Season 11 Final Two - Phillip vs Jessica
A DialIdol Nailbiter
Looking at DialIdol at the beginning of west coast voting, Phillip was ahead of Jessica by 6.3. Over the next four hours, Phillip's lead shrank, and by the end of voting, his lead was only 1.38.
That makes this race the second closest in DialIdol history, second only to Kris vs Adam separated by 1.1.
DialIdol has correctly predicted the winner since Season 5, but it has had a very spotty season this season. Can Jessica's text voting army beat the DialIdol prediction?
Here are the past margins:
Taylor vs Katharine 8.5
Jordin vs Blake 14.7
Cook vs Archuleta 11.8
Kris vs Adam 1.1
Lee vs Crystal 4.4
Scotty vs Lauren 8.1
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Season 11 Top 2 Performance Reactions
1. Jessica Sanchez
2. Phillip Phillips
Details:
*Round 1 (Simon Fuller's Picks):
Jessica Sanchez. This is the one Shannon Magrane couldn't handle. Easy for Jessica.
Phillip Phillips. Downer spin on a lame pick.
Fuller's picks showed no imagination whatsoever.
Jason Derulo performs.
*Round 2 (Redos):
Jessica Sanchez. Fine job.
Phillip Phillips. This one really needed a redo from the original performance, and it's a lot better this time around.
*Round 3 ():
Jessica Sanchez. Okay.
Phillip Phillips. Okay. Very odd.
What a couple of horrible original songs.
*Summary:
It's who do you like.
*Update:
I listened to the studio version of Phillip's "Home" and it really sucks. There's nothing good about it. In some parts he sounds like a howling dog. In others it sounds like the Atlanta Braves war chant. I don't want to hear that again, unless it's for laughs.
2. Phillip Phillips
Details:
*Round 1 (Simon Fuller's Picks):
Jessica Sanchez. This is the one Shannon Magrane couldn't handle. Easy for Jessica.
Phillip Phillips. Downer spin on a lame pick.
Fuller's picks showed no imagination whatsoever.
Jason Derulo performs.
*Round 2 (Redos):
Jessica Sanchez. Fine job.
Phillip Phillips. This one really needed a redo from the original performance, and it's a lot better this time around.
*Round 3 ():
Jessica Sanchez. Okay.
Phillip Phillips. Okay. Very odd.
What a couple of horrible original songs.
*Summary:
It's who do you like.
*Update:
I listened to the studio version of Phillip's "Home" and it really sucks. There's nothing good about it. In some parts he sounds like a howling dog. In others it sounds like the Atlanta Braves war chant. I don't want to hear that again, unless it's for laughs.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Lower Ratings Effect On Idol Voting
Lower Ratings Effect On Idol Voting.
I mentioned early on this season that Idol's lower ratings would have some effect on the voting, but I didn't know what that effect would be.
However, a look at the Top 3s of the prior four seasons is very revealing:
Season 10 -- Scotty, Lauren, Haley -- all white.
Season 9 -- Lee, Crystal, Casey -- all white.
Season 8 -- Kris, Adam, Danny -- all white.
Season 7 -- Cook, Archuleta, Syesha -- mixed.
So you have to go back to Season 7 to find a Top 3 as mixed as Season 11's Phillip, Jessica and Joshua. Why did this happen? I'm not sure, but here are a couple of maybes:
1. The median age of Idol viewers rose to 48, therefore the voting was more mature, and based more on talent.
2. The adults have caught up with the youngsters as far as knowledge of mass text voting apps, leading to a more mature vote.
I mentioned early on this season that Idol's lower ratings would have some effect on the voting, but I didn't know what that effect would be.
However, a look at the Top 3s of the prior four seasons is very revealing:
Season 10 -- Scotty, Lauren, Haley -- all white.
Season 9 -- Lee, Crystal, Casey -- all white.
Season 8 -- Kris, Adam, Danny -- all white.
Season 7 -- Cook, Archuleta, Syesha -- mixed.
So you have to go back to Season 7 to find a Top 3 as mixed as Season 11's Phillip, Jessica and Joshua. Why did this happen? I'm not sure, but here are a couple of maybes:
1. The median age of Idol viewers rose to 48, therefore the voting was more mature, and based more on talent.
2. The adults have caught up with the youngsters as far as knowledge of mass text voting apps, leading to a more mature vote.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Season 11 Top 3 Elimination Reactions
Nearly 90 million votes.
Group song.
Joshua Ledet. Recap.
Promos.
Lisa Marie Presley performs.
Jessica Sanchez. Recap.
Adam Lambert performs.
Phillip Phillips. Recap.
Joshua, Jessica, Phillip.
Jessica safe. Suprise.
Phillip safe.
Joshua out.
Surprise? Not really. DialIdol showed essentially a tie between Jessica and Joshua, which left the outcome up to the text voters. It's not surprising that Jessica had more text voters.
Joshua is by far the best raise-the-roof screamer the show has ever seen.
Group song.
Joshua Ledet. Recap.
Promos.
Lisa Marie Presley performs.
Jessica Sanchez. Recap.
Adam Lambert performs.
Phillip Phillips. Recap.
Joshua, Jessica, Phillip.
Jessica safe. Suprise.
Phillip safe.
Joshua out.
Surprise? Not really. DialIdol showed essentially a tie between Jessica and Joshua, which left the outcome up to the text voters. It's not surprising that Jessica had more text voters.
Joshua is by far the best raise-the-roof screamer the show has ever seen.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Season 11 Top 3 Performance Reactions
1. Jessica Sanchez
2. Phillip Phillips
3. Joshua Ledet
Details:
*Round 1 (Judges picks):
Joshua Ledet. Nice job.
Jessica Sanchez. Very nice delicates on the high notes.
Phillip Phillips. Terrific. He and the band.
*Round 2 (Contestant picks):
Joshua Ledet. Okay, but a puzzling choice.
Jessica Sanchez. Fine job. At least it wasn't a black-girl song.
Phillip Phillips. Fine job, but not different.
*Round 3 (Jimmy's picks):
Joshua Ledet. Fine job.
Jessica Sanchez. Hey, she did two voices.
Phillip Phillips. That was a chore.
*Summary:
The three are so different, and all did well enough that it really comes down to preference.
2. Phillip Phillips
3. Joshua Ledet
Details:
*Round 1 (Judges picks):
Joshua Ledet. Nice job.
Jessica Sanchez. Very nice delicates on the high notes.
Phillip Phillips. Terrific. He and the band.
*Round 2 (Contestant picks):
Joshua Ledet. Okay, but a puzzling choice.
Jessica Sanchez. Fine job. At least it wasn't a black-girl song.
Phillip Phillips. Fine job, but not different.
*Round 3 (Jimmy's picks):
Joshua Ledet. Fine job.
Jessica Sanchez. Hey, she did two voices.
Phillip Phillips. That was a chore.
*Summary:
The three are so different, and all did well enough that it really comes down to preference.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Season 11 Top 4 Elimination Reactions
Nearly 70 million votes.
Group number.
Phillip Phillips. No decision.
Hollie Cavanagh. No decision.
David Cook performs. He definitely has a better voice than Kris Allen, Lee DeWyze, Phillip Phillips and Colton Dixon.
Joshua Ledet. No decision.
Jessica Sanchez. No decision.
Jennifer Lopez performs.
Jessica Sanchez. Top 3.
Joshua Ledet. Top 3.
Phillip vs Hollie.
Phillip Phillips Top 3.
Hollie Cavanagh out.
Hollie's technical style is better suited for Broadway. She should get training from little Kristin Chenoweth. I would love to see Hollie play Eponine in Les Mis.
Jessica Sanchez joins Adam Lambert as a Top 3 from the San Diego area. Jessica also ties Jasmine Trias from Season 3 as the highest finishing Asian girl. I doubt she can get past Joshua or Phillip.
Group number.
Phillip Phillips. No decision.
Hollie Cavanagh. No decision.
David Cook performs. He definitely has a better voice than Kris Allen, Lee DeWyze, Phillip Phillips and Colton Dixon.
Joshua Ledet. No decision.
Jessica Sanchez. No decision.
Jennifer Lopez performs.
Jessica Sanchez. Top 3.
Joshua Ledet. Top 3.
Phillip vs Hollie.
Phillip Phillips Top 3.
Hollie Cavanagh out.
Hollie's technical style is better suited for Broadway. She should get training from little Kristin Chenoweth. I would love to see Hollie play Eponine in Les Mis.
Jessica Sanchez joins Adam Lambert as a Top 3 from the San Diego area. Jessica also ties Jasmine Trias from Season 3 as the highest finishing Asian girl. I doubt she can get past Joshua or Phillip.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Season 11 Top 4 Performance Reactions
1. Jessica Sanchez
2. Phillip Phillips
3. Joshua Ledet
4. Hollie Cavanagh
Details:
*Round 1 (California):
Phillip Phillips. It was fun. Like a sing-along. Sang it a bit high for him.
Hollie Cavanagh. Low-high problem. Sang it too low in order to reach the high notes later, but they weren't very high.
Joshua Ledet. Mostly uninspiring, suprisingly.
Jessica Sanchez. Very nice, but how does she even know who Etta James is? Steven knows, but he's old. Etta was born 10 years before Steven. Oh, Jessica is 65. I see.
Phillip and Joshua duet. Time filler.
Jessica and Hollie duet. Time filler.
Rock of Ages promo. Time filler.
Group song. Time filler.
*Round 2 (Wish They'd Written):
Phillip Phillips. Very cool.
Hollie Cavanagh. I think her mic is set wrong. It's not coming across very well. Probably doesn't matter.
Joshua Ledet. Great job. Girls like Elise Testone and Juliet Simms can stop singing it now.
Jessica Sanchez. Another black-girl song. That's her. The accompaniment was awful, like a karaoke track. Not her fault, but I couldn't get into it.
*Summary:
Nobody changed places after the first round.
2. Phillip Phillips
3. Joshua Ledet
4. Hollie Cavanagh
Details:
*Round 1 (California):
Phillip Phillips. It was fun. Like a sing-along. Sang it a bit high for him.
Hollie Cavanagh. Low-high problem. Sang it too low in order to reach the high notes later, but they weren't very high.
Joshua Ledet. Mostly uninspiring, suprisingly.
Jessica Sanchez. Very nice, but how does she even know who Etta James is? Steven knows, but he's old. Etta was born 10 years before Steven. Oh, Jessica is 65. I see.
Phillip and Joshua duet. Time filler.
Jessica and Hollie duet. Time filler.
Rock of Ages promo. Time filler.
Group song. Time filler.
*Round 2 (Wish They'd Written):
Phillip Phillips. Very cool.
Hollie Cavanagh. I think her mic is set wrong. It's not coming across very well. Probably doesn't matter.
Joshua Ledet. Great job. Girls like Elise Testone and Juliet Simms can stop singing it now.
Jessica Sanchez. Another black-girl song. That's her. The accompaniment was awful, like a karaoke track. Not her fault, but I couldn't get into it.
*Summary:
Nobody changed places after the first round.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Season 11 Top 5 Elimination Reactions
Joshua Ledet. Safe. Quick.
Coldplay performs.
Hollie Cavanagh. Bottom Two.
Phillip Phillips. Safe.
Huge disappointment for those who reveled at the sight of Phillip at the bottom of DialIdol. I warned them that the numbers looked wrong to me. DialIdol has been shaky this season more than any before.
Carrie Underwood performs.
Jessica Sanchez. Safe.
Skylar Laine. Bottom Two.
Skylar was at the top of DialIdol, just as Hollie was last week. This happens because of erroneous busy signals. Even one DialIdol user getting erroneous busy signals can mess up the score. This is happening often this season.
Coldplay performs.
Hollie and Skylar Bottom Two. How sad.
Skylar out.
Hollie safe.
Skylar's fate rode primarily with the country folk. After seeing Scotty and Lauren take Season 10, I was certain Skylar would outlast both Hollie and Jessica. But it seems a lot of country folk didn't buy into her for some reason. I'm not sure why. Maybe she just wasn't better than what they already have.
Coldplay performs.
Hollie Cavanagh. Bottom Two.
Phillip Phillips. Safe.
Huge disappointment for those who reveled at the sight of Phillip at the bottom of DialIdol. I warned them that the numbers looked wrong to me. DialIdol has been shaky this season more than any before.
Carrie Underwood performs.
Jessica Sanchez. Safe.
Skylar Laine. Bottom Two.
Skylar was at the top of DialIdol, just as Hollie was last week. This happens because of erroneous busy signals. Even one DialIdol user getting erroneous busy signals can mess up the score. This is happening often this season.
Coldplay performs.
Hollie and Skylar Bottom Two. How sad.
Skylar out.
Hollie safe.
Skylar's fate rode primarily with the country folk. After seeing Scotty and Lauren take Season 10, I was certain Skylar would outlast both Hollie and Jessica. But it seems a lot of country folk didn't buy into her for some reason. I'm not sure why. Maybe she just wasn't better than what they already have.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Season 11 Top 5 Performance Reactions
1. Phillip Phillips
2. Jessica Sanchez
3. Joshua Ledet
4. Hollie Cavanagh
5. Skylar Laine
Details:
*Round 1 (60s):
Hollie Cavanagh. Nice job by the little woman.
Phillip Phillips. Oh yeah, Phillip.
Skylar Laine. Not bad, but it ain't much.
Joshua/Phillip duet. Filler.
Jessica Sanchez. Yeah, baby.
Joshua Ledet. Fine job, but not very interesting.
*Round 2 (British):
Hollie Cavanagh. Very nice job.
Phillip Phillips. Who cares if he can't hit high notes when I'm tripping out.
Girl trio. Filler.
Skylar Laine. Not good. Bad choice.
Jessica Sanchez. Beautiful.
Joshua Ledet. Fine job, but Joshua formulaic.
*Summary:
Nobody changed places after the first round.
2. Jessica Sanchez
3. Joshua Ledet
4. Hollie Cavanagh
5. Skylar Laine
Details:
*Round 1 (60s):
Hollie Cavanagh. Nice job by the little woman.
Phillip Phillips. Oh yeah, Phillip.
Skylar Laine. Not bad, but it ain't much.
Joshua/Phillip duet. Filler.
Jessica Sanchez. Yeah, baby.
Joshua Ledet. Fine job, but not very interesting.
*Round 2 (British):
Hollie Cavanagh. Very nice job.
Phillip Phillips. Who cares if he can't hit high notes when I'm tripping out.
Girl trio. Filler.
Skylar Laine. Not good. Bad choice.
Jessica Sanchez. Beautiful.
Joshua Ledet. Fine job, but Joshua formulaic.
*Summary:
Nobody changed places after the first round.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Season 11 Top 6 Elimination Reactions
58 million votes.
Queen Extravaganza perform.
TMZ session.
Jessica Sanchez. Top 3.
Elise Testone. Bottom 3.
Bushy Casey Abrams visits.
Stefano Langone performs.
Hollie Cavanagh. Bottom 3.
Joshua Ledet. Top 3.
Katy Perry performs.
Skylar Laine. Bottom 3.
Phillip Phillips. Top 3.
Skylar safe.
Elise out.
Hollie safe.
Elise is like a rockfish, a bottom dweller. But a few weeks ago she suddenly toned down her grating rasp, and I actually started to like her. She got what she wanted out of Idol, and that is exposure. Now it will be much easier for her and her band to get good gigs. That's assuming Jimmy doesn't sign her.
*Update: I'm wondering if Jimmy just set Phillip up for an earlier than expected exit. Jimmy was talking about Phillip's illness, his struggles, his lack of energy, and how that left an opening for someone else to be in the finale. Look for Phillip to be "voted off" before the finale to ensure that Idol's embarrassing string of wgwg winners finally ends. But don't think he actually had less votes.
Queen Extravaganza perform.
TMZ session.
Jessica Sanchez. Top 3.
Elise Testone. Bottom 3.
Bushy Casey Abrams visits.
Stefano Langone performs.
Hollie Cavanagh. Bottom 3.
Joshua Ledet. Top 3.
Katy Perry performs.
Skylar Laine. Bottom 3.
Phillip Phillips. Top 3.
Skylar safe.
Elise out.
Hollie safe.
Elise is like a rockfish, a bottom dweller. But a few weeks ago she suddenly toned down her grating rasp, and I actually started to like her. She got what she wanted out of Idol, and that is exposure. Now it will be much easier for her and her band to get good gigs. That's assuming Jimmy doesn't sign her.
*Update: I'm wondering if Jimmy just set Phillip up for an earlier than expected exit. Jimmy was talking about Phillip's illness, his struggles, his lack of energy, and how that left an opening for someone else to be in the finale. Look for Phillip to be "voted off" before the finale to ensure that Idol's embarrassing string of wgwg winners finally ends. But don't think he actually had less votes.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Season 11 Top 6 Performance Reactions
1. Jessica Sanchez
2. Elise Testone
3. Phillip Phillips
4. Joshua Ledet
5. Skylar Laine
6. Hollie Cavanagh
Details:
Group Queen Medley. Time filler.
*Round 1:
Jessica Sanchez. A nice girly version of the song.
Skylar Laine. Good verses, but not enough voice for the big parts.
Joshua Ledet. Mic looks like a hair dryer. Fine job.
Elise Testone. Extra points for the tambourine? Good song for her voice.
Phillip Phillips. Bucky Covington's exit song. Not much you can do with it.
Hollie Cavanagh. Really good on the verses. But didn't take it anywhere.
*Round 2:
Jessica Sanchez. I never liked that song before, until she sang it.
Skylar Laine. Good, but what's there to judge?
Joshua Ledet. Nice job, but his voice is not quite smooth enough for a song like that.
Elise Testone. Interesting. Not bad.
Phillip Phillips. Totally bizarre. Great.
Hollie Cavanagh. Nice job, but you know, it's "The Climb."
*Summary:
Only Phillip moved up after the second round because I like the bizarre stuff.
2. Elise Testone
3. Phillip Phillips
4. Joshua Ledet
5. Skylar Laine
6. Hollie Cavanagh
Details:
Group Queen Medley. Time filler.
*Round 1:
Jessica Sanchez. A nice girly version of the song.
Skylar Laine. Good verses, but not enough voice for the big parts.
Joshua Ledet. Mic looks like a hair dryer. Fine job.
Elise Testone. Extra points for the tambourine? Good song for her voice.
Phillip Phillips. Bucky Covington's exit song. Not much you can do with it.
Hollie Cavanagh. Really good on the verses. But didn't take it anywhere.
*Round 2:
Jessica Sanchez. I never liked that song before, until she sang it.
Skylar Laine. Good, but what's there to judge?
Joshua Ledet. Nice job, but his voice is not quite smooth enough for a song like that.
Elise Testone. Interesting. Not bad.
Phillip Phillips. Totally bizarre. Great.
Hollie Cavanagh. Nice job, but you know, it's "The Climb."
*Summary:
Only Phillip moved up after the second round because I like the bizarre stuff.
Monday, April 23, 2012
American Idol's Right to Manipulate Votes
Here I will prove once and for all that American Idol can manipulate the votes any way they want without penalty. This from AmericanIdol.com's FAQ:
"What's being done about power dialing?
The American Idol voting process is administered and carefully monitored by an independent vote management company. The producers, in consultation with this independent vote management company, reserve the right to remove so-called “power dialing votes” (via toll-free, AT&T Text Voting and online) that are identified as having been cast in such a significant block, either by technical enhancements or otherwise, that it could unfairly influence the outcome of the voting."
Their statement is all kinds of silly.
The "independent vote management company" is Telescope. Telescope alone should determine what are unfair votes since it is purely a technical issue. The producers of American Idol have no business being involved in the process. The fact that they are involved in the process opens the door for them to manipulate the votes any way they want.
The definition of "fair" is whatever they want it to be, therefore they can do whatever they want to do. When they "reserve the right," it means they may or may not use it, and they decide how much to use it if they do. They make their own rules. There is no risk of them getting caught cheating because they are involved in determing what are fair voting results in the first place.
This proves once and for all, that American Idol gives itself the right to manipulate the votes any way they want.
"What's being done about power dialing?
The American Idol voting process is administered and carefully monitored by an independent vote management company. The producers, in consultation with this independent vote management company, reserve the right to remove so-called “power dialing votes” (via toll-free, AT&T Text Voting and online) that are identified as having been cast in such a significant block, either by technical enhancements or otherwise, that it could unfairly influence the outcome of the voting."
Their statement is all kinds of silly.
The "independent vote management company" is Telescope. Telescope alone should determine what are unfair votes since it is purely a technical issue. The producers of American Idol have no business being involved in the process. The fact that they are involved in the process opens the door for them to manipulate the votes any way they want.
The definition of "fair" is whatever they want it to be, therefore they can do whatever they want to do. When they "reserve the right," it means they may or may not use it, and they decide how much to use it if they do. They make their own rules. There is no risk of them getting caught cheating because they are involved in determing what are fair voting results in the first place.
This proves once and for all, that American Idol gives itself the right to manipulate the votes any way they want.
Friday, April 20, 2012
Colton Dixon Conspiracy Theory
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.
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.
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.
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