Colton Dixon voted off at #7 on Season 11.
Conspiracy Theory.
It's hard to come up with a conspiracy theory for Colton Dixon when he was sitting at the bottom of DialIdol. Even though voters have other ways to vote, it's still a dangerous place to be. But I'll offer a theory anyway.
The conspiracy theory is simply based on this: Discord between Colton and American Idol.
There were reports many weeks ago about Idol asking Colton to downplay his Christianity, yet Colton did not hide the fact that he wants to be a Christian artist. Thus there may have been an ongoing struggle behind the scenes between Colton and Idol over song choice.
Colton may have become increasingly agitated with Idol over the issue, which culminated in his "I don't care" proclamation over the judges' critiques.
We also have Jimmy Iovine one day telling us about Colton's solid female voting bloc, then trashing his performance the very next day, as if to set up his ouster.
That's pretty much it. Colton wanted out, so Idol let him go.
Friday, April 20, 2012
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Season 11 Top 7B Elimination Reactions
53 million votes.
Group number.
Joshua Ledet. Safe.
Hollie Cavanagh. Bottom Three.
Taylor Hicks announces Vegas gig.
Kris Allen performs.
Elise Testone. Bottom Three.
Skylar Laine. Safe.
Dick Clark tribute.
LMFAO performs.
Jessica Sanchez. Safe.
Phillip Phillips. Safe.
Colton Dixon. Bottom Three. Surprise.
Elise safe. Nine lives indeed.
Colton out?
Hollie safe?
Huh? What happened to his text-voting little girl army? Are they still around? Did they leave?
Colton is at the bottom DialIdol this week, second to the bottom last week, but I figured it didn't matter because of the text votes. Very strange. It just goes to show that being at the bottom of DialIdol is still a dangerous place to be.
This is one to think about for a while.
Group number.
Joshua Ledet. Safe.
Hollie Cavanagh. Bottom Three.
Taylor Hicks announces Vegas gig.
Kris Allen performs.
Elise Testone. Bottom Three.
Skylar Laine. Safe.
Dick Clark tribute.
LMFAO performs.
Jessica Sanchez. Safe.
Phillip Phillips. Safe.
Colton Dixon. Bottom Three. Surprise.
Elise safe. Nine lives indeed.
Colton out?
Hollie safe?
Huh? What happened to his text-voting little girl army? Are they still around? Did they leave?
Colton is at the bottom DialIdol this week, second to the bottom last week, but I figured it didn't matter because of the text votes. Very strange. It just goes to show that being at the bottom of DialIdol is still a dangerous place to be.
This is one to think about for a while.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Season 11 Top 7B Performance Reactions
1. Phillip Phillips
2. Joshua Ledet
3. Jessica Sanchez
4. Skylar Laine
5. Elise Testone
6. Hollie Cavanagh
7. Colton Dixon
Details:
*Round 1:
Hollie Cavanagh. Good song for a belter. Good job.
Colton Dixon. Bad Idea. Not enough meat in his voice for that song.
Elise Testone. Great song for her. It's all about power, which she's got. And no sign of her grating rasp.
Phillip Phillips. That was a Phillip Phillips special right there.
Jessica Sanchez. I feared the song choice, but she handled it just fine.
Skylar Laine. Not a good song choice to compete with the other girls.
Joshua Ledet. Only Fantasia herself could do it better.
*Round 2:
Hollie Cavanagh. Oh my, bad Hollie returns. Sigh.
Colton Dixon. Bad Idea II. What's up with Colton?
Elise Testone. Kinda disjointed. Never caught a groove.
Phillip Phillips. He's just plain kicking butt tonight. Simple as that.
Jessica Sanchez. She just cracked my head somehow. But an odd song choice.
Skylar Laine. Finally, a girl who improved in the second round.
Joshua Ledet. Not bad, but he's sounding a little worn.
*Summary:
Only Skylar moved up in rank after the first round because Hollie and Elise did so poorly.
2. Joshua Ledet
3. Jessica Sanchez
4. Skylar Laine
5. Elise Testone
6. Hollie Cavanagh
7. Colton Dixon
Details:
*Round 1:
Hollie Cavanagh. Good song for a belter. Good job.
Colton Dixon. Bad Idea. Not enough meat in his voice for that song.
Elise Testone. Great song for her. It's all about power, which she's got. And no sign of her grating rasp.
Phillip Phillips. That was a Phillip Phillips special right there.
Jessica Sanchez. I feared the song choice, but she handled it just fine.
Skylar Laine. Not a good song choice to compete with the other girls.
Joshua Ledet. Only Fantasia herself could do it better.
*Round 2:
Hollie Cavanagh. Oh my, bad Hollie returns. Sigh.
Colton Dixon. Bad Idea II. What's up with Colton?
Elise Testone. Kinda disjointed. Never caught a groove.
Phillip Phillips. He's just plain kicking butt tonight. Simple as that.
Jessica Sanchez. She just cracked my head somehow. But an odd song choice.
Skylar Laine. Finally, a girl who improved in the second round.
Joshua Ledet. Not bad, but he's sounding a little worn.
*Summary:
Only Skylar moved up in rank after the first round because Hollie and Elise did so poorly.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Season 11 Top 7 Elimination Reactions
Group number.
Hollie Cavanagh. Left side. Our left.
Jessica Sanchez. Right side.
Wonderful, a Nigel game.
James Durbin performs. Odd little mic.
Phillip Phillips. Joins Hollie.
Elise Testone. Joins Jessica.
Meaning Jessica is in the Bottom Three.
Jennifer Hudson performs.
Joshua Ledet. Joins Jessica.
Colton Dixon. Joins Hollie.
Skylar. Safe. Refuses to pick group. Put with Hollie.
Joshua, Elise, Jessica Bottom Three.
Joshua. Safe.
Elise. Safe.
Jessica out. Why bother? Saved by Judges' coup.
Jessica needs to dumb it down and sing songs geared towards an unsophisticated audience.
Hollie Cavanagh. Left side. Our left.
Jessica Sanchez. Right side.
Wonderful, a Nigel game.
James Durbin performs. Odd little mic.
Phillip Phillips. Joins Hollie.
Elise Testone. Joins Jessica.
Meaning Jessica is in the Bottom Three.
Jennifer Hudson performs.
Joshua Ledet. Joins Jessica.
Colton Dixon. Joins Hollie.
Skylar. Safe. Refuses to pick group. Put with Hollie.
Joshua, Elise, Jessica Bottom Three.
Joshua. Safe.
Elise. Safe.
Jessica out. Why bother? Saved by Judges' coup.
Jessica needs to dumb it down and sing songs geared towards an unsophisticated audience.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Season 11 Top 7 Performance Reactions
1. Jessica Sanchez
2. Phillip Phillips
3. Joshua Ledet
4. Colton Dixon
5. Skylar Laine
6. Hollie Cavanagh
7. Elise Testone
Details:
Skylar Laine. I just hate it when a little girl holds a big guitar. It hides her, it's distracting, and it affects her breathing, which is always a problem for her anyway.
Colton Dixon. He doesn't do the falsetto switch nearly as well as DeAndre. Nice otherwise.
Elise, Phillip duet. Time filler.
Jessica Sanchez. I swear she must have black blood. Young Filipinas generally can't sing stuff like that.
Joshua Ledet. Not quite right for his voice, or maybe his mic was not set up quite right. Still good, though.
Colton, Skylar duet. Time filler.
Hollie Cavanagh. Holliepops. Sounds good. But the singing was ponderous, and her elephantine delivery didn't fit the acoustic guitar.
Phillip Phillips. This was good Phillip stuff.
Holle, Jessica, Joshua trio. Time filler.
Elise Testone. Not good. Very unpleasant.
2. Phillip Phillips
3. Joshua Ledet
4. Colton Dixon
5. Skylar Laine
6. Hollie Cavanagh
7. Elise Testone
Details:
Skylar Laine. I just hate it when a little girl holds a big guitar. It hides her, it's distracting, and it affects her breathing, which is always a problem for her anyway.
Colton Dixon. He doesn't do the falsetto switch nearly as well as DeAndre. Nice otherwise.
Elise, Phillip duet. Time filler.
Jessica Sanchez. I swear she must have black blood. Young Filipinas generally can't sing stuff like that.
Joshua Ledet. Not quite right for his voice, or maybe his mic was not set up quite right. Still good, though.
Colton, Skylar duet. Time filler.
Hollie Cavanagh. Holliepops. Sounds good. But the singing was ponderous, and her elephantine delivery didn't fit the acoustic guitar.
Phillip Phillips. This was good Phillip stuff.
Holle, Jessica, Joshua trio. Time filler.
Elise Testone. Not good. Very unpleasant.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Season 11 Top 8 Elimination Reactions
Jennifer video.
Joshua Ledet. Safe. Duh.
Jessica Sanchez. Safe. Duh.
The Wanted perform.
DeAndre Brackensick. Bottom Three.
Colton Dixon. Safe.
Hollie Cavanagh. Bottom Three. Duh.
Skylar Laine. Safe. Duh.
Kellie Pickler performs.
Elise Testone. Bottom Three.
Phillip Phillips. Safe.
Hollie safe.
Elise safe.
DeAndre Out.
Judges' Save: No.
I can only wonder what DeAndre would be like if he had the kind of early training that Jessica got. He's still young, so he can still improve greatly.
Joshua Ledet. Safe. Duh.
Jessica Sanchez. Safe. Duh.
The Wanted perform.
DeAndre Brackensick. Bottom Three.
Colton Dixon. Safe.
Hollie Cavanagh. Bottom Three. Duh.
Skylar Laine. Safe. Duh.
Kellie Pickler performs.
Elise Testone. Bottom Three.
Phillip Phillips. Safe.
Hollie safe.
Elise safe.
DeAndre Out.
Judges' Save: No.
I can only wonder what DeAndre would be like if he had the kind of early training that Jessica got. He's still young, so he can still improve greatly.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Season 11 Top 8 Performance Reactions
1. DeAndre Brackensick
2. Joshua Ledet
3. Jessica Sanchez
4. Colton Dixon
5. Phillip Phillips
6. Skylar Laine
7. Hollie Cavanagh
8. Elise Testone
Details:
DeAndre Brackensick. It's subtle, but he's good.
Elise Testone. She needs more pace for her rough, limited voice.
Sklyar, Colton duet. Time filler.
Phillip Phillips. Not a good song for his voice either.
Hollie, DeAndre duet. Time filler.
Joshua Ledet. Not much context to his screaming. But still good.
Jessica Sanchez. Not enough song for her to sing. Bebe Chez dumb.
Elise, Phillip duet. Time filler.
Hollie Cavanagh. It messed her up to move. She should have just stood there and belted it out.
Jessica, Joshua duet. Time filler. But a good one.
Colton Dixon. Nice, but Cyndi Lauper does not present much of a vocal challenge.
Skylar Laine. Very nice try for a small voice.
2. Joshua Ledet
3. Jessica Sanchez
4. Colton Dixon
5. Phillip Phillips
6. Skylar Laine
7. Hollie Cavanagh
8. Elise Testone
Details:
DeAndre Brackensick. It's subtle, but he's good.
Elise Testone. She needs more pace for her rough, limited voice.
Sklyar, Colton duet. Time filler.
Phillip Phillips. Not a good song for his voice either.
Hollie, DeAndre duet. Time filler.
Joshua Ledet. Not much context to his screaming. But still good.
Jessica Sanchez. Not enough song for her to sing. Bebe Chez dumb.
Elise, Phillip duet. Time filler.
Hollie Cavanagh. It messed her up to move. She should have just stood there and belted it out.
Jessica, Joshua duet. Time filler. But a good one.
Colton Dixon. Nice, but Cyndi Lauper does not present much of a vocal challenge.
Skylar Laine. Very nice try for a small voice.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Elise's "Whole Lotta Love" Overrated
Elise Testone's "Whole Lotta Love" performance appears to have become the most overrated performance in Idol history. I will explain, in simple analytical terms, why it is so overrated.
It comes down to this: Degree of Difficulty. Elise is singing the song in the original key. For a guy, it's very high, but for a girl, it's very comfortable. No strain, no danger. All Elise has to do is sing the song in her normal loud, rough voice, and it's done. Easy, like a walk in the park.
Compare that to the vocal mine field Jessica had to navigate through, which she did with skill beyond her years, and there's no way Elise's performance should be rated above Jessica's. No way.
And what about Adam Lambert. Adam creates his rock voice. He adds tension, sneer and extended vocal range. If you watch his performance from Season 8, he's working very hard. No walk in the park for him. So there's no way Elise's pedestrian version should be rated above Adam. No way.
This is why Elise Testone's "Whole Lotta Love" has become a whole lotta overrated.
It comes down to this: Degree of Difficulty. Elise is singing the song in the original key. For a guy, it's very high, but for a girl, it's very comfortable. No strain, no danger. All Elise has to do is sing the song in her normal loud, rough voice, and it's done. Easy, like a walk in the park.
Compare that to the vocal mine field Jessica had to navigate through, which she did with skill beyond her years, and there's no way Elise's performance should be rated above Jessica's. No way.
And what about Adam Lambert. Adam creates his rock voice. He adds tension, sneer and extended vocal range. If you watch his performance from Season 8, he's working very hard. No walk in the park for him. So there's no way Elise's pedestrian version should be rated above Adam. No way.
This is why Elise Testone's "Whole Lotta Love" has become a whole lotta overrated.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
THR Idol Hangover - Didi, Siobhan Magnus, Lee DeWyze
Didi Benami, Siobhan Magnus, Lee DeWyze:
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Season 11 Top 9 Elimination Reactions
Hollie Cavanagh. Bottom Three. Surprise.
Phillip Phillips. Safe.
Elise Testone. Safe.
I suspected that DialIdol was way off this week, and Hollie in the Bottom Three confirms it. Of course, the geek will say all contestants were yellow, meaning nobody beat the margin of error, and that's true, but it's usually better than that even when all yellow.
Nicki Minaj performs.
Colton Dixon. Safe.
Joshua Ledet. Safe.
Heejun Han. Bottom Three.
Scotty McCreery performs.
Jessica Sanchez. Safe. Now I know.
Deandre Brackensick. Safe. Lucky.
Skylar Laine. Bottom Three. Suprising.
I now believe that DialIdol simply switched the tags of Hollie and Jessica. They had Hollie #1 and Jessica #8, but it was reversed.
Skylar. Safe. Good.
Hollie. Safe. Good.
Heejun out.
Judges' Save: No. That's fine.
Heejun, the first East Asian guy to make the Top 10. His comedy was well appreciated by many. And he sings really good for a Korean.
Phillip Phillips. Safe.
Elise Testone. Safe.
I suspected that DialIdol was way off this week, and Hollie in the Bottom Three confirms it. Of course, the geek will say all contestants were yellow, meaning nobody beat the margin of error, and that's true, but it's usually better than that even when all yellow.
Nicki Minaj performs.
Colton Dixon. Safe.
Joshua Ledet. Safe.
Heejun Han. Bottom Three.
Scotty McCreery performs.
Jessica Sanchez. Safe. Now I know.
Deandre Brackensick. Safe. Lucky.
Skylar Laine. Bottom Three. Suprising.
I now believe that DialIdol simply switched the tags of Hollie and Jessica. They had Hollie #1 and Jessica #8, but it was reversed.
Skylar. Safe. Good.
Hollie. Safe. Good.
Heejun out.
Judges' Save: No. That's fine.
Heejun, the first East Asian guy to make the Top 10. His comedy was well appreciated by many. And he sings really good for a Korean.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Season 11 Top 9 Performance Reactions
1. Jessica Sanchez
2. Deandre Brackensick
3. Phillip Phillips
4. Hollie Cavanagh
5. Skylar Laine
6. Joshua Ledet
7. Colton Dixon
8. Heejun Han
9. Elise Testone
Details:
Colton Dixon. So-so song. I guess Tebow would like it.
Skylar Laine. I like Skylar like this. Not going big, staying in her element.
Trio - Colton, Elise, Phillip: Time filler.
Heejun Han. Not bad at all.
Hollie Cavanagh. Camera work was awful, distracting. But she sang pretty well.
Deandre Brackensick. I wish he was a couple of years older, but his upside is crazy. Amazing instrument.
Jessica Sanchez. That was so exotic. OMG.
Trio - Dandre, Heejun, Joshua. Time filler.
Phillip Phillips. He's great, but same-o great. Nothing wrong with that.
Joshua Ledet. Horrible song choice.
Trio - Hollie, Skylar, Jessica. Time Filler.
Elise Testone. Worst version ever. Where's Adam?
2. Deandre Brackensick
3. Phillip Phillips
4. Hollie Cavanagh
5. Skylar Laine
6. Joshua Ledet
7. Colton Dixon
8. Heejun Han
9. Elise Testone
Details:
Colton Dixon. So-so song. I guess Tebow would like it.
Skylar Laine. I like Skylar like this. Not going big, staying in her element.
Trio - Colton, Elise, Phillip: Time filler.
Heejun Han. Not bad at all.
Hollie Cavanagh. Camera work was awful, distracting. But she sang pretty well.
Deandre Brackensick. I wish he was a couple of years older, but his upside is crazy. Amazing instrument.
Jessica Sanchez. That was so exotic. OMG.
Trio - Dandre, Heejun, Joshua. Time filler.
Phillip Phillips. He's great, but same-o great. Nothing wrong with that.
Joshua Ledet. Horrible song choice.
Trio - Hollie, Skylar, Jessica. Time Filler.
Elise Testone. Worst version ever. Where's Adam?
Thursday, March 22, 2012
In Defense of Heejun Han
In defense of Heejun Han, let's not forget that it was Idol who gave him all that air time which introduced us to his deadpan comedy in the first place. He didn't twist their arms, they were the ones who unleashed him upon the world. They cannot now be angry that he's still the way he is, when he's been that way all along.
We all know he's not going to be a recording artist anyway, so why not let him use Idol to showcase his comedic talents for possible future roles in sitcoms and such. The music industry is not in great shape anyway, so what's the point in taking it so seriously.
Update: I am now of the opinion that Heejun was Not really in the Bottom Three. Idol just put him there to make him think America did not appreciate his antics, when in fact much of America did. I believe that Elise was in the bottom as usual, and Heejun actually got a lot of votes.
We all know he's not going to be a recording artist anyway, so why not let him use Idol to showcase his comedic talents for possible future roles in sitcoms and such. The music industry is not in great shape anyway, so what's the point in taking it so seriously.
Update: I am now of the opinion that Heejun was Not really in the Bottom Three. Idol just put him there to make him think America did not appreciate his antics, when in fact much of America did. I believe that Elise was in the bottom as usual, and Heejun actually got a lot of votes.
Season 11 Top 10 Elimination Reactions
Group Song.
Hollie Cavanagh. Safe. Lucky.
Skylar Laine. Safe. Fan base.
Elise Testone. Safe. Surprise.
Lana Del Rey performs. Jimmy Iovine's pet.
Joe Perry Happy Birthday to Steven.
Jessica Sanchez. Safe. Duh.
Joshua Ledet. Safe. Fan base.
DeAndre Brackensick. Bottom Three. Trouble.
Haley Reinhart performs.
Colton Dixon. Safe. Duh.
Erika Van Pelt. Bottom Three. Undeserved.
Phillip Phillips. Safe.
Heejun Han. Bottom Three.
DeAndre safe. Lucky.
Heejun safe.
Erika Van Pelt out. Another girl bites the dust.
Judges' Save: No.
I was impressed how Erika started off as a chest-belting monster, but out of nowhere a real singer emerged with deep rich tone. But she never developed a fan base.
Hollie Cavanagh. Safe. Lucky.
Skylar Laine. Safe. Fan base.
Elise Testone. Safe. Surprise.
Lana Del Rey performs. Jimmy Iovine's pet.
Joe Perry Happy Birthday to Steven.
Jessica Sanchez. Safe. Duh.
Joshua Ledet. Safe. Fan base.
DeAndre Brackensick. Bottom Three. Trouble.
Haley Reinhart performs.
Colton Dixon. Safe. Duh.
Erika Van Pelt. Bottom Three. Undeserved.
Phillip Phillips. Safe.
Heejun Han. Bottom Three.
DeAndre safe. Lucky.
Heejun safe.
Erika Van Pelt out. Another girl bites the dust.
Judges' Save: No.
I was impressed how Erika started off as a chest-belting monster, but out of nowhere a real singer emerged with deep rich tone. But she never developed a fan base.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Season 11 Top 10 Performance Reactions
1. Jessica Sanchez
2. Colton Dixon
3. Erika Van Pelt
4. DeAndre Brackensick
5. Elise Testone
6. Heejun Han
7. Hollie Cavanagh
8. Phillip Phillips
9. Joshua Ledet
10. Skylar Laine
Details:
DeAndre Brackensick. Fine. What else can you do with Billy Joel?
Erika Van Pelt. Not bad. I liked the restraint because she can easily overpower the song.
Joshua Ledet. As I feared, he can only sing loud. Mega church man.
Skylar Laine. Not a good song for her voice at all. I was hoping for some country charm, but I think she's trying to compete with the other litte girls and their big voices.
Elise Testone. Good song for her. Her roughing it up is distracting. I wonder if she can not do that all the time.
Phillip Phillips. Drabber than gray. Experiment gone wrong.
Hollie Cavanagh. I hope her outfit wasn't making her miss all those notes.
Heejun Han. Greatest on-stage joke in Idol history. I see where that statement could be misinterpreted.
Jessica Sanchez. Superior. How can she be only 16? Started really young.
Colton Dixon. A little too squeaky. Very bold, not bad.
2. Colton Dixon
3. Erika Van Pelt
4. DeAndre Brackensick
5. Elise Testone
6. Heejun Han
7. Hollie Cavanagh
8. Phillip Phillips
9. Joshua Ledet
10. Skylar Laine
Details:
DeAndre Brackensick. Fine. What else can you do with Billy Joel?
Erika Van Pelt. Not bad. I liked the restraint because she can easily overpower the song.
Joshua Ledet. As I feared, he can only sing loud. Mega church man.
Skylar Laine. Not a good song for her voice at all. I was hoping for some country charm, but I think she's trying to compete with the other litte girls and their big voices.
Elise Testone. Good song for her. Her roughing it up is distracting. I wonder if she can not do that all the time.
Phillip Phillips. Drabber than gray. Experiment gone wrong.
Hollie Cavanagh. I hope her outfit wasn't making her miss all those notes.
Heejun Han. Greatest on-stage joke in Idol history. I see where that statement could be misinterpreted.
Jessica Sanchez. Superior. How can she be only 16? Started really young.
Colton Dixon. A little too squeaky. Very bold, not bad.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Season 11 Top 11 Elimination Reactions
Tommy Hilfiger coming soon.
Joshua Ledet. Safe. Duh.
Phillip Phillips. Safe. Duh.
Skylar Laine. Safe.
Elise Testone. Bottom Three. Again.
Demi Lovato performs.
Colton Dixon. Safe. Duh.
Jessica Sanchez. Safe.
Deandre Brackensick. Safe. Lucky.
Shannon Magrane. Bottom Three.
Daughtry performs.
Hollie Cavanagh. Safe. Duh.
Heejun Han. Safe.
Erika Van Pelt. Bottom Three.
All girls in the bottom three.
Elise safe.
Erika safe.
Shannon out. I predicted weeks ago that Shannon would make it. Wrong.
Judges' Save: No.
Heejun becomes the first Asian guy to ever make the tour (as far as I know). Jennifer is the fourth Filipina to make the tour. The only Asian girls to make it have been Filipina.
Update: Regarding Heejun being the first Asian guy to make the tour, technically Anoop Desai (an Indian) is also considered to be Asian. The term Oriental would be better, except that for some reason it is considered to be deragatory. Perhaps East Asian is what is now used.
Joshua Ledet. Safe. Duh.
Phillip Phillips. Safe. Duh.
Skylar Laine. Safe.
Elise Testone. Bottom Three. Again.
Demi Lovato performs.
Colton Dixon. Safe. Duh.
Jessica Sanchez. Safe.
Deandre Brackensick. Safe. Lucky.
Shannon Magrane. Bottom Three.
Daughtry performs.
Hollie Cavanagh. Safe. Duh.
Heejun Han. Safe.
Erika Van Pelt. Bottom Three.
All girls in the bottom three.
Elise safe.
Erika safe.
Shannon out. I predicted weeks ago that Shannon would make it. Wrong.
Judges' Save: No.
Heejun becomes the first Asian guy to ever make the tour (as far as I know). Jennifer is the fourth Filipina to make the tour. The only Asian girls to make it have been Filipina.
Update: Regarding Heejun being the first Asian guy to make the tour, technically Anoop Desai (an Indian) is also considered to be Asian. The term Oriental would be better, except that for some reason it is considered to be deragatory. Perhaps East Asian is what is now used.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Season 11 Top 12 Performance Reactions
1. Phillip Phillips
2. Jessica Sanchez
3. Joshua Ledet
4. Colton Dixon
5. DeAndre Brackensick
6. Hollie Cavanagh
7. Erika Van Pelt
8. Skylar Laine
9. Heejun Han
10. Shannon Magrane
11. Elise Testone
Details:
Pillip Phillips, 1990. Kidney stones don't matter 'cause he's good no matter what.
Jessica Sanchez, 1995. She sounded like a big girl singing a little song. But the problem, really, was 1995.
Heejun Han, 1989. A little sloppy. Key change ill-advised. Holding the mic funny.
Elise Testone, 1983. Kind of brutal. I'll take Obama.
Deandre Brackensick, 1994. Glad they kicked out his original choice, which was on William Hung's debut album. But "Endless Love" is difficult to sing as a solo. Mixed up some words. But the dude's got a voice.
They should change it to the year you were born, or 10 years prior, or 10 years after, to expand the song choices.
Shannon Magrane, 1995. Needs Jessica.
Why are the judges still unaware of how limited the song choices really are? Especially Randy Jackson. What's up with him?
Colton Dixon, 1991. I keep thinking he's such a lightweight, but he keeps delivering.
Erika Van Pelt, 1985. Nice job, but not enough song going on.
Jermaine Jones, 1986. Disqualified for outstanding warrants. But he had a pretty good song going on.
Skylar Laine, 1994. Not bad, but she doesn't have the voice for big notes. She yells.
Joshua Ledet, 1992. I like his talent, but I don't like his style. I was thinking he might change it up and go smooth, but I don't think he's capable.
Hollie Cavanagh, 1994. It's all about little girl doing big long tones. She needs to find a way to make it more than that.
2. Jessica Sanchez
3. Joshua Ledet
4. Colton Dixon
5. DeAndre Brackensick
6. Hollie Cavanagh
7. Erika Van Pelt
8. Skylar Laine
9. Heejun Han
10. Shannon Magrane
11. Elise Testone
Details:
Pillip Phillips, 1990. Kidney stones don't matter 'cause he's good no matter what.
Jessica Sanchez, 1995. She sounded like a big girl singing a little song. But the problem, really, was 1995.
Heejun Han, 1989. A little sloppy. Key change ill-advised. Holding the mic funny.
Elise Testone, 1983. Kind of brutal. I'll take Obama.
Deandre Brackensick, 1994. Glad they kicked out his original choice, which was on William Hung's debut album. But "Endless Love" is difficult to sing as a solo. Mixed up some words. But the dude's got a voice.
They should change it to the year you were born, or 10 years prior, or 10 years after, to expand the song choices.
Shannon Magrane, 1995. Needs Jessica.
Why are the judges still unaware of how limited the song choices really are? Especially Randy Jackson. What's up with him?
Colton Dixon, 1991. I keep thinking he's such a lightweight, but he keeps delivering.
Erika Van Pelt, 1985. Nice job, but not enough song going on.
Jermaine Jones, 1986. Disqualified for outstanding warrants. But he had a pretty good song going on.
Skylar Laine, 1994. Not bad, but she doesn't have the voice for big notes. She yells.
Joshua Ledet, 1992. I like his talent, but I don't like his style. I was thinking he might change it up and go smooth, but I don't think he's capable.
Hollie Cavanagh, 1994. It's all about little girl doing big long tones. She needs to find a way to make it more than that.
Friday, March 9, 2012
YouTube Idol Meter
American Idol now has its own YouTube channel, and the Views could actually be yet another Idol Meter:
http://www.youtube.com/user/americanidol
1. Jessica Sanchez - 293,941
2. Hollie Cavanagh - 23,978
3. Skylar Laine - 18,781
4. Heejun Han - 17,516
5. DeAndre Brackensick - 16,948
6. Phillip Phillips - 16,294
7. Colton Dixon - 10,129
8. Shannon Magrane - 9,465
9. Erika Van Pelt - 9,367
10. Joshua Ledet - 8,959
11. Elise Testone - 7,828
12. Jermaine Jones - 6,794
13. Jeremy Rosado - 3,444
http://www.youtube.com/user/americanidol
1. Jessica Sanchez - 293,941
2. Hollie Cavanagh - 23,978
3. Skylar Laine - 18,781
4. Heejun Han - 17,516
5. DeAndre Brackensick - 16,948
6. Phillip Phillips - 16,294
7. Colton Dixon - 10,129
8. Shannon Magrane - 9,465
9. Erika Van Pelt - 9,367
10. Joshua Ledet - 8,959
11. Elise Testone - 7,828
12. Jermaine Jones - 6,794
13. Jeremy Rosado - 3,444
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Season 11 Top 13 Elimination Reactions
"For one night only, the judges decide." Bottom guy vs Bottom girl.
Group song "Always." Very nice.
Jessica Sanchez. Safe. Duh.
Hollie Cavanagh. Safe. Duh.
Elise Testone. Bottom three girls.
Colton Dixon. Safe.
Heejun Han. Safe.
Jermaine Jones. Bottom three guys.
Lauren Alaina performs.
Erika Van Pelt. Bottom three girls.
Shannon Magrane. Bottom three girls.
Skylar Laine. Safe.
Phillip Phillips. Safe. Duh.
Jeremy Rosado. Bottom three guys.
Deandre Brackensick. Safe.
Joshua Ledet. Bottom three guys.
The judges picked Erika, Jeremy and Deandre last week. Only Deandre is safe this week, sending powerhouse Joshua Ledet to the bottom three.
Mary J. Blige performs.
Jermaine, Jeremy, Shannon, Elise up. Meaning Erika and Joshua are safe.
Jermaine Jones. Safe.
Shannon Magrane. Safe.
Elise Testone. Safe.
Jeremy Rosado. Eliminated.
Group song "Always." Very nice.
Jessica Sanchez. Safe. Duh.
Hollie Cavanagh. Safe. Duh.
Elise Testone. Bottom three girls.
Colton Dixon. Safe.
Heejun Han. Safe.
Jermaine Jones. Bottom three guys.
Lauren Alaina performs.
Erika Van Pelt. Bottom three girls.
Shannon Magrane. Bottom three girls.
Skylar Laine. Safe.
Phillip Phillips. Safe. Duh.
Jeremy Rosado. Bottom three guys.
Deandre Brackensick. Safe.
Joshua Ledet. Bottom three guys.
The judges picked Erika, Jeremy and Deandre last week. Only Deandre is safe this week, sending powerhouse Joshua Ledet to the bottom three.
Mary J. Blige performs.
Jermaine, Jeremy, Shannon, Elise up. Meaning Erika and Joshua are safe.
Jermaine Jones. Safe.
Shannon Magrane. Safe.
Elise Testone. Safe.
Jeremy Rosado. Eliminated.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Season 11 Top 13 Performance Reactions
1. Jessica Sanchez
2. Phillip Phillips
3. DeAndre Brackensick
4. Colton Dixon
5. Hollie Cavanagh
6. Joshua Ledet
7. Erika Van Pelt
8. Elise Testone
9. Heejun Han
10. Shannon Magrane
11. Skylar Laine
12. Jermaine Jones
13. Jeremy Rosado
Details:
Joshua Ledet. How could he have trouble with Stevie Wonder? He didn't.
Elise Testone. Did a suprisingly good job after all the confusion.
Jermaine Jones. Who's going to knock him off his feet? Not bad for a giant. But it's hard to generate excitement with a voice that ponderous.
Erika Van Pelt. Well, her voice finally got out from her chest. And she sounded really good.
Colton Dixon. I can't believe he did that with his thin young rocker voice. But it really worked.
Shannon Magrane. That's way too much heavy lifting for one so young and lightweight. But a good try.
DeAndre Brackensick. Definitely the most Stevie-like. Moves really well too.
Skylar Laine. She needed Dolly as a mentor for the right way for a country girl to sing Whitney.
Heejun Han. That song requires tension on the long notes, which he cannot provide. So it was nice enough.
Hollie Cavanagh. Nice belting, but quite not enough sparkle.
Jeremy Rosado. Going for power was a big mistake. And he started way too high for him. Not good.
Jessica Sanchez. Finally, a girl who can actually sing Whitney.
Phillip Phillips. He's really smart. He knows that song is half instrumental, so he brought all kinds of musicians on stage with him, and you could actually hear them.
I'm surprised to not hear "Saving All My Love for You." Shannon should have chosen it.
2. Phillip Phillips
3. DeAndre Brackensick
4. Colton Dixon
5. Hollie Cavanagh
6. Joshua Ledet
7. Erika Van Pelt
8. Elise Testone
9. Heejun Han
10. Shannon Magrane
11. Skylar Laine
12. Jermaine Jones
13. Jeremy Rosado
Details:
Joshua Ledet. How could he have trouble with Stevie Wonder? He didn't.
Elise Testone. Did a suprisingly good job after all the confusion.
Jermaine Jones. Who's going to knock him off his feet? Not bad for a giant. But it's hard to generate excitement with a voice that ponderous.
Erika Van Pelt. Well, her voice finally got out from her chest. And she sounded really good.
Colton Dixon. I can't believe he did that with his thin young rocker voice. But it really worked.
Shannon Magrane. That's way too much heavy lifting for one so young and lightweight. But a good try.
DeAndre Brackensick. Definitely the most Stevie-like. Moves really well too.
Skylar Laine. She needed Dolly as a mentor for the right way for a country girl to sing Whitney.
Heejun Han. That song requires tension on the long notes, which he cannot provide. So it was nice enough.
Hollie Cavanagh. Nice belting, but quite not enough sparkle.
Jeremy Rosado. Going for power was a big mistake. And he started way too high for him. Not good.
Jessica Sanchez. Finally, a girl who can actually sing Whitney.
Phillip Phillips. He's really smart. He knows that song is half instrumental, so he brought all kinds of musicians on stage with him, and you could actually hear them.
I'm surprised to not hear "Saving All My Love for You." Shannon should have chosen it.
Friday, March 2, 2012
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Season 11 Your Top 13 Reactions
Jeremy Rosado out. He was borderline.
Chase Likens out. Easy out.
Phillip Phillips IN. Easy in.
Brielle Von Hugel out. Yay.
Hallie Day out. Was borderline.
Hollie Cavanagh IN. Tiny blonde in.
Jessica Sanchez IN. Tiny asian in.
Joshua Ledet IN. Easy choice.
Heejun Han IN. Iovine needs to lighten up.
Adam Brock out. Yay.
Shannon Magrane IN. Tall girl in.
Skylar Laine IN. Not in for her voice.
Baylie Brown out. Oh well.
Chelsea Sorrell out. Was borderline.
Aaron Marcellus out. Easy out.
Creighton Fraker out. Good.
Reed Grimm out. Good.
Haley Johnsen out.
Erika Van Pelt out.
Elise Testone IN. Probably due to Iovine.
Jen Hirsh out. For now.
Deandre Brackensick out. Sad.
Colton Dixon IN. Okay.
Eben Franckewitz out. Too young.
Jermaine Jones IN. Fan fave.
Wildcard contestants sing:
Jen Hirsh. Much better than her Adele.
Jeremy Rosado. Nice job. Very nice.
Brielle Von Hugel? Terrible choice. Terrible Adele.
Deandre Brackensick. Disjointed. He's too young for his talent.
Erika Van Pelt. Voice still stuck in her chest.
Reed Grimm. Oh no. Maybe good for the tour.
Judges choices:
Randy: Erika Van Pelt?
Jennifer: Jeremy Rosado. Of course.
Steve: Deandre Brackensick. Good.
It's shocking that Jen Hirsh is not in there.
Even more shocking that Johnny Keyser was not given a chance.
Chase Likens out. Easy out.
Phillip Phillips IN. Easy in.
Brielle Von Hugel out. Yay.
Hallie Day out. Was borderline.
Hollie Cavanagh IN. Tiny blonde in.
Jessica Sanchez IN. Tiny asian in.
Joshua Ledet IN. Easy choice.
Heejun Han IN. Iovine needs to lighten up.
Adam Brock out. Yay.
Shannon Magrane IN. Tall girl in.
Skylar Laine IN. Not in for her voice.
Baylie Brown out. Oh well.
Chelsea Sorrell out. Was borderline.
Aaron Marcellus out. Easy out.
Creighton Fraker out. Good.
Reed Grimm out. Good.
Haley Johnsen out.
Erika Van Pelt out.
Elise Testone IN. Probably due to Iovine.
Jen Hirsh out. For now.
Deandre Brackensick out. Sad.
Colton Dixon IN. Okay.
Eben Franckewitz out. Too young.
Jermaine Jones IN. Fan fave.
Wildcard contestants sing:
Jen Hirsh. Much better than her Adele.
Jeremy Rosado. Nice job. Very nice.
Brielle Von Hugel? Terrible choice. Terrible Adele.
Deandre Brackensick. Disjointed. He's too young for his talent.
Erika Van Pelt. Voice still stuck in her chest.
Reed Grimm. Oh no. Maybe good for the tour.
Judges choices:
Randy: Erika Van Pelt?
Jennifer: Jeremy Rosado. Of course.
Steve: Deandre Brackensick. Good.
It's shocking that Jen Hirsh is not in there.
Even more shocking that Johnny Keyser was not given a chance.
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