American Idol - Top 9

I did continue to watch American Idol although I was disappointed Sundance and Sabrina were voted off. Since I have a bit of time today, I'll blog about this a bit.

I think other than the controversy over Sanjaya, the voting was quite predictable. The next to go would probably be Haley but she's pretty so who knows. Then, maybe Gina or Sanjaya.

Actually I think Sanjaya does have a good voice and he can sing. His easy going voice makes it sound as if he's not making an effort in his singing but that's his style. He just needs to push his voice a little like the last note in this week's performance. He also has an interesting (abide a bit weird) personality and it's showing in his performance lately. But still, he's definitely not better than Blake or Chris Richardson in terms of engaging performances.

Undoubtedly, he doesn't have the best voice in the competition but personally I felt he showed more charisma than Chris Sligh. I always felt Chris is lacking in something but I am not able to put my finger at what it is. I read somewhere something about X factor. I suppose that's it, whatever it is. Sanjaya has it (however weird) and Chris doesn't.

Yeah, I know it's a singing competition but if you do not have the best voice, you need to be a good performer or an entertaining one.

I suppose what I'm saying is, maybe folks could give Sanjaya a break. I've read bad messages about him and I think some of the things said were rather unfair on the poor boy. I don't think he'll make it to the final (unless he really does something to his voice and style) so there's no worry that he'll make American Idol a laughing stock.

Missed deadline

I missed the deadline for the submission of my short fiction. However, the editor said that she may use the story in the next book.

Oh my goodness, American Idol!

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I echo Paula Abdul, "I am speechless".

How can Sundance be voted off before the finals? He has one of the best voice, for goodness sake. Even if Sanjaya gotta stay, then either Brandon or Phil should be gone instead. Now, the only one that has the better voice is Chris Sligh and he lacks charisma, at least to me. He has to stand out more. However, with this week's result, I think we can forget about the boys. It's just gonna be the girls' show from now on.

The other disappointment was Haley staying in favour of Sabrina. I think Sabrina has a very good voice with a good vocal range and much much better in every way.

I really don't know what else to say. I think I've just lost some interest in American Idol and will probably be watching the show with half a heart from now on.

Yo, American Idol!

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The guys were forgettable except maybe for Blake and Chris Richardson although their performances were not their bests this week.

My favourite Sundance gave just an okay performance. I thought his tone was not right so his voice was not brought out strong enough and this made him sounded like he struggled with some notes. I guess it's the wrong song choice. Maybe he wanted to show he could do something else than the bluesy stuff that made him stand out. But I don't think it's bad idea just to sing the type of songs that are suitable for you. If you're a country singer, rock might not be good for you.

The next best voice belongs to Chris Sligh but other than that, there's nothing in his performance that impresses me. Blake and Chris R stand out more than him and I don't think it has anything to do with looks.

I've always thought of Phil and Jared as the weak links. They are passable but I believe AJ had the better voice. Their respective performance this week was poor and their voices not up to the AI final standard.

I still think Brandon does not have a good voice range. I think he's overrated unless he comes back next week and prove me wrong. So far, I haven't seen an outstanding performance from him.

Sanjaya's choice of song was slightly better this week but he still preferred to stay in his comfort zone. His voice was too weak in certain parts. He should really put more force into his voice and hit the higher notes when he can. I think he still hasn't proven that he's one of the pack.

So, actually, four should go but since only two are voted off, Sanjaya would definitely have to go and I think, maybe Brandon.

As for the girls, I think the last two standing in the final stage will be Lakisha and Melinda. Personally, I prefer Lakisha a bit more than Melinda. I think she can hit most notes and she has the tone and pitch that I like. Her rendition of Whitney's song was just so good. I notice and like the way her face turns soft when she is not performing that make her seems a totally different person when she is performing.

Of course, as usual I liked Jordin Sparks but her singing was a bit pitchy at times. However, she pulled it off and managed something different well. But still, it was just okay compared to some of the other better girls.

Another girl I liked was Sabrina but she didn't sing that well this week. Stephanie gave a better performance.

As for Gina, I never liked the way she sang. She tends to shout her songs and they're too loud for my ears although I could take Lakisha's and Melinda's which are equally loud and powerful because they are not shouting.

Haley was forgettable and definitely wrong choice of song. I've never really thought her voice was good anyway. She is going off the show.

So is Antonella. Her pitch was wrong, the tone was bad and she was out of tune at times. Her low notes were bad and she couldn't hit the higher notes in most parts. She is definitely the worse of the pack. Seriously, she needs to go or AI will lose its creditability.

(Please excuse the grammar. I'll correct them at a later time. I just need to block this before the results come out)

American Idol Gasp!

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Gosh! The wrong people are going home tonight. I thought the last result was shocking.

Paula gave a very sound and critical comment "This is a singing competition. Vote for the person you love to be in, singing."

American Idol Time Again

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Looks like I'm always blogging about American Idol instead of spending time revising my story. Still, here goes.

This week's outstanding boys:

Sundance was great. I love his voice. But I think he should lose some weight and maintain an exercise routine to have a better control of his voice.

Chris Richardson performed well.

Blake was fine too though I prefer last week's song.

Nick was good with "Fever". It's a difficult song to sing and I think he did it well in his own way. I think he knows he doesn't have as strong a vocal as some of the other boys and he seems to be playing it right with his choice of songs.

And the outstanding girls:

Doolittle did very well.

I love Jordin Sparks. She's just great. She has a very powerful voice and so much potential. She sounded a bit edgy at some parts but she handled the song well. I was like "wow" when I heard she was singing Christina Aguilera. Way to go, girl.

Lakisha was very good too but Doolittle has the edge over her this week.

The other girl to watch is Sabrina. I like her voice more than Stephanie Edwards's. I think she looks great too.

The disappointment:

Sanjaya - Oh man, I'm going to sound like Randy. Seriously, I think someone should give this boy some sound advice. He has a good voice and it's going to waste. When Melinda was singing "My Funny Valentine", I was thinking Sanjaya should have sung that.

Okay, the boot:

I would have given the boot to AJ if he was still doing last week's stuff. This week he gave a much better performance so I think he deserves to stay another week. He'll still be forgetable if he doesn't try harder with the personality thing.

I think either Jared, Phil or Brandon should go. Brandon does seem to have a good voice but it doesn't stand out. I haven't hear him manage a good range yet and I'm having doubt that he's able to. Jared's good looking but his voice and performance were not outstanding this week. Neither was Phil.

Though Alaina did not sing that well, I think she should be given another chance. Her voice is actually not too bad but she always does seem out of breath at times. She should take a look at that.

Antollena is getting from bad to worse. When I heard she was going to sing Celine Dion and of all songs, "Because You Loved Me", I was like "Oh my God!" and I didn't even need to hear her sing to know she was not going to sing it well after hearing her vocal the past few weeks.

I don't think Haley was good either but I think Antollena gave the worse performance this week.