improved things. But can someone tell the hired mosh pit girls that there are appropriate times to wave your hands back and forth and times where you just look dumb. I really hope they do away with the fake pit next year.
‘American Idol’ plucks an Irish Rose
Tuesday’s Andrew Lloyd Webber Night seemed to bring out the best in some American Idol contestants (Syesha Mercado and Carly Smithson, for example) and the worst in others (like Brooke White and Jason Castro). Would that make any difference in Wednesday’s (April 23) results? Hint: No.
How American Idol got its groove back
Never mind the numbers: American Idol has got its groove back.
This year’s singers are better, the show itself is more entertaining and American Idol’s Canadian ratings have recovered in recent weeks after a muted performance at the start.
TV’s most-watched regularly scheduled program has regained some of its cultural cachet, after an off-key year last season in which many of the contestants seemed more tone-deaf than pitch-perfect.
‘American Idol’ Battle Of The Davids? Finale Could Come Down To Cook Vs. Archuleta
It wasn’t long after Hollywood Week that the fans, the media, and the Las Vegas bookmakers started calling it. Come May 21, when this current and seventh season of “American Idol” is scheduled to conclude, there would be two men (well, a man and a boy) standing … and they’d both be named David.
In one corner, sporting the comb-over and that sexy, trademark scruff, it’s David Cook, the 25-year-old Daughtry-esque rock dude from Blue Springs, Missouri. And in the other corner, it’s David Archuleta, the charming 17-year-old with the cherubic face who calls Murray, Utah, home.
‘American Idol’: Is David Cook Unstoppable? by Nadia Turner
Andrew Lloyd Webber was the mentor of the evening — and what a mentor he is! Man, I would have given my left arm to be in the same room with that man. Genius, I say! He breathes life into musical theater. I can write this whole article on him alone, but I won’t torture you with all that razzamatazz. :) C’mon, that was good and you know it!
‘American Idol’ Favorite David Archuleta’s Dad Denies Stage-Parent Rumors: ‘I’m David’s Music Consultant’
Not only does David Archuleta’s dad claim he’s not the backstage terror that people have painted him to be, he says he wasn’t even familiar with the phrase “stage dad” until someone explained it to him recently. The “American Idol” front-runner’s dad — who was dubbed the “worst stage dad” by singer Naomi Judd, a judge on “Star Search” when a 12-year-old David performed on the show — told Us Weekly that he’s more like his son’s “music consultant.”
“First of all, I had to understand what the term meant,” said Jeff Archuleta, a small-business owner and musician from Salt Lake City. “When I think of ’stage dad,’ I think of the overbearing parent who raises their kids to [compete] in every beauty pageant there is and puts them through a lot of dancing and singing and piano lessons. Once I understood what people thought of as a stage parent, I didn’t understand [why I was targeted]. I’m definitely involved with my son, and I encourage him, but I think that’s a lot different from forcing and threatening and all that stuff. There was absolutely no truth in any of the stories about me yelling at David, making him cry or withholding water from him. That was crazy!”
American Idol - Courtney Cox loves David Cook
Courtney Cox decided to take her daughter to see American Idol on Tuesday. Courtney watched the show with some friends, her assistant and daughter Coco.
A source told OK magazine: “Courteney attended the taping because one of her friends was visiting from New York City and is a huge Cook fan who was eager to see him perform in person.”
Her friend’s son had his face painted with “David Cook #1″ and held up a banner saying “David Cook for President.”
David Cook: The Conspiracy Theories Continue!
After this weekend’s hubbub over David Cook’s Analog Heart topping Amazon’s digital-download chart—then getting mysteriously pulled from the store—I was sure that the album would be somewhere in the lower reaches of SoundScan’s Digital Albums Chart, a 50-album list that is rounded out this week by the 1,700-units-sold Bloodrunk by Children Of Bodom. Doesn’t 1,700 downloads seem like a low-enough bar for an album that’s No. 1 on a major download site’s chart to leap over? Apparently not; Analog Heart isn’t there. But why? I have two plausible reasons!
The Brooke White Reboot: How Big a Sin?
The American Idol judges couldn’t agree if Brooke White did the right—or wrong—thing last night by rebooting her performance of “You Must Love Me.”
And there’s not quite a consensus among outside singing experts, either.
“Unless it’s a total trainwreck, I think you try to make it through,” James Lugo, a record producer and vocal coach, said today. “Personally, I think starting and stopping is kind of hack.”
To Gina Eckstine, a singer and vocal teacher, going forward is the only way to go. Most of the time.
QVC to Offer Specially Packaged Version of Aiken’s On My Way Here with Bonus CD/DVD
Clay Aiken has been capturing the hearts of music fans everywhere since he shot to pop superstardom nearly five years ago. Since then, Aiken has sold more than six million CDs, authored a best-selling biography, performed on Broadway and has left fans “Aiken” for more. The multi-platinum artist will once again be exciting fans when he makes his QVC debut on Monday, April 28 at 7 PM (ET).
Scheduled to appear on QVC’s QSessions Live, Aiken is scheduled to perform songs from his much-anticipated new album On My Way Here, giving viewers exclusive insight into the inspiration behind the album. QVC shoppers will also have the opportunity to order On My Way Here, with a bonus CD/DVD created especially for QVC, eight days before its scheduled release.
“Starting my career on national, live television, it seems fitting to be unveiling my new album live on QVC,” said Aiken. “To be able to connect with QVC’s viewers and broadcast my performance to over 93 million households is an amazing opportunity.”
On the Scene: Andrew Lloyd Webber Night on ‘American Idol’
I should think the nearly 300 of you who commented on last week’s American Idol + Religion = Debacle! post would be surprised to learn just how into Carly Smithson’s rendition of “Jesus Christ Superstar” I was this evening. Sure, I knew it was coming — Richard Rushfield had tipped me off at the start of the show, because he reads TMZ whereas I’d rather poke my eyes out with a hot molten lava stick — but even in my wildest dreams I could not have imagined my girl’s sonic tour de force. The dress was hot, the soulful vocal line was hotter, and every single person in the Idol Thunderdome was on their feet before the last note came down. Which is why, when Randy busted out with “I mean, I don’t know if this was your best performance…” I was completely unable to stop a shriek of rage from escaping my lips. And I do mean “shriek,” PopWatchers — I shrieked so loud it was actually audible on the broadcast. Go rewind your DVRs: He’s not quite finished saying “performance,” and there is a sound like a cat being strangled from the back of the auditorium. Yeah. That was me.
American Idol Week 9: Broadway Week Sucks Majestically
It had to come to this. It’s almost a dirty secret for American Idol that former contestants are way more likely to find a second life on Broadway than they are to become honest-to-God pop-stars. For plenty of this season’s early eliminations, the show was obviously just a stopgap on the way to being a name at the top of one of those subway posters. Broadway musical producers seem to look at the show as a farm-league even more than Nashville studio execs do. And so this week, the show came just shy of acknowledging its Broadway ties by recruiting giggling toffy frog-man Andrew Lloyd Webber as this week’s guest-mentor.
‘American Idol’ Recap: Brooke White Gets A Do-Over, David Archuleta Flubs Too
Since so many “American Idol” alums eventually end up on Broadway, “Idol” decided to streamline the process Tuesday night by devoting an entire episode to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s music. It’s like they’re saying, “Psst, theater producers! Don’t bother auditioning these kids six months from now. You want to hear Syesha sing a ‘Starlight Express’ song? Voila! Now hire her for ‘A Chorus Line’ and get her out of our hair, would ya?”
Similar to last week’s Untouchable Mariah Carey theme, “Broadway” is often a pejorative term on the “Idol” stage, so I’m curious as to why producers thought an entire night of musical numbers would help viewers decide whose pop albums they’ll want to buy. But as I suspected during last year’s Gwen Stefani night, “Idol” is totally running out of theme weeks. Don’t be shocked if the top three are forced to sing Gerardo B-sides.
‘American Idol’ boogies down Broadway
And for the record: The musical theater is a training ground that Karaoke does not provide. It teaches a singer how to look inside a song, how to use dynamics and convey a story or emotion. The theatricality differs between the concert stage and theater stage, but it’s a key element in both. The Beatles did showtunes, the Jackson 5 did showtunes, many enduring country stars did musical theater as youths and the lack of interpretations of modern Broadway tunes on the pop charts is society’s loss. Were the judges from another era, their bias against music from the stage would be far less and sadly, not once on did the judges note any elements of sophistication or elegance that is so missing from modern pop music. And I’m not even a fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber and his overblown productions. If they really wanted to separate the best and the brightest, they would bring out Stephen Sondheim and make the kids sing brilliant, timeless music. But they probably have never heard “Send in the Clowns,” either.
Justin Guarini From American Idol Season #1 Launches American Idol Blog With Comcast.
Justin Guarini launched a blog in conjunction with Comcast, a Philadelphia based cable company to bring viewers of American Idol a real, behind the scenes look at Fox’s hit television show. The blog can be found at http://thebiz.fancast.com/justin_guarini/
Most of you will remember the talented Justin Guarini form the 1st Season of American Idol where he was second runner up to Kelly Clarkson. The final show was viewd by more then 30 million people around the country and Justin was voted the number one male singer.
Fake-death Alzheimer’s film-maker Paul Watson slams Simon Cowell and ’sneering reality TV’
The controversial documentary-maker accused of fakery in his Alzheimer’s film, has hit out at Simon Cowell and reality television.
Paul Watson, who faced a legal investigation after it emerged that he had not filmed the moment of an Alzheimer’s sufferer’s death despite initial claims that he had, launched a blistering attack on “sneering” and “bullying” reality shows.
He said: “[Simon Cowell] is an entertainer. But he is also a symptom of today, which is the bully factor.
“As a nation we have been taught to sneer. We have become a sneer culture. It does not make me laugh, it makes me f**king angry.”
‘Lonestar & Friends Strike Out For The Kids’ Bowling Bash Sold Out!!!
In just nine days since ticket sales began, the fourth annual “Lonestar & Friends Strike Out for the Kids,” bowling bash, presented by GAC, and benefiting St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, has SOLD OUT!
This year, Lonestar’s St. Jude bowling bash will be held on Monday, June 2nd at the Hermitage Lanes in Hermitage, Tennessee. Lonestar called on some of their friends, some of the biggest names in country music, to join them for the annual event. Those scheduled to bowl with Lonestar include Trace Adkins, Jo Dee Messina, Little Big Town, Lady Antebellum, American Idol’s Bo Bice, Josh Gracin and Diana DeGarmo, Trent Tomlinson, Joe Nichols, Jamie O’Neal, Darryl Worley, Chuck Wicks, Bryan White, Chris Young, Ty Herndon, Heidi Newfield and Crystal Shawanda.
Ryan Kavanaugh to Be Honored at Sheriff Baca’s Benefit Gala Dinner
Sheriff Leroy D. Baca and Sheriff’s Youth Foundation announced that they will be honoring Ryan Kavanaugh, founder and CEO of Relativity Media, LLC, at its 23rd Annual “Salute to Youth” benefit on Thursday, April 24th. Ryan Kavanaugh has been a very active supporter of the Sheriff’s Youth Foundation, as well as many other charities including the Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters, Habitat for Humanity, First Star, the Art of Elysium and he is also on the board of the Jewish Television Network with board member Michael Lynton.
All proceeds from the event go to the Sheriff’s Youth Foundation which was established to raise money for underprivileged young people in Los Angeles County. American Idol Alum Bo Bice and Dwight Yoakam will be performing.
Meet Kevin Covais, Movie Star
In his far-longer-than-deserved run on the fifth season of American Idol, Kevin Covais was nicknamed Chicken Little, after the main character in the somewhat successful animated movie. This summer, Covais will take a stab at becoming a movie star on his own.
Covais is, unquestionably, playing the McLovin’ role in College, an R-rated comedy set for an Aug. 29 domestic release. That’s exactly one week after The House Bunny opens, which means that Covais’ Season 5 rival Katharine McPhee will hit the big screen before Covais, though it appears that Chicken Little has higher billing in his movie. At least both movies are more respectable than that Jessica Sierra sex tape.
The Brooke White Era Begins
What we learned from this week’s results show isn’t pretty. The performances of any given week don’t matter on this season’s “Idol.” This is not, at this juncture, a singing competition. Nor does this season reward the virtues usually associated with champions — courage, determination, a strong sense of self.
Carly Smithson’s booting is not simply unjust; it threatens to undermine the very premise of “American Idol.” If this show is now officially about well-marketed personalities rather than vocal charisma or even dynamic performance skills, then why not make it a chronicle of the packaging of a pop star, more like MTV’s “Making the Band” or even (though I dread it) “The Search for the Next Doll”?
Elegy for Carly Smithson
Shock, grief, anger, betrayal. These were the feelings that swept through the Idoldome after the stunning dismissal of Carly Smithson, the contestant this column has called the most electrifying in Idol history. But the tidal wave of horrified feelings was entirely in the audience. On stage Carly Smithson herself, always the most spirited and nurturing of this year’s contestants, stayed upbeat and even cheery as she said her goodbyes and took a last look around from the Idol stage, knowing perhaps that for a talent such as hers, now that it has been loosed to the world, the journey is only beginning.
Syesha’s Close Call, and Carly’s Elimination
This week “American Idol” says goodbye to Carly Smithson. (4.24.08)
American Idol: Who is the Luckiest Girl in the Room?
Why, it’s Carly of course! She gets to miss Neil Diamond week.
With my favorite contestants finally out of the “American Idol” machine (until the tour and until they have to sell their souls to 19 Entertainment), I guess there’s nothing left to do but hope that Brooke has an actual meltdown right there on stage.
Things could be worse for Carly. She’s now free to display her tattoos without viewer voting repercussions. She can go hang out with Michael Johns (Who wouldn’t want that?). She can avoid taking the Clay Aiken route and doing whatever the hell that was to his hair (I thought it was for the role in “Spamalot,” but, no! He wears a wig on stage).
‘Idol’ style: mixed reviews
At this point in the competition on “American Idol” in seasons past, Clay Aiken had already transformed from geeky, tufted duckling to slick, metrosexual swan. Viewers are continually reminded that this is the “best group of contestants ever.” While that’s open to debate, no one is making similar claims for Season 7’s sartorial choices. Whether it was Chikezie’s traffic cone-orange leisure suit or the bizarre ascots of the departed Michael Johns, dressing the “Idol” contestants has clearly been a challenge for the show’s stylists. (In their defense, no matter what they suggest, the contestants have the last word on what they wear.) And even though “Idol” is a singing competition, like any contest - from beauty pageants to job interviews - we all know that points are awarded, or deducted, for style. Here, we take a look at the remaining hopefuls (one of whom was slated to be voted off last night, after press time), what they’ve been wearing, and what we’d like to see them in.
Local DJ Had First Listen Of David Cook’s ‘Analog Heart’
t was the end of the road for Carly Smithson on American Idol on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Blue Springs native David Cook continues his positive momentum and is safely in the show’s final five.
Cook’s Idol performances are hot sellers on iTunes and Cook’s 2006 solo album called “Analog Heart” was the most downloaded album on Amazon’s mp3 service this past weekend. A local DJ, who is a friend of Cook’s, and a fan of the record, says Cook is a great artist.
American Idol’s Kimberley Locke Live in Concert
NORTHRIDGE, Calif., April 23, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — American Idol breakout star and Billboard chart-topper Kimberley Locke will perform a concert on May 15, 2008 in honor of National Women’s Health Week. The exclusive event is sponsored by Nature Made Liquid Softgels, a new line of liquid softgels formulated for easy absorption and easy to swallow, in support of the Society for Women’s Health Research, a national non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the health of all women through research, education and advocacy.
This special one-hour event will take place at 2 p.m. at Nokia Theatre Times Square in New York City. Nearly 2,000 fans will be invited to commemorate National Women’s Health Week with Locke and show their support for women’s health awareness.
TobyMac, Mark Hall, Casting Crowns win big at Dove Awards
The evening’s performers included “American Idol” alum Phil Stacey, Chris Sligh and Mandisa with Amy Grant in a musical tribute to Michael W. Smith.
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Mocha & all: First — On the Scene is hilarious. And yes, Brooke is having a mini-breakdown each week, and yes, she’s not cutout for stardom. She wouldn’t know how to handle all the managers, stylists, publicists, et al that swarm around her to make her the perfect star.
As for Syesha, you would be a wreck too if you spent 24/7 with promotions and commercials, then flying to Vegas to meet with ALW, then back to Hwd to rehearse, and wishing-hoping that they would send you home. Yes — I stated that! Syesha wants to go folks. She’s tired of all the manipulation and yanking and pulling going on.
She’s not as arrogant as people make her out to be. I see her as shy and totally uncomfortable being in that type of environment. Carly is probably sighing with relief and glad to be gone too. You would too, wouldn’t you? Geez, week after week, you’re in the bottom 3 thinking the worse and then “saved” and have to come back, and hold your temperament together. If you don’t believe me check out Idolatry at ew.com and KLC, she looks really relaxed! and her personality is coming through.
You know your average “star” wouldn’t take that B-s**t! And all for the sake of ratings.
Rock on — on the SCENE!
Lastly, I looked at Brooke’s vid of the ALW tune, and honestly, she did a better job than Madonna did. And as you recall, ALW was totally against Madonna as Evita.
I agree with PJ. I’m pretty sure he said he’s effed up, don’t record him. Again, so what? Part of the college experience.
Maybe a months-long talent competition isn’t for everyone, but I don’t think that necessarily makes them mentally unstable.
spenser: I think the months long competition is designed to weed out those who are obviously talented, but to mostly see who can withstand publicity, criticism, pressure, performing on a huge stage with a huge audience, pressure to sing genres they are not familiar with, who can evolve into more than your average bar singer and performer. Some withstand it better than others. It seems to me that Brooke is having a hard time with the pressure of the actual “performance” since we hear that her rehearsal went well. But I can’t picture her at the Grammy Awards, about to perform, and forgetting her lyrics and stopping and starting the band up. I’m so surprised the judges let her have a pass on that. And, to drift into another subject, the only reason they let Archie and Carly slide on lyrics forgotten - the judges didn’t know those song lyrics themselves!!! Many of us out here who know the words knew they were sung wrong.
I think Brooke is having “thinking too much” issues - when the cameras click on - she goes into some kind battle with her mind, maybe “overthinking” everything she does. Not sure if she can win that battle or not.
Just some thoughts on the subject.
I agree with you, Spenser. She’s obviously an emotional, nervous girl. I think she has a bad case of stage fright. But, if she or her husband thought things were that bad, she could always withdraw for medical reasons. It made me sad that she was apologizing to Syesha last night. She had every right to be there and should not have felt as if she needed to apologize because people wanted her to stick around. Obviously Brooke has made a connection with her audience that Syesha and Carly never did. That isn’t her fault.
Ahh, you are right primeminister, duh! I stand corrected, well actually, I sit corrected right now -
Sorry, that was a very flip statement. I’m sure her fans aren’t actually enjoying watching Brooke when she’s in distress.
I just find it really uncomfortable to watch her these past few weeks. Both on the big stage and off.
You know her?
Well, there could be another explanation too….. perhaps I’m as batshit crazy as Brooke is?
Those who know me would know that this is entirely possible.
Yes Gray, I agree with that. I’m just thinking that it doesn’t automatically disqualify them from being successful in the music business.
For instance this:
That’s just a huge leap for me. No one can know how Brooke will respond after a year or two of performing on big stages in front of large audiences. I mean look at the drastic improvement to Elliott’s performance skills from the Idol stage to after the tour. Maybe she does have a bad case of stage fright, but so does Carly Simon and she was a huge star.
I’m not saying that Brooke should last any further in the competition, and I’m 99% sure she’s on her last legs here, I just don’t think she’s a complete washed-up basket case loser.
And, Chicago-Sally, for what it’s worth, I complete disagree with the fact that Syesha wants to go home. She may not be my favorite, but I see a lot of fight in that girl. Sure she was disappointed to be in the bottom 2 after a successful performance, but I’ll lay money on the fact that next week, Syesha comes out swinging.
ETA: I used Elliott as an example because I adore him - I was not trying to compare him to Brooke’s crazyness.
No offense taken MJ :)
I’m being serious when I say that I’m concerned I’m not being sensitive enough to her distress. I really am going to watch for it next week.
It’s posts like this that could cause the YouTube video to make waves for Jason Castro. Whether or not he’s inebriated or stoned, no one will ever know. Prior to Idol, he was a musician for the praise & worship team at his church in Texas. He has a massive fan base, most of whom are devout Christians, just as he is. Whoever posted this couldn’t have done it innocently. Hopefully, people view it platonically.
Spenser: Okay, I give you points….I agree with most of what you wrote, I over-exaggerated. However, it is true they’re trying to weed out the real stars who can take the pressure and handle it and those that can’t, and I just don’t see Brooke handling it. She goes from remorseful to forgetful to apologetic….good for Syesha for telling her not to apologize….and maybe you’re right about Syesha that she’s fighting — her way….I just see someone who looks a little irritated at it all, esp. when she faces Simon….you can see that smile wipe off her face.
Last night do you remember, she fluffed her hair while the camera was on and Ryan was talking? I think that’s nerves, or — not knowing what to do in front of the camera.
Overall, they’ve never been in this type of spotlight. Even Carly… when they auditioned they probl. imagined something totally different from what’s happening….however, last year, S6, I got the feeling that all the contestants were comfortable….we didn’t see any emotional breakdowns — oh one, when Sanjaya cried in Lakisha’s shoulder….but overall the S6 group went out like winners. I’ve never seen so much crying and sobbing on AI than this season. Also remember right about now, it’s like a marathon and people are getting tired.
But Brooke has been the emotional one from day one of the finals.
You would think they were being sent to an encampment
Well, I’m going to go ahead and say it - in retrospect I am not surprised at last nights bottom 2. I don’t think either one of them were that good on Tuesday.
Honestly, I think in context, they were great. This is, if you’ve been watching every week, they both delivered more personality than either had up until this point. It was like “Finally! Carly looses up! Syesha sings something uptempo! They both seem like real people!”
But if you are a casual voter who is not that familiar with their stories, then you have Syesha whose vocals were okay - a little pitchy in spots IMO, and Carly who shouted half the song. Sine neither has the largest fanbase, both need to score casual votes to stay around week to week. Syesha went first and Carly was screaming. Both got good reviews so there was no sympathy votes heading their way. So there you go.
Still, Brooke (I LOVE BROOKE) needs to go. I don’t think this format is for her. That said, I wouldn’t worry abut that recappers account of her behavior - they also added that she was up and laughing with the mosh pit girls a few seconds later. So it may not have been all that bad.
LOL - I probably didn’t notice this because I play with my hair constantly. I know it’s annoying because my friends point it out to me, but I cannot stop myself. I don’t even know I’m doing it!
I think if I were about to be on national tv, my mother would tell me only 2 things: Don’t play with your hair, and please don’t say the F word. Unfortunately, I would probably do both
Brooke’s nerves really are getting the best of her and it’s probably not going to get any easier. There’s only five people left. Anyone would be nervous but she seems to have a lot of trouble handling it.
Gwendolyn - Jason isn’t going for sainthood here. His fans love him and I’m sure they can make allowances for any, um, youthful indiscretions that might have occurred. He seems like a genuinely nice person and that’s the most important thing.
I think Jason says not to record the video because he “messed up”, not “F’d up”.
I guess I just don’t get all the Brooke love. Ive always thought she comes across fake on tv. I especially dislike the pouty mouth thing and the poor little me looks she gets on her face.
Im not a big carly or syesha fan either but thought both those ladies nailed it tues. I really hate seeing people go on their best performance nights. No wonder syesha looked so put out, do the best and still cant get past those dreaded stools.
Ive watched all but season one and to me, it seems the voting is more out of proportion to talent this year then ever. Wish AI would put up a poll, do we think the judges need replaced? They are so predictable and tiresome this year. Randy seems like he mostly parrots simons opinions and manipulations. Ive actually thought Paula has been more unbiased this year if you can decipher her ramblings. Still, this season is better for me then I expected after last year, but I still can’t get that old AI excitement I used to have. All the manipulations on that show just wear me out.
NYTimes newspaper —-
American Idol still has the top spot with 24 million viewers….
Could not find link online
Oh…I’m well aware of that. Believe me. I’m also aware of how sincere he is as a contestant on this show. That post does not reflect my personal feelings about him. There’s no such thing as a “perfect saint” - not in this world. However, I can’t control what other people think. Just looking at the bigger picture here. :)
This was a quote by Carly in an interview posted on Reality TV World’s website. Guess she didn’t realize that out of the first six seasons of Idol females won four times.
I didn’t click on the link, but I can only imagine. My take on it is that if people are putting him on a pedestal, they’re bound to be disappointed eventually. Jason seems like a nice kid, but no one is perfect, like you say. They might as well get their disappointment over sooner rather than later.
I remember the Taylor backlash in Season 5. How anyone could think he had never smoked, drank or cursed is beyond me!
Carly really has become expert at explaining away the results she keeps getting.
That jason religious thing was scary…
24 million was for tuesday
22 milion watched AI in wednesday according to ET
I think Syesha made the mistake of thinking she was safe based upon one well received performance.
She’s been in the bottom three four times already, yet always stayed, she was working on some good karma so it is not surprising she was in the bottom two. She certainly wasn’t going to be picking up any KLC votes, obvisously they went to Brooke.
The image of her seated on the stool with her back turned to the audience letting go her emotions during the commerical break maybe melodramatic to some, but to me it is nothing short of gut wrenching.
And then what happened?
Her performance of ‘One Rock and Roll Too Many’ was far from a perfect vocal but it was smoother than performance night(like all her studio recordings are) and she walked right past Simon into the audience. That was nothng short of brilliant.
Then the ineraction btwn Syesha and Carly…just weeks after the ‘Rami is the only one who gets me’ statemenmt was quite moving. When it is announced that Carly is going home, there was nothing in Syesha’s reaction that suggested celebration.
And the reaction today???
Of the five remaining idols, Syesha Mercado took the biggest strides during ALW week.
Carly has been mentioning in her interviews that she was going to sing “Sweet Caroline” next week. She only mentioned one song, so this likely means that they are only doing one song for Top 5 night this year. I really wanted double doses of Jason and Cookie!
What? How are they going to fill an hour doing one 2 minute song each? I feel cheated. Maybe she hadn’t chosen her second song. *pouts*
Well, this show has no problem with filler. I guess it’s possible that Carly only had one song chosen so far. I hope that’s the case.
I can’t remember if they’ve had a mentor on Top 5 night before. The intro packages with mentors take up more time, plus they need to run a reel about how great Neil Diamond is. With all that, they might all have one song that’s about 15 seconds longer than last week’s, maybe 2 and a half minutes or so.
I remember in Season 5, they did the birth year/Billboard theme with absolutely no intro videos and they just barely squeezed in 10 songs that were barely a minute and a half long. I guess it makes sense that they couldn’t fit in two songs each this year?
Thanks for the links to Jason drumming, PJ. I like the band. They were really getting into the music. He’s a good drummer.
I will suspend reality and believe that he was 20 years old when the videos were made. LOL.
The contestants will be singing two songs next week.
Cookie or Jason better snag Sweet Caroline.
GwendolynD - Did you read that somewhere reliable? I haven’t seen anything official yet. I still wonder how they can fit in 10 songs with intro clips in one hour, but I hope you’re right!
I happen to be in my upper-mid 30s, and out of ALL of the theme weeks that we have had, the only one that I did not care for was Mariah Carey…
I have never particularly cared for Mariah, as the melisma that she is known for is NOT AT ALL my taste, though I was always FASCINATED by her range, which is TOTALLY OMG…
I am a HUGE Broadway freak, as you can probably tell by my name, LOL…
So of course, I was THRILLED to see ALW on the Idol stage…
I have EVERYTHING that he has done on both CDs AND CASSETTES, not to mention that I have even purchased FROM ENGLAND the London CDs ASAP they were released…
I forgot who said it earlier, but they are right in that the only genre of music that AI has NOT done is JAZZ, which would really be cool…
My source is reliable.
Otherwise my lips are sealed. Prepare for two songs next week. That’s what…two minutes per song? So, that’s only twenty minutes.
They’d better not be going back to a two hour show. Bore……
Weren’t you the person who also knew that Jason’s “Memory” wouldn’t be brilliant like the rumors said? Gwendolyn, I’ll be keeping an eye out for you…(haha, creepy, I know).
Thanks for the info, GwendolynD! Much appreciated. I wonder if they’ll do one ND song and somethinge else, or 2 ND songs.