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American Idol -- Final 8 -- 04/11/06

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View Poll Results: Who will be going home Wednesday night?
Ace Young
43
40.19%
Bucky Covington
37
34.58%
Katherine McPhee
1
0.93%
Kellie Pickler
4
3.74%
Chris Daughtry
2
1.87%
Elliott Yamin
7
6.54%
Paris Bennett
12
11.21%
Taylor Hicks
1
0.93%
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American Idol -- Final 8 -- 04/11/06

Old 04-11-06 | 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by DGibFen
Am I the only person that doesn't care for McPhee? Her voice isn't bad (she needs to learn how to control that top range better), but her overall attitude reminds me of Brenna. She's hiding a big ego somewhere, and it's starting to show.
I agree, I hope she doesn't win. I had high hope of her but so far, every songs shed picked suck. Just show more of your boobs and booty
Old 04-11-06 | 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by DGibFen
Yeah, but I think I echo Simon's sentiment - it was a little weird. It's an interesting side to her personality we haven't seen yet!

What personality? This chick does not have one of her own. I have to go back to Simon's comments on her Beyonce cover and I feel that way every time I watch her. It just seems like a kid up there trying to impersonate a particular role and it is not believable. Say what you will about Chris' genre of music and Taylor spastic tendancies, at least they seem to stay somewhat true to who they really are.

With that said however, I think Paris is the clear choice as a true pop star. She has no personality of her own. No music sense or creativity when it comes to her performances so she will make a great cookie cutter pop star. A pop star is simple a jack of all trades and a master of none and she fits the bill perfectly. I wish she would leave now.
Old 04-11-06 | 08:45 PM
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Ace was horrible. Simply horrible. If he doesn't go home tomorrow night, there is no God.

I thought Taylor, Bucky, and Elliot were the best. I don't think Pickler was as bad as I expected her to be, but still not good.

And I really hate Chris' new look. Shaved head and wimpy beard screams "San Francisco Bathhouse".
Old 04-11-06 | 08:46 PM
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So far, according to Dial Idol voting:

lowest to highest:
Spoiler:
Bucky, Ace, Katherine, Chris, Elliot, Paris, Kellie, Taylor
Old 04-11-06 | 08:55 PM
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Somebody dropped the ball by not performing "You're My Best Friend," one of the greatest songs ever written.

Also, Katherine should have stuck with "Don't Stop Me Now." MUCH better choice.

As much as I don't like Bucky, he picked a good song. And Elliot was brave. Only Freddie Mercury can sing that song.
Old 04-11-06 | 09:11 PM
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Old 04-11-06 | 09:52 PM
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Taylor could also be real...but I could care less...ha
Ah, so you do indeed care!

Ace was the worst. That's not a song to prove vocal ability, but he still mucked it up.

I'm going with Paris as the best.

Elliott, Katharine, Taylor, Bucky were all okay.

Chris wasn't very good.

Kellie picked the totally wrong song and looked ridiculous doing it.
"On paper, that...."
"On paper?"
You fucking twat.
Old 04-11-06 | 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by DGibFen
Am I the only person that doesn't care for McPhee? Her voice isn't bad (she needs to learn how to control that top range better), but her overall attitude reminds me of Brenna. She's hiding a big ego somewhere, and it's starting to show.
Last week when she was in a grouping of three, Ryan asked "Is this your bottom 3 America?" and she shook her head no. I thought that was extremely cocky of her.

And...that song she sang tonight was not good. It was too big for her and she screamed the darn thing. I def. think the judges are trying to sway the audience now to have her in the top 3. That could have been out of the park, and it wasnt even close.
Old 04-11-06 | 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by antennaball
Ace was horrible. Simply horrible. If he doesn't go home tomorrow night, there is no God.

I thought Taylor, Bucky, and Elliot were the best. I don't think Pickler was as bad as I expected her to be, but still not good.

And I really hate Chris' new look. Shaved head and wimpy beard screams "San Francisco Bathhouse".
AND EYELINER!!!!!!
Old 04-11-06 | 10:00 PM
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Methinks CRM114 has a Shaun of the Dead fetish.
I guess I have to watch the movie now.
Old 04-11-06 | 10:03 PM
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I guess I don't see what people are complaining about with McPhee - I don't see attitude. And Jadzia incorrectly put words in McPhee's hawt mouth, as was corrected. McHater!!!!

I thought Elliot ruined 'Someone To Love' worse than Pickler to 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. I just hate when people do BH with such a short time limit because they butcher the verses all over the place and ruin the song.

First thing I said when I saw Paris was "Lil' Kim!" also. And she was terrible. Not her genre though.

Even though Bucky wasn't the worst, he should be eliminated just on principle as not deserving to be on the stage with the rest of the contestants.
Old 04-11-06 | 10:04 PM
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I like Chris, but his taste in music is HORRIBLE
Old 04-11-06 | 10:09 PM
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Last week when she was in a grouping of three, Ryan asked "Is this your bottom 3 America?" and she shook her head no. I thought that was extremely cocky of her.
Ummm..she didn't want to be in the bottom three. Why is that cocky? I think because she's hot and has talent, women instantly want to hate her. And someone (else) comparing McPhee with Brenna? Wow - that's jealousy if I ever heard it because it's not there.

And...that song she sang tonight was not good. It was too big for her and she screamed the darn thing. I def. think the judges are trying to sway the audience now to have her in the top 3. That could have been out of the park, and it wasnt even close.
I think the judges have been in and out for the past few weeks. I was waiting for Simon to ridicule Elliot but he got praised for a horrible rendition. They've been doing this for everyone. Singling Katahrine out as if she's the only one they've supposedly done this for is showing another bias.
Old 04-11-06 | 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by SleepyW
Ummm..she didn't want to be in the bottom three. Why is that cocky? I think because she's hot and has talent, women instantly want to hate her. And someone (else) comparing McPhee with Brenna? Wow - that's jealousy if I ever heard it because it's not there.



I think the judges have been in and out for the past few weeks. I was waiting for Simon to ridicule Elliot but he got praised for a horrible rendition. They've been doing this for everyone. Singling Katahrine out as if she's the only one they've supposedly done this for is showing another bias.
Sorry, not jealous. There are hot, talented women all over the place...dont hate them. It's an opinion of which some people agree, men and women. I dont think she has sung some of her songs very good lately. I picked her in the beginning, but she has lost it with me. Playing the jealousy card is just your way of saying that no one can disagree with you?
Old 04-11-06 | 10:23 PM
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I don't care if people disagree, but saying things like "she has an attitude" and "the judges are favoring her" and "she's cocky" when it isn't there is just fishing for a reason to dislike her. Dislike her for her singing (if that's the case) - even though she has a decent voice and there are at least 4 other contestants that are much worse than she is (like Ace, Paris, Bucky, Kellie).
Old 04-11-06 | 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by DGibFen
I think I agree with Simon about Chris' song - the vocals were not bad, but the song was.
I guarantee that Simon has never heard the entire studio version of the song, Innuendo. Chris' choice was a complete mistake. That song is not known to very many people and it's a long and complex track. You can't just cut it down to a minute and a half and have it connect to the audience on any level. For Simon to say that the song is bad is completely ignorant. Chris' version was awful. Seek out the full 6 minute epic and you won't be disappointed. I keep hoping they add this their current tour setlist. The only time it was ever performed live was at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert with Robert Plant on vocals.
Old 04-11-06 | 10:29 PM
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I don't see why so many people are bashing Kellie. Ace was so awful, his awfulness should have completely blinded you to anything else. No matter how bad you thought Kellie was, it should have been a sweet release from Ace doing...something to that song. He should have just been immediately sent home after that.
Old 04-11-06 | 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by FantasticVSDoom
OMG Lita Ford is on American Idol!!!
That's exactly what I said to my wife!

Originally Posted by DGibFen
Yeah, but I think I echo Simon's sentiment - it was a little weird.
I with you that much. I'm not a Paris fan and can't wait to see her go.

I think Taylor (sans botched mic kick) was the best onstage tonight, drunk or not.

My bottom three would have to be Ace, Bucky and Kelly with Ace going home.
Old 04-11-06 | 10:39 PM
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Bucky - Pure karaoke country fried version of Fat Bottom Girls, didn't hate it, but wasn't all that impressed by the performance.

Ace - tip to Ace, if you're not strong enough to use your right hand to hold the mic stand in the middle and maintain control of the mic, then stop dragging the mic stand around, you looked like a poser, and sounded like a hoser.

Kellie - got drowned out by the band at times, but for the money notes, still applied her country spin to the song and did a credible job with the song.

Chris - this listener couldn't connect with the song, though Chris's passionate vocals almost crosses into rock-yodel territory at times.

Katharine - just because Mandisa is gone, that doesn't mean you have to try and sing as loud as she did. I hate the timber of her vocals when she tries singing loudly (nothing like listening to someone hitting the wall vocally), didn't like the performance all that much.

Elliott - nice upbeat, soulful runs peppering the song, but it was just okay relative to some of the other performances tonight.

Taylor - just as I had thought he'd perform, but it's an easy song to entertain the crowd with, but at least he didn't phone it in this week. At least we've confirmed that Taylor has no depth perception (needing two kicks to knock over the mic stand.)

Paris - Lil' Kim called, she wants her wig back. She needs to go compete for Broadway Idol because her voice just doesn't lend itself for pop-rock songs, and I didn't like her rendition of the song she sang.

My bottom three:

1. Ace
2. Bucky
3. Katharine
Old 04-11-06 | 10:41 PM
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Brian May shooting Ace's dopey ideas down, not just once, but twice, has been the highlight of the season for me.
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Brian May shooting Ace's dopey ideas down, not just once, but twice, has been the highlight of the season for me.
Brian May could have used a crunch or two
Old 04-11-06 | 10:46 PM
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Kellie picked the totally wrong song and looked ridiculous doing it.
"On paper, that...."
"On paper?"
You fucking twat.
Exactly!

its become a schtick...."just ask What?? to whatever simon says and they'll love me!"
Old 04-11-06 | 10:50 PM
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OK I don't care for her either but...

Simon: "You owe a big kiss to the director and the lighting director because they made you look amazing!"

McPhee: "I know! I do! Thank you guys!"

I think her "I do" was to her owing the directors a big kiss not that she knows she looks good. :-) I still don't care for her though.
I know what she meant to say, but it was still funny the way it came out. It sounded like she was agreeing with Simon when she looked amazing, and I just thought that kind of funny.
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Seriously, I almost fell off the couch when Taylor tried to be a badass and kick over the mic stand the first time, and missed horrendously, thankfully he succeeded on the second attempt, otherwise, Simon's comment about Taylor being drunk might have had more supporting evidence behind the question.
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Originally Posted by Jadzia
Simon: "You look amazing"

McMe: "I know, I do"
Simon said : "You owe the light and makeup people a huge thank you" or something, like that.

And then Mcphee said : "I know, I do." in response to THAT comment...I think.

When I first heard it though I thought that she said "I know, I do" in response to the "you look amazing," but then I thought about it, and I'm pretty sure she said I know, I do almost while he was saying you look amazing.

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