American Idol 7

ComradesTrue · #1 03-26-2008, 12:30 PM

Okay, so I missed the first half of the show because I opted to go out to dinner. Based on the highlights they show at the end, I decided there wasn't much that I missed on the first 5 contestants. But I do want to say that I am completely tired of Ramiele's act. Done. With. Her.

So, for me, the show started with Michael Johns. I was so worried when I heard the opening bars of his song... oh no, not Queen. No one does Freddie Mercury justice on this wannabe show. No one, until now! Holy Moly! That was tremendous! I am still singing the song this morning... Michael's version.

Then, on to Carly. Poor Carly. She does have good vocals, but I fear that last's week bottom dweller may find herself there again soon. It is not that she isn't good... it is just that she doesn't connect on TV, and that is compounded by the fact that the people who would go hear her in concert don't watch this show. And I think her husband may have scared the small children....

Little David Cupcake... (blondie puts her arm around Cupcake, and proceeds to give advice)... Cupcake, I was in high school the year you were born. Take it from me... it was not a bastion of quality music.... hmm, Pump Up the Jam, Me So Horny, and I'm Too Sexy, come to mind right off the bat. So, it is understandable why you had to resort to some obscure Australian song that we didn't know for your performance. But you need to be careful. Your fan base has the potential to go beyond the teen-set, but performances like Imagine are becoming further and further from our memory. If you don't stop the cheesy performances, you will lose all fan base over the age of 18. You *could* overcome teen heartthrob status a la Justin Timberlake. But, play your cards wrong and you might wind up as Richard Marx. (blondie gives Cupcake a hug, and sends him skipping on his merry way. Cupcake immediately goes to go google Richard Marx, since he has no idea who that is....)

Kristy Lee- Hmm, God Bless the USA, huh? Perhaps the most oversung, overused and tired songs around. I turned to my husband and stated that "she is trying to play to the Red States." He then reminded me that we *are* a Red State. Oh, yeah. Well... since we now reside in the perhaps the reddest portion of a red state, I guess I have to be honest... I really liked it! Yea for you Kristy! Sadly, I don't know if it was enough to keep you around until next week... but you certainly weren't the worst performer of the evening.

Which brings us to David Rocker. What fun baby pictures! Clearly my favorite performer this year, with emphasis on performer and not just singer (ahem, Carly..). I am so excited to tune in every week to see not just his performances, but his arrangements. What talent. Hopefully Daughtry is in touch with him, offering advise on how to get out from a hokey AI contract and cheeseball tour so that he can do his own thing.

Prediction: an all female bottom three.... Carly, Ramiele, and Kristy, though I do hope for Kristy's sake that she can enjoy one week on the couch.

PeppyGPhiB · #2 03-26-2008, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Blondie93

Little David Cupcake... (blondie puts her arm around Cupcake, and proceeds to give advice)... Cupcake, I was in high school the year you were born. Take it from me... it was not a bastion of quality music.... hmm, Pump Up the Jam, Me So Horny, and I'm Too Sexy, come to mind right off the bat. So, it is understandable why you had to resort to some obscure Australian song that we didn't know for your performance. But you need to be careful. Your fan base has the potential to go beyond the teen-set, but performances like Imagine are becoming further and further from our memory. If you don't stop the cheesy performances, you will lose all fan base over the age of 18. You *could* overcome teen heartthrob status a la Justin Timberlake. But, play your cards wrong and you might wind up as Richard Marx. (blondie gives Cupcake a hug, and sends him skipping on his merry way. Cupcake immediately goes to go google Richard Marx, since he has no idea who that is....).

His performance last night was bad. I thought Simon hit the nail on the head when he said that he felt like there should be a bunch of theme park characters up on stage with him and then they all start to join in.

So I looked up the top songs of 1990 and came up with this list. The top 10 are mostly songs you never hear anymore, but there are some good ones far down the list. Too bad David already sang Another Day in Paradise, which is #7!

As a side note, I can't believe U Can't Touch This is only #56?!

Benzgirl · #3 03-26-2008, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Blondie93

Little David Cupcake... (blondie puts her arm around Cupcake, and proceeds to give advice)... Cupcake, I was in high school the year you were born.

Off topic...Have we heard a Blondie Retro Recruitment story yet?

Sister Havana · #4 03-26-2008, 07:03 PM

My favorite last night was David Cook. LOVED what he did with "Billie Jean." I liked Brooke and Syesha and Chikezie too.

Ramiele singing "Alone" - BAD BAD IDEA.

pbear19 · #5 03-26-2008, 07:14 PM

I absolutely loved David Cook last night. I just watched it back on youtube, and noticed that Ryan said it was Chris Cornell's version of Billie Jean. Chris Cornell was the lead singer of Soundgarden, who I absolutely loved back in the day.

I thought at first it was his own version, but regardless, it was awesome.

nittanyalum · #6 03-26-2008, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by pbear19

I absolutely loved David Cook last night. I just watched it back on youtube, and noticed that Ryan said it was Chris Cornell's version of Billie Jean. Chris Cornell was the lead singer of Soundgarden, who I absolutely loved back in the day.

I thought at first it was his own version, but regardless, it was awesome.

Thanks for the heads-up it's on youtube, I've been meaning to check that today! And I am slightly disappointed only in that I thought he had made that arrangement himself so that added to how incredibly impressed I was (I didn't catch that intro from Ryan that it was Chris Cornell's version). But on the other hand, I too have always loved Chris Cornell, so I still love the song and like the way David delivered it. He made up that arrangement for "Hello", though, didn't he?

pbear19 · #7 04-01-2008, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by nittanyalum

Thanks for the heads-up it's on youtube, I've been meaning to check that today! And I am slightly disappointed only in that I thought he had made that arrangement himself so that added to how incredibly impressed I was (I didn't catch that intro from Ryan that it was Chris Cornell's version). But on the other hand, I too have always loved Chris Cornell, so I still love the song and like the way David delivered it. He made up that arrangement for "Hello", though, didn't he?

I'm sure anyone watching tonight knows this, but David did just acknowledge that all the arrangements he has done prior to tonight were someone else's. Tonight was his own, though, and I think it worked really well. But, I'm biased at this point.

PeppyGPhiB · #8 03-26-2008, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Sister Havana

Ramiele singing "Alone" - BAD BAD IDEA.

Especially since Carrie Underwood did such an excellent job of singing that song when she was a contestant on the show.

ComradesTrue · #9 03-26-2008, 08:24 PM

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Off topic...Have we heard a Blondie Retro Recruitment story yet?

HaHa! Actually, no, I haven't gotten around to writing one of those yet. I'll give it some thought. (and dig waaaaay into the depths of my memory for some of those rounds/parties....)

The best part of me getting to write a Retro thread is that I can technically use the terms "Rush" and "rushee"... because that's how it was back then! None of this cumbersome new-fangled jargon! (just had to throw that in to sound old and crusty)