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TV ClubHouse: Archive: American Idol (FOX): Pick them in the order you like them and why?: Archive through May 10, 2003

Micknrc

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 05:44 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Clay
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Kim
Ruben
Trenyce
Josh

Demeter

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 06:06 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Clay....my favorite all the way through.
Kim...she has a great voice and has improved her style throughout the show

Ruben...he seems like a sweetheart, but he just seems average to me

Trenyce...I think she probably has a better voice than Ruben...but there is just something about her I don't like. She does not draw me in with her personality at all.

Josh...he should never have made it to the finals. He is so outclassed by this group. His personality is pretty flat too.

Dreamweaver

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 06:19 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Clay
Kim
Ruben
Trenyce
Josh

Djgirl5235

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 07:29 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Clay... oh so dreamy

Kim... what an improvement, and such a sweet voice

Ruben... eh

Trenyce... not in the same class as above

Josh... time to go!

Grneyedladye

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 07:41 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Kim...What a voice
Clay...Just a really great voice
Ruben...I just love the big guy
Trenyce..Great performance last night..total improvement
Josh...Definately time to go

Mydogbuffy

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 07:58 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Last night I did not think Ruben was great. I did like Clay and Kim and I enjoyed Josh although he does not have the range of voice as some of the others. I believe Josh has a great chance in country music. Trenyce at times sounded like she was simply yelling - rolling! But she seemed to be trying harder in the appearance portion. I believe the last 3 standing will be Clay, Kim and Ruben. I really don't think the "SHOW" wants to give another win to a female and I wonder if they have considered marketing either a large guy or a guy that has somewhat funny looks. If it just is voice - Clay would get it to me. Ruben could sing any motown songs. Clay musicals and Kim - anything. Oh what do I know - I love all of them.

Marameko

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 09:01 am EditMoveDeleteIP
#1 tied < OK so I am a wimp>
Kim & Reuben. Love the sound, I am an R & B fan who grew up in the 60's.I could see being a fan of each for a long time, playing Cd's in the car, 'puter and at home.

#2 Clay......I'd go see him on Broadway in a NY minute. <Imagine him and Celine Dion in Vegas, WOW >

#3 Treynce........what can I say, she smiles too much, too big for me. She is a lounge singer. Gotta give her the proper respect, the gurl can "sang".If she wins I woud be shocked and disappointed.

3 words to Josh:"POOF, be gone"

Alakaren

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 09:12 am EditMoveDeleteIP
!. Ruben and Clay Not sure which I like best
2. Kimberly
3. Josh and Trenyce

Meme9

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 10:14 am EditMoveDeleteIP
My top 3 pick have been the same for some time. But the order has now changed.

1. Clay (this has never changed)

2. Kim (she was third until a few weeks ago)

3. Ruben (was second but Kim got better)

Really, I like all three and I wish they all could win. Clay's voice is just the best.

Realbiz

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 12:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ruben
Clay

Trenyce
Kim
Josh

Wcv63

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 01:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Clay
Kim
Ruben
Trenyce
Josh

Holly11

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 04:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Clay - He was awsome last night and I think he could go farther with a career.

Kimberly

Reuben - I like his singing but it just seems the same all the time.

Tie with Trenyce and Josh. I think Josh could be good as a country singer with some practice. Trenyce, I am just not sure.

Danimom

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 04:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Kim - best pure talent of the group; can sing a variety of things

Reuben - great voice, but sort of pinholed to just one style. Not a bad thing just makes Kim better

Clay - wonderful voice, looks like Barry Manilow. But who is looking for a Manilow reincarnation????

Trenyce - nice voice but a Whitney Houston clone. Not interested in that at all. Wish she had a style of her own.

Josh - nice guy, I completely support the troops, time for him to go home.

Simon will sign my top three to a contract regardless cause they will all make money. Although Clay needs to continue to work on his clothes and do something about those rather odd facial expressions he makes. Kim needs to work on her look, even though it has improved greatly during the show and also show more of her fiesty personality for upbeat songs and Reuben needs to work on his clothes and show his ability to sing something other than ballads or fast songs that he slows down.

Muse

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 08:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Time to update my list. :)

1. Clay - He's the one I most look forward to every week. Love the voice (gorgeous) and the personality. He may not fit in today's pop star mold, but that doesn't bother me at all, and I think he can go beyond Broadway. After all, maybe it's time for something new in the music biz. Like stars who can actually sing.
2. Kimberley - I think she and Clay have both shown improvement over the course of the competition. I especially like her slower numbers (uptempo the hoarseness in her voice seems more evident), like "New York State of Mind". I also like her confidence.
3. Ruben - Very close to Kimberley in my book, but I just find Kimberley a tad more versatile and interesting. Ruben is definitely talented, though. I'm sure he'll do well in the industry, even if he's not my cup of tea.
4. Josh - Not even close to the other three. I'm sure he's a nice guy and all, but I'm not about to buy into the marine stuff, and he can't hold his own vocally. I actually feel sorry for him for staying this week...people are bound to blame him for Trenyce's departure, even if he didn't do anything wrong.

Tobor7

Friday, May 09, 2003 - 02:04 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Clay then Ruben...
Ruben then Clay...
They will both be stars!

Realfan

Friday, May 09, 2003 - 08:42 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I read this post by DJ in the thread about this week's show, and it really captures how I feel better than I can (she knows the right way to describe what she hears). My rankings are:

Clay
Kim
Reuben

Here's what DJ had to say:

<<Clay: ...If Hermi wasn't my girl, I'd be setting my sites on that boy! What a great night!!! He absolutely knocked it out of the park with "To Love Somebody"... I was squealing at my tv to "Grease" just because he was obviously having fun. Both songs sounded great, and the one thing about Clay is that he is consistent with his vocals - he's always on key, and always putting his all in it.

Kim: I too was disappointed with both of her songs, not because of the backup vocals, but because something seemed to be missing from her performances last night. She just didn't seem as strong as she has previously. I will agree that this wasn't her best night, and that we've heard better, but she definitely was miles ahead of Josh.

Ruben: I hate to sound repetitive, but I'm now officially bored. He has not changed, or grown his performances throughout this competition. It's the same regardless of the song, and I'm tired of hearing the judges comments when I can clearly hear him swooping to find his notes. He's consistenly off key and does the runs to hide that fact. Now don't get me wrong, he is talented, but I don't think he deserves the praise that he keeps getting over and over from the judges... sure it's good, but I've heard better performances of "How Can you mend a broken heart" done at karaoke shows around my home... it just seemed lacking... >>

Bolds are mine, emphasizing what I keep hearing but didn't know how to describe. I heard it again on the kick-off show during Reuben's solo in the group numnber. I, too, don't know why the judges never call him on it, or emphasized more the fact he hasn't really grown much (Simon did briefly, I think, a few weeks ago).

Tabbyking

Friday, May 09, 2003 - 09:10 am EditMoveDeleteIP
clay
ruben/kim tied

clay just makes me giggle all over. it's like jogging on the inside, and i feel good.

ruben's tongue seems too big for his mouth and some of his words are 'slurred' (to me!) i loved when he did 'sweet home, alabama', but none of his other performances got me excited. i could not listen to an entire cd of his. maybe i just can't listen to any entire r&b cd, regardless of the singer. to me, every song sounds the same after a while.

kim has some good songs and some not good songs. a lot of her songs start out really 'flat', and i want to cringe for her...and then she will belt out the last half and sound great.

i think we will hear wonderful things from all three of those who are left within the next year. i think ruben needs to spread his wings and do more 'catchy' songs, not just love ballads. kim needs to work on making all of a song good, not just certain notes. she needs to be consistent. clay needs to keep a good selection of songs, so we don't get the so-so songs along with the great ones!

Djgirl5235

Friday, May 09, 2003 - 09:20 am EditMoveDeleteIP
WOW!!! That's very high praise Realfan - THANK YOU so much!!!! thank you!!!

Now, for all you "DJ" supporters (so that would be Hermi, Hobbs, and now I guess Realfan) I will be a guest judge on www.realitytvtalk.com next week for one of the rounds. I will still post my comments here again next Wednesday as well, but I'm really looking forward to it. (As a matter of fact, it's not concrete that I'll be judging next week, it could be for the finals - NOW THAT would be a treat!)

Thanks again!!!

Djgirl5235

Friday, May 09, 2003 - 09:32 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Okay - I tried to edit, but apparently my 10 min were up...

I will definitely be a guest judge on Realitytvtalk.com for this Tuesday's show, so I will post the article when it's posted on that site on Wednesday to share with my TVCH family... I'm soooo excited!

Hobbs

Friday, May 09, 2003 - 09:48 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Cool Deej! I'm so glad that a TVCHer is making it in the world! This is great! If I was Randy I'd give you props dawg. I'm not, so I'll just give you a WOOOHOOOO!

Hermione69

Friday, May 09, 2003 - 10:26 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Coooooooooooooool, Deej! I can't wait to read it!!!

(Yes, I am still here, passing time waiting for my mom to come pick me up for the Relay!!)

As far as my order, I think we all know who is on top-- CLAY. Ruben and Kim are so close, I would call them tied right now. It was Ruben, but Kim has been growing on me. I am so happy for all three of them and am thrilled with our final three.

Ladyc

Friday, May 09, 2003 - 10:37 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Ruben is my favorite. I love hearing him sing.
Clay 2nd
Kim 3rd

All 3 are cool. I am sooooo happy for them.

Puttergirl

Friday, May 09, 2003 - 01:25 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
1. Ruben- he's just a big teddybear
2. Kim- I always love an underdog
3. Clay- I don't dislike him per se, but I hate the faces he makes when he sings. To me they've almost felt like a sort of smug thing going on.

Foliage

Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 06:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Clay
Kim
Ruben

I really like certain aspects of them all and they all have quirks I don't like. In other words what a fabulous final three, I couldn't be more pleased

Alisons

Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 09:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
My initial favorite was Ruben, but Clay has been improving and now I am really torn between the two of them. They are both fantastic and to me, "better" at this point is just a difference in taste. To me, there is something about Kim that is so low key as to make her seem almost generic. While I applaud her sense of wanting to be classy, I can't really say that that is what jumps to mind when thinking of a pop idol.