I guess I forgot to hit publish last night... oops:
We're in Miami tonight and I've got to admit, I definitely liked the opening sequence with "American Idol" in the place of "Miami Vice" in the Miami Vice logo. So of course they also get the crowd in the stadium to sing Gloria Estefan's "The Rhythm is going to get you." Looking good already!
So after a strange interaction between Randy and Simon and Paula, where Simon calls Paula's short dress "very sluty" in a quite creepy voice, we immediately get introduced to Shannon McGough whose parents own a meat market. Of course since it's interesting enough that she "works with meat" she gets a segment. She pretty much yells her entire song and after asking if she can sing something else she gets an immediate "Never" from Simon. Randy, who has been in the "nugget zone" (and yes I just made that up) these past two days drops this goldie: "You almost maybe tone deaf, I don't know." I think I know, Randy.
Next is former "Boybander" (btw, DO NOT forget to check that link especially the "Why We Love Robbie" section) and current "Rocker" Robbie Carrico (who apparently is part of a band named Missing Picket) who isn't bad, but who has a rather undistinguished voice. Of course he's through and I immediately put him as a lock for making the top 12 and getting too far simply because he'll have a large following of preteen girls (ala Ace Young and Constantine Maura-whachamacallit). Don't forget, you heard it here first.
Back from the break we get a montage of guys who would/could have definitely made for good TV had they dedicated more than 5 seconds on each. Just bad auditions in general.
But then we get Ghaleb Emachah who kinda looks and sounds like Antonio Banderas. I'm not a fan of his voice, and Simon says it would sound good if you were drunk... that just can't be good. Paula however likes his voice, Randy gives him a yes, and finally Paula sends him to Hollywood with a yes.
Brittany Wescott and Corliss Smith are up and just from their speaking voices, I'm guessing they're in. Corliss sings first and she's pretty good, really good actually. Brittany is next and she can definitely carry a tune, but her voice is not as unique as Corliss. I'm a bigger fan of Corliss, but they're both darn good. They're both through to Hollywood, and I immediately get the feeling this is going to end up in one of those "Only one of you is getting into the Top 24" situations like Sanajaya Malakar and his sister had a last year.
Suzanne Toon brings us back from the break and we get treated to a "feel good" segment about her and her daughter, which considering how the producers have set things up recently, this could go either way. She sings one of my favorite songs, Bonnie Raitt's "I can't make you love me" , and she just doesn't do it that well. Good but definitely nothing special. However, all three judges like her well enough and so she's through.
Next we have a petite and frail looking Ramiele Malubay who picks a tough, tough song to sing (Aretha Franklin's "Natural Woman") but she's surprisingly good all things considered. She misses a few notes, but she deserves to get through... and she does.
More than half way through tonight's episode and we're off to another break. My immediate thoughts are that we have yet to get a real bad audition with a corresponding contestant breakdown AND Miami definitely made for a better show than Omaha. We can only hope there are more bad auditions to come.
Syesha Mercado brings us back from a break, and she gets a "feel good" segment about her and her father. Maybe this is the feel good story that doesn't get through. She starts singing somewhat well but then gets to screaming a bit too much. All three judges agree with each other, and they send her through.
Natashia Blach is next, with another one of my favorite songs, "At Last." She's good enough to get to Hollywood but not amazing. Predictably she's through.
Ilsy Lorena Pinot follows and is also good. I don't see either contestant making it to the Top 12, but at least they should have fun in Hollywood.
After a break we get a montage of bad auditions featuring Ben Hausbach, Carroy Bethea, Grant Rhea, and Fabienne Hyppolite. Sadly it just serves to remind us of what could have been with this season's Idol, since the montage lasted at most 2 minutes and we weren't treated to any departing tantrums.
A very nasal Richard Valles continues the bad auditions and even gets Randy to do a great imitation of RV (Which I'm convinced would have been his nickname had he gotten to Hollywood.)
Former American Juniors contestant Julie Dubela is next and she's ready to audition in a yellow and neon pink dress straight out of the 80s (perfect for Miami, btw). She acts WAY older than 16, and she seems to move her mouth much more than you would think she would need to when she speaks. Also, I wouldn't be at all surprised if she were high. Anywas, she's not terrible, but she doesn't get through to Hollywood. Not that she really deserved to go but they've sent much worse people to Hollywood this season. Strange I guess.
We're back and we're treated to a young man in an all white suit, who comes in sliding all over the place just like Sandman Sims at the Apollo. His name is Brandon Black and he kinda Boyz II Men's "I'll Make Love to You" while doing a few other strange things. He's so bad Randy and Simon just leave and say from off camera "no, never" when he asks if he's through or not.
And with that we're done.
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