I got two out of three of the bottom three correct. Phil Stacey was in the bottom three not because he performed poorly but because he didn't have enough people to vote for him. I agree with Chris Sligh leaving. His performance wasn't all that bad on Tuesday night although he did have problems with the rhythm. Sanjaya must have a small army voting for him to not be in the bottom three
The top ten sang on American Idol last night and the competition is getting tight. The ladies performed strongly with the weakest being Haley. The guys performed well with Sanjaya and Chris Sligh being the weakest. If it were up to me, I would hand the title of American Idol to Melinda Doolittle today. I don't care if Melinda wins or not she is going places. For the second week in a row the judges have said she is singing like a professional. I have no doubt that Melinda will record a cd that goes platinum within a short time. Based on last night's performances I think the bottom three will be Sanjaya Chris Sligh and haley.
Singing is the least expensive way of making music. We all have a voice that we never payed any money to get. Contrast this to playing a musical instrument. Musical instruments sell for hundreds if not thousands of dollars depending on the instrument. I play the violin and some violins sell for thousands of dollars. Also consider that it is possible to join a chorus or church choir for free and if the director is good this also equates to free singing lessons. In the words of the credit card commercial "Singing zero dollars; the enjoyment it gives you, Priceless!".
Last nights American Idol results were very interesting. It is true that Stephanie received some what negative feedback from the judges on Tuesday and for this reason it makes sense that she sent home. I was surprised that Sanjaya was not in the bottom two. Based on the way they have performed to date I would say that Sanjaya should go home before Stephanie.
I thought all of the performances on American Idol were hot last night. Even Sanjaya; who I had previously been unimpressed with; came through with a strong performance. I love what Simon asked Melinda "Are you really as nice as you seem?". Tonight's results show should be very interesting, be sure to watch.
I love music and I love to sing. I sing with my church choir and my choir director has been holding extra rehearsals for the men. We are practicing music for Easter and Holy week. Singing with the choir is not performing. We are enhancing the Liturgy and our singing still has to be good. It has been said that good music enhances the liturgy and bad music actually takes away from the liturgy. The music we are working on is very dramatic with a lot of contrast, loud soft fast slow. Contrast makes music rich and interesting. I can't imagine life without music and singing.
I found out why the American Idol voting results have been so interesting this season. It seems there is a group of people that have adopted the practice of voting for who they feel is the worst. I hope this group is small and shrinking. I would hate to see the worst American Idol contestant win American Idol. This would be a disservice to this person giving them false hope that they could have a successful recording career and could spell disaster for American Idol.
I agree with last night's results on American Idol, with the exception of Phil Stacey. I don't think Phil should have been in the bottom three. It makes sense that Brandon left us last night. After all, he committed one of the cardinal sins of singing, he forgot the words. Sanjaya will probably continue to be in the bottom three unless he makes some drastic change that will really impress the judges. I wonder if the guys noticed that there were no ladies in the bottom three?
The finalists sang last night on American Idol. The ladies continued to excel and I still am not impressed with the guys. The only guy who is starting to show some promise is Phil Stacey. He gave us some nice vocals although Simon said some of his big notes verged on shouting. I love to watch Melinda Doolittle. She has this look of total amazement as she listens to the judges overflow with positive feedback. It's as though she is living a dream that is finally coming true and she still can't believe it. I can't wait to see who will be going home tonight.
What separates mediocre singer from the extraordinary? The primary thing is passion. Extraordinary singers are passionate about their singing. They understand what they're singing and they bring life to it. Have you ever seen a singer sing a sad song and they looked like they were crying? They looked like they were crying because they were feeling the song and the music and it was moving them to tears. A singer can sing the right notes and have a nice tone but they will never be extraordinary if they don't feel the music and get passionate about it.
After seeing last Thursday's results, I thought to myself maybe the judges should still have a say as to who goes and who stays after America starts voting. I got this idea from watching the NBC show "Grease Your the One that I Want" On this show America votes for there favorite Danny and/or Sandy to star in the next Broadway production of Grease. Those with the two lowest number of votes enter a sing-off, and then the judges decide who will stay. I guess the difference with this show is that the success of an entire Broadway show is at stake and with American Idol it is only a single person's career
I don't mean to belabor the results that determined the 12 American Idol finalists but they're not logical. Logic would dictate that the 12 finalists would be the 12 best singers and in at least two cases that didn't happen. I feel Sundance and Sabrina should be in the top 12 but apparently they didn't receive enough votes and they were eliminated. In the words of Forest Gump "And that's all I have to say about that." Moving forward, I have my sights on Melinda Doolittle. I think Melinda is awesome, very versatile and very likable.
I'm speechless after watching the American Idol results show last night. No, I'm not saying that I'm not going to say anything in this post. I'm just very surprised at some of the results. The biggest surprise is that Jason "Sundance" Head missed the top 12. I was sitting in front of my TV last night just before Ryan announced if Sundance or Sanjaya would be going home, saying to myself "If they send Sundance home I'm going to scream." It all comes down to the fact that more people voted for Sanjaya than Sundance. Just remember what I said in a previous post, America votes and the judges don't matter.
The ladies sang on American Idol last night and let me tell you they rock. They are performing many levels above the guys who are eating their dust. Gina took the judges advice and returned to the "edgy" lady that they saw in her audition. I love the comments Simon had for Melinda Doolittle when he called her tiger and said "I thought we had a kitten but we have a tiger". Hopefully the ladies have motivated the guys to get to work and up the anti on their performances.
Last night on American Idol the guys sang and the judges were not impressed. The guys don't seem to be stepping up to the bar to impress the judges. The WOW factor or the IT factor; call it what you will; seems to be missing. I listen to Sanjaya and I don't hear any power in his singing. Song selection seems to be a problem. They're not selecting songs that allow them to show the judges what they are capable of. If the guys don't step up to the plate it could be an all female finale
Those who have had success on American Idol have made some incredible money. I'm not just talking about the winners, but also the runner-ups and others. First consider the runners-up. Clay Aiken, Bo Bice, Katherine McPhee etc. all have phenomenal recording careers. I would suggest that all those who made it to the top 12 are doing very nicely. Even some who never made it to Hollywood managed to make some money if they happened to get invited to appear on a TV talk show. American Idol gives performers a huge head start to their recording careers by giving them exposure. Before these performers first recordings hit the market American Idol fans have already decided to run out and buy them.
Be sure to watch American Idol tonight and vote for your favorite
The other day I asked myself did I ever hear of Ryan Seacrest, and my answer is no. I googled "Ryan Seacrest" and pulled up a web site containing his biography. It turns out that Ryan was not widely known before American Idol. He hosted some local radio programs and did some work for ESPN but nothing that would give him real visibility. Look at Ryan now, he is a household name and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, all because of American Idol.
America voted on American Idol and another 4 contestants went home. Some of the results are what I expected and some I was surprised at. I actually expected that we would be saying good bye to Leslie Hunt. I was not impressed by her performance. I was surprised to see Nicholas go considering the feedback he got from the judges, but like I said in a previous post once America starts voting it doesn't matter what the judges say. Apparently Nicholas didn't have a very large following.
So who do you like on American Idol? I'll start with the guys. I like Sundance and Chris Richardson. I have to admit that I'm partial to Sundance because in my book it takes a huge amount of dedication to leave a new born son for weeks. I would have had all the respect in the world for him if he decided to leave Idol to be with his son. It's harder for me to say who I like with the women because more of them stand out as being very talented. I have to say I really like Melinda Dolittle. She is this huge talent and is very humble. I think Simon summed her up nicely when he stated that she is very talented and doesn't know it.
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