Vital Idol - How to Save a Life Anthem
I'm a little bitter about filling in for Princess Midwest tonight. On one hand, I kind of enjoy writing Idol recaps because I write them in real time and it keeps me busy during all of the usual filler on the show. On the other hand, tonight's theme (part of the whole Idols Give Back thing) is "inspirational songs". Inspirationals?? Oh god, they're gonna sing "The Greatest Love of All" and "Wind Beneath My Wings" and "I Believe I Can Fly" aren't they? Pray for me, people. By the way, if I was a contestant I would so be singing Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" tonight just so I could belt out the lines about the "smell of wine and cheap perfume" and sing "Booooolevard".
Starting off the crapfest is Chris with Eric Clapton's "Change the World". What's worse than this boring song? Chris' rendition. He sounds weak and yes, nasally. I thought we were supposed to be helping people, not putting them into comas. The judges like him, but they're crazy. I think they don't know quite what to do without Sanjaya to kick around anymore.
Melinda is up next with "There Will Come A Day" by Faith Hill. Damn--when they teased that she was singing "Faith" I was hoping she'd bust out the George Michael. Instead of thinking it'd be "nice to touch your body" Melinda is singing in her usual Melinda way about children & darkness & hope & angels. They all love Melinda even though she was utterly boring. BOR-ing. This show needs some spice. It needs some flavor. It needs some Sanjaya.
Oh *&^%#$. Blake is gonna sing "Imagine". This whiny piece of dung might be one of my least favorite songs ever. You know what this song inspires me to do? Turn the damn channel! Blake, you are dead to me. Furthermore, he adds absolutely nothing to the song. I might have liked a tricked out funky "Imagine".
We're only halfway through the show. Damn. Compared to "Heroes", this show feels like it lasts forever.
Are you ready for some bombast? Then give it up for LaKisha! She's singing "When You Believe" by Fantasia. I know I'm supposed to feel all inspired, but the lyrics to this song are cracking me up:
Have you ever reached a rainbow's end?
Did you find a pot of gold?
Did you catch a shooting star?
Hey! I think they stole these lyrics from my 5th grade journal. You know, the one with the unicorns on the cover.
I suppose I should comment on LaKisha's singing, huh? She took it down a notch and it wasn't too shouty or horrible. The judges don't like it because LaKisha is the target this week.
Vote for the Worst's new pick, Phil, hits the stage next to talk about his daughters and sing "The Change" by Garth Brooks. Phil actually sounds pretty good. Don't get me wrong, it's a terrible, schmaltzy song, but Phil sings it will. Blake & Chris have such weak little voices and Phil has really shined in comparison to them the last two weeks.
My girl Jordin gets to close the show with "You'll Never Walk Alone". Jordin has a great voice, but she's just shouting notes tonight. There's no soul or variation to it. Blech. The judges completely overpraise her.
Best: uh, Phil, I guess.
Worst: Chris
Booted: LaKisha
Tomorrow: BONO!!! Kelly Clarkson!!! They'll make it all better.
Posted by kris at April 24, 2007 07:59 PM
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| # April 24th, 2007 10:29 PM themandownthehall |
| Woo Hoo! Pick Pickler everyone! So did you ever think you'd long for Pickler? Dang, I'd rather hear her hillbilly schtick than this...
Chris sucked badly. He should go home, but I don't think he will this week. Still, we have our first bottom 3. Melinda - aka, the next idol was great. Did you expect anything less from her. She's always prepared and always delivers at least a decent performance. Ok, full disclosure, I hate John Lennon. Couldn't stand his music and that was before I knew what a lefty crackpot he was. Few songs make me want to vomit more than Imagine. And, Blake singing it, happens to be one. Excuse me, I'll be right back. Blech. Ok, Blake is safe. Despite the sucky song, he's not going anywhere. Shrieker started ok, then shrieked then back to ok. LaKisha is in trouble and will probably go home tomorrow. Not because she's bad, she's not, but she and Melinda are fighting for the same voter block and LaKisha is losing. Phil is up. He's been improving lately and this is a continuation of that. Not bad. Second best so far. Jordin up. I really like her. She's only 17 and has more maturity and is more "with it" than my 22 year old son. She proceeds to win the night too. Wow. Her best this season. I don't know if I agree with Randy, but it was real good. Worst to First: 6. Chris 5. Blake 4. LaKisha 3. Phil 2. Melinda 1. Jordin Bottom 3: Chris, Blake, LaKisha. Going home: LaKisha. |
| # April 24th, 2007 10:34 PM themandownthehall |
| as for tomorrow, Bono I couldn't care less about, but I do like Kelly. Unlike Bono, she actually has talent. Yeah, I know, the flame throwers are coming for me. I'll just say what I think: U2 is a media creation. They are overbilled and people fall for it. I did. I bought Joshua Tree. Listened to it once. It sucked. Badly. Still hasn't found what he's looking for? Look for some freaking talent please. It never saw my casette player again. It's still collecting dust in a box somewhere. And now he's Mr. Save the world. Admirable, and I do respect his dedication, but still. Anyway, I'll probably get banned for this one. Have a good night everyone!
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| # April 24th, 2007 10:46 PM james |
| i watched idol in about 10 minutes tonight, skipping over all of the singing. these contestants are so "blah," who can care anymore? |
| # April 25th, 2007 6:45 AM kris |
| Aw, don't worry. We don't ban people because they disagree with us. This is how you get banned.
That said, U2 is a media creation? Huh? You know that put out 5 fantastic albums before the Joshua Tree, right? Those albums were practically ignored by the US media. |
| # April 25th, 2007 8:35 AM jagorham |
| -- I do like Kelly. Unlike Bono, she actually has talent. --
I saw earlier in the season that it looks like she bought some more talent. :P And Jordin singing "You'll Never Walk Alone" sounded about as good as the gang at Old Trattford Stadium singing it after a good ManU match. Or maybe Jerry Lewis after the telethon is over. |
| # April 25th, 2007 8:38 AM kris |
| Kellie Pickler bought some "talent", not Kelly Clarkson! |
| # April 25th, 2007 9:15 AM jagorham |
| Sorry - wrong Kelly/ie!!! |
| # April 25th, 2007 12:01 PM themandownthehall |
| Ok, Kris, you got me. I just don't care for them and it shows. Still, I do respect him for his charity stuff. I could be wrong, but he seems to actually walk his talk. He even met with Bush and complimented him. Not too entertainers would do that.
James, I went through the TiVo in less than 20 minutes. I wanted to hear Simon sick some of them. It is getting bad. There's one good one (Melinda), one decent(LaKisha), one ok one (Jordin, but she is improving) and the rest blow chunks. Now that Sanjaya is gone, the morbid curiosity to tune in is gone. Still, I do enjoy the banter, so I'll keep on watching and visiting. Have a good day! |
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