# American Idol 4/29-4/30 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 29, 2008, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-29-4-30/447374 "2008-04-29T18:15:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-29-4-30/447374/41 "2008-04-30T00:36:38Z")
Brooke – dreadful. Sucked all the fun out of the song. David A. – can’t judge you fairly for that song, as I live in Red Sox territory. Missed Cook and Castro, dealing with the dog and kid, respectively. Speaking of missing people – anyone know if **Biggirl** mentioned dropping out of AI watching? Haven’t seen her in the threads lately. ---
**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:** [April 30, 2008, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-29-4-30/447374/42 "2008-04-30T00:37:03Z")
[QUOTE=HazelNutCoffee] She could have just gotten them confused with the notes for someone else’s song, I suppose. Who knows? [/QUOTE] She tried to say that it was confused with David’s, but she had already said that David’s was _good_, so that’s clearly not true. ---
**Author:** ![RachelChristine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RachelChristine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RachelChristine)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-29-4-30/447374/43 "2008-04-30T00:37:11Z")
I know I have read that they do a dress rehearsal where the judges get at least an idea of what they are going to say ahead of time. I don’t remember when or where I read it though. Still, a normal person wouldn’t get the dress rehearsal and “first round of the night” which Ryan just mentioned mixed up. Crazy Pauler! ---
**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:** [April 30, 2008, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-29-4-30/447374/44 "2008-04-30T00:37:31Z")
Castro was really mediocre that time. His voice didn’t work for that song. “September Morn” needs that rumbling bass. ---
**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:** [April 30, 2008, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-29-4-30/447374/45 "2008-04-30T00:37:35Z")
[QUOTE=Drain Bead] OMG, Paula is WASTED, and this whole show is most definitely rigged. [/QUOTE] Rigged? I assume she’s just already seen their performances from practice. And she’s nervous. And drugged. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-29-4-30/447374/46 "2008-04-30T00:39:00Z")
I thought it was fairly well known that Paula can see 32 minutes into the future. It’s not usually that useful a gift, but it works well with this format. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-29-4-30/447374/47 "2008-04-30T00:39:34Z")
It’s far more likely that Paula just had her notes screwed up. So far the second round sucks, mainly due to song choices. ---
**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:** [April 30, 2008, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-29-4-30/447374/48 "2008-04-30T00:39:51Z")
Cook just PWNED that song. ---
**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:** [April 30, 2008, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-29-4-30/447374/49 "2008-04-30T00:39:53Z")
The more I hear of Cook, the more I like his voice. That wasn’t his best, but it was fine and it was typically him. ---
**Author:** ![Jillyvn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Jillyvn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jillyvn)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-29-4-30/447374/50 "2008-04-30T00:39:54Z")
[QUOTE=cricetus] Now THAT would be cool. Unfortunately, it’s only Neil Diamond. [/QUOTE] :smack: Freudian slip maybe? I of course meant Neil Diamond Where’s that dunce cap… I know I put it somewhere. David was good. Very very good. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-29-4-30/447374/51 "2008-04-30T00:40:50Z")
I thought DC’s second was a pretty lame song, but I am starting to like David Cook more, and I do think he deserves to win. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-29-4-30/447374/52 "2008-04-30T00:42:47Z")
David C is the only one who goes beyond the original arrangements, it seems. And that’s a shame because like Dolly Parton, Neil Diamond has written songs for a number of other singers. Just because they’re all songs he can sing well doesn’t mean they can’t be sung by other people very differently. I like Jason, but he really was blah tonight. ---
**Author:** ![fruitbat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fruitbat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fruitbat)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-29-4-30/447374/53 "2008-04-30T00:46:47Z")
I sense a general lack of enthusiasm about this years’ Idol contestants among most people, but I think David Cook is about as good as we have had since Kelly Clarkson. Tonight was a showcase for how he differentiates himself. He seems to try to never give a karaoke version of the familiar and sometime overly familiar songs they have to sing. I admire both his vocal versatility his willingness to take risks. I don’t think any of the remaining contestants is even that close. ---
**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:** [April 30, 2008, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-29-4-30/447374/54 "2008-04-30T00:47:23Z")
Shut up, Brooke, you sucked. Arizona _is_ “between two shores,” isn’t it? I think it was a silly bit of advice to tell her to change it from NY. That was better than her first song but still nothing special. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-29-4-30/447374/55 "2008-04-30T00:47:44Z")
I totally agree, **fruitbat**. And I don’t care how much the judges drool over Archie, he’s just not in David Cook’s league. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-29-4-30/447374/56 "2008-04-30T00:48:41Z")
Worst song lyrics change ever, by Brooke! Lost between the two shores of LA and…Arizona?!? ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-29-4-30/447374/57 "2008-04-30T00:51:05Z")
Well, that was one small step removed from Kristy singing Lee Greenwood in terms of pandering. Barf! ---
**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:** [April 30, 2008, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-29-4-30/447374/58 "2008-04-30T00:51:41Z")
I don’t know what to say about Archuletta anymore. This sounds exactly like all his other performances. If you like that, you like, it, I guess. I can’t really say he sucks or doesn’t have talent, but he’s not my cup of tea. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-29-4-30/447374/59 "2008-04-30T00:52:20Z")
Archuleta does nothing for me. I do not get the love. ---
**Author:** ![Jillyvn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Jillyvn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jillyvn)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2008, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-29-4-30/447374/60 "2008-04-30T00:52:27Z")
Brooke is so good, she can single-handedly redraw the coastlines of North America with one warbly note. Why does everyone suck up to David Archuletta? He drives me batty. He needs to get some life experience behind him, because everything he sings sounds disingenuous. I realize the kid is talented, but he creeps me out. So far, David Cook was the only one worth watching. Everyone else would have their arse handed to them at any local karaoke night with tonight’s performances… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-29-4-30/447374.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-29-4-30/447374.md?page=4)