Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Idol: Eight Left!

Kim Reis

We only have 8 left in Idol (hard to believe).  Megan has been running the talk show circuit all week saying that she didn’t INTEND to say that she didn’t “care” if she was voted out.  Oh please!  She wanted to go home.  The viewers could tell that she really didn’t care.  Whatever.  I really liked her unique sound, but if she didn’t want to be there, it was time to go.  She will now go on tour.  Will she do it?  Hmmmm? 

This week’s theme was songs from the year of their birth.  Corny baby pictures were everywhere but I have to admit - I love baby pics. 

Danny Gokey was first with “Stand By Me”.  His own version.  Liked it.  He sounds best when he has that screechy sound and really belts it out.  He’s safe.

Kris Allen - AKA “The Sleeper”.  He’s a good singer but I don’t think he has enough controversy to keep him in the limelight.  He sang “All She Wants to do is Dance”.  Weird choice for sure.  He sounds very Jonas Brothers.  Squeaky and sounded like he hadn’t hit puberty yet.  Not my favorite performace for Mr. Kris.  The judges didn’t love it either.  Kara (the “other” female judge) never gives a true opinion.  She said that she hated it but was “still a fan”.  WHAT???!!  Come on!  Kara - have a freakin’ opinion of your own!  I think Kris will be in the bottom 3 this week - especially since he’s “The Sleeper”.

Lil Rounds - LIL!  That’s her REAL name!  Look at all the cool things we learn during baby picture week.  She sang Tina Turner, “What’s Love Got to do With It”.  WHOA!  Good choice.  But it’s a big song.  Did she pull it off??  Well, she wore the dress and heels to match Tina - but I think the song was a little too big for her.  She can definitely sing and totally deserves to be in the top 9.  But it was a big song.  The OOOOHHH YEAH YEAH note was pitch perfecto!  Paula spoke first and I have NO IDEA what the HECK she said!!!  I think she said that it was a poor performance??  And then Simon translated saying that Lil copied Tina instead of doing her own version.

ANOOOOOOOOOOOP!  I can’t believe he made it this far!  WHOA!  I thought he would truly be this year’s Sanjaya.  He sang “True Colors” by Cindi Lauper.  Hmmm…. Give me a second to hear the whole thing.  Stand by…
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v Well - it didn’t suck.  That’s the good news.  And, he even made some of it his own.  There was a little bit of whiney tones.  I reserve to right to put him in the bottom three AFTER I hear the others.  Randy liked him - but Randy ALWAYS says that he likes the singer when he speaks first.  No big shocker.  Kara agreed.  Again, no shocker.  Still waiting to hear Simon…Paula - ramble, ramble, ramble.  What the heck did she say?  And Simon says:  last week sucked, this week was good.  He felt that she made it his own.  Not fantastic, but OK.

Scott McIntyre sang “The Search is Over”.  He stepped away from the piano this time.  Bad decision!  He looked awkward without the piano.  Elton John and Billy Joel need their pianos.  So does Scott.  He did have a guitar, but I’m not sure that it worked.  I do love this song, but it was very karaoke.  I’m guessing that the judges will hate it.  :(  I think they will tear his butt apart.  But I really like him A LOT.  He won’t make it to the end, but I’m not ready for him to go home.  Simon hated it and called it “atrocious” (sp?)  Yet again - reserving the right to stick him in the bottom three until I hear the rest. 

Allison - the 16-year-old amazing red head - sang “I Can’t Make You Love Me” by Bonnie Raitt.  Old fashioned song for a young singer, but great tone for her voice.  She really kicked it in when she sang “I CAN’T MAKE YOU LOVE ME IF YOU DON’T”!  Raspy - strong - hot.  I still can’t believe she’s only 16.  What did I do wrong in this life???  She’s only 16 and she runs circles around us 30-somethings.  WOW!  The judges liked it - even Simon.  The judges keep comparing her to Kelly Clarkson and I can see some similiarities.  Allison’s going to be OK. I don’t think she is in the danger zone.

#8.  Matt Giraud.  “Part Time Lover” - Stevie Wonder.  He made it his own and had that Justin Timberlake look/feel yet again.  He has that pop feel and I think record execs are not just Part Time Lovers!  They hear the sound of cha-ching and they are loving Matt.  He did just fine.  I have to be honest, I was a little bit bored by the performance and fast forwarded through most of it.  But I’m not a huge fan of Timberlake either.  But he did great and he’ll be here.  No bottom three for Matt.  Kara gave him an “O”.  A standing “O”.

#9 - Adam Lambert.  OK - here’s the deal with Adam.  I sat and watched Adam with my husband, 11 year old daughter and 17 year old son.  We all looked at each other and gave each other the weird look like “What the HECK is that?“  We even rewound it twice to re-listen to it - thinking we missed something.  Simon said STANDING OVATION???!!!  I have to admit - it was really WEIRD DAWG.  The judges loved it.  I’m thinking that it lost something in translation through the TV set versus live.  But I have to say - it was weird for me at home.  I think he’s safe because the judges loved it.  But they saved his butt because I would be guessing bottom three if they didn’t stand up and clap.

So - bottom three this week according to Kim (not that it matters ONE BIT).  Kris Allen, Lil Rounds and Scott McIntyre with Scott going home (only because he’s been in the bottom three WAY too many times).  And I don’t think the judges will save him.  But he’ll do all right in his world.