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Nyheat
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08-09-2006

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 5:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nyheat a private message Print Post    
I saw no one was here lol. I am over at VFTW. So far the night is a stinking suckfest of badness. (Yes, they are rubbing off on me.)

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 5:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
So far no one is any good?

Maineiac
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08-24-2009

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 5:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maineiac a private message Print Post    
I thought Lee was great!
Of course he IS my favorite.:-)

Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 6:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tabbyking a private message Print Post    
Wow, no one is spoiling? Anybody good besides sweet Lee?

Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 6:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    
Lee and Crystal were the only good ones tonight. I liked Casey, but he was a distant third, at best.

Nyheat
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08-09-2006

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 6:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nyheat a private message Print Post    
Crystal was last and sang People Get Ready, she started crying at the end which was sort of shocking. There is no way she's not going to win she outclasses them all.

Maineiac
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08-24-2009

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 6:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maineiac a private message Print Post    
Crystal and Lee outshined everyone tonight.

Casey and Siobhon(sp) have been disappointing the last few weeks.

Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 6:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tabbyking a private message Print Post    
What about my little guy, Aaron? I don't expect him to go to the end, but he should outlast David Cassidy,er, I mean Tim.

Kookliebird
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08-04-2005

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 7:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kookliebird a private message Print Post    
Here's the song list courtesy of mjsbigblog. I have to say that The Boxer is my favorite Simon and Garfunkle song ever.

Casey James – Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow – Fleetwood Mac – Typical Casey, plaid electric guitar

Lee Dwyze – The Boxer by Simon and Garfunkle – acoustic guitar, backup singers.

Tim Urban – Better Days by Goo Goo Dolls – Played acoustic guitar

Aaron Kelly – I Believe I Can Fly – R. Kelly –

Siobhan Magnus – When you Believe – Mariah and Whitney from the Prince of Egypt Butterflies on her arm, strapless dress, purpley water-colored

Michael Lynche – Hero – Alt rock version, probably Chad Kroeger feat. Josey Scott – Sang it with acoustic guitar, glory note at the end.

Crystal Bowersox – People Get Ready by the Impressions – started a capella no guitar.


Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 8:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Crystal and Lee were very good. The rest were kinda boring to be honest. Katie should still be there. Thanks judges for nothing.

Kookliebird
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08-04-2005

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 8:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kookliebird a private message Print Post    
Casey - meh, same ol, same ol, but he'll probably be safe.

Lee just sang on this coast. Wonderful. At points, it seemed like he was close to tears in his eyes.

Tim is singing now. I'm liking him better than Casey right now, even though he's a bit off key on some of the notes.

Nyheat
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08-09-2006

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 8:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nyheat a private message Print Post    
Actually dialidol has Tim and Casey neck and neck at the bottom, so Casey may be going home this week. Guess people are getting tired of seeing him squander his talent week after week with plastic blues-lite performances.

There was little to love in tonight's show, I liked no one but Crystal and Mike somewhat. Blah.

Sia
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03-10-2002

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 9:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
"Songs of Inspiration," mentored by Alicia Keyes. Casey is profiled and performs first. He seems just a little sharp to me, just at the very beginning of his song. (Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow"). Casey is maintaining the screechy/raspy quality throughout the song that I don't usually detect that much in his singing. Don't know why he thinks this sounds better. I like it when he keeps that to a minimum.

Sia
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03-10-2002

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 9:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
Randy's not overwhelmed with Casey's performance tonight (w/his elec guitar); he'd like to see him do some bluesy-rock song.

Ellen says his guitar playing was great, but overall she didn't think it was great.

Kara wants to see his individuality, like when he performed "Jealous Guy."

Simon didn't find the song inspiring and didn't think it was at all original in terms of his performance. Called it a "lazy song choice."

Sia
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03-10-2002

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 9:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
Lee DeWyze performs Simon & Garfunkle's "The Boxer." Lee has been in contact with Andrew Garcia, who left last week. He hasn't discussed his song choice with anyone. This type of song inspired him to become a guitar player. Alicia calls it a classic song, asks him to recite the lyrics aloud, speaking it rather than singing it to get the meaning of the lyrics across.

I like the way Lee has changed the beginning of the song. He really wows me every week. Am I allowed to show my prejudice here? Now, Lee has that raspy quality, but he isn't using it through every syllable of the song.

Lee is playing acoustic guitar and has backup singers and an entire orchestra, including strings, behind him. Solid performance; I'll be downloading this from iTunes.

Sia
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03-10-2002

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 9:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
Randy is one of Lee's biggest fans; he thinks Lee is ready to make records and will have a successful career.

Ellen likes Lee's depth and soul; she thinks he's great, but is still developing. She thinks he's great.

Kara thinks tonight is Lee's "moment," and that it shows his connection to the song in his performance.

Simon found it sincere, emotional, inspirational and said it was massively better than the first performance (Casey's).

Sia
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03-10-2002

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 9:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
Tim Urban is singing "Better Days" by the Goo-Goo Dolls. Alicia likes the way he performs the song; she is getting him to hone in on the meaning behind the words in order to drive home their significance.

I've never heard this song, I don't think, or it's not familiar yet. It seems gloomy to me, rather than inspirational. I think Tim seems a bit off. I've been ready for him to go for a while, so I guess he'd find it hard to please me. I just don't find this a happy, upbeat song by any stretch of the imagination: tonight the world begins again, all is forgiven, etc. Yikes!

Sia
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03-10-2002

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 9:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
Randy isn't that into it. He thinks it's an okay/good karaoke performance.

Ellen compares Tim's performance to the soup of the day: some days she likes it, some days she doesn't. Today she doesn't like Tim's soup.

Kara: not your best performance, Tim; you've found your lane and you're in it, but not your best execution. At times you sound very commercial, but this isn't it.

Simon thinks Tim's progressed, seeing as just three weeks ago he was jumping around the stage singing "Crazy Little Thing Called Love." He thinks Tim overreached this week: "a little bit of a letdown."

Sia
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03-10-2002

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 9:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
Aaron Kelly "I Believe I Can Fly" by R. Kelly. Aaron's been singing this song since he was five years old. Alicia warns him about the high note and tells him to connect with the audience.

Aaron is backed by the entire orchestra and performs vocals only, no instrument in his hands. I find this performance underwhelming, pretty "karaoke," to quote Simon. There is a contingent of tweeners in the front seats waving their arms rhythmically in the air. I want to see Aaron dive had-first into the mosh-pit of tweeners. They can have him. He was solid on his final note, but not that impressive in terms of delivery, imo. I don't think he made it special.

Sia
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03-10-2002

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 9:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
Randy: good job with such a huge song; you have great vocals; arrangement a little funny and strange for me.

Ellen: there was a brief time in the 70s when I believed I could fly, LOL. You're on your way to flying. Took on a tough song and did a good job.

Kara thought he took off flying after a little rough start.

Simon says they have to judge it in two parts: they know and like him and know he has a good voice, but he'd have turned off the radio after 10 seconds if he heard it for the first time.

Sia
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03-10-2002

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 9:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
Siobhan Magnus: "When You Believe" by ?
Finally, a song that could actually be construed as "inspirational." Alicia says this song is no easy feat, but Siobhan needs to milk it in what she calls her "money spot," meaning her high notes. She is impressed with Siobhan's voice.

Siobhan may have her detractors, but you can't deny this girl can really sing! I find her very audible intakes of breath a little distracting when she does that, but she doesn't always do it.

She is, as always, very nasal, and I wonder how she can break that habit. She changes key, almost has a crack in her voice, but shifts into her upper register with ease for the finish of the song. Oh, I spoke too soon: back to the nasally thing for a second. Good performance, imo, but not her best.

Sia
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03-10-2002

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 9:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
Randy says it was just okay; very stylized song by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston, but a huge song to take on.

Ellen disagrees: this is just more confirmation why you're here in this competition.

Kara: this is not a musical; it got too dramatic for me at points. I would more likely hang out with you than buy your record. Technically, well sung, but I still don't know who you are.

Simon: Agrees with Randy; wrong song choice; too much happened too quickly. The leaves (actually butterflies) distracted him in the close-ups; a bit all over the place, a shame, really.

Sia
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03-10-2002

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 9:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
Of course, Siobhan stands up for herself; we couldn't expect anything else. She doesn't make that compelling an argument, but the audience supports her.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 9:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
ACK.. I hate when the show runs over, especially when it cut off whatever Simon was going to say to Crystal.

I loved her, but I always do and Lee's Bridge was good and it had to be for me to like it.. I've heard Simon and Garfunkel sing it live..cannot be reproduced but this was good.

I'm still voting to keep Siobhan in; dialidol has had Crystal and Tim safe all evening (at least on west coast) and later Siobhan made it to safe prediction as well.. hope it stays that way. Casey in last with Tim just ahead.. argh.. those VFTW people will celebrate if they have Tim around yet another week!

Sia
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03-10-2002

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 9:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
Mike Lynch sings "Hero,"
He began putting together a list of about 200 songs a couple of years ago, songs that he planned to use if he ever got to be on AI. Alicia wants him to take the audience along with him when he hits his highest part in the song.

Michael is playing acoustic guitar while standing at the mic. He starts out subdued, but quickly builds to crescendo, accompanied by full orchestra, including nice strings.

I'm not noticing any tapering off from his full-volume delivery after about eight bars into the song. I feel let down, didn't get to hear him use his lovely falsetto at the end of the song.