American Idol Week 2

[brianwspencer]

Phil
Let me begin by saying his intro was boring. Well, that and his navy buddies look pretty gay. Sang I Ain’t Missing You made famous by the great Tina Turner. I noticed the Phil quite obviously avoided one of the original’s huge notes, and I was a bit disappointed by that. I think that if he were going to choose a song like that, he should have gone for it. All things considered, it was a good vocal however.

Original Score: 7.5 phone-in votes
Creepy Head Deduction: -0.5 phone-in votes
Final Score: 7.0 phone-in votes

Jared
His intro told us that his mom woke him up to tell him about the American Idol audition. What he didn’t tell us is to not forget that he’s 25 years old and that there is a good chance that she didn’t tell him to help him out, but to try to remind him that he’s a 25 year old living with his mom and that she’d sort of like her house back. With that said, I found his version of Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On to be vocally acceptable but uninspiring. It had Jordan and me singing Let’s Kick Him Off. I’m boooooooooooooored.

Original Score: 6.5 phone-in votes
Atrocious Eyebrow Deduction: -0.5 phone-in votes
Final Score: 6.0 phone-in votes

AJ
The way he acts and the way he moves is basically your run of the mill guy dancing on a box in the middle of a gay bar in the Castro district in San Francisco. The photograph of his father looked like Ray Romano. With that said, God I want to hate him. I can’t. I think his vocal was a little confusing at times, but all in all he’s been one of the very few people who has managed to put two good weeks together. My disdain for him is slowly wearing off. Needs a bit more to actually compete for the title, but a few more good weeks like his will get him near the top.

Final Score: 8.5 phone-in votes

Sanjaya
More like SanGAYa. Get your conductor hats on, the Queer Train just rolled into Idolwood. He’s a mess in every way, and I’m hoping the teen/Indian/closeted gay votes stop rolling in for him. The thing is that all of the notes are there, but there is nothing behind them. He’s either timid or there is just nothing more there. He managed to pull together a few notes late in the song, but nothing nearly convincing to keep him around, based on talent at least.

Original Score: 4.5 phone-in votes
Wardrobe Deduction: -1.0 phone-in votes
Final Score: 3.5 phone-in votes

Chris S.
Lispy. Unremarkable, but good enough obviously to get him by. I thought that he was off of the tune of the song yet again, but he was not mindblowing in any regard. As I have little to say about him, it was not overly memorable in any way though.

Final Score: 7.5 phone-in votes

Nick
Noticed that in his intro that he mentioned that he and his girlfriend had been together for “quite awhile,” which in decoded terms is "ballpark, four months.” His voice fit the song perfectly. Randy said it was good for him to get back to his “smoky” voice and I agree completely. Not inspiring, but without a doubt certainly good enough vocally to get him back for another round next week.

Final Score: 7.5 phone-in votes

Blake
I wish Pmayjr was watching, as Blake sang Jamiroquai’s Virtual Insanity. His little bit of originality in the middle was a breath of fresh air in the middle of this episode. I think he was better last week, but he could do just about anything and still get voted into next week’s show. One of the night’s better performances.

Final Score: 8.0 phone-in votes

Brandon
I love that he made the phrasing of such an oversung song all his own. However, he went downhill from the audition to the Hollywood round. And he’s gone downhill once again from the Hollywood round until now. His vocals were all over the place. The final note was an ear killer. Loved that Simon mentioned (after Brandon’s shameless plug for his Dad’s birthday [who incidentally was wearing the SAME OUTFIT as A.J. earlier in the episode!]) that he wanted to wish his mother a Happy Birthday in November, and that he likes puppies. Finest moment of the show. Back to singing….not very good for a guy who can sing much better than most here.

Final Score: 6.0 phone-in votes

Chris R.
I still can’t shake the feeling that “home” is a trailer park. Oh well. He calls his white grandmother “big mamma.” He is stacking up strikes left and right here. With that said, I wish he would stop bouncing when he sang and just stuck with the singing. Really. During the performance, many may have overlooked when Antonella gave him the “did you see my pics on the web” look? Voice was spot-on. Simon loved him, I’m not sold, but I’m convinced that he was in the top half for sure tonight.

Final Score: 7.0 phone-in votes

Sundance
In his intro he told us, “I honestly never thought I’d get this far in the competition.” Yeah, you’re telling me ,Sundance. I like the backup singers more. Honestly, I love the one on the right. The judges liked him tonight, but I was not impressed insofar as I was unable to remember much of it other than how MUCH I LOVED the backup singer on the right in the blue. Jordan told me during his performance, “I like him. I really do.” I slapped him in the face. I would love nothing more than to see Sundance voted off next week. Though let’s keep the backup singer, because she’s still the only thing I remember about his performance….that’s how unimpressed I was.

Final Score: 6.0 phone-in votes



The night's best:
AJ
Blake

The ones I would be choosing between for elimination Thursday night, based on tonight's performances:
Jared
Sangaya
Brandon
Sundance