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Pamy

Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 02:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
YEah Josh!! I think he will go far because he has a great personality, good looking, can sing, and cuz what could be more American than someone serving our country. I think he will be the true American Idol.

Not1worry

Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 02:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Scorpio, I have the same feeling about Vanessa. I like her less and less each time. Her shirt was falling off, and I didn't think she sang well. I am liking Ruben less since last night too, he just didn't sound as good as I'd remember.

Corey has a girl voice to my ears. Something about his personality turns me off, but I was glad to see the hair tamed a bit. Motown seemed well suited to him, I wonder how well he'll do with something that's more of a stretch.

That's why I enjoyed Joshua. It clearly wasn't his song type. The judges said "he got through it", but that carried a lot of weight to me. It's much easier to sing songs you love that suit your style, it's much harder to carry off something that's not "you". I think his military bearing makes it hard for him to give a very showy performance. I notice he immediately goes to parade rest as soon as he's done singing.

My least favorite is Kimberley L. I've never liked her, but last night was not good for her. It's tough going first though. I did like her outfit thought, it went great with the flames!

I like Trenyce but her look is a little scary, those nails - Yikes!

Realmom

Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 03:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Even though I find the videos about the performers interesting, I think they affect the voting in the same way that having the parents on the sofa during the first 8 show did. If we are truly supposed to be voting based on their singing and how they present themselves--their image--then we would be better off not knowing that one is a Marine or a special ed teacher or a hair colorist, etc.

I, too, was aware of those who called Lamont Dozier by his first name, but in all fairness, was this their first meeting with him? Is it possible that he worked with them earlier, perhaps encouraging them to call him by his first name? Some may still have not been comfortable with that idea, so they called him Mr. Dozier. I know I've met people who give me permission to call them by their first names, but because of their age or position, I just can't bring myself to do that--it's my upbringing. Some people, especially young people, are quite comfortable with first names. I just want to be sure I'm not judging them unfairly in this matter just in case Mr. Dozier gave them permission to be informal.

My order of last night:

1. Clay (I think Ruben sang a bit better, but Clay has a better AI total image. His looks are growing on me--sort of Norman Rockwell boyishness. So what if he sounds a bit like a Broadway singer? I don't think that excludes him from pop singing. Broadway has become more upbeat and several of the songs could become pop hits if marketed as such. It just means he has a more trained sound.)

2. Ruben (This guy can sing! What a beautiful voice. Finding proper clothes is hard for a person of his size, but he needs to look harder to surpass the 205 jerseys.)

3. Josh (Good voice, but I kept thinking he'd rather be singing country. Lose weight? That guy is solid!)

4. Vanessa (I found it interesting that Randy dissed her about pitch. I have perfect pitch, and their were a few others last night who could have been called on pitch who were ignored. Her voice is pure and without pitch problems. Her looks are not my cup of tea, but I can see past that. Someone needs to dress her better, but she has a cute personality and face. I think the AI judges don't care for her. It is pretty obvious.)

5. Trenyce (I liked her better the first time I heard her. Wish she would stay away from growling while she sings.)

6. Kimberly Caldwell (She is good, but my reaction is just "so what?" There isn't anything all that outstanding about her, but she is a good performer--definitely more comfortable on stage than many of them.)

7. Ricky (He has a good voice, but his personality just bugs me. Anyone else notice how he messed up the beginning of the song and the judges said nothing?)

I lump all the rest at the bottom in no particular order:

Carmen (Too much makeup last night--why hide a pretty girl under all that goop? It reminded me of the kids at my daughter's high school who overdo their makeup for the Spring Musical. I just didn't care for her voice.)

Charles (He seems like such a nice young man. His voice has potential, but he needs to learn to use all of his resonators and use more support so his voice has more volume. I'd love for him to work for 6 mos with a quality vocal coach and then come back to try again.)

Kimberly L. (Now we know why she kept singing "Over the Rainbow." She had pitch problems and was pretty unimpressive.)

Julia (Pitch problems and no rhythm.)

Realmom

Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 03:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oops! I forgot Corey (that must mean something). He would be in the bottom group, too. Loved his hair, which was a great improvement over the moptop look. His voice is weak and, though he didn't have as many pitch problems as he did in the past, he was under at times, and I bet we hear him go flat on other songs. His voice is kind of squeaky at times, too.

Not1worry

Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 03:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Did Ricky mess up or was it a problem with the mike? At first I thought he missed the intro, but since no one said anything I thought it could be technical problems. Anyone?

Wargod

Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 03:52 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL, after reading about that here, I meant to watch that to see it....and somehow missed the begining of Ricky's song!

Hotlantan

Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 04:11 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The mishap with Rickey's first line was CLEARLY a microphone glitch. If you watch the recap at the end, he sings the same first line with the microphone on. The recap was definitely prerecorded, since the first line is the only time Rickey actally sings the words "1 2 3".

Unfortunately, Rickey was already in last place in both the USA Today and AOL pre show polls. Even though the glitch was totally not his fault, it will surely hurt his already diminished chances. Which is a shame because if you really listened, Rickey did a pretty credible job with the song.

Hermione69

Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 04:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I like Ricky and enjoyed his performance. He'll pull through, I think. I hope so, anyway. Maybe they can clear it up next week.

Scorpiomoon

Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 05:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Not1worry: I'm glad I'm not the only who feels this way about Vanessa. I thought I was being too harsh. She seems like s sweet girl, but something is missing...

Not1worry

Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 06:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Like someone said in the 3-12 show thread, Vanessa wasn't the best, but she didn't deserve 12th. In fact as soon as they called her out, I though, oh she's safe. The other two were much worse. I guess people didn't appreciate her look or energy. I hope she finds success somewhere!

Azriel

Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 06:06 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I just got to see the show tonight. They show us both parts on one night, but I'm going to comment on each one in it's own thread.

First of all, I cannot believe that so many of you liked ~gag~ Carmen. The way she stands just irritates the freaking hell out of me, I can't believe she had so much dance experience because she looks so wooden on stage. During that song, there were a few times when she pushed her face forward and had just the ugliest, most annoying, bug-eyed expression. It totally creeped me out!

Second, Trenyce, I have not been a fan of hers. In the past, I thought she had a bad attitude and caterwauled just a bit too much for my taste, but tonight I thought her look, her song and her singing were right on. She won me over, for tonight, at least.

Quick recaps of the rest:

Clay - agreed with Simon, his look and his singing were cheezy tonight

Ricky - he's just so sweet, liked his song, don't think he is gonna make it to the end, but I hope he sticks around awhile longer

Kimberly L. - ho hum perfomance tonight

Corey - he started out rocky but I liked him and think he deserves another round at least

Rueben - love his voice and personality

Kimberly C. - damn it, I just don't like her

Vanessa - I wish she would just tone her personality down a notch...it's too freaking much
it distracts from her singing for me, she kept pushing one shoulder forward and leaning toward the camera, it was a very ugly move, I kept telling her to stop it, but she wasn't listening to me

Josh - great voice, Motown is not his style though He needs a fashion makeover

Charles - I loved him last week, but he had me yawning this week

Julia - liked her song, she didn't do too bad but looked too nervous and screwed up with her attitude with the judges