After 7 seasons of suffering, AI got it right tonight and picked the rocker with serious potential David Cook over the Gaspy "Daddy don't beat me" eyes-wide-shut crooner The Archulator. David Archuleta has a good voice but he only does sappy ballads well and Syesha, Carly, and Michael Johns are all likely to have better careers than Mr. Could Have Been a New Kid on the Block.
So now DC gets to suffer or enjoy one year with the crown and the restricted recording contract. I just love that he went to the auditions to be moral support for his brother and not to be the next American Idol. Archuleta has thought of nothing else since he was 11 six years ago and tracked down Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini the week of the Season 1 finale and forced them to listen to his "awesome" pipes. Dream crushed, but America was due to have a true rocker Idol and maybe now we can have a third truly successful Idol (to go along with Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson). Yes I know Daughtery is good and yes he was a rocker, but the poor guy finished 6th in a season where Taylor Hicks won. Uhhh...
So Rock on the Range 2 was this past weekend. We missed it due ot moving to Cinci. STP played for the first time in 6 years, lots of good bands. Probably go back next year when looking for excuses to hang out with friends in Columbus (ROTR, Origins, OSU games, etc.). Well I don't really have time to catch everyone up on all the goings on, but we are settled into Cincinnati and I have graduated and we are surviving. Details on the end of law school are due to properly wrap up the blog I started to document law school...so those will come shortly. Also the fresh goings on as I learn how different it is to be an associate at work instead of a law clerk. Super-Fun!
But in the end, Idol got it right. Congrats America, you made my six text votes count.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
American Idol Finale: What Is Simon Doing?
Normally I completely agree with Simon Cowell, the honest and bluntest of our judges. Yet tonight he did something I can barely forgive him for. Not only did he call a three-round knockout for Archuleta, it's like he wasn't even giving DC a chance. Gaspy maybe won one round, but there's no way he won all three. I hope America can see through the ridiculous hype machine to vote DC. In fact, Kelley and I each voted 3 times by text for David Cook.
The short version of the recap since I was busy with moving to Cincinnati...
Round 1
DC - "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" - solid performance, B+
DA - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" - as good as Gaspy gets, A-
Round 2
DC - "Dream Big" - Ugh not a good song for him, but he does what he can. B-
DA - "In This Moment" - Even worse. Gaspy cannot save this song. C-
Round 3
DC - "The World I Know" - WOW! Knocks collective soul out of the park! A
DA - "Imagine" - Gaspy butches another Beatles song, he's just not made to be Idol, I hope. B-
Grand Total - David Cook should be your American Idol, but the judges will certainly have made it interesting. Go outvote the tween-tards please! Let there be Rock!
The short version of the recap since I was busy with moving to Cincinnati...
Round 1
DC - "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" - solid performance, B+
DA - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" - as good as Gaspy gets, A-
Round 2
DC - "Dream Big" - Ugh not a good song for him, but he does what he can. B-
DA - "In This Moment" - Even worse. Gaspy cannot save this song. C-
Round 3
DC - "The World I Know" - WOW! Knocks collective soul out of the park! A
DA - "Imagine" - Gaspy butches another Beatles song, he's just not made to be Idol, I hope. B-
Grand Total - David Cook should be your American Idol, but the judges will certainly have made it interesting. Go outvote the tween-tards please! Let there be Rock!
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
America Idol Top 3: The David Show
Well I forgot to liveblog it, but after tonight's performances there is absolutely no doubt Syesha Mercado is going home. Idol judges have shoved Archuleta down our collective throats and Cook has too much talent to fall out now. So while Syesha could have won Season 6, there's no way she's winning this competition. It will be the Dave and Dave show next week.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
American Idol Final Four: Rock and Roll?
So we finally have come to the Idol top 4, and we can only hope for as much drama as last week when Paula-gate happened. I really hope the judges don't change next season, as Simon is of course the best and the other two are entertaining in their terribleness. Keeping with the super-contemporary themes of this season, we move to "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" week. At least we've finally reached rock week. I can only hope DC doesn't punt his genre. Let's get to it!
1. David Cook - "Hungry Like The Wolf" - I really don't know about the Duran Duran cheesiness, but DC needed something memorable to avoid the curse of going first. The rocking jacket and jeans are a great outfit for rock night. Another pretty solid DC performance, nothing out of his range and it was kind of upbeat/memorable. I think he will need a little more out of the second performance though.
GRADE - B
2. Syesha Mercado - "Proud Mary" - Oh I forgot we haven't had any Celine or Tina Turner in the past 3 weeks, so here's the payback. The sparkly reflective dress is sharp, and why not throw it in America's face that she's the only woman contestant left. She's right to say that this song has been covered 100 times, and she really should not have followed in the karaoke footsteps of millions. The song is decent to show off dance moves, not vocal talent. Mediocre at best.
GRADE - C
3. Jason Castro - "I Shot The Sheriff" - Oh my goodness, a Bob Marley song? Really? It's like watching a white Bob Marley up on stage...OK maybe NOT! I really have no idea why he is playing guitar for this song, that's so irrelevant. I could rip on the jean jacket, but this is dreads and we don't expect much out of our resident hippy. This was a super-weak performance to top it off. In a week where the new VFTW king needed to step up, he's in big trouble. Not only do you not pick this song, you don't mess it up...ugh.
GRADE - FAIL
4. David Archuleta - "Stand By Me" - Somehow I distrust that he's never sung this in public before. I think the Archulator has shown off his raspiness on every song to every person who will stop to listen. Much like the beggars on high street, this guy just will not go away. The black T-shirt with white birds looks douchy, but this is the Archulator. Icky glory notes at the end, but other than that it was the usual mediocre performance. I know he's going to bring it in the finale and really piss me off. The tween-tards will keep him safe, especially in the money slot going lost.
GRADE - C
5. David Cook - "Baba O'Reilly" - Now here's something fresh, a Who song. I'm surprised by the outfit change, but he still looks OK. Just not as good. DC kind of whiffed on the glory notes connecting the boring soft part of the song and the upbeat chorus. The only real disappointment this week is that he did not work with the arrangement more. I think this is enough to keep him safe after having the best performance in the first round (despite the judges sucking the Archulator off hardcore).
GRADE - B-
6. Syesha Mercado - "A Change Is Gonna Come" - So if the black vote doesn't get behind Syesha this week to save her, are they just not watching? Maybe they all tuned out when Chikeize went home, but this is like picking the cheesy Lee Greenwood song to appease the hick fans (KKKrsiti Lee's manuever). This song choice is boring, the only excitement is that she could show off at the beginning and the end on glory notes which she actually hit. Her dress was a little iffy, but you know how guys are about boobs. The performance was good, the song choice for the rock theme was awful.
GRADE - B
7. Jason Castro - "Mr. Tambourine Man" - Jason is definitely going home or sticking around on his crutch, the acoustic guitar. I really think Vote For The Worst should have picked him before Brooke because this is classic awfulness matching the past 3 weeks. It's as if Jason just decided to stop trying to grow musically. Maybe he feels validated by America. He's no Bob Marley, and no Bob Dylan either. The outfit was nice for him, but he's so stoned out of his mind. He also forgot lyrics and hummed through the song. Unbelievable.
GRADE - FAIL
8. David Archuleta - "Love Me Tender" - The king of rock and roll is the challenge the Archulator takes on...and he punts it. Not like he punted the last time he had the money slot (forgetting lyrics of a Beatles song), but still he changed a decent upbeat song and made it into a drab snorefest. I know this is him just appealing to his fans, but this close-up squinting in the camera is not doing it for me. This was a poor song choice and not a great performance.
GRADE - D
So that's rock week. Well at least we had a rocker left to keep it good, and a hippy to laugh at a bunch. If there's any justice, Archulator should be in the bottom 2 to wake him up. However, the judges have his balls so far down their throats that there's no way the brainless tween-tards will let him go before the finale. They are sucking his junk so much more now that he is in trouble compared to the competition. Thankfully one poor contestant was left this week.
Best of the Night - David Cook, by a smidgen
Bottom Two - Jason "Bob" Castro and Syesha "I'm the only one with boobs left" Mercado
Going Home - 3 words from Simon for Jason - "PACK YOUR SUITCASE"
1. David Cook - "Hungry Like The Wolf" - I really don't know about the Duran Duran cheesiness, but DC needed something memorable to avoid the curse of going first. The rocking jacket and jeans are a great outfit for rock night. Another pretty solid DC performance, nothing out of his range and it was kind of upbeat/memorable. I think he will need a little more out of the second performance though.
GRADE - B
2. Syesha Mercado - "Proud Mary" - Oh I forgot we haven't had any Celine or Tina Turner in the past 3 weeks, so here's the payback. The sparkly reflective dress is sharp, and why not throw it in America's face that she's the only woman contestant left. She's right to say that this song has been covered 100 times, and she really should not have followed in the karaoke footsteps of millions. The song is decent to show off dance moves, not vocal talent. Mediocre at best.
GRADE - C
3. Jason Castro - "I Shot The Sheriff" - Oh my goodness, a Bob Marley song? Really? It's like watching a white Bob Marley up on stage...OK maybe NOT! I really have no idea why he is playing guitar for this song, that's so irrelevant. I could rip on the jean jacket, but this is dreads and we don't expect much out of our resident hippy. This was a super-weak performance to top it off. In a week where the new VFTW king needed to step up, he's in big trouble. Not only do you not pick this song, you don't mess it up...ugh.
GRADE - FAIL
4. David Archuleta - "Stand By Me" - Somehow I distrust that he's never sung this in public before. I think the Archulator has shown off his raspiness on every song to every person who will stop to listen. Much like the beggars on high street, this guy just will not go away. The black T-shirt with white birds looks douchy, but this is the Archulator. Icky glory notes at the end, but other than that it was the usual mediocre performance. I know he's going to bring it in the finale and really piss me off. The tween-tards will keep him safe, especially in the money slot going lost.
GRADE - C
5. David Cook - "Baba O'Reilly" - Now here's something fresh, a Who song. I'm surprised by the outfit change, but he still looks OK. Just not as good. DC kind of whiffed on the glory notes connecting the boring soft part of the song and the upbeat chorus. The only real disappointment this week is that he did not work with the arrangement more. I think this is enough to keep him safe after having the best performance in the first round (despite the judges sucking the Archulator off hardcore).
GRADE - B-
6. Syesha Mercado - "A Change Is Gonna Come" - So if the black vote doesn't get behind Syesha this week to save her, are they just not watching? Maybe they all tuned out when Chikeize went home, but this is like picking the cheesy Lee Greenwood song to appease the hick fans (KKKrsiti Lee's manuever). This song choice is boring, the only excitement is that she could show off at the beginning and the end on glory notes which she actually hit. Her dress was a little iffy, but you know how guys are about boobs. The performance was good, the song choice for the rock theme was awful.
GRADE - B
7. Jason Castro - "Mr. Tambourine Man" - Jason is definitely going home or sticking around on his crutch, the acoustic guitar. I really think Vote For The Worst should have picked him before Brooke because this is classic awfulness matching the past 3 weeks. It's as if Jason just decided to stop trying to grow musically. Maybe he feels validated by America. He's no Bob Marley, and no Bob Dylan either. The outfit was nice for him, but he's so stoned out of his mind. He also forgot lyrics and hummed through the song. Unbelievable.
GRADE - FAIL
8. David Archuleta - "Love Me Tender" - The king of rock and roll is the challenge the Archulator takes on...and he punts it. Not like he punted the last time he had the money slot (forgetting lyrics of a Beatles song), but still he changed a decent upbeat song and made it into a drab snorefest. I know this is him just appealing to his fans, but this close-up squinting in the camera is not doing it for me. This was a poor song choice and not a great performance.
GRADE - D
So that's rock week. Well at least we had a rocker left to keep it good, and a hippy to laugh at a bunch. If there's any justice, Archulator should be in the bottom 2 to wake him up. However, the judges have his balls so far down their throats that there's no way the brainless tween-tards will let him go before the finale. They are sucking his junk so much more now that he is in trouble compared to the competition. Thankfully one poor contestant was left this week.
Best of the Night - David Cook, by a smidgen
Bottom Two - Jason "Bob" Castro and Syesha "I'm the only one with boobs left" Mercado
Going Home - 3 words from Simon for Jason - "PACK YOUR SUITCASE"
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