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Gldnlvr
Member
08-03-2007
| Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 12:33 pm
I thought about Clay's performance of BOTW last night also . . . that is one of my alltime favorite Idol memories. Has anyone else noticed Jacob's eyes rolling back . . that really gives me the creeps. Hope it is him that goes. I think he has a beautiful voice but I don't like all the extras . . quivering, over the top extra stuff.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 12:39 pm
LOL Roxi! True! And yes, Kitty... he never did praise mediocrity. I really miss Simon!
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 2:21 pm
Jacob's face is odd...it almost appears too wide or something...it makes it hard to watch him sing. Tim Halperin (who really likes Jacob - apparently they were roommates during the early auditions) said that Jacob does vocal aerobics...he said he couldn't even begin to compete with him in that way, but he likes a simpler style himself...thus proving that Idol perhaps did get it wrong, or at least as far as my type of singer is concerned...LOL!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 5:17 pm
Still trying to get thru listening to these 8... Casey. OK, not his best but I give him props for sticking to his guns and being his different self. Haley. I want to like her. I really do. But her awkward performance (again with the squat crouch and the wavy arms) is a total turn off. Plus I think now that she knows the judges like her growl, she tosses it in even when it doesn't belong. Also her comments afterwards... she'll bring it next time? Um, yeah, maybe not so much. Jacob. Jacob deserved every knock Jimmy gave him for preaching to America. And his look of humble pie as he "hopes America likes it"? Yeah, not so much.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 5:32 pm
Hated hated hated Jacob's rendition of Bridge. Totally ruined it for me. Love loved loved James and I bet he was freakin' STOKED that he was performing with <gasp!> Zakk Wilde!! How damn cool was that? I'm gonna go listen to James again. So after listening to everyone from last night... James is the only winner for me!
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 6:08 pm
Costa, you are right about Haley's performance last night. I disagreed with the judges about it being a bad song choice for her...I think that could have been a great song for her, but her performance was awkward and it was missing some heart. And she was off pitch on some notes. But especially after her performance tonight, I think she could have killed it!
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Saturday, April 16, 2011 - 2:34 pm
I find that if a performer has a mannerism that annoys me, closing my eyes and just listening to the performance helps a lot in judging how good they are. To me it is the music that is the most important. I guess the thing I like about Scotty is that he is a singer before he is a performer. He is just now learning to perform. That will come with experience. You are probably gong to think I am crazy but for me one of the best renditions of BOTW is by Jim Nabors. But then I have found he can do most songs better than the original artist. Funny that he never did original music. He was just so damn good. Sold a ton of records, but never had a big hit of his own.
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Lakecat
Member
10-01-2006
| Sunday, April 17, 2011 - 6:33 am
Jim Nabors-hmmm. Ill have to check that out Allietex. That new show called "The Voice" sounds like what you are describing Allietex,maybe there is room for another singing show afterall.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, April 18, 2011 - 7:17 am
In a perfect world having the best voice would be enough...but we live in a visual world for the most part, and just selling CDs doesn't make money for the artist...they have to tour...and if you aren't drawn to them as a "total package" they probably aren't going to be around very long. I'm weird about this season...I don't feel very passionately about any of these contestants. There is no clear favorite for me, and usually at this point I have picked my person.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, April 18, 2011 - 4:42 pm
And I very much do NOT agree that Scott is one of the better singers. He can't sing everything and he knows it. Roxi, I think the only clear fave, from the beginning, has been James for me. There were others I liked but they've fallen by the wayside (Casey). I think almost every one of these people are awful performers (except for James) and some of them just can't sing at all.
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Nyheat
Member
08-09-2006
| Monday, April 18, 2011 - 6:50 pm
Yup, James and Haley for me. That being said--I don't watch the show anymore.Too many girls gone. I'll catch youtubes. I wanted to see some of them grow as an artist (Thia, Pia, even Naima). Scotty, Casey, and Stefano--just no. Not enough to make me tune in.
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