Lil Rounds should NOT be around any more. No.

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I'm going to ask someone to put in a vote for Adam for me .. just so I can say I did my bit

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Put in one for me too.. Too bad we can't vote eh Copago?

Dumbest moment tonight.. Putting Danny upstairs and singing after Adam.. Was that done to give us a subtle hint of what may be in the judges ideal finale? You could really see and hear the difference between the two of them. Funny that Gokey tried to go the big power scream at the end.. Sorry Gokester, you just don't cut it like Adam does..

Why did Simon save Matt after saying that he did worse than last night and he won't win the competition? Well, I suppose they do know the numbers (of the votes) after all and probably have an idea who will be next to go anyway.

Disco Week? Might be hard for any of them to save themselves.

Why do I already see a Donna Summer sound-alike song in Lil's future....

Sigh.

I wonder if any of them realize they should've used the save the first week and kept Alexis Grace. You would think for the tour factor alone. Sorry, but I don't see Michael Sarver selling too many tickets for the live tour. Still think she was way better than others who made through - how she went before Megan is a mystery.

So now the save is anticlimatic. But at least we don't have to listen Seacrest's dramatics over it anymore.

Omigod ! Evidently there's been some unknown footage unearthed! It would seem that the producers decided to tape a duet of Adam and Danny, in the (at one time hoped for) eventuality of the two of them ending up in the finale together. Y' know ... just to see if they could effectively pull off a sensible/entertaining number. Hmmm?!

Check it out here.

I won't speak for anyone else ... but I can't really tell who's who . Neither of them look so hot after the dreaded "Disco Night" rehearsals, I suppose ....

Are you sure that was Danny and Adam???

It looked more like Ruben and Clay to me...

You got me again Gats..

I've been thinking about the songs.. Uggh.. Disco.. Well, it could be worse, it could be Abba night! I love Abba songs but not on Idol. We had Abba night on Aus Idol last year and boy it was just terrible.

I can just see Adam in a nice white suit, black shirt, hair all boofed (ala Travolta) busting out some dance moves with "You Should Be Dancin".. Oh, no, maybe that image is Danny, yeah, sounds about right to me.. Get ready for some serious Danny dance moves alright!

Whatever Adam does, it will be different. I hope he doesn't come across as cheesy. I think "You Make Me Feel Mighty Real" by Sylvester or even "1999" by Prince as it is listed as a disco song. Another surprising disco song is "Miss You" by the Rolling Stones. It was done by one of our Australian Idol contestants two years ago.

Kris could do "September", Anoop maybe "More Than a Woman" or "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel". Matt maybe "Instant Replay", it's pretty hard to come up with these songs.. Whew! Someone has got to do "Disco Inferno", what a great get up and dance song.

I think Anoop will have trouble with the Disco theme, he hasn't had much love from the judges when he has chosen an up-tempo song.

Allison could probably take on a Donna Summer song and do well. My choice would be "Last Dance" although it might be a bad omen to do that one. Other bad choices along that line would be "Don't Leave Me This Way", "I Will Survive", "Never Can Say Goodbye" etc., songs about going home or surviving might just backfire. Lil will probably do one of the last three anyway.

I've got the feeling that Danny will get the 'chosen' place this week (last) as he is about due one. I think Adam may be due the 'unlucky' first up as he hasn't had that spot in the top 13 yet.

Ok, I've rambled enough.. I'm off to put on my, my, my, my, my, boogie shoes..

All I can picture is (to quote Simon) some ghastly karoake of K.C. and the Sunshine Band.

Now I'm off to shake, shake, shake. Shake, shake, shake. Shake my Bootie.


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Now I'm off to shake, shake, shake. Shake, shake, shake. Shake my Bootie.

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Ha ha.. good one Tredici.

Well I just better Boogie, Oogie, Oogie, all night long with you then.

Trying to Ring my Bell??


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Well, one good turn of events for this week - according to this article, the "judging in pairs" format has apparently been scrapped. According to the article, all 7 singers this week will perform, and all four judges will critique each. (all in the one-hour show) Now if they can just keep Paula from rambling on...

I guess audiences didn't like half the contestants escaping Simon's critiques. There was also some cryptic note somewhere about the judges being "helped" to stay on time. Maybe a big red light comes on. Or a siren goes off. Or the hook.... well you get the idea.

Thanks for the link, cinnamOn - I'm glad to hear we won't have to hear all about disco's history (been there, boogied that ). Even so ... I've already extended my recording of "Fringe" just in case. Learned my lesson (grumble).



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Okey Dokey (or Gokey? Or something ...). Here's this week's "Other Lists List". Not too many changes, really. But, then, there's not too many singers left to assign to slots, is there ? Overall, it seemed that last week's performances left Adam (imagine that?), Kris and Anoop in high regard - hardly any differences in their final numbers at the American Idol Database. Never mind that Anoop still ended up in the Bottom Three, of course . Clearly, nobody was liking the Aerosmith [tired] movie tune - good singers sending it out or not. And after that (ahem) "historic" save for Matt last week? Interesting, mostly. While the general concensus is that most are on the fence about liking Matt, the majority seemed happy that he was rescued? I'm pretty sure, though, that the reason for that is it seems downright unthinkable that he be sent Michigan-ward before Lil got her butt booted. Nobody would mind, I surmise, if they BOTH got the heave-ho together this week, however. Funny, too. The resounding thought is that Matt will/should lose "Idol", but is destined to a grand career in the music biz, anyway. Lil? The summation there is that there's a fine church in Des Moines (or somewhere) in need of an ace choir director ... and Lil'd be perfect for the job. Some others think that, based on her increasingly surly demeanor, she might consider employment as a prison warden . To the list we go, on that note ...

1. Adam (1 last week) 5 points Did anybody really do the "loved it to bits" fervor for 'Born To Be Wild'? Nah. But they're doing it for Adam, himself. Large [OK, enormous] momentum for the *polarizing*, or so they like to call him, Mr. Lambert again. #1 on all the lists I referenced.
2. Kris (4) 13 points Pretty exceptional performance - and it also showed the power of Simon as a judge. A "Kara gush"? Bah to those --- throw the woman a fish. A "Simon gush" the next night (albeit too late to matter in terms of votes)? Now that's a fish that matters!
3. Allison (2) 19 points [*TIE*] Seems everybody'd been more than happy to 'miss a thing', pretty much. But as the song got hated, the singer of it fared pretty well.
... Anoop (3) 19 points [*TIE*] Go ahead, Mr. Anoop. Sing like a darned professional [?] from now until your exodus. The numbers are in your favor, but the phone calls ain't happenin', dude! I still don't get it ...
5. Danny (5) 21 points Was "Endless Love" a backfire? I'm (personally) not sure - but he slipped and/or slid nowhere, either up or down, as a result of it. I can't help but think that Disco Night might be his turning point, one way or the other. Isn't there a song from back then called 'Waterloo' ?
6. Matt (5) 28 points He cried last week. He got many points for it, too (SO many thought he was a cocky punk, or something, up until he got his life raft, it seems). I'm not seeing that raft rafting very far -- but at least he's going down with a better reputation/Q-rating?
7. Lil (7) 34 points Lil has bought stock in *Vote For The Worst*, rumor has it. Both she and they are mighty grateful for each other, of course - so it makes sense .

And that's the wrap for this fine Tuesday, folks! No real movements ~ at least not powerful ones. Tonight will be *something* (I dare not say what, mind you). I'm actually looking forward to seeing. If nothing else, it'll be a kick to see who's in the audience. John Travolta? A Bee Gee or two? Maybe KC and a few (likely bald, by now) members of that lucrative Sunshine Band?
Stay tuned ...

Was I the only one who was sitting here waiting for Adam to let 'er rip, somewhere in the middle of "If I Can't Have You"? Take it up to some wild fever pitch, and leave it there ? And it never happened! Instead, he delivered it spot on without a screech. I thought that was an awesome performance (again). And Kris? Dude is in it to win it, too !

Disco Night's turning into a fine show - to my complete surprise. Well ... mostly, anyway ...

Kris was really good

I enjoyed the show as a whole, really, no one was super horrible. I kinda wish Adam had Stayin' Alive though Did anyone else get the feeling Paula was about to throw her panties at him or something, lol? She had an enchanted look on her face. Not that I didn't.

To me, Lil and Anoop should go.

Yes ... you guys are right. Kara and Paula seem to be taking this fashionable 'Cougar' mindset to a whole new (uncomfortably horny-looking) place . I have to admit that both Kris's and Adam's songs were very well-done and exciting last night but ... um ... not in that way . Good heavens. They were like school girls indeed. Shame on the both of 'em . Anyway ...

Once again, I think Kris was best-o'-night by a whisker. I'm not sure why - probably because we almost expect Adam to go off into a mostly unchartered *everywhere* when he shows up doing anything ~ but Kris is coming into his adventurousness later in the competition, and starting to nail it with noteworthy prominence. I'm sorta thinking that Lambert walked into his "Idol" audition sharp as a tack at the door, and used each opportunity to sharpen said tack week after week. Kris has really grown from a much more humble beginning (or at least from much less screen time at the start) and has evolved s-o-o-o much and s-o-o-o nicely. It also is entirely commendable to see these youngsters (any of them) still coming in and giving their 90 seconds of stage time such top-to-bottom 100% efforts as they seem to be doing. They ALL must know that Adam is such a daunting frontrunner, right now, that beating him seems close-to-impossible to consider. Yet they try. Some fail, some soar - but the point is they keep tryin'. And they all deserve many happy points for that alone, if you ask me.

Even Lil, who is NOT every woman. And shouldn't keep trying to sing about such things . She looked fantastic again last night, though. If I may borrow Paula's trick about "finding palatable ways to compliment a rotten performance by using dress styles, hair-dos and trendy shoes" comments as means to avoid telling anybody the sidestepped [yet urgent] truth - that being that they sounded 'much like a toilet flushing', that is. The rest didn't seem too bad to me, not really ANY of them. Even Gokey! Simon certainly is done with Sir Danny, however, ain't he? And, I 'm sure we're all duly writing it down, Paula's calling him a sure thing for the finale (or however she said it)? Huh? Clearly she's trying to balance out Simon's passenger-ness on the Fickle Train. As usual, all the "contestant pimping" is of no use at this point in the contest. No matter what Paula says - but it WAS nice to see her NOT turn into a "pool of Abdul" when Danny sang last night, though. I didn't think Anoop was nearly as bad as he got from Cowell, either. Simon was throwing his weight around very unashamedly last night, wasn't he? All of a sudden he seems to be knowing what many of us thought several weeks ago, as we were paying attention without being told how to. This really should end up a/n Adam/Kris/Allison (and maybe Matt --- but probably not) showdown. But he could concede to that reality without trouncing on the ones he finds "unnecessary" at this late stage. He was unduly mean to Anoop last night and I found it rather opportunistic.

As for Allison? I was so worried for her - I couldn't think of anything she might sensibly try to sing. But the Donna Summer tune (ol' Donna was *hot* on the roster Tuesday evening, wasn't she? - but, then, she was equually hot in 1977, too, as I recall it) she chose worked pretty well. Another song that might have been dubbed 'too mature' for a 16-year old, I reckon. But she did OK. And she even had accelerated cleavage as she sang it ~ and, yes, it seemed slightly illegal to be noticing such a thing. The words fell into that "gargling" place quite a lot, too, I noticed. But even if she does end up Bottom Three? She'll be fine [I hope]. As much as I found Simon's rudeness to Anoop uncalled for is as much as I found his "schmoozy" words to Allison quite acceptable, of course - they'll help her get votes . Hey. If they can all be fickle? Why can't we ?

Bottom Three (in my estimation)? Lil, Matt and Anoop. And Lil, again/twice, just for good measure ...

When they give the theme .. for example Disco this week .. do they have to do a song in the Disco style of music or do they get to do and Disco song in any way they like?

Right-o, here we go, comments as we go along.

Missed Lil's song but it didn't sound good for her from what the judges said.

Kris .. I didn't like it but I can see that it was original and all that.

Danny. LOL all I could do was laugh at the dancing. I didn't really like his song either.

Allison .. oh dear, what was she wearing?? At least it is different. Disco isn't her thing, is it?

I'm starting to think I just don't like disco ...

Adam .. I like how he changes his wardrobe around and doens't wear the same thing week after week like Danny, Kris and Anoop do. He didn't look at all bad in a suit ..

i love SImon's confused looks whenever Paula talks - I wonder if it's all show or he really does think she's missing a few brain cells.

Matt .. still am not seeing it. I think he can sing and all that but I just don't like him. Actually I really don't like the hat. Looks like he and Danny used the same beard trimmer.

Anoop dawg .. dressed like he just stepped of a college campus .. who saw that coming? Designer stubble! Perhaps it's a disease and he caught it off Danny and Matt. Didn't mind the singing at all but not the song but can see that he is improving.

In my corner of the world real men would laugh at those wearing pink ..

How negative I've been tonight. Sorry.

Going home .. ummm, I'll go with Anoop and Lil or Matt.

Once again last night proved that Lil just doesn't have that imagination or creativity of the other contestants. "I'm Every Woman" was a strange song choice, and her version was a pale imitation of the original. It must be hard for her to be slayed by the judges every week. I'm wondering if she really is trying her best, or if her ego is telling her that she needn't listen to the judges advice.

In complete contrast Kris was fantastic! What is stoppin Lil from getting advice from Kris? I loved his version of "She Works Hard for the Money" -- vocals were heartfelt and spot on and the guitar sounded great. His future looks very bright.

I'm kind of lumping Danny and Matt together as far as performances go. While Danny seemed to get the usual praise, Matt got mixed reviews. I didn't think Matt's was worse? I thought Danny's performance of "September" was full of energy, and the vocals were great. His voice has that same sort of "smokey" quality that Seal has.

Matt brought out all the tricks for "Staying Alive". While Simon thought it was desperate, it really did showcase all his talents, including his movement around the stage. This guy is a true performer. I hope he lasts one more week.

Again, I didn't see what the judges saw in Allison with her version of "Hot Stuff". I felt it lacked energy with that slow, drawn out beginning. I was waiting for her to change it up vocally a bit, but she kept her voice low throughout the song. The ending was great though!

Adam -- I think we all know he's going to win! He sings great every week. I loved that song, "If I Can't Have You" when I was a kid! The only thing I didn't care for was the way he slowed down the chorus. I thought he should have kept the same tempo throughout the song, but what do I know? What's interesting is that he appeals to every demographic. He's the favourite in my family -- my 10 year old son likes him, my mom likes him (granny vote there), my redneck, classic rock loving spouse likes him, and of course I adore the guy.

Anoop sang well, with the exception of a couple of off key notes, but it wasn't a song I cared for ("Dim All the Lights"). He was a bit bland in comparison to the others.

It should be Lil and Anoop going home...

Have to admit I cringed when I heard the musical theme was disco. So going in with trepidation and low expectations probably helped the evening be a surprising success for me.

I'm actually feeling sorry for Lil now and the way she is getting slammed week after week. All though must admit not too sure why they were all so enamored with her during the tryout process. She sounded the same to me then, as now. Guess they expected a leap in ability.

And funny thing, when Kris made the top ten I was a bit bewildered because I hadn't seen or heard a performance which would've put him there. And then he's the one with the leap in ability. In his own way he is as creative as Adam and has proven it in a much more subtle way.

Danny and Allison always sing spot on. I don't think Danny has missed a note throughout the entire competition. It's just I found myself not really caring. He picks good songs, he sings well and then it's over. Nothing is ever too memorable. Kind of the same thing with Allison. Sings great but kind of a so what reaction.

Matt? Don't know. Maybe he is better in smaller venues. And, okay, I'll say it. The corny hat just doesn't work. If that is a trademark it's missing the mark for me.

I like Anoop and want to root for an underdog but realistically he doesn't have a shot. No matter how much they Miami Vice him up. Really, with the stubble and the pink I thought we were seeing the return of Ricardo Tubbs.

Yet Randy echoed something I said while watching, all of the remaining contestants are completely capable of amazing vocals. All of them can really sing. And if it wasn't for Adam standing head and shoulders above when it comes to actually performing, it could've been anyone else's game.

Here we go - I haven't read any reviews (I wanted to get my own down first before I go back and read what anyone else said).

Lil (I'm Every Woman) - Bad song choice, that song is way too big for her.

Kris (She works hard for the money) - Yes! Nice arrangement, he took a risk and it paid off. I really liked this.

Danny (September) - He needs a choreographer, because the White Boy Shuffle is getting WAY old. The song was ok, vocally excellent, but it wasn't exciting. As Simon said, it was clumsy.

Allison (Hot Stuff) - I loved the opening, loved the arrangement. Sounded like they had some Jimi Hendrix going on.

Adam (If I Can't Have You) - Amazing. I'm not sure if I liked the arrangement - I may have to listen to it another time or 20 to make sure. He's fabulous.

Matt (Stayin' Alive) - Back to the 'Justin' vibe. I liked it, but not sure he still won't go home.

Anoop (Dance the Night Away) - Weird arrangement, not sure I liked it, but good vocals (until the end). Lookin' good, too.

I'm thinking bottom 3 might be Lil, Matt and Anoop. If they do a bottom 4 so they can tease us, Allison might be there as well (although personally, I think Danny should be down there).

Going home, I'd say Lil and Matt.