Who needs writers, anyway? It's the OFFICIAL AMERICAN IDOL 7 THREAD

Not completely, though i cribbed that "he is special" line from this fanatic on the AI board. I'm really baffled by this David Cook love. Anyone want to explain?

I am too. I don't particularly love David Cook, but I do think he is a nice guy. I'd have liked to see Syesha in the finals instead, because she might've needed the help.

I'm thinking back on all the top 12 this year, and the only one I really still have good feelings about is Chikezie (and he only got to perform three times). I would say Brooke too, except she forced me to hate her.

His performance of "Shop Around" was good, but the only other uptempo number I can remember him doing was "We Can Work It Out" and boy was that a duff one. And you're being a bit selective...if you want a prime example of his inability to shorten up his phrasing (even Paula called him out on it ffs) his performance of "Stand By Me" would be exhibit A. Is he really going to be a success outside of the context of AI?

David C has really grown on me this season, and I genuinely look forward to seeing what he does every week. The only David A performance I remember being excited about was "With You" because I really wanted to hear him sing "I need you, boo". And if David C wins, this will officially be the first time the person I rooted for throughout the finals actually wins (Tamyra, Clay, LaToya, Nadia, Paris, Blake, etc).

I think you should listen to his studio version of We Can Work It Out...not bad at all.

^^^could have been cast as Zac Efron character in Hairspray

I just hate his voice! He's always on the verge of being out of breath, and not in a good way.

I've heard Stevie's version wayyyyyyyy to many times to even process David A's version as anything but white noise. Stevie's version was the MOLTEN HOT LAVA BOMB OF ALL TIME Y'ALL.

I'd say David A has a very pleasing timbre, but his dynamic range and vocal register feels pretty restrictive. Every song he sings feels a bit too boxed in and comfortable for me. But I don't think the producers would be too upset if he won, as he seems willing to play by the "rules" of the industry, and sing whatever hunk of innocuous cheese they write for him while not forgetting to emote in a professional way. As AMG put it in one of their roundups, he's a "hermetically sealed robot dolphin in a snow globe."

david a. kind of looks like someone's blind neighbor that ends up getting molested. the kid creeps me out when he sings.

Dear journalists, David Cook is not "emo" kthx

Finale spoilerzzzzzz (may be wrong though)

DA - Imagine again
DC - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

Coronation song - will suck

okay this is the second time that all the extra spaces I've added to push the spoilers down screen disappeared, sorry if it bugs anyone.

VOTE ARCHIE ARCHULETA! :)

Looks like the judges have a clear winner in their mind

Cook should know that a coronation song needs a glory note at the end so the judges can imagine where the confetti/fireworks explosion will be.

Uh, Simon was on Cook's side before tonight. Archuleta is just out-performing him.

"just an opinion"

:)

jesus fucking christ

i mean seriously what the fuck????????????????????????????????

Archuleta will win this by a landslide, I think.

Cook will have the more successful career.

Yeah, definitely on both counts.

phew, done voting.

^^ Exhibit A

I think Archuleta sucks. But if I had my way, the final would have been Johns v. Chikeze.

Did Randy Jackson's cliche generator break earlier this season? Aren't there other things David A can sing besides the phone book?? Cereal boxes, handicapped parking signs, take out menus...

Randy has certainly become cartoonishly 2-D (Barry Bruner still OTM above) this season. He called last night "the battle of 2007" and no one seemed to notice.

And also, I think he's just bored with the show this year, and it's showing in his critiques.

roffles @ Mikalah Gordon and Matt Rogers...Did they intentionally pick the most annoying contestants ever?

omg guys george michael got old!

fuck this! i hope you guys adore the forthcoming switchfoot tribute.

haha this was awesome

What an asshole! (David C.)

I was sad that Jeff Archuleta wasn't more visibly disappointed with the results. I wanted to see him pitch a fit after his money train came in second.

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Congratulations Puffy Thom Yorke! Now that you've won please stop wearing a guitar as a prop. Play it or I swear to god I will find you and make you eat it. That is all!

GREATEST THING EVER OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

I was really pissed that dadchuleta didn't look pissed though. That reaction shot was roughly 27% of the reason I voted for DC.

I was looking forward to the rumored DC/Mariah duet, but oh well. And Carly & Michael's duet was really outstanding.

omigod y'all I am really fucking happy.

And Carly & Michael's duet was really outstanding.

Best part of the entire 2-hour show.

^^ I was going to say the same exact thing - it made me wish they were the final two.

I did enjoy David's winning moment/sing-out, much more than I would have expected.

The song is a lot better than last year's. Is it getting a physical release?

Randy has certainly become cartoonishly 2-D (Barry Bruner still OTM above) this season. He called last night "the battle of 2007" and no one seemed to notice.

Maybe I should mention that I was commenting on Randy's surprisingly rapid weight loss during that season? But he's definitely "2D" in other ways too, so I still agree with you!

Randy has always been the judge with the biggest identity crisis ... Simon is the mean (but perceptive) judge, Paula is the nice judge, and Randy falls somewhere in the middle but even he can't figure out exactly where. There were plenty of times this season that it felt as though he was being contrarian just for the sake of saying the opposite of what people might expect him to say.

Randy's supposed to be the judge who speaks to the musical component of the performance. Lately he's been the judge who's a bigger waste of space than Paula.

well, it appears that all that time my wife, mother-in-law, and i spent dialing 40 votes for DC paid off...

I've really been pondering the psychology that went behind Tuesday's ep. Did the judges really want DA to win? Was it some sort of reverse psych to mobilize DC's fans? Tuesday's ep seemed like the David Archuleta show..."winning" every round and so on. But on Wednesday, it was David Cook's night from the beginning; a Nickelback song as the duet that was obviously in his wheelhouse, and he got the best lines IMO on Heaven (and his one opening line was DIVINE) and Father Figure. And before I get too fangirly I must say DC is the king of stealing the show with one line...remember the "Don't Stop the Music" performance on Idol Gives Back?

237 days until AI8! See ya then!

So disappointing!

to thoses who don,t think david archuleta is talented, you have a hearing problem. that boy is only 17 years old and singing like that... hats off to you david... as for david cook... as far as i,m concerned i think he did decerve to win but in my opionon they both deserve to have won... there is no dought in my mind that david archuleta will end up with a contract of his own.... BUT DAVID,S DAVID NEED,S TO BUT OUT... and let his son sing his heart out.... great season as always....looking forward to season 8 in january... barb young lloydminster,alberta, canada

it is amazing how the DC fans have nothing but hate for DA, but DA fan respect and like DC. what is it that make you DC fans feel the only way someone can win is by make the other a losser, DA is clearly the better signer, DC is a nice guy and a good entertainer. just like Clay Akins, was a much better signer the Rubin, but Rubin had an appeal with the audiance. Hopefully DC will have a better post idol run then Rubin, but he is not going to do on vocals, it will be on entertaining.

Are you getting those from the Zaba predictions site? I had to stop reading it at work because I was starting to choke with laughter.