American Idol Top 13 – 2012

Well, here we are again after all these years reviewing American Idol. When it get’s down to 10, I will have another poll to see how all 3 of us judge these folks. Go ahead a grade them tonight. Pick best 2 (1 guy and 1 gal) and worse 2(1 guy and 1 gal).

Guys.. Stevie Wonder songs. Gals… Whitney Houston songs.

Joshua Ledet: (B) Up first. Stayed in one spot. Didn’t do what Mary Ann Blige told him to do. Good voice though.

Elise Testone: (B+) I didn’t care too much for her early on. But she hit this song good tonight. Enjoyed it. I by perplexed the judges remarks. They give so much sugar to those I think are not that good, and rag on folks I think diod a good job. Oh well.

Jermaine Jones: (C) Parts was good, and parts were shaky. Can’t see it.

Erika Van Pelt: (B) Glad she is back in the mix.

Colton Dixon: (B) Nice job from the rocker.

Shannon Magrane: (B-) For a girl, and she is a girl, 16 I think, she did an alright job. A couple of places were pitchy and unsure, but she pulled it off.

Deandre Brackensick: (B) Did OK.

Skylar Laine: (C) country girl singing Whitney. Sounds like Dolly Parton at times.

Heejun Han: (C+) Nice tone, but off in a couple of places. Difficult song to sing.

Hollie Cavanagh: (C+) Nice job.

Jeremy Rosado: (D) Tough song, falsetto off, and very pitchy. To say nothing about not holding the last note out. The judges again heard something completely different.

Jessica Sanchez: (A) Very good. Surprising.

Best
Guy Colton Dixon
Girl Jessica Sanchez

Worse
Guy Heejun Han
Girl Skylar Laine

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Chase, Phillip and Jeremy up first.

Jeremy out
Chase out.

Hollie Cavanagh, Hallie Day, Brielle Von Hugel and Jessica Sanchez.

Brielle Von Hugel out.
Hallie Day out.

Heejun Han, Joshua Ledet, and Adam Brock.

Adam Brock out.

Baylie Brown, Chelsea Sorrell, Skylar Laine, and Shannon Magrane.

Baylie Brown out.
Chelsea Sorrell out

Reed Grimm, Aaron Marcellus, Creighton Fraker

Aaron Marcellus out.
Creighton Fraker out.
Reed Grimm out.

Jennifer Hirsh, Elise Testone, Haley Johnsen, Erika Van Pelt

Haley Johnsen out.
Erika Van Pelt out.
Jennifer Hirsh out.

DeAndre Brackensick, Colton Dixon, Eben Franckewitz, Jermaine Jones

DeAndre Brackensick out.
Eben Franckewitz out

Top 10

Phillip Phillips
Elise Testone
Skylar Laine
Heejun Han
Hollie Cavanagh
Jessica Sanchez
Joshua Ledet
Colton Dixon
Jermaine Jones
Shannon Magrane

Saved by the sweet judges.
DeAndre Brackensick
Erika Van Pelt
Jeremy Rosado

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Chelsea Sorrel – Just so so for me! Can’t wait to hear what the judges think. lol OK. I guess the judges watched the show back last night.

Erica Van Pelt – Very good! Enjoyed her performance.

Jen Hirsh – Not bad. Lot’s of feeling but lost it on last note.

Brielle Von Hugel – Dock of the Bay. Just ok for me.

Hallie Day – Alright. Some god spots, some pitchy things going on.

Skyler Lang – Country and NO! Sorry. I know she gave it her all but… uh uh. Of course the judges flipped out. Give me q break.

Bailey Brown – Wow. Flat, sliding all over the place. Nope. worse so far.

Hollie Cavanagh – Just ok for me. Nope.

Haley Johnson – Rocker out of pitch. Judges of course heard something else.

Shannon Magrane – For 16, not bad. But she has some growing to do. Come back next year.

Jessica Sanchez – In the middle with this one. Some really good spots. She’ll stick around. Was screaming at the end.

ELISE TESTONE – What the hey?? Did she forget the words? She was all over the place. Judges didn’t think so. Oh well.

Best – Erica Van Pelt and Jessica Sanchez

Nope – Bailey Brown and Chelsea Sorrel

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American Idol Top 25 Men Night

OK. We’re not grading yet but commenting. Share what you think and at the end, pick who you think was the best and the worse. OK?

Reed Grimm – Jazz singer. Not bad. I think he lost pitch but couldn’t tell. Looks like a pretty good entertainer. Gonna be a contender if the voters get it right!

Adam Brock – Sang Areatha’s Think song. I like this guy, but he’s emotionally unstable. HA!

DeAndrea Brackensick – Falsetto was flat almost all the way through. He did hit a couple of good notes. I have no idea what the heck the judges were listening to. Wait til they hear it back.

Colton Dixon – Rock singer. Just ok for me. I have no idea what the heck the judges are listening to. I give up. sheesh.

Jeremy Rosado – No comment. Needs work. The judges… well, no comment.

Aaron Marcellus – Not bad. Sang Never Can Say Good Bad. Had some nice riffs and a high note at the end. Of course, the judges flipped over it.

Chase Likens – Country sanger. Little pitchy in places but not bad.

Creighton Fraker – High singer. Did alright but a bit pitchy in places.

Phillip Phillips – Worse of the night to me, but judges said he was the best in the world and on Mars. Go figure.

Eben – buh bye.

Heejun Han – Not bad at all. Surprised me. Wonder what the judges thought. Never mind. lol.

Joshua Ladete – Now, I thought he was pretty dog gone good.

Jermain Jones – 2nd chance dude – Great bass voice. Not good for the competition though.

Best – Reed Grimm, Joshua Ladete

Worse – Eben or Jermain Jones

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St. Louis American Idol Tryouts

Great seeign St. Louis. Hopefully, we’ll see some people who are actually from St. Louis.

First up…

Johnny Kiesler. Not too bad. In tune and lots of riffs there bub!

Michelle with little girl.. pretty good and think she may go all the way. Country.

Kid sang Lean On Me. Great job!! May go all the way. Needs to open his eyes.

Ethan Jones… Good voice. Father was in a rock band Hmmm. which one? any1 know?

Mark Ingram… did not make it. He’s an entertainer. Got lost on a few notes.

Layren Gray… Excellent! My fav of the night. Top 12 material here.

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Jenni Schick – Not bad. Pretty good and in tune too. lol

Curtis Gray – Mello.Ok and in tune.

Richie Law – Another country singer.

Devan Jones – Possible top 12

Then a few moments of folks who think they can sing.

Haley Smith – Natural. Hmmm. This one was hard. Early 70’s singer

Then a moment…

Shelby Twetan – Girl who is Bipolor – OK. Not bad.

Jairon Jackson – Singer/songwriter. Went out on a limb and sang a song he wrote. Not bad.

Strange girl – Missed her name. Sang a show tune, then blue bayou. Not bad on the 2nd song.

Magic Cyclops. What a way to end the show.

One stand out and that was Devan. Still early.

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Well, watching it for the first time tonight and it was fun.

San Diego – Aircraft Carrier

Ashley Rhobes was pretty good. I Will Always Love You. Sang it real nice.
Adam somebody. Nice job I guess. Was playing poker and missed him.
Aubree – Was a little dense but was alright.
Girl rapper was just ok for me. But maybe she will get better.
Kyle Cruise – Me and judges… not on same page. He was alright, but not real good.

Then it was craziness.

Jane Carrey - Jim Carrey’s daughter. My favorite of the night. The judges? WTH?

Then shots of a bunch getting in.

That’s it for me. Lost the poker game. Now, it’s popcorn and POTUS address. Ciao

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I don’t know what to expect tonight. I am sure there will be some surprises and disappointments as usual. Should be entertaining. Especially with the judges being on the sugar sweet high thigh they’ve been on. Pia Toscano is supposed to sing a fast song. I think she does a great job with the ballads. Let’s see how she does. And, I am looking forward to Jacob Lusk as well.

Jacob Lusk – (A+) He deserved this. Even though he lost his earpiece he was right on in pitch. KUDOS

Haley Reinhart – (B) Moving up a bit. She did an alright job with that song. Janis Joplin is tough to do.

Casey Abrams – (B) Took a grade down this week. Good bass player, I like the bass, butit seemed like a lounge act to me.

Lauren Alaina – (C+) She did better than last week. But still reminds of karaoke. Sorry you Lauren fans. I think I will mute the judges from here on out.

James Durbin – (A) Started off real flat. But picked it up, or brought it up and did a great job with that song. As skeptical as I was, I turned around about a minute into the song.

Scotty McCreery – (B) Did better than last week so I bumped him. He’s grown a bit since he first started.

Pia Toscano – (A+) WOW!!!!! Best of the night so far. Man, that was great. I was not a fan of that song until she started getting into it a little. That was great. Still at a A+!

Stefano Langone – (B) Another singer that got a step up in grade from last week. Not bad. Surprised me.

Paul McDonald – (F) Nuff said!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please take the Poll. It’s the best and the worse.

Bottom 3? Paul, Casey, and Lauren.

Going home? Paul McDonald

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Your Bottom Three American Idols

Thia Megia

Paul McDonald

American Idol Elimination Night Top 11

OK. Two going home. Here’s who everyone thinks is going home.

Skipper: SHOULD go home, Paul and Naima

Sue: I’m still holding out for Paul and I’ll throw in Naima or Thia as the second.
I’m gonna keep choosing Paul McDonald to go until American gets it RIGHT!!!

Mary: Two go home:  Thia and Stefano.

JoAnna: I think Thia and Naima should probably be out.

Kieto: Bottom 3? Scotty McCreery, Stefano Langone and Paul McDonald
Going home? I think Stefano Langone and Paul McDonald.

And the winner above is… I think it’s a tie between Joanna, Sue and Skipper.

The bottom three were: Naima, Thia and .. oh oh… Paul McDonald!

And the 2 going home is… Naima and Thia.

Joanna wins the big prize. April Fools. ha!!

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Elton John Night on American Idol

Elton John night. This should be interesting. Who do you think is going home tonight? Please take the poll below my comments. Will the judges fall all over themselves again?

Scotty McCreery – (C) Pitchy and didn’t do anything for me. Sorry you Scotty fans out there.

Naima Adedapo – (C) Raggae. Well, she made it her own and it was ok in places, and if I never heard that song before as I would imagine most of the young audience probably never has, I would think she did a good job so she’ll probably make it to next week. At this point of the competiton, you can almost see and hear who the judges are for and who they want to go.

Paul McDonald – (C) Man, he was pitchy all over that song. He’s weak and I would NOT buy his CD.

Pia Toscano – (A+) I would buy her CD. That was excellent but the judges want to hear her something up tempo. Aw, for cryin out loud!

Stefano Langone – (C+) It was alright but a little off in a few places and I’m not sure, but it sounded at a brief point in the song like he forgot the words.

Lauren Alaina – (C) Too Karaoke for me. I almost fell asleep. However, that may be a good thing these days. I have no idea what the judges are listening to or where they are coming from.

James Durbin – (B+) He is a rocker and did a pretty good job with that song. Not my cup of tea but nice job.

Thia Megia – (B) A lovely ballad. lol. I gave a her a B because she told a story with the song.

Casey Abrams – (A) Wish he would shave his beard off. But hey… I was never known for MY fashion smarts. He did trim it a bit. Looks better. But to his singing tonight. Great job. Not so all over the place and right on the money. Nice job.

Jacob Lusk – (A+) Two A+s tonight. He deserved it. Right on in pitch and arrangement.

Haley Reinhart – (B-) I did NOT agree with the judges at all. Good Lord. I must be either getting too old, losing my hearing or just not into it this year. I had my back to her during her performance so I just heard her sing. I turned around at the end to she how she moved and stuff, but it just wasn’t there for me. I certainly did NOT think it was the best of the evening.

Best of the evening – Pia Toscano and Jacob Lusk

My final thoughts? Although my grading doesn’t reflect what I am about to say, all did an OK job. Elton John is a tough bird to pick to sing his songs. They were all written just for him.

These guys are my bottom 3. I know you don’t agree with me about Scotty. The good news is I never get it right. Paul McDonald has a following no matter what. I think Naimi might be there but these are my three.

Scotty McCreery, Stefano Langone and Paul McDonald

Stefano Langone and Paul McDonald

Now, please take the poll!

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