# American Idol week of 4/7 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 7, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-4-7/492265 "2009-04-07T16:31:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-4-7/492265/121 "2009-04-08T16:34:23Z")
> [@Tamara+](#): > > Yep, Allison is best as far as I’m concerned. I don’t know why she didn’t make it before this show. > When Scott said, the guitar was electric to show his ‘punk side’, I was sure he would’ve done better with any punk like song from that year; heck even My Way would’ve been okay. > For sure hes got to be in the bottom 3. I love that song he did, but he sure doesn’t have the vocals like the original singer did (who was…?) > Please make Gokey leave. > I’ve actually never heard the song Adam did before tonight. Adam’s song was done originally by Tears for Fears, but many people are more familiar with another version that was used in the **Donnie Darko** soundtrack. He did a nice job with it. ---
**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 8, 2009, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-4-7/492265/122 "2009-04-08T16:55:35Z")
I thought Lil should sing “What’s Love Got To Do With It?”; I thought it would be a breakthrough moment for her. After hearing her perform it, I hope she gets voted off soon. She is missing whatever it takes to be a star. That _should_ have been her song. It’s not the songs or the song choices; it’s her. I didn’t love Adam’s song, but singing along with the clip on Youtube, I have a new respect for him - that was freaking hard to sing! And he nailed it all except a little bit of the last note. I want to dislike him as a musical theatre ham, but he has too much charisma for that - I like him in spite of myself. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-4-7/492265/123 "2009-04-08T17:50:17Z")
I’m not loving Allison as much as everybody else. I think she’s talented and has a strong voice, but that loud grunting thing she does is annoying. I was really enjoying her performance lastnight, until she started grunting. I think Lil has a much better voice. But, she lacks the confidence that Allison has, to choose songs that showcase her talents. ---
**Author:** ![rivulus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@rivulus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rivulus)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-4-7/492265/124 "2009-04-08T18:14:34Z")
> [@featherlou](#): > > I didn’t love Adam’s song, but singing along with the clip on Youtube, I have a new respect for him - that was freaking hard to sing! And he nailed it all except a little bit of the last note. I want to dislike him as a musical theatre ham, but he has too much charisma for that - I like him in spite of myself. And it’s freaking hard to fix a note that you start out wrong. Man, I thought it would fall apart, but he managed to fix the vowel and center it just right so he could hold it out. I’m blown away. Not to sound like an echo… but go Adam and Allison all the way! ---
**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 8, 2009, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-4-7/492265/125 "2009-04-08T19:12:00Z")
> [@Batsinma\_Belfry](#): > > I’m not loving Allison as much as everybody else. I think she’s talented and has a strong voice, but that loud grunting thing she does is annoying. I was really enjoying her performance lastnight, until she started grunting. > > I think Lil has a much better voice. But, she lacks the confidence that Allison has, to choose songs that showcase her talents. I bear in mind that Allison is still only 16 and hasn’t fully matured as a singer yet. Those breathing kinks are evidence of that. She’s getting by on raw talent right now. Once she’s had some time to really let her voice mature and to work on her breathing and technique she’s going to be a lot better. She’ll get some top of the line coaching after this, I’m sure. Not that she needs a _lot_ of coaching, just a little tweaking. ---
**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 8, 2009, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-4-7/492265/126 "2009-04-08T19:55:42Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > I bear in mind that Allison is still only 16 and hasn’t fully matured as a singer yet. Those breathing kinks are evidence of that. She’s getting by on raw talent right now. Once she’s had some time to really let her voice mature and to work on her breathing and technique she’s going to be a lot better. She’ll get some top of the line coaching after this, I’m sure. Not that she needs a _lot_ of coaching, just a little tweaking. I think they mentioned last night that she actually has had vocal coaching. I agree with the assessment of raw talent as her strength and youth as her weakness, though. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-4-7/492265/127 "2009-04-08T21:09:13Z")
I watch Idol with my neighbor/landlord who is a voice teacher and choir director, etc., FWIW, and she thinks from Allison’s speaking voice that maybe she has nodes on her vocal cords. ---
**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 8, 2009, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-4-7/492265/128 "2009-04-08T23:04:11Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > I watch Idol with my neighbor/landlord who is a voice teacher and choir director, etc., FWIW, and she thinks from Allison’s speaking voice that maybe she has nodes on her vocal cords. It’s that raspyness, eh? ---
**Author:** ![phess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9adbd/32.png) [@phess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phess)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2009, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-4-7/492265/129 "2009-04-09T01:11:44Z")
Results are on. The group song was awful!(except for Allison in the beginning) I think my ears are bleeding. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2009, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-4-7/492265/130 "2009-04-09T01:14:44Z")
the group sing really stunk up the joint this week. one more reason to get rid of Scott. The choreographers have an impossible task with Scott in the mix. Oh…and besides the fact that Scott is the least talented of the eight left. ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2009, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-4-7/492265/131 "2009-04-09T01:31:46Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > I watch Idol with my neighbor/landlord who is a voice teacher and choir director, etc., FWIW, and she thinks from Allison’s speaking voice that maybe she has nodes on her vocal cords. Or she’s been smoking for the past 10 of her 16 years. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2009, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-4-7/492265/132 "2009-04-09T01:52:19Z")
Anoop, Scoot and Lil in the bottom three, with Lil just being sent back to the couches. I think we’ll be saying goodbye to Scott. ---
**Author:** ![dgrdfd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@dgrdfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dgrdfd)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2009, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-4-7/492265/133 "2009-04-09T01:57:47Z")
Wooh, good. I was afraid they were going to save him. ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2009, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-4-7/492265/134 "2009-04-09T02:00:58Z")
I was actually surprised how long it took to get a ‘no’ out. They’re taking a page from Ryan’s book. ---
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2009, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-4-7/492265/135 "2009-04-09T02:34:32Z")
That was almost gripping. I like how Simon explained how they needed to hold the save just in case. It seems like if you are the first, or one of the first told to stand up, you are safe. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2009, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-4-7/492265/136 "2009-04-09T12:38:20Z")
It took a long time to get the ‘no’ out because they have 10 minutes of show they’re stretching to fill an hour. It was something like 8 minutes before the end of the hour and Seacrest was standing on stage with the final two. I’m sure during the commercial break they told the judges “drag it out, we have dead air to fill”. Did anyone really believe they were seriously considering saving him? ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2009, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-4-7/492265/137 "2009-04-09T15:33:56Z")
> [@corkboard](#): > > It took a long time to get the ‘no’ out because they have 10 minutes of show they’re stretching to fill an hour. It was something like 8 minutes before the end of the hour and Seacrest was standing on stage with the final two. I’m sure during the commercial break they told the judges “drag it out, we have dead air to fill”. > > Did anyone really believe they were seriously considering saving him? That’s one of the things I love about this show! The run over on one night, then the next night they have 5 minutes to fill. You never know what’s going to happen! It’s craaaazeee! ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-4-7/492265/138 "2009-04-09T15:47:24Z")
The whole bottom 3 is in borrowed time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-4-7/492265.md?page=6)