"American Idol" - Season 8

Rob wrote:

Do we know what tonight's musical theme is?

Not sure... :think:
I think Danny might be trembling in his sapatos though because Matt, Anoop, Jorge & Adam are good singers... lol

I'm watching now...(it's Michael Jackson, BTW)....Gosh, this is some good competition I'd say! Jasmine just sang and she really is good---I'm glad she got another chance! And Michael Sarver---I thought he was pretty great---who knew had those chops? LOL, as kara would say. :haha: I am a little scared for Lil, being first---they tend to get forgotten. She was great and deserves to stay. I didn't like the song that Scott chose, but he did well on it. So far, Danny is my favorite tonight. Many more to go though...

Oh, and tomorrow they're going to eliminate two singers...

Well, I see why they think that Adam is in a league of his own, but he is really not my style. -To me, that was a lot of screaming. I'm sure he's going far though.

My vote went to Danny, Matt, and Alexis. I usually only vote for one person, but I figure this early in the game, I'll vote for all my faves. I thought the judges short-changed Alexis---I thought she was really good, and they had JUST told Adam that 'over the top' was how you need to do Michael Jackson, and then they told her she was over the top, but it was negative. Hmmm. Plus, there was the phone number issue and I'll feel badly if she doesn't get in there---I really like her voice. Megan---what happened there?! That didn't sound like it came from Michael Jackson night!! Not too crazy about her. And Anoop and Jorge kind of messed up tonight---too bad. I think of the two of them though, Jorge is the more 'likeable' one and will stay over Anoop. Overall I was impressed tonight, but there were some weird song choices. I think Matt G. totally has the edge over Scott in the talent though (this is just my opinion, and I'm comparing the two because they're the two pianists)...I like them both, but I think Matt has a little something over him.

For those who don't know about the phone # issue, here's the article:

http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/03/10/american-idols-dialing-disaster/?xid=rss-topheadlines

Wow, what a first night! Here is my report:

I thought Lil did great and she looked nice! I don't know why Simon said he didn't like it! :bash: lol

I didn't like this one too much. I thought he was going to sing "You are not alone". I agree Amy, Matt is the piano man for me. :P

I liked it! He did a good job.

I didn't like this. The song he sang is one of my favorites and I just didn't like this version he did...

Not my favorite song for her... she should have done a more upbeat song from Jackson 5!

This was alright. I felt bad for his wife when Simon made that dumb comment... I mean, I can see why he said it... so that more girls would vote for him and thing he's "single"... but still...

She's the rocker chick. Loved the song, the style, she did great!

Oh Anoop! Just because you love the song doesn't mean that it's right to sing it for you! lol I felt bad for him when Simon said that based on that performance he had regretted having a top 13... yikes! Hopefully people will forgive his mistake...

Yikes, another wrong song choice. Poor Jorge... hopefully he'll stay, I like him.

Oh Megan... getting a little tired of seeing the same weird dance lol Not good....

Whoa!!!!! I don't like all that screaming but as far as performance he stole the show tonight. I want to hear him do a slow song... because he sounds like he has a big range.

Loved it!!!! Loved the song, he was awesome!

I thought she was good! Yeah, Amy, I agree with you about the Judges telling her not to go so over the top when they said the opposite when it came to Adam! Not fair... I thought Alexis was great!

So, after everyone sang... my 6 favorites were: Lil, Danny, Allison, Adam, Matt & Alexis.

**Hmm... I wonder what change they are going to have. I think it will have to do with the Judges deciding on the vote. We shall see...

Great 'review' Carol! I agree with everything you wrote!

Oh, "you are not alone" would have been good for Scott...at least better than what he chose. I've never even heard of that song before! But you know, he needs to show that he's not going to be all 'schmultzy' all the time...I don't know how else to put it. I just don't see him as being a 'contemporary' artist.

And yeah, Kris's wife didn't look too pleased with Simon's comment, did she?! :unsure: But...I hate to say it...he had a point! But hey, he's only 5 months married...he is ALL about his wife right now and of course he's going to have her as the focus of his 'video highlight'! Makes sense. I kind of enjoyed him last night...he's not great, but he's cool, especially with the guitar. I agree with Simon though, the song didn't seem suited to the guitar so it was a bit awkward for me.

As far as the 'change' their making tonight, I HOPE it's not that the judges get the final say. If that happens, why even bother voting any more, if they're the ones to 'rule' the ultimate outcome? I don't think they should change that. But I am wondering too what this is all about. :think:

Amy wrote:

As far as the 'change' their making tonight, I HOPE it's not that the judges get the final say. If that happens, why even bother voting any more, if they're the ones to 'rule' the ultimate outcome? I don't think they should change that. But I am wondering too what this is all about. :think:

I think it is... Simon said the public wouldn't be happy.

I think they'll do that because some people like votefortheworst get a kick out of voting for the not so good contestants... yesterday they picked Megan and voted their butts off for her.

Anyway, love Michael's music! :headphone: