Griffy attended the Idol show in Salt Lake City last night. Read her recap below!
Chikezie - A great way to open the show. His voice sounded great. I really really enjoyed the Usher song. The boy has got some moves! It’s too bad we didn’t get to see more of him on the show.
Ramiele - She is so out of her league. Her performances weren’t terrible, but she just got drowned out by the crowd. Her onstage talking between numbers seemed super awkward. I think she is still sooooo nervous about all of this.
MJ - AMAZING!!! I was a fan of his during the show, and knew that he could sing, but he is the total package. The Queen medley was incredible and the fans went CRAZY!! His voice on the other two songs sounded perfect. Right before his last song, he said, “whew, it’s hot in here I think I’ll unbutton my jacket.” He did, only to reveal his “I voted for Archuleta” T-shirt. The crowd went bananas!! It was super funny. I love his personality and after last night, I’d totally buy his album. He was super fun during the group numbers as well. I’m never a fan of anyone besides Bono singing a U2 song, but his voice sounded amazing on “Pride”
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KLC - Meh……nothing spectacular. Even God Bless the USA wasn’t great IMO. She does seem to be very comfortable on stage with all the cowgirl squats etc. She’s OK, just not my cup-o-tea.
Carly - Her first song, “Bring Me to Life” was a train wreck. Her outfit was terrible. Don’t know if anyone before has mentioned the glove thingies that she wears. They are these black leather gems that only cover her 4 fingers and only go barely past the first knuckle. Super bizarre. I spent half of the first song wondering what the crap those things were! Plus the whole fan thing….ick. The Heart song was MUCH MUCH better and she seems like a super nice gal. She won points with the Utah crowd by saying that she’d visited the Mormon temple earlier in the day and gushing about how beautiful it was. She has a great voice, but sometimes I still can’t get over the scary faces that she makes. I thought she was gonna eat me!!
Brooke - She is so stinking cute it’s not ever fair. I’d give anything to have hair like hers…..anyhoo, “Let it Be” was great. The Feist song was fun too. She still seems awkward moving around the stage and was letting out a lot of her signature “woohoo’s” She went back to the Piano for “Yellow” and KILLED it!! Probably one of my favorite performances of the night! I loved the piano and how she sped things up a bit. It was gorgeous. I want that version on my ipod….baaaaad. She was super cheery and nice and the fans loved her.
Jason - “Somewhere Over the Rainbow was FANTASTIC!! I was never a big Castro fan during the show, but he was in great voice last night. His facial expressions while strumming the Ukulele were awesome. He is a charmer and I can see why the girlies love him. I didn’t care much for “Crazy,” but I didn’t hate it either. He mentioned the fact that Archie has been singing his song. He said something like, “you may have heard this song the past few days since my compadre Archuleta has been singing it all over TV here” He didn’t seemed bugged by it though since he is so laid back….lol understatement of the century!!
Syesha - She looked HORRIBLE! The hair was a mess, the dress was awful, and her boobs were falling out. It was a mess. She sounded OK on the Rihanna song, but I couldn’t get over how bad she looked. The other songs were her usual scream-fest. Not good and the crowd was getting restless for Archie! As soon as she finished her last song, the crowd went ape crazy…..she stood there and I think she believed that all the noise was actually for her. She kept thanking the audience, but they were just glad she was done so David A could come out.
Archie - When he came up on the stage playing the piano, the Arch-tards went nuts!! It was deafening. I was starting to get a little cranky because I really wanted to hear “Angels” and I couldn’t hear through all the cheers. This kid’s voice is so clear and so pure though, it really cut right through the noise. It was beautiful. “Apologize” was really good as well. His onstage chatter was the usual….”aww, gosh, thanks! You guys are awesome. This is amazing…..etc.” It was super cute. “Stand By Me” was awesome and the crowd was really into it….surprise!! He was in great voice for the Groban song as well. The home crowd was definitely not disappointed.
Cook - It was a tough act to follow, but the crowd was really into him as well. “Hello” was FANTASTIC! He seriously sings every note with such feeling. Cook is phenomenal at working the crowd. His set was filled with tons of cute little waves and winks that threw the girlies into frenzy. I loved “My Hero.” He did seem to be nursing his knee a bit and wasn’t running around too much. “Billie Jean” was amazing as well. It was SUPER loud and left my ears ringing….but wanting more!!
Fun concert. Definitely worth the $$. After last night, I’m excited to hear more from MJ, Brooke, Archie, and Cook!!
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You are kidding about Syesha right? Please oh please tell me you are kidding. The girl is sooo gorgeous and do you know how amazing that last song was (Listen - Dreamgirls) It was freaking incredible… Everyone gave her a standing o for a long time… then it got quiet and when she said “this next performer,” they went crazy again because Archie was coming. Yeah… you’re kidding, you gotta be. If you’re not, then you must have gone to some other show, you didn’t go to this one.
Thanks for the recap Griffy. After reading it I am looking forward to seeing MJ, Cook and Brooke along with my new absolute favorite idol ever - ARCHIE
I personally think this is an unbiased review to a certain extent. If someone doesn’t like a performer, they don’t like them. Period! Now, me, I’m waiting to hear more from Jasonnn.
I dunno. Syesha seems to be having a rough time of it. I want more Jasonnn too!! His “compadre” Archie - LOL!! He cracks me up!!
Ooh, Brooke sang Feist and Coldplay? I’m going to go find myself some videos!
Agreed! lol
Thanks for the cap, Griffy!
Hey Griffy — if you want Brooke’s version of Yellow, you can download it from her old album Songs From The Attic. I think it’s still on iTunes and it’s probably on amazon.com, too. Brooke also has it on her myspace page, but I don’t think you can download it there. Also, if you liked MJ’s version of “Dream On” you should listen to Brooke’s version which is also on her album — coincidentally, she recorded it a couple of years ago. I love both songs from her.
thanks for the recap griffy.
and i so agree with you on so many of the performances. and i agree with you about carly. i spent the first song trying to figure out why she dipped her fingers in paint! then i realized they were just stupid glove thingies. (still don’t get it). i didn’t think that syesha was that bad but she wasn’t that good either.
i’m buying albums from brooke, jason & cook (and can’t wait to see them tour again). archie is a wait and see for me.
Concerning Syesha’s performance, I do feel some of the deafening cheering was for her, cause she really excelled on her last song. She struts that stage like a pro, but comes across as a bit too much of a diva I think. And I do wish she’d put the implants away - there are youg ‘uns in the audience girl.
I met her briefly afterwards and got her autograph. She is even more gorgeous in person, as they all are. In person, the great traits they all have are even more amplified. If you thought Cook looked great on TV, he looks beyond hot in person. If you liked Syesha’s smile on TV, it is a Julia Roberts-type megawatt smile in person. I told her she was awesome and she looked up at me kinda tentatively and said thank you. I don’t know if she wanted to believe me, maybe she knows a lot of the cheering was for David A.
I liked her singing and she is beyond beautiful, but she’s got an attitude that gives off weird vibes. IMO of course.
Thanks for the great review!
Griffy has a real talent for reviewing a performance. I agree pretty much with her comments, except when it comes to Brooke. She still does not seem to be able to interact with the audience. She might as well been have playing in an empty room. Also, her snotty comments about how wholesome she is and doesn’t party (Tacoma performance) were in the same vein as her comments when on the show - annoying. And “Yellow” went on forever. We were all glad to see her leave the stage. Jason was a real crowd favorite - a nice intermediate between the boring blonds and Syeshia’s long, long emoting songs.
Thanks for the great recap!
But did I miss something..why was Cookie nursing his knee?
Does he need some bedside care??? I’ll volunteer..
Was at both SLC shows - and after performances and meeting Idols multiple times (I was lucky), I am now a huge Jason, MJ and Brooke fan - first and foremost an Archie of course.
MJ was charming, especially with the Archuleta t-shirt and water bottle on Tuesday. I would not have minded if he had been the rocker to win this year. Brooke was so much more relaxed and fabulous than when she was on the show. I loved her set. Jason is just Jason and totally real. I wasn’t crazy about “Crazy” but loved the other two. Off stage Jason was a doll, Chickeze was an absolute sweetheart, as was Carly.
For Cook fans, I won’t give a biased opinion of his performances, but off-stage, truthfully, he was very cold. My friend and I between us met him at least 4 times and he never once looked us in the eye or showed any of the personality the others did. Please don’t get mad, it’s just what happened. Kristy Lee did not try very hard either. The others were great.
Again, I won’t give a biased opinion of Archie’s performances, but again, truthfully, this boy is in a league of his own for fan interaction. He is so unpretentious it’s astounding - asking questions, taking time, looking at you with those amazing eyes, laughing, taking pictures, getting emotional over comments and gifts, hugs. It will be interesting to see how long he can remain unjaded by all the attention and continue to make people fall in love with him.
Both Archie and Cook were flawless in their singing. I just happen to like one style over the other!
Aww great words for Brooke.
She did such an amazing cover of Yellow for SFTA. And the live performances I’ve seen on Youtube are even better than the one on her album.
Glad to hear David Cook rocked the house, injured knee and all. Saw in one video that Utah actually gave him a standing ovation after his set. Utah residents are so nice.
Yes, can someone please explain about DC’s injured knee? I admit i can’t read everything but from a quick browse I could not find the news.
thanks!
Some others may know more, but I think it was strained/injured during Billie Jean the first night in Utah. This is the report from fans, I think? The second night he didn’t do his awesome backbend (from what I could tell from vids and recaps), so probably true.
Poor guy, he probably really wants to get through all of his fans wanting autographs so he doesn’t have much time to stop and chat. I’ve even read some comments about fans pushing and shoving to get to him….I’m not mad, BTW, and hope to get to meet both he and Archie when I see the tour next Wednesday. I love Archie’s sweet personality!:)
Thanks for the great review Griffy!!!
I feel so bad for Syesha. She says that while she’s singing, some of the people in the crowd yell rude comments at her. (She said this before she got to Utah.)
If the random comments from the audience bother Syesha then she really should go with a pair of in-ear monitors. Carly can barely hear the the crowd when they are screaming with those devices in place.
There are always going to be a few A-holes in every crowd, especially a crowd of the size these tour dates draw. I remember concert audio caps from the AI5 Idols Live Tour that had to be doctored to remove the ” Katharine I hate you…you F-ing be-otch” and the like from hecklers.
That’s one story; the other is that he jumped a railing somewhere and his knee was sprained. Whatever the cause, he can’t do backbend in the near future. Just like he won’t do the Flashdance Water Spray, which is not because of his knee but because he shorted his ear monitor last week. Hee.