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Lazylu
Member
04-09-2010
| Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 4:02 pm
No, I meant Paul and I know he was gone last week, but he was terrible this week when he sang with the other x'd out ladies.
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Maineiac
Member
08-24-2009
| Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 4:33 pm
Costacat, thanks for clarifying why you were "mostly high". You had me wondering because, in case you didn't know, yesterday was National Weed Day. Btw, you wouldn't happen to like James would you?
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Maineiac
Member
08-24-2009
| Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 4:36 pm
Lazylu, I thought it sounded like Paul's mic wasn't working correctly. It seemed to keep going in and out.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 4:58 pm
I was sort of freaked out by the past contestants from this season coming back.. Naima leaping around frenetically, Paul bringing back the suit with roses AGAIN, etc.. And the judges snarking about how sorry we must be that they were gone. Um, not all that much.. James definitely was the standout, but I did notice the out of tune on the high chorus bits.. but to be honest didn't notice until JLo praised the chorus and some other judge mentioned it so I reversed the recording and listened to that and THEN noticed that it wasn't the finest moment in the performance.. Scotty was definitely not stepping up last night. Jacob annoyed me, Haley did brtter with suppression of the inappropriate to the lyrics smiling, but I agree with Costa, she was having to try TOO hard on that, thinking too much. James definitely the best of a really "where DID they get these people" bunch last night.
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Maris
Member
03-27-2002
| Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 5:01 pm
Yea Sea, what was that about bringing past contestants back for a medely. I listened to them and they just didnt sing well together and it just reinforced whey they all should be gone.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 5:08 pm
LOL Maine! I do know EXACTLY what yesterday was all about. Coincidentally, I celebrated appropriately! And legally! And I was just coming in here to mention about no one mentioning about the past x-ee's coming back to sing. And not doing a good job at all. Which may be why no one mentioned them. Every single one of them sounded awful and just confirmed why they are no longer in the running for the big bucks. Really, where DID they get these people, Sea? Where?
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-16-2003
| Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 5:19 pm
All I see is a performer in a lounge. Where the old ladies swoon and throw there granny panties at him never been to a lounge like that LOL Now....Cruise ship, I totally see Stefano on a cruiseship sleazing up to women. Ok, i've been reading a few sites. I really dislike the Song choices a few of them are making. I find it hard to believe Jacob Lusk held it together thru that song during rehearsal. Surely someone should have talked him out of it?? James promised us something different and instead, we got exactly the same Heavy metal Screaming vocals. I thought Haley was Most improved. Finally she didnt smile inanely thru the song. HATED Casey and his weak voice/ prancing around cockiness. he is NOT that good. I think he definitely Cruiseship/ lounge Material Casey has been the weakest voice since week two (paul is out of tune but has power)
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Mizinvanccouver
Member
02-21-2003
| Friday, April 22, 2011 - 6:25 am
Finally got a chance to watch. When I watched this performance by James all I could think is "Adam Lambert Wanna-be". Right down from the costume, hairstyle to the shrieking. Don't get me wrong, I like A.L. and out of all the years of watching A.I. he's the only one I ever bought a CD. All in all, nobody really impressed me this week.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Friday, April 22, 2011 - 7:20 am
I have the same problem with James - whatever he sings I always think Adam would have done it better. James' good, but pales compared to Adam. The others don't sing the same way, so you don't think of the comparison, although if you did, of course they would also pale compared to Adam. Really, Adam was a ridiculously hard act to follow.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, April 22, 2011 - 8:13 am
OK so Stefano will get a job in a lounge on a cruise ship!!! I think Haley finally got tutored in how NOT to perform (thanks Jimmy!) and quit that "inane" smiling. I don't think she would've stopped otherwise. You can see her thinking about it too often. I don't think of Muse as heavy metal. I think they are firmly in the rock camp. I'm not sure that I would agree James is an Adam Lambert wannabe. I think it is a coincidence that the two have similarities. That said, though, I think it is no coincidence that James is on AI this year, after the huge success of Lambert. (Who, yes, is the only Idol -- winner or no -- from who I'm bought a disc.)
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Friday, April 22, 2011 - 9:03 am
I'll say it again: Adam Lambert killed American Idol. It hasn't been the same since. No one can measure up to his performances (although I do love James and thought he was great on Uprising--pretty incredible that he sang those choruses a full octave above the origianl, in tune or not it was awesome).
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, April 22, 2011 - 9:09 am
I have to agree, Babyjaxmom. He did kill it. 
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Friday, April 22, 2011 - 11:50 am
I couldn't stand Lambert by the end of AI. I found his performances insincere, an impression only bolstered by interviews I read after the show was over, in which he said he gave the Idol audience what they wanted to stay on the show. James is the real thing.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Friday, April 22, 2011 - 1:27 pm
Different strokes, Prisoner. DH & I loved Adam and still do! I don't find him at all insincere!
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, April 22, 2011 - 1:39 pm
It really is so subjective - who we like and why. I do prefer Adam's voice over James'. But James is an inspiration for sure.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, April 22, 2011 - 2:51 pm
I absolutely prefer Adam, but I also like James. I'd probably buy James' disc anyways. But yeah, I prefer Adam. And I do love his naughty flamboyance! 
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