According to Penny

Hi and Goodbye

2010-04-22T05:44:00.000-07:00

I haven't been watching American Idol Season 9 because it's not my cup of tea this year.
Just tweet tweet tweet.

I'll be creating a new blogsplot though. =)

American Idol Season 9

2010-01-03T21:12:00.000-08:00

COMING SOON!

REST in PEACE, MICHAEL JACKSON

2009-06-27T19:44:00.000-07:00

1958-2009

It don't matter if your Black or White

*Kudos to American Idol paying tribute to the legend by replaying MJ week

KRIS ALLEN IS THE NEWEST AMERICAN IDOL

2009-05-21T00:32:00.000-07:00

KRIS ALLEN!!!!!
(I still love you Adam Lambert)
(David Cook, forever my American Idol)

It has been an interesting season. Filled with pleasant surprises (Danny gokey eliminated and Kris winning) HAHA.

Till next season. See you. I'll just twitter.

AMERICAN IDOL FINALE PART ONE

2009-05-20T03:49:00.000-07:00

FAVORITE SONG DURING IDOL
- I was disappointed when AI let them do a repeat. They both performed well, but it left me hanging. Nothing special. They both changed the styles with their performances/appearances, but when it came to the actual performance, it was like rewinding several weeks ago. Not impressed. I would have liked a NEW SONG, outside their "Idol Bubble."
Adam Lambert "Mad World"
Kris Allen "Ain't No Sunshine"

ROUND ONE: To no one.

SIMON FULLER'S CHOICE
-They were given different songs and it's impossible to compare this round. They both had that what they call an "emotional connection" with everyone. Both songs are appropriate for what is happening around us. Their vocals are quite good. I gave this round to the both of them.
Adam "A Change is Gonna Come"
Kris "What's Goin On"

ROUND TWO: Tie

"NO BOUNDARIES" for the two finalists
- I will mimic the judges by saying that I won't judge them based on this song, it was horrid by the way. Kara clearly wrote this for Danny Gokey

ROUND THREE: No one

WHO WILL WIN?: It's going to be a tie. Haha. I don't know. Close to call. I'm saying BOTH.

YOUR AWESOME TOP 2 FOR SEASON 8!

2009-05-13T19:01:00.000-07:00

KRADAM FTW!
WHO WILL WIN?
WHO CARES?

Top 3 | CHOICES

2009-05-13T09:38:00.001-07:00

Danny Gokey "Dance Little Sister"- He had a hard time singing. Awkward moves. I agree with Simon regarding the sax.
Danny Gokey "You Are So Beautiful"- Okay vocals. He was like straining his voice actually. He pushes himself too much. Taylor did it better.

Kris Allen "Apologize"- I actually liked it, but I'd rather him do it with just the piano. I don't like the band messing with the piano stylings. Not his best, vocally.
Kris Allen "Heartless"- This was genius. One of the best performances/tweaked songs ever in American Idol. He really showed his "ARTISTRY!" Go Kris Allen.

Adam Lambert "One"- It was okay. It started good, but I think the band ruined it towards the end.
Adam Lambert "Cryin'"- I am underwhelmed with Adam right now. This was not the song I was expecting from him. What I wanted was him choosing a ballad song and not overdoing it. His first performance was the better of the two.

WHO SHOULD BE THE TOP 2
KRIS ALLEN
&
ADAM LAMBERT

Good luck guys. I hope that prediction site is sooo right. ;)

Top 4 Performance and Results | Rock N' Roll (delayed)

2009-05-08T00:12:00.000-07:00

Adam Lambert "Whole Lotta Love" - What else can I say? Fantastic. And Simon was spot-on. No one else topped that performance.
Allison Iraheta "Cry Baby" - She really is a great singer. No one can ever say otherwise. I didn't care about the song choice, since it reminded me of Johnny Depp, haha.
Kris Allen "Come Together"- It was good. He doesn't have the strongest voice in the competition, but he was put together.
Danny Gokey "Dream On"- The scariest horror movie in the history of entertainment. Not only was he out of tune the whole time, HIS LAST NOTE WAS EXCRUCIATINGLY FUNNY. That was epic, epic fail.

Duets:
Adam & Allison "Slow Ride" - Now that was brilliant. I love their chemistry. Undeniably amazing. Brother and sister, aww. You could tell that they're really close.
Kris & Danny "Renegade"- Awkward. Full of awkwardness. Danny upstaged Kris because it was intentional. Kris was left hanging.

RESULTS!

They performed... good.

Paula Abdul performs... strange.

No Doubt performs... I miss No Doubt. I can't believe Gwen Stefani is 40/turning 40 years old.

Daughtry performs... not a bad song. He looks mighty similarly different... haha

Kris safe
Adam safe
Danny is unfortunately safe
ALLISON GOES HOME. =((((((((( That was one of the most disappointing moments in AI history, for me.

THEY TOOK THE SUPPOSEDLY BEST TOP 3 IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN IDOL TOP 3.
TOP 2 ADAM & KRIS, with either one winning it.

Top 5 | Rat Pack

2009-04-29T08:31:00.001-07:00

Kris "The Way You Look Tonight"- Very sweet rendition. It was obvious that he can't hit the higher notes, but his, I'm doing a Kara here, interpretation of the song was quite good.
Allison "Someone to Watch Over Me"- I really liked her voice with the song. It wasn't your typical voice like (McPhee's). I liked it very much. She has to stay until the finals. She really deserves it.
Matt "My Funny Valentine"- Melinda Doolittle and Constantine Maroulis pwned. Matt... I don't know. It was forgettable and he tries to hard to do the runs. I don't get you Simon.
Danny "Come Rain Come Shine"- It wasn't his worst performance. It was good. One of his performances that I will tolerate listening to.
Adam "Feelin` Good"- Loved the entrance, of course. I think they edited the part where he said that there's a rock edge to it. Listen again, you could hear it. Again, great vocals. I am not too keen with his ending though. He should do another "Tracks of my Tears" or "Mad World" again because those were times when he didn't do his thang.

My personal Bottom 2
Matt
Danny

Who should be eliminated
Matt

MY TOP 3: KRIS, ADAM, ALLISON. (In no particular order)

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2009-04-27T06:49:00.000-07:00

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2009-04-23T23:14:00.000-07:00

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Top 7 Results

2009-04-23T09:11:00.000-07:00

Paula choreographs the group performance! It was pretty good. I was impressed with everyone. I think the best dancers are Adam, Matt and Lil. Kris was too adorable.

Lil is eliminated. It was time for her to go. But Paula was right, she left with a bang. She performed her last song as a contestant well.

David Archuleta performs "Touch My Hand" The song is such a girly song. Anyway, he sang it well and he was so adorable with the attempt in dancing and jumping. Haha.

Anoop is eliminated. Too bad for Anoop. He started to be an early favorite, but he became boring. I love his voice though.

The group seems really close, I like it.

THEME NEXT WEEK: Jazz: The Rat Pack.

Top 7 again! | Disco week

2009-04-22T10:04:00.000-07:00

You know that it will be a cheese-fest. Well, only about 3 performances weren't.

Lil Rounds "I'm Every Woman"- Her voice lacks so much power and depth. Her song choice was very obvious and I think it was very karaoke.
Kris Allen "She Works Hard for the Money" - I loved his song choice. The guitar intro reminded me of his Michael Jackson performance. Anyway, it was original and memorable. One of his better ones. I still think his best was "To Make You Feel My Love".
Danny Gokey "September"- I don't think his voice was brilliant. I don't know what was up with the judges. I think they are forced to say amazing comments for Danny. Funny and very irritating thing, when Simon said that his performance wasn't good, you could see his face that he disagrees so much. Eh.
Allison Iraheta "Hot Stuff" - I liked the arrangement, did not love it. Hands down the best female vocalist this season, OBVIOUSLY. Even if you place the ones who were eliminated already or belonged in the Top 36 at least, she is still the best female vocalist.
Adam Lambert "If I Can't Have You"- Another amazing performance from Adam. However it wasn't as memorable as "Mad World" and "Tracks of my Tears", it does make "Play that Funky Music" non-existent, haha. Kidding. It's not that I hated PTFM, I was just very disappointed with the song choice. What I really loved about his choice this week was he managed to surprise everyone by doing it slow. I laughed so hard when Simon said that he bet that Adam would sing a Donna Summer song. Oh and, Kara with "You look like the guy from Saturday Night Live... wuuuutttt". OH! I loved Simon's comment about his voice "IMMACULATE".
Matt Giraud "Stayin` Alive"- I don't know what to say. It was weird. It wasn't the worst, but I am guessing that after this performance he'd be in the bottom, but at least it wasn't as corny and awkward as Danny's.
Anoop Desai "Dim All the Lights"- BORING, still good voice. Nice look though.

My Top 3 (for this week, and for the whole season)
Adam
Kris
Allison

My personal Bottom 3
Lil
Danny
Anoop/ Matt

My personal Elimination
Danny and Lil

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2009-04-21T20:53:00.000-07:00

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Top 7 | Songs from the Cinema & Results

2009-04-15T21:33:00.000-07:00

Allison Iraheta "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing"- I still think that David Cook did a better job, in fairness to Allison, she was good. I really like the tone of her voice, I'd like to hear/see her rock out again.
Anoop Desai "Everything I Do (I'd Do It For You)"- He really has a beautiful voice. He has a potential of having a powerful singing. I do however think that it quite boring.
Adam Lambert "Born to be Wild"- Adam saves the boring night by singing this song. I find him very entertaining and just plain awesome. I don't think he's screechy, hysterical yes, but not screechy. But, to be unbiased here... it wasn't as great as "Mad World", "Tracks of my Tears", "Black or White" or even "Ring of Fire".
Matt Giraud "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman"- Very pitchy. I don't really like hearing the rest of the band playing with him. The piano solo is fine. An okay performance.
Danny Gokey "Endless Love"- The song choice is odd. I love this as a duet, and not as a solo performance. And I don't really like how he interpreted the song.
Kris Allen "Falling Slowly"- I was really excited when I read @Rickey.org that he sang this. I finally had the chance to watch his performance, and oh my, that was really flat at the beginning. It's such a hard to sing actually, very simple and monotony existed in Glen Hansard singing and the song's melody also. I commend him for choosing the beautiful song and for at least redeeming himself towards the very end.
Lil Rounds "The Rose"- I think it is the first time that I heard a ~diva~ on the Idol show (who reached at least Top 12) sing so out-of-tune. It was flat all around. I was shocked, and I think she should really sing in R&B style, without those runs. And a major turnoff, she talked backed to Simon. Wrong move dahling. I guess I can understand her feeling in a way, because she was always criticized by the judges for not picking the right song blah blah, but she shouldn't have done that.

My personal Bottom 3
Matt Giraud
Danny Gokey
Lil Rounds

Who should leave
Lil Rounds

____________________________________________________

17 Again Premier- Ok lol. Adam: "I like the cheerleaders... they were funny"
Jennifer Hudson- Good....
Miley Cyrus- Bad....

RESULTS

Bottom 3
Anoop Desai
Matt Giraud
Lil Rounds

Received the lowest number of votes
Matt Giraud

He was saved by the judges. (After Simon said that he won't be winning anyway, what's the point of saving him?)
And I don't think he was one of the contestants who deserved the save.

DISCO NEXT WEEK, bleh.

Top 8 | Results

2009-04-11T09:26:00.001-07:00

Delayed, stupid internet.

Frankie Avalon... my mom became giddy.

Oh my, the group performance was horrible BUT Adam's fabulousness saved the day. He was so... unf. He was hot during their performance, seriously. His outfit was great, dancing and singing of course. I was so jealous with Allison. LOL

FORD Commercial.. mostly Adam/Allison. Awesome. I loved his costume, obviously he went crazy when they were told it was going to be a circus.

FLORIDA- I did not watch it.
Kellie Pickler- Painful, as usual

Bottom 3
Anoop Desai
Scott MacIntyre
Lil Rounds

Out: Scott, but the judges were really considering to save him. :D
Aw, I like Scott. He seems really sweet towards everyone. I miss him already
Farewell video: OMG ADAM LAMBERT IN A JERSEY. Heehee.

Theme this week: SONGS FROM THE CINEMA with Quentin Tarantino as the mentor and Miley Cyrus as the guest performer. :

Adam! Do not disappoint. Don't do the "Play the Funky Music" thing again. Haha.

Top 8 | Songs from the Year they were Born

2009-04-08T06:12:00.000-07:00

Danny Gokey "Stand By Me" - It was really bad. It was like Chikezie's rendition of "I've Just Seen a Face". The beginning part of the performance was forced and the latter one made the whole performance really terrible. I still don't get the Gokey love. I hope he doesn't take the crown because I'd think that I just waited months and months of watching AI8.
Kris Allen "All She Wants To Do Is Dance"- I felt so disappointed afterwards. It was probably his not so good performance so far. I found it weird that he made the screaming girls "his stage", it was a bit awkward to watch. Usually, I find his performances really catchy, but for this one I just stared at his adorable face. Haha.
Lil Rounds "What's Love Got To Do With It"- I feel sad for her. I thought she'd be one of the stronger contestants and that performance didn't make it come true. I agree with Simon that it was just a copy of Tina Turner's. I also loved her outfit! Awesome. Still, I always expected a powerhouse performance from her or something cool like an R&B vibe coming from her,
Anoop Desai "True Colors"- He really has a nice voice. But I don't get excited whenever he performs anymore. He was really cute when he was a baby.
Scott MacIntyre "The Search Is Over"- Guitar! Electric! Ambitious! He's such a sweetheart. It's like you never want to break his hearty heart. An awkward performance, I actually liked the fact that he used the guitar. Vocally, it was umm... not good.
Allison Iraheta "I Can't Make You Love Me"- I'll start of by saying that I still love Constantine Maroulis' performance even though Allison gave a much better vocal. Allison, allison. She isn't my favorite, but she's somewhere near there. She's the best female contestant this season. I'm a bit surprised that she wasn't trumped by Lil yet. Anyway, she's nice. I don't get it with Simon's comment on her being more likeable.
Matt Giraud "Part Time Lover"- I don't understand my views on Matt. I REALLY liked him during Hollywood auditions during "I Want You Back", but now it's like.... whaaatt... However, his performance was one of the better performances of the night. But it was a bit corny at times.
Adam Lambert "Mad World"- Dearness. It's really hard to sing a "Tears of Fears" song, trust me I tried it (HAHA, I'm such a professional singer). It's hard to pull it off. Yeah I know that the rendition came from Gary Jules who covered it and was showcased in Donnie Darko, whatever. Still, he managed to do it beautifully and he made the night NOT BORING. I just realized, after his performance, that the performances before his had similar arrangements! Call me crazy, but I think I'm not. HAHA. Anyway, the last note was petrifying. Simon giving him a standing ovation... wasn't the right time, I think I would have preferred "Tracks of my Tears" for it. I think he was in a rush to praise Adam he just stood up.

My top 3
Adam Lambert
Allison Iraheta
Matt Giraud (a very distant 3rd placer)

My bottom 3
Danny Gokey (Ugh, it will never ever happen.)
Lil Rounds
Scott MacIntyre

Who should leave
Scott

Who WILL (probably) be in the bottom 3
Kris Allen - NO NO NO. Even though he will be saved if ever...
Scott MacIntyre
Anoop Desai / Lil Rounds

I don't want to comment on who will leave because it could be the time to use the saver.

Top 9 | Results

2009-04-03T17:52:00.001-07:00

*I have been busy with school, and didn't get time to blog the results immediately.*

Group song Journey's 'Don't Stop Believing' (ugh I wanted to sing that if I was in AI, I'd sing that during the finals!, LOL). The pre-recorded AND lip-synced performances are so bad. The only thing good about this performance was Adam, once again.

David Cook performs 'Come Back To Me'. He has a music video of it already, and it's much better than 'Light On'. THE KISS, nooo. :D

3 groups
1: Kris, Megan, Matt
2: Adam, Lil, Allison (Adam was such a gentleman, he held his hand for Lil!)
3: Scott, Danny, Anoop

Bottom 3:
Megan, Allison, Anoop

Lady GaGa performs 'Poker Face', her acoustic and original versions. It was quite entertaining Awesome bubble piano.

Out Megan, she makes a very rude remark.

Theme next week: Songs from the year they were born! Go 1982 (Adam) and 1985 (Kris)

Top 9 | iTunes Top 100

2009-04-01T06:04:00.000-07:00

Hi, I have no time to elaborate for each.
So here it goes (not in order of performance, probably by rank of performance)
Kris Allen- JUST AMAZING.
Adam Lambert- He makes me smile, great performance
Allison Iraheta- no to the guitar, good singing.

Surprised me, Scott
Bored me : Danny, Anoop, Lil, Matt
Did not want: Megan

Bottom: Matt, Scott, Megan
Out: Megan, hopefully. I hate you VFTW.

OMG, DAVID COOK TOMORROW + Come Back To Me video

Top 10 | Results

2009-03-28T23:11:00.000-07:00

Bottom 3:
Matt Giraud
Michael Sarver
Scott MacIntyre

OUT: Michael Sarver, was not saved.

Matt was only in the bottom just to make him noticeable

iTunes Top 100 this week!

Top 10 | Motown

2009-03-26T06:53:00.000-07:00

Matt Giraud- "Let's Get it On": Good solid performance. I like his voice.
Kris Allen- "How Sweet it Is": Another adorable and actually a very good performance from Kris! I love the fact that he's really into all of his performances. He's a hardworker.
Scott MacIntyre- "You Can't Hurry Love": He's a good pianist, not a great singer. He can sing, but I don't think he's fit for this competition. He's too safe. It was really cheesy. I can see him in the bottom
Megan Joy- "For Once in My Life": It was painful to watch and listen at the same time. I still like her though, because she doesn't come off as conceited. Bad arrangement.
Anoop Desai- "Ooh Baby Baby": He has a beautiful voice, but that was quite boring. Safe though, but boring. He should step it up. It seemed like the judges were so sure that he'd still be there next week. "You should do this next week", "Do this next week"...
Michael Sarver- "Ain't Too Proud to Beg": He tries too hard. He should stick to ballads, but then again I don't think he's a great performer/ singer.
Lil Rounds- "Heatwave": I won't deny that she a great singing voice because she really does have it. But she doesn't have the WOW factor. Her songs are too safe, she does not stand out. I think the judges really want her to shine. I do too because she seems like a really great person, and is deserving to be in AI.
Adam Lambert- "Tracks of my Tears": The best performance so far in American Idol 8, one of the best performances ever in American Idol. His voice is just amazing, I cannot believe his falsetto. I am so jealous of his voice. Interesting look Adam! I love Adam Lambert and I hope he loves me too. HAHAHAHA. No seriously, it was great. I think most haters agree with me and the rest of the GLAMBERTS. He lives up to the hype.
Danny Gokey- "Get Ready": Cheesy. Again, great singer, but too much church music director going on. I still don't get the hype.
Allison Iraheta- "Papa Was a Rolling Stone": David Hernandez's version remains to be one of my favorite performances in AI history, and Allison's does not surpass his greatness. However, she is probably the best female contest this season. She's only 16 and she can sing like she has been singing for 100 years. Hehe. It was a fantastic vocal and she deserved to be in the pimp spot.

My bottom 3:
Scott
Megan
Michael

Will be:
Scott
Megan
Michael

Out:
Michael

=) ADAM, never disappoint me again please! Truly amazing performance.

DAVID COOK | DAVID ARCHULETA in Manila

2009-03-24T04:11:00.000-07:00

Mall of Asia Open Grounds, May 16TH

Results | Top 11

2009-03-19T22:22:00.001-07:00

So I was riight!

The actual bottom 3 of the week:
Allison Iraheta
Michael Sarver
Alexis Grace (lol Randy called her Allison)

Allison did not deserve to be there. Seriously. But I predicted that she is.

Anyway

Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis performed. Carrie had an unusual outfit especially the thingon her hair. Ick. Good performance though.

Alexis Grace out! Never did care for her, but she was one of the supposed favorites. Another harsh "unsaving" by the judges. She won't be in the AI tour.

MOTOWN WEEK. *crosses fingers for Adam, Kris, Anoop and Matt*
David Cook will be performing at next week's results show! Well they've pre-recorded his performance already. I am so excited for my favorite Idol contestant.

Grand Ole Opry | Top 11

2009-03-18T07:21:00.000-07:00

Michael Sarver- I don't get why this guy is still here. Sure, he has a good voice, but he is very boring. Very forgettable.
Allison Iraheta- Great energy, again. I am actually hoping that she can do a ballad or something next time.
Kris Allen- Oh dear. I absolutely loved this performance. His voice was just beautiful. It wasn't the perfect vocal, but it was definitely pure. Raw talent. That is why I admire the guy.
Lil Rounds- She was pretty good, but singing a song that was sung by Carrie Underwood amazingly, imo, is not a good thing. Carrie slayed that. Lil was making a point that she can also sing country, so shut up Randy.
Adam Lambert- HAHA. Speechless. It left me hot and heavy, and not really in a good way. I wasn't "violated" really. I felt a bit uncomfortable and well nervous when he was performing. Simon just lied! It wasn't horrible. It was different, but good. Strange, but good and interesting. I can't wait for him to sing ballads. This was not a ballad. HAHA. I still love him.
Scott MacIntyre- One word: Boring. Sorry Scottie.
Alexis Grace- I do not get the appeal of this person. I don't get her vocal ability whatsoever. She can sing, but her singing is nothing special. I think this was her worst performance so far, but I hope she won't go far. Stop trying to be "dirty".
Danny Gokey- From Hero to Zero. It was a bad performance. Stop pimping this guy. I dislike him even more. Voice : nothing special.
Anoop Desai- From Zero to Hero! Beautiful voice. See? And people say he doesn't have a good voice. He so does! Glad he picked a ballad.
Megan Joy- Much better than last week's. Still had pitch problems, but not to worry! She had the flu and she did a good job.
Matt Giraud- I love guys playing the piano/guitar. Well not all guys. Haha. I like Matt's voice, and his awesome piano playing. A potential winner, imo.

My favorites (ranked):
Kris Allen
Adam Lambert / Matt Giraud
Anoop Desai

Not so good performances (not ranked):
Scott MacIntyre
Michael Sarver
Alexis Grace

Who SHOULD be in the Bottom 3:
Alexis Grace
Michael Sarver
Scott MacIntyre

Who WILL be in the Bottom 3:
I'm guessing... Allison / Alexis / Michael / Megan

Who should go home:
Alexis or Michael

Top 13 results

2009-03-12T18:57:00.001-07:00

Group performance, Jackson 5 medley- It wasn't good, it wasn't that bad either. But I cringed so hard when Danny soloed dancing. He just made me dislike him more.

Ok, the twist. The judges have the power to save the eliminated person, however they can only do this once in the season until Top 6 only. This was created to prevent the "shocker eliminations" happening (e.g: Chris Daughtry, Michael Johns, Jennifer Hudson, etc...) I hope they will choose wisely.

JASMINE MURRAY - out! Finally, but I felt really bad for her. She had to prove herself again to the judges by singing I'll Be There. It was just as bad as the previous night. Ryan asked Randy if they will be saving her. And Randy said no. Poor girl. She experienced being somewhat rejected by America and at the same time by the judges. Harsh twist.

Kanye West "Heartless"- I never liked Kanye's music, or even Kanye himself. Bad performance, lip synching at its worst. Why oh why. I would preferred "Love Lockdown" instead, because it was heard in Skins 3! Haha.

Between Anoop Desai and Jorge Nuñez

Kelly Clarkson "My Life Would Suck Without You"- She should have been the only guest! Not her best performance, but okay.

JORGE NUÑEZ- out! NOOOOO. He sings again, Simon directly says no. I hate it. He should have stayed over hmm, Michael Sarver. He is such a good singer, and seems to be a tough contender once he gets the importance of good song choices. =(

Grand Ole Opry theme next week. *Yawn*. OMG ADAM please be really really good! Enough with the super high notes for once. LET THE HATERS HEAR YOUR BEAUTIFUL VOICE! You will be awesome, I know it!

Top 13 - Michael Jackson

2009-03-11T07:39:00.001-07:00

Lil Rounds "The Way You Make Me Feel"- Over the top singing. One of my fave MJ songs, she kinda ruined it with the singing. Not bad performance though.
Scott MacIntyre "Keep the Faith"- It was just okay.
Danny Gokey "Pretty Young Thing"- I was surprised because I didn't hate it! I don't like the dude, but his performance was good. BUT... the dancing + singing = church music director.
Michael Sarver "You Are Not Alone"- Good voice, not so good with the stage presence.
Jasmine Murray "I'll Be There"- OMG. I don't get the love from the judges! She was nasal all over. It wasn't a good vocal performance AND performance at all.
Kris Allen "Do You Remember the Time?"- Weird with the guitar. I like seeing him play the guitar though. Nice voice, IRRITATINGLY ADORABLE!!!
Allison Iraheta "Give in to Me"- As usual, great voice. The top female vocalist for me.
Anoop Desai "Beat It"- So disappointing. I didn't want to finish his performance.
Jorge Nuñez "Never Can Say Goodbye"- He sang it well. The judges just diverted him in entering the Bottom 3. Jorge >>>>> Jasmine.
Megan Joy Corkrey "Rockin' Robin"- Awkward. I still like her though. She had the poorest song choice, I feel.
Adam Lambert "Black & White"- THE BEST PERFORMANCE EVAR IN SEASON 8. Probably one of the best performances ever in the history of AI. I am not exaggerating. I don't get the hate. Haters to the farthest left. I think, after the scandal, the song is very appropriate. I think he was about to cry during Paula's comment. Other people just hate him because of his fabulousness, jealous! I don't get the hate of being too theatrical. Jeez, as if people actually watch musicals. They just hate theater.
Matt Giraud "Human Nature"- Nice performance. Didn't like his falsetto though. Would have preferred just him playing the piano, no band.
Alexis Grace "Dirty Diana"- I don't get it. I still feel she has an identity crisis. Is she good girl with awesome pipes or a bad girl with mediocre pipes. I'd like her if she was the former.

Favorite performances:
ADAM!
KRIS!
MATT G!
ALLISON!

My bottom 3:
JASMINE
MEGAN
ANOOP / JORGE

Who will be in the bottom 3:
Jorge
Jasmine
Kris (OMG no!) / Anoop (NO!)

Top 13- Michael Jackson Week

2009-03-09T05:18:00.001-07:00

Michael Jackson week!
Will it suck? I predict that it will.
Watch out for it!
Tuesday & Wednesday (US)
Wednesday & Thursday (PH)

Wildcard shocker! | The Top 13

2009-03-06T07:24:00.000-08:00

Jesse- You know, she's pretty good. She should have advanced, but someone else got in the way.
Matt- Huge improvement from his Group 2 performance. Good for him. I'm excited to see him play killer piano.
Megan- I liked her last performance better than this. She wasn't comfortable with the song I guess. Still, one of the female contestants I like.
Von- Well, he was too nervous. I thought he'd be Top 12 material since he had the publicity whatever.
Jasmine- She had the worst performance, IMO.
Ricky- I completely disagree with Simon. Ricky deserves to be in the Top 12
Tatiana- The judges tried to give her bad comments. She was actually good. Picking the same song made it easier for the judges to not advance her. How sad. Oh, LOL at her "accent", copying Jorge. Faker.
Anoop- It was so fun watching him perform. He started out flat, but he ended the song well. Yay Anoop!

Jasmine- IN (I don't know why)
Ricky- OUT (Ricky over Jasmine please)
Megan and Tatiana (Megan is in, sad for the newly "accentuated" Tatiana)
Jesse- OUT
Von- OUT
(It was so obvious that the end would be Matt vs Anoop)
Matt - IN
(Anoop prepares to leave the stage... Ryan tugged his arm... Simon saying stuff)
Anoop -IN :O

Yes, Top 13.

Alexis Grace
Michael Sarver
Danny Gokey
Allison Iraheta
Kris Allen
Adam Lambert
Lil Rounds
Scott MacIntyre
Jorge Nunez
Jasmine Murray
Megan Joy Corkrey
Matt Giraud
Anoop Desi

The next 3 | The wildcard picks

2009-03-05T03:27:00.000-08:00

Ok my prediction for who WILL advance came true, in a way (since I picked a tie)
Scott
Lil
Jorge! (His reaction was awesome. Beauty pageant style)

Wildcard picks:
Randy- Von Smith & Tatiana del Toro
Kara- Jasmine Murray & Matt Giraud
Paula- Ricky Braddy & Jesse Langseth
Simon- Megan Corkrey & Anoop Desi

Yay for Tatiana (she has a good voice, she's funny not annoying), Matt, Ricky, Megan & Anoop!
Neutral for Jesse
Do not want: Jasmine & Von

Who should advance to Top 12: Well... Tatiana, Matt, Ricky, Megan and Anoop! But, if I were to pick only 3: Matt Megan Anoop

Who will advance: Matt Megan Anoop / Tatiana probably

American Idol 8- Group 3 Performances

2009-03-04T05:01:00.000-08:00

Von Smith- Very painful to watch. I thought he did better with his "pompous" performances. I thought he would be a shoo-in for the Top 12, looks like he ruined that chance.
Taylor Vaifanua- I had high expectations for this girl. I really think she picked the wrong song. It was such a bad karaoke performance.
Alex Wagner-Trugman- The growling was a bit much. It could have been good. It was awkward. Another potential Top 12 thrown under the bus. But he is still so goofy looking, dorky... still no Top 12 spot for him.
Arianna Afsar - I watched her performances on YouTube, she really can sing. I was really excited for this girl since she started to be a judge favorite during first auditions with her BailyRae song. Another painful performance, painful song. Sorry girl. The last note: OMG.
Ju'not Joyner - We need a little diversity in our current Top 12! I guess we have it right her with Joyner. Good rendition of the nthly played song of Plain White Ts. Has a good chance in entering the Top 12. But, I find him boring. Good performance, one of the better ones. From an emo band version to an RnB one. =)
Kristen McNamara - I just find her, unlikeable. I can't deny that she has good singing voice, but I just don't like & I don't know why. I guess it's because of the Hollyweed week. She was so annoying back then. Boring & forgettable. But she probably had one of the better performances. Oh the end of the performance, just ick.
Nathaniel Marshall - LOL. It was so wrong of him to choose a Meatloaf song. I occasionally see Meatloaf's video of the song and I always think that 'Meatloaf is the only one who can sing this song.... ever.' NM turned it into a disco song, ohdearmy. Certainly not his best performance. Hollywood week was much better for him. Bye bye drama queen.
Felicia Barton - She impressed me! No air time! Last minute replacement for Joanna Pacitti! Not a great performance but definitely one of the better performances.
Scott MacIntyre - I don't want to be cruel, but he wasn't good. I think I like him as a person, and not specifically a singer. He's more of an artist or a musician who writes great songs, plays the piano amazingly. But not as a frontman. He was better with his "I'm Going Home" rendition during Hollywood. I don't care whether or not he uses his blindness for votes, he seems to be genuine and I wish him all the best.
Kendall Beard - Oh dear, another wannabe Carrie Underwood. Don't they get it? Well, I hope that they can realize that no other country singer (coming from Idol) will surpass the success of Carrie. Oh yeah, the performance was just blah to me. Nothing special. It wasn't that bad, wasn't good either.
Jorge Nuñez - Yes! I was really waiting for his performance. He really has a great voice and he seems to be really into the competition. He wants this, you can see it. The tears were heartwrenching. I cried with him and Paula. (*Kara was so irritating ".. oh he's so cute!"). When he told his feelings in Spanish, I laughed and teared up at the same time. Definitely Top 12 worthy.
Lil Rounds- Wow, they really placed the most pimped up contestants last (Danny, Adam and now Lil). What a way to get the most votes, ey? Lil is a good singer, but her performance was lackluster. I think she overdid it. BUT, a good performance.

OVERALL: I was very underwhelmed generally. The weakest group.

The good performances (yeah, there was no BEST that night):
Ju'Not Joyner
Kristen MacNamara
Felicia Barton
Jorge Nuñez
Lil Rounds

Who should advance:
Felicia Barton (as the top girl)
Jorge Nuñez (as the top guy)
Ju'Not Joyner / Lil Rounds (the next highest)

Who will advance:
Lil Rounds (top girl)
Scott MacIntyre (top guy)
Ju'Not Joyner / Felicia Barton / Jorge Nuñez (the next highest)

My wildcard picks:
Jorge Nunez (I have a feeling he won't get in)
Alex Wagner-Trugman
Arianna Afsar (I think she deserves a chance.)

Group 2 - Results Show

2009-02-27T08:36:00.000-08:00

My prediction came true... well the 3rd one was either Kris or Megan, so it was Kris!

3 advancing to Top 12 (They actually deserve it)
Allison Iraheta
Kris Allen
&
Adam Lambert

Adam and Nick/Norman were the last 2 for suspense! Of course. Haha. But in my heart I was so sure Adam is the one. So yeah.

Wildcard picks for Group 2: Megan Corkrey and Matt Giraud

Next week I will be rooting for: Jorge Nunez, Alex Trugman, probably Scott. For the girls, I have high hopes for Taylor Vaifanua, Arianna and Lil Rounds.

My prediction for now, for the 3 advancing: Scott, Lil Rounds and Von Smith.

Wildcard picks: Jorge Nunez, Alex Trugman and Taylor Vaifanua.

Group 2

2009-02-26T05:02:00.001-08:00

Jasmine- Wrong song. One of the not so good performances.
Matt G- Had high hopes for this guy. I loved him during Hollywood week & he blew it.
Jeanine- Wrong song. She will be remembered because of her legs. I think she was the worst in terms of singing. She said that she was under the radar before this performance, I think the reason is that she's forgettable.
Nick/Norman- Funny! Could have been a great vocal performance, but I think his "comedy" overpowered his singing. I think I can safely say that Nick, see you in the finals (as a guest). But funny guy.
Allison- Impressive. First time I heard her sing and she's probably one of the best female vocalists this season. She's better than Alexis, and memorable.
Kris- Very cute. I think he picked a safe song, had a few good moments. One of my favorite performances of the night.
Megan- Cute! I liked her dress. She picked the right song, but faltered in some notes. She was fun to watch. I actually can see her winning this competition even though she's not the typical belter. I agree with all of the judges, she's very relevant in this generation.
Matt B- Between the roughneck and this welder, I choose the former. He was just so boring in this performance and he didn't even try to pick a song that would counter his usual ballad singing.
Jesse- A very weird performance. I didn't like her then, still didn't like her. I like her song choice, but it wasn't fit for her voice.
Kai- Started to be a potential during first auditions, but he just blew his chance in entering the Top 12. His performance is forgettable.
Mishavonna- I liked her song choice, but I guess she is probably forgettable. She sang the song well, but she does not affect me at all in a good or bad way. Good luck to her.
Adam- I'm a bit biased here since he is one of my favorites, but to be fair, that wasn't really amazing for me. His singing was insane, but the song choice not so much. His singing will, hopefully, always be fantastic, I'm just worried with his song choices. Like Danny Gokey, Adam is probably one of the frontrunners of this season.

My favorites of the night: Allison Iraheta, Kris Allen, Megan Corkrey and Adam Lambert.

Who should advance: Allison, Adam and tie between Kris & Megan

Wildcard picks: Kris/Megan & Matt G

OVERALL: Average, but better than last week's.

The last one announced was a SHOCKER!

2009-02-20T00:49:00.000-08:00

My prediction:
Danny Gokey
Alexis Grace
Anoop Desi/ Tatiana del Toro

The real results:
(in order of announcement)
Alexis Grace
Michael Sarver
Danny Gokey

I have nothing against Michael or anything, but I was really expecting (and was sure of it actually) that Anoop will get that spot. Michael has a good singing voice and likeable, but I find him Matt Rogers 2.0. I hope that he will prove me wrong.

Group 2's next!
adam - One of my faves, hope he doesn't disappoint! And hopes he will impress MORE people.
matt g- He's good.
matt b- ...
kai- Looks promising
nick- Well... he makes me laugh
kris- HE IS SO CUTE.

megan- I wanna see her perform already she seems so interesting!
mishavonna- ...
allison- ....
jeanine- I don't know her
jasmine- Not really feeling her.
jesse- This too. I wanted Frankie instead. :(

My prediction for now (based on popularity I guess)
Adam Lambert
Jasmine Murray
shall I dare type it? Norman Gentle/ Nick Mitchell or Megan Corkrey.

But I also want Matt G & Kris because he's cute!

American Idol 8- Group 1

2009-02-18T03:28:00.000-08:00

Jackie Thon- She wasn't that bad, I think sometimes her attitude is a bit annoying. She had a few good moments, the dancing, meh. She's off my fave list.
Ricky Braddy- He was rarely shown during first auditions and Hollywood week, but damn he can sing. I hope, if he doesn't get the popular vote, he'd be part of the Wild Card.
Alexis Grace- Well, she has a good voice, but I'm not really liking her. But good performance.
Brent Keith- Forgettable. But the song choice was quite nice. Download (I think I'm liking country more... :O )
Stevie Wright- I thought she'd do well. She looks so promising, but she picked the wrong song and she did really bad with the singing.
Anoop Desai- I was underwhelmed because he picked a cheesy song. Still, he has a good voice. I hope he does well.
Casey Carlson- She had one of the worst performances that night. She redeemed herself by being pretty.
Michael Sarver- I know this guy has a great voice, but the song didn't do him any justice. OR, he didn't sing the song so well. He was overpowered by the background vocals.
Ann Marie Boskovich- She was okay. That's it.
Stephen Fowler- I agree with all of the judges (of course they said similar things about his performance). He's forgettable (well he'll be rememberd as the guy who didn't finish Time of My Life during Hollywood week).
Tatiana del Toro- surprising. Not so perfect, but she was actually one of the better performers that night.
Danny Gokey- Hmm.... definitely one of the better performers. Channeling David Cook perhaps? HAHA, never in a million years. Great control. Odd song choice, pulled it off. He's okay in my book. Completely agree with Simon.

My prediction:

3 people who will be advancing, imo:
Danny Gokey
Alexis Grace
Anoop Desi/ Tatiana del Toro

Wildcard picks:
Ricky Braddy
Michael Sarver

*During the first auditions, I thought the girls are going to be the better ones, but after this performance the guys win in having better singing voices.*

OVERALL: AVERAGE
I hate having a Top 36.
BRING BACK Top 24. Unless it will be better by the next 2 groups.

Early favorites

2009-02-04T05:00:00.000-08:00

The Top 36 (official I think) has been circulating since last week, and I'm quite happy with it.
Because my favorites (so far or for now) are part of the Top 36!

Adam Lambert!
Anoop Desi!
Jorge Nunez!
Scott MacIntyre!

... could be my favorite
Danny Gokey
Jackie Tohn

American Idol 8 Discussion

2009-01-30T06:34:00.000-08:00

COMING SOON!
will be posting my thoughts on the contestants during Top 36.
See you!

Lame

2008-11-29T19:59:00.001-08:00

I posted 2 reviews on Amazon (for David Archuleta and David Cook albums)

They are short ones and I don't intend to elaborate on whether or not I like them.

I gave 3 stars for D.A

&

5 stars for D.C

Then I received a comment saying (not exact words)"Let's see. 3 reviews on amazon, this one (3 stars) and Cook's (5 stars) and a DVD review. Your credibility beyond being an avid Cookie is VERY low."

Oh shut up. Why do they have to comment on the reviews LOWER than 4 stars? What's up with that? What's wrong with rating it 3 stars? Obviously the person's an Archie fan. Well I am also.

And so what if I only have 3 reviews on Amazon? It's not like I have to review everything I buy there, or everything I have in Amazon. I do it in my other blog.

Bad breath person.Tss.

David Cook's self titled album

2008-11-24T09:15:00.000-08:00

Several of David Cook's songs are probably OST (Original Soundtrack)worthy, is that bad?

Well for me it's great.

Come Back To Me

Kiss On The Neck

Avalanche

Declaration

Heroes

What do you think?

The Davids' Albums

2008-11-13T18:16:00.000-08:00

Ratings:

David Archuleta 6/10 (So disappointed with this. I only like 'To Be With You' and 'Crush')

David Cook 8.5/10 (Surprisingly good, I was expecting superbly emo stuff, but this is good stuff)

David Cook's "Light On"

2008-10-01T01:16:00.000-07:00

I've been busy lately and I only bought the mp3 a few hours ago from iTunes.

Straight-to-the-point:

I wasn't disappointed with David Cook's REAL single, "Light On", but I am not also jumping up and down for it.

It's just a steady rock ballad that features a petty attempt into emphasizing David Cook's voice.

Oh and I don't like his 'shout-y' parts. I do love the part where he paved way for his softer tone. Love that.

And, my friends are asking which single I like better.

I may be biased, since I love David Cook more and I like rock better. And at least it isn't your usual Chris Brown-Jesse McCartney fusion. No offense to David Archuleta.

So yeah I like "Light On" better even though it's not SUPER FANTASTIC.

I know he has other songs, and I am really excited to listen to all of his songs.

What's this I'm hearing?

2008-08-30T08:39:00.000-07:00

Kansas City, MO concert w/ the 10 idols.

David Archuleta got some serious booing from tweener boys, note this, BOYS.

This happened because KC is David Cook's 'territory'.
Oh come on tweeners, grow up!
And as for the others who got rude towards the other 9 idols, shut up & listen to the talented people.
Cook's not the only one who performed.
That's why it's called the American Idol Concert Tour.

DOI.

WHY?

2008-08-27T08:58:00.000-07:00

A lot of my David Archuleta friends keep on asking why I like David Cook more.

One of the many reasons is that he grew on me. Pre-Season 7, I never had that experience with another contestant. It is very hard to please me, especially when I don't like the persons from the start.

David Cook, during the auditions, for me, was a bit mediocre and unoriginal. Yes, I thought he was going to be another Daughtry, but he surprised me with his 'Hello', oh my god that was pure !@*&(*@&#!!!!.

David Archuleta has a very beautiful voice, and will be successful no doubt & he was my original favorite, but I guess I lean towards to more polished performers.

And besides, I like rock better than the Pop sound.

KUDOS TO THE 2 DAVIDS (my mom: What about the other David? me: Who? my mom: the one who uses his eyebrows me: Lol. )

WHO WOULDN'T LOVE DAVID ROLAND COOK? (well obviously the die-hard Archie fans who are still not over by him not getting the title of the American Idol. JEEZ PEOPLE GET OVER IT, YOU ARE SO LAME IT HAS BEEN 3 MONTHS NOW)

Something made my blood boil

2008-08-21T08:39:00.000-07:00

And it deals with one of American Idol Season 7 contestants.

And he/she WAS my favorite.

I officially made him/her one of my least favorites. :(

Won't say who, but I have mentioned this former contestant.

Just think.

Won't say anything at all.

Who was my favorite during the show?

2008-08-10T10:20:00.001-07:00

My friends have been asking this question over and over again.

Who was my favorite during the run of American Idol Season 7?

Well, it started with the auditions
I loved:
(only from the Top 24)
David Archuleta
Danny Noriega
Michael Johns
Carly Smithson
Amanda Overmyer

(yes, not David Cook. I was overly distracted by his mok)

Come Hollywood Auditions:
I loved:
(Top 24)
Michael Johns
Carly Smithson
David Archuleta
David Cook
David Hernandez
Syesha Mercado
Asia'h Epperson

Top 24-20-16:
I loved:
David Cook
David Archuleta
Jason Castro
Carly Smithson
Asia'h Epperson
Danny Noriega
David Hernandez
Amanda Overmyer

Top 12: (overall, all my favorites, not ranked)
1. David Cook
2. Michael Johns
3. David Archuleta
4. Jason Castro
5. Carly Smithson

David Archuleta's "Crush"

2008-08-01T05:07:00.000-07:00

I just finished listening to David Archuleta's first single "Crush". I am a bit underwhelmed by it. It sounded like a Chris Brown song, in short, any other pop/r&b song. But I actually like the chorus. I was really excited for David, and now he can relax and enjoy his success, which will be big. Congratulations David!

(MP3 Download)
David Archuleta- Crush
from degreesofevil.livejournal.com

Delayed and

2008-07-12T02:36:00.000-07:00

SEASON 7

What I thought about the American Idol Season 7 contestants

Top 24
Amy Davis- She looked old, and "Where the Boys Are" was not a good choice song, at all. She did not sing it well either, probably one of the worst performances in Season 7. I think the only positive comment I'd say about her was what Paula told her, she looked good.
Joanne Bordella- Again, "Say a Little Prayer" wasn't a good choice for her. She should have picked a song that could show a bit of versatility in her voice. She had potential.
Garrett Haley- I thought Simon was right about him. He should see the sun, freshen up and pick the right song for him.
Colton Berry- "Suspicious Minds" was an okay song for him, but it didn't do anything for me. He had confidence, I'll give him that. But he lacked the likeability factor.

Top 20
Alexandrea Lushington- "If You Leave Me Now". She should have picked a song that would fit her voice, which was pretty strong. Her song didn't do her voice justice.
Alaina Whitaker- I was actually expecting her to enter the Top 12. I think it goes back to the popularity among old favorites and new favorites. She became one of the background contestants. She had a decent performance with "I Love You More Today than Yesterday", but her elimination sealed the deal a bit with her rendition of "Hopelessly Devoted to You"
Robbie Carrico- I tried liking Robbie, but I am with Simon here. I think he is worse than Constantine, in terms of being a 'rocker'. He could be coined as the great pretender. He was a Britney Spears boy.
Jason Yeager- He has a good voice. Sings well, but he chose very boring songs & sometimes he looked old. No charisma, perhaps unlike the 3 other horsemen.

Top 16
Asia'h Epperson- I was hoping that she'd be in the Top 12. I really enjoyed "Piece of my Heart" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody". And she seems like a fun & likeable person. I would have replaced her with either Syesha Mercado or Kristy Lee Cook.
Kady Malloy- I never got the appeal of Kady. I love her Britney Spears impersonation only. Other than that, she comes off as someone who is trying hard to be herself. Very off-pitch in her last 2 performances.
Danny Noriega- Danny was one of my bets to be in the Top 12. Sadly, his time was up and it had something to do with either the producers not wanting him or America not wanting him. I still don't understand. The ratings will be a lot higher if he joined the Top 12. I enjoyed all of his performances. Tsk, I would've liked to hear more of him. Switch with Chikezie.
Luke Menard- He's a very good looking guy. Orlando Bloom, is that you? But he didn't do his high-pitched voice any justice. He picked songs that showcased a lot of his weaknesses.

Top 12 (Was I happy for this bunch? I started to be only 70% happy, but towards the end... it didn't matter anymore)
David Hernandez- this guy was very underrated. He killed "Papa was a Rolling Stone" and showed potential to be at least in the Top 10 for the concert tour. Did the "rumor" hurt his chances? Maybe, maybe not. He should stop with the eyebrow thing though.
Amanda Overmyer- "I Hate Myself for Loving You" was fantastic. Then she showed her arrogant side. She is one of the unique contestants in AI history. I love her voice.
Chikezie Eze- I wanted to punch him when he got in the Top 12 instead of Danny, but I learned to like him a bit after 'She's a Woman'. I won't deny that he's got the voice, but lacked intelligence when picking a song for him during his birthyear. He knew it was coming. I did too.
Ramiele Malubay- She did great with "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me", but she continued on with the similar "sitting on a piano" music & attempted to escape elimination with her cuteness and obscure song choices that made me cower every minute (ex: Alone and I Should've Known Better). She could've stayed longer. She has a great voice.
Michael Johns- Top 8? Was America crazy? Did the producers purposely kick him out to create a shock elimination? I think so. Michael had his magical performances with "We Will Rock You/We are the Champions" and "It's All Wrong But It's All Right". I will never understand what went wrong, and excuse me, "Dream On" was actually a great and underrated performance.
Kristy Lee Cook- I hated her from the beginning until she sang "God Bless the U.S.A". She was like the Jasmine Trias-Scott Savol-Kevin Covais-Sanjaya of Season 7, but the best performer/sing among the rest of the survivors. She's a country singer and AI already has a country artist winner, who is by the way the most successful AI contestant, still I wouldn't be caught dead buying country. Few good songs, and that's it.
Carly Smithson- Top 6? Really now. I thought Carly was one of the frontrunners since the beginning, auditions. She was then visited by a herd of overly performed songs or just Simon's 'kiss of death'. 'Blackbird', 'The Show Must Go On'... too much going on and she oversung them both. She was in my Top 5. Great voice, next Ann Wilson perhaps? No? We'll see.
Brooke White- Brooke, according to Randy, has 'folksy songwriter' written all over her. I am for that (ex. Jack Johnson, John Mayer, Jason Mraz), but I'd rather listen to a guy folksy artist. She had her moments, "Let It Be", "Love is a Battlefield" and her last performance "I Am... I Said". She had potential in becoming the winner, but her forgetfulness broke her.
Jason Castro- Now he is unique. Why only Top 4? Because he supposedly flubbed the lyrics of "Mr. Tambourine Man". If he did not "forget" the lyrics, he'd be with the Davids. He'll do good in the music business, I hope. Good looking, charistmatic, beautiful & soothing voice, plays the ukulele, what's not to love? What's my problem with Jason? He was too relaxed and he really wanted to give up.
Syesha Mercado- I still don't get why Syesha is the Top 3. I thought she'd be gone before entering Top 12. And then when she entered, I thought she'd be gone the first week. Was she truly a survivor of eliminations or did the producers call for some "diversity" with the contestants? I pick the latter. She had a few good performances supported by her great range like "Vanishing" and probably "I Will Always Love You" because I knew that she knew she'd be humongously compared with Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston, and she tried being herself. And that was her problem, she didn't show her personality. She showed her talent as an "actress" not a natural and effortless singer/performer.
David Archuleta (runner up)- I was so happy when they announced the Davids are the Top 2. Archie, I liked him since the start of the show, the auditions. I was always hoping that he would sing at least one John Mayer song to show his versatility when it comes to singing other melodies, not just the ballads and strange change of music with "With You". I have to agree with Randy, he can sing anything, well almost anything. I still can't forget the times when he forgot the lyrics and he played it cooly by being much more adorable. I predict that he will do great in the music business. Was I sad when he didn't win? No, because I thought Cookie deserved it as well.
Well, who didn't? (My guess, the few contestants who didn't show strength with their performances and personalities)

David Cook (winner)- I only started to like him when he sang "Hello". I saw a strange Chris Daughtry copycat during his audition and a weak performer during Hollywood. But when Top 16 came, I was blown away (his own arrangement or not). In my opinion, he only became a frontrunner during the Lennon/McCartney week because of Simon's comment "...if this remains to be a talent competition rather than a popularity competition... you could actually win this" (something like that). For others like (Archie, Carly and Michael), I thought they'd automatically be in the Top 3 or something, well that came true for Archie. Cookie, showed strength with his performances and he brought originality in American Idol. He mostly didn't stick by the original arrangement and immediately did his own. I think he ultimately changed American Idol with his determination and artistry. Yes, he has a similar singing voice with the likings of Chad Kroeger or Jason Wade, but does that mean he can't be a great musician? He is a very courageous man who is now the winner of American Idol Season 7 and a certified Rock Star (according to many fans and non-fans), haters to the farthest left. Now tell me, why is he a FAKE ROCKER? Give me your thesis statement.

MY Top 12 (11)- This was months ago.
David Cook
David Archuleta
Jason Castro
Michael Johns
Danny Noriega
David Hernandez
Carly Smithson
Amanda Overmyer
Asia'h Epperson
Ramiele Malubay
Brooke White
(Not necessary to have a 6th girl)