American Idol: Season 10

[Kigan2006]

So the mentor guy goes after Lusk for his absurdly arrogant comment last week. Grateful to him for that.

And Lusk goes on to sing in his typical dramatic gay black church choir singing style. And it is awful, as usual.

He really thinks he is god's gift to microphones, and perhaps he is right. Microphones don't hear, only amplify. Regardless, perhaps this week he can make another bottom 3 trip and be the one to leavev. I hope there is residual hate from last week to couple with this performance. Though really, there are so few wrong choices for the bottom three now.

And of course, the judges love it. They really don't care about actually being credible, they just push who they want to push.

 

[fabulouslyghetto]

Will.i.am Why.u.there?

He needs the paycheck and Fox needs a big(ish) name to distract from the reality that the only judge that matters isn't there anymore. That's why they're setting pianos on fire and inviting homeless rappers like Will.i.am.not week after week.

 

[slipintothefog]

Ugh, Jacob did just enough to save himself. I was hoping he'd take the dive for Haley, but now I'm worried she's a goner.

Sadly, I think tonight was Paul's VFTW swan song since he has the spot of death and wasn't in the bottom 3 last week. Stefano and Jacob have sympathy for being in the bottom last week. Durbin has the pimp spot. Lauren and Haley have sympathy for being the last two girls, whereas the other votes are being split among six guys. And Scotty and Casey have their tween/housewife fans.

Worsters like myself will be power voting tonight for sure.

 

[Sgt Pepper]

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you your Gonzo: James Durbin.

 

[Kigan2006]

James decideto to give metal a chance, despite the mentors reservations.

He must not realize that the earlier statement that any music type can win American Idol was pretty much a bold lie.

Pop, country, and whatever Taylor Hicks was are pretty much all any winners have been.

At least, for once, he isn't trying hard to emulate Adam Lambert. That works largely to his benefit.

So much time spent not singing, that would work against him in any spot except the pimp spot.

Admittedly, this is almost certainly one of his best performances, if not the best.

 

[Sgt Pepper]

Worsters like myself will be power voting tonight for sure.

I won't forgive you if you and your flying monkeys get Haley eliminated...for like a week.

 

[slipintothefog]

VFTW actually likes Haley, too. But Paul is the man this year.

Christ, Lauren sang Miley Cyrus? Yeah, that bitch is safe again this week. Ugh.

 

[matt1980111]

Am I watching the same shit these judges are? James Durbin (aka Adam Lamber knock off) was terrible. Casey wasn't so bad. Haley was way better than they gave her credit for. Jacob was just...blah.

Stefano and Lauren stood out the most for me tonight. The rest were blah.

 

[Kigan2006]

VFTW actually likes Haley, too. But Paul is the man this year.

I keep wondering, why doesn't VFTW stick with a female if they want a real victory? Females are damn near impossible to get to the top 3 on this show.

 

[slipintothefog]

Because the producers WANT a girl to win this year, whereas another white male with a guitar winning for the fourth year in a row would be hilarious and NOT what AI wants.

 

[fabulouslyghetto]

Stefano and Lauren stood out the most for me tonight. The rest were blah.

Lauren stood out because she chose a song with an irresistible melody, fortunately it didn't require much of her because she doesn't have any depth. And Stefano stood out because he appeals to your loins. He made a mockery of a brilliant r&b classic.

 

[aijalon18]

Aijalon should be happy. Stefano was VERY GOOD tonight. In fact, I'd say that's his best performance since the live show began. (And god he looked fine.)

Loved the irony of Ryan saying "Stefano...GIRLS." Heh. One mo helping to hide another mo.

That's my boo in top form. Did u notice Jenniger ready to jizz in her pants? Stefano looked so sexy and bite-sized. I've recently developed a thing for shorter guys. I used to be not into them at all but there's something kinda sexy about hot short guys. How tall are you Pepper? I'm 5'11"...hubba hubba. . LOL j/k.

I love when he said, "I'm going back to my country roots." BACK? When did you ever stray? You've been doing the same country/honky tonky smirky performance every fricking week. I love how people complained Pia was boring and predictable when Scotty is basically Country Pia minus the talent.

I almost threw my drink at the screen. I cant stand him. And he is insanely popular with girls. I just dont get it. He's so basic.

 

[joesman]

Stefano was great. Sorry karen, sweetie, you are wrong about that one.

Paul, Lauren, Ludicrous Lusk, Casey, and Durbin sucked.

Haley was quite good, I thought.

Scotty looks like a bobble head and singing a George Strait song, really Scotty. Horrible.



I think

 

[slipintothefog]

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you your Gonzo: James Durbin.

Casey is quite obviously Fozzy Bear. It doesn't hurt that most of you would probably like to throw rotten tomatoes at him.

 

[Sgt Pepper]

I've recently developed a thing for shorter guys. I used to be not into them at all but there's something kinda sexy about hot short guys. How tall are you Pepper? I'm 5'11"...hubba hubba. . LOL j/k.

One inch shorter than you, does that count?

I hear ya on short guys. That's partly why I'm so into Darren Criss on Glee (other than the fact that he's an adorably charismatic performer).

Paul, Lauren, Ludicrous Lusk, Casey, and Durbin sucked.

Exactly, and they all got rave reviews from that panel of yahoos. Which means poor Haley is in trouble since she's the only one who got any criticism.

Casey is quite obviously Fozzy Bear. It doesn't hurt that most of you would probably like to throw rotten tomatoes at him.

I knew you'd come through for me on the Muppet angle.

 

[Sgt Pepper]

And Stefano stood out because he appeals to your loins.

Something around my loins definitely stands out when he's onscreen.

 

[slipintothefog]

I knew you'd come through for me on the Muppet angle.

Here's Haley.

 

[trinket]

Jimmy Iovine is such a babbling moron.

Yeah, totally not feelin' (let alone understanding) the Jimmy Iovine vibe/choice. Producers said they wanted a solid "in-house" mentor week after week instead of just a rotating parade of mentors with every new week, but Iovine - based on what we see - doesn't seem particularly articulate or musically astute. Maybe he talks in longer ideas or something and perhaps he's fine during the actual mentoring session over an hour or two, and maybe it's tough to edit him down to "sound bites" for the general viewer. But it feels like the air coming out of a balloon whenever they cut to him on the studio or doing an interview that week. I think I'd rather have Kara DioGuardi back than have him continue!

A bunch of people thought "The Vocal Coach from Hell" should've been the perma-mentor rather than Jimmy. She rocks, and is 25x more entertaining:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY-jZBXshwE

 

[slipintothefog]

I was done with Jimmy once he said that the combination of R&B and country was a perfect mix of genres, or whatever he said. Like, yeah, Whitney Houston covered Dolly Parton one time, but other than that... que?

 

[Salemite]

Vocally, Jacob slayed all the others tonight. I still don't like him though.

James was great. I wasn't a fan of that song but he worked the hell out of the stage.

Stefano was great as well, vocally. He still has no personality though. Zzzzz.

Lauren and Casey were alright. Not fantastic, not terrible.

Haley sucked. If she doesn't stop all that hair flipping I'm going to hire someone to chop it off while she's sleeping.

Paul sucked. Bad song choice, bad dancing, bad outfit... bad everything.

Scotty sucked too. He's the weakest of the bunch in every way. Same pony, same trick.