American Idol Season 8

[irishpipes]

Kris Allen - the guy who Simon said should have waited a while before bringing out the wife - is the husband of an AOII. His wife, Katy, was the Recruitment Chair for the new AOII chapter at the University of Arkansas and was also the homecoming queen last year. She didn't look too pleased with Simon's comment.

[ZTAngel]

Matt had me swooning until those falsetto notes at the end. I don't think I really have a favorite from tonight. Nobody was great. I think Michael Jackson songs are really difficult to do. Michael has a really unique sounding voice and his songs are very, very well-known. They picked an artist whose songs the judges and producers say the contestants just shouldn't touch much like Mariah (which they coincidentally did last season). If the producers want to take hypocritical route, they should have a Whitney night this season.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by ZTAngel

Matt had me swooning until those falsetto notes at the end. I don't think I really have a favorite from tonight. Nobody was great. I think Michael Jackson songs are really difficult to do. Michael has a really unique sounding voice and his songs are very, very well-known. They picked an artist whose songs the judges and producers say the contestants just shouldn't touch much like Mariah (which they coincidentally did last season). If the producers want to take hypocritical route, they should have a Whitney night this season.

Wow, I disagree. The first half of tonight's show is just wrapping up here (Anoop is about to sing), and I already think this is the best Idol episode I've seen in a long time. The performances have been really strong tonight I think, especially Danny and the pink haired girl. I didn't like Scott or the oil rig guy as much, but even they weren't terrible. I'll have to see how the rest of the show goes.

[PeppyGPhiB]

OK, the second half is a bummer compared to the first. I'm watching Adam's performance and it's actually scaring me. I feel like I'm watching someone trying to be Queen trying to be Michael Jackson. Freddy M. he's not.

ETA: Simon LOVED that?!

[AlphaXi_Husky]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

OK, the second half is a bummer compared to the first. I'm watching Adam's performance and it's actually scaring me. I feel like I'm watching someone trying to be Queen trying to be Michael Jackson. Freddy M. he's not.

ETA: Simon LOVED that?!

I thought the exact same thing about the first half and the second half. And I really cannot believe Simon liked Adam's performance. I did not enjoy it.

[WinniBug]

Originally Posted by ZTAngel

I think Michael Jackson songs are really difficult to do. Michael has a really unique sounding voice and his songs are very, very well-known. They picked an artist whose songs the judges and producers say the contestants just shouldn't touch much like Mariah (which they coincidentally did last season). If the producers want to take hypocritical route, they should have a Whitney night this season.

Exactly what my friend and I were talking about last night.

[gee_ess]

Originally Posted by irishpipes

Kris Allen - the guy who Simon said should have waited a while before bringing out the wife - is the husband of an AOII. His wife, Katy, was the Recruitment Chair for the new AOII chapter at the University of Arkansas and was also the homecoming queen last year. She didn't look too pleased with Simon's comment.

Go AOII! Go ARKANSAS! I thought Simon's comment came off rude when he actually meant it as a compliment. I thought he was saying, "The girls all love you and they are going to be disappointed that you are married. You should have kept that hush, hush so you will get more votes from these lovesick fans."
It looked like the wife thought he meant she was unattractive or something which is not true!

[LeslieAGD]

I liked Danny, Adam, and Matt last night...and surprisingly, Megan. I haven't liked Megan at all up to this point and I actually listened to her whole song last night.

Don't really have a guess as to who is going home.

[LeslieAGD]

So, what do you think about the voting "twist"...? They made it pretty clear that the judges will have the final say, probably SYTYCD-style.

[Thetagirl218]

Originally Posted by LeslieAGD

probably SYTYCD-style.

What style???

I liked Adam Lambert........That's about it!