Comments (2) After last week’s show I was feeling a bit conflicted. My money has been on Crystal for over a month but Lee did a great job last week. In a small way I wanted Lee to do a phenomenal job this week and walk off with the title because he’s got the more commercial sound and I’m more likely to enjoy his post-AI music. But I hate to lose money – so at the end of the day I’m still rooting for Crystal. Here are some thoughts on this season’s final performances:
We are finally in the home stretch. Next week is the finale – Hallelujah. The surprising part, considering the mediocrity that is Season 9, is that this week actually had some performances worth listening to twice. I’ve already given you a clue, but here’s the full recpap:
Comments Off I’m glad this season is almost over. I can hardly stand to watch anymore. Writing these recaps use to be fun. Now it’s somewhat painful. But here are some words:
Harry Connick, Jr., who I like, mentored the contestants this week as they attempted to entertain us with Sinatra songs. It’s just so sad. There is no one worth rooting for. I don’t really like any of them. So I will be brief – not because I don’t have the time but because it’s not worth the time.
Comments Off First off, Shania Twain is hot. It just needs to be said. I know it’s painfully obvious and it’s probably been said a million times. But you know if I didn’t throw it out there it would be hanging in the air through this whole post.
With some mentoring help from Alicia Keyes, the contestants set out to entertain us with songs of inspiration. The only thing I was inspired to think about was the logic for continuing to watch this crap. Seriously, if this had been the first season I’d seen then these American Idol recaps wouldn’t exist. I would never have been inspired to write about the show.
Comments Off Normally I’d make this a priority at the expense of my day job because most of it can usually wait. But I have a lot to do in the next 36 hours and this season of American Idol sucks anyway. I speed watched the show. Here are a few quick comments without some of my normal detail. I’ll make it up to you, my loyal readers, next week.
Spring is in the air and April showers abound. Good a time as any to let the American Idol contestants torture us with dull versions of classic John Lennon and Paul McCartney tunes. Such a great songbook to choose from… I wonder why most of them decided to bore us instead of busting out with some Beatle’s style fun. You want creative Beatle’s music on American Idol? YouTube up some Chickezie from 2008. You having trouble sleeping? Watch this week’s American Idol.
Comments Off How bad is it when American Idol can’t even find a current or has-been recording star to mentor the contestants? They just grabbed one of the ushers? I don’t get that.
I get that Miley Cyrus is adorable and talented. But can she close her mouth when she chomps her gum? As for her skills as mentor, maybe it just didn’t make it onto the camera. It seemed to be a glorified meet-n-greet. I suspect it’s all just an excuse to get her on the show to pimp a new CD on this week’s results show. As we’ve come to learn – THIS is American Idol.
I have to admit, I expected it to be worse. It seemed to me that mixing The Rolling Stones and American Idol would be a recipe for disaster. Instead, the evening was steeped in mediocrity. The pre-performance clips for each contestant were actually more painful. One great performance, one somewhat painful, but the rest were pretty middle-of-the-road.
Comments Off Looking back to Tuesday for just a moment, the girls delivered some good performances and decent vocals. A few aren’t “worthy” but only one was painful. Wednesday night I was expecting the guys to pale in comparison. That was an understatement. I think my ears actually bled. As for the judges… they are all on CRACK. Here’s how I saw it:
On the plus side there were fewer horrible moments. Maybe because the show was only an hour instead of two. Maybe because the REALLY bad contestants are mostly gone. Maybe it was the company with whom I watched the show. Maybe it was the wine.
Comments Off I’ll say this… at least it wasn’t as painful as Tuesday. The girls DO seem to be a lot better than the guys this year. No one had me jumping out of my chair saying “that was awesome,” but I did see a lot more potential. Simon noted “marked improvements” and some “horrific performances” at the end of the show. I really only noticed one of Wednesday’s performances to be “horrific” – which brings me to a quick thought about last week’s results:
Comments Off A last minute switcheroo had the guys performing Tuesday instead of the girls. Apparently Crystal was very ill (ailment unreported), but should be fixed up to perform Wednesday. Hmmm… I want doctors that can fix me up in 24 hours. Hopefully it wasn’t too serious.
Dah-na na-na na-na na-nah… they say it’s my birthday, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!! Next I will sing Tonight’s Gonna Be a Good Night, because I should be the next American Idol. Seriously – I’m probably as good as what I’ve seen this week.
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes – I’m back!
Ok, ok… so this is a little late. I’ve been busy. And, frankly, I didn’t care that much. But I do owe a few people a little something I like to call:
I TOLD YOU SO
I know several of you missed this week’s performances because you opted to watch something more important – Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals: Wings vs. Blackhawks. I (of course) sacrificed for my fans and watched American Idol even though it’s somewhat pointless since we already know who will win. Ryan pretty much let it slip last week.
Weeks ago I predicted that these three would be the last ones in the race. Last week I experienced a pinch of wishful thinking and hoped that Danny would go before Allison, but I knew it was pretty close to call. So it’s no surprise that we are left with a sausagefest. Even that great duet with Adam couldn’t save Allison.
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