#232 - itunes sell-out week

yeah, let's skip the lame pretense of "theme week" and just do commercial plugs right? hey everyone, go out and spend money on itunes! haha, although, i can't complain because the rest of the themes have been excrutiatingly lame and now at least the contestants can sing some current songs, y'know, like the stuff the audience might actually listen to? so here we go:

1. anoop desai - ouch. well, props to him for picking a pretty new song, definately the type of song that he might put to a records, but yikes, a big fat mess. i didn't even recognize the song until the background singers got to the chorus, and then i could tell what song it was. gotta laugh and him trying act all hard too right? maybe just smile or something, you look ridiculous trying to do the tough guy act. didn't sing so great... looks like anoop is in trouble again, NO VOTE.

2. megan joy - what happened to her last name? they never show it or mention it anymore? what megan? you too good for the corkreys? anyway, i actually thought this would be a good song for her... WRONG! where the heck does that pronunciation come from? she sounds perfectly normal when she's talking. also, two times she said "i wanna give you SAM good, good loving" and two other times she she said "i wanna give you SOME good, good loving." so what the heck is going on there? she looks so disinterested singing even... NO VOTE!

3. danny gokey - i didn't know this song. i thought it was okay. i don't like songs that are too repetitive, either in lyrics or in melody, so i didn't care for it too much. he sang the first part okay, but then i think it got too high for him at the end and there were some bum notes, so not to great... NO VOTE.

ps - who's dressing them tonight? yikes.

4. allison iraheta - great song, but not a great song for ANYONE (besides gwen stefani) to sing. i liked some of the improvisations she took at the end of the song (and her high notes are great), but the meat of the song i didn't like so much. still, i really like her, and she totally looks just like miss piggy, so... VOTE.

5. scott macintyre - does anyone else get the feeling that they're totally exploiting this guy because he can't see what they're doing to him? i mean, just look at his hair. ha, still, i laugh. i also laugh because i thought he did GREAT this week. so he's not a fantastic singer, the whole performance with just him and piano was superb i think. why shouldn't he be doing this every week? if that's what you do good, then why not do it every time? also, each week paula HAS to say something about him being blind doesn't she? haha. definately... VOTE!

6. matt giraud - ooh, again, props for picking a new song, but bad choice i think. and also, man he didn't sing very well at all. maybe it was all the audience around him but his voice was way off i think. in trouble again... NO VOTE.

7. lil rounds - hard song to sing... and she didn't very well. i mean, she carried the tune for sure, but that's a kind of song you gotta belt through the notes and she sang just up to the notes y'know? i thought she would be the one to benefit most from the theme this week, but man did she NOT take advantage of that. she way needs to be singing more r&b types songs, she's got that sting to her voice, straight power songs like the ones she's been picking really don't sound good on her at all... NO VOTE.

8. adam lambert - thank you for not wearing make-up. NO thank you for picking "play that funky music white boy." barf to the rest, so lame. although... and i am going to offer one concession right now just because at least he (unlike all the other contestants) comes out each week with something worth talking about (either good or bad... mostly bad... pretty much all bad)... i really would like to hear him sing something like "crying" by aerosmith and see how that comes out, then maybe i can make a real decision about whether or not i could see him as a radio artist (and not on some very fruity broadway show). but for now... NO VOTE!

9. kris allen - okay, now this i like. first of all, i absolutely HATE this song, but his performance i thought was GREAT! reminds me very much of some of the earlier, acoustic jason mraz-type of stuff (before he started being constantly high and creepy-looking) y'know, like his version of "summer breeze" (the live version) or "hey love." great arrangement, cool vocals, excellent, but he's gotta get rid of that side-mouth singing thing y'know?... VOTE.

wow, i only voted for three people, and one was a "save her" vote. so all in all, pretty disappointed with some of the choices this week, i mean, when else are they gonna get the opportunity to sing current songs? and then most of them pick oldies and crappies? junk. still, this is the first week that i'm considering actually buying songs on itunes (maybe scott's or kris', but i'll have to give them a preview listen first).

who do i think is out? i think that anoop, matt, and megan will be in the bottom 3, and i hope that megan finally gets out. but, again, i doubt that'll happen!

also, yay, david cook on tomorrow, some real american idol talent. boo, lady gaga (damn do i hate that name!).