I totally agreed with the bottom 3 this week. My favourites are probably Carly, Brook and Jason at this stage.l
Results:What was your favourite performance?
Syesha Mercado
2 (1.87%)
Ramiele Malubay
3 (2.80%)
Michael Johns
5 (4.67%)
Kristy Lee Cook
0 (0%)
Jason Castro
5 (4.67%)
David Hernandez
2 (1.87%)
David Cook
32 (29.91%)
David Archuleta
3 (2.80%)
Chikezie Eze
29 (27.10%)
Carly Smithson
14 (13.08%)
Brooke White
10 (9.35%)
Amanda Overmyer
2 (1.87%)
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***Top 12 Week- Performance and Results Shows- Discussion Thread***
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Oh and I agreed with Simon about Amanda - she could have been singing in another language for all I understood! 
Originally Posted by nathanbrazil:
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David C – Best performance of the night. Treated the song with respect, but to use the cliché, made it his own.”
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David C – Best performance of the night. Treated the song with respect, but to use the cliché, made it his own.”
To use the vernacular he ****** on the song to fufill his need/desire to repeat his performance from last week. It was like a jumble of words to him. It was as horrific as Kirstys, Eight Days A Week, but at least hers was like a pastiche and laughed all the way through it.
No mention of Macca ringing up Ryan Seacrest. If he did it would have been to complain.
I really wish Kristy had been the one to go this week. David H has been good in previous weeks whereas she has been pretty weak all the way through - can she actually sing anything other than 'Amazing Grace' ? - which is a hymn and pretty easy to sing anyway ...
David H was predictable to go because of the homophobic press he's been getting in the USA. An alleged stripper from a gay bar is never going to win a US family show (whereas here in the UK ... haha)
Very interesting how the jump to the big stage and live shows always separates the wheat from the chaff and instantly shows up those who aren't going to make it or have been coasting.
David A was really poor considering he's the front runner and a very experienced TV and show performer and already a winner of a huge TV series. I had wondered if he would appear diminished on such a big stage because his voice is actually not that great in the top half of his range let alone on big notes, and so it proved, apart from the fact that he also duffed up the song choice and hashed the lyrics. He cannot sing as well now as he did when he was a child. I was convinced he was going to sing the Gareth Gates version of Yesterday, if he had he would probably have come in first. Simon not helping him out there. I think he won't walk it now, the competition is too hot, people like Chikeze overtaking him in the fast lane.
David C is a great performer and one of my favourites but that performance of E Rigby was a totally wrong arrangement, didn't anyone stop to think what the song is about? It's a narrative poem, the original underscored by a cello, he just belted out the words meaninglessly and hit a lot of inappropriate big notes. Impressive but not right.
I have never cared for Michael Johns but I thought his performance was the best of the night: I can see it did not work in the studio for a big audience but on TV it was intimate, melodic and moving. I also thought Amanda stepped out on the big stage and was entertaining, she's by far the poorest singer but she stands out and suits a huge venue. Interestingly Brooke is an intimate performer with a limited voice but she really made the big venue work for herself, picked the best song, and then milked the reaction cleverly, memorable.
Currently I like most the person referred to by Simon as 'the Irish girl, whatshername'. She nails it every time for me, but I'm worried Simon can't even remember her name. Jason confuses me but probably confuses himself more, it's like he's stoned the whole time. He swings from being very good to being dreadful, like this song he sang this week about 'Hugh'. I think he meant 'you'.
Very interesting how the jump to the big stage and live shows always separates the wheat from the chaff and instantly shows up those who aren't going to make it or have been coasting.
David A was really poor considering he's the front runner and a very experienced TV and show performer and already a winner of a huge TV series. I had wondered if he would appear diminished on such a big stage because his voice is actually not that great in the top half of his range let alone on big notes, and so it proved, apart from the fact that he also duffed up the song choice and hashed the lyrics. He cannot sing as well now as he did when he was a child. I was convinced he was going to sing the Gareth Gates version of Yesterday, if he had he would probably have come in first. Simon not helping him out there. I think he won't walk it now, the competition is too hot, people like Chikeze overtaking him in the fast lane.
David C is a great performer and one of my favourites but that performance of E Rigby was a totally wrong arrangement, didn't anyone stop to think what the song is about? It's a narrative poem, the original underscored by a cello, he just belted out the words meaninglessly and hit a lot of inappropriate big notes. Impressive but not right.
I have never cared for Michael Johns but I thought his performance was the best of the night: I can see it did not work in the studio for a big audience but on TV it was intimate, melodic and moving. I also thought Amanda stepped out on the big stage and was entertaining, she's by far the poorest singer but she stands out and suits a huge venue. Interestingly Brooke is an intimate performer with a limited voice but she really made the big venue work for herself, picked the best song, and then milked the reaction cleverly, memorable.
Currently I like most the person referred to by Simon as 'the Irish girl, whatshername'. She nails it every time for me, but I'm worried Simon can't even remember her name. Jason confuses me but probably confuses himself more, it's like he's stoned the whole time. He swings from being very good to being dreadful, like this song he sang this week about 'Hugh'. I think he meant 'you'.
Amanda was the best of the girls, she has a fantastic voice and i can't understand why so many people on here don't get her she has the most inique voice there both my Mum and I like her a lot of the guys Chikezie and David Cook were the best
Despite Syesha being my overall favourite, I thought Carly was by far the best on the night. 
I'd rank them (best to worst)...
1. Carly.
2. Brooke.
3. Michael.
4. Chikezie.
5. Jason.
6. David C.
7. Ramiele.
8. Syesha.
9. David H.
10. Amanda.
11. David A.
12. Kristy.
Just my personal choices.
I'd rank them (best to worst)...
1. Carly.
2. Brooke.
3. Michael.
4. Chikezie.
5. Jason.
6. David C.
7. Ramiele.
8. Syesha.
9. David H.
10. Amanda.
11. David A.
12. Kristy.
Just my personal choices.
Originally Posted by bingbong:
“To use the vernacular he ****** on the song to fufill his need/desire to repeat his performance from last week.”
“To use the vernacular he ****** on the song to fufill his need/desire to repeat his performance from last week.”
It's always interesting how people hear completely different things.
I detest it when a singer messes up a well known song, and we saw plenty of that this week, but David C did a really good version of Eleanor Rigby. Kind of put me in mind of how Lennon, solo, might've sung it.
Originally Posted by lady_raven:
“Amanda was the best of the girls, she has a fantastic voice and i can't understand why so many people on here don't get her she has the most inique voice there both my Mum and I like her a lot of the guys Chikezie and David Cook were the best”
“Amanda was the best of the girls, she has a fantastic voice and i can't understand why so many people on here don't get her she has the most inique voice there both my Mum and I like her a lot of the guys Chikezie and David Cook were the best”
The time is right for the next Pat Benatar in US music, and this girl has a shot. She's not yet anywhere near as good as PB was, but that's down to diction, mostly. The tools are there for her to have a rock career, but she's never going to win a show like American Idol.
Originally Posted by duncann:
“He swings from being very good to being dreadful, like this song he sang this week about 'Hugh'. I think he meant 'you'.”
“He swings from being very good to being dreadful, like this song he sang this week about 'Hugh'. I think he meant 'you'.”
I thought it was a touching tribute to Hugh Grant.
agreed he was VERY lucky his fans got him through when hes on form hes great but that performance stunk..and he knew it.you cant afford at this stage to forget your words.very suprised david H went, thought he was quite popular,i think kristy lovely as she is is on borrowed time,i actually think she expected to go.was quite suprised to see syesha bottom three,its not that shes doing anything wrong she simply doesnt stand out from the rest my fave 3 performances this week were amanda,brooke and david c.
Originally Posted by bluejools:
“very suprised david H went, thought he was quite popular”
“very suprised david H went, thought he was quite popular”
He's been relentlessly attacked in the US press, online and on TV shows for allegedly stripping in a gay bar, it's this year's scandal (along with Carly allegedly previously having had a recording contract with Randy which fell through because she could not get a green card).
The producers and judges IMO colluded in getting David H off the show once this came out, think how much they praised him a few weeks ago, he didn't perform that badly this week and he still demonstrated he has a great range.
Katherine's performance made my ears hurt . . . honestly!
I don't like the beatles, but I love that song and every moment Katherine sang was like torture to me.
I don't like the beatles, but I love that song and every moment Katherine sang was like torture to me.
Originally Posted by pelicano:
“Am I being thick here? Who is Katherine??
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“Am I being thick here? Who is Katherine??
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Katharine McPhee. She was the guest on the results show.
no probs,
they said they had so many emails and on the forums people saying how great the night was and so they decided to do the same theme again
they said they had so many emails and on the forums people saying how great the night was and so they decided to do the same theme again
Originally Posted by geraniums:
“Katharine McPhee. She was the guest on the results show.”
“Katharine McPhee. She was the guest on the results show.
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Oh I see - must have missed her on my fast forward!
Just wondering... how come on American Idol they weren't allowed to sing Beatles songs before, but on X Factor they were allowed? I remember in Series 2 of XF, Journey South sang Let It Be. But on AI they weren't allowed before last week, i think. Why's that?
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