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Naja
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06-28-2003

Tuesday, February 27, 2007 - 10:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
IMO, All Sundance did was sing louder than everyone else. The actual voice to me is not very good.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Tuesday, February 27, 2007 - 10:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I enjoyed him tonight. Simon is right that he can do better, but he certainly improved tonight.

Shel
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07-27-2005

Tuesday, February 27, 2007 - 10:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Shel a private message Print Post    
Twinkie - Chris R sang "Geek in Pink" and dedicated it to his Grandmama. I found that to be a bit creepy. :-)

Rosie
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11-12-2003

Tuesday, February 27, 2007 - 10:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rosie a private message Print Post    
Lol, Shel. As a grandma, I can tell you that anything a grandson does is usually ok.

Shel
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07-27-2005

Tuesday, February 27, 2007 - 10:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Shel a private message Print Post    
Well, I guess you're right there, Rosie. But if I have a grandson someday who sings that song (or one with the same meaning) dedicated to me... let's just say someone won't be getting money in his b-day cards anymore. LOL :-)

Rosie
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11-12-2003

Tuesday, February 27, 2007 - 11:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rosie a private message Print Post    
Aww yes, the old "money in the b-day cards". lol

Shel, I have no idea what the meaning is in that song and didn't pay attention to the words. Just liked his presentation.

I don't usually care for my kids choices of music, let alone the grandkids choices.

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Tuesday, February 27, 2007 - 11:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
I think people are voting for Sanjaya because he's so damn sweet! Kind of like not wanting to make him cry if he was voted out. I wouldn't vote for him but I'd feel bad for him if he were to leave, even if he is the weakest (which I'm not sure he is).

Watched up to Sanjaya now... nobody's stood out so far.

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 12:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Finished it. The second half were better than the first, and I liked Blake (mostly because of the memory of last week) and the Chris with the hair.

Sshhhh, don't mention Mike Boogie.

Kaylasmom
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07-27-2005

Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 4:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kaylasmom a private message Print Post    
I haven't read all of the posts yet but I was impressed overall by the guys last night. Unfortunately, I think it's the end of the line for Sanjaya - unless he has a super large fan base that spent the two hours voting for him. Can't determine who else would go home - possibly the guy who was also a background singer? I think he was the other one who didn't really WOW me.

Kaylasmom
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07-27-2005

Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 4:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kaylasmom a private message Print Post    
my opinion on the dedications last night was that the performance was dedicated to such -n-such a person...not necessarily the song. But - I could be wrong!

Have a great day all!!

Azriel
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08-01-2000

Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 4:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Azriel a private message Print Post    
I just got through watching here and this is my take on them all

Phil - He's okay. He has a good voice, but nothing that makes me get excited about him.

Jarod - I love me some Jarod! He might not have been pitch perfect, but I don't give a damn. I absolutely loved listening to him tonight and he was my favorite.

AJ - He has a great voice, but I just feel like I'm at some so-so Broadway show when I'm listening to him.

Sanjaya - His voice was so weak and the emotion just wasn't there for that song. I agree with Simon, it was like watching someone's kid perform, really well, but still not an American Idol worthy performance.

Chris Sligh - I liked it, but didn't think it was anywhere near his best performance.

Nick - Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Also agree with Simon that was a bad outfit.

Blake - To begin with I have issues with his hat. As far as his performance I totally agreed with Simon. It wasn't all that.

Brandon - Such a disappointment for me this week. It was really bad.

Chris R. - I'm just not understanding the judge's Chris love. I feel like I'm watching the same performance every week and I'm tired of it. It was worth listening to in order to hear Simon's Big Mama impression - "What the hell was that song?"

Sundance - He really brought it on tonight. I love that song and he did an outstanding job of singing it.

I think that Jarod and Sundance were the best this week.

I think that Brandon, Nick and Sanjaya were the worst, but I have the feeling that it will be AJ and Nick going.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 6:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Thanks, Shel!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 8:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
So here's my thoughts on last night...

Phil, Jarod, AJ, Sanjaya, Brandon, and Nick... <yawn>. OK, so the boys have nice voices, but they are bor-ring! And while Sanjaya is sweet, he is so out of his league. I thought all five of these guys were quite forgettable.

Chris Sligh and Blake... I love these two. Maybe because they are different, but I do think these two are great.

Chris R... I thought he was better this week, but I'm still not all that impressed with him.

Sundance... I'm still loving Sundance, and it was nice to see him come out and really drop one! He's still my favorite, even though he's done really poorly till now.

Unless VFTW really makes a difference, I think Sanjaya and AJ or Nick will be going home on Thursday.

I do think the guys were better this week. But there were still half of them that were (mostly) boring. I have to agree with Simon on most of 'em... I felt like they were lounge-y, karaoke, kitschy (and not in a good way). Totally forgettable, no matter how cute some of 'em are (or think they are! <grin>).

Maris
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03-28-2002

Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 8:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
What I find interesting is that the judges tell them to go out of their comfort zone and then when they suck, applaud them for going back and doing what got them to Idol in the first place.

Sundance did a great job last night but can he do anything other than that? Doesnt appear to. When he is up there doing his Broadway songs for broadway night or his bee gee song for bee gee night, he is not going to be able to pull it off. I think he is a great blues singer but that is all he is and I dont think he is billboard chart material. He is like Taylor Hicks, great voice but I dont think in five years Taylor Hicks is going to be selling too many CDs.

Even thought I wasnt all that impressed with Blake's performance last night, I thought the song was all over the place I believe he could end up in final two.

I also wasnt getting Chris R. Great perormance but he just seemed to be doing a Justin Timberlate impression to me, a good one but an impression none the less.
Everyone else in my book is forgettable.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 8:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Sundance did a great job last night but can he do anything other than that? Doesnt appear to. When he is up there doing his Broadway songs for broadway night or his bee gee song for bee gee night, he is not going to be able to pull it off.

And that in my mind is what I don't like about AI. When I listen to a performer I want to hear what he or she does best. I don't want to hear a bunch of performers trying to sing something they don't even like or aren't comfortable with.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 10:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
Well, Chris Daughtry never really moved away from his comfort zone, but he brought the songs presented to him into that zone with him, and it worked for him.

I think American Idol is mostly a show about trying to entertain a diverse audience, and then secondly about finding a pop superstar. Those who can make their way through the morass tend to rise to the top at the end.

Rock Star Supernova is a great venue for people who strictly want to sing R&R. Nashville Star is the same for country. American Idol tends to be a bit more diverse. Maybe all in all sometimes it tends to have a lot more mediocre performances, but I can usually appreciate the artistry of the performances at the end, even when saddled with abysmal "canned" songs they are forced to sing.

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 11:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
I give the guys a field goal as opposed to Paula's touchdown. Is the entire country of India voting for Sanjaya?

Sugar
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08-15-2000

Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 11:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sugar a private message Print Post    
Just like I find it hard to discern between the women with the same long blonde hair and similarily bland voices, too many of the men sound the same. I usually have 1 or 2 real favs and a few others I think are good. This year I think the men are terribly weak and there are 3 or 4 really good women. I didn't vote last night.

Do you all think the judges job descriptions are as follows:

1. Must mention pitch and complain of pitchy voices
2. Must mention tone, generally as in "a real nice tone"
3. The words hot,dude and dawg peppered in review along with alrite man or conversly, bad, it was bad, real bad to be used each week
4. At least 3 contestants must be a really nice man/kid/girl/woman/person who the judge likes but is out of there depth
5. Contestants must be told that the song choice was usually wrong and to choose better songs. (DO NOT give an example!) They must also be told that the song choice doesn't matter it is a singing competition and to 'bring it".
6. Make sure to reference the original audition and how you loved that style/genre/song/attitude and how they should stick to that. Then berate same contestant for not going outside the box, beyond the comfort zone, showing more, standing out
7. Dress oddly and have no idea what just happened but hot dang, fall back on that success of 20 years ago. (Maybe judges mother suggesting getting a teaching degree to fall back on?)*
8. When not in too deep of a haze, bebop in seat or stand and dance if so moved. Please remember to have seat facing contestants, not wall or audience
9. Find obscure but oft amusing similies or metaphors (These are especially amusing when the host misses them)
10. At least one judge to really critique and say what online boards indicate a large % of viewers ultimately agree with
11. Make host green purple and blue with envy that he is not as quick witted

I'm sure there are more.


* No disrespect to teachers at all!!! Beleive teaching is one of the most dificult professions to do and is greatly underappreciated and dismally compensated. (I should have listened to my parents and finished my teaching degree. Despite being over twice 21, still won't admit it to them, LOL)

Chy
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07-19-2003

Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 11:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chy a private message Print Post    
My connection is on the blink today, so I'll just hit and run w/o reading first.

The guys did all bring their game last night as Randy would say. Happy for Chris S and Sundance. Hope Brandon could get through this week. Sanjaya, well, maybe the teeny boppers would hold him up still. But he could stand some growing up in both style and fitness. (His voice is going to be just fine.)

Does anyone else feel that the judges are trying to get a young guy this time? They are pushing Blake and Chris R a whole lot, even though I didn't think Simon would usually go for that type of music.

I can't say I'd like to shut down VFTW, every one could have their own opinion and be bought by specific congregations. But why are the news and talk show people keep bringing them up? I could only assume that they would rather see this show belly up soon.

Maris
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03-28-2002

Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 12:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
yes Chy, the judges are looking for someone who will be marketable. My money is on Blake

Kaylasmom
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07-27-2005

Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 2:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kaylasmom a private message Print Post    
the job description is right on! lol

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 4:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
That was one sweet post Sugar :-)

Sugar
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Wednesday, February 28, 2007 - 7:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sugar a private message Print Post    
Thank you, I amused myself while posting it.

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 1:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
You amused me as well, Sugar. LOL

Naja
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06-28-2003

Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 1:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
I thought Sundance was the most over-rated this week. Hell, the song he chose is one of those so classic and popular that you can hoot it through a kazoo and everyone would still love it and applaud.

Maris
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03-28-2002

Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 2:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
I agree Naja and if you ever saw the movie the Commitments, he didnt even come close.

Naja
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06-28-2003

Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 2:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
Maris, I have my 9 year old neighbor girl here to babysit...she never heard of a kazoo! I thought that was basic kid fun thing, guess not in this new electronic age

Texasdeb
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05-23-2003

Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 5:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texasdeb a private message Print Post    
I'm not a Sundance fan either. I think it's got something to do with his whiskers. They're just wierd. He also is inconsistant - I mean this wk was the 1st time he was "good" since his initial audition. Some of the others who have stayed consistant deserve another shot before we take a long shot @ him not singing completely out of tune again next wk.

Allietex
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08-16-2002

Saturday, March 03, 2007 - 8:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Allietex a private message Print Post    
Just my opinion, but the two times Sundance did sing well, he did better than the best of the others who were more "consistant." To me, that means there is a lot of potential for Sundance to be a lot better while I do not see the same potential in the others. I think that is what Simon men when he said Sundance could do a lot better. Now whether he delivers or not is a different story. We will just have to wait and see.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Saturday, March 03, 2007 - 8:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I like Sundance as well and I agree that when he is good he is really good. He stands out.

(Though I think a woman will win this year as there are so many excellent female singers)

Sherbabe
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07-28-2002

Saturday, March 03, 2007 - 8:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sherbabe a private message Print Post    
Sundance may be one for a couple more weeks, He and Antonette are the choices for WWW.votefortheworst.com web site.

Mak1
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08-12-2002

Sunday, March 04, 2007 - 7:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mak1 a private message Print Post    
I saw a clip on tv about votefortheworst this weekend. The woman being interviewed (possibly the owner of the site) said Sundance is doing better and they are thinking of picking a different male this week, but Antonella will still be their female pick.

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Sunday, March 04, 2007 - 2:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
I'm definitely going to have to pick up my voting for Melinda and Lakisha this week. I normally don't vote until we get to the Top 12, but the fact that Antonella is making the Top 3 is pretty scary.



Costacat
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07-15-2000

Sunday, March 04, 2007 - 2:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
My thoughts exactly, Lexie! I don't normally vote at all, but enuf is enuf with this chick!