tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post4039101213992334206..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: AMERICAN IDOL: Top 12By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-56858961920392320172008-03-15T17:34:00.000-07:002008-03-15T17:34:00.000-07:00asia'h epperson has a far better voice and deserve...<I>asia'h epperson has a far better voice and deserved to be in the top 12</I><BR/><BR/>How the Janis Joplin wannabeandneverwill got in and this gal got tossed is beyond my comprehension. American Idol celebrates mediocrity. The proof is Jim Carey, who earns enough money to be able to pick his roles, showing up looking like some guy in a sandwich board outside of a chicken shack earning minimum wage. The real ones do it because they have to. What's his problem?<BR/><BR/>Goody-two-shoes David Archuleta is bloody irritating, particularly when his tongue darts in and out of his mouth like a snake's when he sings. Someone needs to tell him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-34699695024532640432008-03-13T16:21:00.000-07:002008-03-13T16:21:00.000-07:00Hernandez should be fine. I'm sure he can go back...Hernandez should be fine. I'm sure he can go back to his old job at the "Pizza Bistro" (as the kids are calling it these days), accepting meat deliveries and tossing the occasional salad. The dough is pretty good, and he can tear off a slice whenever he wants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89127152935049988372008-03-13T14:51:00.000-07:002008-03-13T14:51:00.000-07:00I can't believe they sent home David. The blonde b...I can't believe they sent home David. The blonde bimbette who turned 8 DAYS A WEEK into a country ho-down shouldn't just have been sent home. She should have been shot, before she kills music again.Tallulah Moreheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416330735326405496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42840612891742797222008-03-13T06:03:00.000-07:002008-03-13T06:03:00.000-07:00It's now Thursday morning -- and David Hernandez i...It's now Thursday morning -- and David Hernandez is probably thinking to himself "Well, back to wearing the bow tie and white cuffs -- and stuffing pepperonis down my thong"...Tom Quigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959628996361620134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19676305944704669072008-03-13T05:23:00.000-07:002008-03-13T05:23:00.000-07:00I also thought, "who cares" about the stupid new s...I also thought, "who cares" about the stupid new set; all they really need is a microphone and a stage. Then it occured to me how many starving children they could feed with the money they spent on that monster and how ironic their "Idol Cares" show will be produced from this new set. <BR/>Also I was hoping that Rickey Minor doesn't have height issues being way up there.ljgraphicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087933502659210583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46742299055727664772008-03-12T18:32:00.000-07:002008-03-12T18:32:00.000-07:00"It's interesting that a big, growly, butch woman ..."It's interesting that a big, growly, butch woman still doesn't suggest "lesbian" to you, even when she's singing to a woman."<BR/><BR/>So instead of getting that I was joking, you're more comfortable with stretching logic beyond endurance that I seriously believed this to be a "Mrs. Larry Craig/James McGreevey tribute"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25968739833174180102008-03-12T18:16:00.000-07:002008-03-12T18:16:00.000-07:00You know, d., I fear you may be right about Cook a...You know, d., I fear you may be right about Cook and "darning." And I'm guessing dictionaries are in short supply backstage at Idol (exhibit A: Randy Jackson).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-65021077816347087472008-03-12T18:04:00.000-07:002008-03-12T18:04:00.000-07:00It's entirely possible that David Cook, whose hair...It's entirely possible that David Cook, whose hair is worse than Michael Bolton's at his most hideous, doesn't know the word "Darning". (Does anyone darn socks anymore?) Maybe he thought it was a 1960s replacement word for "Damning". Damn you socks!! And he didn't want to go that whole condemming-footware-to-eternal-damnation route.<BR/><BR/>Once, in a gay cabaret in Paris, I heard a singer perform DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND, which he had learned by listening to Marilyn sing it in the movie, and who clearly knew no English himself. Every so often, out came a line that was pure gibberish that sounded similar to the actual words.<BR/><BR/>But then, for years, I thought Jimmy Hendrix had sung "'Scuse me while I kiss this guy." When I learned the real lyric, I was flummoxed. It makes no sense. I have never kissed the sky, but I've kissed many guys.<BR/><BR/>Well 'scuse me while I damn my socks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-21250591867110992322008-03-12T17:39:00.000-07:002008-03-12T17:39:00.000-07:00I thought Cook did okay with "Eleanor Rigby," but ...I thought Cook did okay with "Eleanor Rigby," but that kind of Pearl Jammy makeover is more beneficial to Lionel Richie than The Beatles. He also blew a couple lines ("wearing his socks in the night when there's nobody there" -- "wearing" somehow lacks the poignancy of "darning"). But of course blatant gibberish would be preferable to the vague humming and dead air that Archuleta went with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76034158534655797702008-03-12T17:34:00.000-07:002008-03-12T17:34:00.000-07:00Well, glad I missed THAT. Now I need to remove thi...Well, glad I missed THAT. Now I need to remove this horrible picture in my head of Michael Bolton screaming Eleanor Rigby, thanks alot Mr. Quigley!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-11413690896209776362008-03-12T16:29:00.000-07:002008-03-12T16:29:00.000-07:00"Meanwhile, the one male African-American wore an ..."Meanwhile, the one male African-American wore an argyle sweater vest and tie. The only gang he could get into is “Up With People”."<BR/><BR/>Thanks a bunch. In 1967 I auditioned for UP WITH PEOPLE (A sentiment I no longer support), and wasn't selected.<BR/><BR/>Great, now I know I have less soul than Chikezie. Man, that hurts.<BR/><BR/>At least I don't own any sweater vests.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7688232428732674172008-03-12T16:28:00.000-07:002008-03-12T16:28:00.000-07:00er, Paula, that is....er, Paula, that is....hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07942632081573884764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66407855629623305682008-03-12T16:27:00.000-07:002008-03-12T16:27:00.000-07:00Actually, Simon interrupts Paul quite often.Actually, Simon interrupts Paul quite often.hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07942632081573884764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-17778246041428140812008-03-12T16:23:00.000-07:002008-03-12T16:23:00.000-07:00"Couldn't rocker nurse have been singing to her bo..."Couldn't rocker nurse have been singing to her boyfriend that she didn't want him talking to another man in a sort of Mrs. Larry Craig/ James McGreevey tribute?"<BR/><BR/>So instead of a lesbian singing to her girlfriend, you're more comfortable with stretching logic beyond endurance by making her a straight woman singing to her gay male lover? Maybe she was singing to David Hernandez.<BR/><BR/>It's interesting that a big, growly, butch woman still doesn't suggest "lesbian" to you, even when she's singing to a woman.<BR/><BR/>As my late, beloved friend John Fugiel said many, many times: "Straight people are so weird."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42476878916079033122008-03-12T16:03:00.000-07:002008-03-12T16:03:00.000-07:00"I was pleased that Amanda kept the original prono..."I was pleased that Amanda kept the original pronouns in her song, making it into a growly lesbian rock number."<BR/><BR/>Couldn't rocker nurse have been singing to her boyfriend that she didn't want him talking to another man in a sort of Mrs. Larry Craig/ James McGreevey tribute?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-20799902690833185142008-03-12T15:38:00.000-07:002008-03-12T15:38:00.000-07:00balboa said... When Eleanor Rigby started, I thoug...<B>balboa said...</B> <I>When Eleanor Rigby started, I thought it would blow, but it turned out great.</I><BR/><BR/>Now may not be the time for chicken counting.<BR/>♪ <I>Eliot Spitzer …picks up some fleiss…in his search… for his bed’s…Cyprian.</I><BR/><BR/>Ow! Damn that hurt. I want apologize first to my family and to the good people of New York. I realize I have violated my obligations to this blog and to the entire Van Patten family. That said, I am entering at least a half-hour of seclusion and introspection. This is a private moment and I know that it will not only be respected by the media but greeted with much jubilation by all concerned.<BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/>Buck<BR/><I>Spitzing Toward Chlamydia</I><BR/>Yeh I know, why not take an extra week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10688486252321050462008-03-12T15:33:00.000-07:002008-03-12T15:33:00.000-07:00"Except this was the first time he wasn’t oiled up..."Except this was the first time he wasn’t oiled up and girls didn’t stuff dollar bills down his Speedo."<BR/><BR/>Uh Ken, the bars where David stripped were gay bars, and it was fat, old, gay men stuffing dollar bills in his Speedo. David has been well known in Arizona gay circles for a while now. Unlike Daniel Noriega, David isn't obviously gay or horribly obnoxious, but he is still gay. Ladies will need larger denominations than $1 to get into his Speedos.<BR/><BR/>Please add "Shut up, Randy" to "Shut up, Paula", as both of them ALWAYS interrupt Simon during his critiques, while he never interrupts them. I guess they don't dare risk allowing something cogent to be said, as it shows up how content-free their idiotic ramblings are.<BR/><BR/>"Let's see what these new lights can do!" said Ryan. The lights then flashed a bit. Oooooh. The lights can flash. If the lights could have sung YESTERDAY with a simple touching beauty, I might have been impressed.<BR/><BR/>"Syesha Mercado sang 'Got to Get You Into my Life' as if it were a foreign song she learned phonetically."<BR/><BR/>GREAT line, and absolutely accurate. She sings the way Bela Lugosi used to "Act".<BR/><BR/>Too bad Brooke didn't sing ELEANOR RIGBY, which doesn't really need to be only slightly more bombastic than a QUEEN concert in 1978 to work. And David Cook: It's a sad song about lonely people. An ear-to-ear grin one second after you finish singing it isn't really appropriate. NOW DO SOMETHING WITH YOUR HAIR!!! One more week of being subjected to his horrible bangs will send me screaming into the streets.<BR/><BR/>Little Dougie used to know Eleanor Rigby slightly when he worked at The Hollywood Reporter 22 years ago. She did not keep her face in a jar by the door. She did, however, meet John Lennon by chance at a party back in the early 60s, and he took a fancy to her name, and gave her a form of immortality as the embodiment of Pathetic Old Losers. Thanks John.<BR/><BR/>After being sightly annoyed that David Hernandez sang "I Saw Her Standing There" with unchanged pronouns (Come out David.), I was pleased that Amanda kept the original pronouns in her song, making it into a growly lesbian rock number. Liked it. Liked her. (As far as I know, which isn't far, Amanda is not a lesbian, but would anyone have wanted to see a big, formidable woman in zebra pants, warning her wimpy boyfriend not to talk to some other girl again? Scary!)<BR/><BR/>Little David Archuleta's WE CAN WORK IT OUT had it's title contradicted by every note he sang, or hummed when words failed him. Boy, when his sex tapes hit the Internet, trouble will be a brewin'.Tallulah Moreheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416330735326405496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23910501190926246082008-03-12T15:27:00.000-07:002008-03-12T15:27:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tallulah Moreheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416330735326405496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-35733617197059443272008-03-12T14:14:00.000-07:002008-03-12T14:14:00.000-07:00j-money: "Imagine" wasn't a Beatles song, it was a...j-money: "Imagine" wasn't a Beatles song, it was a John Lennon song.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagine_(song)" REL="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagine_(song)</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-16950763090603892402008-03-12T13:46:00.000-07:002008-03-12T13:46:00.000-07:00I thought White had an amazing performance.I thought White had an amazing performance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-78600559212104114842008-03-12T13:45:00.000-07:002008-03-12T13:45:00.000-07:00I thought White had an amazing performance. I'm ke...I thought White had an amazing performance. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37335629023773697522008-03-12T13:06:00.000-07:002008-03-12T13:06:00.000-07:00Apparently, the Idol contestants were either bored...Apparently, the Idol contestants were either bored (Ramiele, Brooke, Jason) or traumatized (Archuleta, Kristy Lee) by the Beatles catalog, and we unfortunate viewers had to watch the results.<BR/><BR/>Chikezie was having fun... and hey, Outkast wears argyle. They don't however, do ass slapping motions, he's on his own there (at least he didn't do the Carlton from Fresh Prince of Bel Air skipping move). And Rocker Nurse's performance was the only one that could inspire teenage girls to scream wildly and rend their garments (although, she was more Elvis than McCartney). <BR/><BR/>The judges say this is the most talented group every episode, but I'm still not convinced. None of these people can stand up next to Kelly, Bo, Daughtry, Elliot or Melinda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90807595869071629562008-03-12T13:00:00.000-07:002008-03-12T13:00:00.000-07:00Lisa Edelstein...that's great stuff. (She was grea...Lisa Edelstein...that's great stuff. (She was great as Bonnie Bernstein on "Sports Night," FWIW)<BR/><BR/>When Eleanor Rigby started, I thought it would blow, but it turned out great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38658316174782586292008-03-12T11:43:00.000-07:002008-03-12T11:43:00.000-07:00Regarding David Cook's rendition of "Eleanor Rigby...Regarding David Cook's rendition of "Eleanor Rigby", I rather liked it. If you want a really bad version, try John Denver's over-the-top rocking (!) performance from the early 1970's....absolutely horrible arrangement! The musicians trying to sound hip are hilarious!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76257332420322169122008-03-12T10:46:00.000-07:002008-03-12T10:46:00.000-07:00I'm with mary stella on Brooke. There's more to b...I'm with mary stella on Brooke. There's more to being an artist than having a big range. Ramiele technically has the better instrument, but she does nothing interesting with it and rarely seems to understand what she's singing about. Brooke knows how to convey the emotion of a song without a lot of bells and whistles. That may keep her from the winner's circle, but should bode well for a career. If it were only about vocal technique, the contestants could just stand around a piano singing scales every week.<BR/><BR/>And while I think Brooke is pretty, her looks don't strike me deaf. I think Kristy Lee Cook has a smokin' body, but I wouldn't listen to her hoedown version of "Eight Days a Week" again if she reprised it in the nude (I'd turn the sound down).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com