Tough night tonight because I'll be switching between the Caps game and American Idol.
I'm a bit late turning on the Caps and they're already down 1-0. Minutes later Ottawa gets a lucky deflection and it's 2-0. I switch to Idol and its not back. Going back to the Caps... and, CRAP! Ottawa gets a power play. Looks like it's going to be one of those nights...
8:14 pm
American Idol is in Birmingham, Alabama. First we have Tatiana McConnico and she great... great personality, not cocky, and great voice. You just couldn't ask for better. Holy crap shes good, and she's 17! Obviously she's through, and I'm betting she makes it to the final 24, at least.
Diana Walker is up next and she is a toss up... really could go either way, but her speaking voice is slightly promising. She's not horrible, but definitely not good. She leaves golden ticketless, but certainly she won't be the worst they'll show.
8:21 pm
Caps update: The first intermission is on and the Caps seem to have survived the power play. So we switch to Fox: Idol comes back with Bernard Williams singing Michael Jackson's "Rock With You" He's good, but I'm sure they've heard a bunch of voices like that. Surprisingly Simon says yes and PAULA, of all people, says no. I agree with Paula (wow I can't believe I typed that), but Bernard is through.
Margaret "Big Bird" Fowler, is up next and she seems obsessed with showing her gut... repeatedly. riiight. Of course, her voice is, well, not good to put it nicely. But I do like that her name is Fowler and she's dressed like a giant bird. You gotta love this show!
8:27 pm
The Caps intermission, shows that the first goal was also on a deflection. Sheesh! I can't wait til the Cap's defensemen get a little more experience.
8:30 pm
Back to AI and we see a bunch of people who make it to hollywood, but apparently they're not interesting enough to introduce. Finally we get to this year's version of Kellie Pickler, Jamie Lynn Ward. She's even from North Carolina! And she has a horrific story about her father shooting his cheating wife and then shooting himself... wow that was kind of a downer. Anyways, her voice is okay. But I'm betting she's getting through because of the Pickler aspect. She get's through easily.
Next we have Chris Sligh, who looks much more like Jack Osbourne than Jack Black or Christina Aguilera. He pulls a funny line when asked why he's auditioning saying "I want to make David Hasselhoff cry." Good one Sligh! His voice is good but he would be entirely generic if it weren't for his interesting look. I'm pulling for him though, mainly because he's funny. He's got a myspace page and a blog, if you're interested.
8:41 pm
Day two starts with Cousin It look-a-like, Victoria Watson. She dresses uniquely... pretty much to match her 6 foot long hair. She's not bad, but she's not better than "alright". Understandably she doesn't make it to Hollywood, but at least her family is there to console her.
Lakia Hill is next and her singing voice matches her squeaky speaking voice. She's all over the place, even pulling a "What the hell was that?" from Simon. Her audition leads into another barrage of rejections, all with people seeming to take it pretty well.
8:48 pm
Caps are 4-on-4 and Ovechkin SCORES! It's 2-1. Alex tried a pass but it was blocked, he get the puck back and wrists it high. Nice goal! Of course, minutes later the refs feel that the Senators need a power play...
8:50 pm
Back to Idol, and we're introduced to something called "Team Nicole." Nicole Gatzman seems to have a good speaking voice... and her voice is somewhat promising. But they don't invite her back to Hollywood, mainly because her voice is just not developed enough.
Next we have a contestant who has been in teasers all night, Brandy Patterson. She's a breakdown just waiting to happen as she just butchers Madonna's "Like a Virgin." She even takes off her sweater half way through. She's stunned that Simon says "Everything about that was wrong." She says "maybe it was the floor or something." Simon gets her to sing on the carpet... you know... Just in case. She thinks she sang better on the carpet, but Simon puts it well when he says, "That'll be a Never."
Best part, though? When she calls Simon out for trying the wrong door (something Simon has been doing to contestants)... pretty funny actually.
This episode is coming to a close and we fade out to "Sweet Home Alabama." Hollywood is tomorrow... but for auditions. The crazy auditions seem promising, so I'll be sure to be watching tomorrow night.
BTW, the Caps must have given up the goal on the power play because as I got back it was 3-1. They get seriously unlucky as they fail to capitalize on a 5-on-3 (with a bunch of good chances). Of course that's a bad sign since it seems the Caps defense won't be able to keep up. The Second Intermission arrives and the Caps are still down 3-1.
Showing posts with label American Idol Season 6 Commentary. Show all posts
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Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
AI Season 6: Seattle Tryouts
So I'm watching Idol and I just can't help myself. At least for posterity, and in case they are bored out of their minds, I'm continuing with the comments:
8:30-ish
First thing that stands out is that there is no guest judge. Jewel added minimally to yesterdays show, so I guess we're not missing much. The first contestant I see is Blake Lewis who does a great beat box, but he decides to do Seal's "Crazy." Not bad actually, but not outstanding. Good enough to get to Hollywood out of the dearth of "American Idol"-worthy talent that is Seattle.
8:47 pm
We come back and Ryan Seacrest steals my "'fill-in-the-blank-with-a-bad-thing' that is Seattle" line. We get a short montage of people pretty much yelling and doing some good impersonations of William Hung, with the likes of Michael Bustamante and David Mills.
That however leads to a brother and sister who wisely forego a "Donny and Marie" gimmick by auditioning separately.
First is the sister, Shyamali Malakar, who has a nice soft voice. And with two yeses (Simon doesn't actually say no, though) she's through to Hollywood. I think she's got a lot of potential because she's humble and cute... but she'll need to stand out to get far.
Next is her brother, Sanjaya Malakar. And he starts off by breaking my #1 American Idol rule: Never sing Stevie Wonder. Much like his sister though, he has a good voice, but he doesn't stand out because it's pretty darn hard to stand out singing Stevie Wonder. Otherwise, he's a lot like his sister.
9:00 pm
Back from the break: we start off with a software engineer, Nicholas Zitzmann, from Midvale, Utah who interestingly points out that Midvale is not only near the Salt Lake area but actually IN the Salt Lake area. He also likes to talk with his eyes closed, I think you can see where this is going. As Nick sings "Unchained Melody" he sways back and forth while staring at a spot about 10 feet above the judges. He's predictably awful, but they let him thoroughly butcher Simon's favorite song. Eventually, Simon stops him and says "What the bloody hell was that?" Rather depressingly Nick takes him seriously by answering, "It was me." Oh boy. Finally, following his exit interview which involved a strange interaction with Ryan Seacrest, in which they kinda silently stare at each other, Nick drops the great Forrest Gump line, "That's all I have to say about that."
9:07 pm
Rodolfo "Rudy" Cardenas finishes off day one by singing a tough, tough songs: "Open Arms" by Journey. He's okay, but he probably would have done better by picking an easier song to sing. Simon immediately says no, but Rudy is saved by yeses from Paula and Randy.
9:15 pm
Day 2 starts with news that Simon pummeled the Seattle contestants in the newspaper. And we get a few examples of why Simon said what he said: Up first is Kenneth Briggs who says he's like Justin Timberlake and Lance (Cindy tells me they're speaking of Lance from N'Snyc)... and he's not entirely tone deaf like some previous contestants but he's certainly terrible. At least he's got the boy band dancing straight. Simon stops him and drops the "massive eyes" comment which was in yesterdays teaser/preview. He continues by elaborating on the comment by calling him a bush baby... yesterday, I though he was talking about a tarsier.
Jonathan Jayne follows Kenneth and we get a glimpse of where this is headed when we hear his speaking voice. He sings "God Bless America" and although he doesn't miss every note, he's all over the place. They both leave without a much of a tantrum. Oh well we've got at least another half hour.
9:28 pm
Eric Chapman, a hairdresser who kinda sorta looks like Taylor Hicks, is up next and he entirely over does the Taylor Hicks/Soul Patrol thing. But unlike Taylor he's not AI material and he sings with an awful pained look on his face. Of course, he gets a chorus of nos and ooooh we get our first view of security as Eric is ushered out of the room after he heads for Simon with some hair gel... good times!
9:33 pm
At 6' 3", Anna Kearns, is up next singing the overdone classic "Respect." Of course, she doesn't really add anything to the song, but shes isn't not too bad. They might keep her because she can sing (although not outstandingly) and undoubtedly because of her height... and she's through without Simon's approval (but also without a "no" from our favorite judge).
9:42 pm
16 year old Jordin Sparks brings out of the break and she's pretty darn good. She's also guaranteed to get through because of the great voice and not just a combination of age and an okay voice (like a few other 16 year olds). Randy and Paula love her. Simon isn't as convinced, but she is off to Hollywood. Jordan even drops the fact that she is the daughter of former NFL cornerback Phillippi Duane Starks, making her this season's Nikko Smith. (Added after the show: while checking facts and finding links I found out that Jordin is already pretty well known. She even already has her own entry at Wikipedia)
9:46 pm
And finally we get the montage where they obviously asked everyone who auditioned to sing a particular song, even if they don't know it. This time it's the Pussycat Dolls' "Don't Cha." The perfect song for such a gimmick, but it's getting old, isn't it? They leave us by setting up a guy they dub "Big Red" for the last break.
9:53 pm
The last break is here and they introduce a red-headed fella wearing a bright red guayabera with red flames named Steven Thoen. In a falsetto/head voice he sings "Bohemian Rhapsody" while Paula and Randy just crack up. He eventually stops and says he sings country as well. Hmmm okay. As he leaves he seems very pissed and they play a Exorcist/Tubular Bells-like song... I wonder why?
And with that we're done! Next week: Memphis! The teaser/preview gives some hope for Elvis' town, including a short clip of a Scott Savol-like big man with a voice.
8:30-ish
First thing that stands out is that there is no guest judge. Jewel added minimally to yesterdays show, so I guess we're not missing much. The first contestant I see is Blake Lewis who does a great beat box, but he decides to do Seal's "Crazy." Not bad actually, but not outstanding. Good enough to get to Hollywood out of the dearth of "American Idol"-worthy talent that is Seattle.
8:47 pm
We come back and Ryan Seacrest steals my "'fill-in-the-blank-with-a-bad-thing' that is Seattle" line. We get a short montage of people pretty much yelling and doing some good impersonations of William Hung, with the likes of Michael Bustamante and David Mills.
That however leads to a brother and sister who wisely forego a "Donny and Marie" gimmick by auditioning separately.
First is the sister, Shyamali Malakar, who has a nice soft voice. And with two yeses (Simon doesn't actually say no, though) she's through to Hollywood. I think she's got a lot of potential because she's humble and cute... but she'll need to stand out to get far.
Next is her brother, Sanjaya Malakar. And he starts off by breaking my #1 American Idol rule: Never sing Stevie Wonder. Much like his sister though, he has a good voice, but he doesn't stand out because it's pretty darn hard to stand out singing Stevie Wonder. Otherwise, he's a lot like his sister.
9:00 pm
Back from the break: we start off with a software engineer, Nicholas Zitzmann, from Midvale, Utah who interestingly points out that Midvale is not only near the Salt Lake area but actually IN the Salt Lake area. He also likes to talk with his eyes closed, I think you can see where this is going. As Nick sings "Unchained Melody" he sways back and forth while staring at a spot about 10 feet above the judges. He's predictably awful, but they let him thoroughly butcher Simon's favorite song. Eventually, Simon stops him and says "What the bloody hell was that?" Rather depressingly Nick takes him seriously by answering, "It was me." Oh boy. Finally, following his exit interview which involved a strange interaction with Ryan Seacrest, in which they kinda silently stare at each other, Nick drops the great Forrest Gump line, "That's all I have to say about that."
9:07 pm
Rodolfo "Rudy" Cardenas finishes off day one by singing a tough, tough songs: "Open Arms" by Journey. He's okay, but he probably would have done better by picking an easier song to sing. Simon immediately says no, but Rudy is saved by yeses from Paula and Randy.
9:15 pm
Day 2 starts with news that Simon pummeled the Seattle contestants in the newspaper. And we get a few examples of why Simon said what he said: Up first is Kenneth Briggs who says he's like Justin Timberlake and Lance (Cindy tells me they're speaking of Lance from N'Snyc)... and he's not entirely tone deaf like some previous contestants but he's certainly terrible. At least he's got the boy band dancing straight. Simon stops him and drops the "massive eyes" comment which was in yesterdays teaser/preview. He continues by elaborating on the comment by calling him a bush baby... yesterday, I though he was talking about a tarsier.
Jonathan Jayne follows Kenneth and we get a glimpse of where this is headed when we hear his speaking voice. He sings "God Bless America" and although he doesn't miss every note, he's all over the place. They both leave without a much of a tantrum. Oh well we've got at least another half hour.
9:28 pm
Eric Chapman, a hairdresser who kinda sorta looks like Taylor Hicks, is up next and he entirely over does the Taylor Hicks/Soul Patrol thing. But unlike Taylor he's not AI material and he sings with an awful pained look on his face. Of course, he gets a chorus of nos and ooooh we get our first view of security as Eric is ushered out of the room after he heads for Simon with some hair gel... good times!
9:33 pm
At 6' 3", Anna Kearns, is up next singing the overdone classic "Respect." Of course, she doesn't really add anything to the song, but shes isn't not too bad. They might keep her because she can sing (although not outstandingly) and undoubtedly because of her height... and she's through without Simon's approval (but also without a "no" from our favorite judge).
9:42 pm
16 year old Jordin Sparks brings out of the break and she's pretty darn good. She's also guaranteed to get through because of the great voice and not just a combination of age and an okay voice (like a few other 16 year olds). Randy and Paula love her. Simon isn't as convinced, but she is off to Hollywood. Jordan even drops the fact that she is the daughter of former NFL cornerback Phillippi Duane Starks, making her this season's Nikko Smith. (Added after the show: while checking facts and finding links I found out that Jordin is already pretty well known. She even already has her own entry at Wikipedia)
9:46 pm
And finally we get the montage where they obviously asked everyone who auditioned to sing a particular song, even if they don't know it. This time it's the Pussycat Dolls' "Don't Cha." The perfect song for such a gimmick, but it's getting old, isn't it? They leave us by setting up a guy they dub "Big Red" for the last break.
9:53 pm
The last break is here and they introduce a red-headed fella wearing a bright red guayabera with red flames named Steven Thoen. In a falsetto/head voice he sings "Bohemian Rhapsody" while Paula and Randy just crack up. He eventually stops and says he sings country as well. Hmmm okay. As he leaves he seems very pissed and they play a Exorcist/Tubular Bells-like song... I wonder why?
And with that we're done! Next week: Memphis! The teaser/preview gives some hope for Elvis' town, including a short clip of a Scott Savol-like big man with a voice.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
American Idol: Season 6 Part 2
Hour 2.
So far we have only had a couple of good voices, a bunch of terrible ones, and a single crazy breakdown.
And now we have some lady doing a weird Lion from the Wizard of Oz impersonation. She doesn't break down but it's still a memorable performance with a lot of growling.
Next is Stephen Horst (a vocal coach), who looks like a member of the Backstreet Boys. And he's all over the place doing Aerosmith's "I don't want to miss a thing." Paula cracks up at Randy breaking this terrible performance down... and Simon eggs Stephen on. I see a breakdown coming, but there is nothing from our good vocal coach.
Michelle Steingas is up and this is the first contestant I'm betting will make it to the final 24. She's got the look, the personality, and a good enough voice. She reminds me of a not so airheaded Kellie Pickler. Except that she's quitting her job... I hope it's at Burger King and not one of Fortune's 100 best places to work.
Our next contestant, Dayna Dooley, got flown out by her boss to Minneapolis. And boy, did he waste his money. She can belt it out, but trust me, that's not a good thing. Finally, she's headed home without a yellow sheet. Even Jewel couldn't say yes.
Next we've got Matt Sato doing a half crooning, half rocking version of "California Dreamin'." He reminds me of that 16 year old crooner from last season (Will Makar, I had to look him up). I don't like Matt, but everyone gives him a "yes." It sounds like his age, 16, helped.
Rachel Jenkins brings us back from the break, and immediately I'm thinking she's in because of the feel good story they played. Her face reminds me of chubbier Kelly Clarkson. She's not bad but she was a bit off key. And Rachel is in.
Sarah Krueger comes out and her answers seem way too prim and planned. She starts singing and does very well... picking a perfect song for her voice ("Somewhere over the Rainbow"), even adding a few nice interesting changes. Simon puts it well when he said "You have a lot of control over your voice." She definitely has a good chance of making it into the top 24, if not the top 12.
Next we've got a pair of guaranteed breakdowns: Jason Anderson (a singing juggler) and Brenna Kyner (the American Idol superfan).
Jason goes first singing and juggling a devil stick while sporting a creepy stare. As he is being rejected he drops this nugget: "I also dance." After doing a weird tap dance thing, he comes out cursing up a storm like a 3 year old with an adult vocabulary throwing a tantrum. Obviously his mother encourages his delusion by telling him, "You're going to be famous." Riiiiight... maybe if he goes to the top of some watchtower and picks off a few people with a high powered rifle he'll be famous.
Brenna is next and she's awesome singing "Under Pressure." I'm sorry, replace "awesome" with "horrible" in that sentence. Let's just say her 10 years of training and her "degree in vocal performance" have... well... umm... not helped.
And another montage... this time singing Prince's classic "Kiss." Even, our Hollywood bound Perla (the Charo clone) made it into the montage.
Next we've got, Josh Flom, whose dad claims he can "sing like a bird." We'll see about that Pops. Doing a horrible karaoke-like performance of "Had a Bad Day" by Fuel, he seems to think being a rocker means singing with a gruff voice. Randy, even makes a great impersonation of this "rocker-style" voice. He impresses me by quickly learning "Dancing Queen" and doing a great, if short, version of "Copacabana." Finally, Jewel cracks me up by saying "I'm a little worried that you're voice is going to get hurt."
Of course, Josh doesn't make it, but I certainly see his point about singing like Chris Daughtry. Chris' voice was definitely better than Josh's but they both have a lack of "diversity"... a lack which Simon mocked by having Josh sing ABBA's "Dancing Queen."
And with that our first night of American Idol is over!
Of course, we get a classic quote from Simon, about a contestant in the next city, Seattle. I'll just leave you with that:
So far we have only had a couple of good voices, a bunch of terrible ones, and a single crazy breakdown.
And now we have some lady doing a weird Lion from the Wizard of Oz impersonation. She doesn't break down but it's still a memorable performance with a lot of growling.
Next is Stephen Horst (a vocal coach), who looks like a member of the Backstreet Boys. And he's all over the place doing Aerosmith's "I don't want to miss a thing." Paula cracks up at Randy breaking this terrible performance down... and Simon eggs Stephen on. I see a breakdown coming, but there is nothing from our good vocal coach.
Michelle Steingas is up and this is the first contestant I'm betting will make it to the final 24. She's got the look, the personality, and a good enough voice. She reminds me of a not so airheaded Kellie Pickler. Except that she's quitting her job... I hope it's at Burger King and not one of Fortune's 100 best places to work.
Our next contestant, Dayna Dooley, got flown out by her boss to Minneapolis. And boy, did he waste his money. She can belt it out, but trust me, that's not a good thing. Finally, she's headed home without a yellow sheet. Even Jewel couldn't say yes.
Next we've got Matt Sato doing a half crooning, half rocking version of "California Dreamin'." He reminds me of that 16 year old crooner from last season (Will Makar, I had to look him up). I don't like Matt, but everyone gives him a "yes." It sounds like his age, 16, helped.
Rachel Jenkins brings us back from the break, and immediately I'm thinking she's in because of the feel good story they played. Her face reminds me of chubbier Kelly Clarkson. She's not bad but she was a bit off key. And Rachel is in.
Sarah Krueger comes out and her answers seem way too prim and planned. She starts singing and does very well... picking a perfect song for her voice ("Somewhere over the Rainbow"), even adding a few nice interesting changes. Simon puts it well when he said "You have a lot of control over your voice." She definitely has a good chance of making it into the top 24, if not the top 12.
Next we've got a pair of guaranteed breakdowns: Jason Anderson (a singing juggler) and Brenna Kyner (the American Idol superfan).
Jason goes first singing and juggling a devil stick while sporting a creepy stare. As he is being rejected he drops this nugget: "I also dance." After doing a weird tap dance thing, he comes out cursing up a storm like a 3 year old with an adult vocabulary throwing a tantrum. Obviously his mother encourages his delusion by telling him, "You're going to be famous." Riiiiight... maybe if he goes to the top of some watchtower and picks off a few people with a high powered rifle he'll be famous.
Brenna is next and she's awesome singing "Under Pressure." I'm sorry, replace "awesome" with "horrible" in that sentence. Let's just say her 10 years of training and her "degree in vocal performance" have... well... umm... not helped.
And another montage... this time singing Prince's classic "Kiss." Even, our Hollywood bound Perla (the Charo clone) made it into the montage.
Next we've got, Josh Flom, whose dad claims he can "sing like a bird." We'll see about that Pops. Doing a horrible karaoke-like performance of "Had a Bad Day" by Fuel, he seems to think being a rocker means singing with a gruff voice. Randy, even makes a great impersonation of this "rocker-style" voice. He impresses me by quickly learning "Dancing Queen" and doing a great, if short, version of "Copacabana." Finally, Jewel cracks me up by saying "I'm a little worried that you're voice is going to get hurt."
Of course, Josh doesn't make it, but I certainly see his point about singing like Chris Daughtry. Chris' voice was definitely better than Josh's but they both have a lack of "diversity"... a lack which Simon mocked by having Josh sing ABBA's "Dancing Queen."
And with that our first night of American Idol is over!
Of course, we get a classic quote from Simon, about a contestant in the next city, Seattle. I'll just leave you with that:
"You look like one of those creatures that live in the jungle with those massive eyes."
American Idol: Season 6 Part 1
So here we go again with another year of American Idol and I'm still lovin' it. This time I'll be doing running commentary.
We start in Minneapolis:
First up is Jennifer, and it's not looking good. She's akward and doesn't have a good speaking voice... and her singing is so labored and awful. Randy drops this classic line, "No... the singing, no."
Next is Troy "Urban Amish" Benham, a surefire "winner" if you know what I mean. And he seems to be melodically chanting his "song." And he admits he isn't familiar with the show or the judges. The first in a row of butchers.
Leading to: Jesse Holloway doing a great tone deaf version of Celine Dion's Titanic song, and he decides to take a break half way through. Half way through he even gets Paula to say "I can't do this." I'm feeling ya Paula. Finally, he gets the benevolent Jewel to say "Not a chance."
Charles "Apollo Creed" Moody, comes in a boxing getup and sings pretty badly... but not terribly compared to what we've seen so far. Alas, he get's KO'ed.
Now we've got a self described "crack baby," and her speaking voice is promising. Denise Jackson, finally someone worthy of Hollywood. And she's in! She's pretty good vocally, but she would probably need a more confident and affable personality.
And here we have the first AI "montage" and this one is of forgotten lyrics. The epitome of forgotten lyrics is Tashawn Moore, who starts it off with a flat trembling voice. Eventually she just repeats the lines and even ends up whispers the song. And after about a minute or two I just figured out she's singing Prince's "Kiss."
Our next contestant is Perla Meneses who I think has made it this far simply because of her looks and her frighteningly Charo-like personality. She sounds horrible singing Blondie's "Call Me" and she doesn't improve after singing "Hips Don't Lie." Stunningly, everyone gives her a yes, and she's through. She seems destined to be one of those contestants which makes everyone wonder "how did she/he get to Hollywood?" in a few weeks (except that I'm thinking it now.)
Next we have "Flair and Pizzazz"-filled Matthew Volna killing the Johnny Cash classic, "Folsom Prison Blues." So far (and they're pointing it out) there have been no worthy male vocalists. Except that they used that front to setup a Navy seaman, Jarrod Fowler, for success... and he's pretty good. Jewel and Randy, make a good point of telling him to watch out for his "pitchyness." Personally, i feel pitchyness is sign of an untrained, or simply bad, voice trying to hide the fact that they can't keep a note. We'll see which one (untrained voice or bad voice) Jarrod is.
And that's the first hour...
We start in Minneapolis:
First up is Jennifer, and it's not looking good. She's akward and doesn't have a good speaking voice... and her singing is so labored and awful. Randy drops this classic line, "No... the singing, no."
Next is Troy "Urban Amish" Benham, a surefire "winner" if you know what I mean. And he seems to be melodically chanting his "song." And he admits he isn't familiar with the show or the judges. The first in a row of butchers.
Leading to: Jesse Holloway doing a great tone deaf version of Celine Dion's Titanic song, and he decides to take a break half way through. Half way through he even gets Paula to say "I can't do this." I'm feeling ya Paula. Finally, he gets the benevolent Jewel to say "Not a chance."
Charles "Apollo Creed" Moody, comes in a boxing getup and sings pretty badly... but not terribly compared to what we've seen so far. Alas, he get's KO'ed.
Now we've got a self described "crack baby," and her speaking voice is promising. Denise Jackson, finally someone worthy of Hollywood. And she's in! She's pretty good vocally, but she would probably need a more confident and affable personality.
And here we have the first AI "montage" and this one is of forgotten lyrics. The epitome of forgotten lyrics is Tashawn Moore, who starts it off with a flat trembling voice. Eventually she just repeats the lines and even ends up whispers the song. And after about a minute or two I just figured out she's singing Prince's "Kiss."
Our next contestant is Perla Meneses who I think has made it this far simply because of her looks and her frighteningly Charo-like personality. She sounds horrible singing Blondie's "Call Me" and she doesn't improve after singing "Hips Don't Lie." Stunningly, everyone gives her a yes, and she's through. She seems destined to be one of those contestants which makes everyone wonder "how did she/he get to Hollywood?" in a few weeks (except that I'm thinking it now.)
Next we have "Flair and Pizzazz"-filled Matthew Volna killing the Johnny Cash classic, "Folsom Prison Blues." So far (and they're pointing it out) there have been no worthy male vocalists. Except that they used that front to setup a Navy seaman, Jarrod Fowler, for success... and he's pretty good. Jewel and Randy, make a good point of telling him to watch out for his "pitchyness." Personally, i feel pitchyness is sign of an untrained, or simply bad, voice trying to hide the fact that they can't keep a note. We'll see which one (untrained voice or bad voice) Jarrod is.
And that's the first hour...
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