February 21, 2005

2/21 - The Boys

By Tanya

I thought they were cutting six tonight. This will be weird - no girls vs boys for three weeks...

Nikko: He looks like Reverend Run, and I don't think it's just the hat and glasses. Lots of Stevie this year, huh? He even sounds like Stevie, a little. Good voice, but I'm not blown away.

Scott: He has such a nice voice. I don't like to see him doing schmoozy love songs, tho. Like Mikey said in the comments a while ago, closing your eyes when he sings helps, and I don't mean that in a cruel way. I want him to make it, to prove that you don't have to be conventionally attractive to win, but Idol is about making 14 year old girls swoon, and he just doesn't.

Anthony: I don't like this song at all. It's too slow and doesn't show off his voice. He has decent stage presence, if a little affected. God, he has huge hands. That's going to absorb my attention from now on, I can tell.

Bo: Kill me, please. Why's everyone doing ballads? Ok, it's picking up now, and he's definitely got the audience going. This song is going to be stuck in my head all night. Ick. I can take or leave his voice, but he does have good pitch. I want to wax his eyebrows so badly, I can taste it. Caveman Idol.

Travis: More Stevie. Again with the too slow. He has a great smile, tho. Oooo. Off key. That'll leave a mark. Ouch. Again. Great smile. Did I already say that?

It blows my mind how Simon always knows (usually correctly) how songs will sound on tv.

Constantine: Interesting choice. Dude. Nice. I had totally written him off as just a face (tho he doesn't do anything for me, personally). Very nice. Risky. That would have been risky for anyone - those are some high notes, even my voice gets screechy on bay-baaaaah, and I'm a girl - but he wants OUT of that rocker niche. Smart move.

David: QT Pie. Jeez, another mellow song. Quit with the constipation face please, you shouldn't be straining on this song. Good but totally safe. I wonder if any of these people have ever seen the show. Does anyone else remember them constantly telling performers not to pick safe songs? Like every episode? Every year? Show of hands?

Jared: Excellent, another ballad. *slits wrists* Man, is he pretty, tho. People. Please. Entertain me. Is that so much to ask?

Anwar: Moon River. Hmmmm. Another interesting extra-niche choice, but also another slow song. Dude, he's belting. Nicely done. I love seeing the classics re-worked well.

Judd: Rocking. The hobbit last season played this card with that Elvis song. I don't think it'll hold up. Energetic performance tho.

Joseph: Good voice, but very broadway/easy-listening. Safe. Cutey, tho. He's very smooth.

Mario: He reminds me so much of a circa-1982 Michael Jackson, but this song makes me think of Gloria Estefan. I don't know the song, and I think I'd be more into it if I did. Finally, some entertainment.

 

Comments

Re: Judd - I couldn't help but think of last year's hobbit as well (John Peters, was it?). Heh. He's entertaining, but I'm with you; he's not going to last.

Posted by: Kathleen at February 21, 2005 10:22 PM

Hobbit. *snerk* You said "hobbit" and I knew EXACTLY who you were talking about. Har.

Posted by: Sekimori at February 21, 2005 10:28 PM

Natalie compared him to the hobbit, too (though she didn't use the word hobbit).

I really wish just one contestant would purposely NOT choose a safe song, i.e., a ballad. Be daring. be bold - make yourself stand out from the bland crowd.

Posted by: michele at February 22, 2005 07:06 AM