Comments on: “American Idol”: How Many Of Last Night’s Contestants Could Have Used A Hug?

By: Manola

Manola — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 08:00:19 +0000

The way that Megan Corkrey moved during her song reminded me of Seinfeld’s Elaine dancing at her office Xmas party.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:16:45 +0000

unless adam sings “18 and Life” or “Home Sweet Home” I am 100% not interested in this dude.

By: Thierry

Thierry — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:17:28 +0000

@Thierry: we can expect from Adam.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:17:14 +0000

Maura, I know you’ve never been a fan of Leona, but the one thing she was never was forgettable when she auditioned, bootcamped or performed on the X-Factor in the UK. Vocally she stood out by a country mile and actually got extra people tuning in by dint of word-of-mouth.

By: Thierry

Thierry — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:16:56 +0000

Judging from the youtube clips, I think we can expect from lots of Queen, Bowie, Mika, and perhaps a song from Hedwig for musicals week.

What he should really be covering: Judas Priest and Jobriath.

By: King of Pants

King of Pants — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:06:03 +0000

NICK NICK NICK

By: 92BuickLeSabre

92BuickLeSabre — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:48:36 +0000

Thought Alison was simply badass all the way around. Agree with you completely on Megan Joy. And actually kind of dug Mishavonna's style and voice as well. Strange song choice or not, I liked listening to it.

Jesse, on the other hand, drives me crizaaazy. a) her vowel pronunciation borders on the bizarre b) seriously, sometimes just stop talking. She's just as annoyingly self-involved as Tatiana was.

But where I just really don't see it is with Adam. I almost thought it was a joke. Like if the writers of High School Musical decided to write a broadway show for Disney about a rock star, this is what it would look like. As an ironic turn on the Devo version, it almost might have worked for me. As a legit take on the original? Really? We just sat there eyes wide open in a twisted form of awe and said "we are not of that generation." As Simon said, clearly love it or hate it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:04:25 +0000

@Rory B. Bellows: I will second you on Adam. He is just way too theatrical all the time. Even last night it seems like he was giving a theater performance, and not singing in a competition.

Also, I don't know if there is someone planted suck juice in the water bottles this year, but so far it has been a big let down. I mean, how does a guy like Nick "Norman" even make it this far? Someone needs to step it up and make this more interesting.

By: Maura Johnston

Maura Johnston — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:53:12 +0000

@musicquizking: So did Randy Jackson! Although it ws more "credit" than "blame."

By: musicquizking

musicquizking — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:37:44 +0000

I'm sick of all these white girls trying to sound like old soul singers. You know they weren't singing like that 2 years ago.

I blame Winehouse, Adele, and Duffy.