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American Idol - 8 Guys and Guitars

3/10/2010

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8 Guys, little time, so let's make it happen. My reactions written before the judges say their stuff.

Lee Dewyze: "Fireflies" - a good choice for his voice, in the sense that you can't compare what he did to the original recording, but not exactly a vocally dynamic song.

Alex Lambert: "Trouble" This is the first performance where I thought this kid actually had a shot. This kind of growth over the weeks is what is fun about AI.

Tim Urban: "Hallelujah" - As much as I love this song, please someone bury it and hide it from pretentious children with guitars.

Andrew Garcia: "Genie in a Bottle" - I totally dig this. But I really wanted the band to kick in.

Casey James: "You'll Think Of Me" - I think this guy has such a pro voice. Enjoyed that.

Aaron Kelley: "I'm Already There" - Based on the first notes, he's going home. Youngest toupee wearer I've ever seen. His eyebrows are engaged in a civil war against each other.

Todrick Hall: "Somebody to Love" Great falsetto in the beginning. He's a guy who I totally forget about from week to week. He gets lost in the rest of the song though, because he doesn't play on what's great about this song - he isn't blending with the BGVs at all.

Michael Lynch: "This Woman's Work" - Another tough falsetto start. I know this is Maxwell's arrangement, but this kind of makes me crazy because I love the Kate Bush version so much. He looks like he's going to tip over any second and people will get hurt. I think they're gonna love it but I was kinda meh.

Random Notes: Sometimes Randy convinces himself midsentence that he actually likes a song... Has anyone given these judges the note to stop hitting on the desks? ... this week is awfully full of acoustic guitars... Simon getting on Kara's case is awesome... Kara's finally pulling out the Paula-crazy: "As a Woman who doesn't have a child, I can totally relate..." - huh?


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pam
3/10/2010 12:20:54 pm

Rough week for the guys. Bummer. Todrick did better than I tho't he would, however, & I'm so glad Michael worked it out, he did a great job!

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pam
3/10/2010 12:22:19 pm

forgot to mention - nice pic of Simon there ... LOL

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Marlene
3/10/2010 10:22:10 pm

The Kate Bush version of This Woman's Work is one of my favorite songs ever, so I was NOT impressed with Big Mike's version, as much as I love him. He has a great voice, of course, but he really is not capable of doing that song justice.
And? Still.hate.Todrick. Someone, please send him HOME!

I thought the judges were way tough on Andrew, and wondered repeatedly if they were listening to the same show I was...

Oh, and I know...I am really sick of the judges having their little squabbles or play fights (mostly Simon and Kara) while some poor contestant is standing there waiting to be critiqued. I just don't think it's entertaining.

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Becky
3/11/2010 11:42:47 am

I loved Todrick- of course, he's a dancer from Lubbock and I'm a dancer from Lubbock, and he wrote a whole musical that went on tour and he used local kids in every city, many of whom were my students, and they all adore and admire this kid, so I'm biased. I was rooting for him to get in top ten, but it wasn't to be, which is sad, cuz I thought he did a great job this past week. Also loved Michael (I so agree with you Eric, though...I just really enjoyed how comfortable he was, but you're right, Kara made no sense.) and loved mellet boy. Andrew was my fave though. And no one but Jeff Buckley is/was Jeff Buckley, so I'm with you on the Hallelujah point too. None of this matters cuz Crystal's the winner.

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