American Idol, Motown Week

Ok...I got a little bit of rest and I'm ready to give my thoughts and predictions! 

Matt-I've always liked, even from auditions. His perf was a good way to start the show and his best so far. 

Kris-I've always liked him, same as Matt, and he's from a town that's about 30 minutes away! His performances are all good, but they just seem to be lacking something. He seems like "the guy next door who plays guitar." (I have also said this about John Mayer, but he has so much passion in his work which sets them apart.) 

Scott-he did change it up. And he is an inspiration, just not an Idol. 

Megan-oh dear. There were a lot of words in that song and she hasn't abandoned that dance of hers. I really do love to listen to her sing, b/c her style is so different, I just don't like to watch her. 

Anoop-it was a nice song, but it was a bit boring. Did he slow it down? I like when he shows his personality on stage.

Michael-there's so much going on with him. He was sick and didn't get to go on the trip (or were the producers holding him back on purpose? ha!) He knew his song was going to be sub-par before even performing it, so why did he choose it? Mr. Smokey even criticized him. His attitude is awful and someone else (Alexis) needs to be standing where he is. 

Lil-oh Lil, where have you gone? I loved her appearance and just like with Megan, there were a lot of words in the song. It wasn't great. 

Danny-there were a couple empty "insert words here" spaces, but overall it was enjoyable. He brought energy to the stage. Competition wouldn't be the same without him. 

Allison-I thought this was a great week for her and an awesome way to end the show. I think her braces make it hard for me to understand her though, is that crazy? I would rank her #2 overall this week.

Adam-what can I say? He knows who he is and what he wants, where he wants to go, he's confident but still shocked when the judges give him rave reviews. This week Kara is saying it's about being artistic and being able to take a song and make it your own and well, he's a step ahead b.c that's what he did last week when she didn't like it. He's that guy who can think outside the box and he may be shocking, but in a nicely refreshing way.  

American Idol, Grand Ole Opry Week

As posted from one of the other networking sites I'm on....didn't want to take the time to edit it.  :)

Oh man...here goes. (I agree with you on The Man in Black btw.) Michael-I'm not a fan of his and am ready for him to go home, but it was nice to see his personality show. Allison-she rocked, as she always does. Kris-sang a pretty song, but it didn't blow me away. Lil (my Top 3)-I felt that she realyl did try to tackle the country scene, but I agree with Simon that it kind of felt like a "I have to be doing this" performance. Scott-performed better than last week and is a great inspirational singer, but would like to see him change it up a little bit. Alexis I love and "Jolene" I love, but not the combination. Did you see the camera shot where she actually looked like Dolly Parton? Danny (my Top 3)-I loved it about halfway through. I didn't think the first part sounded like him. Anoop-he really came through tonight! He stood his ground and showed why he's still around. Megyn-I love to hear her voice and liked the song. Matt-good way to end the show.

As for Adam......I wasn't sure what he was going to do when he mentioned a sitar. A sitar? So he started the song and of course it was...different, and then he got into the meat of the performance and W-O-W! I was actually surprised that all the judges weren't raving about him as they were last week. I don't know what else they expect from the contestants. They say they've got to make the songs their own but when they do, it's not enough. Having said that, I'm glad he and Danny didn't get all raving reviews so they are sure to stay grounded. Neither one seems to have a *big head* but I don't want them to float away. IMO Adam made "Ring of Fire" his own and he rocked it! All in all, I thought last week was better than this week. For some reason, people are afraid to sing country and don't really know how to embrace it. Do you know what they are singing next week? Oh yeah--I guess we'd better get through tomorrow night first. :)

Yay!

America is up to her eyeballs in debt!  Actually, she's 6 feet under in debt!  Yay!

China hates us!  Yay!

  

Obama's latest admin pick didn't pay his taxes!      Yay!

A scholar in Russia predicts Barack Obama will declare martial law later this year and the U.S. will collapse by 2010, leading the way for China and Russia to be leaders of a new world order.  Yay!

Is this the change all the voters bowing down at Obama's feet wanted?  What's that you say?  It's not?  This wasn't what you were expecting?  I could have told you that.  Oh wait--I did.

Now on to shaking this cold, or whatever it is I've got, and waiting for the next set of antics to come from DC.  

Happy March!