# American Idol 3/16 to 3/17 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 17, 2011, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-to-3-17/574983 "2011-03-17T00:38:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-to-3-17/574983/41 "2011-03-17T17:39:33Z")
I think this is my first time posting in one of these threads, but my mom told me somebody did Teen Spirit last night. It didn’t work for me. It sounded like he was looking for places to add some extra notes in the verses, either because that’s the style of the show or to make it a little different from the original. That didn’t add anything. He was pretty weak on the verse and alright on the coda. I’m assuming he did one verse and one chorus (plus the coda) because of time constraints and they all have to deal with that. > [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > That freaking shitty house band didn’t do him any favors either. There was no guitar. Yeah - they were pretty flat. > [@](#): > > Casey should have done something else off of _Nevermind_ - “Lithium,” would have been good, and let him showcase the bass line. Completely agree. Lithium is a more melodic song. Teen Spirit is pretty monotonous by design and it’s not really supposed to be expanded upon. Come As You Are also would have been better, I think. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-to-3-17/574983/42 "2011-03-17T20:10:54Z")
I liked James, Jacob, Pia, and Thia the best. Karen looked nice but was dull. Lauren sounded way off, Naima just looks pissed at the world, Paul’s voice is getting irritating, Stefano was good, Casey picked the wrong song but has the right attitude–a little subversion never hurt… Haley still does not sound good to me, Scotty is okay but he is going to sound country no matter what he sings. ---
**Author:** ![threeorange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@threeorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threeorange)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-to-3-17/574983/43 "2011-03-17T22:58:00Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Completely agree. Lithium is a more melodic song. Teen Spirit is pretty monotonous by design and it’s not really supposed to be expanded upon. Come As You Are also would have been better, I think. Add me to those who think _Lithium_ would have been a better selection; although Teen Spirit is better known, which seems to affect the voting. Does Fox get squicky about lyrics? Lines like “I’ll kill you, I’m not gonna crack” may not go over well with some folks. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-to-3-17/574983/44 "2011-03-18T00:37:42Z")
No surprises so far. Stephen is funny. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-to-3-17/574983/45 "2011-03-18T00:56:20Z")
Ah, it’s all turned out just fine. I wouldn’t mind if either one of those bottom two had gone. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-to-3-17/574983/46 "2011-03-18T00:58:58Z")
I have no memory of even seeing this chick before. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-to-3-17/574983/47 "2011-03-18T01:06:52Z")
Spoil, please? ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-to-3-17/574983/48 "2011-03-18T01:08:29Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > Spoil, please? Karen’s journey has come to an end ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-to-3-17/574983/49 "2011-03-18T01:15:07Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > \Stefano has a good voice, but is too earnest. It’s funny because he looks like Joey Tribiani from “Friends” AND brings the same odd combination of being good looking yet being completely un-hot. \ I turned to my husband while he was singing and said, “How YOU doin’?” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-to-3-17/574983/50 "2011-03-18T01:19:29Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Karen’s journey has come to an end Thanks. Well, that’s fine. She is forgettable. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-to-3-17/574983/51 "2011-03-18T03:10:22Z")
> [@Billy\_Baroo](#): > > Scotty: 6 > …the scoliosis stance is offputting. No kidding! He really needs to lose that affectation–it’s just weird-looking. They should put a shock collar on him and give him a jolt every time he starts leaning over. > [@](#): > > Paul: 4 > Although you would make good records, this ain’t the show for you. This guy dances worse than Elaine from Seinfeld. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-to-3-17/574983/52 "2011-03-18T12:59:21Z")
I was very close! > [@PunditLisa](#): > > I had to scroll down and figure out who I’m missing: Karen. She is completely unmemorable. I believe she’ll go home tonight. I also believe we’ll have three more women in the bottom 3: Thia, Karen and Haley. ---
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-to-3-17/574983/53 "2011-03-18T13:18:58Z")
So I hear LeeDeWhosits was on the show. Does he still have that stupid looking facial hair on his chin? ugh. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-to-3-17/574983/54 "2011-03-18T15:27:40Z")
Yep, Lee has still been bobbing for caterpillars. My only complaint this week was the unfair bashing of Thia for somehow not picking something more profound and mature. She’s 15 fer Og’s sake. If a Disney ballad feels deep to her, then let her sing it. When I was 15 I though Def Leppard’s _Rock of Ages_ was speaking directly to my soul, so let’s cut her some slack for being a kid. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-to-3-17/574983/55 "2011-03-18T16:44:39Z")
Next week is going to be Motown week, AKA “Make sure a black female makes the tour” week. Not that I mind–I think Naima is a lot more talented a singer than she’s shown the last two weeks (the Donny Hathaway reprisal wildcard sing-out proves it) and she absolutely deserves a spot on the tour. But the AI people like a tour with diversity, and I don’t know if they’ve EVER had a top 10 without at least one black woman in it. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-to-3-17/574983/56 "2011-03-18T16:51:02Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > But the AI people like a tour with diversity, and I don’t know if they’ve EVER had a top 10 without at least one black woman in it. Yeah, that hasn’t happened since way back in…[last year](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idols_LIVE!_Tour_2010). 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-to-3-17/574983/57 "2011-03-18T18:17:10Z")
That was a wasted appearance from the Black-Eyed Peas. Indeed, they may have actually been wasted, for all the energy they seemed to bring. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-to-3-17/574983/58 "2011-03-18T22:14:30Z")
Pia makes me think of a Eurovision contestant from some southern European country. Greece, maybe. Or Malta. Actually, it helps if you think of AI in Eurovision terms. It’s a lot funnier that way. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-to-3-17/574983/59 "2011-03-18T23:43:24Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > That was a wasted appearance from the Black-Eyed Peas. Indeed, they may have actually been wasted, for all the energy they seemed to bring. I don’t understand their appeal. They can’t sing, can’t play anything, perform nothing memorable, yet they get to play halftime, among other things. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-to-3-17/574983/60 "2011-03-19T01:58:22Z")
> [@GargoyleWB](#): > > Yep, Lee has still been bobbing for caterpillars. > > My only complaint this week was the unfair bashing of Thia for somehow not picking something more profound and mature. She’s 15 fer Og’s sake. If a Disney ballad feels deep to her, then let her sing it. When I was 15 I though Def Leppard’s _Rock of Ages_ was speaking directly to my soul, so let’s cut her some slack for being a kid. The judges were all over the place last week - for Thia it was, show us something different, you’re always singing the same songs, and for someone else (Haley, I think it was), it was you have to find your voice, quit singing different songs each week. If I could say one thing to AI contestants every year, it would be to find a good song that is well within your range each week and sing the holy shit\* out of it - nothing more, nothing less. \*And by singing the holy shit out of it, I mean doing exactly what the song requires - slow crescendo or come out of the gate swinging or whatever. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-to-3-17/574983.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-16-to-3-17/574983.md?page=4)