American Idol 2011

[krazyaboutkatz]

They just said Casey was sick, and hoped to be back soon, they didn't give any specifics. Oh, and Ms. Rodriquez's first name is Karen!

Okay thanks. I also don't know why everyone thinks that Karen is so great. She doesn't do anything for me and I find her song choices very boring. If Ashthon hadn't been the one to go, I was hoping that it then would've been Karen.

[Karen]

I think Karen Rodriguez is nice enough, and she doesn't offend me in any way, but I know that music, like art, is all very subjective as to what each person considers good. I don't see her among the final contestants, but there are a few others I am pretty blah about, too.

[Karen]

For those who were wondering, "Casey Abrams was absent from Thursday's show due to receiving blood transfusions for his ulcerative colitis."

[Taz_Zoee]

Isn't this the second time Casey's been in the hospital? That worries me.

I like Karen best when she sings in Spanish. Even though I don't understand her, I think its beautiful.

Can't wait for this next week. Do we know what they are singing? Any theme or person? I can't remember if they said at the end of the show last week.

[krazyaboutkatz]

For those who were wondering, "Casey Abrams was absent from Thursday's show due to receiving blood transfusions for his ulcerative colitis."

Thanks for letting us know. I know a woman who has this disease and she said she was in pain most of her life until she had her large intestine removed. I think that's right or maybe it was her small intestine. Now she's finally pain free. I bet all the stress would really cause Casey's ulcerative colitis to flare up. I hope he'll be a okay from now on.

Isn't this the second time Casey's been in the hospital? That worries me.

I like Karen best when she sings in Spanish. Even though I don't understand her, I think its beautiful.

Can't wait for this next week. Do we know what they are singing? Any theme or person? I can't remember if they said at the end of the show last week.

Yes, I heard that this is the second time that he's been in the hospital. I don't remember hearing any announcement for theme or person next week.

[Karen]

So what did everyone think of last night's performances? I didn't like either of the first two, though I have been a fan of Naima, she didn't seem to be on-pitch for much of the song. I wonder whether it is nerves, or what? Didn't like Paul, again - he seems like a nice enough person, sure ... and I thought some people did a better job than others of song choice. Do others like Stefano anywhere near as much as J-Lo seems to? Maybe there's something in person that doesn't come across on the screen, but I felt like he, at least actually sang last night, unlike the first two! Likes James, and Pia and Casey and ... I did like in the "banter" when they were talking about the illness going around and he told James "no hugs, no kissing anybody," he protested and tapped his wedding band and said firmly "Hey, I'm not kissing anybody here" which was nice.

[Taz_Zoee]

Last night was disappointing to me. My favorite (although the judges didn't agree with me) was Thia. I can't believe she is only 15, her voice is so amazing!!!
I also didn't agree with the judges on James. I love him, but I did not like his performance last night. Same with Casey. He is my favorite guy and he didn't do so good last night (at least I didn't think so).
You can definitely see where Casey gets his sense of humor though. His parents were cracking me up!!!
And some of those moms (not Jacobs ) had beautiful voices.

I had wondered about Thia's name. Since my name is Cynthia, I wondered if that was her real full name. Well, it has something to do with it because her moms name is Cynthia.

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

I am watching the Belgian version of Idol 2011, called "Idool 2011"
We are down to 9 singers now

[Karen]

So wha did everyone think of this week's show? I didn't get a chance to watch either until last night, but was not impressed by Naima's song or her "Jamaican accent," which sounded very fake, even if it it somewhere in her heritage. It's sad because I want her to do well ... I also didn't like the job they did arranging - cutting to bits - the lyrics for Tiny Dancer for Stephano, and thought that, while Paul seems to have a good time, he's just not a good singer. I thought Lauren Alaina did a really good job, she could have made it very corny but didn't, and Casey did a much better job this week, thank goodness, I think he's very talented, but had kinda lost his musicality ...

As for the eliminations, I was surprised that Paul stayed, but not surprised at the two that did go home, but seemed kind of inevitable. I am sure someone will sign Thia up for something very quickly, she seems a "made for Disney" character, sweet, pretty, great voice ... and young.

And who did what to Jennifer Lopez' hair? Good gracious - it looked like it got teleported in from 1972 and plunked down on her skull! And, by the way, I thought Steven Tyler's comment about Lauren's dress was almost as funny as her reaction - she seems like a genuinely nice person.

[Taz_Zoee]

I almost called it this week. My pick for the bottom three was Naima, Paul and Jacob. But I did say that Thia would be going home soon, even though I really like her. She just doesn't show enough of her personality on stage. If you saw her in the farewell package she totally has personality. I think she is beautiful and has an amazing voice. I do hope she is picked up for something. But like I said before, she was on America's Got Talent a while ago (I think she was 14 at the time).

Any predictions on who will win?? Even though she's not my favorite, I think Pia might take it all. My co-worker thinks it could be James or Jacob (yuck!!). I just can't take his voice. I fast forward through him now. Trust me, he can sing. But I just don't like his low voice at all.

I didn't even really pay any attention to Jennifers hair last night. Of course I was skipping through it (skipped the performances by Fantasia and Jamie Foxx and Will-i-am too). I thought the duo by Lauren and Scotty was AMAZING!!! They will both definitely go far in country regardless of the outcome of this season.

[Karen]

I don't know, I do think Casey, James, Scotty and Lauren Alaina will go far, as well as Pia, but don't know if a female can overcome the voting block of preteen girls to beat out a male.

I think Haley is plenty talented but there's something about her that rubs me the wrong way, and while I do love Jacob the person, I worry that everything he sings is starting to sound similar.

[Karen]

So what did you think of last night's show? I thought Pia and James did fantastically well, the others were okay, too. I do not understand why there was such a fuss about "country boy" Scotty singing Elvis. He did a great job, but it's not like Elvis' music didn't have deep roots in country music for goodness sake! I also just do not "get" why Stephano give JLo goosebumps, I do not see the appeal. He over emotes everything, and he sang so high up in his range, and I just didn't find it sincere or believable. I also found myself kinda puzzled by Paul's Folsom Prison Blues. Did anyone tell him it's not a particularly happy song? Enthusiasm and energy are all well and good, and yes, he's got nice teeth, but ya don't need to smile through everything ... particularly something called the blues, and made famous by Johnny Cash.

That's my opinion, what's yours?

[Taz_Zoee]

I agree with you Karen about Stefano and Paul. Surprisingly I actually enjoyed Jacobs performance last night. I usually skip through him, but last night I watched and I liked.

Last night there wasn't anyone that was exceptionally good.....except maybe Casey. His was probably the best for me.

Can Randy please stop saying "they are in it to win it"? Isn't everyone???