Luck, be a lady for Allison Iraheta tonight...don't let her leave...Idol results at 9-10.
Observations: Why is judge Simon Cowell wearing an undershirt tonight on TV? At $40 million a year he can't pop over to Kohl's for a real shirt? Speaking of inappropriate dress, could someone advise Kris that plaid shirts and torn jeans do not make for a star on Idol, they make for a slob begging for change on a street corner. Sheesh.
Somewhat of a shocker: Bottom three are Matt, Kris and ... Adam?! Allison and Danny are safe for next week. Matt and Kris belong in the bottom, the only explanation I can attempt for Adam's slip is that his fans could be getting complacent. We've been told for weeks how he's winning this show so some people may feel they don't need to vote for him on any given week. Either that, or his polarizing style alienated enough viewers to reveal some vulnerability. Whatever the case, not tragic. This blip will waken his fans who hopefully won't allow this to happen again.
Taylor Hicks sings his new single. Everyone's expecting me to say something nasty here but I don't dislike that one song. Seven Mile Breakdown's a catchy shuffle. Great? No. Tolerable. Sure. Now, we move on to the foolishness that finds Adam slip to bottom two and the cloying puppy dog (Kris) sent to safety. Something is seriously wrong with the voting now if Adam's in jeopardy.
Why, why, why is Jamie Foxx doing mechanical rap garbage on the American Idol stage in a week devoted to the singing of standards? Pathetic.
In a shocker, the feckless Kris Allen, who has no sense of style or chance of becoming a superstar, is sent home to safety leaving Adam and Matt facing the ax. Matt, of course, receives the fewest of 47 million votes cast, but fans of Adam best remember what happened to Chris Daughtry three years ago. Vote or risk losing your favorite.
do they just make these numbers up every week?
Posted by: Lesley Abravanel | April 29, 2009 at 09:02 PM
amen to simon for saying it's an open competition right now instead of swooning over adam
Posted by: lesley | April 29, 2009 at 09:03 PM
Adam looks and sounds like Joanne Woorley
Posted by: lesley | April 29, 2009 at 09:06 PM
hoco, plaid is very in style this season for dudes!
Posted by: lesley | April 29, 2009 at 09:10 PM
YAAAY america got it right with adam in the bottom . he wont leave but finally people realize adam aint all that! i'd have exchanged danny with kris however in the safe department
Posted by: lesley | April 29, 2009 at 09:19 PM
hoco, adam is in bottom three cause his schtick is getting old and the voters are getting bored w it!
Posted by: Lesley Abravanel | April 29, 2009 at 09:25 PM
Remember, Chris Daughtry "lost" in 4th place and yet has had the biggest career just behind Clarkson and Underwood and may well outlast both of those women. Adam has it all, the vote just fell short.
Posted by: HoCo | April 29, 2009 at 09:25 PM
omg something's gotta give alright--natalie cole's voice! ow! but she looks fab for someone on the organ donor list!
Posted by: lesley | April 29, 2009 at 09:27 PM
Someone's gotta give, someone's gotta give,Natalie a kidney...
Posted by: Howard Cohen | April 29, 2009 at 09:31 PM
Practically every winner has been in bottom three. Adam's winning, have no fear. And if he doesn't, he'll sell twice as many albums as the winner will. Or any Idol, since Daughtry.
Posted by: HoCo | April 29, 2009 at 09:32 PM
this is a very original song, jamie foxx. with the vocoder (sp?) and all....he should stick to ray charles hits...and this should be called Blame It on the Mic since he is always grabbing a mic wherever he goes.
Posted by: lesley | April 29, 2009 at 09:45 PM
predictable.
Posted by: lesley | April 29, 2009 at 09:53 PM
Numbers don't lie, fanboy. 47 Million votes, the highest this season. That doesn't sound like people slipping to me. Hopefully people are realizing that Adam is just a broadway performer with no hope of being a successful recording artist.
I've never understood the fascination with this kid. He's like Blake Lewis, a gimmick. Ask Blake how far that gets you. I like Gokey, but I think Allen has the best chance of being a Jack Johnson-type artist with commercial success.
Posted by: Diggity Dave | April 30, 2009 at 07:40 AM
Nope, historically most of the eventual winners have ever been in the bottom 3: only Ruben and Fantasia. Kelly, Carrie, Taylor, Jordin, and David C. were never in the bottom.
That said, they've never done a bottom 3 for top 5... it's always been a bottom 2. So, technically, if Kris goes out and wins this... he's never hit bottom in my book.
We are being cheated of performances big time... again, at this point, we'd heard the finalists sing 12 songs live last year compared with 9 this year.
Posted by: Annie | April 30, 2009 at 03:12 PM
As for increased vote counts each season, I think this has more to do with the new ways of voting like text messaging being pushed by AT&T than by more actual voters.
Posted by: Annie | April 30, 2009 at 03:15 PM