American Idol: Top 12 Men
My thoughts on American Idol:
Best Performances:
Robbie Castro
David Archuleta
Jason Castro
Worst Performances:
Chikezie
David Cook
Danny Noriega
1. David Hernandez
Not bad. Needs to loosen up, stop making weird faces / looking around...kinda distracting. Overall, decent vocals. Not the best, but not bad.
2. Chikezie
What the hell is with the one name thing? Who do you think you are? Cher? Madonna? Hellllll to the no. I agree 100% with simon. The suit was awful. The popped collar was awful. The open French cuffs were awful. The shoes were awful. The singing was AWFUL. The persona was AWFUL. AWFUL, AWFUL, AWFUL.
3. David Cook
I challenge everyone to rewatch his performance and NOT think of .
I was barely listening by the end. Instead, I was focusing more on whether I was watching American Idol, or School of Rock. I hated it. I don't get him.
4. Jason Yeager
Tonight was the first time I kinda thought he was hot. Like, I want to bed him. Then they dropped the w-bomb on us (wife), and I wanted to vom, cuz he's really kinda fey. Anyways, Moon River was kinda just a sliver of a moon, not a full moon. It was pretty crappy. And that saddens me cuz I really wanted him to do better. Although, I have to admit that I didn't "get" him at all up till this point. It's only cuz I thought he was hot tonight that I wanted it to be better.
5. Robbie Carrico
Ok, I really wanted to hate this. I absolutely hate this guys image. I don't like "rockers" on a show like this. It's so...angry 70's rebellion feeling, and I just... I dunno, I just want to hear pop, please. However, I thought his vocals were dead on, and his performance was pretty freakin' solid.
6. David Archuleta
How can you not freakin' LOVE this kid? He's totally adorable, sings like a machine, and he's so down to earth and grounded, it's not even funny. He's my pick for winner of the night. I'm not sure if he'll actually win the competition, cuz he's so young and wet behind the ears, and I think his innocent naive "oh, golly gosh" thing will get him only so far...however, I freakin' love him. I wonder if he realizes he's gay yet. Kids are doing that this young now, right?
7. Danny Noriega
WE GET IT. YOU'RE GAY. WE FUCKING GET IT! I can barely watch his performances becuase she's so much more concerned with acting prissy being sassy and fixing his hair and wearing women's pants than he is about singing...which, by the way, I thought was horrendous...I mean, could you pick up the tempo any more? Any faster and he was about to take off. Either cuz of the insane speed of Jailhouse Rock, or because of his flamboyance. I'm not quite sure.
8. Luke Menard
Oh, daddy. The things I want to do to you. And then I want to cuddle afterwards. Holy shit.
Anyways, sorry.... vocally...eh. I know that's not really his norm, so I'm willing to chalk it up to night 1 nerves. I do think people will remember him, contrary to what Simon said. I don't think he'll be anywhere near the top with that performance, based solely on intonation. However, the soul behind it was solid, and I still feel that, pitchyness aside, he connected with the audience. And I want him.
9. Colton Berry
Well, that was fun. I liked it a lot better last season when Chris Daughtry did it. It was slightly awkward, but not horrible. Mostly cuz I get the feeling he really thinks we believe that he likes girls. Vocally, it was decent. Not the best.
10. Garrett Haley
I gotta say it. He creeps me out a little bit. Simon is TOTALLY right. This kids image needs a total overhaul. The hair. The insanely pale skin. The sunken eyes. That annoying tiny little narrow peach fuzz puerto-ricany moustache. The squeaky voice and feminine attitude in someone who I think might actually be straight. Vocally, I thoguht the perfomance was like, a 4 out of 10. I was bored.
11. Jason Castro
I really wanted to not like him, either. His hair is totally going to typecast him as the oddball stoner hippy weirdo. We'll like him for 15 minutes, and then get uncomfortable with how he doesn't quite fit the norm. I hate to suggest something so drastic, but if he can deal with the hair going away, he could go far. Cuz that infectious smile and the soulful yet fun voice that reminds me of Randy Newman, he has the potential to go pretty far. I'm not worried about the one or two notes he flubbed, cuz it wasn't anything too indicative of poor technique. I was pretty impressed...but like I said, I'm worried that his image is going to hurt him later on. I could be wrong, though.
12. Michael Johns
Oh, backup daddy. I think it's the accent. That always gets me. Why's he gotta be married, too?
I like how he has a little rough edge to his voice, and even though tonight's song didn't prove my point, I like how he can apply that rough edge in a clean ballad-like tone. I hope we get to see more of that soon...otherwise, he's gonna just be another quasi creepy older guy who wants to "rock". This performance was pretty solid - not as solid as the judges seemed to think it was. I agree with Simon that it felt forced and like he was "over trying".
The Judges
I have to throw in my opinion on this one. I've always enjoyed a MINOR amount of their little banter. However, this year, they've cranked it up quite a bit, and I don't think it's very fair to the singers. It's a rough ride for these contestants, and their nerves are tweaking them out like crazy. When the finish singing, they (emotionally) need to just hear the judges thoughts on the performance. It's not very fair to the contestants when the judges all start bitching with each other about stupid shit, like Simon picking on Paula about colors, or Paula taking lame shots in the dark to try to pick on Simon. It creates a totally uncomfortable situation for someone who just sang their heart out and is scared shitless to hear whether or not they did a decent job. That's getting old already, and it needs to go.
Best Performances:
Robbie Castro
David Archuleta
Jason Castro
Worst Performances:
Chikezie
David Cook
Danny Noriega
1. David Hernandez
Not bad. Needs to loosen up, stop making weird faces / looking around...kinda distracting. Overall, decent vocals. Not the best, but not bad.
2. Chikezie
What the hell is with the one name thing? Who do you think you are? Cher? Madonna? Hellllll to the no. I agree 100% with simon. The suit was awful. The popped collar was awful. The open French cuffs were awful. The shoes were awful. The singing was AWFUL. The persona was AWFUL. AWFUL, AWFUL, AWFUL.
3. David Cook
I challenge everyone to rewatch his performance and NOT think of .
I was barely listening by the end. Instead, I was focusing more on whether I was watching American Idol, or School of Rock. I hated it. I don't get him.
4. Jason Yeager
Tonight was the first time I kinda thought he was hot. Like, I want to bed him. Then they dropped the w-bomb on us (wife), and I wanted to vom, cuz he's really kinda fey. Anyways, Moon River was kinda just a sliver of a moon, not a full moon. It was pretty crappy. And that saddens me cuz I really wanted him to do better. Although, I have to admit that I didn't "get" him at all up till this point. It's only cuz I thought he was hot tonight that I wanted it to be better.
5. Robbie Carrico
Ok, I really wanted to hate this. I absolutely hate this guys image. I don't like "rockers" on a show like this. It's so...angry 70's rebellion feeling, and I just... I dunno, I just want to hear pop, please. However, I thought his vocals were dead on, and his performance was pretty freakin' solid.
6. David Archuleta
How can you not freakin' LOVE this kid? He's totally adorable, sings like a machine, and he's so down to earth and grounded, it's not even funny. He's my pick for winner of the night. I'm not sure if he'll actually win the competition, cuz he's so young and wet behind the ears, and I think his innocent naive "oh, golly gosh" thing will get him only so far...however, I freakin' love him. I wonder if he realizes he's gay yet. Kids are doing that this young now, right?
7. Danny Noriega
WE GET IT. YOU'RE GAY. WE FUCKING GET IT! I can barely watch his performances becuase she's so much more concerned with acting prissy being sassy and fixing his hair and wearing women's pants than he is about singing...which, by the way, I thought was horrendous...I mean, could you pick up the tempo any more? Any faster and he was about to take off. Either cuz of the insane speed of Jailhouse Rock, or because of his flamboyance. I'm not quite sure.
8. Luke Menard
Oh, daddy. The things I want to do to you. And then I want to cuddle afterwards. Holy shit.
Anyways, sorry.... vocally...eh. I know that's not really his norm, so I'm willing to chalk it up to night 1 nerves. I do think people will remember him, contrary to what Simon said. I don't think he'll be anywhere near the top with that performance, based solely on intonation. However, the soul behind it was solid, and I still feel that, pitchyness aside, he connected with the audience. And I want him.
9. Colton Berry
Well, that was fun. I liked it a lot better last season when Chris Daughtry did it. It was slightly awkward, but not horrible. Mostly cuz I get the feeling he really thinks we believe that he likes girls. Vocally, it was decent. Not the best.
10. Garrett Haley
I gotta say it. He creeps me out a little bit. Simon is TOTALLY right. This kids image needs a total overhaul. The hair. The insanely pale skin. The sunken eyes. That annoying tiny little narrow peach fuzz puerto-ricany moustache. The squeaky voice and feminine attitude in someone who I think might actually be straight. Vocally, I thoguht the perfomance was like, a 4 out of 10. I was bored.
11. Jason Castro
I really wanted to not like him, either. His hair is totally going to typecast him as the oddball stoner hippy weirdo. We'll like him for 15 minutes, and then get uncomfortable with how he doesn't quite fit the norm. I hate to suggest something so drastic, but if he can deal with the hair going away, he could go far. Cuz that infectious smile and the soulful yet fun voice that reminds me of Randy Newman, he has the potential to go pretty far. I'm not worried about the one or two notes he flubbed, cuz it wasn't anything too indicative of poor technique. I was pretty impressed...but like I said, I'm worried that his image is going to hurt him later on. I could be wrong, though.
12. Michael Johns
Oh, backup daddy. I think it's the accent. That always gets me. Why's he gotta be married, too?
I like how he has a little rough edge to his voice, and even though tonight's song didn't prove my point, I like how he can apply that rough edge in a clean ballad-like tone. I hope we get to see more of that soon...otherwise, he's gonna just be another quasi creepy older guy who wants to "rock". This performance was pretty solid - not as solid as the judges seemed to think it was. I agree with Simon that it felt forced and like he was "over trying".
The Judges
I have to throw in my opinion on this one. I've always enjoyed a MINOR amount of their little banter. However, this year, they've cranked it up quite a bit, and I don't think it's very fair to the singers. It's a rough ride for these contestants, and their nerves are tweaking them out like crazy. When the finish singing, they (emotionally) need to just hear the judges thoughts on the performance. It's not very fair to the contestants when the judges all start bitching with each other about stupid shit, like Simon picking on Paula about colors, or Paula taking lame shots in the dark to try to pick on Simon. It creates a totally uncomfortable situation for someone who just sang their heart out and is scared shitless to hear whether or not they did a decent job. That's getting old already, and it needs to go.