sorry!
i apologize for not posting last week - i perform on tuesday nights, so i actually watch idol when i get home, sometimes very late...last week, i needed to get up earlier that usual, hence no post...
did i miss much? i still have it on my DVR, so i might dust it off for future retroactive blogging. i cannot say i am sad to see chikeze go...that was eze. i am still not rocking syesha and ramulay has completely lost any credit she built for herself in the audition. david cook continues to impress, brooke needs to sound pretty and shut up, and then there's everyone else...at least, to me. but enough about the past...let's talk DOLLY PARTON!!!
who knew Dolly P. wrote 3,000 songs?!?!?!? yikes! she's a regular Rivers Cuomo. She is looking good, and seems super sweet. i predict Kristy Lee will sing "9-5", Syesha will sing "I Will Always Love You", unless Ramulay butchers it, and Archuleta will try to pull out the saddest song in the Parton songbook. let's begin!!!
1. Brooke White - starting off! pretty good...singing "Jolene", the "new classic". eh, i am with Simon. don't quite get the stage picture of Brooke and her posse. it's like when a pretty girl wants to look legit, she busts out that dude with the shaker box (see McPhee, Katharine). i don't really know how well she knows these instruments. whenever she plays anything, i am so fearful that she will completely let her vocals and she sorta did. it's not second nature like David Cook's guitar...i can see Brooke thinking when she's playing and that makes me uncomfortable.
Brooke, shut up!!!! do NOT talk to Paula about her hair, just shut up!!!!!!
Song Choice: B+
Performance: B+
2. David Cook - 'Fess up, David - WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR HAIR?!?!?!?!?!? seriously, you are not kidding anyone with that spray hair...this is fascinating - he really can win now, so the have to figure out what the hell to do with him.
"Sparrow"? NEVER heard of this song. man, i know now how Dolly wrote 3,000 songs. they all sound the same! David Cook shows us how it's done. i'm not wild about it, but it sounded like a Dave Cook original. the guy turns things into his own and i think someone out there would buy it...good for Dave Cook!! Brooke, learn from Cook!
Song Choice: B
Performance: A-
3. Ramulay - eh, even Dolly doesn't believe in her! i don't know this song at all...she sounds tired, out of breath. i don't get this lady - does she not know how to control her breath? she's got such great tone, i really had high hopes for her...diminishing returns. it pains me to write about her because she so obviously is not going to win.
Song Choice: B
Performance:C+
4. Jason - i'm kinda sick of this guy...too aloof. but Dolly is so in love with this dude!
"Traveling Through" - i don't know any Dolly Parton songs! it's me, i believe. sounds pretty good. i think he made a smart choice. this type of hippy-dippy shit is his sweet spot. he owns that laid-back nature...a pleasant surprise.
Song Choice: A
Performance: A-
5. Carly - finally, a song i know! it sounds like she is changing up the tempo - i am digging it already, but perhaps that's because i know this. hmm...was she supposed to rock out on that one note? it sorta sonded like a chicken out halfway through...ah, but she busts a big note out in the end. i liked it, dude!
ugh, stop it Paula and Randy - you guys stink up the room.
Song Choice: A+
Performance: A
6. Archuleta - geez, how old are you, man! old man!! another moody ballad. seriously, he needs to get out of the dregs. one trick pony, dude...getting old, almost older than you!
somewhere, this boy's urge to try disappeared...this song sounds like "Desperado". although, i must admit, the shit sounds good!!
Song Choice: A (i can't believe it, either!)
Performance: A
7. Kristy Lee - i'm getting bored...i don't think that Dolly has written enough songs for me to keep interest...not satisfied with 3,000!
this girl keeps getting lucky with the genres...she sounds good because it's country, but i still see emptiness in the eyes - the girl could not keep my interest!
Song Choice: B
Performance:B
8.Syesha - called it! that Syesha loves those unrequited love songs, don't she?? she's not Whitney, and that hurts anyone who sings a Whitney song. i do think that she did a good job considering, but who dare tackles the beast!
i just hate her so.
Song Choice: C
Performance: B+
9. Michael Johns - i didn't realize we were dressing so formally for dinner! he looks cheesy to the max and still sings as if he smelled a fart. ah, play to the audience - mentioning the word "sexy" in this audience is enough to freak out the 'tweens...i think that this guy is the "soul guy" because there's no one else. but he's definitely not a vocal great. it's getting better, but i don't know, i'm not convinced that he can go the distance.
Song Choice: B+
Performance: B+
did i miss much? i still have it on my DVR, so i might dust it off for future retroactive blogging. i cannot say i am sad to see chikeze go...that was eze. i am still not rocking syesha and ramulay has completely lost any credit she built for herself in the audition. david cook continues to impress, brooke needs to sound pretty and shut up, and then there's everyone else...at least, to me. but enough about the past...let's talk DOLLY PARTON!!!
who knew Dolly P. wrote 3,000 songs?!?!?!? yikes! she's a regular Rivers Cuomo. She is looking good, and seems super sweet. i predict Kristy Lee will sing "9-5", Syesha will sing "I Will Always Love You", unless Ramulay butchers it, and Archuleta will try to pull out the saddest song in the Parton songbook. let's begin!!!
1. Brooke White - starting off! pretty good...singing "Jolene", the "new classic". eh, i am with Simon. don't quite get the stage picture of Brooke and her posse. it's like when a pretty girl wants to look legit, she busts out that dude with the shaker box (see McPhee, Katharine). i don't really know how well she knows these instruments. whenever she plays anything, i am so fearful that she will completely let her vocals and she sorta did. it's not second nature like David Cook's guitar...i can see Brooke thinking when she's playing and that makes me uncomfortable.
Brooke, shut up!!!! do NOT talk to Paula about her hair, just shut up!!!!!!
Song Choice: B+
Performance: B+
2. David Cook - 'Fess up, David - WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR HAIR?!?!?!?!?!? seriously, you are not kidding anyone with that spray hair...this is fascinating - he really can win now, so the have to figure out what the hell to do with him.
"Sparrow"? NEVER heard of this song. man, i know now how Dolly wrote 3,000 songs. they all sound the same! David Cook shows us how it's done. i'm not wild about it, but it sounded like a Dave Cook original. the guy turns things into his own and i think someone out there would buy it...good for Dave Cook!! Brooke, learn from Cook!
Song Choice: B
Performance: A-
3. Ramulay - eh, even Dolly doesn't believe in her! i don't know this song at all...she sounds tired, out of breath. i don't get this lady - does she not know how to control her breath? she's got such great tone, i really had high hopes for her...diminishing returns. it pains me to write about her because she so obviously is not going to win.
Song Choice: B
Performance:C+
4. Jason - i'm kinda sick of this guy...too aloof. but Dolly is so in love with this dude!
"Traveling Through" - i don't know any Dolly Parton songs! it's me, i believe. sounds pretty good. i think he made a smart choice. this type of hippy-dippy shit is his sweet spot. he owns that laid-back nature...a pleasant surprise.
Song Choice: A
Performance: A-
5. Carly - finally, a song i know! it sounds like she is changing up the tempo - i am digging it already, but perhaps that's because i know this. hmm...was she supposed to rock out on that one note? it sorta sonded like a chicken out halfway through...ah, but she busts a big note out in the end. i liked it, dude!
ugh, stop it Paula and Randy - you guys stink up the room.
Song Choice: A+
Performance: A
6. Archuleta - geez, how old are you, man! old man!! another moody ballad. seriously, he needs to get out of the dregs. one trick pony, dude...getting old, almost older than you!
somewhere, this boy's urge to try disappeared...this song sounds like "Desperado". although, i must admit, the shit sounds good!!
Song Choice: A (i can't believe it, either!)
Performance: A
7. Kristy Lee - i'm getting bored...i don't think that Dolly has written enough songs for me to keep interest...not satisfied with 3,000!
this girl keeps getting lucky with the genres...she sounds good because it's country, but i still see emptiness in the eyes - the girl could not keep my interest!
Song Choice: B
Performance:B
8.Syesha - called it! that Syesha loves those unrequited love songs, don't she?? she's not Whitney, and that hurts anyone who sings a Whitney song. i do think that she did a good job considering, but who dare tackles the beast!
i just hate her so.
Song Choice: C
Performance: B+
9. Michael Johns - i didn't realize we were dressing so formally for dinner! he looks cheesy to the max and still sings as if he smelled a fart. ah, play to the audience - mentioning the word "sexy" in this audience is enough to freak out the 'tweens...i think that this guy is the "soul guy" because there's no one else. but he's definitely not a vocal great. it's getting better, but i don't know, i'm not convinced that he can go the distance.
Song Choice: B+
Performance: B+
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