[Dean's World] Dean: Idol Thoughts 4/4

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Posted by Dean:
Idol Thoughts 4/4
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   Here are my notes on last night's performance more or less as I wrote
   them while watching:

   Kenny Rogers eh? Well the man's got talent. I think I'm liking this
   tendency to bring in other artists. I really wonder how some of these
   artists will handle country material. Taylor: Country Roads eh? I
   didn't know Kenny Rogers wrote that. Hmm. I don't know. Beginning was
   pretty bad. The middle was pretty good. I'm a huge Taylor Hicks fan
   but I wasn't too moved by that. Bad song choice for him I think. Crap,
   could he wind up in the bottom 3??

   Judges: Randy thinks so too. Paula, "blahrgle blarg. Boo." Simon says,
   "Safe, boring, lazy." Yeah. Mandisa: Sounds warbly. I'm starting to
   wonder if she has trouble singing when she doesn't have big notes to
   belt out. She's wonderful when she hits them though. Very good song
   choice.

   Judges: Randy, "Dawg, yo, dawg, not great dawg yo." Paula thinks it
   was boring. Simon, "Horrible." I don't quite agree.

   "Someone at that table has a flask?" And they look at Simon? Elliot:
   "If Tomorrow Never Comes." He's so quiet I can barely hear him, is
   that just me? Anyway... his voice is beautiful as usual. Not a good
   song for him though.

   Judges: Randy, "Dawg yo. Good dog yo!" Paula, "Yer such a fresh breath
   to this bizness." Simon says it was safe but okay. Best so far? I
   guess so. That's not saying much. Paris: What's up with that haircut?
   This one makes her look a lot older. Wow, "I Don't Want To Live
   Without You?" She's delivering this well. I was almost certain that
   country music would throw her off her game, but she's great! She
   practically turned it into a soul song! Wow, wow. That was awesome.

   Judges: Randy didn't like it. Paula didn't like it. Simon says he
   disagrees! Wow, I was wondering what was wrong with me. That was
   awesome. Ace: Please God tell me he's going home this week. Kenny
   Rogers thinks he's going to kick butt though. Oh, damn it, he's
   sounding pretty good. Damn. That wasn't bad.

   Judges: Randy says it was nice but boring. Paula completely disagrees.
   Simon says he chose a good song and had a good night. Yep. Kellie: Oh
   the producers have heard about calamari and salmon eh? Yeah okay, make
   people hate you less. If it makes you drop the dumb hick routine,
   good. Well anyway, she's safe this week. She did that very well, no
   surprise. She could have put a little more edge on that for my tastes,
   but it was good. Seemed colorless to me but radio-worthy.

   Judges: Randy, says she's in her element. Paula says she sank her
   teeth into it. Simon says, "It would be a shocker if you weren't
   good," hated the song but she was good. Chris: This is not his
   element. It doesn't matter. That was quite good if a little boring.

   Judges: Randy says this was a very good changeup for him. Showed
   versatility but stayed who he is. Simon thinks the audience deserved
   better and was a bad song choice. He's right about the boring part.
   Katherine: "You Bring Out The Elvis In Me." Hmmmmmmm. She's good on
   the chorus. Seems boring otherwise.

   Judges: Randy says "very nice." Damning with faint press. Paula, "Yer
   sexy!" Simon says it was peculiar. I actually agree, it was a peculiar
   performance. Bucky: He's also in his element here. However... he
   sounds pretty bad. He sounded off-key in the beginning. I don't know.
   I was expecting him to knock that out of the park and he didn't.

   Judges: Randy agrees he was out of tune. Paula can only say this was
   his element. Simon said it sounded okay.

   ---

   Well that was a boring night.

   The winner: Paris

   Bottom Three: Taylor, Mandisa, Katherine (but it's a hard call, only
   Taylor was an outright disappointment.)

   Going Home: Should be Taylor based on that but his fans may save him.
   I pick Katherine.

   Man next week better be better or I may not bother watching.