tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post2289976601445232936..comments2024-03-25T19:18:14.047-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: American Idol, Top 11: Country/Grand Ole Opry NightAlan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-31791103034742803822009-03-18T22:10:00.000-04:002009-03-18T22:10:00.000-04:00I got the impression that Adam wasn't so much thum...<I>I got the impression that Adam wasn't so much thumbing his nose at country music as he was acknowledging that he would never be accepted by Nashville.</I><BR/><BR/>I agree with this. Did you see Randy Travis' wife right after Adam sang? She didn't even try to hide her disdain when the camera was on her. <BR/><BR/>I thought Adam sounded great. Interesting to me that Dilana didn't get criticism for essentially the same arrangement, but I guess she didn't do it in the framework of country night. And I think Adam doing a country song in country style would have been awkward and painful. So really, he was between a rock and a hard place, damned either way he went.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-3677371145261938312009-03-18T20:18:00.000-04:002009-03-18T20:18:00.000-04:00You're right on the money about Adam - He's done w...You're right on the money about Adam - He's done well at being interesting and memorable and he has some amazing pipes, but I just don't LIKE him. <BR/><BR/>Anyways, I wrote about my thoughts on my site, but I gotta tell you, I find Matt forgettable. Good luck with those shoes though. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-19669085757498027212009-03-18T16:04:00.000-04:002009-03-18T16:04:00.000-04:00For what it's worth, from the description that Lam...For what it's worth, from the description that Lambert gave of the version of "Ring of Fire" that he was doing, I gather that he was more faithful to Dilana's iTunes version (more sitar) than to her Rock Star version. Still, how coy of AI to neglect to credit (or blame) either Dilana or the Rock Star band for the arrangement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-35375831845678760462009-03-18T15:52:00.000-04:002009-03-18T15:52:00.000-04:00Megan has got to put those boobs in some kind of r...Megan has got to put those boobs in some kind of restraining device - I wonder what you would call something like that? Oh yeah a bra - go buy one. My husband paused the tivo & said "Playboy". Not a bad career path, but maybe she can make it less obvious and pretend like she wants to be a singer, not a "model".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-11268540252437311702009-03-18T15:12:00.000-04:002009-03-18T15:12:00.000-04:00Lisa, I think you are right, but I also think Rand...Lisa, I think you are right, but I also think Randy didn't like hi from the get-go based on how he looks (especially the nail polish, and I've always commented on his guy-liner). I don't think that's Randy Travis' thing, but I think high school girls love it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-87158656134054915272009-03-18T15:08:00.000-04:002009-03-18T15:08:00.000-04:00I think Adam's getting a bit of a bum rap on "diss...I think Adam's getting a bit of a bum rap on "dissing" country -- it looked like the first thing out of Randy Travis' mouth to him was "you're not going to be joining the Grand Ole Opry next week, will you?" Why should he pretend to be interested in a type of music he knows he isn't suited for, after being basically called a sissy by the big country star?Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06594366540174848732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-40384344663916875032009-03-18T15:06:00.000-04:002009-03-18T15:06:00.000-04:00Adam's performance wasn't my thing, but it did rem...Adam's performance wasn't my thing, but it did remind me of that British band The Darkness. I just don't think he's the AI type. <BR/><BR/>I have no idea who will go home tonight. Do any of you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-18105061491658009052009-03-18T14:29:00.000-04:002009-03-18T14:29:00.000-04:00Adam's performance reminded me of Jim Carrey's kar...Adam's performance reminded me of Jim Carrey's karaoke scene in "The Cable Guy." I don't even know why.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-54711091645768717772009-03-18T11:47:00.000-04:002009-03-18T11:47:00.000-04:00Thanks Amy! I'll have to check out the original, ...Thanks Amy! I'll have to check out the original, and compare it to the other versions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-12988505299534541842009-03-18T11:43:00.000-04:002009-03-18T11:43:00.000-04:00@Kathy: I think it was a little bit of both, reall...@Kathy: <BR/><BR/>I think it was a little bit of both, really. But, I also think he went in with a bad attitude and kept that bad attitude rolling through the show. If you don't think you'll be accepted by Nashville, that's fine. Be the underdog. He didn't do that. He was a little eyerolly and "oh, hell no" when Ryan made the crack about how he wasn't headed to Nashville anytime soon. His entire schtick, from start to finish, came off very condescending, which made his song seem even more of a thumb of the nose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-74991767241079212102009-03-18T11:41:00.000-04:002009-03-18T11:41:00.000-04:00It's a Dylan song. Garth and Billy both covered it...It's a Dylan song. Garth and Billy both covered it, iirc, around the same time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-58108164926046158342009-03-18T11:38:00.000-04:002009-03-18T11:38:00.000-04:00I see Scott heading straight for a career in moder...I see Scott heading straight for a career in modern Christian music...no need for him to "prove" himself with anything else. He knows his audience.<BR/><BR/>I got the impression that Adam wasn't so much thumbing his nose at country music as he was acknowledging that he would never be accepted by Nashville.<BR/><BR/>And I remember how crazy everyone was about Daughtry's version of "I Walk the Line"!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05040416772190103045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-27968859742418891452009-03-18T11:35:00.000-04:002009-03-18T11:35:00.000-04:00Wasn't "To Make You Feel My Love" originally a Bil...Wasn't "To Make You Feel My Love" originally a Billy Joel song Garth Brooks covered? The arrangement was so different than Billy's. I was impressed how much it was changed for Idol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-65952707826354553212009-03-18T11:05:00.000-04:002009-03-18T11:05:00.000-04:00Thank you for saying what you did about Scott -- h...Thank you for saying what you did about Scott -- he is absolutely being graded on a curve, and it is absolutely insulting to him. He's just not that good. Take away his disability and he would have been long gone. <BR/><BR/>Adam has been a favorite of mine - until last night. His arrogance towards the genre was offensive. I didn't really have a problem with the arrangement - he sounded like a wailing Jeff Buckley in parts of it - but my problem with Grand Ole Opry night, or R&B night, or any other theme is that I believe you need to be true to the genre. In other words, if it's a country song, put your own spin on it, but make it sound at least a little bit country. His treatment of Ring of Fire was nothing more than thumbing his nose at a genre that he thinks beneath him. I'm not a huge country fan, but he lost points with me for that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-78413820473361067552009-03-18T11:04:00.000-04:002009-03-18T11:04:00.000-04:00Re: whether Lil should have changed it up, in seas...Re: whether Lil should have changed it up, in season three -- aka The Season of the Diva -- Fantasia and La Toya both knocked it out of the park by playing things relatively straight on Country Night, doing two of the songs from this evening: Fantasia on "Always On My Mind," La Toya on "Ain't Goin' Down." <BR/><BR/>So it can be done, and I find that approach a lot more interesting than the Syesha approach last year of just grabbing "I Will Always Love You" and doing the Whitney version of it to duck the theme. <BR/><BR/>Cool as it was last year to watch David Cook impose his will on the various themes, one of his best performances of that season was when he did a seemingly ill-suited theme (Andrew Lloyd Weber Night) entirely straight. <BR/><BR/>Lil wasn't on the level of any of those three, but I appreciated the effort.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-81344665308648467472009-03-18T10:59:00.000-04:002009-03-18T10:59:00.000-04:00Lil Rounds is sinking...why did she have to 'h...<I>Lil Rounds is sinking...why did she have to 'honor' country week by singing a country song straight and without her R&B flair?? I *wanted* her to have that R&B flair. That would've made her performance memorable and unique.</I><BR/><BR/>That's a tough call for me. I liked that she was willing to do it straight and show she could do it, rather than take the "black people should sing it differently" route. <BR/><BR/>On the other hand, in an elimination competition, contestants must stand out. Her "R&B flair" may well have served her better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-22882678845846594392009-03-18T10:31:00.000-04:002009-03-18T10:31:00.000-04:00Adam will shine when they do Jesus Christ Supersta...Adam will shine when they do Jesus Christ Superstar week! I dont see him doing anything other than that kind of stuff (doing it well). Nothing wrong with that...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-70758629918469269192009-03-18T10:10:00.000-04:002009-03-18T10:10:00.000-04:00Gotta say it, this was the first time I actually l...Gotta say it, this was the first time I actually liked Adam. Still can't stand his overall look and MTV vibe, but at least his music is becoming more original. Up till now, I just thought he was the second coming of the Jonas Brothers.<BR/><BR/>I'm pulling for Matt to win also. I find that his songs are more mature. They stick in my head.<BR/><BR/>The only other singer to capture my interest is Megan who is obviously getting through solely on looks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-91588382263015073462009-03-18T09:36:00.000-04:002009-03-18T09:36:00.000-04:00Adam's performance was so weird it was mesmerizing...Adam's performance was so weird it was mesmerizing. I, too, watched it twice, and decided only after the second viewing I liked it. He really does have an amazing voice -- on pure vocal talent, I don't think anyone in S8 can touch him. Then again, I am a musical theater FREAK, and theatrics/flamboyancy are right up my alley.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-71179529418195264572009-03-18T09:10:00.000-04:002009-03-18T09:10:00.000-04:00Wow. I forgot that Dilana was a person. I watched ...Wow. I forgot that Dilana was a person. I watched her season (or at least most of it) but I don't remember that performance. Reality show contestants "borrowing" from other reality show contestants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-28150872147286667272009-03-18T08:59:00.000-04:002009-03-18T08:59:00.000-04:00I was totally uncomfortable during Adam's performa...I was totally uncomfortable during Adam's performance (and at first I thought I hated it) - but we watched it twice and by the end all I was thinking was that he has an amazing voice. He needs a coach - but he has by far the best voice of the season. And I want to see him again. Also - having Matt on the piano and performing that well really makes it clear that Scott is out of his league.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-87807024396462914962009-03-18T08:39:00.000-04:002009-03-18T08:39:00.000-04:00Adam was just horrible. And not just for the song ...Adam was just horrible. And not just for the song choice or the arrangement....but because he really thinks all that high pitching screeching is his 'thing.' I wish for once he would just sing without the screech. Finding ways to use that horrid wailing every week is not doing him any favors.<BR/><BR/>My favorites were Kris Allen (which totally surprised me), Anoop, and Danny (just for the chorus, the verses were snooze-worthy).<BR/><BR/>I really really want to like Megan, but her last two song choice have just been, well, wrong. I want her to either choose songs that allow her quirkiness to work, or to choose better arrangements. Something is just not gelling for me. But I give her a pass based on Influenza-B.<BR/><BR/>Lil Rounds is sinking...why did she have to 'honor' country week by singing a country song straight and without her R&B flair?? I *wanted* her to have that R&B flair. That would've made her performance memorable and unique. This was just not good. Not only was her song choice wrong and the arrangement, but her singing was just not good.<BR/><BR/>Everyone else was pretty forgettable. However, it was a bad week overall, because there was not ONE song that I wanted to download from iTunes.K J Gillenwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12023089365553324315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-35301531441773729612009-03-18T08:36:00.000-04:002009-03-18T08:36:00.000-04:00"Stay In The Box!" -- Lil, Matt"Step Out Of The Bo..."Stay In The Box!" -- Lil, Matt<BR/><BR/>"Step Out Of The Box!" -- Scott, Allison<BR/><BR/>Also, <A HREF="http://www.haloscan.com/comments/acbonin/2690895383419753376/#497312" REL="nofollow">as one of my co-bloggers noted</A>, Lambert was doing <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whtQZJ7R3EU" REL="nofollow">Dilana's version of "Ring of Fire" from Rock Star 2</A>.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-63731758325349615822009-03-18T08:20:00.001-04:002009-03-18T08:20:00.001-04:00Can we send 2 home again this week? Poor Scott ha...Can we send 2 home again this week? <BR/><BR/> Poor Scott has been soooo used by the Idol producers...all that chat from Kara & Paula about "we can't wait to see you back behind your instrument" before the top 13. Well, the piano, when he's used is, hasn't hidden that while he seems like a great guy, but he just doesn't have the chops.<BR/><BR/>And Michael, again, seems like a great guy, and he's a pretty good singer, but his performance was so boring! <BR/><BR/>What's next weeks' theme?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-35226031422649318532009-03-18T08:20:00.000-04:002009-03-18T08:20:00.000-04:00I like Simon's interpretation that it was Li'l, sh...I like Simon's interpretation that it was Li'l, short for Little... much more interesting than plain old Lillian.lungfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13463116922845988516noreply@blogger.com