Tonight the Top 7 finalists attempt to show their range by performing a Rock song:
Burnell Taylor should have been the one to go home last week, but since he somehow survived we were subjected to a completely dreadful version of Bon Jovi's #1 hit from 1986, You Give Love A Bad Name. It was flat and lifeless and Burnell should be embarrassed.
Lazaro Arbos and Angie Miller teamed up to sing the 1980 #1 song from Queen, Crazy Little Thing Called Love. Angie is a already a superstar who looks and sounds amazing in everything that she does. Lazaro still needs to learn how to sing into the microphone and project his voice more confidently. But he's adorable and I will love anything he does.
Kree Harrison is so out of her league in this competition. She performed Piece of My Heart by Janis Joplin and she morphed this high energy anthem into a boring piece of drivel. Kree has a mildly nice voice but that isn't enough to make up for her complete lack of stage presence and bland personality.
The wonderful Candice Glover joined the train wreck Burnell Taylor for a duet of the 1967 #1 song The Letter by The Box Tops. Unfortunately, Candice let Burnell drag her down so this wasn't as good as it could have been if she had just done it by herself.
Janelle Arthur keeps getting better and better every week. Her darling country girl energy was the perfect match for Billy Joel's 1980 hit You May Be Right. She completely owned the stage as she connected with the audience with every move she made. She also looked adorable in her sparkly outfit.
Lazaro Arbos once again performed a Queen song in We Are The Champions. This time, on his own, he was really able to shine and let his winning personality take center stage. He immersed himself into the song and it effortlessly reached everyone listening. He is captivating on stage.
Amber Holcomb joined Janelle and Kree for a group performance of Billy Joel's song It's Still Rock-N-Roll To Me that spent two weeks at #1 in 1980. Kree should just go home because she completely disappears when next to the vibrant effervescence of Janelle and the talent, style and beauty of Amber.
Candice Glover totally reinvented the Rolling Stones song that spent four weeks at #1 in 1965, Satisfaction. It was a dynamic arrangement that showcased her impressive vocals.
Amber Holcomb took the 1985 song What About Love by Heart and completely made it her own. Her voice was powerful and dramatic. She gave meaning to every single lyric and she look like a star in her hot pants and shimmering gold top.
The best was definitely saved for last as Angie Miller sat at the piano for the beginning of her solo performance of Bring Me To Life, the 2002 hit by Evanescence. Angie is an all-around musician and entertainer. She is equally at home playing piano or standing in the spotlight and belting out the big notes. She is bright eyed and beautiful and delivers every time she is on stage.
My prediction for the bottom three is Kree, Burnell and Lazaro with Burnell finally being sent home.
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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Thursday, March 14, 2013
The Results - American Idols
The show may have started with a group performance from the Season 12 Miss American Idol Top 10 finalists just like any other Results show from years past, but there were many fun changes and surprises in store!
The group song was an uplifted, inspirational new song from the upcoming animated film, The Croods. As expected, the girls sounded great, while the boys struggled to get their way through it just like in the performances last night.
Also, the same as usual was the performances to entertain us while we waited to finally hear the results. Tonight we had the chance to see Bon Jovi sing their new single from their forthcoming album, What About Now. We also heard the Season 11 Miss American Idol winner, Phillips Phillips sing his new single, Gone Gone Gone. Lucky for him, this song is going to be the Season 12 "farewell song" that will be played each week at the end of the Results Shows over the montage of the finalist who has been eliminated. That should be some great promotion to help the single get close to being as big as his debut single, Home. That song has been everywhere from insurance company commercials to the theme song for the Gold medal winning US Women's Olympics Gymnastics team. Randy came out on stage to present Phillip with a commemorative picture recognizing that Home has reached sales of over 4 Million!
So then, on to the new stuff. This year the producers are giving the fans the chance to vote more finalist into the American Idol Summer Tour. One boy and one girl performed tonight and whoever gets the most votes will be awarded with a spot on the tour. Charlie Askew was the contender for the boys. He sat at the piano and screeched out an original song of his called Sky Blue Diamond. He's an awkward and unstable young man and in no way will he be able to handle the pressures of being on a nationwide tour. The much better contender from the girls was Aubrey Cleland. Aubrey should have been in the top 10 instead of Kree Harrison, so now is America's chance to make an effort to fix things. She sang Out Here On My Own from the 1980 film Fame and she completely nailed it. Aubrey is exceptionally beautiful and she sounded wonderful.
Also new for Season 12 is the fact that the producers are revealing the actual ranking of the finalists for the first time. Here is how the voting went from the most votes to the least:
Angie Miller
Candice Glover
Kree Harrison
4. Lazaro Arbos
5. Amber Holcomb
6. Janelle Arthur
7. Burnell Taylor
8. Paul Jolley
9. Devin Velez
10. Curtis Finch Jr.
The judges once again have a SAVE that they can use if they unanimously agree that it's too soon for the finalist to be eliminated. Curtis once again sang I Believe and once again it was lackluster. The judges decided to let him go.
I correctly predicted two of the bottom three, but this year we can see how close I was to almost getting all three right. I was also correct in predicting that Curtis would be the finalist going home.
The group song was an uplifted, inspirational new song from the upcoming animated film, The Croods. As expected, the girls sounded great, while the boys struggled to get their way through it just like in the performances last night.
Also, the same as usual was the performances to entertain us while we waited to finally hear the results. Tonight we had the chance to see Bon Jovi sing their new single from their forthcoming album, What About Now. We also heard the Season 11 Miss American Idol winner, Phillips Phillips sing his new single, Gone Gone Gone. Lucky for him, this song is going to be the Season 12 "farewell song" that will be played each week at the end of the Results Shows over the montage of the finalist who has been eliminated. That should be some great promotion to help the single get close to being as big as his debut single, Home. That song has been everywhere from insurance company commercials to the theme song for the Gold medal winning US Women's Olympics Gymnastics team. Randy came out on stage to present Phillip with a commemorative picture recognizing that Home has reached sales of over 4 Million!
So then, on to the new stuff. This year the producers are giving the fans the chance to vote more finalist into the American Idol Summer Tour. One boy and one girl performed tonight and whoever gets the most votes will be awarded with a spot on the tour. Charlie Askew was the contender for the boys. He sat at the piano and screeched out an original song of his called Sky Blue Diamond. He's an awkward and unstable young man and in no way will he be able to handle the pressures of being on a nationwide tour. The much better contender from the girls was Aubrey Cleland. Aubrey should have been in the top 10 instead of Kree Harrison, so now is America's chance to make an effort to fix things. She sang Out Here On My Own from the 1980 film Fame and she completely nailed it. Aubrey is exceptionally beautiful and she sounded wonderful.
Also new for Season 12 is the fact that the producers are revealing the actual ranking of the finalists for the first time. Here is how the voting went from the most votes to the least:
Angie Miller
Candice Glover
Kree Harrison
4. Lazaro Arbos
5. Amber Holcomb
6. Janelle Arthur
7. Burnell Taylor
8. Paul Jolley
9. Devin Velez
10. Curtis Finch Jr.
The judges once again have a SAVE that they can use if they unanimously agree that it's too soon for the finalist to be eliminated. Curtis once again sang I Believe and once again it was lackluster. The judges decided to let him go.
I correctly predicted two of the bottom three, but this year we can see how close I was to almost getting all three right. I was also correct in predicting that Curtis would be the finalist going home.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
The Top 12 sing their beginnings....
This week the top 12 finalists were to select a song that came out the year they were born:
Naima Adedepo was born in 1984 and she performed Tina Turner's comeback smash hit that spent three weeks at #1 and Grammy winning Record of the Year, What's Love Got To Do With It. Tina's classic version was all about the image being a perfect match for the unique vocals, but Naima seemed to pay more attention to her image and less to her vocals. She's very talented, but still needs to work on combining her great style with her wonderful voice.
Paul McDonald was also born in 1984 and he performed Elton John's hit that peaked at #4, I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues. Paul does best when he finds the right song to match his quirky style and this was not it. He's cute and distinctive, but let's hope he never puts his stamp on this one again.
Thia Megia was born in 1995 and she performed the Oscar winning theme song from the film Pocahontas that Vanessa Williams took to #4. Thia was a stunning and beautiful princess as she performed this inspirational ballad with total vocal perfection. She is a young woman with limitless potential.
James Durbin was born in 1989 and he performed Bon Jovi's hit that spent one week at #1, I'll Be There For You. James served up more of his classic rock singing for this power ballad without going over the top as usual. From what we've come to expect from James, this was pretty tame.
Haley Reinhart was born in 1990 and she performed Whitney Houston's pop smash that spent one week at #1, I'm Your Baby Tonight. This version will definitely not become a pop smash as Haley turned it into a dreadful big band mis-step. She has tried to show herself as a vocal chameleon with previous performances, but this week the vocals were simply not good.
Stefano Langone was born in 1989 and he performed Simply Red's fantastic cover of the Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes classic that spent one week at #1, If You Don't Know Me By Now. With Stefano's charming good looks and flawless vocal interpretation, this song could be a hit all over again.
Pia Toscano was born in 1988 and she performed Whitney Houston's hit that spent two weeks at #1, Where Do Broken Hearts Go. Pia was able to lift this lovely ballad to new heights with an exciting uptempo arrangement that showcased her amazing voice even more than usual.
Scotty McCreery was born in 1993 and he performed Can I Trust You With My Heart by Travis Tritt. We already know he's got a nice deep voice, but he's not showing much range or personality. He's the type of artist where the song is more interesting than he is.
Karen Rodriguez was born in 1989 and she performed Taylor Dayne's biggest hit that spent one week at #1, Love Will Lead You Back. First can we say, WOW! what a cute outfit! the go-go boots and mini dress are fierce with the big hair and huge hoop earrings!!! And her voice was just perfect also.
Casey Abrams was born in 1991 and he performed Nirvana's huge cross-over smash that peaked at #6, Smells Like Teen Spirit. He seemed to be going for respectful as he performed a very safe version of this song that defined a generation. And, of course, he provided his signature screaming.
Lauren Alaina was born in 1994 and she performed a song that peaked at #8 for Melissa Etheridge, I'm The Only One. Lauren has successfully earned herself the title of the most over-rated finalist of the season. The judges rave about her, but she never seems to deliver on stage and tonight was no exception.
Jacob Lusk was born in 1987 and he performed Heart's rocking power ballad that spent three weeks at #1, Alone. He should stick to gospel, but he is also a contender for the most over-rated finalist of the season. The judges don't know what they are talking about.
The most clear shoe-in for one of the bottom three vote getters is Haley. It's gonna be a toss up for who will be joining her so I'm just gonna take a random guess and predict Naima and Paul will be in there also. But Haley should definitely be the one going home.
Naima Adedepo was born in 1984 and she performed Tina Turner's comeback smash hit that spent three weeks at #1 and Grammy winning Record of the Year, What's Love Got To Do With It. Tina's classic version was all about the image being a perfect match for the unique vocals, but Naima seemed to pay more attention to her image and less to her vocals. She's very talented, but still needs to work on combining her great style with her wonderful voice.
Paul McDonald was also born in 1984 and he performed Elton John's hit that peaked at #4, I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues. Paul does best when he finds the right song to match his quirky style and this was not it. He's cute and distinctive, but let's hope he never puts his stamp on this one again.
Thia Megia was born in 1995 and she performed the Oscar winning theme song from the film Pocahontas that Vanessa Williams took to #4. Thia was a stunning and beautiful princess as she performed this inspirational ballad with total vocal perfection. She is a young woman with limitless potential.
James Durbin was born in 1989 and he performed Bon Jovi's hit that spent one week at #1, I'll Be There For You. James served up more of his classic rock singing for this power ballad without going over the top as usual. From what we've come to expect from James, this was pretty tame.
Haley Reinhart was born in 1990 and she performed Whitney Houston's pop smash that spent one week at #1, I'm Your Baby Tonight. This version will definitely not become a pop smash as Haley turned it into a dreadful big band mis-step. She has tried to show herself as a vocal chameleon with previous performances, but this week the vocals were simply not good.
Stefano Langone was born in 1989 and he performed Simply Red's fantastic cover of the Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes classic that spent one week at #1, If You Don't Know Me By Now. With Stefano's charming good looks and flawless vocal interpretation, this song could be a hit all over again.
Pia Toscano was born in 1988 and she performed Whitney Houston's hit that spent two weeks at #1, Where Do Broken Hearts Go. Pia was able to lift this lovely ballad to new heights with an exciting uptempo arrangement that showcased her amazing voice even more than usual.
Scotty McCreery was born in 1993 and he performed Can I Trust You With My Heart by Travis Tritt. We already know he's got a nice deep voice, but he's not showing much range or personality. He's the type of artist where the song is more interesting than he is.
Karen Rodriguez was born in 1989 and she performed Taylor Dayne's biggest hit that spent one week at #1, Love Will Lead You Back. First can we say, WOW! what a cute outfit! the go-go boots and mini dress are fierce with the big hair and huge hoop earrings!!! And her voice was just perfect also.
Casey Abrams was born in 1991 and he performed Nirvana's huge cross-over smash that peaked at #6, Smells Like Teen Spirit. He seemed to be going for respectful as he performed a very safe version of this song that defined a generation. And, of course, he provided his signature screaming.
Lauren Alaina was born in 1994 and she performed a song that peaked at #8 for Melissa Etheridge, I'm The Only One. Lauren has successfully earned herself the title of the most over-rated finalist of the season. The judges rave about her, but she never seems to deliver on stage and tonight was no exception.
Jacob Lusk was born in 1987 and he performed Heart's rocking power ballad that spent three weeks at #1, Alone. He should stick to gospel, but he is also a contender for the most over-rated finalist of the season. The judges don't know what they are talking about.
The most clear shoe-in for one of the bottom three vote getters is Haley. It's gonna be a toss up for who will be joining her so I'm just gonna take a random guess and predict Naima and Paul will be in there also. But Haley should definitely be the one going home.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
The Results - Movie Music
The Season Three Miss American Idol winner, Fantasia, has been working hard to get back on the top of the charts. Most recently she exposed her entire life in the reality show, Fantasia For Real, where we learned that she was financially supporting her entire family. The season wrapped up with the members of her family finally giving her a Thank You for all that she does for them. Tonight she returns to the American Idol stage to perform her new single, Bittersweet. It's a wonderful R&B ballad that should hopefully get a nice American Idol bump on the sales and airplay chart after this high profile performance.
Casey James is the first finalist to make it into the top three.
Chris Daughtry, The Season Five Miss American Idol 3rd runner up, refused to listen to any of the mentors that tried to work with him each week. No matter what the theme of the week was, Chris performed his standard rock song time after time. While the judges loved him, he ended up being a surprise elimination and didn't make it into the top three. When he released his first album, he showed everyone that it doesn't matter if you win or lose as it became the best selling album of the year for all of 2007. He came back to the American Idol stage tonight to sing his latest single.
Lee DeWyze is also safely taking his place in the top three.
One of the best rock bands of all time, Bon Jovi, came to the American Idol stage to sing their latest hit single, Superman Tonight. Bon Jovi has successfully evolved from 80's hair metal band to a top selling classic rock band of today.
Crystal Bowersox gets the last position in the top three leaving Michael Lynche to be sent home. He was saved by the judges and he made good use of it surviving all the way up to the final four!
So there was no surprise elimination tonight as I had predicted. So much for any excitement getting added to this season.....
Casey James is the first finalist to make it into the top three.
Chris Daughtry, The Season Five Miss American Idol 3rd runner up, refused to listen to any of the mentors that tried to work with him each week. No matter what the theme of the week was, Chris performed his standard rock song time after time. While the judges loved him, he ended up being a surprise elimination and didn't make it into the top three. When he released his first album, he showed everyone that it doesn't matter if you win or lose as it became the best selling album of the year for all of 2007. He came back to the American Idol stage tonight to sing his latest single.
Lee DeWyze is also safely taking his place in the top three.
One of the best rock bands of all time, Bon Jovi, came to the American Idol stage to sing their latest hit single, Superman Tonight. Bon Jovi has successfully evolved from 80's hair metal band to a top selling classic rock band of today.
Crystal Bowersox gets the last position in the top three leaving Michael Lynche to be sent home. He was saved by the judges and he made good use of it surviving all the way up to the final four!
So there was no surprise elimination tonight as I had predicted. So much for any excitement getting added to this season.....
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