American Idol: Discussion Thread

[Sweet_VeeVee24]

Lakisha did it...I love that song, and I loved how she asked Diana Ross how to perform the song.

[Days4Life]

Lakisha! Loved the dress!

I think she and Melinda should have a sing-off. Simon's right. In this competition, they are soooo far above the rest.

[Cheap21]

I love Haley. Im glad Simon boosted her up. She seems really sweet and genuine.

Wow Lakisha brought it tonight. I think I liked her better than Melinda tonight. I would love for a final 2 with them

[EricaKane70]

Why do these boys keep butchering diana's songs????? Hate it Blake.

[Days4Life]

Blake just irritates me for some reason. I think he was the one that Sundance referred to last week, that thinks he has the competition sewn up.

[Sweet_VeeVee24]

Is Blake the one that did that Jumirquou(sp) song that Simon was tearing apart?

[EricaKane70]

He seems out of breath on some parts. I'm not feeling chris's performance.

[Cheap21]

thank god for Chris Robinson. By far best guy of the night and the best after Lakisha and Melinda

[Soapsuds]

Gawd..isnt Chris so damn adorable. I liked his performance tonight. My favorite of the guys has been Blake. I am not sure about the way he arranged the song.

[Josh]

Brandon forgot the words...oye!!

[KMan101]

You guys thought Chris R rocked it? OMG he was horrible. I didn't understand a word he was singing. I was so disappointed.

Chris Sligh and Blake butchered their songs. Ugh. I think it could really hurt them.

Phil did well, but I dunno ... he didn't do the song justice, but he tried and did a good job.

Haley was actually really good. I'm not sure what show you all are watching. I actually remembered her after the show was over.

Brandon was alright but had the dreaded first to perform slot. He will be totally forgettable and I think he will be eliminated.

Sanjaya ... I think after a year or two of real musical training, he could have a good voice, but he just has no range and he's just ... I dunno. He has potential, actually but something is just missing.

Gina did her best. I liked her performance but it was just lacking something.

Melinda, Stephanie, Jordin and Lakisha did, by far, the best tonight, although I was SO disappointed in Stephanie. She was going so well and then to leave out the best part ... wow.

Frankly though ... it just seemed liked SOMETHING was missing from each performance. This is why I kind of hate theme nights ... it ends up screwing over some really good singers ...

Bottom 3?

Chris R, Blake, Brandon

Going Home?

Brandon

[Soapsuds]

I agree Brandon is going home.

[DaysFanJean]

I think Brandon is going, too.

Haley actually reminds me of Katharine McPhee and her voice is as good (IMHO) and so I hope she is given the chance to come into her own. With the wonderful girls, though, I'm thinking she won't have a chance.

First for me was Lakisha, second was Jordin and third was Melinda (it was her song). Phil surprised me the most and Blake disappointed me the most. I think Diana Ross was right about Jordin. She is gorgeous, has a blowout voice and has exuberance, the spirit. If she keeps performing a little better each week, she could win this.

[PhoenixRising05]

I agree Jean. I mentioned this before but Haley is almost channeling Katherine. I felt happy for her tonight and I am back to liking her. The judger did seem hard on her the past few weeks and Simon's nice words led her to breakdown and I think that earned her alot of points. Here is my breakdown of tonight:

Brandon: A mess and totally forgettable. Going home IMO.

Melinda: Superb. That word says it all. Her humbleness and her lack of arrogance are refreshing.

Chris S: Butchered his song. He shocked me. That song is a classic and he totally destroyed it. He will stay but he lost a ton of points with me. Don't mess with the arrangments. He needs the glasses too. If it weren't for some of the others, he would be gone I think.

Gina: Ok. Lacked emotion and persazz. Nothing special. Better then half the guys. Needs to be careful of shouting though.

Phil: Not bad. I liked it. Shouted at times but not a bad vocal.

Lakisha: Fantastic. Some of her facial expressions bug me during her singing but everything else is great. Classy, elegant...well done.

Blake: WHAT THE HELL?! I appreciate originality but wow. That was bordering on butchering. He was alright but I couldn't get over how much the song got trashed so it ruined it for me. TONIGHT'S LESSION TO TAKE AWAY FOR THE FUTURE...DON'T MESS WITH CLASSICS!!! It's ok to update them a bit and do them your own way vocally but to completely change it like he and Chris S is dumb. Lost points with me.

Haley: (see above for my comments) Just to add to what I wrote above...I like her. I liked her a few weeks ago but her attitude bugged me but today she got back on my good side. Simon was right...she could be a surprise. Her vocal wasn't bad and her worst mistake was forgetting the words at one point.

Sanjaya: Started off like crap and there was a point at the beginning where it wasn't bad but then the higher notes came and....ugh.... I feel bad for him but he shouldn't even be here. I wonder how he even moved past the judges picks rounds. Bringing the Justin Guarini hair this week didn't help. He needs to go!!! I doubt he will but he is who should go. Just a mess and I usually don't like the judges being rude but Simon was right on. Diana Ross should be screaming hearing that.

Stephanie: Ok. I don't like her being so much like Beyonce. Everything she sings lately (except the first week of viewer voting rounds) sounds like Beyonce. It's way too similar for me. She sang well. I didn't like the arrangement but it wasn't butchered like others did to their songs. I wanted more uptempo parts to it but my biggest issue is she is bordering too much on being too similar to Beyonce.

Chris R: I didn't think it was too bad at first but I watched it again and Simon was right. What a mess. Again, like Stephanie, he is bordering on being way too similar to someone and that is Justin Timberlake. It's ok to sound like them but spice it up a bit because, otherwise, it's too copycat-ish. His vocals were a mess tonight.

Jordan: The darkhorse and Simon was right...a major finals contender. One of her best performances and I am almost ready to say the best performance of the night. I think once she gets with a song she really connects with (see Angels Brought Me Here by Carrie Underwood) she will explode. I still think one of the divas will get picked off so Jordan getting to the finals would not shock me. She can sing and she was flawless tonight.

Bottom three could be anyone but Melinda, Jordan, and Lakisha. Everyone else is fairgame but I think Brandon will go home ultimately. I want Sanjaya but I doubt it. Plus, Brandon went first and did nothing to help himself.

Oh, and to Ryan, Paula, Simon, and Randy. Simon and Ryan's back and forth was hilarious . Great seeing Diana Ross and she was great with the singers.

[DaysFanJean]

The judges do seem to be having fun and are more enjoyable to watch this year. Simon, much as I love him, still seems a bit over in critism when a little less would have got the point across, though. I do love how he paid attention to Haley tonight and happy he gave her hope.

I'm going out on a limb (way out) and predict the bottom three who will be called in the elimination group will be:

Chris Sligh

Brandon Rogers

Stephanie Edwards

and Brandon will go.

Chris had a wretched night in my opinion and even though he is a good singer ordinarily, he isn't doing a thing for me. I love Stephanie, but she has no fan base and that is really strange to me. Even Dianna Ross loved her.

I'm really looking forward to seeing and hearing Dianna tomorrow night. She was the very first singers ever that my son wanted to listen to and ran to turn up the music whenever she was on.