# American Idol: 3/9-3/10/11 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 10, 2011, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-9-3-10-11/574116 "2011-03-10T01:24:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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 10, 2011, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-9-3-10-11/574116/1 "2011-03-10T01:24:03Z")
Anybody still watching this. Casey was ok, not really as great as the judges said, but not bad. I wish he’d brought out the bass, though. I’m glad he kept in the “I get high” parts on “With a Little Help from My friends.” AI is usually really pussy about stuff like that, but then again, what the hell is Steven Tyler going to say about it? Now that we’re at the live shows, the lack of a Simon is starting to hurt more. There are no real critiques. Just fluff. ---
**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 10, 2011, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-9-3-10-11/574116/2 "2011-03-10T01:25:30Z")
Goddamn it, Dio, you and I simulposted the thread. I was shocked that there wasn’t one yet. I’m timeshifting as usual, so I’m just now starting to watch it. J-Lo’s lips have a life of their own tonight. ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-9-3-10-11/574116/3 "2011-03-10T01:40:29Z")
Disappointing Ryan Adams cover. I love Ryan Adams and Paul McDonald is good but “Come Pick Me Up” is not an upbeat song that needs to be smiled and danced throughout the whole thing. Pick “New York, New York” or “To Be Young” if you wanna do that. And then you wouldn’t have to change the lyrics too. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-9-3-10-11/574116/4 "2011-03-10T01:51:16Z")
That Paul McDonald guy sounded weird. He wasn’t singing the opening part as much as speaking it with a funny voice. ---
**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 10, 2011, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-9-3-10-11/574116/5 "2011-03-10T01:57:30Z")
This yodeling thing is just _not_ my cup of tea. It’s nails on a chalkboard to me. ---
**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 10, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-9-3-10-11/574116/6 "2011-03-10T02:04:24Z")
To put my initial claim another way, even if there was some kind original historical basis for the story, the Gospel versions are still lifted from the LXX, not from anecdotal or oral history. ---
**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 10, 2011, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-9-3-10-11/574116/7 "2011-03-10T02:06:23Z")
Reminder: [This season’s AI Pool](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=599264) is up and running in The Game Room. Gotta be signed up before Thursday’s results show. ---
**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 10, 2011, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-9-3-10-11/574116/8 "2011-03-10T02:11:29Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > To put my initial claim another way, even if there was some kind original historical basis for the story, the Gospel versions are still lifted from the LXX, not from anecdotal or oral history. Oops. Wrong thread. ---
**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 10, 2011, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-9-3-10-11/574116/9 "2011-03-10T02:15:18Z")
“Charlie Chapman?” She should be fired on the spot just for that. ---
**Author:** ![judikium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9adbd/32.png) [@judikium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/judikium)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-9-3-10-11/574116/10 "2011-03-10T02:23:08Z")
Thia definitely showed her age tonight. Not knowing Charlie Chaplin, bad grammar, general camera discomfort. Doesn’t look like she’s having fun- and the performance was weak. She needed a few more years. I thought Ashthon was good. Pia was great- completely nailed it. Haley and Paul- eh. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-9-3-10-11/574116/11 "2011-03-10T02:32:56Z")
It doesn’t come on here for another hour and a half. I hope Haley gets jettisoned. ---
**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 10, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-9-3-10-11/574116/12 "2011-03-10T02:42:08Z")
Scott seems smarmy beyond his years to me - like was just cloned as this winking, finger gun shooting, pop country product. ---
**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 10, 2011, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-9-3-10-11/574116/13 "2011-03-10T02:44:44Z")
I can’t look at Scott without thinking of Alfred E. Neumann. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-9-3-10-11/574116/14 "2011-03-10T02:58:08Z")
I think Pia was the best of the night. She nailed that high note at the end. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-9-3-10-11/574116/15 "2011-03-10T03:00:15Z")
Who knew that Steven Tyler was a boob guy? When critiquing Thia, he said: [QUOTE=Steven Tyler] I like the front more than the end. [/QUOTE] ---
**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 10, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-9-3-10-11/574116/16 "2011-03-10T03:05:46Z")
Stefano is growing on me. He had one of the best pure voices tonight, along with Pia. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-9-3-10-11/574116/17 "2011-03-10T03:05:54Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > This yodeling thing is just _not_ my cup of tea. It’s nails on a chalkboard to me. Whether or not the unwashed masses will recognize it, or even care, she showed us that she has absolutely amazing control over her voice. It doesn’t mean that she has to spend the rest of her life singing like Patsy Cline, but she subtly said “Hey, there’s a helluva a lot of untapped talent in here…you just got to give me a chance” Come to think of it, she might be one of those people that’ll do better to come in second or third so she can work with a different label and isn’t stuck doing strictly pop/Top40 music. WRT Scott. I’m confused. I just don’t see it. I mean he’s not bad, but IMHO he’s not that great either. I guess I just don’t see how he got this far. I’m sure we can all agree he’s not going to win and we’ll probably never hear from him again after that (maybe one album). I don’t know what it is about him. Even going beyond his voice, he just seems too uptight. Like he needs to loosen his belt or unbutton the top few buttons of his shirt or something. He just looks like he’s going to pop or trip over something and shatter. ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-9-3-10-11/574116/18 "2011-03-10T03:24:44Z")
I loved Paul (as usual) but he picked the wrong song. Picking a lesser-known song was a huge mistake. James did a great job, and was so smart to pick Paul McCartney. My favorite of the night was Casey. Genius. Dog of the night? Ashton. She sounded awful to me. ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-9-3-10-11/574116/19 "2011-03-10T03:38:16Z")
I too thought Ashthon was terrible. I thought she was terrible in her sing off last week too. I love listening to Casey, and Pia was awesome tonight. The two best by far. ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-9-3-10-11/574116/20 "2011-03-10T03:41:24Z")
Oh. And Scotty is going to be a huge country star regardless if he wins or gets bounced tomorrow. That kid is born to be a country star. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-9-3-10-11/574116.md?page=2)