American Idol: Girls Night Round 3

First, some style issues. Please fire the stylist! These pants are atrocious. Why would anyone allow these girls to walk on stage, on camera, wearing this?

It was too distracting watching them, my eyes wandered towards the belly and crotch area. Unflattering! I wanted to strip them down and give them new pants right on stage. I wanted the fashion police to arrest Asia'h. At least Carly somehow carried it; black on black hid the flaws away.

I root for her, but she hasn't been exactly winning in the style department. The top says "workout", the bottom says "office party". The color says "old granny loves 'em drabby". Doesn't flatter her cute personality. She should be wearing lots of yellows and peach. And once again, I've really got to stop listening to Paula because I'm babbling about colors!


Not exactly an off style. But she likes her clothes shiny, doesn't she? Pretty girl doesn't look so good from the waist down, though. Her squat stance still bothers me. Like, she needs to go to the bathroom and do #2. Oh, and her eyebrows? Got a life of its own. I know it's unfair to be picking on her looks but what can I say about her singing when I don't enjoy country music? Not Kristy's fault though.


My other favorite girl has some class. She is picking songs that suit her and clothes that flatter her. Ladies and gentlemen, we've got a star here.

As for their performances....
Brooke is my top pick for the night.
Wrong song choice for Ramiele.
Amanda, I really enjoyed. For the first time, I see a really sweet and pretty girl. Should she ditch the goth/punk look?
Carly sang well; pitch perfect even with all the shrills, but I can't get into it.
Kristy...no.
Asia'h and Syesha.....ehhh.
Kady....go away.

American Idol: Boys Night Round 3

Hello. It's all coming back to me now. I was a moose in another life, hallelujah!
Hey, hey, hey, hey! Whatever, dude. This is all that I need...to know.
Before I go-go to that other paradise.

I'm sorry, that was lame. Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk. :P

You know who Paula reminded me of tonight? Watch this through and through, please. It couldn't have been a more spot on comparison! She sounds as incoherent as this character on Saturday Night Live!!!!!!



But hey, tonight...it's all about the boys. And they were all good, weren't they? Favorite picks, Top 3 ---- I would have to go with Jason Castro, Michael Johns and Eze.

I wasn't able to watch all of David Cook.

I liked David H.'s voice, always have, but I think the stripper story will shoot down his chance.

David A. is definitely in. Some people are saying this season, it's actually a contest of who gets the second top spot, because everyone's assuming Archuleta is number 1.

I am amused by Danny Noriega, mostly because he's so much prettier than some of the girls. It's would be wrong to see one of these guys leave.

But most favored to go? Luke. Go! Go! Go! Please. Thursday will probably be a wake-up call for you.

American Idol: Girls Night Round 2

Brooke was nearly perfect all the way through, so she would have to be my top pick tonight. She did Carly (the original singer), sounded like her a bit, sorta looks like her, too...look:

Carly Simon

The flaw I found in her performance? She was smiling. Sweetly. And it's a song about telling off someone, so there should be a little bit of anger in there, right? But she remains this sweet thing, as if she's singing to preschoolers. Which isn't so bad. For preschoolers. But she sang You're So Vain.

Ramiele.....Ahh! I'm sure plenty Filipinos would be ecstatic --- Ramiele got to teach Ryan Seacrest to say "Kamusta ka?" (How are you?). Her performance wasn't a show stopper but it was still a good one. Better than 5 or 6 people. Ramiele got out of her comfort zone, stepped out of the box and sang a disco song. The vocals were there (she is a Diva singer anyway), but the energy in her performance was lacking. But she should be safe.

And like last week, I can't put a third, fourth, fifth and sixth girl on my list yet. What's the matter with this group? They actually out sang the boys this week but I can't seem to complete my list!

Although, I could stand to listen to these girls' performances:

• Alaina - Hopelessly Devoted To You is a hard song to sing and Alaina did struggle with it. She tried.
  
• Alexandrea - She started alright but ended badly. That sounds a lot like what Randy would have said, but it is what it is (keeping it real, man!) - If You Leave Me Now
• Carly - she screeched but she rocked, still. - Crazy On You
  
• Syesha - Smooth. It could've worked better with a lot more practice, I guess. - Me & Mrs. Jones
  

The rest were mostly one big mesh of singers I can't care about as soon as I've switched the TV channel.

Don't like Amanda's hair. She's 22 going on 45.

Don't like Kristy Lee's "squat singing". She loses a lot of pretty points doing it.

Don't understand the judges, well mostly Randy and Paula --- on one girl they tell her to stick to what she likes to do best; on another girl they encourage her to get out of her comfort zone. And really, I don't get what that "relevant to this competition" crap is about. They've been saying it a lot, when does it stop? :P

American Idol: Boys Night Round 2

Migraine acting up, so keeping this short and sweet. Top 3:


- Eze rebounds and delivers. Told ya he's good.
- David H's got the vocal chops, no arguments there. Still waiting for Simon to say, "Best vocals in this contest".
- David Cook is like Daughtry with hair. But he sure knows what he's doing. And word nerds are attractive. Bitchin' at Simon isn't.
- David A. is a technical singer, so there's a reason why he's good. The problem I'm seeing in him? He doesn't sound "pop". And we'll see that even more once the Top 12 heats are up.
- Michael Johns had an off night. Maybe he's got bronchitis? Hee.
- Am dropping Jason Yeager in my Top 6. Although I'm not saying I didn't enjoy his performance. (What's the matter with me, why am I liking this cheeseball?) It's just that someone else deserves the position better. Like the other Jason.
- So whose arrogant, obnoxious response to Simon did you love or hate more? Eze? David Cook? Danny from last week?
- And I'm gonna put it out there --- I envy Danny's pretty, pretty hair! LOL!

American Idol: Girls Night Round 1

If there was one thing I loved about last night's show, it was the fact that Simon was merciless. For a while there, I kept reading about how Simon has turned into Mr. Nice this season. Lets' face it, the reason why we're watching this show is to hear what Simon says and playing nice has not really been all that appealing. I'm glad he brought the nasty back.

If there was one thing I did not expect from last night's show, it would have to be the underwhelming performances from most of the girls. Early on, Ryan has pre-warned us. The girls are sick. Which means some of them may suck. It also means some of them may need to work harder, which was the case I saw. Some of girls did try harder, to the point of overdoing it. Underwhelming-ly overdone. Is that even possible? Truth is, I could only sum up two best picks.

The most measured performance of the night for me was Ramiele's, who I shall put in the #1 spot for the evening. Hers was a big song, but she didn't (to quote Randy) "slay" on it as one is expected to attack a song like, You Don't Have To Say You Love Me. If she did, it would have otherwise been a performance you would see/hear done on just about every other lounge act here. Yet Ramiel somehow managed to swiftly nail it. It was understated, controlled, measured. It wasn't a perfect rendition, but it did make an impact. Her candor about admitting that hair and make-up was the best part of the show tells me this tiny girl means business on stage...but can manage to relax while off it. Now, there's someone who really enjoys what she is doing.

With a fairly large gap following my first choice, Brooke would have to be my second best pick for the evening. Of course, this comes from someone who admits to liking Yeager's Moon River yesterday. What can I say? I'm also all about the sappy, cutesy, goody goody sunshines and rainbows. David Cook (also from yesterday) did the rock version, Brooke did the "happy" version. Both versions I have enjoyed on different levels. And I would like to see that kind of variety on Idol this year.

The rest of them, I didn't get. I heard big voices, powerful voices that fell flat. Some high registers, lots of shrieking and screaming, lots of blonde girls, lots of girls whose name starts with an A.

Girls out sang the guys? Hmmm, could be true. But the boys' singing style were at least varied. Most of the girls sounded the same.

And they can blame it on bronchitis. But that's 2 hours of my life I'm never getting back.

American Idol: Boys Night Round 1

It's the boys' first round and at this point, I would have to say that it is really easy to pick who the Top 3 guys will be. I think I'd have to go with the the biblical choice: Two Davids (Archuleta and Cook) and a Michael (who's also a John[s]). Those were the top three favorites of the night.


The fourth spot could go to the other David (Hernandez), if only he learns to relax a little. On TV, he comes around as "thinking while performing", a phrase I've heard said so many times on Idol and it just makes me look out for those performers who do it (thinking). Which means, David is trying way too hard and not nearly getting it right. Simon and I are on the same page when it comes to him. What was that song he sang, again? It was a love song, wasn't it? I think he was trying to convey "intensity" and "deepness" but the vibe I got from him was stalker - trying - to - plot - my - death. Those looks he did for the camera were piercing, alright. But if a guy was singing a love song for me that way, it would make me really uncomfortable. And worried for my safety. Fortunately, he does have great vocals. David H's voice is cool and smooth. So, I'm still rooting for him, regardless of what I just said. Hah.

Jason Castro and his guitar is a good contender as well, so I'll put him in 5th. I'm seeing not just a singer but an artist, who may draw his own niche in this competition. Good. I like contestants better like that.

My pick for spot six would either be Jason Yeager or Chikezie Eze. They would have to be my wildcards. I'd go with Yeager because I'm just as sappy as he is. Moon River is my favorite classic and Yeager has great vocals. Even if Simon said it was verging on cruise ship singing, I would have enjoyed that one on the cruise ship and I would have requested he sing it the next night! As for Eze, I'm still counting on him to WOW us and the judges sometime. Preferably next week. Or he goes next.

Danny Noriega, the guy (gal?) with chock full of personality, might just slide into Top 6, too. Because the public wants someone they can mock on TV and they might vote to keep him till they tire of him (a lot of people loved to hate Sanjaya). Already, Noriega's getting the brunt of it (the mockery) on other communities I visit. And I feel sorry for him because, to be fair, he does have talent.

Who's the first to go this week though? I'm not so great with guessing how the public votes but forgettable performances of the night were that of Luke Menard and Colton Berry. But hey, if Colton leaves, I know where he's going to be on next --- singing at the Ellen Show.

American Idol: Rating the Top 24

Did you like last night’s results? They weren’t kidding when they said this batch is the most talented lot, huh? It looks like it’s going to be a really tough competition this year. Most everyone I know (friends, family) has no clear favorites yet — because it’s so much harder to choose!

But if I have to break it down according to categories, this list below would probably how I would group the Top 24 contestants.

In seven seasons of watching American Idol, we should all very well know by now that “voice” isn’t the only thing that will get you far. Some other factors have to come into play, such as —a convincing performance, the audience impact and (like it or not) producer pimping :P. | Click for the TOP 24 RATINGS.