I've paid my dues
Time after time
I've done my sentence
But committed no crime
And bad mistakes
I've made a few
I've had my share of sand kicked in my face
But I've come through

This is the top 6 my fiends
And we'll keep on mutin' til the end
We are the viewers, We are the ones left
No time for ear plugs 'cause we are the scarred ones

Of A I.

Its.Queen.Night. and Idol's Choice which the only thing more frightening!

Run!

• Snack of the Night,Snidget, 07:59 PM, 04-25-12
  • RE: Snack of the Night,zazzy, 08:41 PM, 04-25-12
    • RE: Snack of the Night,Snidget, 08:43 PM, 04-25-12
      • RE: Snack of the Night,zazzy, 08:46 PM, 04-25-12
• Intro,Snidget, 08:01 PM, 04-25-12
• RE: AI 11 Top 6 Performance ECST,Estee, 08:01 PM, 04-25-12
• Queen playing with the idols?,Snidget, 08:05 PM, 04-25-12
  • RE: Queen playing with the idols?,Estee, 08:10 PM, 04-25-12
  • RE: Queen playing with the idols?,zazzy, 08:15 PM, 04-25-12
• Jessica Sanchez 1,Snidget, 08:15 PM, 04-25-12
  • RE: Jessica Sanchez 1,Snidget, 08:18 PM, 04-25-12
  • RE: Jessica Sanchez 1,Estee, 08:18 PM, 04-25-12
  • RE: Jessica Sanchez 1,zazzy, 08:21 PM, 04-25-12
    • RE: Jessica Sanchez 1,zazzy, 08:22 PM, 04-25-12
• Skylar Laine 1,Snidget, 08:25 PM, 04-25-12
  • RE: Skylar Laine 1,zazzy, 08:28 PM, 04-25-12
  • RE: Skylar Laine 1,Snidget, 08:28 PM, 04-25-12
• RE: AI 11 Top 6 Performance ECST,zazzy, 08:32 PM, 04-25-12
• Joshua Ledet 1,Snidget, 08:34 PM, 04-25-12
  • RE: Joshua Ledet 1,Snidget, 08:37 PM, 04-25-12
  • RE: Joshua Ledet 1,zazzy, 08:37 PM, 04-25-12
• P2,zazzy, 08:34 PM, 04-25-12
• Elise Testone 1,Snidget, 08:38 PM, 04-25-12
  • RE: Elise Testone 1,Snidget, 08:41 PM, 04-25-12
    • RE: Elise Testone 1,zazzy, 08:45 PM, 04-25-12
• RE: AI 11 Top 6 Performance ECST,zazzy, 08:39 PM, 04-25-12
• Phillip Phillips 1,Snidget, 08:46 PM, 04-25-12
  • RE: Phillip Phillips 1,Snidget, 08:49 PM, 04-25-12
    • RE: Phillip Phillips 1,zazzy, 08:55 PM, 04-25-12
  • RE: Phillip Phillips 1,zazzy, 08:53 PM, 04-25-12
  • RE: Phillip Phillips 1,Estee, 08:53 PM, 04-25-12
• Hollie Cavanagh 1,Snidget, 08:55 PM, 04-25-12
  • RE: Hollie Cavanagh 1,Snidget, 08:59 PM, 04-25-12
  • RE: Hollie Cavanagh 1,zazzy, 08:59 PM, 04-25-12
    • RE: Hollie Cavanagh 1,zazzy, 09:03 PM, 04-25-12
• Jessica Sanchez 2,Snidget, 09:07 PM, 04-25-12
  • RE: Jessica Sanchez 2,Snidget, 09:12 PM, 04-25-12
  • RE: Jessica Sanchez 2,zazzy, 09:23 PM, 04-25-12
• Skylar Laine 2,Snidget, 09:14 PM, 04-25-12
  • RE: Skylar Laine 2,Snidget, 09:17 PM, 04-25-12
  • RE: Skylar Laine 2,zazzy, 09:20 PM, 04-25-12
• Joshua Ledet 2,Snidget, 09:24 PM, 04-25-12
  • RE: Joshua Ledet 2,zazzy, 09:26 PM, 04-25-12
  • RE: Joshua Ledet 2,Snidget, 09:27 PM, 04-25-12
• Elise Testone 2,Snidget, 09:35 PM, 04-25-12
  • RE: Elise Testone 2,zazzy, 09:37 PM, 04-25-12
  • RE: Elise Testone 2,Snidget, 09:38 PM, 04-25-12
    • RE: Elise Testone 2,zazzy, 09:42 PM, 04-25-12
• Phillip Phillips 2,Snidget, 09:41 PM, 04-25-12
  • RE: Phillip Phillips 2,zazzy, 09:43 PM, 04-25-12
  • RE: Phillip Phillips 2,Snidget, 09:44 PM, 04-25-12
    • RE: Phillip Phillips 2,Snidget, 09:45 PM, 04-25-12
• Hollie Cavanagh 2,Snidget, 09:52 PM, 04-25-12
  • RE: Hollie Cavanagh 2,Snidget, 09:53 PM, 04-25-12
• RE: AI 11 Top 6 Performance ECST,zazzy, 10:41 PM, 04-25-12
• RE: AI 11 Top 6 Performance ECST,zazzy, 10:43 PM, 04-25-12
• Grantland reacts.,Estee, 02:28 PM, 04-26-12

Kale chips and green tea.

What do kale chips taste like? Did you buy them or make them?

Make them.

They taste like crispy kale. Satisfies the crunchy salty desire, and uses up the kale I got from the CSA this week.

I toss the torn leaves with a bit of oil and some seasonings (salt, cumin, garlic powder, etc. pretty much whatever I feel like) and then bake in the oven at 350 for 5 to 10 minutes until they are crisp.

Sounds interesting. I've been reading about kale chips but never tried them.

Local strawberries with angel food cake for after the show tonight.

LAST EDITED ON 04-25-12 AT 08:01 PM (EST)

Shocking results have happened so everyone of your favorites at risk. Idols sneak up behind Ryan like zombies.

Judges walk in from the audience. Ryan at the judges table, no stair of doom?!?!?!

I could spend a happy hour deconstructing that first verse in psychological relation to your viewing habits.

They are giving them some mentoring, but I swear they said they were rehearsing to play on the Idol stage with them? Really, Did someone put some hand sanitizer in my tea?

That can't be right.

Starting with a killer medley they are playing with the top 6 for this part.

LAST EDITED ON 04-25-12 AT 08:11 PM (EST)

Okay, that got me listening (if not watching). The chance to hear surviving band members going at it is worth the exposure to the small horrors being committed to the vocals. Maybe any music storage device left in a car for two weeks will turn into a Best Of Queen collection, but any Queen members left in a performance will just about automatically redeem it.

*listens*

Totally worth it.

That was so cool!

Idol shakes it up by having a fantastic performance of the remaining members of Queen with the top 6 idols. You could tell Elise was so thrilled to have been in the top 6. She was the one of the six who probably appreciated the moment the fullest.

Heh. They gave Jessica the sand kicked in my face line.

And now she sings first? Is this where they have her open and close the show because I am surprised that Joshua, last week's pimp spot recipient, is not going first this week.

What does Nigel have up his sleeve?

And Ryan reminds us she is 16.

Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen WNTS - 64.0

In black and white to start. They do the head thing from the clasic video but all her head for all of them.

In color when break to the next part they can cram into 90 seconds.

S. I think FM would be proud. Rock is not your forte, but you were good.

J. When it went into the more rock, needed to have more of that rock performance, all in all. really great.

R. I loved it (he has a yo on his lapel) no runs in that. So mad young. When you are going to sing rock. Channel a little Tina Turner.

Didn't change the channel in time, so a few thoughts.

You cannot shorten this song to show exert times. It's not a ballad, it's a musical semi-morality play. Cutting it down just makes things auto-stupid.

Going to black & white was supposed to be artistic, but keeping the lightshow going in the background turned it into a special effects failure.

And Jessica with the death slot and doing a song about a youth at the beginning of life having thrown it all away? The Agenda may have just officially resigned itself to PSquared.

I'd rather:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGwD2T6t8C0&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL94F170D324408BDD

start 30 seconds in...

Can help add lyrics and harmony to the song with Jason Derula.

Talking to her about song writing on the coke stool.

The Show Must Go On - Queen WNTS - 41.0

She only shouted part of that song so I liked her better tonight.

Lots of red effects for this one, and some strobe.

S. That was over the top. Everyone has always sung dry, put some shine on your voice, enhanced it over the top. Fabulous.

J. Got goosies. Crazy. Crazy you are 18, listening and articulating every part of the story. Powerful.

R. That was incredible dude. One of your best performances, I believe you, sang a run when you were supposed to sing a run, phenomenal.

Jordin Sparks tv ad....anyone else think it is a silly ad? This is the first time I got that they were selling something other than Jordin's album. The construct is silly...an older woman telling her what she likes about her album? That's not Jordin's target for her music.

Why is Ryan sitting at the piano?

Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen

LAST EDITED ON 04-25-12 AT 08:38 PM (EST)

Using some kind of old timey looking mic.

S and R Standing O, and S makes J stand up as well.

R. That was unbelievable. Vocals, 4 checks, performance 4 checks character/charisma 4 checks. Like Sam Cooke, have that thing. Like a wilson picket young dude in the making.

J. I love all the singers, long journey, my favorite part of the show. Inspired vocal but a great performance. Surprise every time.

S. Such a classic style sounds like nobody else. Freddy would love the way you did the two step

Ryan says the security guy who is about 15X the size of Nigel was dancing.

Steven leads a standing O for Joshua; Randy joins him while Jen is slow to get up but the judges show much enthusiasm for Josh.

Joshua took up the shouting that Skylar did not do tonight...I did not like that as much as I have other Joshua performances but there is no doubt the guy is talented.

Josh/P2/Skylar F3?

Did you all see the article from an Albay, Ga paper about P2's mom asking for prayers for P2 because of the pain he is in due to the kidney stent he has?

That may explain his limited movement on the AI stage.

I Want It All - Queen

Playing the tambourine.

Why are they subtitling her on the big screen I can tell what she is singing.

S. You found your stride with the just right song. Like the classical song it was.

J. You in your element, natural, sexy, came together.

R. Guys wow what a night who would have thunk it. Performance after performance unbelievable. Those 1 4 5 bluesy changes, time for your runs, one of your best performances.

I agree that Elise was in her element singing a Queen song. She got pumped up from the opening number and it spilled over into enthusiasm in her performance.

What did you think of her little speech about her wheelhouse?

Singing order so far:

1. Jessica
2. Skylar
3. Joshua
4. Elise

so that leaves Hollie or P2 for the pimp spot. I am surprised the show is actually being nice to Hollie in terms of a performance spot.

Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen WNTS - 51.0

Tbere are drawing of guitars behind him since he isn't playing one for this song.

S. Only goes to prove, the bigger the cushion, the bigger the cushion, I live seeing you run out of breath?

J. she realizes she is repeating herself. That was something totally different (but always the same).

R. Yo, I liked it, I wasn't jumping up and down. It was good.

J Lo and Randy tried to address the criticisms that P2 sounds like a Dave Matthews wannabe and always sounds the same.

J Lo saying he did not sound like Dave M on this one and telling us it was different than other weeks.

When they sang the medley at the beginning of the show, Fat Bottom girls was part of it and I thought, too bad, that would have been good for P2, and yet, here he sang it!

That was already re-popularized on Glee. Savvy choice for P2.

Kind of begs the question of who he was singing to.

Save Me - Queen

Well better than singing any song with Goodbye in the title.

S. I love the way you sing a Queen song, song with a melody.

J. Felt you get emotional in the middle, when you did that it went off a little bit, will always sound good. Want to see you enjoy it more, get upset for real. Just perform people are going to watch. She is really talking a lot about her when trying to "help" Hollie.

R. Well said. Good performance, only thing I didn't like, don't have to pull back because the melodies are simple. Everyone needs to have a moment. Didn't quite have that for me.

I don't usually say this but ....shut up J Lo!

Good grief! First Hollie sings a lesser known Queen song....Steven recites the line the producers wrote for him which is that he was to pay Hollie a one line compliment...and then J Lo prattles on and on about enjoying the song and smiling when the song is about being saved! Randy added to the downer moment J Lo created.

Why did they bother to give her the pimp spot if they were just going to crap on her or was this to set up for her to have a "moment" at the end of the show tonight?

These judges are so scripted--show enthusiasm for contestant "a"; standing O for contestant "b"; luke warm reception for contestant "c", etc.

Dance With My Father - Luther Vandross WNTS - 35.3

Coke stool, he is about to be deployed to Singapore.

People ragging on Jessica.

Wearing a Mullet skirt.

J. LV one of my fav singers, best that song has ever been sung on this show. Tenderness, feeling.

S. cant sing a song bad. Voice so different, watch you evolve, an honor. Thank you.

R. All of you are ready to jump on the charts. Truly amazing. So natural, your ideas it flows. Got the feeling in there, making that connection, what is wrong with it, absolutely nothing.

I think the vid clip was to reestablish that Jessica is indeed the youngest of the top 6.

She has a good voice but she does nothing for me. And her enunciation on some words is lacking.

Hollie called her fat!

Playing guitar

Tattoos On This Town - Jason Aldean

R. Yo man. You hit that big note at the fan. ginormous, my own language. To have what you have, fearless, go after notes, have fun up here, having a good time, pours out to us.

J. You are very comfortable. So great to watch. By the end you took us there again, there you go.

S. You didn't take that song where you take every other song, can do no wrong. Find songs that can take your voice to that place, I enjoyed it.

She meant thick skinned, lol.

Good for Skylar showing good spirit.

As for her song all I heard was mustangs, pickups and tatoos.

That was her choice of all the country songs out there?

Ready For Love - India Arie WNTS - 75.0

If Hollie can not win then I would love to see Joshua win.

That was beautiful.

Standing O.

R. Don't know what to say anymore. Another unbelievable, so spot on with run beyond your age. These people are really singing.

J. Don't know what to say anymore. Transcendent. Snap us into reality. Everyone right there with you, bring us so present.

S. Hear you sing go off into another place. Hope the label finds you a bunch of good songs.

Bold As Love - Jimi Hendrix

I'll venture a guess that the average AI viewer does not recognize this song.

Elise. Did you not get the memo that you have to a) sing a recognizable song and b) sing one with a melody that people can remember?

Oh....Steve is telling her that right now.

S. Love the Janis Joplin and touched heart with Hendrix. Can't pick the cherries until you are back to the tree. Gotta sing a familiar song.

J. Feel like you slayed that song so hard it didn't matter. The things that you do, your interpretation is better. Best singers in the competition.

R. Wasn't the right song for this part of the competition, you attack the song. Hendrix sang about a 25th. You were boxing with the song, so much information.

J arguing with R.

Can't pick cherries with your back to the tree.

The Stone - Dave Matthews Band.

O-Kay.

Judges panel does not look happy.

S. Entertaining off the wall. Didn't like the melody. Love the time she was cutting on the fiddle. Found your niche.

J. It is a pretty song, obscure and artsy. Song is so important. Each one a shot to win, a time and place you can do that. Need you to do songs to get you on the last show so you can win.

R. Disagree with J. What you just did was show your true colors, love being an artist, love the whole 6/8 of it. Love you show this artist side. Phil Phillips will always be Phil Phillips. I am a musician first speaks to me 100 million percent.

Ryan talking about Julianne and she's hamming it up and then realizes that the camera is on her.

The Climb - Miley Cyrus WNTS - 34.6

R. That is the HC that we love, she is back. That was beautiful. Perfect.

J. That was stepping it up. Perfect, the emotion, the notes, the bouncing the whole thing.

S. Doesn't matter what kind of accent, so beautiful, good for you.

Something, I think it was Randy, that was said towards the end tonight about no one deserves to leave has me wondering if AI is going to pull a no-one -goes-home tonight trick tomorrow night and then have 2 eliminations next week to take it to the F4. That would get some buzz going for the show. And right after the F4 is the F3 hometown visit, etc.

Hollie--did the show manufacture a moment or what? I really do not like that song but at least she sang it better than Miley ever could.

Change of heart about Hollie by the show? Or just a partial one? Or they want to help keep Joshua's friend around another week? Pimp spot should help her stay another week.

They had Jess go first but pulled the sentimental trick by having her sing the Dance With My Father song and mentioned his being in the service...and he will be there tomorrow night to see her. That should help prop her up.

Skylar is cruising.

P2 and Elise took an obscure turn in their second songs. Only thing is, P2 wins that race. Elise for the boot?

Joshua...is his fan base set by now?

Snidget--thanks for hosting!

http://www.grantland.com/blog/hollywood-prospectus/post/_/id/48476/five-questions-on-american-idol-the-top-six-kill-the-queen

The entire piece isn't exactly PG13 on wordage, but this Fair Use exert is -- and worth placing here.

'But as I was watching Randy say nothing again last night, I began to really miss Simon and wondered what he would say about Jessica Sanchez. And I think what he’d say would be something like, “Jessica. You are undeniably and unbelievably gifted. But there’s something a bit too precocious for me. It’s not like you’re really singing the song as much as you’re brilliantly imitating a brilliant singer singing the song.”'