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"AI 10 Top 9 Performance ECST"
Posted by Snidget on 04-06-11 at 05:45 PM
Oh great, I have a migraine and then I find out that the song choices for this week are felling guitar heroes left and right MJ's Big Blog Link

*whimper*

Maybe it won't be as bad as I fear...yeah right.

*whimper*

Well keep any and all deaths, maimings, suicides, and hospitalizations on this thread until the cats come out from under the beds and the dogs stop howling on the West Coast.

*whimper*

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"Nigel Tweets"
Posted by Snidget on 04-06-11 at 06:35 PM
dizzyfeet Nigel Lythgoe
Featured on the show tonight Will-i-am and Gwen Stefani styled the girls. #AmericanIdol rocks tonight!

*whine*

"No Jeff Beck?"
Posted by cahaya on 04-06-11 at 06:49 PM
Rats!

This was the part of the show I was most looking forward to. Now, at least for some folks, it's fast-forward instead of looking-forward time.

"Calm down."
Posted by Estee on 04-06-11 at 07:01 PM
I know we've got the 'Azula always lies' element going here, but don't you think your reaction might be a little premature? This last time you were this freaked out, Tyra had just tried to claim she had teleportation technology. (And also that anyone who won the show could have a job afterwards, but that kind of paled next to the transporter.) We're not going to approach that level of raw ego and stupid -- right?

"RE: Calm down."
Posted by Snidget on 04-06-11 at 07:41 PM
In a world where Tyra Banks gets into Harvard Business School I fear any disaster is now possible.
"RE: AI 10 Top 9 Performance ECST"
Posted by Snidget on 04-06-11 at 07:16 PM
Masked Scheduler Spoilers
http://twitter.com/#!/maskedscheduler/status/55764026604527616
"RE: AI 10 Top 9 Performance ECST"
Posted by Estee on 04-06-11 at 07:27 PM
*looks at background image*

I see Wardrobe lost it again.

"RE: AI 10 Top 9 Performance ECST"
Posted by cahaya on 04-06-11 at 07:45 PM
Interesting... the obvious match is Scotty going Johnny Cash. I'd also guess Casey doing CCR, he'd be a natural fit for one of my all-time fav bands.

Other than that, guessing Pia (or even Jacob) would do Aretha, Lauren doing Tina, Haley doing Janis (gawds), Stefano doing Elvis, Paul doing George Harrison (again, gawds). That leaves Michael and Percy for who's left. All of this is pure conjecture.

"RE: AI 10 Top 9 Performance ECST"
Posted by Estee on 04-06-11 at 08:00 PM
I think Pia has Tina here, Scotty takes Elvis as per his declared love, and Paul grabs Michael and kills us all.

"RE: AI 10 Top 9 Performance ECST"
Posted by zazzy on 04-06-11 at 08:02 PM
Pia already announced she's doing Tina RIver Deep/Mountain High

I'm guessing Aretha is Lauren?

And Haley - Janice J?

Jordan- Elvis, probably an Elvis Gospel?

Stefano- MJ

Agree Casey for CCR/ Percy

so James = Beatles

And yes, Scotty = J Cash

Who knows what Paul is singing, I'l have to go back to the tweet to see which artist I left out.

"RE: AI 10 Top 9 Performance ECST"
Posted by zazzy on 04-06-11 at 08:04 PM
OK, now I see, Percy is the last one, so that's Paul I guess!

"Intro"
Posted by Snidget on 04-06-11 at 08:03 PM
Stoopid DVR won't stay on the same channel it was on and wouldn't switch to Fox even though it was supposed to be recording it.

*sigh*

I'm a little delayed but will catch up during the first commercial break.

Gwen doing the girl's styling.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Montage.

"A rare sight."
Posted by Estee on 04-06-11 at 08:04 PM
Steven in a transition state between highs. (Listen! Coherence!)
"RE: AI 10 Top 9 Performance ECST"
Posted by BriarRosie on 04-06-11 at 08:04 PM
"Second prettiest bust I kissed all day." -- Steven Tyler.


I just threw up a little bit in my mouth. Bleurgh!

"RE: AI 10 Top 9 Performance ECST"
Posted by zazzy on 04-06-11 at 08:09 PM
I gotta say, what they showed makes me interested in going to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
"RE: AI 10 Top 9 Performance ECST"
Posted by cahaya on 04-06-11 at 08:12 PM
Same here, and it's only half a morning's drive to get there from here.

*put this next on locally accessible places to visit*

"RE: AI 10 Top 9 Performance ECST"
Posted by Corvis on 04-07-11 at 00:58 AM
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is easily one of the coolest museums I've been to. Unfortunately, there's not much else to do in Cleveland...


"RE: AI 10 Top 9 Performance ECST"
Posted by Maroonclown on 04-06-11 at 08:39 PM
I did not throw up a little in my mouth. I got a little w** in the pantsicle area.

Just sayin'

"Top 9 come in"
Posted by Snidget on 04-06-11 at 08:06 PM
Can't tell much from the wardrobe. Will.I.Am does not have enough to do.
"RE: Top 9 come in"
Posted by Estee on 04-06-11 at 08:09 PM
He and No Republic are just being passed between networks. At some point, their skin will have to be flash-sterilized.
"RE: Top 9 come in"
Posted by BriarRosie on 04-06-11 at 08:14 PM
I just hope Will.i.am doesn't give the contestants any clothing that lights up, a la Tron. I saw enough of that with the Black Eyed Peas halftime show during the Super Bowl, and Chris Brown's lip-sync-o-rama on Dancing with the Stars last week.

"RE: Top 9 come in"
Posted by Maroonclown on 04-06-11 at 09:26 PM
Amen.
"RE: AI 10 Top 9 Performance ECST"
Posted by zazzy on 04-06-11 at 08:06 PM
You know that Paula has to be tuning in to check out what J Lo is wearing each week. I think Jennifer picks well.
"RE: AI 10 Top 9 Performance ECST"
Posted by BriarRosie on 04-06-11 at 08:08 PM
I think Jennifer has been stunning all season so far. Paula must be green with envy.
"RE: AI 10 Top 9 Performance ECST"
Posted by cahaya on 04-06-11 at 08:16 PM
I've never been a huge J-Lo fan, but from one week to the next, she just looks hawter and hawter! She's grown on me.
"RE: AI 10 Top 9 Performance ECST"
Posted by Maroonclown on 04-06-11 at 09:32 PM
My opinion of her changed from the ##### on In Living Colour, to being completely charming on her many rom-coms. I don't think the Diva title is undeserving but one wonders how much of that is a side effect of her staff.
"Jacob can't sing about sex."
Posted by Estee on 04-06-11 at 08:07 PM
So he sings something by Michael Jackson instead.

*self-censorship*

*lots of it*

"Jacob"
Posted by Snidget on 04-06-11 at 08:07 PM
Man in the Mirror,

Can't bring hisself to do "Let's Get It On"

"RE: Jacob"
Posted by Estee on 04-06-11 at 08:11 PM
i'm looking at the man in the white suit
i'm asking him to pack his bags
and no miasma could have been any clearer
if you want to make the show a better place
take a taxi out
and catch that
plane

The kid is not his son.

"RE: Jacob"
Posted by byoffer on 04-06-11 at 09:39 PM
*snort*

Even my DW was impressed with that.

"RE: Jacob"
Posted by Snidget on 04-06-11 at 08:11 PM
Takes out the ear piece in the first couple of lines. Is Naima singing back up, or just a look-a-like.

Did he say if he goes home it is because America is full of bad people?

Can't sing about sex, but will do mutual hip thrusts with the back up singer?

Actually did a nice job of that.

S. Saida Oh, one of the people who helped write the song, that is cool to have her as a back up singer. Bring another piece of yourself to the party every time you sing.

J. You make everyone know if you believe in yourself and stick to what is right you can do anything. Perfect on every emotional level.

R. Changed to do a deeper message, so proud of you, I was worried there were Jacob moments all over that. That was hot.

"RE: Jacob"
Posted by Estee on 04-06-11 at 08:16 PM
A deeper message? Why? Because the one in the actual song is just too ironic? And of course America is full of bad people. Here we are and we're watching the show. This makes us bad people. And y'know what that would make a Jacob vote? Even worse.

Hip thrusts aside, I felt it was oddly passion-free: he sang it as if reading off a piece of dogma he'd memorized without having any faith in the tract. This was the first time I'd seem his dial dip below a 6, and he picked the wrong song to do it with.

"RE: Jacob"
Posted by BriarRosie on 04-06-11 at 08:12 PM
He sure did a lot of hip thrusts (enough that Ryan commented on it) to have done "Let's Get it On" proud.

All in all, he hit his stride during the chorus, but I think the song was done well overall. Nice job, Jacob.

"RE: Jacob"
Posted by cahaya on 04-06-11 at 08:14 PM
Yup, figures Jacob would take the MJ pick. In some ways, he sang it better than MJ with his stellar vocals and the performance as a whole with the hip moves and duet thing wasn't too far off either. Going first is a tough place to be, but this performance won't be forgotten by the time the votes start rolling in.
"RE: Jacob"
Posted by zazzy on 04-06-11 at 08:33 PM
So much better than I expected for his doing an MJ song. He made me listen to words more than MJ does.
"RE: Jacob"
Posted by JessicaRN on 04-06-11 at 10:56 PM
I was thinking the same thing. I don't think I had ever really heard the words. Even though he bugs me, that was really good.
"RE: Jacob"
Posted by Loree on 04-06-11 at 11:20 PM
I hope he insulted the viewers enough that nobody votes for him. I am ready for him to go home. And those hip thrusts were creepy.
"RE: Jacob"
Posted by Corvis on 04-07-11 at 01:01 AM
Totally agree. The arrogance he showed with that "If I end up in the bottom three, it's because America can't look in the mirror"... what a total #####.
"Hayley"
Posted by Snidget on 04-06-11 at 08:16 PM
Janis Joplin--Piece of my Heart.
"Hayley Remnant."
Posted by Estee on 04-06-11 at 08:20 PM
B3 and out this week.

It's not personal and it has nothing to do with her performance. She's female and she's not Lauren or Pia. Therefore, B3 and out this week. Now if I factored in her performance, B3 and out in about three minutes...

It was a reprise of what the males were doing at Top 24: let's look at the camera and try to speak on rhythm, because this is not a singing contest and we're about to prove that. I'd say she was musically all over the place, but there wasn't enough music to justify the comment.

And I swear that title is how her name looked when it came up on screen.

"RE: Hayley"
Posted by Snidget on 04-06-11 at 08:20 PM
She does look a bit to happy singing that, but I like the sound of it.

Mistimed the punch with the drum.

J. You are a contender, they need to be careful with Hayley, kepe that up you will be around for a minute?

R. I saw in the clip, is that bluesy soul thing you had the cool run at the end, that is the Hayley that we love, welcome back back back.

S. I couldn't find nothing wrong with that. JJ is my favorite and you take it up a few notches. you nailed it.

"RE: Hayley"
Posted by BriarRosie on 04-06-11 at 08:21 PM
LAST EDITED ON 04-06-11 AT 08:22 PM (EST)

I must say that I didn't hate the growls that Haley is known for. This song really calls for that. I might say that I did not dislike her performance.

I might admit that I actually liked it. Don't let that get around, as she'll burst my bubble next week, I'm sure. If she makes it to next week, that is.

"RE: Hayley"
Posted by cahaya on 04-06-11 at 08:22 PM
Yup, Janis is the logical pick for Hayley, and for once I'll concede she did pretty well with it - as Hayley. It lacked the rawness of the original, which surprised me with Haley's knack for the scratchy growl, and frankly I thought it was a little too smooth. All in all, though, not bad. Just not akin to the original.
"RE: Hayley"
Posted by zazzy on 04-06-11 at 08:31 PM
Agree. She may have been coached to tone down the growl.

So far I am liking everyone tonight.

(Jacob, Haley, Casey)

"RE: Hayley"
Posted by Maroonclown on 04-06-11 at 08:43 PM
DH loves Janis. I do not. He says Haley did a great job. I defer to him.
"RE: Hayley"
Posted by Donald Chump on 04-06-11 at 10:46 PM
Before tonight's performance, I thought Haley shouldn't have been in the top 12. Not even the top 24. But wow, this time she was really good. I even used my Tivo to rewind and rewatch her instead of my usual habit of fast-forwarding through her performances. The ghost of Janis Joplin possessed her tonight!
"RE: Hayley"
Posted by cahaya on 04-06-11 at 10:53 PM
First post I think I've seen from you here, so just to say hello!

Funny nickname you've got, too. To think this guy is thinking of running for President -- not of a company, but of a nation!

"RE: Hayley"
Posted by JessicaRN on 04-06-11 at 11:00 PM
This was the first time that I really even paid attention to her. I just thought she was one of the generic, cute blondes that always hang around for awhile.
"RE: Hayley"
Posted by Loree on 04-06-11 at 11:22 PM
I thought Haley did a good job tonight. It was a good song choice for her.
"Casey"
Posted by Snidget on 04-06-11 at 08:28 PM
Was going to do Every Little Thing She Does is Magic.

Have You Ever Seen The Rain, CCR.

"RE: Casey"
Posted by zazzy on 04-06-11 at 08:30 PM
Finally I see something in Casey! He did a Van Morrison rendition of CCR's HYESTR. WOW! I am a fan tonight.

That is one of my fav songs, too.

"One thing leads to another."
Posted by Estee on 04-06-11 at 08:30 PM
Clenched teeth and constipation grunts.

Was that a song or a laxative commercial?

"RE: One thing leads to another."
Posted by BriarRosie on 04-06-11 at 08:33 PM
Casey took us on an intestinal flume ride? *snort*

I think he did a decent version of the song. I haven't found a performance yet (jinx!) that I've disliked so far tonight.

Paul hasn't performed yet, so there's always a chance.

"RE: Casey"
Posted by Snidget on 04-06-11 at 08:31 PM
Playing the standing bass.

Lots of Bear Growling in that.

R. Made CCR proud, you've now made the upright bass cool. You put it in popular music, revolutionary.

S. I think you should put some wheels on that. You are not just a singer, a true musician, bring something different the full package, no one can play.

J. That is where you belong I'm paying top dollar to be in the front row.

Um, did the smoke from DWTS end up over here?

"RE: Casey"
Posted by Estee on 04-06-11 at 08:38 PM
Tom did say the smoke machine had moved on to cheap regional productions.
"RE: Casey"
Posted by cahaya on 04-06-11 at 08:33 PM
Casey is a natural with one of my all-time fav songs, nicely capturing the spirit and rhythm of the original with a fine touch of his own with the stand-up base. From a discriminating CCR aficionado, two thumbs up. I enjoyed this immensely.
"RE: Casey"
Posted by JessicaRN on 04-06-11 at 11:03 PM
I think he is better when he is playing an instrument. I liked that. What is going on tonight? I've liked them all so far - weird!
"RE: Casey"
Posted by Loree on 04-06-11 at 11:29 PM
Oh I wish the judges had never saved him. I did not like the way he did that or sounded.
"Lauren"
Posted by Snidget on 04-06-11 at 08:32 PM
Aretha--Natural Woman
"RE: Lauren"
Posted by zazzy on 04-06-11 at 08:36 PM
I relate to the Big Chill. That song figured big in the movie. This is just ok.
"RE: Lauren"
Posted by Maroonclown on 04-06-11 at 08:36 PM
Steven - Full blown woman

M'kay, does he want to blow her full? and is this an indication that she's legal?

"RE: Lauren"
Posted by byoffer on 04-06-11 at 09:53 PM
Of all people I can't believe that you went there.

</sarcasm font>

"RE: Lauren"
Posted by cahaya on 04-06-11 at 09:55 PM
I can.
"RE: Lauren"
Posted by Snidget on 04-06-11 at 08:36 PM
She's been hiding her personality so far? Yoikes!!!

16 year olds should not sing this song, and no one should wear those shorts.

S. You know I love you. you came in a little girl and now you are a woman, I love your voice.

S. What is she going to do with this. She's amazing, yes (from the audience).

R. I haven't heard the other songs, most difficult ones, I think you did a good job on it. Some people who have really laid it out. You did a good job, props for that.

"RE: Lauren"
Posted by Estee on 04-06-11 at 08:40 PM
She's been hiding her personality so far? Yoikes!!!

Given what we know about what lies beneath...

...actually, her best move might to wait until she's the last female left and reveal in an attempt to sweep the Faux News vote.

Group hatred for the win!

"RE: Lauren"
Posted by qwertypie on 04-07-11 at 00:47 AM
S. You know I love you. you came in a little girl and now you are a woman, I love your voice.

Anyone else really, really creeped out by that?

"RE: Lauren"
Posted by Estee on 04-07-11 at 08:03 AM
Given Steven's history, I was waiting for him to break into girl, you is my woman now.
"RE: Lauren"
Posted by Estee on 04-06-11 at 08:37 PM
Why is she wearing a diaper?

Well, the full force of her personality didn't come out on that: the lack of vomiting proves it... Not a bad rendition of the song, but she's suffering from the same problem just about everyone's had this year: power outages. That needed more energy behind it and she didn't have it to give. (Just one of many things Lauren doesn't have to give.)

And the makeover look? Early Jennifer Connelly without actually being Jennifer Connelly. She needs her own style, and that wasn't it.

"RE: Lauren"
Posted by JessicaRN on 04-06-11 at 11:06 PM
I thought she was wearing a diaper too, which made it even funnier when Steven said she had become a woman.

I thought her singing was kind of pitchy.

"RE: Lauren"
Posted by BriarRosie on 04-06-11 at 08:37 PM
And the streak o' competent performances continues. I think Lauren did a risky song but managed to sing it better than most contestants from prior seasons could have attempted.
"RE: Lauren"
Posted by cahaya on 04-06-11 at 08:38 PM
LAST EDITED ON 04-06-11 AT 08:40 PM (EST)

We've heard this before on AI and this performance ranks somewhere in the midst of those. It was Ok, vocally there, but to me lacked the energy and feeling of the original. Although this was perhaps the weakest performance yet so far tonight in the fourth slot, she'll pass.

"RE: Lauren"
Posted by Loree on 04-06-11 at 11:35 PM
Hated her look. What did Gwen do to her?
"RE: Lauren"
Posted by Corvis on 04-07-11 at 01:05 AM
I am sorry, but I can't take a teenager singing this song seriously. And yeah, that was not a flattering look on her at all. I feel bad for her.
"James"
Posted by Snidget on 04-06-11 at 08:42 PM
What is with the weird questions from the judges to Ryan?

While My Guitar Gently Weeps. George Harrison/Beatles.

"RE: James"
Posted by Maroonclown on 04-06-11 at 08:45 PM
His red ears are freakin' me out. Other than that? Blech. Adam needs to cut his tailcoat and drop this dude.
"RE: James"
Posted by Estee on 04-06-11 at 08:48 PM
Careful. The red-eared ones have been known to cast spells.
"RE: James"
Posted by Maroonclown on 04-06-11 at 08:51 PM
I have anti-spells on the ready. No worries.
"RE: James"
Posted by zazzy on 04-06-11 at 08:45 PM
He's still my fav but tonight parts of his voice sound like the lead singer to Styx.

Tempo seems a bit sped up.

Like the stings accompanying him.

Hope he gets some votes.

"RE: James"
Posted by zazzy on 04-06-11 at 08:51 PM
Ok, went back and listened to it again. BTW, I like some of Styx songs. I think James could have had better light treatment than just one fixed spotlight. I'm thinking of the dramatic lighting treatment Adam got on Mad World. I wonder if James was coached to do a slow song this week. Liked it but wasn't wowed by it.
"RE: James"
Posted by Estee on 04-06-11 at 08:45 PM
I actually thought he was doing really well with that until the scream hit. And didn't stop hitting. And kicked my ankles before running away to rub ice cream all over the walls.

Note to Lighting: it is in your best interests to make sure his ears aren't filled with lava.

"RE: James"
Posted by Snidget on 04-06-11 at 08:46 PM
*reaching for the mute*

I really don't like the tone of his voice when he isn't over the top screaming. Oh dear, did I just say that.

String quartet on stage as well as electric guitar, oh that looks like the glory note *unmute*

J. Nice to see that side of you. What makes the rock n roll side work, that pain, or whatever it is for you, so special and vulnerable, great choice for you.

R. What I loved is seeing the true emotional side. We know you can hit the high notes, see you emotionally connect, you have to take chances to be an artist. Long career you have to be an artist. Good job dog.

S. George Harrison wrote that you gently weeped as well. Proud moment for you.

"RE: James"
Posted by cahaya on 04-06-11 at 08:50 PM
String quartet on stage as well as electric guitar, oh that looks like the glory note *unmute*

One look at that arrangement and I wondered... James and violins?!

"RE: James"
Posted by Estee on 04-06-11 at 09:00 PM
The other option was James and sax.
"RE: James"
Posted by BriarRosie on 04-06-11 at 08:48 PM
I found my first performance tonight that I didn't like.

Zazzy heard Dennis De Young. I heard a little Bret Michaels in there. My mind is all *boggle* that during a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame theme, he picked a ballad.

That didn't work for me.

"RE: James"
Posted by Estee on 04-06-11 at 08:50 PM
during a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame theme, he picked a ballad.

Blame Pia. They were under quota.

"RE: James"
Posted by zazzy on 04-06-11 at 08:53 PM
ROFL!
"RE: James"
Posted by BriarRosie on 04-06-11 at 08:55 PM
Bwahahahaha!!
"RE: James"
Posted by cahaya on 04-06-11 at 08:53 PM
My mind is all *boggle* that during a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame theme, he picked a ballad.

But not just any ballad. This piece ranks among the best ever.

"RE: James"
Posted by BriarRosie on 04-06-11 at 08:56 PM
But it didn't suit James at all. Feh.
"RE: James"
Posted by cahaya on 04-06-11 at 08:49 PM
Wow, it's R&R week and James goes all soft. This guy truly is unpredictable. It was surprising how he sang in the lower range unlike previous weeks, with only the final note going into the upper registers. There was a lot of feeling in that song, and he reminded me of Adam Lambert's performance earlier this season which was also soft in tone. It's nice to see he doesn't have to chuck mike stands and dance on pianos to shine.
"RE: James"
Posted by zazzy on 04-06-11 at 08:55 PM
Did you see him right before Scotty's segment?

What was someone screaming right at the of James' talking? That was weird!

"RE: James"
Posted by BriarRosie on 04-06-11 at 08:58 PM
I have to confess, I didn't care for Adam Lambert's singing, either. There are moments from both Adam and James that I like, but I can't be convinced yet to vote for James.
"RE: James"
Posted by Maroonclown on 04-06-11 at 09:17 PM
I didn't care for Adam Lambert's singing, either

When was the last time we instituted the banishment rule?

I keed! I keed!

"RE: James"
Posted by Loree on 04-06-11 at 11:45 PM
George was my fave Beatle. I love that song.

James did OK with it. But I was so distracted by the red ears. At least he didn't have a tail this week.

"RE: James"
Posted by qwertypie on 04-07-11 at 00:50 AM
Yeah the ears on fire was distracting.

Here's a version for you, Loree

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr7v5lLQhHQ

"Scotty"
Posted by Snidget on 04-06-11 at 08:53 PM
Elvis--That's Alright Mama
"RE: Scotty"
Posted by Snidget on 04-06-11 at 08:56 PM
Starts out sitting on the stairs. Guitar and Standing Bass on stage.

Isn't James the one with the facial tic problem?

Bunch of girls ran up and hugged him. Ryan is confused by this.

R. Scotty is in it to win it. Anybody who thought you were a one trick pony, never seen this side who is going to beat him.

S. All hat and no cattle. 57 years ago and I heard girls screaming in the audience, hope that kind of music comes back into play.

J. You are fun. A little bit of flavor in there like you've been watching some rap videos.

"Pure 50s rockabilly."
Posted by Estee on 04-06-11 at 08:56 PM
And that's a compliment. I'm going to forgive the little weird vocal bits in that performance because he did it as pure 50s and the little weird vocal bits were mandatory. He would have scared Ed Sullivan to death and started a Congressional investigation into the evils of wild teenage dancing all over again. 100% throwback -- and the first performance I've enjoyed all night.

Will.i.am is a leading contender to be the most useless mentor in series history.

"RE: Pure 50s rockabilly."
Posted by BriarRosie on 04-06-11 at 09:04 PM

Will.i.am is a leading contender to be the most useless mentor in series history.


You are wise, grasshopper.

"RE: Scotty"
Posted by Maroonclown on 04-06-11 at 08:57 PM
I.love.him. DH says he has a Howdy Doody head on a man's body. I have since punched DH. He's lying on the floor trying to overcome unconscencousness. (I know I spelled that incorrectly but y'all know what I mean)
"RE: Scotty"
Posted by qwertypie on 04-07-11 at 00:59 AM
Is your DH conscious yet?
Your man has a death wish.
"RE: Scotty"
Posted by jbug on 04-07-11 at 10:05 AM
So, did you punch him again this morning just for good measure?

I hate to say it but he looks a tiny bit like

"RE: Scotty"
Posted by zazzy on 04-06-11 at 08:57 PM
Scotty can win this whole thing. My goodness. There were parts of that that were fantastic. When he was going low.
"RE: Scotty"
Posted by Maroonclown on 04-06-11 at 09:03 PM
LAST EDITED ON 04-07-11 AT 09:30 AM (EST)

We love "low", now don't we?

ETA - Is he 18 yet?

"RE: Scotty"
Posted by cahaya on 04-06-11 at 08:58 PM
LAST EDITED ON 04-06-11 AT 08:58 PM (EST)

Well, I was wrong about him doing Johnny Cash, and he does Elvis! And he does do Elvis. For once, we see that he's more than just a one-track country singer and he captures the early R&R sound from the Elvis era with an interesting difference in vocals we haven't heard before. I'd like to see what else he can do. Thumbs up.

"RE: Scotty"
Posted by zazzy on 04-06-11 at 09:00 PM
So Paul must be doing Johnny Cash.
"RE: Scotty"
Posted by Estee on 04-06-11 at 09:07 PM
*fear*
"RE: Scotty"
Posted by cahaya on 04-06-11 at 09:21 PM
OMG moment.
"RE: Scotty"
Posted by JessicaRN on 04-06-11 at 11:14 PM
No smirking on a stool tonight. He is really good at picking songs that work for him. He seems mature for his age.

The girls on the stage seemed planned.

"RE: Scotty"
Posted by zazzy on 04-07-11 at 09:21 AM
Totally planned.
"RE: Scotty"
Posted by BriarRosie on 04-06-11 at 09:00 PM
Scotty was adorable, and he did the song so well, I didn't mind that he likes to hold the mic like it's a piccolo.

That was my favorite performance of the night.

"RE: Scotty"
Posted by zazzy on 04-06-11 at 09:35 PM
I was thinking harmonica but piccolo works! In any event, it is strange but other than that, he has more stage presence than some of the others.
"RE: Scotty"
Posted by Loree on 04-06-11 at 11:54 PM
He is still Scotty McCreepy to me. I can't get past the creepy looks he gives.
"RE: Scotty"
Posted by grit on 04-07-11 at 08:28 AM
*sits with Loree*

Scotty McCreepy

*shudder*

"Pia"
Posted by Snidget on 04-06-11 at 09:02 PM
Tina-River Deep Mountain High.
"RE: Pia"
Posted by Maroonclown on 04-06-11 at 09:04 PM
She's doing Pia does Celine does Tina. I think I may have said something similar before.
"RE: Pia"
Posted by BriarRosie on 04-06-11 at 09:10 PM
She moves the same way as Celine, too. But she did manage a competent performance.

And I had another "aha" moment tonight regarding Haley. I figured out what she reminds me...she's the Schoolhouse Rock performer of "Sufferin' Before Suffrage". All she needs is a flat iron, Pia's ponytail style, and a Wonder Woman-ish patriotic midriff top and capris.

"RE: Pia"
Posted by Estee on 04-06-11 at 09:14 PM
And now a brief pause while Snidget links to YouTube.
"RE: Pia"
Posted by Snidget on 04-06-11 at 09:19 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dPF0SGh_PQ
"RE: Pia"
Posted by Estee on 04-06-11 at 09:21 PM
Wanna see me make her jump through a hoop?

Gosh, you're predictable.

"RE: Pia"
Posted by Snidget on 04-06-11 at 09:27 PM
http://icanhascheezburger.com/2011/04/05/funny-pictures-the-stripper-jumped-out/
"Hey!"
Posted by Estee on 04-06-11 at 09:37 PM
Do I make fun of your field?
"RE: Hey!"
Posted by Snidget on 04-06-11 at 10:00 PM
It is only a matter of time...
"RE: Hey!"
Posted by byoffer on 04-06-11 at 10:27 PM
Don't we all?

http://icanhascheezburger.com/2010/01/16/funny-pictures-do-science/

"RE: Pia"
Posted by BriarRosie on 04-06-11 at 09:22 PM
I lvoe you right now! Leave it to you to link to my reference.

I rest my case regarding Haley, your honor.

"RE: Pia"
Posted by Maroonclown on 04-06-11 at 09:20 PM
Conjunction, Junction, What's Your Function? I loved Schoolhouse Rock. How a Law Becomes A Bill was pretty irrelevent to Canada but other than that, Schoolhouse Rocks, well . . . rocked.
"RE: Pia"
Posted by Snidget on 04-06-11 at 09:07 PM
Horns on stage.

Please to never let Gwen style anyone ever again.

Got some pyro at the end.

S. Murderer, you killed it. A million guys having a million drinks about you tonight.

J. That was amazing vocally you proved you could sing up tempo. Really special up there. I am going to keep pushing you. Need to study great performers, spectacular, keep studying.

R. Prove Randy wrong, not that we all believe in you. You should what all those singers had as many uptempo as ballad hits. I knew you could deliver, work on the movement. Yo Pia is in it to win it.

"RE: Pia"
Posted by Estee on 04-06-11 at 09:10 PM
Y'know what I don't believe? That she was performing for the usual ninety seconds. I wish I had a stopwatch on that -- I could swear they gave her extra time and (relatively) lots of it.

Oh, and other things I don't believe? Anything the judges read off the script.

"RE: Pia"
Posted by zazzy on 04-06-11 at 09:11 PM
Her top half outfit was ok, but Pia's got a good body and doesn't need the camoflage-y dressing on the bottom that Gwen does. The bottom half of the outfit = fail.

Pia let loose with her voice but her lower body is still stiff. Maybe if she learned a dance to the song...not to dance it when she sings, but to get the movement and energy from the dance and put a bit of that into her singing.

I wonder if she did pageants when she was younger.

"RE: Pia"
Posted by Estee on 04-06-11 at 09:07 PM
I'm not sure eating the microphone was artistically necessary.

She didn't keep full control of the song throughout: it reached the point where she sounded higher than Steven and looked as if the only cure would be throwing her into the river and hoping the cold shock brought her out of it. When she did have some mastery of what she was trying, it started to work -- but the song ran with her more than she with it.

Not her genre. She can potentially do this with more practice, but she's safer with the ballads.

Forward or back?

"RE: Pia"
Posted by cahaya on 04-06-11 at 09:10 PM
Nice change of pace over previous weeks, Pia actually does something resembling a performance to go along with her already established stellar vocals. She moved! It's like someone removed the magnets from under the stage and her feet. She needs to keep going this direction to avoid being labeled as the immobile standing diva doing a song rather than performing it. Tonight was a refreshing change.
"RE: Pia"
Posted by Loree on 04-07-11 at 00:03 AM
The performance.... Meh

The outfit.... Blah

"Stefano"
Posted by Snidget on 04-06-11 at 09:12 PM
Randy gets to name drop.

Percy Sledge--When A Man Loves A Woman.

"RE: Stefano"
Posted by Estee on 04-06-11 at 09:17 PM
Okay, I remember the procedure for this. We have to get him on his back, open his mouth, and grab his tongue so he doesn't wind up swallowing it. After that, we find the anti-seizure medication, pray it doesn't have to be administered as eyedrops because we'll never get the lids open, and dose him as best we can while we wait for the medics to arrive. After that, we all get treated for damaged eardrums and sent home. So who's calling the ambulance?
"RE: Stefano"
Posted by Snidget on 04-06-11 at 09:17 PM
Sitting on the stage stairs.

And there is a vice under him squeezing something tight to get that falsetto.

What is that under his bottom lip? Did the color a zit to make a beauty mark or is he trying to grow a soul patch and failing.

J. I knew you had it in you, that was beautiful. I loved it. I really felt for the first time it had something else, another layer of emotion, singing it about somebody, magic.

R. I liked it, the first part was jerky. J interrupts. You can take your time, before the R&B quick phrasing. Sometimes you don't need to counterpunch, let it marinade.

S. Are we through. I liked that, I like the old timey in the beginning, you have a great range, keep playing with that. You nailed it.

"RE: Stefano"
Posted by cahaya on 04-06-11 at 09:18 PM
Agree with J-Lo that he showed a lot of emotion in that song, but also agree with Randy that it seemed a bit forced at times. It didn't really reach my heart, although it reached my ears. A good performance by Stefano, but relative to what else we've heard and seen tonight, it's only a matter of time before he becomes Idol fodder.
"RE: Stefano"
Posted by BriarRosie on 04-06-11 at 09:19 PM
Didn't hate it, and I'm not a Stefano fan.

I'm really dreading hearing Paul next,though.

"RE: Stefano"
Posted by Loree on 04-07-11 at 00:14 AM
One of his better performances. But he is still closing his eyes on stage.
"RE: AI 10 Top 9 Performance ECST"
Posted by zazzy on 04-06-11 at 09:15 PM
LAST EDITED ON 04-06-11 AT 09:16 PM (EST)

I can't figure out the pimp spot award to Paul and having Stefano getting the near pimp spot. That's got to boost votes for both of them (haven't seen Paul yet tho).

Who do they want to leave? Usually at this point they are playing favs.

Stefano did so well in the back half of the song, good job!

"RE: AI 10 Top 9 Performance ECST"
Posted by CTgirl on 04-06-11 at 09:59 PM
Hi Zaz! I was thinking the same thing. Haley? But you'd think they'd want to lose a guy this week after losing so many of the girls. It's going to be an interesting results show.
"RE: AI 10 Top 9 Performance ECST"
Posted by zazzy on 04-07-11 at 02:07 PM
Hey CTG! Glad to see you!

"Things that don't go together."
Posted by Estee on 04-06-11 at 09:19 PM
Paul.

Johnny Cash.

Pimp spot.

Human biology.

"RE: Things that don't go together."
Posted by BriarRosie on 04-06-11 at 09:20 PM
Add the rose suit and I can yell "Bingo".
"RE: Things that don't go together."
Posted by cahaya on 04-06-11 at 09:22 PM
I'll be happy if he just gets the numbers for G and O.
"RE: Things that don't go together."
Posted by BriarRosie on 04-06-11 at 09:27 PM
LAST EDITED ON 04-06-11 AT 09:35 PM (EST)

I want to high five you right now! Woohoo!

And Paul gets the Bob Dylan Mumble Award for starting off the song without me recognizing any lyrics for a while.

That was less craptastic than I expected, but then again, my expectations were low. But it was still craptastic when all was said and done.

I want him to G-O, too.


"RE: Things that don't go together."
Posted by Maroonclown on 04-06-11 at 09:24 PM
Play it like you're losing your mind. Um, okey dokey. Jury is out.

ETA - He is just not doing it like he's losing his mind. He sounds like a skeevy little grass who would get his ##### beat in prison. Just sayin'.

"RE: Things that don't go together."
Posted by cahaya on 04-06-11 at 09:26 PM
LAST EDITED ON 04-06-11 AT 09:27 PM (EST)

*oops, put the pimp spot in the wrong spot!*

See below on the bottom... where it belongs.

"Paul"
Posted by Snidget on 04-06-11 at 09:23 PM
Johnny Cash--Folsom Prison Blues
"RE: Paul"
Posted by zazzy on 04-06-11 at 09:25 PM
If this were a recording and were played on the radio, I'd change the channel.

Nope, don't get the pimp spot award to Paul.

"Remember what was babbled in rehearsal? "
Posted by Estee on 04-06-11 at 09:32 PM
The reason remotes were invented, right there.

The mute button may be the tenth greatest creation in human history.

"RE: Remember what was babbled in rehearsal? "
Posted by qwertypie on 04-07-11 at 01:12 AM
We have the mute button placed higher.
"RE: Paul"
Posted by Snidget on 04-06-11 at 09:26 PM
WGWG With a long Guitar Riff.

Is it wrong I kinda like this. Very energetic.

R. Three words, I loved it.

S. You are such a crazy character rocked the house.

J. Perfect way to end the show, right in your lane.

"RE: Paul"
Posted by Maroonclown on 04-06-11 at 09:28 PM
Here's what I think. I think Ryan and Paul are going to become BFFs after all is said and done. Ryan seems quite the smitten kitten.
"RE: Paul"
Posted by cahaya on 04-06-11 at 09:28 PM
Notice how his dancing was half a step out of rhythm with the two accompanying guitarists? And how his clapping hands was a quarter step off? And the whole thing was a step off - the cliff?

Did not like. No way I could tell this was a Johnny Cash song. This prison song was a crime.

"He shot a song on stage "
Posted by Estee on 04-06-11 at 09:28 PM
just to watch it die.

Imagine three people suffering from the exact same kind of insanity together in a room. They babble. They spasm. No movement they make, nothing they say, nothing they do makes any sense to the outside world. But they understand each other perfectly and enjoy each other's company. And then the youngest one grabbed a guitar and killed a few million people with it.

There are words in the language to describe how hideous that was. Since most of them would be censored off this site, let's just go with 'vomitous note-mangling pile of knee-jerking excrement and the shark fin his hair rode in on'.

I may have been too kind there.

"RE: He shot a song on stage "
Posted by JessicaRN on 04-06-11 at 11:21 PM
I think everybody was helped tonight by creative, but appropriate, back up musicians.
"RE: Paul"
Posted by Loree on 04-07-11 at 00:25 AM
I enjoyed Paul's performance. But then I think he is adorable. He always makes me smile.
"RE: AI 10 Top 9 Performance ECST"
Posted by zazzy on 04-06-11 at 09:33 PM
Thank you for hosting, Snidget!

Hope your migraine subsides, too!

"RE: AI 10 Top 9 Performance ECST"
Posted by Snidget on 04-06-11 at 09:35 PM
The drugs are starting to kick in, so definitely better.
"RE: AI 10 Top 9 Performance ECST"
Posted by cahaya on 04-06-11 at 09:36 PM
to make it feel better.

Thanks!

"RE: AI 10 Top 9 Performance ECST"
Posted by Maroonclown on 04-06-11 at 09:51 PM
You've been on drugs for a while now. Are you sure it's for the meegrains and not AI?
"Antique Shoppe"
Posted by Maroonclown on 04-06-11 at 09:44 PM
MC throws her bag into the passenger side of the convertible. Time to make that long drive home. Crap, those two slobs will have turned the Shoppe into a pigsty by now.

MC wanders back into the studio. She looks around for someone who just might be unduly concerned with hygiene. Maybe someone who tucks his shirt, never wears the same pair of sneakers twice and has every blade of hair perfectly in place – always.

Having failed to find Seinfeld MC lays eyes on Jacob. Hmmm. This is a new feeling. Housework over sex??? Could she be ready to place value on cleanliness over, . . .over. . .um. . ."godliness" just doesn’t seem to fit here.

Anyway – MC catches Jacob’s eye, long lashes and everything.

“Hey Jake!”

“Hey Ms. MC”

“Want to come back with me to the Antique Shoppe and scrub a few floors?”

Jacob’s eyes brighten up. An opportunity to spend time with Steve and Slash is more than he can handle and if MC wants to call it “scrubbing floors” then who is he to argue?

Jacob jumps into the convertible, in that cool way without opening any doors. Only it’s not really cool, is it?

MC utters a heavy sigh, and drives into the darkness, back to the barren homestead that, until last month, held so many satisfying memories.

"It's the same old song."
Posted by Estee on 04-06-11 at 10:06 PM
*beep*

*beep*

*beep*

"RE: It's the same old song."
Posted by Maroonclown on 04-07-11 at 09:24 AM
No, really, I need him to scrub the floors. Slash and Steve are pigs. They have truly destroyed my charming abode.

Figure if I'm not getting any action, I can at least get some maid service.

*MC grabs a book, a cocktail and heads out to the hammock, leaving Jacobia to soap up some dishes*

"RE: Antique Shoppe"
Posted by JessicaRN on 04-07-11 at 00:57 AM
I can't even go there with you on your latest guest. If it's come down to Jacob, maybe it's time to switch teams or broaden to other reality shows or something. How do you feel about Gary Bussey?
"Quote the worst."
Posted by Estee on 04-06-11 at 09:57 PM
From Griff H at VFTW:

I think they should have a week where they all have to sing on helium. Scotty would sound like Durbin, Stefano would only be heard by dogs, and Jacob would sound exactly the same.

"Top 9"
Posted by Bojackson999 on 04-07-11 at 03:50 AM
I think Pia had the best performance of the night! I'm so glad she finally sang an uptempo song. This proves that this girl has what it takes to have commercial success. I didn't like Haley's rendition of "Piece of My heart." It probably just has to do with the fact that I find the girl annoying, http://whosright.com/poll/american-idol-which-top-9-performance-was-your-favorite