April 12, 2005
And Then There Were 8
By Michele
Coming up at 8pm EST....another Tuesday, another live blog plus peanut gallery goodness. Honestly, the comments (on the night of the show, at least) are often better than what I write.
A short side note: We are not American Idol sycophants. We are not drooling fans of any of the contestants. We can be mean. We can be snarky. We tend to be a bit negative sometimes. If all this bothers you, as it obviously does some people, may I suggest you try the American Idol message boards, where the company there (i.e., drooling, crazed, stalkerish fan girls) will be more to your liking.
I heard a rumor about tonight's theme. If it's true, this is going to be torture for me.
And here we go. Someone just kick Seacrest in the nuts. Already.
Ok, my rumor was not true (thought it was going to be country. Theme is: Songs From the Year You Were Born. Interesting!
Nadia first..She obviously realized that sultry worked for her last week. Voice-wise, at least. She looks like she's wearing jammies. This is a nice performance. But just..nice. Nothing earth shattering. Nothing WOW. Pretty, though.
I should mention that I have an intense allergy headache and, like Faith, a very stuffy head tonight. Clouds not only my hearing, but my patience and tolerance.
OMFG!!! He's doing FREEEEEEBIRD! WHAT SONG IS IT YOU WANNA HEAR?? Daring choice! I like it. This is so good for him. He's smoking.
Jeebus. He was born the year I was sitting in the back of school smoking pot and rocking out to Skynyrd?? That was incredibly brave and I LIKED IT, just for the balls factor alone.
Does Simon think there are that many people that don't know FREEBIRD??? Dumb Limey.
Anwar up and doing another female singer song. Weird. I don't know what happened, I just lost my love for Anwar. Everything he does seems sort of bland and run of the mill to me now. And here he goes with his standard forumula. Start off slow and low key, finish big. Just not feeling Anwar tonight. I'm not saying it was bad, it was just not a great performance for this late in the contest.
Hall and Oates in the hizzzouse! MANEATER!
Oh nice choice by Anthony with the Paul Young song. Too bad he's already lame in my book.
Jesus, only Anthony can make this song sound like the theme from WKRP in Cincinatti. He's just too bland, to common, too....boring. THere is NOTHING special about Anthony except for his poor, sick immigrant story.
Vonzell going with a peppy dance tune. Could be good. She's been my favorite lately. Her stage presence has improved SO much since the beginning. And her voice sounds sparkling tonight. Just great. Lively, on key, strong. She has risen to the top of her game while many of the other contestants are faltering.
Scott, doing a Hall and Oates song. I just LOATHE this man. He just called himself a rocker. Riiiiiight.
Well, not his worst performance. But I just can't bring myself to say anything good about him. And there really wasn't much good to say about this. OFF. KEY.
Ian has the comment of the evening: I gotta hand to Savol. Most people don't have an answer for "you beat your baby mama, how do you follow that up and make people hate you more?"
Carrie up. Doing some Benetar. Niiiice change of pace for her. Does anyone else automatically think of that Billie Jean movie when they hear this song?
I'm digging this. Carrie is really showing a different side of her. Not a spot on rendition of the song, but she's showing how strong her voice is and she, like Bo, has balls. So to speak. I think it rocked.
Constantine coming up. Bohemian Raphsody and Freebird on the same night?
ACKACKACK HORRRRRRRIBLE! WTF is he DOING to this song?? He's doing Freddy Mercury as if he were in Rocky Horror.
They all liked it. I thought it was off key and Constantine made it sound like a freaking EMO song.
We're either voting for Vonzell or Carrie tonight. Haven't decided yet.
(I just watched it again and I don't think Simon's astonishing was meant in a good way)
Could it be just 24 hours until we say good bye to Scott? Fingers crossed.
I heard a rumor that tonight's theme is that all 8 sing "Sister Christian". Might be off though ;-)
Posted by: Ian S. at April 12, 2005 08:00 PM
Hehehe.
Posted by: michele at April 12, 2005 08:01 PM
This could go either way.
Posted by: kat at April 12, 2005 08:03 PM
Ooooo...Nadia....I think I'm in love.
Posted by: kat at April 12, 2005 08:04 PM
I liked Nadia's performance. Damn she's sexy, too.
Posted by: nastybastard at April 12, 2005 08:06 PM
Oddly, I'm not liking Nadia tonight. This doesn't bode well.
Posted by: Kathleen at April 12, 2005 08:06 PM
Fantastic job by Nadia.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 12, 2005 08:06 PM
Good start. She's so smoky.
Odd that she'd pick a country song, huh?
Posted by: Tanya at April 12, 2005 08:07 PM
I liked it. But I'm sick, so my ears are stuffy.
Posted by: Faith at April 12, 2005 08:07 PM
Well, Simon agreed with me, so I don't feel completely alone. :-)
Posted by: Kathleen at April 12, 2005 08:08 PM
What happened to the celebrity guest judges? I liked it when everyone had to sing a song by the same artist.
Posted by: Amanda at April 12, 2005 08:11 PM
Oh no. This will be awesome or really suck. Bo, you're a brave man.
Posted by: Faith at April 12, 2005 08:12 PM
OHMYGOD! He's not doing freebird!
Posted by: Tanya at April 12, 2005 08:13 PM
No no no no, that was so wrong.
Posted by: Faith at April 12, 2005 08:14 PM
this is the worst version of freebird ever. but i think it's partially the band. no trailer trash soul
Posted by: tony at April 12, 2005 08:14 PM
Of all the contestants, including previous winners, Bo is the only one I think I'd pay to see in concert. Damn, he's good. He's everything Constantine wishes he could be when he grows up.
Posted by: Kathleen at April 12, 2005 08:14 PM
I have to say I'm not thrilled by this.
Posted by: kat at April 12, 2005 08:14 PM
And again, Simon is the only one whom I agree with.
Posted by: kat at April 12, 2005 08:15 PM
Great job by Bo, but I don't think it showed his range.
Earth to Simon: "Freebird" is not a well known song?
Posted by: Ian S. at April 12, 2005 08:15 PM
i gotta say
down with bo
up with constantine
Posted by: tony at April 12, 2005 08:15 PM
Great song choice by Bo. Love that song.
Posted by: nastybastard at April 12, 2005 08:16 PM
Heh. Evidently it's my night to be Kathleen the Opposite. I wonder if I'll disagree with all of y'all evening.
Posted by: Kathleen at April 12, 2005 08:16 PM
Dionne Warwick?
Who wants to take this one? He makes it too easy.
Posted by: kat at April 12, 2005 08:16 PM
freebird needs to be sung drunk and slurred.
Posted by: tony at April 12, 2005 08:17 PM
anwar... he's ok...
paula seems more sober than last week.
this song is kind of boring
Posted by: tony at April 12, 2005 08:18 PM
Anwar, boring again.
Posted by: Faith at April 12, 2005 08:18 PM
Michele, I lost my love for him last week; that said, this was better than usual for him.
Posted by: Kathleen at April 12, 2005 08:19 PM
nothing has rocked me yet.
Posted by: tony at April 12, 2005 08:19 PM
Good performance by Anwar, but he's really getting too bland for my taste.
Posted by: nastybastard at April 12, 2005 08:19 PM
Not as good as last week, but not as bad as 2 weeks ago. Still, Anwar on an off night beats several of the others' best performances.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 12, 2005 08:19 PM
last week paula was obviously out of her mind. now she seems alert and ok. at least not as messed up as last time
Posted by: tony at April 12, 2005 08:20 PM
You know, after watching the little post-performance interview, I think that the pod people have released the real Anwar from captivity - I think I saw life in his eyes tonight, for the first time in weeks. Interesting.
Posted by: Kathleen at April 12, 2005 08:21 PM
Anwar just doesn't have any meat to his voice. Much better song choice than the last few weeks though...and he sang it better than Jasmine did last year :-)
Posted by: Amanda at April 12, 2005 08:21 PM
Simon said he thought it was "one of Anwar's better performances"
Posted by: Ian S. at April 12, 2005 08:21 PM
Maybe she got laid.
She's not falling all over the men this week...
Posted by: kat at April 12, 2005 08:22 PM
I like it when they do songs that I don't love, because I don't have the original stuck in my head. I have always hated Freebird, so Bo sounded fine to me.
Don't care for Anwar's song either, and I thought he sounded great. Both better than the originals, but that's not saying too much.
Posted by: Tanya at April 12, 2005 08:22 PM
Ian, I mean after...the camera was panning away, and it caught something snarky from Simon...I didn't catch it, was too busy reloading the page.
Posted by: kat at April 12, 2005 08:23 PM
Good God! How many facelifts has Darryl Hall had? Jeez - he looks like Joan freakin' Rivers, for cryin' out loud.
Posted by: Kathleen at April 12, 2005 08:24 PM
I loved this song growing up.
It's being butchered. Save the music, people! Save it!
Posted by: kat at April 12, 2005 08:25 PM
Anthony... *puke*
Posted by: nastybastard at April 12, 2005 08:26 PM
I like this song, but this is like the epitome of karaoke performances.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 12, 2005 08:26 PM
Michele, Faith, I think I envy you your stuffed ears tonight.
Posted by: kat at April 12, 2005 08:26 PM
Huh. I didn't hate Anthony. I think it's time for me to drink excessively.
Posted by: Kathleen at April 12, 2005 08:27 PM
Ugh that wasn't good. Don't like that song much either.
Posted by: Faith at April 12, 2005 08:27 PM
Simon said something to the effect of "turning into the equivalent of a blanket, warm and safe," after the music kicked in. Is that what you mean, kat?
Posted by: Tanya at April 12, 2005 08:28 PM
Ooook, maybe they all need to get laid. To think that was good?
Maybe the producers forced Simon to say something nice after last week.
Posted by: kat at April 12, 2005 08:28 PM
Scotty the little body? Man, if I was Scott, I'd kick Seacrest's ass for that on national TV.
Posted by: nastybastard at April 12, 2005 08:29 PM
Thanks Tanya. For some reason I thought it was a lot snarkier
Posted by: kat at April 12, 2005 08:30 PM
Anthony: Yawn. As usual.
They should totally do a Hall and Oates night. (After Neil Diamond night, of course)
Posted by: Tanya at April 12, 2005 08:30 PM
if anthony makes it to the top 5 then the competition is run by the russian mafia
Posted by: tony at April 12, 2005 08:33 PM
Pitchy.
Posted by: kat at April 12, 2005 08:33 PM
Paula, sit down.
Posted by: kat at April 12, 2005 08:34 PM
Wow! Who'd a thunk I'd be saying thank goodness for Vonzell. And I love the disco ball top.
Posted by: Faith at April 12, 2005 08:34 PM
vonzell is doing better and better
paula must have had an intervention after last week
Posted by: tony at April 12, 2005 08:34 PM
Ah Vonzell, luscious as always.......such loveliness.mmmmm
Posted by: Matty at April 12, 2005 08:35 PM
Tough song to sing, but Vonzell brought it. She just keeps getting better.
Posted by: Kathleen at April 12, 2005 08:35 PM
I've liked her in past weeks...but this week really didn't do it for me.
Maybe my sound is off.
Seems like Paula has just been drinking...layed off the Vicoden. =)
Posted by: kat at April 12, 2005 08:35 PM
Love this song and love Vonzell. A line or two off-key, but I'll forgive her.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 12, 2005 08:35 PM
Vonsell: Dammit. I may have to change my pick for teh winnar. She's the only consistent performer, and she's so freakin' cute.
Posted by: Tanya at April 12, 2005 08:36 PM
Vonzell is the best performance of the night so far.
Posted by: nastybastard at April 12, 2005 08:36 PM
He rocked out on his baby mama too. Ick.
Posted by: Faith at April 12, 2005 08:37 PM
Ugh, baby-mama beater Scott--I wish he'd get gone--
Posted by: Matty at April 12, 2005 08:38 PM
Is this whole song off key, or is it my ears?
Posted by: Faith at April 12, 2005 08:38 PM
The whole song is off key. Not your ears at all, Faith.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 12, 2005 08:38 PM
Dammit, he's so vile as a person, but Scott is singing the hell out of this. One of his best performances. Dammit.
Posted by: Kathleen at April 12, 2005 08:38 PM
What. The. Fuck. is Paula doing?
Posted by: nastybastard at April 12, 2005 08:38 PM
paula might have just had some wicked back pain last week... that or ainxiety
scott "i'm the REAL rocker. like when i was arrested for domestic abuse."
and hall and oats, that's ROCKIN
i love this song. looks like hall and oats are rocking.
paula's really rocking... posibly XTC?
Posted by: tony at April 12, 2005 08:39 PM
Scott should be ashamed with that rebdition with Hall & Oates in the audience...
Posted by: Frank at April 12, 2005 08:39 PM
lmao @ Paula dancing like a madwoman and Randy leaning away from her ... Scott sux
Posted by: Caryss at April 12, 2005 08:39 PM
Savol: If I didn't loathe him - the perfect Ayn Rand villain - I would've really liked that.
Posted by: Tanya at April 12, 2005 08:40 PM
Sorry, Paula IS High tonite!
Posted by: Matty at April 12, 2005 08:40 PM
thumbs up from oats
Posted by: tony at April 12, 2005 08:40 PM
Someone grab some duct tape for Paula...
Posted by: nastybastard at April 12, 2005 08:40 PM
Thank you Simon, that was perfect.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 12, 2005 08:41 PM
Everyone needs to listen to Simon for a change. He's usually on the money...
Posted by: Frank at April 12, 2005 08:41 PM
Okay, after Scott had to open his trap *yet again*, forget it. I don't care how many pretty notes he hits, dude has got to go.
Posted by: Kathleen at April 12, 2005 08:41 PM
Scott needs to keep his mouth shut if he wants to stay. Millions of people at home didnt have the nerve? I bet those millions of people will send you home tomorrow ... bwahahhaa
Posted by: Caryss at April 12, 2005 08:41 PM
Scott's up there, AND YOU'RE NOT!
Posted by: nastybastard at April 12, 2005 08:41 PM
Wow, they've both had a lot of work. So shiny.
Posted by: Tanya at April 12, 2005 08:42 PM
ayn rand villan?
i can only think of someone who's not totally selfish?
Posted by: tony at April 12, 2005 08:42 PM
Tanya, right on the money with the Rand villan. Ick, ick, ick.
Posted by: Faith at April 12, 2005 08:43 PM
Wow, Scott just gets classier and classier...BARF!
Posted by: Amanda at April 12, 2005 08:43 PM
what is your idea of an ayn rand villan? please, as i am quite perplexed.
Posted by: tony at April 12, 2005 08:44 PM
I gotta hand to Savol. Most people don't have an answer for "you beat your baby mama, how do you follow that up and make people hate you more?"
Posted by: Ian S. at April 12, 2005 08:45 PM
If the creepy Burger King commercials keep up, I'm boycotting the season finale and watching Lost. Seriously, weirdness factor is too high.
Posted by: Timmer at April 12, 2005 08:46 PM
Great song choice Carrie!
Posted by: nastybastard at April 12, 2005 08:46 PM
Raaaaawwwk. I love this song.
Posted by: Tanya at April 12, 2005 08:46 PM
I lurrve this song.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 12, 2005 08:46 PM
Carrie, NICE!
Posted by: Faith at April 12, 2005 08:46 PM
Carrie quit warbling and belt it...damn...I love this song.
Posted by: Timmer at April 12, 2005 08:47 PM
So far I'm impressed with Carrie. She's breaking out of her usual schtick. But is it just me or is she off rhythm with the drums?
Posted by: kat at April 12, 2005 08:47 PM
whatever?
Posted by: tony at April 12, 2005 08:47 PM
Awesome. Performance of the night.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 12, 2005 08:47 PM
Ok, this is my favorite performance of the night. How can you not love this song? ;)
Posted by: nastybastard at April 12, 2005 08:48 PM
Wow! That was amazing.
Posted by: Faith at April 12, 2005 08:48 PM
Until the last note, she was doing a terrific impersonation of Pat Benatar. But that last note was *sooooo* off.
Posted by: Kathleen at April 12, 2005 08:48 PM
i've only read the fountianhead and i don't think roark was the villan. i thought he was supposed to be the hero.
Posted by: tony at April 12, 2005 08:48 PM
Randy can shut his mouth!
Posted by: nastybastard at April 12, 2005 08:49 PM
Those last notes were scaring my cats.
Posted by: Timmer at April 12, 2005 08:49 PM
Guess Randy's coming down off that high...
Posted by: kat at April 12, 2005 08:49 PM
I like the kitten playing the tiger. It's cute and fun.
Posted by: kat at April 12, 2005 08:49 PM
Constantine... time to turn the channel.
Posted by: nastybastard at April 12, 2005 08:50 PM
My cats thought it was just "aiiight"
Posted by: Owen at April 12, 2005 08:50 PM
Everyone needs to listen to Simon for a change. He's usually on the money.
That'd be an interesting blog...
Posted by: Tanya at April 12, 2005 08:51 PM
bold. good luck kid.
Posted by: tony at April 12, 2005 08:53 PM
Bohemian Rhapsody? Someone shoot me.
Posted by: Faith at April 12, 2005 08:53 PM
How do you do Queen with only one person?
Posted by: Tanya at April 12, 2005 08:53 PM
except mario already did it
Posted by: tony at April 12, 2005 08:54 PM
ewww constantine why?
Posted by: Caryss at April 12, 2005 08:54 PM
*screams*
Posted by: kat at April 12, 2005 08:54 PM
No. NO! Constantine's killing Freddy Mercury all over again.
Posted by: Kathleen at April 12, 2005 08:54 PM
Hell has frozen over. I'm actually liking Constantine's performance. Slap my ass and call me Sally.
Posted by: nastybastard at April 12, 2005 08:55 PM
Shoot me, I liked that. Just shoot me.
Posted by: Faith at April 12, 2005 08:55 PM
this dude is rocking. i think this is the best "condensced version" of a song yet. much better than that total eclipse from a few weeks ago.
Posted by: tony at April 12, 2005 08:55 PM
Bohemian Rhapsody, sung in the key of Hell, by Constantine Maroulis.
Posted by: Kathleen at April 12, 2005 08:55 PM
No. No. No. Freddy Mercury did NOT sound like a whiny little beeyotch. Constantine does.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 12, 2005 08:55 PM
That was the best performance of the night...
Posted by: Frank at April 12, 2005 08:56 PM
Consider your ass slapped, Sally. ;-)
Posted by: Kathleen at April 12, 2005 08:56 PM
Um ... I don't think Simon meant "astonishing" in a good way.
And did anyone else see Paula almost topple over when she tried to sit down just now?
Posted by: Dakota at April 12, 2005 08:57 PM
Ouch Kathleen. That stung. I'm not sure if it was the slap, or actually having to admit that I liked one of Constantine's performances. I still liked Carrie's performance the best.
Posted by: nastybastard at April 12, 2005 08:57 PM
Dakota, I thought exactly the same thing. And my boyfriend voiced it.
Posted by: kat at April 12, 2005 08:57 PM
I have to change my failinator vote. I don't want to see Constantine go. I just love to hate him so much.
Posted by: Tanya at April 12, 2005 08:59 PM
Ok, next week the theme should be death metal. I'd pay to see that.
Posted by: nastybastard at April 12, 2005 08:59 PM
bottom 3
scott
anwar
nadia
Posted by: tony at April 12, 2005 09:01 PM
I'd settle for "Hair Bands of the 80s", as per my first post on this thread ;-)
My votes: Vonzell, Carrie, and Anwar.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 12, 2005 09:02 PM
"I'd settle for "Hair Bands of the 80s"
Sister Christian, baby! I would PAY one of them to sing that.
Posted by: michele at April 12, 2005 09:04 PM
power ballads
Posted by: tony at April 12, 2005 09:06 PM
Sorry, Tony. I try to keep up with the comments, but my computer isn't near my tv. There isn't anyone in Fountainhead that really epitomizes what I mean. And certainly not Roark - he's the hero. Try Atlas Shrugged. He's mediocre, and so many of the people who vote for him admit they are supporting him purely because he's mediocre. I didn't want to keep saying "the fat-and-ugly vote," because there's nothing wrong with being "fat" or "ugly." But there is something wrong with ignoring his lack of talent and heart, and his criminal record, just because you want the "fat-and-ugly" guy to win.
Wow, that was long. Have I bored everyone away? To death? Sorry.
I didn't think Simon liked Constantine, either.
Posted by: Tanya at April 12, 2005 09:20 PM
First time poster, wife of JimK of right-thoughts.us fame....
I've been a Bo fan since Day 1, but he's been slipping lately. The last three shows I think he's been rather off, although I always throw a few votes his way anyway. By contrast, I have despised Constantine with a hellish passion since Day 1, and yet I hear and see him improving every week. I still hate the swarmy thing he does, but I think he had the performance of the night tonight. My favorites tonight: Carrie and Constantine. Bottom three: Anthony, Scott, and probably Nadia, even though I loved her.
Love this blog!
Posted by: DonnaK at April 12, 2005 09:21 PM
Hair bands of the 80s would be awesome. And they'd have to have their song choice ok'ed by Michele. And that guy from Cinderella.
Posted by: Tanya at April 12, 2005 09:22 PM
I can totally see Constantine trying "Talk Dirty to Me."
Posted by: michele at April 12, 2005 09:26 PM
Carrie could to do something trashy by Samantha Fox. And Nadia could do "Warrior" by Scandal. (Do those both count? It's hard to picture a female hair band.)
Posted by: Tanya at April 12, 2005 09:29 PM
Anthony can do Lita Ford!
Posted by: michele at April 12, 2005 09:30 PM
Anthony probably thinks Wham! was a hair band.
Posted by: Tanya at April 12, 2005 09:33 PM
Bahahah! Maybe Bo could do some Crue.
Posted by: michele at April 12, 2005 09:36 PM
Hmmmm. Anything from Shout at the Devil would scare people, and would be hard to do with only one person... This might require some research.
Posted by: Tanya at April 12, 2005 09:50 PM
Ok, we're only on TiVo at "Freebird" right now - but FREEBIRD!!!!! I *have* to hear him singing "Magic Carpet Ride now. Have to...
Posted by: robyn at April 12, 2005 10:07 PM
Paula looks like a WWF Reject tonight. A drunk WWF reject at that.
Posted by: Nikki at April 12, 2005 11:56 PM
Wow- Constantine was great last night as was Vonzell. Anwar and Anthony really stepped it up. The bottom three should be Bo, Scott, and Nadia. Please send Scott home.... although I wouldn't be sad if Nadia went either, she really annoys me.
Posted by: jeni at April 13, 2005 09:04 AM
Anwar: Has locked into Windows safe mode and is going to ride it. Wish he would open up and just let it loose. Brutha can sing! Oh well.
Vonzell: Lovin' her to death.
Constantine: Last week I said he was growing on me, now he down fo' life.
Anthony: Put it together and is hanging tough.
Carrie: Wish she would go away.
Scott: Wish he would go away.
Nadia: Sometimes I'm down, sometimes I'm not. I just can't get a good grasp on her. Nice legs, though.
Bo: Did alright and still my boy.
Posted by: Solomon at April 13, 2005 10:24 AM
With the exception of Scott who ruined a perfectly good song, the performances ranged from good to outstanding. Darryl Hall went home and killed himself after he heard Scott's version of She's Gone.
Posted by: jen at April 13, 2005 10:41 AM