Prior to tonight's Finally-We-Get-to-the-Final 36-Group, here are the people that have stood out to me, at least those I can remember right now given that we have had so little face time with people of any talent:
Danny Gokey and his friend Jamar Rogers (decent but not as good as Danny), Lil Rounds, Kristen McNamara (I may have read somewhere that she was on Nashville Star?), Adam Lambert (the theater-looking dude), Anoop, Jorge, Anne Marie Boskovich; and despite terrible rounds last night: Joanna Pacitti, Steven Fowler (forgot his words twice last night), and Jasmine Murray.
I'm sure I'm leaving some out but those come immediately to mind.
I guess I've learned this: that what you see in the auditions doesn't translate to Hollywood (e.g. Lanesha); and what you see in Hollywood isn't the way it will play out once the finals start. Some people get a lot better (Elliot Yamin, David Cook, Jordin Sparks), some worse (sorry ladies, I just never thought Michael Johns delivered on his early promise), and some have mystifying success (Bucky, Kristy Lee, and the [still] Unspeakable One whose name begins with S in case you forgot who I am referring to).
All that to say I have no early predictions, yet.
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You were better off watching the REAL dogs!
I left about half way through as I am tired of the false drama Idol is promulgating. There's something dishonest somewhere that is becoming clear: if these judges truly know talent why can they not see through laryngitis (for which their too intensive hype is creating) and forgetting the words? They tell the novice performers that forgetting words is an automatic killer. Well, THAT sure is way to produce word forgetting. I would think if they let the contestants know that CREATIVITY gives points when well constructed during a words-forgetting moment would allow freedom and professionalism to show through rather than some artificial barometer. One can have no vocal talent at all and nail the words every time (am I thinking Tatiana here?).
They know good and well that Danny Osmond IS good! Lanesha IS good. But to artificially create drama, they keep poorly talented people who will NEVER sell a CD and the only download they would get is from mother, cousin, sister, brother and grandmother? The one's responsible for making these talentless wonders think they had talent in the first place? It is dishonoring and a waste of time - mine at least. That is something I can control: the remote.
Some got sent home who gave you a chill up the spine while others were kept who clearly play to the lowest common denominator: drama of the most pathetic, no-shame sort.
Westminister won the night.
OOOPS! POSTED ABOVE IN THE WRONG PLACE. AGREE WITH A LOT OF WHAT YOU SAID HERE!
AND WE ALL KNOW WHO "S" IS (WAS). :0)
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