American Idol Week 2

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

Does anyone think, that Seacrest will ask her how her week has been? Or will they just keep quiet about the incident.

I guess I just can't see them bringing it up.

How exactly do you approach that on FOX? How exactly do you ask a girl whose name has been smeared over the internet this week, what she thinks about the fact that pictures of her giving head to a slightly chubby dude ended up on the internet?

And then make her sing.........

Have they checked to make sure Sanjaya is a guy?

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

Have they checked to make sure Sanjaya is a guy?

It becomes more and more ambiguous every week.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by Kasept

AbFab BWS.. What else is there to say!

Doing for Idol coverage on DT what Our Man Joey did to the Saratoga Summer...

Does that mean this thread is headed for the Charles Hatton reading room?

or will there be a whole separate section titled,
"American Idol - A handicappers perspective on season six"

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

"American Idol - A handicappers perspective on season six"

That just made me laugh out loud a bit here at work!

I'm thinking we should start a different thread for each week, because at the rate we're all talking about it, everyone's reactions to each week will get completely lost in the middle of a huge thread. Does that make sense?

And fyi, I think you've just created the new thread title going forward

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

That just made me laugh out loud a bit here at work!

I'm thinking we should start a different thread for each week, because at the rate we're all talking about it, everyone's reactions to each week will get completely lost in the middle of a huge thread. Does that make sense?

We'll need a new thread each week I think, otherwise it will get too huge. There is just so much material here.

[MaTH716]

Would Lakisha be defined as early speed?

[Samarta]

Brian,

to each his own I suppose...I think if Sundance picks the right songs he could be this years Daughtry...but if he strays he's done.....

[brianwspencer]

I tried my best to be stingy with the votes here, but these girls are just heads and shoulders above their male counterparts. I’ll be shocked if a female doesn’t win American Idol this year.

Gina
Her dress matched her hair, which in itself is admittedly a little cute. I liked her song choice, but as far as the vocal went I didn’t really care one way or another. She was good after the first fifteen seconds, but she doesn’t get me crazy in any way -- good or bad.

Final Score: 7.0 phone-in Votes

Alaina
She started out incredibly. The entire performance was nothing but downhill from the first twenty seconds. I was hoping to be surprised after she started out so well, but there were no fireworks after the opening. Just duds.

Final Score: 6.0 phone-in Votes

Lakeisha (aka Keke J according to our local news interview with her!)
Her grandma is positively adorable and has a little crush on Ryan Seacrest. As expected, she was formidable. I don’t think she was as good as last week, honestly. The good thing for her, is she can show up with a “bad” week and still be in the top three girls at this point in the competition. Oh wait, I wrote all of that before she finished. Just kidding, I take it all back. I love Keke J.

Final Score: 9.0 phone-in votes

Melinda
I loved her story and the background about her best friends, her “Gails,” and the audition wardrobe booklet they assembled for her to let her know what to wear for each successive audition. I didn’t think I loved the song choice at the beginning. I loved everything else. Without a doubt, the best performance of the elimination rounds so far. Flawless.

Final Score: 10.0 phone-in votes

Antonella
Well, we don’t need to worry about her singing performances speaking for themselves anymore. They’re doing a fine job. She’s the female Sanjaya, by which I mean, just as awful. It’s as if there is a tool of some sort in her mouth (!!) that somehow automatically makes every note that comes out of her mouth warbly and off-pitch. As a gesture of mercy, I give her one phone-in vote tally for each note that she actually hit during her entire performance. Also known as, five.

Final Score: 5.0 phone-in votes

Jordin
So cute. So cute. So cute. She’s been my favorite from the auditions. I fell in love with her the second she opened her mouth in Seattle. With that said, this song was a huge test for her. I think she passed with flying colors. She is an incredible vocalist for someone her age. Hell, she is an incredible performer for someone of any age. Great performance in every aspect.

Final Score: 9.5 phone-in votes

Stephanie
So cute pt. II. She strayed a bit in her big note in the middle of the song. Obviously she is one of the best talents in here; she’s got a huge voice. Plus, she’s going to get Jordin’s extra votes because Jordin can’t figure out how to make “six” with her fingers and made “seven” once. Stephanie is a contender in this competition in every sense of the word.

Final Score: 9.0 phone-in votes

Leslie

Dear Leslie,
I hate that you remind me of my old roommate in Portland, you know, the stupid hipster one with all of her stupid hipster friends and their stupid hipster haircuts and stupid hipster dancing. I hate your weird hair. I hate the weird way your jaw moves. I hate your wardrobe choices. I hate the sound of your voice. I hate that weird drunken end-run thing you did. I hate that you sang the same song as AJ did last night. I hate everything about you really.

xo,
Brian W. Spencer

Final Score: “The Mark of the Barba” 5.0 phone-in votes

Haley
If you showed me a picture of Haley Scarnato and asked me, “is this one of the American Idol finalists or that girl from the Price is Right last week who bid $11 on a box of chicken Rice-A-Roni?” I would have been legitimately stumped. With that said, I like this imposter’s song choice, and the vocal was acceptable. Ok.

Final Score: 6.5 phone-in votes

Sabrina
She’s consistent. I don’t love her last note that wobbled around a bit. She’ll be good enough to potentially sneak into the top 12, but without dramatic improvement in the personality department, she’s not going to be your winner by a longshot.

Final Score: 7.5 phone-in votes

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

I tried my best to be stingy with the votes here, but these girls are just heads and shoulders above their male counterparts. I’ll be shocked if a female doesn’t win American Idol this year.

Gina
Her dress matched her hair, which in itself is admittedly a little cute. I liked her song choice, but as far as the vocal went I didn’t really care one way or another. She was good after the first fifteen seconds, but she doesn’t get me crazy in any way -- good or bad.

Final Score: 7.0 phone-in Votes

Alaina
She started out incredibly. The entire performance was nothing but downhill from the first twenty seconds. I was hoping to be surprised after she started out so well, but there were no fireworks after the opening. Just duds.

Final Score: 6.0 phone-in Votes

Lakeisha (aka Keke J according to our local news interview with her!)
Her grandma is positively adorable and has a little crush on Ryan Seacrest. As expected, she was formidable. I don’t think she was as good as last week, honestly. The good thing for her, is she can show up with a “bad” week and still be in the top three girls at this point in the competition. Oh wait, I wrote all of that before she finished. Just kidding, I take it all back. I love Keke J.

Final Score: 9.0 phone-in votes

Melinda
I loved her story and the background about her best friends, her “Gails,” and the audition wardrobe booklet they assembled for her to let her know what to wear for each successive audition. I didn’t think I loved the song choice at the beginning. I loved everything else. Without a doubt, the best performance of the elimination rounds so far. Flawless.

Final Score: 10.0 phone-in votes

Antonella
Well, we don’t need to worry about her singing performances speaking for themselves anymore. They’re doing a fine job. She’s the female Sanjaya, by which I mean, just as awful. It’s as if there is a tool of some sort in her mouth (!!) that somehow automatically makes every note that comes out of her mouth warbly and off-pitch. As a gesture of mercy, I give her one phone-in vote tally for each note that she actually hit during her entire performance. Also known as, five.

Final Score: 5.0 phone-in votes

Jordin
So cute. So cute. So cute. She’s been my favorite from the auditions. I fell in love with her the second she opened her mouth in Seattle. With that said, this song was a huge test for her. I think she passed with flying colors. She is an incredible vocalist for someone her age. Hell, she is an incredible performer for someone of any age. Great performance in every aspect.

Final Score: 9.5 phone-in votes

Stephanie
So cute pt. II. She strayed a bit in her big note in the middle of the song. Obviously she is one of the best talents in here; she’s got a huge voice. Plus, she’s going to get Jordin’s extra votes because Jordin can’t figure out how to make “six” with her fingers and made “seven” once. Stephanie is a contender in this competition in every sense of the word.

Final Score: 9.0 phone-in votes

Leslie

Dear Leslie,
I hate that you remind me of my old roommate in Portland, you know, the stupid hipster one with all of her stupid hipster friends and their stupid hipster haircuts and stupid hipster dancing. I hate your weird hair. I hate the weird way your jaw moves. I hate your wardrobe choices. I hate the sound of your voice. I hate that weird drunken end-run thing you did. I hate that you sang the same song as AJ did last night. I hate everything about you really.

xo,
Brian W. Spencer

Final Score: “The Mark of the Barba” 5.0 phone-in votes

Haley
If you showed me a picture of Haley Scarnato and asked me, “is this one of the American Idol finalists or that girl from the Price is Right last week who bid $11 on a box of chicken Rice-A-Roni?” I would have been legitimately stumped. With that said, I like this imposter’s song choice, and the vocal was acceptable. Ok.

Final Score: 6.5 phone-in votes

Sabrina
She’s consistent. I don’t love her last note that wobbled around a bit. She’ll be good enough to potentially sneak into the top 12, but without dramatic improvement in the personality department, she’s not going to be your winner by a longshot.

Final Score: 7.5 phone-in votes

I agree for the most part...Melinda's performance was off the charts...absolutely took my breath away! Lakeisha sang one of my favorite songs and remains the favorite I guess, Jordin keeps getting better and better!

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

I agree for the most part...Melinda's performance was off the charts.

It was really something, huh? I remember how when she started signing I was a bit dissappointed, sort of like "oh brother, are you kidding me with that song?!"

I was so wrong. It was a 10 all the way!

[MaTH716]

Once again, It comes down to Lakisha, Melinda (who I think looks like Bookman from Good Times with long hair), Jordin (My favorite and longshot pick), Stephanie and Sabrina. Goodbye Leslie (sorry Brian) and Haley. Antonella and Alaina get by for at least one more week on thier looks. As far as Gina she was ok, but not even in the same ball park as when Carrie sang the same song 2 years ago! But it's a matter of time for her also.

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

Once again, It comes down to Lakisha, Melinda (who I think looks like Bookman from Good Times with long hair), Jordin (My favorite and longshot pick), Stephanie and Sabrina. Goodbye Leslie (sorry Brian) and Haley. Antonella and Alaina get by for at least one more week on thier looks. As far as Gina she was ok, but not even in the same ball park as when Carrie sang the same song 2 years ago! But it's a matter of time for her also.

Why sorry about Leslie?! I'll pack her bags myself if I don't have to see her again.

And Jordin is my favorite, period. I think that with every week she is going to get more and more votes because she keeps getting better and better. And she's adorable!

[Buffymommy]

You men are CRAZY! I agree the black girls in this competition are tops. But do you honestly think that Antonella sings better than Leslie? COME ON!

I am in no way shape or form think Leslie is better than the top five but I think she is better than the rest of them. Atleast she has a unique voice. I am not a huge fan, but I do think she belongs in the top 6 girls. And one thing I do want to see. I want to hear her sing Cher. Her voice reminds me of Cher.

Melinda was #1 last night. HANDS DOWN. I think it is going to come down to Lakisha and Melinda.

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by Buffymommy

You men are CRAZY! I agree the black girls in this competition are tops. But do you honestly think that Antonella sings better than Leslie? COME ON!

I'm with you, but being better than Leslie doesn't say much. It just makes her second-worst.

So even if these guys are right and my ears stopped working, Antonella is still just dead weight going into tonight's elimination, whether she gets through on her looks or not.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by Buffymommy

You men are CRAZY! I agree the black girls in this competition are tops. But do you honestly think that Antonella sings better than Leslie? COME ON!

I don't know who made that claim, but I certainly don't think so.

I like Leslie, and I put her first in line behind some of the more obvious talents. I rate her as high as sixth.

[Buffymommy]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

I don't know who made that claim, but I certainly don't think so.

I like Leslie, and I put her first in line behind some of the more obvious talents. I rate her as high as sixth.

OK then. I agree. She is 6th. I still want to hear her to belt out "If I could turn back time"

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by Buffymommy

OK then. I agree. She is 6th. I still want to hear her to belt out "If I could turn back time"

OK, just my opinion, after resting on it overnight, I'd rank the girls thusly:
1) Lakisha
2) Melinda (really pulled into a virtual tie with last night's effort)
3) Jordin (continues to improve...has a chance!)
4) Stephanie (doing nothing wrong, great personality but up against big voices)
5) Sabrina (will get a contract but won't win AI)
6) Gina (best voice among the white girls)
7) Antonella (improved 100% over last week, has a chance to make top 12)
8) Leslie (I actually like her but iffy this week)
9) Haley (same as above)
10) Alaina (pretty girl, voice not on par with rest)

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

OK, just my opinion, after resting on it overnight, I'd rank the girls thusly:
1) Lakisha
2) Melinda (really pulled into a virtual tie with last night's effort)
3) Jordin (continues to improve...has a chance!)
4) Stephanie (doing nothing wrong, great personality but up against big voices)
5) Sabrina (will get a contract but won't win AI)
6) Gina (best voice among the white girls)
7) Antonella (improved 100% over last week, has a chance to make top 12)
8) Leslie (I actually like her but iffy this week)
9) Haley (same as above)
10) Alaina (pretty girl, voice not on par with rest)

Good list. Obviously, the thing that's cool is that we mostly all agree on the better girls and where they stand. We just tend to disagree about who is actually the worst!

The reason this is fun is everyone looks for different things and hears different things that bother them to different extents. Your list is perfectly ordered I think as far as who are the top 6 and who are not. I just tend to disagree with how you rank the bottom four, but that doesn't matter.

I just still don't get the Antonella thing. I guess I never will. I don't have an issue with anyone saying that she may not be the worst, but all these words like "improvement" and "chance to make the top 12" (the latter, without a disclaimer that it would only be because she's hot, and has nothing to do with her voice. sure she may make the top 12, but for all the wrong reasons.) are totally foreign to me. I guess I just don't see how someone who sings a song more OFF-pitch than ON for an entire performance is somehow worthy to make the top 12.

Just picking your brain Somer! I want to understand, I really do.

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

Good list. Obviously, the thing that's cool is that we mostly all agree on the better girls and where they stand. We just tend to disagree about who is actually the worst!

The reason this is fun is everyone looks for different things and hears different things that bother them to different extents. Your list is perfectly ordered I think as far as who are the top 6 and who are not. I just tend to disagree with how you rank the bottom four, but that doesn't matter.

I just still don't get the Antonella thing. I guess I never will. I don't have an issue with anyone saying that she may not be the worst, but all these words like "improvement" and "chance to make the top 12" (the latter, without a disclaimer that it would only be because she's hot, and has nothing to do with her voice. sure she may make the top 12, but for all the wrong reasons.) are totally foreign to me. I guess I just don't see how someone who sings a song more OFF-pitch than ON for an entire performance is somehow worthy to make the top 12.

Just picking your brain Somer! I want to understand, I really do.

Well, I wasn't a music major in college and can't even carry a tune myself but I've always seemed to be able to tell when something is "off"...I thought a number of the girls were a bit "pitchy" at times but I don't think she was off key that badly...not more than those I rank beneath her anyway. Again, I would surrender to those who actually can read music...I can't...I'm just going on how she sounded to me and overall, I liked her performance. I think when 30-40 million folks vote, the majority are like me...going on how it sounded to them!