Thursday, May 22, 2008
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Idol Rant 5.21.08
The finale is here and the fix is still on. The night started with the super corny "boxing match" nonsense that took up 10 minutes of singing time. Stop the freaking insanity! Based on the comments from the judges, it appeared as though they are hoping, hoping, hoping that Upchuck is the next Idol (don't know why, if they want to make money from album sales). However, my dad had a theory that David, who has been at the top of the Dial Idol list for the past 6 weeks, is so far ahead of Upchuck that they were trying to even out the competition and make the votes closer. Boy, do I hope they failed at that. And one last rant for the season.... If I EVER hear Randy tell someone that they can sing the phone book again, I will lose it. Guess what Randy, if Upchuck sang the phone book then I would have to run screaming in the other direction if I could manage to do that before Upchuck's lip licking gasp puts me into a trance from which I would never recover.
Round 1
For Round 1, Clive Davis, the former musical genius picked the songs that the Idols would perform. Obviously he has lost touch and needs to retire his addled brain to Shady Acres. He chose "Don't Let The Sun Go Down on Me" for Upchuck and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" for David. Huh? What? He has picked that particular Elton song numerous times before (and for better singers). I know Upchuck would be tired of the references but Clay did a much better job (and he never had an issue with remembering words, gasping for breath, or hitting a wrong note). Now let's move on to Good David. Of all the U2 songs, that is what the geezer comes up with? If you wanted him to sing U2, then you should have picked "With or Without You" or "Beautiful Day", either of which would have suited him much better then what he was forced to sing. Given that you can't do a lot with the song, I thought he sang well. It was a little boring but then so is that song.
Round 2
The sugary sweet "Idol Song" round. I did think that it was a great idea to let them pick the song that they wanted to sing from the list of sappy ballads that were submitted to the annual contest. This gave them a chance to add a little of their own personality to the schmaltz (except, of course, Upchuck doesn't really have a personality). Let's face it. If you listened to the words, neither of the songs were any good. However, working with what they had.... David tried to be true to himself and rock it out while Upchuck sounded just like he did on the first and last song. Exactly.
Round 3
The Idols got to pick whatever they wanted to sing for their last song of the night. David chose "World I Know" by Collective Soul and Upchuck chose "Imagine" again. This was the ultimate David Cook Song. This is the kind of material that he will be releasing shortly whether he wins or not and he did an awesome job with it. I was glad that he spoke up after Simon lambasted him for not singing "Billie Jean" or "Hello". That would have gone against who he has shown himself to be all season. They love to say how original and creative he is but then want him to conform at the end. Guess what, if he had stood out there and sung "Billie Jean", one of those same judges would have criticized him for not doing something new. He made the right decision. Upchuck sounded just like he did on the first and second song. It made me really, really sleepy.
Should Go
Upchuck
Will Go
Upchuck
Dial Idol Predictions
1. David Cook
2 and Going Home. Upchuckuleta Please let Dial Idol be right. Please.
Round 1
For Round 1, Clive Davis, the former musical genius picked the songs that the Idols would perform. Obviously he has lost touch and needs to retire his addled brain to Shady Acres. He chose "Don't Let The Sun Go Down on Me" for Upchuck and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" for David. Huh? What? He has picked that particular Elton song numerous times before (and for better singers). I know Upchuck would be tired of the references but Clay did a much better job (and he never had an issue with remembering words, gasping for breath, or hitting a wrong note). Now let's move on to Good David. Of all the U2 songs, that is what the geezer comes up with? If you wanted him to sing U2, then you should have picked "With or Without You" or "Beautiful Day", either of which would have suited him much better then what he was forced to sing. Given that you can't do a lot with the song, I thought he sang well. It was a little boring but then so is that song.
Round 2
The sugary sweet "Idol Song" round. I did think that it was a great idea to let them pick the song that they wanted to sing from the list of sappy ballads that were submitted to the annual contest. This gave them a chance to add a little of their own personality to the schmaltz (except, of course, Upchuck doesn't really have a personality). Let's face it. If you listened to the words, neither of the songs were any good. However, working with what they had.... David tried to be true to himself and rock it out while Upchuck sounded just like he did on the first and last song. Exactly.
Round 3
The Idols got to pick whatever they wanted to sing for their last song of the night. David chose "World I Know" by Collective Soul and Upchuck chose "Imagine" again. This was the ultimate David Cook Song. This is the kind of material that he will be releasing shortly whether he wins or not and he did an awesome job with it. I was glad that he spoke up after Simon lambasted him for not singing "Billie Jean" or "Hello". That would have gone against who he has shown himself to be all season. They love to say how original and creative he is but then want him to conform at the end. Guess what, if he had stood out there and sung "Billie Jean", one of those same judges would have criticized him for not doing something new. He made the right decision. Upchuck sounded just like he did on the first and second song. It made me really, really sleepy.
Should Go
Upchuck
Will Go
Upchuck
Dial Idol Predictions
1. David Cook
2 and Going Home. Upchuckuleta Please let Dial Idol be right. Please.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Idol Rant 5.14.08
The fix is still on. The judges are determined to have a Gaspy/Cook finale and their critique of the contestants reflected that. I am not a Syesha fan but she could have outperformed them all last night (and she was better than Upchuckuleta) and still been told by the judges that this would likely be the end of the road for her. I was just surprised that they made Paula do the dirty work.
Upchuckuleta - "And So It Goes" Billy Joel; "With You" - Chris Brown; "Longer" - Dan Fogelberg
The first and last song for Gaspy sounded exactly the same. Boring. I find it interesting that they get on the other contestants about originality and the need to sound contemporary yet Upchuck only has to show up and spew the same old stuff each week to glowing reviews. I will stop beating a dead horse. You all know that I can't stand this kid. I would like to comment on the judges letting him get away with butchering the words to the Chris Brown song THAT HE PICKED. I would give him a free pass on the songs picked for him, but there is no excuse for him to flub this up. Of course, the judges were nice enough not to mention it. They wouldn't want to alter the ending they have been waiting for. It was also very creepy to hear him calling a girl his "Boo" and talking about her "hot little figure". Eeeewwww!
Syesha - "If I Ain't Got You" Alicia Keys; "Fever" - Peggy Lee; "Hit Me Up" - Gia Farrell
I would like to start by giving everyone a little Syesha education. VFTW posted a clip this week of Syesha singing "If I Ain't Got You" on the cancelled talent show The One. Go here to watch her original performance of the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS7C795bYp4. Now, if she has sung this on a televised competition before then you would think that she would have been able to nail it. That was not the case. It also rubbed me the wrong way that both Randy and Syesha acted as though they had no idea that she had performed this song before but was just an Alicia fan. Come on people, this is the internet age. There are no secrets anymore. "Fever" was okay and I will give her a pass on the Happy Feet song. I don't know why they would have picked that for her from all the songs out there.
David Cook - "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" Roberta Flack???; "Dare You To Move" - Switchfoot; "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" - Aerosmith
When I heard the list of songs that were going to be sung Tuesday night, I flipped out over Simon's choice for David. Roberta Flack?!?!?! They lob softballs at the other two and ask him to sing an old, slow, Roberta Flack song? Needless to say, I was somewhat distraught. I should have know better than to doubt my boy. He would never let me down. While I do not agree with Simon that it is David's best performance of the season, I was shocked at how he was able to pull it off. That alone proved that he is definitely the most talented this season. "Dare You To Move" was good and "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" was predictably decent. In a perfect world, they would have chosen something better for him to sing but I guess they were trying to impress Diane Warren, who was in the audience. I can't wait to purchase my first David Cook album.
Should Go
Upchuck
Will Go
Syesha
Dial Idol Predictions
1. David Cook
2. Upchuckuleta
3 and Going Home. Syesha
The first and last song for Gaspy sounded exactly the same. Boring. I find it interesting that they get on the other contestants about originality and the need to sound contemporary yet Upchuck only has to show up and spew the same old stuff each week to glowing reviews. I will stop beating a dead horse. You all know that I can't stand this kid. I would like to comment on the judges letting him get away with butchering the words to the Chris Brown song THAT HE PICKED. I would give him a free pass on the songs picked for him, but there is no excuse for him to flub this up. Of course, the judges were nice enough not to mention it. They wouldn't want to alter the ending they have been waiting for. It was also very creepy to hear him calling a girl his "Boo" and talking about her "hot little figure". Eeeewwww!
Syesha - "If I Ain't Got You" Alicia Keys; "Fever" - Peggy Lee; "Hit Me Up" - Gia Farrell
I would like to start by giving everyone a little Syesha education. VFTW posted a clip this week of Syesha singing "If I Ain't Got You" on the cancelled talent show The One. Go here to watch her original performance of the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS7C795bYp4. Now, if she has sung this on a televised competition before then you would think that she would have been able to nail it. That was not the case. It also rubbed me the wrong way that both Randy and Syesha acted as though they had no idea that she had performed this song before but was just an Alicia fan. Come on people, this is the internet age. There are no secrets anymore. "Fever" was okay and I will give her a pass on the Happy Feet song. I don't know why they would have picked that for her from all the songs out there.
David Cook - "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" Roberta Flack???; "Dare You To Move" - Switchfoot; "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" - Aerosmith
When I heard the list of songs that were going to be sung Tuesday night, I flipped out over Simon's choice for David. Roberta Flack?!?!?! They lob softballs at the other two and ask him to sing an old, slow, Roberta Flack song? Needless to say, I was somewhat distraught. I should have know better than to doubt my boy. He would never let me down. While I do not agree with Simon that it is David's best performance of the season, I was shocked at how he was able to pull it off. That alone proved that he is definitely the most talented this season. "Dare You To Move" was good and "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" was predictably decent. In a perfect world, they would have chosen something better for him to sing but I guess they were trying to impress Diane Warren, who was in the audience. I can't wait to purchase my first David Cook album.
Should Go
Upchuck
Will Go
Syesha
Dial Idol Predictions
1. David Cook
2. Upchuckuleta
3 and Going Home. Syesha
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Idol Rant 5.7.08
The posturing from the judges hit an all time high this week. If I were to follow the lead of the judges, I could just go ahead and write my review for next week now and just insert the song names before sending it out. Heck, why don't I just take a lesson from Paula and send out the Rant on Tuesday morning before the show has even aired. The judges already know who they want to go to the top 3 so they shouldn't have bothered to even air this episode and allow us to vote. DialIdol predicted Jason's ouster even quicker than Fox News called Obama as the winner of the NC primary (which was 30 seconds after the polls closed). There have been numerous stories in the media lately about the decrease in viewers for Idol versus previous seasons. The actions of the producers and judges have lead to this. Once Jason is kicked off this week there will only be one person left on the show that I like (and that has any real talent) and I have to hope he doesn't win so that he will be able to release a quality album that is not full of sap. I am a diehard fan and yet sometimes I wonder why I still watch. If the finale were to come down to Upchuckuleta and Syesha, then I would not watch and it would be the first finale that I have missed since I started watching during the Reuben/Clay season. I am sure that I am not the only person out there that is disappointed in how this season has gone. If the powers that be keep up this charade then they may truly find themselves in dire need of viewers next season.
The Best
David Cook - "Baba O'Reilly"
This was brilliant! I liked the way that he changed it up and made it his own. The judges go on and on about their Golden Boy, Upchuckuleta, but if he were to attempt to sing this we would all have to cut off our ears to stop the pain. Then again, maybe the torture would finally get his raspy butt kicked off the show.
Jason Castro - "I Shot The Sheriff"
I loved this! Who better to sing a song from a dreadlocked Rastafarian then a dreadlocked stoner/Rastafarian? The judges decided last week that Jason would have to go this week so that they could have Syesha in the final three. They were brutal to him for no reason and it was uncalled for. I gave Jason all of my votes this week since I felt the judges were giving him the shaft (not that it did him any good).
The Worst
Lizard Lips - "Love Me Tender" & "Stand By Me"
THE PIMPING MUST STOP!!! First he made "Stand By Me" sound like every other song that he has sung this season. I also hated the homage to Sean Kingston toward the end of the song. Ugh! Then, he took one of the most well known Elvis love songs and made it unrecognizable. Of course, the judges followed up both of his performances with a tongue bath (how appropriate considering his "licking" issues). My dislike of this kid has turned into bitter hatred. Simon Cowell - first you shove that hot mess Leona Lewis down our throats and now you are pimping 17 year old boys. What happened to you?
Syesha Mercado - "Proud Mary"
How to impersonate Tina Turner 101. She even stole the dance moves. Ugh!!!
The Rest
David Cook - "Hungry Like The Wolf"
The judges got on David for not making it his own and changing it up. Actually, Simon, you dip, he did change it up. Obviously you did not spend your adolescence listening to Duran Duran like I did. This was not my favorite David performance but it was certainly not bad and, despite what he said before his second song, this was not something that David should be ashamed of and want to forget.
Syesha Mercado - "A Change Is Gonna Come"
This was okay until the yelling at the end. I also could have lived without her crying for votes. I thought that was what she wore the low cut dress for. And did she really compare her time on Idol to the Civil Rights movement?!?
Jason Castro - "Mr. Tambourine Man"
Okay, he flubbed the words. You all know how I feel about this. Other than that, this was a consistent Jason performance. Despite all, I can't wait to purchase his music. Hopefully, he will go with an independent label like Elliott Yamin so that Nigel and Simon do not get a cut. It would serve them right. They can take their profits from the 250 cd's that Golden Boy will sell once he wins. If there are any Upchuckuleta fans out there, don't hate me for being truthful. You know that you will NOT be rushing out to purchase his first album. He may have fans on the show but those "fans" fail to show up each season and purchase the material released by the contestants that they were sooooooooo in love with (hi Blake Lewis). I put my money into my favorite contestants. I just purchased Clay's new album on my way home from work last night.
Should Go
Lizard Lips
Will Go
Jason This show is really starting to suck. ;o(
Dial Idol Predictions
1. David Cook
2. Upchuckuleta
3. Syesha
4 and Going Home: Jason :O(
The Best
David Cook - "Baba O'Reilly"
This was brilliant! I liked the way that he changed it up and made it his own. The judges go on and on about their Golden Boy, Upchuckuleta, but if he were to attempt to sing this we would all have to cut off our ears to stop the pain. Then again, maybe the torture would finally get his raspy butt kicked off the show.
Jason Castro - "I Shot The Sheriff"
I loved this! Who better to sing a song from a dreadlocked Rastafarian then a dreadlocked stoner/Rastafarian? The judges decided last week that Jason would have to go this week so that they could have Syesha in the final three. They were brutal to him for no reason and it was uncalled for. I gave Jason all of my votes this week since I felt the judges were giving him the shaft (not that it did him any good).
The Worst
Lizard Lips - "Love Me Tender" & "Stand By Me"
THE PIMPING MUST STOP!!! First he made "Stand By Me" sound like every other song that he has sung this season. I also hated the homage to Sean Kingston toward the end of the song. Ugh! Then, he took one of the most well known Elvis love songs and made it unrecognizable. Of course, the judges followed up both of his performances with a tongue bath (how appropriate considering his "licking" issues). My dislike of this kid has turned into bitter hatred. Simon Cowell - first you shove that hot mess Leona Lewis down our throats and now you are pimping 17 year old boys. What happened to you?
Syesha Mercado - "Proud Mary"
How to impersonate Tina Turner 101. She even stole the dance moves. Ugh!!!
The Rest
David Cook - "Hungry Like The Wolf"
The judges got on David for not making it his own and changing it up. Actually, Simon, you dip, he did change it up. Obviously you did not spend your adolescence listening to Duran Duran like I did. This was not my favorite David performance but it was certainly not bad and, despite what he said before his second song, this was not something that David should be ashamed of and want to forget.
Syesha Mercado - "A Change Is Gonna Come"
This was okay until the yelling at the end. I also could have lived without her crying for votes. I thought that was what she wore the low cut dress for. And did she really compare her time on Idol to the Civil Rights movement?!?
Jason Castro - "Mr. Tambourine Man"
Okay, he flubbed the words. You all know how I feel about this. Other than that, this was a consistent Jason performance. Despite all, I can't wait to purchase his music. Hopefully, he will go with an independent label like Elliott Yamin so that Nigel and Simon do not get a cut. It would serve them right. They can take their profits from the 250 cd's that Golden Boy will sell once he wins. If there are any Upchuckuleta fans out there, don't hate me for being truthful. You know that you will NOT be rushing out to purchase his first album. He may have fans on the show but those "fans" fail to show up each season and purchase the material released by the contestants that they were sooooooooo in love with (hi Blake Lewis). I put my money into my favorite contestants. I just purchased Clay's new album on my way home from work last night.
Should Go
Lizard Lips
Will Go
Jason This show is really starting to suck. ;o(
Dial Idol Predictions
1. David Cook
2. Upchuckuleta
3. Syesha
4 and Going Home: Jason :O(
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