<![CDATA["American Idol" Blazes A Purple Trail Through The '80s - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA["American Idol" Blazes A Purple Trail Through The '80s - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:36:58 EST Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:36:58 EST http://idolator.com/364025/american-idol-blazes-a-purple-trail-through-the-80s <![CDATA["American Idol" Blazes A Purple Trail Through The '80s]]> http://idolator.com/364025/american-idol-blazes-a-purple-trail-through-the-80s#c4568449 I couldnt agree more on Archuleta's fake answer. Come on boy, this isnt Miss Universe. I didnt like him that much and now is even worst.
My vote it was for Jason Castro, he's amazing!!!!


katchel

]]> 33:364025:c4568449 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:36:58 EST <![CDATA["American Idol" Blazes A Purple Trail Through The '80s]]> http://idolator.com/364025/american-idol-blazes-a-purple-trail-through-the-80s#c4551411 I loathe Luke Menard with the fury of a thousand suns. Are there just a bunch of straight girls out there who are really into boring white dudes voting him safe every week?

narymary

]]> 33:364025:c4551411 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:23:56 EST <![CDATA["American Idol" Blazes A Purple Trail Through The '80s]]> http://idolator.com/364025/american-idol-blazes-a-purple-trail-through-the-80s#c4550824 I think Danny is about as out as he is currently allowed, considering he is on FOX.

raihala

]]> 33:364025:c4550824 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:04:10 EST <![CDATA["American Idol" Blazes A Purple Trail Through The '80s]]> http://idolator.com/364025/american-idol-blazes-a-purple-trail-through-the-80s#c4549581 @Tauwan: I didn't catch that at all. And honestly, I don't think Paula had the capacity last night to winkingly congratulate someone for anything, much less their sexuality.

Is Danny really "out and proud?" We all know he's gayer than Christmas, but has he actually publicly acknowledged it? It seems like he was carefully choosing his words in that embarrassing moments segment. Who the fuck says "my crush" anymore? Why didn't he just say "a boy I like?"

I'm not dissing him... it could very well be the Idol producers encouraging/forcing him to take the Clay Aiken route. But I'm hesitant to call him out and proud yet.

extracrispy

]]> 33:364025:c4549581 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:25:05 EST <![CDATA["American Idol" Blazes A Purple Trail Through The '80s]]> http://idolator.com/364025/american-idol-blazes-a-purple-trail-through-the-80s#c4549316 @raihala: I love him for being such a bitchy little Pocket Gay ... and I'm hoping that he'll dirty up David A.'s little mind, get him away from being all goody-two-shoes.

@extracrispy: I agree with you on Michael's staying around because the girls like/love/lust after him and that accent. It's probably one of the few things he has going for him - especially after last night.

scarletvirtue

]]> 33:364025:c4549316 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:15:46 EST <![CDATA["American Idol" Blazes A Purple Trail Through The '80s]]> http://idolator.com/364025/american-idol-blazes-a-purple-trail-through-the-80s#c4548871 @Diglett: How else to explain the Nylons' career?

Thierry

]]> 33:364025:c4548871 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:00:22 EST <![CDATA["American Idol" Blazes A Purple Trail Through The '80s]]> http://idolator.com/364025/american-idol-blazes-a-purple-trail-through-the-80s#c4548582 @raihala:

One of the best moments of last night's show was Paula basically congratulating him on being "out and proud" on national television without actually saying so. I think her words were "Spicy and Sensitive (?)" or something along those lines. This moment was of course second to her declaring last night's show to be, in two words "PHE! NOMENAL!" and then nearly falling to what appeared to be her death [also known to you and me as sitting down in a chair] as Simon attempted to both sit and calm her happy go lucky ass down. Good times.

Tauwan

]]> 33:364025:c4548582 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:50:56 EST <![CDATA["American Idol" Blazes A Purple Trail Through The '80s]]> http://idolator.com/364025/american-idol-blazes-a-purple-trail-through-the-80s#c4548459 There is, in fact, very much a shadowy a cappella Mafia, but whether they rally to this cause or resent that he's there and they're not remains to be seen.

Diglett

]]> 33:364025:c4548459 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:46:56 EST <![CDATA["American Idol" Blazes A Purple Trail Through The '80s]]> http://idolator.com/364025/american-idol-blazes-a-purple-trail-through-the-80s#c4547966 Oh how I love Danny Noriega. He may be the gayest thing on television right now, including "Project Runway."

I'm in the same position I was last year with Sanjaya in that I'm praying for him to make the final 10, if only so I can see him flame up the stage on the summer tour.

raihala

]]> 33:364025:c4547966 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:29:23 EST <![CDATA["American Idol" Blazes A Purple Trail Through The '80s]]> http://idolator.com/364025/american-idol-blazes-a-purple-trail-through-the-80s#c4546041 this guy michael johns is driving me crazy; he has the look, i think, but he just can't sing. and this jim morrison/michael hutchence thing he's trying to pull off doesn't work.

and i agree: you definitely appreciate jim kerr's vocals after listening to what was an awful version of a pretty classic tune.

randy jackson is an idiot.

derby

]]> 33:364025:c4546041 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:28:30 EST <![CDATA["American Idol" Blazes A Purple Trail Through The '80s]]> http://idolator.com/364025/american-idol-blazes-a-purple-trail-through-the-80s#c4544503 @extracrispy: As my girlfriend said while we were watching the show, Johns looks (and sounds?) more like soap star than a singer.

My favourite thing about his performance was actually when he described the kind of record he'd want to make: "like a rock/soul kind of record, you know, and with a bit of, a bit of dance involved." Translation: "please let me make a Top 40 pop album"! No wonder he ditched his "rock" band!

Thierry

]]> 33:364025:c4544503 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:33:25 EST <![CDATA["American Idol" Blazes A Purple Trail Through The '80s]]> http://idolator.com/364025/american-idol-blazes-a-purple-trail-through-the-80s#c4544013 I liked the "Hallelujah" rendition, but those white-boy dreads annoy the hell out of me. Then on closer inspection I realized that they confer some faux-personality on him because he's got a super-goofy face. Without dreads, he'd be that weird kid in school who tucks his shirts in too tight.

DCI Gene Hunt

]]> 33:364025:c4544013 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:17:42 EST <![CDATA["American Idol" Blazes A Purple Trail Through The '80s]]> http://idolator.com/364025/american-idol-blazes-a-purple-trail-through-the-80s#c4543971 Good lucks=good looks. But either one really.

extracrispy

]]> 33:364025:c4543971 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:15:49 EST <![CDATA["American Idol" Blazes A Purple Trail Through The '80s]]> http://idolator.com/364025/american-idol-blazes-a-purple-trail-through-the-80s#c4543557 @Chris Molanphy: The only problem with your argument is that America doesn't vote on singing ability so things like "showing off an upper register" don't matter. Michael Johns is going to sail through on his charm and good lucks. Every chick at my office digs him.

I do like Danny Noriega myself. His "Mmhmmm" response to Ryan last night was the funniest thing I've seen on TV this year. But I think his attitude is a turn-off to most of America.

extracrispy

]]> 33:364025:c4543557 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:00:25 EST <![CDATA["American Idol" Blazes A Purple Trail Through The '80s]]> http://idolator.com/364025/american-idol-blazes-a-purple-trail-through-the-80s#c4543516 I'd drop Danny Noriega to the bottom, since I hated his performance (actually, I haven't liked any of his performances), but other than that the list is pretty much how I have them. I want it to be Luke and Danny leaving, but I'm thinking Luke and Michael.

@Chris Molanphy: I was annoyed that he didn't sing that part of the song too, it's my favorite part.

El Zilcho!

]]> 33:364025:c4543516 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:59:00 EST <![CDATA["American Idol" Blazes A Purple Trail Through The '80s]]> http://idolator.com/364025/american-idol-blazes-a-purple-trail-through-the-80s#c4543217 @extracrispy: I think Maura got the ranking exactly right. And even if one could go either way on Noriega's performance - it was Cher-like in its lack of technical perfection but surfeit of winning attitude; you either love it or hate it - there's no way Michael Johns makes last night's top two. There was barely a note on-key in that performance. He didn't even attempt the song's best secondary hook ("When you walk on by/When you call my name"), which would've allowed him to show off an upper register, if he actually had one.

Chris Molanphy

]]> 33:364025:c4543217 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:48:42 EST <![CDATA["American Idol" Blazes A Purple Trail Through The '80s]]> http://idolator.com/364025/american-idol-blazes-a-purple-trail-through-the-80s#c4541924 Flip-flop Danny Noriega and Michael Johns, and I totally agree with you.

"Don't You Forget About Me" was at the top of Google Trends all night, but I suspect it's because people were trying to figure out who actually sings it rather than a show of appreciation for Michael Johns' performance.

extracrispy

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