5/9/06 Final 4 who should go home on Wed?

American Idol: Season 5 Forum

Who should be going home on Wednesday? Please keep all your comments about the show in this thread or in the member recap section until after the West Coast has viewed the show.

Elliott: “Trouble” and “If I Can Dream”

Chris: “A Little Less Conversation” and “Suspicious Minds”

Taylor: “Jailhouse Rock” and “In the Ghetto”

Katherine: “Hound Dog/All Shook Up” and “Can’t Help Falling in Love

(these were in several posts on the AI site)

A Little Less Conversation is one of the ONLY songs that I actually like... and my Chris is singing it! Well, I HOPE that he will.


If Kat does Hound Dog/All Shook Up, I think that she will bomb it. But, she might do well with "Cant Help Falling In Love" though, a friend of mine commented that it's his SIGNATURE song, and it could hurt her.

Kat's song choice could really hurt her.

People are reporting that ET will show or did show that Priscilla took Taylor's arm and led him around Graceland.

One of the things that I AM looking forward to tonight is that Tommy Motolla is supposed to be the one working with the four contestants. I want to hear his input, and thoughts, for each of them.

Hopefully we will get to hear what he thinks. I hate it when they mess with the parts we are allowed to hear.

First off:

Kris...you were right. Kat bombed!

Second: Tommy M. did say what he thought, but I dont know if it was any different than anyone else's comments (ie Barry Manilow, Rod Stewart, etc). One thing he said to Kat about her second song was that she needs to feel the song and sing it that way and not worry about anything but the song. AND..what did she do? exactly what he told her NOT to do. She came out and started good then within seconds, she was smiling again and she lost it because of that. She was too worried about smiling and lost herself in the song...AGAIN. Ive said that all along about her. Good voice, but too busy playing to the camera and smiling, which you cannot do during a sad ballad. She has a great voice...but she loses herself while playing too much to the camera and concentrating too much on smiling when it is so completely unnecessary.

Another thing T.M. said was that he loved Chris' voice and that he thinks it is gonna be great to listen to on an album. (What Chris fan wouldnt love that comment!!)

Chris was great..loved Suspicious Minds! (I always liked Dwight Yokums version better than Elvis'...wierd I know...but I do)..Chris sang it the Elvis way, and I actually liked it better from Chris than from Elvis.

I didnt care for Taylors first song...the second was really good..Id never heard that song before but my husband said it was one of his favorites by Elvis, so I guess if one likes Elvis they know that song.

Elliot got major rave reviews from the judges...I thought the first song was good, but the second song he sang was great!

Priscilla Presley...she needs to stay away from the plastic surgery...she looks plastic-like...its so very very wierd.

Someone voted for Chris, Taylor and Elliot to leave?

Maybe they think that...but after tonight's performance, I cant see how anyone would have voted for any of the guys to leave.

I voted for Kat. The guys were on tonight.

Caught me Mystic. I listen to the MP3's on Rickey.org I like to hear the vocals without being distracted by the visual. The men were great!

I just started watching the show on DVR. I have only seen Taylor so far. I don't know why I'm bothering because I have a feeling Elliott is going home tomorrow no matter what. I mean, he's been in the bottom 3 several times while giving the best performance of the evening. I'm almost disillusioned with the show at this point. It's seeming more like a popularity contest rather than a singing competition. Kat has bombed a few times while concentrating more on where the camera is instead of singing her songs yet she keeps ending up among the highest vote-getters.

Oh well, I'm going to continue watching the show now.

Thanks for the review, mystic I can't wait to hear Chris, and Elliott. I knew that Kat was gonna screw it up... and damn it, she has got to STOP playing up to the camera. Hasn't anyone sat down with her and said, "Look Kat... you can't keep smiling into the camera while singing a ballad. People want to know that the person singing is actually FEELING those things." Damn!

I dont agree that Kat was at a disdvantage this evening.

If one would ever listen to Honeymoon in Vegas...there are Elvis songs sung by women on that soundtrack.

Trisha Yearwood and Amy Grant sang his songs really well...I dont remember anyone saying that they were at a disadvantage for those songs.

This is a terrible excuse for people to give Kat....and one I certainly dont accept.

Well.... tonight, Chris definitely did it, for me!!!

Then, I would have to say, Elliott. He was just amazing tonight.

Followed up with Taylor. Not a bad night for him. Esp with the second song.

Last, and I would have to say, the least consistent lately... Katharine.


So, I'm thinking that we're looking at a three way competition with the men, if America votes right, based on how these four have sang, on a constant basis.

oh man, McPhee BLEW IT! She was HORRENDOUS! I really don't think Elliott will win b/c he doesn't have a strong stage presence but man he better not go home tonight. He was REALLY GOOD yesterday! Way better than McPhee. I see she goes, or I go. okay i won't go, but i'll be angry.

Goodbye McPhee, she really isn't that great compared to the other singers and she tends to forget her lyrics. As soon as she got quiet in that song, I knew she forgot or messed up the words. Did she think turning around meant that people couldn't hear her? You have a microphone in your hand! Oh well, now we know a white male will win the competition.

White female. Check and check.
Black male. Check.
Black female. Check.

Now we need to get Hispanic and Asian winners. It will show the true melting pot menagerie of artists in America then.

Elliot sucked.

OMG, do you have your ears filled with wax?

Maybe, I was in the chat room with you and Fuscia when he sang. But from what I recall, it was stinkerino.