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American Idol
(I totally can't remember who sung when, so this is totally out of order. Just warning.)
1. David Hernandez: Strike against him number one - he sang first. Strike against him number two - he wasn't memorable. Because he actually can sing, I voted for him, because in comparison to several other guys last night, I'd rather hear David sing some more. Carrying a tune is a nice thing.
2. Chikeze: Strike number one - that suit. Strike number two - an old-fashioned performance. Strike number three - mouthing off to Simon too much. I voted for him because at least I remember the Luther Vandross song he sang when he first auditioned, which puts him ahead of several other males who just don't register.
3. David Cook: Good song choice, but I don't like him. I just don't. Yes, there's always the chance of a Phil Stacey type growing on me that I really didn't like in the beginning. But as of right now, can't vote for him.
4. Robbie Carrico: Another guy with decent song choice, but again, I just don't find anything compelling about him. (Also, if he's a natural rocker, then I'm the Queen of Sheba.) I just don't get these guys that come in, can sing okay and decide to put the 'growl' in it, along with some rocker style, and they think it'll convince me they're a rocker. Here's the thing - this is American Idol season 7. I loved Bo Bice like whoa. I was down with Chris Daughtry (in that while I didn't care for him on the show, I do have his CD). They paved the way for rockers on Idol and already had 'it'. Their natural ease with rocking out was much greater than Robbie's.
5. David Archuleta: Okay, I'll give it to the kid - as much as I'd love to not root for him because he's 17 and really perky, boy can sing. And sing well. Really well. He's a natural. So yeah, I voted for him.
6. Jason Yeager: *yawn* *falls asleep* Dude, Anwar rocked that one a few years back. If you're going to do a song that's been done before, you have to do it *better*.
7. Danny Noriega: There is no way on earth I will ever vote for Danny after last night's temper tantrum. Being full of attitude and not listening to the judges is not going to work well with me. The song choice was safe. It was incredibly off tempo (although I think the band was too fast, not that Danny was too slow - but still, they practiced that at some point, so he could have said "I can't keep up with you"). And damn it, I kept wanting to reach through the TV screen and pull his pants up. Plus, seriously, do not sass Simon when he's right and he's not the only one telling you it wasn't all that!
8. Luke Menard: Please oh please oh please let him be voted off tonight because that was HORRIBLE. It was thin and reedy and off the entire time, not to mention boring as hell.
9. Colton Berry: Okay, I liked him. I liked him a lot. He chose a great Elvis song that *is* current, despite what Simon says. (Yes, I'm disagreeing with Simon for once. Because that song rocks no matter the era. Come on, people, Dwight Yoakum.) Colton sang it well (hey, again, mostly in tune) and really, he actually didn't bore me. And okay, for some reason I like the kid. So I voted for him.
10. Garrett Haley: Well that was reedy. Eh. I'm just not into high male voices unless they're really good high tenors. It really doesn't work for me on young males, because it just makes me think they haven't hit puberty yet. He's funny, so I wouldn't mind if he's the one who tortures us weekly by getting farther than he should. But yeah, on the singing front...not on.
11. Jason Castro: My favorite of the guys. Absolute favorite. He was chill. He was loose. He had the guitar and didn't go big just to put on a show. I voted like hell for him. (And was pleased when I had trouble getting through.) Just one question - what do you think the stylists are going to try to do to his hair?
12. Michael Johns: He's another one of those guys that I inexplicably don't like. I think it's his swagger. I just don't dig that kind of rock god swagger. Maybe because he's not a rock god yet, so why swagger if you're not worthy of the swagger? Yeah, maybe it's about projecting an image, but...I don't know. Just don't dig it.
In recap...
Voted for: Jason Castro, Colton Berry, David Archuleta, Chikeze, and David Hernandez
Hoping goes home: Luke Menard and one of the other forgettable men
(Have you noted how many Jasons and Davids there are? Three Davids and two Jasons. Jeez!)
(I totally can't remember who sung when, so this is totally out of order. Just warning.)
1. David Hernandez: Strike against him number one - he sang first. Strike against him number two - he wasn't memorable. Because he actually can sing, I voted for him, because in comparison to several other guys last night, I'd rather hear David sing some more. Carrying a tune is a nice thing.
2. Chikeze: Strike number one - that suit. Strike number two - an old-fashioned performance. Strike number three - mouthing off to Simon too much. I voted for him because at least I remember the Luther Vandross song he sang when he first auditioned, which puts him ahead of several other males who just don't register.
3. David Cook: Good song choice, but I don't like him. I just don't. Yes, there's always the chance of a Phil Stacey type growing on me that I really didn't like in the beginning. But as of right now, can't vote for him.
4. Robbie Carrico: Another guy with decent song choice, but again, I just don't find anything compelling about him. (Also, if he's a natural rocker, then I'm the Queen of Sheba.) I just don't get these guys that come in, can sing okay and decide to put the 'growl' in it, along with some rocker style, and they think it'll convince me they're a rocker. Here's the thing - this is American Idol season 7. I loved Bo Bice like whoa. I was down with Chris Daughtry (in that while I didn't care for him on the show, I do have his CD). They paved the way for rockers on Idol and already had 'it'. Their natural ease with rocking out was much greater than Robbie's.
5. David Archuleta: Okay, I'll give it to the kid - as much as I'd love to not root for him because he's 17 and really perky, boy can sing. And sing well. Really well. He's a natural. So yeah, I voted for him.
6. Jason Yeager: *yawn* *falls asleep* Dude, Anwar rocked that one a few years back. If you're going to do a song that's been done before, you have to do it *better*.
7. Danny Noriega: There is no way on earth I will ever vote for Danny after last night's temper tantrum. Being full of attitude and not listening to the judges is not going to work well with me. The song choice was safe. It was incredibly off tempo (although I think the band was too fast, not that Danny was too slow - but still, they practiced that at some point, so he could have said "I can't keep up with you"). And damn it, I kept wanting to reach through the TV screen and pull his pants up. Plus, seriously, do not sass Simon when he's right and he's not the only one telling you it wasn't all that!
8. Luke Menard: Please oh please oh please let him be voted off tonight because that was HORRIBLE. It was thin and reedy and off the entire time, not to mention boring as hell.
9. Colton Berry: Okay, I liked him. I liked him a lot. He chose a great Elvis song that *is* current, despite what Simon says. (Yes, I'm disagreeing with Simon for once. Because that song rocks no matter the era. Come on, people, Dwight Yoakum.) Colton sang it well (hey, again, mostly in tune) and really, he actually didn't bore me. And okay, for some reason I like the kid. So I voted for him.
10. Garrett Haley: Well that was reedy. Eh. I'm just not into high male voices unless they're really good high tenors. It really doesn't work for me on young males, because it just makes me think they haven't hit puberty yet. He's funny, so I wouldn't mind if he's the one who tortures us weekly by getting farther than he should. But yeah, on the singing front...not on.
11. Jason Castro: My favorite of the guys. Absolute favorite. He was chill. He was loose. He had the guitar and didn't go big just to put on a show. I voted like hell for him. (And was pleased when I had trouble getting through.) Just one question - what do you think the stylists are going to try to do to his hair?
12. Michael Johns: He's another one of those guys that I inexplicably don't like. I think it's his swagger. I just don't dig that kind of rock god swagger. Maybe because he's not a rock god yet, so why swagger if you're not worthy of the swagger? Yeah, maybe it's about projecting an image, but...I don't know. Just don't dig it.
In recap...
Voted for: Jason Castro, Colton Berry, David Archuleta, Chikeze, and David Hernandez
Hoping goes home: Luke Menard and one of the other forgettable men
(Have you noted how many Jasons and Davids there are? Three Davids and two Jasons. Jeez!)
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