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

I couldn't stand the cowboy group last year...dragged out the round. But ultimately, i wish they had kept the group component. It's fun watching people melt (remember that country singer from last year? Bailey something?)

I was also confused about the tongues, too. Lollipops seems like a good guess.

WTF was with the Josiah hate? When it comes to personality, he's fucking annoying, but vocally, his second song sounded just as good to me (it's not like "Stand By Me" has as many switches as "Grace Kelly," so it was harder for him to blow them away...for that reason, i can see why you'd criticize him for song choice, but calling it bad?) They were just penalizing him for asking the band to leave, right?

Syesha Mercado (girl who lost her voice), Michael Johns (Australian guy who performed "Bohemian Rhapsody"), Carly Smithson (no idea how they'll justify that, but they obv. thought about it in advance...it could be a genius strategy; use Idol as a jumping point, have her disqualified and then release a CD. What a wonderful and likely theory!) and David Archuleta seem like shoe-ins for the Top 24. Crossing my fingers for Amanda Overmyer (Janis Joplin girl w/ great personality).

Lots of Missouri people in the Top 50...I want to hear "Asia'h E."

-- Tape Store, Tuesday, January 8, 2008 3:52 AM (1 month ago) Bookmark Link

Hey, she was prob. my favorite tonight!

Baylie "Commercial with a capital C" Brown!

I don't think Idol will pretend they didn't know she had a contract...the show has always been on top of its stories in the news. Simon's eye-rolling at the mention of the troops, or having Chris Daughtry acknowledge that he used Live's arrangement of "Walk the Line" after the Idol forums (which I can't spend more than 3 seconds on without having a txtspk-induced migraine) went nuts about him getting credit for it. I think that it won't be acknowledged on the show until/unless she gets to the top 12 or so, and then Perez Hilton/Smoking Gun/TMZ or someone will "break" the fact that Carly had a CD and a contract before and then AI will have to deal with it.

Hoping Danny Noriega gets into 24.

I can imagine though being in the American Idol band and it's already 3 in the morning you've been rehearsing fucking Bryan Adams' "Everything I Do" over and over again with overeager young assholes and this fucking kid comes in with ARRANGEMENTS and you know fuck you kid you're gonna do it a capella.

Don't get me wrong, I LOVe this fucking kid.

Josiah.

I can't stand the nerdy kid who sang the goofball song the first night.

*SPOILER IF YOU'RE NOT WATCHING*

I'd heard that Josiah wouldn't get through, and I'm not completely surprised, but still seems like a bad decision. Guy could have been a sales hit, I think.

WTF?!?!?!

That last guy they chose?!?!?! HE SUCKS

ringers or not, this crop of people looks decent.

agreed. especially the girls

currently rooting for Asia'h (second pick: Amanda)

I feel like i'm missing someone.

Okay, can I just officially declare my hatred of Carly?

-Overrated vocals
-Fug
-Should have qualified anyway
-This isn't IRISH IDOL!!
-Has a tattoo of Amy Winehouse on her shoulder (?)

AGREED!!!!

Has a tattoo of Amy Winehouse on her shoulder (?)

Really?

Well it really really looks like it.

http://googlx.com/rickey-blog/images/2008/02/carly-smithson-hw.jpg

Last night's episode was the first episode of the season I bothered to watch. Really excited for the real start of the show next Tuesday. Based entirely on the chair show, seems like an excessive number of rockers and kids this year, and a proportionally small set of R&B divas?

yeah, unfortunately.

I really like Ramiele Malubay, she's myfavorite going into this.

I really don't like any of them this year, they all seem as uninspiring as a John McCain speech.

I missed all of their auditions but my wife was basically like "any one of them could win if their voices hold up".

Youtube your favorites:
Asia'h Epperson - I'm Going Down

Have any top 12 contestants ever come from the MaryJ/Keyshia school of emoting?

and a proportionally small set of R&B divas?

danny noriega!

he could quite possibly become my favorite constant ever. cutest guy ever on the show too. makes me want to be gay!

i am so bummed emo car kid didnt get through :( :( :( someone needs to give him his own show where they follow him around in his car getting all emo about not knowing where his next gig/meal is coming from.

also R.I.P. Cardin (from the final 2 girls) you are so pretty and sweet and i wish you were my girlfiend. ;)

my money says janis joplin nurse is the first in a n00dz scandal

david - decent voice, boring song/performance
chikezie - there's something there, but not during this song
dane cook - didn't like it
jason - blah
robbie - better than I expected
david arch - seemed a bit nervous, but i thought it was really great
danny - acts and looks like he walked right out of "america's next top model", but he rocked it
luke - poor cannon fodder
colton - poor cannon fodder part 2, although he was fun
garrett - atrocious, he doesn't seem comfortable in his own skin
jason dreadlocks - not bad, the guitar and minimal arrangement really helped him out
michael - Such a pro, so even-keeled and confident

janis joplin nurse seemed incredibly bored watching the guys the whole time.

We keep people are saying that this year's talent is the best yet...

I put all my money on that david kid.

the kid - david - is great!

fuck. i fell for david tonight. i just watched his previous performances and i even like them, too. so i retract all previous hate statements. i guess i should be excited?

Four easy, predictable cuts:
chikezie
jason
luke
garrett (ROFFLES @ the lack of laughter/applause)

2 nilsson songs, yeah?

i taped the show and, halfway through, went up to my mom and said, 'man, i want Danny Noriega to move on.'

She was like, 'who's that?'

And i said, 'the gay kid who did the elvis song'

Now i understand why she was confused.

would like to see Michael perform this

I thought Jason Dreadlocks (can this be his official thread name?) was the best of the night. Fuck you Randy!! Michael, Danny and David were great too. David is so adorable, after his post-song interview with Ryan I turned into a big pile of goo. How cute is he? He's totally adorable without being precocious, aka he will be around for approximately forever.

Did anyone notice that Carly was missing from the dawg pound? Maybe she got deported lololol foreigners

But Castro is a great last name.

is david the leif garret one? he roolz.

No, that's Garrett.

David Archuleta performing En Vogue on Star Search: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ8uLFOwmtY

that kid reminds me of me in high school, but cuter and more talanted

the part that really made me like him as a person: when Ryan mentioned adoption and David said, "i'm 17!"

Jason Castro and Robbie Carrico, both of whom I expected to hate, were my two favorite of the night. David was good but really cheesy. Lots of boringness, a little bit underwhelming. But there is talent here.

David kind of reminded me of the OC's Oliver. He's going to snap and lock you in his dressing room.

Idolator referenced Google Trends in its AI recap, but here's every single idol-related search that made the top 100 yesterday:

1. leif garrett
6. what a day for a daydream
9. so happy together
11. suspicious minds
12. one is the loneliest number
13. breaking up is hard to do
17. robbie carrico
19. jason castro
22. everybody s talking at me
26. danny noriega gay
27. i love you more today than yesterday
36. american idol voting
37. moon river
51. jailhouse rock
65. michael hutchins
66. dial idol
84. peter frampton
96. american idol phone number

Some kids are going to be really confused when they google "michael hutchins".

I liked the part where Simon called out Robbie Carrico. If you listened to his performance without looking at him it really did stand out as a competent boy-band type performance, there really wasn't anything rock about it.

Danny Noriega is like the bastard love child of Jessica Alba and Johnny Weir. I hated his performance but I hope he stays in it because he's one of the only ones that doesn't seem totally boring.

The only thing "rock" about that douchbag is his hair. I have no idea why I watch this show, but I'm addicted. I almost popped a bottle of Moet when the dork who lives in his car got cut.

Is that Chikeze guy auditioning for Love Boat?

lol i googled leif garrett last nite

I googled 'leif garrett' and 'danny noriega gay'

I am totally lolling at Leif Garrett because I missed everything except the recap so my first comment to my wife was "Who is Leif Garrett?"

(upon seeing that kid in the recaps, I mean; my wife thinks she looks like her sister's (female) partner)

To me he looks like Jimmy Page with Robert Plant's hair (70s versions, obv). I feel bad for the kid; he got zero exposure until he made the top 24 in the last Hollywood ep. He gets my pity vote.

Ha, Danny. DAVID, sorry about that.