American Idol

[darklinensuit]

Jennifer has been my favorite from the start and remains so. I think she gets a bad rap; half the time LaToya & Fantasia over-sing but don't get called on it, & George's facial expressions are far more annoying than Jennifer's, IMO. Talk about eyes bulging out! However, he has a good voice & seems like a nice guy. JPLewis/Convulsoboy was weak tonight. John Stevens was awful. Must he snap to every song? Tonight was LaToya's weakest, but everybody's entitled to an off night. I find her bland the way I found Tamyra bland in first season, and I cringed when Paula called her a young Gladys Knight. Not quite, but she is not a bad singer. Camille is not very good compared to most of the others. I laughed when Paula called her Carmen! My thoughts exactly. Fantasia definitely has star presence and can sing pretty well, and most of the time I like her performances, but I wonder how she would do on an album. She's good to watch, but I'm not sure she'd be one of my top picks just to listen to. I've been saying all along she needs to stop ending all her songs the same way. Look at me! How many notes can I hit in the last three seconds? Diana is a bit perky for my taste & I'm not into her look, but she deserves kudos for her poise and wholesome look at her age. Good for her, but I wouldn't buy an album by her. I think Amy's manner is cute as can be. The Jay Leno comment was ridiculous, but she was gracious. I can see her starring in a TV show, but I'm not sure her voice is the best of the pack. The other Hawaiian singer (can't remember her name) is growing on me, but she's not wowing me ever.
I think the top ones tonight were Jennifer, Fantasia, George, and Amy.
The bottom three should be John Stevens, Camille, and JPLewis. Either John S. or Camille should go, I think.
For the record, Ashford and Simpson have the worst hair the show has seen, and while I respect their contribution to MoTown, I HATE the song "Solid"!!!

- Jake

[skcin]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
The bottom three should be John Stevens, Camille, and JPLewis. Either John S. or Camille should go, I think.
For the record, Ashford and Simpson have the worst hair the show has seen, and while I respect their contribution to MoTown, I HATE the song "Solid"!!!

- Jake

I totally agree - on BOTH opinions - Ashford & Simpson scare the crap out of me with their look. And yes, out of all songs to highligh for them - SOLID?!?! Thanks, that will be stuck in my head for the next week!

Paula

[cliffdweller]

Originally posted by dissention
I don't like La Toya's tude. She comes off as an arrogant asshole.

I know what you mean, but I don't know if it's that, or if she's just calmly playing her cards close to the vest. She knows she's going to be one of the top two finalists in this competition, I think she's playing it safe being quiet and consistent.

but then again, maybe she is just an arrogant a-hole!!

[cliffdweller]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
For the record, Ashford and Simpson have the worst hair the show has seen, and while I respect their contribution to MoTown, I HATE the song "Solid"!!!

- Jake

Agreed. The guy, is he Ashford or Simpson? Anyway, he scared me something awful. Can we say, too much plastic surgery, or perhaps botox?

[Livia]

Whenever I hear that song "Solid," I can't help but change the lyrics...."solid as my ______ (rhymes with rock)." Heh.

I thought Jasmine rocked last night, and she has never been a favorite of mine, but I love that song she did!

I liked LaToya last night, but thought Fantasia was boring. And I really love George!

Buh-bye JPL! Uuuch! I can't believe he's lasted this long. And I really liked Camille at first, but her performances seem to get worse and worse.

I also can't believe how much I find myself agreeing with Simon!

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by Livia
Whenever I hear that song "Solid," I can't help but change the lyrics...."solid as my ______ (rhymes with rock)." Heh.

I thought Jasmine rocked last night, and she has never been a favorite of mine, but I love that song she did!

I liked LaToya last night, but thought Fantasia was boring. And I really love George!

Buh-bye JPL! Uuuch! I can't believe he's lasted this long. And I really liked Camille at first, but her performances seem to get worse and worse.

I also can't believe how much I find myself agreeing with Simon!

I agree with Simon less this season. Can't explain why he's so bothered by Jennifer but enamored with John S.

And as far as the Solid lyrics go, maybe you can write for Weird Al?
We'll call it the Stevie Dress Album.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by cliffdweller
Agreed. The guy, is he Ashford or Simpson? Anyway, he scared me something awful. Can we say, too much plastic surgery, or perhaps botox?

Remember that scene in Coming to America where the couch has a hair stain?

- Jake

[cliffdweller]

Originally posted by Livia
I also can't believe how much I find myself agreeing with Simon!

Me too!! Scary isn't it?

[cliffdweller]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
Remember that scene in Coming to America where the couch has a hair stain?

- Jake

good one.

[hayley]

Originally posted by Livia
Whenever I hear that song "Solid," I can't help but change the lyrics...."solid as my ______ (rhymes with rock)." Heh.

Hahahaha... I always think of the scene in "Ghost World" where his awful girlfriend wants Steve Buscemi to dance to it...

I thought last night was awful. I like Jennifer a lot more in the competition now than I did in the previous rounds. Maybe it was her stopping the eye-bulging thing (or at least keeping it in moderation!).

Jasmine really gets on my nerves with her "Oh, gee whiz! Golly!" attitude and the stupid flower, but at least she was better this week than last week. Last week was PAINFUL.

John Stevens was awful. He does NOT belong there! I don't get it. I don't know WHO likes him, and who keeps voting for him. JPL drives me nuts too, but I thought last night was actually one of his better vocal performances simply because he wasn't hopping and dancing about, he just actually tried to sing.

I thought Fantasia & George were amazing. I thought Fantasia was anything but boring... she wasn't cloying, and she wasn't playing to the stupid camera like the rest of them do. I think this week it ought to be JPL, John Stevens, or Camile. They deserve to be in the bottom 3.

And Diana... UGH. She makes my head hurt. She's a fine singer, but god- ugh. The cutesy act is enough to make me want to smack her. I think America turned on her last week, seeing that video of her practically dressed up like a pageant kid. Simon called it on that one.

[skcin]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
Remember that scene in Coming to America where the couch has a hair stain?

- Jake

BWAAAHHHHAAAAHHHHAAA!

"...just let your SOOOOOUUUUUUULLLLL Glow...."

Paula

[skcin]

Originally posted by hayley
John Stevens was awful. He does NOT belong there! I don't get it. I don't know WHO likes him, and who keeps voting for him.

Very simple - the kids from his high school here in a suburb of Buffalo keep phoning in multiple votes for him each week.

Paula

[hayley]

Originally posted by skcin
Very simple - the kids from his high school here in a suburb of Buffalo keep phoning in multiple votes for him each week.

Paula

That's not enough to keep him. Camile, Jasmine, and that one big guy from Hawaii that didn't make it through his round all had the entire state of Hawaii voting for them and it isn't helping anyone but Jasmine.

I always like to call my mom after the show to see what she thought... she always seems to have a middle America opinion on it all, and the way she thinks always seems to go with how the votes went. She's someone who always LOVED Ruben, who loves JPL and really liked John Stevens throughout the entire competition, but even she's tired of him and doesn't understand why he's there. Friends & family & hometowns can only factor in so much to the result. I'm looking forward to hopefully seeing him in the bottom 3 tonight.

[dissention]

Originally posted by hayley
That's not enough to keep him.

It certainly is. How else would Nikki from the first season have gotten into the final three? She was terrible, but the same people voted for her over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over.

Just go to the Idol message boards. "Ohmigod! I, like, totally voted for JPLewis 897 times tonight! That must be, like, a record! Oh! What if, like, he wins and does a duet with Britney Spears on his album?! It would be, like, so amazing! Keep voting for him, he's so cool and talented and amazing and HOT!!!"

[wondergirl9847]

Hot and JPL should not be in the same sentence.