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AMERICAN IDOL - Season ELEVEN - Miguel - 01-17-2012
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American Idol S11 premieres tomorrow. I've started this thread to capture running commentary throughout the season. Please post your thoughts and opinions about what you see here.
I'll start by noting Steven Tyler was on the the ELLEN show today. He commented that last year there were possibly 6 contestants he thought could go all the way. This season, he said there are 20 who are that good.
Daily Herald:
Quote: “It's almost like the kids this year have studied the show,” Tyler says. “They know what to expect. The ones who are really good, they're the ones Randy and J. Lo and I give the toughest criticism to. We want them to get through.
“You hear a beautiful voice out of a 15-year-old girl, and you ask her, ‘Were you in choir? How did you learn how to sing like this? Did you fall from a star?' I don't know how they got here without playing clubs. They just sang every day in their house, or listened to their favorite artist, and this grew out of it. It's astounding to me, and I'm falling in love with it. I wasn't sure last year.”
Grammy-winning music icon Tyler claims he was helped by watching video of Clarkson in the first “Idol” season.
“You saw her get out of a car after driving hundreds of miles to get there, young and green and wet behind the ears, then she came out a superstar. How much bigger could you get than Kelly Clarkson got at that time? And the same with Carrie Underwood.
“That's the part of the game I'm in it for. I know that between Randy's ear and J. Lo's and mine — and the melodic sensibility that I got from my father — we're always going to pick something above and beyond what ‘Idol' was before, if I may brag about that.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120117/entlife/701139808/
RE: AMERICAN IDOL - Season ELEVEN - Miguel - 01-18-2012
SAVANNAH, GA:
They put Pia, James, Haley, Casey and Lauren in the opening credits.
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The first contestant -- David Leathers -- received a ticket to Hollywood.
He's the anti-Scotty. A 17-year-old black kid from North Carolina that sings pop/R&B in a high-pitched voice. He beat Scotty in a singing contest a couple of years ago. He looks like he's 12.
Next up is a sixteen-year-old tap dancer (Gabi?) who has a lovely tone. She is full of youthful energy but sings softly.
Then a bunch of faceless yeses.
Ryan: "Every single person at the start of the show has received a gold ticket...one of the best starts we've ever had."
Then they sucker punch a Jessica Whitely for comedic relief.
Randy: "Awful. No one would call that singing."
But she promises she will "see them in Texas."
Is she playing a game?
Then a 15-year-old girl named Shannon who is the daughter of a World Series pitcher. She seems an obvious "Yes" from the start as they bring in her mom, dad, siblings and friends (eight people in all) to perform in front of. I think she sang Etta James. She sang with soul.
Some more rejects and then a long feature on a young woman with at least an arm tattoo named "Amy" living with a guy in a tent (she speaks respectfully of him but says "times are tough"). Randy likes her "tone," Steven her spirit. She is only the second contestant they have shown the judges speaking about after they have left the room. Then even more coverage with her holding the golden ticket and then running off. In other words, the most pimped contestant thus far.
The next contestant is "Josh" and from the setup it seems he is comedic relief. And that assumption proves correct as soon as he begins singing. He seems to have a good tone but is a poor singer. He emerges from the audition and cries in the arms of his friends. The camera follows him as he cries into his cellphone and after he yells at the camera to quit following him. This is the cruel Idol that plays with people for ratings.
Next up is Stephanie who is fifteen and idolizes Carrie Underwood. She's built a bit like Lauren Alaina --attractive girl with just a bit too much heft. She has a good voice, though J-Lo says she sings a bit nasally. She is receptive to the feedback. Steven says "positively yes." Randy says, "No," but Jennifer says "Yes."
Skylar, 16, who auditioned with her brother, Colton Dixon, last year appears to audition. They make her bring Colton in. She auditions. Then the judges cajole Colton into auditioning. Both receive golden tickets.
Next up is sad music and a bunch of potential Idols crying over their rejection.
Then a big feature highlighting a blonde woman named Lauren who works with people who have disabilities. J-Lo feels her goose pimples as Lauren sings "Country Strong." Steven says it was "note perfect." J-Lo mentions a "growl." Randy likes it too. She seems a little rough around the edges but they show her running off with a golden ticket.
First up is a black guy with a foreign accent who is singing country music. As soon as he begins singing, it's clear he's comedic relief. Randy says, "Prove me wrong." Ryan goes out with the contestant to find people on the street who support his bid. They actually drag back an old redneck and four very young girls before the judges. They reject him again without him even singing.
Nest up is a 28-year-old black woman with dreadlocks that is "a sales associate." They give her a lot of attention...she's going to be really good or really bad...she starts off showing them her dance she does when she's exciting...it's corny...she begins singing...still seems corny...gets three "yeses."
A series of rejects are shown, then...
Then some guy from Appomattox who quit his job at a Federal prison to try out for American Idol even though his cute wife is six months pregnant. Steven said "no" but J-Lo and Randy put him through. He wasn't that good.
Next up was a woman who groped Steven Tyler but didn't receive a golden ticket.
Then a woman that was an NBA dancer (?) who received a "yes" from Steven and Randy but not J-Lo.
The final contestant to audition is a guy they have teased throughout the show as something special.
He works at his father's pawn shop. They play music from "Sanford and Son."
He's doing "Superstition " by Stevie Wonder.
He's wearing blue jeans and a plaid shirt.
He's okay but nothing special.
But Jennier says, "Wow!" and Steven, "He's over the top."
Randy encourages him to pick up his guitar and he plays something else.
He seems much more dynamic behind the guitar.
J-Lo says something about "electricity through his body" and proclaims "He's really, really special," someone "you don't see every day."
I think they said 42 singers got a ticket to Hollywood in Savannah.
RE: AMERICAN IDOL - Season ELEVEN - Miguel - 01-19-2012
MJ Santilli of MJs Big Blog commented live on the show for EW.com as she will all season:
http://tvrecaps.ew.com/viewer/episode/?id=EP005520800377
I don't personally plan on live blogging future shows moment-by-moment because it is too time-consuming.
RE: AMERICAN IDOL - Season ELEVEN - Miguel - 01-20-2012
Recap of the Pittsburgh auditions by Michael Slezak of TVLine:
http://www.tvline.com/2012/01/american-idol-recap-season-11-episode-2-pittsburgh-auditons/
RE: AMERICAN IDOL - Season ELEVEN - Miguel - 01-22-2012
Sunday night's auditions are being held in San Diego.
In what I would guess is an attempt to hold onto the primarily male audience that just watched the NFL conference championship, they are holding the auditions on an aircraft carrier with a fighter jet in the background. For good measure, the first person they showed auditioning was a scantily clad girl. The second person, up now, is a cute girl.
They just showed a girl that had some connection to The ELLEN show. Seemed like a joke contestant. She did a rap tune and a short "ghetto dance" when asked. They then asked if she wanted to sing something. She sung Like A Star.
I didn't think it was that good because I couldn't help but compare it to 18-year-old Haley's version. They put the girl through with three Ys.
RE: AMERICAN IDOL - Season ELEVEN - midnightblues - 01-22-2012
I said would never do this again but I found myself watching the auditions right after the San Francisco New York Giants. Game. Nothing has really changed it always seems that the judge's find people that they think might be going to Hollywood and then put them on camera so they can say what they want they can do their thing and then they do an audition and then the judges say welcome to Hollywood. The same scenario the producers can't think of anything original, and I'm wondering what style of music will be in the spotlight. I just lost my taste for this.But the good news is, we're counting down to Haley single.
RE: AMERICAN IDOL - Season ELEVEN - Miguel - 01-23-2012
There's a formula and they obviously put through many people of marginal talent in order to have enough contestants and story lines to focus on. But the "ticket to Hollywood" isn't going to go away because it's synonymous with American Idol. The judging of the auditions is less interesting than in the past because the judges are nearly always unanimous in their decision.
Idoloonies is now IDOLOGY.
The first show:
I liked the file footage of Casey Abrams
RE: AMERICAN IDOL - Season ELEVEN - buzzenator - 01-23-2012
(01-23-2012, 01:45 AM)Miguel Wrote: There's a formula and they obviously put through many people of marginal talent in order to have enough contestants and story lines to focus on. But the "ticket to Hollywood" isn't going to go away because it's synonymous with American Idol. The judging of the auditions is less interesting than in the past because the judges are nearly always unanimous in their decision.
Idoloonies is now IDOLOGY.
The first show:
I liked the file footage of Casey Abrams
Idoloonies by any other name is still sweet on Haley Reinhart!
RE: AMERICAN IDOL - Season ELEVEN - john - 01-25-2012
Slezak's been giving Haley a lot of love lately.
Quote:JANUARY 25, 2012 06:17 PM PST
American Idol: Who Was Your Favorite From the Aspen Auditions? Take Our Poll!
BY MICHAEL SLEZAK
. . . the fourth audition episode of Idol‘s 11th season brought us a Lady Gaga wannabe (or, perhaps more accurately, a Rachel Zevita knockoff), Scotty McCreery 2.0, a kid who wrote his own audition song, and a promising young woman named Haley. (True confession: It’s going to be a test of my Idol-lovin’ heart to see if I can embrace a contestant who dares to share a name with Season 10′s legendary Growler.) (Click here if a reference to the Lady Reinhart requires immediate musical gratification.)
RE: AMERICAN IDOL - Season ELEVEN - Miguel - 01-30-2012
Haley mention:
2:15-2:45