American Idol 2011

[krazyaboutkatz]

I've also been watching but I've missed parts of the show because I sometimes get home very late and I don't have a DVR. I think they have a great diverse group this year so it should be very interesting to see how they perform. I usually go for the rockers but it seems they only have one in the group this year.

[kittycats_delight]

Gonna weigh in here myself.

I Steven Tyler as a judge. You never know what is going to come out of his mouth. lol He is fun, full of energy and very fair for the most part though I don't always agree with him.

I am not a fan of Jennifer Lopez but I have changed my opinion of her. She wears her heart on her sleeve and is so compassionate. I think she brings a wonderful warm element to the panel.

Randy is Randy. He can be harsh sometimes but overall he is a great judge in my opinion. He does seem to have softened somewhat this year. On the whole I often agree with his calls.

Favorites for me, I would have to go with James overall & of course for the guys. I LOVE that rock n roll voice especially the high 'screams' only a true rocker can do it like he does. It is amazing. For the girls, I adore Lauren. She has such a strong voice and there is just a spark that shoots out of her and strikes you when she performs.

[Taz_Zoee]

Michelle, I completley agree with you on everything...........except your guy choice. I couldn't stand Adam Lambert (his singing, I liked him as a person). I do like James more than Adam though. My favorite guy is Casey.

[Karen]

So what did folks think of last night's performances. I thought Lauren just did "okay," and didn't really like Ashthon's performance or song choice. You cannot just say you are Diana Ross and do the hair, you need to put some soul into the singing, which I don't think she did. I also didn't Paul's performance as much this week, it just seemed to be all over the place. Loved Casey, and James and several others, and thought Naima was interesting enough, and quite different enough than the original to be good, though she was out of breath a lot. Hope she'll learn from that!

[Taz_Zoee]

I totally agree with you Karen! Didn't like Ashthon at all, didn't care for Paul. Loved Casey and James. Liked the rest enough. Thia sounded a little off at first, but her voice is just so beautiful and powerful.......especially for 15 years old!!!
Naima was a pleasant surprise for me. I do not like Rhianna......at all. But I really did enjoy her performance. I especially liked the reggae part. I thought she did great with her voice despite the dancing around she did.
I was afraid Pia would hack on Celine Dion, but she did very good.

So, from last night performance as well as previous ones, I hope Ashthon goes home. I really don't like how she always puts a "hey" throughout every song she sings. It's like she's trying too hard. But I do love her hair!!

[Karen]

But I do love her hair!!

Her hair is great, it's the attitude underneath is that doesn't fly with me!

[Taz_Zoee]

Her hair is great, it's the attitude underneath is that doesn't fly with me!

Agreed!

[krazyaboutkatz]

I totally agree with you Karen! Didn't like Ashthon at all, didn't care for Paul. Loved Casey and James. Liked the rest enough. Thia sounded a little off at first, but her voice is just so beautiful and powerful.......especially for 15 years old!!!
Naima was a pleasant surprise for me. I do not like Rhianna......at all. But I really did enjoy her performance. I especially liked the reggae part. I thought she did great with her voice despite the dancing around she did.
I was afraid Pia would hack on Celine Dion, but she did very good.

So, from last night performance as well as previous ones, I hope Ashthon goes home. I really don't like how she always puts a "hey" throughout every song she sings. It's like she's trying too hard. But I do love her hair!!

I agree with everything you said. I actually voted online for James, Casey, Pia, and Naima. I also agreed with Randy that Naima should've done the whole song using reggae. I was happy to see Ashthon go home tonight.

[pitc9]

I too was glad to see her go home last night. I thought the judges wasted a wild card on her in the first place!
I think Rodriguez (can't think of her first name) should be next.
Pia's voice is OUT of this WORLD!!
I think Lauren has great potential and I love to watch James, he's SOOO into what he's singing 100%!