Anyone see the American Idol auditions last night from Minnesota. These auditions are hilarious. Saw a few hopefuls last night but a lot of embarrassing auditions also. Tonight they are going to be in Seattle. Simon claims Seattle had the worst auditions of all the cities. Memphis will be on next week. :clap_1:
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Beach Fanatic
Yup, I'm for Jordin & Melinda in the finals. Either one winning would be fine with me. I like Blake, but he always sounds (and moves) the same way as far as I can tell. He'll have a good career anyway, as will Lakisha, Jordin, Melinda regardless of who wins. They all seem like good willed people and so I'd support any of them.
SoWal Insider
They all did good, I agree with BR order...;-) Blake always does take a chance and always makes it his song. Jordin had a few trouble spots IMO.
Beach Fanatic
Dialidol has it like this:
1. Melinda
2. Jordin
3. Blake
with the margin of error very close to call. After Simon's remark about Melinda, I would find it very hard to believe she would not be in the finale.
1. Melinda
2. Jordin
3. Blake
with the margin of error very close to call. After Simon's remark about Melinda, I would find it very hard to believe she would not be in the finale.
Beach Fanatic
Someone got some new chompers.
Meow
SoWal Expert
Holy Cow!!!
Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
I can't believe it. 
Beach Fanatic
OMG---Melinda is going home. I can't believe it.
Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
Someone got some new chompers.
He looked so good tonight.
SoWal Expert
That is what happens when you don't vote for your favorite contestant, and instead, you try to vote for the number 2 person. 
Beach Fanatic
NO WAY. How did that happen?
SoWal Expert
You bought that pink yarn yet????
SoWal Expert
Well, Mango won't be making me that scarf. Now the question is will her girl win it all. I think Jordin will blow Blake out of the water on the finally, but I also thought that Blake would be leaving tonight, and that last year's winner (I forget his name) would not win b/c he looked too old, so what do I know?
Beach Fanatic
Disappointing, but Melinda will be better off. I did not think she was "cute" enough to get the younger votes. She will get a good contract and be able to be herself.
SoWal Insider
Someone got some new chompers.I noticed that too.
bean
It turned out just how I had hoped. Yes, Melinda is an amazing singer but her style isn't young and fresh like the others. Blake is my favorite but I think Jordin will probably win.
SoWal Insider
I think Melinda has more of a Gladys Knight-type following.
SoWal Expert
She will get a good contract and be able to be herself.I'm sure that she will be herself, because Simon wants to sell music, but as American Idol, aka Simon, retains control over all AI artists, he will retain control over what she does. She will still make herself and Simon much money, and she might even sell more music than this year's winner.
Beach Fanatic
Disappointing, but Melinda will be better off. I did not think she was "cute" enough to get the younger votes. She will get a good contract and be able to be herself.
Geez, I just typed in a long response, but it didn't register. So I'll try again.
IMHO Melinda outclassed the others in a big way. I was a bit surprised both by that she got voted off AND that she wasn't sad. I don't think I've ever seen a happier person that just got voted off. I'm thinking she's already got a better contract than what she would've gotten out of AI. Look at what Carrie Underwood has done...far better than any AI winner to date. Melinda will go a long way...probably more so since she won't be as constrained by AI.
Good luck to both Blake and Jordin.
Beach Fanatic
Geez, I just typed in a long response, but it didn't register. So I'll try again.
IMHO Melinda outclassed the others in a big way. I was a bit surprised both by that she got voted off AND that she wasn't sad. I don't think I've ever seen a happier person that just got voted off. [/B] I'm thinking she's already got a better contract than what she would've gotten out of AI. Look at what Carrie Underwood has done...far better than any AI winner to date. Melinda will go a long way...probably more so since she won't be as constrained by AI.
Good luck to both Blake and Jordin.
I noticed that as well. It takes a lot of character to be a good loser. Ditto on good luck to the finalists.
Beach Fanatic
The winner went home tonight, IMO. She was the most consistent, always on pitch, and I disagree with whomever said she can only sing one way. She can definitely rock. Have a Nice Day was one of my favorite performances of hers. If this was supposed to be a singing competition, which people keep saying, the best singer went home. I think Blake is a great arranger, not a great singer. He has a decent voice, but compared to Melinda? Jordin, also has better vocals than Blake, but was not consistent throughout the season. Is it just about the last performance or a compilation of all the songs. Last night, Melinda out sung the rest. What happened?
Beach Fanatic
The winner went home tonight, IMO. She was the most consistent, always on pitch, and I disagree with whomever said she can only sing one way. She can definitely rock. Have a Nice Day was one of my favorite performances of hers. If this was supposed to be a singing competition, which people keep saying, the best singer went home. I think Blake is a great arranger, not a great singer. He has a decent voice, but compared to Melinda? Jordin, also has better vocals than Blake, but was not consistent throughout the season. Is it just about the last performance or a compilation of all the songs. Last night, Melinda out sung the rest. What happened?
Totally agree!
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SoWal Insider
Geez, I just typed in a long response, but it didn't register. So I'll try again.
IMHO Melinda outclassed the others in a big way. I was a bit surprised both by that she got voted off AND that she wasn't sad. I don't think I've ever seen a happier person that just got voted off. I'm thinking she's already got a better contract than what she would've gotten out of AI. Look at what Carrie Underwood has done...far better than any AI winner to date. Melinda will go a long way...probably more so since she won't be as constrained by AI.
Good luck to both Blake and Jordin.
Yup to all of the above.
Apparently I fit squarely in the Melinda Demographic, 29-44 women or something like that. I guess from pure demographics it's not a huge surprise that she went home ... the younger voters are going to vote more, and they may not always be the best judge of talent. :roll: Still, I went like this
for a few minutes, until I saw how darned calm she was about all of it. Blake actually looked far more miserable than Melinda did. I can't wait to see what Melinda does next. Blake has grown on me a lot, but Jordan has started to bug me a bit even as her performances have improved. I noticed a bit of attitude yesterday ... but she is 17, hopefully someone will knock it out of her. I think all three could have interesting careers, and even though this has been a "boring" season, they will fare better than all of the season 5 class except for Daughtry.
Beach Fanatic
Don't forget Taylor Hicks, I absolutely love his CD. I wonder why we don't hear much from him. Someone told me that the radio stations are not wanting to play his music. What's up with that?
SoWal Insider
I hear they're bringing an idol back tonight by popular demand. :lie:
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