*** American Idol 2009 ***

[DVad3r]

Originally posted by: TheNinja

Originally posted by: DVad3r

Originally posted by: SirChadwick

Originally posted by: DVad3r
I can't stand Paula, when she finishes giving her feedback my body rests, otherwise it's coiled and ready to punch.

Before you all DOG on Paula, read this. I used to say harsh things too until I found out what the problem is. Ignorance makes it easy to bash.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articl...0421/abdul_paula.jhtml

The 42-year-old ex-cheerleader and choreographer, who broke big as a singer in the late '80s, said she's been battling chronic pain since first suffering a neck injury at 17. Her condition worsened after "a couple of car accidents" in the '80s and a 1992 plane crash. "The pain would be so excruciating I'd cry all the time. I knew something was wrong, but I hid it from people. No one knew," she said. Abdul began to experience "seizurelike episodes," she said, and once awoke to find half her body paralyzed. She was taken to the hospital and given an injection that helped her body move again. Between 1998 and 2002, Abdul underwent a dozen operations to help correct an injured disc in her neck. She admits she took so much pain medication at the time that it made her "loopy," but after the singer fell into a deep depression, she ditched the pills, choosing to live with the pain, she told People.

Alright that's cool, but it has nothing to do with her not being able to put sentences together in a nice smooth flow, constant stuttering. And before you tell me she can't, she did the other night when commenting on Kris' performance, everything came out smoothly.

Meagan was nice to look at but deserved to go.

I think Paula's problem is when she doesn't like a performance, she doesn't want to put them down directly, so she hems and haws and tries to find a way to critique them nicely, but it comes out like a stutterly stanley

I didn't even find Megan to be all that attractive to be honest.

And I hate people like Paula who try to be nice to everyone and politically correct. I like people who are straight up.

 

[SmoochyTX]

30 minutes to go!

Songs from the year they were born is the theme tonight AND the show is only an hour long!

 

[SmoochyTX]

Starting now!

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Originally posted by: DVad3r

Originally posted by: EvilYoda
It's sad to see her go...no more eye candy. I can't wait to see her in a risque photo shoot though 😀

I just watched both of this week's episodes and DAMN did they suck. Pretty horrible song selection all around, except for Kris and maybe Adam. My boy Anoop dropped the ball again, and I think Lil is getting dangerously close to the bottom too. She hasn't really had an impressive showing in a long time. Scott wasn't horrible this week, despite sitting behind the piano again...and it showed, he wasn't in the bottom 3.

After seeing Kris "sing" a few lines of Journey, I think he should do an entire song by them. He's not going to be Steve Perry, but it seems that his range would fit pretty well. Obviously, Adam could sing Journey too. 😛

This weeks performances ranked:

1. Adam
2. Kris
3. Matt/Allison
4. Danny

The rest are peons.

I can't believe how they demolished Matt, he did an awesome job and sang perfectly.

Go check out Adam Lambert on YouTube and some of the Upright Cabaret performances he has, awesome, that guy is a superstar.

Matt sang impersonation style. It's nothing impressive, but just shows he can try to copy. I felt it was a repetition of his Viva la Vida rendition and when the judges said that it confirmed what I was thinking. Come on. Remember him on Ray Charles? THAT was amazing. I'll say that he was a lot better with The Fray than he was with Coldplay though.

Adam is just amazing. Definitely a different league.

 

[SmoochyTX]

The oldest contestant - Danny Gokey - is starting it off. Born in 1980. And singing 'Stand By Me', the Mickey Gilley version from Urban Cowboy.

ETA - I thought he did a pretty damned good job.

 

[lupi]

who is that tall white bald guy in the front the camera keeps going to.

 

[lupi]

I'm expecting a karaoke comment from simon.

 

[amdhunter]

Good Start by Gokey. :thumbsup:

 

[SmoochyTX]

Originally posted by: lupi
who is that tall white bald guy in the front the camera keeps going to.

I've been wondering the same thing. He just stares. It's weird.

 

[SmoochyTX]

Kris Allen is up now with 'All She Wants To Do Is Dance' from 1985.

ETA - I thought it was OK. The arrangement started to grow on me but I didn't like that he was 'in the audience' again.

 

[amdhunter]

I hate when contestants use instruments when they perform. He sounds mediocre to me too.

 

[Muadib]

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX

Originally posted by: lupi
who is that tall white bald guy in the front the camera keeps going to.

I've been wondering the same thing. He just stares. It's weird.

He's from Fringe. He's been on every episode so far, but he's only on for a second or two.

Danny was good, but I'm not liking Kris.

 

[lupi]

Originally posted by: Muadib

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX

Originally posted by: lupi
who is that tall white bald guy in the front the camera keeps going to.

I've been wondering the same thing. He just stares. It's weird.

He's from Fringe. He's been on every episode so far, but he's only on for a second or two.

Danny was good, but I'm not liking Kris.

i thought he looked like that guy, but it's weird how they just kept showing him.


and chris was rather boring.

 

[SmoochyTX]

Originally posted by: Muadib

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX

Originally posted by: lupi
who is that tall white bald guy in the front the camera keeps going to.

I've been wondering the same thing. He just stares. It's weird.

He's from Fringe. He's been on every episode so far, but he's only on for a second or two.

Danny was good, but I'm not liking Kris.

Ah OK. Thanks!

 

[SmoochyTX]

Lil up now singing 'What's Love Got To Do With It' from 1984. Tina Turner? Whoa.

 

[lupi]

OMG, could this be the first week lil doesn't suck ass.

 

[amdhunter]

Here comes Lil with her screamfest for the week. She never sounds like she is singing, she always sounds like she is talking loudly or screaming. ugh

 

[SmoochyTX]

She did better than she's done in a long time. But I still thought she would have done better with it.

 

[Muadib]

Damn, Lil is getting slammed, and I thought it was ok.

 

[lupi]

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX
She did better than she's done in a long time. But I still thought she would have done better with it.

i've never really cared for her since i paid attention to her when they went to the final on air group selections, this was about the first that didn't make me want to hit mute.

 

[SmoochyTX]

Sounds like they think she doesn't know how to do anything other than sing. No imagination or creativity basically.

 

[lupi]

they sure are working her ass over the coals though, damn 🙂

 

[glenn beck]

lol Simon made a funny

 

[SmoochyTX]

Anoop is up now with 'True Colors' from 1986. OK now really? Cyndi Lauper?

 

[lupi]

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX
Anoop is up now with 'True Colors' from 1986. OK now really? Cyndi Lauper?

this aint gonna be pretty