Archive through May 07, 2003
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Archive through May 07, 2003
Denecee | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 08:40 am     Hey everybody! I loved last night's show! I especially loved Clay. I thought he did great with the Grease song, until the last few words of the song. His moves were very cute, out of his element, but cute. I voted twice for him. Ruben comes in 2nd with me but a very close 2nd. I voted once for him. Kim was good but she didn't pick the right songs IMO. No vote. Josh had his best night. |
Ryn | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 08:48 am     Oh and Josh..... whas he been putting on weight? Not a bad thing, just somethign I noticed, wondered if maybe being away from the Marines he has let things slide a bit. I dunno if it will be him or Kim tonight to go (or maybe Ruben will be up again if his fans didn't vote like crazy). One thing that I have now noticed over and over again with Josh and may have been mentioned b4 - he almost ALWAYS does this lil "c'm 'ere" thing with his hand/fingers while singing, not matter what the song. Did it during both songs last night - man it was driving me bonkers |
Laura11103 | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 08:48 am     I absolutely loved Clay last night. I was thrilled with Simon's compliment. I thought Paula seemed kind of mediocre when commenting on Clay's first song so was particularly thrilled when Simon told him it was one of the best Pop Idol performances. Kim was just alright for me. Josh does nothing for me, he's awful, needs to go, couldn't believe they actually liked him doing Jive Talking, second song was a bit better, but he's just out of his league IMO. Reuben's fabulous no matter what he does IMO, but I did notice a little hoarseness... |
Crazydog | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 08:56 am     I agree Laura, I couldn't believe the judges liked "Jive Talkin". I am still scarred from the frightening shot where his mug filled up the entire TV screen. Yeech. And yes Ryn, Joshua seems to be acquiring all the weight Kim is losing. I agree with you completely about what I call his "boy band" moves. The clenched fist pump, the come here, the single finger waved back and forth, the finger point - annoying as heck and straight from the Backstreet Boys and N*<>. The fake sincerity that Paula is gushing over as "his warmth" also annoys me. I can't stand his moves or his constipated expressions. How come the judges made comments to Clay about his facial expressions yet have never said anything to Joshua, who is ten times worse? |
Grooch | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 09:04 am     Because the facial expressions are the least of Josh's problems. ;) |
Snee | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 09:05 am     i think garth brooks does those hand gestures too. that c'mere thing seems familiar. i also think it's neat that ruben and clay are the top two. they are singers rather than the matinee idols you might expect. psssst, don't tell hermi et al that clay isn't a matinee idol! |
Rissa | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 09:08 am     DJ, for the most part.. I will echo every word you wrote. Josh's first song, IMO was HORRIBLE!!! Before he was a third into it, I had turned to hubby and said that he was going to compensate for talent with showmanship. Can't dazzle them with substance then distract them by jumping and running around. {sigh}. He did a similiar thing in the second set when he kept clapping his hands above his head and trying to get the audience to do likewise (to drown him out? LOL). For me, Clay's 2nd song was 'better' then his first. I loved the energy he put into it and that he seemed much more relaxed and less polished (if that makes sense) then usual. He has the voice so shame on Simon for not rewarding his attempts to develop in other areas. Kim L. My girl!!! Life will be complete if she wins this thing but the last couple weeks, she seems to be sliding a bit. She's *doing a job*, doing it first class mind you but not upping the ante like she did previously. Reuben, second set was awesome for me. First set was well done but left me cold. Same comments as for Kim really. I keep saying this but I feel sorry for Josh. He knows he can no longer compete with the three that are left. It must take a toll on his self-esteem to keep reading that he should be gone or that he is this year's Nikki. He has done great to get this far, but I can see Simon ripping him to shreds from here on in, if he makes it past this week's vote. |
Crazydog | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 09:21 am     Well, it's no different than last year. And if he defeats Kim this weak, he will be seriously outclassed and will deserve all the comments from Simon. I can't understand why Paula thinks he is the greatest thing since sliced bread. |
Squaredsc | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 09:23 am     i turned to ai during a commercial on buffy and came in on josh's jive talking. i couldn't switch back fast enough. |
Cupcake | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 09:26 am     Everyone has written so much about last night's performances, it's time to critique the judges. Randy - I am so tired of hearing him say "dawg." Find a thesaurus and use it. Paula - Gush, gush, gush. So sweet my teeth hurt by the end of the show. And the worst part is that it does not seem genuine to me. Simon - Love/hate him. At least he is honest and probably the only one who gives constructive criticism. Guest Judges - has not been a great idea. They are not adding anything of value to the contestants. After last night I realize that the Bee Gees tunes are difficult for others to sing because they wrote them for their own voices - the falsetto and the harmonies. |
Marebear | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 09:31 am     My thoughts on the show - Josh - UUGGG!!! I really dislike his countryfied versions of all the songs, the hand gestures and facial contortions do nothing other than make me want to turn away. I don't see how he gets any praise. I hope he is gone tonight. Clay - I LOVE that boy!! I really enjoyed his first song, but Grease made me giggle, sing along, and applaude to the TV. It was so much fun!! I did think the red shoes were a bit too much though. He still won the night for me by a long shot. Kim - She was OK. I missed her first song (somebody called - don't they know better by now ggrrr) but she didn't sound as good as she has been sounding. Maybe it was the selection. Anyway, she is still my second favorite. I think she has a great voice. Ruben - he was OK, but he has never rocked my world like Clay does. To me his singing is forgetable, not great or bad - just ho-hum. |
Crazydog | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 09:32 am     The guest judges have largely been worthless. Did anyone else get the idea last night that Robin Gibb was not particularly impressed with any of the contestants? He kept saying, "I liked your version of it". To me that implies, "but nobody can match ours". |
Midlifer | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 09:34 am     Cupcake, GREAT post (and perspective)! I TOTALLY agree with you about the judges, and laughed when reading your comment about Randy. As I've told Herm before, as rude as Simon is, he usually is "on target" with this critiques. Paula is just pure fake. Also (now, this is catty), I can't stand the way she claps her hands. |
Cupcake | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 09:36 am     ITA, Crazydog. Robin Gibb was just being polite, in my opinion. And did you see he was singing along while C, R, K and J performed? |
Jimmer | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 09:40 am     At this point in the competition, I think many people have developed very fixed opinions on their likes and dislikes of the performers, to the point of almost ignoring the quality of the specific night’s performances. Of course, we’re all among the group that is remaining completely unbiased. Seriously, the judges seem to have totally lost any ability to offer any sort of the mildest negative critique where Ruben is concerned. Ruben could come out and fall on his face and Randy would jump up and applaud (“You did it dawg! That falling on your face was great!”). They are simply convinced that he is great and nothing will change their opinion. I like Ruben, but he’s simply not that fantastic every single time he sings. |
Cupcake | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 09:44 am     Thanks for the kind words, Midlifer. And Jimmer - ROTFL about your Randy comment! |
Hermione69 | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 09:47 am     "Did anyone else get the idea last night that Robin Gibb was not particularly impressed with any of the contestants? He kept saying, "I liked your version of it". To me that implies, "but nobody can match ours"." I totally got the same impression, Crazydog! |
Hermione69 | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 09:48 am     "Of course, we’re all among the group that is remaining completely unbiased." Jimmer, Oh completely! ESPECIALLY ME! I have no favorite at all!  |
Djgirl5235 | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 09:49 am     Jimmer - you are 100% correct - ITA! I do like Ruben, but each week as I'm giving my "commentary", I can't help but be honest, and the judges can't seem to be whenever Ruben is concerned... In any case you all have to see these pics that I found over at the Sucks board... I didn't want to actually post them for fear that someone might be upset (their spoof pics of Josh as a flying monkey from a screen shot that was taken last night when his whole mug filled the camera, I'm still laughing...) Flying Monkey Josh You have to scroll right down to the bottom - although, for the clay lovers (like Herm & I) the first pic is a great one! |
Hermione69 | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 09:52 am     The pictures are funny! And to show I even have a sense of humor, I even laughed out loud at the spoof on Clay! (Hi Midlifer, I know you are reading this while you are at lunch and I am oh-so-hard at work, ROFL!) |
Foliage | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 09:53 am     I've grown a bit weary of the back talk the judges give each other when they disagree. It is just disrespectful. Randy: dawg, did your thing man. Enough already Paula: she seems to get these "warm fuzzies" too often lately, maybe she's running a fever Simon: Often harsh but inevitably honest. Few of the guest judges have contributed any real advice, I think I liked Gladys Knight the best. Earlier this season Simon pointed out that what they see live differs from what he (and therefore we) see on tape. I'll cut the judges some slack and assume that is why the viewers are sometimes more critical of the performances and why we may perceive sound mix problems (back up vocals)that the studio audience doesn't. |
Hermione69 | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 09:55 am     At least I think it was a spoof. I'm not sure now. I actually thought they twisted Clay's face up and then I looked again and it appears to actually be Josh's face????????? Oh my heck! |
Crazydog | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 10:01 am     Those pics on that site are funny, if not a bit scary. Herm, I think they did put Joshua's face on Clay's body in one of the pics - one of the posts tells someone to do it, and it is one of Joshua's constipated faces. |
Snee | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 10:04 am     i actually thought robin gibb was very happily singing along with ruben's second song, was really enjoying himself and roob's version. marebear, as for being interrupted...two words: call screening! |
Djgirl5235 | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 10:06 am     They did put Josh's face on Clay's and do you know what I thought???? I thought it was the dancing baby from Ally McBeal... |
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