View Poll Results: Who will have the worst performance?
Lakisha Jones
45
70.31%
Melinda Doolittle
4
6.25%
Jordin Sparks
1
1.56%
Blake Lewis
14
21.88%
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American Idol -- Top 4 "Tonight's Theme: Music of Barry Gibb" --05/08/07 and 05/09/07
05-09-07, 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by chowderhead
This season has been disappointing. I now am having more fun looking up the judge's inconsistent advice.
Randy at 3:07
advises Blake that he "misses the beat boxing and you should always keep that as part of your thing."
Randy at 3:07
advises Blake that he "misses the beat boxing and you should always keep that as part of your thing."
05-09-07, 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by johnnysd
I really at this point could care less who wins. They all stink.
05-09-07, 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by DVD Josh
If you want to know the truth, Paula gives the most consistent, accurate advice of all the panelists, and that's damn scary.
05-09-07, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by mphtrilogy
This show is rude, two weeks of guy singers, Bon Jovi and now Gibb. You think they want Blake to survive another week or what? I wonder if it was reversed (3 guys 1 girl) would they have had Whitney Houston song week instead?
But the Bee Gees songs are way more suited for female vocalists.
05-09-07, 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Mopower
No one knows what the hell she's trying to say but at least its consistent.
05-09-07, 09:37 AM
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Wow, Blake was pretty terrible last night. Last week I actually thought his vocals were stronger than ever, all the beatbox antics aside. This week... that falsetto didn't work for me at all. The arrangements were just out of wack. The weird echo effect in the first song... I suppose it was to try to emulate the original a bit but didn't sound right. And it made the beatboxing sound even more out of place. And that second song... he's went back to using that awful 'really low budget electronic/techno' sound to try to sound current but it ends up just sounding more dated.
And Lakisha made the blunder of rearranging a song but completely stripping away the element that makes the song great in first place.
Melinda finished her second song strong, but generally it all just felt liek the same old competent but boring stuff from her.
Jordin's 'To Love Somebody' was solid, my favorite of the night.
And Lakisha made the blunder of rearranging a song but completely stripping away the element that makes the song great in first place.
Melinda finished her second song strong, but generally it all just felt liek the same old competent but boring stuff from her.
Jordin's 'To Love Somebody' was solid, my favorite of the night.
05-09-07, 09:39 AM
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Good to get back to having everybody completely suck. There were a few weeks there where the contestants had strong performances or nice personal moments where I almost felt compelled to cheer for one of them. Thankfully, last night was such a complete vocal suckfest that I can go back to rooting for dream-crushing embarrassment.
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05-09-07, 11:34 AM
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That second song from Blake was a complete horror... Absolute garbage, but I'm afraid he'll survive only 'cause he's the last guy on the show...
Lakisha is going home tonight, although I'm secretely hoping that America finally tires of Melinda's boring personna and kick's her off the show.
Lakisha is going home tonight, although I'm secretely hoping that America finally tires of Melinda's boring personna and kick's her off the show.
05-09-07, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Lunatikk
But the Bee Gees songs are way more suited for female vocalists.
05-09-07, 12:15 PM
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I'm so tired of LaKisha ignoring the mentors advice. I thinki even attempting to sing high on "Stayin' Alive" would have helped. Instead she plowed through it in that wholly derivative style. I'm sick of it!
What about Melinda not singing "how can a loser ever win." Is there some kind of Bee Gees Curse I forgot about? Did Scott Savol sing this on something? Without that line, the song doesn't have the same impact...
Why Blake picked a Bee Gees song from a going-gone 2001 CD is beyond me. All of those great songs those guys wrote, it's ridiculous.
What about Melinda not singing "how can a loser ever win." Is there some kind of Bee Gees Curse I forgot about? Did Scott Savol sing this on something? Without that line, the song doesn't have the same impact...
Why Blake picked a Bee Gees song from a going-gone 2001 CD is beyond me. All of those great songs those guys wrote, it's ridiculous.
05-09-07, 01:25 PM
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Melinda: I think her 2nd song choice was much better than the 1st. It was a good, but not great night by her. However, I am so annoyed by her stupid facial expressions after finishing.
Blake: Hated both his performances. The beat box crap is getting old fast.
LaKisha: Agree with the earlier assessment. Both song choices were bad and ignoring the advice of your mentor didn't help her cause. Her outfits are god awful. I know she's a big woman, but she looks heavier every time I see her. IMO, there is just no way she will have any decent record sales other than the Urban/R&B Market. Both there are so many other young female black singers who sound like her already.
Jordin: Her 1st song was great! I remember Ruben sang that song in season 2 and her version was pretty damn good. I have to agree the 2nd song was a little pitchy. That's a great Barry Gibb-penned song and if she would have nailed that, then I think she could have locked a spot in the final 2.
But, I could understand that her vocals were probably reallly tired. I mean she and the other contestants performed both songs twice today!! (You have to count the rehearsals which is used for the voter recap clips) Singing 4 times in 1 day will obviously put a strain on your voice.
Blake: Hated both his performances. The beat box crap is getting old fast.
LaKisha: Agree with the earlier assessment. Both song choices were bad and ignoring the advice of your mentor didn't help her cause. Her outfits are god awful. I know she's a big woman, but she looks heavier every time I see her. IMO, there is just no way she will have any decent record sales other than the Urban/R&B Market. Both there are so many other young female black singers who sound like her already.
Jordin: Her 1st song was great! I remember Ruben sang that song in season 2 and her version was pretty damn good. I have to agree the 2nd song was a little pitchy. That's a great Barry Gibb-penned song and if she would have nailed that, then I think she could have locked a spot in the final 2.
But, I could understand that her vocals were probably reallly tired. I mean she and the other contestants performed both songs twice today!! (You have to count the rehearsals which is used for the voter recap clips) Singing 4 times in 1 day will obviously put a strain on your voice.
05-09-07, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by DJariya
But, I could understand that her vocals were probably reallly tired. I mean she and the other contestants performed both songs twice today!! (You have to count the rehearsals which is used for the voter recap clips) Singing 4 times in 1 day will obviously put a strain on your voice.
They sing like a minute of the song, so isnt that the same as singing one normal song? Doesn't seem like so much.
05-09-07, 03:50 PM
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Singing 4 times in 1 day will obviously put a strain on your voice.
Headliner acts sing anywhere from 90 minutes to 3 hours.
(That's more than 4 songs)
05-09-07, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by zebop
What about Melinda not singing "how can a loser ever win." Is there some kind of Bee Gees Curse I forgot about? Did Scott Savol sing this on something? Without that line, the song doesn't have the same impact...
Gina: Smile, though your heart is breaking... Though there's a cloud in the sky you'll get by...
Phil: I'm going down in a blaze of glory
05-09-07, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by GuessWho
Bull. Have you ever been to a concert?
Headliner acts sing anywhere from 90 minutes to 3 hours.
(That's more than 4 songs)
Headliner acts sing anywhere from 90 minutes to 3 hours.
(That's more than 4 songs)
Yeah but these guys are amateurs. Veteran singers obviously can handle the strain of a 90 minute-2 hour show.
05-09-07, 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by davidh777
I assumed she was referring to
Gina: Smile, though your heart is breaking... Though there's a cloud in the sky you'll get by...
Phil: I'm going down in a blaze of glory
Gina: Smile, though your heart is breaking... Though there's a cloud in the sky you'll get by...
Phil: I'm going down in a blaze of glory
