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Daddysgonnapay said:
I am praying there is not another Kellie Pickler
I absolutely adore her. I prefer her over Carrie Underwood actually. Her album was quite good. "Red High Heels"=
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I absolutely adore her. I prefer her over Carrie Underwood actually. Her album was quite good. "Red High Heels"=
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Kellie Pickler is dumber than a box of rocks. I saw her on Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader and she was really, really dumb. I always thought it was more of an act, but this was for charity and she blew it. I'm not sure if that makes me like her more or less. As for her singing, I don't listen to country, so i have no opinion.
I saw Blake Lewis on The View this morning and i thought his song was AWFUL! I see him getting dropped from his label in about a year.
I saw Blake Lewis on The View this morning and i thought his song was AWFUL! I see him getting dropped from his label in about a year.
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PlaTheGreat said:It's a party at my dad's tonight!
It's so funny that I really used to hate hate HATE this show until my dad of all people got me into it. He's such a nut!
American Idol is one of the few shows all of my family watches.
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U2isthebest said:
PLEASE tell me you'll be doing one of your awe-inspiring recaps tonight.
Ahem...
Well tonight is the season premier American Idol, season seven. It seems just yesterday I was writing my recap for the finale, and now I’m going to start writing about a brand spanking new season. Will I find contestants I can actually vote for or will I find myself chucking my remote at my TV, screaming, “You stink! Get off the stage!”?
After an amazing fifth season, American Idol seemed to stumble in the sixth. Last season seemed to be more notable for Sanjaya’s ever-changing hairstyles and Ashley the crying girl than any memorable contestants. American Idol seemed to be more about American Idol than the finding a superstar. And celebrity guests over-shadowed the contestants. Also, the post-AI CDs of winner Jordin Sparks and first runner-up Blake Lewis are experiencing slow sales. And has my girl Melinda Doolittle even gotten a record deal?
Furthermore, other Idol winners and contestants have had their share of problems. Second season contestant, Corey Clark, and fourth season contestant, Jessica Sierra, have seen the inside of jail cells more than inside of recording studios. Second season winner, Ruben Studdard, and fifth season winner, Taylor Hicks, got dropped by their record labels. Katharine McPhee, fifth season runner up, also parted ways with her record label. Even Original Recipe Idol, Kelly Clarkson, had problems with her latest disc, “My December.”
However, there have been triumphs for other American Idol-ettes. Season four winner Carrie Underwood seems to be unstoppable with her pop-flavored country. Chris Daughtry is having a great deal of success with his brand of Nickelback-styled rock. Third season winner Fantasia found her name in Broadway lights as Celie in "The Color Purple." And season five’s, Elliott Yamin, had a hit single with “Wait for You,” not to mention, a new set of choppers. And we can’t forget third season’s Jennifer Hudson’s Oscar win for her amazing portrayal of Effie in "Dreamgirls."
Yes, as much as I make fun of American Idol, I really am looking forward to tonight’s premier. And I thoroughly enjoy writing my recaps. Yes, Julie (that’s my sister), I will continue to give your dose of AI “crack.”
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i read in today's paper that Clay aiken is starring as "Robin" in Spam-alot..He is quoted as saying he did not understand the musical at all at 1st..oh Clay
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Glad to see you back Golightly Grrl 
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Golightly Grrl said:
You win.
I can't wait to hear what you have to say about tonight's group of oh-so talented hopefuls. I'm actually going back right now to read last year's recaps.
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Temptress!
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Alexis. 
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U2isthebest said:Alexis.
haha..was Alexis the one simon referred to as William Dafoe?
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DAMN I missed the premiere.
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Daddysgonnapay said:
haha..was Alexis the one simon referred to as William Dafoe?
I think so. She was the girl with the stunning make-up job that butchered "Somebody To Love", which I can never forgive her for.
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Looks like tomorrow night is a major freak show!!
Tonight was just a'ight for me dawg. I'm growing tired of all these gimmicky people. The funniest part is watching the faces of Randy and Simon.
Tonight was just a'ight for me dawg. I'm growing tired of all these gimmicky people. The funniest part is watching the faces of Randy and Simon.
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Randy with the paper over his face..
The dude in the cloak
The dude in the cloak
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So far only up to Angela Martin (Signed Sealed Delivered/wedding singer/mom of sick daughter). The "Janis Joplin" rocker was 
Cloak guy is coming up
Cloak guy is coming up
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Daddysgonnapay said:
haha..was Alexis the one simon referred to as William Dafoe?
Yes!
That chick was way too bonkers!
MrPryck2U said:
She made me cry, I just wanted to give her a big hug.
That "No Sex Allowed" dude made me laugh out loud. I wanted to hear the rest.
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American Idol-Philadelphia Auditions
Well, here we go. We’re back to the audition rounds on American Idol. The first audition city is Philadelphia, home of the Liberty Bell, the Philly cheese steak sandwich and my friend Marie.
After a brief history lesson from Ryan, we see the judges arrive at the auditions. It appears that Randy has grown a goatee, but has he grown his vocabulary beyond “pitchy” and “dawg?” I guess we’ll find out. And does anyone think Paula hugs people so they can hold her steady?
Onto the auditions...
Joey Catalano is the first to audition. He recently lost over 200 pounds! Wow! I’m impressed. He then sings Maroon 5’s “Sunday Morning.” Now, I’m really impressed. He has a sweet, soulful voice. This is a good way to start the show. Joey gets the golden ticket.
Yuka is from Egypt and he loves everything about America, especially American women that he wants to love from the head to the nipple. Hey, didn’t Borat say that? He sings the “Mr. Bee Gees” song “How Deep is Your Love.” Paula semi-lucidly tells him that he can’t sing. Yuka walks like an Egyptian, just not to Hollywood.
Melanie is a cute, appealing girl who sang back up for Taylor Hicks. She has decent pipes, but no “oomph.” I guess she’ll remain a back up singer.
James works as a tour guide. He also tells us that he sounds like Paul Robeson or Eddie Vedder. He sings “Go Down Moses” very, very slowly. Um, don’t put away your buckled shoes, James. Not surprisingly, he doesn’t get the golden ticket.
After a montage of bad auditions, we get the interestingly named Junot. Junot sings “That’s Why They Call it the Blues.” He has a good voice and is going to Hollywood.
Temptress Brown not only plays middle linebacker on her football team (hey, me too), she also has the very adult burden of taking care of her sick mother. I usually tire of the sob stories, but something about Temptress gets to me. She sings “And I Am Telling You.” However, she can’t sing very well and doesn’t get the golden ticket. Temptress begins to cry copious tears. Randy and Paula give her a big hug, and even Simon acts like a decent human being. I wonder if his heart just grew a size. Wait, does Simon have a heart?
Mark can do a cricket chirping imitation, but can he sing? After he butchers the classic “White Christmas,” we find out the answer is no. Mark’s singing is the true “War Against Christmas.”
Ugee (?) works in finance and entertains his coworkers by dressing up like MC Hammer. Yea, that will get the kids interested, back in 1991. Ugee sings “My Way.” Ugee’s stock goes way down, and he isn’t going to Hollywood.
Now we are treated to a montage of contestants singing “I Love Rock and Roll” Judging from the costumes many of them are wearing, I think most of them love trick or treating.
Alexis “Victorious” Cohen claims to walk to the beat of another drummer. She also claims to be 23 years old. Yea, back in 1989. Though Alexis is studying to be a vet, she also wants to sing. She auditions with “Somebody to Love.” Well, she’s loud but she’d probably better off fronting a rock cover band. The judges don’t give her give a golden ticket. This doesn’t sit well with Alexis, so she’s going to try “actressing.” Somewhere Amy Winehouse is watching the Alexis and saying, “Bloody %@!#, turn it down a notch.”
Angela Martin has a disabled daughter named Jessica. She also has an incredibly supportive family. Angela is very cute and she sings with band. She sings “Signed, Sealed and Delivered.” She has warmth to her voice, but as Simon aptly put it, she needs to “de-wedding-ize” her performing skills. I agree. However, she is going to Hollywood. But to be honest, when I heard the name Angela Martin, I expected a small, judgmental blonde accountant who works for Dunder-Mifflin in Scranton.
After Elyse sings “Feelin’ Good,” my ear drums aren’t feelin’ so good.
Milo Turk borrowed a vest from Fred Flintstone. And at 39, he didn’t quite get the memo that he’s too old for American Idol. Milo auditions with a scary song called, “No Sex Allowed.” And now you know why abstinence education doesn’t work.
Kristy Lee lives in a log cabin and trains for cage fighting. She sold a horse to make it to the auditions. She sings “Amazing Grace” and sounds, well, amazing. She’s very pretty and likable, and I’m sure the judges see a bit of Carrie Underwood in her. Kristy Lee is going to Hollywood.
Ben comes in wearing a Princess Leia harem costume under his cape. Paula is totally grossed out by his hairy chest, so Ben leaves to get rid of it. He’ll be back. Lucky us.
We get another montage of bad singers including a hooker who apparently just got off her shift.
Paul comes in and tells us he wrote a love song for Paula. His song isn’t so much a love song as it is a stalker song. I am totally creeped out, but I do want to work “Peter Falk-her” into my everyday conversation.
Beth sings at clubs after taking care of her kids during the day. She even put out an album as a child because that’s what we all do at four years old. She sings “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered.” She sings quite well, but she seems a bit affected. Simon isn’t too thrilled with Beth, but Randy and Paula give her the okay. She’s going to Hollywood.
Oh, yippee!. Ben is back and this time with a waxed chest. “Dontcha” wish he wouldn’t have wasted our time?
Chris is very cute, and has eclectic taste in music. He sings “Follow Me” and really impresses me with both his voice and his cool confidence. I’ll keep my eye out for him during the Hollywood rounds. At least he’ll be some eye candy.
Christina is Princess Leia, if Princess Leia shopped at Hot Topic. Just what is it with all the Star Wars freaks? The force is not with her when she sings “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me.” Or as Yoda would say, “Bad singer, you are.”
Brooke is our final hopeful in the city of brotherly love. She’s never seen a rated R movie, but I’m not going to hold that against her. She sings “Like a Star.” Her voice has a very inviting, soothing quality. Beth gets a golden ticket.
At the end of two trying days in Philadelphia, 29 people are going to Hollywood. And Christina, the Star Wars Freak, won’t shut up. Still, it wasn’t that bad of a show. Sure, there were a few head cases, but I also saw some real talent. And Ryan got a new handbag! Now if I could just get that Bon Jovi song “Allentown” out of my head. Snerk.
Next are the Dallas auditions.
Well, here we go. We’re back to the audition rounds on American Idol. The first audition city is Philadelphia, home of the Liberty Bell, the Philly cheese steak sandwich and my friend Marie.
After a brief history lesson from Ryan, we see the judges arrive at the auditions. It appears that Randy has grown a goatee, but has he grown his vocabulary beyond “pitchy” and “dawg?” I guess we’ll find out. And does anyone think Paula hugs people so they can hold her steady?
Onto the auditions...
Joey Catalano is the first to audition. He recently lost over 200 pounds! Wow! I’m impressed. He then sings Maroon 5’s “Sunday Morning.” Now, I’m really impressed. He has a sweet, soulful voice. This is a good way to start the show. Joey gets the golden ticket.
Yuka is from Egypt and he loves everything about America, especially American women that he wants to love from the head to the nipple. Hey, didn’t Borat say that? He sings the “Mr. Bee Gees” song “How Deep is Your Love.” Paula semi-lucidly tells him that he can’t sing. Yuka walks like an Egyptian, just not to Hollywood.
Melanie is a cute, appealing girl who sang back up for Taylor Hicks. She has decent pipes, but no “oomph.” I guess she’ll remain a back up singer.
James works as a tour guide. He also tells us that he sounds like Paul Robeson or Eddie Vedder. He sings “Go Down Moses” very, very slowly. Um, don’t put away your buckled shoes, James. Not surprisingly, he doesn’t get the golden ticket.
After a montage of bad auditions, we get the interestingly named Junot. Junot sings “That’s Why They Call it the Blues.” He has a good voice and is going to Hollywood.
Temptress Brown not only plays middle linebacker on her football team (hey, me too), she also has the very adult burden of taking care of her sick mother. I usually tire of the sob stories, but something about Temptress gets to me. She sings “And I Am Telling You.” However, she can’t sing very well and doesn’t get the golden ticket. Temptress begins to cry copious tears. Randy and Paula give her a big hug, and even Simon acts like a decent human being. I wonder if his heart just grew a size. Wait, does Simon have a heart?
Mark can do a cricket chirping imitation, but can he sing? After he butchers the classic “White Christmas,” we find out the answer is no. Mark’s singing is the true “War Against Christmas.”
Ugee (?) works in finance and entertains his coworkers by dressing up like MC Hammer. Yea, that will get the kids interested, back in 1991. Ugee sings “My Way.” Ugee’s stock goes way down, and he isn’t going to Hollywood.
Now we are treated to a montage of contestants singing “I Love Rock and Roll” Judging from the costumes many of them are wearing, I think most of them love trick or treating.
Alexis “Victorious” Cohen claims to walk to the beat of another drummer. She also claims to be 23 years old. Yea, back in 1989. Though Alexis is studying to be a vet, she also wants to sing. She auditions with “Somebody to Love.” Well, she’s loud but she’d probably better off fronting a rock cover band. The judges don’t give her give a golden ticket. This doesn’t sit well with Alexis, so she’s going to try “actressing.” Somewhere Amy Winehouse is watching the Alexis and saying, “Bloody %@!#, turn it down a notch.”
Angela Martin has a disabled daughter named Jessica. She also has an incredibly supportive family. Angela is very cute and she sings with band. She sings “Signed, Sealed and Delivered.” She has warmth to her voice, but as Simon aptly put it, she needs to “de-wedding-ize” her performing skills. I agree. However, she is going to Hollywood. But to be honest, when I heard the name Angela Martin, I expected a small, judgmental blonde accountant who works for Dunder-Mifflin in Scranton.
After Elyse sings “Feelin’ Good,” my ear drums aren’t feelin’ so good.
Milo Turk borrowed a vest from Fred Flintstone. And at 39, he didn’t quite get the memo that he’s too old for American Idol. Milo auditions with a scary song called, “No Sex Allowed.” And now you know why abstinence education doesn’t work.
Kristy Lee lives in a log cabin and trains for cage fighting. She sold a horse to make it to the auditions. She sings “Amazing Grace” and sounds, well, amazing. She’s very pretty and likable, and I’m sure the judges see a bit of Carrie Underwood in her. Kristy Lee is going to Hollywood.
Ben comes in wearing a Princess Leia harem costume under his cape. Paula is totally grossed out by his hairy chest, so Ben leaves to get rid of it. He’ll be back. Lucky us.
We get another montage of bad singers including a hooker who apparently just got off her shift.
Paul comes in and tells us he wrote a love song for Paula. His song isn’t so much a love song as it is a stalker song. I am totally creeped out, but I do want to work “Peter Falk-her” into my everyday conversation.
Beth sings at clubs after taking care of her kids during the day. She even put out an album as a child because that’s what we all do at four years old. She sings “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered.” She sings quite well, but she seems a bit affected. Simon isn’t too thrilled with Beth, but Randy and Paula give her the okay. She’s going to Hollywood.
Oh, yippee!. Ben is back and this time with a waxed chest. “Dontcha” wish he wouldn’t have wasted our time?
Chris is very cute, and has eclectic taste in music. He sings “Follow Me” and really impresses me with both his voice and his cool confidence. I’ll keep my eye out for him during the Hollywood rounds. At least he’ll be some eye candy.
Christina is Princess Leia, if Princess Leia shopped at Hot Topic. Just what is it with all the Star Wars freaks? The force is not with her when she sings “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me.” Or as Yoda would say, “Bad singer, you are.”
Brooke is our final hopeful in the city of brotherly love. She’s never seen a rated R movie, but I’m not going to hold that against her. She sings “Like a Star.” Her voice has a very inviting, soothing quality. Beth gets a golden ticket.
At the end of two trying days in Philadelphia, 29 people are going to Hollywood. And Christina, the Star Wars Freak, won’t shut up. Still, it wasn’t that bad of a show. Sure, there were a few head cases, but I also saw some real talent. And Ryan got a new handbag! Now if I could just get that Bon Jovi song “Allentown” out of my head. Snerk.
Next are the Dallas auditions.
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I only watched the first hour...but Temptress made me want to hug her too. Those were big ol' tears rolling down her cheeks!
U2isthebest
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That was brilliant. I LOL'ed many a time. Well done!
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Man, if the "Go Down Moses" guy hadn't been talking before singing, I would have assumed he was mentally disabled, based on how he sang. WOW.
And Princess Leia ... oh, girl. You know, she has a point, with how they do tend to pick the shiny pretty pop princesses, and it would be great if they branched out a bit. But you know ... I'd be more inclined to be on her side if she actually sang well enough to prove her point.
She wasn't THAT bad, but If she'd been a better singer (and hadn't been dressed in costume), I think they would have put her through.
And as for girls who come in and sing jazzy tunes. Didn't they learn anything from the girl who was booted last year (Leslie?) after singing "Feelin' Good"? She said it herself in her sing-out: AMERICA HATES JAZZ!
Oh, I missed this show. As much as it irks me sometimes, I've missed it.
And Princess Leia ... oh, girl. You know, she has a point, with how they do tend to pick the shiny pretty pop princesses, and it would be great if they branched out a bit. But you know ... I'd be more inclined to be on her side if she actually sang well enough to prove her point.
She wasn't THAT bad, but If she'd been a better singer (and hadn't been dressed in costume), I think they would have put her through.
And as for girls who come in and sing jazzy tunes. Didn't they learn anything from the girl who was booted last year (Leslie?) after singing "Feelin' Good"? She said it herself in her sing-out: AMERICA HATES JAZZ!
Oh, I missed this show. As much as it irks me sometimes, I've missed it.
corianderstem
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Oh, and Princess Leia girl? You said they don't take dorks. I hate to break it to you, but they took Clay Aiken. And Taylor Hicks. And he WON.
Maybe not the same kind of dorkiness you meant, but still.
Maybe not the same kind of dorkiness you meant, but still.
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Bonochick said:
She made me cry, I just wanted to give her a big hug.
That "No Sex Allowed" dude made me laugh out loud. I wanted to hear the rest.
Ahem, Bonochick:
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Lila64
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Love the review Golightly Grrl 
Golightly Grrl said:
AHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!
I'm tempted.
corianderstem
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Here's an interesting article about the state of American Idol.
It does contain mild spoilers about the finalists - only one is mentioned by name, but it talks more about the KIND of people who make it into the finalists, rather than a list ... although there apparently is a link to a specific list.
Based on what they say about the kinds of folks being finalists, I'm not sure yet if I find that intriguing or kind of annoying:
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/statusainthood/archives/2008/01/american_idols_1.php
It does contain mild spoilers about the finalists - only one is mentioned by name, but it talks more about the KIND of people who make it into the finalists, rather than a list ... although there apparently is a link to a specific list.
Based on what they say about the kinds of folks being finalists, I'm not sure yet if I find that intriguing or kind of annoying:
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/statusainthood/archives/2008/01/american_idols_1.php
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corianderstem said:Oh, and Princess Leia girl? You said they don't take dorks. I hate to break it to you, but they took Clay Aiken. And Taylor Hicks. And he WON.
Maybe not the same kind of dorkiness you meant, but still.
And don't forget Elliott Yamin!
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