Anyone else watch American Idol?

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mpitts

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Originally posted by: giguana
I'm really upset that Cristina got kicked off. She was the greatest.

She sucked. She had that terrible vibrato.

BTW, the Tamyira (sp) girl is from the same town I live in.
 

BigJohnKC

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Originally posted by: mpitts
Originally posted by: BigJohnKC
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
did you guys know that Nikki was a stripper. She went by the name Barbie at a strip club called Heartbreakers. That and she has a 4 year old son. Class act, she is.

Not surprising, really...she still sucks compared to the other three contestants left.

She does suck compared to the last three, but look what she is being compared to. She is out of her league with those three. Who wouldn't be?

I agree she's out of her league, but the other three aren't yet in the league of the great singers of the past. I love how they compare these girls to Celene, Whitney, Mariah, blah, blah, blah........they're not quite THAT good. :) Almost, but not quite. Just to think that they're performing live this good, imagine them in a studio. I could see Nikki becoming another star, but in a band of some sort, not on her own.
 

BigPotato

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Originally posted by: BigJohnKC

Are you f'n kidding? She's gorgeous, makeup or not.

Ack...people have different tastes. I like my girls pretty.

;)

Seriously, I like darker girls (like Indian girls).....
 

Salvador

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This is the way that I see it..

Justin certainly appeals to the core audience of this show: Teeny bopper girls. The sort of fans that don't care much about if the person can sing or not. It's tough doing what Justin is doing because he may have the little girls after him, but he will never get respect from any guys for singing and acting the way he does. He's just another boy band wanna be. He will probably end up making the final 2 though because of the young female vote.

Nikki is cute, but she's nothing more than a lounge singer in my opinion. I hated her rendition of Melissa Etherages song last night. Melissa isn't horribly cutting edge, but she is a song writer and can play the guitar, so she is a musician. All Niki is doing is impersonating someone whose strengths aren't necessarily her singing. Melissa Etherage is a vocalist and not really a singer. Nikki's presentation is all too syrupy as well. Sort of like when Cher adopted the grunge style or when Tori Spelling tried to look like Drew Barrymore. Pressed jeans with holes in them just doesn't cut it IMO.

Tamyra is very pretty and she's very good. She just doesn't do it for me though. She sounds like a million other female singers. I really don't like when a singer does those ungelations with their voice either. You know.. The type of stylized singing that Mariah Carry and Whitney Houston do. The same style that most any new pop star has copied, especially Christina Agulara. It's just annoying to me. She's good though for what she does and she might make it if she wins or not depending on if she can get with the right people (manager, producer, etc..).

Kelly is my favorite for sure. She's got a hell of a voice and even though I don't like this style of singing, she gives me goose bumps when I listen to her. She's cute, but not a knockout. I think her personality shows through though and makes up for it. If Kelly doesn't win, somethings screwy.

That being said, I think the final 2 will be Justin and Kelly. Justin for the teenie bopper vote and Kelly because of her talent. Who knows who will win it though.

Sal

 

flavio

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Tamyra and Nikki are much better looking than Kelly.

Justin will win this thing though.