Archive through September 04, 2002
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Archive through September 04, 2002
Faerygdds | Tuesday, September 03, 2002 - 07:19 pm     Well.. Simon did say that we have MUCH better performers here... I agree!!!!!!!! Still can't get a single vote through... |
Ariasmum | Tuesday, September 03, 2002 - 07:21 pm     And the women in the UK must have been really bad. Simon kept saying how the American girls were so much better. |
Puttergirl | Tuesday, September 03, 2002 - 07:22 pm     Kelly was awesome; she should win hands down. She has such amazing range to her voice. And I totally disagree with Abby7, I think Kelly fits the title "American Idol" perfectly. I think she has great stage presence and will only get better with coaching. But I love you anyway, Abby!! |
Ketchuplover | Tuesday, September 03, 2002 - 07:33 pm     I have 3 words to say about Kelly:YOWZA YOWZA YOWZA |
Wink | Tuesday, September 03, 2002 - 07:42 pm     I just hope that after Kelly wins they don't try to turn her into a Brittany Spiers type performer. Of course Brittany doesn't have anywhere near the voice that Kelly does so I guess it's important that there be lots of distractions going on when she's singing like her dancing and her wardrobe. I thought Kelly did a great job on "A moment like this" and Justin sang up to his ability but he just doesn't have anywhere near the power that Kelly does. I can "feel" her voice but not his. I certainly think he deserves to be there and I'm sure he has a wonderful career ahead of him. I agree with others who've said they did not like the song "Before your love". I liked Kelly's delivery better but it would never be a favourite song of mine. I didn't care for Will from the UK at all and that song did nothing for me. If that song had been released by an unknown singer with a decent voice there is no way it would have sold 1.3 million copies. |
Hummingbird | Tuesday, September 03, 2002 - 08:04 pm     Kelly really soared tonight. Justin's best song was "A Moment Like This" in my opinion. Will Young has a cute smile, sort of a cuter version of a young Mick Jagger. Best all around performance tonight - KELLY! |
Muse | Tuesday, September 03, 2002 - 09:13 pm     You know, even though Simon made the comment about the Americans doing better than the Brits after hearing Justin sing in New York, he apparently changed his mind. I read a couple of interviews from the past few weeks where he said that the UK guys were better than the American guys. He said the opposite was true about the girls. I don't get it...I understand that he really likes Kelly and Tamyra, but Will being better than Justin? Nah. And I've listened to a number of Gareth (runner-up) songs, and he's worse than Will IMO. |
Muse | Tuesday, September 03, 2002 - 10:01 pm     Oops. Made a mistake. I thought Justin sounded better than Kelly on "A Moment Like This", while Kelly was better at "Before Your Love". Not the other way around. |
Madelane | Tuesday, September 03, 2002 - 10:12 pm     Faerygdds thanks for updating everyone - but I think you were confused about one thing... Justin didn't sing the same song twice. He sang "Before Your Love" first, then Kelly sang "A Moment Like This," then they sang their own dumb songs, then Justin did "A Moment Like This" and Kelly did "Before Your Love." I admit it's very lame to be sitting at home crying, but Kelly really did make me cry with her rendition of "A Moment Like This." At least I saw Paula crying too, made me feel better. It was just such a "moment." Um, I agree that "Before Your Love" sucks. Kelly kicked its butt, though. I would bet a million dollars that Diane Warren wrote "A Moment Like This." It was so her and I actually liked it ok. Can't get through to vote for Kelly. |
Faerygdds | Tuesday, September 03, 2002 - 10:47 pm     Thank you Madelane... I thought I was confused on Justin's songs... My dh kept talking through the commercials and kept talking over the annoucers annoucing what song Justin was singing... really aggravating... I actually shushed him at one point... something I NEVER do! |
Webkitty | Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 05:45 am     Please, eveyone give Faerygdds a big round of applause for an awesome job spoiling last nights show!!! Thank you so much for jumping in at the last minute and giving such a great account. Faery, I left you message in your folder. Take care, webkitty  |
Spot | Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 06:47 am     I have to say I was disappointed in the show. All of the songs sounded just alike to me. Slow, bland, boring, draggy. Yes, I thought Kelly sang well, but I was so bored by the songs, that I didn't get into her performance at all. I also agree that R E S P E C T was not a great choice for her. I think that the judges didn't comment on the bad song choice, because they were AI songs!! Can't dis their own program. As for Justin of the UK --- I didn't like him at all. Boring, squeeky, vibrato voice. Boring song. And he actually had a marked lisp while he sang! Gee - I hate to sound to negative, but I was just disappointed in the overall thing. Now I'm not even looking forward to tonights finale (except for the announcement of the winner.) |
Crazydog | Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 07:44 am     I thought Kelly was incredible. I watched it on tape, so I fastforwarded through all of Justin's first song (didn't know it was the same as Kelly's third). Don't really care for Justin. Heard bits of "Moment Like This" from Justin, and Kelly's version was so much better. Kelly deserves to win. |
Seamonkey | Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 07:45 am     The buzz on the morning shows is KELLY.. Some reporter who was at the Kodak Theatre last night said the crowd there was 85% pro-Kelly. The commentators who will pick have all picked Kelly. I agree the songs weren't special at all but just a few minutes ago one station too one of the songs and went back and forth between the same phrase for Kelly, then Justin.. for much of one song and the difference was quite clear. KELLY! Faery.. thanks so much for the work you did last night here. Can't wait for the spoiling to begin tonight.. I started voting a few minutes after the show ended and voted for over an hour.. not at a frantic pace, but fairly steady .. and I think I got thru maybe 6-7 times for Kelly. There was a long article in our local paper, featuring a local singer who goes on auditions and has had some success, talking about how exhausting the process is. Interesting comment about Simon from this young woman's father.. he said more of the auditions need to have some reality and honesty like Simon's. He said too often kids who don't have it and never never will are encouraged, but don't win. |
Webkitty | Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 08:07 am     I watched the tape this morning. I didn't think the songs that were written for Justin and Kelly to sing were very good. They did the best they could with them but I thought Kelly did better, I would be shocked if she didn't win tonight. I have to say that although I have never been a Justin fan, I felt bad for him last night. It was so clear at the end that Kelly outsang him and he tried his best to put on a brave face but I could tell he knew Kelly had it in the bag. I was surprised that Randy didn't even acknowledge him! I'm sure his option will get picked up and he will have a career in the business, but I have a feeling he really wanted to win *this* contest, maybe even more than Kelly did. JMO Ok, this is absolutely my last post. Thanks again Faery  |
Jewels | Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 08:09 am     I am a big Kelly supporter, but I thought Justin actually did really well last night. It was one of the first times I ever saw him put so much effort into it that his neck muscles looked strained! But I still have to say...GO KELLY! She is truly amazing. |
Brenda1966 | Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 08:45 am     I agree with Spot -- the show was rather bland and disappointing. (One bright spot is that we didn't get too much of the 2 idiot's banter). The two songs that American Idol provided were boring. I wouldn't rush out to buy either one regardless of who was singing them. I thought they both performed their songs well. I wish they had picked better songs for the one they did get to pick. The only time I got goosebumps was at the end of Kelly's last song. Randy Jackson should have said something to Justin -- that was rude. When Paula told Justin to look up "it" my first thought was Cousin It from the Adams Family! LOL! I tried to vote for Kelly and got through about 6 times. I was still trying 1 hour and 45 mintues after the lines opened and was still getting a busy signal almost every time. I'll be so disappointed if she doesn't win tonight. I heard on the radio that the vegas odds makers favored Justin. I hope they are so wrong. |
Ariasmum | Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 11:32 am     Is it really gonna' be 2 hours long tonight? Why would they need so much time to announce the winner? Guess I'll have to tape Big Brother instead. |
Jasonfan | Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 11:46 am     Hi everyone! Earlier I said I wouldn't be disappointed with either winning. I think it all depends on where Nikki's votes go. Justin might take them. And, I guess it depends on what we all see as an "idol." Thoses sappy songs were meant to be sung by a "cute" singer, which favours Justin. Kelly is beautiful, but not in a "tweenie" kind of way. Any thoughts? Ariasmum-- I think I'll watch BB and tape AI so I can fast forward through the endless recapping and chatter. BTW, has anyone heard-- will other competitors (Nikki, Tamyra, etc) be performing at all tonight? |
Wcv63 | Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 11:51 am     I was initially disappointed in the "original songs" picked for the contestants...however after repeatedly listening to the songs they actually grow on you. I'm kinda digging them both now and could see myself definitely buying the single...for nothing else but to support the furtherance of Kelly's career. This all presupposing that Kelly wins of course. If you go to that davidkelly site and listen to the version of Respect she sang last night it is fantabulous. My problem is that I so badly wanted Kelly to shine that my expectations may have been too high. Thing is....she did shine...she was absolutely hands down the best singer I've heard in a long time. And, I LOVED her dresses last night!! She looked beautiful and completely at ease. Will Young has a sibilant "s". Thweeeestest Thing. Honestly. It was making my teeth hurt. This song is a cover of old song. It was part of a movie score but the movie escapes me. It's not an original. E is doing "red carpet" coverage starting at 6:30pm ET. I intend to watch as much of it as possible. Did anyone notice how sweet Kelly and Justin are together? He even kissed the top of head after the judges remarks while she wiped away a tear. Everybody all together.....awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. |
Wcv63 | Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 12:07 pm     Here's a link to some adorable pics from last night. http://www.kellyfanclub.net/indextwo.php Within the article is a blue link that says "photos that were posted"...click that to see some really cute shots. |
Kellsma | Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 12:30 pm     To all you Kelly fans, just wanted to let you know that I was never able to get through to Kelly's number last night and I tried until midnight. This was on the West Coast. I was able to get through to Justin's number twice at about 11:00. Yikes, I gave him 2 votes! A morning show here did a great comparison. They first showed Justin signing one of the original songs and the immediately showed Kelly singing the exact sames lines and WOW what a difference. Justin "sang" just fine but Kelly really gave it her all and showed her range and ability. That is what sets her apart from the rest. Regarding tonight's show, I don't know what will take 2 hours but I did hear the 10 finalists will be all performing. I will be looking forward to our wonderful spoilers. Hope someone will be here tonight and remember it starts at 8:00 tonight. "Chat" with you all soon. Ohh, less than 5 hours away. |
Seamonkey | Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 01:12 pm     Kellsma, you saw the same thing I did this morning.. wasn't that a remarkable comparison they did? I plan to "spoil" here at the east coast time for AI and I suppose I should tape it too.. also taping BB but I will watch BB. Well I suppose I'll flip between east coast spoiling of BB and AI.. sigh.. |
Kellsma | Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 02:18 pm     Yes Seamonkey, It was an amazing comparison and really showed you what a difference there really is. Oh that is right, BB tonight. Hmmmmm, what to do, what to do. Guess I will flip between the two spoilers here, see if it is worth watching the entire 2 hours of AI and if so then watch it and tape BB. If not, I will probably flip between the two on TV as well. Thanks goodness for the East Coast posters, I just couldn't wait until 8:00 here! |
Kitt | Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 02:36 pm     I seem to be in the minority but I thought Justin did better than Kelly last night. Over the season Kelly's been better, but not last night imho. Kelly's RESPECT seemed very copycat, and I thought she shouted (not the best word, but I mean she sang really loudly, not delicately) along to both of the original songs. I much prefered Justin's more tuneful renditions. I think if Tamyra had still be around she'd definitely have outshone Kelly on ability with those two songs, probably all three. In defense of Will Young, he has sung MUCH better songs and is very vocally talented for a male. Plus he's sweet . I think he was a bit bemused by Ryan's "queen" comment and was playing up at the beginning! Oh, and Simon said the US females were much stronger than the UK females, not the males, I don't know what he thought about them. I fully expect Kelly to win, but if Justin did I'd be happy too. He's more of a star than her, I think. |
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