American Idol

**Spinal** · 02-20-2008, 05:32 AM

Top 12 men tonight and boy oh boy it was pretty weak. I kind of liked the dreadlocked kid with the guitar and the Australian certainly has stage presence, but other than that ... lotsa crapola. The thing with the Australian is even at his best, he's gonna be what? A poor man's Gavin Rossdale? Danny Noriega is utterly comical to me. Looking forward to seeing what Amanda and Carly do tomorrow night.

**Lucky** · 02-20-2008, 05:35 AM

I haven't really been watching, but the fact that Amy Davis made the Top 24 is HUGE news in these parts. She's been performing at our bar for about a year now, and I can honestly say is a sweet girl. I'm silently rooting for her if it's truly what she wants.

**Spinal** · 02-20-2008, 05:37 AM

Quoting Lucky (view post)

I haven't really been watching, but the fact that Amy Davis made the Top 24 is HUGE news in these parts. She's been performing at our bar for about a year now, and I can honestly say is a sweet girl. I'm silently rooting for her if it's truly what she wants.

Cool. I haven't really noticed her thus far, but I'll be looking forward to seeing how she does tomorrow night.

**Raiders** · 02-20-2008, 03:18 PM

The kid with the guitar was pretty terrific, I thought. And though the style of music does nothing for me, that 17 year-old shy kid that they all loved was a pretty darn good singer. The last guy was also pretty good, but he's no Jim Morrison.

**Benny Profane** · 02-20-2008, 03:21 PM

www.votefortheworst.com

**Raiders** · 02-20-2008, 03:27 PM

Quoting Benny Profane (view post)

www.votefortheworst.com

What a waste of energy.

**Kurosawa Fan** · 02-20-2008, 03:38 PM

Quoting Benny Profane (view post)

www.votefortheworst.com

It will never happen, but if it did, that would be glorious. I think even if it did catch on, if the producers thought this was happening they'd start rigging the voting. No chance they'd give a record deal to some slouch who couldn't sing.

**Spinal** · 02-20-2008, 04:05 PM

Quoting Raiders (view post)

And though the style of music does nothing for me, that 17 year-old shy kid that they all loved was a pretty darn good singer.

I can't stand that kid. I don't get the appeal.

**rocus** · 02-20-2008, 04:08 PM

I get it. He's my second favorite from the show. He seems to be actually humble and has a very good voice. I think he picked a bad song last night, but he really stood out in Hollywood.

**Benny Profane** · 02-20-2008, 04:09 PM

Quoting Spinal (view post)

I can't stand that kid. I don't get the appeal.

Obviously you are not a 13 year old girl.

Or a kid toucher.

**Raiders** · 02-20-2008, 05:10 PM

Quoting Spinal (view post)

I can't stand that kid. I don't get the appeal.

His voice isn't very unique, I admit. He reminds me of someone like Josh Groban, who has great technique and pitch, but whose vocals lack much of anything distinguishable or emotional.

**rocus** · 02-20-2008, 03:56 PM

The final guy was definitely the best of the night. The two Elvis guys were beyond horrible. The girls should be interesting tonight. At the risk of sounding extremely shallow, there are some very good looking girls in the top 12.

**Benny Profane** · 02-22-2008, 02:31 PM

They voted this girl off the show?

Idiots.

**Lucky** · 02-22-2008, 06:08 PM

Poor Amy getting voted off the first night. Oh well, she didn't pick a good song and that's what happens. Hopefully she'll be back playing next month.

**Spinal** · 02-22-2008, 06:49 PM

Bummer your gal went so early. That song was indeed kind of a killer. Right now Amanda and Jason Castro seem most interesting to me. Will have to see how versatile they are. I'm still wondering if Amanda has another gear, but that one gear she has is pretty smooth.

**Wryan** · 02-22-2008, 06:56 PM

Why do you all watch this show?

Don't read too much connotation into that. I'm asking that literally.

**Spinal** · 02-22-2008, 07:09 PM

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Why do you all watch this show?

Don't read too much connotation into that. I'm asking that literally.

To see young aspiring entertainers struggle to adapt to mainstream expectations and industry manipulation.

**rocus** · 02-22-2008, 07:37 PM

Quoting Wryan (view post)

Why do you all watch this show?

Don't read too much connotation into that. I'm asking that literally.

My wife likes it. We have an agreement: I watch shows like this with her and she watches all of those "weird movies that those people on the website" talk about.

I enjoy the competition aspect of it, though. I watch to see who can raise their game each week and out sing the rest of the competitors. If you are compairing them to musicians you love, then I can see why some people would hate the show.

**Spinal** · 02-27-2008, 04:34 AM

I can't believe that punk kid sang John Lennon's "Imagine" and pretended that the first two verses don't exist. If you don't want to sing about "no heaven" or "no religion", pick a different song.

**Raiders** · 02-27-2008, 04:37 AM

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I can't believe that punk kid sang John Lennon's "Imagine" and pretended that the first two verses don't exist. If you don't want to sing about "no heaven" or "no religion", pick a different song.

Um, they only have enough time for partial songs, and he mentioned he liked the third verse the most. What's with the misguided hostility?

**Spinal** · 02-27-2008, 04:55 AM

Quoting Raiders (view post)

Um, they only have enough time for partial songs, and he mentioned he liked the third verse the most. What's with the misguided hostility?

Oh come on, it's a coincidence that he neutered the song and chose the one that doesn't explicitly condemn religion? It just annoys me when people pretend that John Lennon didn't say what he said.

**Benny Profane** · 02-27-2008, 02:30 PM

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Oh come on, it's a coincidence that he neutered the song and chose the one that doesn't explicitly condemn religion? It just annoys me when people pretend that John Lennon didn't say what he said.

The angry atheist. You should start a late-night talk show to even out the drone of the evangelicals.

I'm just surprised that all the judges thought that was an amazing performance. I don't know if it's mandated by the producers or what, but seriously? Nothing special.

**Spinal** · 02-27-2008, 02:55 PM

Quoting Benny Profane (view post)

I'm just surprised that all the judges thought that was an amazing performance. I don't know if it's mandated by the producers or what, but seriously? Nothing special.

Yeah, I mean at best he's the second coming of Donny Osmond. Whoop-dee-doo.

**Raiders** · 04-08-2009, 02:24 AM

1. Adam
2. Matt
3. Anoop
4. Kris
5. Allison
6. Lil
7. Danny
8. Scott

**Spinal** · 04-08-2009, 04:17 AM

1. Adam
2. Allison
3. Anoop
4. Matt
5. Kris
6. Danny
7. Lil
8. Scott

Bottom three were rather painful.

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