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Saturday, March 05, 2011
American Idol
I got hooked on AI last year and this year I am a dedicated fan.
I think that this season so far is excellent. I was not a Simon hater, and I am not crazy about Randy, but I really like the judges this year.
They seemed to have softened up their critiques. I don’t know if that was a mandate from the producers (probably) or just a reflection of the judges’ personalities, but I like it. There is no reason to be so critical (like Simon used to be at times) for two reasons: One, they are dealing with real, live young persons (not actors) with dreams, aspirations, and feelings which could and probably are influenced by what the judges say, and two, it doesn’t really make a difference what they say or think (other than when they pick who goes and who stays, and of course they influence the fan votes), so they might as well be as supportive and positive as possible. For me, it makes for a better show.
Anyway, I am blown away by the talent this year. They (the show) also seem to be somehow making an effort to have great talent rather than in the past when they had some “freaks” (not good singers) just to try and be entertaining I guess, like these reality shows.
Anyway, on Thursday night I thought it was ridiculously hard for them to pick the 3 wild cards. The final performances of all 6 (chosen as the wild-card candidates) were great. For a second, I thought that the judges were going to keep all 6!
I was sad to see Robbie (from a town right next to my home town) and Jovany go. They both have excellent voices and Robbie seems like the next Billy Joel (with a better voice).
I was also kind of pissed when Brent and Paul were picked for the final 24 rather than the third guy (I forgot his name). All 3 were brought to “the chair” last week.
I was also not happy with Paul (the Rod Stewart guy) making the final 13. He sounded OK, but he is no match in overall talent and voice quality for the rest of them. Not even close.
On Tues (the top 12 guys night), James Durbin and Jacob Lusk were amazing. On Wed (the girls final 12 night), Karen Rodriguez was fantastic and Pia Toscano’s number was the best I have ever seen. I was in tears.
What do you guys think?
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