Oh, I disagree. Kelly is far from safe and bland. She’s the only Idol contestant whose CDs I’ve actually purchased.
As for Carrie, Daughtry, Clay, Taylor, Ruben, Jordin…they are safe and bland. Some are *technically * good singers, but they bore me and after the show is over, they don’t take any risks and end up sounding like everything else on the radio. Admittedly, they aren’t allowed to take risks, but I’m not so sure some of them would even if they were allowed to by their record companies.
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We’re Brothers Forever is going to be the biggest hit of 2008. I see it as a We Are The World charity extravaganza.
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I’d buy the single, but it needs more verses, and he needs to change “heart” to “mind”, so it rhymes.
Maybe it’s just because he was the last audition, but I’ll remember that song way longer than anything else I heard tonight. Seriously, his voice wasn’t bad.
“We’re Brothers Forever” should be the victory song for this season. It’s better than any of the crap they’ve come up with in previous years.
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Hayseed Drew is hot as hell.
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Amen sister. I wanted to gobble him right up.
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Oh, I disagree. Kelly is far from safe and bland. She’s the only Idol contestant whose CDs I’ve actually purchased.
As for Carrie, Daughtry, Clay, Taylor, Ruben, Jordin…they are safe and bland. Some are *technically * good singers, but they bore me and after the show is over, they don’t take any risks and end up sounding like everything else on the radio. Admittedly, they aren’t allowed to take risks, but I’m not so sure some of them would even if they were allowed to by their record companies.
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Hold on a minute. Who says Clay Aiken doesn’t take risks
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“We’re Brothers Forever” should be the victory song for this season.
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I thought it was great! The lyrics probably sound really sexy in a different language.
Kelly certainly did take risks. She badmouthed AI, dissed Clive Davis and put out an album of her own stuff.
But then that album sold a disappointing 500,000 copies.
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I just wonder, are there people out there that enjoy the freaky stupid meltdowns a la Glitter Girl? Remember that girl from a few years ago in the silver tube top and miniskirt that kept cussing and screaming and making a fool of herself? The cameras followed her down the street and everything. I thought “Yeah, let’s watch her screech and bleep, so that next year someone will try to top her”. Wasn’t her name Rhonette or something?
I wish they wouldn’t give freak-outs like that the time of day. It brings down the whole tone of the show. I was reading Chris Daughtry’s retraction of his Rolling Stone interview, and he said something about no wonder people don’t think of AI contestants and real performers, with a show that focuses so much on the bad and crazy at the beginning, people with real star qualities won’t try out. (Sorry for that run-on – it’s been a long day.)
Oh well, I do still like Hollywood and those types of freak-outs, so I’m anxiously awaiting that week!
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The time they give to the really creepy/delusional/famewhores is way too long and it makes me uncomfortable to watch. Then I get angry later when they say “and 24 others made it through!”. The hell? Couldn’t they cut about 5 minutes of crazy time and give us a listen to the other ones that got through?
I also believe that the majority of the “crazies” know full well how bad they are and are just trying to get a few minutes of TV time or be the next William Hung.
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I liked the horse cage fighter girl, she’s got it all going for her right now.
I started to roll my eyes when she mentioned MMA fighting, I was expecting aerobic boxing and just didn’t expect anything real to come out of her. My Barbie-bigotry was pleasingly dispelled when they showed her training clips though, she had some mighty fine technique on her kicks and throws 
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I noticed the same thing. When she threw that kick I immediately knew she was for real. The takedown she did was nice, too. She’s definitely got martial arts skills. And she’s extremely good looking, and had one of the best voices. She also seemed to have a very good personality and was well spoken. I predict she’s going to go a long way in this competition.
I don’t mind when they tear down the self-important singers who are only average but think they are great. But it bothers me when they rip apart people who are clearly mentally unbalanced. Aspergers sufferers, schizophrenics, and low-IQ people should be quietly told to go home during the pre-screening.
The girl with the glitter on her face was clearly suffering from some serious mental issues. So was her mom. They’re both headed for crazy-cat-lady status if they don’t get some help. It doesn’t seem right to put people like that on the show and then mock them in front of millions of people.
The thing about Glitter Girl and Princess Leia is that they both had very abrasive, off-putting personalities.
Not every female who’s made it to the voting stage of AI has been beautiful. Some have been plain, some have been overweight, some have been quirky. I mean, there’s never been a female contestant (and, I think, only one male) who was irredeemably homely, but they’re not all cutie-patooties, either. Some of the not-beautiful ones get weeded out during the semis, and interestingly, the true stunners usually do as well. So it’s the public who prefers cookie-cutter mannequins, not the judges. Except, I suppose, to the extent that they realize this and base their judgements on who has a better chance.
But GG and Leia were both highly unpleasant, unlikely to get along with anyone. Group sings are crucial in the Hollywood rounds, partly because the contestants are being tested on how well they work with others, which they’ll have to do in competition. And there’s always some drama, which makes good TV, but usually ends with either the instigator or even the whole group being cut. Those two are lucky they didn’t get to Hollywood; they just would have been villainized.
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The girl with the glitter on her face was clearly suffering from some serious mental issues. So was her mom. They’re both headed for crazy-cat-lady status if they don’t get some help. It doesn’t seem right to put people like that on the show and then mock them in front of millions of people.
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Don’t forget that she wants to be a Vet. Did anyone else notice that the cats were overweight? You’d think she would know how to prevent that.
Also, what Vet school (or cover band, for that matter) is going to take her now that she’s shown her true personality?
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Hold on a minute. Who says Clay Aiken doesn’t take risks
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What?? A gay* man on broadway?? You don’t say!!
*Allegedly
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Kelly certainly did take risks. She badmouthed AI, dissed Clive Davis and put out an album of her own stuff.
But then that album sold a disappointing 500,000 copies.
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Exactly. She’s the only one that did take any risks and while she may not have been as successful, I respect the hell out of her for that move.
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Don’t forget that she wants to be a Vet. Did anyone else notice that the cats were overweight? You’d think she would know how to prevent that.
Also, what Vet school (or cover band, for that matter) is going to take her now that she’s shown her true personality?
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Not to side track the thread but… in my vet school class there was a girl who was absolutely nuts. You couldn’t talk to her for 5 minutes without realizing that she had several screws loose. But - she graduated in 3 years with straight A’s from Princeton. The rumor was that she told the admissions committee (who also could see that she was off her rocker) that because they were not MD psychiatrists they were in no position to judge her mental status and that she’d sue the school if they didn’t admit her. She lasted 2 weeks.
I’m guessing Glitter Girl doesn’t have straight A’s from Princeton, however. If I had a crystal ball I’d say that in 5 years she’ll be working in a laboratory animal facility cleaning cages.
I didn’t get much more than a “meh” from week 1. Hayseed Drew is hot; as was the “new Daughtry” rocker punk boy. The fact that he brought the “Lil Rockstars” poster was cute, albeit cliche.
I enjoyed the chick who did impressions. Her Britney was absolutely incredible, and she even has a voice of her own.
reads thread I hate Kelly’s music. I don’t know much about her as a person, but I can’t stand half the crap that Kelly Clarkson fronts. I never voted for her, Clay Aiken, Ruben (did anyone see his lookalike last night???)…
And that “We’re Brothers Forever” dreck was godawful. Simon must have been pretty exhausted and delirious to get up and take part in it. I was waiting for him to rip that guy a new one. We’ve found season 7’s William Hung, and yeah, I have a bad feeling that this song is going to be around for at least a little while. Several local stations were playing it this morning.
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She did so pimp her kid. If she didn’t want to go there (to the boo hoo, I have a retarded baby, put me on TV place), she wouldn’t have brought it up or allowed the cameras to catch all her crying and sobbing. I say, don’t smoke crack and you won’t have crack babies. I found that whole sequence rather manipualtive and insulting. I think I’ve just run out of patience with the backstories in general. That should have nothing to do with the show. I’m certainly not going to root for someone just because she’s not responsible enough to use birth control.
I really haven’t liked anybody yet. For some reason I’m finding this round more annoying than I have in the past…maybe just because we’ve seen it all before. There’s no mystery to any of the auditions. If they’re goofy looking or have an accent, they suck. If they’re good looking or have a sob story, they can sing.
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I don’t care for the sob stories either. They do that a lot on American Inventor and I’m sick of it. It’s got fuck-all to do with the singing and inventing competitions.
I got quite a kick out of Sparklie, Star Wars Leia Goth Girl, and especially the guy who sang Let Muh Peeeeepllllle goooooo.
I missed the next night since I was out of town, dang it.