AMERICAN IDOL - Season ELEVEN

[John Brown]

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[Miguel]

Fallin' and Rolling in the Deep will be performed tonight.

Waiting to hear Randy's praises for Fallin' performed by anyone other than Haley Reinhart.

[john]

Fallin' and Rolling in the Deep will be performed tonight.

Waiting to hear Randy's praises for Fallin' performed by anyone other than Haley Reinhart.

And what will J-Lo think of a contestant taking on the song of the year?

[Petr]

Fallin' and Rolling in the Deep will be performed tonight.

Waiting to hear Randy's praises for Fallin' performed by anyone other than Haley Reinhart.

And what will J-Lo think of a contestant taking on the song of the year?

I´ve just read the song-list on MJblog, and to say, that I am dissapointed would be huge understatement. TPTB really needs to clear many more songs. I mean they are listing 2x A.Keys, 2x Gaga´s and Adele RITD, please no more Adele!! I bet Hollie is gonna do that and will pay for it. I really like the tone of her voice, but she needs guidance, that´s what those so called mentors should be doing, work with these kids and help them flourish.
Oh well nevermind, thank God there´s always some new Haley´s performance to make my day a whole lot better.

[gillyking]

I think Nigel is full of it. I think that AI-11's winner has been pre determined and that fiasco last week was all a put on for ratings drama. Hell the kids weren't even "moved by any emotion" ... especially Jessica! Now that the 'save' is gone, they will just manufacture the results to produce what they want for the rest of the season.

Tonight, I thought that J-Blo and Randy both did their best to get Elise eliminated. It was almost sickening watching JBlo drool on and on ripping Elise while trying to sound like she was just being helpful.. BS! Phoney Randy followed suit. JBlo couldn't carry the freakin mic cord for any of these kids, and I oft wonder how she can actually pull off her stupid critiques week in and week out.. makes me want to throw the remote at her! I also think that last season she was actually jealous of Haley being on the same stage as her! LOL.. Bitter old guy whining here folks.. So sorry!!... I just struggle to keep watching this show (being a good sport with my wife lol) and will be glad once they ordain Joshua or Jessica and the show comes to an end for another season. The best part of Finale week at Idol is that Haley's album drops the day before the finals.. Woo Woo!

[John Brown]

I think Nigel is full of it. I think that AI-11's winner has been pre determined and that fiasco last week was all a put on for ratings drama. Hell the kids weren't even "moved by any emotion" ... especially Jessica! Now that the 'save' is gone, they will just manufacture the results to produce what they want for the rest of the season.

Tonight, I thought that J-Blo and Randy both did their best to get Elise eliminated. It was almost sickening watching JBlo drool on and on ripping Elise while trying to sound like she was just being helpful.. BS! Phoney Randy followed suit. JBlo couldn't carry the freakin mic cord for any of these kids, and I oft wonder how she can actually pull off her stupid critiques week in and week out.. makes me want to throw the remote at her! I also think that last season she was actually jealous of Haley being on the same stage as her! LOL.. Bitter old guy whining here folks.. So sorry!!... I just struggle to keep watching this show (being a good sport with my wife lol) and will be glad once they ordain Joshua or Jessica and the show comes to an end for another season. The best part of Finale week at Idol is that Haley's album drops the day before the finals.. Woo Woo!

Yeah...my BS meter went off the charts tonight when I heard JLO's critique of Elise's second performance, as her criticism of Elise was complete, total, and utter BS. Even Elise was having a hard time swallowing that garbage as she obviously knows BS when she sees it. To say that Elise holds back emotionally when she sings is ridiculous. Indeed, she is the most emoting contestant of all the contestants on the show. JLO not only lacks intelligence, she is also a piss poor liar and very shallow human being as well.

It is also very noticeable that Steven has become much more of a team player with JLO and Randy this season, as the judging this season is clearly very contrived. Obviously, they are watching the dress rehearsals and then subsequently coordinating their responses for the live show. Indeed, those grossly incompetent judges are ruining the show and it's a pity because it is the best of the talent shows.

TPTB need to clean house and get rid of all of them and especially Randy before they completely destroy the show altogether, since more and more people are seeing through their BS and becoming disgruntled with the show, as they are horrible actors.

I've always watched the show for years now not because of the judging or the judges, but instead because I enjoy seeing the new talent each year and watching it grow. However, this group of judges is so incompetent and disingenuous that it is hard to watch without becoming very angry and flustered.

[danzeb]

[quote='gillyking' pid='6147' dateline='1334814928']
I think Nigel is full of it. I think that AI-11's winner has been pre determined and that fiasco last week was all a put on for ratings drama. Hell the kids weren't even "moved by any emotion" ... especially Jessica! Now that the 'save' is gone, they will just manufacture the results to produce what they want for the rest of the season.

Tonight, I thought that J-Blo and Randy both did their best to get Elise eliminated. It was almost sickening watching JBlo drool on and on ripping Elise while trying to sound like she was just being helpful.. BS! Phoney Randy followed suit. JBlo couldn't carry the freakin mic cord for any of these kids, and I oft wonder how she can actually pull off her stupid critiques week in and week out.. makes me want to throw the remote at her! I also think that last season she was actually jealous of Haley being on the same stage as her! LOL.. Bitter old guy whining here folks.. So sorry!!... I just struggle to keep watching this show (being a good sport with my wife lol) and will be glad once they ordain Joshua or Jessica and the show comes to an end for another season. The best part of Finale week at Idol is that Haley's album drops the day before the finals.. Woo Woo!

It's a business. They make make money on advertizing and managing contestants after the show ends. By having the fans vote they get to collect data on who will have the most amount of fans and therefore how will make them the most amount of money when the management period starts. If the fans like someone they stay on the show. The fans keep watching and when it ends they start making more money. Haley is making money for them and Scotty is making even more. It's a very simple business model. What's most import is who the fans like not who is the best singer.

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Yeah...my BS meter went off the charts tonight when I heard JLO's critique of Elise's second performance, as her criticism of Elise was complete, total, and utter BS. Even Elise was having a hard time swallowing that garbage as she obviously knows BS when she sees it. To say that Elise holds back emotionally when she sings is ridiculous. Indeed, she is the most emoting contestant of all the contestants on the show. JLO not only lacks intelligence, she is also a piss poor liar and very shallow human being as well.

It is also very noticeable that Steven has become much more of a team player with JLO and Randy this season, as the judging this season is clearly very contrived. Obviously, they are watching the dress rehearsals and then subsequently coordinating their responses for the live show. Indeed, those grossly incompetent judges are ruining the show and it's a pity because it is the best of the talent shows.

TPTB need to clean house and get rid of all of them and especially Randy before they completely destroy the show altogether, since more and more people are seeing through their BS and becoming disgruntled with the show, as they are horrible actors.

I've always watched the show for years now not because of the judging or the judges, but instead because I enjoy seeing the new talent each year and watching it grow. However, this group of judges is so incompetent and disingenuous that it is hard to watch without becoming very angry and flustered.

My season 11 favorite is Elise but I've been disappointed with some of her performances. I was disappointed with her performance of "Let's get it on". I think she can do much better. I understood the judges critique and agree.
There is no right and wrong with music that's why there are so many genres. I often don't agree with the judges and that's normal. It effects each individual different. Also hearing and seeing music live is a different experience from watching it on TV or listening to a record so that has an effect on the judges.

[John Brown]

[quote='gillyking' pid='6147' dateline='1334814928']
I think Nigel is full of it. I think that AI-11's winner has been pre determined and that fiasco last week was all a put on for ratings drama. Hell the kids weren't even "moved by any emotion" ... especially Jessica! Now that the 'save' is gone, they will just manufacture the results to produce what they want for the rest of the season.

Tonight, I thought that J-Blo and Randy both did their best to get Elise eliminated. It was almost sickening watching JBlo drool on and on ripping Elise while trying to sound like she was just being helpful.. BS! Phoney Randy followed suit. JBlo couldn't carry the freakin mic cord for any of these kids, and I oft wonder how she can actually pull off her stupid critiques week in and week out.. makes me want to throw the remote at her! I also think that last season she was actually jealous of Haley being on the same stage as her! LOL.. Bitter old guy whining here folks.. So sorry!!... I just struggle to keep watching this show (being a good sport with my wife lol) and will be glad once they ordain Joshua or Jessica and the show comes to an end for another season. The best part of Finale week at Idol is that Haley's album drops the day before the finals.. Woo Woo!

It's a business. They make make money on advertizing and managing contestants after the show ends. By having the fans vote they get to collect data on who will have the most amount of fans and therefore how will make them the most amount of money when the management period starts. If the fans like someone they stay on the show. The fans keep watching and when it ends they start making more money. Haley is making money for them and Scotty is making even more. It's a very simple business model. What's most import is who the fans like not who is the best singer.

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Yeah...my BS meter went off the charts tonight when I heard JLO's critique of Elise's second performance, as her criticism of Elise was complete, total, and utter BS. Even Elise was having a hard time swallowing that garbage as she obviously knows BS when she sees it. To say that Elise holds back emotionally when she sings is ridiculous. Indeed, she is the most emoting contestant of all the contestants on the show. JLO not only lacks intelligence, she is also a piss poor liar and very shallow human being as well.

It is also very noticeable that Steven has become much more of a team player with JLO and Randy this season, as the judging this season is clearly very contrived. Obviously, they are watching the dress rehearsals and then subsequently coordinating their responses for the live show. Indeed, those grossly incompetent judges are ruining the show and it's a pity because it is the best of the talent shows.

TPTB need to clean house and get rid of all of them and especially Randy before they completely destroy the show altogether, since more and more people are seeing through their BS and becoming disgruntled with the show, as they are horrible actors.

I've always watched the show for years now not because of the judging or the judges, but instead because I enjoy seeing the new talent each year and watching it grow. However, this group of judges is so incompetent and disingenuous that it is hard to watch without becoming very angry and flustered.

My season 11 favorite is Elise but I've been disappointed with some of her performances. I was disappointed with her performance of "Let's get it on". I think she can do much better. I understood the judges critique and agree.
There is no right and wrong with music that's why there are so many genres. I often don't agree with the judges and that's normal. It effects each individual different. Also hearing and seeing music live is a different experience from watching it on TV or listening to a record so that has an effect on the judges.

So you agree with JLO that Elise's problem is she doesn't wear her heart on her sleeve and emote enough when she performs? Wow...apparently the Elise I'm watching and the Elise you are watching are two entirely different people altogether. Indeed, with respect to the Elise I'm watching, there is no other contestant that emotes more when she performs, and that Elise also knows that JLO's criticism was pure unadulterated BS. Which is also why she said she had been criticized for all sorts of things, but never for not emoting enough. Indeed, that criticism was an insult to Elise's intelligence. Anyway, we are going to have to agree to disagree on that one.

[john]

American Idol Recap Top 7 Redux Performance Recap: Don't Trust the D– in Seat No. 3
BY MICHAEL SLEZAK
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American Idol judge Randy Jackson is quite possibly the most ridiculous person on television today, but I’m not sure I have any vitriol left for the man who is affectionately/ragefully known by the Idoloonie Nation as “The Dawg.” (Yes, folks, that’s the ‘D–’ I was referring to in my headline.)

... To err is human, and to constantly bring the unintentional LOLs is to be Randy Jackson

Elise Testone: “No One” by Alicia Keys
Elise really can’t win anymore — and I mean that in both a micro and a macro sense. “No One” was arguably the evening’s strongest, most emotionally gripping performance, and her feedback includes Scary, J.Lo, and Surly telling her: 1) The song didn’t have enough melody. 2) Smile more! 3) Thank God you stuck with the melody for a change. And to top it off, Ryan Seacrest is all “Let’s try to win you some votes by making you cry about your possibly terminally ill dog! Come on, face the camera! When you cry, everyone wins! Cry, dammit, cry! How come this is so much easier with the Kardashians?” Whatever. When Elise swung low on the first refrain of “get in the way of what I’m feelin,” when she roared the ferocity of her emotions on “till the end of time,” a chill ran right up my arm and down my back, which is probably the same sensation J.Lo gets when her masseuse rubs her down with liquified $100 bills. If America sends her on another trip to her “vacation home in the Bottom 3″ (as Jimmy likes to call it), I hope it doesn’t cause her to second-guess this lovely performance.

http://tvline.com/2012/04/19/american-id...ance-show/

[John Brown]