I think the “Lady Marmalade” montage was compiled from preliminary auditions before they got to the judges. They may have even been specifically asked to sing it just for the purposes of the montage. Didn’t they do taht with a Star Spangled Banner montage one season?
Ok, wow. Didn’t realize this was going to be two hours and thought I was in some sort of bad singing rip in the continuum there for a minute, eek!
I loved the Meatloaf-singing and Liberty torch holding guys that got to sing a word and a half before getting cut off, bwah!
The first set of twins are just marvelously yummy, the second set not so much. Although, their last name was my maiden name and they live about five miles from me so I feel guilty about not liking their uber-riffing and blatant ass-kissing. I think I’ll be alright though.
Mandisa was cool, although I really want to get ahold of that hot mess on her head and fix it. Simon make a fat joke?! Unheard of, shocking I tells ya!
Charles (shave and go drag) really can’t write worth a damn but Simon was way outta line there.
The short/tall corn maze girls, hmm. Liked them together, the older shorter one was decent enough but I thought the younger taller one was not so good. Paula passed them for the gimmick, but Randy actually liked the unintelligible taller/younger one, the hell?
Yvette, oh she of the swaying green/blue drapey shirt and jacket? Save the money you’re wasting on voice lessons and buy undergarments, thanks.
Zac the Crooner? Awwwwww, loved him! What a breath of fresh air to not slide all over hell and back on each note, just a very nice voice all around, yay.
David the Frankie Impersonater was a cutie, but is he going to be cursed with the RedJohn one dimension thing?
Tanorexia’s last name was Parizinski? You can’t make this shit up, folks!
Folky Feather boy might have done quite well in English, alas.
Pole dancer had gorgeous hair, too bad no one told her she can’t sing, great performer though, there’s more than one way to get a work visa, hmm?
Oh whatta night, whew!
If this season follows form, we won’t even see the auditions for a lot of the real contenders. It seems like they always get to the hollywood rounds and suddenly we’re seeing a bunch of people they’ve never shown before.
They never showed Bo Bice’s initial audition last year, did they?
Based on the enthusiasm of the Windchill girl, David will either be the next American Idol or my son in law. He would have been tolerable had he slowed WAY down. I guess it was nerves. The Windchill girl has good taste.
Not during the audition shows, no. They finally dug it out when he was in the Final 3.
Crazy Jumping Guy Dave Hoover was at least worth some comic relief.
The first guy, Damien…What the hell was that? “Constance on the bathroom wall”–I wish I could get that out of my brain!
That awful girl with her equally awful mom looked like the love child of Britney and Paris. Yech.
I really hope they can find better hopefuls as they go on, because this particular group wasn’t so hot, except for the twins and paltry few others. It was great entertainment, though.
She is quite the talk of the office this morning. At least half my department is convinced that we’ll see her again in another city, because (according to my coworkers) she had a different haircut when she was wearing the different outfit in the “Lady Marmalade” montage. I didn’t pay that much attention, insofar as my ears were bleeding at that point.
I’m going to miss tonight’s episode because “Lost” is on. Bummer. What are these programming execs thinking, putting “AI” against “Lost”? Bozos.
You say it’s on again tonight??? I haven’t gotten to watch this one yet! I’m looking forward to seeing Tanorexia though. 
Yes. Although, on further review, I find that “AI” is only on from 8-9, and not 8-10, as I previously thought! SCORE! So I’ll be able to watch “Lost” too, instead of having to choose. That “Bozos” from my earlier post? Change it to a lower-case b.
[url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/chart_beat/bonus.jsp]Link to Billboard**
BIG ‘WHEEL’ KEEPS ON TURNING: Carrie Underwood rules Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart for the seventh week, while her single “Jesus, Take the Wheel” (Arista) drives 2-1. She is the second “American Idol” contestant to hold sway over this chart. Josh Gracin led the list the week of March 19, 2005 with “Nothin’ to Lose.”
“Jesus, Take the Wheel” is the 87th No. 1 for the “American Idol” franchise, counting all charts compiled by the Billboard Information Group. The breakdown among the Idols for most No. 1 titles is:
Kelly Clarkson - 32
Fantasia - 11
Ruben Studdard - 10
Clay Aiken - 8
Carrie Underwood - 7
Josh Gracin - 6
Kimberley Locke - 3
Bo Bice - 2
Diana DeGarmo - 1
Tamyra Gray - 1
William Hung - 1
American Idol Finalists - 5
I like her song a lot.
Last night was such a hoot! My hubby and I were cracking up most of the night. I missed the first 30 minutes 'cuz I was cooking dinner. I only saw the second set of twins, I think. They were wonderful! I love the tag y’all have put on Tanorexia! Very funny.
Dang! Could a wandering mod fix my link?
I wonder what that list is actually counting? Weeks at #1 on the singles chart?
Who buys singles? Do they even exist anymore?
I’d like to take credit for that but it was actually my daughter who shouted, “That’s the worst case of Tanorexia I’ve ever seen!” when she showed up. This was followed immediately by Simon’s “I want to talk about your tan.”
The Biggirl household was thoroughly amused by the whole two hours.
Overall, not too exciting, I didn’t think. I was fed up already after Ryan’s 15-minute intro. The first weeks are okay to watch, but I could live without them, or at least with a cut down version.
Loved the first set of twins. Cute and talented. What more can I ask for? I’m ready to swoon over them, and over Zachary as well. The dimples! Apparently I’m becoming a dirty old lady too.
My favorite of the sucksters was Crystal Meth Barbie, aka Tanorexia or Lil’ Paris as some of you have already named her. She was about as smart as a box of paperclips. But, as I told my husband, she had me at, “Um … my name is Crystal,” when Simon asked her about her tan. I hope to see her again.
I buy single songs from iTunes. Wonder if that counts?
I only had to cover my eyes a few times. Yes, I know covering the eyes does nothing to help with the quality of the singing, but it’s easier to listen if I can’t see them embarassing themselves as well. OK then.
I kind of love the “proof is in the paper” girl who refused to engage in the sing-off with that crazy “Chain of Fools” girl. I hope she’s good in Hollywood, but not as good as Martisa.
I have no idea what’s going on with that last guy. Anyone whose eyes roll back in his head when he’s singing should be immediately disqualified.
And as always, when I watch the auditions, I’m very happy that while my parents made sure I got to try everything I wanted when I was a kid, they never let me labor under the false delusion that I was good at something I wasn’t. Big shout-out to Mom and Dad, for that one.
She is totally the wind beneath my wings.
“No. 1” titles by genre (singles, records, videos).
Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood are the two biggest AI stars right now.
Airplay has equal weight with ‘sales’.
Airplay is not indicative of popularity. I find those numbers to be somewhat dubious and “created.” The studio ships a lot of singles and passes out a lot of coke to get airplay and suddenly they have a “number one single.” It’s all just a promotional tactic.
I don’t think that any of the contestants have really crossed over beyond their initial AI audiences. They’re all pretty disposable and their material is universally awful. I’m betting that none of the previous winners will still have careers in five years.