Idol Thoughts: Top 12 Ladies...Better than the Guys, but Simon Didn't Get It??

Well, I'll agree with Simon in one aspect of not getting it...that is making the first week of Idol a 60s theme. The girls were better than the guys and there are certainly some performances that stood out last night. (Mainly the last two.) Carly and Syesha. After that the performances were okay, but not really great. I will give it to the Idol Medical staff for taking care of the walking wounded last night, but there are a few that won't be coming back after suffering an Idol death tonight. Two girls and two guys headed home.
I think Amanda may be in trouble after last nights performance, but there are some that were worse than her. We'll find out tonight......

the podcast is updated from the Top 12 Women's performances. I also talk about Obermeyer's potential exit and why and the guys headed home...check it out..

We'll be back Monday with a preview of the Top 20..
-JP

Idol Thoughts: Top 12 Guys....60s Night Colored More Gray than Psychedelic...

The evening started out great, then kind of fell on deaf ears and ended well enough to have weeded out the great, from the potential great, to the terrible. Simon's comments were dead on..for half the night I'm not sure what exactly Randy and Paula were hearing. Some frontrunners emerged last night, including David Hernandez, David Cook, Robbie Carrico and Michael Johns. Jason Castro had an Idol first, using his guitar and his vocals were solid. David Archuletta, 17, had a nice evening as well. He's the one that can't be adopted. His vocal range is impressive, but he was pitchy last night, at least I felt he was. Those were some of the positives.
On the other side of the coin, there was a cruise ship singer, a few 'color' disasters and Danny Noriega who had no business wearing tight jeans on stage and sounding like a Sanjaya wannabe.
Overall last night was a night to shake off the nerves and have a good time, some did that very well, like in Hollywood. Others were just boring. For the boring ones, you may be headed home..You know who you are. I'm looking forward to the ladies tonight. There is something about songs from the 60s and an attitude that a guy singing just can't do.

--JP

Don't forget the podcast...located at http://idolthoughts.mypodcast.com

Idol Thoughts: Top 12 Guys....

Tonight it's the Hip and Swingin' 60's Theme night for the men (Tomorrow for the women.)
We'll let you know our 'Thoughts' through the podcast and the blog tonight and tomorrow night. So stop back shortly after both shows for the read on who did well, and...who didn't.
Be sure to go to the podcast page and subscribe so when updates are given you are among the first to hear...

-JP

Idol Thoughts: Top 12 Guys....

The podcast is now posted for the Top 12 Guys...Check it out here...

Idol Thoughts Podcast

Also posted there is a show I did last year about possible "Theme" weeks for the show....check it out and let me know your 'thoughts' here on the blog...

The Guys get it all started Tuesday night at 8pm on FOX....it's that time of year again and my fiancee is going to hate me....:)

--JP

A Closer Look at Your Top 24....The Girls....

For the lowdown on the ladies...Click the link to the Idol Thoughts Podcast Below:

Idol Thoughts Podcast

Saying Goodbye to Hollywood....

Well last night on Idol was a shocking 2 hour run of events that included instruments...the musical kind...voices...some not so musical...and lots and lots of blue tongues...pretty funny actually.
Josiah and David Archuletta are the surprises for the guys this year....and the girls..the main surprise is the rocker from Nashville went home....and the girl with a cold stood strong and made it into the top 50...she's one to be reckoned with....Carly, the European girl with the tattoos made it, she was the one from Season 5...
Overall it was a night with too much Bryan Adams....some bad instrument playing, including the drums....(what?)...oh and then there was Simon walking out all together...although it did seem like a long day. I'm not sure if this is the best season of Idol, but there were a lot of changes in Hollywood week, including the second chance..which saved just enough..now we're cutting in half again....from 50 to 24...(Look for a breakdown of the Top 24 on the podcast in the coming days.)

A new podcast is posted now, with a look at the insanity that was last night....

-- JP

Hollywood..Here We Come!

We've just about reached the Hollywood Round!!!
This is where it's make or break...after Atlanta and a Recap show this week.
Next Tuesday night should be a lot of fun to watch...if the promos have anything to say about it...there's a new podcast talking about the cities visited this year, the talent, and the nerves...check it out here:

http://idolthoughts.mypodcast.com

(or on the link in the upper right)


We're in search for a sponsor for this season's show....if your interested...drop me a line at
justin.phillips@clearwire.net

Thanks and we'll be back after a few days off after the First Hollywood Round...