tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post2920530829850292806..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: AMERICAN IDOL: Top 3 & Jason CastroBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-55680725813685624402008-05-15T04:47:00.000-07:002008-05-15T04:47:00.000-07:00I don't think David Cook chose "Hungry Like the Wo...I don't think David Cook chose "Hungry Like the Wolf" because he loved the song. He chose it for the performance. If you watched it, instead of just listening to it, you would have noticed that he was REALLY "connecting" with the ladies. Particularly with the ones up front by the stage. "Hunting" them, if you will. HE was the wolf. And they, were his lucky prey. And they ate it up! Personally, I thought it was brilliant! Those girls, for the most part, are Archie & Castro fans. However, after that performance, I would bet that he has converted a fair number of them. <BR/><BR/>As for me, a thirty-something housewife, I can remember what a great song/video that was when it originally came out. Very sexy for the time. I hadn't thought about it in years, though. But after Cook's performance, "Hungry Like the Wolf" is back! And I gotta say, I had no idea what sexy was back then. It sure never did THAT to me before. Wow! I thought I was a huge DC fan before, but OMG, that was HOT! (BTW, David, if you should happen to read this, my husband says thanks!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19257590954624139232008-05-10T13:16:00.000-07:002008-05-10T13:16:00.000-07:00Poor Jason. He picked songs by the Bobs and though...Poor Jason. He picked songs by the Bobs and thought it was a capella night. At least he had the good sense to signal to his fans, Don't vote. Did anyone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75416120177998583082008-05-09T09:46:00.000-07:002008-05-09T09:46:00.000-07:00I just learned that Jason Castro's parents are nam...I just learned that Jason Castro's parents are named Arthur and Antonia. Coincidence?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-3930119355920654562008-05-09T08:29:00.000-07:002008-05-09T08:29:00.000-07:00Dear Ken Levine,May I take this opportunity to joi...Dear Ken Levine,<BR/><BR/>May I take this opportunity to join the pantomime booing of your work.<BR/><BR/>Please start wearing tight grey t-shirts with a neckline just low enough to revealing your chest hair, dewy with sweat.<BR/><BR/>At least you don't have to worry about switching out Paula's pills for m&ms like Simon.<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>Mark.<BR/><BR/>PS. You're a star, you're so true to yourself, and that's all that matters. The orange ones make me giggly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-57998471537595271842008-05-09T05:38:00.000-07:002008-05-09T05:38:00.000-07:00Dearest Ken Levine, You're right. We all need to g...Dearest Ken Levine, <BR/><BR/>You're right. We all need to get on with our pathetic lives. This includes you, i'm sure? This article just pushed satire and wit to a whole new level- or low, rather. Most of the things you said were low, and just downright below the belt. <BR/><BR/>Kisses, <BR/>AntoniaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-61149021971905036142008-05-08T14:48:00.000-07:002008-05-08T14:48:00.000-07:00Arthur,Thanks for signing your note and not hiding...Arthur,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for signing your note and not hiding behind "anonymous". <BR/><BR/>If you don't like what I write then just don't read my blog any longer. Don't put yourself through it.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for leaving your name. I wish everyone would, even those like you who don't like my work.<BR/><BR/>All the best,<BR/><BR/>KenBy Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38329740366030492462008-05-08T14:22:00.000-07:002008-05-08T14:22:00.000-07:00ken levine- i finally have to say something about ...ken levine- i finally have to say something about what a boring,bitter<BR/>soured pathetic writer you are.sure,a lot of it sucks,maybe most,but for you it's all nothing. a punching bag for your clever dryness.i've wasted some time reading your 10th grade reviews. that's my fault. why not shut up for awhile and see if we miss you.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17100820779311383299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-40792088843537161132008-05-08T11:15:00.000-07:002008-05-08T11:15:00.000-07:00hey cap'n: Oh, I'm sure you didn't "swipe" my line...hey cap'n: Oh, I'm sure you didn't "swipe" my line. Like you said, great minds think alike, and I doubt we're the only two geniuses who've noticed the Neuman/Archuleta resemblance. It's probably a hot topic around the water cooler at Mensa HQ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48557628451832693642008-05-08T11:06:00.000-07:002008-05-08T11:06:00.000-07:00Jbryant: Sorry to swipe your line. I came upon the...Jbryant: Sorry to swipe your line. I came upon the idea myself but didn't say anything until now. Great minds think alike, apparently. At my age, however, they don't retain information very well.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66522628957362527502008-05-08T07:30:00.000-07:002008-05-08T07:30:00.000-07:00David A is extremely boring on stage...could you i...David A is extremely boring on stage...could you imagine seeing him in concert or something, sitting through two hours of power ballads? yes, he has a nice voice. But you need a lot more than a good voice to win this show. <BR/><BR/>Having said that, I'm sure he will win. But he will go on to have Clay Aikens career. It has nothing to do with his voice, its about his showmanship, which is non-existent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-40128668690371067962008-05-07T17:54:00.000-07:002008-05-07T17:54:00.000-07:00cap'n bob: To quote myself from the American Idol ...cap'n bob: To quote myself from the American Idol Top 10 thread here on 3/26:<BR/><BR/>"Oh, and is it just me, or would some freckles and a missing tooth make Archuleta a dead ringer for Alfred E. Neuman or what?"<BR/><BR/>I've taken to calling him Alfred E. Archuleta among people who get the reference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-84943297273508116442008-05-07T16:18:00.000-07:002008-05-07T16:18:00.000-07:00Well Dean Martin had cue cards the size of Half Do...Well Dean Martin had cue cards the size of Half Dome to help him remember lyrics. And Dean's onset inebriation was only an act. Is Jason's stoner pose only an act? I know I was stoned when I watched him, which didn't help enough.<BR/><BR/>JB, how can you say of Jason, "I didn't think his 'Mr. Tambourine Man' was THAT bad, except for the lyric flub."??<BR/><BR/>Did you hear his last note, which he couldn't sustain, and cracked and fell off of TWICE? Could you hear most of his rendition? By "could you hear," I mean did you notice he chose being inaudible to letting you clearly hear how badly he was mangling notes too deep for him to hit? I was already appalled by his performance before he ever got to the nonsense-vowel-sounds-instead-of-the-words part. And he just doesn't seem to be taking any of it at all seriously any more. He's treating it like a big lark. He's disgraceful.<BR/><BR/>Little David said he listened to several renditions of LOVE ME TENDER. I guess after hearing it again and again, he decided the simple, lovely melody sucked, as he did his best to conceal the melody under non-stop runs. He IS like Liberace, because his music, like Liberace's, needs all the excessive sugar scraped off of it to get to the music's beautiful core, which Archuleta and Liberace both felt should always be smothered under layers of excessive musical frills.<BR/><BR/>But I LOVED Sayesha's outfit and look for her second number. She had to stay rooted in one spot, as the carefully-arranged pool of fabric in which she was standing would not permit walking, but it and she looked smashing. She should have been a singer in silent movies. (I'd have loved to see them get her in position before the song and get her offstage again afterwards. I picture two men carrying her in, and then her designer arranging the fabric. Afterwards, a crane was used to remove her again.)Tallulah Moreheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416330735326405496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-33915976774834252812008-05-07T16:11:00.000-07:002008-05-07T16:11:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tallulah Moreheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416330735326405496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-33070027370784811782008-05-07T15:40:00.000-07:002008-05-07T15:40:00.000-07:00If there's a god the weak-voiced twit with the dre...If there's a god the weak-voiced twit with the dreaded locks will not only be voted off the show but banned from standing with 100 yards of a microphone for the rest of his life. <BR/><BR/>Archuleta sings well, and you have to give him credit for standing up to the pressure at such a young age, but am I the only one who think he looks like he escaped from the cover of Mad Magazine?<BR/><BR/>The girl's rendition of the Sam Cooke song lacked the one thing Sam had and she never will--a life lived under harsh racism. Her Proud Mary could have been done better by Rich Little. <BR/><BR/>The other guy should win, but he's not doing much to do so.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5569079435237706052008-05-07T15:18:00.000-07:002008-05-07T15:18:00.000-07:00Wanted to upgrade the last remark I made in my fir...Wanted to upgrade the last remark I made in my first post, in keeping with last night's theme of Classic Rock songs:<BR/><BR/>Maybe next week's show should be entitled "American Idol -- The Poor, Poor Pitiful Three"...Tom Quigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959628996361620134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-4254995489935397122008-05-07T13:53:00.000-07:002008-05-07T13:53:00.000-07:00Dean Martin was on the air for what, 15 years? I ...Dean Martin was on the air for what, 15 years? I never saw him forget a lyric ... and he could've gotten away with it, because he was supposed to be drunk.<BR/> <BR/>Also, I just don't get David Archuleta. I just don't get that kid. I think the judges are wrong about him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-84225649893029291122008-05-07T13:14:00.000-07:002008-05-07T13:14:00.000-07:00I had tears in my eyes after reading your blog.Pai...I had tears in my eyes after reading your blog.Painfully honest and I loved it!! 2 thumbs up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32338551460014497572008-05-07T12:26:00.000-07:002008-05-07T12:26:00.000-07:00David Archuleta is a moist little thing - I really...David Archuleta is a moist little thing - I really worry abut that kid. But he was pretty good. I'm too kind, perhaps, but the other people were mostly so bad, it hit some kind of 10 ont he Bad Camp scale.<BR/><BR/>Jason Castro cares so little about staying that he butchers "I Shot the Sheriff" and brightly peeps that he was making a tribute to Bob Marley. I think those deadlocks may actually be a giant tarantula that's nibbling on his brain. <BR/><BR/> Syesha comparing her tiny climb over bad singers at American Idol to the beautiful "Change is Gonna Come" and the civil right struggle of the sixties and ..(wait, I may need a drink.) <BR/>That's one of the most achingly beautiful songs ever written. I'm drowning in Sam Cooke's and Otis Redding's tears, just thinking about it.<BR/><BR/>David Cook does ..a Duran Duran song? Has he lost his mind?<BR/><BR/> American Idol is like the Bush presidency. It's both excruiatingly bad and bearable only because of the hilarious responses it inspires. <BR/><BR/><I>. If AMERICAN IDOL were THE GODFATHER Jason would be Fredo. </I><BR/><BR/>See...Bush is a Fredo, too - perfect.<BR/><BR/>-- Miss OtisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-51122042118180180812008-05-07T10:15:00.000-07:002008-05-07T10:15:00.000-07:00Castro should go, though I suppose we shouldn't un...Castro should go, though I suppose we shouldn't underestimate the mad redial skills of the little girls who think he's cute (his stoner buds are no help -- they're face down in a bowl of Doritos by the time the phone lines open). Call me crazy (or delusional, or tone deaf) but I didn't think his "Mr. Tambourine Man" was THAT bad, except for the lyric flub. He sang it fairly straight (ahem), in an arrangement closer to the Dylan original than the Byrds cover.<BR/><BR/>You'd think on "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Night" (aka "We've Run Out of Themes Night"), they'd steer the contestants away from gaffes like Syesha's "I'm doing Tina Turner's 'Proud Mary.'" Granted, she tried to mimic Turner's VERSION of the song, but how about some props to John Fogerty, who only wrote it and sang lead on the original, which was a smash hit.<BR/><BR/>Cook's choice of "Hungry Like the Wolf" just screamed "Vote me off now so I can retain a little rock cred for my solo career." But I did like what he did with "Baba O'Riley," even if truncating that kind of song blunts most of its impact.<BR/><BR/>Did Paula really say she could see Archuleta's soul when he sang? Sorry, but that's the one thing that ISN'T discerible in his performances. He never conveys any real emotional connection to what he's singing. It's all technique. "Stand by Me" worked pretty well, because it's hard for a good singer to ruin a great song, but his second number -- in which he set the lyrics of "Love Me Tender" to series of melismas -- was kind of ridiculous, I don't care what the judges say, dawg. Maybe when Gepetto lets him become a real boy, he'll actually be as brilliant as they think he is. He'll win, put out a decent pop record that no one over 14 or under 60 will buy, and probably make a special guest appearance singing "Happy Birthday" to some secondary character on Hannah Montana. Lord Webber might put him in a touring company of "Joseph and the Amazing Techicolor Dreamcoat," and there'll be a minor scandal in a couple of years when he sues Dad for mismanaging his money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-40211595522267001462008-05-07T08:56:00.000-07:002008-05-07T08:56:00.000-07:00Last night was achingly embarassing...for the view...Last night was achingly embarassing...for the viewers, the Final 4 and the producers. There is not suspense, no drama (except for flubbed lyrics). Watching Jason is painful. He almost seemed like he screwed up so he can go home. I bet his bags are already packed.mavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159992386642158559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-79282683612289832152008-05-07T08:50:00.000-07:002008-05-07T08:50:00.000-07:00David Cook is my favorite at least he has range. ...David Cook is my favorite at least he has range. Seriously, can you imagine a David Archuletta concert? Easy listening music dressed up as pop. <BR/>Cook's musical illiteracy sunk him last. The entire rock and roll hall of fame catalogue to choose from and he picks Duran Duran?!! Just think what he could have done with "Cream." He would've killed with "Crossroads." Dummy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-28759543593872586282008-05-07T08:42:00.000-07:002008-05-07T08:42:00.000-07:00Weirdly, last night seems completely appropriate.J...Weirdly, last night seems completely appropriate.<BR/>Jason is sooooo high and just wants off this nightmare bus of uncool. He's ready to go on tour with Jack Johnson or Dave Matthews and the like. He will be fine but he MUST get off this train.<BR/>Syesha also knows she isn't gonna win so she's doing her best Coco from Fame impersonation. AIn't Misbehavin? Perfect. Although it's more likely she will be in the touring company of Color Purple before school is back from summer break.<BR/>David Cook doesn't want to be the American Idol. Why would he want that??? No "Idol" has done anything with their "crown" since the first one. Cook knows that in order for him to be Daughtry Part deux he has to get off the show. Since he is also smart enough to know that that isn't happening he has to tank just slightly to pave the way for creepy "Please love me because my dad beats me every time I sing a flat note" boy.<BR/>I really need to get out more....Allen Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12572137416801958769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-86769005916540872612008-05-07T08:30:00.000-07:002008-05-07T08:30:00.000-07:00I'm a huge fan of Roger McGuinn and the Byrds, and...<I>I'm a huge fan of Roger McGuinn and the Byrds, and hearing Jason (Medusa) Castro singing "Mr. Tambourine Man" would have given me a stroke...</I><BR/><BR/>Let's hope, to paraphrase my favorite Byrds song, we can soon say of Jason, "...and I'll probably feel a whole lot better when you're gone."VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48726349741081366512008-05-07T08:24:00.000-07:002008-05-07T08:24:00.000-07:00Worst. Episode. Ever.Worst. Episode. Ever.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03675532548423293798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-6210805191537688852008-05-07T08:06:00.000-07:002008-05-07T08:06:00.000-07:00I've been looking forward to this since the moment...I've been looking forward to this since the moment the Muppet went "na na na na na" last night. You did not disappoint, and the skull sex was a nice touch. Cracked. Up.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16583617073601100134noreply@blogger.com