JacoB Lusk is Out and We’re Down to Magic 4

The elimination of Jacob Lusk was a voting-decision long-awaited by the AI viewing public. Jacob Lusk came out so strong during the earlier weeks of the contest but the fervor died as we or some of us got bored with his style – screaming and all. But Lusk is lucky. This guy held on to his seat for weeks which means he has had sufficient number of votes, more than talented jazzy Casey Abrams, or Paul Mac Donalds and even Stefano Langone.

Now we are down to magic four and it is getting more exciting than ever because my bets James Durbin and Haley Rheinhart are assured in the top. After Haley Rheinhart got the judegs standing ovation by piping the, “House of the Rising Sun” my hopes are up. And I think my father is wrong after all about the American voting public. They are getting smarter. Because along with Jacob Lusk in the bottom is Lauren Alaina. Both dished out bad performances. Jacob made very poor song choices (Hello! is “No Air” even a song?!). Lauren even ruined an all-time favorite song, “Unchained Melody” to the dismay of my mother, my father and I. The next one to go will definitely be Lauren, that is if America gets smarter again next week. I maintain that American Idol should be a talent show not a popular show and the voting public should at least recognize what talent is and is not.

What my Father thinks about American Idol

My father thinks that American Idol is a talent show in spite of the fact that the previous seasons had bad singers winning over the best ones.  When Casey Abrams was finally eliminated after having been voted off twice, he decided that America has no idea what real talent is. Now that there are only five left, he thinks that Haley Rheinhart has the most potential and believes that Lauren Alaina is junk. He is over Jacob Lusk’s antics and hates his misplaced high notes. If I were to rank the five based also on talent. It will be James Durbin and Haley Rheinhart and the rest are nuisance contestants. Lauren and Scotty and Jacob will have to fight for the 3rd, 4th and 5th ranks. They have to go or the show’s rating will be dipping more like it did the past 3 weeks. It’s really getting boring but I am all eyes for tomorrow’s show and Thursday elimination to see one of the three go home.

American Idol Top 7: Bye Paul

There is one less entertainer in American Idol now that Paul Mc Donald left with his hideous $4,000.00 worth stage outfit. So we only have seven.

There is no doubt that gospel singer Jacob Lusk can hit the highest of high and lowest of low but he no longer entertains me like he did with “God Bless the Child” because I am distracted by how he has grown immensely fat during the contest and I’m afraid he could at any time explode like a bomb on stage.

Lauren Alaina is obviously very well-liked, I don’t know what they see in her but I think her voice is so generic. There is nothing so special about her.

Scotty McCreery is the luckiest cowboy with the very limited vocal range, ridiculous style and boring performance but has been topping the ranks to my dismay. He may win in this contest and the thought of it sucks bigtime!

I have began to like Haley Rheinhart despite the other nights dismal performance but I love her tiny dress and her boots by the way. Haley is an engaging performer and very talented artist. She should stay far longer.

The luckiest of which is Stefano Langone who’s been a regular customer at the bottom three for as long as I can remember or even forever and still eluding elimination. This guy is the underdog, the survivor and who knows? The dark horse! He has had the most challenging moments in AI next to Casey Abrams who was eliminated but saved by the judges. A wild card pick, it is not surprising to see him landing at the bottom three but staying in the contest for several weeks after the wild card is a matter not only of luck but strength, humility and sheer doggedness. Stefano plays the game with tenacity and that is basically what anybody does who wants to win in this game called life. His performance of Boyz 2 Men’s “End of the Road” this week was good, if he works harder next week, and I pray he will, considering the struggle he has had, he will stay to the dismay of Ms Toscano’s fan.

The most talented musician in AI is cocky Casey Abrams. Unfortunately AI is a popularity contest and voters root for good-looking singers. Casey may be able to play all the bass instruments in the world but he can’t sing as better as the others.

I love James Durbin (already) even if he twitches his pig’s eyes like crazy. I love him even more for standing for himself against Jimmy Iovine. He can burn a piano and dance the running man and scream like crazy and I don’t care because he can sing and he amuses and entertains me.

So more power to the lucky seven next week and I wish the judges do their work that is, judge. The sugar-coating of comments is enough. Otherwise Simon Cowell should be back.

American Idol Season 10 Top 8

Pia Toscano’s premature ejection from the contest leaves us with 8 idolteers.  She could have stayed a little longer at the top 3 inspite of her lack of versatility and frigidness on stage. But the fact that American voters are unpredictable and rather illogical, it is impractical to even give my own prophesy. So I throw caution to the wind.

So here are the eight. Humpty-Dumpty Jacob Lusk who’s weight in AI makes him look like a wriggling fat papaya, Charlatan Country Singer Scotty Mc Creery who’s deep voice makes my skin crawl, Crazy and Cocky Casey Abrams and I need not say more, Perennially Bottom 3 Stefano Langone who can’t seem to connect with the audience, Screaming and Eye Twitching James Durbin who may at any time fall into fits of Tourette’s Syndrome, Boring and Unstable Lauren Alaina , Freaky Paul Mc Donald and his $4,000.00 flowery white suit, and a growling over-the-top Haley Reinhart.

American Idol Season 10 Top 9: Should AI put them on diet?

“What is AI feeding their contestants?” Who’s gaining and who’s losing?

Gainers

1. Jacob Lusk looks like humpty dumpty, what he needs is just a wall to fall from.

2. Lauren Alaina. If not for the extra cushion on her butt, last week’s fall could be so much worst.

3. Pia Toscano. With weight loss she need not conceal half of her face with her curls.

Losers

4. Casey Abrams. His stomach problems must have shed him off some deposits. But be wary!

Fit Still

5. Scotty Mc Creery – Yawn! Nobody is even writing about him in the blogs and he is miraculously eluding the bottom .

6. Haley Reinhart – A lisping crooner, needs speech therapist.

7. Stefano Langone – Needs growth balls for the hunky appeal but he is cute alright.

8. Paul Mc Donald – “Did you water that suit? There are more flowers than before”. Steven Tyler’s comment (or something like that) on his white hideous suit.

9. James Durbin. An Asperger and Tourette’s Syndrome sufferer needs a little doze of modesty.

The Humdrum of American Idol 10

Okay. I was wrong about Ashton Jones. Thursday night’s “Tribute to Their Idol” was a test whether contestants can show their unique talent through a song of their idol and yet most contenders fall below expectations. It was not a good night performance wise.

Ashton Jones can’t sing and I was disappointed with all the flats and sharps. She had to go. (Status: OUT)

TOP 12

Karen Rodriguez. Her Selena and Jennifer Lopez inspired outfit looks great but her voice was not great it was bad. It was obvious from the start that she can’t hit the notes perfectly. I’m afraid that I am right about her. (Status: Don’t blame it on technical difficulty baby, what you mean you can’t hear?  Or is it really just being tone deaf? Careful or you’re next to go.)

Thia Megia should know the song first, the writer, and the recording artist first and foremost to avoid humiliation in front of the world. She is a typical Filipino, who can hit the notes right but without personal style sings karaoke-like.  (Status: Will make it to the top 10 for as long as the Filipino Americans vote for her.)

Haley Rheinhart’s style is disgustingly flirty which may in the end prove she has not much talent to share. (Status: You may end up in a lounge bar earning money by seducing your audience so pull your act together and battle the top 10.)

Pia Toscano did not even make it. Like Thia, Pia may do well in the karaoke singing contest. She falls way below Celine Dion. Great singers with perfect notes will think those half notes of hers are disturbing. I think she needs to rethink about singing diva-like, and instead develop her own style. (Status: May win the title if she can look better all throughout the contest, inspite of the fact that she obviously tries hard to outpitch Celine Dion but only made it halfway.)

Naima Adedapo surprised me with a good laugh. Her performance was a comic relief of one the most boring nights in American Idol 10. (Status: Keep the entertainment to last through the middle of the game.)

Jacob Lusk. He did not fly through his song. Though the arrangement was good, I think he should have practiced more. (Status: Will make it to the top 3.)

James Durbin. This attention grabbing contestant should know manners and stop mugging the camera from anyone and everyone including host Ryan Seacrest. He can sing through his idol’s song alright but I won’t waste my time on him. (Status: Will battle with Lusk on top 3 and literally wrestle with Seacrest for seconds worth of worldwide fame.)

Paul McDonald. I didn’t know the song he sang and neither did Jennifer Lopez, so there was no way of telling. (Status: Stop splurging your savings on a $4,500.00 suit. Regrets come later.)

Casey Abrams. He can never be Joe Cocker but I have no problem with his performance. I hope he fixes his stomach so he can get through the American Idol finals. And please surprise us more with something different. (Status: Will make it to the finals.)

Stefano Langone. I love the arrangement of Stevie Wonder’s “Lately”. I thought he was too ambitious to pick the song but I was wrong.  He gave me something wonderful and interesting that night. (Status: If he connects to more viewers will make it to the top 5.)

Scotty Mc Creery is to the boys and Haley Rheinhart is to the girls. Nothing much, but charm and flirtiness that got him votes and the deep voice which tells his vocal range is as short as one octave. (Status: Maintain the coy and you’ll get to top 8.)

Boredom is kicking on me lately. I am getting to become uninterested with the contestant’s predictable style. The American Idol producer has to do something about it.

Top 13 in American Idol 10

It has been a crazy and competitive season with hundreds of thousands of auditions not so great singers, street urchins, and psychopaths and really really talented auditioners. Not to mention new judges, sexy Jennifer Lopez, who, compared to Paula Abdul surprises me with her more substantial comments, and rock superstar Steven Tyler who makes the lives of editors hard by censoring his comments every now and then. It seems that Simon Cowell is not missed, his sarcasm and bluntness, now slowly reprised by Randy Jackson.

This season undoubtedly has the best contestants it’s like all American Idol Champions and finalists put together in one competition, well of course except Jordin Sparks, an all-luck mediocre talent, who must be AI’s biggest mistake. I wonder how she made it in the Hollywood elimination week.

So here is the Top 10 who garnered the most number of text votes, plus the 3 wildcard winners and arranged according to my preference.

1. Casey Abrams This singer hits the stage like he has just gotten out of bed without taking a shower. He knows that and admits that he defies the look of an American Idol, and to an ordinary person looks lazy and can only serve hamburgers and nothing at all. His magical talent makes him unconventionally ‘sexy’ in his own way.

2. Jacob Lusk The only contestant in the history of American Idol who made me cry in his passionate performance of “God Bless the Child”. Not only does Jacob have a great vocal quality, he has the passion, the melody and timing that is inviting, his range is amazing- hitting the highest of the high and the lowest of the low which can shame both Scotty and James.

3. Paul Mc Donald Will he sing “Hot Legs” by Rod Stewart please? This corky guy with unshaven looks and unique style owns a white suit adorned with red flowers. I’d seen him wearing the white jacket over again. And how he likes flowers! Wednesday night he donned an all black ensemble and a black flower brooch to top it all off.

4. Stefano Langone Dubbed as hot by J LO, Stefano is armed with superstar looks, a great smile and dimples. And not only that, he personally impresses me with his great vocal quality, confidence, and consistent performance. His excellent rendition of “I need you (Lord)” during the wildcard competition suits the occasion. It must have been divine intervention to sing a song so powerfully beautiful and which brought him to the top 13.

5. Scotty Mc Creery One of my least favorites because an overdoze of country songs makes me sick. His deep voice is pretty disturbing for a 16 year old. Armed only with charm and good looks, his deep voice spells monotony and utter boredom. He can only sing country songs and nothing more. A non-American Idol material, I wonder how he even got into the top 10. Brett Loewenstern should take over.

6. James Durbin The opposite of Mr. Cowboy. This attention grabber screamer has medical as well as emotional issues which should be resolved. If Cowboy hits the lowest of notes, Mr. Cryer hits the highest notes. To impress the audience and the judges he does it over the top even if uncalled for in a song. Didn’t I wish to replace him with Clint Jun Gamboa?

Females

Wildcards Ashton and Naima are on the top of my list. Shame on the voters who missed them.

1. Ashton Jones I like her and I just like her and you will not argue with me. I like her diva appeal, big hair, petite size, and an ass that can get J Lo the run for her money. She sang Jennifer Hudson’s “I’m not telling you” during the wildcard competition, because she says, “she is not going” and how Randy loves her attitude. Although her voice was a little shaky during her performance, it’s her attitude that made her win.

2. Naima Adedapo This mother of two has eccentric fashion sense and powerful vocal chords. She is a singer to behold and I wish to see more of her on stage.

3. Pia Toscano The looker, got a standing ovation for singing “Stand by me”. That was the only time I noticed her in AI and I don’t know where I even was.

4. Thia Megia Looking like a lost child with her crayola sweater, short shorts that looked like a cut off jeans and ugg boots. Thia at 15 is a pro in the field of reality tv, she lost it at the America Got Talent though. I heard her sing in a David Foster concert in youtube and I was unimpressed. There’s a lot of room for improvement. Did you see an upset Jennifer Lopez when she was picked for the top 10 over Lauren Turner?

5. Haley Reinhart A raspy, word-eater, sexy wannabe who at some point during a group competition forgot the lyrics of her song. So she gobbled unintelligible words, and at the last resort hummed and gruffed, which eventually saved herself by a hairline and now she’s on top 10. She captivates rocker Tyler who’s got his eyes on hot singers.

6. Lauren Alaina Cart-wheeling 16- year- old from Georgia sang Tyler’s “I don’t wanna miss a thing” since audition, sang it again during Hollywood Week and may sing it again and again. And I wish I am wrong.

7. Karen Rodriguez This girl looks like some ordinary lass from some barrio. Nothing great and nothing unique. So what if she is Latina and can sing some Spanish. She still has got to prove she got talent other than her charm.