4/04/06 Who should be voted off the show tonight?

American Idol: Season 5 Forum

Vote for who you think should go home after tonight's performance... or, who you think will go home.

Just a note, we have an all new member recap sub forum where you can post your own recap/review in your own thread.

http://www.inreview.com/forum-968.html

As soon as someone finds out the songs that each person is performing, tonight, please post it in here. I'm interested to know what they are going to do.

I'm working on it. There is nothing but rumors floating around as of now. There is a crazy one that Taylor is going to sing a John Denver song, but his person who posts in code said he would do a ballad this week. Still trolling for news.

ah hem IT'S TAYLOR TUESDAY! WOOO!

No, it's CHRIS TUESDAY!

I bet that there are a lot of rumors flying around.
I so want to know which country song Chris decided to go with.
I hope that it's Shameless, by Garth Brooks... but, I'm not holding my breath.

Dang, it is tight on the rumor front. AI cracked down on posting spoliers, so it is next to impossible to find out what they will sing. If only they would post on INR.

Yeah... if we could get 'em on here, that would be great!!

Could you imagine having Chris and Taylor coming to our board? *sigh* *swoon* *THUD*

The contestants usually have a close friend or family member post because they have zero time. Hopefully right before the show airs, we will get some news of the songs.

There's a Chris Daughtry web site where songs of his AI performances are posted, and they put pics of him up as well. Some of Chris' friends run it. It's totally cool, because you get real info on Chris, his family, etc...

Rumored song choices

Chris- Amazed by Lonestar

Amazed? That's a wonderful song... and I think that it will be nice to hear!
Though, I did want Shameless... but, Amazed will do.

More rumors

1. Kellie: Strawberry Wine--Deana Carter

2. Mandisa: She's in Love with the Boy--Trisha Yearwood

3. Bucky: The Little Girl--John Michael Montgomery

4. Chris: Amazed--Lonestar

5. Elliot: I Do (Cherish You)--Mark Wills **This was also sung by 98 Degrees

6. Katharine: The Lucky One--Alison Krauss

7. Paris: JoDee Messina--Burn

8. Ace: I Swear--John Michael Montgomery **Also sung by All 4 One

9. Taylor: I Like, I Love It--Tim McGraw

Sad to say, Kenny Rogers looked like that poor guy that Hannibal killed in silence of the lambs, then put the dudes face on his face to escape.


What is the sam hill was he thinking, getting all that plastic surgery?

Songs sung tonight

Taylor- sang first "Take Me Home Country Roads"

Paris - "How Do I live without You?"

Kellie- "Fancy"

Taylor and Mandisa were worse performances tonight IMO

I voted Mandisa off... just didn't like her tonight.


Every time I call Chris' line, to vote for him, I get through.

So I can't post my review in this thread anymore? I have to go to the new one?

I'm watching the show on DVR and I'm up to Katherine. Up to this point my vote would go to her. She was not good at all and she spends WAY too much time trying to play to the cameras. Tonight I think it actually kept her from concentrating on the song. I will save my vote until after all the performances.

I voted Taylor to leave. Country Roads?????

Good for John Denver...Terrible for Taylor.

He made me cringe tonight.

I have to stick with my vote for Katherine. Bucky was the only one after her and I think he sounded better! Actually, after hearing the recaps at the end of the show Mystic may be right, Taylor may just have beat out Katherine for the worst. But I'm going to go ahead and stick with my first thought!

I decided since people told me I should voice my opinions on the every week threads I would. So now you get to hear every last one. LUCKY YOU!!!

Last night was okay. Kelli blew everyone away with "Fancy" by Reba McEntire. I love that song and she didn't screw it up. It was PERFECT for her. Chris did okay. Now Mandisa did a good job as far as vocals but the song choice was okay. It is a little hard for me with that one. Shania Twain is my all time favorite country singer. She was the first country singer I liked. Now Paris, good strong voice, still don't like the attitude but she did mess up her lyrics. Now the judges don't know country enough to know that but she said "What kind of love would that be" instead of "What kind of life would that be" Yes very minor but her attitude still bugs me. It is almost like she tries to act more mature when she really isn't. Still she has got a good voice but still even in a singing competition and in the 'business' your voice isn't everything. It is mostly what it is but you also need a good down to earth and sweet personality. Bucky needs to work on enunciating. Chris did okay. Katharine sang good vocals, don't know the song. Still lovin' her!!! Ace needs to go. I didn't like what he did last night. The song Elliot sang reminded me of something 'chicken little' would sing. No offense, good song with good vocals, just thought I would point that one out. Well it will be interesting to see what people say to my observations. Can't wait for tonite!!! Kelli still beats all of them!!! (And not because I like country cuz I love Chris also) Kelli just had it last nite.

~Ang~

I think that Paris chick should be voted off.

The Pickle nailed it and looked super hot doing it.

McPhee dresses to churchy, too conservative.

The rest were bleh.

-HECK!

And I'm STILL waiting for Darci's review!!!

I'm going through withdrawls because she hasn't posted it yet!!

I voted Mandisa off. She just sounded awful. So did Taylor, but I like Taylor. Chris was great. My favorite singer singing my favorite country song! If anyone else had sang Keith Urban i would have freaked, he did the song good. I can't believe Bucky is still in this show.

And my McPheever is going away, she's been sucking the last couple of times. she needs to choose better songs.

NEWS ON TAYLOR: Taylor has strep. They had to move Elliott out of their apartment to contain this outbreak. This is being reported all over the AI board.

I knew that Taylor was off last night... like you and I talked about, Sherry. But, I thought that it was just due to him singing country. You said that he looked like he wasn't feeling well, and didn't sound right. My partner, Shannon, has strep, and has been in bed for the past week, and is having a hard time doing anything. So, I can only imagine how Taylor is doing.

As for Elliott, he has severe diabetes, and can't get sick, so that's why they've moved him out.

Pickle was in her element last night.

its so funny that people like her, i think she sounds rancid. and she always looks confused or spaced out. the pickle gets a from me.

I just feel sorry for stupid people. She is kind of stupid. But she sang pretty good last night.


I just need her to sing and look good, not solve the last decimal of PI.

Okay first thing it would matter if she had the brains of a 2nd grader, the thing is that Kellie CAN sing. She doesn't always look clueless she is just too innocent for her own good plus she has got an awesome voice. And she loves to talk...I don't know what is wrong with that. I have liked her since her audition. She is not some snot nose that thinks that she is the hottest thing since sliced bread. *cough Paris cough Ace cough* I agree with the people that different styles work for different people. I like Chris, I sorta liked him at his audition but I like him even more now. Not sure about Taylor yet...he dances like he is having a seizure..no offense. But yet again it is a singing competition...and he has a um..smooth voice. If you know what I mean.

Taylor news: he had been rehearsing a Hank Williams JR. song for three days when AI told him they could not get the song cleared. He had to pick a song that he knew and the band could play on short notice. Not sure how reliable the source is on this one, but I thought I would throw it out there.

Greetings, friends! I'm Darci Monet, singer/songwriter/freelance writer and this is my weekly critique of the Idol contestants' performances. Sorry I'm late - I got confused with the new forum and then simply forgot to come back cuz this week's been weird and busy. So here's my gut-reaction, one-listen-only review for this week!

Okay...fair warning...I have had a long, trying day and a crick in my right neck and shoulder that's about to kill me. I'm GRUMPY. And tonight being country night has done nothing to improve my mood. Not because I hate country music or anything, but because not EVERYONE can sing it well and we have seven out of nine whom we can assume don't. Oy vey. Well, let's get this show on the road.

"THIS...IS...AaaaaaMERicanidol." Thank you, Ryan. Dude...what's with the scruff a la Don Johnson?

Oh goody...I haven't seen Kenny Rogers in years and now I see his brand-spankin-newly-purchased face twice in one week (he just made an appearance on Nashville Star last week)!

Taylor's up first in the throw away spot. And I now see why. He didn't get warmed up till the second verse...I don't think he liked this song at all. And I don't think the judges will, either. No, they don't. I love John Denver, but I didn't love John Denver on Taylor. What a bummer, cuz there are a zillion wonderful honky tonk, blues-based, soulful songs in the country genre that he could have absolutely tore up. I never thought I'd see the day when Taylor had no energy, but...there it was. Aw, man. Now I'm sad.

Mandisa better save it cuz we're already off to a morbid start. Another poor choice. It just didn't fit her voice...her voice is too large for a wussy little Shania song. A million beautiful, heart-warming country ballads out there, sister. You could have chosen one.

Take three with Elliott singing the classic "If Tomorrow Never Comes". Well, it's the best vocal so far for the evening. However, performance-wise all the energy he gave us last week was lost in his little "Ohgodi'msingingcountryhowthehelldoigetthroughthis
" side step. I would have raised it up a whole step and then I think his vocal would have REALLY soared. Not great for Elliott, but not bad, either.

In the montage Paris sounds to have chosen the right song. Ouch, shaky opening notes and she hasn't quite caught up with herself. Well, I can tell ya from experience that this is a deceptively difficult tune to sing and it showed for her. She held on by a very thin thread - and Paula actually hit it ALL on the head! And Simon's smoking crack. Ugh. Moving on...

Ace is supposedly going to wow us, implies Kenny. I am not familiar with this song, but I think it's the latest from Keith Urban (who rawks). Ace is pitchy as usual, though I do feel it was a good song choice for him in general. He seemed to tone down his "too sexy for this show" theatrics a little, too. So I have to say overall one of Ace's better performances. Did he win me over as a new fan? Mmmmmmm...yeah, that's still a no. When I see him on a gargantuan billboard in his Calvin Klein underwear as I drive down the Sunset Strip one day, I might change my mind.

And here comes Kellie with her $300 hairstyle and her excuses for seafood cluelessness. OH GOD NOT "FANCY"!!! *beating head against monitor* Here's your one chance, Kellie...and you're lettin' me down. She starts off in the audience barely keeping up with the downbeat, then bottoming out on the low notes, that spark she had during the semis is STILL missing, and there she goes pointing on the word YOU (ACK!!!!)...she's supposed to be in her element here and that was just nothing but a hot mess. I'm sorry I don't agree with the judges at all...more pimping for one of their preferred front runners. Cute top, though. There, I said something nice.

Please save us Chris...oh please. TAKE THAT, ALL NAYSAYERS WHO THINK HE CAN'T DO ANYTHING BUT YELL. So there's that. To be fair, he did slip under pitch a bit a few times, but it was nice to hear him sing sweetly.

Simon's gonna HATE Katharine's song choice (and indeed he did). That was the most fun I've ever seen her have on this show, I believe. She sang really well, hit all the right notes, utilized the stage -- even if it was still slightly mechanical, she still did everything right and I don't think she'll have to worry about bottom three this week.

And Bucky closes the show (thank you Kenny for mentioning his diction). And...is this a country song? I never thought it was. *scratching head* Anyway...Bucky's doing alright...I think the best Bucky can do, at any rate. He was over and under the pitch by hairs all over the place as is almost his signature by now, but his performance skills keep improving every week.

Overall, another very boring show. For country done right in a singing competition, watch Nashville Star instead.

Soooooooo...?

Edit to original review: IT SUCKS THAT MANDISA GOT THE BOOT THIS EARLY!!!!

Thanks Darci... I was really having withdrawls from you not posting!

I strongly agree with you, mystic. And let me just add, if this is all an 'act' on her part, she's good! Come on, who's never heard of salmon? We study about them, in junior high biology (which is a requirement in US schools), about migrating up stream. Sheesh.

She needs a strong education... because I truly don't want someone who comes across as an idiot, representing an American Idol. Then again, in my opinon, they aren't really idols... it's just a title. An "idol" must become an earned status, and it isn't simply because one stands on stage and sings a song (in my opinion).

We don't need another "dumb blonde" in the spotlight. Just like I don't want someone who can't speak by putting a sentence together.

Kellie has an okay voice... but, it doesn't stand out like some of the others.

We all missed your review. I'm also glad it is Friday. Long week for me as well.

Taylor had better be over his strep for Queen week. It is going to be hard for all of them to sing Queen, let alone with strep.

Oh, I'm glad that it's Friday too. When the clocks strikes 3:30, I'm not walking... but RUNNING, out of the office!!

And you're right, Sher... let's hope that Tay is feeling better, because Queen is NOT going to be easy to tackle, at all.

And regarding Kellie...two things:

1) I think it IS an act with her. These days you can't win a beauty pageant by being stupid. The questions they ask in the interviews are SERIOUS questions. I have a friend that went to Miss Tennessee about ten years ago and she was clearly - CLEARLY - the hottest chick on that stage, just stunningly beautiful. But bless her heart...she was all foam and no beer and did poorly in her interviews because of it. She didn't even make runner up, but came in fifth or something. So I smell a good actress in Kellie more than anything else.

2) If she IS that dumb, we have enough vapid specimens on red carpets right now to last us a lifetime, we don't need another. We have so many in fact, that Pink just wrote and released a song about them!

I will start a poll about kellie. Great post Darci. I agree with it.