# American Idol 4/6 to 4/7 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 6, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-6-to-4-7/535167 "2010-04-06T17:10:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-6-to-4-7/535167/61 "2010-04-07T01:20:12Z")
I didn’t think the song was noticeably slower. ---
**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 7, 2010, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-6-to-4-7/535167/62 "2010-04-07T01:23:35Z")
Siobahn chose a fairly mellow, dialed down selection. Not a bad idea for her since she needed to break away from the big scream gimmick. It’s also not a _treacly_ song, which is good. This could be really good for her (ala Adam Lambert doing the Donnie Darko song) or really bad, depending on the execution. There’s a risk it could come off boring. ---
**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:** [April 7, 2010, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-6-to-4-7/535167/63 "2010-04-07T01:25:33Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > She’s always going to be technically sharp, she’s never going to be off key or hit a bad note. She’s not interesting or original as a performer, but she’s a highly competent busker. > \ Agreed. There was nothing wrong with her performance, but I’m not running to iTunes to purchase it. If she puts out an album in the Tracy Chapman vein, I might be interested. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-6-to-4-7/535167/64 "2010-04-07T01:25:42Z")
I guess it was maybe just expecting it to be faster since he _said_ upbeat. Maybe I should take a page from Randy and just judge Tim on the Timscale. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-6-to-4-7/535167/65 "2010-04-07T01:27:13Z")
Casey is really good, obviously the best of the night. The guitar is fantastic. I will download this from iTunes. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-6-to-4-7/535167/66 "2010-04-07T01:28:22Z")
So that’s what happens when you ditch the band. Can we jump to a final two of Casey and Crystal, 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:** [April 7, 2010, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-6-to-4-7/535167/67 "2010-04-07T01:28:46Z")
This might be Casey’s best performance yet. His vocals and guitar are both perfect (nice to see someone on this show who can really play), and the interpretation was good. The ending could have been a little better. It just sort of tailed off there. Still, this is the kind of thing that I would actually want to listen to in the car. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-6-to-4-7/535167/68 "2010-04-07T01:30:26Z")
One thing about Casey tonight that I rarely see on Idol is it really did feel like he knew what the lyrics were about and meant them… he _interpreted_ it, like a mature performer does with a song, he didn’t just sing it or act it out with corny expressions. I suspect he went way outside the expected song list because he’s done this song a lot; it struck me as a very finished song for both the guitar and vocals. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-6-to-4-7/535167/69 "2010-04-07T01:31:13Z")
Despite the inevitable comparisons to SRV, Casey’s voice reminded me of someone but I can’t quite think of who. Maybe Bob Seger, maybe Joe Cocker, something in his tone…it was good, whatever it was. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-6-to-4-7/535167/70 "2010-04-07T01:31:27Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > This might be Casey’s best performance yet. His vocals and guitar are both perfect (nice to see someone on this show who can really play), and the interpretation was good. The ending could have been a little better. It just sort of tailed off there. Still, this is the kind of thing that I would actually want to listen to in the car. Yes, another reason I think he’s done this before is because of the awkward ending, he had to do the two minute edit. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-6-to-4-7/535167/71 "2010-04-07T01:32:28Z")
> [@Queen\_Tonya](#): > > Despite the inevitable comparisons to SRV, Casey’s voice reminded me of someone but I can’t quite think of who. Maybe Bob Seger, maybe Joe Cocker, something in his tone…it was good, whatever it was. I say Michael Hutchence, my wife thinks he had more of an Eddy Vedder vibe tonight. ---
**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 7, 2010, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-6-to-4-7/535167/72 "2010-04-07T01:40:08Z")
Not sure about this. It’s coming off really high school theater. She’s singing it fine, but the hair, costume and set are a little cheesy. She kind of looks like the princess in a high school play sitting in front of a window, singing wistfully about her prince. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-6-to-4-7/535167/73 "2010-04-07T01:42:53Z")
I dig the Shiv, although I do think she’s the Idol most likely to need Prozac, bless her heart. ---
**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 7, 2010, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-6-to-4-7/535167/74 "2010-04-07T01:42:54Z")
> [@cricetus](#): > > One thing about Casey tonight that I rarely see on Idol is it really did feel like he knew what the lyrics were about and meant them… he _interpreted_ it, like a mature performer does with a song, he didn’t just sing it or act it out with corny expressions. I suspect he went way outside the expected song list because he’s done this song a lot; it struck me as a very finished song for both the guitar and vocals. Yeah, it looked pretty practiced. Those guitar parts were pretty tricky to play that smoothly while singing, and he was flawless. It didn’t look like it was something he’d just learned a few days ago. That had some polish to it. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-6-to-4-7/535167/75 "2010-04-07T01:43:53Z")
I missed last week, what was disasterous about Siobhan’s performance? ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-6-to-4-7/535167/76 "2010-04-07T01:44:57Z")
I thought Shiv’s “interpretation” of the lyrics ventured into Ms. Teen South Carolina territory. ---
**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 7, 2010, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-6-to-4-7/535167/77 "2010-04-07T01:46:17Z")
Isn’t that one of John’s acid songs? ---
**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:** [April 7, 2010, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-6-to-4-7/535167/78 "2010-04-07T01:51:17Z")
> [@cricetus](#): > > One thing about Casey tonight that I rarely see on Idol is it really did feel like he knew what the lyrics were about and meant them… he _interpreted_ it, like a mature performer does with a song, he didn’t just sing it or act it out with corny expressions. I suspect he went way outside the expected song list because he’s done this song a lot; it struck me as a very finished song for both the guitar and vocals. I liked his performance tonight for these reasons; however, I didn’t like his voice today - some songs show his vibrato more, and I am no fan of vibrato (aka goat bleating). ---
**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 7, 2010, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-6-to-4-7/535167/79 "2010-04-07T01:51:21Z")
“Lots of little Danny Gokey babies” had me laughing until I nearly wet myself. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2010, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-6-to-4-7/535167/80 "2010-04-07T01:52:44Z")
For a guy who once got a band name from the lyrics, you ought to know what the song is about. Not impressed with Lee tonight. Kinda shouty and obnoxious. And WTF is the guy with the bagpipe doing there? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-6-to-4-7/535167.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-6-to-4-7/535167.md?page=5)