American Idol====Everything you want to say!

I listen more than watch. My desk is in a nearby room. IF I hear something that really sounds incredible, I get up and have a look.

I was also flipping back and forth between Idol and the Games.

Did see (and hear) big hair, guitar/girl, thought she was awful, but apparently I wasn't paying attention because all the judges l o v e d her, bless her little Indie heart. yeah. Well, this is not music, it's pop music. right.
Joe(okay, I'll try tonight to pay more attention)Nation

Sioban was very interesting.

Simon is so manipulative.
His little comments, like, "You may be in trouble after tonight" are real messages to the masses.

The little black girl needs some guidance. Why aren't they helping these kids chose their songs? That's the biggest complaint from the judges.
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The singers have a list some weeks to choose from ( a stupid concept if ever there was one. They have a Country/Western week, always an embarassment to the rockers in the groups, but they never have a Jazz Week,, )
This is a contest--- so part of being in it is choosing to your strengths, but that is a little difficult for a sixteen year old, I would think.

I get pissed off, as I did last night, when they ream the kid out for singing a song that "you would sing at your mother's birthday party" when she has no other experience of showing herself off. I wonder if there are coaches who offer themselves to the contestants (for a price)?? Is that allowed?

And who is dressing them to look like pageant contestants (or hookers) so that the judges can tsk tsk tsk at them?

Joe(Tonight the guys will sing in jeans and tee-shirts.)Nation

Crystal, Katelyn and Lilly. They have that star thing going for them as well as image and talent. Unfortunately I think Kara was spot on when she nailed Crystal as a "coffeehouse" type performer though. She won't win...not enough broad appeal.... but I think that unless she screws up she will launch a career from this.

I said that song was too old for the young girl last night before she finished. she also was pushing her voice in the lower registers and in general to sound torchy and it was forced and throaty sounding as though she was trying to hard to be a sexy grown woman. It could have been stated a bit more mildly by Simon. She has a tremendous voice and actually a good deal of control for someone so young but she overstepped last night. IMO.

I thought the first girl was great; the others not so much. Maybe it will get better....first night jitters and all that.

I find all the guys incredibly boring!!!

I agree. Can barely remember any of them.

Some pretty good singers, not any stars.

Joe(~.~)Nation

Janelle Wheeler (sp??) Good bye to bad vocals.
Ye gads, how'd she get this far? Must be the legs.

Gone - Ashley Rodriguiz (sp?)
I'm "Happy'

Oh No - Joe! (Munoz)
Thought he was a keeper

Last guy to go . . .

Tyler and Alex . . .

Out: Tyler Moore
(American Women ) spoke

Monday was the first time I wanted to vote when the ladies sang and could not get thru. I will not try again. Three times I called it was an insurance company. Trying to vote for 04 it kept saying, this is not set up yet. I am , as usual getting bored listening to them all sing. After a while they all sound alike to me. My favorite is still krystal. ( I though they let her go )

I don't vote much anymore, but when I did, I programmed all the numbers into my phone as AI 01, AI 02, etc. so could just hit redial 30 or so times until I did get through.

Joe(pity the poor insurance company or anyone with a 'near number')Nation

I never have and never would call in for a candidate. I think last years winner Chris whatever who was quite mediocre to Adam Lambert, has shown us all
too clearly how manipulated these contests are. I love to watch the tryouts,
but the rest is boring.

It's actually the "jury" who is to blame for the boring contestants as they choose
all of them. It seems Simon et al go for commercial faces and singing abilities
second. That good looking blond boy is prime example for it.

I don't really like that Kara DeGuardia very much.

Kara Dio Guardio, Dio Guardia, DioGuardia/io, whatever, google has it spelled each way. I never ever heard of her until AI.

I had never heard of any of the Idol judges, no, wait.. I had seen Paula Abdul's videos.

Randy apparently has a long history as a musician and producer (and I always respect his comments about pitch and staying with the melody.) Kara writes songs, and a lot of hits. Check out her discgraphy : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kara_DioGuardi_discography
That's a lot of tunes and knowing a lot about what's pop and what's not.

Joe(Ellen. Well, Ellen is a pure spirit.)Nation

Randy Jackson is one hell of a musicician with a deep resume

I know. That's what is always so hysterical about the auditioners who don't know who he is. "Who do you think you are!!!!!!!" You don't know nothing!!!!

If I was trying out for the show, I'd find out everything I could about the people who were going to judge me.

Joe(kind of like any other job interview)Nation