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.

Hot Stefano Pictures

I’m sure you missed your darling Stefano now. So I stole his twitpics to share to all of you the fano-crazy-ladies.

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This picture is Not about the shades baby. It’s the neck. You know what to do. Yummmmmy!

Forget the neck this time and look lower. Suit yourself.

He must be drunk or ‘just woke up’ but he looks hotter thousand times over. Why can’t he look like this on tv? His voice and this, are  surely priceless gifts.

Goodluck Stefano Langone!

Luck has finally evaded the perennial bottom 3, Stefano Langone. Langone, 22, a good-looking, singer and songwriter from Kent, Washington, who has survived a serious car accident, also ‘survived’ American Idol. Staying on top 7 in the competition is quite a feat for wildcard pick Langone. His roller-coaster ride in the contest not only tested his musical and singing ability but his strength of character.  A good-sport, Langone remained an optimist inspite of being a regular customer at the bottom 3 and has also stood for himself gracefully against lash outs from angry Pia Toscano’s fans who was eliminated earlier than him.

When asked by Ryan Seacrest how the show has changed his life, enthusiastic and smiling Stefano who was I believe, long been ready to be booted out simply said “Well, It started my career, man, and that’s something, that’s not something you can put a price on.” He sang, Stevie Wonder’s “Lately” for his swan song which turned out surprisingly impressive. Meanwhile, best-friend and roommate James Durbin who was emotional during the verdict scooped and hugged him up before Langone even finished his note.

An underrated singer who lacks mass appeal, anybody with a resume in music can attest to the fact that Langone has a beautiful voice and an amazing vocal range which could have been his advantage over the other contestants. Nevertheless, a wild card pick who has come a long way fighting with a positive attitude, Stefano will go far wherever he wants to take himself. Leaving American Idol is not “ the end of the road for him it is just the beginning.” That’s quoting from Steven Tyler.

Goodluck Stefano!

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.

Thia Megia and Naima Adedapo Voted off in American Idol

Thia Megia and Naima Adedapo, Top 11 contenders of American Idol Season 10 have been voted off. Paul Mc Donald one of the bottom three is saved.

Thia and Naima’s performance have been slacking since weeks ago. Naima particularly have miraculously stayed above the bottom three. Thia needs more maturity as an artist to develop her style and find her niche. America Got Talent and even American Idol is not for her yet.

This week’s elimination round has proven, America has voted wisely. Last week was a shocker which made idol fanatics anxious to go through this week. Casey Abrams who escaped the bottom three by several margins, has shaven a few centimeters off his beard and hair and has sang quite surprisingly fascinating making the judges who saved him very proud and which has earned him more votes than the others. Stefano Langone, bottom three last week with Casey and Thia Megia and one of my early favorites and Jennifer Lopez’s too,  must shake the dusts off and consider choosing songs like he did a couple of weeks back and connect to the audience.

I’m excited for next week again and AI has not yet lost one Idol fanatic in the person of me. And so, tonight I can sleep well, like a baby.

America booted out Casey Abrams, Well Almost

I was appalled and frustrated by this week’s American Idol’s voting results which almost dropped Casey Abrams over the other not-so impressive Idol hopefuls. First and foremost, what is Scotty Mc Creery doing on top 10 with his deep voice and nothing else or was it his nine-point shoot from the mansion’s window over to the basketball ring outside? While Thia Megia who long deserved to be on the bottom three, made up for the judges flaks a couple of weeks by singing an upbeat song and polishing her pitch, she forgot the one important thing, which is to understand what she is singing. She is still an amateur by the fair standards of anyone watching American Idol. She has to go. Lauran Alaina’s performance was a drab too and so was Stefano Langone’s but since I am admittedly a fan of Langone, I don’t want him to go this early yet. DUI or DUI, connect or no connect, he has a beautiful voice with a wide vocal range and a passion for singing.

The judges did the right thing to do which is use their one save for the season and I was so relieved. I wish to see America vote intelligently next week. Otherwise, this season is just another catastrophe. If that happens, bye bye American Idol 10.

SWOT: What could bring Stefano Langone to the top?

Stefano Langone a wild-card pick has been consistently doing well. His talent and good looks has gotten him noticed by the voters keeping him away from the lower three since the wild card. Recall, the following: · His wild card song, “I need you know,” was impressive. · His ambitious interpretation of Stevie Wonder’s “Lately” was an instant hit on the floor. This week he scored as one of the best performance in his rendition of, ”If you don’t know me.”

So what could bring Stefano to the top?

Strengths

There is no doubt that Stefano coming from a family of musicians has the genes of an artist. He is class A in terms of vocal quality. Vocal range wise, there is some room for improvement in the higher range. Style-wise he has shown a wider possibility of versatility.

Weaknesses

Connecting to the audience is key, music is a form of communication, he needs to speak to them, to look them in the eye, to convey the emotions in his song to the audience and if appropriate to use his good looks and his smile to lure the giggling girls.

Opportunities

Does he even know he is cute? J Lo, her eyes twinkling, absolutely thinks he is. Often, he gets drowned into his performance that he forgets he needs to tickle the audience and he can use his looks and his smile. Good thing American Idol does not care yet about his fashion sense otherwise he fails. His flailing undershirts, over oversize coats, and shoes, don’t match his outfit. However smaller than the average American height, if he has a buff body maybe he can wear shirts to delight the imagination of American girls but not necessarily show skin. It’s all about having a great outfit. This is a competition, if he wants to win, some sexuality/sexiness and fashion, will not hurt.

Threats

American Idol 10 is a competition of great artists. There is Casey Abrams, James Durbin, Pia Toscano, Paul McDonald and even Jacob Lusk to beat but he can always take advantage of his strengths and opportunities, improve on eye contact and his great smile.

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.