Will they sing? Will the shout? Will they out-worst the guys? Will the judges find sanity or continue in their delusional ways?These and other questions we dare not ask will be answered tonight, but keep it in this thread until about midnight on the East Coast so the West Coast can, if they choose, experience it unspoiled.
Will Steven leave a copy of his script in the chair?Does Steven's script include his bleeps?
How many crosses will be on display tonight?
Will Steven's bleeps tarnish the crosses?
Can the Swaybots make cross shapes while bleeping in chorus with Steven?
Why do we care again?
How many times will Steven say words like 'divine', 'heaven', 'star' and other words associated with things on high?
For Steven on high, I'm waiting for words like 'dosage', 'back alley', 'borrowed urine', and 'help me, help me, my heart just stopped'.
You and your optimism.
He already said moon twice in the first 10 minutes!
I'm starting the show with a migraine trying to start....this is not going to be good is it.Ryan with the top 12 boys then girls in really bad lighting.
ThisIs AmericanIdol. Ryan's changing it up this seasons.
Oh.fer.heck. they brought back the judge walking the stage thingy. Egad.
I'm starting the show with a migraine trying to start....this is not going to be good is it.No, it's good. You just had your first precognition moment. Your brain realized in advance just how much pain you're going to be in after this and decided to start early.
If you live through this, you should work your way up to lottery numbers in about five years.
Eight years after that, Survivor spoilers.
'Last night, the men proved they were a force. A Force 5 hurricane of vibrato, miasma, and svck. We're told there were a few survivors. We're going to fix that.'
Then gets to J. about what is special about this group of girls. Beautiful inside and out. They poop rainbows.R. Chance for America to pick the ultimate top 10 and ask is this the american idol.
S. Addicted to adrenaline. Full moon, sensed some nervousness, gotta sing like it is their encore song. Take it to the moon, that is where we are going.
See what I mean, Tyler starts with a full moon!
So Jennifer's never met Lauren A. Good to know.
Ryan: 'Steven, what did you sense from the rehearsals?'Steven: 'Full moons! Underage full moons! HOOOOOOOOWL!'
Only Girl In The World by Rihanna.
Is she wearing white ankle socks...oh those are the boots. New take on the rhythmic knee bends. Spastic ones.Why is my brain trying to crawl out the back of my head
S. Missed it.
J. Started shaky brought it all the way home, let the crowd feel you. Brought it home.
R. I differ from them. Just OK. Didn't bring anything special to it. J. cuts him off. R. Didn't quite get it.
S: Great way to start the show.How old id she? I'm not impressed with Ta-Tynisa. But she seems forced to me. meh
I think we can go with Generic Steven Praise by now. (And we're only on the second non-live show. Fear.)
We know these girls can sing! What is the problem with the music? Who are those echoing background singers? Why can't we hear the singing? Why am I here?
Why am I here?I don't know about you, but I'm avoiding the troll.
The dress, hem and high shoes is a failed attempt at giving her that girly look. Oh, this is a song competition, not a fashion show. Her notes were both all over the place and monotonous and the sustains failed to reach the rafters. The loud music masked some of her vocal shortcomings, but not all of them. Looks and sounds like one of this week's cuts.
But to be fair, her shoulders looked promeriffic.
Promerific. Mind if I use that? Love it.
I don't know where you'd use it...
I find the most interesting places. Honestly.
I spent the first third of the song thinking about finding a staple gun, flying out to LA, and power-fastening her skirt layers together. Then the phone number graphic covered the thing and I got to think about how many notes she was missing, how many words she was slurring, and how she really should have been going for the Brett hair tosses. All things considered, I was happy when the graphic vanished and I got to go back to the skirt.And here we have another one who can't take criticism: did you see her eyes when Randy told her she wasn't golden? But we're already ahead of the males: one for one on at least trying to sing...
Wow, that was painful.
*barf*
Her singing does not appear to be good enough for this competition. Not sure what Steven and JLo are listening to. She seemed to think she was going to get through on her fashion sense and looks.
Get's a coke interview.Designed her own dress. One of the first songs she got from her Mom. It is home for her.
Summertime by George Gershwin
I'm looking forward to her fashion this season. Seems authentic.
I don't know if I've ever heard this done this upbeat before.I wish we had the Project Runway judges for that rather than these Idol ones.
J. Love to see someone nail a note, color, exotic flower in a rose garden, good job.
R. Lounge acty. Brings up Fantasia, you made it interesting for yourself, enjoyed the second half more, loved the note at the end.
S. I do take you personally, early Ella, old timey thing can be new. I like it alot.
That's the most stage presence anyone's shown in the last fourteen performances. Not quite Siobhan saying 'Here I am: now you figure out what to do with me' -- but this was the first time I've fully enjoyed a performance in two nights.
It's fitting she picked a Gershwin song and even what she wore, given the voice she has. She's in the wrong era, should be somewhere between the Roaring '20's and the late 40's big bands. Did you see that one long sustain where almost her entire face was her open mouth? Wow. Very nice voice, easy to listen to, genuine on stage, I like her. I just wonder if she'll be relevant in 2011.
LAST EDITED ON 03-02-11 AT 09:38 PM (EST)Tyler gave it away. They are looking for an Etta James. Old is new. Jazz is where its at. Kill the autotune, Disney-manufactured, whiney Brittenys.
Amen.
ETA - Amy Winehouse almost had it. But she screwed up royally. Then there's Adele - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYEDA3JcQqw
I thought it was boring.
Naima's human interest story on AI was depicted that the Milwaukee resident once cleaned toilets at the city's Summerfest.
But wow, does she wear a lot of glamorous "red carpet" outfits.Originally I thought she would be good but have lost interest in her vocals. In fact the top women are all pretty much boring
If only Emily Ann Reed, with her fantastic and unique vocals had been selected in the top 13. I just love the clarity in her voice and could listen to her singing any day.
Impossible by Christina Aguilera
I forget who she is while she's on stage. She can sing, but: yawn.
Bored now. {/evil Willow voice}I didn't think anyone could make chains hanging off her boobies so unsexy.
R. Was worried, I love the vibrato. Lauren Hill, makes me feel connected, a few notes a little sharp.S. Love what your voice can do with a song. Everything is hot, whole package.
J. You have heart. Fought your way here, you belong here. Feel like there is more in you.
I like the richness of her voice and she rocked that outfit - no comparison to Naima, but very nice.
Generic 'I will make the Top 12, go out around eighth place, and then you will completely forget me' performance. Plus I kept wondering if her pants were cutting off the blood flow to Steven's brain.So far, nowhere near as collectively painful as last night.
Impossible, indeed. Vocally, she was ok, but it looked and sounded forced, especially that last sustain note that fell flat. We've heard much better. Nor was she entertaining, straining her moves and facial expressions in a way that didn't match up with the lyrics, but instead showed the effort she needed to try to stay on track. Unless the other ladies fail tonight, she'll likely be out.
I expected better. But I lost interest partway through the song.
Has he ever given this much technical detail? His vocabulary jumped past 'pitchy' and discovered a whole new dictionary without a single 'dawg' in it.
He's now the voice of reason/Simon/bad guy! haha
Indeed. Totally agree.
Warning, took some migraine pills, they are pretty mild but for some reason between the headache and the pills left and right is completely gone including which side of the keyboard is which, and I'm really messing up letter order, so if things get incomprehensible, it really isn't a stroke (but it may be what I actually hear the judges say because there is some crazy things going on up in there).
Warning, took some migraine pills, they are pretty mild but...And did you bring enough for the rest of the class?????
I've got about 12 left.
bartender.....
Eleven.
Criminal by Fiona Apple
This could get interesting......Loved it.
Changes up the rhythm and melody by quite a bit. Goes behind the judges. It makes me feel like she's disconnected from they lyrics for some reason.S. Loved your strut and swagger, too Broadway, could be your niche.
J. That is the question, how do you want America to see you. I am a fan of yours, you belong on a stage, amazing range, I wish we saw a bit more of that.
R. It wasn't great, it wasn't good, didn't work. I didn't even recognize the song. Wasn't great.
It makes me feel like she's disconnected from they lyrics for some reason.That's the phrase I was looking for.
Yes, that was criminal - of the high risk variety. And this isn't about the song. Rather, she broke stagecraft law by running up steps in super-high heels that she probably is wearing for the first time. Did you see any emotion in that song? Me either. I was actually reminded of Chenbot when I watched her. Vocally ok, but her stage presence is completely out of kilter.
'Nigel's decided you're not going through no matter what happens. Let's try to justify that.'Yes, it was Broadway. But it was still better than most of the males who'll get through. She's got potential -- and they're not going to let her realize it.
. She's got
>potential -- and they're not
>going to let her realize
>it.We all know she can SING!! So frustrating, I wanted to reach through the TV and shake her...what/why.............
hopefully VFTW comes through and foils Nigel's plansYou knew she'd be the pick as soon as you saw the cape
Her voice never seemed to match her theatrics. It was about the show and the presentation. But she failed with the voice.
Hero by Mariah Carey
Singing in English and Spanish.Audience shot showing them get on their feet and not even the end of the song.
J. Wowwowwow. Yes Karen, wow wow. that says it all, I love that you changed from Eng. to Span showed what your flavor is.
R. Found a way to make it you. Thought the Spanish better than the english. J has to talk over Randy.
S. One of a kind singer, get with Jacob Lusk and sing it together. Loved it, fantastic.
Hero? Sure, she's The Cape. We'll start her episode order at twelve, then cut it to eight, then move her to a night when no one's watching anyway, and then cancel the show before taking no-refunds orders on the DVD set before canceling that too.Weak. Horribly weak. Head bowed under the weight of her earrings weak. And yet the show's decided she has to go through.
I know there's an agenda. I even know there's a script. But you'd think that somewhere along the line, they'd get a better con artist. They need to sell this carp, and the pitchman can't distribute oxygen to astronauts.
I'd guess the camera operator is in on the script, too. She got preferential camera treatment and knew how to play up to it, even if it meant putting her back to the judges and audience.
Um, did not love and was not good. Eh.
Heroic indeed. Wonderfully done, genuine, completely at ease, and right on with each and every note, with nice switch-ups. Here's what some of the other gals earlier tonight were trying to do. She's clearly a front runner amongst the gals, and becoming a fav of mine.
She was much better during the Spanish parts.
Yeah, I noticed that too. It seems as though she'd be much more comfortable singing Spanish.
Blech. Nothing new. They were doing Mariah years and years ago on this freakin' show. Something new, please and thank you.
Very average and boring.
Seven Day Fool by Etta James (Jully Black version)
see my comments ^above^.It's obvious where AI is going this season. Couple years behind, IMHO.
I really like her, and I get the Bette Midler reference. Excellent song choice.
Is that Jacob's Drag outfit and makeup? Although most drag performers I've seen do a better job at female mannerisms than she is.R. Listen that is how you do it. The power, you could do something really interesting and new. blues thing in you man.
S. That was spectacular. end of the song was upstairs everyone loved it (I'm not everyone).
J. Your voice is undeniable, you are holding back. Get in the camera's face and really do it, it was great but go over the top.
If she gets past tonight, she'll turn into the one person we get every season: the one the wardrobe department hates.I felt it was -- generic. Decent, but it was nothing we haven't heard a dozen times before this. Plus (and this is no joke) I don't know if the show wants two Laurens. And I know some of the voters won't be able to tell them apart.
No, seriously.
Yeah, about the wardrobe department. They didn't quite succeed tonight, either, in masking the midriff she's got. This has nothing to do with how she sings or performs, but it's part of what has already been referred to as "the total package".
But it's a singing competition!And there's the whole problem with NBC's concept for The Voice: you have to turn around sometime -- and once you do, the next judgment begins.
Okay, this I liked. Not too shabby.
Although she doesn't have a stellar voice (I'm sounding like Steven here, yikes), that was a perfectly packaged fast-rhythm & backups arrangement that showed her strengths without drowning her out. I liked this performance, although I'm not that impressed by her voice.
You're right, sounding a little like Steven. Wanna hang out at the Shoppe tonight? We're doing shots and having a go on the swingset outside.
Hey, wait a second....
The first performance of the night I enjoyed. She wasn't great. But I liked her.
Love All Over Me by Monica
LAST EDITED ON 03-02-11 AT 09:52 PM (EST)
The hair this season is freakin' me out! Guys and girls.ETA - Where the hell is Todd? The bling bling, the ring on girlfriend's finger, the corset, the, the, the everything!!
I didn't love, but not that bad. Something about her kinda irks me and I can't put my finger on it.
Lots of Heys and attitude in that performance.J. Jonsey, the confidence of a queen, sing so sweet, go places where few people go with your voice.
J. The makings of a Diva, confidence is crazy (I get it from you)
R. I like you, you have that confidence, stage presence, didn't like the song broader and bigger than that. Love Monica, cool for her, feel something different. J. interrupts R again
No.When she pointed behind her, I thought she was trying to show where that last note had accidentally gone. And right after that, I started wondering why they'd let Ta-Tynisa go twice.
She could get through. She really could. But I don't know how much she's got beyond that.
BTW, the women are so far ahead, the men's Little League just declared mercy rule.
That song did NOT show off her voice. But her attitude makes up for anything, what a charmer! Love how she called Steven 'baby'
Not bad, good sass and looks comfortable on stage. Fairly good voice and moves, she'll only get better with more experience. A provisional thumbs up.
She was OK. But I was distracted by her blue bustier. It had wrinkles in it like it was too big for her.
Someone in Wardrobe has a major shoulder fetish.
Wardrobe is so much better this season, so far. I think the ladies are 100x better than the guys, though.
But what's with all the super-high heels? Not that I'm recommending sandals, but I'm just waiting for one of those heels to go.
I only half watched the guys last night. I must definitely go back and read the thread for them. My curiosity might be piqued by I suspect my ears will not be so interested, based on what everyone is saying.
It partly depends on which half you caught. If you've got it recorded, give the other half a quick spin and slow down where you might like it.
Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson
I'm more convinced now than I was 20 minutes ago about where the show is going. And it's not in Julie's direction.
Ddddrrrrreeeaaaadfuuuullllll! Gag! Oh so bad.
What is happening? Stop. arm. motions......
I want this to be facebook so I can "like" your comment. Since I can't, I will state it outright. So true, your arms don't need to do so much.
I spent the entire performance wishing Kelly would storm out of the wings, march up to Julie, and punch her in the face.
BWAHAHAHAHAHA
I want to "like" your comment too. I spend way too much time on facebook apparently.
She love the full skirt thing doesn't she.She does the slow mo knee bend thing, interspersed with flailing arms.
J. I liked it, didn't feel the best thing we see you do. I felt you singing from your heart a little bit, but need more of that.
R. You didn't bring anything different or new, not nearly as good as Kelly. Want to show yourself in the best light, what makes me stand out. Didn't work for me.
S. Great chorus, but wrong song for you, take it up a couple of keys would have been better.
Finally, one of the girls succumbed to the boys plight last night, bad song choice. Others have had questionable song choices and rose to the occasion. Julie did not. She was lovely, though.
Yeah (*swoon and sigh*), she is lovely. Alas, this is not a beauty contest.
Whoops, wrong song. No clue why she picked one of Kelly's songs. She has a good voice and fairly good stage presence, but she looks and sounds tentative. I've liked this gal from the start, but I see her end coming.
Kelly Clarkson?? WHAT WERE YOU THINKING, JULIE?!Belle Book
I have already forgotten this performance.
Fallin by Alicia Keys
Oh, honey, no.
I think she did a great job......but I thought that song was banned....or should be.
LAST EDITED ON 03-02-11 AT 10:04 PM (EST)Incredibly difficult song to sing. She's in. No doubt. Although I hate her because she's blonde, leggy and cheerleaderie. I've been trained to hate those types. Just sayin' is all.
ETA - And not to beat a dead horse, but she fits in with what they are looking for this season (in my opinion)
Ick. I did not like that at all. Way overacted, self indulgent, and completely missed the spirit of the song by Alicia Keys. She's talented, I guess, not not my cup of tea, nor this show's. Another likely cut - I hope.
Straplessness continues.Seems too happy when singing about the bad parts of the relationship.
Lots of growls and funny voices with the lyrics. May give Rachel a run for the VFTW money.
R. Great song, didn't do anything for you. (death stare) all of that is gone away, karaoke kind of thing.
S. didn't hear that at all, right amount of style, rasp, liked it a lot.
J. I agree with Steven, saw the colors in your voice, when you play with the little notes. You need to get out of your head. You belong here.
And he's still doing the tooth display thing!That shimmy during the extended 'you' is the creepiest thing I've seen all night. I don't know why -- it just felt like there was something fundamentally wrong with it.
Ugh. Just -- ugh.
LAST EDITED ON 03-02-11 AT 10:10 PM (EST)So I'm not the only one who noticed the shimmy, and even as a guy I found that a bit creepy with the 'ugh' factor.
Started out good but I didn't love. She was annoying to watch. Until we get to know you, the quirky "I'm adorable" facial expressions are just obnoxious. And even if we know you, they will probably just be irritating. Put personality into the song, but tone it down a bit please.
I agree with most of you. I hated the shimmy. She was really loving herself up there. She annoys me.
The Troll is now on Redemption Island!
Okay, I am not on these boards enough to be "in the know", generally only pop in for Idol. Who/what is the troll?
Head to the Survivor boards after the show tonight and look for comments about either Russell or RussHell...
Um, could you warn if your comment is going to be a spoiler for another show.
wOOt!
And I missed it! Just my luck! However, I can still watch it on YouTube when it's uploaded -- and believe me, I will watch it just to look at the Troll's face when he gets voted out! Over and over again, too!Gosh, ain't I a stinker?
Belle Book
Out Here On My Own by Irene Cara
Hell yes!I thought it was going to be a cappella, which would have been amazing.
Start out A Capella.
Lots of vibrato, but one of the few that doesn't make me cringe.S. Sometimes a person pitch can be so perfect and you just did that, can't believe you are 15 Hard for America to pick, but easy for me, that was beautiful.
J. nothing else to say so she goes on and on about the performance, really really special.
R. The mark of a great singer is the quality of the tone, not the runs and power, your tone reminds me of Michael Jackson, this is what hot singing is about.
Look beyond Steven's mistaken self-congratulations on his great job in picking nearly 400 people and you get this: if Thia doesn't get voted through, she's the wild card.
I think she has a good voice but very boring. Meh. She seems very sweet though and I like her dress.
Pretty, but not too memorable. And I love that song. They'll give her kudos because she's young. But it won't be long before they chew her up and spit her out. Yawnfest for me.ETA - Comparing her to Michael Jackson is insane, insulting, and downright rude.
Now this was the high-end cruise ship act -- but it still puts her in the top third of the night.
Nice performance by Thia, another of my fav ladies. She has a soft yet clear voice with a pleasing tone that could go with almost any song. She's a fairly sure bet to make the cut, but she'll need to mix things up in the coming weeks if she doesn't want to be typecast into the same song genre.
And she is going to need to show a little more personality. At first I thought she seemed really sweet. But the longer Ryan talked and she just stood there (hiding behind her hair?) the more I thought she was a big dull dud.
Even during the auditions she was very shy, and if anything becomes her downfall, it's her genuine shyness.
I'd put it in the top 2 or 3 of the night, as far as I'm concerned. Thia did just fine!Belle Book
She was the first singer in two nights that I was compelled to do nothing else but enjoy her performance. So good. She could absolutely win this.
She is a very good singer. But I was bored.
DH said, "I love her voice but she is putting me to sleep."
Turn on the Radio by Reba McEntire
Tyler is gonna hit that sooner rather than later.
Lauren over Hayley. I hate to admit it.
That was...loud.J. You look so beautiful, you don't even have to try, effortless, I know there is more in there. Amazing how much of a natural you are.
R. Natural gift, you can sing anything, I don't think you know how good you are. You remind me (dropping names) you remind me of Kelly and Carrie. J interrupts again.
S. There is somewhere between those, don't need to sing it into the stratosphere every time, you kill be, haven't seen the best of you yet.
I don't care if they ARE pimping her: I love watching her ad I'm not ashamed to say it.
She was pretty good, entertaining. I think she might be the girls I hated in high school, but since I am not in high school, I will reserve judgment and just comment on the performance. I liked.
You really enjoy getting to tell people where to go, don't you?You'll go through. You've been pimped too much while courting your voter base not to go through. But it doesn't change the fact that at best, you're fifth in a twelve-horse race -- and the one who most needs someone to throw you out of your narrow little track.
*grits teeth*
Cobra, mongoose. Mongoose, cobra. We're not going to do well together.
Fairly good, entertaining performance, the equivalent of a rock concert filler song. She sure looks a lot older than 16 and I think it has to do with the makeup and tightly packed jeans. I enjoyed watching her and she'll get the votes (wild card in case America gets it wrong) but I'm not as enthused as the panelists are about her.
That was the most entertaining performance I have watched all night. I liked it.
I'll Stand By You by the Pretenders
She's hot. Just sayin'And I'm a total suck for Chrissie Hynde. That was stupid good.
She has the highest forehead/tallest head I've ever seen.
Great voice and very unassuming. She'd better turn up the
personality though....
Agree on both counts, both the outstanding performance and the need to display some personality.
She has the highest foreheadI call that a fivehead.
Randy headbobbing completely out of time with the music.Good, but wouldn't remember it unless it was last.
R. Let me say, this is our first standing O, You just put yourself in the top that was unbelievable, that is how you do it.
S. After a week says WTF went from here to there, gorgeous.
J. I knew you were a stand out, you were saving that for when it counts. Out of this world.
Well then!Horrible song choice, great performance.
Snidget, please update your pill count to ten.There's a thin link between glory note and gory note, not to mention self-indulgent screaming just for the sake of showing off. And she crossed it. Twice.
Really good and she is gorgeous! Most definitely will be around for a while.
Well! And well placed. A superb song performance approaching perfection without a flaw in note, tone, or volume. Here's what some of the other gals tried to do but failed. My only concern is that she'll need to mix it up in coming weeks. Week after week of this type of performance will lose her votes. Voters have short attention spans.Move over, Julia. Pia just took your place on my couch.
Ewwww, that didn't sound so good. Amazing what a pee break can do for the ear holes.
Wow. She's good.
I really like her. But I wish she had sang a different song.
http://www.myinfochat.com/ , Recreation room.Just because it's been a while and Face/Off is doing dancing zombies.
Rachel.I wish them luck.
Seriously. I really hope they pull this off. Someone has to get her out from under the bus, and it might as well be the Worsters. Go to it.
