Taylor Hicks

dbuck, Taylor did a great job with the song, but you should give the original artist, Ray Lamontagne, a listen--I bet you'll like him!

Oh, it's horrible. Last week, when we were watching, I said they really need to send him for some dental work.

Yes, though he just had a live CD come out, so there are 2--1 full-length studio CD and the live one.

where do you get the cd?

He's very insecure about his teeth--notice he smiles with mouth closed whenever possible. It's due to his full-on diabetes--it ruins teeth like that. He said in some interview the first thing he'd like to do if he gets some money is to fix them up. I doubt he'll go the distance, but he's got a nice voice, a sweet disposition and has overcome so much (he's part deaf too!) that it's hard not to pull for him.

As for Chris, who've I've been behind from the start, I hope he starts to show a little more versatility too. Simon does that every year, first telling someone to stick to whatever their style is, and then berate them for not being more versatile. (did it with Carrie last year). Feh, he plays us. But other than that he's usually right on the money with his comments. He's the only one I really pay attention to. Randy sometimes provides insight, but Paula is generally just useless cheerleading, dont you think?

From a report I read last week from someone who was in the audience, they are actually told before taping to clap enthusiastically for Randy, Paula, Ryan and the contestants, but to "feel free to Boo Simon."

While you and I may enjoy Taylor's music, we won't by as many albums as the teenie boppers will of their favorite artist of the week. The winner will appeal to the teenie boppers, not us Thirty-Somethings;-). I can almost guarantee you.

Test question -- Did you vote for any of the contestants? I didn't think so. Neither did I. The teenie boppers will not vote for Taylor because he will remind them of a father like figure. Let's face it, they are looking for a teen star with this show. Perhaps Simon should spin off another show with a focus on adult singers.

I vote for Taylor every week and so do all my friends (who are also in their 20's). We're not teeny boppers, but we're crossing our fingers that there are enough of us out there to keep getting him through each week.

YAY TAYLOR! :clap_1:

I heard on the news up here in Chicago that Chris was contacted by Fuel to be their lead singer - but he had to efuse now due to his Idol contract.

Hey Cork, I dunno. What Katie Blue said does make some sense -- she is a little controlled, and doesn't have that sparkling personality that some of the others do. But she is beautiful as well as a beautiful singer. I thinks she will be a finalist, but who's to say?

QUOTE]I think Katie and SJ are right that Katherine won't last till the end but I was shocked that she was in the bottom 3 after last weeks performance. She was one of only a few that were any good. That was so not right.

Hey Cork, I dunno. What Katie Blue said does make some sense -- she is a little controlled, and doesn't have that sparkling personality that some of the others do. But she is beautiful as well as a beautiful singer. I thinks she will be a finalist, but who's to say?

QUOTE]I think Katie and SJ are right that Katherine won't last till the end but I was shocked that she was in the bottom 3 after last weeks performance. She was one of only a few that were any good. That was so not right.

Yeah...and the judges weren't shocked either.
The fact that Taylor keeps getting through means that there are definitely people voting for him. I mean listen...people from Alabama, esp. B'ham, get obsessed! Bo, Ruben, Taylor...see. They'll put him through. And like I said. The women in the room I work in love him to death. So Queens and the Bronx are voting too.

I think Katie and SJ are right that Katherine won't last till the end but I was shocked that she was in the bottom 3

Well I never said she wouldnt last until the end. I just said I didn't 'connect' with her, personally, on an emotional level. Music, for me, is so much more than proper singing and beauty. I can appreciate talent, which she has in spades. But I seek out music that makes me feel something, transcends me in some way or another. She doesn't do that at all for me, she leaves me feeling nothing--but that's just me. Darn good singer though, technically probably the best.

It's like comparing Joe Satriani or Jaco Pastorius to, say, Carlos Santana or (early) Clapton. The two former guys can smoke anyone, technically. But Carlos and Eric can take just one long guitar note, and eek out so much emotion in that one note that they tell the story of the world..or make you cry. That's what I'm talking about. Taylor to me has the closest grasp on this, and for him, it's innate, it's just in his blood.

Ditto

Actually, I think Katharina, or whatever her name is, stands a good chance to win because the teenie boppers will vote for her.

They didn't vote for her this week!!!

Don't forget American Idol Tonite!

Yea, and can we all TRY to vote for Katharine so she is not in the bottom two again! Let's decide ahead who we are voting for tonight.
Taylor
Mandisa
Paris
Katharine
Chris
Elliott

Are ya with me??????